Monthly Archives: July 2017

PWND Rocket-Jumps onto PC today

PWND has everything I want in one location: High-impact explosives, non-stop action, rockets, and taunting. PWND is set in a not-too-distant future where the saying goes “Death is temporary, humiliation is forever!” In the game, you obliterate people with powerful rockets, and to really score, you have to dance on the body of your defeated foe, making certain they know they were PWND. But if your friends don’t have your back, you’re going to receive the same treatment. It’s a team-based shooter that is well and truly unique.

“We are thrilled to launch PWND, our uniquely character-driven team-based shooter that is all about three-dimensional combat in a high-speed, deadly arena filled with even faster talking opponents,” said Skydance Interactive President Peter Akemann. “As soon as you dive in (and up and down) with your friends, you’ll quickly realize that killing your enemies is only the beginning of the ultimate crusade in PWND!”

PWND is now available on PCs everywhere via Steam. The game can be purchased for a special launch week price of $23.99 through July 26th and $29.99 following. The characters are interesting, the weapons are obnoxious and wonderful, and the gameplay is intense.

Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade – Skulls for the Skull Throne

We are excited to share with you the latest update for Eternal CrusadeTomorrow live on Steam you’ll be adding some Skulls to Khorne’s pile. Our Skulls for the Skull Throne event kicks off as we celebrate all weekend. Be sure to tune into one of our Livestreams on Twitch! Our packs will go on sale with the Squadron pack at 75% off and the Imperium, Zealot, Champion, Waaaagh! and Mael Dannan packs at 50% off!  Friday is jam packed with content as our normal show Into the Warp! at 2 pm kicks off followed by DJ Penguin from 3 pm to 9 pm.  The best part is we’ll be including four new items for free! The Dark Reaper Eldar Helmet and for others a skull chest piece will be included! Finally there is a new campaign for each faction that will run simultaneously. So grab your weapons and jump into battle!

You can find all of the sales right here on their Steam Page!

Spider-Man: Homecoming Event Launches Today for Marvel Heroes Omega [PS4, Xbox One]

Gazillion announced today that new content inspired by Spider-Man: Homecoming has arrived for Marvel Heroes Omega on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Starting today, console players can look forward to a new Daily Bugle Operation featuring the Sinister Six and a brand-new rooftop boss encounter against Vulture.

Following the title’s recent June 30, 2017 launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, today’s new Spider-Man: Homecoming event marks Gazillion’s commitment to continue delivering new content updates and playable characters for Marvel Heroes Omega across all platforms. To that end, Gazillion also recently released Carnage for PC players, the latest playable villain to join the fray. Console players can also look forward to the imminent release of the notorious Black Cat, coming soon to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

RIFT 4.2 Update Preview: Celestial Storm

by Jason Parker (Ragachak)

By the time you read this, the latest update for RIFT: Prophecy of Ahnket will be here. It’s called “Celestial Storm” and comes packed with quite a lot of content, from hundreds of hours of quests to incredibly gorgeous mounts! A favorite Raid is returning with a pumped-up difficulty for the hardcore crowd, there’s a new UI for the chests, and so much more! This is a very aesthetically pleasing update, and I spoke to Simon Finch [Development Director] and Christopher Junior [Game Director] to get the scoop on what’s to come in this expansion!

I haven’t seen much on RIFT in a little while, I believe the last time I spoke about it was when Prophecy of Ahnket was on its way out. So we’re still doing battle on the comet, but now we’re coming close to the southern tip of the comet and one of the really cool things about it is that two forces are doing battle for control of this new area that you find yourself in. The downside? If either of those forces wins, it’s bad news for you and the other heroes! So you have to make sure none of them win by taking both warring factions on! That’s such a cool concept to me. Typically you have to fight one force and make sure good triumphs. But both sides must lose here!

RIFT 4.2 Tenon Fortress Interface Screenshot

The Tenebrian Deity Ahnket is looking to annihilate Telara and anything in its path. It’s an “Everything Must Go Sale” and you’re on the docket. As the comet has traveled, it’s absorbed some of the planes of Light and Fire, which has changed the comet’s the appearance and ecology. That’s how big this thing is: it has zones and an ecology. It has creatures that roam it that wish to destroy you, and raid dungeons ready to explore! So 4.2 takes place on the back-end of the comet, a level 70 zone that contains over 80 new quests, and that’s not even counting the repeatable ones. Raid Rifts, a new adventure, puzzle quests that will make you pull your hair out [but OH MAN THE MOUNTS ARE WORTH IT. DO THESE PUZZLES.] And oh lord is this zone gorgeous. Part of it feels more bestial and serene, with gorgeous flora and fauna. The other parts are a shattered hellscape, with more technological foes and massive robots to do battle with. Crucia has decided that Ahnket clearly has a pretty good thing going here, and flew her mothership to the comet to take it for herself. So you have two immensely evil forces at play, and you can’t pick a side.

RIFT 4.2 Spectral Carriage Screenshot

There are so many cool abilities and items that are coming in 4.2. I think my favorite is the Jetpack, that has abilities that can only be used in Rostigar Peaks. But it’s a Jetpack! That was one of the reasons I thought Boba Fett was so cool. That’s not even the fanciest mount I’ve seen in this update [the floating chariot was pretty sweet as well]. You can use the mount anywhere though. Anyone can get it if they endure a pretty lengthy side-quest chain. It might take some hard work, but it’s worth it! There are some crazy rewards aside from that if you’re willing to explore, do some jump puzzles, and put some elbow grease in, but I promise that they’re worth it. I’d do the jetpack first since it will make some of the jumping puzzles a lot less heartbreaking. There’s still a lot to do on this comet, despite coming close to the physical end of it. The Great Rifts will be found on the tail of it, which is harrowing if you ask me. I’m already nervous being thrown around in space on a comet, but raiding on the tail of one? That chills my bones.

RIFT 4.2 Tenon Fortress Exterior Screenshot

The southern part of this new area is mostly controlled by Ahnket, and the more northern parts seem to be controlled by Crucia. You’ll definitely see a change [plenty of robots and Storm Legion forces up north]. Even the enemies that roam the area are tougher than normal. They have more mechanics to be aware of, and unless you’re incredibly well geared [cutting edge gear], you would be better served doing these encounters with a party. For some reason, the dev’s character just couldn’t seem to take any damage. Can’t place my finger on quite why that was though … In addition to this, there are four new Primalist Souls coming in this expansion. For the folks that purchased the original ones way back when this is just an update to that. If you already had them, you’ll get these straight away. They’ll be on par with the others as well, so that’s definitely something to look forward to. One of the cool things about this game is the ability to play literally any way you see fit. I also got to see the “Shiny Levitation” mount which is a series of serene sparkles that float around you and lift you in the air. Originally you were going to be granted this for acquiring 1600 artifact sets. I can only imagine it’s a tiny amount of people. So instead, they decided if you can solve a puzzle, you can have it! Sounds fair, right? But you’re gonna have to work for it.

RIFT 4.2 Auxla Swordsman Battle Screenshot

The game keeps getting prettier and prettier too, with the upgrades to the game client. The newest area will have truly phenomenal features visually, and as the game progresses, you can expect the textures of older areas to take advantage of this new technology. RIFT was already pretty and now it will just grow more and more alive. I loved the new area on a visual level. I also heard that the Wilds Pack is coming back, and for those of you that don’t have it, or didn’t get it will have another chance to do so! So you have another chance to get the Primalist, lots and lots of cosmetics, and it will be at a significant discount [and will be available for a month]! In the last update [4.1] they introduced for the first time “LFR” [Looking for Raid] and it’s been pretty damn popular. This also introduced Tartaric Depths, but it was designed for pickup groups and a sort of intro raid. It helps you wrap up some storylines and get closure. But the more hardcore crowd are not satisfied! They want something a bit harder. So in 4.2 they are going to get a “normal” difficulty version. Not quite heroic, but it’s going to be harder than what you experienced in 4.1. That’s more like it for me! New rewards, new difficulty, it’ll be worth it!

RIFT 4.2 The Maze of Steel Screenshot

There are lots of other new things coming in the new update from artifacts, achievements, et cetera. It’s probably the biggest zone they’ve done in a while and it certainly is worth exploring. The other really big thing to look at is the new “Lockbox UI.” Now it’s not boring! They also added some new visual effects for your weapons, so now if you say, have the Marshmallow on a Stick transmog, you can set it on fire! The Lockbox Update isn’t a huge one, but it makes it look less bland and more majestic. Not to mention they did an itemization shuffle of the lockbox loot, so now it will give some new stuff, in addition to some of it being PVP based, some of it being PVE based. The new UI reminds me of cracking open a pack of cards for something like Magic. If your box doesn’t have a Chase Item [a rare mount, etc], you’ll get a prize ticket. You can store them up and take them to a new vendor, which you can exchange them for some old, lockbox-only mounts, some really worthwhile collectibles will be on offer for them. So it’s worth it to collect them over time! There are so many things happening in this update! They’re also doing a crossover with Atlas Reactor! There’s a skin you can unlock in Atlas Reactor if you finish the zone for 4.2’s storyline! You can also unlock a gorgeous weapon skin for RIFT itself. I hope all you fans get in there and check out this amazing new zone! Like I said, it’s going to be available by the time this goes out, and it’s up to you to stop Ahnket and Crucia!