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Release This: Kid Icarus: Uprising, Operation Raccoon City debut worldwide

Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Kid Icarus: Uprising, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Ninja Gaiden 3, and Sine Mora to North America and the UK.

Danny Cowan, Blogger

March 19, 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 Kid Icarus: Uprising, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Ninja Gaiden 3, and Sine Mora to North America and the UK. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending March 24th, 2012. Games Released in the United States: Nintendo's Kid Icarus: Uprising ships for the 3DS this week in all regions. Following up on the 1986 release of Kid Icarus for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Uprising offers a mixture of ground-based third-person combat and aerial shooter sequences, along with an online multiplayer mode. Also premiering this week are Capcom's multiplayer-focused third-person shooter Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, From Software's mech combat sequel Armored Core V, Tecmo Koei's action game Ninja Gaiden 3, and Konami's Silent Hill HD Collection, which includes upgraded ports of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. Downloadable highlights for this week include a remake of Ubisoft's 2003 platformer Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc and Sine Mora, a side-scrolling arcade shoot-'em-up co-developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital Reality. Xbox 360: - Armored Core V - Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure (Kinect) - Ninja Gaiden 3 - Rayman 3 HD (Xbox Live Arcade) - Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - Silent Hill HD Collection - Sine Mora (Xbox Live Arcade) PlayStation 3: - Armored Core V - Ninja Gaiden 3 - Rayman 3 HD (PlayStation Network) - Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - Silent Hill HD Collection - Warriors Orochi 3 (PlayStation Network) Nintendo 3DS: - Kid Icarus: Uprising - Zombie Slayer Diox (3DSWare) PC: - Angry Birds Space - Lucent Heart: Stadia (online) - Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai - Yesterday (online) - Ys: The Oath in Felghana (online) Games Released in Europe: Kid Icarus: Uprising and the majority of the week's major U.S. console releases also arrive in Europe this week alongside region-exclusive PC offerings like Coloropus and Pro Fishing 2012. Xbox 360: - Armored Core V - Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure (Kinect) - Ninja Gaiden 3 - Rayman 3 HD (Xbox Live Arcade) - Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - Sine Mora (Xbox Live Arcade) PlayStation 3: - Armored Core V - Ninja Gaiden 3 - Rayman 3 HD (PlayStation Network)) - Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Nintendo 3DS: - Kid Icarus: Uprising PC: - Coloropus - Pro Fishing 2012 - Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai - Tropico 4: Modern Times - Utility Vehicle Simulator Games Released in Japan: Capcom's Devil May Cry HD Collection hits Japan this week, joining Ninja Gaiden 3 and the DLC-bundled Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition. PS Vita owners can expect to see a port of Key's visual novel Little Busters this week, while the PSP hosts Otomate's Hakuouki sequel Bakumatsu Musou Roku and Sega's Yakuza series spinoff Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen. Xbox 360: - Devil May Cry HD Collection - Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition - Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure - Ninja Gaiden 3 PlayStation 3: - Attouteki Yuugi: Mugen Souls - Devil May Cry HD Collection - Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition - FIFA Street - Ninja Gaiden 3 Nintendo 3DS: - Hime Girl Paradise: Mechikawa! Age Sakari Sensation! - Pac-Man Party 3D - Shin Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami Nintendo DS: - New Horizon English Course 1 - New Horizon English Course 2 - New Horizon English Course 3 PlayStation Vita: - Little Busters! Converted Edition - TOEIC Test: Jissen Tokkun PlayStation Portable: - DJ Max Portable: Black Square - Fairy Tail: Zelef Kakusei - Hakuouki: Bakumatsu Musou Roku - Hanaoni: Yume no Tsudzuki - Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen - Littlewitch Parfait: Kuroneko Mahouten Monogatari - TOEIC Test Portable

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Danny Cowan

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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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