Nickelodeon Kart Racers Launches October 23 in North America, October 26 in Europe
Nickelodeon Kart Racers for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch Goes Gold
GameMill Entertainment today announced that Nickelodeon Kart Racers has gone gold and is now in manufacturing. The game will launch in the US on October 23 and on October 26 in EMEA for £29.99 for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch™ and is available now for pre-order. The title is rated PEGI 3.
“The anticipation for Nickelodeon Kart Racers has been amazing,” said Mark Meadows, Partner of GameMill Entertainment. “Bringing so many different characters together in one game has been fun and challenging. We are overjoyed to see how excited people are and we can’t wait for players of all ages to join The Slime Grand Prix!”
Nickelodeon Kart Racers is a multi-player console racing game that features iconic Nickelodeon animated characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rugrats, Hey Arnold! and more as they race on 24 different Slime-themed tracks. Players can compete as their favorite Nick character in four-player local multiplayer or battle mode to win cups and Kart upgrades; all while getting Slimed!
Stories Untold developer No Code and publisher Devolver Digital have announced Observation, a contemporary sci-fi thriller in which you play a space station A.I. coming to PlayStation 4 and PC in spring 2019.
Observation puts players in control of SAM, the onboard AI of the an Earth-orbiting facility, who assists crew member Dr. Emma Fisher after a mysterious event damages the station and seemingly causes the rest of the crew to vanish. Players also receive a rogue signal with the message “BRING HER.”
SAM is described as a disembodied intelligence who can look through any o the station’s cameras, operate its systems, and take control of certain tools to explore the station and solve puzzles in assisting Dr. Fisher.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition now available for Switch; Guacamelee! 2 coming to Switch in December
DrinkBox Studios has released Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for Switch via the Nintendo eShop for $14.99 USD, and will release Guacamelee! 2 for Switch in December, the studio announced.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition first launched for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Xbox 360, and PC in July 2014. Guacamelee! 2 first launched for PlayStation 4 and PC in August.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
About
Carlos Calaca has kidnapped El Presidente’s Daughter, and he plans to sacrifice her in order to merge the World of the Living with the World of the Dead.
Juan Aguacate, an agave farmer who stumbles upon a Legendary Luchador mask, must find the strength and courage to become the Hero he’s always dreamed of being and put a stop to this.
Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical world inspired by traditional Mexican culture and folklore. The game features melee combat, parallel dimensions and same-screen co-op. The original Guacamelee! received wide critical acclaim and was a finalist for both IndieCade and the Independent Games Festival’s Excellence in Visual Art award.
Key Features
• Non-Stop Fighting Action. An extensive move list, advanced combo engine, and anti-gravity grabs.
• Multi-dimensional Platforming. Instantly swap between the Worlds of Living and Dead to traverse impossible terrain.
• Combat moves double as movement, uniting platforming and fighting in a way never seen before.
• Diverse, detailed world containing lively towns, dark forests, flowery canals and fiery volcanoes.
• Drop-in / drop-out four-player local co-operative play, featuring independent dimension swapping.
• Multiple boss characters (each with unique back stories), wide range of foes, and elite-class enemies.
• Spectacular player abilities: The Rooster Uppercut, Frog Slam, and “Intenso” turbo-combat mode.
• Chickens. Lots and lots of chickens.
Guacamelee! 2
About
Brawling has never been more beautiful! The long-awaited sequel to the smash hit action-platformer is here: Guacamelee! 2 brings luchador Juan Aguacate out of retirement for a stunning new Metroidvania-style adventure, where he must face his greatest challenge yet – one that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of the Mexiverse!
Explore a huge, hand-crafted world inspired by Mexican culture and folklore, filled with sassy new villains and weirdos (and a few old friends!). Learn a deep repertoire of bone-crunching wrestling moves to fend off the skeletal hordes and overcome skillful platforming challenges… and who said anything about a Chicken Illuminati? Certainly not us!
Key Features
• An epic adventure spanning time and space, featuring drop-in 4-player local co-op for you and your best amigos!
• A brand new upgrade system: discover “trainers” around the world, defeat their challenges, and develop your skill sets for movement, combat, and more!
• A vibrant, colorful adventure that takes you from the Mangrove Swamp to Hell itself, featuring twice as many enemy types as the first game and a roster of eccentric new bosses!
• An absolutely fuego electro-Mexican soundtrack, and more gorgeous visuals than ever thanks to a fancy new rendering engine!
• Definitely no secret society of chickens that teaches you ancient chicken abilities previously lost to the ages!
Watch the launch trailer for Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition below.
Touhou Soujinengi V and Touhou Genso Maroku W Double Pack for PS4 launches October 15 in Japan
Mediascape will release a Double Pack including Strawberry Bose-developed Touhou Project fan games Touhou Soujinengi V: The Genius of Sappheiros and Touhou Genso Maroku W: The Devil of Decline on October 15 in Japan for 5,400 yen. Both games are currently available via the PlayStation Store.
Those attending Hakurei Jinja Reitaisai 2018 at Tokyo Big Sight on October 14 will be able to purchase the Double Pack a day early.
Here is an overview of Touhou Soujinengi V: The Genius of Sappheiros, via our previous coverage:
The game sees players form a party in order to find a resolve a new catastrophe that happened in Gensokyo. Players will challenge a number of formidable foes while traveling to various places in Gensokyo. And not only will you level up to defeat them, you’ll also need to understand the weaknesses and behavior of your enemies, using your allies and their special skills to gain victory.
The PC version of Touhou Soujinengi launched in 2010. The PS Vita version adds wide-screen support, adjusted game balance, new allies, and even more post-game side elements.
And here is an overview of Touhou Genso Maroku W: The Devil of Decline, via our previous coverage:
Developed by Strawberry Bose, Touhou Genso Maroku W: The Devil of Decline introduces a “Shikigami System” where your party fights while equipped with shikigami.
By equipping these over 100 shikigami to characters, you’ll be able to use various skills and abilities. Some of the enemies you defeat will become shikigami, and you can recruit them to take along with you. Part of the fun is figuring out how to battle in your own way with Shikigami.
There are dungeons made up of various areas to explore, as well as alchemy, shikigami, items, and spell cards to collect, an illustrated encyclopedia, and other additional elements to enjoy.
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The PlayStation 4 version features 1080p resolution, high resolution effects (as well as some changes to effects), cross-save with the PS Vita version, and enhanced presentation in areas limited by PS Vita hardware.
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle DLC character Youmu Konpaku announced
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle will add Youmu Konpaku and an additional playable character via downloadable content this winter in Japan, as well as a new system (presumably via a free update), publisher Mediascape and developer Cubetype announced.
The 3D battle action game is available now worldwide for PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and Switch.
Touhou Sky Arena: Matsuri Climax for Switch launches in November or December in Japan, DLC characters Yukari Yakumo and Yuyuko Saigyouji announced
The Switch version of Touhou Sky Arena: Matsuri Climax will now launch in November or December in Japan, publisher Mediascape and developer Area Zero announced. It was previously planned for summer.
In addition to the previously announced downloadable content character Toyosatomimi no Miko, Area Zero announced that Yukari Yakumo and Yuyuko Saigyouji will also be released as downloadable content characters. The characters will be released one by one for all three versions of the game—PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and Switch—between November 2018 and March 2019. A Season Pass including all three characters will also be available.
Alongside the downloadable content, new battle songs will also be added, including songs from returning artists Butaotome and A-One, as well as new artists C-Clay, Sync.Art’S, and Shinra Banshou.
While the PS Vita version of Touhou Genso Wanderer was never released in the west, the PlayStation 4 version is available now in North America and Europe.
Touhou Genso Wanderer: Lotus Labyrinth will launch both physically and digitally for PlayStation 4 and Switch in Japan on April 25, 2019, publisher Unties and developer Aqua Style announced.
A limited edition including the following bonuses will also be available:
• Box with special-illustrated artwork
• Lotus Labyrinth original soundtrack (DVD-ROM)
• Previous Games’ Background Music Arrange soundtrack (DVD-ROM)
• Voice drama (DVD-ROM)
• Full-color product art book
• Acrylic character figure
• Downloadable content code: Additional partner “Mikorabbit-chan”
Pre-orders for either edition of the game will include a download code to change the player’s costume to a cute outfit. Pre-orders will open at Japanese retailers on October 13.