The savage, nightmarish Hunt: Showdown has officially arrived on Steam, and it’s up to you to hunt the monsters that roam the Louisana swamp. They also revealed the first DLC pack, “Legends of the Bayou”. It comes with two Legendary Hunters and Weapons, as well as 500 Blood Bonds.
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Human: Fall Flat – Free New Level ‘Steam’ Launch Trailer
“Steam” is the latest free update to hit Human: Fall Flat, and this new level is set in a steam-powered industrial environment. New puzzles and mechanics await, focused on making water vapor work for you.
The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut Now Available
inXile Entertainment announced today that The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut is now available on Xbox Game Pass, the Playstation Store, and digital storefronts (Steam, GOG).The Director’s Cut is loaded with new features, fixes and content, along with an Unreal Engine update. This will make the game look and sound better than ever before. The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut will directly address a wealth of feedback requests since the game’s initial launch, with thousands of fixes and tweaks. Those who own the game on PC already will receive the Director’s Cut content and improvements as a part of a free update.
New features of The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut include:
– A new end-game chapter that adds hours of additional content
– New enemies, items, and weapons, including dwarven master-crafted weapons
– Thousands of fixes and improvements across the game
– Refined and more feature-rich UI
– More class/gender character creation options
– Rebalanced combat and encounters
– Additional difficulty settings
– Full gamepad support across all platforms
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection Announced for 2020
Players will need to ready their Z-Sabers on January 21st, 2020, as the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection will hit the Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam. All four Mega Man Zero titles, Mega Man ZX, and Mega Man ZX Advent will be offered together for the first time. This collection will be available for 29.99 in a digital format, as well as at North American retail locations for console.
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection brings the Zero and ZX series’ challenging boss battles, fast-paced platforming, and precise combat from hand-held to full-sized screens for the first time. Players will be able to use the original sprite art or try out the optional HD-smoothing filters if that’s more of their bag. There will also b an optional Casual Scenario mode, to reduce the game’s notorious difficulty, and a Save-Assist system to create save points mid-mission.
Players can also take a break from the action, and dive into the in-game gallery featuring over 600 pieces of original production art from each series while listening to the music player’s complete selection of both original compositions and new arrangements. Fans of the series looking for a challenge will also be able to test their “Biometal” against the all-new Z Chaser challenge mode. More details on Z Chaser mode will be revealed at a later time.
Super Buckyball Tournament Alpha – Tips and Tricks
Super Buckyball Tournament Alpha has some tips and tricks for players to be aware of, with the first Alpha Test, that begins on August 31st, 2019.
Overcooked! 2: Carnival of Chaos – Launch Trailer
Overcooked! 2 – Carnival of Chaos is a new DLC, available now to put chefs to the ultimate test. Combo meals must be made, and of course, a kitchen essential is unveiled: The cannon!
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Now Available on PC
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey has arrived today on the Epic Game Store and is the debut title from Panache Digital Games. This studio, co-founded by Patrice Désilets (creative director of Assassin’s Creed) brings something genuinely unique to the video game sphere. In it, players will relive the early stages of human evolution, across a harsh, unforgiving world. The goal is to ensure their lineage continues on. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey will also be available digitally for the Playstation 4, and Xbox One this December.
Players begin ten million years ago as an early hominid, our first known ancestor, swinging through the trees of a lush jungle full of dangerous predators like giant pythons, saber-tooth tigers, deadly alligators, as well as other beasts, and will need to master both their character in addition to their surroundings. Through carefully analyzing and discovering the environment, players will help ensure the survival of their clan by expanding the capabilities of their hominid. The player will have the choice in how to advance the neuronal network, offering a host of role-playing game elements that improve different abilities. These choices may allow the clan to advance motor functions, heighten their senses, enhance their intelligence, and unlock better communication amongst the tribe.
Patrice Désilets, Co-Founder/Creative Director of Panache Digital Games had this to say:
“I am extremely proud of what my team and I have accomplished with Ancestors. I wanted to make a game about evolution that would help remind us of our shared primal instincts. Once I thought of this concept, I could not shake this idea of struggling, trying to survive in this massive, dangerous world. Today is a great day because we can now share this game with the real world. It may be a difficult journey but hopefully you can survive just as our own ancestors did.”
Control Launches Today
505 Games and Remedy Entertainment launched their award-winning Control today in the Americas, Europe, the UK, and other territories on Playstation 4, Xbox One, and the Epic Games Store, for 59.99. Attendees of PAX West (Aug 30 – Sept 2) will be able to check it out for themselves. Control on PC is one of the first games to support multiple ray-traced effects, including ray-traced reflections, contact shadows, and indirect diffuse lighting. Control on PC also supports NVIDIA DLSS.
After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, players will take on the role of Jesse Faden, the new Director struggling to regain Control. This sandbox-style, gameplay-driven experience built on the proprietary Northlight engine challenges players to master a combination of supernatural abilities, modifiable loadouts, and reactive environments while fighting through the deep and mysterious worlds Remedy is known and loved for.
To celebrate Control, 505 Games will be hosting a stream today from 8 am to 4 pm PDT, to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Guests will include YouTube personality Alanah Pearce, lead voice actress from Control Courtney Hope, Remedy’s Creative Director Sam Lake, Twitch personality SanchoWest and more. The link to watch/donate at can be found here.
Mikael Kasurinen, game director, Remedy Entertainment had this to say about Control:
“Control is our most ambitious game as a studio yet. We said early on this would redefine what a Remedy game is; giving our fans a more player-driven experience than we’ve ever created before, while still retaining the compelling worlds we’re known for. Everyone at Remedy is proud of what we’re delivering to players today and we look forward to continuing to expand on what we’ve built after launch as well.”
Pagan Online Launches Today
Pagan Online, the top-down ARPG from Mad Head Games and Wargaming has officially left Early Access development and released on Steam. Also available on the Wargaming Store (both for 29.99), Pagan Online offers intense dungeon-crawling, awesome, unique characters, and challenging combat for even the most seasoned players. A new story campaign, two new playable characters (Eldan and Hector), weapons, and so much more come with the launch of the game. Inspired by Slavic myths, this new ARPG now also features click-to-move control as well as gamepad, both by popular support.
Frostpunk’s First Expansion, ‘The Rifts’ Launches Today
Frostpunk, from 11bit Studios, released the first expansion for Frostpunk today, which is called The Rifts. This also debuts the Season Pass for the game, which is available today. This season pass grants The Rifts, and two major expansions (The Last Autumn, Project TVADGYCGJR), that will drop at a later date. The Last Autumn will release in Q4 2019, and Project TVADGYCGJR in 2020. The Rifts is available on its own, however, for 4.99. The Rifts will bring a new map for Endless Mode, which will have new gameplay mechanics to be aware of. Players will have to bridge the rifts to access new areas and explore in all-new ways.
