Welcome to The Reticule’s definitive roundup of gaming releases throughout August 2013. All release dates stated are for the EU, across all currently available platforms. Keep this page bookmarked for easy access, as we will link all previews and reviews when we post them on the site.
Still catching up with this months games? July’s release schedule can be found here.
1st
Flipnote Studio 3D
3DS
6th
Divinity: Dragon Commander
PC
7th
Brother’s: A Tale of Two Sons
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before. Solve puzzles, explore the varied locations and fight boss battles, controlling one brother with each thumb stick. This is one journey you will never forget.
9th
Tales of Xillia
PS3
13th
Europa Universalis IV
PC
Angry Birds Trilogy
Wii, Wii U
PayDay 2
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
14th
Charlie Murder
Xbox 360
20th
Disney Infinity
PC, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, 3DS
21st
Flashback
PS3, Xbox 360
22nd
Skullgirls
PC
23rd
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
The year is 1962, JFK is President and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear – but a far more powerful enemy than communism is threatening America. Known only to a select few, a top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating and concealing a series of mysterious attacks by an otherworldly enemy. As special agent William Carter, players call the shots, pull the trigger and lead their squad in a gripping third-person tactical shooter set within a high-stakes, covert war to protect humanity.
Saints Row IV
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist
PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
The United States has a military presence in two-thirds of countries around the world. Some of them have had enough. A group of terrorists calling themselves The Engineers initiate a terror ultimatum called the Blacklist – a deadly countdown of escalating attacks on US interests at home and abroad. Sam is back in his ops suit and goggles, and he’s more lethal and agile than ever. Granted the freedom to do whatever it takes to stop the Blacklist, Sam flies from exotic locales to US cities as he races against the clock to find out who’s behind this devastating threat.
The Wonderful 101
Wii U
27th
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
PC
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
PC, PS3
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn takes place in the fictional land of Eorzea, five years after the events of the original release. At the conclusion of Final Fantasy XIV, the primal dragon Bahamut escapes from its prison inside an artificial moon to initiate the Seventh Umbral Era, an apocalyptic event which destroys much of Eorzea. Through the gods’ blessing, the player character escapes the devastation by time traveling five years into the future. As Eorzea recovers and rebuilds, the player must deal with the impending threat of invasion by the Garlean Empire from the north.
Killer Is Dead
PS3, Xbox 360
28th
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
PC, Xbox 360
30th
Memoria
PC
Lost Planet 3
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Rayman Legends
PS3, PSV, Wii U, Xbox 360
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2
PS3, PSV
Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning
3DS
