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System Shock Demo Coming Today

2021/02/25

Geek News, Halloween, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

A brand new, feature-complete demo of Nightdive Studios’ upcoming FPS/RPG hybrid, the System Shock remake, will be available for download today via the major digital services, offering players the most complete look yet of the opening chapter to Nightdive’s highly anticipated title. Nightdive Studios is also pleased to announce that pre-orders will go live today ahead of the game’s global Windows PC release in summer of 2021 on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Game Store. When System Shock launches later this year, it will also be available on Amazon Luna, the new cloud gaming service from Amazon.

As a System Shock pre-order incentive, Nightdive Studios’ upcoming updated classic System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition will be free for all early buyers.

To celebrate this momentous event, in cooperation with Alienware, the Nightdive team will also show off the latest System Shock remake build in an exclusive developer playthrough on Alienware Arena today at 11am EST.

Be among the first to glimpse at what awaits you in the enhanced cyber-horror remake. Make sure to tune in as Nightdive CEO Stephen Kick and Lead Artist Evelyn Mansell showcase the remake’s stunning new visuals and modernized gameplay, as well as go behind-the-scenes on the game’s development. Starting later today, Nightdive and Alienware will also offer Alienware Arena members a chance to obtain one of 10,000 Steam keys of System Shock: Enhanced Edition — the classic game that launched the sci-fi horror series, expertly refreshed by Nightdive to take advantage of today’s gaming hardware.

The new System Shock is a complete remake of the groundbreaking immersive sim, first released in 1994. Players, in the space-boots of an unnamed hacker who awakes after a six-month snooze, finds Citadel Station in quite the state. Murderous robots, killer cyborgs, and malicious mutants have run amok. And the station’s AI, SHODAN, seems to have developed quite the God complex.

Nightdive has given the entirely remade System Shock the full treatment, recreating the fan-favorite title for modern players with all-new HD visuals, updated controls, revamped hacking, and a renovated Citadel Station with all sorts of new areas and secrets to uncover.

System Shock features include:

The Return of SHODAN: The talented Terri Brosius returns to bring her unique vocal venom to the villainous AI SHODAN
Hackers Gonna Hack: System Shock features a totally revamped hacking system featuring new 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DoF) gameplay, providing new enemies and challenges
Familiar but… Different: Citadel Station is bigger and more terrifying than ever with all-new areas, traps, puzzles, and of course, plenty of secrets to uncover
The Sound of Terror: Re-recorded audio logs provide players with a drip-feed of horrifying lore as they piece together exactly what went wrong for the dwellers of Citadel Station
Robots and Zombies and Lasers… Oh My: Blast, smash, and occasionally flee from re-imagined enemies like angry Repair-Bots, “Hopper” Mobile Lasers, mutants, cyborgs, and all kinds of bloodthirsty monsters and aggressive automatons

System Shock is available to pre-order today for PC and Linux via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Game Store for $44.95. The new playable demo can also be found on each of the respective storefronts.

Horror Story: Hallowseed Now in Early Access

2021/02/25

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

1C Entertainment is proud to announce Horror Story: Hallowseed, their new addition to the company’s line-up! Horror Story: Hallowseed is a story-driven psychological horror game currently available via Steam Early Access. The full release of the game is planned for this Summer for PC via Steam and other digital stores.

The Early Access version that is currently available to the players is an introduction to the game’s story. While the full version that is planned to launch this Summer, will include a bigger map, more levels to explore, plenty of new in-game events / micro-scares and puzzles to solve, and overall will provide around 6 hours of gameplay.

Horror Story: Hallowseed is a single-player story-driven psychological horror game that takes place in a fictional location, forgotten by time, all wrapped in a mysterious demonic terror! Three friends were camping in the woods, when an obscure event takes them away, causing two of them to disappear. Left alone in an unknown place, Michael seeks answers about what happened, while trying to find his friends.

Key Features:

Story-rich – The player is driven by the story of a village that used to follow God’s way, but an obscure power seduced some of them and condemned them to the darkness. While seeking to save his friends, Michael will uncover what role he plays in all this tragedy.
Micro-scares system – a random system of… scary events that are activated based on how the player interacts with the environment and will make you jump from your chair (or couch)!
Atmospheric – Immersive sounding and stunning visuals
Inspired by Horror Movie Classics: Insidious, The Conjuring and The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Hallowseed is the first chapter in the Horror Story series by Jeff Winner

Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead Official Teaser Trailer

2021/02/25

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted. Here’s the official teaser trailer for Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead.

Starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Raúl Castillo, Michael Cassidy, and Garret Dillahunt.

Story by Zack Snyder
Screenplay by Zack Snyder & Shay Hatten and Joby Harold
Directed by Zack Snyder

Samurai Warriors 5 Announcement Trailer

2021/02/25

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Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News, Xbox Series X News

KOEI TECMO America and developer Omega Force are excited to teleport gamers into an epic historical drama thanks to the return of one of its most iconic franchises, as SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 introduces a re-imagined experience – from the visuals to the storyline – to open the curtain on an all-new SAMURAI WARRIORS series. The electrifying 1 vs. 1,000 tactical action game is currently under development for the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 Computer Entertainment System (playable on PlayStation®5 via Backward Compatibility), the Xbox One consoles (playable on Xbox Series X|S via Backward Compatibility), and Windows PC via Steam®, and is set to launch across North America on July 27, 2021.

SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 takes place after the end of the Ōnin War, during the Sengoku period, and tells the story of two of the most preeminent military commanders of this period – Nobunaga Oda, and Mitsuhide Akechi. This title includes various eras from this period, including the younger years of Nobunaga, when he was known as “Owari’s Great Fool,” and the period of turmoil and upheaval leading to the Honnō-ji Incident.

All of the game’s character designs have been completely redesigned and re-imagined to help fit the storyline’s Sengoku time period. In total, SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 features 27 playable characters, including both new and returning warriors, from Ieyasu Tokugawa and Hideyoshi Hashiba to Nō, and Yoshimoto Imagawa. Original character Mitsuki – a Kōga Ninja, has also been added, with other new characters to be announced at a later date.

In addition, all-new Musou actions have been added to the series – including newly designed Musou Frenzy Attacks – elevating the thrill of blowing away hordes of enemy soldiers in exhilarating fashion. These actions are displayed in a vibrant new Japanese ink painting art style, elegantly evolving the SAMURAI WARRIORS series to showcase the Sengoku period in stunning fashion as the intertwining stories of Nobunaga and Mitsuhide unravel on screen like a Sengoku period picture scroll.

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Lumberjack’s Dynasty Launch Trailer

2021/02/25

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After a ten-month Early Access phase, Toplitz Productions is off to a strong start in the spring with the full release of Lumberjack’s Dynasty!

Cut down trees, plant trees – but STOP – this colourful genre mix offers so much more than pure forestry work! Lumberjack’s Dynasty is a unique mixture of life, economy and lumberjack simulation including the founding of your very own dynasty.

Toplitz Productions brings an extensive update to Lumberjack Dynasty with the release of the master version 1.0.

This final release version is set to inspire new lumberjacks while increasing the fun for all those who faithfully supported the Development Team during the Early Access phase, again and again!

Now it’s time to flirt and date – if you are successful you may end up getting married and starting your own virtual family. Besides the potential for home happiness, don’t get too distracted as you have a sawmill, woods, your farm with plenty of livestock to look after.

The role as lumberjack and landowner has now grown because there is the possibility to tackle large projects such as bridge-building. The graphical representations of the characters and environments have all been given an excellent polish to compliment the full game release.

The normal everyday madness of a lumberjack awaits you, where there is far too much to do for boredom to ever have a chance!

Find even more Lumberjack’s Dynasty in the Digital Supporter Pack! The Lumberjack’s Dynasty digital supporter pack grants access to various digital goodies with exclusive content such as the comprehensive “Getting Started Guide”, wallpapers, the original soundtrack, six Ponsse Feature Videos and a detailed World Map.

Humankind Art of War Trailer

2021/02/25

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

War is an inescapable part of human history. And when you’re trying to build an empire, the day may come when you’ll want to lead troops into battle yourself, much like Caesar or Napoleon. In HUMANKIND™, our upcoming historical strategy title, you will not only be the ruler and decision maker for your empire, but also be the one to give the battle orders directly. Prepare to master the art of war!

Feature focus #10 “Art of War” dives into some of the basics of Battles in HUMANKIND™. Units are grouped into armies, allowing players to efficiently control many units which then deploy to fight directly on the map. You’ll have full control of exactly where each unit is placed, where they move, and what they attack – meaning that you’ll be able to take full advantage of the terrain.

That’s if you choose to engage of course! An auto-resolve button has been included for those less interested in the details of war. This was just one of many requests we received as feedback during our previous OpenDev gameplay slices, where we invited the community to help us improve the game.

Check out the full video here to learn more about combat, as well as the changes being integrated thanks to community feedback.

We’ll see you on the battlefield!

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Outriders Demo Out Tomorrow

2021/02/24

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SQUARE ENIX® is excited to reveal a first-look at the free playable demo for OUTRIDERS™, the high-intensity RPG-Shooter from People Can Fly, the developers of Gears of War: Judgment and BULLETSTORM, and Square Enix External Studios, the minds behind JUST CAUSE® and SLEEPING DOGS®.

Broadcast #5 ‘Into the Fray’, gives a look at the exciting content on offer in the OUTRIDERS demo, coming February 25th, where players will be able to experience the entire opening chapter of the OUTRIDERS campaign. With around 3 hours of gameplay available, players can create multiple characters and try out all four classes in the game: Devastator, Pyromancer, Technomancer and Trickster.

Progress in the campaign will transfer to the full game for players who purchase OUTRIDERS on the same platform.

Additionally, Broadcast #5 includes a deep dive into the PC version of OUTRIDERS and how People Can Fly has gone to great lengths to create an RPG-Shooter that offers compatibility with a variety of system specs and include some of our favourite PC features.

For more information, watch the rest of OUTRIDERS Broadcast #5 ‘Into the Fray’ here:

The OUTRIDERS demo releases tomorrow, February 25th at 5pmGMT/6pmCET/9amPT, free for everyone to play on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC/Steam and GeForce NOW.

OUTRIDERS will release on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Epic Store and GeForce NOW on PC and Google Stadia on April 1, 2021.

For more information, visit www.outriders.net

Frostpunk macOS Launch Trailer

2021/02/24

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Mac PC News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Frostpunk, the popular society survival, city-building sim from 11 bit studios is releasing today for the macOS and is available on both the Mac App Store and Steam. This much-anticipated macOS version of the game will also be available as Frostpunk: Complete Edition, which will include three expansions.

The heat provided by a steam-powered generator provides a means for life in Frostpunk’s entirely frozen world. Erecting a city from a snowy wasteland requires steady leadership, and while you cannot forget about the welfare of your society, optimization and resource management often clash with empathy and thoughtful decision-making. What will you do to ensure your people’s survival? And who will you become in the process?

Pumpkin Jack PS4 Launch Trailer

2021/02/24

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, News, PlayStation 4 News

The dazzlingly spooky 3D platformer Pumpkin Jack is available now on the PlayStation®Store, playable on PS4 and PS5.

The price for the scratch to everyone’s 3D platformer itch is $29.99, €29.99 and £24.99. You can also get the soundtrack, it is available for several digital platforms, all listed here on ffm.to.

Pumpkin Jack is set in a dazzlingly eerie world – just imagine a mashup of Jak & Daxter and MediEvil made with Unreal Engine 4. Even though it was created by just one single developer, Nicolas Meyssonier, the 3D platformer features a hair-raising array of gameplay mechanics providing an entertaining playtime of 5-8 hours (one run).

Playing as Jack, you overcome tight platform sections, solve riddles (literally!) with your head, run for your life to escape giant burning barns, ride mine carts (in a classic roller coaster-ish manner of course…) and much more – and yes, using an varied arsenal of weapons you’ll fight lots and lots of foes, from small weak ones up to huge bosses all of which will test your skills.

For honoring him for this astonishing achievement feel free leave a “thumbs up” at the Release Trailer and join him on Discord or Twitter!

Curse of the Dead Gods Launch Trailer

2021/02/23

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After a hugely successful early access period on Steam, Curse of the Dead Gods, the indie action roguelite from Passtech Games and Focus Home Interactive, launches today on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store! A divine wealth of temples, traps, enemies, weapons, riches, and the final confrontation with the God of Death himself are all ready for players everywhere to dive in.

A year of early access and incredible feedback from the community resulted in a massive amount of new content and features available today in Curse of the Dead Gods on all platforms, including a brand-new final thrilling encounter and more. Players will discover hours upon hours of adventuring within a variety of game modes boasting hundreds of combinations of items, relics and curses.

And now is the perfect time to jump in! For a limited time, Curse of the Dead Gods is available for 10% off on all platforms. What’s more, PC players can grab the Curse of the Dead Gods original soundtrack now on Steam and the Epic Games Store as either standalone content or bundled with the game at an additional discount.

For more information, visit www.curse-of-the-dead-gods.com.