- Gunbird (Mobile Light Force) (Psikyo, Single-player, $4.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Sol Divide (Psikyo, Single-player, $4.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Sorcerer King (Stardock, Single-player, $39.99) (Steam Achievements)
- Interstellaria (Chucklefish, Single-player, $9.99) (Steam Achievements)
- Axis Football 2015 (Axis Games, Single & Multi-player, $19.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Odallus (JoyMasher, Single-player, $14.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Luckslinger (Duckbridge, Single-player, $12.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Card Hunter (Blue Manchu, Single & Multi-player, Free to Play) (Steam Achievements)
- Executive Assault (Hesketh Studios, Single & Multi-player, $12.99)
Category: New Releases
Farewell, Mr Iwata (New Nintendo eShop Releases)
- Blaster Master (NES Virtual Console) (Sunsoft, 1 player, $4.99)
New PlayStation Store Releases: God of War PS4
- God of War III (Sony, 36.8 GB, $39.99)
- Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (EA, 26.3 GB, $59.99)
- Prototype 1 & 2 (Activision, 15.7 GB, $49.99)
- Godzilla (Bandai Namco, 7 GB, $59.99)
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (The Astronauts, 4.6 GB, $19.99)
- The Fall (Over the Moon Games, 359 MB, $9.99)
- Buta san (Hamster, 18.8 MB, $7.99)
- Deception IV (Tecmo Koei, 1.8 GB, $49.99)
New Steam Store Releases: Battle Fantasia (GTFO F1 2015)
Also, also released this week, the popular sequel to a PlayStation-only soccer game with cars, a very cool-looking and original Japanese fighting game that was supposedly inspired by Street Fighter III, and a pair of classic, futuristic real-time tactics games. Bring a sword to an arcade fight, then jump past the break to see more of this week's new releases.
- Battle Fantasia (Arc System Works, Single & Multi-player, $14.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Rocket League (Psyonix, Single & Multi-player, $19.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Yatagarasu (Nyu Media, Single & Multi-player, $14.99) (Controller Support)
- Ground Control (Massive Entertainment, Single & Multi-player, $4.99)
- Ground Control II (Massive Entertainment, Single & Multi-player, $4.99)
- The Red Solstice (Ironward, Single & Multi-player, $24.99) (Steam Achievements)
- Coffin Dodgers (Milky Tea Studio, Single & Multi-player, $10.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- The Amber Throne (Joshua Missile, Single-player, $14.99) (Controller Support)
- Knee Deep (Prologue Games, Single-player, $29.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Timeframe (Random Seed Games, Single-player, $7.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Gunpowder (Rogue Rocket Games, Single-player, $9.99) (Steam Achievements)
New Nintendo eShop Releases: Mario Tennis (64)!
- Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64 Virtual Console) (Camelot, up to 4 players, $9.99)
- Neon Battle (Helix Games, 2 players, simultaneous, $1.49)
- Asteroid Quarry (Hero Work Studios, 1 player, $1)
- Land It Rocket (Petite Games, 1 player, $2.99)
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Magic Duels Origins Out Now For iDevices
Wizards of the Coast are trying much the same monetization formula as Hearthstone using daily and weekly quests to gate how much in-game currency you can get out of the system. This means that every day, if you do the daily quest, you will get a little amount of gold that you can eventually use to purchase six-card booster packs.
These six cards are – obviously – slanted to the more common side of the card pool. However, unlike Hearthstone, there is no crafting, instead, once you’ve hit the maximum of four [for a common] you will simply no longer see that card ever again if you open a booster.
Naturally, as per their free to play offering, you can also earn coin through PVP – each win netting you some gold. If you don’t want to battle against live players, you can always turn to the AI which generates decks on the fly and has three modes: Easy, Normal and Hard. Each tier offers slightly better gold rewards and you can play as many games as you like, eking out as many wins as you like [for coin] in a day – unlike the Hearthstone model.
The final piece of this puzzle is that there are little stories interwoven into the game that also offer a small amount of gold for completion.
Packs in the store can be acquired by using the gold that you’ve gotten in-game or can be bought through actual money.
So, now that you know the monetization model – possibly the most important thing to know about a game like this – how can you get your hands on it?
Well, for the moment [in a move I find somewhat bizarre from Wizards] the game is only available for iDevices. You’ll need 1.02GB free on your device of choice, running iOS 7 or later and any more-or-less modern Apple tablet or phone.
You can snag the game from here if you’re so inclined.
Source: Apple Store Release PageImages courtesy of Pixabay: Pixabay
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New PlayStation Store Releases: Skullgirls 2nd Encore
- Skullgirls 2nd Encore (Autumn Games, 1.9 GB, $24.99)
- Exerion (Hamster, 14.5 MB, $7.99)
- Rocket League (Psyonix, 1.4 GB, $19.99)
- Toro (Reco Technology, 577 MB, $19.99)
- Pneuma (Deco Digital, 2.4 GB, $14.99)
TF2 Releases New Update
Not everyone is happy
New Steam Store Releases: Ronin
- Rip off a popular indie game on Steam.
- Profit.
- Jump past the break to see more of this week's new releases.
- Ronin (Devolver Digital, Single-player, $12.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- How To Survive: Third Person Standalone (505 Games, Single-player, $9.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Quiplash (Jackbox Games, Multi-player, $9.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- The Battle of Sol (Bit Planet Games, Single-player, $14.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
- Divide By Sheep (tinyBuild, Single-player, $4.99) (Steam Achievements)
- Infinifactory (Zachtronics, Single-player, $24.99) (Steam Achievements)
- Legends of Eisenwald (Aterdux Entertainment, Single-player, $29.99) (Steam Achievements)
- Scarab Tales (Playito, Single-player, $6.99) (Steam Achievements)
- Anna's Quest (Daedalic Entertainment, Single-player, $19.99) (Steam Achievements)
- Devouring Stars (BulkyPix, Single & Multi-player, $9.99) (Steam Achievements)
New Nintendo eShop Releases: Ocarina of Time!
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64 Virtual Console) (Nintendo, 1 player, $9.99)
- Roving Rogue (PadaOne Games, up to 4 players, $7.99)
3DS
- Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3 (Koei Tecmo, 1 player, $39.99)
- Mercenaries Saga 2 (Rideon, 1 player, $4.99)
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