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Home Run Derby VR, The Swords of Ditto, Cosmic Star Heroine, more coming to PS Store this week

Posted on April 25, 2018 by John Scalzo

Home runs and heroes headline this week’s PlayStation Store update…

First up, MLB Advanced Media is putting a bat in your hands in Home Run Derby VR. The PSVR-powered game will give players the chance to live out their diamond dreams on baseball’s biggest stage in “the most immersive and authentic” home run derby game ever made.

Also available to download this week is The Swords of Ditto, an overhead action RPG for the PS4 from Devolver Digital and Onebitbeyond. With its roguelike mechanics, players will throw an entire legion of heroes against the game’s enemies to create “a heroic legacy” that binds them together.

Finally this week, Zeboyd Games will finally bring Cosmic Star Heroine to the PS Vita. It’s Cross-Buy compatible, so if you already own the game on the PS4, you’ll receive the Vita version for free.

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the PlayStation Store after the break. (more…)

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Play as Thanos in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 with the Avengers: Infinity War Character and Level Pack

Posted on April 24, 2018 by John Scalzo

We’re just a few days away from the premiere of Avengers: Infinity War, but first, Thanos will make his debut in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.

The Avengers: Infinity War Character and Level Pack is now available to download for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, and players will be able to challenge the Inhumans as The Mad Titan in a brand new level:

This action-packed level offers players the chance to control Thanos, one of the most dangerous Super Villains in the Marvel Universe, and his ruthless army. The Mad Titan and the Children of Thanos have invaded Attilan to take on Black Bolt and the Inhumans in an all-new original game level. Working as a team, the menacing crew must work their way through the various levels of Attilan before they are given the opportunity to break through to Black Bolt’s throne.

New unlockable characters Thanos, Corvus Glaive, Cull Obsidian, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, Hulkbuster 2.0, and Groot (Avengers: Infinity War) add to the main game’s roster of over 200 Super Heroes and Super Villains.

The Avengers: Infinity War Character and Level Pack is available to download as part of Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2’s Season Pass ($14.99) or as a standalone download ($2.99). A trailer for the add-on has been embedded above.

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Valve has acquired Firewatch developer Campo Santo

Posted on April 23, 2018 by John Scalzo

Valve hasn’t published a new game since 2013’s Dota 2, but that’s all about to change in the very near future. Over the weekend, the gatekeepers of Steam acquired Campo Santo, the team behind Firewatch. In an announcement on their official website, the developer said that their pairing with Valve came about due a mutual enjoyment of “making and producing entertainment”:

If you’re the type of person who gives two flips about this news, we can elaborate a little bit on this big decision. First, we really like making video games. Furthermore, and perhaps more accurately, we really like making and producing entertainment. From the day-to-day production of our last game, Firewatch, to the way we run the company, make merchandise, meet players at expos and shows, send out a quarterly literary journal, throw open-to-the-public game demos in the middle of an artificial forest—all of it is geared towards surprising, delighting, and entertaining the customers who have shared in our success.

In Valve we found a group of folks who, to their core, feel the same way about the work that they do (this, you may be surprised to learn, doesn’t happen every day). In us, they found a group with unique experience and valuable, diverse perspectives. It quickly became an obvious match.

Campo Santo has promised that it will be business as usual going forward, with Valve now signed on to publish their next game, In the Valley of Gods. The developer also said they will continue to publish their literary journal, The Quarterly Review, and future support for Firewatch (including the upcoming Switch launch) will continue as planned.

Finally, this whole deal may have happened because Campo Santo stole a bottle of champagne from IGN that was originally destined for Valve. It sounds a little far-fetched, but I want to believe that it’s nothing but the truth.

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New Retail Releases: Rick & Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, South Park: Fractured But Whole, More

Posted on April 23, 2018 by John Scalzo

It’s another slow week for the employees at your local game store, but a handful of new releases will make their way to retail shops this week…

First up is Rick & Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, a PS4 adaptation of the hit animated show. Previously available to download through the PlayStation Store, the developer has promised that players will explore the insane multiverse of Rick & Morty with a PlayStation VR headset and “solve puzzles, step through portals into strange dimensions, get yelled at by Rick, fight aliens, drink detergent,” and “press buttons.”

And speaking of animation for adults… South Park: The Fractured But Whole launched last year for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, but Switch owners will finally get a chance to purchase the superhero RPG from Ubisoft. Switch owners will also be able to buy Red Hook’s ultra-challenging RPG, Darkest Dungeon: Ancestral Edition this week.

Continuing the “For Adults” theme, PQube will release Gal*Gun 2 this week for the PS4 and Switch. The shooter sequel asks players to help a pack of possessed teenagers by shooting them with a “love gun.” Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly, another Japanese oddity from Aksys Games, will be available for the Vita this week.

Elsewhere on store shelves, Big Ben will bring a pair of extreme racing games to the Switch (Aqua Moto Racing Utopia and Snow Moto Racing Freedom), and they’ll be joined by Max: The Curse of Brotherhood from Flashbulb Games.

Finally this week, the GameStop-exclusive mystery game The Invisible Hours will make its Xbox One debut.

That’s all for now, but we’ll be back later this week with a look at all the new additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop.

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PEGI rates 20XX for Switch and Xbox One

Posted on April 20, 2018 by John Scalzo

20XX is a roguelike platformer from Batterystaple Games that was very obviously influenced by Capcom’s Mega Man X. The procedurally-generated game is currently available for the PC, but back in December, we learned that it was making the leap to the PS4 in “Early 2018.”

Since we’re now well into April, that obviously didn’t happen. But a new rating for 20XX from Europe’s PEGI organization has confirmed the game will also be coming to the Switch and Xbox One.

We still don’t know when 20XX will make its console debut, but it’s nice to know that more people will get the chance to play Batterystaple’s excellent spin on the Mega Man formula.

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Disgaea 1 Complete will be released for PS4 and Switch this Fall

Posted on April 19, 2018 by John Scalzo

The Disgaea franchise is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2018, and fans will get the chance to join the festivities thanks to Disgaea 1 Complete, an updated re-release of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness for the PS4 and Switch, and it’ll be available this Fall.

According to NIS America, Disgaea 1 Complete will recreate the RPG’s “classic gameplay,” with “upgraded graphics” built for modern consoles:

About Disgaea 1 Complete
The Overlord is dead. The Netherworld is in turmoil. Time to kick some ass! Netherworld Prince Laharl awakens to fight for his throne and it’s up to him and some unlikely allies to defend what is rightfully his. Together with his devious vassal Etna, the angel trainee Flonne, and a whole cavalcade of explosive characters, Laharl will slash, shoot, and punch his way to the top. Build your squad to level 9999 and unleash crazy special skills, team attacks, and spells to deal millions of points of damage in this zany high-definition remake of an RPG classic.

Disgaea 1 Complete Features

  • Feel the Wrath of Laharl! – Take control of Prince Laharl as he conquers the Netherworld to become the Overlord in this zany story of assassins, Prinnies, and robots!
  • Hours of Darkness! – The original Disgaea is back and better than ever! Play through the main story, or try Etna Mode with extra characters not found in the original release! Get lost in the Item World for hundreds of hours of fast-paced strategy RPG action, now in HD for the first time!
  • LEVEL UP, DOOD! – Level up anything from characters to items to shops, all while wearing 100-ton boxers! Things not working out in your favor? Head to the Dark Assembly, and change the laws of the Netherworld!

In addition to the Standard Edition of the game, Disgaea 1 Complete will also be available exclusively through the NIS America Online Store in a special Rosen Queen’s Finest Edition. Priced at $99.99, the Rosen Queen’s Finest Edition the game, the Official Soundtrack, an Official Hardcover Art Book, an Enamel Pin Set (Set of Nine), an Orthodox Prinny Coaster Set, a Noppai Etna Flat Mousepad, two posters (the “Poster of Darkness” and the “Netherworld Unbound”), a Prinny Cube Plush, and a Rosen Queen Certificate of Authenticity. To top it all off, the entire package will be housed in a Prinny Pouch Collector’s Box.

You can get a closer look at the contents of the Rosen Queen’s Finest Edition after the break. (more…)

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God of War, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, more coming to PS Store this week

Posted on April 18, 2018 by John Scalzo

This week’s PlayStation Store update doesn’t offer a deep bench, but it includes possibly the best one-two punch of the year.

The first swing comes from Sony Santa Monica, and that’s because they’re bringing Kratos back for his first appearance on the PS4. But this isn’t the same rage-filled Kratos that we all know and love. The God of War must protect his son as they explore the unfamiliar lands and unexpected threats of the Norse pantheon.

While Kratos gets a new start this week, another unlikely hero from the PlayStation era is riding off into the sunset. Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, will take on the Japanese underworld for the last time in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, which is now available to download for the PS4.

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the PlayStation Store after the break. (more…)

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Super Mega Baseball 2 slides into home on the PC, PS4, Xbox One on May 1

Posted on April 18, 2018 by John Scalzo

Metalhead Software has announced that Super Mega Baseball 2 is getting “The Call” in just a few weeks, and it’ll be available to download for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on May 1. A trio of DLC Packs featuring “additional cosmetic customization content” will also be available on the same day.

Super Mega Baseball 2 will add the much-requested new feature of competitive and cooperative online play, as well as a revamped graphical presentation and expanded customization options:

Super Mega Baseball 2 Features

  • Overhauled Presentation including eight stadiums built from the ground up, more realistically scaled character models, and new, more athletic player animations
  • Comprehensive Customization of leagues, team logos and uniforms, and player gear
  • New Competitive and Co-Operative Online Modes, utilizing dedicated servers
  • Cross-Platform Play between PC and Xbox One, and between PC and PS4
  • Refined Baseball Simulation with visceral physics and realistic play outcomes
  • Enhanced Image Quality on Xbox One X and PS4 Pro

“With Super Mega Baseball 2 we’ve put together a more sophisticated baseball simulation for the baseball purists, but we’ve also been careful to maintain the pick-up-and-play nature that made the original as accessible as it was,” said Scott Drader, Metalhead’s Co-Founder. “Community feedback massively influenced our design choices for the sequel and we’ll be listening carefully to the community again this time when we’re considering further changes and additional content.”

To get a closer look at all the changes Metalhead made to the sequel, a massively in-depth Gameplay Trailer has been embedded above.

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