New Game Releases: August 27th-September 2nd, 2015

From Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Mad Max, to the third iteration in the Disney Infinity franchise, this week’s schedule of new game releases brings some heavy hitters.  For otaku, there’s a few things to get excited for, with Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls and Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence heading to retail and digital download services.

PlayStation 3
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition (PSN, $19.99)
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition: Star Wars Saga Bundle
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (also on PSN, $59.99)
Nova-111 (PSN, $14.99)
Space Hulk (PSN, $39.99)

PlayStation 4
Armello (PSN, $19.99, PS+ $13.99)
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition (PSN, $19.99)
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition: Star Wars Saga Bundle
Fat City (PSN, $12.99)
Foul Play (PSN, $9.99)
Grow Home (PSN, $7.99, free for PS+)
Mad Max (also on PSN, $59.99)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (also on PSN, $59.99)
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence (also on PSN, $59.99)
Super Time Force Ultra (PSN, $14.99, free for PS+)
Xeodrifter (PSN, $9.99)
Zombie Kings (PSN, $19.99)

Wii U
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack
FullBlast (eShop, $5.99)
Gotcha Racing (eShop, $5.99)
Pixel Slime U (eShop, $2.99)
Runbow (eShop, $14.99)
Sin & Punishment (eShop, $11.99)
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor (eShop, $19.99)

Xbox 360
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition (XGS, $19.99)
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Xbox One
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition (XGS, $19.99)
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack
Mad Max (also on XGS, $59.99)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (also on XGS, $59.99)

3DS
Brave Tank Hero (eShop, $5.99)

PS Vita
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (also on PSN, $39.99)
Nova-111 (PSN, $14.99)
Space Hulk (PSN, $34.99)
Super Time Force Ultra (PSN, $14.99)
The Muppets Movie Adventures (PSN, $14.99)
Xeodrifter (PSN, $9.99, free for PS+)

PC
Act of Aggression ($38.94)
All Guns on Deck (Early Access, $10.39)
APT ($14.99)
Armello ($19.99)
Ashes of Immortality II ($TBA)
Azure Striker Gunvolt (TBA)
Big Pharma ($14.99)
Calvino Noir ($22.49)
Caromble! ($12.99)
Cat Interstellar ($1.79)
Caveman Craig ($9.34)
Country Tales ($6.99)
Dead in Bermuda ($12.74)
Exile’s End ($8.49)
Iggy’s Egg Adventure ($8.99)
iZBOT ($8.99)
Immortal Defense ($TBA)
Let the Cat In (free to play)
Mad Max ($59.99)
Magical Brickout ($2.49)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ($59.99)
Mountain Crime: Requital ($3.99)
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence ($49.79)
One More Line ($2.99)
One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 ($49.99)
Painter’s Guild ($7.99)
Port of Call (free to play)
Proto Raider ($2.39)
Razenroth ($TBA)
Red Goddess: Inner World ($8.99)
Redemption: Eternal Quest ($3.99)
Reigning Cats ($8.99)
Satellite Reign ($23.99)
STASIS ($TBA)
The Black Watchmen ($34.99)
Xenocide ($5.09)

Robert’s Pick: One glaring omission on my gaming resume is a deficiency of Metal Gear playtime. While I’ve started each entry, I’ve only finished the original game, Peace Walker, the Ground Zeroes demo, and spin offs, Acid 1 and 2. While I’ll eventually pick up Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, it won’t until I’ve made more headway in the franchise and freed up some time in my schedule.

Gonçalo’s Pick: The Metal Gear Solid series is a gaming staple, with each entry offering a strong, over-arching plot and engaging characters. It’s no wonder than the franchise has enthralled players for nearly two decades now. Now, as it makes a full transition into the current generation of hardware we can only hope Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be the best entry yet.