Release This: Wii Fit, Haze, SingStar Highlight Eventful Week In U.S.

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 an exclusively compiled list. Nintendo's Wii Fit will make its awaited North American debut this week, accompanied by the first PlayStation 3 edition of Sony's SingStar series. The PS3 will also soon host the worldwide premiere of Free Radical's Haze, while MMORPG fans in the U.S. and Europe prepare for the impending PC release of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending May 24th, 2008. Games Released in the United States: Nintendo's Wii Fit arrives Stateside this week, following recent and successful debuts in Europe and Japan. Given its high level of demand and a shortage of supply seen elsewhere in the world, the title is likely to be a difficult find in its first week of release, as many retailers have ceased accepting Wii Fit preorders in the weeks leading up to its U.S. debut. On other platforms, Sony's SingStar karaoke franchise makes its PlayStation 3 debut in North America this week, arriving months after its launch in the UK late last year. In addition to the core retail SingStar package released this week, Sony promises that a broad variety of expanded content will soon be available for purchase online. Also premiering this week is the Free Radical-developed Haze, a PS3-exclusive first-person shooter that has remained one of the platform's most anticipated releases over the last several months. Soccer fans can expect a localization of EA's UEFA EURO 2008 across multiple platforms, as PC gamers plan for the awaited debut of the fantasy-themed MMORPG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Games Released in Europe: Haze also finds its way to Europe this week, premiering alongside a long-awaited European release for Rock Band and a handful of region-exclusive multiplatform titles like The Secret Files: Tunguska and Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli. DS owners can expect to see additional UK exclusives, including Mary King's Riding School, Allied Ace Pilots, and a translated English version of Hi Hamtaro! Little Hamsters Big Adventure. Games Released in Japan: Valve's The Orange Box compilation premieres in Japan this week on the Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 is set to receive an enhanced (and thus far Japan-only) version of MotorStorm, meanwhile, as Wii owners get the online-enabled board game collection Wi-Fi Taiou: Gensen Table Game Wii and a localized version of Guitar Hero III. The Nintendo DS sees the bulk of this week's release activity, with Hiiro no Kakera DS and the latest chapter in the long-running Hercules no Eikou RPG franchise serving as anticipated highlights. Nintendo's portable will also receive Sega's baseball team management sim Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! in the coming week, along with a selection of budget-priced educational software in D3's Simple DS Series.