Here are the Games with Gold for September

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Jason Dill
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September’s Games with Gold have been officially revealed.  Starting September 1st you start snagging these games with a valid Gold Membership.

Hitman: The Complete First Season

Features all of the locations and wealth of content created for the award-winning creative stealth action game. Included are all six story Episodes plus all Bonus Missions, along with Challenges, Opportunities, Escalation Contracts and Featured Contracts. With over 100 hours of gameplay, look forward to future live updates including new Elusive Targets. As Agent 47, you will perform contract hits on powerful, high-profile targets in exotic locations all around the world.

We Were Here

Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?

Earth Defense Force 2025

Eight years since the defeat of the last alien invasion, civilization recovered most of the prosperity it once had. In 2025 a new state of emergency arises as giant aliens and insects are discovered deep underground, stronger than ever. The Earth Defense Force must now stand up to these terrifying creatures to save humanity once more! Earth Defense Force®2025 is an action shooting bonanza that arms players to repel the most terrifying invasion of giant aliens the world has ever seen!

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

WE ARE TEKKEN! Join the world’s greatest fighters to swap blows in action-packed battles! Choose from a massive cast of characters and unleash your most vicious combos to claim ultimate victory!

 

Dusk Diver for PS4 and Switch releases on October 25th in Europe, October 29th in North America

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Soul Kiwami
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PQube Games has announced that Dusk Diver will release for PS4 and Switch on October 25th in Europe and October 29th in North America! In Japan, both Switch and PS4 versions will be out on October 24th. Dusk Diver is an intense anime-style Musou game that centers around Yumo’s life in Taipei. Yumo is a high school girl with the power to fight Phantoms that enter the real world. The game has both Japanese and Mandarin voice-overs. Here’s the latest trailer by PQube Games:

Visit the official site for more details on Dusk Diver! Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more regarding PQube Games published titles.

Yakuza 7 titled Yakuza: Like a Dragon in the west, new details & screenshots

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Soul Kiwami
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Sega announced Yakuza 7 today during their scheduled press conference at the UDX Theater in Akihabara, Tokyo. It will release for PS4 on January 16th, 2020 in Japan for 8,390 yen. It will release sometime in 2020 for the west as Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

Yakuza 7 centers around new protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga. He takes the fall of his boss’s crimes and spends 18 years in prison. His story takes place in a new setting, Isezaki Ijincho in Yokohama. Isezaki Ijincho, Yokohama is three times bigger than Kamurocho! With the change of protagonist, comes a change in gameplay. Yakuza 7 is a turn based RPG that keeps the intense action intact. Control Ichiban and a party of characters as they beat up thugs and enemies in the streets of Yokohama. The live command RPG system allows for techniques with various effects in fighting, recovery and support.

Here’s the cast of characters in Yakuza 7, courtesy of Gematsu:

Cast:

An all-star cast appears to bring the story of a new “Dragon” to life!

Kazuhiro Nakaya, Akio Ootsuka, Sumire Uesaka, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yuichi Nakamura, Kousuke Toriumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi, Ken Yasuda, Kiichi Nakai

General Director Toshihiro Nagoshi

Characters:

Ichiban Kasuga (2000 version) (voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya)

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The Tojo Clan is Kanto’s largest yakuza organization. Ichiban Kasuga is a wakashu of the Arakawa Family, a third generation family of the Tojo Clan. Since he was born in Kamurocho soapland Shangri-La, he is called “Soap Ichiban” by the older residents. Although he grew up without knowing his true parents, he was charmed by the manly spirit of Masumi Arakawa, who he met at age 15, and joined the Arakawa Family. Since then, he has lived with resolute loyalty to Arakawa, but since he is not good when it comes to earning money, he is shunned by the wakagashira Jo Sawashiro, who stresses the importance of money.

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Ichiban Kasuga (2019 version) (voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya)

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He takes the fall for Sawashiro, who committed murder, at the request of Arakawa Family leader Masumi Arakawa, who is like a father to him. After that, he spends 18 years in penal servitude. After he is released, the Tojo Clan has fallen, and the Kansai yakuza known as the Omi Alliance has taken control over Kamurocho. Finding out that Masumi Arakawa was behind it all, Kasuga goes to see Arakawa to asertain the truth at its source.

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Jo Sawashiro (2000 version) (voiced by Shinichi Tsutsumi)

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A wakagashira with a sense of duty and humanity towards his boss Arakawa, who stresses the importance of money. He would beat Ichiban Kasuga down with his fists as a daily occurrence, as he was unable to earn money. He single-handedly takes on the role of the “whip” within the Arakawa Family.

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Jo Sawashiro (2019 version) (voiced by Shinichi Tsutsumi)

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A martial artist yakuza who serves Masumi Arakawa from the era of the Tojo Clan. He hated Ichiban Kasuga back in the day, and after 18 years, that hatred has not changed. Since Arakawa became an substitute wakagashira of the Omi Alliance, he has the same authority as an Omi Alliance executive directly reporting to the boss.

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Namba (voiced by Ken Yasuda)

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A man who was stripped away of his nursing license after challening the medicine from the hospital he worked for to the black market, and now lives in the depths of poverty in Isezaki Ijincho. After Ichiban was shot by Masumi Arakawa and lost consciousness, Namba saves his life and begins working with him.

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Masumi Arakawa (2000 version) (voiced by Kiichi Nakai)

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The leader of the Arakawa Family of the Tojo Clan. Born and raised as the son of a popular theater troupe, he has been all over the country, but someone shot and killed his father, the chairman of the troupe, which led him to the yakuza. In the past, he was known as the best martial artist in the Tojo Clan, and for that reason the Arakawa Family was established as a third generation family of the Tojo Clan, and he was feared as “Killer Arakawa.” He meets Ichiban Kasuga by chance as a boy and becomes his sponsor.

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Masumi Arakawa (2019 version) (voiced by Kiichi Nakai)

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While he was once the head of a Tojo Clan third generation family, the Arakawa Family, after information about the Tojo Clan was leaked to the police, the Tojo Clan was eliminated from Kamurocho, which provided a major service to the Omi Alliance’s advance into Kamurocho. With his achievements recognized, he is currently the substitute wakagashira, essentially the Number 2 man in the Omi Alliance

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Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more news regarding Sega titles like Yakuza 7!

Astral Chain Famitsu Interview: plans started before development on NieR: Automata, medieval fantasy concept and more!

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Soul Kiwami
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Astral Chain

Famitsu published an interview this week with Astral Chain director Takahisa Taura, supervisor Hideki Kamiya and producer Eijiro Nishimura. Many interesting tidbits were in this interview, including first concepts for Astral Chain and the development phase.

Astral Chain was in the planning phase before development on NieR: Automata started. That puts Astral Chain in the 5 year range as a project. Nintendo contacted Platinum Games at the time to make a high difficulty game. Astral Chain was first imagined as a medieval fantasy game but Nintendo wanted a better hook as a new IP. Instead of twins in the final product, the game originally centered around triplets. Hideki Kamiya states that he might have came up with the twins concept but doesn’t quite remember.

In the original plans, Astral Chain would have had monsters that could be captured. However, Nintendo suggested to change this in order to focus on core gameplay and action. Among some of the most interesting tidbits in the article, Taura states it’s Platinum’s destiny to show off a good butt in their games. Taura is no stranger to this considering he’s worked on NieR: Automata. Kamiya is impressed with Taura’s directional duties.

Lastly, there’s a lot of post-game content after the main story. Astral Chain releases exclusively for Nintendo Switch on August 30th. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more news regarding Nintendo Switch titles like Astral Chain!

Steins;Gate: My Darling’s Embrace rated in Australia

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Soul Kiwami
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A rating for Steins;Gate My Darling’s Embrace was completed in Australia! The publisher for this rating is Spike Chunsoft and developer is MAGES. An English rating means that the game will most likely follow up with a release in the west. Steins;Gate My Darling’s Embrace is the English title of Steins;Gate Hiyoku Renri no Darling, originally released on the Xbox 360 in 2011. Here’s an overview of the game:

After repeated D-mail experiments, Okarin jumps to a world where a three percent shift in world line was to be expected. And before he knew it, Kurisu as well as the rest of the members have been gathered and amidst preparations for a banquet.

In this world, a new gadget had been created but the group is facing some troubles. They can’t afford to pay the electricity bill due to running too many experiments. Let’s see what this new gadget can do for us…

The concept for this game is a love comedy with some sweet romance scenes and where 99 percent of the world is science but one percent is composed of… fantasies?!

The game never received an English localization and was ported to PSP, PS3, PS Vita and iOS in the following years after its first release. The Steins;Gate Divergencies Assort collection for Switch also included this title. With this in mind, its very possible that one of the target platforms for My Darling’s Embrace will be Switch. Its important to note that platforms for this title are currently unknown.

Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more news regarding Steins;Gate titles in the future!

.Hack developers want to continue the series: CyberConnect2’s “Absolute Lifework”

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Soul Kiwami
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.hack

CyberConnect2 recently uploaded a video to their YouTube channel. It’s part of a Q&A series where fans may interact with the CEO, Hiroshi Matsuyama. In this video, a fan asks if CyberConnect2 wants to continue the .hack franchise. Luckily for fans, the CEO and studio are motivated to continue the series! Matsuyama claims .hack to be CyberConnect2’s “Absolute Lifework.” Matsuyama also states that timing will depend on a lot of things, but the desire to make a new .hack game is certainly there. Here’s the Q&A video:

What are your thoughts on the .hack series? Would you like to see a new game in the franchise? Let us know in the comments and on Twitter!

Yacht Club Games Presents – News Roundup: Shovel Knight Dig, King of Cards development complete and more!

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Soul Kiwami
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Yacht Club Games revealed a lot of news today regarding the Shovel Knight series in a Nintendo direct-style event. The stream was called Yacht Club Games Presents and there’s a lot to discuss! First up, King of Cards and Showdown content will be available as a free update for Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove owners. Both will also be available as standalone games on PS4, Switch and PC/Mac/Linux. However, Showdown won’t be available on PS Vita and 3DS. King of Cards, Showdown and the long awaited amiibo 3-pack will release in December 2019.

Next, Yacht Club Games announced a collaboration project with Nitrome! This brand new game is called Shovel Knight Dig. Here’s an in-depth overview:

What is Shovel Knight Dig?

When Drill Knight and his dastardly digging crew blast apart Shovel Knight’s peaceful campsite and steal his loot, he grabs his trusty Shovel Blade and starts tunnelling after them! Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!

  • An all-new presentation featuring a new Shovel Knight story! When Drill Knight and his dastardly digging crew blast apart Shovel Knight’s peaceful campsite and steal his loot, he grabs his trusty Shovel Blade and starts tunneling after them!

  • The first Shovel Knight adventure in glorious high color pixel graphics and sound. Fluid animation, scaling, rotation, and parallax create the most convincing Shovel Knight world yet!

  • Every adventure is different! Shovel Knight Dig levels have been meticulously crafted, then stitched together using proprietary generation techniques for infinite replayability.

  • Jump, slash, and dig your way in an all-new direction – down! Rely on your trusty Shovel Drop, then dig through huge swaths of dirt with all-new Speed Shovel mechanics.

  • Grow in power and wealth as you descend into the depths of the earth. Emerge with untold riches to outfit Shovel Knight further, unlocking permanent items and upgrades to your adventuring equipment.

  • New Knights, new characters, and new enemies abound, but fear not! Shovel Knight Dig features Shovel Knight’s signature storytelling, humor, and maybe even some familiar faces..

  • Another pulse-pounding soundtrack in a new style by astonishing virtuoso Jake Kaufman!

  • The first collaboration between Yacht Club Games and Nitrome, pixel masters!

Finally, Treasure Trove is receiving a large update for the King of Cards and Showdown content. The update includes:

  • Unlockable costumes with the amiibo 3-pack.
  • New platforming challenges in challenge mode
  • Fairies unlocked with amiibo
  • 3rd option for character pronouns in Shovel of Hope
  • Earn Shovel of Hope feats in co-op
  • Alchemy quick select option in Plague of Shadows
  • 5 new challenges in Specter of Torment
  • Korean, Traditional and Simplified Chinese language options
  • Accessibility options
  • Unlockable flags to track game progress in main menu
  • New cheats

That’s a ton of Shovel Knight news isn’t it? Visit the official site for even more details. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more news regarding indie hits like Shovel Knight!

Firewall Zero Hour celebrates one year anniversary with double XP and free week

By
Jason Dill
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First Contact Entertainment has been having a fantastic year with the huge hit Firewall Zero Hour.  It’s already been one year and like many gamers, I have enjoyed every minute of it.

In a tweet to celebrate the one year anniversary, First Contact is giving players a full week to try the game out for free along with giving out double XP to help with the grind.

From August 28th to September 2nd, you can make your grind a little bit easier by taking advantage of some double XP.

In Firewall Zero Hour, you can choose from one of 12 contractors hired by anonymous contract handlers and work as a team to either protect or obtain valuable data, housed on a laptop and located in dangerous locations around the globe.

Each team’s anonymous contract handler acts as their ‘eye in the sky’ and guides each match by providing objectives and critical information along the way. Accomplish your objectives through highly coordinated teamwork, taking advantage of an arsenal of modern weapons and equipment to succeed.

PSVR owners should download and try it out now!

Forza Horizon 4 has crossed 12 million players

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Jason Dill
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Awhile back, we reported that Forza Horizon had been played by 10 million players, now that number has climbed to a whopping 12 million engagements.  A big part could be the success of Xbox Game Pass.

Jon Knoles, design director at Turn 10 Studios, was able to share this achievement.

Over 12 million drivers have experienced the shared open-world of beautiful, historic Britain in Forza Horizon 4. The news was shared by Jon Knoles, Design Director at Turn 10 Studios on the latest edition of the Forza Monthly broadcast show. In addition to this landmark figure, he also revealed that more than 4 million players engage with the game on a monthly basis.

Having 4 million players engage in Forza Horizon 4 every month is amazing news and is a huge success for the franchise going forward.  Congratulations to everyone at Turn 10 Studios and Playground Games on this achievement!

In Forza Horizon 4, dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world. Collect, modify and drive over 450 cars. Race, stunt, create and explore – choose your own path to become a Horizon Superstar.

 

Rod Fergusson teases open world in Gears 5

By
Shawn Robinson
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We haven’t received much information regarding the campaign of Gears 5. In fact, we’ve only really received the odd quote from developers and a trailer or two. As such, players have been itching for more information regarding the campaign, which The Coalition appears to be supporting.

Rod Fergusson (head of The Coalition) recently made a tweet regarding ultrawide support for Gears 5. This alone is great news, as it allows ultrawide screen players to get in on the action. What you might not have noticed though, is that there’s a compass on the top right of the monitor. This usually means that players will be able to roam freely in that environment, and hints at a potential open-world segment in Gears 5. Twitter user xFribbo was quick to notice and replied to the tweet asking about it, in which Fergusson responded with “Interesting…”.

This almost certainly is implying that a section of the Gears 5 campaign is open world, and is huge news for Gears. None of the previous entries in the series had open-world portions, and were almost exclusively linear levels. This wasn’t a bad thing, but it’s nice to see The Coalition try to spice things up a bit. We’ll find out more information regarding the open world once the game releases.

Gears 5 will release on PC and Xbox One on September 6th. Stay tuned at Final Weapon as we cover more news regarding current and future Gears titles.

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