Author - Jerry Paxton

D&D Icons of the Realms Starter Set Now Available

2016/11/17

Hillside, NJ — November 17, 2016 – WizKids, the industry leader in quality pre-painted plastic miniatures, is pleased to announce the release of an updated D&D Icons of the Realms Starter Set, featuring some of the most iconic character classes and races from Dungeons & Dragons.

Go on a grand adventure through the Forgotten Realms with this new set of starter miniatures for play with the legendary fantasy roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Bring these wonderfully detailed miniatures to your next roleplaying game and enjoy the envy of all your fellow gamers.

The new D&D Icons of the Realms Starter Set includes five returning characters from the previous version and one new hero for your game:

Gold Dwarf Cleric
Human Ranger
Sun Elf Wizard
Northland Fighter
Lightfoot Halfling Rogue
Wood Elf Druid (NEW)

All miniatures have new paint designs and will be sure to stand out on your tabletop.

Visit your friendly local game store today and pick up the new D&D Icons of the Realms Starter Set now!

For more information, visit: http://wizkids.com/dd-icons-of-the-realms/

Darksiders Warmastered Edition Trailer and PlayStation 4 Pro Details

2016/11/16

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Screenshots / Photos, Trailers / Videos

Vienna, AUSTRIA – November 16, 2016: Today THQ Nordic announced that Darksiders Warmastered Edition will be their Playstation®4 Pro pioneer. Say hello to THQ Nordic’s first (but surely not last) 4K console game.

On November 22, Darksiders Warmastered Edition will release on Sony’s Playstation®4, and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft.

The PC version will be released on November 29, and Nintendo’s Wii U™ version (both retail and digital) will follow at a later stage. Information on the release date will follow soon.

Darksiders Warmastered Edition Features:

PS4, Xbox One and Wii U versions of Darksiders (Wrath of War)
Native 1080p rendering resolution for console platforms
4k support for PC and PS4 Pro
Doubled all the texture resolutions
Rendering improvements and rework
60 FPS in moment to moment gameplay (30 for Wii U)

Wargaming Labs Launches First Mobile Title – Gods & Glory

2016/11/15

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Mobile News, News

November 15, 2016 — If you’ve ever dreamt of becoming a wise and powerful leader, of forging an empire and raising an unstoppable army, WG Labs has just the game for you. Gods & Glory, the mobile strategy MMO, developed by Friday’s Games and published under WG Labs, is now available for download globally.

“We’re extremely excited to be launching WG Labs’ first mobile title,” said Andrey Zimenko, Head of Publishing at WG Labs. “We soft-launched Gods & Glory in the CIS and a handful of EU countries and had more than 300,000 downloads during that period. The feedback we collected was invaluable in creating a finished product and lining up exciting content for the future.”

“Working with WG Labs to publish Gods & Glory was a great experience for everyone on the team,” said Stanislav Savvinykh, CEO of Friday’s Games. “Their global publishing expertise and knowledge of the industry let us fully concentrate on developing our game. We had the freedom to work on Gods & Glory, take on feedback, and put it towards creating an awesome experience.”

You can put your wits to the test in real-time fantasy PvP strategy and challenge warriors across the world as you build the ultimate empire. To help in your quest, you can call on the power of six diverse gods. While you level up and enhance your ultimate hero, create powerful magical items to dispose of your enemies, you can team up with players in the Alliance to show the world that you are the empire’s rightful leader.

The game is available for all iOS and Android devices.

Visit the official Gods & Glory portal to get your campaign started:

Gods & Glory

To download the game:

Conan Exiles Gets New 360 Degree Screenshots

2016/11/15

Jerry Paxton

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

Oslo, Norway – November 15th, 2016 – In less than three months, gamers everywhere will get to follow in the bloodstained footsteps of the world’s greatest fantasy hero as Conan Exiles, Funcom’s upcoming open-world survival game, hacks and slashes its way into Early Access. The development team is currently hard at work bringing the world of Conan to life, and today Funcom released a collection of new screenshots which captures just how far the game has progressed visually the past few months.

Funcom is also thrilled to announce it has teamed up with NVIDIA to implement their cutting-edge Ansel® technology which lets players take breathtaking 360 degree screenshots of the game. These screenshots can even be viewed in VR with devices such as Vive, Oculus Rift, and mobile VR. Funcom has today released several new 360 degree screenshots of Conan Exiles available on the link above.

Funcom today also announced that Conan Exiles will be available in 11 languages when it enters Early Access in January 2017: English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

“We want to make sure the game is available to as many people as possible from the very start of Early Access,” says Funcom CEO Rui Casais. “Releasing a game into Early Access means building a community of players around it that helps us as developers realize the full potential of the game. The more people we can include in that process, the better it will be for the game and for the players.”

About Conan Exiles
‘CONAN EXILES’ is an open-world survival game set in the brutal lands of Conan the Barbarian, the world’s greatest fantasy hero. The game can be played on private and public servers, either in multiplayer or local single-player. Journey through a vast, seamless world filled with the ruins of ancient civilizations and uncover its dark history and buried secrets as you seek to conquer and dominate the exiled lands yourself. Start with nothing but your bare hands and forge the legacy of your clan, from simple tools and weapons to gigantic fortresses and entire cities. Enslave the bandits of the exiled lands to do your bidding by breaking them on the grueling Wheel of Pain. Sacrifice the beating hearts of your enemies on the blood-soiled altars of your god to seize true power and glory. Summon the colossal avatar of your god and see them lay waste to your enemies and their homes.

You can learn more about ‘CONAN EXILES’ on www.conanexiles.com. Follow the game on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates.

Tyranny Launch Trailer

2016/11/10

Jerry Paxton

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

STOCKHOLM and IRVINE, Calif. – Nov. 10, 2016 – Paradox Interactive today released Tyranny, a brand-new role-playing game (RPG) from Obsidian Entertainment, for Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs. Tyranny, designed and developed by the award-winning studio behind both modern and classic RPG hits including Pillars of Eternity, Fallout: New Vegas, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, is now available via digital retail outlets worldwide. The game places players within a world where a brutal clash between good and evil has taken place – and evil has emerged triumphant. Players will take on the role of a high-ranking officer in the armies of Kyros the Overlord, make world-altering, morally difficult decisions that guide the fate of thousands, and find their place in a new world order.

“Tyranny is a groundbreaking step for Paradox, establishing us further within the RPG genre,” said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. “Paradox games are, by design, deep, complex, and replayable, allowing gamers to experience very personal stories when they play one of our titles. Who better than Obsidian to create an RPG that fits those qualities? We’re proud to share Tyranny with the world and show what we can achieve with such a creative partner.”

“The tale of Tyranny is a story that Obsidian has been thinking about for years, and today we’re proud to share it with the world,” said Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian Entertainment. “What started out as a simple premise — ‘what if evil won?’ — has become the next great Obsidian game. As RPG players, we love great stories and tough choices in games. With Tyranny, we made sure these were at the forefront, through the lens that evil has already conquered the world.”

In Tyranny, the grand war between good and evil is over – and the forces of evil, led by Kyros the Overlord, have won. The Overlord’s merciless armies dominate the face of the world, and its denizens must find their new roles within the war-torn realm. Players interact with the populace to inspire loyalty, disgust, or fear as they roam the world as an officer in Kyros’ forces, empowered to act as both judge and executioner.

Tyranny is available now, starting at $44.99. To purchase Tyranny or to learn more about the game, visit https://www.paradoxplaza.com/tyranny

Danger Goat – Launch Trailer

2016/11/10

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos

Thursday 10^th November, 2016 – nDreams, the UK’s largest developer/publisher solely focused on creating virtual reality (VR) games and experiences, is excited to announce that their new mobile VR game Danger Goat is now available to download on Daydream, priced at $5.99 / € 5.49 / £4.99.

Danger Goat is an all new breed of puzzle platformer with a bold, graphic style inspired by classic cartoons and developed exclusively as a launch title for Daydream, Google’s platform for high-quality mobile VR. The game’s colourful art style and instantly accessible gameplay mean that players of all skill levels will be able to pick up and enjoy Danger Goat.

In Danger Goat, players will embark on a chaotic caper and help the intrepid goat through a world of cartoon carnage, from snowy mountains and wild forests all the way to outer space. The path to freedom will not be straightforward as deadly, over-engineered contraptions have been set to dispatch Danger Goat in the most hilariously brutal ways imaginable. Players will need to avoid an arsenal of traps, from missiles and shrink rays to crazy killer robots, all designed to zap, splat and explode the goat in anarchically inventive ways.

nDreams has built Danger Goat from the ground up as a showcase for Google’s Daydream View headset and controller by combining tactile, dynamic puzzles with intuitive motion controls. By tilting the Daydream controller to manipulate the world, players can knock down monoliths, sabotage traps and create new paths to guide, slide and catapult Danger Goat to safety.

nDreams are proud to be one of the first videogame developers making original apps and experiences for Daydream, having first announced their commitment at Google I/O 2016.

To download the latest screenshots and videos for Danger Goat, as well as the game’s factsheet, please follow this link: www.ndreams.com/press/

For more details about the game, please visit Danger Goat’s website, Facebook page and YouTube playlist, or visit nDreams’ blog for a wealth of behind-the-scenes information.

Tom Clancy’s The Division Expansion II: Survival Public Test Update

2016/11/08

Jerry Paxton

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

SAN FRANCISCO — November 8, 2016 — Today, Ubisoft® announced that a new Public Test Server (PTS) is now available for Windows PC players to join until November 13.

The PTS will be used to test Update 1.5 and is available for all Windows PC players. Survival, the second major expansion for Tom Clancy’s The Division®, will also be available exclusively for Season Pass owners via the PTS.

In this new expansion, players will face extreme conditions after their chopper is taken down by a snowstorm. As Division agents, they have information about a potential cure for the pandemic and they will need to be extracted from the Dark Zone. Finding warm clothes, supplies, food, water and medicine will be vital to their success. However, the environment is not the only danger out there; players must also be aware of 23 other agents and face off against the Hunters, a new mysterious and deadly enemy who is always one step ahead of them.

In Survival, players will be able to choose to enable either PvP or PvE. In PvP, while the Rogue mechanic does not apply, agents can fight against or cooperate with other players in every corner of New York, even outside of the Dark Zone. In PvE, players will be able to play in cooperation with other players, even in the Dark Zone.

For more information about Tom Clancy’s The Division, please visit thedivisiongame.com.

EVGA Unveils SuperNOVA G3 Power Supplies

2016/11/08

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Hardware News, News

November 8^th, 2016 – EVGA SuperNOVA power supplies are well-known for their extreme efficiency, performance and reliability. In fact, over the last 3 years EVGA SuperNOVA power supplies have won over 70 awards from leading review sites. EVGA’s dedication to performance has forged the latest power supply platform: the EVGA SuperNOVA G3 Series. With these new power supplies, EVGA took the best features of the award-winning G2 lineup and made them even better. The SuperNOVA G3’s smaller size, improved performance and a new Hydraulic Dynamic Bearing fan give you ultra-quiet performance with an increased lifespan.

Small Size, Big Performance

A reduced size does not mean reduced performance with the EVGA SuperNOVA G3 power supplies. At only 150mm long, this makes these some of the smallest power supplies on the market today, while offering improved performance and features.

Whisper Silent Hydraulic Dynamic Bearing Fan

Better performance, quieter operation and a longer lifespan. EVGA ECO mode gives you gives you silent operation at low to medium loads.

Next Gen Performance

Next-generation systems deserve next-generation performance. The EVGA SuperNOVA G3 takes the already efficient G2 series and makes it even better with improved efficiency and lower ripple. These power supplies are over 91% efficient!

Fully Modular Design

Use only the cables you need, reducing cable clutter and improving case airflow.

Learn more at http://www.evga.com/articles/01059/evga-supernova-g3-power-supplies/

About EVGA

EVGA is the #1 NVIDIA authorized partner in channel sales throughout North America and Latin America and a leading Power Supply Manufacturer. Based on the philosophy of intelligent innovation, market knowledge, and the real time operation, EVGA continues to identify the need in the market place and providing the solution to that need. By offering product differentiation, 24/7 tech support, a 90 day Step-Up program, and other customer focused programs, EVGA is a clear leader in all categories: etail, retail, distribution, and system integration. With headquarters in Brea, CA, EVGA’s global coverage includes EVGA GmbH in Munich, EVGA LATAM in Miami, and EVGA Hong Kong. For further information online about EVGA, visit: www.evga.com

XCOM2 360 Degree Video and PC Controller Support

2016/11/08

Jerry Paxton

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

November 8, 2016 – 2K and Firaxis Games have revealed that starting today, XCOM 2 on PC can now be played using a controller.

Fans have been requesting controller support and we’re glad to deliver. With the new controller support PC players can also utilize full camera control to experience the world of XCOM 2 from a new perspective.

To learn more about utilizing full camera control, visit the XCOM blog and view the camera control in action and “Tour the Avenger” in this new video.

In a special second video, you can take a 360° virtual tour of the inside of XCOM’s mobile headquarters! From living quarters to the armory, there are many rooms to explore and some that have yet to be constructed.

Whether you’re watching from a desktop PC, a VR headset, or via the YouTube app with a compatible mobile device you’ll be immersed in the control center of the Resistance.

Be sure to follow XCOM on Twitter and Like XCOM on Facebook to keep up to date with the latest information on XCOM 2.

Halloween Now Quite Over as Sinister Pointe’s Fear the Mark Still Going Strong

2016/11/04

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, News

For those of you still needing your Halloween fix, take note that Sinister Pointe’s Fear the Mark is running November 4, 5, 11 and 12 in Fullerton. The Sinister Pointe haunted attractions is open from 7 PM to midnight and tickets run from $24 dollars each.

The Sinister Pointe haunted attraction is located at:

1851 West Orangethorpe Ave, Fullerton, CA, 92833

You can tickets at the door or online.