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
Dead Space 2 and
Two Worlds II to retail shelves in North America, while Japan gets Mistwalker's
The Last Story, Sega's
Valkyria Chronicles 3, and
Dragon Age: Origins.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending January 29th, 2011.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Jam City Rollergirls (online)
Xbox 360:
- Dead Space 2
- Two Worlds II
PlayStation 3:
- Dead Space 2
- Two Worlds II
Nintendo DS:
- Paws & Claws Marine Rescue
- Rocks N' Rockets (DSi online)
PlayStation Portable:
- Lord of Arcana
PC:
- Breach (online)
- Dead Space 2
- Dungeon Fighter Online Act VII: Witching Hour (online)
- Monday Night Combat (online)
- Venetica
- World of Tanks (online)
EA's horror-themed shooter
Dead Space 2 ships to stores in North America this week, joining Reality Pump's multiplatform action-RPG sequel
Two Worlds II.
PSP owners will soon receive the Access Games-developed action game
Lord of Arcana, while PC offerings include a port of Uber Entertainment's multiplayer shooter
Monday Night Combat and an expansion for
Dungeon Fighter Online.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Yogi Bear
Xbox 360:
- Dead Space 2
PlayStation 3:
- Dead Space 2
Nintendo DS:
- Yogi Bear
- Youda Safari
PC:
- Dead Space 2
- Dungeon Fighter Online Act VII: Witching Hour (online)
- World of Tanks (online)
Dead Space 2 also arrives in the UK this week, along with an adaptation of the CG animated film
Yogi Bear.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- The Last Story
- Rabbids Party: Time Travel
Xbox 360:
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Dream Club Zero
- Gal*Gun
- Mindjack
- Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 10
PlayStation 3:
- Dream Club Zero
- Mindjack
- Shooting Studio
- Sly Cooper Collection
- Wizardry Twin Pack
Nintendo DS:
- Hirameki Puzzle: Maxwell no Fushigi na Note
- Sora no Otoshimono Forte: Dreamy Season
PlayStation Portable:
- Chaos;Head Love Chu*Chu!
- Kenka Banchou 5: Otoko no Housoku
- Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii wake ga Nai Portable
- Senjou no Valkyria 3
- Toaru Majutsu no Kinsho Mokuroku
- Tsuku Monogatari
PC:
- Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 10
Mistwalker's Wii RPG
The Last Story headlines Japan's release lineup in a week that also brings the debuts of Square Enix's
Mindjack, Inti Create's
Gal*Gun, and Capcom's MMORPG expansion
Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 10.
Portable releases for this week include a localization of 5th Cell's
Scribblenauts (retitled
Hirameki Puzzle: Maxwell no Fushigi na Note), an adaptation of 5pb's visual novel
Chaos;Head Love Chu*Chu!, and Sega's
Valkyria Chronicles sequel
Senjou no Valkyria 3.
