Weekly News Wrap-Up: Going Digital

TMNT: Re-shelled is Timed XBLA Exclusive
Arcade remake Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled will be released to Xbox Live Arcade on July 22nd, and will be an Xbox 360 exclusive until “later this year”, Kotaku reports.

Ghostbusters Game is Region Free
The upcoming Ghostbusters game, which we happened to like a lot, is a PS3 exclusive in Europe for the time being. Those without Sony’s console, however, can import the Xbox 360 version from America without fear of region lock. Destructoid confirmed with Atari that the game (which releases in the States on June 16) will run on PAL Xbox 360s.

Crackdown on Crime with 3 Buddies
The Xbox.com product page for Crackdown 2 confirms that the Pacific City sequel will feature much more multiplayer content than its predecessor. The game will have a multiplayer mode for up to 16 players and cooperative for up to 4 buddies.

Sam & Max Save the World on XBLA
Telltale’s Sam & Max Season 1, now subtitled “Save the World”, will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on June 17th. The 1600 MS point collection will feature all 5 episodes with achievements and improved controls. The press release also confirms the rest of Wallace and Gromit, plus the second season of Sam and Max, will hit XBLA in the future.

GameOn! London Delayed Until November
HMV’s GameOn! Expo has been moved to a November 14th and 15th date. The event will take place at Earls Court and show off a bunch of Winter 2009 and Early 2010 games. We’ll probably go, if we can be arsed.

Notable Releases This Week – Prototype (360, PS3, PC)
Joining Crackdown and inFamous as “super powers in a sandbox city” games, Prototype’s protagonist Alex Mercer is able to absorb the biomass, skills and memories of his enemies. With this tasty lifejuice, Mercer can shape shift into any number of deadly weapons or defensive structures. He can also run 100 miles an hour, scale buildings and jump hundreds of metres; I once leapfrogged a bollard. Also:

- Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (Wii, PS2, PSP, DS)
- EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis (Wii)
- Wii Motion Plus (Wii)