Keen – One Girl Army Slays Evil Hordes on Nintendo Switch, Steam 25 June
TOKYO – 27 May 2020 – Keen – One Girl Army, the tactical turn-based puzzle adventure from publisher Phoenixx and developer Cat Nigiri, will skate and slash onto Nintendo Switch™ as well as Steam for Windows and Mac on Thursday 25 June 2020.
Strap on a pair of roller skates, hoist a razor-sharp sword and prepare to slice through more than 20 enemy types including zombies, robots and ninjas. Navigate sprawling maze-like dungeons set in mysterious forests, top-secret underwater labs, orbital military outposts and other exotic locations filled with challenging bosses. Help the heroine Kim save her village.
Hailing from a lineage of female warriors, Kim’s island home is in peril. A corporation’s insidious expansion plans threaten to bring 500 years of peace to an end, with only Kim’s lightning-fast reflexes and weapons standing in the way.
Earn gadgets and powerups making her a true one girl army able to teleport past blockades, stun groups of foes, trap enemies and eradicate any obstacle along the way. Skate through ten enigmatic regions depicted in a cute but creepy art style, from the village Kim leaves behind through the Forest of Illusions on the way to the big city.
“Kim comes from a remote island, and her journey to take on the final boss at the enemy’s headquarters will take her through many strange and imaginative areas,” said Caio Lopez, founder of Cat Nigiri. “Keen – One Girl Army layers combat, movement and puzzle design on top of each other to create an experience where you don’t go back and forth between the elements, but instead get to think about all of them at once.”
Keen – One Girl Army will be available on Nintendo Switch and Steam for Windows and Mac on 25 June for $15.99 USD. It will support English, Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese.
Established in 2019 by industry veterans, Phoenixx aims to support innovative and creative developers from Japan and around the world. Its mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one creator, one game, and one community a time.
Last year Sekiro delighted many by offering a unique experience from FromSoftware and now fans of that game will soon have a chance to delve a bit deeper as Yen Press has detailed their October release line-up and it happens to include not only the official art book for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice but the premiere of a number of other highly anticipated manga and light novels as well.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks will offer over three hundred pages featuring storyboards, character designs, and concept art and although the release date is subject to change, it is currently set to be released on October 20th for $50 USD.
Alongside this art book Yen Press is debuting the long awaited light novel for the popular High School DxD series that has seen numerous anime adaptations over the ears, Sadako at the End of the World which is follows the story of a pair of sisters that play an infamous video tape after the world has already came to an end only to be happy that Sadako has appeared in front of them.
The light novel series In the Land of Leadale will also be debuting in October where a girls’ last memories are only of her being on failing life support after a near-fatal accident left her with only the VR world of Leadale as an escape. Now after waking up in what appears to be the game, only two hundred years in the future, how did this happen?
Also coming out in October is the continuation of the adaptation of Sword Art Online Progressive, Sword Art Online Progressive Transient Barcarolle that tells untold stories that take place during the first two years of the characters’ time trapped in the game world. Heterogenia Linguistico which is a fantasy manga with slice-of-life elements, a unique series that focuses on how various creatures such as werewolves and slimes communicate. And finally we have My Broken Mariko, an intense and emotional josei manga that addresses suicide and abuse. An utterly impressive work that is sure to appeal to the passionate josei fanbase, My Broken Mariko will be published in a deluxe hardcover format.
The tentative covers for a few of these volumes can be found below.
Following an earlier delay to work on improving the game’s visual effects, Gust and Koei Tecmo have announced that the Fairy Tail RPG is once again being delayed worldwide. All versions of the game have been given new release dates, setting the European and Japanese release of the game for July 30th while North America will get the game on July 31st.
As many would expect the reason given for the delay has to due with the world being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the altered work conditions that the team had to go through as a result. As it stands, Fairy Tail is currently set to be released on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC with the physical release of the game featuring inside artwork of the cast wearing their swimsuits.
Many were left wondering just when the latest game from the creators of Senran Kagura would come to the West and now XSEED Games has the answer as the company has announced that Kandagawa Jet Girls will be releasing in North America on the PlayStation 4 and PC worldwide sometime this summer where it will be sold physically for $59.99 and digitally on both platforms for $49.99.
A special edition of the PlayStation 4 version of the game will also be released in the future called the “Racing Hearts” edition and will include a copy of the game, the two disc soundtrack, a sixty four page soft cover art book, and a collector’s box featuring exclusive artwork.
In Kandagawa Jet Girls players will participate in the “Jet Racing” sport where waterways of Tokyo host some of the most daring and skilled young athletes of Japan on their high-speed jet machines. Drivers, also known as ‘Jetters’, pair up with a ‘Shooter’ armed with water weapons to blast away the competition. They must wow spectators if they want to win, building up their boost meter with spectacular aerial stunts while dodging obstacles and evading enemy attacks. There are seven two-girl teams to race with and sixty four total episodes to race through in story mode and an online mode to put the players’ skills to the test.
With some platform holders stepping in to cancel certain types of”ecchi” games it has made a few a bit reluctant to try and bring some series over to the West but it looks like one more game will be continuing to come over for Western fans. Eastasiasoft has announced that they are working with Play-Asia to release Moero Crystal H to Western audiences through the Nintendo Switch later this year. The game will be sold digitally through the e-Shop and all standard and the limited physical collector’s editions will be sold only through Play-Asia with pre-orders starting tomorrow.
Developed by Compile Heart, Moero Crystal H is a standalone release that is a dungeon-crawling RPG that follows the tale of of Zenox the “Lucky Pervert”, who must partner with a troupe of monster girls to reclaim the stolen Bra of Darkness, an object of great power needed to save the world. Equipped with the “Panties of Light” to guide them, our heroes embark on their mythical quest.
A trailer showing off the opening movie and a number of screenshots for the game can be found below.
Minecraft Dungeonsreimagines isometric action RPGs as part of the Minecraft universe. One to four players will be able to wade into combat to save the world from the Arch-Illager and get some sweet loot in the process. Players will be able to experience brand new items and enemies along with old classics.
Story
The story in Minecraft Dungeons is extremely light. Like many games in the genre, the player character is mute, so there is no personal character development to speak of. The story hinges entirely on in-game events, NPCs, and cutscenes. There are no NPCs and no commentary about in-game events, so most of the plot relies on the short cutscenes between levels. There is just enough content for a children’s book, and the plot itself is fittingly appropriate for children.
Gameplay
Minecraft Dungeons is a homage to the Diablo franchise that simplifies mechanics for children. The usual barrage of stats has been pared down to the bare minimum. To my great annoyance, there is no page with the character’s total stats, so everything must be eyeballed or manually tracked.
There is no class system. In a nod to Minecraft’s freeform mechanics, the developers have opted to design equipment and weapons to suit different types of playstyles but allow players to mix and match as they please. The active abilities normally associated with a class have been replaced with a variety of artifacts that can be placed into one of three slots. Passive abilities are found on weapons and armour. Each can have up to three enchantment slots, and each slot has three randomly selected enchantments that are permanently selected and upgraded with points that are awarded from leveling up. The resulting system is very enjoyable to play. Some of the most fun I had with Minecraft Dungeons was experimenting with new builds and tweaking old ones to change up the gameplay.
The itemization is mediocre. Flexibility appears to be the guiding principle. The multiple options for item enchantments allows players to get the exact combination of enchantments on a desired item with less farming. Each level has a clear list of what items can drop there, making it easier to farm for the exact item a player wants. Most items can be found in two levels at minimum. While it is a great system to cut down on farming frustration, there is room for improvement as the level’s possible drops never change. The game could easily encourage players to try different levels by rotating the drop table every day. The big issue is how items drop in Minecraft Dungeons. While I’m not a fan of pointless item drops to clog the inventory and tickle the brain’s reward sector, the developers have taken the less is more concept a bit too far. I experienced a lot of maps that offered no rewards for taking long detours into side areas. Enchanted groups rarely drop items either.
Minecraft Dungeons is a slickly presented game for the most part, but it’s quest to be a simplified game for a younger audience has resulted in some quality of life features being dropped. The game’s emphasis on freeform classes has a major design flaw: the inability to save multiple equipment load outs. The limited number of enchantment points means players have to destroy old items to enchant their new ones, so players are forced to make a commitment when they try out new builds.
Inventory management is a pain. There is no sell to vendor, so players salvage items for emeralds and any enchantment points they may have spent on the item. There is no ability to mass salvage unwanted items, so players need to salvage items one by one instead. I do like the undo button, however, as it gives players a chance to get their item back in case of second thoughts.
The difficulty curve is a bit inconsistent. The game generally follows a linear difficulty curve. There are three general difficulties, but each difficulty level can be further tweaked with a sub-difficulty based on item level. The game offers a decent challenge that requires players to rely on a solid build and using game mechanics to stay alive. The final two levels suddenly spike in difficulty and need an adjustment to bring them in line with the other levels. The sudden change in difficulty is due to the volume of heavily armoured enemies and the generally tight corridors.
The amount of content in Minecraft Dungeons is extremely lacking. While dungeons are randomly generated to some extent, there are large chunks of maps that stay the same or shift slightly between runs. The game only has one tutorial level, ten story levels, a secret dungeon, and an ad promising a new paid DLC is coming soon that is set on an island. After players beat the game on the highest difficulty, there is no end game to speak of. While the game’s price is very accessible, the amount of content is laughable.
I did not experience a large variety of glitches with Minecraft Dungeons, but I did experience the same pathing issues. Large NPCs have difficulty with objects like chairs and tables, often getting stuck behind them. On occasion, I had a few golems get stuck on seemingly nothing at all. I found the player character did not always path around a corner well, requiring me to manually guide my character around.
The controls are good. While the genre is best known for being PC-centric, Minecraft Dungeons’ simple ability layout makes it ideal for playing with a controller. For long time mouse and keyboard players, all the main functions we have come to expect from the genre are there.
Visuals
Minecraft Dungeons does an excellent job channeling the Minecraft aesthetics. Save for a few environmental decorations, everything feels like it was built inside Minecraft. The items from the original game appear to be directly copied into Minecraft Dungeons, and the artists have done an excellent job creating the new items to fit in the voxel style. The map designs pay homage to the Diablo franchise, such as the grand double staircases and the tower levels reaching high into the clouds.
Audio
The audio experience in Minecraft Dungeons is excellent. Many sound effects have been taken directly from Minecraft and the rest do an excellent job fitting into the style. The narration is the only voice acting in the game, and it is done well. The soundtrack is very low key, even the combat music has a more relaxed pace than most high intensity video game combat tracks.
Overall
Minecraft Dungeons is very good for one specific purpose: serving as the first isometric action RPG for children who are too young to handle slightly more complex or violent affairs like Torchlight or Diablo. It takes the familiar environment of Minecraft and combines it with simplified action RPG mechanics to create a very accessible experience. Unfortunately, Minecraft Dungeon is no Pixar-like affair where children and adults are equally entertained. While presented with incredible polish, the game is missing too many quality of life features and too much content to seriously contend with the many quality isometric action RPGs out there.
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Grab Your Stubby Fluorescent-Yellow Spacesuit and Destroy the Infestation
May 26th, 2020 — Luke Rissacher is proud to announce that his gun-part swapping rogue-lite Weapon Hacker will launch June 8th on Steam!
In Weapon Hacker you hack scavenged parts into custom-made weapons and explore a multiverse of procedurally-generated infested weapon facilities. Each playthrough is self contained and lasts around an hour. Discover 83 items and power ups to maximize your survival chances, and use your acquired abilities to unlock new areas. With 99,672,381,832,585,707,518,275 unique weapon part combinations to experiment with, you’ll enjoy hours of personalized alien-shredding fun!
Key Features:
Unique facility each time you play
Optimized engine, smooth on any PC
Procedurally generated Metroid-style exploration
Tight, fast-paced platforming
Honed by thousands of hours of playtesting & feedback
Weapon Hacker will release on Windows PC for $14.99. To learn more, visit:https://weaponhacker.com/ Weapon Hacker Twitter:@Weapon_Hacker Weapon Hacker Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Weapon-Hacker Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1090060/Weapon_Hacker/
About Luke Rissacher Luke lives on the Oregon coast with his partner Nina and dog Maya, and enjoys surfing the local beach breaks. When not working on the game he programs custom business software for his freelance clients.
May Update Includes a New Chapter of the “ANOTHER STORY” Feature Focusing on Yoongi
Los Angeles (May 26, 2020) – Netmarble today announced a special May update to BTS WORLD, the mobile game that allows the player to manage BTS’ career, just in time for summer. The update puts Yoongi front and center in a new chapter of ANOTHER STORY Season 2, and includes new 5-star cards, special events and more.
BTS WORLD’s “Another Story” feature explores the alternate lives of each member if they didn’t form BTS, and season two sees them meeting at a place called the “Magic Shop.” The new Chapter 2 of ANOTHER STORY’s second season focuses on Yoongi and his journey to find a piano of memories after growing tired of his concert trip.
Additional features of the May update to BTS WORLD include:
Newly-added 5-star cards of BTS
A new 5-star card rate up draw event
Special May in-game events rewarding various items, currencies and buffs:
May 7-day check-in event
Bonus time event with pull mileage and level-up item buffs
May free item draw event (every four hours)
BTS WORLD includes 10,000 brand new photos and 100 video clips exclusive to the game, and players are able to interact virtually with BTS as their manager through various 1:1 interactive content.
Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and MARVEL Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and BigHit Entertainment, Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com
About Big Hit Entertainment
Founded in February 2005 in South Korea by CEO and Producer Bang Si-Hyuk, Big Hit Entertainment’s core business focuses on music production, artist management and publishing. Big Hit’s business ventures incorporate and develop a range of content produced from top-notch artists’ IP, including global superstars BTS and its newest addition TOMORROW X TOGETHER. With its mission of ‘Music & Artist for Healing’, Big Hit strives to impart a positive influence through content while providing comfort and inspiration to music fans worldwide.
About Takeone Company
Takeone Company Corp. is an innovative content company that utilizes pop-culture within a gaming environment. Established in 2016, Takeone is leading the new genre of mobile games called ‘Cinematic Games’ that combines interactive game elements within a story concept based on both pop-culture and original IP’s. The games include full motion videos and various visual contents that push the boundaries of next-generation storytelling. Years of experience and knowledge in both storytelling and game development have led to the creation of cinematic games such as Take Urban, BTS WORLD. Takeone is currently developing a series of future cinematic games for their next up and coming titles. For more information, please refer to www.takeonecompany.com.
Amsterdam, May 26, 2020 – International publisher MY.GAMES is thrilled to announce Warface: Breakout, a new premium tactical first-person shooter, to launch today on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The Standard Edition of the game is now available to purchase digitally for 19.99 USD.
Breakout brings the classic, competitive FPS experience to consoles with enhanced controls optimized for gamepads. The game features intense multiplayer battles with gunplay-focused combat and an arms store system that allows players to customize their loadout at the start of each round using credits earned throughout the match.
A standalone spin-off within the Warface franchise, Breakout is developed by Allods Team, an internal studio of MY.GAMES. The studio has ported the original Warface to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
“We’ve been constantly developing the Warface franchise by expanding the original game and bringing it to new platforms, including the recent launch on Nintendo Switch. With Breakout, our goal was to introduce console players to this classic, grounded FPS experience with a heavy focus on gunplay and resource management – the kind of experience which was first defined by the legendary Counter-Strike on PC, – said Ivan Pabiarzhyn, Warface franchise lead, MY.GAMES. – The team has put a lot of heart into creating an exciting, simple-yet-challenging shooter where there is only you, your gun, and your teammates on a mission to plant or defuse the bomb.”
Set in a world of tomorrow, Breakout launches with 5 different maps, over 30 weapons with unique recoil patterns and gunplay styles and a wide range of in-game customization options. Breakout features the classic ‘Search and Destroy’ game mode in which two rival teams have to either plant or defuse a bomb. The teams (Wardens and Reapers) of up to 5 players earn credits by defeating opponents and completing mission objectives. Those credits can then be spent on new weapons and tactical equipment at the beginning of each round. The rules are simple, but every match is a unique, heart-pounding battle of tactical wits.
After launch, all players will receive free seasonal content updates with new challenges and season-exclusive cosmetic rewards. Players won’t need to purchase the Battle Pass to get access to a full seasonal reward pool. The post-launch support will be maintained by a cosmetic-only monetization system that will allow players to customize the looks of their characters and weapons – no in-game purchases will grant any gameplay advantages.
Warface: Breakout is now available on the Xbox Games Store and PlayStation Store priced at 19.99 USD for Standard Edition and 29.99 USD for Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe pack includes the game and the exclusive cosmetic items such as the ‘Vendetta’ Legendary Knife, ‘Liberator’ Legendary Weapon Skin for the M1911, ‘Redeemer’ Legendary Weapon Skin for the USP as well as the ‘Nightslayer’ Player Badge and Avatar Pack.
About Allods Team.
Allods Team is one of the largest MY.GAMES studios founded in 2006. It currently has more than 170 staff employees. The studio’s key projects and franchises today are Warface (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch versions), Skyforge, and Armored Warfare with an audience of more than 30 million players around the world.
About MY.GAMES.
MY.GAMES is an international gaming brand (part of Mail.ru Group) and a leading Eastern European online entertainment company. MY.GAMES comprises 12 regional offices in Russia, Europe and the US, over 1,800 staff, and 13 development studios. MY.GAMES creates titles for the PC, consoles, and mobile devices. The company operates over 60 projects, with more than 150 titles in its portfolio including War Robots, Hustle Castle, Left to Survive, Skyforge, Legend: Legacy of the Dragons, and Allods Online. MY.GAMES portfolio includes renowned titles like Warface, ArcheAge, Perfect World, Revelation Online, Conqueror’s Blade, Lost Ark, and more. Over 605 million players have registered within MY.GAMES titles. The company also develops its own media, operates the MY.GAMES Store platform, has a dedicated investment division (MRGV), supports gaming and esports services, and much more.
CAPTAIN TSUBASA: RISE OF NEW CHAMPIONS KICKS OFF AUGUST 28TH ON PLAYSTATION 4, NINTENDO SWITCH AND STEAM
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions hurtles onto PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via STEAM® on August 28, 2020, bringing explosive soccer matches in the beloved anime world of Captain Tsubasa!
The latest trailer showcases incredible shots, intense aerial battles, and unbelievable saves true to the original series. Breakaway to the following YouTube link (ready for embedding) to view all the flashy new footage from the field:
The worlds of soccer and anime converge in Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, based on the renowned Captain Tsubasa series. The game chronicles the athletic exploits of Tsubasa Ozora as he plays out his love for the game and advances through the ranks of multiple soccer leagues. Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions immerses players in an action packed soccer game that features an exhilarating storyline, over-the-top signature shots, and exciting gameplay.
