Author - Jerry Paxton

Street Fighter 6 Akuma Gameplay Trailer

2024/04/29

Geek News, News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox Series X News

Unleash your inner demon when the one, the only, the legendary Akuma joins the Street Fighter™ 6 roster starting on May 22, across PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam! Dropping right alongside Akuma are three significant new updates:

Fight with style when Outfit 3 hits the clothing rack for all Year 1 Characters, including Rashid, A.K.I., Ed, and Akuma. Year 1 Ultimate Pass owners will automatically receive these including their colors 1-10 on May 22.
The moves they are a-changin’ as the highly anticipated battle balance updates for all characters hit the streets. We’ll have more details to share about this in the upcoming weeks.
Check out the new digs with the newest stage in Street Fighter 6, Enma’s Hollow, where Akuma resides to continue his hellbent training. Year 1 Ultimate Pass owners will automatically receive this stage on May 22.

Akuma drops straight into the action across all three Street Fighter 6 game modes, including World Tour where you can learn more about his story, Battle Hub where you can apply his moves to your own avatar, as well as the classic Fighting Ground experience. Check out his throwback Outfit 2 style as well, inspired by his debut look in Super Street Fighter™ II Turbo.

Police Simulator: Patrol Officers Highway Patrol Expansion – Highway Duties Trailer

2024/04/29

Jerry Paxton

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

On June 18, 2024, fans of the acclaimed game Police Simulator: Patrol Officers by astragon Entertainment and Aesir Interactive can get out of the city and onto the new highway, when the Highway Patrol Expansion will be released, alongside the new Gold Edition! Prepare for taking over the challenges and tasks of a highway patrol officer – the new Highway Duties Trailer introduces some of the most exciting ones!

About the Highway Patrol Expansion:

The Highway Patrol Expansion for Police Simulator: Patrol Officers expands the game with the Brighton Highway district, introducing new tasks like high-speed monitoring and cargo checks. It also adds car theft chases and tools like spike strips. Players must be ready to combat fires at accident sites and can use two new vehicles: the vintage-style Interstate Police Vehicle and the Endurance Police Vehicle, a vehicle equipped with a car-stopping snare net!

About the Gold Edition:

The Police Simulator: Patrol Officers Gold Edition is especially interesting for newcomers as it combines the base game with the Garage Bundle, including 6 vehicle DLCs, as well as the brand-new Highway Patrol Expansion! Pre-order the digital Xbox version or purchase the retail version to also receive the Special Interstate Police Vehicle Skin for free!

Availability:

The Highway Patrol Expansion will be available on June 18, 2024 for PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series S|X and Xbox One and can already be pre-ordered on Steam and for Xbox. The main game is required to play the expansion. The Police Simulator: Patrol Officers Gold Edition will be available digitally for PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series S|X and Xbox One on June 18, 2024 and can now be pre-ordered for Xbox. In selected countries the Gold Edition will also be released in retail for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series S|X and Xbox One and is now available for pre-ordering.

Biomutant Nintendo Switch Gameplay Trailer

2024/04/29

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, Trailers / Videos

Post-apocalyptic Wung-Fu Fable RPG Biomutant is coming to Nintendo Switch on May 14, 2024. To give players a glimpse of the action, unedited gameplay footage has been released. The footage showcases combat, various skills, and traversal by land, air, and sea, culminating in an epic boss fight against the ferocious 3-headed creature “Porky Puff”.

Recorded in Docked Mode, the footage displays gameplay in 1080p (with Dynamic Resolution) at a stable 30 FPS. Handheld Mode will feature 720p (with Dynamic Resolution) at a stable 30 FPS.

Enjoy a 20% Pre-Order Discount!
Biomutant is set to release on Nintendo Switch™ on May 14th, 2024, at a suggested retail price (SRP) of €39.99 / $39.99 / £34.99, which includes the Mercenary-Loadout DLC. However, by pre-ordering, you qualify for a 20% discount, bringing the price down to € 31.99 / $ 31.99 / £ 27.99.

Pre-Order Now: https://biomutant.thqnordic.com/#order

Biomutant is already available for PC, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One™, and Xbox Series

EPIC Entertainment Group Unveils Expanded Hersheypark Dark Nights Partnership

2024/04/29

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, News

EPIC Entertainment Group, an award-winning producer of themed entertainment, is thrilled to announce the expansion of its partnership with Hersheypark Dark Nights for the third consecutive year. Building upon their successful collaboration, EPIC will take over the Costume, Make Up, and Talent departments, spearheading in-person and virtual auditions and casting for hundreds of scare actors, specialty performers, make-up artists and wardrobe specialists for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Halloween seasons.

Beginning in June, EPIC Entertainment Group will launch its nation-wide talent search with two days of open casting calls in the Los Angeles area. From there, the tour will journey across Pennsylvania, with additional stops scheduled in Philadelphia, Lancaster, Harrisburg, and Hershey, before extending to New York. EPIC boasts a solid history of iconic scare performances coast to coast.

“Our team excels in this space. With over a decade of experience producing Dark Harbor at The Queen Mary in Long Beach and Dark Horizon in Orlando, we’ve mastered the craft of immersive storytelling and delivering exceptional guest experiences,” shared Charity Hill, Partner, EPIC Entertainment Group.

EPIC Entertainment Group is already celebrated for its design contributions to Dark Nights attractions such as “The Descent” and “Midway of Misery.” While leading production, stage management, and technical direction; EPIC has been engaged for an expanded role to include make-up direction, costume direction, and talent direction.

“Since the inception of Dark Nights, EPIC has been a valuable partner helping us to design and execute a world-class experience for Hersheypark guests,” shared Brewer Lister, Managing Director of Hersheypark Special Events, Entertainment, and Guest Experiences. “We appreciate gaining their added expertise and support for haunt attractions, and look forward to growing Dark Nights for many years to come!”

Steve Sheldon, Partner, Epic Entertainment Group adds, “We’re thrilled to be a part of the Hersheypark team and to continue building on what has been an incredibly successful partnership since Dark Nights was introduced in 2022.”

Dark Nights will return to Hersheypark for its third and most terrifying season yet on Friday, September 13th.

For a full list of audition dates, virtual audition submissions and more information visit www.darknightcasting.com.

To learn more about EPIC Entertainment Group and all their Halloween happenings, please visit www.epicentertainmentgroup.com and follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Sand Land Sandstorm Trailer

2024/04/29

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News, Xbox Series X News

SAND LAND, a new action RPG based on the classic manga by Akira Toriyama, creator of DRAGON BALL and DR. SLUMP, is now available worldwide. The first game based on the IP is coming shortly after the anime series debuted for US audiences on Hulu, bringing a new world created by the legendary artist to transmedia. Published by Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. and developed by ILCA Inc., SAND LAND puts players in a post-apocalyptic desert world suffering from water shortage and controlled by ferocious armies. The game launches today with in Standard, Deluxe, and Collector’s editions for PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via STEAM®. For more information visit the official website https://playsandland.com/.

In SAND LAND, dive into a desert world where both humans and demons are suffering. Players take on the role of the Fiend Prince, Beelzebub, Sheriff Rao, and demon Thief as they set off on an adventure in search of a Legendary Spring hidden in the desert. Introducing himself as a “super evil fiend”, Beelzebub has a pure heart like a little boy but has superhuman strength and telepathic abilities. Rao, a small-town sheriff, seeks the aid of demons to save all of Sand Land from the water shortage. Thief, a wise old demon with thieving abilities also accompanies Beelzebub and Rao on their adventure. Whether roaming this vast world in the game’s variety of vehicles or traveling by foot, players will encounter dangers as well as helpful characters while uncovering SAND LAND’s many secrets.

SAND LAND features:

Vehicles Beyond Your Imagination – Players can use their tact and imagination to develop tanks and other vehicles for their adventures utilizing a wide array of part combinations.
Base Building – Build up your base of operations into a thriving city with the help of the people you meet along the way in the vast desert.
Combat Variety – Combat comes in two flavors in SAND LAND: melee and vehicular combat. In melee combat, players control Beelzebub who has special abilities that he can use during battle. In vehicular combat, players will have access to tanks, cars, motorcycles, and more.

Spirit Halloween Unveils Axe-clusive Giveaway to Lizzie Borden House

2024/04/26

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, News

Spirit Halloween, the nation’s largest Halloween retailer, is dusting off the cobwebs to kick off a weeklong celebration of Halfway to Halloween, officially declaring the start of the 2024 spooky season.

For its first scare of the year, the brand is offering fans the chance to win a stay in one of the nation’s most haunted houses – the notorious Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA. In collaboration with US Ghost Adventures, Spirit Halloween will give one lucky winner and up to 12 members of their coven a private stay in the horror-filled house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween ‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

With the house all to themselves (not including ghostly residents, of course), the winning group will enjoy all the makings of a haunting holiday, including:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings
A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear
A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room
A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course
The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II
Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

For even more to scream about, Spirit Halloween fanatics eager to step back inside their favorite store should mark their calendars for Thursday, August 1 for the Grand Opening of the brand’s flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The annual event is a must-do for Halloween fans – with exclusive early reveals, games, treats, themed photo ops, and activities for the whole family – fans will make memories that will haunt them forever.

For those who would rather die than miss out on anything Spirit Halloween, keep an eye on Spirit Halloween ‘s Instagram and SpiritHalloween.com to be the first in the know on reveals and news all week long.

Pacific Rim Pinball Announced

2024/04/26

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News, Xbox Series X News

Go big or go extinct. Prime your senses for a neural handshake and step into the cockpit of a Jaeger. It is on you to cancel the apocalypse when Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX on May 16!

Play through all the excitement of the first Pacific Rim movie and use your pinball skills to strengthen the link between Raleigh and Mako while resisting the double event of Leatherback and Otachi – if you can get the ball to the bumpers you may even drift with the Kaiju! Wield those flippers well and you might even overload the reactor of Gipsy Danger and seal the Breach once and for all.

“The scale and the stakes are always big in Legendary Entertainment’s franchises,” said Mel Kirk, COO of Zen Studios. “Translating the epic action of the film into the confines of a pinball cabinet proved quite the challenge, and we might have failed – this pinball experience will burst out of the machine and your screen!”

Pacific Rim Pinball becomes available May 16 for Windows PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, as well as on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

For more information and updates, visit zenstudios.com.

Alien: Rogue Incursion Announcement Trailer

2024/04/26

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Survios, the industry-leading virtual reality studio, in collaboration with 20th Century Games, officially announces Alien: Rogue Incursion will be coming to PlayStation VR2, PCVR via Steam, and Meta Quest 3 for Holiday 2024. Fans can wishlist the upcoming single-player, action-horror game for PlayStation VR2 starting today, with additional platform wishlisting available in the future.

Alien: Rogue Incursion fully immerses players in a harrowing VR journey deep into the Alien universe with an all-new storyline of an ultimate mission that tests their courage, wits, and skill to survive the terrors of the “Perfect Organism.”

“Our team at Survios are huge fans of Alien and have been building Alien: Rogue Incursion for a long time, honing our ability to pair the most technically advanced, immersive, and engaging VR experiences with best-in-class franchises,” said TQ Jefferson, Chief Product Officer at Survios. “This fully original story embraces all our favorite elements from 45 years of Alien, from kinetic action and heart-pounding exploration to our terrifyingly resourceful Xenomorphs that will truly make your skin crawl. We can’t wait for fans to get their hands on it this holiday season.”

Truck Driver – Heading North Launch Trailer

2024/04/26

Jerry Paxton

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

Strap in for an exciting ride along scenic Nordic routes as Truck Driver® – Heading North DLC has arrived today on Steam. All for the price of €12.99/ $12.99, you can enjoy extra hours of gameplay as you meet new faces and take on fresh trucking missions in the beautiful country of Mangefjell. But wait, there’s more! To celebrate the launch, we’re offering a limited-time 15% discount! Check out the new trailer for a sneak peek at what Truck Driver®: Heading North has in store!

Deathbound Console Announcement Trailer

2024/04/26

Jerry Paxton

Geek News

Tate Multimedia and Trialforge Studio are thrilled to announce that Deathbound, the upcoming single player party-based soulslike, will be launching on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S day-in-date with PC. Refuse Death, embrace the fallen, and conquer a brutal reality where Life and Death were never more conflicted.

Set in a ruthless dark fantasy world where Faith and Science were never more at odds, the unforgiving world of Deathbound is brimming with appalling creatures and unyielding warriors. The unholy crusade cannot be forged alone, as players must call upon Ziêminal’s dead for any hope of survival. Bind with fallen warriors found throughout the world and dynamically transform between each character seamlessly mid-combat with Deathbound’s one-of-a-kind 4-hero soulslike party system.

The fallen are individual characters all with their own unique skill sets, combat styles, and rich history who share a single vessel. The relationships between characters also must be taken into effect as it greatly impacts gameplay. The Church of Death and Cult of Life are at odds with one another. Aligning opposing factions close to one another in the vessel will cause conflict, resulting in consequential combat effects. Alternatively, strong synergies with shared beliefs may offer combat buffs that can spell disaster for the ruthless boss awaiting steel and magic.

No matter the creed, the fallen must fight as one. Throughout combat, players will charge a sync meter shared across all the characters. When the opportune moment presents itself, dispel the sync meter and unleash a devastating Morphstrike with the combined power of the party. When faced with a menacing foe, a precisely executed Morphstrike can be the deciding factor between life and death.

Deathbound launches simultaneously on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store in 2024. Those eager to experience binding may do so right now with a demo available on Steam. As players await the launch of Deathbound later this year, they can begin crafting an unbreakable synergy by wishlisting Deathbound on Steam and joining the official Deathbound Discord server.