Steins;Gate Elite is a visual novel developed by Mages (formerly 5pb) and published by Spike Chunsoft as a part of the Science Adventure series. It follows a ragtag group of tech-savvy students who discover a means to change the past and get in over their heads when agents of SERN, an organization hellbent on world domination, come knocking on their door.

Steins;Gate Elite is a fully-animated remake of the original 2009 title, reusing footage from the Steins;Gate TV series, as well as adding entirely new animation by White Fox studio for the routes and content that weren’t adapted in the anime.

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Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth is a dungeon crawler game developed and published by Atlus. It is a spin-off from the main Persona series, and features characters from Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5.

After the Phantom Thieves (P5) find themselves trapped in a locked cinema, they have to explore a labyrinth of movies of various genres, encountering SEES from P3, the Investigation Team from P4, and the female protagonist of Persona 3 Portable who will aid them on their journey.

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Shadowbringers is the third expansion pack to Square Enix’s popular MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV. The expansion raises the level cap to 80 and brings a plethora of new content, chief among which are the Gunbreaker and Dancer jobs, playable female-only Viera and male-only Hrothgar races, and expansive areas including Rak’Tika Greatwood, Amh Araeng, and Il Mheg.

Also new in Shadowbringers are three features to help the players experience the game in different ways. The Trust System allows the player to take on instanced dungeons with familiar NPCs on their side. The New Game+ system lets them replay previously completed or missed quests. Lastly, World Visit opens up the possibility of traveling to other servers on the same data center.

Ownership of the base game – FFXIV: A Realm Reborn – is required. Purchasing Shadowbringers grants access to the two previous expansions, Heavensward and Stormblood.

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Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is a 3v3 tag fighting game developed by nWay, a studio more commonly known for free-to-play mobile games. It offers three modes – Casual, Ranked, and Story – as well as cross-platform play.

The game’s starting roster comprises Tommy, Gia, Jason, Lord Drakkon, Goldar, Kat Manx, Mastodon Sentry, Ranger Slayer, and Magna Defender. According to the developer, more current and classic Rangers will be added as DLC post-launch.

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The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame is an open-world action-adventure title, which like its predecessor is developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Like the name suggests, it is based on The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and is slated two weeks after the film’s release.

Similarly to the first installment, The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame is played from a third-person perspective, with the player taking control of returning and new characters. The game is to feature cutscenes from the film to accompany missions.

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Elsweyr is the third expansion pack for The Elder Scrolls Online, and a part of the Season of the Dragon storyline spanning the entire 2019. Two most notable additions include the new Necromancer class with its three unique Skill Lines, and the titular Elsweyr – the homeland of the Khajiit.

The wild and untamed region suffers under the rule of the Imperial usurper queen Euraxia, and burns from the fires of rampaging dragons. It is up to the player to discover what dark purpose lies behind this.

The expansion includes dragon hunt events, the Sunspire Trial, a “huge amount” of new delves, public dungeons, world bosses, and side-quests. It also adds new collectibles, crafting motifs, and gear for the players to kit out their characters in.

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Developed by SIE Bend Studio and published by Sony, Days Gone is a third-person action-adventure game set in an open, post-apocalyptic world. After a global pandemic swept through the planet, millions of humans and animals were turned into Freakers – mindless feral creatures who attack any uninfected human on sight.

The player takes on the role of Deacon St. John, a former member of a bike club who took to working as a mercenary after the apocalypse. As a survivor, Deacon is adept at hand-to-hand combat, marksmanship, and stealth, and can utilize his diverse skills in any combination to achieve his goals.

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