December Video Game Releases – Week One
(Dec. 1-3)
2016 has come and gone, giving us some great video games throughout the weeks, many of which we hope to receive as gifts during this holiday season. Yet, although we’re on the home stretch as 2017 looms before us, it doesn’t mean there aren’t any releases left this year. While December is understandably light in offerings, there are still a healthy amount of games across all platforms that you may want to turn your attention to.
Week one is a short one, but you may want to do a bit of shopping around. Super Mario Maker finally makes its way to the 3DS, while Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney finds it’s way onto Apple mobile devices the day before. One big game releasing this week is Steep, which drops players into an open, mountain paradise full of plenty of snow and slopes for you to explore.
Week one’s full release schedule:
- Dec. 1 – Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (iOS)
- Dec. 1 – The Dwarves (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- Dec. 1 – Maize (PC)
- Dec. 1 – Rad Rodgers: World One (PC)
- Dec. 2 – Furi (Xbox One)
- Dec. 2 – Steep (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- Dec. 2 – Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
December Video Game Releases – Week Two
(Dec. 4-10)
Week two brings a couple of heavy hitters to the scene, just in time for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Dead Rising 4 releases on the Xbox One and PC bringing hundreds of hungry zombies to your screen as well as a ton of creative weaponry. Many PS4 owners will be looking at The Last Guardian as it finally releases after nine long years of development. Explore a mysterious castle with an even more mysterious beast as you seek out the story of the little, tattooed boy you control.
Week two’s full schedule:
- Dec. 6 – Arizona Sunshine (Rift, Vive)
- Dec. 6 – Dead Rising 4 (Xbox One, PC)
- Dec. 6 – Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (PC)
- Dec. 6 – The Last Guardian (PS4)
- Dec. 6 – The Unspoken (Rift)
- Dec. 6 – Werewolves Within (PC)
- Dec. 8 – Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (Android)
- Dec. 9 – Space Hulk: Deathwing (PC)
December Video Game Releases – Week Three
(Dec. 11-17)
December isn’t done just yet, as week three brings a few little surprises in tow for those looking for something to play. Bastion finally makes its way over to the Xbox One with some visual upgrades. Wild Guns Reloaded brings an amazing SNES classic to the PS4 with new features. Finally, Nintendo’s portly plumber leaps off of a Nintendo platform and onto iOS devices for Super Mario Run, an endless runner that tasks players with reaching the end of a level while grabbing coins, hitting monsters, and avoiding obstacles.
Week three’s complete release schedule:
- Dec. 12 – Bastion (Xbox One)
- Dec. 13 – The Little Acre (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- Dec. 13 – Wild Guns Reloaded (PS4)
- Dec. 13 – Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (PS4, Wii U, Vita)
- Dec. 15 – Super Mario Run (iOS)
December Video Game Releases – Week Four
(Dec. 18-24)
2016 closes off on a light note, with only four games slated to release the week before Christmas. One of those games happens to be the highly anticipated third season of Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead series. Clementine is older now, and we’ll finally get to see what happened with AJ, the baby she saved last season. With Telltale getting even better with time as they’ve tackled other properties, we just know that there’s something special in store for fans at the end of this month.
Week four’s schedule:
- Dec. 20 – Eagle Flight (Vive)
- Dec. 20 – The Walking Dead Season 3: A New Frontier (PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3, 360, iOS, Android)
- Dec. 22 – Don Bradman Cricket 17 (PS4, Xbox One)
- Dec. 22 – Rollercoaster Dreams (PS4, PSVR)
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