Sea of Stars sells 100,000 copies in its first day
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Original (8/30): Sea of Stars has only just come out, yet it seems to be doing quite well for itself. Reviews for the title have been favorable, and Sabotage Studio have just announced that the game has sold 100,000 copies across all platforms within one day of its release.
Sea of Stars is an indie turn-based RPG, inspired by many older JRPG classics such as Super Mario RPG, Illusion of Gaia, and Chrono Trigger. For being a relatively small production, reaching this milestone on the first day of release is something to be celebrated, with the developers having gone online to thank fans for their support of the game.
You can check out their thank-you message below.
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Square Enix’s TGS 2023 lineup and schedule
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Square Enix has unveiled their own schedule and lineup for the upcoming 2023 Tokyo Game Show. This information comes through their official website.
In terms of unreleased Switch games, you can expect to see Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai, Star Ocean: The Second Story R, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, and PowerWash Simulator.
Here’s the full rundown of the event, courtesy of Gematsu:
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Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III release date set for December, new trailer
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Edia has announced a release date for their latest title, Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III. The game will release for Switch on December 7th in Japan.
Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III is a collection of five different games from the long-running action-platformer series Valis. This collection contains PC-8801 and Famicom versions of The Fantasm Soldier Valis, the MSX2 version of Valis the Fantasm Soldier (the original game’s western counterpart), the Mega Drive version of Valis III, and the Super Famicom version of Super Valis IV.
You can watch a trailer showing off all the games featured in Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III below.
Excitebike 64 coming to Nintendo Switch Online next week
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A new N64 game is making its way to Nintendo Switch Online in the form of Excitebike 64. It will be available starting August 30 as part of the service’s Expansion Pack tier.
Here is some additional information on the game:
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WrestleQuest delayed to August 22
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Mega Cat Studios and Skybound Games have just announced that their upcoming wrestling RPG WrestleQuest will be getting delayed to August 22. The game was supposed to release tomorrow, August 8.
The companies disclosed that a major bug was found in the launch version of the game, making it possible for players playing the game on multiple different devices to lose their save game progress when doing so. The game is thus getting delayed a couple of weeks so this bug can be fixed.
You can take a look at the full delay announcement below:
Startup Company Console Edition getting a physical release on Switch
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Play-Asia announced today that they are preparing a physical release for Startup Company Console Edition on Switch.
Alongside the regular edition, a limited edition will also be made available, which will be limited to only 2,000 copies. This version will contain the game itself on a physical cartridge, an 11 page full color manual, an original soundtrack CD, an acrylic standee set, minicase keychain, art card collection, individually numbered certificate, and windowed collector’s box.
Startup Company Console Edition is a sandbox simulation title that released digitally on Switch earlier this year. You can read up on the game below.
Your company’s success depends on your ability to run and manage a website. You must develop and improve features while increasing hosting capacity and run marketing campaigns.
The city offers you offices in all sizes and shapes. It’s up to you to select the most suitable. It’s your job to organize and decorate the office while keeping your employees happy.
Your employees are a vital part of your success. As you grow, you must continue recruiting more people. Over time, your employees will start demanding more of you and the company. It’s your job to keep them happy, before your competitors send them a job offer they can’t reject!
There’s no website without stable and reliable servers. As your website attracts more traffic, you’ll have to move from virtual servers to your own fully featured hosting center.
The goal is obvious: become the biggest website in the industry. It’s up to you if you want to buy and merge your competitors or outrun them until they go out of business!
Key Features
– Running a website
– Setting up offices
– Managing employees
– Configuring servers
Play-Asia will be taking pre-orders for the physical versions of Startup Company Console Edition for Switch tomorrow, on August 3 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET / 4 PM in the UK / 5 PM in Europe here. The physical version itself will release on August 31, 2023.
Super Mega Baseball 4 third update out now, patch notes
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A third major update has just gone live for Super Mega Baseball 4, providing a whole host of bug fixes and improvements across the board.
Some notable changes include a new stadium being made available as DLC, brand-new Pitcher Disengagement rules, and improvements to Shuffle Draft and Franchise Mode.
Here are the full patch notes for the update:
Rear Sekai release date set for October, opening movie
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Original: A release date has just been announced for Rear Sekai, an upcoming action RPG by Story of Seasons producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto – plus we have the opening movie below. Publisher Bushiroad and developer Hakama have confirmed that the game will release in Japan on October 12, 2023.
This news comes via the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu magazine, which also revealed some additional details on the game. Players will experience both a fantasy world and more realistic one, the two of which will be linked. They’ll also be able to roam through dungeons, battle huge bosses, explore with various actions, and find treasure chests to obtain better gear. The game will also feature a “Build System”, which allows them to build interactions and battle styles with partner characters called Alliances.
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Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III coming to Switch
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Edia has just announced yet another package of classic games making their way to Switch, this time in the form of Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III. This new collection follows in the footsteps of Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection and Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection II, which were made available on Switch some time ago.
Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III will contain five different games in the Valis series. These consist of the PC-8801 and Famicom versions of The Fantasm Soldier Valis, the MSX2 version of Valis the Fantasm Soldier (the original game’s western counterpart), the Mega Drive version of Valis III, and the Super Famicom version of Super Valis IV.
Mortal Kombat 1 reveals 9 new characters, includes guest characters Omni-Man and Homelander
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Warner Bros. and Netherrealm Studios have chosen to showcase more of Mortal Kombat 1 at San Diego Comic-Con 2023, with a whopping nine new characters being revealed for the game. These consist of 3 new base roster characters, as well as the 6 characters available through the game’s first Kombat Pack.
For the base roster, we have Li Mei, Tanya, and Baraka, with Li Mei having her first playable experience since 2006’s Mortal Kombat Armageddon. Meanwhile the six characters available in the first Kombat Pack consist of Omni-Man, Quan Chi, Peacemaker, Ermac, Homelander, and Takeda. These six characters will be available as DLC content after the game’s release. Additionally, two new Kameo fighters were announced for the game, these being Goro and Darrius.
You can watch the two trailers showing off all of these new characters below.
