NIS America today announced that Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy is now available for the PlayStation Vita and PC via Steam. The Steam version is having several discounts during the launch week. The standalone game is 25% off, while the digital art book and digital soundtrack are 15% off. For the first two weeks, the New Recruit Labyrinth Support Set DLC will be available on PSN and Steam for free.
XSEED Games announced today that Akiba’s Beat, developer Acquire’s satirical JRPG, is now available for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Available in digital and physical formats, the title is XSEED Games’s largest voiceover project to date, featuring English language audio for the game’s nearly 22,000 spoken lines in addition to the option for original Japanese audio.
A launch trailer was released in celebration of the Akihabara adventure, setting the stage for the whimsical antics and action that await prospective destroyers of delusion.
A spiritual successor to Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed, Akiba’s Beat is a modern-day satirical spin on the classic Japanese RPG formula. Set in a true-to-life recreation of Tokyo’s Akihabara district (“Akiba” for short), players will take control of a party of characters led by protagonist Asahi Tachibana as they seek to rid the town of anything out of sync with reality during a repeating Sunday from which none of them are able to break away.
After a successful Steam Early Access period, Bounty Train from Daedalic Entertainment and Corbie Games is out now for PC. Two editions are available: the basic edition for $24.99 and the Trainium Edition, including the soundtrack, digital artbook, two special in-game items and the first DLC for $34.99. In addition, a new, free update with additional quests, achievements, and balancing improvements will be released as well.
Bounty Train combines the best of trade simulation, real time strategy and rogue-like features into a complex, tactically challenging game with a historical setting. The player has to keep many balls in the air – dealing with real time skirmishes with bandits, trading goods for the best prices, resource management, train optimization and keeping the line and train in shape. In addition, Bounty Train places the player in real historical events, from the onset of the Civil War, to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln – and depending on player choices and performance, the course of history may be changed.
With only one more week until the release of Disgaea 5 Complete for the Nintendo Switch, NIS America announced that the official demo is now live on the Nintendo eShop. In addition, NIS America has released a new Game Overview Trailer.
Bungie, in collaboration with Activision, aim to expand the Destiny 2 adventure through new and existing licensee partners for Destiny 2’s merchandising program.
Bungie has partnered with Funko to bring Destiny’s story characters to life in Pop! Vinyl form. This August, consumers can collect characters from the Destiny 2 universe including Cayde-6, Ikora Rey, and Commander Zavala with other supporting characters at select retailers.
Destiny 2’s availability on PC for the first time also presents a strategic partnership opportunity with Razer featuring a product suite of gaming peripherals: the Razer Ornata Chroma keyboard, the Razer ManO’ War Tournament Edition headset, the Razer DeathAdder Elite mouse, and the Razer Goliathus Speed mouse mat.
Other Bungie licensee partnerships include, BioWorld (Apparel), KontrolFreek (Performance Thumbsticks for Gaming Controllers), Insight Editions (Art Books, Journals and Poster Books), Mattel – MEGA Construx (Construction Sets), McFarlane Toys (Action Figures and Collectibles), Think Geek (Accessories and Collectibles), ThreeA (Collectible Figures), and RockLove (Jewelry).
Partner brands will make an appearance at the Destiny 2 Gameplay Premiere taking place on May 18th in Los Angeles, California.
Idea Factory International today announced that Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is now available for the PlayStation Vita. This remastered telling of the visual novel Hakuoki series that was first developed and released in 2008 focuses on the story set in Kyoto. The young Chizuru, determined to find her father, will romance the famous samurai of Shinsengumi through a series of stories and dramatic events.
Developer Pixel Night and publisher Iceberg Interactive today announced the release of their first-person adventure game, Empathy: Path of Whispers. Players can now purchase this atmospheric experience for $19.99 through Steam and other digital retailers. To celebrate, Empathy: Path of Whispers will have a 20% discount for the week of launch. In addition, the soundtrack to Empathy: Path of Whispers is available as free DLC through Steam.
In Empathy: Path of Whispers, players must explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance as you journey through its past.
Frontier Developments today announced the massively multiplayer space epic Elite Dangerous will launch for the PlayStation 4 on June 27th.
Elite Dangerous and the Elite Dangerous: Horizons season pass will be available digitally on the PlayStation Store as standalone products or together as part of the Commander Deluxe Edition, complete with the bonus Commander Paint Pack.
Pre-order on PlayStation Store to receive the exclusive Gold Sidewinder ship paint job. Digital pre-orders are available starting May 30th.
Elite Dangerous: Legendary Edition will also be available at physical retail stores for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on the same day, featuring Elite Dangerous, the Elite Dangerous: Horizons season pass and a bonus 1,000 Frontier Points to spend on in-game cosmetic items.
First Strike, the mobile strategy title that sets the Doomsday Clock ticking and puts players’ fingers on the button of a nuclear arsenal, is coming to PC on May 31st.
Fully optimized for PC with new control systems, a graphical upgrade and Steam support, First Strike: Final Hour also features double the number of super weapons for more strategic options and a new Diplomacy Mode, allowing players to form non-attack treaties with superpowers and stab them in the back.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles, the collection that includes eight of the most beloved Zombies maps from previous Treyarch-developed Call of Duty games, is available now together in one package on the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 4 for $29.99 USD. The fully remastered maps, featuring Zombies origins stories, have been enhanced with visuals, audio and new gameplay for current console generations.
The eight maps in Zombies Chronicles are:
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