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This post on Steam announces the release of a free content update for
Xenon Racer, the Windows edition of this futuristic motorsports game. There
is also a new playable demo for the game
on Steam,
allowing the chance to give it a test drive. SOEDESCO offers
this video showing off
the contents of the new update. Here are the details: A completely free
content update has been added to Xenon Racer, which includes a frosty new
location and a new racing team. This update is the first in a series of three
free content updates. In June, there will be several new customization options
added, such as additional rims and liveries, and in July there will be another
new location with several tracks and a car model added into the game.
Additionally, the Nintendo Switch version has been updated to include a
performance and quality mode alongside other improvements to the stability of
the game.
Steam Extras & PC Demo
Fans of Valve’s award winning IPs Left 4 Dead, Portal and Half-Life will be able
to race round the Xenon tracks in cars sporting a dedicated livery. A demo of
the game is available for free on Steam and there’s a variety of contests
running in both the demo and the full game on Steam to win a SOEDESCO game
bundle.
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New DLC called Famous Last Words is now available for Dungeons 3, the latest
installment in this strategy series that tests your skills as a Dungeon Lord.
This is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux on
GOG.com and
Steam. In addition, a new patch is now available for the base game, updating
it to version 1.6.0, and
this post has the details on what this changes and the new free skirmish
mode map it adds. A post called
We’re in the endgame now (presumably penned by Dr. Strange) has
a trailer for the
new DLC and the following details: Strategy gaming specialists Kalypso
Media and developers Realmforge Studios are thrilled to announce the release of
Famous Last Words, the final DLC for strategy hit Dungeons 3, available now on
PC, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One.
In the new DLC, the Dungeon Lord finds itself with absolutely nothing Good left
to conquer. With no paladins, queens or goddesses left to defeat, what’s an
overlord to do? Just as the Bored-to-Death Evil contemplates hanging up his
armour and plundering the as-yet unconquered depths of its own nose, a heated
discussion suddenly erupts between the Absolute Evil’s trusted lieutenant Thalya
and…the narrator!? Who will emerge victorious when these two set out to prove
themselves the ultimate warrior on the battlefield?
Famous Last Words features a new, fully-voiced campaign set across three
challenging new maps, and a brand-new boss character – the notorious Narrator,
who is backed up by a new creepy type – the dreaded Pen Pushers, equipped with
their vicious, needle-pointed writing implements. Both the Narrator and the Pen
Pushers will also be available in skirmish missions, as well as the new
campaign.
Continue here to read the full story.
Eden Rising is now available as promised
on Steam,
as this Windows open-world tower defense game graduates from Early Access. The
official launch comes as a free-to-play version, which can be augmented by the
premium
Crystal Weapons Pack or the even pricier
Ascendant Edition. A look at the concept can be found in the
cinematic launch trailer, and an
outline of what is changed since Early Access is in
this launch day post. Here's the announcement: Developer Nvizzio
Creations has announced today that the full launch of its highly anticipated
title Eden Rising has arrived on Steam. With more than fifty thousand wishlists
on Steam, the unique blend of action-tower defense and open world delivers a
fresh multiplayer experience with two feature-packed editions, including a
free-to-play option.
One year after its successful release on Early Access, Eden Rising has launched
on Steam. It brings all-new features and content such as resource cultivation,
character customization, a revamped item upgrade system, and an expanded
multiplayer co-op for up to 8 players. The game has also introduced its
free-to-play ‘Explorer Edition,’ a fully-featured gameplay experience with no
microtransactions. Players that owned the Early Access version of the game will
now have access to the ‘Ascendant Edition,’ which is available to purchase for
new players. This edition includes four additional areas, more sieges, armor
dyes, extra bestiary mastery, and more.
No matter which game version players opt for, they’ll be able to seamlessly
explore the world of Eden with friends. ‘Ascendant Edition’ owners can share the
additional features of their game version with friends who join their servers.
Whether playing solo or in up to 8-player co-op, Eden Rising will challenge
players with navigating a vibrant world full of exotic and dangerous
creatures.
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A
post on the Ubisoft website introduces Collinn "Warden" McKinley, a new
operator coming to Rainbow Six Siege in Year 4 Season 2 for the tactical
shooter. On a semi-related note,
this post explains another operator, Clash, is temporarily unavailable while
they address "exploits surrounding Clash, IQ, and Deployable Shields." The
promise more details on Tuesday. Back to Warden,
this trailer offers
a look at the new character, and here are some details: Preparation and
improvisation are usually opposite concepts, but Collinn “Warden” McKinley
somehow manages to encompass both. With a career of 30 years and counting, he
has certainly gained the experience to handle all of it.
Hailing from the state of Kentucky, McKinley rose through the ranks of the
Marines before he found his calling for close-protection detail in the Secret
Service. He demonstrated his skills distinctly when he led the Secretary of
State to safety, during an attack where hostiles outmaneuvered all prior
planning.
The events of that day gave him the idea for his gadget’s prototype, the Glance
Smart Glasses. They reflect the nature of his natural talent, to see what most
cannot in order to gain the upper hand in any given situation. He would be just
as talented without them, but with them, there’s nothing he can’t tackle.
His tendency to follow his gut and his unshakeable confidence have proved that
he is in a league of his own. It’s no wonder that he was recommended by
high-ranking government officials. Now that he is part of the team, he faces a
new challenge: to determine if his skillset and iron will remain unparalleled
when faced with specialists of his own caliber.
Continue here to read the full story.
Codemasters announces that Season Two for DiRT Rally 2.0 will get underway on
June 4th, offering new content for the off-roading game. Those who purchased the
Deluxe Edition will receive this at no additional cost. "Season Two is a perfect
blend of new and old and there is something here for everyone," said Ross Gowing,
Game Director. "Fans will be thrilled at the return of the Group B rallycross
cars and we’re excited to give our community two new circuits in Latvia and
Germany. Although our primary focus for Season Two is on rallycross, we haven’t
forgotten our rally purists, and we know from fan feedback how much they love
taking on the tough Welsh terrain and what better way to do it than in Ryan
Champion’s Porsche 911 SC RS." Here's more on what this will add to your garage:
Codemasters today revealed the DiRT Rally 2.0™ Season Two DLC will launch
on June 4 2019. New content, comprising of cars, liveries and environments, will
be made available every two weeks with a primary focus on rallycross.
Traditional rally fans can also enjoy a new location with the return of Wales
and the Porsche 911 SC RS.
New content will be released as per the following schedule:
- Week 1: Peugeot 205 T16 Rallycross, Ford RS200
Evolution, Special Livery
- Week 3: Latvia RX
- Week 5: Porsche 911 SC RS, Lancia 037 Evo 2,
Special Livery
- Week 7: Wales Rally
- Week 9: Lancia Delta S4 Rallycross, MG Metro 6R4
Rallycross, Special Livery
- Week 11: Germany RX
Last summer CI Games
announced that development of Lords of the Fallen 2 was restarting with
Defiant Studios as its new developer. Now Poland-based publisher/developer CI
Games announces they've taken Defiant off the project and will complete the
action/RPG sequel in-house.
Eurogamer has a translation of the Polish press release with the news, which
says this was due to low-quality work. They also have a defiant response from
Defiant: "We categorically disagree with the portrayal of Defiant Studios made
by CI Games," founder and managing director David Grijns states. "The team that
was working on CI Games' project was comprised of exceedingly talented
developers whose work we fully stand behind. Our team knows how to build quality
games as is evident by their key roles in Just Cause 3, Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare, Far Cry 5, Devil May Cry (DmC) and many other top tier projects."
Here's the translation of the announcement this to which this responds: "The
termination of the agreement was submitted due to inadequate execution by
Defiant [of] a key work stage (milestone no. 11), a so-called vertical slice.
The quality of the work was lower than expected by the company, as precisely
described in the agreement, despite three calls to improve the quality of this
stage of work."
Apparently some publishers were not aware of elements of the Epic Mega Sale
launched yesterday on the
Epic Games Store. A
story on Kotaku reports that a couple of titles are no longer available on
the store during the sale, most notably Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
2, the upcoming RPG sequel. The game was removed shortly after the sale
began, and word is purchases made before it disappeared will be honored, but
apparently Paradox was not happy with how inexpensive this made the game,
probably due to the additional $10.00 discount Epic is funding. Kotaku has a
comment from Paradox: "We are in discussion with Epic regarding the temporary
removal of Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 from the Epic Game Store," the
company confirms. "The game will return to the store soon! Any purchases made
while the game was discounted during the Epic Mega Sale will be honored and no
Masquerade violations will be assessed." They also this quote on the situation: "If a developer or publisher chooses to not participate in our
sales, we will honor that decision," an Epic representative said in an email.
"Paradox Interactive has chosen to not participate in the Epic Mega Sale and the
game has been temporarily removed from sale. If you’ve purchased Vampire: The
Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 during the period when the discount did apply at the
time of check out, Epic will honor that price." They also note that Oxygen Not
Included is no longer, well, included, but that publisher Klei Entertainment has
not yet commented on the situation. Finally, the report discusses some pricing
adjustments made to games to make their sale discounts better align with
publisher desires.
With Total War: THREE KINGDOMS expected next week, Creative Assembly now offers
a launch trailer
for the latest installment in their long-running strategy series. Here's word on
what they say is the most preordered title in Total War history: "In just one
week, this underdog and his sworn brothers will face off against the cruelty of
Dong Zhuo, the might of Sun Jian, and the cunning of Cao Cao for control of
Ancient China. Join him – or fight against him – when Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
releases for Windows PC on May 23rd." It would also seem the review embargo for
the game has expired, as evaluations are popping up all over. Here's a roundup:
Continue here to read the full story.
Friends, Romans, and countrymen, lend me your ears:
Steam
now offers the Windows and macOS editions of Alt-Frequencies, a narrative
mystery game played out through a series of audio clues. The game's
release trailer offers
a look, or rather a listen, at what to expect from this admittedly short game
(they estimate it at about two hours). Here's word: Alt-Frequencies tasks
players with unravelling a mystery taking place between multiple radio stations
among a disparate group of people, intersecting where interactive investigation
meets podcasting. Record, rewind time and broadcast snippets of radio shows to
find out the truth about the time loop, a conspiracy and the biggest vote in
history.
Alt-Frequencies supports Visually Impaired players and Blind gamers with
inclusion of players of various disabilities being a cornerstone of the game
design. In Alt-Frequencies players will solve a series of puzzles to progress in
their investigation. A radio/audio format is used as the game’s key mechanic,
delivering an innovative and original method of non-linear storytelling which
has become the signature calling card of acclaimed development studio Accidental
Queens.
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Steam now offers preorders of
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Chaos Space Marines, a new faction-themed
DLC for Warhammer 40,000:
Gladius - Relics of War, the 4X 40K game (so what is that, like 160K?). Here
are the details: As the only 4X Warhammer 40,000 game, Gladius is built
upon the idea that every faction is different, it plays in a different way and
delivers a totally different experience to the players. And of course, every
Warhammer 40,000 fan has a favorite faction to play with.
So what's peculiar about playing with these?
Well, you can sacrifice your own population to please the Dark Gods and obtain
their benevolence in the form of boons bestowed upon you. You can benefit from
the Dark Gods generosity to upgrade your units with powerful Marks of Chaos. And
of course, your units can either become Daemon Princes if they perform well on
the battlefield or, if they are unlucky, they can be demoted to Chaos Spawns.
That's a total of eighteen completely new units and their variations, new
buildings, new technologies, new quests and a wealth of brand new gameplay
mechanics.
Publisher XSEED Games announces Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls is
coming to PCs on May 29th, offering wider access to this adventure/RPG first
released on the PS3 in 2011. A
Launch Date Trailer
offers a look at how this has and has not been updated since the original
version. The game already has
a Steam listing, which does not show whether this will come to Linux and/or
macOS in addition to Windows. Here's word: XSEED Games, the
independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls, a beloved entry in the long-running dungeon
crawling RPG series that has influenced the genre for nearly 40 years, will
launch on Windows PC via Steam and the Humble Store by Humble Bundle on May 29,
2019 for $14.99, €14.99, and £12.99, with a launch week discount of 10%.
Originally released on the PS3™ system in 2011, Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost
Souls allows players to choose from eight classes and five races to build a
six-person team with diverse but complementary skill sets. During exploration,
players are able to change character classes as needed or focus on leveling up
their primary class to earn bonus skills. This new PC version of the game has
been upgraded to modern PC standards with HD graphics, support for various
resolutions, customizable controls supporting gamepads and mouse and keyboard,
and a newly introduced Turbo Mode. The PC version will also include all
previously released DLC content for completionist adventurers.
With Vambrace: Cold Soul due on
GOG.com and
Steam
on May 28th, publisher Headup and developer Devespresso Games offer
a new trailer kicking
off a series of clips showing off features of this Roguelike fantasy/adventure.
Here's word: Feature #1 is all about the underground enclave of Delearch
which serves as the central hub for the player.
As the adventuress Evelia Lyric, you will use Dalearch as a starting point for
expeditions, where you will discover quests, assemble a party, gather supplies
and relics, craft items, store loot and customize Evelia. Along the way you’ll
run into a colorful cast of characters that will help you along your journey.
Learn more in the brand-new Feature Trailer #1:
Our 3-part feature will propel you on a journey filled with memorable
characters, brutal challenges, and deep strategy. Stay tuned for the next
feature video on the turn-based battle mechanic system!
Continue here to read the full story.
Robert
Pattinson Is "The Batman." There's a little backtracking in there, so this
may not be official. But if it is, this not the best news from my point of view.
It's not that I was on team whathisname, it's more irritation at Twilight in
general. Of course the series was not targeted at me, so that's fine. And I'm
always impressed when actors surprise us when they defy expectations or
typecasting, so I'll keep an open mind in case I can end up pleasantly
surprised. From the rumors I was actually pretty certain that Kit Harington
would land the role, in spite of being a bit vertically challenged. I guess,
like Jon Snow, I know nothing.
R.I.P.:
Grumpy Cat dies aged seven: 'Some days are grumpier than others.' Thanks
David.
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