Author - Jerry Paxton

Stray Nintendo Switch Release Date Trailer

Today, on International Cat Day, publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer BlueTwelve Studio announced that the critically acclaimed award-winning cat adventure game Stray will release on Nintendo Switch on November 19.

In Stray, players take the role of a stray cat who must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity amidst the detailed neon-lit alleys and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly. Along the way, the cat befriends a small flying drone, known only as B-12. With the help of this newfound companion, the duo must find a way out.

Stray is an award-winning game, including Best Independent Game and Best Debut Indie Game at The Game Awards, PlayStation Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards, Best Debut at the Game Developers Choice Awards and Most Innovative Gameplay at the Steam Awards, as well as more than 20 nominations that include EE Game of the Year, Best Game and Debut Game at the BAFTA Awards and Game of the Year at the D.I.C.E. Awards.

For all the latest updates on the game and release for Nintendo Switch, follow Annapurna Interactive and BlueTwelve Studio on X.

The Occultist Announcement Trailer

Daedalic Entertainment, in collaboration with developer DALOAR, is thrilled to announce their latest game, “The Occultist.” This first-person horror experience invites players to join paranormal investigator Alan Rebels on his most terrifying investigation yet, promising an immersive and spine-tingling experience. “The Occultist” is set for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox and PC in 2025. Check it out on Steam.

In “The Occultist” players will step into the shoes of Alan Rebels as he embarks on a harrowing journey to the enigmatic island of Godstone, determined to uncover the truth behind his father’s mysterious disappearance. Equipped with his mystical pendulum, Alan must navigate the foggy streets and eerie buildings of Godstone, a place once home to a notorious cult known for its disturbing experiments and rituals.

“Images are engraved in my mind that would make any man tremble in fear…but I am not just any man. I am The Occultist.”

Key Features of “The Occultist”:

  • Mystic Pendulum: Utilize the pendulum’s five unique mechanics to interact with and manipulate the environment.
  • First-Person Experience: Immerse yourself in the foreboding world of “The Occultist” through Alan’s eyes.
  • Survival Horror: Experience tense exploration, atmospheric environments, and a gripping, personal narrative.
  • Next-Gen Graphics: Enjoy a visually stunning and immersive horror experience.
  • Hide and Sneak: Employ stealth mechanics to navigate the story without direct combat.
  • Memorable Characters: Encounter adversaries that make the investigation a true nightmare.
  • Puzzles: Solve a variety of puzzles that require insight into the occult.
  • Original Soundtrack: Featuring music by renowned composer Pepe Herrero.

The story of “The Occultist” unfolds as Alan Rebels explores Godstone, using his paranormal talents to communicate with the ominous souls that linger in its desolate streets and buildings. As he delves deeper into the island’s dark history, Alan’s convictions about the occult are put to the ultimate test.

Prepare yourself for a gripping and terrifying adventure like no other. “The Occultist” is set to deliver an unparalleled horror experience that will leave players questioning what is truly possible in the world of the occult.

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Triwizard Schools Trailer

Warner Bros. Games today revealed a video tour of the Triwizard School pitches in Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, showcasing Beauxbatons Academy and Durmstrang Institute as referenced in the Harry Potter books and films. The game marks the first adaptation of these iconic wizarding world schools. The video provides a closer look at the schools’ Quidditch pitches, including a glimpse of their unique architecture, landscapes, and campus exteriors, as well as all new gameplay footage. As players progress through the Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Career Mode, they will take part in the Triwizard Schools Quidditch Cup, where they can represent one of the three magical schools in the ultimate Quidditch experience. Players can also experience these epic pitches in the PVP and Exhibition Modes.

 

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Out Now on Steam

Today, Ubisoft announced that critically acclaimed Prince of Persia™: The Lost Crown is now available on Steam. The game is already available on Ubisoft+, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Amazon Luna, Nintendo Switch™, as well as PC through the Ubisoft Store and Epic Games Store. The highly anticipated story DLC “Mask of Darkness” will release on September 17 for a suggested price of $4.99, alongside the Complete Edition that includes: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown base game, the Immortals skin, the Prosperity bird amulet, the Warrior Within skin, the digital adventure guide, the DLC, and two new skins for Sargon inspired by Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – Mask of Darkness will add a thrilling and darker new chapter of Sargon’s story. Players will get to explore a brand-new interconnected world made of exclusive biomes in this original adventure on Mount Qaf.

Prince of Persia™: The Lost Crown, is currently available at a suggested price of $39.99 for the Standard Edition. On September 17, the upcoming Complete Edition will be available on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Amazon Luna as well as Windows PC through the Epic Games Store, the Ubisoft Store, and now Steam. A Complete Upgrade Pack will be available for veteran players and game owners looking to get the DLC, 4 skins for Sargon, 1 amulet and the digital adventure guide. The “Mask of Darkness” DLC will also be available as a standalone version, for a suggested price of $4.99. Ubisoft+ subscribers will automatically be upgraded to the Complete Edition.

For more information about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, please visit princeofpersia.com

Knott’s Announces Expanded All Park Season Passport Add-On

The 2025 Knott’s Season Pass is now on sale at the lowest price of the year, but guests don’t have to wait until next year to enjoy all the fun because the rest of this year is included! For those who want more, Knott’s is excited to introduce the expanded All Park Passport Add-On, which offers unlimited entry to all 13 legacy Cedar Fair parks right now. And beginning January 6, 2025, any 2025 Gold or Prestige passholder with the All Park Passport add-on will receive unlimited access to all 42 Six Flag parks in North America.
The 2025 Knott’s season pass is the best way to experience everything new in 2024, including the reimagined Camp Snoopy that debuted this summer where guests become full-fledged Beagle Scouts. Kids and parents are campers along with Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang as they explore new rides like Snoopy’s Tenderpaw Twister Coaster, Sally’s Swing Along, Camp Snoopy’s Off-Road Rally and the Beagle Express.
Guests can also extend their fun in style with a stay at the newly renovated Knott’s Hotel, where the hospitality, charm and character of park founders, Walter and Cordelia Knott, can be found in this completely transformed, cozy 322-room guesthouse on the farm, just steps away from the park.
Knott’s Seasons of Fun Start Now
A 2025 Season Pass gives the entire family unlimited access to this year’s Seasons of Fun, including the remaining dates of Summer Nights and Ghost Town Alive! Starting September 26, little ghosts and goblins can enjoy the spooktacular family-friendly daytime Halloween event, Knott’s Spooky Farm and end the year with Knott’s Merry Farm, a holiday season jammed packed with holiday cheer set to the backdrop of a true classic Christmas.
The new year will bring back popular original Knott’s entertainment beginning with Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration, a fun-filled park-wide party with the beloved PEANUTS characters, followed by the Knott’s Boysenberry Festival, awakening taste buds with nearly 100 different boysenberry-inspired food and drink offerings. Finally, summertime at Knott’s wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Knott’s Soak City Waterpark, where guests can catch a ride down 23 different speeds, tube and body slides or take a relaxing trip along one of the longest lazy rivers in the country.
All Park Passport Add-On Details
When you purchase a 2025 Knott’s Berry Farm Gold or Prestige Pass with the All Park Passport Add-On this fall, you will be able to access the following legacy Cedar Fair parks any remaining public operating day in 2024:
  • California’s Great America and South Bay Shores (Santa Clara, CA)
  • Canada’s Wonderland and Splashworks (Vaughan, ON)
  • Carowinds & Carolina Harbor (Charlotte, NC)
  • Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH)
  • Cedar Point Shores (Sandusky, OH)
  • Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Allentown, PA)
  • Kings Dominion & Soak City (Doswell, VA)
  • Kings Island & Soak City (Mason, OH)
  • Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park, CA)
  • Knott’s Soak City (Buena Park, CA)
  • Michigan’s Adventure & WildWater Adventure (Muskegon, MI)
  • Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (Galveston, TX)
  • Schlitterbahn New Braunfels (New Braunfels, TX)
  • Valleyfair & Soak City (Shakopee, MN)
  • Worlds of Fun & Oceans of Fun (Kansas City, MO)
However, your 2025 Knott’s Berry Farm Gold or Prestige Pass with the All Park Passport add-on will be also be valid for all legacy Six Flags parks starting January 6th, 2025, including:
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, CA)
  • Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, CA)
  • Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ)
  • Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, IL)
  • Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX)
  • Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio, TX)
  • Six Flags Over Georgia (Austell, GA)
  • Six Flags New England (Springfield, MA)
  • Six Flags America (Washington, DC/Baltimore, MD)
  • Six Flags Great Escape (Lake George, NY)
  • Six Flags Darien Lake (Buffalo, NY)
  • Frontier City (Oklahoma City, OK)
  • Six Flags St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
  • La Ronde, Quebec (Montreal, QC)
  • Six Flags Mexico (Mexico City, MX)
2025 Regular Season Pass includes unlimited admission to Knott’s Berry Farm with no blockout dates, and a Gold Season Pass includes unlimited admission to both Knott’s Berry Farm and Knott’s Soak City Waterpark with no blockout dates. Regular passes are now available at the lowest price of the year, just $99. This limited-time, online-only offer ends September 2.
For more information about Knott’s Season Passes, pricing and payment plans and the All Park Passport add-on, visit knotts.com.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Multiplayer Gameplay Trailer

A month before its release, Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have premiered a new trailer for the highly-anticipated third-person action game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. This seven-minute extended multiplayer gameplay video shows off the game’s Operations (PvE) and Eternal War (PvP) modes in action for the first time since their reveal at the Warhammer Skulls Festival in May. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and the Epic Games Store on September 9 and will be playable as soon as September 5 for those who pre-order the Gold or Ultra Edition!

Fight With Your Friends… or Against Them!

Whether playing in Operations (PvE) or Eternal War (PvP), you’ll choose one of six playable classes (Tactical, Assault, Vanguard, Bulwark, Sniper, and Heavy) and earn Armoury Data and Requisition Points to spend on your Space Marine’s appearance through the game’s deep customization system. You can either unlock the game’s many Chapter presets, or create your own custom Chapters by piecing together individual cosmetic items, be it armor or weapon skins! The more you play, the more cosmetics you will earn!

More Missions, Enemies & Weapons to Release Through Free Updates

Following the release on September 9, Space Marine 2 players will receive new “Operations” missions, PvP maps, enemies, and weapons through regular free updates available to all. In addition to this free content, Season Pass owners will be granted additional cosmetics and Chapter heraldry through seasonal, themed DLC celebrating the many fan-favorite factions of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. More details will be shared very soon.

Dungeons 4 The Good, The Bad and The Evil DLC Launch Trailer

It’s High Noon: The Good, the Bad and the Evil, the first DLC for Dungeons 4, is out now! The next chapter in the Absolute Evil and his general Thalya’s battle against the dwarven queen Brynnhild and her companions will be written in canyons, between saloons, and on rails!

Get Dungeons 4 – The Good, the Bad and the Evil now with 10% launch discount* on PC, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S!

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Gets Official Release Date

Everyone’s favorite (and only?!) zombie paradise action game, Dead Rising™ Deluxe Remaster, hits store shelves in malls and more around the world with a physical release starting on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X! Additionally, the game’s developers showcased an array of content from the remaster like quality-of-life improvements, new features to spruce up in-game photos, and deeper introductions to some of the characters.

Brought back to life with Capcom’s RE ENGINE, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is the definitive remaster of the classic Dead Rising™ game from 2006, with improved 4K resolution graphics and a 60 FPS frame rate. Zombie slayers can experience a fresh take on the zombie genre with incredible action, over-the-top combat, hordes of weapon choices, eccentric costumes, and a comedic yet compelling storyline. Digital versions of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster launch on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 across Xbox Series X|SPlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, with pre-orders available now!

Some of the additional details highlighted include:

  • Quality-of-Life Improvements: Improvements such as the ability to complete certain actions while talking on the transceiver and uninterrupted calls, even when being attacked, have been introduced.
  • Say Cheese!: Various photo filters like Black and White, Sepia, Vintage, Pixel Art, and more have been added to the game’s photo feature so players can flex their creative muscles as the best zombie-hunting photojournalist in the biz.
  • An All-Star Cast: Take a deeper look into some of the returning fan-favorite characters like the militaristic Brad Garrison, the new Department of Homeland Security agent Jessie McCarney, and the tight-lipped Russell Barnaby, plus some of the lovely Psychopaths like the Convicts, Steven Chapman, and Larry Chiang!

Make this action-packed sandbox your own as you escape the madness of Willamette Parkview Mall! Rescue survivors and use almost any object you come across as a weapon in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, releasing digitally on Sept. 19, 2024, and physically for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on Nov. 8, 2024! Pre-order today for access to three incredible costumes and mall background music (BGM) tracks. While you’re at it, don’t forget to investigate the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes 17 wacky Frank West costumes and 17 BGM tracks that can be played throughout the shopping mall.

Arcade1UP Launches NBA Jam Deluxe Arcade Machine

Get ready to lace up your virtual sneakers because Arcade1Up is about to bring the heat with its new NBA Jam Deluxe Arcade Machine, launching today!

Remember the thrill of dropping quarters into the NBA Jam cabinet at your local arcade? Now you can relive those glory days and create new memories with Arcade1Up’s latest retro arcade cabinet: perfect for bachelor or fantasy sports parties, for wheeling out during the big game, or to bring the Shaq to your shack everyday (sorry, had to).

Key Features:

  • Three classic games: NBA Jam™, NBA Jam™ Tournament Edition, and NBA Hang Time™
  • Stunning light-up marquee and 3D faux molded coin doors
  • Dynamic dual speakers delivering amplified sound
  • Crisp 17” BOE color monitor for vivid detail
  • Built-in Wi-Fi supporting online multiplayer for up to four players
  • Slimmer, lighter design (but don’t worry, your games will still be larger than life!)

Fans can order the machine here today on Amazon for $499.99 or on Arcade1Up’s site here.

PDP Launches New Hall Effect Modules for Victrix Pro BFG Controllers

Leading gaming accessories maker Turtle Beach Corporation (Nasdaq: HEAR), and Performance Designed Products LLC (PDP), today announced the launch of new Hall Effect Modules for the brand’s highly acclaimed Victrix® Pro BFG® controller series. The ultimate upgrade for PDP’s already lauded controllers, the new Hall Effect Modules allow gamers to upgrade any Victrix Pro BFG controller’s original modules with new magnetic, contactless modules that improve performance, tracking speed, and more. Plus, the Hall Effect Modules also reduce wear and tear and extend the Victrix Pro BFG’s lifespan. PDP’s new Hall Effect Modules are universal and fit any Victrix Pro BFG controller for Xbox or PlayStation®. They are available in Black or White, each with Purple-trimmed sticks, pads, and buttons, and are only available from Victrix.com and on Turtle Beach for $39.99 MSRP.

“We’re excited to deliver this performance upgrade for gamers looking to get even more from our premium line of Victrix Pro BFG controllers,” said Billy Brisebois, Product Marketing Manager, PDP. “Gamers can easily remove the original modules and replace them with the new Hall Effect version, and since our Hall Effect Modules are universal, they can mix colors to suit their preference regardless of if their Pro BFG controller works with Xbox or PlayStation.”

The initial supply of PDP’s new Hall Effect Modules for the Victrix Pro BFG controllers is limited so be sure to upgrade while they’re available. For additional information on PDP’s latest gaming accessories, be sure to visit www.PDP.com. For additional information on Turtle Beach, visit www.turtlebeach.com.