Monthly Archives: December 2014

Dying Light: Supporters rewarded with Top-Tier Weapons

Dying Light

Today Techland launched a unique campaign for all existing Dying Light fans. As a way to thank players for their support and trust, Techland is rewarding all current and future pre-orders with access to rare in-game weapons. These weapons will be distributed in the form of special weapon dockets which can be redeemed in-game. The sooner participants register their pre-orders, the more weapons they will receive – with each week before the launch of Dying Light bringing one more weapon docket to their accounts. The full process is explained in this infographic above.

To take part in the campaign, players need to sign up at dockets.dyinglightgame.com. The dockets can then be redeemed for top-tier weapons when playing the game.

Dying Light is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the PC, and is scheduled for release in 2015 on January 27th in the Americas, January 28th in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and January 30th in Europe.

Dizzel Fully Launches Today on OGPlanet and Steam

Dizzel

OGPlanet is excited to announce that Dizzel’s Early Access has concluded and the full release version of the game will be available today on both Steam and OGPlanet.com. Shooter fans that have not yet had the opportunity to play Dizzel can download the game client for free.

All New Content!
Dizzel’s Full Release launch will be accompanied with a variety of new in-game content for both new and existing players to enjoy. A barrage of new items will be unleashed to its players including 17 new weapon skins, 5 new weapons and 3 new characters including the new female character, Vedette, who is as sexy as she is deadly. In addition, Dizzel’s game mechanics have been greatly improved as well, providing players with faster movement speed, better camera angles when in cover, team swap in demolition mode and various other improvements. Some other major additions include:

New Maps
Mercenaries of Dizzel will be able to explore, bunker down and wreak havoc on their enemies in 5 new exciting, post-apocalyptic maps from all around the world. With high quality level design, each map offers players a different experience. Whether you are a lone wolf looking to unleash chaos or are the one leading your team with tactical flanking maneuvers while yelling “Suppressing Fire!”, Dizzel has the map for you.

Daily Mission System
Dizzel keeps its players engaged with its all new Daily Mission System. Loaded with unique missions such as Execute 10 Enemies or Explode 5 Heads with a Shotgun, players now have 100s of new and fun ways to earn Dizzel Points (Dizzel’s free in-game currency) in order to purchase various weapons, armor and gear.

Clan VS Clan
Players can now enter into Clan VS Clan warfare and team up with their friends to bring their clan to the top of the charts. Competition will never be the same as clan battles in Dizzel is kicked off and the true bragging rights and smack talking begins in this team-based, action shooter.

Launch Events!
To thank players for all their support through Dizzel’s early access and to celebrate this momentous occasion with new players, Dizzel’s full launch will be exploding with tons of exciting and fun events for players to enjoy. Some of the events on launch day and beyond include various gameplay events such as playtime and most kills, as well as, social media giveaways and top screenshot contests. Furthermore, players will have the opportunity to win some awesome gamer prizes, such as a new video card, gaming headset, keyboard and more!

Exclusive Starter Code ‘DZLAUNCH14’
To top up the celebration, users can enter ‘DZLAUNCH14’ on the keycode redemption page. This exclusive package contains all the basic gears players will need to get themselves started and entering the battlefield.

OGP users can enter their keycode at – http://www.ogplanet.com/keygiveaway/dizzel.og

Steam users can enter their keycode by visiting the item shop and clicking the [Reload Astros] button. A window will pop-up where they can enter their code for redemption.

Once redeemed, items will be delivered to user’s Storage Box within a 24-hour period.

For more info, visit http://www.PlayDizzel.com

Kabam and Marvel Launches “Marvel Contest of Champions”

Kabam

Kabam, a world leader in free-to-play games for traditional players, has partnered with Marvel Entertainment to bring the expansive Marvel Universe to mobile gamers worldwide with Marvel Contest of Champions, now available for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices. Marvel Contest of Champions players will build and manage a team of heroes and villains from across the Marvel Universe, their team gaining bonuses based on character affiliations taken straight from Marvel Comics.

Marvel Contest of Champions stays true to classic Marvel storytelling with big threats, heroic moments, and shocking revelations wrapped into a game that is not only easy to pick-up and play, but is also fun,” said Cuz Parry, Kabam’s Creative Director for Marvel Contest of Champions. “The development team is a huge fan of Marvel, and we’re proud to deliver an epic game that we know fans will be psyched to play.”

Marvel Contest of Champions, developed by Kabam’s Vancouver Studio and penned by Marvel Comics writer Sam Humphries (The Legendary Star-Lord), is a high-action, high-fidelity Super Hero combat game for mobile devices. In the game, players assume the role of Earth’s representative in a cosmic battle of epic proportions, organized by The Collector against super villains such as Kang the Conqueror and Thanos, and the ultimate brawl for untold power.

“It was awesome working with Kabam to develop a unique storyline for a video game that stays true to the Marvel Universe,” said Sam Humphries, Marvel Comics writer and author of the Marvel Contest of Champions mobile game. “Watching the heroes and villains come to life as playable characters on my phone is beyond epic.”

“We could not be more excited about Marvel Contest of Champions,” stated Jay Ong, VP of Games, Marvel Entertainment. “The team at Kabam has done an amazing job of translating the heroic combat and dynamic visuals that Marvel fans know and love into an action-packed gameplay experience for mobile devices.”

Indie Esport Darling #IDARB Launches This February

Esport

Fans of Other Ocean Interactive’s upcoming crowd-designed, 8-player platform esport #IDARB can download the game for free when it debuts next year…or two months early, if they’re lucky.

Throughout February, Xbox One owners with Xbox Live Gold accounts will be able to download the highly anticipated game free of charge, as part of Microsoft’s Games with Gold program. But in an unprecedented move, Other Ocean is enabling a select group of fans to download the final game two months early.

“#IDARB’s development team is more than just us in the studio — it’s the thousands of fans that made character sprites on IDARB.com, gave us feedback at shows, and contributed just about every game design decision in the game by tweeting their ideas at us,” said Mike Mika, Head of Development for Other Ocean. “It might sound kind of strange to give the game away for free two months before it officially comes out, but that’s in line with how #IDARB was built from day one.”

Some of the game’s most vocal fans have already been given free download codes, but even more will be given out through the @IDARBGame Twitter account, on IDARB.com, and through live video streams on the IDARBGame Twitch channel.

#IDARB is a competitive game for up to eight players that combines classic 2D platformer mechanics with hockey and basketball rules. Players can draw their own characters in a charming 8-bit pixel style, build their own teams, compose their own fight songs, and compete with other players either in the same room or over the internet.

In a nod to real arena sports, #IDARB is the first video game where fans spectating a session can disrupt the players, in real time, using either Twitch or Twitter. Spectators can turn the ball into a bomb, spawn fireworks, fill the screen with water, and more.

“We’re big fans of #IDARB and we’re stoked Other Ocean is previewing the game early for fans,” said Chris Charla, director of ID@Xbox. “We’re excited to bring it to Xbox One free to everyone with Xbox Live Gold in February.”

For more info, visit http://www.idarb.com