Welcome back to the GearGames weekly video game release feature here at Gear Diary! Believe it or not … there are a couple of genuine game releases this week! First off, there is the ‘we know the franchise is dying but please don’t interpret this as a desperation move’ release of Guitar Hero: Van Halen, which seems destined to meet with the increasingly common ‘ho hum’ response the franchise is getting. But there is also a ‘just after Christmas’ release for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, the latest entry into the series and this time exclusively for the Wii.

Other than that … well, once again there is Twin Sector, which STILL doesn’t seem very promising, an obscure PSP game called Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign, and an unlikely listing showing the release of the upcoming DS version of Dragon’s Lair. There are a few other releases I haven’t mentioned, so check out the list!

• Guitar Hero: Van Halen
• 0 Day Attack on Earth

• Guitar Hero: Van Halen

• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
• Guitar Hero: Van Halen
• Pallurikio

• Guitar Hero: Van Halen

• Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign

• Dragon’s Lair

• Twin Sector
• Supreme Ruler 2020 Global Crisis

Some notes from last week:

• Europa Universalis III: Heir to the Throne

- Consider this a ‘must have’ if you are a fan of the original game!

• Twin Sector

- The European release is not getting any favorable reviews.

What games am I playing now? As I keep saying, I’m still playing catch-up with the fall season, though I am getting closer to seeing the light at the end of the tunnel … so here are a few active games:

• PC: Dragon Age: Origins – I am going back through with another mage, despite not finishing all endings yet. I just love the way it plays!
• PC: Torchlight – taking yet another mage through the maze after completing my warrior and long since finishing my first mage!
• PSP: Buzz! Quiz World – loads of fun to play with more options than the original!
• Mac: Avernum 6 – I just really love this game.

So what are you playing? Chime in below!

Enjoy gaming!