A big spring sale is now underway on The Humble Store, offering savings on thousands of games between now and May 23rd. On bargain stands out above the others, though, as they are giving away free copies of Age of Wonders III to everyone who subscribes to the Humble Bundle newsletter. It's been five years since the release of this 4X strategy game for Windows, Linux, and macOS, so here's a trailer along with a refresher:

Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!

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A Steam Publisher Sale on tinyBuild games is now underway, offering discounts on most of their titles, including a couple at the ultra-appealing price point of free. The freebies are Divide By Sheep, an adventure/puzzle game for Windows and macOS and Fearless Fantasy, an action/RPG for Windows. Both are yours to keep if you pick them up before May 13th, or while supplies last. Here are descriptions of each:

Fearless Fantasy is probably the weirdest RPG you’ll play this year. It’s a turn-based game that deeply involves players during every turn. You use gestures (with the mouse) to score critical hits, resulting in very involved and interesting gameplay on every turn.

Divide By Sheep is a math puzzler about the Grim Reaper's devious plan to make some sheepy friends. Grim can only befriend the dead, so he decided to unleash a great flood and drag the sheep under. Now stranded on small islands and sinking fast, the sheep need you to help them reach safety.

Titan Quest: Atlantis is now available on Steam, offering a third expansion for this Windows action/RPG. Titan Quest was originally came out in 2006, though this is for the Titan Quest Anniversary Edition that was released in 2016. Here's the pitch:

Action-RPG Titan Quest is back with its third expansion: Atlantis! The expansion comes with a brand new and epic story line, leading the players through the most mysterious of all cities. Explore new environments or dive into a vast amount of added quests in the well-known areas of the base game. Heroes can master new skills and fight with new items. The expansion also adds some quality of life and general improvements. Titan Quest: Atlantis is now available on PC for a SRP of $ 19.99 | £ 19.99 | € 19.99.

Main Features:

New Atlantis Main Quest Line

• Play a brand new Titan Quest adventure in single-player experience or hunt the mystical hordes of Atlantis with up to 6 players in the co-operative multiplayer mode
• Find and claim new items and unique rewards

Tartarus Endless Mode

• A wave based challenge mode, playable in single player or with up to 6 players in co-op multiplayer
• Random elements change up the gameplay and will make sure every game is different from any other

Expanded Masteries
Unlock a new tier of skills for each mastery

Visual Upgrades
Graphical upgrades such as SSAO and color grading

Quality of Life Improvements
Quick cast, easier storage and other long-awaited perks

Casino Merchant
Spend your excess in-game money on randomly generated loot

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Yakuza Kiwami 2 is now available on Steam, offering Windows gamers their latest opportunity to make your mark on the Japanese criminal underground. SEGA says the game is "now fully optimised for PC, including 4K resolution and unlocked framerates, customizable controls and robust graphics options," which you can see in the PC launch trailer. The launch announcement includes more on the PC version along with details on a DLC pack that's free for those who purchase the game in its first week of release:

Yakuza Kiwami 2 is remade from the ground up in the Dragon Engine, first introduced in Yakuza™ 6, making it the best-looking Yakuza on PC yet. Purchase Yakuza Kiwami 2 now and receive the complete Clan Creator Bundle DLC, including rare Clan Creator Leaders and Packs, exclusive weapons, outfits and more. DLC will be available for free until May 16, 2019.

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Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Colossal Order reveal plans to school Cities: Skylines players on May 21st with the release of Cities: Skylines Campus. For those who don't want to pony up the tuition for this, never fear, as while they aren't offering any scholarships, the DLC will come along with some freebies to content yourself with. Word is: "In addition to two new radio stations and a new Content Creator Pack , there will be two new library buildings, a new yellow school bus, job titles in the citizen info panel, and new industry policies added to the game in a free update later this month." This trailer focusing on extracurricular activities shows off what to expect, and the announcement can serve as your guidance counselor:

Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order today announced the next step in the Cities: Skylines future - Campus. University life abounds with new area types for any sort of student - Trade School, Liberal Arts and University. Players will be able to increase the reputation of their campuses by attracting students and creating Academic Works. With five types of varsity sports arenas, nine unique faculties, seven new policies, seven new achievements and five new maps, Campus will take higher education to new heights on May 21, 2019 for $12.99 MSRP.

Key Features:

• Degrees of Freedom - Design your own campus based on three area types - Trade School, Liberal Arts College and University. Increase reputation by attracting students and creating Academic Works to unlocking new buildings!
• Var-City Sports - Bring college sports to your city by building football, basketball, baseball, track & field, and swimming arenas. Manage your teams, hire coaches, sell tickets -- and collect prizes for winning matches! Customize your teams with unique jerseys and increase their chances of winning with cheerleaders and coaches.
• Syllabuster - Employ seven new policies including book fairs and for-profit education. Sponsor academic works by handing out research grants and supporting the staff.
• We Fancy - Display your scientific achievements in Museums.
• Cheers! - Celebrate with your citizens during graduation ceremonies.
• Ludocartography 101 - Five new maps for your building pleasure.
• Three New Chirper Hats - Be the big chirp on campus!

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Matrix Games now offers a Nation Pack: Italy - Yugoslavia for Armored Brigade, the real-time tactical wargame set during the Cold War. Word is this comes along with the release of the Campaign Generator for all owners of the game: "But that's not all: along with the DLC, and totally free for all the owners of the original game, the free update 1.023 comes with the highly anticipated Campaign Generator. Now the players can create dynamic campaigns and fight subsequent battles combined to one another. Two birds with a stone!" Here's more on the pack, in which the Cold War gets decidedly hotter:

10 June 1987, Northern Italy. In the first light of dawn, the infamous combined armies of Yugoslavia and their Communist henchmen tried to force the proud Allied bloc hastily set by the NATO Command at the entrance of the Val Padana: the road to the nerve center of Milan had to be blocked.

Elements of the Armored Brigade "Legnano" and the "Centauro" with their Leopard 1 tanks and supporting Infantry dig in the suburbs of Palmanova to defend the railway and motorway junctions leading to the industrial heart of Northern Italy. In the sky above them, Mangusta A129 helicopters from the 7th AVES "Vega" Regiment loiter and lurk ready to protect NATO defenses from the imposing Soviet assault.

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Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developers FakeFish and Undertow Games announce a June 5th start date for early access to Barotrauma, their co-op, sci-fi submarine simulation. This game puts up to 16 players in control of a sub that's exploring below the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa in a complete disregard for the (*spoiler alert*) warning in 2010: The Year We Make Contact. This trailer explains more about the game, and the announcement has more:

Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and independent developers FakeFish and Undertow Games today announced their highly anticipated multiplayer sci-fi submarine simulator Barotrauma will go into Steam Early Access for Windows PC, Mac and Linux on June 5, 2019. Barotrauma sends up to 16 players on an underwater journey beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa, where you’ll discover alien wonders and horrors, command various submarine systems, and fight to survive dangers from both outside and within.

Navigate a chilling ocean filled with strange creatures, explore alien ruins, and cooperate with your crewmates to accomplish missions on your voyage. Choose one of several classes and work together to manage complex systems, including the nuclear reactor, guns, engines and sonar. Fend off hostile monstrosities, seal deadly radioactive leaks, and survive crewmembers infected with extraterrestrial viruses. But beware: some threats are closer than you think. Traitor mode is a multiplayer option that may randomly assign players as secret conspirators, complete with their own individual missions like assassination and sabotage.

Oscillating between thrilling and hilarious, Barotrauma allows you to create your very own creative chaos with procedurally generated levels and full mod support. Ragdoll physics give the game a uniquely weird look and feel, making it fun to both watch and play.

Key Features:

• Master intricate submarine management and crafting systems to survive the frigid depths of Europa, one of Jupiter’s largest moons.
• Work together in adrenaline-filled 2D co-op multiplayer with up to 16 players. Or betray your crew and bury them in an icy grave...
• Explore a vast ocean filled with alien life, ruins and other dangerous secrets.
• Enlist as one of several classes: submarine captain, engineer, security officer, mechanic, medic and assistant.
• Procedurally created levels and events ensure no two games are the same.
• Become a monster maker: transform the game via Steam workshop and create your own submarines, sprites, levels — and even alien creatures — for other players to download.

Barotrauma will be available in Steam Early Access on June 5 and will be continuously updated and expanded with new content, features and improvements.

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Winter is coming (eventually), and so Battle Brothers - Warriors of the North is now available on GOG.com and Steam, offering DLC for Battle Brothers, the Windows turn-based tactical RPG that was released way back in March 2019. Here's what you get with this add-on:

Long-anticipated new features, like new origins for your company of mercenaries, new contracts and events, and new gear and banners, offer a new layer of strategic depth to Battle Brothers. Legends also talk about a mythical creature, the Ijirok… Prepare to explore the frozen north and face the barbarians in Warriors of the North – the challenge will put your battle skills to the test, but immortal fame and legendary treasures await the victors!

KEY FEATURES

• Pick one of ten different origins for your company and play as northern barbarians, peasant militia, or a flock of cultists. Each origin has special rules that shape your campaign into a different experience from beginning to end.
• Face an entirely new faction of northern barbarians, complete with their own gear and unique mechanics
• Visit two new legendary locations and fight two new bosses in a quest that leads to a legendary reward
• Hunt down enemy champions and face them in battle to claim famed items for yourself
• Dress in style with a collection of new viking and rus inspired banners, shields, helmets, and armors. Use new weapons and let loose the new nordic warhound!
• Earn your stay in the north by taking on new contracts
• Immerse yourself in leading a mercenary company with even more illustrated events.
• Two new music tracks accompany you on your adventures.
• Challenge yourself with new achievements

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Link of the Day: Teaser Trailer: "IT: Chapter 2."

Ubisoft officially announces Ghost Recon Breakpoint, confirming the leak that this is what they teased for today's announcement. They are already committed to a release date, saying this new installment in their military shooter series will come to PCs and consoles on October 4th. They also reveal this will once again feature actor Jon Bernthal, who joined the series in a recent update for Ghost Recon Wildlands. The news is illustrated by a pair of videos, a standard announcement trailer as well as a gameplay walkthrough video. There's a lot to unpack in the announcement, as they unveil plans for four different editions, a standalone collectible, a year one pass, and new endgame raids. Here's word:

Today Ubisoft announced Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon© Breakpoint, the latest installment in the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon franchise, will be available October 4 on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, and Windows PC. After successfully rebooting the Ghost Recon formula with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands, Ubisoft Paris* has created an entirely new adventure, putting players back in the boots of the Ghosts, an Elite US Special Operations Unit. But this time they are stranded behind enemy lines, facing their toughest enemy to date.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a military shooter set in a diverse and hostile open world entirely playable solo or in up to four-player co-op. Players will discover Auroa, a mysterious island where the most technically advanced facilities meet wild and untamed nature. Home to drone creators, tech giant Skell Technology, Auroa has fallen into the wrong hands and all contact has been lost.

The Wolves, a lethal ex–US Military unit of former Ghosts gone rogue, have taken over the island. Led by Nomad’s ex-brother-in-arms, Lt. Colonel Cole D. Walker, portrayed by Jon Bernthal, they have reprogrammed Skell’s drones into killing machines and are ready to use them, no matter the casualties. Nomad and the Ghosts are sent in on a recon mission, but their helicopters are shot down. Injured, without support, and hunted down, players will live an intense military experience as they fight to survive, take down the Wolves and regain control of Auroa.

Steep slopes, accumulating injuries, and fatigue are new challenges for players to tackle as they test their survival skills in the varied terrains of Auroa. To overcome adversity, players will enjoy total freedom to accomplish their missions and have plenty of tactical options and tools at their disposal, including a set of new military features. They will be able to carry enemies and teammates’ bodies, blend into their environment with prone camo and set up camp with teammates in the bivouac to manage equipment, change classes, and fine-tune their strategies.

They will also be able to choose among thousands of customization combinations to create their perfect Ghost, and keep their character and progression through the game in both the main campaign and Player-versus-player (PvP), available at launch.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint will include a robust post-launch content support plan, with regular updates after launch. New story arcs, classes and features will be continuously added, and for the first time in a Ghost Recon game, a new type of endgame content: raids.

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Developer Nightdive Studios and publisher Atari offer the release of Blood: Fresh Supply, an updated version of Blood, the first-person shooter developed by Monolith that was first released in 1997. You can get a look at gameplay in the launch trailer and you can pick up a copy of this Windows game through Discord, GOG.com, Humble Store, or Steam. Here are some details:

Originally released in 1997, Blood is a First-Person Shooter that helped redefine the genre and introduced many elements now accepted as commonplace. In the original and the updated Blood: Fresh Supply, players jump into the boots of undead gunslinger Caleb as he seeks revenge against the dark god Chernobog. Caleb’s arsenal features a mix of standard and occult weaponry, which he uses to devastating and gore-filled effect. In the game, players visit a terrifying world populated by hordes of bloodthirsty fiends – including cultists, gargoyles, zombies, hellhounds, and an unholy host of other terrors.

Key Tech Updates and Features of Blood: Fresh Supply include:

• Vulkan, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 3.2 support, play with unlocked framerates!
• Antialiasing, Ambient Occlusion, V-sync and Interpolation support
• Support for high resolutions including 4K monitors
• Fully customizable keyboard and controller pad support
• Extended modding support, including support for already existing mods
• Completely rewritten netcode supports up to 8 players:
• Play online in co-operative mode, kill each other in “Bloodbath” or split the difference in classic 4v4 team-based “Capture The Flag” mayhem
• Battle it out in local split-screen action
• Roll your own soundtrack with full CD and MIDI music support
• Look fully up and down with a new 3D view, or stick with the classic BUILD-engine style!

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Today is the third anniversary of the release of Stellaris, the intergalactic grand strategy game for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Paradox Interactive is celebrating by offering a free weekend on Steam offering everyone the chance to check it out for nothing. A new three year anniversary trailer accompanies the announcement, which follows:

Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer of games that make time fly, has today announced that in celebration of the three year anniversary of its popular sci-fi grand strategy game, Stellaris will be free to try on Steam from May 9 to May 12. With constant updates since its launch in 2016, today’s Stellaris is bigger, deeper and more fun than ever. Ordinarily retailing for a suggested price of $39.99 USD, the deep and engaging gameplay of Stellaris will be available for free on Steam this weekend.

“It feels like just yesterday we were launching Stellaris, unsure of how people would take to it, but now it has its own thriving community and is celebrating its third anniversary!” said Daniel Moregård, Game Director for Stellaris. “It’s an occasion we’d like to celebrate with the amazing community who filled the galaxy of Stellaris with their stories. We hope players new and old can enjoy this Free Weekend to the fullest!”

Featuring deep strategic gameplay, a rich and enormously diverse selection of alien races and emergent storytelling, Stellaris has engaging challenging gameplay that rewards interstellar exploration as you discover, interact and learn more about the rich and mysterious universe you will encounter during your travels.

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Steam now offers a playable demo for Heaven's Vault, the Windows archeology adventure that includes a language to decipher and the ability to explore both the past and the future. This celebrates tomorrow's launch of LudoNarraCon, which will focus on narrative adventures like this. The developers will also hold a livestream tomorrow: "Tomorrow, May 10, members of the Heaven's Vault team will livestream the game and discuss its development between 10:00am and 1:00pm Pacific time." They don't offer a description of the game, so here's an outline of the game itself:

Aliya Elasra is an archaeologist, exploring a strange region of space called the Nebula with her robot sidekick Six, hoping to uncover the secrets of the long-forgotten past. When a roboticist from the University of Iox goes missing, Aliya begins a trail of discoveries that will lead to the very edge of her world - and the ancient secret of Heaven's Vault.

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RAGE 2 launches next week, and Bethesda Softworks paves the way with the official launch trailer (NSFW) for the post-apocalyptic shooter sequel. The clip again takes a humorous tone, offering a fantastic take on the cliched "but how did we get here?" flashback. Word is: "RAGE 2 launches on May 14, but before it gets here, let’s roll back the clock to get you caught up with this launch trailer. Waaaaay back. All the way back to the first game and... beyond?" Continue here to read the full story.

Steam now offers Early Access to Pax Nova, the new sci-fi 4X strategy game developed by Grey Wolf Entertainment. Pax Nova is Latin for "new peace," but never fear, the game features ample conflict (after all, one of the 4Xs is "eXterminate"). To help us get off to a proper start, the release is accompanied by this trailer with tips and tricks for beginners. Here's the announcement:

Pax Nova is a sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you control the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as new dangers. Build new cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.

Since Pax Nova is an ambitious achievement, we really want to ensure that we get as much feedback as possible from the community in order to keep developing the game to its complete potential ahead of the full launch!

To get a head start in the game, watch the beginner’s guide below and find out some good-to-know information before playing Pax Nova.

Pax Nova Features

• Factions: Choose from a variety of races or customize your own.
• Cities: Build your city thoughtfully. Pick different terrains that will help you expand your districts. Manage the balance of different attributes.
• Research and diplomacy options: Plan your strategy. Exploit multiple resources and possibilities.
• Combat: Customize your units to maximize extermination.
• Geography: Explore the massive universe of Pax Nova and discover other planets and colonies.

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SEGA Europe announces the acquisition of Two Point Studios, the developer of Two Point Hospital (two points to you if you knew that). Two Point is now wholly owned SEGA studio "and a fully integrated SEGA Europe pillar," joining a roster that includes Creative Assembly, Sports Interactive, Relic Entertainment, Amplitude Studios, and HARDlight. "We're delighted to welcome Two Point Studios officially in to the SEGA family. As a relatively new, British-based developer with a global hit already under their belts, we knew we had to move quickly on this deal because they are an extremely attractive investment proposition with a great deal of talent," said Gary Dale, President/COO for SEGA Europe Ltd. "The Searchlight team at SEGA Europe have done a fantastic job integrating the studio over the past two years and the studio have gone on to produce a fantastic title with clear franchise potential." The announcement doesn't go into future plans following the acquisition, but it does offer a little resume for the developer:

Two Point Studios was set-up in 2016 by Lionhead alumni, Gary Carr, Mark Webley and Ben Hymers, with the goal of creating accessible games with understated depth, set in atypical worlds. The trio set about assembling a 17-strong team, featuring talent from some of the best and most experienced developers, who between them have worked on titles like Black and White, Alien: Isolation and Fable at studios including Creative Assembly, Lionhead and Mucky Foot. On 30 August 2018, Two Point Hospital launched worldwide as a PC digital download, garnering critical acclaim and commercial success.

An announcement on Steam reveals that a new free update has floated out on Steam for GRIP: Combat Racing, the Rollcage-inspired futuristic racing game. This adds AirBlades to the game, enabling anti-gravity racing, as shown in this trailer. Here are the details on this new feature:

Bringing a whole new vehicle class, and uniting two genres from the 90’s together for the first time, anti-grav racers called ‘AirBlades’, powered by an Element 115 anti-grav engine, fight against the aggressive wheel based mechanical monsters called Rollers, that launched with GRIP: Combat Racing, with both classes able to flip on any side, and choose their own path, not defined by the laws of gravity.

AirBlades is available on all the original race tracks that launched with GRIP: Combat Racing, plus all new levels set in out of space and is a completely free update for players. The inclusion of this latest update adds a robust new set of features sure to thrill fans and adrenaline junkies. GRIP: Combat Racing is now two games in one, giving racers the choice of how and where they drive!

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Infected Shelter is now available in Early Access on Steam, offering a post-apocalyptic Rogue-lite action/RPG with procedurally generated levels. Developer Dark Blue Games describes this as "Mortal Kombat + Dead Cells + Castle Crashers." The Early Access version only supports Windows, but they say the full version to be released in Q4 will also support Linux and macOS as well as consoles. This trailer shows the game in action, including a lot of smashing and shooting, as well as some vehicular combat, or at least wheelchair combat. Here's more on what it includes:

154 post-apocalyptic indoor and outdoor areas - fully implemented fast paced, violent and complex 2D brawler-like combat with lots of firearms and melee weapons - 150 blueprints to unlock new weapons, clothes, skills, relics and RPG-like character improvements - 48 character traits - 2 totally different, customizable playable characters - 15 guitars - 15 wheelchairs - 12 pets - 46 drinks - 30 active items - fully supported singleplayer campaign - local co-op with up to 4 players

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• MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD -- Title Update- Major Additions and Bug Fixes from the May 9 Update. Includes The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt collaboration content.

• LudoNarraCon begins May 10th. "LudoNarraCon is a digital convention celebrating narrative video games, hosted on Steam."
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We caught up with the first episode of Chernobyl on HBO and wow, is that intense. It may seem that knowing the general outcome of the disaster would prevent this from being that interesting, but they make this work well for how the story unfolds as you start out with a greater understanding of what's at stake at first than most of those involved. That, combined with all that's at stake makes it all incredibly gripping. I have to agree a sentiment I saw expressed in our forums that I wish the whole thing was available right off to binge. If you haven't seen it yet, here's the official trailer for the series. Now please excuse me, I want to hunt down some iodine pills.

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