Devolver Digital has announced The Red Strings Club by Deconstructeam will be released on the Switch eShop next week on 14th March. If you enjoy hanging out in dimly lit bars and impersonating people to take down futuristic corporations, this should be right up your alley. Here’s the official trailer:
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
The professed altruistic corporation Supercontinent Ltd is on the verge of releasing Social Psyche Welfare: a system that will eliminate depression, anger and fear from society. However, the bartender of a clandestine club and a freelance hacker don’t regard this evolution as an improvement but as brainwashing. Alongside unwitting company employees and a rogue empathy android, the duo will pull all the strings they can to bring down this scheme.
And here are the key features:
Cyberpunk Thriller Narrative Uncover a mysterious corporate program that promises a blissful existence while debating what does happiness means and what lengths are permissible to obtain it.
Psychological Bartending Read your customer’s’ mood and mix the perfect cocktail to manipulate the client’s emotions in order to gather the information you want and progress your agenda of stopping Supercontinent’s plans.
Genetic Implant Pottery Design genetic implants at a high-tech lathe to change the attitude and direction of the corporation’s most influential executives.
Vocal Corporate Espionage Assume the voice of important figures in the Social Psyche Welfare project and play their own motivations against each other over the phone to uncloak their plans.
Are you a fan of cyberpunk-themed narrative experiences? Does this look like your kind of game? Tell us down below.
Nintendo Releases Patch Notes For Latest Splatoon 2 Update
Weapon
Change
Sploosh-o-matic
Neo Sploosh-o-matic
Decreased time after pressing ZR to fire before ink recovery begins by roughly 5/60 of a second.
Splattershot Jr.
Custom Splattershot Jr.
Kensa Splattershot Jr.
Decreased time after pressing ZR to fire before ink recovery begins by roughly 5/60 of a second.
Aerospray MG
Aerospray RG
Decreased time after pressing ZR to fire before ink recovery begins by roughly 5/60 of a second.
Now more likely to ink the turf around your feet when firing.
.52 Gal
.52 Gal Deco
Kensa .52 Gal
Increased damage dealt to opponent Splat Brellas, Sorella Brellas, and Hero Brella Replicas by roughly 21%.
Increased damage dealt to opponent Splash Walls by roughly 10%.
.96 Gal
.96 Gal Deco
Increased damage dealt to opponent Splat Brellas, Sorella Brellas, and Hero Brella Replicas by roughly 57%.
Increased damage dealt to opponent Splash Walls by roughly 10%.
Luna Blaster
Luna Blaster Neo
Kensa Luna Blaster
Increased damage dealt to opponent Splat Brellas, Sorella Brellas, and Hero Brella Replicas by roughly 64%.
Rapid Blaster
Rapid Blaster Deco
Kensa Rapid Blaster
The Main Power Up gear ability will now also increase the radius of explosions while equipped when using these main weapons.
The above effect will be maxed out when 2.9 times the normal amount of gear ability is equipped
Each additional gear ability is worth .3 of the effect of the base gear ability.
Rapid Blaster Pro
Rapid Blaster Pro Deco
The Main Power Up gear ability will now also increase the radius of explosions while equipped when using these main weapons.
The above effect will be maxed out when 2.9 times the normal amount of gear ability is equipped.
Each additional gear ability is worth .3 of the effect of the base gear ability.
Squeezer
Foil Squeezer
Increased damage dealt to opponent Splat Brellas, Sorella Brellas, and Hero Brella Replicas by roughly 57%.
Increased damage dealt to opponent Splash Walls by roughly 10%.
Increased damage dealt to opponent Ballers by roughly 17%.
Increased damage dealt to an opponent who is armored while using a Booyah Bomb by roughly 17%.
Increased damage dealt to the Rainmaker barrier by roughly 10%.
Carbon Roller
Carbon Roller Deco
Decreased time after making a horizontal swing before you can switch into squid or octo form or use a sub weapon by roughly 2/60 of a second.
Increased damage dealt to opponent Splat Brellas, Sorella Brellas, and Hero Brella Replicas by roughly 13%.
Splat Roller
Krak-On Splat Roller
Kensa Splat Roller
Hero Roller Replica
Increased damage dealt to opponent Splat Brellas, Sorella Brellas, and Hero Brella Replicas by roughly 13%.
Flingza Roller
Foil Flingza Roller
Increased damage dealt to opponent Splat Brellas, Sorella Brellas, and Hero Brella Replicas by roughly 13%.
Goo Tuber
Custom Goo Tuber
With a charge shot stored, the animation of rising from a submerged position in squid or octo form can now be canceled with ZL, causing you to immediately resume squid or octo form.
Tri-Slosher
Tri-Slosher Nouveau
Extended forward the central shot’s point of impact.
Mini Splatling
Zink Mini Splatling
Kensa Mini Splatling
You can now jump higher than previously when the Splatling is fully charged.
Increased movement speed while charging by roughly 3%.
Increased movement speed while firing by roughly 8%.
H-3 Nozzlenose
H-3 Nozzlenose D
Decreased the effectiveness of the Main Power Up gear ability.
Increased the Main Power Up gear abilities required to reach 49.9 damage from 3.9 to 4.2 times the amount of base gear ability.
Each additional gear ability is worth .3 of the effect of the base gear ability.
Bamboozler 14 Mk I
Bamboozler 14 Mk II
Decreased damage dealt to opponent Splat Brellas, Sorella Brellas, and Hero Brella Replicas by roughly 20%.
Decreased damage dealt to opponent Splash Walls by roughly 20%.
Decreased damage dealt to opponent Ballers by roughly 38%.
Increased damage dealt to an opponent who is armored while using a Booyah Bomb by roughly 31%.
Sloshing Machine
Sloshing Machine Neo
Kensa Sloshing Machine
Increased ink consumption by roughly 20%.
Decreased hit radius of the spiral portion of the shot by roughly 6%.
Explosher
Custom Explosher
Increased ink consumption by roughly 30%.
Decreased radius of splash damage explosion by roughly 7%.
The Best Sports Management Games on iOS and Android
A new summer of sport may be on the horizon, but for many of us the season never ended thanks to your favourite handheld devices. There seems to be no better time in 2019 to check out the best sports manager games that mobile gaming has to offer.
Better still, armchair sports fans can chill out and enjoy this cerebral selection of sporting simulations without breaking into a sweat. Whether you’r on iOS or Android, a Soccer sycophantic or a Motorsport maniac, we’ve got you covered.
Pro Strategy Football 2019
Developer: Pro Strategy Games Platforms: iOS Universal Price: £4.99
Considering its popularity, football of the American variety feels very under-represented in games. There are a few arcade-y options and of course EA is present with the usual free-to-play butchering of a great game in the absurdly titled Madden NFL Overdrive Football, but quality management games are few and far between.
The one serious choice is the Pro Strategy Football series, which once again delivered a very solid offering in its 2018 edition and has now evolved into the 2019 version. It’s a fun and playable coaching game but also accurate and realistic depending how deep you want to dive in. One of the best things about PSF is how flexible it is, so you can have a quick single match or a multi-season career and then on the field you play in beginner mode just choosing the type of play or expert mode in which you can micromanage every player’s role.
It’s a great game for novices who want to learn more about the complexities of gridiron and hardcore players who want to control every aspect of their team.
Developer: SEGA Platforms:iPad, Android Price: $19.99
There’s no arguing that Football Manager is the king of football management simulations, and FM Touch extends the series’ dominion in to the mobile sphere. The Touch games offer a more accessible take on the PC version, with an interface specially designed for tablet devices. If you’re looking for a cheaper and more accessible FM experience, then you should check out Football Manager 2019 Mobile.
FM19 Touch is just as good as the 2018 (which occupied this spot until now), but it’s worth noting that the changes between the versions are slim. There’s no doubt that this game deserves to claim a top spot in our list, but if you already have previous year’s versions, bear in mind you may baulk a bit at having to re-purchase the game again.
This series scores an easy pole position in the motorsport management genre, and the latest instalment is the best looking and most feature-rich yet. For a sport game on mobile devices, this is achingly beautiful, especially the dioramic race tracks which are just so pretty. But the game has lots of substance as well as style with plenty to keep you busy as the principal of a motorsport team, including recruiting drivers, developing the best cars and investing in your facilities. Once the action switches to the track during qualifying and races you’ll still have plenty of decisions to make on race strategy, car set-up and tyres.
For the third game in the series Playsport Games has added six new championships across GT and endurance races, making it deeper than ever before. As our four-star review suggested, MM3 does a great job of getting players emotionally invested in their teams, with a fine line between winning and losing “A game made up of so many small decisions and menus allows for a surprising amount of excitement. Watching those small dots speed around the screen may not give the surge of pleasure a standard racing game would, but watching your team secure a win, leading to a championship is genuinely wonderful.”
This series has been around on mobile devices for several years, but without much fanfare, despite being well received by players. Perhaps cricket is more of a niche interest than other sports, particularly among European or American gamers, but this is a must-buy if you are fan of hearing leather on willow.
Cricket management is a very narrow genre, but this game is unrivalled in it with its deep, accurate and comprehensive simulation. Very much the Football Manager of cricket games with its attention to detail, this is packed with features, stats and tactical options that should keep virtual cricket captains happy for many hours.
Not so much Championship Manager as Chairmanship Manager. This simple but satisfying simulation puts you at the head of the table in the boardroom rather than being in the manager’s office or dugout. Instead of being the football manager going to the chairman asking for extra funds or more time to build you squad, you are the chairman who makes the decision on the hiring and firing of your club’s manager. If you get that decision right, along with sponsorship deals, stadium development, transfers, contracts and more, you’ll be able to turn your little non-league football team into a major force.
It’s a more basic, quick-playing game than, say, Football Manager but its fast pace allows you to whizz through seasons in minutes and hours rather than days and months, making it great for short sessions on the commute. Despite the simplicity and less detail, it’s still got plenty of choices for you to make as the big boss, and enough addictive power to keep you coming back.
As its name suggests this clever card came condenses baseball matches into short bite-sized 10-minute matches. If you are looking for realism then I suggest you move on as this futuristic take on America’s favourite sport has a player roster that includes robotic and cybernetic players. An entire game consists of each player only playing a total six cards, but it still manages to pack in a lot of tough decisions and tension. On your way to the World Series you get to draft new players into your hand, which gives the whole experience a pleasing bubble-gum card collecting nostalgia.
This may not be a sports sim in the strictest sense of the word, but if you are interested in a boxing-themed game with lashings of 1980’s nostalgia then Punch Club rings all the right bells. You embark on a Rocky-style quest of vengeance by setting up fights, whilst juggling your work and social life. It is a game that takes more than its graphical sensibilities from the 1980’s, being tougher than Apollo Creed. This means that you will be doing more grinding than a dirty dancing barista. However, it is still a fine game that is well worth checking out.
New Star Cricket
Developer: New Star Games Platforms:iOS Universal, Android Price: Free, Offers In-App Purchases
A cricketing themed follow up to New Star Football that is perfect for those who prefer the thwack of willow on leather. You begin your career with a lowly club in your favourite cricketing nation. Each season you will compete in both 20 and 50 over competitions. Perform well and famous clubs will be queuing up for your signature, you may even get an international call-up. The game does not stray too far from the winning formula of its forbearer. A series of mini-games enable you to improve your skills and have an impact on matches at key points. Gameplay is as equally satisfying in bite-sized spells as it is in marathon sessions, which makes for an ideal mobile game that will have you padding up and heading out to the middle time and time again.
1st & Goal
Developer: R&R Games Platforms:iOS Universal Price: $4.99
Based on a popular board game, 1st & Goal uses a combination of dice and cards to simulate the rough and tumble of American football. Opponents play cards to determine their offensive and defensive strategies and then dice are rolled to determine the outcome. The dice used will depend on the strategies selected. For instance, if the offensive team chooses a rushing play and their opponents choose a passing defence, then the offensive team will have a big advantage. You can play a one-off exhibition match, compete in the play-offs or embark on a full season. Whatever you decide you will get a game that sticks closely to its board game roots, with straightforward rules, together with tense bluff and double bluff gameplay.
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What would your list of the best sports strategy/management games on mobile look like? Let us know in the comments!
Fusing a falling block puzzle game with grapple-powered platforming, Treasure Stack is a fast-paced party game experience like no other. As treasure chests and keys fall from the sky and threaten to fill the screen, take control of a pixelated hero as you run, jump, grab, climb, grapple, and stack matching colors to keep the blocky deluge at bay.
PS4's Best-Selling PSN Games For February Revealed
Sony has revealed the list of last month's best-selling PS4 games on PSN. February was packed with high-profile releases, from Far Cry: New Dawn to Metro Exodus, but it was BioWare's cooperative RPG/shooter, Anthem, that took the top spot in both North America and Europe.
Despite its rocky launch, Anthem has similarly been performing well at retail, at least in the UK. It debuted at No. 1 in the region and managed to hold on to that position for the week ending March 2.
Taking the runner-up spot in North America was Bandai Namco's crossover fighting game, Jump Force. Meanwhile, Grand Theft Auto V continues to defy the specter of age, coming in at No. 2 in Europe and rounding out the top three in North America.
February also saw the surprise release of Apex Legends, the new battle royale game from Titanfall developer Respawn, and it is similarly off to a strong start, dethroning the genre's reigning champion, Fortnite, on the Free-to-Play chart. Epic's battle royale game dropped to No. 3 last month, while another battle royale game, Realm Royale, took No. 2.
You can see PSN's top 10 best-selling PS4 games for February below. The full list for each region can be found on the US and European PlayStation Blogs.
US's Top 10 PS4 Games On PSN For February 2019
Anthem
Jump Force
Grand Theft Auto V
Rainbow Six Siege
Kingdom Hearts III
Far Cry 5
NBA 2K19
Far Cry: New Dawn
FIFA 19
Red Dead Redemption 2
US's Top 10 Free-To-Play PS4 Games For February 2019
Apex Legends
Realm Royale
Fortnite
Warface
H1Z1: Battle Royale
Brawlhalla
Switchblade
Paladins
Warframe
DC Universe Online Free-to-Play
Europe's Top 10 PS4 Games On PSN For February 2019
UK politician calls for review of Steam, sexually violent content
A member of the U.K. Parliament is calling for a government review of Steam after Rape Day was removed from the platform.
As reported by Variety, Hannah Bardell called the game “utterly abhorrent material”, and implored the government to “commit to getting around the table and sorting this issue for good.”
Rape Day is a 3D visual novel that centers around committing violence and assault against women during a zombie apocalypse, with developer Desk Plant encouraging players to “verbally harass, kill, and rape women as [they] choose to progress the story.”
For the most part, Valve says anything that isn’t “illegal or straight up trolling,” is given the greenlight, but notes in yesterday’s statement that their policy surrounding similar content to Rape Day should be “reactionary.”
“A game of this nature has no place in our society,” Bardell said while speaking before Britain’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee earlier today.
“I’m glad that it has been pulled by gaming site Steam, but their response was woeful. It did not even accept or acknowledge the risk it could pose.”
Bardell’s call for a government review urging parliament to “strengthen the legislation around this area” was supported by First Minister of the Scottish Parliament Shona Robison.
“For any online gaming platform to allow the publishing of a so-called game, which glorifies the killing and raping of women, would be disgusting and deeply offensive,” Robinson said.
It isn’t entirely clear what a government review might look like since Valve is a privately-owned company based in the United States, but according to Scotsman, culture secretary Jeremy Wright has agreed to investigate how the game was allowed to be developed and set for release.
In the Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn game, Kirby can transform into knitted wonders like tanks and flying saucers. Plus, his new ravel abilities mimic his classic copy abilities, adding something new to every stage of this action-adventure game!
Features:
You can wield Kirby’s wondrous yarn abilities on an adventure to save a handicraft world
In the challenging Devilish Mode, Kirby lacks invincibility as he’s followed by devils in each stage
You can play as Meta Knight and King Dedede in all-new mini-games!
Following the reveal of Pokémon Sword and Shield for the Nintendo Switch during last week’s Pokémon Direct, it’s been discovered Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures Inc. filed a trademark in Japan for Armoured Mewtwo earlier on in the same month. The trademark covers videogames, merchandising and events.
If you keep up with Pokémon news, you may or may not have already heard a rumour about armoured pocket monsters coming to the latest generation of games. Alternatively, this trademark could be tied to the official Trading Card Game or the upcoming movie, Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution.
Dawn of Man is Now Available on Steam and is 15% off!*
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
First Call of Duty: WWII DLC Pack The Resistance Emerges Today
Epic, Highly-Anticipated First DLC Pack Offers Fans New Multiplayer Maps, War Mode Mission and Nazi Zombies Experience
Global Call of Duty Community Event Featuring New Content, New Gear and Return of Fan-Favorite Game Modes Continues for Fans
SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Players can join the Resistance starting today as Call of Duty®: WWII– The Resistance, the first DLC pack for the No. 1 top-selling console video game of 2017 in North America, is out now, available first on PlayStation®4. Packed with new multiplayer content, The Resistance DLC pack delivers three new Multiplayer maps and an all-new War Mode multiplayer mission themed to reflect the spirit of the citizen soldiers who fought for freedom during World War II. The DLC pack also features The Darkest Shore, the terrifying new chapter in the twisted Nazi Zombies saga. In addition, this first DLC pack from Call of Duty: WWII, lands during TheResistance community event (January 23 through February 27), a five-week celebration that features new gear, game modes and Supply Drop content available to all players.
In The Resistance DLC pack, players will fight in iconic World War II locations, from Paris to Prague, all centered around historic uprisings in three new Multiplayer maps and an all-new high-octane War Mode map.
Valkyrie – Located in the Masurian Woods, East Prussia, this map was inspired by The Wolf’s Lair – The Fuhrer’s Eastern-front headquarters during Operation Barbarossa – the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. This is a medium-sized map with multiple overwatch positions and mounted machine guns.
Anthropoid – Based in Prague, Czechoslovakia, this map is inspired by Operation Anthropoid – the famous assassination attempt on a high-ranking German officer during World War II. This map is divided by a river, with long-flanking paths that can be used by snipers for ranged attacks.
Occupation – In this remake of a classic Call of Duty® map, players battle through the streets and shops of German-occupied Paris during WWII. Nearby homes and storefronts lend defensive positions for ambush and recovery.
Operation Intercept – Outside of St Lo, France, the next War Mode experience, developed in partnership with Raven Software, leads you on an urban rescue mission to save Resistance fighters being transported by train. The first objective on the Allied side is freeing the fighters, followed by the destruction of key communication equipment, and ends with stopping a train.
The Resistance DLC pack also features the newest horror-filled chapter in the co-operative Nazi Zombies saga, The Darkest Shore. Only days after the horrific disaster of Mittelburg, the crew has received intel that suggests Doktor Straub is on an island just north of Germany. Blanketed in fog, this island is surrounded by enemy air and sea power – and crawling with the Undead. Marie, Drostan, Olivia and Jefferson will need to battle all this and more to uncover the mysteries hidden within.
As part of The Resistance community event, which kicked off on Jan. 23 and runs through Feb. 27, all Call of Duty: WWII players will have access to the new “Resistance Division.” The new Resistance Division embodies the skills and experience of citizen soldiers from across Europe, and features the new Tactical Knife Skill, a new Division-specific 9mm SAP Pistol, as well as perks that can alter the tide of battle, such as the ability to scramble enemy maps.
The Resistance community event offers players new Supply Drop content and new weapons and uniforms used in Resistance uprisings across war-torn Europe during World War II. Fans can also participate in new game mode events, including the limited-time return of Prop Hunt and Demolition game modes, along with rotating 2XP playlists across Multiplayer, War Mode and Zombies. Resistance Supply Drops can be earned for free simply by playing Call of Duty: WWII during the event. Players can return to Headquarters each week of the event for a free Resistance Supply Drop, as well as receive special Orders and Contracts that grant new weapons, Supply Drops, XP boosts, Armory Credits and more. Players can also purchase Resistance Supply Drops using Call of Duty Points in-game currency. The Resistance community event features all-new, limited-time Resistance-themed Collection Rewards.
Call of Duty: WWII – The Resistance DLC pack is available now, first on PlayStation®4 for a suggested retail price of $14.99. The Resistance DLC Pack is also included in Call of Duty: WWII DLC Season Pass*, featuring all four DLC Packs planned for the year, as part of the discounted bundle offered at a suggested retail price of $49.99 – a discount of $10 off the individual purchase of all four DLC Map Packs. Season Pass content is available first on PlayStation®4.
*Season Pass purchasers receive 2018 Call of Duty: WWII Season Pass content.Season Pass content is not final, is subject to change, and may not include all downloadable content available for the game. Season Pass content may not be available in all countries, and pricing and release dates may vary by platform. Season Pass content should be downloaded from the in-game store only; do not purchase separately, or you will be charged again. Season Pass content may be sold separately.
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