Author - Jerry Paxton

Total War: Warhammer The Dwarfs Grand Campaign Gameplay

March 3, 2016 – Creative Assembly have revealed more new gameplay from the Grand Campaign in Total War: WARHAMMER with the release The Dwarfs Campaign Gameplay Walkthrough.

Following the Greenskins Campaign Gameplay Video (https://youtu.be/vJUWImJUZrU) released last year, and the Empire Campaign Video (https://youtu.be/0KaCSZlanvo) released last month, this new video provides a brief, work-in-progress look at a campaign played as the industrious but quarrelsome Dwarfs.

Complete with developer commentary, the Campaign Walkthrough also includes a first look at the Dammaz Kron, or Great Book of Grudges, a brand new feature for Total War and one that is totally unique to these short but altogether vengeful warriors.

As a Dwarf player, two of your key objectives are to recapture the fallen Dwarf Strongholds scattered through the Badlands and to clear the Great Book of Grudges. Each Grudge recorded over time comes with specific fulfilment conditions and rewards, but be warned, the Dwarfs are proud and quarrelsome! As your campaign progresses, slights against you will generate a rapidly increasing list of scores to settle, and the more outstanding grudges, the more the Dwarfs will grumble…

A fantasy strategy game of legendary proportions, Total War: WARHAMMER combines an addictive turn-based campaign of conquest and empire-building with explosive, colossal, real-time battles, all set in the vivid and incredible world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles. Total War: WARHAMMER will release on April 28th 2016 and is available now to pre-order http://store.steampowered.com/app/364360/.

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Hard West: Scars of Freedom Launch Trailer

March 3, 2016 – An escaped slave-turned-vigilante, Libertee falls prey to the experimentations of a mad surgeon. Her body twisted, but enhanced with supernatural abilities, she sets off in pursuit of the doctor only to find herself torn between vengeance and the threat of a much more powerful enemy.

Available today for Hard West, Scars of Freedom is a downloadable scenario merging gothic horror and the wild west in an original tale of revenge, offering seven missions of deadly tactical combat, 10 playable characters, and a morbid new method of character customization.

Players can once again customize their gunfighters, though Scars of Freedom offers a more…literal take on character-building by swapping out body parts to enhance Libertee’s abilities. Transplant a gambler’s liver to bring bad luck to those around you or a vampire’s brain to grant the ability to regenerate in the shadows, and transform Libertee into a walking force of destruction.

Scars of Freedom is a downloadable scenario for Hard West on PC (Win/Mac/Linux) and is available today for $2.99, and free to all Kickstarter backers.

Steam
http://store.steampowered.com/app/441700/

GOG
http://www.gog.com/game/hard_west

Path of Exile: Ascendancy and Perandus Challenge League Launch Date

Auckland, New Zealand – March 3, 2016 – Grinding Gear Games announced today that it is ready to unleash the latest chapter for their hit online ARPG, Path of Exile.  On March 4th, Path of Exile: Ascendancy and the Perandus Challenge League will be launched simultaneously at noon US Pacific time.

Path of Exile was released in October 2013 to critical acclaim including winning GameSpot’s PC Game of the Year award.  Since its launch, Path of Exile has become a world community of over 13 million players including localized versions in Traditional Chinese, Russian, Thai and Brazilian Portuguese.

Path of Exile: Ascendancy, like every major expansion of PoE, will be completely free-to-play (and of course, never Pay to Win – This means that your success in the game is dependent on the depth of your skill, not your wallet). More information about Path of Exile: Ascendancy can be found at www.pathofexile.com/ascendancy

The Perandus Challenge Leagues

Launching alongside Path of Exile: Ascendancy is the Perandus Challenge Leagues. These brand new leagues offer players the wealth of the Eternal Empire. Discover caches of Perandus family treasure, slay their guardians and claim the coins contained within. Anyone lucky enough to uncover one of the lost caches will discover something remarkable: fistfuls of glittering coins that can be exchanged with Cadiro Perandus himself for vital equipment and ancient artifacts.

Path of Exile: Ascendancy Features:

  • The Trials of Ascendancy: Seeking a worthy successor, Emperor Izaro constructed deadly trials throughout Wraeclast to find candidates. Six types of lethal traps have been crafted by Izaro into elaborate puzzle rooms – an entirely new gameplay type for Path of Exile.
  • The Lord’s Labyrinth:Having proved your mettle in the Trials of Ascendancy, you earn the right to enter Izaro’s Labyrinth. Years have passed, but its traps are as dangerous as the day its doors were first opened. With an entirely new system for generating sequences of random areas, the overall layout of the Labyrinth shifts every day, uncovering new puzzles and secrets.
  • Emperor Izaro:Entombed forever in his own creation, Emperor Izaro lives on. You will face Izaro multiple times during the Labyrinth and the fight will evolve depending on your actions in previous encounters.
  • Ascendancy Classes:Long ago, nineteen competitors entered The Lord’s Labyrinth, each representing a different style of combat. Their powers can be claimed by those who prove themselves worthy by defeating Emperor Izaro. There are 19 new Ascendancy classes, each with its own additional Ascendancy Skill Tree to master.
  • Enchantments:Izaro’s power can also be used to infuse items with powerful properties. These enchantments trigger specific skills and effects to occur on certain conditions. Each time the Labyrinth is completed, you maybe add one of these enchantments to an item.
  • Powerful New Gems:Ascendancy introduces a set of devastating new skills and support gems to customize your character with.
  • Exotic New Items: Featuring dozens of Unique Items and Divination Cards designed by Path of Exile’s community, Ascendancy adds tantalizing power for players to discover.
  • Challenge Leagues:The launch of Ascendancy also marks the start of our latest challenge leagues. These leagues provide an ideal opportunity for a fresh start for returning players.

Homefront: The Revolution Goliath Edition Announced

Larkspur, Calif., – March 1, 2016 – Deep Silver today unveiled the Homefront®: The Revolution Goliath Edition, a strictly limited collector edition available soon for pre-order and packed with exclusive content for fans in North America. Homefront: The Revolution, developed by UK-based Dambuster Studios, throws players into an alternate near-future dystopia where a humanitarian crisis has brought the U.S. to its knees under the brutal military control of a globally dominant Korean corporation. Surveillance drones, armored patrols and police violence have become every-day life in Philadelphia, the once proud birthplace of American independence. However, in the ruined outskirts of the city, resistance is getting stronger.

Alongside a boxed copy of the game, the Goliath Edition includes:

  • A radio-controlled scale replica ‘Goliath’ Drone, with working lights and six-wheel suspension. The Apex-manufactured Goliath is one of the most fearsome weapons in the KPA’s Counter-Insurgency arsenal.
  • Exclusive collector’s ‘Steel Book’.
  • A 32 page art book featuring Resistance-themed concept art and cutting-edge Apex technology.
  • The ‘Revolutionary Spirit’ pack, including The Red Skull motorbike skin, a Golden skin for your pistol, and instant unlocks of the Marksman Rifle, Sniper Scope and Remote Explosives for your Co-Op character in Resistance Mode.
  • The Homefront: The Revolution Expansion Pass, entitling access to major single player expansions – further information to be revealed at a later date.

All post-release content for Homefront’s co-operative Resistance Mode including new Missions, challenges, features and additional items and equipment will be delivered to fans for free as part of Dambuster Studios’ commitment to supporting this mode for 12 months.

“We’re planning for a dedicated team to work on additional single player content for at least a year after release” said Hasit Zala, game director at Dambuster Studios.  “We have some exciting ideas that we hope to develop further post launch, but the overall goal is to add some surprising  new experiences to the world of Homefront that complement our 30 hour single player campaign. All additional single player content will be covered by the Expansion Pass.”

In addition to announcing the Goliath Addition, Deep Silver confirmed a number of additional pre-order bonuses:

Pre-Order Homefront: The Revolution from any retailer to secure the Revolutionary Spirit pack, which includes:

  • The Red Skull motorbike skin for campaign
  • The Golden skin for your pistol for campaign
  • Instant unlocks of the Marksman Rifle, Sniper Scope and Remote Explosives for your Resistance Mode character

All Digital pre-orders come with the Liberty Pack, featuring two pieces of rare combat gear unlocked and ready to personalize your Co-Op character with the Liberty Body Armour and KPA Shock Trooper Helmet.

Further pre-order bonuses are available with these North American selected retailers:

  • Kickstart your Co-Op Freedom Fighter’s career with the Guerilla Care Package at GameStop: Five ‘Resistance Crates’ full of random weapon blueprints, attachments, equipment and more.
  • Enhance your guerrilla skills with the Combat Stimulant Pack also at GameStop to give your Freedom Fighter a critical boost in the heat of battle.
  • Wage guerrilla warfare in style with the Wing Skull Pack at Amazon.com, including the Wing Skull motorbike skin and the Silver Pistol skin in the campaign.
  • Pre-order to receive the limited edition Steelbook only available at Best Buy.

Homefront: The Revolution is scheduled for release on May 17th in North America, and May 20th in all other territories on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.

Native Mac and Linux versions are also in development.

For more information and to get the latest updates on both Homefront: The Revolution and the upcoming Xbox One Closed Beta, follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @HomefrontGame or on Facebook at Facebook.com/HomefrontGame.

Skyforge Knight Trailer Released

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – March 2, 2016 – Global publisher My.com is pleased to unveil an all new trailer featuring the Knight class from Skyforge. Developed by Allods Team and Obsidian Entertainment, Skyforge’s Knights are a subsidiary of the Tank classes. They are tireless defenders that never waiver under even the most devastating of strikes. Swearing their allegiance to Aelion’s permanent well-being, these Knights raised their shields high and made a solemn vow that not a single soul in their command would be lost again.

To learn more about the Knight class, please check out the following link to the Knight Class overview article HERE: sf.my.com/us/news/announcements/knight-unwavering-defenders

Skyforge is a free-to-play MMORPG set in a universe where mortals and immortals use cutting-edge technology to fight for survival against mythical creatures and invaders from space. Players start as immortals, newly reborn into the world and vie to become gods themselves.

To download Skyforge free today, visit sf.my.com. To learn more about Skyforge, please visit sf.my.com, ‘Like’ it on Facebook, and follow the game’s development on Twitter @GodsofSkyforge for all the latest developer updates and news.

Mortal Kombat XL Launched with Trailer

Burbank, Calif. – March 1, 2016 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that Mortal Kombat XL, the ultimate Mortal Kombat X experience, is now available in North America for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One. Mortal Kombat XL offers an expanded version of the critically acclaimed Mortal Kombat X, which was honored as Fighting Game of the Year by the 19th D.I.C.E. Awards and The Game Awards 2015. It was also named 2015’s Best Fighting Game by Game Informer and IGN.

Developed by NetherRealm Studios, Mortal Kombat XL offers the essential Mortal Kombat X experience that comprises of the main game and all content featured in the original Kombat Pack and Kombat Pack 2 including:

  • Brand-new playable characters Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacrehorror film series and the Xenomorph from Alien, along with returning Mortal Kombat characters Triborg and Bo’Rai Cho
  • All playable characters from the original Mortal Kombat XKombat Pack: Predator, Jason Voorhees, Tremor and Tanya, each accompanied by three themed skins
  • New Apocalypse Skin Pack
  • Previously released content for Mortal Kombat Xincluding Goro, the Brazil Skin Pack, the Kold War Skin Pack, Samurai Skin Pack and Kold War Scorpion Skin

As an added bonus, Mortal Kombat XL and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners of Mortal Kombat X, can download the new Medieval Skin Pack and new Pit Stage environment for free, that is based on the classic Mortal Kombat arena, including a stage-specific Fatality.

Players who already own Mortal Kombat X can purchase the Mortal Kombat XL Pack, which includes content from both the original Kombat Pack and Kombat Pack 2. Fans who already own the original Kombat Pack can experience the new gameplay by purchasing Kombat Pack 2. Both the Mortal Kombat XL Pack and Kombat Pack 2 are available now in the PlayStation®Store and Xbox Live.

Mortal Kombat X is NetherRealm Studios’ most recent installment in its legendary, critically acclaimed fighting game franchise that propels the iconic franchise into a new generation. The game combines a cinematic presentation with all new gameplay to deliver the most brutal Kombat experience ever, offering a new fully-connected experience that launches players into a persistent online contest where every fight matters in a global battle for supremacy. For the first time, Mortal Kombat X gives players the ability to choose from multiple variations of each character impacting both strategy and fighting style. Players step into an original story showcasing some of the game’s most prolific characters including Scorpion and Sub-Zero, while introducing new challengers that represent the forces of good and evil and tie the tale together.

Mortal Kombat X includes the single player online mode, Living Towers, which are regularly updated timed challenges for players to conquer. Mortal Kombat X also brings back Klassic modes including Test Your Might and Test Your Luck. Additionally, the Krypt returns for combatants to explore and unlock various items within the game, including new costumes, Fatalities, Brutalities and more.

Mortal Kombat XL is now available in North America for $59.99 for the PS4TM system and Xbox One. The Mortal Kombat XL Pack is available to purchase for $24.99 and Kombat Pack 2 is available for $19.99 via the PlayStation®Store and Xbox Live. The game is rated M for Mature by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB). For more information, please visit www.mortalkombat.com and www.facebook.com/MortalKombat.

 

New Umbrella Corps Details Released

3/1/2016 – Today Capcom released brand new gameplay details and assets for the upcoming Umbrella Corps. Joining the previously announced “One Life Match” mode, the newly revealed “Multi-Mission” mode supports up to 6 players in a match where the first team to win 3 out of the 5 rounds will be the victor. As with “One Life Match” mode, the action is fast and intense with a 3 minute time limit for each round.

“Multi-Mission” mode, as the name implies, consists of rounds that cycle through 8 different rulesets at random. This allows the same team members to consecutively enjoy different gameplay experiences in a seamless way, and provides an expedited matching process for quickly getting into the game. With the random ruleset selection, all teams must stay on their toes to adapt their tactics each round in order to come out on top. An overview on each ruleset can be found below:

·         Target Hunter – One target will be chosen per team and only killing that target will count towards the score. Players can choose whether to focus on protecting their own target or aggressively attacking the enemy target.
·         Respawn Match – Team deathmatch featuring respawns. Take advantage of the on-screen sound radar map to locate the enemies’ random respawn points.
·         Domination – Secure the specified data transmission point located within the stage for a longer time than the enemy team in order to win.
·         DNA Hunter – Kill zombies and collect their DNA samples. Destroying the opposing team’s Zombie Jammers is a key strategy in this mode.
·         SP DNA Hunter – Kill the special mutated zombies and collect their DNA samples. They are particularly tough and immune to the effects of the Zombie Jammer. It’ll take teamwork to bring these creatures down.
·         Collector – Teams battle it out to see who will be first to collect all 5 briefcases in the stage.
·         Protector – Find the briefcase and hold it for as long as possible, while fending off the opposition. The player who has it will become a moving target, so teams must work together effectively.
·         Collar War – Collect the battle data “collars” of downed enemy players, and pick up allies’ collars to prevent the enemy team from getting points.

About Umbrella Corps
Umbrella Corps is a new fast-paced third person shooter set in the iconic Resident Evil universe. The competitive online game will feature quick, intense matches in compact battle zones themed from historic  Resident Evil environments. The game utilizes the Unity engine developed by Unity Technologies.  Umbrella Corps  will be available digitally for an MSRP of $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99 on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PC across North America and Europe in May 2016.

Metal Gear Online ‘Cloaked in Silence’ Expansion Pack Arriving March 15

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – March 1, 2016 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that the ‘Cloaked in Silence’ DLC campaign for METAL GEAR ONLINE, the dedicated, squad-based multi-player component of the best-selling METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN, will be available on March 15. The ‘Cloaked in Silence’ Expansion Pack includes three new maps (Coral Complex, Rust Palace, Azure Mountain) and a new character, Quiet.

METAL GEAR ONLINE will also feature a new mode known as SURVIVAL, which will arrive on April 7. In SURVIVAL, teams of players compete for the highest win streak to achieve greater rewards. All players can try out the new maps for free in SURVIVAL matches, with a limit of 10 attempts per week (the number of free available attempts will be reset every Tuesday during the scheduled maintenance). Players who purchased the ‘Cloaked in Silence’ Expansion Pack will have unlimited access to SURVIVAL mode and the new maps.

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN, including METAL GEAR ONLINE, is currently available for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One™, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Steam for an SRP of $59.99. It is also available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360™ for an SRP of $49.99.

For the latest news and updates on METAL GEAR ONLINE, visit: www.konami.jp/mgs5/tpp/en/online/index.php5.

Master of Orion Early Access Video Dev Diary Released

March 1, 2016 — WG Labs today released a new episode of Master of Orion Developer Diaries. In the latest installment, key members of NGD Studious shine a spotlight on Master of Orion’s ongoing journey. Developers turned to the fans, offering Early Access to garner feedback and create a true out of this world experience. With Master of Orion’s legacy, NGD Studious have been working tirelessly to provide a multi-platform, multiplayer title.

Viewers can learn more about their galactic counterparts, discovering how opponent AI has been crafted to become a natural experience, imbuing each race with distinct characteristics. With innumerable actions and reactions, each playthrough becomes a unique and unpredictable journey.

Finally, fans will follow developers on their quest to create intricate and challenging Tactical Battles that have become a pillar of Master of Orion. By refining the real-time, turn-based combat, both in simulation and live, players can feel what it’s really like to be the admiral of an intergalactic fleet.

For more information on the Master of Orion Collector’s Edition, visit the official website, Steam and GoG.com portals:

First Screenshots from Action-RPG Vampyr

February 29, 2016 – Vampyr, the new RPG from acclaimed game-development studio Dontnod, today released its first screenshots. Set in the London of 1918, Vampyr promises to offer a unique, deeply immersive action role-playing experience steeped in vampire mythology, with a strong narrative.

The first screenshots of the game showcase the game’s world, as the Spanish flu laid waste to London’s once bustling population. Every character in the game has his or her own unique back-story and will affect the world. Be careful who you choose to hunt, as they will be gone forever, and their death will impact in a meaningful way the world that surrounds you. Feeding on human blood will not just keep you “alive”, it will also unlock new vampiric powers to use. As a Doctor, and a Vampyr who used to be human, you may also choose to heal your potential prey, crafting medicines from items collected in the game world.

There will be times when exploration and seduction will only get you so far, and you’ll need to resort to engaging in Vampyr’s dynamic, melee-focused real-time combat. It blends hard-hitting melee combat with supernatural vampire powers. Find and loot materials and components from the fresh corpses of your victims or during exploration, in order to craft and improve tools, melee and ranged weapons, as well as special ammunitions and coating to exploit the weaknesses of your enemies.

As you cling to what remains of your humanity, your decisions will ultimately shape the fate of your hero while searching for answers in the coughing, foggy aftermath of the Spanish Flu.