The DS publisher list brings forth plenty of promise to the handheld; it's good to see companies are getting behind the device. It'll be interesting to see how these old favorites will utilize the touch screen, second screen, and style features of the DS ...or if they will at all. With Boktai, you can see things such as an area map or extended enemy details, but what the heck can you do with a soccer game? Maybe a fatigue chart? The penalty/corner kicking game could be given a lift by the stylus, such as slide the stylus across the screen to determine direction/strength, much like the trackballs used in golf or bowling arcade machines. I'm just anxious to see this innovation all the developers have been harping about.

	Japanese DS Publisher List Released Nintendo has released an official list of Japanese publishers behind their upcoming portable, the Nintendo DS. As it stands, 32 publishers will pumping out 64 titles on top of the eight in the works by Nintendo. Most of the new surprises came care of Konami; they are working on DS iterations of Castlevania, Boktai, and Winning Eleven. Game Arts is working on an unnamed RPG and Marvelous Entertainment is prepping a Harvest Moon title. Check the link for the full list.
	Psychonauts Saved by Majesco According to "well-placed industry sources," GameSpot has confirmed that the quirky Tim Schafer title, Psychonauts, has been picked up by Majesco for publishing. This rumor is reinforced by a trailer that sported the Majesco logo at the recent G-Phoria games award show. Microsoft was originally set to publish the title but dropped it in March. One company's trash is another's treasure..
	Metal Gear Solid 3 Demo The November issue of Official PlayStation Magazine, to hit newsstands next month in October, will be packing the E3 2004 demo of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. The demo showcased both the forest and urban settings of the game as well as the much-hyped HALO drop of Snake.
	Vietcong: Purple Haze Landing on PS2, Xbox Gathering revealed plans today to port over last year's PC title, Vietcong: Purple Haze, to the Xbox and PS2 for release late this month. Gamers play as a US Special Forces operative working behind enemy lines in Northern Vietnam. The console version will sport two new missions exclusive to the console whereas the Xbox version will support up to ten players over Xbox Live.
	Sudeki 2 In The Works GamerFeed went snooping around Climax Studios' site and discovered that within a job posting for a VP of business development, it mentions that Sudeki 2 is one of the company's upcoming titles. Absolutely nothing else could be gleaned from the posting, but it's interesting to see that a sequel is in the works.
	Chessmaster Coming to Xbox Xbox gamers looking for a rousing game of chess finally, finally, have something to look forward to: Chessmaster. Ubisoft announced plans to bring the long-running PC series to Microsoft's console after a run on the PlayStation 2. The game will be packed with features; 180 virtual opponents, 500 famous games, a training mode, but most important of all, Xbox Live compatibility. The game is set for an October release.
	Misc. Q&As/Features GameSpot sits down with Tecmo's Keisuke Kikuchi regarding Gallop Racer 2004. Lost Levels tells the story of the NES version of Earthbound. IGN explores the history of Dead or Alive.
	Misc. Media/Previews
	IGN has new video of Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires along with images of Under The Skin and Berserk. GameSpot peels out with these new screens of Gran Turismo 4 and impressions of Killzone, Rumble Roses, and Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal.
	HomeLAN Fed puts up a mini-preview of Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space. GameSpot has the first official trailer for Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow and the first shots of the jaw-dropping Chessmaster.
	The crew of GameSpot gets slap-happy in this impression of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. GameSpy gives us a smathering of new Killer 7 screens.
	First impressions of Final Fantasy I & II are at IGN this evening. Along with it comes screens of Three Tribes. GameSpy powers up in this hands-on of Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury.
	A new official trailer of Second Sight (PS2, Xbox, GCN) can be found at GameSpot (IGN hands-on here) along with the first trailer of NFL Street 2 (PS2, Xbox, GCN), screens of Madden NFL 2005 (PS2, Xbox, GCN), and a hands-on of Def Jam: Fight for NY. EuroGamer gives us another perspective on Criterion's Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2, Xbox, GCN).