Release This: MotorStorm: Apocalypse, Bangai-O HD Debut Stateside

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 the multiplatform Thor: God of Thunder, Sony's MotorStorm: Apocalypse, and a downloadable Bangai-O sequel to North America. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending May 7th, 2011. Games Released in the United States: Nintendo Wii: - Crazy Machines (online) - Thor: God of Thunder Xbox 360: - Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury (online) - The History Channel: Great Battles - Medieval - Moon Diver (online) - Thor: God of Thunder PlayStation 3: - MotorStorm: Apocalypse - Thor: God of Thunder - Under Siege (online) Nintendo DS: - Anonymous Notes Chapter 2 - From the Abyss (DSi online) - Thor: God of Thunder PC: - Avadon: The Black Fortress - Back to the Future: The Game - Episode III: Citizen Brown - Dead Meets Lead - Fate: The Cursed King - New Boyz: The World - Section 8: Prejudice (online) Sega is set to publish multiple games based on the upcoming Marvel superhero film Thor this week, including a PS3 and Xbox 360 title designed by Liquid Entertainment, a Wii port from Red Fly Studio, and a Nintendo DS side-scroller developed by Contra 4 creators WayForward. Sony's destructive racer MotorStorm: Apocalypse arrives on the PS3 this week, meanwhile, as Xbox Live Arcade hosts the Strider spiritual sequel Moon Diver and the Treasure-developed Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury. Games Released in Europe: Nintendo Wii: - Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 - Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 4 - Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Xbox 360: - Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 - The First Templar PlayStation 3: - Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 - Sniper Ghost Warrior Nintendo 3DS: - Steel Diver Nintendo DS: - Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena PlayStation Portable: - Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus PC: - The First Templar - Mythos Nintendo's 3D submarine sim Steel Diver premieres for the 3DS this week in the UK, arriving alongside region-exclusive debuts like Konami's Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 4 and The First Templar. Games Released in Japan: No new titles are set for release in Japan as the region celebrates the Golden Week holiday.