It's a swift drop off across this week's new releaes. Stating with Vampire Rain (Xbox 360) and Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PS3), running down to Chicken Shoot (Nintendo DS/Wii) and the likes of Platinum Sudoku (Nintendo DS). It's all a bit thin on the ground. Is it us, or is the new release clock ticking backwards at present?

After last week’s mini release resurgence, which perhaps topped out with Starbreeze Studios’ incredibly atmospheric pseudo RPG-edged, first-person shooter The Darkness (PS3, Xbox 360), this week sees a typical trough arriving hot on the heels of a modest peak. And so, it’s off back to the summer doldrums we go following a tantalisingly brief glimpse of what the gaming scene really should look like.

mistermostyn via gamersquad.com »