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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has gotten it’s latest downloadable content (DLC) update in the form of a new mission along with a new set of character skins for players to try out.

Called the “Jedi Temple Mission Pack”, it’s priced at 800 Microsoft points ($10) for the Xbox 360 version and brings Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice to Coruscant and the ruins of its Jedi Temple as the protagonist searches for more information on his father.

The stage itself, the Jedi Temple, appeared in the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Wii versions of the game but ended up getting cut from the Xbox and PlayStation 3 versions. So now next-gen console owners will be able to see what they were missing out on.

New costumes from the Mission Pack include: Temple Exploration Gear, Cybernetic Reconstruction Apprentice, Sith Training Gear, Mace Windu, Darth Maul, Qui-Gon Jinn, Dark Stalker, Lightsaber Training Droid and Combat Training Droid.

A separate 400 Microsoft Point ($5) Character Pack adds a variety of new player skins, including: Republic Trooper, Tatooine Luke, Ben Kenobi, Jedi Master Plo Koon, Count Dooku, Jango Fett, and C-3PO along with three new costumes: Utility Combat Suit Apprentice, Animated-style Apprentice, and Spirit Apprentice.

Note that the PlayStation 3 version of the “Jedi Temple Mission Pack” will be available on December 11th.

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What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK, France, Germany) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular right now.

Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Active Life: Outdoor Challenge (Namco Bandai), 4. Wii Music (Nintendo), 5. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games).

Japan: 1. 428: In the Blocked City, Shibuya (Sega), 2. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo), 3. Animal Crossing: City Folk – WiiSpeak Bundle (Nintendo), 4. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Carnival: Fun Fair Games (2K Games), 4. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 2. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 3. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Fable II (Microsoft).

Japan: 1. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 2. Saints Row 2 (THQ), 3. Agarest Senki: Re-appearance (Compile Heart), 4. The Last Remnant (Square Enix), 5. Tales of Vesperia (Namco).

Europe: 1. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Fable II (Microsoft), 4. Gears of War 2 (Microsoft), 5. Fallout 3 (Bethesda).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 2. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 3. Prince of Persia (Ubisoft), 4. Guitar Hero World Tour: Guitar Kit (Activision), 5. Fallout 3 (Bethesda).

Japan: 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Special Edition (Konami), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom), 4. Pro Baseball Spirits 5 Kanzenban (Konami), 5. MotorStorm II (Sony).

Europe: 1. Resistance 2 (Sony), 2. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 3. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 4. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. Need for Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 2. Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories (Square Enix), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. Guitar Hero World Tour: Guitar Kit (Activision), 5. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts).

Japan: 1. Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World – Special Edition (Bandai), 2. Pro Baseball Spirits 5 Kanzenban (Konami), 3. Real Rode – Kirakira Box (Kadokawa Shoten), 4. Real Rode (Kadokawa Shoten), 5. Devil Summoner: Raido Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon – Plus Edition (Atlus).

Europe: 1. SingStar: ABBA (Sony), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. SingStar: Boy Bands vs. Girl Bands (Sony), 4. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 5. SingStar Singalong with Disney (Sony).

PC
North America: 1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard), 2. Spore (Electronic Arts), 3. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 4. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision), 5. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts).

Japan: 1. Left 4 Dead (Zoo), 2. Fantasy Earth Zero: Equitis Edition (Square Enix), 3. LineAge Episode Re: Premium Kit ver. 2 (E Frontier), 4. Ragnarok Online 6th Anniversary Package (E Frontier), 5. The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Pack (Electronic Arts).

Europe: 1. Football Manager 2009 (Sega), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Spore (Electronic Arts), 4. Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts), 5. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Disney Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney), 2. Personal Trainer: Cooking (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Nintendo), 5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo), 2. Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (Nintendo), 3. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo), 4. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 5. Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel – Plus Main Theme Music CD (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo), 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 3. Imagine: Teacher (Ubisoft), 4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 2. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 4. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar).

Japan: 1. The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki The 3rd (Nihon Falcom), 2. Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam (Bandai), 3. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – Best Of PSP Edition (Capcom), 4. Patapon 2: Donchaka (Sony), 5. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX: Tag Force 3 (Konami).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami), 4. Football Manager Handheld 2009 (Sega), 5. Call of Duty 3: Roads to Victory (Activision).

Call of Duty: World at War remains #1 on the Xbox 360 chart. LittleBigPlanet returns to claim the top spot on the PS3 chart again. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King also stays on top of the PC chart. Rock Band returns on the PS2 chart. Disney’s Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force is on top of the DS chart. A discount puts Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the Wii chart. And lastly God of War: Chains of Olympus stays on the PSP chart.

“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” A listing of the top 5 sellers per region, for all systems combined.

North America: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 3. Active Life: Outdoor Challenge (Wii), 4. Wii Music (Wii), 5. Rock Band Special Edition (Wii).

Japan: 1. Fallout 3 (DS), 2. Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS), 3. 428: In the Blocked City, Shibuya (Wii), 4. Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (DS), 5. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (DS).

Europe: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 2. Wii Play (Wii), 3. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360), 4. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (DS), 5. More Brain Training (DS).

For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR sites.

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What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.

Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Wii Music (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Activision), 5. Guitar Hero World Tour – Band Kit (Activision).

Japan: 1. Shape Boxing: Wii Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company), 2. Wii Music (Nintendo), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Harvest Moon: Exciting Animal March (Marvelous), 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. Carnival: Fun Fair Games (2K Games), 5. FIFA 09 All-Play (Electronic Arts).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 2. Fable II (Microsoft), 3. Infinite Undiscovery (Square Enix), 4. Fable II: Limited Collector’s Edition (Microsoft), 5 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft).

Japan: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom), 2. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 3. Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (Ubisoft), 4. Dead Rising – Platinum Collection (Capcom), 5. The Idolm@ster – Platinum Collection (Namco).

Europe: 1. Fable II (Microsoft), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 2. Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds (Sony), 3. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Soul Calibur IV (Namco).

Japan: 1. LittleBigPlanet (Sony), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom), 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Special Edition (Konami), 4. SOCOM: Confrontation (Sony), 5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 5. James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace (Activision).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 2. Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision), 3. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. God of War II (Sony), 5. The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga (SNK Playmore).

Japan: 1. Devil Summoner: Raido Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon – Plus Edition (Atlus), 2. Thunder Force VI (Sega), 3. Devil Summoner: Raido Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon (Atlus), 4. Hokuouki (Idea Factory), 5. Super Robot Taisen Z (Banpresto).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace (Activision), 5. Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant (Vivendi).

PC
North America: 1. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 2. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Electronic Arts), 3. Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition (Bethesda), 4. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy (Her Interactive), 5. Spore (Electronic Arts).

Japan: 1. Chaos;Head (Nitro Plus), 2. Clannad: Full Voice (Key), 3. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 4. Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Bandai Namco), 5. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E Frontier).

Europe: 1. Fallout 3 (Bethesda), 2. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Electronic Arts), 3. Fallout 3: Collectors Edition (Bethesda), 4. Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft), 5. Spore (Electronic Arts).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 3. Brain Age (Nintendo), 4. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo), 5. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo), 2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 3. Avalon Code – includes original drama CD & materials set (Marvelous), 4. Valkyrie Profile: The Accused Ones (Square Enix), 5. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo), 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 5. Imagine: Teacher (Ubisoft).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Star Ocean: First Departure (Square Enix), 3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 4. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 5. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – Platinum Edition (Capcom), 2. Don’t Be So Bold Just Because You Are Heroes Part 2 (Sony), 3. Mega Man Powered Up – Best Price! (Capcom), 4. Macross Ace Frontier (Bandai), 5. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (Square Enix).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (Activision), 4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 5. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony).

Wii Fit returns to the healthiest spot on the Wii chart. Fallout 3 debuts number one spot on the Xbox 360 and PC charts. LittleBigPlanet debuts on top of the PS3 chart. Lego Batman once again remains high on the PS2 chart. New Super Mario Bros. returns on the DS chart. And lastly another return visitor with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the PSP chart.

“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” A listing of the top 5 sellers per region, for all systems combined.

North America: 1. Wii Fit (Wii), 2. Wii Music (Wii), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 4. Fallout 3 (Xbox 360), 5. LittleBigPlanet (PS3).

Japan: 1. LittleBigPlanet (PS3), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3), 3. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (DS), 4. Devil Summoner: Raido Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon – Plus Edition (PS2), 5. Pokemon Platinum (DS).

Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Wii), 2. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (DS), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 4. Wii Play (Wii), 5. Fable II (Xbox 360).

For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK sites.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.

Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts), 4. Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Bandai Namco), 5. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games).

Japan: 1. Wii Music (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (Bandai), 4. Daikaijuu Battle: Ultra Coliseum (Bandai), 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Wii Play (Nintendo), 2. Carnival: Fun Fair Games (2K Games), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 5. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Dead Space (Electronic Arts), 2. Saints Row 2 (THQ), 3. FIFA Soccer 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 5. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts).

Japan: 1. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 2. Gears of War – Platinum Collection (Microsoft), 3. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda), 4. The Idolm@ster – Platinum Collection (Namco), 5. Dead Rising – Platinum Collection (Capcom).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Dead Space (Electronic Arts), 2. FIFA Soccer 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts), 4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar).

Japan: 1. Aquanaut’s Holiday (Sony), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Special Edition (Konami), 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda), 4. Afrika (Sony), 5. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi – Limited Edition (Aqua Plus).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 5. Play TV (Sony).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 2. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games), 3. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 4. FIFA Soccer 09 (Electronic Arts), 5. God of War II (Sony).

Japan: 1. Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Gundam Masters (Bandai), 2. Super Robot Taisen Z (Banpresto), 3. Hokuouki – Special Edition (Idea Factory), 4. Dynasty Warriors 6 Special (Koei), 5. Tales of the Abyss – Platinum Edition (Namco).

Europe: 1. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. The Golden Compass (Sega), 5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar).

PC
North America: 1. Spore (Electronic Arts), 2. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy (Her Interactive), 3. World of Warcraft Battlechest (Blizzard), 4. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts), 5. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (2K Games).

Japan: 1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Bandai Namco), 2. Chaos;Head (Nitro Plus), 3. Crysis: Warhead (Electronic Arts), 4. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 5. Clannad Full Voice (Key).

1. Crysis: Warhead (Electronic Arts), 2. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 3. Zwei II – Special Edition (Nihon Falcom), 4. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 5. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Artss).

Europe: 1. Spore (Electronic Arts), 2. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts), 3. Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (Ubisoft), 4. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (2K Games), 5. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 3. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. My Japanese Coach (Ubisoft).

Japan: 1. Culdcept DS (Sega), 2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 3. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 4. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 5. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision), 5. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 4. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 5. Daxter (Sony).

Japan: 1. Don’t Be So Bold Just Because You Are Heroes Part 2 (Sony), 2. Macross Ace Frontier (Bandai), 3. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 4. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega), 5. Clannad (Prototype).

Europe: 1. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 2. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (Activision), 4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts).

Wii Fit returns to the healthiest spot on the Wii chart. Dead Space debuts on the #1 spot on the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts. Lego Batman stays on the PS2 chart. Spore continues to explore the first place on the PC top 5. Kirby Super Star Ultra returns on the DS chart. And lastly Star Wars: The Force Unleashed stays high on the PSP chart.

As a little extra this week, I’m listing the top 5 sales per region for all systems combined.

North America: 1. Wii Fit (Wii), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Wii), 3. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii), 4. Dead Space (Xbox 360), 5. Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Wii).

Japan: 1. Wii Music (Wii), 2. Culdcept DS (DS), 3. Pokemon Platinum (DS), 4. Don’t Be So Bold Just Because You Are Heroes Part 2 (PSP), 5. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS).

Europe: 1. Wii Play (Wii), 2. Carnival: Fun Fair Games (Wii), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Wii), 4. Wii Fit (Wii), 5. FIFA 09 (PS3).

For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK sites.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.

Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo), 5. Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Bandai Namco).

Japan: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 4. Disaster: Day of Crisis (Nintendo), 5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts).

Europe: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Family Trainer: Outdoor Challenge (Bandai Namco), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. NBA 2K9 (2K Sports), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Rock Band 2 (MTV Games), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).

Japan: 1. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 2. Dead Rising – Platinum Collection (Capcom), 3. Infinite Undiscovery (Square Enix), 4. Warriors Orochi 2 (Koei), 5. Earth Defense Forces 3 (D3 Publisher).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 3. NBA 2K9 (2K Sports), 4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 5. Iron Man (Sega).

Japan: 1. Aquanaut’s Holiday (Sony), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Special Edition (Konami), 3. Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi – Limited Edition (Aqua Plus), 4. Afrika (Sony), 5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Sony).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 2. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. God of War II (SCEA), 4. Shadow of the Colossus (Sony), 5. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games).

Japan: 1. Super Robot Taisen Z (Banpresto), 2. Dynasty Warriors 6 Special (Koei), 3. Hokuouki (Idea Factory), 4. Persona 4 (Atlus), 5. Hokuouki – Special Edition (Idea Factory).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 4. SingStar Summer Party (Sony), 5. FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts).

PC
North America: 1. Spore (Electronic Arts), 2. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy (Her Interactive), 3. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts), 4. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (2K Games), 5. The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft (Dreamcatcher).

Japan: 1. Crysis: Warhead (Electronic Arts), 2. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 3. Zwei II – Special Edition (Nihon Falcom), 4. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 5. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Artss).

Europe: 1. Spore (Electronic Arts), 2. Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (Ubisoft), 3. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts), 4. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (2K Games), 5. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts), 2. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo), 3. Disney Friends (Disney), 4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo).

Japan: 1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 3. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 4. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo), 5. DS Beautiful Letter Training (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 4. Mahjongg DS (Deep Silver), 5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 3. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 4. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 5. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix).

Japan: 1. Macross Ace Frontier (Bandai), 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 3. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega), 4. To Love-Ru Trouble: Exciting Beach School Version – Special Edition (Marvelous), 5. Way of the Samurai Portable (Spike).

Europe: 1. FIFA 09 (EA Sports), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 4. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 5. Football Manager Handheld 2008 (Sega).

Mario Kart Wii races to the first place on the Wii chart. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed holds on to the #1 spot on the PS3 & PSP charts. NBA 2K9 debuts at the top of the Xbox 360 chart. Lego Batman stays on the PS2 chart. Spore continues to explore the first place on the PC top 5. And lastly, after a discount to $19.99, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga returns on the DS chart. — For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK sites.

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This week on Zero Punctuation: Yahtzee pushes around hapless Stormtroopers in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. As always, coarse language and kinda disgusting imagery ahead.

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What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.

Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Bandai Namco), 5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts).

Japan: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. Disaster: Day of Crisis (Nintendo), 3. One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 (Bandai), 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Wii Sports (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Wii Play (Nintendo), 2. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play (Electronic Arts), 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Rock Band 2 (MTV Games), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).

Japan: 1. Raiden IV (Moss), 2. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 3. Dead Rising – Platinum Collection (Capcom), 4. The Idolm@ster – Platinum Collection (Namco), 5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda).

Europe: 1. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (Ubisoft), 5. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Silent Hill: Homecoming (Konami), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Game of the Year Edition (Activision).

Japan: 1. Aquanaut’s Holiday (Sony), 2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda), 3. Cross Edge (Compile Heart), 4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Special Edition (Konami), 5. Afrika (Sony).

Europe: 1. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Play TV (Sony), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (Ubisoft).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Madden NFL 09 (EA Sports), 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 5. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games).

Japan: 1. Dynasty Warriors 6 Special (Koei), 2. Super Robot Taisen Z (Banpresto), 3. Hokuouki (Idea Factory), 4. Hokuouki – Special Edition (Idea Factory), 5. Major League Baseball Power Pros 3 (Konami).

Europe: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar), 3. FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts), 4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 5. Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (THQ).

PC
North America: 1. Spore (Electronic Arts), 2. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts), 3. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (2K Games), 4. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning — Collector’s Edition (Electronic Arts), 5. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts).

Japan: 1. Zwei II – Limited Edition (Nihon Falcom), 2. Crysis: Warhead (Electronic Arts), 3. Final Fantasy XI: The Vana’diel Collection (Square Enix), 4. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier), 5. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts).

Europe: 1. Spore (Electronic Arts), 2. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts), 3. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (2K Games), 4. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts), 5. Crysis: Warhead (Electronic Arts).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo), 2. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision), 3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 4. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo), 5. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.).

Japan: 1. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 2. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 3. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 4. World Destruction: The Will that Leads (Sega), 5. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 3. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo), 5. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow (Sony), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 2. To LoveRu Trouble: Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkou-Hen – Limited Edition (Marvelous), 3. Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist – Limited Edition (Marvelous), 4. Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist (Marvelous), 5. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega).

Europe: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts), 3. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (D3 Publisher), 4. Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (Activision), 5. Need for Speed: ProStreet (Electronic Arts).

Mario Kart Wii races to the first place on the Wii chart. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed holds on to the #1 spot on the PS3 chart. Rock Band 2 remains on top of the Xbox 360 hitlist. Lego Batman stays on the PS2 chart. Spore evolves to the first place in the PC top 5. Kirby Super Star Ultra debuts on the DS chart. And lastly, after a discount, Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow returns to the PSP chart. — For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK sites.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

LucasArts today announced that it is preparing two rounds of additional content for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed this Fall. This new content will be available for Xbox 360 owners through Xbox Live Marketplace and for PlayStation 3 owners through the PlayStation Network. Pricing and availability for these downloadable items will be announced at a later date.

1. The first piece of downloadable content will be comprised of additional costumes and character models that can used while playing through the single-player campaign, including Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Kit Fisto.

2. The second round of downloadable content, due later this year, will feature an entirely new single-player mission, set in the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant. Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice turns to the Jedi Temple to learn more about his father, and while searching through the rubble of the destroyed building he must confront his inner demons.

Both sets of content are being created by LucasArts’ internal development team.

Additional themes and picture packs will also be released over time.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.

Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (Crave), 5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts).

Japan: 1. Disaster: Day of Crisis (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. One Piece: Unlimited Cruise – Episode 1 (Bandai), 5. Wii Sports (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 5. Carnival Fun Fair Games (2K Games).

Xbox 360
North America: 1. Rock Band 2 (MTV Games), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 4. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 5. Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (Ubisoft).

Japan: 1. Janline (Recom), 2. Tales of Vesperia (Namco), 3. Infinite Undiscovery – Limited Edition (Square Enix), 4. Dead Rising – Platinum Collection (Capcom), 5. Infinite Undiscovery (Square Enix).

Europe: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Game of the Year Edition (Activision), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision).

PlayStation 3
North America: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 5. Resistance: Fall of Man (Sony).

Japan: 1. Aquanaut’s Holiday (Sony), 2. Cross Edge (Compile Heart), 3. Afrika (Sony), 4. Eternal Sonata (Namco), 5. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Special Edition (Konami)

Europe: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Play TV (Sony), 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar), 4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami), 5. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony).

PlayStation 2
North America: 1. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 2. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 3. Rock Band Special Edition (Electronic Arts), 4. Yakuza 2 (Sega), 5. SingStar Pop Vol. 2 (Sony).

Japan: 1. Super Robot Taisen Z (Banpresto), 2. Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max 2 (Bandai), 3. Hokuouki – Special Edition (Idea Factory), 4. Hokuouki (Idea Factory), 5. Persona 4 (Atlus).

Europe: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts), 3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar), 4. Gran Turismo 4 (Sony), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).

PC
North America: 1. Spore (Electronic Arts), 2. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts), 3. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (2K Games), 4. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning – Collector’s Edition (Electronic Arts), 5. Crysis: Warhead (Electronic Arts).

Japan: 1. Crysis: Warhead (Electronic Arts), 2. Zwei II – Special Edition (Nihon Falcom), 3. The Sims 2: Apartment Life! Data Set (Electronic Arts), 4. Ragnarok Online Beginner’s Package 2008 (E Frontier), 5. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 3.0 Premium (E-Frontier).

Europe: 1. Spore (Electronic Arts), 2. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts), 3. Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Deluxe Edition (Microsoft), 4. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (2K Games), 5. Crysis: Warhead (Electronic Arts).

Nintendo DS
North America: 1. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision), 2. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo), 3. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo), 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo), 5. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.).

Japan: 1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo), 2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), 3. World Destruction: The Will that Leads (Sega), 4. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive), 5. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo).

Europe: 1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo), 2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo), 3. Scrabble Interactive: 2007 Edition (Ubisoft), 4. More Brain Training (Nintendo), 5. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision).

PlayStation Portable
North America: 1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 2. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.), 3. Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts), 4. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony), 5. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix).

Japan: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom), 2. Teacher Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena (Marvelous), 3. Way of the Samurai Portable (Spike), 4. Phantasy Star Portable (Sega), 5. Neo Angelique – Special Edition (Koei).

Europe: 1. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar), 2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts), 3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix), 4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts), 5. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony).

Mario Kart Wii races to the first place on the Wii chart. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed holds on to the #1 spot on the PS3 and PSP charts. Rock Band 2 returns to the top of the Xbox 360 hitlist. Lego Batman debuts on the PS2 chart. Spore returns to the first place in the PC top 5. Lastly Guitar Hero: On Tour returns to the DS chart. — For the full lists go to Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK sites.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is finally in the hands of gamers, but what version is better? Xbox 360 versus PS3, only one system can be considered a true Jedi Knight. Or Sith Lord.

Ahem. In all seriousness, as you can see in the video comparison below, the game is near identical graphically on both systems. Regardless, people may still find that they prefer the look of one version over another.

Star Wars The Force Unleashed is available on Xbox 360, PS3 (developed by LucasArts), Wii, PS2, PSP (developed by Krome Studios), DS (developed by N-Space) and mobile platforms, including iPhone, N-Gage and other cell phone platforms (developed by Universomo).