August 8, 2017

Nights of Azure 2 heads to PS4, Switch in October


Posted on August 8, 2017 by Jason Nason

Koei Tecmo America recently revealed that the standalone sequel to the gothic fairy tale action RPG from developer GUST Studios, Nights of Azure, is headed to western shores. The game will be titled Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon and will be released on October 24th, 2017. Nights of Azure 2 marks the publisher’s western debut on Nintendo Switch, with simultaneous releases planned for the PlayStation 4 and Steam.

Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon takes place in a fictional, demon-ridden Western European city towards the end of the 19th century. The story focuses on a knight protector named Alushe and her two childhood friends – Liliana, a kind-hearted priestess, and Ruhenheid, a holy knight of the Lourdes Order. While guarding Liliana, Alushe is ambushed and killed only to later awaken as an artificial half-demon at the hands of the New Curia, a religious organization with dark ties. In the company of a variety of unlikely allies with their own pasts and agendas, Alushe’s strong desire to save Liliana gives her the strength to scatter the shadows shrouding the world and motivation to uncover the shocking truth behind the mysterious Queen of the Moon.

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Overwatch’s Summer Games Are Now Live – Here Are The New Skins For 2017


Posted on August 8, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

The summer games have arrived once again in the futuristic world of Overwatch. This year’s iteration of Overwatch’s first ever seasonal event sees some changes to the Lucio Ball mode, the addition of competitive Lucio Ball for those brave enough and of course both the unlockable skins from last year and a few brand new ones for those lucky few who happen to get them as drops (or have 3000 credits laying around).

Returning Skins

Last year heroes like Torbjorn, Mercy, Genji and Zarya got a single skin that represented their country to celebrate the 2016 Rio Olympics. Tracer received two skins featuring a giant stopwatch instead of her usual Chronal Accelerator and McCree wrapped himself in the American flag to celebrate the festivities. If you need a refresher on all of the outfits, voice lines and sprays from last year’s event make sure to check out this recap video:

New Skins For 2018

Six new skins are available to unlock for 3000 credits for this year’s celebration. There are still several heroes who do not have summer games skin and unfortunately for everyone who has taken a liking to Doom Fist, he’ll have to wait until next year.

What we do get is the first summer skins for Junk Rat in the form of  Cricket equipment, Blizzard going full meme with the Grill Master 76 skin, yet another entry for Lucio (that makes 3 total) and both Widowmaker and Sombra get their first Summer skins with the release of this event.

Here they all are:

  

Lucio Ball

Several substantial and minor tweaks to Lucio Ball have been made with the 2017 Summer Games:

  • Lucio Ball matches with custom modifiers can now be created for custom games.
  • The second arena for Lucio Ball has been added, based on Sydney Australia.
  • Lucio’s “push” ability will work only on the ball, no more sending other players flying across the arena.
  • Competitive Lucio Ball will be available for everyone in the Arcade until the event ends.
  • Competitive has its own Match Making Ranking system and the top 500 players in the world will receive a special spray for ruling competitive.
  • Everyone who plays at least one game of Lucio Ball will receive a special spray to commemorate this year’s games.


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Dissidia Final Fantasy NT closed beta dates confirmed


Posted on August 8, 2017 by Jason Nason

Square Enix confirmed today that the Closed Beta Test for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT will run from Friday, August 25th (9pm PT) through Sunday, September 3rd (9pm PT) on the PlayStation 4. Players in North and Latin America have until Sunday, August 20th (11:59 p.m. Pacific) to register online for a chance to participate in the Closed Beta Test

You can register for the closed beta here.

Fans can also look forward to playing as Blitzball legend and Final Fantasy X antagonist Jecht, who will be making his debut in the game when it releases next year. While in the full game Jecht will not be playable in the Closed Beta.

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Sonic Mania launches on August 15th


Posted on August 8, 2017 by Jason Nason

The Ultimate Celebration of Past and Future is nearly here as Sonic goes back to his retro roots.

Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with HD retro-style graphics. Multiple playable characters give you the ability to go explosively fast as Sonic, soar as Tails, or power through tough obstacles with Knuckles’ brute strength.

You can re-live the Sonic of the past with an exciting new twist on classic zones while fighting against new bosses and Dr. Eggman’s evil robot army. You can also go head to-head with players in Competition Mode or play in Co-Op Mode with a friend.

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