First Look: Table Top Racing: World Tour

Table Top Racing: World Tour, developed by Playrise Digital, is a action racing game. Get behind the wheel of 12 ultra-cool, fully tune-able miniaturized racing cars and take on 20 race tracks and some devious opponents through a comprehensive 'Championship Mode' and a multitude of 'Special Events'. Get online for an 8 player multi-player battle and become the ultimate Table Top racer! Crush your enemies using cunning 'Power-ups' and unique 'Wheel Weapons' and blast your way to victory! Miniaturized, combat racing has never looked so good or been so much fun. Features:
- 8 Player PvP multiplayer combat racing
- 6 Unique gameplay modes spread throughout the Championships
- 90+ Unique race events to challenge your skills
- 20 Table Top race tracks set around 5 themed locations (4 routes per location)
- 12 Super-cool micro cars - Inspired by some of the world’s most iconic cars
- 8 Cunning, strategic, "Power-Up Weapons"
- 6 Super-powerful “Weapon Wheels”

Be sure to check out our First Look Video embedded above!

Table Top Racing: World Tour releases on the Xbox Store on March 10th, you can preorder the game here from the Xbox Store

For more information on Table Top Racing: World Tour, check out the official website: http://www.ttr-worldtour.com/

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First Look: Shift Happens

Shift Happens, developed by Klonk Games, is a cooperative platformer for two as you play as the two jello jelly creatures Bismo and Plom. They were connected in a tragic yet funny accident and thus can exchange their size and abilities at will. Welcome to the world of Shift Happen. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.

Features:
- Over 40 levels of handcrafted fun
- Local and online co-op gameplay
- Extra challenges/rewards in the levels for completionists and explorers
- More than 30 different levels designed for the singleplayer mode
- 8 unlockable bonuslevels (4 single- & 4 multiplayer)
- And timechallenges for each level

Be sure to check out our First Look Video embedded above!

Shift Happens releases on the Xbox Store on February 22nd

For more information on Shift Happens, check out the official website: http://www.shifthappensgame.com/

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First Look: Riptide GP: Renegade

Riptide GP: Renegade, developed by Vector unit, is hydrojet racing game, where armored riders kick out death-defying stunts over massive waterfalls, dodge cops through public waterways, and boost at breakneck speeds across surging waves.

You are a hydrojet rider, framed and cast out from the Riptide GP league, forced to race illegally through city waterways, flooded ruins, and churning factory machinery in an effort to reclaim your reputation and your title. Play through the single player career to unlock new vehicles, playable characters, and customization features as you take down bosses and build your crew.

Features:
- Thrill-Ride Environments - Blast across floating factory platforms, brave hurricane-strength waves, and infiltrate a military base in the midst of battle. Every race track is packed with interactive set pieces, dynamic obstacles and secret shortcuts.

- Deep Career Mode - Battle your way through a variety of races and boss fights to reach the top of the underground hydro jet racing circuit. Earn cash and experience to upgrade and customize your hydro jet, unlock new stunts, and increase your rider's performance.

- Online Multiplayer - Compete online in thrilling 8 player matchups against the best players from around the world.

- Split Screen Multiplayer - Challenge your friends in local split-screen multiplayer championships. Play with up to 6 players!

- Challenge Mode - Take command of the leaderboards and test your skills against ghost recordings of your friends' best performances.

- Transforming Vehicles - Collect and upgrade a garage full of blisteringly fast hydro jets that transform while you ride them. Win money to upgrade and customize each one.

- State of the Art Water Racing - Riptide GP: Renegade brings dynamic water racing to a new level of excitement with breathtaking water physics, splash-tastic spray effects, and more! Every race is different because the surface you race on is always changing.

Be sure to check out our First Look Video embedded above!

Riptide GP: Renegade releases on the Xbox Store on February 24th for $9.99

For more information on Riptide GP: Renegade, check out the official website: http://www.vectorunit.com/riptide-gp-renegade/

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First Look: Spheroids

Spheroids, developed by Eclipse Games, is a 2D sidescroller that mixes mechanics from classic platformers. You play as Lucas, an introverted and a bit jumpy Canadian boy, goes to Otto's garage. Otto is a crazy paranoic genius scientist that's been years studying a possible conspiration to hide the existence of alternative universes to the cubic world they live in. When Otto appears he comes screaming that he was right, that the invasion is real. It's happening all over the world. The player will take control of Lucas to try to stop that invasion and save humanity of these dangerous aliens: the Spheroids.

Features:
- 32 Levels
- Different environments full of platforms to negotiate, hazards to avoid, and different enemies to destroy
- Upgrades you can purchase from the shops to improve your drill and other abilites

Be sure to check out our First Look Video embedded above!

Spheroids releases on the Xbox Store on February 10th for $7.99

For more information on Spheroids, check out the official website: http://www.eclipse-games.net/spheroids.html

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First Look: Aqua Kitty UDX

Aqua Kitty: UDX, developed by Tikipod, is a Shumpgame where you play as cats mining for milk due to a sudden shortage of milk, cats around the world are forced to seek out new sources to get their fix. You and your team of milk mining kittens have overcome a fear of water to drill down under the ocean seabed and begin extracting vast reserves of what seems to be naturally forming full-fat milk. Get ready for fast paced submarine action, defending the kittens from disruptive mechanical sea creatures. The additional Dreadnought mode takes you deep down into the Meowiana trench. There you must fly through and destroy huge multi-screen enemy craft, whilst rescuing imprisoned kittens. Play co-op or solo, the milk must flow!

Features:
- All new Dreadnought Mode where you battle against huge multiscreen deep sea enemies
- Classic mode where you progress across a branching map protecting the milk mining kittens
- Arcade mode which adds a new permanent weapon upgrade system but no continues
- Infinite mode where you play with no continues against waves and waves of enemies

Be sure to check out our First Look Video embedded above!

Aqua Kitty: UDX releases on the Xbox Store on February 3rd for $8.99

For more information on Aqua Kitty: UDX, check out the official website: http://tikipod.com/aquakitty/

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First Look: Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley, developed by Cowardly Creations, is a survival horror game that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a lot of optional story content. You play as a security guard named Tom at a remote facility. He's in charge of the night shift, while his lazy partner Buck is in charge of the day shift. Nights are long, so Tom starts exploring the facility and finds things he shouldn't. The story plays a huge part in the game, so saying anything more would be a major spoiler.

Consequence system: Uncanny Valley's main difference from other games is a thing we like to call the consequence system. Whenever you fail at something, the game goes on, but with harsh consequences for your character that can impact both the story and the gameplay.

For example - you fail at avoiding your attackers, meaning your character will move slower throughout the game, making it harder to escape future pursuers. The player then needs to be careful and more clever, which adds more tension to the game. Of course, there are mistakes you can do that lead to your death.

Features:
- A Huge, explorable facility with multiple floors and buildings
- Intense moments of dread
- Detailed story with rich characters
- Consequence system mechanic

Be sure to check out our First Look Video embedded above!

Uncanny Valley releases on the Xbox Store on February 11th for $12.99

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