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F1 2018, Shenmue I & II, Distrust, more coming to Xbox Store this week
Xbox One will be racing, investigating, and surviving in this week’s Xbox Games Store update…
Codemasters has dropped the checkered flag on F1 2018, which is now available to download for the Xbox One. The racing game includes new options in the Career Mode and the complete schedule for the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Also available to download this week for the Xbox One is Shenmue I & II, a re-release of both games in Sega’s RPG/adventure/life simulation series.
Finally this week, Cheerdealers will bring Distrust to the Xbox One. The roguelike isometric survival game takes place in the arctic and was heavily inspired by John Carpenter’s The Thing.
You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the Xbox Games Store (including Brawlout, Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier, Phantom Doctrine, and more) after the break. (more…)
Guacamelee 2, F1 2018, Little Dragons Cafe, more coming to PS Store this week
A nice variety of games will be added to the PlayStation Store this week.
Drink Box returns to their “Mexiverse” with more luchador-inspired action in Guacamelee! 2 for the PS4. The sequel features four-player co-op, as well as new levels, new wrestling moves, “sassy” new bosses, and “300% more chickens.”
Speaking of bizarre franchises, Sega will re-release Shenmue I & II for the PS4 this week, and fans will once again be able to search for the killer of Ryo Hazuki’s father.
Also available this week for the PS4 is F1 2018, the latest game in Codemasters’s long-running racing simulation series. The new entry in the franchise will include the complete schedule for the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Finally this week, Aksys Games will ask players if they can run a cafe and raise a dragon in Little Dragons Cafe for the PS4.
You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the PlayStation Store (including Brawlout, Slime Rancher, Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr, and more) after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged F1 2018, Shenmue, Shenmue II
New Retail Releases: Shenmue I & II, F1 2018 Headline Edition, Little Dragons Cafe, More
It’s Gamescom Week, and like E3 Week last month, most game publishers have decided not to launch any new games during Europe’s biggest gaming event. But a few brave souls are racing ahead and trying anyway…
This week, Sega will give gamers another chance to experience the Shenmue franchise with the launch of Shenmue I & II for the PS4 and Xbox One. This re-release will include original and modern control options, as well as Japanese audio.
Codemasters got the green light to release F1 2018: Headline Edition for the PS4 and Xbox One this week. The speedy simulation will include the full calendar of circuits from the 2018 Formula One Season. Racing game fans will also be able to look into All-Star Fruit Racing for the PS4 and Switch this week.
Also this week, Aksys Games will bring Little Dragons Cafe to the PS4 and Switch. Players can raise their own little dragons and master the art of cooking by running a cafe.
And speaking of firepower, Grip Digital’s Mothergunship, a “bullet hell” first person shooter, is now available on retail shelves for the PS4 and Xbox One.
Finally this week, Retroism will release Return of Double Dragon for the Super NES. The game is actually a re-release of 1992’s Super Double Dragon, but it includes several bonus levels that were exclusive to the Japanese version of the game, as well as an expanded moveset for the ninja brothers.
That’s all for now, but we’ll be back later this week with a complete look at the latest additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop.
The Games of August 2018
The Summer’s almost over, but game publishers have decided to fill these final school-free days with a steady stream of re-releases and a few side-scrollers that look very interesting.
We’re very excited for the console debut of Motion Twin’s Dead Cells, which looks to combine a retro-inspired look with roguelite elements and a MetroidVania style. Bread Machine will also try their hand at reimagining a popular genre on consoles, the party brawler, with Slam Land. Featuring a hand-drawn art style, Slam Land wants players to slam their friends to impress a mysterious Giant Blue Man.
Also this month, a few classic games will make their way to new locales, including Zeboyd’s Cosmic Star Heroine and Sega’s beloved Shenmue I & II. We may have missed them the first time around, but that’ll soon change.
You can find out exactly why the Warp Zoned staff is interested in these titles after the break, and take a gander at August’s full release schedule, which also includes WarioWare Gold, Madden NFL 19, Overcooked! 2, We Happy Few, The Walking Dead: The Final Season, and many more. (more…)
Posted in Features, PC, PS4, Switch, Top Story, Xbox One
Tagged Cosmic Star Heroine, Dead Cells, Shenmue, Shenmue II, Slam Land
Shenmue I & II will be released for PC, PS4, Xbox One in 2018
Fans have been asking Sega to release modern remakes of Shenmue and Shenmue II for more than a decade now, but it looks like the publisher will finally acquiesce to those demands later this year.
Earlier today, Sega confirmed that a Shenmue I & II bundle will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One sometime in 2018. Shenmue I & II will “stay true” to Yu Suzuki’s original vision for the franchise, but the re-release package will also include “fully scalable screen resolution, choice of modern or classic control schemes, PC graphics options, an updated user interface, and the option to enjoy either the original Japanese or English voiceovers”:
Since their original release, Shenmue I & II have established a passionate following and are revered as one of gaming’s greatest series of all time. These revolutionary masterpieces deliver a gripping story of retribution as Ryo Hazuki sets out to avenge his father’s death and attempts to unravel the secrets behind a mysterious artefact known as the Dragon Mirror.
Shenmue I & II comes complete with the original feature set that defined modern gaming, including enthralling jujitsu combat, investigative sleuthing, and RPG elements in addition to memorable mini-games. Shenmue I & II is set within engrossing real-time open worlds that feel truly alive thanks to day-to-night cycles and weather changes, with a population of civilians who follow their own schedules.
The first trailer for Shenmue I & II has been embedded above.