– Shadows: Awakening – A New Take on the Good Ol’ ARPG

Three people, three stories, and one demon are mysteriously bound together by a strange hooded man. The events started 300 years ago when the God-slayer sword struck down the God-empress of the Garulian empire. Now mortal adversaries fight together for survival. This is our Shadows: Awakening preview impressions.

Phrasefight, a hybrid rhythm and fighting game, is coming to Nintendo Switch

Nintendo’s Switch is getting another offbeat fighting game. Mediascape is bringing Phrasefight, studio VeryOK’s rhythm and fighting game hybrid, to Nintendo’s portable console.

First released on PC and Mac back in February, Phrasefight combines both genres resulting in a game that emphasizes timing and precision. Players take turns on offense where they’re challenged to hit attack prompts that correspond to attacks on the opponent. Getting these prompts right or wrong determines if an attack connects, or misses. Victory is determined not by a health bar, bur rather on a player’s performance with these prompts.

The game will be playable in both handheld and docked modes. It’ll support HD Rumble and 2-person share play, with one Joy-Con per player. No release date has been set as of yet, though the game will be playable at Zentame 2018 at Gifu in early August.

In the meantime, here are a couple of videos from VeryOK showing the game in action.

Source: VeryOK via Gematsu

Fallout 76 – Beta to Start in October with Selections Starting from Pre-Order Players

The Fallout 76 forum has been updated with a brief post about the start of the first round of closed beta testing. According to the post, the first round of beta testers will be selected beginning in October. Anyone who pre-orders the game will be eligible for selection and, while the first event will be a small scale beta, the plan is to ramp up the number of players as FO76 heads to launch.

World of Warcraft – Warbringers: Jaina Proudmoore

The first of a trio of cinematic shorts to introduce players to the next World of Warcraft expansion, Battle for Azeroth, has been released. The series is called Warbringers and the first episode showcases Jaina Proudmoore and her motivations for battle. It is, as always, a gorgeous piece of art with a potentially deep story.