As we continue on towards the holiday season, I'm inclined to believe that this notable games list will continue to grow into gigantic proportions.

Joystiq has Call of Duty 4 as the highlight, but honestly, you can't pin the total spotlight this week on a single game. Besides, one of the greatest games ever came out for the Virtual Console.

Notable games this week:
Alien Soldier (VC)
Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War (360, PS3)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360, PS3, DS, PC)
Dra...

Akira_EX via www.joystiq.com »

"It is not everyday you see a company take major risks in this Industry. However, when Disney announced that it was going to build a new franchise in Spectrobes, many were clearly shocked. Not only was this to start off as a computer game, rather than anime first, it would be exclusively released on Nintendo's touch-screen portable, the DS, rather than across multiple formats. But it certainly paid off as the game has been a massive worldwide smash hit! Cubed³ caught up with the company to tal..."

Deviant via www.cubed3.com »

"Today Disney Interactive Studios announced Spectrobes was the best-selling third-party Nintendo DS title in March 2007. The game, developed by Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories creator Jupiter, was an original IP -- a bit of a departure for Disney Interactive, which is known for licensed games based on Disney properties. A successful game usually means sequels, and that seems to be just what Disney has in mind.

"Spectrobes has quickly become a global phenomenon and has consistently been am..."

Chaos Swordsman via ds.ign.com »