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
Duke Nukem Forever, Child of Eden, and
Alice: Madness Returns stateside, while the UK gets
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending June 18th, 2011.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Crazy Machines
- Hyper Fighters
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- Wii Play: Motion
Xbox 360:
- Alice: Madness Returns
- American McGee's Alice (online)
- Child of Eden
- Duke Nukem Forever
- Record of Agarest War Zero
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- Wipeout in the Zone (Kinect)
PlayStation 3:
- Alice: Madness Returns
- American McGee's Alice (online)
- Duke Nukem Forever
- Record of Agarest War Zero
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Nintendo 3DS:
- Balloon Pop 2
- Brunswick Pro Bowling
- Cubic Ninja
- Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Nintendo DS:
- Hidden Photo (DSi online)
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Autobots
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Decepticons
PC:
- Alice: Madness Returns
- Duke Nukem Forever
- Panzer Corps
- Runes of Magic Chapter IV: Lands of Despair
After nearly a decade's worth of development across multiple studios, the long-delayed
Duke Nukem Forever will finally arrive on store shelves this week in North America, joined by an
American McGee's Alice sequel and the film-based
Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Other highlights include the
Rez spiritual sequel
Child of Eden, the strategy-RPG prequel
Record of Agarest War Zero, and a Nintendo 3DS port for Farsight's critically acclaimed pinball compilation
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles 2
- Fit & Fun
- Williams Pinball Classics
Xbox 360:
- Alice: Madness Returns
- Child of Eden
- Dungeon Siege III
- Max and the Magic Marker
- Williams Pinball Classics
PlayStation 3:
- Alice: Madness Returns
- Dungeon Siege III
- Williams Pinball Classics
Nintendo 3DS:
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
- Naruto: Shippuden 3D - The New Era
Nintendo DS:
- Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles 2
- Max and the Magic Marker
- Noddy In Toyland
PlayStation Portable:
- Williams Pinball Classics
PC:
- Alice: Madness Returns
- Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles 2
- Dungeon Siege III
Nintendo's
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will premiere in the UK two days in advance of its scheduled U.S. release, arriving on the 3DS alongside a Europe-exclusive localization for
Naruto: Shippuden 3D - The New Era.
Games Released in Japan:
Xbox 360:
- Brink
- Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling
PlayStation 3:
- Brink
Nintendo 3DS:
- Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D
Nintendo DS:
- Nakayoshi Quiz no Oshigo to Theme Park
- Shin Hisui no Shizuku: Hiiro no Kakera 2 DS
PlayStation Portable:
- Danbooru Senki
- Kaeru Batake de Tsukamaete: Natsu Senbokuryou Sansen Portable
Splash Damage's
Brink and a
Steins;Gate sequel headline a sparse Japanese release lineup, while the PSP is set to host Level 5's anime-based
Danbooru Senki.
