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
Brutal Legend, Uncharted 2, and
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games to North America and the UK.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending October 17th, 2009.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- A Boy and His Blob
- Buck Fever
- Cars Race-O-Rama
- Dream Dance & Cheer
- Gravitronix (online)
- Islands of Dr. Frankenstein
- Ju-On: The Grudge -- Haunted House Simulator
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
- Shimano Xtreme Fishing
- Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge
- Squeeballs Party
- Sudoku Ball: Detective
- Where the Wild Things Are
Xbox 360:
- Brutal Legend
- Cars Race-O-Rama
- Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
- MagnaCarta 2
- Way of the Samurai 3
- Where the Wild Things Are
PlayStation 3:
- Afrika
- Brutal Legend
- Cars Race-O-Rama
- Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
- Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition
- SingStar Motown
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Way of the Samurai 3
- Where the Wild Things Are
PlayStation 2:
- Cars Race-O-Rama
- SingStar Latino
Nintendo DS:
- Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders
- Cake Mania 3
- Cars Race-O-Rama
- Hero's Saga: Laevatein Tactics
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
- Petz Pony Beauty Pageant
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
- Squeeballs Party
- Where the Wild Things Are
- A Witch's Tale
PlayStation Portable:
- Cars Race-O-Rama
- Half-Minute Hero
- Obscure: The Aftermath
PC:
- Cabela's Outdoor Adventures
- Dreamkiller
- Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
- Fate: Traitor Soul
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
- Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy
- NBA 2K10
- Rappelz Epic VI: Solus Aurum
This week, Double Fine Productions delivers its
Psychonauts follow-up
Brutal Legend on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. PS3 owners will also receive the platform-exclusive action-adventure sequel
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, while the Nintendo Wii gets a remake of the NES classic
A Boy and His Blob.
On portable platforms, Xseed offers up a localized version of the PSP puzzle-RPG
Half-Minute Hero, as the Nintendo DS gets the ChunSoft-developed roguelike
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky and Sega's Olympic sports minigame compilation
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
- Goosebumps: Horrorland
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
- Ninja Captains
Xbox 360:
- Brutal Legend
- Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
- MagnaCarta 2
PlayStation 3:
- Brutal Legend
- Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Wipeout HD
Nintendo DS:
- Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple
- Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
- Family Fortunes
- FIFA 10
- Goosebumps: Horrorland
- Harvest Fishing
- Jacqueline Wilson's Tracy Beaker: The Game
- Littlest Pet Shop: Friends
- MahJongg: Ancient Mayas
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
- Music for Everyone
- Ninja Captains
PC:
- Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
- Private Eye: Greatest Unsolved Mysteries
- Space Unlimited Collection
- Tropico 3
Brutal Legend will also premiere in Europe this week, arriving alongside other anticipated releases like
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and the DLC-bundled
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.
Gamers in the UK will additionally get 5th Cell's
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter this week, along with a region-exclusive disc release for
Wipeout HD.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Okami
Xbox 360:
- NBA 2K10
- Steins;Gate
- UFC 2009 Undisputed
PlayStation 3:
- NBA 2K10
- UFC 2009 Undisputed
- Uncharted: Ougontou to Kieta Sendan
PlayStation 2:
- beatmania IIDX 16 Empress + Premium Best
- Slotter Up Mania 11: 2027 vs 2027 II
Nintendo DS:
- Kimi ni Todoke: Sodateru Omoi
- Shounen Sunday & Shounen Magazine White Comic
- Snoopy no Aiken DS: Chitte Okitai Inu no Koto - Inu no Nouryoku - Anata no Shitsuke
- Top Spin 3
PlayStation Portable:
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Senaka wo Takuseshi Mono
- NBA 2K10
- Undead Knights
5pb's visual novel
Steins;Gate highlights this week's Xbox 360 offerings in Japan. This week will also bring the final PlayStation 2 installment in Konami's long-running
beatmania IIDX series, while Wii owners get Ready at Dawn's Nintendo Wii port of
Okami.
Japan's upcoming Nintendo DS lineup includes Banpresto's dating sim
Kimi ni Todoke: Sodateru Omoi, the manga-based action title
Shounen Sunday & Shounen Magazine White Comic, and the Peanuts-licensed pet sim
Snoopy no Aiken DS: Chitte Okitai Inu no Koto - Inu no Nouryoku - Anata no Shitsuke.
