Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announced that The World Ends with You®: Solo Remix is now available to download from the Google Play™ Store for Android™ devices.

The World Ends With You: Solo Remix, the mobile version of the critically acclaimed action RPG, brings players back to the streets of Shibuya as Neku with new tracks and new social gameplay elements specifically designed for mobile players.

■ Story
A boy named Neku wakes up in a crowded intersection of Shibuya in the heart of Tokyo – alone and unaware of how he got there. Then, he receives a text message: “Clear this mission...or face erasure.” With that, Neku is thrust into a life-or-death game that sends him scrambling down streets paved with one riddle after another.

■ Enjoy quick, satisfying and intuitive battles
Activate combat abilities, or “psychs,” with simple touch commands like tapping, slashing, and dragging. Control Neku and his partner on the same screen and take the combat up a notch, and boost item drops in battle with the revamped Fusion system.

■ Redrawn art and HD display support
Enjoy the game in full HD. Art and animation across the game has been redrawn for this release, making combat a beautiful experience.

■ The ultimate soundtrack: 60 songs
Composer Takeharu Ishimoto’s complete soundtrack is included in the game with high-quality audio and full vocals, including remixes and new songs.

■ Profile sharing
Exchange profiles with other players, and their avatars will appear in the streets of Shibuya! If friends have Twitter accounts, their avatar will think their latest tweet, and players can receive free items for every trade!

■ Deep replay value
Finish the main story to unlock a bonus chapter, more quests and items to find, new combat challenges, and secret reports that further flesh out the story.

■ Explore a living, breathing city
Neku’s sprawling world is based on the real-life Shibuya in Tokyo. Visit real locations and absorb some real Japanese culture through a hip fantasy lens.

About The World Ends With You

Title: The World Ends with You: Solo Remix
Platform: Android
Release Date: 26th June 2014
Price: £12.99 / €15.99

Google Play Store link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.subarashikikonosekai_solo

The World Ends with You: Solo Remix- official site:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/subarashiki-solo-remix/en/

The “bastard child of Papers, Please and Super Hexagon” released for free

The rules could not be any more straightforward: tap Up, Down, Left, Right in time to a simple beat.  But these instructions deliver a surprisingly complicated action puzzler which has been described by Guardian writer Steven Poole as "a rhythm-action Stroop Test."

A Stroop Test is often used in clinical investigation to measure selective attention, cognitive flexibility and processing speed by asking participants to read out colours written in different inks. Up, Down, Left, Right introduces the concept of routine which is then mixed on the fly to create a fast-paced, absorbing high-score game.

Up, Down, Left, Right challenges players to maintain a simple beat – roughly one every half second – tapping in the sequence Up, Down, Left, Right on a simple keyboard. As play progresses, blocks fall from the top of the screen at a steady pace. These blocks will change the sequence by replacing one key with another – keeping three as normal.  Failure to conform to the beat immediately resets the score.

Up, Down, Left Right is games industry veteran and One Life Left co-presenter Simon Byron’s first videogame.

“I adored how Papers, Please played with the concept of routine, slightly tweaking your instructions day by day, and I loved Super Hexagon for making low scores fashionable,” says Simon Byron, developer, Up, Down, Left, Right. “So in a sense, Up, Down, Left, Right is the bastard child of both, disrupting a rote task – but doing so very quickly. Once players get the mechanic – which is pretty tricky to describe, but is worth persevering with – I’ve found that nothing becomes more important than proving your place on the Leaderboard. I’m genuinely excited about opening the contest up to all Android owners."

Up, Down, Left, Right is now available from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.byronic.udlr for free. An iOS version will be available soon. 

Play this weekend to claim in game gifts.

New Star Games are pleased to announce that to celebrate the 2 year anniversary of New Star Soccer on mobile devices, they will be giving away in-game gifts to all players who play this coming weekend. 

Released across iOS, Android and Flash in March 2012, New Star Soccer has been downloaded 6 million times, reaching number one in the UK iPhone App Store in June 2012, has received glowing reviews across the board and won the BAFTA under the Sports/Fitness category in 2013.

A massive update to the game in October 2013 saw New Star Soccer continue to grow in popularity, seeing an average figure of over 2 million game sessions dailyand these figures are continuing to rise rapidly. The creator of New Star Soccer, Simon Read had this to say when asked about it's continuing success:- 

"I am still amazed by the success of the game and I really want to thank the fans for their continued support. Their passion is what keeps me motivated and determined to keep improving New Star Soccer."

Players can claim a free in-game gift this weekend (beginning 14th March), by making sure they are connected to the internet and loading up their career. If players have multiple career's they can load up each one separately and get a gift for each career. ​. 

The multi award winning New Star Soccer is available from the Apple App Store for iOS devices, and from the Google Play Store for Android devices.

Showcasing a brand new racing engine specifically designed for mobile and tablet devices,Ridge Racer Slipstream features several gameplay modes, challenging races and tracks, revved-up music and customisation options to build the perfect racing vehicle. In addition to 20 unique racing tracks (10 tracks driven forward and backward), the title also incorporates tons of vehicle mods allowing players to create their own dream machine. To amp up competition, NAMCO BANDAI Games America will also be introducing new content in future updates, including a real-time online multiplayer mode that will host up to eight players. 

Other highlights include:

• Hundreds of customisation possibilities to enhance the performance and the look of your machines, across a variety of colours, rims, body kits and vinyls.
• 12 unique vehicles at launch, and more to come in future free updates.
• A full-featured Career Mode and three different race types in Arcade Mode (Regular / Time Attack / Knockout Races).
• Over 100 different racing competitions across 6 Grand Prix Series - all in stunning, high definition locations.

 
Published by NAMCO BANDAI Games America, Ridge Racer Slipstream is now available for free on Google Play. You can unlock the full game through in-app purchases.

For more information about Ridge Racer Slipstream, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/ridgeracerslipstream
http://www.youtube.com/ridgeracerslipstream
https://twitter.com/RR_Slipstream

Game-related news, interactive guides, and exclusive interviews to be featured in company's official journal

Wargaming today announced the launch of the company’s digital magazine, Let’s Battle. It covers all Wargaming projects, providing game related news and military history, and is available on all smartphones and tablets free of charge.

“We are always looking for new ways to engage gamers with the content and projects we are creating,” said Alexander Shilyaev, Director of Global Operations for Meta Games and Service Apps at Wargaming. “With the digital magazine, we’ll be able to provide more coverage than ever to our player community, creating and molding our publications to fit the needs of a tech-savvy generation of modern gamers and military enthusiasts worldwide.”

The digital magazine will feature interviews with key developers, producers and other members of the Wargaming team, along with interactive guides to help players master their gaming skills, articles on history of military warfare, and news on Wargaming’s recent online and offline events.

Read in the first issue of Let’s Battle:

·        Interactive guide on medium tanks with useful tactics for urban maps.

·        Detailed overview of new tank functionalities, including information on Japanese vehicles and World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition.

·        Interview with Petr Bityukov, one of the original founders of World of Tanks.

·        Flight combat tips for aerial victory in World of Warplanes.

·        Exclusive details on the upcoming naval action MMO World of Warships.

·        Illustrated account of two historic WWII battles—the Battle of Kursk and the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and more on military history, warfare, and games.

Download Let's Battle for free on the Apple and Google Play Newsstands.

For more on Let's Battle Magazine, check out a post on our blog.