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Elite Dangerous: Kestrel Mk. II Available Now

2 weeks ago

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Commanders are preparing to disrupt the combat status quo, as Elite Dangerous’ first ship of 2026, the Kestrel Mk II, launches today into ARX Early Access. This comes hot on the heels of the reveal of the 2026 content roadmap, offering a glimpse at how Frontier’s iconic space simulation is continuing to evolve after a successful 2025.

A small frame capable of delivering a big impact, the Kestrel Mk II has been designed to break convention and challenge Elite Dangerous’ heavy-hitting combat ships with a manoeuvrable and aggressive loadout. Complimented by three large hardpoints and a pair of new modules; The Mk II Plasma Shock Accelerator, a fully automatic variant of the existing Shock Cannon which utilises the ship’s fuel as ammunition, and the Mk II Agile Boost Thrusters, which offer significant lateral and vertical acceleration when boosting, creating an evasive fighter which packs a punch.

The Kestrel Mk II was revealed as part of Elite Dangerous’ first developer update of the year, which also included a first look at the 2026 content roadmap and a glimpse at Elite Dangerous’ first major update of the year, Operations. This new way to play offers multi-stage missions for a team of up to four players, bringing unique rewards whilst challenging Commanders to master both on-foot and ship activities. Alongside this brand-new feature, the content roadmap also revealed five new vessels arriving throughout the year, and a feature reboot coming in the Autumn.

The Kestrel Mk II is available now for 16,520 ARX, whilst the Stellar Edition can be acquired for 33,000 ARX and includes a selection of additional ship kit pieces alongside a striking paint job. Commanders can also choose to expand their cosmetic options with the Kestrel’s Galactic Bundle for 60,000 ARX, containing everything in the Stellar Edition alongside the Flare Animated Holo-Kit and six paint jobs. All Commanders who purchase the ship within the early access window will also receive a limited edition ‘Owners Club’ decal. The Kestrel Mk II will be available to purchase for in-game earned credits at a later date.

Elite Dangerous, Elite Dangerous: Odyssey and the combined Deluxe Edition Bundle is available to purchase now on Steam, or via the Epic Games Store.

For more news and information about Elite Dangerous:

Website: https://www.elitedangerous.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EliteDangerousOfficial

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EliteDangerous

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EliteDangerous

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/EliteDangerous

Halloween First-Ever Playable Demo Coming to PAX East with Star-Studded Panel

2 weeks ago

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox Series X News

The first playable demo for Halloween, the asymmetrical stealth horror game, debuts at PAX East in Boston from March 26-29, 2026. Developer and publisher IllFonic, co-publisher Gun Interactive, and partners Compass International Pictures and Further Front will also host a panel featuring Malek Akkad, who will be joined virtually by John Carpenter before attempting the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the “Largest gathering of people dressed as Michael Myers (Halloween franchise).”

Step into a 1v4 online multiplayer experience, with one player embodying the relentless Michael Myers while four others fight to survive. True to the haunting spirit of the original 1978 classic, IllFonic has meticulously crafted the gameplay, locations, ambiance, music, and art direction to reflect the film’s unmistakable eerie tone. Every shadow, quiet street, and flicker of light feeds into an experience designed to recreate the dread that shaped a generation of horror.

The PAX East demo features the map, Haddonfield Heights, a deceptively quiet Midwestern neighborhood filled with modest single-story homes, fenced yards, dimly lit streets, and the abandoned Myers house. Civilians scavenge car trunks, search for escape routes, barricade themselves inside homes, and slip into risky hiding spots, all while Michael stalks from the darkness in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

On Saturday, March 28, at 12:00 pm, at PAX East’s Main Theater, IllFonic will host a panel exploring how developers and original creators collaborate to build authentic interactive worlds. The discussion will feature Malek Akkad, President of Compass International Pictures, Inc.; Ryan Freimann, SVP of Compass International Pictures, Inc.; IllFonic’s Chief Creative Officer, Jared Gerritzen; and Design Director, Jordan Mathewson. They will be joined virtually by John Carpenter, Director of the original 1978 film. The panel is offering fans a behind-the-scenes look at how the game honors its cinematic roots while evolving into a new medium.

Later on the same day, at 3:30 pm, fans are invited to take part in an ambitious attempt for the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the “Largest gathering of people dressed as Michael Myers (Halloween franchise)”, at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, the venue hosting PAX East. Participants must be dressed in Michael’s signature look: the Shape mask, blue jumpsuit, slicked-back brown hair or appropriate wig, and a prop knife.

Halloween launches on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.

To dig deeper into IllFonic and its titles, visit IllFonic’s official website and follow Halloween’s official socials on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Reddit, and join the official Discord to get the latest news as development continues.

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – Animated Trailer ft. GUNSHIP

2 weeks ago

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox Series X News

Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have gone full grindhouse with a very special animated trailer for John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, the ‘80s-inspired action-horror video game arriving March 12 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Watch the brand-new fully animated trailer, featuring the synthwave band Gunship, and let’s get this party started!

A visual work of art celebrating the John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando experience

Today’s trailer brings the game’s buddy-movie-meets-over-the-top-action spirit to life in vibrant cartoon form. Crafted by the tremendous talent at Gizmo Animation, this animated trailer features John Carpenter as a terrifying zombie party-god, with the Master of Horror himself voicing his character and setting the stage for an apocalypse unlike any other.

Powering this vibrant world and perfectly capturing the energy of ‘80s movies is the original track “Tell Me When the World Stops Ending” by synthwave band Gunship, composed specifically for the trailer. The video is a blend of animation, voice and music that flows naturally, highlighting the skill and dedication of the whole team behind it.

Grab your squad and crash the zombie party in the limited-time demo

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando’s first playable demo is live now until March 2 on Steam. So grab your go-to carnage-minded buddies and see how good it gets blowing up endless hordes of zombies that want to eat your face!

Pre-order the Standard or Blood Edition and get free DLC

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando will come in two editions—the Standard Edition and the Blood Edition, both available to pre-order now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Pre-order any edition to grab the Leon’s Secret Stash DLC for free!

On top of the base game, the Blood Edition also includes the Bloody Pass, featuring:

Two post-launch DLCs including unique skins for characters, weapons, and vehicles to make sure you have the most fashionable crew of the apocalypse
A golden Cosmetic Pack for weapons featuring a weapon charm and character skins

Time’s almost out. Don’t just sit there – play the new Steam demo and gear up with your edition of choice now!

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando launches on March 12, 2026. Pre-order it before it’s too late on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Nested Lands Out Now In Steam Early Access

2 weeks ago

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Today, Nested Lands, the survival-settlement RPG from META Publishing and 1M Bits Horde set in a dark world full of pestilence and madmen, launches into Steam Early Access. Alone or in co-op with up to three friends, players will have to build and expand their settlement from scratch, making sure the sanitary standards are met and protecting it from marauders, the Black Death, and their own ineptness.

Nested Lands is a medieval survival-settlement RPG set during the Black Death. Starting from nothing, players must work hard to build a functioning village by gathering resources, enduring nasty plague outbreaks, and protecting their people from roaming bandits and unstable, plague-twisted foes. Between the responsibilities that come with leading a village, surviving a deadly outbreak, and the question of the main character’s own mental state and personal hygiene, what could go wrong?

As the settlement grows, players will be tasked to stockpile medicine and get rid of infected corpses to ensure that their entire village doesn’t get wiped out by the plague. They need to master a variety of gory skills in order to beat their foes, including melee combat, archery, and stealth attacks. But be careful, for those who don’t take care of their personal hygiene, rancid body odor will alert enemies to their presence!

The Early Access roadmap was published earlier this month, detailing the planned additions and improvements to the game, including new threats, systems, biomes, features, and much more to help build the perfect settlement.

Stay up to date with Nested Lands by following the game on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Discord, and YouTube. Players can learn more about the game on the official website.

Rise of Piracy Is OUT NOW in Early Access

2 weeks ago

Jerry Paxton

Geek News

Rise of Piracy is now available in Early Access on Steam. Developed as a passion-driven project, Rise of Piracy blends action, exploration, and real-time strategy into a sandbox pirate experience where players carve their own path across a fully hand-crafted world of open seas, rival factions, and large-scale warfare.

Starting their journey at sea and growing into the commander of a formidable fleet, players can trade, explore, conquer islands, engage in diplomacy, or dominate through naval firepower and coordinated land assaults. The Early Access launch delivers a complete and replayable campaign foundation, designed to expand further with community feedback.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach PC Requirements Announced

2 weeks ago

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, in collaboration with Nixxes Software, are pleased to share the system requirements for the PC edition of DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH.

Nixxes Software has been working hard to deliver the world of DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH from PS5 to PC, lovingly recreating the highly-detailed landscapes and photo realistic characters whilst delivering a smooth player experience with the best possible visuals, on a wide variety of hardware. Check out the newly announced system requirements here.

Pre-purchase DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH either through Steam or Epic Games Store.

Critical Role Appoints Alyssa Zeisler as General Manager of Beacon

2 weeks ago

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News

Critical Role, a leader in storytelling and world-building, today officially announced that Alyssa Zeisler has joined the company as General Manager of Beacon, its membership program designed to bring critters closer to the worlds and creators they love. Beacon offers a wide range of exclusive and early access programming, live event pre-sales, instant access to VODs and podcasts, discounts on merchandise, and more. In the role, Zeisler will oversee Beacon’s product roadmap, business performance, content and platform strategy, as well as the continued evolution of Beacon as a community hub, creator-led ecosystem, and a central destination for all things Critical Role and TTRPGs.

Critical Role Appoints Alyssa Zeisler as General Manager of Beacon

“Beacon is central to how we think about the future of Critical Role, and it’s time for it to level up and evolve,” said Travis Willingham, CEO and Co-founder of Critical Role. “Alyssa brings exactly the kind of leadership this next phase requires. She understands how to build lasting, audience-first platforms at scale, and her experience leading subscription and direct-to-consumer businesses makes her a perfect fit to help Beacon grow while staying true to the unique authenticity that makes Critical Role what it is.”

Zeisler is a veteran digital media and product executive with a distinguished track record of scaling subscription and platforms while bringing user-centric, data-informed strategy to legacy media brands. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Product at Hallmark Media, where she helped lead the relaunch of Hallmark+, a membership platform that unified content and commerce into a seamless, audience-driven experience.

“My goal for Beacon is to make it the gold standard for direct-to-consumer platforms,” said Alyssa Zeisler, General Manager of Beacon. “It’s a place where we can experiment with new formats in the TTRPG space while creating a seamless experience for fans. We’re building the blueprint for how a community-led brand transitions into a sustainable, global media company, and I’m excited to be at the helm as we evolve this ecosystem into something truly industry-defining.”

Prior to Hallmark, Zeisler held a series of senior leadership roles at Dow Jones, including Vice President of Subscription and Strategic Products and Research & Development Chief at The Wall Street Journal, where she led multidisciplinary teams focused on emerging technologies, audience engagement, and newsroom-supporting innovation. As Audience Managing Editor at Barron’s, she helped accelerate the 100-year-old publication’s digital transformation. Earlier in her career, Zeisler also held editorial and audience leadership roles at the Financial Times.

Under Zeisler’s leadership, Beacon will continue to grow as a fan-first membership experience while supporting Critical Role’s long-term vision for sustainable, meaningful expansion across relevant formats, platforms, and markets.

For more information on Beacon, please visit beacon.tv, and follow Beacon on Instagram, TikTok, and Blue Sky at @hellobeacon.

Burden of Command Three Nations DLC Announcement

2 weeks ago

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Green Tree Media is pleased to announce that Burden of Command™ – Three Nations, a major DLC expansion for the acclaimed World War II tactical leadership RPG , is OUT NOW, on PC via Steam.

The Three Nations DLC introduces four standalone, story-driven scenarios centered on D-Day, offering new perspectives on the Normandy landings through the eyes of British paratroopers, US paratroopers, and German Wehrmacht forces. Each scenario presents distinct tactical challenges and leadership dilemmas shaped by the chaos and uncertainty of June 1944.

The “Full Burden” bundle (Base game plus DLC) will also be launched with a 30% discount.

Four Standalone D-Day Scenarios

Pegasus Bridge – Lead British paratroopers in the critical mission to seize and hold the bridge, while exploring the civilian intelligence-gathering decisions that shaped the assault months in advance.
Benouville – Defend the village overlooking Pegasus Bridge against determined and sustained German counterattacks.
Steel Rain – Switch perspectives and command a mechanized German force attempting to retake the bridge.
Meyers Hill – Lead US paratroopers in Normandy in a scenario featuring interactive live-action video, developed in collaboration with leadership expert Colonel John Antal, former executive producer of Brothers in Arms.

Panzer Knights: Commander’s Edition Announcement Trailer

2 weeks ago

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Xbox Series X News

Joy Brick and PQube are joining forces to bring their anime-inspired, third-person tank sim Panzer Knights: Commander’s Edition to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2026. This special console edition represents the definitive version, bundling together the base game with three additional bonus content packs featuring the iconic M4-748 Sherman, M26 Pershing, Churchill VII, Valentine XI, Panzer VIII Maus, and Elefant.

A new trailer highlights Panzer Knights’ explosive real-time combat, as well as its huge roster of tanks available to both command and destroy!

The Shadow over Innsmouth François Baranger Illustrated Edition Announced

2 weeks ago

Jerry Paxton

Book News, Geek News, News

Today, Free League Publishing announced a fully illustrated edition of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic horror story The Shadow over Innsmouth. Illustrated by the renowned artist François Baranger, the premium hardback volume is now available for pre-order via the Free League webstore, with a release date to be announced at a later time.

Drawn by a fascination with New England’s haunted past, a young traveler accepts a detour through the isolated coastal settlement of Innsmouth — a town feared by its neighbors and marked by quiet decay. Strange gold jewelry, whispered rumors, and the weight of unseen eyes pull him deeper into its crumbling streets, where long-buried secrets linger beneath the tide.

Considered one of Lovecraft’s most influential works, The Shadow over Innsmouth has inspired generations of artists and storytellers. In this new illustrated edition, François Baranger brings the once-prosperous fishing town to life through sweeping, atmospheric artwork that captures both its faded grandeur and unsettling mystery.

Known for his illustrated editions of The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness, and The Dunwich Horror, Baranger returns to bring Innsmouth to life through sweeping full-spread imagery that captures the story’s unsettling atmosphere. Presented in a 262 X 350mm folio format across 72 pages, the large-size hardback edition invites both longtime readers and newcomers to experience Lovecraft’s tale in a new visual form.

Pre-orders for The Shadow over Innsmouth are now available through the Free League Publishing webstore ahead of its release later this year.

To stay current with Free League Publishing, follow on X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and visit the official website at freeleaguepublishing.com.