Releases: Finally, continues of the top class come

The continuation of a bizarre platforming classic is on-week release in this. In addition, co-op and action lovers can look forward to replenishment.

King's Bounty 2 | Aug. 24

PC / PS4 / Xbox One / switch

Turn-based strategy battles with RPG connect: For once stood the Heroes of Might and Magic series, which, however, has played only a minor role in recent years. King's Bounty 2 now wants as its predecessor come exactly in this genre gap, but is once more on the RPG aspects.

From the third-person perspective, you travel with your hero through a fantasy realm, done various jobs, talk to different residents and meet decisions that affect your relationships. Fights even find Meanwhile series on typical hexes instead and expect strategically wise decisions.

While the predecessor of the release has taken place only for the PC, come the successor now the consoles to enjoy. However, for now, only the Nintendo switch and the previous generation of consoles, that is PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Aliens: Fireteam | Aug. 24

PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X

The gameplay of Left 4 Dead or World War Z combined with the Aliens franchise and finished Aliens: Fireteam . In the Co-op Survival Shooter you play along with three friends in a eponymous fire team and need you defend against countless alien attackers. For this you draws on an extensive and Individualized arsenal and a different total of five classes.

These each have their own special skills and character. You can choose between contactors, demolition expert, technician, physician and educator who beat up by the four campaigns . The story plays some 23 years after the original Alien film trilogy.

Although Aliens: Fireteam appear to release for all consoles except for the Nintendo switch, there will be no initial cross-play support. Could possibly be a conversion but follow at a later date.

Psychonauts 2 | Aug. 25

PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X / S

More than 15 years after the first part we continue finally for Raz in Psychonauts. In Psychonauts 2, the eponymous spy organization has several problem areas: The leader is in a coma and within the leadership there is a potential traitor. As if that were not enough, also have the Bösewichtin Maligula should be revived.

So for Raz, there is plenty to do in Psychonauts second Therefore, to the likeable hero compete again an imaginative journey that sends him all over the place by obscure level. So it ends up as the game progresses, for example in the brain of Dr. Caligosto Loboto and whose thoughts must explore.

Since the developer Double Fine Studios now part of Microsoft, there are Psychonauts 2 for release on PC and Xbox consoles directly in Xbox Game Pass. But also on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, the 3D platformer can be purchased.

No More Heroes 3 | Aug. 27

Switch

Once again may protagonist Travis Touchdown in No More Heroes 3 pick up the laser katana and save this time the world from alien invaders. The villain Jess-Baptiste VI, called Prince FU, has created a galactic superhero ranking, not really appear in the calculated Travis. The course can not sit on this and challenges gradually the front seats.

There applies to beat by alien enemies, boss fights to survive and participate in mini-games. The latter finds its abound in the open world that you feed with side orders and provides, among other new outfits.

As with Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes and the release of No More Heroes is 3 at the beginning exclusively on the Nintendo switch instead. However, possible that at a later date be followed by ports to other platforms.

On the switch to save the world, fighting countless aliens come strategically wise decisions or one of the craziest games worlds of the year to experience: This week, there are not many releases, but certainly one or the other high-profile sequel.