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Yooka-Laylee will launch in both physical and digital formats for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on April 11, 2017 for £34.99 / $39.99 / €39.99, developer Playtonic Games announced. Pre-orders across all platforms include access to the “Toybox Demo.” Playtonic Games also announced that development on the Wii U …

Pit People, the strategy RPG from Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater developer The Behemoth, will launch for Xbox One via Game Preview and PC via Steam Early Access on January 13, 2017, the studio announced. According to The Behemoth, the core gameplay is complete and new content will be added …

The Brazil Advisory Rating Board has rated Rime, the formerly Sony-owned PlayStation 4-exclusive from Tequila Works, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. When we last heard from Rime, Tequila Works had announced that it partnered with Greybox and Six Foot to publish the game in 2017. More details …

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book and Nights of Azure are coming to PC via Steam on February 7, Koei Tecmo announced. The two games will be the first titles from Gust, which in recent years has mainly developed for PlayStation platforms, to be released on PC. Here’s …

The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has a big feature where it seeks out answers to questions from developers about certain expectations for 2017. And that includes Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki on Shenmue III. Here’s what Suzuki has to say: “Development is entering the final stage headed towards full-scale production. …

Nintendo has released a new trailer for the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King introducing the game’s features. New to the 3DS release include party characters Red and Morrie, no random encounters, combat speed enhancements, recovering HP and MP when leveling up, taking photos, sharing …

Square Enix has released a new trailer for SaGa: Scarlet Grace introducing the game’s systems. The trailer shows the departure—when the player chooses a character and sets off on their adventure—as well as the adventure itself, including the various fields you’ll traverse, the battles you’ll face, and the events you’ll …

Acquire has updated the official Japanese website for Akiba’s Beat with details on the game’s “Case 4” scenario. Get the details below. Case 4: The Delusion Contractor Kanon One day, Moe Suzumori, the poster maid for Akihabara maid cafe “Maidears,” is kidnapped by the pink-caped man. Relying on eyewitness accounts, …

Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star will launch for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in Europe on January 20, 2017, Marvelous Europe announced. A limited production of the European exclusive “Moon Crux Edition” bundle (£64.99 / €74.99 for PS4 and £59.99 / €69.99 for PS Vita) will launch alongside the standard release. …

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony will have a bonus mode featuring every character from the “Hope’s Peak Academy” series of Danganronpa games. The mode lets players enjoy a “what if” story where the new students of The Academy for Gifted Prisoners enter Hope’s Peak Academy. Further details have yet to leak …