Out this week: Biomutant, King of Seas, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Shin Megami Tensei III HD, Capcom Arcade Stadium, Wonder Boy Asha, more

THQ Nordic is best known for their HD re-releases and smaller mid-tier titles. This week, they raise that bar with Biomutant – an ambitious open-world ‘kung fu fable’ from the minds behind the Just Cause series.

Polished with next-gen sheen, and running at 4K on Xbox One, THQ Nordic is definitely giving it a bigger push than their previous titles.

Presumably because it’s the end of the month, ergo pay day for many, it’s a surprisingly busy week for new releases. From Team17 comes King of Seas – a game originally due earlier this year, which the publisher has since latched onto. This has provided addition development time to ensure everything is ship shape.

Port Royale 4 on Switch offers similar seafaring thrills. And if you’d rather control the horrors of the deep, Maneater finally swims onto Switch.

Then there’s Earth Defense Force: World Brothers on PS4 and Switch – a spin-off with chunky voxel graphics. The lack of press coverage is slightly concerning.

The Switch and PS4 also get Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster from SEGA/Atlus, and the 2.5D action platformer Wonder Boy Asha in Monster World – another SEGA remaster, this time of a Mega Drive classic.

Capcom Arcade Stadium also flies the flag for retro gaming, coming to Xbox One and PS4. As per the Switch iteration, 1943 -The Battle of Midway is available for free.

Next-gen re-releases of Maid of Sker – with new features and modes – and Saints Row: The Third Remastered are also due.

There’s plenty of other stuff to get stuck into, including the RTS Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground, acclaimed eerie adventure Song of Horror, a surprise release of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on Xbox One (available via Game Pass), Super Bomberman R Online for PS4 and Switch, and the chaotic looking party package – with puppets! – Very Very Valet.

Phew! So much for there being “nothing out” at the moment.

New release trailers

Biomutant

Capcom Arcade Stadium Packs 1, 2, and 3

King of Seas

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers

Minecraft Dungeons: Hidden Depths

Song of Horror

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster 

Wonder Boy Asha in Monster World 

Super Bomberman R Online

An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs

Mutazione 

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

Very Very Valet

New multiformat releases

  • Biomutant
  • Capcom Arcade Stadium Packs 1, 2, and 3
  • Horse Club Adventures
  • Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground
  • Gold Rush: The Game
  • Minecraft Dungeons: Hidden Depths
  • Song of Horror

New on PSN

  • Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
  • Wonder Boy: Asha In Monster World
  • EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: WORLD BROTHERS
  • Super Bomberman R Online
  • Beautiful Desolation
  • Crazy Chicken Shooter Edition – PS5
  • Saints Row: The Third Remastered – PS5
  • Maid of Sker – PS5

New on Xbox Store

  • An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs
  • Mutazione
  • Super Arcade Soccer 2021
  • SRX: The Game
  • Rekt! High Octane Stunts
  • MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
  • Crossbow Crusade
  • Eagle Island Twist
  • Eight Dragons
  • Trenga Unlimited
  • Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset
  • Long Ago: A Puzzle Tale

New Switch retail releases

  • Maneater
  • Wonder Boy: Asha In Monster World
  • Oddworld Collection
  • Very Very Valet
  • Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
  • World’s End Club
  • Asterix & Obelix XXL: Collection
  • INSTANT Sports Tennis
  • Port Royale 4
  • Horse Club Adventures

Next week: Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection, DC Super Hero Girls, The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom, Necromunda: Hired Gun, Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2, Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt, Bunny Factory, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Tour de France 2021, Operation: Tango, Stonefly, Wing of Darkness, and Super Animal Royale.

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