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Beyond another salvo of G.G Series titles, this week bring a number of other notable new game releases. From BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend, J-Stars Victory Vs+, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation, and Toukiden: Kiwami fans of games born in the Land of the Rising Sun will have plenty to be thankful for. Meanwhile, lovers of PC-based quirk, might find a few promising games, with Combat Cats and Dwarven Brawl Bros leading the charge onto Steam.
Header image: Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation
PlayStation 3
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (also on PS, $39.99)
J-Stars Victory Vs+ (also on PS, $39.99)
Quiplash (PS, $9.99, Cross-buy with PS4)
PlayStation 4
Arcade Archives Scramble (PS, $7.99)
Astebreed (PS, $TBA)
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (also on PS, $49.99)
J-Stars Victory Vs+ (also on PS, $59.99)
Quiplash (PS, $9.99, Cross-buy with PS3)
Red Goddess: Inner World (PS, $14.99)
Scrabble (PS, $14.99)
Whispering Willows (PS, $12.49, Cross-buy with Vita)
Wii U
Art Academy: Home Studio (eShop, $29.99)
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (eShop, $9.99)
Never Alone – Kisima Ingitchuna (eShop, $14.99)
Shiftlings (eShop, $14.99)
Star Fox Command (eShop, $9.99)
Xbox One
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (also on XGS, $49.99)
3DS
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3 (Also on eShop, $39.99)
DS
G.G Series AIR PINBALL HOCKEY (DSiWare, $1.99)
G.G Series DRILLING ATTACK!! (DSiWare, $1.99)
G.G Series ENERGY CHAIN (DSiWare, $1.99)
G.G Series GREAT WHIP ADVENTURE (DSiWare, $1.99)
G.G Series NYOKKI (DSiWare, $1.99)
G.G Series RUN & STRIKE (DSiWare, $1.99)
G.G Series THE LAST KNIGHT (DSiWare, $1.99)
G.G Series THROW OUT (DSiWare, $1.99)
G.G Series VERTEX (DSiWare, $1.99)
iOS
Sonic Runners (App Store, Free)
PS Vita
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Generation (also on PS, $39.99)
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3 (Also on PS, $39.99)
Whispering Willows (PS, $12.49, Cross-buy with PS4)
PC
Age of Fear: The Undead King (Steam, $11.04)
Combat Cats (Steam, $2.99)
Devilry (Steam, $5.59)
Dwarven Brawl Bros (Steam, $6.29)
East Tower – Kuon (Steam, $8.09)
Infinifactory (Steam, $22.49)
Lost Lands: Dark Overlord (Steam, $6.99)
Metal Slug (Steam, $7.99)
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition (Steam, $8.99)
Nomad (Steam, $8.09)
Poly Bridge (Steam, $11.99)
Quiplash (Steam, $9.99)
Reflections (Steam, $9.99)
Rise of Incarnates (Steam, free-to-play)
ROGUS – Kingdom of The Lost Souls (Steam, $3.99)
Ronin (Steam, $9.74)
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom (Steam, $TBA)
Ted by Dawn (Steam, $1.69)
The Battle of Sol (Steam, $12.74)
Toukiden: Kiwami (Steam, $53.99)
Witches, Heroes and Magic (Steam, $13.49)
Robert’s Pick: After purchasing four different iterations of Final Fantasy X/X-2, I’m growing a bit weary of the remake. That said, Idea Factory’s Re;Birth revitalization is better than the standard reissue, improving dialog, aesthetics, playability, and adding a bit cohesiveness to the Neptunia series. This week, PS Vita owners will be able to return to an alternative version Gamindustri, where Neptune and the gang find the realm under attack by a group known as the Seven Sages. While the set-up might seem slightly bland, it’s an impetus for a non-stop barrage of industry jokes and leer-inducing and panty shots. PC owners will have to wait until fall for their dose of IF-flavored fan-service.
Gonçalo’s Pick: There was once a time when 2D run n’ guns were amongst the most popular genres to grace gaming. Amidst the rabid competition, few franchises drew as much envy as SNK’s Metal Slug series. Outside of going to an arcade, the only way to play this game was to spend hundreds of dollars of a Neo-Geo console and its respective cartridge, a luxury few could ever afford. Two decades later, it’s been ported to several system with varying degrees of success, though one can only assume today’s PC hardware will provide players with nothing less than an arcade-perfect conversation.
Whoa. Dat ass.
Idea Factory is really going for broke with Generation. They got my attention.
Quite cheeky this week.
Why was there next to no hype for J-Stars Victory Vs+? Seems like I should know more about this game.
I’m just happy that they’re bring the game stateside.
Hopefully, there will be some deals on it. These types of games hit with their audience then tend to drop pretty quick.
You forgot to include Streets of Fury EX which came out today. It also on sale.
Looking forward to fooling around with Celica Ayatsuki Mercury and Lambda-11.
Sequelitus is so bad that I was almost sure that BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend was already released here. They are running out of names.
What’s with the G.G games flooding the eShop?
Bought Metal Slug on the iPad for 99 cents. $7.99 seems like a lot.
Combat Cats looks kind of fun. Needs to be in a bundle though.
I need to pick up Re;Birth 3: V Generation. No if, ands, or butts.
Do you think you can create a list of PSN sales? The PS Blog used to but now Grace Chen is getting lazy and won’t do it. The girl is blaming E3 and that ended weeks ago.