New Video Game Releases Week 20, 2012

Here’s the list of this week’s video game releases. The biggest of the new titles are Diablo III, Max Payne 3, and Game of Thrones: The Game.

New on the downloadable games front is:

  • On the PlayStation Store PixelJunk 4AM, Jam Live Music Arcade, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, Rock of Ages, Prototype 2, Goldeneye 007 Reloaded (PS3), Hitman: Sniper Challenge (Pre-order Bonus), Myst (PSone), Red Faction 2 (PS2), Velocity (PSP) become available [updates Tuesday].
  • While on Xbox Live Marketplace Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, Dragon’s Lair, JAM Music Live Arcade (XBLA), Hitman: Sniper Challenge (Pre-order Bonus) get added [updates Wednesday].
  • The Wii Shop, DSiWare & 3DS eShop‘s games are unknown aside from Chronicles of Vampires: The Awakening (DSi), and Europe gets the Game Boy classic Kirby’s Dream Land 2, Bird Mania 3D, Rayman Origins Demo (3DS) for download [updates Thursday].
  • On Steam there’s Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, Moon Breakers.
  • The iOS App Store also adds Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II.

The new retail releases are:

  • Akai Katana (Xbox 360)
  • Battleship (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS, DS)
  • Diablo III (PC, Mac)
  • Game of Thrones: The Game (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
  • Max Payne 3 (Xbox 360, PS3)
  • Play! for MAC – The Ultimate Premium Games Collection (Mac)
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PC)
  • Test Drive: Ferrari Legends (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

Here’s the Diablo III “Demon Hunter” trailer:

Take a look at the Max Payne 3 launch trailer:

Here’s the Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II gameplay trailer:

Here’s the Game of Thrones: The Game story trailer:

Check out Kirby’s Dream Land 2 playing on the 3DS Virtual Console:

And lastly is a PixelJunk 4AM trailer that I really don’t know what to think of:


Image credit: Letsgetfoxy

What video games will you be playing this week? Any of these?