New games releasing this week: May 8 – May 14

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Triple A only has one real offering this week – the Hot Wheels expansion for Forza Horizon 3. It looks pretty fun.

There are a couple of anticipated multiplatform digital releases this week though. Check out rogue-like FPS Strafe and a more lighthearted basketball experience than 2K’s series via NBA Playgrounds.

On PS4, look for Birthdays: The Beginning, the new game from Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada. This ambitious life or maybe ecosystem creation and management sim is only the start of what Wada wants to do with the concept, so let’s hope it proves popular enough that he can pursue the rest of his ideas in later games.

Still on PS4, LocoRoco Remastered is worth a peek at. Often paired with Patapon, it’s an artifact of a sudden explosion of small creative projects from Japan Studios in the mid to late 2000’s. It’s a cheerful and clever puzzle platformer.

Switch gets another NeoGeo release but perhaps more importantly Minecraft arrives. Something for your commute if you’ve flogged Zelda already.

Looking further ahead? Check out our full list of 2017 video game release dates.

As always, PlayStation Store release dates may vary depending on region.

Tuesday, May 9
Birthdays: The Beginning (PC, PS4)
Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels expansion (PC, Xbox One)
NBA Playgrounds (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)
LocoRoco Remastered (PS4)
Strafe (Mac, PC, PS4)
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland (PS2 Classic for PS4)
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (PS2 Classic for PS4)
Moonshot Galaxy (PSVR)
Polybius (PSVR)
Blade & Bones (PS4)
Bloons TD 5 (PS4)
Butcher (PS4, Xbox One)
Elliot Quest (PS4)
Human: Fall Flat (PS4)
Last Stitch Goodnight (PS4)
Lethal League (PS4)
Revenant Saga (PS4, PS3, Vita)

Wednesday, May 10
Lethal League (Xbox One)

Thursday, May 11
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Switch)
ACA NeoGeo Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Switch)
ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters ’95 (PS4)

Friday: May 12
Demon’s Crystals (PS4, Xbox One)