Mad Catz Global Limited, a leading innovator in gaming hardware, is excited to announce a new mechanical gaming keyboard, the S.T.R.I.K.E. 6. The S.T.R.I.K.E 6 combines the space-saving convenience of the compact 60% form factor with extreme customization and functionality.
With the compact and portable 60% design, the S.T.R.I.K.E. 6 frees up your desk space for a more ergonomic and comfortable gaming experience. Minus the number pad, gamers can position the mouse closer to the keyboard at a more ergonomic angle to their bodies. Gamers will also have more room for their other peripherals and hardware. The functionality of a fill-sized keyboard is not sacrificed thanks to the 51 built-in function keys.
Up your RGB lighting game with 26 RGB effects: S.T.R.I.K.E. 6 further enhances the gaming experience with brilliant RGB lighting and extreme customization. Gamers can customize or design per-key RGB effects with the included software and enjoy nearly endless lighting possibilities. Built for gamers, Mad Catz’s mechanical switches provide for a precise linear actuation, last up to 80 million keystrokes, and can be hot-swapped to match your personal preference. High-capacity onboard memory allows for the customization of up to 10 macro profiles. On-the-fly shortcuts allow for quick switching even in the heat of battle.
The Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. 6 will ship from the middle of March 2022. Availability may vary by region. For more on availability and pricing in each territory, please contact Mad Catz or the PR contacts below.
Since the announcement of the BLADE RUNNER RPG by Free League and Alcon Entertainment back in September, the tabletop roleplaying community has been abuzz with anticipation. When the EN World news site recently held its annual vote for the Most Anticipated RPG of 2022, the BLADE RUNNER RPG claimed the top spot. Now Free League is excited to share that the game is coming to Kickstarter this May, then rolling out to retail this Fall.
The Kickstarter will debut on May 3rd at 6:00 am US Pacific Time (9 am US Eastern, 3 pm Central European). Backers and retailers alike eager to enlist should visit the Kickstarter pre-launch page and sign up to be notified the moment the campaign goes live. All backers who pledge within the first 24 hours will receive a bonus item soon to be revealed.
Details of the BLADE RUNNER RPG Kickstarter will be shared via the official website for the game and Free League’s social media accounts throughout the weeks leading up to launch.
Revealed back in September, the BLADE RUNNER RPG propels players into the neon noir streets of Los Angeles as Blade Runners. Set in the year 2037, the adventures begin shortly after the Wallace Corporation debuts the new Nexus-9 Replicants on Earth, giving players the choice to play as either human or Replicant Blade Runners with different specialties, personalities, and memories.
For a glimpse at the neon neverland to come, Free League has teased new artwork and several spreads from the upcoming Core Rulebook.
Apart from the core casework, the RPG will both in setting and mechanics also showcase key themes of Blade Runner – sci-fi action, corporate intrigue, existential character drama, and moral conflict – that encourage roleplay and challenge players to question your orders, empathize with your enemies, and make hard calls with high stakes and long-lasting implications.
Free League is one of the most funded RPG publishers on Kickstarter, raising over $9M across 28 successful campaigns including The One Ring, Vaesen, Forbidden Lands, and Tales from the Loop. Tomas Härenstam, Free League co-founder and lead game designer of the ALIEN RPG, fills the same role for the BLADE RUNNER RPG. Original artwork comes from lead ALIEN RPG artist Martin Grip, with Joe LeFavi of Genuine Entertainment, who also brokered the deal with Alcon for Free League, serving as the lead setting writer, brand manager, and producer on the game series.
Sign up to follow the upcoming BLADE RUNNER RPG Kickstarter here today, then look out for more news and previews ahead of the campaign’s release at bladerunner-rpg.com and across Free League’s social channels.
Thunderful & Carry Castle have revealed that Source of Madness, their side-scrolling roguelite action-RPG, is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch on May 11th, alongside the full launch of the Steam version, after its successful run in Early Access. With ever-changing landscapes to explore and new monstrosities to face on every run, this Lovecraftian odyssey offers a truly unique spin on the genre. Upon the 1.0 launch, Source of Madness will increase in price to $19.99 / €19.99 / £16.99 on Steam and the launch price on console will be the same. Any Steam players wanting to secure Source of Madness at its current Early Access price can still purchase the game before May 11th.
Source of Madness puts players in the role of an acolyte in an alternate reality controlled by cosmic entities. These worlds warp and distort each day, leaving the Loam Lands unpredictably terraformed and inhabited by grotesque beings of celestial origins. To get to the source of this unknowable evil, your voyage will take you across nine biomes, from the depths of Dungeon of Forgotten Knowledge, the eerie landscape of the Forest of Lies, to the grand non-euclidean citadel R’Lyeh, all the way up to celestial bodies on the rims of the universe.
On PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, Source of Madness runs with up to 4K resolution at 60fps, keeping the action fluid and responsive. On PS4 and Xbox One, players can enjoy a native 1080p resolution at 60fps. On Nintendo Switch, Source of Madness runs at 1080p docked and 720p in handheld/tabletop mode, targeting 60fps.
Each playthrough will feature not only unpredictable terrain, but up to billions of permutations of procedurally-generated beasts born of a neural network that concocts creatures from a seemingly endless abyss. These physics-rigged monstrosities climb and stretch in billions of different ways as they’re brought to life by a powerful machine-learning AI that will do anything to make your life a living hell!
Face off against these abominations using a wide variety of spells. Choose between five classes, upgrade your skills, and unlock all manner of magic abilities as you collect equipment and items left behind by those who came before you. Build your arsenal as you go by infusing the blood of your enemies into magical altars to unlock new spells. But beware: every time you perish the world will be reborn and all your equipment will be lost.
“With Source of Madness we wanted to make a roguelite that does more than simply rearrange level layouts and enemy combinations, but rather creates all new unholy beasts to face off against in each playthrough,” said Per Fornander, CEO at Carry Castle. “We knew we were opening Pandora’s box by unleashing so many permutations of machine learning AI monstrosities, but thanks to our audience of Early Access players, we were able to ensure that this multi platform launch is as polished as can be.”
Warner Bros. Games and Turtle Rock Studios today revealed the launch trailer for Back 4 Blood – Expansion 1: Tunnels of Terror showing off the all-new action coming to the first-person co-op zombie shooter as part of the game’s first major downloadable content (DLC), set to release on April 12.
The trailer introduces two new playable Cleaners debuting in this expansion – Sharice, an axe-wielding firefighter known for her defensive prowess, and Heng, a tough as nails, no-nonsense restaurateur skilled at slaying Ridden with his knife. The video provides a detailed look at the new Ridden Hives PvE cooperative activity, where teams of up to four players can explore the cavernous depths of seven Ridden infested areas full of labyrinthine tunnels below Evansburgh. To earn rewards, players must outmaneuver the new Warped Ridden, including the landmine-setting Urchins, horrifying Shredders, and damage-dealing Rippers. These Ridden variations are also playable in PvP Swarm mode and can be earned, along with the new Cleaners, for use in PvP matches.
Additionally, the Tunnels of Terror expansion will include seven new legendary weapons, eight exclusive character skins, 12 new weapon skins, new cards, and more. The expansion will also coincide with the release of the No Hope difficulty, a free update for all Back 4 Blood owners adding an extra level of challenge for elite players. Please note, all playable content included in the expansion will be accessible by all players in a party as long as one player in that party has purchased the expansion.
Digital Extremes’ Warframe developers, hosted by Rebecca Ford (Director of Community and Live Operations, Voice of Warframe’s The Lotus) and Megan Everett (Senior Community Manager).
Digital Extremes invites Warframe players, press, and community to its third Devstream of the year where viewers will get a first look at exciting new gameplay aboard the fabled Zariman Ten Zero. Viewers tuning in will be among the first to receive information on the launch date for Angels of the Zariman, and can expect a complete reveal of Warframe’s 49th playable Warframe, Gyre, including a first look at her exclusive Customizations and electric-based Abilities in action. In addition to a complete reveal of Gyre, viewers will discover more high octane, classic Warframe action unveiled through a second, brand new endless mission type launching with the expansion this spring. Additional guided walkthroughs of gameplay on Devstream 161 will showcase more of Angels of the Zariman’s supporting features, including Evolving Weapons, Voidshell Skins, Valkyr Deluxe, and so much more! Spoiler Alert – Warframe’s Angels of the Zariman expansion is designed as a direct follow-up to its critically acclaimed expansion The New War. Viewers tuning in may be subject to major Quest spoilers during this first-look livestream.
Before the stream ends, viewers will be treated to Twitch Drops and can tune-in to earn 3x Radiant Eidolon Shards!
To keep up with the latest updates, be sure to follow Digital Extremes on Twitter and Warframe on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Download Warframe on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5, Nintendo™ Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
Publishers Funcom and Developers Shiro Games are thrilled to announce that on April 26, Dune: Spice Wars enters Early Access. Marking the first time in two decades that players will be able to set foot on Dune in a game, Dune: Spice Wars has shot up the Steam wishlists chart since its recent announcement at The Game Awards 2021 in December.
This union between real-time strategy and 4X elements, based on Frank Herbert’s sci-fi masterpiece, Dune, pits four factions against each other on the desert planet of Arrakis, the only source of the most valuable resource in the universe: spice.
Along with the Early Access release, the fourth playable faction has also been revealed today as the Fremen. With a greater capacity to move across and withstand the open desert, less chance to attract colossal sandworms, and an improved ability to ally with hidden Sietches (neutral native settlements), the Fremen are uniquely poised to expand their area of influence in order to control the planet. Discover everything about the native desert survivors in today’s new faction reveal.
“With so many massive Dune fans in the studio, the excitement I see every day of working with this universe is very real, and we hope this comes across in the game,” says Sebastien Vidal, CEO of Shiro Games. “With all this passion for the source material, and all the know-how we’ve gathered from making Northgard, we can’t wait to put this game into players’ hands.”
Balance military power, infiltration, political influence, and resource production as either the Atreides, Harkonnen, Smugglers, or Fremen, each with their own distinct strengths and weaknesses. Explore the desert, expand, and seize control: The spice must flow.
Besides publishing Dune: Spice Wars, Funcom is also developing an open world survival multiplayer game set in the Dune universe. The company holds the exclusive rights to develop and publish Dune games on PC and consoles.
For more information about Dune: Spice Wars, visit dunegames.com.
Two Point Campus™, the upcoming university management sim from Two Point Studios Limited., is coming to PC & Mac, PlayStation® 4|5, Microsoft® Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Game Pass for console, PC Game Pass and Nintendo Switch, but players will have to wait just a little while longer for it, as the release date for Two Point Campus moves from May 17, 2022 to August 9, 2022.
Two Point Campus is a charming management sim where players will be able to create the university of their dreams, shape the lives of their students, and manage everything in between. While the decision has been made to delay the release of Two Point Campus by a few months, the vision for the game has remained the same. In this brand-new video, the developers from Two Point Studios explain why they wanted to make Two Point Campus and discuss some of the exciting new features that players can expect in the game. They also describe how Two Point Campus has evolved from their previous game, Two Point Hospital. Check out the video to find out what the game is all about, while also enjoying some brand-new gameplay footage!
“Our ambition from the start has been to release Two Point Campus across all PC and console platforms simultaneously to the quality and standard that our community expects from us. This means we will need a little bit more time with Two Point Campus to make sure we deliver the best possible game that can be enjoyed equally on all platforms”, said Mark Webley, Game Director at Two Point Studios. “We will use these additional three months to optimize Two Point Campus for all platforms.
Further details on Two Point Campus and the decision to move the release date, can be found in this blog article. Players can pre-order the game for PC and consoles here – with the Nintendo Switch pre-purchase via the eShop to follow soon. Two Point Campus will also be available on Xbox Game Pass for console and PC Game Pass on day one. For more information about Two Point Campus head to www.twopointcampus.com, where you can sign up for County Pass today, which unlocks the most sought after free in-game item at launch: The Golden Toilet! You can follow the game on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
Warner Bros. Games, TT Games, the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm Games today announced LEGO Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga, the latest LEGO Star Wars™ title featuring all nine Skywalker saga films in one brand new game, is now available for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles, PlayStation 5® (PS5™), PlayStation®4 (PS4™) consoles, Nintendo Switch™ and PC.
Developed by TT Games in collaboration with the Lucasfilm Games team and published by Warner Bros. Games, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga delivers an unforgettable experience through the Star Wars galaxy with the biggest roster of LEGO Star Wars characters and vehicles to date, new immersive combat mechanics, a vast array of planets to explore, and much more! Players will relive the epic narrative of the Skywalker Saga told through the lens of hilarious LEGO humor, and they can choose to start at the beginning of any trilogy, including Star Wars™: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars™: A New Hope, or Star Wars™: The Force Awakens.
“With LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, we are giving players an all-new LEGO Star Wars experience with the freedom to explore the galaxy like never before,” said Jonathan Smith, Strategic Director and Head of Production, TT Games. “Whether they are existing fans of the franchise or discovering it for the first time, everyone will enjoy the epic story of all nine films with all the humor and charm that LEGO games bring.”
In LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, players can traverse space using the galaxy map on their holoprojector to chart their course through the saga, progressively unlocking planets to explore along the way. During space travel, players may engage in aerial encounters against enemy ships, piloting legendary vehicles like the Millennium Falcon™, Imperial TIE fighters™, Rebel X-wings™, and many more. Once reaching their destination, players can choose to either continue onwards through the main story or explore and discover exciting quests and puzzles within the galaxy.
Exploration rewards players as they uncover Kyber Bricks which unlock new features and upgraded abilities across a range of character classes, including Jedi, Hero, Dark Side, Villain, Scavenger, Scoundrel, Bounty Hunter, Astromech Droid, and Protocol Droid. Play as iconic characters like Luke Skywalker™, Rey™, Obi-Wan Kenobi™, Finn™, BB-8™, Leia™, Yoda™, Boba Fett™, Darth Maul™, Poe Dameron™ and over 300 more unlockable characters from across all nine films in free play mode to create fun, new adventures. Whether it’s the jungle moon of Ajan Kloss, the city-covered planet of Coruscant, the idyllic grassy hills of Naboo, or the desert dunes of Jakku, the LEGO Star Wars galaxy is available to discover and play in.
“LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the ultimate video game experience that allows generations to play together in the galaxy far, far away,” said Douglas Reilly, Vice President, Lucasfilm Games. “Players can explore all nine films from the Skywalker saga, bringing a whole new level of fun and humor to the greatest LEGO Star Wars adventure yet.”
“LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga contains a massive amount of content combined with the unforgettable gameplay that make LEGO games appealing to audiences of all ages.” said Sean McEvoy, Head of LEGO Games, The LEGO Group. “It is a fun and accessible entry point to the Star Wars galaxy where kids and families can join forces and explore the galaxy together.”
The LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Standard Edition is available for $59.99 (SRP). The LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Deluxe Edition is available for $69.99 (SRP) and includes the base game, Character Collection (Season Pass), and physical retail versions will include an exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure, Luke Skywalker with Blue Milk. The Character Collection contains seven downloadable content (DLC) packs with playable characters from across the galaxy including many from outside the nine saga films. The DLC packs include The Mandalorian™ Season 1, Solo: A Star Wars Story™, The Classic Characters, The Trooper Pack, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story™, The Mandalorian Season 2, and The Bad Batch™.
Fans that purchase the LEGO® Star Wars™ The Razor Crest™ (75292), the starship construction model piloted by the bounty hunter Din Djarin in Star Wars™: The Mandalorian™, will receive an unlock code to redeem the starship in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
Join the LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga conversation on Facebook (LEGOStarWarsGame), Twitter (@LSWGAME), Instagram (LEGOStarWarsGame) and YouTube (LEGOStarWarsGame).
1C Entertainment and Lapovich Team have today unveiled the release date for Kapital: Sparks of Revolution – the sandbox economic simulation game about class struggle. Get ready to guide a fledgling city through its turbulent period of growth, balancing the needs of the economic classes with the limited resources at their disposal, when the game lands on April 28, 2022 for PC.
Players take control of a ruined city after a conflict and must pull it up from the ashes to flourish again, but this means tough decisions have to be made. Passing laws, building infrastructure, imposing taxation, and gathering resources are just a few of the concerns a leader has to face, all of which will impact the people and their happiness.
Social unrest may arrive as a result of decisions made in the city, and it’s up to the player to ensure the happiness of the people through entertainment, resource distribution, housing, medicine, and policing if tensions spill into the streets. Not everyone can be pleased at all times, and when radicals gather outside the palace, things can get ugly.
Kapital: Sparks of Revolution will be available on April 28 via Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, and other digital platforms. Priced at 24.99 USD / 24.99 EUR / 19.99 GBP, a 15% launch discount will be available during the first week.
Brace yourselves! THQ Nordic is hosting its second annual digital showcase event on the 12th of August, 2022. The company will present several, brand new games, expanding the company’s portfolio into new genres with both licensed and original gaming experiences. Gamers can look forward to everything from intense, dark and gritty to light, colorful and just plain fun! In addition to loads of announcements and first looks, we will be providing updates on games like Outcast 2 – A New Beginning and Jagged Alliance 3!
The showcase takes place Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 12.00 AM PDT / 3 PM EDT / 8 PM BST / 21:00 CEST / 10 PM EEST Following the good tradition that started last year, prior to the showcase is a pre-show where our friends from HandyGames will show what they’ve got, so make sure to tune in early!
