[Every week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services, as compiled by console digital editor Ryan Langley, including the latest XBLA and PSN games.]
A big week for Xbox Live Arcade this week with the release of Twisted Pixel's latest creation
Ms. Splosion Man, as well as
Warhammer: Kill Team and
Boulder Dash.
It's a little less fun on other platforms though -- PSN was almost empty outside of some quality PSP Minis titles, and Nintendo Downloads were all about the 3DS Virtual Console titles, as simple as they were.
Next week brings the Summer of Aracde for XBLA! Hopefully the other groups up their game for this time.
Xbox Live Arcade
A big day for Xbox Live Arcade with three brand new titles.
The first, and most prominent is
Ms. Splosion Man, sequel to the popular
'Splosion Man from the 2009 Summer of Arcade. Grab it today for 800MSP.
Also available this week is
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team, a new dual stick shooter based on the Warhammer 40K universe. It looks pretty great but only includes local cooperative play. Check it out for 800MSP.
The last release this week is
Boulder Dash-XL, based on the popular computer game of the '80s, also for 800MSP.
We also have one new piece of downloadable content for
Section 8: Prejudice -- the
Frontier Colonies Map Pack, which comes with two new multiplayer maps.
And in this week's Deal Of The Week, you can grab
Dead Rising: Case West for 400MSP, down from 800MSP.
PlayStation Store (North America)
A slim week for the PlayStation Store -- PlayStation Network has only received demos for last year's
Dead Nation and an online demo of
PixelJunk Shooter 2. You can download the retail release
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood for $39.99, I guess.
We do have some interesting downloadable content however --
Worms 2: Armageddon has added a new Puzzle Pack for $4.99, featuring 20 single-player puzzle missions, new hats, new speech banks, and 12 new achievements.
Magic The Gathering: Duels of The Planeswalkers 2012 has also added 20 card packs, all for $0.99 each, and
Wizardry: Labyrinth Of Lost Souls added DLC for Limit Free Levels for $0.99.
But the game to get this week is a PSP Minis title --
Mighty Flip Champs! DX. Developed by Wayforward, this previously DSiWare-only title has been completely reconfigured for the PSP's wider screen, and you can check it out for $5.99.
Current deals available include:
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
PixelJunk Shooter 2 -(now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
Hard Corps: Uprising (now $10.49, original price $14.99, PlayStation Plus price $7.34)
Hard Corps: Character: Harley (now $1.75, original price $2.49, PlayStation Plus price $1.23)
Hard Corps: Character: Leviathan (now $1.75, original price $2.49, PlayStation Plus price $1.23)
Hard Corps: Character: Sayuri (now $1.75, original price $2.49, PlayStation Plus price $1.23)
Chime Super Deluxe (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
Scott Pilgrim (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
Scott Pilgrim - Knives Chau Add-On (now $1.49, original price $1.99, PlayStation Plus price $1.04)
Risk Factions (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
Dead Space Extraction (now $10.49, original price $14.99, PlayStation Plus price $7.34)
Tales from Space: About a Blob (now $10.49, original price $14.99, PlayStation Plus price $7.34)
Back to the Future: The Game - Full Series (now $13.99, original price $19.99, PlayStation Plus price $9.79)
Shank (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
Swarm (now $9.99, original price $14.99, PlayStation Plus price $6.99)
Those with PlayStation Plus can now also grab
Golden Axe for free.
PlayStation Store (Europe)
Much like the American update, the European PlayStation Store update is a bit lacking. No new PS3 specific titles this week, just demos of
Dead Nation and the online component of
PixelJunk Shooter 2.
What we do have is some Minis -- this week showcased by
Gamocracy One : Legend Of Robot. Created by The Bearded Ladies, the game is entirely made up of designs from EU.PlayStation.com community members. The game
looks pretty sweet. It's up for £4.15/€5.19.
Other Minis available this week are
Arcade Pool & Snooker for £3.49/€3.99, and a "Awesome Summer Minis Bundle" for £4.99/€5.99, including
A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks!, Young Thor, Widget Odyssey 1 and 2 and
Zombie Tycoon.
That's all for this week! Maybe Sony have something up their sleeve to combat Xbox's Summer of Arcade?
Nintendo eShop (North America)
This week's Nintendo Update gets two new titles for 3DS Virtual Console -- the original
Game & Watch Gallery, featuring remakes of
Fire, Manhole, Oil Panic, and
Octopus for $2.99, and the
really old
Baseball for $2.99. I hope Nintendo moves onto something a little more "full" soon.
One new WiiWare title this week, and hey, It looks pretty good --
3D Pixel Racing is a racing game taken to the "
Minecraft" extreme with blocks and bits. When you've got a limitation like WiiWare, it's best to use a style that you can take advantage of! You can grab it for 500 Points.
We also have four new DSiWare titles --
Extreme Hangman 2 for 200 Points;
Afterzoom, a neat Alternate Reality game that makes good use of the DSi camera for 500 Points;
Puzzle Fever for 500 Points; and
Just Sing: '80s Collection for 500 Points.
Nintendo eShop (Europe)
Today's top title is another 3DS Virtual Console release --
Mario's Picross. Considered a classic puzzler, you can grab it today for £3.60 / €4.00.
Other DSiWare releases, which are also available on 3DS, include:
Airport Mania: Non-Stop Flights for 200 Points,
Successfully Learning German Year 4 for 500 Points, and
Jewel Keepers for 500 Points.
And lastly, one new WiiWare game -- a WiiWare version of
Successfully Learning German Year 4 for 500 Points. Yay!
