Release This: Darkspore, Outland Debut Stateside

Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in a custom compiled list. This week brings Darkspore and Outland to North America, while Japan hosts the premiere of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending April 30th, 2011. Games Released in the United States: Nintendo Wii: - Aladdin Magic Racer - Man vs. Wild - Remington Super Slam Hunting: Alaska Xbox 360: - Man vs. Wild - Nin2-Jump (online) - Outland (online) - Trouble Witches Neo! (online) PlayStation 3: - Man vs. Wild - Outland (online) Nintendo DS: - Airport Mania: First Flight (DSi online) PC: - Assassin's Creed: Ultimate Collection - Blazing Angels Bundle - Brothers in Arms: Complete Collection - Darkspore - Ether Saga Odyssey - Haunted - Hector: Badge of Carnage - Episode 1 (online) - IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - Jurassic Park: The Game (online) - King of Kings 3: Dragon God Resurrection - Sail Simulator 5 Deluxe Edition - School 26 EA's action-RPG Spore spinoff Darkspore and the downloadable platformers Outland and Nin2-Jump headline an otherwise uneventful release week in North America. Games Released in Europe: Nintendo Wii: - Thor - Virtua Tennis 4 Xbox 360: - Thor - Virtua Tennis 4 PlayStation 3: - Thor - Virtua Tennis 4 - Zumba Fitness Nintendo DS: - Nathalie Brooks: Treasures of the Lost Kingdom - Thor PlayStation Portable: - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable PC: - Darkspore WayForward's film-based Thor and Sega's Virtua Tennis 4 get an early worldwide release in the UK this week, joining other standouts like Atlus's Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable and Darkspore. Games Released in Japan: Xbox 360: - El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron PlayStation 3: - El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Nintendo 3DS: - Deca Sporta: 3D Sports Nintendo DS: - Hakuouki: Yuugi Roku DS - Kirei Zukin Seikatsu 2 PlayStation Portable: - Asaki, Yumemishi - Elminage Original: Majo to Megami to Kamigami no Yubiwa - Otome wa Oanesama ni Koi Shiteru Portable: 2-Jin no Elder - Pachipara Slot Pachislot Super Umi-monogatari in Okinawa - Patapon 3 - Saigo no Yakusoku no Monogatari - Split/Second - Starry * Sky: In Winter - PSP Edition Ignition's action-platformer El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron premieres for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this week in Japan. Hudson's Deca Sports series will see its first release for the Nintendo 3DS, while the PSP hosts a number of new releases, including Disney's racer Split/Second and Sony's rhythm-action sequel Patapon 3.