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Sega’s Gamescom 2018 lineup includes Team Sonic Racing, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Persona 3: Dancing, Persona 5: Dancing, and more

Posted on August 7, 2018 by John Scalzo

Sega has big plans for this year’s Gamescom show, and the publisher will give attendees the chance to try out six playable demos, as well as give gamers their first look at the soccer-centric skills needed for Football Manager 2019.

Strategic planning is at the center of several of Sega’s Gamescom offerings, including “epic strategy RPG” Valkyria Chronicles 4 and team-based racer Team Sonic Racing. But if you want to kick off your shoes and dance, the publisher will also have kiosks available for Persona 3: Dancing in the Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in the Starlight.

Here’s a look at their complete Gamescom 2018 lineup:

Team Sonic Racing, developed by award-winning studio Sumo Digital, is the ultimate arcade and fast-paced competitive style racing experience, featuring your favourite characters from across the Sonic Universe. Visitors to the stand will have the opportunity to race on an all new track, Ice Mountain, and experience two brand new playable teams.

Creative Assembly’s Total War: Three Kingdoms will also showcase never-seen-before content and consumers will get the chance to go hands-on with the game for the very first time. Players will witness an exclusive look at the exotic lands of ancient China in a campaign map flythrough before being thrust into the midst of a night-time ambush battle. Sun Jian’s army, led by Sun Ren and Sun Quan, must defend against waves of incoming heroes and warriors or choose to make a break for freedom.

As if that wasn’t enough, epic strategy RPG Valkyria Chronicles 4, frantic action/adventure Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, and the hugely anticipated rhythm games Persona 3: Dancing in the Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in the Starlight will feature on the stand in a collection of some of the hottest unreleased Japanese IP on the planet. Make sure you leave yourself enough time to play everything!

Football Manager 2019 will make its Gamescom debut this year as an official partner of the Bundesliga, with an activation that will put football fans in the firing line for questioning from renowned ESPN Football Journalist, Raphael Honigstein. After they’ve been grilled, they’ll get to line-up in front of a Football Manager themed step and repeat for an authentic Football Manager photo and leave with a Football Manager notebook. A must have for would-be managers! The game itself will not be playable.

Gamescom 2018 will take place, as always, in Cologne, Germany. This year’s show will open its doors beginning on Tuesday, August 21.

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NIS America will bring The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince to the PS4 and Switch in 2019

Posted on August 7, 2018 by John Scalzo

NIS America is back with another visually inventive game from across the Pacific. This time around, the prolific publisher’s in-house development team is ready to announce The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince.

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is a puzzle platformer that’s currently in the works for the PS4 and Switch. It’s also an “enchantingly dark fairy tale” about the friendship and love between the two titular characters:

Alone in the forest, a wolf sings her song. Mesmerized by this beautiful voice, a little prince from a nearby kingdom wanders into the dark forest every night to find its source. However, the little prince startles the wolf during one of his visits, and she swipes her long claws in fear and blinds him.

Now, the blind prince must trek through the dangerous forest to find a cure and restore his sight. The wolf, transformed into a beautiful princess, shall be his guide. With her ability to transform at will, she will protect the little prince at all cost. But can a blind prince survive in an all-seeing forest?

The first trailer for The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince has been embedded above, and fans of the game’s gorgeous visuals can expect to see it on store shelves sometime in 2019.

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The World Ends With You: Final Remix will be released for Switch on October 12

Posted on August 7, 2018 by John Scalzo

The waiting is almost over, as Nintendo and Square Enix have announced that The World Ends With You: Final Remix will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on October 12.

The World Ends With You was originally released for the DS in 2008, and it’s quirky story about Japanese youth culture and demonic spirits resonated with critics and fans alike. The Final Remix will add a new scenario to the game, as well as “HD visuals, enhanced gameplay, and some killer, new remixed music”:

Complete the mission… or face erasure. That’s all Neku knows after regaining consciousness in the middle of a busy intersection without his memories. Now he and his partner must fight to survive a life-or-death game in this twisted tale with more turns than the urban labyrinth of Tokyo they’re trapped in. This definitive version of Square Enix’s RPG classic brings the dark story to life on the Nintendo Switch system along with a new scenario and some new remixed music.

Vibrant themes of Japanese youth culture, food and fashion are seamlessly integrated into the gameplay and storyline. Players can join rhythmic battles using either Joy-Con controllers or the Nintendo Switch touch screen. In two-player co-op mode, players can battle Noise and challenge the Reapers’ Game together.

A new trailer for The World Ends With You: Final Remix has been embedded above.

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Octopath Traveler sells one million copies and gets a new Accolades Trailer

Posted on August 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

It looks like Square Enix has another hit on their hands. Over the weekend, Nintendo of America confirmed that Octopath Traveler, a Switch exclusive, has sold more than one million copies worldwide:

Nintendo also put together a new “Accolades Trailer” for Octopath Traveler that includes new gameplay footage, as well as a recap of the excellent critical response to the game.

Octopath Traveler is now available to download through the Nintendo eShop, and a retail package is available in stores (if you can find it).

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New Retail Releases: Madden NFL 19, Overcooked 2, We Happy Few

Posted on August 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

A trio of new games will be available on retail shelves this week, and each one will provide a unique experience for players looking for something different.

If you’re looking for a new entry in a tried-and-true franchise, you can never go wrong with John Madden Football. EA Sports’s annual football simulation is back this week with the release of Madden NFL 19, and Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown is on the cover. Set to launch for the PS4 and Xbox One, the development team is touting a new animation system known as Real Player Motion this time around, as well as a continuation of last year’s “Longshot” Story Mode

Also available this week is Overcooked! 2, Ghost Town’s multiplayer cooking simulation sequel for the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One. Though we use the word “simulation” pretty loosely, as players will have to deal with “teleporters, moving platforms, dynamic kitchens that shift and evolve, and magic.”

Finally this week, Compulsion Games is ready to release We Happy Few, their whacked-out tale of drug-fueled denial in a “retrofuturistic” alternate take on 1960s England. Featuring three interwoven storylines, We Happy Few will be available for the PS4 and Xbox One.

All three games will also be available to download for the PC in the coming days.

And speaking of digital downloads, we’ll be back later this week with a complete rundown of this week’s new additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop.

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Switch Open Beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ begins on August 10

Posted on August 3, 2018 by John Scalzo

Bandai Namco has announced that Switch owners will be able to take part in the Open Beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ next week. Fans can download the Open Beta client right now, and the fighting begins at the stroke of midnight (Eastern Time) on August 10:

Schedule for Dragon Ball FighterZ Open Beta on Switch

  • August 3: Release the Open Beta on the eShop for pre-load only (players will be able to begin downloading the Open Beta client on this day).
  • August 10 at 12:00 Midnight (Eastern Time): Official release of the Open Beta on the Nintendo eShop and start of the Open Beta session (all players can now launch the game and have access to the online game servers).
  • August 12 at 3:00 AM (Eastern Time): The Open Beta period ends.

Dragon Ball FighterZ’s Open Beta will include access to 23 characters, as well as the Arena Match, Ring Match, and Ring Party Match modes. Open Beta participants can also fight their way through the Practice Battle Tutorial before they challenge an opponent online.

Dragon Ball FighterZ will be released for the Switch on September 28.

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WarioWare Gold, Dead Cells, Overcooked! 2, more coming to Nintendo eShop this week

Posted on August 2, 2018 by John Scalzo

It is another big week for the Switch, but this Nintendo eShop belongs to the 3DS as Wario makes his debut on Nintendo’s dedicated handheld.

WarioWare Gold is the latest microgame collection starring Mario’s (other) nemesis, and this time around players will be able to tackle more than 300 new and returning microgames. Players will need to “use the touchscreen, tilt the system, push buttons, and rock the mic” when WarioWare Gold is available to download for the 3DS beginning tomorrow.

But Switch owners will once again get to choose from dozens of new releases this week, including today’s eShop launch for Salt and Sanctuary, a brutally challenging 2D Action RPG from Ska Studios. Also available to download today is comedic side-scroller Guns, Gore, and Cannoli 2 and picture puzzler Picross S2 (now with a Story Mode!).

And early next week, on August 7, Switch owners will be able to download Dead Cells, a MetroidVania-style roguelite from Motion Twin; Overcooked! 2, another multiplayer cooking sim from Team17; Slam Land, a basketball-style party brawler from Bread Machine; and 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, an interactive adventure set during the Iranian Revolution.

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop (including Iconoclasts, Not A Hero, Flipping Death, and more) after the break. (more…)

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The Games of August 2018

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Warp Zoned Staff

The Summer’s almost over, but game publishers have decided to fill these final school-free days with a steady stream of re-releases and a few side-scrollers that look very interesting.

We’re very excited for the console debut of Motion Twin’s Dead Cells, which looks to combine a retro-inspired look with roguelite elements and a MetroidVania style. Bread Machine will also try their hand at reimagining a popular genre on consoles, the party brawler, with Slam Land. Featuring a hand-drawn art style, Slam Land wants players to slam their friends to impress a mysterious Giant Blue Man.

Also this month, a few classic games will make their way to new locales, including Zeboyd’s Cosmic Star Heroine and Sega’s beloved Shenmue I & II. We may have missed them the first time around, but that’ll soon change.

You can find out exactly why the Warp Zoned staff is interested in these titles after the break, and take a gander at August’s full release schedule, which also includes WarioWare Gold, Madden NFL 19, Overcooked! 2, We Happy Few, The Walking Dead: The Final Season, and many more. (more…)

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