Author - Jerry Paxton

Indie MEGABOOTH to Feature 19 Developers at E3 2017

2017/05/25

LOS ANGELES – May 25, 2017 – Indie game showcase curators Indie MEGABOOTH have announced the line-up of indie titles and studios participating in their 2017 E3 MEGABOOTH at the world-famous Devolver Digital lot across from the Los Angeles Convention Center during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), June 13 – 15. Indie MEGABOOTH organizers will feature six indie games at the Indie “MEGA” Picnic, the Devolver Public Access area, and more than 14 titles in the MEGATRAILER which is located in Devolver’s usual by-appointment-only backlot.

Five of the six titles that will be featured at the Indie “MEGA” Picnic area are:

Nidhogg 2 (Messhof)
Semblance (Nyamakop)
Songbringer (Wizard Fu/Double Eleven)
Sumer (Studio Wumpus)
Sundered (Thunder Lotus Games)
***TBD***

Indie Picnic, presented by Devolver Digital, is free to any E3 badge holder type and will be located in the front parking lot located directly across the street from the LA Convention Center’s South Hall running from 11am – 7pm each day,

The 14 titles (and counting) featured in the by-appointment-only MEGATRAILER are:

2064: Read Only Memories (MidBoss)
A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher (Ask an Enemy Studios)
Asura (Ogre Head Studios)
Aztez (Team Colorblind)
Blasters of the Universe (Secret Location)
Coma Remembered (Serenity Forge)
Kingsway (Adult Swim Games)
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows (Witching Hour Studios)
Mystic Melee (Serenity Forge)
Overland (Finji)
Redout (34BigThings)
Roto Color Rhythm (Blue Volcano Studio)
The King’s Bird (Serenity Forge)
YIIK: A Postmodern RPG (Ackk Studios)

“We’re really excited to expand the Indie MEGABOOTH family this year at E3 and be able to work with such a passionate group of indie devs who deserve a spotlight,” said Kelly Wallick, Overlord of Indie MEGABOOTH. “It’s really rewarding for us to create these unique opportunities to help support our community of developers. All these games have been hits in our showcases and we’re excited for fans and press to discover their new favorite indie game!”

More information about the Indie MEGA E3 Showcase can be found at http://indiemegabooth.com/ or follow @IndieMEGABOOTH on Twitter or Instagram for live updates from the Indie Picnic.

Get the more robust and latest Indie Picnic and Devolver Public Access lot news at www.devolverdigital.com or follow Devolver at @DevolverDigital on Twitter.

Escape From Tarkov New Screenshots from The Shoreline

2017/05/25

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News

Saint Petersburg, Russia – Battlestate Games, developer of Escape from Tarkov, the realism-focused hardcore FPS/MMO hybrid, have released screenshots and concept artwork for the new location – The Shoreline.

The Shoreline closely neighbors the Tarkov evacuation point, and is characterized by a noticeably larger map footprint than any other Tarkov locations. The Shoreline houses a partially abandoned village, modern private housing, fields, a marina, gas station, weather station, cellular base station and more.
Its chief point of interest is the large “Azure Coast” health resort, consisting of several buildings with a central hydroelectric power plant. The main exit from of this new area will be located next to the Russian Armed Forces checkpoint at the Port entrance.

Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore story-driven MMO featuring FPS and RPG elements. The events take place in the Russian city of Tarkov, which has been sealed off by roadblocks and sunk into the chaos of local warfare between private military companies. Escape from Tarkov‘s Hazardous Environment Combat Simulator employs a number of custom system modules to create incredibly immersive gameplay and make players feel the reality of what is happening in the game.

The closed beta-testing of Escape from Tarkov is planned for summer 2017. To learn more about Escape from Tarkov and to sign up for closed beta, visit www.escapefromtarkov.com. ‘Like’ the game on Facebook and follow the game’s development on Twitter @bstategames for all the latest developer updates and news.

Players can get guaranteed access to Escape from Tarkov’s testing stages by placing a pre-order on the official website: www.escapefromtarkov.com/preorder-page

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Despicable Me 3 Official Trailer #3

2017/05/25

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

Here is a new trailer for the upcoming Despicable Me 3, featuring the return of Gru, the girls, the minions, and a whole lot more.

About the Film

The team who brought you Despicable Me and the biggest animated hits of 2013 and 2015, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, returns to continue the adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the Minions. Despicable Me 3, directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, co-directed by Eric Guillon, and written by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio, will be released in theaters on June 30, 2017.

The animated film is produced by Illumination’s Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, and executive produced by Chris Renaud.

Joining Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig in Despicable Me 3 is Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winner Trey Parker, co-creator of Comedy Central’s global phenomenon South Park and the Broadway smash The Book of Mormon. Parker voices the role of villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who’s grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the ‘80s, and proves to be Gru’s most formidable nemesis to date.

SUPERHOT VR Steam Launch Trailer

2017/05/25

Jerry Paxton

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

May 25, 2017 – Winner of the D.I.C.E. award for Immersive Reality Game of the Year and the fastest-selling game for Oculus Touch, SUPERHOT VR is available today for VIVE.

SUPERHOT VR for VIVE comes complete with the recent FOREVER update, expanding the experience even further with new modes, challenges, and endgame content. Early-adopters save 20% with a launch week discount, with the option of bundling the original SUPERHOT for even more savings.

No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It’s just you, outnumbered and outgunned, grabbing the weapons of fallen enemies to shoot, slice, and maneuver through a hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

SUPERHOT VR is a title reimagined and redesigned from the ground up for VR and hand-tracking controllers. Since releasing last December, SUPERHOT VR has been named VR Game of the Year by the New York Game Awards, Unity Vision Summit, and nominated for additional awards at GDCA, Digital Dragons, and many more.

SUPERHOT VR is available now for VIVE on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/617830

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Console Release Date

2017/05/24

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Xbox One News

Ridgewood, NJ, May 24, 2017 – Kalypso Media is excited to announce that it will be publishing Daedalic Entertainment and Mimimi Production’s critically-acclaimed real time tactics game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One on August 1, 2017 in North America and July 28, 2017 on consoles in Europe.

Originally released on PC earlier this year, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun has been received overwhelmingly positively by both players and critics alike. This summer, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One gamers will finally get the chance to hone their tactical skills as they make their way through a challenging campaign with more than 25 hours of gameplay. A beautiful and detailed environment set in ancient Japan creates a compelling and engrossing atmosphere, where players must simultaneously control up to five characters, each with their own unique and versatile skills that will prove crucial in mastering the game’s missions. You’ll need to use stealth and plan each move carefully to overcome fiendish enemies and complete your objectives.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun will be available for as a digital download from the PlayStation® Store and Xbox Games Store, as well as a boxed retail edition on both platforms. Also launching on the same day, the demo version of the game will let players work their way through the first map in its entirety, and also a short glimpse of the second, giving a hands-on preview of the absorbing atmosphere, detailed characters, challenging missions and slick controls that await in the full game.

Frieder Mielke, Technical Director at Mimimi Productions, says: “Porting Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun to console was a big challenge. We wanted to make sure that console players would be able to enjoy the exact same experience as on PC, and I believe we’ve achieved that. But no one can be a better judge of that than the players, and that’s why we also decided to release a demo version for both platforms, so that every console player can try the game for free and decide for themselves.”

Shadow Tactics – Blades of the Shogun will release on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One on August 1, 2017in North America and July 28, 2017 on consoles in Europe. For more information please visit www.kalypsomedia.com.

Farming Simulator 18 Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita Gameplay Trailer

2017/05/24

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Nintendo 3DS News, PS Vita News, Trailers / Videos

Farming Simulator 18, developed by GIANTS Software, today reveals its gameplay trailer and invites you on board the largest handheld farming simulation series ever! After enticing millions of players on PC and consoles, Farming Simulator returns June 6th, 2017 to Nintendo 3DS™ and PlayStation®Vita with Farming Simulator 18.

Become a modern farmer in Farming Simulator 18! Immerse yourself in a new, engaging Southern US environment, harvesting wheat, canola, corn, sugar beet, potatoes and, for the first time, sunflowers. Take care of your livestock with new animals to breed and transport, as pigs are now joining the indispensable sheep and cows! Also, try your hand at forestry – an activity new to the Nintendo 3DS™ version.

Sell your products in a dynamic market, and use the profits to expand your farm. As your career progresses, gain access to a huge selection of over 50 farming vehicles and machines. These are faithfully recreated from over 30 of the biggest names in the industry – including, for the first time, some of AGCO’s most respected brands: Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra.

Offering a deep and powerful simulation experience, Farming Simulator 18 brings an array of new features for virtual farmers who enjoy harvesting fields from the palms of their hands!

Farming Simulator 18 will be available June 6th, 2017 on Nintendo 3DS™ and PlayStation®Vita system at retail, and for download on the Nintendo eShop and PlayStation®Store.

J!NX Unveils New Overwatch Apparel

2017/05/23

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News

SAN DIEGO – May 23, 2017 – Jinx Inc. (stylized J!NX) has released brand-new officially licensed Overwatch men and women’s apparel, available now at JINX.com. What better way to celebrate the game’s one-year anniversary than to don some stylish performance enhancing Overwatch gear? This is the ultimate expression of fandom! And there is more to come…

A sleek Overwatch windbreaker, performance shorts and jerseys, and two types of comfy lounge pants were recently released, and today a toasty new scarf and killer Reaper crew neck fleece sweatshirt became available. In addition, a broad line of ultimate zip-up hoodies will be available soon, priced at $59.99 apiece, each showcasing heroes from the game. The D.Va hoodies come out in July, while the Genji, Lucio, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Widowmaker and Zarya hoodies hit in September, with additional characters coming in the future. Our ultimate is charging…and nearly ready!

The direct links to buy each item on JINX.com are listed below:

Reaper Crew Neck Fleece: https://www.jinx.com/p/overwatch_reaper_pullover_hoodie.html

Logo Scarf: https://www.jinx.com/p/overwatch_logo_scarf.html

Logo Lounge Pants: https://www.jinx.com/p/overwatch_logo_lounge_pants.html

Inset Lounge Pants: https://www.jinx.com/p/overwatch_inset_lounge_pants.html

Performance Jersey: https://www.jinx.com/p/overwatch_performance_jersey.html

Performance Shorts: https://www.jinx.com/p/overwatch_performance_shorts.html

Logo Windbreaker: https://www.jinx.com/p/overwatch_logo_windbreaker.html

“We’ve been working with Blizzard for over 10 years, being fanboys and fangirls for long before that. The J!NX crew has been deep into Overwatch since beta, so these new hoodies are a love letter to our favorite characters,” said Sean Gailey, co-founder of J!NX.

Overwatch is Blizzard Entertainment’s massively popular online multiplayer shooter, featuring a far-reaching cast of unique characters with over-the-top personalities from around the world. It is available on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC.

J!NX, a leader in gaming products, currently produces apparel, toys and accessories for more than 35 different licenses. Complete with an in-house J!NX brand, the company has been rapidly expanding in the gaming market since being founded in 1999. J!NX also makes high-quality creative merchandise for fans of Blizzard classics like World of Warcraft, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft II and Diablo III.

Acer Predator Z35P Monitor Available for Pre-Order

2017/05/23

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Tech News

SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 23, 2017) – Acer America, a global innovator in gaming hardware, has brought to the United States, the Acer Predator Z35P monitor featuring a massive 35-inch 21:9 UltraWide WQHD (3440×1440) 1800r curved display.

This colossal monitor offers smooth and stunningly realistic game play leveraging NVIDIA^® G-SYNC™ and NVIDIA^® ULMB™ technologies to eliminate stutter and reduce motion blur. With support for up to a 100Hz refresh rate, gamers can find their enemies, duck for cover or make sharp turns on the race track with speed and agility.

“We’re excited to bring the Predator Z35P to gamers in the United States,” said Ronald Lau, Acer America director – stationary computing. “This UltraWide gaming display delivers curved gaming with remarkably smooth action play, immersive images and dynamic audio that will thrill even the most avid enthusiasts.”

Monster Visuals, Powerful Sound

The Predator Z35P portrays amazingly realistic visuals with resolution up to 3440×1440@100Hz using DisplayPort and up to 3440×1440@50Hz leveraging HDMI. A 4ms response time, 2,500:1 native contrast ratio and 300 cd/m² brightness contribute to the spectacular image quality. Leveraging 16.7 million colors and a 100 percent sRGB, this beast of a monitor boasts the highest color accuracy and color space reproduction required by gamers, designers and photographers.

Two built-in 9W speakers provide powerful 18W sound, eliminating the need for external speakers. Acer True Harmony™, a customized equalizer, fine-tunes and optimizes the frequency balance to deepen the impact of sound effects, music and more with enhanced bass and multidimensional audio. Connectivity options include HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and four USB hub 3.0 ports.

Comfortable Viewing, Customizable Design

The stand furthers viewing comfort with ergonomic tilt from –4 to +35 degrees, swivel -20 to 20 degrees and adjustable height up to 5 inches. A cable management hole keeps cables organized and out of the way.

Viewing angles up to 178-degrees horizontally and vertically provide wide and clear viewing, while Acer VisionCare with flicker-less, blue light filter, ComfyView and low dimming technologies help prevent eye fatigue during long gaming periods.

Predator GameView lets gamers make precise color adjustments, set up aim points for hip-fire accuracy and adjust dark boost levels for more clearly spotting enemies. Custom settings can be saved in three different profiles for switching between scenarios at any time during gameplay.

Pricing, Availability and Warranty

The Acer Predator Z35P is available for pre-order on Amazon now and will be offered at other retailers in the United States later this month for a MSRP of $1,099.

The monitor is backed by professional, high-quality technical support and a standard three-year parts and labor warranty.⁽²⁾ Acer’s online community at community.acer.com provides customers discussion forums, answers to frequently asked questions and the opportunity to share ideas for new and enhanced services and products.

Oh Sir! The Hollywood Roast – Release Date Announcement Teaser Trailer

2017/05/23

Jerry Paxton

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

AMSTERDAM – May 23, 2017 – Gambitious Digital Entertainment has revealed that independent developer Vile Monarch’s new irreverent insult dueling game, Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast, will launch on May 31 for Windows PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android.

A star-studded spinoff of the infamous insult ‘em up Oh…Sir!! The Insult Simulator, Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast cobbles together a jumble of focus group-tested pop culture icons and references to create new characters and film sets with which to battle. String together combo chains of discourteous dialogue to verbally beat down your scene partners for top billing in single-player or online and local multiplayer.

True to modern moviemaking, Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast takes the series in a dark direction, with gritty new features like an expanded career mode, character creation tools and controller integration. The script has been rewritten a dozen times by heavy-handed executives to ensure that Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast offers twice the vocabulary of its predecessor. The producers have also recast and redesigned the scoring system for more engaging fights while introducing a hot new charged comeback mechanic that lets players drop the final curtain on each other with dramatic effect.

Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast will launch on May 31. The original cult classic, Oh…Sir!! The Insult Simulator, will launch on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system on May 30 and on Xbox One in June. For the latest updates until then, please visit http://store.steampowered.com/app/575330, and follow us on Twitter @GambitiousInc and @VileMonarch.

DiRT 4 Wold Rallycross Gameplay Trailer

2017/05/23

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos

Larkspur, Calif. – May 23, 2017 – Codemasters and Deep Silver today released the latest DiRT® 4™ trailer showcasing the game’s incredible rallycross content across various classes and circuits. You can view the new action-packed, wheel to wheel trailer on the official DiRT YouTube channel.

DiRT 4 is the official game of the FIA World Rallycross championship and the new gameplay trailer shows Supercars racing at Lohéac Bretagne, Montalegre, Lydden Hill, Hell and Holjes. In addition to the Supercar class, DiRT 4 also has rallycross racing in RX2, Super 1600s, Group B classics and crosskarts making it a fully-fledged rallycross experience.

Developed in consultation from two time FIA World Rallycross Champion, Petter Solberg, the rallycross handling in DiRT 4 has undergone a complete overhaul to ensure it is as close to the real thing as possible.

Rallycross is thrilling multicar, circuit racing on mixed surfaces made up of both dirt and asphalt. The short, quick-fire races take four to six laps and each car must complete at least one ‘Joker Lap’ which is longer than the traditional lap leading to tactical, enthralling wheel-to-wheel racing. Drivers compete in four qualifying races before the top drivers make the semifinals and final. The supercar class in the FIA World Rallycross Championship consists of 600bhp beasts that accelerate from 0-60mph in under 2 seconds – faster than a Formula One car.

Launching on PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one entertainment system by Microsoft, and Windows PC via Steam on June 6th, 2017 DiRT 4 challenges you to Be Fearless as you take the wheel of the world’s most iconic and powerful off-road vehicles. Featuring two different handling models, Gamer and Simulation, DiRT 4 offers both depth and accessibility for players old and new to the franchise. The game’s innovative Your Stage system allows you to produce a near infinite number of unique rally stages at the touch of a button.

Keep up with all the news and follow updates from the studio on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dirtgame and Twitter: https://twitter.com/dirtgame.