Blown Away (Anime News Network)

This is a busy week. Well, it's more accurate to denote next week as the busy one, as that is when we shall be flooded by games with anime themes and made-in-Japan relevance. In fact, it's so much that I'm skipping an Extra Lives entry this time around.

13:02 (BST), 12/08/2008 The Magic Toy Chest Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – The Magic ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– The Magic Toy Chest is the latest and greatest game released by Graduate Games( www.graduategames.com). A physics-based puzzler featuring addictive and open gameplay, The Magic Toy Chest brings the whole family together to solve mind bending puzzles with simple point and click gameplay.

JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む (Japan Today)

Softbank Mobile Corp. is boosting its efforts to shore up sales of Apple Inc.’s iPhone 3G just one month after the handset’s strong Japanese debut.

Microsoft Announces 'Summer of Arcade' Releases (1up.com)

GeoWars 2, Braid, Bionic Commando, Galaga, Castle Crashers are next XBLA launches.