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Trailer Attack: 27th October 2016 – The last steep juicy persona fantasy

Persona 5

Being the center of school gossip is a quick way to make anyone feel like an outcast, and Persona 5‘s Ann Takamaki gets the full brunt of that. Ann is a beautiful girl plagued by unjust rumors from her peers on a daily basis. But despite the Scarlett Letter treatment, Ann cares deeply about her friends…which is why she’s so eager to pick up the mask and join the Phantom Thieves. Well, that and also to spite the rumors about her and the “excessively friendly” gym teacher at Shujin Academy. And while the Phantom Thieves won’t be done with just one lecherous gym teacher, Ann winds up being the closest thing to the group’s moral compass. Plus, she’s just a total badass that you’d want watching your back in a fight.

Final Fantasy XV

Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XV has gone gold. To mark this production milestone, a new CG cinematic trailer, entitled “Omen” released today. Eagle-eyed viewers will see that this dynamic new trailer also celebrates the game’s gold status in a unique way. Omen is a conceptual CG cinematic trailer created by the world-renowned 3D animation studio DIGIC Pictures, who also worked on KINGSGLAIVE: Final Fantasy XV. Noctis negotiates a rapidly shifting world, endless waves of enemies, a gradual loss of abilities and a madness that brings harm to his beloved fiancée. Inspired by the world and story of Final Fantasy XV, the trailer depicts a nightmarish “omen” for Noctis’ father King Regis, of a catastrophic future that must be avoided.

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk

Koei Tecmo Europe today revealed pre-order bonus content and further detailed the powerful slash and smash action of the most brutal Warriors style title to date, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk, slated to launch on the 24th February 2017 for the PlayStation 4, digitally on the Vita and on Windows PC via Steam. A series of promotional videos released alongside today’s announcement showcase the pre-order bonus costumes and exemplify the intense boss battles that players can look forward, as well as a look into Guts and Griffith in the upcoming action title.

Monster Hunter XX

In the Monster Hunter Direct that happened earlier today in Japan, Capcom revealed Monster Hunter XX, an upgraded version of Monster Hunter Generations, which I’ll guess will be called Monster Hunter Double Generations over here….right?

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue

The full opening movie for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue was revealed at the Paris Games Week.

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX

During Paris Games Week, Square Enix and Disney revealed Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX will launch on the PlayStation 4 on 31st March 2017. The HD remastered compilation brings six beloved Kingdom Hearts adventures to the PlayStation 4, and combined with the upcoming release of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, gives fans the opportunity to experience all of their favourite moments from the series so far for the very first time on one platform.

For Honor

Re-live epic moments from the For Honor Closed Alpha with gameplay clips submitted from the For Honor community

Sombrero

The rules of this gunfight are simple; stay alive, grab the loot…and shooting your friends in the back is wholly encouraged. Hey, no one says gunslingers have to fight fair. Sombrero, the party game of Spaghetti Western mayhem, launches today on Steam!

DOOM

Hell Followed, the second DLC multiplayer content pack for DOOM, is out now. Adding even more to the game’s fast-paced multiplayer, Hell Followed includes three new maps, the new Reaper weapon, new Hack Modules and Taunts, and Threat Pulse, a new equipment item that scans for nearby enemies. Also added is the fan-favorite Cacodemon as a new player-controlled demon for multiplayer. Transform into the Cacodemon to take down enemies with blasts of bile and lethal tongue lashes.

Alice VR

A sci-fi adventure inspired by the works of Lewis Carroll, Alice VR takes you to a mysteriously abandoned planet. Led by an AI that knows more than it’s willing to reveal, you must decipher the workings of alien technologies, uncover the planet’s secrets, and try to repair your ship with your sanity intact. Stranded on a foreign planet after an emergency landing, you exit the ship to find that all its inhabitants have mysteriously disappeared. Venture deep into a world of wonder and abandoned beauty, undermine the laws of physics and choose the paths that will ultimately decide the fate of both you and the planet.

Watch Dogs 2

Watch the best funny moments from YouTubers playing Watch Dogs 2. Have a hacking good time when Watch Dogs 2 releases on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 15th and on PC on November 29th.

God Wars Future Past

NIS America announce that the Standard and Limited Edition of God Wars Future Past for the PlayStation 4 and Vita are available for preorder on the NISA Online Store in North America! Stay tuned for further preorder updates for EU regions. God Wars Future Past is a tactical RPG that explores the untold history of Japan through folklore and tactical combat. Experience the traditional stories of Japan’s origin from the points of view of three warring nations through gameplay and beautiful anime cinematics. Engage in deep tactical combat with a myriad of character classes. Explore the lives of heroes who made their mark by fighting against the fate set out before them.

Battleborn

Today, a new hero arrives for Battleborn players the 29th playable hero, Kid Ultra! Season Pass holders and Digital Deluxe owners can instantly unlock Kid Ultra early starting today, and he will be available for everyone on Thursday, November 3rd for 47,500 in-game credits. Originally designed for childcare missions, weaponless yet equipped with thousands of cartoons and comics hardwired in his databanks to entertain children, Kid Ultra came online just as Magna Carta, the LLC’s governing AI suddenly went dark, providing the newly fabricated robot without executable code. The only source of actionable information in his brain was the library of entertainment intended for placating and educating youngsters. When the Battleborn found Kid Ultra ineffectually acting out his programming of a comic book “good guy” without armament, Nova and Kleese outfitted him with both an arsenal and a team at his back. Kid Ultra was finally the hero he wanted to be. He was a Battleborn.

The Last Guardian

As ardent fans of Fumito Ueda’s past games can attest, the audio element of his projects – both sound and music – play a vital role in immersing the player in a rich fantasy world. The aural presentation in The Last Guardian is no less crucial for achieving the full experience of exploring this new world with Trico. Determinedly composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Takeshi Furukawa and gracefully orchestrated by the London Symphony Orchestra, Trinity Boys Choir, and London Voices at Air Studios, powerfully complements the story of this boy and creature, alone amidst ancient ruins, discovering each other as they seek a path to freedom. The Last Guardian launches on PS4 on 9th December

LEGO Dimensions

Today, Warner Bros. released the third episode in the “Meet That Hero!” video series, featuring the adorbs but spunky Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time), and the dynamic duo from Gremlins – Gizmo and Stripe.

Planet Coaster

The Planet Coaster team has released their 5th Dev Diary today — “The Guest Brain.” As the Dev Diary will explain, ‘the guest brain’ is the heart of Planet Coaster and delivers the most sophisticated individual character simulations ever as each park guest has their own thoughts, feelings, desires, and most importantly their own money in their pocket.

Robinson: The Journey

Right from the outset of development, the team behind Robinson: The Journey wanted to capture the childlike wonder of imagining a world filled with dinosaurs. VR gave them the power to bring that feeling home in spectacular style, and it was up to the team to think creatively about how they could invoke a sense of awe not just when you pull the PlayStation VR headset on for the first time, but right throughout the Robinson universe.

Akiba’s Beat

PQUBE announce that Akiba’s Beat, the new action RPG from Japanese developer ACQUIRE, will be coming to Europe in Q1 2017 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Set in a hyper-stylised recreation of Akihabara, Akiba’s Beat, plunges you into the heart of the mecca of Otaku culture, but all is not as it seems.  A haven for music fans, the go-to place for idol obsessives, a one stop shop for household electronics – over the years, Akihabara has meant many things to many people. Now, with dark forces at play, the memories, hopes and dreams of Akihabara’s colourful denizens are becoming a reality. Their delusions are taking physical form and with that, threatening the very fabric of time and reality! Stuck in a never-ending time loop, it is up to you take on the freakish manifestations of Akihabara in an action RPG like no other! Battle to the Beat, timing your actions to the background music to deal the most damage.

Pokémon Sun/Pokémon Moon

Pokémon Sun & Moon shows us the final evolutions of the three starter Pokemon

Steep

Today, Ubisoft announced that Steep will have two Beta phases in November. An early access Beta will run between November 10th to 14th with an Open Beta available between November 18th to 21st on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC. The beta phases will let players hit slopes of the Alps ahead of the Steep worldwide launch on December 2nd.

Super Dungeon Bros

Wired Productions, an independent games publisher, today announced its upcoming rock-themed, co-op dungeon brawler Super Dungeon Bros will include a feisty female foursome, known as the Broettes, available as free downloadable content from the day of launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Steam.  The Broettes Character Pack features a hit squad of dangerous females set to wreak havoc throughout Rökheim. Patti, Nyx, Lita and Jett are a fearsome foursome, hell bent on restoring the long lost rock stars of old!

S.K.I.L.L. – Special Force 2

Gameforge Acquires S.K.I.L.L. – Special Force 2 in North America and rebrands from Soldier Front 2. The studio has acquired the game’s rights from Aeria Games, who had planned to shut down operations for the title. Gameforge is already the publisher for the title in Europe and has since realigned the game with the global franchise renaming it — S.K.I.L.L. – Special Force 2.  To celebrate essentially “servers remaining open!” Gameforge is offering long-time fans a huge “October Update” which includes new equipment, new maps, new mercenaries, new Orgelboxes, an exclusive in-game “firework” for North American players and, of course, ZOMBIES!!! They are back!

Space Wars: Interstellar Empires

Space Wars: Interstellar Empires, a turn-based tactical strategy MMO from publisher ToHeroes and developer Desert Owl Games, will include more than 100 different ships and thousands of possible build combinations for crews when it reaches Early Access on January 2017 for PC, Mac and Linux. Ship captains will upgrade and unlock different abilities for their officers and themselves via an extensive skill tree. With full squads aboard each ship, and every officer highly customizable, the performance of each spacecraft will be as distinctive as every galaxy in Space Wars‘ universe.

Armored Warfare

Today, Obsidian Entertainment and global publisher My.com, released the new Global Operations mode for Armored Warfare. Global Operations is an exciting new approach to the tank genre, fusing PvE and PvP game modes together in a unique and explosive mix. Teams of tank commanders will not only compete against each other, but can now capture tactical bonuses that give their team a strategic edge over their adversaries. These tactical Wildcards modernize the theatre of war by adding surveillance drones, stealth bombers, and deployable anti-tank turrets functioning as support for either team.

Man O’ War: Corsair 

Evil Twin Artworks release a Halloween themed update for Man O’ War: Corsair today in which The Dead have arrived in the Warhammer Universe! Players will battle skeleton warriors armed with all manner of undead weaponry aboard a fleet of Dead Ships.

Stronghold Kingdoms: Heretic

Firefly Studios has just released a free expansion for Stronghold KingdomsStronghold Kingdoms: Heretic. Now available as an update for PC and Mac versions, Heretic allows players to build kill streaks by crusading against the forces of evil or ‘go heretic’ and join them! Ally with fellow players and save medieval Europe or swear allegiance to series antagonist The Wolf and watch the world burn.

Juicy Jelly Barrel Blast

Juicy Jelly Barrel Blast is an endless one-touch controlled barrel shooter using the well-known mechanic of Donkey Kong Country‘s barrel levels spicing it up to a whole new game experience. It features cute 3d graphics, fast paced gameplay, random endless levels and lots of achievements. It’s localized in 8 languages and fully supports Google Play Game Services. It’s  live on Android now, an iOS version will follow on November the 17th.

Arizona Sunshine

Dutch independent developers Vertigo Games and Jaywalkers Interactive announce Arizona Sunshine‘s first VR trailer – Apocalypse. Now you can relive the transformation of rural Arizona into a zombie infested wasteland. The trailer is available for both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with full positional tracking, transporting you into the middle of the action.

Chimpact 1: Chuck’s Adventure

Kiss Ltd and Yippee! Entertainment confirm the launch on 11 November 2016 of Chimpact 1: Chuck’s Adventure. Luscious environments with a variety of delightful characters make Chimpact 1: Chuck’s Adventure top of its class. Collect gems, medallions and bananas by chucking your chimp through stunning jungle landscapes. Use bananas to add abilities to your chimp and complete all levels perfectly.

The Last Door: Season 2

Just in time for Halloween, Phoenix Online and Publishing and The Game Kitchen today announced the release of the mobile edition of The Last Door: Season 2 Collector’s Edition on the iTunes and Google Play. In Season 2, players will delve further into the madness of the Veil across four episodes of the low-res graphics, high suspense horror adventure. Already featuring new characters, a larger world, more puzzles, new mysteries, upgraded art and effects, more gameplay, and exclusive bonus content, the mobile version also offers full EFIGS localization, which will soon make its way to the PC version. The first episode of this chilling horror tale inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft is available for free, with the rest available for a one-time in-app purchase of $3.99, and the PC versions of both seasons are part of the Halloween sale going on now in the Phoenix Online Store.

Super Bomb Jump

Super Bomb Jump is a mobile game now available on Android devices through Google Play. It’s a casual mobile experience, reminiscent of simple games like Flappy Bird. It was inspired by the bomb jumping mechanic in the popular Metroid franchise. The player is challenged to use bomb jumping to gain elevation, and try to beat their friend’s scores. The higher in the sky they get, the harder it will become, as dangerous balloons will try to knock the player out of the sky.