PS3 Releases There’s really only one release this week, and that’s the release of GTAIV: Episodes from Liberty City. If you’ve been reading comments on the Official blog, you would have seen the outright backlash that Rockstar Games have received. Without going deep into my opinion, I am ashamed of the lot of them for being so downright disrespectful and rude. It’s the same qualities that we look down at “XBots” for, so why stoop to their level PlayStation fans? Despite my opinion that the price may very well be a little high, given the content the games come with, it’s worth it. Keep in mind, though, if you download the episodes (as opposed to buying both in disc form), you need the disc from GTAIV to play it. Also released (in Japan) is the ported PS3 version of No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise. Also, no listed releases for PSP this week. PlayStation 3 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City – April 13th // ESRB M Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City – April 16th // PEGI 18 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City – April 16th // OFLC MA15+ No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise – April 15th Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City – April 16th Release dates provided by VGReleases.com

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New Game Releases for the Week of April 11th, 2010

According to Enterbrain ’s latest weekly tracking period the PS3 has passed the 5 million sold mark in it’s home country. Total sales since it’s release in November 2006 stands at 5,001,598 with weekly sales of the system in Japan hovering around the 40k mark.

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PS3 Tops 5 Million in Japan

  Konami and Capcom made a surprise announcement in Japan today. The two companies revealed that Konami’s MGS Peace Walker for the PSP will feature bosses found in Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Freedom Unite overseas). Peace Walker will include a special “Monster Island” area where Snake will have to hunt some well known Monster Hunter beasts. These hunts will support the four player co-op mode found in Peace Walker as well. Konami also revealed a long list of product placement to be found in MGS:PW. This list includes: Fritos Japan -Doritos will appear in the game as a recovery item. Magazines -Peace Walker will have tie-ups with a variety of magazines, including Famitsu, Dengeki PlayStation, Dengeki Games, and Shounen Magazine. It’s unclear what role these will have in the game, but other multiplayer PSP games have featured quest collaborations with various publications. Unilever Japan -”AXE” deodorant will appear in the game as a recovery item. Sony -You’ll be able to listen to background music using an in-game Walkman. The game will feature a variety of Walkman models, from back in the 70s to modern times. And to top it all off, Square Enix’s  Shinji Hashimoto announced the company’s plans to release a set of Peace Walker figures, covering the game’s main characters as well as the assorted AI weapons that appear within the game.           MGS: Peace Walker is set to release this month in Japan. A NA and EU release is scheduled for June.

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MGS Peace Walker Crosses Paths With Monster Hunter