New Game Releases: September 8th-14th, 2016

With a trifecta of Dead Rising releases, three different versions of NHL 17, and a BioShock Collection that compiles a trio of titles, the first super-prime is exceedingly prevalent across this week’s schedule of new game releases. Another notable is a retail release for the PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360, with Batman: The Telltale Series making its way to physical media as well as Phoenix Wright appearing on Nintendo’s 3D-powered portable.

Header image: STEINS;GATE, PC

PlayStation 3
Batman: The Telltale Series (retail, $29.99)

PlayStation 4
Batman: The Telltale Series (retail, $29.99)
BioShock: The Collection (retail and PSN, $59.99)
Dead Rising (PSN, $19.99)
Dead Rising 2 (PSN, $19.99)
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (PSN, $19.99)
Dead Rising Triple Bundle Pack (PSN, $59.99)
Dino Dini’s Kick Off Revival (PSN, $9.99)
Don’t Starve Together (PSN, $TBA)
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (PSN, $TBA)
PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness (retail and PSN, $49.99)
PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness Limited Edition (retail and PSN, $69.99)
NHL 17 (retail and PSN, $59.99)
NHL 17 Deluxe Edition (retail and PSN, $79.99)
NHL 17 Super Deluxe Edition (retail and PSN, $99.99)
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition (retail, $59.99)

Wii U
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (eShop, $13.49)
Letter Quest: Remastered (eShop, $9.99)
Mario Strikers Charged (eShop, $19.99)
Rorrim ($5.00)
SphereZor (eShop, $4.99)
Tetraminos (eShop, $4.99)
The Gem Collector (eShop, $2.99)
Touch Selections ($2.99)

Xbox 360
Batman: The Telltale Series (retail, $29.99)

Xbox One
Batman: The Telltale Series (retail, $29.99)
BioShock: The Collection (retail and XGS, $59.99)
Dead Rising (XGS, $19.99)
Dead Rising 2 (XGS, $19.99)
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (XGS, $19.99)
Dead Rising Triple Bundle Pack (XGS, $59.99)
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (XGS, $TBA)
NHL 17 (retail and XGS, $59.99)
NHL 17 Deluxe Edition (retail and XGS, $79.99)
NHL 17 Super Deluxe Edition (retail and XGS, $99.99)
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition (retail and XGS, $59.99)
The Witness (XGS, $TBA)

3DS
Futuridium EP Deluxe (eShop, $7.99)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice (eShop, $29.99)
Super Castlevania IV (eShop, $7.99, New 3DS only)

PS Vita
MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death (retail and PSN, $39.99)
PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness (retail and PSN, $39.99)
PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness Limited Edition (retail and PSN, $59.99)

PC
BioShock: The Collection ($TBA)
Boulder Dash – 30th Anniversary ($TBA)
Chess Knight 2 ($TBA)
Cursed West ($TBA)
Dead Rising ($19.99)
Dead Rising 2 ($19.99)
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record ($19.99)
Earthlock: Festival of Magic  ($TBA)
Final Fleet ($14.99)
Floppy Heroes  ($TBA)
How to Survive 2 ($8.99)
King Oddball  ($TBA)
MXGP2 – The Official Motocross Videogame Compact ($9.99)
Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics  ($TBA)
NASCAR Heat Evolutio  ($TBA)
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2  ($TBA)
Princess Remedy In A Heap of Trouble  ($TBA)
STEINS;GATE ($TBA)
Stellar Interface ($TBA)
The Cold War Era ($TBA)
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition (retail, $59.99)
Toadled  ($TBA)

Robert’s Pick: Narrowing down a single game is its own challenge this week. I’ve been enjoying MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death, which makes an easy recommendation for Vita-owning, dungeon-crawl fans.  But naturally, I can’t ignore the tag team attack by two solid visual novels, with both PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness and STEINS;GATE making stateside appearances this week. With the former extending a Minority Report-like premise and the later exploring time-travel (while having an Akihabara setting), you really can’t go wrong with either. Maybe one day we’ll even see CHAOS; HEAD receive a localization.