Release This: Modern Warfare 3, Skyrim Lead Domestic Lineup

Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in a custom compiled list. This week brings Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to North America and the UK, while Japan gets PokePark 2 and Sengoku Basara 3 Utage. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending November 12th, 2011. Games Released in the United States: Infinity Ward's first-person shooter sequel Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 debuts across multiple platforms this week, boasting a cooperative Survival mode and a selection of new multiplayer offerings. Activision's "Call of Duty Elite" subscription service will launch alongside Modern Warfare 3 on November 8th, giving players access to monthly downloadable content. Also premiering this week is Bethesda's open-world action-RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Following up on 2006's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the franchise's latest chapter introduces a new gameplay engine and many new gameplay mechanics, including a "Dragon Shout" spell system and the ability to dual-wield weapons and magic. Other standout titles releasing this week are Konami's Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, Traveller's Tales' platformer Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7, and an upgraded 3DS port for the indie PC hit Cave Story. The week additionally brings an abundance of new Kinect games, including Ubisoft's Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking and Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012. Nintendo Wii: - The Black Eyed Peas Experience - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer - Deepak Chopra's Leela - Fix It: Home Improvement Challenge - Gem Smashers - Get Up and Dance - Happy Feet Two: The Videogame - Heavy Fire: Afghanistan - The Chosen Few - JAWS: Ultimate Predator - The Kore Gang - Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - Nickelodeon Dance - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Winter Stars Xbox 360: - Big League Sports (Kinect) - The Black Eyed Peas Experience (Kinect) - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Deepak Chopra's Leela (Kinect) - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Happy Feet Two: The Videogame - Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - Let's Cheer (Kinect) - Metal Gear Solid HD Collection - Nickelodeon Dance (Kinect) - Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking (Kinect) - Self-Defense Training Camp (Kinect) - SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip (Kinect) - Winter Stars (Kinect) - Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 (Kinect) PlayStation 3: - Air Conflicts: Secret Wars - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Get Up and Dance (PlayStation Move) - Happy Feet Two: The Videogame - Heavy Fire: Afghanistan - The Chosen Few - JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters - Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Nintendo 3DS: - Cave Story 3D - Face Racers: Photo Finish - Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! - Gem Smashers - Happy Feet Two: The Videogame - Heavy Fire: Afghanistan - The Chosen Few - JAWS: Ultimate Predator - Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - Outdoors Unleashed: Alaska 3D - Pac-Man Party Nintendo DS: - Bakugan: Rise of the Resistance - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance - DaGeDar - Happy Feet Two: The Videogame - Lalaloopsy - Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - Max & the Magic Marker - Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo - Photo World (DSi) - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip - Ultimate Card Games - Wappy Dog PlayStation Portable: - Cars 2: The Video Game - Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 PC: - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Dawn of Fantasy - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Heavy Fire: Afghanistan - The Chosen Few - L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition - Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - Martial Empires: The Path of the Purgatory - The Silver Lining: Episode 4 (online) Games Released in Europe: Sega's 3DS Shinobi series reboot debuts in Europe this week, arriving a week in advance of its scheduled U.S. release. Other region-exclusive titles premiering this week include the Wii karaoke sim We Sing Rock and Sony's PlayStation Move puzzler compilation Move Mind Benders. Nintendo Wii: - The Black Eyed Peas Experience - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Deepak Chopra's Leela - Jungle Kartz - We Sing Rock Xbox 360: - Big League Sports (Kinect) - The Black Eyed Peas Experience - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Deepak Chopra's Leela (Kinect) - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip (Kinect) - Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 (Kinect) PlayStation 3: - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Move Mind Benders (PlayStation Move) Nintendo 3DS: - Cave Story 3D - Puzzler Mind Gym - Shinobi Nintendo DS: - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance - Cars 2: The Video Game - Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo - Puppies World PlayStation Portable: - Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact PC: - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition Games Released in Japan: Capcom's beat-'em-up expansion Sengoku Basara 3 Utage and an HD version of Konami's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (included with Metal Gear Solid HD Collection in other regions) headline this week's Japanese console lineup. The Nintendo Wii hosts the Pokemon spinoff PokePark 2: Beyond the World, meanwhile, as the Xbox 360 gets Cave's DoDonPachi-bundled visual novel Instant Brain. Nintendo Wii: - PokePark 2: Beyond the World - Sengoku Basara 3 Utage Xbox 360: - Driver: San Francisco - Instant Brain - Meikyuu Cross Blood: Reloaded - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition PlayStation 3: - Driver: San Francisco - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition - Sengoku Basara 3 Utage PlayStation 2: - Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Ryouran * Sangokushi Engi Nintendo 3DS: - Driver: Renegade 3D - Jewel Pets: Magic Rhythm de Yeah! Nintendo DS: - Tamagotchi Collection PlayStation Portable: - Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend - Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke