Yearly Archives: 2019

We Happy Few’s Lightbearer DLC is Available

We Happy Few‘s second DLC drops today on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC, entitled “Lightbearer”, and is a part of the Season Pass. Within it, you play as Wellington Wells’ most beloved rock star, Nick Lightbearer. He’s a little bit heartthrob, artist, and trainwreck, but he is adored by a legion of fans. Well, he was, until a Nick-centric convention began being plagued by a string of murders. All signs point to him, so he’s going to have to reconcile the disturbing overlap between his own blackouts, and a string of killings. This DLC is available for 7.99 individually, or 19.99 in the Season Pass.

New Features for Lightbearer:

  •  Enjoy a new story full of sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll with a Wellington Wells twist
  • Adventure into 100% handcrafted new areas and levels throughout the Nick Lightbearer Fan Club Weekend.
  • Wield Nick’s Guitar or throw Golden Records to fend off fans & paparazzi with the power of music
  • Trip your way through puzzles that’ll expand your mind
  • Cut right to the rock with no survival mechanics – you’re busy enough being a star without adding eating, sleeping, and crafting to the mix

Exception Comes to PC and Consoles in August

Exception is an upcoming 2.5D combat platformer heading to PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on August 13th, 2019. Today’s trailer shows off the level-shifting mechanic, which combines two-dimensional action with a three-dimensional world.

“As an avid gamer myself I’ve found that platforming games have gradually become more and more difficult, so I decided to create something new for the genre – Exception gives players the opportunity to choose your own play style and reward you for it,” said Will Traxler, Founder of Traxmaster Software. “I am really looking forward to the release and hope everyone will enjoy this fresh twist on the platforming genre!”

In Exception, an old woman’s computer has been taken over by ‘Titan’, a totalitarian virus set to destroy the operating system. Players take on the role of a hero who must vanquish the malicious invader that is crippling the system before it crashes.

The Outer Worlds is Coming to the Nintendo Switch

Private Division and Obsidian Entertainment announced that The Outer Worlds will be heading to the Nintendo Switch, following its launch on other platforms. The Outer Worlds is an upcoming first-person Sci-FI RPG, where, while bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awaken in the midst of a deep conspiracy. The Halcyon colony is at stake, with several factions vying for power. The character you become will determine how the story unfolds in The Outer Worlds. It releases on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC (Windows Store/Epic Games Store) on October 25th, 2019, and will release on the Switch following that, with no release date confirmed yet.

Secret Government Lets Players Manage a Secret Society in October

1 C Entertainment announced a new partnership today, with Russian developers GameTrek. This also revealed an upcoming Grand Strategy title, Secret GovernmentSecret Government will arrive on Steam’s Early Access program this October and will let players manage their own secret society. This comes with, of course, incredible geopolitical perks as you manipulate global superpowers.

Secret Government runs from the 128th century to the present day, and players will spread their influence across the globe and rewrite key historical events. From the War of Independence to the French and Napoleonic Wars, you manage resources and manipulate world leaders. However, you aren’t the only secret society trying to have your way, and the other orders aren’t afraid to be just as sneaky and conniving.

Key Features:

  • Rewrite History – From the 18th century to the present day, the War of Independence to the French and Napoleonic Wars, each mission will drop players into major global conflicts, tasking them with manipulating the outcome to serve the Brotherhood’s ambitions.
  • Play Your Pawns – The world’s most powerful figures – from national rulers to military superpowers – are but mere pawns to you. Learn to manipulate their complex AI machinations as you leverage their unique abilities to shape the world to your needs.
  • Indirect Influence – Why should you have to do the heavy lifting of executing your diplomatic, economic, and militaristic ambitions? Plant your own agents and indirectly coerce others to do your bidding with over 50 types of actions intended to upend the world’s balance in your favor while keeping your hands clean.
  • Manipulate a Living World – From ideologies to social classes, taxes to civil unrest, the world of Secret Government is comprised of countless interconnected sociopolitical systems that effectively simulate a believable and reactionary world. While world leaders strive to maintain the status quo, how will you destabilize the system and trigger worldwide change?
  • You’re Not Alone in the Shadows – Facing down a hostile secret organization that isn’t afraid to manipulate their way into the history books, make every action and choice count in order to outthink the competition and maintain your hard-earned secrecy and level of infiltration in the shadows.

Main Assembly Comes to Steam Early Access in 2019

Bad Yolk is a new Swedish Studio, and they announced their first original IP: Main Assembly. Built in Unreal Engine 4, it offers an advanced physics system with aerodynamics and robot destruction. Launching onto the Steam Early Access program on PC this year, Bad Yolk is aiming at a late 2020 commercial launch.

“Main Assembly is our first project, and we want to hit the ground running by wowing players with a wide variety of options in terms of construction and creativity while also providing sophisticated challenges that will put their creations to the test,” said Mike Paixao of Bad Yolk. “What we have now is already pretty amazing from a physics perspective and also a lot of fun to play with friends. We intend to polish and hone these features and are very much looking forward to player feedback to help us make the best game possible.”

In Main Assembly take on the role of a drone with the ability to design and build robots for your everyday needs. Create unique ways to overcome various challenges in single-player or jump into the Sandbox where you can craft and play alone or with other players. Using a freeform crafting tool and parts system, players can make exciting-looking robots, and control them with powerful visual programming.

Sniper Elite III: Ultimate Edition Coming to Nintendo Switch

Sniper Elite 3: Ultimate Edition now officially has a release date for the Nintendo Switch edition of the game. October 1st, 2019 is the big day for both the digital and boxed editions. It can also be pre-ordered as of today for retail, and digital pre-orders begin on September 17th. Sniper Elite 3 will feature all of the content from the original release, as well as four extra campaign levels. Did you want to eliminate the Fuhrer, and foil a plot to assassinate Churchill? Well, you can in Sniper Elite 3!

Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch also includes exclusive new features:

  • LOCAL CO-OP AND MULTIPLAYER – In addition to online, Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition supports local wireless multiplayer for the first time! Buddy up through the entire campaign in 2-player local co-op, and in the Overwatch and Survival modes. Or face off against your pals in local competitive multiplayer for up to 4 players!
  • MOTION CONTROLS – Fine-tune your aiming with gyroscope controls and feel bullet impacts from the HD rumble.
  • PRO CONTROLLER SUPPORT