Stellaris – Console Edition is receiving its first major expansion, with “Utopia”. This update will feature Megastructures, Habitat Stations, Ascension Perks and more. Players can influence weaker civilizations with observation stations, to prepare them for enlightenment (or annihilation). This and more awaits in Utopia.
Yearly Archives: 2019
Dog Duty is Now Available in Early Access by SOEDESCO
RTS title Dog Duty was announced to be available now on Steam’s Early Access platform and is published by SOEDESCO. The game is in its final development stages, and with that in mind, Zanardi&Liza teamed up with SOEDESCO to add some polish and improvements to the game. Zanardi&Liza is a Brazilian indie studio that worked on Dog Duty and is their biggest game to date. Inspired by Commandos and G.I. Joe, players control a squad of three characters that destroy installations, take down evil octo-bosses, and overall wreak chaos.
Players can ride freely throughout the world and fight on any vehicle they can find, whether it’s an armored car or a boat. The goal is to destroy the octo-tank (in the desert), the octo-plane (river), and the octo-jump (swamp). Destroying an outpost will affect the others, such as cutting off weapons, armor, and other supplies. The Octopus Commander will await finally, in his walled capital.
Features:
• Assemble a 3-person squad and fight in Real-Time Squid combat
• Liberate outposts to cut-off weapon, armor, and other octo-supplies
• Defeat epic bosses and kill your way to the Evil Octopus Commander
• Fight on top of your armored octo-frying vehicle while driving
Bravery Network Online Is an Upcoming Post-Post Apocalyptic Fighter
Bravery Network Online is an upcoming post-post Apocalyptic fighter title, that will be visible during Gamescom 2019 (August 20-22, 2019). In the post-post-apocalyptic future city-state of Toronto, players will build a Pokemon-style team, and their battlers will utilize emotional attacks. These include Guilty, Tired, Excited, or Peck in fun, fast-paced battles. There are presently 25 fighters that will be in the game at launch, but there are also pre-built teams (The Cold & The Beautiful, Trust Punks), all of which want to be champions in the sport known as Bravery.
Bravery Network will take place online, where players do battle with their friends or strangers online, using the Bravery Network lobby system. Ranked battles will also be available to see where you stand against the rest of the Bravery Network Online community. Bravery Network will also feature a robust single-player campaign framed in the style of a visual novel, showcasing characters like Grace, Seyla, and a whole host of other BNO fighters with personalities as unique as their moves. The single-player campaign will contain tutorials, a lore-filled story mode, and ways to gather characters to your cause and build up your personal roster of Bravery fighters.
Exception Launches on PC and Console
Traxmaster Software’s 2.5D combat platformer, Exception launches on PC, PLaystation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch today for 14.99. The visuals of Exception are reminiscent of arcade games and offers sleek visuals and a synthwave soundtrack. A modern take on classic platforming, it also has a unique shifting mechanic to offer a great deal of challenge as well as excitement. An old woman’s computer has been taken over by a virus known as Titan in Exception, and it’s up to the hero to deal with these invaders before the system crashes. There are more than 120 timed levels, that have their own obstacles and enemies to deal with.
“After five years in development I am stoked to finally release Exception for everyone to enjoy,” said Will Traxler, Founder of Traxmaster Software. “The shifting environment in Exception offers players a new way to experience action platforming while the whole game aesthetic harkens back to arcade nostalgia.”
Spirit Hunter: NG To Launch in October 2019
Spirit Hunter: NG will bring terrifying horror to the Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PS Vita courtesy of Aksys Games in October 2019. On October 10th, 2019, it follows on the success of Spirit Hunter: Death Mark. A new cast will battle true terror and will offer some truly uniquely horrific experiences. Spirit Hunter: NG focuses on a cursed man on a life-threatening quest to discover who (or what) is responsible for the disappearance of his little disaster. Shady characters will be his ally, as they face off against spirits of legend, and are forced to make difficult decisions to get to the end of this mystery.
Spirit Hunter: NG Features:
- Creeping Horrors, Familiar Settings – While its predecessor, Spirit Hunter: Death Mark,found its spirits in distinct, horrifying locales, Spirit Hunter: NG weaves fear seamlessly into the mundane. Face down monsters in quiet residential streets, neighborhood parks, and even the protagonist’s own home. Be careful—terror lurks behind every corner.
- Search For Clues – Use a flashlight to examine each location in order to solve the game’s terrifying mystery. Watch out! You may unearth more than you’ve bargained for.
- More Than A Visual Novel – Spirit Hunter: NG offers an immersive and exciting gameplay experience, in which players must make decisions at key moments in order to survive. Players navigate choices via a “Judge System,” allowing them to respond to each event with a spectrum of reactions.
- Beautiful But Deadly – The game features gorgeous illustrations from artist Fumiya Sumio, who makes the terror in each character’s face impossible to miss and renders horrifying spirits with stunning detail.
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Introduces Lord Zedd In Today’s Update
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: 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).
DiRT Rally 2.0: Welcome to Estering
Estering, Germany is the next major locale for DiRT Rally 2.0, and today, the diRT devs offer a peek into how this course was made, and Jon Armstong will take on the circuit in-game.
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.”



