Arika will release free downloadable content characters Vulcano Rosso and Pullum Purna for Fighting EX Layer, the company announced. Release dates for each characters will be announced at Evolution 2018, which runs from August 3 to 5.
Here is the full announcement, via Arika:
Arika would like to formally announce the following additional characters for our game Fighting EX Layer, which is currently available for purchase on PS4:
Vulcano Rosso
Pullum Purna
Furthermore, we plan to make these characters available free of charge.
Details regarding the release dates will be announced at Evo 2018, which takes place from August 3 in Las Vegas, America.
Also, in our next program update (which we are planning to release before the end of July) we plan to add:
The option to return to Training Mode after connecting to an Online Match (Return to Training / Continue Waiting for a Match)
“Arcade Mode Ver 0.80” (temporary name)
Thank you, and we humbly ask for your continued support of Arika.
Vulcano Rosso
After graduating from the Organization, Rosso began his new life as the “Narcissist Detective.” Although initially he didn’t intend on taking a request from a certain rich princess, once he heard the target was Jack he changed his mind.
Pullum Purna
After her father’s disappearance, Purna rose up and governed her country in his stead. While trying to figure out a way to escape from the boredom of her daily life, Purna discovered a clue about her father’s disappearance.
Fighting EX Layer is available now for PlayStation 4.
Dungeon Hunter V coming to PS4, PS Vita on July 13 in Japan
Gameloft and Laplace will release smartphone hack and slash Dungeon Hunter 5 on PlayStation 4 and PS Vita on July 13, the company announced.
Pre-registration is now available via the PlayStation Store in Japan (PS4, PS Vita) and will run through July 18. Users who pre-register will receive an equipment treasure chest containing a powerful weapon.
Join millions of Bounty Hunters in the latest opus of the most intense and immersive hack ‘n’ slash game ever released on mobile.
Key Features
• Embark on a Single-Player Campaign through Five Realms and countless dungeons – While seeking vengeance against those who have forsaken you, embark on an immersive journey as our spirit-imbued hero through the five shattered realms, and become known as the most notorious Bounty Hunter of them all.
• Cooperative Gameplay – Hire your friends or other players as Allies to help you on your journey of vengeance and bounty hunting.
Asynchronous Multiplayer – Customize your Stronghold with a large variety of creatures, manage and defend it, and raid opponents’ Strongholds to ravage their loot.
• Daily and Weekly Events – Daily dungeons will reward your demon-killing skills with unique materials to evolve and fuse your gear, while weekly Wanted Challenges will require you to get on top of the leaderboard to get the best rewards.
• Unrivaled Hack ‘n’ Slash Action – Discover how the animations and controls have been revamped to bring the most amazing combat moves and even more satisfying deaths.
Superior Graphics – Dungeon Hunter V offers AAA graphics and intricate details to bring the game and story to life.
Subnautica is coming to PlayStation 4! Ever since the earliest days of Subnautica on Steam, we have received constant requests for Subnautica to come to Sony’s console. Well, we heard you, and we are thrilled to be able to announce that we are working to make your requests a reality.
We have partnered with Panic Button, experts in console development, to help us bring Subnautica to the PS4. Panic Button are also helping to accelerate development on Subnautica Xbox.
Millions of people have enjoyed Subnautica on Steam, and in the as-yet-unfinished Xbox Preview. We hope that many more will now be able to experience the wonder, peril, and adventure that lies beneath the waves on Planet 4546B.
To be notified when Subnautica is available for purchase on PlayStation, follow @SubnauticaPS on Twitter, or Subnautica PlayStation on Facebook.
12 minutes of Spyro Reignited Trilogy ‘Idol Springs’ gameplay
The latest episode of PlayStation Underground features 12 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming Spyro Reignited Trilogy.
Specifically, the footage features the Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage! Realm “Idol Springs.”
Spyro Reignited Trilogy includes remastered versions of Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage!, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon, and is due out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 21.
Commandos Returns! Kalypso Secures All Iconic Pyro Studios Franchises
The Kalypso Media Group is thrilled to announce that it has secured all rights to the highly-acclaimed fan-favourite gaming IP, Commandos. With this latest acquisition, the entire Commandos brand is completely owned by Kalypso Media, which not only covers future releases but also all distribution rights to the entire series thus far, including Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, Commandos 2: Men of Courage, Commandos 3: Destination Berlin and Commandos: Strike Force, as well as Pyro Studios’ other titles, such as Imperial Glory and Praetorians.
“We are very proud and extremely honored to be able to add such large and successful brands as Commandos, Praetorians and Imperial Glory to the Kalypso Media portfolio” commented Simon Hellwig, founder and Global Managing Director of the Kalypso Media Group, “The opportunities that arise from this acquisition will help create the best possible conditions for the further growth of the Kalypso Media Group.”
Ignacio Pérez, founder of Pyro Studios, adds: “We have been looking for a suitable partner for the continuation of our products and brands for a long time. Kalypso has great expertise and experience with rebooting well-known titles, and we are delighted to have our IP in such good hands.”
Simon Hellwig continues, “We have great respect for what the Pyro Studios team have accomplished and created throughout the history of the studio. Therefore, we see it as our responsibility to want to revive and further develop these beloved games for the fans around the world. Of course, this will include the development of a completely new games for all platforms, but also an extensive adaptation of the existing titles for contemporary technologies and platforms. We’re incredibly excited about the opportunities, and will begin speaking to potential development studios in the near future.”
Since its initial launch in 1998 the Commandos IP is one of the most popular and well-known real-time tactics series in gaming history, focusing on careful and strategic action with finely-tuned stealth gameplay. The series revolutionized the genre with its groundbreaking game mechanics, and its influence can still be felt in strategy games today.
Perfect World and Gunfire Games, developer of the upcoming Darksiders III, have announced Remnant: From the Ashes, a third-person co-op survival action shooter coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2019.
Remnant: From the Ashes is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth overrun with beings from another dimension called The Root. In order to survive, players will traverse dimensions featuring “dynamically-generated levels,” craft weapons and equipment, recruit tradesmen to populate their home base, and customize their character to suit their personal playstyle. The game will also feature a character progression system and multiple hero archetypes to choose from.
A demo of Remnant: From the Ashes will be playable at Gamescom 2018 and PAX West 2018 in late August.
State of Mind will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC and Mac via Steam on August 15 for $39.99 on consoles and $29.99 on Steam, publisher Daedalic Entertainment announced.
Here is an overview of the game, via Daedalic Entertainment:
About
Developed in Unreal Engine, State of Mind takes a sharp look at the immense technological promise the world we live in by jumping us forward to Berlin in 2048. Players take on the role of Richard Nolan, a journalist whose life is starting to fall apart. His wife and child have disappeared and his memories are slipping away.
State of Mind boasts a unique low-poly visual style – designed to represent the fragmented nature of Richard’s world – as well as several playable characters and about 15 hours of engaging gameplay.
The world is on the brink. Lack of resources, polluted air and water, crime on the rise, and rampant wars have left populations disillusioned with and detached from reality. Drones and humanoid robots replace humans in the public sector; everything is interconnected, and surveillance has become omnipresent.
It’s down to Richard to find out what’s going on, both in his own life and in the world around him. It’s an investigation that draws him closer to the new and supposedly perfect virtual world “City 5” that more and more people depressed with their real lives are embracing. What happens when he discovers that his life in the real world is somehow linked to that of a complete stranger living out their days in this new virtual one?
“State of Mind is a game about transhumanism and its all-in bet on the future,” explains the game’s author, Martin Ganteföhr. “It is, however, not a game about the technology of tomorrow, but about tomorrow’s people. In the center of this narrative is the motif of separation and reunion. What happens, if the future creates fractures between body and mind? Between reality and constructs? Between biological and virtual ego?”
The game’s main protagonist, Richard Nolan, is one of the few journalists openly criticizing this development. When he wakes up in hospital after an explosion and finds that his wife and son have mysteriously vanished, Richard realizes: he and his family have become more than just bystanders in a storm of rivaling ideas pertaining humankind’s salvation between dystopian reality and digital utopia. Instead, they find themselves right at the center of it.
Ganteföhr continues: “State of Mind picks up the idea to make something whole from fragments. Richard, our protagonist, has to rearrange and sort out his life. He has to endure disruptions of social, technological and very personal nature. The motif of fragments, clearly visible in the key visuals and style, transcends the whole game: it is embedded in the narrative structure, the visuals, the main characters’ core concepts and even in the mechanics of ‘Reconstruction’.”
Key Features
• An unsettling vision of the near future players can throw themselves into.
• Dive into a multi-layered Sci-Fi thriller, where dystopian reality and digital utopia are intertwined.
• Unravel a global conspiracy in a society of ubiquitous digitalism, surveillance and transhumanism.
• Explore a world with a rich and unique visual style, combining realistic environments with low-poly characters.
• Take on the role of journalist Richard Nolan, as well as five additional playable characters.
• Use dexterity, deductional skill and research to reconstruct Richard‘s past.
Fall of Light: Darkest Edition Announced for PS4, Xbox One and Switch
Fall of Light: Darkest Edition announced for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One
Indie publisher Digerati is delighted to announce that atmospheric action RPG Fall of Light: Darkest Edition will be launching digitally on Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One later this summer (exact date still TBC).
Additionally, thanks to a partnership with Eastasiasoft Limited, a PS4 limited edition physical version will be available from Play-Asia.com. Release date, pricing, and other details will be announced closer to launch.
Fall of Light launched on Steam in 2017 and the console exclusive Darkest Edition version features all the original content as well as an all-new dungeon to explore, complete with new enemies, traps, and weapons, created especially for the Darkest Edition.
The first title from indie studio RuneHeads, Fall of Light featured as a showcase title at Milan Games Week 2017 and is inspired by games such as Dark Souls and ICO. PC gaming site Rock, Paper, Shotgun highlighted Fall of Light as a ‘hidden gem’ when the game launched last year on Steam.
About Fall of Light: Darkest Edition
Fall of Light is a story-driven action RPG set within a world consumed by darkness. You are Nyx, an old warrior who has embarked on a dangerous journey with his daughter, Aether, an ‘indigo child’ who radiates luminescence. Only together will they be strong enough to complete their quest: reach the last place on Earth still touched by sunlight.
Key Features
• 20 different battle stances: get ready to face hordes of shadowy enemies!
• 10 weapon classes: pick your favorite combo of close-range weapons, crossbows, and shields
• All-new dungeon: complete with new enemies and dangers, exclusive to the Darkest Edition
• Protect Aether: her light pierces the darkness and you are stronger together, so keep her safe!
• Unlock hidden secrets: learn more about the history and lore of Nyx’s world
• Platinum Trophy and 1000G Achievements available respectively for PS4 and Xbox One versions
• Supports the following languages: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese-Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian