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The Games Of August

The Games Of August

Posted by Aaron on 29th Jul 2018

Week of 8/1

WarioWare Gold (3DS): The frenetic WarioWare series is back, and for the first time it's on Nintendo 3DS! With 300 fast-paced microgames that can be controlled by pressing buttons, tilting the system, tapping the touch screen or using the microphone, the WarioWare Gold game is the biggest entry in the series. WarioWare Gold launches exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.


Week of 8/5

Madden NFL 18 (PS4/XB1): Achieve your gridiron greatness in Madden NFL 19 with more precision and control to win in all the ways you play. Prove your on-field stick-skills with more control over every step, in game-changing moments through the introduction of Real Player Motion. Take control over how you build your dynasty powered by all-new strategic team building tools and the first ever custom draft class creator in Franchise. Dominate the competition with all new ways to build and progress your NFL stars from the past and present in Ultimate Team.

Overcooked 2 (PS4/XB1/Switch): Overcooked returns with a brand new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons ... it's time to save the world (again)!




We Happy Few (PS4/XB1): We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial in the city of Wellington Wells. In this alternative 1960s England, conformity is key. You'll have to fight or blend in with the drug-addled inhabitants, most of whom don't take kindly to people who won't abide by their not-so-normal rules. Discover the retrofuturistic city's dark history as you play through the intertwined narratives of three quietly rebellious citizens of Wellington Wells, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, as they face their pasts, prepare for the future, and engage in activities that aren't exactly status quo in the artificially enthused society.

Week of 8/12

Warhammer 40k Deathwatch (PS4): The renowned and loved turn-based strategy game comes to the PS4. Set on the edge of Imperial space, where your Space Marines will take on the Tyrranids in a series of tactical engagements. From war ravaged cities, to the insides of Tyrranid bio-ships, the missions will see your Kill Team rise in strength and skill as you face ever greater threats and peril. Battle through 40 brutal missions. From the depths of Tyrranid Hive Ships to vast Asteroid Deserts and destroyed Imperial Cities.


Space Hulk Ascension (PS4): 3E turn based, strategy game, which builds upon the classic board game experience, and adds new RPG style mechanics, additional weapons, enemy types, an all-new chapter and loads of other new features. Set in the isolated corridors and tomb-like chambers of ancient vessels lost in the graveyard of space, players lead a small force of fearless Space Marine Terminators in a ferocious fight for survival against hordes of predatory, alien Genestealers. 100+ missions spread out over 3 complete campaigns, and all new flash missions. These are opportunistic mini-missions encountered as you explore the deep unknowns of the Space Hulk that can yield a tactical advantage or be a deadly trap.

Space Hulk (PS4): Official license of the legendary board game from Games Workshop. Turn-based tactical strategy! Based on the popular and iconic board game. Blood Angel Terminators! Fight the ferocious Genestealers with heroes of the mighty Blood Angels. Fearsome Genestealers with challenging Ai!



VOEZ (Switch): VOEZ is a rhythm game developed by Rayark Games that features 3 difficulty levels. In each level, there is a black horizontal line at the bottom of the screen, as notes fall down from the top of the screen on the note line. The note line can move horizontally depending on the song and its chosen difficulty. The player must either tap, hold, slide or swipe the note depending on which note it is.




Tennis World Tour (Switch): Developed by veterans of tennis simulations, Tennis World Tour sets the new standard: play as one of 30 pros, learn all the shots, and experience a realistic Career mode. Define your style of play and master tactics to become #1 in the world online rankings! Realistic animations, carefully reproduced in the game using motion capture technology, help you learn all of the shots used in modern tennis: the slice, lob, top spin, etc. 18 different courts with 5 different surfaces: hard, clay, grass, carpet and even hardwood. Each surface affects the playing conditions.

Week of 8/19

All Star Fruit Racing (PS4/Switch): Go bananas for a jaw-dropping, lightning-fast kart racer for all ages and abilities! All-Star Fruit Racing propels players into vibrant worlds filled with incredible action: drift through looping bends, soar over monumental jumps and defy gravity itself around tubular tracks in an explosively colourful racer bursting with championships, modes and awe-inspiring sights! Unlock new parts as you play to help you redesign, rebuild and recolor your dream ride. It's not just about winning - it's about winning with style, and over 32,000 possible kart combinations await in the All-Star Fruit Racing Garage.


Dead Cells (PS4/Switch): Dead Cells puts you in control of a failed alchemic experiment trying to figure out what's happening on a sprawling, ever-changing and seemingly cursed Island. Tough but fair combat, responsive controls, challenging foes, permadeath and of course, the emergency panic roll to get you out of trouble, make for a demanding, visceral and cathartic action game.




Shenmue I & II (PS4/XB1): SEGA's most requested re-release of all time finally comes to a new generation. These pioneering classics deliver an epic story of revenge within a unique open world that is still unrivalled in depth and detail. With an all-new re-release on modern consoles, a new generation of gamers will experience one of the greatest game series of all time. Return to the legendary saga that defined modern gaming. The saga begins...again.


F1 2018 Special Edition (PS4/XB1): F1 2018, the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, will immerse players into the world of Formula 1® more than ever before. F1 2018 will release onto PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC (DVD and via Steam) worldwide on August 24, 2018, the weekend of the FORMULA 1 2018 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX at the iconic Spa-Francorchamps Circuit.



Little Dragon's Cafe (PS4/Switch): The story opens with a twin brother and sister learning to cook and manage a Small Cafe under their mother's tutelage. All was peaceful and routine until One morning when the twins discover that their Mother has Fallen into a deep sleep and won't Wake up. Suddenly, a strange old man appears to inform them that they must raise a Dragon in order to save her. Working together with three quirky Cafe employees, the two siblings must figure out how to a wrangle a Dragon and manage the family business while finding a way to save their Mother.

Week of 8/26

Bridge Constructor Portal (PS4/XB1): This unique Bridge Constructor Portal package contains 3 games including: Bridge Constructor Portal, the original Bridge Constructor and Bridge Constructor Stunts. Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal - the unique merging of the classic Portal and Bridge Constructor games. As a new employee in the Aperture Science test lab, it's your job to build bridges, ramps, slides, and other constructions in 60 test chambers and get the Bendies safely across the finish line in their vehicles. Make use of the many Portal gadgets, like portals, propulsion gel, repulsion gel, aerial faith plates, cubes, and more to bypass the sentry turrets, acid pools and laser barriers, solve switch puzzles, and make it through the test chambers unscathed. Let Ellen McLain, the original voice of GLaDOS, guide you through the tutorial, and learn all the tips and tricks that make a true Aperture Science employee. The bridge is a lie!

Fire Pro Wrestling World (PS4): The greatest grappling game returns to take on the world on PS4! In Fire Pro Wrestling World, customize every aspect of the match, from your wrestler to the ring itself, to fight your way to the championship belt. Modes include Deathmatch, MMA rules, no-holds barred Gruesome Fighting, and SWA homebrew rules that mix pro wrestling and MMA. Create your dream wrestler from over a thousand devastating moves, and even more body parts, to battle for custom championship belts. Share your custom wrestlers with other players, organize exhibition matches, tournaments, leagues, championship bouts, and battle royals with players from around the world.

Strange Brigade (PS4/XB1): Egypt, the 1930's. Erased from ancient history and buried in a nameless tomb for 4,000 years, Seteki the Witch Queen has risen once again. Only one troop of daring heroes can stand against the fearsome power of Seteki and her army of mummified monstrosities: The Strange Brigade! Explore remarkable ruins, solve perilous puzzles and uncover tantalising treasure while blasting your way through an array of undead enemies in thrilling third-person action that's certain to bring out your inner adventurer!

Blade Strangers (PS4/Switch): Developed by Studio Saizensen, Blade Strangers is a hardcore old-school fighting game. The streamlined four button control scheme makes it easy for beginners to deal out damage from day one...but the intricate combos, counters and specials give tournament-caliber players plenty of opportunities for frame counting, chain construction and hit-box science. Fighter roster includes characters from previous Studio Saizensen games (like Code of Princess and Sayonara Umihara Kawase), Nicalis games (like Cave Story+) and other surprise entrants.



Firewall Zero Hour (PS4): Firewall Zero Hour is a strategic squad-based shooter where strategy, teamwork, and an arsenal of equipment is used acquire or protect a database of valuable data. In Firewall Zero Hour, choose from one of 12 contractors hired by anonymous contract handlers and work as a team to either protect or obtain valuable data, housed on a laptop and located in dangerous locations around the globe. Each team's anonymous contract handler acts as their eye in the sky' and guides each match by providing objectives and critical information along the way. Accomplish your objectives through highly coordinated teamwork, taking advantage of an arsenal of modern weapons and equipment to succeed.

Mercenaries Saga Chronicles (Switch): Merceneries Saga Chronicles consists of a collection of the three entries in the Mercenary Saga games; Mercenaries Saga: Will of the White Lions, Mercenaries Saga 2: Order of the Silver Eagle and Mercenaries Saga 3: Gray Wolves of War. All three titles play as tactical role-playing games, playing similarly to the Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre series of games. The player directs a team of characters across a grid to battle a computer-controlled opponent team in turn based combat. In a character's turn, the player makes decisions in regards to moving a character on the grid within their movement range, and potentially attacking opponents if any are within the attack range.


Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Switch): Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is the follow-up to Monster Hunter Generations, and marks the Monster Hunter series' debut on Nintendo Switch as an exclusive. Hunters can face off against the largest roster of unique monsters in any Monster Hunter game to date. Players take on the role of a brave hunter challenging larger than life beasts that yield valuable resources used for crafting unique weapons and equipment. Accept hundreds of quests solo or with friends in this nostalgic look back at the series' beginnings and evolutions. Along the hunter's journey, players must defend each of the game's four villages from major threats known as the Fated Four, plus an even more dangerous new Elder Dragon. This game features a blend of classic gameplay and unique new twists, brand new explorable areas and monsters, plus returning fan-favorites like the lightning fast Zinogre and the stealthy long-tailed Nargacuga.

Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PS4): One year after the 10 billion yen incident, Kazuma Kiryu begins to build a peaceful life with Haruka Sawamura. Tearing him away, an assassination threatens to erupt in an all-out war between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance. Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, must travel to Sotenbori, Osaka in an attempt to broker peace between the rival clans, but Ryuji Goda, known as the Dragon of Kansai, will stop at nothing to get his war. In this world, there can only be one dragon.


Naruto to Baruto - Shinobi Striker (PS4/XB1): The Naruto franchise is back with a brand new experience in NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER! This new game lets gamers battle as a team of 4 to compete against other teams online! Graphically, SHINOBI STRIKER is also built from the ground up in a completely new graphic style. Lead your team and fight online to see who the best ninjas are!



Divinity - Original Sin II (PS4/XB1): The Divine is dead. The Void approaches. And the powers lying dormant within you are soon to awaken. The battle for Divinity has begun. Choose wisely and trust sparingly; darkness lurks within every heart in cooperative sandbox RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.