Publisher SHUEISHA GAMES Inc. confirmed that SOULVARS, the popular turn-based RPG deckbuilder from solo developer ginolabo is heading to to Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC on June 27th.
SOULVARS takes deckbuilding combat to the next level with the innovative Soulbit system. Combine Soulbit actions and use deck-controlling Abilities to pull off 100+ breathtaking moves. Tactically counter powerful attacks and debuffs from enemy "Dominators", and time your counterattacks for maximum effect! Enjoy the best of both worlds: deep deckbuilding strategy and high-speed RPG battles!
A future where human souls can be digitized...
Humanity faces the consequences of its technology with the sudden appearance of grotesque Dominators. Elite units consisting of Soulbearers, next-generation humans born with alternate Souls, are dispatched day and night to intercept and counter Dominator attacks. The story follows Yakumo, a freelance Soulbearer, as he handles assignments from private military contractor "DDO" (Dominator Disposal Organization).
Deep, exhilarating battles and character growth
Experience the best of both worlds - dynamic pixel art animations and turn-based tactical planning. Each enemy is a puzzle to solve, a challenge to overcome! Identify their weaknesses and combine Soulbit actions to unleash powerful finishing moves! Explore the cityscape and hunt unique Dominators for rare and powerful gear on your path to mastering the ultimate Arts!
Super-enhanced port of the acclaimed mobile original
The original mobile version, released in January 2022, soared up the rankings to #1 for paid RPG apps and #2 for paid game apps on both Google Play and iTunes, and continues to garner wide acclaim (4.6 score average on iTunes, 4.8 on Google Play as of Sep 2022). The Xbox version offers an enhanced horizontal UI and intuitive controller input, combining the speed of SOULVARS with full dynamism on your favorite display!
Gameplay Features:
Classic JRPG nostalgia with a modern twist - Players immerse themselves in a game that blends the best of two worlds: stylish pixel art animations and dynamic, turn-based tactical planning.
Deckbuilding combat system - Collect gear to expand your Soulbits - cards for your hand - and personalize your deck, then mix and match various Soulbits to uncover new attacks and unlock over 100 different Arts and Abilities. Hunt for rare and powerful gear by defeating unique Dominators on your journey to mastering the ultimate Arts!
Party-based combat - Each enemy is a puzzle to solve, a challenge to overcome! Customize your party to deal with different enemy types, identify their weaknesses and combine Soulbit actions to unleash over 200 powerful finishing moves!
Compelling narrative - Through Yakumo and his fellow Soulbears, uncover the dangers of unchecked technology, the origins of the "DDO" (Dominator Disposal Organization), and the conspiracies behind the emergence of the Dominators.
Localized in 12 languages - Both interface and subtitles are available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Hindi so players worldwide can enjoy this action-packed adventure.
SOULVARS will be featured in the upcoming Steam Next Fest with a demo from June 19th-26th, so be sure to check it out! In the meantime, watch the new gameplay teaser trailer below for a glimpse at what to expect.
Gravity Game Arise announced they will be partnering with five talented indie development teams to publish five new titles. Learn more about each title and watch the newly released trailers!
Titles included: Tactical bullet-hell RPG, Grid Force - Mask Of The Goddess, classic tactics RPG-inspired Live By The Sword: Tactics, stunning pixel art RPG Alterium Shift, colourful 3D co-op platformer River Tails: Stronger Together and 3D puzzle adventure NecroBoy: Path to Evilship.
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Grid Force - Mask Of The Goddess
Grid Force - Mask Of The Goddess is an innovative tactical bullet-hell RPG from Dreamnauts coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on August. Grid Force’s release date was revealed during the Black Voices in Gaming event on June 8th. The game combines exciting and tactically rich real-time grid based combat, a deep story that adapts to your choices and a diverse roster of heroines that enrich the game both through their unique combat abilities and their fascinating personal backstories.
Live By The Sword: Tactics
Live by the Sword: Tactics is at its heart a Tactical RPG but takes a few modern measures to differentiate itself from others. No grinding is needed to enjoy the game, your characters are the same strength at the end of the game as they were at the start. You the player are what grows and as you become better you are able to beat harder fights and solve more difficult encounters.
Alterium Shift
Alterium Shift is a retro JRPG-inspired indie game from Drattzy Games.
Choose one of three heroes in training on a mission to prevent a catastrophic conflict between two worlds. Discover the heroes’ intertwined link as they seek to save Alteria from the Dark Elves. Be prepared to shift your expectations on what the real journey might be.
River Tails: Stronger Together
River Tails: Stronger Together is a 3D two player co-op adventure platformer with a colourful cartoon aesthetic. Teammates must work together to defeat end-of-level bosses and solve puzzles across a range of natural-world environments.
Play either as Furple, the curious and excitable purple kitten, or Finn, the independent fish with a bit of an attitude problem. You’ll embark upstream with these unexpected allies, towards the icy mountain where Furple’s family are in mortal danger. Can you save them in time?
Pick a trusted teammate and prepare to experience an epic journey through nature in all its glory. Kid Onion Studio, an indie game development company headquartered in the UK and Italy is developing River Tails: Stronger Together. This exciting 3D action-adventure platformer is designed to be played by two people in couch co-op mode and is targeted to all major platforms.
NecroBoy: Path to Evilship
NecroBoy is a puzzle-adventure game from French indie developer Chillin’ Wolf, in which you can revive souls into the form of minions, the NecroMinions (because everything starting with Necro is cooler), that will follow our hero, NecroBoy.
Use your minions to solve various puzzles by giving them orders, helping you to progress further into the crypt of NecroMan, an infamous necromancer that tyrannized the kingdom a century ago. What a role model! Although the gameplay is made to be relaxed (we're Chillin' Wolf, remember?). The journey through the dungeons will make the players scratch their heads over puzzles as the difficulty increases!
'The Medium', an upcoming psychological horror video game featuring patented dual-reality gameplay, is now available for digital pre-order and pre-download for Xbox Series X and PC via the Microsoft Store.
The Medium is a next-gen psychological horror game, featuring a 'dual' soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka and Arkadiusz Reikowski. Become a medium living in two worlds: the real and the spirit one. Haunted by a vision of a child’s murder, you travel to an abandoned hotel resort, which years ago became the stage of an unthinkable tragedy. There you begin your search for difficult answers.
Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an abandoned communist resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its deeply disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and explore two realities at the same time.
The Medium does not yet have a firm release date. If pre-ordered, you will be notified when the release date is set and opportunity provided to manage your order.
The Medium is Coming Holiday 2020 For Xbox Series X & PC.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, a new expansion for the hit videogame Mortal Kombat 11, is set for a global release on digital first on May 26th.
Developed by award-winning NetherRealm Studios, Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath expands the critically acclaimed story campaign with an all-new, cinematic narrative centred around trust and deceit. As Fire God Liu Kang, the new keeper of time and protector of Earthrealm, must now enlist the help of unlikely allies and familiar foes to forge a new history as the fate of two worlds hang in the balance. Adding to the growing roster of playable fighters, the new expansion features the triumphant return of Fujin, the God of Wind who serves as Earthrealm’s protector alongside his brother Raiden, and Sheeva, the four-armed, half-human and half-dragon queen of the ancient Shokan race. RoboCop, the iconic, highly advanced cybernetic police officer will make his first appearance in the franchise, continuing the pedigree of popular Mortal Kombat guest fighters. RoboCop inMortal Kombat 11: Aftermath features the voice and likeness of actor Peter Weller, who portrayed the popular character in both the original “RoboCop” (1987) film and “RoboCop 2” (1990) sequel. Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath will also include three new character skin packs to be released over time.
Additionally, all Mortal Kombat 11 owners will have access to new Stages, including the return of the Klassic Dead Pool and Soul Chamber arenas, accompanied by Stage Fatalities, the fan-favourite finishing moves that use the environment to destroy opponents, and the popular Friendships feature from the ‘90s, which allows players to take down their adversaries with a hint of kindness. These features will be available as a free content update in conjunction with the Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath release.
Let's take a look at the Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Official Reveal Trailer.
Those who have already purchased Mortal Kombat 11 can preorder the Mortal Kombat 11Aftermath expansion now for $39.99/£34.99 / €39.99 (SRP) or the Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath + Kombat Pack Bundle for $49.99/£39.99 / €49.99 (SRP).
All preorders will receive the Eternal Klash Skin Pack at launch, featuring three new character skin variants – “Unbound Rage” Scorpion inspired by Mortal Kombat (2011), “Son of Arctika” Sub-Zero inspired by Mortal Kombat: Deception and “Kori Power” Frost, a Klassic version of the Lin Kuei warrior.
The Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath expansion will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC and Google Stadia on May 26, 2020.
Console game developers have often looked towards the casino gaming market to attract new players to their consoles. But there has always been something lacking in the subsequent titles that have been released.
The problem with simulations
The main problem for console developers is that their casino-based games have always been simulations when in reality, serious casino players prefer the features and benefits of real games. There are players who enjoy playing casino simulations rather than the real thing, often as a break from the intense world of console gaming, but their numbers are limited.
So we have serious casino game and poker players on one side and hard-core gamers on the other and there seems to be no way of bringing these two audiences together.
Previous X-box titles
Pure Hold’em: Full House Poker was released on the Xbox One and provided a decent poker gaming experience for the genre. The game featured interactive multi-player options and tournament poker, and the graphics were excellent. As poker simulations go, the developers made a great job of releasing a polished product but the underlying issues remained.
Prominence Poker was another title that made a great attempt to make a simple simulation game more interesting. It featured amazing graphics and an assortment of underground gambling dens for players to visit on their way to grabbing the virtual pot.
Akuma and Taskmaster join the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 roster as in-game unlockable characters!
Taskmaster brings his mastery of multiple fighting skills, photographic reflexes and array of weapons to the already impressive lineup of Marvel characters from the game, including Dormammu, Thor, Deadpool, Hulk, Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Doctor Doom, Super-Skrull, X-23, Phoenix and more unannounced characters!
From Capcom's Street Fighter franchise comes the evil and uber-powerful Akuma, joining his Capcom compatriots Viewtiful Joe, Amaterasu, Dante, Ryu, Morrigan, Chris Redfield, Felicia, Trish, Haggar, Chun-Li, and Tron Bonne among others.
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