THE WORLD’S GREATEST ROLEPLAYING GAME just keeps getting better. During the D&D Direct video presentation on YouTube today, the D&D Studio shared their excitement for all the amazing fantasy storytelling yet to come. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS fans who pre-ordered the digital 2024 Player’s Handbook and have a Master Tier subscription on D&D BEYOND can access the content on September 3rd before it releases everywhere on September 17th.
Fans can also head to their friendly local game store to grab a standard or alternate cover copy of the Player’s Handbook. Many stores are creating events to celebrate the release so fans can join the fun by playing D&D with all the local gamers.
“D&D isn’t just a game – it’s this amazing community that’s all about bringing fantasy and wonder to life, whether that’s in living rooms, backyards, or wherever folks want to play,” said Jess Lanzillo, Head of D&D Product and Franchise. “We’re super excited to be celebrating D&D’s big anniversary with the release of the new Player’s Handbook! Together with the community, we’ve built this new Player’s Handbook with a focus on what makes D&D so cool — bringing people together through the shared experience of adventure.”
Whether they are a veteran or just starting out on their adventure, D&D fans can make a new character using the new Cleric, Fighter, Rogue and Wizard classes with a D&D BEYOND account on September 3rd.
In addition to announcing early access to the Player’s Handbook on D&D BEYOND, the team was also super excited to share what they’re working on for 2025. Here’s a sneak peek:
Dragon Anthology (working title) scheduled for Summer 2025
Everything you need to know about dragons but were afraid to ask, plus ten short adventures that all feature dragons in dungeons!
Updated Starter Set (working title) scheduled for Fall 2025
Featuring unique components designed to introduce new players to D&D through an adventure inspired by “Keep on the Borderlands”
The Forgotten Realms Player Guide (working title) scheduled for Late 2025
New subclasses, feats, backgrounds, factions, and spells from D&D’s most popular setting
The Forgotten Realms Adventure Guide (working title) scheduled for Late 2025
A toolbox overflowing with lore and locations to inspire DMs to create endless Forgotten Realms campaigns for players to explore
Wizards is also continuing to develop an upcoming immersive 3D sandbox that empowers fans to build their own D&D experience using Unreal Engine 5. The digital miniatures in Project Sigil can be customized to meet each fan’s vision and the magic items their characters collect along their adventures, and crafty DMs can create infinite worlds and levels with easy-to-use tools and assets included in the builder.
“Sigil is designed to add options to the already rich experience the books and D&D BEYOND offer, supporting and extending your favorite ways to play rather than replacing what you love,” said Chris Cao, head of Project Sigil at Wizards. “Whether it’s lush 3D environments, titanic boss fights, or amazing customizations for your minis, Sigil is there to make it easy to connect online with friends, introduce new players to your game, and create your own worlds.”
The Project Sigil closed beta is available at no cost at DnDBeyond.com/project-sigil. All you need is a free or subscription tier D&D BEYOND account!
The playable demo for Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is live now and can be downloaded on consoles (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch) and PC (Steam). Shape your own adventure, full of Disney’s timeless characters and stories, and change the fate of Wasteland in this reimagination of a beloved classic!
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on September 24, 2024. Pre-order digitally now and receive a Costume Pack with 3 costumes and 24 hours Early Access FOR FREE (Early Access is only available on consoles and not on PC/Steam).
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, a faithful remake of the beloved classic adventure, is being developed by Purple Lamp in collaboration with Disney Games and published by THQ Nordic. Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is scheduled for release across PS4™, PS5™, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo® Switch and PC on September 24, 2024.
Follow @thqnordic for all Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed news and updates.
Today, KOEI TECMO America and developer Gust announced that FAIRY TAIL 2, their new action RPG based on the popular franchise FAIRY TAIL, will be released Dec. 13 across the PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, and Nintendo Switch™, and Dec. 11 on Windows PC via Steam®. In celebration, a thrilling new trailer was unveiled, giving fans a glimpse inside the game’s epic action.
The newly unveiled trailer features a first look at the heroic and speedy magic battles Natsu and the team must unleash in order to defeat their greatest enemy, Zeref, the Emperor Spriggan of the Alvarez Empire. Battles have been completely revamped to reflect the exciting action during combat as fans will be given the opportunity to use the full scope of the FAIRY TAIL guild members’ skills to triumph over opponents. Players will need to take advantage of the synergy between different characters to unleash devastating attacks if they are to defeat Zeref and his elite unit of mages known as the Spriggan 12.
In addition to the standard edition which is now available for pre-order, a special edition will also be exclusively available through the NIS America store. The “FAIRY TAIL 2 GUILD BOX” edition includes the base game, the visual artbook “Sorcerer Magazine Special Issue: Game Release Edition Vol.2” inspired by the “Sorcerer Magazine” as seen in the original work, a Special Shikishi with Holographic Finish (three types in total), and more.
Additionally, fans will be able to digitally pre-order the “FAIRY TAIL 2 Digital Deluxe Edition” at a later date which will include additional in-game content such as costumes, characters, scenarios, and various DLC to enhance the game experience! More information will be shared soon.
Everyone who either physically or digitally purchases FAIRY TAIL 2 will also have access to the “Miss FAIRY TAIL Contest” costume for Lucy as an early purchase bonus which will be available to download from the digital storefronts until Dec. 27, 2024.
For more information on FAIRY TAIL 2, be sure to visit the official site, Subscribe to the official KOEI TECMO America YouTube channel, Like us on Facebook, and Follow us on X, Instagram, and Discord.
Publisher Owlcat Games, alongside developer Another Angle Games, are excited to unveil Shadow of the Road, an artful blend of CRPG and turn-based combat set in alternative 19th-century Japan. Shadow of the Road is among the first titles being published by Owlcat Games and embodies the features that the new publishing arm is built on: complex and interesting characters, deep narrative, unique setting, and turn-based combat mechanics. The game will launch on PC via Steam.
In Shadow of the Road, explore the rich tapestry of alternative 19th-century Japan as the Boshin War approaches a bitter and bloody end. Players will immerse themselves in a world that combines tradition and modernity, and Japanese mythology and steampunk technology. Enter the struggle between the Shogun and the Emperor, and delve into captivating narratives, leading a diverse group of adventurers through a dynamic, enchanting realm where decisions shape destiny.
Assemble Entertainment and Gametopia are excited to reveal that narrative adventure Verne: The Shape of Fantasy is now available on Nintendo Switch. Step into the shoes of Jules Verne and embark on a breathtaking journey through the fantastical world of Hemera, a realm shaped by Verne’s own imagination. With its captivating pixel art, dynamic nonlinear dialogues, and puzzle mechanics, this adventure promises to enchant players as they delve into an epic narrative on the go. Check out the launch trailer below!
Verne: The Shape of Fantasy is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game set during the year 1888 when a war against the ruthless “Nation” threatens to demolish the land of Hamera. You’ll take on the role of Jules Verne, a famous author who – accompanied by Captain Nemo and their crew – set out to find the Flame of Hephaestus, an ancient artifact said to hold the power to change the course of history. Along the way, you’ll have to be careful as you may just discover unimaginable wonders, mysteries, and dangers.
Set in the year 1888, Verne: The Shape of Fantasy has players navigate a world at the brink of destruction due to a war with the ominous “Nation.” Accompanied by the legendary Captain Nemo and his crew, players must seek out the Flame of Hephaestus, an artifact rumored to possess the power to alter history. The game challenges players to solve puzzles across beautifully detailed environments using the IMAG device, which allows them to rewrite history and influence Verne’s fate. Inspired by classic adventure games, Verne invites players to explore every corner of its atmospheric steampunk world, uncovering hidden secrets and untold stories.
Verne: The Shape of Fantasy is available for Nintendo Switch now for $14.99 with a 20% launch discount and is also available for PC via Steam. Stay up to date by following Assemble Entertainment on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Steam. Join the official Assemble Entertainment Discord server to keep up with the latest news.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre proudly presents their new, FREE, game mode called ‘Rush Week’.
You can watch the teaser trailer below:
‘Rush Week’ is a 1v6 multiplayer mode that focuses on Johnny ‘Pretty Boy’ Slaughter and will be a whole new way to experience The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
The Content Pass will go on sale for $19.99 USD in September and features over $45 worth of content.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is available on Playstation®4, Playstation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, as well as Game Pass on Xbox and PC. For more news and community discussion, be sure to check out game’s official subreddit, r/TXChainSawGame, or join the conversation on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Assemble Entertainment is thrilled to announce that post-apocalyptic survival colony builder Endzone 2 has launched into Early Access on Steam. The highly anticipated post-apocalyptic survival colony builder challenges players to navigate a harsh, unforgiving world as they work to rebuild humanity from the ground up. Assemble Entertainment has plenty in store for the coming months following Endzone 2’s Early Access launch, offering new content, fixes, and quality of life improvements. Check out the launch trailer below!
Discover and repopulate the last habitable grounds, and manage the survival of your people by utilizing your wits, foresight, and resilience in a harsh and unforgiving world in Endzone 2. Explore the treacherous badlands to discover loot as you develop and expand your settlements amidst the chaos.
Assemble Entertainment plans on supporting Endzone 2 with various updates for the foreseeable future, starting with a patch rolling out in September. Players can look forward to advancements to settler simulation, bug fixes, stability improvements, and quality of life enhancements in the September update. Then, the much larger “Let There Be Light” update will launch in October. This update will allow players to generate electricity, turn specific ruins into buildings, and will offer new side missions and points of interest.
Endzone 2 is available in Early Access on PC via Steam and GOG now. Help shape Endzone 2 by providing your feedback and reporting bugs. Stay up to date by checking out the Endzone 2 Steam News Hub, and by following Assemble Entertainment on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Steam. Join the official Endzone 2 Discord server to keep up with the latest news.
Arrow Video is excited to announce the September 2024 lineup of their subscription-based ARROW platform, available to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland. Enjoy a selection of new titles, from carefully cultivated curations to shorts by new talent to deep dives into the tastes of filmmakers that changed the way we see the genre.
The September 2024 lineup leads with the ARROW debut of Sergio Martino’s 1973 classic Torso. ARROW’s streaming launch features a brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative for North American subscribers beginning September 17. A talented and versatile journeyman, director Sergio Martino (The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key) lent his talents to multiple genres across his long and varied career, but is undoubtedly best known for his giallo thrillers from the early 70s.
ARROW’s signature curation starts September 6 with a new Season from the creator of the Hatchet franchise and the original, not-child friendly Frozen: Adam Green Selects (UK/IRE/US/CA).
“What an honor to be asked by ARROW to highlight some of my personal favorites in their amazing collection! From Romero, Craven, and Barker… to Argento, Henenlotter, and Ferrara, the ARROW library includes some of the most uniquely fearless works by some of the filmmakers who influenced me the most.
Whether you’re watching these films for the very first time or having your own “dog flashback” and revisiting them again, I have no doubt that you’ll find something to love about each of them!”
Titles Include: The Mutilator, Basket Case, Hellraiser.
Also on September 6, soak up the last of Summer with Sun, Sand and Screams (UK/IRE/US/CA).
Pack your bags! We’re leaving right now for two weeks at the all-inclusive ARROW resort! Wear plenty of sun tan lotion and keep your eyes peeled for killers, monsters, bodies, paranoid friends, and all manner of sunny shenanigans as this collection is an ARROW holiday full of Sun, Sand and Screams.
Titles Include: Death Has Blue Eyes, Loop Track, Bloodstone.
Streaming beginning September 6 are four horror titles from the days of free love.
Scream of the Demon Lover (US/CA): Writer/director José Luis Merino embraces the genre’s classic elements and ravishes them to vivid extremes: When a beautiful biochemist (Erna Schurer) arrives at a foreboding castle to work for a sinister baron, she’ll unlock a nightmare of dark romance, sexual violence, grisly family secrets and some of the most perverse moments in ’70s gothic.
Madame O (US/CA): At the tender age of 16, Seiko was sexually abused by three men. This horrifying attack scarred her mentally and resulted in her getting pregnant and infected with syphilis. Possessing a raging desire for revenge against men, she destroys them with the one weapon they cannot resist…sex!
Libido (US/CA): Ernesto Gastaldi made his directorial debut with one of the most groundbreaking yet underseen gialli of them all: When a boy witnesses his father kill a woman during an S&M session, he’ll grow into a disturbed young man tormented by images of violence, perversion, madness and murder.
The Threat (UK/IRE/US/CA): The Threat is a gritty crime drama in the vein of Kurosawa’s High and Low, set against the backdrop of a rapidly modernizing Japan that has left many of its citizens behind.
Misawa (Rentarō Mikuni, Fugitive from the Past, Vengeance is Mine) appears to lead a charmed life, the very model of Japan’s post-war economic miracle. Then one day, the fragility of his existence is revealed when two violent jail-breakers turn up on his doorstep seeking refuge and threatening to embroil Misawa in their criminal activities.
On September 13, get Cursed (UK/IRE/US/CA) on ARROW!
Don’t pick up or play with any strange items. Don’t annoy anyone who gives off witch-y vibes. And definitely don’t accidentally kill one of their relatives. Don’t move in anywhere with a dark past. Don’t join and leave a cult… You know what? Maybe just stay right where you are and explore this collection of films where other people get jinxed and be thankful it’s them not you that’s been Cursed.
Titles Include: Ringu, Threshold, Death Curse of Tartu.
The Nico Mastorakis Collection (UK/IRE/US/CA) debuts on ARROW September 13.
Dedicated to one of the most infamous B-movie maestros to have ever sat in a director’s chair, The Nico Mastorakis Collection features fresh sci-fi shenanigans and screwball comedies, plus hair-raising horror and adrenaline-soaked action, that will take you out of this world!
Zany, shocking and unhinged, Mastorakis’ films span every genre from horror to sci-fi to action to comedy, and everything in between and all at the same time! Made with a chutzpah that must be seen to be believed, you haven’t lived until you’ve entered Mastorakis’ wild cinematic world!
Titles Include: The Wind, Hired to Kill, The Naked Truth.
September 13 concludes with a midnight snack of four shorts from the genre festival circuit.
Only Yourself to Blame (UK/IRE/US/CA): When Mai sends her drunk friend Sian home in a taxi, she finds herself being pursued by a shadowy assailant who is copying her every move. Unable to outrun her stalker, she confronts them to discover something deeply unsettling.
Nosepicker (UK/IRE/US/CA): In this slimy ‘tale of the unexpected’, young schoolboy Georgie (Leo Adoteye), bullied for his nasty habit of picking his nose, retreats into himself with macabre results.
Viola VS. The Vampire King (UK/IRE/US/CA): When her big sister is taken under the spell of the dreaded Vampire King, Viola embarks on a mystical quest for revenge.
Connie (UK/IRE/US/CA): Dolly Diggs needs a voice and Connie needs a body, but she’s nobody’s puppet… Who’s the dummy in the dead of night?
On September 17, Torso, Sergio Martino’s trailblazing 1973 slasher, makes its debut in 4K UHD on ARROW. Featuring a brand-new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, Torso revels in the time-honored traditions of erotic thrillers while simultaneously laying the groundwork for the modern slasher movie.
A sex maniac is prowling the streets of Perugia, targeting the picturesque university town’s female students. Alarmed at the plummeting life expectancy of the student body, Jane (Suzy Kendall, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) and her three friends elope to a secluded country villa – only to discover that, far from having left the terror behind, they’ve brought it with them!
Also known as Carnal Violence, Torso was released in Italy towards the end of the giallo boom before enjoying a second life on the American grindhouse circuit. Co-starring Tina Aumont (Salon Kitty) and Luc Merenda (The Violent Professionals), the film finds Sergio Martino at the top of his game, delivering copious levels of violence, sleaze, and one of the tensest cat-and-mouse games ever committed to celluloid!
The director of Beyond the Door and Madhouse brings his vision to subscribers with Ovidio G. Assonitis Selects (UK/IRE/US/CA), launching September 20.
“ARROW have gathered an impressive collection of motion pictures from all over the world. It was difficult to pick my highlights, but enjoyable. There are some truly memorable cult movies here, made by talented artists, some of whom are no longer with us. I am honoured to have some of my movies in a collection alongside these works. They are very important pictures.”
Titles Include: Don’t Torture a Duckling, The Case of the Scorpions Tail, Beyond the Door.
September 20 closes with a very special four pack for subscribers: a quartet of 70s vampire flicks.
Count Dracula (UK/IRE/US/CA): This gothic masterpiece from writer/director Jess Franco can now be experienced like never before, from its brilliant performances by Christopher Lee as the Count, Herbert Lom as Van Helsing, Soledad Miranda as Lucy, Maria Rohm as Mina and Klaus Kinski as Renfield to its sumptuously unnerving cinematography and eerie Bruno Nicolai score.
Bloodsuckers (US/CA): When a brilliant young Oxford professor disappears while researching in Greece, the British government launches an investigation that will trigger a nightmare of ritual sacrifice, sadomasochistic perversion, deranged academia and one of the most unique takes on vampirism in genre history.
Dracula Prisoner of Frankenstein (US/CA): Inspired by Universal’s 1940s monster mash-ups, writer/director Jess Franco instead delivered “a weird and wonderful masterpiece that transports you to a world like no other” (Scream Magazine): With minimal dialogue and maximum gothic atmosphere, Franco crafts a fever dream of erotic horror in which Count Dracula, Dr. Frankenstein and Frankenstein’s monster battle gypsies, showgirls and a wolfman.
Tender Dracula (US/CA): When horror’s biggest star (Peter Cushing) announces his retirement from the genre, two dimwit screenwriters and a pair of sexy actresses are dispatched to the actor’s castle for a lavish farce d’horreur érotique of violence, whippings, orgies, tender romance and a devilishly dignified performance by Cushing, even while spanking the bare bottom of French starlet Miou-Miou.
On September 27, enjoy a Japanese monster ravaging a rural school, as well as four monster classics.
Vampire Clay (UK/IRE/US/CA): In their quest to gain a coveted place at one of the prestigious art schools in Japan, a group of students attend prep school in a decrepit rural art studio.
Whilst honing their skills, star student Kaori (Kyoka Takeda) is entrusted with a bundle of discarded art supplies from the studio’s mysterious previous owner to work with. However, when Kaori cuts herself on a razor blade buried in one of her projects, the fresh drops of human blood awaken an insatiable form of evil hidden within the clay…
The Monster of the Opera (US/CA): Conceived as a sequel to their landmark The Vampire and the Ballerina, director Renato Polselli (The Reincarnation of Isabel, Delirium) and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi (All the Colors of the Dark) resurrected their gothic-fiend-stalks-a-theatrical-troupe framework for an over-the-top aria of reincarnated lovers, sheer nightgowns, sapphic hunger, interdimensional damnation and frenzied ‘opera.’
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (US/CA): A beautiful American artist named, Mary, who just so happens to be a vampire living in Mexico, has authorities baffled and in full investigation, after her lust for blood has left a trail of bodies across the country.
Lady Frankenstein (US/CA): Co-produced by Roger Corman, “one of the most underrated horror movies of all time” (Classic Horror) features lurid direction by Mel Welles (Little Shop of Horrors) from a story by by Dick Randall (Pieces), and a cast that includes Hollywood legend Joseph Cotten alongside EuroCult icons Rosalba Neri (The Devil’s Lover), Paul Muller (Nightmare Castle), and Mickey Hargitay (Bloody Pit of Horror).
The Devil’s Lover (US/CA): When a trio of free-spirited young women – led by a smoldering Rosalba Neri of Lady Frankenstein fame – insists on spending the night in a castle rumored to be owned by the Devil himself, their cobweb-and-candelabra lark triggers a nightmare of lust, violence, vampirism and the ultimate ecstasy of Satanic seduction.
The September lineup goes out guns blazing with Hired Guns (UK/IRE/US/CA) on September 27.
If you need someone taken out, you’ve come to the right place. ARROW’s Hired Guns collection features many highly-trained professionals whose trigger fingers are itching to make your problem go away. For a price.
Titles Include: Suture, Terminal Exposure, The Most Dangerous Game.
Developer Moon Punch Studio and Publisher Toplitz Productions are thrilled to announce that Wild West Dynasty, the sandbox city builder mixed with survival adventure, leaves Early Access today and is moving into version 1.0 with its highly anticipated new content-rich update.
This update marks the biggest milestone in the development of Wild West Dynasty yet. Not only a culmination of all improvements made since its start into Early Access, version 1.0 brings a plethora of previously unreleased improvements and additions with it. Virtually no stone was left unturned. With a new engrossing story, a stagecoach full of gameplay enhancements, improved performance and visuals as well as new elements like the fresh analysis feature to learn new crafting recipes, there has never been a better time to start settling in the American frontier of the 1800s.
Explore the wide open landscape, find and exploit resources and help other settlers to find a home in the barren wasteland of the American Midwest. With a deep building and decoration system that also allows wide customization, you can make your Wild West dreams become reality. Manage the denizens and villages to make sure everybody is performing to their best ability or set up treks to other settlements to exchange wares and ressources.
Follow the brand-new storyline, focus on building a life on the edge of the American frontier or anything in between: Catering to a variety of playstyles, Wild West Dynasty gives you the ultimate freedom to experience the wild west as you see fit.
Wild West Dynasty version 1.0 is available now. More information on the game can be found on the official Steam product page.
Netflix today released the Red Band Trailer for TERMINATOR ZERO debuting out of Anime NYC. The NSFW sneak peak marks less than one week until Judgment Day.
The eight-episode series is created and executive produced by Mattson Tomlin and executive produced by Skydance, Animation by Production IG Studios.
There is no fate when TERMINATOR ZERO premieres JUDGMENT DAY August 29, 2024 only on Netflix.
