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Stuttgart, March 10th, 2022: ININ Games is happy to announce that the boxed edition of TAITO MILESTONES for Nintendo Switch is now also available for pre-order in North America!

From the creators of several beloved video game icons, now comes a collection that spans a variety of genres and reflects a very important part of the company’s own history. Ten groundbreaking classics that paved the way for TAITO’s success and represent the legacy of the legendary video game developer. Kids of the 80s can get ready for a true retro flashback – heading straight to home screens.

• 1981 – QIX
• 1983 – Chack’n Pop
• 1981 – SPACE SEEKER
• 1983 – ELEVATOR ACTION
• 1982 – ALPINE SKI
• 1985 – The FairyLand Story
• 1982 – FRONT LINE
• 1986 – HALLEY’S COMET
• 1982 – WILD WESTERN
• 1987 – THE NINJAWARRIORS

Strike your enemies in the sci-fi shooter SPACE SEEKER, show your best downhill ski moves in ALPINE SKI, stay undiscovered as a spy on a solo mission in ELEVATOR ACTION, or crush your enemies as a skilled ninja in THE NINJAWARRIORS. With this collection there will be something for every retro game enthusiast!

TAITO MILESTONES is now available for pre-order as a boxed edition for Nintendo Switch in North America. The digital download version will hit the eShop at the time of the release!

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10th March 2022 – Indie publisher Ratalaika Games, in collaboration with Finland developer Woblyware, is delighted to announce the digital release of Royal Frontier for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Steam PC and Nintendo Switch is set for March 18th 2022.

Billed as an epic roguelite styled, light hearted, turned based, strategic adventure it encompasses many exciting experiences and challenges giving it a broader appeal than many other similar games of this genre.

Setting the scene

Settlers are ready to head East, across the perilous continent, through hardships and dangers, in hopes for a better life in the far away land. A group of heroes is tasked to guide the caravan safely through the dangerous continent. Not all succeed. The main goal of the game is to choose the right paths, make the right decisions while making the most of the resources you have available, and guide the settlers safely through the continent. The game also gives players smaller challenges they can try to complete on each run.

Features:

• Unlock characters and power ups for your next trip
• Use the gold to buy weapons and equipment
• Take decisions that can help or hurt your party
• Turn-based and time-based combat
• Choose your road wisely

The Challenge is set

Each run will be different, and as you play more you will unlock new heroes to try out and more powerful blessings that will push you towards the final boss. 60 optional challenges that vary from surviving 4 days without taking any damage to hunting down Old Sawtooth, an ancient grizzly living in the heart of the forest.

Royal Frontier has a wide variety of items, spells, heroes and monsters to keep each run interesting. The paths and events the player experiences are randomly chosen for each run, so every time you play the game, it should be a new experience. Combinations of different heroes will require the player to try new tactics and finding the right combination of heroes can be critical for survival.

Get Ready

Before each run the player will get to choose 3 heroes from a total of 6. After that they will choose 3 out of a selection of 48 blessings. Blessings will give the party various buffs that will increase the chances of survival. The party will face a wide variety of monsters along the way. From lowly goblins to powerful ogres. There is also a boss at the end of each area, as well as optional bosses the players can hunt down, in search of greater challenges and rewards.

The length of the game will of course vary greatly depending on the player’s abilities but Royal Frontier has a really nice intuitive feel to ensure fun and immersement into the experience.The game doesn’t end when the player completes one run. Each run is different and the player won’t be able to find all treasures, bosses, or complete all challenges during one run. So the replayability is quite high.

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Stuttgart, Germany – March 8th, 2022 – Strictly Limited Games, in partnership with Numskull Games and Undercoders are delighted to announce the upcoming limited physical release of Super Epic: The Entertainment War. This Metroidvania action-adventure with gorgeous pixel art has you join a raccoon and a llama on a quest to save video games as we know and love them, with tons of 2D combo-based combat and lots of humour.

With its satirical take on video game conglomerates, abusive microtransactions, and the important preservation of video games, this indie gem is well-aligned with Strictly Limited Games’ values and a worthy addition to their Partner Store. The game is coming for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 as a boxed Limited Edition and Special Limited Edition, with pre-orders kicking off on Thursday, March 10th, at 4PM CET, only at the Strictly Limited Games Partner Store and their partnered fan store Gamesrocket.

About the game:

The year is 2084. After a series of mergers, buyouts and hostile takeovers, only one video game development company is left in the world: RegnantCorp. A huge enterprise run by greedy piggies. All the fun in video games has been replaced with intrusive addiction algorithms used to control people’s minds and behaviour. But a rebellion of game enthusiasts is fighting back, replacing RegnantCorp’s software with classic games. Following a distress signal, Tan Tan the raccoon and his valiant llama steed Ola prepare to take on RegnantCorp and confront the pigs…

The finest quality ingredients can be found in this Metroidvania! A large interconnected world to explore and unlock, a responsive customizable action-set for combat and an in-game economy-based upgrading system, with lots of weapons and abilities to unlock and enhance.

Features:

• Classic story-driven mode with handcrafted levels and multiple endings
• Gorgeous 16/32 bit era cartoon sprites
• RPG like weapon and armour upgrading system, with tons of items to collect and discover
• Extensive combo-based combat system
• An unlockable procedural “rogue-lite mode”
• Fast-paced, non-linear exploration
• Optional cross-media content

Strictly Limited Editions:

Strictly Limited Games is giving SuperEpic a definitive boxed release with two unique limited editions, available for pre-order exclusively via the Strictly Limited Games Partner Store and via Gamesrocket.

The Limited Edition is limited to only 500 individually numbered copies for Nintendo Switch and 300 for PlayStation 4, at a price of 29.99€, including a unique cover artwork and a colourful art booklet with game manual.

The Special Limited Edition is limited to 700 copies for Nintendo Switch and 500 for PlayStation 4, for 49.99€, including awesome additional collectibles:

• Enamel Character Pin Set with Magnetic Latch
• Original Game Soundtrack
• Die-cut Character Sticker Set
• Art Booklet with Game Manual
• Special Limited Edition Box

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In ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman, your character is custom-made to kick as—many enemies to the curb as you want!

Check out the ZHP Spotlight trailer and learn how you can customize yourself from head to toe, establish a base and work your way through a myriad of maps, each randomly generated and all part of your own unique story!

Preorder your Limited Edition copy today, and be sure to visit the official website for more information!

Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 2 comes to Nintendo Switch on May 10, 2022!

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Stuttgart, March 3rd 2022 – Publisher Strictly Limited Games is looking forward to the pre-order start for the Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection on March 6th. In the course of this announcement, they also revealed the extensive list of games that will be included in this very special collection of one of the most influential series from gaming’s past.

Celebrating a very special anniversary

The legendary Wonder Boy game series has turned 35 and to celebrate this occasion, Strictly Limited Games puts together a legendary collection of epic Wonder Boy adventures that will soon be available for pre-order as Limited and Collector’s Editions for Nintendo Switch and PS4.

To offer true retro fans the most authentic experience possible, the Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection includes titles in various versions. Featuring six games in console ports from Arcade, Master System / Sega MARK III, Mega Drive / Genesis and more, the Anniversary Collection comes with a total of 21 different versions!

• Wonder Boy – International/Western – Arcade (SYSTEM 1)
• Wonder Boy – JP – SG-1000
• Super Wonder Boy – JP – Master System / Sega MARK III
• Wonder Boy – International/Western – Master System / Sega MARK III
• Revenge of Drancon (Wonder Boy) – International/Western – Game Gear
• Wonder Boy – JP – Game Gear
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land – International/Western – Arcade (SYSTEM 2)
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land – International/Western – Master System
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land –  JP – Arcade (SYSTEM 2)
• Super Wonder Boy: Monster World – JP – Master System / Sega MARK III
• Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap – International/Western – Game Gear
• Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap – International/Western – Master System
• Monster World II (Dragon’s Trap) – JP – Master System / Sega MARK III
• Monster World II: The Dragon’s Trap – JP – Game Gear
• Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair – International/Western – Arcade (SYSTEM 16)
• Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair – International/Western – Mega Drive / Genesis
• Wonder Boy in Monster World – International/Western – Master System / Sega MARK III
• Wonder Boy in Monster World – International/Western – Mega Drive / Genesis
• Wonder Boy V: Monster World III – JP – Mega Drive
• Monster World IV – International/Western – Mega Drive / Genesis
• Monster World IV – JP – Mega Drive

This extensive collection of Wonder Boy titles as a boxed version will only be available at Strictly Limited Games! This is a worldwide exclusive boxed release – there will not be any other physical release of equal completeness. Strictly Limited Games’ Japanese partner Bliss Brain will provide a digital version of this amazing collection – more on this will be announced at a later date.

The perfect blend of platforming and RPG action you can find throughout the Wonder Boy series has delighted generations of gamers and now, the Anniversary Collection combines the beloved adventures to a full package of Wonder Boy history. Also included are features like filter, shader, a rewind option, a save anytime option and more!

The Limited Edition will be available for €49.99, limited to 4,000 copies for Nintendo Switch and 2,000 copies for PS4 worldwide.

Also available is a highly limited Collector’s Edition with exclusive collectible items, including:

• Awesome Collector’s Edition box
• Acrylic Wonder Boy diorama
• Best Of soundtrack
• Beautiful artbook
• Card game
• Collector’s coin album
• … and more!

The Collector’s Edition will be available for €99.99, limited to 3,000 copies for Nintendo Switch and 1,500 copies for PS4.

To make the lineup complete, there will also be a Ultra Collector’s Edition including most of the content of the Collector’s Edition and on top of that even more exclusive items:

• Special music box
• Character game ends (like bookends, for your gaming collection)
• An extensive Wonder Boy soundtrack collection
• …and more!

The Ultra Collector’s Edition will be available for €149.99, limited to 999 copies for Nintendo Switch and 499 copies for PS4.

Retail and Digital Editions

As a carefully curated selection of awesome Wonder Boy titles, ININ Games together with Bliss Brain will offer the Wonder Boy Collection (Nintendo Switch/PS4), including four legendary adventures as a boxed and digital version:

• Wonder Boy – Arcade (SYSTEM 1)
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land – Arcade (SYSTEM 2)
• Wonder Boy in Monster World – Mega Drive / Genesis
• Monster World IV – Mega Drive / Genesis

A possible upgrade solution for the Retail Edition with additional games of the Wonder Boy series is currently in evaluation. More info will be announced at a later date!

The Wonder Boy Collection will soon be available for pre-order at retailers in Europe and North America. The download edition including the same four iconic Wonder Boy adventures will hit the digital stores at the time of release!

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Join Lloyd and his teammates in the Special Support Section for the start of their exciting journey in The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero!

Explore the streets of Crossbell City and see everything it has to offer…including its hidden dark side. What stories will you uncover behind this city-state’s shining facade?

For more information on The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero check out the official website.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC on September 27, 2022!

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Paris, France, February 25th 2022 – Life is Strange co-creator and DONTNOD co-founder Hervé Bonin’s studio Nameless XIII and publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have announced that their survival adventure Ashwalkers will be coming to Nintendo Switch on March 10th, 2022.

Years after a geological disaster, a group of survivors called “The Squad” set out into a ravaged world. They need to find a safe haven for their people, but to reach it they must cross a post-apocalyptic wasteland full of complex moral dilemmas. Players must manage the party’s food and equipment and find their way through a dynamic narrative with multiple possible endings.

As well as being available for digital download on the Nintendo eshop, Dear Villagers are partnering with distributor Meridiem to release a special physical edition of Ashwalkers. Ashwalkers – Survivor’s Edition will include a specially designed box and an art book illustrating some of the stunning black and white artwork from the game and a set of character stickers.

Features:

• Face complex moral dilemmas and make meaningful decisions
• Discover new paths on each roughly 2 hour-long playthrough
• Four distinct characters, 34 different endings depending on your choices
• Find food, manage equipment and ration medication to keep the group from succumbing to madness and despair
• Travel and learn about this hostile world destroyed by a volcanic apocalypse
• Seek out and harvest vital resources in the wild
• Overcome obstacles, violent encounters and the deadly climate on your journey

“Ashwalkers is a melancholy narrative game offering an unprecedented amount of choice as players guide their party through its greyscale wasteland,” said Hervé Bonin, founder of Nameless XIII. “Its small, intimate scale makes it perfect for Switch, where you can hold it close to your face and easily put it in sleep mode for convenience. It’s such a good fit for Ashwalkers’ thoughtful, deliberately paced take on the survival genre.”

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24th February 2022 – Indie publisher Ratalaika Games, together with Infamous Quests, the developer, is delighted to announce the digital release of Quest For Infamy for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch is set for March 4th 2022 priced $9.99 / €9.99.

Quest For Infamy is an homage to some of the great ad iconic releases of the mid and early 90s where the focus was on story, variety, gameplay, in-depth adventure, wit, serious RPG elements and interaction, along many surprises – all combined within a great storyline and neatly encased with a simple point and click interface. It may look old-fashioned or retro focused to some, but Quest for Infamy presents an experience not to be missed with many laughs and sarcasm along the way in the fulfilling jaunt/adventure. Topped with plenty of mystery, intrigue, action, fighting enemies, boss battles, and discovering hidden secrets, the wise cracking lead character marks the experience as a title to check out!

So Much to See and Experience

Featuring a large, explorable world, with hundreds of NPCs to interact with – including some very strange and interesting fantasy characters. Three acts will draw the player into the story and many various settings and locations keep interest and focus high. There is the quaint village of Volksville, the large, sprawling Grecian inspired city of Tyr, the vast and lonely Grasslands, The mysterious North Woods and the treacherous South Woods, Rogue’s beach, and many other places that will intrigue players along with lots of hidden environments to discover.

RPG elements are central to the genre mix, as are developing individual skills that can help you in your quest, and in some cases, using your skills changes the outcome of certain incidents will be one of the many factors that contributes to and shapes your gaming experience.

And so the story begins……….

Quest For Infamy starts with Mr. Roehm, a roguish fellow, escaping the clutches of Baron Brandlevrot, who believes he’s done him wrong – and he escapes in a straw-filled cart to the town of Volksville, in the picturesque Valley of Krasna. Stuck in town, due to a bridge being out, Mr. Roehm finds himself unintentionally drawn into the secretly nefarious goings on in the valley. As he explores the town and valley, he faces a strange cult that has plans for the peaceful valley, and unravels the connection to a mystery that has long plagued the people of Krasna.

Roehm can seek out one of three mentors which will teach him about the different classes he can become – a rogue, a sorcerer or a brigand. He can use his cunning, brains or brawn to craft his own adventure! Learn the secrets of thievery and practice your sneakiness on the path of the rogue. Train your muscles and forge friendships with a brutish band of toughs on the path of the Brigand. Learning magic spells on the path of the sorcerer; gathering items and reagents to create spells as you learn how to use magic to your advantage are all part of the overall experience in Quest for Infamy.

Features:

• Fully hand painted backgrounds and hand animated figures.
• Over 200 locations to explore
• Three different paths through the game with different classes to choose from.
• An intuitive combat and magic system.
• Plenty of secrets to find on your exploration of the Valley of Krasna.
• Plus lots more……………

A mixed cross genre game that combines all the best in a gaming experience!

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Stuttgart, February 24th, 2022 – Strictly Limited Games together with Sometimes You, are pleased to announce the upcoming pre-order start of exclusive limited editions of the adventure puzzle game 7th Sector coming for Nintendo Switch and PS4. The Limited and the Special Limited Edition will be available for pre-order from February 27th!

About the Game

Set in a cyberpunk world, the adventure puzzle game by the one man team/developer Sergey Noskov offers the player an atmospheric and dystopian world with a lot to discover. Always accompanied by an immersive soundtrack that underlines the gloomy atmosphere of the game. Whilst solving different unique puzzles and collecting information, you are learning more and more about the world and its story. Play as several “characters” each with individual skills that give you the ability to operate different devices and machines in this world. Starting as a spark in a power line, you’ll pass through different areas as the game progresses. Eventually you are controlling drones or robots to solve puzzles until you reach one of four different endings depending on your choices and actions.

The ingenious gameplay and the unique atmosphere have quite rightly earned this game the Best Indie Game Award (DevGAMM 2019) and the Excellence in Visual Art Award (DevGAMM 2019). Convince yourself of this indie gem!

• Atmospheric cyberpunk setting
• Several “characters” with individual skills to control
• Different unique puzzles to solve
• Immersive graphic style and sound

Limited Editions

Fans and collectors will get the chance to secure one of the limited editions for Nintendo Switch or PS4 from Strictly Limited Games, as soon as pre-order starts this week on Sunday, February 27th.

The Limited Edition will be available for €29.99, limited to 2,500 copies for Nintendo Switch and 1,500 copies for PS4.

There will also be a Special Limited Edition coming with some exclusive collectibles:

• Exclusive Special Limited Edition Box
• Original Soundtrack CD
• Reversible Poster
• Magnet Set of 2
• 3 Acrylic Artcards
• Set of 5 Postcards
• 2 Stickers
• Colorful Game Manual

The Special Limited Edition will be available for €49.99, limited to 1,500 copies for Nintendo Switch and 800 copies for PS4.

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Stuttgart, February 22nd 2022 – ININ Games and Strictly Limited Games are excited to announce the Wonder Boy Collection coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4 including the most iconic adventures from the legendary game series of the 80s and 90s. The retail edition including four awesome titles of the Wonder Boy / Monster World universe will soon be available for pre-order in Europe and North America. Through publisher Bliss Brain, the Wonder Boy Collection will also be available as a digital download version for Nintendo Switch and PS4. On top of that, Strictly Limited Games are working on exclusive Limited and Collector’s Editions that will be available at their store!

Celebrating the beloved adventures of Wonder Boy

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the adventures of Wonder Boy have delighted gamers of all generations and built up a huge following all over the world with their dazzling blend of energetic platforming and action-RPG. However, the Wonder Boy games have seen few releases in the West on modern gaming hardware – until now.

To celebrate the legacy of this iconic game series, the Wonder Boy Collection will contain a carefully curated set of essential titles of the legendary series, precisely ported to today’s home consoles and including extended features like filter, shader, a rewind and fast forward option and a save anytime option! On top of that, the collection will come with a beautiful art gallery!

With the the Wonder Boy Collection (Nintendo Switch/PS4), Wonder Boy fans get a total of four games of one of the most influential series from gaming’s past:

• Wonder Boy (1986)
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1987)
• Wonder Boy in Monster World (1991)
• Monster World IV (1994)

So, whether you want to experience the epic adventures for the first time, revisit a youth spent playing Wonder Boy, or add a refreshingly distinct platformer to your collection, the Wonder Boy Collection is a perfect fit for you!

The Wonder Boy Collection (Nintendo Switch/PS4) will soon be available for pre-order at retailers in Europe and North America. The download edition including the same four iconic Wonder Boy adventures will hit the digital stores at the time of release!

Limited & Collector’s Editions at Strictly Limited Games

As the legendary Wonder Boy game series is celebrating its 35th anniversary, Strictly Limited Games will offer the ultimate Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (Nintendo Switch/PS4) that will feature even more of the most iconic Wonder Boy games ever released. On top of that, those games will come in various console ports to create the best possible retro experience!

Dedicated collectors can also look forward to some awesome exclusive items included in the Collector’s Editions of the Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection.

More information about the limited versions will follow soon, so stay tuned!

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