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Humble Bundle Blog announces everyone can get
Shadowrun
Returns Deluxe for free for the next 48 hours amid a sale on other
Shadowrun titles. Here's a refresher on this game and DLC bundle: MAN
MEETS MAGIC & MACHINE. The year is 2054. Magic has returned to the world,
awakening powerful creatures of myth and legend. Technology merges with flesh
and consciousness. Elves, trolls, orks and dwarves walk among us, while ruthless
corporations bleed the world dry. You are a shadowrunner - a mercenary living on
the fringes of society, in the shadows of massive corporate arcologies,
surviving day-by-day on skill and instinct alone. When the powerful or the
desperate need a job done, you get it done... by any means necessary.
In the urban sprawl of the Seattle metroplex, the search for a mysterious killer
sets you on a trail that leads from the darkest slums to the city’s most
powerful megacorps. You will need to tread carefully, enlist the aid of other
runners, and master powerful forces of technology and magic in order to emerge
from the shadows of Seattle unscathed.
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult
following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman
returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a
single player, turn-based tactical RPG.
A tweet
from Overwatch teases the "Calm before the storm." This has sparked
speculation that Blizzard is preparing to unveil the next hero for Overwatch
soon. Or perhaps it's just a weather report, and we should stay tuned for the
five-day forecast. We shall see.
Publisher Versus Evil and developer Obsidian Entertainment announce the release
of the Scalawags Pack, the latest free DLC pack for Pillars of
Eternity II: Deadfire. They note that this is also part of a new Pillars
of Eternity Collection
on Steam that's currently discounted as part of the Steam Summer Sale.
Here's the deal: Independent developer Obsidian Entertainment, in
partnership with indie powerhouse publisher Versus Evil, today announced the
launch of the latest free DLC pack for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. The
free DLC, titled “Scalawags Pack” is the latest addition to the free DLC packs
currently available for the game in an ongoing show of the team’s commitment to
provide their fans with new playable content and game updates.
Round out your crew and personalize your flagship with the Scalawags Pack DLC.
This free update adds three new recruitable crew members to the taverns of the
Deadfire and adds a wide array of ship upgrades to many of the shipwrights
throughout the Deadfire Archipelago. Additionally, it also includes the Savage
personality setting for your character.
SCALAWAGS PACK FREE DLC – WHAT’S INSIDE?
- Three New Crew Members added to the taverns of the
Deadfire Archipelago for you to recruit.
- Five New Ship Upgrades, including a sail, cannon,
anchor, and more added to shipwrights throughout the game.
- Savage personality setting
The team also announced that a
Pillars of Eternity Collection bundle for new gamers is now available at a
great discount in the Steam summer sale. The collection includes both the
Pillars of Eternity Definitive Edition and Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
games for 28% off the regular SRP.
In addition to the latest Scalawags Pack, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
players are reminded they can also pick up the “Beard and Hair” and “Rum
Runner’s” free DLC packs as well as the free “Critical Role Pack” DLC
on Steam.
Trion Worlds reminds everyone of their
recent announcement
that a weekend of open beta testing for Defiance 2050 gets underway
tomorrow at 1:00 pm EDT. Here is
the blog post explaining the plan, and here's the overview on testing of
this remake of the original Defiance, an ambitious MMOTPS tie-in with a sci-fi
TV series from SyFy: Trion Worlds’ upcoming free-to-play sci-fi shooter
Defiance 2050 kicks off its free Open Beta on PC beginning this Friday, June 22
at 10:00 AM PST and running until Monday, June 25 at 10:00 AM PST. Players
taking part in the Open Beta will have the opportunity to check out the game’s
new base classes, weapon enhancements and progression systems ahead of its
release on PC, Xbox One and PS4 on July 10. Progress from Open Beta will not
carry over into the full game at launch.
This post
announces the release of a new patch for Total War: ARENA, updating
the open beta of this online strategy game to version 3.1.5. This introduces
Ambiorix the trickster, legendary barbarian commander and nemesis of Julius
Caesar. They celebrate the news with
a new trailer showing
Ambiorix in action, and also send along a bonus code for some extra goodies for
the game, currently in free to play open beta. The code is "TWABELGAETALES," and
here's word on the new character and what you can get for free here:
Legendary Commander and fabled nemesis of Julius Caesar, Ambiorix, has
loaded his quiver and entered the Arena. The first Barbarian commander built
from the ground up to dominate from any distance, he comes fully kitted with a
host of abilities to empower archers and ranged players. Ambiorix is perfectly
suited for fast-paced hit-and-run tactics and deadly long-range ambushes.
As Ambiorix, take aim at history’s greatest Commanders, including Leonidas of
Sparta, Boudica of the Iceni, Alexander the Great and many more. See Ambiorix in
action in his in-engine cinematic, here:
https://youtu.be/7zo_pqH0HKU
A free-to-play, team-based strategy game developed by the creators of Total War
and published by Wargaming Alliance, Total War: ARENA invites players to forge
their legacy in epic real-time clashes with each player commanding armies of
hundreds fighting for glory and supremacy.
So far in Open Beta, players have taken part in over thirty-five million
battles, with thousands being waged around the world every day.
Download Total War: ARENA and play for free now:
totalwararena.com/en/download/
Learn more about Total War: ARENA at:
totalwararena.com
GIVEAWAY:
Celebrating launch of the new commander, we would like to share this bonus code
with you: TWABELGAETALES
Code is valid for 1 000 activations and contains 300 gold, 3 days premium
and 100k silver.
Codes expire - 2018.06.25 21:59:59 UTC
Bonus code redemption guide:
- Go to totalwararena.com
- Click “Premium shop”
- Click “Activate code Wargaming”
Dark and Light has been in Early Access for 11 months
on Steam,
but the fact that has yet to mark its official release is not deterring Snail
Games from announcing the first DLC for the sandbox survival/RPG. This is called
Shard of Faith, and will be free to all who already own the game, adding
a new map and other new content. They
also announce they've cranked up the drop rates for the game, and are
gearing up for a live stream. Here's word: Dark and Light: Shard of Faith
expands the Archos universe with a new playable map to explore, and new levels
of power to take out formidable enemies of the encroaching darkness in the vast
fantasy, sandbox survival RPG. The downloadable content will be a free,
automatic upgrade to owners of the core game experience, Dark and Light, and it
will be available to purchase on Steam for new adventurers.
This announcement celebrates the one year anniversary since Dark and Light first
released on Steam Early Access. The Dark Plane has appeared on the horizon where
a corruption has infected the vibrant homelands and gods awaken from their
centuries-long slumber. At launch, players will find themselves in brand new
areas battling against the mysterious Faiths and uncovering ancient secret rites
as they must unite to put the world back into balance.
In readiness for the new expansion content, Dark and Light is participating in
the Steam Summer Sale at 50% off and players, new and loyal, will receive a
double drop rate bonus for the upcoming week.
Hide your wallet from yourself, as
Steam is now offering their Intergalactic Summer Sale, as was accurately
predicted six weeks ago. Along
with sale prices on tons of games and daily featured deals, there is a
Summer Saliens Game
offering the chance to unlock free games and Steam trading cards between now and
July 5th. Here's word: The
Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale is here! For the next fourteen days, take
advantage of huge savings throughout our store on over ten thousand games. You
can also help unlock free games by playing our
Summer Saliens Game.
Today's Featured Deals include:
Player Unknown's Battlegrounds 33% off
Fallout Franchise up to 50% off
Dead Cells 40% off
Grim Dawn 70% off
Everspace 67% off
Tyranny 66% off
Nino Kuni II 40% off
Dark and Light 50% off
and many more
Along with the sale is the
Summer Saliens Game. Team up with other Saliens to fight The Duldrumz on
different planets and free the abducted games. Gain XP as you battle, level up,
unlock new abilities, and win cosmetic items to deck out your Salien. Plus, get
Summer Sale Trading Cards just for playing.
Choose to battle on a planet that piques your interest and you'll automatically
be entered for a chance to win one of its rewards when it's conquered. The
longer your Salien spends on a planet the higher your chances of winning! The
groups with the most tiles when a planet is taken will get to plant their flag
as conquerors, undoubtedly gaining Saliverse-wide fame in the process.
The Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale will run from now until 10 AM Pacific, July
5th. Complete information can be found
HERE.
WIRED UK caught up with Rod Fergusson of The Coalition at E3 2018 to discuss
the Gears of War series (thanks
DSOGaming). Along the way Rod tells them Gears of War 5 is being build from the ground up for the PC platform, a far cry from the
original third-person shooter, which launched as an Xbox exclusive. So this is good news for PC
games, though it is tempered by the
recent revelation that this
will be a Windows 10 exclusive on PC. "Having a game that we're building from
the ground up for PC [means players] will be able to take advantage of all the
types of different PC optimisation options you can have," Fergusson says.
"You'll be able to max it to quite high. It's still reasonably early, but we can
usually get to 120fps. It's obviously going to matter what hardware you're using
to get that - but it'll be able to scale up that high, [if] the hardware can
push it." The article also discusses the PC bona fides of Gears Tactics, an
upcoming turn-based strategy game that serves as a prequel to the series that we
may have failed to mention following
its revelation at E3
(apologies for the oversight).
Here's more on that: Accordingly, Gears Tactics will be tailored to PC
play, to better serve the traditional mechanics of the genre. Unlike the
third-person real-time adrenaline rush of the 'Gears Prime' entires, tactical
games require a wider view of the area of engagement, specific movement paths
and placement of units, ultimately rewarding players for patience and planning
rather than bravado – all elements improved by the precision offered by
mouse-and-keyboard controls.
Tactics is also potentially going to be one of the most important instalments in
the saga, exploring the earliest days in its history.
"Tactics is canon. It's a story that takes place 12 years before the first Gears
of War, before the first Marcus Fenix story," Fergusson reveals. "It's a new
squad, and of course, being a tactics game, you get to create a lot of that
squad yourself in terms of customisation. The core though – who's there and what
you fight – are intended to be canon."
Its placement comes as a result of Fergusson and The Coalition's 'negative
space' policy, which applies to wider entries in the Gears mythos told in other
media.
"We really like working in what we call negative space, where you leave gaps. If
there's something that isn't locked down in our universe, then we don't try to
artificially lock it down," he says. "We leave negative space so that when we
work with a new collaborator like Kurtis [Weibe, writer of recent Gears of War
comics, there's some life to find, a hook to go and create new parts of the
world, which is exciting. It's really beneficial to have this sort of open
minded perspective about where the franchise can go."
Continue here to read the full story.
Funcom offers a new trailer
from Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, calling this the first gameplay
footage of the game, which is the same thing they said about the video they
released almost three
months ago. They say the tactical adventure will launch later this year, and
that they are now accepting preorders: Now available for PC pre-order on
buy.mutantyearzero.com, the game will be available in a Standard Edition
($34.99) and a Deluxe Edition ($54.99). The Deluxe Edition includes a desktop
wallpaper, digital artbook, digital soundtrack, and a digital copy of the Mutant
Year Zero pen-and-paper RPG book. Pre-ordering the Standard Edition will give
you a three-day head start at launch while pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition gives
you the three-day head start as well as access to a Beta version of the game
before launch.
“Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is our passion project,” said The Bearded Ladies
CEO Haraldur Thormundsson. “It’s the game we always wanted to do and we’re
incredibly excited to be working on it. We truly believe the unique mix of
turn-based tactical combat combined with freeform exploration, stealth, and
story will offer something new and different gamers have never experienced
before.”
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is powered by the Unreal Engine and will be
available on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 during the second half of 2018. The
game is based on the classic Mutant IP that has spawned several popular pen and
paper role-playing games since the 1980s, including the current Mutant: Year
Zero from Free League and Modiphius Entertainment. The interactive IP rights are
controlled by Heroic Signatures, a company owned by Funcom and the Cabinet Group
(see earlier announcement). For more videos, screenshots, and information please
visit the official website that launched today on
www.mutantyearzero.com.
Continue here to read the full story.
Lost in Harmony is now available for Windows and Switch, with the PC edition
offered on
Steam, offering a musical endless runner game with a soundtrack composed by
the likes of Wyclef Jean, Roc Chen, Mark Griskey, Borislav Slavov, and Xilix.
The release trailer
focuses on the Switch edition of the game, which is already available for mobile
devices. Here's more: Lost in Harmony tells two tales focusing on themes
of destiny and desire. In Kaito’s Adventure, players join Kaito and Aya, two
teenagers who brave many hardships to remain together despite all odds. Also
included with the Nintendo Switch and PC editions of Lost in Harmony, comes the
bonus companion adventure, M.I.R.A.I.’s Escape, which takes players on an
unforgettable journey through the universe. In both adventures, players will
travel across stunning, hand-painted landscapes, all while dodging obstacles in
harmony to the game’s mesmerizing music.
Continue here to read the full story.
Dig or Die is coming to Windows via
Steam on
July 10th, and developer Gaddy Games celebrates the plan with the release of
a new trailer showing off this sandbox platformer. Here's a bit on the game,
and the obvious influence of Terraria and Starbound: French
independent game development studio Gaddy Games announced today that its art
infused survival action and strategy oriented title Dig or Die will see its
final version released on Steam July 10, 2018. Dig or Die was inspired by games
like Terraria and Starbound but with a very particular look onto the sandbox
game genre. It adds more action, an amazing simulated environment, a rich
defense building system, and a sci-fi universe with a real objective for the
player. After three years of development, focusing on implementing the
community’s feedback, Dig or Die achieved an average of 91% positive reviews on
Steam and will leave the early access stage for a price of $11.99 in the US and
£9.29 in the UK.
With a very distinct art style and a robust building system, Dig or Die stands
out as a very unique sandbox game. As employee of CRAFT & Co., a space
exploration agency, your latest contract has gone awry and you find yourself
stranded on a distant planet. Your objective is to establish a base and
accumulate resources in order to build a spaceship and find your way back home.
When the daylight fades, however, you’ll have to fight back massive hordes of
monsters who just like you, don’t take kindly to unwanted intruders. You will
build your defenses, create barricades and turrets to protect yourself against
your opponents.
Continue here to read the full story.
Happy summer to those of us in the neighborhood of the northern hemisphere, as
the solstice was this morning at 6:07 am EDT. And of course, happy winter to
those of you south of the equator. It seems that this is all catnip for fast
food joints, chain restaurants, and other similar franchises, as
this article outlines a bunch of giveaways and other promotions for the
occasion from such places. So enjoy the change of seasons, and here's hoping you
can stay cool/warm, as appropriate.
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