Today, developer Rubber Duck Games and publisher E-Home Entertainment are thrilled to celebrate the launch of their humor-filled action RPG, Evil Wizard, on Windows PC, and Xbox Series X|S! This unique, action-adventure title puts players in the role of a defeated final boss, fresh off of a humiliating battle with a hero, and hungry for revenge.
In their quest for vengeance, you’ll explore charming pixel-art environments packed to the brim with hordes of enemies that you need to overcome to reclaim what’s yours. While you once were a powerful wizard, an epic battle stripped you of your powers and now you’ll have to rediscover them and re-infiltrate your castle to unleash the revenge you long for.
“It has been a long time coming, and we’re thrilled to be launching the quirky and comedic fun of Evil Wizard and sharing our unique spin on the action RPG genre,” said Kavka Wang, Marketing Director, at E-Home. “Evil Wizard has a little something for everyone, between the crude humor, satisfying combat, and hundreds of easter eggs scattered throughout, and we welcome players into the wild and wonderful world that we’ve created!”
“We are equally nervous as excited to be releasing the game,” said lead programmer Diego Ordoñez, “They keep asking us for a quote but the only thing we can put to summarize our feelings is ‘AAHHHHHHH!’”
Evil Wizard features tons of enemy and boss variety, including some inspired by the dev team’s favorite games and movies. The game also features fourth-wall-breaking humor, inspired by the likes of Conker’s Bad Fur Day and Deadpool, and one thing is certain: this wizard has quite the mouth! Tying all the fun together is satisfying action RPG combat that you’ll need to master if you want to reclaim your evil castle and all the glory that comes with it.
The next instalment of the award-winning, critically-acclaimed cRPG, Solasta: Crown of the Magister – is now available to play. Tactical Adventures is celebrating the release of the Solasta: Palace of Ice campaign DLC with a Free Weekend and huge discounts galore!
Palace of Ice is the biggest DLC pack to date, playable in solo or co-op, it gives players a brand-new campaign with over 25 hours of new content taking place following the end of the original Crown of the Magister campaign.
Designed with higher level characters in mind (level 10-16), players will discover entirely new locations and weather effects, as well as new enemy types and high level character development (spells, items, armors, etc). New dungeon maker environments have also been added, as well as two new races to complete your party – Gnomes and Tieflings.
For even more Palace of Ice content, check out the High Level gameplay video where Tactical Adventures provides a deep dive into community requested features as well as closing out the main Solasta storyline: https://youtu.be/VsFkLZWksMs
This new campaign sees the Soraks infiltrating Gallivan and threatening the Snow Alliance after making a deal with the demons. The heroes will have to explore a totally new region, and reunite the different clans of the Snow Alliance in order to try to bring the spread of Soraks and Demons to an end.
An all-new free content update will also provide more faces for character creation, as well as important Dungeon Maker improvements: the ability to play levels 12-16, a dedicated world map and an NPC follower system.
The Palace of Ice DLC will retail for $14.99 / €14,99 / £14.99.
Award-winning studio Owlcat Games is thrilled to reveal the new trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader – the first cRPG set in the legendary grim darkness of the far future of Warhammer 40,000. Debuted at Warhammer Skulls event the Feature Trailer shows brand new locations and enemies, a reveal of a new companion – the Space Wolf, Ulfar, and finally a brief glimpse into the nefarious machinations of Chaos and its role within the narrative. Watch the feature trailer:
Together with the new trailer Owlcat Games is excited to announce that all early founders who pre-purchased any version of the game will be able to download and play the Beta on 1 June 2023. https://roguetrader.owlcat.games/preorder/en#packs
The closed Beta dramatically extends the amount of content available for the players and features the prologue and the first three chapters of the game. The explorers of the Koronus Expanse will get access to hours of new adventures, exciting quests, will meet new enemies and friends and also will learn how it all started.
The closed Alpha released in December 2022 will transform into the Beta version of the game, and will remain live until Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader‘s release, meaning that anyone who pre-purchases any of the founder’s packs will be able to try the game early. In-game progress will not be transferred from one version to another
The Steam and GOG wishlists are already opened for the eagerly-anticipated title.
Fans can support the game right now by purchasing a Founder’s Pack and becoming part of the team behind Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Those who decide to support the developers early will gain access to the Beta version of the game, help the team in shaping the experience with their feedback, and receive a set of unique rewards and items available only to early supporters.
The Founder’s Packs are available on the official website at owlcat.games.
Today Focus Entertainment and Tindalos Interactive, in collaboration with 20th Century Games, revealed a new gameplay overview trailer which offers fans a deeper dive into Aliens: Dark Descent. The video’s in-depth footage and commentary showcases the narrative, protagonists, and gameplay mechanics of the upcoming strategic, real-time, squad-based tactical action game set in the iconic Alien universe. Aliens: Dark Descent releases June 20 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC.
You are the commander, your squad is your weapon
Aliens: Dark Descent features a fully fledged tactical campaign filled with tense moments, deep strategy, and terrifying revelations. As you explore further, you’ll progress in a complex story and attempt to solve the mysteries of Planet Lethe. Players will manage their squad as a single unit, thanks to innovative and intuitive controls on both keyboard/mouse and controller. Marines react intelligently to orders thanks to a unique Squad Behavior System that dispatches them automatically on the field. When the Xenomorph threat gets overwhelming, they can slow down time at any moment to focus on tactical decisions in the heat of battle.
Marines are well-equipped to alter their environment and deal with hostiles. Flamethrowers can be used to engulf corridors and condemn enemy paths. Suppressive fire is effective at slowing down your enemies, and sentry guns are best used to sustain tough encounters while making sure not to run out of resources.
Every run is unique as the Xenomorphs adapt to player behavior and action. Each choice remains unaltered as players explore extensive, open and persistent levels. Managing the squad’s health and stress levels is equally as important as clearing objectives. And remember, when a Marine dies, they are permanently gone for good.
After each mission, players return to their ship, the Otago: a hub to heal and recruit Marines, as well as to research and develop new tech that improves gear. With five Marine classes available, assign a role to each of your Marines and create a stronger squad to explore further down and battle against an onslaught of iconic Xenomorph creatures.
Gear up and discover the source of a strange and dire threat in Aliens: Dark Descent on June 20 when the game releases on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. Digital and retail pre-orders are open for all platforms. For more information, visit the Focus Entertainment website.
Developer The Gentlebros and publisher Kepler Interactive today announced the return of an epic feline adventure in Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean, the latest installment in the million-selling series coming to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC via Steam in 2024.
In Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean, take on the role of a swashbuckling purrivateer as you embark across a 2.5D pirate-themed open world. In an archipelago swarming with pesky Pi-rats searching for the Northern Star – a long-lost mythical treasure – you’ll take to your very own ship to traverse the dangerous seas and seamlessly zip between the waves and the shore. Either as a solo adventurer, or alongside a friend in local co-op, the Purribean is filled with varied dungeons and paw-geous biomes to explore freely.
From firing cannonballs to shooting elemental shells, your very own pirate ship will equip you with all the best pirate-worthy tools to defeat even the most furr-orocious foes. Back on land, master the game’s newly refined combat system to prevail over the Pi-rat hoards scurrying in every corner of the archipelago. With a litany of new weapons and spells to get your paws on, the game’s new weapon swapping mechanic will allow you to switch between weapons on the fly and create claw-some attack combos.
Prepare to set sail. Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean is set to launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam in 2024. For more information, visit: http://catquestgame.com/
Today, at The PlayStation Showcase event, Remedy Entertainment and Epic Games unveiled a brand new gameplay trailer and announced that Alan Wake 2, the long-awaited and highly anticipated sequel to the studio’s award-winning psychological thriller will launch on October 17. Alan Wake 2 will be available digitally for PC on the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Pre-orders for Alan Wake 2 are now available.
The trailer introduces Saga Anderson (played by Melanie Liburd), an accomplished FBI agent with a reputation for solving impossible cases, who arrives to investigate murders in the small town community of Bright Falls in the Pacific Northwest. Anderson’s case spirals into a nightmare when she discovers pages of a horror story that starts to come true and questions how it may be connected to missing writer Alan Wake, whose own dark story eerily mirrors her own.
“Alan Wake 2 is an intense story and a layered mystery that takes players on two disturbing journeys, running in parallel and echoing each other in strange and unexpected ways,” said Sam Lake, Creative Director and Lead Writer of Alan Wake 2. “A newcomer to Alan Wake’s world, FBI Agent Saga Anderson’s investigation offers players a unique lens into this survival horror experience.”
Alan Wake 2 pushes players into a psychological horror story from the perspective of two playable characters. Saga Anderson risks her life to solve a deadly mystery of murders in the Pacific Northwest while Alan Wake attempts to rewrite his reality to escape the depths of the Dark Place, a nightmare version of New York City.
Taking full advantage of the power of current consoles and PC, and driven by Remedy Entertainment’s proprietary Northlight engine, players will take on powerful supernatural enemies in desperate situations filled with intense suspense and unexpected twists. Anderson and Wake are two heroes on two desperate journeys in two separate realities, connected at heart in ways neither of them can understand.
More details and insight from the team at Remedy Entertainment can be found in a post on the official site.
The best-selling and critically acclaimed original Alan Wake received multiple Game of the Year awards and followed the titular protagonist on a desperate search for his missing wife. As he discovered pages of a horror story he had supposedly written, author Alan Wake was forced to question his sanity as, page by page, the story came true before his eyes. Remedy and Epic Games Publishing have released a modern remaster of the title, Alan Wake Remastered, for PC on the Epic Games Store and on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One consoles.
Today publisher and developer Vertigo Games are proud to announce Arizona Sunshine 2, the sequel to the best-selling VR zombie-shooter Arizona Sunshine. Revealed during Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 2023 PlayStation Showcase, Arizona Sunshine 2 is the next-gen sequel to the fan-favorite VR apocalypse, and packs even more gore-geous zombie action!
Welcome back to sun-kissed, zombified Arizona, where you can take on the form of our dark-humored protagonist once more to set out on the next chapter of a VR journey. In a post-apocalyptic world where every bullet counts, experience the thrill of realistic combat as you wield all-new and fan-favorite weapons—from shotguns to machetes and flamethrowers. An all-new melee combat system will push you to the very brink of your limits as you slay Freds (the zombies, in case you didn’t know) like never before in full, next-gen mutilation glory!
Arizona Sunshine 2 is a direct sequel to the original that sets you on an all-new limb-strewn adventure in search of answers. And what’s better than braving the end of the f*cking world? Surviving it with your new best friend—Buddy. Not only is Buddy your four-legged companion through thick and thin, he’s also the goodest boy and will help take down those pesky Freds for you. In this (surprisingly light-hearted) story of a profoundly lonely man desperate to find another living person in post-apocalyptic Arizona, our hero and Buddy embark on a quest for a new sense of purpose, seeking the joy that the wasteland around them cannot provide.
Arizona Sunshine 2 takes full advantage of the latest VR technology, forging a new frontier in blood-pumping, zombie-blasting action:
Form an unexpected friendship as you set out on a cinematic VR journey of intense survival
Experience the thrill of combat by physically wielding a diverse range of weapons, from shotguns to machetes—and even flamethrowers
Explore gore-geous, next-gen VR environments, all the way to the end of the f*cking world
Discover all the ways to slay a Fred through a brand-new, next-gen mutilation and gore system
With plenty of additional features to be revealed later this year.
Today during the PlayStation Showcase Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, debuted footage for the highly anticipated action-RPG Dragon’s Dogma™ 2, a melee mash-up for the upcoming Street Fighter™ 6, and a first-look at Resident Evil™ 4 VR Mode coming exclusively to PlayStation VR®2. The cult-classic Dragon’s Dogma™ released in 2012, and since then the series has sold over 7.2 million units globally in addition to inspiring an original Netflix animated series. Dragon’s Dogma 2 was announced at the start of the “Dragon’s Dogma 10th Anniversary” celebration, and this new trailer provides fans with the first look at the richly detailed and deeply explorable fantasy world created using immersive physics, character AI and the latest in graphics from Capcom’s RE ENGINE. The trailer also introduced some of the key characters the Arisen will encounter as they forge their destiny. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is now in development for the PlayStation®5 (PS5™) console, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Street Fighter 6 drops on June 2, 2023 across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, and the Resident Evil 4 VR Mode free DLC is coming exclusively to PlayStation VR 2 for PlayStation 5.
Ascend, Arisen, and Slay the Dragon in Dragon’s Dogma 2
Dragon’s Dogma 2 begins in a subterranean jail, where the Dragon’s voice echoes in the fog of lost memories. With their heart taken by the Dragon, the Arisen is set on a path to slay that symbol of the world’s destruction as it soars through the sky on massive wings, breathing flames that scorch everything in its path. Betwixt the domains of humans and the newly introduced beastren race, a hero must fulfill their forgotten destiny, and claim the throne. Up to three mysterious otherworldly beings, known as Pawns, accompany the Arisen throughout their journey. Pawns create the feeling of a cooperative gameplay experience by offering unique characteristics, skills, and knowledge gained from their experiences with other Arisen.
This single player narrative driven action-RPG challenges players to use their creativity and curiosity to shape their own experience. Whether it is your Arisen’s vocation, the Pawns selected for your party, or your approach to multi-faceted gameplay situations, the world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 revolves around choice. Capcom’s advanced RE ENGINE produces vividly detailed, high fidelity graphics combined with immersive physics and complex and reactive character AI to create a setting where decisions, and their consequences, come to life. Both your party of Pawns and enemies alike will react dynamically to your actions on the battlefield, whether you cling to the backs of monsters or seek to dispatch them from afar. Your vocation allows you to choose your playstyle, and whether you will use swords, bows, or potent magick to bring your foes to heel. With the Arisen’s future veiled in mystery, what challenges and triumphs await on the path to their destiny?
Hit the Streets!
Street Fighter™ 6 is gearing up for its imminent global release and showed off brand new scenes from World Tour, the new single-player story mode set within the Street Fighter™ universe. From interacting with all 18 legendary Masters like Chun-Li and Ryu, to discovering the true meaning of strength, players will travel through open-world areas as they customize their own personal avatar by mixing and matching fighting styles and special moves.
Street Fighter 6, releasing on June 2, is available for pre-order now and represents the next evolution of the Street Fighter series with a combo of unique fighting game innovations and brimming with content across three brand new game modes – Fighting Ground, World Tour, and Battle Hub.
Experience the Cutting Edge of Immersion with Resident Evil 4 VR Mode
Get even closer to Leon S. Kennedy’s critically acclaimed story of survival with the Resident Evil 4 VR Mode free DLC coming exclusively to PlayStation VR®2 for those who own the game on PlayStation®5. The PlayStation Showcase provided eager fans with a first look at gameplay, demonstrating how the PlayStation®VR2 Sense controller makes core gameplay systems such as parrying enemy attacks even more immersive and intuitive. More information on when players can experience Resident Evil 4 VR Mode first hand will be shared at a later date.
Milestone today released a new gameplay trailer for RIDE 5, the upcoming biking sim launching on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store August 24, 2023. RIDE 5 Producer Paolo Bertoni shares some insights about the philosophy that guided the development of the first new-gen-only Milestone title.
Expansive Worlds, a creative division within Avalanche Studios Group, today revealed the next paid DLC map for their immersive open world hunting game, theHunter: Call of the Wild. Titled Emerald Coast Australia, this highly-anticipated new hunting location features a diverse open world that teems with life, 14 animal species, including iconic fauna such as Kangaroos and Crocodiles, new side and story missions, and the new Zagan Varminter .22-250 bolt-action rifle.
“We have one of the smartest and most engaged communities around, and they’ve been correctly suspecting for some time now that Australia would be our next hunting destination”, said Troy Schram, Lead Game Designer on theHunter: Call of the Wild.
“We’re thrilled to finally confirm that their suspicions were right, and can’t wait for them to discover all the unique animals and diverse environments that the Australian outback has to offer”.
Emerald Coast Australia – Key Features:
Explore the Australian outback, subtropical bushlands, and tropical rainforests, and experience the natural wonder of its stunning wilderness.
Hunt some of Australia’s most iconic fauna, including the Magpie Goose, Banteng, Saltwater Crocodile, and Eastern Grey Kangaroo.
Additionally, this update introduces a new ‘Great One’, which will be available for free for all players. Sightings of this majestic animal have been reported in Emerald Coast and Hirschfelden Hunting Reserve!
Make new friends and work together to protect the region’s beautiful but fragile ecosystem through side and story missions focused on conservation, cooperation, and community.
Expand your hunting arsenal with the new Zagan Varminter .22-250 Bolt-Action Rifle. Light and comfortable to shoot, it’s the perfect companion for any hunting trip.
Also, releasing for free alongside Emerald Coast, the Outback Update adds a new Australian-inspired character outfit, a redesigned Harvest Screen, multiple bug fixes and improvements, and more. Stay tuned for the full update notes!
Emerald Coast Australia is coming soon to PC and console platforms. Players can wishlist it now on Steam and Epic Games Store.
