NACON and studio Cyanide are pleased to unveil a video dedicated to the Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator experience on the Nintendo Switch. Apprentice restaurateurs will be able to run their own restaurants anywhere, whether at home or on the go. Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator will be available on February 23, for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Developed by French studio Cyanide, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator puts realism at the heart of the game. The goal? To propose the first cooking game offering a real retranscription of the life of a restaurateur.
From customizing the dining room to selecting ingredients and choosing menu items, players will have all the tools they need to create the restaurant of their dreams, and why not to win a star in the famous MICHELIN Guide thanks to the quality of their cooking!
Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator will be available on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on February 23, 2023.
Stardock and Ironclad Games released a new update to the Technical Preview for Sins of a Solar Empire II today. The update adds the highly anticipated multiplayer feature, new ship models, an updated UI for the Research Tree, and improved textures for capital ships along with other additions.
The introduction of multiplayer is a core stage in Sins of a Solar Empire II’s development and, as such, Stardock and Ironclad are eager to get feedback from players as they continuously improve upon it. This multiplayer experience is merely the tip of the iceberg, but eager Sins players can get a solid feel for what the new engine brings to the table.
For instance, players can now jump into an existing multiplayer game and take the reins from an AI empire or a friend who has to leave. This gives players a lot of flexibility, especially as competitive matches get longer and longer. Additionally, players can set up private games and invite friends (or enemies) via game codes.
“We want to thank everyone who has been playing the Technical Preview and providing feedback, but we’ve heard you all loud and clear: You want multiplayer. Everyone has been waiting for the chance to wage war against each other, and now they can,” said Brian Clair, Director of Publishing for Stardock. “Giving players the option to jump in to take over an AI empire is such a fantastic addition. Internally, we’ve had colleagues jump into ongoing matches and completely annihilate people who thought they had a sure victory. We can’t wait to see how our community takes to this feature and it’s only the beginning!”
While not final, many ships have received visual upgrades and new models have replaced the TEC Ogrov Torpedo Cruiser, Pirate Rogue, Corsair, and Pillager ships. Pirate Hideouts also have a new model in this update. For a complete list of changes, please visit the forums.
Following in the footsteps of its critically acclaimed predecessor, this highly anticipated sequel will seamlessly blend real-time strategy and 4X gameplay to deliver a grand space conflict. Equal parts immersive and intense, Sins of a Solar Empire II introduces a whole new level of detail and raises the bar on what it means to become the ruler of a vast space empire.
The Sins of a Solar Empire II pre-order, which grants entry into the Early Access Technical Preview, is now available at www.sinsofasolarempire2.com. Players can also add the game to their wishlist, follow updates, and learn more about features as they are revealed.
DreadXP — an independent horror publisher and production company — today celebrates Valentine’s Day the only way it knows how: by bringing us horrors beyond our comprehension. This time, it’s in the form of something truly awful: corporate bureaucracy. Released today for Windows PC, Red Tape tells the hellish tale of an angel who was subjected to damnation due to a paperwork error. Now, in order to right this egregious wrong, players must traverse the nine circles of Hell to get an audience with the big man himself: The Devil.
Taking notes from Dante Alighieri’s extremely romantic poem The Divine Comedy, and originally conceived as a Ludum Dare Gamejam entry, DreadXP and developer Pollaris Studios’ Red Tape takes the idiom to literal lengths and tells the saga of a fallen angel trapped in the bowels of Hell seeking a way back to Heaven.
Much like real life, players will run, jump, queue, and experience corporate culture so hellish, they’ll be begging for a trip to the DMV. As if that weren’t enough, all manner of demons and hellspawn are determined to complicate matters further with their petty nonsense, conflated egos, and sadistic requests. Players will have to cut through the red tape in their fight to restore balance between Heaven and Hell.
The nine circles of Hell are, of course, sectioned into familiar corporate departments:
LIMBO – Reception
LUST – Human Resources
GLUTTONY – Cafeteria
GREED – Accounting
WRATH – Customer Service
HERESY – Marketing
FRAUD – Legal
VIOLENCE – Planning
TREACHERY – Administration
Showcased in Dreadful Dev Diary: Pollaris Studios #01, developer Nathan Gabriel discussed how the Italian poem The Divine Comedy served as inspiration behind Red Tape, and how he has built out the world of a literal corporate hell. Much like the poem, the deeper the ring, the more severe the sin, and the higher level of authorization required.
Red Tape is available now on Steam and itch.io for Windows PC for $5.99, with a 10% off launch week discount.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Publisher Wales Interactive and Developer Good Gate Media have announced that interactive live-action FMV romantic comedy Ten Dates is now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, iOS and Android devices. A free demo is also available for PC and Mac via Steam.
Perfect for couples looking to spice up their annual Valentine’s Day festivities or singles looking for a distraction, the sequel to Five Dates has players take on the roles of two millennial Londoners named Misha and Ryan as they search for their soulmates at a speed dating event.
Directed by Paul Raschid, written by Paul Raschid and Zoe Morgan Chiswick, and produced by John Giwa-Amu and Sarah Barker for Good Gate Media, Ten Dates stars talent from a variety of popular television shows including Rosie Day (Outlander), Kaine Zajaz (The Witcher), Charlie Maher (Conversations with Friends), Meaghan Martin (Camp Rock), Ellie James (I May Destroy You), and Rhiannon Clements (Death On The Nile, Hollyoaks).
Misha and Ryan must attempt to charm five potential matches each through introspective questions, unnerving ice-breakers, jaw-dropping revelations, and plenty of regrettable and embarrassing exchanges.
Choose your dialogue options wisely, as what you say can strengthen or weaken the connection with your potential partner. Ten Dates includes an option for streamers to pause the action and discuss choices with their audience. Remember: every decision matters.
Key Features:
Play as a female (Misha) or male (Ryan) Londoner looking for love
Talent includes Rosie Day (Outlander), Charlie Maher (Conversations with Friends), Meaghan Martin (Camp Rock), Sagar Radia (Industry), Sam Buchanan (The Power), Kaine Zajaz (The Witcher), Ellie James (I May Destroy You), and Rhiannon Clements (Death On The Nile, Hollyoaks)
Features LGBTQ+ storylines for the player to explore, and a cast of diverse characters to get to know
Real-time relationship status tracking evolves based on choices and influences the story
Branching narrative and multi-directional chain of conversation topics
Streamer mode and full controller support
Ten Dates is now available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, iOS and Android devices. A free Steam demo is also available for PC and Mac. To keep up to date with the latest information on the title, please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to us on YouTube, follow us on Instagram, visit our website, and visit the game’s Steam page.
iam8bit and distribution partner Skybound Games, together with publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Giant Squid Studios, have revealed that the Nintendo Switch retail physical editions of The Pathless will launch on April 18. Fans can preorder the stunning iam8bit Exclusive Edition and base retail edition for $39.99 USD/£34.99/€39.99 at iam8bit.com and global retailers.
The iam8bit Exclusive Edition, in true iam8bit fashion, will include a bounty of extra goodies, including a reversible cover sheet, set of six exclusive art cards, and a giant foldout poster featuring Hunter and The Eagle set amongst a mystical landscape displaced by the curse of a great darkness. The base retail edition features a set of six art cards along with the physical disc—perfect for those looking for a nice bonus in their physical games. All cover art was designed by the talented Emmy Award Winner Elaine Lee.
The path doesn’t end there. The iam8bit Exclusive Edition for PlayStation 5 is available on iam8bit.com for $52.99. This exclusive release includes the physical edition, alongside a reversible cover sheet, collectible art cards (set of six), and giant foldout poster featuring exclusive artwork from the game.
Giant Squid Studios’ action adventure indie darling was nominated for multiple categories at the ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, International Film Music Critics Awards and The Webby Awards. This hidden gem has been praised for its captivating score, winning the Game Audio Network Guild Award for Best Music for an Indie Game in 2021, and receiving multiple Annual Game Music Awards in 2020, including Score of the Year, Traditional / Acoustic, Audio of the Year, In-Game Music, and Audio of the Year, Main Theme.
The Pathless features a special companionship between the Hunter, a master archer and an eagle, who together must face the shadows encroaching on their world. With an enchanting orchestral score, breathtaking landscapes, and mysterious forests filled with secrets and puzzles, this game requires curiosity, skill and wit.
110 Industries whisks you off your feet as Wanted: Dead launches on PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S & PC today. With the game’s stylish high-octane combat mechanics, multiple mini-games, spectacular John Wick-esque finishers and slick, limb-severing swordplay, what’s not to fall in love with?
Developed by Japanese studio Soleil, Wanted: Dead serves a truly hardcore experience where the fights are not for the faint of heart. Dealing out a brutal blend of merciless melee sword combat, thrilling gunplay and a unique limb severing system, Wanted: Dead is developed by talent behind the Ninja Gaiden series and carries that series’ DNA into this love-letter to the sixth generation of consoles.
Players will take on the role of Lt. Hannah Stone, stepping into a dark and dangerous vision of cyberpunk Hong Kong as leader of the “Zombie Squad”, an elite team who work outside the purview of the traditional police force. Stone’s superior hack-n-slash combat skills combine style and substance, delivering cool slow-motion sequences and bone-shattering, limb-severing mechanics.
Charge headfirst into battle with a crazy mix of advanced weaponry and lo-tech 90s retro-futurism, dealing devastating damage using projectile weapons such as assault rifles, SMGs, LMGs and grenade launchers. Test your mettle and use every technique you have as you battle through hordes of mercenaries, synthetics and private security forces.
As it is Valentine’s Day, why don’t you slow down from the adrenaline-fueled combat with a date at the Atomic Heart diner? This provides a place for Lt. Stone to relax and recharge as she consumes food and drinks for buffs that will help her on her deadly missions. It’s also a great opportunity to get to know the eccentric cast of characters that comprise her team.
“We are so excited for you to get your hands all over Wanted: Dead,” said Sergei Kolobashkin, founder and Creative Director at 110 Industries. “I hope this blood-red Valentine’s Day gift makes you fall head over heels!”
The first content pack of Farming Simulator 22’s sophomore year makes baling and wrapping an even more extensive hay-day of fun: Coming March 21st for PC and consoles, publisher and developer GIANTS Software just announced the Göweil Pack to introduce nine new agricultural machines and tools to extend a core farm activity.
New Machines & Possibilities with Göweil
Austrian manufacturer Göweil has an international reputation for producing high-quality, durable, and innovative machinery – especially baling and wrapping technology. With their debut in the Farming Simulator series, a broad selection of machines and tools adds new possibilities for virtual farmers with a knack for baling.
Players are now able to transform even more resources into bales: Corn silage, sugar beet pulp, mixed feed, and more can be baled and wrapped with high-tech machines like the Göweil LT-Master F115 or VARIOMaster V140. A small but substantial detail for baling enthusiasts: Net-binding in addition to foil-wrapping will be possible.
Enhanced Quality-of-Bale-Farming
Operations dependent on baled resources can also extend their farm by deploying stationary and autonomous baler-wrappers like the G4010 Q Profi to achieve a high output of bales in variable shapes & sizes. Roller wrappers like the Göweil G1015 attach to front loaders or three-point hitches and transport, wrap, and stack bales – with one single, efficient machine.
Good news for clumsy farmers frequently chasing their bales: Thanks to the addition of a bale turner, the days of round bales rolling downhill are numbered. It’s easier to put them into storage, too – thanks to new bale grippers and bale forks like the Göweil RBG and BTGQU. Even the quality of bales rises with optional silage additive tanks for baler wrapper combinations like the Göweil G-1 F125 Kombi. Further included: the fixed chamber baler G-1 F125 and the trailed round bale wrapper G5020 to round the selection off and wrap it up!
Just the Start for a Content-Heavy Year
With the Göweil Pack, GIANTS Software releases the first of many official updates in 2023. Even more content will be added free of charge, and the official in-game ModHub will continue to grow with developer-tested user creations.
Farming Simulator 22 is available for PC, Mac, PlayStation®5 (PS5™), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One; the Göweil Pack is ready for pre-orders and will be released March 21st. A Year 2 Season Pass is available, which includes the Göweil Pack, three more packs and an expansion – fans save up to 30% compared to getting the content separately.
On March 14th, Synapse Films unleashes Phenomena on UHD, including all three versions of the film newly restored in 4K with Dolby Vision.
Jennifer Corvino (Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly) is sent to a Swiss boarding school by her famous actor father. The sleepwalking teen – who also is a telekinetic with the power to commune with bugs – embroils herself in a series of vicious murders. Jennifer begins to unravel the mystery of the killings with the help of an entomologist, Dr. McGregor (Donald Pleasence) and his chimpanzee Inga. The soundtrack features music from Goblin, Motörhead, Iron Maiden, Andi Sex Gang, Bill Wyman and Simon Boswell. Phenomena is Dario Argento at his very hypnotic and nightmarish best.
The two-disc set includes the original Italian version (116 mins), the International cut (110 mins), and the U.S. “Creepers” cut (83 mins), featuring multiple audio/language options (with subtitles) in Lossless DTS-HD Master Audio.
Special features include two commentary tracks, one by film historian Troy Howarth on the Italian version, the other by Argento scholar Derek Botelho and film historian David Del Valle on the International version; Of Flies and Maggots – a feature-length documentary about the making of the film; a visual essay by Michael Mackenzie comparing the different cuts of Phenomena; Jennifer music video – directed by Argento; theatrical trailers; radio spots; slipcover artwork from Nick Charge; and a reversible cover with the original Italian Phenomena art.
When Rob Zombie’s “House of 1000 Corpses” slashed its way into theaters 20 years ago, 1970s-style horror – and camp – returned with bone-snapping, scream-inducing vengeance. Zombie’s directorial debut, this first film of a trilogy introduces the Firefly family, backwoods sadists who plunge two young couples into a nightmare world of torture, satanic ritual, and cannibalism. With a killer cast including horror legends Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, and Karen Black, “House of 1000 Corpses” is both a homage to a golden era and a scary good time from an innovative, unrivaled shock-master.
Deep Silver and Dambuster Studios are in equal measures absolutely thrilled and totally relieved to confirm today that the long-anticipated next entry in their world-renowned zombie slaying saga, Dead Island 2, has GONE GOLD. As a celebration, the two companies have also decided to shorten the wait for fans and release the game one week earlier than previously announced. The zombie slaying will now commence on Friday, April 21. Pinky swear.
The groundbreaking Dead Island franchise first hit the scene in 2011 with one of the most viewed video game trailers of all time. The latest installment, which was announced with a gloriously gory trailer during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live event in 2022, takes players on a blood-soaked, pulp voyage to escape Los Angeles, now nicknamed HELL-A, as it descends into zombie-infested chaos with all the over-the-top action and dark humor that fans will be expecting.
Leading up to the game’s release, Deep Silver will be revealing more gameplay and trailers for fans of the franchise to enjoy before they embark on their own fight for survival this April.
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Pre-orders are available now. Dead Island 2 will release on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, and for PC exclusively at the Epic Games Store.
About Dead Island 2:
A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles turning its inhabitants into ravenous zombies. The city is in quarantine and the military have retreated. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, you learn to harness the tainted powers running through your veins. Only you – along with the handful of other swaggering assholes who happen to be resistant to the pathogen – hold the future of Los Angeles (and humanity) in the balance. You were born for this.
As you uncover the truth behind the outbreak, you’ll uncover the truth of who – or what – you are. Survive, evolve, save the world – just another day in HELL-A.
FEATURES
Explore HELL-A: Dead Island 2 takes players across the most iconic locations in the City of Angels – currently stained with horror – in an exciting pulp journey from the verdant estates of Beverly Hills to the quirky promenade of Venice Beach.
Brutal Melee Sandbox: Combat delivers the most intense, visceral, and gory first-person experience possible with plenty of weapons and brutal, tactical options to chew your way through the zombie horde. Whether you’re slicing, smashing, burning, or ripping, you’re going to feel every bit of viscera.
Be the Ultimate Zombie Slayer: There are six characters to choose from, each with their own unique personality and dialogue. You can fully customize the abilities of each Slayer with our brand-new skill system, allowing you to re-spec instantly and try out crazy builds.
Zombie Infestation: Ready to experience the most advanced dismemberment system in games? HELL-A is crawling with zombies that both look and react realistically. These mutated wretches are the reanimated rotten heart of Dead Island 2. With dozens of distinct zombie types, each with their own mutations, attacks, and hundreds of visual LA-themed variants, our monsters are relentless, challenging, and true Angelinos. Will you be able to survive?
A Cinematic Co-op Adventure: As a proper RPG experience, Dead Island 2 offers plenty of exciting quests, a crazy cast of characters, and a thrilling pulp story to truly immerse you in its twisted universe. Replayability is guaranteed. Add an over-the-top co-op mode for up to three players, and you’ll stay in HELL-A on a very long (and gory) trip.
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