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
Madden NFL 12 and
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection stateside, while the UK gets an early look at
Driver: San Francisco.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending September 3rd, 2011.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Madden NFL 12
- Sing4: The Hits Edition
Xbox 360:
- Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
- The Baconing (online)
- Bodycount
- Madden NFL 12
- Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (online)
- Rock of Ages (online)
- Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon (online)
PlayStation 3:
- 4 Elements HD (online)
- Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
- The Baconing (online)
- Bodycount
- Madden NFL 12
- Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (online)
- Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon (online)
PlayStation 2:
- Madden NFL 12
Nintendo 3DS:
- Angler's Club: Ultimate Bass Fishing 3D
Nintendo DS:
- Hoppies
- Junior Island Adventure
- Junior Mystery Stories
- Veggy World
PlayStation Portable:
- Carnivores: Ice Age (online)
- ClaDun x2 (online)
- Madden NFL 12
PC:
- Achron
- Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
- Casino Chaos With Las Vegas Players Collection
- Hellbreed
- Jumpgate Evolution
- Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (online)
- Navy Force
- Patrician IV: Gold Edition
- The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles
- Tropico 4
EA's football franchise update
Madden NFL 12 premieres across multiple platforms in North America, joining Codemasters' first-person shooter
Bodycount and Kalypso's aerial combat title
Air Conflicts: Secret Wars.
This week also boasts an impressive collection of downloadable console titles, including ACE Team's
Rock of Ages, Hothead's
DeathSpank sequel
The Baconing, the PSP action-RPG
ClaDun x2, and NetherRealm's one-on-one fighter compilation
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Champion Jockey
- Driver: San Francisco
- Madden NFL 12
- We Dance
Xbox 360:
- Bodycount
- Champion Jockey
- Driver: San Francisco
- Madden NFL 12
- Summer Challenge
PlayStation 3:
- Bodycount
- Champion Jockey
- Driver: San Francisco
- Madden NFL 12
- Summer Challenge
PlayStation 2:
- Madden NFL 12
Nintendo 3DS:
- Driver Renegade 3D
- DualPen Sports 3D
Nintendo DS:
- Jewel Quest 4 Heritage
PlayStation Portable:
- Madden NFL 12
PC:
- Driver: San Francisco
- Guild Wars Trilogy
- Pirates of Black Cove
- Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
- The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles
- Tropico 4
Ubisoft Reflections'
Driver: San Francisco makes its worldwide debut in Europe a week in advance of its scheduled U.S. release. This week also brings the UK premieres of the 3DS titles
Driver Renegade 3D and
DualPen Sports 3D, along with Koei's multiplatform horse racing sim
Champion Jockey.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Jinsei Game: Happy Family: Go Touchi Neta Zouryou Shiage
Nintendo 3DS:
- Devil Survivor: Overclock
PlayStation Portable:
- Busou Shinki: Battle Masters Mk. 2
- Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
- Dead End: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dead End
- Grand Knights History
- Maru Goukaku: Shikaku Dasshu! IT Passport Shiken Portable
- Nanodiver
Vanilla Ware's RPG
Grand Knights History premieres for the PSP in a relatively uneventful Japanese release week, while 3DS owners can expect to see an upgraded version of Atlus' strategy-RPG
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor.
