Release Date Round-Up: Oct. 3 - Oct. 7

Tuesday, Oct. 4

*Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (Xbox, PC)
The March release of the original Brothers in Arms was one of my favorite games of the year. Now, we get the follow-up a mere 7 months later. Thank you Ubisoft, thank you. I'll be starting in on this game sometime this week. Note, the PS2 version is due out on Oct. 18.
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Fifa '06 (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)
More soccer (football) fun from EA. Freddy Adu is one of the cover athletes. New physics will make you feel even more involved with the action on the screen.
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Halo Triple Pack (Xbox)
Three great tastes that go great together? Halo, Halo 2, and Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack all for $60. Hey, that's quite a bargain. Really. Plus, you'll be online so much you'll forget to feed your cats.
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*Conflict: Global Terror (PS2, Xbox, PC)
The latest in 2K Game's and SCi's "Conflict" series. A new engine brings this squad-based shooter out of the N64-era of graphics and into the 21st century. You'll be fighting terrorists instead of Iraqi's or Vietnamese.
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Backyard Football (PS2, PC)
Play cute kid versions of your favorite NFL players in a pick up game of backyard football. Kid Dante Culpepper dons the cover.
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Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (PS2)
We don't know much about this highly touted RPG except that the name is very fun to say. The inhabitants of Nirvana have been petrified. It's up to you to figure out why and how.
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Black and White 2 (PC)
The follow up to Peter Molyneux's Black and White. This "god game" starts you off in an Eden at war. Decide if you want to wage war or uphold peace and justice.
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Trauma Center: Under the Knife (Nintendo DS)
Ever play the game Operation? Now think about the touch screen on the Nintendo DS. Need I say anything else? Well, maybe. You'll be performing various surgeries using your stylus and a steady hand. 30 cc's of potassium, stat! CBC, Chem 7, tox screen...I need that yesterday!
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Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Nintendo DS)
Castlevania on the DS! More vampire slaying fun. And, you can exchange souls via other DS players.
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Wednesday, Oct. 5

Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Xbox)
The Xbox version of the PC expansion pack. Six new demons and eight player capture the flag arenas.
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