Fans of epic first-person shooters, feature-rich basketball games and/or fiendishly difficult (and rewarding) action RPGs, this week is for you - here are the new games you can expect to be available (and become available today) at a retailer near you:

RAGE is id Software’s latest first-person shooter extravaganza, featuring visual splendour the likes of which you’ve never seen before and an enormous wasteland to explore, not to mention dozens of side-missions and hundreds of challenging battles with incredible enemies.

RAGE also features a lite RPG system, weapon crafting options and the chance to zip around the wasteland in a buggy while fighting off bandits trying to take you down - hectic stuff in promise and practice!

Here’s a launch trailer for RAGE to get that Hype O’ Meter revving:

RAGE - Uprising Trailer

The follow up to From Software’s masterful Demon’s Souls is finally here, ready to test your will, skill and patience to the limit!

You could describe Dark Souls as a simple action RPG set in an open, fantasy world, filled with monsters and outrageous creatures waiting to be slain by the weapon of your choice… but this would be selling the game far, far short.

In Dark Souls, every enemy encounter is a challenge, every challenge is a test, and every test is your chance to best the game and emerge triumphant… or not, but then you just try again.

Watch this launch trailer for Dark Souls to find out a bit more about what to expect from the epic journey offered in the game:

Dark Souls Launch Trailer

What else is available today in South Africa, Europe and the UK? Here’s a quick list:

Available today in South Africa, Europe and the UK

• Dark Souls (PS3, Xbox 360)
• Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection (PS3 - South African Release)
• NBA 2K12 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP)
• PowerUp Heroes (Xbox 360 via Kinect)
• RAGE (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
• The Cursed Crusade (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)