This is the week, guys! No more filler games! Well, alright, so we still have a couple of titles from the Imagine and Petz series, but never mind that. Big titles are coming out this week, and the publishers did not fail to beef up the lineup just before the Black Friday sales. It's a deluge of games, alright. Can your wallet handle it?

Assassin’s Creed II is quickly shaping up to be one of the year's blockbuster releases. We're just days away from launch, but for those of you who still hunger for more info on the game, here's a video interview with lead game designer Patrick Plourde.

We've got a bunch of mystery games for you this Halloween week, as well as another one from the blood-curdling line of Ubisoft's Imagine titles, this time with Imagine Babyz Fashion. Headlining the line-up though would be Jak & Dexter for the PSP, the multi-platformer Lego Rock Band, and the new Need for Speed offering for handhelds, NFS: Nitro. Oh, and Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift is also here. Hopefully there'll be no Kanye to interrupt your game this time. Check out the full list in the full article.

We have a rather sizeable haul of new games this week. The cream of the crop includes such titles as Tekken 6, DJ Hero, Forza Motorsport 3, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, and that undying (not undead -- no, that would actually be cool) Petz series. Dig in and see which games fit your tastes and budget.

If there's any publisher out there right now that comes to mind with the word, "Assassin," it's Ubisoft, referring of course to its Assassin's Creed franchise. Interestingly enough, the publisher was spotted filing for a trademark for the word, and seeing as they already have ones for Assassin's Creed, it's time for another guessing game as to what this one is for.

With the impact and acclaim that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots got on its run on the PS3, you'd think that the MGS with Big Boss on the spotlight will also make its run on the PS3 - would've made for eye-popping graphics and great cutscenes again, yeah? Well, certain considerations were made, and it was decided that the War Economy would be better off with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker heading for the PSP. Hideo Kojima explains why.

Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner is ready to dive right into another Prince of Persia game again, if a new trademark filing is any indication.

Today we have some more details about the "Interconnect Features" found in the PSP title,Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines, and its PS3 console cousin, Assassin's Creed 2, thanks to the boxart for the former's PSP bundle. Hit the jump for connectivity options.

The claws are out -- and from Apple, wouldn't you know! Phil Schiller, Apple's marketing VP main man, is calling out the PSP and the DS, handheld gadgets from Sony and Nintendo respectively, for being overpriced. And not being cool anymore. Kssshhh...

Altair's PSP incarnation is shaping up to be one of the must have titles this holiday. In Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines, Ubisoft and Griptonite Games have teamed up to bring the action-adventure video game back to its original open world gameplay and into our handhelds. Now if your still eager to know more about the game, check out this developer interview courtesy of the US PlayStation Blog. Know more about the story of the game, how do the controls translate to the PSP, the gameplay and take a look at Altair's cool stolen move from Ezio.