Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of August 31st

Have you noticed? The nights are drawing in, the temperature is dropping and actual games are being released. Clearly Summer is coming to a close, bringing the reasonably short games drought to an end for another year. Hold on to your wallets, because it's pretty much a non-stop tidal wave of quality titles until Christmas. Here's the full release list:

US GamesMercenaries 2: World In FlamesRapala Fishing FrenzyVampire Rain: Altered SpeciesNFL Head Coach 2009FacebreakerEU Games
Mercenaries 2: World In FlamesAssassin's Creed (Platinum)FaceBreakerMonster Madness: Grave DangerAsian Games
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (The Best) Want a game from another region? Go for it. Your PS3 won't mind. Do remember that, while the games are region free, DLC tends not to be. Also, we don't know whether you know this or not, but release dates can be very ... fluid. Check with your local retailer. They'll know, fo sho'.


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