So with the roar of the boltgun, the chainsword, and the war cries of genetic super warriors, Bandai Namco’s and Behaviour Interactive Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade has come out on Steam last week.
The game has gone through a period of closed alpha play and early access on steam but as of the 23rd of this month, it is now in full release. Since my initial perusal earlier this year, the game appears to have undergone some significant changes in its very nature. Players are still able to play as one of the four Warhammer 40k factions (including the space marines, chaos space marines, Eldar, and Orks), but it appears that the option to play it for free as a rampaging Orkboy is no longer available. The game still features a strong multiplayer element with players banding together to battle the computer and other players.
Skimming through the reviews on the steam page, there are certainly a number of mixed opinions. The negative reviews appear to focus on the game’s shortcomings when compared to what was promised much earlier in development. The positive ones praise the game’s rendition of the 40k universe, which definitely earns brownie points with me. Whether or not these reviews can be trusted is questionable as none of them have been given by yours truly or anyone else writing for a Capsule-based publication. We will hopefully be putting out our review soon enough, however.
The game is out now and can be bought here and is currently out for PC with a console release slated for further down the line.
Oasis Games Celebrates PlayStation VR Launch with Diverse Line Up in October
“Ace Banana” Confirmed for Day One Launch, October 13, with “Pixel Gear” and “Weeping Doll” to Launch in Consecutive Weeks
BEIJING – (September 26, 2016) – Oasis Games Ltd, a leading independent Chinese publisher, today announced release dates for its PlayStation®VR line up, starting with Ace Banana being confirmed as a day one release on October 13, to coincide with the PlayStation®VR launch. Keeping the VR momentum going within the month, will be Pixel Gear on October 20 andWeeping Doll on October 27. Additionally, DYING: Reborn has been confirmed to launch in January 2017 and details on Mixip will be announced at a later date.
As the sole strategic partner of Sony Interactive Entertainment and the first publisher to launch a Chinese-developed game for PlayStation®4 system in the West with KOI; Oasis Games has the largest PS VR lineup of any third party publisher and will strategically release five diverse games within the 90-day launch window. Each game delivers a unique and immersive experience, providing PS VR early adopters with a varied lineup that promises fun for players of all ages and types.
“We are immensely proud to have a strong and diverse PS VR lineup to offer players starting with our October launch titles,” said Alen Wu, Global Business Director for Oasis Games. “On October 13, we look forward to having our fun arcade archery game, Ace Banana out, with our shoot-em-up Pixel Gear and the dark, story driven psychological adventure, Weeping Doll to follow in the coming weeks in October. It’s going to be a great month for VR fans!”
The Oasis Games line up of PS VR games include:
Complete with single player and multiplayer co-op gameplay, Ace Banana features full-filled bright environments with comical weapons, outrageous enemies and wacky soundtrack that families will go bananas for intuitive controls and challenging levels that are quickly learned but slowly mastered will make Ace Banana a favorite of PlayStation®VR early adopters. In the game, players assume the role of a Banana Archer, the world-famous protectors of bananas. In opposition are hordes of mischievous monkeys, set on stealing bananas from the player’s stash. As the enemies arrive in waves, players use the PlayStation®Move controllers to mimic drawing, aiming and shooting their bow with an arsenal of arrows ranging from plungers to fish and even pandas! Players will need to stay on their toes as when all their bananas are stolen, the game is over! Developed by TVR, Ace Banana is scheduled to launch on October 13.
Pixel Gear is a colorful 3D pixel shoot-em-up with a variety of humorous cartoon monsters, zombies and ghosts as enemies to defeat. The game includes 6 levels that are filled with a variety of interactive objects that exhibit entertaining reactions when hit, and a host of upgradeable weapons as well as defensive objects that grant the ability to slow down or even stop time. Developed by Geronimo Interactive, Pixel Gear is scheduled to launch on October 20.
Weeping Doll is a dark, story-driven psychological adventure where dolls come alive, animated and fueled by the negative thoughts of their child owners. Players must solve difficult puzzles in eerie surroundings as a tortured girl’s doll takes revenge on her parents—and things only get scarier from there! Explore environments in first-person view as the surprising truths of the storyline are slowly uncovered. Developed by TianShe Media, Weeping Doll is scheduled to launch October 27.
DYING: Reborn is a dark, horror-themed puzzle game that creates a unique first-person room escape experience. Examine, collect and use items to solve a variety of creative puzzle types to escape each spooky room, feeling shivers down your spine at every turn! The game will also be made available the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. Developed by Nekcom, the title will release January 2017.
In the arcade space shooter Mixip, players are being thrust forward as they control two futuristic ships simultaneously, wielding a Move controller in each hand. As the experience intensifies and gets deeper in space, players can merge the ships to form one ‘super’ ship for new, stronger abilities, dodge heavy bullet fire and grab upgrades to increase weapon power and take down bosses! Developed by TVR, more details will be available at a later date.
More product details will be announced in the coming weeks for the Oasis Games PSVR line up. Like Oasis Games on Facebook at fb.me/OasisGamesOfficial and follow us on Twitter at @Oas_Games.
About Oasis Games
A leading independent Chinese game company, Oasis Games prides itself on serving as an ambassador for China’s massive gaming community to the West with its strategic business endeavors. Established in 2011, Oasis Games was one of the first publishers in China to deliver online games to overseas markets, currently reaching over 100 million players in 70 countries. The company continues its pioneering presence as the first, and currently sole, strategic publishing partner of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) Shanghai for the overseas publishing market—uniquely positioning Oasis Games to bring high quality Chinese games to PlayStation® players worldwide. Its blockbuster online RPG, Legend Online has attracted over 50 million players in China and Naruto Online, the official RPG browser game of the Naruto franchise has amassed a global following. The award-winning exploration adventure game, KOI, was Oasis Games’ PlayStation®4 console debut for the western market. The company is preparing to launch a lineup of five exciting PlayStation®VR games during the PS VR launch window, more than any other publisher. For more information, visit http://company.oasgames.com/en/.
Super Dungeon Bros Loots A Release Date And Brand New Trailer; Are You #Ready2Rock?
3D Rock-themed Co-Op Dungeon Brawler Primes Players to Rock the Tombs of the Undead & Roll the Heads of Demons on Xbox One, PlayStation®4 and Steam this November 1st!
Watford, U.K. — September 26, 2016 — Wired Productions, an independent games publisher, today revealed that its much anticipated rock-themed co-op dungeon brawler Super Dungeon Bros, is set to launch worldwide at physical and digital retailers on the Xbox One, PlayStation4 and Steam® (for Windows PC) this November 1st, 2016 for an SRP of £14.99 / €19.99.
To celebrate the long awaited arrival of heavy metal heroes: Axl, Lars, Freddie and Ozzie, a brand new trailer highlights Super Dungeon Bros brotastic backstory and underscores the bonie-bashing exploits that players can enjoy:
“Super Dungeon Bros is our first foray into console gaming and it’s been a huge labor of love for our studio,” said Brad Moss, President, React Games. “We’re really excited to be announcing the release date and very much look forward to seeing our game make it onto retail shelves worldwide. Wired Productions have been a fantastic partner throughout the entire process and, without their support, we wouldn’t have been able to make this happen; roll on November 1st!”
“It’s been a brilliant experience working with a studio on their very first multi-format game, and we’re humbled to have been a part of it,” said Leo Zullo, Managing Director of Wired Productions. “Bringing Super Dungeon Bros to worldwide physical and digital retail is also a testament to the belief we have in the game.”
In the multiplayer-centric Super Dungeon Bros, a band of heavy metal heroes are summoned to embark on a quest from the Gods of Rock. Their mission: to navigate the fantasy realm of Rökheim and to seek out epic loot, hordes of evil undead and the legends of long-lost fabled rock stars! Featuring captivating, laugh-out-loud, action and adventure, fans can play on or offline with four bros as they fling their friends onto far off ledges and distant trap triggers, or unleash their best tag-team tactics with the ultimate bro-op offensive!
Three unique and challenging worlds await the brave ones as they explore the rock-themed realm of Rökheim and dive deep into the worlds of Cryptheim (an underground dungeon complex), Chillheim (a brewery built upon a natural brew geyser) and Bogheim (a sprawling jungle filled with poisonous plants and animals). Players will never rock the same dungeon twice thanks to the random room generation AI, with unlimited dungeon designs and endless dungeon combinations!
Cross-platform online multiplayer is now scheduled for a post-launch release with further details to be announced soon.
Developed by Utah-based React Games, Super Dungeon Bros will be published by Wired Productions and physical retail distribution will be handled by THQ Nordic. Super Dungeon Bros has been rated PEGI 7.
About Wired Productions
Wired Productions are an established independent games publisher based in Watford, Hertfordshire, UK. Wired have produced over 35 titles, and are the team responsible for the 1.3 million unit selling We Sing franchise as well as producing and co-developing The Voice branded console products. In 2013/14, Wired Productions moved back into digital console publishing with Let’s Fish! Hooked On for the PlayStation Vita, Tiny Troopers Joint Ops on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita (including cross buy) and Last Inua on PC & Mac. For more information visit www.wiredproductions.com or follow at: www.facebook.com/WiredPro and on Twitter https://twitter.com/WiredP.
About React Games
Founded in 2008, React Games are an award winning, independent video games developer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Specializing in development for Xbox, PlayStation®, iOS, Android, Windows, Facebook, PC, Mac as well as the Nintendo 3DS, React Games have shipped over 37 titles in 7 years. React Games are well known for delivering fun gameplay and high quality production values on every project. For more information, please visit http://www.reactgames.com or follow us on Twitter via https://twitter.com/reactgames.
About THQ Nordic
Founded in 2008, THQ Nordic is a global video game publisher and developer. Based in Vienna, Austria and Karlstad, Sweden with subsidiaries in Germany and the USA, THQ Nordic brands include Darksiders, MX vs. ATV, Red Faction and Titan Quest. THQ Nordic is meant to represent a core approach of doing much more than “owning” a highly competitive portfolio of IP. It revolves around cherishing them, and aligning them with the very best development resources to expand upon them with the level of experience that communities and established fan bases expect and deserve.
The company’s internal development studios are Grimlore Games based in Munich, Germany and Rainbow Studios based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Journey to the Heart of Suplex City in WWE 2K17 TV Spot
2K today released the Welcome to Suplex City TV spot for WWE 2K17, the next release in 2K’s flagship WWE video game franchise scheduled for worldwide release on the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 systems, as well as Xbox One and Xbox 360, on Oct. 11. The spot – backed in juxtaposition by Petula Clark’s 1965 hit song, “Downtown” – takes the viewer on a trip into the heart of the post-apocalyptic Suplex City, meeting several zealous WWE Superstars along the way including Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Big Show and Sheamus, before being “greeted” at last by the Beast Incarnate himself – Brock Lesnar.
Download the WWE 2K17Welcome to Suplex City TV Spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7tKeazL_c8
Developed collaboratively by Yuke’s and Visual Concepts, a 2K studio, WWE 2K17 is PEGI 16 Consumers who pre-order WWE 2K17 at any participating retailer will receive two playable characters of legendary WCW® and WWE star Bill Goldberg, well as playable WCW Monday Nitro and Halloween Havoc arenas, at no extra cost on launch day. Fans can check out WWE 2K17 on Facebook, follow the game on Twitter andInstagram using the hashtag #WWE2K17 or subscribe on YouTube.
2K and Firaxis Games today revealed that Gilgamesh will lead Sumeria in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, launching on Oct 21st for Windows PC.
Little is known about the real Gilgamesh, the main character in the Epic of Gilgamesh and other Sumerian poems. In the epic, Gilgamesh, king of the city of Uruk, is described as part god and part man, and has several run-ins with various gods as well as a sage who is said to have survived the Great Flood depicted in the Bible.
Scholars generally concur that Gilgamesh was in fact a real person, as several individuals referenced in the epic are confirmed to have lived in the region at the time, between 2800 and 2500 BC. An ancient manuscript, called the Sumerian King List, posits that Gilgamesh ruled over the city of Uruk for 126 years.
If you don’t have Hanz and Franz to pump you up for Monday, then Indie Gala‘s Monday Motivation bundle will get to pumped up and ready to face to the work week! The bundle contains ten great indie games for one low price.
For a minimum purchase price of $1.00, buyers will receive
Hexoscope – A puzzle game that challenges players to move hexagonal chips around to form a chain that connects the power source to the power receiver.
SweatShop – Set up your very own sweatshop and start taking in cash on the backs of your workers in this incremental game.
Won’t You Be My Laser? – Set to a rainbow of 80’s inspired colours, players will need to dodge turrets while they race to the end of the level.
For a minimum purchase price of $2.19, buyers will also receive:
The Tribe – The classic running game has been given a hardcore makeover, challenging players to manage resources and interact with the environment all at once.
Across Flash – A racing game for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Across Flash is a mix of shoot ’em up and racing, set in the ruins of an ancient civilization.
Hunted: One Step Too Far – Your hobby of geocaching has officially landed you into a whole load of trouble, can you survive the open levels while you you are pursued mercilessly?
3079 – 3079 is the open world FPS/RPG hybrid from the one man indie dev phr00t.
3089 – The followup to 3079, 3089 brings more open world FPS/RPG action in a procedurally generated world mixed with unique quests and a branching story.
4089: Ghost Within – phr00t has built on the 3079 and 3089 experience with his latest title, taking the RPG mechanics and adding a new stealth mechanic to the game. 4089 is set on a procedurally generated space ship, focusing the experience into a more action packed game.
Adventures Of Fluzz – A retro styled platformer with 20 levels set across four unique worlds.
The price of the bundle goes up after 24 hours, so grab your copy at Indie Gala today!
Playtonic Games reveal supporting cast, featuring a cameo by Yacht Club Games’ indie legend!
UK – 26th September 2016 – Award-winning international games label Team17 and Playtonic Games, the UK studio formed by veterans of the platforming genre, have released a new gameplay trailer showcasing a whole host of new characters including a very special guest indeed!
Following the worldwide consumer premiere at the UK’s biggest games event, EGX, the all-new trailer focuses on the multitude of unique, colourful characters that inhabit the world of their hotly anticipated open-world platformer, Yooka-Laylee. Team17 and Playtonic Games have also revealed that they’ve teamed up with the talented Yacht Club Games to bring their eponymous hero Shovel Knight to Yooka-Laylee in a special guest appearance.
Among many other characters making an appearance within the new trailer are:
Capital B – Cunning bizzness executive Capital B is the CEO of diabolical corporation Hivory towers, which has recently joined forces with ingenious tech firm Quack Corp. Together, they’re about to launch their most devious scheme yet: To absorb all of the world’s books and take over the world!
Trowzer – The serpent salesman claims to be the most skilled and knowledgeable character in the game, though Laylee suspects he’s little more than a dodgy dealer. During their adventure, Yooka and Laylee can purchase advanced manoeuvres from Trowzer’s travelling moves shop.
Dr. Quack – The former partner of Dr. Puzz, Quack’s increasingly wild experiments lead him down the path of corruption. Now fully clad in a not-so-hi-tech ‘biosuit’, the ‘good’ doctor uses his scientific expertise to power up Hivory Towers’ Corplet employees
Dr. Puzz – A hapless scientist who’s experience more than her share of tentacle – erm ‘technical’ issues, Dr. Puzz will use her D.N.Ray to transform Yooka and Laylee into a plethora of crazy critters and help them on their adventure.
Players will get to meet Yooka, Laylee and the rest of Playtonic’s whacky cast of characters when Yooka-Laylee arrives in Q1 2017.
About Yooka-Laylee:
Developed by Playtonic and published by Team17, Yooka-Laylee stars the charismatic new buddy duo Yooka and Laylee, who use an arsenal of special moves to explore – and expand – gorgeous 3D worlds filled with collectibles to discover, secrets to unlock and a cast of quirky characters to meet (or defeat).
Yooka-Laylee was successfully funded on Kickstarter in June 2015, amassing a UK-record £2.1 million from more than 80,000 backers.
To keep up to date with all the information on Team17 and its games please visit www.team17.com, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
About Team17 Digital Ltd
Founded in 1990, Team17 Digital Limited is a leading international games label that hosts the Worms franchise, Yooka-Laylee, Way to the Woods, The Escapists, Beyond Eyes, Sheltered and many more from amazing developers around the world. Visit www.team17.com for more info.
About Playtonic Games
Founded in 2014, Playtonic Games is an independent developer based in Derby, UK. Between them, the Playtonic team has over 100 years of combined experience working on legendary gaming franchises and is currently developing the much-anticipated 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee.
About Yacht Club Games
Yacht Club Games is an independent game developer started in 2013 by a crew of former WayForward employees. We are a fun-loving bunch of gaming geniuses who have dedicated our lives to video games ever since we saw our first pixels. However, our serious and solemn goal is to make really awesome original games that fuse modern and retro sensibilities. We want to create fun and challenging gameplay. We want to both tug at your heartstrings and delight you with levity and charm. We want to make games that you play together with friends and family. Most of all, we want to give everyone the same collective types of game experiences that have defined our generation. It’s such an exciting time to be a fan of games; the industry is experiencing a renaissance and creativity is flourishing. We are so, so excited to develop games that we love, in hopes that you love them too. Let’s make a splash!
Ubisoft released a brand new story trailer for Watch Dogs 2today. The video sets the stage for a world where all the data is controlled by one man, the Chief Technical Officer of Bloom. Nothing is sacred from Bloom and their surveillance software ctOS 2.0. Inspired by the events of Watch Dogs, a group of hackers called DeadSec are ready to take on Bloom to free the world. Players take on the role of Marcus Holloway, the newest member of the hacking organization. Marcus is isn’t just a keyboard warrior. He’s just as skilled at fighting and free running, all skills he’ll need to take down ctOS 2.0.
The open world action game launches on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 15th, 2016.
PSYCHO-PASS: MANDATORY HAPPINESS NOW AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND!
NIS America is very excited to announce that PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness is now available in Australia and New Zealand as a physical and digital release on PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®Vita!
About the Game
In the new future, everyone’s mental state and disposition can now be quantified. Everything from emotional tendencies to criminal behavior are recorded and utilized as a guideline to lead everyone to the good life: not only pursuing happiness, but attaining it. Needless to say, the public was excited to begin quantifying their everyday lives. The general term for this value, which determines the morality of an individual’s heart and soul, is commonly known as the Psycho-Pass.
One component of this value is the Crime Coefficient, which is ultimately a number that represents an individual’s potential to commit crime. In order to combat those who attempt to disrupt the status quo, detectives work in tandem to maintain peace and order, composed of Enforcers and Inspectors. The former is tasked with apprehending suspects, while the latter oversees and commands their subordinate colleagues. After all, Enforcers possess high Crime Coefficients. However, because of their criminal nature, they can better understand what makes other criminals tick, allowing them to sniff out suspects and arrest the true perpetrators. But because of their criminal background, Inspectors are needed to provide a calm and sound judgement to each case. Ultimately, all members of the MWPSB have to walk a fine line, maintaining their own mental health while facing the worst that society has to offer.
With justice in their hearts, the detectives of Division 1 tackle each case, confronting humanity’s ugly truths.
Battle just started in WARHAMMER 40,000:ETERNAL CRUSADE on PC Engage in massive battles and exterminate the other factions
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe and Behaviour Interactive are proud to announce today the release of WARHAMMER 40,000: ETERNAL CRUSADE on PC. During nine months, several tens of thousands players have answered the call of the ETERNAL CRUSADE and they are now ready to fight for victory. For the first time, Warhammer 40,000 fans will join their favorite factions in the fiercest and most authentic Warhammer 40,000 battles ever realized in a massive online game.
“It’s a monumental day for us to launch WARHAMMER 40,000: ETERNAL CRUSADE after over 3 years of development. Thanks to the strong support and feedback from our Founders and Early Access contributors we’re ready to share our game with everyone. But this launch is just another step on a long road of free expansions and new content for our players. The endless war for Arkhona is only just beginning!” said Stephen Mulroney, Senior Vice President Behaviour Digital
“It has been a passionate collaboration with Behaviour Interactive and we’re very pleased to celebrate the release of WARHAMMER 40,000: ETERNAL CRUSADE with all the Warhammer 40,000 fans” said Hervé Hoerdt, VP Mktg & Digital at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe.
Based on a multimillion-selling and extensive universe, WARHAMMER 40,000: ETERNAL CRUSADE will take gamers into a vicious battle between four factions: the Eldar, Chaos Space Marines, Orks and Space Marines. Whether it is PvP (Player versus Player) or PvE (Player versus Environment) squads will have to work together and engage in massive battles and exterminate the other factions! Players can choose from twenty different sub-factions, earn hundreds of weapons, customization options and accessories drawn from 29 years of Warhammer 40,000 lore to create their perfect warriors!
WARHAMMER 40,000: ETERNAL CRUSADE is now available on PC and console versions will be released later.
