We hope you’re ready to return to Halcyon for more interstellar mayhem. Private Division and Obsidian Entertainment today revealed details for The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon, the first of two narrative DLCs.
Peril on Gorgon adds a substantial amount of content to the game’s darkly humorous universe with a brand new noir-tinged adventure that takes players to the Gorgon Asteroid to investigate the mysterious origin of Adrena-Time. While there, you’ll find new weapons and armor, perks, flaws, and the same freedom to approach your problems that made the original game so rewarding.
You can watch Peril on Gorgon in action in the trailer below:
https://youtu.be/lPVEUFOonuo
Peril on Gorgon requires the base game and the player will have needed to progress past Monarch to access the DLC’s content.
Peril on Gorgon will be available on September 9 on for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC for $22.95 AUD and Xbox Game Pass Users will receive a 10% discount on the DLC. Peril on Gorgon will also be available as part of an expansion pass which includes the second DLC for a discounted total price of $37.95 AUD. Full details will be revealed at a later date.
Echo Generation Braves the Supernatural on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC in 2021
Riverbond Dev’s Next-gen Adventure revealed in the Xbox Games Showcase
TORONTO — 23 July 2020 —Echo Generation, the turn-based adventure game from Cococucumber where a gang of kids investigate supernatural occurrences to save their small town, will come to Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Steam for PC in 2021, as revealed today during the pre-show for the Xbox Games Showcase.
School’s out for the summer when a mysterious object crashes in the cornfields of a quiet Canadian town. Soon, unexplainable incidents start happening that lead to the appearance of sinister creatures, monsters and mechs. Pack snacks, grab your hockey stick and rally some friends to uncover the source of these strange events.
Find what lurks in the shadows, from mutant rats to spooky animatronics, and challenge them in turn-based battles to level up and gain incredible new powers. Talk with townspeople to embark on new quests to unlock mystifying secrets. Power up to battle gargantuan bosses in fights blending real-time action with turn-based combat.
Brought to life in stunning 4K resolution and 60 fps on Xbox Series X, Echo Generation is optimized to present a gorgeous world true to the era in which it takes place. Hauntingly atmospheric and playfully creepy, synthwave tunes and quirky beats brings a colorful voxel-based world of video stores, abandoned cabins, and a pet graveyard to life.
Inspired by classic coming-of-age films and horror novels from the 80s and 90s, Echo Generation strums nostalgic strings and spurs imagination reminiscent of youthful adventure, when summer seemed to last forever and every day brought new escapades to bravely face with friends.
“With this game, we wanted to capture the feeling of being a kid in the hazy summertime, where the world is yours to discover and everything seems possible,” said Martin Gauvreau, Director of Echo Generation. “Beyond a familiar facade lurks a dangerous world of mystery and adventure — if you dare to venture into the unknown.”
Echo Generation releases in 2021 for Xbox Series X, Xbox One, andSteam for PC.
Cococucumber is a Toronto-based indie studio co-founded by Vanessa Chia and Martin Gauvreau to develop original games for PC and consoles. Titles by Cococucumber include voxel dungeon crawler Riverbond and puzzle-platformer Planet of the Eyes.
Catch the film’s stars at Comic-Con@Home at 8:00AM this Sunday 26th July
Friday 24th July, 2020 – Madman Entertainment has today released a most triumphant official trailer for BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC, along with the film’s final poster. Set nearly three decades after Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, the new movie, which will be released on August 27, follows Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) as they’re faced with creating a song in 78 minutes to set their world right and bring harmony in the universe. In order to succeed, they have to work with their daughters (played by Australia’s very own Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine), a new batch of historical figures and a few music legends. The film also stars Kid Cudi, Kristen Schaal, Anthony Carrigan, Erinn Hayes, Jayma Mays, Jillian Bell, Holland Taylor, Beck Bennett, William Sadler, Hal Landon Jr. and Amy Stoch.
Want more? For the first time ever, every fan around the world is invited to attend a free star-studded virtual iteration of San Diego Comic-Con from 23-27 July! Over the course of five days, pop culture fans will be able to stream hundreds of Comic-Con@Home panels covering all things movie, TV, comics, gaming, and more right into their homes, including the most excellent BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC panel this Sunday.
Catch the film’s stars Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, SamaraWeaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, William Sadler; director Dean Parisot; and writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson at 8:00am this Sunday 26th July (AEST) for a virtual panel to get the inside scoop on the totally radical threequel. Moderated by filmmaker and fan Kevin Smith the totally bodacious panel will be screened on the San Diego Comic-Con@Home YouTube page.
BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC will be released nationally in Australian cinemas on Thursday 27 August, 2020.
Australian Release Date: Thursday 27 August, 2020 Director: Dean Parisot Producers: Scott Kroopf, Alex Lebovici, Steve Ponce Executive Producers: Steven Soderbergh, R. Scott Reid, John Ryan Jr. and John Santilli Screenplay by: Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Kid Cudi, Kristen Schaal, Anthony Carrigan, Erinn Hayes, Jayma Mays, Jillian Bell, Holland Taylor, Beck Bennett, William Sadler, Hal Landon Jr. and Amy Stoch
Jackbox Games Releases Quiplash & Fibbage XL on Nintendo Switch
Two of Jackbox’s biggest party game hits now available for $9.99 each
CHICAGO — July 23, 2020 — Jackbox Games, creator of hilarious party games like YOU DON’T KNOW JACK, has released standalone editions of two of its greatest fan-favorite sensations on Nintendo Switch — Quiplash and Fibbage XL. These must-have titles can be played using your phone and tablet as controllers and are available today for $9.99 each on the Nintendo eShop.
Quiplash — The gut-busting battle of wits and wittiness. Use your smarts to answer simple prompts like “Something you’d be surprised to see a donkey do” and “A better name for France.” (3-8 players)
Fibbage XL — The lying, bluffing, fib-till-you-win trivia party game! Fool your friends with your lies, avoid theirs, and find the (usually outrageous) truth. (2-8 players)
“Our fans love playing Jackbox games on the Nintendo Switch, and we’re excited to bring two of our most beloved franchises to the platform as standalone titles,” said Mike Bilder, CEO of Jackbox Games. “If you haven’t tried one of our games before, Quiplash and Fibbage are great places to start.”
This news follows several recent developments and updates from Jackbox Games, including the conclusion of Celebrity Jackbox: Games & Giving, a livestream entertainment series which delivered over $1M in donations to charities impacted by COVID-19. Jackbox Games has also recently announced four of the five upcoming games (Quiplash 3, The Devils and the Details, Talking Points and Champ’d Up) inThe Jackbox Party Pack 7, coming this fall to major digital platforms.
About Jackbox Games
Jackbox Games is a developer and publisher of party games on major gaming platforms and home entertainment devices. The studio is best known for comedic party games like YOU DON’T KNOW JACK, Fibbage, Quiplash, Drawful and Trivia Murder Party. Jackbox Games “makes the world’s best party games,” according to Business Insider. YOU DON’T KNOW JACK has been called “the greatest quiz-show game ever made” by The Onion’s The A.V. Club.
All current-generation Jackbox Games titles feature the innovative use of mobile devices as controllers, allowing anyone with an internet-connected phone, tablet or laptop to join a game without the need for extra game controllers. Players connect to games on their devices by visiting Jackbox.tv and entering the custom game code displayed via the system hosting the game. This unique concept also allows for games that involve secret player input. Jackbox Party Packs have been called “the definitive party game of a generation” by GQ magazine. The company is located in Chicago, Illinois.
The music in the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game series defined both the gaming and skateboarding worlds in the late ‘90s. With the remaster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2launching on September 4, Activision is announcing new artists and songs will be joining the iconic and beloved video game soundtrack. The soundtrack will feature an insane lineup of modern throwbacks and, in true THPS form, a roster of today’s up-and-coming artists in music across rap, rock and punk – ensuring there’s something for everyone to ride out to with their favorite in-game skater.
To celebrate, Activision is teaming up with Noisey to host an exclusive virtual concert for fans.
On July 28 at 3 p.m. PT, music, skateboarding and video gaming enthusiasts should tune-in to the THPS + Noisey Concert Event to watch the worldwide reveal of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 new music setlist. Some of today’s brightest emerging talent, that will have music in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, will give viewers curated performances during the event including:
CHAII
Merkules
Machine Gun Kelly
Rough Francis
Also, during the event, more details on all the new music slated to make its way to the game will be revealed.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 will be available worldwide on September 4, 2020 for the suggested retail price in the U.S. of $39.99. A digital deluxe version that includes unique content and in-game gear will be available for the suggested retail price in the U.S. of $49.99. For the ultimate fan, a collector’s edition will be available for the suggested retail price of $99.99 in the U.S., complete with the digital deluxe content and a limited-run Birdhouse deck. Information about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and2 including local suggested retail pricingcan be found at www.tonyhawkthegame.com.
About Activision
Headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., Activision is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com or by following @Activision.
ABOUT NOISEY, MUSIC BY VICE
VICE Media Group started Noisey in 2011 as a way to document new and exciting music across the globe — from pop’s heavy-hitters to tiny garage bands and everything in between. Since then, Noisey has grown into one of the most successful music brands on the planet using in-depth reporting and incisive storytelling to investigate the movements, scenes, and stories that drive our culture today.
JULY 23, 2020 – Welcome to SCUM island, prisoner! Developer Gamepires have announced its latest update for their open world survival video game SCUM, luring all supermax prisoners back into the island arena with its Lock ‘n Load V.4 update. This features-heavy release delivers community requested content that all convicted SCUM players can use to fight for survival (and for viewers!) on this ultimate reality show. Capture your copy of SCUM this week while it’s 40% off on Steam!
The SCUM Lock ‘n Load v.4 update features:
WEAPONS OVERHAUL
Malfunctions, Motion Captured Bobbing, Relaxed Weapon Position, New Scopes
VEHICLES OVERHAUL
Shooting from Vehicles, Entering Vehicles, Doors as Cover, Flat Tires
UTILITY ANIMATIONS
Throwing, Auto Weapon Raising, Grips, FPV Melee Animations
SOUND MECHANICS
Shooter’s Ear, Vertical and Horizontal Sound Positioning
ITEMS
Bayonets, Ghillies, Glove and Clothes
Jump into the SCUM game forums for more details on the update and to chat with fellow supermax prisoners.
SCUM is an early access survival game about supermax prisoners surviving and fighting to the death for a television show. SCUM aims to evolve the multiplayer open world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control and progression, where knowledge and skills are the ultimate weapons for long-term survival. Combining the methodical planning and management of hardcore survival with optional PvP ‘network events’ available to everyone at any time, SCUM strikes a unique balance between complex simulation and intense action in the next generation of survival games.
To learn how you can become a contestant in the ruthless island where prisoners fight for their lives, visit @ScumGame, follow us on Facebook, or watch us on Twitch.
Straight from the Microsoft Xbox Series X game showcase event, Bloober Team, the makers of Blair Witch, Observer and Layers of Fear, today showcased a brand-new trailer for The Medium, the third-person psychological horror game, featuring the unique and officially patented dual-reality gameplay within its eerie setting for the first time.
In the new dual-reality trailer of The Medium, first seen live during the Microsoft Xbox Series X game showcase event, players can explore both the physical and spirit world realities displayed at the same time in the body of Marianne, a medium hounded by visions, living and interacting, across two worlds: the real and the spirit world. Throughout the trailer, Marianne’s movement through both worlds is controlled by a single analogue stick, while using different interactions between each of the worlds to solve puzzles and explore various paths. Viewers can also catch a glimpse of how Marianne in the Spirit World has different abilities than the real-world Marianne, including an ability called Out of Body.
Launching on Xbox Series X and PC in the 2020 Holiday season, The Medium renders two fully-fledged and visually distinct worlds simultaneously with no loading screens. Having access to both worlds gives a unique perspective to the tension-fueled, psychological horror game as the dual-reality gameplay with this visual fidelity only being possible on next-gen hardware.
Pre-Orders for The Medium are now open for both the Xbox Series X and PC via Steam on www.themediumgame.com for $49.99 / €49.99. Players who pre-order the game on PC via Steam will get The Medium original soundtrack, featuring a ‘dual’ score soundtrack by legendary composer Akira Yamaoka, of Silent Hill fame, and Bloober Team’s Arkadiusz Reikowski, and the digital artbook for The Medium.
Developed and published by Bloober Team, The Mediumwill launch on Xbox Series X and PC via Steam during [Holiday/Christmas] 2020.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, July 23, 2020. Today independent developer Fatshark announced their third game within the Warhammer universe.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Fatshark brings the four player CO-OP experience to the 41st Millennium in 2021. Go deep into the hive city and face hordes of enemies you have only seen in your nightmares. Players will not be able to hide behind lethal ranged weapons, they’ll need to combine both FPS and melee skills as they get up close and personal in visceral clashes between Imperium and Chaos factions. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide will bring everything you have come to expect from the developers of the multimillion selling award-winning Warhammer: Vermintide franchise.
“I am happy to announce Warhammer 40,000: Darktide to the gaming world today. We are utilizing the knowledge and experience honed from the Vermintide franchise in this new take on the 40,000 universe.” says Martin Wahlund, CEO Fatshark. “We are bringing the four player CO-OP experience to a new setting, and we can’t wait to share the game with everybody in 2021.”
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide will be coming to PC and Xbox Series X in 2021.
Get Updates on all things Warhammer 40,000: Darktide www.playdarktide.com
About Fatshark® Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and established in 2007 independent developer Fatshark is comprised of a team of 100+ experienced games developers, who strive to create compelling interactive experiences. Apart from Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, the team has previously developed titles including Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, Lead and Gold, Krater and War of the Roses. For more information, visit www.fatsharkgames.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 more than 529 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.
See Sable’s New Gameplay Footage from the Xbox Games Showcase
Shedworks & Raw Fury’s Coming-of-Age Story Headed to PC & Xbox Series X in 2021
STOCKHOLM — July 23, 2020 — During today’s Xbox Games Showcase, Raw Fury and indie developer Shedworks showcased new gameplay for their upcoming, open world adventure game Sable, coming to PC and Xbox Series X in 2021.
Join Sable on her gliding, a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and landscapes littered with fallen spaceships. Explore at your own pace on your hoverbike, scale monumental ruins, and encounter other nomads in the wilds, all while unearthing mysteries long forgotten. For those in the know, the acclaimed Japanese Breakfast is taking point on the game’s soundtrack, which promises to be full of chill and emotional vibes.
Features:
Explore at your own pace — you might stumble onto something interesting.
Customize your hoverbike and drive across a sprawling desert.
Climb anywhere with the freedom to travel and glide from great heights as you like.
Solve puzzles (or don’t!). It’s up to you what you want to do.
Meet other nomads, help them out and discover their stories.
Strikingly rendered ligne claire-inspired art style.
Beautiful original soundtrack composed by indie musician Japanese Breakfast.
About Shedworks
Shedworks is a small indie developer founded in a shed in North London by Gregorios Kythreotis and Daniel Fineberg. https://www.shed-works.co.uk
About Raw Fury
Raw Fury is a boutique indie (un)publisher founded in 2015 by Jonas Antonsson, Gordon Van Dyke and David Martinez. We don’t care about genres or mechanics. We care about experiences and emotions. We want to help developers make magic.
Virtual Crunchyroll Expo Opens for Registration with First Wave of Guests, Panels and More!
Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, announced today the first wave of guests, panels, and programming for this year’s Virtual Crunchyroll Expo including the the cast and creators from “Rent-a-Girlfriend,” “So I’m a Spider, So What,” and “The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter.”
V-CRX attendees will have the chance to hear from the cast of “Rent-a-Girlfriend” including Sora Amamiya, the voice actress for Chizuru Mizuhara (also Aqua in “Konosuba”); Aoi Yuki, the voice actress for Mami Nanami (also Tanya in “The Saga of Tanya the Evil”); Nao Toyama, the voice actress for Ruka Sarashina (also Yui Yuigahama in “My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU”) and Rie Takahashi, the voice actress for Sumi Sakurasawa (also Emilia in “Re:ZERO”).
V-CRX also announced Kenta Onishi, the director, Yuki Yamada, the producer, and Satoshi Shoji, the Editor of Original Work of “The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter” to share more about the upcoming anime.
“So I’m a Spider, So What” light novel author Okina Baba is also set to make an appearance at V-CRX.
In addition to the guest and programming announcements, Virtual Crunchyroll Expo also unveiled details around this year’s New Crunchy City Anime Arts District and the Cosplay Cup. The V-CRX anime arts district will include highlights and links directly to the digital stores of each artist chosen for this year’s event. The artists are available on the V-CRX website now, and their artwork can be purchased now throughout the run of the show. Additional artists will be added to the site every two weeks.
Crunchyroll announced Mario Bueno and Vampy Bit Me as the hosts, and Creature of Habit and God Save the Queen as two of the four judges of Crunchyroll-Hime’s Cosplay Cup, which will be a celebration of fan-created costumes from anime and anime-inspired series. The Cosplay Cup will take place Saturday, September 5 and interested entrants are encouraged to submit an application by July 26.
Registration for V-CRX opened today at crunchyrollexpo.com. The global anime community is encouraged to sign up for a free pass for this year’s event to catch all the action, announcements, guest panels, and more.
Virtual Crunchyroll Expo is a digital take on Crunchyroll’s yearly flagship convention that brings together the anime community to celebrate the best and brightest in Japanese animation. The event will be streaming from September 4-6 only on crunchyrollexpo.com.
