Release This: The Gunstringer, White Knight II Head Up Retail, Console Digital Lineup

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, and also rounds up weekly digitally-distributed console games in a custom compiled list. This week brings The Gunstringer and White Knight Chronicles II to North America, while Japan gets Dunamis 15 and Dragon Quest Collection. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending September 17th, 2011. Games Released in the United States: Twisted Pixel's Kinect-powered Xbox Live Arcade action game The Gunstringer arrives for the Xbox 360 this week in North America, the latest title from the developer of Splosion Man, The Maw and Comic Jumper. The studio announced The Gunstringer in February this year, positioning the game as one that is more "core gamer"-friendly than typical mass market Kinect fare -- in other words, gamers won't be jumping up and down and flailing their arms to advance through game. Instead, the game is playable from a sitting position, with gamers using their hands to mimic the movements of a puppeteer. North American PlayStation 3 owners can expect to see Level 5's action-RPG White Knight Chronicles II. EA's hockey franchise update NHL 12 also hits store shelves this week, while a remake of Treasure's Sega Saturn shooter Radiant Silvergun is scheduled to debut for Xbox Live Arcade. Nintendo Wii: - Bit.Trip Complete - Nicktoons MLB - The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr Blowhole Returns - Again! - MotoHeroz (online) Xbox 360: - The Gunstringer (Online) - NHL 12 - Nicktoons MLB - The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr Blowhole Returns - Again! - Radiant Silvergun (online) PlayStation 3: - From Dust (online) - God of War Origins Collection - NHL 12 - Nicktoons MLB - The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr Blowhole Returns - Again! - White Knight Chronicles II Nintendo 3DS: - Arcade 3D - Bit.Trip Saga - Deca Sports Extreme - Puzzler Mind Gym 3D - Thor: God of Thunder Nintendo DS: - Bridge (DSiWare online) - Camping Mama: Outdoor Adventures - Challenge Me: Word Puzzles - Defense of the Middle Kingdom (DSiWare online) - Nicktoons MLB - The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr Blowhole Returns - Again! - Pucca Power Up PC: - Call of Juarez: The Cartel - Casino Chaos with Las Vegas Players Collection - Dungeons & Dragons Online: Secrets of the Artificers - Hard Reset - King Arthur: Fallen Champions - Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad - Sengoku - TrackMania 2 Canyon Games Released in Europe: The Xbox 360 edition of Kalypso and Haemimont Games' Tropico 4 debuts in Europe this week, bringing the PC-originated construction and management series back to consoles following Tropico 3 for Xbox 360 and PC. The PC version of Tropico 4, released in Europe in August this year, and earned generally favorable review scores. Xbox 360: - The Cursed Crusade - The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr Blowhole Returns - Again! - Tropico 4 PlayStation 3: - The Cursed Crusade - God of War Collection Volume 2 - Phineas & Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension - Bleach: Soul Resurreccion Nintendo 3DS: - Thor Nintendo DS: - Jewel Quest 4 Heritage - Mahjong 300 - The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr Blowhole Returns - Again! - Phineas & Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension PC: - Cursed Crusade - Sengoku Games Released in Japan: Square Enix's Famicom and Super Famicom RPG compilation Dragon Quest Collection ships for the Wii this week in Japan, marking the 25th anniversary of the enormously-popular RPG series. The collection, which so far has only been announced for Japan, will reportedly include Dragon Quest I, II and III. Nintendo Wii: - Dragon Quest Collection Xbox 360: - Dunamis 15 PlayStation 3: - Dunamis 15 Nintendo DS: - Kuma no Pooh-San: 100 Acre no Mori no Cooking Book PlayStation Portable: - Gekka Ryouran Romance