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Necromunda: Underhive Wars Van Saar Gang DLC Trailer

Necromunda: Underhive Wars, the tactical RPG from developer Rogue Factor and Focus Home Interactive based on Games Workshop’s iconic license, is expanding today with the “Van Saar Gang,” the game’s first major premium DLC for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC! Available now for $6.99, the Van Saar are a new playable technological powerhouse that bring a brand-new set of skills and style to the violent gang conflicts of the Underhive!

The Van Saar bring a new twist on the signature freedom of movement, tactical depth, and verticality of Necromunda: Underhive Wars. Clad in their signature suits of armor, these fighters are ranged specialists with a penchant for trading movement for further firepower. They’ll blast away enemies without a second thought, crushing them beneath a wave of fire, improvised explosives, and automated turrets. Recruit and customize your units to create a truly unique and dangerous gang down to their careers, traits, skills, equipment, color schemes and more.

Necromunda: Underhive Wars has also rolled out a free new update for all players featuring a variety of improvements to the game’s AI and pacing based on feedback from the community. This represents the next step in Underhive Wars’ live support, which has seen months of updates and patches driven by the player base, with even more coming down the road.

Get Necromunda: Underhive Wars for 40% off on Steam (50% if you already own Mordheim: City of the Damned) and 50% off on Xbox One via the Focus Home Interactive Publisher Sale! Visit the official store for more information.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister Winter Update Out Now

Tactical Adventures, a French development studio of passionate RPG game developers and tabletop players, recently released its tactical RPG Solasta: Crown of the Magister on Steam Early Access. The game has seen lots of love and support from the community, has a very positive Steam user rating (94%) and has just received its first major update today. The new Winter Update includes hours of new gameplay, a completely new area, quests, an overhauled lighting system, new combat features, more customization options, implementation of the scavenger mechanics, and much more. Look at the patch notes for more on the update. Also, as of today Solasta: Crown of the Magister is now available to purchase on GOG, for $27.99 (-20% discount).

Wizards of the Coast has granted Tactical Adventures a license to use the Dungeons & Dragons SRD 5.1 content and rules in Solasta: Crown of the Magister.

Solasta is a team-based adventure game where each character plays a critical role in the campaign and can be a hero. The dynamic and mysterious world features elements of verticality, allowing players to use their surroundings as an element of strategy. Players can position ranged characters on high vantage points or send their thief down into shafts and caverns to scope out what lies ahead. In Solasta, light is a tool to explore the depths and hallows of dungeons or can be used as a weapon against the creatures of the dark, but if players aren’t careful, it will give away the party’s position to nasty creatures bent on their demise.

Hood: Outlaws and Legends Release Date Trailer

Hood: Outlaws and Legends, the new multiplayer PvPvE heist game from Sumo Digital and Focus Home Interactive, is coming to PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC on May 10, 2021. If you missed it, be sure to check out the game’s first major public gameplay reveal trailer, showcased live at The Game Awards!

In the battle to claim victory among legends, Hood pits two teams against each other and the State to find, steal and return stolen riches. Play as four distinct characters — the ranger, hunter, brawler or mystic — with tons of possible character variations and combinations to fit your playstyle. Outsmart your foes and execute the perfect heist with your friends in a gritty medieval world where every action has quick and deadly consequences.

Players who pre-order Hood: Outlaws & Legends will unlock exclusive early access to the game three days early starting on May 7, as well as the “Forest Lords” cosmetic pack for free, which includes an in-game skin for each character and weapon.

Hood: Outlaws & Legends is available to pre-order now on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC via Steam. Visit www.hood-game.com for more information and register to receive newsletters by email.

The Callisto Protocol Cinematic Reveal Trailer

Today Striking Distance Studios and KRAFTON, Inc. unveiled The Callisto Protocol (www.CallistoTheGame.com) at The Game Awards with a new cinematic trailer. Created by the team behind the blockbuster survival horror franchise Dead Space, The Callisto Protocol is an all-new take on the genre and will ship for PC and consoles in 2022.

Set on Jupiter’s moon Callisto in the year 2320, The Callisto Protocol is a next-generation take on survival horror. The game challenges players to escape the maximum security Black Iron Prison and uncover its terrifying secrets. A blend of horror, action, and immersive storytelling, the game aims to set a new bar for horror in interactive entertainment.

“The Callisto Protocol is the culmination of decades of experience building AAA games,” said Glen Schofield, founder and CEO of Striking Distance Studios. “We’ve built a world class studio of passionate developers that is ready to once again tackle one of our all-time favorite genres—survival horror. We’re setting out to make one of the most terrifying games of all time, and we can’t wait to share more about The Callisto Protocol next year.”

The team at Striking Distance Studios will also unveil an uncensored red band version of the cinematic trailer for The Callisto Protocol on the game’s Discord at 10am PT on Thursday, December 17. Fans can also follow the game on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram starting today.

The Callisto Protocol is the first game from Striking Distance Studios, a 150-person team of industry veterans based in San Ramon, California. The game is being published globally by KRAFTON, Inc..

Crimson Desert Gameplay Premiere Trailer

Today, Pearl Abyss revealed a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming game Crimson Desert. Showcased during The Game Awards, the trailer dives into the open world action-adventure slated for Winter 2021 release, on consoles and PC.

Pearl Abyss has made available a factsheet and trailer summary. Further assets will be made available here around the same time as the trailer (Assets will include a downloadable file of the trailer, banner art, screenshots and logo)

Crimson Desert is a revolutionary open world action-adventure that combines elements of narrative driven single-player games with online multiplayer functionality. The game is set on the continent of Pywel, a war-torn world with many different territories, cities, cultures and religions. Pywel is a land full of turmoil, with many areas, factions and regions fighting for control. As players progress through the game, events will unfold that will shape the destinies of all involved.

Crimson Desert’s 4K trailer showcases story, gameplay elements and provides the first vertical slice of what players can expect from Crimson Desert. Unveiled in the trailer, the game’s main protagonist is Macduff, a downtrodden mercenary fighting to reclaim their land.
The trailer also includes a snippet of Macduff meeting the primary members of his mercenary group, who will traverse the continent of Pywel together as they work to overcome its many perils. As the trailer progresses, we get a taste of Crimson Desert’s combat, including frantic battles and powerful boss fights.

Crimson Desert is Pearl Abyss’ largest-scale game since Black Desert. During Black Desert’s 5 years of service, the game has gained over 40 million players across PC, console and mobile platforms and grossed over $2 billion USD in revenue. Crimson Desert will allow players to explore another of Pearl Abyss’ captivating worlds, full of story-driven gameplay, cinematic graphics and unrivaled combat mechanics.

Over the coming months, Pearl Abyss intends to provide more information on the game, and to involve players in Crimson Desert’s development process. Sign up for more information at https://crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com and follow related social media channels for the latest Crimson Desert news.

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Announcement Trailer

The great city at the end of the world is waiting…Today at The Game Awards 2020 show, ZA/UM has announced Disco Elysium: The Final Cut the definitive edition of the award-winning smash hit RPG, which will be available as a digital download in March 2021 on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 as well as on Steam, GOG, The App Store, Epic Games Store and Google Stadia. This will be followed by the release of the game on Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch platforms in Summer 2021.

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, will include full voice acting for Revachol’s beautiful people as well as new quests and unseen areas to explore. All existing players of the game will receive a free full upgrade to The Final Cut on their current platform.

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Collector’s Edition

ZA/UM, in partnership with iam8bit, has also announced an exclusive Collector’s Edition of the game which is available now for pre-order, with shipping date TBC 2021. The Collector’s Edition will include:

  • Innovative ‘Layers of the Id’ Premium Box
  • Hand-Painted ‘Mind Totem’ Vinyl Sculpture
  • 190+ Page Hardbound Art Book feat. Oodles of Previously Unreleased Art and Stories
  • Illustrated Fabric Map of the District of Martinaise
  • Physical Edition of Disco Elysium with Reversible Cover, Housed in an Elegant Slipcase
  • Region Free – Worldwide Compatibility
  • Available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch

Available for pre-order now from iam8bit for $249.99 here: https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/disco-elysium or www.discoelysium.com

Outriders Mantras of Survival Trailer

Tonight at The Game Awards, SQUARE ENIX® revealed a new trailer for OUTRIDERS™, the high-intensity RPG-Shooter from People Can Fly, the developers of Gears of War: Judgment and BULLETSTORM, and Square Enix External Studios, the minds behind SLEEPING DOGS® and JUST CAUSE®.

The new Game Awards trailer introduces players to the Mantras of Survival – a guide to help them thrive as a hyper-evolved Human on the unforgiving planet of Enoch, where the only way forward is to take charge of your own fate and Think Aggressive.

  • Powers on Tap – Dominate the battlefield with destructive powers. Cooldowns are short and powers are there to be used often, so don’t rely on just bullets.
  • Kill to Heal – All Outriders heal through doing damage. There are no medkits, syringes or health regen on Enoch. Aggression is key to surviving and thriving in the heart of battle.
  • Cover’s for Cowards – Cover won’t save you in OUTRIDERS, it can only buy you time. Select your most powerful loadouts and dive headfirst into combat.
  • Think Aggressive – A guiding philosophy for survival. Confidence is everything on the battleground of Enoch, and an aggressive playstyle is a key ingredient to success.

OUTRIDERS will release on PlayStation 5®, PlayStation 4®, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC on February 2nd, 2021 and Google Stadia later in 2021.

For more information, visit www.outriders.net

Dyson Sphere Program Crowdfunding Success Trailer

Greetings, engineers! With the crowdfunding campaign of Dyson Sphere Program nearing 100% of its funding goal, publisher Gamera Game and development studio Youthcat Games release today the new trailer of their space simulation management game. In this brand new video, the game reveals a glimpse of the ultimate goal that players will pursue: the construction of a Dyson Sphere, a megastructure capable of harnessing the power of a star to produce infinite clean energy.

Even in such a difficult and challenging time as this one, Dyson Sphere Program has attracted players from all over the world thanks to its unique blend of exploration of a procedurally generated universe and strategic planning and management, as well as its sci-fi setting and awe-inspiring art style. With more than a week until the crowdfunding campaign is over, and now that the funding goal has almost been achieved, the game invite players to check its stretch goals to help it reach its true potential with even more ambitious features and mechanics.

Last but not least, Youthcat Games are also happy to announce that players that contributed to the higher tiers will soon get beta access to Dyson Sphere Program to start building their interstellar factories. There are only seven days left to gain access to it, via the Kickstarter campaign, so stay tuned for more information about when the beta version will be available!

KEY FEATURES

  • Create a galactic industrial empire from scratch: start with a small workshop and improve it until it spans the whole galaxy.
  • Develop your very own Dyson Spheres, a megastructure that orbit around stars harnessing all its power and energy, from the first screw to its completion.
  • Explore a vast universe procedurally generated with all kinds of celestial bodies: neutron stars, white dwarfs, red giants…
  • Build mechas to fly, sail or jump through outer space and alien planets.
  • Transport materials across the galaxy to your facilities: thousands of transport ships will flow endlessly to your factories and back!
  • Design the most efficient automated factory and production line.
  • Customize your factory and Dyson Sphere to make it unique.
  • Design a balanced power network, capable of producing energy in all kinds of power plants like wind turbines, artificial stars…

The Game Awards Streams Free TODAY

The Game Awards – the video game industry’s biggest annual year-end celebration – streams live and free TONIGHT across more than 45 platforms globally.

Starting at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT (with the pre-show kicking off at 6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT), fans can watch the stream on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch and more. You can find the full list of platforms at https://thegameawards.com/watch.

Taking a virtual format this year, The Game Awards will air live in 4K UHD from Hollywood, California, with special segments from other locations around the world. The Game Awards will feature a special performance by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, along with appearances by celebrities Tom Holland, Brie Larson, Gal Gadot, Keanu Reeves, Christopher Nolan, John David Washington, JackSepticEye, Stephen A. Smith and the Swedish Chef, and a number of prestigious names in the gaming industry, including Reggie Fils-Aimé, Josef Fares and Troy Baker – with other surprise guests to be announced. Additionally, Lorne Balfe is returning as the Music Director and conductor of The Game Awards for its 2020 multi-city broadcast, and will be conducting the world-renowned London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) from London’s famous Abbey Road Studios.

The Game Awards celebrates the games from the past year that truly transformed entertainment, created camaraderie and community and pushed the envelope on innovation, while also treating viewers to a number of video game world premieres, with announcements scheduled from Among Us, Call of Duty, Dragon Age, and Crimson Desert, among others!

As an added effect this year, fans can create their own special TGAs moments with six unique augmented reality experiences available on The Game Awards Instagram that can be saved to their camera and shared to Stories or Reels. The AR effects enable users to place The Game Awards statue in their environment and use face effects for the Game of the Year nominees: Doom Eternal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades and The Last of Us Part II.

Additionally, fans watching The Game Awards on Twitch channels with Drops enabled will be able to get exclusive Twitch Drops from Fortnite and Among Us. Find out more, including details for securing the Drops, here.

F1 2020 Receives Free F2 2020 Season Update

After the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship™ went down to the thrilling final race weekend in Bahrain, Codemasters today allows players to rewrite history with a free F2™ 2020 season update as part of F1® 2020, the official videogame of the 2020 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Players can now compete with the full 2020 line-up featuring all 11 teams, cars, and drivers including the new FIA Formula 2™ Champion, Mick Schumacher.

The F2 game option replicates its real world counterpart with 12 weekends, each made up of two races. The first, known as the Feature Race, follows a standard format with drivers lining up based on their qualifying times, and points awarded to the top 10 placings. The second, Sprint Race, sees the Feature Race top eight positions reversed in a shorter race, with fewer points awarded to the top eight drivers. For both, there are two additional points available for the fastest lap.

“Having witnessed an incredible end-of-season battle between Mick Schumacher and Callum Ilott, we’re delighted to give players the free F2 2020 season update,” said Lee Mather, F1 Franchise Game Director at Codemasters. “F2 has proved very popular with our players since its debut in F1 2019, and we know they will enjoy rewriting recent history with the free F1 2020 update. The update enables players to compete with Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin before they join forces as part of Haas F1 Team for 2021.”

F1 2020 is the most comprehensive F1 game to date. With two new circuits, the introduction of the driver-manager feature, My Team, improved on-track options, split-screen and more, F1 2020 caters for race fans of all levels and experience. A free trial version of the game was recently released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and details can be found here – https://www.formula1game.com/2020/news/f1-2020-free-trial.

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