AMSTERDAM and LOS ANGELES — Oct. 8, 2019 — Publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment, in partnership with global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), has released John Wick Hex for Windows PC and Mac exclusively via the Epic Games Store for $19.99.
Developed by the acclaimed Bithell Games (Volume, Thomas Was Alone), John Wick Hex is fight-choreographed chess brought to life as an action-oriented timeline strategy game, capturing the series’ signature gun fu fun and style. It expands on the series’ universe with an original storyline, unique graphic noir art design, and the world-class voice talents of Ian McShane and Lance Reddick, reprising their revered roles from the films, and Troy Baker as the titular antagonist, Hex.
John Wick Hex includes a riveting original score composed by Grammy nominated composer, Austin Wintory (Journey, Flow, the Banner Saga series).
Created in close cooperation with the creative and stunt teams behind Lionsgate’s hit franchise, every move in John Wick Hex hits like a scene from the movies, letting you feel like the legendary assassin himself. Each action you choose has risks and consequences, and every weapon changes the tactics at hand. Ammo is finite and realistically simulated, so time your reloads and make each decision count.
For more details, visit JohnWickHex.com, and follow @mikeBithell and @GoodShepherdEnt on Twitter.
October 8, 2019 – Based on the epic novels of Dav Pilkey (over 80 million copies in print!) comes the Captain Underpants Halloween special, DreamWorks The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-A-Ween premiering on Netflix today!
When mean Principal Krupp and evil boy-genius Melvin make Halloween illegal and institute “Hall-no-Ween,” George and Harold team up with their friends to hack their favorite holiday, creating Hack-A-Ween. The kids wear disguises instead of costumes, carve cabbages instead of pumpkins, and get snacks instead of candy. The hacked holiday is a huge hit, so when Krupp and Melvin make even more trouble, the kids realize that in order to really save Halloween they will have to negotiate with the enemy.
Check out the SPOOK-tacular new clips from the Halloween special below!
From Executive Producer Peter Hastings (Animaniacs; Pinky and the Brain), DreamWorks The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-A-Ween features the voices of Academy Award-winner Nat Faxon (Life of The Party; Disenchantment; Married) as Mr. Krupp and Captain Underpants, Ramone Hamilton (The Grinch) as Harold, Jay Gragnani (Bubble Guppies) as George, Jorge Diaz (Jane the Virgin) as Melvin, Sean Astin (Stranger Things) as Narrator, Erica Luttrell (Magic School Bus; Steven Universe) as Erica, Evan Kishiyama (Mickey and the Roadster Racers) as Gooch, and Stephen Tobolowsky (Spaceballs, Groundhog Day) as Creepy Rattlechains.
DreamWorks The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-A-Ween is now available to watch exclusively on Netflix!
OSLO, Norway – Oct 8th, 2019 – Build a luxurious pleasure house in the tree-tops, connected to a bustling tavern by a rope bridge. Decorate your home with an exquisitely crafted chess set, scarlet curtains and wine racks, and prepare yourself for battle with the new and intimidating Dark Templar armor set. The Debaucheries of Derketo DLC lets you cast your prudence aside and give in to your darkest and innermost desires.
Released today on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Debaucheries of Derketo offers Conan Exiles players a wide variety of new building pieces, outfits and emotes. Also released is a free update, giving everyone access to the brand-new Wine Cellar dungeon, where you will find the new Khari Warrior and Khari Priest armor sets.
Debaucheries of Derketo pack is available for $9.99/€9.99 (pricing may differ across territories), and contains the following:
10 new building pieces. Build in tree-tops with new tree hut foundation, rope bridges, stages and more.
10 new armor pieces. Go to battle in the new and intimidating Dark Templar armor or the golden Guardian armor.
12 new emotes. Juggle, chug beer, instill fear with the new angry emote or display a cool and nonchalant look.
10 new outfit pieces, including noble clothes and innkeeper outfit.
6 new warpaints, each symbolizing distinct emotions.
29 new placeables. Wine racks, tavern counters, chess set, lavish curtains and more, specifically constructed for tavern interior, pleasure houses and exquisite chateaus.
10 new jewelry pieces. Five golden and five silver pieces of jewelry, designed to seduce even the most cold-hearted warrior.
All the new content in Debaucheries of Derketo is exclusive to this DLC and adds a host of new visual options, but does not give any in-game advantage in power. All the new items have comparable stats to existing items.
Conan Exiles is an open world survival game set in the savage lands of Conan the Barbarian. After a successful Early Access run starting in January 2017, the game launched in full on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on May 8th, 2018 and became one of Funcom’s best-selling and fastest-selling games to date. For more information about Conan Exiles, visit www.conanexiles.com.
October 7, 2019 – In this post-apocalyptic, genre-bending series, the city of Glendale, California is populated by marauding gangs of jocks, gamers, the 4-H Club, and other fearsome tribes who are kicking ass as they fight to survive in the wake of a nuclear blast (on the night of Homecoming…ugh).
Following an eclectic group of survivors as they navigate this strange and treacherous world, DAYBREAK is part samurai saga, part endearing coming-of-age story, and part Battle Royale. This Generation A series (A for Apocalypse! Get it?) is rated TV MA.
Recently, Cross Roads Escape Games announced an immersive horror experience called The Seance, and we got to check out one of their early performances. Made for groups of up to eight guests, The Seance sees its “players” (which is not quite an apt description) sit around the table of medium “Madam Ruby” as she contacts the spirit world. The plot and narrative of The Seance is key to enjoying it – there are plenty of twists and turns along the way which I will not be spoiling in this review.
Immersive horror experiences are fast becoming the new thing for people to do during the Halloween Season. From humble beginnings with mysterious invitations and day-of location reveals, you can now find them at more mainstream establishments like horror theme parks and escape rooms. Cross Roads Escape Games in Anaheim, CA is one of these places. With escape room challenges like The Hex Room and The Psych Ward, Cross Roads Escape Games has long established itself as a top escape game providers in Southern California.
While The Seance is not an escape room by any means, it is definitely interactive, with guests being asked to perform certain tasks during the show. Also, feel free to interact with Madam Ruby where appropriate. There is an element of improvisation to The Seance which I am sure will make the actors in the event happy to break things up during their shows. Speaking of Madam Ruby, Geovanna Flores (the actor portraying her in our show) should be commended for a very believable performance. The thing about The Seance which impressed me most was the various effects employed by Cross Roads Escape Games. The Seance features a ton of practical, in-your-face effects elements which, once you figure out how it is done, seems rather simple. This simplicity, however, is just why it all works so well when you’re sitting at Madam Ruby’s table and everything seems so real.
Overall, The Seance is an outstanding immersive horror experience with just enough spooks for veteran haunters while at the same time not being too extreme for newbies. The Seance runs until November 2 and I highly recommend you go over to Cross Roads Escape Games website for ticket and booking information. Get your date and time set as the time slots are filling up quickly.
STOCKHOLM – Oct 7, 2019 – Paradox Interactive today revealed Surviving the Aftermath, the next game in the publisher’s Surviving brand, will launch in late 2020 on Epic Games store, Steam, Xbox One, and PlayStation® 4. Players who want to get in on the ground level will be able to purchase and play the game later this year in Early Access on the Epic Games store and Xbox Game Preview. Additional details about Surviving the Aftermath will be revealed on Saturday, October 19 during PDXCON 2019 in Berlin.
Surviving Mars, the survival colony builder developed by Haemimont Games and the first game in the Surviving brand, has experienced record growth in 2019. Since the Green Planet expansion launched in May, Surviving Mars saw eight times the amount of monthly active players, surpassing its launch player peak by 19 percent.
“With the staggering growth of Surviving Mars this year we knew we had something special and we wanted to find new ways to utilize survival management gameplay,” Nikhat Ali, Lead Producer on Surviving the Aftermath and Surviving Mars at Paradox Interactive, said. “Surviving the Aftermath gives us the opportunity to experiment with these mechanics in new and interesting ways that we think our players will love.”
To introduce Paradox’s Surviving game lineup to more players, Surviving Mars and all of its DLC are heading to the Epic Games store on October 10. Kicking off as part of Epic’s Free Games Program, the Surviving Mars base game and Space Race DLC will be free to download from Thursday, October 10 – Thursday, October 17. After the free period, the game will be available to purchase for suggested retail price $29.99.
October 4, 2019 – World of Warships: Legends celebrates Halloween early with a new campaign containing a free premium ship as a reward, and their upcoming first-ever PvE Operation—Saving Transylvania. Players have a lot to look forward to in World of Warships: Legends this October.
The new Wicked Waves Campaign features the Jackal, a steampunk war machine with a unique playstyle. Jackal is the free final reward of the campaign. As a Tier III German Battleship, Jackal carries twelve powerful guns all over the ship in a layout used in early battleship designs. Combined with solid armor, the Jackal is a surprisingly flexible Tier III battleship. On the way to earning her, players will receive plenty of other rewards and Halloween containers to help them in-game.
Players with Admiralty backing will receive extra rewards and a unique event commander. Featured as a German Battleship Commander, Henry J. Hide is the perfect partner to the Jackal! Clever references aside, Hide brings new and unique skills to further optimize the Jackal, making them the perfect dynamic duo. There are 45 levels in the Halloween campaign and two weeks to complete it. Jackal, Hide, and the other rewards are permanent, so go have fun and get yourself these unique items.
However, there’s more to Halloween than events and steampunk ships…
Starting October 26th, World of Warships: Legends will allow players to take part in a special event. After selecting one of three event warships and their commander partners, players can take part in a cooperative operation where they must defend the Transylvania, a ship set to save Halloween! Things will quickly go downhill, as players will be fighting against a swarm of monstrous zombie ships! There are special rewards for participating in the mission based on how many objectives players complete. Earn more Halloween containers, premium account time, and coveted universal commendations.
There will be more Halloween themed commanders and ships available in the in-game store. Some of them will only be available during the Halloween season. Event containers will have more items too, holding anything from various boosters to universal commendations for your commanders, these containers also give players a chance to receive permanent Halloween camouflage for the Wakatake or the St. Louis.
World of Warships: Legends is building steam and making headway, with more to come in the future!
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – Oct. 4, 2019 – Saber Interactive has released Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered, the HD re-release of the hit action game featuring the original cast of Columbia Pictures’ classic films. This must-play title for Ghostbusters fans and comedy adventure diehards is available today digitally for $29.99 on PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One, as well as $24.99 via the Epic Games store. Physical editions of the game are also available on consoles exclusively at GameStop in the United States, EB Games in Canada, and a variety of retailers in Europe.
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered delivers a hilarious, action-packed story from Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis that captures the supernatural fun and fright fans love from the franchise, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. As the new rookie on the Ghostbusters crew, you’ll team up with your favorite characters from the films, reunited by the voices of Aykroyd, Ramis, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson as Stantz, Spengler, Venkman and Zeddemore.
Manhattan is overrun once more by ghosts, demons and other paranormal creatures unleashed by a mysterious force, and only the Ghostbusters can drive this evil back to whatever dimension it crawled from. Hunt and trap a variety of new and infamous ghouls and phantasms — all remastered in HD resolution — with cool gadgets and weapons, thrilling boss fights, and destructible environments.
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered is rated T (Teen) by the ESRB. For more information, visit www.PlayGhostbusters.com, and follow the game on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Spain / The Netherlands – October 4th 2019 – 2Awesome Studio in partnership with BoxFrog Games is proud announce the launch of Lost Wing Closed Beta on Steam today! Lost Wing will come soon after to Steam, Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One!
Lost Wing is all about speed, guns, and points. Storm your way through brutally-challenging environments and destroy the mega bosses for a chance to top the leaderboards! Featuring a deep electronic soundtrack and stunning neon sci-fi visuals. “Ever wondered what would happen if you mixed Wipeout and Thumper and added online leaderboard competition? That’s what we set out to do with Lost Wing”, said Tim Ash, Director of BoxFrog Games.
Interested players can join now our Discord server or register at lostwinggame.com to get a Steam key for the Closed Beta.
The Closed Beta will be available during the next 3 days and players will be able to win prizes by playing and sharing their gameplay on Twitter using the built-in feature in Lost Wing. Just play, share gameplay on Twitter and win prizes:
Digital codes for our previous games on PC and consoles (Dimension Drive, The Bug Butcher, Back to Bed, Inferno 2 and even Lost Wing itself!).
Physical limited editions of Dimension Drive on Switch, PS4 and PC.
3D printed collectors edition Dimension Drive spaceship.
London, UK, October 2019 – Highwire Games and Perp Games are absolutely thrilled to reveal that Golem will emerge from the shadows in both physical and digital form on PSVR this Fall. Golem will receive a physical release in European Territories starting November 8th. North American territories are targeting a retail release on or as close to that date as possible. A digital version of the game will follow on November 12th. Built by a team of world-class industry veterans and described by Polygon as a “Supergroup of Developers”, Golem is one of the most eagerly anticipated games of the year. Featuring music from the award-winning composer Marty O’Donnell, creator of the soundtrack for Halo and Destiny, innovative game design by Jaime Griesemer, the Game Designer on Halo & Destiny, and developed by a team instrumental in some of the best loved games of all time, Golem has the world-class pedigree to be a flagship title for PlayStation® VR.
In Golem you take on the role of Twine, an adventurous kid who has been left critically injured by a serious accident. While you can’t leave your bed, you develop an extraordinary ability to create and control large stone golems and see the world through their eyes. You can use your golems to explore an enormous abandoned city, collecting treasure and artefacts, while unravelling a deeper mystery and discovering the connection between the city and your family. Designed from the ground up for VR, the game also has an innovative free movement control scheme and intense one-to-one melee combat that sees you feint, block, and counter-attack your enemies. Golem has been in development for several years as Highwire Games have spent time refining and polishing the experience to the highest possible standard. Now they’re ready to share what they’ve been working on with the rest of the world.
Of the announcement, Jaime Griesemer, Creative Director at Highwire, says “It’s so gratifying to see our original vision for Golem come together into a full experience. We’ve really had to push ourselves and the technology, but I think the game is beautiful and I can’t wait for everyone to be able to play it. And we’re pretty old school, so it won’t feel ‘finished’ for us until we see it on store shelves.”
Rob Edwards, Managing Director of Perp Games, is thrilled to be publishing one of PSVR’s most highly anticipated exclusives. “Golem has been a long-time coming but the wait is almost over. It is our honour to be working with such an amazing team of world-class talent. We can’t wait to explore Golem’s secrets.”
Golem features music from award-winning composer Marty O’Donnell, creator of the soundtrack for Halo and Destiny. As an added bonus for fans, the Physical Edition of Golem will also include a downloadable version of “Echoes of the First Dream” the musical prequel to the game.
Golem will launch physically as early as November 8th as a PlayStation® VR exclusive in Europe and North America. The digital release date comes on the 12th November.
About Highwire Games
Highwire Games is a small team of veteran game developers with a proven record of creative vision and disciplined, high-quality production, applying our expertise to new platforms, creating new experiences, and reaching new audiences
About Perp Games
Perp Games is a Video Game Publisher whose aim is to help developers, in any way possible, bring extraordinary and exciting games to market. Check out our website at www.perpgames.com
