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Steam News announces
the release of They Are Billions
on Steam,
saying the Windows post-apocalyptic steampunk strategy game carries a 10% launch
discount. This is set on a distant planet, reminding us that our universe
contains billions and billions of stars. The game was previously in Early Access, and
this trailer shows off
the new campaign that's part of its official launch. Here's the pitch:
They Are Billions is a strategy game in a distant future about building
and managing human colonies after a zombie apocalypse destroyed almost all of
human kind. Now there are only a few thousand humans left alive that must
struggle to survive under the threat of the infection. Billions of infected roam
around the world in massive swarms seeking the last living human colonies.
Lead the campaign under the orders of Quintus Crane, ruler of the New Empire,
and reconquer the lands devastated by the infected.
- 48 missions with more than 60 hours of gameplay.
- Build fortified colonies to survive in infected
territories
- Destroy the swarms of infected with the Imperial
Army.
- Make your colonies evolve with more than 90
available technologies.
- Explore the ancient human fortresses with your
Hero.
- Discover the story behind the apocalypse... how
did the pandemic start?
Continue here to read the full story.
Tripwire Interactive announces Espire 1 – VR Operative, a VR stealth
simulator "with a focus on player volition" coming to most VR systems in August.
The Espire 1 Website has details on this along
with a trailer showing
what to expect, promising full freedom of movement without motion sickness.
Here's the pitch: Designed to deliver the definitive VR stealth experience, Espire 1: VR
Operative drafts players as drone operators of the future. Players become
“Espire Agents” and use cutting edge Virtual Reality hardware to remote-operate
the Espire model 1 from the safety of their “Control Theatre.”
The technology behind the “Control Theatre” and the game’s approach to movement
lie at the heart of Espire 1: VR Operative’s gameplay and intuitive VR control
system. Any time a player performs any artificial locomotion, the game world
shrinks down to the size of a floating tablet, with the Control Theatre visible
in the player’s peripheral vision. This “VR within VR” system allows for
precise, full freedom movement, while maintaining immersion, and eliminating “VR
motion sickness” for almost everyone. The Control Theatre is fully customizable
to suit the player’s level of comfort, and can be fully disabled for those
already comfortable moving in VR.
This unprecedented freedom of movement allows the title’s stealth and action
gameplay mechanics shine. Make sure to check out our press kit for series of
curated gameplay gifs, showing an Espire Agent stealing a guards gun to
neutralize him, using the voice command “Freeze” to immobilize a guard, throwing
a spare ammunition clip to cause a distraction, and activating bullet time to
headshot multiple guards while dropping down from the ceiling.
Espire 1: VR Operative Key Features Include:
- The definitive VR stealth experience: Espire 1 brings the stealth
genre to the exciting medium of Virtual Reality, delivering gameplay
mechanics for the stealth and action genres that have yet to be explored.
- Full freedom of movement: Espire 1 allows players the freedom to
move anywhere within their virtual environment, moving, climbing, and
falling with full comfort and no motion sickness for almost all players.
- Complete single-player story, rich in detail: Espire 1 is being
developed as a dedicated single player VR experience with individual story
missions and scenario missions that use the story mission environments for
short challenges.
- Voice control: Using the VR headset’s onboard microphone, you can
make commands and perform actions simply by speaking. The noises you make
could draw the enemy to your location – use this to your advantage.
- Arsenal of weapons and gadgets: As an Espire 1 VR Operative you
will have access to dozens of unique gadgets and weapons such as a
tranquilizer pistol and deployable spy cameras in order to complete your
mission objectives.
- Global Leaderboard: A worldwide tally awards players a
competitive score based on mission time, movement, stealth, ammo
conservation, takedowns and other factors.
- Intuitive controls that mimic real life: Interaction in this game
aims to be natural and intuitive. Instead of memorizing dozens of button
combinations for every action, you perform them as you would in real life.
You can crouch and enter cover by physically using your body.
- Smart AI: Enemy combatants in this game actively hunt the player.
The AI responds to sight, sound, and other stimuli and will react to with
varying levels of suspicion based on your physical stance, movement speed,
cover and relative location.
Continue here to read the full story.
The promised free
Valguero expansion for is now available
on Steam for ARK: Survival Evolved, the Windows, macOS, and Linux survival
game (which is currently
on
sale on Steam). Here's word on the new map that this introduces: Survivors,
come explore a vast and diverse 63 km map with a multitude of new land to build
on! Witness familiar ARK creatures in an expansive environment and meet,
Deinonychus, ARK’s newest feathered theropod, found only in Valguero.
Explore new heights and hidden depths; whether it’s creating your foundations in
the White Cliffs or unearthing the secrets of the Aberration Trench, Valguero
offers a new experience in the ARK universe. With new biomes, challenging
dungeon bosses, and mysterious ruins to discover, there’s always something
exciting — and dangerous — on Valguero. Among its more than 60 kilometers,
you’ll find everything from lush jungles to environmental hazards, snowfields to
lava flows, and savannahs to hot springs.
Step into a brand new ARK experience where the classic ARK gameplay melds with a
new adventure - Valguero!
SEGA announces the release of Citizens of Space, the promised sequel to
Citizens
of Earth. This is available for Windows and consoles, with the PC edition
offered
on Steam. The Launch
Trailer offers a look at the game's goofball style, and the description
outlines what to expect: As the former Ambassador of Earth, you find yourself out of a job after Earth
suddenly goes missing. Unite your galactic Citizens and lead the charge across
the galaxy to find out who is responsible and bring them to justice so you can
get back to your cushy job as an Ambassador. Find out more by checking out our
launch trailer!
Citizens of Space Features:
- Citizens Unite!--You have access to 40 recruitable Citizens, each with their
own role to fill in and out of combat. Everything has been streamlined so you'll
spend a lot less time managing and more time leading your Citizens!
- A Brand-New Battle System--Put your skills to the test in a newly-designed
combat system where your ability to leverage timing and reflex-based minigames
make all the difference between a landslide victory and a concession speech.
- New Worlds of Exploration--It's not just Earth in trouble this time! Journey
from your home planet to a variety of humorous, wacky worlds, each brought to
life with vivid art and organic environments.
Continue here to read the full story.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is now available for Windows
on GOG.com
and
Steam, offering a Windows side-scrolling action/RPG from Koji Igarashi (Iga),
father of the Igavania genre. Versions are also out now for
Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with a Switch edition expected next week. This project raised over $5.5 million
on Kickstarter, breaking Pillars of Eternity's Kickstarter funding
record for a game project. A new
Launch Trailer
accompanies the release, offering word from Iga in Japanese, but with English
subtitles. Here's word on the game: Conceived by the legendary Koji
Igarashi, the renowned godfather of the beloved Igavania genre, and featuring
music by Mirichu Yamane (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) and Ippo Yamada
(Resident Evil), Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a modern, side-scrolling
action RPG experience that will satisfy long-time fans of Iga’s previous work,
as well as entice players new to his legacy. Everything in Bloodstained is
rendered in loving 3D detail on a 2D side-scrolling environment that evolves as
players progress through the biggest game map of his career, giving them more to
explore and enjoy.
Set in 18th century England, where a paranormal force has summoned a
demon-infested castle, revealing crystal shards infused with tremendous magical
power, players of Bloodstained take on the role of Miriam, an orphan scarred by
an alchemist curse which slowly crystallizes her body, enabling her to use
spells, weapons, special items and abilities to tailor the game to their
playstyle. To save humanity and herself, Miriam must fight through the castle
while collecting, crafting and unlocking a vast array of weapons, equipment and
loot to defeat the summoner Gebel and the countless minions and bosses of hell
that await.
Continue here to read the full story.
Dev Letter on BP Ecosystem Improvement discusses plans to change this
in-game currency for PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. They discuss how changes to
the BP system last year have triggered inflation, saying they plan to offer new
options for spending BP to help the currency "regain its diminishing value."
Here's the thrust of the plan: Direction of improvement
We want your time spent in PUBG to be valuable and thus wanted BP to be able to
purchase some cool new items on all platforms. The goal for these items is to
provide something everyone can work towards, from smaller items like costumes,
all the way up to a couple bigger items that won’t come cheap, but celebrate the
skill of a player with that much BP lying around. The first of the new BP items
will start to appear with the June patch for PC version and there is no planned
time for removal from the store, meaning you can take your time and save up for
what you want! In addition, we’re planning on letting you use BP in some other
ways as well. For example, we’re exploring changing out some of the upcoming
Survivor Pass missions more often at the cost of BP.
Of course, we’ll continue to look at additional ways that we can let you get the
most out of your hard earned currency. If things go well as our dev team
envisions that BP would become more effective, our next step would be
considering how to diversify channels through which both our PC and console
players can acquire BP beyond only earning it as gameplay rewards in the
long-term.
Diner Bros - Sushi Bros is now available
on
Steam, offering the promised new DLC for
Diner Bros, the Windows
restaurant simulation. This offers the chance to serve your hungry customers
some poison
poison tasty fish and other exotic delights. This will also
bring you new customers to serve and beat up, as shown in
the announcement trailer,
as well as a new competitive game mode that's now part of the base game. Here
are the details: Japanese food is all the rage now, and that’s why you've
decided to expand your diner after your burgers and pizzas became the most
famous in town. How difficult can sushi be then? It’s just raw fish and rice
after all! You thought it would be easy, but now your restaurant is full of
wannabe kabuki actors, divas in kimono dresses and even hungry sumo
wrestlers. Your cousin is late with his delivery, and you just found out you
have to catch your own fish… Where’s all that Asian mindfulness when you
need it? Welcome to Sushi Bros!
KEY FEATURES
- Cook brand new Japanese recipes: rice, edamame,
maki, sashimi, nigiri, grilled fish, yakitori, soy sauce… and of course,
sushi!
- Serve new drinks: tea and sake
- Expand your restaurant with a fishing pier…
- …and catch your own fish!
- Attend to 4 new special customers, including Mr.
Kabuki and Princess Hime
- New equipment and items for your kitchen
- Play against your friends with the new
split-screen versus mode! (Included in the base game for free!)
Continue here to read the full story.
Madmind Studio offers the
Official Selfie Trailer (NSFW) for SUCCUBUS, their upcoming spin-off for Agony,
their action/horror game. This introduces Vydija, the game's titular Succubus.
The selfie part refers to plans to promote the game through
Vydija's NSFW Twitter Account: "Along with
the new trailer, we are launching a social media campaign in which players will
be able to make direct contact with the main character of the game. Thanks to
the phone that went straight into her cave, Vydija has a connection with our
human world and is running her own account on Twitter, sharing additional bits
of information from the game's world as well as her thoughts on various topics."
Here's more: The main character of the game is Succubus Vydija. Wild and evoking the
desire in her victims' demon, whose story started in the original – Agony and
Agony UNRATED, where she received her own single-player campaign.
With the disappearance of the rightful rulers of hell, the remaining demons
have chosen their new ruler – the only soul who could dominate the mind of the
mighty Beast. Raising their new empire from the corpses of sinners helped the
new king, Nimrod, and his queen Vydija, to control the chaos left by the former
overlord.
However, the new, honorable title of the queen of hell proved not to be the
best match with the savage nature of Succubus. She gave up the luxury of walking
on carpets sewn from the skins of martyrs, choosing to live her life in the wild
instead, finding her simple pleasures in hunting.
When satisfying her primal instincts, the new queen crosses her roads with
the powerful Baphomet who, along with his army, is pursuing the soul of King
Nimrod. Being humiliated and betrayed by her own species, the heroine regains
her strengths with only one clear target – REVENGE!
Continue here to read the full story.
Esports Life Tycoon is set to launch
on
Steam in two days, and the
Esports Life Tycoon Launch
Trailer is now online to raise the hype for this simulation of "the exciting
day-to-day of professional esports players." Here's more on the game: In
Esports Life Tycoon, players will have to manage their own esports team,
hire the best players, train superstars and deal with distractions and critical
events before every match. This is a tycoon that will let players explore
esports from a very different perspective. Esports Life Tycoon will let you
focus on more than gaming. You'll have to take care of your players'
needs, expand your team and gaming houses to win major tournaments around the
world with only one goal in mind: to become the greatest esports team
ever.
Continue here to read the full story.
- Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce on
Modders-Inc.
- Apacer NOX RGB DDR4 RAM on
Vortez.
- ASRock Z390 Steel Legend Motherboard on
Guru3D.
- ASUS AX92U Wi-Fi 6 Mesh on
TweakTown.
- CORSAIR M55 RGB PRO Ambidextrous Multi-Grip Gaming Mouse on
Nikk Tech.
- MSI GE75 Raider Laptop on
TechSpot.
- Reolink Argus Eco WiFi Camera on
OverclockersClub.
- Seagate Backup Plus Portable 5TB & Backup Plus Slim 2TB on
AnandTech.
- VicTsing MM057 Wireless Mouse on
TechPowerUp.
It seems we finally have set dates for moving the BlueTower. According to the
plan, we will sell our current home a week from today and buy our new one a week
from Thursday. But the process has been so fraught with setbacks, this is one of
those I'll believe it when I see it dealies. Presuming this all does go off as
planned, it will make for a complicated week, which will involve packing up and
moving out the remainder of our stuff on Monday, spending a couple of days in
the middle of the week in a hotel, moving some of our stuff in on Friday, but
probably having to wait a few days or more to get whatever else we already have
in storage delivered. It certainly will be a relief when all the dust settles,
but it's still seems like a long way to go before we get to that point.
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