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Stern Pinball Releases New Accessories for Venom Pinball Line

2025/03/19
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Peripherals News, Trailers / Videos

In collaboration with Marvel, Stern Pinball, Inc., announces a full line of Venom pinball machine accessories compatible with the Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition (LE) models. Choose your accessory, change the Venom pinball experience with these newly available upgrades that will level up your game.

The Symbiote Containment Topper will transform your gaming experience featuring choreographed RGB lighting, illuminated decorative plastics, and an interactive symbiote LCD screen. Players will be able to play as a new host, Ghost Rider, as well as the all-new wizard mode, Symbiote Mania. Through the power of Insider Connected, players will have the ability to continue their adventure as Ghost Rider and play Symbiote Mania on any connected game for up to 3 months even if it doesn’t have a topper.

Launch into action right from the plunge with the sculpted Symbiote Tendrils Shooter Knob. This shooter knob adds an immersive feel and fun element to the start of your pinball mayhem.

Make your speakers pop with the official Speaker Expression Lighting System accessory. With intelligent RGB LED lighting, your speakers will light up and flash as you explore this antihero’s Marvel Universe, fully integrated and dynamically responsive to game events.

Protect yourself and your game with the Venomized Side Armor. This dramatic side armor adds further dimension to your Venom pinball gaming experience.

Fully dress up the inside of your game with the Venom Inside Art Blades. Featuring stunning and distinctive hand-drawn artwork of Venomized Heroes and Enemies by Zombie Yeti, these art blades add an entirely new dimension inside this world under glass.

“Choose your accessory, change your game with the official Venom pinball accessories,” said Seth Davis, President and CEO of Stern Pinball, Inc. “Transform your Venom pinball experience today.”

Pricing and Availability:

Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price:

  • Symbiote Containment Topper $US 1,299.99
  • Symbiote Tendrils Shooter Knob $US 199.99
  • Venomized Side Armor $US 399.99
  • Venomized Heroes and Enemies Inside Art Blades $US 99.99
  • Speaker Expression Lighting System $US 199.99

MSRP for sales to USA end-users, before any VAT, GST, Sales Tax, Duties, or other taxes.

Nightdive Announces I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream for Consoles

2025/03/19
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News, Xbox Series X News

Hate. Let me tell you how much I’ve come to hate you since I began to live.

The world has ended, and humanity’s last five survivors are held prisoner miles underground, nestled squarely in the heart of darkness.

Allied Mastercomputer. Adaptive Manipulator. Aggressive Menace. Cogito ergo sum — I think, therefore I AM.

Today at The MIX Spring Showcase, Nightdive Studios announced that the critically acclaimed 1996 point-and-click horror adventure I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream will be released on March 27, 2025, on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One and Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

Watch the I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream console announcement trailer here:

“It’s been nearly 12 years since Nightdive Studios re-released the iconic I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on PC, and we’re so excited to once again give it renewed life by releasing it for the first time on consoles,” said Nightdive studio head, Stephen Kick. “Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a lot of love for the original game and Harlan Ellison’s short story across social media platforms like TikTok and Reddit. It only felt right that we helped make this title more accessible and further preserve its legacy.”

Based on the post-apocalyptic short story by renowned author Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream plunges players deep within the center of the earth, where they play as each of the five survivors who have been trapped in the bowels of the insane AI AM for the past hundred and nine years. Fueled by his intense hatred for the human race, AM has spent the past century torturing and toying with each character as he sees fit, culminating in a final game: an appropriately meta adventure-style quest for each of them, teasing the prospect of freedom if they succeed.

Each victim is subjected to a personalized psychodrama designed by AM to explore their greatest fears and feelings of guilt. Players go through each character’s personalized scenario, discovering the truth about each of their pasts and why AM chose to keep them alive and prolong their suffering. Whether they have the strength to overcome his games and face their demons…well, that’s for the player to decide.

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a fully voice-acted experience, upping the immersion and giving the horrors taking place even more impact. Additionally, AM, the megalomaniacal all-powerful techno god, is voiced by the legend himself: Harlan Ellison.

Steel Hunters – Early Access Date Announcement Trailer

2025/03/18
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Wargaming, the award-winning developer behind the hit World of Tanks and World of Warships Franchises, unveiled today that its recently announced original IP Steel Hunters, a free-to-play mech hero shooter that uniquely blends Battle Royale and Extraction mechanics, will officially enter Early Access on April 2. Guided by a player-first philosophy, this Early Access phase empowers the community to actively shape and evolve the game through their feedback until its full release, ensuring it becomes the most engaging and satisfying mech-shooter experience. The development team will share additional insights into this approach as the game enters Early Access.

Steel Hunters offers an intense mech power fantasy where players control formidable mechanical giants—Hunters—and participate in action-packed battles, pursuing various objectives to level up and acquire gear. Each Hunter comes with its own distinct playstyle, unique ability kits, and progression systems that allow for a variety of strategies and tactics to outmatch opponents as they advance toward the final showdown at the extraction point.

Choose from an elite roster—including Razorside, Heartbreaker, Fenris, Ursus, Trenchwalker, Prophet, and Weaver—each armed with devastating abilities and ready to dominate dynamic battlegrounds like Crimson Ridge, Maryland Heights, and Stonecutter Keep.

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons – Free DLC Trailer

2025/03/18
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Maximum Entertainment, alongside developer Secret Base, announced today that the beloved beat ‘em up Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons will be expanding its roster with two brand-new playable characters in a free DLC pack scheduled for release in April. This marks the first of several planned character updates, with an additional six new fighters to be added later this year.
To celebrate the upcoming DLC, the game is currently available for 60% off on PC and Nintendo Switch: Buy Now

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is a dynamic side-scrolling action brawler that brings the iconic Billy and Jimmy Lee back into action, joined by new allies to combat the criminal underworld of New York City. Players can unleash devastating combos and special moves as they fight their way through the city, with unique playable characters and unlockable upgrades. In a fresh twist on the classic formula, players can select up to two characters to form a tag team for cooperative play.

Meet the New Fighters

JEFF
A childhood rival of the Lee brothers, Jeff trained alongside them in the martial art Sōsetsuken. But as his skills lagged behind, jealousy grew. Determined to surpass Billy and Jimmy, Jeff abandoned his noble path and embraced the streets, merging Karate with Sōsetsuken to develop a dangerous, unpredictable fighting style.

ABORE
A massive ex-soldier with a stoic demeanor, Abore fights with raw power and unwavering calm. His incredible strength and resilience have led some to wonder: is he a man, or something more? The quiet brawler offers no answers, only crushing blows.

Key Features:

  • Seamless, fast-paced tag-team action.
  • A wide array of devastating combos and special moves across more than a dozen unique playable characters.
  • Two-player local co-op that multiplies the action with a friend.

ARK: Lost Colony Announced Starring Michelle Yeoh

2025/03/18
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

At Game Developers Conference 2025, Studio Wildcard revealed a two-minute anime-style trailer for ARK: Lost Colony, the first all-original ARK: Survival Ascended expansion pack. The expansion will feature numerous cinema-grade anime story sequences, created by legendary Japanese animation studio MAPPA (Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan, Chainsaw Man). In this new frozen world, players follow in the footsteps of legendary ARK survivor Mei Yin, on a soul-searching quest deep into the chilling heart of darkness to find answers to long-buried secrets of ARK’s past.

ARK: Lost Colony directly connects the storylines of ARK’s Extinction and Genesis expansions and leads into the events of ARK 2. Starring the voice talents of Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once) reprising her ARK: The Animated Series role as Mei Yin, Madeleine Madden (Wheel of Time) as Helena Walker, Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) as Meeka, along with yet-to-be-revealed, fan-favorite characters voiced and depicted for the first time in-game.

ARK: Lost Colony will present survivors with thrilling new challenges as they become the hunted in a vast occupied city, and gain access to powerful new kinds of character abilities, unique gear, building systems, and phenomenally exotic tames. Will Survivors be able to face down the demons lurking in Arat Prime, and connect ARK’s past and future? Players can find out when ARK: Lost Colony becomes available for pre-order in June 2025. All purchases will immediately unlock exclusive ARK: Lost Colony preview gameplay content. With a full release in November 2025, ARK: Lost Colony will be priced at $29.99, for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC platforms, and can be wishlisted on Steam now.

The definitive survival experience returns better than ever with ARK: Survival Ascended! Create a Survivor, form a tribe, and then tame, train, breed & ride dinosaurs within a living ecosystem. ASA is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC and Steam.

For the latest updates, join the ARK Survivor’s conversation on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, subscribe to us on YouTube, visit our website at playark.com and watch us tame ‘n train leviathan dinosaurs on Twitch.TV.

Atari Unveils Missile Command Delta

2025/03/18
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Atari, Mighty Yell and 13AM Games today revealed Missile Command Delta, launching later this year for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. Missile Command Delta reimagines Atari’s 1980s missile defense arcade classic as a turn-based tactical game set against a mysterious narrative that leaves you questioning whether you’re trapped in a simulation or truly defending cities from attack.

As players explore an abandoned half-century old facility they will encounter locked doors, dishevelled work rooms, massive super computers and newly awakened missile command terminals. Players must defend against waves of missiles from an unknown enemy using a battery of missiles, each with its own unique type, range, and explosion size. Only by managing their arsenal carefully will they have enough firepower to clear the skies.

“While Missile Command Delta approaches gameplay in a completely new way, it retains all the tension and suspense of the arcade original,” said Ethan Stearns, VP of Games at Atari. “You have to think strategically about every move you make because even one poor choice can have grave consequences.”

As enemy attacks increase and pressure mounts, relationships will be put to the test, blurring the lines between what is real and who they can trust. If they succeed, they may even learn the truth behind this Cold War defense program.

“Missile Command Delta has a little something for every kind of player — whether you love strategy tactics games, are a mystery fan, a secret hunting completionist, or you just love to explore and solve puzzles. We can’t wait for players to get their hands on the game later this year.”

Missile Command Delta will launch on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch later this year.

Hear more about Missile Command Delta directly from the Mighty Yell and Atari team today during The MIX + Kinda Funny Spring Game Showcase at 3:00 p.m. PT. View the livestream on YouTube at Kinda Funny Games or Media Indie Exchange, or on Twitch at Kinda Funny Games.

RoadCraft’s New Reaction Trailer Showcases Successful Previews

2025/03/18
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Today Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive are excited to share a new reaction trailer for their upcoming game RoadCraft, celebrating the success of the title’s demo during Steam Next Fest and allowing everyone to witness all kinds of memorable moments filled with truckloads of fun. The next-gen heavy-machinery simulation and sandbox game is coming May 20, 2025, to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Check it out now!

The demo is still live for a few days!

In one week, over 350,000 players tried out the RoadCraft demo. With almost 12,000 simultaneous active users, it ranks as the 3rd most-played demo during Steam Next Fest. Having been greeted so warmly, the demo has won an extended lifetime on Steam, giving everyone the opportunity to get in on the fun or replay it until March 20!

Heavy machinery met by heavy enthusiasm

The reaction trailer compiles ecstatic bits that speak for the demo’s most enjoyed aspects, letting players get serious about RoadCraft’s rebuilding fantasy: from expressions of awe about the game’s graphical beauty and minds blown by the environment’s physics simulation to the enthused discovery of its sandbox gameplay.

As featured in the demo, RoadCraft’s co-op mode proves its robust contribution to construction-based fun, with players having a blast taking up challenging tasks as a team, operating machinery and facing messy situations together!

RoadCraft releases May 20, 2025, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The Standard and Rebuild Editions are available for pre-order on Steam, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store.

Create your Focus Together account today to receive exclusive rewards and join the community and development of RoadCraft.

Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.2 Reveals Seekers of Eternity Content

2025/03/17
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

SQUARE ENIX® revealed during today’s Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcast that FINAL FANTASY™ XIV Online Patch 7.2: Seekers of Eternity will launch on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

The date was announced alongside a new trailer introduced by Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida, which also offers a fresh look at what to expect in the upcoming patch. The update includes new main scenario quests, a new raid, updates to Player versus Player content and more.

urther details on Patch 7.2 can be found below:

  • New Main Scenario Quests
  • New Dungeon – The Underkeep
  • New Raid – The Arcadion: Cruiserweight Tier
    • Savage difficulty is set to launch on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, one week following the release of Patch 7.2
  • New Trial – Recollection (Normal/Extreme)
  • New Cornservant Side Quest
  • New Unreal Trial – Hells’ Kier (Unreal): Take on Suzaku, one of the Four Lords, at level 100
  • Duty Support Additions – Support for the Sunken Temple of Qarn will be added
  • PvP Updates – The start of PvP Series 8, the addition of several new role actions for large-scale PvP encounters, existing action adjustments, and Frontline (Secure) returns with adjustments

Yoshida also showcased further details and gameplay for content releasing in Patch 7.21, scheduled to release on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, and Patch 7.25, scheduled to release on Tuesday, May 27, 2025:

  • Cosmic Exploration (7.21) – Collaborate with players from your World as you explore uncharted stars in this new activity designed for crafters and gatherers
  • New Field Operations (7.25) – Occult Crescent: In the treacherous waters of Shades’ Triangle lies the Occult Crescent, an isle shrouded in mystery. Should you wish to unveil its secrets, you must explore the unmapped terrain, and battle against the isle’s inhabitants
  • Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures (7.25)

Out of the Park Baseball 26 Available Now

2025/03/17
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Out of the Park Baseball 26 (OOTP 26), the 26th and latest installment in the award-winning MLB strategy series, is now available on PC. Across both Steam and the official website, players can take advantage of a 10% launch discount for one week starting March 14.

The fans have turned Out of the Park Baseball into a grand-slam hit because OOTP gives a one-of-a-kind experience: managing every aspect of your own MLB team. From drafting superstars, wheeling and dealing in high-stakes trades, and staffing your ball club, all the way down to calling every play and pitch in live 3D games, OOTP offers something for everyone and is the only game of its kind on the PC platform.

Never satisfied with excellence, for Year 26, the development studio adds new ways to play that reflect the excitement of real-world baseball. For the first time in OOTP history, step up to the international plate by playing in the World Baseball Classic. Play the Qualifiers this season (happening both in-game and out in the world), then dive in next year when the real WBC clubs, participants, and schedules are added. And get involved in the MLB Draft like never before, with new tools for scouting and signing young talent.

This year’s game puts a major focus on enhancing and refining fan-favorite features, staying true to the OOTP fans know and love. Player Development Lab returns with new ways to develop player skills and track their progress, putting more metrics and choices at your disposal as a manager. The mega-popular Perfect Team multiplayer mode is bigger than ever, with more competitions, more licensed legends, and the ability to choose your own rewards at the new Clubhouse Rewards Shop. Com2uS’ partnership with the National Baseball Hall of Fame brings even more licensed Hall of Famers into the game, while Drive For The Pennant now allows you to play any season in MLB history.

“Out of the Park is our love letter to every kind of baseball fan, whether they’re seeking a numbers-driven management experience or thrilling on-the-field action,” said Richard Grisham, Director of Business Development at Com2uS. “We have the fans to thank for 26 amazing years of OOTP, and so we’re devoted to enhancing the features they’ve told us they love. At Com2uS, we know baseball, love baseball, and treasure our partnerships with MLB, MLB Players, Inc., and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.”

“OOTP continues to be an incredible historical record of the beloved icons who have graced our sport,” said Evan Kaplan, Managing Director of MLB Players, Inc. “Drive For The Pennant will celebrate that rich tradition like never before, letting players peek back into baseball history at the athletes who defined it.”

“Baseball’s international fandom continues to grow, and the MLB Draft has never drawn more excitement and viewers,” said Jamie Leece, MLB Senior Vice President, Gaming & VR. “We are incredibly excited about the debut of the World Baseball Classic and new ways to experience the MLB Draft in OOTP this year. Our collaboration with Com2uS and Out of the Park Baseball Developments continues to celebrate baseball fans around the world.”