Author - Jerry Paxton

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality Out Now for PlayStation 4

2018/04/24

NEW JERSEY – April 24, 2018 – Fans of the popular Adult Swim series, Rick and Morty can head to retail stores today to pick up Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality for PlayStation®VR, now available at North American retailers for $29.99. A limited Collector’s Edition is also in stores for $49.99, featuring a copy of the game, a “Weaponized Rick” Funko Pop! vinyl figure (with one in six purchases featuring a limited Chase variant) and an exclusive double-sided poster featuring Rick and Morty comic book cover art.

From Adult Swim Games, and developers Owlchemy Labs and Other Ocean Group, Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality is a cutting edge VR adventure. Solve puzzles, step through portals into strange dimensions, get yelled at by Rick, fight aliens, drink detergent, press buttons, and more!

Key Features of the game include:

Fully voiced, 3D Rick and Morty goodness
Help Rick (or don’t) and explore multiple strange dimensions
Probe, prod, throw, and smash iconic items like the Plumbus
Learn how to fix an intergalactic car
Hang out in iconic places like Rick’s garage
Question your self worth
Real fake doors

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality is published by Adult Swim Games and developed by Owlchemy Labs. Nighthawk Interactive is distributing it at retail. Other Ocean Group is responsible for the PlayStation®VR version. The game is rated M for crude humor, fantasy violence and strong language.

Frostpunk Launch Trailer

2018/04/24

Jerry Paxton

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

Warsaw, April 24th, 2018 – Frostpunk, a grim city-survival game about leading the last city on Earth, is landing today in all major digital stores: Steam, Humble Store, GOG.com, and others.

“From This War of Mine to Frostpunk, we’ve evolved our game’s content to robustly explore player’s morality deeper and more in-depth than ever before. We’ve been searching this fascinating gray-area, where nothing is purely good or evil. You, as a player, need to make decisions based on your moral compass and ability to foresee the consequences of your choices. From deciding the fate of individuals to deciding the destiny of an entire society – that was the creative process of Frostpunk. That’s how I’ve watched this game develop into a story about the price of power; about the responsibility of being a leader. That was a challenging project, but I’m delighted to see its premiere today and I’d like to express my big thanks and respect for the team at 11 bit studios for making this game as it is,” says Grzegorz Miechowski, CEO at 11 bit studios. “I hope it’s just the beginning of a long journey. We already have a ton of ideas and plans to add new scenarios to the game and vastly expand the universe,” he adds.

See the Frostpunk Official Launch trailer that sets up the mood and at the same time is the official intro movie for the game:

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and the infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure society’s survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Announces Post-Launch Content

2018/04/24

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos

Irvine, California – April 24th, 2018 – Obsidian Entertainment, developer of critically acclaimed role-playing games, in partnership with indie publisher Versus Evil, today announced plans for three exciting, in-depth expansion packs for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. The expansion packs will include new quests that will add to the lore of the Deadfire, new areas to discover, new secrets to reveal, and a whole host of new characters to meet and challenges to overcome!

The first downloadable-content pack (DLC), ‘Beast Of Winter‘ will be available in July 2018, and will take your party to an island populated by a mysterious doomsday cult, that hides an ancient secret. Players will get to experience adventuring in ‘The Beyond,’ a mysterious dimension populated by ancient souls and filled with devilish challenges.

The second DLC ‘Seeker, Slayer, Survivor’ available in September 2018, is a combat-focused expansion taking place on a previously undiscovered island that will challenge the martial prowess of your party, and your tactical skills as a commander, as you embark on a mission to rediscover ancient relics, and pit your party against Eora’s most skilled and savage.

The third DLC, ‘The Forgotten Sanctum’ available in November 2018, will test your party’s allegiance and morality in a quest to help (or obstruct) the great wizards of Eora. Will you befriend, betray or befuddle these venerable mystics as you uncover secrets lost to the generations? The consequences of your actions will be felt across the Deadfire Archipelago whatever you decide.

All three packs are included as part of the Obsidian Edition of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfirewhich is available for sale now. A Season Pass including all 3 DLC packs will also be available for purchase when the game launches for $24.99. The expansion packs will be sold individually for $9.99 as they are released. FIG Backers that backed at the Collector’s Edition tier or above or included the Season Pass as part of their backer pledge will also receive the Season Pass.

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire launches on May 8th, 2018 on Windows PC, Mac, and Linux platforms and is currently available for pre-order through Steam, GOG.com, Obsidian.net and Versus Evil, as well as other digital retailers.

Check out the Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Features trailer here:

VENOM Official Trailer Released

2018/04/23

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

We Are #Venom. 10.5.18 One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass characters comes to the big screen, starring Academy Award® nominated actor Tom Hardy as the lethal protector Venom.

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Stellaris: Distant Stars Reveal Trailer

2018/04/23

Jerry Paxton

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

STOCKHOLM – Apr. 23, 2018 – Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer of gateway games to whole new universes, today announced that Distant Stars, a new Story Pack for Stellaris, will soon be available to transport you to uncharted solar systems straight from your Windows, Mac, or Linux PCs. For the suggested retail price of 9.99 USD, Distant Stars will add new content and features to Stellaris including a sealed jump lane in the gateway network leading to a mysterious sector entirely outside known space, but players must be quick as the mightiest empires of the galaxy are all racing to find the secret to unlock it. Pre-order Distant Stars today here: https://pdxint.at/2HBZLcw.

Check out the first trailer for Distant Stars here:

Distant Stars is a new Story Pack for Stellaris, the sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio. In this new discovery-themed pack, players will uncover new anomalies and storylines, and encounter strange new beings in the uncharted depths of space. Featuring new surprises that may help or harm ambitious explorers, the new Distant Stars DLC will include:

Behind Closed Doors: Discover hidden traces of an ancient gateway network unlocking a sealed path to a constellation outside our own galaxy. But is this door holding something out, or keeping something in?
Sensors are Picking up… That Can’t be Right: Encounter dozens of new anomalies and events for your intrepid scientists to observe and analyze, and a galaxy of wonders for them to discover.
Brave New Worlds: Plot unexplored unique solar systems, each with their own story to tell. Gain technology, resources, and valuable worlds to colonize.
There’s Always a Bigger Fish: Come face to face with a number of unique gargantuan creatures that exist and thrive in the vacuum of space. But approach with caution, because whether gentle giants or something more sinister, these legendary behemoths have existed long before you and will do what it takes to survive long after.

For more information about Stellaris, visit http://www.stellarisgame.com/

Dungeons 3 – Lord of the Kings DLC Out Now

2018/04/20

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Ridgewood, NJ, April 20, 2018 — You’d think that bringing the most terrifying army the world has ever seen to Fairyland in Once Upon a Time and to a tropical paradise in Evil of the Caribbean would be enough, right? Not for the Dungeon Lord! Kalypso Media is excited to announce (with a sinister cackle) that its highly acclaimed dungeon management sim, Dungeons 3 has today received its third and final DLC pack – Lord of the Kings!

After the events of the Evil of the Caribbean DLC pack, the Now-Slightly-Sunburnt Evil has decided that it’s time for his army to pack up their towels and leave the beaches of Turtoga in a much worse state than they found it to go and fight the good bad fight in an all-new royal adventure! The great King Arcturus has returned from his recent quest with the Holy Grail in tow, only to find out that someone has devastated his city of Stormbreeze, along with the rest of the kingdom. He immediately set about recapturing the lands, but hasn’t counted for the Always-Has-The-Last-Laugh Evil. Hey, we all make mistakes.

In a sickeningly good-natured turn of pace, players will start out helping King Arcturus, but don’t count on that lasting for too long. Remember, nice guys finish last – especially when the Absolute Evil is involved!

Priced at $4.99 and available now on PC, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One worldwide, the Lord of the Kings DLC pack includes three new campaign maps, three evil hubs, a new boss enemy and a new wall tile set to add some ruthless style to the Absolute Evil’s dungeon.

Starship Corporation Launch Trailer

2018/04/19

Jerry Paxton

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

Haarlem, The Netherlands, April 19, 2018 – Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Coronado Games announce that their spaceship-building game Starship Corporation is releasing out of Steam’s Early Access Program on May 3, 2018.

Having spent 2 years in Early Access Starship Corporation has seen massive improvements. The game has been shaped extensively with help from the community, from their feedback and constructive criticism, for which the Developer has expressed their gratitude. During Early Access, cybernetic organisms were introduced, as were mining and military features. The galaxy map was also redesigned to its current state.

A trailer emphasizing the updated graphics as well as the full feature set can be seen here:

Starship Corporation‘s launch update will add a campaign mode with 99 different business contracts and two different endings based the player’s business relationships, as well as a ship database and two new rooms. Additionally, Russian language support will be added at launch, as well as improved loading/saving times, Steam achievements, and bug and performance fixes.

Starship Corporation is a starship-building simulation game in which you must design and build spaceships for the hugely demanding galaxy-wide market. It is you who must decide which technologies to invest in first, where to open new shipyards and where to establish new markets.

Key Features:

Campaign mode with 99 different contracts and two different endings, based on your business dealings.
Sandbox Mode with access to all known human settlements in the galaxy, business opportunities for your ships in areas like transport, mining, route-maintenance, security, military and research and racing.
177 unlockable rooms and facilities for ship design
22 unlockable fuselages
24 Missions for standard operation, emergencies and hostile encounters to test your ship in Crew Management

Interested galactic entrepreneurs can purchase the game through Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/292330/Starship_Corporation/
To download supporting assets for Starship Corporation please visit:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sdcAjezMQyBmBApAVm3GN47sSqZwhhtm

Stay up-to-date with the latest Starship Corporation news and information on the official website www.starshipcorporation.com, on Youtube at www.youtube.com/StarshipCorporation, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/starshipcorporation and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/StarshipCorp

Cities: Skylines Parklife DLC Announced

2018/04/18

Jerry Paxton

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

STOCKHOLM – Apr. 18, 2018 – Today Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order announced that Cities: Skylines will be getting a playful new expansion, Parklife on May 24, 2018. Parklife is a lively new add-on for the PC version of Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order’s hit city-builder. The expansion will make your city more vibrant than ever with new amusement parks and zoos; nature reserves and city parks, giving new life to your empty land with custom green spaces.

Parklife adds new ways to play with everything from roller coasters and campsites to flower beds, fountains and flamingos. There’s also a new park area tool, five new maps, a ton of new assets and level-up features that increase your park’s property values in play.

More leisurely features:

• Parks and Recreation: Use the new park area tool to create park districts wherever there is empty land, and new city services like Park Maintenance, which boosts happiness and effectiveness, and helps level up parks.

• Brick by Brick: Customize your city with new buildings and assets, including a new sightseeing bus line, new service buildings, fresh attractions like amusement parks, nature reserves, city parks and zoos. There’s also a regal new monument, the Castle of Lord Chirpwick.

• Freeway Free for All: For the first time in Cities: Skylines, you can place buildings next to paths in the park districts (not just next to roads). Props can be placed anywhere inside park areas.

• Recesses Between Buildings: Transform those empty spaces between your buildings into vibrant parks and gardens.

• It’s a Walk in the Park: Customize routes and set ticket prices for new walking and sightseeing tours, among other tourism enhancements.

• Policies, Please: Take on three new city policies and eight new park policies to deal with recreational hazards like Fireworks and Animal Ethics.

More than that, Cities is adding a new radio station: Country Road Radio. The radio host is pure Dixieland Delight, spinning six instrumental tracks and ten songs with original vocals covering Appalachian Folk, Bluegrass/Honky Tonk, Nashville Modern Country and Unplugged country.

In addition to the paid expansion, Cities: Skylines will also get a free PC update, as usual, including a new tourism panel, trees that reduce noise pollution, a camera mode upgrade, new tourist models, and new modding features, including submeshmodding and an improved camera system so users can control the camera with scripts.

Training Mode Coming to For Honor

2018/04/18

Jerry Paxton

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

SAN FRANCISCO — April 18, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft announced that For Honor^® will be introducing an all-new training mode as part of a free update available tomorrow on April 19 on consoles and Windows PC. The new training features will offer additional ways for new and veteran players alike to hone their skills and rise up the ranks from Apprentice to Master.

The Apprentice Trials and the Warriors Trials will be the perfect places for newcomers to get acquainted with the controls, learn basic and more advanced techniques before entering the battlefield. A grading system will give players the opportunity to replay and measure their progression. The Training Arena will give advanced players the opportunity to further perfect their mastery of the Art of Battle and customize their training experience by practicing against specific Heroes or move sets. The update will also introduce the Training Media, an in-game library for tutorials. Here players will find videos on game modes, the faction war, and quick info on in-game features.

These new training features are part of For Honor’s Season 5, Age of Wolves, which celebrates the first anniversary of the game and has brought major improvements to the player experience, including the implementation of the dedicated servers on both consoles and PC, as well as reworks of several Heroes. The release of the all-new training mode is part of For Honor’s continued growth since launch. With five seasons, three different in-game events, two free weekends and more than 5,000 pieces of new content added the For Honor team has been dedicated to making the game more accessible and engaging for all players.

For those eager to jump into the fray, the For Honor PC Starter Edition is available digitally for the price of $14.99 and includes three Vanguards heroes as well as three fully playable faction Heroes and unlockable remaining heroes.

Developed by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with other Ubisoft studios,* For Honor offers an engaging campaign and thrilling multiplayer modes. Players embody warriors of the three Great Factions – the bold Knights, the brutal Vikings and the deadly Samurai – fighting to the death on intense and believable melee battlefields. The Art of Battle, the game’s innovative combat system that puts players in total control of their warriors, allows them to utilize the unique skills and combat style of each hero to vanquish all enemies who stand in their way.

For more information about For Honor, please visit forhonorgame.com and follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/ForHonorGame and on Twitter at twitter.com/ForHonorGame.

For the latest about For Honor and other Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.

*Associate Ubisoft studios include Quebec, Toronto and Blue Byte.

Frostpunk Features Trailer

2018/04/18

Jerry Paxton

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

April 18, 2018 — Frostpunk – The city-survival game in which you take on the role of the leader who rules the people and prepares the society for enduring life on the frozen Earth – will launch next week on all digital PC stores on April 24th. The game is now available for pre-orders at GOG.com and Humble Store.

To unveil more about the universe, the developers at 11 bit studios have prepared a new Feature Trailer that unveils key elements of the gameplay of Frostpunk.

View the new video here:

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and the infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure humanity’s survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?