Yearly Archives: 2019

Pax Nova to Enter Early Access in May 2019


Iceberg Interactive and Greywolf Entertainment announced that their 4X Strategy title, Pax Nova will drop on PC via Steam’s Early Access program on May 9th, 2019. Players control one of several factions that are divided between three races, explore new worlds and star systems. There are great battles to be fought in land and in space, cities to build and influence to acquire. We have a pair of videos to tease the release of this game, with the latest gameplay, and a Q&A session.

“I am thrilled that we are finally able to share Pax Nova with the community and I am looking forward to seeing what 4X enthusiasts think of it. It is still a work in progress but I am confident that Pax Nova offers a fresh and exciting approach to the strategy genre.”

Atelier Lulua Announced for a May 2019 Release Date

Koei Tecmo revealed the combat for their next Atelier title, coming to PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC in May, Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland. May 21st, 2019 is the big day, where players control Lulua, on a journey across the lands of Arland to decrypt the mysterious “Alchemy Riddle” codex. There are alchemists exploring Arland for raw materials, but the land isn’t peaceful: battle could happen at any time.

Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland features a turn-based battle system where players can form a party consisting of five members: three attackers and two taking a supportive role. Support members automatically perform Assist Attacks to compliment the attacker’s actions, and aiming to trigger these regularly will ensure that maximum damage is dealt to enemies.

The attackers will have unique skills to strike towards enemy weaknesses, such as Eva’s “Range Shift” skill that expands her area of attack for a couple of rounds. These abilities can also aid the decryption of the Alchemy Riddle, and help players unlock new recipes and skills. Depending on the formation of attackers at the start of an encounter, a special dormant ability known as a Primal Art can also be awakened. These arts automatically activate to offer the party support through their battle in the form of increasing Item Damage, or even increasing Attack Damage, for the entirety of the fight.

In addition to the new gameplay details, KOEI TECMO America also revealed early purchase DLC bonuses and a Limited Edition version of Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland. All aspiring alchemists who purchase the game either digitally or physically within the first month of launch will receive the “Innocent Fairy” and “Fish Girl” costumes for Lulua via DLC. This special DLC will not be for sale in the future.

A Limited Edition version of the game will also be exclusively available through the NISA Online Store. This enchanting Limited Edition is packed with must-have content for Atelier series fans, including a physical version of the game, a hardcover art book, the Sound Archives official soundtrack, keychains of Lulua & Rorona, and a deluxe cloth poster – all packaged together in a delightful collector’s box featuring artwork of the young aspiring alchemist, Lulua.

Remnant: From The Ashes Pre-Orders Have Begun

Pre-orders for Perfect World’s upcoming Co-Op Shooter, Remnant: From The Ashes are now available for Xbox One, Playstation 4, Arc and Steam. Players who pre-order the game on any platform will receive guaranteed VIP Preview Access ahead of the game’s official launch on August 20, exclusive character armors, and a bundle of survival materials to gain an edge on the game’s many challenges. More details about pre-order bonuses can be found below, and a link to pre-order can be found here.

  • VIP PREVIEW WEEKEND ACCESS – Experience the intense combat, challenging enemies, epic bosses, and flexible, gear-based progression of Remnant: From the Ashes before launch. Pre-ordering the game guarantees a spot in our exclusive VIP Preview Access period.

  • EXCLUSIVE ARMORS – Survive in style in these three unique armor sets. Deliver divine retribution in the Doomsayer Ex-Cultist Armor, unleash hell upon your enemies in the Gladiator Scrapper Armor, and get the drop on your foes in the Nightstalker Hunter Armor.

  • SURVIVOR PACK – You’ll need every advantage you can get to survive the nightmarish creatures and harsh environments of the apocalypse. Give yourself an early edge with this survivor pack full of weapon crafting materials to improve your artillery, medical supplies to keep you alive, and a temporary XP boost to give you a head start against the Root. You’re gonna need it.

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2’s ‘Massive Fleet’ Update Launches

What’s better than a fleet of starships? A massive fleet of starships, and that’s what’s coming with the Massive Fleet update to Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2.  Fleets roughly four times the previous size, plus Titan-class vessels on top of that. This new mode is a free update, and today’s’ video shows it off neatly. The points cap for fleets in single-player skirmishes and 1v1 battles for this mode were raised from 1200 to 4000, allowing for truly spectacular, star-spanning fleets of battleships. It also unlocks previously campaign-only ships, such as the Imperial Phalanx and the Tyranid Ancient One for use in this mode.

This is a fun-first addition, meaning a couple of things. Balance and matchmaking are still centered on the 1,200 point mode used for ranked play. This mode is likely to be less balanced, with a near infinite number of possibilities for fleets that are available to players. There are still viable strategies, but there is so much more that can be done in Massive Fleets mode.  Alongside AI games, friends can go against each other in 1-on-1 – we invite players to use their community Discord to find other admirals to challenge. The mode also requires a significantly powerful PC to maintain good performance in the most ludicrous scenarios.

Total War: Three Kingdoms: Warlords of the Three Kingdoms

Creative Assembly released a new trailer for the upcoming Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, that shows off the various warlords that players can control, all of which seek hegemony over the land. Whether they want to heal the land as Liu Bei, rule over the land with fear and terror as Dong Zhuo, or lead the grand alliance as Yuan Shao, the choice is yours. Today we have a highlight of the various warlords.

Total War: Three Kingdoms Warlords:

  • Sun Jian: The Tiger of Jiangdong (Wentai)
  • Cao Cao: The Puppet Master (Mengde)
  • Liu Bei: Leader of the People (Xuande)
  • Zheng Jiang: The Bandit Queen
  • Dong Zhuo: The Tyrant (Zhongying)
  • Gongsun Zan: The Knight (Bogui)
  • Yuan Shu: The Pretender (Gonglu)
  • Kong Rong: The Master Scholar (Wenju)
  • Liu Biao: The Aristocrat (Jingsheng)
  • Zhang Yan: The Soldier of Fortune (Bomei)
  • Ma Teng: The Loyalist (Shoucheng)
  • Yuan Shao: The Alliance Leader (Benchu)

Switchblade Reveals A New Fighter Vehicle, Sundog

Switchblade New Vehicle - Sundog

A new sun-fuelled, star-powered fighter is making its way into Switchblade, the 5v5 vehicle combat MOBA. This new vehicle hits the game today, and the scientists at the Super-Cern high energy physics lab decided to take their project to the pro leagues. Harnessing the power of its self-contained star, the Sundog has a wide array of utility, and its abilities are listed below.

Sundog Abilities:

  • 1: Main Weapon: Phase Array – A solid mid-range hitscan with a high Attack Speed.
  • 2: Primary Ability: Fusion Core – The Sundog gathers matter from its micro-star and launches it in a straight line; all enemies in range of Core’s AoE take damage.
  • 3: Secondary Ability: Nano Banner – The Sundog drives a syringe into the ground, releasing a swarm of nanobots that heal all allies in range.
  • 4: Super Weapon: Solar Flare – This channels the micro-star’s energy into a single concentrated beam that deals damage and knocks enemy vehicles back.

Double Kick Heroes Rocks Its Way onto Xbox One

Double Kick Heroes, from Headbang Club, Plug in Digital, and Hound Picked Games is hitting Xbox One this year. It combines delicious licks, sweet riffs and delivering swift violence upon the undead. It also requires players to master the Double Kick (which is a drumming technique used to speed the tempo of music) if they want to survive. It features 30 unique metal tracks composed by the legendary Elmobo as well. It’s coming to the Xbox One later this year, so don’t miss out!

Key features

  • Double kick zombies in the face with insane Metal music!

  • 30 tremendously f****king awesome quality Metal songs by a legendary video game AND Metal composer. The original Sound Track was awarded best audio at Ludum Dare and won a Double Ping award for Best Indie Audio and Best Audio.

  • A Rodriguez infused background story about weird guys and gals who live for Sex, Drugs and Heavy Metal.

  • The Hellgate mode features globally recognized songs by artists like Gojira, VolkorX, Ultra Vomit and many more to be announced.

  • Original Soundtrack Songs feature vocals and solos by renowned artists like Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, and many others to be announced…

  • Explosions, rebels, militias, the undead, road-rage, madness, apocalypse! Ready to hit the fury road? Discover the brutal and juicy pixel art of the game with so many different monsters and other fun stuff to kill.

  • 6 huge, screen shaking bosses that will melt your nerves.

  • 5 levels of difficulty because everyone should have an adequate measure of suffering.

  • The only manic moshing metal music rhythm game for the Xbox One.

 

 

Super Dragon Ball Heroes World Mission Receives Huge Update

One of the most important things to a card battler is strategy and deckbuilding. With that in mind, Super Dragon Ball Heroes World Mission adds four new Super Rare cards, four new stages, a new Extra Mission mode, a new Card Gacha mode, as well as new designs and customization options. This will add 16 new characters, 8 new Super Attacks, and 13 new abilities.

Players will also be able to change the background music and theme songs in the game. To celebrate this, there’s also a free demo to give the game a shot. Lastly, for all the Broly fans out there, he’s joining the card-battle fight in SUPER DRAGON BALL HEROES WORLD MISSION. You can see him in action as he smashes his way into the game at the following