Bungie’s final Halo game, Halo: Reach, hits stores worldwide this Tuesday, September 14. If for some odd reason you’re not a Halo fan, there’s still plenty to be excited about this week in new game releases.

Tron is set to make a huge comeback with feature film Tron Legacy and action-adventure tie-in video game Tron: Evolution. Courtesy of Disney Games UK, check out the following video to see new footage of the game as well as interviews with . . .

Lots of games coming out this week including Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, NHL 11, R.U.S.E., Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 and some big time handheld games with Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP) and Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (DS). The summer video game drought is officially over!

It’s been gripping news the past month as 33 Chilean miners remain trapped 2,500 feet below the surface in a collapsed mine. Boredom and despair have no doubt set in as landslides and complications have experts estimating rescue could take 4 months. Luckily, they’ve been sent down PSP’s…

Another slow week in new game releases, however, there are still a few big games hitting stores including Metroid: Other M for the Wii, Dead Rising: Case Zero for the Xbox 360 and Valkyria Chronicles 2 for the PSP. Hit the jump for the full list of new games coming out this week.

THQ has recently announced the full launch of their online portal for WWE video games at wwe.thq.com/, as well as their official community website for their latest title, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011, at community.smackdownvsraw.com.

The 3rd Birthday, a new game starring Parasite Eve protagonist Aya Brea, is slated for release this winter and producer Yoshinori Kitase’s has said that a PSN release of the original Parasite Eve 1 and 2 is currently being looked at.

While Sony hasn’t announced or mentioned the PSP 2 publicly, apparently a few developers were able to get a private demonstration at Gamescon this week. Several unnamed publishers have reported seeing the incomplete PSP 2, with first party games running on it, and …

About five days ago, during WWE’s SummerSlam weekend, THQ held an event for the press to see what sports-entertainment and video game fans everywhere could expect from the latest installment of their flagship franchise, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011.

In June, Sony debuted a new value-priced line of best-selling PlayStation Portable titles known collectively as “PSP Favorites.” Now, only two and a half months later, they’ve moved to expand the line just in time for back-to-school shopping.

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is the big highlight this week, while Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light hits the Xbox Live Arcade to end the 360′s Summer of Arcade event.

Nintendo has expressed in the past that they have no interest of getting into the cellular phone business with their line of DS handhelds. Of course, that would seem natural; after all, they have had no trouble moving the devices as they are. Sony, on the other hand, may be a different story.

LucasArts has recently confirmed that the long awaited sequel to the original Force Unleashed will now be skipping the Playstation Portable train station…

With the release of Madden NFL 11 this week, the fall release schedule officially begins and this first week ain’t too bad for gamers. Of course, there’s Madden NFL 11, but there’s some great downloadable games coming out this week such as Scott Pilgrim vs. the World for PS3, Monday Night Combat for 360 and, um, Enjoy Your Massage! for the Wii.

A most interesting thing has happened this week: THQ’s WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 has become a best-seller. That in itself isn’t amazing; in fact, it’s practically expected. But there’s more to the story…