Out this week: Mirror’s Edge (360, PS3)
Games:
- Populous DS (DS)
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts (360)
- Call of Duty: World at War (360, PS3, PC, Wii)
- Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 (360)
- Mirror’s Edge (360, PS3)
- Sacred 2 Fallen Angel (PC)
- Mega Man™ 3 (NES™, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points)
World:
- Monday 10: Icelandic compensation.
- Tuesday 11: Maldives swears in president; First world war anniversary.
- Wednesday 12: Cigarette regulation; Gender inequality report.
- Friday 14: Tarp deadline.
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Games
SUNDAY 9
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (PS2, PS3, 360, Wii, DS, PSP)
MONDAY 10
Avatar The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno (DS)
Brain Challenge (Wii)
Call of Duty: World at War Final Fronts (PS2)
MLB Superstars (Wii)
Populous DS (DS)
The Three Stooges (PC)
Winx Club: Mission Echantrix (DS)
TUESDAY 11
Amazing Adventures The Forgotten Ruins (DS)
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts (360)
Big League Sports (Wii)
Block Party (Wii)
Bratz Kidz: Slumber Party (DS)
CSI: NY (PC)
Call of Duty: World at War (360, PS3, PC, Wii)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 (360)
Eternal Poison (PS2)
FaceBreaker K.O. Party (Wii)
Family Game Night (Wii)
Fantasy Aquarium (Wii)
Guiness World Records: The Video Game (DS, Wii)
Hasbro Family Game Night (PS2)
LUXOR: Quest for the Afterlife (PC)
Luxor 3 (Wii)
Mirror’s Edge (360, PS3)
Monkey MIschief: Party Time (Wii)
Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor (Wii)
My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr (DS)
National Geographic Panda (DS)
Pet Pals: Animal Doctor (Wii)
Petz: Horsez Club (PC)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS2, PS3, 360, PSP)
Rock Revolution (Wii)
Sally’s Salon (DS)
Secret Service (PC)
Six Flags Fun Park (DS)
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels (Wii)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Jedi Alliance (DS)
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Wii)
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff (DS)
Testament of Sin (PC)
Zoo Vet Endadgered Animals (DS)
WEDNESDAY 12
Candace Kane’s Candy Factory (Wii)
Hello Kitty Daily (DS)
Top Chef The Game (PC)
TrackMania DS (DS)
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VC
WiiWare™
Brain Challenge™ (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Point
Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam (Virtual Toys, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone-Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points)
Virtual Console™
Mega Man™ 3 (NES™, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points)
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XBLA
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DVD and Hi Def
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (also on Blu-Ray)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (also on Blu-Ray)
Firefly: The Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
Band of Brothers (Blu-Ray)
The Sopranos: The Complete Series
Chuck: Season 1 (Blu-Ray)
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Theater
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Box Office
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $63.5/$63.5
- Role Models $19.2/$19.2
- High School Musical 3: Senior Year $9.2/$75.7
- Changeling $7.2/$20.5
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno $6.5/$20.9
- Soul Men $5.6/$5.6
- Saw V $4.2/$52.3
- The Haunting of Molly Hartley $3.4/$10.2
- The Secret Life of Bees $3.1/$29.9
- Eagle Eye $2.5/$96.4
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua $2.4/$88.2
- Max Payne $1.8/$38.6
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World
MONDAY 10
Russia on EU agenda The European Union’s relations with Russia are likely to be discussed at the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (to November 11) ahead of Friday’s EU-Russia summit.
Hamas-Fatah talks Cairo hosts a meeting aimed at restoring Palestinian unity between the Islamist Hamas and secular Fatah parties.
Economic leaders meet The Global Economy Meeting of central bank governors or officials of large industrial and emerging market economies enters its second day in São Paulo.
Icelandic compensation The UK government is to provide £800m of compensation to people who lost money in Icelandic bank Landsbanki. The financial services compensation scheme aims to pay most claims by the end of this month
European budget report The European Court of Auditors publishes its annual report, reviewing implementation of the European Union budget for 2007.
Dollar auction The Bank of England conducts a forward auction of dollars under the swap facility with the US Federal Reserve. Settlement takes place on December 22, and the option matures on January 8.
UN quizzes China China answers questions on its human rights record at the United Nations Committee against Torture hearings in Geneva.
Klaus visits Ireland Vaclav Klaus, Czech president, begins three days of talks with Brian Cowen, Irish prime minister. They will discuss the Lisbon Treaty ahead of the Czech Republic’s taking over the EU presidency in January.
FT summit The FT hosts Innovate 2008, an international conference in London for chief executives and innovation leaders (to November 11).
Saudi ruler in US King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia visits the US. On Thursday he meets President George W. Bush in New York and attends a United Nations meeting on interfaith dialogue.
FT reports Global Traveller 2008; Global Legal Education 2008
TUESDAY 11
Knesset to dissolve The Israeli parliament dissolves pending elections in February after Kadima party leader Tzipi Livni failed to form a coalition.
Commonwealth trade Commonwealth tourism ministers meet for two days in London to discuss boosting two-way trade between member countries.
Maldives swears in president Former political prisoner Mohamed Nasheed is sworn in as president of the Maldives after winning the October 29 election run-off. His victory removes authoritarian ruler Maumoon Abdul Gayoom after 30 years in power.
Focus on pensions The UK and Irish Pension and Investing Summit starts in Dublin (to November 12). Topics include opportunities for institutional investors.
First world war anniversary European Union president Hans-Gert Pöttering will join Nicolas Sarkozy, the European Council president-in-office, and president of the Commission José Manuel Barroso for a ceremony in Verdun, France, on the 90th anniversary of the end of the first world war.
Tourism ministers’ summit As part of the World Travel Market in London (November 10-13), the UN World Tourism Organisation hosts a one-day summit. Tourism ministers will discuss the downturn, climate change and poverty reduction.
Tobacco expo The World Tobacco China and Asia 2008 exhibition and conference in Macau (to November 13) focuses on the world’s largest cigarette market – 350m smokers who consume a third of the world’s tobacco.
FT report Bahrain 2008
WEDNESDAY 12
Bank boss leads debate Stephen Green, HSBC chairman, talks about the economies of China and India during a London School of Economics debate.
EU budget plans Dalia Grybauskaite, commissioner of the EU, presents results of a consultation about the union’s future budgetary priorities for 2008-9 in Brussels.
Nato ministers gather Nato defence ministers meet in Estonia for two days of talks with Ukraine’s defence minister, Yuri Yekhanurov.
WTO considers crisis Large providers of trade finance gather at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva to discuss the financial crisis.
Credit rating regulation Charlie McCreevy, EU internal markets commissioner, will brief the media in Brussels on plans to regulate credit ratings agencies.
EU special debates Two special debates are taking place in the European Parliament. One focuses on citizenship and representation in Europe ahead of EU elections in June 2009, the other on how a range of current issues affect the EU’s relationship with its citizens.
Call for bank oversight The US House of Representatives financial services committee considers oversight of legislation passed to loosen credit markets.
EU satellite policy The European Satellite Operators Association meets the European Parliament in Brussels to decide future policy options for the industry before the telecoms package review.
Cigarette regulation A World Health Organisation study group meets in Durban to advise Margaret Chan, WHO director-general, on recommendations to member states regarding tobacco regulation.
African conference The African Economic Conference in Tunis (to November 14) focuses on trade, migration, finance issues and climate change.
Gender inequality report Progress on lessening inequality between men and women is measured in the World Economic Forum’s global gender gap report 2008. It ranks 130 economies according to the size of their gender gap, based on economic and other criteria.
FT report Doing Business in the Isle of Man 2008
THURSDAY 13
Avian flu risk The Bird Flu Summit in Las Vegas (to November 14) will discuss international responses to the illness.
Somalia deadline The deadline falls for the rulers of conflict-ridden Somalia to form a cabinet.
Soros to speak George Soros gives testimony to a US House of Representatives committee on hedge fund regulation.
FRIDAY 14
G20 meeting An extraordinary meeting of the G20 begins with a White House dinner. On Saturday, G20 leaders will “review progress” of efforts to stem the financial crisis.
Energy outlook Nobuo Tanaka, International Energy Agency chief, gives a briefing on the world energy outlook for 2008 in Tokyo.
Tarp deadline Qualifying US companies have until today to register to benefit from the part of Treasury’s troubled asset relief programme under which it will buy up to $250bn of preferred stock in institutions that ask for aid.
Nato parliament assembles The Spanish parliament in Valencia hosts Nato’s 54th parliamentary assembly (to November 18).
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