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Editor’s Desk 4 Female Side 5 Comics 7 Sound Off 8 - 10 Look Back 12 Quiz 13 Devotional 14 Helpful Thoughts 15 In The News 16 - 23 We Would Play That! 24 Reviews 25 - 37 Sports 38 - 41 Developing Games 42 - 67 Now Playing 68 - 83 Last Minute Tidbits 84 - 106

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I will openly admit I was worried https://www.etsy.com/shop/ Blessing Abound there for a bit. Thanks to recent advertisers Summer Break Craftiemomcorner?ele=shop_open and readers who have sent in donations we I am human. I find things to worry about. I know I can not By the time you read this our kids will be out of school for have survived another month. I must ad- as soon as possible. It will really help us out. add one day to my life by worrying. I can probably take the summer. Can you guess what my two angels will want mit in shame I did not trust God enough to I have gotten a lot of positive feedback on days off my life by worrying. I know to trust God in all to do all summer long? If you guessed play video games provide for us. I thought we were shutting my FFG Arts n Crafts videos. Even received things. I know my faith could be better at times. I know I then you are correct. They will both be Twitch streaming Family Friendly Gaming down. My thoughts some requests to purchase these items. Etsy am far from perfect. That does not stop me from striving on our channel here: were wrong and I have repented from them. I charges per item listed, so if you want to pur- to be better. It does not stop me from working to achieve am extremely thankful for God has done for chase something else please let me know. We greatness. I know some people still see me as a default. https://www.twitch.tv/family_friendly_gaming us. Do you find it easier being thankful dur- can also sell these things directly. Multiple That is okay. ing good times or bad times? This question is local ladies have tried to steal my cups be- It looks like we have finished going through a Job I hope you are a follower of our Twitch channel. We are something I am still trying to figure out for cause they like them so much. Are you ready working really hard on growing that. I have even been on myself. for the warmer weather? Are you ready for some streams. I really like doing the FFG Family Show. I summer break? am even looking at doing some other kinds of streams as God bless, well. Do you have any ideas of games I could play? We are so Paul Bury God bless, Yolanda Bury There will be mowing the lawn, teaching Peter how to drive, picking vegetables, and berries. The boys are really good about being helpful over the summer. They hap- thankful for pily do chores when they need a break from playing video games. How eager are your kids to do chores?

I might see if both of our boys are interested in doing some everyone kind of a different hobby over the summer break. Peter watches his anime, and Noah watches his Youtube videos. Aside from that they do not do much else. Peter might portion of our lives right now. We are seeing an increase in be ready for a summer job this year. If not this year then blessings after struggling to get by. Notice the cool adver- definitely next year. There is a gaming store not too far tisement for Fun! Fun! Animal Park in the header of the from our house he could actually walk to. I will see what he website and also mentioned in the Sound Off section? Have thinks of that idea. Do your kids work? you seen the Playstation Gift Cards at the top of the left column content? These are two recent advertisers that have We are going to try and plan some little short trip as a been a real blessing to us here at Family Friendly Gaming. family this year. There really is not the money for it, so We are so thankful for everyone in Family Friendly Gam- that may not happen. Maybe some trips to the park or ing Universe who has supported these advertisers. something like that. We have seen all of the local museums We also have sponsored or guest posts that are the and sites that are of interest to us. We have seen a lot of lavender colored News stories. They usually contain a link the places not too far as well. It might be smart to save up or more that takes you to the advertiser’s website. We are this year and try to do something next year. Is your family so thankful for everyone who reads these stories and clicks planning a summer trip? on their link(s). Your support of these advertisers allows us to keep our website free. Your support of these advertisers I will continue to provide content for ya’ll on my Etsy store. allow us to continue to exist in the near future. Thank you If you have not visited it yet, please go here: so much.

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Family Friendly Gaming (FFG) was cre- ated in March of the year of our Lord 2005 as the first ever Christian magazine. The goal of Family Friendly Gaming is to report on video games from the family view point. Family Friendly Gaming takes a fair and bal- anced approach to all news, previews, reviews, interviews, features, and other Colossians: 9781935915010 | 1 Peter: 9780976054870 | 2 Peter: 9780976054887 | Phillipians: 9781935915010 | James: 9780976054863 articles found within. The secular video 1 Timothy: 9780976054825 | 2 Timothy: 9780976054894 | Interactive Parables: 9780976054801 | Interactive Parables Spanish: 9780976054818 game media reports mainly on the most morally bankrupt games and call those games good. The major secular media Interactive Bible Series for Windows by GraceWorks Interactive reports on the bad side of video games mainly. Most other Christian media outlets claim video games turn the player into a zombie, or they completely wor- ship video games. Family Friendly Gam- ing reports the good, and bad side effects alog features 1 to video games. It is the belief of the s cat 500 Thi + owners that readers are smart enough to ailable Homesc 0 av hool come to their conclusions without those 0 tit in the media handing opinions to them. DVD-ROMs contain PowerPoint Bible stories, 3 - 5 on 90 les each disk. The PowerPoints contain stunning lifelike of . Those of us at Family Friendly Gaming still graphics. Not cartoons, but computer generated photorealistic imagery. Their purpose is to provide a believe by giving you the facts, you can great backdrop while the teacher articulates the story, decide for yourself. There are plenty of re- there is no audio, but a lesson outline is provided for the teacher along with Bible references. Each story also has ally good video games on the market that a printable PDF activity sheet and a coloring page. teach wonderful lessons. Both inside the 14 DVD ROM titles Christian video game market, and from $10.99 each Easter 1 EAN 5060209840680 non-Christian video game developers. Easter 2 EAN 5060209840697 Christmas EAN 5060209840673 The comics are a further resource. Children Family Friendly Gaming seeks out these Failure and Redemption EAN 5060209840741 love to read them and learn Bible stories. Fifty Days EAN 5060209840703 video games to bring them to your atten- Jesus Saves EAN 5060209840666 6 COMIC titles John Baptist EAN 5060209840734 tion. Since it is unknown before playing Miracles of Jesus 1 EAN 5060209840635 $1.50 (issues 1-4) $2.99 (issues 5,7) Miracles of Jesus 2 EAN 5060209840710 Issue 1 Jonah ISBN 9781904064947 For a complete listing, a game how family friendly it is; it is Obedience EAN 5060209840642 Issue 2 Samaritan ISBN 9781907731006 Parables of Jesus 1 EAN 5060209840758 Issue 3 Adam & Eve ISBN 9781907731013 visit our reference only website possible that this magazine will preview Parables of Jesus 2 EAN 5060209840765 Issue 4 Christmas ISBN 9781907731068 Power and Glory EAN 5060209840727 Issue 5 Easter ISBN 9781907731075 a game, and then the review will expose Issue 7 Titanic ISBN 9780957152304 Women of God EAN 5060209840659 problems previously unknown. Fam- ily Friendly Gaming promises to always ask the question: “how God feels about Products can be ordered from your certain video games.” God’s opinion on local Homeschool Retailer. the matter is more important than any mere mortal. Which is why the rest of the industry does not influence FFG.

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The Sound Off section is where thing about it. ing about some you the reader/emailer is heard. There is also another of the issues in What you have to say is put in new advertiser in the upper left the video game this section for all the readers to column of the website. God has industry. It pleases see. Of course certain content is really been blessing us lately me to reach each edited for appropriateness issues. with an increase in advertise- and every person. This is a family friendly maga- ments, and advertisers. It warms You now have the zine, and certain content is just my heart to see such a swelling tools to have some not proper. We hope you enjoy of support after Youtube stole interesting and this section as much as we do. our monetization money for no thought provok- Keep an eye out for your com- legitimate reason. ing conversations ments appearing in these very on the topic. pages. You have our attention, so Thank you so SOUND OFF! Lies much for your plans to purchase That is awesome about becom- years my business has gone to I finished reading your Video the FFG January Devotional book. Donation ing a Zumba instructor. It never Ensenasoft because they are an Game Lies book and am very occurred to any of us that they advertiser of Family Friendly impressed. This book is an easy My current plan could be used for that purpose. Gaming. This helps you guys is to get the FFG read that makes complete sense. Which is awesome!! right? When we support your February Devo- Here is a $50 donation. Huge I appreciate your heart and all of advertisers I mean. tional book online thank you for posting Zumba the hard work you do for fami- - Luke lies. When I get paid next I plan before Christmas Fitness videos - they are a tre- Supporting Adver- in the year of our mendous blessing. I spent many on purchasing your January De- tisers {Paul}: Luke, votional book next. When will Lord 2019. I hope hours dancing to those games, to beat that date and I just became a licensed the February Devotional book Yes it does help us. It helps us a drastically. We Zumba instructor. Your videos be on sale? I pray that you will I saw the banner ad for Fun! lot. It shows advertisers that they Future Glimpses? will see. It comes are helping me remember the get that book out soon so I can Fun! Animal Park on the Fam- can make money from advertis- - Jackie down to time and energy right dances I enjoy (I no longer have buy it after the January Devo- ily Friendly Gaming website. I ing to Family Friendly Gaming now. We are focusing on stream- a gaming system) so I can share tional book. I will pray about the immediately clicked on it, and Universe. We really appreciate {Paul}: Jackie, ing on Twitch and growing that them with more people. Future Glimpses books. Science made a purchase. I believe in what you did. We appreciate fiction is not my thing. Christian after Youtube took away our - Jennifer monetization money with no supporting the advertisers Fam- everyone else who has done the science fiction might be though. Thank you so much for your ily Friendly Gaming has. For same thing and not said any- purchase of the Video Game Lies real official reason. {Paul}: Jennifer, Can you explain more about book. Thank you for your kind The Future Glimpses words as well. That book is on books were written during the Thank you so much for your its third revision so hopefully first term of President Obama. I donation. it is pretty good by now. I re- noticed the political left was get- ally wanted to get people talk- ting more radical, and I project-

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ed that out to a new Civil War They copied us in America. Civil War II is the in a lot of ways. best way I thought of it. I then Which is fine. decided to have some fun with We are only the history. What if there was a Civil family friendly War II and the South won this video game hall time. How could they do gov- of fame. We are ernment different? That brought not political, and me to a connection of the Chris- we do not accept tian faith with the Confederate bribes. If the government. I also decided the other one was race issues from the past had unbiased they been put to bed. The landscape would include in America is a split into four FFG in their hall new countries. The left coast of fame. We do had a revival but Christians are accept sugges- still not treated fairly as haters tions, and will are still generally in positions of run that fran- power in the government. The better than the other one. You chise through second book deals with that and put in competitors, and people our gauntlet and see about it ap- is my personal hommage to the that have mistreated you. Your pearing in a year or two. I think Shadowrun novels from the past. hall of fame is not political, or it has a good shot. The first book deals with a Con- paid off. Your hall of fame is federate/Japanese run city on genuine and real. Do you ac- Would you like to be heard in the moon. The very first murder cept suggestions for your Hall Family Friendly Gaming? Want happens on the moon, and it is a of Fame? I suggest The Oregon to Sound Off on something in detective thriller book. Trail franchise. - Leif video games, the website, the magazine, etc? Log on to the in- Hall of Fame {Paul}: Leif, ternet and go to our Comments page: Thank you for your kind words http://www.familyfriendlygam- Great hall of fame class this year. about the Family Friendly Gam- ing.com/comments.html, or Family Friendly Gaming contin- ing Hall of Fame 2019. It warms send an email to: SoundOff@ ues to impress me by including our hearts that you appreciate familyfriendlygaming.com. Mail all kinds of wonderful people, us more than the World Video us comments at: games, and more that have done Game Hall of Fame. I am pretty Family Friendly Gaming a lot for family friendly video sure we started before them. 7910 Autumn Creek Drive games. Your hall of fame is way Cordova, TN 38018

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There has been a lot of history made here at Family Friendly Gaming. Let us take a look at some of the Family Friendly Gaming decided to do some fun little historic quizzes. Anyone who is not a busi- historic front covers to a few of the issues in our long and storied history. ness partner, advertiser, PR contact, or works for Family Friendly Gaming can answer these questions. Email answers to [email protected]. After three months the person with the most right answers will be emailed an gift card.

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should have is the heavenly one. your God and do what is right in There are wise decisions we get right back on the horse and your life? What happens when God Provides I pray that God gives me his eyes, if you pay attention to make in life and there are mis- serve others. How many people the going gets tough in your life? the strength to make it through his commands and keep all his takes. Family Friendly Gaming do you know that are willing to Do you sulk, throw a tantrum, There are always lessons that are each day I face. 1 Peter 4:8-11 decrees, I will not bring on you wants to share some thoughts go to that length? How many retreat, give up, or something difficult for us to accept, learn, Above all, love each other deeply, any of the diseases I brought on that can be helpful. Maybe this people do you know that push else? and deal with on a daily basis. because love covers over a mul- the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, will bring more joy into your themselves beyond their limits When things get rough We can see Job like trouble in titude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality who heals you.” God has a long life. Maybe it will allow you helping others? Many of us tell there are multiple ways we can our lives and embrace despair. to one another without grum- history of taking care of His to have better physical health. him that others need to learn respond. We can be patient in We can project out all of the bling. 10 Each of you should use people. Do we respond like the Maybe it will help you reach from his fine example. Are you times of storms. We can find problems we are facing and not whatever gift you have received Isrealites and complain when a better mental, psychological one of those people? the positive things going on in know how to survive going for- to serve others, as faithful stew- little speedbumps hit our path? or emotional state. The goal of our lives. We can double down ward. 1 Timothy 6: 17-19 Com- ards of God’s grace in its various Do we turn to God and thank each column in each month is to persistence in our determination to see it mand those who are rich in this forms. 11 If anyone speaks, they Him for all of the good in our share some helpful thoughts to through. We can seek assistance. present world not to be arrogant should do so as one who speaks lives? Do we follow His holy you and your family. We can seek wisdom and guid- nor to put their hope in wealth, the very words of God. If anyone rules and precepts? Do we think in doing ance. The most important thing which is so uncertain, but to put serves, they should do so with we know better than God? to do is seek God’s will for our their hope in God, who richly pro- the strength God provides, so something lives in that situation. Are we vides us with everything for our that in all things God may be God Bless, Perseverance aligned vertically with God? Are enjoyment. 18 Command them to praised through Jesus Christ. To Paul Bury we being selfish chasing some- We are constantly amazed at all do good, to be rich in good deeds, him be the glory and the power thing we should not chase. There of the wonderful teachings and despite dif- and to be generous and willing for ever and ever. Amen. Looks are so many different possible lessons found within the Holy to share. 19 In this way they will like I might be onto something scenarios depending on the situ- Bible. The lesson of persever- ficulty or lay up treasure for themselves as there. I am not capable of mak- ation. PRAYER ance is one such wonderful and a firm foundation for the coming ing it through any day without There are many things in great example. Too many people age, so that they may take hold the help, strength, and guidance life that are not easy. There are Jesus, are willing to give up too early. delay in of the life that is truly life. What from God. I am not capable by many things in life that are com- I know that I am a sin- Too many people are quick to does this passage teach us? We myself. I need His holy help. plicated. There are many things ner and need Your forgiveness. throw in the towel. What about achieving are to put our faith, hope and God also heals us. We in life that are a real struggle. Nothing I can do of my own you? Are you capable of having trust in God. God is the one that should turn to Him in times of Do we run to drugs, or a bottle power will give me true joy. I perseverance? How long can you provides. God allows blessings need. Exodus 15: 25-26 Then to console us that things did not believe that You died for my sins. last with certain things? success. to some. The Earthly treasures Moses cried out to the Lord, and go our way? Do we try and find I want to turn from my enslave- Our EIC is a wonderful so many people focus on are not the Lord showed him a piece of Quitters rarely win, and solutions to make things better? ment to sins, and repent of them. man that exemplifies persever- important. If you have them you wood. He threw it into the water, always lose perseverance endur- You choose to have perseverance I now invite You to come into ance. He will push himself to the are expected to be generous and and the water became fit to drink. ance competitions. Have you or not. You choose to fight with my heart and life. I want to trust point where he cannot physically to share. Collecting more money There the Lord issued a ruling ever thought about the strength your last breath or give in to and follow You as my personal continue. He has pushed himself than someone else does not help and instruction for them and put of mind and will it takes to have despair. Which will you choose Lord and Savior. I welcome the to the point of passing out from those around you if you horde them to the test. 26 He said, “If perseverance? How often have in your life? Which path will you transforming power of the Holy exhaustion. When he wakes up it for yourself. The real focus we you listen carefully to the Lord you practiced perseverance in take from now on? Spirit. Amen. from passing out he is trying to

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The park area tool and level-up features work to increase park property values, and five new maps provide CONTENTS plenty of space to romp around! Cities: Skylines - Parklife, for consoles!

More leisurely features: • Parks and Recreation: Use the new park area tool to create park districts wherever there is empty land, Story Page(s) and new city services like Park Maintenance, which boosts happiness and effectiveness and helps level up parks. Cities Skylines Parklife for Consoles Available 16 - 17 Art of Horology Out Now on 18 Planet Coaster Classic Rides Collection Releases 18 Fromto Release Dates 19 Mechanic Miner Releases on May 22nd 20 • Brick by Brick: Customize your city with new buildings and assets, including a new sightseeing bus BATTLETECH Urban Warfare Release Date 21 line, new service buildings, new unique buildings like amusement parks, nature reserves, city parks and zoos, Want to fund the Guardian Pro XP? 22 - 23 and a regal new monument, the Castle of Lord Chirpwick. Imperator Rome Now Available 22 - 23 • Off the Beaten Path: Place buildings next to paths in the park districts (not just next to roads). Props can be placed anywhere inside park areas. • Recesses Between Buildings: Transform those empty spaces between your buildings into vibrant parks and gardens. • It’s a Walk in the Park: Customize routes and set ticket prices for new walking and sightseeing tours, among other tourism enhancements. • Policies, Please: Take on three new city policies and eight new park policies to deal with recreational

Cities Skylines Parklife for Consoles Available hazards like Animal Ethics and Fireworks.

Also available today for $7.99 MSRP, Radio Pack 2 is delivering two new radio stations in one sweet Cities: Paradox Interactive is proud to present Cities: Skylines - Parklife for consoles. Available now on Playstation 4 Skylines deal - get ready to saddle up and jazz up your game! Country Road Radio will take you home cow- and for $14.99, Parklife is a playful new expansion for the hit city-builder, making cities more alive boy-style, and All That Jazz is bringing DJ Jazz Boatman back to take you back a few decades to a different era with new amusement parks, nature reserves, city parks and zoos, and custom parks and gardens to fill the of dixieland. empty spaces around town. In addition to the paid expansions, Cities: Skylines console edition will also get a free update, including a new From roller coasters and campsites to flower beds, fountains and flamingos, Parklife adds new ways to play. tourism panel, trees that reduce noise pollution, a camera mode upgrade, new tourist models, and more.

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Art of Horology Out Now on Steam Planet Coaster Classic Rides Collec- tion Releases

Watchmaker Master Steven Richardson in- troduces Art of Horology, the first game ever Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV) that teaches how to assemble a wrist watch announced a new, free roller coaster and –out now on Steam. premium Classic Rides Collection for Planet Coaster has released. Art of Horology is an educational title avail- able on PC that simulates the process of Copperhead Strike, a newly launched coaster making a watch and teaches facts about the at Carowinds park in North Carolina, will be history of watch-making. free for all Planet Coaster players to feature in their parks from April 16. Faithfully recre- “Art of Horology increases a sharp mental ated from the original ride blueprints, this focus, discipline, and conscientiousness”, twisting and looping coaster train is beauti- claims Steven Richardson. “It also augments fully themed like an original American hot- a deepened sense of self-worth through ac- rod. Copperhead Strike packs a real punch complishment and risk taking”. with its double launching track layout which boasts an inverted top hat, two 360 loops, a Fromto Release Dates cars turn into helicopters and you’re going Art of Horology is based in The Art of corkscrew, and a unique jojo roll straight out to collect different, randomly dropped crates Horology Project, a nonprofit curriculum the station. It’s as close as you can get to rid- which contain new track parts to place in the which aim is to increase the awareness for ing the real thing. After many insanely fun playing sessions pre-set level: This can be helpful things like the profession of watchmaking and the art of at PAX East and a Team Choice Award new platforms, ramps and jump pads or hin- horology. A new premium ride collection, the Classic Award from Marooners Rock, we are happy dering elements such as obstacles and traps Rides Collection, will arrive alongside the to announce the first fixed release date of for your opponents, or just fun things like a Features free Copperhead Strike update on April 16. our upcoming party game. Fromto will be cannon that shoots small bubbles of glue. • Learn how to assemble a wrist watch Similar to the Magnificent Rides Collection, released on PC, Mac and on June 4th. • Discover facts about the history of this pack will feature nine all-new rides for The version for will follow In addition to those random pieces, there watch-making players, plus one variant ride. Keep an eye later this year, in Q3 2019. is a shop for every player where you can • Increase a sharp mental focus, disci- on Planet Coaster on Twitter for regular ride buy even more ‘helpful’ things with points pline, and conscientiousness reveals and further details on the way to Fromto results quickly in hilarious fun, earned by performing stunts. Overall, there • Based in The Art of Horology Proj- launch on April 16. laughter and yelling because so many ran- are more than 50 different parts that can be ect, a nonprofit curriculum for students of dom unforeseen and crazy impossible things placed. A time limit will stop your creativ- Horology About Planet Coaster will happen: After all players collected their ity after 60 seconds and the next round will vehicle of choice by foot in a short mini- start. Create. Manage. Share. Be inspired and game-like-lobby, they will start the first inspire others as you create, manage and phase in a quite wild, but pre-set level. All All of this comes with a very special art style, share the world’s greatest coaster parks players try to first reach a checkpoint and as the game was created by the developer with friends and content creators around then the finish line. But this probably won’t and contemporary artist Erik Habets, to- the world. Surprise, delight and thrill your happen in the first attempt, it’s more for gether with his two kids Niki (5) and Joep guests as you build your coaster park empire, checking out the level. (2). Do not be mistaken, although the game and let your imagination run wild with the might look childish, Fromto is not only future of coaster park simulation games. After all players finished their try, the magic for the young ones. This is a game for kids happens in the second phase: All the little from ages 8 to 108 - and specifically for the grownup kids (and influencers)!

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Mechanic Miner Releases on May 22nd BATTLETECH Urban Warfare Release Date

Danish development team Hello John is excited to announce that its sandbox builder, Mechanic Miner, is Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes unveiled details for the next big thing to hit BATTLETECH this launching into Steam on Thursday, May 22nd. Construct fantastical, mechanical, steam-powered summer. Urban Warfare will bring ‘Mech combat to the vast cityscapes of 3025. With electronic warfare, large- machines, collect resources and acquire new technologies to help you survive a hostile planet. scale building destruction, environmental mechanics, new enemy units and more, the urban sprawl will be a whole new battlefield on June 4th, BATTLETECH: Urban Warfare is available for preorder now at the SRP of Dig deep and mine your creativity reserves to build a fleet of steampunk machines, using them to pass deadly $19.99 and is also available in the BATTLETECH Season pass. terrain, protect you from the elements, and stomp terrestrial squid and other malformed monstrosities. City combat is center stage in this expansion, introducing new street features including blocked lines of sight, Bore into the earth with piston-powered circular saws, take to the depths with a submarine, soar through the collateral damage rules, and all sorts of new destruction. Weigh the hazards and benefits before going into air with balloons, or stomp overground with a clockwork spiderbot - your imagination is the only limit. Well, urban battle, though - explosions, floods and more await. With new urban challenges, the return of lost tech- your imagination, your will to survive, and your innate ability to source the required components. Are you nologies, new ‘Mechs, vehicles, encounters and flashpoints, Urban Warfare takes the BATTLETECH experi- ingenious enough to create the craftiest of contraptions? ence to new, gritty heights.

With over 50 physically-simulated build- “Urban Warfare delivers one of the biggest ‘Mech combat player fantasies there is: Fighting it out on the streets ing parts (and more to come), player cre- and rooftops of epic sci-fi cityscapes,” said Mitch Gitelman, Co-founder of Harebrained Schemes and Game ations will be as varied as the challenges Director of BATTLETECH. “The truth is, we’ve wanted to build city combat environments and gameplay for they face. Everyone must come up with years, so we’re thrilled to be finally bringing this experience to BATTLETECH.” their own solutions to break down impass- Key features:

able boulders, cross poisonous swamp- • Urban Warfare - Street brawls introduce new tactical gameplay challenges as ‘Mech combat moves lands, and defeat terrifying bosses, creating from wide-open natural landscapes to vast urban sprawls. Every building in the new urban biome is fully fanciful stories to tell at dinner parties as destructible, so you’re never more than a few salvos away from a new line of sight, or the defensive cover of you go. high-rise rubble. Abandoned explosive fuel trucks, destroyed coolant exchanger buildings, and broken electri- cal transformers that disrupt targeting will drastically change the battle as you go. “Seven years ago I had an idea for a game about engineering and started working on it in my spare time. As it • Electronic Warfare - The return of these lost technologies will forever change the 31st century battle- turned out I was unable to stop again.” said Finn Nielsen, Game Director and programmer at Hello John. field. ‘Mechs equipped with Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and nearby friendly units are obscured from enemy targeting systems, and immune to indirect fire. Meanwhile, ‘Mechs equipped with Active Probe can “The team and I wanted to give players the ability to make real, working machines and play with them in a real reveal, locate, and target enemy units that would otherwise be hidden. game world. We were helped greatly by a quite exceptional community, which grew around the game once we • Two New BattleMechs - The experimental Raven 1X sports an advanced electronic warfare package put out a closed alpha. We are excited to launch into early access next month and look forward to develop the combining ECM and Active Probe systems into a lightweight component. The Javelin is a compromise be- game with the help of our amazing community.” tween speed and firepower, with close-range knockout power. • New Flashpoints - A wide variety of new branching short stories that link together mercenary mis- Take part in the adventure of Story mode, where procedural environments ensure each run feels different. Tick sions, crew conversations, special events, critical choices, and rare bonus rewards. off the challenges, scour the environments for resources, mine, fight, and research new technologies to prevail. • Three New Enemy Vehicles - The Tank sports a variety of weapons to fight at all ranges with speed and agility, the Packrat is a battlefield support vehicle equipped with a prototype version of ECM, and the Rotunda If you’re looking for a less structured challenge, Survival mode lets you see how long you can last on this is a reconnaissance vehicle equipped with a prototype version of Active Probe. deadly alien planet. Or, if you’d rather be a mechanic without boundaries, Creative lets you build until your • New Encounter - Attack and Defend is a challenging new mission type where your mercenaries must heart’s content, perhaps sharing those creations on the appropriately named Steam Workshop to help fellow destroy an enemy’s base to stop a steady stream of attackers before they can overcome your forces and knock builders in their own adventures. out your employer’s base.

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SCORE: 80 SCORE: 55

I am so thankful Agents we Investigating sus- Rumor is that integrity can create sixty characters and we have enough create the pects can be fun in My Sims Etrian Odyssey issues over only use five of them at a time. advertisers to be agent we Agents. We must learn about Nexus is the last at Atlus it The different difficulty able to purchase want to play. characters and find out which Etrian video game should not settings will let you determine My Sims Agents on Then we go one is lying. The variety of to appear on the surprise how many hours you feel like the Nintendo DS. on a quest to mini games and other things Nintendo 3DS. me they grinding. The worse grind in I am also thankful stop the im- to do in My Sims Agents are With all of their would pull Etrian Odyssey Nexus is the for the wonder- poster thief. pretty good for a hand held problems Atlus this kind mapping. It is a focus of this ful member of There are video game. My Sims Agents tried to send this of garbage. game and it annoys me to Family Friendly four times of includes wireless single card franchise off in a There are no end. We report on maps, Gaming Universe the day in My download play, and wireless good way. Un- nineteen monsters, and items we come that asked us to Sims Agents. multicard play. Multiple family fortunately Atlus classes to across. We sell the items to get publish coverage of We can members can enjoy My Sims messed that up choose more powerful weapons and this Nintendo DS synthesize Agents at the same time. like they have from in armor. The Japanese voices did video game. We things and Whatever happened so much else in Etrian not go over well with me. continue to expand get essences to the My Sims franchise. The recent years. Odyssey There are choose your our coverage of the to create. I more I dig into it the more I The issues Nexus. The own adventure kinds of areas My Sims franchise really enjoyed enjoy it. My Sims Agents is a families will have with Etrian Hero class is the only new one. in Etrian Odyssey Nexus. Do here at Family the different different take on the spy genre Odyssey Nexus are false gods, Characters, storylines, ene- we drink the water? Do we Friendly Gaming. puzzles in My Sims Agents. I and is kept generally safe for violence, lack of attire, entice- mies, and more are the same in smell the flower? Do we go My Sims Agents looks also enjoyed helping others in most family members. I would ment to lust, bad language, this hand held video game. We through the hole in the wall? good for a Nintendo DS video this hand held video game. like to see this franchise come alcohol, magic, and more. The The length game. There are large character back in the near problem I have with Etrian between saves models that look better than future. I feel the Odyssey Nexus is this game is too long in I was expecting. The music is price of My Sims is a remix of the previous five my opinion. nice in My Sims Agents. There Agents is pretty mainstream Etrian Odyssey Pass on Etrian are multiple control schemes fair this day and games. How can they rehash Odyssey Nexus (buttons, touch screen) in My age. It was a plea- so much existing content and unless you can Sims Agents. There are plenty sure to play and then call it is a new game? At get it for five of quests to go on, and mini review My Sims best Etrian Odyssey Nexus is a to ten dollars games to play. Agents on the DS. remix of the previous games. brand new. At the start of My Sims - Paul With the ethics, and - RPG Master

System: Nintendo DS Graphics: 83% System: Nintendo 3DS Graphics: 45% Publisher: Sound: 80% Publisher: Atlus Sound: 50% Developer: TOSE Developer: Atlus Replay/Extras: 80% Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLDER Replay/Extras: 70% Rating: ‘E’ for Everyone Gameplay: 77% Gameplay: 60% {Comic Mischief} ONLY {Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Family Friendly Factor: 80% Violence, Mild Languague, Sugges- Family Friendly Factor: 50% tive Themes}

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SCORE: 64

I am so glad Family Friendly on the Nin- Gaming purchased a copy of tendo Switch. MotoGP 18 on the Nintendo Thankfully Switch. A copy from the UK the options was used for this review. Did are available you catch Paul’s Twitch stream? to allow the Be sure to follow FFG on player to win. Twitch. The modes in MotoGP Especially 18 are Career, Quick Modes, with turning Local Play, MotoGP ID, and off penalties Rider Customization. There and cutting is a general consensus here at corners. those games that gamers will FFG concerning MotoGP 18. The sounds in Mo- make fun of. I know Paul did The graphics in Mo- toGP 18 are okay at best. I kept in his Twitch stream. MotoGP toGP 18 are extremely disap- getting stuck on the graphi- 18 feels like an older motor- pointing. The graphics in Mo- cal problems with MotoGP cycle that has toGP 18 look like a PS2 video 18. I also struggled with the been left in the dust in the past. game. There are a variety of controls in MotoGP 18. This The different weather aspect glitches in MotoGP 18. There is an extremely difficult game felt tacked on to me. The intro are women with a lack of attire, in my opinion. I had problems movie was way too glitchy for and enticement to lust issues. winning in MotoGP 18 rou- my tastes. The controls are not that great tinely. It is easy to make mis- Maybe MotoGP 18 is takes. MotoGP 18 better on the other systems. I does have a limited can only speak to my experi- rewind option. If you ences on the Nintendo Switch. do not use it then I know numerous families that you get more points. purchase video games on the I did not have Nintendo Switch. I value Mo- much fun playing toGP 18 at five dollars brand MotoGP 18. In my new. Anything over that is a professional opinion waste of money in my opinion. MotoGP 18 is one of - Frank

System: PC/PS4/Xbox One/Nintendo Graphics: 60% Switch(tested) Sounds: 70% Publisher: Milestone Developer: Milestone Replay/Extras: 60% Rating: ‘E’ Everyone SIX and OLDER Gameplay: 60% ONLY Family Friendly Factor: 70%

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SCORE: 69

I like the Trials a lot of ways, especially at the Rising games. end of a race. Even though they We earn Gear Crates make me com- in Trials Rising that allow us plain and fuss to customize our racer and quite a bit. There the bike. The Tutorial must be is something played and is obnoxious. Trials about running Rising is challenging but fun. these motorcy- There are multiplayer options cles across these if you feel like competing with crazy courses. We meet a Professor the toxic community. At times I never know what to expect Fatshady in Trials Rising. We I could not figure out where next in a Trials video game. must apply for the races, and to race next. I re-raced certain Maybe there are aliens being then do well enough to win. races to grind up levels. Trials shot at, or the goal is a wreck- The single player mode has us Rising can be addicting. ing ball. Whatever the case racing against the avatars of There are all kinds of may be Trials Rising keeps it other places. I got second place tips that appear on the loading interesting. quite often in Trials Rising. screens. Pay attention to them. I am extremely thank- This long loading game has Trials Rising uses them to im- ful Family Friendly Gaming great looking graphics. Our prove your racing skills. I got had the money to purchase poor racer can be damaged in better as I applied the advice Trials Rising on the Playstation from the tip screens. I value 4. I have done some Twitch Trials Rising at streams of Trials Rising. Please twenty to twenty- follow us by clicking on the five dollars brand purple heart. Trials Rising has new. I enjoyed violent content, offensive com- playing Trials ments, offensive music, lack of Rising. Some of attire, enticement to lust and the bad content more. Families should note could have been this franchise has been prop- left out though. erly moved up from E10+ to T. - Teen Gamer

System: PC/Nintendo Switch/Xbox Graphics: 65% One/PS4(tested) Sound: 65% Publisher: Developer: RedLynx, Ubisoft Kiev Replay/Extras: 80% Rating: ‘T’ for THIRTEEN and Gameplay: 70% OLDER ONLY {Mild Suggestive Family Friendly Factor: 65% Themes, Mild Violence} BUY IT NOW RIGHT HERE

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SCORE: 53 SCORE: 84

I need to show my get a mission to collect so I am very thankful Family The Lego Movie 2 appreciation to many parts. Friendly Gaming purchased a Videogame. There Family Friendly The modes in New copy of The Lego Movie 2 Vid- are puzzles that Gaming for pur- Gundam Breaker are Setup eogame on the Playstation 4 must be solved in chasing a copy Mode, Single Mode, Multi (PS4). Did you catch any of my The Lego Movie of New Gundam Mode, Library Mode, and Set- Twitch streams of this game? 2 Videogame as Breaker on the tings. The collection of parts The Lego Movie 2 Videogame well. Playstation 4. This in New Gundam Breaker feels reminds me of Lego Worlds in I am mess of a video meaningless to me. Why? Be- terms of using certain tools. pleased the price game is also on cause we can get parts knocked TT Games has a habit of add- of The Lego the Personal Com- There are three mech on our off our mech so easily. What ing features of one Lego game Movie 2 Video- do. Lego games have had this puter (PC). So much of New team, and three mechs on the is the point of building an into future Lego games. game came down so fast. That problem for years. I still en- Gundam Breaker makes little opposing team. Which would awesome mech when you will Families may have an means families will not have joyed playing The Lego Movie to no sense to me. This game be fine except there are also lose the cool parts and have to issue with the violent content to use as much of their limited 2 Videogame on the PS4. feels half done at best. It also other mechs that we must pick up new ones every single found within The Lego Movie finances to purchase The Lego I value The Lego Movie feels like things were thrown battle. The action gets confus- battle? 2 Videogame. We attack and Movie 2 Videogame. We get 2 Videogame around twenty together that makes no sense. ing very fast. Take too much The story parts in New break apart other characters tons of customization in The dollars. I do not know much The problems families damage and parts start falling Gundam Breaker are typical and objects in The Lego Movie Lego Movie 2 Videogame as about the movie, and have not will have with New Gundam off your mech. We must also overused and boring Japanese 2 Videogame. This is how we well. We can earn rewards that seen it. I have heard there are Breaker are violence, bad pick them up when we destroy story points that we have out- get studs and bricks which are include blueprints and more. some extremely radical and far language, and more. The voices other mechs. I kept filling up grown. They can be skipped so needed to progress further in We go around helping other leftists teachings in it. I did not are in Japanese, and the font my queue with parts and then you can get into the confusing characters in The Lego run across too much offensive is hard to read on the back- battles. The graphics are Movie 2 Videogame content within The Lego Movie ground box. We also have to okay, and the music is too. I love doing that. 2 Videogame. If I do then agree to all of their terms with also okay. I value New Please note this review will be updated. I no feedback allowed. We are a Gundam Breaker at even with video tutori- am still not tired of the Lego transfer student at the Gunpa five dollars brand new. als there can be issues formula. The Lego Movie 2 High School (GHS). Reading New Gundam Breaker in certain parts of The Videogame is not as glitchy as the story gets old very fast in is a rental at best in my Lego Movie 2 Video- Lego Dimensions was. Which New Gundam Breaker. opinion. I would actu- game. I had trouble is a good thing. We go on team mis- ally say avoid this game. in certain spots trying - Teen Gamer sions in New Gundam Breaker. - WMG to figure out what to

System: PC/PS4(tested) Graphics: 57% System: PS4/Xbox One/PC/Nintendo Graphics: 80% Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertain- Sounds: 55% Switch(tested) Sound: 84% ment Publisher: Warner Bros Interactive Developer: Bandai Namco Games Replay/Extras: 53% Developer: TT Games Replay/Extras: 95% Rating: ‘T’ – THIRTEEN and Gameplay: 40% Rating: ‘E10+’ - Everyone 10+ Gameplay: 90% OLDER ONLY Family Friendly Factor: 60% {Cartoon Violence} Family Friendly Factor: 72% {Fantasy Violence, Mild Language}

Family Friendly Gaming Page 32 Page 33 Family Friendly Gaming Dakar 18 Beast Quest

SCORE: 56 SCORE: 68

I am very thank- or 5x5. We play a young man in Beast instances. There ful Family I ran into a variety of Quest who is on a mission are battles in Friendly Gaming graphical glitches in Dakar to save Avantia from an evil narrow ar- purchased a copy 18. At times I was going along warlock. This evil warlock has eas where we of Dakar 18 on what looked like a flat area cursed the Four Beasts. A good can not move the Xbox One. between sand dunes only to mage comes to our aid as our around. We see It has been a bottom out and the naviga- quest begins. It is so easy to the enemies on decade and a half tor yell at me about not being mock Beast Quest on so many the screen and since I last saw careful. I never saw any kind levels. The graphics are outdat- can only avoid another Dakar of gully though. The graph- ed, the storyline is cliched, and them by going video game. It Dakar 18 has a mas- ics look okay, and we can lose the voice acting is laughable. I around. ters stats. This is really light in should have been left in retire- sively long installation that parts of our vehicle when we looked beyond the superficial The issues families Beast Quest. I learned to move ment status after this hot mess, puts gamers to sleep. The rock- hit things, roll the vehicle, and problems with Beast Quest. will have with Beast Quest are around a lot in the battles Dakar 18 is a serious hot mess. ish music will wake you back other damaging activities. The Beast Quest video violence, magic, bad attempts to avoid taking any damage. I am not pleased with this par- up again only to experience Dakar 18 needs a map game attaches itself to the at humor and more. There are Families can skip through the ticular video game. Dakar 18 is pure frustration. It is impos- badly. I see no value in this books. Fans of the books may plenty of quests for us to do cut scenes if they so desire. I like a Rally game in the desert sible to see the track, and di- home console confusing rac- get into the video game. We in Beast Quest. There are also did at times because the plot with no directions. rections are complete garbage. ing game at all. I failed at the have two attacks, one defense, plenty of chests to open. The lines are predictable. I should clarify my The modes in Dakar 18 are Ad- tutorial as well. Again I go and a build up of both attacks one issue with the chests is we After I finished laugh- last sentence in the previous venture, Multiplayer, Explore, back to the poor directions. for a more powerful one. We need one key per chest. This ing at Beast Quest quite a bit paragraph. Dakar 18 gives me Ranking, and Options. We can Dakar 18 is difficult even on can also dodge left and right means I left plenty of chests I started noticing something. directions that make no sense race in a car, bike, truck, quad, the easiest setting. I hope this to avoid getting hit in most never opened. Which is fine This home console role playing to me. I know the words are franchise goes since most of them video game has charm. Sure it in English but they have no back into retire- just gave me a small only lasts for around six hours. meaning to me. Or they have ment for another amount of gold. Beast Quest is lighter on the meaning but I do not com- fifteen years at As we battle in offensive content than most prehend how I am supposed least. Maybe this Beast Quest we earn action adventure role playing to follow them. Rally games is how this sport skill points. Those games. I kept coming back to at least make sense. The best is played. I don’t can be redeemed for Beast Quest because for some thing I could do in Dakar 18 know. Avoid this better magical at- reason I enjoyed working my was drive around and have the game at all costs. tacks, and improve- way through the game. navigator yell at me. - Frank ments on the charac- - RPG Master

System: PC/PS4/Xbox Graphics: 70% System: PS4/Xbox One(tested) Graphics: 60% One(tested) Sound: 50% Publisher: Maximum Games Sound: 60% Publisher: Developer: Torus Games Developer: Big Moon Entertain- Replay/Extras: 50% Replay/Extras: 80% Gameplay: 40% Rating: ‘E10+’ - Everyone TEN Gameplay: 70% ment and OLDER ONLY {Fantasy Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and Family Friendly Factor: 70% Family Friendly Factor: 70% OLDER ONLY Violence}

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SCORE: 74 SCORE: 90 I am so thankful for the wonderful reader who told me about Stunt Race FX on the Super NES. I forgot about this game when it originally came out. Stunt Race FX showed off the FX rotation Nintendo was promoting in the 16-bit era. This racing game has some quirks to it. It can still be fun. I learned to be careful getting too Did you enjoy my video furniture can be a pain at times close to walls since it slowed me down and damaged the vehicle. The vehicles remind me of Auto B Good series gameplay walk- since it might auto lock onto characters. through of My Sims the wrong spot. Stunt Race FX starts easy and gets progressively more difficult. I wish there was more to do in this on the Wii? I enjoyed We can be nice or game. If I bought it new back in the day I would have been disappointed with the amount of content found playing this game from mean to Sims. These produce within Stunt Race FX on the Super NES. Stunt Race FX looks decent for its era, and sounds okay. start to finish. We invite different essences that are Stunt Race FX shows Nintendo has tried different things across the decades. We can run into other Sims to live in our needed in building items. We vehicles, and run into the walls. Stunt Race FX discourages both behaviors. I enjoyed my time playing Stunt town, and then we do also collect a variety of items Race FX on the Super NES. I hope to see this franchise return at some point in the form of a sequel. I think things for me. Mainly from different places in the families can get behind this franchise. - Paul we collect materials and game. My Sims has ghosts, System: Super NES Graphics: 80% build something for ghouls, vampires and more. Publisher: Nintendo Sound: 70% them. What kinds of Some of them can be disturb- Developer: Nintendo EAD Replay/Extras: 70% Rating: ‘NR’ for Not Rated things do we generally ing to younger viewers. The Gameplay: 70% My Sims on the Wii. The used Family Friendly Factor: 80% build in My Sims? We usually disc I purchased had quite a Sims that follow this kind of build some kind of furniture. few scratches on it. I am not life style can be kicked out of We also build the buildings. sure if that is part of the lag your town though. Super Fire Pro Wres- As we complete these issues or not. To me it feels like I feel like I got my tling X Premium quests for the different char- the Wii was just barely able to money’s worth out of My acters we earn points on a bar. play My Sims on the Wii. Plac- Sims on the Wii. I love help- Once we build the bar up we ing items when building the ing others and building things get a star. Get five stars and up. My Sims has this in SCORE: 72 you get the game ending cred- abundance. I can for- its. My Sims can still be played give quirks like having One of the games I personally purchased from OCD Reproductions was Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium long after that though. We to sleep before someone on the Super NES. This wrestling video game out of Japan included many of the cool wrestlers from my era. I can decorate our house, give new appears in the hotel. am so sick of copyright claims in this day and age. These millionaires act like they are mistreated. These issues Sims gifts, and more. We plant, The spiritual stuff could are part of why Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium never made it from an US . harvest, and chop trees down have been left out of the Did you enjoy the video we did of Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium? We had fun playing this 16- in My Sims. This home console game in my personal bit wrestling video game. I see why some gamers forsake existing wrestling games for this franchise. There is video game pushed the Wii to opinion. A church and violent content was be pummel one another in Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium. its limits. pastor would have been The music in Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium is nice, the wrestlers look good for the era, and I ran into a few lag is- great to see in My Sims. there are plenty of wrestlers to play with. There are a fair amount of matches for the era Super Fire Pro Wres- sues, and glitches while playing - Paul tling X Premium comes from. I enjoyed my time with Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium. I hope to see more games in this franchise in the future. It was a pleasure for me to play and review Su- per Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium on the Super NES. - Paul System: Wii Graphics: 84% System: Super NES Graphics: 60% Publisher: Electronic Arts Sound: 91% Publisher: Human Enter- Sounds: 70% Developer: EA Redwood Shores Replay/Extras: 95% tainment Replay/Extras: 80% Rating: ‘E’ for Everyone Developer: Human Enter- {Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Gameplay: 95% Gameplay: 80% tainment Family Friendly Factor: 70% Violence} Family Friendly Factor: 85% Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated

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Product: Everybody’s Golf VR Company: Sony System: PS4 VR Release Date: 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ - Rating Pending

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Product: TeamEverybody’s Sonic Racing Golf VR Company: SegaSony System: Switch/PC/PS4/XboxPS4 VR One Release Date:Date: May 2019 21, 2019 Rating: ‘E’‘RP’ - Everyone - Rating PendingSIX and OLDER ONLY {Cartoon Violence}

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Crash Team Racing 43 - 49 50 - 55 SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris 56 - 61 Marvel’s Iron Man VR 62 - 65 Yu-Gi-Oh- Legacy of the Duelist Link Evolution 66 - 67

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Product: Crash Team Racing Company: Activision System: PS4/Switch/Xbox One Release Date: June 21, 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: Crash Team Racing Company: Activision System: PS4/Switch/Xbox One Release Date: June 21, 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: Crash Team Racing Company: Activision System: PS4/Switch/Xbox One Release Date: June 21, 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: Star Wars Pinball Company: Zen Studios System: Nintendo Switch Release Date: September 13, 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: Star Wars Pinball Company: Zen Studios System: Nintendo Switch Release Date: September 13, 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: Star Wars Pinball Company: Zen Studios System: Nintendo Switch Release Date: September 13, 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris Company: Bandai Namco System: PS4/PC/Xbox One Release Date: TBA Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris Company: Bandai Namco System: PS4/PC/Xbox One Release Date: TBA Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris Company: Bandai Namco System: PS4/PC/Xbox One Release Date: TBA Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: Marvel’s Iron Man VR Company: Sony System: Playstation VR Release Date: TBD Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: Marvel’s Iron Man VR Company: Sony System: Playstation VR Release Date: TBD Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pending

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Product: Yu-Gi-Oh- Legacy of the Duelist Link Evolution Company: Konami System: Nintendo Switch Release Date: Summer 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pend- ing

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Trials Rising 69 - 75 Jump Force 76 - 79 New Gundam Breaker 80 - 83

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Name: Trials Rising System: Nintendo Switch/PC/PS4/Xbox One Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: RedLynx Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Violence}

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Name: Trials Rising System: Nintendo Switch/PC/PS4/Xbox One Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: RedLynx Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Violence}

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Name: Trials Rising System: Nintendo Switch/PC/PS4/Xbox One Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: RedLynx Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Violence}

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Name: Jump Force System: PC/PS4/Xbox One Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Developer: Spike Chunsoft Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Mild Blood, Suggestive Themes, Violence}

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Name: Jump Force System: PC/PS4/Xbox One Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Developer: Spike Chunsoft Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Mild Blood, Suggestive Themes, Violence}

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Product: New Gundam Breaker Company: Bandai Namco System: PC/PS4 Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Fantasy Violence, Mild Language}

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Product: New Gundam Breaker Company: Bandai Namco System: PC/PS4 Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Fantasy Violence, Mild Language}

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No Man’s Sky Beyond 85 - 91 Tropico 6 92 - 95 Two Point Hospital 96 - 99 Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy 100 - 103

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Product: No Man’s Sky Be- yond Company: Hello Games System: PC VR/PS4 VR Release Date: Summer 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pend- ing

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Product: No Man’s Sky Be- yond Company: Hello Games System: PC VR/PS4 VR Release Date: Summer 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pend- ing

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Product: No Man’s Sky Be- yond Company: Hello Games System: PC VR/PS4 VR Release Date: Summer 2019 Rating: ‘RP’ for Rating Pend- ing

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Product: Tropico 6 Company: Kalypso Media System: PC/PS4/Xbox One Release Date: Out Now - PC Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Drug Reference, Mild Language, Violence}

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Product: Tropico 6 Company: Kalypso Media System: PC/PS4/Xbox One Release Date: Out Now - PC Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Drug Reference, Mild Language, Violence}

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Product: Two Point Hospital Company: System: Personal Computer Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘E10+’ - Everyone TEN and OLDER ONLY {Animated Blood, Crude Humor}

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Product: Two Point Hospital Company: Sega System: Personal Computer Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘E10+’ - Everyone TEN and OLDER ONLY {Animated Blood, Crude Humor}

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Product: Phoenix Wright Ace At- torney Trilogy Company: System: PC/PS4/XBONE/Switch Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLD- ER ONLY {Violence, Blood, Sugges- tive Themes, Use of Tobacco}

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Product: Phoenix Wright Ace At- torney Trilogy Company: Capcom System: PC/PS4/XBONE/Switch Release Date: Out Now Rating: ‘T’ - THIRTEEN and OLD- ER ONLY {Violence, Blood, Sugges- tive Themes, Use of Tobacco}

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