LET LOOSE AND RACE THE WORLD IN ALL-NEW DIRT 5™ GAMEPLAY LAUNCH TRAILER
Feel the Vibe as Official Soundtrack Album Launches Today Across Digital Music Platforms
Codemasters® showcases its first full all-action DIRT 5™ gameplay trailer to celebrate the game’s launch from 6 November. The whistle-stop tour around the world in 60 seconds reveals death-defying jumps in the Italian marble mines, through to treacherous ice driving in Nepal, and everything in between. DIRT 5 is a full-throttle racing experience with over 70 routes across 10 locations and 13 vehicle classes. The fast and frenetic trailer can be viewed here.
DIRT 5 delivers breath-taking wheel-to-wheel pack racing on multiple surfaces including rugged terrain, harsh desert sands, snow, ice, tarmac, and more. Weather conditions change in a heartbeat, cars flip and crash as the action heats up, and players must keep their wits about them to stay in the race. With a variety of game modes including Career, Arcade, Time Trial and Multiplayer games, DIRT 5 is an adrenaline rush from start to finish. DIRT 5 also introduces split-screen which can be played offline in co-op and competitive modes for up to four players.
For those who crave variety, the trailer ends on the new Playgrounds feature. Create, share and discover custom arenas across three event types; Gate Crasher, Smash Attack and Gymkhana. All published Playgrounds are hosted online with a global leaderboard, allowing players around the world to upload an arena and post their best score.
Today also marks the launch of the DIRT 5 Official Soundtrack album, available to stream and download across all major digital music platforms. Featuring global icons including The Killers and The Chemical Brothers, the 18-track album features seven exclusive songs from the freshest talent. The full soundtrack, which also features in-game, includes:
High Contrast – Griffin (exclusive)
Noisy – Tourist (exclusive)
Prospa – Feel It 92 (exclusive)
Koko – Silly With It (exclusive)
Broken Witt Rebels – Take It (exclusive)
Sea Girls – Accident Waiting To Happen (exclusive)
“DIRT 5 is a celebration of speed, set on some of the toughest terrains in the most stunning global locations,” said Robert Karp, DIRT 5 Development Director at Codemasters. “From bustling cities to sprawling off-road destinations, it’s time to let loose and put your foot to the floor. Whether battling through Career, voiced by Troy Baker and Nolan North, competing with friends on the couch or creating the ultimate Playground, there is something for all race fans to enjoy.”
DIRT 5 is coming to PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, and PC (via Steam) on Friday 6 November. The Xbox Series X|S version is available worldwide on 10 November. PlayStation® 5 version launches in North America, Australia and New Zealand on 12 November and the rest of the world on 19 November. A Google Stadia version will launch in early 2021.
Players who purchase DIRT 5 Amplified Edition will receive exclusive content and three days early access*. The game supports Xbox Smart Delivery and PlayStation’s free upgrade when players switch to an Xbox Series X|S or PlayStation 5**.
* Three days early access only available for PlayStation® 4, Xbox One and PC releases
** Discless consoles require a digital entitlement to upgrade
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In November 2019 Codemasters acquired Slightly Mad Studios, creators and developers of award-winning IP including the Project CARS franchise.
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A new character and additional content will be available from November 10
Lesquin, 29 October 2020 – NACON and Eko Software are pleased to announce that Warhammer: Chaosbane will be available on next-generation consoles with the Slayer Edition. The first hack-and-slash available on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation®5, this edition includes the most complete version of the game with all DLC packs (12 in total), all the updates, among them Keela, the Tower of Chaos and a 4K 60FPS visual experience. A new character, Jurgen Haider the Witch Hunter and additional content will also be available on November 10 for the Xbox Series X|S and PC, then from the 12 and 19 November on PlayStation®5 according to the date of availability of the console in each country.
See the first images of Jurgen Haider in the new trailer below.
See a Broll video of Warhammer Chaosbane recorded on Xbox Series X below.
Wearing the distinctive hat and long coat of his order, the Witch Hunter’s skilled use of two weapons makes him particularly formidable: in close combat with his sword and from a distance with his pistol. He wanders the roads of the Old World to purge it of Chaos. This inquisitor draws his power directly from his faith in Sigmar, and he becomes judge and executioner when he cleanses the heresy and Chaos he exposes.
As well as the introduction of this new character, there is also a free patch that adds improvements for new players and fans of the first hour of the game. The two hubs of Act 1 and Act 2 have been expanded. The area around the camp of Act 2 has also been enhanced with new enemies to fight. There is also a new area – the cemetery – which adds a new environment and a larger bestiary. This includes new enemies, including Daemon Princes, Skullcrushers (mounted and on foot), a Chaos Warrior and new cultists.
The new Witch Hunter character is part of the Slayer Edition on the new consoles and available as DLC for current-generation consoles. The patch with improved environments, new area and bestiary is free for everyone on all platforms.
The first hack-and-slash set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world, Warhammer: Chaosbanethrusts players into the heart of the Old World, a continent scarred by the Great War Against Chaos – a bloody conflict that has ravaged the Empire of Man. You can play as a Human, High Elf, Wood Elf, Dwarf, Dwarf Engineer or Witch Hunter as you explore the iconic areas of the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world, which has captivated millions of fans worldwide.
Warhammer Chaosbane is available on PC Steam, Xbox One and PlayStation®4.
The new character and additional content patch will be available on November 10 on these platforms.
The new character and additional content patch will be part of the Slayer Edition of Warhammer Chaosbane from November 10, 2020 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®4, PC Steam, and on PlayStation®5 from the 12 or 19 November, according to the date of availability of the console in each country.
About NACON NACON is a company of the BIGBEN Group founded in 2019 to optimize its know-how through strong synergies in the video game market. By bringing together its 8 development studios, the publishing of AA video games, the design and distribution of premium gaming devices, NACON focuses 20 years of expertise at the service of players. This new unified business unit strengthens NACON’s position in the market, enables it to innovate by creating new unique competitive advantages and achieve its ambition to become one of the world’s leading players in gaming. https://corporate.nacongaming.com/
About Games Workshop Games Workshop® Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer®: Age of Sigmar® and Warhammer® 40,000® games, miniature soldiers, novels and model kits through 507 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop® or Warhammer®), the www.games-workshop.com web store and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including our publishing division ‘Black Library’ and our special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.games-workshop.com.
About Eko Software Established in 1999, Eko Software is an independent game developer and publisher based in Paris – France. Eko Software is developing games on all major gaming platforms (consoles – PC – Smart TVs). Mainly focused on development and content creation, the company develops games for top publishers or creates new IPs that are published in partnership with worlwide publishers or self-published through digital distribution channels. IPs created by Eko include Aqua Panic!, Wanted Corp., SPRay, and How to Survive. For more information on Eko Software and its products please visit www.ekosystem.com.
Plus Reports of a UFO Hauled Off to Fort Zancudo, Double Rewards on Alien Survivals and More
As Halloween season hits fever pitch this week,things are out-of-this-world unusual in GTA Online. Alongside all the Halloween-themed vehicles, masks and more returning, both detailed below and found throughout the streets and alleys of Los Santos, there are still reports of hikers ingesting peyote plants and undergoing transformational spirit quests in the heights of the Tataviam Mountains.
Double Rewards on Alien Survivals + Business Battle Bonuses Wrap your creepy humanoid feelers around a futuristic laser weapon and batten down against the armed earthlings for as long as possible – Alien Survivals are paying out double to all players this week.
Meanwhile, there are whispers that a downed unidentified flying object has been hauled off to Fort Zancudo for testing. Most of the information is redacted, but the basics are simple: work together in this new Business Battle to take out the Merryweather agents and then haul whatever extraterrestrial gear you can grab to Omega’s shack, ASAP.
This and all other Business Battles are paying out double this week, so it’ll be worth your while. Plus, just to sweeten the pot: win any Event Business Battle this week and you’ll get the Cultstoppers Tee as an added bonus.
Double Rewards in Gruesome Adversary Modes In keeping with the Halloween spirit, players can take home double rewards when it comes to all of the bloodiest, most gruesome Adversary Modes, including the Halloween Bunker Series, Slasher, Slashers, Lost vs. Damned, Condemned, Come Out to Play and Beast vs. Slasher.
Free Terrifying Tees and More Play GTA Online anytime this week to receive the Butchery and Other Hobbies Tee, the Knife After Dark Tee, and the Orange Dot Tech Mask – all free of charge. There’s no better way to tell someone you don’t know that you harbor antisocial tendencies than by rocking murder merch.
On the Podium This Week: The Albany Fränken Stange Swing by the lobby of The Diamond Casino & Resort to give the Lucky Wheel its daily spin and walk away with GTA$, clothing, mystery prizes and so much more. This week’s top prize is the Albany Fränken Stange decked out in the Blazing Death livery, a morbid ride that could scare any road safety instructor into an early grave.
Discounts Save money where it counts this week by taking advantage of seasonal discounts on grim vehicles like the Romero Hearse, Albany Lurcher and LCC Sanctus, plus 40% off Facilities and half off Nightmare Upgrades on several Arena War vehicles. Read below for the complete list.
Facilities – 40% off:
Paleto Bay
Mount Gordo
Sandy Shores
Zancudo River
Grand Senora Desert
Lago Zancudo
Route 68
RON Alternates Wind Farm
Land Act Reservoir
Facility Modifications/Add-Ons – 25% off:
Style
Graphics
Orbital Cannon
Security Room
Lounge
Sleeping Quarters
Vehicles:
Albany Lurcher – 30% off
Chariot Romero Hearse – 30% off
LCC Sanctus – 30% off
Arena Nightmare Upgrades – 50% off:
MTL Nightmare Cerberus
Declasse Nightmare Brutus
HVY Nightmare Scarab
Vapid Nightmare Imperator
Annis Nightmare ZR380
PRIME GAMING BENEFITS
GTA Online players who successfully connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account with Prime Gaming will receive GTA$200K for playing any time this week, plus:
Free Vespucci Canals Nightclub location
60% off of the flying Imponte Deluxo
Prime Gaming members who link their Amazon account to their Rockstar Games Social Club account get a one-time GTA$1,000,000 bonus deposited to their Maze Bank Accounts within 72 hours of doing so.
If you previously had a Twitch account linked you will need to reclaim your benefits at Prime Gaming to ensure access to all future benefits. See here for more details.
Borderlands® 3 Ultimate Edition, Arms Race Gameplay, Final Form Cosmetics, and More Revealed on The Borderlands Show
Today’s episode of The Borderlands Show featured two brand new editions and detailed more exciting content coming to Season Pass 2, launching November 10
The latest episode of The Borderlands Show was jam-packed with exciting Borderlands 3 news, including the announcement of Borderlands 3® Ultimate Edition, the reveal of four radically re-envisioned Vault Hunter models, and the first look at gameplay for the brand new Arms Race that launches November 10 as part of the Designer’s Cut add-on, which can be purchased alone or as part of Season Pass 2.
Framed as a reality show hosted by Borderlands 2 Vault Hunters Axton and Salvador, Arms Race offers a roguelike experience that’s fast-paced, challenging, and consistently remixed by randomized elements. You’re stripped of all your gear, passive abilities, and Actions Skills and dropped into a new zone where you’ll have to get loot or die trying. The action takes place throughout the Stormblind Complex: an expansive, decommissioned DAHL military base set on a wintry island in a previously hidden corner of Pandora.
As soon as you drop onto the island, you’re racing against the clock to grab the best gear you can and get it to an extraction point before you’re obliterated by an encroaching storm. If you hope to extract the very best Legendary loot that drops exclusively in Arms Race, you’ll need to gear up and face off against Heavyweight Harker, the final boss of the Stormblind Complex. You can resurrect fallen co-op allies at designated respawn points, but if no one’s around to revive you, your Arms Race run is over and any loot you failed to extract is gone forever.
By putting the focus squarely on guns and gameplay, Arms Race makes every loot drop meaningful and exciting. It also levels the playing field so Vaults Hunters of all experience levels can drop in together and feel equally challenged (and rewarded). To learn more about Arms Race and to see the first footage of this new mode in action, check out this blog.
Arms Race, as well as a new set of Skill Trees, will be included in the Designer’s Cut add-on. Designer’s Cut requires a copy of Borderlands 3 to play and can be purchased individually or as part of Season Pass 2. Season Pass 2 will include two all-new downloadable content add-ons – Designer’s Cut and Director’s Cut – and will be available for purchase starting November 10 across PC, Stadia, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X / Series S. The Designer’s Cut add-on also launches on November 10, while Director’s Cut – which includes additional missions, end-game content, and behind-the-scenes extras– is planned for release in spring of next year.
Today’s episode of The Borderlands Show also featured another reveal: the Multiverse Final Form cosmetics packs. Unlike any previous cosmetics add-on, these packs provide fourentirely new character models, one for each Vault Hunter. The Final Forms depict how each character might’ve turned out in an alternate universe where they never became a Vault Hunter. These new cosmetics can be mixed and matched with other Bodies and Heads as desired and can also be paired with all existing skins.
Like Arms Race, the Multiverse Final Form cosmetics packs will be available as part of Season Pass 2, though you can also pick up these packs if you purchase the brand new Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition, which delivers the quintessential Borderlands 3 experience. Ultimate Edition grants you access to the award-winning base game, multiple bonus cosmetic packs, and both the original Season Pass and Season Pass2, which combined offer six exceptional content add-ons.
The slick Final Form models are also included in Borderlands 3Next-Level Edition, a new console-only version that includes the base game and the Multiverse Final Form cosmetics packs. Finally, as a thank you to everyone who has maximized their mayhem thus far, the Multiverse Final Form cosmetic packs will be granted to all players who own Borderlands 3 Super Deluxe Edition or the original Season Pass, with no additional purchase necessary.
Both Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition and Borderlands 3 Next-Level Edition will be available for purchase starting November 10. Ultimate Edition is coming to PC, Stadia, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X / Series S, while Next-Level Edition will release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X / Series S.
And don’t forget, Borderlands 3’s next-gen upgrade will be available day-and-date alongside Microsoft and Sony’s new consoles. The next-gen version of the game will be playable at launch on the Xbox Series X / Series S on November 10, as well as on the PlayStation 5 when it launches on November 12. All players who own or purchase both a copy of the game and a next-gen console will be able to download the upgrade within the same console family for free. Players that own a physical disc of Borderlands 3 will need the Xbox Series X or standard PlayStation 5 console model that includes a disc drive to take advantage of this feature.
Borderlands 3is available now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
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Introducing The W: First-Ever WNBA MyPLAYER Experience in NBA 2K21 for Next-Gen
Build a WNBA Star in The W and Take Over the League
With the launch of PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S right around the corner, 2K is excited to unveil a new feature coming exclusively to the next-gen version of NBA 2K21.
Greatly expanding on the WNBA experience introduced last year, The W is the first-ever WNBA MyPLAYER experience for the NBA 2K franchise. Players will be able to create their own fully customizable WNBA player and take her through a pro career featuring all 12 WNBA teams and the league’s brightest stars including Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier and Diana Taurasi.
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“We’re really proud to continue our great partnership with the WNBA and introduce players to The W,” stated Visual Concepts senior producer Felicia Steenhouse. “Being able to recognize yourself both on and off the court is incredibly important to us. The W helps us elevate women’s basketball and highlights the starpower of the WNBA.”
Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker added: “Creating your own player to take over the league is one of the many reasons why people love to play NBA 2K. I’m so excited to see the 2K team elevate the WNBA experience with The W. This will be a great way to introduce the next generation to women’s basketball and showcase our league.”
Players who want to experience the thrill of competition can also go head-to-head in The W Online, featuring intense 3v3 MyPLAYER competition set on a beautiful new court exclusive to the game mode. Another first for the franchise – players can now sit in both the GM and commissioner’s chair in MyWNBA, where they can drive the growth of all 12 WNBA teams and the entire league!
Of course, it wouldn’t be a true update without the reveal of new WNBA player ratings for NBA 2K21! Fans of the WNBA will want to stay-tuned to NBA 2K social channels today to see which of their favourite stars moved up or down. At the top is Breanna Stewart, whose 95 rating establishes her as the best player in the league.
To learn more about the W head to the latest Courtside Report which is also detailed below.
For more information on the next-gen version of NBA 2K21, be sure to check out the developer gameplay video and Courtside Reports covering next-gen fundamentals, movement and impact engine, and MyPLAYER Builder and AI. In addition, fans will soon get an in-depth look of the biggest expansion of NBA 2K’s online basketball community feature: the experience formerly known as The Neighbourhood.
The next-gen version of NBA 2K21 will be released on November 10 for Xbox Series X|S globally and on November 12 for PlayStation 5.
NBA 2K21 NEXT-GEN THE W AND MYWNBA COURTSIDE REPORT
Hello everyone! Felicia Steenhouse, Senior Producer for NBA 2K21 here, and I’m excited to talk about WNBA today! First and foremost, I want to thank the dedicated fans out there still playing through WNBA Seasons, writing up wish lists, reviews, and reaching out on social media pushing us for more. You were certainly on our minds during those tough late nights, inspiring us to keep pushing. I can’t express how grateful we are as a team for your participation and feedback. While this Courtside Report is all about the WNBA and The W, I actually want to start with an addition for those fans who enjoyed last year’s WNBA Season mode. You’re going to love this.
Fully customizable. Multi-season. WNBA Franchise mode. This is MyWNBA!
As soon as we were done with NBA 2K20, we knew right away what our first goal for NBA 2K21 would be and got to work on building that foundation for league control and progression for the WNBA. You now have the sandbox to go and create the league of your dreams. Control all 12 teams, or take your favorite team from the lottery to championship rings over as many seasons as it takes.
When I say fully customizable, this is what I mean:
Create a league of your own. From rules, to finances, CBA, draft, and everything in between. Use 2K presets for a different experience, or download shared settings from the community.
Skip the season altogether and get straight to the playoffs in Playoff mode.
Want to play with friends? Got you covered with Online Leagues.
Turn on role playing elements to experience the WNBA from a GM’s perspective.
For experienced players, up the difficulty and compete on the leaderboard.
Once you find yourself immersed in your sandbox, save and upload your custom configuration so you can share what you built with the community!
We want to hear from you. Get your hands dirty in our MyWNBA sandbox and let us know how you are playing. Where are you having fun and where are you looking for more? We want to hear it all so we can grow this experience together.
Now, I hope you didn’t think we stopped at our brand new MyWNBA experience. We have so much more to share today…
Welcome to The W
One of our main design goals for The W was to allow you to experience the career of a WNBA player, both on and off the court. The women of the WNBA are more than athletes and are defining professional sports as we know it in real-time. Do you have what it takes to lead this league into a new era?
Building your MyPLAYER
The first thing you’ll do when creating your WNBA MyPLAYER is pick your player’s head. Import your Face Scan from the mobile app or chose from one of our 30 base heads (that you can completely customize) to form into your likeness.
After this, you’ll then get to one of the most important early decisions when creating a WNBA MyPLAYER – determining your player type.
A noteworthy aspect of this mode is that your player progression is triggered solely through playing games. Because of this, picking your Player Type will be one of the most important early decisions you make in the game, as it’ll determine your MyPLAYER’s initial attributes and those when the player progresses from Progression Level 1 all the way up to Level 10.
Here’s a breakdown of the Player Types:
2-Way Playmaker. PG & SG eligible.
Good at ball-handling and passing. Good at defending the perimeter.
2-Way Point Forward. SF & PF eligible.
Good at ball-handling and passing. Good at perimeter and interior defense (SF perimeter, PF interior).
Slashing Playmaker. PG, & SG eligible.
Good at ball-handling, passing and finishing near the rim.
Slashing Point Forward. SF & PF.
Good at ball-handling, passing and finishing near the rim.
Inside-Out Playmaker. PG, & SF eligible.
Good at 3’s, finishing inside, ball-handling and finishing near the rim.
Inside-Out Point Forward. SF & PF eligible.
Good at 3’s, finishing inside, ball-handling and finishing near the rim.
2-Way Slasher. PG, SG, & SF eligible.
Good perimeter defender who is also good at ball-handling and finishing near the rim.
2-Way Slashing Four. PF eligible.
Good perimeter/interior defender who is also good at ball-handling and finishing near the rim.
2-Way Slashing Five. C eligible.
Good interior defender who is also good at ball-handling and finishing near the rim.
3&D Point. PG, SG, & SF eligible.
Good perimeter defender who is also good at shooting 3’s
3-Level Scorer. All positions eligible.
Can score inside, mid-range, and beyond the arc.
Offensive Threat. PG, SG, & SF eligible.
Good at all things offense – scoring inside, medium range and 3pt as well as ball-handling and passing.
Good at ball-handling, passing and shooting mid-range shots.
Post Scorer. PF & C eligible.
Great at scoring with their back to the basket.
Lockdown Defender. PG, SG, SF, & PF eligible.
Great all-around defender. The PG-SF are mostly perimeter. PF is mostly interior.
Defensive Anchor. C eligible.
Great interior defender (blocks, interior defense).
Paint Beast. SF, PF, & C eligible.
Good at scoring inside, interior defending and rebounding.
Once you’ve picked your Player Type, you will then get to pick your Body Settings. Height, Weight, and Wingspan will all affect your MyPLAYER’s attributes from the starting point to the Level 10 maximum.
And the last thing that you’ll be choosing is your MyPLAYER’s Primary and Secondary Takeover. As your player gets hot, these will fill up, first your primary and then your secondary. If you wait for both to fill up, then you can activate them both at the same time. You can learn more about the Takeover feature in our Courtside Report #3
WNBA Player On & Off the Court
As touched upon in the intro, we felt it was important to let players experience what it means to be a WNBA player on and off the court. In order to do this, we built the mode on the foundation of a set of different pillars that track the progress of your MyPLAYER and the league.
The core progression is tracked through the following – Player Progression, Player Popularity, WNBA Popularity, Player Wealth, and Teammate Chemistry.
After you play your first game, now on your off day, you will notice you have three events to choose from. What you choose here depends on how you want to progress your career in The W. What’s important to you? Growing the league? Securing money now? Setting yourself up for a career after basketball? Or maybe you just want to try a little of everything. Every choice you make, you will see one of your five career pillars change, and with each level progressed across those five pillars you’ll receive in-game rewards as you go.
Progression
Progression is basically just how good your MyPLAYER is at playing the game of basketball. The primary way to level up your MyPLAYER is by earning MyPOINTS by playing and performing well in games. Like all career pillars, you can also participate in various off-court events during the regular season and later in the offseason that will help improve your MyPLAYER’s basketball skills, which also allows you to unlock and upgrade badges.
In addition to boosting your attributes and gaining badges, leveling up your Progression will also unlock new animations, the Jumpshot Creator, the ability to influence your team’s free agent and trade targets, your team’s minutes and rotations, and even jersey numbers.
Popularity
This one should be pretty clear – it’s how popular your MyPLAYER is and tracks how many fans you have at any given moment. You can earn fans by making highlight plays in games like and-1s, buzzer beaters, clutch chasedown blocks on star players, and so on. Participating in off-court events that are designed to promote your personal fame will help you grow your star power even more.
The main goal in increasing your player’s popularity will be to earn endorsements, which earns you more money as well as game day shoes from the brand partnership you earn. These include Nike, Jordan, Adidas, Under Armour, Puma, New Balance, and Converse.
WNBA Popularity
As a WNBA player, it benefits you to help the league become more popular. You will have an opportunity to help grow the league, if you choose to, by doing various off-court jobs designed to help increase the overall popularity of the entire league.
When you do this, the league will evolve and there’ll be more National TV games that you can play in, which earns more personal fans than non-nationally televised games. It also produces increases to player salaries that will positively impact your wealth, which has benefits that we’ll get to…well, right now!
Player Wealth
Hey, let’s be honest, there is a little satisfaction in earning that paycheck. This career pillar tracks the growth of your player’s bank account; it includes money earned with your WNBA salary that gets paid out by playing WNBA games and from doing various jobs off the court.
Now let me drop a teaser here. Progressing your wealth will unlock exclusive gear to wear when competing in The W Online…more on that to come!
Teammate Chemistry
The last of the career pillars where we track your MyPLAYER’s progress is with Teammate Chemistry. This gauges how well you play with and get along with your teammates. You can increase this with a good in-game teammate grade or by spending time with your teammates on off-days. You’ll have to balance this with improving your own skills or popularity, that of the leagues, and increasing that number in your bank account.
Having a high Teammate Chemistry level will have some important game impacts, such as unlocking the Secondary Takeover (that we talked about in the MyPLAYER creation section above). It also unlocks the Team Takeover feature and the new feature of ‘Control All On-Court Players’ – that lets you play The W with full 5-player control like in Play Now instead of locked to your MyPLAYER. Furthermore, you can also unlock Accessories like armbands, socks, headbands, etc, that you can wear both in WNBA games and in The W Online.
Off-day and Offseason Jobs
What you choose to do off the court matters a lot in this mode and that’s where these off-day and offseason jobs come into play. This is where we get into the flavor of the WNBA. A lot of research went into defining what players do off the court and we had a lot of fun translating that into the game. I hope even the die-hard WNBA fans will find something new here.
What makes this league so amazing is the diversity of its players. The ways in which they market themselves, each other, and the league itself is varied and unique. Going over our research on what players do off the court that contribute to those five pillars we discussed above, we categorized these into five groups – Coach, Entrepreneur, Global Icon, Fashion Icon, and Influencer.
Coach: Think Kristi Toliver here. These jobs center on improving your knowledge and abilities in the game of basketball. Doing these will be beneficial mostly to your MyPLAYER’s Progression and sometimes Teammate Chemistry.
Entrepreneur: à la Jessica Breland. Learn how to run your own business and become better at making money. Doing these jobs will, of course, be most impactful to your player’s Wealth.
Global Icon: Basketball has worldwide appeal. These jobs are focused on reaching an international audience – both for your personal Popularity and the WNBA Popularity. We had Diana Taurasi in mind for this one.
Fashion Icon: Did someone say Liz Cambage? Fashion matters in sports and is an important part of the lives of fans and players. Doing fashion icon jobs will help your own Popularity and often give a boost to your Wealth.
Influencer: Just like Breanna Stewart or Candace Parker, athletes are influencers and the jobs in this category will help you influence your fans and gain new ones along the way.
As an added bonus, as you progress in these jobs, you’ll gain WNBA players as contacts who will send you texts to help you out along the way. To start your career you will hear from Nneka Ogwumike to help get you moving in the right direction.
The W Online
Ok, so what exactly is The W Online? Simply put, The W Online is a 3v3 multiplayer experience (exclusive to The W) where you can take your homegrown MyPLAYER and compete against other players and their MyPLAYERs. Once in the game, you will find yourself in arguably the most beautiful location to play in the game. If you want to see next gen visuals; this is the place to be.
Games played in The W Online will earn you MyPOINTS toward your player’s progression, but this is also where you get to show out. These street rules games to 21 are a stage to showcase your MyPLAYER. As you are progressing in your career, you are unlocking animations and exclusive clothing items for this experience. Once you unlock that coveted level 10 gear, The W Online is the place to go to show the world you’ve reached the pinnacle of your profession!
Closing Thoughts
YOU ultimately make our game what it is, and this year we have greatly expanded the ‘you’s who are represented in our game. There are so many new ways to play with the WNBA in NBA 2K21! I can’t wait to hear about how you shape the league in The W, see your highlights in The W Online, download your custom rosters and scenarios, and see what you are able to build with MyWNBA!
Before I let you go, I want to give a quick shout out to the best development team in the world. The talent and resolve of everyone at VC continuously blows me away. While we are very proud of what we were able to accomplish together, we are always thirsty for more. There are new, never-before taken paths ahead of us. This is a journey we are honored and excited to be taking with you. Now it’s time to see where you take the WNBA in NBA 2K21! Do you have it in you?
Bungie have released a visual documentary that delves into the making of Destiny 2: Beyond Light, giving players a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming expansion. Fans will get insights into Stasis, game design, and more.
PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE
Bungie has also released the Destiny 2: Beyond Light Launch trailer, which highlights the stakes at play in the next chapter of Destiny 2. As power of the darkness rises, everything players thought they knew will be questioned. Guardians will wield Stasis as they explore Europa and discover the mysteries hidden under this mysterious undiscovered destination. The Destiny 2 universe will never be the same again.
Check out the new Destiny 2: Beyond Light Launch trailer below:
https://youtu.be/Sb98zYQGfsw
Destiny 2: Beyond Light arrives on 10 November, when Guardians everywhere embrace the darkness.
SYDNEY, 30th October, 2020 – Today, Square Enix Ltd., launched the official teaser website for the latest standalone mainline title in the FINAL FANTASY series, FINAL FANTASY® XVI. The website showcases newly revealed key artwork for the ground-breaking, all-new action RPG, featuring the game’s protagonist, Clive Rosfield, as well as a set of character illustrations and vignettes that offer a glimpse of the connections between them. The website also presents a deeper look into the setting of FINAL FANTASY® XVI, the complex realm of Valisthea, a land blessed in the light of the Mothercrystals —glittering mountains of crystal that tower over the world below.
Artwork – FINAL FANTASY XVI protagonist, Clive Rosfield, on a dark and dangerous road to revenge
FINAL FANTASY XVI brings players into a world where Eikons are powerful and deadly creatures that reside within Dominants—a single man or woman who is blessed with the ability to call upon their dreaded power. The story follows Clive Rosfield, a young man dedicated to mastering the blade, who is dubbed the First Shield of Rosaria and tasked to guard his younger brother Joshua — the Dominant of the Phoenix. Unexpected events set Clive on a dark and dangerous road to revenge.
For more information on the world and characters of FINAL FANTASY XVI, visit the official teaser website at: http://eu.finalfantasyxvi.com
FINAL FANTASY XVI is a single player action-RPG being developed for the PlayStation®5 console (“PS5™”).
tinyBuild Smuggles Cartel Tycoon: Uncut Earliest Access Onto PC Today
Exclusive Content for Earliest Adopter Drug Lords, Full Launch Set for 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA — 29 Oct., 2020 — Cartel Tycoon, the story-driven drug empire business simulator from publisher tinyBuild and developer Moon Moose, smuggles money and power onto PC today with the surprise release of Cartel Tycoon: Uncut Earliest Access.
Available via direct purchase and download from carteltycoon.com, Cartel Tycoon: Uncut Earliest Access offers dozens of hours of polished alpha gameplay in a feature-rich experience. tinyBuild makes an offer few can refuse, including an exclusive starter kingpin, Hotel building skin, and cartel logo that won’t be available to soldiers who join the familia in Steam Early Access or the 1.0 release.
For the shrewd and cunning, the ‘80s drug trade offered untold wealth—money practically grew from coca and cannabis. Yet with profit came peril, and fatal violence was inevitable. Drug empires rose atop blood and fire. Strong, successful kingpins turned into dead ones.
Push the boundaries of danger and power as a drug baron in the 1980s. Produce cocaine, marijuana, and more while researching new tiers of workshops and warehouses to boost profit margins. Conquer a vast fictional continent and claim each region by battling local cartels and authorities, installing a corrupt mayor, and more. Manage lieutenants with active and passive bonuses, sending them to run money, hide product, rob banks, and even assassinate fellow lieutenants.
Defying genres with a diverse array of inspirations, including Frostpunk, Tropico, and Reigns, Cartel Tycoon puts players in situations where death is inevitable, guided by historical accounts and economic research of real cartels. When the kingpin dies—whether to sheer military force, profit grinding to a halt, or a bullet from a rival—select a lieutenant to take their place and prepare to survive as the cycle of violent escalation begins anew.
“Our team has heard the demand loud and clear—our passionate community wants to play Cartel Tycoon as soon as possible,” said game designer Rita Shapovalova. “More than 50,000 people have downloaded our free Cartel Tycoon demo on Steam. With Uncut Earliest Access, our biggest supporters can take the keys to their drug kingdom a little early while we continue working hard to make sure our Steam Early Access release is nothing short of full beta.”
Cartel Tycoon: Uncut Earliest Access is available now for US $19.99 direct from carteltycoon.com, with Steam Early Access release planned for Early 2021 and GOG launch set for 2021. Major content updates to all versions will lead up to the full 1.0 launch in 2021. Text translations in English and Russian are available now, with French, German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean planned for later release.
Moon Moose is a small studio of five people based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The core team, who has previously worked at Octobox Games, decided to part ways and take a swing at making their own games. Cartel Tycoon is their debut project as a team.
About tinyBuild
tinyBuild is a Seattle-based indie label behind the Hello Neighbor franchise and over 30 renowned titles, including Graveyard Keeper, SpeedRunners and Party Hard. With additional development offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Riga, Latvia, tinyBuild is rapidly building a portfolio of fun, high-quality games across multiple platforms.
WayForward to publish 13AM Games-developed kaiju beat-’em-up!
Independent game studio WayForward is excited to announce that it has entered into a partnership with 13AM Games to publish the developer’s upcoming giant-monster action game Dawn of the Monsters. Under the agreement, 13AM Games will continue to lead the game’s development, while WayForward will provide creative support and handle digital publishing, distribution, and marketing duties in North America and Europe. A co-op beat-’em-up featuring an original cast of giant monsters (AKA kaiju), Dawn of the Monsters is currently planned for a late 2021 release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.
“From the moment we laid eyes on Dawn of the Monsters, we knew it had the potential to be something special,” said WayForward Tyrannical Overlord Voldi Way. “13AM Games is a phenomenal developer that has been a great collaborative partner in the past, and we are very excited to help them bring this unique vision to life.”
“I’ve been a WayForward fan ever since I first got my hands on Godzilla: Domination! on the GBA, and my passion for the work they do has only grown since then,” added 13AM Games CEO Alex Rushdy. “So it’s not only very exciting but also very fitting that we are partnering up for Dawn of the Monsters. For many of us this partnership is a dream come true! This is our biggest game to date and we’re really happy to have WayForward in our corner. Since they are traditionally a developer, they really understand all the process that goes into making a game, which has made the working relationship smooth and fruitful. We can’t wait to share our work on Dawn of the Monsters, we’re really pushing a bold, new, visceral vision of what a co-op 2D action game can be.”
Further information about Dawn of the Monsters, including specifics on gameplay, features, and pricing, will be revealed at a later date. For more details about WayForward’s lineup of games, please visit www.wayforward.com and follow @WayForward on Twitter and Facebook. Additional info on 13AM Games’ titles can be found at www.13amgames.com as well as on Twitter at @13AMGames.
About WayForward
Based in Valencia, California, WayForward was founded in 1990 and has remained an independent game developer for 30 years. We are home to many talented individuals including programmers, environment artists, animators, modelers, illustrators, audio wizards, designers, and team leaders. With the new avenues for distributing games directly to fans we are finally able to make the games we have always wanted to.
About 13AM Games
13AM Games is an independent game studio based out of Toronto that crafts bold, stylish 2D games that challenge convention in order to surprise and delight. They started in 2014 and released their first game, Runbow, in 2015.
Bucharest, Romania – October 29th, 2020 – Games developer Scorpius Games is proud to announce that its rogue-lite first person shooter PositronX has moved out of Steam Early Access into a full commercial launch on Steam and GoG for £17.99 / $19.99 / €19,99 with a 10% discount. PositronX focuses on strategic fast paced combat, creative time and space mechanics, detailed graphics and phoenix-like rising from the ashes as players blast their way through the always new algorithmically generated levels against the killer Machine Swarms.
The key to success in PositronX revolves around adapting to your environment. Rooms are algorithmically generated from a pool of predefined constructs and since death is permanent every play through presents a new challenge. With no environmental recall to assist you, players will always face a brand new industrial dungeon filled with Machine Swarm waiting around every corner with lethal ambition. Dying comes easy but with each fall, you can rise again stronger using scores of new loot and implants to your benefit. These implants bestow abilities that will allow players to turn the fire fight to their favour through altering time and space, summoning minions to your cause, shrinking in size, deploying decoys among others. These are all in addition to the base techniques each character has such as wall running to outmanoeuvre their opponents, the ability to slow down, stop or rewind time, to soar above their enemies, use telekinesis to stop bullets inflight before flinging them back at your adversaries and even to teleport across vast spaces in an instant.
Choose between seven different playable characters with their own unique abilities and load out with a cache of weapons, all upgradable, as you shoot your way through every stage. PositronX’s movement mechanics and retro industrial aesthetic compliment the perfect combination of 90s shooter gameplay akin to Quake 2 & Descent with a roguelite design to form a highly combative, addictively re-playable experience.
PositronX leaves Early Access fully loaded with added extras: A new stage will be added at launch in addition to the current three stages. Three new characters join the current roster: Quark – a silent but deadly assassin, Neutron – a devastating damage dealer and Graviton – a master of Time. The arsenal at your disposal has increased with two new weapons to unload on your opponents: the Core gun and Time gun. All of this will be needed and more as you finally come face to face with the game’s big final boss – The Machina.
”After 2 years of listening to the invaluable feedback from our fanbase we are finally launching PositronX,” said the Scorpius Crew. “The game has come such a long way, galvanizing it’s blend of a fluid fast paced first person shooter mixed with the addictive replayability of a rogue lite to create a modern shooter experience with a relatable nostalgic undertone. We hope players enjoy playing it as much as we’ve enjoyed making it.”
About Scorpius Games Founded in 2010 by two brothers, Eugen and Florin, through their mutual passion for video games. Their first project, I Shall Remain, an action RPG combining role-playing elements in a unique way with survival and strategic elements. The game debuted in 2013 on Steam Greenlight, launched a year later on Early Access and in September 2015 was fully released. Soon after this work began on PositronX, a game fueled by childhood and teenage nostalgia. Remembering “the good ol’ days” as a time when games were about tight gameplay and creative problem solving while feeling like a badass. Combined with their love for roguelite games PositronX was born.
