Yearly Archives: 2014

Robocraft: Now available on Mac and Linux

Robocraft

UK based indie developer Freejam are proud to announce that their F2P PvP robot battle-arena game Robocraft is now available on Mac OS and Linux OS!

“Like Lego with guns” according to new users, Robocraft is what every gamer has dreamed of but never been able to play, until now. With the inclusion of Mac and Linux operating systems, everyone can join the ever-changing player-created combat experience that is Robocraft. Since January, Robocraft has gained 2.4m registered users and has consistently been in Steam’s top-20 most played games.

Mark Simmons Game Director/CEO at Freejam commented :

“This is a huge milestone for Robocraft and Freejam as we’re finally able to welcome the Mac and Linux gaming communities! We’ve gone from being a humble five man development team on an unknown game a year ago to doubling the size of our development team and having millions of people worldwide build and battle with their own unique robots.”

In celebration of the launch, Freejam will be holding an AMA on Reddit’s robocraft subreddit (reddit.com/r/robocraft), cross posted to a number of various subreddits. The AMA participants will be game director Mark Simmons, tech director Sebastiano Mandala and art director Richard Turner, organized by community management coordinator Orcun ‘Drognin’ Adsoy.

The AMA is set to take place at 5pm UTC+1, on Monday 8th of September.

For more info, visit www.robocraftgame.com

The Repopulation: End of August Report and Testing Update

The Repopulation

The Repopulation team has released their monthly report, along with a testing update. All players who have previously participated in testing with a one or two weekend pass, have now been given permanent 24/7 testing access. Next week we will grant access to every remaining Round 1 backer, with a looser timeline that will see all backers gain access by the end of the year.

The report also touches on the major additions this month which include: Open World PvE Housing, Minigames, and Player Created Tournaments, along with a complete build log for the month.

You can read the full article at the following link: https://therepopulation.com/index.php/news/171-end-of-august-2014-report

Jagged Alliance: Flashback – Official Launch Date Announced

Jagged Alliance

Today Full Control announced the official launch date for Jagged Alliance: Flashback as October 21st, 2014. This news comes bundled with the new Tactical Overload update for the game in Early Access, which enhances the game’s tactical combat. Currently in Early Access on Steam, Jagged Alliance: Flashback is the newest game to be released in the popular Jagged Alliance franchise and features deep turn-based tactics with role-playing elements and squad management. Visit http://store.steampowered.com/app/256010 to enjoy the new ‘Tactical Overload’ features and content today!

Jagged Alliance: Flashback Tactical Overload update features:

  • Melee Combat
  • Stealth & Hearing System
  • Quickslots
  • Interrupts & View Cones
  • UI Overhaul
  • New Mercenaries & new Sectors

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

Redwater Hills: New Post-Apocalyptic Zombie-Slaying MMO Available

Redwater Hills

The Undead have risen to stalk the world, and publisher of free-to-play games GameSpree unveils its brand new Post-Apocalyptic strategy MMO “Redwater Hills”.

By 2030, humanity had embraced technological implants and cyber-enhancements as a natural step of its evolution. Strength-servos, memory-disks, translators and sight-enhancing cyber-eyes are commonplace; humans have transformed themselves thanks to a new wave of technology.

But all this came at a huge price! Redwater Hills takes place 3 years after ‘Zombification Day’, a technological disaster in 2031. A cataclysmic computer-virus reprograms most humans into shambling corpses driven by some inhuman hatred.

Only small groups of Survivors remain, each one with a colorful and interesting backstory to explain how they avoided the ‘Fall’. Your task is to establish a safe-enclave and recruit these crazy characters. Build a base of scavenged materials and manage your Survivors whilst fending off the shambling hordes and rival players!

Redwater Hills is unique in its approach to troop-management. Recruit from a large variety of unique Survivors, each with their own fighting-style and weaponry. Assign roles and juggle the risk of sending out a strong-raiding party at the expense of a weakly-defended base. Raiding and attacking brings more than resource rewards…find materials that can be crafted into dozens of weapons or armor to improve your Survivors effectiveness in battle.

Redwater Hills is a dangerous and dynamic world. Action takes place on a large world map where players can raid rival camps and colonize and defend abandoned farms and factories to provide a boost to their resource production. Every few days a new Round begins and the strongest players pack up Camp and move slightly closer to the safe-haven ‘Redwater Hills’, ensuring competition remains intense and fair as players are grouped by their Power score.

To find out more about the game and play, visit: redwaterhills.gamespree.com

Wakfu: Available on Steam September 18th

ANKAMA today announced that the tactical MMORPG WAKFU is coming to Steam on Sept. 18 in select countries*, including the U.S.

The current closed beta for WAKFU will end on Sept. 16. Beta players will keep their progression and items acquired throughout the testing phase; there will be no server wipe. To thank the closed beta players, a special item inspired by the Valve universe will be available.

To start the WAKFU adventure on Steam, a limited number of closed beta keys are available at:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/215080/discussions/1/34096318671760505/

Players can redeem the code on Steam and start playing now, but once the codes are gone, they’ll have to wait until the official launch on Sept. 18.

More information about WAKFU can be found on the official website: www.WAKFU.com

Rappelz: Masquerade Expansion Now Available

Rappelz

WEBZEN, a global developer and publisher of online games, announces the release of Rappelz newest expansion, “Epic 9.1: Masquerade” on European and American markets. The expansion, named by the Rappelz community, welcomes a new dungeon, new equipment, increased character level and many improvements.

Starting today, players with a WEBZEN account will have the opportunity to download the Epic 9.1: Masquerade update and delve into the Pitch-Black Woods to take on the enemies of the Circus of Red Spiders.

Characters from level 160 and above will face the new creatures of the somber circus, before encountering the three new bosses: Lillis, Mephisto and the Soul of Lunacy. The adventurers can challenge themselves as the dungeon contains four levels of difficulty and offers new equipment, accessories boss cards and ten types of Soul Creatures to be tamed for the successful players.

Masquerade includes as well character level increase to 180, job level increase to 60, nine new daily quests rewarding players with coins, allowing them to buy exclusive costumes for their characters. Along with the new content, many improvements have been applied in this expansion: class skills and job balancing and interface enhancement to name a few.

For more info, visit http://rappelz.webzen.com/