New Game Releases: November 23rd-29th, 2017

With PlayStation VR systems discounted for Black Friday/Cyber Monday, it’s great to see new titles for the platform. This week’s Sony virtual reality peripheral gets two new games, Radial-G and VR Karts, ushering in double dose of racing thrills. But once again, it’s the Nintendo Switch with the mightiest lineup of high-profile titles, with a pair of Resident Evil: Revelations games, Worms, and re-releases of Mario + Ribbids Kingdom Battle and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to tantalize new owners of the hybrid system.

Header image: Cicadas, PC

PlayStation 4
Black Mirror (retail and digital, $39.99)
Radial-G (retail and digital, $39.99, PSVR)
The Pillars of The Earth (retail, $39.99)
VR Karts (retail and digital, $29.99, PSVR)

Nintendo Switch
ACA NeoGeo Soccer Brawl (digital, $7.99)
Aces of the Luftwaffe – Squadron (digital, $14.99)
Crimsonland (digital, $12.59)
Kid Tripp (digital, $3.99)
Letter Quest Remastered (digital, $14.99)
Mantis Burn Racing (digital, $19.99)
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Gold Edition (retail and digital, $79.99)
Nine Parchments (digital, $19.99)
Portal Knights (digital, $29.99)
Resident Evil: Revelations (retail and digital, $19.99)
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (retail and digital, $19.99)
Resident Evil Revelations Collection (retail and digital, $39.99)
Stick It to the Man! (digital, $11.99)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Explorer’s Edition (retail, $59.99)
Transcripted (digital, $7.99)
Uurnog Uurnlimited (digital, $14.99)
Worms W.M.D (digital, $29.99)

Wii U
Bomberman: Panic Bomber (digital, $7.99)
Breakout Defense 2 (digital, $7.00)

Xbox One
Black Mirror (retail and digital, $39.99)
The Pillars of The Earth (retail, $39.99)

3DS
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (digital, $19.99)
Breakout Defense 2 (digital, $6.99, New 3DS only)
Physical Contact: Picture Place (digital, $4.58, New 3DS only)

PC
C64 & AMIGA Classix Remakes Sixpack 2 ($TBA)
Cicadas ($TBA)
Reformers ($9.49)
Tevris ($7.79)

Robert’s Pick: While there’s a few tempting titles this week, I’d advise Switch owning role-playing fans to squirrel away any money for next week’s release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. In its prime, the mighty PS Vita gave gamers quite a few exemplary role-playing experiences, with titles like Persona 4 Golden, Tales of Hearts R, and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. The release of Chronicles 2 is poised to up the stakes, offering an accessible, open-world adventure that earned praise when it was shown as Gamescom last August. I know I’ll be taking the day off to bask in the sequel, with power banks ready to marathon Monolith Soft’s latest.