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Command LIVE Commonwealth Collision DLC Launch Trailer

2018/05/16
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Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

The newest DLC pack for Command LIVE, Commonwealth Collision, is available now and we have the launch trailer for your viewing enjoyment.

Command LIVE is a very ambitious project. Its aim is to recreate highly accurate scenarios from real-world situations and events, as they happen. WarfareSims has teamed up with the best editors and modders from the community, to create short, engaging scenarios that re-create real life events. Where geopolitical instability calls for military power to come into play, the Command LIVE project calls for players. The eighth DLC to be released under this name is Commonwealth Collision! In this episode, Great Britain is joining an Indian Carrier Task force to retaliate against a Pakistani attack, which killed several British visiting officers. To counter this move, Islamabad has bought from his Chinese ally massive equipment specifically designed to hit supercarriers.

Dungeons and Dragons Announces Stream of Many Eyes Live Stream Extravaganza

2018/05/15
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Geek News, News

May 15, 2018 – On June 1 – 3 2018, D&D will bring tons of Twitch streamers, actors, comedians and D&D luminaries to the Stream of Many Eyes, a three-day livestreamed extravaganza full of cosplay, crazy sets and amazing stories. During the Stream of Many Eyes – #SOMEDND –the D&D team will unveil the new adventure story coming this year and showcase extraordinary D&D live play entertainment, and it will all stream live on twitch.tv/dnd.

The Stream of Many Eyes starts at 4pm PT on Friday, June 1st, with a visual tour of the studio led by host Anna Prosser Robinson and a roundtable conversation with the D&D team on the new storyline and what makes it so exciting. Dungeons & Dragons will then present live D&D play sessions with Force Grey & Dice, Camera, Action.

On Saturday, June 2nd, the livestream kicks off at 10 AM PT with Sirens of the Realms. Saturday’s games will feature well-known D&D gaming group Girls, Guts, Glory as well newer groups Rivals of Waterdeep and Dark & Dicey, all previewing content from the new story. The entertainment will run all day, wrapping up at 7 PM PT.

Four groups will perform on Sunday, June 3rd, beginning at 11 AM PT and streaming until 8 PM PT. Games will include members of Critical Role, High Rollers, Force Grey and the entire cast of Dice, Camera, Action performing together in costume for the first time.

D&D fans around the world can watch all the excitement unfold on twitch.tv/dnd, and on Sunday only, fans in the Los Angeles area can buy tickets to watch one of the live games in person. The live ticketed experience includes a curated set tour, live performances from musicians, dancers and stunt-people, food trucks, a D&D pop-up store full of merch, and of course some of your favorite gaming groups.

Check out the full schedule and buy tickets at dnd.wizards.com/some. Tickets are limited – so if you’ll be in the L.A. area on June 3rd make sure to grab them quick! Check out the D&D website, follow D&D on Twitter or subscribe to the Dragon Talk podcast feed for all the latest updates and for interviews with our special #SOMEDND guests.

2K Games Announce Hangar 13 Expansion

2018/05/15
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Geek News, Industry News, News

New York, NY – May 15, 2018 – 2K and Hangar 13 – the critically acclaimed storytellers and developer of Mafia III – today announced the expansion of Hangar 13 in Brighton, United Kingdom, furthering the studio’s efforts to tap into the world’s most talented development pools and build a globally diverse team. This new office will be headed by UK game development veteran Nick Baynes, and will collaborate with the teams in Novato, CA and Czech Republic across all aspects of development on all future Hangar 13 projects.

“We’re incredibly excited to welcome Nick and the Brighton team into our growing Hangar 13 family,” said Haden Blackman, global studio head of Hangar 13. “The new office allows us to tap into the rich game development talent pool throughout the United Kingdom and Europe and will lead to better, more diverse games that resonate with the widest possible audience.”

Baynes, general manager of the Brighton office, brings 25-years of game development and studio management experience to Hangar 13. Many of those years were spent at Black Rock Studio as the game director on Split/Second, working alongside other colleagues who have since joined Hangar 13, including Novato-based Vice President of Development, Andy Wilson. As a resident of Brighton for more than 17 years, Baynes is intimately familiar with the game development scene in the South East UK and will bring that knowledge to bear as he begins recruiting for the new office.

“The UK has some of the most talented game developers in the world and I couldn’t be more excited to work with Andy again to build a world class team in Brighton and help forge the future of Hangar 13,” says Nick Baynes, general manager of Hangar 13’s office in Brighton. “If you’re an experienced game developer looking to join a passionate AAA studio, we want to hear from you.”

Hangar 13 is currently working on an unannounced AAA project for 2K and will continue to scale in both the U.S. and Europe at a pace consistent with the development of the game. For more information about Hangar 13, or to apply to work for the studio in the U.S., UK, or Czech Republic, please visit www.hangar13games.com.

Hangar 13 is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). For more information about 2K, please visit www.2k.com.

RAGE 2 Official Gameplay Trailer

2018/05/15
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Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

May 15, 2018 – Born from a collaboration of the Gods of Shooters, id Software, and the Masters of Open World Mayhem, Avalanche Studios, RAGE 2 packs a carnival of carnage so intense it can only come from two legendary AAA studios. That’s right, this is a f****ing AAAAAA game. Head to the wasteland for pure pandemonium in Spring 2019 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

We’ve got a lot more to show you from RAGE 2. Next stop: Sunday, June 10 at 6:30 pm Pacific, when RAGE 2 will blow the roof off Bethesda’s #BE3 showcase with a new gameplay reveal and much more.

Quantum Replica Launch Trailer

2018/05/14
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Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, 14 May 2018 – 1C is proud to announce that Quantum Replica, a fast-paced cyberpunk action game, developed by ON3D Studios, will be released on 31 May 2018 for PC Windows via SteamTM and other online stores. The game’s release for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One will follow in autumn of this year. A brand-new launch trailer and a batch of new screenshots supplement this announcement and offer a sneak-peek into the final version of the game, it’s storyline, environments and some gameplay mechanics.

The combination of neon lit shadows with a cyberpunk metropolis creates a distinct futuristic atmosphere in Quantum Replica. Being a “most wanted” person, with no recollection of the past, Alpha, our main character works towards forming a full picture what was and what may lie ahead, with only brief glimpses of events to piece together and make sense of.  Many adversaries stand in his way, but his special abilities of time manipulation, as well as numerous weapons and gadgets at his disposal, will be of help on his pre-determined path in search of the truth.

Indie Haven Announced for E3 2018

2018/05/14
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E3, Geek News, News

LOS ANGELES – May 14, 2018 – Good Shepherd Entertainment and its many gaming partners have announced the latest addition to IndiE3 – Indie Heaven – three full days of meeting, greeting and eating alongside a fantastic gathering of independent games and gamemakers from June 12-14 at Don Chente DTLA (1248 S. Figueroa St.). The space is directly across the street from the Los Angeles Convention Center – right above Hooters – and adjacent to the legendary Devolver Lot.

WHAT: Three full days of press demos, industry meetings and more with major games, developers and media partners, including:

  • Phantom Doctrine (Good Shepherd Entertainment)
  • Black Future ‘88 (Good Shepherd Entertainment)
  • Semblance (Good Shepherd Entertainment)
  • World War Z (Saber Interactive)
  • Rune (Human Head Studios)
  • Bendy and the Ink Machine (The Meatly Games + Rooster Teeth Games)
  • SoundSelf (Transcendant Realities)
  • Transcendent VR
  • Deep VR (Owen Harris)
  • Breath of Life (Auralab)
  • Microdose VR
  • DreamHack
  • Physical good surprises from Special Reserve Games
  • A live-streaming stage hosted by Shacknews.

WHEN:

June 12 – 14, 2018 (Tues. – Thurs.)
Club: 10 AM – 6 PM daily (By appointment only)
Rooftop Lounge: 11 AM – 7 PM daily (Open to all E3 attendees 21+, capacity permitting)

WHERE:

Don Chente DTLA
1248 S. Figueroa St. (Next to the Devolver Lot and directly across from the LACC, above Hooters)

Guests are invited to play and chat with the developers of some of indie gaming’s most anticipated upcoming releases (by appointment only) in a cavernous restaurant and nightclub with food and drinks. There will also be a breezy rooftop lounge overlooking the convention where guests can hang out and experience both Microdose VR and SoundSelf in incredible 360dome.pro fidelity (open to all E3 attendees 21 and over, capacity permitting). In addition, Shacknews will host a live-streaming stage on-site throughout the event.

Mike Wilson, President of the FREESA, the very important association that organizes IndiE3 as a world-class production each year, said, “Yep. This is going to be the best thing ever.”

For more information on Indie Heaven, follow @GoodShepherdEnt on Twitter.

HUNT: Showdown Gets First Major Content Update

2018/05/11
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Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

London, May 11, 2018 – Today Crytek announced the release of Hunt: Showdown’s first major content update, live now on Steam. In addition to new content, the update also includes a large number of tweaks, changes, and bug fixes for the Early Access title. With Content Update 1, players will gain access to five new weapons equipped with scopes as well as two new tactical bombs and eleven new Hunter outfits. Twelve new traits, which boost players’ performance and capabilities in various ways, are also debuting with this update.

In response to community feedback, one of the update’s biggest goals was to reduce the advantages for campers by changing level architecture and layout, as well as adding rewards for players who successfully banish the boss. You can learn more about these changes in a video with Level Design Director Chris Auty here. In another video, Lead Designer Dennis Schwarz and Senior System Designer David West also address this issue, as well as some of the changes and additions to weapons, gunplay, traits, hunters, and audio.

Many smaller changes were made as well: the addition of fall damage, map readability improvements, a rebalance on player footstep audio, and much, much more. All of the details can be found in the Update Patch Notes.

Pizza Connection 3 Now Available on Mac App Store

2018/05/11
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Geek News, Mac PC News, News

Wiesbaden, May 11, 2018 – Pizza Connection 3 is now also available in the Mac App Store. Mac users can now download the third part of the legendary Pizza Connection series from Apple’s own store and make their dream of their own pizza empire come true.

Assemble Entertainment released Pizza Connection 3 on March 22 Europe-wide in retail and worldwide digital for PC, Mac and Linux (SteamOS) at a recommended retail price of €29.99. The business simulation is being developed by the Assemble-own developer Studio Gentlymad in Wiesbaden.

The Banner Saga Gets Nintendo Switch Release Date

2018/05/10
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Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch

BALTIMORE, MD – May 10, 2018 – Stoic, an independent game development company, and Versus Evil, one of the leading independent video game publishers, today announced the award winning, BAFTA nominated, indie hit The Banner Saga role-playing strategy game is coming to Nintendo Switch on May 17th.

The Banner Saga is an epic single player driven Viking saga, where a player’s choice in travel, conversation and combat determines the outcome of their own personal story as well as the survival of an entire civilization. The game also features stunning 2D animation and art, a unique tactical combat system and a cast of unforgettable characters, all of which drive this epic journey forward.

“Launching The Banner Saga on Nintendo Switch is an exciting moment for us, as we gear up in 2018 to enter the third and final chapter of the series it’s only fitting we give Nintendo players an opportunity to enjoy this award winning Viking inspired saga where the journey begins.” Said Steve Escalante, General Manager of Versus Evil.

“We’ve always strived to share this epic series and the narrative of the saga across a variety of platforms and we are thrilled to now bring the Banner Saga to a whole new community of console players on the Nintendo Switch” said John Watson, Technical Director at Stoic.

The Banner Saga, which launched to much critical acclaim has received several awards and nominations, including winner of the 2014 Geekie Awards for “Best Video Game”, winner of 2014 Game Developers Choice: “Best Debut” award, finalist placement for “Excellence in Visual Arts” category at the Independent Game Festival, 3 BAFTA Award Nominations, and winner of Pocket Gamer’s 2015 Best Adventure/RPG Gameand Best Android Game of the Year.

The Banner Saga is available on multiple formats including Steam for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well the App Store for iPad and iPhone, on Google Play and Amazon for Android devices and on Windows based tablets.

To learn more about The Banner Saga visit: www.bannersaga.com

Jurassic Park – The Ride Transforming into New Jurassic World Ride

2018/05/10
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Geek News, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

Universal City, CA, May 10, 2018 – In 2019, colossal, dimensional dinosaurs will once again roam the Earth and astound guests when Universal Studios Hollywood debuts an all-new technologically-advanced epic adventure inspired by Universal Pictures’ blockbuster film franchise: Welcome to the “Jurassic World Ride.”

Drawing from the favorite elements of the original “Jurassic Park—The Ride,” this next-generation thrill ride will be a fully reimagined iteration of the ground-breaking adventure, elevating every facet of the experience. With the introduction of never-before-seen dinosaurs, enhanced storytelling, lush scenic design, an entirely new color scheme and uncompromised state-of the art technology, the ride will capture elements never experienced within a theme park.

To rally fans for the finale of “Jurassic Park—The Ride” on September 3, 2018, Universal Studios Hollywood has launched a “Countdown to the Extinction” campaign—inviting guests from around the world to experience the ride before its transformation into the all-new “Jurassic World Ride” in 2019.

More information is available at www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com. Like Universal Studios Hollywood on Facebook and follow @UniStudios on Instagram and Twitter.