GTA Online: Bottom Dollar Bounties Out Now

After a dedicated career tracking down the state’s most wanted, notorious bounty hunter Maude Eccles is hanging up her cuffs and offering a golden opportunity to those with a burning passion for justice in GTA Online: Bottom Dollar Bounties, now available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.

As the new lead dog for Bottom Dollar Bail Enforcement, link up with the Junior Assistant Bounty Hunter in training — Maude’s daughter Jenette — to run this clean-up crew, taking down an assortment of valuable targets, including some of Southern San Andreas’ Most Wanted. Become just the type of agent of justice the state needs by tracking down and hauling in these dangerous miscreants — utilizing everything from ruthless intimidation tactics to thwarting further criminal activity — in the latest action-packed addition to GTA Online.

In this summer’s update, LSPD officer Vincent Effenburger also needs your help in new off-the-books Dispatch Work. Plus, enjoy a wide assortment of new rides including new Law Enforcement Vehicles, new Drift Tuning upgrades for select vehicles, as well as new tools and props in the Creator.

There’s also a collection of new benefits for GTA+ Members that include the convenient Vinewood Club phone app, a free Överflöd Pipistrello super car that’s available exclusively to GTA+ Members this week, and more.

Set Up Shop

The Bottom Dollar Bail Enforcement Office provides everything you need to start hauling in bounties and earning a hero’s wage. After Maude makes contact, visit Maze Bank Foreclosures to choose from an assortment of available locations. Each one includes a Bail Enforcement System computer that lists available targets to choose from: three Standard Targets and one Most Wanted Target.

There’s also a holding cell for those you’ve apprehended, CCTV access, a safe, and a garage space with room for two Personal Vehicles and the Bottom Dollar-branded Bail Enforcement van used for shepherding captured criminals. Customize your office by choosing one of three different styles, up to two additional staff members for boosting efficiency, a gun locker, and armor plating for your van.

Los Santos Most Wanted

While Standard Targets are more likely to be your garden variety lowlifes, the Most Wanted Targets are the upper echelon of criminal scum: CEOs, movie stars, legendary street racers, and the like. Most Wanted Targets can be completed once per day, while ambitious bounty hunters can wrangle as many Standard Targets as they want.

It also pays to remember this ain’t the Wild West — both Standard and Most Wanted Targets are considerably more valuable alive than dead, so be cautious when doling out lethal force, even when dealing with the most intense stand-offs. Non-lethal equipment like the Stun Gun can prove useful when attempting to subdue targets. You can use the Bail Enforcement van to safely haul live Bounties back to your holding cell, or if need be, deliver their remains to LS County Coroners.

Street Justice

The Eccles family aren’t the only ones trying to clean up Los Santos. Vincent’s become frustrated recently by the LSPD’s corruption, and he’s not above asking for help.

To take part in new Dispatch Work in Freemode, meet with Vincent and make sure you’ve completed the Slush Fund mission in The Cluckin’ Bell Farm Raid to unlock any of the three new Law Enforcement Vehicles available today at Warstock Cache & Carry, or use previously unlocked Law Enforcement Vehicles like the Stanier LE Cruiser and Unmarked Cruiser from The Chop Shop, or the Bravado Gauntlet Interceptor from The Cluckin’ Bell Farm Raid.

Once inside an eligible vehicle, you can request Dispatch Work or accept Vincent’s invitation. Moonlighting as an off-the-books enforcer does require you to keep a low profile — so retire your CEO, VIP, or MC President status before taking on Dispatch Work.

New Law Enforcement Vehicles

This update also adds a trio of Law Enforcement Vehicles requisitioned from local authorities that are useful for aspiring vigilantes, and also allow you to take part in Dispatch Work for Vincent:

• Declasse Impaler SZ Cruiser
• Bravado Greenwood Cruiser
• Bravado Dorado Cruiser

Available now to purchase from Warstock Cache & Carry if you’ve completed the Slush Fund mission in The Cluckin’ Bell Farm Raid.

New Vehicles

GTA Online: Bottom Dollar Bounties features a collection of versatile new vehicles across an assortment of classes. The luxurious Enus Paragon S (Sports) and the stunning Bollokan Envisage (Sports) are both tremendously capable off the lot, and made even more powerful with Imani Tech modifications available at your Agency.

The Übermacht Niobe (Sports) is the best of both worlds: gas-guzzling speed and power with a hybrid’s superiority complex, while the Annis Euros X32 (Coupe) is a new spin on a glorious classic. On PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, take either of these to Hao’s Special Works for a full suite of cosmetic and performance overhauls.

Today’s update also introduces the curvaceous Invetero Coquette D1 (Sports Classic) and the rugged Declasse Yosemite 1500 (Off-Road).

Drift Tuning Updates

Take on the city’s drift racing scene by installing Drift Tuning in three newly eligible vehicles — the Vulcar Nebula Turbo (Sports Classic), Übermacht Cypher (Sports), and Übermacht Sentinel Classic Widebody (Sports). Plus, drift fanatics can get seen on the scene with an assortment of bold new liveries only available for vehicles with Drift Tuning.

Get More With GTA+

Bottom Dollar Bounties also brings new and exclusive features to GTA+ Members like the convenient new Vinewood Club app for your in-game phone that lets you easily request vehicles, claim all outstanding business safe earnings, and replenish ammo on your in-game phone. The Vinewood Club Garage now features a Vehicle Workshop where you can easily modify your vehicles. GTA+ Members can also claim the new Överflöd Pipistrello (Super) a week early for free at The Vinewood Car Club starting today.

Visit the GTA+ website for more information on all the newest features and offerings from the premium membership for GTA Online players on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

And More…

Complete challenges and climb all four tiers of the Bail Enforcement Career Progress track in GTA Online on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S to acquire the Bottom Dollar Outfit, among a variety of other rewards along the way. See all the challenges you’ve completed in your GTA Online Career while also discovering new ones by signing in to your Rockstar Games account at the Career Progress site or by visiting the Career tab of the in-game Pause Menu.

Today’s update also brings increased base GTA$ payouts for many activities — including Open Wheel Races, Taxi Work, A Superyacht Life, Lowriders Missions, Operation Paper Trail, Casino Story Missions, Gerald’s Last Play, Madrazo’s Dispatch Services, Premium Deluxe Repo Work, and Project Overthrow. Solo players will also benefit from an increased timer when taking on Gunrunning and Biker Sell Missions.

Creators are also now able to construct their own Drift and Drag Races from scratch using new tools, props, and placeable actors including drivers doing donuts, lowriders using hydraulics, animated crowds, and more. Testing Races is also easier now that creators can launch tests from any checkpoint of their choosing.

Improvements have also been made to Assault on Cayo Perico, including balancing changes. For the full list of all of today’s updates and changes to GTA Online, see the full update notes here.

Still to Come…

If you enjoy hunting down targets, Martin Madrazo will also need help later this summer tracking down and taking out Daily Bounties. You’ll also be able to hop on a Pegassi Pizza Boy scooter and help Pizza This… deliver piping hot pies around Los Santos.

And look forward to more explosive gameplay and events, including Independence Day, a Halloween trip to North Yankton’s Ludendorff Cemetery, an exciting new multi-stage head-to-head mode, a new community Heist Challenge, and more. Stay tuned to the Newswire in the weeks ahead for more information on what’s in store for GTA Online all throughout the summer and beyond.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – June 26, 2024 – Today, Ubisoft celebrates the release of Beyond Good & Evil – 20^th Anniversary Edition available on PlayStation^®5 & PlayStation^®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch^TM, and PC through the Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, Steam and GeForce Now.

More than 15 iconic tracks have been re-recorded by a live orchestra underthe direct supervision of the original composer Christophe Héral. The original game soundtrack will benefit from a special double-vinyl edition available today for pre-orders on Wayô Records website, offering the chance for both long-time fans and new players to fully immerse themselves in the Beyond Good & Evil world.  

Beyond Good & Evil – 20^th Anniversary Edition features performances improved up to 4k, 60 FPS and numerous qualities of life improvements, an Anniversary Gallery, a Speedrun Mode to challenge players, 20+ new achievements and a new treasure hunt!

For the latest news on Beyond Good & Evil – 20^th Anniversary Edition, please visit: https://bgegame.com/20th-anniversary

About Beyond Good & Evil – 20^th Anniversary Edition

Developed by Virtuos Games under the supervision of Ubisoft Montpellier, Beyond Good & Evil – 20th Anniversary Edition celebrates the 20 years of the legendary Ubisoft franchise. Thanks to many quality of life and performance updates, players will be able to (re)discover the original game on all platforms with new features and exclusive new content, including a Treasure Hunt revealing more about Jade’s history.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a creator of worlds, committed to enriching players’ lives with original and memorable entertainment experiences. Ubisoft’s global teams create and develop a deep and diverse portfolio of games, featuring brands such as Assassin’s Creed®, Brawlhalla®, For Honor®, Far Cry®, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon®, Just Dance®, Rabbids®, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®, The Crew® and Tom Clancy’s The Division®. Through Ubisoft Connect, players can enjoy an ecosystem of services to enhance their gaming experience, get rewards and connect with friends across platforms. With Ubisoft+, the subscription service, they can access a growing catalog of more than 100 Ubisoft games and DLC. For the 2023-24 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2.32 billion. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.

© 2024 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are registered trademarks in the US and/or other countries.

Enhanced graphics and smoother gameplay await in a nostalgic collection

FRISCO, TX – 26 June, 2024 – Neon Rider Classic, the definitive collection of Neon Rider and Neon Rider World, the beloved Flash games played more than 15 million times developed by Louissi and Jeff Wofford and publisher Armor Games Studios, loop-de-loops onto PC via Steam today. 

Dash, speed, and flip through hand-crafted levels while matching the bike’s color with the track to reach the finish line in style. Loop through spiraling neon tubes, dodge incoming obstacles, and perform gravity-defying stunts while seamlessly shifting colors on the fly.

Travel back in time to experience revamped Flash titles that defined an era of gaming. Neon radiates off the race track with updated graphics and polished gameplay for modern computers. Experience what made both titles web game classics as a newcomer, or soar down memory lane and perform fast-paced tricks all over again as a Neon veteran.

“Neon Rider and Neon Rider World defined a seminal moment in gaming for us,” said Louissi and Jeff Wofford, developers of Neon Rider Classic. “We hope that our passion for these classic Flash games invites newcomers and veterans alike to test their reflexes on the race track.”

Neon Rider Classic races onto PC via Steam today for $2.99 USD. Follow Armor Games Studios on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and visit their official website for more updates.  

About Louissi & Jeff Wofford

Louissi is an established Flash games developer who’s delighted millions of players with games including Age of War, Armor Mayhem, and the Neon Rider series. With over 25 years in game development, Jeff Wofford has worked on major titles including Brothers in Arms, Halo, and Ultima Online. Together, the two developers are bringing classic games such as Neon Rider Classic to the modern age. 

About Armor Games Studios

From its roots as a popular portal for online gaming, Armor Games Studios is a publisher that aims to work directly with and help foster talented indie developers to create unique and engaging games of all types for all platforms. For more information, visit www.armorgamesstudios.com, and follow the company on Twitter @ArmorGameStudio.

Detonate Your Foes in this Hilarious Social-Strategy Game for Up to Five Players, Coming Fall 2024 to Meta Quest

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – June 25, 2024 – Saber Interactive has announced Exploding Kittens VR, a new experience based on the wildly popular social-strategy card game. Developed under license from Asmodee Entertainment and published by Saber, Exploding Kittens VR is coming this fall to Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 2 and is available to pre-order now with a 10% bonus discount!

Exploding Kittens VRcombines the hilarious strategy and chaos of the original card game with the full immersive feel of VR for a totally unique experience. Play with up to five players online or play on your own against bots and force your opponents to draw the dreaded Exploding Kitten. Be the last person standing to win! Customize your own in-game avatar, explore the social hub, and dive into a variety of entertaining mini-games.

Key Features

• Experience Your Favorite Card Game Like Never Before: Socialize with friends and make new enemies in this laugh-out-loud VR strategy experience based on the hit card game.
• Master a Variety of Tools to Win: Use a slew of tools to strategically outsmart your opponents and come out on top. Look into the future, steal items from other players and deny their moves, defuse an Exploding Kitten at a crucial moment, and more!
• Three Unique Game Modes: Battle it out in either classic or blitz mode with up to five players, or against your biggest rival in duel mode.
• Engage with Immersive Social Hub: Discover an array of activities in the social hub, including mini-games, character customization and more!

First released in 2015, the original Exploding Kittens card game was a breakout success, going on to spawn multiple adaptations across multimedia, including video game consoles, mobile devices, and even an animated television streaming series planned for this summer.

Exploding Kittens VR is coming this fall and available to pre-order now on the Meta Store with a 10% discount for $17.99|£13.49|€17.99. For the latest updates, follow Saber on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

About Saber Interactive

Saber Interactive is a worldwide publisher and developer consisting of 13 studios in the Americas and Europe. Creating games for all major platforms based on original and licensed IPs, Saber’s titles include Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, Jurassic Park: Survival, World War Z, SnowRunner, and Expeditions: A MudRunner Game. Founded in 2001, Saber is known for two decades of development partnerships with leading developers and publishers, including producing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Crysis Remastered, and many others. Learn more at https://saber.games.

About Asmodee Entertainment

Asmodee Entertainment exists to expand the Asmodee IPs into sectors adjacent to board games, such as video games, movies & TV shows, cultural products, toys and social/live entertainment. This gives our core fans more opportunities to engage with the brands and stories they love, and enables us to reach new customers in new markets with a wide variety of exciting, quality products and experiences based on our IPs. Our global team licenses to established industry partners who distribute products through their own third-party networks. Find out more at asmodee-entertainment.biz.

About Exploding Kittens 

Exploding Kittens is a leading game and entertainment company with a mission to inspire people to connect, laugh, and play fun games. After initially seeking to raise $10K through Kickstarter, the Exploding Kittens campaign raised $8.7M in 30 days from 219,000 backers. To date, Exploding Kittens is the #1 most-backed project in Kickstarter history and has sold over 35 million games.

Started by former Xbox game designer Elan Lee and The Oatmeal’s founder Matthew Inman, Exploding Kittens and its family of games seek to reshape traditional game night into an entertaining person-to-person experience. Today, there are nearly 40 games available for purchase, an exclusive Exploding Kittens mobile game for Netflix subscribers, a free-to-play app, Kitty Letter, and an Exploding Kittens mobile app available on iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch, as well as an animated Netflix series titled ‘Exploding Kittens’ launching this year.

Gorgeous, pixel art visual novel invites players to piece together a mysterious reality

Walnut Creek, Calif. (June 25, 2024) – Maximum Entertainment and Polychroma Games today invite you on a slice-of-life journey through a gorgeous, fictionalized version of the Philippines in Until Then. Through the eyes of Mark Borja, you’ll explore the trials of any normal teenager: school, piano practice, friends… but something isn’t right. A twist of fate that will change Mark’s life is looming just beneath the surface. Can you weave through the mysteries before all is lost? Purchase Until Then on PlayStation 5 and Steam today. 

Between Until Then’s relatable moments of adolescence, strange coincidences start to add up. Can you figure out what is really happening? Today’s release was accompanied by a new trailer showcasing a glimpse of what Mark has in store:

Until Then is a side-scrolling, cinematic adventure game that tells a strange and intriguing story of inquisitive high school students living in a fractured existence. Players explore and navigate various everyday environments inspired by real-world locations in the Philippines. 

Through your journey you’ll meet vibrant, relatable peers navigating their own lives, explore the world around you through everyday technology and play seemingly mundane minigames you won’t want to put down. Until Then is wrapped in a jaw-dropping cinematic pixel art style and set to a soundtrack that brings the world to life in unexpected ways.

Until Then is available now across PlayStation 5 and PC. For updates, follow @MaximumEntmt on Twitter and Facebook or go to www.maximument.com.

About Maximum Entertainment

Maximum Entertainment is a global entertainment company dedicated to crafting indie to AA video game experiences through original content and licensed partnerships. A fully integrated group with a broad portfolio of content, the company emphasizes collaboration and inclusivity in its partnerships to produce the highest level of interactive entertainment. With more than 300 titles in its catalog, Maximum Entertainment has joined forces with talented creators and renowned franchises around the globe to deliver magic to the gamer in everyone. Maximum Entertainment employs experienced professionals across the entire value chain of video games including development, publishing, transmedia, sales, and operations. Visit Maximum Entertainment at www.maximument.com.

About Polychroma Games

Polychroma Games is an independent game studio based in the Philippines seeking to explore and push the envelope of story in play. Our team believes that video games hold awesome potential as a medium of storytelling. We entwine the interactivity of play and the power of narrative into one.

Armed with new weapons, players will venture deep into the forgotten heart of Tertium in a new mission

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, June 25, 2023. Today Fatshark released its latest free update to Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Secrets of the Machine God, on PC (Steam and Microsoft Store) and Xbox.

The latest free update to Warhammer 40,000: Darktide introduces a new mission, new weapon types and weapon marks. 

New Mission:

• Clandestium Gloriana: players will explore a frozen environment, see a mysterious mission-giver accompany the strike team in mission, and discover a new variable end mission event.

New weapon types and marks:

• Godwyn-Branx Pattern Bolt Pistol: An iconic Warhammer 40,000 weapon, mobile and perfect to lead an assault.
• Two-handed Pickaxes: Ogryns’ first two-handed weapon! Taking brutality and force to a new level (Branx Mk Ia Delver’s Pickaxe, Borovian Mk III Delver’s Pickaxe, Karsolas Mk II Delver’s Pickaxe).
• Shockmauls: The perfect Warhammer 40,000 riot gear – an electric weapon that stuns and adds a shocked status to enemies (Agni Mk Ia Shock Maul, Indignatus Mk III Shock Maul).
• Ironhelm “Hacker” Mk IV Assault Shotgun: A very close range and brutal shotgun that inflicts intense damage.

About Fatshark®

Fatshark is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and was established in 2007. More than 100 experienced game developers are part of the independent developer, and we strive to create compelling interactive experiences. Apart from Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, the team has previously developed titles including Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, Lead and Gold, Krater, and War of the Roses. For more information, visit www.fatsharkgames.com

About Games Workshop®

Games Workshop® Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer®: Age of Sigmar® and Warhammer® 40,000® games, miniatures, novels, and model kits through more than 540 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop® or Warhammer®), the www.games-workshop.com web store and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including our publishing division ‘Black Library’ and our special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.games-workshop.com.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide © Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2024. Darktide, the Darktide logo, GW, Games Workshop, Space Marine, 40K, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, 40,000, the ‘Aquila’ Double-headed Eagle logo, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likeness thereof, are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited, variably registered around the world, and used under licence. © Fatshark AB 2024. All rights reserved to their respective owners.

Hunting simulators have yet to be as brutally realistic as the just-revealed Ultimate Hunting. In the first official trailer, the simulator surprises with the exciting beauty of hunting reserves in California and Africa. Developed on Unreal Engine 5, Ultimate Hunting will push the boundaries of realism in hunting games, with every decision and every shot meant to be truly felt. The game will offer both single hunter and cooperative hunting modes for up to 16 people. Scheduled for release on PC in 2025/2026, Ultimate Hunting will later hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and the Nintendo Switch successor. A VR version is also planned.

A Polish studio of several people, 3T Games, is working on Ultimate Hunting from 2021. The publisher of the game on PC and consoles will be Ultimate Games, which is known, among other things, for its bestselling series of highly rated fishing games Ultimate Fishing Simulator.

Ultimate Hunting | Official Reveal Trailer:

Ultimate Hunting (Steam): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1376880/Ultimate_Hunting

Ultimate Hunting is a realistic open world hunting simulator with single and multiplayer game modes (up to 16 hunters at a time), with extensive gameplay including expedition planning, stealth, tracking or baiting. Players will have the opportunity to take on the roles of hunters who, while exploring nature, discover the habits of local animals, select suitable individuals, and admire the richness and diversity of local flora and fauna. The simulator will offer a choice of first-person or third-person perspective (FPP/TPP) view.

“Our goal is to capture the pure and true essence of hunting. Ultimate Hunting is a game that will stand out for its realism, which at times will be literally brutal. Thanks to realistic animals shoot reaction, the player will feel more strongly the weight of his decisions and the importance of every shot he takes. We are also working on a whole set of other mechanics and elements that have not been present in hunting games so far, or have only been there in a heavily simplified form, including a Random Antler Generation System (RAGS), dynamic need zones, active camouflage, and much more. Within the ecosystem, individual species will naturally react not only to players, but also to other animals, noise or the current weather. On top of that, the need zones of individual animals will be dynamic, so that each hunt can be a unique experience,” says Rafal Jelonek, producer and director of the game, who privately is a hunter himself.

The new hunting simulator is being developed on Unreal Engine 5. As a result, hunting on the African savannah or in the sequoia forests of California is expected to become a delightful and unforgettable experience. Ultimate Hunting will also support ray tracing, DLSS and FSR technologies, among others.

Players will hunt in two vast locations – the California Hunting Reserve and the Southern Africa Hunting Reserve. The reserves are modeled on real locations, and the flora and fauna present in them will correspond to the real conditions in these places. Each map will cover an area of at least 64 km².

As the developers of the game point out, it will be possible to hunt a total of more than 30 different species of animals. In California, these include California black bears, North American cougars, California mule deer, wild boars, American badgers, western crow, California quail, wood ducks and more. In South Africa, on the other hand, hunters will find, for example, African bush elephants, South African giraffes, Cape hippopotamus, southern lions, Nile crocodiles, southern chacma baboons, Burchell’s zebra, Cape ground squirrel and more. At the same time, the animals will be differentiated by gender, age and weight, among other factors.

Ultimate Hunting will offer a wide range of weapons and hunting equipment. The list includes many variants of firearms (bolt-actions, lever-action, semi-auto, shotguns and revolvers) and silent weapons (bows and crossbows), various types of decoys and baits, optical devices, hunting clothing and footwear, as well as vehicles. There will be two aiming modes with the scope (quick scope and full scope). The 3T Games team also promises advanced weapon customization with additional accessories. Ultimate Hunting will not lack licensed hunting equipment, including, for example, Titan 6 rifles from the Austrian brand Rößler Waffen and camouflage from the American brand Next Camo.

“Importantly, in Ultimate Hunting, the principles of ethical behavior of hunters will be promoted. This will be evident, for example, in the situation after hunting a deer – the player can leave the carcass of the animal to attract predators with it, and then hunt it. At the same time, he will receive a penalty for leaving the animal in such a way but he can earn more by hunting those predators or …become a prey,” adds Rafal Jelonek.

Ultimate Hunting – main features:

• a beautiful and realistic open world hunting simulator;
• hunting reserves in California and South Africa;
• mechanics that introduce a new quality in hunting games;
• more than 30 animal species to hunt;
• vast variety of hunting gear (including firearms, bows, calls, baits and more).
• dynamic weather and dynamic need-zone systems;
• singleplayer & multiplayer modes (up to 16 players).

Ultimate Hunting’s release on PC is tentatively scheduled for 2025/2026, with the simulator also coming later to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles. Ultimate Games S.A.’s plans also include releasing Ultimate Hunting on Nintendo’s new console, which will replace the Nintendo Switch, as well as preparing a version for VR systems.

Honestly Games and Fulqrum Publishing introduce new gameplay mechanics in new DLC for economic sim, Lords and Villeins

Prague, Czech Republic – June 25, 2024  – Herald your rise to power! Fulqrum Publishing and Honestly Games are proud to announce The Great Houses, a sprawling new DLC for feudal economic simulation, Lords and Villeins, available now. The Great Houses shatters the boundaries of your previous domain, inviting you to shape the fate of a nation and etch your legacy onto the world stage.

The Great Houses takes players’ feudal economy simulation experience to a whole new level, allowing them to transcend the confines of their settlement and establish themselves as the head of a powerful dynasty. With a brand-new world map, and intricate gameplay mechanics, this DLC introduces other AI-controlled Great Houses and Royal Family, enabling players to engage in diplomacy and trade across the cities, or to subdue their enemies with military forces as they vie for influence, wealth, or if they so desire, dominance. 

As players’ settlements flourish and expansion beckons, resources can be invested in acquiring new territories. Families can be assigned to develop these lands, while military regiments ensure their protection. Trade routes can be established with other settlements on the map, fostering relationships with other Great Houses. Completing quests strengthens these bonds, unlocking lucrative trade deals that introduce new caravans to players’ settlements.

Alternatively, players with a taste for war can unleash their armies upon rival territories. Raids offer the spoils of another’s labor, while outright invasion allows forceful conquest through a brand new turn-based combat system.

A new noble house creator has also been introduced in this DLC, empowering players to personalize their noble house like never before. Featuring a dedicated sigil editor, players can create their own sigil, a visual emblem that will inspire awe (or strike fear) in the hearts of the rivals of their Great House.

Key Features:

• Explore a brand-new world map view spanning the nation, including other AI-controlled Great Houses and the Royal City.
• Customize your Great House with a new sigil editor.
• Assign families to territories on the world map, develop them and exploit their production.
• Manage diplomatic relationships with other Great Houses and their settlements.
• Build trade routes to connect cities and enter trade deals to generate new impactful caravans for your settlement.
• New (optional) turn-based combat system to execute strategic battles.
• Deploy regiments to protect territories from hostile attacks.
• Raid other houses to acquire their resources, or invade and take control of their territory.

Lords and Villeins: The Great Houses DLC launches today for PC via Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store.

For more information, visit the official Fulqrum Publishing website or follow them on social media.

About Fulqrum Publishing

Fulqrum Publishing is a global games publisher with a diverse portfolio of titles, including in-house and independent productions. Fulqrum Publishing released over a hundred games, including the critically acclaimed titles like Men of War, King’s Bounty, Space Rangers, Fell Seal, Forgive me Father and many others.

About Honestly Games

Honestly Games is a studio from the Czech Republic. We are a small team of passionate developers striving to make immersive games and build communities that love to create, share, and express themselves through gaming. Founded in 2019 around our first title Lords and Villeins, we are dedicated to bringing amazing and memorable games directed by our honest vision strengthened through player feedback and active interaction with our community.

Atari and developer Digital Eclipse are excited to announce a significant expansion to their acclaimed 2022 release Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection. The new version, entitled Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition, adds two new timelines and 39 games to the playable Atari retrospective. The game will release October 25 on PC, Switch, Xbox One and Series X, and PlayStation 4 & 5, and the Atari VCS this holiday, including a physical release on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5.

The physical release will include a Steelbook version for Nintendo Switch, which will come with Atari 2600 art cards, miniature arcade marquee signs, an Al Alcorn Replica Syzygy Co. business card, and a Steelbook case. The standard version will retail for $39.99 USD, and the Steelbook will retail for $49.99 USD.

The Wider World of Atari timeline, which includes 19 playable games and eight video segments, takes a series of deep dives into stories from Atari history, showing how Atari continued to influence creators and fans over the decades.  New interviews, vintage ads, historical artifacts, and more have all been researched and presented with Digital Eclipse’s signature style. Highlights from the new timeline include a deep dive into Stern Electronics’ robot-blasting Berzerk; unusual and underappreciated innovations and hidden gems from the late 1980s; a spotlight on the artist Evelyn Seto, who helped create the iconic “Fuji” Atari logo; Pong creator Al Alcorn explaining the birth of Breakout; and an exploration of the fan base’s role in discovering unreleased prototypes, creating “homebrew” games, and preserving Atari history.

The First Console War timeline, which includes 20 playable games and half-dozen video segments, tells the story of the first major console war in the gaming industry between the Atari 2600 and Mattel’s Intellivision. The team at Digital Eclipse curates an exploration of the rivalry, including Mattel’s quixotic decision to create games for the competing Atari 2600. Highlights include a selection of M Network games, including some fan-favorites; a mix of Atari and M Network sports games, and some rare Atari 2600 and 5200 prototypes. New interview features include former Intellivision game director Don Daglow, M Network programmer Jane Terjung, Activision’s David Crane and Garry Kitchen, homebrew programmer Dennis Debro, and historians Leonard Herman and Mike Mika.

The new timelines and games will be offered to owners of the original Atari 50 release as DLCs later this year.

The stealth-action shooter also receives new premium weapon DLC today!

STOCKHOLM – June 25, 2024 – Systemic Reaction is excited to launch the free Skyfire Update for the open-world stealth-action shooter Generation Zero! Available today on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox, the new update introduces a brutal endgame enemy machine known as “The Vulture,” plus a bonus weapon and Companion Armor Kits, which give players the ability to repair their Companions on the go while exploring or in combat.

“Skyfire” Features:

• New Endgame Boss: Face off against the terrifying Vulture, a new Tyrant class enemy in the form of an evolved Firebird. Arm yourself with your best equipment and rally your allies to defeat this menacing new foe!
• Companion Armor Field Repair: Companion Armor Kits can now be equipped into your weapon wheel and thrown onto Companions. This new feature allows players to repair or re-kit their Companions on the go, increasing the Companion’s versatility and the length of excursions without needing to return to a safehouse.
• New Weapon & Augmentations: The new Meusser Hunting Rifle fires a chemical laser beam that can set the ground around the player on fire. New weapon augmentations have also been added that require defeating Tyrants to unlock.
• Revamped Tyrant Spawning System & More: Players can now discover Tyrant locations after defeating Rival machines, gathering Coordinate Keys, and entering them into Tyrant Terminals located in base assault bases.Tyrant progression has also been updated, along with fixes to machine detection.

In addition, today also marks the arrival of Generation Zero’s new “Heavy Weapons Pack”DLC. Available on PC, PlayStation & Xbox for $4.99/€4.99, this premium DLC contains four high-damage weapons that look and feel like they were ripped straight out of an ‘80s action movie. Grab your bandana, rip off your sleeves, and unleash mayhem on your mechanical foes with the MGR-6 grenade launcher, N144 Minigun, .44 caliber Iron Condor, and RACS-12 semi-automatic shotgun.

Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter that puts players on the front line of an alternate history war against deadly machines. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish-era Cold War and take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op. Including today’s Skyfire Update, Generation Zero has received 32 major updates and two substantial story expansions since its launch in 2019. With a growing community of over six million players and more new content on the way, there’s never been a better time to join the resistance!

Generation Zero is available now on PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, as well as PlayStation and Xbox. It is also free for Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass subscribers.

For more on Generation Zero, visit www.GenerationZero.com, follow @GenZeroGame on X, and join the official Discord server.

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