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Here is a small list of some new region free US Blu-ray movies, the list is from bluray.liesinc.net. The links in the list goes to Amazon.com.

• Raging Bull
• My Name is Bruce
• A History of Violence
• Perhaps Love
• Hall & Oates: Live at the Troubadour
• Warren Miller’s Playground
• Amusement
• Open Season 2
• 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
• Pelican Brief
• Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
• An American Carol
• Katt Williams: It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’
• The Deal
  

In Februar you can get Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box which Burnout Paradise with all the updates since the game launched. The Ultimate Box will be available on both Xbox 360, PS3 and the PC. (Source: Kotaku.com)

Here is the best selling DVD and Blu-ray movies on Amazon.com as of Sunday January 25th, 2009.

Top 10 – Blu-ray

1. Iron Man (Ultimate Two-Disc Edition + BD Live)
2. Band of Brothers
3. The Dark Knight (+ Digital Copy and BD Live)
4. The Bourne Trilogy (The Bourne Identity | The Bourne Supremacy | The Bourne Ultimatum)
5. Planet Earth – The Complete BBC Series
6. Quantum of Solace [pre-order]
7. Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition + BD Live)
8. King Kong
9. Wall-E (Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy and BD Live)
10. Eagle Eye

Top 10 – DVD

1. Six Feet Under – The Complete Series Gift Set
2. Twilight (Two-Disc Special Edition) [pre-order]
3. The Wire: The Complete Series
4. Jillian Michaels – 30 Day Shred
5. Deadwood: The Complete Series
6. Iron Man (Ultimate Two-Disc Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]
7. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
8. Fireproof
9. Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Seasons 1-6
10. Lost: The Complete Fourth Season

Two new Virtual games in Europe this week, Friday January 23th, 2009.

Mario Golf
Nintendo 64 – 1999 by Nintendo – sports/golf – 1-4 players – 1000 points – age 3+

Tee off with Mario and friends as they put a new spin on golf! Choose from 14 different characters, each with their own power and swing styles. You can even taunt opponents to break their concentration!

Mario Golf is packed with features, including 10 different modes (such as Tournament, Speed Golf and even Mini-Golf), and six different courses to play thorugh by earning Experience Points to progress.

With easy-to-learn gameplay and a four-player competitive mode, anyone can get into the swing of Mario Golf!

Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Master System – 1988  by Sega – action/adventure – 1 player – 500 pointss – age 3+

After the evil King was defeated, the kingdom of Wonder Land was a paradise… for a time. Then the peace was broken when a ferocious, fire-breathing dragon struck without warning and look over Wonder Land with swarm of evil, monstrous henchmen – turning the once peaceful land into one of utter chaos. Wonder Land became Monster Land.

Unable to fight, the people looked to Wonder Boy. Realising that he was Wonder Land’s last hope, Wonder Boy set out on an incredible journey to rid the kingdom of the monsters and to ultimately defeat “invincible” evil dragon.

Guide Wonder Boy through various enviroments and dungeons and deaf enemies, using special weapons and spells to save the kingdom of Wonder Land!

Here are a couple of video interviews posted on IGN.com with two of the 24 casts; Janeane Garofalo who plays Janis Gold and Mary Lynn Rajskub who plays Chloe O’Brian.

PSP got a minor firmware update this week. The new version is 5.03.

UK.playstation.com have listed this:

• System software stability during use of some features has been improved.

Nothing much realy.

This weeks special at Play-Asia.com is Kung Fu Panda for Xbox 360. It will cost you US$ 19.90 and the game is region free (that means import friendly for you and me).

Quote from Play-Asia.com:

Based on the DreamWorks Animation high-octane martial arts movie Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda (the game) takes you on an action-packed adventure through the movie and beyond. Battle against Tai Lung and his minions, navigate awesome environments, and overcome dangerous obstacles on your quest to become the legendary Dragon Warrior.

• Defeat formidable bosses like Tai Lung and enemies like the Great Gorilla
• Perfect your kung fu skills as you play Po, Shifu, and the Furious Five, each with specialized fighting styles
• Travel through thirteen legendary levels including epic movie locations like the opulent Jade Palace
• Play with your friends to defeat hordes of enemies or challenge them to head-to-head combat in multiple battle arenas