The Week In Games: Don't Despair

A light week for releases is headlined by Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, coming to Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday.

Monday, Aug. 2

• Match Up (DSiWare)

Tuesday, Aug. 3

• Superstars V8 Racing (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - Codemasters brings you this racer based on the Italian Superstar Series touring championship.

Also: Disney Sing It: Family Hits (PS3, Wii); Dora's Big Birthday Adventure (DS); Junior Classic Books and Fairytales (DS); Monster Rancher (DS) (DS); Mumbo Jumbo 6 Pack 2nd Edition (PC); Widgets Odyssey 2 (PSP).

Wednesday, Aug. 4

• Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (XBLA) - In the next Summer of Arcade installement, Castlevania goes multiplayer with an action-adventure exploration that features characters from other games in the series.

Looking Ahead

Aug. 10: Madden NFL 11, Monday Night Combat, Lucha Libre AAA, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (PSN): Heroes of the Ring. Aug. 17: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Aug. 24: Mafia II, NHL 2K11; Aug. 25: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (XBLA), Shank.

What are you getting? What do you want? What are you looking forward to? Sound it off below, and at #twig.