Author - Jerry Paxton

EverQuest Celebrates 23 Years

2022/03/17

Today, EverQuest, the groundbreaking franchise that catapulted the MMORPG genre, is turning 23! In celebration of its anniversary, Darkpaw Games has prepared a new mission, some new quests, a new raid, and achievements players can earn from now and until May 10. Additionally, EverQuest also has a little surprise gift for players just for logging in and celebrating with them from now through April 20th.

New adventures for this year include:

Quest – The Known Laws of Aviation

Giraga the troll has come to the sphinxes for information. He asked a warrior in her town to train her to be as strong as him. He laughed and told her, ‘mebbe when fish fly.’ Giraga has never seen a flying fish, so she has gone to the sphinxes for help. They gave her a book full of riddles and, presumably, solving them will lead her to flying fish.

Quest – Paintings Playing Poker

Big Slick Jones loves his poker, and one of his early poker memories is the stories that would be told about the crows playing poker at his hometown tavern, getting him interested in the craft. He’d love to hear more about the other paintings around Norrath and if they’re still up.

Quest – Death Finds a Way

Krastoraab, Acolyte of the Cycle, has a story that he wishes to tell any who is willing to hear it. A story about the cycle of life, death, and everything in between. He needs the help of several spirits who have since passed, and he is waiting for their cycle to begin anew.

Mission – Beyond Hope

Players can pick up a quest from Krastoraab who will send them out to meet several disciples of the cycle. It’ll then be up to them to fight each of the disciples in order to understand the importance of the cycle. There are lots of steps to tackle, but the rewards will be worth it.

Raid – Mad Emperor

Rumors have been spreading about activity in Karnor’s Castle. Eerie green lights, screams, etc. Not that these things never happen in the castle, but never this frequently!

Returning events:

If players are looking for some fun and are over level 100, previous top hits are returning, including Sailor Twift with her Riveting Tales. If they don’t have time to help spread the Unity among the Gnolls and would like a shorter adventure, they can head to the Plane of Knowledge and speak with Maitreya, the Maitre D, who needs some help making a Fancy Feast.

If fans are not quite up to the level 100+ quests, there are plenty of lower-level quests to enjoy. If they are not ready to head out for summer, stop by Geia Korrel and head back to school with School Supplies. Or if helping a lovesick Iksar is more to their liking, they can speak with an Emissary of Erollisi in the Plane of Knowledge.

No party is complete without eating some delicious Platinum Anniversary Cake in scenic locations. While players are out in the world adventuring, they can take the time to explore over seventeen years of anniversary content.

It’s a great time to explore Norrath like never before and celebrate EverQuest’s birthday. Fans can speak with the Mechanical Fortune Teller in Plane of Knowledge for details on these past and current celebrations. Darkpaw Games invites you to hop in, strap on your armor and weapons, and have fun!

Netflix’s Resident Evil Release Date Announced

2022/03/17

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, Movie News, News

Netflix has announced the official release date and a new trailer for their upcoming Resident Evil series. RESIDENT EVIL, the first live-action series, will redefine the legendary horror franchise for Netflix on July 14. Year 2036 – 14 years after a deadly virus caused a global apocalypse, Jade Wesker fights for survival in a world overrun by the blood-thirsty infected and insane creatures. In this absolute carnage, Jade is haunted by her past in New Raccoon City, by her father’s chilling connections to the Umbrella Corporation but mostly by what happened to her sister, Billie.

SERIES LAUNCH DATE: July 14
SHOWRUNNER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER: Andrew Dabb (Supernatural)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / WRITER: Mary Leah Sutton
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben of Constantin Film
PRODUCER: Constantin Film CEO Martin Moszkowicz
STUDIO: Constantin Film
FORMAT: 8 x 1 Hour episodes

CAST:
Lance Reddick (he/him) as ALBERT WESKER
Ella Balinska (she/her)
Tamara Smart (she/her)
Siena Agudong (she/her)
Adeline Rudolph (she/her)
Paola Nuñez (she/her)

ADDITIONAL CAST WILL INCLUDE:
Ahad Raza Mir (he/him)
Connor Gossatti (he/him)
Turlough Convery (he/him)

Total War: MEDIEVAL II Mobile Launch Date Trailer

2022/03/17

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Mobile News, News, Trailers / Videos

Feral Interactive and Creative Assembly announced today that Total War™: MEDIEVAL II will release for iOS and Android on Thursday, April 7.

MEDIEVAL II brings Total War’s compelling mix of massive real-time battles and intricate turn-based strategy to mobile. Set across three continents during the turbulent Middle Ages, spectacular conflicts and scheming rivals mark the path to power as the great kingdoms of the medieval world vie for supremacy. Be it through diplomacy or conquest, trade or subterfuge, players must secure the resources and loyalty required to rule an empire from the shores of Western Europe to the sands of Arabia.

Total War: MEDIEVAL II is the complete BAFTA-nominated strategy classic, brought to iOS and Android without compromise:

17 playable factions to build into major world powers using statecraft, cunning and all-out warfare.
Huge real-time battles featuring infantry, archers and cavalry; all wielding a full range of authentic medieval weaponry.
More nuanced settlement management, additional agents to conduct state affairs, and more sophisticated campaign mechanics to forge alliances or destabilise rivals.
A campaign map spanning Europe, North Africa and the Middle East – and even the shores of the New World – through four centuries of competition, combat, and conquest.
A new intuitive user interface and refined touch controls for fingertip control of the battlefield.

Total War: MEDIEVAL II will be released on mobile on Thursday April 7 for $14.99 / £12.99 / €14,99. iOS players can pre-order now while Android players can register their interest on the Google Play Store here. Supported devices for each platform are listed on the App Store and Google Play Store.

Starfield – Episode 2: Made For Wanderers Dev Diary Released

2022/03/16

Jerry Paxton

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

Today we are pleased to present Into the Starfield – Episode 2: Made for Wanderers. Join members of the Starfield development team including Game Director Todd Howard, Design Director Emil Pagliarulo, Lead Quest Designer Will Shen and Lead Artist Istvan Pely for a roundtable discussion as they talk about team’s approach to designing an immersive, next-generation RPG that gives players the freedom to navigate their own path through the cosmos.

Watch Into the Starfield – Episode 2: Made For Wanderers here:

Stay tuned for more episodes of Into the Starfield in the coming months to learn even more about how the team is building a new universe from the ground up.

Starfield arrives exclusively on Xbox Series S|X and PC on 11.11.22. Fans can play it day one with Xbox Game Pass.

Dying Light 2 Stay Human Gets New Challenges

2022/03/16

Jerry Paxton

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

Yesterday in Dying Light 2 Stay Human, the new parkour challenge Flying Scorpion arrived in The City, challenging all Pilgrims to show off their parkour skills all across the Central Loop. Did you pass the test? Perfect! New challenges will appear in the game this Thursday, ready for you to give them a whirl.

On Thursday, March 17, you will be able to face four new amazing trials specially prepared by Techland for every Pilgrim out there:

1. Suspension of Disbelief – This challenge will test your wall-running skills in the heart of Central Loop!
2. Grakour – This challenge in Old Villedor will check all your basic skills so don’t make any mistakes or you’ll be kissing the gold medal goodbye!
3. Stroll on the river – Ready to get soaked?
4. My Whole World is a Glider – Fly Pilgrim… Fly high over the chemical areas and try not to fall, or at least not too hard!

But this is not all! Techland have also prepared a new series, At The Fish Eye, which will focus on post-launch activities for Dying Light 2 Stay Human, the developers’ lives, and entertainment straight from The City. In the first episode, several Techland developers will face each other in four challenges to earn a prize and the title of the first Techland Nightrunner. Take a look at this teaser and meet us at the Fish Eye canteen this week!

Dying Light 2 Stay Human, published by Techland, is out now on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S.

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ALIEN RPG Heart of Darkness Expansion Pre-Order Launched

2022/03/16

Jerry Paxton

Book News, Geek News, Halloween, News

Free League Publishing and 20th Century Studios today launched the pre-order for Heart of Darkness, the new Cinematic scenario for the multiple award-winning ALIEN RPG. A pre-order gives immediate early access to a full PDF of the module.

Find out more about the expansion here.

The company found a new lifeform, and they want you to study it. Their offer’s uncharacteristically generous—you catalog this organism, determine how they can use it, and bring it back so they can slap their patent on it. Fairly routine stuff. In exchange, they’ll hook you up with a cushy corporate department head position, secure you a book deal, and make sure the institute of your choice gives you tenure. Did I mention the money? There’s a lot of it. Simple survey, sample, and analysis job. Seemed too good to be true. Of course it is.

Heart of Darkness is a complete Cinematic Scenario for the ALIEN RPG, written by sci-fi novelist Andrew E.C. Gaska. It is a stand-alone adventure, but also serves as a conclusion to the Draconis Strain Saga begun in the cinematic scenario Chariot of the Gods and continued in Destroyer of Worlds. The scenario is designed for 3–5 players plus the Game Mother and is a spiraling descent into soul-crushing madness.

Heart of Darkness is now available for pre-order in the Free League Webshop. A pre-order will give immediate access to the PDF, ahead of the physical retail release in Q3.

Netflix The Pentaverate Teaser Trailer

2022/03/16

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

Netflix has unveiled the first teaser trailer for Mike Myers’ The Pentaverate! What if a secret society of five men has been working to influence world events for the greater good since the Black Plague of 1347? As this new series begins, one unlikely Canadian journalist finds himself embroiled in a mission to uncover the truth and just possibly save the world himself. Remember, the Pentaverate must never be exposed!

Mike Myers has joined Instagram, follow him for show updates: @mikemyers

The Cycle: Frontier’s Final Closed Beta Starts Today

2022/03/16

Jerry Paxton

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

The final closed beta for YAGER’s high-stakes first-person shooter The Cycle: Frontier kicks off today on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. You’ll find new features and content added since last year’s closed beta, which was experienced by nearly 350,000 players, helping to make The Cycle: Frontier the most wishlisted free-to-play game currently on Steam.

Discover a unique blend of PvE, PvP and co-op multiplayer gameplay in persistent matches with seamless matchmaking on a beautiful sci-fi world where every action can have massive consequences. The Cycle: Frontier’s new closed beta runs today through April 4, featuring:

New In-Match Activities: Fortuna III is getting even more dangerous! Call down laser drills and oil pumps (teased in today’s new trailer) to mine for resources, but be ready to defend your big payday from all those coming to steal it out from under you.
New Faction Campaigns: Three new faction campaigns will guide you through your first steps on the surface, all while unlocking valuable new gear and insight into the lore of The Cycle: Frontier.
New Monster Variations: Familiar fauna return with a few (deadly) surprises. New creature variations provide even greater challenges and rewards for those bold enough to take them on.
New Map Design: Both Bright Sands and Crescent Falls have been revamped for better traversal, with improved visuals to strike the perfect balance between Fortuna III’s danger and beauty.
New Enhancements: Experience improved combat balance, enemy AI, loot, and tutorials, as well as visual and audio optimizations, bug fixes and more, all driven by community feedback.

Welcome to Fortuna III, a treacherous world of alien beauty where the stakes are high and the rewards even higher. Drop down to the surface and fill your pockets with spoils, but beware: only those who evac alive keep their prizes. Mistakes will be punished quickly and cost you dearly, but every loss is a lesson learned that will make you better.

Be on the lookout for bloodthirsty beasts, a deadly radioactive storm, and other greedy players armed to the teeth. Prospect for riches alone, squad up with friends, and make temporary alliances with strangers – or go on the hunt and steal their hard-fought loot for yourself. You make the decisions: which path to take, which objective to tackle, which fight to pick or avoid, and when to evac.

At your home base on Prospect Station, you can use your newfound resources to upgrade your gear and buy new equipment. Increase your reputation with a variety of factions to unlock new combat options, and customize your loadout with the perfect tools. Your next drop to the surface is always just a couple of clicks away, and thanks to persistent maps and near-instant matchmaking, there’s always time for just one more game. Prospecting is a risky venture, but fortune favors the bold in the eye of the storm.

Learn more about what’s new in The Cycle: Frontier closed beta on the official YAGER blog. Keep up with the latest updates by following the game on Twitter and YouTube, and join the conversation with the devs on Discord.

Quantic Dream is Hiring

2022/03/16

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Industry News, News

In 2021, Quantic Dream consolidated net results before tax of more than 5.8 M€, achieving a third consecutive year of record profits.

“In a context still affected by the sanitary crisis, the year 2021 was marked at Quantic Dream by results beyond expectations, as well as a significant increase of more than 50% in our workforce, and the materialization of various production partnerships,” states Guillaume de Fondaumière, General Manager of Quantic Dream. “Our very good financial results are explained by the robust sales of our back catalog titles, and in particular Detroit: Become Human, which surpassed the symbolic one million copies sold on Steam during the year 2021. This title is now Quantic Dream’s biggest commercial success, with over 6.5 million copies sold on PC and PS4 worldwide.”

Quantic Dream is serenely carrying on the distinct development of its three in-house productions. Now that the pre-production and prototyping phases have been achieved, 2022 will mark a new progression milestone in the production phases of these three unique titles.

“After a year of steady growth in our workforce, we are opening a second major recruitment cycle at our two production sites in Montreal and Paris,” explains Sophie Buhl, Production Director of Quantic Dream. “In a constant effort to innovate, we are opening up to new types of games and challenges and we will continue to make a major effort in Research and Development. This offers great opportunities to those who wish to work on ambitious and innovative projects, within diverse teams that are more and more led by women.”

The group also actively supports independent studios Red Thread Games and Parallel Studio, whose titles will also be published by Quantic Dream.

Sniper Elite 5 Launches May 26

2022/03/16

Jerry Paxton

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

Rebellion, one of the world’s most successful independent studios, has today announced that Sniper Elite 5 will launch globally on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Available to pre-order now, the latest game in the award-winning franchise will release simultaneously on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 & 5, Epic, Steam and the Windows Store. To celebrate the announcement, a new Sniper Elite 5 trailer is now available to watch here.

The new trailer gives details of the storyline and the main characters that will feature in Sniper Elite 5 as elite marksman Karl Fairburne uncovers a Nazi plot to turn the tide of the Second World War, codenamed Operation Kraken. Karl has to use all of the skills at his disposal to gather intelligence about the plans and make sure they never come to fruition. This will pit him against the scheme’s mastermind, Abelard Möller, an Axis Obergruppenführer, who must be stopped at any cost.

Pre-Order Bonus
Players who pre-order Sniper Elite 5 will also receive the latest mission of the much-heralded ‘Target Führer’ campaign entitled “Wolf Moutain.” Players will get to infiltrate the Berghof, Hitler’s private mountain retreat in the Bavarian Alps, which is crawling with heavily armed personal guards, and a slew of collectibles for eagle-eyed snipers. They are tasked with taking down the Führer in the most imaginative way possible.

Additionally, those who pre-order will receive the P.1938 Suppressed Pistol. Based on a Special Forces experimental prototype, this powerful handgun is a must-have for covert operations.

Deluxe Edition
Rebellion has also revealed the details of the Sniper Elite 5 Deluxe Edition, which will not only include the pre-order content but also the Season Pass. This will give players access to a post-release two-part campaign on extensive maps where they can arm themselves with an expanded armory of authentic World War II weapons and customize their sniper with new character packs and weapon skins.

The Season Pass comes fully loaded with:

Two Campaign Missions
Two Weapon skin packs
Two Character Packs
Six Weapon Packs

Sniper Elite 5 will launch globally on Thursday, May 26, 2022 on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 & 5, Epic, Steam and the Windows Store. The game features an extensive Campaign, which can be played with two-player online co-op, with locations painstakingly recreated using photogrammetry to ensure a deeply immersive experience. Online, the new Invasion Mode allows players to drop into each other’s Campaigns and take the role of an Axis Sniper with high rewards on offer. This brings a whole new dimension to the game’s intense drama and extra diversity to the enemies you will face on the battlefield. Additionally, 16 players can face off in adversarial multiplayer in a variety of game modes.

To keep up to date with all the latest Sniper Elite 5 news please visit sniper.com and follow the game on social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.