This week’s Release Roundup has a little something for everyone.
If you are a fan of console hack and slash titles, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 hits the PS3 this week. For those of you who don’t know, Sigma 2 is a redefined version of the Xbox 360 exclusive Ninja Gaiden 2. Sigma 2 adds two new playable characters: Ayane and Momiji. The game also features new enemies, Trophy support and a new online co-op mode.
Also arriving this week is the on-rails shooter Dead Space: Extraction. Serving as a prequel to Dead Space, Extraction gives gamers a “guided first person experience.” Players will have to fend off Necromorphs while solving puzzles with the Wii Remote. Extraction also supports drop in/drop out co-op.
The games arriving this week are:
Xbox 360
- Bass Pro Shops: The Strike
- Black College Football Xperience: The Doug Williams Edition
- Tornado Outbreak Read more »
This week’s Release Roundup is sure to please Xbox shooter fans. This is because Halo 3: ODST hits stores this Tuesday.
Considered to be a standalone expansion for Halo 3, ODST puts gamers into the shoes of “the Rookie” an unnamed member of The UNSC’s elite special military unit, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. The game takes place during the events of Halo 2 and Halo 3 with players exploring the besieged city of New Mombasa in Africa. Halo 3: ODST comes with Halo 3’s multiplayer contained on a separate disc and features 24 maps including the original 11 from Halo 3, the Heroic map pack, the Legendary map pack, the Cold Storage map, and the Mythic map pack as well as three new maps. There is also a new co-op mode called Firefight which functions as a survival mode with players fending off waves of increasingly difficult baddies to see how long they can last.
Enough about Halo 3: ODST, the games coming out this week are:
Xbox 360
- Halo 3: ODST
- Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection Read more »
As we reach mid-September, the holiday release season is upon us and games are finally getting good again ™.
Two long-awaited titles, Need For Speed: Shift and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, hit this week. Shift, particularly, has been getting rave reviews around these interwebs for bringing the NFS series to simulation-minded gamers.
Let’s take a look at this week’s releases.
Xbox 360
- Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
- Heroes Over Europe
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
- Need For Speed Shift
- NHL 10
- NHL 2K10
- Pinball Hall of Fame
- Qubed
- Tornado Outbreak
- WET
Read more »
This week’s Release Roundup gives gamers a chance to become familiar with four boys from Liverpool. Of course I’m talking about The Beatles: Rock Band.
Developed by Harmonix for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii, The Beatles: Rock Band allows gamers to play though The Beatles timeline. Much like the other Rock Band titles, The Beatles will allow gamers to play guitar, bass, drums, and sing. The game comes with 45 songs from twelve of The Beatles albums, spanning 1962-1969. In addition, there are also six non-album singles that have been included. If that doesn’t sound like enough songs, you have to consider that the full albums of Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Rubber Soul will be made available as DLC in the coming months.
Enough about The Beatles. The new games this week are:
Xbox 360
- Darkest of Days
- DiRT 2
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
- Mini Ninjas
- Qubed (Every Extend Extra Extreme, Lumines Live, Rez HD)
- The Beatles: Rock Band Read more »
The long-awaited and much-hyped Guitar Hero 5 hits stores shelves this week, followed by super MMORPG Champions Online.
Action fans can take a bite out of the unfortunately-named Section 8 (hint: Naming your game after a government housing program associated with urban decay isn’t the best decision ever).
Onward with the release list!
Xbox 360
- Outdoor Adventures
- Guitar Hero 5
- Guitar Hero 5 + Guitar bundle
- Mini Ninjas
- Section 8
PC
- Champions Online
- Mini Ninjas
- Section 8
Read more »
While the past few Release Roundups were pretty grim, this week’s brings a new twist on an old franchise.
Of course I’m talking about Wolfenstein. Developed by Raven Software, Wolfenstein puts gamers back in the shoes of special agent B.J. Blazkowicz. This time B.J. has to put a stop to Heinrich Himmler’s secret SS Occult division before they can release a force known as the Black Sun.
Wolfenstien features intense class based multiplayer over eight maps and several different modes.
The new games this week are:
Xbox 360
- Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger
- Shadow Complex (Xbox Live Arcade)
- Wolfenstein Read more »
This week’s Release Roundup caters to sports fans, in particular football lovers. This is because Madden 10 hits stores Friday, Aug. 14.
Marking the 21st annual installment, Madden 10 comes packed with new features. Football fans will be pleased to see the new “PRO-TAK” system, where new animations change the game by allow up to nine player tackles, the ability to steer tackles, and a more realistic pocket around the QB. Madden 10 also introduces the “Fight for the Fumble” feature, where players will have to pass quicktime events to gain possession of the ball during dog piles. Aside from these new features, Madden 10 also contains a new ratings philosophy, more realistic player momentum, a new injury system, and numerous other improvements.
The games coming out this week are:
Xbox 360
Today Activision announced that developer n-Space is working on a Modern Warfare title for Nintendo’s DS.
Dubbed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized, the game will feature “building-to-building tactical combat” and player controlled vehicles including tanks, UAV spy drones, and an AC-130 gunship. The storyline will serve as a “companion narrative” to Modern Warfare 2.
Mobilized comes packed with online multiplayer for up to six players and will feature several game modes including a Survival Mode where players must make a stand against waves of incoming baddies.
Slated to arrive alongside Modern Warfare 2, Mobilized hit stores November 10.
Read: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized for DS.
I hate to keep doing this to you guys, but this week’s Release Roundup continues the tradition of crappy summer releases.
The “big” title this week is G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Based on the upcoming action movie, G.I. Joe offers gamers a chance to play as some of the most beloved toys of all time. Considering these are the only details I could find on the game and that G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is being ported to every console under the sun, my guess is that this game is just shovelware. Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong.
Besides G.I. Joe, the other big release this week is the fifth batch of DLC for Fallout 3. Dubbed Mothership Zeta, the final DLC pack has gamers abducted by aliens when exploring a strange radio signal. Little do these elfin extraterrestrials know, the wastelands of D.C. are a lot harder than a then they used to be. Gamers are tasked with sending these probing bastards back to the cosmos. I can’t wait to jack one in the face and yell “Welcome to Earth!”
The games coming out this week are:
Xbox 360
- Brave: A Warrior’s Tale
- Fallout 3 Downloadable Content: Mothership Zeta (Xbox Live Marketplace)
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled (Xbox Live Arcade) Read more »
Today Nintendo announced that the newest addition to the Pokemon franchise, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky will arrive in North America on Oct. 12.
The DS exclusive is an update of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness that features new starting Pokemon as well as a few new quests. Explorers of Sky will also include new wireless features such as the ability trading items locally and to share a “demo dungeon.”
Explorers of Sky will provide more information on several characters. For example gamers will see why Wifflytuff became an explorer.
Read: Explore the latest Pokemon Mystery Dungeon this October.
This weeks Release Roundup brings two classic fighting franchises back to the front of every gamers mind.
First off there is The King of Fighters XII. Featuring twenty two characters, two of which are hidden, KoF XII utilizes its tried and true three vs. three fighting system. The Tactical Shift System, featured in KoF 2003, has been removed. In its place there is a new “Critical Counter” system. This new feature aids players by giving them a few seconds to link extra moves together when you land a close strong punch as a counter. It seems like SNK is trying to make KoF XII a more defensively based fighter.
Also arriving this week is the XBLA version of Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Boasting a staggering 55 characters, MvC2 features intense three vs. three fighting. The new downloadable version also comes packing some modern conventions like: online match making, HD up-scaling options, widescreen options and customizable music options. Personally MvC2 is one of my favorite fighting games. If you missed it the first time around, don’t let it slip past again.
The new games this week are:
Xbox 360
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Xbox Live Arcade)
- The King of Fighters XII Read more »
Today Capcom announced that the next installment in the Ace Attorney series will hit North America on Feb. 16, 2010.
Dubbed Ace Attorney Investigation: Miles Edgeworth, the DS adventure game marks the first time an Ace Attorney acts as a prosecutor. As with the other Ace Attorney games, Investigation comes with five cases. In order to unlock a new case, the previous one must be solved.
When Investigation was released in Japan, it was the 2nd best selling DS title in the country. Hopefully it will repeat its success in the States.
Read: Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth Gets Release Date.
