New Releases 8/31-9/6: The Tortured Life of a Pinata Edition

While there’s a deluge of titles headed toward Microsoft’s and Sony’s platforms, poor Nintendo owners receive a scant two titles. Industry juggernauts Electronic Arts rules the new release schedule this week; half the SKUs are EA products.

Pick of the Week: While we wanted to love Mercenaries 2, the game has enough unsettling glitches to make us hold our recommendation. Instead, 360 owners will want to look toward Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise. Not only does it have a $40 price tag, but seems to perfect many of the small problems that nagged the first title. Plus, it will give Vision Camera owners a reason to dust off their peripherals- Microsoft will be unveiling Eye of Judgment-style cards to accompany the title.