Pacific Drive will send players on a road trip of a lifetime when the driving survival adventure game releases Feb. 22, 2024 for PlayStation 5 and PC, Ironwood Studios and publishing partner Kepler Interactive announced today. The highly anticipated title’s release date was revealed within a new trailer debuted at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase while a Deluxe physical edition of Pacific Drive was also unveiled, to be distributed later next year by Maximum Games.
Take a brief glance behind the curtain of the Olympic Exclusion Zone’s past, the engrossing expanse at the heart of Pacific Drive. Once a shining jewel in the Pacific Northwest, it now sits behind a 300-meter wall, closed to the outside world and left to mysterious phenomena and the forces of nature. Explore distinctly fascinating new biomes as you drive deeper into the unknown; chart the Zone, uncover its hidden history and try to outrun the deadly anomalies of this surreal place.
Get behind the wheel of a uniquely capable station wagon, maintaining and upgrading your ride with life-saving tools while navigating treacherous terrain, gathering supplies and surviving tense encounters with the land’s dangerous hazards. Mysterious voices reach your car’s radio the further you drive, offering questions and dire warnings – leaving you to wonder who or what remains in this desolate place. Will you survive or become another relic in the Zone’s haunting landscape?
The Pacific Drive: DELUXE EDITION is a retail exclusive that features the base game, a set of three art cards from the heart of the Olympic Exclusion Zone, traveler’s journal, deluxe sleeve, reversible coversheet as well as a pack of in-game cosmetic items for your station wagon.
League of Geeks, developers of the hugely successful indie strategy game Armello and roguelite colony sim Jumplight Odyssey, have today announced that Solium Infernum will launch February 14th, 2024, on PC via Steam. The news comes alongside a new Infernal Strategy trailer which was shown at the PC Gaming Show. The studio also teased an upcoming multiplayer playtest in early 2024.
Solium Infernum is a political grand strategy game of subterfuge, intrigue, and betrayal set in Hell. Based on the acclaimed cult classic from Vic Davis, players fight to become the rulers of Hell’s infernal regions. The game includes both a single-player mode with all-new story-driven scenarios and skirmishes and online multiplayer with custom asynchronous matches for up to six players.
As one of the eight great Archfiends of Hell, players must outwit and outmanoeuvre their rivals to claim the empty Infernal Throne through a mastery of devious political and military strategy. With a litany of tactics awaiting their command, players will bluff, backstab, and sow betrayal on their pathway to victory. Solium Infernum also brings a range of game options, from 2-4 hour single-player matches to epic, weeklong, six-player multiplayer matches requiring only a few minutes to play every day.
Warner Bros. Games and DC today announced Batman: Arkham Trilogy is now available for the first time on Nintendo Switch™. The compilation of Rocksteady Studios’ award-winning videogames brings together the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City, and Batman: Arkham Knight in one iconic package, complete with all previously released downloadable content (DLC) from all three titles. Batman: Arkham Trilogy was developed for Nintendo Switch™ by Turn Me Up Games.
Additionally, the compilation features the new Batman character skin* inspired by the suit from the Warner Bros. Pictures hit 2022 film The Batman, which is available now exclusively in Batman: Arkham Knight on Nintendo Switch™ and will be available in Batman: Arkham Knight on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC beginning Dec. 15.
Developed by Rocksteady Studios and released in 2009, Batman: Arkham Asylum is the first installment in the iconic Arkham series. The game sets the stage for DC’s “Arkhamverse” that fans know and love today, and introduces players to a unique, dark, and atmospheric adventure, taking them into the depths of the infamous Arkham Asylum. Featuring an original story, players move in the shadows as Batman to instill fear amongst enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City’s most notorious villains, including Harley Quinn, Bane, Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, and Scarecrow, who have taken over the asylum.
Independent developer Hitori De Productions is thrilled to unveil a new trailer for its horror game SUPERNORMAL. Inspired by the highly anticipated Allison Road, the title offers players a psychologically intense horror experience set within the confines of a seemingly ordinary apartment. Developed in Unreal Engine 5 and permitted by Allison Road’s original creator, SUPERNORMAL is designed to support both next-gen and past-gen platforms. The latest trailer highlights the advanced capabilities of next-gen graphics and teases the eerie potential of what Allison Road could have evolved into.
In SUPERNORMAL, players step into the shoes of Detective Wyatt, tasked with solving the mysterious disappearance of Masato Sakamoto’s daughter. The game intricately weaves detective work and puzzle-solving, immersing players in an environment where every detail could be a clue. Unique features such as using a microphone to communicate with paranormal entities elevate the gameplay, creating an intensely personal horror experience.
Truck & Logistics Simulator, the open-world transportation simulator with cross-platform multiplayer from the sim vets at Aerosoft and developer Simula Games, completes its delivery with a version 1.0 launch on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One today. The simulator is already available on Nintendo Switch.
Manage a fledgling logistics company with a handful of forklifts to its name on an immersive journey to transform it into an industry titan. Tackle missions and challenges to fund the acquisition of everything from delivery vans to heavy trucks. Master over 30 vehicles, each with realistic physics and damage systems, as well as fully detailed interiors, while facing multi-step delivery missions where the right vehicle is the key to success.
Use profits from completed jobs to customize each vehicle in the fleet to match personal preference or address specific mission parameters. Load up vans and trucks with precious cargo and travel to the delivery point, avoiding speed cameras and police patrols on the lookout for reckless drivers eager to cut corners and expedite deliveries. Learn the intricacies of each vehicle with steering wheel support on PC and consoles for added immersion.
A work order shared is a burden lessened, so team up for greater profits in cross-platform multiplayer that supports up to 24 simultaneous drivers. Collaborate on multiplayer-specific jobs like escorting heavy transport convoys with specialized equipment. Explore the world with a partner to unearth hidden secrets across a diverse environment, experiencing waterways, rural hills, and industrious metroplexes throughout the full day/night cycle.
“Truck & Logistics Simulator fans know to expect a high-fidelity experience from their developers,” said Maarten Janello, Product Manager at Aerosoft. “We are excited to bring the 1.0 release onto platforms today, giving the community the meaty experience their appetite demands from simulation games.”
Truck & Logistics Simulator version 1.0 launches today on Steam for Windows PC for $19.95/€19.95 and digitally on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One for $29.99/€29.99. The retail box version releases on December 7th. It features English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Hungarian, Romanian, and Simplified Chinese-language support.
Experience World War II rewritten. The new major expansion Panzer Corps 2: Axis Operations – 1946 for the popular turn-based strategy game has launched today on Steam. Renowned strategy publisher Slitherine invites players to explore a tantalizing ahistorical take on a massive Axis invasion of the United States with a new in-depth campaign, thirty new scenarios, hosts of new units, and more.
Panzer Corps 2: Axis Operations – 1946 uses the ahistorical campaign path established in previous expansions as a springboard, offering a massive and original strategic campaign exploring a joint German-Japanese invasion of the continental United States. It is the final, grand instalment and a fitting climatic ending for all those players who took the first steps in Panzer Corps 2 ahistorical campaigning.
To bring the necessary level of authenticity to this major expansion, expert historical consultants ensured all the details in this “what if” campaign were up to scratch. This means Panzer Corps 2: Axis Operations – 1946’s thirty new ahistorical campaign scenarios are anchored in a believable context, from the Battle of San Francisco, Alamo 1946, or the Second Battle of Wichita.
Panzer Corps 2: Axis Operations – 1946 is specifically designed to welcome new players next to returning veterans. A new tiered objective system is featured. Primary objectives influence campaign progression and are created to be manageable for all players. Bonus objectives are off the beaten path, purely optional, with players rewarded with extra prestige resources. Lastly, Elite objectives give an exciting, extra challenge, including massively overpowered enemy armies.
Players of Panzer Corps 2: Axis Operations – 1946 have the option to import their core forces, which completed the previous Axis Operation 1945 East campaign. They can also opt to use a preset core force to launch the Axis Operations 1946 Amerika campaign directly. Imported forces can seek additional challenges through increased difficulty settings, advanced game modes, and elite objectives. Preset forces contain a balanced amount of experienced units plus a variety of heroes suitable for new and returning players.
During today’s PC Gaming Show, indie developer Monumental Collab and publisher CRITICAL REFLEX revealed a new trailer officially announcing Drowned Lake, a story-driven horror fishing game with survival elements in development for PC. Pilot a boat into the heart of the forest and investigate its ominous waters to fish out the terrifying secrets hidden in the darkness. Unravel the truth in a mystery told from three unique perspectives, inspired by the legends and nightmares of Brazilian folklore and influenced with a retro VHS aesthetic.
Deep in Brazil’s coastal forest is the Drowned Lake, an area of folk tales and legends, where many who trespass never return. When Bento, a student in his twenties, goes missing in this sinister place, it sets off a twisted story to discover the truth. Explore your surroundings by boat from a top-down perspective, collecting evidence with a fishing rod, while solving puzzles in first-person adventure-like segments. But try to avoid disturbing these troubled waters too much. Remember: you’re not safe here.
Key Features
A Non-linear Horror Story, Told From Three Perspectives: Explore the most forbidding reaches of the forest as a firefighter, a journalist and an elderly fisherman. Unravel the mystery and each character’s true motives in an interactive narrative where your choices matter.
Scour Dark Waters for the Truth: Collect evidence and uncover what hides beneath the surface of the Drowned Lake by exploring, fishing, investigating, and solving puzzles.
Beware Making Noise: As you probe the forest’s farthest depths, your choices and actions may increase your noise level, attracting unwanted attention from the horrors of the night.
Discover the Nightmares of Brazilian Folklore: Experience a tragic, twisted tale inspired by the unique melting pot of Brazilian culture and mythology.
Investigate in First-Person Mode: Navigate narrow areas, complete intricate puzzles, and experience the true terrors the darkness hides in first-person POV sections inspired by escape rooms and classic horror games.
Drowned Lake builds on the success of Monumental Collab’s Our Lady of the Drowned Lake, an original nautical horror experience created for the 2022 GMTK Game Jam. The development team has a shared passion for weird horror, producing multiple experiences for game jams over the years. The studio most recently released the free found-footage horror game TELEFORUM, which launched earlier this year to “Very Positive” player reviews on Steam.
Brace yourselves, horror aficionados and pinball enthusiasts! Zen Studios, the pinball wizards behind the acclaimed Pinball FX series, today unleash a new nightmare into the pinball realm with their new spine-tingling pinball platform – Pinball M. Prepare to tilt into terror as Zen Studios horrifies PlayStation, Xbox, Steam and the Epic Games Store with Pinball M – TODAY! Pinball M will launch on Nintendo Switch on December 28.
Pinball M boasts a sinister lineup of pinball tables available day one, designed to keep players on the edge of their seats from the moment they plunge into the darkness. Prepare to face your deepest fears with Zen’s own Wrath of the Elder Gods – Director’s Cut,Dead by Daylight Pinball, Chucky’s Killer Pinball, and The THING Pinball in collaboration with Universal Products & Experiences. To complete the launch table lineup, Duke Nukem’s Bigshot Pinball delivers a wild and uninhibited extravaganza, complete with bubble gum.
But the horror doesn’t stop there! Pinball M introduces never-before-seen features that will plunge players even deeper into the nightmarish realms.
Play Corners
With Play Corners, the haunting ambiance of each table creeps beyond the gameplay, immersing you in 3D environments in the table menus. You can customize your Play Corners with an array of chilling decorative elements that can be earned through gameplay, making the perfect space to reflect your own twisted tastes.
Profile Banners
Pinball M also touts a multitude of other new and malevolent features that will keep even the most experienced pinball players wickedly entertained. Player profiles become their own personal banner of horror, as you customize with a wide range of haunting options showcasing your unique and terrifying identity.
New Challenges
Engage the tables like never before in the Dread Challenge and Shiver Challenge. Reach the point threshold in Dread to give yourself another minute to reach the next one. Accumulate and survive as long as you can. Can you brave the Shiver Challenge? The table lights dim to almost total darkness and you have to navigate your ball based on your instincts.
Community Features
With Pinball M, pinball is no longer a solitary gaming experience. Players can engage in a variety of new community features where modes like the Nightmare Trails await! Each day, random objectives materialize to torment and test players, accompanied by separate daily leaderboards that intensify the spirit of competition.
This is just the beginning of the horrors that await in Pinball M. Stay tuned for spine-chilling updates, as additional pinball tables are planned to release later this year with more expected to come in 2024.
Don’t miss your chance to immerse yourself in the darkness and unleash your pinball prowess in Pinball M. Get ready to tilt into terror like never before! For more information visit www.pinballm.com.
About Zen Studios
Zen Studios is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for all major digital game platforms. Recognized as one of the premier gaming studios in the world, Zen has worked with some of the most iconic entertainment studios, including Lucasfilm, Marvel Entertainment, NBC Universal, and FOX Digital Entertainment.
Zen’s Pinball FX franchise has defined video game pinball excellence since 2007, and critically acclaimed titles like Circus Electrique and Operencia: The Stolen Sun have proven its devotion to creating captivating RPGs. Zen Studios joined Saber Interactive in November 2020. For more information on Zen’s library of titles, visit zenstudios.com.
Core Engage and Daedalic Entertainment are proud to announce that the developer’s debut title, New Cycle, will launch into Early Access on January 18th, 2024. The survival city-builder is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth ravaged by solar flares and reduced to settlements reminiscent of early civilization. Players must take lessons and knowledge of the past into each new day, hoping to carry forward into a future for humanity.
Watch the release date trailer for New Cycle here:
New Cycle is a dieselpunk-inspired city-builder with an emphasis on survival. You are the leader of a small group of settlers seeking refuge after a catastrophic solar flare desolated the Earth. You start with only a basic settlement, a few hungry workers, and many unfulfilled needs. Over time, as your population grows, new challenges for your colony will emerge —fluctuations in morale, disease outbreaks, power losses, and resource demands will all test your capabilities as a leader. Nothing is ever certain, but each new day is another opportunity to rebuild what was lost and return humanity’s dominion over the earth.
Looking into the bright dawn of Early Access in January, Turkish developers Core Engage are excited to inject fresh energy into the survival city-building genre by elevating tried and true hallmarks both narratively and mechanically. With the unique crisis component around the sun and climate changes reminiscent of today’s ecological concerns, New Cycle honors the existing elements while entertaining innovation in light of the new world and circumstances. Early Access will feature two different gameplay modes (campaign and sandbox), three different biomes, 54 buildings, 47 producible resources, three classes of society, eight different stages of development, and an inventory of 3D assets divided into three main eras and art style approaches.
A44 Games, in collaboration with publisher Kepler Interactive, unveiled the stunning new gameplay trailer for their highly anticipated gods-slaying Action-RPG, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn at this year’s PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted. Scheduled for release in Summer 2024, the game is set to send players on a journey only they can survive on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store).
Watch the brand-new trailer:
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn takes place in a breathtakingly beautiful yet perilous open world where magic and guns collide. Taking control of Nor Vanek, alongside her mystical companion, Enki, players find themselves in a relentless battle against the gods and their menacing army of the dead. They must hone their combat skills using an enthralling mix of gunpowder and magic to reclaim the lost City of Dawn as the world around them plunges into chaos. Switch seamlessly from magic to weapons-based combat and partner with Enki to deliver devastating attacks on towering enemies. As the gods seek to rule over everything they call home, Nor must become more than a soldier if she’s to save humanity.
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn launches on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), in Summer 2024. Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn will also be available day one with Xbox Game Pass. For more information visit www.playflintlock.com.
