Upcoming video game releases: 'Dyad,' 'Heroes of Ruin,' 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD'
Dyad (PS3 via download)
North America: July 17
Europe: August or later
Japan: TBA
Smooth audiovisual experience that soon escalates into spiraling, neuron-tickling kalaedoscopic delight; quasi-randomly constructed levels to travel (or hurtle) through that recall classics Rez, Tempest and Wipeout.
Price: $15 (~€14/£10/¥1,200)
dyadgame.com
Heroes of Ruin (3DS)
North America: July 17, Teen
European regions: since June 15, 12
Hack and slash action, four-player co-op, and daily challenges are all part of the Heroes of Ruin package, which promises plenty of monsters to vanquish, treasures to find, and environments to explore.
Price: $39 / €45 / £29
heroesofruin.com
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (360 PS3 download)
Xbox 360: July 18
PlayStation 3: Announced for "a few weeks later"
Age rating: Expected Teen, confirmed 12+
A celebration of skateboarding in its video game heyday kicks of the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade promo: ten levels from Tony Hawk's 1 & 2 with a bunch of songs both old and new.
Price: 1200 MS Points (~$15 / €14 / £10 / ¥1,770)
facebook.com/TonyHawksProSkaterHD
Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance (3DS)
North America: July 31, E10+
European regions: July 20, 12
Japan: since March 29, A (all ages)
Two best friends, Sora and Riku, must restore and protect seven Worlds of Sleep, including those based on Disney's Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Tron: Legacy.
Price: $ / € / £ / R / ¥ / S$ / RM
kingdomhearts3dgame.com
Wreckateer (Xbox Kinect via download)
Worldwide: July 21
Age rating: Everyone 10+ / 7+ / A
Be the wrecking ball, propelled from medieval balista into castles waiting to crumble given the right sort of crushing encouragement and good use of special moves.
Price: 800 MS Points (~$10 / €10 / £7 / ¥1,200)
playxbla.com/wreckateer-announced
miCoach (Xbox Kinect, PlayStation Move)
North America: July 24, Everyone
European regions: July 13, 3+
Top tier athletes lend their backing to Adidas's miCoach exercise suite, including Kaka, Dwight Howard, Jessica Ennis, Ana Ivanovic and Eric Berry, with over 400 exercises targeted at specific sporting activities.
Price: $49 / €39 / £25 / R499
micoach.com
