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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Announced

2016/02/03
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Nintendo 3DS News, Nintendo Wii U News, PlayStation 3 News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox 360 News, Xbox One News

Burbank, Calif. – February 2, 2016 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm today announced LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™, marking the triumphant return of the No. 1 LEGO videogame franchise, allowing players to relive the epic action from the blockbuster film in a fun-filled, humorous way that only a LEGO game can offer. Launching on June 28, 2016, the game will introduce brand new gameplay mechanics to build, battle and fly through the galaxy like never before, as well as new story content exploring the time between Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, providing additional insight about the new movie and its characters.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, will be available for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system, Xbox One, Xbox 360, the Wii U™ system from Nintendo, the Nintendo 3DS™ family of systems and Windows PC.

“We’re extremely proud of the LEGO Star Wars videogames, truly an incredible franchise that has sold more than 33 million copies and helped ignite a passion for numerous fun-filled LEGO games enjoyed by countless gamers around the world,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. “LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be pushing the series forward with innovative new gameplay mechanics, while also exploring new parts of the universe that are sure to excite and delight both LEGO and Star Wars fans, as well as newcomers to our games.”

“We are thrilled to be bringing back the LEGO Star Wars videogame franchise, which kicked off such a beloved series of LEGO titles more than a decade ago,” said Ada Duan, Vice President, Digital Business & Franchise Management, Lucasfilm. “LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens allows players to experience the new film in a unique way that only TT Games can provide, combining signature humor with epic Star Wars action. With previously untold story content exploring new details about the movie and its characters, it’s a perfect fit for fans of all ages.”

“We are delighted to return to the Star Wars Universe and continue the journey with the franchise that started it all for LEGO videogames,” said Niels Jørgensen, Vice President, Digital Games for the LEGO Group. “LEGOStar Wars: The Force Awakens will offer an amazing gaming experience covering not only the movie but also exclusive content with all the fun and humor you would expect from a LEGO game, while delivering the epic Star Wars adventure fans expect.”

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes players deeper into the new film than any other game with all of the heroic characters from the movie, including Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and BB-8, as well as Kylo Ren, General Hux and Captain Phasma, while also exploring iconic Star Wars locales, such as Jakku and Starkiller Base.

This action-packed adventure introduces new gameplay features, including the enhanced “Multi-Builds” system, where players can choose from multiple building options to advance the game. Gamers will be able to engage in intense new Blaster Battles for the first time, utilizing surrounding environments to drive back the First Order. Fans can also experience the thrill of high-speed flight gameplay through arena-based battles and dogfights in space, while utilizing a multitude of vehicles along the way, including the legendary Millennium Falcon.

PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 players will have access to exclusive downloadable content, the Droid Character Pack and the Phantom Limb Level Pack. For information on LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, visit the PlayStation Blog.

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Green Room Trailer

2016/02/03
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Geek News, Halloween, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

Here is the world premiere trailer for the highly anticipated thriller GREEN ROOM from writer/director Jeremy Saulnier.

Saulnier’s follow up to the critically-acclaimed revenge thriller BLUE RUIN is a white-knuckle siege film, set in one of the scariest environments imaginable with Patrick Stewart in an instantly iconic role as a cooly terrifying villain.

GREEN ROOM opens in NY/LA on April 15 and nationwide on April 29.

Dying Light: The Following Presents 100 Years of Zombie Evolution Video

2016/02/02
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

February 2nd, 2016 – Wroclaw, Poland – Today a unique time-lapse video showcasing the evolution of zombies in works of popular culture – from the classic movies of the 1930s to modern video games – has been released.

Techland is proud to share the video as it features, among many recognizable pop culture icons,  the Volatile – a trademark zombie from Techland’s game Dying Light. This is also the very first time the Volatile has been portrayed in real-life by an actor.

Horror Game Kholat PS4 Release Date and Trailer

2016/02/02
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos

February 2nd, Bielsko-Biała, Poland – IMGN.PRO is very excited to announce that Kholat is finally coming to PS4! The most terrifying journey of your life will have its PSN release on March 8th this year.

The date of this announcement is not accidental – today marks exactly 57 years since infamous Dyatlov Pass Incident, which served as our main inspiration during the creation of Kholat. It was the event that took the lives of 9 Russian students, hiking the Ural Mountains, on the night of February 2nd 1959. The real cause of this tragedy is still unknown, with many hypothesis arising during the years.

A special interactive map, showing the course of events of this fatal trip, was prepared on this occasion:

http://thepass.kholat.com/

And that’s not all – starting from 3:00 a. m. PST today – Kholat gets 57% discount on Steam for the 57th Dyatlov Pass Incident anniversary: http://store.steampowered.com/app/343710/

Get and Keep Fractured Space for Free this Weekend

2016/01/29
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Geek News, News, Windows PC News

Guildford, 29th January 2016.  Edge Case Games, developers of the tactical space MOBA, Fractured Space, today announced that it is celebrating the game’s progression toward launch with a Free Weekend on Steam. Players who download the game this weekend will keep it forever with no additional cost required. Edge Case also today unveiled a visually dazzling new trailer showcasing Unreal 4 engine capabilities.

This week’s Fractured Space update delivers performance and gameplay enhancements and resets the game’s Tech Tree to its final version—all ships, experience and credits unlocked from this point forward will be reflected in the final game, planned for full release later in 2016. The reset puts all players at level one as they start building a fleet of the game’s gigantic capital ships by successfully engaging in team-based online battles.

“Today’s update brings us one step closer to the full release of Fractured Space and we want to celebrate the game’s progress by giving everyone a chance to play and own the game for free,” said James Brooksby, CEO of Edge Case Games. “Whether you have played in the past or not, this is a great moment to start your adventure with Fractured Space, with a chance to make your mark as a new Captain on equal footing with all players.”

Fractured Space is a team-based space combat game fought in gigantic capital ships with the intensity of a shooter and the big-picture-thinking of a strategy game.

Originally launched on Steam Early Access in November 2014 to critical and commercial success, Fractured Space has attracted over 400,000 users as the game continuously evolves using an open development model where the community is encouraged to talk directly to the development team, highly influencing the development of the final game.

For updates on Fractured Space please follow us on Twitter at @FracturedSpace or on Facebook.

Official Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Awakening Trailer: The Replacer Returns

2016/01/29
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Don’t let those pesky day-to-day distractions get in the way of your time with the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Awakening DLC Pack. The Replacer is back, and business is booming.

The Awakening DLC Pack includes four new multiplayer maps – Skyjacked, Rise, Splash, and Gauntlet – and Der Eisendrache, Treyarch’s brand new Zombies adventure that picks up where The Giant left off.

Available first on PlayStation 4 on February 2, 2016. Purchase the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Season Pass now: http://bit.ly/BO3Awakening

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Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition Trailer

2016/01/28
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

January 28th, 2016 – Wroclaw, Poland – Techland’s Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition will expand its game world with a brand-new region more than twice the size as the original game. On top of new characters, enemies and quests, the new map — called Countryside — is bringing in new environments, locations and secrets, some of which players can see in the trailer released today.

‘We made sure the new region is full of diverse environments that allow for both driving and free-running. We’ve added lots of little details that tell various apocalyptic stories if you look closely, and placed rewarding secrets for the most inquisitive’ – reveals producer Tymon Smektała. – ‘We’re also proud to confirm that despite the much bigger map and many visual enhancements, the system requirements for PC players remain exactly the same.’

Last week Techland unveiled a map of the new region through its #TweetForSpeed campaign — the interactive map can be viewed here. Furthermore, in the latest stream which can be viewed here, the developers confirmed that select community maps will be coming to console versions of Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition.

Crossout Beta Testing Announcement and Trailer

2016/01/28
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

(MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION) – Jan 25th, 2015 — Today, the hotly anticipated PC team-based multiplayer vehicle combat game Crossout, brought to you by the award-winning developer and publisher Gaijin Entertainment and Targem Games development studio, enters its next phase of Battle Testing. For those who have not yet registered there is still an opportunity to join those who previously registered in the next phase in the ongoing Battle Testing program, but players must sign-up by the end of next week on the Crossout website in order to craft, ride and destroy!

Beginning January 27 and running through February 7, Gaijin Entertainment will issue more invites to play, so for interested players who have not registered, please visit http://crossout.net/en/play.

Set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by an alien invasion and human genetic testing gone awry, Crossout tests players’ creativity in building, upgrading and customizing deadly armored vehicles to destroy enemies in open player vs player combat.

The next exciting phase of testing will included a beefed-up crafting system with advanced parts for vehicles and will also introduce Factions. The first factions will involve Scavengers, Traders, Lunatics and a number of Engineers. Players who join a faction earn reputation through combat and earn experience to access new missions, vehicles parts, blueprints of faction vehicles and various other bonuses.

To find out more about Crossout’s various Factions visit http://crossout.net/en/diary/11

For a chance to join this latest round of Battle testing  on Crossout – Players can  apply for participation, by visiting  Crossouts official website: http://crossout.net/

Snow Enters Free-To-Play Open Beta On Steam

2016/01/28
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

STOCKHOLM – Jan. 28, 2016 – Poppermost Productions has announced that SNOW, the open world, winter sports game, has advanced into free-to-play open beta on Windows PC via Steam. This new phase of development launches with free-roam multiplayer for sharing the powder with friends, the introduction of competitive events and leaderboards, enhanced graphics, and an expanded mountain that now includes more than 20 unique areas to discover.

“Open beta is a huge leap forward in fulfilling SNOW’s promise of a fun and authentic sporting and exploration experience that’s totally yours to do with as you please, alone or with friends,” said Alexander Bergendahl, CEO at Poppermost. “Now the lifts are open to the whole world. Winter is finally here!”

As a free-to-play open beta, players have the option to purchase cosmetic items to customize their appearance, as well as access to premium events that unlock exclusive rewards not available in the store. Poppermost has partnered with a continually growing list of the world’s top winter sports pros, brands, and events to design slick clothing and equipment for the slopes and competitions to test your skills. Snowboarding and snowmobiling are also currently in development and will be unveiled to players during the Open Beta.

SNOW is expected to officially launch as a free-to-play game on PC and the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system later this year. Support for PlayStation VR and Oculus Rift is also in development. For more information, please visit SNOW’s official website at www.snowthegame.com, and follow the game on Facebook and Twitter.