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Shippin' Out Sept. 5-11: Batman, Spider-Man, HAWX 2, R.U.S.E., NHL 11

Labor Day week sees massive wave of releases, including Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Otomedius Excellent, and the latest Dragon Age: Origins expansion.

Next Monday is Labor Day, a national holiday in the US and the traditional end of summer. And once the barbecues have cooled and the last cold beverage has been plucked from the cooler, the week will see the start of the end-of-the-year game flood.

Superhero fans will get a double dose of games on Tuesday, when Warner Bros. releases Batman: The Brave and the Bold (DS, Wii) and Activision ships Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (Xbox 360, DS, PlayStation 3, Wii). Unlike the dark and violent Arkham Asylum, the former title is geared toward a younger audience, with a cel-shaded look and costarring the caped crusader's longtime companion, Robin. Meanwhile, the T for Teen-rated Shattered Dimensions will see four different versions of the famous webslinger trade blows and quips with villains as he tries to reassemble a broken artifact.

Gamers will play as four incarnations of Spider-Man in Shattered Dimensions.

Gamers will play as four incarnations of Spider-Man in Shattered Dimensions.

Ubisoft is releasing two titles this week in two different genres. After a slight delay, the feint-focused World War II strategy title R.U.S.E. will arrive on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Those same platforms and the Wii will also receive HAWX 2, the sequel to the decently reviewed Tom Clancy-branded air combat simulator.

Hockey fans will also have a pair of games to choose from this week, both from Electronic Arts. NHL 11, the latest annual iteration of EA Sports' rink-and-puck franchise, will ship for the PS3 and X360 on Tuesday. The company is also releasing NHL Slapshot, a more arcade-style hockey game for the Wii.

The PSP will see a major release in the form of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, the newest installment in the Square Enix-Disney crossover franchise. The role-playing game lit up Japan's game software sales charts upon its debut in January, selling some 445,000 units within its first week on the market.

Fans of more bizarre Japanese games can sample the Xbox 360-exclusive Otomedius Excellent. Konami's hybrid game combines Gradius-style side-scrolling space warfare with visuals of exaggeratedly proportioned, attractive anime girls.

Otomedius Excellent is…excellent?

Otomedius Excellent is…excellent?

For further details on the week's games, visit GameSpot's New Releases page. The full list of downloadable games on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace, and Wii Shop Channel will be revealed later this week. Release dates are based on retailer listings and are subject to change.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 (LABOR DAY)
Photo World DSi--DS--Puzzle--Interworks Unlimited, Inc.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
101-in-1 Sports Megamix--DS--Puzzle--Atlus
Aion: Assault on Balaurea--PC--Role-Playing--NCsoft
Batman: The Brave and the Bold--DS, WII--Action--Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Brunswick Cosmic Bowling--WII--Sports--CokeM Interactive
Dawn of Heroes--DS--Role-Playing--Majesco Games
Dragon Age: Origins - Witch Hunt--PC, PS3, X360--Role-Playing--Electronic Arts
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep--PSP--Role-Playing--Square Enix
Kung Fu Rider--PS3--Action--SCEA
Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy--DS--Adventure--MumboJumbo
NHL 11--PS3, X360--Sports--Electronic Arts
NHL Slapshot--WII--Sports--EA Sports
Otomedius Excellent--X360--Action--Konami
R.U.S.E.--PC, PS3, X360--Strategy--Ubisoft
Saints Row Diamond 2-Pack--X360--Puzzle--THQ
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions--X360, DS, PS3, WII--Action--Activision
The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff--MAC, PC--Puzzle--Electronic Arts
Tom Clancy's HAWX 2--PS3, X360--Action--Ubisoft
UFC 2010 Undisputed--PSP--Fighting--THQ

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Amnesia: The Dark Descent--PC--Adventure--Frictional Games
Plants vs. Zombies--X360--Strategy--PopCap

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
No releases scheduled

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Recettear--PC--Puzzle--Carpe Fulgur
Operation Barbarossa - The Struggle for Russia--PC--Strategy--Matrix Games

100 Comments

  • hannify

    Posted Sep 7, 2010 9:11 pm GMT

    So ironically a day called 'Labo(u)r day" is a national holiday - interesting.

    Do you eat potatoes on pancake day?

  • 6h05tly

    Posted Sep 7, 2010 12:48 pm GMT

    Way to attract us Batman fans to this article GS!

  • Sirbobislost

    Posted Sep 7, 2010 8:07 am GMT

    @ SuprSaiyanRockr

    The chances of spiderman not being in MvC3 isn't even worth mentioning cause he will be in it I'd rather know if Jill valentine is returning I won't be happy if Chris redfield has replaced her....

    Been watching R.U.S.E for awhile now so may have to get that but gotta lay my hands on KH:bbs

  • PixelAddict

    Posted Sep 7, 2010 7:00 am GMT

    I knew Hawx 2 was coming out, but I am still trying to figure out who, if anyone, bought the first Hawx.

    And when did the late-80's come back? I wasn't aware we were putting X's in the place of "cks" letter groupings again. Because it doesn't rawx.

  • ChorizoConHuevo

    Posted Sep 7, 2010 6:30 am GMT

    Picking up KH:BBS tonight. But can only whet my appetitite until KH 3 is released.

  • thattotally

    Posted Sep 7, 2010 3:39 am GMT

    For a second I thought Batman Arkham City was already released, and had to check the article to be sure.

  • Jibroni

    Posted Sep 6, 2010 9:26 pm GMT

    NHL 11 baby!

  • SolidTy

    Posted Sep 6, 2010 7:06 pm GMT


    I'm interested in Spidey and Batman, neato.

  • Drkill123

    Posted Sep 6, 2010 2:27 pm GMT

    Birth by Sleep! Oh, Spiderman comes out this week too? Welp, not getting that. xD

  • Gaming-Gavan

    Posted Sep 6, 2010 1:47 pm GMT

    Saints Row isn't a puzzle game!

  • Darth_Nater307

    Posted Sep 6, 2010 12:27 pm GMT

    Yah for "KH:BbS"! Now could you (Square Enix) please start "KH3"?

  • berto64

    Posted Sep 6, 2010 10:35 am GMT

    crap i dont have my ps3 anymore but i might get KH Birth by Sleep for the psp

  • wexorian

    Posted Sep 6, 2010 10:32 am GMT

    Ruse should be cool, damn was hapy when saw batman but sad because it's not arkham city

  • humerman123

    Posted Sep 6, 2010 10:30 am GMT

    Damn it i saw batman and thought it was arkham city

  • amaan4ever

    Posted Sep 6, 2010 1:24 am GMT

    i dont tink these game will do well seeing halo reach which is the last in the series comes a few days after

  • mariostar0001

    Posted Sep 5, 2010 6:27 pm GMT

    Spider-Man rather interests me, except it sounds like it might be rather short.

  • SuprSaiyanRockr

    Posted Sep 5, 2010 5:17 pm GMT

    I wonder if, along the release of Shattered Dimensions, Spider-man will be confirmed for Marvel vs Capcom 3?

  • ratchet407

    Posted Sep 5, 2010 3:11 pm GMT

    typo in paragraph 2. just sayin'

  • xxupilxx

    Posted Sep 5, 2010 2:50 pm GMT

    no love 4 the pc?

  • isshiah

    Posted Sep 5, 2010 1:21 pm GMT

    oh i got exited when i saw batman in the title. shame its not arkham city.

  • lowkey254

    Posted Sep 5, 2010 12:25 pm GMT

    Spider-man? so soon?

  • InstantKlassick

    Posted Sep 5, 2010 12:16 pm GMT

    Big Fan Of Batman, looks promising, I will rent it first.

  • topeira

    Posted Sep 5, 2010 8:56 am GMT

    isnt DARKSIDERS (pc) coming out this month as well?....

  • Lostboy1224

    Posted Sep 5, 2010 6:21 am GMT

    NHL 11 which is most lilkely sports game of the year again appears to be the only noteworthy game.

  • Gammet25

    Posted Sep 5, 2010 3:32 am GMT

    i give hope to RUSE. Cant believe plants vs zombies is so damn popula

  • anthonycg

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 11:41 pm GMT

    @Animatronic64 That's exactly what I was thinking lol.

  • DEATH775

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 10:18 pm GMT

    I'm getting Spiderman Shattered Dimensions

  • M3tr4nk0

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 10:05 pm GMT

    R.U.S.E. looks promising, hopefully they didn't screw up.

  • DahLong

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 9:48 pm GMT

    i'll be getting Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

  • JaxxRaxor

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 9:15 pm GMT

    Labor Day is unoffically the last day of Summer, so the fact that there is alot of games coming out for the fall crush is no suprise. I am kinda suprised on the amount of attention the Batman: Brave and the Bold game has been getting, its almost as much as the new Spider-Man game.

    I will say that in terms of shear quantity that the first full week of September is going to be the biggest, although I think there are alot of games coming out on the 28th as well.

  • Animatronic64

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 7:59 pm GMT

    When I first read the title of this news article, the first thing that came to mind was Arkham City, but at the same time I realized it was too good to be true. And I totally forgot about the other Batman game, but that's because it looks pretty lame anyway. Damn it! This article just makes me want Arkham City even more.

  • XboxGuy1537

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 7:51 pm GMT

    Spiderman looks pretty awesome....

  • Heartagram_03

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 7:25 pm GMT

    Odd that they included the Dragon Age content but excluded the ME2 Liara content.

    Anyways Spider-man Shatter Dimensions looks awesome!

  • chg3

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 6:34 pm GMT

    Spiderman looks pretty good. I have fond memories of the psone titles. But last time I pre-ordered a game, it was about bears who were being a little too naughty, so i'll have to be weary of titles that might come crashing down...btw, does anyone know if the patches/dlc fixed said game about bears? Cause if it's cheap...

  • T-Sub96

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 4:24 pm GMT

    Spiderman looks okay, I am looking forward to the review. Hopefully it will be good, but I'm saving up for lbp 2.

  • ANTHONYMVP2U

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 3:49 pm GMT

    batman..yeah...

  • Dahgame15

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 3:39 pm GMT

    I'm looking forward to the Dragon Age Origins expansion

    WHAT ABOUT YOU???

  • yankeefanboy13

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 3:24 pm GMT

    i need more money

  • Heshertonfist

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 3:22 pm GMT

    NHL 11, can't wait.

  • shii666

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 3:06 pm GMT

    Now that this Kingdom Hearts is finally complete (I suppose it were before it came stateside though.) Will we get new footage of Final Fantasy XIII Versus? Please, Square?

  • townsenda1

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 2:57 pm GMT

    I know I preordered my copy of Spiderman. I can't wait, the game looks great.

  • nice2400

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 1:09 pm GMT

    definitely getting tht KH game thts comming out, and it has gave me a reason to return back to playing my psp

  • cjasko94

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 1:08 pm GMT

    spiderman looks good, but I gotta save some cash for NBA 2k11

  • gbrading Site moderator

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 1:08 pm GMT

    I'm nervous about R.U.S.E. but willing to see what it's like.

  • nice2400

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 1:08 pm GMT

    @LeMarfanz

    IDK, just felt like throwin tht out there to anybody thinking of buyin the KH bundle pack
    which comes wit the psp and the KH game

  • starduke

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 12:16 pm GMT

    I am definitely getting Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions. Four Spideys in one game!

  • starduke

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 12:14 pm GMT

    @Phil-teh-Pirate
    Yeah that game was great on PC, too. I still play it occasionally. Have you played Ultimate Spider-man? The only thing I really liked about that one was the web-swinging. It was fun just to go around the city. The story parts were pretty bad though.

  • The-Techspert

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 12:14 pm GMT

    typos galore

  • erikvduyn

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 12:06 pm GMT

    Damn, I read the title and thought Batman Arkham City's ETA was incredibly wonky. Damn you Gamespot!

  • GM-Lucra

    Posted Sep 4, 2010 12:00 pm GMT

    I work at Gamestop and it irritates me knowing that we have had Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions in a box in the back for the past week. Cant wait to pick it up on Tuesday.

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