This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Attack on Titan 2, LUNAXXX, Dragon Quest XI, and One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe (plus an ARMS advert). Scans of all games are below.
Playtonic offered a status update on the Switch version of Yooka-Laylee on its blog. The studio will be entering a testing phase on Nintendo’s platform soon, and will have a release date soon after if all goes well.
Playtonic also confirmed that “all of the important additions and changes contained in our upcoming game update will be included on day one” for Switch. Also highlighted is the ability to play Yooka-Laylee on the go, of course.
Speaking of updates, Playtonic has outlined what will be included in that big update. Continue on below for the full details.
News leaked out last night that Atlus is localizing three games for 3DS: Etrian Odyssey V, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology, and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux. The company has now followed up with official announcements.
Etrian Odyssey V is coming this fall. As we reported last night, the other two are coming in early 2018. Etrian Odyssey V and Radiant Historia will be fully voiced in English while Strange Journey Redux will retain its original Japanese voices.
Trailers are posted below, along with overviews.
Early reviews of ARMS are now starting to pour in. Various outlets are sharing their opinions about Nintendo’s new Switch fighter, launching next week. We’ve rounded up some of the reviews below.
Nintendo Everything – Thumbs Up
IGN – 8 / 10
GameSpot – 7 / 10
Game Informer – 8.25 / 10
Gamereactor – 7 / 10
Videogamer – 5 / 10
Destructoid – 7 / 10
Eurogamer – Recommended
Easy Allies – 3.5 / 5
GamesBeat – 80 / 100
Polygon – 8 / 10
GameXplain – Liked-A-Lot
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
Nintendo World Report – 8 / 10
USGamer – 3 / 5
Shacknews – 8 / 10
GamesRadar – 4.5 / 5
Team17 and Mouldy Toof Studios are unveiling a new aspect of The Escapists 2 today. When the title launches, multiplayer will be included. Co-op and versus multiplayer modes are in the pipeline.
When playing online, up to four players are supported. Split-screen also allows for two players.
We’ve attached a trailer and information about multiplayer in The Escapists 2 below.
“Drop-in, drop-out multiplayer allows you to carefully plan and execute an intricate escape with your fellow inmates either online or locally, or simply hop into an existing game to help pull off the final touches of the escape!
You can experience the entire campaign of The Escapists 2 solo or by teaming up with others but however you choose to do it, escaping won’t be easy. You’ll have to work around the strict prison schedule and avoid the unwanted attention of guards. Craft and steal weapons and tools from within the prison, but beware of cell shakedowns! Get a job or undertake quests to purchase vital supplies, all while scouting escape routes – you may even uncover some unique escapes that cannot be undertaken alone!”
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 23,524
PS4 – 15,854
New 3DS LL – 12,676
PS4 Pro – 5,492
Vita – 4,454
2DS – 2,904
New 3DS – 915
PS3 – 714
Wii U – 221
Xbox One – 167
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 27,146
New 3DS LL – 14,610
PS4 – 13,972
PS4 Pro – 5,030
Vita – 4,092
2DS – 2,667
New 3DS – 1,018
PS3 – 258
Wii U – 177
Xbox One – 121
And here are the software charts:
Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101 director Hideki Kamiya has a new position within PlatinumGames. IGN reports that he’s a vice president at the company, but is also “working on the mentorship and development of staff” in addition to assisting studio lead Atsushi Inaba in planning the studio’s future.
Kamiya is still working on games despite his new role. For his next project, he wants to create “something that really waves the Kamiya banner proudly. A game where you will know instantly that it came from me.”
Inaba, who spoke to IGN, also reiterated the possibility of continuing with the Bayonetta series:
“We enjoyed working on Scalebound and we want to sort of continue to explore that type of new genre. At the same time, you know, were we to continue Bayonetta, we have a certain fan base that really wants to play that kind of game, and if we were to develop that we’d want to give them the experience that they’re looking for.”
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Koei Tecmo and Gust released a new commercial for Nights of Azure 2 today. View the brief advertisement below.
