Release This: Madden NFL 13, Rock Band Blitz launch 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 Madden NFL 13 and Rock Band Blitz to North America, while Japan gets Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f and Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending September 1st, 2012. Games Released in the United States: EA's football franchise update Madden NFL 13 arrives on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and PS Vita in North America this week. The latest entry in the long-running series boasts a new commentary team, tweaked passing controls, and broadcast TV-styled cutscenes between plays. The PlayStation 3 will host a variety of multi-game compilation releases, including the five-game God of War Saga, thatgamecompany's catalog-spanning Journey Collector's Edition, Sucker Punch's InFamous Collection, and Ratchet & Clank Collection, which includes upgraded versions of Ratchet & Clank, Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, and Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal. Harmonix's Frequency-like Rock Band spinoff Rock Band Blitz headlines this week's downloadable lineup on the Xbox 360, while PS3 owners can expect to see a port of Activision's Summer of Arcade standout Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD. Nintendo Wii: - Madden NFL 13 - Mama's 2-Pack Xbox 360: - Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII - Madden NFL 13 - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition (Xbox Live Arcade) - Rock Band Blitz (Xbox Live Arcade) - WWE WrestleFest (Xbox Live Arcade) PlayStation 3: - Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII - God of War Saga - InFamous Collection - Journey Collector's Edition - Madden NFL 13 - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition (PlayStation Network) - Ratchet & Clank Collection - Rock Band Blitz (PlayStation Network) - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (PlayStation Network) Nintendo 3DS: - Chevrolet Camaro: Wild Ride - Order Up!! (3DSWare) - RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D PlayStation Vita: - Madden NFL 13 PC: - Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII - Guild Wars 2 - Knight Age - Mutant Mudds - Paper Sorcerer - SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance - Starvoid - They Bleed Pixels Games Released in Europe: Madden NFL 13 also premieres in Europe this week, arriving alongside Namco Bandai's PS3 RPG Tales of Graces f and the region-exclusive Worms Collection, which includes Team 17's multiplayer combat titles Worms, Worms 2: Armageddon, and Worms Ultimate Mayhem. Nintendo Wii: - Madden NFL 13 Xbox 360: - Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII - Madden NFL 13 - Worms Collection PlayStation 3: - Agarest: Generations Of War 2 - Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII - Madden NFL 13 - Tales of Graces f - Worms Collection PlayStation Vita: - Madden NFL 13 PC: - Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII Games Released in Japan: Sega's popular Hatsune Miku: Project Diva rhythm-action series makes its PS Vita debut this week with the release of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f in Japan. A PlayStation 3 version is slated for release early next year. Atlus' 1997 RPG (and Shin Megami Tensei series spinoff) Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers gets a remake this week for the Nintendo 3DS, meanwhile, as Marvelous prepares to launch its anticipated 2D platformer Senran Kagura Burst: Guren no Shoujotachi. Xbox 360: - DiRT Showdown - Spec Ops: The Line PlayStation 3: - Aqua Pazza: Aquaplus Dream Match - Kami Jigen Game Neptune V - Sengoku Basara HD Collection - Spec Ops: The Line PlayStation 2: - Pachinko Hissatsu Shigotojin IV Kyoraku Collection Vol. 2 Nintendo 3DS: - Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers - Senran Kagura Burst: Guren no Shoujotachi Nintendo DS: - Maru Goukaku: Shikaku Dasshu! Special Kaigo Fukushisi Shiken PlayStation Vita: - Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f PlayStation Portable: - Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi ha mada shiranai. - Custom Drive - Elminage Ibun: Ame no Mihashira - Genroh - Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE: Cosmic Drive - Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE: Universe Accel - Koisentai Love & Peace The P.S.P. - Rurouni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- Kansei - Yami Kara No Izanai TENEBRAE I