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Telling Lies is now available on
GOG.com and
Steam,
offering a mystery game for Windows and macOS where you must search for clues in
secretly recorded video conversations. This plays out with live-action video
with professional acting from a familiar cast, including Angela Sarafyan, who
played Clementine in Westworld. Here's the
Launch Trailer with a
glimpse of what to expect, and here are more details: A Video Game
About Private Conversations
Telling Lies is the new video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story and
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. An investigative thriller game with non-linear
storytelling, Telling Lies revolves around a cache of secretly recorded video
conversations. It stars Logan Marshall-Green, Alexandra Shipp, Kerry Bishé and
Angela Sarafyan.
How does it work?
Telling Lies sits you in front of an anonymous laptop loaded with a stolen NSA
database full of footage. The footage covers two years in the intimate lives of
four people whose stories are linked by a shocking incident. Explore the
database by typing search terms, watch the clips where those words are spoken
and piece together your story.
Unlike anything you've played before, Telling Lies is an intimate and intense
experience. A game where you decide the truth.
Continue here to read the full story.
Tyrants of the Moonsea is now available
on Steam for Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition (thanks Dark). This
is an enhanced edition of a premium module for the likewise enhanced edition of
the Forgotten Worlds RPG for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It requires
the base game, which happens to currently be on sale for 75% off, and the
module is also now part of the
Enhanced Edition Digital Deluxe Edition, which is also on sale.
This post has details on the new offering: We released a new premium
module for Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition from the developers of Darkness
Over Daggerford, Ossian Studios.
Based on the original module by Luke Scull, this newly enhanced adventure vastly
expands the former module by adding 70% more story and gameplay, plus new art
and audio!
Tyrants of the Moonsea
The harsh frontier land known as the Moonsea is besieged by demons. A mysterious
cult has arisen, bent on death and destruction. Amid the chaos, war is imminent
between the powerful city-states and their tyrannical rulers.
Accompanied by the dwarf merchant Madoc, you approach the town of Voonlar just
as the worst snowstorm of the year hits. You soon discover that only you can
prevent the total annihilation of the Moonsea at the hands of a legendary and
ancient evil...
Features
A 20+ hour high-level adventure set in the perilous Moonsea region of the
Forgotten Realms! Featuring new monsters, new tilesets, 35 minutes of new music,
and 1,000 lines of new character VO.
- An expansion-sized high-level adventure with 20+
hours of gameplay
- Use the world map to explore 18 areas in the
Moonsea region including Zhentil Keep, Cormanthor, Thar, and prominent
city-states.
- Recruit from 5 different companions for your party
- 5 new monsters to do battle with
- 14 new character portraits
- 35 minutes of inspiring new music including
exhilarating combat tracks
- 1,000 lines of new character VO
Overdungeon (aka 超载地牢) is out of Early Access
and is now officially available
on Steam,
offering a card-based real-time strategy game for Windows and macOS. This is an
unusual blend genres that you can see in action in
this trailer. Word is:
"Crush your opponents with cannons, magic, and alpacas" (really). Here's more on
this mashup: Overdungeon blends the replayability of a rogue-like dungeon
crawler with the frenzied fights from real-time strategy games, and the tension
of epic card battles into a brand-new gameplay experience.
You start Overdungeon by picking a hero. Will you venture into a procedurally
generated dungeon as a forgetful soldier, a vampire embarrassed about her sultry
costume, or Schrödinger’s cat? Then, pick your path as you use your wit to
battle wolves and wizards with a deck of cards. Overdungeon’s unique card
battles let players cast spells to directly attack enemies or summon creatures
to overwhelm foes in battle. Place lions, elephants, and alpacas on the board to
create an unbeatable animal army!
Led by Takuro Mizobe, a former software developer at Nintendo, the seven-person
squad at Pocket Pair, Inc. has been committed to updating Overdungeon during
early access. In addition to the Deep Forest Dungeon, Overdungeon will also
include a seasonal dungeon mode and daily challenges at launch. Join our Discord
for more information about Overdungeon or to talk with the development team.
KEY FEATURES
- Real-time, deck battling strategy – Set up
spell card combos and spawn a pack of polar bears to dominate monsters you
meet in the dungeon. Card battles have never been this exciting to play or
watch.
- A new dungeon to explore, every time – With
procedurally generated dungeons, thousands of relic and card combinations,
and multiple modes, Overdungeon is overloaded with content.
- Built for dungeon beginners and masters –
Designed to be easy to play and hard to master, Overdungeon is equipped with
multiple difficulty modes and tutorials for all skill levels.
- Did we mention alpacas – The playful team
at Pocket Pair, Inc. loaded decks with mortars and lighting spells plus an
assortment of animals. Nothing is more satisfying than taking a frightening
magus down with a stampede of cats and chickens.
Continue here to read the full story.
Mable & The Wood is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux on
GOG.com and
Steam.
This is a Metroidvania features throwback graphics, as can be seen in
this launch trailer.
Here's the pitch: In Mable players hunt down massive beasts and, upon
destroying them, shapeshift into their forms in order to use their powers to
save or destroy the world. Players with less violent intent can find secret
paths to complete Mable without killing anything, including bosses. Unlike most
Metroidvanias Mable does not allow players to run, jump and kill on their own.
Instead, they must use non-human forms to attack creatures and traverse through
difficult challenges.
Continue here to read the full story.
Epic Games
announces B.R.U.T.E. balance adjustments for Fortnite, saying changes
are now live in all game modes without a new client download. In addition to
finally nerfing the controversial (if not outright hated) mechs in the battle
royale game, they are also disabling the Junk Rift. The Junk Rift was added
to partially counter B.R.U.T.E.s, but they say the removal is temporary, as is
due to an audio issue, rather than game balance. Here's word: We have
made several adjustments to the B.R.U.T.E., these changes are now live in all
game modes and you do not need to download or patch your client.
We will also be temporarily disabling the Junk Rift for this weekend's FNCS
tournament and Arena playlists until the 10.20 update.
B.R.U.T.E.
- Decreased the maximum amount of rockets fired by
the B.R.U.T.E. in a single charge from 10 to 6.
- Decreased the rate at which the rockets are fired
from the B.R.U.T.E. by 56%.
- Our goal with these changes is to increase the
back and forth between the users of the B.R.U.T.E. and the players they
face. These changes allow the players on the receiving end of the
missile volley to have more time to react and protect themselves.
- Decreased the radius of the B.R.U.T.E.’s rocket
explosion by 42%.
- Our goal with this change is to improve
consistency and understanding around focused barrages of missiles.
B.R.U.T.E.s will continue to be a strong option against structures, but
less lethal against players.
- Increased the dash cooldown from 3 seconds to 5
seconds.
- The previous dash cooldown not only increased
the B.R.U.T.E.’s mobility, but also made the B.R.U.T.E.s a harder target
to hit from distance than we’d like. The adjustment here reduces the
ability to close gaps quickly while in the B.R.U.T.E. while also
increasing the ability to land shots on target for players facing the
B.R.U.T.E.
- Decreased the velocity gained from boosting while
in air by 33%.
- We want to reduce a B.R.U.T.E.’s ability to
engage and disengage at long distances to encourage a more strategic
approach to an encounter. In general we hope to shift B.R.U.T.E.s away
from being highly mobile and put more emphasis on their already
defensive nature.
- The B.R.U.T.E. no longer grants materials to the
driver and passenger when stomping or dashing through the environment.
- Note: This change should roll out shortly
following the other changes.
- Our goal is to add more tension between being
in and out of a B.R.U.T.E. as well as reduce instances where players can
farm faster than intended without exposing themselves to danger.
- Adjusted the variability of spawn rates for storm
phases 1, 2, and 3 in core modes. Arena spawn rates will remain unchanged.
Continue here to read the full story.
The Steam
Listing for Wasteland 3 now offers PC system specifications for the
PC edition of inXile's upcoming role-playing sequel (thanks
DSOGaming). Here are the Windows specs, which are also pretty much the same
for macOS and Linux: MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7970
Storage: 55 GB available space
RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater
Storage: 55 GB available space
Polish publisher All in! Games announces Ghostrunner, a hardcore cyberpunk
adventure in the works at One More Level for release on PC and consoles next
year. This Reveal Trailer
gives an idea of what to expect, which includes a lot of swordplay. The game has
a Steam
Listing, and
this post offers another trailer
featuring a bunch of gameplay. Here are the details: Publisher All in!
Games revealed their newest game, Ghostrunner, a hardcore cyberpunk adventure
developed by One More Level. Become a cyber-warrior and experience dynamic
fights on PC, Xbox One and PS4. Watch the trailer:
A cataclysm has wiped out most of humanity and destroyed the environment. Now,
when resources are scarce, the survivors live in a tower built by long-forgotten
hands. But the structure is torn by violence, poverty, and chaos. A person’s
worth depends on the category of implants they have, defining their whole lives.
It's no surprise that a rebellion starts.
You are a cyber-warrior, a living weapon, the only one capable of fighting both
in the physical world and in cyberspace. Lost and hunted, thrown into the middle
of the conflict, you must use this bond with technology to ascend the tower.
Key Features
- Ascend the tower – use the environment to
your advantage and face fast and determined enemies.
- Act fast – armed with a melee weapon, get
to the enemies before they have a chance to shoot.
- You are a cyber-warrior – fight both in the
physical world and in cyberspace.
- Choose your own strategy – use your special
abilities to avoid bullets and eliminate enemies: the dynamic movement
system turns combat into a true dance of death.
- Trial and error – you die from one hit, so
learn the levels by heart and adapt.
Continue here to read the full story.
A new version of ELEA is now available
on Steam,
offering an update to this first-person science fiction adventure originally
released almost one year ago as
Elea -
Episode 1. That initial release remains available to owners, who also
receive the new version, which will be the only version sold going forward. The
new release boasts improvements, and seemingly ties up the episodic loose end,
as it no longer carries that in the title.
This trailer
celebrates the new version, and
this Steam announcement explains further: I'd first like to apologize for the lack of updates from our side. As Marten
has already mentioned, we ran into some complications that led to us having to
postpone the update. Nonetheless, we are very happy to let you know that you can
now explore the updated version of Elea!
For everyone that has been with us from the start; don't worry, this new
version of Elea will soon be pushed to your Steam library for free!
So what's new in this updated version of Elea? Here are the Patch Notes again
of the last update:
- New asynchronous save system with more checkpoints (almost double in number)
is implemented. It’s faster, stutterfree and way more secure.
- A new dynamic lighting system is introduced in the game. It uses volumetric
lights and effects, and makes the realistic PBR shaders in the game to shine
in their complete beauty.
- The PC version is optimized to make use of the new generation of video
cards, allowing users to play at very high FPS and benefit from better
shadows, anti aliasing, anisotropic filtering, screen space reflections and
post-processes profiles.
- New scenes are introduced in the game.
- New object highlight mechanic is introduced (this was heavily suggested by
players).
- The memory management is improved and this leads to faster loading and
better overall performance.
- A lot of new visual effects, assets and sounds are introduced.
- There is a new option, that allows players to skip conversations / subtitles
(this option can be controlled via the settings screen).
- We’ve updated all interaction icons and the whole experience in the game
worlds.
- The localization is updated.
- Overall there are more than 200 bug fixes and additions.
Thanks for the support and we hope you’ll enjoy Elea!
Continue here to read the full story.
An
announcement on Steam reveals October 10th as the official release date for
MISTOVER, an upcoming Roguelike RPG from Karfton Game Union, the Korean
publisher/developer formerly known as Bluehole ( PUBG and Tera).
They offer this teaser trailer
to celebrate plans to launch on PlayStation 4 as well as Windows and Switch. A
separate press release on the news includes the following details: Leading
global developer and publisher KRAFTON Game Union, formerly known as Bluehole
and creators of PUBG and TERA, is excited to announce that its upcoming title,
MISTOVER, is coming soon to PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. The
highly anticipated RPG where strategy, choice, and dangerous dungeons await is
scheduled to launch worldwide on all announced platforms, including PC (via
Steam), Nintendo Switch™ system, and PS4™ system, on October 10, 2019.
Featuring a striking art style that draws from bot Western and Asian influences,
MISTOVER is a dungeon crawler RPG with a strategy focused turn-based combat
system. Players are charged with managing and leading a Corps crew on an
ever-changing dungeon expedition through the Pillar of Despair, unraveling the
mysteries of the Vortex to find a cure to the corrupting properties of the Mist
that threaten the realm.
MISTOVER Highlights Include:
- Over 40-hours of expeditions through five distinct
regions.
- Procedurally generated dungeons deliver new
expedition experiences every time. Adjust your strategy to the ever-changing
dungeons.
- Build an invincible Corps by combining and
strategizing with eight different classes.
- Learn and master over 13 unique skills and upgrade
equipment to enhance Corps members.
- Exposure to the Mist affects everything, sometimes
in surprising ways, including Corps members, monsters, plants and animals,
and even equipment, items, and relics.
- Unique game systems find players managing internal
conflicts between ‘satisfaction’ and ‘greed’
- Designed for players who like difficulty, MISTOVER
is not for the faint of heart – and features a permanent death system. But
do not despair, you’ll always find new Corps members to refill your ranks.
Continue here to read the full story.
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We had a real logjam in trying to deal with all the boxes from our recent move.
I finally was able to make a breakthrough on this yesterday by defying my bout
with sciatica and doing a little creative reshuffling of some of the boxes. This
created a proper beachhead to operate from, and we made more progress in getting
stuff cleared up in one afternoon than we did in the preceding week. I'm
disappointed that we are still so far from done with unpacking, but at least the
path to the promised land is visible. Morale is high, and victory is in sight.
Excelsior!
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