With Fall settling in, you can expect the usual bumper crop harvest of annual sports sims to come our way. One of these titles include Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, which has been confirmed to be released this October 17 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and the PC. Find out more about the upcoming game in our full article.

Following in the footsteps of Football Manager 2008, Sports Interactive has revealed the next installment to be released for the PSP, PC, and Mac OS X platforms. Football Manager 2009 (and its accompanying Football Manager Handheld 2009 for the PSP) will be arriving on November 14. Read more for details and an in-depth video walkthrough with the devs.

Let's start this week early, shall we? Coming up on retail shelves starting July 27 all the way to the first few days of August is another hailstorm of PC games from the independent front, though you'd probably love this week for the release of Namco Bandai's SoulCalibur IV and its limited edition kits. But if there's anything more significant this time, it's the appearance of more Olympics-themed games as the week heralds the eve before the World Olympics in Beijing. We take them all at the full story.

Another week of On Shelves, and the major consoles are apparently missing in action. That doesn't mean, however, that there won't be any fun to be had in this week's slew of game releases. Final Fantasy IV will finally be getting its turn in the DS spotlight, for one, and there are several other sports and adventure titles to keep you busy through the summer lull.

The comments made by Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick about how 2K Sports titles are out-rating EA Sports games in reviews seem to have gotten to EA Sports boss Peter Moore. Peter blogged recently about how competitive their line-up is and he spoke of how franchises like NBA Live will put on a ground-breaking show when E3 2008 comes. More details in the full article.

This week welcomes the much-loved and much-awaited Metal Gear Solid 4 from Konami. No longer should we worry about broken street dates, because today it all becomes official. But Solid Snake is not the only superhero around as there's also Goku and the gang of Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, as well as the big, green machine, The Incredible Hulk. If you'd rather work on the sidelines, then Don King Present: Prizefigther is here as well to show you the ropes of managing in the boxing profession, as well as Total Extreme Wrestling 2008. More games await after the jump!

From Ubisoft comes a whole new IP that seems ambitious enough to give the Tony Hawk franchise a run for its money. Enter Shaun White Snowboarding, a new sports game with massive proportions, running on the same engine used in Assassin's Creed. Details and a first look after the "read more" link below.

Few things enlighten people more about a game than a demonstration of the game itself. Perhaps that's why EA Sports has released a couple more UEFA Euro 2008 videos. One of them is a gameplay demo match of Spain vs. Portugal, while the other is the trailer of the previously explained Battle of the Nations feature. To view them, turn to the full article after the jump.

Excited to see the world's best go head-to-head this Euro 2008? We've got videos to give you a sneak peek straight from the championship's official video game. Not actual football, but still close enough since it's Electronic Arts' UEFA Euro 2008 (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PSP, PC). Find the videos at the full article.

It's difficult to imagine how to pick athletes worthy of appearing on the official Olympics video game when dozens shine during competition, but Sega has done it. Results are satisfying, with four deserving personalities chosen to be on Beijing 2008: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games's (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PC) cover. Check the full article for more details.