Spearhead Games’ Project Witchstone is a living world sandbox RPG that draws inspiration from pen-and-paper games and will be heading to Playstation 4 and Xbox One in Q2 2020. It boasts unmatched freedom and a vibrant reactive world to explore. It will also be at Gamescom and PAX West.
Yearly Archives: 2019
Star Citizen: Anvil Ballista
The “Anvil Ballista” is a new weapon on the way to Star Citizen, and it will surely put your airborne foes down in a violent, efficient manner.
Wreckfest Reveals Sheriff, The Crasher
Wreckfest reveals a new character today, with Sherriff, the Crasher. They aren’t here to maintain law and order. Instead, they’re here to crash into anyone in their path and run them off the road. There is no compromise, only pain from Sherriff. Wreckfest launches on August 27th, with a 24-hour head start for anyone who pre-orders the game. There is also a huge update dropping on the 27th, with the following:
- 3 entirely new tracks and 1 new derby arena
- 3 new crazy challenge vehicles
- 1 new reward car for finishing the career
- New & improved career events
- Several new paint jobs for existing vehicles
- Additional daytimes for all tracks
- … and some more cool stuff!
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones Heads to Steam in September
The town of Arkham is the setting for the horrors of Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, which is a cosmic horror CRPG. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones hits Steam on September 26th, 2019 and will be available for 29.99. The game draws directly from the work of H.P. Lovecraft and offers up a hand-drawn, gorgeous but grotesque world to explore, for a turn-based RPG. Players will create one of eight archetypes of characters in the 1920s, and delve deep into cosmic horror history. Each character archetype has their own attributes, skills and belief systems to adhere to.
Faithful to its mind-rending subject matter, combat in Stygian is understandably tense. Featuring strategic, turn-based combat from a 2D perspective, players will come face to face with everything from fanatic cultists, to monstrosities that are so horrific and mind-warping that we cannot give name or description to them.
Key Features:
- A hand-drawn 2D world reflecting Lovecraft’s themes of cosmic horror and dread.
- Enemies, environments, and storylines inspired by Lovecraft’s iconic original works. Take part in quests inspired by your favorite stories and see them play out according to your own decisions and role-playing style.
- Choose from 8 main character Archetypes, each with its own origin backstory and specialties.
- A host of weird companions to accompany you on your ill-starred journey: the lonely, antediluvian ‘Outsider’, a fallen soldier of the Great War reanimated by Herbert West. Recruit these and other outlandish beings to your crew.
- Your character’s Sanity and mental state influence their available dialogue options, offering both advantages and hindrances. Sometimes it pays to be mad in a world gone mad!
- Stygian’s Belief System determines how your characters cope with the warped reality of the new Arkham, as well as the rate at which they regenerate lost Sanity. Belief Systems also offer unique dialogue options, expanding the breadth of role-playing possibilities.
- A new kind of spell system which sometimes takes more than it gives. Being a master of the occult is not as simple as flinging colored missiles from your fingertips. The black magic of Stygian is potent but may cost you your mind, your health, and possibly even more.
- Strategic, turn-based combat from a 2D perspective, similar to the classic Heroes of Might and Magic games.
- The struggle in Stygian is not to save the world, for that battle is lost already. Pursue your own goals in these end times: salvation, vendetta, or perhaps something darker.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Releases DLC Package #3
The latest Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown DLC released its latest DLC package, which releases the ADFX-01 Morgan, which is the final DLC aircraft. It will come with a plethora of badges, emblems, and weaponry.
The Surge 2 – Overcome, Upgrade, Survive
The Surge 2 is coming soon, and you will have to overcome and upgrade if you want to survive the perilous Jericho City. Surgetember is on the way! As the nanomachine infestation eats Jericho City, new, horrific amalgamations of man and machine roam the streets as gangs, the government, and cultists war for control over the most valuable areas. The Surge 2 drops on Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC on September 24th.
SEGA Wants To Know Your Genesis Story
What was your first encounter with the SEGA Genesis? To celebrate the pending arrival of the SEGA Genesis Mini, and the 30th anniversary of the SEGA Genesis, SEGA invites players to send a video clip, sharing a personal story about the legendary console. All you have to do is record and submit it straight from your phone. Whether you saving up for a Genesis by mowing lawns or pleading with your parents, playing it at a friends house or stumbling upon a TV commercial, they want to know!
Send your clip by August 13 for a chance to be included in our compilation video! But before you do, we have some tips for recording your video:
- Camera Setup: Talk directly to the camera, just like you’re doing a video chat.
- Video length: Please keep your video submissions no longer than 1 minute in length.
- Using your phone: Please hold your phone on its side and record your video horizontally (landscape mode).
- Lighting: Ideally record during the day, with indirect lighting – avoid drastic face shadows.
- Sound: Please record in a quiet location and avoid background noise.
- Clothing: Please avoid logos or complex patterns on your clothing.
Submit your story to this link!
Taimumari: Complete Edition Announced for Nintendo Switch
A retro-style platformer that holds true to the traditions of the classics of old, Taimumari: Complete Edition is heading to the Switch on August 9th, 2019. Players will control Himari, a young female wizard, traveling across time to restore balance throughout the world. The fantasy world of Zaria awaits, with hardcore, incredible gameplay, and a fascinating story.
Features:
- Hardcore action gameplay that won’t leave you bored
- Control time and space
- All villains are people just like you. Will you learn why they became evil, or will you fight them without hesitation?
- Three difficulty levels
- Plenty of secret content and easter eggs!
Artifact Adventure Gaiden DX Hits Steam and PLAYISM
Artifact Adventure Gaiden DX hits Steam and PLAYISM today, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the North American release of the Nintendo Game Boy. After a release onto the Nintendo Switch, Artifact Adventure Gaiden DX hits both of these platforms. created by Japanese indie developers bluffman, this old-school RPG features an 8-bit aesthetic and open-world style “free scenario” gameplay.
The outcome of the story is dependant on the choices you make, but for every choice, there are consequences three years in the future, when disaster hits. The soundtrack was updated by Aoki Shintaro, and Allies also have new, unique skills. Another neat future, Lumisa Kosugi, the main character of La-Mulana 2 will appear in the game.
Raiders of the North Sea is Now Available
Dire Wolf adapted an award-winning board game to both Steam, mobile devices (iOS and Android) and also the Nintendo Switch: Raiders of the North Sea. Raiders of the North Sea will also have fully integrated cross-platform play with this worker placement game. This is the third adaptation of a Renegade Game Studios title and is also the first in a series of upcoming digital board games. In the Viking Age, players will assemble a crew of warriors and raid settlements, seeking to impress their mighty Chieftain. Raiders of the North Sea is 14.99 on Steam, 9.99 on iTunes and Google Play, and 19.99 on the Nintendo Switch.
The official digital adaptation to Raiders of the North Sea brings the hit tabletop game to life:
Deep Worker Placement Strategy!
- Each turn you’ll harvest resources twice: first by placing one worker, and then by recovering a different one!
- Use your resources to hire a Viking crew and outfit your longboat!
- Send your crew on daring raids to win gold and glory!
- Survive battles with the legendary Valkyrie…or honor your Chieftain in a glorious death!
- Amass Plunder and make sacrificial Offerings to win!
Upgrade Your Longboat!
- Complete objectives to improve your longboat!
Many Ways to Raid!
- Turn-Based Strategy lets you play at your own pace!
- Learn the Oars in a full tutorial that teaches you the strategy of the game!
- Explore the North Sea in a 10-game campaign!
- Lead Your People in single-player games against AI opponents!
- Rise to Greatness in multiplayer battles!

