Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of December 9th

It's catch up week. Two games that have been out for the 360 for yonks but kept getting pushed back finally see the light of day this week. Not only that, but the "will it, won't it" struggle of Epic's Unreal Tournament III will finally be resolved with a positive outcome as the game makes it out before Christmas. Barely. Here's the full release list:

US Games

• Unreal Tournament III
• Blacksite: Area 51
• The Orange Box
  

EU Games

• The Orange Box
• Oblivion: Game of the Year edition

Asian Games

• Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

Not bad at all, considering 98% of the year's big releases are out already. This should be the last week with any games of note being stuck on shelves - which is fine by us. We're ready to sit back and finally get through all of the year's great releases.

Don't forget your PS3 is region free, so go ahead and import any of the above games. Release dates are subject to the whim of the fates, so be sure to check with your local retailer just in case.