[Every week, Gamasutra rounds up the titles released for the major console and portable digital delivery services, as compiled by console digital editor Ryan Langley, including the latest XBLA and PSN games.] A big week for all involved -- Xbox Live Arcade hits hard with Half Minute Hero, Galaga Legions DX and Backbreaker: Vengeance; PlayStation Network gets caught up with Beyond Good & Evil HD and Gatling Gears; and Nintendo's Virtual Consoles sees classics like Final Fantasy III and Kirby's Dream Land. It's been one hell of a June, that's for sure. Xbox Live Arcade It's a big week for Xbox Live Arcade with three brand new titles, each looking to take some of my time over the next week. The first game is Half Minute Hero - Super Mega Neo Climax Edition, a new version of the fascinating little PSP game from a year or so ago. It's an RPG on steroids -- in which you only have 30 seconds to complete a level. I highly recommend you check it out, as it's available for just 800MSP ($10). The second release is Galaga Legions DX, a return to the Galaga franchise by Namco. While the first Legions title wasn't the best, I have hopes that since Pac Man CE DX was fantastic last year, this game sees a similar return to form. It is also 800MSP ($10). The final new release is Backbreaker: Vengence. Bear in mind -- while it looks like a football game, it isn't entirely that. Instead it's a score-based game where you must run thorugh waves of opponents, juking, barging and jumping to get a touchdown while also scoring the most points possible. That can be grabbed for 1200MSP ($15). The final new piece of content this week is a new Pinball Table for Pinball FX 2, The Captain America table, which you can grab for 240MSP ($3). If none of that tickles your fancy, check out the current deals on sale on the storefront:
All pieces of the Hasbro Family Game Night - were 800MSP ($10), now 400MSP ($5).
Turtles In Time RS - was 800MSP ($10), now 400MSP ($5).
Lara Croft: GoL - was 1200MSP ($15), now 600MSP ($7.50).
X-Men - was 800MSP ($10), now 400MSP ($5).
Comic Jumper - was 800MSP ($10), now 400MSP ($5).
Zeno Clash UE - was 1200MSP ($15), now 600MSP ($7.50).
Also, TMNT Re-Shelled will be removed on June 30th due to licensing issues -- now is the time to grab it! PlayStation Store (North America) A nice, meaty update for North American players this week on the PlayStation Store. It's a bit of a catch-up week, as most of these have been released on Xbox Live Arcade over the past few months, but that doesn't mean you should miss out on any of them. This week you can grab Beyond Good & Evil HD, a quality action adventure game for $9.99, Gatling Gears , an excellent top-down shooter for $9.99; Puzzle Dimension, a mind bending puzzler for $8.99; and Streets Of Rage 2, the classic brawler for $4.99. On the DLC side we've got two new releases -- Funky Lab Rat now has Even More New Challenges for $1.99, and you can grab the Captain America Table for Marvel Pinball for $2.99. To round out the new releases we have one new Minis title -- Tetraminos for $3.99, which absolutely does not shy away from being just straight-up Tetris. For those with PlayStation Plus accounts, you can also grab the following:
Streets of Rage 2 (Free with Plus – a $4.99 value)
Dead Space Ignition (PlayStation Plus price $2.50; a 50% discount)
Deathspank (PlayStation Plus price $7.50; a 50% discount)
Deathspank Thongs of Virtue (PlayStation Plus price $7.50; a 50% discount)
Funky Lab Rat (PlayStation Plus price $3.00; a 70% discount)
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (PlayStation Plus price $3.99; 20% additional discount on two week sale price)
MicroBot (PlayStation Plus price $5.00; a 50% discount)