Author - Jerry Paxton

Alien 40th Anniversary Shorts Begin Tomorrow

March 28, 2019 – Tomorrow, 20th Century Fox will launch the ALIEN 40th ANNIVERSARY SHORTS SERIES on IGN starting with ALIEN: Containment, the first of six terrifying new tales set in the ALIEN Universe. Developed by emerging filmmakers selected from 550 submissions on the Tongal platform, the anniversary initiative focused on finding the biggest fans of the ALIEN franchise to create new, thrilling stories for the ALIEN fandom.

The shorts will rollout weekly starting tomorrow, MARCH 29th, at 12PM EST/9AM PST on IGN, and beginning May 3rd, they will be available on the official @AlienAnthology social channels and AlienUniverse.com, along with exclusive behind-the-scenes content.

Synopses:

March 29th: ALIEN: Containment –Four survivors find themselves stranded aboard a small escape pod in deep space. Trying to piece together the details around the outbreak that led to their ship’s destruction, they find themselves unsure to trust whether or not one of them might be infected. Written and Directed by Chris Reading

April 5th: ALIEN: Specimen – It’s the night shift in a colony greenhouse, and Julie, a botanist, does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have triggered her sensitive lab dog. Despite her best efforts the lab unexpectedly goes into full shutdown and she is trapped inside. Little does she know, an alien specimen has escaped the mysterious cargo, and a game of cat and mouse ensues as the creature searches for a host. Directed by Kelsey Taylor

April 12thALIEN: Night Shift –When a missing space trucker is discovered hungover and disoriented, his co-worker suggests a nightcap as a remedy. Near closing time, they are reluctantly allowed inside the colony supply depot where the trucker’s condition worsens, leaving a young supply worker alone to take matters into her own hands.  Written and Directed by Aidan Brezonick 

April 19th: ALIEN: Ore – As a hard-working miner of a planet mining colony, Lorraine longs to make a better life for her daughter and grandchildren. When her shift uncovers the death of a fellow miner under mysterious circumstances, Lorraine is forced to choose between escape or defying management orders and facing her fears to fight for the safety of her family. Written and Directed by the Spear Sisters

April 26thALIEN: Harvest – The surviving crew of a damaged deep-space harvester have minutes to reach the emergency evacuation shuttle. A motion sensor is their only navigation tool leading them to safety while a creature in the shadows terrorizes the crew. However, the greatest threat might have been hiding in plain sight all along. Directed by Benjamin Howdeshell 

April 26th: ALIEN: Alone – Hope, an abandoned crew member aboard the derelict chemical hauler Otranto, has spent a year trying to keep her ship and herself alive as both slowly fall apart. After discovering hidden cargo, she risks it all to power up the broken ship in search of human life. Written and Directed by Noah Miller

Super Blood Hockey Coming to Nintendo Switch

28 March, 2019 – Digerati Distribution and developer Loren Lemcke are teaming up to bring the retro charm and pixelated violence of Super Blood Hockey to consoles. The frenetic arcade sports action of Super Blood Hockey will be launching for Nintendo Switch™ on a still-to-be-confirmed date in April, while the PS4 and Xbox versions will follow sometime in Q2 2019.

Already available on Steam, where it has accrued a powerful 9/10 user rating, the console versions will include an all-new Franchise Mode that puts players in the shoes of a corrupt coach as they recruit players from prison, utilize performance-enhancing drugs, pull the plug on injured teammates, and use other underhanded tactics to succeed.

“Super Blood Hockey is a love letter to the 8-bit and 16-bit ice hockey video games of my childhood, back when high action gameplay reigned supreme,” explains the game’s creator, Loren Lemcke. “Players can expect a modern reinterpretation of the classic arcade sports experience with the blood and violence dialled up to eleven.”

Dance Central Coming to Oculus Rift and Quest

Boston – March 27, 2019 – Harmonix today announced that the next installment in the award-winning Dance Central™ franchise will be coming to the Oculus Quest and Rift platform this spring. A day-one launch title for the Oculus Quest, Dance Central will feature a 32 song soundtrack, custom choreography designed for VR, practice mode, customizable avatars, and competitive and cooperative online multiplayer.

Designed from the ground up for VR, Dance Central immerses you in the world’s best dance club experience. Dance up close with your favorite characters and feed off the energy of a packed nightclub where you are the hottest dancer and nobody steps on your toes.

Dance Central features a 32 song soundtrack, including chart-toppers from the 1970s through to today’s biggest hits. With unique routines choreographed for each song, there’s plenty to keep you dancing all night. The first six songs on the soundtrack are:

  • Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B “Finesse (Remix)”
  • The Chainsmokers ft. Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
  • DJ Snake & Lil Jon “Turn Down for What”
  • Haddaway “What is Love”
  • Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, & Nayer “Give Me Everything”
  • Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock “It Takes Two”

Dance Central also features the franchise’s first dive into synchronous online multiplayer. Meet up with friends in the lounge to party, show off your customizable avatar, and dance your hearts out. Compete against your friends in free-for-all or team dance games to see who’s the best in the crew.

Join the Harmonix Discord for up-to-the-minute Dance Central updates and stay tuned to Dance Central’s Twitter and Facebook pages for additional information and the latest game news.

Stranger Things Returns to Halloween Horror Nights

Universal City, CA, Orlando, Fla., March 27, 2019 – Netflix’s supernatural thriller, “Stranger Things” returns to “Halloween Horror Nights” 2019 at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort, debuting all-new mazes inspired by seasons 2 and 3 of the critically-acclaimed series.

This year’s chilling mazes pick up where last year’s mazes left off, continuing the suspenseful storyline where a predatory entity terrorizes the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, and delving even further into the parallel universe, referred to as the Upside Down.

The mazes on both coasts will also parallel the hit show as it leaps forward to 1985, taking guests on a terrifying excursion through portions of “Stranger Things 3,” which begins streaming July 4 on Netflix.

As with the previous mazes, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort are partnering with Netflix and the creators and executive producers of “Stranger Things” to create authentic representations of the blockbuster series.

Universal Studios’ “Halloween Horror Nights” is the ultimate Halloween event. For more than 25 years, guests from around the world have visited “Halloween Horror Nights” to become victims inside their own horror film. Multiple movie-quality mazes based on iconic horror television shows, films and original stories come to life season after season. And, the streets of each park’s event are transformed into highly-themed scare zones where menacing scare-actors lunge from every darkened corner.

“Halloween Horror Nights” begins Friday, September 6 in Orlando and on Friday, September 13 in Hollywood. Additional details about the events will be revealed soon. Limited time ticket offers and vacation packages for Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights are on sale now. For more information about “Halloween Horror Nights” at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort, visit www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood Story Trailer and Release Date

March 27, 2019 – A wise man once said: “There’s a lot of things you can do with a hatchet and a Nazi.” Now just imagine what you and a friend will be able to do with TWO hatchets.

Luckily, you won’t have to imagine much longer. Machine Games, in collaboration with Arkane Studios Lyon, will release Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the series’ first modern cooperative game, on July 26, 2019 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood will throw you (and a friend!) back in time to 1980s Paris, fighting the Reich’s war machine as one of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters, Jess or Soph. Terrorize the goose-stepping fascists with a friend or team up with an AI companion to obliterate Nazis while searching for your missing father.

DELUXE EDITION – Invite a Friend to Play for Free with the Buddy Pass
Wolves hunt together, and the Wolfenstein: Youngblood Deluxe Edition’s Buddy Pass will allow owners to partner up with a friend, even if the friend doesn’t own the game. Deluxe Edition owners will be able to provide their exclusive Buddy Pass to one friend at a time, allowing them to download and play Wolfenstein: Youngblood for free, as long as they play with the owner of the Deluxe Edition. Players that are playing for free on the Buddy Pass can choose to upgrade to the full game at any time to play on their own or with other players online.

The Deluxe Edition also comes with a suite of cool cosmetic bonuses, including the Cyborg Skin Pack, providing the sisters with sleek and intimidating titanium alloy versions of their Power Suit, guns, combat knives and hatchets. For more detail on the Deluxe Edition and how the Buddy Pass works, please visit: https://bethesda.net/en/article/1Loc4JoQ1qXq4QSsY3GQ2R/wolfenstein-youngblood-release-date-gameplay-trailer

PRE-ORDER BONUSES
Players who pre-order Wolfenstein: Youngblood will receive additional cosmetic bonuses through the Wolfenstein: Youngblood Legacy Pack. Legacy Pack owners will gear up with some of BJ’s most iconic outfits and weapons from the Wolfenstein franchise, including:

–         The Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Jacket Power Suit
–         B.J.’s US Army Power Suit
–         The Wolfenstein: Old Blood Pipe
–         The Wolfenstein: Old Blood Knife
–         A WW2 Weapon Skin Set for all ranged weapons

For more information on Wolfenstein: Youngblood and the Deluxe Edition, or to pre-order the game, please visit the game’s official web site here. You can also check out the FAQ here.

Generation Zero Launch Trailer

Vienna/AUSTRIA, Stockholm/SWEDEN, March 26, 2019 – Today, Avalanche Studios launched their open-world action game Generation Zero and it’s now available for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation®4!

“Every game we release is equally important for us, but the launch of Generation Zero is exciting as it’s the start of a new action franchise that we will evolve in close collaboration with our players over the coming years. We have a great history of building action-packed open world games together with tier one publishers, but this is the first action game we release within our self-publishing organisation,” says Pim Holfve, CEO of Avalanche Studios.

Generation Zero is set in 1980’s Sweden. The local population has disappeared, and hostile machines roam the once serene countryside. Starting today, players can explore the vast open world to unravel the mystery, perfect their fighting strategies, and prepare to strike back. To even the odds against the machines, players are encouraged to work together in groups up to 4, but can also enjoy the world of Generation Zero all on their own.

”The team is thrilled to finally get Generation Zero into the hands of players around the world and start receiving impressions and feedback,” says Paul Keslin, Product Owner at Avalanche Studios. “We’re looking forward to sharing more about our plans for what lies ahead, but more importantly we want to shape those plans together with the community. This collaboration will impact the world of Generation Zero in the months and years ahead!”

Generation Zero Standard, Digital and Collector’s Edition

Generation Zero is available in physical and digital standard editions (SRP 34.99USD/34.99EUR/29.99GBP for PC and 39.99USD/39.99EUR/34.99GBP for consoles), as well as a Collector’s Edition (SRP 69.99USD/69.99EUR/64.99GBP). The latter contains the game, an original game t-shirt, 4 Concept Art Postcards, an A3 Cloth Map and a Steelbook game case, all packaged in a Premium Box.

GENERATION ZERO – KEY FEATURES

1980’s Nostalgia. Cutting Edge Visuals.
Explore a vast open world, rendered with the proprietary Apex engine, featuring a full day/night cycle with unpredictable weather, complex AI behavior, simulated ballistics, highly realistic acoustics, and a dynamic 1980’s soundtrack.

Get Ready. Then Fight Back.
All enemies are persistently simulated in the world, and roam the landscape with intent and purpose. By tactically combining weapons, skills and equipment, you’ll be able to lure, cripple, and destroy your enemies. If you manage to destroy a specific enemy component, be it armor, weapons or sensory equipment, the damage is permanent. Enemies will bear those scars until you face them again, whether that is minutes, hours, or weeks later.

1-4 Player Seamless Multiplayer.
Go it alone, or team-up with up to three of your friends in seamless co-op multiplayer. Do anything in your power to level the playing field; scavenge for weapons and equipment, set traps and use the environment to your advantage in intense sandbox combat. Collaborate and combine your unique skills to take down enemies, support downed friends by reviving them, and share the loot after an enemy is defeated. In Generation Zero, living is winning.

About Generation Zero

Experience an explosive game of cat and mouse set in a vast open world. In this reimagining of 1980s Sweden, hostile machines have invaded the serene countryside, and you need to fight back while unravelling the mystery of what is really going on. By utilizing battle tested guerrilla tactics, you’ll be able to lure, cripple, or destroy enemies in intense, creative sandbox skirmishes.

Go it alone, or team-up with up to three of your friends in seamless co-op multiplayer. Collaborate and combine your unique skills to take down enemies, support downed friends by reviving them, and share the loot after an enemy is defeated.

All enemies are persistently simulated in the world and roam the landscape with intent and purpose. When you manage to destroy a specific enemy component, be it armour, weapons or sensory equipment, the damage is permanent. Enemies will bear those scars until you face them again, whether that is minutes, hours or weeks later.

Explore a vast open world, rendered with the award-winning Apex engine, featuring a full day/night cycle with unpredictable weather, complex AI behaviour, simulated ballistics, highly realistic acoustics and a dynamic 1980’s soundtrack. In Generation Zero, living is winning.

The Lord of the Rings – Gollum Announced

HAMBURG, Germany/BERKELEY, Calif.: March 26, 2019  Daedalic Entertainment today announced a partnership with Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, to develop and publish The Lord of the Rings – Gollum. This all-new action adventure title is being brought to life in-house by Daedalic Entertainment’s award-winning development team and is set for release in 2021 on PC and all relevant console platforms at that time.

The Lord of the Rings – Gollum is the first video game to be born out of the new fellowship forged between Daedalic Entertainment and Middle-earth Enterprises, with scope for more new experiences in the future.

This new title will remain true to the vision laid out in J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and will also explore new events and details related to Gollum’s journey. The Lord of the Rings – Gollum will be powered by Unreal Engine and localized into multiple languages so that fans from across the globe will be able to enjoy this new action adventure.

“We are extremely pleased to announce our partnership with multi-award-winning Daedalic Entertainment to build an innovative, lore-centric game for discerning fans of The Lord of the Rings. With their focus on characters and story, enhanced by rich and evocative artwork, Daedalic is committed to building games for readers who become gamers,” commented Fredrica Drotos, Brand Officer for Middle-earth Enterprises. “We eagerly anticipate the release of Daedalic’s narrative-driven adventure gameplay, which is uniquely matched to the complex, deeply-nuanced world of Middle-earth, created by J.R.R. Tolkien.”

The Lord of the Rings is one of the most epic and renowned stories of all time – it’s an honour for us to have the opportunity to work on our own contribution to this universe,” said Carsten Fichtelmann, CEO and Co-founder of Daedalic Entertainment. “In Gollum, players will assume the role of one of the most iconic characters in Middle-earth. We tell Gollum’s story from a perspective never seen before, in any storytelling medium, all the while staying true to the legendary books of J.R.R. Tolkien.

“At a time when the games industry is undergoing structural changes and seeing new business models evolve, we are excited to realize a huge new production based on a story that has stayed fresh and relevant for more than 60 years. Other currently planned media productions based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s work are testament to that.”

For the latest information on the development of The Lord of the Rings – Gollum, please visit www.daedalic.com, and follow the studio on Facebook, Instagram, Twitch and Twitter.

OUTWARD Launch Trailer

Munich, Germany, March 26 2019 – Deep Silver and Nine Dots Studio release their much talked about and highly anticipated Open-World-RPG Outward!

Players can now venture forth into the enchanting unforgiving wilds of Aurai and discover the world full of beauty and danger that awaits.

Lone adventurers beware, and party-partiers take heed, the task ahead is not one to take lightly!

OUTWARD is an open world RPG that you can play alone or with friends, either online or in split-screen. It’s more than just an open world RPG you can play coop though and brings a new spin to the beloved RPG genre by putting players in the shoes not of a typical hero but a simple adventurer. Combining story telling elements that differ with each play through with survival elements, players can expect failure. But failing might not be the end of their journey but merely another spin of their personal epic story! A unique new magical system, thrilling combat and mastering the challenge of survival in a world full of dangers are key elements of this fantasy RPG.

Watch the Launch Trailer here :

In OUTWARD, you the player, are not the chosen one from a prophecy: you are an adventurer, a traveler, an explorer. And most importantly, you are vulnerable!

Embrace the adventurer’s spirit now!

Game Overview

  • Title – Outward
  • Genre – Fantasy Survival RPG (Open World)
  • Modes  Solo | Online Coop | Split-screen
  • Setting – Fantasy
  • Tech  Unity
  • RRP  €39,99/ £34,99 / $39,99
  • Release  OUT NOW!

Metro Exodus Gets New Game Plus Mode

Moscow – March 26, 2019 – Deep Silver and 4A Games are happy to announce the release of the Metro Exodus “Ranger Update” today for Xbox One, the all-in one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system, and PC. This free update adds a host of new features, implements improvements across the board, and addresses numerous bugs and issues.

Among the added features is New Game+. This mode adds a new dimension to additional playthroughs of the campaign by offering comrades an upper hand during encore adventures. New Game+ grants players access to all weapons and attachments unlocked through their initial playthrough. The mode also allows players to adjust a range of variables to enhance their own personal and uniquely challenging gameplay experience.

Included in New Game+ is the Developer Commentary feature, which allows players to find special tapes containing discussion from the 4A Games team on some of the design choices informing the enthralling world of Metro Exodus.

4A Games have further refined the control scheme with a new Controller Preset, which improves sensitivity and dead zones. There are also some platform-specific new features and improvements in the update. 4A Games has added mouse and keyboard support for Xbox One, further improved RTX and DLSS support on PC, DualShock Controller Light support for PS4, and many more adjustments.

The Ranger Update also addresses a large number of player-reported issues while also improving gameplay, overall balance, and performance throughout.

To view the full notes for the update, please visit the Metro Exodus website here: https://www.metrothegame.com/news/ranger-update/

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New Control Gameplay Trailer and Release Date

CALABASAS, Calif. – March 26, 2019 – Global videogame publisher 505 Games and its partner, internationally renowned developer Remedy Entertainment, Plc. today announced the highly anticipated Control will release on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019 for physical and digital retail on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a simultaneous digital launch on the Epic Games store for PC. A new gameplay trailer takes viewers further into the supernatural world of Controlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnQwE0ug_Q0

Set in a unique and ever-changing world that juxtaposes our familiar reality with the strange and unexplainable, Control is a third-person action-adventure game combining Remedy’s trademark gunplay with supernatural abilities.

After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, players will take on the role of Jesse Faden, the new Director struggling to regain Control. This sandbox-style, gameplay-driven experience built on the proprietary Northlight engine challenges players to master a combination of supernatural abilities, modifiable loadouts and reactive environments while fighting through the deep and mysterious worlds Remedy is known and loved for.

Players eager to unlock the secrets of the enigmatic Oldest House are now able to pre-order Control. Those who pre-order the base game ($59.99) will receive two exclusive in-game items; the Tactical Response Gear outfit for Jesse and a Crafting Resources Pack. Purchasers who choose the base game for PlayStation 4 will also receive additional launch day rewards including Rare Service Weapon and Player mods, the Astral Dive suit for Jesse and two themes showcasing the unique world of Control.

Also available for pre-order are the physical retail-exclusive Retail Deluxe Edition ($69.99) for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with collectible FuturePak Exclusive Metal Packaging and limited-edition art cards, and the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe Edition ($79.99), which includes all of the content from the PlayStation 4 base version as well as an extra side mission, “Isolation” and an additional exclusive outfit, Jesse’s Urban Response Gear. This version will also come with two Expansion packs, “The Foundation” and “AWE” (available at a later date following launch). Each pack will contain new locations, story content, side missions and mods. Full details of the pre-order options can be found on the game’s website.

Following its announcement as Game Informer’s April 2019 cover title, 505 Games and Remedy revealed a new hands-on demo of the game to select press at the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) last week. Fans will have their first opportunity to try the game at the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East in Boston, MA from Thursday, March 28 to Sunday, March 31 in the Sony America booth.

Control will arrive on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on August 27, 2019. To register for more information and regular updates, please visit www.controlgame.com.