The second week of September continues a strong stable of releases, and this’ll probably continue right up until the end of the year. Of course, the “big” one is next week – but which of these take your fancy?

It’s hard to avoid mention of a certain Rockstar game when talking about Mafia II. After all, what else but Grand Theft Auto springs to mind upon mention of an urban open world where you drive cars and commit crime?

Dragon Quest IX is a warm, snuggly blanket of a game. It may have been developed by RPG masters Level-5 – of Dark Cloud and Rogue Galaxy fame – but it feels like it was knitted by your grandmother. Kane & Lynch 2, on the other hand…

Typically this post right here at 9am every Monday updates you on the games hitting retail shelves this week. That means boxed games rather than downloadables. But not this week.