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
Fallout: New Vegas, Kirby's Epic Yarn, EA Sports MMA, and
Vanquish to North America, while Japan gets
No More Heroes 2 and
Super Mario Collection.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending October 23rd, 2010.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Active Life: Explorer
- Bit.Trip Fate (online)
- Brunswick Cosmic Bowling
- Busy Scissors
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011
- Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales
- CSI: Fatal Conspiracy
- DJ Hero 2
- Dragon's Lair Trilogy
- Flip's Twisted World
- Honda Fever
- I Spy Spooky Mansion
- Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Mathews Bowhunting
- NBA 2K11
- Racers' Islands - Crazy Arenas (online)
- Remington Super Slam Hunting North America
- Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival
- Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure
- Sled Shred featuring the Jamaican Bobsled Team
Xbox 360:
- Arcania: Gothic 4
- Bakugan: Defenders of the Core
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011
- Costume Quest (online)
- DJ Hero 2
- EA Sports MMA
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
- Power Gig: Rise of the SixString
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
- Rock of the Dead
- SAW II: Flesh & Blood
- SBK X
- Super Meat Boy (online)
- Vanquish
PlayStation 3:
- Aqua Panic (online)
- Arcania: Gothic 4
- Bakugan: Defenders of the Core
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011
- DJ Hero 2
- EA Sports MMA
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Kevin Van Dam Fishing
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
- Power Gig: Rise of the SixString
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
- Rock of the Dead
- SAW II: Flesh & Blood
- SBK X
- The Shoot
- Time Crisis Razing Storm
- Vanquish
Nintendo DS:
- Bakugan: Defenders of the Core
- Busy Scissors
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011
- Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day
- Cosmos Chaos
- Farmtopia
- Girls Only
- Hidden Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials
- I Love Puppies
- Imagine: Resort Owner
- Logic Machines
- Mechanic Master 2
- My First Dollhouse
- Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival
- Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure
- Smart Girl's Playhouse Party
- Zhu Zhu Pets: Kung Zhu
PlayStation Portable:
- Bakugan: Defenders of the Core
- Blazing Souls: Accelate
- Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team
PC:
- Arcania: Gothic 4
- Empire: Total War - Gold Edition
- Fallout: New Vegas
- The Guild 2: Renaissance
- nail'd
- Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge
- Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival
- Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure
Bethesda's
Fallout: New Vegas is set to hit the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC platforms this week, arriving alongside other multiplatform standouts like
EA Sports MMA and PlatinumGames'
Vanquish.
Notable platform-exclusive releases for this week include Nintendo's platformer
Kirby's Epic Yarn, Double Fine's downloadable
Costume Quest, and the PlayStation Move-compatible light gun shooter
Time Crisis Razing Storm.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Crash Car Racer
- Drag & Stock Racer
- Family Party : Fitness Fun
- Family Trainer: Treasure Island
- GP Classic Racing
- Ivy the Kiwi?
- Kart Racer
- Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
- New Carnival Games
- Peppa Pig: Fun and Games
- Rally Racer
- Scooby Doo & The Spooky Swamp
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
- Sprint Cars
Xbox 360:
- Arcania: Gothic 4
- EA Sports MMA
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
- SAW II: Flesh & Blood
- Vanquish
PlayStation 3:
- Arcania: Gothic 4
- Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland
- EA Sports MMA
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
- SAW II: Flesh & Blood
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
- Vanquish
PlayStation 2:
- Scooby Doo & The Spooky Swamp
Nintendo DS:
- Escape the Museum
- Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley
- Hollywood Files: Murder on the Scene
- Ivy the Kiwi?
- Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
- Professor Layton and The Lost Future
- Puzzle Quest 2
- Scooby Doo & The Spooky Swamp
PlayStation Portable:
- Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team
PC:
- Arcania: Gothic 4
- Burn Zombie Burn
- Lego Universe
- Lost Planet 2
EA Sports MMA and
Fallout: New Vegas will also arrive in Europe this week, along with Yuji Naka's platformer
Ivy the Kiwi?, Nintendo's
Professor Layton and The Lost Future, and Capcom's brawler
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Minna de Bouken! Family Trainer
- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
- Super Mario Collection Special Pack
Xbox 360:
- FIFA Soccer 11
- Medal of Honor
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
- R.U.S.E.
- Vanquish
PlayStation 3:
- Beat Sketch!
- Big 3 Gun Shooting
- FIFA Soccer 11
- Kung Fu Rider
- Me & My Pet
- Medal of Honor
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
- R.U.S.E.
- Sports Champions
- Vanquish
Nintendo DS:
- Maru Goukaku Shikaku Dasshu! Hanbaishi Kentei Shiken 2-Kyuu - 3-Kyuu
- Strike Witches 2: Iyasu Naosu Punipunisuru
PlayStation Portable:
- Beyblade Portable: Chouzetsu Tensei Vulcan Horses
- FIFA Soccer 11
- Slotter Mania P: SanSan HanaHana & SanSan Oasis
PC:
- Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor, Vanquish, and
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 headline this week's multiplatform lineup in Japan.
Wii owners can expect to see
No More Heroes 2 and a reissue of Nintendo's classic platformer compilation
Super Mario Collection (Super Mario All-Stars), while portable offerings include
Strike Witches 2 and
Beyblade Portable: Chouzetsu Tensei Vulcan Horses.
