Premium Edition Games just had their Fall 2022 Direct. With new game announcements and so much more, it’s the perfect way to start October.

Kicking off Series 5, Premium showed Raji – An Ancient Epic Enhanced Edition once again—this time announcing both Standard and Retro Editions that will be releasing later this fall. Their website has both versions listed as followed.

All Physical Releases by Premium Edition includes:

• Nintendo Switch Physical Case and Game
• Double-sided Insert
• Full Color Manual
• A Numbered Challenge Card where you can earn a limited Challenge Patch!
• Full Color Glossy Slipcase and Sleeve that is super high quality!
• and a Bonus Preorder Item!
• $49.95 value! (final price TBA)

Retro Edition includes:

• Nintendo Switch Physical Case and Game w/ double sided insert, challenge card & full color manual
• SNES-Style Retro Box with art by the Developers
• Jewel Case CD Official Soundtrack
• Premium Quality Raji Shadow Puppet
• $64.95 value! (final price TBA)

Next was They Bleed Pixels, a singular mix of intense platforming and fierce beat ’em up action. It tells the story of a young girl haunted by a mysterious book and her violent Lovecraftian nightmares, and it will be coming in both standard and retro edition later this fall.

All Physical Releases by Premium Edition includes:

• Nintendo Switch Physical Case and Game
• Double-sided Insert
• Full Color Manual
• A Numbered Challenge Card where you can earn a limited Challenge Patch!
• Full Color Glossy Slipcase and Sleeve that is super high quality!
• and a Bonus Preorder Item!
• $39.95 value! (final price TBA)

Retro Edition includes:

• Nintendo Switch Physical Case and Game w/ double sided insert, challenge card & full color manual
• SNES-Style Retro Box with amazing custom artwork
• Jewel Case CD Official Soundtrack
• Premium Quality Book of Claws Mini-Guide
• $59.95 value! (final price TBA)

Premium once again hit the hype button to announce two more games. Both titles will be available for pre-order on Thursday, October 6, at 12:00 p.m. EST!

The first of those titles is LOVE 3, a precision platformer where you control fiveEight, a lone survivor searching for others in a mechanical, apocalyptic world. You’ll face challenging obstacles, discover hidden secrets, and try to find hope within the hopeless as you overcome each new danger.

All Physical Releases by Premium Edition includes:

• Nintendo Switch Physical Case and Game
• Double-sided Insert
• Full Color Manual
• A Numbered Challenge Card where you can earn a limited Challenge Patch!
• Full Color Glossy Slipcase and Sleeve that is super high quality!
• and a Bonus Preorder Item!
• $39.95 value!

Retro Edition includes:

• Nintendo Switch Physical Case and Game w/ double sided insert, challenge card & full color manual
• NES-Style Retro Box with art created by the developer Fred Wood!
• Jewel Case CD Official Soundtrack
• Premium Quality Mini-History/Art Booklet
• $59.95 value!

Last, but surly not least of the series 5 announcements, is the game I’m most excited for: Eagle Island Twist. Blast through an island of dangers with your projectile owl companion while battling through crisp, colorful pixel art in this handcrafted platformer. The rules change every level, but with brilliant power-ups, you’ll conquer unique environments, enemies, and bosses.

All Physical Releases by Premium Edition includes:

• Nintendo Switch Physical Case and Game
• Double-sided Insert
• Full Color Manual
• A Numbered Challenge Card where you can earn a limited Challenge Patch!
• Full Color Glossy Slipcase and Sleeve that is super high quality!
• and a Bonus Preorder Item!
• $39.95 value!

Retro Edition includes:

• Nintendo Switch Physical Case and Game w/ double sided insert, challenge card & full color manual
• NES-Style Retro Box with art inspired by the Classics!
• Jewel Case CD Official Soundtrack
• Premium Quality Mini-Strategy Booklet
• $59.95 value!

Premium also announced other projects including their Gamers4Gamers series 3 variants, Switch Collector Vol 2 Part 2 on Kickstarter, a soundtrack by the NPCs, and a steelbook version of A Robot Named Fight. The biggest surprise was that Premium will be releasing titles for the PlayStation 4 and 5 in the near future!

Wow! Talk about one jam-packed direct. There’s so much to look forward to!

Let us know in the comments below what you are most excited for and what games you’ll be adding to your Switch collection.

If you’d like to watch the direct in full, you can do so below. Until next time, happy gaming!

Mantic Games has just announced their latest release: an expansive Firefight starter set that is being hailed as their best ever. This set, aimed at introducing players to the Warpath Universe, includes over 70 highly detailed hard plastic miniatures, a 224-page Command Protocols book, and various game-enhancing materials.

The new starter set immerses players in the tactical and action-packed tabletop game of Firefight, featuring the noble Asterians and the formidable Nightstalkers. Included in the set are detailed rules, force lists, a quick start guide, dice, and tokens, providing everything needed to begin playing immediately.

In this set, players will find a variety of miniatures to build their armies. The Asterians include Marionettes, Support Drones, Cyphers, Matsudan, and a Cypher Prime Leader. On the opposing side, the Nightstalkers feature Scarecrows or Spectres, Reapers, Butchers or Ravagers, and a Shade to lead them.

Between this, my supporter post later, and the fact I decided to watch Office Space again this week, I’d like to make it clear to any colleagues or management reading that I value and love them all dearly, and am 110% committed to the eternal grind machine of covering videogames online. Workday malaise is universal, however, whether or not you’re lucky enough to enjoy your job as much as I do. Enter Office Fight, a stylish physics action game where you, a ghost, posess office equipment to cause as much physics-based chaos as possible. The PR did some Office Space jokes in the email, so I pretty much had to cover it. At least once I realised what they were doing, after initially just thinking they were being a massive donkey.

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Title: Red Wings: Aces of the Sky
Developer: All in! Games
Publisher: Untold Tales
Released: October 13, 2020
Platforms Available: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC Game
Platform Reviewed: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Article Reading Time: 5 minutes

Soaring Into the Skies: Meeting the Red Baron

Red Wings: Aces of the Sky stands out as an action aviation game, immersing you in the role of the legendary Red Baron. This aviator, renowned for his achievements, takes center stage in a game that combines elements of flight simulation, RPG, and arcade-like controls, all wrapped in a visually stunning package. At first glance, Red Wings: Aces of the Sky may appear to be a straightforward flight simulation with realistic combat. However, the game quickly dispels this notion, introducing RPG elements, arcade-like controls, and simple yet captivating graphics.

Core Mechanics: Guns and Grit in the Clouds

Your primary arsenal consists of machine guns, which can overheat, and four unique skills, each adding a layer of strategy and challenge to the gameplay. So you can rapidly turn 180 degrees once in a while, perform a barrel roll to avoid attacks, send your friendly troops at the enemy, or instantly take out a damaged plane with your ultimate abilities – that is, you pick up a machine gun and use your aircraft to salt it right into the targeted plane. Outside of these 4 skills and basic shooting, however, nothing else is added throughout the game. Instead, you’ll be given different planes for missions, which might last longer or have better machine guns. You can either go through the story mode alone, or you can bring along a local partner. The game then runs on a vertical split screen.

Mission Monotony: A Repetitive Flight Pattern

The missions themselves and their variety are, unfortunately, disappointing. Basically, 3 simple mission types alternate repeatedly, in a total of 25 levels that last about 5 minutes on average. The primary mission type asks you to eliminate enemy planes in the air and occasionally static airships that call for reinforcements until you destroy them. The second half of the game adds planes with extra shields, but that’s it in terms of variety. While playing, I fondly remembered the aerial level in Crash Bandicoot 3, but simplicity wasn’t an issue as it was 2 levels of the entire game. In the second mission type, you have an overhead view with the task of dropping bombs on enemy territory. Again, it’s a straightforward task you must complete in 2 minutes. No one stops you from doing this, so it’s just a matter of transporting from point A to point B. The third type of mission is the definition of an arcade. You are tasked with flying through a sequence of circles as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, there’s no sign of innovation here either – you fly the plane at more or less the same speed, collecting nothing along the way and just dryly flying through all the circles.

Aesthetics and Performance: Visuals on the Fly

The graphics and the game’s fluidity on the Nintendo Switch console are done to a tee. Red Wings has a simple but admirable style in the gameplay sections that don’t make the console a problem. The game runs absolutely smoothly, and I never get stuck. The missions are also interspersed with stylish comic strips that tell a simple story.

Final Ascent: Potential Unfulfilled

Red Wings: Aces of the Sky had me excited and entertained at first, but after an hour, it was the same old same old, and after two hours, I had finished the campaign. There are admittedly 2 campaigns, where in one, you play as an ally, and in the other, you play as an Axis power – but this is identical gameplay with different comics between levels. To add in conclusion, the game looks and runs nicely, and the base game is fun enough. Unfortunately, it doesn’t move anywhere during gameplay, so much wasted potential exists. If you are okay with a simple aerial shooter that entertains for a short while, you’ll definitely find something here.

Where to Buy Red Wings: Aces of the Sky

1. Steam (PC): Available for $19.99. You can purchase the game directly from Steam
2. PlayStation Store (PS4): The game is priced at $19.99. You can find it on the PlayStation Store
3. Xbox Store: Red Wings: Aces of the Sky is available for $19.99. Check it out on the Xbox Store
4. Nintendo eShop: The game is available for $19.99 on the Nintendo Switch. Purchase it from the Nintendo eShop

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