Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of August 31st

Have you noticed? The nights are drawing in, the temperature is dropping and actual games are being released. Clearly Summer is coming to a close, bringing the reasonably short games drought to an end for another year. Hold on to your wallets, because it's pretty much a non-stop tidal wave of quality titles until Christmas. Here's the full release list:

US Games

• Mercenaries 2: World In Flames
• Rapala Fishing Frenzy
• Vampire Rain: Altered Species
• NFL Head Coach 2009
• Facebreaker

EU Games

• Mercenaries 2: World In Flames
• Assassin's Creed (Platinum)
• FaceBreaker
• Monster Madness: Grave Danger

Asian Games

• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (The Best)

Want a game from another region? Go for it. Your PS3 won't mind. Do remember that, while the games are region free, DLC tends not to be. Also, we don't know whether you know this or not, but release dates can be very ... fluid. Check with your local retailer. They'll know, fo sho'.