New Video Game Releases Week 15, 2016

Here is the list of this week’s new video game releases. Popular video games released this week are: Dark Souls III, Ratchet & Clank, Bravely Second: End Layer, DOOM Open Beta, Destiny’s April Update, and the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Gaara’s Tale DLC.

Some big new releases have arrived! 😀

New retail releases are:

  • Bravely Second: End Layer (3DS) — Note: Late American release.
  • Dark Souls III (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
  • Ratchet & Clank (PS4) — Note: Early American release.
  • SteelSeries Siberia 350 Gaming Headset – Black (Accessory)

New downloadable games include:

  • Newly available on the PlayStation Store: [updates Tuesday]
    PS+ Free Games in April: Zombi (PS4), Dead Star (PS4), I Am Alive (PS3), Savage Moon (PS3), A Virus Named Tom (PS Vita), Shutshimi (PS Vita).
    PS4: DOOM Open Beta, Stories: The Path of Destinies.
    PS4 Retail Downloads: Dark Souls III, Ratchet & Clank (USA).
    PS4 Add-Ons: Destiny’s April Update, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Gaara’s Tale DLC.
    PS3: Unannounced as of yet
    PS Vita: Unannounced as of yet.
  • What’s added on Xbox Live Marketplace: [updates Wednesday]
    Xbox One Free Games with Gold in April: The Wolf Among Us all month and from the 16th you also get Sunset Overdrive.
    Xbox One: DOOM Open Beta, Soda Drinker Pro (Kinect Game), Gear Gauntlet.
    Xbox One Retail Downloads: Dark Souls III.
    Xbox One Add-Ons: Destiny’s April Update, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Gaara’s Tale DLC.
    Xbox 360 Free Games with Gold in April: Dead Space until the 15th and from the 16th you also get Saints Row IV.
    Xbox Live Arcade: Unannounced as of yet.
  • New games on the 3DS & Wii U eShop: [updates Thursday]
    3DS Retail Downloads: Bravely Second: End Layer (USA).
    3DS eShop: Unannounced as of yet.
    3DS Virtual Console: Unannounced as of yet.
    Wii U eShop: Unannounced as of yet.
    Wii U Virtual Console: Unannounced as of yet.
    Wii Classics on Wii U: Unannounced as of yet.
  • New game additions on the Apple App Store: [updates Thursday]
    iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch: Unannounced as of yet.
  • New game additions on Steam: [updates all week]
    PC/Mac/Linux: Dark Souls III, DOOM Open Beta, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Gaara’s Tale DLC, Code of Princess, Soda Drinker Pro (Kinect), Chunks (VR), Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Tadpole Treble, Beyond The Destiny, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation, Kim, Julai, FrightShow Fighter Demo, Stories: The Path of Destinies, Democracy 3 Africa, Dear RED – Extended, Marble Void, Wand Wars, Club Life, Welkin Road, Skullgirls 2nd Encore Upgrade, Discovering Colors – Animals, Tyto Ecology, Goetia, Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan, Roll’d, Secrets of Deep Earth Shrine, prog.1, Clash of the Monsters (Free to Play), Starship: Nova Strike, Man O’ War: Corsair, Planetoid Pioneers, Tidal Affair: Before The Storm Demo, Worst Case Z, Grenade Madness, Return of the Giants (Free to Play).

Take a look at the Dark Souls III launch trailer:

Here’s the Ratchet & Clank PS4 story trailer:

Watch the Bravely Second: End Layer trailer:

See Destiny’s April Update Preview “New Things To Do” video here:

Check out the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Gaara’s Tale DLC:

Don’t forget to play the 3DS’ Code of Princess PC port:

Lastly, here’s the wacky Soda Drinker Pro trailer:

I’m sure most people are excited for the Dark Souls 3 death-fest, but I love the comical Ratchet & Clank adventures more! Both games are a very different kind of fun. ^_^

Image Credit: Mr. Cabalery

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