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
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, DC Universe Online, and
Prinny 2 to North America, while Japan gets
Mass Effect 2 and
Arcana Heart 3.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending January 15, 2011.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- 101-in-1 Sports Party Megamix
- Jam City Rollergirls (online)
- Soccer Bashi (online)
Xbox 360:
- Venetica
- Zeit 2 (online)
PlayStation 3:
- DC Universe Online
- Venetica
Nintendo DS:
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
- Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
PlayStation Portable:
- Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!
PC:
- DC Universe Online
- Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny
- Venetica
Square Enix's episodic mobile RPG series
Kingdom Hearts Coded gets a retail release in North America this week, as does
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded on the Nintendo DS.
Other noteworthy releases scheduled to hit the United States this week include Capcom's point-and-click adventure game
Ghost Trick, Sony's multiplatform superhero MMORPG
DC Universe Online, and the
Disgaea spinoff sequel
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! for the PSP.
Games Released in Europe:
Xbox 360:
- DC Universe Online
Nintendo DS:
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
- Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
PlayStation Portable:
- Buzz! The Ultimate Music Quiz
PC:
- DC Universe Online
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded and
DC Universe Online will also see release in the UK this week, along with a region-exclusive PSP entry in Sony's
Buzz quiz game series.
Games Released in Japan:
Xbox 360:
- Arcana Heart 3
- James Bond 007: Blood Stone
- Mass Effect 2
- Stoked: Big Air Edition
PlayStation 3:
- Arcana Heart 3
- James Bond 007: Blood Stone
PlayStation Portable:
- Another Century's Episode Portable
- Black Robina
- Nicoli no Sudoku +3 Dai-Ni-Shuu: Sudoku Kakuro Bijutsukan Hitori ni Shitekure
BioWare's
Mass Effect 2 finally gets a Japanese release this week, nearly one full year after its debut in other regions. Also releasing this week in Japan are From Software's mech combat game
Another Century's Episode Portable and Arc System Works' one-on-one 2D fighter sequel
Arcana Heart 3.
