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
Uncharted 3 and
Sonic Generations stateside, while
Super Mario 3D Land and
Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3 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 November 5th, 2011.
Games Released in the United States:
Naughty Dog's third-person action-adventure game
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception premieres exclusively for the PlayStation 3 this week in all regions. Following up on
Uncharted 2, which multiple outlets named as 2009's Game of the Year,
Drake's Deception offers a variety of expanded multiplayer options including collectible treasures and a new Buddy System.
An upgraded PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 version of Activision's Wii
GoldenEye remake will also premiere in North America this week, along with other multiplatform offerings like Sega's
Sonic the Hedgehog franchise sequel
Sonic Generations and an Ubisoft-published adventure game based on the television series
NCIS.
Natsume's farming sim
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns and Image Epoch's PSP action-RPG
Fate/Extra headline this week's portable console lineup, while MonkeyPaw Games'
BurgerTime World Tour is set to launch for Xbox Live Arcade. Additional digital download releases for the PlayStation 3, Wii, and 3DS will be announced in the coming days.
Nintendo Wii:
- Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai
- Disney Princess Enchanting Storybooks
- Family Game Night 4: The Game Show
- Gem Smashers
- Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
- Hasbro Family Game Night Fun Pack
- The Kore Gang
- Monopoly Collection
- NASCAR Unleashed
- NCIS
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
- Sing4: The Hits Edition
- Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know It
Xbox 360:
- BurgerTime World Tour (Xbox Live Arcade)
- Cabela's Adventure Camp (Kinect)
- Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Hunting Party
- Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai
- Family Game Night 4: The Game Show
- Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
- GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
- Hasbro Family Game Night Fun Pack
- Jimmie Johnson's Anything With an Engine
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
- Motion Explosion! (Kinect)
- MotionSports Adrenaline (Kinect)
- NASCAR Unleashed
- NCIS
- Otomedius Excellent
- Sonic Generations
- Twister Mania (Kinect)
- Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?
PlayStation 3:
- Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
- Cabela's Adventure Camp
- Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai
- Family Game Night 4: The Game Show
- Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
- GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
- JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters
- Jimmie Johnson's Anything With an Engine
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
- MotionSports Adrenaline (PlayStation Move)
- NASCAR Unleashed
- NCIS
- Sonic Generations
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Nintendo 3DS:
- Centipede: Infestation
- Gem Smashers
- Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
- Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns
- James Noir's Hollywood Crimes
Nintendo DS:
- Disney Princess Enchanting Storybooks
- Dora & Kai-Lan's Pet Shelter
- Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
- Nickelodeon Team Umizoomi
- Photo World DSi
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
- ZhuZhu Babies
- Zoobles! Spring to Life!
PlayStation Portable:
- Fate/Extra
- I Kill Zombies (minis)
PC:
- Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
- JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
- Sonic Generations
Games Released in Europe:
Uncharted 3 and
Sonic Generations also launch in Europe this week, joining Ubisoft's Kinect-powered
Rayman spinoff
Raving Rabbids Alive & Kicking and a region-exclusive localization for Cave's bullet-hell shooter
Dodonpachi Resurrection.
Nintendo Wii:
- Family Game Night 4: The Game Show
- Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
- Get Up and Dance
- Go Vacation
- Monopoly Collection
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
- Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know It
- We Sing Rock
Xbox 360:
- Blackwater
- Dodonpachi Resurrection
- Family Game Night 4: The Game Show
- Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
- GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
- Grease Dance (Kinect)
- Just Dance Kids
- Raving Rabbids Alive & Kicking (Kinect)
- Sonic Generations
PlayStation 3:
- Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten
- Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
- Get Up and Dance
- GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
- Grease Dance (PlayStation Move)
- Just Dance Kids
- Sonic Generations
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Nintendo 3DS:
- BlazBlue Continuum Shift II
- Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
- Michael Jackson: The Experience
Nintendo DS:
- Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
- Zoobles! Spring to Life!
PlayStation Portable:
- BlazBlue Continuum Shift II
Games Released in Japan:
Battlefield 3 and
Uncharted 3 lead this week's console lineup in Japan, as the 3DS hosts Nintendo's 3D platformer
Super Mario Land 3D and Square Enix's
Rocket Slime sequel
Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3: Taikaizoku to Shippo Dan.
Nintendo Wii:
- Winning Eleven Playmaker 2012
Xbox 360:
- Battlefield 3
PlayStation 3:
- Battlefield 3
- Uncharted 3: Sabaku ni Nemuru Atlantis
PlayStation 2:
- World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012
Nintendo 3DS:
- Azito 3D
- Dog School: Lovely Puppy
- Nicola Kanshuu: Model * Oshare Audition 2
- Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3: Taikaizoku to Shippo Dan
- Super Mario 3D Land
PlayStation Portable:
- World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012
