This Week In Video Game Releases

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It's time to get back in the swing of things, the video game hiatus is almost over. It may have been  slow the last few weeks but things are starting to pick up. The shift is already evident from the several news items that came out of the industry last week. So let's jump into in and take a look at what's on tap for this week:



Nintendo DS/DSiWare/3DS
  • Commando: Steel Disaster [08/09]
  • Touch Battle Tank 3D [08/09]
Apple iPhone/iPad
  • Unmechanical [08/09]
PC
  • Deponia [08/06]
  • Symphony [08/06]
  • Hero Academy [08/08]
  • Unmechanical [08/08]
  • The Amazing Spider-Man [08/10]
Sony PlayStation 3/Network
  • Persona 4 Arena [08/07]
  • Sound Shapes [08/07]
Sony PS Portable/Vita
  • NO PSP RELEASES SCHEDULED THIS WEEK
  • Sound Shapes [08/07]
Nintendo Wii/WiiWare
  • NO WII RELEASES SCHEDULED THIS WEEK
Microsoft Xbox360/XBLA
  • Persona 4 Arena [08/07]
  • Hybrid [08/08]

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