Releases in August

Before I start this, I want to say that I had a lot of faulty information on releases last month and I've completely changed sources to remedy that. I apologize and this month will be much more accurate. Anyways, let's get on with it.

AUGUST 2

• Amazing Adventures: The Forgotten Dynasty
• PC
• Developed by PopCap Games
• Published by PopCap Games

• Bleach: Soul Resurrección
• PS3
• Published by Sony (in Japan) and NIS (in North America)

• Limbo
• PC
• Developed by PlayDead
• Published by PlayDead

• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD
• PS3
• Developed by Ubisoft
• Published by Ubisoft

AUGUST 3

• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
• Xbox 360, PC
• Developed by Fuelcell Games
• Published by Fuelcell Games

AUGUST 4

• Scarlet Legacy
• PC
• Developed by onNet
• Published by onNet

AUGUST 9

• Sniper: Ghost Warrior (Extended)
• Xbox 360
• Developed by City Interactive
• Published by City Interactive

AUGUST 16

• Age of Empires Online
• PC
• Developed by Robot Entertainment
• Published by Microsoft

• Altered Beast
• PS3
• Developed by SEGA and Backbone Entertainment
• Published by SEGA

• No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise
• PS3, Xbox 360
• Developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and Feel Plus (doing the port)
• Published by Konami

AUGUST 23

• Call of Atlantis
• Nintendo DS
• Published by Easy Interactive

• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• PS3, Xbox 360, PC
• Developed by Eidos Montreal
• Published by Square Enix

• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
• 3DS
• Developed by Atlus
• Published by Atlus

AUGUST 24

• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (yeah I frakked this one up last month, sorry)
• PS3, Xbox 360, PC
• Developed by Snowblind Studios
• Published by Warner Bros.
• Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition
• Xbox 360
• Developed by Capcom
• Published by Capcom

AUGUST 28

• Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition
• PS3
• Developed by Capcom
• Published by Capcom

AUGUST 30

• The Binding of Isaac
• PC
• Developed by Team Meat
• Published by Team Meat

• BloodRayne: Betrayal
• PS3
• Developed by WayForward Technologies
• Published by Majesco

• Bodycount
• PS3, Xbox 360
• Developed by Codemasters Studio Guildford
• Published by Codemasters

• ClaDun X2
• PSP
• Developed by System Prisma
• Published by NIS

• Driver: Renegade
• 3DS
• Developed by Ubisoft
• Published by Ubisoft

• Pirates of Black Cove
• PC
• Published by Paradox Entertainment

• White Knight Chronicles II
• PS3
• Developed by Level-5
• Published by D3 Publisher

AUGUST 31

• Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
• PS3, Xbox 360
• Developed by Games Farm
• Published by Kalypso Media

• Explodemon!
• PC
• Developed by Curve Studios
• Published by Curve Studios

• Rock of Ages
• PS3, Xbox 360, PC
• Developed by ACE Team
• Published by Atlus

My Pick

A few good looking things being released this month but a lot of them are just updates. Updates of good games at least, but still updates (including Altered Beast, my first ever video game).

For the last three months I've done this (or the only three months I've done this), it was hard to come up with a definitive pick of the month, for different reasons each month. May had three games that looked appealing to me, June had quite a few games but none of them really appealed to me, and July barely had any games. Finally we've got a slam-dunk, no competition, pick of the month and that pick is Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

The game just looks stellar. With multiple paths to each goal, in-depth RPG elements, a complex looking storyline and excellent art design, this looks a game worthy of the Deus Ex name. I've been highly impressed by everything I've seen so far. And for this reason, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is my pick for August.