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MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY to arrive on STEAM this February

MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY to arrive on STEAM this February

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Collaboration Event Also to Debut

LONDON (25th January 2017) –  Today, Square Enix Ltd., announced that the critically acclaimed mobile RPG adventure, MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY™, will be making its way to STEAM next month on 6th February.

Previously released on mobile devices, MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY offers an all-new RPG adventure featuring a deep story, stunning visuals, in-depth character customisation and a refined turn-based RPG battle system. The STEAM version will offer full HD (1920 x 1080) support that tailors to different screen sizes, bringing the thrill of frantic battles to wide screen and allowing players to enjoy an even richer game experience.

In addition, a special collaboration event with the upcoming FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE is set to begin on 7th February. Speaking about the collaboration, Yoshinori Kitase (Producer of MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY and FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE) said, “I am very happy to be able to announce a collaboration event featuring these two games today. The event will be released in 7th February, when you will be able to see the dream pairing of Cloud and Wol in action!” More information about this collaboration and the STEAM release can be found in a full interview with Producer Kitase and project leader Naoki Hamaguchi on the Square Enix blog:  http://bit.ly/mobiussteamblog

To commemorate the global release of MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY on STEAM, users who install and log into the PC version of the game will have the chance to win a selection of in-game items including Ability Tickets, a Summon Ticket, and much more. Prizes awarded to players will be determined by the number of times the MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY Windows PC (Steam®) Version Global Release Campaign webpage is shared and liked on social media through a “Share” button on the page. If the number of shares reaches the maximum goal of 15,000, players will receive 10 Ability Tickets, the rare upgrade material Growstar, and other luxurious prizes. Please visit the official campaign webpage for complete details.

MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY is available to download for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, and will be available on STEAM from 6th February. In addition, French and German will be added as officially supported languages for all platforms on the same date.

Related Links:
Official Website: http://www.eu.square-enix.com/mobiusff/
Apple App Store https://itunes.apple.com/app/mobius-final-fantasy/id1091974564?l=ja&ls=1&mt=8
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.mobiusff_ne
Official FINAL FANTASY Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MobiusFinalFantasy
Official FINAL FANTASY Twitter: https://twitter.com/mobiusFF_NE

About the FINAL FANTASY Portal App
The free-to-download “FINAL FANTASY Portal App” provides the latest and greatest on all things FINAL FANTASY, as well as exclusive promotional trailers and developer commentary. By logging-in with their Square Enix account, players can accumulate points that can be exchanged for various items. Also, the iconic Triple Triad card game from FINAL FANTASY VIII makes its mobile debut and is playable in the app.

About Square Enix Ltd.
Square Enix Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as IO Interactive™, Crystal Dynamics®, and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 115 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 68 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 46 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at http://eu.square-enix.com/en

“Corona Blossom Vol.3 Journey to the Stars” Released On Steam By Visual Novel Developer Frontwing

“Corona Blossom Vol.3 Journey to the Stars” Released On Steam By Visual Novel Developer Frontwing

Tokyo, Japan – January 25, 2017 The conclusion to Frontwing’s Corona Blossom series, “Corona Blossom Vol.3 Journey to the Stars”, has been released on Steam. The Steam store page for the game can be accessed at the following URL: http://store.steampowered.com/app/562480

“Corona Blossom” is a comedic visual novel series told over three episodic volumes. “Journey to the Stars” is the third and final volume and retails for $10 USD, but is on sale for 10% off during the first week following launch. An 18+ patch to add adult content to the game is also available for $10 USD from JAST USA: https://jlist.com/FWNG003

“Journey to the Stars” picks up directly after the shocking revelations at the end of the second volume, “The Truth From Beyond”. In Vol.3, the plan to return R-ne to her home planet is finally put into action, and the series concludes with an intense and moving final sequence. The game also makes use of the e-mote system to bring an unprecedented lifelike quality to the characters.

Corona Blossom Vol.3 experienced a very successful Indiegogo campaign, with almost 800 contributors and over $42,000 raised for the production of physical goods for the game. The campaign is currently in the InDemand phase, and will continue accepting orders until the end of the month: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/corona-blossom-vol-3-journey-to-the-stars-anime-japan/x/14210534#/

The game’s development staff include character artist nanaca mai, the illustrator for the SD art for the Grisaia series, and Yuhi Nanao, a scenario writer who worked on “Hatsuru Koto Naki Mirai Yori” (Hatsumira, or From the Future Undying).

The entire Corona Blossom series was localized in English by Frontwing’s experienced in-house translation team, the members of which are proficient Japanese to English translators who possess JLPT N1 certification or equivalent. It also features a brand-new system allowing simultaneous display of English and Japanese text during gameplay, as well as language switching at the press of a button.

About Frontwing
Frontwing is a developer of Japanese visual novels. Since the company’s founding in 1999 as a bishojo games developer and the release of Frontwing’s first title, “Canary’ (Canaria: Kono Omoi o Uta ni Nosete) in August 2000, we have published a number of titles in the visual novel genre. From school life love stories to hardcore adult games, as well as titles which utilize 3D computer graphics, our creations cover a diverse range of genres. Our products, as well as the characters they feature, have come to represent the world of bishojo games. Frontwing marked its first venture into the overseas market May 29, 2015, with the English release of ‘The Fruit of Grisaia’ on Steam. In addition to the Corona Blossom series, have also self-published three ‘Grisaia’ series side stories as well as the dance simulator “Time Leap Paradise SUPER LIVE!”, with further localized titles in the works.

Frontwing and Tokyo Otaku Mode also recently successfully concluded a joint crowdfunding project with AKABEi SOFT2 to localize their visual novel “Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shojo” (“Wheel Country, Sunflower Girl).

Huge Pokemon Bank Update Finally Released

The big Pokemon Bank update has finally arrived allowing trainers to bring forward their Pokemon from past generations to the new titles Pokemon Sun & Pokemon Moon. For those new to the storage app, Pokemon Bank is a yearly subscription based app specifically for the Nintendo 3DS that acts as a special storage box for your Pokemon, allowing you to transfer Pokemon from X & Y or Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire to Pokemon Sun & Moon. Of course if you have been playing every game since Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald there have been ways to transfer your Pokemon from each generation onwards.

This Pokemon Bank update also allows players to transfer Pokemon from the Virtual Console versions of Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow. So theoretically, any Pokemon you have caught in a main series Pokemon game since the release of Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald can be brought into Sun & Moon, however there is an increasing number of hoops to jump through depending on how far back you go.

Because these games often have some compatibility issues between them this new update also brings some new rules about what can be brought forward and what changes will occur. These are important to know specifically if you are into the competitive side of battling. Thanks to reddit user Richasu for compiling most of this information.

  • Breeding non-Alolan forms of Pokémon in Sun/Moon will still cause Pokemon offspring to be the Alolan form. However if you give the non-Alolan parent an Everstone this will not be the case.
  • If you transfer a Pikachu that knows the move Surf to Sun/Moon and evolve it into an Alolan Raichu, it becomes an illegal Pokémon. Pikachu could learn Surf in some older titles by special means.
  • Gengar does not keep the ability Levitate when transferred to Sun/Moon. It’s ability will be changed to Cursed Body.
  • Mews obtained via exploitation of a glitch from Red/Blue/Yellow cannot be transferred via the Poké Bank. However, there is a trick to get around this limitation and it can be found here and here.

  • Transferring the infamous glitch Pokemon MissingNo via the Poké Bank will cause other Pokémon’s names to be shifted around in that particular transfer. So don’t transfer Missingno if you don’t want to mess up your Pokemon. MissingNo will disappear.
  • Pokémon that know moves from Red/Blue/Yellow that are specific to that particular version cannot be transferred from the version that does not offer the particular move. E.g. Charizard with Fly can only be transferred from Pokemon Yellow.
  • Pokémon transferred from Red/Blue/Yellow have their genders randomized.
  • Pokémon transferred from Red/Blue/Yellow have their Natures determined based on a formula that uses a Pokemon’s total experience gained. Use this image below to see what nature you will get. This means you can manipulate a Pokemon’s nature if you wish.
  • Pokémon transferred from Red/Blue/Yellow have their Stat Experience ignored and their Effort Values are set to 0. This means transferred Pokemon will be as if they had never been in a Pokemon battle.
  • Pokémon transferred from Red/Blue/Yellow have 3 of their IV’s maxed out at 31 automatically. Mew will have 5 IV’s maxed out.
  • Transferred Pokémon from Red/Blue/Yellow always have their Hidden Abilities.
  • When transferring Pokémon from Red/Blue/Yellow and the Pokémon has the letter pairings “PK” or “MN” in its name, the pairings will be changed to “P” and “M” respectively.
  • Evolving trade-based-evolution Pokémon that were transferred from Red/Blue/Yellow renders them illegal if their evolved forms did not exist in Red/Blue/Yellow. E.g. Porygon2 or PorygonZ.

As an added bonus, players who use Poke Bank before October of this year will receive a free Mewnium Z, allowing Mew to use a unique Z-move. The first game you transfer a Pokemon to will receive the Mewnium Z. You can only get this item once per Poke Bank account.

There are also in game benefits to bringing transferred Pokemon to certain NPC including a special scene if your bring Solrock or Lunatone transferred to Sun or Moon to Haina Desert and then speak to the old man in a red shirt. There is no doubt this really opens up the games as Pokemon that were never available in Sun & Moon before now can be transferred and bred. Let us know in the comments below if there are any Pokemon that have stayed with you since one of the older games, we’d love to hear your stories.

Conan Exiles Launch Details Released Ahead of Early Access Launch

Funcom released details about Conan Exile’s impending launch on Steam Early Access. The game will be launching on January 31st at 6am European time or 9PM on January 30th PST. The game will be priced at $29.99 USD for the standard game and $59.99 USD for the Barbarian Edition package. The Barbarian Edition will come with a lot of extra bonuses like in game items for the Age of Conan MMORPG, an exclusive t-shirt, a digital comic book, a copy of the Conan Pen & Paper RPG Core Book, soundtracks for several Conan games, and more.

Additionally, Funcom released a brand new cinematic trailer for Conan Exiles. The cinematic gives viewers a glimpse at the gritty world Conan Exiles is set in, filled with monstrous beasts and an unforgiving environment.

Conan Exiles launches on Steam Early Access on January 31st and on Xbox One Game Preview in Spring 2017.

https://youtu.be/YMckMA3UC88

Rooster Teeth Announces Video Game Publishing Division

Long time content creators Rooster Teeth announced they are expanding their company to include a video game publishing division based on their success with developing and publishing RWBY: Grimm Eclipse in house. The company plans on offering first-party relations, marketing, distribution, legal services, and end-to-end e-commerce merchandising and promotional services. Rooster Teeth’s publishing services will leverage Rooster Teeth’s existing community of over 30 million YouTube subscribers and 5 million visitors to their website.

The first game the newly formed Rooster Teeth Games will publish is Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars. The game is a fast paced twinstick shooter developed by indie devs Invisible Collective. The game is set to launch on Steam sometime in Spring 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSM0IHELRj4

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. Bringing SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag to Mobile Platforms for the First Time

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. Bringing SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag to Mobile Platforms for the First Time

Popular Action RPG Makes Mobile Debut for Android and iOS with Rewards for Early Downloaders

(Jan. 25, 2017) – BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. has brought the popular anime and novel series, Sword Art Online, to mobile platforms in the west for the first time with SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag on the App Store and Google Play. SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag puts players in control of Kirito, Asuna, Leafa, and other fan favorite characters set directly in storylines from the original anime along with an all-new story created for the game.  SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag can be downloaded for free from the App Store and Google Play. Players who download the game for a limited time will be rewarded with special limited-time items including character unlocks, special items and more.

  • Download SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag for iPhone and iPad from the App Store, or for Google Play:
    • https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1192559270?mt=8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3bJR7YT6kM

Utilizing an intuitive gesture system, SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag brings intense adventure and fast-paced action that fans will love. With a series of taps and flicks, players can execute a variety of actions, unleashing a number of attacks using a selection of one-handed and dual-wielding weapons and skills, including swords, guns, bows, and magic. Gamers can tailor their weapon loadouts and skills to their unique playstyles, and master characters’ moves to take on the increasingly challenging bosses and dungeons that await them in the virtual worlds of Sword Art Online.

“Sword Art Online has amassed millions of fans around the world by exploring the mysteries and adventures of an online virtual world, so it’s especially exciting to see that world expand into mobile platforms,” says Yasukazu Kawai, the Producer of SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag. “Fans of the anime, manga, and video game series will be happy to see that the intense action, compelling story, character customization, and very soon, the multiplayer adventures are all there on the mobile device of their choice.  We’re also extremely proud that SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag was selected by Google Play as the best trend game of 2016, and we know our players will love the game, too!”

In addition to the extensive single-player story mode, SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag will soon receive an update that will unlock a new cooperative multiplayer mode to allow players to team up with friends to take down massive boss monsters together.

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Fans can get the latest information on SWORD ART ONLINE: Memory Defrag at the game’s official  website:

www.DownloadMemoryDefrag.com/

©2016 REKI KAWAHARA/PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA CORPORATION ASCII MEDIA WORKS/SAO MOVIE Project

©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.

About BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content — including all major video game consoles, iOS, mobile and online.  The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN®, TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball®, GALAGA®, RIDGE RACER® and ACE COMBAT®.

First-Person Space Survival Multiplayer Experience Hellion Set to Colonize Steam Early Access on February 24th

First-Person Space Survival Multiplayer Experience Hellion Set to Colonize Steam Early Access on February 24th

Survival and Space Piloting Awaits Survivors in the Desolate Wasteland of Hellion

Indie developer Zero Gravity today announced that the countdown for their debut title Hellion has begun, the PC first-person multiplayer space survival game, will enter Steam Early Access on 24th February. Hellion’s open world space survival game pits players against the perils of desolate wastelands in the devastated paradise of the first interstellar colony of humankind. Waking up after a life long journey in a cryopod, players set out on a journey exploring Hellion’s derelict spaceships and ruined outposts, striking a balance between survival and the attempt to uncover what happened to the man-made paradise-turned-into-graveyard of humanity’s hopes.

“We are happy to announce that Hellion will be coming to Steam Early Access this February”, said Marko Smiljanic, Creative Director at Zero Gravity. “This first phase of development allows us to gather feedback from our players so that we can implement the most desired features in the final release and turn Hellion into the ultimate first-person open world experience with realistic player communication, full Newtonian physics and immersive storyline”.

The Hellion Early Access build will offer hand-crafted content with procedurally generated elements that will create a meaningful narrative as well as make the gameplay varied and replayable beyond player interaction. In order to survive, colonists will have to loot and fight for limited life support resources, such as oxygen and food, as well as repair and fuel their deteriorating base station and spaceship. Cooperation with other players, at least temporarily, will be unavoidable in order to run bigger ships and survive in the hostile environment. However, in the Hellion galaxy it’s every man for himself, so betrayal sometimes is the best strategy in surviving the adversities of space and conquering the galaxy.

For this unique multiplayer experience the Zero Gravity team plan to introduce a series of features, including a complex resource gathering system, a detailed crafting system, unique damage and degradation models for systems and equipment, complex maintenance systems for ships, stations and equipment – all of which are fully modular and customizable – and an immersive background story that needs to be explored in order to reveal the truth behind the devastation of Hellion.

Hellion will be available on Steam Early Access on February 24th. For more information, please visit the Hellion Steam Page: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=674415611

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ABOUT HELLION

A solar system thousands of lightyears from Earth, Hellion is the destination of the first interstellar colonization mission of the 23rd century. A million colonists, suspended in cryogenic hibernation, wake up a century later and find themselves trapped in a nightmare. Instead of grand habitats and planets waiting to receive new settlers, there is only evidence of devastation and conflict everywhere with ruins, debris fields and empty stations. With no trace of UN officials, corporate representatives, engineers, scientists or law enforcement troops, and a rescue operation over half a century away, colonists turn to scavenging, stealing and outright violence. Others try to live in a more civilized way and begin uncovering the truth behind the largest disaster in human history.

The only places still working as intended are small outposts and shuttle crafts that the colonists wake up in. All systems show signs of extensive wear and without immediate repair will soon run out of air, water and power. To survive, colonists will need to obtain tools and resources elsewhere.

POKÉMON BANK UPDATE NOW LIVE: NEW FEATURES AND COMPATIBILITY WITH POKÉMON SUN AND POKÉMON MOON ADDED!

POKÉMON BANK UPDATE NOW LIVE: NEW FEATURES AND COMPATIBILITY WITH POKÉMON SUN AND POKÉMON MOON ADDED!

Pokémon Bank players can now receive a Mewnium Z and transfer their Pokémon from Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow to their copy of Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon

London, 25 January 2017—The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced today details for the latest big Pokémon Bank update.

Pokémon Bank, the online service which enables players to withdraw and deposit to and from various Pokémon titles, has received a new update today making it compatible with the latest games Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon*. This means that it is now possible to bring Pokémon that do not natively appear in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon into the games so they can join you in battles and adventures.

This highly anticipated update even allows players to transfer their Pokémon from the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console games Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow into Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. Previously hidden Pokémon parameters from these Virtual Console games like Abilities, Natures, Sp. Atk and Sp. Def will become visible after sending them over to Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. All Pokémon sent this way will have some great individual strengths.

Two new features have been added to the Pokémon Bank in the update, the Pokédex and adventure records. The Pokédex feature will allow players to see information about Pokémon registered in each of the Pokémon series games that have been connected to Pokémon Bank in the National Pokédex. All information for Pokémon registered from past titles will now be available all in one place. The other new feature, Adventure Records, will allow players to look back on their adventures in the Pokémon series. Figures and stats like the number of Pokémon caught or the number of wild Pokémon encountered will be accessible from the saved data from each players previous Pokémon series games registered to Pokémon Bank.

When players deposit Pokémon into Pokémon Bank, they can receive Poké Miles relative to the number of Pokémon they deposit and how long they are deposited for. These Poké Miles can be received as Battle Points, which can be exchanged in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon for various items. This means that players who have already got many Pokémon deposited in their Pokémon Bank accounts from previous games may find themselves getting a great number of Poké Miles!

Finally, players who access Pokémon Bank during 25 Jan – 2 October 2017 will be able to claim a limited-time special Mewnium Z, the Z-Crystal for the Mythical Pokémon Mew, which cannot be obtained through normal gameplay**. By giving Mewnium Z to a Mew which knows the move Psychic, it will be able to use the powerful Z-Move Genesis Supernova.

Pokémon Bank is a subscription service which has an annual membership fee. For more information, including ways to claim the Mewnium Z, please visit Pokemonbank.com/en-gb .

*Pokémon Bank is compatible with the following Pokémon games: Pokémon Black Version, Pokémon White Version, Pokémon Black 2 Version, Pokémon White 2 Version, Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon Sun, Pokémon Moon and the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console versions of Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow.

**Limited to one per customer

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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 Wii U™ and Wii™ home consoles, Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ 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 693 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U, Wii, 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™ and Nintendo GameCube™ 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.

Sentai Filmworks Reveals Its May 2017 Release Schedule

Sentai Filmworks has announced its release plans for May 2017. Except for the week of May 9, 2017, at least one title will be released every week in that month.

The Nurse Witch Komugi R Complete Collection will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 2, 2017. All 12 episodes will be presented with Japanese audio and English subtitles.

The Ajin Season 1 Complete Collection will be released separately on DVD and Blu-ray and in a premium edition combo pack on May 16, 2017. All 13 episodes will be featured with English audio, Japanese audio and English subtitles. Girls und Panzer der Film will be released in a DVD and Blu-ray combo pack on the same day. The film will be featured with English audio, Japanese audio and English subtitles.

The Momokuri Complete Collection will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 23, 2017. All 13 episodes will be presented with Japanese audio and English subtitles.

The Himouto! Umaru-chan Complete Collection will be released separately on DVD and Blu-ray and in a premium edition combo pack on May 30, 2017. All 13 episodes will be featured with English audio, Japanese audio and English subtitles.

February’s Games with Gold is for Lovers, Pirates, and Force Wielders

February’s Games with Gold is for Lovers, Pirates, and Force Wielders

Today, Microsoft Announced February’s Games with Gold which includes four exciting new games: two Xbox One and two Xbox 360 games that can be played through Backward Compatibility.

For Xbox One, it’s the lovely co-op space shooter, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime followed by the stunning racing game, Project Cars Digital Edition. On Xbox 360 it’s a pair of LucasArts classics. First up will be the iconic pirate adventure game, Monkey Island 2: Special Edition, and then take a trip to the dark side of the Force with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

All games will be available for a limited time through Games with Gold, one of the great benefits of being an Xbox Live Gold member.

Below is the specific availability for each of February’s games:

Get ready for Valentine’s Day with Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, starting on February 1, which hopes to win hearts with its bright, charming graphics and frantic, fast-paced gameplay. Scurry around your ship to man turrets, lasers, and other devices with up to three friends or a single, loyal space-pet in this fun-filled co-op space shooter.

Then it’s time to fasten your seatbelt on February 16 when Project Carts Digital Edition, one of the most acclaimed and realistic racing simulators, is available to play with its countless tracks, huge range of cars, career mode, and online multiplayer. The Digital Edition also contains the Limited Edition DLC upgrade that includes five legendary cars!

For the pair of classics coming to Xbox 360 and Xbox One through Backward Compatibility, Monkey Island: Special Edition is the triumphant return of Guybrush Threepwood on February 1, who aims to prove once and for all that he’s the greatest pirate who ever lived. The only thing standing in his way is the undead pirate LeChuck.

Finally, it’s time to wield absolute power as Darth Vader’s secret apprentice in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Use the Force to obliterate everything in your path with your devastating powers and masterful lightsaber techniques.

As always, Games with Gold is here to give gamers a mix of brand-new releases, inspiring classics, and loads of fun. Check out the full details on our Games with Gold program, and make sure you get in on the action while you can!

* Titles are available as free downloads for a limited time, for qualifying paid Xbox Live Gold members in all markets where Xbox Live is available. Some regions may offer different titles depending on market availability. See Major Nelson’s blog for additional details.

For the latest Xbox announcements and to learn more about Games with gold, check out Xbox Wire.