BECOME A MASTER OF EARTHLY FORCES
WITH THE ELEMENTALIST CLASS IN BREACH
Not all the classes in Breach, the upcoming action-RPG from QC Games, utilize dark or mystical magic to defeat enemies – some draw upon the powers of the Earth to bring down foes and protect their team. The latest video from QC Games highlights the Elementalist class – a member of the Arcane school of magic that draws its power from elements in nature.
The Elementalist uses elements of nature such as fire, wind, water and ice to cast damaging spells. Utilize Quake to send shockwaves at your enemies, knocking them off their feet. Or look towards the sky and summon a massive meteor onto your opponents, dealing fire damage and literally rocking their world. Elementalists can also up the defensive measures by casting an Aqueous Globe protective field that blocks projectiles and reduces damage to allies.
Watch the Breach Elementalist trailer:
Special Breach pre-order packages are available starting at $24.99 – players can visit PlayBreach.com and take advantage of exclusive offers from the various pre-order packs that include Steam Early Access, and unique in-game items like sprays, dance emotes, a digital artbook, and much more.
Alpha Testing for Breach continues this weekend, beginning at 12 PM CST on Friday January 4 and ending at 11 PM CST on Sunday January 6. Players who wish to join in on the fun can register at PlayBreach.com.
Breach will enter paid Steam Early Access later this January 2019 with the Free-To-Play full launch in 2019. Can’t wait to prep your mission loadouts and squad combinations? Look for announcements on future Technical Alpha testing and an Early Access release date by following Breach on Twitter, ‘Like’ us on Facebook, and visit the official game page at PlayBreach.com.
AUDEZE REVEALS NEW “TEAM CARBON” COLORFOR MOBIUS GAMING HEADPHONES AND HEAD GESTURE TECHNOLOGY
Team Carbon Mobius Headphones Available on January 10 Exclusively on Amazon
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 4, 2019 – Audeze, the world’s leading manufacturer of planar magnetic headphones, announced today the release of “Team Carbon,” an Amazon-exclusive colorway addition to the award-winning Audeze Mobius lineup. Team Carbon joins Team Copper and Team Blue, the original Mobius duo that earned over a million dollars in initial crowdfunding and made Mobius one of the most acclaimed gaming headphones of 2018.
Combining leading-edge, best in class technologies, Audeze Mobius delivers a realistic, immersive experience that will push the boundaries of your imagination and maximize the audio experience of gaming, movies, and music. With materials originally designed for space applications, Audeze’s planar magnetic technology produces pure, accurate, high-quality, audiophile sound. WAVES Nx® head tracking technology creates hyper-realistic 3D audio experiences indistinguishable from being in the game, movie, or live concert.
Audeze also announced today the introduction of customizable Head Gesture Keybinds. With Head Gesture Keybinds, users will be able to map various keyboard inputs and macros to corresponding head-tracking movements. For example, a head tilt to the left while wearing Mobius can be mapped to a game-specific action such as lean left from cover. The functionality is fully customizable and can be used to trigger a variety of actions in various games. For those who simply wish to jump in and play, several game-specific presets will be included in the update to Audeze HQ.
Head Gesture Keybinds provide a greater degree of freedom when gaming with Mobius, allowing the user to tailor their playing experience through multiple hands-free input options beyond a traditional mouse and keyboard. These features will also provide a new means of control for gamers with physical disabilities. Head Gesture Keybinds are currently being beta-tested for a full release on Audeze HQ in early 2019. Audeze HQ, a free downloadable application for Windows and Mac, currently offers HRTF Personalization, Sound Profiles, Head-Tracking Visualization, and Device Information.
The Team Carbon Audeze Mobius and an early demonstration of the Head Gesture Keybinds will be shown at the Audeze Showcase at CES 2019.
“Audeze has always been defined by our commitment to innovation and our passion for creating best-in-class listening experiences,” stated Sankar Thiagasamudram, CEO of Audeze. “Mobius was developed as a foundational platform with limitless potential to elevate gaming audio. With Mobius, Audeze continues to expand the expectations for what a headphone can achieve, offering additional avenues for increased immersion, efficiency, and entertainment while still maintaining world class audio.”
Mobius is designed with the gamer’s quality of life in mind. It comes with a flexible, detachable boom microphone with built-in noise attenuation, mute/unmute functionality, and independent microphone volume control to provide crystal-clear voice quality. With the inclusion of contoured memory foam earpads and an adjustable, durable, memory foam padded headband, Mobius delivers lightweight comfort ideal for long-term use.
Audeze Mobius retails for $399. Audeze Mobius Team Carbon will be available to purchase exclusively at Amazon starting on January 10, 2019. Mobius Team Copper and Mobius Team Blue are currently available on Amazon and can also be purchased directly from Audeze at www.audeze.com/mobius. For more information on the Audeze Mobius, follow Audeze on Twitter and Instagram, “Like” us on Facebook, subscribe to Audeze on Youtube to see and hear video demonstrations of Audeze products, and visit the website at www.audeze.com.
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ABOUT AUDEZE LLC
Audeze LLC is the California-based high-end audio manufacturer delivering the
most accurate sound reproduction available today. Audeze products, engineered
with the latest innovations in materials science and technology, are built with
precision craftsmanship. Audeze’s commitment to research, development, and
uncompromised audio is reflected in every facet of our leading-edge products.
This has earned Audeze the distinction of being the world’s best reviewed
headphone brand.
ABOUT WAVES AUDIO
Waves is the world-leading developer of audio DSP technologies and the driving
power behind hit records, major motion pictures and popular video games the
world over. A recipient of a Technical GRAMMY® Award, Waves is acclaimed by top
professional and prosumer users worldwide. More than 400,000 recording studios,
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PAX South 2019: 1C Entertainment Lineup Showcases Compelling RPG and RTS Titles
Media and Gamers Invited to Booth #10220 for Hands-on Play with Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark, Re-Legion, Eternity: The Last Unicorn, and Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones 1C Entertainment, a global PC and console games publisher, today unveiled its PAX South lineup of four highly anticipated roleplaying and strategy titles for PC and console platforms, giving gamers a reason to look forward to PAX South starting on Friday, January 18. Each of the titles has a unique hook and style that simultaneously embraces the gameplay strengths of classic titles while looking forward with new twists and innovations. The acclaimed Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark (PC, XB1, PS4) will showcase the latest build of the new fantasy and steampunk influenced turn-based tactical RPG game, and the innovative Cyberpunk PC strategy game, Re-Legion (PC), will also be showing a brand-new build for the first time. The developers of the unique action RPG, Eternity: The Last Unicorn (PC, XB1, PS4), will present a new build and be available for interviews, as will the team behind the 2D Lovecraftian horror RPG, Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones (PC, Mac, Linux), which will be shown in the US for the first time ever. All four games sit in 1C Entertainment’s sweet spot of roleplaying, strategy, and action with a focus on the features—and gameplay—that matter to gamers. Attending media and content creators are encouraged to book specific appointment times to guarantee access and attention, and full details can be found below. 1C Entertainment at PAX South 2019 DetailsWHO: 1C Entertainment is a recognized global PC and console games publisher with offices in Europe and Russia. The growing company has launched over 100 games including acclaimed titles like 2018’s Ancestors Legacy and Deep Sky Derelicts, making it one of the largest publishers and distributors in Eastern and Central Europe. Demos will be conducted by—and interviews are available with—representatives from 1C Entertainment and developers as noted below. WHERE: PAX South 2019 in San Antonio, Texas at the 1C Entertainment Booth, #10220. WHAT: 1C Entertainment is hosting attendees at PAX South 2019 to showcase four highly anticipated upcoming RPG and RTS titles via hands on play for the following PC and console games: Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark(PC, XB1, PS4 | Spring 2019) – The latest build of the story-driven, turn-based tactical RPG set in a fantasy world with a touch of steampunk will be shown. In the game, which is currently available on Early Access with a 93% “Very Positive” rating on Steam, players will control the Arbiter Kyrie, an agent of the Immortal Council tasked with preserving stability and order throughout the land. Paying homage to tactical RPG classics (Rock, Paper Shotgun compared it to Final Fantasy Tactics), the game stands on its own as a worthy successor, bringing a slew of refinements through thoughtful development and helpful player feedback obtained in Early Access.
Re-Legion (PC | Q1 2019) – A new demo of the upcoming
cyberpunk-style real time strategy game will provide a unique single-player
experience. Played from a classic isometric, top-down view, the game allows
players to become a prophet in a futuristic technocratic society where they
can define their own belief system, convert citizens into Adepts, and
upgrade them into fighting units to rid the city of non-believers. Belief
itself becomes the game’s key resource, allowing for a unique strategy game
with philosophical undertones—rather “like Syndicate with cults instead of
corporations,” as PC Gamer described it.
Eternity: The Last
Unicorn
(PC, XB1, PS4 | Q1 2019) – A new demo of the unique action RPG inspired by
tales of Norse mythology and the mechanics of classic games will be
available. Players will encounter lush locations and striking fantasy
characters as Aurehen, a young Elf, who undertakes a quest to free the last
surviving Unicorn that protects Elven immortality. Developers from Void
Studios will be available for live interviews and playthroughs.
Stygian: Reign of the Old
Ones
(PC, Mac, Linux | 2019) – A roleplaying game of horror, loss, and madness
set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. The game offers mix of rich RPG
world building and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an
illustrative 2D visual style that manages to be both quaint and terrifying.
Developers from Cultic Games will be on hand for interviews and to curate
the game’s first demos in the US.
WHEN: PAX South show hours; January 18-20, 10 AM–6 PM daily with 30 and 60-minute appointments available. WHY: 1C has a growing reputation for delivering satisfying RPG, strategy, and action titles for PC and console players. The four titles shown at PAX South presage an exciting year for the company, with every game exhibiting its own strengths with a look to the future as well as the past. From a new take on classic turn-based roleplaying with Fell Seal to an innovative strategy game relying on converting human followers in Re-Legion to a throwback action-RPG with Eternity orStygian’s madness-fueled, 2D horror RPG gameplay, 1C has a game experience for players of every stripe.
It looks like NIS America has encountered some trouble with RPG Maker MV as the publisher has announced that the game’s Western release date has been pushed back to an unknown date. Originally planned to be released on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch on February 26th the game is now slated to be released sometime in 2019.
According to NIS America the delay has occured “due to ongoing issues with development” and they have apologized for “the inconvenience caused to all those who are looking forward to this game, and we are taking action in order to deliver the best possible product to our fans.” It is interesting to note that while the PlayStation 4 and Switch versions of the game were released in Japan back on November 15th, the Xbox One version was delayed to winter 2019 in that region as well.
IO Interactive has announced something a little special for fans of the Hitman series. The company has announced that they are planning on releasing Hitman HD Enhanced Collection digitally for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 11th. This collection contains both Hitman: Blood Money as well as Hitman: Absolution with both games being remastered into a 4K resolution and running at 60 frames per second.
Other additions to Hitman HD Enhanced Collection include improved lighting, shadow mapping, and updated controls to provide “a more fluid experience.” Hitman: Blood Money follows Agent 47 as he travels across the world facing off against assassins known as “The Franchise” with missions taking part in Chile, the Paris Opera House, and even the White House. Hitman: Absolution on the other hand follows Agent 47 as he pursues redemption across 20 missions.
Fall Damage Studio has decided to extend the closed beta for Batalj by one month, pushing the end date from the original December 31st date to January 31st. This will give players more time to provide feedback on the game. Fall Damage Studio announced they will be pushing out a massive update with new content in the second week of January, so the extra time will help crush new bugs that appear.
Batalj is a turn based action strategy game pitting players in vicious 1v1 battles. Players will be able to assemble their own squad with units from one of three factions. There are nine heroes and 54 units to choose from.
Batalj is scheduled to launch sometime in 2019 on Steam.
Spend January on the Red Planet in JCB Pioneer: Mars launching for Nintendo Switch today!
Official JCB engineering team design futuristic in game vehicles for this survival sandbox dig ‘em up!
Liverpool, UK – 3rd January, 2019 – Liverpool based indie studio Atomicom today launched its Mars based survival sandbox game JCB Pioneer: Mars for Nintendo Switch in NA, available now in EU and AUS, for £19.99 / €22.19 / $24.99. Previously released on Steam Early Access, the Switch version builds on the original; addressing user feedback, adding a tonne of new updates and improvements including a huge increase in performance, new and improved UI, new tools, refined gameplay and much more.
“We’ve taken the time to really think about how we can bring the game to the Switch market.” said Tamsyn Hastings, Designer at Atomicom. “We’ve made drastic improvements across the board; refining playability and in game experiences, implementing new explorable areas and mechanics which allow us to show more game depth than the original early access release. We hope these improvements will give players a deeper more expansive and fulfilling gameplay experience”.“At JCB, innovation is in our lifeblood and we are constantly exploring new thinking and JCB Pioneer: Mars provides a vision of the tools needed for future space colonisation”, said Worldwide Marketing Director, Michael Plummer. “It’s been an incredible experience for our visionary design team to build a series of futuristic heavy-duty construction and mining vehicles, optimised for exploration and mining on Mars”.
About JCB: Pioneer Mars JCB Pioneer: Mars begins as the player awakes from a crash, surrounded by the wreckage of a Lander vehicle amidst falling debris and hurtling winds. Survival is the first goal – the location of oxygen and the founding of an outpost. As the player slowly begins to establish themselves on Mars, learning to combat the planets fierce and hostile weather patterns, they’ll begin a larger operation of colonisation. Life-support infrastructure is crucial but so to is the mining of natural resources, part of a broader mission to save an ailing Earth.
JCB Pioneer: Mars is a hardcore blend of survival and construction gameplay set on a hostile, alien planet. Meteor strikes, dust clouds and electrical storms all threaten the player’s survival and chances of a successful colonisation effort. Equipped with the futuristic, heavy-duty construction and mining vehicles specifically designed by JCB Engineers, every would-be astronaut has a chance of surviving and thriving in the face of extreme planetary challenges. Esteemed astrophysicist, Dr Maggie Lieu, provided advice to Atomicom during the development process, as well as making an in game cameo appearance.
JCB Pioneer: Mars’ official website is here. Visit JCB Pioneer: Mars’ Twitter: @JCBPioneer
https://youtu.be/220dC4pla68
About Atomicom Based in Liverpool, United Kingdom, the team behind JCB Pioneer: Mars are veterans of the games industry. Since being founded by ex-Psygnosis staff, the studio has successfully mixed creating its own IP and collaborating with third parties; producing over 15 titles across Console, PC & Mobile for renowned Publishers such as SEGA, SONY & Ubisoft. The company features a highly experienced development team with members that have worked on some of the world’s biggest games including Skate, Resident Evil, WipEout and Need For Speed.
About JCB JCB is the world’s third largest manufacturer of construction equipment, employing 12,000 people in 22 plants around the world. The company was founded by Joseph Cyril Bamford on October 23rd, 1945 – the same day that his son Anthony, now Lord Bamford, was born. Lord Bamford has been Chairman of JCB since his father retired in 1975. The company produces more than 350 different products, which including telescopic handlers, tracked and wheeled excavators, wheeled loading shovels, skid steer loaders and powered access equipment. JCB is a leading UK exporter with 75% of its UK-made products getting shipped to over 150 different countries. Over its 72-year history, JCB has won 30 Queen’s Awards for export achievement and innovation. The company also sponsors The JCB Academy, a state school in Staffordshire for 14–19 year olds that specialises in manufacturing, engineering and business skills. JCB has a very successful Young Talent programme for apprentices and university graduates who are keen to work in manufacturing and engineering.
JackQuest: Tale of the Sword Ventures to
Consoles and PC on Jan. 24, 2019
SYDNEY, NSW – Jan. 3,
2019 –JackQuest: Tale of the Sword, the fast-paced fantasy action platformer from
publisher Blowfish Studios and developer NX Games, will slay vile creatures and embark on its
epic journey on Jan. 24, 2019 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and
Steam.
Undertake a rescue mission
to save Jack’s beloved Nara from the revolting orc Korg, who captured the fair
maiden and dragged her away to his subterranean lair. Journey into the caves
and discover Kuro, a spirit imprisoned inside an enchanted blade. The unlikely
duo of Jack and Kuro adventure into an underground labyrinth to liberate Nara,
defeat her crazed captor, and perhaps even break the curse over Kuro.
Set in a massive
interconnected world, JackQuest is teeming with environmental puzzles,
invaluable power-ups, special abilities, and magnificent weapons to aide Jack
in surviving Korg’s hideout and the denizens therein. Alongside an army of
minions standing in Jack’s way are colossal bosses that will need to be felled
before our heroes realize their goals.
JackQuest doesn’t waste any time with its quick combat
and steady progression. Completionists will want to explore every nook and
cranny of the world to find the well-placed secrets and speedrunners will be
encouraged to revisit JackQuest’s dungeons to achieve faster times.
“Thisis one of
those games that I pick up and then can’t stop playing because I always feel
like I do something meaningful each time I play,” said Ben Lee, CEO, Blowfish
Studios. “JackQuest’s mix of fast-paced action and exploration makes it
hard to put down, and it’s been an honor to work with NX Games to bring this
game to life.”
JackQuest: Tale of the
Sword releases Jan. 24, 2019
for $9.99 USD / €9.99 / £8.99 / $14.99 AUD. The game features support for
English, French, Russian, German, Spanish, and Portuguese language options.
NX Games is a one-man
studio created by José Neto, the developer behind iOS titles Orbital and MadRobot X, based in João Pessoa, Brazil.
About Blowfish Studios
Blowfish Studios is a
Sydney-based Australian independent game developer and publisher. The team
strives to release original multiplatform games with diverse feature sets that
appeal to a broad audience, and to have fun in the process!
REBELLION EXPANDS TO FOUR STUDIOS WITH ACQUISITION OF TICKTOCK GAMES
Oxford, UK – 3 January
2019 – Independent UK
developer and publisher Rebellion today announced the acquisition
of Yorkshire-based studio TickTock Games for an undisclosed sum.
TickTock Games,
founded by industry veterans Arden Aspinall, Jonathan Wright and Paul
Kelly, have worked with many major partners across their 12-year history,
including Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Nvidia and BBC Worldwide.
TickTock have recently lent their creative and industry expertise to
Rebellion projects, working on Rogue Trooper Redux and the Nintendo Switch
version of Battlezone Gold Edition.
TickTock Games will
become Rebellion North, the fourth games studio falling under
Rebellion’s umbrella, joining Rebellion Liverpool and Rebellion Warwick as
sister studios to the company’s headquarters in Oxford. Rebellion North
has already begun work on upcoming Rebellion games, as the
company readies itself for another big year, with multiple
unannounced titles set to launch in 2019.
“Bringing more
great people to the company is a great way to start 2019,” said
Rebellion CEO and Co-Founder Jason Kingsley OBE. “The company continues
to grow and it’s of utmost important we bring in the right people. We’ve
worked with the team at TickTock Games for a while now, and we know they’ll
continue to prosper as Rebellion North.”
The news comes after
another landmark year for Rebellion, which not only saw the release of new IP
Strange Brigade, but saw the company acquire a $100m film
studio facility and become the custodian of the world’s largest
catalogue of English language comic book IP, thanks to the acquisition of the
comics and fiction assets formerly belonging to IPC.
The year closed out
with more good news, as Rebellion Co-Founder and CTO Chris Kingsley was
awarded an OBE for services to the Economy in the New Years Honours List
in recognition of his services to independent UK games development and the UK
games industry as a whole, having led Rebellion with his brother for more
than 25 years.
About Rebellion
Founded in 1992,
Rebellion is one of Europe’s leading independent game developers and
publishers. Whether it’s the breathtaking intensity of Sniper Elite 4, the
face-hugging terror of Aliens vs. Predator or the grindhouse frenzy of Zombie
Army Trilogy, the Oxford-based studio is known for creating stand-out games
that thrill players.
AWARD-WINNING PUZZLE GAME SAMSARA DELUXE OUT TODAY FOR
NINTENDO SWITCH IN EUROPE!
A brand new version of
Marker’s haunting puzzle game of echoes, contrasts and discovery is now
available – with the debut of 24 bonus levels for Switch!
Auckland, 31 Dec 2018: Marker today announced that Samsara Deluxe is now
available from the Nintendo eShop in Europe priced £7.99 (GBP). It will be
released on 10 January 2019 in North America, priced $9.99 (USD). Players
will embark on a voyage of discovery and awakening with Zee and a mysterious
shadow – through light and dark, across the upside-down and the right side-up
to their eventual freedom.
The extended Switch version adds 24 never-before-seen puzzles set in a new
ethereal environment, with gameplay enhanced by a new elevator block type. Samara Deluxe operates
in TV, tabletop or handheld mode (with full touchscreen support).
Samsara won
the award “That Game like Clockwork” at Play By Play Awards 2018, as well as a
further three nominations for excellence. Samsara
was also a finalist at MomoCon 2018 and Unite Melbourne 2017.
Samsara Deluxe
is a beautiful, reflective puzzle game set in a world of echoes where players
guide a child safely to the exit by dropping blocks of different shapes and
properties into a world of two dimensions split by a pool. Simple mechanics
conceal complex interactions involving gravity, balance, redirection and
teleportation, with a twist: everything added in the upside down world below
reflects in the world above.
Samsara Deluxe
for Switch features over 100 levels across 7 hand-detailed realms, each with
hidden “Easter Eggs” to uncover, and is hand-crafted by a team of experienced
developers in New Zealand.
Critical reception for the Xbox One release:
“Samsara will go down as one of my Game of the Year contenders and I’ll be hard
pressed to find a more unique, enchanting experience” The Geekiverse 9.75 / 10
“Almost a flawless performance” Gamereality, 5/5
“Zee found a place in my heart” LifeisXbox, 8.6 / 10
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Visit the website, get all the new Switch assets including the Switch trailer,
screenshots and art to go with the Switch reveal, and visit Dropbox for the full monty. You can also watch
or grab embed codes for the Switch trailer.
Content creators can request review codes via Keymailer. Creating a Keymailer account is
free.
Alternatively, please contact Tim directly with review code requests. We
will have codes for European, North American and Australia/NZ Nintendo eShop.
Once these can be redeemed, we will send them out immediately – please request
them now.
For interviews or more in depth information, media should contact Marker.
About Marker
Auckland, New Zealand-based Marker is a veteran development studio with over 75
games under its belt, including major contract titles such as Disney’s puzzler Crash, Boom, Ham! and
its own properties such as popular word game AlphaJax.
Samsara is its
latest original release, for Xbox One, Windows 10, macOS, Steam (PC and Mac),
iOS / Android and now Switch.
