Three New Aircraft Join the ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN Arsenal this Fall
As the Project Aces team continues to celebrate Ace Combat’s 25th Anniversary, we’re excited to announce the arrival of three new aircraft into the ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN arsenal of high-performance fighter aircraft, arriving this fall on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PCs via STEAM in the Americas.
Fans of the Ace Combat franchise will be no stranger to the three incoming aircraft with the ASF-X Shinden II, XFA-27, and the CFA-44 Nosferatu hitting their afterburners and streaking into action at supersonic speeds. Along with the arrival of these three aircraft, the Project Aces team has also prepared new weapons, aircraft skins, and emblems to accompany this incoming update.
Additionally, a new “Casual Easy” mode will be made available as a free update to ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN. This new mode will serve as the perfect entry point for novice players to take to the skies and participate in dogfights and aerial combat.
Horde Events, Monsters, and New Dungeons Levels Showcased in Gamescom Debut Trailer
Ragnarok Game LLC and developer Studio 369 revealed the new gameplay features for the upcoming Campaign Update for RUNE II, the definitive open-world RPG Viking adventure. The Campaign Update will launch September 9 and debuts the dungeons of Midgard, a skill tree system, Horde Events, and additional mythical creatures. With this update, an all-new, original main narrative will replace the old RUNE II storyline, introducing new characters, numerous quests, and an ending sequence fit for a legendary Viking saga. RUNE II is available now on the Epic Game Store and will be coming to Steam this November.
Challenging Horde Events will have you defending villages from… well, hordes.
The Campaign Update is currently available on the PTR (Public Test Realm) server for all RUNE II players. More information on how to access the PTR server can be found at rune2.com/ptr
RUNE II is the definitive open-world RPG adventure. Charge forth in this re-envisioned story of betrayal, rebirth, and revenge… and take down a god while you’re at it. Call upon the power of the Viking deities Odin, Hel, or Thor to bless your quest to take down the prankster god Loki. Explore an expanded Midgard world with buildable villages and loot-filled dungeons. Battle savage hordes of enemies from Norse legends alone or online with friends. Experience brand new gameplay features including a skill tree system, parry combat mechanics, and a revamped quest system.
The Campaign Update will be available for RUNE II on September 9. RUNE II is now available at RUNE II website or on the Epic Games Store starting at $29.99. RUNE II will be launching on Steam this November. For keeping up on all things RUNE II, join the epic Viking war cry on Discord, read the latest update on our website, like us on Facebook and Instagram, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and follow us on Twitch and Twitter.
SOLASTA: CROWN OF THE MAGISTER COMING TO STEAM EARLY ACCESS THIS FALL
French developer Tactical Adventures announced at Gamescom this weekend that its upcoming Tactical RPG Solasta: Crown of the Magister is coming to Steam Early Access this Fall. The news was announced in an exclusive trailer that shows some of the games unique features including light and verticality along with gameplay of a party of four heroes traversing through the magical world of Solasta and one of the beasts they encounter along the way.
Wizards of the Coast has granted Tactical Adventures a license to use the Dungeons & Dragons SRD 5.1 content and rules in Solasta: Crown of the Magister.
Solasta: Crown of the Magister is a team-based adventure game where each character plays a critical role in the campaign and can be a hero. The dynamic and mysterious world features elements of verticality, allowing players to use their surroundings as an element of strategy. Players can position ranged characters on high vantage points or send their thief down into shafts and caverns to scope out what lies ahead. In Solasta: Crown of the Magister, light is a tool to explore the depths and hollows of dungeons or can be used as a weapon against the creatures of the dark, but if players aren’t careful, it will give away the party’s position to nasty creatures bent on their demise.
Stay up to date with Solasta: Crown of the Magister: visit the website, wishlist on Steam, follow on Twitter, Instagram, like on Facebook, watch on YouTube, and Twitch, and join the conversation on Discord or the official forums.
Bloober Team, the makers of Blair Witch, Observer and Layers of Fear, today announced their collaboration with voice actor Troy Baker, singer Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, alongside legendary composer Akira Yamaoka of Silent Hill fame, for The Medium, the third-person psychological horror game coming to Xbox Series X and PC via Steam in Holiday 2020. Troy Baker will voice The Maw, the main spirit world entity and antagonist in The Medium. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, having worked together with legendary game composer Akira Yamaoka on the Silent Hill series, will be providing her vocals for the original soundtrack. The three will be bringing their unique talent and passion from their previous work together to what is Bloober Team’s largest and most ambitious project to date.
From left to right: Troy Baker, Akira Yamaoka, and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
In addition to today’s announcement of the talent collaboration, creators from The Medium development team have shared the first episode of the Behind the Scenes series for the game. This episode offers a deeper look at several key insights about the game such as the main theme – how perspective changes your perception. Furthermore, Bloober Team discusses what it means to play as a medium through the main character Marianne, who can live and interact between two worlds, the real and spirit, and what exactly is the Spirit World and what their inspirations are for it in The Medium.
Pre-Orders for The Medium are now open for both the Xbox Series X and PC via Steam on www.themediumgame.com for £41.74 / €49.99. Players who pre-order the game on PC via Steam will get a complete set of The Medium original soundtrack, featuring a ‘dual’ score soundtrack by Yamaoka-san along with Bloober Team’s Arkadiusz Reikowski, and also containing The Art of The Medium as a digital artbook.
Watch the new first episode of the Behind the Scenes series for The Mediumhere:
Developed and published by Bloober Team, The Medium will launch on Xbox Series X and PC via Steam during Holiday 2020.
For more information on The Medium, please visit www.themediumgame.com; Follow us on Twitter @TheMediumGame; Like us on Facebook @MediumGame, or follow us on Instagram @the_medium_game.
12 games showcased in latest ‘Iceberg Ahead’ special Iceberg Interactive revealed new game trailers and release dates at Gamescom 2020 via IGN and the publisher’s latest ‘Iceberg Ahead’ broadcast event.
Hosted by Dan Maher (Inside Xbox) – the live show confirmed several September 2020 releases and offered a glimpse into the publisher’s anticipated line-up for 2021.
We’d love it if you’d watch the 15-minute Iceberg Ahead-show via the above links, or even share the show as a whole! We’ve also gathered up all the games and their news* in a convenient list:
Blazing Sails: Pirate Battle Royale, developed by Get Up Games Fight for survival in Blazing Sails, a pirate battle royale game! Create your own unique pirate and ship. Band together with other players to command your mighty vessel. Navigate land and sea for loot, resources, unique weapons and ship upgrades. Sink every other ship to win the skirmish!
*Release: September 9th 2020 (Early Access) Platforms: PC (Windows)
Transient, developed by Stormling Studios H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into an obscure dystopian world and hold firm to your consciousness, when you stumble upon the terrifying truth about your life in a domed city, a truth that might tear apart your own sanity and question your very existence.
Radical Relocation, developed by Winglett Entertainment Radical Relocation is an absurd physics-based puzzle game that turns a sleepy neighbourhood into an insane obstacle course! You’ll need flawless planning and nerves of steel to get your belongings from A to B – while they’re stacked and balanced on the roof of your moving vehicle!
*Release: August 31st 2020 Platforms: PC (Windows)
Interstellar Rift, developed by Split Polygon Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Players will need to survive in a hostile galaxy with their own custom designed and constructed starship.
*Release: September 24th 2020 Platforms: PC (Windows)
Sacred Fire, developed by Poetic Studios Sacred Fire is a psychological choice-driven RPG inspired by ancient Caledonia. Control your emotions and outsmart your opponents to turn the odds into your favor. Gain allies, fight battles and explore a branching narrative of war and romance. Who will you become to stop the invading Romans?
Star Dynasties, developed by Pawley Games Star Dynasties is a sci-fi strategy game set in a divided galaxy following the destruction of Earth. The game mixes a light empire management strategy layer with a unique procedurally generated narrative of human drama and feudal politics, where your choices will define your story.
The Sojourn, developed by Shifting Tides A tale of light, darkness, and the nature of reality. Traverse a thought-provoking puzzle game and its immersive colour-drenched world of light and shadow.
Lord of Rigel, developed by Rhombus Studios Lord of Rigel is set in a galaxy locked in a galactic cold war. Choose between warring elder races, forge your own coalition, or go it alone. Navigate galactic council politics and defeat grand menaces while utilizing espionage, research, and military force to shape the galaxy.
Conarium, developed by Zoetrope Interactive Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella “At the Mountains of Madness”, but largely set after the original story.
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes, developed by Lazarus Studio Explore your dark family history in Lunacy: Saint Rhodes, a first-person survival horror game where every decision you make changes the course of the game. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Railroad Corporation, developed by Corbie Games Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th century North America. Race against time, as well as the competition, to bring settlements together, produce and trade goods and develop new technologies.
Circle Empires Rivals, developed by Luminous In this fast-paced multiplayer RTS, you and your friends will take control of your own tiny kingdoms and conquer a world made of circles. Each one is overflowing with enemies to fight, monsters to hunt and loot to hoard – but watch out… Friends can quickly become rivals!
Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans. Located in Haarlem, The Netherlands and staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an assembly of game developers around the world, both midsize and indie.
Known for many hit franchises including Starpoint Gemini, Killing Floor and Stardrive; the company has enjoyed recent success with PC titles such as Shortest Trip to Earth, The Sojourn and Circle Empires Rivals. Iceberg Interactive has many exciting multi-format games coming up, including Transient (PC/XBO/PS4), Radical Relocation (PC) and Blazing Sails (PC).
Stuttgart, Germany – August 31st 2020 – ININ Games and STUDIOARTDINK are happy to share the trailer of Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World . The first official trailer was exclusively revealed by IGN on the Awesome Indies show at Gamescom last Saturday.
The game is a fully remastered version of Wonder Boy IV from 1994. The original team is working on the new Wonder Boy – Asha in Monster World, which will release at the beginning of next year for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.
About ININ Games
ININ Games focus on the digital and physical publishing of high-quality, feel-good retro and arcade games. ININ Games brings retro games to life and creates the classics of the future. They are best known for “Bubble Bobble 4 Friends”, “Slaps and Beans” and “The Ninja Saviors – Return of the Warriors”. Numerous other milestones of classic gaming culture are in the planning and will be announced in the coming months. ININ Games is part of United Games Entertainment GmbH. For more information visit http://www.inin.games
About STUDIOARTDINK
STUDIOARTDINK CORPORATION was founded in 2001. As a console game developer we have developed many titles of major Japanese publishers. We also have sold a number of titles as a publisher and in 2020 we are going to launch a game content brand “G Choice” (https://gchoice.jp/). We provide attractive game contents created by talented developers and creators for customers all over the world.
About SEGA CORPORATION
SEGA CORPORATION is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company offers a variety of game contents for console, PC, wireless devices including planning, development, sales and operation, and amusement machine including planning, development and sales. Moreover, it provides game content developed by studios in countries around the world through global publishing bases.
LAT is an Intellectual Property license company, established 1998 in Tokyo. LAT acquired all the intellectual properties of Westone Bit Entertainment Ltd. in 2015. In 2019, LAT closed a contract with Sega Games Inc. (current Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.) in which the both companies agreed to jointly own the properties. Another title LAT license is Princess Maker.
Italian Navy Cruisers in Early Access, Italian Battleship Campaign, and Transformers collaboration in new Veni, Vidi, Vici Update
AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 31, 2020) — World of Warships: Legends brings in the first Italian warships, a new collaboration with Transformers, and a new system for players to manage and upgrade their camouflage. The Veni, Vidi, Vici update also ushers in a new campaign to earn the tough Italian Tier VII battleship Roma, French destroyers are leaving early access, and a handful of other improvements are inbound. With so many new features coming this update, there’s even more to dive into in Legends.
The new Italian nation comes with a line of Cruisers in early access and a cadre of four new commanders for players to incorporate into their fleet. The new Alberto da Giussano, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Trento, and Zara are available this update in early access, representing the core fighting cruisers of the Regia Marina during the Second World War. These cruisers are quite maneuverable and have a Smoke Generator Consumable that allows them to create concealment whenever they need it. Combined with reliable armament and torpedoes, these cruisers are ready to join battle.
To reinforce the new nation, the new Veni, Vidi, Vici campaign stars the elegant Italian battleship Roma. Fast, Agile, and well-protected, the Roma is able to navigate through various threats on the high seas. Plus, her high-velocity and quickly traversing 381mm guns help her deal with even the toughest enemy vessels. The Veni, Vidi, Vici campaign will run for 5 weeks and has 100 milestones to progress through. However, Italian ships aren’t the only new things coming this update.
Later this September, four new Transformers-themed Commanders will be here to lead your warships into battle! Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, and Rumble become Warships in Disguise, powering up your fleet with their unique inspirations, abilities, and voiceovers. Each one also has a special skin available for a particular ship. Optimus Prime leads the way from the Iowa, Megatron rules the seas aboard Bismarck, Bumblebee races to the front in Fletcher, and Rumble shakes things up in the Tashkent. There are also special camos, patch parts, and more available for players to use in battle.
The Veni, Vidi, Vici update brings a new feature for players to manage and upgrade camouflage for their ships. Now, players can convert consumable camouflage into paint or a permanent paint job for their ship! This will make the customization of their ships in-game even easier, while also adding a new way to progress and improve their fleet!
Coming in at high speed are the French destroyers! In this update the full line is available for players to research, including the top of the line gunboat–Le Fantasque. Fast-paced and very well armed, the Le Fantasque is a large destroyer with a Main Battery Reload Booster instead of a Smoke Generator. This allows skilled captains to unleash devastating bursts of damage onto their enemies!
There are plenty of new additions to the game coming in the Veni, Vidi, Vici Update. Get ready to conquer the seas and Turn the Tide!
About World of Warships: Legends Experience epic naval action in World of Warships: Legends, a massively multiplayer online game where you can master the seas in history’s greatest warships! Recruit legendary commanders from maritime history, upgrade your vessels and stake your claim to naval supremacy with or against players around the world in thrilling and immersive battles. World of Warships: Legends brings the online naval action loved by millions to home consoles for the very first time, alongside a host of content and features exclusive to the console experience.
About Wargaming Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 4500+ employees and offices spread all over the world. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Their flagship products include the massively popular free-to- play hit World of Tanks and the strategic naval action game World of Warships.
“It was all unintentional, honest. Wait, is that a dictaphone? Are you recording this?” says studio behind old people mayhem sandbox
London, UK – Monday 31st August, 2020 – Responding to suggestions that its latest trailer looks somewhat similar to Cyberpunk 2077, development studio DoubleMoose – the outfit behind forthcoming old people mayhem sandboxJust Die Already, also widely known within the industry as “DoubleWhat?”– has suggested any likeness is “err, , erm, purely coincidental.”
Hype for CD Projekt Red’s latest game is at an all time high, though DoubleMoose co-founder Armin Ibrisagic has suggested the studio was in no way influenced by endlessly re-watching Cyperpunk 2077 trailers, over and over during the development of Just Die Already’s flash new promo.
“We talk a lot about Cyberpunk 2077 at the DoubleMoose office and the trailer kind of just ended up like this unintentionally,” offers Ibrisagic, sat in a home-made replica Cyberpunk jacket, complete with light-equipped pop collar. “Be cool, CDProjectRed. Don’t sue.”
Said trailer follows a similar act of deference towards Death Stranding earlier in the summer. We wish to formally ask all journalists to start asking Hideo Kojima what he thinks of the trailer.
You can also download and play the Just Die Already demo on Steam for free until Wednesday 2nd September.
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About DoubleMoose DoubleMoose Games is a collective of several three-dimensional organic meat automatons, infused by four-dimensional souls, converging in the same space-time to produce audiovisual entertainment products for the human (and secret alien) inhabitants on “Earth”.
About Curve Digital Since 2013, Curve Digital has been working with the world’s best game developers to help bring their games to broad, global audiences across all platforms. From renowned indie hits like Bomber Crew and Autonauts, to the multi-million-selling Human: Fall Flat. In recent years Curve Digital has become industry recognised, winning Indie Games Publisher of the Year at both MCV Awards 2018 and 2019, as well as ‘Publishing Star’ at the Develop:Star Awards 2019 and Best Publisher Award at the TIGA Awards 2019. Curve Digital has an ambitious line-up slated for 2020, which includes Embr, HotShot Racing, Peaky Blinders: Mastermind, Just Die Already, Space Crew and The Ascent.
RAINBOW SIX® SIEGE OCEANIC NATIONALS KICK OFF SEPTEMBER 16th
SYDNEY, Australia – August 31st, 2020 – Today, Ubisoft Australia, in partnership with ESL Australia, announced the Oceanic Nationals will officially commence on September 16, 2020, beginning stage two of the 2020 season and will run in an online format. The Oceanic Nationals is the premier Rainbow Six Siege tournament of the Oceanic region.
The Oceanic Nationals will see the eight best teams in the Oceanic region compete in a round robin format across seven playdays, in a Bo1 match with overtime. At the end of the playdays, the top six teams will move onto three days of double-elimination playoffs.
The teams competing to be crowned the Oceanic Nationals champion are:
Wildcard
OkamiLFO
Pittsburgh Knights
Melon Cat
LFO
Team Ferox
Elevate
Kanga Esports
The Oceanic Nationals will run every Wednesday and Friday evening from 7:00PM AEST, with the playoffs taking place from October 16 – 18. The full schedule of playdays is available below:
Playday #1 – Wednesday, September 16 Playday #2 – Friday, September 18 Playday #3 – Wednesday, September 23 Playday #4 – Friday, September 25 Playday #5 – Wednesday, September 30 Playday #6 – Friday, October 2 Playday #7 – Wednesday, October 7 Playoffs – Friday, October 16 – Sunday, October 18
For the Oceanic Nationals, Ubisoft Australia is partnering with mental health awareness organisation, LIVIN, to help fight the stigma of mental health issues. Ubisoft will be raising awareness for LIVIN by integrating messaging into the entire broadcast of the season.
“Ubisoft Australia and Rainbow Six Siege Esports is proud to partner with LIVIN for the Oceanic Nationals to help promote the importance of mental health,” said Edward Fong, Managing Director at Ubisoft Australia.
“We are inspired by LIVIN’s programs and vision to break the stigma around mental health within schools, workplaces and communities, and are proud to be able to share the message that ‘It Ain’t Weak To Speak’ to the Rainbow Six Siege community.”
Casey Lyons, CEO and cofounder of LIVIN enthuses “We are thrilled to partner with Ubisoft Australia and connect with their community of gamers and promote a healthy lifestyle and balance and connectivity with others.”
“Ubisoft and our other existing corporate partners enable us to provide vital mental health education all around Australia and smash the stigma attached to mental health. We are grateful for Ubisoft’s support and look forward to continuing to grow our national corporate partnerships”.
ESL is the world’s largest esports company. Founded in 2000, ESL has been shaping the industry across the most popular video games with numerous online and offline esports competitions. The company operates high profile, branded international leagues and tournaments under the ESL Pro Tour including ESL One, Intel® Extreme Masters, ESL Pro League, and other premier stadium-size tournaments, to more clearly define the path from zero to hero. ESL also produces the ESL National Championships, grassroots amateur cups, and matchmaking systems, creating a world where everybody can be somebody. With offices all over the world, ESL is leading esports innovation on a global scale through the combination of global ESL competitions, amateur leagues, publisher activations, and more. ESL is a part of MTG, the leading international digital entertainment group. about.eslgaming.com
About LIVIN
LIVIN was founded on the Gold Coast, Australia in honour of Dwayne Lally who like many others took his life after living in silence from a mental illness. LIVIN is all about living your life at the top and breaking the stigma around mental health. Connecting, supporting and encouraging one another to talk about their feelings and challenges because “It Ain’t Weak to Speak”. Through the development of cutting-edge education programs, apparel and community awareness initiatives, LIVIN are launching a generational change. For more information on how to get involved, visit https://livin.org/
About Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Alongside a thriving professional esports scene and a community of over 55 million registered players, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege puts players in the middle of a fast-paced, ever-evolving multiplayer experience grounded in the selection of unique Operators. Using the right mix of tactics and destruction, Rainbow Six teams engage their enemies in sieges, where both sides have exclusive skills and gadgets at their disposal. Defenders prepare by transforming the environments around them into modern strongholds, while attackers use recon drones to gain intel for carefully planning their assault. With access to dozens of Operators inspired by real world counter-intelligence agents from around the globe, players can choose exactly how they want to approach each challenge they encounter. Through the constant addition of new Operators and maps that add to the depth of both strategy and combat, the unpredictability of each round of Rainbow Six Siege sets a new bar for intensity and competition in gaming.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2018-19 fiscal year Ubisoft generated Net Bookings of €2,029 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoft.com.
NBA 2K21 New MyCAREER Trailer and Details;Introduces 2K Beach as its Newest Neighbourhood
2K has revealed details about the new NBA 2K21 MyCAREER mode and Neighbourhood for current-generation consoles leading up to game launch on September 4. NBA 2K21 features a new MyCAREER storyline that takes your player from high school through college – incorporating ten officially-licensed college programs – and eventually the NBA. Players will also be able to soak up the sun at 2K Beach, the newest Neighbourhood coming to NBA 2K21!
https://youtu.be/JdRlookJMso
MyCAREER
In NBA 2K21, this year’s narrative, The Long Shadow, tells the story of Junior – the son of a beloved baller who faces the challenges of trying to make it to the NBA, balancing legacy while carving his own path through high school to college. Making this journey more authentic to real life, NBA 2K21 will feature 10 officially licensed college programs to choose from in the story: Michigan State, UConn, Florida, Gonzaga, Syracuse, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, UCLA, Villanova University and West Virginia. Players will be joined by MyCAREER’s star-studded cast with performances from Jesse Williams, Dijmon Hounsou, Mirelle Enos, Michael K. Williams, cover athletes Damian Lillard and Zion Williamson, and more.
2K Neighbourhood 2K Beach is the latest location in the Neighbourhood, where players live out their day-to-day 2K basketball experience. Jump into 3v3 streetball runs with your crew, 5v5 ProAm games for something more serious and take part in plenty of events providing even more reasons to come back all year long.
NBA 2K21 will be released on current-generation platforms on September 4, 2020 and is available for pre-order now. Stay tuned for more news leading up to launch.
