New Game Releases: June 9th-15th, 2016

Kirby Planet Robobot

With the majority of the industry personnel attending the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the schedule of new releases is a bit slimmer than usual. But despite this respite, there are still a number of remarkable titles hitting store shelves and digital marketplaces. From the beloved pink protagonist’s return in Kirby: Planet Robobot to Definitive Edition of Ori and the Blind Forest, there are a number of enticing efforts to pass the time during those inevitable slow points during the industry pressers.

Header image: Kirby: Planet Robobot, 3DS

Wii U
Olympia Rising (eShop, $4.99)
Wario: Master of Disguise (eShop, Virtual Console, $9.99)

Xbox One
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (retail or XGS, $19.99)

3DS
Dan McFox: Head Hunter (eShop, $2.99)
Kirby: Planet Robobot (retail or eShop, $39.99)
Puzzle Labyrinth (eShop, $5.00)

PC (via Steam unless noted)
Crea ($13.49)
Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe’s The Gold Bug Collector’s Edition ($12.99)
Doodle Kingdom ($4.49)
DUCATI – 90th Anniversary ($19.99)
Gloria Victis ($17.99)
Just Bones ($2.99)
Ori and the Blind Forest – Definitive Edition
Shmups Skill Test ($3.99)
War of the Human Tanks – Limited Operations ($TBA)
Wildstar (free to play)

Robert’s Pick: Sure, Burnout Revenge isn’t a new release; it was originally  published over a decade ago, so you don’t see it listed above. But despite that omission, the distinguished racing-destruction title is making its way to the Xbox One’s backwards compatibility list. As such, it will be available for a $15 download, offing fans of Criterion’s car-wrecking title a chance to revisit those beloved tracks and crash junctions. Despite a hectic review schedule, I play to sink a few more hours into this gem, which will inevitably turn into days.

Burnout Revenge

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.

12 comments

  1. They need to release a MechaKirby Amiibo

  2. I loved Burnout. Paradise was pretty was it felt like a step backward.

    • Yeah, I miss those Crash Junctions, too.

      • Why the hell did Criterion ever get rid of them in the first place? They were the best part about Burnout!

        • Whenever a smaller company gets acquired by EA, Activision, or Microsoft, they seem to lose what made them special int he first place.

  3. I really like Wario: Master of Disguise, but $9.99 is really expensive. That Nintendo tax.

  4. No price on the Steam version of Ori and the Blind Forest.

  5. So is Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition full priced if you bought the original?

    • Yes, which really sucks. They need to offer people that supported them some kind of discount. Yeash!

  6. I’ll be grabbing Kirby: Planet Robobot today.

  7. Nothing for me this week. I’ll watch the E3 pressers and drool about games that won’t come out until 2020.