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Risk of Rain 2 Launch Trailer

Today Risk of Rain 2 officially releases out of Steam’s Early Access program, Hopoo Games and Gearbox Publishing announced. In celebration of the launch, Steam users can purchase Risk of Rain 2 for the discounted price of $15.99 from today until August 18. On August 19, Risk of Rain 2 will be priced at $24.99.

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Risk of Rain 2 is a fast-paced, co-op roguelike shooter developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. Players can team with up to three other friends, play as 10 unique Survivors, and trek through more than a dozen stages to escape the alien planet. With unlockable alternate abilities, more than 110 items to discover on runs, and equippable Artifacts to shake up gameplay, no two runs are ever the same.

“We’re very excited to see players’ reception to this 1.0 update,” said Paul Morse and Duncan Drummond, co-founders of Hopoo Games. “Since March of 2019, the game doubled in size with new survivors, levels, and items; but more importantly, the passionate community guided us in implementing and finessing gameplay elements and systems that leave this final product feeling holistically improved upon.”

Within its first month in Steam Early Access, Risk of Rain 2 earned more than one million copies sold as well as a Steam Awards nomination in 2019.

“We can’t thank Hopoo enough for entrusting the team at Gearbox with their masterful new entry to the roguelike genre,” says Steve Gibson, president of Gearbox Publishing. “Every moment working with Hopoo and Risk of Rain 2 has been an absolute joy by helping them bring such an amazing game to millions around the world.”

Risk of Rain 2 is also available for Xbox One, PlayStation®4, and Nintendo Switch™ up to its Artifacts 2.0 update. Stay tuned to Risk of Rain 2 on Twitter for announcements for the upcoming Launch Update for console platforms.

The Apocalypse Games VR Competition Game Announced

Skybound and Skydance Interactive teamed up to create The Apocalypse Games, a virtual competition set in the VR first-person shooter game The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. Sponsored by Nongshim, The Apocalypse Games will feature eight of Twitch and YouTube’s best influencers competing to become the apoc-olympian champion! The games kick off on August 12 and can be viewed on Skybound’s YouTube page and participating influencer’s individual channels.

The apoc-olympians competing are popular Let’s Play-ers Berleezy, Otterworldy, Poiised, and Nukemdukem, VR streamer CerberusArms, gaming hosts Trisha Hershberger and ParkerGames, and Kinda Funny Founder Greg Miller. The full matchup schedule will be unveiled tomorrow, August 11, at 9am PT.

An open entry community submissions and contest will also be run by the Virtual Athletics League. Players can send their best Archery, Walker Basketball, Marathon, and Figure Slaying videos after registering. An open sourced Twitter contest will be run with the hashtag #theapocalypsegames and participants can win votes for the best style, best costume and more! Each submission will have a chance to be highlighted on Twitch and YouTube along with their favorite influencers!

The Apocalypse Games consist of the below competitions:

  • ARCHERY: The most focused and precise apoc-olympians must survive armed with only a bow and arrows. The highest number of arrow kills takes the gold. A tiebreaker is determined by highest score.

  • WALKER BASKETBALL: The sport that’s one part decapathon and nothing is out of bounds! At the gymnasium, each competitor has 5 minutes to collect and throw as many walker heads through the basketball hoop as they can. 1 point per head.

  • MARATHON: Apoc-olympians will attempt to survive to wave 20 in the Trial. Whoever fights through the pain, sweat, and bladder control to cross the finish line at the highest wave takes home the gold. Highest score breaks the tie.

  • FIGURE SLAYING: Slayers will attempt to rack up the most points with stylish and difficult kills in the Trial before being chowed down in walker town. In the event of a tie, highest kill total wins the gold.

Developed by Skydance Interactive in partnership with Skybound Entertainment, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners drops players into an original new story in The Walking Dead universe, set in the unforgiving and infested remains of New Orleans. Players can embark on a gruesome adventure with gut-wrenching choices in the campaign or take on relentless waves of walkers in “The Trial” game mode. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Standard Edition is available for $39.99 via the Oculus Store, Steam, PlayStation Store and The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ official website.

MARVEL Realm of Champions First Trailer

Today, Kabam unveiled the first-ever gameplay trailer for the upcoming real-time multiplayer mobile ARPG, MARVEL Realm of Champions, where Marvel fans and gamers get a sneak peek of a bold new imagining of the Marvel Universe and what to expect and experience in this upcoming and highly-anticipated Super Hero game. Check out the all-new gameplay trailer on YouTube here:

Long ago, Maestro, an evil version of the Hulk from an alternate future, forced shattered realities together to construct his own Battleworld and ruled these timelines filled with Gods and Warriors alike until he was secretly slain! With his iron grip no longer holding this world together, Barons from the Marvel-themed Houses like the House of Iron (Iron Man), Spider-Guild (Spider-Man), Patriot Garrison (Captain American), and more have risen to control their lands and turn the tide of war in their favor. As this Secret War begins, it is up to YOU brave Summoner to solve the mysteries of Battleworld and take your true place as a powerful Champion!

MARVEL Realm of Champions will release later this year on the App Store and Google Play. Please visit the official website for more information: http://www.playmroc.com/

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Coming to Netflix

DreamWorks Animation and Netflix announced today, to celebrate the release of the third and final Tales of Arcadia series Wizards, that a feature film marking the culmination of Guillermo del Toro’s epic trilogy is currently in production. Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans will debut globally on Netflix in 2021.

Arcadia may look like an ordinary town but it lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that makes it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures including trolls, aliens and wizards. Now the heroes from the hit series Trollhunters, 3Below and Wizards, team-up in their most epic adventure yet where they must fight the Arcane Order for control over the magic that binds them all.

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“Team Trollhunters committed, about a decade ago, to try and push the boundaries of 3D CGI animation made for TV. We outlined a vast trilogy of interconnecting mythology and characters that we always hoped could culminate with a massive “all-stars” reunion,” says creator and executive producer Guillermo del Toro. “DreamWorks Animation and Netflix both shared the very ambitious notion of doing the three series, interwoven and then finishing off with a bigger, epic-sized feature film to top it all off.”

Created and executive produced by del Toro, Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans is also executive produced by Marc Guggenheim, Chad Hammes, Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman. Johane Matte, Franisco Ruiz Velasco and Andrew L. Schmidt directed while Marc Guggenheim, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman wrote the feature animated film.

DreamWorks Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans features an all-star cast of Emile Hirsch (​Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood​) as Jim, Lexi Medrano (Trollhunters​) as Claire, Charlie Saxton (​Hung, Bandslam​) as Toby, Kelsey Grammer in his Emmy Award-winning role as Blinky, Alfred Molina (​Frozen II​) as Archie, Steven Yeun (​Burning, The Walking Dead) as Steve, Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead) as Stuart, Colin O’Donoghue (​Once Upon A Time) as Douxie, Diego Luna (​Narcos: Mexico​) as Krel, Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) as Aja and Nick Offerman (Parks & Recreation, Fargo) as Vex. Additional cast members include Cole Sand, Fred Tatasciore, Brian Blessed, Kay Bess, Piotr Michael, James Hong, Tom Kenny, Angel Lin, Amy Landecker, Jonathan Hyde, Bebe Wood, Laraine Newman, Grey Griffin and Cheryl Hines.

Company of Crime Official Launch Trailer

The time has finally come – Company of Crime releases tomorrow August 8th at 8am CEST (August 7th at 11pm PT) on Steam, GOG and other digital platforms. Get ready to become the mastermind of a crime organization and make your way to the top of London’s underworld, or join the Scotland Yard’s famed Flying Squad and crack down on crime in this turn-based strategy title. Company of Crime is priced for 29,99 USD / 29,99 EUR / 24,99 GBP with a 10% launch discount during the first week.

London, 1960s – the city is fighting a crime wave like the country has never seen before. Organized crime is on the rise and that is your opportunity! Become a leader of a crime syndicate or become an Inspector of Scotland Yard’s famous Flying Squad in this turn-based strategy game with heavy focus on tactical melee combat. Build your crew, take over rival’s businesses and rule the city!

Company of Crime is a hybrid of an empire builder and a tactical strategy game that features a turn-based combat system. You can either play as the Criminals or as the Police, where in each case you will have to build a team that consists of gang members possessing the different skills required to pull off criminal tasks, or detectives that have mastered the art of investigation.

Company of Crime is developed by Resistance Games and published by 1C Entertainment. For more information, be sure to check out the game on Steam and Twitter as well as 1C Entertainment.

Tropico 6 Lobbyistico DLC Console Launch Trailer

Kalypso Media has today released the politically-charged ‘Lobbyistico’ DLC for Tropico 6 on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One.

The Lobbyistico DLC brings the European Union and big league politics to the fair isles of Tropico, introducing a range of new features to the game like the new ‘Corruption’ gameplay mechanic, three new buildings, personality traits for your Presidente, new music tracks and extra customization options for your avatar and palace residence. A new trailer for the DLC is available below.

Tropico 6’s Lobbyistico DLC is available now on PS4 and Xbox One, and for PC via the Kalypso Store and Steam.

Braid Anniversary Edition Announced

At Sony’s State of Play event today it was announced that Braid, Anniversary Edition will be coming early next year to a wide range of gaming platforms. The indie classic, originally released to critical acclaim in 2008 by Jonathan Blow, has been reimagined and updated for modern, high-resolution gaming hardware. Hailed at the time by Eurogamer as
“beautiful, entertaining and inspiring,” Braid went on to garner multiple year-end awards and accolades and in a 2018 retrospective was called “the definitive indie game” by The A.V. Club. Jonathan Blow and the team at Thekla Inc. most recently released The Witness in 2016, a sprawling exploration and puzzle-solving game that was similarly lauded by critics and fans.

To accompany the news today, Jonathan Blow penned a blog post detailing the Braid, Anniversary Edition development process and changes to the game, which can be found here.

Braid, Anniversary Edition features a variety of changes and updates to the original release including the following:

  • Improved sound and new mixes and variants of the soundtrack by Martin Stig Andersen (Control, Inside) and Hans Christian Kock

  • Hand-repainted graphics by David Hellman

  • All-new animations for smoother in-game motion

  • Ability to switch back and forth between the old and new Braid on the fly

  • Extensive developer commentary

The developer commentary, in particular, stands out as a major addition to the Braid experience. The goal of the Thekla Inc. team is to make it the most extensive and detailed commentary in any game, ever. Players can listen to the team offer commentary and insight on puzzle design, programming, visual art, math, history of independent games, and many other topics. Aspiring or interested game designers should find a lot to love in this particular feature and Thekla will be revealing it in more detail closer to launch.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings – Tobruk Out Now

IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings – Tobruk, the exciting new expansion for IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover – Blitz Desert War is now available via Steam, the official IL-2 Sturmovik store and other digital platforms for $69.99 USD / 64.99 EUR with a 15% launch discount during the first week!

This new addition to the long-standing and critically acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik series of aerial combat simulators takes you over the sands of North Africa in the critical moment during WWII when the control of the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal was decided. Experience what it was like to fly and fight during the Desert War in deadly Messerschmitts, sleek Macchis, rugged Kittyhawks and the legendary Spitfires. IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings – Tobruk brings over 40 new flyable types and variants, more than 25 new tank, artillery and vehicle types added to the desert versions of the vehicles from the CLIFFS OF DOVER, as well as 15 new ships including British and Italian types which are historically accurate for the TOBRUK map.

The excellent multiplayer environment that allows over 100 players and dozens of AI aircraft online simultaneously, IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings – Tobruk promises intense and challenging human versus human aerial battles. For the Single Player enthusiasts, the game also includes 24 Quick Missions playable with any aircraft, 7 long form Campaigns based on historical Squadron experiences, another 14 single missions as well as two co-op missions playable both via multiplayer or single player.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings – Tobruk is now available via Steam, the official IL-2 Sturmovik store and other digital platforms for $69.99 USD / 64.99 EUR. The game requires the base game IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition in order to play. Find more information about the game via Facebook, Twitter and/or YouTube. Keep in touch with the latest 1C Entertainment news on their website and by following them on Twitter and Facebook.

Game information:
Platforms: PC
Publisher: 1C Entertainment
Release Date: August 6, 2020
Developer: Team Fusion Simulations
Price: $69.99 USD / 64.99 EUR

Serious Sam 4 Release Date Trailer

Croteam and Devolver Digital previously announced that the high-powered prequel Serious Sam 4 will unleash both barrels of chaos on Steam and Google Stadia in August 2020, but it turns out we totally meant to say Sept. 24. Serious Sam fans can circle-strafe over to serioussam.com and pre-order now.

Humanity is under siege as the full force of Mental’s horde spreads across the world, ravaging what remains of a broken and beaten civilization. The last remaining resistance to the invasion is the Earth Defense Force led by Sam “Serious” Stone and his heavily-armed squad of misfit commandos.

Look out for more serious marketing initiatives between now and the 100 percent not-gonna-change release of Serious Sam 4 by following @Croteam and @DevolverDigital on Twitter, or visiting serioussam.com.

World of Warships Gets German Aircraft Carriers

World of Warships today releases Update 0.9.7 introducing the highly-anticipated German aircraft carriers. The new German CVs are Tier IV Rhein, Tier VI Weser, Tier VIII August von Parseval and Tier X Manfred von Richthofen, and can now be researched by all players.

A new trailer celebrating the launch of the German aircraft carriers can be viewed here:

The German aircraft carriers branch features a series of capital ships that were either planned or partially constructed in the lead-up or during World War II, but never actually deployed. The German planes of these aircraft carriers have low HP pools but feature high speeds. The attack aircraft carry a new type of armor-penetrating rockets that are capable of inflicting heavy damage to enemy citadels with accurate shots. Torpedoes carried by the planes are fast, but short ranged. The dive bombers stationed on these aircraft carriers are armed with armor piercing bombs.

Update 0.9.7 also brings a new expansive in-game Collection called “Germany Navy”. This Collection includes unique collectibles such as emblems, ships, planes, uniforms, and historical personalities that pay homage to the history of German naval forces in the first half of the 20th century. The first elements will drop from new German Navy containers which can be obtained by completing Directives, combat missions and in the Armory. Players who completed the collection will receive the ability to feature a second flag and to use an alternative color scheme for their German ships.

In addition to the German aircraft carriers, three new ships will become available with the release of Update 0.9.7: Tier IX German battleship Pommern, ready to brawl with her torpedoes, effective secondaries and 12 380 mm guns; the Tier VI German carrier Erich Loewenhardt, whose dive bombers carry high-explosive bombs instead of armor piercing; and the Tier X Soviet battleship Slava, well suited for long-range firefights with her accurate guns but rather weak armor.

Update 0.9.7 also brings a new Ranked sprint with a 3vs3 format, playing Tier IX ships, new Unique Upgrades added to the Research Bureau in the Armory, as well as a renewed Hamburg port, and other technical improvements.

Further details on Update 0.9.7 can be found here.