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New Releases This Week (May 28, 2017)

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We move from May to June with a fresh installment of New Releases This Week. There is plenty to choose from in the gaming arena. Movies are kind of light this week but both have some big titles to look forward to. Starting with games, Fighter fans have something to look forward to. Before we get to that, let's begin at the beginning.

GAMES

Star Trek: Bridge Crew

Star Trek: Bridge Crew was developed specifically for virtual reality and capitalizes on the powerful sense of social presence possible only through VR. Our hand tracking with full body avatars and real-time lip sync allow players to genuinely experience what it’s like to serve as an officer on the bridge of a Federation starship.

Make strategic decisions and coordinate actions with your crew to complete the mission. In co-op, players can form a crew of four to serve in the roles of Captain, Helm, Tactical and Engineer. Each player is crucial to the success of the varied missions you face and the safety of your crew and ship.

Take command of the U.S.S. Aegis, the first ship of her kind. Whether plotting courses and analyzing scan data or hacking enemy shields and targeting vulnerable ship subsystems, you’ll have Starfleet’s cutting-edge technology at your fingertips. The Aegis’ unique design makes her ideal for the dangerous mission in The Trench but you’ll have to master her systems, both familiar and experimental, to save the day.

Star Trek: Bridge Crew offers a compelling and engaging co-op experience with an unmatched sense of reality. You’ll need more than just individual skill to overcome the challenges you’ll face with one another; communication, trust and close crew coordination are the keys to victory. In addition to a dynamic storyline, Star Trek: Bridge Crew features an “Ongoing Missions” mode, procedurally generating missions for countless hours of solo and co-op adventure.

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier – Episode 5

The Garcia family has been stretched to its breaking point. Brothers come to blows over the love of a woman and the respect of a son. Javier's choices throughout this season will determine who aids him in this final hour. Much like season one, Clementine plays a supporting role in this story. Regardless, you will need the young survivor on your side. Your hard choices will all culminate in the season finale, “From the Gallows.”

R.A.G.E. Works will have a full review on this season coming this weekend. If you missed any of the episodes or want to watch the season in full, there is a playthrough of the season here, provided by Slick with commentary.

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam offers intense tactical action for up to 64 players in battles between the US forces and the North Vietnamese.

Ride of the Valkyries

Players on the US team will be able to pilot 3 different helicopters:

  • UH-1H Huey Transport Helicopter
  • OH-6 Loach Light Recon Helicopter
  • AH-1G Cobra Attack Helicopter

Create a Squad

Enhanced squad system that allows players to set up squads as they want them – name them, add their friends, set the squad tag color in game.

Once in game, easy identification of your squad in the world and on maps – and dedicated VOIP channels for the squad, as well as bonuses for working together.

Historical World

Maps will include the famous jungles of Vietnam, but will also cover battles that occurred in cities, on rolling hills, in US Firebases, Rice Fields, Plantations and many more authentic locations.

Crossout

Join Crossout, the post-apocalyptic MMO Action game! Craft your unique battle machines from a myriad of interchangeable parts, ride them directly into combat and destroy your enemies in explosive online battles!

Key Features:

  • Unique vehicles, crafted by players using a wide range of available parts: from nimble buggies to heavily tracked off-road vehicles and even combat walkers.
  • Complete freedom of creativity and thousands of possible combinations: Create vehicles of any shape using a wide range of parts, with a wide variety of armor and weapons to help support your arsenal.
  • Advanced damage model: destroy any part of an enemy vehicle and it will affect the machine's performance immediately.
  • A huge arsenal of weapons: From chainsaws to power-drills, machine guns to rocket launchers, and a wide range of variety including flying drones and stealth generators.
  • Your own workshop: create new and advanced parts, and auction them at the in-game marketplace.
  • Trading options between players: every piece that you have gathered in battle can be sold to other players.
  • Choose your own battle strategy: Apart from victory, the only thing that matters is your Survival!

Danger Zone

Danger Zone is an all new 3D vehicular destruction game, a genre we know well. The concept is simple: crash for cash by creating the biggest car crash.

The Danger Zone is a virtual Crash Testing Facility where players step into the shoes of a Crash Test driver and are challenged to survive a variety of spectacular crash testing scenarios.

It’s easy to crash, but can you also grab all of the Bonus Pickups?

Powered by Unreal Engine, Danger Zone combines real physical crashes with explosive gameplay. Shunt vehicles into oncoming traffic, take down trailers to shed their payloads and use your explosive “SmashBreaker” to move your vehicle around. The more explosions you cause, the bigger your score.

If you’re feeling burnt out by congestion and jammed roads, take the highway to the Danger Zone. Take your revenge on rush hour traffic. This place is a paradise for those who like their driving flame-grilled.

Features:

  • Single Player Game Mode featuring 20 unique crash testing scenarios.
  • Connected Leaderboards allow comparison of player scores between Friends and the whole world.

Danger Zone will be available for digital download on the PlayStation 4 and for PC via the Steam Store on May 30th 2017.

Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

A year has passed since the events of Maple Creek. But for the past few months, our detective has been hot on the trail of the demonic preacher she fought one year ago. Yet he has managed to always stay one step ahead.

She hoped to bring an end to the chase in the redwood forests of Northern California. But like so many times before, the trail went cold…

And all clues led into nearby Ravenwood Park…

Lock's Quest

You play as Lock, a boy who stumbles upon an invasion of his Village, which triggers a wider war between Kingdom Force and a revived Clockwork Army, led by the nefarious Lord Agony. A gripping story unfolds as you progress through 75 Days of warfare, across a dozen unique maps, aided by a collection of turrets, traps and special attacks. Experience the game as it was meant to be, with a high-quality soundtrack, new high resolution portraits, and revised gameplay.

Oh…Sir! The Insult Simulator

The parrot is back from the dead bringing countless new insults for your disposal, Sir! Remember that silly game that parted lovers, destroyed families and turned friends into enemies? Here’s its successor that does even more, certainly with more style and more variety. And I have proof! This time you can spread affront to everyone in the world that has Internet access or – if you’re not the most sociable – you can sit alone and play with yourself. Nudge nudge.

So don’t let the parrot die for nothing and tell that grumpy old lady that her husband donated organs for a strange woman lying in a pond and that her sister poses nude for some dog. Then meet a retired hipster who admires pictures of a grunting sow, and a fake Russian who borrowed a dead body to put his teacup and crumpets on. It’s also the only game that lets you learn what’s The Meaning of Life, and that’s scientifically proven!

Paddle vs. Paddle

Paddle Vs. Paddle is a fast physics action game that will keep you and your friends on the edge your seats!

With an old school arcade feel, modern physics simulation and a touch of sports, it's a all about skills and reflexes.

Battle it out and score the balls in the opponents goals. Random bonus and penalties will pop up, modifying the arenas, the physics and the gameplay.

Polarity: Ultimate Edition

Polarity: Ultimate Edition is a first person puzzle game in which you play a notorious hacker involved in breaking into heavily guarded secure systems across the world. You'll hack the code of government agencies and more while working for the mysterious LINUS corporation.

Polarity: Ultimate Edition features mind bending puzzles across 38 unique levels, each more mentally testing than the last. There is also a fully featured co-op campaign.

Shu (PS Vita Version)

Control Shu and a colorful trail of hand-drawn characters as they run, jump and glide their way up an ancient mountain, forever pursued by a monstrous and unrelenting storm.

Can you outrun the end of the world?

Ys Origin

There once was a wildly prosperous land named Ys, ruled by the twin Goddesses Reah and Feena and their six priestly retainers. It was a veritable paradise, with all its residents able to enact miracles at will through the use of magic – a power granted them by a holy artifact known as the Black Pearl.

One day, without warning, enormous demons marched upon the land, bringing death and devastation in their wake. Their numbers and their might were too much for the knights and sorcerers of Ys to handle, so the people sought shelter within their holiest of temples at the top of the tallest mountain. In a desperate attempt to keep these people safe, the twin Goddesses used the power of the Black Pearl to tear this temple from the ground and raise it into the heavens, away from the ever-growing threat below.

The demons were determined, however. They erected an enormous tower from which further attacks were launched, bringing the battle into the skies. An all-out war had begun, with forces concentrated in Solomon Shrine above and the Devil's Tower below.

And it was amidst this chaos that the twin Goddesses stole away into the night. No one was told of their departure – not even the Six Priests who served them. It seemed clear that they'd gone back to the surface, but no one knew exactly why. Only one thing was certain: Without the Goddesses, Ys could not survive.

Intent on finding their missing deities, the Six Priests organized a search party of the most elite knights and sorcerers in the land. These soldiers were given a single mission: Secure the safety of Ladies Reah and Feena, and bring them back to Solomon Shrine alive and well.

But in the desolate, ruined remains of Ys, there's only one place they could have gone…

The Devil's Tower itself.

Astro Duel Deluxe

Astro Duel Deluxe includes new features and gameplay created for the Nintendo Switch!

ASTRO DUEL DELUXE is a fun, frenetic same-screen local multiplayer party game for 1 to 6 players!

Game rounds are quick and defeat is sudden as you blast enemy ships, or run over your friends' shipless pilots. (Hilarity ahead!)

Damascus Gear: Tokyo Battle HD Edition

Humanity had been driven to live underground, ever since the Berserk Gears known as ‘RAGE' had overtaken the world.
At this time, a resistance organization ‘Freya', while known to exterminate RAGE, has launched an announcement of their ‘Succeeding Ground Reclamation Operation'.
Humanity's fate now lies in the war for above-ground supremacy.

Thea: The Awakening

After a hundred years of darkness, hope awakens with the first rays of sun, finally cutting through the dark shroud. The scattered survivors of mankind come out of their hiding holes and seek out new hope. But they are not the only ones seeking to survive. The many mystical creatures lurking in the shadows are not keen for man to reclaim his place. It is up to you to lead your men away from doom and into the light…

There are no heroes, no monster slayers, and no great armies ready to banish the dark forces that plague Thea. Just a few hopeless and starving survivors, who are desperately trying to stay alive. And you: their only true hope.

In Thea: The Awakening you take on the role of a god, a patron of a small group of survivors, hopelessly trying to lead your flock through the many risks and dangers that plague Thea. Only your skill and judgement will determine whether you can save mankind from eternal Darkness.

Tokyo 42

Tokyo 42 is the lovechild of Syndicate and GTA 1.

Set in a future Tokyo, the game will see you become an assassin and uncover a dark conspiracy that will affect everyone.

With open-world single player and competitive multiplayer, you will buy and use a host of weapons and tools to approach the many challenges of this beautiful little world.

Also, cats…

(ACA NeoGeo) Metal Slug 2

‘METAL SLUG 2' is an action game released by SNK in 1998.
Players can choose from Marko, Tarma, Eri and Fio, with the aim of defeating Morden’s Rebel Army which is plotting a coup once again. In addition to the Heavy Machine Guns and Shotguns from the previous games, new weapons such as laser guns have been added for even more battle variations.

The ACA NEOGEO series has faithfully reproduced many classic NEOGEO masterpieces.
Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.
Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

Briks

BRIKS is classic arcade game with visually stunning animated characters, explosions, powerups, exciting game play and custom music. Collect bonuses and powerups and shoot your way thru the 40 Levels and 10 unlockable levels.

Tekken 7

Raise your fists and great ready for the ultimate battle on the newest generation of home consoles. Powered by the Unreal Engine 4, the storied fighting franchise returns for another round in TEKKEN 7. With the faithful 3D battle system and gameplay intact, TEKKEN 7 takes the franchise to the next level with photo-realistic graphics and innovative features and fighting mechanics. TEKKEN 7 resurrects the attitude, competitiveness rooted in its arcade DNA to provide the ultimate fighting experience.

The Culling

Welcome to The Culling! 16 contestants will duke it out in cleverly crafted arenas in a winner-takes-all showdown for both glory and the entertainment of our home audience!

It’s a show, it’s a game, it’s game show about violence!

(ACA NeoGeo) The Last Blade

The last Blade is a fighting game released by SNK in 1997, set in Japan’s Edo period with a roster of unique swordsmen to choose from. Thematically the game is similar to the Samurai Showdown series, but also features a wealth of innovative systems to set it apart. One such system is the ability to choose between “Power” and “Speed” styles when selecting a character. The “Power” system focuses on high damage while the “Speed” system focuses more on intricate combos and speed. The game also features a unique “Hajiki” ability that allows players to deflect or repel attacks. The game also allows the player to cancel super attacks into Desperation Moves adding another strategic element to the game. Finally, the game features a wealth of flashy attacks thanks to the inclusion of Super Secret Skills and Super Desperation Moves.

MOVIES

Whew! Everytime I thought that I was done with gaming, I found another one this week. Movies, not so much. New Releases This Week moves on to film entertainment. We have the pick of the week coming up, but first we look at home releases.

Collide

Collide [Includes Digital Copy] [UltraViolet] [Blu-ray/DVD] [2 Discs] [2016] - Front_Standard

After a robbery goes awry, a young man (Nicholas Hoult) must call on his drug-smuggling former boss (Ben Kingsley) to protect his girlfriend (Felicity Jones) from mobsters who want to kill both of them and retrieve their cargo.

The Shack

The Shack [Blu-ray/DVD] [2 Discs] [2017] - Front_Standard

After a loving father (Sam Worthington) endures a family tragedy that rocks him to his core, he receives a mysterious invitation to “The Shack,” a decrepit shelter where an unimaginable horror once took place. But, much to his surprise, his visit prompts a divine intervention from a series of strangers (Octavia Spencer, Graham Greene, Avraham Aviv Alush, and Sumire Matsubara), and the group soon lead him on a theological inquiry in the hope of getting him unstuck from his grief by reminding him of the all-encompassing love of God. Based on the best-selling allegorical novel by William Paul Young.

Before I Fall

Before I Fall [Includes Digital Copy] [UltraViolet] [Blu-ray/DVD] [2 Discs] [2017] - Front_Standard

A popular, selfish high schooler (Zoey Deutch) keeps reliving the same day over and over again, which ends with her and her friends getting into a fatal car accident. In time, she must learn how to prevent the accident while becoming a better, kinder person to those around her.

Fist Fight

Fist Fight [Includes Digital Copy] [UltraViolet] [Blu-ray/DVD] [2 Discs] [2017] - Front_Standard

On the last day before summer vacation at a rough-and-tumble high school, mild-mannered teacher Andy Campbell (Charlie Day) accidentally causes his fearsome colleague Ron Strickland (Ice Cube) to be fired. When Strickland then challenges him to a fist fight after school, Campbell must find a way to avoid a vicious beating.

Wonder Woman (Slick's Pick of the Week)

Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers… and her true destiny.

 

There we have the New Releases This Week. Quite a full plate for gamers as we quickly approach the normally dry summer season. Stay tuned for next week's installment. Remember gamers, e3 is less than two weeks away and R.A.G.E. Works is sure to have all the hot news to whet your appetites!