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Surviving Mars Pre-Order Trailer Takes A Look At Life On Mars

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Joshua Rust

Earlier this month, we brought you a preview of the gameplay for the upcoming simulation management game Surviving Mars. Today, Haemimont Games and Paradox Entertainment have released a new trailer in the form of a news broadcast. Looks like life on Mars isn’t going to be all red and sunshine all the time!   Surviving Mars will release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC March 15th, 2018. It will support 4K as well. You can find pre-order options here: PC Pre-order Options Xbox One Pre-order Options PlayStation 4 Pre-order Options

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SEGA’s Make War Not Love Promotion Is Back For Year 5

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

SEGA’s annual “Make War Not Love” promotion is back for another round of community earned freebies and deep discounts on some of their more recent titles.  This year SEGA has chosen a motif similar to the 1995 film “The Usual Suspects”, by titling this year’s giveaway as “The Unusual Suspects” and placing characters from Dawn of War III, Company of Heroes 2, Total War: Warhammer and Endless Space 2 in a police line-up, similar to The Usual Suspect’s theatrical poster.  By signing up with your Steam account and authorizing SEGA to send you promotional emails over the course of the

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Kingdom Hearts 3 Invades Monsters Inc

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Joshua Rust

Square Enix, while at the D23 expo in Japan, took time to show off some new footage of the long awaited Kingdom Hearts 3.  Of course this trailer, the voices are all in Japanese but it now has an English caption available to read as well. In the trailer below, you’ll see some of the Monsters Inc. gameplay footage. I will have to say, this is looking pretty amazing. Monsters Inc. is just one of the many Disney worlds you’ll be able to visit in Kingdom Hearts 3. Kingdom Hearts 3 is expected to release sometime later this year on Xbox One and

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Jurassic World: Evolution Introduces A Couple More Dinosaurs

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Joshua Rust

Frontier Developments continues to expand its inhabitants in the upcoming Jurassic World: Evolution  strategy-simulation game. Previously they have given profiles for the Triceratops and Ceratosaurus. Today, they have released two new profiles to the dinosaur arsenal: Stegosaurus and the Ankylosaurus. Jurassic World: Evolution is expected to release sometime this summer on Xbox One, Playstaion 4, and Steam. Which dinosaurs do you hope make it into the game?

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The Silver Case: The 25th Ward By Suda 51 To Be Released In March 2018

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

For the first time in North America and Europe, Suda 51’s The Silver Case: The 25th Ward is coming to home console. On March 13th “The 25th Ward” will be released in North America on PlayStation 4 and globally on Steam with a European release to follow on March 16th. Set 5 years after the events of The Silver Case, a woman is found murdered in the Bay Side Tower Land” apartment complex under mysterious circumstances. Now multiple protagonists, including Tokio Morishima from the first Silver Case game, must connect seemingly random events together to solver this woman’s murder. Get

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Penny Punching Princess Confirmed For March 30th Release Date In Europe, April 4th for N.A

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Penny Punching Princess, an isometric brawler where you can bribe all of your enemies with cash, for the Nintendo Switch will be released on April 4th in North America. Publisher NIS America also confirmed that the game will be coming to Europe for the Switch on March 30th of this year. Princess, the protagonist of the game is able to bribe enemies to fight for her, instead of say bribe them to stop attacking her. Monsters aren’t the only NPCs that will take Princess’ money but also Flunkies who will allow Princess to equip stronger pieces of armor and weapons.

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New Alternate Costumes Announced For SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nippon Ichi Software USA announced today that each of the playable characters in their upcoming fighting title SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy will have three alternate costumes that players will be able to unlock. By using an in-game only currency players will be able to unlock either the Heroines Costume, the Classic Costume or the Alternate costume for their favorite fighter. A range of additional accessories and customization options can also be unlocked to further personalize the in-game characters. SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy is a 2 vs 2 fighting game with a roster of female characters from SNK’s various

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Relic Entertainment Drops Support for Dawn of War III

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Developer of the Warhammer 40k RTS series Dawn of War and publisher SEGA have stated that they are ending support for the latest installment, Dawn of War III, just 10 months after the game launched. Dawn of War III was a weird beast – not entirely traditional Real Time Strategy title and not entirely a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. DOW3 fused both related genres together in an experience that had commanders still ordering around medium sized armies but with the MOBA like objective of destroying the competitors core before their own core is taken out. So now, as is so

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Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition Launches On iOS In Canada

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

It seems that Square Enix has stealth launched Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition on iOS here in Canada without a press release or external announcement. Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition chapter 1 was available only via the App Store’s search function as of press time. It did not appear under the “Editor’s Pick” or “Games We Love” despite last week’s release of Final Fantasy Dissidia Omnia Opera being featured. Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition is a mobile adaption of the 2016 console release complete with the same number of story chapters and voice acting streamlined for mobile platforms. The nearly

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Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Confirmed For Consoles

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Joshua Rust

Obsidian Entertainment has just announced that Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire will be coming to consoles later this year. It was first just announced as  PC only title. With the original game having been ported to the consoles as well – we figured it was just a matter of time before the sequel confirmation would be announced for consoles. The game is coming out on PC this April, while the tentative date for the console versions is expected Holiday 2018.  It is being ported to consoles by developer Red Cerberus. Here is an older video showing off some of the gameplay

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Report: Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth 1 Coming To PS4

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

A preview of the upcoming issue of Dengeki Magazine spotted by the folks at Siliconera reveaks that Compile Heart’s remake of the 2009 Hyperdimension Neptunia will be coming to the PS4 with enhanced features under the moniker of “Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth Plus”.   No word yet on exactly what these enhancements will be – most notably the game might get some graphical upgrades, such as available on the PC version. This is especially truely when compared to the original PS Vita release of Re:Birth which ran at 540p – the PlayStation 4 could probably run Re:Birth 1 at 1080p without

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Terraria’s 1.3 Patch Is Live Now For Xbox One

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Joshua Rust

The very long awaited patch for Terraria is now finally live for the Xbox one version of the game. This update is huge as the game’s code has been completely rewritten. The reasoning behind this is to get all the consoles versions on the same page with the PC edition, that way when it comes to future updates it will pretty seamless between all the versions. For more information, there is an official FAQ regarding the changes on the developer’s website. As well as a place to report bugs and a general feedback area to talk about the update.

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Slime Rancher Update Coming Late February

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Joshua Rust

Slime Ranchers everywhere, get ready for a new update that will introduce a new area and a new slime. Coming later this February, you will be able to venture through Nimble Valley and race alongside the lightning fast Quicksilver Slimes! In addition to the new area and slime, there will be additional tweaks to the 5-Day Rush mode. Here are the details of the upcoming update, a.k.a. Mochi’s Megabucks Update, via Monomi Park’s official forums: Nimble Valley Partner with Mochi Miles in a STRICTLY BUSINESS capacity to corner the market on quicksilver slime plorts! Explore the Nimble Valley, a wholly-owned

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Far Cry 5 Season Pass Details, Includes Far Cry 3 Classic Edition

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Joshua Rust

Ubisoft has revealed that Far Cry 3 Classic Edition will be headed to Xbox One and PS4 Far Cry 5 Season Pass holders later this summer. While pricing has not been confirmed yet for the Season Pass, you will get the following DLC’s when purchased: Dead Living Zombies Hours of Darkness Lost On Mars As well as the aforementioned Far Cry 3 Classic Edition.   The Season Pass holder will be able to download the Far Cry 3 Classic Edition four weeks earlier than when it’s released as a standalone download. Here is the announcement trailer for Far Cry 3 Classic

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Square Enix Launches Final Fantasy Type-0 Mobile Game In More Countries

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Final Fantasy Awakening –  the online only, multiplayer focused Final Fantasy Type-0 spin off game – is now available in several more countries, Square Enix announced this morning.   Set in the world of Orience, Final Fantasy Awakening allows players to recruit the 14 members of Class-0 to take part what’s called thee “2+2+1” Battle System – which allows players to select 2 members for their party, swapping them out at will while recharging the abilities of the resting members. Players from around the world join together to earn resources to level up abilities, equipment and unlock new classmates.  This

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