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Release This - Aliens: Colonial Marines ships worldwide

Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Aliens: Colonial Marines to North America and Europe, while Japan gets Ginga Force and Lollipop Chainsaw: Valentine Edition.

Danny Cowan, Blogger

February 11, 2013

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Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in a custom compiled list. This week brings Aliens: Colonial Marines to North America and Europe, while Japan gets Ginga Force and Lollipop Chainsaw: Valentine Edition. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending February 16th, 2013. Games Released in the United States: Gearbox Software's sci-fi first-person shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines debuts for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC this week, boasting an in-depth character customization system, a cooperative campaign for up to four players, and a variety of online competitive multiplayer modes. A Wii U version is slated for release next month. Other titles arriving this week include Nintendo's 3DS brain training title Brain Age: Concentration Training, Kalypso's turn-based simulation game Omerta: City of Gangsters, and a PS Vita port of Ratloop's Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken. Xbox 360: - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Omerta: City of Gangsters PlayStation 3: - Aliens: Colonial Marines Nintendo 3DS: - Brain Age: Concentration Training - Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed PlayStation Vita: - Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (PlayStation Network) PC: - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Impire - The Plan Games Released in Europe: Enigma's historical turn-based strategy title History: Legends of War (released stateside last year as History Legends of War: Patton) joins Aliens: Colonial Marines on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this week in Europe. Xbox 360: - Aliens: Colonial Marines - History: Legends of War PlayStation 3: - Aliens: Colonial Marines - History: Legends of War PC: - Aliens: Colonial Marines Games Released in Japan: An expanded version of Grasshopper Manufacture's Lollipop Chainsaw ships for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Japan this week, while 360 owners can also look forward to Ginga Force, an arcade-style shoot-'em-up from the creators of the acclaimed Eschatos. Portable highlights include Namco Bandai's 3DS RPG Magi: Hajimari no Meikyuu, Tecmo Koei's PSP visual novel Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Hachiyoushou, and a localization of WayForward's PS Vita dungeon crawler Silent Hill: Book of Memories. Xbox 360: - Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII - Ginga Force - Lollipop Chainsaw: Valentine Edition PlayStation 3: - Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII - Lollipop Chainsaw: Valentine Edition Nintendo 3DS: - Maru Gou! 3D Nanami to Issho ni Gakubo! English Joutatsu no Kotsu Riron-Hen - Maru Gou! Nanami to Issho ni Gakubo! TOEIC Test Taisaku-Hen - Magi: Hajimari no Meikyuu PlayStation Vita: - Sakura-Sou no Pet na Kanojo - Silent Hill: Book of Memories PlayStation Portable: - Battle Robot Tamashii - Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Hachiyoushou - Sakura-Sou no Pet na Kanojo

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Danny Cowan

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Danny Cowan is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist for Gamasutra and its subsites. Previously, he has written reviews and feature articles for gaming publications including 1UP.com, GamePro, and Hardcore Gamer Magazine.

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