Birthdays the Beginning delayed to May 9 in North America, May 12 in Europe
NIS America has delayed the release of Birthdays the Beginning from its previously planned early March release to May 9 in North America and May 12 in Europe. It will be available physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, and for PC via Steam with English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish text support.
Here’s an overview of the game, via NIS America:
About
From the creator of Harvest Moon, Mr. Yasuhiro Wada (Toybox Inc.), comes Birthdays the Beginning: a new sandbox game in which players create cube-shaped worlds that give rise to diverse and unique lifeforms. With careful experimentation, players can shape the geography and alter the temperature of each world to create the conditions for life and witness the birth of an entire ecosystem!
Key Features
A World All Your Own – Create any world you can imagine! From staggering mountains and sprawling forests to a deep sea dotted with islands, there’s no limit to your creations.
Life from the Beginning – Discover the history of everything as you foster life of all shapes and sizes – from single-celled organisms to complex multicellular life, including plants, mammals, dinosaurs, and more!
Cultivate Your Imagination – Imagine, Experiment, Create! Shape your planet and decide how plant and animal life evolves. No two planets will ever be truly alike.
在2015年6月的时候,游戏IP的最初持有者Technos在公司面临破产的情况下,将《双截龙》的IP出售给了Arc System Works。而现在,我们终于看到了开发者们是如何将这个有着多年历史的游戏系列搬到了次世代平台上,游戏完美保留了《双截龙》的味道,可谓是“原汁原味”想必一定会让系列粉丝感到无比激动。
Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 announced for PS4, PS3, PC, and arcade
Arc System Works has announced Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC, and arcade. It will launch first in arcades in Japan in spring 2017. (Update 01/16/17: The PlayStation 4 retail version / PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC expansion downloadable content are planned for a 2017 release.)
Both Baiken and Answer will be added as playable characters.
Arc System Works plans to hold a location test for the game from January 20 to 22 in Tokyo at Sega Akihabara Building No. 1 and in Osaka at High Tech Land Sega Nishinakajima. Details will be announced later on.
During a stage event at the Arc System Works Fighting Game Awards 2016, general director Daisuke Ishiwatari and battle planner Kazutoshi Sekine outlined the main content of the arcade version:
Baiken and Answer appear as playable characters.
Balance adjustments, including new techniques, have been implemented for existing characters.
New episodes have been added for Jam Kuradoberi, Raven, Kum Haehyun, and Dizzy. (There are episodes for Baiken and Answer, as well.)
A free-to-play “Tutorial” has been implemented.
The PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC versions will include the arcade content in addition to:
New scenario added to the story mode.
Major improvements to the online mode.
Other things to be announced in the future.
Here’s how it will be released: users who own the original Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, or PC will be able to update to Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 via low-priced downloadable content. In Japan, Arc System Works is also preparing a PlayStation 4 physical and digital release for less than the cost of a full-priced game.
系列最新作《圣骑士之战 Xrd REV 2》发表追加梅喧等角色 1 月 20 日起举行日本场测
ARC System Works 在近(13)日于秋叶原的 Gadgets 通信 floor 里所举行的活动「ARC SYSTEM WORKS FIGHTING GAME AWARD 2016」的活动中,公布了《圣骑士之战 Xrd REV 2(ギルティギア イグザード レヴ ツー)》(AC / PC / PS4 / PS3)开发中的消息。
Birthdays the Beginning demo now available in Japan
A demo for Birthdays the Beginning is now available for PlayStation 4 via the Japanese PlayStation Store.
The 810 MB demo lets you play through Episode 1 in which life is created for the first time, as well as play three challenge problems in which you can create dinosaurs. Save data from the demo can be transferred to the full game.
In Japan, the sandbox world creation game has been available for PlayStation 4 since January. It is due out for PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam on May 9 in North America and May 12 in Europe.