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PREVIEW
Will you get on your
bike and challengeThe Old Lady, or face
the person pulling
your strings? Does
the idea of swordplay
in PS VR get the PSMove Controllers
twitching? Or do the
secrets of a closed
door excite you?All this is coming to
your console...
PREVIEW
ROUND-UP
TOUR DE
FRANCE 2020
FORMAT PS4 / ETA 4 JUN
PUB NACON / DEV CYANIDE
Liège-Bastogne-Liège
is in, and if that means
anything to you then
this year’s edition of the
tactical cycling sim is for
you. The inclusion of ‘The
Old Lady’, a 266km race
of steep climbs, will have
fans rubbing their bulbous
calves in anticipation. This
series has always done a
fine job of balancing the
strategies of pro cycling
with being a ‘game’, and
this year’s edition promises
more aggressive AI to make
every breakaway and sprint
more dynamic. The game
looks more detailed than
ever, with rider posture as
important aswhenand how
to push thepack.Saddle up
this summer.SWORDS OF
GARGANTUA
FORMAT PS VR
ETA SPRING / PUB GUMI INC.
DEV YOMUNECO INC.
This impressive roguelite
swords-and-sorcery epic is
heading to PS VR. Posse up
with three friends to take
on the titular Gargantua
and its minions, using just
your virtual sword skills to
defend yourselves. Defeat
means heading back to the
beginning, but you keep
your weapons, items, and
stat upgrades. Collect more
gear than you need to craft
better swords and stand
a chance of earning a duel
with Gargantua. There are
101 floors of enemies to
battle, and shortcuts enable
you to skip areas but doing
so will leave you under-
upgraded. Will you risk it?
Find out later this spring.DUNGEON OF
THEENDLESS
FORMAT PS4 / ETA MAY
PUB MERGE GAMES
DEV AMPLITUDE STUDIOS
If overusing hyphens in
your game descriptions
gets you excited, then this
roguelike tower-defence-
dungeon-crawler will thrill
you. Your goal is to protect
the portable engine core
of your crashed spaceship
while fending off waves of
enemies and exploring the
dungeons for an exit. Rooms
are safe spaces until you
choose to open the doors
to adjoining areas. Planning
helps: who will you defrost
from your ship for the fight?
(Some crewmates have
psychoses that can hamper
plans.) What modules will
you craftforprotection?
Anythingcouldbehind the
next door.A JUGGLER’S TALE
FORMAT PS4, PS5 / ETA 2021 / PUB MIXTVISION
DEVKALEIDOSCUBEThere are strings attached to Abby’s
escape from the circus which held
her captive. Literal strings, as Abby’s
a puppet with a visible connection to puppet
master and narrator Jack. This stringy
hindrance affects how Abby navigates
her world, as moving under an obstacle
can snag her wires, but failing to make a
jump can see her dangle safely in Jack’s
controlling hands. Exploring the master
and puppet relationship will be just one of
the engaging aspects of A Juggler’s Tale,
heading to PS4 and PS5 next year.RELICTA
FORMAT PS4 / ETA TBC
PUB KOCH MEDIA
DEV MIGHTY POLYGONWe’re heading to the moon
in this 22nd-century-set
physics-based puzzler.
Played in first person, you
need to explore the craters
of the moon and halls of the
abandoned Chandra Base to
discover what went wrong.
Each step forward faces
you with a puzzle that can
get you closer to unlocking
a secret that could kill your
daughter or save all of
humanity. Using your noggin
to progress through the
base and the moon’s biomes
is just one side of Relicta;
what you do with your
findings can lead to new
dangers as the politics of
the 22nd centuryproveas
deadly as the dilemmasyou
face on the moon.