It’s almost the end of October, I’m halfway through Twilight Princess and on my second game for Persona 3 (yes I’ve got a PS2, but who doesn’t?) So will I have anything to play next month? Here are some ideas for your Christmas shopping list.

October’s Gamer Playground

• Oct. 1: MLB Power Pros from 2K Sports
• Oct. 1: Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire from D3Publisher of America
• Oct. 2: Crash of the Titans from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
• Oct. 5: Balls of Fury from DSI Games
• Oct. 8: Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast from Nintendo
• Oct. 9: FIFA 08 from Electronic Arts
• Oct. 9: Bleach: Shattered Blade from SEGA
• Oct. 9: LOONEY TUNES: ACME ARSENAL from WB Games
• Oct. 10: Arctic Tale from DSI Games
• Oct. 15: Sea Monsters from DSI Games
• Oct. 16: Thrillville: Off the Rails from LucasArts
• Oct. 22: EA PLAYGROUND from Electronic Arts
• Oct. 23: Backyard Football from Atari, Inc.
• Oct. 23: The Sims 2 Castaway from Electronic Arts
• Oct. 23: Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis from Rockstar Games
• Oct. 23: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
• Oct. 23: NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution from TOMY Corporation
• Oct. 25: M&M’S Kart Racing from DSI Games
• Oct. 28: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock from Activision
• Oct. 29: Battalion Wars 2 from Nintendo
• Oct. 30: Ben 10: Protector of Earth from D3Publisher of America
• Oct. 30: Showtime Championship Boxing from DSI Games
• Oct. 30: NEED FOR SPEED PROSTREET from Electronic Arts
• Oct. 30: THE SIMPSONS from Electronic Arts
• Oct. 31: Manhunt 2 from Rockstar Games
• October: Spider-Man: Friend or Foe from Activision
• October: Bee Movie Game from Activision
• October: Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground from Activision
• October: Ultimate Duck Hunting from Detn8 Games Ltd.
• October: Mercury Meltdown Revolution from Ignition Entertainment
• October: Namco Museum Remix from NAMCO BANDAI Games America
• October: Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity from The Game Factory
• October: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth from THQ
• October: Bratz: The Movie from THQ
• October: Cars: Mater-National from THQ
• October: Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots from THQ
• October: SpongeBob’s Atlantis SquarePantis from THQ

November Rains Games!

• Nov. 5: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn from Nintendo
• Nov. 6: DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
• Nov. 6: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga from LucasArts
• Nov. 6: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games from SEGA
• Nov. 12: Super Mario Galaxy from Nintendo
• Nov. 13: Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 from Atari, Inc.
• Nov. 13: Godzilla Unleashed from Atari, Inc.
• Nov. 13: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary from Eidos, Inc.
• Nov. 13: BLOCKS from Electronic Arts
• Nov. 13: MEDAL OF HONOR HEROES 2 from Electronic Arts
• Nov. 13: LUXOR: Pharaoh’s Challenge from MumboJumbo
• Nov. 13: Geometry Wars: Galaxies from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
• Nov. 19: Link’s Crossbow Training (packaged with Wii Zapper) from Nintendo
• Nov. 19: SMARTY PANTS from Electronic Arts
• Nov. 20: Jenga World Tour from Atari, Inc.
• Nov. 20: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords from D3Publisher of America
• November: Trauma Center: New Blood from Atlus USA
• November: Star Trek: Conquest from Bethesda Softworks
• November: Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey from Disney Interactive Studios
• November: Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour from Disney Interactive Studios
• November: High School Musical: Sing It from Disney Interactive Studios
• November: Garfield Gets Real from DSI Games
• November: Furu Furu Park from Majesco Entertainment
• November: AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! from Mud Duck Games
• November: Ghost Squad from SEGA
• November: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 from THQ
• November: Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 from Ubisoft
• November: CSI: Hard Evidence from Ubisoft
• November: My Word Coach from Ubisoft
• November: Petz: Catz 2 (name not final) from Ubisoft
• November: Petz: Dogz 2 (name not final) from Ubisoft
• November: Petz: Horsez 2 (name not final) from Ubisoft
• November: Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 from Ubisoft

December Fever!

• Dec. 4: Alvin and the Chipmunks from Brash Entertainment
• Dec. 4: The Golden Compass from SEGA
• December: MX vs. ATV Untamed from THQ
• December: Super Swing Golf Season 2 from Tecmo, Inc.
• December: Rygar: The Battle of Argus from Tecmo, Inc.
• December: Cranium: Kabookii from Ubisoft
• December: Nitrobike from Ubisoft
• Holiday 2007: NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams from SEGA
• Winter ’07: SoulCalibur Legends from NAMCO BANDAI Games America

Can’t Wait for 2008

• Jan. 21: Endless Ocean from Nintendo
• Feb. 10 : Super Smash Bros. Brawl from Nintendo
• Feb. 15: Yamaha Supercross from DSI Games
• Feb. 19: Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity from SEGA
• February: No More Heroes from Ubisoft
• February: Wild Petz Tigerz from Ubisoft

Super Mario Galaxy, Fire Emblem, NFS Prostreet, The Sims 2, Tomb Raider, Soul Calibur, it’s like a roll- call of some of the world’s best game series, and to round the list off we have Sega’s Nights, and Capcom’s No more Heroes. So what’s with the huge line up? This is what happens when a console sells ten million units in a year, 3rd parties scrambling onto the gravy train, will you have time to play them all?