Yearly Archives: 2019

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Launches in America in January 2020

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot aims to be the most accurate retelling of Goku’s life, and will take players through their favorite DBZ story arcs, as they meet friends, battle foes, and bring some Dragon Ball Z mysteries to light. Bandai Namco also announced that DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT will also be available in Deluxe, Ultimate, and Collector’s Editions along with a Super Saiyan Pre-Order offer

Yakuza 7 Coming to the West in 2020

The Yakuza franchise celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2020, with the next title in the series: Ryu Ga Gotoku 7/Yakuza: Like a DragonYakuza: Like a Dragon introduces a new protagonist after the events of Yakuza 6, in the form of Ichiban Kasuga. Kasuga is a low-level Yakuza member, aiming to prove his worth, and go from rags to riches.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is far more than a new entry into the franchise, but is also a complete reimagining of the franchise itself. A new city (Ijincho, Yokohama), and a new side of Japan will be seen. The combat system is seeing a fresh look too, combining the series’ popular brawling with a turn-based RPG system. Toshihiro Nagoshi is bringing something fresh to this long-standing franchise, and we have an extended trailer today. The most important thing: Yakuza: Like a Dragon is on the way to the West in 2020.

Mosaic

Mosaic is a narrative-driven adventure game following the monotonous life of a lonely man in a cold city. That is, until one day, everything changes.

Business Model: Buy-to-Play

Microtransactions: No

Key Features:

Diamonds in the Rough: Dive into surrealistic daydreams and abstract nightmares as you steadily unearth little bits of meaning among mountains of mundane.

Blair Witch

From the makers of Layers of Fear, Bloober Team, comes a first person psychological horror game, based on the cinematic lore from the movie of the same name: Blair Witch.

Business Model: Retail Purchase, Steam, Xbox, $29.99

Microtransactions: No

Key Features:

Immersive Story: Face the Blair Witch in first person.

Spooky: Visit a woods and structures within where time and space play by unfamiliar rules.

Bork Bork: You can pet the dog, Bullet. How you treat the dog will affect your gameplay experience.

Skyforge’s ‘Firestarter’ Expansion Launch Trailer

Skyforge has a new update hitting PC and console this week, with the boiling-hot Firestarter expansion. This update arrives on PC today, Playstation 4 on September 4th, and Xbox One on September 5th, 2019. This update adds a new class, with the mighty Firestarter. Players will be able to harness their power to conjure fireballs, breath gouts of flame, trigger geothermal eruptions, and even unleash a cataclysmic hellstorm of meteors. If that’s not enough, you can even turn into a Fire Cat.

There is a new Elder God Form in this expansion, the “Aspect of Magic”. Players who have become fully-fledged can access Aspect of Magic, which is a new form to unlock when high divinity is achieved. Characters are surrounded by five Ether spheres, which activate special abilities that assist with ranged combat. Effective damage, enhanced crowd control abilities, harder-hitting attacks and more await with this mighty new form.

Firestarter has a new dungeon that is found on the planet Terra as well: Heart of the City! This unique dungeon will have randomly generated events and multiple branching paths, that can be unlocked with additional playthroughs. The adventure could lead to a confrontation with the Draconids, an expedition through a wrecked spaceship or a race to stop a deadly biological threat. There’s plenty of excitement here, and to unlock it, players must complete a series of Draconid quests on Terra.

Spiritfarer

In the cozy management game Spiritfarer, you will find the spirits of the recently deceased, befriend them, and carry them across a sea and into the afterlife. Coming in 2020 to Switch, XBox One, PS4, and Steam.

Business Model: Retail Purcahse

Microtransactions: No

Key Features:

Explore: Explore an original fantasy world filled with mystery.

Harvest & Craft: From farming and cooking to mining and smithing, a wide variety of gathering and creative skills await you to build upgrades for you, your ferry, and your spirit passengers.

Experience a Moving Story: While Spiritfarer may be a game about death, it is also a game about forging relationships. With 30 hours of gameplay just to finish the game and hundreds more to complete everything there is to do Spiritfarer has a lot to offer.

Gears 5

Gears of War returns in 2019 with Gears 5, from The Coalition and Microsoft Studios. Players will take the role of Kait as she leads her squad across the largest Gears world to date in an attempt to discover the secrets and origins of the Locust. Will you be able to save humankind while they hold a shred of their humanity?

Features:

Cross Play Co-Op: Play couch co-op in split screen, or go online and cross play between PC and XBox One.

Superior Graphics: 60 FPS in stunning 4K Ultra-HD.

Gripping Story: Discover what is going on with Kait and why she feels compelled to seek out the Locust.

Conan Exiles

Conan Exiles is a buy to play survival MMORPG being developed by Funcom for PC and will be released on Steam Early Access on September 13, 2016. As an exile you have been forced into the wasteland with little but a loincloth and your own two fists. You will need to hunt, gather, craft, and fight for your very survival to survive the blistering days and frigid nights. Only the mentally and physically fit are able to survive in such a harsh environment. Are you one of them?

Features:

Servers: Both public and private servers will be available for you to build, craft, and dominate on.

Building: Construct your own base to shield you from the elements and from your foes. Work with other players to construct even more impressive fortresses that will truly be an intimidating sight to anybody who dares attack you.

Gruesome Combat: Heads will roll, limbs will fly, and blood will spray in every direction you look in combat. Can you handle such intensity?

Resource Collection: Collect a variety of resources, some hard to find and others plentiful, which will enable you to craft different types of weapons, armors, and tools.