Those birds can fly really high…

The undeniable highlight of this week’s worldwide videogame release list is the PlayStation 3-exclusive Starhawk, but Xbox LIVE Marketplace browsers might argue that the appearance of a recent phenomenon of a game on their service is just as important a release.

Who is right?

Look over this week’s round-up of videogame releases – just one more week before 2012’s biggest big hitters arrive, everybody, hang in there:

Releasing in North America: May 8th

• Starhawk (PlayStation 3)

Releasing in Europe, the UK and South Africa: May 10th and May 11th

• Starhawk (PlayStation 3)

Downloadable Games

PlayStation Network Games

• Datura (PS3)

PlayStation Network Add-on Content

• Asura’s Wrath: Lost Episode 1 – At Last, Someone Angrier Than Me

Xbox LIVE Arcade Games (Xbox 360)

• May 9th: Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition – 1600 MS Points

Xbox LIVE Marketplace Game Add-ons (Xbox 360)

• Asura’s Wrath: Lost Episode 1 – At Last, Someone Angrier Than Me

What can we look forward to next week?

• Diablo III

• Game of Thrones

• Max Payne 3

• PixelJunk 4AM

• Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II

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