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Peril in your Pocket If you fancy a little old-school, pint-sized adventure, then you might be in luck, as Square Enix has released its recent remaster of classic PlayStation titleLegend of Manafor mobile devices. Interested parties can purchase and download the fantasy adventure oniOSandAndroidplatforms right now, priced at around $22 USD. The originalLegend of Mana,(orSeiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana), hit PlayStation way back in 1999 as the long-awaited fourth entry in the popular Mana franchise....

I need to wipe my memory and play this again A mobile release of Thekla’s island puzzle adventureThe Witnesshas been planned for a long time and it’s now a reality at last. The iPhone and iPad versionlaunched last nightfor iOS 10.0 and newer. The pricing is lower than expected at $10 — especially compared to the $40 price tag the console and PC versions command — but it does make sense given the platform’s dynamics....

Xbox Live Arcade is once again giving the Doublemint Twins a run for their money with release ofEets: ChowdownandPinball FXthis Wednesday. Both games will set you back by 800 Microsoft Points and will be available at 2:00 a.m. Pacific. If you can’t tell by looking at the attached images,Eets: Chowdownis a puzzle game and a strange one at that. WhileEetsis already available for PC, the XBLA version will feature the new co-op mini-game, Marsho Madness, plus 120 levels in glorious HD graphics....

After more than a decade since its initial announcement,Throne and Libertyfinally launched in South Korea in December 2023. However, this still leaves hopeful Western players wondering when it’ll become available in their regions. The good news is, at the time of writing,Throne and Libertyis planned for a Western release. The game is developed and published in South Korea by NCSoft but, back in February 2023,Amazon announcedit had entered an agreement to publishThrone and Libertyin North America, South America, Europe, and Japan....

Sega calls Samurai BloodShow a “comically vicious action tower defense game.” All of those words speak to me. But they left out the card aspect. This game isnotafraid to be nerdy, and I love it for that.Samurai BloodShowhas you on the battlefield of twelfth-century feudal Japan, doing the tower defense using decks of cards to build an armies to battle across 100 levels. Winning battles lets you earn new cards to put in your decks....

Due to a trademark dispute,Trenchedhad to be renamedin order to release in Europe. Strangely enough, the same thing is going to happen to all versions of the Xbox Live Arcade mech defense game. As explained toGiant Bombby Double Fine, games with two separate titles (in this case,TrenchedandIron Brigade) wouldn’t be able to play online together. And we can’t have that. When the switch happens, we’ll get a free survival mode (yes!...

It’s definitely not a game, though Ubisoft has announcedAssassin’s CreedVR Experience, a virtual-reality experience scheduled to release later this year. The project – which is being developed in partnership with Fox and Practical Magic and reported to be based upon the upcoming movie – was announced at AMD’s 2016 GDC Press Conference. If you’ve noted how carefully I’m not using the word “game”, that’s intentional. According to our friends atPolygon, president of Practical Magic VR and director of VR experiences Matthew Lewis made it clear the experience was “not a game”....

Lawyers demanded $4K from Pokemon fan [Update: Since yesterday when we ran this story, The Pokemon Company has apparently retracted its offer of a $4,000 settlement before it could be paid,in lieu of negative pressgenerated by the defendant. Jones’ lawyer is attempting to have the $4,000 settlement brought back onto the table so that the whole affair can be set aside]. APokémonfan has been sued for $4,000 for attempting to organise aPokémontheme party....

Microsoft once again trots out Conker’s corpse Here is a claim made in the video forYoung Conker, one of the three pieces of software that comes withMicrosoft’s $3,000 HoloLens(that’s development kit prices, not necessarily for public consumption, come its March 30 release): “Conker’s a much beloved property that has a huge following.” Here is my counterpoint: No, that’s not true. More people are probably familiar withGexthan withConkerand the foul-mouthed rodent hasn’t even starred in a game in 15 years (or 10, with the Xbox remake; 1 if you count thatProject Spark…thing)....

There’s so much potential The other day, I said I was trying to come into Sony’sPlayStation 5 reveal eventwith little to no expectations. I meant it! But at the same time, what’s the harm in well-meaning wishful thinking? The PS5’s price point, the launch timing and availability, the look of the console, new IPs, possible remakes, Sony’s strategy for (hopefully multi-system) backward compatibility – there’s a lot to wonder about ahead of the Thursday afternoon stream....

Choosing where to spend your attribute points inCyberpunk 2077‘s earliest hours is no mean feat, especially now that the game’s character progression has beenturned and twisted on its proverbial head.Cyberpunk 20772.0was a big deal, after all. With all of that in mind, whether you’re a total newcomer to the game or a veteran alike, odds are that you still won’t be able to make up your mind on where to take your first couple of attribute points....

One last fight before the main event The final demo forWo Long: Fallen Dynastyis finally available. Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja’s action RPG has its final demo out now, ahead of its launch next week. TheWo Longdemo is live now onPlayStation,Xbox, andPCplatforms. Save progress will carry over into the full game, and for those too busy to hop in this weekend, the demo won’t go away when the game launches. The finalWo Long: Fallen Dynastydemo is slated to stay live through March 26....

Is it just me, or does the idea of a first-person shooter set in World War II seem really fresh right about now? With the industry being so afraid to touch such a tired concept recently, it seems we’ve barely seen anybody touch the setting.Call of Duty: World At Waris the last “AAA” release that I can remember. We’ve definitely still had a few (Wolfenstein,Red Orchestra 2), but all the big games have steered well clear....