Author - Jerry Paxton

Battlefield 1 In the Name of Tsar Coming to EA PLAY

2017/05/04
Jerry Paxton
E3, Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

May 4, 2017 – Get ready to enter the biggest front of WWI with the Russian Army! In the next Battlefield 1 expansion pack, In the Name of Tsar, partake in the skirmishes of the Albion assault in a freezing archipelago and fight in the snow covered ravines of the treacherous Lupkow Pass. Now, on June 10 at EA PLAY, whether in person or online, players will get their first look and hands on with Battlefield 1 In the Name of Tsar, launching in the late summer. To learn more about EA PLAY and get your readers to register for a free ticket, please point them here.

Visit the Battlefield blog to read about more maps and new content coming to Battlefield 1 during the Summer of Battlefield, including the new Prise de Tahure and Nivelle Nights maps

New Rogue Trooper Redux Trailer

2017/05/04
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

May 4, 2017 – ROGUE TROOPER REDUX will once again bring to life the adventures of iconic 2000 AD® hero Rogue Trooper, remastering his classic 2006 shooter for a new generation. With new fans in mind, independent UK developer Rebellion® have released “Who is Rogue Trooper?” – a video feature detailing the blue-skinned soldier’s fascinating origins and offering an exclusive glimpse at his new remastered, in-game character model.

Rogue is one of the Genetic Infantrymen (‘GIs’), an army of bio-engineered soldiers, created by Southers to fight their all out war against the colonial Nort regime. Not only can GIs survive the poisonous surface of Nu Earth unharmed, but their enhanced abilities make them a phenomenal force.

And yet, Rogue is the last GI standing following a devastating massacre that all but wipes out his kind. Carrying the consciousnesses of three fallen comrades as biochips implanted in his equipment, enhancing his powers further, Rogue transforms from super soldier into a one-man squad of death and destruction. He knows no allegiance but to his own mission, and he is hell-bent on completing it. That mission is REVENGE.

Today’s new ROGUE TROOPER REDUX trailer also reveals for the first time the game’s new, fully remastered Rogue model, offering a glimpse of the extensively updated visuals coming to the remaster.

Rogue has been completely remade from the ground up using current-gen quality materials and higher resolution geometry. He sports a new look, based on the classic style of the original 2000 AD® Rogue Trooper comics.

ROGUE TROOPER REDUX is coming soon to PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™ and PC.

For more information on the game or IP, head to RogueTrooper.com and 2000ADonline.com.

Space Hulk: Deathwing Special Missions Update Kicks Off Enhanced Edition Countdown

2017/05/04
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

May 4, 2017 – Space Hulk: Deathwing, the FPS from Streum On Studio set in the Warhammer 40K universe, will launch as an Enhanced Edition for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Q4 2017. This edition adds exciting new content and features for players who dare enter the Genestealer-infested Space Hulk―all of which will be included in a series of free content updates for PC players.

The countdown to the Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition begins today, starting with a fresh update for PC players. This latest patch focuses on more gameplay variety by introducing the Special Missions game mode to multiplayer. Special Missions, which have been added to Chapter 1 but are coming later to every chapter in the game, bring a new level of challenge for even the most hardened Terminator squads. Starting a chapter will generate a randomized sequence of missions and Genestealer spawns for a truly unpredictable battle.

Streum On Studio are also excited to share a glimpse of just a few of the upcoming features players can look forward to in the Enhanced Edition:

  • Full multiplayer progression system with loot and class customization
  • New multiplayer class
  • New weapon and skills
  • New enemies

More information about the above and other new features will be announced as the Enhanced Edition’s release draws closer. The Special Missions content update is available today, in a free download for all existing and future owners of Space Hulk: Deathwing on Steam.

Space Hulk: Deathwing will arrive on consoles Q4 2017 as an Enhanced Edition, including additional content. This content will be included in a series of free content updates for PC players.

ELEX – Berserker Faction Gameplay Trailer

2017/05/04
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

VIENNA – May 4, 2017 – Piranha Bytes and THQ Nordic present a new in-game trailer for ELEX. The new trailer features one of the major factions players can join in the world of Magalan: the Berserkers.

Having found a way to transmute Elex into pure Mana, the Berserkers are transforming Magalan’s shattered wastes into lush, living woodland. From their capital Goliet in Edan, they range through the world to find places to plant their “world hearts” – huge plants, able to revitalize the planet.

The Berserkers decline any kind of technology, with their city looking like it was lifted right from medieval times. When it comes to combat, they rely on sword, axes, crossbows… and magic.

Developed by Piranha Bytes, creators of the award-winning Gothic and Risen series, ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience set in a post-apocalyptic science-fantasy universe, putting players into a huge, seamless open world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action. From swords and axes to bows, crossbows and harpoons, ELEX offers one of the widest selections of weaponry in the history of role-playing. Pick up a shotgun, power up a plasma rifle or unleash a flame thrower – there’s a weapon and combat style for every fighter out there. Then find a companion, choose a faction and influence the world; in ELEX, every choice will forge the future of your game.

ELEX is set to release later this year on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC. For more information, visit www.elexgame.com, and follow the game on Facebook andTwitter.

The Surge Trailer Goes Behind the Scenes

2017/05/04
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

May 4, 2017 – Hardcore Action-RPG The Surge comes to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on May 16, 2017. Go behind the scenes in today’s trailer, as the Deck13 team discuss how they created the game’s brutal combat and unique sci-fi setting.

Delve into The Surge’s industrial, near-future Earth setting, which tackles issues of environmental destruction, corporatism and misuse of technology relevant to our own world. Taking control of the exo-suited Warren, players will explore rich, secret-filled environments and venture deep into the heart of tech company CREO’s devastated facility – all while battling crazed employees with fried cranial implants and robots gone haywire.

Using the limb-based targeting system, players can exploit enemies’ weaknesses – though as Deck13’s Thorsten Lange states, “the same rules apply for the enemies.” Positioning is of the utmost importance, and even the smallest misstep can end in death. Warren isn’t an “overpowered superhero”, and combat animations were given credibility through extensive motion capture sessions with a stuntman, resulting in combat that feels weighty and satisfying.

Prepare for The Surge, coming May 16 to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One and PC. Visit the official website for more info.

E3 Coliseum Announced for E3 2017

2017/05/04
Jerry Paxton
E3, Geek News, News

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2017 — E3, the world’s premiere event for digital entertainment for PC, consoles, mobile platforms, and virtual reality, today announced that it is teaming up with producer Geoff Keighley (The Game Awards) to introduce the E3 COLISEUM, a spectacular main stage that brings video game fans closer to their favorite games and creators. The E3 COLISEUM takes place on June 13 and 14 at The Novo at L.A. Live.

Inside the E3 COLISEUM, video game’s biggest fans, developers, and special guests come together to celebrate the world’s most powerful form of entertainment in expected and unexpected ways. The world’s top video game developers will take E3 attendees behind the scenes of E3’s biggest new announcements, and special guests will celebrate video games’ role in influencing their work and popular culture. Programming will include appearances by visionary game creators as well as celebrated talent from the film, TV, music, and other entertainment industries. Publishers scheduled to host panels include Activision, Bethesda Softworks, Gearbox Publishing, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and Xbox, with more to be announced in the coming weeks.

“The E3 COLISEUM adds rocket fuel to E3’s position as the pre-eminent global event for the video game industry,” said Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO, Entertainment Software Association, the trade association that represents the US video game industry and owns and produces E3. “We are incredibly proud to give the most exciting voices in video games a unique opportunity to connect directly with fans and create a platform celebrating the role video games have in shaping popular culture.”

“It’s an honor to partner with the video game industry and ESA to add this exciting new element to the E3 consumer experience,” said Geoff Keighley, producer, E3 COLISEUM. “We are working around the clock to produce programming that will give fans unprecedented access to the biggest games and news from E3 and celebrate this industry’s importance to entertainment culture.”

The E3 COLISEUM is teaming up with Facebook to offer the global video game community a chance to ask their questions of panelists. In addition to Q&As with in-person attendees, fans around the world can visit Facebook.com/E3Expo during E3 to watch select panels on Facebook Live, and submit questions to be answered by participating panelists and game teams.

Access to the E3 COLISEUM will be open to all ticketed attendees of E3 2017, with priority entry given to consumer and business pass holders. Tickets are now available at www.e3expo.com. Live streams of select panels will be available on Twitch, E3’s official streaming partner, and globally across all major streaming platforms.

Additional information on specific panels, guests, and instructions on how to access the E3 COLISEUM will be released in the coming weeks.

E3 is the world’s premier event for computer, video and mobile games, and related products. At E3, the video game industry’s top talent convenes at the Los Angeles Convention Center, connecting tens of thousands of the best, brightest, and most innovative in the interactive entertainment industry. For three exciting days, leading-edge companies, groundbreaking new technologies, and never-before-seen products will be showcased. E3 connects both new and existing partners, industry executives, and the biggest fans of video games, providing unprecedented exposure to emerging markets. E3: It all starts here. See more at www.E3Expo.com.

Geoff Keighley has spent more than two decades covering the video game industry as a prolific journalist, host, and producer. He is the creator/producer of The Game Awards, as well as host/producer of YouTube’s annual Live at E3 coverage, as well as YouTube’s first-ever live series, Live with YouTube Gaming. He has also attended every E3 since 1995.

The Thing Infection at Outpost 31 Board Game Announced

2017/05/03
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, News

May 3, 2017 – Mondo and USAopoly are excited to announce the release and share a sneak peek at the design for The Thing™ Infection at Outpost 31, the first board game collaboration with USAopoly’s designer games division, Project Raygun. The regular version of the game will be in stores and online nationwide this October, and a limited edition Mondo exclusive version will be available at MondoTees.com.

An alien lifeform has infiltrated a bleak and desolate Antarctic research station assimilating other organisms and then imitating them. In the hidden identity game The Thing™ Infection at Outpost 31, you will relive John Carpenter’s sci-fi cult classic from Universal Pictures in a race to discover who among the team has been infected by this heinous lifeform.

The game has been designed to be as authentically cinematic as possible, ensuring that the players will experience the paranoia and tension that makes the film so great.

The regular version of the game features artwork and designs by Justin Erickson of Phantom City Creative. The Mondo exclusive version, sold exclusively through MondoTees.com, is limited to 1,982 copies, and features different packaging artwork by Jock. The limited edition game will also come with a Mondo print, enamel pin and two additional sculpted movers: the Norwegian character and the Palmer Thing.

The Thing™ Infection at Outpost 31 Gameplay Description
It is the start of the bleak, desolate Antarctic winter when a group of NSF researchers manning the claustrophobic, isolated U.S. Outpost 31 comes into contact with a hostile extraterrestrial lifeform. Bent on assimilating Earth’s native species, this being infiltrates the facility-creating a perfect imitation of one of the Outpost 31 crew. The staff frantically begin a sweep of the base, desperate to purge this alien infection before escaping to warn McMurdo Station that somewhere, out there in the frigid darkness, something horrible is waiting.

In The Thing™ Infection at Outpost 31, relive John Carpenter’s sci-fi cult classic as a hidden identity game designed to push you to the edge. Play as one of a dozen characters like helicopter pilot MacReady, mechanic Childs, or station manager Garry. Face sabotage and infection as you investigate the facility-gather gear, battle The Thing, expose any imitations among you, and escape Outpost 31!

Tension mounts and paranoia ensues as you question who you can trust in the ultimate race to save humanity.

A board game based on the cult-classic film THE THING. The full game title will be THE THING™: INFECTION AT OUTPOST 31. MSRP (TBD). Release date Fall 2017.

Play the Original Ranger in Quake Champions

2017/05/03
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

May 3, 2017 – Two decades ago, a lone Marine stepped through the Slipgate and into a nightmare. He cut through countless horrors to find four eldritch Runes, then laid waste to the abomination known as Shub-Niggurath. Ranger, the original Quake badass, is hungry for more gibs in Quake Champions.

Ranger’s a Quake LEGEND – this is the guy that fragged through the Dimension of the Doomed and the Realm of Black Magic. He’s been trapped in the realms ever since, even competing in the bloody halls of Quake III Arena.

In Quake Champions, Ranger digs into his clutch of gory mementos to wield the Dire Orb, seized from the hot gore of the All-Mother at the end of Quake, to teleport (and telefrag) through the Arenas. Ranger’s Son of a Gun Passive Ability grants him a 25% reduction in self-damage, allowing him to Rocket Jump with less pain… and providing for more up-close-and-personal, gibby Rocket Launcher kisses.

Check out Ranger’s trailer, screenshots, and additional details below. For even more info on Ranger, visit www.Quake.com.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind – A New Chapter in Vvardenfell

2017/05/03
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

May 2, 2017 – On June 6, for the first time in 15 years, players will return to the legendary island of Vvardenfell to rediscover the home of the Dark Elves in The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind. Fans have longed for another epic Elder Scrolls saga and a chance to revisit their favorite sights from Morrowind, and ESO: Morrowind provides the opportunity for new adventures and stories set 700 years before the events of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

Today’s video shares the nostalgia for the incredible TESIII: Morrowind and looks forward at what’s to come in ESO: Morrowind.

How you explore Vvardenfell, and the kind of hero you become, is entirely up to you. The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind continues the freedom of choice that has become the legacy of all Elder Scrolls games, from TESIII: Morrowind to TESV: Skyrim. Play how you want, as who you want, and with whom you want.

Play alone and become the mighty savior of Morrowind or group with friends to quest as a powerful unit through familiar locations such as the Ashlands, Tel Mora, or the Bitter Coast. Create a Warden, the new player class, to start your Elder Scrolls adventure anew and unleash devastating nature-based magic or bring your veteran character from other lands and continue your journey through Tamriel.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind will release globally on June 6, 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Mac.

PREY Official Launch Trailer

2017/05/03
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

May 3, 2017 – We’ve just released a new trailer to celebrate Prey’s upcoming worldwide launch on May 5th! Check out this official launch trailer then step into your TranStar uniform and prepare to fight the invasion.

When you awaken aboard the Talos I space station, you that find you are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. Talos I has been overrun by an alien force, and you must stop the Typhon threat from destroying humanity. As Morgan Yu, and mankind’s last hope, fend off the alien infestation armed with the tools found on the station, your wits, weapons, and mind-bending abilities. It’s up to you to uncover the mysteries of Talos I and safeguard the world from the Typhon threat.

Can’t wait to get your hands on the game? You can play the first hour of Prey for free on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The Prey Demo: Opening Hour puts you in the role of Morgan Yu, lead scientist aboard Talos I, working on a scientific breakthrough. What starts off as an exciting first day of work very quickly takes a dark turn. You find yourself alone on board a lavish but abandoned interstellar research facility. Aliens have overrun the station and are hunting down any surviving crew members, including you. Should these creatures reach Earth, life as you know it will end.

Set to launch worldwide on Friday, May 5, 2017 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, Prey is the highly anticipated first-person sci-fi action game from Arkane Studios – creators of the award-winning Dishonored series which includes the 2012 ‘Game of the Year’ and the critically-acclaimed follow-up, Dishonored 2. Prey has been rated M for mature by the ESRB. Be sure to check out prey.bethesda.net for more details on how you can prepare to fight invasion.