Focus Home Interactive and Rogue Factor have released Necromunda: Underhive Wars, the first video game adaptation of Games Workshop’s dark and violent Necromunda tabletop game, part of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. This new tactical RPG is available today on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC via Steam. Experience a massive story campaign, customize and lead your gang through endless Operations, and take the fight online in fast-paced strategy battles for up to four players.
Necromunda: Underhive Wars is a game of choices in every respect. Pick your house, select which marauders to hire, and level up your gang with new skills, stats, gear, passives, careers, and more.
In the campaign, you’ll join the feud of shaky alliances and vendettas between Houses Escher, Goliath and Orlock as they vie for control of ancient technology and power. Gaining the upper hand won’t be easy — keeping it from other factions will be even harder. Then challenge other gangs online in free-for-all, team-based, and pure 1v1 matches that will test your dominance of the battlefield.
For more on Necromunda: Underhive Wars, visit the official game store page.
The tactical, turn-based rogue-lite RPG Star Renegades from Massive Damage Games (Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander) and Raw Fury is available now on PC via Steam, Humble, and GOG.com for $24.99 USD/€24.99/£19.49, with a 10% launch discount! It is also available today for free with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Join the rebellion today!
STAR RENEGADES is a challenging game that fuses fast-paced, dynamic, turn-based combat with a procedurally generated campaign to ensure every playthrough is unique and challenging. Upgrade your party with new weapons and gear and unleash strategic counters and combos to win the battle.
Lead a ragtag squad of renegades through richly detailed landscapes, ruins, and more on a mission to overthrow the overwhelming might of the Imperium. Many of your enemies are more than just trash to farm — they’re unique adversaries that evolve and move up the ranks as you play, forcing you to develop new tactics to survive.
STAR RENEGADES has launched on PC today and is expected to come to PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One later this year. To learn more, visit http://starrenegades.com, or check out the Steam page at https://store.steampowered.com/app/651670/Star_Renegades.
Your fate lies in your own hands. Return to the Faelands and forge your fate into the shape of your choosing. Uncover the secrets of Amalur and rescue a world torn apart by a vicious war. From the minds of the bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston, comes Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning. Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is now available for PC, Xbox One™ and PlayStation®4. The adventures in Amalur will continue in 2021 with a brand new expansion: Fatesworn. Details will follow later.
Loyalty Discount (Steam only)
If you own the “original” version of Kingdoms of Amalur (LINK), you will get a 50% loyalty discount on buying the new version (LINK). This is in place for both editions of the new version: the Standard edition, but also for the FATE EDITION which will include the new expansion Fatesworn (set to release in 2021). This loyalty discount can be stacked with the 10% release discount (amounting to a 60% discount) on both editions of the new version.
The Steam loyalty discount in the amount of 50% will be in place until 2 months after release, i.e. until November 8th, 2020.
The Steam release discount in the amount of 10% will be in place until 2 weeks after release on Steam, i.e. September 22nd, 2020.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Standard Edition is now available for an SRP of € 39.99 / $ 39.99 / £ 34.99 / ₽ 1929.00. The Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Fate Edition is now available for an SRP of € 54.99 / $ 54.99 / £ 47.99 / ₽ 2669.00. The Fate Edition contains the full game Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning as well as the upcoming expansion Fatesworn, releasing in 2021.
GRAVEN, the dark-fantasy action-adventure FPS co-published by 3D Realms and 1C Entertainment with development by Slipgate Ironworks, launches on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC in 2021.
Revealed at Realms Deep 2020, GRAVEN delves into a gruesome medieval world of deities and monstrosities as a disgraced Priest of the Orthogonal Order. When a heretical member of the Order sacrifices the Priest’s adoptive daughter, the Priest lethally retaliates in a bout of righteous fury. Tried and found guilty by his brothers and now exiled to the burning sands, he closes his eyes for one last prayer, for peace. The Creator speaks to him directly: “You will have to earn your peace.”
Heed the Creator by hunting down the foul heretical sects responsible for conjuring plagues and twisting the natural order of the seasons. Blending action, exploration, and puzzle-solving, GRAVEN takes cues from classic shooters, immersive sims, and action RPGs alike. Journey across three expansive, open-ended regions, and scour the lands to purge evil.
Carefully observe a reactive world to find the way: with a journal, the player drives the exploration instead of following waypoints. Listen to townsfolks’ woes and slay the monsters responsible for their torment. Banish over thirty distinct enemies from plagued madmen to swamp beasts with powerful sorceries such as wild blasts of lightning and scorching rays of flame. Solve environmental puzzles with those same powers, altering the world with spells.
Wield destructive conventional weaponry, including magic staves and wrist-mounted crossbows. Find hidden gold to upgrade weapons and spells at blacksmiths and alchemists. Return to previously-plundered areas with new abilities to uncover secrets and entirely new areas. With more than 30 weapons and spells, GRAVEN encourages experimentation. Play solo, with one friend in split-screen co-op, or even in a party of four online for complete arcane chaos.
“GRAVEN began as a game we had often dreamed of,” said Frederik Schreiber, vice president of 3D Realms and Game Director on Graven. “‘What would a spiritual successor to a Dark Fantasy series such as Hexen, have looked like if it was made in 1998 in the original Unreal engine?’ We think the answer is GRAVEN. We hope you do too.”
GRAVEN will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC in 2021. For more information please explore the official websites for GRAVEN, 3D Realms, 1C Entertainment and Slipgate Ironworks, or follow 1C Entertainment on Facebook and/or Twitter.
NACON and KT Racing studio today celebrate the release of WRC 9, the official video game of the FIA World Rally Championship, on PlayStation®4, Xbox One (September 8 for North America) and PC from the Epic Games Store. WRC 9 is also expected to be released on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch™ at a later date.
Watch WRC 9’s launch trailer:
The industry reference in the sim-racing world returns! WRC 9 includes many improvements in vehicle behaviour, driving realism and new game modes – including Clubs, a free roaming zone to test cars’ settings, and an enriched Career Mode – allowing players to truly put themselves in the shoes of a rally driver.
Fully answering the fans’ demands, the Clubs Mode offers the players the possibility to create their very own championships from A to Z, to compete with their friends or the community.
To further extend the experience, the game will also benefit from free updates in the months to come, including notably a Photo Mode, new special stages for the Portugal and Finland rallies, additional cars and teams, as well as a Co-driver Mode. More information to come soon!
Command the might of the Southern tribes, all while exploring new areas of the Total War: THREE KINGDOMS map. Can you unify the tribes and take on the mighty Han, or will the unrelenting jungles reclaim your crumbling ambitions?
Watch the press exclusive overview trailer here:
A New Culture Rises; The Nanman
THE FURIOUS WILD introduces four new warlords from the Nanman tribes as playable factions within the THREE KINGDOMS campaign. Featuring Meng Huo, Lady Zhurong, King Mulu and King Shamoke, each of these peerless warriors have unique story arcs, mechanics, victory conditions, and units to experience. Separated they are vulnerable, but together, they might just be unstoppable.
More Than 25 New Units
With the might of the tribes and nature at their fingertips, the Nanman force back the unrelating expansion of the Han Empire with a host of unique units available for recruitment. From Elephant Riders and Tiger Warriors to the Followers of Flame & the Shields of the South, THE FURIOUS WILD represents a truly unique addition to warfare in ancient China.
Expanded Campaign Map
The verdant jungles of southern China are a beautiful but deadly extension of the THREE KINGDOMS campaign map. This expansion includes new territories to explore and conquer, as well as a rework of the entire THREE KINGDOMS campaign map to better represent China and add greater tactical depth to gameplay.
Free Content
All players of THREE KINGDOMS will be able to gain access to a brand-new character in the form of Shi Xie. This influential member of the imperial government sits far from the imperial capital and has learnt how to make the most of the power he exerts in his remote province, manipulating Han and Nanman alike to increase his reach.
Game Update
The Furious Wild also welcomes in the next update for all THREE KINGDOMS players. Patch 1.6 grants access to several new features including gate battles, flame-firing Juggernaut artillery, a front-end rework and much more. Additional details on the accompanying patch can be found here.
Grinding Gear Games announced today that Path of Exile’s third major expansion in 2020, Heist, will launch September 18 (PDT) on PC and Mac, and September 23 (PDT) on the PlayStation®4 and Xbox One Consoles. In Heist, players will hire a crew of specialized thieves to assist them with infiltrating secure facilities to retrieve valuable Artifacts. While bypassing security, they must be careful not to trigger the alarm or they’ll be overrun with guards. Retrieving the artifact will automatically trigger the alarm and players will have to make a mad dash to the extraction point. If they can’t escape, they’ll lose everything they stole.
“The experience of knowing exactly what rewards you’ll lose if you can’t successfully complete the Heist is a new type of game tension we’re excited to explore. It’s all about the rush of the escape.” – Mark, Path of Exile Game Director
Successfully completing Heists lays the groundwork for a thief’s ultimate goal – pulling off a Grand Heist. You’ll need to gather wealth and intel to reveal the Blueprints of sprawling facilities where the Grand Heist will take place. To make sure it proceeds without a hitch, you’ll masterfully plan which crew members to take with you and ensure they’re both well-trained and equipped for the job. Grand Heists provide access to many tempting new rewards like Alternate Quality Gems which enable more build variety, Weapon and Body Armor Enchantments which provide more power, Replica Uniques which are mutated remakes of classic items, and Thieves’ Trinkets which give you more control over your rewards.
“Heist explores some concepts that we have always wanted to try in Path of Exile,” said Chris Wilson, Grinding Gear Games Co-Founder and Managing Director. “With new guard formation and patrol AI, low-level equivalents to end-game maps, equippable hireling NPCs, and the chance of losing your rewards if you can’t escape with them, this league explores some corners of Path of Exile’s design philosophy that we had not yet entered.”
Path of Exile: Heist Key Features Include
● Download and play for free but never pay-to-win.
● The Heist Challenge League
● 13 new active NPCs which have rich backstories, advanceable skills, and can be equipped with new craftable items.
● A new town-like area, The Rogue Harbour.
● Itemized world-areas that contain Heists and can be accessed from the outset of your character progress.
● New Item Types: Alternate Quality Gems, Replica Unique Items, Thief’s Trinkets, Experimented Base Types, Body Armour and Weapon Enchants.
● Seven new skills alongside reworks to existing Curses, Spells and Steel Skills.
● Over 25 New Unique Items.
● A new equipment slot for Trinkets.
● Now available on macOS.
Heist is one of Grinding Gear Game’s most ambitious expansions yet. Development initially began in March before New Zealand experienced a mandatory government-issued lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Due to the enormous scope of the expansion and the challenges of working from home, Heist’s release date was moved to September, with the smaller Harvest league released in June. Ironically, several key weeks of Heist’s development continued in lockdown after restrictions returned to New Zealand in August. Continuing to pull off a 13-week development cycle with a project as significant as Heist under working from home conditions was a challenge but well worth it.
World of Warships celebrates its fifth anniversary this September with a massive new update that’s going live today, bringing a new permanent campaign commemorating naval history through the ages, a new Dockyard featuring the Tier VIII cruiser U.S. Anchorage, a new battle type and loads of festive bonuses for the players.
Update 0.9.8 introduces a new permanent campaign titled “Five Epochs of the Navy” that honors the history of shipbuilding. Naval aficionados can travel through different eras in the history of shipbuilding by completing 50 tasks across five missions. Successfully finishing the task will unlock an Epoch permanent camouflage, which can be applied to Tier IX ships. The new campaign also comes with the Five Epochs of the Navy collection, which will take the players on a journey through five different historical eras of naval engineering. Elements of the collection can be obtained by containers of the same name.
Update 0.9.8 will also see the launch of a new temporary battle type – Asymmetric Battle – which will be available during the first two weeks of the anniversary celebrations. Historically, real naval battles frequently had an uneven number of combatants on each side, proving that tactics and strategy is the key to win over powerful enemies. In Asymmetric Battle, a team of five to seven Tier VII–VIII ships will fight against teams of nine to twelve ships of Tiers V–VI. By winning battles, players will earn a new temporary resource – Battle Tokens.
Players can build a new U.S. Tier VIII cruiser, the Anchorage, in a new Dockyard construction event. Anchorage’s in-game build comprises 20 phases, with 18 of them available to be finished by completing Directives. By completing all phases – also possible by spending doubloons – players will be awarded with the Anchorage and her National camouflage, a 10-skill Commander, a port slot, and a commemorative flag.
Furthermore, Update 0.9.8 allows players to receive a festive bonus for their first victory in this update on every ship starting from Tier V. Rewards include 2x World of Warships Anniversary camouflages for Tiers V–VII, 1x Gift container for Tier VIII that contains 5 special signals, 2x Gift containers for Tier IX, and 1x supercontainer for Tier X. On top of that, this new update also starts a new season of Ranked Battles for Tier X ships with 8vs8 format and deploys new visual improvements such as enhanced fog.
Further details on Update 0.9.8 can be found here.
We are excited to share a teaser trailer for Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television’s “Welcome to the Blumhouse” film series featuring the song “What’s Up” by FJØRA, a re-imagining of Linda Perry’s hit song.
BLACK BOX, EVIL EYE, THE LIE, and NOCTURNE are the first four of eight films in the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” series, set to premiere worldwide on Amazon Prime in October.
FJØRA is a musical artist who reaches far beyond the “pop” genre for inspiration, surrounded by the sounds of jazz, world music, classical compositions, and Hollywood film scores.
Grammy, Golden Globe, Critic’s Choice award nominated producer and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Linda Perry is one of the most accomplished people working in music today. Beginning her musical journey as the lead singer of 4 Non Blondes, she has profoundly impacted pop culture through her work as a producer and songwriter.
Please tune to @blumhouse on Instagram for a special live conversation with Linda Perry and FJØRA today at 5pm PST/8pm ET.
Raw Fury and Playmestudio have revealed that The Signifier, a surreal first-person tech-noir mystery adventure that blends investigation, experimental psychology, and artificial intelligence, will launch on October 15 for Windows PC via Steam and other digital stores. When the vice president of the world’s largest tech company turns up dead in her home, it’s up to you to examine her death using advanced technology to interpret the mind.
Step foot into the Dreamwalker, a deep brain scanner which recreates recorded senses in the virtual world, and venture into the memories of the deceased. Within the strange and unpredictable depths of the human consciousness, you’ll unravel a multi-layer narrative of power and intrigue that will leave you questioning everything. Move freely between three dimensions — reality, the objective and the subjective — exploring different events and environments for clues, solving puzzles, and putting the pieces together to discover the truth.
Game Features:
A compelling narrative that spirals into a complex web of real-world intrigue and surreal suspense.
Three coexisting dimensions to explore: reality, objective memories and subjective dreams.
Move between realms to solve puzzles, unlock new dialogue branches, and unravel the mystery.
Learn psychological concepts and use your powers and tools to navigate the strange and unpredictable unconsciousness.
Become immersed in thought-provoking tension, free from jump scares.
Question the implications of AI, intrusion to the consciousness, privacy, and the subjective creation of our minds.
The Signifier is available to wishlist now on Steam and expected to release on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One in early 2021. For more information, check out https://www.thesignifier.com.
