Release This: Mafia II, Shank Debut 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 Mafia II and Ivy the Kiwi? stateside, while Japan gets Kane & Lynch 2 and Ace Combat: Joint Assault. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending August 28th, 2010. Games Released in the United States: Nintendo Wii: - And Yet It Moves (online) - The Bachelor - Disney Guilty Party - Grease: The Game - Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack - Ivy the Kiwi? - Martian Panic - NHL 2K11 Xbox 360: - Mafia II - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (online) - Shank (online) PlayStation 3: - Mafia II - Shank (online) Nintendo DS: - The Bachelor - Crazy Pig - G.G Series: Ninja Karakuri Den (DSi online) - Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar - Ivy the Kiwi? - The Treasures of Montezuma PlayStation Portable: - Fish Tank (online) PC: - Elemental: War of Magic - IGT Slots: Wolf Run - Jade Dynasty: Vengeance - Mafia II - Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill 2010 - Ship Simulator Extremes - Worms Reloaded (online) 2K's crime drama Mafia II and the Yuji Naka-designed platformer Ivy the Kiwi? are set to premiere across multiple platforms in the United States this week. Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners can expect to see Klei Entertainment's downloadable brawler Shank, while the Wii gets Disney's multiplayer mystery title Guilty Party, Sega's arcade shooter compilation Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack, and a port of the indie PC game And Yet It Moves. Games Released in Europe: Nintendo Wii: - 10 Minute Solution - And Yet It Moves (online) - Gormiti: The Lords of Nature! - Grease: The Game - Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack - Madden NFL 11 - My Fitness Coach: Dance Workout - Rayman Rabbids Party Collection Xbox 360: - Mafia II PlayStation 3: - Mafia II PlayStation 2: - Madden NFL 11 Nintendo DS: - Escape the Museum - Fireman Sam - Gormiti: The Lords of Nature! - Grease: The Game - Imagine: Dream Resort PC: - Mafia II - Ship Simulator Extremes - Worms Reloaded (online) Mafia II also ships to Europe this week, and will arrive alongside multiconsole offerings like Madden NFL 11, Grease: The Game, and the UK-exclusive My Fitness Coach: Dance Workout. Games Released in Japan: Nintendo Wii: - Twinkle Queen Xbox 360: - Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days PlayStation 3: - Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days - Major League Baseball 2K10 Nintendo DS: - Pe-Jongju to Manabu Kankokugo DS: Date-Hen - Pe-Jongju to Manabu Kankokugo DS: Test-Hen PlayStation Portable: - Ace Combat: Joint Assault - Hakuoki: Zuisouroku Portable - Major League Baseball 2K10 - MonHun Nikki: Poka Poka Ailu Mura - Nisenochigiri - Project Cerberus - Sakura Sakura: Haru Urara - Simple 2000 Series Portable Vol. 1: The Mahjong - Simple 2000 Series Portable Vol. 2: The Shogi - Simple 2000 Series Portable Vol. 3: The Honto ni Atama o Tsukau Action: Dead Head Fred Kane & Lynch 2 and Major League Baseball 2K10 headline Xbox 360 and PS3 offerings in Japan, while Milestone's multiplayer brawler Twinkle Queen debuts as this week's sole Wii release. Notable PSP releases for this week include Idea Factory's visual novel sequel Hakuoki: Zuisouroku Portable, Namco's flight combat sim Ace Combat: Joint Assault, and Capcom's role-playing game MonHun Nikki: Poka Poka Ailu Mura.