Here’s an extended look at many of the new zones, dungeons, bosses, and features coming to World of Warcraft. Everyone who pre-orders World of Warcraft: Legion will be able to play the new Demon Hunter class on Tuesday, August 9, ahead of the game’s release on Tuesday, August 30.
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Leicester, UK, 1st August, 2016 – Kasedo Games and SomaSim are pleased to reveal the brand new gameplay trailer for building management sim, Project Highrise.
Project Highrise gives you the power to be the manager, the landlord and downright architectural god for whatever building you want to construct and run. Build offices, restaurants, retail stores and apartments and make your high-rise the most famous and most profitable in town – just make sure to keep your tenants happy.
The new trailer shows players what to expect from many aspects of the game which is quickly building a fan-base on YouTube as a ‘modern day Sim Tower’ with player excitement growing for its September 2016 release.
The trailer comes after the release of video series ‘Project Highrise in 20 Seconds’. Fans have already seen how to build and place units and more short videos will be coming on Kasedo Games’ social media channels @KasedoGames & /KasedoGames so follow and like to keep up-to-date with all things Project Highrise.
Features
- Deep and complex simulation of a modern skyscraper.
- Huge variety of tenants with their own unique characteristics, from restaurants, to offices, retail stores, or residential apartments.
- Open sandbox play with several difficulty levels and starting conditions allowing you to build your dream skyscraper towering above the surrounding city.
- Campaign mode that tests your skill at building a successful highrise in challenging scenarios.
- Test your management mettle by keeping up with your buildings diverse population and their ever-increasing demands.
- Hire specialised consultants to increase your building’s curb appeal, operational efficiency, and pull with city hall.
About Project Highrise
Your job as the architect and developer is to build world-famous skyscrapers that will be the envy of the entire city, masterpieces of art and engineering. But a skyscraper is more than just steel and glass, it’s an intricate ecosystem, full of people that live and work in the building. They become a complex machine that needs your steady hand to keep it running smoothly and efficiently.
As the architect you must coordinate the construction of everything – every wall and wire, every office and apartment. As the building owner you must keep your tenants happy – and paying rent on time. As a savvy developer you must keep an eye on the bottom line and invest in the future. Succeed and you will reap the rewards of a prestigious address where everyone will clamour to live and work. Fail and you will watch tenants leave in disgust, taking their business elsewhere and leaving your reputation in tatters.
Will you create an exclusive office highrise that attracts business leaders from around the world? Will you construct luxury apartments in the sky, penthouses for the elite and playgrounds for the famous? Perhaps greed will get the better of you and you’ll build a tenement building that trades tenant happiness for loads of cash? All these choices and more are yours. Success is entirely in your hands.
SHANGHAI, CHINA.—July 29, 2016—Equip your dancing shoes and make sure you’re properly attuned, because you’re invited to the hottest party in the Eastern Kingdoms! Blizzard Entertainment today revealed One Night in Karazhan™—a brand-new Hearthstone® Adventure that takes players inside Medivh’s tower, Karazhan, for a truly enchanted experience. As Azeroth’s most powerful mage, Medivh’s magical prowess is surpassed only by his love for extravagant shindigs, and he has spared no expense to entertain his cherished guests—lavish feasts, impeccable Opera performances, and more await you inside.
“One Night in Karazhan will give players the chance to party with Medivh while earning some great new cards for their collections,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment “We’re excited to reimagine one of Azeroth’s most beloved locations in Hearthstone, and we can’t wait to see players put their new decks to the test.”
Once you arrive at the party, you’ll find that Medivh has gone missing—and his collection of arcane objects is running amok throughout the castle. It’s up to you and Moroes, Medivh’s trusted butler, to keep the party under control and find your host, while still finding time to enjoy the amenities! With a lineup of iconic characters to encounter, everyone’s favorite enchanted chess board, and 45 groovy new cards to add to your collection, One Night in Karazhan promises to be an Adventure to remember.
The party starts August 11 on Windows® and Mac® PCs; Windows, iOS, and Android™ tablets; and iOS and Android mobile phones, and the four wings of One Night in Karazhan will open on a weekly basis (one per week). One Night in Karazhan will be available in the in-game shop in full for $19.99 USD, one wing at a time for 700 gold or $6.99 USD each, or in discounted bundles based on the number of individual wings already purchased. Upon release, all Hearthstone players will be able to play a prologue mission free and earn two of the Adventure’s new cards. In addition, players who purchase the full Adventure during the first week of its release will receive a special Karazhan-themed card back.
Check out the star-studded guest list and learn more about One Night in Karazhan at www.karazhan.com.
While at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con, we got the chance to interview some of the cast of FX’s popular cartoon, Archer. Unfortunately, no one seemed to be able to talk much about Season 8 of the show, which looks to change things up quite a bit.
Aisha Tyler (Lana Kane)
Judy Greer (Cheryl Tunt) and Amber Nash (Pam Poovey)
July 28, 2016 – Creative Assembly released Call of the Beastmen DLC Campaign Pack today for Total War: WARHAMMER. The first Campaign Pack introduces the Beastmen as a playable race in the Grand Campaign, custom and multiplayer battles, and in their very own Story Campaign, ‘An Eye for an Eye’. Masters of guerilla warfare, the Beastmen strike hard and fast, ambushing unsuspecting armies and blasting them with chaotic magic from The Lore of The Wild before vanishing into the gloom of the forest.
A Beastmen Grand Campaign may be led by one of two Legendary Lords from Warhammer Fantasy Battles – Khazrak The One Eye or Malagor The Dark Omen, each with their own skill trees, abilities, quest-chains, legendary items and new Grand Campaign start positions. In battle, they field hordes of twisted half-human aberrations such as Centigors, Minotaurs and the colossal Cygor, offering a uniquely swift and stunningly impactful play-style.
As part of Total War: WARHAMMER’s ongoing free content program, Call of the Beastmen also introduces the Amber Wizard hero for all players, regardless of purchase. Wielding the Lore of Beasts, the Amber Wizard can summon wild Manticores into the thick of battle.
For an in-depth look at the Beastmen in action check out our Beastmen campaign and battle lets-plays, and tune in to the livestream at 2PM BST today on https://www.twitch.tv/totalwarofficial
Call of the Beastmen is available now for Total War: WARHAMMER on Steam at http://store.steampowered.com/app/404012/
Total War: WARHAMMER is out now, for more details visit www.totalwar.com
LOS ANGELES – July 28, 2016 – After connecting with the game’s community through Early Access to improve and enhance the game, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – First Assault Online (First Assault) is in open beta. Players in supported regions can now experience the free-to-play online squad-based first-person shooter (FPS) on Windows PC via Steam or the Nexon Global Platform.
In tandem with the open beta launching today, Neople has also revealed a new update forFirst Assault titled “Up Close and Personal; Hand of Destiny”, which features a prototype of the upcoming ‘Ghost Assault Mode’. In a match of cyborgs versus “Ghosts,” where the latter is hackable by either team when killed, players must leverage cyberskills including Hyper Sprint and Therm-optic Camo in the battle to survive.
Also included in the update is new operative Kuro, another character created exclusively forFirst Assault to continue building the franchise and advance the story beyond its connection to “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex”. Kuro hails from the Japanese self-defense forces, where he quickly racked up commendations for his combat skills. His career was nearly cut short by catastrophic injury, but he elected to undergo full-body prosthesis in order to remain combat-ready. A specialist in electronic warfare to rival even Ishikawa, Kuro can shut his enemies down with EMP devices. It was for this talent that Chief Aramaki, also a JSDF veteran, brought him into Public Security.
In this gripping team shooter inspired by “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex”, the critically acclaimed series based on Shirow Masamune’s original comic “The Ghost in the Shell”, players will become a member of the iconic Section 9, part of an elite force of operatives who connect through cyberspace to protect society and fight terrorists on the bleak streets of a futuristic Japan. Coordinating strategic attacks, hacking enemy weaponry and utilizing connected combat through SkillSync to link-up and share cyber skills with allies, First Assault allows players to dive beyond humanity, becoming a walking weapon capable of super human feats.
“Our team are dedicated fans of ‘The Ghost in the Shell’ franchise, and it’s important to us to bring this engaging world to life as an exciting sci-fi FPS in a way that will appeal to both established fans and newcomers to the IP,” said Jung Eik Choi, lead director of First Assaultat Neople. “Maintaining open communication with our community in the Early Access phase allowed us to improve many aspects of First Assault, including game experience, maps, modes, controls and more. We are so appreciative of the players who have been part of the journey so far, and are looking forward to sharing this truly collaborative effort with a wider audience in open beta.”
Improvements made to First Assault since its Early Access launch in December 2015 include:
- Rebalances of Operative skills and weapons for better competitive play
- Introduction of two in-progress “prototype” maps for player feedback, and three new official maps based on locations seen in the “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” anime
- Addition of a new Operative, Maven, original to the game
- Improved UI for menus
Neople will continue to add and iterate on new content throughout the open beta phase, sourcing ideas and feedback from their continued connection with the First Assaultcommunity.
Play First Assault free now on Steam or the Nexon Global Platform.
To learn more about First Assault, and to stay up-to-date on the latest news and announcements, join the community today: http://firstassaultgame.com.
July 28, 2016 – GIANTS Software invites you back to the range – the premiere agriculture series returns in Farming Simulator 17! In Farming Simulator, you take on the role of a modern farmer with hundreds of acres of agricultural freedom. You have access to the world’s latest equipment and vehicles, and choose from a plethora of different crops to yield and livestock to raise in a big open-world environment. Today’s trailer, From Seeds to Harvest, is the first in a series of gameplay videos where we will be showing the new content and features of Farming Simulator 17! In this first gameplay video, you’ll discover the basics of farming one of the new crops, sunflowers, using the latest brands, vehicles, and equipment in Farming Simulator 17!
Farming Simulator’s unique and all-encompassing farming experience is loved by players around the world. While the game is an accurate simulator at heart with deep management options, it is also a very accessible sandbox, with two huge maps and countless vehicles & equipment to use and play with. All the big farming manufacturers are here, and Farming Simulator 17 boasts the franchise’s largest roster yet with over 200 unique vehicles and equipment spanning 70 different brands! For the first time in Farming Simulator history, AGCO brands Challenger, Fendt, Valtra, and Massey Ferguson are available!
Potentially endless possibilities can also be opened up through user-created mods, which, for the first time in Farming Simulator history, are now available for both console and PC users. You can even let your friends visit and help you with your farm in online, mod-supported, multiplayer – up to 6 simultaneous farmers for consoles, and 16 for PC! Experience modern-day farming in the premier agricultural simulator Experience modern-day farming in the premier agricultural simulator – Farming Simulator 17!
Farming Simulator 17 will be available on October 25th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
MINSK, Belarus (July 28, 2016) – The grim strategy/adventure game, This is the Police, will soon be ready for digital download on August 2 for PC, Mac and Linux for $14.99. Later this year, the game will also hit the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One online stores.
Developer Weappy is aware that bringing out a game dealing with police in general these days is a hot topic. Please read what Development Lead Ilya Yanovich has to say in an open letter to the community: http://weappy-studio.com/2016/
This is the Police will also be at Gamescom 2016 in Cologne, Germany. Anyone interested can play in Hall 8, booth #C020 beginning Thursday, August 18, located right next to an original former NYPD police car. Please pass by and say hello!
To make the waiting time more relaxed, we suggest enjoying a piece of This is the Police’s soundtrack:
Universal City, CA, July 26, 2016 – Freddy Krueger. Jason Voorhees. Leatherface. Michael Myers. The four most terrifying names in horror come together at this year’s “Halloween Horror Nights” at Universal Studios Hollywood as the silver screen’s extreme serial killers bleed into a trio of all-new slasher-themed mazes, beginning Friday, September 16, 2016.
In “Freddy vs. Jason,” demented killer Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) returns to the scene of the crime, this time accompanied by notorious hockey mask killer Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th) to inflict twice as much terror. Inspired by New Line Cinema’s 2003 film that brought together the biggest horror icons in history, this new experiential maze thrusts guests into an epic battle in which the fate of only one killer will survive.
The unspeakable terror embroiled within “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Blood Brothers” maze, based on Tobe Hooper’s original film, will pit guests against the unsavory wrath of the demented killer, Leatherface, and his mentally unhinged brother, Chop Top, as they unite in misery to expand the family’s cannibalistic enterprise and slaughter a new generation of innocent victims. With the perverse duo at the helm of a grotesque BBQ restaurant staged inside a dilapidated roadside gas station, unwitting guests will soon realize that new terror awaits as the blood brothers continue their hedonistic prey on human flesh.
Escaped mental patient Michael Myers makes a homecoming return in “Halloween: Hell Comes to Haddonfield,” an all-new maze inspired by the second film in the classic “Halloween” horror franchise. Echoing the infamous words uttered by the film’s Dr. Sam Loomis, “You can’t kill the Boogeyman,” the twisted maze will shed new light on the terrifying lunacy of Michael Myers as he scours the streets of Haddonfield and stalks the halls of Haddonfield Memorial Hospital in ruthless pursuit of his victims.
“Halloween Horror Nights” 2016 at Universal Studios Hollywood kicks off on Friday, September 16, 2016. The popular event brings together the sickest minds in horror to immerse guests in a living, breathing, three-dimensional world of terror. Featuring an all-new slate of unrivaled film production quality mazes, frightful scare zones and a fully re-imagined “Terror Tram” experience uniquely themed to today’s most definitive horror properties, “Halloween Horror Nights” will taunt, terrorize and torment guests with spine-chilling haunted attractions as part of Southern California’s most extreme Halloween experience. The all-new “The Walking Dead” permanent attraction, based on AMC’s hit show will further enhance “Halloween Horror Night’s” terrifying lineup.
Updates on “Halloween Horror Nights” at Universal Studios Hollywood are available online atHalloweenHorrorNights.com/Hollywood and on Facebook at: “Halloween Horror Nights – Hollywood,” on Instagram at@HorrorNights and Twitter at @HorrorNights as Creative Director John Murdy reveals a running chronicle of exclusive information. Watch videos on Halloween Horror Nights YouTube and join the conversation using #UniversalHHN.
Universal Studios Hollywood is The Entertainment Capital of L.A. and includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour. As a leading global entertainment destination, Universal Studios Hollywood delivers highly themed immersive lands that translate to real-life interpretations of iconic movie and television shows. Recent additions include “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter TM” which features a bustling Hogsmeade village and such critically-acclaimed rides as “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” and “Flight of the Hippogriff™,” Universal Studios Hollywood’s first outdoor rollercoaster. Other immersive lands include “Despicable Me Minion Mayhem” and “Super Silly Fun Land” as well as “Springfield,” hometown of America’s favorite TV family, located adjacent to the award-winning “The Simpsons RideTM.” and the all-new “The Walking Dead” permanent daytime attraction. The world-renowned Studio Tour is Universal Studios Hollywood’s signature attraction, inviting guests behind-the-scenes of the world’s biggest and busiest movie and television studio where they can also experience such authentic and immersive thrill rides as “Fast & Furious—Supercharged.” The destination also features the Universal CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, including the Universal CityWalk Cinemas and the “5 Towers” state-of-the-art outdoor concert venue.
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We got the chance to sit in on some really interesting press roundtables while at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con. Here is our video interview round-up from Warner Bros. popular horror/action show, Supernatural, where the cast talks about the show’s upcoming 12th season.