Now Playing: January 10-16, 2011

Games Editor

Updated Mon, Jan 10, 2011, 7:00 PM·2 min read

Let's see if superheroes can give WoW some competition.

Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list:

Retail
[No new releases]
JellyCar 2	[USA]	$5.00	MON
Soccer Bashi	[USA]	$5.00	MON
Art of Balance	[USA]	free	MON
Exed Exes (Arcade)	[USA]	$8.00	MON
Ghosts'n Goblins (Arcade)	[USA]	$8.00	MON
Guitar Hero Updates	[USA]	$2.00 ea.	TUE
Rock Band Updates	[USA]	$2.00 ea.	TUE

Retail
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective	[USA]	$29.99	TUE
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded	[USA]	$34.99	TUE
EJ Puzzles: Hooked	[USA]	$5.00	MON
Petz Catz Family	[USA]	$8.00	MON
Surfacer+	[USA]	$5.00	MON

Retail
DC Universe Online	[USA]	$59.99	TUE
DC Universe Online Collector's Edition	[USA]	$99.99	TUE
Venetica	[USA]	$39.99	TUE
Faery: Legends of Avalon	[USA]	TBA	TUE
[No new releases]
Faery: Legends of Avalon	[USA]	free	TUE
Guitar Hero Updates	[USA]	varies	TUE
Rock Band Updates	[USA]	varies	TUE
North American PSN Updates
European PSN Updates

Retail
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!	[USA]	$29.99	TUE
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!	[USA]	$29.99	TUE
[No new releases]
[No new releases]
North American PSN Updates
European PSN Updates

Retail
Venetica	[USA]	$39.99	TUE
Zeit 2	[USA]	$10.00	WED
TBA
Deal of the Week: Zombies...Back from the Dead [Gold only]	[USA]	varies	MON–SUN
Guitar Hero Updates [XBL Marketplace]	[USA]	varies	TUE
Lips - Add-on songs [XBL Marektplace]	[USA]	$2.00 ea.	FRI
Rock Band Updates [XBL Marketplace]	[USA]	varies	TUE
Need for Speed SHIFT	[USA]	TBA	TUE

PC / Mac

Retail
DC Universe Online	[USA]	$49.99	TUE
DC Universe Online Collector's Edition	[USA]	$99.99	TUE
Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny	[USA]	$19.99	TUE
Venetica (PC)	[USA]	$29.99	TUE

Eds.' note: The PC/Mac retail listing is not necessarily indicative of all releases for the week, but highlights games that have major or otherwise noteworthy distribution.

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