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Welcome to our Weekly Pre-order Games news. Keep yourself abreast, read up on games that are just announced for release. Watch an exciting movie and engage in adrenaline pumping fights in .hack Sekai No Mukou Ni and Macross Hybrid Pack, Meruru is going to English speaking gamers and Anarchy Reigns in the near future.

Take a trip to the other side of the world. Bandai Namco Games packs the graphics, the plot twists and the fights into one single package. Sekai no Mukou ni + Versus Hybrid Pack contains both the newest movie in the .hack series and the first ever fighting game.

The movie tells the story of Sora, a girl who was introduced to the enchanting and dangerous game of The World. There, she grows closer to her two best friends, but before she has time to figure out her feelings for both boys, the eclipse starts.

Gamers K.Oed in the game fall into a coma in the real world, and Sora needs to muster all her courage and gaming skills to defeat the source of the eclipse.

The Versus fighting game lets players take control of the various characters in The World. With an arsenal of spectacular skills up their sleeves, these character seek to find out everything behind the hacker attacks.

Open the gates to The World in June:

.hack Sekai No Mukou Ni + Versus Hybrid Pack	JPN		US$ 84.90
.hack Sekai No Mukou Ni + Versus Hybrid Pack [The World Edition]	JPN		N/A

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Lin Minmei, the diva of all songstresses is back with her love songs. What makes Super Dimension Fortress Macross a classic is the timelessness of its plot, characters and setting.

The 1984 movie Ai Oboeteimasuka is packed together with a brand new game Watashi no Kare wa Pilot 2012. Every screen in the movie is remastered, so every explosion, dog fight and all the love scenes bring even more impact to the audiences.

The game is created by the staff behind the Macross F Sayonara no Tsubasa Hybrid Pack. Every line and every gleam on the canons are drawn in the most realistic way. The transformations of the Valkyries are so smooth that gamers hardly feel a bump when they turn from fighter jet to a giant mecha.

Fly up to space to take down the aliens in July:

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Hybrid Pack	JPN		US$ 87.90
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Hybrid Pack [30th Anniversary Box]	JPN		N/A

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Meruru is the princess of Arus, a little kingdom situated in the far north of the Arland republic. When her father and the grand duke of Gio discussed the merging of the two lands, she met Totori, the now graduated alchemist.

Dazzled by the power of alchemy, and with the desire to help her country prosper, she came under Totori as her first student.

Get recipes from the shops and from the books, then head off to the forests and unexplored areas in search for materials. Meet the important characters to further the plot and recruit them into your team.

The colors, the fairy tale atmosphere and the girls are back. Join Meruru on your adventures. She is coming to English speaking gamers in May:

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland	US		US$ 54.90
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (English)	ASIA		US$ 49.90

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In this dog eat dog world, your strength is everything. Log online and meet all the most powerful fighters. Created by Platinumgames of Bayonetta and Vanquish fame, Anarchy Reigns redefines close and personal combat. The story sets in an apocalyptical world where the humans and cyborgs fight for ultimate domination.

Choose from eight characters. And when you log online, you might meet familiar characters, such as the black witch Bayonetta. Each character has a different skill set and a special weapon. Be creative when you pummel your opponents into a mess and expect to be rewarded.

From single-player campain to the wealth of multi-player online modes, game gives you the chance of releasing all your violent intentions.

Anarchy Reigns comes in July:

Xbox360™

Anarchy Reigns	US		US$ 62.90
Anarchy Reigns	EUR		US$ 62.90
Max Anarchy	JPN		US$ 99.95

PlayStation3

Anarchy Reigns	US		US$ 62.90
Anarchy Reigns	EUR		US$ 62.90
Max Anarchy	JPN		US$ 99.95

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Men use their fists to connect with each other. Kenka Banchou Bros bring a pair of boys as partners into the fray.

Ikki and Kousuke are both from dysfunctional families, fights, ambition and each other are all they have. Players start off by choosing the boy they want to become and proceed the game through a series of missions.

Since friendship is such an important aspect, gamers are encouraged to connect with others through the adhoc mode. Pair up, watch each others' back as you embark on a school trip to fight for the title of the Banchou of the banchous.

The street fights start this July:

Kenka Banchou Bros. Tokyo Battle Royal

JPN

US$ 66.95

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Xbox360™ (5)

Ninja Gaiden 3 (Collector's Edition)	US	Mar	N/A
Top Gun: Hard Lock	Europe	Apr	US$ 44.90
Dragon's Dogma	ASIA	May	US$ 54.90
Max Anarchy	JPN	Jul 05	US$ 99.95
Borderlands 2	Europe	Sep	US$ 62.90

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PlayStation3™ (18)

Ninja Gaiden 3 (Collector's Edition)	US	Mar	N/A
Top Gun: Hard Lock	Europe	Apr	US$ 44.90
Atelier Meruru: Alchemist of Arland 3 (Playstation3 the Best)	ASIA	May	US$ 39.90
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (English)	ASIA	May	US$ 49.90
Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland (Playstation3 the Best)	ASIA	May	US$ 39.90
Atelier Totori: Alchemist of Arland 2 (Playstation 3 the Best)	ASIA	May	US$ 39.90
Dragon's Dogma	ASIA	May	US$ 54.90
Driver: San Francisco (Playstation3 the Best)	ASIA	May	US$ 39.90
Sorcery (Chinese & English)	ASIA	May	US$ 39.90
Starhawk (Chinese & English)	ASIA	May	US$ 59.90
Lord of Sorcery	JPN	Jun 14	US$ 54.90
.hack Sekai No Mukou Ni + Versus Hybrid Pack	JPN	Jun 28	US$ 84.90
.hack Sekai No Mukou Ni + Versus Hybrid Pack [The World Edition]	JPN	Jun 28	N/A
Darksiders II (Collector's Edition)	US	Jun	N/A
Max Anarchy	JPN	Jul 05	US$ 99.95
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Hybrid Pack	JPN	Jul 26	US$ 87.90
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Hybrid Pack [30th Anniversary Box]	JPN	Jul 26	N/A
Borderlands 2	Europe	Sep	US$ 62.90

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Sony PS Vita (2)

Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (English)	ASIA	Apr	US$ 43.90
Super Monkey Ball Tokumori Asobi~Ta!	JPN	Jun 14	US$ 59.90

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Sony PSP™ (6)

Kenka Banchou Bros. Tokyo Battle Royal	JPN	Jun 21	US$ 66.95
Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~ [First Print Limited Edition]	JPN	Jun 28	N/A
Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~ [Regular Edition]	JPN	Jun 28	US$ 89.90
Toriko: Gourmet Survival 2	JPN	Jul 05	US$ 59.90
Bakemonogatari Portable [First Print Limited Edition]	JPN	Aug 23	US$ 119.90
Bakemonogatari Portable [Regular Edition]	JPN	Aug 23	US$ 69.90

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Nintendo 3DS™ (2)

Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Fukushuu No Rinbu	JPN	Jun 28	US$ 64.90
Luigi's Mansion 2	JPN	tba.	N/A

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PC Games (4)

Hard Reset: Extended Edition (DVD-ROM)	Europe	Mar	US$ 54.90
The Train Giant (DVD-ROM)	Europe	Mar	US$ 34.40
Diablo III (Collector's Edition) (DVD-ROM)	ASIA	May	N/A
Borderlands 2 (DVD-ROM)	Europe	Sep	US$ 54.90

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