The Games of June 2018

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Warp Zoned Staff

We’re less than a week away from the unofficial opening of this year’s E3 Expo, and the new release calendar has begun to dry up in anticipation of gaming’s biggest showcase. But there will still be plenty to play in the month of June, including an off-kilter new puzzler from Nintendo (Sushi Striker: The Way of The Sushido), a side-scrolling sequel to one of the strangest games of the 90s (Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn), a dinosaur-themed theme park creator (Jurassic World: Evolution), and Mario’s latest sporting adventure (Mario Tennis Aces).

You can find out exactly why the Warp Zoned staff is looking forward to these games, and view the release schedule for all of this month’s new games, after the break.

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New Retail Releases: Vampyr, Sushi Striker, Onrush, More

Posted on June 4, 2018 by John Scalzo

The bold and the bizarre highlight this week’s New Retail Releases…

Dontnod, the creative team behind Life Is Strange, are leaving suburbia for the streets of Victorian London and Vampyr (PC, PS4, Xbox One) this week. The RPG infects players with the bloodsucking disease and asks them to save (or doom) the city from the 1918 flu pandemic.

Speaking of unusual meals, Nintendo is hoping players will be interested in a brand new competitive puzzler this week, Sushi Striker: The Way of The Sushido (Switch, 3DS). Build the ultimate sushi plate and do battle with bosses to stop the Empire’s tyrannical monopoly of the world’s sushi supply.

And Codemasters is back this week with Onrush (PS4, Xbox One), an extreme racing game that gives player the chance to “traverse huge ramps flying hundreds of feet through the sky.”

But if you’d rather participate in extreme fisticuffs, Arc System Works will release BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (PS4, Switch), a crossover fighter that brings together characters from the BlazBlue, Persona, Under Night In-Birth, and RWBY franchises. Shoppers will also be able to slam it home as Shaquille O’Neal this week as the basketball great returns to take up side-scrolling brawling once again in Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn (PS4, Switch, Xbox One).

Finally this week, Switch owners can look forward to Happy Birthdays, the latest game from Yasuhiro Wada, the creator of the Harvest Moon series. PS4 and Xbox One owners will get their chance to try out the latest Elder Scrolls Online expansion, The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset. And Koei will launch the latest game in the Nobunaga’s Ambition franchise, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi for the PS4.

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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New Battle Princess Madelyn trailer shows off the game’s first level

Posted on June 2, 2018 by John Scalzo

Casual Bit Games continues to plug away at Battle Princess Madelyn, their side-scrolling homage to 16-bit classics like Super Ghouls N Ghosts and Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon’s Trap, and development is nearly complete on the first half of the game. To mark this milestone, the developer has released a new trailer highlighting the game’s animated introduction and gameplay from the first chapter.

Battle Princess Madelyn is currently in development for the PC, PS4, Switch, Vita, Wii U, and Xbox One. The game was originally expected to be released in Early 2018, but rather than announce a new launch date, Casual Bit Games has said that it’ll be done when it’s done.

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Ubisoft will unveil Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey at E3 2018

Posted on May 31, 2018 by John Scalzo

No matter how hard they try, Ubisoft just can’t keep an unannounced Assassin’s Creed game under wraps. This time, the Internet sleuths uncovered proof that the megapublisher is taking the franchise to Ancient Greece.

But rather than fight it, Ubisoft went ahead and announced that Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, which will indeed take place in Ancient Greece, will be fully unveiled at this year’s E3 Expo:

It’s unknown when Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey will be released, but Ubisoft famously took their time with Assassin’s Creed Origins, so don’t assume it’ll launch later this year just yet. We’ll likely find out for sure during Ubisoft’s E3 Press Conference, which will be held on Monday, June 11.

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Just Shapes and Beats, West of Loathing, Pokemon Quest, more coming to Nintendo eShop this week

Posted on May 31, 2018 by John Scalzo

The shapes are taking over the Nintendo eShop this week! And I’m not talking about Michael Myers…

Berzerk Studio brought Just Shapes and Beats to the Switch today, and the shapely side-scrolling anti-shooter asks players to survive its bullet-hell-like levels with up to three friends while grooving to a nice selection of beats. Also available to download for the Switch today is West of Loathing, the humorous “stick figure” RPG from Asymmetric.

Using a 16-bit palette, Fox N Forests is also now available to download for the Switch, and players will need to employ seasonally-powered magic spells to save the forest. And on June 5 comes Happy Birthdays, an updated version of Birthdays the Beginning, the new sandbox game from the creator of Harvest Moon, Yasuhiro Wada.

Finally, Nintendo wanted to remind everyone that players can still experience the action RPG antics of the cube-shaped Pokemon from Pokemon Quest, which was added to the Switch eShop this part Tuesday.

Over on the 3DS, Nintendo’s handheld is now home to Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, the new Castlevania-like side-scroller from Koji Igarashi and developer Inti Creates.

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop (including Icey, Pirate Pop Plus, Yesterday Origins, and more) after the break.

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Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Sega Genesis Classics, Fox N Forests, more coming to Xbox Store this week

Posted on May 30, 2018 by John Scalzo

More retro re-releases (and retro-styled new titles) are coming to the Xbox One this week.

Fans of coin-op fighting games will be pleased to learn that Capcom is bringing Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection to the Xbox One this week. Containing 12 different Street Fighter games (including the original Street Fighter, five versions of Street Fighter II, three of Street Fighter III, and all three Street Fighter Alpha games), the compilation will also include online play and a Museum Mode to dive deep into the franchise’s history.

Also available this week from Sega is Sega Genesis Classics, which will contain more than 50 games originally released for the Sega Genesis. Players will get the chance to choose from dozens of 16-bit classics within this compilation, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage 2, Phantasy Star, and many more.

Finally this week, Bonus Level Entertainment will bring the retro-styled Fox N Forests to the Xbox One. Featuring gameplay inspired by Super Ghouls N Ghosts, players will use magic to control the seasons and save the forest.

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break.

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Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Sega Genesis Classics, Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, more coming to PS Store this week

Posted on May 30, 2018 by John Scalzo

PS4 owners will get to experience a major blast from the past in this week’s PlayStation Store update…

Collecting 12 Street Fighter games in a single package, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is the biggest Street Fighter compilation ever. Fans will be able to go all the way back to the beginning with Street Fighter, and then tag in five different iterations of Street Fighter II, three iterations of Street Fighter III, and the entire Street Fighter Alpha trilogy. A bevy of bonus features and online play will also be included.

Not to be outdone, Sega will release Sega Genesis Classics this week. Containing more than 50 games from the publisher’s 16-bit heyday, Sega Genesis Classics features a diverse lineup of games including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage 2, Phantasy Star, and many more.

Finally this week, PS4 owners will be able to download Harvest Moon: Light of Hope – Special Edition, the latest game in Natsume’s series of farming simulations.

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions (including Agony, Moonlighter, Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Deluxier Edition, and more) to the PlayStation Store after the break.

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Sega officially announces Team Sonic Racing for a Winter release

Posted on May 30, 2018 by John Scalzo

After a bit of teasing earlier this year at the SXSW Gaming Expo, Sega has officially announced that Team Sonic Racing will be released for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One this Winter:

Team Sonic Racing arrives this Winter! Race in a team with your friends (or against them) both offline and online, and choose from a variety of characters and tracks in the Sonic universe!

Sega has enlisted Sumo Digital, the team behind both Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, to develop Team Sonic Racing. And the publisher has promised that the game will be fully playable at this year’s E3 Expo.

Presumably, we’ll get a glimpse at a longer trailer next month. For now, fans will have to be content with a new Teaser Trailer, which has been embedded above.

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