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Tortuga – A Pirates Tale Closed Beta Sign-Ups

Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Gaming Minds Studios are thrilled to announce the official closed beta for the upcoming pirate adventure strategy game, Tortuga – A Pirates Tale. Are ye ready to come aboard?

The closed beta will run exclusively with the Epic Games Store from November 3rd – 16th, with applications, now live for aspiring pirate captains. A select number of lucky recruits will join the crew, where they can test their sea legs with an exclusive first look at the world of Tortuga and all the gold it has to offer. Rally your shipmates, raise the mast and prepare your weapons; there’s much to see on the Caribbean Sea… and even more to steal. Think ye are brave enough? Sign up to join the crew here. Applications close October 23rd.

Tortuga – A Pirate’s Tale, explores the journey of a pirate captain with an unquenchable thirst for gold and glory. You will assume command of a fleet of pirate ships and set sail, ready to plunder the vast and beautiful world of the Caribbean. Choose from 18 unique ship types and customize distinct features to ensure your fleet is the most formidable of all. It’s a wide world out there, and you can never be sure whom you might encounter on these unpredictable waters. Keep your wits about you and be careful who you decide is friend or foe as you parley with historical pirate captains or take on trading convoys in tactical turn-based battles. With a magnificent fleet and enough gold, you might be able to keep your crew happy. But be warned! Whispers of mutiny can be heard below deck, and if the morale of your crew slips, it won’t be long until they make it known.

Tortuga – A Pirate’s Tale will weigh anchor in Q1 2023 when the pirate adventure strategy game will be available exclusively for Windows PC at the Epic Games Store, as well as on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

Hunt: Showdown Update Brings Stalker Beetle

Today Hunt: Showdown launched Update 1.10 on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox, bringing a brand-new Questline system, the new “Stalker Beetle” consumable, new weapon charms and the much-awaited Billy story! Players can unlock Questlines and exclusive rewards through a Twitch Drops campaign, running now through October 20.

Stalker Beetle

As the protectors of their keepers, the Stalker Beetles are bred to serve in both exploration and combat. They can also sacrifice themselves to cause an explosion that wounds any living being in their proximity.”

The Stalker Beetle is a strategic sandbox tool that can be used in many ways – to peek behind walls, scout ahead before entering compounds… its uses are nearly limitless! Certain active traits will also apply their effects to the Stalker Beetle, which will provide players with tons of new tactical options.

Questlines

Update 1.10 also adds the new Questline system to the game. Various Questlines will be offered periodically throughout the year, allowing players to earn exclusive in-game rewards by completing different objectives. The first Questline, “Billy & the Stalker Beetle,” is available via Twitch Drops. Users who watch qualifying Hunt Twitch streams for 60 minutes will unlock the Questline token.

The Twitch Drops campaign will run from October 12-20. Anyone can take part and stream, and there will be an exclusive reward (Bloodshot – a Hand Crossbow) available via watching the Night of the Hunter streams. Additional rewards include the Billy story, a rare Legendary Hunter who was only available in 2020 via Twitch Drops, plus the first of the game’s weapon charms and much more.

Players can read more about Update 1.10, including the complete list of fixes and upgrades, by visiting www.huntshowdown.com.

About Hunt: Showdown

Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person bounty hunting game that packs the thrill of survival games into a match-based format. Set in Louisiana in 1895, the game boasts a mixture of PvP and PvE elements that creates a uniquely tense experience. It’s not just the creatures who are a threat—it’s every Hunter on the map. In the classic game mode, a match of Hunt pits 12 players—playing solo or in teams of two or three —against each other as they race to take out gruesome beasts for a bounty they must collect and get off of the map. Hunt‘s quickplay mode offers a shorter match for solo players to scavenge for weapons as they compete for a diminishing pool of bounty. The higher the risk, the higher the reward–but a single mistake could cost everything. Hunt is available now on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox. For more information, visit www.huntshowdown.com.

Prison Architect: Undead Out Now

Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven today launched Prison Architect: Undead, the eighth expansion for the hit prison management simulator. Just in time for Halloween, players can add a horror-filled objective to their management gameplay in keeping an infectious spread at bay and your prison alive. Prison Architect: Undead is available now for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 for a suggested retail price of 2.99 USD / 2.09 GBP / 2.99 EUR.

Undead introduces a straightforward survival element to gameplay that is easy to grasp but presents a worthwhile challenge to manage and master. By placing a Graveyard Quick Room in their prisons, players spawn the Undead that will crawl their way out of the ground. This unrelenting horde spreads their infection to other prisoners at a fast pace by getting them sick or biting them. Use every tool at your disposal to stop, drop, and roll heads of these walking corpses. If you need backup, call in reinforcements in the form of Bounty Hunters.

Undead is also available with Escape Mode, meaning players themselves can fight for survival to ward off the Undead and get out of prison.

Prison Architect: Undead Key Features (also available in “Escape Mode”):

  • Welcome the Graveyard
    This brand-new Quick Room satisfies your inmates’ needs for Freedom and Comfort, making them feel calmer for 12 hours. Be mindful when you add gravestones though, as they will easily interrupt this peaceful atmosphere…
  • The rise of the dead
    In Undead, no one is safe. And there are many ways to become infected. One inmate can get sick, some others can be bitten by an unfriendly undead, or again a bunch of infected inmates can rise (aka spawn) directly from the Graveyard. Wardens have no power over the Infected units, they will move and act independently in the prison until stopped. Inmates and guards can try and fight them off, but if they fail, they will join the deadly bunch!
  • Who you gonna call? Bounty Hunters!
    When things go south (because they will) and your prison can’t hold off the outbreak, call the Bounty Hunter Emergency Service: tough, trained bounty hunters will join your fight against the undead.
  • New traps, techniques, and weapons
    Desperate times call for desperate (and creative) measures. Use Undead chum to lure the undead, build a walled-off area and lock them inside, or steal that glorious chainsaw you’ve been eyeing for a while: everything is allowed to fight off the horde.

Gotham Knights Cinematic Launch Trailer

Warner Bros. Games and DC today debuted an all-new cinematic launch trailer for Gotham Knights, the upcoming open-world action RPG releasing on Oct. 21, 2022. Told from the perspective of Alfred Pennyworth, the video looks at the inner reflection that Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Robin all go through as each Knight rises to the challenge of protecting an increasingly vulnerable Gotham City in the wake of Batman’s death. The trailer also provides a glimpse of the mysterious Court of Owls and the growing threat it poses.

 

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Official Trailer

Today we have the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II PC trailer to share. Modern Warfare II will be available on PC via Battle.net and Steam on October 28 and features 4K graphics, Ultrawide support, RICOCHET Anti-Cheat and more than 500 PC customization options.

Check out the trailer here:

Team up with TF141 a week early with Campaign Early Access, available with Modern Warfare II digital pre-orders. Pre-order here: https://www.callofduty.com/modernwarfare2/buy

For details on other pre-order bonuses, check out the Call of Duty blog: https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2022/08/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-II-digital-preorder-campaign-beta-dates

Netflix’s Wednesday Uncle Fester Reveal Trailer

It’s a family affair for WEDNESDAY with the new trailer for Netflix’s upcoming original series revealing comedy veteran Fred Armisen will portray beloved Uncle Fester when the show premieres on November 23. The trailer debuted at New York Comic Con during a packed Empire Stage panel on Saturday night that featured stars Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Luis Guzman and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar, along with surprise guest Fred Armisen.

 

Barbarian Arrives on Digital October 25

20th Century Studios and New Regency present Barbarian, the scariest movie of the year. From writer/director Zach Cregger, and noted horror producer Roy Lee (The Ring, The Grudge, and It) comes a film both critics and audiences are raving about. The “exquisitely crafted scary story” (Simon Abrams, The Wrap) is Certified-Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes™ and fans can enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus features when the film arrives on all major digital platforms October 25.

Film Synopsis

Arriving in Detroit for a job interview, a young woman books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night, she discovers that the house is double booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to spend the evening, but soon discovers that there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest. From 20th Century Studios and New Regency, Barbarian stars Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long. Written and directed by Zach Cregger. 

Bonus Features*

Featurette 

  • Behind Barbarian – Director Zach Cregger and the cast and crew discuss both the unique and familiar horror elements that make Barbarian terrifying and reveal the inspiration behind the horrific tale.

Deleted Scenes 

  • Bonnie
  • Doug Extended
  • Tess Calls Marcus
  • The Rat

*Bonus features vary by product and retailer

Cast

Georgina Campbell as Tess

Bill Skarsgard as Keith

Justin Long as AJ

Matthew Patrick Davis as “The Mother”

Richard Brake as Frank

Jaymes Butler as Andre

Kurt Braunohler as Doug

WENDELL & WILD Official Trailer Debut

From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and producer Jordan Peele, comes Wendell & Wild, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele) – who enlist the aid of Kat Elliot – a tough teen with a load of guilt – to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.

 

SuperPower 3 Launch Trailer

Time to show the world, what kind of a leader you are: SuperPower 3 is out today for PC and puts you in charge of one of the 194 nations in the world. SuperPower 3 is based on contemporary real-world data and simulates international geopolitical decisions for each and every country in the world. There are 14 pre-defined scenarios to choose from – or the completely free sandbox mode, where you achieve exactly the goals you are making for yourself and your chosen nation.

Additionally to the content delivered today, SuperPower 3 is super-mod friendly and allows players around the world to adjust the game to their taste.

SuperPower 3 is out for PC today, for an SRP of $ 29.99 / € 29.99 / £ 24.99. You can get the game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1563130/SuperPo…

Hello Puppets: Midnight Show Full Trailer

Independent developer Otherworld Interactive have today announced that their stealth horror adventure game Hello Puppets: Midnight Show will launch on October 19th for PC on Steam. This dramatic prequel reveals the origins behind the infamous terrors in the first game of the series, Hello Puppets! VR through jump scares, intense encounters and a thrilling, mystery-filled narrative.

In Hello Puppets: Midnight Show, discover the story behind the infamous puppets who stalked terrified gamers in the previous game through this perplexing prequel adventure. The year is 1987. You play as Owen Gubberson, creator of a rapidly-failing Muppets knock off called “Mortimer’s Handeemen”. In a last-ditch effort to save his dying show, Owen uses a mysterious spell to bring his puppets to life. But his Handeemen aren’t how he imagined them: they’re sadistic, evil versions of themselves, and they’re loose in the soundstage. Now Owen has one night to outrun his puppets and reverse the spell that brought them to life before they slaughter him and escape!

Features:

  • Dynamic Hide and Seek against an advanced AI that haunts you and forces you to study behaviors and adapt your playstyle accordingly.
  • Three distinct AI “Boss” enemies with unique behaviors, personalities and narratives. You’ll grow to fear and love their weird personalities at the same time.
  • Large, complex levels full of tools to use against the puppets, hiding spots to get away, and pieces of a larger narrative for the player to put together
  • Unique “Hiding” mechanic that forces you to stay on your toes even when you’re hidden, with a plethora of high-stakes minigames and challenges
  • Dense mysterious narrative with layers of enigma and shocking twists that only the most diehard players will discover