Yearly Archives: 2019

Elden Ring

Elden Ring is a collaboration from George R. R. Martin, known for the Game of Thrones series of novels, and Hidetaka Miyazaki, known for his work on the Dark Souls games. It is an ARPG set in an original fantasy world.

Business Model: Retail Purchase

Microtransactions: Unknown

Key Features:

Unknown: We’ll update when we know more! So far we’ve just gotten a tease.

Elden Ring E3 2019 Announce Trailer

Developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., ELDEN RING is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki – creator of the influential DARK SOULS video game series; and George R.R. Martin – author of The New York Times best-selling fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Within the world of ELDEN RING, danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to-date.

The Church in the Darkness is Available Now

The Church in the Darkness is now available on PC, Mac, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch, and brings an intense story to these platforms. Your nephew ran away to South America and joined the Collective Justice Mission, which is in no way a cult whatsoever. But you need to infiltrate this compound, learn the truth, and save him before he’s lost to the Mission forever. A 20% discount will be available for one week and is available for both the Standard and True Believer Editions. The Standard Edition gets you a copy of The Church in the Darkness, while True Believers will receive the game, the Official Soundtrack and a set of special behind-the-scenes videos about the making of the game. The Standard Edition is 19.95, and True Believer Special Edition is 29.95.

Players control ex-cop Vic as he infiltrates the compound known as “Freedom Town”, to seek out their nephew. This compound is run by Rebecca and Isaac Walker, and you have to find out their plans, motivations, but the experience will change in each playthrough. What is really going on here?

The Church in the Darkness highlights the mystery surrounding cults, and how they are not always what they seem. There are multiple endings for each scenario and what ending you get will be influenced by the player’s stealthy or aggressive gameplay.

The Bard’s Tale Trilogy & Wasteland Remasters Heading to Xbox One and PC

The Bard’s Tale Trilogy and Wasteland 30th Anniversary Edition are both heading to PC and Xbox One this year. The Bard’s Tale Trilogy will hit Origin, Steam, GOG, and Xbox Game Pass for Xbox One and PC on August 13th, and the Wasteland 30th Anniversary Edition drops in Q4 2019.

“It’s pretty special to be able to bring back the classic Bard’s Tale games and original Wasteland, which helped to inspire the Fallout series. This was an opportunity that came about thanks to our new partnership with Microsoft, and it’ll be wonderful nostalgia for the people who grew up with these games, and a peek into the history of the early RPG genre for a brand new audience,” said Brian Fargo, founder, inXile entertainment.

The Bard’s Tale Trilogy will have all three original games (Tales of the Unknown, The Destiny Knight, and Thief of Fate). Each game is remastered with updated graphics and audio. The Bard’s Tale series pioneered the ability to transfer your characters from the first game to the next, and that’s been recreated in this remastered Trilogy, allowing RPGers to form a party in the first title and take them on a heroic journey across all three games. A host of Quality-of-life improvements were added, such as automapping (which may be the best out of all of them), an in-game manual/bestiary, and the ability to save at any time. All three games will feature Legacy Mode, which is a series of options to experience the game at its original difficulty, and without any of those changes.

In Wasteland, a nuclear holocaust laid the American Southwest barren, and only the Desert Rangers stand in the way of lawlessness. But something more secretive and sinister than the usual roving bands of mutants and raiders is menacing humanity, and they must investigate. It’s up to the player to roam this lawless wasteland and set things right. You can do this again, in Spring 2020.

Total War Series Coming to China

Total War THREE KINGDOMS - Dynasty Mode Trailer

The Creative Assembly announced today a long-term partnership with NetEase, which is one of China’s leading internet and online gaming providers. With this, the Total War franchise will be published in China. NetEase secured the rights to publish the franchise for the entire historical catalogue, up to and including Total War: Three Kingdoms. In addition, the announcement included a tease for the upcoming Total War: Elysium, a brand-new collectible card game targeting an initial release on PC and mobile in China. More information for that can be found here.

Tim Heaton, Creative Assembly Studio Director and EVP of SEGA Studios, said: “For nearly two decades, the Total War franchise has been a leader in the strategy games genre, thanks to its trademark gameplay and a focus on authenticity. We are excited to bring the historical titles of the franchise to the Chinese market where we have already seen a huge appetite for Total War. Our partnership with NetEase is an ideal pairing with our shared mission for bringing quality gameplay experiences to our passionate fans across the globe.”

Gary Dale, President and COO of SEGA Europe, added: “We are very excited for Creative Assembly to partner with a leading company like NetEase. SEGA Europe are looking forward to expanding the business in China, as it is the fastest-growing market in the industry.”

“NetEase is very pleased to work with Creative Assembly, a leading game developer in the strategy games genre, to bring the critically acclaimed Total War series to players in China. We see great potential in this long-term strategic partnership,” said Ken Li, Vice President of NetEase Inc. “Since its initial release in 2000, the Total War Series has given players an extraordinary game experience, allowing them to feel the thrill and excitement of various historical wartime battles. This is exactly the type of high-quality content NetEase has been and will continue to offer our users.”