SQUARE ENIX Ltd. has today digitally released Life is Strange: True Colors™, the latest entry in the critically acclaimed Life is Strange series, on Nintendo Switch. The game will also release physically on February 25, 2022.
The Switch edition of Life is Strange: True Colors has been optimized for the platform with enhanced visuals and performance capabilities, allowing players to become completely immersed in the supernatural mystery that was recently awarded the Golden Joystick for Best Narrative in a game.
In this award-winning narrative adventure, players take on the role of Alex Chen, a young woman with the secret ability to absorb and manipulate the strong emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, she must embrace her volatile power to find the truth — and reveal dark secrets buried by the town.
Life is Strange: True Colors has also been nominated for Best Performance, Best Narrative, and Games for Impact by The Game Awards panel of video game industry news organizations. Winners will be announced during the live and streaming show December 9.
Thunder Tier One – a top-down tactical shooter game published in collaboration with KRAFTON, Inc.—is now available to purchase on Steam. The title is retailing at $19.99 USD, and fans can watch the launch trailer here:
Thunder Tier One will appeal to players with an interest in military tactics and strategy. When playing the title, fans will lead an elite special operations team battling to stop a dangerous network of terrorist insurgents in the fictional Eastern European country of Salobia. The game features a nine mission story driven campaign that can be played in 4-player co-op, online PVP or solo with AI teammates. Players will also enjoy four different modes – Exfil, Advance & Secure, Domination and Deathmatch.
Exfil is a 4v4 mode where the attacking team is tasked with exfiltrating a package within a time limit while the defending team must prevent them from doing so using any means possible. In Advance & Secure – which is also a 4v4 mode – teams go head-to-head to fight for a number of sectors and claim victory. Domination is a PVE experience where up to four players race against the clock to take control of a series of checkpoints, disarm explosives, and defend against counter-attacks. Finally, Deathmatch is the classic free-for-all with up to eight participants.
Thunder Tier One stands out for its realism, the creators were passionate about designing a world where small details – such as weapon handling, muzzle velocity and weight of ammo – can seriously impact how successful players are. The game will also be accessible to modding in the near future, allowing fans to create their own characters, maps, missions, game modes, weapons and more.
Pawel Smolewski, Creative Director of Thunder Tier One, said: “Thunder Tier One started as a personal project, somewhere for myself and friends to play around and try out new ideas. The fact it has now developed into a full game for fans to enjoy is truly exciting. The small Thunder Tier One team has been fully focused on bringing the title to life. We are thankful for KRAFTON’s support in helping us to bring a new experience to this genre and it’s core audience. Now we’re looking forward to our community jumping into Salobia and experiencing the world we’ve created.”
For more information and future updates on Thunder Tier One, please visit the official Steam page, website, YouTube and Facebook pages, join the Discord channel and follow the game on Twitter.
The fate of an empire lies in your hands! On January 20th, 2022 you can become the Legatus of a Roman legion and lead your troops through Greece, Egypt, and Gaul. You’ll gain power and influence and your word will carry weight in the political affairs of Rome. Your decisions will change the life of your fellow companions, your soldiers, and even the destiny of whole nations.
This Classic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Expeditions: Vikings will take you on a 40+ hour campaign across Europe and northern Africa. You´ll have to fight intense turn-based battles, level up your alter ego as well as your companions, manage your legion, explore, loot, and craft – in short, everything, you’d expect from a Classic RPG.
Expeditions: Rome is set in an alternative historical setting. Ever heard of Gaius Julius Caesar? He wasn’t that important. But you’ll meet Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt – if you choose to put her on the throne, that is. And even the famous Roman politician Cicero can become your ally, as well as the ferocious Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix.
Expeditions Rome will launch on January 20th, 2022 on PC at an SRP of $ 44.99 | € 44.99 | £ 36.99.
Today, Wargaming, developer and publisher of leading free to play naval combat games, World of Warships (PC) and World of Warships: Legends (consoles), has announced its upcoming Christmas charity livestream, featuring 24 hours of games, special guests, giveaways and charity challenges. To further spread the spirit of giving, Wargaming will offer charity bundles for sale to both PC and console players, with all proceeds going to global humanitarian organization Save the Children. Finally, upon completion of the livestream, Wargaming will match the funds that have been raised by viewers with a donation of its own.
From 12:00 p.m. ET on December 10, players and fans can tune into the livestream, donate, and earn in-game rewards. All proceeds of the entire livestream will be dedicated to Save the Children, which works every day in more than 100 countries to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. This is part of a continued partnership with the charity, which has seen Wargaming’s community raise over $88,000 USD in previous years.
“We are very grateful to be in a position to help our charity partner Save the Children and support them in an effort to protect those most vulnerable and improve their living conditions,” said Sergey Vorobyev, World of Warships’ Product Director. “The Holiday season is traditionally especially festive in the World of Warships community, thus we wanted to spread the joy even further and give our players an opportunity to unite and support a worthy cause.”
During the stream, viewers can participate in charity auctions with rare ships and unique merchandise, interactive games, and quizzes, as well as watch in-game battles with special guests, and the World of Warships staff generally having fun at their own expense for a good cause.
“Save the Children is thrilled to, once again, partner with Wargaming and their dedicated community of gamers who have been extremely supportive to our efforts,” said Ettore Rossetti, Lead Advisor, Technology/Marketing/Innovation Partnerships for Save the Children.
The event also marks the launch of the Save the Children Charity Bundle in the World of Warships Premium Shop. These containers will include a unique patch and flag, along with a boatload of camouflages for players to deck out their winter warships. Console players will get their own charity bundle in World of Warships: Legends. 100% of the proceeds of these limited time bundles will be donated to Save the Children and matched by World of Warships with an equal donation.
This stream will be hosted on the World of Warships Twitch Channel here.
For more information about this charity event, please see the full article here.
The free SpellForce 3 Reforced upgrade on PC launches today at 7pm CET! SpellForce 3 Reforced is a complete overhaul of SpellForce 3 with tons of improvements, fixes, new game modes and new features.
Content
1. Enhanced campaign experience
Improved RTS mechanics and reworked RTS faction (Humans, Orcs and Elves) designs, introduced in the expansions Fallen God & Soul Harvest
Updated Skilltrees with new spell mechanics introduced in the expansions
Improved Questflow
Improved loot distribution for a smoother progression
Reworked crafting
RTS AI Balance overhaul
Complete rework of the hub for minimizing downtimes
Complete purge of campaign/quest logic issues
Improved Coop Mode
2. Visually and functionally enhanced User Interface used in the expansions
3. Full Gamepad Support for controls and UI 4. A new skirmish map “Bitter Canyon” set in a mountainous environment 5. Journey Mode: An additional game mode similar to the original SpellForce’s “Free Game Mode”, providing more than 20 hours of unique content and a lot of replay value. Can be played in Coop! 6. Journey Skirmish: Play PvP skirmish matches against other players with your journey heroes 7. Arena Mode: An additional endless game mode where you start with a fresh character, fight against waves of monsters, and buy loot and spells from merchants to compete with other players in the leaderboards which can also be played in Coop 8. Improved Mod Support and mod support for the new Journey and Arena modes. Create your own Journey or arena maps and share them with the community.
SpellForce 3 Console Edition Overview
On March 8, 2022 SpellForce 3 Reforced will be playable on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One™ and PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series S/X™ at an SRP of $39.99/€39.99/£34.99. Additionally to the SpellForce 3 Reforced base game, both expansions will also be available on March 8, 2022. “Soul Harvest” and “Fallen God” will each one sold separately at an SRP of $19.99/€19.99. Both expansions feature their own single-player campaign with 30+ hours of gameplay each, as well as new units and more. The whole package, called SpellForce 3 Reforced Complete Edition, is also available at an SRP of $59.99/€59.99.
With the rise of creators both pro and amateur, microphones have become a huge market. Virtually all creative folk need some way to get sound into their content. So, we decided to take a look at some options out there for a variety of creative types. Here are our choices for microphone gift options this holiday season:
USB Microphones
ROCCAT Torch ($99.99)
Easily my top microphone pick for this year and perfect for the creator in your life is the ROCCAT Torch. Not only does the microphone feature dual condenser capsules with 24-bit audio and 48kHz sampling, but its price point is an absolute steal. It also comes with its own base, control station, and internal pop filter. It can also be removed from the base and attached to an extendable arm if you so choose. Finally, it has some fun RGB lighting elements and a touch-less mute gesture option.
Razer’s Seiren V2 Pro is a dynamic capsule microphone which features on-board high pass filter and analog gain adjuster as well as a base station. It’s price point is a little higher than the ROCCAT Torch’s, but it opts for a more professional-looking style and built quality. If you prefer a dynamic microphone over a capsule design, you will like the Razer Seiren V2 Pro.
AVerMedia USB Multipurpose Microphone AM310 ($59.99)
Retailing for about $60 dollars, the AVerMedia AM310 USB condenser microphone which couples good quality with very low cost. This is an easy to use, plug-and-play microphone for any streamer or podcaster out there and includes a small desk stand to help you get recording or broadcasting quickly. It even includes an on-board microphone monitor output port so you can hear your own levels.
The Beyerdynamic M 90 PRO X condenser microphone is of the utmost quality and perfect for just about any usage. Its price point reflects this quality but, if you can afford it, you won’t be disappointed by its rich and warm, detailed sound profile as well as its top-notch build quality. Of course, as this microphone uses an XLR input, you’ll need to make sure you have the proper audio interface to utilize it.
SnowRunner, the ultimate off-road simulation by Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment, has announced that Season 6: Haul & Hustle will launch on December 7 for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC (and December 8 on PlayStation®4 in North America). Season 6’s premium content drop expands the game’s horizons to Maine, USA, with two new maps, two vehicles, and more cosmetics. This season will also bring a free update with two of the most requested features from the community: crossplay and photo mode.
Available as part of SnowRunner’s Year 2 Pass, Season 6’s premium content plunges players through the chilly forests of Maine in an effort to establish a forestry base while lacking even basic garage functions like refueling and repairs, at least to begin with. Across two huge sandbox maps, you’ll battle mud and snow with the aid of two new vehicles: the 8×8 Aramastu Forwarder forestry specialist, and the solid-strong Tayga 6455B, an off-road 6-wheeler.
Season 6 will also deliver big updates, free for all players, introducing crossplay between PC and PlayStation®4 (with Xbox One joining soon after), as well as the eagerly anticipated photo mode on all platforms! You’ll be able to use the free cam and a ton of effects to take stunning stills of SnowRunner’s vibrant wilds. A number of new add-ons and vehicle cosmetics will also be free for all.
Almost 10 years ago, a legendary RPG was born: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. This year on December 14th, the journey of the Fateless One continues. After the Crystal War has been fought and Gadlow has been defeated, the people of Amalur were hoping for peace to return to their lands. And although peace has indeed come to Amalur, rumors of a new threat are starting to spread, rising in the far west, the icy lands of Mithros. None other than Telogrus, the God of Chaos himself has awoken and is gathering followers to throw the whole world into chaos!
The upcoming expansion Fatesworn offers a brand new storyline, a new environment, various new quests and missions, new Chaos Realm dungeons all over Amalur, a new gameplay mechanic, new weapons and armor, new enemies, and much more. It will raise the level cap to 50, and even features a new soundtrack by famous composer Grant Kirkhope. Fatesworn requires the base game Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Fatesworn will release December 14th, 2021 for PC, Xbox One™, and PlayStation®4 at an SRP of $ 19.99 / € 19.99 / £ 17.99 on all platforms. The Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Fate Edition includes both, the base game and the upcoming Fatesworn Expansion and is available at an SRP of $ 54.99 | € 54.99 | £ 44.99.
Big Ant Studios and Nacon, in collaboration with the England and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket Australia, are thrilled to announce that the long-awaited Cricket 22: The Official Game of The Ashes is available now, on PC, PlayStation 5 and 4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.
Cricket 22 builds on Big Ant Studios’ celebrated cricket simulations over the past decade, while adding a next generation level of polish to the experience. With 4K resolution graphics for the first time, an advanced new visual engine, a narrative-driven career mode, and the broadest suite of licenses and gameplay modes in a cricket game to date, Cricket 22 gives all fans of cricket the ability to experience their sport in their way.
“We’ve loved building a cricket game for the new generation – the creative opportunities that it has afforded us has really helped elevate Cricket 22 to the next level,” Ross Symons, CEO of Big Ant Studios, said. “From the licenses through to the all-new career mode and commentary team, we’ve worked hard to ensure that this game will surprise and delight veterans and new players alike.”
In addition to playing along with the excitement of this year’s Ashes contest, cricket fans will be able to enjoy Australia’s Big Bash T20 competition, the hugely innovative new competition in England and Wales, The Hundred, the tropical party of the CPL in the Caribbean, and take to the international field of battle with fully-licensed teams from Australia, England, The West Indies, New Zealand and Ireland.
In keeping with Big Ant’s commitment to equality and equal representation, both the Men’s and Women’s games have been fully featured across all of Cricket 22.
“We can’t wait for Cricket 22 to hit shelves around the country as the official game of the highly anticipated Ashes series,” Stephanie Beltrame, Cricket Australia Executive General Manager Broadcasting & Commercial said.
“Big Ant Studios has once again delivered the best cricket simulation out there and we’re excited to see the game help cricket reach new audiences this summer.
“It’s also wonderful to see more competitions and broader representation in Cricket 22, reflecting everything that’s great about our national game which prides itself on being a sport for all.”
Cricket 22 for Nintendo Switch will be available in January 2022. Big Ant Studios is well known for actively supporting its games long beyond release, and players can expect similar support for Cricket 22, with a robust roadmap of activity to be made public in the coming days.
Today, Techland debuted the fifth episode of Dying 2 Know (D2K), an original web series created to give players greater insight into the world of Dying Light 2 Stay Human. This episode was hosted by voice actor Jonah Scott and streamer Leah, who provided viewers with a brand-new video of previously unseen gameplay, revealing new details about the storyline and the in-game parkour.
The new gameplay video was the focus of this episode and Kornel Jaskuła, Senior Producer for Dying Light 2 Stay Human, guided viewers through a brand-new video like no other we’ve seen before. The video takes place partway through the game’s narrative arc and follows Aiden in his quest to discover more about his missing sister. The new game takes place 22 years after the first game and will feature twice as many parkour moves.
In addition to showing 15 minutes of new gameplay, this episode spotlighted Techland’s celebrations as they commemorate their 30th anniversary! To mark the occasion, Techland has partnered with GOG and with Steam to let gamers play some of their previous games completely free of charge.
Even more gifts and offers are available for players—for more details, visit the special anniversary section on TechlandGG, Techland’s own player reward portal. TechlandGG has received a new update letting players activate special achievements on the website and claim subsequent rewards in Dying Light and even Dying Light 2 Stay Human, getting a head start on exploring The City on release.
Earlier this year, a number of preview events took place across the globe in which influencers and journalists were given a chance to play Dying Light 2 Stay Human. Today’s episode of Dying 2 Know explored these previews, showing footage from one of the events and highlighting the strong positive feedback from participants.
Finally, today’s episode also announced the Dying Light 2 Stay Human UGC contest has extended its deadline to January 10, 2022. Techland encourages players to create their own unique content inspired by the game for a chance to win exciting special prizes. View the guidelines and enter online at dyinglightgame.com/contest.
Watch the latest episode of Dying 2 Know here and look forward to discovering even more as we count down the final 8 weeks until its release on February 4, 2022!
Dying Light 2 Stay Human, published by Techland, launches on February 4th 2022 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Pre-orders are available via dyinglightgame.com/preorder. All pre-orders will come with an exclusive digital Reload Pack, featuring a unique outfit, weapon, and paraglider skin.
