Earn Fun New Rewards In-Game with Tomorrow’s Return of the All Saints’ Wake Seasonal Event

SQUARE ENIX® today released FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online Patch 6.25, featuring the debut of Variant and Criterion dungeons, the continuation of the Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures side story quests, the start of the Manderville weapon enhancement quest series, and more. Players can also look forward to this year’s All Saints’ Wake in-game seasonal event, running from 19^th October until 1^st November.

Further details on Patch 6.25 content are available below:

• ●     New Side Story Quests – Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures continue in Patch 6.25.
• New Weapon Enhancement Quests – Players can obtain and enhance Manderville Weapons throughout the Patch 6.x series, which will begin in the Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures questline.
• New Tribal Quests: Omicron – New daily quests for Disciples of the Land.
• New “Variant Dungeons” Battle Content – Players can enjoy new variable-difficulty dungeons—beginning with the Sil’dihn Subterrane—designed for 1-4 players, with the difficulty of enemies scaling depending on party size. Players will explore dungeons with Nanamo, featuring branching routes, which can change depending on player actions within the dungeon. Folios can also be obtained from each route, which can be pieced together to deduce secrets and complete the entire story.
• Criterion Dungeons – High difficulty four-player content featuring a visually similar area to the Variant Dungeons, but with a set route. Criterion dungeons will feature two levels of difficulty, each with their own unique set of rules and characteristics.

Alongside the update, the All Saints’ Wake in-game seasonal event is set to return on 19^th October. Running until 1^st November, players will be tasked with traveling to Gridania to take part in a series of spooky event quests to earn fun new rewards. Learn more regarding the in-game event at: https://sqex.to/PaEx9 

Additionally, FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival 2023-2024 was recently announced to return with in-person events in North America, Europe, and Japan. Find the latest updates for Fan Festival at: https://fanfest.finalfantasyxiv.com

Finally, players can look forward to the upcoming expansion of the North American data center taking place on 1^st November. The addition will serve to further reduce congestion during peak periods for the ever-expanding playerbase, with the new logical data center, named “Dynamis,” initially consisting of four new Worlds with plans to expand further in the future. More details are available at: https://sqex.to/mI2db

With more than 27 million total registered players, there has never been a better time for newcomers to begin their adventures in the critically acclaimed FINAL FANTASY XIV Online saga. The expanded Free Trial now includes all content from A Realm Reborn™ and the Heavensward™ expansion (and updates through Patch 3.56), as well as an additional playable race (Au Ra), and three additional playable jobs (Dark Knight, Astrologian, and Machinist). Free Trial players can enjoy hundreds of hours of award-winning gameplay and story experiences equivalent to two full FINAL FANTASY titles, without limit on playtime. More information is available: http://sqex.to/FFXIVFreeTrial

New players looking to get up to speed can dive into the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Starter Guide Series, a seven-part online video series which provides novice players with tips and tricks to get the most out of their adventure. The YouTube video series follows the journey of new player Kaz and his mentor Mayra, who guides him through his first steps in Eorzea. Watch the video series online at: https://sqex.to/8q2Pq

For more information on FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, visit the official site at: https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/endwalker/

About Square Enix Ltd.

Square Enix Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix group of companies. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 173 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 85 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at https://square-enix-games.com

Wishlist the collection of three iconic Crysis games, remastered to perform beautifully on today’s hardware, with a 40% discount

FRANKFURT, Germany – Oct. 18, 2022 – Crytek is pleased to announce that Crysis Remastered Trilogy, featuring the single-player remasters of Crysis, Crysis 2, and Crysis 3, will launch for Steam on November 17, with a launch discount of 40% off for seven days priced at USD 29.99 / EUR 29.99 (USD 49.99/ EUR 49.99 will be the standard price after). If players already own the first Crysis Remastered, they will get 55% off the trilogy bundle in the first week. Each legendary game in this excellent-value, all-in-one collection has been optimized and enhanced to play faster and better on today’s hardware. Fans are encouraged to wishlist Crysis Remastered Trilogy on Steam ahead of the launch to make sure they don’t miss out on the launch discount.

Crysis Remastered Trilogy features all the action-packed gameplay and high-octane battles in sandbox levels the series is known for updated with improved lighting and visually enhanced characters, weapons, and environments, plus high-definition textures for crystal clear images. The remasters also feature ray tracing and substantial performance improvements. Gamers can choose to lock in their frame rate or push their PC to the limits and play on maximum settings.

Crysis Remastered Trilogy includes:

Crysis Remastered

A simple rescue mission turns into an all-out war as alien invaders swarm over the Lingshan Islands. Playing as super-soldier Nomad, you are armed with the powerful Nanosuit, equipped with speed, strength, armor, and cloaking abilities. Use a vast arsenal of modular weaponry and adapt your tactics and gear to dominate enemies in an enormous sandbox world.

Crysis 2 Remastered

Aliens have returned to a world ravaged by climate disasters. As the invaders lay waste to New York and begin an assault that threatens the total annihilation of humankind, only you have the technology to lead the fight back. Equipped with the upgraded Nanosuit 2.0, customize your suit and weapons in real-time and unlock powerful abilities in the battle for humanity’s survival.

Crysis 3 Remastered

New York City has been transformed into a sprawling urban rainforest sheltered by a giant nanodome. Fight through seven distinct districts against human and alien forces, using the Nanosuit’s superior technology to deploy brute force or opt for stealth to achieve your goals. Equipped with a deadly Predator Bow, there’s no wrong way to save the world.

Crysis Remastered Trilogy and its individual remasters are available now for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC via the Epic Games Store.

For more information, please visit www.crysis.com.

ABOUT CRYTEK

Crytek is an independent videogame developer, publisher, and technology provider dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming with its cutting-edge 3D game development solution, CRYENGINE. With headquarters in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and studios in Kiev (Ukraine) and Istanbul (Turkey), Crytek has created multiple award-winning titles, including the original Far Cry, the Crysis series, Ryse: Son of Rome, The Climb, Robinson: The Journey and Hunt: Showdown. Crytek delivers fun and innovative gaming experiences for PC, consoles, and VR and continues to grow its reach in the games-as-a-service market. Every Crytek game is created with CRYENGINE, which can be used by anyone to create games.

For more information, visit www.crytek.com and www.cryengine.com.

A Plague Tale: Requiem Is Finally Here – Join Amicia and Hugo de Rune’s Heartrending New Journey in this Epic Sequel for PC & Consoles

PARIS — Oct. 18, 2022 — A Plague Tale: Requiem, the direct sequel to the critically acclaimed and award-winning A Plague Tale: Innocence, has finally arrived. The game is out now on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®5, and in Cloud Version on Nintendo Switch, as well as with Xbox Game Pass for Console, PC and Cloud. A Plague Tale: Requiem is ready to take players on a breathtaking adventure, reuniting fans of the series with Amicia and Hugo de Rune and welcoming new players into its brutal medieval world. The game’s launch trailer offers a glimpse of the emotional and visually stunning journey that starts today, with new screenshots and new official artwork to celebrate the title’s release.

The heartrending story of Amicia and Hugo continues: embark on their next journey and venture to the south of 14^th century France and beyond, setting sail for a mysterious island in the Mediterranean Sea. Brave a terrible fate, looking for the cure to heal Hugo’s illness, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival within a dark, plague-ridden medieval world twisted by otherworldly forces.

This new chapter stays true to the series’ defining sense of history and strong narrative direction, with expanded gameplay possibilities granting extra freedom to players within a more open environment. Choose to strike from the shadows or unleash hell, turning to Amicia’s new resources—including alchemy to manipulate fire and the long-distance power of the crossbow, but also her cunning use of terrain and ability to wrestle out of an enemy’s grasp.

Designed for long-time fans and newcomers alike, this next-gen-exclusive production brings a whole new level of realism and immersion, delivering a sublime visual experience through this bright new Mediterranean setting and the characteristic contrast between light and dark of the series.

The award-winning pre-school dinosaur franchise brings Cretacia to life like never before with four player racing fun for all the family

Outright Games, the leading publisher of family- friendly interactive entertainment, in partnership with Cyber Group Studios, a leading producer and distributor of animated series for children and families worldwide, today announced that Gigantosaurus: Dino Kartwill release next year, in 2023.

The game will be available on Nintendo Switch, and digitally on Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC.

Race around Cretacia in an action-packed kart championship that’s almost as big as Gigantosaurus’s appetite!

Players of all ages can compete against their friends and family with auto-steering karts and on-screen text tip read aloud by Mazu the brainy Ankylosaurus. And there’s more! Up to four players can play together in split screen multiplayer for a real family adventure!

Check out the full game announcement trailer here:

Go kart or go home in this prehistoric racing showdown! Choose from eight different characters including Bill, Mazu, Rocky and Tiny, speed around fifteen tracks full of awesome obstacles and power up across multiple locations throughout Cretacia.

Collect special skills on the track to create shortcuts or gain a jetpack-powered boost to zoom ahead of the opposition and win the race all whilst steering clear of Gigantosaurus, the biggest and fiercest dinosaur in the land. 

Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart is based the successful animated TV series Gigantosaurus, currently streaming worldwide on Disney+ and Netflix and airing internationally on major channels such as Disney Junior (worldwide), France Télévisions, POP (UK), Super RTL (Germany), RAI yoyo (Italy), RTVE – Clan (Spain), CCTV (China), TV Azteca (Mexico) and NHK (Japan).

Produced by Cyber Group Studios, the series now counting 3 seasons of 52-episodes x 11 minutes each, is based on Jonny Duddle’s book published by Bonnier Books UK Ltd, which has sold over 600,000 copies worldwide. The animated series follows the adventures of four young dinos – Rocky, Bill, Tiny, and Mazu – as they go on quests to explore their world, face their fears, work together to solve problems, learn more about the mysterious Gigantosaurus himself – and have lots of fun all along the way. 

Terry Malham CEO of Outright Games said, ‘We’re so excited to be working with Cyber Group Studios again on an all new Gigantosaurus game – this time putting the dinos’ iconic vehicles in the spotlight! We’re looking forward to gamers of all ages playing as these beloved characters in the world of Giganotosaurus in their first ever kart racing game. We can’t wait to share it with everyone next year!’

Thierry Braille, Vice President Interactive and Videogame Division and Dominique Bourse COO at Cyber Group Studios said ‘We’re thrilled to be teaming up with our friends at Outright Games for our second game featuring Gigantosaurus and all of the beloved characters from the show. We’re upping the ante with this brand-new video game that is shaping up to be a kart racing spectacular!’

Gigantosaurus: Dino Kartwill be released in 2023 on Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC and Google Stadia.

About Outright Games: 

Outright Games is a global video games publisher with a focus on bringing quality family entertainment to a worldwide audience. Founded in 2016, Outright Games has established its place in the market delivering engaging interactive games of beloved entertainment licences globally. Outright Games brings stories and characters to life with titles including favourites such as My Friend Peppa Pig with Hasbro, Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise of SH1FT3R with NBC Universal, Jumanji: The Video Game with Sony Pictures and PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls with Nickelodeon. With an Outright Games title there will be fun for all the family to enjoy.

For more information please visit: www.outrightgames.com 

About Cyber Group Studios:

Founded in 2005, Cyber Group Studios is a leading multi award-winning international producer and distributor of animated programs for an audience ranging from kids to young adults. The company is based in France, United States, UK, Italy, and Singapore. Its team is driven by a passion for creating great stories targeted to a global audience on all continents. Its five production studios share a strong culture of innovation, offering audiences the best storytelling, animation, and music experience. Cyber Group Studios produces its own content as well as third-party productions that are distributed worldwide on all digital and linear platforms. It also engages in large-scale marketing and consumer products licensing programs of its characters and properties.

No weaves or crafting required! PlayStation Australia has today announced that Horizon Raw Materials and ASOS are bringing fashion to the Forbidden West. 

While Aloy’s in-game outfits are aimed at her protection and survival, this unique partnership with ASOS is focused on ready-to-wear comfort for fans of Horizon. This unisex collection of gaming and streetwear apparel features a variety of joggers, hoodies and shirts, which work as either co-ords or individual pieces.

Though heavily inspired by the game – there are recognisable elements and details from Aloy’s look, Horizon graphic novels or key art. Great care has been taken to translate this inspiration into streetwear fashion that can be styled in a variety of new and exciting ways. Super-soft tees and comfortable joggers will make for a perfect marathon gaming session outfit as you explore the Forbidden West.

The collection will be released under Guerilla Games’ merchandise brand called Horizon Raw Materials, and ranges between $52 and $152*. It launches in EU, UK, Japan and Asia (including Australia) regions today, and in the US in early 2023. 

Rather than dropping your shards at your nearest merchant, you can find the whole collection on ASOS here.

Check out Guerrilla’s Instagram and Tiktok pages over the next period to join in on styling challenges and other fun activities related to the collection’s launch! For more information on the new collection, visit PlayStation.com. 

*Recommended Retail Price. Actual Retailer Price may vary.

Bullseye your Halloween with the acclaimed turn-based strategy game, available on PC for 20% off now throughout October

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – Oct. 17, 2022 – Spooky season is fast upon us, and Good Shepherd Entertainment and Ice Code Games are back with the devilishly free new “After Dark” content update for Hard West 2 on PC, the critically acclaimed supernatural turn-based strategy game set in the lawless frontier of the American Old West. Lead your posse to a mysterious saloon at the edge of the world (aka the “Last Stop Before Hell”) in this thrilling new questline and attempt to claim the demonic Hellfire Rifle for yourself to use in the campaign.

Hard West 2’s newest trailer, released today, lassos up just a handful of the critical acclaim the game has won since it launched in August. And now’s the perfect time to journey back to the dark frontier – you can grab Hard West 2 for 20% off today throughout October on Steam and GOG.com.

Wild West folk tales and the occult collide in Hard West 2. When first-class con man Gin Carter raids a legendary “ghost train” in search of gold, he discovers much more than he bargained for! Now Gin must lead a posse of extraordinary outlaws to save his soul in a land claimed by darkness. Explore the frozen wastelands and lawless settlements of the Wild West in a desperate battle for survival.

Hard West 2 aggressively ups the ante on the usual tactics experience, with multiple ways to go on the offensive and push the tide of a fight to your advantage based on your posse’s makeup, skills and traits. Each kill activates your Bravado, refilling your Action Points and letting you keep the streak going without having to quake behind cover. With clever planning and execution, a creative player can blow a hole through enemy lines and lay waste to the stragglers before they even have a chance to take their turn.

Visit www.HardWestGame.com for more info, and join the community on Facebook, Discord and Reddit.

About Good Shepherd Entertainment

Good Shepherd Entertainment is an award-winning independent game publisher based in the Netherlands. The company has built a robust global footprint, shepherding talented development teams to create impactful games that innovate, challenge, and – most importantly – entertain. We’ve done this by pairing creators with writers, musicians and IP powerhouses and through strategic partnerships with some of the industry’s most notable names, including Devolver Digital, Croteam and Perfect World. In addition to the critically acclaimed John Wick Hex, GSE’s selection of titles includes Monster Train, Phantom Doctrine, the Transport Fever series, Hard West 2, and the upcoming Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game. For more information, visit www.GoodShepherd.games.

About Ice Code Games

Ice Code Games is a Polish indie game development studio based in Warsaw. Since its conception, it has developed and published several games, including a cyberpunk RTS about cults. It recently made its way to the Polish stock market and is working on several tools for game developers. Ice Code Games is made up of a veteran team of professionals with experience producing games ranging from indie to AAA. www.IceCodeGames.com

Apogee’s Acclaimed Shooter Debuts Eight New Levels, Turbo Time, the Grappling Hook, New Weapons, and a Chainsaw Bike!

NEW ZEALAND — Oct. 17, 2022 — Turbo Overkill, the critically acclaimed, hyper-fast-paced cyberpunk boomer shooter by Apogee Entertainment and developer Trigger Happy Interactive with an “Overwhelmingly Positive” Steam user rating, rocket-launches Episode Two onto Steam Early Access for PC this Halloween. The final episode and 1.0 release will debut on PC, PlayStation consoles, Xbox consoles, and Nintendo Switch in 2023.

The next stop on Johnny Turbo’s bloody crusade to defeat the omnipotent AI Syn dials the action and carnage up to 11 with expansive campaign levels, chainsaw-mounted motorcycle combat, and three new weapons. Cook up Syn’s finest with the microwaving Plasma Gun, paint targets for furious orbital strikes with the Ion Blaster, or aim down sight with the Telefragger, a sniper rifle that says “no” to bullets and “YES” to teleporting inside foes, exploding them from within.

Johnny’s odyssey through the neon-drenched dystopia of Paradise picks up from Episode 1’s riveting conclusion. Take revenge for the loss of Johnny’s best friend by revving up the new Chainsaw Bike and tearing through massive stages at full throttle. As the city burns, reach greater heights with the new Grappling Hook and rapidly dash from point to point, Spidey-style, getting the jump on unsuspecting goons. Tap into Turbo Time, Johnny’s ultimate power, to move at warp speed while the world slows around him, slaughtering foes before they can blink.

Turbo Overkill is the creative lovechild of genre expert Sam Prebble (Total Chaos) and the original shooter titans at Apogee (Wolfenstein 3D, Duke Nukem, Prey, Max Payne, Rise of the Triad, and more). Witness the next evolution in FPS design: classic elements like intricate, layered levels and secrets brought to vivid, eye-popping life by nostalgic textures and modern flourishes. Leave campy crouch-fests in your chainsaw-leg dust—fluid, unstoppable motion makes playing Turbo Overkill a seamless extension of your badass mind.

“Everyone who plays Turbo Overkill should feel like the coolest bounty hunter imaginable,” said Prebble. “My first-person shooter dreams are driven by a power fantasy where gunning down mercs is as natural as breathing. Episode 2’s levels and weapons synergize to give you that exact feeling.”

“I had the original idea for Max Payne’s bullet-time and I’ve been wanting to return to that idea since we first released that game 20 years ago,” said Scott Miller, founder of Apogee Software/3D Realms and the newly resurrected Apogee Entertainment. “Turbo Time brings back that same badass feeling I had with Max, but within the ultra fast-paced world of Turbo Overkill, it feels entirely new again. I can’t get enough of it.”

Turbo Overkill Episode 2 debuts on Halloween—Monday, Oct. 31, 2022—via Steam Early Access for PC. Episode 1 is available now at USD $19.95. Clean up Paradise on Twitter by following @turbo_overkill and @Apogee_Ent, subscribe to the Apogee Entertainment YouTube channel, and join the Discord servers of both Trigger Happy Interactive and Apogee Entertainment.

About Trigger Happy Interactive

Founded by Sam Prebble, the lone developer of acclaimed, award-winning DOOM II conversion mod Total Chaos, Trigger Happy Interactive is a group of hardcore first-person shooter fans making games they want to play. Turbo Overkill is their debut release.

About Apogee Entertainment

The “Apogee Model,” as described in the new book, Shareware Heroes (Aug. 2022 release), was the starting point for talented indie developers to bypass retail and sell their games using online distribution in 1990. Apogee founder Scott Miller created this new model and soon funded, mentored, and published many indie upstarts and released a legendary string of global success stories, like Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, Wolfenstein 3D, Rise of the Triad, Shadow Warrior, Max Payne and Prey, earning over a billion dollars commercially. Miller also created the 3D Realms label for Apogee, which was sold to Embracer Group in 2021.

The new Apogee Entertainment, with founder Scott Miller and longtime partner Terry Nagy at the helm, will empower today’s incredibly talented indie developers, paving the way for their global success with innovative ideas, cutting-edge marketing, and the same fearlessness that changed the industry.