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Archive for September, 2018

At the center of the quiet town of Refrain sits the Well of Khalaza, where below lies a labyrinth filled with forgotten treasures and poisonous miasma! Now you can explore Labyrinth of Refain: Coven of Dusk safely within our demo, exclusively available now for Nintendo Switch! You can get it now on the Nintendo eShop!

All your progress can be transferred to the full version of Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk if you choose to continue your adventure on the Nintendo Switch!

Try your hand at leading the witch brigade deep into the unknown and get ready for your full adventure on September 18 (just 3 days away) on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam!
Are you ready to discover the dark adventure that awaits you within the labyrinth of Refrain?

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STOCKHOLM – September 14, 2018 – Paradox Interactive announced today at Nintendo Direct that Cities: Skylines is now available on Nintendo Switch, from developer Tantalus Media for $39.99 MSRP. Marking the publisher’s first foray into a portable platform, Cities: Skylines – Nintendo Switch Edition is on track to deliver superior entertainment wherever players want to play.

A modern take on a classic city builder, originally created by Colossal Order, Cities: Skylines lets players realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city, complete with fully realized transport and economy systems, to cement the city simulation experience. Cities: Skylines is designed to suit any play style – and now, any time, anywhere.

More portable than ever, the new Nintendo Switch edition of this fan-favorite city builder comes complete with UI designed especially for Nintendo Switch, along with two of Cities: Skylines’ most popular expansions – After Dark and Snowfall. Taking advantage of the platform’s unique capabilities like HD Rumble, the Nintendo Switch edition also features advanced tutorials, and Pro Controller support.

“Cities is the first Paradox title on any Nintendo platform, and we are very eager to get the game out to Switch players,” said Sandra Neudinger, Product Manager from Paradox Interactive. “This is an exciting opportunity for the game – for us internally, for current players, and for new players to come. It’s very cool to experience a portable version of Cities: Skylines, so players can now carry their city with them, finding inspiration wherever they go. Imagination is the only limit, we can’t wait to see what players dream and build up.”

KEY FEATURES
Multi-tiered and challenging simulation: Constructing your city from the ground up is easy to learn, but hard to master. Playing as the mayor, you’ll be faced with balancing essential requirements such as education, water, electricity, police, fire fighting, healthcare and much more, along with your city’s real economy system and a multitude of gameplay scenarios.

Nintendo Switch edition exclusive: Using HD Rumble, a rumble effect helps find the most efficient area to place service buildings in your city. Pro Controller is also supported, and additional tutorials help guide your first play through.

Extensive local traffic simulation: Colossal Order’s extensive experience developing the Cities in Motion series is put to work in fully fleshed out, well-crafted transport systems.

Districts and Policies: Be more than just an administrator from city hall. Designating parts of your city as a district results in the application of policies which results in you rising to the status of Mayor for your own city.

After Dark: Focused on leisure and tourist specialization, this expansion’s central feature is to utilize the day and night cycle and alter the approach to managing a city. Will you construct a bustling city that lives and breathes at night, or succumb to the perils and misadventures of the dark hours?

Snowfall: The difficulty heats up when the city cools down, thanks to this expansion’s added challenges and assets, like snow maps, street cars and heating systems. There are in-game temperature readings, cosmetic weather enhancements, extra parks, and infrastructural demands to keep your citizens warm and safe from freezing conditions.

Also available for PC, Mac, Linux, Win10, Xbox One and Playstation 4, Cities: Skylines is finally making its much-anticipated portable debut today on Nintendo Switch.

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PARIS – SEPT. 13, 2018 – Asmodee Digital today announced it will expand its digital board game offering to the Nintendo Switch™ platform, beginning with several best-selling titles to be released over the coming year. Five titles are currently in development, being optimized for Nintendo Switch, including The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game, Pandemic, Carcassonne Munchkin and Catan.

“Bringing our most popular titles to new platforms is a no-brainer, but we’re going a step above to make sure they are optimized for Nintendo Switch,” said Philippe Dao, CMO of Asmodee Digital. “The new audiences that await us on this platform are clear to us, and we’re glad to offer them the best of board games.”

Carcassonne (Holiday Season 2018) – The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award-winning game in which the players build a medieval city. Build a medieval world in a full adaptation of the award-winning Carcassonne, complete with 3D maps, solo mode and 4-player local multiplayer.

The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game (2019) – Whether you play alone or alongside a second player, forge a powerful deck—and a fellowship of three—to face the forces of Sauron in each story-driven quest. Inspired by the hit Fantasy Flight LCG® The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game.

Pandemic (2019) – Stop the spread of four diseases and cure them all on your own or in local, 4-player multiplayer with Pandemic, plus its DLC based on popular expansions. Discover the Nintendo Switch adaptation of the famous board game! As skilled members of a disease-fighting team, you must keep four deadly diseases at bay while discovering their cures.

Catan (2019) – It’s time to discover on Nintendo Switch the most popular island in board game history!

Munchkin (2019) – A dungeon crawler based on Steve Jackson’s iconic card game, Munchkin.

About Asmodee Digital

Asmodee Digital, a fully owned subsidiary of the Asmodee Group, is an international publisher and distributor of digital board games with operations located in Europe, North America, and China. Asmodee Digital manages the creation, design, development, publishing, and marketing of board and card games on leading digital platforms – spanning mobile, PC, Mac, virtuality reality and consoles – for Asmodee studios as well as for third-party publishers. The current Asmodee Digital catalog includes best-selling digital games such as Catan VR, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, Splendor, Agricola, Mille Bornes, Pandemic, Small World 2, Mr. Jack London, Colt Express, Mysterium, Potion Explosion, Onirim, Jaipur, Spot It! Duel, Abalone, Ticket to Ride First Journey, Catan Stories, Talisman, Fighting Fantasy Legends, Smash Up and digital versions of many other well-known board games.

Munchkin – © 2019 Digital game published by Asmodee Digital. Game created by Steve Jackson and edited by Steve Jackson Games.

The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game –  © 2019 Fantasy Flight Games. The Lord of the Rings, and the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises and are used, under license, by Fantasy Flight Games. Living Card Game, LCG, LCG logo and Fantasy Flight Supply are TM/® of Fantasy Flight Games. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

Pandemic – © 2019 Digital game published by Asmodee Digital. Game created by Matt Leacock and edited by Z-Man Games.

Carcassonne – © 2019 Asmodee Digital. Carcassonne is a game published by Hans im Glück Verlag GmbH

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Sept. 13, 2018 – Armello, the acclaimed fantasy digital board game from League of Geeks, will launch for Nintendo Switch on Sept. 27, 2018. Both Armello and Armello – Complete Edition are available to pre-order today via the Nintendo eShop for $19.99 USD / €19.99 / £14.99 and $39.99 USD / €39.99 / £29.99, respectively.

The Complete Edition includes the base game bundled with the four Bandit Clan heroes, eight additional playable characters from the “Usurpers” and “Rivals” hero packs, two alternative board skins from the “Seasons” pack, additional hero skins, and the premium dice pack. Including all content and improvements since the game’s 2015 debut, Armello on the Nintendo Switch combines the best of the intricate, magical strategy that has captivated so many with accessible and on-the-move gameplay of Nintendo’s popular console.

In the Kingdom of Armello, mighty heroes from the realm’s five clans – Bear, Rabbit, Rat, Wolf, and Bandit – embark on a perilous journey to challenge the crazed lion king for his crown and save the land from a dark, corrupting force known as the Rot.

Select one of 20 champions and embrace their unique strengths, weaknesses, and character-specific hero abilities while vying against three opponents also out to usurp the throne. Overcome the competition by any means necessary in this rich hybrid of role-playing and tabletop games.

With a collection of characters, a variety of victory conditions, procedurally-generated maps, dynamic questlines, unlockable items, collectables, and more, every match of Armello has something different to offer and brings worlds of cards and dice alive in new and magical ways.

“For over three years now, Armello has taken the experience of playing board games with a table full of friends and brought that to life in a virtual space,” said Trent Kusters, co-founder and director, League of Geeks. “Not only does Armello play brilliantly on the Switch, whether docked or on the go, but players new and old will inherit years of content, updates, and improvements when Armello launches on Nintendo Switch.”

An IGF, Indiecade, and SXSW awards finalist, Armello is also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and recently launched for Android. It supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional) language options.

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Intragames(Sang Chan Bae, CEO) announced the participation of ‘TOKYO GAME SHOW 2018” held in Makuhari Messe, Japan at the general exhibition area showcasing 4 different titles published by Intragames.

The exhibition will be located on Hall 3 C-15 from Sept 20th to Sept 23rd, with the games mentioned below.

Ultra Age (Next Stage)
“Ultra Age” is an adventure game with a slight touch of rogue like features showing the story of ‘Age’ who has been allocated to earth in search for resources critical for human beings survival who are left in space. A fast-tempo battle and incredible taste of control has been developed with Unreal Engine showing outstanding visuals.

Gifts on site: Desk mat with the game key visuals

Super Cane Magic Zero (Studio Evil)
“Super Cane Magic Zero” is a Comedy action RPG which is nominated for IndieCade Europe 2018, showing the adventure to save the WOTF world that has lost its internet connection and all the law is at stake of being abolished. Up to 4 players can team up or compete in game with rich customizing elements provided for the players own taste. There is full of comedy and humor in game giving the player the laughter all the way through.

Gifts on site: Limited edition mini towel with Tokyo games show 2018 festival images

Mulaka (Lienzo)
“Mulaka” is an action adventure game playing as the Sharman ‘Mulaka’ who goes on a journey to go on a pilgrimage on destroying the evil and purifying the lands after witnessing the apocalypse in his dreams. All the in-game elements are based on the thorough historical research on oral mythology of the Mexican tribe ‘Tarahumara’.

Gifts on site: L file holder and limited edition post card 5 pcs/set

Guns Gore & Cannoli 2 (Crazy Monkey Studio)
“Guns, Gore, & Cannoli 2” is an old school stimulus PlayStation 4 action game that exceeds the previous series with enforced gameplay and action. Vinnie Cannoli, the survivor of the Zombie out break from the previous series confronts the new mafia boss, ‘Dark Don’ for a new challenge in the story. The game supports online multiplay with up to 4 players playing through the whole game.

Gifts on site: Mafia style card wallet wearable on the neck

In the meanwhile, all visitors to the site will be given a commemorative fan, while the visitors who completes the survey will receive a “lucky charm magic” eco-bag.

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SANTA ANA, California, September 12, 2018 — Nicalis, Inc. today announced Dungreed, an infinitely replayable 2D side-scrolling action game, on Nintendo Switch™. Developed by Team Horay in Seoul, South Korea, Dungreed lets players assume the role of an adventurer who must explore a continuously evolving dungeon in order to prevent the town from being destroyed.

Dungreed features procedurally generated levels with a variety of environments such as prisons, jungles and lava zones. Players can defeat enemies and advance through the dungeon using powerful magic items and an arsenal of weapons, ranging from rusty swords to cutting-edge sniper rifles. To prepare for the journey ahead, adventurers can train to become stronger and better equipped prior to exploring deeper and encountering the sinister denizens that lurk in the unpredictable dungeon.

At the upcoming Busan Indie Connect Festival 2018 (BICFest 2018) in South Korea, Nicalis will showcase Dungreed in addition to another Korean-developed title, RemiLore: Lost Girl in the Lands of Lore. RemiLore is an all-new hack-and-slash action game from developers Pixellore and RemiMory scheduled for release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation^®4, Xbox One and Steam in winter 2018.

“We met both the Dungreed and RemiLore teams at prior BICFest events, and it’s rewarding for us to return and continue our collaborations with them,” said Nicalis president Tyrone Rodriguez. “We hope this year’s show brings us more opportunities to work closely with other Korean developers and introduce their games to more players around the world.”

As part of its platinum sponsorship of BICFest 2018 (September 13-16), Nicalis will offer attendees hands-on time with its current and upcoming lineup of games, including:

• Dungreed (Release date TBA for Nintendo Switch)
• RemiLore (Coming Winter 2018 to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam)
• The Binding of Isaac: Repentance (Release dates and platforms TBA)
• Blade Strangers (Out now for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Steam)
• Crystal Crisis (Coming Winter 2018 to Nintendo Switch)

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There has been an update to the release date timing for Thief Arthur. Originally the DLC for Thief Arthur was going to be made available on September 13, but now it will be available for download between the dates of September 19 or September 20 depending on the system region and console. Additionally, the v1.10 patch for Arcade Stick Support will be made available at the same time.

 

NA Region:

Nintendo Switch Updates:
• Thief Arthur DLC – Available at 5:00 PM PDT on 9/19
• Arcade Stick Support Patch v1.10 – Available at 5:00 PM PDT on 9/19

PlayStation 4 Updates:
• Thief Arthur DLC – Available at 12:00 PM PDT on 9/20
• Arcade Stick Support Patch v1.10 – Available at 5:00 PM PDT on 9/19

 

EU Region:

Nintendo Switch Updates:
• Thief Arthur – Available at 2:00 AM CEST on 20 Sept.
• Arcade Stick Support Patch v1.10 – Available at 2:00 AM CEST on 20 Sept.

PlayStation 4 Updates:
• Thief Arthur – Available at 12:00 PM CEST on 20 Sept.
• Arcade Stick Support Patch v1.10 – Available at 12:00 AM UTC on 20 Sept.

 

Download the v1.10 patch to access the Arcade Stick Support and the locked data for the Thief Arthur DLC. In order to unlock the additional character, you can purchase and download the DLC from the online store (i.e. PlayStation Store or Nintendo eShop).

Thief Arthur will be available for 4.99 US/EUR, while the Arcade Stick Support Patch v1.10 will be available for free.

We apologize for the delay in release of these two additions and look forward to having these updates available for you to enjoy soon!

WARSAW, Poland – Sept. 11, 2018 – Exorder, the fantasy turn-based tactical RPG from Fat Dog Games and Solid9 Studio, marches onto Nintendo Switch Sept. 27, 2018. The Steam price will drop to match the console price point of $12.99 USD / €12.99.

Charge into battle as Princess Beyla, defender of the crown and protector of the kingdom. Exorder boasts intense skirmishes with more than 10 battle units. Each unit features distinct and quirky skills with different model and stat variants to choose from. Combat is easy to pick up, but the game’s multiplayer skirmishes demand a master to climb the ranks in global leaderboards.

Learn the ropes in a quick single-player campaign by fighting to defend Cerulean, a humble kingdom threatened by a not-so-humble Prince Tristan. After saving the day, prepare to challenge a single foe online in quick match or queue in for a heated battle of up to four players in a custom game. Exorder has both online and local multiplayer options to throw down with friends far away or on the couch. Crossplay allows Nintendo Switch and PC owners to wage war against each other.

Battles between three warring nations span eight skirmish maps that promote strategic planning and the occasional overly boisterous winner. Carefully predict enemy turns and choose unit placements and skills wisely: one wrong tradeoff can lead to an unforgiving end (and perhaps a strained friendship).

Exorder is a bright, colorful adventure with cheerful music and a delightful cast of characters that drive Cerulean’s fantastical, all-ages tale. The sights and sounds of this troubled kingdom charm for hours in both an easy to pick up single-player campaign and challenging multiplayer showdowns.

“This is a love song to the classic games in the turn-based tactics genre,” said Darek Skrzypkowski, CEO, Fat Dog Games. “Exorder is a brilliant and welcoming tribute to that scene with its vibrant colors, quirky humor and intuitive mechanics made even better when played with friends.”

For more information, please visit Exorder’s official website, join its Discord server and follow Solid9 Studio on Twitter and Facebook.

Exorder is currently available on Windows, Mac and Linux via Steam for $12.99 USD and supports English with subtitles available in Polish. The game will be available digitally for Nintendo Switch for $12.99.

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TOKYO – Sept. 11, 2018 – The Midnight Sanctuary, the occult suspense 3D novel from Sony publishing label UNTIES and developer CAVYHOUSE, will shake players to their core on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PSVR and Steam on Oct. 4. VR support will haunt Steam at a future date.

The people of Daiusu, a long-isolated Japanese village, revere a mystic woman known as “The Saint.” Once persecuted for their religious beliefs but wishing to become a modern tourist destination, locals have built a grand cathedral in her honor and to attract visitors.

Famous historian Hamomuro Tachibana, voiced by popular Japanese actress Yū Shimamura (Final Fantasy XV, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Attack on Titan) is invited to Daiusu to catalog its past and familiarize locals with the outside world.

But not all is as it seems. Quickly into her journey Tachibana witnesses residents appearing and disappearing, leaping off cliffs, and twisting themselves in half. Are these people dead… or not quite? Has “The Saint” returned to the mountain village? If so, does she bring salvation or herald the end?

The Midnight Sanctuary blurs the line between reality and surreal both in storytelling and visual style. Blending static 2D textures and moving 3D models creates a striking visual effect, further enhanced in VR. The Midnight Sanctuary’s graphics, which incorporate a stained glass-style to create a beautiful aesthetic, provides an eerie background for the alarming events Tachibana encounters.

“The mysteries of The Midnight Sanctuary carry many unexpected twists and turns,” said John Davis, G&R Representative, UNTIES. “CAVYHOUSE has really outdone themselves with the graphics, creating stunning visuals to underline the strange story of Daiusu village.

The Midnight Sanctuary will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PSVR, and Steam for $9.99 USD and will support English text localization and full audio and text in Japanese.

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