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New Kingdom Hearts III trailer shows off Monsters Inc. content
The new Kingdom Hearts III trailer: come to check the release date hasn’t slipped any further, stay for the adorable Mike Wazowski gags.
The new Kingdom Hearts III trailer: come to check the release date hasn’t slipped any further, stay for the adorable Mike Wazowski gags.
Kingdom Hearts is a thing that shouldn’t really work. Square Enix, the venerable RPG developer, created a mashup with Disney characters and environments. It’s stupid. It’s jarring. But – crucially, inexplicably, against all sense of logic and decency – it’s glorious. Like pineapple on a pizza.
And no more is the glory of Kingdom Hearts III more apparent than in the latest trailer, which shifts gears seamlessly from nonsense J-RPG bad guy quipping, to the cast of Toy Story battling the Heartless, to Sora, Donald and Goofy catching Mike and Sully with an unauthorised human child at Monsters Inc.
Oh, and did we mention that the Kingdom Hearts III heroes get monstrous redesigns when they’re in Monsters Inc. world?
There’s plenty of Monsters Inc. world on show in the trailer, plus more of a look at Toy Story world, and glimpses of Ariel and Rapunzel, from the Little Mermaid and, er, Rapunzel respectively. And then a bit more J-RPG babble to finish off.
It really should work. It should be awful. But it’s not.
The new Kingdom Hearts III trailer does also still indicate a 2018 release date, but given how long it’s taken us to get to this point, you can forgive us for being a little nervous about delays.
Watch this space for a more concrete release window or date for Kingdom Hearts III.
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This week’s new Xbox One releases (June 1-5, 2020)
Here is this week’s lineup of brand new Xbox One releases. One title is quite literally awesome.
Here’s the full lowdown on this week’s lineup of brand new Xbox One video game releases. One title is quite literally awesome.
There isn’t a huge amount to be excited about on Xbox One this week, but we promised you an awesome game, so let’s talk about one.
Awesome Pea 2 is the follow-up to Sometimes You’s enjoyable 2018 retro-platformer. The original was a slight, but occasionally tricky game starring a heroic vegetable. The peaquel promises a larger serving of everything, including dungeons, enemies, and loot. The pea-souper visuals also return, beautifully recalling the dingy display of the Nintendo Game Boy.
Other new releases include Strawberry Vinegar, a quirky visual novel about making food to save your soul, and We Were Here Together, a mysterious puzzle adventure set in the wastes of Antarctica.
The latest addition to the Thumbsticks ‘Big Book of Bland Game Names’ is called Cyber Protocol. It’s a fun retro-style puzzler. Finally, the long-awaited Eco Lifestyle expansion comes to The Sims 4.
Each new release can be purchased from the Xbox One digital games store and Microsoft online store. Here’s the full lineup at the time of writing. We’ll keep this page updated throughout the week.
New Xbox One releases: June 1-5, 2020
Monday, June 1, 2020
- No releases
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
- No releases
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
- Strawberry Vinegar
- Depth of Extinction
- Awesome Pea 2
Thursday, June 4, 2020
- Pro Cycling Manager 2020
- Tour de France 2020
Friday, June 5, 2020
- Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio
- Outbuddies DX
- The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle (Expansion)
- We Were Here Together
- Rigid Force Redux
If you’re looking for some video game bargains, read our roundup of last week’s rockin’ Xbox One sales.
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New Nintendo Switch releases (June 1-6, 2020)
The Outer Worlds and Clubhouse Games headline this week’s lineup of new Nintendo Switch releases.
The Outer Worlds and Clubhouse Games headline this week’s lineup of new Nintendo Switch releases.
For all of Nintendo’s innovations, the company is always happy to revisit and reinvent past glories. Ring Fit Adventure is this generation’s Wii Fit. 1-2 Switch is Wii Play. And Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training is, erm, Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training.
Nintendo DS owners may recall Clubhouse Games/42 All-Time Classics, a delightful collection of parlour and board games released back in 2006. The Switch gets its own version this week with Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (or 51 Worldwide Games in Europe). It’s another elegantly presented collection of low-key pastimes that are perfect to play with friends and family.
After a short delay in orbit, The Outer Worlds also lands on Switch this week. Obsidian Entertainment’s sci-fi RPG was well-received on its original release late last year, conjuring up some of that Fallout: New Vegas magic for many players. Virtuous, the company behind the recent Switch versions of Bioshock and XCOM-2, is handling the port. We’ll have a review for you on Thursday.
Other new games include retro-platformer sequel Awesome Pea 2 and the dungeon-crawling Knight Squad. WayForward’s Shantae and the Seven Sirens also get its European release.
We’ll keep this page updated throughout the week with any late changes. In the meantime, here’s the full lineup of new Nintendo eShop releases as it stands.
New Nintendo Switch releases: June 1-6, 2020
Monday, June 1, 2020
- Do Not Feed The Monkeys
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
- Liberated
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
- Awesome Pea 2
Thursday, June 4, 2020
- Aqua Lungers
- Depth of Extinction
- The TakeOver
- Shantae and the Seven Sirens (EU)
Friday, June 5, 2020
- Bridge Strike
- Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics/51 Worldwide Games
- Knight Squad
- Outbuddies DX
- Pinball Lockdown
- The Outer Worlds
- They Came From the Sky
- Strawberry Vinegar
Saturday, June 6, 2020
- Potata: Fairy Flower
- Super Holobunnies
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New PlayStation 4 releases (June 1-5, 2020)
Here’s our guide to every new PlayStation 4 video game released on the PS Store over the next week.
Here’s our guide to every new PlayStation 4 video game released on the PS Store over the next week.
At the time of writing, there’s just a handful of new PS4 games confirmed for release. It’s not unusual for the time of year – typically E3 would only be a few weeks away – and many PS4 titles may have made way for The Last of Us Part II, which, at one point, was due last week. In any case, here’s what we know. We’ll update this page as more titles are confirmed.
Fans of retro-style platformers can look forward to going on another perilous adventure in Awesome Pea 2. It looks like another simple but lovingly crafted game from developer Sometimes You. The sublimely executed Game Boy style visuals are also very appealing.
If you miss the great outdoors, Tour de France 2020 and Pro Cycling Manager 2020 give fans of lycra and velocipedes the chance to race across France at reasonable speeds.
We were also expecting Game Freak’s Little Town Hero to be released on PS4 this week, but it seems the game has been bumped to June 23. Likewise, Rock of Ages III: Make & Break appears to have been pushed back to June 21. Again, we’ll update this page should things change.
Here’s the full list of new PlayStation Store releases for the PS4, PS VR, and PS Vita as it stands.
New PlayStation 4 releases: June 1-5, 2020
Monday, June 1, 2020
- No releases
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
- No releases
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
- Strawberry Vinegar
- Awesome Pea 2
Thursday, June 4, 2020
- Tour de France 2020
- Pro Cycling Manager 2020
Friday, June 5, 2020
- Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio
- The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle (Expansion)
Catch up with next week’s new Xbox One releases.
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New Super Lucky’s Tale is coming to PS4 and Xbox One this summer
New Super Lucky’s Tale is on its way to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year.
New Super Lucky’s Tale is on its way to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year.
Playful Studios and PQube have announced that the super okay New Super Lucky’s Tale is breaking free from its Nintendo Switch bastille and will be released on Xbox One and PS4 this summer.
Pitched as a love letter to classic 3D platformers, New Super Lucky’s Tale was first released as plain old Super Lucky’s Tale in 2017, where it was an Xbox One X launch title. The revised and expanded “new” version debuted on Switch in 2019 to warm reviews and nods of moderate appreciation.
The foxy 3D adventure platformer is getting a physical and digital release on PS4 and Xbox, but there’s no news on if the game is being updated to take advantage of the increased hardware power.
You can see Lucky in action in this accolades trailer. If you own a Switch, you can also download a free demo to sample it for yourself.
Summer is a slightly vague release window, so we’ll make a prediction and see how close we end up being. Let’s lick our finger and stick it in the air… June 25, 2020? That’s our entirely random hunch.
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June’s free PlayStation Plus games are War-full
Sony confirms the two free PS4 games coming to PlayStation Plus in June 2020.
Sony confirms the two free PS4 games coming to PlayStation Plus in June 2020.
June’s free PS Plus games are perfect for players who would like to shoot things, with the choice of a historical epic, of a futuristic, erm, even more historical epic.
First up is Call of Duty: WWII, the ‘boots on the ground’ FPS from Sledgehammer Games. The 2017 game is as subtle as a sledgehammer, but it’s one of our favourites from the franchise’s recent history. And it’s available to download right now.
It’s joined by the infamous Star Wars: Battlefront II, the game that caused millions of voices to cry out in terror at its microtransactions. With two-and-a-half years of changes and content updates under its belt, the game is much improved and probably the second-best Star Wars adventure of the generation.
June’s free PS Plus games are available to download from June 2 – July 6, 2020.
PlayStation Plus free games – June 2020
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
May’s PlayStation Plus games – Cities: Skylines and Farming Simulator 19 – remain available to download until next Tuesday.
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