Limited box edition for Life is Strange: Before the Storm game this March

Boxed Vinyl and Limited Editions of LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM, the latest game in the award-winning, multi-million copy selling, episodic franchise will be released on March 6th 2018 in the US and March 9th in PAL territories on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC (Steam). Alongside the Boxed Editions, the Bonus Episode entitled Farewell will be launching digitally across all territories on March 6th.

The Limited Edition contains a physical artbook featuring art from Life is Strange: Before the Storm plus the licensed soundtrack on CD. A separate Vinyl Edition is also available exclusively from the SQUARE ENIX Store. This includes all content from the Limited Edition as well as an exclusive vinyl set of the licensed soundtrack.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood hardware release on Switch March 23rd 2018

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is to receive a physical release for Nintendo Switch and will be available at retail March 23rd.

Responding to fan requests and working with retailers around the world.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a cinematic fairy-tale adventure perfect for the whole family to enjoy. Where Scandinavian storytelling meets colourful 2.5D platformer, Max offers perspective players classic jump and run gameplay, smart and innovative puzzles and a fun and unique gameplay mechanic to boot.

15 Months of PlayStation Plus with 12 Month Membership - Including Current Members

Only Available on PlayStation Store UK. All players including current PlayStation Plus members can enjoy 15 months of the service for the price of a 12 month membership £49.99.

The offer is available only on PlayStation Store from 10am GMT from Wednesday, 17th January to 10am GMT on Wednesday, 24th January.

PlayStation Plus boasts more than 31.5 million paid members around the world who can enjoy exclusive features and benefits including PlayStation 4 online multiplayer, two PS4 games each month, exclusive PlayStation Store discounts, 10GB of online storage for game saves, and bonus games such as PlayStation VR - PS VR title StarBlood Arena as well as PlayLink social party game That's You!

Layton's Mystery Journey Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy - 3DS

Ten years after Professor Layton first appeared on the scene, it’s time for his daughter Katrielle to take up the family business of solving mysteries, as LAYTON’S MYSTERY JOURNEY: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy on Nintendo 3DS family systems.

The brain-teasing puzzles, intuitive Touch Screen gameplay and charmingly whimsical atmosphere that fans of the series know and love all return in this new game, but get ready to meet a brand new cast of characters and embark upon a fresh and exciting new adventure. With the famous Professor’s whereabouts unknown, his daughter Katrielle steps into the limelight, establishing her own detective agency and setting out to make a name for herself amidst the hustle and bustle of a Victorian-esque London. Joining Katrielle’s new crew are Ernest Greeves, a young Gressenheller University student who works as her assistant, and her first client Sherl, a talking dog with a sarcastic demeanour but a loyal heart.

The Reverse Time Collapse follow the development...

A time-travel, story driven, action-adventure video game. A unique experience that combines puzzle solving and stealth mode.

Follow the games development and win prizes - here

Nintendo Labo information release dates and prices - Nintendo Switch

Together with the Nintendo Switch system (sold separately), the Nintendo Labo kits provide the tools and technology to MAKE fun DIY creations, PLAY games with your creations and DISCOVER how the magic of Nintendo Switch technology shapes ideas into reality.

With each Nintendo Labo kit, kids can transform modular sheets of cardboard – specially designed to interact with the Nintendo Switch console and Joy-Con controllers – into creations called Toy-Con. From a piano to a motorbike, a robot and more, each Toy-Con comes to life when combined with Nintendo Switch in different ways. As you build, you will have fun discovering how the technology works, and might even invent new ways to play with each Toy-Con!

Nintendo Direct New Nintendo Labo interactive Switch update 17 Jan 2018

Nintendo launch cardboard cut out units that turn your switch into different music instruments and more with these push out shapes that allow you to construct amazing devices to hold and play your Switch in several new ways.

MAKE - PLAY - DISCOVER

Variety Kit and Robot Kits launched on 20th April 2018 US 27 April 2018 UK.

Piano, House, Fishing Rod, Robot bug, Bike, colour and play.

Toy-Con 1 - $69.99 £50 Toy-Con 2 (robot) - $79.99

Official site here - https://labo.nintendo.com/

Toy-Con 1 Variety Kit UK 27 April 2018 US 20 April 2018
No glue or scissors required. Everything you need is included in the box.

Make, play and discover five different Toy - Con projects

• 2 RC Cars
• 1 Fishing Rod
• 1 House
• 1 Motorbike
• 1 Piano

Pack includes

• Cardboard sheet x 28 (includes extra sheet for customisation)
• Reflective sticker sheet x 3
• Sponge sheet x 3
• String (orange) x 1
• String (blue) x 1
• Eyelet set (gray) x 1
• Eyelet set (blue) x 1
• Rubber band (large) x 2 + spares
• Rubber band (small) x 6 + spares

Kit includes Nintendo Switch software

Toy-Con 2 Robot Kit UK 27 April 2018 US 20 April 2018
No glue or scissors required. Everything you need is included in the box.

Make, play and discover a cool robot suit

Pack includes

• Cardboard sheet x 19
• Cardstock sheets x 4
• Reflective sticker sheet x 1
• Orange string x 2
• Blue string x 2
• Gray canvas straps (large) x 1
• Gray canvas straps (medium) x 1
• Gray canvas straps (small) x 2
• Eyelet set (gray) x 10
• Eyelet set (orange) x 2

Kit includes Nintendo Switch software

Nintendo Labo combines the magic of Nintendo Switch with the fun of DIY creations

Start with a piece of cardboard...

Build a 13-key piano...

a fishing pole...

even a motorbike.

Add your Nintendo Switch console to power it up and…

Hold a recital

Catch a fish

Win a race

With Nintendo Labo, building is just as much fun as playing. Have fun discovering how it all works—you might even invent new ways to play with each Toy-Con creation.

THAT’S Nintendo Labo. What will YOU create?

More here - http://www.gamezplay.org/2018/01/nintendo-labo-information-release-dates.html

Star Trek 8th Anniversary plans - New Featured Episode, Giveaways and More

Star Trek Online is preparing to commemorate its 8th Anniversary. Originally launching in February 2010, the game is now one of the longest running Star Trek series in the history of the franchise and offers 161 episodes, three major expansions and 14 full seasons of playable content. PC captains can help celebrate this milestone throughout the month, by joining daily giveaways leading up to the anniversary and participating in a brand new featured episode and special events for rewards, which begin January 23. Anniversary events will also be available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at a later date. In addition, Star Trek Online is teaming up with Loot Crate to give away free subscriptions for the Star Trek Mission Crate to kick off the game’s anniversary.

Captains who visit the in-game C-store from now through January 23 can participate in server-wide giveaways, which allow them to collect a new reward each day, including uniforms, starships and other items. Giveaway items will be revealed on Star Trek Online’s blog.

Underworld Ascendant fantasy RPG reveal PC game coming later in 2018

Underworld Ascendant will return players to the Stygian Abyss, a breathtaking fantasy realm rife with danger and full of intrigue. The world boasts an environment that will react dynamically to player choices. OtherSide Entertainment is innovating upon the player-authored gameplay of the original series in bold new ways to bring the ‘immersive sim’ genre forward in this action-RPG designed to reward creativity.

In Underworld Ascendant, OtherSide Entertainment is innovating upon the player-authored gameplay of the original series in bold new ways to bring the ‘immersive sim’ genre forward in this action-RPG designed to reward creativity.

Nintendo Direct teaser something NEW for Switch aimed at children

What Nintendo have said:

• New Switch announcement for 'those who are kids at heart'
• New Interactive experience
• New way to play
• Tonight at 5pm ET

I'll be back to let you know what this is all about, later.

Overwatch League Opening Week watched by 10 Million

The Overwatch League roared to life last week at the Blizzard Arena Los Angeles, with four days of intense competition between all 12 teams of the world's first major global city-based professional esports league.

Buoyed by a newly announced two-year deal with Twitch, the Overwatch League's exclusive worldwide third-party digital broadcast partner, opening day drew an impressive average audience per minute of 408,000, and 280,000 for the week. More than 10 million viewers tuned in over the four-day period via Twitch, MLG, and Chinese streaming partners ZhanQi TV, NetEase CC, and Panda TV—not to mention the countless additional viewers at watch parties worldwide. On Twitch and MLG alone, the peak concurrent online audience of 437,000 hit during the highly anticipated day-one matchup between Dallas Fuel and Seoul Dynasty. In addition, tickets to Blizzard Arena Los Angeles were sold out for the entirety of opening week.

Take a Break from the Street Life with the Many Minigames in Kamurocho and Onomichi inYakuza 6: The Song of Life

What does a man with the world on his shoulders and a child to look after do to relax and unwind? InYakuza 6: The Song of Life, Kiryu enjoys a swing of the bat, a jostle of the joystick, or some good old-fashioned mahjong.

The world of Yakuza 6, encompassing the cities of Kamurocho and Onomichi, offers a variety of amusement activities to pass the time in between critical missions and hilarious substories--like playing Puyo Puyo, managing a cat cafè or chatting up a hostess!

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux 3DS release date May 15 2018

Calling all United Nations soldiers, a spatial distortion is expected to appear in Antarctica on May 15 when Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux releases for $39.99 for Nintendo 3DS! Featuring additional story content, new illustrations by Masayuki Doi, and a brand-new character, Alex, Strange Journey Redux is an ATLUS JRPG adventure fans of the series won't want to miss!

The Story
A spatial distortion full of demons appeared in Antarctica, threatening to engulf the Earth in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. The United Nations responded by tasking a team of highly advanced specialists with piercing the anomaly and figuring out how to stop it from the source. Well, get ready to don your Demonica once again in this new, expanded port. Expect new story content, additional endings, a new dungeon to explore, and more in the return of this sci-fi tinged SMT adventure.

Two Point Hospital set to Light Up the World of Medicine in 2018

Two Point Hospital, coming to Steam in late 2018. In what ‘experts’ are describing as a ‘light bulb moment for completely fictional medicine’, the Farnham based studio are drawing plaudits for their inception of the ‘De-Lux Clinic’, which is being rolled out across Two Point County to tackle the recent epidemic of this filamentality flummoxing affliction.

Light-Headedness was first experienced by patient zero, known only as Trevor. You can follow the illuminating story of Trevor and his battle with this rare disease by watching our enlightening infomercial about Two Point Hospital here...

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition and Season 3 DLC Character Sakura joins the team - PC PS4

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, an updated version of the latest game in the hit fighting series exclusively for the PlayStation 4 and Windows PC is available physically and digitally in North America today and Europe from January 19th. SFV: Arcade Edition provides the core content from the initial Street Fighter V release and access to the downloadable content updates such as the previously released Cinematic Story Mode and Versus CPU Mode. SFV: Arcade Edition purchasers also get the Season 1 and 2 DLC characters and a host of new features, all for $39.99.

SFV: Arcade Edition includes a wide variety of new modes and balance updates listed below, which will also be available for owners of the original Street Fighter V via a free update today. Current players of Street Fighter V and new owners of SFV: Arcade Edition will be placed into the same player pool, with PS4 and PC cross-platform play continuing to unite fans into a unified player base.

Scribblenauts Showdown Fast-Paced Multiplayer Party Experiences - Switch PS4 XO

In the game’s Showdown mode, up to four players face off and imagine their way to victory through card-based strategy and creative skill.

“Wordy” mini-games require unleashing the best object or character from the vast Scribblenauts dictionary of over thirty thousand words to outsmart an opponent. Action-oriented “Speedy” mini-games reward the player who completes a given challenge first. A board game style map displays players’ progress. With multiple ways to make up ground, every player has a chance to win, which keeps the excitement going until the end!

WWE 2K18 Enduring Icons Pack DLC released - PS4 XOne

WWE 2K18’s Enduring Icons Pack is now available as downloadable content, featuring some of the greatest WWE talent to ever step foot in the ring. This pack marks release of the final downloadable content offerings for WWE 2K18.

Talent in the Enduring Icons DLC pack includes:

• WWE Superstars Jeff and Matt Hardy;
• WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix;
• WWE Hall of Famers Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson (The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express).

The Enduring Icons Pack is available now for 7.99 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC; the pack is also included as part of the WWE 2K18 Season Pass. In addition, the Enduring Icons Pack will be available for Nintendo Switch at a later date.

QUBE 2 (Q.U.B.E. 2) puzzle adventure sequel release video - PC Mac PS4 XO

Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has mysteriously awoken among the sandswept ruins of an ancient alien landscape.

Together with the distant help of another survivor, Commander Emma Sutcliffe, you must traverse and manipulate the structure of this forgotten world to find a way back home. Waking up wearing a strange suit with attached gloves, you have no prior knowledge on how you came to be in this environment. Awaiting you is a maze-like monolith, a structure that you must navigate, solving mind-bending puzzles.

Air Combat Action Flying Tigers: Shadow Over China XBox One

GAME FEATURES:

RARELY DEPICTED AIR-BATTLES OF WORLD WAR 2
Action-packed single-player campaign recreates the clandestine operations of the American Volunteer Group in fighter, bomber, gunner, reconnaissance, torpedo, and night missions.

APPROACHABLE TAKE ON AIR-COMBAT
Features TrazerTime™ slow-motion firing, arcade-like combat maneuvers, sim-style pitch & roll controls, moody weathers (including thunderous monsoons, beautiful sunsets, and misty dawns), 20+ Allied and Japanese planes, and more!

More Battlefield arrives in 2018 - Turning Tides – Gallipoli Trial and Apocalypse

A great year for Battlefield 1 has begun. On the road ahead players will find great content, trials, more Battlefield 1 Turning Tides, and of course, Battlefield 1 Apocalypse.

Between January 16th and January 22nd, all Battlefield 1 players can storm the Gallipoli peninsula thanks to the Battlefield 1 Turning Tides – Gallipoli Trial. This trial will also give base game owners a chance to conquer the fronts of Battlefield 1 In the Name of the Tsar and Battlefield 1 They Shall Not Pass.