Monthly Archives: June 2020

Xterium

Xterium is a 2D space-empire management simulation game set in a galaxy of players competing for the same resources.

Business Model: Free-to-Play

Microtransactions: Yes, there are optional in-game purchases available.

Key Features:

Looking to the Future: Construct and upgrade your headquarters with a wide variety of fundamental facilities.

Yes We Khan: Build a fleet of fighters and explore the universe destroying and conquering as you please.

Unlikely Alliances: Team up with your galactic neighbors by trading resources and pooling military forces, or eliminate your competition before they get a chance to do the same to you.

Firestone Idle RPG

Firestone Idle RPG is a 2D adventure role-playing game featuring a regular gameplay loop of tackling new challenges, unlocking additional content, and upgrading your ever-expanding roster. Alandria is under siege from an army of shambling Undead and ferocious Orcs and its up to you stop them. Bring together the greatest of heroes and save the kingdom from utter ruin!

Business Model: Free-to-Play

Microtransactions: Yes, there are optional in-game purchases available.

Key Features:

Come One Come All: Recruit mighty warriors, druids, priests, mages, and more from across the realm, then formulate a strategic formation making the most out of their strengths while shoring up their weaknesses at the same time.

Proper Progress: Collect and upgrade all manner of equipment, items, and guardians to give your team the necessary edge to overcome any challenge.

Revitalization Project: Reopen your town’s shop for ready access to new mechanics and mechanisms vital for continued success!

Humankind OpenDev Announcement Trailer

Amplitude announces “OpenDev”, a new way for the community to participate in the development of Humankind

Players can apply now for a chance to participate and give feedback in 3 targeted gameplay scenarios as we prepare for the game’s release in 2021.

Paris, June 13th — Community has always been at the heart of Amplitude: we’ve worked with our community to create every game that we’ve made so far, and Humankind will be no different! Rather than a classic early access, though, we’ve come up with a new twist on the formula that will help players give feedback in a meaningful and targeted way.

OpenDev is our new approach to community-driven game development. It allows players to join the dev team and help shape the game during its production.

WHAT IS OPENDEV?

Starting now, players can register for the chance to get access to 3 time-limited scenarios focusing on specific core features of the game (exploration, tactical battles, basic city management). Throughout the summer, scenarios will be released one at a time, and additional players will gain access with each new scenario drop. Any new access granted will include access to all the previous scenarios.

Each scenario concludes with a game design survey that will help our dev team level-up the game.

A 2021 RELEASE…

One more thing that we ought to mention. Like many other studios, we’ve been impacted by COVID-19. We’re lucky to have been able to transition towards working from home thanks to SEGA’s support. We’ve decided that to ensure that we give our community the best and most polished game, we will be releasing in 2021.

Thanks everyone for your support, and we hope you’ll enjoy this chance to help shape the game!

Torchlight III Early Access Launch Trailer

Your Legend Awaits in this Epic Return of the Iconic Hack ‘n’ Slash ARPG Franchise

Announcing: Torchlight III, the highly anticipated successor to the beloved Torchlight franchise, has entered Steam Early Access on PC! For the Early Access price of $29.99, every ARPG fan can now experience this fast-paced and light-hearted dungeon crawler that lets adventurers jump back into the Torchlight universe. Those who embark on this adventure experience the first two epic acts in Torchlight III, and take on a myriad of quests and boss battles across randomly-generated areas filled with over 100,000 powerful pieces of loot to find, including magic, rare, and legendary items. Early Access players can also expect to enjoy even more content as it rolls out over the coming months.

“Torchlight III entering Steam Early Access marks the exciting return of the Torchlight franchise that ARPG fans know and love,” said Max Schaefer, CEO of Echtra Games and co-founder of the Torchlight franchise. “Player feedback is incredibly important to us, and we look forward to working with the community as we continue to expand Torchlight III to make it the best Torchlight title yet. With Torchlight III in Early Access, it’s time for all adventurers, including longtime Torchlight fans and newcomers, to gather their wits and brave the frontier!”

Set in the same universe from Torchlight I & II, Torchlight III for Early Access features all of the franchise’s signature gameplay mechanics, including satisfying hack and slash combat, epic loot drops, and a unique pet system that captured the hearts of ARPG fans around the world. The return of the iconic franchise also introduces new features, including fully customizable Forts that allow adventurers to leave their personal mark on the world. Over the course of the game being in Early Access, additional features, game content, including a new act, and quality-of-life improvements will also be added via periodic updates.

In Torchlight III, it has been a century since the events of Torchlight II, and the Ember Empire is in decline. Novastraia is again under threat of invasion against the Netherim and its allies. To defeat the Netherim threat, adventurers must choose to party up with three fellow adventurers via online cooperative multiplayer or venture alone to fight their way to find fame, glory and new adventures through a vibrant world filled with hordes of dangerous creatures waiting at every turn.

Torchlight III Early Access game features include:

•Travel the Frontier: Players can explore the wilderness, party with friends, gather materials to craft loot, or show off their spoils in town! There’s always something to do in the new frontier.

•Build & Upgrade Your Fort: It’s time to rebuild! Players will enjoy their very own account-based fort, where they can upgrade gear, and make renovations to show it off to their friends and the world. The game allows them to build monuments of power, pet stables, and more!

•Choose a Relic: Relics are objects of great power that grant players a suite of active skills and passive skills. Players can craft them, level them up and store them in their Fort. The Relic is an important part of a character’s strategy – choose wisely!

•Collect Epic Gear: Whether it’s armor, weapons, recipes, ember cores, or even new pets … there’s always more to find as adventurers battle through dungeons and take on dangerous foes. Every randomly-generated area can be replayed over and over again since each instance brings different items.

•Pets are Back: Players can fight their way to fame and glory with loyal companions! Each of the many species comes in a myriad of colors and styles so adventurers shouldn’t settle for the first one they find. They can also make these pets stronger by adding skills, equip them with gear to make them hardier, and together battle enemies as a team.

•Build Your Hero: With four classes to choose from, players can utilize class-specific mechanics to maximize damage and their odds of survival. Torchlight III lets them gather epic gear, select your Relic powers, and customize loadouts to create a unique combat style for their heroes.