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
Batman: Arkham City, The Sims 3: Pets, and
Okabu to North America, while
Dance Central 2 gets an early launch in the UK.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending October 22nd, 2011.
Games Released in the United States:
Rocksteady Studios' superhero-themed action-adventure game
Batman: Arkham City headlines this week's domestic console lineup.
A direct follow-up to
Batman: Arkham Asylum, which multiple outlets honored as 2009's Game of the Year,
Arkham City introduces a number of new villains, along with a selection of playable characters including Robin, Nightwing, and Catwoman. A PC version will be released in November, with a Wii U port to follow in 2012.
Other standout multiplatform releases set to hit store shelves this week include EA's
The Sims 3: Pets, Ubisoft's guitar instruction title
Rocksmith, and Activision's action figure-powered platformer
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. Portable offerings are slim, with Nintendo's
Professor Layton and the Last Specter serving as a highlight.
Trendy Entertainment's action-RPG
Dungeon Defenders will launch as a downloadable title across multiple platforms this week, arriving alongside other notable digital releases like HandCircus'
Okabu, Overkill Entertainment's co-op shooter
The Heist, and a DSiWare version of Chillingo's iOS hit
Cut the Rope.
Nintendo Wii:
- Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt - Trophy Showdown
- Bass Pro Shops: The Strike - Tournament Edition
- Ben 10: Galactic Racing
- Family Feud 2012 Edition
- Jimmie Johnson's Anything With an Engine
- Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder (WiiWare)
- The Price Is Right: Decades
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Xbox 360:
- Batman: Arkham City
- Ben 10: Galactic Racing
- Dungeon Defenders (Xbox Live Arcade)
- Family Feud 2012 Edition
- JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters
- Jimmie Johnson's Anything With an Engine
- Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge
- Minute to Win It
- PowerUp Heroes (Kinect)
- Rocksmith
- The Sims 3: Pets
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
- Tropico 4
PlayStation 3:
- Batman: Arkham City
- Beat Hazard Ultra (PlayStation Network)
- Ben 10: Galactic Racing
- Dungeon Defenders (PlayStation Network)
- Everybody Dance (PlayStation Move)
- JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters
- Jimmie Johnson's Anything With an Engine
- Max & the Magic Marker: Gold Edition (PlayStation Network)
- Okabu (PlayStation Network)
- Payday: The Heist (PlayStation Network)
- The Price Is Right: Decades
- Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
- Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (PlayStation Network)
- Rocksmith
- The Sims 3: Pets
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Nintendo 3DS:
- Pet Zombies
- The Sims 3: Pets
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Nintendo DS:
- 1001 Touch Games
- Ben 10: Galactic Racing
- Cut the Rope (DSiWare)
- I SPY Castle
- Jewel Time Deluxe
- Petz Puppyz & Kittenz
- Professor Layton and the Last Specter
PlayStation Portable:
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact
PC:
- Cities XL 2012 (online)
- Dungeon Defenders (online)
- JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters
- Renegade Ops (online)
- The Sims 3: Pets
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
- Worms Crazy Golf (online)
Games Released in Europe:
Harmonix's Kinect dancing sim sequel
Dance Central 2 arrives in the UK on October 21st, with a worldwide release to follow next week. Sega's soccer management sim
Football Manager 2012 also ships to Europe this week, along with the PS3
Ratchet & Clank spinoff
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One and the film-based
The Adventures of Tintin: The Game.
Nintendo Wii:
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Game
Xbox 360:
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Game
- Batman: Arkham City
- Dance Central (Kinect)
- Dungeon Defenders (Xbox Live Arcade)
- The Sims 3: Pets
- Tropico 4
PlayStation 3:
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Game
- Batman: Arkham City
- DanceStar Party
- Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
- The Sims 3: Pets
Nintendo 3DS:
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Game
- The Sims 3: Pets
Nintendo DS:
- Captain America: Super Soldier
- Challenge Me Kids: Brain Trainer
PlayStation Portable:
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact
PC:
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Game
- Football Manager 2012
- The Sims 3: Pets
- Tropico Trilogy
Games Released in Japan:
Namco Bandai's Blu-ray movie and game bundle
Gekijouban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa - Hybrid Pack is scheduled to launch this week in Japan, where it will debut alongside localized versions of recent western hits like
Dead Island, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and
FIFA 12.
Nintendo Wii:
- Go Vacation
Xbox 360:
- Dead Island
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- FIFA 12: World Class Soccer
- NBA 2K12
PlayStation 3:
- Dead Island
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- FIFA 12: World Class Soccer
- Gekijouban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa - Hybrid Pack
- NBA 2K12
- Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
Nintendo 3DS:
- Tetris
PlayStation Portable:
- FIFA 12: World Class Soccer
- Kami Naru Kimi to
- Naruto Shippuuden: Narutimate Impact
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni Portable 1
