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Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle TAMAGOTORI Deluxe launches for PC and PlayStation this week
Originally released for Nintendo Switch in 2022, Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle TAMAGOTORI is getting a Deluxe edition for PC and consoles, launching this week. This version includes the base game and two premium DLC packs. The goal is to collect as many eggs as possible by collecting birds and cute illustrations. Connect eggs to clear and solve puzzles.
Here are the game’s key features, via Crypton Future Media:
- Puzzles – Connect eggs with the same pattern with a line that bends twice or less to clear them. Clear all the eggs to complete the stage! Look across the entire board to find eggs to clear!
- Complete Puzzles to Unlock Illustrations – Completing a puzzle will flip one illustration panel. Flip all of the panels to reveal the illustration! You can view illustrations of Miku and friends drawn by popular artists.
- Take Care of the Birds – You can use berries you find in the puzzles to call birds into the Bird’s Square! Birds that visit will be recorded in the gallery. Try to complete the gallery!
- “piapro” Award-Winning Songs Included! – Five award-winning songs written especially for Hatsune Miku: Connecting Puzzle TAMAGOTORI are included! Let’s enjoy the puzzle with the wonderful music!
Developed by Crypton Future Media and published by KOMODO, Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle TAMAGOTORI Deluxe will be released for PC via Steam/Microsoft, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 on October 29.
Dispatch is coming to smart devices this December
AdHoc Studio is bringing its superhero workplace comedy adventure game Dispatch to iOS and Android. For this release, the first four episodes will be available for free; you can unlock the whole game for $19.99 USD. The developer has also announced that a free update to Deluxe Edition is available, adding a Commentary Mode with more than 16 hours of cast and crew commentary and a Storyboard Mode that lets players experience the entire game through its original storyboard animatics.
Here is a brief description of the game, via AdHoc Studio:
You play as Robert Robertson, AKA Mecha Man, whose mech-suit is destroyed in a battle against his nemesis, forcing him to take a job at a superhero dispatch center: not as a hero, but a dispatcher. In charge of rehabilitating a group of ex-supervillains, you must manage your roster while navigating office relationships and rebuilding your suit for a shot at revenge.
Developed and published by AdHoc Studio, Dispatch will launch for iOS/Android on December 9. It is available now for PC, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Switch, and Xbox Series.
The Witch Simulator announced for PC
Independent Serbian developer Altus Ludus has announced The Witch Simulator, a co-op or solo fantasy simulation game about the lives of witches in a medieval world that wants magic gone. Gather ingredients, hunt monsters, and brew potions to solve villagers’ problems while keeping your magic hidden from the Inquisition. Eventually, you’ll build up enough reputation to earn passage into the kingdom and overthrow the Grand Inquisitor.
Here are the game’s key features, via its developer:
- 1-4 player online co-op with voice chat
- Brew potions, collect ingredients, complete quests, fight monsters and bosses across multiple biomes
- Interact with locals to solve their problems and haggle
- Fluid-based elemental spell system
- Fly, race and fight on your broom
- Survive Inquisition raids and hide your magic with a snap of your fingers
- Pick your own path: bounty hunter, a potion master, a hunter, or a mix; it’s your choice
- Localized in 14 languages
Developed and published by Altus Ludus, The Witch Simulator will be released for PC via Steam in mid-2027.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA launches for Switch 2 in February 2027
NIS America has announced the action RPG Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA will be launching for Switch 2 in early 2027. In the game, Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. He forms a village with other castaways, all trying to survive and find a way off the island. During this time, Adol starts dreaming of a mysterious blue-haired girl. Who is she? What are her secrets?
Here are the game’s key features, via NIS America:
- An Epic Tale: Follow Adol on his latest adventure and uncover the mysteries of the cursed island.
- Party On!: Change your playable character on-the-fly as you battle ferocious foes in lighting-fast combat.
- Another Side: Unravel the mystery of the blue-haired maiden Dana through her unique gameplay sections.
- It Takes a Village!: Rescue your fellow shipwrecked passengers and bring them to your village where they will provide valuable services.
Developed by Nihon Falcom and published in the West by NIS America, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA will be released for Switch 2 on February 25, 2027. It will include Spanish language support for the first time, in addition to English and French.
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