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- Hey, it's Jen.

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Welcome to Kotaku's Week in Games.

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Here are our picks for what
to check out this week.

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Howl is a painterly
turn-based tactical game

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set in ye old medieval times.

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The story goes that a howling
plague has ravaged the land,

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turning all who hear it into feral beasts.

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You'll play a deaf hero spared
from the plague's effect

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who's searching for a cure.

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Previously available
only on PC and Switch,

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Howl's out now for PS5 and Series X.

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Toribash Next is a free-to-play,

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turn-based sandbox fighting game.

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A sequel to 2006's Bubble Guy Brawler,

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players create their
own moves during a match

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and then duke it out.

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It's the answer to the question,
"What if virtual fighter,

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"but all the fighters
are the Michelin Man?"

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There are three and four-player modes,

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including teen fights and free for all.

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There's also a replay editor

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that lets you return to any
point in a completed match

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and change the outcome.

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Last released on the DS in 2017,

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and now available for the
first time on modern consoles,

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Apollo Justice is a
collection of three games,

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16 episodes total,

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and two of those were only
available as DLC before.

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If you'd ever played the
Ace Attorney games before,

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they're kind of a combination

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of detective mystery and courtroom drama.

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The characters are really
memorable and funny,

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and the writing is awesome.

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The fighting series returns

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with a whole lot of Mishima family drama.

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If you're feeling a bit
lost on the story so far,

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and who's who in Tekken's tangled lore,

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we recommend getting a primer

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from someone very familiar
with familial backstabbing,

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Succession's Brian Cox.

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So who's your go-to brawler
and why isn't it Kuma,

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Master of Salmon?

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The ninth mainline Yakuza game

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is more of a turn-based
RPG than a beat 'em up.

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Set in Hawaii, this continues
the story of new protagonist,

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Ichiban, and the vibes are immaculate.

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Infinite Wealth is one of
two major games this year

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in which you can ride a
Segway all over the place.

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The other one is FF7 remake.

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Calling it now, 2024 is
the year of the Segway.

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That'll do it for this week.

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Which games are you looking
forward to trying out?

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Let us know in the comments below,

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and for more gaming coverage,

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be sure to check out kotaku.com.

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