Independent one-man development studio Laumania releases Fireworks Mania – An Explosive Simulator on Steam today for $11.99/£9.29/€9.99/pуб.289.
Fireworks Mania is a physics-based sandbox game where you play around with fireworks, create beautiful firework shows or just blow stuff up. All happening in explorable low-poly environments.
Not two play-sessions are the same, as the game is heavily physics based, resulting in a different outcome every time. This often leads to fun moments, when things are not going as planned.
Fireworks Mania has become an enormous trend on YouTube, with hundreds of videos online and more than 3 million views in total as of today. The game is called to be one of the greatest indie hits in 2020.
Features
Explosive simulator game
Play around with fireworks
Low-poly environments
Heavily physics based
Players can have fun for a short while or for hours
Setup a firework show
Explore the environments in the hunt for things to blow up
Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV) revealed today “The Sphere of Combat”, the third in the series of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Developer Diaries. In this instalment, join Game Director Piers Jackson, Art Director Jonathan Bottone, Lead Designer Gareth Hughes, Assistant Producer Samantha Marsh, Principal Audio Designer Joe Hogan, Senior Audio Designer Dylan Vadamootoo and Principal Animator Felix Ilsley as they detail the multi-layered, tactical environment where Commanders, SRVs and starships converge.
The Sphere of Combat demonstrates Odyssey’s transformative shift in Elite Dangerous gameplay, showing how Commanders who have found their feet can wield a wide selection of weapons to win out against any opponents. These new weapons will range from assault rifles, shotguns and SMGs, to heavier anti-spacecraft weaponry, each dealing deadly thermal, kinetic or explosive damage, and offering its own distinct advantages.
Elite Dangerous: Odyssey launches in early 2021 on PC, the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and the Xbox One all-in-one games and entertainment system. Prospective PC Commanders can pre-order now via Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Frontier Store. For more information, follow Elite Dangerous on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Visit the Elite Dangerous official website at elitedangerous.com.
Paradox Interactive, a company known for creating galactic customer journeys, today announced that MegaCorp, the latest addition to Stellaris: Console Edition’s third expansion pass, will be available for budding titans of industry starting January 26th. MegaCorp will grant console gamers the power to usher their federation into a new era of opulence and luxury or poverty and corporate slavery on a galactic scale.
Secure funding for your corporation by viewing the brand new story trailer below:
Exciting new innovations included in MegaCorp include:
Corporate Culture: Bigwigs and C-suite execs of a MegaCorp can conduct business on a galaxy-wide scale with a host of new civics. By constructing Branch Offices on planets within empires they have trade agreements with, the MegaCorp can add a portion of the planet’s Trade Value to their own network. Using the new Corporate Authority government type, build a financial powerhouse and dominate galactic trade.
City World: With Ecumenopolis, players can increase the population density of core worlds to proportions that are “too big to fail”, eventually creating a megacity spanning multiple planets.
Caravaneer Fleets: Watch out for those pesky Caravaneers, nomadic traders who walk the fine line between salesman and scammer. These slippery wheelers-and-dealers stay aloof from galactic politics and always have a sales trick up their sleeve. Expect surprises when these master barterers wander through your space or when you visit their home systems.
More Megastructures: The finance department has approved the budget for your own glorious Matter Decompressor, Mega-Art Installation or Strategic Coordination Center! You’ve got the green light to use these to acquire new scaling capabilities for your megalopolis.
Galactic Slave Market:Acquire and dispose of labor on an industrial scale. Grant them freedom or keep them as livestock – it’s up to you!
VIP Status Comes with its Perks: Keep your economy competitive in a cutthroat galaxy with additional Ascension perks.
Advisors and music:3 Additional Advisors and 4 music tracks to help you conquer the Galaxy.
Stop the count! Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Realmforge Studios have been coerced into releasing Caribbean Skies, the latest and greatest add-on for Tropico 6. Available today on the Kalypso Store, Steam, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One, Caribbean Skies is Tropico 6’s largest add-on to date, introducing a sky-scraping stack of exciting new gameplay features as El Prez battles to save not only his beloved Tropico, but the world!
In this global-stakes airborne adventure, players will guide Tropico through five brand new campaign missions, deploying a veritable fleet of airborne minions and meeting an eclectic cast of characters along the way. New buildings, edicts and traits all bring fresh twists to the core Tropico 6 gameplay, while additional palace decorations and outfits for El Presidente offer players further choice to customize their islands.
Crane your neck skyward and check out the new trailer below. Review code is available now for all platforms.
Targem Games and Gaijin Entertainment announce the release of Content Update 0.12.30 “Snowstorm” in the post-apocalyptic online action Crossout. Players will get the updated Christmas brawl “Present Heist”, festive decorations and prizes as well as a new “Bobsleigh” armoured vehicle.
“Present Heist” participants defend the truck from attacks by Gronch’s henchmen while it’s loading/unloading gifts, as well as provide escort while it’s moving between bases, complete extra tasks, and fight bosses. Success in this mission is rewarded with Crackers that can be exchanged for vehicle parts, upgrades, and other prizes.
“Bobsleigh” is crazy Bob Frost’s armored vehicle, the most dangerous guy in the Frost sect. After the fire in his home village, he really lost his mind. Fireworks and rockets became his main entertainment. Bob’s “toys” constantly explode at the most inappropriate moment or with the most inappropriate force. It’s only natural that the main caliber of “Bobsleigh” is the epic rocket launcher “Snowfall” that can launch 8 volleys of projectiles. This beast is available as a part of the Explosive Santa pack until January 31st.
CD PROJEKT RED has announced a special Winter Holiday event bringing fan-favorite game modes and festive-themed rewards to GWENT: The Witcher Card Game on PC, Android, and iOS.
Celebrations start today and will run until January 5th, 2021. By logging in daily, completing daily quests, and winning games throughout the event players will have the opportunity to earn bonus Meteorite Powder — and then use it to unlock unique, winter-themed ornaments such as cardbacks, borders, avatars, and player titles via the dedicated Reward Book page. What’s more, each week of the event, special game modes including Dual Casting, Plus One, Momentum, and Battle Rush will return for a limited time!
The in-game store has also been updated with unique, time-limited offers. Among these are bundles containing Ultimate Premium Kegs with animated cards from across GWENT’s entire library, even more Meteorite Powder, as well as festive ornaments — including a special Grandfather Frost leader skin for Ardal aep Dahy.
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game is available for free on PC via GOG.COM and Steam, as well as on Android and iOS. For more information on GWENT, please visit playgwent.com.
Milestone is pleased to announce today the release of MXGP 2020, new chapter of the beloved series of the official FIM Motocross World Championship, for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC®/STEAM. While the PlayStation®5 release, as recently announced, will be released on January 14th, 2021.
MXGP 2020 is the only game where players can fully experience the excitement of the current MXGP season, competing with 68 riders from both MXGP and MX2 categories on the 19 circuits of the 2020 season. Starting as a rookie, players can choose their path to glory: joining an official team or creating their own.
Official MXGP tracks aren’t enough? The Track Editor* will be back soon with some great features added in. Thanks to the new Heightmaps feature, players can replicate the real MX tracks configurations, often built on hills and mountains, adding realism and all the challenges that real riders face during races. There will be 4 different terrain types that players can choose and customize – Plain, Quarry, Orchard and Forest – to create the track of their dream. All new tracks created, can be shared online with friends.
To enjoy free-roam riding, alone or with friends*, in MXGP 2020 returns one of the most beloved features, the Playground. Players can test their riding skills in the new setting inspired to Norwegian fjords terrains, and this year they can also free ride together with other 3 friends*.
And to create more fun in the Playground, the beloved Waypoint mode returns, now allowing races up to 4 players.
MXGP 2020 Multiplayer Mode will be boosted with Dedicated Servers for a lag-free gameplay experience, and Race Director Mode* to create amazing Online tournaments, deciding starting positions, assigning penalties, or choosing the cameras to focus on.
Last but not least, MXGP 2020 make feel every rider unique, with more than 10.000 items, all officially licensed from more than 110 brands of the Motocross world. Not only cosmetic customizations: bike performances can be also improved with real life replica of different bike parts.
MXGP 2020 is available PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC®/STEAM. On PlayStation®5 it will be available from January 14th, 2021.
Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive announced today that the blockbuster off-road trucking sim SnowRunner now features full mod support on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. You can get started making your game even bigger with a selection of mods now available to download on consoles.
A Constant Stream of Free New Vehicles, Maps & More: Saber has been working with the modding community to bring you a variety of free new goodies from the huge selection of mods already available on PC, with even more coming in the future. Visit mod.io to learn more about the rules that govern SnowRunner’s mod creation and sharing.
Instant, Easy Access to Mods: Starting today, console players with a registered mod.io account will find a brand-new in-game mod browser, making it quick and easy to explore and enable a full library of mods with just the press of a button.
A Talented Community with Drive: Since launch, SnowRunner’s huge sandbox environments and physics-based driving gameplay have been fertile ground for the endlessly creative modding scene, with over 5 million mods downloaded so far on PC.
SnowRunner is available now on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC. Season 2: “Explore & Expand” is also available as standalone DLC or as part of the game’s Season Pass.
Swedish game developer 10 Chambers Collective – formed in 2015 by nine industry veterans known for PAYDAY: The Heist and PAYDAY 2 – continues to regularly update their first game, GTFO, a 4-player co-op action/horror FPS. It has been described as “Left 4 Dead” meets “Aliens”, and uses a Rundown concept, where the game is regularly updated with new expeditions (i.e., maps, scenarios, enemies, etc.) that replace the previous ones. Today, they’re launching a surprise update where the current Rundown is extended with four new expeditions. They’re also revealing how many survived the hardcore game (hint: not many) and their secret behind GTFO’s 96% positive Steam score.
GTFO takes place in a terrifying underground facility called “The Complex,” where your team’s survival relies on your ability to communicate, coordinate – and count your bullets. The game recently reached one year in Early Access. To celebrate, 10 Chambers is now surprise-releasing four new expeditions to the current Rundown 004 / Contact. If you’re interested in seeing how two of the new expeditions look, the developers uploaded a total of 100 minutes of uncut gameplay from the latest update – here and here.
“Looking at the statistics of death rates for the last Rundown, Contact, we decided our community of Prisoners need to be tested more before they’re ready for the next Rundown chapter of GTFO,” says Simon Viklund, Narrative Director & Composer. “We’re adding four new expeditions on top of the eight that are already in the Rundown. Let’s see if the survival rate increases.”
On the day of GTFO’s one year anniversary, 10 Chambers released a short cryptic video that showcased some raw numbers from the game’s first year: Horrifying data such as the toughest expedition (R2E1, the last expedition of Rundown 002, with only 1.4% success rate) and the most deadly expedition (R1A1, the first level of the very first Rundown, that has killed almost 2 million prisoners). So far, as few as 1.85% of the players have completed the two last expeditions of Rundown 004 / Contact.
Since the last Rundown, which was released in October and introduced matchmaking in Alpha state, Steam review scores for GTFO have soared. The co-op FPS now sits at a recent review score of 96% positive.
“I think the secret behind our high positive Steam rating is our transparency. We’re very open with what kind of game GTFO is: Very challenging, not for the faint of heart, but also very rewarding when you succeed. We even have a warning text on the product page – encouraging people to research before buying,” says Ulf Andersson, Creative Director & CEO. “The exceptionally high positive reviews recently – 96% – should have to do with adding matchmaking in the latest big update. We will keep updating this feature, and maybe we’ll reach even higher.”
The developer team will now take a short break to enjoy the holidays – at a safe distance – with their families and loved ones. When they’re back, they’ll continue developing the next Rundown, number five, which is already in the planning phase according to GTFO’s public roadmap.
GTFO Early Access is available on Steam for $34,99, but to celebrate the update, it’s right now 20% off!
Today, Vertigo Games and Jaywalkers Interactive are releasing the free Trailer Park update for Arizona Sunshine on Oculus Quest, adding another horde mode map to the untethered VR zombie apocalypse. Set in one of the more advanced campaign environments of Arizona Sunshine, the Trailer Park map is an entirely new content update to the popular VR zombie shooter’s multiplayer horde mode, where up to four survivors team up in co-op to fend off wave after wave of hangry undead for as long as they can. Vertigo Games is simultaneously dropping a PC VR beta for the Trailer Park map on Steam, now accessible to all owners of Arizona Sunshine on Steam.
The Trailer Park horde mode map transports up to four players to a closed off-area set in a grungy lot full of scruffy old trailers. Gather your fellow survivors and watch each other’s back as you scavenge the rundown trailers for precious loot and explore the alleyways and narrow side streets in a map with many places to hide… or get ambushed. Stand your ground against wave after wave of undead Freddies for as long as you can.
Arizona Sunshine is a first-person shooter built exclusively for VR that immerses you in a post-apocalyptic southwestern America overrun by zombies. Move around without restraints as you face hordes of zombies in a series of huge southwestern American environments, including treacherous canyons and deep, dark mines. Handle weapons with real-life movements and take on the undead with up to three friends in online co-op multiplayer. Thanks to destructible environments, zombie mutilations and cinematic, compelling experiences, Arizona Sunshine offers unique VR realism. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling and satisfying than ever before.
The Trailer Park map is now available as a free update to all existing owners of Arizona Sunshine on Oculus Quest and a PC VR beta is now live and accessible to all owners of Arizona Sunshine on Steam. If you don’t have this must-have VR title yet, you can get Arizona Sunshine on all major VR platforms for $39.99. For more news about Arizona Sunshine, find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and subscribe to the newsletter at arizona-sunshine.com.
