Author - Jerry Paxton

Corsair Unveils Scimitar Elite Wireless MMO Gaming Mouse

CORSAIR® (NASDAQ: CRSR), a world leader in high-performance gear for gamers and content creators, announced the launch of the SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS MMO gaming mouse, the long-awaited addition to the SCIMITAR dynasty that delivers the advanced configurability MMO gamers crave, now with low-latency wireless connectivity. Assign all your spells, actions, and commands, and equip this premium mouse as your companion on your gaming journey.

The SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS puts your spectacular MMO play within easy reach. Assign every action onto 16 fully programmable buttons, and adjust the repositionable 12-button Key Slider™ side panel to fit your hand, ensuring that your best raids are just a thumb press away. An intricately textured side grip and an iconic contoured mouse shape let you play without strain as you explore your favorite worlds.

The SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS builds on fantastic MMO performance made famous by its SCIMITAR predecessors by adding wireless connectivity. Moves and clicks are transmitted lag-free over sub-1ms SLIPSTREAM WIRELESS or Bluetooth®, and a long-lasting battery powers your play for up to 150 hours*, enabling you to grind for days between charges. Save custom settings on up to three onboard profiles and swiftly switch between character classes or games even when you’re away from your battlestation.

The SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS is the boss of powerful gaming. An ultra-precise CORSAIR MARKSMAN 26K DPI optical sensor tracks your movements flawlessly, and 100% PTFE mouse feet offer the smoothest glide, so you never miss a spell. Optical left- and right-click switches get inputs to the game astonishingly fast, guaranteed for 100 million clicks. With the SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS, advanced MMO play is set loose.

To wirelessly connect with your MMO games and more, brandish the SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS and craft your legacy, free from wires.

*via Bluetooth® with backlighting off.

Availability, Warranty, and Pricing

The CORSAIR SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS gaming mouse is available immediately from the CORSAIR Webstore and the CORSAIR worldwide network of authorized online retailers and distributors.

The CORSAIR SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS gaming mouse is backed by a two-year warranty, alongside the CORSAIR worldwide customer service and technical support network.

For up-to-date pricing of the CORSAIR SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS gaming mouse, please refer to the CORSAIR website or contact your local CORSAIR sales or PR representative.

Web Pages

To learn more about the CORSAIR SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS, please visit:

https://www.corsair.com/scimitar-elite-wireless

For a complete list of all CORSAIR gaming mice, please visit:

https://www.corsair.com/c/gaming-mouse

TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Dimension Shellshock DLC Gameplay Trailer

Dotemu and developer Tribute Games today serve up extended gameplay from the smash hit beat’ em up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge’s tubular upcoming DLC, Dimension Shellshock.

The bodacious footage spotlights the impending playable debut of the agile ninja (and former Foot Clan member) Karai as she battles alongside the Turtles. After demonstrating her fearsome capabilities in one of the original game’s stages, Karai dives into the wild new challenge featured in Dimension Shellshock’s Survival Mode (around 3:45 in the video), braving dimension-hopping fights and new combat scenarios across locales spanning multiple eras of TMNT history.

Fans can join forces with Karai, as well as the Turtles’ longtime ally in the rabbit samurai Miyamoto Usagi, when Dimension Shellshock launches on Aug. 31 across PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation & Xbox consoles.

Hellsweeper VR Co-Op Trailer

During today’s Future Games Show, publisher Vertigo Games and the creators of Sairento VR debuted a brand-new trailer for Hellsweeper VR—the highly-anticipated action-combat virtual reality game—showcasing some intense new co-op action. Starting from the game’s launch on September 21st, two players can join forces and descend into hell to slay twisted souls, teaming up for explosive VR combat. Execute shared combos and devise unique strategies alongside your fellow warrior to destroy your enemies. The gates to hell will open on September 21, when Hellsweeper VR launches for Steam VR, PS VR 2 and Meta Quest. Pre-order now and receive the exclusive ‘Hound’ and ‘Shadow’ masks.

The co-op trailer for Hellsweeper VR provides an exciting glimpse into the game’s forsaken world, where players team up to fight against the forces of darkness:

  • The co-op mode offers a full roguelike experience with a blend of strategic gameplay and RNG (randomized elements). Each player receives unique blessings, boons, and weapons, ensuring every playthrough offers different challenges and opportunities.
  • Rogue-like mode: Fight rounds with various objectives, to end on a final boss fight. Get rewarded with loot and progress, upgrade your character, weapons or beloved Hellhound.
  • Cross-Play Support: Thanks to cross-play support, it’s as easy as ever to play with your friends, no matter which VR platform they’re using.

As well, hell’s gates have creaked open even wider, inviting you to PRE-ORDER Hellsweeper VR now on Steam VR, PS VR 2 and Meta Quest. Early adopters will be rewarded with the exclusive ‘Hound’ and ‘Shadow’ masks.

Step forth into the abyss and answer the call of the damned: follow Hellsweeper VR on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and join the conversation among fellow Hellsweepers on Discord.

The Walking Dead: Betrayal Open Beta Dates Announced

Skybound Entertainment, the creator-led, multi-platform entertainment company, today announced The Walking Dead™: Betrayal is available for open beta testing August 25 through August 28. The Walking Dead™: Betrayal is a third person action game of cooperation and deception for up to eight players and is currently in development for PC with Other Ocean Interactive, the team behind the critically-acclaimed and best-selling hidden-role survival game, Project Winter.

  • 9:00am PT, August 25: Open Beta Starts
  • 9:00am PT, August 28: Open Beta Closes

Players can join the open beta by signing up via The Walking Dead: Betrayal Steam page and join The Walking Dead: Betrayal Discord channel for game updates.

In each match, a group of survivors are out of resources with a herd of walkers on their heels. Players must work together to complete objectives and escape. They’ll need to work fast, as walkers aren’t the only threat they will have to face in rural Canada. Incognito ‘traitors’ lurk among them, plotting to do everything in their power to delay repairs, and prevent anyone from leaving. As evidence of their sabotage becomes apparent, paranoia and accusations threaten to tear the survivors apart as they desperately work towards escaping.

The Expanse: A Telltale Series Episode 3 Out Now

‘First Ones’, the third episode of The Expanse: A Telltale Series, has been released. The trail that started with the U.N.N. Urshinabi wreckage leads the crew of The Artemis to a mysterious, abandoned station. No records, save for a mysterious message and what’s left behind awaits Drummer in the depths of the station. Is there something they could still salvage inside? Maybe the facility’s MK Core holds some answers.

The Expanse: A Telltale Series is available now as a Standard Edition ($39.99 USD) and a Deluxe Edition ($44.99 USD) for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and for PC on the Epic Games Store.

Players who purchase the Deluxe Edition will also receive the ‘Archangel’ bonus episode, starring Shohreh Aghdashloo, reprising her role as Chrisjen Avasarala, Secretary-General of the United Nations in The Expanse.

The Expanse: A Telltale Series is the first new game from leading narrative game developer and publisher Telltale, renowned for titles such as The Wolf Among Us, Batman: The Telltale Series, and The Walking Dead, since its reformation in 2019.

To learn more about The Expanse: A Telltale Series, or Telltale’s back catalogue, head to www.telltale.com/the-expanse or follow Telltale on Facebook, ‘X’, Instagram, Threads, and TikTok.

The Time I Have Left First Gameplay Trailer Released

Independent game developer GROUND Game Atelier today revealed the first gameplay trailer for their debut title, The Time I Have Left. First revealed in March 2022 on the Future Games Showcase, The Time I Have Left’s second trailer was revealed yesterday live at Gamescom by IGN, and showcases in-game action from the time-based escape adventure. The Time I Have Left is available to wishlist now on Steam and will launch for PC in 2024.

In six hours, you will be dead. The Time I Have Left is a time-driven exploration game with RPG elements and a big focus on storytelling. Play as Aline, a woman affected by a mysterious condition that marks her for certain death. Players will guide Aline in a race against time to escape an enormous underground complex, Colony 7. What will you do with the time you have left?

The Time I Have Left features:

  • Stunning visuals: Experience the dense environments of Colony 7, all rendered in a striking style.
  • Nostalgic flair, modern spin: Find clues, solve environmental puzzles, unlock hidden areas, and secure your escape. Experience unique exploration gameplay combined with a fresh take on the classic JRPG formula.
  • Time-driven story and gameplay: The timer is always ticking but time flows in mysterious ways…
  • Haste makes waste: Your time is meant to be spent. After each level the timer will adjust to keep up with the story, so leave the area in the nick of time to get the most of each level.
  • Knowledge is power: New abilities are unlocked as you uncover clues and complete the in-game database. Get the essential skills you need by following the main story or explore in-depth to unlock two additional skill trees.
  • Deep, dark secrets: Use the information you gather to unlock shortcuts, hidden stories, unique items, and secrets. You may not discover them all in a single playthrough.
  • Resist the visions of death: Aline faces grotesque creatures in her Near-Death Experiences. Hold your ground against them in a battle of willpower.
  • Reactive Turn-Based Mechanics: Time your movements well to evade directional attacks. Master your foes’ patterns to escape unharmed.
  • Customize your skillset: Unlock skills exploring the level and equip the ones that better suit your playstyle. The more you explore, the more tools you’ll have to face the creatures.

Still Wakes the Deep Introduction to World Building Trailer

Award-winning developer The Chinese Room is pulling back the curtain on its upcoming narrative horror game Still Wakes the Deep, published by Secret Mode.

In An Introduction to Worldbuilding, the developers at The Chinese Room explore the narrative behind Still Wakes the Deep and the research driving development. Lead Environment Artist Iain Gillespie, Associate Art Director Laura Dodds, and Lead Designer Rob McLachlan offer a behind the scenes look into this highly anticipated title.

In this worldbuilding documentary, The Chinese Room discusses how the environment will evolve over time as well as the key inspirations behind the game’s horror. The period, the geographical location of the rig – these all play a crucial role in this narrative-driven horror story. Fans will discover how the team developed a fascination for cranes and scoured British Petroleum’s documentary archives when striving for an authentic representation of a Scottish oil rig in the 1970s.

Still Wakes the Deep is due to release in 2024 on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. It will also be available on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.

About Still Wakes the Deep

Still Wakes the Deep is a return to the first-person narrative horror genre from The Chinese Room, creator of critically acclaimed games such as Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and Dear Esther.

You are an off-shore oil rig worker, fighting for his life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea waters. All lines of communication have been severed. All exits are gone. All that remains is to face the unknowable horror that’s come aboard.

The Thaumaturge Dear Wiktor Story Trailer

In the upcoming RPG, The Thaumaturge, from developer Fool’s Theory and publisher 11 bit studios, a thaumaturge is a miracle worker who bears both a gift and a burden at the same time. This parallel holds true for Wiktor Szulski, the game’s titular protagonist, who is drawn back to the tumultuous streets of 20th-century Warsaw by family matters.

The gift of thaumaturgy is intertwined with family legacy, passed down through one’s ancestors. This mystical inheritance significantly shapes Wiktor’s life journey. In turn, his sister Ligia is deeply fearful of her brother endangering his life in pursuit of unearthly entities and their hosts.

As only a thaumaturge can tame these ethereal entities—known to a select few as Salutors—utilizing their mystical abilities to discover secrets hidden within the human soul and speak to the Darkness, no one understands quite like Wiktor how everyone suffers their own demons.

Discover Wiktor’s fate and take a walk in 1905 Warsaw, as The Thaumaturge releases on PC later this year. From August 23rd thru 27th at gamescom in Cologne, Germany, players will be able to try the first-ever public demo of the game at the 11 studios booth B028 in hall 10.1.

ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON Out Now

It’s time to make planetfall on Rubicon 3, pilot. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. and FromSoftware, Inc. (ELDEN RING™, DARK SOULS™) today launched ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ globally for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam® and optimized for Steam Deck™. With fast-paced mech action, intense omnidirectional battles, in-depth customization, and thrilling boss fights, ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON is the culmination of FromSoftware’s experience creating unforgettable action games. The game features robust world-building, massive environments, and challenging yet rewarding gameplay that promises to propel the ARMORED CORE™ franchise forward for a new generation. Available now, visit the official website for details and to purchase the game.

A mysterious new substance called Coral was discovered on the remote planet, Rubicon 3. As an energy source, this substance was expected to dramatically advance humanity’s technological and communications capabilities. Instead, it caused a catastrophe that engulfed the planet and the surrounding stars in flames and storms, forming a Burning Star System. Almost half a century later, Coral has resurfaced on Rubicon 3, a planet now contaminated and sealed off by the catastrophe. Extra-terrestrial corporations and resistance groups fight over control of the substance. ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON puts players in this desolate world, where they infiltrate the planet as an independent mercenary and find themselves in a struggle over the substance with rival corporations and rogue factions.

The game features:

  • Intense Omnidirectional Combat– Overcome enemy challenges that come from all directions by taking to the air, thanks to the addition of high-powered boosters to Armored Core mechs. Players can boost jump, hover in the air, assault boost to rapidly close distances and use the highly maneuverable machines to rapidly switch from long-range to short-range battles, using every advantage to succeed in battle.

  • Highly Mobile and Customizable Mechs – The key to success in ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON is finding the right parts to do the job. With numerous different parts to fit in four weapon slots in addition to modifiable head, arms, legs, torsos, boosters, and more, tinkering to find the perfect combination of parts to overcome challenges is core to overcoming the game’s challenges.

  • A Completely New Story – ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON is a fully standalone experience, with no story connections to previous entries of the series. The single-player story-driven experience features branching paths and multiple endings for players to explore.

  • Overcome Immense Odds on Rubicon 3 – With FromSoftware’s signature challenging gameplay, players can strive for the sense of achievement to earn S-Ranks on solo missions, take on NPCs 1-on-1 in the Arena to unlock parts, and competing with other players in 1v1 or 3v3 online PVP battles.

For the latest updates on the game, be sure to follow the game’s social channels on FacebookTwitter, and Instagram. ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON will be included in PlayStation® Free Upgrades and Xbox Smart Delivery. The game will be presented with both English and Japanese VO, with text localizations in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Neutral Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean. Find out more on the official website.

Jusant Gameplay Trailer Released

DON’T NOD is excited to announce that Jusant, their highly anticipated action-puzzle game, will be released on October 31st on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. It will also be available on Xbox Game Pass upon release.

Pre-orders for the game are open now on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.

This all-new gameplay trailer delves deeper into Jusant’s climbing mechanics and highlights the different ways players can ascend using tools, environment, and the help of the Ballast whose echo ability wakes the tower’s nature. It also features more outstanding new biomes, showing off the diversity of flora and fauna in Jusant.

Attendees of gamescom can play the Jusant demo all week at the Xbox booth. Visitors can find the game by visiting the booth in Hall 8 until the end of the event.

Oskar Guilbert, CEO of DON’T NOD, says “We’re pleased to finally reveal the release date of Jusant – October 31st – as we attend gamescom in partnership with Xbox. The reception has been fantastic since the initial announcement and the game is highly anticipated. It’s fantastic to see so many gamers experience Jusant at one of the biggest video game events worldwide.”

Jusant is a meditative action-puzzle climbing game where you and your watery companion, the Ballast, help one another ascend a tall tower. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past as you go. Play the game at your own pace, accompanied by the tower’s breathtaking flora and fauna and an atmospheric soundtrack.

Pre-order Jusant now on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 before the game releases on October 31st. Wishlist now on Steam!