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Go Loud or Go Quiet: Player Choice Reaches New Limits in Desperados III

Go loud or go quiet? Set a trap or use your environment? Pick ‘em off or last stand? The power of player choice informed every design decision in the making of Desperados III. The team at Mimimi Games, creators of the critically acclaimed Shadow Tactics, set out  to deliver a stealth-oriented, real-time tactics game that empowered the player to tame the wild west their way – or several different ways – depending on the choices they make as John Cooper, leader of an eclectic gang of five. Desperados III is

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory’ Announced, ‘Across the Grooves’ and Today’s Other New Releases, Plus the Latest Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 17th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got two announcements of games coming to Switch, summaries of all of today’s new releases, and the usual list of incoming and outgoing sales. Oddly, most of the games that hit the eShop today are adventure games. Well, that’s cool. Oh, there could also be some Pokemon news through the Pokemon Presents thing that has already happened by the time this is posted, but I am writing this from the past so we’ll

‘KINGDOM HEARTS DARK ROAD’ from Square Enix Launches Next Week, New Trailer Released

KINGDOM HEARTS DARK ROAD from Square Enix was previously revealed as Project Xehanort with a contest to guess the final name. Square Enix eventually revealed that it is called KINGDOM HEARTS DARK ROAD and confirmed that it will be launching through KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ [Cross] (Free) which will be home to two full games on iOS and Android. KINGDOM HEARTS DARK ROAD was scheduled to release in Japan and the West this Spring for iOS and Android but it was delayed. A new gameplay trailer has gone live revealing

Next Week on Xbox: New Games for June 16 to 19

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One and Windows 10 PC! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox, read on below and click on each of the game profiles for pre-order details (dates are subject to change). Desperados III – June 16 A story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. A good

The Last Of Us Part II Video Review

Editor's note: Due to embargo restrictions around spoilers, parts of this review are intentionally vague. We've done our best to explain certain parts of the game and our critique without discussing any story spoilers; however, if you want to understand the full context of some of our analysis here, we'll have another review up when The Last of Us Part II is officially out that discusses the story in greater detail and further explains our thoughts. This review will have the same score and will just serve as a deeper,

The Last Of Us Part II Review (Spoiler-Free)

Editor's note: Due to embargo restrictions around spoilers, parts of this review are intentionally vague. We've done our best to explain certain parts of the game and our critique without discussing any story spoilers; however, if you want to understand the full context of some of our analysis here, we'll have another review up when The Last of Us Part II is officially out that discusses the story in greater detail and further explains our thoughts. This review will have the same score and will just serve as a deeper,

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Alex Kidd’ is Back, ‘Sunset Riders’ and Today’s Other New Releases, and Tons More Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 11th, 2020. A whole bunch of news is slipping out, and not all of it seems to be hitting at the time its publishers originally intended. That’s how it goes some days. We’ve got a few cool retro-bits to talk about before we go into the usual new release summaries. I’ve also gathered up all of the new sales that have hit since yesterday and added a bunch more from the Summer Sale for good measure. It’s a big

Darius Collections Are Coming To Switch And PS4, Bringing Multiple Versions Of Several Arcade Classics

Darius, one of the most influential arcade scrolling shooter franchises of all time, is coming to Switch and PS4 in two collections. Darius Cozmic Collection: Console and Darius Cozmic Collection: Arcade bring together numerous titles--although many of them are variants of the same game. Both collections, which have already released in Japan, will come to the west on June 16. Trailers and content lists for both collections have been released. First up, the Arcade Collection contains the original Darius, as well as two variants. It features a total of four

‘Dragon Quest Tact’ Launches This Summer in Japan with Pre-Registrations Now Live

Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Tact for iOS and Android is a tactical RPG based on the Dragon Quest series for mobile platforms. It has turn based combat and encounters with enemies from the series on a grid based map. While a closed beta already took place, the company announced a release window for Japan with pre-registrations now live. A localisation has still not been announced for those waiting for an English release. I don’t expect a localisation to be revealed until the Japanese version is out for a good amount