Focus Home Interactive has released 15 minutes of gameplay from their upcoming Styx Master of Shadows.
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JUNE 27, 2014 — StarGem Inc. and Gaijin Entertainment’s epic free-to-play MMO action game, Star Conflict, gets an exciting update with the new “Invasion Mode”, which is in Closed Beta until the end of summer. In order to access this new mode, Star Conflict players will need to earn one of the following achievements: Strikeforce Prometheus or Universe Conqueror.
Invasion mode has an underlying story in which an alien race disappeared into another dimension of space and time, now they have found a way back but this time they are heading up an invasion. Star Conflict players will be able to team up in parties of four to explore the new ‘Open Space’ area and combine forces as they take on new quests and engage in PvP and PvE battles. These new activities provide new loot, which can also be used to craft unique armament options and protection for their spaceships.
“The inclusion of Invasion Mode into the virtual world of Star Conflict provides a unique and unpredictable game dynamic that introduces more variables to the player’s space combat experience. Not only do players have to worry about PVP attacks in the free to explore environment but alien ships can suddenly appear close to player’s own ship without warning, forcing them to make the lightning quick decision to flee or fight” Said Stanislaw Scorn, Director, Star Gem Inc.
Skillful Star Conflict Players can access the new invasion mode if they have already acquired the Universe Conqueror or Strikeforce Prometheus achievements. Those players who have just joined the game have a full summer to gain the 1000 points required in order to get the Universe Conqueror achievement. Alternatively players looking for quick access can also obtain the Strikeforce Prometheus achievement by purchasing 6000 Galactic Standards in separately or in different packs.
Obtaining the Strikeforce Prometheus achievement will be much easier during this weekend. In honor of the “Invasion Mode” launch, Star Conflict packs and in-game currency will be discounted up to 75% via its online shop (http://star-conflict.com/en/
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DUXFORD, UK, June 26th, 2014 –DCS: Fw 190 D-9 Dora Available for Pre Purchase Discount!
The Fighter Collection and Eagle Dynamics are happy to announce that DCS: Fw 190 D-9 Dora is now available for pre purchase from the DCS Store at: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/
The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 is widely regarded as Germany’s best fighter aircraft of World War II. Its appearance in the skies over France in August 1941 was a rude shock to the Allies, as it was clearly superior to any other plane. For nearly a year, the Fw 190 was the unmatched champion of the air war in Europe. The Fw 190 had speed and high altitude performance as its two great assets.
The development of advanced allied fighters resulted in the Fw 190 D–9 variant which first saw service in September 1944. This variant had a larger nose that housed a more powerful Junkers Jumo engine that produced 2,100 hp with the MW-50 boost system. The D-9 was designed for high altitude aerial combat and is a worthy adversary to the P-51D Mustang.
Key Features of the DCS: Fw 190 D-9 Dora:
• Unmatched flight physics that allow you to truly feel what it’s like to fly this legend.
• Highly detailed, six-degrees-of-freedom (6 DOF) cockpit.
• Interact with cockpit controls with your mouse.
• Accurate Fw 190 D-9 model, squadron markings, and weapons.
• Detailed modelling the Fw 190 D-9 instruments, weapons, engine, radios, fuel, and electrical systems.
• Battle the P-51D Mustang in single and multiplayer games.
On August 5th, 2014, DCS: Fw 190 D-9 Dora will be available from the DCS e-store for $49.99. Pre Purchase it now for $39.99, a 20% savings!
ABOUT DCS WORLD
Digital Combat Simulator World (DCS World) is a free-to-play digital battlefield game, focusing on a military aircraft simulation. It includes a FREE TF-P1D Mustang and a Su-25T attack aircraft. DCS World includes a vast mission area of the Caucasus region that encompasses much of Georgia – the location of the 2008 conflict. Further maps will be available in 2014.
Additionally, DCS World includes:
• Powerful mission and campaign editors
• Multiplayer
• Massive inventory of air, land and sea combat units and weapons
• Advanced AI
• Fast mission generator
• Dynamic weather and seasons
• Training missions
• Mission replay system
• Pilot log book
This all allows the creation of engaging, real-world combat missions in this flashpoint region. DCS is a true “sandbox” simulation that can and will cover multiple time periods covering many types of combat and civilian units. DCS World allows both realistic game play and more relaxed game play to suit the player.
Download DCS World for free from: www.dcs-world.com
Larkspur, Calif. – June 26, 2014 – What do deadly umbrellas, flaming trumpets, shark tornados and legions of gruesome zombies have in common? Today Deep Silver releases the Dead Island: Epidemic gameplay trailer to explain everything you need to know about the world’s first *ZOMBA* (Zombie Online Multiplayer Battle Arena). The video is available online at: http://youtu.be/umBN2SqElhM
Dead Island: Epidemic, the Free-to-Play PC game is currently in Closed Beta. Those who want to join the zombie slashing party can now get one of 3 digital Early Access starter packs. A detailed overview of the different packs (Patient Zero, Deadicated and Contagion) available for purchase now can be found online at www.playdie.net.
Dead Island: Epidemic pits three teams of players against each other in a desperate fight for survival. Dead Island: Epidemic is a Free-to-Play PC title that features all the trademark zombie-slaughtering elements that are hallmark of any Dead Island experience.
About Dead Island Epidemic
Booming Action: You have direct control over your hero. No Last Hitting, mouse-click-to-move nonsense here – it’s you, good ol’ WASD, and your trigger finger, making it easy to hop in, no muss, no fuss. No idea what any of that means? No problem. All you need to know is that you need to point your crosshairs towards anyone and anything not on your team!
Battle Royale: Epidemic’s core mode features 3 teams of 12 battling it out in a competition to grab supplies, hold key points, outsmart the competition and blast through hordes of zombies.
Craft Deadly Weapons: Fan favorite crafting is here from Dead Island, helping you get the edge (pun intended) on the competition and build an arsenal to suit your playstyle!
Dead Island: Epidemic features a wild array of weapons that you can build from blueprints and parts that you acquire from matches. Build your favorite weapon and improve it as you work on evolving into the ultimate survivor!
Official website: www.playdie.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/DIEpidemic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/playdie
June 26, 2014 — With over 40 awards and nominations from this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, Creative Assembly’s survival horror game left the attending media and guests in no doubt… Alien: Isolation is one of the most terrifying video games ever made.
Alien: Isolation is a first-person survival horror game capturing the fear and tension evoked by Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic film. Players find themselves in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger as an unpredictable, ruthless Xenomorph is stalking and killing deep in the shadows. Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive.
Alien: Isolation will be available from October 7, 2014, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
For more information and to keep ahead with the latest news, find us at www.alienisolation.com, follow us on www.facebook.com/alienisolation and join the conversation on www.twitter.com/alienisolation.
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Denver, CO – June 26, 2014 – Now with full Steam Workshop integration in team-based shooter INSURGENCY, New World Interactive (NWI) announced today that it is partnering with GameBanana™ to launch a map creation contest hosted by www.gamebanana.com. To mark the occasion, NWI will also be providing a new game update that includes updated SDK content to help assist map creators.
“Releasing Workshop has been a great step in the right direction, however it remains important to continue supporting this community and attract some new talent along the way,” said Jeremy Blum, Founder and Game Director at NWI. “I’m very excited about this contest because I used to participate in similar contests when I was just getting started as a game developer. The prizes are definitely worth peoples’ time, whether unemployed or working at another game studio. The Razer Blade 14” laptop is a real piece of beauty. I own one myself and was pretty adamant about it being a prize for this. It’s great for both game development and travel. A rare gem in mobile PC hardware.”
Starting now, participants will have until Wednesday, August 20, to create, test, and upload their original maps to both Steam Workshop and GameBanana.com. GameBanana™ will select the top 10 maps submitted and send to NWI for final judging after the contest closes. NWI will also be publishing weekly tutorials on how to design and build a map forINSURGENCY, even creating a new map in parallel and sharing how it progresses.
First place winner of the contest will receive $1,000, a 14” Razer Blade Gaming laptop, a slew of Razer gaming gear, and the distinction of having their map become an official part of INSURGENCY. Second place will receive $800, a Razer prize pack that includes Razer keyboard, headset, and mouse, and the opportunity of having their map appear in game. The third place winner will receive $200 and the Razer prize, while the fourth place winner will receive $100 and the same prize pack.
“We’re all about customizing your PC gaming experience with unique user generated content, and with the addition of mod support for INSURGENCY, this contest was a fantastic fit in our minds,” said Jon Higgins, VP of marketing with GameBanana™. “We’re big fans of both INSURGENCY and Razer, so we’re very proud to be part of this contest – the largest one we’ve hosted thus far.”
For the full Official Rules, please click HERE: gamebanana.com/wikis?page=
Built on Valve’s Source Engine, INSURGENCY supports up to 32-person multiplayer and six-player cooperative, and showcases a training level as well as offline practice against AI to ease the learning curve for newcomers. The game is built for Windows PC and Mac OS X with Linux support in development.
More on INSURGENCY can be found on New World Interactive’s website www.playinsurgency.com. “Like” the game on Facebook, follow on Twitter, and watch it on Twitch.
June 26, 2014 — Etherium, the new RTS game developed exclusively for PC by Tindalos Interactive and planned for release in Q3 2014, is launching its official site today!
To mark the occasion you can discover 4 new game screenshots that transport us to a planet within our own solar system… Mars!
Optimized for navigation on both smartphones and tablets, the Etherium website is a real mine of information on the title where you’ll find everything you need to know about the game mechanics, the gameplay, game modes and the three playable factions. There’s also a fabulous gallery of images and videos where you can see the screenshots revealed today and which take you to Mars, one of the 6 worlds that provide the setting for your confrontations in Etherium!
Mars is one of the 6 deposit planets for etherium, the extremely rare resource for which the armies of the Consortium, the Intari and the Vectides are locked in a merciless struggle. Humanity discovered etherium on Mars several hundred years ago during their first attempt to colonize it, as evidenced by the many ruins of industrial plants that were built to extract this precious resource. Today, a battle is raging on the Red Planet and the Consortium, mobilizing most of its troops on the ground, appears determined to keep control of the planet!
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Guillermo del Toro and Legendary have a special message for fans of Pacific Rim. Not only are they working on more comics and an animated movie but, Pacific Rim 2, the next chapter of the epic action-adventure, will be released in 3D and IMAX 3D on April 7, 2017!
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Deep Silver has released a funny new trailer for its upcoming Sacred 3 – enjoy!
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June 25th, 2014 – SAN FRANCISCO (Google I/O 2014) – Razer™, a provider of connected entertainment devices and software “for gamers, by gamers,” announced today plans to create a Razer micro-console. The new device, powered by Android TV, will stream movies, music and other apps for large-screen entertainment with an emphasis on gaming.
Android TV is an entertainment interface that allows users to find and enjoy content on their televisions. The Razer micro-console can be navigated with a special mobile application that operates from any Android tablet or smartphone. Voice control is built into Android TV, leaving access to entertainment just a few words away.
Enhancing the gaming experience on Android devices is a key focus for Razer. Razer’s experience in designing high-performance gaming systems, controllers, keyboards and mice will contribute beneficially to the device development. Gaming-related software is also an area Razer knows well. With 9 million active users registered on its platform, the company offers a range of applications for communication, performance optimization, and device personalization.
“This is a console of the future,” says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. “Built on Google’s incredible Android TV platform, the Razer micro-console incorporates not only hardcore and casual gaming, but music, movies and other entertainment and social applications, all on an affordable system.”
The award-winning Razer design team is developing the Razer micro-console. This same team engineered thin and powerful PC systems, including the Razer Blade and Razer Blade Pro laptops, the Razer Edge gaming tablet and, most recently, the modular PC prototype Project Christine.
Razer previously demonstrated success blending hardware and software together with the Razer Nabu smartband, a 2014 “Best of CES” winning device. Over the past two years, Razer won a combined four official “Best of CES” awards at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
The Razer micro-console is scheduled to be released this fall.
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Fall 2014