Metal Slug XX is coming to PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation Store this summer, SNK announced at PAX East 2018.
An updated version of Metal Slug 7, Metal Slug XX was released for PSP in December 2009. It added co-op multiplayer and downloadable content. The game was later released for Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live Arcade.
Action RPG Moonlighter will launch digitally for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 29 for $19.99, publisher 11 Bit Studios and developer Digital Sun announced. A release date for the Switch version was not announced.
Physical standard and “Signature” editions of Moonlighter will also be released. The Signature Edition will include a copy of the game, high-quality box, glossy A3 poster, squishy Jelly-Monster figure, and double-sided medallion.
The press release notes that further information about the physical editions will be announced at a later date. However, physical edition distributor Merge Games previously announced that the PlayStation 4 and Switch versions of Moonlighter will be released at retail.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
During an archeological excavation – a set of Gates were discovered. People quickly realized that these ancient passages lead to different realms and dimensions. Rynoka, a small commercial village, was found near the excavation site – providing brave and reckless adventurers with treasures beyond measure.
Moonlighter is an action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Key Features
Shopkeeping – While conducting your business in Rynoka village, you can put items on sale, set their price carefully, manage gold reserves, recruit assistants and upgrade the shop. Be careful though – some shady individuals may want to steal your precious wares!
Meet Villagers – Getting to know Rynoka’s residents and understanding needs of customers is crucial. Some folks may have special quests for you, requesting rare items and offering handsome rewards in return.
Craft & Enchant – Crafting and enchanting system is essential for the your progression. Interacting with the villagers is the way to craft new armors, weapons and enchant existing equipment. This creates a great deal of flexibility and spices up the way the equipment is used.
Get the Loot – While visiting other worlds, collect valuable resources, weapons, armors, treasures and peculiar artifacts. Then, manage acquired loot using unique inventory-based abilities.
Fight with Style – Defeating various enemies and bosses, revel in the challenging and deep combat mechanics. The depth of combat depends on the interactions between weapons, abilities, enemies and secondary effects of items. Feel comfortable developing your own battling style.
Open the Gates – Gates lead to different worlds. Each run is unique and forces you to take some smart decisions. You never know what you will encounter next – that’s why you have to be prepared for everything.
GameTrust and Tequila Works will release a non-virtual reality version of the October 2017-released narrative adventure game The Invislbe Hours for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on April 24, the companies announced.
The game was previously only playable with a PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, or Oculus Rift headset. This is also the first time it will appear on Xbox One.
Here is an overview of the game, via Tequila Works:
■ The Game
Tequila Works has created an immersive theater story that is now coming to players on TV consoles, in addition to virtual reality. The Invisible Hours is a complex murder mystery in the style of immersive theater, in which players freely explore and observe an intricate web of interwoven stories within a sprawling mansion – in order to untangle the dark truth at its heart. It is one of the deepest narrative experiences in gaming to date.
Time plays a critical role throughout the experience. All seven suspects’ stories unfold in real time. For the player, this means seven very different but intersecting stories happening simultaneously. The player must carefully choose where to spend their time, offering a different perspective each time they enter The Invisible Hours. Depending on how the player explores, the game can take up to six hours to experience the different storylines.
As a player, you’re completely immersed in the stories unfolding around you. Invisible to the cast, you have the unique experience of following and observing anyone at any time and self-exploring the mansion freely for hidden clues.
■ The Inspiration
The Invisible Hours is inspired by classic murder mysteries, such as Agatha Christie’s masterpiece And Then There Were None, Hitchcock’s Rear Window, as well as genre-busting period thrillers like Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige, and the immersive theater of Punchdrunk. It also draws influence from the real-life rivalry between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla.
■ The Story
A group of strangers receive a curious invitation from enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla, offering each of them the chance to make amends for their darkest wrongdoings. When the last guest arrives at Tesla’s isolated mansion laboratory, they find him dead – murdered. Disgraced Swedish detective, Gustaf Gustav, vows to find the killer amongst the other guests: a blind butler, a convicted murderer, the world’s most famous actress, Tesla’s former assistant, the son of a wealthy railroad magnate, and rival inventor Thomas Edison. But none of these people are what they seem.
■ Unique Blend of Narrative and Gameplay
One of the first video games to offer players a spherical narrative with seven concurrent, interwoven narratives.
Updated, television version game (non-VR) features locomotion, allowing the players to freely move themselves around within the game.
Large, non-linear experience.
Key interactions lead to new clues.
High replayability to discover each character’s backstory.
Classic murder mystery meets science fiction thriller with a deep multilayered plot.
■ The Cast
Rob Yescombe, writer and narrative director (The Division, Farpoint, RiME).
A cast of international actors:
Mark Arnold (Criminal Minds, Desperate Housewives)
Katherine Carlton (Downton Abbey, All that lives)
Uriel Emil (The Bourne Ultimatum, Homeland)
Grahame Fox (Game of Thrones, Sons of Liberty)
Bentley Kalu (Avengers, RED 2)
Patrick McNamee (Inspector George Gently, Sweeney Todd)
“The scientist’s dream is to know the result before the experiment.”
World famous inventor, futurist and arch rival of Thomas Edison. Until a few months ago, Tesla was a flamboyant socialite – regularly seen charming potential investors at the finest restaurants in the city. And then suddenly, he cut ties with everyone. He stopped taking visitors, and fired his long-time assistant, Flora White. He became a recluse overnight, never leaving the workshop in his mansion, and no one knows why. Soon after, Tesla advertised for a new assistant – with one strange condition: they must be blind. Oliver Swan was the only applicant. Tesla hired him immediately. Whatever Tesla was working on, he didn’t want to risk letting anyone see it.
Gustaf Gustav – The Detective
“A real detective doesn’t make mistakes.”
Once known as the inspiration for the mystery novel “The Detective So Good They Named Him Twice”, these days this renowned Swedish Investigator is unemployed, bankrupt and alcoholic. He retired from police work in disgrace after an infamous killer convinced Gustaf of his innocence – whereupon Gustaf released him from custody. The killer went on to murder nine more people before he was finally recaptured. Gustaf is haunted by his mistake, and has vowed never to make it again. No matter what.
Flora White – Tesla’s Ex-Assistant
“How did the murderer know Tesla’s gun was empty?”
Flora has never been more alone: her husband only recently died at war, and when Tesla suddenly removed himself from public life, he immediately fired his assistant – Flora – much to her confusion. As a result, she has fallen on hard times, and has returned to Tesla’s island to beg for her job back. She doesn’t belong in this nest of snakes, but she is desperate.
Thomas Edison – Rival Inventor
“I am the father of modern age.”
Self-proclaimed genius Thomas Edison is already known as the “Wizard of Menlo Park” thanks to his latest creation: the Phonograph. But what his adoring public don’t know is that Edison stole the idea. Desperate to hide his crime, he travelled to the island when Tesla implied he was aware of Edison’s wrongdoings. Could Edison have murdered Tesla to hide the truth?
Augustus Vanderberg – Wealthy Layabout
“Never has a man been worth so much, and achieved so little.”
Son and heir to the richest family in England, the Vanderbergs, Augustus has never had to work a day in his life. He loves women, booze, and any pleasure he can get his hands on. And yet, he is quietly tortured by his need to impress his stoic father, Marcus Vanderberg – a legendary British engineer and railroad magnate. Augustus once had an older brother who drowned when they were children. His father still mourns “the better son”. Perhaps Augustus’ interest in Tesla is part of an effort to finally impress his father?
Oliver Swan – The Blind Butler
“Everything in this house is a matter of discretion.”
Once a slave in Zanzibar, Swan escaped to the United States where he finds himself as an ‘indentured servant’ – perhaps not much of a change after all; made especially painful since he abandoned his young son to get there. Swan was born blind, making him the strange but ideal candidate to become Tesla’s new assistant. After all, what Tesla wanted most was to “keep his secrets safe from prying eyes”. Did Swan learn something about Tesla that could have motivated him to commit murder?
Victor Mundy – Ex-Convict & Murderer
“People lie because they’re afraid. And I ain’t afraid of nothin’.”
Mundy is a murderer. Twenty six years ago, he killed his wife in cold blood when he found her sleeping with another man. He was convicted thanks to the testimony of his own young daughter Mary. In all the years he spent incarcerated, he became obsessed with taking revenge against his daughter. Mundy is a man of strange contrast: a vicious killer, yet also a God-fearing art lover. Killing is easy to a man like him. But why would he murder Tesla?
Sarah Bernhardt – Actress & Celebrity
“If you don’t have secrets, you’re terribly dull.”
World-famous stage actress and member of the Comédie-Française in Paris. Bernhardt is one of the biggest celebrities of the age. She made her fame on the stages of France in the early 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the Americas. She has developed a reputation as a serious dramatic actress, earning the nickname “The Divine Sarah”, and was the first woman in history to play Hamlet on film. For years, she has been dogged by rumours that she is secretly a high class courtesan, but she doesn’t care. Being mixed up in a murder investigation is quite a thrill to her – could she have killed Tesla just to make life a little less boring?
Imagine a place where everything that is lost and forgotten goes; old toys, letters, single socks. The Forgotten Lands is a magical world inhabited by Forgotlings; creatures composed of mislaid objects longing to be remembered again.
Forgotton Anne is a seamless cinematic adventure with a focus on meaningful storytelling and light puzzle platforming. You are Anne, the enforcer who keeps order in the Forgotten Lands, as she sets out to squash a rebellion that might prevent her master, Bonku, and herself from returning to the human world…
Key Features
• Discover a beautifully realised world of wonder filled with Forgotlings – charming everyday objects brought to life, bursting with personality.
• Uncover the truth behind the harrowing conflict taking place between an impassioned ruler and ruthless rebellion.
• Harness the power of Anima, the energy that brings life to the Forgotten Lands. Use it to solve puzzles and command ultimate control over Forgotlings’ lives.
• Choose carefully. Your words and actions can alter the tale being told thanks to a branching dialogue system that places the power in your hands.
• Run, leap, and soar as you strive to guide Anne home, unlocking areas and abilities along the way.
• Enjoy hand-animated visuals created using the same traditional techniques that brought your favorite animated movies to life.
Versus Evil, a leading independent video game publisher in partnership with Stoic, an indie video game developer, today announced that the third and final chapter in the award winning Viking RPG trilogy, Banner Saga 3 will launch on July 24th, 2018 for PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Mobile platforms are expected to launch later on in the year.
The team also unveiled the PC pre-order offer details for the ‘Dredge Ally Pack’. Fans who digitally pre-order the game through Steam and other digital PC retailers will get the following in-game items as a bonus:
• Dredge Stoneguard Character - Rank 10 Hero called Kivi
• Unique Combat Ability: Tank
• Unique Dredge Item - Sculptor's Tools
• Exclusive Dredge Heraldry
• Unique Heroic Title: “Shield Cleaver’
• Exclusive Banner Saga 3 Overture Track by Grammy-nominated and two-time BAFTA winning composer Austin Wintory
“Banner Saga 3 represents the feeling of closure but also immense accomplishment to a trilogy that has been at the very fabric of our lives for many years. We’re ever thankful to the fans and backers that have shared this epic journey with us and helped us deliver what we feel is a fitting end to our Viking adventure.” Said John Watson, Technical Director of Stoic.
There will be three digital versions of the game at launch. The Standard Edition of Banner Saga 3 on PC will cost $24.99, while the Deluxe Edition will be priced at $29.99 and will include the game’s official soundtrack composed by Austin Wintory in addition to a digital wallpaper, world map and the ‘Gold Wasp’ in-game title.
The Banner Saga 3 Legendary Edition is priced at $39.99 and includes everything that comes in the Deluxe Edition as well as the exclusive ‘Shadow Walker’ Heroic Title, the ‘Petrie Clan Ring’ exclusive legendary item and digital novel ‘Gift of Hadrborg’.
“Banner Saga 3 will maintain the legacy created by the previous two games in the series. Even more exciting is the fact that in addition to PC we are bringing Banner Saga 3 to PlayStation 4, Microsoft’s XBox One and the Nintendo Switch simultaneously at launch. Stoic have created a trilogy that will stand the test of time as one of the best RPGs ever created and one that has resonated with fans from all over the world. This is it! This is the end. If there was ever a time to experience the Banner Saga it is now.” Adds Versus Evil General Manager, Steve Escalante.
505 Games will be publishing a physical retail package – The Banner Saga Trilogy: Bonus Edition - for both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 priced at $39.99. The Bonus Edition will enable RPG fans to dive headlong into the entire Viking adventure and will include Banner Sagas 1, 2 and 3 plus a mini art book, poster, best of soundtrack and in-game digital item. It will be available at major game retailers on July 24th in the US and July 27th in Europe. A digital PC Bonus Edition featuring all three games will also be available.
In Banner Saga 3, players will embark upon the final journey beyond the wall of Darkness to traverse a world unlike anything encountered in previous sagas. The games compelling story driven narrative will continue to encourage the character building and strategic aspects which were essential to the previous games popularity with fans. Story secrets will be brought to light and character motives will be made clear. The end has come.
PlayStation Store 则是会独家贩卖包含新手包内容与更多额外特典的「特别包」(下载)。
此外,游戏还预定推出特别刻印版 PS4 主机,以及与寿屋、ALTER 合作的模型。
Border Break will launch for PlayStation 4 on August 2 in Japan, Sega announced at Sega Fes 2018. PlayStation Store pre-orders will begin on April 16.
While the game will be available as a free-to-play digital title with item-based micro-transactions, paid physical and digital versions with extra bonuses will also be available.
Here are the details:
Physical Edition (4,990 yen)
A copy of the game
Starter Pack
Border: “Amelia” (voiced by Ayane Sakura, illustrated by Katsumi Enami)
Robot Parts: “Cougar S-Type (Two-Star)” Set – An all-rounder who can fight in various situations. (Each of Cougar S-Type’s parts can also be acquired in the Frame Lotto.)
Robot Paint: “G.B.W. Stripes” – The main color of the PlayStation 4 version of Border Break.
Core Seed x1,000 – Core Seeds can be used for item purchases at the in-game shop, and for the “Frame Lotto.”
Weapon Lotto Ticket x5
Robot Lotto Ticket x5
PlayStation Store Special Pack (9,800 yen)
A copy of the game
Starter Pack
Border: “Amelia” (voiced by Ayane Sakura, illustrated by Katsumi Enami)
Robot Parts: “Cougar S-Type (Two-Star)” Set – An all-rounder who can fight in various situations. (Each of Cougar S-Type’s parts can also be acquired in the Frame Lotto.)
Robot Paint: “G.B.W. Stripes” – The main color of the PlayStation 4 version of Border Break.
Core Seed x1,000 – Core Seeds can be used for item purchases at the in-game shop, and for the “Frame Lotto.”
Weapon Lotto Ticket x5
Robot Lotto Ticket x5
Premium Service (30 days)
Core Seed x1,000
Two-Star Weapon Lotto Ticket x3
Two-Star Robot Lotto Ticket x3
PlayStation Store-Exclusive Pre-Order Bonus
Border Break PlayStation 4 dynamic theme
Weapon Lotto Ticket x1
Robot Lotto Ticket x1
Pre-load to play at 0:00 JST on release day
Sega also announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia will release white and black Border Break-engraved PlayStation 4 special edition models.
Saber Interactive Announces NBA Playgrounds 2, Coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC in 2018
Independent developer Saber Interactive has revealed NBA Playgrounds 2, the next installment in the bestselling arcade-sports franchise. NBA Playgrounds 2 raises the intensity of the series’ over-the-top, two-on-two street action with a new line-up of online and local multiplayer game modes, as well as new courts from playgrounds across the world.
Playgrounds Championship mode introduces a new worldwide ranked league system, featuring multiple competitive solo and co-op division ladders for players to climb. Season mode is a new single-player experience that recreates the feeling of leading a team through the regular season, playoffs, and, ultimately, the NBA Championship itself. There’s also improved matchmaking with dedicated servers, the arrival of four-player online matches, the return of three-point contests, custom matches, and more – pick your team and play without limits!
NBA Playgrounds 2 continues to feature the sport’s biggest players front and center. The game will launch with a massive roster of over 200 current and retired NBA players – including Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, DeMar DeRozan, Damian Lillard, Karl-Anthony Towns, Shaquille O’Neal, Magic Johnson, Dr. J., Allen Iverson and Larry Bird. There are new moves and power-ups to bust out, improved AI, and new player models and animations.
NBA Playgrounds 2 is expected to launch in 2018 on the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC. For the latest updates as its release approaches, visit playgroundsgame.com, and follow the series on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.