New Game Releases: May 14th-20th, 2015

Hyperdimension Neptunia U Action Unleashed header

From the return of everyone’s favorite outcast, the Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to a reappearance by the beloved Gaming Goddesses in a Hyperdimension Neptunia release, role-playing fans have a week to look forward to. Fans of other genres, fear not, there’s plenty of other notable selections, from New Super Mario Bros. availability to Wii U owners to Axiom Verge’s pilgrimage to PC monitors.

Header image: Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed, PS Vita

PlayStation 3
Farming Simulator 15 (also on PS, $39.99)

PlayStation 4
Aces of the Luftwaffe (PS, $4.99)
Arcade Archives: Terra Cresta ($7.99)
Farming Simulator 15 (also on PS, $49.99)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (also on PS, $59.99)

Wii U
Funk of Titans (eShop, $8.99)
Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue (eShop, $7.99)
Mega Man Battle Network 3 White (eShop, $7.99)
New Super Mario Bros. (eShop, $9.99)
Nihilumbra (eShop, $7.99)
Ultratron (eShop, $8.99)

Xbox 360
Farming Simulator 15 (also on XGS, $39.99)

Xbox One
Farming Simulator 15 (also on XGS, $49.99)
NERO (XGS, $19.99)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (also on XGS, $59.99)

3DS
3D Thunder Blade (eShop, $5.99)
Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains (also in eShop, $39.99)

PS Vita
Alien Shooter (PS, $7.99)
Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed (also on PS, $39.99)

PC
Axiom Verge (Steam, $19.99)
Batla (Steam, free to play)
Broadsword : Age of Chivalry (Steam, $TBA)
Close Combat – Panthers in the Fog (Steam, $29.99)
Dustbowl (Steam, $TBA)
Galactic Civilizations III (Steam, $49.99)
H-Hour: World’s Elite (Steam, $TBA)
Higurashi When They Cry Hou – Ch.1 Onikakushi (Steam, $TBA)
Machineers – Episode 1: Tivoli Town (Steam, $TBA)
NERO (Steam, $19.99)
Not a Hero (Steam, $12.99)
Red Goblin: Cursed Forest (Steam, $TBA)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Steam, $47.99)
Trainz: A New Era (Steam, $39.99)
Vagrant Hearts 2 (Steam, $TBA)

Robert’s Pick: Over the years, my appreciation for both Hyperdimension Neptunia’s cast and Dynasty Warriors gameplay has endured, despite numerous iterations across both franchises. Looking to push my appreciation into critical mass, this week’s release of Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed blends the two series, sending Neptune, Noire, Blanc and Vert, their little sisters, as well as a two new characters hacking and slashing their way into moe-musou delight. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, will certainly earn some playtime as well.

Hyperdimension Neptunia U Action Unleashed

Gonçalo’s Pick: It’s not uncommon for me to pick retro games despite often being re-released multiple times. This is not one of those times, instead we are witnessing a title many have been eagerly awaiting for over 20 years and had since long given up hope of it ever happening. SEGA is finally launching an arcade-perfect port of Thunderblade with an improved 3D perspective. Many systems tried to properly emulate the demanding scaling effects only a custom arcade board could pull off, none of which produced satisfactory results. However, the wait is finally over with the release of 3D Thunderblade for Nintendo’s eShop.

3D Thunderblade 3DS

 

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.

15 comments

  1. Lolis are back. No hunks with guns? What’s going on here? j/k

    I can’t believe people will pay $50 to play a farm sim.

  2. Princess Sakura

    Robert, I hope we get a Action Unleashed review from you. A Witcher 3 review would have been nice when you don’t knock the game for having females in provocative clothing.

  3. Witcher 3 for me.

  4. is New Super Mario Bros. the Wii version or the 3DS one?

  5. I’m so ready for Sisters Generation on PC. I just it runs and doesn’t need patches at launch just to get it working.

  6. Ill be getting Axiom Verge on PC this week. Hopefully, there’s a sale on it.

  7. Hyperdimension Neptunia U is bacially Dynasaty Warriors with anime girls right? Gah…

  8. Higurashi When They Cry “Hou”? is that a typo?