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Happinet announced a new line of capsule toys featuring cat figures from the indie game Stray. These gacha toys will be available starting in November 2024 at capsule toy stores nationwide in Japan for 500 yen (~$3.30) each.

The collection captures the various poses of the game's feline protagonist, including the cat walking, sitting, and stretching/yawning. In each one, the character has the signature pack on as well.

You can view the official announcement post below, which included a look at the four items someone could possibly get.

In addition to the cat figures, the lineup will also include the cat's companion B-12 as a keychain. This partnership is a key part of the game's narrative. These Stray cat figures, along with the B-12 keychain, will be available randomly. That means you won't know which one you'll get when you pull on the machine.

Stray received several nominations at the 2023 Game Developers Choice Awards, including Best Debut, Best Audio, Best Design, Best Visual Art, and Game of the Year. A Switch version is also in development. However, there's no release date for it yet.

Stray is available on the PS4, PS5, and PC, the cat figures will appear in Japan in November 2024, and the game will also come to the Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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During the June 18, 2024 Nintendo Direct stream, Nintendo revealed a trailer for the Switch version of Stray. It’ll come out during the 2024 holiday season.

You can watch the trailer here:

Stray originally came out in 2022 for the PS4, PS5, and Windows PC. You play as an orange cat who accidentally falls into a city full of robots and machines. In order to help the cat escape and return home, you must explore the world by leaping on platforms or scaling objects. A drone also helps the cat as a sort of inventory, and you can also use it to hack various objects around the map. Though the game features a cute cat, the world is a very hostile one. Part of the game also revolves around escaping various robots who won’t hesitate to kill it.

The game was highly popular for its gameplay and narrative. It also won several awards since it came out. For example, it was the PlayStation Game of the Year during the 2022 Golden Joystick Awards and won Most Innovative Gameplay in The Steam Awards 2023. Though it didn’t win, it got a nomination for Game of the Year in 2022.

Stray will come out on the Nintendo Switch some time during the holiday season of 2024. It is also available on the PS4, PS5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and macOS.

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Cyberpunk cat game Stray is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X soon, based on a new ESRB listing. The listing contains the same text as the game’s previous listing, only now the game is specifically listed for the two Microsoft consoles. Stray previously released in July 2022 for PC, PS5, and PS4. [Thanks, Wario64!]

Neither Microsoft nor publisher Annapurna Interactive confirmed this release yet, so no date is currently known. It’s also not clear if Stray will be part of Xbox Game , similar to how it was a day one release for PlayStation Plus.

Stray sees players taking control of a cat in a futuristic world set in a society where humans have disappeared and been replaced by robots. The cat teams up with a small drone robot as he tries to reunite with his family. It allows players to perform a whole bunch of cat behaviors, including knocking paint cans off ledges and clawing furniture.

Stray received widespread acclaim, with it picking up several nominations at The Game Awards in December, including Best Art Direction and Game of the Year. It won awards for Best Indie and Best Debut Indie.

Stray is available now for the PS5, PS4 and PC, and it seems will be getting an Xbox One and Series X release sometime in the future.

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God of War Ragnarok is the best game on the PlayStation 5 to date according to players, as noted by Sony in its latest PlayStation Blog post. As part of a Players' Choice: Best of PS5 survey, the company polled the active playerbase on what are the best titles available on the platform.

The survey was conducted between February 10-16, 2023. Sony asked players which games showcased the best of PS5's features, such as graphics and the new DualSense controller, across a number of categories.

Among the winners, God of War Ragnarok stood out not only as the best game but also as the one with the best graphics on the PS5. The sequel to God of War (2019) was very well-received by fans and critics alike. Siliconera’s Aidan O'Brien noted that it has "some of the most interesting and well-written figures in gaming".

The winners of each one of the categories are the following:

• Best PS5 Game – God of War Ragnarok
• Best PS5 Graphical Showcase – God of War Ragnarok
• Best PS5 Indie Game – Stray
• Best Use of DualSense Wireless Controller – Astro’s Playroom

Honorable mentions for Best Game also included Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, and Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut.

This survey s a series of efforts by Sony to push its latest console after CEO Jim Ryan announced that there will be more supply after almost two years of supply chain shortages.

God of War Ragnarok is currently available for both the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.

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Powerpyx has revealed the full list of trophies and accomplishments that you will be able to obtain in Stray. The indie game will have you take on the role of a nameless cat in its journey through a post-apocalyptic world, with a robot as your only companion.  In total, there are a total of 25 trophies for Stray.

You will be able to obtain 7 Gold, 9 Silver, and 8 Bronze trophies in Stray. There will also be, of course, the one Platinum trophy after you finish collecting everything else. You will be able to obtain trophies by completing missions in a certain way. For example, ‘Can’t Cat-ch Me’ is the accomplishment for completing the first Zurk pursuit without being caught. The description did not elaborate on what a Zurk actually is, though.

However, there are also trophies you can get for completing mundane tasks a certain amount of times. Meowing for 100 times, jumping for 500 times, and sleeping for more than one hour will each net you a Silver trophy. You can get trophies for dying a certain amount of times, or completing the game for under 2 hours. As a reminder, the Stray developers have said in the past that it would take 8 hours to finish the game.

Stray will come out on July 19, 2022 for the Windows PC, PS4, and PS5.

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Annapurna Interactive has tweeted some frequently asked questions and answers regarding the Stray game. Some of the information includes the price, as well as the length of the game. There will also be a physical version of the game coming out for the PlayStation 5, though the release window and pricing are unknown.

The digital version of the game will cost $29.99. Annapurna Interactive is working with video game company iam8bit on the physical PS5 version of the game. It is unclear if the physical copy will have a different price from the digital one. The physical copy will come with six art cards though.

https://twitter.com/iam8bit/status/1534568828620853248

In total, Stray will take about 8 hours to complete. However, if you wish to find and pick up all the collectibles, it would take you longer. You will also not be able to customize the cat itself, as this is not the story of any random stray cat.

Stray will have the player control a normal cat who can use a cat’s natural agility and physical abilities to explore a dystopian future city. The city does have enemies such as robots that you have to avoid, but you do have a drone called B12 to help you on your journey. There is both a gameplay trailer and walkthrough online for more information on how Stray will play.

Stray is in development and will come out on July 19, 2022, for the Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

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For a certain subset of players, Sony's State of Play might as well have been about the "date of Stray." BlueTwelve and Annapurna Interactive's new third-person (third-feline?) adventure game has a release date: July 19, 2022. The game places players in control of an ordinary feral cat. This cat befriends a little drone known as B12, and must navigate a decaying, futuristic cyberpunk city and its outskirts. Together, they'll solve an ancient mystery to find a way home.

Check out the Stray release date trailer below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOm_9N9ksBY
 
The Stray trailer begins in an alley. The cat can climb, jump, and use its size and agility to get places outside the reach of the city's robotic inhabitants. Further scenes show off more action-oriented play, as the cat avoids hostile robots and a swarm of unfriendly grub-like creatures. Players will be able to roam the environment, seeing the world through the perspective of a cat and engaging in playful interactions with objects as well as the city's inhabitants.

For more about how the game works, the developer released a gameplay walkthrough for Stray in July 2021.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R-splyERsI
 
Narrated by BlueTwelve Game Producer Swann, the walkthrough shows off gameplay from an earlier build of Stray. There the cat solves various environmental puzzles by knocking over various objects to open a path forward. The cat can use its drone buddy, B12, to interact with objects and communicate with the city's residents.

Stray arrives on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC on July 19, 2022.

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Stray, a platforming action game about a double jumping, laser-toting, wall-hopping, dinosaur riding cat, is looking for votes on Steam Greenlight and raising funds on Kickstarter.

Stray sends players to a varied alien planet, letting them explore several different locations filled with their own dangerous wildlife. The cat is equipped with basic jumping and shooting abilities upon arrival, but will gain new weapons and powers, such as bombs, as they explore and uncover the planet’s secrets.

As the player grows stronger, their nemesis will as well. This lizard-like creature will dog the player over the course of the game, getting stronger with each appearance.

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