Devolver Digital, proud purveyors of hand-crafted indie games and substandard legal advice, invite you to join them at devolverdirect.com on June 7 at 5:00p.m. Pacific Time for what promises to be another summer video game showcase.
This year Devolver Digital is celebrating their beloved mascot Volvy’s 15th birthday, and as such will be showering partygoers with a big handful of gaming gifts, including updates and release dates for upcoming titles as well as some exciting new reveals.
Clocking in at approximately 20 minutes, Volvy’s 15th Birthday Party is a short but sweet opportunity to gather around your loved ones and celebrate gaming’s favorite mascot without anything weird happening. Tune in to the totally normal festivities to learn why on earth we would say that.
Halloween may be five months away, but the Halloween season begins July 26 to July 28 with MIDSUMMER SCREAM. The world’s largest Halloween and horror convention, has unveiled its official app, which allows attendees to plan and schedule their spook-filled days at this year’s event — and with all there is to do, a schedule is a must.
The Midsummer Scream app can be downloaded free for Apple and Android devices. To download, guests can either search the Apple or or Google Play app stores for “Midsummer Scream,” or download links provided at midsummerscream.org/app (a link to an online, app-less version can be found at that link).
“It’s shaping up to be our most thrilling Midsummer Scream yet,” said David Markland, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Midsummer Scream. “We have almost 100 hours of different panels, presentations, and performances, over 300 vendors to browse from, along with haunted houses to visit. We highly encourage downloading and using the app to help organize a single day or a whole weekend’s visit to Midsummer Scream.”
Always among the most popular highlights of Midsummer Scream are presentations and panels by the most popular — and most terrifying — Halloween events throughout California. This year’s Midsummer Scream is no exception, with planned presentations from (in alphabetical order, per day):
Saturday, July 27
Castle Dark at Castle Park, Riverside
The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor
Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest
Sunday, July 28
Knott’s Scary Farm at Knott’s Berry Farm
The Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group, with a presentation covering three of their local events: LA Haunted Hayride, Delusion and the Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns
The app includes info on these presentations, as well as panels and talks with with Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark); a reunion of cast from Universal Studios theme parks’ Beetlejuice Revue shows; a live performance by composer Alan Howarth (Halloween II-VI, Escape from New York) of some of his most famous scores;, a panel with Hispanic horror filmmakers; and more.
This year’s Midsummer Scream theme is “A Haunting,” exploring real and fictional ghost stories and other paranormal activity. Midsummer Scream also boasts a celebrity guest lineup that includes Roger L. Jackson (the voice of Scream’s Ghost Face); John Kassir (Tales from the Crypt); Boulet Brothers (Dragula); Garret Sander, creator of Monster High, accompanied by voice cast from the animated TV series; Victoria Price, daughter of horror movie legend and cinema icon Vincent Price; cast members from M3GAN and The Black Phone; plus many more surprises.
Midsummer Scream’s renowned Hall of Shadows — a massive dark zone filled with haunted attractions created by some of the world’s most talented professional and home haunters — also boasts extra added elements this year, which will be announced soon.
Favorite Midsummer Scream attractions will also be on hand throughout the Long Beach Convention Center, including the “Pumpkin Patch” scare-free kids’ zone; the Black Cat Lounge, with kitten adoptions from Kitten Rescue; and the Screaming Room Film Festival, presented by HorrorBuzz. What’s more, some 350 vendors will be on site selling their spooktacular wares.
General admission passes for Midsummer Scream, along with a limited number of VIP “Gold Bat” passes, which sold out in 2023, are available now at www.MidsummerScream.com. Children under 10 are free with an accompanying adult.
Midsummer Scream is presented by David Markland (Co-Founder/Executive Director), Gary Baker (Co-Founder/Executive Producer), Claire Dunlap (Co-Founder/Producer), and Rick West (Co-Founder/Creative Director). Their goal is to showcase the diversity of Southern California’s haunt and horror community as a welcoming beacon for fans around the world to converge on Los Angeles for a weekend of excitement, networking, and non-stop spooky fun!
Today, cRPG developer Owlcat Games is excited to announce Void Shadows, the first DLC expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Announced as part of Warhammer Skulls, the expansion adds hours of new content and will be available on all platforms on August 8, 2024.
Void Shadows is the first DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, offering a massive amount of content with about 15 hours of gameplay and a new romanceable companion, all fully integrated into the game’s main story. The DLC allows the players to personally delve into the depths of their voidship in an enthralling story that will pit them against an entirely new enemy who is trying to bring ruin to the von Valancius dynasty from the inside.
A new story — Enjoy 15 hours of tense, new adventures on board the voidship with unexpected threats, various quests, two new archetypes with unique abilities, and new lore content, all fully integrated into the main campaign.
А new companion — Gain the loyalty (and possibly love) of Kibellah, a Death Cult Assassin ready to pledge her life in service of the von Valancius dynasty just as her predecessors did for generations before her. This new companion will have romance options as part of the new story.
New crew members — Interact with high-level officers integral to the player’s voidship operation. These new crew members play a significant role in the new story.
А new looming threat — Arising from within the deepest and darkest bowels of the player’s very own voidship is the malignant Genestealer Cult – a horrific breed of xenos who work from the shadows and infect your crew with their genetic code to convert them and slowly twist their loyalties for their wretched goals.
New locations to explore — New quests mean new nooks and crannies hidden around the voidship where no Lord Captain has explored before, until now.
New feature of the voidship — Upgrade your voidship with a new hangar, able to launch groups of fighters and bombers to succeed in desperate, massive space battles or even bigger threats.
Full Steam Deck support
The development team at Owlcat Games is excited to offer players another way to experience the Lord Captain’s grand starfaring adventures, as Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is now fully tailored for Steam Deck! Players can take their voidship on the go with confidence and carry out the will of the God-Emperor… or choose a different path.
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, the latest creation from Saber Interactive, the renowned studio behind MudRunner and SnowRunner, today launches the “Breaking Ground” free major content update for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Check out the update’s new trailer featuring a breakdown of the new earth-shattering map, vehicles and over 20 missions awaiting all players today!
Unearth a long-buried mystery
After an earthquake strikes the heart of Arizona, the environment no longer looks the same. Use all your wilderness exploration skills to find your way through dangerous hills and canyons in the aftermath of a natural disaster. As a scientific explorer, you’re about to reveal to the world the existence of an unknown civilization – follow the clues, observe tracks and take part in one of history’s greatest discoveries!
And for the first time in the MudRunner series, Expeditions’ “Breaking Ground” update offers a teaser of a new environment still to come to the game. Experience an introduction to the Kanab Creek caves, and get ready to continue the adventure underground in future updates!
A content-fueled update: new map, vehicles and objectives!
To help you with the 22 missions featured in this update, two new vehicles are now available: the SIRO 72 T8-H and the AFIM Hornet 622T. A new specialist has also been added to your team, Marcus Kingsley, whose skills will be very handy.
Continued development and roadmap of future updates
Expeditions will continue to offer loads of free content, including new game mechanics, specialists, and vehicles, in addition to new paid content included as part of the Year 1 Pass. Between now and Season 1 later this year, the teams are working hard to improve the game and give players the best possible experience. We’re also happy to announce that the long-awaited co-op mode is coming this summer!
For more on what’s to come, check out Expeditions: A MudRunner Game’s full upcoming content roadmap on Steam. Discovery awaits!
Todd McFarlane Productions proudly unveils its latest addition to the Spawn Universe with a highly anticipated series, Violator: Origin. Written by Eisner Award winning writer Marc Andreyko and featuring an incredible lineup of artists—including Piotr Kowalski, Kyle Hotz, Jonathan Wayshak, Gianenrico Bonacorsi, Cully Hamner, and Von Randall—this six-issue saga will reveal the mythos behind one of the most popular figures in the Spawn Universe.
In Violator: Origin, readers will embark on a fantastic journey through time, revealing the long-awaited origin of the Violator. The story is narrated by the devious storyteller, Violator, himself. It begins with his celestial inception to his catastrophic decent into the fiery depths of hell, and ultimately his banishment to the mortal realm of earth.
The story will run throughout earth’s history, as Violator lurks in the shadows, manipulating the course of events and ensnaring some of the most influential figures to ever walk the earth. With six extra-length issues, and six talented artists—each artist doing a different chapter to the series—readers will be transported through six distinct eras.
Todd McFarlane, creator of Spawn and President of Image Comics, said: “Strangely, that in the 30 year history of the Spawn-Universe, we have never written the origin story of one of the main characters of this mythology. So now, after such a long wait, Marc Andreyko and his crew of artists have delivered a story that is a multi-era spanning telling of how this villain came to be Spawn’s main antagonist. Since his first appearance way back in 1992, I’ve been asking writers to think about doing this story. Luckily Marc has enthusiastically jumped on that request.”
Violator: Origin invites readers on a thrilling journey through the depths of the Spawn Universe with captivating narrative and stunning artwork.
Violator: Origin #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, August 14 (the Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, July 8):
Cover A by Piotr Kowalski – Lunar Code 0624IM246
Cover B by Francesco Mattina – Lunar Code 0624IM801
Cover C by McFarlane – Lunar Code 0624IM802
Violator: Origin will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Get ready to embrace the darkness and prepare to uncover the secrets that lie beneath the surface of reality!
Misc Games – the skilled team behind the successful titles Fishing: Barents Sea and Fishing: North Atlantic – is excited to announce that its new title, Ships at Sea, has launched in Early Access today on Windows PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store for $24.99 (with a 10% launch discount for the first week).
Ships at Sea is the culmination of creativity, drive, and innovation. Misc Games’ team of passionate industry professionals has taken the charm of the previous Fishing franchise and the feedback of their equally passionate community and created an all-new franchise, starting with this game.
Set in the unforgiving Norwegian Sea and around the harbors of Lofoten, Norway, Ships at Sea takes captains on their most realistic boating experience yet. Misc Games has harnessed NVIDIA’s proprietary WaveWorks water shader and Unreal Engine 5.4 to deliver the most striking, immersive experiences and cinematic-quality water simulation imaginable. Now with multiplayer capabilities, players can team up in a maximum party of four and complete various tasks and necessities.
Misc Games has teamed up with various boating and fishing equipment brands such as Breeze, PingMe (from Ocean Space Acoustics), Lorentzen Hydraulikk, and Østbornholms Kutterservice to provide the most realistic, dynamic overall experience for enthusiasts on both fronts: fishing and boating.
As soon-to-be skippers traverse the vast unknown of the Norwegian Sea, they will embark on a voyage through the world of ships with up to four friends. Players can expect a slew of features to become available through the Early Access phase of the game, such as crewmates being able to share resources and items and stock up on essential supplies for themselves and their crew. Cast a line and maintain the boats, purchase tools or equipment in the store, upgrade ships (and get bigger boats!), and refuel ships at one of the fuel stations, along with other gameplay features.
Through a series of skill levels, players can build and improve their abilities. Skippers on cargo ships can use their skills to deliver goods and materials. For those who want to enhance their engineering skills, a career on service ships provides the ideal opportunity to gain experience in performing repairs and mechanical work. If you’ve got angling on your mind, the commercial fishing career is an exciting route that teaches various fishing techniques, resource management strategies, and catch distribution tactics. Players can also take on all three careers if they’re up to the task since Ships at Sea doesn’t lock players into one career path.
Ships at Sea is the ultimate simulation game for maritime enthusiasts. With stunning graphics, advanced gameplay features, and a multiplayer mode, players can experience the thrill of the high seas like never before!
NACON and Artefacts Studio are pleased to announce that Crown Wars: The Black Prince is now available for PC, PS5™ and Xbox Series X|S. This new turn-based tactics and strategy game developed by Artefacts Studio, the creator of the hit title The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos (highly rated by players, with 88% positive reviews on Steam), has just shared its launch trailer.
Crown Wars: The Black Prince takes place during the 100 Years’ War, which pits several royal families against each other in bloody conflicts, the outcome of which will determine who dons the crown of the most powerful kingdom in the West. The game brings its own unique twist to this mediaeval setting: a story tinged with touches of dark fantasy and occult forces, the influence of which is reflected in the gameplay.
With six classes to choose from, players can define their own combat strategy by forming a squad combining physical power and exceptional skills. The varied profiles of each character also enable them to build an army with an identity of its own.
Crown Wars: The Black Prince aims to pay tribute to the turn-based tactics and strategy game genre, and sets out to adhere to the codes dear to the player community, including:
A system of cover, positioning and skills combinations, where it is important to make good use of the terrain and surroundings
Complex turn-based tactical situations
A host of main and secondary objectives to complete
A wide variety of weapons to choose from and develop, depending on soldier class and the strategy employed
More than 100 unlockable class skills and weapons, with numerous different applications (damage, slowing down, healing, etc.)
Numerous finishing move sequences available at the end of tough, brutal fights
Thrustmaster is thrilled to unveil its new modular and scalable base for flight simulation joysticks. AVA (Advanced Versatile Aviation) has been carefully designed to perfectly meet your needs and preferences, offering you a multitude of tailor-made configurations that are great for all types of aviation.
Create your ideal configuration from the many adjustment possibilities offered by the AVA base’s various interchangeable elements: the axis curve, the resistance, the travel and the damping. AVA’s design was specially created for quick modification of all its elements, allowing for customization between flights, and on-the-fly adjustments.
In addition, a real ecosystem is taking shape around the AVA base — with the introduction of a metal plate designed for desktop use, an offset adapter that lets you adjust the position of the grip to 15° or 30° in the joystick’s central position, as well as the announcement of future add-ons and accessories. You’ll also want to discover the comprehensive bundle featuring the AVA base, metal plate and offset adapter, which includes Thrustmaster’s world-famous F/A-18C Hornet™ grip.
Excellent for military, civil, space or helicopter piloting, the AVA base will adapt to your requirements and transport you into a world of simulation that’s more realistic than ever before.
TAKING THE WARTHOG TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Discover the AVA base — a revolutionary leap forward for owners of the iconic HOTAS Warthog. Take a step up from the fixed configuration of the HOTAS magnetic base, to an infinity of settings for the joystick’s axes with the new modular AVA base. Carefully designed to meet your needs and preferences, AVA allows for a wide range of customization options.
A WORLD OF FLIGHT CONFIGURATIONS
Thanks to its all-metal mechanism, you can easily modify the four functional elements of your flight simulation joysticks: the axis curve, via two sets of cams; the resistance, via three sets of springs; the travel, via three different deflection mask sizes; and the damping, via a damper.
The AVA base’s design has been created to make it quicker and easier to modify the settings of the internal elements. Make the final adjustments without disassembling the base, thanks to “on-the-fly” accessibility allowing you to adjust the stick’s resistance.
VERSATILITY IN THE SKIES
The AVA base’s versatility makes it compatible with all types of aviation, offering a limitless variety of configurations to suit all profiles. Whether you’re a fighter aircraft pilot looking for firm joystick tensioning, an airliner captain, an intergalactic fleet admiral or a helicopter pilot maneuvering with subtlety and precision, AVA will meet all of your requirements.
SUPERIOR PILOTING PERFORMANCE
Enjoy optimal precision and center point behavior thanks to the combination of two cutting-edge technologies. First off, by way of integration of two AXY (Accurate X&Y) sensors, allowing for precise and independent adjustment of the center point, progressiveness and resistance.
Secondly, the AVA base incorporates proprietary H.E.A.R.T magnetic technology, ensuring surgical precision (16-bit resolution, with 65,635 values) in all your flights.
THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT SIMULATION
Explore the range of possible configurations of the scalable AVA base, thanks to its vast ecosystem of current and future accessories (additional grips, extensions, cams, springs, dampers, cyclical brake…).
THE AVA F/A-18 SUPER HORNET BUNDLE
Take to the skies right away with the AVA F/A-18 Super Hornet bundle. If you don’t already own any Thrustmaster grips, this bundle is a great way to get your hands on the entire AVA ecosystem currently available.
The AVA F/A-18 Super Hornet version includes the AVA base, along with a metal support plate for desktop use, an offset adapter that lets you adjust the position of the grip to 15° or 30°, and an accurate 1:1-scale replica of the F/A-18C Hornet™ flight stick featuring a panel of 19 action buttons and developed under official Boeing license.
The metal plate and the offset adapter are also available for sale separately.
Commercial information
The AVA base is available at a suggested retail price of £249,99 / $299.99 / €279.99 in the following regions: Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America.
Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics are excited to announce new physical editions of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft, coming Sept. 24, 2024*! Pre-orders begin today at major retailers for the Base, Deluxe, and Limited Run Games Collector’s Editions.
Three physical editions of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft are available to pre-order starting today:
Base Edition:
Includes a physical copy of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft and a jewel case.
Available on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch for $34.99/€34.99/£29.99.
Deluxe Edition:
Includes a physical copy of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft, a SteelBook, an exploration map book (featuring over 80 pages full of secrets, including all maps from all three games and their expansions), a collectible tuck-in box, and the collection’s original soundtrack**.
Available on PlayStation®5 and Nintendo Switch for $54.99/€54.99/£49.99.
Limited Run Games Collector’s Edition:
Includes a physical copy of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft, a SteelBook, two replica Lara Croft pistols in a lit shadow box, three 12×16 posters, a set of premium trading cards, the full collection’s original soundtrack (in both physical CD and digital download formats), a map book, and Lara Croft polygonal figurines from each title.
Available on PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch for $199.99.
* The Limited Run Games Collector’s Edition release date will be announced in the future.
** Deluxe Edition copies in the Americas will receive all three games’ original soundtracks as DLC. Deluxe Edition copies in Europe will receive all three games’ original soundtracks as DLC, plus a “Greatest Hits” OST physical CD.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft is a three-game bundle of the first three Tomb Raider titles plus their bonus content expansions (Tomb Raider + the “Unfinished Business” Expansion, Tomb Raider II + the “Golden Mask” Expansion, Tomb Raider III + “The Lost Artifact” Expansion). The collection features upgraded graphics and performance enhancements, as well as quality-of-life improvements such as camera lock-on and achievements.
Step into the boots of the iconic hero in her first three adventures like never before with the ability to toggle on the fly between enhanced and original graphics, as well as switch between classic and modern joystick schemes. Experience the classic action and innovative 3D gameplay that spawned a beloved franchise which has sold more than 95 million copies worldwide and made Lara Croft one of the most recognizable video game characters in the world.
Developer SpaceRocket Games and publisher Toplitz Productions announce Permafrost, an exciting new addition to the survival game genre and one with a chilling narrative; Permafrost thrusts players into a bleak, open-world urban landscape where survival is not just a choice—it’s a necessity.
In the wake of the cataclysmic ‘shattering’, an apocalyptic moon phase phenomenon, humanity finds itself teetering on the brink of extinction as the world succumbs to an eternal deep freeze. The game reveals the collapse of existing political and economic structures and the deadly winter cold that has resulted in the deaths of billions of people.
As a survivor, adaptability is key. Brave the bone-chilling sub-zero temperatures which will have an effect on character capabilities, hunt elusive prey, and repurpose salvaged machinery to craft the tools needed for survival. But beware, for in this frozen wasteland, danger lurks at every turn—from hostile factions vying for control to the ever-present threat of natural predators.
Players of Permafrost have the opportunity to prevent the further extinction of humanity by building a shelter and establishing peace for the scattered communities that survive.
They will have the freedom to forge their own path, whether it’s banding together to rebuild society or carving out a place for themselves in the unforgiving wilderness. Construct intricate shelters from scrap, cultivate crops to stave off hunger, and harness the power of technology to fend off threats both human and environmental. Navigating the frozen remnants of civilization with vehicles and on foot plays a huge part in exploration and discovery as players strive for survival.
It’s not just the brutal elements that are a threat, in Permafrost players will use deadly combat to defend against threats using primitive weapons or firearms, whether facing hostile enemies or natural predators in this relentless battle for survival.
“At Toplitz Productions, we are increasing our presence in the survival genre with both, crossover titles like Medieval Dynasty and Sengoku Dynasty as well as hardcore titles like Serum. Teaming up with the skilled developers at SpaceRocket Games is the next step in this journey. Together we are thrilled to unveil „Permafrost“ – our newest venture in the survival segment – a title that combines a modern post-apocalyptic setting with intricate resource management and deep survival mechanics, promising players an immersive and dynamic gaming experience.” said Matthias Wuensche, CEO of Toplitz Productions.
Permafrost will provide both single player and co-op play for up to 4 players and is scheduled to launch on Steam early access in 2025 on PC.
Written by Eisner Award winning writer Marc Andreyko and featuring an incredible lineup of artists—including Piotr Kowalski, Kyle Hotz, Jonathan Wayshak, Gianenrico Bonacorsi, Cully Hamner, and Von Randall—this six-issue saga will reveal the mythos behind one of the most popular figures in the Spawn Universe.
