Amidst the usual barrage of less-than-note-worthy DS titles, this week's big release is the sequel to the 2001 FPS Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Hitler's got the usual evil army, and it's gonna be up to you to infiltrate and beat them from the inside. There's a few more you might want to check out, so read on for this edition of On Shelves This Week.

David Amor, co-founder of Relentless Software, recently spoke with Develop Online for his take on the current issues that gaming is facing today. One of them is the PS3-Xbox 360 duel, which he believes to be a challenging ordeal for Microsoft. The Xbox creators may be up in sales right now, but the PS3 still has one huge ace up its sleeve - the fact that it's PlayStation.

Wedbush Morgan's exhaustive report on the effects of ancillary revenues on the console cycle contains a little nugget that suggests a Wii HD could convince consumers that it's "the last console they will ever need" and that it could seriously derail any chances of a PS3 comeback.

Rumor has it that Sony's been developing their own motion sensing remote for the PlayStation 3. According to one of Kombo's sources who "has a superb track record for accuracy," the remote is already finished and Sony's looking for publishers to support it in their games.

We scored an interview with Clark Stacey, Vice President of Smart Bomb Interactive, the folks who brought us Snoopy vs. the Red Baron on PS2, PSP and PC. Clark was nice enough to answer our questions and divulge the first details of Snoopy's brand new adventure, DLC, multiplayer, gameplay mechanics, and brand spanking new screens lie just a click away!

You'd think the Wiimote would be the ultimate controller for shooters, but having to switch between the D-pad and the A button every time you change weapons just makes for clunky gameplay.

The solution? Slap a track ball on the A button! And that's just what AcidMods did. Check out a vid of their latest mod after the link.

Another thanks to Mark for the tip off!

This is probably the most interesting piece of patenting I've seen in the game industry to date. Someone's just discovered a patent that SCEA's filed to the US Patent & Trademark Office, outlining their rumored "transforming" controller. Sonar tech: check! Interchangeable button faceplates: check! Multiple controller combination configurations: check! Breast detection: uh... whut?

Gametrak Freedom. I don't know about you, but I think Wiimote sounds catchier. Gametrak Freedom is the name of the new motion-sensing controller for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. So what does it look like? Take a guess and click on the link below.

And a big thanks to ISOHaven for the tip!

He may not be the Lich King, but he's got enough evil to fuel his next three games all the way into next year. Codemasters is set to unleash a generous spread of malevolence in 2009 with three brand new Overlord titles. Get ready for the sequel to the 2007 Minion-fest as well as its two new spin-off titles. Find out more about them in our full article after the jump.

After Square Enix's big announcement in E3 2008, do you still believe anything is impossible? Another "big announcement" is on the way this August, and the RPG maker says it's about their (arguably) most popular franchise, Final Fantasy VII. What could it be? We don't know but here's a list of things a lot of people don't want it to be. Don't take it way too seriously, though.