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Archive for August, 2019

IRVINE, Calif. – August 8, 2019 – Space Harrier and Puyo Puyo are the latest to join the SEGA AGES collection for the Nintendo Switch on August 22 for $7.99 each! Space Harrier recaptures the spirit of the arcade classic while adding a new feature called Komainu Barrier Attack. To make your journey easier, the Komainu will shield you with a special barrier so you can plow through obstacles with ease. Take one hit, though, and you’ll lose their protection!

The SEGA AGES release of Puyo Puyo is the perfect way to play the first entry in the beloved puzzle series. Play against the computer or a friend in the original Arcade Mode, or duke it out online with other players from across the globe. If you feel you’re up to the challenge, you can test your skills on the leaderboards with the new Ranking System! Note that Nintendo Switch Online is required for online play.

About Space Harrier
In this third-person rail shooter with pseudo-3D graphics, you, as the young warrior Space Harrier, must save the peaceful Land of the Dragons from vicious creatures. With the help of the dragons and your superhuman abilities, it is up to you to blast your way through a variety of treacherous landscapes in order to defeat these beasts and save the day!

About Puyo Puyo
Based on the original arcade release, you’ll need to keep your reflexes razor sharp in this simple but highly engaging action puzzle game. Your objective is to create combos with four or more “Puyos” of the same color, all the while preventing these colorful blobs from reaching the top of your playfield. It’s a battle of skill and endurance in this entertaining game filled with charming characters!

Space Harrier and Puyo Puyo will be available individually on the Nintendo Switch eShop in the Americas and Europe on August 22 for $7.99, with commensurate European pricing.

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Paris, France – August 8th: It’s now time to collect and lead all the ducklings to safety anywhere, anytime as Pastagames teamed up with Playdigious, the established indie game publisher, to bring their critically acclaimed intense arcade game Pix the Cat on Nintendo Switch!

For a limited time, the game is offered for $9.99 thanks to a 20% discount.

In Pix the Cat, your mission is simple: collect all the ducklings and lead them to a safe zone! Easier said than done though: if you’re not careful enough, you’ll end up crashing into those poor cuties before you know it! Play against your own ghost, your friends, the head of the leader board or even the developers’ to push your limits even further and improve your skills in this all-out race to reach the highest score possible!

Four different game modes available

• Arena: Joust against your friends! Collect as many eggs as possible to use them as ammo to blast your oppon- I mean, friends away! Only the most skilled player -or luckiest, we’re not so sure- will be the last one standing! Up to four players can join the fun!
• Arcade: Hatch as many ducklings as possible to always go deeper and deeper into the Grid of Infinity. Lead them to safe zones, watch out for walls and enemies, and get the highest score possible! But truth be told, your worst enemy here is yourself!
• Nostalgia: Tired of all that modern and neon-ish art? Let’s dive into some good ol’ 30s atmosphere! Gather the number of ducklings required to finish each level! If you’re quick enough, you’ll get a bonus by getting them all before the goat can eat the flower! Yes, because there is a whole menagerie in this game.
• Laboratory: Solve the puzzles in as few moves as you can to get the best result! You won’t be able to stop moving unless you hit a wall, so watch out where you’re going!

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IRVINE, Calif., – August 8, 2019 – Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD launches on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 29, 2019. Physical pre-orders are now available at all major retailers; all physical editions come with sticker sheets featuring AiAi and friends!

For fans who don’t want to monkey around with a physical copy, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HDwill be available on each platforms’ digital store as well; just stay tuned for more information.

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD revitalizes this classic title with updated graphics (480p > 1080p at 60fps) and optimized controls for each platform. Motion controls from the original Banana Blitzhave been removed in favor of tightened analog controls, making it a breeze to jump in and start rolling through the game’s 100 levels.

About Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD:

• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz is Back in HD: Originally released on the Wii in 2006, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD reinvigorates the original game with 100 single-player stages, 10 multi-player mini-games, revamped control schemes, updated graphics, and more.

• Online Leaderboards: A first for the series, players can now compete with others around the world through online leaderboards for single-player Time Attack and the all-new Mini-Game Decathalon Score Attack modes.

• No Monkey Business – Play Your Way: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam. With uniquely optimized control schemes for each platform, everyone from first-time rollers to world-record holders can jump right in to the fun.

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SYDNEY – Aug. 8, 2019 – Subdivision Infinity DX, the immersive, pulse-pounding sci-fi 3D space shooter from developer Mistfly Games and publisher Blowfish Studios, comes in for landing today on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC.

Jump into the cockpit of an intergalactic star fighter and blast off toward the fringes of space. The adventure is set into motion when Sgt. Jed Riddle is contracted to investigate a mining facility that has ceased all communications with the colonies, inexplicably going dark. Riddle’s mission quickly goes awry, leading to a shootout and prompting further inquiry into a band of deadly mercenaries willing to risk it all for a mysterious substance called Element-122.

The campaign stretches across more than 40 missions where pilots can take on everything from dogfights against drones and other fighters to massive battles with hulking capital ships. Regardless of the situation, combat in Subdivision Infinity DX is exhilarating and lightning-fast, paying homage to classic sci-fi shooters but with modern inspiration from stylish space sims.

Outside the main storyline, explorers can travel around the distant reaches of the galaxy to hunt bounties and mine asteroids for rare materials. The profits can then be used in trade at the nearest space port to kit out Riddle’s ship or even add powerful new vessels to his collection.

“Subdivision Infinity DX is a bold step for the next generation of deep-space shooters,” said Ben Lee, founder, Blowfish Studios. “The team at Mistfly grew up devouring everything the genre has to offer. From arcade classics to contemporary titles, they have put that knowledge to great use, creating something special we’re proud to share with console and PC players today.”

Subdivision Infinity DX is out now in English for $14.99 / €12.99 / £11.99 / $19.99 AUD via the Nintendo Switch eShop, PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, and Steam. An update with support for French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian is also planned for release soon.

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Baltimore, MD – August 8th, 2019 –Independent games publisher Versus Evil in partnership with Obsidian Entertainment today announced that Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition is now available on Nintendo Switch for $49.99 / £44.99 / € 49,99. There is a 20% discount until August 15th.

Nintendo Switch players and newcomers to the Pillars universe will get to experience the deep sense of exploration and discovery in a meticulously crafted RPG adventure which also includes the expanded world and content of the game’s two part DLC, The White March: Parts I & II.

In addition, Nintendo Switch players will also benefit from all the major updates from the original PC version, including a raised level cap, expanded party AI options, and new difficulty levels to build out the ultimate RPG adventure.

Versus Evil General Manager Steve Escalante said: “Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition is quite possibly one of the most definitive RPG experiences that Nintendo Switch players can enjoy. We’re very excited to welcome new adventurers into the Pillars community with a game that offers a compelling story and expanded world to explore.”

In Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition players can build out their chosen character and customize their hero as one of eleven classes across any of the six available races, Human, Aumaua, Dwarf, Elf, Godlike and Orlan. Players can side with various factions using the games reputation system and craft their own story with the allegiances they make along the way, including a party of companions that can join their adventure. This is a realm where choices have far reaching consequences and the chosen path can decide the fate of your party.

With strategic real-time with pause based combat, additional side quests and an epic universe to explore, Pillars of Eternity on Nintendo Switch provides players with the portable opportunity to craft their own compelling RPG with a fantastical world, tactical combat, and an unforgettable storyline that can be taken anywhere they go.

The teams at Obsidian Entertainment and Versus Evil will also be sharing more information this month on Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire when it appears at Gamescom and PAX West 2019 where more insights on the console version will be revealed.

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August 8, 2019 – Seoul, Korea – Today, publisher and developer Intragames Co. Ltd announced that it is publishing its in-house project indie game Grand Brix Shooter, a hyper arcade shoot’em up. The game will be released globally in late August on Nintendo Switch and PC Steam.

Grand Brix Shooter, is a bullet-hell fusion shooter to survive from the waves of enemy’s attack. It shows great characteristics of arcade game feature which highlights in bullet patterns with delicate control. It also has a special feature, “the Fusion System”, the original unit combines randomly-appearing aircrafts. This feature would require strategies as well as luck to all the players.

There are 10+ playable aircrafts with its own unique skills. In addition, crystals can be obtained after destroying the enemy and this helps the player to upgrade the player’s aircraft attack skill up to level 3. Once the unit is powered up, the overall performance and the appearance are enhanced giving players higher chances to survive on the stage. Secret units with massive power can be unlocked through achieving the quests and this makes easier to win the colossal bosses.

“The development team stayed up countless days all night long to bring up the characteristics of original thrilling action arcade scrolling shooter and also to add uniqueness for dynamic features,” said Youngjun Kim, the Project Director of the development team. “More players would be able to enjoy action shoot’em up genre and this game would give them a whole new amazing experience which they have never felt before with Grand Brix Shooter. I appreciate all the interests and support on our game for our fans and I wish we can create more games that would give a great impression to all the generations around the world.

Game Features:

• Fusion system lets you combine with randomly-appearing aircrafts
• Upgrade system lets you collect experience points to power up your aircraft
• Strategic elements – change crafts at the right time to survive the waves of bullets
• Secret units with massive power are hidden
• Challenge Mode lets you compete with friends for high scores
• Online leaderboard encourages you to step up your game

Grand Brix Shooter feature English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional) and Japanese and will be released digitally in late August on Nintendo Switch and PC Steam.

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Seattle, Washington – August 7th, 2019 – Hot off the press: Unbound Creations’ acclaimed news editor sim Headliner: NoviNews is coming to Nintendo Switch in Summer 2019.

Cast in the role of a “Headliner”, you operate as the chief editor of the country’s largest news publication. Acting as the voice of the publication, you must decide what stories to run, meet your quotas, keep your audience engaged, and make enough money to keep food in the dog bowl. Controversy equals clicks, and with the world in conflict, it’s up to you to cultivate the country’s culture through the court of public opinion.

Much of Headliner: NoviNews is set behind your desk, but every night ends with your custom made avatar walking home, observing how the stories you ran influenced the public. Which politicians will they support? Will a riot break out? How will you report on said riot? With geopolitical tensions at an all-time high, it’s never an easy decision being the Headliner!

“Headliner: NoviNews tackles one of today’s most pertinent issues: the mass distribution of information” said Unbound Creations founder and director Jakub Kasztalski. “We’re constantly being fed conflicting realities and ‘alternative facts’ that are making it increasingly hard for us to make sense of the world around us. I wanted to make a game that explores the difficulties in uniting a nation in a world where skepticism and bias have left us increasingly distrustful of everything we hear.”

Headliner: NoviNews recently won the “Best Overall Game” of Intel Buzz Seattle, 2018, was a finalist for Best Action & Adventure Game at the 2018 TIGA Awards, and it was part of the Official Selection at PAX West 2018’s Indie Mega Booth and the same year’s Seattle Indies Expo.

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SAN FRANCISCO – August 7, 2019 – The Forbidden Arts, the action adventure platformer from Stingbot Games, explodes onto Nintendo Switch and Xbox One as it leaves Steam Early Access for PC and Mac today with a host of new content. North American PlayStation 4 wizards can join the quest in Q4 2019.

Version 1.0 of The Forbidden Arts brings with it the final chapter of the story. Traverse the grueling sands of the desert and breach the Underworld to finally face the malignant necromancer threatening the magical land of Chora.

Embark on an adventure through a fantasy world inspired by western and eastern cultures. Bend fire to your will, mastering its secrets to chase away evil and save your beloved realm from destruction.

Guide Phoenix to save his world and discover his true purpose in a tale of self-discovery and growth. Set against a backdrop of bright and colorful landscapes, The Forbidden Arts is a moving experience accented by the sounds of an acoustic guitar soundtrack as inspiring as the journey itself.

“We’ve spent many months in Early Access polishing every aspect of The Forbidden Arts, from sound and visuals to gameplay mechanics,” says Sterling Selover, founder, Stingbot Games. “The result is a tight, skill-focused experience that encourages player mastery and development even as Phoenix does the same.”

The Forbidden Arts launches today via the Nintendo eShop (worldwide minus Japan and Korea), Microsoft Store (worldwide, minus Korea) and Steam (worldwide) for $14.99 USD and supports English, French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese and Italian.

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Warsaw, Poland – August 7th, 2019 — Publisher 11 bit studios and developer Dead Mage are thrilled to announce the highly-anticipated roguelike RPG, Children of Morta will be arriving on PC this September 3, 2019. The Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 versions of the game will launch on October 15, 2019.

Corruption has spread, morphing the once peaceful Mount Morta into a violent and monster-infested nightmare. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for? Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG about a valiant family standing together while the world around them is devoured in darkness. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, and experience what it means to be in a family of heroes.

Children of Morta copes with themes closer to our daily lives than one would expect. It is a story of the simple emotions we all know so well — and value more than sometimes we dare to admit — love and hope, longing and uncertainty, ultimately loss and the sacrifices we are willing to make to save the ones we care the most for.

Children of Morta will be available digitally on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC at 21.99 USD/EUR. The boxed editions from Merge Games will be released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (in Europe and Australia) alongside the digital releases.

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Munich, Germany – August 8th – Publisher Mixtvision has partnered with Studio Fizbin to take players on an adventure through the enigmatic world of Minute of Islands on console and PC in early 2020. The game places players in a strange and beautiful archipelago, polluted by dangerous spores. The only thing keeping the series of islands safe are mysterious antennas built when Giants lived alongside people. But the machines are now failing, and the only person who can repair them is engineer, Mo, and her versatile Omni-Switch.

Driven to protect her family and friends, Mo sets out on a quest where she encounters a cast of curious creatures along the way. But, as she uncovers the truth of the islands and the giants living below the surface, she will begin to learn that maybe her focus and stoic ambition are not always the assets she believes them to be. It’s a journey that will have players discovering more about the islands and Mo, while also having them examine their own lives and priorities. It’s this realisation that leads Mo on a journey over the haunted islands of her homeworld and into the depths of her subconscious.

Minute of Islands is brought to vibrant life through its bold comic-book art style. It’s a look that sets the world apart from other games and adds to the charming personality of all of the strange and wonderful characters that Mo meets on her adventures. The world of the game is full of intricate details and tiny discoveries in nooks and crannies waiting to be explored.

Features:

• Use the wand-like Omni-Switch to solve environmental puzzles

• Unravel an emotional, poetic story of self-exploration

• Explore a colourful and fantastic world across multiple unique islands

• Meet curious characters and uncover the islands’ secrets

• Enjoy hand-drawn comic-style visuals and deeply atmospheric soundtrack

Begin a journey of self-discovery with Minute of Islands when it comes to PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch Q1 2020.

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