Avowed, new Yakuza, and more new games out this week

The new game releases this week are bold. Obsidian’s massive RPG Avowed launches for everyone early in the week and is followed up by the first part of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. All three of them veer away from what their developers have previously done, in some impressive and bizarre ways.

Outside the big hitters, the other games this week are no less bold in their own ways. Tiny Pasture fulfills everyone’s dream to have a farm full of bunnies on their screen at all times, and TactiCats is a multiplayer game where you get to be a mischievous little kitten. And while it’s not a new game release, Blizzard is upending everything you thought you knew about Overwatch 2 with a new perks system launching with its newest season at the beginning of the week.

Here are our most anticipated game releases for the week of Feb. 17.

Big game updates to watch out for

• On Feb. 18, Overwatch 2 will shake the entire game up with a new perks system in season 15.
• On Feb. 20, Sea of Thieves will kick of its latest season, which apparently involves giant flaming sharks.
• On Feb 21, lucky Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds players will be invited to play it in a closed network test.