It’s the start of a brand new year with 2021 already underway. Microsoft and the Xbox game developers have some new games this week, though arguably we’re off to a slow start as production teams ramp up their work to get some great games out for the balance of the year. See what’s new for this week and then head to the Microsoft Store to pick up your favorite title!
Friday, January 8
Regions of Ruin
Regions of Ruin is a 2D side-scrolling RPG with town-building where you are introduced to an open world that progressively challenges your hero and settlement the further you delve into the vast continent. You will discover a foreboding land ravaged by hundreds of years of hardship. Where kingdoms have risen and fallen, settlements have been laid to waste and overrun by warring groups, and great mysteries lay hidden and waiting to be unearthed – assuming you can defeat their jealous guardians.
Animal Friends Adventure
Having saved his homeland from a rotting plague, Super Panda embarks on an all-new mission to save his beloved forest once more. Strange disappearances and animal abductions have been going on. New creatures and monsters have appeared and the world is in chaos. The elements and the forest balance is eroding. Once more the world is dying. Super Panda has rounded up his newly made Animal Friends for the most important mission of their life. They must find the forest’s ancient nemesis and defeat him for good.
Dragon Sinker: Descendants of Legend
Set out in search of the legendary weapons to free the world from the rule of Wyrmvarg! Employing 8-bit graphics and sound that hark back to the golden era of RPGs, Dragon Sinker brings a visual and audio feast to the table of hungry gamers starving for the nostalgia of the great classics of yesteryear! Scour the world in search of new companions and collect more than 16 jobs! Then lead up to 12 party members into turn-based battles and swap freely between 3 teams to take on a host of powerful foes! And if that were not exciting enough, character costumes also change according to their job, giving pixel lovers something, even more, to look forward to!
In-Vert
Distinct features of IN-VERT are its hardcore approach to the platforming genre with puzzle elements and unique art direction. Game narrates the story of a lone robot in search of his disappeared master. In his quest to find the long-lost friend, our hero has to conquer two universes at once, relentlessly switching between two dimensions. Be prepared for some tough puzzles, jumping sequences, and retro graphics like you’ve never seen before.
Sunday, January 10
Paperbound Brawlers
Mind-bending gravity mechanics in a platforming brawler for up to four local players. Featuring characters and arenas from classic books, Paperbound Brawlers combines platforming, twitchy combat, and gravity control in a competitive couch multiplayer environment. This is an enhanced version of the fan favorite multiplayer party game Paperbound.
