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Destiny 2 PC Official Launch Trailer

2017/10/16
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

October 16, 2017 – Destiny 2 will launch for the first time on PC at 10 a.m. PDT, October 24, via the Blizzard Battle.net app.

A wide variety of activities awaits from story content and incredible cinematics, to exploration of new worlds, competitive PvP multiplayer, and more ways to play with other Guardians through Guided Games, and Clans.

Destiny 2 on PC will support feature sets including: 4K Resolution Support (3840×2160), uncapped framerate, full mouse and keyboard support with custom key mapping, text chat, adjustable Field of View, detailed PC settings screen, 21:9 and triple monitor support, and HDR.

View the ‘Official Destiny 2 PC Launch Trailer’ here:

Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China Announced for Xbox One

2017/10/16
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Xbox One News

Sweden, October 16, 2017 — ACE MADDOX today confirmed that its air-combat action game, Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China (FTSOC), which is based on the historical events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that helped defend China in WW2, is scheduled for an exclusive Xbox One digital download release.

Published and developed by ACE MADDOX, Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China will be available on the Xbox Store in 12 languages: English, Spanish, French, Polish, German, Portuguese-Brazil, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Russian, Italian, Czech, Turkish, and Japanese.

An Xbox One release date will be announced in the near future.

Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China is rated M for Mature by the ESRB (Violence, Blood, Strong Language), PEGI 16 in Europe, MA15+ (Strong coarse language) in Australia, and CERO B (12+) in Japan.

FLYING TIGERS HISTORICAL TRIVIA:

  • Officially known as the 1st American Volunteer Group (the “AVG”), the Flying Tigers were paid by the Chinese government with the discreet consent and financial support of Roosevelt’s administration.
  • Assuming fake identities, AVG recruits travelled by ship (from the US) half-way around the world to get to Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar).
  • The Flying Tigers insignia depicted a Bengal tiger and was designed by Disney artists Roy Williams and Henry Porter. It was worn on flight jackets and painted on the fuselage of most AVG P-40 fighter planes.
  • All Flying Tigers “volunteers” had to resign from the US military in order to become civilians. If shot down and captured by the Japanese, it is highly likely they would have been executed as spies.
  • Because of their rugged and sturdy construction, the AVG’s P-40 fighters could withstand steep high-speed dives. This allowed the AVG to make use of “hit and run” tactics, often catching enemy pilots by surprise (the Japanese didn’t think the “Americans” fought fair).

GAME FEATURES:

  • RARELY DEPICTED AIR-BATTLES OF WORLD WAR 2
    Action-packed single-player campaign recreates the clandestine operations of the American Volunteer Group in fighter, bomber, gunner, reconnaissance, torpedo, and night missions.
  • APPROACHABLE TAKE ON AIR-COMBAT
    Features TrazerTime™ slow-motion firing, arcade-like combat maneuvers, sim-style pitch & roll controls, moody weathers (including thunderous monsoons, beautiful sunsets, and misty dawns), 20+ Allied and Japanese planes, and more!
  • MULTIPLAYER FOR 2-16 PLAYERS
    Xbox One leaderboards eternalize players’ online rankings across five battle modes! Coordinate devastating air-attacks in TEAM DOGFIGHT while providing cover for your comrades, outdo all enemies using powerful rocket weaponry in ROCKET BATTLE VS, or take to the skies and “Capture the Flag” in the FLAGBUSTERS mode.
  • FLY IN COCKPIT OR THIRD-PERSON MODE
    Soar through the skies of Southeast Asia in third-person or cockpit view in a variety of American, British, Russian/Chinese, and Japanese aircraft.
  • STRIKING RENDITION OF THE FAR EAST
    Faithful environments, beautiful graphics, booming sound effects and an epic-orchestral soundtrack create a lasting impression of the China-Burma-India theatre.

E3 2018 Accepting Exhibitor Applications and Unveils New Logo

2017/10/16
Jerry Paxton
E3, Geek News, Industry News, News

WASHINGTON – October 16, 2017 – Exhibit space at E3, the world’s premiere event for video games, is now available for the 2018 show. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the trade association that represents the US video game industry and owns and produces E3, today announced the opening of exhibit sales.

E3 2017 shattered expectations and ESA expects E3 2018 to do the same June 12-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. E3 2017 featured 300 exhibitors showcasing 2,000 products and more than 150 never-before-seen products.

Panels at E3 Coliseum 2017 connected gamers with celebrities and entertainment luminaries like Jack Black, Gennifer Hutchison, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chris Hardwick, Kiki Wolfkill, and Hideo Kojima. Approximately 70,000 people attended the show and millions more around the world watched the week’s events online, together viewing 1,480 years’ worth of streaming content and fueling more than two million social media engagements.

Today, ESA also debuted a new E3 logo. For longtime E3 fans, the new logo has a familiar color scheme, but the design is updated for sharper performance on modern digital applications.

Companies interested in exhibiting at E3 2018 should contact Max Roche via email at mroche@irl-events.com or Exhibit Sales via the E3 website at www.E3Expo.com.

LA Ghost Train 2017 Review

2017/10/16
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, Haunted Attraction Review, News, Reviews

After a turbulent, one year hiatus, the LA Ghost Train has returned to the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum in Griffith Park! The LA Ghost Train allows guests to ride on 7½” gauge model trains around spooky sets and scenes. We parked at the public park right next to the LA Ghost Train gate one hour before the attraction opened. It is important to get there early as the parking lots are small and the line gets very long very quickly. At 7:00 PM, the LA Ghost Train opened and creator Gary Baker welcomed us onto our model train. The trains are a big part of the LA Ghost Train experience and, even though it is rather dark during the evening experience, you can make out a lot of the detail to be found on the trains – the amount of work building and maintaining them has to be appreciated.

Our ride around the LA Ghost Train track was so much fun – the sets and scenes that have been constructed this year are great. Unfortunately, some of the sets had been destroyed after the event was temporarily canceled, so they had to be rebuilt. What’s even more amazing is that the LA Ghost Train crew had a VERY short amount of time to get the attraction ready after the LA Live Steamers board gave the event the green light for 2017. You would never know they only had 6 weeks to get it all together as everything looks amazing. The ride lasts for around 2o minutes and, during your ride, you’ll see a ton of spooky fun stuff.

The best part about the LA Ghost Train is not just that it is unique – I can’t think of another haunted train experience in SoCal – but that it’s family-friendly! The sets are spooky and have some startling elements, but it is all very tame in comparison to most haunted houses, which try to one up each other in the gore factor.  Most of the sets at the LA Ghost Train are activated by the train passing by sensors and are of the animatronic variety, but the event does have some impressive pyrotechnic effects – there are no scare actors at the LA Ghost Train. This combination of spooky fun and family-friendliness makes the LA Ghost Train a Halloween time tradition for many families.

A ticket to ride on the LA Ghost Train costs $20 dollars and is well worth the cost of admission. In fact, the LA Ghost Train is the Los Angeles Live Steamers only annual fundraiser. Operating the trains and maintaining the trains and tracks costs a lot of money throughout the year and the ticket sales go to help keep the machinery working.

Overall, the 2017 LA Ghost Train is an amazing experience that offers fun for all ages and is one of the best family-friendly haunted attractions in Southern California. The LA Ghost Train runs various days throughout October – check out their official website for dates, ticket information, and more.

Baja Edge of Control HD Review

2017/10/14
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Reviews, Windows PC News, Windows PC Review, Xbox One News

Fans of racing games may recall the 2008 title, Baja: Edge of Control. It was released to generally positive reviews and was even one of the nominees for “best racing game of 2008” by GameSpot. Unfortunately, the game was not released on PC at the time. Now, almost ten years later, the game has been remastered for the PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 platforms as Baja: Edge of Control HD.

At its core, Baja: Edge of Control HD puts gamers in the cockpit of over 160 sponsored vehicles from multiple classes. There are go-karts, buggies, 4×4’s, and a lot more. This is because Baja: Edhe of Control HD allows you to compete in a variety of game modes, including hill-climbs and endurance races. There is enough to keep any racing gamer occupied for a while as they learn the various events and the quirks of operating each vehicle. I spent most of my time in the game’s career mode, where you rise in the ranks throughout a huge number of races. In this mode, you earn credits to buy new vehicles and vehicle upgrades, and this in and of itself is a lot of fun.

The most impressive mode that will definitely appeal to the hardcore racers out there are the lengthy “Baja” race modes. These races take place over huge plots of land and can, in the longest race, take you a few hours to complete. I thought the game was a lot of fun, but that is too much for this writer! Good luck to those of you with the fortitude and racing skill to complete it, I salute you.

The controller support seemed good, and my Logitech racing wheel gave me some decent force feedback effects during my races. I would NOT recommend this game for those PC players wanting to just use their keyboards. You really need at least a game pad for this one.

Truth be told, I am usually a horrible racing game player – I just never find the right amount of throttle to not go flying off the corners of the track. I did not suffer this fate in Baja: Edge of Control HD, however, as the game is sort of in the middle of difficulty spectrum. The vehicles handle in what feels like a realistic fashion, but it is not unforgiving like many racers I have suffered through. This balance allowed me to really get into each race and enjoy the experience of flying through the hills and valleys at high speed. According to the developers, the game has had some updating in its physics system, but I did not play the original to compare the two. Whatever they did, though, was positive as I had a lot of fun with the racing component of this game.

While there is a multiplayer mode, it looks like the server populations are not that great right now, so I spent my time mainly in single player. According to the game synopsis, the developers updated the vehicle AI for greater challenger and flexibility. I felt that my AI racing opponents were skilled and usually gave a me a run for my money.

Visually, Baja: Edge of Control HD is no beauty queen. It’s a decent game on the graphical front but, despite the up-to 4K face-lift, there are still a lot of textures that just don’t look very detailed. The good news is that, because of not needing a blisteringly-fast GPU to run, the game is very accessible for a variety of PC configurations and should allow you to see some nice frame rates. Baja: Edge of Control HD features good audio design and plenty of ambient, real-world sounds to make the racing experience sound believable.

Overall, Baja: Edge of Control HD is a fun racing game that is accessible enough for the layperson but not so “dumbed down” that the racing game purists will be turned off. Another huge thing going for it is its very reasonable price point of $29.99. At this price point, it is well worth the purchase for your PC racing setup.

Baja: Edge of Control HD Review Score

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South Park: The Fractured But Whole Season Pass Details

2017/10/14
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

October 14, 2017 – UBISOFT® reveals more details on South Park™: The Fractured But Whole Season Pass. The Season Pass adds Stick of Truth costumes and perks, Towelie game tips, new combat challenges, two new story missions, including new combat buddies, new superhero costumes and perks.

Season Pass owners will be able to enjoy three DLCs:

  • “Danger Deck”, where players will have to face the ultimate combat challenge in Doctor Timothy’s Danger Deck . They will be able to unlock exclusive costumes and artifacts. “Danger Deck” will be available for $5.99 on December 2017.
  • “From Dusk till Casa Bonita”, a new story where players will team up with The Coon and Mysterion to defeat a demonic presence at Casa Bonita. This content will be available for $11.99 in 2018.
  • “Bring the Crunch”, which will introduce a new story, including an all new superhero class. It will be available for $11.99 in 2018.

In addition, the Season Pass will also include free Day One content:

  • “Relics of Zaron” (costume and perks pack), available for $4.99 on October 17th
  • “Towelie: Your Gaming Bud” (in game buddy giving tips), available for $1.99 on October 24th

The Season Pass will be available on October 17th for Xbox One, PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC at a price of $29.99.The Season Pass is also part of the Gold Edition, already available for pre-order at southpark.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/buy/index.aspx

Hunt: Showdown Coming to Steam Early Access

2017/10/14
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

FRANKFURT, Germany – Oct. 13, 2017 – Crytek has announced that Hunt: Showdown will have an early access release on Steam. Hunt is a competitive first-person bounty hunting game with heavy PvE elements. It packs the most thrilling moments from survival games into a match-based format and sets the action in dark and forgotten corners of the world. A new trailer is now available on the game’s Steam page, where players can add Hunt: Showdown to their wishlists.

“We believe strongly that community-driven development is crucial to creating a great online multiplayer experience. An early access release will allow us to get Hunt out to players as quickly as possible, to collect feedback and to work closely with the community to continue to shape the direction of the game,” says Hunt producer Fatih Özbayram of the decision.

Of what players can expect, creative director Magnus Larbrant explains, “We will be adding more gear, more monsters, more hunters, more game modes, more traits, crafting and further map variations throughout early access. We want to take the time to make Hunt the game we’ve always wanted to play.”

Hunt’s match-based gameplay mixes PvP and PvE elements to create a uniquely tense experience where your life, your character and your gear are always on the line. At the beginning of each match, teams set out to track their monstrous targets. Once they’ve found and defeated one of these they will receive a bounty—and instantly become a target for every other hunter left on the map as they try to get off of the map with the prize. The higher the risk, the higher the reward–but a single mistake could cost you everything.

More information and the trailer are available on the Hunt Steam page, YouTube, or at https://www.huntshowdown.com/.

KWA Unveils Ronin M-Series Airsoft Guns

2017/10/14
Jerry Paxton
Action Sports, Airsoft News, Articles, Geek News, News

City of Industry, CA (October 14, 2017) – KWA Performance Industries Inc. unveils the new Ronin M-Series, its new line of modular AEG rifles, as the first airsoft rifles to hit the market specifically designed to provide an interchangeable family of products. The Ronin M-Series will have multiple variations for specific player needs and tastes, and is engineered with KWA’s latest AEG 2.5 & AEG 3 gear boxes to combine the industry’s most reliable systems with more aggressive designs. This release proves to be the largest in KWA’s history as it makes two models available globally starting on October 14, 2017, and a third model just before Black Friday.

“KWA made a concerted effort to listen to feedback from the marketplace to deliver a line of rifles that would satisfy all types of play without sacrificing quality and performance and we’re very excited to introduce the new Ronin line to the world,” said Vice President of Sales and Marketing Albert Villalta.“ We understand where the market is going and want to provide our fans and new airsoft players alike with the ultimate platform as it pertains to modularity, personal preference and performance – without the trial and error of DIY mods.”

Custom rails designed for weight-reduction and comfort dress up 6”, 10” and 16” lengths that provide a truly modular experience across current and future KWA AEG rifles. Available in PDW (AEG 2.5 with adjustable FPS; $299 MAP), SBR (AEG 2.5 with adjustable FPS; $339 MAP) and Carbine (AEG 3 with recoil; $399 MAP) lengths to start, the full line of Ronin M-Series offerings will provide a platform that can be adaptable to any style of play or taste.

The Ronin M-Series AEG rifles feature:

  • Upper Receiver highlights
    • Modular upper receivers that can be swapped among all Ronin models and across other AEG 2.5 and AEG rifles in as little as 20-seconds
  • Monolithic-style receiver
  • Custom, lightweight rails with a smaller diameter for speed and comfort
  • Ronin PDW and Ronin SBR feature KeyMod compatibility
  • Ronin Recon ML features M-LOK compatibility with picatinny rail attachments
  • Custom mock suppressor
  • Front & rear PTS® flip up sights
  • One piece rotary hop up
  • Lower Receiver highlights
    • An enlarged trigger guard for comfort
    • Tanker-style stock (Ronin PDW only)
    • PTS® Enhanced polymer stock (Ronin SBR & Ronin Recon ML only)
    • Ambidextrous controls
    • Adjustable FPS is available on Ronin PDW and Ronin SBR only
    • Switch life extender to prevent burnout of trigger contacts
    • PTS® Enhanced Polymer grip and stock

For full specifications, pricing, features and more visit store.kwausa.com.

KWA is the world’s leading airsoft brand that features a full line of Automatic Electric Guns (AEG) and Gas Blow Back (GBB) products. The Southern California-based company has been designing and manufacturing high-quality airsoft products for over 28 years, including 1:1 scale, Mil-Spec, replica products for consumer and law enforcement/military training. KWA’s long-standing tradition of craftsmanship and innovation is met with a commitment to deliver superior performance and ultimate reliability. The company works with a variety of military, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and training centers.

For more information on the full line of KWA products please visit store.kwausa.com

Dungeons 3 Now Available on Windows PC

2017/10/13
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

October 13, 2017 – Unicorns, valiant knights and other benevolent fantasy creatures beware! Kalypso Media and the Absolute Evil are cackling to themselves in wicked anticipation as gloriously evil dungeon sim sequel Dungeons 3 is out now worldwide on Steam for Windows and Linux. The North American physical and digital console release will launch on October 17th for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. Console physical retail versions of Dungeons 3  will arrive as an Extremely Evil Edition, containing a Throne Room DLC, digital soundtrack and special Dungeons 3 ‘Snotweiser’ drinks coaster, while the Steam release includes a Throne Room DLC and digital soundtrack.Dungeons 3 is available for consoles with both digital and physical versions across EU and export territories today.

The Dungeon Lord has returned once more, and this time has is bringing all of his dark forces together to bring gamers everywhere the biggest and best Dungeons experience yet. With a huge roster of units and rooms to build in your underground lair, co-op support for all game modes, re-worked overworld mechanics and a range of improvements to the multiplayer experience, Dungeons 3 has everything an evil heart could desire as gamers across PC and console platforms begin ‘evilfying’ the sickeningly colourful and fluffy fantasy overworld.

To celebrate the release of Dungeons 3 and the Dungeon Lord’s inevitable victory over the forces of good, the busy Snots at Kalypso Media are pleased to reveal the game’s slap-happy launch trailer, which they hope will encourage gamers everywhere to employ some casual violence towards their minions in their quest for infamy. And that’s not all – to mark the occasion Kalypso has also confirmed a full livestream on its official Twitch channel, where gamers will be able to see the game played by the developers, ask any questions they have about the game, and let us know which adorable fantasy creature they’d like the team to stomp into oblivion. The fun starts today at 12:00 pm – don’t miss it!