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The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind

The latest expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online adds Vvardenfell: the main island of the Morrowind province, and the largest new zone yet. As the game is set 700 years before the single-player title The Elder Scrolls III, the expansion portrays the region at its prime.

With the addition of the Vvardenfell area, Morrowind also brings a new class, Warden, who possesses powerful nature magic and a War Bear companion. There is also a new 4v4v4 PvP arena format called Battlegrounds for fast-paced, competitive matches. Thanks to the One Tamriel system, Morrowind‘s content will be appropriately scaled to the player’s level.

New players can purchase the Standard Edition ($59.99), which includes both the Morrowind expansion and The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited base game. A digital Upgrade Edition ($39.99) is available to existing players.

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DiRT 4 Pre-Order Bonuses

DiRT 4 is a rally racing game developed by Codemasters for current-gen consoles and the PC via Steam. The game features over 50 off-road cars, as well as tracks in five locations from three continents: Australia, Spain, Michigan, Sweden, and Wales.

New in the upcoming title is a system called “Your Stage”, which according to the developer blog allows the players to create a nearly infinite number of unique stages at the press of a button. This ambitious feature should provide more variety and give DiRT 4 more replay value.

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    Jun 6, 2017

WipEout Omega Collection

WipEout Omega Collection is a racing game which combines the content of WipEout HD, WipEout HD Fury, and WipEout 2048, and brings it up to par with current-gen console capabilities. All the textures have been reworked and the sound effects remastered, according to Sony, and the game runs in 1080p on the PlayStation 4 and dynamic 4K with HDR support on the PS4 Pro, both targeting 60 FPS. 28 licensed music tracks have been added from artists like Chemical Brothers, Swedish House Mafia, DJ Kentaro, and The Prodigy.

The Omega Collection includes nine game modes, 26 tracks, and 46 ships in total. It supports two-player split-screen as well as online multiplayer for up to eight players.

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Tekken 7 Pre-Order Bonuses

Tekken 7 is the latest installment in Bandai Namco’s enormously popular fighting game series, bringing new gameplay mechanics, photorealistic graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4, and a conclusion to the Mishima clan’s bloody feud. The game is to have a pool of 30 fighters at launch (including Street Fighter’s Akuma), with new ones added over time.

Among the new features in the game is the Rage System, which grants the player two devastating moves – Rage Art and Rage Drive – once their health starts flashing red. Boosting the damage immensely, the mechanic allows for incredible comebacks. Another addition is a move called Power Crush, which absorbs damage from a mid or a high attack, and continues despite taking damage.

Tekken 7 is now available on GamerSaloon – Where Gamers Play for Real Money.

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RiME

RiME is an upcoming puzzle adventure game developed by Tequila Works, and published by Grey Box and Six Foot. It follows a young boy who gets shipwrecked on a mysterious island following a torrential storm. Guided by a helpful fox companion, players must use their wits to solve challenges with sound, light and shadow projection, perspective, platforming, and even time manipulation.

Several gaming sites have listed RiME among their most anticipated titles of 2017, citing its gorgeous visuals and subtle narrative.

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    May 23, 2017

Portal Knights

Portal Knights is a cooperative sandbox RPG which mixes elements of block-building and role-playing games. Players pick a class, explore randomly-generated 3D sandbox worlds, mine and gather resources, craft weapons and gear, and participate in battles against the formidable Portal Guardians. The game supports up to four players in a co-op.

Portal Knights is developed by a German indie studio Keen Games, and published by 505 Games.

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Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception

Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is a tactical RPG and visual novel game developed by Aquaplus and published by Atlus. The story takes place in a rich fantasy world and is said to offer 40 to 50 hours of gameplay. It begins with the protagonist awakening atop a snowy mountain, with no memories of who he is and how he got there. When he is attacked by a giant monster, a beautiful girl with animal ears and a tail comes to his rescue.

The plot of Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception unfolds through a linear visual novel boasting great art and background soundtrack. Integrated with that is a turn-based RPG battle system with various mechanics like elemental affinities and combo attacks that add depth to the combat encounters. The game features English text and Japanese audio.

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    May 23, 2017

Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada

Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada is a hack-and-slash game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo. Set in Sengoku-era Japan, it follows the titular Sanada Clan in their meteoric rise from lowly vassals to powerful lords. The clan’s legend begins with patriarch Masayuki Sanada, a much-requested character who makes a debut in the series. The story then switches to fan-favorite Yukimura Sanada, following his journey from boyhood to becoming a legendary warrior.

Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada features free roaming, and has a central hub where the players may interact with other characters, upgrade their gear, train, and prepare for future battles. As one progresses through the main story, these headquarters are moved to larger castle-towns with more facilities.

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Injustice 2 Pre-Order Bonuses

Injustice 2 is an upcoming fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. As a sequel to the 2013 title, Injustice: Gods Among Us, its character roster features both returning as well as brand new heroes and villains. According to the publisher, Injustice 2 boasts the biggest DC roster ever offered in a fighting game. More characters are to be added by the way of DLC in the future.

Plot-wise, the game continues where its predecessor left off, with Batman and his allies working to piece society back together while struggling against those who seek to restore Superman’s One Earth Regime. Meanwhile, a new threat appears which forces old enemies to put aside their differences and band together.

Injustice 2 is now available on GamerSaloon – Where Gamers Play for Real Money.

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Akiba’s Beat Pre-Order Bonuses

Akiba’s Beat is an action RPG developed by Japanese studio Acquire and published by Marvelous USA (XSEED Games) in North America. In this third title from the Akiba series, players take control of Asahi Tachibana, a NEET who becomes trapped in a day-long time loop along with the other main characters. The game puts a fantastical spin on the Tokyo’s Akihabara ward, with real-life landscapes meshing with surreal “Delusionscapes”.

Unlike its predecessors, Akiba’s Beat plays more like a typical JRPG, with a four-member party taking on enemies (“deluseons”) using a variety of physical and magical skills. Characters can also receive passive boosts (such as halved SP consumption) via the in-game trading card system.

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    May 16, 2017

Farpoint VR

Farpoint is a VR shooter developed by Impulse Gear for the PSVR headset. Stranded in an inhospitable alien world, the player will have to search for survivors and a way home.

As expected of a first-person shooter, the game has a good variety of weapons, from charged plasma rifles to a railgun, as well as plenty of hostile alien life to use them on. In addition to single player experience, Farpoint also offers a co-op mode for two players. It does require an active PS Plus membership.

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The Surge Pre-Order Bonuses

The Surge is a sci-fi themed action RPG developed by German studio Deck13 and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game is set in a dystopian world ravaged by war and global warming, and takes place in an automated industrial complex of mega-corporation CREO which has gone rogue. While the hostile mechanical monstrosities prowling the complex pose a lethal threat, the protagonist is an augmented, exo-suit wearing human who is up for the challenge.

The developers promise a hardcore and unforgiving, Souls-like experience where even the weaker enemies are deadly if the player isn’t aware of their attack patterns and weaknesses. Innovative combat system allows the player to lop limbs off enemies in combat, and use the tech scrap to upgrade and modify their own gear.

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Birthdays the Beginning

From Yasuhiro Wada, the creator of the Harvest Moon series, comes a new sandbox title called Birthdays the Beginning. The game allows the players to create cube-shaped worlds and fill them with mountains, forests, and seas. Altering the world’s geography and temperature gives rise to life forms, which continue to evolve and adapt to the environment, eventually resulting in the birth of an entire ecosystem.

In addition to sandbox gameplay, Birthdays the Beginning also has a challenge mode, which adds various success conditions to the game. The ultimate goals in the game include unlocking every creature in the library, and creating an environment suitable for a civilization, according to this interview.

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Prey Pre-Order Bonuses

Prey is an upcoming first-person shooter developed by Arkane Studios (known for their work on the Dishonored franchise) and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game takes place in a space station Talos I, where research on an alien species called Typhon is performed until the non-terrestrials escape containment, slaughtering most of the crew members.

The player steps into the shoes of Morgan Yu, a high-ranking executive at the TranStar Corporation, who has to brave the isolated space station overrun with hostile aliens. Fortunately, Yu is armed with more than just weapons; he is also capable of using various alien powers learned from studying the Typhon.

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Little Nightmares Pre-Order Bonuses

Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platformer made by independent developer Tarsier Studios. The game follows Six, a little girl in an oversized yellow raincoat, who is trapped in a mysterious and gloomy prison called The Maw. Armed with nothing but her wits and a lighter, Six has to evade the Maw’s monstrous residents, and make her way to the outside world.

Published by Bandai Namco, Little Nightmares will be out on current-gen consoles and PC (via Steam and GOG.com).

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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 Pre-Order Bonuses

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 is a first-person tactical shooter developed and published by CI Games. It is the first installment in the series to boast an AAA-tier budget, resulting in a game that is much larger in scale, with an open world that can be freely explored by players when not on the main mission. Players may use different approaches to complete missions, such as stealthy melee kills or sniping enemies from distance. There is also a safehouse where weapons can be modified, and supplies replenished.

The main character of Ghost Warrior 3 is Jon North, an American Marine on a mission in the war-torn republic of Georgia. While he is there on orders and working to prevent the country from collapsing into chaos, Jon also has a personal vendetta to pursue.

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Syberia 3

Syberia 3 is an upcoming adventure game developed by French studio Microïds, with story and design by Benoît Sokal. Like the previous installments, it follows American lawyer Kate Walker on her journey throughout fictionalized versions of Europe and Russia.

Syberia 3 begins with Kate being found on the edge of a river by the Youkole tribe, a nomadic people migrating with their snow ostriches. Stuck in Valsembor village, they must find a way to continue their journey together. The game features a brand new adventure, and is said to be “completely different” from the previous two Syberia titles.

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Puyo Puyo Tetris

Puyo Puyo Tetris, a well-received crossover between Puyo Puyo and Tetris series that has been out in Japan since 2014, is coming to the West. Developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega, the game allows up to four players to compete in five different ways (Versus, Fusion, Swap, Big Bang, and Party), or for a single player to take on the adventure mode and various challenges. Players may also upload and share replays and track their ratings online through the Puzzle League.

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Dragon Quest Heroes II Pre-Order Bonuses

Dragon Quest Heroes II is a hack-and-slash action RPG which combines the world and characters of Dragon Quest with combat mechanics from Dynasty Warriors. Players will set out on a new adventure to protect the Seven Realms, battling hordes of monsters and exploring diverse and expansive environments. The playstyle is said to be more customizable than in the first installment thanks to the ability to change vocations (Warrior, Priest, Mage, and so on). The game supports online co-op for up to 4 players.

Dragon Quest Heroes II is developed by Omega Force and published by Square Enix. The Western release is limited to PlayStation 4 and Steam platforms.

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Deformers Pre-Order Bonuses

The latest release from Ready At Dawn Studios is Deformers, a physics-based multiplayer arena brawler with a colorful, cartoonish art style. Up to eight players will shoot, ram, and throw each other off the arena, powering up and increasing the size of their squishy Form as they go on.

The game features several modes such as free-for-all, Form Ball, and team deathmatch. There also is a variety of maps including symmetrical, multi-tiered, and asymmetrical ones.

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