Release This: Inversion, Virtua Fighter 5 FS premiere worldwide

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 Saber Interactive's Inversion to North America and Europe, while Sega's Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown premieres as a digital download. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending June 9th, 2012. Games Released in the United States: Saber Interactive's third-person shooter Inversion headlines this week's retail lineup in North America, offering gameplay that focuses heavily on gravity manipulation and destructible settings. Other standouts include the multiplatform animated film tie-in title Madagascar 3, a new expansion pack for The Sims 3, and a 3DS port for Ubisoft's Rayman Origins. On the digital front, Sega offers a long-awaited home console port of its arcade one-on-one fighter Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, while Digital Reality debuts its arcade-styled racer Bang Bang Racing for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC platforms. Nintendo Wii: - Madagascar 3: The Video Game Xbox 360: - Bang Bang Racing (Xbox Live Arcade) - Inversion - Madagascar 3: The Video Game - Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (Xbox Live Arcade) PlayStation 3: - Bang Bang Racing (PlayStation Network) - Inversion - Madagascar 3: The Video Game - Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (PlayStation Network) Nintendo 3DS: - Art of Balance Touch! (3DSWare) - Madagascar 3: The Video Game - Rayman Origins Nintendo DS: - Cat Frenzy (DSiWare) - Madagascar 3: The Video Game PlayStation Vita: - Madagascar 3: The Video Game PC: - Bang Bang Racing (online) - Deadly Association (online) - Inversion - The Sims 3 Katy Perry's Sweet Treats - Strategic War in Europe (online) Games Released in Europe: Synetic's multiplatform car chase franchise Crash Time gets a Europe-exclusive sequel this week, while the 3DS hosts the platform-specific spinoff Crash Time 3D. Xbox 360: - Bang Bang Racing (Xbox Live Arcade) - Crash Time 4: The Syndicate - Game of Thrones - Inversion - Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (Xbox Live Arcade) PlayStation 3: - Crash Time 4: The Syndicate - Game of Thrones - Inversion - Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (PlayStation Network) Nintendo 3DS: - Crash Time 3D - Fantasy Petz - Funky Barn 3D - Monster 4x4 3D - Rayman Origins Nintendo DS: - 4 Elements PC: - Crash Time 4: The Syndicate - Game of Thrones - Gemini Wars - Inversion - The Sims 3 Katy Perry's Sweet Treats Games Released in Japan: Sony's action game Tokyo Jungle premieres in Japan this week, offering players a unique experience in which wild animals fight to survive on the city streets of a deserted Japan. The PlayStation Vita gets its first Gundam-based game with the release of Artdink's mech combat title Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny, meanwhile, as the PSP hosts D3's visual novel Storm Lover Kai. Xbox 360: - Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (Xbox Live Arcade) PlayStation 3: - Tokyo Jungle - Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (PlayStation Network) PlayStation Vita: - Hello Kitty To Issho! Block Crash - Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny PlayStation Portable: - Storm Lover Kai!!