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Archive for January, 2020

SEOUL – Jan. 9, 2020 – Bookbound Brigade, the side-scrolling action platformer starring legendary characters from history and literature by developer Digital Tales and publisher Intragames, begins chapter one on Jan. 30, 2020, releasing on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam for Windows PC.

Take charge as a noble team of iconic historical and fictional characters, guiding King Arthur, The Wizard of Oz’s Dorothy Gale, Dracula, Queen Victoria, and more. Harness each characters’ special abilities to topple foes, surmount obstacles, and master an “all for one and one for all” approach, swapping between four formations to avoid enemy attacks, access new areas, and solve puzzles.

When the Book of Books, a mystical tome housing every word ever written, goes missing, trouble befalls the Literary World. Without the all-powerful Book, history’s greatest heroes and fiction’s most beloved characters will blink out of existence. Faced with this terrible fate, eight champions band together with one mission: retrieve the Book of Books before it’s too late. Known as the Bookbound Brigade, the heroes band together to search for the magnum opus.

Explore five sprawling, hand-drawn worlds evoking classic settings from acclaimed works of fiction. Engage with more than 50 non-playable characters ripped from chronicles and classics, undertaking sidequests to gain upgrades and experience to assist the Bookbound Brigade’s quest. Search for secrets, lost artifacts, and clues to unravel the fate of the Book of Books on an unforgettable journey set to an orchestral soundtrack imbued with an adventurous spirit.

“Bookbound Brigade breathes new life into many renowned characters and historical figures we read about,” said Sue Yim, Overseas Marketing Manager, Intragames. “We’re thrilled Digital Tales’ creative spin on the metroidvania genre will allow fiction lovers, history buffs, and platforming fans a chance to undertake this new adventure when the game launches for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam on Jan. 30.”

Bookbound Brigade will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC via Steam on Jan. 30, 2020 for $19.99 / €19.99 / £17.99 / $30.00 AUD. The game features support for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese language options.

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Elwin, a Descendant of Light, must find the Sacred Sword Langrisser to defeat the nefarious forces that seek to unseal the Cursed Sword Alhazard. This story and character trailer showcases Langrisser II of Langrisser I & II, coming to PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC this March!

Get the glorious Limited Edition for Langrisser I & II on the NISA Online Store!

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – January 8, 2020 – Speaking Simulator, the hilarious game about an android struggling to infiltrate human society, initiates its plan for world domination on Nintendo Switch™ January 30, launching simultaneously alongside the previously announced PC and Mac versions coming to Steam.

At the behest of an adorably malevolent but incredibly inept AI, venture forth into the human world as a robot built to live among them. Customize the android’s appearance, then utilize the latest in humanoid mouth technology to assimilate and ascend. How hard can talking to people be, anyway? Robots do not have social anxiety and existential dread…right?

Start off simple with first dates and job interviews, but as the android further ingrains itself into society, survive public speaking nightmares like wedding toasts and eulogies. Take too long between words or misplace the tongue and the robot will get nervous, causing its face to explode. Humans tend to find this suspicious. It’s hard to blend in when an android’s piston-powered tongue knocks out its teeth.

Simultaneously flail the tongue and maneuver lips with tricky controls to simulate human speech. Speaking Simulator utilizes the most realistic gibberish system in all of gaming, created with real linguistic theory. One hand controls tongue placement, requiring quick presses on red buttons inside the mouth. The other hand elongates or purses the lips to form words. PC players can use webcams to control the android’s mouth movements.

Chase a high score in each level by sounding like a natural speaker. Unlock new upgrades adding layers of difficulty and increasing the score threshold. Use Socio-Optic Dynamics to make just the right amount of eye contact and Expressive Facial Pistons for some good ol’ human eyebrow wiggling. When all that stress is too much, blow off steam at a club in Self Expression Mode, where humans and robots can dance the night away.

“Words are hard, and a lot of us who are unquestionably human take that for granted,” said Jed Dawson, co-founder at Affable Games. “When we started making Speaking Simulator we realized the concept of pushing words out of mouth-holes is actually incredibly funny and gross, and therefore ripe for a comedy game.”

Speaking Simulator will be available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese January 30 on Nintendo Switch and PC/Mac via Steam.

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Natural hazards, fellow survivors, and limited resources are a few factors you face in our latest gameplay trailer for Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories, coming to PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC on April 7, 2020 in North America, Europe, and Oceania. Prepare for launch by preordering the Limited Edition (available for PS4 and Nintendo Switch) at the NISA Online Store.

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