Bandai Namco has announced that Katamari Damacy Reroll is out now for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam and gives gamers the chance to revisit the original game, remastered for current hardware.
Faithful to the strange yet irresistible gameplay of the Katamari franchise, Katamari Damacy Reroll puts players in control of a highly adhesive ball (the Katamari), capable of collecting paper-clips, books, cars, buildings, mountains - even continents – as it grows larger and larger.
Katamari Damacy Reroll will feature remastered graphics and cut scenes as well as new motion controls unique for the Nintendo Switch version. Using two Joy-Cons in TV mode or table-top mode, players can move The Prince around with ease by simply turning their wrists. Players can also play in two-player mode on the Nintendo Switch with one Joy-Con each.
During the recent Game Awards out of Los Angeles, Bioware not only teased the next Dragon Age game, but they also gave us a proper look at the story of Anthem, check it out in this new trailer.
In addition to that, we also got word that Anthem will get a demo ahead of its full release in February, but we also got word that a special VIP demo will be released.
Fans who pre-order Anthem, as well as EA Access and Origin Access subscribers, will get access to the VIP Demo on January 25, 2019, and all players will have a chance to step into their Javelins and experience Anthem for themselves on February 1, 2019. Both Demos will be available on Origin for PC, Xbox One and PS4.
Ubisoft announced during the Game Awards that Far Cry New Dawn is coming on February 15 and will take players back to Montana, 17 years after the nukes were dropped.
Set seventeen years after a global nuclear catastrophe, Far Cry New Dawn brings players into a wildly beautiful and radically transformed Hope County, Montana. Life has begun to emerge from the chaos, but the survivors now face a new threat – the merciless Highwaymen and their leaders The Twins, Mickey and Lou. Raised in a lawless frontier, the twin sisters and their band of scavengers live only for today and have descended upon Hope County to take all available resources. To push back this devastating threat, players must help the Survivors grow stronger, craft a makeshift arsenal and form unexpected alliances to fight for survival in a dangerous new frontier.
At the Homebase, players will prepare to face off against the threat of the Highwaymen. The Homebase, called Prosperity, is the stronghold of the Survivors. Here, players can craft makeshift weapons and vehicles and train their Guns for Hire – including new and familiar faces. As players progress, they can upgrade the Homebase for more powerful weapons and gear. The Homebase is also a launch-pad to Expeditions, where for the first time in Far Cry, the adventure is more than local. Set in memorable locations across the US, from wetlands to canyons and more, Expeditions drop players into unique locations where they must grab a package of valuable materials and get out, quickly.
Sega have announced that Sega Genesis Classics is out now for Nintendo Switch, letting players revisit 50 classic Sega Genesis titles.
Retro fans can now revisit over 50 favourites across every genre: arcade action, shooters, beat'm ups, puzzlers and hidden gems on the go, all of which can be accessed through the games 90's inspired retro gamer's bedroom. There is a classic title for every player to enjoy with modernised features including online multiplayer, achievements, mirror modes, same-screen local coop mode, rewind and save states.
During the Game Awards, Ed Boon came out on stage to help present an award, but something did not go right and Mortal Kombat 11 was the result, the game is coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC and Nintendo Switch.
Mortal Kombat 11 deepens and personalizes the experience unlike ever before with an all new Custom Character Variation System that gives players the creative control of building customized versions of the character roster. In addition, the game will introduce a new cinematic story that continues the epic saga that is more than 25 years in the making.
“By giving players more creative control, Mortal Kombat 11 is a testament to why this iconic franchise is so strong and increasingly relevant after more than 25 years,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “This game showcases NetherRealm Studios’ extensive talent to innovate and create epic experiences for the Mortal Kombat fans and new players alike.”
“It’s exciting to finally announce Mortal Kombat 11 and showcase what the team has been working on,” said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios. “Our Custom Character Variation System opens up an infinite amount of options for players to personalize their favorite fighters. We can’t wait until January when we’ll be showing more of the game.”
The full game will be revealed at an event in January, so stay tuned for that.
Psyonix announced at the Game Awards that Rocket League is moving up town, as McLaren has joined the car line up, with the 570S car pack, a trailer was released for it and the best news, the pack is out now.
Team17 have announced that Genesis Alpha One will be releasing on January 24th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via the Epic Games Store.
Genesis Alpha One mixes thrilling roguelike mechanics with deep ship building and fast first-person action, putting you in the role of an interstellar pioneer.
In a near future ravaged by wars, corrupt regimes and devastating pollution, influential corporations have created the Genesis program in a last-ditch attempt to save humanity.
As the Captain of a Genesis starship, you journey into uncharted space on the ultimate mission. Build and manage a space vessel, explore the galaxy for resources and interesting new lifeforms and experiment with DNA and alien abilities as you clone new crew members. Your goal: Find new homes for humanity’s DNA and save the species from extinction.
Bethesda have announced that Prey: Typhon Hunter, the final update for Prey: Digital Deluxe and Prey: Mooncrash, will release next week, bringing a tense new multiplayer mode and a VR-only single player game to the award-winning title. Typhon Hunter will release December 11 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Players who already purchased Prey: Digital Deluxe or upgraded their original version of Prey with Prey: Mooncrash, will receive both new game modes at no extra cost. New players can purchase Prey: Digital Deluxe to receive the original award-winning game as well as all of the following updates; existing Prey owners can upgrade their game to Prey: Mooncrash.
Prey: Typhon Hunter includes two new exciting modes for Prey:
Typhon Hunter multiplayer: a heart-throbbing multiplayer version of hide-and-seek where one player, as Morgan Yu, is stalked by five opponents playing as Mimics, who hide in plain sight as everyday objects before seizing upon their prey. Morgan must hunt down and destroy all five Mimics before time runs out. Typhon Hunter VR, which puts the Morgan player inside the virtual world, will release in early 2019.
TranStar VR: a single player, VR-only escape-room-style campaign that thrusts the player into the shoes of TranStar employees, where they will have to complete objectives and solve intricate puzzles on Talos I, just days before the events of Prey. TranStar VR will be available for both PC and PSVR.
Kicking off the Game Awards 2018, with its first world premiere, gamers were shown a new Marvel game coming to Nintendo Switch, with the news at the end being that it was exclusive to the platform. Here is the debut trailer for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
The game brings together Super Heroes and Super Villains from across the Marvel Universe to battle for the limitless power of the Infinity Gauntlet, one Stone at a time. This unprecedented team of characters must use their unique superpowers to defeat the mad cosmic tyrant Thanos and his ruthless warmasters, The Black Order. The game will feature an original story and a playable cast of dozens of Marvel Super Heroes, including the Avengers, the X-Men, and—for the first time in series history—the Guardians of the Galaxy.
“As longtime fans of the franchise, we could not be prouder and more excited to bring back ULTIMATE ALLIANCE with its biggest game yet,” said Mike Jones, Vice President & Executive Producer, Marvel Games. “MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE is all about teaming up with your friends and creating your own ‘dream team’ of Super Heroes to go on adventures across the Marvel Universe, and Nintendo Switch is perfect for delivering on that promise of cooperative gameplay and shared experiences.”
“The MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE games have been beloved by fans for more than a decade, and this new installment on Nintendo Switch will deliver even more of the thrills and heroics that the franchise is known for,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Thanks to our partnership with Marvel, the fate of the Marvel Universe will literally be in the hands of Nintendo Switch players, whether they’re at home or on the go.”
The new game features the same kind of action-RPG gameplay that made the franchise such a hit over a decade ago. In MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order, up to four players can drop in for co-op battles in a variety of ways: They can play online, link up offline via local wireless or pass a Joy-Con controller to a friend to join the team. With another pair of Joy-Con (sold separately), four players can team up on one system. In addition to the series’ traditional perspective, the new entry will let players select a dynamic, zoomed-in heroic view, allowing for a more immersive play style for single-player or multiplayer when using multiple systems.
There is no set release date as of yet, but just the year of 2019, it was also announced that the developers of the game are Team Ninja.
During the Game Awards, Bethesda dropped a new trailer for Rage 2, showing off the games massive open world, including some interesting locations within.
In addition, Bethesda have announced that the game will release on May 14, 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
During the 2018 Game Awards, Activision announced that Crash Team Racing Remastered is real, officially called Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled and is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on June 21st.
Developed by Beenox, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is built from the ground up and remasters the original CrashTM racing game by bringing the characters, karts, tracks and arenas to modern console HD graphics.
Fans will be able to see Crash and friends’ expressions and antics in beautiful detail as they blast each other with power-ups and whiz around the corners in all the original racetracks. The stakes are high and the competition is fierce as players race with a variety of Crash Bandicoot series characters, including Crash, Coco, Dr. Neo Cortex and others against the egomaniacal Nitros Oxide to save our planet from destruction.
In the new game, Adventure, Arcade Single Race and Cup Race, Time Trials and Battle Mode are back. Play Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled single player or vs. friends both online and offline.
Devolver Digital have gone ape it seems, as they have today announced in partnership with Indie Fun that Ape Out will bust out in 2019 on Switch and PC, check out the debut trailer.
Developed by Gabe Cuzzillo with sound by Matt Boch and art by Bennett Foddy, Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom.
“Our team is pleased to finally announce a release date for one of our most anticipated titles ever in Ape Out,” said Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker. “Frankly, it was a lot harder to motion capture an ape than we had originally thought and recording primates ripping human corpses apart is generally frowned upon in most countries.”
Ape Out slams its hairy fist onto Nintendo Switch and PC on February 7, so get ready to go bananas.
