The week ahead: Cross Edge, inFamous

Happy Memorial Day. While many have today off, it’s full steam ahead for the rest of us. retailers certainly won’t be taking a break as they roll out a number of moderate to big titles this week. Personally the most interesting releases are inFamous, Secret Agent Clank for PS2, Hinterland: Orc Lords, Cross Edge Crimson Gem saga for the PSP. Mileage may vary! Check out the complete list of releases (culled from GameStop) below:

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships - PC
Crimson Gem Saga - PSP
Cross Edge - PS3
Damnation - PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Hinterland: Orc Lords - PC
inFamous - PS3
Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past - DS
Personal Trainer: Walking - DS
Secret Agent Clank - PS2
Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper - PC
Space Camp - DS, Wii
The Munchables - Wii

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Imagine Boutique Owner - DS

Thursday, May 28, 2009
Crazy Chicken: Atlantis Quest - DS
Crazy Chicken: Pharaoh’s Treasure- DS
Crazy Chicken: Star Karts - DS
Johnny Bravo: Date-O-Rama! - DS

Saturday, May 30, 2009
DragonSky - PC
Trash Panic - PS3
Wallace & Gromit Episode 2: The Last Resort - Xbox 360

Hinterland: Orc Lords Revealed

I’ll admit it - I’m excited about Tilted Mill’s Hinterland getting an extended retail release. Coming to retail through Got Game Entertainment, the strategy role-playing hybrid game is called Hinterland: Orc Lords. The core change from the Steam release seems to be the ability to play as the hero or the villain; how Tilted Mill applies this to the existing game framework is a different matter.

Hinterland: Orc Lords lets players build a town, populate it with different types of NPCs and build different types of structures to unlock new types of NPCs, create items, build up resources and more. The end goal is to keep the king off your ass while conquering a variety of enemy sites like keeps, mines, groves, etc. using a small group of characters.

A date for the game is to be announced, but you can learn more at www.Hinterland-Game.com. Hinterland: Orc Lords is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB and will retail for $19.99.