This Week's New Games: Star Wars Zero Company, Elden Ring Tarnished Edition, and More
The week concentrates several long-awaited ports and sequels into a single window, giving Switch 2 owners a flagship Elden Ring release and fans of tactical and co-op genres multiple options within days.
Key Facts
- STAR WARS Zero Company releases August 28 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
- ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition releases August 28 for Nintendo Switch 2.
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 releases August 26 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S at 6,480 yen.
- METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 releases August 27 across PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
- Captain Tsubasa 2 WORLD FIGHTERS releases August 27 at 8,470 yen on Steam, PS Store, and Xbox Store.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Inside, Game Spark.
This week's release slate, covering August 24 to 30 in both Japan and North America, is headlined by STAR WARS Zero Company, ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition, and Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2. STAR WARS Zero Company, a turn-based strategy game set during the Clone Wars, launches on August 28 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition arrives on the same day for Nintendo Switch 2. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, a four-player co-op survival shooter, releases on August 26 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S at 6,480 yen. The week also includes METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 on August 27 across multiple platforms, featuring Metal Gear Solid 4 and Peace Walker, plus Captain Tsubasa 2 WORLD FIGHTERS on August 27 at 8,470 yen with a new goalkeeper-perspective mechanic. Other notable releases include Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, a spinoff focused on Sophia, and Brigandine Abyss, a fantasy war simulation with six playable nations. The lists from 4Gamer.net, Game Spark, and Inside each highlight these titles as the week's main draws, with dozens of smaller indie releases filling out the schedule.
This week's release lists from 4Gamer.net, Game Spark, and Inside cover August 24 to 30, with the biggest titles landing midweek. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 leads the Wednesday releases as a four-player co-op shooter set on the planet LV-558, while Thursday brings the bulk of the week's marquee games.
STAR WARS Zero Company and ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition both arrive on August 28, the former a turn-based strategy game with squad archetypes ranging from rogues to Jedi, the latter a Nintendo Switch 2 port of FromSoftware's action RPG. METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 and Captain Tsubasa 2 WORLD FIGHTERS hit on August 27 across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch platforms, with the Metal Gear collection also including the spinoff Ghost Babel.
The sources differ slightly on dates: 4Gamer lists Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 for August 26, while Game Spark and Inside show it on August 26 for Japan and North America. Captain Tsubasa 2 appears on August 27 in Japan but August 28 in North America per Game Spark. Prices given by 4Gamer are 6,480 yen for Aliens and 8,470 yen for Captain Tsubasa 2.
- STAR WARS Zero Company: Turn-based strategy set during the Clone Wars; August 28 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S
- ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition: Nintendo Switch 2 release on August 28
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2: Four-player co-op survival shooter; August 26 at 6,480 yen
- METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2: Includes Metal Gear Solid 4 and Peace Walker; August 27
- Captain Tsubasa 2 WORLD FIGHTERS: Soccer action game; August 27 at 8,470 yen
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy: Spinoff focusing on Sophia from Requiem; August 28
- Brigandine Abyss: Fantasy war simulation with six nations; August 27
- Choshin Jikū Game Neptune∞: First numbered Neptune RPG in 11 years; August 27
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.