Release This: AC: Brotherhood, NFS: Hot Pursuit Debut Worldwide

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 the worldwide premieres of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Sonic Colors, and EA Sports Active 2. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending November 20th, 2010. Games Released in the United States: Nintendo Wii: - Barbie: Groom and Glam Pups - Create - Dance Dance Revolution - Dood's Big Adventure - EA Sports Active 2 - EA Sports Active: NFL Training Camp - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Hello Kitty Seasons - iCarly 2: iJoin The Click - Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2011 - Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet - Namco Museum Megamix - Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade - NatGeo Quiz! Wild Life - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Pac-Man Party - Pictionary - Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 - Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure - Shawn Johnson Gymnastics - The Sims 3 - Sonic Colors - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon - uDraw Studio - Zumba Fitness Xbox 360: - Apache: Air Assault - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Create - Deca Sports Freedom (Kinect) - EA Sports Active 2 (Kinect) - Game Party: In Motion (Kinect) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet - NBA Jam - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Winter Sports 2010: The Great Tournament - Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Kinect) PlayStation 3: - 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2 (online) - Apache: Air Assault - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Create - Dance Dance Revolution - EA Sports Active 2 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet - NatGeo Quiz! Wild Life - NBA Jam - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Winter Sports 2010: The Great Tournament - Zumba Fitness Nintendo DS: - Barbie: Groom and Glam Pups - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - iCarly 2: iJoin The Click - Man vs. Wild - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem - Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet - Mechanic Master 2 - Naruto Shippuden: Naruto vs. Sasuke - Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors - Pictionary - Sonic Colors - Wizards of Waverly Place: Spellbound PlayStation Portable: - Man vs. Wild - Split/Second PC: - Create - Dinner Date - Man vs. Wild - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is set to debut for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America this week, arriving alongside other awaited multiplatform releases like Criterion's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Sega's platformer Sonic Colors, and EA Sports Active 2. The PS3 and Xbox 360 will also receive a port of EA's arcade-style basketball title NBA Jam this week, while Nintendo DS owners can expect to see Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem and a localization of the ChunSoft-developed adventure title Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. Games Released in Europe: Nintendo Wii: - Barbie Groom and Glam Pups - Combat Of Giants: Dinosaurs Strike - Create - CSI: Fatal Conspiracy - Doctor Who: Return to Earth - Dora's Big Birthday Adventure - EA Sports Active 2 - FlingSmash - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Hot Wheels: Track Attack - iCarly 2: iJoin The Click - Junior Fitness Trainer - Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon - Truth or Lies: Someone Will Get Caught - Wheel of Fortune Xbox 360: - Apache: Air Assault - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Blood Drive - Create - EA Sports Active 2 (Kinect) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Truth or Lies: Someone Will Get Caught PlayStation 3: - Apache: Air Assault - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Blood Drive - Create - EA Sports Active 2 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Prince of Persia Trilogy: Classics HD - Truth or Lies: Someone Will Get Caught Nintendo DS: - Air Traffic Controller - Barbie Groom and Glam Pups - CSI Unsolved - Dora's Big Birthday Adventure - Dora's Cooking Club - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Hello Kitty Birthday Adventures - Hot Wheels: Track Attack - iCarly 2: iJoin The Click - Junior Brain Trainer: Maths Edition - Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet - Mega Bloks: Diego's Build and Rescue - The Penguins of Madagascar - Pictionary - Take a Break’s Puzzle Bonanza PlayStation Portable: - EyePet - Jungle Party - Split/Second: Velocity PC: - Apache: Air Assault - Create - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit will also ship to the UK this week, joining a multiplatform lineup that features standouts like Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1. Region-exclusive releases for this week include a visually updated Prince of Persia series compilation for the PlayStation 3 and a new Nintendo Wii Doctor Who title. Games Released in Japan: Nintendo Wii: - Sonic Colors - Tataite Hazumu: Smash Ball Plus - World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 Xbox 360: - Call of Duty: Black Ops (Subtitled Edition) - Crossboard 7 (Kinect) - Dance Evolution (Kinect) - EA Sports Sougoukakutougi - Karada de Kitaeru Atarashii Nou Tore (Kinect) - Kinect Sports - The Sims 3 - Sonic Free Riders (Kinect) PlayStation 3: - Agarest Senki 2 - Call of Duty: Black Ops (Subtitled Edition) - Gekiatsu!! Pachi Game Tamashi: CR Evangelion - Hajimari no Fukuin - Move de Party - Nikudan - The Sims 3 PlayStation 2: - World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 Nintendo DS: - Ishin no Arashi: Shippuu Ryuumeden - Motto! Stitch! DS Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen - Sonic Colors - Super Kasekihorida (DSi enhanced) PlayStation Portable: - Criminal Girls - Hisshou Pachinko * Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series Portable Vol. 2: CR Evangelion - Hajimari no Fukuin - World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 PC: - Call of Duty: Black Ops (Subtitled Edition) - The Sims 3: Late Night Microsoft's Kinect peripheral will launch in Japan this week, supported by a lineup of titles including Konami's Dance Evolution and Namco's exercise application Karada de Kitaeru Atarashii Nou Tore. EA Sports Sougoukakutougi (EA Sports MMA) and a subtitled version of Call of Duty: Black Ops will also arrive in Japan this week, along with Epoch's PSP adventure game Criminal Girls and the PS3-exclusive Record of Agarest War sequel Agarest Senki 2.