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
Call of Juarez: The Cartel and
Just Dance: Summer Party to North America, while
Minna no Rhythm Tengoku and
Sengoku Basara: Chronicle Heroes ship in Japan.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending July 23rd, 2011.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Captain America: Super Soldier
- Just Dance: Summer Party
- The Smurfs: Dance Party
Xbox 360:
- Bastion (online)
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel
- Captain America: Super Soldier
PlayStation 3:
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel
- Captain America: Super Soldier
- Dead Block (online)
Nintendo DS:
- Captain America: Super Soldier
- The Smurfs
PC:
- Runespell: Overture
- Supreme Ruler: Cold War
Ubisoft's first-person shooter sequel
Call of Juarez: The Cartel hits retail this week, joining the multiplatform film tie-in title
Captain America: Super Soldier.
On the Wii, the popular
Just Dance series gets a DLC compilation release with
Just Dance: Summer Party, along with a spinoff game based on the upcoming animated film
The Smurfs.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Cars 2
- Williams Pinball Classics
Xbox 360:
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel
- Cars 2
- Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon
- Williams Pinball Classics
PlayStation 3:
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel
- Cars 2
- Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon
- Williams Pinball Classics
Nintendo DS:
- Cars 2
Call of Juarez: The Cartel also arrives in the UK this week, accompanied by D3's
Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon and Disney's
Cars 2.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Minna no Rhythm Tengoku
Xbox 360:
- Alice: Madness Returns
- F.3.A.R.
PlayStation 3:
- Alice: Madness Returns
- F.3.A.R.
- No More Heroes: Red Zone Edition
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Nintendo 3DS:
- Bikkuriman Kanjuku Haoh: Sanmi Douran Sensouki
- Ushimitsu Monstro: Linse to Mahou Rhythm
Nintendo DS:
- Maru Goukaku Shikaku Dasshu! Shakaifukushi Samurai Shiken
- Nora to Koku no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
PlayStation Portable:
- Nisenochigiri: Omoide no Saki e
- Sengoku Basara: Chronicle Heroes
Nintendo's
Rhythm Heaven sequel
Minna no Rhythm Tengoku ships for the Wii this week in Japan. Other notable titles include a PSP sequel in Capcom's
Sengoku Basara series, a PS3 rerelease for
No More Heroes, and the Atlus-developed DS RPG
Nora to Koku no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo.
