Anno 1800’s Tourist Season DLC is Available Now

Turn your city into the next great tourist destination with a new residential tier, restaurants, the monumental Iron Tower, and more

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Starting today, Anno 1800 players can experience Tourist Season, the second DLC of Anno 1800’s third season. With this new content, players can try their hand at building a bustling tourist hotspot with new buildings, public transportation, a brand new monument, and more.

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Newly arrived tourists will find luxurious accommodations in new hotels; alongside bars, cafes and restaurants that provide benefits to nearby citizens based on the dishes served. Players can choose what food to serve based on their cities’ produced goods, with each selection offering benefits for tourists and regular citizens alike. After enjoying delicious these dishes, the tourists must brace themselves for a visit to the Iron Tower, an enormous new monument inspired by one of the world’s most famous landmarks.

All touristic amenities and sights of the cities will be conveniently accessible thanks to the new bus system, which can be used to connect cultural sites such as museums or zoos. You can find all the details regarding the bus system in the dedicated blogpost.

Finally, Tourist Season will introduce new production chains for the Chemical Plant and modular Orchards. Both buildings can be configured to introduce different goods, adding another layer of challenge and flexibility.

Accompanying the release of Tourist Season, Anno 1800 is publishing a free Game Update which allows players to:

• Regrow trees in previously deforested areas
• Slow down the game’s speed by 50%
• Edit their player profile during a game
• Introduce updated ground plates for ornaments
• Create a queue for the Research Institute
• Send money to other players in multiplayer

Anno 1800 is available on Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games store for Windows PC. ‘Tourist Season’ can be purchased for AU$13.95 or as part of the Season 3 Pass for AU$29.99.

For more information about Anno, please visit: annogame.com

To join Anno Union, please visit: anno-union.com

About Ubisoft Mainz:

The teams at Ubisoft Mainz engineer some of Ubisoft’s biggest blockbusters. Operating from a historic city in the center of Germany, the studio develops games pushing the limits of the genre like the acclaimed Anno 1800 and lends decades of expertise to AAA co-development projects like the Esports phenomenon Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege and the upcoming blockbuster Beyond Good and Evil 2. Ubisoft Mainz is part of the Ubisoft Blue Byte studio network. More information at mainz.ubisoft.com.

About Ubisoft

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New Horse Races Now Available in Red Dead Online

Plus 3X RDO$ and XP Bonuses Across All Races Continue, and More

Ahead of the upcoming summer update, ask yourself if you possess the right combination of skill, finesse, and reckless abandon to risk life and limb in a mad and violent dash to the finish line. With new Races this week, Red Dead Online players will have plenty of opportunities to work their steeds to a full sprint against a field of worthy contenders.

Jump into this week’s featured Series to play eight new Races — including Point-to-Point, Lap, and Open variants of classic Races as well as Target Races. As an added bonus, all Races will continue to award 3X RDO$ and XP this week and placing in the Top 3 will earn you an Offer for 40% off any Saddle. Plus, completing any of the new Races will also score you an Offer good for half off the Improved Bow and 20 Arrows.

Discounts Continue and Time-Limited Clothing Remaining on Sale:

This is the last week to grab the Fanned Stovepipe Hat, Eberhart Coat, Macbay Jacket, Chambliss Corset, and Danube Outfit before they disappear from local shelves and the pages of the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Catalogue.

Discounts continue this week as all Race Horse breeds remain on sale for 30% off. Saddlebags, Stirrups, Outfits, and the Bow also remain on sale for 40% off — plus you can pick up the Evans Repeater for half off this week.

Prime Gaming Benefits

Red Dead Online players who connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account to Prime Gaming will receive Rewards for:

• A Free Bounty Hunter License
• A Free Trimmed Amethyst Bounty Wagon Livery

In addition, players who connect to Prime Gaming before June 7th will receive Offers for half off the Advanced Camera and select Outfits up to Rank 15, plus Rewards of 5 Blending Tonics and 5 Legendary Animal Pheromones.

Check Rockstar Support for details and limitations.

PlayStation®5 Version Begins Official Service After Successful Open Beta

SQUARE ENIX® is today launching FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online Patch 5.55, the final story patch for the award-winning MMO ahead of the release of highly-anticipated fourth expansion pack Endwalker™.

Patch 5.55 marks the conclusion of the epic tale of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers™ by bringing additions to the main scenario, YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse and Save the Queen questlines, as well as marking the start of official service for the PlayStation5 version following an open beta period.

Further details about the contents of Patch 5.55 can be found below:

• Patch 5.5 Main Scenario, Part II – The second part of this final main scenario update before Endwalker sets the stage for the upcoming expansion in grand fashion.
• YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse – Additional YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse story has been added to this epic crossover questline.
• “Save the Queen” Questline Update – This latest update includes a new field area, “Zadnor,” an increased resistance rank cap of 25, final enhancement of resistance weapons, and new large-scale battle content Dalriada for up to 48 players.

First released last month as an open beta, the PlayStation®5 Console Version of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is also launching today, and comes with a host of new features and improvements, including:

• Framerate Improvements
• Faster Load Times
• 4K Resolution Support
• DualSense Haptic Feedback
• New Trophies
• 3D Audio Support

The FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Complete Edition, Starter Edition and the Shadowbringers expansion pack are now available on the PlayStation®Store. Additionally, users with a PlayStation®4 license registered to their account can upgrade to the PS5™ Upgrade Edition at no extra cost, while new players can experience the game on the PlayStation®5 via the Free Trial version or by purchasing the Complete Edition.

A trailer for the PlayStation®5 version of the game can be seen here:

The recently announced fourth expansion pack of the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online saga, Endwalker, is scheduled to release 23^rd November, 2021 for PC, Mac, the PlayStation®5 system, and the PlayStation®4 system. Endwalker is the culmination of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark story, in which Warriors of Light will encounter an even greater calamity than ever before, and will bring an abundance of new content, including multiple new jobs, an increased level cap, vast new areas, adjustments to the battle system, as well as a variety of new battle, crafter and gatherer content.FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker’s full trailer can be found here:

Visit the official FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker site here:

” https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/endwalker/

With over 22 million total registered players and a new expansion on the way, 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 here: http://sqex.to/FFXIVFreeTrial

Related Links

Endwalker Teaser Site: http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/endwalker/
The Lodestone®: http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com
Official Facebook®: https://www.facebook.com/FinalFantasyXIV

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Welcome to Biomutant: Highly Anticipated Open-World-RPG is Out Now Worldwide!

Sydney, Australia, May 26^th, 2021 –  It all started out with an announcement at gamescom back in 2017… After all the years of anticipation, it feels surreal to us that the time has finally come. Open-world, post-apocalyptic Wung-Fu fable RPG Biomutant is now available worldwide on PlayStation®4, Xbox One™, and PC.

Biomutant’s ever-evolving hero has been called a raccoon, a red panda, and even a cat but what remains most important is its unique, martial-arts-style combat system that mixes melee, shooting, and mutant abilities. Players can look forward to unleashing these powers against surprise attacks from some of the most outlandish enemies ever confronted. Biomutant’s lush and vibrant gamescape, spanning everything from snowy tundras to rocky deserts, serves as the backdrop to an epic fable of one creature’s journey to save his broken world.

We appreciate the patience we received from fans, critics, and partners over the years. Everyone at Experiment 1O1 and THQ Nordic hopes that you will have a great time with the game. At this point, there is nothing more to say except: Welcome to Biomutant!

About Biomutant

BIOMUTANT® is an open-world, post-apocalyptic Wung-Fu fable RPG, with unique martial art styled combat system allowing you to mix melee, shooting, and mutant ability action.

• A NEW TAKE ON 3rd PERSON COMBAT

The martial arts style combat system allows you maximum freedom of movement and agility while mixing shooting, melee, and powers from your mutations. Learning new Wung-Fu combat forms through progression and learning from masters you’ll meet, will constantly add to your choices and make sure combat never gets old.

• EVOLVE YOUR GAME-PLAY

You’ll be able to re-code your genetic structure to change the way you look and play. This will of course affect your attributes and in addition to this, exposure to bio-contamination in the world will lead to mutations like the Turtleform and Mucus Bubble, while exposure to radioactivity found in bunkers from the old world will affect your mind and unlock psi-mutations like telekinesis, levitation and more.

• NEXT LEVEL OF CRAFTING

You are totally free when crafting weapons. Mix and match parts to create your own unique 1H or 2H slash and crush weapons. Revolvers, rifles and shotguns and add modifications like cork-screws and battery-powered chainsaw modules to bio-contaminated sludge vials adding to your combat arsenal. There are even characters you’ll meet that’ll craft cool stuff for you, like bionic wings, a jump-pack and even let you modify your Automaton – the scrap-toy sidekick!

• GEAR UP FOR ADVENTURE

You have full freedom when equipping your character. Not only when it comes to choosing weapons you created, but what type of gear you wear. Equip a gas-mask and an oxygen tank for exploring the Dead Zones, thermos-resistant clothes for venturing into cryonic areas or protective gear for taking on bio-contaminated creatures, the choice is up to you.

• SURVIVE IN A VIBRANT OPEN WORLD

You are free to explore the world and what lies beneath its surface, by foot, mech, jet-ski, air-balloon or area unique mounts. Explore the dying wildland, the tunnels and bunker networks of the underworld, and find your way up the mountains or out in the archipelago. There are lots of discoveries to be made, mysteries to unravel, creatures to confront, and weird characters to meet in this vibrant and colourful world.

• AN UNUSUAL STORY WITH AN UNUSUAL END

Your actions play a major part in the unfolding of a story where End is coming to the New World. A plague is ruining the land and the Tree-of-Life is bleeding death from its roots. The Tribes stand divided, in need of someone strong enough to unite them or bring them all down…

You are guided through the world by a Storyteller that narrates every step of your journey, but it’s your actions and choices that’ll decide how your story of survival ends.

About THQ Nordic

The THQ Nordic official boiler plate can be found here: https://thqnordic.com/company/about

THQ Nordic Website

New Free Cursed Captain Class Update for Torchlight III 

Perfect World Entertainment and Echtra Games are excited to announce that a brand new update for Torchlight III has pulled into port. The hack’n’slash dungeon crawler set in the beloved Torchlight universe welcomes the Cursed Captain aboard, a new mid-range class that blows down enemies with huge cannons and powerful ghostly summons. Available today for free to those who own the game on Steam, Xbox One, PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch, the latest update also introduces quality-of-life updates, four new species of pets, an added contract and more. 

Check out the trailer for Torchlight III’s Spring Update:

For those who haven’t had a chance to explore the frontiers just yet, Torchlight III is on sale this week across most platforms:

• Starting today – 50% off (Regularly $39.99) on Nintendo Switch
• Starting May 26 – 50% off (Regularly $39.99) on PlayStation®4
• Additional sales will be announced on Thursday, May 27! 

Torchlight III is currently available for free to those who are Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Details available here.

Walking the plank between life and death, the Cursed Captain is the undisputed commander of the high seas. This corporeal new class can summon a crew of undead swashbucklers during combat or blast enemies with twin sabers, powder kegs and other classic pirate weapons. Plus, those who take control of the Cursed Captain can collect doubloons from combat to power his skills. The Cursed Captain has two unique skill trees: Cursed and Piracy. Along with these unique skills, the class also introduces a new class-specific armor type to Torchlight III: capes. 

Today’s new update for Torchlight III also brings other exciting new content and quality-of-life updates to the hack’n’slash ARPG. This includes updates to the pet system, a new “Fur and Fashion” contract, UI improvements, additional pet slots and four new species of companions with over 40 new variants (Stag, Shiba Inu, Bulldog and Fox). Adventurers will also discover new fort items, such as the Fox Arch, Wyrm Skull, and Netherim Specimen, which can be used in a potential new laboratory.

For additional details on today’s update and the Cursed Captain class, visit Torchlight III’s latest blog: https://www.torchlight3.com/en/news-article/11488543

Torchlight III is the latest successor to the ARPG cult classics, Torchlight I & II, originally developed by Runic Games. This fast-paced dungeon crawler brings fans back to the beloved Torchlight universe to hack and slash their way through a brand new world filled with hordes of goblins, undead and other dangerous Netherim creatures. Adventurers can party up with friends or venture into the vast wilderness alone, where they will find loot, explore dungeons, collect epic gear and build their very own fort to show off to the world. Torchlight III features four unique hero classes (Dusk Mage, Forged, Railmaster and Sharpshooter), plus a myriad of new and familiar combat pets to help players fight their way to fame and glory.

Learn more about Torchlight III at Torchlight3.com. Follow the game on Twitter (@PlayTorchlight) and Facebook.com/PlayTorchlight for the latest updates.

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It’s a big day for Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid as nWay announced that their highly-anticipated Street Fighter Packand digital version of the brand-new Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid – Super Edition, created with their partners at Hasbro and Lionsgate, are now available!

The Street Fighter Pack, featuring Ryu and Chun-Li, is now available for $12.50 across PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Steam, and Stadia. Players can also buy each character individually for $5.99. The Street Fighter Pack contains:

• Ryu, Crimson Hawk Ranger
• Chun-Li, Blue Phoenix Ranger
• Angel Grove Class of 93 skins for both characters

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid – Super Edition, is a collection of all the game’s DLC released thus far, plus the newly announced Street Fighter Pack, along with some exclusive items available only in this very special edition. The Super Edition will launch digitally on May 25 with a physical boxed version to follow in August. The Super Edition will be sold for $49.99 and available on PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Steam and Stadia. Upgrade Kits to the Super Edition will also be available to those who already own Battle for the Grid. The Super Edition will contain: 

• The base Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid game
• Season One Pass 
• Season Two Pass 
• Season Three Pass
• Street Fighter Pack
• 4 Bonus Character Skins

For more information, visit battleforthegrid.com.

Castle Flipper, a unique simulator of a medieval renovator and builder, will debut on May 26th this year. The developers explain that it’s not just a “medieval House Flipper”, but also a builder game allowing players to, among others, build whole castle complexes from the ground up. Later this or next year, the game will also hit PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.

Castle Flipper is a game developed by the Polish studio Pyramid Games S.A., known for games such as Rover Mechanic Simulator and Occupy Mars: The Game. The new simulator will be published by Gaming Factory S.A. and Ultimate Games S.A.

In Castle Flipper, the player takes on the role of a medieval renovator and builder, who starts with an inherited piece of land, and dreams of his own kingdom. The gameplay involves both carrying out orders (such as cleaning, repairing and furnishing various buildings and castles), as well as developing your settlement as you see fit. As you progress through the game, you’ll also unlock additional types of tools and skills.

Castle Flipper – Official Release Trailer:

“We are transporting players into the European reality at the turn of the 16th and 17th century. In addition to medieval buildings, the game also features architectural solutions known from the Baroque and Renaissance period, which opens even more possibilities. We have focused on calm, relaxing gameplay, which also features elements stimulating the players’ creativity. We have developed, among others, a proprietary freebuilding system that allows you to freely create a variety of structures” – said Jacek Wyszyński, CEO at Pyramid Games S.A.

The developers have prepared a dozen or so highly diverse locations, where you will find not only the eponymous castles, but also barns, mansions, palaces and even pirate ships. The simulator allows you to, among others, clean, renovate, repair and decorate interiors, as well as design and construct a variety of structures.

“The Pyramid Games S.A. team has combined the relaxing gameplay similar to House Flipper, the ability to create basically any structures you wish from the ground up, and the medieval setting. Castle Flipper also offers many other elements. You can, for example, build houses for rent, choose the animals for your farm, but also completely destroy your own building, if you happen to be dissatisfied with it. Players can expect a lot of attractions. Castle Flipper is a game that can bring you many hours of good fun” – said Rafał Jelonek, COO at Ultimate Games S.A.

Castle Flipper – features:

• castle renovations;
• various locations and challenges;
• many tools to choose from;
• build castles and other structures;
• develop your skills;
• our own freebuilding system;
• the Middle Ages, Baroque and Renaissance.

The release date for PC (Steam) is set for May 26th, 2021. Later this or next year, Castle Flipper will also hit PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.

Castle Flipper (Steam):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/944250/Castle_Flipper/

Basic information:

title: Castle Flipper
genre: medieval, simulation, action, casual, builder, lifestyle
producer: Pyramid Games S.A.
publisher: Gaming Factory S.A., Ultimate Games S.A.
languages: English, Polish, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese
release date: 26.05.2021 (PC – Steam), 2021/2022 (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch)

Anna, Texas, May 25, 2021 – Drox Operative 2 is now in Beta!

Drox Operative 2 is nearing the end of Early Access after 48 patches of improvements and new content. It is now in beta and should be fully released in the 3rd quarter of 2021!

In the meantime, you can still pick it up and have some input in Early Access.

Steam Store here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1305310/Drox_Operative_2/

GOG Store here: https://www.gog.com/game/drox_operative_2

Drox Operative 2 is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Linux.

Eons ago the Drox crushed and enslaved the ancient races and ruled the galaxy through their mighty Operatives. These elite starship captains were trained to accomplish the impossible at whatever cost. Whether employing stealth or brute force, they were always deadly. Using these Operatives, the Drox ruled the galaxy with an iron grip for over 100,000 years. Eventually realizing their Operatives were a threat, they attempted to assassinate all of them. They failed. The following Galactic Civil War was so devastating that the Drox are now extinct. The Drox Operative guild, now fully independent, survived.

Newer races emerged and thrived in the power void … for a while. Then the ancients returned. The wars were devastating, but with the Drox Operatives on their side, the ancients were beaten back and a truce was established.

Since the devastation, a 4th wave of sentient races are emerging in the galaxy. Unlike previous waves, there are thousands in this one and no one knows anything about them. In the new space race, the ancient, mature, and young races are all scouting, colonizing, and expanding, trying to take over the galaxy through diplomacy, technology, war, and any other means necessary.

As a Drox Operative it’s NOT your job to manage an empire, you are after all the captain of a single starship. It IS your job to pick the winning side and maybe even help them conquer the galaxy if you’re being nice, more importantly though is to rake in as many credits as possible, well that and build the deadliest ship in the known universe. Who will you back as an Operative? The ancient, mature, or young races? The pacifist or militaristic races? The xenophile or xenophobe races? The races that value freedom or the races that use slave labor? The strong or the weak? Your actions and inactions will impact trillions of alien lives!

For more information about Drox Operative 2 head over to http://www.soldak.com/Drox-Operative-2/Overview.html

Features:

* Explore a dynamic and evolving galaxy
* Explore a unique sector of the galaxy in every game, with different “monsters”, ship components, quests, and even races
* Fight in the galactic war between the various alien races
* Battle hundreds of different enemy starships
* Build the coolest and deadliest starship in the galaxy
* Outfit your ship with thousands of components and crew
* Adventure with your friends with co-op multiplayer
* Essentially play an action RPG inside a universe of alien races playing a 4X game

About Soldak Entertainment, Inc.

Soldak Entertainment, Inc. is a small independent developer, focused on creating unique gameplay. Soldak was founded by Steven Peeler, a former Technical Director of Ritual Entertainment. Drox Operative 2 is the seventh Soldak game, joining Depths of Peril, Kivi’s Underworld, Din’s Curse, Drox Operative, Zombasite, and Din’s Legacy.

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New map and live event coming soon to Hunt: Showdown

A sneak peek into the upcoming update is available in the game’s new “Dark Sight” trailer

FRANKFURT, Germany – May 25, 2021 – Following Hunt: Showdown’s “As The Crow Flies” live event, which saw the game break its record for peak concurrent users, Crytek announced today that more content is coming soon. A future game update will bring a new map – a much-requested expansion from the community  – alongside a brand-new live event that will offer players the chance to unlock more rewards. You can get a sneak peek at the new map and content coming to the game in the “Dark Sight” trailer, which also features several Easter Eggs for eagle-eyed hunters to spot.

This substantial new content is part of an ongoing series of updates to the game, including quality-of-life upgrades to enhance performance and stability, plus matchmaking improvements to deliver more balanced matches for both newcomers and experienced players alike. Hunt: Showdown has been regularly expanded since launch, and the game now features 30 Legendary Hunters, over 90 Legendary weapons, over 35 tools and consumables, and over 80 guns. The “As The Crow Flies” live event saw the arrival of a new boss, Scrapbeak, in the bayou. Regular releases of DLC packs also serve the game’s growing community, which recently passed the 100,000 member mark on Discord.

“The response to our ‘As The Crow Flies’ live event was phenomenal,” said Fatih Özbayram, Senior Producer, Hunt: Showdown. “Building on that success, we’re excited to announce that a new live event will come to the game soon, plus a new map which will present Hunters with new challenges and enemies. In addition to creating new content, we’re always looking to improve every aspect of the game to serve our friendly and welcoming community, which continues to grow with every update. There’s never been a better time to play Hunt.“

Hunt: Showdown is out now for PC, PlayStation ® 4, and Xbox One. Find out more about the game by visiting www.huntshowdown.com or checking it out on Steam.

About Hunt: Showdown

Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person bounty hunting game that packs the thrill of survival games into a match-based format. Set in Louisiana in 1895, the game boasts a mixture of PvP and PvE elements that creates a uniquely tense experience. It’s not just the creatures who are a threat — it’s every Hunter on the map. In the classic game mode, a match of Hunt pits 12 players — playing solo or in teams of two or teams of three — against each other as they race to take out gruesome beasts for a bounty they must collect and get off of the map, while Hunt’s quickplay mode offers a shorter match for solo players to scavenge for weapons as they compete for a diminishing pool of bounty. The higher the risk, the higher the reward — but a single mistake could cost everything. For more information, visit www.huntshowdown.com.

Phoenix Point: Year One Edition’s “Festering Skies” DLC Is Now Available

Take the fight to the skies in the newest major content update for Snapshot Games’ hit turn-based strategy sim

SOFIA, Bulgaria — May 25, 2021 — Snapshot Games has launched “Festering Skies,” the third major DLC for Phoenix Point: Year One Edition, the hit turn-based strategy game from X-COM creator Julian Gollop. This latest update introduces new story missions, cinematics, mission types, a new air-combat minigame, and much more, available now for $9.99 on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store.

In “Festering Skies,” the Phoenix Project must rise to the challenge against its biggest foe yet and face off against flying Pandorans. This exciting content update features:

• All-new tactical enemies on the ground and, of course, the Behemoth, a monstrous threat that must be stopped before it crushes humanity.
• All-new mission type: “Infested Havens,” tasking players with rescuing factions from new Pandoran threats.
• Interception: an air-combat minigame in which players can research weapons and modules to counter assaults in the skies.
• A new original storyline and cinematic cutscenes.

“Festering Skies” also rolls out with the new “Behemoth” content update, free for all players, including a range of quality-of-life and balance changes, as well as code for a new cosmetic skin Snapshot will be providing on its social channels.

Snapshot has also released the Phoenix Point Expansion Pass, a discounted bundle featuring “Festering Skies” and two future DLC campaigns, available now for $14.99. Experience even more gameplay modes, enemies, weapons, and tons of additional content for Phoenix Point: Year One Edition. Check out the game’s 2021 roadmap for a closer look at what’s coming up.

Phoenix Point delivers a new breed of turn-based strategy and action against alien invaders. Build global alliances, manage your base, and command your forces in intense battles with dynamic objectives and destructible environments. Procedurally generated maps, branching storylines with multiple endings, and enemies that mutate to counter your tactics ensure no two playthroughs are ever the same. That experience has grown even further post-launch with new DLC featuring bonus story missions, cinematics, maps, weapons, factions and more.

The “Festering Skies” DLC is also coming soon to GOG.com and Google Stadia. For more from Phoenix Point, follow the game on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Discord and the official forums.

About Snapshot Games

Snapshot Games is a video game development studio founded in 2013 by Julian Gollop and David Kaye and headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria. Gollop is recognized for creating the X-COM video game franchise in the 1990s with UFO: Enemy Unknown and X-COM: Apocalypse. Gollop also is the CEO of Snapshot Games. The company’s developers include industry veterans with years of prior experience working for studios like Ubisoft Sofia, Crytek Black Sea and more.