Medieval Iberia was, for most of its history, a land of small kingdoms, competing to survive in a cutthroat world of diplomacy and war. Alliances cut across language, faith and geography as ambitions to unite the peninsula collide. But conflict is not the only path; co-operation and coexistence offer an alternate future for the region. Decide the Fate of Iberia today, in Crusader Kings III for consoles.
Introducing the Struggle system to console, Fate of Iberia gives rulers in Iberian realms new ways to navigate the perilous political situation in the region. Move through phases of opportunity and challenge, adapting to new situations suited to your ruler, shifting from warlike to peaceful strategies as the situation demands.
Independent developer Free Range Games and publisher North Beach Games are happy to announce that The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, the only survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth™, the iconic fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien, is available now both digitally and physically for the PlayStation®5 computer entertainment system. The game was released on Windows PC via the Epic Games Store on Oct. 24 and is scheduled to come to the Xbox Series X|S console systems in early 2024. The PS5 release of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria brings with it various quality-of-life updates, bug fixes, improved overall performance, and more changes that were first introduced on the PC version after its initial launch. There’s no better time to answer the call of Lord Gimli Lockbearer and lead your band of Dwarves on an all-new adventure to reclaim their forgotten kingdom in the darkest deeps of the fabled Mines of Moria.
“We’ve been playing tons of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria on PlayStation 5 and we’re stunned at how beautiful it looks on big screen 4K TV’s,” said Game Director Jon-Paul Dumont. “We’re looking forward to seeing gamers’ reactions to how well the game plays on PS5. PS5 players will be greeted with version 1.1, so they’ll get to enjoy all the recent additions and improvements we’ve made to the game from the start of their journeys.”
Publisher astragon Entertainment and developer Aesir Interactive have announced that the free new Tackling Update for popular law enforcement phenomenon Police Simulator: Patrol Officers is now available across PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC via Steam. As its name implies, the update offers players the ability to tackle fleeing suspects to the ground. Taser guns and service weapons may get the job done well, but sometimes it’s best to capture suspects the old fashioned way. If that’s not enough to pin players down, the update also introduces a new mini-map that aids would-be officers in targeting and tackling the right people of interest when conducting foot patrols, alongside various bug fixes and general improvements.
The expansive Guardian Police Vehicle DLC and intelligent Surveillance Police Vehicle DLC are also available today for 2.99€ / $2.99 USD or the regional equivalent across all platforms. The Guardian Police Vehicle was made for players that enjoy rounding up as many suspects as possible. It offers space for up to six suspects, rewards players with 10 additional shift points for each suspect brought to a police station, and doubles players’ shift points if six suspects are brought to the police station at the same time. The Surveillance Police Vehicle was made for players that prefer a stealthy approach. When the surveillance vehicle follows a civilian car for a short period of time, its driver intuition activates to detect potential offenses. If an offense is detected, the car can be lawfully halted, and the person driving is stopped for questioning.
A full list of new content in Police Simulator: Patrol Officers’ Tackling Update (Update 12) may be found below:
Fleeing suspects can now be stopped not only by using the taser gun or service weapon, but also by tackling them to the ground
The mini-map is now available on foot patrols
Various bug fixes and general improvements
Full details on Police Simulator: Patrol Officers’ Guardian Police Vehicle DLC may be found below:
The vehicle offers space for up to six arrested suspects
Players receive 10 additional shift points for each suspect brought to a police station with the Guardian Police Vehicle
If six suspects are brought to the police station at the same time, the number of shift points is doubled
Details on Police Simulator: Patrol Officers’ Surveillance Police Vehicle DLC may be found below:
After following a civilian vehicle for a short amount of time, the Surveillance Police Vehicle activates its driver intuition and detects potential offenses
If an offense is detected, the vehicle under surveillance can be lawfully stopped, and the person driving is questioned
Let the good times roll with the launch of Fallout 76: Atlantic City – Boardwalk Paradise. Now available for free for all players across all platforms, Atlantic City – Boardwalk Paradise brings a new premier destination to the wasteland, offering thrilling entertainment, scenic coastal views and new expedition challenges. Players can now venture out to Atlantic City to complete new missions while helping to maintain the balance of power and earn rewards.
In Fallout 76: Atlantic City – Boardwalk Paradise, players can embark on two new expeditions, Tax Evasion and The Most Sensational Game. In Tax Evasion players will work for the mafia and get their finances “in order”. Then in The Most Sensational Game is a race filled with obstacles and enemies for players to compete in.
In addition to the new expeditions, Boardwalk Paradise introduces the following:
New Locations –
The Neapolitan Casino
The Boardwalk
New Factions –
The Showmen
Municipal Government
The Family
New Enemies –
The overgrown
Lesser Devil
However, Atlantic City isn’t all fun and games. Beyond the New Jersey Pine Barrens lie the mutated Overgrown – irradiated, plant-like beasts from deep within the woods encroaching on Atlantic City’s borders. Dangerous cryptids have also been spotted wandering the area, so keep an eye out for those ferocious devils.
Grab your weapons (and some sunblock)! The all-new “Valley of the Zeke” update lands today in World War Z: Aftermath, the ultimate co-op zombie shooter from Saber Interactive inspired by Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster film. “Valley of the Zeke” delivers a new premium campaign episode set in Arizona, featuring three brand-new maps and four new playable survivors, available for $9.99 on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC*.
The premium “Valley of the Zeke” campaign episode introduces three original maps set in the heart of the American Southwest: Arizona. Choose between four new survivors and guide your caravan to safety across the desert and through the remnants of humanity’s devastated urban strongholds.
Players can also buy two new paid DLC skin packs starting today for $4.99 each* – the Pre-Apocalypse Character Skins Pack and the Burning Skulls Weapons Skin Pack.
Today’s “Valley of the Zeke” update also features a variety of free content for all owners of the original World War Z and World War Z: Aftermath, including:
New zombie enemy types that appear across all episodes: the Juggernaut, a special zombie unit that relentlessly charges anything and everything in its path, and new military zombies equipped with additional combat armor.
Introducing the De50 Heavy Pistol secondary weapon, a large-caliber firearm packing a ton of destructive power.
Unleash an array of thrilling mutators for wildly new experiences in Challenge Mode and Challenge Horde Mode! Transform the battlefield by arming auto-turrets with explosive ammo, call your inner cowboy and make everyone wield repeating rifles and revolvers, and more!
For PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC players, the Rome XL map is now available in Challenge Horde Mode, offering a dynamic environment to navigate and conquer.
Powered by the next generation of Saber’s dynamic Swarm Engine™, World War Z: Aftermath lets you play solo with AI squadmates or in co-op for up to four players with full crossplay between PC and consoles. Take on hordes of ravenous zombies with all content from World War Z: Game of the Year Edition, featuring full episodes in New York, Moscow, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Marseille, Rome/Vatican City, and the Kamchatka peninsula, as well as the new premium Arizona campaign episode! Experience the heart-pounding immersion of Aftermath’s optional first-person mode, decimate the undead with unique melee weapons, and master eight classes with distinct play styles and customizable loadouts.
NACON is pleased to announce that story-driven RPG Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is now available on Nintendo SwitchTM. The game is also on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store),
Developed by Big Bad Wolf (The Council), the game is adapted from the classic tabletop RPG Vampire: The Masquerade and has a brand-new approach to gameplay in which every choice matters, both when investigating and when interacting with others.
About Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
In this story-driven RPG adapted from the fifth edition of Vampire: The Masquerade, you play as three vampires, each a member of a different clan in the Camarilla, the secret society that governs most vampires. Through the characters’ intertwined destinies, players must contend with their different viewpoints to separate the truth from the lies. While navigating rumors of conspiracies, murders and power struggles, players must protect their clan, uncover the truth and, above all, ensure that the Masquerade – the vampire law that hides their existence from humans – remains unbreeched.
NeocoreGames is happy to announce that the second seasonal free content update, called Rising Eclipse, and patch 2.0 for King Arthur: Knight’s Tale is now available on Steam.
Rising Eclipse introduces a brand new seasonal mission chain focusing on the Seelie and Unseelie Courts of Avalon, including new seasonal mechanics as well as a new seasonal building – the Sídhe Shrine – in Camelot.
Based on community feedback, patch 2.0 brings a massive gameplay and quality-of-life overhaul to the base game, including class and character balance changes, extended skill trees, artifact crafting, rebalanced boss fights and maps, new enemy variants, and much more.
We are excited to announce that we will be releasing The Traitor Curse – Part 2 before the winter holidays! Continuing the first anniversary celebrations of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, this second part of the free anniversary update adds new features, additional content, as well as fixes and improvements to the game.
The Traitor Curse Part 2 includes:
New Consumables – Stimms: Loot four different Stimms from the field to aid you in the fight against the heretics; restoring health, boosting damage, increasing speed or hasten cooldown regeneration
New Weapon Marks: Quartermaster Brunt has new weapon variations available to diversify your playstyle introducing, amongst others, the foldable Munitorum Mk III Sapper Shovel and the Agripinaa Mk XIV Quickdraw Stub Revolver with its fanning technique
New Mission – Warren 6-19: explore The Carnival’s back alleys and destroy the Moebian production facilities
Time-Limited Combat Encounter: The Karnak Twins have been sighted ambushing strike teams across Tertium
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Developer Wondernaut Studio and publisher CRITICAL REFLEX have announced Ironhive, a new deck-building strategy game in development on PC. Revealed during the PC Gaming Show, Ironhive challenges players to survive a harsh, dystopian future through an interconnected system of deck building, city building, crafting, exploration, resource management, and more. Build your colony, ensure the survival of your people, and create a legacy that will be passed on to the next generations. As the Ironlord, you are their only remaining hope.
The world as we know it ended hundreds of years ago. “The Great Collapse” saw the fall of humanity. With time, surviving groups began to establish new settlements-fortress-cities called “Ironhives.”
As the leader of an Ironhive, you will build your colony, lead your people, explore the world around you, and do everything in your power to withstand the harsh challenges of your hostile world. Every decision will contribute to building your Legacy, acquiring Cultural Traits that will affect subsequent colonies.
Key Features
Rebuild Your Home. Elevate housing, utility, social, production, and defense buildings.
Corrupted by Choices. Use your cards to maintain your Ironhive’s Stability through every season.
Explore the Wasteland. Send out expeditions in search of vital resources, technologies and more.
Take On the Harsh World’s Challenges. Make decisions through interconnected narrative events, telling a different story with each playthrough.
Secure Your Legacy. Register your legacy in the Book of Ashes and choose cultural traits that will influence your next colonies.
Thick Atmosphere & Beautiful Visuals. Ironhive takes inspiration from Avery Alder’s The Quiet Year and Simon Stålenhag’s The Labyrinth.
The Brazil-based team at Wondernaut comes from a variety of backgrounds, sharing a mission to create rich worlds and tell extraordinary stories. Inspired by the intersection between board games and RPGs, they began to develop Ironhive in 2022 at BIG Festival’s game jam, gaining enough praise both from the judges and the community to pursue expanding the game.
11 bit studios and the Frostpunk 2 development team are excited to offer you an exclusive first glimpse into the gameplay of Frostpunk 2. The highly anticipated full reveal is just around the corner, as noted by the directors of the sequel in their message. Premiering in today’s PC Gaming Show Most Wanted showcase, Frostpunk 2 secured a spot among the 25 most anticipated games of 2024.
The city has undergone significant changes since the events of the first Frostpunk. As it’s grown in both size and population so has it given rise to diverse and conflicting aspirations among its citizens. However, Frostpunk 2 remains rooted in its focus on an emergent narrative set in a harsh, post-apocalyptic atmosphere. All these elements will be showcased in detail within the upcoming gameplay reveal.
In addition to Frostpunk 2, the PC Gaming Show featured another game from 11 bit studios. Recently announced, INDIKA, a unique narrative adventure starring a nun in the titular role, made its appearance with a remixed version of the original trailer. INDIKA is set to release on PC and consoles in 2024.
