But, without further ado, here are some of the games you can expect between now and the end of the year:

(Note: The following list is only for North America)

Xbox 360
Oct 13th: Brutal Legend
Oct 27th: DJ Hero
Oct 27th: Forza Motorsport 3
Oct 27th: Tekken 6
Oct 29th: GTA4: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Nov 3rd: Band Hero
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Nov 17th: Assassin’s Creed II
Nov 17th: Left 4 Dead 2

Dec 22nd: Guitar Hero: Van Halen

Playstation 3
Sept 29th: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

Oct 13th: Brutal Legend
Oct 20th: Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
Oct 27th: DJ Hero
Oct 27th: Tekken 6

Nov 3rd: Band Hero
Nov 3rd: Lego Rock Band
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Nov 17th: Assassins Creed II

Dec 22nd: Guitar Hero: Van Halen

Wii
Sept 29th: Dead Space Extraction

Oct 4th: Wii Fit Plus
Oct 6th: Spore Hero
Oct 13th: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Oct 27th: DJ Hero

Nov 3rd: Band Hero
Nov 3rd: Lego Rock Band
Nov 3rd: Rabbids Go Home
Nov 3rd: Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex
Nov 15th: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Nov 27th: Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Dec 22nd: Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Dec 26th: Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers

(I also believe that Tatsunoku vs. Capcom is supposed to fit in somewhere here, unless I missed something.)

Nintendo DS
Sept 29th: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Oct 6th: Spore Hero Arena
Oct 12th:  Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Oct 13th: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Nov 3rd: Lego Rock Band
Nov 10th: Band Hero
Nov 10th: Call of Duty Modern Warfare: Mobilized

Dec 7th: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

PSP
Oct 1st: PSPGo [Hardware]
Oct 1st: Gran Tourismo
Oct 1st: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
Oct 13th: Half Minute Hero
Oct 20th: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Nov 17th: Little Big Planet

(And yes, that’s it for now.)

PC
Oct 13th: Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Oct 22nd: Windows 7 [Operating System]

Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Nov 17th: Left 4 Dead 2

It seems that Sony keeps on thinking of ways to show just how much they fail.

When they’re not launching their newest systems to lackluster launches, they’re relaunching them with features that nobody cares about. When they deny a rumor, they come back and reveal that it’s true by the end of the week.

…And when SCEA finally started selling Playstation Network prepaid cards in Canadian retailers, the cards were bogus.

In a goof-up of epic proportions, Sony mixed up their initial shipments of PSN prepaid cards, except those going to EB Games. I have no idea how or why this would make a difference since all retailers technically use the same system, but apparently certain cards only work at certain retailers, and the cards that apparently were supposed to go to Rogers Plus stores ended up at 7-11 and Best Buy/Future Shop.  However, the cards were stocked anyway and as a result, cards purchased from anywhere in Canada except EB Games, although recognized by the Playstation Store as activated, are giving a “The funds could not be added to your wallet” error due to them not being activated properly.

Fortunately, both Sony and the retailers are starting to catch onto this critical error. Over on the Official PlayStation Forums, people affected by the problem are reporting that both parties are cooperating. Sony is asking for proof of purchase to be faxed to them, and others have reported that they had gone back to Best Buy, explained what was going on, and were actually able to get a refund. (Yes, a refund on a non-refundable product) Those same people have also said that the managers have had the bogus cards pulled off the shelves.

Sony has not released an official statement regarding the issue, and there is no word that they will.  I advise my fellow Canadians looking to buy a PSN card to do so from EB games, as the are the only ones that seem to be working. If you have already bought a card from 7-11, Best Buy, or Future Shop that does not work, you can call SCEA Consumer Support at 1-800-345-7669.

UPDATED: SCEA has been manually adding the balance to peoples’ accounts for those that have bought a non-working Playstation Network card. Here’s what you have to do:

1. Call the support line as noted. Give them your PSN ID, the card’s code, and where you bought it. They’ll give you a service request number and a number to fax copies of your card and receipt to.
2. Scan the your receipt and both sides of the card, print them out, write “Attn: Tech Team” along with your service request number, name, phone number, PSN ID and associated ID on the printout.  Fax all of this to the number that they give you. (If you don’t have a fax machine at home, you can go to a UPS store or other courier and it’ll only cost you around two bucks.
3. They will call you back in a day or two to let you know that they’ve added the balance to your account, given that everything checks out correctly.

Update 2: I had faxed them a copy of my bogus card and receipt and they manually added the $20 to my account. That’s quite a relief.