May 15, 2020 – The life of a reborn Viking gets better and better with RUNE II’s newest update! Building upon last week’s massive ‘Lazarus Update’ that redesigned major gameplay systems – as well as additional streamer and community feedback updates to optimize visual and sound quality – the new development team for RUNE II continues to listen to community feedback and deliver content to fans. New weapon combos, Combat Moves and satisfying finishing attacks bring an intensified level of visual savagery and carnage in RUNE II.
For a list of new features and improvements from this May 14 update, full patch notes can be found HERE: www.rune2.com/may14update/
To celebrate this newest update, RUNE II will be part of the the Epic Mega Sale on the Epic Game Store for the following editions :
Standard Edition: $20.99 (30% off, normally $29.99)
Berserker Rage: $25.19 (37% off, normally $39.99)
God Slayer: $29.99 (50% off, normally $59.99)
Loki has been a royal jerk and screwed up Midgard – you’ve been chosen to kick his ass out of Asgard for good. Alone or with friends, tear each enemy apart limb from limb in this chaotic, open-world saga, filled with brutal melee combat. Collect rare resources, locate divine artifacts and battle through the unique Ages of Ragnarok as you seek to craft the very sword used by Loki himself and destroy the trickster god with his own blade.
May 15, 2020 – Drive an off-road lorry in extreme environments and join the Europa Truck Trial events! Check the first gameplay teaser of this exciting, challenge-based simulator game
As lifelike as it can possibly be
Heavy Duty Challenge is a non-racing but heavily competitive motorsport game inspired by Europa Truck Trial Motorsport Championships. This real-life event with huge trucks and over 30-years of tradition is now taking place via the Internet for the first time in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Developers from Nano Games took this very seriously and are working to make Heavy Duty Challenge the best possible reflection of Europa Truck Trial. Using the amazing possibilities of photogrammetry technology and the studio’s own original engine, they took authentic vehicles and locations and implemented them into the gameplay.
Check out the first gameplay teaser to find out how realistic this simulator game is going to really be:
And if you like what you just saw, add the game to your wishlist on Steam, to always be up-to-date with all the news from the game’s development process.
Motorsport during quarantine
As said before, Europa Truck Trial is taking place every year, in multiple European countries for over 30 years. This year is literally exceptional because the championships converted into an online event. ETT Virtual 2020 is happening the upcoming weekend (16.05-17.05), as well as on May 30th to May 31st and June 13th to June 14th. Feel free to take part in the celebration by joining the ETT Virtual 2020 official Facebook event.
Key Features:
Authentic simulation of off-road driving experience.
12 real trucks, each with a unique cabin view.
5 real locations recreated from actual truck trail championship areas.
Various customization options.
Realistic off-road physics and deformable terrain.
Lifelike visual and sound effects to enhance the experience.
Two perspectives: cabin view and TPP with 5 additional camera angles.
Competitive mechanics: leaderboards.
Gamepad and steering wheel support.
Championship Event and Career Mode!
Heavy Duty Challenge is under development and will hit Steam in Q4 2021.
London, United Kingdom – May 15, 2020 — BAFTA nominated developer Firefly Studios has revealed new units coming to Stronghold: Warlords, the upcoming entry in their classic ‘castle sim’ series. With the ability to land precision strikes, instantly clear walls of Archers, or simply deal high damage with powerful weapons, each unit introduces a new set of tactics.
Samurai
With the ability to charge down enemies foolish enough to stand in their way and eliminate high priority units like Generals with their Precision Strike, Samurai have a unique role to play in the game. True to their historical roots, these disciplined feudal fighters are best used in combat against priority targets or to quickly shut down foes with powerful abilities of their own. With a steady movement speed and weakness to gunpowder, they are however susceptible to swarms of cavalry and gunpowder-fuelled missile fire.
Imperial Guardsman
An expensive but valuable unit, the heavy mace-wielding Imperial Guardsman will make a serious dent in any enemy siege force. Able to build up a Heavy Attack while in combat, the Guardsmen can then deal area damage in a wide arc when triggered. The Guardsmen can quickly tip the scales in your favour mid-siege—use him to clear castle walls, crush unarmoured skirmish troops, or dismantle siege weapons and.
Imperial Warrior
While the Imperial Warrior lacks a unique ability like that of the Samurai or Guardsman, he makes up for it with a high armour rating and damage output thanks to his weapons of choice. Resistant to Archer fire, Fire Lancers, and all but the heaviest siege weapons, the Imperial Warrior should form part of the front line in any castle siege or any large scale open field battle.
Scheduled for release on Steam later this year, players can find out more about Stronghold: Warlords by visiting the game’s official website: www.StrongholdWarlords.com
May 14, 2020 – May 2020 marks the 10-year anniversary of Respawn Entertainment, and to celebrate the studio’s legacy, the team has released a new video, as well as a blog post from the studio’s founder Vince Zampella that thanks all of the Titans, Pilots, Jedi, Soldiers and Legends that made the last 10 years possible.
Showcasing Respawn’s successful journey, the video takes a look back at the company’s first 2014 title Titanfall to the launch of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in 2019 and into the arena with Apex Legends’ continued live service content, as well as a glimpse of what’s ahead for the studio with the launch of Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (VR) later this year.
Milan, May 14th, 2020 – Milestone is pleased to announce today RIDE 4, the latest chapter of its beloved franchise dedicated to all two-wheel lovers, that will be released on October 8, 2020 for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC/STEAM. The RIDE franchise launched five years ago and it quickly became a reference point for gamers all over the world looking for a realistic and authentic bike simulation.
RIDE 4 features a cutting-edge level of visual fidelity, bringing authenticity to the most iconic motorcycles, and a unique gameplay experience, with a completely renewed Career mode, that brings the player into fast-paced challenges all over the world and culminate with ultimate Championships with the most powerful Sportbikes, including a brand-new Endurance mode, the hardest challenge that only the best virtual riders can face. This new game mode allowed Milestone to boost the level of realism and authenticity with dynamic lighting and weather conditions, and Pit Stops for tires and fuel management. When the competition gets tough, strategy becomes crucial to succeed!
A VISUAL MASTERPIECE. All bike models in RIDE 4 have been created from the ground up using the most advanced technologies and the original CAD and 3D scans of real models, to bring to life authentic and lifelike replicas of the most iconic motorcycles, even the rarest and most exclusive ones. Every single bike detail has been carefully reproduced as in their real-life counterparts. Even the cockpit is a perfect reproduction of the real thing, both in terms of design and dynamic elements. The data on the dashboard changes in real-time, speed, temperature, traction control…even the oil bottle vibrates according to the movements of the bike! RIDE 4 is an act of love made by bike enthusiasts for bike enthusiasts.
On track, Laser and Drone scanning enable a never seen before level of accuracy in reproducing the most beloved and iconic tracks, an adrenaline-filled journey all over the world!
A NEW PATH TO GLORY. RIDE 4 introduces a new Career mode that lets players control their progression toward success from the very beginning. Players will be free to choose how to structure their journey from local to international leagues. Every decision they take will affect their career path, giving access to special events, races and challenges for a unique gaming experience! And to make it even more unique, players can access several tools to create their distinctive bike and riding apparel and to customize many mechanical parts of their bike.
Reaching to top in RIDE 4 is not an easy journey, the competition gets tougher thanks to the proprietary technology A.N.N.A., an acronym for Artificial Neural Network Agent, a revolutionary Artificial Intelligence based on neural networks enables an incredible level of challenge for players, with cleverer and faster opponents.
The Multiplayer mode now features dedicated servers that make the gameplay incredibly smooth and gratifying, to let players focus on what really matters: victory!
In RIDE 4, Milestone partnered with two of the most iconic brands of the two-wheel world, Yamaha Motor and Bridgestone. “When we launched the RIDE franchise our main goal was to create a unique IP for all two-wheel lovers; today – five years later – the astonishing realism of its visuals, the depth of its gameplay and the great partners we’re working with, confirm we’ve worked in the right direction to create the ultimate two-wheel racing experience”, said Luisa Bixio, CEO of Milestone.
Yamaha Motor, Milestone’s main partner for RIDE4, is an iconic and historical motorcycle brand with great heritage and history of glory in competition; its key values – innovation, excitement, confidence, emotion and close ties with customers – mirror perfectly Milestone’s vision in building RIDE 4, where players from all over the world will experience authentic and breathtaking competitions.
Paolo Pavesio, Marketing and Motorsport Director, Yamaha Motor Europe commented “racing and adrenaline have been part of Yamaha DNA since our foundation, 65 years ago. This is why it has been almost natural to partner up with one of the biggest names of the global motorcycling gaming industry – Milestone. We strive to give excitement and emotions to our customers and to all motorcycle lovers, always staying close to what “revs” them inside. With Milestone and RIDE4 we also innovate our approach, reaching out to new fans, that have a shared passion for motorcycle – be in the virtual or the physical world, the love is one and we welcome these riders to our family. Being among the pioneers for the rising eSports world (with Trastevere73 as official Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider) we bring our involvement in gaming to the next level with RIDE4 and the variety of unique activities planned on and off-line for the following year”
“As a global mobility leader with a large portfolio of premium products and solutions including premium motorcycle tyres, we saw fit to make our debut in the virtual world by partnering with Milestone, a proven leader in two wheel simulation games” – commented Nico Thuy, Head of Motorcycle Business at Bridgestone EMIA. “We are always looking for fresh ways to engage our customers and interact with the riding community, while also showcasing the quality of our products. Being present in RIDE 4 represents a one of a kind opportunity to do just that”.
RIDE 4 will be released on October 8, 2020 for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC/STEAM.
STOCKHOLM – 14 May 2020 – The herald rides forth to make the announcement all have awaited. Court and commoners hold their breath in anticipation. Jealous rivals, thwarted in their plots, sulk in the shadows, for the glorious day is coming. Crusader Kings III, the heir to the crown of grand strategy gaming, will take its throne on September 1, 2020.
Now available for pre-order, Crusader Kings III is a medieval grand strategy role-playing game from Paradox Development Studio. Guide a royal dynasty through the centuries. Claim new lands through diplomacy and marriage, or use your armies to conquer your neighbors or unite a divided realm. When swords and seduction fail, however, spies and poison may still be effective.
Crusader Kings III is the sequel to one of the world’s most beloved strategy games. Rich with new historical content and character options, it has never been easier to wrap yourself in the ermine cloaks of power, writing your own story of castles, knights, crusades, and murder.
Features of Crusader Kings III include:
Character Focused Gameplay: Every character you play or interact with has their own unique personality. Events and options in the game are largely determined by the type of person you are.
Infinite Possibilities: Play as any noble house from Iceland to India, Finland to Central Africa over five centuries. Interact with wandering guests, stubborn children, devious spymasters and saintly holy men in an elaborate tapestry of medieval life.
Waging War: Rally your vassals and raise your men-at-arms to besiege enemy castles or put down rebellions. Personal prowess on the battlefield can win you great honor, but strategic planning is the path to victory.
Royal Marriages: Spread your dynastic DNA throughout the world, stamping your royal seal on the crests of kingdoms and duchies far and wide. Marry for power and raise children to press claims on new lands.
Saints and Sinners: Keep faith with your religious leaders or perform great crimes in the interest of the state. When the going gets tough, you can always embrace a heresy or craft a new religion more in line with your character’s priorities.
Schemes and Skulduggery: Learn the secrets of your courtiers and vassals so you can blackmail them for their support. Seduce your way into a superior’s good books, or plot the untimely demise of an unfortunate relative.
Events Inspired By History: Experience great holy wars, peasant revolts, cadet branches of dynasties, heretics, superstition, castles, knights and wars over inheritance.
3D Character Portraits: Characters age and change appearance as their traits take a toll on their body. The higher the rank, the fancier the clothing.
And much more: Holy Orders, mercenaries, pagan and Viking raiders, easily customized rule sets and a beautiful new map to play on.
Crusader Kings III is available for pre-order at major online retailers and the Paradox store for a suggested retail price of $49.99/ £41.99/ €49.99 and will be available to desktop monarchs on September 1, 2020.
AUSTIN, TX (May 14, 2020) – Today World of Warships: Legends announces the arrival of Legendary Tier ships along with a new feature to unlock them, the full release of Russian Battleships, and the new “Sword of the Pacific” campaign in the upcoming May 18 update. Players will be able to begin unlocking powerful unique ships along with other rewards throughout the new update, and there is a bunch of balance changes and maps coming too.
The first Tier VII premium destroyer, Yūdachi, is featured as the final reward in the new “Sword of the Pacific” campaign. She served in many of the early Pacific battles during World War II and eventually earned the nickname “Nightmare of Solomon” for her actions in the Guadalcanal campaign. In-game, she is a stealthy destroyer with excellent torpedoes and a torpedo reload booster consumable, more than backing up her historical reputation. Players will have five weeks to finish the 90-levels of the campaign, earning plenty of Boosters, consumables and more along the way!
The new Legendary Tier ships are unlocked via a new feature, the Bureau. In essence, the Bureau gives players the ability to research ships and other rewards over time by playing the game daily. The research can be boosted by completing daily trials and assigning specific ships to the project. Most importantly, the only way to command one of these powerful Legendary Tier ships is by completing projects in the Bureau. Players will be able to start working to unlock their first Legendary Tier ship after short introductory project, putting them on the way to the end-game of World of Warships: Legends.The Yamato, Alaska, and Großer Kurfürst will be the first three Legendary Tier ships available. These ships should be considered long-term goals for players, it will take a couple months to complete a project.
The Yamato, Alaska, and Großer Kurfürst are very powerful and pretty unique in their abilities. Yamato, for example, excels in medium to long range combat thanks to her immense 18-inch guns and armor scheme. However, Yamato can be surprisingly vulnerable at close ranges due to her armor weak spots—which is precisely where the other Legendary Tier Battleship, Großer Kurfürst, excels. This German behemoth is built for brawling combat with extensive armor protection and hit points. Alaska, the only cruiser in this Legendary Trio, is probably the most unique ship out of the bunch. Her punchy 12-inch guns—the largest on any cruiser in the game—put Alaska into a league of her own.
The Russian fleet is complete at last, as the Russian Battleships are leaving early access this update. They bring a lot of firepower into battle, though they do not have the best accuracy at long range. Skilled captains must use their heavy armor to get close before delivering devastating blows. The full release of the Russian battleships includes the Tier VII Vladivostok, the most modern battleship available to the Russian tech tree. Vladivostok has excellent firing angles and armor, but like most of the Russian behemoths she isn’t very maneuverable and has a large citadel.
Plus, there are 3 new maps on the way: Greece, Northern Waters, and Crash Zone for high tier battles. All this comes with UI improvements, new fire effects for ships, and balance changes! There’s a lot coming to World of Warships: Legends this update.
May 13, 2020 – Focus Home Interactive and Saber Interactive officially partnered with mod.io for SnowRunner, the premiere off-roading trucking simulation game, to ensure that mod support was available at launch for PC players. There are already dozens of mods available to download now created by members of the community, delivering new vehicles, driving challenges, unusual creations, and more.
Check out this new video from the dev team for more info on modding:
Mods will continue to expand with even more tools in future free updates, and they’re on their way soon to SnowRunner players on consoles. New opportunities for creative designs will also come with the full year’s worth of content in SnowRunner’s Season Pass, which will feature new maps, missions, trucks and a lot more.
SnowRunner and its Season Pass are available now on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC via the Epic Games Store. Visit the official game shop to find the game in your region, and snowrunner.mod.io for more on mods.
13 May, 2020 – Indie publisher Big Sugar is delighted to announce that a demo for Unto The End, the upcoming handcrafted cinematic platformer from developer 2 Ton Studios, has just launched on Steam as part of the Digital Dragons Indie Celebration showcase. The demo will be available for the duration of the three-day event, which will run until this Friday, 15 May.
Unto The End is one of 50 indie games selected for the Indie Celebration event by a panel of industry figures, including representatives from Eurogamer, Destructoid, and Frostpunk developer, 11 Bit Studios. For the full line-up of showcased games, visit the Digital Dragons Indie Celebration page on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/digitaldragons
To coincide with the start of the Indie Celebration, anyone who joins the Big Sugar mailing list will receive two tracks from the Unto The End OST, composed by Francesco Ameglio and Johnny Knittle: https://mailchi.mp/bigsugargames/untotheend.
Developed by 2 Ton Studios’ husband and wife team, Stephen Danton and Sara Kitamura, Unto The End is a handcrafted cinematic platformer focused on player skill and featuring a one-of-a-kind combat system built specifically for 2D. It was chosen as one of NME’s best indie games at EGX 2019, and more recently featured on Rock Paper Shotgun’s list of 2020’s most exciting new PC games.
Unto The End is coming to PC and consoles later this year, including as a day one Game Pass title on Xbox One.
Lesquin, France, May 12, 2020 – NACON is pleased to reveal more details on Hunting Simulator 2, a new hunting simulation developed by Neopica, releasing in North America June 25th on PC and on June 30th for the PS4™ and Xbox One.
A new video for Hunting Simulator 2 highlights a highly anticipated gameplay element that has been included for the first time in a long while in a hunting game: a hunting dog! Hunting dogs are essential companions for many hunters and this feature is one of the major additions in the second game in the Hunting Simulator series.
Finding game in the vast environments featured in Hunting Simulator 2 is not always easy. Just like in real life, players will need to be patient and pay special attention to the different clues found in the environment to locate and follow the tracks left by animals. For this crucial part of a successful hunt, players can now call on their faithful hunting companion for help.
Three dog breeds are available in Hunting Simulator 2, each with specific characteristics and skills that players will need to learn to use effectively. Beagle, Labrador Retriever or German Shorthaired Pointer: choose the ideal companion to achieve your goals!
Hunting Simulator 2 will be available in North America on June 25, 2020 for PC and June 30 for PS4™ and Xbox One. A Nintendo Switch™ version will be available at a later date.
