As we kick off another week here at BCCHardware, we've got a few game releases compliments of ShackNews to share with you.  There are a few good titles this time around and we even see the PSP and PSVita get some love.  It's been a while since Sony remember that they have portable game systems.

• Alltynex Second (download - $8)
• Gunpoint (download - $10)
• Kamui (download - $8)
• Marvel Heroes (free-to-play)
• Panzer Corps: Allied Corps
• Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 (download - $5)
• Prime World: Defenders (download - $15)
• RefleX (download - $8)
• Remember Me
• Scrolls (download - $20)

• Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 (XBLIG - $5)
• Remember Me

• Alfa Romeo Racing Italiano (PSN - PS2 Classics)
• Remember Me
• Ultimate Board Game Collection (PSN - PS2 Classics)

• Limbo (PSN - $15)
• Quell Memento (PSN)

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf

• Class of Heroes II (PSN - $25)

If you'd rather have other people try before you buy, check out some of these reviews.  GRID 2 is on the screen over at HardwareHeaven as is Resident Evil: Revelations for starters.  Also, TweakTown shares their thoughts on Metro: Last Light for the PC.

This week Microsoft announced that there will indeed be a Start button coming back in their upcoming 8.1 update, however, it will be a little different than what Windows 7 users are used to. The new start button will allow you to either go directly back to the start screen in Windows 8, or go to an "All Apps" screen where you can arrange your icons to your liking. I guess this is better than nothing and it will be interesting to see if its enough to satisfy desktop users. InformationWeek has more on this story.

Rather than replicating the Windows 7 button, the new version will connect to the Start screen -- that is, to the same Live Tile interface to which Windows 8 currently boots. Users can set the button to summon an "All Apps" view, however, in which app icons can be arranged by usage, installation date, name or category.

The Start button will most likely benefit traditional mouse-and-keyboard users, but users with touchscreens will be able to access "All Apps" by swiping from the bottom of the display. The Start button will be visible at the bottom of the taskbar when the user is in desktop mode but will only appear in the Modern UI if the user moves the mouse to the lower left-hand corner of the screen. Microsoft also said that newly installed apps will only appear on the Start Screen if the user pins them there.

Sony has asked all of their developers to include remote play options for the Vita on all of their new PS4 games. This would undoubtedly increase the popularity of the Vita (which hasn't taken off like Sony was hoping), but part of me wonders how happy developers are going to be having to do extra work. IGN has more details over here.

Remote Play compresses the PS4's experience and sends it to the Vita over local WiFi. The entire game can then be enjoyed on the handheld. Essentially, the Vita functions as a dummy terminal with the PS4 doing all of the heavy-lifting. The technology is similar to that used by streaming services such as OnLive, but the quality is greatly improved by the service functioning on a local network.

We've been hearing rumors about Windows 8.1 (formerly code named Blue) for a bit, but now some more details about what to expect are coming out. In 8.1 you will be able to finally boot directly to your desktop as well as a few more customization options will be available among other "updates". Microsoft is expected to release a preview version at their developers conference next month if you just can't wait until later this year when it goes live to the public. AllThingsD has more details.

Windows 8.1, due out later this year, will offer new options to personalize the lock and home screens, more deeply integrated Bing search as well as a new version of the Internet Explorer browser. Files can also be saved to Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud storage service.