Kicking off a new feature here, where I take pictures of the odd stuff that arrives at my desk on a semi-daily basis. Today we have two entries, pictured above.

The first is a gingerbread man, packed in with "Overlord 2." If you're very familiar with the game you'd know that there's a snowy gumdrop Christmas village level, which explains his origin. If you're not at all familiar, then it's just a very odd thing to pack in with a game that features a giant, evil looking dude with a sword on the cover.

On the left things get even stranger. Yes, that's a copy of "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince." And beneath it? Yes, a Harry Potter snap bracelet. Remember those? Well, they're back! And they're branded. This one is especially cool as it's laminated and as cloth on the inside to prevent journalists from using it as a shiv. How thoughtful!

Despite it being near the end of June, a notoriously slow time for video games (though nothing beats July for the video game dry season), this week has a pretty solid selection of releases.

Pick of the Week: Fight Night Round 4
This isn't a huge shock, but it's good to see EA making some healthy (if minor) gameplay changes to their already-solid boxing game. Simplified blocking and mid-round minigames makes the game more approachable to newbies, while the supremely slick graphics and added variety of fighting styles makes it worth another purchase. Bad news for achievement boosters, though. Getting 1000 this time around is much harder.
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