New video game releases week 49, 2008

Prince of Persia for Xbox 360Here’s a list of this weeks U.S. game releases. Just when you think the overload of fun new games is going to give your wallet a rest, the next load arrives. The most popular games are Prince of Persia on Xbox 360 & PS3, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories on PS2, Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon on Xbox 360, Grand Theft Auto IV on PC, and Mushroom Men on Wii & DS. On the downloadable games front we’ve got today’s Wii Shop titles Space Invaders Get Even, Pit Crew Panic, Metal Slug 2, and Banjo-Kazooie on Xbox Live Arcade (updates Wednesday), as well as American McGee’s Grimm: Iron John, Gothic 3 and Kingpin: Life of Crime on GameTap Gold (updates Thursday). No word yet on any PlayStation Network games (updates Thursday).

Monday:
Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories for PS2Dairy Queen Tycoon (PC)
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon (Xbox 360)
Emma at the Farm (DS)
Metal Slug 2 – $9 (Wii Shop)
Pit Crew Panic! – $8 (Wii Shop)
Space Invaders Get Even – $5 (Wii Shop)

Tuesday:
Animal Boxing (DS)
Cate West: The Vanishing Files (Wii)
Dreamer: Puppy Trainer (DS)
Family Party: 30 Great Games (Wii)
Grand Theft Auto IV (PC)
Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories (PS2)
Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi (DS)
Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (Wii)
Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon for Xbox 360My Fitness Coach (Wii)
My Fun Facts Coach (DS)
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (Wii)
Prince of Persia (Xbox 360, PS3)
Prince of Persia: The Fallen King (DS)
Shaun White Snowboarding (PC)
SingStar ABBA (PS3, PS2)
Slingo Quest (DS)
The Tale of Despereaux (Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, PC, DS)
Wordfish (DS)

Wednesday:
Banjo-Kazooie (HD Remake) – $15 (Xbox Live Arcade)

Thursday:
American McGee’s Grimm: Iron John (GameTap Gold)
Gothic 3 (GameTap Gold)
Kingpin: Life of Crime (GameTap Gold)