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Archive for October, 2019

October 4th, Warsaw, Poland

It’s all started on an airship, many years ago. Your parents were murdered by a group with a strange symbol on their uniforms. You’ve managed to escape with your Gran but today, 20 years later, they’re back. You aren’t a child anymore, now you can fight back.

About Rimelands: Hammer of Thor

Rimelands: Hammer of Thor is a turn-based RPG set in a unique world where steampunk meets Norse mythology. You’re playing as a young treasure hunter who accidentally gets involved in a fight with a mysterious enemy that threatens your world. It turns out that a new villain is connected to the murder of your parents and there are more secrets about you your heritage to solve.

In Rimelands, magic coexists with technology so there’re many ways to fight. At your disposal are traditional fantasy weapons like swords and hammers, various spells, and also newer technological inventions such as pistols. For each fighting style, there is dedicated a skill tree: barbarian, assassin, and shaman.

The fighting system is based on the roll of the dice – each turn your and your enemy’s power of attack depends on what you draw. Every dice got attack side, double attack, defend and an empty slot. It’s a simple mechanic but also deep with the addition of bonuses from equipment and skills.

Features:

• adventure in a fantasy world where magic exists next to technology powered by steam
• intriguing and unpredictable plot
• a turn-based fighting system with simple, but deep mechanics
• three skill trees: barbarian, assassin, and shaman
• a crafting system that lets you create powerful equipment

You can get Rimelands: Hammer of Thor now on Nintendo Switch.

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IRVINE, Calif. – October 3, 2019 – SEGA AGES brings the challenge with two brilliant puzzle games arriving on October 17 only for Nintendo Switch™! Heading to the West for the first time, Ichidant-R pushes the limits of your brain as you hunt for hidden vampires, conduct an orchestra, shoot down UFOs, and much more across 20 wildly varied mini-games that can be enjoyed locally or online! Mega Drive Mode adds in an RPG-like Quest Mode, a unique Competitive Mode designed as a board game for up to four players, and a point-based Free Mode (Note: Mega Drive Mode is presented with Japanese text only).

Another title that was previously released only in Japan, Columns II takes everything fans know and love about the original and dramatically increases the value. Not only is there an online versus mode, a Stage Select feature, and a tabletop mode that rotates Player 2’s screen 180 degrees for face-to-face battles, but the original Genesis version of Columns comes bundled in! There’s even an Infinite Jewels mode that lets you play virtually forever.

About Ichidant-R

Originally released for Japanese arcades back in 1994, this unique spin-off from the Bonanza Bros. features a compilation of wacky mini-games that require sharp thinking and quick reflexes, all set in a fantasy medieval backdrop where you must save a princess from the Demon King. Experience “puzzle and action” in this definitive party game.

About Columns II

Match jewels, fossils, and disks as you take a voyage through time in the second installment of this fun and exciting puzzle series. Control the falling pieces and aim for three-in-a-row in any direction to clear the screen before they stack to the top. Switch between multiple game modes, like “Flash Columns” where you target flashing jewels and unlock secret Jewel Case characters, or “Versus Columns” that pits friends against one another.

Ichidant-R and Columns II will be available individually on the Nintendo Switch eShop in the Americas and Europe on October 17, 2019, for $7.99 (with commensurate European pricing).

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Melbourne, Australia – October 3, 2019 — Fellow Traveller and Chance Agency are pleased to announce their narrative adventure game of rideshare driving in an AI-driven world, Neo Cab, is NOW available for Windows PC, Mac, and Nintendo Switch. Have you ever stopped to consider how difficult it is to be a rideshare driver in a gig economy? Facing demanding customers, can you balance your emotional well-being with remaining employed long enough to find your missing friend?

Neo Cab, an emotional survival game with a strong narrative focus, challenges you to stay human in a world overcome by automation. Play as Lina, one of the last human rideshare drivers in a near-future, AI-driven world. Your friend and only lifeline has gone missing; with no money and nowhere to stay, the only thing you can do is keep driving. Use the Neo Cab app to navigate the city, choose your passengers, and engage with them to learn their stories — and uncover the truth about your own.

Neo Cab is now available for Windows, Mac, and Nintendo Switch priced at $14.99/£11.39/€12,49 for PC/Mac and $19.99/£17.99/€19,99 for Nintendo Switch.

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Manchester, UK – October 3rd, 2019 – Merge Games, rokapublish and Lemonbomb Entertainment are thrilled to announce that their upcoming and highly anticipated open-world pirate adventure title Stranded Sails – Explorers of the Cursed Islands sets sail onto Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC this October 17th!

With recent showcases across Tokyo Game Show, PAX and Gamescom, Stranded Sails is gearing up for an exciting October release on consoles and PC! Since winning best booth at the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom this year, the title has grown to have over 110,000 wishlists across Steam, with many hailing the game as an exciting blend between adventure and exploration alongside farming, crafting and cooking mechanics.

Stranded Sails opens with you shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago where you’re tasked with looking after and finding the rest of your crew before you can eventually escape with a new ship!

From developing your camp with new buildings and resources, to creating a farm to provide fresh food to keep the crew’s happiness levels intact, Stranded Sails lets you explore several different islands where new treasure and crucial resources can be found. Mystery and dangerous threats lie in wait, so you must tread carefully once you sail into this thrilling world on October 17th!

Key Features

• Experience an open-world adventure full of story driven-quests
• Farm and cook to survive!
• Manage the creation and expansion of your crew’s camp
• Explore a diverse array of different islands by foot or boat
• Fight against supernatural dangers and solve the mysteries of the cursed islands!

Stranded Sails will be available to purchase on the PSN Store, Nintendo eShop and Microsoft Store on October 17th priced at £19,99 / $24,99 / €24,99.

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Hong Kong – October 3nd, 2019, Eastasiasoft Limited today announced that the fruity action ballistics puzzle platformer, Family Tree, will be released on the 10th October 2019 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch priced at US$7.99 / EUR7.99 / £6.99 / 800 JPY. Pre-orders will open today, October 3rd, with a 20% launch discount available through to October 23rd.

Mr and Mrs Fruits have gone to bed leaving their fruit babies chilling outside playing, when all of a sudden, an evil drum ‘n bass loving sugar skull named Pedro appeared and sucked all of the babies into a wormhole, scattering them throughout the forest. Now it’s up for Mr and Mrs Fruits to find all of their babies and bring them safely back home where they belong.

Players assume control of Mrs or Mr Fruits and aim a ballistic arc which shows the projected trajectory, then jump, landing where the trajectory arc predicts. Gameplay involves the player starting each level at the bottom of a tree with the simple aim of finding the goal, collecting as many fruits as possible, whilst avoiding fiendish enemies and obstacles. Once collected, the fruits turn back into adorable fruit-babies!

“Family Tree is a quirky and colourful action-puzzle platformer that’s guaranteed to make you smile. It’s a glorious cornucopia of hand-crafted content designed to give players a feeling of sugar-rush exhilaration while remaining a mellow paced experience for all ages and skill levels. There’s 128 goofy levels, 32 bonus stages, a 1-4 player endless party mode plus a bangin’ ISG soundtrack featuring dub, drum ‘n bass and acid house vibes.” – Mike Daw, Creative Director, Infinite State Games.

Game Features:

• A brilliantly bonkers pinball-platform puzzler (it’s a real thing!).
• Over 120 lovingly handcrafted levels to master.
• Mirror mode for those that want to up the ante.
• 32 bonus game levels in case the 128 main levels weren’t enough.
• 1-4 player endless climb mode.
• Pick from either Mrs or Mr Fruit to play as on your daring adventure.
• A ton of unlockables including game modes, multiplayer characters and power-ups.
• Head-bobbing soundtrack to keep the tempo going.

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Stuttgart, Germany; 2nd October 2019 – ININ Games, a publishing label of United Games Entertainment GmbH, is pleased to announce The Ninja Saviors – Return of the Warriors, Taito’s iconic and classic beat ‘em up arcade hit is only two weeks away from North and South America release. Already highly acclaimed in Europe from its earlier release, the long wait for American gamers is nearly over. The Ninja Saviors – Return of the Warriors will be released digitally on PSN and eShop for 19.99 USD.

There will also be a special day 1 physical edition available in stores for both, Sony PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch for 29.99 USD. The first print physical release will come with a printed manual, stickers, as well as a poster. In addition, there will be a special compensation gift for the delayed launch in the form of two-character cards depicting the new characters Raiden and Yaksha. The cards will be exclusive to North America.

TENGO PROJECT, the original development team, has elevated THE NINJA SAVIORS – Return of the Warriors to new heights with a re-mastered reboot, plus even better audio and visuals with the 16-bit pixel art of the classic SNES version being retained, but significantly revised, along with cool new animations.

In THE NINJA SAVIORS – Return of the Warriors, players assume the role of one of five android ninjas to take on the tyrant Banglar, and his henchmen, with a variety of individual moves in a dystopian future. Along with two completely new characters, the fully revised side-scrolling arcade brawler also finally offers fans the eagerly awaited two-player co-op mode and an online ranking system so that you can measure yourself against fighters from all over the world. In a total of eight levels, players will brawl their way through waves of enemy hordes, either alone or in pairs.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Oct. 1, 2019 – ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!, the fourth entry in the beloved, funkadelic action roguelike series from HumaNature Studios, drops a new present: a new update available now on Xbox One, later this week on PlayStation 4, and soon after on Nintendo Switch. The new modes are already playable on Steam. The game is now available for $5 cheaper than before at $14.99, so save those dollars for some sweet presents.

To prove the squad has been listening to their number one homies, HumaNature is dropping the v1.5 update with not one, but two new modes: Extreme and Endless. They listened and took notes of more than 100 fan-requested changes to include in the Extreme World. Not bad, huh?

Y’all ToeJam & Earl veterans wanted a more retro difficulty similar to the original game, and the guys heard that too. Finishing the Hard World now unlocks Extreme, which offers 25 levels filled with more broken presents, progressively harder, faster and smarter enemies, changes to all characters’ stats, and gameplay much, MUCH harder than v1.0. Don’t forget the first ToeJam and Earl is available on the SEGA Genesis Mini so you can compare the difficulties directly.

Endless World is unlocked after reaching level 10 on Extreme World. Strap on some rocket skates, rack up a bunch of tomatoes, and get to work. Endless has over 1000 levels! Exactly 1001, in fact. Go beyond the maximum rank of ‘Funklord’ and level up the characters to strengths not possible in the core game, the Endless World equals Endless amount of fun.

“Our TJ&E fans keep asking us for more game modes and it’s hard to say ‘no,’ ” said Greg Johnson, founder of Humanature Studios. “Hopefully this will keep them busy for a while. 😉 And by the way, if anyone manages to beat both extreme mode and endless mode (Good luck!) I will sign their games and congratulate them myself.”

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! is available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), and Brazilian Portuguese for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC and Mac via Steam for $14.99 USD, a recent permanent price drop from $19.99 across all platforms. Japanese language support is coming out before the end of the year.

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Have you ever wanted to see Mario vs. Dr. Eggman? Or Sonic vs. Bowser? On November 5, you can pit all of Mario’s and Sonic’s iconic characters against each other in the biggest video game mash-up of 2019, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020! Take rivalries to the skate park, diving board, archery range, and more with an incredible suite of 3D and 2D events, imaginative Dream events (who hasn’t wanted to see Sonic on a hoverboard AGAIN?) and an expansive Story Mode!

Look at what’s in store this November with our latest trailer!

What you need to know about Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020:

• Brand New Story: Help Mario & Sonic escape from a 2D-themed console, the “Tokyo ’64,” hatched as part of Dr. Eggman’s and Bowser’s nefarious plans to trap the colorful and capable power pair.
• A Bountiful Medley of Events: Skateboard, surf, and race your way to the top of the podium! With more than 30 events to master in this fun-filled Olympic Games showdown, there are plenty of ways to prove your skills to your friends in local and online multiplayer.
• Push the Boundaries: Dream Events deliver a layer of fantastical chaos. Zip through a downhill obstacle course on your hoverboard, throwdown for territorial control with lightning-fast karate action, or smash the most targets inside a traditional Japanese manor!
• So Many Ways to Play*: Exclusively on Nintendo Switch, determine who the real champion is while using the fun and flexibility of Joy-Con controllers to your advantage.
• Play with a Cast of Fan-Favorite Characters: The gang’s all here! Play as Mario, Sonic, and a star-studded cast of your favorite SEGA and Nintendo characters!

Enjoy all the different classic 2D events, perfect for friends and family:

• 100m
• 10m Platform (Diving)
• 400m Hurdles
• Gymnastics – Vault
• Judo
• Kayak Single (K-1) 1000m
• Long Jump
• Marathon
• Shooting – Trap
• Volleyball

You will also dash, climb, jump, surf and more in these fast-paced 3D events:

• 100m
• 110m Hurdles
• 4 x 100m Relay
• Archery
• Badminton
• Boxing
• Canoe Double (C-2) 1000m
• Discus Throw
• Equestrian – Jumping
• Fencing
• Football (Soccer)
• Gymnastics – Floor Exercise
• Javelin Throw
• Karate – Kumite
• Rugby Sevens
• Skateboarding – Park
• Sport Climbing
• Surfing – Shortboard
• Swimming – 100m Freestyle
• Table Tennis
• Triple Jump

The fun even goes beyond the limits of reality with all-new Dream Events:

• Dream Karate
• Dream Racing
• Dream Shooting

Release Date

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will take to the starting blocks exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on November 5 in the Americas for $59.99 USD and November 8 in Europe with commensurate pricing.

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Staffordshire, UK – Lightwood Games is thrilled to announce the release of their latest puzzle game, Tic-Tac-Letters by POWGI.

The game is available on the PlayStation Store for PS4 and PS Vita today, and on the Nintendo eShop for Switch on Thursday, October 3rd. A demo for Switch is also available.

Tic-Tac-Letters is a single-player logic puzzle based on tic-tac-toe, but with a unique POWGI twist.

To begin, players will need to fill a grid with letters so that there are no more than two Xs and Os consecutive in a row or column. As the game progresses, different letters are used and the puzzles become larger and more challenging.

Unusually for the “by POWGI” series, this game does not require any knowledge of the English language to succeed. Puzzles are solved by pure logic, making them more similar to sudoku than a word search.

Tic-Tac-Letters by POWGI features the usual no-fluff approach, common to titles by Lightwood Games. It’s optimised to launch quickly to get you straight to the content and a help feature will point you towards the next move if you get stuck.

Cross-buy is included for PlayStation, so players can download the game on PS4 and Vita with one purchase. Players who complete the game will be rewarded with a platinum trophy.

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