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Call of Cthulhu brings cosmic horror to the Nintendo Switch™ on October 8. Hold on to your sanity as you watch the Release Date Trailer, which showcases the fantastic response the game received upon launch from press. This videogame adaptation of Chaosium’s pen and paper RPG combines Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos and choice-driven investigative gameplay to create a unique and terrifying beast.

Take on the role of Edward Pierce, a private investigator who’s seen better days. Nightmares and a difficult past already haunt him when strange visions seep into his tortured sleep. One thing is clear: truth and madness await you on the quiet island of Darkwater.

The Nintendo Switch version of Call of Cthulhu is the full experience – prepare for “perhaps one of the finest cosmic horror experiences in modern gaming”, according to IGN, with an investigation that leads you ever closer to the most unmentionable horror. The murky depths call your name.

Call of Cthulhu releases October 8 on Nintendo Switch.

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London, United Kingdom – September 5, 2019 – Rising Star Games and TOYBOX are excited to reveal the most requested sequel in Rising Star Games history. Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is scheduled for release on Nintendo Switch in 2020.

The developers, TOYBOX, are bringing back the original masterminds to give the game the same aura that the fans fell in love with the first time around. Scriptwriter/Director Swery and Producer Tomio Kanazawa return, with Art Direction by Shuhou Imai and music composed by Satoshi Okubo bringing their distinctive styles to the series.

“After completing the Director’s Cut, Swery and I discussed in-depth about the ways we could continue the world of Deadly Premonition. In reaching here, we shared some laughter together and at times quarrelled, but we persisted with our voyage and I am thrilled that we finally made it to this point,” says TOYBOX COO and Producer Tomio Kanazawa.

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is an open-world game set in the small town of Le Carré. Your story starts in Boston, where it turns out FBI Special Agent Francis York Morgan will have to revisit the case he thought was solved in 2005. You will be solving various murders and crimes while jumping between 2005 and 2019 in true Deadly Premonition fashion.

“Only a few games have managed to stir up emotions the way the original Deadly Premonition did,” says Brjánn Sigurgeirsson of Rising Star Games. “Ten years later we’re literally thrilled to continue down this path to find out where Swery and his team take us.”

And finally, a note from Swery:

“Roughly 10 years have passed since the original was released in 2010. Now, a miracle has happened, and I have a chance to reunite with my best friend –  something I never thought would be possible.

I’m working hard day and night while also looking back on the past to make sure this becomes something that doesn’t change no matter how much time passes, while also adapting to and interlocking with the current era – a game that encompasses all. Please get yourself a cup of coffee and wait for it to be completed!”

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is published by Rising Star Games in Europe, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, while Toybox will publish the game in Japan and the rest of Asia.

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Tokyo, Japan – Sept. 3, 2019 – Pixel Game Maker MV, the action-game sister software to RPG Maker, which sold more than 2,000,000 copies worldwide, crafts new adventures with the 1.0 release on Thursday, Sept. 19.

Aspiring and veteran game developers can take their games created in the intuitive yet fully-featured 2D game engine from Playism and KADOKAWA Corporation on the go in 2020, as the games made in Pixel Game Maker MV can be playable on Nintendo Switch and available in the Nintendo eShop.

Pixel Game Maker MV brings accessibility to game development as it empowers all developers to create original platformers, metroidvanias, and action games without any programming experience. Innovation knows no limits, as the engine easily allows users to implement their own original material such as character animations, background maps, and sound effects.

The robust but easy-to-learn software’s leap from Steam Early Access will include a new trial version. Developers can dive into the trial, using the platform’s tools to create without fear of losing their hard work as they transition from the free trial to the full package.

Potential partnerships with KADOKAWA will set Pixel Game Maker MV creators up for success on Nintendo Switch. Aspirant and seasoned developers interested in sharing their games on Nintendo Switch can submit applications for KADOKAWA to publish their games on the Nintendo eShop.

In celebration of Pixel Game Maker’s journey, KADOKAWA will hold a Pixel Game Maker MV Game Development Challenge, seeking out the best works of the platform’s creators to launch on Nintendo Switch. The contest will run from Oct. 3, 2019, to March 31, 2020. More details will be available here beginning Oct. 3.

Pixel Game Maker MV is available now via Steam Early Access (Windows only) for $84.99 USD/€71.99 and supports Japanese, English and Simplified Chinese.

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IRVINE, Calif., – August 30, 2019 – Just announced at the Hatsune Miku “Magical Mirai 2019” event in Tokyo, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix (Japanese Title: Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA MEGA 39’s), is headed exclusively to the Nintendo Switch in the West in 2020!

Based on the popular Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mixtakes the series to a new dimension on the Nintendo Switch, giving both new fans and Project DIVA veterans ways to play at home or on the go. Rhythm game modes features both traditional button controls, as well as a new game mode exclusive to the unique functions of the Nintendo Switch!

What’s New in Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix?

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix isn’t just Miku’s Nintendo Switch debut, it’s also a major milestone for the Project DIVA series, introducing a redesigned graphical style. Fan-favorite songs like Senbonzakura and over 100 others have been reinvigorated with anime-style graphics. On top of that, a selection of songs never-before-seen in the Project DIVA series have also been added for Mega Mix, so fans can enjoy playing along with even more of their favorite tracks!

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Brave enough to venture into the depths? Brandish thy whip and sharpen thy wit when LA-MULANA 1 & 2 arrives in 2020 on PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, and Xbox One! Our Announcement Trailer takes you into an ancient temple–rumored to hold the origin of civilization–teeming with traps, puzzles, and monsters. Can you survive the trials and claim the treasures within?

The Hidden Treasures Edition collects both titles physically for the first time with unique additions, such as a hardcover art book, jigsaw puzzle, and full soundtrack (original and arranged).

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Paris, August 29th, 2019 – With two opuses respectively released in 2017 and 2018, the Gear.Club Unlimited series has offered to Nintendo Switch players the first realistic racing game franchise. With hundreds of miles to race on, some of the most prestigious cars from leading brands and a garage which allow players to customize their vehicles from bodywork to engine, the license has revitalized the racing game genre on Nintendo Switch.

This year, Eden Games and Microids will take the players even further thanks to Gear.Club Unlimited 2 Porsche Edition! With its huge playing area including more than 250 races, players will be able to drive some of the most beautiful Porsche supercars in breathtaking environments.

New content:

• A new campaign mode: the « Porsche Series » and its seasonal Flow
• Mythical Porsche cars from the famous German manufacturer playable in all game modes
• All Gear.Club Unlimited 2’s previously released DLCs

DLCs content:

• Arrows Pack
  ▪ Ford Mustang Police
  ▪ Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Ahoy
  ▪ Jaguar F-Type R Elite GTS
  ▪ Stickers Board “Arrows”
• Checker Pack
  ▪ BMW M4 Coupe Wave
  ▪ Dodge Challenger Menthol Green
  ▪ Lotus Exige S English Racing
  ▪ Stickers Board “Checker”
• Hazard Pack
  ▪ Challenger Sherif
  ▪ BMW Z4 Rodster Red Camo
  ▪ Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupé Paint Stroke
  ▪ Sticker Board “Hazard”
• Wings Pack
  ▪ BMW M4 Coupé Loyal 1
  ▪ McLaren 570S Humble Bee
  ▪ Ruf CTR 3 Model 03
  ▪ Sticker Board “Wings”
• Free Pack
  ▪ Dodge Challenger Shark Fin
  ▪ Ford Mustang GT 2015 GT 300

Game Features:

• Genre: Racing
• Players: 1-4 players splitscreen // 1-8 players local Lan // 1-8 players online
• Language: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese
• Release date: November 14th, 2019
• Developed by: Eden Games
• Published by: Microids
• Support: Nintendo Switch
• Ratings: PEGI 3 – ESRB E for everyone – USK 0

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Staffordshire, UK – Lightwood Games is thrilled to announce details of their latest word game, Fifty Words by POWGI.

Fifty Words is a brand new word search puzzle. This time there’s no grid, no wrong letters and no list of words to find. Each puzzle just contains 50 intertwined words on a subject.

As players discover the words, they paint them with a rainbow of vibrant highlights to create a unique piece of blended colour art.

As a less-challenging word search puzzle, the game is intended to be a relaxing experience of word exploration among a sea of colour. With a customisable palette, users can put their own stamp on the game and the end result of every puzzle is a piece of colour-blended art, unique to that player.

A free demo for Nintendo Switch is available on the Nintendo eShop from today, ahead of the full release on September 5th. The game will also be released on the PlayStation Store for PS4 and PS Vita on Tuesday, September 3rd.

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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SEOUL, South Korea – August 29, 2019 – Grand Brix Shooter, a hyper arcade shoot’em up from developer and publisher Intragames, is out now for Nintendo Switch and PC Steam global.

Grand Brix Shooter, is a side-scroll bullet-hell fusion shooter that adds various elements for beginners to hard core players. Here is the introduction of the key system for the players of Grand Brix Shooter.

【The Key of Fusion Technology, The Brix Core】

The Brix Core, said to be controlled only by Prince Brix, is the nucleus of all the aircraft. This is the rhombus-shaped object that shines in the center of the device, and if it is hit, its durability is reduced. All the aircraft have a maximum health gauge of three spaces, and they will be destroyed when the gauge runs out. The only way to recover is by fusing with a new airframe.

【The Fusion with Fuselage, The Fusion System】

In most shooting games, the aircraft is either fixed or to be chosen to play at start. There is a basic type of brix core in Grand Brix Shooter, and the player will encounter with random aircraft airframe processing the game. The player can use the fusion system to get on a new aircraft. There are various types of fuselage that comes in random after shooting down a specific enemy.

The player can decide to replace the aircraft but once it gets changed, the aircraft level is reset so a careful judgement is required. Since each aircraft has different characteristics and comes in random, it is also important to determine the timing of replacement. In particular, when there is only one health gauge left with a high-performance three-level aircraft, you will have to choose either to replace it with a new one to get maximum health gauge or to just believe in your control and continue playing.

【Nucleus Enhancement with a crystal and its Awakening】

By shooting down the red enemy fighters, they will drop the crystals and by collecting certain amount of them, the level of the aircraft get upgraded by enhancing its performance. The maximum level of each aircraft is limited to three. The crystals fill the experience gauge and helps the player to be in ‘awakening state’ where the aircraft’s performance will be greatly enhanced over time. If the player grasp the time of the appearance of a strong enemy, using the ‘awakening skill’ is recommended in a timely manner to play it more easily.

【Aim for ranking the first place of leader board】

After when the game is over, the scores are recorded on the leaderboard. There are separate leaderboards for Arcade and Challenge Mode. The records on the leaderboard will give the feelings of the greatest accomplishment for players.

The core systems described above are pretty important to play the game, so it would be helpful for the players to be acknowledged in advance before getting into the game.

【It is NOT THE END until IT IS OVER】

‘Challenge Mode’ is a unique mode of Grand Brix Shooter that infinitely push the player until their aircraft is destroyed. Be aware of the score ratio system and achieve top rankings on the leaderboard.

【Share HP on the local co-op on the Challenge Mode】

Grand Brix Shooter supports co-op mode up to 2 players. Co-op play of shoot’em up can be good a benefit but also be poison. The 2 players on the local co-op on the Challenge Mode share their HP. This means that if one of the player is damaged, the shared HP will be reduced. On the other hand, the HP will be restored once the player fuses with a new airframe, and this could create an opportunity to escape the crisis momentarily.

The game features English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese language options. On Steam, the game also supports Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, and Korean language support.

Grand Brix Shooter is released digitally on August 29 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation PC (Steam) for $9.99 NA / €9.99 EU / £8.99 UK.

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Seattle, Washington – August 28th, 2019 – This just in: Unbound Creations is bringing its unapologetically politically charged potboiler and news editor sim Headliner: NoviNews to Nintendo Switch on September 5th. Pre-orders are available on the Nintendo Switch eShop for $13.99. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions will follow in December through publisher Chorus Worldwide.

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.

Beyond making executive decisions behind your desk, Headliner: NoviNews also lets you walk the streets as your custom made avatar observes 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!

“I’ve been a big fan of the Nintendo Switch since its inception, and felt like there was untapped potential for it to house serious political games,” said Unbound Creations founder and director Jakub Kasztalski. “I’ve always been interested in how media shapes people’s perceptions, which in turn shapes reality. What stories we deem newsworthy, and how we report on those stories, fundamentally changes our entire society. Headliner: NoviNews explores the trials and tribulations of trying to remain unbiased in an inherently biased world.”

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 Megabooth and the same year’s Seattle Indies Expo.

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London, England – August 27^th, 2019 – Rising Star Games and Amplify Creations, after careful consideration, have made the decision to move the release date of the Nintendo Switch version of Decay of Logos to September 2019. This allows the necessary time needed to ensure players can experience our game in its best form from day one. The decision to hold it back by a few weeks gives us the ability to make fixes that will improve the overall quality and experience of the game.

The decision to move the Nintendo Switch release date of Decay of Logos does not impact the release dates for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or PC. Console patches are only days away from going live and will significantly improve the experience, while the PC version already features the latest updates.

Rising Star Games and Amplify Creations are incredibly excited about this project and can’t wait for fans to start exploring and discovering the mysteries of Decay of Logos. While it’s been a difficult few weeks, we’re working hard to make sure all gamers experience the same excitement we feel about Decay of Logos by getting to play the best version of our game. It’s coming soon, and we thank you so very much for your understanding and patience.

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