Much like the recent RoboCop: Unfinished Business, 2K’s Mafia: The Old Country is launching at a low price point – albeit of around £40 rather than £50-£60. IGN reports of a 10–12-hour playtime for the main campaign, which is set in the 1900s, with scope for additional exploration. The campaign is said to be more linear than past games, focusing on storytelling rather than offering a sprawling open world. Look out for it on Friday.
SEGA meanwhile are readying the anime tie-in Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, which is based on the Entertainment District Arc, the Swordsmith Village Arc, and the Hashira Training Arc. Reviews are live and are generally positive. “[It…] brought me back to the glory days of anime fighters and made me excited for what the future has in store for the genre. With so much content and visceral combat that’s exciting to simply watch, it’s one superb fighter,” said Video Chums.
Konami’s Gradius ORIGINS feels like it has been a long time coming. It appears to have been worth the wait, at least, featuring 18 versions of 7 different titles, including the debut of Gradius III AM Show Version and new entry Salamander III – which’ll have six stages to beat.
Then there’s the cute culinary adventure Fruitbus, arcade-like snowboard racer Slopecrashers, an Xbox release of the psychological horror CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction, entrepreneurial car park sim Parking World, a PS5 release of Hello Kitty Island Adventure, and the romantic Asian FMV game Knowledge, or know Lady. eastasiasoft’s card-based battler Battle Mythic Maidens Arena is out Friday too, although it appears to be skipping Xbox.
Looking ahead to the rest of August, we can expect Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II on PS5, the anticipated Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remake, the surprise Xbox release of Helldivers II, Gears of War: Reloaded for PS5(!) and Xbox Series, SEGA’s side-scrolling Shinobi reboot, and the long-time coming Xbox version of Black Myth: Wukong. Operation Night Strikers and House of the Dead 2 Remake also come to Switch later this week. Plastic guns at the ready!
New release trailers
Mafia: The Old Country
Gradius ORIGINS
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2
Fruitbus
Alien Breakout
Ringo’s Roundup
Slopecrashers
Knowledge, or know Lady
Giant Machines 2017
Battle Mythic Maidens Arena
Mortal Glory 2
Bonk ‘N Bash
DeviLevel: Try Again
New multiformat releases
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Gradius ORIGINS
- Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2
- Fruitbus
- CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction
- Alien Breakout
- Ringo’s Roundup
- Parking World
- Slopecrashers
- Therapist Simulator
- Knowledge, or know Lady
- Zooparasite
- Little Helper Cafe
- Candy Trail
New on PSN
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
- Mergery
- (Dis)Assemble
- Giant Machines 2017
- Money Laundering Simulator
- Battle Mythic Maidens Arena
- Starfall Defenders
- Silence under the dome
New on Xbox Store
- Dark Steel Legends
- Lost & Found Agency Collector’s Edition
- Destination Paradise Collector’s Edition
- Jewel Match Solitaire: Winterscapes 2 Collector’s Edition
- Unicorns – The Troll Adventure
- Detail Hunter
- Mystery Hotel: Hidden Objects
- DeviLevel: Try Again
- Genopanic
- Hex Cats
- Pet Show
- Pocket Rockets
- Mortal Glory 2
- Sokocat: Dungeon – Remastered
- Windborn – Wings of Fate
- Witch It
- Bonk ‘N Bash
New Switch retail releases
eShop round-up coming Thursday
- Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2
- Tales of the Shire: A Lord of The Rings Game
- Berserk Boy Collector’s Edition
Next week: EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (PS5), Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol. 1 & 2, Bendy: Lone Wolf, Dorfromantik, Viewfinder (Xbox), Echoes of the End, Ra Ra BOOM, Doors: Paradox, DUCK: Dangerous Ultimate Cartridge Kidnapper, Faye Falling, Temari Trials, Doors: Paradox, Mind Over Magnet, Steampunch: Lost Tombs, and GOST of Time.