New Releases for the Week of January 15th, 2012

With January’s trifecta of disk-based titles still two weeks away, gamers are going to have to rely on ancillary content to keep them satisfied until NeverDead, SoulCalibur V, and Final Fantasy XIII-2 hit store shelves. Although this week’s ancillary content for Gears of War 3 and Saints Row: The Third enter a marketplace relatively free of competition, it will be interesting to see how well subsequent DLC offers will fare once the release schedule becomes more crowded.

360
Gears of War 3: Fenix Rising Map Pack (DLC, $10)
Haunt (XBLA, $10)
Saints Row: The Third – Genki Bowl VII (DLC, $7)
Saints Row: The Third – Genkibowl VII Viewer Pack (DLC, Free)
ScaryGirl (XBLA, $10)

PS3
Amy (PSN, $10)
Gran Turismo 5 XL
Ico (PSN, $19.99)
Saints Row: The Third – Genki Bowl VII (DLC, $7)
Saints Row: The Third – CheapyD Pack (DLC, Free)
Shadow of the Colossus (PSN, $19.99)
ScaryGirl (PSN)
Zack Zero (PSN, $12.99)

Wii
Jungle Speed
Stonekeep: Bones of the Ancestors (WiiWare)

3DS
Lock and Chase (eShop)

DS
Anne’s Doll Studio: Gothic Collection (eShop)
Gaia’s Moon (eShop)
What’s Your Type?

PSP
New PSP releases updated 1/17

PC
Dustforce
Saints Row: The Third – Genki Bowl VII (DLC, $7)

DesertEagle’s Pick: As someone who habitually skips DLC, I’ll be breaking that trend to grab the free CheapyD Pack for Saints Row: The Third. If hearing the Cheapassgamer honco yell “Bigass chains” (and hopefully reference his cohosts Shipwreck and Wombat) can’t rekindle my interest in the title, nothing will.

BlueSwim’s Pick: This is a special new release pick for me. I get to recommend DLC of the person who gave me a medium to express myself in. If not for CheapyD and CheapAssGamer, I wouldn’t have started blogging and might not have met Deagle, Sean, and later Sage and all of you readers/listeners. I owe these friendships to CheapyD, so giving the thumbs-up to his *FREE* DLC is the least that I can do. And if you haven’t already picked up Saints Row: The Third, might I suggest checking cheapassgamer.com to find the best price on it?

SeanNOLA’s Pick: The PSP Mini version of ScaryGirl was an interesting exercise in marrying a side-scrolling platformer with light adventure mechanics. It never blew my mind, but it was well worth the $0 PlayStation Plus members had to spend on it. It will be interesting to see whether the graphical upgrade warrants the price tag (or any price tag for that matter).