New Video Game Releases Week 31, 2013

Here’s the list of this week’s new video game releases. Popular video games released this week are: Pikmin 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Vengenace DLC #3 [now on PS3 & PC], Terraria: Collector’s Edition, Rise of the Triad, Cloudberry Kingdom, and PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD.

New retail releases are:

  • Cities in Motion II: Trekking Trolleys (PC, Mac)
  • Cities in Motion II: Wending Waterbuses (PC, Mac)
  • Farm Frenzy 4 (PC)
  • Pikmin 3 (Wii U) — Note: This is a Sunday release in the USA.
  • Terraria: Collector’s Edition (Xbox 360, PS3) — Includes: Terraria Digital Game Card, USB Pick, Crafting Map, 3 Character Posters, as well as in-game new tutorials, 2-4 player split-screen, 8-players online, new items, pets, enemies, and a brand new boss.

New downloadable games include:

  • Newly available on the PlayStation Store: [updates Tuesday]
    – Cloudberry Kingdom, Narco Terror, The Last Bounty Hunter, The Unfinished Swan & Journey Bundle (PS3).
    – Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Vengeance DLC #3, BioShock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds DLC, Injustice: Gods Among Us – Martian Manhunter Character DLC, Deadpool – Merc with a Map Pack DLC (PS3 Add-Ons).
    – PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD, Puzzle By Nikoli V Slitherlink (PS Vita).
    – Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, P.T.O. IV: Pacific Theatre of Operations (PS2 Classics on PS3).
  • What’s added on Xbox Live Marketplace: [updates Wednesday]
    – Cloudberry Kingdom, Narco Terror (Xbox Live Arcade).
    – Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Vengeance DLC #3, BioShock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds DLC, Injustice: Gods Among Us – Martian Manhunter Character DLC (Xbox Marketplace).
    – Games with Gold for August 1 to 15: Crackdown!
    – Games with Gold for August 16 to 31: Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero.
  • New games on the DSiWare, 3DS & Wii U eShop: [updates Thursday]
    – Harvest Moon [worldwide] (Wii U Virtual Console / SNES)
    – Cloudberry Kingdom [worldwide] (Wii U digital-only software)
    – Pikmin 3 [in USA], Turbo: Super Stunt Squad [in EU] (Wii U eShop).
    – Kirby’s Dream Land 2 [in US] (3DS Virtual Console / Game Boy).
    – Bike Rider DX, Family Kart 3D & My Farm 3D [in USA], 10-in-1: Arcade Collection & Turbo: Super Stunt Squad [in EU] (3DSWare).
  • PC game additions on Steam: [updates all week]
    – Castlestorm, Skulls of the Shogun, Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny [also on Mac], Cloudberry Kingdom, Take On Mars, Rise of the Triad [also on GOG.com & Green Man Gaming], and Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Vengence DLC #3.
  • iOS game additions on the iTunes App Store: [updates all week]
    – Free game this week is: Rovio’s Bad Piggies!
    – New this week are: Double Fine’s Dropchord, Kid Tripp, Puddle, EverQuest Worlds, Dragon Pool, Brick Roll, Knightmare Tower, Pivvot, Rymdkapsel, An Alient with a Magnet, First Person Tennis 2, Galaxy, Jumping Jupingo, Muscle Run.

Take a look at the campy 90’s style Pikmin 3 TV commercial:

Here’s the Terraria: Collector’s Edition launch trailer:

Watch the Rise of the Triad reveal trailer:

Check out the Cloudberry Kingdom trailer:

See the PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD trailer here:

Lastly, here’s the Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Vengeance DLC #3 launch trailer:

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