Square Enix and Dontnod announced the British indie folk band Daughter will be providing the original musical score for Life is Strange: Before the Storm. The game will also feature the band’s previous works throughout the game. A new video was released featuring Igor and Eleanor of Daughter talking about the inspiration for the musical score. The first song released is called “Burn it Down” and can be streamed from most major digital music services. The soundtrack will be released on September 1st 2017.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a three chapter prequel to Life is Strange. The story follows a sixteen year old Chloe Price, three years before the events of the first game. The first chapter is set to launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows on August 31, 2017.
In Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, the Pokémon Rockruff could evolve into either Midday Form Lycanroc or Midnight Form Lycanroc. In the upcoming video games Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, however, a new version of Lycanroc will be available—Dusk Form Lycanroc.
Dusk Form Lycanroc
Type: Rock
Ability: Tough Claws
Dusk Form Lycanroc features characteristics of both Lycanroc Midday Form and Lycanroc Midnight Form. It stands on all fours and has behavioral traits similar to Midday Form, but when it attacks, its eyes glow red, much like Midnight Form. Dusk Form Lycanroc has a tranquil demeanor and always remains calm. This Pokémon is obedient towards a Trainer that it trusts. It has an intense fighting spirit, and as a result, prefers to do combat at close quarters.
Rockruff caught through normal gameplay cannot evolve into Dusk Form Lycanroc. A unique Rockruff that can evolve into Dusk Form Lycanroc will be wirelessly distributed via Nintendo Network as a special early purchase bonus for owners of Pokémon Ultra Sun or Pokémon Ultra Moon. Players will be able to receive their Rockruff from the games’ launch on 17 November until 10 January 2018. More details are planned to be announced later this year.
About Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more information, please visit www.pokemon.co.uk.
About Nintendo:
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch home console and Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.4 billion video games and more than 703 million hardware units globally, including the Nintendo Switch™ and Nintendo 3DS family of systems, including New Nintendo 3DS™, New Nintendo 3DS XL™, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL™, Nintendo 2DS™, as well as Nintendo DS™, Nintendo DSi™, Nintendo DSi XL™, Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance™, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in Europe.
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Launches 3rd October on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
The end of days is near, and dragons have returned to Gransys. Become the chosen Arisen and decide the fate of the world in Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, the critically acclaimed Action-RPG now updated for current generation consoles with improved high resolution visuals. A brand new trailer and screenshots are available to download at the press site.
Based in an epic fantasy setting, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen combines exhilarating and deep combat with the freedom to explore and interact in this rich and detailed world. Choose between nine different classes and embark on your own adventure along with three AI companions, known as Pawns. These allies fight independently, develop alongside your character, and can be shared or borrowed online in exchange for treasure, tips and more.
This version contains the original Dragon’s Dogma along with all additional content from its expansion Dark Arisen, including the Bitterblack Isle area, filled with challenging new enemies and quests, and additional high level weapons and armour sets.
Wargaming and VRTech to Collaborate on Creating Entertaining VR Content
Two companies forge strategic partnership to provide location-based VR gaming experiences
The two companies will work in tandem to enrich Wargaming’s portfolio with new gaming experiences
August 11, 2017 — Wargaming is excited to announce a deal with VRTech, a Moscow-based company, which focuses on VR technology. The collaboration is set to combine VRTech’s solutions and Wargaming’s expertise in game design and visual effects. The companies aim at delivering new common initiatives that will introduce engaging VR experiences to the European market.
“The potential of taking location-based VR to a new level is an opportunity we had to capitalize on,” said Aleksandr Zezulin, R&D Operations Director at Wargaming. “With this partnership, we are planning to change the public perception of VR from a one-time experience to a source of fun, re-playable entertainment. This type of new business for Wargaming is a scalable, successful set-up that will help us produce high-quality entertainment.
“We’re excited to announce our strategic partnership with Wargaming,” said Yuri Krylov, CEO of VRTech. “This unique collaboration has all the chances of changing the VR market, and we welcome location and IP owners in EU to join our partnership on this exciting journey.”
VRTech is known for location-based VR solutions, including CinemaVR and PolygonVR. Launched in December 2016, the VR booths already operate in over 20 locations in cinemas and malls in Russia’s largest cities.
The first European showcase of CinemaVR and PolygonVR technology will happen during gamescom 2017, in Hall 2.2, Booth D-022, B2B area. For more information, please follow the link below:
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. Founded as a privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped more than 15 titles. Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based MMO war series dedicated to the mid-20th century warfare that will include the armored World of Tanks, the flight combat World of Warplanes, and the naval World of Warships. The three intertwined titles will form a common gaming universe integrated within the portal www.wargaming.net.
As part of its multiplatform line-up, the company has introduced World of Tanks on Xbox and World of Tanks Blitz on mobile and tablet. Launched in 2014 and 2015, World of Tanks on Xbox introduced epic tank-on-tank battles to console gamers and offers the first cross-platform gaming experience between Xbox 360 and Xbox One. In 2015, Wargaming announced World of Tanks for Sony’s PlayStation®4, continuing its console campaign. The mobile MMO game World of Tanks Blitz has opened up Wargaming’s trademark team-based military IP to smartphone and tablet users worldwide.
About VRTech
Founded in 2016, VRTech Group unites innovative companies that build projects in the fast-growing virtual reality market from industrial to entertainment solutions. The Group’s focus is to bring the most advanced technologies and immersive VR experience to consumers, brands, and business. VRTech Group’s key projects are: CinemaVR, Europe’s largest VR hall network offering its visitors highly immersive experience based on movie releases along with its own newest IPs, and PolygonVR, a universal platform combining VR games, Reality TV and eSports. The solution’s key features are multiplayer architecture, full-body immersion, tools for broadcasting and streaming, second screen support, multi-location support and cloud-based content management and distribution system. PolygonVR’s areas of application include eSports, entertainment, industrial training, education, and engineering.
Atlus USA has announced that they are planning on having Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth released in North America on October 17th where it will be available both physically and digitally on the Nintendo 3DS. The European release date has not been set at the time of this writing as it is currently slated for sometime this fall season. Those who pre-order or pick up launch copies of Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth‘s retail version will receive a 24 page art book, a six track music CD, and a collectible outer box.
To go along with this announcement the company has also released a new trailer focusing on the Fencer class, one that the Earthlian specializes in. This class wields a rapier and shield, can chain their attacks with allies, provide some defensive buffs, and deal stabbing damage to foes.
Court cats, unravel riddles and appreciate puns in Purrfect Date, coming to Windows PC, Mac and iOS this winter
Bae Team’s feline-friendly caper to be published by Surgeon Simulator & I am Bread creators Bossa Studios
LONDON – Aug. 10, 2017 – UK-based indie development duo Bae Team today revealed they will bring Purrfect Date to Windows PC, Mac and iOS this winter with the publishing support of the award-winning Bossa Studios (Surgeon Simulator, I am Bread). Purrfect Date is a cross between a visual novel, dating sim and dark British comedy. You, a human, will get to date cats and uncover the secrets of the mysterious Cat Island.
Throughout the game’s seven chapters, you’ll adopt the roles of multiple freshly employed research assistants on an island almost entirely populated by cats. Choose your own adventure as you romance talking cats, balance your stats and carry out your research into the dark and questionable history of the island. Drawing inspiration from trailblazing games such as Undertale, Dream Daddy, Hatoful Boyfriend, and Pony Island, there’ll be lots of twists, turns and alternate playthroughs to keep you replaying.
Purrfect Date is the personal project of Bossa Studios’ content producer, Oliver Hindle, and his girlfriend, Ruby-Mae Roberts.
“Oliver and I were lazing around one day, itching to play a game, but nothing really grabbed our interest, so we started talking about what we’d do if we could make the ideal game for us. Cats, intrigue, dating sims, the TV show Lost… all of these things became the ingredients that went into making Purrfect Date. It’s an amalgamation of everything we love, and in essence, a love letter to each other (and cats),” said Ruby-Mae Roberts, Co-founder of Bae Team.
After finding success on Steam Greenlight, a true mark of quality and excellence, they entered into a publishing and co-development deal with Bossa Studios.
“We love to create games in ways that other developers, studios and publishers would shy away from. At Bossa, we embrace crazy ideas from the team, and when Oliver said he was working on a dating simulator about cats, we knew it was something we would support,” said Imre Jele, Co-founder of Bossa Studios.
Bae Team is an independent games studio consisting of Oliver Hindle and Ruby-Mae Roberts. Oliver, under the moniker ‘Oliver Age 24,’ is best known for his parody drawing tutorials, songs and videos on YouTube. Ruby is super into cats.
About Bossa Studios
Bossa Studios is a multiple award-winning independent games developer and publisher happily based in London. We’re the makers of Surgeon Simulator, I am Bread, sandbox MMO Worlds Adrift and the upcoming arcade multiplayer game Decksplash.
Jon Hare’s Sociable Soccer to kick off big time on Steam Early Access this Summer
The godfather of the football game returns to his roots with this fast-paced, arcade take of the beautiful game
London, United Kingdom – August 10th, 2017 – Legendary football game designer Jon Hare’s Tower Studios in partnership with Finnish studio Combo Breaker, today announced that Sociable Soccer, Hare’s latest fast-paced, arcade take on the beautiful game, will launch in summer 2017 on Steam Early Access with Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and mobile platforms to follow. To celebrate the announcement Tower Studios have released a new Steam Early Access trailer that can be viewed on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DtNlaUEkm0&hd=1
“Sociable Soccer is a super quick, adrenaline soaked football action game, an unholy alliance of Guardiola’s tiki taka and Klopp’s gegenpressing, where ultra sharp passing and shooting can easily be thwarted by a well timed slide tackle.. something like Rocket League in boots”, said Jon Hare, Designer and Director of Sociable Soccer. “After nearly two years in development we are excited to be launching soon on Steam Early Access. The game has a whole world of soccer already in place and online and offline matches are playing like a dream. As we sprint towards full commercial launch in late 2017 we invite gamers and football lovers to become part of our game changing, new sports franchise as we add new features, game modes and updates every few weeks”.
‘Godfather of football games’ Jon Hare, designed two of the biggest football franchises of the 20th century in Microprose Soccer and the genre defining Sensible World of Soccer, one of the 10 most influential video games of all time according to Stanford University. Faithful to his sports game pedigree Sociable Soccer features over 1,000 club and national teams from around the world and over 30,000 players, with 67 international football trophies to compete for and lighter friendly game modes including trademark custom teams. Beneath its sleek visual presentation lies a game of significant complexity with pinpoint controls and tactical depth. Easy to play and hard to master with single player, classic local multiplayer, online multiplayer and manager modes all supported. Sociable Soccer is a perfect blend of the instant playability of yesteryear with the power of modern technology.
About The Team
Sociable Soccer has been designed for modern technology from the ground up by a team of superstars from the European games development scene . “A designer can only be as good as the team around him” commented Jon “I waited almost 10 years until I found a team good enough to make my next football game with and the team behind Sociable Soccer is a combination of the very best of British design, Finnish engineering and French art”. Indeed the combined portfolio of Jon and the Combo Breaker team in their various roles is staggering: Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder, Max Payne, Alan Wake, Tomb Raider, Angry Birds, Bike Baron, Tower Bloxx, The Walking Dead. The list goes on and on with over 20 international #1 games between them.
LANDO NORRIS TAKES F1™ 2017 FOR A TEST DRIVE YOUNG DRIVER TESTS CURRENT AND CLASSIC McLAREN CARS IN F1 2017
SYDNEY, 10th August 2017 – McLaren Young Driver Lando Norris recently test drove a host of his team’s classic FORMULA ONE™ cars, as well as the striking MCL32 from this year’s championship, in F1 2017, the official videogame of the 2017 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Codemasters® have today released a new trailer which showcases Norris taking on the new Japan Short circuit and talking about how each of the cars feels to drive. The new trailer can be viewed on the game’s official YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/PArdwrPSYAw.
The exciting young driver, just 17, recently took part in the official FORMULA ONE testing at the Hungaroring, setting the second fastest time behind World Championship leader Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari.
“Getting behind the wheel for the first time was a really great feeling – after my test in the 2017 car in Hungary, I’m happy to confirm that these cars are much faster and more intense to drive, and that really comes across in the new game,” commented Norris. “I think people are going to have a lot of fun driving the new breed of Grand Prix car in F1 2017.”
He continued: “It was also a really nice experience to get to re-live several chapters of McLaren’s past by driving classic cars from 1988, 1991, ’98 and 2008, each representing a world championship success for the team. The 2008 title-winning car has tons of downforce, and is a lot of fun to throw about. The heritage cars are really the icing on the cake.”
In addition to all the official teams, cars, drivers and circuits from the current scintillating season, F1 2017 features 12* classic cars from McLaren, Ferrari, Williams, Renault and Red Bull Racing. There are also four brand new shortened circuits in Britain, Bahrain, USA and Japan as well as the chance to race around the famous Monaco street circuit at night. F1 2017 releases onto PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC (via Steam) worldwide on August 25th.
*Consumers who pre-order or purchase ‘Day One’ copies of F1 2017 will have access to the iconic 1988 McLaren MP4/4, as part of the ‘F1 2017 Special Edition.’ Alternatively, the McLaren MP4/4 car will be available to be purchased at a later date. The eleven other classic cars are available in all editions of the game.
KOEI TECMO America Reveals New Character and Narrative Details for DYNASTY WARRIORS 9
Immerse Yourself in the Life and Times of your Chosen Character in a Unique Dynasty Warriors Experience!
Burlingame, Calif. – August 10, 2017 – KOEI TECMO America revealed today information on howgameplay will flow in the single-player story mode of the upcoming DYNASTY WARRIORS 9, Omega Force’s latest entry in the long-running action franchise, slated for release on the PlayStation®4 Computer Entertainment System, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC via Steam®.
Closely following real historical events and figures, DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 will see the player following the personal struggles and progression of their chosen character through the completion of both key and secondary events which can be reached in a myriad of different ways. The story of the Three Kingdoms will be presented over ten riveting chapters, each reflecting changes in the balance of power in the world and in the available actions to the player. Each Chapter takes the player a step deeper into the impressive military and political machinations of the era, beginning with the Yellow Turban Rebellion through the ultimate unification of China.
To better illustrate the way DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 will tackle the Three Kingdoms history, KOEI TECMO has released a set of assets illustrating how the gameplay will unfold. This new batch of assets also includes new character designs, as well as a brand new character: Xun You. Known as the ‘calm strategist’, this tactician served Cao Cao and guided his army through many victorious battles!
ABOUT KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP.
KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Burlingame, California. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI is best known for its Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® franchises. TECMO is best known for the Dead or Alive®, Ninja Gaiden®, Tecmo Bowl®, and Fatal Frame® series.
All 12 episodes of Castle Town Dandelion are presented with English audio and Japanese audio with English subtitles. The on-disc extras include the textless opening animation sequence and the textless ending animation sequence.
All 12 episodes of Monster Musume and the two OVA episodes are presented with Japanese audio and English subtitles. The on-disc extras include music videos, Japanese TV spots and other promotional videos, outtakes, the “Almost Every Day!” shorts and the textless opening and ending animation sequences.
