Category: New Releases

New Steam Store Releases: The Witcher 3

Again we see that the stand-out release on a digital store this week is none other than the The Witcher 3. And it seems to be with good reason, if our own First Look at the game is any indication. Also out this week is an update of a controversial classic, a Minecraft clone with guns, and an old-school cyberpunk adventure game. Track your quarry past the break to see more of this week's new releases.
[Image: CD Projekt RED]

Andrew J Amideo

New Nintendo eShop Releases: Mega May (Week 3)

Mega May continues this week with the release of Mega Man Zero 2 for the Wii U Game Boy Advance Virtual Console. If you've never played any of the Zero series games before, I'd highly recommend giving one of them a try. They are all excellent. Also out this week is the Mario edition of Puzzle & Dragons for the 3DS, and the Super Nintendo port of an old arcade shmup called Earth Defense Force (no relation to the current series). Get ready, equip your Z-Saber, and then jump past the break to see the complete list of new releases.
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[Image: Capcom]

Andrew J Amideo
[Source: Business Wire]

Octodad on Vita Next Week

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Octodad's portable port is coming out May 26th for the PlayStation Vita. If you've already bought it for the PlayStation 4, you'll be able to pick it up for free, otherwise the price will be $14.99. Although the title is cross-buy, it is not cross-save.
The Vita version includes new trophies, and a local co-op mode with one player on each side of the Vita.
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Source: Gematsu

New PlayStation Store Releases: The Witcher 3

The Witcher 3 has arrived! And it looks pretty sweet! Now if only I had an extra $60 and enough time to finish The Witchers 1 & 2. Oh, well. Hopefully, some of you are enjoying it. As for me? One day... Also out this week, a farming simulator, a pair of shmups, and...HOLY $#!+, the Vita has a new game!?! Sorry. It's just such a rare occurrence that it's a bit shocking when it actually happens. Anyway, go oil up your blades, accept a hunting contract, and then jump past the break to see the complete list of new releases.
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[Image: CD Projekt RED]

New Steam Store Releases: Axiom, Inc

Confession time. I used to not care much for Steam. Although I would consider myself to primarily be a console gamer, GOG has consistently been my go-to site when it comes to downloadable PC titles. And why not? There's no DRM, they offer exclusive goodies and extras like free soundtracks, artwork, and guides, also there's no DRM (that's kind of an important one). That's not to say I never used Steam. It's hard to say no to a game on any service when you can find it on sale for just 99¢ or a couple of bucks. Even more so when they happen to be really good games. Well, it just so happened that I had taken advantage of one such sale recently over at the Humble Store. I had acquired an inordinate amount of ridiculously priced (in a good way) Steam games, and as I was engaged in the lengthy process of installing all of them, I began to take notice of everything that Steam had to offer, and suddenly the service started to click for me.

I realized that I really appreciate having the ability to organize a large portion of my games all together in one place, as well as being able to categorize them as I see fit. Furthermore, I appreciate the fact that many of the games available on Steam, both offer, and clearly display important features like achievements (something that I fell in love with on the Xbox 360), and controller support (for my 360 controller). With Steam, I've found that not only can I catch up on oftentimes better looking versions of the same excellent games I never finished on the 360, but also great games that appeared on other platforms such as PSP, and PS3 (and PC of course), all brought to one easily accessible location.

I still appreciate everything that GOG brings to the table, and I will definitely continue to purchase games there as well, but I think it's safe to say that for the reasons I've listed above (as well as others), Steam has finally made a convert out of me. Since I now have a new-found appreciation for their service, I've decided I should start keeping track of the weekly Steam releases, as I currently do for the PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop. So, without further ado, I present the new Steam Store releases from this past week (after the break). (FYI, the highlights are the quite excellent, and previously-PlayStation 4-only, Axiom Verge, the stealth/strategy mash-up, Invisible, Inc, and the Final Fantasy IV follow-up, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.)

  • Axiom Verge (Thomas Happ Games, Single-player, $19.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
  • Invisible, Inc (Klei Entertainment, Single-player, $19.99) (Steam Achievements)
  • Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Square Enix, Single-player, $15.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
  • Virtual Pool 4 (Celeris, Single & Multi-player, $24.99) (Steam Achievements)
  • Action Henk (RageSquid, Single & Multi-player, $14.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
  • Windward (Tasharen Entertainment, Single & Multi-player, $14.99) (Controller Support, Steam Achievements)
  • Interplanetary (Team Jolly Roger, Single & Multi-player, $14.99) (Steam Achievements)
  • NOT A HERO (Devolver Digital, Single-player, $12.99) (Controller Support)
  • Galactic Civilizations II (Stardock Entertainment, Single & Multi-player, $49.99) (Steam Achievements)
[Image: Thomas Happ Games]

Andrew J Amideo

New Nintendo eShop Releases: New Super Mario Bros, Mega May (Week 2)

This week, the Nintendo eShop has several great items to choose from. For starters, New Super Mario Bros hits the Wii U Nintendo DS Virtual Console. Then Mega May continues with a Wii U Game Boy Advance Virtual Console double shot consisting of Mega Man Battle Network 3 - Blue and Mega Man Battle Network 3 - White. Sega adds another 3D classic to the mix. And finally, there is Nintendo's surprise Stretchmo release. All this and more is now available for your purchasing/gaming pleasure. So push your 3D slider up, eat a mega mushroom, and then jump past the break to see this week's complete list of new releases.
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[Image: Nintendo]

Andrew J Amideo
[Source: Business Wire]

New PlayStation Store Releases: Project CARS

Project CARS hits the US this week and if you're an American like me, then you no doubt can't wait to catch up with all of those lucky Europeans who inexplicably got the game a week early. I'll bet they've been having lots of fun over there, racing around on all of those legendary European racetracks with all of those powerful and stylish European sports cars...actually, I guess it does makes some sense why they got the game first. Also out this week, a couple of high profile rereleases, a new PixelJunk title, a cross buy twin-stick Robotron clone, an old arcade favorite, and more. It's actually a bit of a crowded course this week, so go strap yourselves in, fire up your engines, and then race past the break to see the complete list of new releases.
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[Image: Bandai Namco Games]

Good Modern Games Are Now DRM-Free!

There are plenty of high-caliber games on GOG – many of which you might already have seen floating around on Steam.  One thing that GOG does lack though, are truly modern, truly open-world games. [Dr. S would like to add: The Witcher?]
Well, this afternoon all that changed.

GOG are now selling the Saints Row series of games.
You read me correctly.  GOG has somehow wrangled the Saints Row series onto its service.  Admittedly, they don’t have access to all the games, [one was an Xbox exclusive and four will probably remain under Steam with the Steam DRM for as long as they can sell it that way, but that’s SPECULATION on my part, please don’t read anything else into it.] but two and three are most definitely up for the having.

Along with this, the Darksiders games are also coming to GOG. [both I + II plus – weirdly – some DLC for two.]
Lastly, if you’re craving some shooter-based action, Metro, Last Light Redux is on offer as well.

All of the games are currently discounted for this week, so buy them now if you want them cheap, but be aware that in order to get the 75% discount for Darksiders, you will have to fork out for the entire Darksiders bundle.

New Nintendo eShop Releases: Mega May (Week 1)

Get Ready...For Mega May! Each week throughout the month of May, a new Mega Man title will be dropping onto the Wii U Game Boy Advance Virtual Console. First up, Mega Man & Bass (my favorite GBA Mega Man game)! In honor of its release today, I will offer up a few interesting facts about Mega Man & Bass. Did you know that Mega Man & Bass is actually a localized port of a previously Japan-only Super Nintendo title? For several years, many fans assumed that Mega Man & Bass was actually Mega Man 9, since the original series stopped at 8. Following that logic led many to also assume that Mega Man X was Mega Man 10. It wasn't until 10 years later that the actual Mega Man 9 (and later 10) would be released.

Wherever it may fall in the series, numerically or non, Mega Man & Bass is certainly a worthy entry. I would definitely recommend picking it up if you haven't played it before (or even if you have). And while that's downloading, feel free to check out the rest of this week's new releases after the jump.

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[Image: Capcom]

Andrew J Amideo
[Source: Business Wire]

New PlayStation Store Releases: Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

This week on New PlayStation Store Releases, return to the role of BJ Blazkowicz in Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. Set during the events leading up to The New Order, help BJ dispense ruthless justice to the Nazis in the form of a cold lead pipe upside the head (or by just using lots of guns).

If you're in the mood for something lighter, you can check out the Rez-inspired rhythmic shooter, Cosmophony. It's being offered as a 3-way Cross-Buy. Or you can put your brain to the test on a puzzle solving adventure with Ether One or Syberia II. Go grab a section of plumbing and a rifle and then shoot past the break to see the full list of new releases.

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[Image: Bethesda Softworks]