Author - Jerry Paxton

Daedalic Entertainment Unveils PAX East 2019 Lineup

2019/03/08

Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

HAMBURG, Germany – March 8, 2019 – Daedalic Entertainment has announced the complete list of upcoming games it will feature at PAX East. Nearly a dozen titles from new and returning fan-favorite franchises will be playable to the public at Booth 19085 of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center from March 28-31.

Drawing from a wide range of development talent and genres, Daedalic’s sprawling PAX East showcase, covering 25 stations, will include:

Iratus: Lord of the Dead – Embrace your dark side as a powerful necromancer in strategic turn-based battles in Unfrozen’s fantasy RPG.
Unrailed! – Keep your train running through constantly changing worlds in Indoor Astronaut’s co-op multiplayer railroad-builder.
Felix The Reaper – Boogie down through a romantic comedy about the life of Death in Kong Orange’s colorful puzzle adventure game.
Barotrauma – Work together with your crew to survive the icy depths and dangerous creatures of an alien world in FakeFish and Undertow Games’ co-op submarine action simulator – or sabotage the mission and betray your friends.
Witch It – Hunt down witches and fool the hunters in Barrel Roll’s magical asymmetrical multiplayer hide and seek game, winner of three awards at the German Game Awards, including Best German Game and Best International Multiplayer Game.
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout – Anniversary Edition – The classic point-and-click adventure game from the creators of Deponia returns with all-new HD graphics and more.
Deponia (Switch Edition) – The original award-winning point-and-click comedic adventure game comes to Switch with hand-drawn HD graphics and hours of hilarious storytelling.
The Long Journey Home (Switch Edition) – Travel across an open-world universe to find your way home in this sci-fi roguelike RPG.
Silence (Switch Edition) – Discover a magical world between life and death in this award-winning fantasy adventure game.

Additional unannounced adventure, narrative and multiplayer survival RPG titles from Daedalic will also be playable on the show floor. Press assets for all titles are available at: http://bit.ly/daedalic-pax-east-2019

Path of Exile: Synthesis Expansion Launches Today

2019/03/08

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Auckland, New Zealand – March 8, 2019 – Grinding Gear Games announced that the first expansion of 2019 for their award-winning RPG, Path of Exile: Synthesis, will launch today at 12:00 PM PST for PC and Xbox One. Path of Exile’s long-awaited debut for the PlayStation 4 will happen later in March 2019.

“We expect that 2019 will be the biggest year in Path of Exile history, starting with the launch of Synthesis in March,” commented Chris Wilson, managing director of Grinding Gear Games. “More exciting news is coming soon including details about the inaugural ExileCon convention this November!”

In Path of Exile: Synthesis, players will meet Cavas and help him recover his lost memories by fighting their way through them. Chaining these memories together will provide valuable rewards, new crafting opportunities, and deadly boss fights.

Path of Exile: Synthesis also introduces two new spellcasting archetypes to the game, the Holy and Chaos casters, along with a host of new spells such as Divine Ire, Purifying Flame, Wave of Conviction and Soulrend.

Path of Exile: Synthesis New Features Include:

The Synthesis Challenge League: With a fresh economy and new mechanics, the Synthesis Challenge League is ideal for existing, returning, and brand-new players to experience the award-winning gameplay Path of Exile has to offer.
A Mysterious New NPC: In Path of Exile: Synthesis, players will meet a new NPC called Cavas and help him recover his lost memories by fighting their way through them and then stabilising them to collect a fragment of that memory.
Synthesize New Areas: Cavas’ memories can be combined to synthesize dangerous and unstable new areas that players can run for valuable rewards. Players will discover many strategies for combining memories for maximum rewards, including challenging boss encounters and their valuable treasures.
Fractured Items: While exploring Cavas’ memories and areas synthesized from them, players can find Fractured Items, a new type of rare item that has some of its properties locked in place.
These properties can’t be modified by random crafting actions performed on the item, which makes them a powerful way to craft efficiently.
Synthesized Items: Players can combine Fractured Items in a device to create a Synthesized Item – a special base type where the implicit properties are influenced by the properties on the Fractured Items consumed. These Synthesized Items offer very powerful crafting opportunities.
Betrayal goes Core: Due to popular demand, December’s Betrayal League is being integrated into the core game as evergreen content.
Balance: Path of Exile: Synthesis includes a balance focus on spellcasting, especially around improving hand-casting (casting a spell naturally without using a totem/trap/mine to do it for you). This process includes a numerical balance pass over all offensive spells in the game.
New Archetypes: With its emphasis on spellcasters, this expansion also introduces two new character archetypes – the Chaos and Holy casters. The new skill and support gems added for these archetypes also affect dozens of other Path of Exile builds that might find them useful.
New Gems: Path of Exile: Synthesis contains 14 new Gems, including seven new Skill Gems, four new Support Gems and three complete revamps to existing Gems.
New Items: Like any Path of Exile expansion, Synthesis contains masses of valuable new items to find and hoard. Alongside the new Fractured and Synthesized Items, players can discover 16 new Unique Items and 16 Divination Cards designed by Path of Exile’s supporters.
The Atlas has Shifted: The Atlas of Worlds (a chart of Path of Exile’s end-game maps) has been updated, with new positions for existing maps, and many more secret player hideouts to discover attached to these maps.
Available on PC, Xbox One and soon, PlayStation 4: Path of Exile: Synthesis is not just coming to its existing platforms of PC and Xbox One, but will also be available soon on PlayStation 4.
All versions are, of course, 100% free to play.

Path of Exile continues to be one of the largest online Action RPGs with continual, massive audience growth. Successful launches on the Xbox One and in China have more than doubled the Path of Exile player community since August 2017, with over 3.5 million players having played the game’s 2017 expansion, Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath. In 2018, Path of Exile saw an increase in total play-hours of over 26% and the PoE: Betrayal expansion set a new record of 188,970 players online simultaneously.

Path of Exile was released in October 2013 to critical acclaim including winning GameSpot’s PC Game of the Year award. Since its launch, Path of Exile has become a global community of over 20 million players including localized versions in English, German, French, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Russian, Thai and Brazilian Portuguese. Path of Exile was listed as one of the top ten most-played games on Steam in 2018.

World of Warships: Legends Early Access Console Date

2019/03/08

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Xbox One News

NICOSIA, CYPRUS (MARCH 7, 2019) — World of Warships: Legends is gearing up to release on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One with the announcement of some key upcoming dates for sailors looking to embark on an exciting new voyage. Starting from March 22-24, Wargaming will offer players the chance to hit the waves and take part in the final round of Closed Beta testing, and will later release a selection of Founder’s Packs that offer exclusive in-game rewards!

Over 200,000 battles were fought during the first Closed Beta weekend, and Wargaming and its players are looking to smash that record again! Players who register at wowslegends.com will have the chance to participate in the final round of Closed Beta testing from March 22-24. The latest version of the game boasts new content and features like the British nation, 14 more ships, revamped lighting effects, plus Russian and French language support.

Registering at the official World of Warships: Legends website will also reward players with a treasure trove of in-game rewards at launch, including Premium Currency, Boosters, and special customization items.

Next, it’s smooth sailing to Early Access! After the Closed Beta weekend has ended, a selection of special Founder’s Packs will be available from the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. The World of Warships: Legends Premium, Deluxe, and Ultimate packages offer three different tiers of content to prepare early adopters for launch, with up to two months of Premium time and four rare, powerful warships included. Stay tuned for news about the release of these packs!

The developers at Wargaming St. Petersburg are hard at work on even more epic content for the Early Access launch of World of Warships: Legends on April 16 and beyond! Players will be able to wage wars across five new maps, and enjoy stunning oceanic vistas with glorious HDR support on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One X. Full 4K support will be available on PlayStation®4 Pro and Xbox One X later in the summer too!

“We’ve worked tirelessly to bring the naval combat enjoyed by millions of players around the world on mobile and PC to PlayStation®4 and Xbox One,” said Daniil Volkov, Head of Development at Wargaming St. Petersburg. “We have introduced a substantial number of console-exclusive features to World of Warships: Legends, which we hope will add new dimensions to the series, whilst preserving the core gameplay that players know and love.”

World of Warships: Legends is being built from the ground-up with console gamers in mind and will take full advantage of the power and capabilities of the current generation of home consoles. With faster and more exhilarating combat, more options to develop your commanders, a revamped user interface, intuitive new controls, and console-exclusive content, this is an experience that can only be possible on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One.

DCS: F-14 Tomcat – This is War Trailer

2019/03/08

Jerry Paxton

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

Coming 13 March 2019, just a few days left in the pre-order discount.

Purchase from:

DCS World e-Shop

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/tomcat/

Heatblur Store

https://store.heatblur.com/

Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/411893/DCS_F14_by_Heatblur_Simulations/

Video shot & edited by Adrian Caparzo for Heatblur Simulations

Song: This is War by Matthew Raetzel, remixed by Meteor for Heatblur
Simulations.

RAGE 2 Wasteland Superhero Trailer

2019/03/07

Jerry Paxton

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

March 9, 2019 – In the post-apocalyptic world of RAGE 2 you’re not just Walker, the last Ranger: you’re a Wasteland Superhero!

Wreak havoc on General Cross and his army of mutant soldiers with an arsenal of powerful weapons and hi-tech nanotrite abilities – or combine your lethal toys together for crazy combos that will knock the socks off* (*absolutely obliterate) anyone that stands in your way. The Authority won’t stand a chance as you bring your own brand of superhero justice to the wasteland.

See some of those powerful weapon and ability combinations in action for yourself – plus a kick-ass theme tune – in our latest video:

With intense id Software-style combat rammed into the open-world mayhem of Avalanche Studios, RAGE 2’s shooterverse will let you go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything when it launches on May 14, 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Visit the official site at bethesda.net/en/game/rage2
for more details.

Warner Bros. Television Unveils WonderCon 2019 Lineup

2019/03/07

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, WonderCon

BURBANK, Calif. (March 7, 2019) — Celebrating finals, firsts and rebirths, Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) will test the physics of funny one last time at WonderCon 2019 with The Big Bang Theory’s final appearance, unveilThe 100’s sixth season premiere (on a brand-new planet) and deliver Warner Bros. Animation’s (WBA) newest superhero fix — DC Super Hero Girls. All three series will be out in force during the fan fest in Anaheim, including special video presentations and Q&A sessions on Saturday, March 30, celebrating The Big Bang Theory (Thursdays at 8/7c on CBS) with the hit comedy’s writers, as well as the new animated series DC Super Hero Girls (premiering Friday, March 8, at 6/5c on Cartoon Network, before moving to regular time period of Sundays at 4:00 p.m. ET/PT). Sunday, March 31, brings the exclusive season six world premiere screening of The 100 (premiering Tuesday, April 30, at 9/8c on The CW).

Stars and producers scheduled to attend WonderCon 2019 include:

The 100 stars Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos, Richard Harmon, Tasya Teles, Shannon Kook and more, along with executive producer Jason Rothenberg.

The Big Bang Theory executive producers and series writers.

DC Super Hero Girls executive producer Lauren Faust and voice cast members Kimberly Brooks, Kari Wahlgren, Nicole Sullivan, Grey Griffin and Myrna Velasco.

The cast and producers of The 100 and DC Super Hero Girls will also be signing autographs. For more info about obtaining a ticket for the signing, please visit www.comic-con.org/WCA.

For more information about the Studio’s plans at WonderCon, follow us on Instagram at @warnerbrostv and Twitter at @warnerbrostv.

Following are the WBTV panel dates and times for WonderCon 2019 (panelists and panel times may be subject to change).

Saturday, March 30

12:00–1:00 p.m. DC Super Hero Girls Video Presentation and Q&A — Fresh off their brand-new series on Cartoon Network, the DC Super Hero Girls are landing at WonderCon. The world may know them as Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl, but not-so-typical teenagers Diana, Kara and Barbara — alongside their Super Hero friends — have much more to deal with than just protecting the citizens of Metropolis from some of the most sinister school-aged Super-Villains of the DC Universe. After all, being a teen is tough enough, with school, friends, family and the chaos that comes with managing a social life. But add super powers and a secret identity into the mix, and things can get a lot more complicated. Join executive producer Lauren Faust (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends) plus the vocal cast, including Kimberly Brooks, Kari Wahlgren, Nicole Sullivan,Grey Griffin and Myrna Velasco, as they share new footage and answer fan questions! After its Friday, March 8, premiere, DC Super Hero Girls airs Sundays at 4:00 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network. North 200A.

3:30–4:30 p.m. Inside The Big Bang Theory Writers’ Room — Join The Big Bang Theory writers as they take you behind-the-scenes of TVs #1 comedy one final time before the series signs off in May. From huge guest stars to the final goodbye, find out what it takes to bring this show from a theory to the longest running multi-camera comedy in television history. Join the show’s executive producers and writers as they take you inside the writers’ room for a lively discussion and special video presentation. From Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., in association with Warner Bros. Television, The Big Bang Theory airs Thursdays at 8/7c on CBS. Arena.

Sunday, March 31

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. The 100 Season Six World Premiere and Q&A — After the game-changing season five finale, Clarke and the team make their way down to the new planet. They are left wondering if this planet is suitable for life, and if the human race can finally live in peace? What will they find on this new mysterious home, and what will emerge from Monty’s discovery of the Eligius III mission? Be the first to watch the season six world premiere, exclusively at WonderCon, followed by a Q&A with cast and producers — including Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos, Richard Harmon, Tasya Teles, Shannon Kook, JR Bourne and Jason Rothenberg — as they answer all your burning questions. From Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Alloy Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television, season six returns Thursday, April 30, at 9/8c on The CW. Arena.

EA PLAY 2019 Announced

2019/03/07

Jerry Paxton

E3, Geek News, News

March 7, 2019 – 2019 will mark our fourth year of EA PLAY. What we envisioned as a celebration of play has become an incredible moment that we love to share with the community each year. We are so grateful for all our fans who have joined us, and we look forward to making this year an even better experience.

This year you’ll see less talk and more play, with an event entirely focused on the heartbeat of EA PLAY: our player communities and the games they love.

First hands-on with some of our biggest games.
Exclusive content from some of the most popular creators in the world.
Free for all to attend.
It all starts this year on Friday night, June 7, 2019, with an all-new EA PLAY kickoff event. We’re skipping the press conference this year and are replacing it with multiple live streams that will air during the first two days of the event, bringing you more of what you’ve told us you want – more gameplay and insights from the teams making the games.
Weekends are meant for play, and this year we’ve moved the EA PLAY fanfest to Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9 where players will get hands-on with our games. We’ll also have content creators streaming live from our Creator’s Cave in the Hollywood Palladium providing gameplay content to our players viewing online. EA.com will be the home for all online EA PLAY content.
Players can get behind-the-scenes with our games via exclusive gameplay reveals, developer talks and breaking news.

But that’s enough talk for now, we’ve got plenty more to show in the months ahead.

Tickets will be available next month, so stay tuned over the coming weeks and months to learn more about EA PLAY 2019, including the games, ticket availability, program schedule and more.

How do you stay in the know? Sign up for the newsletter or follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ea) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EA).

Corsair Unveils K83 Wireless Entertainment Keyboard

2019/03/07

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Peripherals News

FREMONT, CA, March 7th, 2019 – CORSAIR®, a world leader in PC gaming peripherals and enthusiast components, today announced the launch of the new CORSAIR K83 Wireless Entertainment Keyboard, bringing unprecedented control and versatility to living room PCs and home entertainment setups. Merging refined style and aluminum construction with advanced navigation and flexible control over a range of multiple devices, including smart TVs and streaming media players, the K83 Wireless is the centerpiece of any modern living room entertainment center.

Alongside its stylish anodized aluminum frame and white LED backlit custom CORSAIR ultra-low profile keyswitches, the K83 boasts an intuitive key layout that puts all the entertainment essentials within easy reach, whether you’re searching for the next episode, controlling playback, or exploring the latest game. Its contoured keycaps help your fingers settle in comfortably with a host of media shortcuts and hotkeys.

But browsing large media libraries requires more than keys, and the K83 Wireless includes a wealth of ways to browse content or even play games casually from the couch. An analogue joystick makes easy work of menus and content browsing and plays games like a gamepad when combined with the familiar WASD keys. A precision multi-touch touchpad and dedicated right/left click buttons make mouse cursor movement and clicks easy, with separate left and right click buttons also found on the keyboard’s shoulders. Whether you’re navigating through menus on your TV, streaming media player, or living room PC running Windows 10, the K83 Wireless offers a huge array options to make browsing content easier, while also uniquely capable of driving a great casual gaming experience.

CORSAIR’s proprietary wireless technology connects to USB-compatible devices for easy setup and ultra-fast 1ms 2.4GHz wireless speed, using 128-bit AES wireless encryption to protect your personal data. The addition of low-latency Bluetooth® wireless offers further flexibility to quickly connect to even more devices without a USB port. A USB-rechargeable battery powers the K83 Wireless, providing up to 40 hours of continuous use.

Finally, the K83 Wireless takes advantage of CORSAIR iCUE software for powerful customization through a single intuitive interface. Users can recalibrate and fine-tune the joystick, create macros and remap keys, adjust the LED backlighting, and configure Windows touchpad gestures.

With the ability to control PC’s, compatible smart TV’s, streaming media players and more, the K83 Wireless Entertainment Keyboard lets you take command of your living room entertainment like never before.

Specifications

FEATURE	DESCRIPTION
Wireless Connectivity	Ultra-fast 1ms 2.4GHz or Bluetooth® 4.2
Wired Connectivity	USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 Type-A
Key Switches	Custom CORSAIR Gaming Scissor
Touchpad	Precision with up to Four-Finger Gestures
Backlighting	Single Zone White LED Backlighting
Wireless Encryption	128-bit AES
Battery Type	Built-in Lithium-Polymer Ion, Rechargeable
Battery Charging	Charges via USB Micro-B to Computer or Device
Battery Life	Up to 40 Hours of Continuous Use
Media keys	Hotkeys, Volume Scroller (Vol Up/Down, Mute)
USB Report Rate	1000Hz
Key Matrix	20-Key Rollover with Anti-Ghosting
Software	CORSAIR iCUE, Version 3.13 and Later
Dimensions	381(L) x 125(W) x 28(H) mm 15(L) x 4.93(W) x 1.11(H) in.
Weight	0.48 kg 1.06 lbs.
Accessories	USB Wireless Receiver (Required for 2.4GHz Wireless Connectivity) USB Charging / Data Cable (1.82 m / 6 ft, Flat, Tangle-free Rubber)

For a full device compatibility list, please visit: http://www.corsair.com/K83-FAQ

Midsummer Scream 2019 Tickets On Sale Now

2019/03/06

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, News

March 5, 2019 – Midsummer Scream returns August 3 & 4 to the Long Beach Convention Center for a weekend of chills and thrills, including the massive Hall of Shadows, with over 13 walk-through haunted attractions!

Buy Tickets Now

If discount doesn’t apply automatically, use code MSSPRE for 40% off General Admission. Gold Bat Passes not eligible for discounts.

Show Dates and Times
Saturday, August 3: 11am-7pm & Sunday, August 4: 11am-6pm
Doors open at 10am for Gold Bat Pass Holders

Bonus: Every ticket to Midsummer Scream also includes a free 30-day subscription to Shudder, the on demand streaming video service featuring original and classic horror, thriller and supernatural films and television shows.

Operation Burnt Horizon Available Now for Rainbow Six Siege

2019/03/06

Jerry Paxton

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

SAN FRANCISCO — March 6, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft announced that Operation Burnt Horizon, the first season of Year 4 of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege, is now available for PC, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One. Operation Burnt Horizon brings two new Operators, Mozzie and Gridlock alongside with a new map: Outback, set in a forgotten service station on a lost Australian highway.

Owners of the Year 4 Pass can play with the new Operators starting today. Other players will be able to unlock these Operators starting March 13 using Renown or R6 Credits. The brand-new Outback map and new content improvements are now available for free to all players.

Operation Burnt Horizon:

In Operation Burnt Horizon, players will meet two new Operators: Mozzie, an Australian Defender, that can hack Attackers’ drones and take control of them with his Pest Launcher. Having Mozzie in the team give a significant advantage to the Defenders, and Attackers would be better watch their drones if they do not want to lose crucial intel.
Gridlock is an Australian Attackers who can deploy barbed mats capable of slowing down and hurting Defenders stepping on them. This feature, unique for an Attacker, enables them to use the Trax as an obstacle to reshape the map and control an area.
In addition, players will discover the lost Australian highways in the new Outback map, an homage to the forgotten service stations lost in the Australia’s Red Heart. Outback is a medium-sized map packed with twists, turns, and Australiana, and is filled with unexpected corners and souvenirs from the Great Southern Land.
Operation Burnt Horizon also features a series of iconic themes of Australia and a new Hibana Elite Set.

Newcomer Playlist & Playlists updates

A brand-new newcomer playlist for players under level 50, to help them learn the basics of Rainbow Six Siege. They will play the Bomb mode of classic maps most representative of the game’s core gameplay, namely Chalet, Bank, and Consulate. Attackers will vote for a team spawn point while on the Defenders’ side, the bomb sites will be automatically pre-selected by the game.

The Casual playlist will now improve the flow between the Newcomer and Ranked and has been updated. Finally, to stabilize the Ranked gameplay experience, the required minimum level has been raised to 30.

For more information on the Operation Burnt Horizon season updates, please visit: http://rainbow6.com/burnthorizon

For more information about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, please visit: https://rainbow6.ubisoft.com.