Release This: Army of Two: The 40th Day Debuts in North America

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 Army of Two: The 40th Day and Vancouver 2010 stateside, as Japan gets Batman: Arkham Asylum and Last Window. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending January 16th, 2010. Games Released in the United States: Nintendo Wii: - Chronos Twins DX (online) - Crazy Chicken Tales - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (online) - ShadowPlay (online) - Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces - Walk It Out Xbox 360: - Army of Two: The 40th Day - Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (online) - Vancouver 2010 PlayStation 3: - Army of Two: The 40th Day - Vancouver 2010 Nintendo DS: - Daniel X: The Ultimate Power - Sands of Destruction - Touch Solitaire (online DSi) - Windy X Windam PlayStation Portable: - Army of Two: The 40th Day PC: - Mary Kay Andrews: The Fixer Upper - Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis - Twin Sector EA's cooperative shooter Army of Two: The 40th Day will hit the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PSP platforms in North America this week, arriving alongside the multiplatform olympic sports sim Vancouver 2010. Online-exclusive offerings for this week include a WiiWare port for Capcom's adventure title Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and an Xbox 360 remake of Croteam's first-person shooter Serious Sam. Games Released in Europe: Xbox 360: - Army of Two: The 40th Day - Vancouver 2010 PlayStation 3: - Army of Two: The 40th Day - Vancouver 2010 PlayStation Portable: - Army of Two: The 40th Day Army of Two: The 40th Day and Vancouver 2010 will also see release in the UK this week. No other titles are scheduled for retail release this week in Europe. Games Released in Japan: Nintendo Wii: - BioHazard: The Darkside Chronicles Xbox 360: - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising PlayStation 3: - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Nintendo DS: - Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku - Maru Goukaku Shiraku Sashhu! IT Passport Shiken - Takahashi Shoten Kanshuu: Saihinshutsu! SPI Perfect Mondaishuu DS 2011 Nendohan PlayStation Portable: - Kentoushi: Gladiator Begins - Mahjong Haoh Battle Royale II - Tekken 6 Batman: Arkham Asylum will make its Japanese debut this week on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, while Wii owners can expect to see BioHazard: The Darkside Chronicles (released stateside last year as Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles). On portables, the Nintendo DS will soon host the Hotel Dusk sequel Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku, as the PSP gets a port of Namco's arcade one-on-one fighter Tekken 6.