Author - Jerry Paxton

The Signifier: Director’s Cut Out Now

2021/04/26

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Raw Fury and developer Playmestudio have launched The Signifier: Director’s Cut on Windows PC and Mac via Steam, GOG.com, Humble and the Epic Games Store. This definitive edition of 2020’s tech-noir psychological thriller introduces several new story and gameplay enhancements and is available as a free upgrade for existing owners. Players can also try the game for free with a new demo available now on Steam and GOG.com.

The Signifier is a surreal first-person mystery adventure that blends experimental investigation, psychology and artificial intelligence. Move freely between reality, objective memories and subjective feelings, searching for clues in mind-bending environments, solving puzzles, and putting the pieces together to reveal the truth. The Signifier is nominated for five awards at Brazil’s Independent Games Festival, including Best Game, Best Art Direction, and Best Narrative.

New to The Signifier: Director’s Cut:

Expanded story content featuring new memories, dialogue and voice-over, three added endings, and a new epilogue giving greater insight to key characters and choices.
Improved performance and experience, including better load times and frame rate, revamped animations and UI, and further optimizations for lower-end PCs.
Bonus gameplay features, including a new difficulty setting for those purely interested in experiencing the game’s story, plus new menu tips, clues, and remappable controls.

Free upgrade for existing owners of The Signifier on Steam, GOG.com, or the Humble Store!

The Signifier: Director’s Cut is also coming later this year to PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. For more on the game, visit www.TheSignifier.com.

Marvel’s Avengers Tachyon Anomaly Event Now Live

2021/04/23

Jerry Paxton

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

Today, SQUARE ENIX® announced that the Tachyon Anomaly event for Marvel’s Avengers has gone live. First revealed one month ago at SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS, the Tachyon Anomaly Event includes a variety of activities, including a new opportunity for players to form teams online with more than one of the same Super Hero in any mission, starting today and running until May 3.

The world is reeling as AIM’s tampering with time has led to periodic Tachyon Anomalies. During these events, Avengers from different timelines can converge in a single location and take on threats together, allowing players to form teams of more than one of the same Super Hero online. Players can also matchmake into teams that contain the same Heroes, leading to new and exciting team compositions.

During the two weeks of the event, players that complete any Temporal Assault missions will receive an exclusive animated Temporal Assault Nameplate usable with any Super Hero as a reward. Completing additional Temporal Assault missions rewards players with Priority Set pieces for high-level Heroes.

The Tachyon Anomaly event also makes Tachyon Rift missions accessible to Heroes who are Power Level 1-100, allowing all players to experience them. A new Tachyon Rift mission, “And We’re Back,” is available on the War Table starting with this event, giving players more missions of that type to run.

Partisans 1941 – Back Into Battle DLC Announcement Trailer

2021/04/23

Jerry Paxton

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

Developer Alter Games and Publisher Daedalic Entertainment are happy to announce Partisans 1941 – Back Into Battle, a major DLC for the modern take on the real-time tactics genre. Partisans 1941 – Back Into Battle releases Thursday, April 29th and adds brand-new sandbox gameplay for high replayability, including two new game modes, customizable scenarios and more.

Partisans 1941 – Back Into Battle expands the main game with new gameplay features and modes that are tailored for high replayability. In Missions mode, choose your own team of Partisans, their skills, and their equipment to tackle a variety of existing and new maps. Five familiar locations are playable by everyone who owns the main game, while owners of the DLC will receive access to seven exclusive missions.. The DLC-exclusive mode Heroic Defense is a wave-defense scenario that offers additional challenges for fans of the genre.

DLC Features:

Missions Mode: even more brand new challenges in seven new locations.
Never seen scenarios with modifiers. Freely choose your Partisan team, skills and equipment.
Heroic Defense mode: New wave-defense mode for the toughest of commanders.
Additional campfire dialogue for the Partisans, giving you new insight into their personalities.

Partisans 1941 is a unique take on the genre set on the occupied Eastern Front during WWII. It features tactical squad combat, stealth elements, character progression, and resource management. Take control of Partisans, a brave group of resistance fighters, opposing the Nazi occupation behind enemy lines. Players can recruit soldiers and civilians as unique allies to tackle a variety of challenges – from focused sabotage to extensive attacks on German supply lines. The expandable home base deep in the forest serves as a hub in-between missions to arm and upgrade Partisans troops, manage and distribute resources, and take a break until the next objective awaits.

Core Features:

A fresh approach to the tactics genre: A mix of combat, stealth, ambushes, and a variety of special items brings chaos to the enemy ranks. Choose your own way of completing each mission and enjoy around 20 hours of playtime.
Lead a squad of partisans: Find, recruit, and level up new resistance members to build the squad of your choice. Use your characters’ strengths to find the right solution to different situations.
Experience the life of a resistance group: Experience a partisan’s routine in between missions – develop your base, prepare for the next assignments, ensure you have the resources for the partisan’s survival and keep your troops motivated.
A different perspective on WWII: Experience the story of a fierce resistance against the German occupation on the Eastern Front.
Follow the stories and motives of various people who join the partisan forces – from soldiers to common folk.

Partisans 1941 is developed by Russian studio Alter Games and published by German studio Daedalic Entertainment. Partisans 1941 – Back Into Battle releases on Steam on April 29th, 2021.

MotoGP 21 Launch Trailer Released

2021/04/22

Jerry Paxton

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

Milestone and Dorna Sports S.L. are proud to announce the release of MotoGP™21, the next chapter of the famous two-wheeled racing simulation games that are ready to arrive on next-generation consoles. The game is now available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC, Steam, and Epic Games Store.

Featuring the 2021 Official Season and enriched by the power of next-generation consoles, MotoGP™21 will deliver a more real than ever experience, boosted by several new features, like Long Lap Penalty, Bike Retrieval, and Brake Temperature. Real-life gameplay improvements will enhance simulation vibes, along with the Managerial Career, this year featuring the Junior Team path.

The gameplay’s iconic new features have the goal to create unbelievable racing simulations that players have never experienced before. Bike Retrieval will delete respawn from your mind. If you fall you’ll have to get back to the bike as soon as possible, like in the real races; Brake Temperature means monitoring the temperature of brakes to always have the situation under control; with Long Lap Penalty you won’t be forgiven anymore, if you break the rules you’ll have to ride on a longer part of the race as a penalty.

Players who play the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will enjoy Dynamic Resolution up to 4K, along with 60FPS. The quality has improved and the enhanced lighting creates an atmosphere that transmits the feeling of a true race. Loading times are faster and for the competition-addicts, multiplayer is now up to 22 riders. PlayStation™ Players will also enjoy the amazing PS5 DualSense™, including Haptic Feedback and Adaptive triggers.

Finally, Managerial Career is the fifth essence of the managing experience, featuring in-depth strategic tools, Junior Team path, and the treasured editor. Thanks to this, personalization will remain a key pillar of the global gameplay experience, and for the first time, MotoGP™ 21 will have a selection of Creators Sticker to make your livery* unique and personalized like your preferred web icon!

MotoGP™21 is now available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC, Steam and Epic Games Store. Join our community and follow us on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram to get the latest news, and visit our Official Website for more information.

*Bike liveries will be updated in few weeks after D1, the Creators Stickers will be usable on Buttpatch, Race Number and Helmet.

Buildings Have Feelings Too! Launch Trailer

2021/04/22

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Merge Games, together with Blackstaff Games and Northern Ireland Screen, is delighted to announce the unique city-management/puzzle game, Buildings Have Feelings Too! is out today on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Traditional city-sim games involve players building and developing a metropolis for their digital community to inhabit. Buildings Have Feelings Too! tuns the genre on its head with the buildings taking centre stage and the inhabitants reduced to a mere currency in a game that’s all about regeneration and urban planning. Brick by brick buildings must band together as over time communities and neighbourhoods are constructed with new purpose and shared goals. Do you have what it takes to turn this city into the metropolitan empire it yearns to be? Remember, Buildings Have Feelings Too!

Buildings Have Feelings Too! is proud to have received funding support through Northern Ireland Screen’s Assembler Programme (http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/).

Buildings Have Feelings Too! is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One priced $19.99 / €19.99 / £14.99.

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Getting Big Free Update

2021/04/21

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Today, Skydance Interactive has unveiled The Aftershocks Update, a free content update to the critically acclaimed VR survival horror game, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, coming May 20th for players across PC VR, PlayStation VR and Oculus Quest headsets.

The Aftershocks Update will offer players hours of new content to explore in the form of new missions, collectibles to find and new survival tools to use as they tremble through the undead city of New Orleans. Accessible to those who have completed The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners campaign, this free update continues Skydance Interactive’s commitment to continue delivering more exciting content to the hit VR game and players can expect one of the most content rich experiences in VR today with easily over 20 hours of game time. The team at Skydance Interactive is also hard at work on more upcoming content for The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners so please stay tuned for further announcements coming later this year!

Necromunda: Hired Gun Gets A New Trailer

2021/04/21

Jerry Paxton

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Focus Home Interactive and Streum On Studio have released a new gameplay trailer for the fast-paced FPS Necromunda: Hired Gun, this time taking you deep into the depths of the city of Necromunda itself. In this gritty underworld, anything goes — for the right price. And as a bounty hunter, you’ll want to get to know the lay of the land, if only to figure out who’s most likely to stab you in the back.

Introduce yourself at Martyr’s End, the hub of all the action in your little corner of Necromunda. Here you’ll meet other scoundrels and stock up on libations and information from the local barmaid. It’s also where you’ll gear up, upgrade your bionic augments, customize your character, get treats for your cyber-mastiff, and decide on your next contract. And then you’re off into the Underhive, hunting targets through a towering metropolis of warring factions, toxic factories, colossal fortresses and other generally inhospitable locations.

Necromunda: Hired Gun launches digitally on June 1 and is available to pre-order now on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC. All pre-orders receive the “Hunter’s Bounty” pack, which features unique cosmetics for your knife, stub gun, and outfit. It also includes a new chew toy for your dog, giving your best mate the extra incentive to chase down its targets.

For more information, check out www.focus-home.com/en-us/games/necromunda-hired-gun.

NECA Announces Universal Monsters Figures Coming this Year

2021/04/20

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, News

U.S.-based National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) has announced plans for its full line of Universal Monsters action figures. Working closely with Universal Brand Development, LUGOSI LLC, and Chaney Entertainment, the figures will capture the horror world’s most iconic figures in NECA’s long-running Ultimate format.

The first figure (arriving in July) will be Frankenstein’s Monster from Frankenstein (1931), which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. The sculpt captures Boris Karloff’s poignant portrayal of the misunderstood monster in authentic black-and-white. A color version of the figure will follow.

Subsequent figures set for 2021 will include Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man from The Wolf Man (1941), Boris Karloff as the titular figure in The Mummy (1932), and Bela Lugosi as the legendary Count in Dracula (1931).

“We are proud to be working with NECA to include Bela Lugosi as Dracula as an Ultimate figure,” said Lynne Lugosi Sparks, CEO of LUGOSI LLC. “NECA’s attention to detail is amazing and we are happy to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Bela Lugosi’s iconic screen performance as Dracula with this figure.”

NECA’s Ultimate format is a favorite among collectors for its complete portrayal of a character with a wide array of alternate heads, hands, and accessories so that many iconic moments from the movie can be recreated. The 5th-panel packaging also allows collectors to remove and replace without damaging the packaging.

“As a lifelong fan of Universal Monsters, this is a dream come true,” said Randy Falk, NECA VP & senior director of product development. “I’ve been collecting Universal Monsters toys since I was a kid. This line aims to create something hyper-realistic and ultra-detailed for people like me who grew up watching these amazing movies and have always longed for definitive versions.”

Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl Coming to More Platforms

2021/04/20

Jerry Paxton

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

Interabang Entertainment, in collaboration with Spoony Bard Productions, is stoked to announce that Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl, a side-scrolling 8-bit-inspired beat-em-up previously released on Nintendo Switch and Steam, is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One/X|S on May 20. The new versions of Mall Brawl will be available digitally and as a special physical release in collaboration with Limited Run Games.

Mall Brawl has been upgraded with higher-quality visuals and a remixed soundtrack for PlayStation and Xbox, and those enhancements will also make their way to Nintendo Switch and Steam via a free update.

Mall Brawl will be available digitally for $14.99 on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. To mark its latest release, the game is being discounted 10 percent at launch week on all platforms, including Nintendo Switch and Steam.

Limited Run Games is also releasing Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl as a physical edition for PlayStation 4. Pre-orders start today and will run for four weeks, ending on May 23. Fans can pick up the Standard version on PlayStation 4 for $29.99. Ultimate Jay and Silent Bob fans can opt to get the Collector’s Edition for $54.99 which includes:

A physical version of Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl on PlayStation 4.
Retro cartridge sleeve that fits the standard game case
12 Song 8-Bit Mall Brawl Soundtrack
18’ x 24’ Reversible Poster

After sabotaging a public-access TV “Truth or Date” broadcast that was being filmed at the mall, Jay and Silent Bob are pursued by the chief of security LaFours and his low-level goons. The duo will have to battle a path back home to their familiar post outside the Quick Stop. They’ll face countless security guards, aggressive mall rats, bouncing barrels, and a host of other threats that are bound to be familiar to players who grew up in the NES era of 8-bit brawlers.

Mall Brawl stars Kevin Smith’s iconic duo in a game that draws from the entire View Askeweniverse. Players can take on the challenge solo, swapping between characters at will, or bring along a bud for some two-player couch co-op. The pixel art may give you flashbacks to simpler times, but combos, weapons, and other touches provide depth for those who seek it.

In addition to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Mall Brawl will be available on Xbox Series X|S via backward compatibility. Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch, Interabang’s follow-up to Mall Brawl, is coming to PC later this year.

For more information, please visit mallbrawlgame.com.

Guardian of Lore Release Date Announced

2021/04/20

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Windows PC News

Developed by Round 2 Games, Guardian of Lore is a platform game in which we must protect the native legends of the Latin America folklore. It will be launched on Steam on May 18th, at the cost of U$ 17.99. This is the first title developed by Round 2 Games for PC, which had previous experiences with learning platforms and mobile games. There is also the idea of launching the game for other platforms, such as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The ideia behind this plot comes from Leopoldo Aizersztein mind, head of Round 2 Games: “I’ve been a little tired of always facing the same type of enemies in video games. When I started making my research into LATAM mythology, The Walking Dead was at its peak and EVERYTHING was zombies related. Also, I heard of a couple of myths that were really interesting/funny. I was a fan of Greek Mythology, Roman, Nordic, and so on, but I feel like it’s been enough”.

In a mystic library, prince Sayri must protect the legends of latin american folklore, which have been threatened by an evil force who wishes to destroy them. Get ready to travel to worlds inspired by ancient legends like Yerba Mate, the Flower of Lirolay, the Snowy Mountains of Merida, and many others, with the power of the Amulet of Yebichai.

The locations and enemies have strong influence in its visuals, which can be defeated with weapons or magical spells. “There are countless versions of each story, there aren’t real written records of any of them, so I had to choose each of them carefully trying to be as truthful to them as possible”, says Leopoldo.

Each one also has a boss which gives you its knowledge after being defeated. This knowledge gives the prince new powers and abilities, which will become important tools to protect the mystic library and maintain the legends to the future generations to come.

“In my opinion, it’s amazing what we’ve accomplished”, Leopoldo added. “We struggled with bugs, criticism, and who knows what else, but now, I can honestly say that we’ve done a game in Ecuador that is able to compete internationally in the market. I think the whole team has put some part of themselves in this game and I couldn’t wish for more”.

Learn more about Guardian of Lore by checking our Steam Page and following our social Media Channels.