New Game Releases: August 18th-24, 2016

It’s that time of year, when the release of Madden NFL signals not only the kickoff of football season, but the beginning of the holiday game deluge. With titles like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, F1 2016, and The King of Fighters XIV hitting digital and retail markets, we’re beginning to see some the season’s heavy hitters, with the outpour of titles to follow across the next three months.

Header Image: The King of Fighters XIV, PlayStation 4

PlayStation 3
Madden NFL 17 (retail and PSN, $59.99)

PlayStation 4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (retail and PSN, $59.99)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Deluxe Edition (retail, $89.99)
Inside (PSN, $19.99)
F1 2016 (retail and PSN, $59.99)
Madden NFL 17 (retail and PSN, $59.99)
Madden NFL 17 – Deluxe Edition (retail and PSN, $79.99)
The King of Fighters XIV (PSN, $59.99)
The King of Fighters XIV – Steelbook Launch Edition (retail, $59.99)
The King of Fighters XIV – Premium Edition (retail, $79.99)
Worms W.M.D. (PSN, $29.99)

Wii U
Adventure Party: Cats and Caverns (eShop, $12.99)
Armikrog (eShop, $8.99)
Blasting Agent Ultimate Edition (eShop, $2.99)
Collateral Thinking (eShop, $2.99)
MikroGame: Rotator (eShop, $1.99)
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (eShop, Virtual Console, $9.99)
Poncho (eShop, $9.99)
Word Logic by POWGI (eShop, $9.99)
Ziggurat (eShop, $14.99)

Xbox 360
Madden NFL 17 (retail and XGS, $59.99)

Xbox One
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (retail and XGS, $59.99)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Deluxe Edition (retail, $89.99)
F1 2016 (retail and XGS, $59.99)
Madden NFL 17 (retail and XGS, $59.99)
Madden NFL 17 – Deluxe Edition (retail and XGS, $79.99)
Worms W.M.D. (XGS, $29.99)

3DS
Blasting Agent Ultimate Edition (eShop, $2.99)
Brick Race (eShop, $1.49)
Kingdom’s Item Shop (eShop, $5.00)
Metroid Prime: Federation Force (retail or eShop, $39.99)
Power Disc Slam (eShop, $7.49)
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward (retail or eShop, $29.99)
Touch Battle Ninja (eShop, $4.99)
Word Logic by POWGI (eShop, $9.99)

PC (via Steam unless noted)
Blasting Agent Ultimate Edition ($TBA)
Combat Core ($14.39)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided ($59.99)
F1 2016 ($59.99)
Giga Wrecker ($14.99)
Gone In November ($TBA)
Happy Empire ($TBA)
In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor ($TBA)
Obduction ($TBA)
Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy ($TBA)
Worms W.M.D. ($29.99)
Zombasite ($TBA)
Zombie City Defense 2 ($TBA)

Robert’s Pick: 2011’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution justifiably earned quite a few fans by mixing elements of the shooter, stealth, and role-playing genres into a moody examination of transhumanism and the repercussions of dominance by megacorporation’s. Much like BioShock, the title cultivated mechanical reflex and reflection, two qualities that doesn’t easily mesh together. Hopefully, this week’s release of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will continue that legacy as Adam Jensen takes on the Illuminati.