Heads-up: New games out this week (May 25)

FeaturePublish Date 21/05/2012 - 11:05am GMT+1

A look ahead to this week's new releases.

Welcome to Heads-up, our weekly feature which gives you an at-a-glance run-down on the games you'll be able to buy or rent this weekend. Every Monday we'll pick out the best of the bunch, link to our reviews and previews and keep you in the video game loop so you have enough time to pre-order for Friday's post. Time to smash open your piggy bank so you can spend its coin-shaped guts.

Worth a look

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier screenshot

It's a busy release week, but we might miss out on a true great. Ghost Recon Future Soldier, Dragon's Dogma, and DiRT Showdown are the most likely to be essential purchases, but wait for our reviews for the final verdicts.

Also potentially worth a look are 3DS arcade sports title Mario Tennis, PS Move wizardry adventure Sorcery, and Doctor Who tie-in The Eternity Clock. We're not expecting huge surprises from those three, but we're not ready to write them off just yet.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - Xbox 360 and PS3
Dragon's Dogma - Xbox 360 and PS3
DiRT Showdown - Xbox 360, PS3 and PC
Sorcery - PS3 (Move)
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock - PS3 and PS vita
Mario Tennis Open - 3DS

And the rest...

Iron Front: Liberation 1944 - PC
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice Of Arland - PS3
Men In Black: Alien Crisis - Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii
Rune Factory Oceans - PS3
Legends Of Pegasus - PC
Panzer Corps - PC

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tvr77 @ Wido

hmmmm thanks for the info, i'm just a little unsure if i'm ready to part with any of those that i actually have from that list

Posted 11:15 on 22 May 2012

Wido @ tvr77

Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360 / PS3)
Call Of Duty: MW3 (Xbox 360 / PS3)
Dark Souls (Xbox 360 / PS3)
Dead Island (Xbox 360 / PS3)
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360 / PS3)
FIFA 12 (Xbox 360 / PS3)
Formula 1 2011 (Xbox 360 / PS3)
FORZA Motorsport 4 (Xbox 360)
Golden Eye Reloaded (Xbox 360 / PS3)
Halo Anniversary (Xbox 360)
LEGO Star Wars: Clone Wars (Xbox 360 / PS3)
Metal Gear Solid HD Collections (Xbox 360 / PS3)
Silent Hill HD Collection (Xbox 360 / PS3)

Offer ends 31/05/12.

Remember it has to be Two of those selected games above!

You can get either DiRT Showdown or Ghost Recon for 99p. Only one for 99p for those that may read it wrong. ;)

Posted 20:34 on 21 May 2012

munkee @ pblive

I actually really enjoyed the demo. I reckon it will be good fun. I'm just not as excited for it as I could be.

Posted 14:55 on 21 May 2012

MrGloomy

I've got my preo-order Dragon's Dogma to look forward to (thank VG for the Zavvi voucher). I might actually give Dirt Showdown a few goes to when I get my free copy. A month of of uber gaming discounts, yay.

Posted 14:13 on 21 May 2012

pblive

Dirt Showdown is quite appealing to me, but then I love demolition derby style games.

Posted 14:06 on 21 May 2012

guyderman

Looking forward to trying out Dragons Dogma, but it is Ghost Recon that I am most excited about - I just really hope it doesn't dissapoint after all these years waiting!

EDIT - and my son is well excited for Doctor Who!!!!

Posted 13:48 on 21 May 2012

Do you know what the selected games are? or is there a similar offer for Max Payne?
I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment, i gotta save the pennies for my holiday to Kos next month and i could do with a new title to fill the gap as i'm board with my current backlog. Max Payne 3 or Dirt Showdown would do nicely.

Posted 13:44 on 21 May 2012

Clockpunk

Nothing really for me until the new Spiderman game and Risen 2... :-/

A bit of time to broach the backlog!

Posted 11:57 on 21 May 2012

Wido

You can get either Ghost Recon or DiRT Showdown for 99p at GAME if you trade in two selected games. I may just do that to free up some space on my shelf, HDD and to get rid of old games which aren't getting played.

Dragon's Dogma is day one believe it or not me!

Posted 11:41 on 21 May 2012

munkee

I'm really looking forward to playing the new Ghost Recon game. So, thats on my list.

And I think this might be the first time ever that I'm not really bothered about a Codemasters racing release :\ I'd like to play it. But, I can wait.

Posted 11:23 on 21 May 2012