New at retail this week:
* Dragon Age Origins: Awakening (EA, $39.99)
* Metro 2033 (THQ, $59.99)
* Prison Break: The Conspiracy (Deep Silver, $59.99)
* Resonance of Fate (Sega, $59.99)
* Supreme Commander 2 (Square-Enix, $59.99)

New on XBLA:
* Perfect Dark (800 MSP)

Weekly Indie wrap-up:
* Bush Hunt (80 MSP, 2 stars)
* Color Box (240 MSP, 3.5 stars)
* Cocktails: Shake it Up! (80 MSP, 3 stars)
* Drooop!! (80 MSP, 3 stars)
* Magical Cube (400 MSP, 4 stars)
* Ninja Chop!! (240 MSP, 3 stars)
* Space Nuggets (240 MSP, 2 stars)
* War of Words (400 MSP, 3.5 stars)
* Word Duelist (80 MSP, 2 stars)
* Zombie Armageddon (240 MSP, 3.5 stars)

Weekly demo and trailer wrap-up:
* Alpha Protocol: A Man Alone Trailer
* Just Cause 2 Demo
* MotoGP 09/10 Demo
* Resonance of Fate: Ann’s Trailer

New at retail this week:
* Final Fantasy XIII ($59.99)
* Resident Evil 5 Gold ($59.99)

New on XBL:
* Scrap Metal (1200 MSP)

Weekly indie wrap-up:
* Ask Angela (80 MSP, 1.5 stars)
* Convextrix (80 MSP, 3 stars)
* Experiment 13 (80 MSP, 3 stars)
* Globoids (80 MSP, 2.5 stars)
* GooieGru Day One (240 MSP, 2.5 stars)
* Jewelry Master Twinkle Light (80 MSP, 3 stars)
* Mega Monster Mania (80 MSP, 4 stars)
* Puzzle Drop (240 MSP, 2 stars)
* Spot the Difference (400 MSP, 3 stars)
* Toad Man’s Bizarre Quest (80 MSP, 2 stars)
* Zatacka (80 MSP, 2.5 stars)
* Zombie Armageddon (240 MSP, 3 stars)

Weekly trailer and demo wrap-up:
* Darksiders Demo
* Iron Man 2: War Machine Trailer
* Just Cause 2 Demo
* Lips Party Classics Demo
* Metro 2033: Ghosts of the Metro Trailer
* MLB 2K10 Demo
* MotoGP 09/10 Demo
* Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Trailer

Releasing Tuesday at retail:
* Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ($59.99)
* Lips: Party Classics ($39.99)
* MLB 2K10 ($59.99)

This week on XBL:
* Toy Soldiers ($15.00)

This week On-Demand:
* Fallout 3 ($29.99)
* Street Fighter IV ($29.99)

This week’s Indie releases:
* Autumn (80 MSP, 2.25/5)
* Kukaku (80 MSP, 2.5/5)
* Last Line of Defence (80 MSP, 2.75/5)
* Maze Haze (240 MSP, 2.75/5)
* Motor Heat (240 MSP, 3.75/5)
* Mouse Maze (80 MSP, 2.5/5)
* Pixel Killer (80 MSP, 3.25/5)
* Shoot 1UP (80 MSP, 4.5/5)
* Soulcaster (240 MSP, 4/5)

Slow week for new games, as DLC dominates gamers’ attention. On the up side, you can pick up Duke Nukem 3D now through Saturday for just five bucks.

Releasing tomorrow at retail:
* Risen ($49.99)
* Sonic & All-Star SEGA Racing ($49.99)

Wednesday on XBLA:
* Greed Corp (800 MSP)
* Lazy Raiders (800 MSP)
* Nice Fret (1200 MSP)

Releasing today (Tuesday) at retail:
* Aliens vs Predator ($59.99)
* Aliens vs Predator Hunter Edition ($99.99)
* Deadly Premonition ($19.99)
* Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce ($49.99)

Deadly Premonition is Ignition’s port of the Japanese game Red Seed Profile, a game rumored to be a rework of the much-maligned Rainy Woods.

At arcade on Wednesday, The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom will be available for 800 MSP ($10.00)

Games releasing today on XBox Live Games on Demand:
* Beautiful Katamari ($19.99)
* Resident Evil 5 ($29.99)

Releasing this Tuesday at retail:

• BioShock 2 ($99.99 Special Edition)
• Dante’s Inferno
• World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars ($19.99)

For arcade on Wednesday, look for Darwinia+ for 1200 MSP ($15) in the Marketplace. Games on Demand information was not available at time of posting.

Reviews of both BioShock 2 and Dante’s Inferno will be posted in the next few weeks.

This week brings us the highly-touted Mass Effect 2. The sequel to the ever-popular Mass Effect 1, the game is already receiving very high marks in prerelease reviews. For those of you picking up the game tomorrow, some free DLC is already available off the bat. As for other games, Blood Bowl will also be available for $49.99 on Tuesday.

At arcade, look for KrissX on Wednesday for 800MSP ($10).

For Games on Demand, look for Dead Rising on Tuesday as well.

Slower week at retail, with only one title releasing, Dark Void. At arcade, both Death by Cube ($10) and Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment ($15) will be available Wednesday on the Xbox Live Marketplace. As for Games on Demand, nothing has been planned for this week.

As we continue into 2010, we add a few more retail releases this week. The most anticipated of these is Army of Two: The 40th Day, the sequel to the popular co-op title Army of Two. Our First Impression of Army of Two: The 40th Day can be found here.

Available at retail this week (Tuesday 1/12):

• Army of Two: The 40th Day
• Vancouver 2010 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games ($49.99)

At arcade, look for Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter for 1200 MSP ($15) on Wednesday the 13th.

As we enter 2010, the steady flow of New Releases begins again, with the month of January bringing us several titles. This week at retail, take a look for:

• Bayonetta
• Darksiders
• Divinity II: Ego Draconis

All three titles release on Tuesday 1/5 for $59.99. At arcade this week, you can pick up Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond for 1200 MSP ($15.00).

As for Games on Demand, you can pick up Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.