I haven’t played an entry in the Pro Cycling Manager series since I delivered a Verdict on the 2012 edition. With Le Tour having started this past weekend in Yorkshire, I thought I would take a little dip into the new 2014 edition. …
Welcome to The Reticule’s definitive roundup of gaming releases throughout June 2013. All release dates stated are for the EU, across all currently available platforms. Keep this page bookmarked for easy access, as we will link all previews and reviews when we post them on the site.
Still catching up with this months games? May’s release schedule can be found here.
4th
Marvel Heroes
PC
5th
Prime World: Defenders
PC
7th
Remember Me
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Remember Me features exploration, platforming, stealth, and melee combat. The game introduces the mechanic of ‘memory remixing’: entering and rearranging a target’s memories to manipulate them. Players accomplish this by replaying a memory and modifying details to change the target’s recollection of the outcome. Another key mechanic of gameplay is stealing memories from specific targets and using points called Remembranes to replay the memory in real-time: this is often needed to proceed through the game or avoid hazards otherwise hidden from the player.
11th
Pandora: Purge of Pride
PC
13th
Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
14th
The Last of Us
PS3
The Last of Us is a genre-defining experience blending survival and action elements to tell a character driven story about a population decimated by a modern plague. 20 years after a pandemic has radically changed known civilization, cities are abandoned and being reclaimed by nature, infected humans run wild and survivors are killing each other for food, weapons; whatever they can get their hands on.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
3DS
DARK
PC, Xbox 360
Girls Fashion Shoot
3DS
20th
Return to Castlerama
iOS
Pro Cycling Manager Season 2013: Le Tour de France – 100th Edition
PC
Magrunner: Dark Pulse
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Developed on Unreal Engine 3, Magrunner transports players into the near future, where technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos imagined by fantasy author, H.P. Lovecraft. Magrunner takes us to 2050, at the heart of the Gruckezber Magtech space exploration training facility. This futuristic venture, organized to promote a brand new technology, puts your reflexes and brain to the test, with simple yet exciting mechanics.
The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief
PC
21st
Ashes Cricket 2013
PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Lego Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey
PSV, 3DS
MotoGP 13
PC, PS3, PSV, Xbox 360
25th
Company of Heroes 2 (First Impressions)
PC
Company of Heroes 2 will feature the Soviet Red Army as a new faction and will take the player on various stages of the Eastern Front campaign, from Operation Barbarossa to the Battle of Berlin. The game is built on Relic’s proprietary Essence 3.0 engine, which showcases new improvements compared to Relic’s previous games. One such improvements is the new line-of-sight technology, TrueSight,[9] which aims to better emulate troop visibility in real combat. In contrast with traditional unit visibility, TrueSight more accurately represents a unit’s visibility range based on environmental conditions and type of unit. Essence 3.0 will also incorporate an innovative weather-simulating technology known as ColdTech and destructible environments.
Deadpool
PS3, Xbox 360
The Sims 3: Island Paradise
PC
Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
28th
Game & Wario
Wii U
Time and Eternity
PS3
Ride to Hell: Retribution
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
What can I say about Pro Cycling Manager 2012 that I didn’t really talk about when I reviewed last years edition? Not much to be honest, there are a few improvements, but at heart it is largely the same game as last year. …
Cycling, in all honesty it isn’t really everybody’s cup of tea and its’ reputation isn’t enhanced by the constant doping allegations. Fortunately then, I am a bit of a fan of cycling, of course that doesn’t mean that I actually ride my bike, don’t be stupid. It simply means that I like to keep myself abreast of the latest developments in the sport and I know the basics of what goes on. …
The title says it all, do you want to take part in managing some computer generated cyclists this summer? If not, then what the hell is wrong with you? Everyone knows cycling and management games go hand in hand like two lovers. Shame on you! For those who are interested, then you will be pleased to know that another edition of Cyanide Studios’ (those chaps making Of Orcs and Men) very own Pro Cycling Manager will make a return this summer with the 2011 edition. …