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Eastasiasoft reveals Games Showcase #4 for Summer 2021
EastAsiaSoft has had a tremendous track record in 2021, with multiple indie releases, new partnerships, and plenty of physical releases for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, and PS4. Continuing the trend set by their winter showcases, EastAsiaSoft has revealed a Summer showcases, covering ten titles and new announcements.
nDreams shows a ton of action with action-shooter, Fracked
The Summer is about to get ice cold for PSVR. As part of the Upload VR showcase, the team at nDreams revealed a new gameplay trailer for their up-and-coming action VR title, Fracked. Fracked is shaping to be the over-the-top action extravaganza for Summer 2021, and as the release inches close, so does the anticipation.
EVERSPACE 2 Adds Zharkov: The Vortex in July
A major content update is coming to EVERSPACE 2 next month. Today, developer ROCKFISH Games released an early look at the second major Early Access addition to the popular space combat sim. The update, now known as “Zharkov: The Vortex” will add a third star system, more story, and new natural hazards and weapon types.
Stealth-Action game Republique gets re-release and PSVR version for Summmer
The battle of the future takes place through a war of information. Public Relation specialists popagenda, along with developer Camouflaj have announced Republique Anniversary Edition a re-release of Republique in time for the game’s 10th Anniversary. This re-release includes a spectacular physical edition release of Republique, which was featured during Limited Run Game’s E3 Showcase.
Star Trek Picard Trailer Arrives Online
In honor of Picard Day, Paramount + has released the first trailer for season 2 of Star Trek; Picard. The show comes from Alex Kurtzman and 12 Monkeys’ Terry Matales and stars Patrick Stewart, Allison Pill, and Heroes Star Santiago Cabrera. Season 2 will feature the returns of both John de Lancie as Q and Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan. You can watch the first trailer below.
Cruis’n Blast – Races onto Nintendo Switch This Fall
The Cruis’n franchise has always had close ties with Nintendo. This dates back to the original 1994 title, Cruis’n USA, which released on N64 2 years later. This can be thanked to what Nintendo had coined “Project Reality”. Somewhere down the line, ownership of Cruis’n transferred over from Midway to Nintendo. The latest entry in the series, which was developed by Raw...[Read More]
Souls-Like Eldest Soul Launches July 29th
It’s a good Summer to destroy and crush your enemies. Fallen Flag Studios has confirmed the release date of a new and ambitious souls-like Eldest Souls. This pixel-art isometric action game has players pursuing vengeance in a mystical land against the Old Gods.
Mario Party Superstars Announced – Coming October
It’s always a party when Nintendo’s long-running Mario Party franchise is in the mix! In 2018, Super Mario Party offered the opportunity to turn friends into frienemies, for the first time on Nintendo Switch. Super Mario Party featured entirely new mini-games, with a different feel to previous entries. This time around, Nintendo is returning to its roots. Nintendo released their first ...[Read More]
Ghostrunner Announces New Modes For 2021 + Sequel
In the dystopian chaos of 2020, one game stealthily sneaked its way onto gaming consoles. That game was Ghostrunner a cyberpunk first-person stealth action game woven with the attention to old-fashioned first-person classics and indie games such as Hotline Miami. Having found solid success in its multiplatform release, the team has announced new game modes and a sequel to Ghostrunner no small feat...[Read More]
WarioWare: Get It Together! Switch Reveal
The absence of a WarioWare title on Nintendo Switch surprised many. Wario’s outlandish spinoff series has previously acted as a showcase for the innovative features of Nintendo’s latest. 2018’s 3DS title WarioWare Gold acted as a “best of” microgame package, offering very little new content. The WarioWare franchise hasn’t seen a truly innovational release in ove...[Read More]
Metroid Dread – New 2D Metroid Announced!
Early this afternoon, Nintendo streamed their 38 minute-long E3 Nintendo Direct. As we previously covered, the presentation revealed an all-new 2D Metroid title. While 2017 saw Samus Returns, the 3DS remake of Metroid 2, Metroid hasn’t seen an entirely new 2D entry in 19 years. Metroid Dread releases this Spring!
Nintendo Direct E3 2021 – Round Up!
Today, June 15th marks the final day of E3 2021. With it, The Nintendo Direct E3 2021 digital showcase opened the day. The nearly 40-minute presentation was here and gone, and with it came a ton of exciting announcements. The Nintendo Direct E3 2021 presentation had a diverse range of titles, which offered up a little something for everyone. A new 2D Metroid, Wario Ware’s return, a Mario + R...[Read More]