Made by a solo developer over the course of three years, Dread Templar effortlessly evokes classic shooters of the 90s, but with a modern twist and gameplay depth on par with contemporary FPS titles.*Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item. Continue here to read the full story.
Players will embark upon a quest for bloody vengeance, blasting their way through hordes of diverse demonic enemies across multiple, distinct, unique campaign environments - from the dark realm of hell to frozen pirate ships - all brought to life by a detailed, retro, pixel-art visuals, supercharged by a head-banging original soundtrack.
A vast and varied arsenal of badass weapons and powers are on hand to aid players as they become the scariest thing in hell. Experimentation is encouraged, with over 100 different upgrades available to unlock - all of which can be endlessly combined to offer widely different and personally tailored playstyles.
For Honor's newest Hero, the Afeera, arrives in Heathmoor on February 2. Announced during today's Warrior's Den livestream, the Afeera hail from Arabia and will be the third Outlander Hero type in For Honor, wielding a Mace and Shield in battle. The Afeera are trained to be precise and quick in their attacks, and are capable of acrobatic feats. As Outlanders, the Afeera hold no allegiance to any faction on Heathmoor; they have come to stop the Black Priors and repair the Celestial Sphere that Commander Ravier destroyed at the start of Year 6 Season 4.Continue here to read the full story.
The Warrior's Den also announced Year 7, which will feature four seasons, four Battle Passes, four new Hero skins, and two new Heroes. Additionally, you can play For Honor's Standard Edition for free from February 2-9 on Xbox, PlayStation, and Ubisoft Connect, and players who purchase the game after the free week will be able to carry over their progression. Plus, all players who log in from February 9-16 will be awarded an Elite Outfit in celebration of For Honor's sixth anniversary.
"We understand that some players, not seeing the whole picture, might have doubts about the game. Our whole focus has always been on the product itself. We’ve been creating the game for four years. All these years have been full of sweat and blood to make this game, and for many members of our team, it is unpleasant to hear such accusations.
"We didn't take a penny from people: no crowdfunding, no pre-orders, no donations. The game is fully funded by Mytona, one of the largest mobile publishers in the world, who checked the game's build at every milestone per our contract.
"We made a real inner breakthrough when we decided to go for big challenges from the bottom—so big that some people would consider them impossible.
A dodgeball-inspired party game, OddBallers only has one rule: anything you can pick up, you can throw, from dodgeballs to turnips. Throw, dash, block, and push your way to victory in a variety of minigames, ranging from free-for-alls to team battles to boss fights. Each match consists of a random rotation of minigames, and the first player to get enough medals to earn a match point will win. However, beware mutator vote, which randomly pops up between rounds and allows you to choose a mutator that will add to or change the rules of the next game. Some of the mutators include disabling the ability to catch, awarding bonus points for eliminations, reducing hits a player can take to one, and many more.Continue here to read the full story.
In order to escape you will need to build incredible (sometimes even weird) constructions made of suspicious scrap, and challenge the creepy Neighbor and his minions. Sharpen up on the basics & learn game mechanics, put together different machines to overcome the Neighbor’s challenges, and experience the beginning of a multi-act campaign.Continue here to read the full story.
Scavenge, craft, create new vehicles with almost unlimited resources in a sandbox mode. You will find the variety of details scattered around the Amusement Park such as wooden planks, metal pipes, scrawny wheels, and even dynamite to invent ingenious constructions that will help you to conquer the landscape and find the best route to thard-to-reach places. Don’t forget to invite the rest of the Neighborhood Rescue Squad to have even more fun!
Cook Serve Forever is a cooking adventure game where you play as Nori Kaga, a home-taught chef with nothing to her name but a food cart and a dream to make it big like her role model, the Culinary Queen, Chef Rhubarb. Chop, stir, and sauté your way through the bustling solarpunk city of Helianthus. Manage your menu, learn delicious recipes, and meet a diverse cast of friends and foes on your way to culinary greatness.
The dramatic fully-voiced story stars Elspeth Eastman (League of Legends), Maya Aoki Tuttle (Destiny 2), Emme Montgomery (Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!), Broden Kelly (Aunty Donna), SungWon Cho (God of War: Ragnarök, Boyfriend Dungeon), Jennifer Roberts (Triangle Strategy) and more!
This DLC also introduces new story missions in which the Hunter comes to Deadpool's aid after he fails to liberate a powerful artifact from Red Skull's private collection and runs afoul of Hydra forces as well as some particularly bloodthirsty vampyres. To access Deadpool's story missions you must first complete the "Spidermaaaans" story mission and see Spider-Man unmasked in the Abbey during the base game's first act.Continue here to read the full story.
Deadpool's storyline is separate from the events of the main game, but new story missions are available after completing the “Spidermaaaans” mission and Spider-Man unmasks in the Abbey during Act One. Once you beat the new "A Man of Culture" mission and he joins the Midnight Suns, you're free to include him when assembling a team for any mission. You can also customize Deadpool's appearance with options including 3 additional Hero Skins, 7 Abbey Outfits, and 3 Swimsuits.
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Adios is a cinematic first-person game about sticking to a complicated decision.
You're a pig farmer in Kansas. It's October. Cold, crisp mornings are the norm, and you have decided that you're no longer okay with letting the mob use your pigs to dispose of bodies. When your old friend - a hitman - arrives with his assistant to deliver another body, you finally screw up the courage to tell them that you're done.
A unique, multiplayer online extraction game, Hell is Others allows you to progress your character by way of customizable items you obtain for your apartment. Grow your own ammunition via blood-thirsty plants, explore the noir urban setting, confront The Others, and do your best to live to see another day… A day which never seems to come. Stalking the same pathways you do are monsters that feel familiar to Adam, close yet so distant, maybe The Others are just like you. As fast as predator can become prey, make sure you’re using all of Adams’s senses to stay on top of the food chain. The Others not only want your blood, but to strip away all the precious items you’ve collected for their own purposes.
HITMAN: Freelancer adds some new types of gameplay into the normal gameplay recipe of the main game.Continue here to read the full story.
An important example of this is what we call “strategic planning”.
Where the main game can be described as the VIP version of being an assassin, where the player has an organization that finds the targets and supplies both detailed briefings as well as gear, Agent 47 has a lot of the hard work taken care of for him.
Those close to the transaction told Bloomberg that the FTC wasn’t expected to act until the spring, and that usually in these situations it would wait until closer to a deadline to try and figure out settlement terms that would be considered globally acceptable.
However, as Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP’s antitrust head Barry Nigro told Bloomberg, the FTC’s speedy lawsuit appears to be an attempt to “get out in front of the Europeans in an effort to shape the narrative”.
In its official statement following the filing of the suit in December, the FTC alleged that the deal would not only give Microsoft an upper hand in the console market, but also in other areas such as subscription gaming and cloud gaming.
In this bizarre and captivating adventure, inspired by the works of David Lynch and Franz Kafka, you decide how the dialogue progresses throughout the game to unravel the mystery. As much as GRUNND is about its characters, it’s about the protagonist’s introspective journey.*Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item. Continue here to read the full story.
"I'm excited to see how my approach with less focus on puzzles and more on exploration and experiencing the story will be received, and how the players like the world I've created for them." Said Olafs Osh, the developer and director of SEKTAHOUSE.
In GRUNND you find yourself having overslept on the train ride home from work; In a panic, you jump off at the next station and find yourself in Bytown, a seemingly ordinary town just before the sundown. As it happens, you soon find out that the last train back to civilization has just left and you have no other choice but to explore the surroundings.
Swedish game developer Stunlock Studios have announced today that V Rising, the open-world vampire survival game, continues to reach new heights as it hits the 3 Million sales milestone since its launch on Early Access! Players are flocking to the continent of Vardoran to get their gory thrills as they engage in the combat, world building and atmosphere of one of the most immersive vampiric experiences around. V Rising is currently sitting pretty with over 88% positive reviews from the 51,000+ available. Get your copy now on Steam!
“We’re delighted by the community’s response to V Rising and we are working hard to give back as much as possible. Their feedback and engagement has been invaluable, providing us with everything we need to continue improving and making sure we deliver on the expectations for our upcoming expansion of the game. We can’t wait for everyone to experience V Rising in all its glory.” said Rickard Frisegård, CEO of Stunlock Studios.
In Wantless, you play as Eiris, one of the last remaining Transposers - doctors who can delve into their patients' tortured minds to alleviate their torments, erase memories, or even consciousness itself.Continue here to read the full story.
Confront horrors made manifest, woes and sinister thoughts in this fast-paced and challenging Tactical RPG. Forge your skills, shape your build and engage in ruthless combat as you sail through a ghost metropolis and explore your patient stories in a series of runs.
You start your turn with 8 Action points but using one will also give it to each enemy. The more you act and the more your opponents will react! Thankfully, eliminating your foes also grants you action points, allowing for potentially devastating turns for you…or against you.
Power Chord, the heavy metal roguelike deck builder from Big Blue Bubble, kicks off the tour on PC via Steam today with the final show scheduled for Nintendo Switch in the future. Four free post-launch DLC musicians will help shred through an encore setlist, with two of the rockstars taking the stage as early as next month.Continue here to read the full story.
Take back a beloved local dive bar from Helmoth’s heavy metal demons and close the tear between our worlds by winning a twisted battle of the bands! Assemble Earth’s mightiest rockers who form the Knights of Thunder Fist and embark on a monster ass-kicking debut tour.
Plug in the aux for easy-to-learn, yet intricate, turn-based combat inspired by deckbuilding hall-of-famers. Unleash a rig of powerful cards riffing off each bandmate’s extraordinary personality- a vocalist, guitarist, drummer, and bassist - each with cards matching their musical spirits.
Predator, Master, and Diamond Playapex players, this one's for you:
We've just rolled out DDOS protection for Diamond through Predator lobbies. This will be noted by a small shield symbol next to your server.
While this is still ever-evolving, we'd love to know what you think.
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- Australia Day: Why young Aussies are shunning their national holiday.
- Interior Design That Caters to Pets Has Become Its Own Niche Market (may require registration or subscription).
- Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl To Be Simulcast On TBS, HBO Max, Discovery. Thanks Reddit.
Science
- Biotech CEO, 45, May Have Reduced His Biological Age by 5 Years. Starting to look disturbingly like Corey Feldman. Thanks RedEye9.
- Study finds those with schizotypal, paranoid, and histrionic personality traits are more likely to fall for fake news. Thanks Acleacius.
Media
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- PopCorners Super Bowl Teaser Feat. Walt and Jesse from Breaking Bad. Marketing, bitch!
- Why Fuel Injectors are AWESOME (28,000 fps Slow Mo) Part 1 - Smarter Every Day 281. Vile anti-carburetor propaganda.
- M3GAN 2.0 - SNL.
Creature Features
- The most intense grooming session - Unhappy Caucasian Ovcharka. Like defusing a bomb. Thanks RedEye9.
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