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 Dishonored, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Just Dance 4, and Pokemon Black and White Version 2 to retailers in North America, while Japan gets Bravely Default: Flying Fairy and Project X Zone.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending October 13th, 2012.
Games Released in the United States:
Arkane Studios' first-person stealth-action game Dishonored premieres worldwide this week, offering a storyline in which players perform a series of assassinations using unlockable gadgets and upgradable supernatural abilities.
Other major multiplatform releases include Ubisoft's dancing sim sequel Just Dance 4 and Firaxis Games' sci-fi strategy title XCOM: Enemy Unknown, while Nintendo 3DS owners can expect to see a pair of sequels to 2011's Pokemon White and Pokemon Black.
VBlank Entertainment's retro-themed Grand Theft Auto parody Retro City Rampage headlines this week's digital lineup on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, while XBLA hosts the Xbox Live Gold-exclusive free-to-play action game Happy Wars.
Nintendo Wii:
- Just Dance 4
Xbox 360:
- Dishonored
- Dragon Ball Z for Kinect
- Fable: The Journey
- Happy Wars (Xbox Live Arcade)
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Just Dance 4
- Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise (Xbox Live Arcade)
- Of Orcs and Men
- Port Royale 3: Pirates and Merchants
- Worms Revolution (Xbox Live Arcade)
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
PlayStation 3:
- Dishonored
- Just Dance 4
- Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise (PlayStation Network)
- Of Orcs and Men
- Port Royale 3: Pirates and Merchants
- Retro City Rampage (PlayStation Network)
- Worms Revolution (PlayStation Network)
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Nintendo 3DS:
- Code of Princess
- Crazy Kangaroo (3DS eShop)
- Imagine Babyz
- Monster 4x4
- Nurikabe by Nikoli (3DS eShop)
- Pokemon Dream Radar (3DS eShop)
Nintendo DS:
- Robot Rescue 2 (DSiWare)
- Pokemon Black Version 2
- Pokemon White Version 2
PlayStation Vita:
- Retro City Rampage (PlayStation Network)
- Spy Hunter
- SunFlowers (PlayStation Network)
PC:
- Dishonored
- Jennifer Wolf and the Mayans Relics
- Of Orcs and Men
- Port Royale 3: Pirates and Merchants
- Retro City Rampage
- Worms Revolution
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Games Released in Europe:
Milestone's multiplatform rally racing game WRC: FIA World Rally Championship 3 premieres in Europe this week, joining other region-exclusive debuts like the PlayStation Move-supported dancing sim DanceStar Party Hits and XDEV's PlayStation Vita brain training title Smart As...
Nintendo Wii:
- Madagascar 3
Xbox 360:
- Dishonored
- Fable: The Journey
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Madagascar 3
- Of Orcs and Men
- WRC: FIA World Rally Championship 3
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
PlayStation 3:
- DanceStar Party Hits
- Dishonored
- Madagascar 3
- Of Orcs and Men
- WRC: FIA World Rally Championship 3
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Nintendo DS:
- 1001 Crosswords
- Pokemon Black Version 2
- Pokemon White Version 2
PlayStation Vita:
- Smart As...
- Spy Hunter
PC:
- Dishonored
- Distant Worlds
- Madagascar 3
- nK-Pro Racing
- Of Orcs and Men
- Secret Files 3
- WRC: FIA World Rally Championship 3
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Games Released in Japan:
Square Enix and 3D Dot Game Heroes developer Silicon Studio team up to launch the anticipated fantasy-themed RPG Bravely Default: Flying Fairy for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan this week.
The 3DS will also host Project X Zone, a Banpresto-developed strategy-RPG that features a cast of over 200 characters from Capcom, Sega, and Namco Bandai franchises.
Xbox 360:
- Dishonored
- Fable: The Journey
- Rocksmith
PlayStation 3:
- Dishonored
- Rocksmith
- Toki to Wa
Nintendo 3DS:
- Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
- Hello Kitty To Issho! Block Crash Z
- Project X Zone
PlayStation Portable:
- Sol Trigger
- Diabolik Lovers
Yes it's the 12lth here, you'd think digital wouldn't need to abide by an archaic brick and mortar store law but I heard somebody still buys games offline.
Still unbelievable in the digital distribution age that there are gaps of almost a week between releases in different countries...
Yup. And then sitting on the retail 3 days before it's getting unlocked due to DD region control ;-)