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Minecraft Dungeons headlines next week’s lineup of new PlayStation 4 releases.

Minecraft Dungeons doesn’t feature mining. And nor does it feature crafting. It does, fortunately, feature dungeons.

The newly renamed Mojang Studios has partnered with Double Eleven for the console port of this procedurally-generated dungeon crawler. The game looks beautiful, plays like a dream, and is an accessible entry point to the genre. It might lack a little, erm, depth compared to Diablo and the like, but that’s no bad thing. It’s a hack and slash experience for all the family.

The fifth game in WayForward’s long-running Shantae franchise also comes to PS4 next week. Shantae and the Seven Sirens received a warm welcome on its Apple Arcade debut last year, but we think it will feel more at home on console. Expect another enjoyable Metroidvania wrapped up in glorious visuals.

Other new games include Let’s Sing 2020, Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen, and Camel 101’s psychological horror, Those Who Remain.

Here’s the full list of new PlayStation Store releases for the PS4, PS VR, and PS Vita. We’ll add any late additions to the list throughout the week.

New PlayStation 4 releases: May 25-29, 2020

Monday, May 25, 2020

• No releases

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

• Castle Pals
• Minecraft Dungeons
• Rune Lord
• Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

• Many Faces
• Wizards: Wand of Epicosity

Thursday, May 28, 2020

• Atomicrops
• Bug Fables
• Hotel R’N’R
• Let’s Sing 2020
• Shantae and the Seven Sirens
• Those Who Remain

Friday, May 29, 2020

• Genetic Disaster
• Little Misfortune
• Pong Quest

For more PS4 games, read about the latest discounts in the PS Store Extended Play sale.

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There are Switch savings aplenty with four big promotions currently running on the Nintendo eShop.

The latest crop of US Nintendo eShop offers feature some iconic video game characters, some anime superstars, and some digital versions of family-favourite board games.

The Sonic the Hedgehog sale is headlined by Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. We don’t think it’s a very good game, to be honest, but if you have young family members going stir-crazy, it should bring calm and chaos to your home in equal measure. “Real gamerz” should check out the Sega Ages releases of Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2, and Sonic Mania.

Another iconic video game character on sale is Pac-Man. To celebrate the character’s 40th birthday, both Namco Museum and Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus are discounted. Both games are well worth getting.

The Ubisoft Family Time Sale features one of the best games in the Switch library, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. It’s accessible, tactical, funny, and addictive. And even the Rabbids are pretty likeable.

The AniMay sale also continues, with offers on games including Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 and the wonderful Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch.

The Sonic and Ubisoft Nintendo eShop sales run until May 25. The AniMay and Pac-Man promotions lose their lives on May 26. Here are some more highlights.

Sonic the Hedgehog Sale

• Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
• Sega Ages Sonic The Hedgehog
• Sega Ages Sonic The Hedgehog 2
• Sonic Forces
• Sonic Mania
• Team Sonic Racing

Discounted 3DS games include 3D Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, and Sonic Lost World.

Ubisoft Family Time Sale

• Jeopardy!
• Just Dance 2020
• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
• Monopoly for Nintendo Switch
• Risk Global Domination
• Trivial Pursuit Live!
• Wheel of Fortune

Pac-Man 40th Annniversay Sale

• Namco Museum
• Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus

AniMay Sale Highlights

• Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition
• Dragon Ball Fighterz
• God Eater 3
• My Hero One’s Justice 2
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
• Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch
• Super Dragon Ball Heroes World Mission – Launch Edition
• Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition
• Tales Of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

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Celebrate the iconic pill popper’s 40th anniversary by making mazes in Pac-Man Live Studio.

Remember that time Nintendo unveiled Pac-Man Vs at E3 and was ridiculed, only for the game, over time, to become a minor classic? Well, Amazon Games is here with its latest effort, a new version of Pac-Man.

Pac-Man Live Studio lets players create and publish their own a-maze-ing creations and play them online with friends, all within Twitch.

The game Maze Creator lets you design the layout of a level, with options to add power pellets, add fruit, change colours, and set maximum scores. Once published, levels can be rated by the playing community and make it onto the Most Popular and Select Mazes rankings.

The game features two gameplay modes. Classic mode is the Pac-Man you know and love, but more interesting is the new co-op Endless mode. A team of players begin each level with just one life each. As long as one player from the team survives to the end, everyone gets to the next level. Both modes will have global leader boards.

It’s not quite Super Mario Maker, of course, but it does simple to use and is a fun way to mark the game’s 40th birthday. It’s the next Pac-Man Vs, hopefully.

At the time of writing, the game is listed as ‘coming soon’.

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With Civilization VI, the Epic Games Store continues its run of massive giveaways.

A week after Epic handed out Grand Theft Auto V for free, Civilization VI is up for grabs.

How do you top Rockstar’s open-world opus, the most successful entertainment product in history? You don’t. But, for systems-minded PC players, Firaxis’ empire-building sim may come close.

Civ 6 is the most successful game in the long-running series, selling 5.5 million units as of last August. And going free on the EGS will almost certainly give those numbers a hefty boost.

I’ve never played Civ 6. I haven’t actually played any Civ games (unless you count booting up the original Civ at 10-years-old, and shutting it down immediately in utter confusion as “playing Civ”). My state is still (thankfully) on lockdown, though, so I may just give it the old quarantine try.

It’s no coincidence Firaxis opted to make its three-year-old game free now. The first of the game’s New Frontier Pass content goes live today. You can grab the game, and any add-ons, here.

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In case you missed it, here is the updated list of this week’s new Nintendo Switch eShop releases. It features a cult-classic and two cool golf games.

The remaster of PlatinumGames’ The Wonderful 101 is one of this week’s Nintendo Switch highlights. First released on Wii U in 2013, the game has its fans – as shown by its recent Kickstarter success – but it wasn’t a hit. The new version is a modest upgrade on the original, but it should bring this chaotic and colourful game to a much larger audience.

Meanwhile, we have an intriguing battle on the golf course.

First up is What the Golf? from Triband. Creative director Tim Garbos is behind one of our favourite smartphone games, Progress to 100, and that same level of freewheeling creativity is on display in this “golf game for people who hate golf.” On Switch, the game gets a new party mode for two players.

Next to tee off is Golf With Your Friends from Blacklight Interactive and Team17. It’s a slightly more traditional mini-golf experience that includes local multiplayer support for up to 12 players. It also features a range of colourful and inventive themed courses, including one based on the Worms series.

Other new Switch games include Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, The Persistence, and realMyst: Masterpiece Edition.

Update: May 21 – Journey to the Savage Planet, the sci-fi comedy adventure from Typhoon Studio, has also been announced for release this Thursday.

Here’s the full lineup of new Nintendo eShop releases. We’ll keep this page updated throughout the week with any last-minute changes.

New Nintendo Switch releases: May 18-22, 2020

Monday, May 18, 2020

• The House of Da Vinci 2
• Discmaster

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

• Golf With Your Friends
• Knight Swap 2
• Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
• The Wonderful 101: Remastered (NA)

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

• Cannibal Cuisine
• Operation Logic Bomb (SNES)
• Panel de Pon (SNES)
• Rygar (NES)
• Wild Guns (SNES)

Thursday, May 21, 2020

• Aqua Lungers
• Arrest of a Stone Buddha
• Chess
• Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted
• Fluxteria
• Journey to the Savage Planet
• Lost Artifacts: Time Machine
• Luxar
• Monster Prom: XXL
• The Persistence
• Pushy and Pully in Blockland
• Red Wings: Aces of the Sky
• Skelly Selest & Straimium Immortaly Double Pack
• Steel Rain
• realMyst: Masterpiece Edition
• What the Golf?
• Zenge

Friday, May 22, 2020

• Animal Up!
• Concept Destruction
• Monstrum
• The Wonderful 101: Remastered (EU)

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