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Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024

Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: We are Legion Released
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We Are Legion is now available for Windows on Steam, adding the first DLC and another subtitle to Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance, the Windows strategy game based on the hit-or-miss Terminator film franchise. Here's a Gameplay Trailer with a two-minute look at what to expect. Read on for more on the enhancements like IEDs this brings to, in this case, fighting the insurgency:
Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: We Are Legion is the first DLC for Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance. In this DLC, players will have the opportunity to take control of Legion, with the sole objective of eradicating human resistance. We Are Legion features a new single-player campaign, an evolved army management system that deepens strategic gameplay, and new tactical options, including modifications for the Legion Tank and Artillery, smoke screens, and a self-destruct mode for Legion vehicles.
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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Ultima Founding Released
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Ultima Founding is now available on GOG.com* and Steam, new DLC adding new units to Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, the Windows and Linux strategy game. The add-on is full-priced, but the base game (which is required) is currently 90% off. There's no launch trailer, but here's a description to help with your mental image of what to expect:
Free the planet Gladius Prime from the Xeno threat with the new Primaris Space Marines units. Now, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius players can deploy the best of the Adeptus Astartes, including Primaris Intercessors, Aggressors, and Inceptors, as well as Redemptor Dreadnoughts and Thunderstrike Speeders.
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Xenopurge Closed Beta
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Traptics announces Xenopurge, a sci-fi real-time tactics roguelite where you command a team of not-Colonial Marines fighting a not-xenomorph in a not-Aliens game inspired by the classic action movie. You can check out the Listing on Steam, which says the release date is "to be announced," though we're told it will be Q2 2025. The Official Teaser Trailer is a little unusual, showing a shakycam interface where you observe and command your squad of seemingly identical clones using a retro vector monitor. A Kickstarter will kick off down the road, but in the meantime, those interested should sign up for closed beta testing by hitting the "request access" button on Steam. Here's more:
Xenopurge is a sci-fi tactical squad-based game where you take on the role of a commander orchestrating humanity’s offence against an alien menace. Operate from the safety of your remote command center, where every action, from issuing orders to monitoring your squad’s survival, is made through tactical displays and live mission feeds. You best make the right calls, or you'll hear your squad's screams in your ear...

By blending real-time strategy with a tight roguelite gameplay loop, Xenopurge challenges you to adapt to shifting mission objectives and lead a team of soldiers against overwhelming odds.

Inspired by the tension and Aliens and the claustrophobic corridors of Warhammer 40K: Space Hulk, the game’s retro-futuristic aesthetic and unnerving horror atmosphere ensure every decision feels critical.
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Ready or Not: Dark Waters Released
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Ready or Not: Dark Waters is now available on Steam, adding new DLC to Ready or Not, the tactical shooter for Windows from VOID Interactive. This adds missions set on an offshore rigs, adding amphibious complications to your planning. This is shown off in last week's Official Trailer with a (spoiler alert) cinematic look at a hostage hanging. This requires the base game, and there's also a new Ready or Not: LSPD Edition bundling the game, both its DLC packs, and the original soundtrack. Ready or not, here's more:
LSPD intel indicates high risk of criminal activity off the coast of Los Sueños, emboldened by the remoteness of offshore environments. Three major areas being surveyed for threats: natural resources, islands, and watercraft. A UH-60 helicopter has deployed for rapid response and reconnaissance with our SWAT teams.

Players can expect the challenges of bringing order to chaos to extend further when managing amphibious operations whilst also navigating turbulent weather / environmental conditions on the open sea. Offshore locations offer little comfort in the confined spaces within boats, or the turbulent exposure provided by Offshore Oilrigs.
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Golf With Your Friends 2 Announced
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Radical Forge and Team17 announce Golf With Your Friends 2, a sequel to this multiplayer golf game. This is expected to enter Early Access on Steam in 2025 promising the "thrills and spills" for which the sport is notorious. The news is introduced in this video which starts with some live-action skateboarding just to mess with everybody. Let's tee-up the details:
Radical Forge and Team17 Digital have collided to bring you a whole new chapter of Golfing with your friends, enemies and treasured acquaintances. Get ready for 24/7 golfing action, pumped up to the highest heights with totally tubular thrills and spills.

Coming to PC and Consoles near you with new mechanics, weather, and cross-platform online multiplayer. Build your own courses, share them with your friends, and then utterly destroy them with the sneaky hidden hole-in-one setup you built in.
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EKRUZER Gaming Scooter
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EKRUZER announces the launch of the EKRUZER, though this electric scooter claiming to also be a gaming platform is not actually available yet. But you read that right, this is an electric scooter promising Augmented Realty support in what's called a "groundbreaking innovation." These will cost approximately USD$13,000 at launch, and the waitlist opens tomorrow for the first 250 units, which can be reserved by purchasing a $100 baseball cap. If this all screams TikTok, that's because it is and there are no videos on YouTube. To be clear, we're not suggesting anyone preorder, so apologies if it turns out we're steering you wrong and this turns into the next big thing. It's not even clear what the definition of AR is in this case, as this boasts cameras, but the interface is a 7" Android screen:
Gaming platform hardware

  • 7” screen
  • Snapdragon 865
  • 16:9 aspect 1920x1080p resolution, 1k nits brightness
  • Android 12, 8 RAM, 512Gb storage
  • GPS
  • 3G/5G connectivity
  • Front and rear camera
  • Microphone
  • WiFi enabled
  • Bluetooth
  • Integrated speakers
  • USB A and C charging points.
  • Integrated laser tag gaming technology

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Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Released
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Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered is now available for PC and consoles, ensuring the legacy of these two action/adventures with updates to their original 1990s graphics. The Windows edition is on the Epic Games Store and Steam. The Remastered Launch Trailer shows off the fresh look and threatens to reave a soul or two just to get things started. And uncoincidentally, The Past, Present & Future of Soul Reaver is a new Noclip Documentary about the series. Here's more:
Developed and published by Aspyr based on Crystal Dynamics' classic adventures, this new collection includes remastered versions of the original hit action-adventure games Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 2, beautifully restored for modern platforms with higher-resolution textures, models and VFX, as well as a new photo mode, upgraded camera, new control options, enhanced performance and more.

Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the original Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver, Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered is the perfect opportunity for long-time series fans and newcomers alike to experience Kain and Raziel’s epic conflict. Immerse yourself in a timeless story of vampires, betrayal and revenge as you explore the hauntingly beautiful land of Nosgoth in higher fidelity than ever before.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Patched
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A new patch is now available for Cyberpunk 2077, updating the sci-fi action RPG to version 2.2 on PC and consoles. This includes new content as well as tweaks and fixes, which is a little surprising after indications from CD PROJEKT RED that most of its developers were shifted to The Witcher 4 development. The Windows patch is available on GOG.com* and Steam, depending on where you bought the game. Among other things, this adds the chance that Keanu will call shotgun and be a scrub hanging out the passenger side of his best friend's ride. Here are details from this post:
With this patch you’ll be able to express yourself like never before — it includes over 100 new customization options for V, adds CrystalCoat™ compatibility for select vehicle brands, introduces a brand-new TWINTONE™ color scheme feature for CrystalCoat™-compatible vehicles, and more! Photo Mode also received a major overhaul with new camera options, aspect ratios, light sources and posable NPCs, just to name a few things!
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Dungeons 4 - Not Another Multiverse Released
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New Not Another Multiverse DLC is now available for Dungeons 4 on PC and consoles, adding a new dimension to the evil versus good strategy game, despite the denial in the title. The Windows edition is on the Epic Games Store and Steam, and there's also a new version 1.8 patch for the base game, which is outlined in this post. The DLC Release Trailer is here, showing this is not all rainbows and unicorns, but it is at least a little rainbows and unicorns. Here's more:
In Dungeons 4 – Not Another Multiverse Tristan opens a gate… and all hell breaks loose. On his search for aid against Evil (HA!), this silly fool of a stepbrother stumbled across the Murky Portal and opened it (d’oh). Tristan and Thalya are thrown into yet another multiverse and Thalya makes an astounding discovery: The demonic and hordic inhabitants hate them BOTH. There is only one way out of this – and it’s by joining the forces of Evil and Good to find a way back into your own world where there’s still the natural order of things. Go on, brave heroes…uhm… evil minions… Whatever! Get us out of here!
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Deck of Souls Officially Launches
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Deck of Souls is out of Early Access and version 1.0 roguelike, soulslike, deckbuilding gamelike is officially available for Windows on Steam. The Launch Trailer is here to celebrate the news with a look at some retro gameplay in action. Bigboot Studios and HeroCraft PC are offering a 20% launch discount, and this description to tempt you into using it:
Create your own hero, extract souls of your enemies and make cards out of them, break through tough battles, die, and go all over again...

In Deck of Souls, you will:

  • Turn your enemies' souls into your cards and mix different classes’ abilities to uncover your true power.
  • Choose your hero’s capabilities and appearance, pick between several distinct classes, use the RPG elements and inventory system to your advantage, and take the proper outfit.
  • Make choices and decide the bosses’ fate. Execute them for their sins or spare them, so that they will come to help.

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VOIN Early Access
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Early Access to VOIN is now underway on Steam, giving first crack at this first-person slasher from solo developer Nikita Sozidar. This post discusses the roadmap for Early Access, illustrated by the Early Access Release Trailer showing hacking and slashing in a dark fantasy environment. Here's a little exposition on the game straight from the VOIN:
In this shadowed world, secrets lie buried deep, and dangers wait in silence. Hordes rise against me, yet I cleave through them with elemental fury. I master the primal forces, bending chaos to my will. In this moment of convergence, I discover my true self, a being forged in both fury and beauty.

This is my dominion now.

I am the essence of ancient storms, summoned by a force beyond mortal comprehension. Born of the will of a faceless mage, I exist for one purpose alone: to become the weapon that reshapes a world ravaged by plague. My creators remain hidden, shrouded in mystery, yet I feel their command burn within me. This world is broken, and I am its reckoning. For I am VOIN.
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RuneQuest: Warlords Announced
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Slitherine and Volmi announce RuneQuest: Warlords, a turn-based strategy game coming "soon" to PC, promising the first video game using the setting of the tabletop RuneQuest series. This provides unspoken confirmation that the RuneQuest videogame announced in 2019 by Chaosium is no longer in development, in case the silence since then didn't send a clear enough message. The Announcement Trailer has a first look, and here's word:
Unexpectedly, like a horde of Broo Marauders charging into battle, video game publisher Slitherine and developer Volmi - a Virtuos Studio have today announced RuneQuest: Warlords, the first-ever video game adaptation of one of the most celebrated and beloved RPGs of all time.

Fantasy Turn-Based Battles in the Bronze Age. First created over 40 years ago and cherished by millions worldwide, the glorious fantasy RPG setting of Glorantha provides a perfect backdrop for the turn-based tactical battles in RuneQuest: Warlords. While it’s not a full RPG, this strategy PC title deeply reflects the tabletop game's legacy, renowned for its realistic combat mechanics and the incredibly flexible and iconic D100 system.
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Industrial Annihilation Early Access
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Industrial Annihilation is now in Early Access for Windows on Steam, offering a game that combines real-time strategy combat with "deep" factory building. Developer Galactic Annihilation includes developers from the Planetary Annihilation series, and this game is said to be set in the same universe. The Early Access Launch Trailer takes a very brief look, and here's the pitch:
Become a master constructor with intricate production pipelines that supply your killer war machine. Place your bets on the Titan class superbot, or go all-in on a game-ending fusion planet crusher. Create the ultimate kill squad, or build up your artillery to devastate your opponent with tactical nukes. The choices are many, and all yours.

Play through an all-new full single-player story campaign with Industrial Annihilation! Chaos is hellbent on wiping out the galaxy with their diesel-fueled armies that shred and burn any who dare oppose them!
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  • Pick Me Pick Me on Steam (Windows). "'Pick Me Pick Me' is an innovative two-player online competitive game that blends the chaos and fun of dating and takes you into the virtual battlefield of love. Here, you'll compete with your opponents, interacting with a variety of AI characters with unique personalities!"

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Space Engineers 2 Revealed
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Keen Software House announces Space Engineers 2, an upcoming sequel to its 2013/2019 voxel sandbox game. A new teaser trailer shows off the Concordia Research Facility For Modular Engineering, but a lot of details, including the release window, are being held back. We're told to expect more at a full reveal on December 19th. Here's the blueprint:

More information about the game, including a gameplay showcase and the Early Access launch date, will be revealed during the developers' stream on December 19th, 6pm UTC, which will take place on the official Keen Software House Twitch channel and Youtube channel.

The studio warmly invites both fans of the series and newcomers to join the broadcast and celebrate this major reveal with the community.
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Urban Strife Breaks Out
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Early Access to Urban Strife is now available on Steam, kicking off a squad-based survival/RPG from White Pond Games and MicroProse set in a postapocalyptic Georgia city called Urban. This features turn-based gameplay based on the classics of the genre, as you can see in the previous Official Release Date Announcement Trailer featuring a genuine Urban accent(?) and the new Gameplay Walkthrough Trailer, which may or may not be narrated by Strong Bad. Here's word:
Urban Strife immerses players in a gritty, chaotic world where survival demands hard choices, sharp tactics and a willingness to fight for the future. Set in the conflicted, faction-run city of Urban, the game delivers a deeply involving narrative, tense combat and rich crafting systems begging for ‘one more turn’. Experience real bullet ballistics, a realistic day/night cycle, dynamic fire mechanics and advanced sound and smoke propagation as you fight to survive one more day. NPCs live independent lives shaped by faction-based morals, and survival mechanics include hunger, wounds, and sickness. As Early Access progresses, players can look forward to major plot twists and advanced modding support, enabling the community to expand and evolve the apocalypse.
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Adds Free Operation and DLC
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There's a new Dark Angels Chapter Pack on Steam, adding premium DLC to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, the third-person shooter from Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment. This includes cosmetics you already own if you purchased the Season Pass: "This DLC contains a Champion skin, a cosmetic set, three weapon skins and is available with the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Season Pass." A post on Steam announces this comes alongside the release of a new patch for the base game to version 5.0. This is called its biggest update yet, adding a new operation called Obelisk, a new Majoris enemy, new customization options, and balance tweaks. It also includes technical improvements such as frame generation support with the integration of DLSS 3 and FSR 3.1. This post has detail, including an Obelisk Update Trailer. Here's more on the heights Obelisk will reach:
Today’s update takes players back to the burial world of Demerium with a new Operation titled “Obelisk,” available today to all Space Marine 2 players for free! In addition, players will now have to face the Tzaangor Enlightened and avoid its deadly, fast-paced attacks as it careens across the battlefield on its Disc of Tzeentch. Stay alert, as this new enemy will be found in every Operation (PvE) mission featuring the Thousand Sons from now on.

Season Pass owners also receive the Dark Angels Chapter Pack, which comes with a new Champion skin for the Bulwark class, three weapons skins for the Plasma Pistol, Auto Bolt Rifle and Power Sword, a new Storm Shield skin and over 40 unique cosmetics celebrating eight of the Dark Angels Successor Chapters.
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Galactic Civilizations IV Megastructures DLC Released
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New Megastructures DLC is now available for Galactic Civilizations IV, adding the chance to go all Francis Ford Coppala on some structures in the sci-fi 4X strategy game. The DLC is available on the Official Website, the Epic Games Store, and Steam, though care should be taken not to purchase this a second time, as it's part of the Season Pass. It adds endgame content, including Dyson Spheres, Stellar Gateways, Ringworlds, and other fantastic theoretical structures. There's news for owners of the base game as well, as this gets a free version 2.92 update with new content for all, adding improved Galaxy Map generation, a simplified Galaxy View, updated lighting effects, and more. Here's the Megastructures Expansion Trailer with a look, and here's more:

The pinnacle of technology, Megastructures are powerful structures capable of tipping the cosmic scales in your favor. Each Megastructure has something unique to offer and your decision on which to build can have drastic implications.

Dyson Spheres are the ultimate energy engines that drive your civilization’s evolution through fueling massive Megastructures that redefine your empire. The color of a Dyson Sphere’s host star dictates its potential Energy Output making Energy-rich white stars a valuable resource.
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Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector - Astra Militarum Released
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Slitherine announces Astra Militarum is now available on Steam for Windows and for consoles, adding new DLC to Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, one of the 40,000 or so Warhammer 40K strategy games, marking the first content release since Slitherine took over development on the project. Move over space marines, there's a new sheriff in town: "The Astra Militarum are the foundation of the Imperium's strength: a vast, loyal, and unified fighting force unmatched across the galaxy. Known for their overwhelming numbers, formidable firepower, and unbreakable loyalty to the Emperor, the Astra Militarum embodies the Imperium's power on the battlefield." A new Developers Talk Video introduces the DLC and the hot new tie-and-sweatshirt look that's taking over the runways of Paris. Word is the DLC comes alongside a free update for the game's Map Editor, and word that another free content update is expected at the beginning of the new year:
In Spring 2024, Slitherine took on the development of Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, acquiring the rights for the game’s engine. The new team assigned to Battlesector has worked with effort and passion on this Astra Militarum, on the game’s build and on a major free update on map editor, which was released concurrently with the DLC.

During Slitherine Next exciting news was revealed by the team: the current developers are working on a thrilling narrative campaign and a mysterious new game mode, along with a free major update coming at the beginning of 2025.
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Stars In The Trash Released
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Stars In The Trash is now available on Steam, offering a platformer from Valhalla Cats that hopes to capture the magic of hand-drawn animations of a bygone era. Here's the Launch Trailer with a look at how that plays out. The launch comes with a 10% discount, and the soundtrack and a digital art book are also available. Here's more:
Stars in the Trash brings the magic of animated movie classics into a narrative-driven platformer that combines action, exploration and puzzles. Tired of feeling trapped at home, Moka, a spoiled cat decides to run away and seek adventure. Explore, make friends, fight, and escape from the kennelman.
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Domenation Closed Beta
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Domenation is a free-to-play multiplayer third-person shooter in development at Blackmouth Games. For some reason, its Steam Listing says this was released on July 4, 2024, but this is not accurate. Also odd is that this is not described as a Battle Royale, despite the instructions to "Stay in the Dome to survive." This post has details on a playtest being called the Christmas Beta that's underway to prepare the game for its eventual actual release, and players can request access on Steam right now. Here's a festive Christmas closed beta trailer with a look and here's a bit on the game:
Get ready for an adrenaline-pumping experience in Domenation, where every second counts! Stay inside the Dome to maximize your time and outsmart your opponents. Customize your character with unique skins and weapon styles to ensure you leave a mark, even in defeat. Plus, don't forget about your Frens, your loyal companions that evolve alongside you, providing essential support as you battle for survival. Will you be the last player standing?
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Path of Exile 2 Early Access Update Path
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A post to the Path of Exile Forums digs into the Early Access launch of Path of Exile 2. It discusses development priorities in implementing changes in the action/RPG sequel based on player feedback. It lists several specific features and describes the process for addressing them thusly: "We will be posting patch notes for these changes when they're deployed. For a full list of what's just been deployed, check out the patch notes here. There are still a lot more changes to come, these are just some of the changes that are fast for us to make. We will be continuing to monitor feedback and adjusting things as we go." Specific elements under discussion include changes to Dodge Roll, Checkpoints, Items, Rare Monsters, Currenct, Map Mods, "Unlucky" Drop Protection, the Move Only command, Endgame Maps, and more.

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  • Ballionaire on Steam (Windows). "BALLIONAIRE is a fast-paced, kinetic roguelike where strategy meets physics to create outrageous wealth! Find and exploit game-breaking synergies as you theorycraft your way to victory. Welcome to the autobonker genre!" 19% launch discount.
  • Go Home Annie on Steam (Windows). "A twisted psychological thriller and an original story set in the SCP universe. As an employee of the SCP Foundation, test artificially created paranormal events, solve puzzles, interact with anomalies, and uncover the secrets of the Replication Division."
  • Only Lead Can Stop Them on GOG.com* and Steam. "Over the span of your adventure, you will explore three epic campaigns with a total of 30 levels packed full of dangers and secrets to be discovered. Explore ancient castles, catacombs, muddy trenches, dense forests and combat zones of a war torn battlefield, whilst earning medals along the way for your heroic deeds!" 10% launch discount.
  • Songs of the HMong on Steam (Windows). "A Hmong girl named Xiaomiao meets a mysterious old man in the forest who has lost his memory. The old man tells Xiaomiao that to restore world order, she needs to find the seed of the Sacred Tree. Can Xiaomiao, with the power of music, successfully find the seed of the sacred tree?" 15% launch discount.
  • Undead West on GOG.com* and Steam (Windows). "A western themed roguelite bullet hell where the player uses an array of weapons, whiskey infusions and buffs gained from defeating bosses to complete each stage." Playable demo still available. 10% launch discount.

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  • Aztecs The Last Sun on Steam (Windows). "Aztecs The Last Sun is a city-building strategy and city manager. Become a ruler of the great city-state of Tenochtitlan. Develop a city, build an army. Let your people flow in riches!"
  • INAYAH - Life after Gods on Steam (Windows). "INAYAH – Life after Gods is a beautifully hand-animated 2D action-platformer that invites you to explore its secretive post-apocalyptic world. Fight for survival, face challenging bosses and upgrade your abilities to unlock new areas and defeat your foes."

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It's another important id Software anniversary, as it was 31 years ago today that the original DOOM was released, offering a huge step forward for the first-person shooter genre. DOOM is entirely the reason you are reading these words, as it was my obsession with the game and my interest in the fledgling World Wide Web that inspired me make a website about the (at the time) upcoming Quake. The anniversary is much easier to celebrate than it once was, as similar to the discussion of Quake II yesterday, semi-recent updates to both DOOM and DOOM II make them much easier to play on modern systems for those looking to return to Phobos, Deimos, and Hell for a bit of nostalgia.

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