Archive - 2017

Skydance Interactive Launches Archangel

2017/08/02
Jennifer Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

SANTA MONICA, Calif – Aug. 2, 2017 – Following a two-week exclusive debut on PlayStation®VR, Skydance Interactive has now made its award-winning first person shooter Archangel available for purchase across all premium VR platforms, including HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Starting today Archangel is available for the new price of $29.99, including on PlayStation®VR.

Within the week Archangel will also debut in new international territories on PlayStation®VR, including Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, and Turkey.

Set in a post-apocalyptic America during the year 2089, players will assume the role of Gabby or Gabriel Walker, codename “Guardian,” who is selected by the United States Free Forces to lead the resistance against the tyrannical corporation HUMNX, a private conglomerate that governs what is left of our ravaged nation. Using the Oculus Touch or HTC Vive controllers, players enter the cockpit of a six-story high war machine and use strategy and skill to fire upon enemies with a wide array of high-powered weapons, protect allies from onslaught, and lead their squadmates into a high-stakes VR battle.

“Now that Archangel is available on all major VR platforms, we invite gamers everywhere to fulfill their fantasies of piloting a giant mech and lead the charge for freedom on behalf of their friends and fellow countrymen,” said Peter Akemann, President of Skydance Interactive. “The response from our first two weeks on PSVR has been very encouraging and we are thrilled that today, Vive and Rift owners too can join the resistance and become the Archangel!”

Archangel is now available for purchase for Windows PC on the Oculus storefront and on Steam

as a digital download. The game is also available to download on PlayStation Network.

·         Download for Oculus: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1236704876366734/

·         Download via Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/553880/Archangel/

·         Download for PSVR: https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/archangel/cid=UP2533-CUSA08450_00-ARCHANGELVR00001

View the launch trailer for Archangel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoaFEXviJpE

To learn more about Archangel visit www.archangelgame.com and follow @archangelgame on Twitter (twitter.com/archangelvrgame) and Facebook (facebook.com/archangelgame)

Crashday: Redline Edition Launch Date Set

2017/08/02
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Are you hungry for some old-school, explosive destruction racing, complete with blazing gun chains, blasting rockets and high speed collisions that are so hot they’d make James Spader blush? YOU BETTER BE! Crashday: Redline Edition — the newly overhauled edition of the action arcade racer Crashday — returns to Steam on August 10, 2017!

Today, original Crashday developer Moonbyte Games’ founder Robert Clements has released a vlog highlighting the game’s incredible history and what’s new in Crashday: Redline Edition. Check out the video here:

If your idea of a good time includes ramming opposing cars off track while you race the clock to the tune of a rockin’ heavy metal soundtrack, Crashday: Redline Edition has got you covered. This addictive and unique arcade racer stays true to the original classic while adding tons of compelling new features. With full Steam Workshop integration, improved multiplayer capabilities, enhanced modding support and a fresh UI, Crashday: Redline Edition is guaranteed to deliver adrenaline-loaded fun!

Crashday: Redline Edition key features: 

  • All of the original game’s content including 7 modes of over-the-top gameplay
  • Full Steam Workshop support, including shareable custom cars and tracks, Steam Achievements and Trading Cards
  • A rockin’ heavy metal soundtrack
  • 100+ bug fixes and gameplay improvements
  • Fully remastered graphics
  • New cars and tracks!

Rise of the Goblins Now Available for Pathfinder Adventures

2017/08/02
boothby
Geek News, Mobile News, News, Windows PC News

IRVINE, Calif. – Aug. 2, 2017 – Obsidian Entertainment and Asmodee Digital today announced the launch of Rise of the Goblins, a new content pack for Pathfinder Adventures on PC, iOS, and Android devices. Rise of the Goblins offers a new adventure that puts players in the shoes of new goblin characters as they embark on a twisting tale of mischief and mayhem.

Rise of the Goblins is available now at a special launch price of $5.99 ($8.99 after this week) for PC, Mac, iOS and Android. The content will also be on sale for one week for $5.99. Purchase and download links for Pathfinder Adventures are below:

Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/539591/Pathfinder_Adventures__Rise_of_the_Goblins/

iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pathfinder-adventures/id966333863?mt=8

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.obsidian.pacg1&hl=en

Rise of the Goblins tells the other side of the Pathfinder Adventures story, and puts players in charge of the goblin attack on Sandpoint that kicks off the Rise of the Runelords campaign. Pathfinder Adventures players will get the opportunity to wreck the havoc they attempted to solve as Pathfinder’s legendary Iconic characters in the beginning of Rise of the Runelords, using updated cards that turn former barriers into boons, and vice versa. Drawing inspiration from the We Be Goblins! module for the Pathfinder tabletop RPG, Rise of the Goblins’ full-length campaign will give players the chance to experience the same type of engaging stories that brought the original Iconics to life – only this time, everyone is a goblin!

Veterans of the physical Pathfinder Adventures game will recognize Ranzak from the Skull & Shackles adventure deck and Poog from the Goblin Burn! deck, the two new goblin Iconics available for players to use in both the Rise of the Runelords and Rise of the Goblins campaigns. Ranzak and Poog have unique classes and powers from the other Iconic characters, and goblin versions of the original Iconics have also been added for players to build out their parties. Further building on the theme, Rise of the Goblins introduces new visual components (including a set of distinctly goblinoid dice) and gameplay updates to make the goblins feel even more real.

Halloween Horror Nights R.I.P. Experience Returns

2017/08/02
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, News

Halloween Horror Nights has announced the return of its R.I.P. Experience! After taking a brief hiatus, the return of the program allows small groups of guests to get special access and a lot more. Here are the list of perks included with the R.I.P. Experience:

TOUR INCLUDES:

  • Gourmet buffet dinner with drinks* at exclusive VIP Dining Room
  • UNLIMITED Front of Line entry to all mazes and rides
  • Reserved VIP seating at the Jabbawockeez live show
  • Complimentary valet parking (one vehicle)
  • Exclusive VIP entrance to Universal Studios Hollywood™ for the Halloween Horror Nights event

DURATION:

  • Approximately 4 to 4 ½ hours long, including dinner

TOUR SIZE:

  • Each tour consists of multiple parties mixed together up to 14 guests per tour

TOUR TIMES:

  • Select a Check-in Time and your evening will begin with dinner, followed by a tour

You can buy your R.I.P. Experience tickets and find out more details over at their official website!

Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure Season Two Release Date

2017/08/02
Jennifer Paxton
Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News

August 2, 2017 – Today our team at Telltale Games, along with our friends at Mojang, announced that episode two of Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two will premiere on August 15, 2017. The episode, entitled ‘Giant Consequences,’ will be available for download on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, iOS, and Android-based devices.

Jesse and the gang survived the Sea Temple, but they brought home a little more than they bargained for: a lost adventurer, a powerful device, and a colossal enemy capable of grinding Beacontown to dust. There may be more to this fearsome foe than meets the eye, but to find out, Jesse — together with a few trusty friends — must embark on another adventure, this time into the icy unknown…

Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 2 continues Jesse’s saga in a five-part series developed by Telltale in collaboration with Mojang and members of the Minecraft community. This second season includes Telltale’s unique multiplayer ‘Crowd Play’ feature, which allows friends and family to engage with the adventure together by helping to decide the direction of the story from any mobile device with an online connection.

Telltale also confirmed today that Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure will be available on Nintendo Switch starting August 22, 2017 in North America and August 25 in Europe and other regions. Available as both a digital download and a physical cartridge at retail, ‘The Complete Adventure’includes all eight episodes from the first season of Minecraft: Story Mode: five episodes from the original season pass, plus the three bonus episodes from the ‘Adventure Pass’ add-on series.
In Minecraft: Story Mode, players embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond. While attempting to enter EnderCon and meet Gabriel the Warrior, Jesse and friends discover that something is wrong… something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, forcing Jesse to set out on a quest to find The Order of the Stone in hopes of saving the world from oblivion.
 
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure will be available for US$39.99 or equivalent, and was rated ‘Everyone 10+’ for Fantasy Violence and Mild Language by the ESRB. Both The Complete Adventure and Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 2 are standalone products separate from the core Minecraft game. A retail version of Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two will become available on disc this fall.
For more information on Telltale Games, visit the official website, follow @TelltaleGames on Twitter, and like Telltale on Facebook.
For more information on Mojang, visit the official website, follow @Mojang and @Minecraft on Twitter, and like Minecraft on Facebook.

Creative Assembly Celebrates 30th by Adding New Total War: Warhammer Units

2017/08/02
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

To celebrate 30 years of awesome strategy games development, xenomorph terrorising and gratuitous goblin-tossing, CA is gifting Total War: WARHAMMER players with 30 new Regiments of Renown. Fortifying the Race-rosters of the Beastmen, Bretonnia, Chaos Warriors, Norsca and the Wood Elves, this significant update is available free and easy through Total War Access. Players can register/log in here.

Full Regiments of Renown details can be found here: https://www.totalwar.com/blog/birthday-regiments-faq/

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30 years on and stronger than ever, CA is one of the UK’s largest games developers. Creators of the Total War series, Alien Isolation, Halo Wars 2 and loads more, we’ve come a long way – and we’ve massive plans for the future.

Here’s some stuff you may not know about CA.

  • CA was founded in 1987. We started out porting Amiga titles to DOS.
  • The original Shogun: Total War (2000) started life as an RPG based on the Ming-dynasty Chinese novel Journey To The West.
  • In our early days, we very nearly relocated to Singapore.
  • Before Total War took off, we made rugby, cricket and Australian Rules football games.
  • As of August 2017, CA employs over 500 people at our studios in the UK and Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • We have 8 major projects in the works, four of which are unannounced.

Tune in at 15.00 BST to watch the live unveiling of the 30th Anniversary Regiments of Renown at https://www.twitch.tv/totalwarofficial

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock Gets Release Date

2017/08/02
Jennifer Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

August 2, 2017 – Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ will be releasing August 31st on PC and Steam. The amount of feedback we got from beta testers has been outstanding and Black Lab Games have taken all the time to include a lot of the requests in the final release version. Only four weeks to go now and the game will be out there (console players will have to wait a bit longer, but not much!). To celebrate we have created a special battle video that uses the game’s autocam replay feature. Check it out just below!

RES Plus Retro Console Available for Pre-Order

2017/08/01
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Tech News

POMONA, CA, August 1, 2017 – With demand at an all-time high for classic video games, Retro-Bit®, a leading retro-gaming brand announced its new RES™ Plus console for $39.99 will be available August 10.  A premium top-loading video game console for all your favorite 8-bit games, the RES Plus boasts a crisp 720p resolution with new HDMI® compatibility to play your NES® games like never before.

Innex Inc®, an exclusive distributor of Retro-Bit®, is excited to unveil the brands latest console. “With many of today’s consoles being compatible with HDMI® televisions creating a high demand among the gaming community, it was the logical next step for Retro-Bit to enhance their already impressive lineup of consoles,” Ron Pang, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Innex Inc. “The RES Plus is giving all the classics a big upgrade, and I believe fans are going to be amazed at receiving a high-quality gaming experience at a reasonable price of $39.99.”

Easy to set-up right out of the box thanks to both the standard AV and HDMI® ports, the black and red RES™ Plus comes with a 6-foot HDMI® cable and two 6-foot wired classic controllers that are compatible with the original NES®, as well as most Retro-Bit® consoles.  A new micro USB® charging port helps power the console and adds yet another sensible modern upgrade.

The RES™ Plus will be released on August 10 for $39.99 and pre orders are now available at Amazon.  For detailed information on Retro-Bit’s complete lineup of classic products, please visit http://retro-bit.com/.

Razer Launches BlackWidow TE Chroma V2 Keyboard

2017/08/01
Jennifer Paxton
Geek News, News, Peripherals News

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1, 2017 — Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the launch of the Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition (TE) Chroma V2, the gaming keyboard of choice for esports players.

The Razer BlackWidow TE Chroma V2 is the compact mechanical gaming keyboard built for competitive gamers looking for rapid reaction speeds. The new keyboard boasts Razer’s new Instant Trigger Technology (ITT), enabling industry-leading response times within a gaming keyboard. Upon actuation of a single key, Razer’s ITT cancels any delay between key actuations to provide rapid response from your keyboard to your system.

The Razer BlackWidow TE Chroma V2 offers users the choice between Razer’s multi-award winning mechanical Green, Orange or Yellow switches. Designed without a tactile bump or click, the Razer Yellow switches are silent and rapid to meet the demands of fast-paced first person shooter (FPS) and online multiplayer battle arena (MOBA) type games. With an unmatched response rate, Razer Yellow switches offer a 1.2mm actuation point, is 40 percent faster than standard mechanical key switches, and has been tested under the most intense gaming sessions to ensure a lifespan of up to 80 million keystrokes.

“Gamers rely on their gear to react and respond as fast as they do no matter the situation, from landing a headshot to combining ultimate abilities as a team,” says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder, and CEO. “Timing is critical. The BlackWidow TE Chroma V2’s Instant Trigger Technology works hand-in-hand with our Yellow switches, setting the bar for the industry’s fastest response rating on a keyboard with the ultimate combination of hardware and software.”

Designed for portability, the Razer BlackWidow TE Chroma V2 keyboard includes a compact, tenkeyless layout, and detachable USB braided cable. A new magnetic ergonomic wrist rest is also offered for extreme comfort while gaming and is detachable for maximum portability.

The Razer BlackWidow TE Chroma V2 features individually backlit keys that are powered by Razer Chroma™ technology, which unlocks customizable lighting features that can be synced across devices. Gamers can choose from 16.8 million colors and a variety of effects. Custom settings can be created using the Razer Synapse software platform and shared with millions of other Razer software users via the Razer Chroma Workshop. In-game Razer Chroma lighting profiles are also integrated into popular game titles, including “Overwatch” and “Call of Duty.”

The Razer BlackWidow Chroma TE V2 is available for order now from RazerStore.com.

For more information, please visit razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-blackwidow-tournament-edition-chroma-v2

Price:

U.S. $139.99 / EU €149.99

Availability:

Razerzone.com – Available Now

Worldwide – August 2017

Product features:

  • Razer™ Mechanical Switches with 50 g actuation force (Green)
  • Razer™ Mechanical Switches with 45 g actuation force (Orange / Yellow)
  • 80 million keystroke life span
  • Detachable braided USB cable
  • Razer Chroma™ customizable backlighting with 16.8 million color options
  • Ergonomic magnetic and detachable wrist rest
  • New Instant Trigger Technology
  • Inter-device synchronization

Valnir Rok Announcement Trailer

2017/08/01
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

TWAIN HARTE, CA – August 1, 2017 – Independent game developer Encurio GmbH and indie games partner Reverb Triple XP officially announced today that Valnir Rok, an epic online Viking survival roleplaying adventure, will launch on Steam’s Early Access program this September. Set on a mystical Nordic island, gamers will fight for their life in the harsh, hostile environment where dangerous beasts of legend dwell, ruins of forgotten deities hold untold riches, and thriving villages of great clans can be joined or conquered.

Valnir Rok will make its playable debut at gamescom 2017.

“It’s the dream of every passionate gamer to make games and we take our first big step in making the dream into reality with the announcement of Valnir Rok,” states Sebastian Rahmel, Game Director at Encurio GmbH. “We love Vikings and survival games so it was natural for us to pursue our vision of a Viking survival roleplaying game. Our development team is very passionate about the project and we’re all looking forward to debuting the game at gamescom 2017.”

Valnir Rok is an online sandbox survival roleplaying game inspired by Norse mythology. Players will awaken to find themselves on Valnir Island and must do whatever it takes to survive in a land of wild animals, mythical beasts, and violent men. As a hardened Viking warrior, butcher your enemies in bloody combat, build and improve village structures, and form a clan to expand your power and reputation. Battle against opposing clans, place bounties on hated enemies, and discover ruin artifacts to gain favor with the gods with great deeds and holy sacrifices. Might makes right in the Viking world of Valnir Rok.

Valnir Rok will be launching on Steam Early Access in September 2017. Join the adventure filled with heroic deeds and legendary battles – follow the game development on Twitter, “Like” us on Facebook and visit the official site, www.valnir.net.