New games releasing this week: September 11 – September 17

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Sports season has kicked off, with the two “other” franchises getting in ahead of their rivals. PES 2018, the “other” football game, probably deserves a great deal of respect even if it can’t challenge the almighty FIFA. NBA Live 18, on the other hand, comes to us from a series that has not proven much of a rival to the almighty NBA 2K. NHL 18 is also due this week, but it’s not an also ran but best in class. A class of one, alas.

RPG fans should definitely check out Divinity: Original Sin 2. The first one was rad as heck and Larian sure seems to have doubled down on what made it so great. If you’ve ever enjoyed a tabletop RPG (like Dungeons & Dragons), or if you’ve always wanted to try, please, please, please play this in co-op with a good friend (or more than one). There’s also Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana if you’re more into the J end of the RPG scale.

On Switch, look for Rayman Legends Definitive Edition. Obviously this isn’t a new game, but as we’re all continually discovering, everything is just kind of better on Switch – so perhaps its time you discovered this genuinely joyful platforming adventure.

New video game releases for the week of September 11 – 17
Tuesday, September 12
PES 2018 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition (Switch)
Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana (PC, PS4, Vita)
Destiny 2: Leviathan Raid launch
Bloody Zombies (PS4, PSVR)
Butter & Friends: Babysitter Sim (PS4)
DreamBreak (PS4, Xbox One)
Get Over Here (PS4)
Happy Dungeons (PS4)
Inside Limbo Double Pack (PS4, Xbox One)
Maize (PS4)
Manifest 99 (PSVR)
NASCAR Heat 2 (PS4, Xbox One)
Planet of the Eyes (PS4)
Samurai Shodown V Special (PS4, Vita)
Time Recoil (PS4)
Tooth and Tail (Linux, Mac, PC, PS4)
Trulon: The Shadow Engine (PS4)
VR Karts (PSVR)

Thursday, September 14
Divinity: Original Sin 2 (PC)
Baja: Edge of Control HD (PS4)
Beach Buggy racing (Switch)
Earthlock: Festival of Magic (Wii U)
Kingdom: New Lands (Switch)
Pan-Pan: A Tiny Big Adventure (Switch)
Percy’s Predicament Deluxe (3DS)
Semispheres (Switch)
Quest of Dungeons (Switch)

Friday, September 15
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS) – September 15
NBA Live 18 (PS4, Xbox One)
NHL 18 (PS4, Xbox One)