- GilaOut this week: Gears of War 2 (360) & a bunch of PS3 stuff
Games:
- AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack (360 PS2 PS3)
- Resistance 2 (PS3)
- Korg DS-10 (DS)
- Tom Clancy’s End War (DS, PS3, 360, PSP)
- Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
- Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ (DS)
- Gears of War 2 (360)
World:
- Monday 3: Cyprus-Turkey talks.
- Tuesday 4: US presidential election; Catholic-Muslim talks.
- Thursday 6: Pan-African stock market.
- Friday 7: Revolution marked.
- Saturday 8: New Zealand election.
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Games
MONDAY 3
AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack (360 PS2 PS3)
Exit (DS)
Pony Friends: mini Breeds Edition (DS)
Space Trader - Merchant Marine (PC)
Top Chef the Game (PC)
TUESDAY 4
Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune (PS2)
Bratz Kidz: Slumber Party (Wii)
Disney THINK Fast (PS2)
Dragon Ball: Origins (DS)
Goosebumps HorrorLand (DS)
Guitar Rock Tour (DS)
History Channel Civil War: Secret Missions (PS3, 360, PS2)
Imagine Interior Designer (DS)
Imagine Wedding Designer (DS)
James Bond: Quantum of Solace (Wii, PS2, 360, PS3, PC)
Korg DS-10 (DS)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (PC, DS, PS3, Wii, PS2, 360)
Monster Lab (PS2, Wii, DS)
Movie Games (Wii)
My Baby Girl (DS)
NHL 09 (PS2)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (PS3)
OPERATION Mania (PC)
Petz Dogz Pack (DS)
Petz Sports: Dog Playground (PC)
Princess on Ice (DS)
Real Soccer 2009 (DS)
Resistance 2 (PS3)
Rubik’s Puzzle World (Wii)
Secret Service (360, PS2)
SingStar Legends (PS2)
Tom Clancy’s End War (DS, PS3, 360, PSP)
Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
Winx Club: Mission Echantrix (DS)WEDNESDAY 5
Dora The Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess (DS)
Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ (DS)
North America Hunting Extravaganza (Wii)FRIDAY 7
Gears of War 2 (360)
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VC
WiiWare
ALIEN CRUSH RETURNS™ (Hudson Entertainment, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone – Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points)
Home Sweet Home (Big Blue Bubble Inc., 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points)
Virtual Console
Space Harrier™ (Sega Master System, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points)
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XBLA
Vigilante 8 Arcade (800 MS Points)
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DVD and Hi Def
Kung Fu Panda (also on Blu-Ray)
Futurama: Bender’s Game (also on Blu-Ray)
A Christmas Story (Blu-Ray)
Planet of the Apes: 40th Anniversary Set (Blu-Ray)
The Battlestar: Galactica Franchise Collection
Girls Gone Wild: Spring Break Orgy (Blu-Ray)
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Theater
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Box Office
- High School Musical 3: Senior Year $15.0/$61.7
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno $10.6/$10.6
- Saw V $10.1/$45.8
- Changeling $9.4/$10.0
- The Haunting of Molly Hartley $6.0/$6.0
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua $4.7/$84.0
- The Secret Life of Bees $4.0/$25.2
- Max Payne $3.7/$35.5
- Eagle Eye $3.4/$92.5
- Pride and Glory $3.2/$11.6
- W. $2.4/$22.3
- Body of Lies $2.3/$34.6
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World
MONDAY 3
Cyprus-Turkey talks Demetris Christofias, president of Cyprus, and Mehmet Ali Talat, leader of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, are due to meet in Nicosia for talks on ending the Mediterranean island’s 34-year division.
Slovak nuclear conference Robert Fico, Slovak prime minister, and Mirek Topolanek, his Czech counterpart, are scheduled to attend a conference on nuclear energy in Bratislava.
Munch masterpiece auction “Love and Pain”, the 1894 masterpiece by Edvard Munch, is due to be auctioned for about $35m by Sotheby’s in New York. A harlequin from Pablo Picasso’s cubist period is expected to fetch $30m.
African Union justice forum Rwanda is to host a meeting of African Union ministers of justice and attorneys-general (to November 4).
Military satellite conference London is to host the 10th annual global conference on military satellite communication (to November 5). The forum is rated as Europe’s largest independent military satellite communications conference.
Forum for businesswomen The Organisation of the Islamic Conference hosts the fourth forum for businesswomen in Islamic countries in Syria (to November 4).
Taiwan Strait trade talks Chen Yunlin, head of China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, is expected to meet Ma Ying-jeou, China’s president, for talks on regular flights and cargo shipments between the two countries (to November 7).
Elections in Georgia region The Adjara Autonomous Republic in Georgia is scheduled to hold elections to its Supreme Council.
UN torture report The United Nations committee against torture, which monitors the implementation of the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, is scheduled to meet in Geneva (to November 21) to hear reports from Belgium, China, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lithuania, Montenegro and Serbia.
FT Reports Energy (2)
TUESDAY 4
US presidential election Americans are due to elect a new president. Elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as a number of gubernatorial positions, are also to be held. Californians are scheduled to vote on a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to unions between men and women.
Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup, Australia’s major annual thoroughbred horse race, is scheduled to take place in Melbourne. It boasts a purse of A$5.5m ($3.7m).
Catholic-Muslim talks The Vatican is due to host formal talks with Muslim religious leaders for the first time (to November 6). Some 24 Catholic and Muslim scholars are due to take part in a Catholic-Muslim forum. Pope Benedict XVI is expected to attend the last day of the forum.
Health service conference The UK National Health Service employers annual conference is scheduled to be held in Birmingham (to November 6).
African energy conference Equatorial Guinea is to host the 12th African Oil, Gas and Minerals Trade and Finance conference and exhibition (to November 7). The focus will be on policies, patterns and legal frameworks to promote the continued development of the energy and mining sectors on the continent.
WEDNESDAY 5
Swiss banking speech Philipp Hildebrand, vice-chairman of the Swiss National Bank, is to make a speech on the regulatory framework after the credit crisis, in Geneva.
Somalian ceasefire Somalian government troops and Islamist rebel groups are expected to observe a ceasefire agreed last week.
FT Reports Digital Business; roatia
THURSDAY 6
Interest rate decisions The Bank of England and the European Central Bank reveal their response to pressure for a sharp cut in interest rates. A reduction of more than 50 basis points would be a first for both central banks.
Mobile phone consultation The UK’s Office of Telecommunications is due to close its consultation on how the mobile phone sector serves consumers and how regulation should adapt to reflect market and technological change.
Pan-African stock market Ethiopia is to host a meeting on the African Union’s feasibility study of a pan-African stock market (to November 7). The meeting aims to examine long-term development of the African financial sector and the future of the continent’s financial markets in particular.
EU-China energy conference The seventh European Union-China energy conference is to take place in Brussels, organised by the Chinese ministry of science and technology and the EU directorate general for transport and energy.
FRIDAY 7
Revolution marked The Day of Accord and Reconciliation marks the Russian Bolshevik revolution of 1917. The day is due to be marked by pro-Communist marches throughout the former Soviet Union.
Georgia protests Levan Gachechiladze, an Georgian opposition politician, is due to lead a demonstration against Mikheil Saakashvili’s government over accusations of corruption and the treatment of protesters.
FT Reports Indian Tourism; lobal Agenda
SATURDAY 8
New Zealand election Helen Clark, New Zealand’s prime minister, aims to win a fourth term in office in general election. Ms Clark’s Labour party has been trailing the National party in opinion polls.
Finance ministers meet The Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors are scheduled to meet in Brazil (to November 9).
SUNDAY 9
Fatah and Hamas talks Representatives of Fatah and Hamas are due to meet in Cairo. The aim of the dialogue is the formation of a unified Palestinian government and organising the next election
Remembrance Sunday Queen Elizabeth II is due to lead the commemoration of Remembrance Sunday in London, marking the end of the first world war and commemorating British troops killed or injured in conflict.
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