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SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on April 18 in Japan for 1,980 yen, SUNSOFT announced. The PC version be available worldwide, but it will only be available in Japanese. An English release is also planned.

City builder game Laysara: Summit Kingdom is now available in Early Access for PC via Steam, developer Quite OK Games announced. It is available at a 20 percent-off launch discount price of $15.99 until April 24, after which it will cost $19.99.

Publisher The Arcade Crew and developer Ishtar Games have announced strategy RPG The Last Spell downloadable content “Dwarves of Runenberg.” It will launch for PC via Steam and GO on April 24. A release date for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch was not announced.

Survival simulation game sequel Endzone 2 will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam this summer, publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer Gentlymad Studios announced.

Roguelite action game Hyper Light Breaker will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam this summer, publisher Arc Games and developer Heart Machine announced.

Thunder Lotus Games will host a closed beta test for cooperative roguelike action game 33 Immortals from May 24 to June 2, the developer announced. It will run across Xbox Series and PC (Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store). Users can sign-up via the official website. Beta players will be able to unlock an exclusive skin in the full game.

Triband will release car-with-legs racing adventure game WHAT THE CAR? for PC via Steam on September 5, the developer announced. A demo is available now.

Publisher Humble Games and developer Dead Mage have released a new gameplay trailer for Wizard of Legend II focused on combat.

Publisher Kepler Interactive and developer The Gentlebros have released the opening animation for open-world action RPG Cat Quest III.

Thorium Entertainment has announced action adventure roguelike game sequel UnderMine 2 for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

Blobfish has announced Brotato paid downloadable content “Abyssal Terrors” and a free local cooperative play update. Both are due out alongside each other this summer.

Side-scrolling action RPG Gestalt: Steam & Cinder will launch for PC via Steam on May 21, publisher Fireshine Games and developer Metamorphosis Games announced. A release date for the console versions was not announced.

Publisher Ubisoft and developer Evil Empire have announced The Rogue Prince of Persia for PC (Steam). It will launch in Early Access on My 14.

Gearbox Publishing and developer Wabisabi Games have announced single-player 3D platformer RKGK / Rakugaki for PC (Steam). It will launch this summer.

Ghost Ship Publishing and developer Northplay have released a new teaser trailer for real-time strategy game Dinolords.

Mega Crit has announced Slay the Spire 2 for PC (Steam). It will launch in Early Access in 2025.

PlaySide Publishing and developer Fumi Games have released a new trailer and screenshots for 1930s noir cartoon-inspired first-person shooter MOUSE.

Stunlock Studios, in cooperation with Konami, has released the gameplay trailer for the “Legacy of Castlevania” collaboration downloadable content for vampire survival action RPG V Rising due out on May 8 for PC and later in 2024 for PlayStation 5.

Publisher and developer E-Line Media, and developer Upper One Games have announced Never Alone 2 for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

Publisher PM Studios and developer Pathea Games will release school management simulation game Let’s School for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, XboxO ne, and Switch this summer, the companies announced.

poncle will release Vampire Survivors for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 this summer, the developer announced.

The Switch version of Tchia will launch on June 27, developer Awaceb announced.

Age of Darkness: Final Stand developer PlaySide Studios has announced arcade-inspired isometric action shooter KILL KNIGHT for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC (Steam).

Sandbox detective simulation game Shadows of Doubt will be available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series alongside PC when it leaves Early Access later in 2024, publisher Fireshine Games and developer ColePowered Games announced.

SEGA has released a new trailer for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble dubbed the “Adventure” trailer, as well as new information and screenshots on the game’s assist features and worlds.

Publisher Devolver Digital and developer Nerial will release Reigns: Beyond for Switch and PC via Steam on April 17, the companies announced.

The PC version of Softstar Entertainment-developed horror game The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication will launch via Steam on May 9, publisher PQube announced. The PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch versions will follow later in 2024.

Future-noir adventure game Let Bions Be Bygones will launch for PC via Steam on April 30, publisher MicroProse and developer Bohemian Pulp announced. A demo is currently available.

This week’s Famitsu review scores are in.

Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 will launch for PlayStation 4 and Switch on July 18 in Japan for 7,700 yen (8,470 yen with tax), Konami announced. Physical edition pre-orders are now available.

miHoYo has announced a “Technical Test” for the PlayStation 5 version of free-to-play urban fantasy action RPG Zenless Zone Zero. Sign-ups are available now via the official website until April 17 at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET.

ProbablyMonsters has announced the establishment of Hidden Grove, a new studio led by former Bungie creative director Chris Opdahl. It is currently working on an “original multiplayer competitive adventure game” built on Unreal Engine 5.

Loric Games has announced Echoes of Elysium, an airship open-world survival RPG. It will be available for PC via

Star Wars Outlaws will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Ubisoft Store on August 30 for $69.99, publisher Ubisoft and developer Massive Entertainment announced.

Horror point-and-click adventure game Tales from Candleforth will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and GOG on April 30, publisher Feardemic and developer Under the Bed Games announced.

The Astronauts have released the “Ghost Galleon” update for the Early Access version of dark fantasy first-person shooter Witchfire, which features a calamity redesign, and new classes, enemies, events, weapons, spells, and more.

Publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment and developers LEAP Game Studios and Tiny Ghoul will release a Switch version of Dicefolk, a tactical roguelite game that combines monster collection and dice mechanics, the companies announced.

War Mongrels developer Destructive Creations has announced World War II real-time strategy game 63 Days for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store). It will launch in 2024.

Publisher Team17 and developer Ambertail Games have announced Amber Isle, a dinosaur-themed shop management game coming to Switch and PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Madrid-based developer Fennec Studio has announced Runa, a turn-based RPG inspired by modern and classic Japanese RPGs. A Kickstarter campaign will launch on April 16.

Mortal Kombat 1 downloadable content character Ermac will launch on April 16 for Kombat Pack owners and April 23 for all users, publisher Warner Bros. Games and developer NetherRealm Studios announced.

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Dimps have announced Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 downloadable content “Future Saga Chapter 1” playable characters Android 18 (DB Super) and Videl (DB Super).

Couch cooperative action game Ready, Steady, Ship! will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and GOG on April 19, publisher Untold Tales and developer Jollybits Games announced.

The PC versions of Toaplan classic shoot ’em up games Truxton II, Grind Stormer, Dogyuun, and Twin Hawk will launch via Steam and GOG on April 8, developer Bitwave Games announced.

Roguelike action game Rustil: Eternal Labyrinth Castle will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on April 26, developer Shinden Games announced.

City Connection has announced P-47 II MD, the unreleased Mega Drive version of the side-scrolling shoot ’em up game P47: The Phantom Fighter.

Publisher City Connection and developer Happymeal have announced Final Formation, the second installment in its “Sci-Fi Multiverse Trilogy” following Final Exerion and a reboot of the Jaleco side-scrolling shoot ’em up game Formation Z. It will launch for Switch and PC via Steam in 2024.

Side-scrolling shoot ’em up game FZ: Formation Z will feature a new aircraft called “R-9Aix EXTRA ARROW,” publisher City Connection and developer Granzella announced.

Publisher Phoenixx and developer Neotro have announced NeverAwake downloadable content “FLASH BACK.” It will launch this summer.

City Connection and G.rev will release Under Defeat for PlayStation 5, Xbox, Switch, and PC via Steam this winter, the companies announced.

City Connection and G.rev will release Mamorukun Curse! for PlayStation 5, Xbox, Switch, and PC via Steam in 2025, the companies announced.

Total sales for the God Wars series have surpassed 400,000 units worldwide as March 31, developer Dragami Games announced.

Longtime Dragon Quest series executive producer Yu Miyake will step down from overseeing Dragon Quest games to head up Square Enix‘s smartphone games, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. The move reportedly comes following delays in developing the next installment of the series.

Publisher Forever Entertainment and developer Storm Trident will release FRONT MISSION 2: Remake for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on April 30 for $34.99 / €34.99, the companies announced. A 10 percent-off discount will be available until July 12. A demo is now available for PC via Steam.

Falcom will release The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II for Switch on July 25 in Japan for 4,800 yen, the company announced.

ATLUS has released the second official trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengence, which features new demons, dungeons, a new form for protagonist Nahobino, and more.

Publisher Nintendo and developer ARIKA have released a new trailer for Endless Ocean Luminous dubbed “Sounds of the Sea.”

Toybox Inc., the developer of the Millennium Kitchen-produced summer adventure game known as Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation in Japan, filed a trademark for the English title “Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid” on March 28 in Japan.

Square Enix has released new information and screenshots for SaGa Emerald Beyond introducing Diva No. 5, a songstress mech who has lost her singing voice and body, and one of the game’s six protagonists.

Kill It With Fire 2, the science-fiction-inspired sequel to the first-person spider-hunter game, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on April 16, followed by a full release across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC at a later date, publisher tinyBuild and developer Casey Donnellan Games announced.

Publisher RapidEyeMovers and developer Wolf & Wood have announced C-Smash VRS: New Dimension, a flat screen version of the currently available virtual reality game C-Smash VRS. It will launch for PlayStation 5 this summer as a free update to the existing PlayStation VR2 version. Pre-orders are available now by means of simply purchasing the PlayStation VR2 version.

Gameloft has announced Divine Rush, a 16-player “platformer royale.” A pre-alpha test is available from today through April 8 for PC via Epic Games Store.

Brace Yourself Games, in cooperation with Crypton Future Media, have announced Hatsune Miku as a downloadable content character for Crypt of the NecroDancer. She will launch is available now for PC via Steam and GOG for $1.99, followed by PlayStation 4 and Switch at a later date.

Publisher Microids and developer Savage Level have announced tactical RPG Flint: Treasure of Oblivion for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store). It will launch in Q4 2024.

Publisher Devolver Digital and developer Nerial have announced “reality TV thirst-person shooter” The Crush House for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024.

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the week of March 25, 2024 to March 31, 2024.

Inti Creates has announced PuzzMix, a new puzzle game coming to Switch on April 5, PC via Steam on April 19, and PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on April 26. It will be priced at $3.99.

Nippon Ichi Software has announced Disgaea 7: Koremade no Zenbu Iri Hajimemashita., a bundle edition of Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless that includes all previously released downloadable content and bonus items, as well as an additional bonus story and new gameplay elements that will also be made available for the base game. It will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on July 25 in Japan for 5,980 yen (6,578 yen with tax). A western release has yet to be announced, but it would likely be titled Disgaea 7 Complete, given past Disgaea re-releases.

Cosmo Machia will release shoot ’em up game TriggerHeart EXELICA for PC via Steam on April 26 worldwide, followed by Switch on May 2, the developer announced.

The Switch version of TALESshop-developed romance visual novel Some Some Convenience Store will launch on July 25, publisher CFK announced.

Square Enix has released two news trailer for SaGa Emerald Beyond. The first introduces Diva No. 5, one of the game’s six protagonists, while the second acts as the game’s “Final” trailer.

Compile Heart has released the first information, opening movie, and screenshots for Neptunia VS Titan Dogoo, its newly announced “motorcycle action” game in the Neptunia series due out for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on June 27 in Japan.

PlatinumGames has released a “Complete Set” for shoot ’em up game Sol Cresta, as well as announced new pricing for the base game and downloadable content. It is available for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam.

LUNARK developer Canari Games has announced Castaway, a 2D retro pixel art action adventure game coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Ubisoft will host an Ubisoft Forward event on June 10, live from Los Angeles, the company announced.

Cosmo Machia will release shoot ’em up game TriggerHeart EXELICA for PC via Steam in April, according to its newly opened store page.

Publisher Gaijin Entertainment and developer Three Whales Studio will release post-apocalyptic online adventure game Age of Water for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on April 18, the companies announced. The console versions are newly announced.

D3 Publisher has released the debut trailer for Run for Money: The Great Mission, its newly announced video game adaptation of the anime series of the same name.

Cozy farming simulation game Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge will launch for Switch alongside its previously announced PC (Steam) version in mid 2024, publisher Armor Games Studios and developer Humble Reeds announced.

Kibou Entertainment will release action platformer Timothy and the Tower of Mu for Switch, the developer announced. A release date was not announced.