Publisher Merge Games, alongside indie developer Still Running, unveil that their highly-anticipated brutal isometric action-RPG Morbid: The Seven Acolytes will arrive to PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on Dec. 3rd, 2020. Fans of Merge Games’ Signature Editions can also score a physical copy on Dec. 4th via the Signature Edition Store. Morbid is the most gruesome take yet on the isometric soulslike genre, and has gained an increased level of momentum as one of 2020’s indie titles to watch out for. Blending epic, brutal boss encounters, RPG mechanics, deep immersive lore, and a diverse world to explore, Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is sure to challenge all comers!
Morbid will have players testing their mettle with a wealth of bloodthirsty encounters and rich, absorbing lore. Challenging foes, mini-bosses, and memorable large-scale boss fights with fully orchestrated music are some of the ferocious encounters the player will experience throughout the world of Morbid.
In order to succeed across the hostile world of Mornia, players will have to master the wealth of combat and customization options available to discover as they progress through the game. Players will be challenged to improve their character and gear through quests, perks, runes, looting and upgrades, so they can defeat the Seven Acolytes and free the kingdom!
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes will also be receiving its very own Signature Edition, releasing on Dec. 4th, which will include:
Region free copy of Morbid: The Seven Acolytes.
Two limited edition enamel pins featuring Blessings runes as found in the game.
Collector’s art card featuring the developer’s signatures and concept art of Lorn, one of the deadly seven acolytes.
Original Soundtrack CD.
Packaged in a sturdy “Sierra” box with outer sleeve featuring alternative colour artwork
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes Features Overview:
Experience epic, brutal boss encounters and explore a diverse array of environments
Perk levelling system with multiple ways to build your character
Deep, immersive lore with NPC’s to meet throughout the world
Over 25 Unique Melee Weapons, such as Swords, Axes, Maces, Spears, Two-Handers, as well several guns ranging from Pistols, Shotguns and Rifles
Raw Fury and the developers at Tlön Industries are ready to blast off with their new planet-sized city-builder Per Aspera, launching Dec. 3, 2020, on Steam and GOG.com.
Combining hard science fiction and base building, Per Aspera will challenge players on a scale never before seen in the genre, with an all-star cast of voice actors such as Troy Baker, Phil LaMarr and more. Check out Troy’s voiceover video to see how he brought his character to life!
The surface of Mars is littered with humanity’s failed attempts to colonize its harsh surface. As AMI, an artificial consciousness with the prime directive of terraforming Mars for human colonization, your job is to make sure this time will be different – there is no room for human error.
Explore a sprawling map based on real geographical data from NASA, harvest valuable resources from the surface, and experiment with various colonizing strategies as you transform a dead world into a new home for life in our solar system. City building has never been this astronomical!
Per Aspera is available to wishlist now on Steam and GOG.com! Players will also have a second opportunity to play the Steam Autumn Festival now by heading to Steam!
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is excited to unveil a jam packed lineup of holiday and family programming for November and December 2020. This season Alamo Drafthouse is your home for holidays, offering a safe alternative to traditional large gatherings with timeless classics on the big screen that can be enjoyed in personal theater rentals and “Secret Santa Cinema,” a new series that offers fun holiday surprises.
Alamo Drafthouse has a lineup of seasonal classics and favorites that will be programmed for public screenings throughout November and December with a variety also available for personal theater rental. Titles include A CHRISTMAS STORY, FROZEN, LOVE ACTUALLY and many more.
Select holiday favorites will be a “Secret Santa Cinema” presentation. What’s “Secret Santa Cinema”? In previous years, Alamo Drafthouse celebrated every holiday season with interactive and hosted Movie Party editions of their most beloved holiday classics. This year the theater chain is laser-focused on team and guest safety, so the singing and quoting and bubble-blowing that infused Movie Parties will stay paused for now.
Instead, Alamo Drafthouse is introducing “Secret Santa Cinema”, special screenings where each attendee receives a free Santa (or Elf) hat filled with party favors, treats, and special surprises. Kids and families can share in this special Alamo Drafthouse-only experience for films like ELF, THE POLAR EXPRESS, NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION, GREMLINS and other holiday classics.
“We’re facing a very different holiday season this year with travel and extended family gatherings not possible for most people,” says Alamo Drafthouse CEO Shelli Taylor, “but we hope that Alamo Drafthouse can still offer a home for holiday traditions- ‘Secret Santa Cinema’ will be a memorable experience for close family and friends.”
Last month the theater chain introduced the successful “Trick or Treat Cinema” program that saw many families return to the theater for special all-age presentations of family-friendly Halloween classics. This November the new program, now called “Alamo Family Presents,” will continue with films like HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, THE NEVER ENDING STORY, SHREK, and WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.
These special screenings offer a weekend family outing with a relaxing and safe way for parents to share their favorite films with their favorite little people. All ages are welcome – babies included – and the cinema relaxes their famous No Talking Policy for “Alamo Family Presents” titles. (portable devices are still a no-no, okay?). And for the holiday season, there will be an optional donation add-on to ticket purchases to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. Just add the donation of $1, $3 or $5 while in the checkout process.
And finally, this weekend Bond fans can come together to celebrate Sean Connery, an undisputed icon of cinema whose work across the second half of the twentieth century will be enjoyed by film lovers for generations to come. At this special screening of GOLDFINGER, Alamo Drafthouse salutes Mr. Connery’s career and his portrayal of Agent 007. A portion of the proceeds from this screening goes to support the Will Rogers Motion Pictures Pioneers Foundation and their mission to provide social service assistance to eligible members of the theatrical entertainment industry who are encountering an illness, injury, or a life-changing event.
Full November & December lineup below:
Week of 11/6
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
CASABLANCA & CASABLANCA Dapper Screening
CLUE Costume Screening
Alamo Family Presents: TOY STORY
Alamo Family Presents: SHREK
Night Creatures: ACTION U.S.A
GOLDFINGER Sean Connery Memorial Screening
Week of 11/13
Secret Santa Cinema: ELF
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
CLUELESS
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
Alamo Family Presents: THE NEVERENDING STORY
Week of 11/20
Secret Santa Cinema: LOVE ACTUALLY
Alamo Family Presents: FROZEN
THE SANTA CLAUSE
Night Creatures: POLTERGEIST
Sweater Screening: KNIVES OUT
Costume Screening: GREASE
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES
Alamo Family Presents: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
Week of 11/27
Secret Santa Cinema: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
Alamo Family Presents: WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Week of 12/4
Secret Santa Cinema: A CHRISTMAS STORY
Alamo Family Presents: THE GRINCH (2018)
Night Creatures: DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS
Week of 12/11
Secret Santa Cinema: GREMLINS
Secret Santa Cinema: THE POLAR EXPRESS
BATMAN RETURNS
Week of 12/18
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
WHITE CHRISTMAS
Night Creatures: DUNE (1984)
SQUARE ENIX® is excited to reveal “Expeditions”, the challenging post-campaign content 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 SLEEPING DOGS® and JUST CAUSE®.
“Expeditions” will challenge even the most accomplished Outrider and push them to their limits. Battle through a series of tough-as-nails missions to unlock the most powerful equipment in the game.
“Expeditions expand on the story of the OUTRIDERS campaign and features the toughest challenges in the game. They’re meant to be played with a team of skilled and coordinated Outriders,” said Bartek Kmita, Creative Director of OUTRIDERS at People Can Fly. “Powerful equipment and efficient character builds, along with true skill and mastery over your class, are necessary to succeed and reach the highest levels of Expeditions.”
For more information, watch the rest of OUTRIDERS Broadcast #4 – Expeditions here:
OUTRIDERS will release on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC on February 2nd, 2021 and Google Stadia later in 2021.
Ripstone Games today announced that its brand new IP Poker Club, will retail at £19.99/$24.99/€24.99 across all platforms when it launches on November 19th. Poker Club is available for pre-order now on Xbox platforms, with Smart Delivery meaning players only have to buy Poker Club once to get the game on all Xbox One and Xbox Series platforms. Poker Club will also support free cross-gen purchases for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions. A Nintendo Switch version of Poker Club is planned for 2021.
On PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X Poker Club has been engineered to make the most of next-generation hardware and features. Poker Club boasts 4K visuals at 60fps, with advanced rendering techniques including hardware-accelerated ray tracing across PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Ripstone have prepared a new video that showcases fresh Poker Club gameplay emulating the final visual target for the Xbox Series X hardware. This video takes players through an overview of the game including its features and mechanics. Game Director Phil Gaskell provides commentary and also plays a few hands, showing off the incredible visuals and immersive first-person viewpoint Ripstone are incorporating into Poker Club:
“On consoles we worked with Sony and Microsoft to ensure anyone buying Poker Club for their chosen platform will have access to the game across generations. This was very important to us as the game also supports cross-generation online multiplayer,” said Phil Gaskell of Ripstone Games. “This kind of convenience for our players is really important to us as a developer and publisher, particularly while we transition into a new console generation. Our fans can know that pre-ordering the game now will automatically entitle them to play Poker Club on all Xbox devices from the original Xbox One all the way up to the Xbox Series X. And once the game launches for PlayStation platforms, the same applies and one purchase of Poker Club will provide access to play on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, with no additional charge.”
The legendary Chicken Police needs your help in solving a case that went from unusual to life-threatening within a few hours. Marty MacChicken and Santino “Sonny” Featherland are fighting crime in Clawville on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch starting today at 5 PM CET / 9 AM PDT for 19,99 ( EUR / USD / GBP )!
Sonny is an alcoholic, deadbeat detective, waiting for his retirement and only old photographs and newspaper articles serve as reminders of the glorious times when he and his partner Marty were working together as a dynamic duo, the Chicken Police. With nothing less than a cult following of fans, a successful book series about their adventures and professional success any other law enforcement officer wouldn’t even dream of, they felt invulnerable. Now they’re being asked to investigate a series of strange threats. But nothing is as it seems in the corrupt city of Clawville. It is up to you, to uncover the truth surrounding the secretive Natasha Catzenko and the city’s criminal underworld and shed light on the Chicken Police’s dark past.
Headup and famous Canadian content creator Kenny “Drae” have teamed up and are revealing for the first time unspoiled gameplay insights into Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead, the latest instalment of the Bridge Constructor™ franchise.
Kenny has been producing daily gaming content for many years and has amassed a following of over 2 Million Subscribers on Youtube. He is a passionate advocate for the Indie Game scene and showcases a whole plethora of different genres of Indie Games on his Youtube channel.
Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead will be released later this year across all major systems, including the Xbox Series X, as well as PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. A version for PS5 will follow soon, cross-buy included!
About the game Prepare for the ultimate mashup experience! Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead combines the legendary and challenging puzzle gameplay of Bridge Constructor™ with the post-apocalyptic universe of AMC’s The Walking Dead.
Join a group of survivors as they fight against hordes of undead walkers and a hostile human community. Build bridges and other constructions through bleak landscapes and ruined structures.
Team up with fan-favourite characters like Daryl, Michonne and Eugene, and create safe passage for iconic vehicles from the series. Use movable level objects, explosives and baits to your advantage as you lure walkers into lethal traps and guide your survivors to safety. Enjoy the physics-based frenzy and ragdoll animations as walkers succumb to the forces of gravity.
Features
AMC’s The Walking Dead meets Bridge Constructor™
Create elaborate constructions and lethal traps
A captivating plot featuring new faces as well as iconic characters and vehicles from the series
Numerous brain-teasing levels and countless brain-eating walkers
Make use of movable objects and explosives to lure walkers to their doom
Kasedo Games and SomaSim are pleased to announce the launch of a new video series which will cover all the exciting and in-depth features of mafia management sim, City of Gangsters.
In the very first in-depth look at City of Gangsters gameplay, episode one focuses on the supply and demand element of the game, where you can see the total control that you will have over every facet of your back-door booze operation.
From setting up production chains, to sniffing out gaps in the market and pouncing on illicit money-making opportunities before an enemy crew, you’ll know everything you’ll need to begin your own criminal empire in 1920s Prohibition-era USA.
Future episodes will be available each month, the next focussing on making criminal connections and building trust within the neighbourhood.
Join the City of Gangsters discord channel to get all the latest info and video features when they go live.
Today, Disney+ shared the trailer and key art for the “LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special,” which premieres Tuesday, November 17 on the streaming service. The new animated special from LEGO is the first to debut on Disney+ and continues the rich legacy of collaboration between Lucasfilm and LEGO.
Directly following the events of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” Rey leaves her friends to prepare for Life Day as she sets off on a new adventure with BB-8 to gain a deeper knowledge of the Force. At a mysterious Jedi Temple, she is hurled into a cross-timeline adventure through beloved moments in Star Wars cinematic history, coming into contact with Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan and other iconic heroes and villains from all nine Skywalker saga films. But will she make it back in time for the Life Day feast and learn the true meaning of holiday spirit?
“LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special” brings back franchise stars Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), as well as “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” vets Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker), Tom Kane (Yoda, Qui-Gon Jinn), James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), and Dee Bradley Baker (clone troopers).
The special is a production of Atomic Cartoons, the LEGO Group, and Lucasfilm. It is directed by Ken Cunningham and written by David Shayne, who is also co-executive producer. James Waugh, Josh Rimes, Jason Cosler, Jacqui Lopez, Jill Wilfert and Keith Malone are executive producers.
Systemic Reaction, a creative division of Avalanche Studios Group, is happy to report its new online co-op FPS Second Extinction sold over 50,000 copies in its first two weeks launching on PC via Steam Early Access. And now they’ve got a new trailer showing off some of the community’s most impressive triumphs, fails and more!
“Thank you so much for playing Second Extinction! The whole team is super hyped to see over 50,000 people join us on this adventure. We love your reaction to the game and want to ask you all to keep the feedback rolling in,” said Brynley Gibson, lead producer at Systemic Reaction. “We are hearing some cool ideas, and it is a huge help to get feedback about what you love and what you love less. To have such an engaged community has made developing this game all the more worthwhile and really energizes us to make it even better!”
Second Extinction pits teams of up to three players against hordes of bloodthirsty dinos in fast-paced battles across Earth’s vast wastelands. Gear up with a wide range of powerful weapons and fight alone or with friends against monstrous predators long thought extinct — now mutated and deadlier than ever!
The Second Extinction team has been fighting its own good battle with regular hotfixes and patches to squash bugs and improve the multiplayer experience, all based on community feedback. As early access continues, players will continue to get free updates featuring new weapons, challenges, dino mutations, War Effort emergence events and more. You can keep track of new content and features coming in the future with the game’s updated development roadmap.
Second Extinction is also in development for Xbox Series X and Xbox One. For more info, visit www.SecondExtinctionGame.com, and follow @2nd_Extinction on Twitter.
