Sniper Elite 4 is ready to march onto Switch, and owners can now pre-order it on the Nintendo eShop at a special 15% discount ahead of launch.
Independent UK studio Rebellion has fired off the world-first gameplay trailer to celebrate the news. The brand new footage showcases the thrilling stealth action, authentic sniping freedom, massive maps and wealth of strategic options that make Sniper Elite 4 the genre-defining World War 2 shooter of a generation.
More than 15 million players have already enjoyed the award-winning, BAFTA-nominated stealth and sniping freedom of Sniper Elite 4. On Switch, players can look forward to a host of exclusive new features including:
Motion aim with gyroscopic controls
HD rumble support – feel your heartbeat and bullet impacts
Local play – play in co-op or multiplayer with up to 4 players on the same network
Pro Controller support – take your precision up a level
Sniper Elite 4 lands on Switch on November 17th, both in digital and boxed editions.
Ripstone Games today announced that its acclaimed cue sports simulation Pure Pool is available to pre-order on the eShop for Nintendo Switch, ahead of its release on November 17th. Pre-orders of Pure Pool include a 20% discount for the game, available between now and launch. When Pure Pool launches on Nintendo Switch later this month, the game will retail for £12.49/$14.99/€14.99.
On Nintendo Switch Pure Pool offers up the definitive cue sports experience, rolling the base game and all snooker DLC into one cue-tastic package. Ripstone have also prepared a new gameplay video of Pure Pool running on Nintendo Switch at 1080p and 60 frames per second to provide an exclusive look at what to expect when the game launches on November 17th.
“We’ve had an amazing reaction to our initial announcement of Pure Pool coming to Nintendo Switch,” said Hollie Pattison of Ripstone Games. “The game runs like a dream on Switch and really delivers the ultimate billiards experience on the platform. We’ve prepared a new video that shows off the game in all its glory and we hope everyone is excited to grab their Switch and play some frames on November 17th!”
The Nintendo Switch edition of Pure Pool offers players a no-compromise experience, taking full advantage of the platform in every way possible. Pure Pool is a technical marvel, running at 1080p docked and 720p handheld with all of the game’s high end visual features, all at a solid 60 frames per second. Offering the full range of control options supported by the Nintendo Switch, Pure Pool’s myriad of playstyles ensures that whatever the setup, players will be cueing up and potting balls in no time.
Featuring a single-player campaign, skill-based challenges, unlockable customisation options and multiple modes of pool and snooker including Killer and American 8 Ball, Pure Pool has players covered with more modes and options than you can shake a cue at. The Campaign Mode tracks progress from Amateur right through to Master difficulty, with players facing off against a series of opponents from pro players, to pool club sharks looking for an easy hustle. Players that make it to the top will either reign supreme or go down in a baize of glory!
Pure Pool also offers a huge range of additional modes, playstyles and challenges. With exhilarating fast-paced modes such as Speed Pot, Checkpoint and Royal Rumble, alongside the skill based challenges of Snooker Colours, Perfect Potter and Breakpoint, Pure Pool offers something for everyone. With global online leaderboards thrown into the mix, the competition to pocket the top spot has never been fiercer.
Pure Pool on Switch features a host of local and online multiplayer modes, including Cross-Play support with Steam and the option to play online against stored DNA player profiles. Global leaderboards and rankings allow players to track their performance across the Pure Pool player base whilst challenging members of the global community in Free-play, Two-player, Leagues, 8-ball, 9-ball, Blackball, Killer and Accumulator modes. All snooker content from the original Pure Pool DLC is included too, complete with online and local support for anyone that prefers the stricter rules of the gentleman’s game.
The epic finale of the “Money for the Vultures” adventure has arrived – “Part 3:Once More With Feeling” will lead the gang back to “Eagles Nest” the legendary bandit fortress in the middle of the desert. Fans of the Desperados franchise will remember the iconic location from the previous games and can visit it now in its new glory. In this case, bigger IS better.
The new mission concludes the Desperados III Season Pass and is also sold separately at 5.99 for consoles / 4.99 (PC). The mission is available now.
NACON and Eko Software are pleased to announce that Warhammer: Chaosbane will be available on next-generation consoles with the Slayer Edition. The first hack-and-slash available on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation®5, this edition includes the most complete version of the game with all DLC packs (12 in total), all the updates, among them Keela, the Tower of Chaos and a 4K 60FPS visual experience. A new character, Jurgen Haider the Witch Hunter and additional content will also be available on November 10 for the Xbox Series X|S and PC, then from the 12 and 19 November on PlayStation®5 according to the date of availability of the console in each country.
Wearing the distinctive hat and long coat of his order, the Witch Hunter’s skilled use of two weapons makes him particularly formidable: in close combat with his sword and from a distance with his pistol. He wanders the roads of the Old World to purge it of Chaos. This inquisitor draws his power directly from his faith in Sigmar, and he becomes judge and executioner when he cleanses the heresy and Chaos he exposes.
As well as the introduction of this new character, there is also a free patch that adds improvements for new players and fans of the first hour of the game. The two hubs of Act 1 and Act 2 have been expanded. The area around the camp of Act 2 has also been enhanced with new enemies to fight. There is also a new area – the cemetery – which adds a new environment and a larger bestiary. This includes new enemies, including Daemon Princes, Skullcrushers (mounted and on foot), a Chaos Warrior and new cultists.
The new Witch Hunter character is part of the Slayer Edition on the new consoles and available as DLC for current-generation consoles. The patch with improved environments, new area and bestiary is free for everyone on all platforms.
The first hack-and-slash set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world, Warhammer: Chaosbane thrusts players into the heart of the Old World, a continent scarred by the Great War Against Chaos – a bloody conflict that has ravaged the Empire of Man. You can play as a Human, High Elf, Wood Elf, Dwarf, Dwarf Engineer or Witch Hunter as you explore the iconic areas of the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world, which has captivated millions of fans worldwide.
Warhammer Chaosbane is available on PC Steam, Xbox One and PlayStation®4.
The new character and additional content patch will be available on November 10 on these platforms.
The new character and additional content patch will be part of the Slayer Edition of Warhammer Chaosbane from November 10, 2020 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®4, PC Steam, and on PlayStation®5 from the 12 or 19 November, according to the date of availability of the console in each country.
All in! Games has announced a new partnership with The Farm 51, bringing another dimension of resources to the distribution of Chernobylite on consoles.
Chernobylite is available now on Steam in Early Access and on GOG in Games in Development. The game will be published by All in! Games and launch in 2021 on current-gen and next-gen consoles.
Thanks to the cooperation, the game will utilize many more distribution channels (including streaming platforms) and will be professionally localized in more languages than originally planned.
“We’re thrilled that just a week after the successful premiere of Ghostrunner we can announce other important news. We believe that Chernobylite will be just as popular as our cyberpunk title and will meet the expectations of players all around the world,” said Piotr Żygadło, CEO at All in! Games SA a publishing house listed on the stock exchange in Warsaw. “Usually we don’t engage in projects without ownership of the IP, but the quality of The Farm 51’s production and its potential convinced us to make an exception,” he added.
Microsoft has announced they will host a global livestream on November 10th to honor the launch of the new Xbox generation. They invite you, players of all identities and backgrounds, console generations and devices, skill sets and tastes, to celebrate, connect, and play together. They invite you to grab your device of choice and play alongside Team Xbox, your favorite creators, and our partners, right from your homes around the world. Tune in to the global livestream in celebration of play on November 10th at 2PM ET / 11AM PT on YouTube, Twitch and Facebook Gaming.
Today, Bloober Team, the creative minds behind critically acclaimed titles Layers of Fear and Observer, and global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) announced the release of Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition. This brand-new version of Bloober Team’s take on the Blair Witch story is built specifically as a VR experience and is available today at 10am PT / 1pm ET in the Oculus Store for $29.99.
Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition is a story-driven, psychological VR horror game that immerses players in with the terror hidden in the Black Hills Forest. Bloober Team’s original story, inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, was rebuilt for the Oculus Quest platform and features a new control system optimized for VR gameplay, new creature encounters, and spine-chilling in-game events to surprise and scare.
Skybound Games today announced that The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, a comprehensive bundle of all four seasons of the acclaimed game series, is now available on Steam for the first time! The game is available during Steam’s annual Halloween sale for 40% off ($29.99) through November 2nd. Skybound Games is also happy to announce that it will be bringing The Definitive Series to several other digital PC platforms later this year.
Originally released for PS4, Xbox One and the Epic Games Store in September 2019, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all four seasons of the series, along with The Walking Dead: Michonne and several digital bonuses. There are over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes, more than 10 hours of developer commentary, behind-the-scenes bonus features including concept and character art galleries, a “Return of The Walking Dead” documentary short, faithful recreations of classic menus, and a music player with over 140 musical tracks. The collection also includes the application across all seasons and content of “graphic black,” an art style that pays homage to The Walking Dead comics and was previously only available for THE FINAL SEASON.
Based on Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book franchise, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series lets players experience the full story of Clementine as she grows from young girl to fearless survivor in the series that set a new benchmark for storytelling in games. A light of hope in dark times, Clementine learns from many protectors and endures countless threats in a post-apocalyptic world where the weak perish and the cruel survive. It’s up to players who Clementine trusts, who she loves, who she hurts, and who she chooses to protect when she cannot save everyone.
TELLTALE’S THE WALKING DEAD has sold millions of episodes worldwide, earning more than 100 Game of the Year awards and receiving two BAFTA Video Game Awards for Best Story.
The start line is here for R8 Games’ high-octane anti-gravity combat racing game PACER. The game launches today on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PS4 PRO and PC via STEAM with the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One X coming shortly after.
PACER is an explosive anti-gravity combat racing game where players can race in a variety of single player modes or with up to 10 players via online multiplayer.
“We’re thrilled to be here today to launch the fastest and most explosive game of its kind. I’m so proud of what the team has achieved, and we’ll be enjoying a social distanced launch drink to mark the occasion,” said Steve Iles, Senior Producer, PACER. “But this is just the beginning, we have a lot of plans for the competitive gaming side of PACER so watch this space.
PACER is fully optimized for online and competitive gaming with 10 player multiplayer, online ranked mode to see how you compete against the best in the world and online tournament/spectator mode for easy streaming and fun events at all levels.
Featuring music from the original anti-gravity racing composer Tim Wright aka CoLD SToRAGE alongside an incredible line-up including; MethLab, Ed Harrison, DubFX and a selection of artists from one of the most creative independent record labels in the world, Warp Records. In total there are more than 80 tracks from 45 artists featured in the game.
CCP Games announced today that their players broke two GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS titles in EVE Online, the community-driven massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, with an enormous battle resulting from the game’s ongoing inter-player war. More than 8,000 players duked it out for territorial control in what has been called “Fury at FWST-8”, a 14-hour long clash between two of EVE Online’s largest player-run coalitions.
The two GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS titles now held by EVE Online are:
largest multiplayer video game PvP battle (8,825 players)
most concurrent participants in a multiplayer video game PvP battle (6,557 participants)
The events of the battle and its significance for EVE Online players are detailed in this video from CCP Games:
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS has shared additional information about this achievement in this feature: EVE Online’s Record-Breaking Fury at FWST-8
By the Numbers: A total of 8,825 players participated in Fury at FWST-8 with 11,258 characters from 114 different alliances in an engagement that lasted 14 hours, breaking the previous GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title of 7,548 players. The peak of Fury at FWST-8 saw 6,557 concurrent participants, breaking the previous GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title of 6,142 peak concurrent participants.
Both of these records were previously set by EVE Online during 2014’s “Bloodbath of B-R5RB” and in 2018’s “Siege of 9-4RP2” respectively.
“EVE Online is no stranger to massive in-game conflicts. Every time a big battle breaks out or our community comes together for a cause, it’s always a sight to behold,” said Hilmar V. Pétursson, CCP Games’ CEO. “CCP may have created EVE Online, but it’s our community who built the universe of New Eden. Their ingenuity created the impressive logistics networks, both in-game and in the real-world, to field such a high volume of ships in one battle. Our players deserve all the credit that made these record-breaking achievements possible. Their support and dedication are what makes EVE Online the game that it is today.”
Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief for GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS added, “The limitless potential of EVE Online provides once again an epic, record-smashing battle that’s a test of both human and technological prowess. No game has the kind of passionate, invested, and empowered community that EVE Online enjoys, which is why it’s still, nearly 20 years on, reigning supreme as the ultimate MMO space game. Congratulations to all those involved – even those off licking their wounds will agree it was a battle to be remembered for a very long time.”
“We’ve been sitting on the edges of our seats this entire war. The player-run factions in our game often rival those of real-world governments, with some even adding US politicians into their ranks, so we knew it was only a matter of time before something big happened,” said Bergur Finnbogason, EVE Online’s Creative Director. “It still blows my mind that EVE’s players are able to break these records for massive player battles. Setting two world records for a single battle is humbling and just shows the amount of dedication EVE Online players have for our game.”
Since July of this year, a massive player-driven conflict between alliances has been unfolding in EVE Online. Dubbed “World War Bee 2”, upwards of 130,000 players have battled it out in a war for in-game territory and geopolitical dominance. World War Bee 2 is the third such universal war since the game’s release in 2003. Fury at FWST-8 is just one of many battles in the war as players continue the fight.
Fury at FWST-8 was the PAPI coalition’s attempt to establish a beachhead Keepstar citadel in the region known as Delve, which would have enabled PAPI to strike deeper into the Imperium coalition’s territory with their forces of supercapital-class spaceships. To prevent this, the Imperium fought long and hard to destroy the Keepstar and push PAPI back. As a result, 6,746 ships and the Keepstar structure were destroyed, with 362 capital-class ships lost on the battlefield. Assets worth a total of 1.443 trillion ISK (in-game currency) were lost in this battle, equating to $18,712 USD, of which 705 billion ISK worth was destroyed completely, equating to $9,148 USD.
Some EVE pilots who participated in Fury at FWST-8 shared their impressions of the battle:
“The FWST battle was the latest example of the iconic EVE Online battles that everyone reads about, and being able to say ‘I was there’ is a great feather in the cap for everyone involved. Even more impressive to me was the camaraderie and teamwork leading up to the kill. When we’re still around playing this game in the years to come we may not remember all the minutiae of the battle, but we’ll absolutely remember that we were there fighting side by side and having fun with our space tribe.” – Klavas (USA) – Goonswarm Federation, Imperium
“The scale of the fighting, the numbers of players involved on both sides, and the extent of the losses in FWST-8 and the weeks that followed has been incredible. I have fought in nullsec for nearly 15 years, nothing I have done before even comes close. Every player involved has been tested to the limits of endurance, it’s the stuff nullsec players have dreamt of for years.” – Hedliner (UK) – Pandemic Legion, PAPI
“Fights like FWST-8 don’t happen very often but they are what makes EVE, EVE. I was impressed that the servers held up as well as they did. It’s the second time I’ve been involved in setting the record for most concurrent players. Hopefully, all good things come in threes?” – Killah Bee (Germany) – Northern Coalition, PAPI
“The battle in FWST is undoubtedly a historic event, not only for EVE Online and the MMORPG genre, but for video games themselves. Our alliance and coalition campaign commanders undertook a colossal amount of work and planning to make this happen, not only for this specific battle, but throughout the past two weeks.” – strbrr (Russia) – Northern Coalition, PAPI
“The battle of FWST-8 is among the few, incredible moments of EVE Online, those we hear of in the media, those we tell about to the new players with a proud ‘I was there’. Participating in the biggest battle of the history of video games along with thousands of players all across the world, and the feeling of being a part of something bigger than myself as everyone gave their best in the face of impossible odds is a memory I’ll never forget.” – Naice Rucima (France) – Goonswarm Federation, Imperium
EVE Online can be downloaded for free by visiting www.eveonline.com.
