In a mood for a little journey to a colourful world full of unexpected events and crazy characters? Jump into a feel-good adventure with rogue-lite elements, where action meets cuteness and powers come with friendship. A love letter to anime and quirkiness from two indie developers.
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Dragon Quest Builders 2 Finally Gets A Release Date In The West
Alongside the announcement of Dragon Quest XI for Switch, we also got confirmation for the western release of Dragon Quest Builders 2, which released in Japan late last year. It's coming to the West on July 12 for both Switch and PS4.
The news was confirmed during Nintendo's Direct presentation and subsequently on Sony and Square Enix social feeds. Though, for all the news from the Direct presentation, be sure to read our news roundup.
Much like the first game, Dragon Quest Builders 2 takes place in an alternate reality of an existing Dragon Quest game where the main antagonist defeated the heroes and left the world a barren wasteland; this one specifically focuses on Dragon Quest II. You play as a Builder rescued by a mysterious boy who's tasked with rebuilding the world back to its former glory.
The sequel sports an array of new features, which includes four-player online and local cooperative play, underwater exploration, an optional first-person view, a dash ability, and more. Owners of the first Dragon Quest Builders also get some nice perks, being able to unlock the ability to craft the original protagonist's clothes and the Dragon Lord's throne.
For a closer look at the game, watch the trailer above. Otherwise, if you're curious about the first Dragon Quest Builders, be sure to read our full review. GameSpot gave it an 8/10, concluding that "the excellence of Dragon Quest Builders illustrates the versatility of this 30-year-old franchise as much as it speaks to the engrossing appeal of Minecraft-inspired creation. The story-advancing draw of quests goes hand-in-hand with the depth of a crafting system that cleverly uses monster drops as some of the game's building tools. Whether you want to focus on completing assignments or build with no specific purpose, the game is feature-rich enough to suck up untold hours, even if this happens to be your first Dragon Quest experience."
Porting of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Being Handled By QLOC
News that Ninja Theory’s action-adventure game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is Switch-bound was a delightful surprise in last night’s Direct. With no official news on who’s handling porting duties just yet, according to Kotaku the work is being carried out by developer QLOC.
The Polish studio’s resumé is a long, impressive list of winners, including series such as Street Fighter, Resident Evil and Dragon’s Dogma, to name a few. They also worked on DmC: Devil May Cry, a previous Ninja Theory joint.
This appears to be their first announced project for Switch (the Kotaku post erroneously attributes Dark Souls: Remastered on Switch to QLOC, although it only handled the other console versions – the Switch port was done by Virtuous). The report also suggests that although there’ll be no new content as such, it will have some added (optional) motion controls, if you’re into that sort of thing.
Hellblade was warmly received when it released back in 2017 on PS4, winning several awards and garnering praise for its depiction of psychosis as Senua goes on a vision quest. Also of note is that Ninja Theory itself is now a Microsoft studio, although Hellblade’s development predates their acquisition. It will be fascinating to see how this holds up on Nintendo’s handheld – hopefully QLOC’s porting skill will mean the Switch version can stand proud with the others. It’s scheduled for Spring, so we’ll find out before too long.
Have you played this on other platforms or will you be picking this up on Switch? What compromises are you expecting in the Switch version? Share your opinions in the comments section.
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Xbox Game Pass favorites to fall in love with on Valentine’s Day
With Xbox Game Pass there’s no shortage of games for you to fall in love with this Valentine’s Day. From sailing to driving to jumping, even combine harvesting, there’s bound to be room in your heart for a few of these titles. We’ve highlighted some of our Xbox Game Pass favorites that we think you’ll fall in love with, too. We’d love to hear what Xbox Game Pass titles you love most by reaching out to us on Xbox Game Pass Twitter and Instagram.
There are countless reasons to love Gears of War 4: amazing characters, non-stop action, and awesome Lancers. But one of the reasons it really makes our heart skip a beat is the couch multiplayer you can experience with a loved one by your side. Whether it’s co-op or competitive multiplayer, you can have each other’s backs or go after each other for bragging rights. It’s also a great time to jump on board as we get ready to deepen our relationship with Gears 5 – which will launch with Xbox Game Pass the same day it’s available on Xbox One and Windows 10 later this year.
Another couch co-op crowd-pleaser that’s best played with a group of friends as you wobble and tumble in physics-based puzzle mayhem. But what really makes us fall (pun intended) for Human: Fall Flat are its incredibly adorable character designs, which when seen tumbling, falling, splatting, flying through the air also cause us to break into gut-busting laugher at their expense. And laughter, they say, is the quickest way to someone’s heart.
You know that squiggly feeling you get in your stomach at the sight of a certain special someone? Yeah, well, that’s the feeling you get after being shot by laser. And now you’re out of the match and your team is falling behind. You went ahead and got distracted by that attractive, neon-blue clad opponent and you let your guard down for a fraction of a second. And in a game where split-second decisions are key, you blew it. Where were we… oh, yes. Laser League is great. You should play it.
There are few things we love more than joining friends to embark on an action RPG adventure full of crafting, epic enemies, and massive new worlds. Which is a big reason for our love for Portal Knights, which offers near endless adventure thanks to its randomly generated 3D sandbox worlds. Best of all, these adventures can be had with some couch co-op or online with up to four players. Perfect for a night out on the medieval town.
Get over here and warm up that sub-zero heart of yours with the epic Mortal Kombat X. As one of the longest-running fighting game franchises, this series continues to impress and innovate causing us to fall in love with it, time and time again. And with Mortal Kombat 11 on the horizon, now’s the best time to dust off those controllers and renew some of your deepest rivalries, er, we mean vows. Toasty!
If you and your special someone are looking for one of the best pick-up-and-play games available today, you can do little wrong by booting up some Rocket League and letting those sparks fly. And by sparks we mean the giant soccer balls you’re “kicking” in net, and by flying we mean your sweet rides as they tumble through the air. Seriously, it’s great. Go play it together.
On the surface, this physics-based driving game has all the ingredients for one amazing off-road experience as you wrestle these epic vehicles across some of the harshest terrain. But underneath all of this is a trust exercise, with only your compass and map to help guide you to safety – something that will always have your back and support you if you happen to lose your way. Yeah, we might be overthinking the whole giant trucks in the mud bit, but it’s that simplicity that makes us appreciate the life lessons this game is teaching us.
One of the many reasons we love Forza Horizon 4 is that it lets us run free across a beautiful historic Britain. Perfect for those romances that let the two of you test your love at a brisk 200mph across winding roads all season(s) long. Or, if you’re still looking for someone special this Valentine’s Day, you never know who you’ll meet in the game’s massive, shared open world.
Perhaps the perfect test of a relationship is a bold ocean voyage into the unknown. So, hop online with your loved one(s) and work in harmony, surviving storms, sharks and skeleton crews to forge your very own pirate legend. Or just take a ship built for two and seek out a secluded island getaway… with a shovel in hand and an unpatched eye trained to catch the gleam of half-buried treasure.
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The telecom industry is at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution. Whether it’s connected IoT devices or mobile entertainment, the modern economy runs on the Internet.
However, the backbone of networking has been running on legacy technologies. Some telecom companies are centuries old, and they have a massive infrastructure that needs to be modernized.
The great news is that this industry is already at the forefront of emerging technologies. Companies such as AT&T, Verizon, China Mobile, DTK, and others have embraced open source technologies to move faster into the future. And LF Networking is at the heart of this transformation.
“2018 has been a fantastic year,” said Arpit Joshipura, General Manager of Networking at Linux Foundation, speaking at Open Source Summit in Vancouver last fall. “We have seen a 140-year-old telecom industry move from proprietary and legacy technologies to open source technologies with LF Networking.”
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Avatar Director James Cameron Says Aquaman Is Unrealistic
James Cameron, the legendary movie director who made aquatic-themed movies like Titanic and The Abyss, has seen Aquaman and he's not exactly the biggest fan of it. In an interview with Yahoo! (via EW), Cameron said the movie is "great fun" but not very realistic.
"I could have never made that film because it requires this total dreamlike disconnection from any sense of physics or reality. It exists somewhere between a Greek mythic landscape and a fairy tale landscape. And people just kind of zoom around underwater because … they propel themselves mentally, I guess. I don't know. " he said. You buy it on its own terms."
Cameron, who himself has traveled to the bottom of the ocean, pointed out that he's spent "thousands" of hours underwater. He takes underwater storytelling very seriously.
"I'm very literal about my underwater. It needs to look like it's real," he said. "And while I can enjoy that film I don't resonate with it because it doesn't look real."
Cameron wasn't entirely negative about Aquaman, however, as he said he applauds the movie for the scenes in which it showed the ocean as being used as a garbage dump to remind people to respect and protect the world's oceans.
The upcoming Avatar sequels that Cameron is making will have "a lot" of underwater sequences, and these will have "such a different feel" than Aquaman, Cameron said. For the Avatar sequels, Cameron is using a reportedly brand-new filming technique capable of doing motion-capture work underwater.
James Wan, who directed Aquaman, previously spoke with EW about working in the shadow of Cameron. "Rule No. 1 is don't ever compete with James Cameron," he said. "He's in a whole different game of his own. And No. 2, our movie is such a different-looking film."
Aquaman was a smash hit, taking in more than $1 billion globally at the box office. Unsurprisingly, a sequel is on the way; it's progressing further now by hiring a writer. As for the Avatar series, Avatar 2 is expected to hit theaters in December 2020.
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region.As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!
Switch eShop – New Releases
TETRIS 99(Nintendo, Free) – 99 players…but only one will remain! TETRIS 99 is the iconic puzzle game as you’ve never seen it before. Can you pick the right strategy to best 98 other players online – all at the same time?! TETRIS® 99 is available as an exclusive offer for members of the Nintendo Switch Online paid membership service. After all, TETRIS® 99 is all about battling online for block-dropping dominance against players around the world!
FINAL FANTASY IX(SQUARE ENIX, €20.99 / £16.99) – Experience the adventure once again with characters and pre-rendered movies featured in high definition, as well as a new booster system with a selection of various modes such as “high speed” or “no encounters”!
OlliOlli: Switch Stance(Gambitious, €14.99 / £13.49) – Rack up the biggest and coolest combos along the way then time your landing to perfection to rule the Leaderboards. The iconic skater goes all green-screen with a stunning new look in OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood, plucking you from the street and dropping you squarely in the middle of the big screen’s most bodacious cinematic locations! – Read our OlliOlli: Switch Stance review
Captain StarONE(Flyhigh Works, €9.99 / £9.19) – Became the hero “Captain StarONE” in this game blending action and ‘inaction’. You set your strategies and combos, then multitask as the game carries out your attacks. Watch the battles unfold and be ready to jump back in to guide our hero!
Duck Hunting Challenge(BoomBox, €9.99 / £8.99) – Pack up your gear, call on your canine companion, and get ready for one of the best hunting trips ever. Duck Hunt Challenge features an engaging Career mode, as well as a fun Quick Hunt mode — allowing players to test their skills and earn new weapons, camo and more. Along with this trusty hunting dog, players will get to travel the US, upping their skills and unlocking new challenges.
Dungeon Stars(Dungeon Stars, €4.34 / £3.89) – Delve deep into hundreds of dungeon levels to liberate your fellow heroes, rescue pets, gather gold, pilfer potions and discover magical loot. The goblin hordes will try to stop you. Fearsome creatures will try to eat you. Prepare yourself to face the ever-changing challenges of the star portals. With grit and determination, you may create a team of amazing adventurers with enough guts and glory to destroy the Conqueror Worm!
Minesweeper Genius(Blowfish Studios, €5.99 / £4.99) – Inspired by the classic computer game from our childhood – as well as sudoku and picross – Minesweeper Genius is a brain teaser that will challenge your mind and logical thinking. Help Aristotle – the genius with a broom – sweep the minefield to regain his memory and escape from the aliens’ scientific experiments, discovering where all the bombs are hidden.
The King’s Bird(Graffiti Games, €15.99 / £14.39) – Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant, and discover the truth about your freedom. The King’s Bird is an artistic, momentum-based game that seamlessly combines precision-platforming with physics-based gliding. – Read our The King’s Bird review
Iron Crypticle(Tikipod, €8.99 / £7.49) – The glorious Royal Treasures of Cryptonia have been stolen! Now the King’s washed-up knights must suit up and descend into the ancient palace crypts to return those GOLDEN GOODIES! Get ready for GHOULISH arcade action in this epic medieval twin-stick dungeon shooter. Up to 4 players (local co-op) can fight together to SMASH through all manner of ghouls and fiends. – Read our Iron Crypticle review
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince(NIS America, €19.99 / £19.99) – Plucked straight from the pages of an ancient fairy tale, The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince tells the story of two lonely hearts brought together through a mutual misunderstanding. Transform between the wolf and the princess to solve puzzles and evade traps, collect flowers and petals to unlock fragments of memories, and weave through the dark and dangerous forest to guide the prince toward a cure. But be warned…an all-seeing forest is no place for a blind prince. – Read our The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince review
Hexa Maze(TREVA, €19.99 / £17.99) – Tricky puzzles to test your brain power: work your way from level to level by cleverly fitting the colourful hexagonal blocks into the templates. With four different levels of difficulty, this puzzle will be enjoyed by beginners and experts alike. Are you stuck? Useful hints will help you to get moving again.
Alchemic Dungeons DX(Flyhigh Works, €7.99 / £7.29) – Alchemic Dungeons DX is an expanded and improved entry in the series. This deluxe version includes new characters, items and dungeons; even the background music has been enhanced! Dungeons are randomly generated and you progress with turn-based action. Every step you take will affect events, enemies and exploration.
Alvastia Chronicles(KEMCO, €12.99 / £11.69) – After encountering the man who killed their parents ten years prior, Elmia and her brother Alan set out to avenge their deaths as they fight to stem the tide of monsters flooding into the upper world, and restore peace to Alvastia. However, in their quest to amass an army of diverse companions with the same goal, will they really be able to gain the strength necessary to bring their parents’ killer to justice, and save the world…?
Arcade Archives FRONT LINE(HAMSTER, €6.99 / £6.29) – “FRONT LINE” is an action game released by TAITO in 1983. All alone, you must use pistols and grenades to take out a group of hostiles. You can also combat the enemy by climbing into the blue tanks and armoured vehicles on the battlefield.
Astrology and Horoscopes Premium(Crazysoft, €8.99 / £7.99) – 2019 Astrology and Horoscopes Premium is the most luxury astrology, horoscope and numerology application. Learn your love horoscope in style. Get detailed daily predictions of tomorrow and yesterday based on biorhythms. We use professional astrologers and give you the best results. Personal Astrologer: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Scorpio. Zodiac Matchmaking / Matchmaker that predicts the compatibility of two signs accurately.
Cinders(Crunching Koalas, €19.99 / £17.99) – A mature take on Cinderella that’s all about player choices and shaping the famous fairy tale in any way you like. Cinders is a witty young woman living with an overbearing stepmother and her two daughters, as if she was reenacting a certain well-known fairy tale. But unlike its protagonist, Cinders is not afraid of taking fate into her own hands. Even if it means breaking the rules…
Degrees of Separation(Modus Games, €19.99 / £15.49) – Degrees of Separation is a 2D puzzle platformer in which duo Ember and Rime must use their contrasting powers to manipulate heat and cold to overcome obstacles. Through cooperation, they will learn about each other and the fate of their worlds.
Ghoulboy(Dolores Ent., €9.99 / £8.99) – Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired style action platformer. An exciting new platformer that combines the action-RPG genre with hack ‘n’ slash gameplay. 2D action, heroic characters, gloomy environments, demonic bosses, these all seem to excite players a lot.
Guess the Word(Ultimate Games, €1.29 / £1.19) – Play and learn letters and words – “Guess A Word” is an educational game for preschoolers and toddlers. Create words from letters as fast as you can! Your teacher will give you hints!
LOVE(Mokuzai Studio, €2.60 / £2.29) – LOVE is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has a custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
Mindball Play(Interactive IP, €14.90 / £13.90) – Challenge your family and friends to a fun action packed racing game for all ages. Gather around the TV for split screen, create an online party and race your friends, or play by yourself and take on the time trial leaderboards.
Modern Combat Blackout(Gameloft, €19.99 / £19.99) – Pick from 9 customisable classes and fight around the world in thrilling 12-player online battles, or in the engaging offline story mode. Find friends and join a squad that fights together, or go it alone like a true commando. However you play, you’ll unlock potent new skills and a variety of gear as you progress.
NEKOPARA Vol.2(CFK, €10.99 / £9.89) – This newest edition will feature a new opening movie and theme song, all-new hand-drawn art from NEKO WORKs, and new fully voiced story scenes. The game’s gorgeous graphics are all in high definition for a truly complete experience.
Nice Slice(Kool2Play, €1.99 / £3.00) – Skilfully cutting food into many little pieces might be the greatest joy of cooking. Kool2Play studio, the makers of the critically acclaimed zen rhythm game Clock Simulator and the trippy visual puzzle Estiman, set out to recreate that pleasing sensation in a video game. Nice Slice gives you a knife and an endless supply of stuff to cut – the smaller the pieces, the bigger the score.
Pet Care(Ultimate Games, €1.29 / £1.19) – Do you know what else a bear has to do with honey, and maybe you can guess what the horse eats? Meet our animals and match the right food that cat, mouse, dog and other pets eat.
The Golf(D3 Publisher, €9.99 / £8.99) – A fun and simple golf game anyone can enjoy. Includes golf courses with up to 18 holes. With support for 1-4 players, enjoy at your pace by yourself or have an exciting competition with your friends and family.
Strikey Sisters(DYA GAMES, €8.99 / £8.09) – Say hello to a fantasy-themed arcade action brick breaker! Featuring cute characters, silly humour, powerful magic, crazy boss battles, and even a local 2 player co-op mode!
Tales of the Orient – The Rising Sun(Joindots, €14.99 / £12.99) – Prove your skills in Challenge mode with limited moves. Experience the excitement of building an ancient Japanese village in this engaging Match 3 game. See the beautiful scenery while listening to relaxing music inspired by this period in Japanese history. Dive into an epic story of honour and courage and help a Geisha and a Samurai save the day in Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun!
TOUHOU SKY ARENA -MATSURI- CLIMAX(Mediascape , €29.99 / £26.99) – Enjoy dramatic girl battles in the sky with the “Fired-up Battle System”, which changes abilities to the playing song. Play Local or Network Battles up to 4 players. Play bombardment battles anytime, anywhere with anyone. Over 70 tracks recorded with famous Japanese doujin artists like Rokugen Alice, A-One and BUTAOTOME. 20 characters with each 2 types are available. Choose your favourite out of all 40 types! Rule the sky of Gensokyo with music and bombardments!
Tokyo School Life(Pqube, €14.99 / £12.99) – Tokyo School Life is a heart-warming visual novel that allows you to experience a charming summer love story. As an exchange student freshly arrived in Tokyo, you’ll make the acquaintances of Karin, Aoi, and Sakura; three girls with whom you will be spending your vacations. Learn about their quirks, Japanese culture and find your soulmate before the end of the summer!
Car Mechanic Simulator(ECC GAMES, €14.99 / £14.99) – Find classic cars inside old barns! Repair engine, brakes, exhaust, gearbox and chassis! Remove rust, apply putty and paint your car! Sell rebuilt vehicles and become the best car mechanic!
Space Lift Danger Panic!(Springloaded, €3.59 / £3.19) – This new Directors Cut version features 32Bit graphics, sound and a completely new game mode, more than doubling the content found in the original. Space Lift Danger Panic! is sure to surprise you!
Aperion Cyberstorm(Apriori Digital, £10.99) – Unleash destruction alone or with your friends in the 2D twin-stick bullet hell Aperion Cyberstorm! Find new Elements and Abilities, and mix them for more destructive power – Beat your enemies with plasma-coated spiral rockets, scrap them with electric mines, or overwhelm them off with devastating lasers. – Read our Aperion Cyberstorm review
3DS eShop – New Releases
Pinball Breaker(nuGame, €6.99 / £5.99) – Pinball Breaker is a breakout game which combines the game mechanics of a traditional breakout game and a flipper game. Play through 15 exciting levels as you aim for a high score.
Switch eShop – Demos
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! Demo(Nintendo, Free) – Players eager to take their first step into the thrilling world of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! for Nintendo Switch can now get the feel for what’s it’s like to become a Pokémon Trainer by downloading a free demo version out now on Nintendo eShop. In the full version of the game, players can explore the Kanto region with a friend or go solo, use the Poké Ball Plus to catch dozens of varied Pokémon, and connect to the Pokémon GO app to transfer Pokémon.
Yoshi’s Crafted World Demo(Nintendo, Free) – In Yoshi’s Crafted World players will explore a diorama-like world made of stuff like boxes and paper cups, where each side-scrolling stage has the traditional front side as well as a flip side with different views and surprises. With this free demo version, players can get a small taste of what the game has to offer before it launches on 29th March.
DAEMON X MACHINA: Prototype Missions Demo(Nintendo, Free) – A free demo of DAEMON X MACHINA is now available, for a limited time! In the Prototype Missions demo, test yourself in four missions, then take on a boss at the end.
Awesome Pea Demo(Sometimes You, Free) – Welcome to the Awesome Islands World! Awesome Pea is a classic run-and-jump platformer, where you must jump through many challenging levels and help the greedy Pea, who is ready to undergo any trials for the sake of gold. Dangerous dungeons, deceptively beautiful nature, hidden deadly traps, and many MANY coins await you!
Mega Mall Story Demo(Kairosoft, Free) – Design a towering mall of mega proportions! Attract droves of customers and elevate yourself to 5-star status in this mall management simulation game! Add anything from fast food joints to sushi restaurants, stairs and elevators–even a heliport–all with a touch of the finger!
Switch eShop – Pre-Orders
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Special Episode(Nintendo, €5.99 / £5.39, pre-order from 14/02/2019) – This paid downloadable content includes 18 new challenges, including five new courses and new Shiny Crowns to track down on each course!
Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY!(SQUARE ENIX, €39.99 / £32.99, pre-order from 14/02/2019) – A new instalment of the ever-popular series is here! The classic FINAL FANTASY FABLES: Chocobo’s Dungeon is back with an enhanced gameplay system – to be enjoyed by both first-timers and fans of the series! Explore the challenges of the never-ending dungeons (“Insatiable Hunger”), befriend monsters with the new buddy system. You adhere to one simple rule, … every time you enter, the world around you changes shape, but it only moves whenever Chocobo moves!
DELTARUNE Chapter 1(8 – 4, Free, pre-order from 14/02/2019) – The award-winning indie RPG, UNDERTALE, expands the series with a brand new game…in a different world! DELTARUNE: Chapter 1! Create your own avatar, meet strange friends, and jump into the darkness. By the way, this first chapter is FREE, so please feel free to check it out. Like, you don’t really need to read this or anything… You can just try it…
R.B.I. Baseball 19(MLBAM, €29.99 / £29.99, pre-order from 12/02/2019) – R.B.I. Baseball 19 takes the field delivering heightened authenticity for a genuine MLB experience. We’ve added hundreds of new animations, updated player models, every official 2019 uniform, more player gear, improved ball physics and environments, and more!
RemiLore(Nicalis, €39.99 / £35.99, pre-order from 12/02/2019) – RemiLore is a “rogue-lite” anime-style adventure set in a colourful fantasy world where players hack-and-slash their way through an army of mechanical monsters using a huge variety of unique melee weapons and devastating magic attacks!
BATTLLOON(UNTIES, €5.99 / £5.49, pre-order from 14/02/2019) – BATTLLOON is a cute and casual PvP action game which pits you against your friends in a battle of bouncing balloons! Plays up to 4 players!
Raining Coins(Crazysoft, €5.99 / £4.99, pre-order from 14/02/2019) – It’s raining gold coins! Come, Play & catch them! The skies have opened up but it’s not raining cats and dogs! It’s raining gold coins! Help poor Eve catch the gold coins and buy the toys she loves.
Rotating Brave(COSEN, €4.99 / £4.49, pre-order from 14/02/2019) – “Rotating Brave” for the Nintendo Switch is an action game in which you control a pixel-art character and take on enemies while spinning. You start off holding the Nintendo Switch vertically. Then, as you progress from one stage to the next, you play while spinning the Nintendo Switch, sometimes holding the Nintendo Switch horizontally and sometimes holding it vertically.
YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-(ACTIVE GAMING MEDIA, €15.99 / £14.39, pre-order from 14/02/2019) – Play as a young girl as she explores the mysterious and unreal world of her dreams. Start off with no story or guide, as you experience the different worlds of her dreams, each one deeply shrouded in mystery.
Awesome Pea(Sometimes You, €5.39 / £4.85, pre-order from 15/02/2019) – Welcome to the Awesome Islands World! Awesome Pea is a classic run-and-jump platformer, where you must jump through many challenging levels and help the greedy Pea, who is ready to undergo any trials for the sake of gold. Dangerous dungeons, deceptively beautiful nature, hidden deadly traps, and many MANY coins await you!
Creepy Road(GROOVYMILK, €11.69 / £10.52, pre-order from 15/02/2019) – When everything goes insane and the world falls apart, a man must take up arms to protect his loved ones. Embark with Flint Trucker on a crazy journey to reunite him with sweet Angelina, and try not to succumb to the madness that awaits you!
Klondike Solitaire(Baltoro Games, €3.99 / £3.49, pre-order from 15/02/2019) – Klondike Solitaire, the perfect game to help you escape your hectic daily routine, relax and enjoy. Change the game’s appearance to suit your own taste. Progress through the game to unlock unique card sets and backgrounds.
Pirates Pinball(EnjoyUp Games, €1.97 / £1.77, pre-order from 15/02/2019) – Enjoy Pirates Pinball, a perfect reproduction of a real pinball machine, with all the graphic details and sounds. Discover all the secrets, complete all the missions and become number 1 in the world or the best among your Friends, posting your high score on the online leaderboard.
Tardy(Drageus Games, €4.99 / £4.49, pre-order from 15/02/2019) – Ramto isn’t the smartest guy in the Universe. He enjoys finding troubles – and solving them, but when woke up on a spaceship it was too much even for him. Alone on the ship he had no idea how to pilot, among heaps of weird devices created by a schizophrenic engineer.
Treasure Stack(PIXELAKES, €17.59 / £15.79, pre-order from 15/02/2019) – Fusing the pulse-pounding pressure of a falling block puzzle game with grapple-powered platforming, Treasure Stack offers up a fast-paced party game experience like no other. As treasure chests and keys fall from the sky and threaten to fill the screen, take direct control of a pixelated hero as you run, jump, grab, climb, grapple and stack matching colours to keep the blocky deluge at bay. But don’t go in unprepared! Unlock over 100 items to customize your hero and grapple with, featuring everything from slimes with chainsaws, to avian boxing glove grapplers.
Swords & Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon(Ronimo Games, €12.74 / £11.46, pre-order from 15/02/2019) – In this base stomping battle extravaganza, each battle is a fight to win a fast-paced tug of war; whether online, locally in split-screen or against the devious AI.
Posted by: xSicKxBot - 02-15-2019, 01:16 AM - Forum: Windows
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Black History Month: A time to lift each other up
As a child of “First to’s” (First African-American to command the U.S. Army Old Guard, First African-American to be selected National Elementary School Principal of the Year by President Bill Clinton), my family is deeply steeped in the history of African-American culture and civil rights in the United States, emanating from northern cities (Philadelphia, Pa. and Gary, Ind.) and the deep south (Hayneville, Ala.). I have been raised with a belief in the verse that “to whom much is given, much is required,” and a commitment to give back to our society, honoring those who paved a path forward for us.
When I look around our country today, I am so pleased to see how diversity and inclusion have moved from a concept to an expectation, embedded in every industry and sector of our society. I see leaders speaking up and actively listening to the feedback on what it takes to create diverse and inclusive environments. Mostly, I see regular citizens showing up, rediscovering their voice, sharing their stories, and demanding inclusion and equality – not just for people of color, but for groups of all kinds.
Every February during Black History Month, a 28-day window provides an opportunity for our nation, our company, and each of us to pause and take stock of the condition and progress of Black people and other minority populations. We can celebrate the achievements and contributions of so many and, at the same time, lament the increase in violence and hate crimes, inflammatory discourse in our political arena and sense of increasing polarization across our country.
At Microsoft, we have made the long-term commitment to build and sustain a culture that fosters an inclusive working environment, which will enable our employees to do their best work and serve the diverse needs of our customers around the world. We also are committed to engaging in and advancing diversity and inclusion conversations in communities where we believe we can help empower people.
Black History Month presents us with an opportunity to engage in diversity and inclusion dialogues across all minority groups.
At Microsoft, we kicked off the month with our Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) chapter ringing the Nasdaq bell on Wall Street for the second consecutive year. As a direct result of the impact our team had last year, Nasdaq has created its own employee network called GLOBE – Global Link of Black Employees.
Next week, I will share the stage with civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson, at the Wall Street Project, which strives to ensure equal opportunities for culturally diverse employees, entrepreneurs and consumers.
Reshma Saujani, who founded Girls Who Code with the single mission of closing the gender gap in technology, will be speaking with Microsoft employees later this month.
We celebrate the passionate young gamers who demonstrated to everyone, that a level playing field is possible with the help of their friends, family and adaptive technology.
At the upcoming BAM conference, we will recognize the pioneers who started the affinity group 30 years ago – the first employee group of its kind.
I count myself incredibly fortunate to work at a company that embodies many of the principles my parents instilled in me, which have stood the test of time as we continue to engage in the diversity and inclusion dialogue: set the bar high and exceed it, approach the world with a service mentality and, above all, lift each other up.
Ndemic sent out the word around 5pm UK time that their counter-insurgency sim was finally available on Android. Much like its predecessor on Android, it’s free to download, and you can buy the ‘Premium’ version for £1.99. This removes any ads, allows you to use governors, and also allows you to fast-forward.
There are apparently additional IAPs – the Google Play store lists extra purchases ranging from £0.59 to £11.99 per item. Unlike the Apple App Store though, it doesn’t list them out separate items, but I can’t imagine they’ll be much different from the iOS list, which you can see on the store page here. I’ve downloaded the app myself and tried rooting around but couldn’t see anything other than the premium unlock.
If you’re coming to the game for the first time, don’t forget to you can check out our Tips & Tricks guide to get you started, otherwise let us know how you’re getting on!
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