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For more details on the new games joining Xbox Game Pass this month, available Perks and Quest updates, check out Xbox Wire here.
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]]>The post Your Adventure Begins Now – Expeditions: A MudRunner Game Officially Releases Today on Consoles & PC! appeared first on Capsule Computers.
]]>In a fierce and beautiful wilderness, you’ll become the essential hero for astounding scientific breakthroughs! Utilize your tools and high-tech gadgets to navigate muddy terrain, plan your itinerary, and uncover valuable equipment caches hidden in rocky cliffs and wooded mountains. Confront the steepest slopes and most treacherous landscapes with the help of specialist abilities, making each adventure an epic expedition.
Prepare for a year-long journey with four seasons of diverse content – featuring new missions, vehicles, never-before-seen gadgets, and surprises – with the Year 1 Pass, included in the Year 1 Edition and Supreme Edition of Expeditions: A MudRunner Game. And all players can look forward to a free multiplayer update coming later this year!
Expeditions’ Standard, Year 1 and Supreme Editions are available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store). For more information, visit the Focus Store.
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]]>The post El Paso, Elsewhere Studio Strange Scaffold Signs Five-Game Deal With Indie Publisher Frosty Pop, Reveals April 16 Release Date For Horror Fantasy Kidnapping Sim Life Eater appeared first on Capsule Computers.
]]>El Paso, TX – March 5, 2024 – Strange Scaffold, the studio behind the 2023 hit El Paso, Elsewhere, is thrilled to announce a five-game deal with indie publisher Frosty Pop. The deal comprises the funding and support of four new original titles from Strange Scaffold and a bespoke mobile version of El Paso, Elsewhere. Their collaboration extends to the upcoming vibrant 2.5D fighting game, Pillow Champ, as well as additional undisclosed projects.
The partnership kicks off with the release date announcement for the upcoming horror fantasy kidnapping simulator Life Eater, which will launch on Steam for PC on April 16 at a price point of $14.99. Inspired by the Saw media franchise and the apocalyptic paranoia of 10 Cloverfield Lane, Life Eater takes place in suburbia, and the player character is a modern-day druid holding down a dead-end job to pay for his true vocation: conducting the annual ritual that keeps the world from ending.
Life Eater – ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER
To delay this catastrophic event, he reluctantly kidnaps and sacrifices human beings every year. Acquiring these sacrifices and learning the intimate details of their lives forms an uncomfortable, compelling gameplay loop that both the player and protagonist struggle to contextualize – particularly when our protagonist doesn’t know if the threat he’s attempting to keep at bay is even real. Life Eater is available to wishlist now on Steam.
The partnership also includes the fast-paced covert revenge thriller, I Am Your Beast, a stylish hit-and-run first-person shooter where players turn the tables on the military-industrial complex. Secret agent Alphonse Harding is once again called upon to do “one last job,” and after declining, sets off a one-man guerilla war in the North American wilderness.
“Being recognized as a talent who can secure this kind of support while the video game industry is on fire is an immense honor, and we don’t take it for granted,” says Strange Scaffold’s Xalavier Nelson Jr. “Going forward, Strange Scaffold isn’t seeking arbitrary growth, risking the lives of our collaborators and the quality of our projects in the balance. We’re doing more of what we do best — creating focused, weird, and wonderful games — with a partner that shares our production philosophy and belief in serving our players. It’s a reminder that, in an industry increasingly focused on live services or just shutting things down if they don’t immediately turn a mega-profit, there’s another way of doing things. New paths can and will deliver the experiences our players deserve to play, and we’re both grateful and excited to continue breaking that ground alongside Frosty Pop.”
“The way a lot of people think about making video games is a bit askew,” says Frosty Pop founder and Creative Director Faisal Sethi. “There’s an old-guard-sensibility that believes bigger is better. More is better. Forever is better. I’m not so sure that’s always the case. Strange Scaffold’s development ethos is a reflection of our own, delivering well-designed, highly polished experiences in a precise package. This partnership is a commitment to creating captivating experiences for players in a thoughtful, meaningful, and sustainable way. I’m super excited to see what Xalavier and his team cook up next, and I’m lucky to be able to play a role in this little adventure we call making video games.”
The five-game deal, which is planned to extend into 2025, also includes a pair of unannounced games: an after-hours library horror game and a co-op kaiju horror cooking title. More information on both titles will be available in the months to come.
About Strange Scaffold
Strange Scaffold is the development label of Xalavier Nelson Jr., known for his work as a leading developer on El Paso, Elsewhere, An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, Sunshine Shuffle, and dozens of other critically acclaimed projects.
About Frosty Pop
Frosty Pop has developed over 30 playful original video games for Netflix Games, Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch, Steam, the App Store, and Google Play. The studio was founded in 2014 by Faisal Sethi in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has been fully remote and distributed since its inception. Visit Frosty Pop for more information.
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]]>The post Play Preserve Now! Steam Demo Now Available for the Cozy Puzzle Nature-Building Game appeared first on Capsule Computers.
]]>Check out the demo trailer for Preserve below:
The Preserve Steam demo introduces the Continental biome (Savanna and Marine biomes are locked for now) and includes access to the Harmony (high score) mode, where players can play short and medium maps showcasing some of the gameplay mechanics. The long map with all the Continental mechanics, including card upcycling and natural wonders, will be locked for now. Fans can also access the first five puzzles in Puzzle mode and a limited Creative mode, where they can build and nurture their own landscapes.
Watch the previously released announcement trailer below:
About Preserve
Preserve is a puzzle nature-building game that takes players on a journey into a harmonious ecosystem. The objective is to foster and sustain a thriving and diverse biome, where each component coexists in symbiotic harmony. By utilizing strategic thinking and a keen eye for balance, players are granted the power to position a wide array of plants and animals, curating an environment that caters to their preferences and aspirations.
Preserve will be released for PC in summer 2024. Fans can wishlist the game on Steam now.
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About Bitmap Galaxy
Bitmap Galaxy is a small game development studio based in Bratislava, Slovakia. They strive to make meaningful and amusing games that avoid any unnecessary realistic violence.
About Grindstone
Grindstone is a videogame production and publishing company with a strong background in game development based in Slovakia. It was founded in 2017 as a spin-off from the well-established Slovakian development studio Games Farm to create new opportunities and support game developers in delivering creatively and commercially viable games that can compete on global markets.
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]]>Warszawa, Poland – March 5th, 2024 – Exit Plan Games are proud to announce that their acclaimed 3D open-world sandbox adventure Bang-On Balls: Chronicles is available now on both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, adding in glorious 4K (2160p) resolution with 60 FPS. Moreover, previous-gen users won’t miss out as they will receive the next-gen features as part of a free update.
“Bang-On Balls: Chronicles is an evergreen sandbox adventure that mixes platforming, exploration and combat, and lets you go on whimsical adventures with up to three friends,” said Damien Monnier, Co-Founder and Design Director at Exit Plan Games. “This new-gen upgrade allows for the smoothest, shiniest experience yet, so if you’ve not played Bang-On Balls: Chronicles before, now would be a great time to hop in!”
Watch the Bang-On Balls: Chronicles PS5 & XSX|S Upgrade Video
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles is a quirky, absolutely content-packed, destructible open-world sandbox adventure with combat, platforming, character customization, and collect-a-thon scavenger hunt experience. Featuring glorious bouncy 3D platforming and combat inspired by some of the best in the genre from Italian plumbers, blue hedgehogs, or wild bandicoots, Bang-On Balls: Chronicles lets you roll into jam-packed open worlds that let you explore and utterly smash them to pieces in the process! Conquer adversaries and boss fights, tackle thrilling challenges, and unearth multiple hidden secrets. Realms bursting with activities to do at your own pace while you break almost everything along the way!
Bounce between unique themed open worlds ranging from Feudal Japan fortresses, to pirate enclaves and 60’s space race environments. Each hosts their own unique mechanics, items, and enemies. Collect an arsenal of weapons, shields, and themed items to customize your character! No cosmetic paid DLC here folks! Unleash your creative powers to customize your character with items collected from playing!
Want to play with your friends? No problem as the entirety of Bang-On Balls: Chronicles supports up to four-player co-op in online and local play, as well as 2-player split-screen. Seamlessly jump between solo and co-op play!
Features:
Experience stunning 4K visuals at 60 FPS on PS and Xbox, and enjoy full HD resolution at 60 FPS on Xbox Series S.
For more information about Bang-On Balls: Chronicles:
Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227650/BangOn_Balls_Chronicles/
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles Official site: https://exitplangames.com/bob/
About Exit Plan Games
Founded by AAA devs Damien Monnier and Jose Teixeira in 2019, Exit Plan Games was created as an “exit plan” to escape the AAA space and create new video games with fresh concepts that are easy to just pick-up and play with an emphasis on FUN. Exit Plan’s team currently consists of 16 game developers with an average of almost 10 years of experience in game development on titles such as The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Motorstorm, and Bulletstorm. Exit Plan Games is dedicated to not only making quality experiences, but also maintaining a healthy work-life balance and was one of the first game studios in Poland to adopt a 4-day work week.
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]]>I always found myself using the camera often in other games trying to take some good looking photos as a way to relax, I made The Last Explorer with this idea. On your quest you’ll be encouraged to just take a moment to stand still, relax and take some awesome photos!
Using your camera you’re able to study creatures and eventually befriend them, or if you want to you can first focus on discovering what happened to the space ship and how you ended up on this alien planet.
And if you want to try something else you can always try accepting quests and minigames from the aliens on the island.
The Last Explorer really focuses on letting the player choose what they want to do or where they want to go next, giving a feeling of freedom!
The Last Explorer was solo developed and has full xbox controller and Steam Deck support
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]]>Oslo, Norway – March 4, 2024 – Funcom is proud to reveal a brand-new trailer and featurette for Dune: Awakening, premiered in the first of a new showcase series, Dune: Awakening Direct. Hosted by the prominent Soe Gschwind, the fifteen-minute show dropped spectacular new footage of the open-world survival MMO, where you will fight to survive on the most dangerous planet in the universe.
After announcing Dune: Awakening back in 2022, Funcom has kept its cards close to its chest. With the release of Dune: Part 2 this weekend, however, the developers are finally ready to uncover what has been growing beneath the sand’s surface this whole time.
In Creating Worlds: From Book to Film to Game, Funcom takes us on a breathtaking journey into the heart of Arrakis, featuring never-before-seen footage from the game. Interviews with Greig Fraser, academy award-winning Cinematographer on Villeneuve’s Dune Part 1 and 2, and Funcom Creative Director, Joel Bylos, reveal the creative overlap between Dune: Awakening and the recent movies. Get a glimpse at what it takes to bring the ultimate Dune fantasy to life.
Following Creating Worlds, the Survive Arrakis Trailer explodes out of the sand with colossal sandworms and soaring ornithopters. Gather materials to build your base in the style of your choosing, explore the deadly deserts in a variety of vehicles, learn deadly techniques and abilities from the Great Schools of the Imperium, and rise from survival to dominance. Witness the awesome scale and freedom of a living Arrakis.
Dune: Awakening combines the grit and creativity of survival games with the social interactivity of a large, persistent multiplayer game to create a unique and ambitious open-world survival MMO. Dune: Awakening is more sandbox than theme park. The emphasis lies in the freedom it offers in choosing and pursuing your goals, and the emergent moments that arise as they clash with that of other players.
In Creating Worlds, Joel Bylos summed up the meaning of Dune: Awakening, “Funcom as a company has been on this journey for a long time, creating multiplayer worlds where players can live out their dreams and fantasies. We were there in the beginning with massively multiplayer online games. We’ve been there in the beginning with survival open-world crafting games, and Dune: Awakening is a culmination of those legacies, bringing us forward into the future. It’s a culmination of what Funcom means as a company and what we can deliver.”
This was only the first Dune: Awakening Direct, with more soon to follow, showcasing additional gameplay, interviews, and more. Dune: Awakening will come to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Sign up to the Beta now at www.duneawakening.com and wishlist the game on Steam.
ABOUT FUNCOM
Funcom is a developer and publisher of online games for PC and consoles. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Titles include ‘Conan Exiles‘, ‘Secret World Legends, ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’, ‘The Longest Journey’, ‘Anarchy Online’, ‘The Park’, and ‘Dreamfall: The Longest Journey’. For corporate information please visit www.funcom.com.
ABOUT LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT
Legendary Entertainment is a leading media company with film (Legendary Pictures), television and digital (Legendary Television and Digital Media) and comics (Legendary Comics) divisions dedicated to owning, producing and delivering content to worldwide audiences. Legendary has built a library of marquee media properties and has established itself as a trusted brand which consistently delivers high-quality, commercial entertainment including some of the world’s most popular intellectual property. In aggregate, Legendary Pictures-associated productions have realized grosses of more than $18 billion worldwide at the box office.
To learn more visit: www.legendary.com
ABOUT FRANK HERBERT
Frank Herbert (1920 – 1986) created the most beloved novel in the annals of science fiction, DUNE, winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He was a man of many facets, of countless passageways that ran through an intricate mind. His magnum opus is a reflection of this, a classic work that stands as one of the most complex, multi-layered novels ever written in any genre. Today the novel is more popular than ever, with new readers continually discovering it and telling their friends to pick up a copy. It has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide, in more than 40 languages. Today his literary legacy is managed by his son Brian Herbert, and grandchildren Kim Herbert and Byron Merritt.
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]]>March 4th, 2024 – Get ready for a brand-new FPS experience with Eldorado FPS, the upcoming first-person shooter game from Fresh-AF where the pulse of first-person shooter excitement meets endless possibilities for strategy and competition.
Designed for those who thrive in the heat of battle, Eldorado FPS is a playground for both casual players and hardcore FPS enthusiasts. The game features a low-poly graphical style with a ton of content through its many different game modes and a vast arsenal of guns. Available game modes include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, the fan-favorite Gun Mode, and even a Zombie Survival mode.
When asked about why they chose to go with an early access approach for the launch of their upcoming game, Fresh AF had this to say:
“Our decision to launch ‘Eldorado FPS’ in Early Access stems from our commitment to community-driven development. We recognize the invaluable role players play in refining and enhancing the gaming experience. Early Access provides us with a unique opportunity to collaborate with our community, gather feedback, and implement changes that will significantly impact the game’s evolution.
In Eldorado FPS, each player has access to a loadout system where they can choose and customize their weapons. Beyond the selection of which weapons to bring into the heat of battle, they can also customize them with unique skins.
Fresh AF is committed to keeping Eldorado FPS novel and exciting. As a result, they will be introducing regular updates of new content, features, and tweaks based on community feedback. In addition, they will also create engaging events that offer unique challenges and rewards to players to keep things dynamic and fun.
Key features include:
Eldorado FPS releases as an early-access title on Steam by the end of Q1 of this year. You can wishlist the game now from their Steam page here.
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]]>The post Microids Distribution France becomes the official distributor of Kalypso games in France appeared first on Capsule Computers.
]]>“We are delighted about this partnership and to distribute Kalypso’s games in the French territory,” says Alexandre Breas, CEO of Microids Distribution France. “The entire team is eager to apply its expertise to support Kalypso’s development in our market, thereby providing exceptional gaming experiences to the gaming community in France.”
This collaboration pertains to upcoming Kalypso games, as well as some already available in digital format, for which Microids Distribution France will handle exclusive distribution. Notable titles among these include:
• The Inquisitor
• Dungeons 4
• Railway Empire … and many more to come!
“We are delighted to be working with Microids to distribute Kalypso Media titles across France. This distribution partnership will include all our exciting upcoming releases and some of our best recent titles, including Dungeons 4, The Inquisitor, and Railway Empire 2. Microids distribution expertise will make our titles available across all outlets and we look forward to building a long-term relationship with them.”
For more information, please visit the official website at https://www.microids.com/ .
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About Microids Distribution France
Microids Distribution France is a subsidiary of the French video game publisher Microids. This entity is dedicated to overseeing the distribution of Microids’ product catalog, games from its partners, as well as products from the company Plastoy, across all French distribution networks
About Kalypso
Kalypso Media Group GmbH is an independent publisher, developer, and distributor of interactive entertainment software, employing over 200 individuals across 10 locations in Germany, England, France, Japan, and the United States. The Kalypso Media Group includes Kasedo Games, the digital label of the Kalypso Media Group, and four development studios: Realmforge Studios (Dungeons series), Gaming Minds Studios (Railway Empire, Port Royale, Tropico 7), Claymore Game Studios (upcoming: Commandos Origins), and Bulwark Studios (Warhammer 40,000 – Mechanicus). Specialized in the development of strategy and simulation games for a global audience across multiple platforms, the Kalypso Media Group’s intellectual property portfolio includes full rights to series such as Tropico, Commandos, Port Royale, Dungeons, Sudden Strike, and Railway Empire, among others. Kalypso Media’s recent releases include Tortuga – A Pirate’s Tale, Railway Empire 2, Dungeons 4, The Inquisitor, and the upcoming Commandos – Origins in 2024. Recent releases from Kasedo Games include Sweet Dreams Alex, the console and tablet versions of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, and IXION (upcoming: Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop).
For more information, please visit the website www.kalypsomedia.com.
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]]>The post Get into your CRADLECOFFIN and join SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada’s Closed Beta appeared first on Capsule Computers.
]]>The CBT will let players pick their AI companion, called a Magus, and their CRADLECOFFIN, an armed robot, to jump in different missions to collect not only AO Crystals, a rare resource, but also see a glimpse of the truth on what happened to Amasia. On the field, they will have to face the various threats on the map including other players that might be interested in their loot.
Watch the CBT trailer below:
The CBT will also offer customisation and crafting options so players can bond and grow together with their Magus while finding the best combination of weapons and CRADLECOFFIN that matches the way they like to play.
Players can register for the CBT, find more information about its content and get gameplay tips game here.
For more information about SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada and other titles from Bandai Namco Europe please visit: https://www.bandainamcoent.eu, or follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bandainamcoeu/. Join the conversation on X at https://twitter.com/synduality.
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