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
Army of Two: The 40th Day and
Vancouver 2010 stateside, as Japan gets
Batman: Arkham Asylum and
Last Window.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending January 16th, 2010.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Chronos Twins DX (online)
- Crazy Chicken Tales
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (online)
- ShadowPlay (online)
- Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces
- Walk It Out
Xbox 360:
- Army of Two: The 40th Day
- Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (online)
- Vancouver 2010
PlayStation 3:
- Army of Two: The 40th Day
- Vancouver 2010
Nintendo DS:
- Daniel X: The Ultimate Power
- Sands of Destruction
- Touch Solitaire (online DSi)
- Windy X Windam
PlayStation Portable:
- Army of Two: The 40th Day
PC:
- Mary Kay Andrews: The Fixer Upper
- Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
- Twin Sector
EA's cooperative shooter
Army of Two: The 40th Day will hit the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PSP platforms in North America this week, arriving alongside the multiplatform olympic sports sim
Vancouver 2010.
Online-exclusive offerings for this week include a WiiWare port for Capcom's adventure title
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and an Xbox 360 remake of Croteam's first-person shooter
Serious Sam.
Games Released in Europe:
Xbox 360:
- Army of Two: The 40th Day
- Vancouver 2010
PlayStation 3:
- Army of Two: The 40th Day
- Vancouver 2010
PlayStation Portable:
- Army of Two: The 40th Day
Army of Two: The 40th Day and
Vancouver 2010 will also see release in the UK this week. No other titles are scheduled for retail release this week in Europe.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- BioHazard: The Darkside Chronicles
Xbox 360:
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
PlayStation 3:
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Nintendo DS:
- Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku
- Maru Goukaku Shiraku Sashhu! IT Passport Shiken
- Takahashi Shoten Kanshuu: Saihinshutsu! SPI Perfect Mondaishuu DS 2011 Nendohan
PlayStation Portable:
- Kentoushi: Gladiator Begins
- Mahjong Haoh Battle Royale II
- Tekken 6
Batman: Arkham Asylum will make its Japanese debut this week on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, while Wii owners can expect to see
BioHazard: The Darkside Chronicles (released stateside last year as
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles).
On portables, the Nintendo DS will soon host the
Hotel Dusk sequel
Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku, as the PSP gets a port of Namco's arcade one-on-one fighter
Tekken 6.
