July 18, 2019 – Bring your baseball on the go with Super Mega Baseball 2: Ultimate Edition by Metalhead Software, now that the critically acclaimed baseball game is coming to Nintendo SwitchTM on July 25 for $29.99 USD. The Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch includes the complete set of Super Mega Baseball 2 content, fully featured online play, and runs at 60 fps in both docked and handheld modes.
Whether a rookie or baseball purist, Super Mega Baseball 2: Ultimate Edition packs a mode for everyone. Compete in ranked Pennant Race mode (1v1), dominate friends in arranged matches (1v1, 2v1, 2v2), or take on the AI (solo, local co-op, online co-op) – all kept fair by Ego, the genre’s most flexible difficulty system.
The Ultimate Edition will also arrive on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Steam as a new bundle for $29.99 USD, alongside a price reduction of the base version and its DLCs.
“We’ve thought for a long time that Super Mega Baseball 2 would be a fantastic fit for the Switch and our community has told us the same,” said Metalhead Co-Founder Scott Drader. “We’re hyped to finally reveal that Nintendo users will soon have their hands on it.”
Super Mega Baseball2 received numerous “Sports Game of the Year” nods last year and comes to the Nintendo Switch with no compromises:
Fully featured
online play including cooperative season play and competitive
cross-platform matchmaking via the game’s Pennant Race mode.
60 fps gameplay in
both docked and handheld modes.
Single Joy-ConTM
support for intense shared screen head-to-head and cooperative play.
Includes all
content previously released as DLC on other platforms.
Super Mega Baseball
2: Ultimate Edition will be available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One,
PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam on July 25th. Access the press kit and learn more about the game on Twitter, Facebook and Reddit.
About Metalhead Software
Metalhead Software is an independent game studio afloat off the Canadian West
Coast. Formed in 2009, its debut title Super Mega Baseball
was praised by both
critics and fans.
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THE TIME HAS COME…. RUNE II AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! VIKING WARRIORS JOIN THE DEATHMATCH BETA TODAY!
All Warriors Who Pre-Order Now Can Join the Deathmatch Beta. No Weapon? No Worries – Use Your Foe’s Limb to Bludgeon them to Death!
MADISON, WI – July 18, 2019 – Ragnarok approaches! Human Head Studios announced today that warriors can now pre-order its upcoming action RPG RUNE II and gain access to the Deathmatch beta! With pre-order purchases, players will also be granted exclusive weapons, armor, maps, and the game’s soundtrack, along with instant access to the Deathmatch beta from July 18 – July 20. It’s kill or be killed in this action packed bloodfest – are you strong enough to survive?
Not sure how to be a Viking? Check out the newly released ‘How to Become a Viking!’ trailer, where aspiring warriors can study the steps to becoming a true Norse legend! Drink Mead! Eat Lizards! Mmm Delicious!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE6o8yzK5Aw
The Deathmatch beta for RUNE II will run daily from July
18 to 20. The schedule is below (all times are EST):
July 18: 2PM – 8PM
July 19: 2PM – 8PM
July 20: 9AM – 3PM
In RUNE II‘s fast-paced Deathmatch mode, kill your
friends, your enemies, and your frenemies with a variety of different weapons,
such as swords, spears, axes, war hammers, and even human limbs. Rush to
control the divine chests that drop across the field and you’ll be handsomely
rewarded. With consumable runes that grant you godly powers like the ability to
call down Mjolnir’s lightning or a short teleport behind your opponents, death
is always a left click away. Will it be your opponents…or yours?
Pre-order to get the Warrior Pack for $29.99, Berserker Rage for
$39.99 or God Slayer for $59.99.
As Midgard’s chosen savior, kneel atop the Divine Summit to receive a blessing and powerful abilities from the god of your choosing in the endeavor to end Ragnarok. It’s a race against time to prevent the conniving Loki from destroying Midgard as he holds the world in a perpetual state of chaos and destruction. Alone or with friends, you will battle legions of Loki’s minions in brutal melee combat, travel the world collecting rare resources, locate precious artifacts to weaken the Realm Gate and craft the mightiest weapons the Nine Realms have ever seen. Are you powerful enough to take down Loki… or will a new age of darkness begin?
Development of RUNE II is being funded by ESDF Management, a video game production and finance company.
RUNE II will be launching to the Epic Game Store summer 2019. For keeping up on all things RUNE II, go to www.RUNE2.com, join the epic Viking war cry on Discord, like us on Facebook, Instagram and follow us on Twitter.
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ABOUT HUMAN HEAD STUDIOS Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, Human Head Studios is an independent studio with more than 20 years of experience designing and developing commercial video games. Having worked on almost two dozen projects, the studio is best known for its critically acclaimed, award-winning titles Rune and Prey. Human Head has also contributed to the development of mega hits Bioshock Infinite, World of Tanks, and Batman: Arkham Origins. The studio is currently hard at work on multiple projects for PC and next-gen consoles. For more information, visit www.humanhead.com .
ABOUT ESDF MANAGEMENT ESDF Management is a California-based video game production and finance company, led by a veteran team with experience in fundraising, development, and marketing. Backed by some of the best partners and investors in the industry, ESDF is focused on working with top creative talent to make fun, high-quality games and world-class intellectual property. For more information, visit esdfmgt.com.
PUBG MOBILE’S ‘TEAM UP’ TOP PLAYERS
TO COMPETE AT PUBG MOBILE CLUB OPEN 2019 GLOBAL FINALS LATER THIS MONTH
Nine celebrities and influencers from around the world drop into Berlin
for massive global finals competition
LOS ANGELES –
July 18, 2019 – Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation revealed today the top nine
finalists who will be competing in the ‘TEAM UP’ portion of the upcoming PUBG
MOBILE Club Open 2019 Global Finals. After 10 days of voting
from players around the
world, more than 220 million ballots were cast to narrow down an impressive
roster of 100 players, internet celebrities and influencers. The nine ‘TEAM UP’
stars who have been chosen to represent their respective regions include:
Giannis Antetokounmpo –
NBA Player, MVP of 2018-2019 season;
Boy Pakorn – Thai singer, actor
and model;
Pevita Pearce – Indonesian actress
and singer;
Chi Pu – Vietnamese actress
and singer;
Kazu – Japanese
influencer;
Mysterious YT – Indian gaming
influencer;
Nero – MENA gaming
influencer;
PowerBang – US gaming
influencer;
Athena – Korean gaming
influencer.
On the first day of the PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019 Global
Finals on Friday, July 26, all nine stars will team up to form the ultimate
team and compete in a show match. International musician superstar ALAN WALKER
will also join for both the show match and an exclusive live performance, where
he will debut his new song collaborating with PUBG MOBILE.
Players can stay tuned for the official live broadcast of the finals on the PUBG
MOBILEEsports YouTube channel here.
The TEAM UP
campaign makes up just one part of the massive three-day PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019 Global Finals, where the top 16 teams from around the world will duke it out for
ultimate bragging rights and a healthy slice of the massive $2.5 million USD
prize pool. Over 90% of all on-site tickets are sold out, but players can still
purchase the last remaining tickets here.
In addition to last week’s TEAM UP voting period, players can support
their favorite of the top nine TEAM UP superstars to earn exclusive PUBG
MOBILE rewards, including a customized PMCO in-game parachute, and the
chance of lucky draw with exclusive giveaways provided by the nine stars and
ALAN WALKER. From Thursday, July 18 to Thursday, July 25, special PUBG
MOBILE missions are available each day, which will reward players with
up to four voting tickets per day. For each vote, players will receive a TEAM
UP Crate via in-game mail. Players can cast their votes through the event page here.
More information
about PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019 Global Finals can be found here.
PUBG MOBILEis
developed by Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation and based on PLAYERUNKNOWN’S
BATTLEGROUNDS, the original PC and Xbox One gaming phenomenon that took the
world of interactive entertainment by storm in 2017. Up to 100 players parachute onto a remote island
to do 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.
After a wildly successful launch in February
of this year, Wargroove is moving in formation to the PS4 on July 23rd
July 16th, London, UK – Get ready to defend your kingdom with a
little help from your friends — Play tactical, turn-based combat inspired by
the beloved retro title, Advanced
Wars, when Wargroove launches on the PlayStation 4 console on
Tuesday, July 23rd for 19.99 USD! With four factions to choose from, twelve
commanders to control, tight tactical battles, and over ten language options,
Wargroove is perfect for both new and experienced players of the genre.
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a solo or multiplayer
turn-based strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage
war on battling factions, using your ‘groove’ to strategically sway the fight
in your favor! Design and share online your very own maps, cut-scenes, and
campaign stories with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools for
the modding community!
A statement has been issued by Cherrystone Commander, Caesar,
about Wargroove’s launch on the PlayStation 4, “Bark Bark Bark, Bark Bark Bark Bark.” Truer words have
never been spoken by a dog who also leads one of Wargroove’s most potent
armies*.
*Yes, youcan play as a dog.
Wargroove is coming to PS4 on July 23rd – we’ll announce the
store page on the 23rd!
Features
Choose from one of 12+ Commanders from 4 warring
factions – the brave Cherrystone Kingdom, the thoughtful Heavensong
Empire, the dark Felheim Legion, and nature-inspired Floran Tribes
Strategically use your Commander’s unique “groove”
ability to sway the battle in your favor – Dance your way to victory!
Battle your way through the Campaign Mode to discover
the story and motivations behind each faction
Challenge your friends to local and online multiplayer
skirmish modes with complete rule customization, as well as local and
online competitive and co-op play
Design and share your own complex series of
battlefields online, with branching story paths using easy to master
in-game map and campaign editors
Learn more about each character you encounter through a
trial of boisterous bouts in Arcade mode, fighting 5 different opponents
in quick succession
Outwit the enemy in Puzzle mode, using your strategic
skills to complete tricky challenges in just ONE turn
Discover the history and lore of the world of Wargroove
and its inhabitants in the Codex, as well as handy strategy tips and rules
for use in battle
About Chucklefish
We’re Chucklefish – an independent games studio based in London,
UK. We develop and publish our own games and provide support to other
developers! Recent title releases include Stardew Valley, Starbound, and many
others!
SEE HOW SPIDERS’
FANTASY RPG GREEDFALL CAME TO LIFE IN NEW DEVELOPER DIARY SERIES
GreedFall, the upcoming open-world fantasy RPG from indie studio Spiders and
Focus Home Interactive, has released the first video in a new series of
behind-the-scenes diaries exploring the development of this unique gaming
adventure.
This opening episode, “Terra Incognita,” dives into the team’s creative processes, inspirations and ambitions with lead writer and Spiders CEO Jehanne Rousseau and art director Cyril Tahmassebi. You can watch it now“
GreedFall draws inspiration
from our own world’s 17th century with references to the era’s baroque art,
music, fashion and architecture. Wits its rich bestiary, distinct settlements
and sprawling, secret-filled environments, the game imbues players with a sense
of wonder — much like that of explorers, scientists and naturalists during the
Age of Discovery. Despite the historical references, however, the island of
Teer Fradee is very much grounded in fantasy: every creature, village and
nation has its own imaginative backstory for curious players to uncover.
GreedFall lands
on Sept. 10, 2019, on PlayStation®4, Xbox One
and Windows PC. The game is available to pre-order now on Steam and
at major retailers. You can check out more at www.GreedFall.com.
GLADIATORIAL VR SIM ‘GORN’ LEAVES THE SHACKLES OF EARLY ACCESS
– Blood, Dirt, and Nipples in
Glorious VR –
SOUTH AFRICA – Independent developer Free Lives (Broforce,
Genital Jousting) and virtual game publisher Devolver Digital (also Broforce,
Genital Jousting) have announced that VR sensation GORN has smashed out of
Early Access and launched as GORN v1.0 on SteamVR and Oculus.
GORN is a
ludicrously violent VR gladiator simulator featuring a unique, fully physics
driven combat engine where combatants creatively execute their most violent
colosseum fantasies in virtual reality. The acclaimed VR game entered Early
Access in 2017 to high praise and huge success despite players propensity to
smash screens and tear down light fixtures in the heat of battle. One player
even dislocated their knee cap. Damage to personal property notwithstanding,
GORN went on to become one of the top ten VR games in sales and one of the top
three in user reviews on Steam during Early Access.
Free Lives
spent the past two years adding in everything from new weapons and opponents to
local cooperative modes and even a custom language within the GORN universe.
That last one is a joke that frankly just got out of hand until they had a full
language and a five-track hip-hop EP in said language. The final update in
Early Access brings an ultimate showdown with a longtime nemesis, a new weapon,
and more alongside SteamVR Index support and a slew of fixes and tweaks.
“Our team couldn’t be more pleased to see the continuation of Free Lives’
unbelievable streak of turning weird ass ideas into commercially and critically
successful games,” said Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker.
For
more information on GORN,visit gornvr.com
and follow @Free_Lives on Twitter. Also, buy GORN because if you don’t what was
the point of all this work?
Explore past and present in this thought-provoking sci-fi puzzler from Daedalic Entertainment and Caligari Games
HAMBURG, Germany — 18th July, 2019 – Award-winning
publisher Daedalic Entertainment is delighted to announce that the time travel
adventure game The Great Perhaps will launch on PC, Mac and Linux
via Steam on August 14th. The debut title from indie developer Caligari Games,
this original thought-provoking journey features hours of puzzle-based gameplay
and atmospheric storytelling in a unique sci-fi universe.
Check out The Great Perhaps’ quick-action time-swapping and hand-drawn Soviet-inspired art design in its announcement teaser:
The Great Perhaps is a pre- and post-apocalyptic adventure
about a cosmonaut returning to Earth to find a wasteland devastated by an
unknown cataclysm. Armed with a mysterious lantern that can both reveal the
past and transport you between timelines in an instant, you’ll overcome
challenges and survive dangers in both eras to uncover — and perhaps prevent —
what happened in this uncompromising vision of our planet’s future.
Key Features:
Use time travel to solve
challenging puzzles and unlock the mysteries behind the apocalypse
Experience a world of
gripping tension and haunting sorrow before and after the fall
Discover innovative
storytelling which binds together past and present
Meet memorable characters
with touching personal stories
Original dynamic soundtrack
which adapts to each timeline
Wistful hand-drawn 2D art
style inspired by Soviet aesthetics
To learn more about The Great Perhaps, please visit the
game’s Steam page. Press assets for The Great Perhaps,
including screenshots and art, can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/y5lksy86
The release date has been set for the upcoming expansion of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. The expansion, “Heretek”, is set to release on July 23rd for PC, Mac and Linux.
“Heretek” will expose the dark side of the Adeptus Mechanicus faction like never before with a brand new story crafted by Black Library author, Ben Counter. Players will battle familiar enemies and lead the assault on the Necrons while being corrupted from within by a group of heretek Tech-Priests.
In addition to the standard expansion, Kasedo Games and Bulwalk Studios have announced a special “Heretek+ Edition”, which includes the Suffering Shattering Axe in-game weapon, a Heretek+ Digital Artbook and exclusive Heretek Music Track
The standard edition of “Heretek” will cost US$9.99, €9.99, £6.99.
Double Damage Games announced Rebel Galaxy Outlaw will launch on PC on the 13th of August. The game will be a Epic Games Store exclusive. It is unknown if Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a full blown exclusive or a one year timed exclusive. The game will be priced at $29.99 USD. A PlayStation 4 and Switch version will launch later in 2019. A brand new trailer has been released to accompany the launch date announcement.
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a follow up to the 2015 space action game Rebel Galaxy. Set before the events of the first game, players take on the role of Juno Markev, a retired smuggler who is forced back into business after going into debt.
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw features a full singleplayer story campaign, a giant galaxy to explore, tons of NPCs to meet, plenty of space ships, over 21 hours of in-game radio, and seedy watering holes complete with side games.
Pretty in Pink is one of the quintessential John Hughes teen comedy films and is much beloved by audiences. I am someone who categorically dislikes teen movies largely because screenwriters often fail to properly depict the delicate balance between youth and maturity that teenager characters really should be.
I honestly did not have high hopes for my liking this film as I was walking down to George st cinemas for the In the House screening but I was open to giving it a shot. Who knows, maybe this would be the one that finally wins me over to watching the youths on the silver screen?
Story
The film follows the trials and travails of high schooler, Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald), as she works to juggle her schoolwork, supporting her underemployed father (Harry Dean Stanton), and her friendship with her overly romantically interested best friend Duckie (Jon Cryer). She catches the eye of the son of a well-to-do family, Blane McDonough (Andrew McCarthy), who asks to be her date for the fast-approaching prom. The friends of both Blane and Andie tell them that their romance is irreconcilable over the class divide and occasionally even work against the pair. Will Andie and Blane be able to stick together and overcome the class divide or is their infatuation doomed to fail?
The film’s story is pretty quintessential slice of life fare with action and drama that is very restrained. In all honesty, this genre of story is often quite alienating to me just because my own life is so often far removed from the painfully middle-class experiences these stories generally depict. Couple this fact alongside my distaste with teen movies and you might assume that I would probably despise Pretty in Pink but, despite my own assumptions, I am happy to say this was not the case. The film explores themes of class and poverty in a way which I found to be quite compelling in how subtly it approached them while still maintaining a focus on the regular humdrum life of its protagonist character. Speaking of which…
Andie is, without a doubt, the highlight of the entire film and the lynchpin of what makes it work. Her charm is so wonderfully earnest and genuine that it never fails to light up the screen whenever she’s in frame. She’s charming, funny, and caring about those around her in a way which I honestly aspire to. Her character doesn’t undergo an arc of growth throughout the story because she ultimately doesn’t need to; she’s resolved her internal conflict before the films story begins and just works to help those around her come to terms with theirs for the most part and it’s honestly just a wholesome delight to see her navigate the story as such a positive role model. To this end, the film unreservedly celebrates Andie in her interests and accomplishments whether it be supporting her friends and family or just dressing really well. You might correctly read that I am in love with the character and if you’ve seen the film, you will absolutely understand why.
The characters who are given more flaws and room for growth are most certainly our (very) flawed men. Duckie is a particularly strong example of this as he starts the film as an absolute creep of the highest order which caused me to vacillate between rage and disgust towards his behaviour alongside a healthy dose of worry for Andie. The film does play this for laughs, which ages it a bit badly in today’s context, but I am happy to report that his character arc has a super satisfying conclusion to his arc. Andie’s father and Blaine deal with their own arcs in a distinct contrast to each other as the former learns to move on from his heartbreak over his wife leaving him while the latter learns to stand by Andie in the face of opposition by his friends. With a main character so well-formed, it’s easy to see how she can guide these supporting characters to the very satisfying conclusions to all their arcs.
Visuals
The film’s standout visual element is the costume design of the teenagers and the eccentric Iona. In particular, the film uses clothes to reinforce the class divide between the richer and poorer members of the school community with all the poor kids dressed in mismatched pieces while the rich kids all look fairly uniform in their slick polo shirts and suit pants and jackets. Everyone in this film has style but boy do the poorer kids have a real chic to them that I’d desperately want to emulate. Our protagonist has, of course, a supreme sense of style that the film allows us to enjoy with suitable awe but, for me, the real standout costume design lies with Ducky who has a ska punk look to him that I am keen to emulate. The film might be old but gorram, these kids look dang good in their get up.
Audio
The film’s soundtrack is an eclectic mix of 80s new wave from a variety of bands in the genre. It’s a wonderful compliment to the film’s setting and matches the feel of the teen movie genre. They all have a distinctly poppy beat to them as well which means that they’re all enjoyable when they play in their scenes. In particular, I was a fan of the more ska-type pieces that played during scenes in the dive bar the characters visited a couple of times in the film. All that being said, there was nothing which came up which left an impression on me that stayed beyond the film’s runtime. If you’ve got nostalgia for the era and 80s new wave, this soundtrack will be your jam but otherwise it serves its function well.
Conclusion
I came out to be disappointed and I honestly had such a good time with this film. The protagonist is a wonderful lynchpin who holds the film’s story together and allows the supporting cast to undergo some satisfying character arcs. The costume design for the teen characters is par excellence with plenty of chic and style. The 80s soundtrack is suitable for the setting and tone in accompanying the film’s action. It’s a wonderful gem of a movie that I had no expectation of finding and I’m glad that I gave it the opportunity to charm me; I have no doubt that almost everyone will enjoy it too.
Kudos to In the House for screening it and giving us an opportunity to see it on the big screen!
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