The Week of 8.28.11

August ends, Madden 12 drops, the secret Apollo mission, and more.

Movies…Apollo 18 or Shark Night 3D. Yeah, two films that probably never had to be made, but those are some of your choices this Friday. On your television this week you’ll find that many of the summer series are beginning to wind down, so keep your eyes out for finales soon. Your thumbs could be quite busy this week with all of the downloadable titles for Xbox 360, PS3, and 3DS. To name a few, you’ve got The Baconing and Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection on consoles, while 3DS Ambassadors can nab some original NES classics like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. For retail movies and TV this week you can pick up House‘s seventh season, Top Gun (on Blu-Ray again), and plenty of other TV series and interesting movie collections.

That’s your update for the week; be sure to check out the listings below to see what else is getting released and hopefully find something to fill that digital void in your life.

Movies

8.31 Bodyguard
8.31 The Debt
8.31 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
9.2 Apollo 18
9.2 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
9.2 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
9.2 Love Crime
9.2 Saving Private Perez
9.2 Seven Days in Utopia
9.2 Shark Night 3D

TV

8.28 Leverage – “The Experimental Job” @ 9 pm (TNT)
8.29 Eureka – “This One Time at Space Camp…” @ 8 pm (Syfy)
8.29 Warehouse 13 – “The 40th Floor” @ 9 pm (Syfy)
8.29 Alphas – “A Short Time in Paradise” @ 10 pm (Syfy)
8.31 Royal Pains – “A Little Art, A Little Science” @ 9 pm (USA)
9.1 Burn Notice – “Better Halves” @ 9 pm (USA)
9.2 Torchwood: Miracle Day – “End of the Road” @ 10 pm (Starz)
9.3 Doctor Who – “Night Terrors” @ 8 pm (BBC America)

Video Games

8.29 Achron (PC)
8.30 Madden NFL 12 (Xbox/iPad/iPhone/PSP/PS3/Wii)
8.30 Bodycount (Xbox/PS3)
8.30 Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (PS3)
8.30 White Knight Chronicles II (PS3)
8.30 Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (PS3)
8.30 The Baconing (PS3)
8.30 Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon (PS3)
8.30 4 Elements HD (PS3)
8.30 Mr. Bean’s Wacky World (Wii)
8.30 Tropico 4 (PC)
8.30 Legends of Terror 12 Game Mega Pack (PC)
8.30 The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles (PC/Mac)
8.30 The Binding of Isaac (PC)
8.30 Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad (PC)
8.30 Driver: Renegade (3DS)
8.30 James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes 3D (3DS)
8.30 Angler’s Club: Ultimate Bass Fishing 3D (3DS)
8.30 Junior Mystery Quest (DS)
8.30 Veggy World (DS)
8.30 Hoppie (DS)
8.30 1001 Touch Games (DS)
8.30 ClaDun X2 (PSP)
8.30 Revoltin’ Youth (PSP)
8.31 BloodRayne: Betrayal (Xbox)
8.31 Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (Xbox/PC)
8.31 The Baconing (Xbox/PC)
8.31 Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon (Xbox)
8.31 Rock of Ages (PS3/PC)
8.31 Explodemon! (PC)
8.31 Junior Island Adventure (DS)
9.1 Face Racers: Photo Finish (3DS)
9.1 Pet Zombies in 3D (3DS)
9.1 Super Mario Bros. (3DS)
9.1 Donkey Kong Jr. (3DS)
9.1 Balloon Fight (3DS)
9.1 Ice Climber (3DS)
9.1 The Legend of Zelda (3DS)
9.1 Crimson Steam Pirates (PC)

DVD/Blu-Ray

8.30 Sons of Anarchy – Season Three (Blu/DVD)
8.30 Top Gun (Blu)
8.30 Running Wilde – Season One (DVD)
8.30 If…. (The Criterion Collection) (Blu)
8.30 Orpheus (The Criterion Collection) (Blu/DVD)
8.30 Jean Vigo Collection, The (Blu/DVD)
8.30 Wrecked (Blu/DVD)
8.30 Children of the Corn: Genesis (DVD)
8.30 Skateland (Blu/DVD)
8.30 Nikita – The Complete First Season (Blu/DVD)
8.30 Gantz (Blu/DVD)
8.30 Vampire Diaries, The – The Complete Second Season (Blu/DVD)
8.30 Cougar Town – The Complete Second Season (DVD)
8.30 Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D (Blu)
8.30 Desperate Housewives – The Complete Seventh Season (DVD)
8.30 Red Faction: Origins (DVD)
8.30 House – Season Seven (Blu/DVD)
8.30 Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Galactic Battles Gift Set Vol. 3 (DVD)