Shippin' Out July 5-11: The Bigs 2, Tales of Monkey Island

July 5, 2009 12:00PM PDT

By Matthew Peters

2K Sports' baseball slugger and Telltale's cartoon pirate adventure episode set sail while BioShock/Oblivion bundle and ARMA II report for duty.

After a July 4th weekend that saw a myriad of fireworks spangle the sky, gamers may find that this week's game selection is especially bleak by comparison, with only a handful of new releases.

One new game, at least, will allow Americans to celebrate one of their country's iconic mainstays: baseball. In 2K Sports' latest baseball game, The Bigs 2, players will notice several modifications over its predecessor, including a wheelhouse pitching mechanic, an updated Rookie Challenge mode, and regular Season mode. The E-rated game will be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation Portable.

Is there a performance-enhancing drug that allows players to slug fireballs?

Telltale Games will release the first chapter of its episodic adventure series Tales of Monkey Island for the PC this week exclusively as a digital download. The upcoming chapter from the Monkey Island franchise will feature original cartoony characters, such as pirate Guybrush Threepwood and the ghost LeChuck. The first chapter, Launch of the Screaming Narwhal, will come out this week, with each of the following four chapters to be released every month for the next four months.

2K Games will release a new bundle of the dystopian first-person shooter BioShock and fantasy role-playing game Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle will bring together two commercially and critically acclaimed games, with BioShock and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion both shipping more than 1.5 million copies less than three weeks after release.

Rounding out the pack is 505 Games' modern first-person shooter ARMA II. The game has already been available in Europe and for worldwide download on Steam, but it will finally hit North American shelves in physical form this week. The follow-up to ArmA: Armed Assault, this successor features new characters, improved AI, and an online multiplayer mode.

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 the Wii Shop Channel will be revealed later this week. Release dates are based on retailer listings and are subject to change.

JULY 5, 2009
No new releases scheduled

JULY 6, 2009
No new releases scheduled

JULY 7, 2009
ARMA II--PC--505 Games
The Bigs 2--PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360--2K Sports
BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle--PC, X360--2K Games
CID The Dummy--PC, PS2, PSP--Oxygen Interactive
Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal--PC--Telltale

JULY 8, 2009
No new releases scheduled

JULY 9, 2009
No new releases scheduled

JULY 10, 2009
The Hardy Boys: The Perfect Crime--PC--Dreamcatcher

JULY 11, 2009
No new releases scheduled

43 comments

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pakhair

BIG 2 is good thing but it's nothing new...........

ianbradley26

I'm going to buy The Bigs 2 instantly also, but it might take a few minutes for the saleperson to work the cash register.

giedrius1001

arma 2 definitely this weak hit, others game you can just forget, nothing special, of cource if you like baseball its another talk

Pete5506

I am so getting The Bigs 2

nurse_tsunami

Very slow week :0 Kind of a weird bundle of Oblivion and Bioshock together. Oh well, I have a lot to play on my plate as it is.

StJimmy15

the hardy boys... lol um green day bundle ( i know its not a game but note worthy) and bf 1943 arent mentioned. news?

nickythenewt21

BioShock and Oblivion....in the same package?!?!?!?! Holy crap...if I didn't already own both of them, I'd consider that to be one of the greatest bundles ever! If you guys don't own either of them, definitely consider getting the bundle: they're both incredible games that'll probably be considered classics in the future.

DARKCHOAS

Like someone else mentioned battlefield 1943 for the PSN and XBL this week.

NightRaVeN75

Marvel vs Capcom 2 should be at the end of july

Henninger

Where is Marvel vs. Capcom 2 @???????????

painstation2

WHEN DOES MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 2 GET RELEASED?!

Red_Armadilloe

Well, I'm not sure how many people know about this game, but Trine came out on Friday for the PC, and it's coming to the PSN network perhaps on the 10th(no one is exactly sure). You can download it on Steam. I just wanted to make people aware. It looks pretty sweet.

ThAdEa82

ARMA 2? Gamespot has no info on release date let alone any info on any reviews for this game. lol. Strange

gamer082009

Not much this month I see! And most of those releases aren't worthy of the average mans dime.

luigigreen

The Bigs 2! WOO! I am buying that instantly.

easykill_astari

Can't wait for Battlefield 1943 :D:D

da_chub

wow, tons of big releases this week.

ocdog45

nothing this wek. good i can catch up on some killzone 2 and burnout paradise.

Cicatraz_ESP

How much is the Bioshock/ Oblivion bundle going for?

Hekynn

They forgot to mention Street Fighter 4 for the PC on the 7th. Which looks awsome on the PC and for PC users look up the benchmark at filefront the engine they used is REALLY Optimized for either a low end mid or high end PCs.

Fiotwo

why couldnt Dead Rising 2 be another summer release...that really helped out back in '06 with Dead Rising 1. Not to mention we had Prey, and Saints Row to look forward too

Spikedjester

So basically they meant to say, "Nothing this month"

NuKkU

The Bigs is okay i actually think all baseball games are quite boring

emacdaddy08

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practicekid

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xstaggerxleex

The bigs is fun, for a minute... then u send it back to gamefly

Trenchman

I realize it's not exactly new, but why didn't they mention Street Fighter 4 coming out the 7th for PC. It's new to PC gamers.

badtaker

Never Heard of the Game :The Hardy Boys: The Perfect Crime

gnbfd

well since 2k sucks at baseball and I'm not into adventure games, nothing for me this week

NeonNinja

Dude, if I didn't already own both BioShock and Oblivion than that insane bundle would be one of the greatest offers in the world for me. I'll just pick up a copy of BlazBlue this week and call it a good month based off of that alone, though.

philonious_matt

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Greyfox327

I think he was speaking to me about the fake June 29 release for MvC2. Could be wrong, though.

LegionXVIII

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Sins-of-Mosin

This whole month will be a dead except for NCAA Football 10 on July 14th. Good time to catch up on some older games. On a side note, UFC 100 this Saturday, 11th, already ordered!

mrklorox

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lucebuce

wow .. the summer of 2009 is not a good time for the PC

skinny_man_69

HARDY BOYZZZ!!!!....Oh, just me?

THGarrett

My Wii has been collecting dust for months so I'll definitely be getting Monkey Island for that.

pogswarts

ArmA 2 is a great game fl4rty, if you like military sims.

fl4rty

monkey island good demo of arma 2 BAD

darkkiller1009

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Greyfox327

Where's my MvC, darn it?!

SuperMooseman

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