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Europa Universalis IV: Rule Britannia Launch Trailer

2018/03/20
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

STOCKHOLM – 20 March 2018 – The old king of legend couldn’t control the waves with a flick of his hand, but you, his heirs, can master them with the power of your navy and the reach of your trade fleets. The destiny of millions is in your hand in Rule Britannia, the newest immersion pack for Paradox Development Studio’s classic historical strategy game Europa Universalis IV.

Rule Britannia brings greater depth to the lands of England, Scotland and Ireland while offering tools that will deepen the experience of Europa Universalis IV no matter where you choose play. The mission system has been completely reorganized (with new unique missions for the British and Irish nations), and any nation with a fleet can choose a naval doctrine that will boost its galleys, reduce its maintenance cost or strengthen the power of its trading ships.

Features of Europa Universalis IV: Rule Britannia include:

  • New British Missions: Exclusive Mission Trees for England, Scotland, Ireland and Great Britain, embedded in the new Europa Universalis IV mission system (coming with the 1.25 update).
  • Innovativeness: Earn rewards for being the first nation to unlock new knowledge, including lower power costs.
  • Naval Doctrine: Adopt a general strategy for your fleets, giving you bonuses to ship maintenance, trade power or battle performance.
  • Anglicanism: A new Protestant faith can appear in England with new bonuses and religious choices.
  • New Units: New army designs for British and Irish nations, including independent Northumberland and Cornwall.
  • New Music: The epic score of history has been filled out with new music to backdrop your quest for world supremacy
  • Knowledge Sharing: Help your lagging allies or subjects by promoting the spread of institutions in their realms.
  • Trade Steering: Force your defeated enemies to have their merchants fill your coffers.

Europa Universalis IV: Rule Britannia is now available in the Paradox store and on Steam for the suggested retail price of $9.99.

https://www.paradoxplaza.com/europa-universalis-iv-rule-britannia/EUEU04ESK0000051.html

Assault Gunners HD Launch Trailer

2018/03/20
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT (MARCH 20, 2018) – Marvelous Europe — publisher and localizer of the fan-favorite SENRAN KAGURA series — today announced that ASSAULT GUNNERS HD EDITION is now available for PlayStation®4 and Windows PC via Steam. ASSAULT GUNNERS HD EDITION ‘Standard Edition’ is available for purchase for $9.99 and a ‘Complete Set’ containing all DLC bundled with the base game retails for $11.99. All DLC is also available separately for purchase as the ‘ASSAULT GUNNERS HD EDITION EXTRA PACK’ for $4.99.

ASSAULT GUNNERS HD EDITION is available for purchase at the following storefronts:

To celebrate the launch of ASSAULT GUNNERS HD EDITION, Marvelous is offering a 10% launch discount on both the Standard Edition and Complete Set of ASSAULT GUNNERS HD EDITION on Steam and on PlayStation 4 (PlayStation Plus subscription required). This limited time offer ends on March 27.

Sea of Thieves: Museum of More Pirate Trailer

2018/03/20
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Xbox One News

March 20, 2018 – Like many of us on the team, we grew up as big fans of timeless classic movies like “The Goonies.” So it should come as no surprise that when our team went looking for the perfect person to play the lead role in the Sea of Thieves cinematic trailer, Sean Astin sat atop our list.

Today, before the official release of Sea of Thieves, I am excited to world-premiere our launch cinematic trailer, featuring Sean Astin as the curator at the Museum of More Pirate. A man determined to share his lifelong passion by preserving exhibits and sharing tales of real explorers from the game who’ve already become the stuff of legend. Sean brings an appropriate shot of charm and enthusiasm to the role and is known for his screen appearances in such well-loved stories as “The Lord of the Rings,” “Stranger Things” and, favorite of the team at Rare and early inspiration for Sea of Thieves, “The Goonies.”

Sean was an incredible partner to work with to bring the Museum of More Pirate to life as a testament to the fantastic community that has already formed around Sea of Thieves. From the first Technical Alpha in December 2016 to the recent Final Beta, we were consistently astounded by the stories cultivated by real players across the world. Thank you to Sean, our partners at 215 McCann and the fine folks at Rare for helping us to create a testament to Sea of Thieves’ established real player legends like Pikaaroon, Lizalaroo and KattTruewalker. We can’t wait to see what adventures inspire new exhibits in the museum starting tomorrow.

And if you’re looking for a final peek at the Sea of Thieves experience, check out our launch gameplay trailer featuring the first look at the mysterious and deadly kraken.

Our celebration of the launch of Sea of Thieves doesn’t stop here, however, as there are an array of global activities to satisfy your inner pirate. Those looking to test their mental mettle can embark on The Quest for the Golden Bananas, which sees crews work together to solve riddles for a chance at winning a set of four real 18-carat gold bananas.

We have our launch events across all Microsoft Store locations in the U.S., with special events at the flagship Microsoft Store in New York and Sydney. For our friends across the pond, The Voyage live stream will follow the escapades of some of the best Sea of Thieves content creators.

Tomorrow is a special day for the team at Rare and all of us on team Xbox. Sea of Thieves is an experience years in the making, and we couldn’t have gotten here without our teams globally. The Museum of More Pirate is just the latest testament to the great partnerships at work here. We hope that you’ll have as much fun playing Sea of Thieves as we have had making and supporting it.

Sea of Thieves arrives on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC tomorrow, Mar. 20 and is available from the Xbox Store, Windows Store, all good retailers globally as well as included as part of Xbox Game Pass at launch. For more information on the game please visit Xbox.com/SeaofThieves.

Be More Pirate – We hope you all enjoy Sea of Thieves.

Thermaltake Unveils TT RGB PLUS Ecosystem with AI Voice Control

2018/03/19
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Hardware News, News

Taipei, Taiwan－March 19th, 2018－Thermaltake, a leading brand in chassis, power supply units and cooling markets, is thrilled to launch TT RGB PLUS Ecosystem along with TT AI Voice Control, synchronizing all your gaming station color theme with your voice. TT RGB PLUS Ecosystem is the intelligent lighting system for PCs that combines the most advanced addressable LED lighting with TT AI Voice Control and the patented TT RGB PLUS Software. TT RGB PLUS ecosystem provides unlimited possibilities for color play, light synchronization for games, music, CPU temperatures and other TT RGB PLUS products: Riing Plus LED RGB Radiator Fan Series, Pacific W4 Plus CPU Waterblock, Pacific V-GTX 1080Ti Plus Transparent GPU Waterblock Series, Pacific PR22-D5 Plus Reservoir/Pump Combo, Pacific RL360 Plus RGB Radiator and Pacific Lumi Plus LED Strips. No matter which compatible product you choose, the voice control function makes the lights easy to set up and control. Once you have connected TT RGB PLUS App with the TT RGB PLUS Software through your local Wi-Fi network, you can ask the app to turn the lights on or off, switch light modes, dim the lights, change light colors, or adjust light speeds or fan speeds.

TT AI Voice Control is currently only available for *iOS devices, and requires the TT RGB PLUS Software 1.1.5 version or later. The updated app is now available on the Apple App Store, and will be released on Google Play soon. The latest TT RGB PLUS Software is open now for download from the Thermaltake official website.

*Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

For more details on Thermaltake TT RGB PLUS Ecosystem, please visit:

http://ttrgbplus.thermaltake.com/

Ubisoft Unveils GDC 2018 Lineup

2018/03/16
Jerry Paxton
GDC, Geek News, News

PARIS – March 16, 2018 – At the Games Developers Conference (GDC) 2018, starting Monday, March 19 through Friday, March 23, Ubisoft will look to inspire attendees with a diverse program of presentations and speakers. The sessions will highlight Ubisoft teams’ latest technical innovations, approach to long-term brand management, lessons learned from AAA and Live game development, and much more.

Ubisoft will have a dedicated lounge, located in the Moscone Center, West Hall, 2nd floor, where GDC attendees can see presentations from Ubisoft speakers, get their hands on Far Cry 5 ahead of its release, and meet with recruiters. The Ubisoft Lounge will be open from Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (except for Friday, March 23 where it will close at 4:00 p.m.).

The talks for the GDC Main track will feature speakers like Jean Guesdon (Assassin’s Creed®), Nouredine Abboud (Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands), Leroy Athanassoff (Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege), Damien Kieken (For Honor®), Matthew Rose (Starlink Battle for Atlas™), Fredrik Brönjemark (Tom Clancy’s The Division®), Etienne Carrier (Far Cry® 5), Marco Renso (Mario + Rabbids® Kingdom Battle),  and many more. These speakers and more will discuss the process and techniques to create games some of Ubisoft’s most popular games.

Women in Gaming Rally

Ubisoft is proud to collaborate with Xbox on the 18th Annual Women in Gaming Rally. Diverse teams strengthen creativity and innovation across teams, and women play an important role in that. Ubisoft focuses on promoting an inclusive work environment that encourages understanding and respect between the diverse groups of people who make up our company, and is committed to work with the industry to increase the representation of women in game development. The Women in Gaming Rally is on Tuesday, March 20 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Contemporary Jewish Museum and will include Ubisoft’s Stephanie Perotti (VP of Online Games), Liz England (Game Designer, Ubisoft Toronto), Jolie Menzel (Lead Narrative Designer, Ubisoft San Francisco) and Jean Raymond (Digital Sales Director, Ubisoft San Francisco) on panels and networking activities.

Sponsored panel

This year, Ubisoft is sponsoring “Accessibility in Games: Where we are and where to next,” panel taking place Wednesday, March 21, at the Moscone Center, West Hall, Room 2000. The panel will feature Cherry Thompson (accessibility advocate and streamer), Tara Voelker (Gaming & Disability Community Lead, Xbox) Jason Canam (Director, Household Games) and David Tisserand (User Research Process Manager, Ubisoft). Ian Hamilton, an accessibility expert and advocate will moderate the panel which will explore the changes in the industry, the challenges encountered by developers today and discuss directions where the accessibility topic can go in the future.

Ubisoft Announces The Crew 2

2018/03/15
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

SAN FRANCISCO — March 15, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft announced that The Crew® 2, the newest iteration in the revolutionary open world driving franchise The Crew®, will launch on June 29, 2018, for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices and Windows PC.

Developed by Ubisoft Ivory Tower,* a studio based in Lyon, France, The Crew 2 will let players experience the thrill of the American motorsports spirit inside a fully redesigned USA. The game’s playground pushes physical boundaries to let driving and open world fans test their skills, solo or with friends, in nonstop competition and exploration. From coast to coast, drivers will explore America and compete to become the greatest motorsports champion by collecting a wide variety of exotic cars, bikes, boats and planes, and dominating the motorsports scene on the land, on the water and in the air. They will find challenges and inspiration among four different motorsports families: street racing, off-road, pro racing and freestyle, and will be given a broad set of options among a wide selection of vehicle types.

Ubisoft also unveiled The Crew 2 Motor Edition, that lets players get the game three days early allowing players to gear up before their competition on June 26. Now available exclusively on the Ubisoft Store, this exclusive edition gives players the most advanced motorsports experience. The Motor Edition also includes:

  • The Crew 2 Gold Edition and season pass lets players enjoy new vehicles, outfits, additional content and much more.
  • The Motorsports Deluxe Pack, which includes unique outfits and vehicles, including the FORD F-150 RAPTOR RACE TRUCK 2017, PILATUS PC-21 AIR RACE EDITION 2002 Plane and the ABARTH 500 MONSTER TRUCK EDITION 2008.
  • A customized, 11.81” x 5.9” American The Crew 2 license plate that comes in a high-quality collector box, an exclusive Steelbook®, the official Roadmap of the game and four original stickers.

Players who pre-order will receive The Crew 2 Legendary Motors Pack, which includes exclusive vehicles such as the Mercedes-AMG C 63 Touring Car 2016 and the HARLEY-DAVIDSON® IRON 883TM  2017.

Players can start their in-game vehicle collection right now with The Crew Rewards Program. By completing a series of monthly challenges in the first installment of The Crew, players can unlock up to 19 vehicles in The Crew 2, including exclusive water vehicles. For more information, please visit thecrewgame.com/rewardsprogram.

Players can also sign up now for a chance to have beta access at thecrewgame.com/beta.

Geralt of Rivia to be SOULCALIBUR VI Guest Fighter

2018/03/15
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

March 15, 2018 – Geralt was trained at the elite School of the Wolf and is considered one of the deadliest monster slayers. He possesses superhuman reflexes and strength, as well as superior sword fighting skills. Players who choose to fight as Geralt will utilize the witcher’s signature fighting style — a combination of swordplay, ability-enhancing potions, and combat magic.

Doug Cockle — the English voice of Geralt of Rivia — returns in SOULCALIBUR VI to reprise the role. Gamers will also be able to fight in Kaer Morhen — home keep of the School of the Wolf. Accompanying players in battle will be “ Hunt or be Hunted” — an iconic composition from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt soundtrack.

“SOULCALIBUR is well known in the fighting games genre for including iconic guest characters. When we were approached with the idea of doing a crossover, we thought our community would really enjoy playing as the witcher,” said Marcin Momot, Community Lead at CD PROJEKT RED. “We’ve collaborated with BANDAI NAMCO artists to faithfully recreate Geralt, and shared original Witcher 3 assets like Geralt’s model, animations, and weapons. I think BANDAI NAMCO did an outstanding job of capturing all the details and introducing The Witcher to SOULCALIBUR in a way fans of both series will enjoy.”

“All SOULCALIBUR characters have strong convictions and complex backgrounds and this is why it is a great honor for the whole SOULCALIBUR team to welcome Geralt as the guest character in SOULCALIBUR VI.” said SOULCALIBUR producer, Motohiro Okubo. “Thanks to the great cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED, we’ve been able to fully integrate Geralt’s fighting style and appearance. We can’t wait for SOULCALIBUR fans around the world to welcome Geralt to the stage of History.”

SOULCALIBUR VI, featuring Geralt of Rivia and the training grounds of Kaer Morhen stage, will launch this year on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC Digital via STEAM®.

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Co-op Trailer

2018/03/15
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

March 15, 2018 – Portalarium and Travian Games have released two new videos showing off the cooperative gameplay and the deep, intricate fantasy world of Richard Garriott’s upcoming multiplayer RPG Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues. The game is set to launch globally on March 27, 2018.

A free trial, offering players a comprehensive first look, is now available via direct download from the game’s official website.

As a fantasy multiplayer RPG, Shroud of the Avatar blends together many of the key features that made the Ultima series popular. This includes wide-reaching freedom to explore a living, breathing fantasy world enriched by a player-driven crafting and economic system and an advancement path where players are confronted with ethical choices based on Virtues. The game features an engaging storyline written in collaboration with celebrated fantasy author Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance).

Players will benefit from the incorporation of several MMO gameplay features, combining to comprise a unique, shared online experience set within a persistent world. They can opt to play solo or with friends, owning their own houses or even entire towns, and sign up and cooperate within various in-game guilds.

Surviving Mars Launch Trailer

2018/03/15
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

STOCKHOLM — Mar. 15, 2018 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games for audiences across all known worlds, today released Surviving Mars, a management-strategy game that challenges players to plan, build, and maintain a colony on the red planet. Created by Haemimont Games, the developers of several entries in the Tropico series and of Victor Vran, Surviving Mars tasks players with developing sustainable infrastructure on Mars, sending forth a brave team of colonists, and helping their population survive – and thrive. The game is now available on the Xbox One, the PlayStation®4 console, and on Linux, MacOS, and Windows PCs, starting at a suggested retail price of $39.99 on all platforms.

Paradox and Haemimont invite the bravest and brightest of humanity to accept the challenge and achieve their dreams. The possibilities can be seen in a new trailer for Surviving Mars here:

Players of Surviving Mars will begin with the very first rovers and supply drops to the construction of suitable habitats for brave settlers from Earth, followed by maintaining a safe and satisfying life for their colonists. The game includes:

  • Build a Sustainable Future on Mars: Building on a planet not fit for human life challenges you to build a smart, functional colony. Planning isn’t about traffic jams; it’s about basic necessities of life. There’s never a good time for your air supply to have a power failure!
  • Individually simulated colonists: Each colonist is a unique individual with problems and strengths that influence other colonists. Things can get “interesting” if your chief scientist develops alcoholism after one too many long nights in the lab. Create societies that value science over everything else, or attempt to engineer utopia among the stars.
  • Exploration of Mars’ secrets: Inspired by the classic sci-fi of Asimov and Clarke, Surviving Mars holds many secrets. During each playthrough, players may encounter one of Mars’ individually crafted mysteries. Will those floating entities bring your colony great fortune, or terrible ruin?
  • Future-ready features: Surviving Mars includes native 4K support on both the Xbox One X and the PlayStation®4 Pro.
  • Full Mod Support: Built-in modding tools allow community creators to truly customize the red planet; day-one mods include a creator-led mission sponsor – The Yogscast!

To purchase Surviving Mars for PC platforms, visit http://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/Surviving_Mars/
To purchase Surviving Mars for console platforms, visit https://www.paradoxplaza.com/surviving-mars/SUSM01GSK-MASTER.html

Thrustmaster Announces BT LED Display System for PlayStation 4

2018/03/15
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News

Rennes, March 15, 2018 — Thrustmaster is thrilled to expand its racing ecosystem for PlayStation 4 (PS4™) systems with a ground breaking Bluetooth LED display unit, which competitive racers can position wherever they like in order to have all vital information right in their field of vision: the BT LED Display.

Get key data at a glance

The BT LED Display has been designed for all racing fans on PS4™ systems – both racing wheel owners, and DUALSHOCKâ4 Wireless Controller users. Thanks to its handy LEDs and displays, it lets racers view all of the most important information in the same place, for enhanced performance: engine speed (tachometer/revolutions per minute), lap in progress, current gear, time… It’s the first display equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology, officially licensed for PlayStationâ4 systems.

Depending on the configuration of their gaming space, users can position the BT LED Display wherever is most convenient for viewing the selected information – no wires, no distance constraints. With the BT LED Display, it’s all about being fully immersed in the game… with no distractions!

The first PS4™ game publishers to have adopted the product and pushed the envelope with this innovative concept bear testament to the level of interest surrounding the BT LED Display. “We are delighted to be able to support the new BT LED Display. Thrustmaster has created a great solution that further immerses our PS4™ players into our racing games,” states Andy Gray, eSports and Brand Partnerships Manager at Codemasters. “Both F1 2017 and DiRT 4 support the device and it gives players a wide variety of easy-to-view information that will be extremely helpful and a big advantage.”

Sébastien Waxin, Marketing Project Manager on Racing Games at Bigben, agrees. “The BT LED Display offers you a great advantage while playing WRC 7 on the PS4™ system. It really helps you to get the perfect timing for shifting but also to check your time and performance during a stage. For top players, having this advantage in WRC 7 will allow them to save precious tenths of a second and make the difference.”

All the information you need is right before your eyes

The BT LED Display features Bluetooth wireless technology and is officially licensed for PlayStationâ4 systems. It provides a wide array of key information at a glance, along with easy-to-access controls:

  • 15 built-in LEDs for tachometer function (RPM)
  • Central numeric display showing the current gear
  • Left and right alphanumeric displays, featuring 4 characters and 14 segments per display
  • 6 marshalling LEDs: 3 on the left, and 3 on the right
  • 3 rotary selectors with push-button feature
  • On/off button
  • Adjustable brightness

The BT LED Display features a lithium-ion battery, for between 24 and 48 hours of use on a single charge. It can be recharged using a micro-USB cable*, like the one used for charging the DUALSHOCKâ4 Wireless Controller.

  • Compatible with PS4™ only
  • Works with all PS4™ wheels on the market: recommended for use with the T-GT**, T500 RS**, T300 series**, T150** and T80** racing wheels, in particular
  • Compatible with DUALSHOCKâ4 Wireless Controllers*
  • The first games to integrate the BT LED Display include DiRT 4, WRC 7, F1 2017, Project CARS 2 and Gravel
  • The list of compatible PS4™ games is available at https://support.thrustmaster.com (on the BT LED Display page) and is updated regularly

* Not included.

** Sold separately.

  • The BT LED Display is now available, at a suggested retail price of £139.99 (taxes included).