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Oslo, Norway – June 21st, 2021 – Snowcastle Games, the developer behind Earthlock and its impending sequel, Earthlock 2, is celebrating the Nordic tradition of Midsummer the only way they know how: with an annual game giveaway. This year Snowcastle Games is partnering with developers and publishers around the world for a 7-day long giveaway of awesome games!
Do you want to know which games will be part of Midsummer Giveaway Week? Snowcastle Games have partnered with Thunderful, Maschinen-Mensch, Megagon Industries, Scorpius Games, Studio Fizbin, Home Net Games, and Bouncyrock Entertainment to bring you free games every day until June 27th. Below you can see exactly which ones they have for winners!
Tune into the Snowcastle Games Twitter page at 7PM CET / 6 PM BST / 1PM PT / 10 AM ET from today until June 27th to see what’s up for grabs.
To enter, all you need to do is follow Snowcastle Games on Twitter and retweet their Midsummer Giveaway Week’s featured game tweet on each day, tagging a friend while doing so, and you’ll be in with a chance to win! Signing up to the newsletter for Snowcastle’s ambitious next game – Earthlock 2 will net you an extra entry to boot. So if you want to win some free games this summer, join Snowcastle and its industry friends in Midsummer Giveaway Week!
FALL OF MAN PREMIUM EDITION AND PHYSICAL PRE-ORDERS START TODAY
IRVINE, Calif. – June 21, 2021 – Godhood awaits! Shin Megami Tensei® V launches exclusively for Nintendo Switch™ on November 12! Physical pre-orders for the Fall of Man Premium Edition and a launch edition featuring a SteelBook® while supplies last are available now.
In the latest entry of the acclaimed Shin Megami Tensei RPG series, play as a high school student who wakes up in post-apocalyptic Tokyo, now an abandoned wasteland Attacked by demons, he fuses together with a mysterious man and obtains newfound powers. In a conflict between mythical deities and demonic tyrants, you dictate the fate of the world.
Key Features
Unfold an allusive story filled with tragic choices, make sacrifices to uphold your ideals as you pursue light or covet darkness to discover your role in the new world
Fight through a demon-infested wasteland with the Press Turn Battle System, pinpoint enemy weaknesses so you can perform consecutive actions but make one mistake and it may be your last
Turn formidable foes into worthy allies by recruiting them via negotiations, then fuse them to create demons customized to fit your playstyle
Explore the expansive world of post-apocalyptic Tokyo, fully rendered in stunning 3D utilizing Unreal Engine 4, a first for the mainline Shin Megami Tensei series
Check out the new Gameplay Trailer on the official ATLUS West channel:
About ATLUS
With a wealth of award-winning titles, such as The Game Awards 2020 and DICE awards 2021 nominee for “Best RPG,” Persona® 5 Royal, the long-running, legendary JRPG Shin Megami Tensei® series, the groundbreaking action-adventure/puzzle game Catherine™, and many more, ATLUS delivers unforgettable, story-driven gameplay experiences to enthusiastic and dedicated fans around the globe. Learn more about ATLUS at www.atlus.com.
About SEGA of America, Inc.
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA CORPORATION, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America’s website is located at www.sega.com.
CD PROJEKT RED today announced that the PlayStation 4 version of Cyberpunk 2077 is available for purchase worldwide on the PlayStation Store.
In addition to the game being available on PlayStation 4, anyone who purchases the game can also play it on PlayStation 5 via backward compatibility. Furthermore, a free PlayStation 5 upgrade for the game will be coming in the second half of 2021 — and will be available for all owners of the PlayStation 4 version of Cyberpunk 2077, including both digital and disc. The upgrade will allow the title to take full advantage of the new console’s more powerful hardware.
For more information about Cyberpunk 2077, please visit cyberpunk.net.
* Users may continue to experience some performance issues with the PS4 edition while CD PROJEKT RED further works to improve stability across all platforms. Playing on PS4 Pro and PS5 will provide the best Cyberpunk 2077 experience on PlayStation.
About Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 is a narrative-driven, open world RPG set in the most vibrant and dangerous metropolis of the future — Night City. The game follows the story of V, a hired gun on the rise in a world of cyberenhanced street warriors, tech-savvy netrunners and corporate life-hackers. Featuring CD PROJEKT RED’s hallmark concept of choices and consequences, players will face difficult decisions that ripple through the entire game. Winner of over 200 awards, Cyberpunk 2077 is set in the universe of the classic pen & paper RPG system, Cyberpunk 2020.
About CD PROJEKT RED
CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for personal computers and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include The Witcher series of games, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game and the futuristic AAA role-playing game — Cyberpunk 2077. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Capital Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).
Tons of new American battleships appear in early access with the release of German aircraft carriers
June 21 – American battleships are arriving in force during the new update to World of Warships: Legends as the defining features of a new campaign, a special bureau project, and a whole alternate battleship tech tree branch in early access. Beyond plenty of USN representation, there is also a trio of German aircraft carriers coming plus a new season of Arena.
The new “Georgia On My Mind” campaign presents the American fast battleship Georgia. Based on a preliminary design for the Iowa-class battleships, Georgia boasts an incredible top speed for a battleship with six monstrous 18-inch (457 mm) guns. Using these features in concert, Georgia can effectively brute force her way through many engagements. Apart from her offensive ability, she has comparable defences to the Iowa with an improved repair party and signature American anti-aircraft firepower. There’s 100 milestones to complete in the campaign over the next 5 weeks, players who finish the campaign with admiralty backing will earn the Georgia along with a pile of rewards.
A new line of American battleships is joining the fleet starting from Tier IV in early access. Firepower is the name of the game for these heavy hitters, the lightest you get is a salvo of ten 14-inch (356 mm) guns at Tier IV with Nevada, working your way up to an absurd salvo of twelve 16-inch (406 mm) guns aboard Kansas at Tier VII. The first three battleships—Nevada, Tennessee, and North Carolina—are available this update in early access and can be obtained through new USN battleship containers. Kansas arrives in the next update. USN battleship containers can be earned through the campaign and the new bureau project: Star-Spangled Fleet.
The Star-Spangled Fleet bureau project is here just in time for Fourth of July celebrations in the United States. Throughout this all-American project, there are free permanent camouflages for American battleships of both tech trees, but the ultimate prize is a free premium American battleship—Oklahoma. This is the sister-ship to Nevada and was one of the fateful battleships irreparably sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor and is brought back to fighting form in World of Warships: Legends.
For something entirely different, the update brings a new set of German aircraft carriers, the Rhein at tier III, Weser at tier V, and August von Parseval at Tier VII. These somewhat mythical carriers bring new armament to the high seas: Armor Piercing Bombs. These can be used to deal significant damage to the citadels of enemy ships. Their torpedo bomber armament focuses on light targets with high-speed torpedoes with short range. These new flattops are available to unlock immediately via the tech tree, be sure to try them out in the new update.
Last, but certainly not least, we have a new season of Arena opening from June 24th to July 12th. This fan-favourite is returning with a twist—the Arms Race mode. In this edition of Arena, players will have to compete for various buffs and bonuses for their ships around the map in battle. Each one will give your team’s ships an edge over the enemy, allowing you to get the upper hand in the four-way duel. Go out there, play a few battles and see how well you can place on the leaderboard!
June and July is set to be a freedom-packed month for World of Warships: Legends with lots of new content to dominate the seas. Be sure to try the new ships and Arena, and turn the tide.
I already wrote before how sniper games are my weak spot. Or snipers in general. Or if any game gives m a choice to shoot at enemies from a distance. There is something incredibly appealing in roleplaying as the ultimate predator that can be killed in one hit and your only hope are your wits, along with a sniper rifle. I a game has a sniper class, I’ll give it a chance regardless of how terrible it might be. Sure, my Borderlands 2 playthrough might have been easier if I picked anyone else besides Zer0 but he has a sniper in promo trailers! My decision was made on the spot. If it wasn’t already obvious, Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 isn’t exactly a newcomer here. I already gave a decent score to its predecessor so I’m hoping this one is more polished. Maybe there is a surprise or two along the way. A new gameplay feature even? We’ll see.
Story
Remember that super engaging story from the first Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts? You don’t? That’s ok, no one does. In this entry, the story also takes a backseat and serves only as a barely connected plot device as you go from one level to another. It’s not a bad story campaign, but also not a surprising one or the one that will keep you at the edge of your seat. There is a big baddie and you have to first eliminate his closest before you get to him. But in a twist that no one else saw coming, the barely mentioned character during the campaign is now replacing the recently assassinated big baddie and again you’re the only one that can stop him. If you ask me in a week from now what’s the story in Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2, I’ll have trouble remembering that I even wrote this sentence, let alone anything more from the campaign. But as we all know, the story is merely a bandaid to the game and we’re gonna deal with the more important things next.
Gameplay
If you played the previous game, the formula is the same. Assassinate the required key targets and how you get to them and how you dispose of them is entirely up to you. Will you sneak your way to the goal or go full Rambo across the map? The enemy AI seems a bit improved this time, as well as tweaked to a sensible level. They can’t see you anymore through a rainforest 5 kilometers away and they’re now a bit smarter with investigating your last known position. Every map features a lot of challenges requiring you to eliminate your targets in a certain way (headshot, explosion, while they’re escaping), and successfully doing so will earn you skill tokens and credits. You use those for obtaining new skills, sniper rifles, primary and secondary weapons. Some skills that you had to earn in the first game are now unlocked here by default. One of the drawbacks of the game that’s investing most of its gameplay in unlockable skills is that you need to be thorough with the challenges before the finally get some variety in gameplay. But take your time and be meticulous in the first few maps and pretty soon you’ll be a one-man army. Bt won’t the difficulty be uneven then, you ask? Well, that’s the beauty of Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2. You can unlock pretty much every skill in the game and still sweat profusely before firing every shot on the highest difficulty. You have to take wind speed as a factor, bullet fall, and gravity. Or you can just go with the easy difficulty and shoot where the red dot is pointing.
Visuals
The maps are larger now but that comes with more intuitive levl design. No more you have to run a small marathon across the map to get from one target to another. If you familiarize yourself with each level, you’ll find plenty of shortcuts an secret passages whose purpose is to shorten the distance between the level objectives. And for more good news, the eye blinding snow levels from the previous games are not making a return. Yaay! Instead you get more scorching heat desert enviroments, dense forests and night time mountains.
Audio
Some audio bugs that were present in the first game (such as audio randomly dying and music refusing to do its thing) have been ironed out. No more playing the game like you’re hearing impaired and if anything, playing this sequel with a good pair of headphones brings it to a whole new level. It might take some practice but eventually, you’ll be able to pinpoint where the enemies are hidden behind the obstacles going by their footsteps and chatter. The soundtrack isn’t anything to write novels about, but at least it’s more present and dynamic compared to the game before.
Overall
In the end, while Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 doesn’t bring anything new to the table (if we don’t count new weapons, levels, and skills, but that’s to be expected for a new game) it decides to go with a different approach. It takes what worked in the first game and improves it. And for things that didn’t work……well, they are not making a return this time. A fair trade, I’d say. If you played and liked the first game, purchasing this one is a no-brainer. If this is your first encounter with the Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts series, you’ll be pleased to know that the sequel is way more accessible compared to the first game. And after hundreds and hundreds of headshots, I noticed that exploding heads splatter in way more bits and pieces now. Either that much is true or I’ve been playing this game for way too long. Oh, who am I kidding, no such thing as “playing too long”.
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FACE THE TITAN’S WRATH AND DEFEND YOUR KINGDOM IN LATEST IRON THRONE UPDATE
New Heroes, Content, and Game Enhancements Now Live for Players
LOS ANGELES – JUNE 18, 2021 – Iron Throne, Netmarble’s hit MMO strategy game, which started its service 3 years ago, for the App Store and Google Play, is adding a new strategic arm for battle phases in today’s update as Talus’s Titans can now be accessed and utilized to defend and invade against player kingdoms.
Starting today, players can engage Titans as part of their Battle Phase to defend against invaders and conquer other player kingdoms. There are three Titan types, Attack Type, Defense Type, and Support Type, which are now available to use. These titans can also be further strengthened with the ‘Moonstone’ weapon and further Titan Research.
Other additions in Iron Throne’s update include:
New Heroes – Vlad von Klaus (Vampire King) and Vlad von Fertina(Vampire Queen) are now available in-game
Castle Level – The maximum Castle level is now Level 45
New Content – Players can add a third Hero to their deck once they unlock Hero Training III Research
In-Game Enhancements – Changes to Event Monster Auto-Hunt, The Power of the House System Bulk Enhancement, Rune System Bulk Enhancement, Equipment Swap Slots Added, and Continuous Acquisition Popup have been made to allow for more user comfort
Iron Throne is available for download on mobile devices via the App Store and Google Play. For more information on Iron Throne, please visit the website at www.playironthrone.com.
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About Netmarble Corporation Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and MARVEL Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com
Microsoft console owners can finally get their hands on the digital version of one of the most successful board games out there. Wingspan is now available on Xbox. The game is also coming to iOS on July 20th of this year.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 18th, Poznan, Poland.
Wingspan offers gamers a one-of-a-kind experience: easy-to-grasp rules even for newcomers, engaging gameplay, beautifully drawn graphics, a calming soundtrack, and the possibility to enjoy it all with friends via local or online multiplayer for up to five players.
To celebrate the launch, Monster Couch developers have also prepared a free “Swift Start” update that adds ten new birds to the Xbox version, as well as the game’s PC and Nintendo Switch versions!
ABOUT WINGSPAN
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for one to five players. In this exciting adventure, become the keeper of a nature reserve, a shelter for many bird species. Each bird you play can build a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats – Forest, Wetland, or Grassland. Every habitat focuses on a key aspect of growing your reserve.
WINGSPAN MAIN FEATURES:
Discover and attract the best birds in this relaxing strategy card game.
Play single-player mode or compete with your friends in local or online multiplayer for up to five players.
Based on an award-winning, competitive, card-driven board game.
Find hundreds of unique, animated birds with real-life audio recordings.
Learn the many ways of accumulating points with birds, bonus cards, and end-of-round goals.
Wingspan is now available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The game is also coming to iOS on July 20th of this year.
Monster Couch is an independent studio from Poznan. Our goal is to create games that you can play together with friends. We also help other indie developers get their games onto consoles. http://monstercouch.com/
New developer livestream coming next week for exciting new physics-based construction and adventure sandbox game
London, UK 18th June 2021. Green Man Gaming Publishing and Wizard Games are excited to announce that as part of the Steam Next Festival, a new playable demo for the upcoming physics-based construction sandbox game Sea of Craft is now available to download from the Steam page. As well as the demo, Wizard Games will be hosting a livestream of Sea of Craft where they will introduce the basics of crafting a seafaring vessel before embarking on some of the exciting challenges the open sea will offer. Tune in to the livestream at 7pm BST/8pm CEST/2pm EDT/11am PDT on 22nd July.
Sea of Craft is a realistic physics-based construction and adventure game with hundreds of building materials and weapons to choose from, giving you near infinite options to create unique and wonderful sea faring creations. When you’re done building, take to the treacherous waves of the Beela South Sea where wild adventures and rich bounty await you. Band together with players from around the world and do battle with mysterious monsters lurking in the depths or battle your enemies and claim untold riches!
Sea of Craft features three unique gameplay styles; Singleplayer, Open Sea and Sandbox mode, all offering you the freedom to flex your creative muscles and enjoy the game your way, either alone or with other players from around the world. Craft the vessel of your dreams and take part in exciting challenges or battle for supremacy in intense PvP battles. The only limiting factor is your own imagination!
Features of Sea of Craft
Play your way – Three distinct game modes catering for every playstyle!
Go big or go home – Immerse yourself in a beautifully crafted, 64km² open world map with realistic water physics
Create the vessel of your dreams – Using in depth building mechanics you can craft your seafaring vehicles using resources scattered around the world. Paint and decorate them with unique decorating items and take it to the next level by building huge, complex vessels.
Expand your armada –Trade ship designs with other players in the in game ship expo!
Go solo or buddy up – Jump into the full Singeplayer challenge based story mode or invite your friends to do battle on the high seas in intense PvP open world combat.
Get creative – Sandbox mode with unlimited resources to let your creativity run wild
Four unique minigames – Test your vessel and skills with fun and challenging minigames including Spy Ducks, Fast and Furious, Fishing Challenge, Ghost Ships (with many more to come!)
Sea of Craft will be setting sail in late summer 2021 for PC via Steam. Fans can wishlist the game now. For more information check out the official website at http://www.seaofcraft.com/ and join the conversation on the official social media channels – Twitter and Discord.
About Green Man Gaming Publishing
Green Man Gaming Publishing works with developers around the world to bring great indie games to market. Green Man Gaming Publishing is a division of Green Man Gaming, the multi-award-winning global video games retailer and technology business.
About PuzzleJar (developer)
Having banded together in 2018 with full heads of hair, the lifelong gamers at PuzzleJar form a small indie games R & D team. They wield their many combined years of experience with Unity to create awesome player experiences. In partnership with Wizard Games Global – one of China’s leading game developers and publishers – PuzzleJar toils ceaselessly to bring better games to the world. Each hair fallen in the course of development is offered readily for this noble purpose
Hood: Outlaws & Legends Launches Free Mountain Heist for All Players
PARIS — June 18, 2021 — Hood: Outlaws and Legends, the co-op PvPvE heist game from Sumo Digital and Focus Home Interactive, has just launched its first free new heist map for all players: the Mountain! Made up of two distinct areas connected by bridges, the mix of long sightlines and tight, coverless overpasses makes the Mountain a fresh, deadly challenge for you and your band of rogues.
Mountain Heist Trailer:
The Hood journey is only beginning. Since its release, Focus and Sumo have been actively working on improving the game based on community feedback to offer the best heist experience possible. The game has already received a number of gameplay updates and tweaks, and players can look forward to even more free content over the course of this year. A highly anticipated co-op PvE mode is set to arrive as part of the current season, while a game-changing new outlaw arrives free next season.
If you missed it, check out the latest dev vlog from Game Director Andrew Willans for more information on what’s being worked on and what’s on the way. You can also check out the game’s roadmap for a more detailed look at the current season.
Hood: Outlaws & Legends is out now on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC. You can also buy the game’s Year 1 Edition, which includes three Battle Passes due to be released post-launch. For more on Hood, visit www.focus-home.com/en-us/games/hood-outlaws-legends.
Meridiem Games to distribute the PlayStation 4 retail boxed edition of the acclaimed horror game on 20th July across Europe and Australia.
Madrid, Spain – 18th June 2021. Meridiem Games has today confirmed that the PlayStation 4 version of Song of Horror, the acclaimed horror game developed by Protocol Games and published by Raiser Games, will launch as a boxed Deluxe Edition on 20th July 2021.
A must have for any horror fan, this boxed Deluxe Edition will be available across European and Australian specialist stores and will include a special artwork sleeve, a map where players can note clues they find during the game and a character guide, explaining their abilities and relationship to the story.
About Song of Horror
Song of Horror is a cinematic third-person horror adventure focusing on a terrifying narrative inspired by the literary works of Poe, Lovecraft and M.R. James.
Famed writer Sebastian P. Husher has gone missing, along with his entire family. His editor, worried by the loss of contact, sends an assistant to Husher’s home to check on his well being. He never returns. These disappearances spark a series of terrifying events, revealing a dark entity known only as The Presence that seems to be at the centre of the horror that unfolds.
Features
Song of Horror offers a truly dynamic terror experience: its antagonist, the supernatural entity known only as The Presence, is controlled by an advanced AI (Artificial Intelligence) that adapts to your actions and decisions.
Experience unbearable fear as this otherworldly being responds to your way of playing and hunts you down in unexpected ways, offering a unique experience to every player and gameplay where tension builds up naturally instead of coming from scripted sequences.
As a player, you will live this story through the eyes of a varied set of characters related to the story in their own way. Every character is different, and brings their unique point of view to the investigation, allowing them to approach clues and items differently.
Their actions and decisions will shape the world: some of them will know more or less of certain aspects of the story; some will be more effective against supernatural manifestations, but all of them can die if the Presence gets to them – and death is permanent. If they die, you will have to pick the story up with another one, and continue the investigation so their deaths are not in vain.
A mysterious antique shop, a forgotten abbey, an abandoned mental hospital… Each location in Song of Horror is inspired by the classics of the genre. Explore and investigate these haunted places to gather clues and items that will help you solve challenging puzzles while enduring the agonizing tension of the game’s atmosphere.
The boxed Deluxe Edition of Song of Horror will be available across European and Australian specialist stores for PlayStation 4 on 20th July and can be pre-ordered now. For more information, please visit www.meridiem-games.com/en
About Meridiem Games
Meridiem Games is an independent video game publisher and distributor for all console platforms. The entire Meridiem Games team is focused on satisfying the demand of players who are fond of physical editions, titles such as Fahrenheit 15Th Anniversary PS4, KUNAI Day One Edition NSW, Daymare: 1998 Black Edition PS4, Pang Adventures Buster Edition PS4 / NSW, etc … released in its physical edition thanks to Meridiem Games.
About Raiser Games
Raiser Games is Webedia’s boutique game publisher. With over 200 games behind our backs, our talented team of professionals helps independent developers to bring their best ideas to life by producing, marketing, publishing, and distributing their projects on multiple platforms and on a worldwide scale. Our flagship title, Youtubers Life , is a trendsetter, million-player franchise with a unique spin on the life simulation genre. Our diverse portfolio includes the Lovecraftian cult-hit Song of Horror , the quirky arena shooter Goat of Duty , and the MOBA manager spin-off Esports Life Tycoon, among others. We strive every day to fill the world with fun and games for everyone. A Raiser Game is both an entertaining experience, and a friendly community where players feel at home.
About Protocol Games
Protocol Games is a Madrid-based studio created in October 2014 by Ignacio F. Herrero and Carlos G.F. Grupeli, two friends who dreamt of making memorable games that made others feel the way they felt playing classic video games. They’ve spent the last 5 years bringing their idea of how true, raw fear feels like into life.
