Star Trek and Transfromers: Revenge of the Fallen headline this week's Video Store update, backed by a mob of blood-drenched killers -- Hitman, the unrated version of Ichi the Killer, and those little orphans in Monster's Kinderheim 511. They also have a nice helping of free stuff for the the more budget-conscious out there. Hit the jump for the full list of new arrivals.

Sony has lofty goals for this fiscal year. Banking on the recent success of the PS3 Slim and the round of PS3 price cuts, Sony executive vice president Kaz Hirai has revealed that they plan to hit 13 million PS3s sold worldwide in FY09. They also expect the PlayStation Network to pull in revenues roughly thrice the profits they made last year. More after the jump.

PSP homebrew developer Pspflashsystem has released a new plugin called TimeBatteryPercent on the QJ.NET PSP Development forums. This plugin displays the percentage of available battery on the PSP XMB. It also adds a year value to the date.


Download: TimeBatteryPercent v1.0
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development forum

The older entries in the Sonic series have been re released so many times that hardcore collectors probably have whole rooms dedicated to them by now. It doesn't look like Sega will be stopping the rehash train any time soon, however.

Electronic Arts will be shifting to a higher gear this December with the release of the first downloadable add-on pack for Need for Speed: Shift's PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. Even better, it's gonna be free.

Following yesterday's Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition announcements, here's a trailer for Lost in Nightmares, the first new episode to be released. Come back to the Spencer estate and be regaled with Chris and Jill's astute observations regarding cranks in the vid after the jump.

Square Enix may have pulled off a simultaneous North American and European release for Final Fantasy XIII, but things won't be the same for Wii title Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. PAL gamers will have to wait until February 2010 to get this one.

No More Heroes is making the jump to the PS3 and Xbox 360. We already saw some shots of the new versions in the Famitsu scan we posted a couple of days ago but those were tiny. Hit the full article for a better view of how Heroes' Paradise will stack up against the original. There's also some pre-order bonus info past the jump.

IO Interactive and Square Enix Europe (formerly Eidos) have confirmed the existence of the Kane & Lynch sequel, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Details for the game remain scarce, but gaming blog Kotaku was able to unearth a few. Hit the jump for more on this game.

Atlus has released a launch trailer for 3D Dot Game Heroes, From Software's digital ode to old-school 8-bit gaming. Check it out and get to know the Kingdom of Dotnia, where people are still getting used to the concept of existing in 3D.