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Square Enix will release a patch to restore SNES-era graphics to Chrono Trigger on PC

Posted on April 3, 2018 by John Scalzo

Square Enix surprise-launched Chrono Trigger for the PC back in February, but fans were disappointed that the publisher used the remastered visuals from the mobile re-release instead of the 16-bit sprites from the original Super NES game. Thankfully, it looks like they’ve seen the error of their ways.

The publisher announced (via Steam) that a series of patches will be coming to Chrono Trigger, and the first will include an option to switch back to the RPG’s “original graphical style.”

Thanks for all of your feedback, patience and support so far.

We have been working on addressing the issues that you’ve raised, and will be releasing a number of patches over the coming months as we continue to support CHRONO TRIGGER on Steam.

We’re aiming to release the first of these patches in the first half of April, and the biggest change is that it will include an option to switch between the current high-resolution graphics, and the original graphical style of CHRONO TRIGGER.

The patch is scheduled to be released sometime in “the first half of April,” so it should be available any day now.

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New Retail Releases: Penny-Punching Princess

Posted on April 2, 2018 by John Scalzo

Just one new game will make its way to retail store shelves this week, and it’s NIS America’s Penny-Punching Princess for the Nintendo Switch. “Cash is King” in the isometric brawler, and players will need to embrace their greedy side to reclaim their kingdom…

In a world ruled by capitalism, cash is king! Use the money you gather to bribe enemies to fight for you, activate deadly traps with your dough, and when all else fails, smash all that stand against you with your fists! Fight your way from nothing and amass treasures to take on the mighty Dragoloan Family and reclaim your kingdom!

Cash Rules Everything Around Me
Fight smarter, not harder! Bribe your enemies to fight for you, or activate deadly traps to turn the tide of battle in this fast-paced brawler.

Who Says You Can’t Buy Popularity
Recruit/Buy flunkies to your cause to unlock stronger equipment and master over 70 special moves based on weapons you craft!

A Madcap Romp of Dollars & Dragons
Embark on a wildly funny adventure as Princess, a girl robbed of her royal heritage in a world obsessed with money.

If Penny-Punching Princess doesn’t strike your fancy, don’t worry, we’ll be back in a few days with a look at all the upcoming additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop.

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Telltale will unveil The Walking Dead: The Final Season for the first time at PAX East 2018

Posted on April 1, 2018 by John Scalzo

Telltale Games has announced they’ll pull the curtain back on The Walking Dead: The Final Season at next week’s PAX East convention.

The first episode in the concluding chapter of Clemenstine’s story will launch for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and mobile devices later this year. But first, the developers want to give fans a sneak peek at the game during a panel on Friday, April 6, at 12:30 PM (Eastern Time)…

If you’re unable to attend PAX East this year, you’ll be able to keep up with all the announcements by viewing a livestream of the panel on Twitch (via the PAX East #2 channel). Fans at home will also be able to tune in to an exclusive aftershow on the Twitch channel for Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment at 2:00 PM (Eastern Time).

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PAX East 2018 attendees will be able to play Dark Souls, No More Heroes, The Messenger, many more at Nintendo’s booth

Posted on March 31, 2018 by John Scalzo

Nintendo always has a big presence at PAX East, and this year’s show will be no different. The consolemaker has announced plans to bring several highly-anticipated games to Boston, including Dark Souls Remastered, No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again, and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition…

Playable Demos at Nintendo’s PAX East 2018 Booth

  • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo)
  • Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (Nintendo)
  • Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido* (Nintendo)
  • Dark Souls Remastered* (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
  • Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus* (Bethesda Softworks)
  • No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again* (Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda51)
  • SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy* (NIS America)
  • Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy* (Activision)

* Playable by the Public for the First Time

Nintendo will also play host to a Nindies Arcade at its booth, giving players their first chance to try out a few games that debuted during the Nindie Showcas on March 20. The full Nindies Arcade lineup includes…

Playable Demos in Nindies Arcade at Nintendo’s PAX East 2018 Booth

  • Just Shapes & Beats* (Berzerk Studio)
  • Dead Cells* (Motion Twin)
  • The Messenger* (Sabotage and Devolver Digital)
  • Lumines Remastered* (Enhance Games)
  • Runner 3 (Choice Provisions)
  • West of Loathing* (Asymmetric)
  • Pool Panic (Adult Swim Games)
  • Pode (Henchman & Goon)
  • Garage* (TinyBuild Games)
  • Next Up Hero (Aspyr Media and Digital Continue)

* Playable by the Public for the First Time

PAX East 2018 takes place next week, April 5th through the 8th, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

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Original arcade release of Punch-Out!! is now available to download for Switch

Posted on March 30, 2018 by John Scalzo

Nintendo released the original Punch-Out!! to the delight of arcade gamers everywhere long before Mike Tyson ever stepped into a digital ring. Featuring a familiar lineup of boxers, a wireframe Little Mac, and a unique two-screen design, Punch-Out!! was a smash hit that later inspired the Tyson-led console conversion, as well as a Super NES sequel and a Wii reboot.

But we can talk about the followups later, because earlier today, Hamster Corporation surprised us all by adding the arcade edition of Punch-Out!! to the Nintendo eShop. Priced at $7.99, Punch-Out!! for the Switch includes the option to display the game’s two monitors side-by-side or in their arcade-authentic vertical orientation.

You can learn more about Punch-Out!! right here…

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch

Punch-Out!!
Punch-Out!! is a sports-action game released by Nintendo in 1984. Watch your opponents’ expressions and moves as you use a variety of punches and defensive moves on your path to become the boxing champion. The game became extremely popular with the double monitor setup, introducing intense boxing with dynamic graphics.

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Sengoku 3, Alteric added to Xbox Store

Posted on March 30, 2018 by John Scalzo

A pair of new games are now available to download for the Xbox One through the Xbox Games Store…

Hamster Corporation reached back into the NeoGeo archives once more and pulled out Sengoku 3, a side-scroller originally released by SNK in 2001. And Goonswarm has released Alteric, a side-scroller with “bright minimalistic graphics and hardcore gameplay.”

You can learn more about both games right here…

Now Available on Xbox Games Store – 3/30/18 [Major Nelson]

Sengoku 3
Sengoku 3 is a side-scrolling action game released by SNK in 2001. In order to purge malicious souls, Shinobi travel the world to defeat the undead. Cut, smash, throw, and use weapons as well as Ninja Arts and Ultimate Ninja Arts in this hyper-action ninja game.

Alteric
You are alone. Are you lonely? You’re lost. Or stuck? Somewhere… but where? And most importantly, who are you? Only Yesterday You Were A Man. Today Everything Has Changed. You Died. But your soul is still there. It’s a piece of light energy trapped in the alien space between two worlds. Alteric is a single-player 2D platformer with bright minimalistic graphics and hardcore gameplay with physics, gravity, and logic.

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Lindsay Lohan loses appeal in her lawsuit against GTA5 and Rockstar Games

Posted on March 30, 2018 by John Scalzo

grandtheftautov-bikiniThe beancounters at Rockstar Games can rest easy, the Court of Appeals in New York has firmly shot down Lindsay Lohan’s lawsuit against the publisher.

If you recall, the actress originally sued Rockstar in 2014 over her belief that a character from Grand Theft Auto V named Lacey Jonas was based on her “portrait and voice.” The character was regularly depicted in the game’s advertising as a blonde woman in a red bikini, and she also appeared in an optional in-game mission. After lengthy legal proceedings, Lohan’s lawsuit was dismissed in 2016, but she vowed to appeal.

Yesterday, that appeal came up short as New York’s Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling in the earlier case. Judge Fahey wrote that even if Lacey Jonas had been inspired by Lohan’s “portrait,” Rockstar cannot be held liable because she’s a fictional character that’s never identified as Lohan in the game:

We conclude that the amended complaint was properly dismissed because the artistic renderings are indistinct, satirical representations of the style, look, and persona of a modern, beach-going young woman that are not reasonably identifiable as plaintiff.

In addition to shooting down her lawsuit, the Court of Appeals also ordered Lohan to pay Rockstar’s court costs.

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Penny-Punching Princess, Toki Tori, Clusterpuck 99, more coming to Nintendo eShop this week

Posted on March 29, 2018 by John Scalzo

It’s Thursday, so it’s time for another Nintendo eShop update…

This week, NIS America will bring Penny-Punching Princess, an isometric brawler with a capitalist streak, to the Nintendo Switch on Tuesday, April 3.

If you’re a Switch owner who’s also a fan of JRPGs, you’ll be able to download Koei Tecmo’s Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings right now. And Coatsink Software’s Clusterpuck 99, an insane spin on air hockey (with spikes, speed boosts, and more), is also available to download for the platform now.

Finally, one of Two Tribes’s earliest side-scrolling platformers, Toki Tori, will launch for the Switch on March 30 (AKA, tomorrow).

You can learn more about all of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop after the break. (more…)

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