Baldur’s Gate 3 Introduces Crowd Choice on Stadia & Twitch Integration on PC

Larian Studios reveals Baldur’s Gate 3’s launch key art & new video on multiplayer cinematics

DUBLIN — Sept. 10, 2020 — Larian Studio’s newest Baldur’s Gate 3 Community Update video, released today, breaks down the game’s cinematic ambitions for early access, which begins on September 30. It also introduces more interactivity through Stadia Crowd Choice and Twitch integration. A huge leap from Divinity: Original Sin’s rock-paper-scissors multiplayer interactions, Baldur’s Gate 3 features 1.5 million words, with fully cinematic dialogues.

Multiplayer & Cinematics Community Update:

Using a mix of performance capture and bespoke adaptive cameras, the game is able to react to whoever you are and whatever you do, both in multiplayer and single-player. With the addition of streaming integration, even viewers who may not own the game now have a say in the player’s journey.

Larian’s Cinematic Director, Jason Latino, explains, “You’re telling your story, and we’re shooting it for you. We’re taking that camera down from being above the players and down into the drama, right into the action.

“I can’t think of another early access game that’s done cinematics on this level,” he added. “There’s a lot of games where the moment you add cinematics, they have to get smaller. We didn’t want to do that.”

Baldur’s Gate 3 Launch Key Art

Community Update #6 – Multiplayer & Cinematics goes into detail about how Larian is combining a cinematic, player-driven narrative through early access, with multiplayer interactions both within and outside of the game session. It shows how far the team has come since Divinity: Original Sin, back in 2014.

When enabled by a streamer, Crowd Choice brings the journey to YouTube viewers, where Stadia viewers can vote. The streamer is seamlessly presented with the results in percentages, and can then choose to follow the players, or go their own way.

Twitch integration works by numbering each dialogue option, which corresponds to viewer choices. This feedback is seamlessly integrated into the game, where both streamer and viewer will see each percentage vote next to each dialogue option. What’s more, players will be able to interact with the Twitch overlay to access the player’s inventory, character sheet, skills, and spells.

Both of these features are launching day one of early access, respectively, on PC and Stadia. This not only brings the community closer to the player, but also, due to the amount of permutations in dialogues, enables streamers to “DM” their own adventure for viewers, letting viewers partake in the story regardless of whether they own the game. Players will be able to become a part of their favorite streamer’s own private canon. Or, as a streamer or viewer, hide the feature entirely. It’s up to them. As always, the game reacts appropriately.

Early access is rapidly approaching, and Larian is happy to launch with nearly everything needed to give players a sense of the ambition behind Baldur’s Gate 3. Dialogues have more permutations than ever before, and so too does the game. Not only does the game retain the narration previous Larian titles are so well known for, you’ll often see that action on screen — whether it’s a vampiric bite in the night, or a slip of the tongue on a goblin’s foot. Of course, there are many more for players to discover on their own.

Whether in solo, with friends — or streaming with an audience — no matter how you choose to experience Baldur’s Gate 3, the tools and systems that allow the game to adapt to the story forged by players are ready for early access on September 30.

For more information, turn to Community Update #6 – Multiplayer & Cinematics, which also features a lengthy community Q&A.

“May 13th, 1985. Dear Diary, Today is my BIRTHDAY! Mum gave me the best present ever! A Commander ’85 – a super modern computer with real artificial intelligence! It’s really smart, and I can talk to it and play games on it. I can’t wait to show it to the rest of the guys!”

Add the game to your wishlist on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086990/Commander_85/).

ABOUT COMMANDER ’85

Commander ’85 is a sci-fi thriller that will allow you to decide the fate of the world using an advanced system of interaction with the computer’s artificial intelligence. Build its trust and friendliness toward you, listen to its sarcastic comments, and even watch as it quarrels with your parents! With hundreds of possibilities and random elements in the game’s plot, every time you play will be different, with your choices leading to one of three possible endings.

COMMANDER ’85 MAIN FEATURES

• A historical setting featuring the culture and technology of the 1980s. Including various Easter eggs and nostalgic references.
• Innovative artificial intelligence system reflecting every choice and decision you make, and as a result leading to various plot twists and different endings.
• Randomly generated story branches and elements of the player’s surroundings, additional quests, and optional activities make every playthrough different.
• Radio stations broadcasting custom shows, commercials, and music, to help you really immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the ’80s.
• Numerous games and programs that you can not only install, but actually run on your Commander.
• Graphics inspired by VHS recordings, with additional sequences created in the style of period-specific movies.

Commander ’85 will launch on Steam and Xbox One on September 30th this year. The game is being developed by The Moonwalls studio and will be published by Gaming Factory and Ultimate Games.

About Gaming Factory
Gaming Factory is a producer and publisher of PC and console games. Among the main objectives of the company is the production and publishing of its own titles for consoles and PC and supporting independent development teams. https://gamingfactory.pl/

Blackbird Interactive and Focus Home Interactive’s zero-g sandbox spaceship salvaging game Hardspace: Shipbreaker has been a hit on Steam Early Access all summer, and today the team is celebrating in a few ways! First up: a new Hardspace: Shipbreaker trailer showing off some of the coolest gameplay highlights and explosive decompressions the streaming community has discovered in this unique physics-based world:

Today’s new game update, playable now on the beta branch, brings a new subclass of ship and additional tutorials for players. The upcoming releases of Acts 2 and 3 will bring hours of new gameplay to the campaign, as well as even more new ships, tools, upgrades, game modes, customization options and more — check out the game’s living roadmap to see what’s coming.

Finally, today kicks off the new September Equinox community event, opening two new competitions to salvagers everywhere: one to write an in-game narrative log, and another to design a collectible decal. The two winners will have their submitted content implemented in-game, as well as other prizes still to be announced. Players can join the Hardspace: Shipbreaker Discord for more information.

One last thing! You can grab Hardspace: Shipbreaker on Steam Early Access for 25% off until Sept. 14 through the Focus Home Interactive Publisher Weekend on Steam.

Hardspace: Shipbreaker is also in development for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One.

Focus Home Interactive & Lightbulb Crew’s Othercide Launches Today on Nintendo Switch

Grab the gothic tactical RPG on sale on Steam today alongside its new PC content update!

PARIS – Sept. 10, 2020 – After a triumphant launch on PC, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One, Lightbulb Crew and Focus Home Interactive are happy to release Othercide on Nintendo Switch! The hit horror-inspired tactical RPG is available today on the Nintendo eShop with a limited-time 20% discount.

In addition, Othercide’s new Dream Mode update arrives today on PC just in time for the Focus Home Interactive Publisher Weekend on Steam, where you can grab the game on sale from now until September 14.

Dream Mode introduces a new optional difficulty setting that eases some of Othercide’s harshest edges for a less stressful experience. You’ll start the game with a bonus Resurrection Token and your Daughters will regenerate health more regularly, letting you more freely use abilities that cost HP without worrying as much about dying. The game is still a challenge, and wrong moves can still lead to a swift death, but this added accessibility should allow more players to enjoy their trip to the Dark Corner.

And not to worry for those who seek the greatest challenges: the game’s original difficulty setting is still available as Nightmare Mode.

Dream Mode will be available on consoles at a later date. For more on Othercide, check out www.othercidegame.com.

Join the Adventure – Play the Free Steam Demo During PAX Online September 12-20

French developer Tactical Adventures announced today its upcoming Tactical RPG Solasta: Crown of the Magister will be available on Steam Early Access October 20. The launch date was announced in an exclusive gameplay trailer that shows the games unique features, including light, verticality, and distinguished tabletop gameplay elements as a party of four heroes ventures into the darkness on a brand new adventure through the world of Solasta.

Tactical Adventures is attending PAX Online, September 12-20, attendees are invited to stop by the Tactical Adventures booth to learn more about the upcoming RPG, join the game conversation and chat with the devs on Discord and play the free Solasta: Crown of the Magister demo on Steam during PAX Online.

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.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister is coming to Steam Early Access on October 20. The game will be available in English, French, German and Simplified Chinese during Early Access – Tactical Adventures is looking to add more languages for the final release. 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.

PUBG MOBILE EMBRACES CREATIVE FLAIR WITH GLOBAL OUTFITS DESIGN CONTEST 2020

Community competition set to begin in world’s most popular mobile game, offering chance to be featured in-game and more

Los Angeles – Sept. 10, 2020 – PUBG MOBILEplayers can drop in and design away as an all-new in-game community-driven challenge begins from Aug 27. Fans can create and submit their own avatar design concepts for a chance to win real-world and in-game prizes. Specially-selected contest participants will also have their winning designs added into PUBG MOBILE for mobile gamers around the world to use. With the submission period underway, potential applicants can find out more information through the official portal here. 

Since the PUBG MOBILE launch in 2018, players and community members have had the opportunity to express their individual style and flair through character, gear, vehicle and other miscellaneous skins in countless combinations. From now through Tuesday, Sept. 15, PUBG MOBILE fans and aspiring artists alike can submit their own avatar designs for consideration through community portals. All submissions that abide by the designated competition rules will be judged by professional judges, including PUBG MOBILE’s art directors and other internal teams, ranking creations across the criteria of design quality, game integration, community feedback and player voting.

The timeline for the PUBG MOBILE Global Outfits Design Contest 2020 is as follows:

• Submissions (Through Tuesday, Sept. 15) – Players can submit their unique designs through the official portal or in designated communities
• Preliminaries (Wednesday, Sept. 16 through Sunday, Sept. 27) – The official art team and professional judges with evaluate all outfits and choose which ones move forward
• Voting (Monday, Sept. 28 through Monday, Oct. 5) – All players and community members will have the opportunity to cast their vote for their favorite submissions
• Reward Announcement (Tuesday, Oct. 13) – The outfits that have been selected will be announced.

The grand prize for the PUBG MOBILE Global Outfits Design Contest 2020 includes $5,000 USD and a PUBG MOBILE official Art Pack book, in addition to the designated artwork being added as a 3D playable model in-game. Similarly, three “Judges’ Choice” awards will also receive game inclusion and the Art Pack books, along with $2,000 USD. The Second through Fifth place Players’ Choice awards will receive booklets and $500 USD, and Sixth through Tenth place will receive books and $200 USD. 

The official template for the PUBG MOBILE Global Outfits Design Contest 2020 can be accessed and downloaded here. Stay tuned for future updates about the competition, including winning designs and more.

PUBG MOBILE is available to download for free on the App Store and Google Play. 

ABOUT PUBG MOBILE

PUBG MOBILE is based on PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, the phenomenon that took the world of interactive entertainment by storm in 2017. Up to 100 players parachute onto a remote island to battle in a winner-takes-all showdown. Players must locate and scavenge their own weapons, vehicles and supplies, and defeat every player in a visually and tactically rich battleground that forces players into a shrinking play zone.

For more information, please visit the official PUBG MOBILEaccounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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KABAM UNLEASHES SHOP TITANS’ FIRST COMMUNITY CRAFTING EVENT – THE KING’S CAPRICE

Third in Series of Monthly In-Game Liveops Events for Shopkeepers Runs from Sept. 10-17

MONTREAL – SEPT. 10, 2020 – An all-new recurring limited-time event has landed in Kabam’s award-winning multi-platform medieval role-playing game Shop Titans known as The King’s Caprice. Starting now through September 17, players will have the opportunity to craft a selection of desired items with their guildmates to win exciting rewards from Shop Titans’ vault of rare and seasonal items. Check out the trailer on YouTube here.

In Shop Titans’ first-ever community event that encourages creative crafting over collective combat, shopkeepers must work together and craft the best items, or item groups, for a unique currency called Antique Shards. By obtaining shards through the event, players can redeem them for long-sought seasonal, holiday, and premium items like blueprints, decorations, walls / floors, and avatar customization options that were previously available at limited times. Antique Shards can also be purchased in packs.

As the third live-ops event introduced to Shop Titans alongside the ‘Lost City of Gold‘ and ‘Tower of Titans‘, player shopkeepers now have a multitude of activities to engage with, both in-and-out of the shop. The King’s Caprice will also run monthly for seven days moving forward, so those that prefer crafting over combat can look forward to extra chances to round out their collection of seasonal, holiday and premium items.

In Shop Titans, players will build up and launch their very own fantasy shop with an extensive item crafting system, and innovative bartering gameplay with customers to secure the best sale price and treasure-seeking quests – all supported with hysterical character-driven banter between your Champions and city Workers. By assembling a team of customizable heroes, players will vicariously explore dungeons and defeat powerful bosses in the pursuit of valuable crafting materials for their stores.

Shop Titans is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and is available now as a free-to-play download through the App Store, Google Play and Steam for PC. For more information, please visit Shop Titan’s official website, Facebook and Twitter.

ABOUT KABAM

Kabam is a world leader of developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games for mobile devices. They merge consumer behavior with the art of game design to create experiences that are enjoyed by millions of players across the globe. Each game has raised the benchmark in mobile gaming, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology and revolutionary gameplay to the console in every player’s pocket.

Kabam has partnered with leading entertainment brands like Disney, Hasbro and Universal to create mobile games based on some of the world’s most iconic franchises.

Kabam’s games have generated hundreds of millions of downloads including Fast & Furious 6: The Game, Fast & Furious: Legacy, Marvel Contest of Champions and Transformers: Forged to Fight. These games have also received multiple awards such as Apple’s Editors’ Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal, Charlottetown, San Francisco and Austin, Texas. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble.

About Netmarble Corporation

Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade&Soul Revolution and MARVEL Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and Big Hit Entertainment, Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com

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Biggest Content Update Yet for Viking RPG Adventure Brings Dungeons, Skill Tree System, Destructible Buildings and Improved Co-Op Campaign

Ragnarok Game LLC and developer Studio 369 announced today that RUNE II’s largest content update, The Campaign Update, is now available now via the Epic Games Store. This refresh introduces an all-new main narrative to replace the old RUNE II storyline, with new characters, numerous quests, and an ending sequence fit for a legendary Viking saga. The Campaign Update includes the new dungeons of Midgard, a skill tree system based on four different god paths (Odin, Hel, Thor, and Heathen), horde events, village system with destructible buildings, and an updated Co-Op Campaign.

The full and enormous list of features can be viewed HERE

To commemorate this massive content update, RUNE II is now on a limited promotional sale at the Epic Games Store:

• Standard Edition is 30% off ($19.79)
• Berserker Edition is 34% off ($24.79)
• God Slayer Edition is 50% off ($29.99)

RUNE II The Campaign Update Features:

• Main Narrative Overhaul: A new overarching story is introduced to RUNE II, with three main chapters that unwinds a tale of betrayal, rebirth, and revenge. Numerous side quests have been added to compliment the now linear direction.
• Dungeons of Midgard: Deep within the depths of Midgard, an ancient evil has awoken. Inspired by classic RUNE levels, the dungeons will challenge the most hardened Viking warriors as they encounter a gauntlet of enemies, challenging platform sequences, and vile monster bosses. Rare loot awaits!
• Skill Tree System: Bring the power of the Norse gods to aid your quest with unique abilities from the new skill tree system. Gain experience and unlock over 20 abilities centered around your chosen deity… or reject the gods to choose the heathen path!
• Viking Village Life: Rebuild the land of Midgard by gathering resources to repair villages. Create longhouses, forges, and other buildings to restore the community as villagers return to rally behind your cause. Loki’s army will attack during Horde Events, so take up arms with villagers to defend to the last man, woman, and child!
• Updated Co-Op Campaign: The new RUNE II narrative is best experienced together with friends online and co-op multiplayer has been vastly improved. Battle side-by-side against enemy hordes, revive fallen companions during battle, assault enemy fortifications to destroy their buildings, and stand as one to face the prankster god Loki!

The Campaign Update is now available for RUNE II on the Epic Games Store. 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.

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Time to leap into action and save the natural world! 

London, United Kingdom – September 10th, 2020 – Chameleon Games is pleased to announce that primate action-adventure Tamarin™ is out today on PlayStation 4 and PC. Set in beautiful Nordic scenery, Tamarin stars the world’s cutest monkey on a quest to save his family from ever-expanding insects intent on industrializing the forest that the tamarins call home.

Tamarin channels the energy of 3D platformer classics and explorative Metroidvania shooters with an environmental message for the ages. Explore an irresistible interconnected 3D world, brimming with primate platforming and bug-splattering shooter action. Leap with the agility of a tamarin as you journey through the Northern wilderness on scenic routes through forests, fjords and mountains, striving to curb the insect invasion dancing to their own destructive beat. Along the way you will collect mysterious electrical fireflies, rescue innocent birds and discover the underground base of the dancing ants while battling to restore the tamarins’ once idyllic natural habitat.

Director Omar Sawi has brought Tamarin to life together with an all-star cast from Rare’s golden era to recapture the charm and magical experiences they were famous for. To mention a few, Banjo-Kazooie character designer Steve Mayles helped craft the iconic new tamarins. Diddy Kong and Battletoads designer Kev Bayliss provided character concept art. Donkey Kong 64 artist Richard Vaucher leads the art production. And Donkey Kong Country and Starfox Adventures composer David Wise tunes in with a melodic and atmospheric soundtrack – complemented by the impactful sound effects of action-game veteran Graeme Norgate (GoldenEye 007, Jet Force Gemini, Killer Instinct).

“We’re excited to release Tamarin into the world, a game that appreciates the joy and beauty of nature while combining fun exploratory platforming, arcade shooting and the important topic of preserving the environment we live in.” said Omar Sawi, Founder of Chameleon Games. “Tamarin is an ode to the wonder of nature, packaged up in a unique exciting gameplay experience which we can’t wait for players to get their hands on.”

Chameleon Games website: https://chameleongames.com/
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Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chameleon_games

About Chameleon Games
Chameleon Games is an independent games developer and publisher inspired by the wonders of nature to create special moments within the medium of interactive games. The chameleon symbolizes play, nature, color, fun and surprise. 

Digital pre-load started. The sexy dungeon crawler launches next week!

Nintendo Switch review codes for our upcoming release of the sexy dungeon crawling RPG Moero Crystal H are now available. If you haven’t done so already, please send your review code request to:

Moero Crystal H will launch on September 17th on the Nintendo eShop in North America, Europe & Australia. A physical edition is available exclusively from online retailer Playasia.

Developed by Compile Heart & Idea Factory and localized & published by eastasiasoft, Moero Crystal H is a dungeon-crawling RPG telling the tale of Zenox the “Lucky Pervert”, who must partner with a troupe of monster girls to reclaim the stolen Bra of Darkness, an object of great power needed to save the world. Equipped with the “Panties of Light” to guide them, our heroes embark on their mythical quest.

More information on Moero Crystal H:

• Full press release: https://www.eastasiasoft.com/press/262/
• Official Website: https://www.eastasiasoft.com/moero/
• Game details: https://www.eastasiasoft.com/games/Moero-Crystal-H

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