LOS ANGELES, Calif., (February 1, 2017) – Internationally acclaimed DJ / producer Aviciihas relaunched his global hit music game GRAVITY in a massive HD-expansion, packed with brand new and boosted original content; boasting 16 hit Avicii tracks (including EP1, “Wake Me Up”, “Levels”, “Waiting For Love”, “Hey Brother”) boosted graphics, amplified game design and new worlds to explore. GRAVITYHD was created in collaboration with Hello There Games, the multi-award-winning Swedish game studio and Avicii (Tim Bergling). They have partnered on various projects since 2013, including the original Gravity and the revolutionary rhythm game INVECTOR for PS4. AVICII GRAVITY HD is free and available in the App Store and Google Play.
“The new GRAVITY stems from my love of gaming and my wanting to continue to create better and better music driven gaming experiences for my fans. GRAVITY HD lets you enter a sort of flow-like state while riding through perpetual, visually stunning environments inspired by my music, and allows you to have a blast no matter your skill level”, says Avicii.
This new expansion allows players to experience Avicii’s music in a captivating new way, with the player’s performance affecting how the superstar’s songs are played out. With the introduction of the new world, Meteor, and an expanded set of ships including Invector, the environment changes dynamically to reflect the player’s progress. Players can upgrade their ships and use a wide range of powers to further enhance their performance.
Valencia, Calif. – 1/31/2018— WayForward is pleased to announce Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - Ultimate Edition (Digital Version)!
Name: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - Ultimate Edition Publisher/Developer: WayForward Release Date: Available Spring - alongside retail versions Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam for Windows PC. Players: Single Player Price: $29.99 USD
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Ultimate Edition includes all of the previously released DLC (all heroes, modes, and costumes) in one incredible package! Also includes a new exclusive Blue Bathing Suit costume, for use in Beach Mode!
About:
A massive collection that’s packed to the gills! Shantae Fans and newcomers alike will treasure this all-inclusive “Ultimate Edition” of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero!
In addition to the bevy of vivid, detailed high-definition graphics that made this newest entry in the Shantae series a fan-favorite, the Ultimate Edition includes even more modes, monsters, and platforming action! ‘Pirate Queen’s Quest’ allows players to take on the role of Shantae’s arch-nemesis, Risky Boots, in a whole new storyline! ‘Friends to the End’ features ethereal new levels and a special boss encounter as Shantae’s pals Sky, Bolo, and Rottytops enter her nightmare to try to save her from certain doom, while ‘Costume Pack’ provides three new arcade-style adventures – harness the power of the Ninja, Beach, and Officer costumes in these brand new side-stories!
Also included are previously unreleased bonuses - the Tinkerbat Transformation, Blue Shantae Costume, and Classic Risky Boots costume!
EXCLUSIVE BONUS COSTUME: Digital and retail copies of Ultimate Edition come with an exclusive extra Beach Mode costume you won’t find anywhere else - Shantae’s signature Blue Bathing Suit!
Game Features:
Shantae Mode – enjoy the main Shantae storyline, “Half-Genie Hero”
Hero Mode – get a head start with Shantae’s animal transformations already unlocked
Hard Core Mode – the tough-as-nails follow up to Shantae Mode for those craving a stiff challenge
Pirate Queen’s Quest – conquer Sequin Land as the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in an exciting new story!
Friends to the End – Swap between friends Sky, Bolo, and Rottytops to save Shantae from the Nightmare Realm!
Costume Pack – Side story modes with brand new gameplay: Wall jump in Ninja Mode, repel sunburn in Beach Mode, and take down Space Hooligans in Officer Mode!
Extras Gallery – Meet various conditions to unlock artwork in each game mode!
Hall of Fame – View artwork created by the most die-hard Shantae fans!
Tinkerbat Dance – Transform into a pirate and slash through foes!
Includes Blue Shantae Costume and Classic Risky Costume colors
Exclusive Bonus Costume–Blue Bathing Suit - for use in Beach Mode!
Form your party of four and venture together through the Kingdom of Hydeland in Dragon's Crown Pro Co-Op Trailer!
Have any combination of local couch co-op and online multiplayer
IRVINE, Calif. -- Jan. 31, 2018 -- The adventure of Dragon's Crown Pro is not one that should be conquered alone. Demons, dragons, and wizards all stand in your way to victory, but you don't have to face these perils by yourself thanks to Dragon's Crown Pro's four-player co-op!
The best part: the co-op can be any combination of local couch co-op and online multiplayer. Whether it's three people on the old, crumb-dusted sofa teamed up with one player online or vice versa, you can all work together to defeat the minions and bosses littering the Kingdom of Hydeland. Protect your teammates while escaping from danger, and cook lavish meals to help increase your stats! Get a sneak preview of the multiplayer co-op in action in our latest trailer.
Numerous Launch Bonuses Now Available to All Players... yippie!
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 31, 2018) – DISSIDIA® FINAL FANTASY® OPERA OMNIA™ is now available as a free download from the App Store for iPhone and iPad and Google Play for Android devices. Players can experience the world of DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY on mobile devices by forming parties from dozens of legendary FINAL FANTASY heroes and villains, and battle across an extensive original storyline. The game features strategic turn-based combat and a variety of weapons to be used in battle.
As players progress through the story, FINAL FANTASY characters will join their party. Throughout February, special bonuses are available to all players who download and log in to the game:
Pre-Registration Reward - Following the large number of fans who took part in the pre-registration campaign, all players who log into the game before February 28 will receive 5,000 in-game gems, a valuable in-game currency.
Login Bonus - Throughout the month of February, players can collect 300 gems each day for up to 20 days (6,000 gems total) just by logging in.
All-Stars Draw - The “All-Stars Draw” features gear for the 25 playable characters available at launch. The first summon is half-priced through February 28, and players are guaranteed one five-star rarity weapon.
Gem Specials – Special bundles are available for purchase that will provide players additional bonus gems.
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY OPERA OMNIA is now available in the App Store for iPhone and iPad and Google Play for Android devices.
Check out news from the source below... and you'll see what I mean about the Crystal Dynamics team. I'd love a roster like that to develop games that make you want to cry and pinch yourself... because you'd swear you were dreaming (and then you'd cry some more because its real)!
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REDWOOD SHORES, CA – (January 24, 2018)– Crystal Dynamics®, the renowned developer of the critically acclaimed and world-famous TOMB RAIDER® franchise, which has sold over 63 million copies globally, today announced they continue to expand their award-winning studio by adding 15 top industry talent to their development team in January alone. Included in the group are former Naughty Dog Creative Director Shaun Escayg who joins The Avengers Project as Creative Director, and as Director of Production Stephen Barry, a 27 year Veteran from EA/Visceral Games.
Escayg served as the Creative Director and writer of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and led the cinematics team as the Director of Photography and Animation Supervisor on The Last of Us . In addition, he worked as an animator at Industrial Light & Magic. “I’m thrilled to join Crystal as Creative Director and be aligned with a team as passionate about telling great character-based stories as I am.” Barry held multiple positions at Electronic Arts and was formerly the Director of Product Development at Visceral Games, working on several games over his long career including the critically acclaimed Dead Space franchise. “Crystal’s been around almost as long as I’ve been in the business. The immediate chemistry and camaraderie has been exactly what I’d hoped for.” “We’re committed to delivering an incredible, completely original Avengers experience to our gamers, and that means we are always looking to add amazing developers to our existing best in class studio talent,” said Scot Amos, Co-Head of Studio at Crystal Dynamics. “As development progresses, our studio continues to grow. The tremendous progress we’ve made on TheAvengers project further drives us toward our goal of crafting something all Marvel fans will be proud of, and will play for years to come. We can’t wait to show you what we mean in the future.” “We recently hired fifteen world-renowned industry veterans, spanning production leadership, animation, design, art and engineering, who have previously worked on games such as Batman: Arkham Origins, Dead Space, Star Wars: Battlefront and many more.” said Ron Rosenberg, Co-Head of Studio at Crystal Dynamics. “Their AAA experience adds to an already deep roster, making us well-positioned to deliver on the ambitious goals we’ve set for ourselves with TheAvengers project. It’s a stellar addition of many people who fit incredibly well into our wheelhouse of building game experiences we all love.” Crystal Dynamics has developed and published over 30 award-winning titles during its 25-year adventure. Some of the most beloved franchises include Gex®, Legacy of Kain® and most recently, TOMB RAIDER.
Zwei: The Arges Adventure is the first ever English-language release of the original Zwei!! game from Ys and The Legend of Heroes developer Nihon Falcom, and the predecessor to our recently released PC title Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection. This release stands as the most feature-complete version of the game to date, reintegrating a heaping helping of PC-exclusive features that were lost in the Japanese console versions including an Ys-themed typing tutor mini-game, a challenging block puzzler mini-game, and the "Pet Monitor" virtual pet system, along with a wide variety of unlockables plus some all-new content. Come set out on an adventure with a whole continent's worth of quirky and cute anime-style characters who frequently find themselves in comedically over-the-top situations, exploring every inch of the painterly 2D land of Arges along the way!
Pokkle and Pipiro are two step-siblings living by themselves in the ho-hum village of Puck on the time-forgotten floating continent of Arges. Pokkle loves making terrible puns and wears a tail for funsies, and Pipiro loves buying fashionable clothes and has no filter whatsoever. Together, they meander through what seems to be a peaceful, monotonous existence in their sleepy little burg where nothing interesting ever happens.
Until something does, anyway! A mysterious masked figure shows up one night and steals six holy idols from the local shrine. The self-proclaimed “Archduke of Arges” tenders a hefty reward for their return, and our “brave” duo jumps at the chance to go find them – Pokkle for the glory, and Pipiro strictly for the cash moneys.
Their journey will take them to every last nook and cranny across the land and lead to confrontations with a wide variety of friends and foes, each more ludicrous than the last, as a sinister plot to revive an ancient “Demon Lord” unfolds and 500 years’ worth of history comes into focus. Can two 14-year-olds with limited abilities and almost no social skills truly save the day? Or is Arges just pretty much screwed?
Released in Japan simply as Zwei!!, Zwei: The Arges Adventure is the direct predecessor to the previously released Nihon Falcom action RPG Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, from the creators of the popular Ys and The Legend of Heroes franchises.
Boasting a completely standalone story set on a mysterious “low fantasy” island floating amongst the clouds, Zwei: The Arges Adventure plays out as a classically styled action-oriented 2D dungeon crawler with oodles of optional content and unlockables, player-defined challenge through a unique food-based experience system, and a pervading tongue-in-cheek humor style that helps set it apart from other entries in the genre. Although released on several different platforms in Japan over the years, this is the first time it’s ever been officially released in English and is the most feature-complete version of the game to date.
So what are you waiting for? There’s no need to ask Zwei; you Arges gonna have to play this game right now!
FEATURES
SD Anime-Style Characters Inhabiting a Colorful Hand-Drawn 2D World Boasting beautiful painterly art rife with detail and animations, and populated with an equally colorful cast of super-deformed anime characters who are constantly on the move, the world of Arges feels perpetually alive and energetic.
Fast and Chaotic Combat Featuring a Plucky Duo of Protagonists (and One Pet) Fend off merciless enemies in real time with Pokkle’s melee attacks and Pipiro’s myriad magics, and solve puzzles to progress through the game’s many dungeons, all while either flanked by a loyal pet or while monitoring said pet from afar as it goes off on its own adorable little journeys.
Tongue-in-Cheek Story and Characters Providing Genuine Humor Pokkle’s terrible puns and Pipiro’s all-encompassing snark combine with quirky NPCs, self-aware dialogue, weird and unlikely locations, over-the-top situations, fourth-wall breaking, optional side-quests, and more to provide a genuinely funny and dynamic RPG experience.
Food-Based Leveling System Allowing Players to Challenge the Game on Their Own Terms Eat food to level-up, or hoard your food so you can exchange it in town for even better food down the line that grants even more experience. Will you stay low-level and challenge dungeons well beyond your means for the promise of more level-ups to come, or will you engorge yourself on demand to make the road ahead a little easier?
Minigames, Music, Achievements, Art, and More, Creating the Definitive Zwei Experience Play an Ys-inspired typing tutor, an adorable yet savage aeroplane shmup, or a block puzzler that rewards you for not making combos – or maybe just take the time to help guide your pet through the harsh wilderness for various spoils! If that’s not enough, why not try for one of the myriad new achievements, seek out one of the newly illustrated character bromides, or switch out the regular soundtrack for its 2008 arranged version? You can even play the game with Japanese text if you want! Add to that a bevy of control improvements and other modernizations, and you have the ultimate update to this unsung Falcom classic!
Pilot, treasure hunter, and courier Ragna Valentine lives a life of adventure flying the high skies of Granvallen. But on a routine delivery to the remote floating continent of Ilvard, he finds himself ambushed by two dragon-riding ne’er-do-wells who send his plane spiraling to the ground.
Fortunately for Ragna, his crash was witnessed by someone in a position to do something about it: vampire princess Alwen du Moonbria. Pulling the dying Ragna from the wreckage of his plane, Alwen forms a blood contract with him, saving his life in exchange for his services as her vassal.
Her request is far from simple – Alwen needs Ragna’s help both to recover her stolen magic, and to retake her castle, wrested from her mere weeks ago by villains unknown. Ragna’s ready to ante up, but on one condition: instead of acting as Alwen’s servant, he wants to undertake their adventure as equal partners...even though it could very well make the going tougher!
So begins the unlikely duo’s trek across Ilvard. Along the way, they’ll meet the isle’s strange and colorful residents, battle the minions of darkness, train pets, learn potent skills from a macho masked luchador, and discover the meaning of (slightly dysfunctional) friendship. Sure, the bad guys might have the upper hand, but luckily for Ragna and Alwen, they never saw a tag-team this weird coming!
FEATURES
Two Playable Characters for Tag-Team Action No need to go it alone when you’ve got the power of two on your side. Ragna roughs up foes in melee range, while Alwen fires off salvos of powerful magic or locks down enemies from afar. Switch between the two on the fly to create crazy combos!
Unique Food-Based Experience System Gives Greater Control Over Leveling Experience is gained through eating food so you can choose to cash in immediately, or save it to trade later for food worth even more EXP. You can even beat the game at level 1...if you dare.
Strange and Quirky Setting with Strange and Quirky Characters The residents of Ilvard are a lively lot, and you can learn more about each one in your spare time as the story progresses. What’s the deal with that chain-smoking nun? Which of the three maids shirks the most work? And... is that a girl in a giant penguin costume?
Brand New, Expanded English Voices We’ve greatly expanded on the Japanese release’s voice acting, with over 2000 never-before-voiced lines bringing the twists and turns of the main story to life.
Instead of just doing a review of this game, we're adding some gameplay for your viewing pleasure. We're posting videos on this mission to give you an idea of what the game is like without spoilers from the actual adventure!
