New Game Releases: Oct. 27th-Nov. 2nd, 2016

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With heavy hitters like Titanfall 2 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition scheduled to release this week, it’s clear that the holiday gaming season has snuck up on us. But woefully, Halloween, isn’t receiving the respect it deserves. Beyond the recent release of Yomawari: Night Alone, the 3DS release of Corpse Party, and pair of Wii U downloadable titles, the scares are rather scarce this week. Perhaps the biggest fright might come from the sticker shock after seeing Titanfall 2 – Vanguard Collector’s Edition’s monstrous $250 MSRP.

Header image: Root Letter, PlayStation 4

PlayStation 3
BlazBlue: Central Fiction (retail and PSN, $49.99)
BlazBlue: Central Fiction – Limited Edition (retail $79.99)

PlayStation 4
Arcade Archives: The King of Fighters ’94 (PSN, $7.99)
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1 (retail and PSN, $29.99)
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2 (retail and PSN, $29.99)
BlazBlue: Central Fiction (retail and PSN, $59.99)
BlazBlue: Central Fiction – Limited Edition (retail $79.99)
Forestry 2017 – The Simulation (PSN, $19.99)
Root Letter (retail and PSN, $59.99)
SteamWorld Collection (retail, $29.99)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition (retail and PSN, $59.99)
Titanfall 2 (retail and PSN, $59.99)
Titanfall 2 Deluxe Edition (retail and PSN, $79.99)
Titanfall 2 – Vanguard Collector’s Edition (retail, $249.99)

Wii U
Demonic Karma Summoner (eShop, $3.00)
Ectoplaza (eShop, $7.99)
Lost in Shadow (eShop, $19.99)
Runbow Deluxe Edition (retail, $29.99)
Solitaire (eShop, $4.99)
SteamWorld Collection (retail, $29.99)
Tumblestone (retail, $24.99)

Xbox One
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1 (XGS, $29.99)
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2 (XGS, $29.99)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition (retail and XGS, $59.99)
Titanfall 2 (retail and XGS, $59.99)
Titanfall 2 Deluxe Edition (retail and XGS, $79.99)
Titanfall 2 – Vanguard Collector’s Edition (retail, $249.99)

3DS
Box Up (eShop, $1.49)
Butterfly: Inchworm Animation II (eShop, $5.00)
Corpse Party (retail and eShop, $29.99)
PixelMaker (eShop, $2.99)

PS Vita
Root Letter (retail and PSN, $39.99)

PC
Carnival Games VR ($19.99)
Emergency 2017 ($35.99)
Evil Orbs ($3.99)
Moto Racer 4 ($29.99)
Owlboy ($TBA)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition
Titanfall 2 ($59.99)
Titanfall 2 – Vanguard Collector’s Edition (retail $229.99)
WinKings ($6.99)

Robert’s Pick: A half decade on, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim remains seated at the open-world fantasy throne, with few challengers even attempting to surmount its scope. It’s a game of truly defined immersion, able to mesmerize gamers for months, with its autonomous approach to play. This week, owners of Skyrim and all of its DLC automatically receive the Special Edition in the Steam account, a generous gesture from Bethesda.  Beyond delving into BlazBlue: Central Fiction, it’s where I’ll be spending the bulk of my free time.

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About Robert Allen

Since being a toddler, Robert Allen has been immersed in video games, anime, and tokusatsu. Currently, his days are spent teaching at two southern California colleges. But his evenings and weekends are filled with STGs, RPGs, and action titles and well at writing for Tech-Gaming since 2007.

7 comments

  1. Couple of generic girls this week. Must be a slow week for lolis;

  2. I wonder how much profit a $250 collector’s edition makes. I’m guessing that $175 of that is pure profit.

  3. I like physical copies, but it seems like SteamWorld Collection’s games are a lot more expensive on disk.

    🙁

  4. Wait, you’re not pissed that Bethesda isn’t giving out review copies on day one?

    What’s wrong with yon man?

  5. Owlboy looks cool. Are you going to review it?