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
Super Street Fighter IV and
Dead to Rights: Retribution to North America, while Japan gets
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending May 1st, 2010.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- Free Running
- Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans
- Speed
Xbox 360:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- Dead to Rights: Retribution
- NIER
- Record of Agarest War
- Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter (online)
- Super Street Fighter IV
- Tecmo Bowl Throwback (online)
PlayStation 3:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- Dead to Rights: Retribution
- Kick-Ass (online)
- Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West (online)
- NIER
- Super Street Fighter IV
- Tecmo Bowl Throwback (online)
Nintendo DS:
- DodoGo! (DSi online)
PlayStation Portable:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley
- PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe
PC:
- Fishdom 2
- Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans
- Samantha Swift Trilogy
- Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter (online)
- Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Vampireville
- The Whispered World
Capcom's one-on-one fighting game upgrade
Super Street Fighter IV hits retailers in North America this week, arriving alongside Namco Bandai's franchise reboot
Dead to Rights: Retribution.
Tecmo's retro-styled football sim
Tecmo Bowl Throwback arrives as a digital download on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Both consoles will also host Square Enix's action-RPG
NIER and EA Sports'
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- Iron Man 2
Xbox 360:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- Iron Man 2
- Super Street Fighter IV
PlayStation 3:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- God of War Collection
- Iron Man 2
- Super Street Fighter IV
Nintendo DS:
- Diva Girls: Ballerina
- Diva Girls: Princess on Ice 2
- DodoGo! (DSi online)
- Iron Man 2
- WarioWare D.I.Y.
PlayStation Portable:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- Iron Man 2
PC:
- Painkiller: Pandemonium
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Wings of Prey
Super Street Fighter IV and
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will also premiere in the UK this week. Europe will host the worldwide premiere of Sega's
Iron Man 2, along with several titles previously released in other territories, including
WarioWare D.I.Y. and
God of War Collection.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- Andou Kensa X
- Bass Fishing Wii: World Tournament
- Rooms: Fushigi na Ugoku Heya
Xbox 360:
- Super Street Fighter IV
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
PlayStation 3:
- Super Street Fighter IV
PlayStation 2:
- ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.
- Kaeru Batake de Tsukamaete
- Loveroot Zero: Kiss Kiss * Labyrinth
Nintendo DS:
- Cosmetic Paradise: Kirei no Mahou
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
- Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Fate of Heat III - Yuki no Shugomono Raishuu!
- Rooms: Fushigi na Ugoku Heya
PlayStation Portable:
- Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact
- Marraige Royale: Prism Story
- Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker
- Otome wa Oanesama Boku ni Koi Shiteru Portable
- Zettai Meikyuu Grimm: Nanatsu no Kagi to Rakuen no Otome
Konami's PSP-exclusive
Metal Gear Solid series sequel
Peace Walker will premiere in Japan this week.
Nintendo DS owners are set to receive Square Enix's
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, as the Xbox 360 gets a localized version of
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction.
