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Archived News:
A new Why We Run video
is the launch trailer for Mirror's Edge Catalyst, the parkour action
sequel that's due for release in just a couple of weeks. On a related note,
Deadline reports that Endemol Shine Studios has acquired the rights to
develop this property as an international television series. Here's the
accompanying description for the new video: "The launch of Mirror’s Edge™
Catalyst is closing in. And rest assured, we are immensely thrilled to let you
start exploring the city of Glass in just a few weeks. With a new trailer dubbed
“Why We Run”, you’ll get another taste of Faith’s origin story and the rush of
free running among the rooftops. Enjoy." Continue here to read the full story.
The Hitman
website announces a May 31st release date for Marrakesh, the third
episode in HITMAN, the newest game in IO Interactive's assassination
series. This will put you on the Marrakesh Express to undo some of that CSN
peace and love with a little contract killing, and it will be available as an
individual purchase, or included as part of the Full Experience Pack. In
addition to two targets to eliminate, the episode will also include additional
gameplay in the exotic new locale: With Marrakesh also comes a lot more
live content for players and the busy markets and locked down consulate will
provide us with great settings for our live features. Episode Three has been
designed to keep players busy with a wide range of challenges and opportunities.
Along with an entirely new setting for Contracts Mode, Marrakesh will also be
the location for upcoming Elusive Targets and Escalation Contracts. We're
excited to see what you come up with!
Epic Games offers a
short teaser trailer and
some screenshots to help introduce Underland, a new map for Unreal
Tournament, their upcoming shooter remake which is currently available as a
free "pre-alpha" release. The clip shows off the new environment, contrasting
the violent slow-motion gameplay with the serene strings of Bach's Orchestral
Suite No. 3 in D major, which is normally the soundtrack for weddings, and not
bloodbaths.
This post has more details and a link to the
release notes
for the new version. Here's word: Today we released a fully meshed
Deathmatch level called Underland with the new Unreal Tournament build. This
level is designed for 6 to 8 players who fight across a hidden outpost, once
lost for a thousand years, that guards the entrance to the massive Underland
caverns.
We asked the community to help rename the prototype level "Tuba" and we'd like
to thank forum member Archer6621 for proposing the name Underland. We'll be
sending him an Unreal Tournament Swag Bag filled with Epic merchandise for his
suggestion!
Continue here to read the full story.
Frontier Developments has released Planet Coaster Early Bird Alpha 2, the
second version of their early access theme-park simulation for Windows. This
adds terrain tools, an advanced construction toolset, and dozens of additional
new features as they take the next step toward the game's official release by
the end of this year, and they say to expect Alpha 3 with more additions this
summer. Those interested in playing the game in its current state can buy it
from
the Frontier Store for the premium price of $74.99 USD, those interested in
the best available price can preorder for $29.99, while those on the fence
should expect a retail price of $49.99. Here's word on the new release: Planet
Coaster Alpha 2 takes another major step towards launch. Alpha 2’s new Terrain
Sculpting toolset lets players reshape the earth itself, forging hills,
mountains, craters and caverns to create something truly unique. Whether
building the coaster park of your dreams, re-creating a natural wonder or
crafting impossible floating islands in the sky, Planet Coaster lets you bring
any creative vision to life.
And Alpha 2 players can now build their own rollercoasters with Planet Coaster’s
advanced construction toolset. Planet Coaster Alpha 2 lets players build high
into the sky, tunnel below ground and even carve through mountains as they build
without limits. Alpha 2 introduces more authentic coaster types, new stations
and all-new paint options to offer unprecedented opportunities for customization
and creativity.
Planet Coaster Alpha 2 also adds dozens of new features to make construction
easier than ever before. Advanced controls allow for precision editing of
scenery, all-new building pieces unlock new design options, and new curved
elevated paths let guests explore your parks from every angle.
EA's Origin
Access announces the addition of more games to this service that allows
unlimited access to a selected EA library for a monthly $4.99 USD subscription
fee. Word is they have just added TRINE and TRINE 2, the Mass
Effect trilogy, Medal of Honor, and more. Thanks
Eurogamer.
A new Masterclass trailer
from Mighty No. 9 shows off gameplay from the Mega Man homage that's due
for release next month. Here's word: "Mighty No. 9 is a side-scrolling action
game that takes the best elements from 8- and 16-bit classics you know and love
and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics and fan input into
something fresh and amazing! Launching 06.21.2016! visit mightyno9.com for more
info!" Continue here to read the full story.
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Unaided- 1939 -- Steam Greenlight. "Unaided: 1939 is a hardcore Top-Down
shooter with stealth elements, set in the year 1939 before the start of
World War II. Germany has not yet attacked Poland but tensions have already
risen in central Europe. You play as Vita Banks, a British spy who
infiltrated Nazi Germany a year before the outbreak of the war. Cut off from
her agency and contacts, you alone must do your part in weakening the Nazis
and stopping this war before it even begins."
The Pro Evolution
Soccer 2017 website is online, officially announcing the next
installment in Konami's association football/soccer series, saying this will
kick off for Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 this autumn
in this
tweet (the page doesn't seem to have this information yet). They outline a
bunch of new features to kick around in the new version, including a bunch of
improved game mechanics, upgraded visuals, adaptive AI, and more. Here's what
they say about the new AI: "For the first time in a football game, the AI will
learn how you play! Player and team behaviour has always been a staple of the
PES series, and for PES 2017 Adaptive AI will change sports games forever."
Nordic Games offers
the first
screenshots from Spellforce 3 as well as the first concrete details
about the new installment in the series since it was first revealed
18 months ago. At that time they talked
about returning the series to its roots, and now they discuss what that means,
and how the game will combine RPG and RTS elements. Here's word: Heroes
and Quests
Similar to its successful predecessors, players create their hero from scratch
and can then develop the hero’s skills during the campaign, complete quests,
explore the game world and join forces with up to three characters to form a
group of heroes.
Organic Growth
The map in SpellForce 3 is divided into different sectors. The player’s base
won’t grow arbitrarily, but always organically. Concretely, this means that the
player can only conquer sectors, which are connected to the base or other,
already conquered, sectors. This is important, because there is no “Global
Economy”, but the distribution of resources will happen mechanically (resources
are being transported via carts). The player can decide which raw materials he
wants to collect, distribute and export in each sector and must therefore
carefully plan where to build the sectors.
Sector Management
If, for example, the player defeats all the enemies in a particular sector and
the bandit camp is captured, he can establish an outpost in this area. The
player can then construct buildings in the sectors, exploit raw materials (wood,
stone, food, etc.), transport goods and produce resources to then recruit new
fighting units. Each outpost has a set number of workers who can be hired, so a
core element of the game is to balance the sector economy and manage the sector
to ensure the most efficient deployment of the available workers.
Hybrid Gameplay
We don’t want to ignore the RPG component and want players to have the best
gaming experience possible with SpellForce 3, so the micro management is not as
hectic and fast-paced as in many other RTS games. Players can therefore enjoy
both gameplay genres (RTS and RPG) in equal measure.
SpellForce 3 Features
- RTS/RPG Mix: Unique gameplay combining RTS
and Top-Down RPG genres
- RTS: the RTS part focuses on
macromanagement (overall strategy, building a base/economy, conquering
of zones, managing large groups of units)
- RPG: the RPG part puts emphasis on
micromanaging the party of heroes (skills of ALL heroes of the party
have assigned keyboard bindings) in battles
- Create & Customize: Assemble your party of
heroes and choose between numerous combinations of different skill builds
- Strengthen and Command Your Army: Prepare
your troops and fight the mother of all battles. Moreover, players can
utilize a wide array of strategic choices (like e.g. terrain, troop
formations, visibility, scouting etc.) that would make Sun Tzu proud
- Epic Storyline: Unravel a deep and
sophisticated story, eventually leading up to the events that cause the
world-changing convocation ritual
- Rich Universe & Lore: Explore the world Eo
and discover intrigues, secrets and a lot of loot for your hero
- Extensive Single-Player Campaign: 30+
hours, even more when you manage to discover all the things Grimlore put in
the world
- Multiplayer: Strong multiplayer component
with various modes - Play cooperatively or in versus battles
Headup Games announces the release of a new Trains expansion pack
on Steam for
Bridge
Constructor, their arcade engineering game. The new add-on further
challenges your design abilities by requiring your structures to withstand the
rigors of train travel. Here's word on the release, which comes on the fourth
anniversary of the launch of the original game: In celebration of the 4th
birthday of the million selling franchise Bridge Constructor, Headup Games and
Clockstone Software released a new add-on called 'Trains' today.
Test your construction skills on the new "Choonited Kingdom" island group, with
a total of 18 new levels across three islands.
(Not even sorry for that pun. :)
To get the extremely heavy trains secure over beautiful rivers and some dizzying
deep ravines, you have to build even stronger bridges this time, or otherwise
everything will collapse in a spectacular disaster!
Here's the announcement that cross-platform multiplayer support is now in
Rocket League,
allowing Windows and Xbox One gamers to compete alongside each other in the
motorized sports game, which they say is a first. Here's the announcement, which
is from yesterday, so everything is now live: As
we promised in March, cross-network play for the Xbox One and Steam PC
versions of Rocket League will officially roll-out later this afternoon by 3pm
PT/ 6pm ET/ 10pm UTC, making it the first-ever Xbox One game to support
cross-network play with a Steam PC game.
Nearly 2 million Xbox One players have already competed in Rocket League since
we launched in February 2016, but with today’s new cross-network update, your
potential pool of teammates and opponents will grow even larger!
It’s an historic moment for us here at Psyonix[psyonix.com], and we’re really
excited to bring Xbox One and Steam PC players closer together. Cross-network
play has been something that Xbox One gamers have been asking us for since the
day we launched, and thanks to Microsoft’s new cross-network policies, we’re
proud to give it to them.
Enjoy the new feature — and remember — you can toggle cross-network play on or
off with an easy-to-find check box in the Options menu (see a preview below).
Have fun!
A new "Final Quest"
launch trailer for the Blood and Wine expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
that's coming out next week. Here's word on the clip: "For the last time become
professional monster slayer Geralt of Rivia and explore Toussaint, a remote land
untouched by war, where you will unravel the horrifying secret behind a beast
terrorizing the kingdom. Blood and Wine is a 30+ hour adventure full of dark
deeds, unexpected twists, romance and deceit." Continue here to read the full story.
Just saw a reminder that today is the anniversary of the release of Star Wars,
way back before it even had the "A New Hope" subtitle, though this will be a
bigger deal next year, as that will be the 40th year since the movie debuted in
1977. 39 years is nothing to sneeze at, and for a little surprising perspective,
Star Wars is older now than Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz were when it
was brand new.
R.I.P.:
Burt Kwouk - Pink Panther's Cato.
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