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Release This: Dragon's Dogma, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier hit retail

Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings awaited releases like Dragon's Dogma, Mario Tennis Open, and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to North America and Europe.

Danny Cowan, Blogger

May 21, 2012

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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 awaited releases like Dragon's Dogma, Mario Tennis Open, and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to North America and Europe. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending May 26th, 2012. Games Released in the United States: More than three years after being announced, Ubisoft's tactical third-person shooter Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier ships for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America and Europe this week. Future Soldier boasts advanced cover-based shooting mechanics, a cooperative campaign, and a variety of competitve multiplayer modes. Capcom's Dragon's Dogma will also hit store shelves in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Created by a staff of developers who previously worked on entries in the Resident Evil and Devil May Cry franchises, Dragon's Dogma is an open-world action-RPG featuring multiple playable classes and a "pawn" system that incorporates social networking features. This week's portable highlights include a new entry in Nintendo's Mario Tennis series and a 3DS version of the long-running sim franchise RollerCoaster Tycoon. Nintendo Wii: - Men in Black: Alien Crisis Xbox 360: - Dragon's Dogma - Men in Black: Alien Crisis - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier PlayStation 3: - Dragon's Dogma - Men in Black: Alien Crisis - Sorcery - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Nintendo 3DS: - Mario Tennis Open - Men in Black: Alien Crisis - RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D PC: - Alan Wake's American Nightmare (online) - DiRT Showdown (online) - EVE Online: Inferno (online) - The Hunger Games Adventures (online) - Iron Front - Liberation 1944 Games Released in Europe: Codemasters' rally racing title DiRT Showdown makes its worldwide debut in Europe this week alongside the region-exclusive PlayStation 3 adventure game Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock. Nintendo Wii: - Men in Black: Alien Crisis Xbox 360: - DiRT Showdown - Dragon's Dogma - Men in Black: Alien Crisis - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier PlayStation 3: - Alien Breed Trilogy - Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland - DiRT Showdown - Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock - Dragon's Dogma - Men in Black: Alien Crisis - Rune Factory Oceans - Sorcery - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Nintendo 3DS: - Mahjong 3D - Mario Tennis Open - Men in Black: Alien Crisis - Purr Pals: Purrfection Nintendo DS: - Little Charley Bear - Settlement Colossus PC: - Disciples III: Gold Edition - Emily the Strange: Skate Strange - Haunted - Iron Front - Liberation 1944 - Last Half Of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon - Stronghold 3: Gold Edition Games Released in Japan: Both entries in 5pb's popular Steins;Gate visual novel series premiere for the PlayStation 3 this week in Japan, following up on successful releases for the Xbox 360 and PC platforms. Other high-profile titles launching this week include an Xbox 360 port for Cave's arcade shoot-'em-up Mushihimesama, Broccoli's PSP adventure title Uta no * Prince-Sama: Debut, and an upgraded Xbox 360 version of Capcom's MMORPG Monster Hunter Frontier Online. Xbox 360: - Dragon's Dogma - Monster Hunter Frontier Online Forward.4 Premium Package - Mushihimesama HD PlayStation 3: - Dragon's Dogma - The IdolM@ster: Gravure For You! Vol. 8 - Steins;Gate - Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling Nintendo 3DS: - Boku wa Koukuu Kanseikan: Airport Hero 3D Haneda with JAL - G1 Grand Prix - Happy Animal Farm - Mario Tennis Open - Minna No Ennichi PlayStation Vita: - Next Revolution: Gyouseishoshi Shiken - Samurai & Dragons PlayStation Portable: - Elminage Gothic: Ulm Zakir to Yami no Gishiki - Juuza Engi ~Engetsu Sangokuden~ - Maru Goukaku: Shikaku Dasshu! Care Manager Shiken Portable - Suigetsu Ni -Portable- - Uta no * Prince-Sama: Debut

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Danny Cowan is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist for Gamasutra and its subsites. Previously, he has written reviews and feature articles for gaming publications including 1UP.com, GamePro, and Hardcore Gamer Magazine.

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