The last week of September is here and the the releases are not showing any sign of slowing down. There is a new competitor in the “toys to life” genre as LEGO joins the fray. LEGO Dimensions launched yesterday and should be an instant contender amongst the genre’s brethren. The big selling point for this one is the strength of a variety of IP’s such as Simpsons, Portal, Scooby Doo, Ghostbusters, and DC Comics. There is a ton of potential there and it should make for an interesting Holiday Season.
LEGO isn’t the only game worth mentioning though. Basketball fans have both big franchises this week with NBA 2K and NBA Live. It will be interesting to see if NBA Live can make the improvements necessary to make it a competitor against the reigning king of video game basketball. Tony Hawk is also attempting to make a comeback with the release of THPS5. The series has been on the decline with the last couple of releases, which were quite a few years ago. Hopefully the new chapter can get the series back on track.
This week’s roster of releases:
- 8bit Fiesta for PC
- 80 Days for PC
- Angels Fall First for PC
- Arcade Archives: Karate Champ for PS4
- Arcade Archives: Shusse Ozumo for PS4
- Arcana Herat 3 LOVE MAX!!!!! for PC
- Armikrog for PC
- The Bizarre Creations of Keith the Magnificent for PC
- Black & White Bushido for PC
- Bloo Kid 2 for PC
- Daily Espada for PC
- Dino Run DX for PC
- Disposable Heroes for PC
- Drone Zero Gravity for PC
- Dungeon Defenders !! (beta) for PS4
- Dynamite Fishing: World Games for PS4
- Epistory: Typing Chronicles for PC
- The Escapists: The Walking Dead for PC
- Expand for PC
- Gem Legends for Vita
- Hardware Rivals for PS4 (PS Plus only)
- Heroes of Normandie for PC
- Hypership Out of Control for PC
- Hyperspace Pinball for PC
- Jerry McPartlin: Rebel with a Cause for PC
- Jim Power: The Lost Dimension for PC
- Journey: Collector’s Edition for PS4
- Keen Dreams for PC
- Korwin: The Game for PC
- LEGO Dimensions for Wii U, Xbox One and PS4
- Lift It for PC
- Lost Horizon 2 for PC
- Lumber Island: That Special Place for PC
- Luna Sky for PC
- Meridian: Age of Invention for PC
- Might & Magic Heroes VII for PC
- Mighty Gunvolt for PC
- Moonstrider for PC
- NBA 2K16 for PC, Xbox One and PS4
- NBA Live 16 for Xbox One and PS4
- OASE: Other Age Second Encounter for PC
- Omnipresent for PC
- Onigiri for PS4
- ORBIT for PC
- Orion: A Sci-Fi Visual Novel for PC
- Persona 4: Dancing All Night for Vita
- Pixel Galaxy for PC
- Polychromatic for PC
- Prismatic Solid for PS4
- RigIT for PC
- Samurai Warriors 4 II for PC, Vita, PS3 and PS4
- Sketch Tails for PC
- Stairs for PC
- StarForce: 2193 for PC
- Swords & Crossbones: An Epic Pirate Story for PC
- Thief Town for PS4
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 for Xbox One and PS4
- Toto Temple Deluxe for PC and PS4