We've barely got a grip on the Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Xbox 360) release and we're already checking out Final Fantasy XIV stuff. In cased you missed the E3 2009: Sony Press Conference earlier, Square Enix announced that they will be launching Final Fantasy XIV, a new MMORPG, as early as 2010, and as early as now, the official site is now live.

  

Hot off the big BioShock launch last week, more great games are coming to stores this week. Particularly eye-catching is that wham-banger Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. There's also a new Naruto game coming out on the PSP, and Stranglehold will smash in to the PC and Xbox 360 scenes.

Fighting games, racing titles and sports sims, as well as casual puzzle games are also in the mix. There's something for everyone, so dig in:

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. The latest sequel to one of the most decorated game franchises of all time is due out tomorrow exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. Samus is back and this time, the Wii Nunchuk is her toy of choice. Old moves and new weapons converge to create a new mind-blowing experience for the genre.

• Wii- August 27, 2007
• US$ 49.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Nintendo

Blue Dragon. The Xbox 360 is getting one of the year's most anticipated RPG offerings. Behind this title are luminaries Hironobu Sakaguchi for the game's design, Akira Toriyama for the character design and Nobuo Uematsu for the musical score. Play as a boy named Shu who sets out on an epic journey with friends that will enchant you for hours on end.

• Xbox 360- August 28
• US$ 59.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Microsoft

More hot titles for all the platforms after the jump!

*Originally posted at 7:17AM on August 26, 2007

In the wake of dance and music games' success, the bonds between gaming and music industries have become more apparent. And it's a marriage made in heaven. Gone are the days of monotone game themes.

Musicians have realized that there is more to becoming popular than MTV and have seen the potential of recording for a game. Guitar Hero's unexpected sales and Dance Dance Revolution's popularity has made the idea more appealing. And the genre is growing faster than you can say, "Karaoke". Bust a Move, Space Channel 5, Samba de Amigo, and Karaoke Revolution are just few of the titles available for this genre.

"Get Off Me" by hip hop artist Ludacris was included in Madden NFL Football 2000, making him the first rapper to contribute to a game's OST. Many followed suit as game soundtracks started to influence gamers.

Game composers are also in demand. Nobuo Uematsu is a household name for gamers as he composed nearly all the Final Fantasy songs. He held a Final Fantasy symphony concert in 2004 and blew the audience away.

We can expect more from this partnership as soundtracks have become essential to video games.