New Game Releases: October 21st-27th, 2016

It’s seems like just yesterday, when we received the original Just Dance and suffered through its spotty movement recognition and its unsightly Day-Glo character models. Little did we know the title would become a smash hit, inspiring a succession of annual updates for the next seven years. This week, the Dance train hustles along, making stops at almost every console along the way. If grooving isn’t your thing, the schedule of new game releases offers gunning via Battlefield 1 and even a bit of growing, with Farm Simulator 17 bearing its fruit on Xbox Ones.

Header image: Sakura Nova, PC

PlayStation 3
Just Dance 2017 (retail and PSN, $39.99)

PlayStation 4
ATV Renegades (retail, $19.99)
Battlefield 1 (retail and PSN, $59.99)
Battlefield 1 (Amazon Exclusive Collector’s Deluxe Edition, retail, $209.99)
Battlefield 1 (Amazon Exclusive Collector’s Standard Edition, retail, $189.99)
Battlefield 1 (Ultimate Edition, PSN $129.99)
Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel (DLC, PSN, $14.99)
DragonBall XenoVerse 2 (retail and PSN, $59.99)
Just Dance 2017 (retail and PSN, $49.99)
Just Dance 2017 – Gold Edition- (retail and PSN, $59.99)
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Ascension (PSN, $59.99)

Wii
Just Dance 2017 (retail and eShop, $39.99)

Wii U
Just Dance 2017 – Gold Edition (retail and eShop, $59.99)
Mr. Pumpkin Adventure (eShop, $3.99)
Pirate Pop Plus (eShop, $4.99)
Retro Road Rumble (eShop, $3.99)
Shooting Range by Thornbury Software ($12.95)
SteamWorld Heist (eShop, $14.99)
Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself (eShop, $1.99)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (eShop, Virtual Console, $9.99)

Xbox 360
Just Dance 2017 (retail and XGS, 39.99)

Xbox One
ATV Renegades (retail, $19.99)
Battlefield 1 (retail and XGS, $59.99)
Battlefield 1 (Amazon Exclusive Collector’s Deluxe Edition, retail, $209.99)
Battlefield 1 (Amazon Exclusive Collector’s Standard Edition, retail, $189.99)
Battlefield 1 (Ultimate Edition, XGS, $129.99)
Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel (DLC, XGS, $14.99)
DragonBall XenoVerse 2 (retail and XGS, $59.99)
Farming Simulator 17 (XGS, $49.99)
Just Dance 2017 (retail and XGS, $49.99)
Just Dance 2017 – Gold Edition- (retail and XGS, $59.99)

3DS
Breath of Fire (eShop, Virtual Console, $7.99)
Fairune2 (eShop, $6.99)
Pirate Pop Plus (eShop, $4.99)

PS Vita
Yomawari: Night Alone/ htol#NiQ: The Firefly Diary (retail and PSN, $39.99)
Yomawari: Night Alone – Limited Edition (retail, $49.99)

PC
Battlefield 1 ($59.99)
Clouds & Sheep 2 ($TBA)
Corona Blossom Vol. 2 The Truth From Beyond  ($TBA)
Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel (DLC, $14.99)
Farming Simulator 17 ($34.99)
Haunted Hotel ($6.99)
Hired Ops ($9.99)
Just Dance 2017 ($49.99)
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Ascension (PSN, $59.99)
Porn Studio Tycoon ($19.69)
Robot Squad Simulator 2017 ($11.99)
Sakura Nova ($14.99)
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI ($59.99)
Yomawari: Night Alone ($39.99)

Robert’s Pick: At worst, a Firaxis Games misfire is still more interesting than most of the output from the industry. Slight misfire like Civilization: Beyond Earth or Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol, might have been too derivative and simple, but they were still compelling enough to sink hours into. But when the studio produces a hit, like they did with SimGolf, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and the bulk of the core Civilization series, they craft simulations that are sublime. They are the type of experiences that embezzle sleeping hours and occupy our minds during the work day. Sure, I have an armful of review code, but you can be sure I’ll make time for Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, slumber be damned.