Newly released today:



The best way to see Los Angeles is at 245mph.

Race at breakneck speeds through the streets of modern-day L.A. recreated in stunning detail. Drive the hottest range of real-world tuners, muscle cars, exotics and superbikes on the streets today. Customize your vehicle with the best after-market performance parts and custom kits. Illegal street racing with no track, no load times, no rules: Welcome to the Midnight Club.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2mek.html ...

Newly released today:



The best way to see Los Angeles is at 245mph.

Race at breakneck speeds through the streets of modern-day L.A. recreated in stunning detail. Drive the hottest range of real-world tuners, muscle cars, exotics and superbikes on the streets today. Customize your vehicle with the best after-market performance parts and custom kits. Illegal street racing with no track, no load times, no rules: Welcome to the Midnight Club.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2hlb.html ...

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21 JPN US$ 47.90
7 Seconds (~Wesley Snipes, Deobia Oparei) JPN US$ 47.90
Africa's Super Seven US US$ 24.99
America the Beautiful (~Ray Charles) US US$ 34.99
Ano Sora Wo Oboeteru (~Yutaka Takenouchi, Miki Mizuno, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
Ashita No Joe 2 Blu-ray Disc Box 1 JPN US$ 319.90
Beach Angels Mikie Hara In Maui Island (~Mikie Hara) JPN US$ 57.90
Beach Angels Yukie Kawamura In Hawaii Island (~Yukie Kawamura) JPN US$ 57.90
Beowulf [Director's Cut] (~Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, ...) HK US$ 32.90
Casino Royale (2-disc Collector's Edition) (~Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, ...) US US$ 38.96
Code Geass - Lelouch Of The Rebellion R2 Vol.03 (~Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Mizushima, ...) JPN US$ 69.90
Code Geass - Lelouch Of The Rebellion Vol.03 (~Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Mizushima, ...) JPN US$ 69.90
Danny Summer oM Live 2007 (~Danny Summer) HK US$ 41.90
Diary of the Dead (~Joshua Close, Michelle Morgan, ...) US US$ 29.95
Die Another Day (~Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, ...) US US$ 34.98
Dr. No (~Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, ...) US US$ 34.98
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (~Ben Stein) US US$ 34.99
Fearless [Director's Cut Version] (~Jet Li, Nakamura Shidou, ...) HK US$ 34.90
For Your Eyes Only (~Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, ...) US US$ 34.98
Freak N Roll Into the Fog (~Black Crowes) JPN US$ 49.90
From Russia with Love (~Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, ...) US US$ 34.98
Full Metal Jacket [Deluxe Edition] (~Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, ...) HK US$ 28.90
Game Plan JPN US$ 46.90
Ghostbusters 1&2 BD Twin Pack (~Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, ...) JPN US$ 80.90
Good Luck Chuck (~Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ronnie Ross) JPN US$ 47.90
Hades Project Zeorymer JPN US$ 77.90
Halloween (~Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, ...) US US$ 34.95
Holiday Favorites with the Wonderland Carolers (~Wonderland Carolers) US US$ 22.95
James Bond Blu-ray Collection Vol. 1 (3-pack) (~Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, ...) US US$ 89.98
James Bond Blu-ray Collection Vol. 2 (3-pack) (~Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, ...) US US$ 89.98
Karajan Memorial Concert 2008 - In Musikverein Saar Beethoven Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61, The Symphony No. 6 In B Minor Pathetique (~Seiji Ozawa, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) JPN US$ 49.90
Keitai Sosakan 7 File 03 (~Kanji Tsuda, Yuko Ito, ...) JPN US$ 57.90
Kiss of the Spider Woman (~William Hurt, Raul Julia, ...) US US$ 39.98
Live and Let Die (~Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, ...) US US$ 34.98
Live At Montreux 2005 (~Alice Cooper) JPN US$ 49.90
Live In Memphis (~Elvis Costello, The Imposters) JPN US$ 49.90
Macross F / Macross Frontier 3 (~Hiroshi Kamiya) JPN US$ 69.90
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 4 (~Mamoru Miyano, Shinichiro Miki, ...) JPN US$ 69.90
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity Of The Battlefront Vol.1 JPN US$ 57.90
Nightmare Before Christmas Collector's Edition [Limited Pressing] [Remastered] JPN US$ 46.90
Ocean Origins US US$ 24.99
Sekai Isan No Iyashi 4 Tori Part.2 JPN US$ 47.90
Speed Racer (~Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, ...) HK US$ 31.90
Standard Operating Procedure (~Sarah Denning, Joshua Feinman, ...) HK US$ 32.90
Sweeney Todd (~Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, ...) US US$ 39.99
Swing Girls (~Naoto Takenaka, Kei Tani) JPN US$ 46.90
Synforest Winter Illumination Hikari No Fubutsushi JPN US$ 37.90
The Breed (~Hill Harper, Oliver Hudson, ...) US US$ 19.98
The F Word (~Josh Hamilton, Callie Thome, ...) US US$ 22.95
The Incredible Hulk (~Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, ...) HK US$ 32.90
The Strangers (~Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, ...) US US$ 39.98
The Woods Have Eyes (~Joseph Anthony, Michael Bolten, ...) US US$ 13.98
This Is Bossa Nova JPN US$ 47.90
Thunderball (~Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, ...) US US$ 34.98
Water Boys (~Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroshi Tamaki, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
Yule Log-Christmas By the Fireplace US US$ 34.99
Zombie Strippers (~Penny Drake, Robert Englund, ...) HK US$ 32.90

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Welcome to this week's Movie/Music news roundup, containing new Japanese and Hong Kong Video and Music releases from this week listed at Play-Asia.com. Around 700 new items are covered in this week, including new J-Pop, Anime as well as Japanese, Hong Kong and Western movie releases and much more.

Get closer to nature, let Afrika the original soundtrack inspire and stimulate your imaginations. As a game that boasts graphical excellence, its original soundtrack comes with a DVD that contains the trailer and a photo gallery. Sink into the sound of nature and reach into the screen to escape your hectic life.

Performed by one of Johnny's youngest bands, Mayonaka no Shadow Boy marks the first year anniversary of the band's debut and is the theme song of Scrap Teacher, a drama which starred its band members. As junior high school students, these boys seek to reform their useless teacher and their falling school.

Somewhat of film about the rite of passage of both the boys and their teacher, the song shows the maturation of the Hey! Say! Jump!. The limited version is already sold out, a sign of how popular this band is.

Kung fu star Jet Li features in Fearless as Fuo, a national hero who rose to stardom as dramatically as he fell from grace.

In the late Ching Dynasty, China was severely weakened, suffering under the violence daily, the people see Fuo, who defeats all the foreign fighters in the ring as their true savior. However, their admiration is also the cause for his demise.

Here's a summary of all new releases that were published between Saturday, October 18th and Friday, October 24th. If some specific item that you are looking for is missing, please don't hesitate to contact our customer service with your request.


J-Pop Music releases (198)
ENKA Music releases (60)
Anime Soundtracks & Drama CDs (47)
Video Game Soundtracks (9)
Hong Kong Version Music releases (5)
Blu-ray Disc Movies (57)
Anime & Animation (124)
Hong Kong Version Movie releases (18)
Japanese Movies (39)
Non-Japanese Movies / Japanese Version (74)
J-Pop DVD releases (15)
Misc Japanese Movie releases (3)
Idol DVD (9)

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...9-en-84-n.html ...

DSi supply appears to be scarce. Retailers like Yodobashi Camera and Softmap aren’t taking online reservations. This means even in Japan you have to go through a middleman like World Select Market on Amazon Japan to get one. The price? 35,500 yen ($382!!). No one is twisting your arm to buy a DSi for that price, but if your life depends on visiting the DSiWare store on day one and don’t have a reservation ticket in your pocket it’s going to cost you. Short supply and the declining dollar (note: we’re past the dollar for 100 yen mark) explains why importers are charging around $300 much for the handheld.

The funny thing about this launch is few Nintendo DSi specific titles has been announced. Nintendo said the DSi Web Browser will be downloadable the day the system comes out and there’s a moving notepad utility. Mini versions of Brain Age are the only announced “games” and they don’t have a date. Also, please note the Nintendo DSi is region locked. We contacted Nintendo of America for further clarification if it’s just the DSiWare Store or cartridge games (if any are being made) and are waiting on a reply.

http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/24...cket-in-japan/ ...

Grand Theft Auto IV is old news for us. We’re done with the game looking forward to zombie wars. Japan is one of the few places in the world that doesn’t have the game yet. Capcom is going to publish it next week and it’s not getting a typical meet the creators launch in Akihabara. That’s not GTA hip. Grand Theft Auto IV’s release party will take place in Club Harlem in the trendy Shibuya district of Tokyo on October 29. Party goers will be able to hear music from the game and drink in the presence of special guest Mister Cee. Mister Cee? Isn’t he a DJ from Hot 97 in New York? They flew him halfway around the world for this?

This isn’t the only Grand Theft Auto IV promotion going on next week. Capcom and Microsoft are linking up to give away briefcases of swag that includes a GTA IV dart board, pool stick, and a “Statute of Happiness”. The Grand Theft Auto games have typically sold decently in Japan, but never got a launch this big.

http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/24...-launch-party/ ...

With Tokyo Game Show behind us, it's time to move on to the flood of Q4 releases. That would explain Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Fable II being unceremoniously plopped on the stoop of Kotaku Towers West. Both will get a good gameplay session thrashing this weekend from yours truly and then ultimately reviewed — as will as the recently acquired Portal: Still Alive — but there are some non-obligation games here too. Finally picked up Call of Duty 4 (I know, I know), The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (I know!!), LittleBigPlanet and Dead Space. So many games!

I'm going to put in a request for some time off from my job writing about games to play some of these games. How about you? Halloween parties planned this weekend?

http://kotaku.com/5068421/what-are-y...g-this-weekend ...

via Computer and Video Games


Highly-anticipated sequel BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams is getting a multiplatform release, 2K Games has confirmed.

The FPS follow-up will be released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, a 2K statement said (what, no DS release?!)

The first trailer for Sea of Dreams, which is little more than a CGI willy-wave, was spotted at the end of the PS3 version of BioShock last week. We've finally got our hands on a lovely hi-res version now, which you can find below...

The first game was famously released exclusively on Xbox 360 and PC, and after a year of rumours and anxious speculation, it finally hits PS3 today. It's good news then that PS3 owners probably won't have to suffer a long wait next time around.


Trailer here ...