Monthly Archives: October 2014

R2Games Previews Stormthrone’s Features, Orchestral Soundtrack

R2Games

Global game publisher Reality Squared Games (R2Games) has just updated the official teaser site for Stormthrone: Aeos Rising, giving players a clearer look at the sights, the setting, and most importantly, the sounds of its upcoming browser MMORPG. This round of previews offers a glimpse into an MMO of depth and ambition, but the true centerpiece is Behind the Music of Stormthrone, a four-minute peek into the creation of Stormthrone’s lush orchestral soundtrack.

As Stormthrone comes into focus, and anticipation grows, it becomes clear that this title is different from anything R2Games has published before – it’s bigger, bolder, and better. Stormthrone’s three races, six classes, and wealth of play modes promise greater diversity in gameplay styles, avatar customization, and real-time multiplayer tactics than anything in R2Games’ library. The Four Realms, multiplayer cities that span the globe, ensure that players will no longer be limited by the population of a single server. Behind all of this is a rich game world where players discover the Aeon Weapons, the lost weapons of the gods – and the only hope in the war for Aeos’ survival.

Great games with great worlds deserve great music – and Stormthrone’s rich orchestral soundtrack complements the depth and drama of Aeos perfectly. In the exclusive featurette Behind the Music of Stormthrone, players will join award-winning composer Daniel Sadowski as he and nearly 100 performers join forces to bring the war-torn world of Aeos to life. Preview tracks are available now, and the OST itself – including over an hour of lush, gripping music – will soon be available on all major digital music services.

For more info, visit http://stormthrone.r2games.com

Skara The Blade Remains: Enters Steam Early Access Oct. 27th

Skara

Bit, the indie development studio based in Barcelona, Spain and London, UK, today confirmed its debut title, ‘Skara: The Blade Remains’ will launch on Steam’s Early Access, 27th October 2014 for £12.00/$19.00/€15.00. Skara: The Blade Remains is a revolutionary ‘multiplayer online versus’ (MOV), third person hack n’ slash em up which utilises Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 enabling Skara to look triple AAA, on a triple III budget!

“We advise gamers to only purchase the Early Access version of our game if they truly understand what Early Access means”, commented Pablo Rodriguez, Creative Director at 8-Bit. “We want our audience to participate in the creative process of building Skara with us and we’re excited at how far we’ve already come. We acknowledge that we still have a way to go, but we also want people to join us on our development journey as we move towards full scale release”.

Gamers who choose to purchase the Steam Early Access version will initially be able to play one vs. one battles, in one arena, with one character. Constant updates and expansions are planned for every week following the Steam launch with a dedicated forum set up in which early adopters can specifically contribute to the final stages of development via votes and comments.

Early purchasers will ultimately have their up front payment refunded in virtual currency which they will be able to spend in the virtual store once it goes live at launch. They will also be rewarded with exclusive armour, weapons and have their names featured in the game credits. 8-Bit are charging a nominal fee for the early access version to help with development costs, the final version which will be F2P on XboxOne, PS4 and PC is due to release in 2015.

For more info, visit http://skarathebladeremains.com/

Galactic Civilizations III Early Access Gets Major Beta Content Drop

Galactic Civilizations III

Rival factions across the galaxy now have another weapon in their arsenals today as diplomacy and trade – along with a new playable race, the Krynn – are now available as part of Stardock’s first major content update for the Galactic Civilizations III beta. The beta is currently available for $44.99 as part of Steam Early Access.

Diplomacy provides space emperors and empresses the opportunity to find common ground with rivals or enforce a United Planets embargo, providing further depth to gameplay and altering how players pursue ultimate rule over the galaxy. Trading is also included in today’s patch, so players have a good reason to make friends – although goods passing through trade routes are subject to…aggressive renegotiation of their ownership should a hostile warfleet happen by.

Another faction joins the race to dominate the galaxy today as well. The Krynn are a conglomeration of species whose government is comfortably in the pocket of organized crime, and who enjoy healthy boosts in spreading their “protective” influence around the galaxy as well as a leg up in keeping their own populace content – or at least well-behaved.

Galactic Civilizations III, available only for 64-bit Windows PCs, puts players in charge of one of several fantastical sci-fi races (including 23rd-century humans) about to begin interstellar colonization. Spreading your empire throughout the galaxy, unlocking the secrets of creation through radical scientific research, and building massive fleets of starships to defend your way of life is only the beginning.

As the age of expansion ends and the age of war dawns, you must navigate the waves of conflict crashing through the galaxy. Diplomatic channels may secure your borders, cultural imperialism might expand them peacefully, or you could do things the old-fashioned way through military conquest. Finally, the age of transcendence brings the struggle for galactic dominance to a fever pitch as mighty empires bring titanic forces to bear in the race for final victory.

For more on Galactic Civilizations III, tune into the livestream every Friday at 3pm Eastern time at www.twitch.tv/stardock or visit www.galciv3.com.

Tactical Heroes: New mobile action game coming soon

Tactical Heroes

Coming on October 16 on iOS devices, Tactical Heroes is a multiplayer game that focuses on the tactical thrill of turn based games but mixes it with the fast action that asynchronous combat allows. Its turn based Tactical Multiplayer with no waiting for the other player to finally end his turn or chickening out when you are one turn from total victory.

Establish a foothold on the alien-infested planet of Eden and reclaim it for your country! Fight the alien scourge in explosive turn-based battles and upgrade your Heroes as they earn combat experience. Create the best squad of Assault Troopers, Snipers and Engineers and explore endless tactical choices in combat and battle against evil,

For more info, visit https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tactical-heroes/id615349374?ls=1&mt=8

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a new adventure in the Borderlands universe, featuring new character classes, a new area to explore, and more.

Features:

Welcome to Pandora’s Moon: Borderlands heads to space, letting you experience low gravity, new weapons with ice and laser abilities, and new space-themed enemies.

A New Story: Learn the origins of Borderlands villains, and learn Handsome Jack’s side of the story.

Four New Classes: Work along Handsome Jack as Wilhelm the Enforcer, Nisha the Lawbringer, Athena the Gladiator, or as a Claptrap prototype.

Rainbow Saga Launch Gift Pack Giveaway

OnRPG has partnered with NGames to celebrate the launch of Rainbow Saga, a new browser-based sidescrolling anime MMO, with a special gift pack giveaway!

Ranbow Saga is a gorgeously presented 2D fantasy browser-based game packed with lovable characters, stunning artistic scenery and a compelling world brought to life with cutting edge technology that promises to rival the production values of client-based games.

 

 

The Gift Pack Features:

  • Pet Rename Card*2
  • Secret Pet Potion*10
  • Spirit Essence*10
  • Basic Mount Rank-Up Stone*5
  • Lollipop(7 Days)*1

 

 

To Redeem your Key:

  • Log into their website.
  • Enter into game and create a character. Level it to 20.
  • Go to “Benefits” and find the “gifts.”
  • Click the “Redeem Now” button and enter your code.
  • Gift will sent to your mail.

Space Engineers and NVIDIA partner for Creation Contest

Space Engineers Creation

Independent developer and creators of Space Engineers game, Keen Software House, is launching a creation contest in collaboration with NVIDIA and offering the chance to win high-end NVIDIA GeForce GTX-based graphic cards. The contest will focus on the players’ creativity and will be divided into three different categories: level design, fan fiction and HQ screenshots.

The goal for the “Level Design” contest is to create a single-player / coop mission. It can be either part of a story or just an independent mission. For the second contest, you need to use your imagination and write a story inspired by the Space Engineers’ universe. As, for the third category, “HQ screenshots”, we are asking you to capture hi-res images from the game so we can print them and decorate our office walls.

For those interested in participating to any of the three contests, please click here for more details.

For more information about the Level Design contest and the development of Space Engineers, read Marek Rosa’s latest blog-post.