Here Are the Retail Releases for the Week

This week is the first chance for the more hardcore among us to get some new mainstream releases as Darksiders II, the action and adventure title from Vigil Games and Darksiders, and Sleeping Dogs, the undercover action game from Square Enix, are launched in both North American and Europe.

The games are available on home consoles as well as on the PC and mark the official beginning of the autumn launch season.

PC

Darksiders II - THQ - 17/8/2012
Sleeping Dogs - Square Enix- 17/8/2012
Krater - Lace Mamba Global - 17/8/2012
Deer Drive - Excalibur - 17/8/2012
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack! - DrinkBox Studios - 15/8/2012

Xbox 360

Darksiders II - THQ - 17/8/2012
Sleeping Dogs - Square Enix- 17/8/2012

PlayStation 3

Darksiders II - THQ - 17/8/2012
Sleeping Dogs - Square Enix- 17/8/2012

Nintendo DS

Crazy Chicken Pirates - Focus Multimedia - 16/8/2012

Nintendo 3DS

New Super Mario Bros. 2 - Nintendo - 17/8/2012.