Monthly Archives: August 2019

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Introduces Lord Zedd In Today’s Update

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid Lord Zedd

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is releasing their third update today (1.4), and with it comes the iconic and terrifying Lord Zedd as a playable character. The games story mode also adds its third act/finale, alongside some gameplay features/improvements. Lord Zedd is the “Emperor of Evil”, and wields his Z-Staff and has conquered/enslaved much of the galaxy. Finding that Rita Repulsa failed in conquering Earth, he’s come to do the job himself. He has high combo potential and can summon Putties to help him in combat. Lord Zedd is in the Season One Pass for 14.99, which also has Trey of Triforia and Jenn Scotts as characters and the Jason Lee Scott (with DSragon Shield) skin. Lord Zedd is also purchasable separately for 5.99.

In Story Act III: The Finale: Lord Drakkon and his army continue to travel through dimensions, conquering the Rangers and threatening all existence. With the fate of reality at stake, Zordon and Commander Cruger ask Rita Repulsa to join forces in order to stop Lord Drakkon and his powerful army. Tune into Act III and find out if Rita has been convinced to join the Rangers to defeat her old apprentice.

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Launches Today

Double Damage Games released their latest games exclusively onto the Epic Game Store today for 29.99: Rebel Galaxy Outlaw. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw brings players into a retro-future, steeped in blue-collar Americana.  The prequel to 2015’s Rebel Galaxy, players control Juno Markev, an outlaw and smuggler who has gone straight. After settling down, an encounter in a shady watering hole winds up going bad. In debt to an old friend, it’s time to get out of a sticky situation. The game also features a unique AUtopursuit feature, to make space combat accessible to everyone, not just veterans. Players can gamble for cash and equipment in the game, in a variety of mini-games: 8-ball, dice poker, slot machines, and arcade games.

Slide into your cockpit, switch on the Subspace Radio and listen to one of 7 stations with over 21 hours of music, DJs, and commercials – and full support for custom soundtracks. There are sketchy characters to meet, different playstyles, and a full single-player story, with plenty to do, and money to make. Today’s video offers an introduction to this new game, and should not be missed.

Friday The 13th: The Game’s Physical Edition Launches

Friday the 13th on Switch

Friday the 13th: The Game has officially launched for the Nintendo Switch in physical media format, for 39.99 today from Nighthawk Interactive. Gun Media and Black Tower Studios bring the survival horror game to the Switch with all of the DLC, and a limited edition 11″x17″ poster. This physical edition is titled Friday the 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition.

Friday the 13th: The Game is a faithful tribute to the original movie franchise with iconic film locations and character models painstakingly recreated down to the bloody details. The gory game pits eight players against each other, either as one of seven teen counselors or as iconic killer Jason Voorhees himself. Counselors must search for the tools to survive, escape or even try to take down the infamous murder machine, while Jason must rely on his array of abilities to track, hunt and slaughter his prey.

Friday The 13th: The Game Features:

  • All Previously Released Content – Includes all 10 single-player challenges, every map, character, counselor outfit, Jason skin, additional kills for Jason, and the complete Virtual Cabin experience – plus an exclusive limited edition 11×17 poster.
  • Eight-Person Multiplayer and Single Player Modes – On maps spanning multiple iconic locations from the movie franchise, players match up online as either Jason Voorhees or a Camp Counselor trying to survive the night. Players seeking lower pressure slasher fun can take the fight offline in matches with AI bots.
  • Killer Variety  Players don the mask of their favorite incarnations of Jason Voorhees as depicted in films two through nine. Each Jason is hand-crafted with specific strengths, weaknesses, and exclusive brutal kills. The retail edition offers even more brutal execution options, with the Pick Axe, Pig Splitter and Machete Kill Packs.
  • Character Customization – As players level up, they unlock new playable Counselor and Jason models, new kills for Jason, game-changing perks that help Camp Counselors survive the night, emotes for self-expression, and various regalia appropriate for a funeral … or seven.
  • Franchise Authenticity – The game draws expertise from horror icons including Sean S. Cunningham (director/creator of Friday the 13th), Tom Savini (FX legend and effects director of Friday the 13th), composer Harry Manfredini (various compositions from the franchise) and Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees actor; Part 7, 8 and 9).

Fracter Brings Monochromatic Puzzler Action to Steam in September

Initially launched on mobile devices, 4L Games is bringing their monochromatic puzzle adventure title, Fracter to Steam in September. It will be available for 6.99, and also has a 20% discount upon launch. The monochromatic visuals lend themselves well to the isometric puzzle game and were designed by Sanatan Suryavanshi (known for work on Oscar-nominated feature film The Breadwinner). Players will control a veiled young hero, who is on a quest to restore their spirit by venturing through a series of hazardous, abstract puzzles.

Exploring this world of shadows and outsmarting ominous creatures born from your fractured self, players must solve each meticulously designed puzzle using their only force against the darkness: light. Dramatic landscapes in shades of gray, an eerie ambient soundtrack and a poetic, self-reflective narrative await players on this emotional journey of self-restoration.

“After working within a linear storytelling format in animation for many years I wanted to create something interactive that people could have a more tactile, personal connection with,” said creative director Sanatan Suryavanshi. “FRACTER is the realization of that goal and I’m thrilled that now PC players across the globe can experience it.”

Warhammer: Vermintide: Winds of Magic Out Now

Fatshark Games released the first major expansion to Warhammer: Vermintide 2. This expansion offers a new enemy faction to deal with and new challenges to explore. A meteor has crashed into the Reikland, and Beastmen are quickly rushing to claim it as their Herdstone. It’s up to a team of vie heroes to prevent this at all costs.

“Release day is the most exciting day in game development, and here we are today. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 – Winds of Magic is available now, ready for heroes to excel.“ says Martin Wahlund, CEO Fatshark. “Winds of Magic would not have been possible without the feedback from our beta tests, and we want to thank all beta players who helped us deliver the best version of Winds of Magic.”

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – 4K Multiplayer Gameplay

Call of Duty released a new video yesterday, featuring some incredible multiplayer action, for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. This gameplay video offers 5 game modes across 5 maps and one nighttime variant. The latest Call of Duty action comes back on September 12th, first on Playstation 4.

  • Grazna Raid – Headquarters
  • Azhir Cave (Night) – Team Deathmatch
  • Hackney Yard – Cyber Attack
  • Azhir Cave – Headquarters
  • Gun Runner – Domination
  • Aniyah Palace – 5 Flag Domination

Kickstarter Report: August 2019

by Jason Parker (Ragachak)

It’s always a good month for video games! Kickstarter is a fantastic platform to see your dreams of any sort come to life. But, we’re a gaming website, so we have a particular goal: Highlight interesting video game Kickstarters! I wanted to talk about something that is not a video game but is a technology that is video game adjacent. GENKI: Covert Dock is a product that has met over 1500% funding, and is a charge port that frees you from the Nintendo Switch dock. Now you can just bring this little charge port, plug your cables into it, and hook it to a TV. Want to travel and afraid your Switch Dock will take up too much space/become damaged? Well with this you won’t have to stress! Bring it with you to play Smash with your friends! Take it to the doctor’s office, I don’t care! (Don’t do that please) It’s listed here and has more than met its funding. But it’s an awesome product and 100% worthy of being seen. Before I get started, kudos to Kingdoms of the Dump for being 100% funded! That’s one we showed here, so I’m glad to see this.

Killer Gin (2D RPG): Killer Gin has a feel that makes me think of RPG Maker, but I like that style of retro game, so that’s totally fine with me. This is an old-school style RPG, that also includes farming and dating mini-games to try and build a life around your particular character, and who doesn’t love farming in games? They say that your decisions impact gameplay, and it’s going to have a dark, unpredictable tone. You guys know me, I like sorrow in my video games, so I’m very curious to see where this tale of civil war, fantasy and conflict will bring. The map of the world looks pretty big and also has that Dragon Quest/Final Fantasy look that I love so much. The minimum to pick up the game when it releases (est. Oct 2019) is 10 dollars, but if you ever wanted to be a datable character in a game, and why wouldn’t you, 500 bucks will get you just that! You can become a datable entity in the world of Killer Gin. It’s still a very new Kickstarter, and it has a concept that I think is pretty darn neat. Backed: 37/1200 (39 days to go). Link: Killer Gin

Hippoboar Rancher (Farming/Simulation): Okay, Otusun’s mascot, the Hippoboar is damn adorable. This is a game that’s being developed in Japan by Otusun Land, but with Kickstarter, they want to have it localized in English as well. If they can surpass this goal of 1200 dollars, they will work towards voicing the entire game in Japanese, which will include the adorable hippoboars. In the game, dark elf Logan Lansdale winds up owning a ranch, complete with livestock. But it turns out to be just a run-down house, with some fences, and a couple of hippoboars. Then the hippoboars escape! So it’s time to make this thing work, and have a successful hippoboar ranch! As far as rewards go, 7 dollars will get you the game on Steam, and your name in the credits. As far as “character in the game” costs go, this one’s the most reasonable I’ve seen in a while: 150 dollars will get you an NPC in the game, complete with quest. Plus, it’s an adorable looking game, and it’s something I’d like to see come to America. Backed: 377/1200 (30 days to go). Link: Hippoboar Rancher

 

Alder’s Blood (Stealth/Tactical): “Rider with your crew of hunters on a quest to kill your god” sells me on this game without having to know anything else. Alder’s Blood is a turn-based tactical strategy game, with a gorgeous art style, where players manage resources and deal with a never-ending supply of horrific monsters, and manifestations of your god’s decay. You’ll need to observe the wind and be careful because enemies can track your scent. However you can lure these enemies into traps, so you can also use it to your advantage. But with the presence of an old god in this dark, decaying world, even the darkness is an enemy. The darkness can summon more enemies, or change them into an avatar of the broken god’s will. This is such a cool concept if I’m being honest. They have a release window of Q1 2020 and is presently in Alpha. Shockwork Games is well on the way to getting this funded, but they can’t do it without help. 20 dollars will net fans the game, and if you want to build an NPC with the team, you can do so for 1500 dollars. Backed: 7961/12000. Link: Alder’s Blood

Total War Saga: Fall of The Samurai Launches Today

Total War Saga - Fall of the Samurai

Creative Assembly announced today that Total War: SHOGUN II – Fall of the Samurai joined the Total War Saga family today. The game is now A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI on Steam, and existing owners of the game will receive all DLC faction packs as a free gift (with the exception of the Blood Pack) imminently. FALL OF THE SAMURAI is what Creative Assembly believes a Saga title should be, in terms of size and scope.

The grand strategy and real-time battles of the franchise are focused down into a flashpoint of history, so players can experience and determine the outcome of pivotal moments in history, where the future of a nation hangs in the balance. FALL OF THE SAMURAI  depicts the clash of Samurai culture against the power of modern weaponry. Set 400 years after the events of Total War: SHOGUN 2, players guide ancient Japan into the modern age as the arrival of America, Britain, and France incites civil war across the nation. Fall of the Samurai is also on sale on Steam for 75% off. A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA is also available in the sale with 66% off.