New releases for September 29-October 5

The next week is a huge one for fall releases and might even bring in a potential Game of the Year contender. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor has been getting insanely good reviews (including by us here at Shacknews) and this will be the week that PC and console users can pick it up. Those looking to hit the open road can pick up Forza Horizon 2, while anyone looking for more anime in their lives will be able to grab Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, instead. And Friday means it's time to brawl once again, as Super Smash Bros. arrives on 3DS! Check out the full list of releases below!

PC

• Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (download - $60)
• Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (download - $40)
• Outland (download)
• TinyKeep (download - $15)
• Shadow Puppeteer (download)
• Pier Solar and the Great Architects (download)
• Metal Slug X (download - $8)
• Falling Skies: The Game (download - $40)
• Super Win the Game (download)
• Silence of the Sleep (download)
• A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda (download)
• Left in the Dark: No One on Board (download)

PlayStation 4

• Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Skylanders Trap Team
• Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
• Natural Doctrine
• Chariot (download)
• Pier Solar and the Great Architects (download)
• Futuridium EP Deluxe (download - $12.49)
• Second Chance Heroes (download)

Xbox One

• Forza Horizon 2
• Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Skylanders Trap Team
• Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
• Chariot (download - free for Games with Gold)

Xbox 360

• Forza Horizon 2
• Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
• Skylanders Trap Team
• Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
• Falling Skies: The Game

PlayStation 3

• Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Skylanders Trap Team
• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
• Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
• Natural Doctrine
• Falling Skies: The Game
• Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day (download)
• Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom (download)
• Pier Solar and the Great Architects (download)
• Namco Museum Vol 1 (download)
• Namco Museum Vol 2 (download)
• Namco Museum Vol 3 (download)
• Namco Museum Vol 4 (download)
• Namco Museum Vol 5 (download)

Wii U

• Skylanders Trap Team
• Castlevania: Dracula X (download)

Vita

• Natural Doctrine
• Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus Limited Edition
• Invizimals: The Alliance (download)
• Futuridium EP Deluxe (download - $12.49)

Nintendo 3DS

• Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
• Skylanders Trap Team

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?