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War Tech Fighters Launch Trailer

2017/08/04

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Deep Space, The Outer Regions, 4th August 2017 – Green Man Gaming Publishing and Drakkar Dev are unleashing the rapid-fire, mecha-in-space, fury of ‘War Tech Fighters’ upon the Universe on August 16th. This love letter to Japanese anime and blockbuster action is launching onto Steam Early Access with the explosive force of a shoulder mounted, ten tonne, missile barrage.

Become your mecha and fully customize its appearance and loadout in some of the most over the top action this side of the galaxy in what could be described as the love child between Michael Bay and Evangelion. You’ll lead the assault on Zatros with fists of iron and lazer sword in hand, as you pilot your fully equipped, spaceship shredding War Tech, built to fight for the rebel colonies of Hebos and Ares and reclaim your homeland.

Designed for mecha enthusiasts and fans of intense space combat action, War Tech Fighters early access launch will provide the chance for its robo-battling community to help balance the game’s deep upgrade system and flow of gameplay styles. War Tech Fighters brings mecha destroying fans the chance to play in all out action, stealth and puzzle sections while taking on single player missions, simulator challenges and survival arenas.

Key Features in Early Access

Control A Fully Equipped War Tech – Destroy your enemies in long-range combat with guns and missiles, or get up close and personal with swords and shields.
Customization – Hundreds and thousands of combinations of mecha parts, weapons and colors to truly stand out on the battlefield.
Upgrades – Three base robot sets, each with specific bonuses, and over 150 upgradable robot parts.
Research & Development – Research new upgrade projects to enhance your War Tech, and develop weapons ranging from missile launchers to anti-matter cannons.
Level Up – Gain experience through combat to level up your War Tech pilot to gain improved attack/defence bonuses.
Intense Single Player Missions – Experience the first 12 missions of Captain Nathan Romanis’ battle across the galaxy.
Simulator Bridge – Train your War Tech by replaying missions, or take on special Challenges to gain experience and add-ons to improve your machine.
Survival Mode – Test yourself to the limit in an infinite survival mode arena, and walk away with special rewards.

Batman: The Enemy Within Launch Trailer

2017/08/03

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Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

August 3, 2017 – Today we are excited to share the official launch trailer for Batman: The Enemy Within, a new five-part episodic game series that continues Telltale’s unique take on the Caped Crusader. You can download the trailer by following the links above.

Episode one, ‘The Enigma,’ launches August 8 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and Mac. The series will become available on iOS and Android-based devices in early October, and will also be available at retailers across North America on October 3 on a special ‘Season Pass Disc’ for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The disc will include the first episode of the season, as well as download access to all subsequent episodes as they are released through an online connection.

In this latest chapter, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis. With the arrival of a ruthless federal agent and the return of a still nascent Joker, Batman must navigate uneasy alliances while Bruce Wayne undertakes a perilous series of deceptions. Which of Batman’s new allies will you choose to trust? And how deep into the darkness will you let Bruce descend?

This new season will be accessible to both returning fans and newcomers alike, though players’ choices from the first season of Batman: The Telltale Series will optionally carry over into The Enemy Within. This season will also include Telltale’s unique multiplayer ‘Crowd Play’ feature, which allows friends and family to engage with the adventure together by helping to decide the direction of the story from any mobile device with an online connection.

Rendered to look like a living, breathing comic book, Telltale’s vision of Batman features an award-winning cast of talent including Troy Baker, who returns to reprise his role as Bruce Wayne, as well as Anthony Ingruber, who will reprise his fresh take on ‘John Doe,’ better known to fans as The Joker.

Batman: The Enemy Within will be a standalone product separate from the first season of Batman: The Telltale Series and is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and based on DC’s iconic character. Episode one, ‘The Enigma,’ has been rated ‘Mature’ by the ESRB.

For more information on Telltale Games, visit the official website, follow @TelltaleGames on Twitter, and like Telltale on Facebook.

Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn Story Pack – Announcement Trailer

2017/08/03

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STOCKHOLM — Aug. 3, 2017 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer of digital entertainment for organic minds, today announced a new Story Pack for Stellaris, the sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio. The new content, titled “Synthetic Dawn,” will add new ways for players to experience Stellaris, focused primarily on synthetic life forms. Robot workers and citizens can now form entirely mechanical societies at the start of the game and seek greatness among the stars – including the ability to rise up and conquer those squishy organics. Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn will be released for Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs later this year.

It does not compute for you to not watch this new trailer for Synthetic Dawn:

Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn provides an all-new way for players to establish their empire across the stars, starting the game as a Machine Empire — a society made up entirely of robots. Unique game features and event chains will allow the machines to expand as a robotic consciousness, and create an AI-led network that grows to galactic dominance.

Features:

You, Robot: Play Stellaris as a customized robotic civilization, complete with a series of robotic portraits for science robots, worker robots, and more
AI, eh? Aye!: Follow new event chains and story features to lead your robot race to greatness as an intergalactic AI empire; pursue mechanical perfection in the stars
Rise of the Machines: Oppressed synths may rebel against their masters and form new empires — or you may even discover a fallen synthetic civilization deep in space
Digital Enhancements: New synthetic race portraits, and expanded voice packs for VIR

For more information about Synthetic Dawn, visit http://www.paradoxplaza.com/stellaris-synthetic-dawn/STST01DSK0000008.html.

Conan Exiles The Frozen North Update

2017/08/03

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Oslo, Norway – August 3rd, 2017 – The second stage of Conan Exiles’ Early Access adventure is about to begin! On August 16th, Conan Exiles not only goes live on Xbox One for the first time ever; Funcom will also release its first expansion update for the game for both PC and Xbox One players. Previously teased at E3 this year, Funcom today revealed both the title and all the juicy details players will want to hear about the expansion update.

A new web page is now available on www.conanexiles.com/thefrozennorth, where players can learn all the details about The Frozen North. Funcom today also released a brand-new video where Creative Director Joel Bylos provides a unique glimpse into the expansion update.

The Frozen North, which will be completely free to all players on PC and Xbox One, adds a whole new landmass and makes the world of Conan Exiles 70% bigger. It also brings the game out of the desert and into the snowy north, introducing an entirely new climate and a weather system that will require players to dress according to the temperature – or face certain death. The Frozen North also introduces entirely new gameplay mechanics such as fish traps, beekeeping, and cooking. Brewing, a new crafting system, will allow players to make alcohol which will also keep them warm in cold environments. Players will also get to dedicate themselves to a new religion, giving them the ability to summon the avatar of Ymir, the Lord of Storm and War, and wreak havoc on enemy players and crush their cities under his feet.

“This expansion update does not just mean more content and more features,” says Creative Director Joel Bylos. “The team has also worked extremely hard to make sure this release brings with it significant improvements to core aspects of the game such as combat, artificial intelligence, and more. These improvements, in addition to the twenty-eight updates we have already introduced to the game over its six months in PC Early Access, mean this version of Conan Exiles is bigger, and even more importantly, better than ever before.”

Since launching into PC Early Access on January 31st 2017, the development team has been working tirelessly to introduce new content, improve mechanics, and eradicate bugs and exploits. The team has added siege weapons, a new dungeon, a dye system, new armor and weapons, new decorations, avatar defenses, new building pieces, and much more. The game will leave Early Access and release in full on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in Q1 2018. Conan Exiles quickly became a smash hit with the open-world survival audience, selling almost half a million units in the first month. In this online survival game players get to build anything from small homes to entire cities, explore a huge open world, team up with other players, or seek to dominate their enemies through brutal player vs. player combat.

You can learn more about Conan Exiles and see the latest updates from the developers on www.conanexiles.com. For an overview of all the updates Funcom has done to Conan Exiles so far in Early Access, head over to www.conanexiles.com/updates.

Crashday: Redline Edition Launch Date Set

2017/08/02

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Are you hungry for some old-school, explosive destruction racing, complete with blazing gun chains, blasting rockets and high speed collisions that are so hot they’d make James Spader blush? YOU BETTER BE! Crashday: Redline Edition — the newly overhauled edition of the action arcade racer Crashday — returns to Steam on August 10, 2017!

Today, original Crashday developer Moonbyte Games’ founder Robert Clements has released a vlog highlighting the game’s incredible history and what’s new in Crashday: Redline Edition. Check out the video here:

If your idea of a good time includes ramming opposing cars off track while you race the clock to the tune of a rockin’ heavy metal soundtrack, Crashday: Redline Edition has got you covered. This addictive and unique arcade racer stays true to the original classic while adding tons of compelling new features. With full Steam Workshop integration, improved multiplayer capabilities, enhanced modding support and a fresh UI, Crashday: Redline Edition is guaranteed to deliver adrenaline-loaded fun!

Crashday: Redline Edition key features:

All of the original game’s content including 7 modes of over-the-top gameplay
Full Steam Workshop support, including shareable custom cars and tracks, Steam Achievements and Trading Cards
A rockin’ heavy metal soundtrack
100+ bug fixes and gameplay improvements
Fully remastered graphics
New cars and tracks!

Halloween Horror Nights R.I.P. Experience Returns

2017/08/02

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, News

Halloween Horror Nights has announced the return of its R.I.P. Experience! After taking a brief hiatus, the return of the program allows small groups of guests to get special access and a lot more. Here are the list of perks included with the R.I.P. Experience:

TOUR INCLUDES:

Gourmet buffet dinner with drinks* at exclusive VIP Dining Room
UNLIMITED Front of Line entry to all mazes and rides
Reserved VIP seating at the Jabbawockeez live show
Complimentary valet parking (one vehicle)
Exclusive VIP entrance to Universal Studios Hollywood™ for the Halloween Horror Nights event

DURATION:

Approximately 4 to 4 ½ hours long, including dinner

TOUR SIZE:

Each tour consists of multiple parties mixed together up to 14 guests per tour

TOUR TIMES:

Select a Check-in Time and your evening will begin with dinner, followed by a tour

You can buy your R.I.P. Experience tickets and find out more details over at their official website!

Creative Assembly Celebrates 30th by Adding New Total War: Warhammer Units

2017/08/02

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

To celebrate 30 years of awesome strategy games development, xenomorph terrorising and gratuitous goblin-tossing, CA is gifting Total War: WARHAMMER players with 30 new Regiments of Renown. Fortifying the Race-rosters of the Beastmen, Bretonnia, Chaos Warriors, Norsca and the Wood Elves, this significant update is available free and easy through Total War Access. Players can register/log in here.

Full Regiments of Renown details can be found here: https://www.totalwar.com/blog/birthday-regiments-faq/

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30 years on and stronger than ever, CA is one of the UK’s largest games developers. Creators of the Total War series, Alien Isolation, Halo Wars 2 and loads more, we’ve come a long way – and we’ve massive plans for the future.

Here’s some stuff you may not know about CA.

CA was founded in 1987. We started out porting Amiga titles to DOS.
The original Shogun: Total War (2000) started life as an RPG based on the Ming-dynasty Chinese novel Journey To The West.
In our early days, we very nearly relocated to Singapore.
Before Total War took off, we made rugby, cricket and Australian Rules football games.
As of August 2017, CA employs over 500 people at our studios in the UK and Sofia, Bulgaria.
We have 8 major projects in the works, four of which are unannounced.

Tune in at 15.00 BST to watch the live unveiling of the 30^th Anniversary Regiments of Renown at https://www.twitch.tv/totalwarofficial

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock Gets Release Date

2017/08/02

Jennifer Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

August 2, 2017 – Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ will be releasing August 31st on PC and Steam. The amount of feedback we got from beta testers has been outstanding and Black Lab Games have taken all the time to include a lot of the requests in the final release version. Only four weeks to go now and the game will be out there (console players will have to wait a bit longer, but not much!). To celebrate we have created a special battle video that uses the game’s autocam replay feature. Check it out just below!

Valnir Rok Announcement Trailer

2017/08/01

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

TWAIN HARTE, CA – August 1, 2017 – Independent game developer Encurio GmbH and indie games partner Reverb Triple XP officially announced today that Valnir Rok, an epic online Viking survival roleplaying adventure, will launch on Steam’s Early Access program this September. Set on a mystical Nordic island, gamers will fight for their life in the harsh, hostile environment where dangerous beasts of legend dwell, ruins of forgotten deities hold untold riches, and thriving villages of great clans can be joined or conquered.

Valnir Rok will make its playable debut at gamescom 2017.

“It’s the dream of every passionate gamer to make games and we take our first big step in making the dream into reality with the announcement of Valnir Rok,” states Sebastian Rahmel, Game Director at Encurio GmbH. “We love Vikings and survival games so it was natural for us to pursue our vision of a Viking survival roleplaying game. Our development team is very passionate about the project and we’re all looking forward to debuting the game at gamescom 2017.”

Valnir Rok is an online sandbox survival roleplaying game inspired by Norse mythology. Players will awaken to find themselves on Valnir Island and must do whatever it takes to survive in a land of wild animals, mythical beasts, and violent men. As a hardened Viking warrior, butcher your enemies in bloody combat, build and improve village structures, and form a clan to expand your power and reputation. Battle against opposing clans, place bounties on hated enemies, and discover ruin artifacts to gain favor with the gods with great deeds and holy sacrifices. Might makes right in the Viking world of Valnir Rok.

Valnir Rok will be launching on Steam Early Access in September 2017. Join the adventure filled with heroic deeds and legendary battles – follow the game development on Twitter, “Like” us on Facebook and visit the official site, www.valnir.net.

SteelSeries Launches 1:1 TrueMove Gaming Mice

2017/08/01

Jennifer Paxton

Geek News, News, Peripherals News, Trailers / Videos

CHICAGO – August 1, 2017 – SteelSeries, the fastest growing major PC gaming headset brand in the US*, today sets a new standard in gaming mouse sensor technology with the launch of the SteelSeries TrueMove3 optical sensor, engineered in partnership with PixArt, becoming the first true 1-to-1 sensor. SteelSeries releases the TrueMove3 sensor exclusively in the newly designed Sensei 310 and Rival 310 gaming mice.

“We are launching the first true, esports sensor,” said Ehtisham Rabbani, SteelSeries CEO. “Our brand was built more than 15 years ago to help esports pros win championships. We are proud and humbled that our gear has won more prize money than any other brand. We have done this by ignoring conventional wisdom, and focusing on what truly makes esports pros better – out of that quest comes the new TrueMove sensor.”

The TrueMove3 Sensor – The First True Esports Sensor

The TrueMove3 is a 12,000 CPI, 350 IPS optical sensor that SteelSeries built with sensor industry leader, PixArt. Its ultra-low-latency, rapid-response tracking delivers the most natural and accurate mouse movement. Unlike other mouse sensors bogged down with inefficient jitter reduction and tracking latency, TrueMove3’s 1-to-1 tracking from 100 to 3,500 CPI delivers true esports performance. No other gaming mouse in the world has ever offered this.

From 3,500 to 12,000 CPI the TrueMove3 uses new, advanced jitter reduction to deliver natural mouse movement without slowing down response time. The custom-engineered TrueMove3 SROM dramatically reduces response time and greatly increases accuracy.

Thanks to the exclusive collaboration with PixArt, the TrueMove3 is the first sensor of its kind and is only available in the Sensei 310 and Rival 310.

EG Dota 2 player, Syed “SumaiL” Hassan says, “I win because I work hard to be the best, and I need gear that can keep up – a mouse that makes me forget that I’m even using it. That’s what we need as players, gear to match our pace and be an extension of us. I’ve been winning LAN’s using a prototype of the Sensei 310 since early this year – now it’s my mouse, and, when I’m finished with it, it will have won millions.”

Sensei 310 – The Master Respawns

The legendary SteelSeries Sensei is back with enhanced technology and features in the acclaimed ambidextrous Sensei design. The mouse features 8-programmable buttons, the industry’s first pure silicone side grips, a new, exclusive split-trigger button design with mechanical switches that guarantee an industry-leading 50-million clicks ensuring lifelong durability for a fast and consistent click feel.

Rival 310 – The Right Hand

The Rival 310 is the newest member of the Rival line. The new Rival 310 shares all the same features and sensor as the Sensei 310, but in an ergonomic, right-handed design that the Rival line is recognized for. The new esports mouse includes six programmable buttons and a soft resistance-free rubber cable.

SteelSeries Engine Software

On-board memory allows the user to save settings, so gamers don’t need to reconfigure their settings for the mouse on different computers. The mouse is also compatible with SteelSeries Engine Apps like PrismSync and GameSense lighting to provide synchronized lighting effects across SteelSeries devices and display reactive illumination responses to in-game events.

The Sensei 310 and Rival 310 exclusively featuring SteelSeries TrueMove3 Sensor are available now on SteelSeries website each for $59.99 / €69.99. For more information about SteelSeries’ Rival 310, Sensei 310 or SteelSeries complete selection of gaming accessories, visit www.steelseries.com/1.