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Can you tell I tend to favor PC Gaming? It is how I am wired, lol. Check out Battletech!

STOCKHOLM – April 24, 2018 – Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes have announced the release of BATTLETECH, the first turn-based tactical BATTLETECH / MechWarrior PC game in over 20 years, made possible by the support of 55,000+ Kickstarter backers. BATTLETECH is available on PC and Mac for the suggested retail price of $39.99, with Linux-support to be added post-launch. The game can be purchased from Paradox Plaza, Steam, GOG, and other digital retailers.

“There’s a lot of love for the BattleTech / MechWarrior universe, and the entire Harebrained team feels incredibly fortunate to have had the chance to work on a tactical combat game worthy of its legacy,” said Jordan Weisman, CEO of Harebrained Schemes and creator of the MechWarrior universe and original BattleTech board game. “We hope that fans of the universe and strategy gamers in general find as much fun and excitement playing BATTLETECH as we found creating it.”

Developed by Harebrained Schemes, the studio responsible for the critically acclaimed Shadowrun Returns series, BATTLETECH is the next generation of turn-based tactical ‘Mech combat. The year is 3025 and the galaxy is trapped in a cycle of perpetual war, fought by noble houses with enormous, mechanized combat vehicles called BattleMechs. Take command of your own mercenary outfit of ‘Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war. Upgrade your starfaring base of operations, negotiate mercenary contracts with feudal lords, repair, maintain, and customize your stable of aging BattleMechs, all in the service of executing devastating combat tactics to defeat your enemies on the battlefield.

BATTLETECH Basics: Story

“BATTLETECH is Game of Thrones meets Pacific Rim in space,” said Mitch Gitelman, studio manager at Harebrained Schemes. “[Kamea] hires you to do the types of jobs that her standing army can’t do.”

“That is within the context of your larger campaign, of reputation building and working for all the different houses… It’s a wonderful way to get a true, classic BATTLETECH story,” said Jordan Weisman, CEO of Harebrained Schemes and creator the MechWarrior and BATTLETECH universe. “This really opens it up for the player to extend their own story of their mercenary unit, in whichever direction they want to go.”

Developed by Harebrained Schemes, the studio responsible for the critically acclaimed Shadowrun Returns series, BATTLETECH is the next generation of turn-based tactical ‘Mech combat. You play as the commander of a mercenary company on the edges of civilized space, negotiating and executing a variety of combat contracts while attempting to keep your ‘Mechwarriors happy and your operations prosperous. The game’s story features the player falling in with the deposed ruler of a noble house and, fighting for either coin or cause, becoming a player in her bid to retake her throne. This game is available for PC and Mac, at a suggested retail price of $39.99. Linux will be added post-launch.

“It’s knights and nobility, except instead of knights, it’s giant war machines,” said Mike McCain, Game Director.

 

Some Videos Released Prior to the 24 April 2018 Launch

Wanted Killer VR

Wanted Killer VR

BERLIN – 25 April, 2018 – Get set for fast-paced action and innovative bullet-time shooting in Wanted Killer VR—a stylized high-octane FPS coming to Steam Early Access in May 2018.

Created by Berlin-based developer Playsnak, Wanted Killer VR casts you as a member of the clandestine WK4 group – an elite team of agents sent in to protect the weak and oppressed when lesser heroes bail out. Only by upgrading your characters and weapons will you stand a chance against the evil GENETIC MINDS Corp., its maniacal private army, and ruthless CEO. So get ready to stretch your skills – and ammo supplies – to the limit as you battle countless enemy types and bosses, from mad scientists to fiendish firefighters.
As you progress through the single player campaign, skill challenges, or wave-based survival mode, a unique brand of teleport system lets you experience player-driven bullet time shooting with a twist. Paired with a flow-based combo system that invites you to take out enemies in style, Wanted Killer VR allows for unparalleled strategic combat as you dash between opponents and complete diverse challenges in spectacular settings – including skyscrapers in the clouds, a mysterious genetics lab, and an ever-changing subway station.
The game is loosely based on the eponymous mobile game Wanted Killer created by Korean developer nChant Interactive. While it resorts to the mobile game’s assets, it features all-new gameplay, story and progression, thus making it its own game as opposed to just a VR port.

Wanted Killer VR
Wanted Killer VR Subway Flamethrower

Game Director Comments

Game Director on Wanted Killer VR, Patrick Esteves, said: “We set out to create a game that blends over-the-top B-movie type characters and storyline with innovative VR gunplay. Our goal at Playsnak is first and foremost about how the gameplay feels and how it can push VR forward. For Wanted Killer VR we found that by combining a variety of interesting weapon types, unique gun steal mechanics, and an innovative approach to teleport, we have made something that we think VR gamers will appreciate. The cherry on top was adding stylized graphics to the mix that really highlight the game’s ‘arcadey’ feel. We’re bringing Wanted Killer VR to Early Access very soon which gives us the amazing opportunity to share our progress with the community and use our players’ suggestions to tweak our dev roadmap and ultimately increase the quality of the game.”

Steam!

Wanted Killer VR will be available on Steam Early Access in May 2018. Visitors and press attending gamesweekberlin can be among the first to experience the all-action shooter when Playsnak takes it to the show floor of Gamefest in Säälchen Berlin on April 27 and 28. As well as showing off Wanted Killer VR, Playsnak will be giving gamers a chance to sample futuristic hoverbike racer Neon Seoul: Outrun at the same event.

See more of Wanted Killer VR at the game’s official website, https://www.wantedkillervr.com , and join the community at https://www.facebook.com/WantedKillerVR.

Wanted Killer VR
Wanted Killer VR Sub Machine Gun


About Playsnak

Founded in 2015, Playsnak is a global next-generation games company with offices in Berlin, Germany and Los Angeles, USA. Playsnak strives to create groundbreaking experiences for the maturing VR and AR markets. For more information, please visit https://www.playsnak.com .

Overload

Overload

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 – Revival Productions is saying that Overload, the new six-degree-of-freedom tunnel shooter from the original creators of the critically-acclaimed 90s classic Descent, will be available for PC (Windows, Mac, & Linux) beginning May 31, 2018 for $34.99. The PlayStation4 and Xbox One versions will release Q3 2018.  Revival Productions was founded by Matt Toschlog and Mike Kulas, co-founders of legendary Parallax Software.  Revival created Overload, an FPS that combines the best of classic 6-Depth Of Field gameplay found in Descent with the latest in today’s technology to provide intense 3D action on PC, PlayStation4 and Xbox One.

“We started Overload as a nostalgic homage to Descent, but it’s really grown into something more. We were able to create a deep story with voice, a new challenge mode and add VR support. And all this is on top of graphics and sound we could only dream about 20 years ago,” said Mike Kulas, co-creator, Revival Productions.  Matt Toschlog added, “It’s been a blast creating this game, and we especially value the relationships we’ve formed with our Kickstarter backers and Early Access players.”

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Descent, developed by Parallax Software and published by Interplay in 1995, received critical acclaim for its 3D six-degree-of-freedom gameplay that combined the best of space flight simulation with FPS experience. Overload offers a Descent-like style of play, but brings the labyrinthine environments to new and vibrant life with updated features, deeper gameplay, and dramatically enhanced graphics. Overload is currently available in Early Access on Steam with a user rating of 97%.

Overload Gameplay Features

  • 15 level single-player campaign plus secret levels
  • Numerous level challenges including lava, forcefields, lockdowns, ambushes and secret rooms
  • 20 terrifying robot enemies, plus Super-Robots and Variants and three bosses
  • Multiplayer with public and private matches
  • Challenge mode (with two variants) and 12 Challenge Mode levels Story by the writer of FreeSpace 2 with fully-voiced audio (English Only)
  • Adrenaline-pumping soundtrack
  • Optional training level for refining your piloting skills
  • Achievements and Leaderboards
  • Upgrades and XP system and advanced player stats
  • Automap and Holo-guide for navigation assistance
  • Save anywhere
  • Six difficulty levels ranging from a casual challenge to very punishing
  • Support for mouse, keyboard, gamepad and/or joystick controls
  • Surround sound audio options
  • Virtual reality support for Oculus and Vive
  • Interface and Subtitle Available in: English, French, German, Spanish and Russian
  • Post launch: Release of Level Editor and support for user-created levels and campaigns

 

Overload
Overload

A “playable teaser” of Overload is available for free on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/450220/Overload_Playable_Teaser_20/) or by direct download from https://playoverload.com.  It contains a small subset of Overload, giving you a taste of what it’s like to play in six-degrees-of-freedom.

Overload
Overload
Shoppe Keep 2

Shoppe Keep 2 Launch Trailer

BANBURY, Oxfordshire – April 20, 2018 
On April 26, 2018, you dive into the unique world of Shoppe Keep 2, in which players create, grow, and manage their own fantasy business. Though it sounds straightforward, keeping warriors, rogues, and wizards happy is no easy task. Strategically setting prices, shrewdly ordering stock, exploring vast lands, battling creatures, leisurely fishing, managing the town’s wealth, playing dress up, and even paying taxes-it’s all in a day’s work.

Shoppe Keep 2 will be available in Early Access on Steam at a price of £9.99/$12.99.

Shoppe Keep 2 is a vast, deep game, even as an Early Access release, but there’s now another way for players to delve even further into the world of Customerania. The Shoppe Keep 2 Digital Deluxe Edition will launch alongside the standard version of the game on Steam on April 26 for $17.92.

Shoppe Keep 2 Digital Deluxe Edition includes:

  • Shoppe Keep 2 Game
  • Shoppe Keep 2 Digital PDF Art Book – Come along for the journey as the artists at Strangefire take you from the conceptual stages to final art assets.
  • Shoppe Keep 2 Digital OST – Take the weird and wonderful world of Customerania with you, as you listen to Shoppe Keep 2’s official soundtrack.

Shoppe Keep 2 is an Early Access title, and so is the Digital Deluxe Edition. As the game progresses and updates throughout Early Access, new tracks will be added to the soundtrack, and new chapters added to the art book at no additional cost to Digital Deluxe Edition owners.

About Shoppe Keep 2

Welcome to the world of Shoppe Keep 2: Customerania-a whimsical open world surrounded by rolling countryside, packed full of quaint little houses, six-foot spiders, voracious wolves, angry mobs and, of course, your new Shoppe. Shoppe Keep 2 is a single player and multiplayer enhanced merchant simulator, inspired by the NPCs we know and love from classic RPGs and MMOs. While adventurers and rogues are out slaying dangerous beasts and selling an alarming amount of stolen plates, cheese and bread, it’s you, our trusty merchant who is keeping their shelves stocked.

Features

  • Run your very own adventurer’s Shoppe, selling potions, weapons and armor. Grow your fantasy enterprise from a single room to a two-floor mega Shoppe
  • Explore the open village, forest, and distant lands to procure rare resources
  • Equip yourself with bows, swords, and staffs and battle deadly creatures, barbarian invaders, and thieves
  • Play the entire game alone or in 2-4 player online co-op
  • An adaptable economy that changes with the online community. For example if you sell too many health potions, the market will become saturated!
  • Employ helper bots to automate your Shoppe
  • Craft with various ingredients to procure new products
  • Take on forest dwellers and pick up some sweet loot
  • Sell epic dragon armor, or equip it-all items in the game have their own stats and can be equipped by the player, who may find them invaluable in combat

To keep up to date with everything Shoppe Keep 2, players should  add the game to their Steam wishlist.

Shoppe Keep Twitter
Shoppe Keep Facebook

Shoppe Keep 2
Shoppe Keep 2
Uncharted Waters online

Uncharted Waters Online

April 20, 2018

Atlantis 

The legendary vanishing continent Atlantis, has resurfaced in Uncharted Waters Online! Appearing for the first time on the new Maris server relaunched through Papaya Play, Atlantis brings with it several benefits for Captains capable of reaching its shores, including:

  • Players can conduct ‘Ancient Technology Research’ in exchange for rewards with their home nation.

  • Players can commune with gods from classical mythology at Temples and receive unique powerful temporary ‘Blessings’.

  • A hidden dungeon can be accessed through the Temple of Poseidon, granting special rewards to players brave enough to enter.

Before Captains can take advantage of all the benefits Atlantis provides, they must first complete a number of prerequisite steps and construct a Solar Barge vessel capable of sailing there (see the link below).

True to its namesake, the ‘vanishing continent’ won’t be available in Uncharted Waters Online for long! Players should make the most of its return while they can, before it disappears beneath the waves once more.

More information on Atlantis’ return and how to access it can be found through the link below:

https://uwo.papayaplay.com/uwo.do?tp=atlantisReturns

Developed by Koei Tecmo, Uncharted Waters Online is a free-to-play online MMORPG for Windows operating systems. It is accessed through a game client and requires an Internet connection to play.

Starship Corporation

Starship Builder ‘Starship Corporation’

LAUNCH TRAILER SHOWS OFF NEW CAMPAIGN MODE

Haarlem, The Netherlands – Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Coronado Games announce that their spaceship-building game Starship Corporation is releasing out of Steam’s Early Access Program on May 3, 2018.

Having spent 2 years in Early Access Starship Corporation has seen massive improvements. The game has been shaped extensively with help from the community, from their feedback and constructive criticism, for which the Developer has expressed their gratitude. During Early Access, cybernetic organisms were introduced, as were mining and military features. The galaxy map was also redesigned to its current state.

See this for the updated graphics as well as the full feature set.

Starship Corporation‘s launch update will add a campaign mode with 99 different business contracts and two different endings based the player’s business relationships, as well as a ship database and two new rooms. Additionally, Russian language support will be added at launch, as well as improved loading/saving times, Steam achievements, and bug and performance fixes.

Starship Corporation is a starship-building simulation game in which you must design and build spaceships for the hugely demanding galaxy-wide market. It is you who must decide which technologies to invest in first, where to open new shipyards and where to establish new markets.
Key Features:

  • Campaign mode with 99 different contracts and two different endings, based on your business dealings.
  • Sandbox Mode with access to all known human settlements in the galaxy, business opportunities for your ships in areas like transport, mining, route-maintenance, security, military and research and racing.
  • 177 unlockable rooms and facilities for ship design
  • 22 unlockable fuselages
  • 24 Missions for standard operation, emergencies and hostile encounters to test your ship in Crew Management

Interested galactic entrepreneurs can purchase the game through Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/292330/Starship_Corporation/

 

Starship Corporation

Starship Corporation
Starship Corporation

Starship Corporation

Starship Corporation
Starship Corporation
Starship Corporation
Starship Corporation
Steampunk Tower 2

Steampunk Tower 2 Launches

Tons of enemies and gigantic bosses

Karaganda, Kazakhstan – April, 19 2018 – Following the success of the original action strategy game, indie studio DreamGate is releasing Steampunk Tower 2 on the Steam store for $7,99, and is featuring a 15% launch discount for a week.

Steampunk Tower 2 is a Real Time Strategy game in which you will have to defend yourself from the attacks of powerful armoured enemies and tremendously huge bosses. Protect your troops with the help of your ultra-modern weapons and send your agents to external missions as you acquire extra resources for your team.

“In Steampunk Tower 2 we have improved every single bit contained in the original Steampunk Tower”, says Maxim Ivanchenko, CEO at DreamGate. “We’ve made the turret navigation better, we’ve added new game modes, we’ve increased the number of levels, and we’ve created brand new visuals, among many other enhancements”.

Steampunk Tower 2 is appearing on iOS and Android in the very near future. The game contains more than 70 different levels and random generated levels, HD stylized graphics, 40 game modes and the scent of an instant classic.

Steampunk Tower 2
Steampunk Tower 2

Features
• The sequel to the unique Steampunk Tower! More turrets, more enemies, aircraft Carrier, giant map of Europe…
• Dynamic battles! Each turret has its own specifics and its unique super shot.
• Stronger enemies! Enemies have acquired extra armour but their weak spots have also appeared.
• Test super weapons and special bonuses that will increase your chances of success in a battle.
• Humungous bosses! You can’t beat these steam monsters on the first try.
• Secret Steampunk city! Build scientific research laboratories, warehouses and factories for building new turrets.
• War for the territories! Control the factories to produce component parts for your turrets.
• Team of professionals! Send your agents on special missions to get extra resources.
• Many storyline missions throughout Europe! Find a way to defeat the enemy and get into the heart of enemy territory for the final stroke.
• Trains! Develop railway network for transportation of agents and resources.
Can’t Steampunk be without trains?!

Steampunk Tower 2
Steampunk Tower 2

Additional information

Steampunk Tower 2
Steampunk Tower 2
Black Desert Online

Black Desert Online

Seoul, South Korea – April 19, 2018 – The combat scene has changed completely in Black Desert Online SEA since the Awakening for the original six classes took place last week. Adventurers are now experiencing far more powerful characters with even craftier skill sets. Pearl Abyss has just released the Awakening updates for the remaining six playable classes. Now Tamer, Ninja, Valkyrie, Kunoichi, Musa, and Maehwa will go toe to toe with the original six classes. Reach level 56 to unlock powerful Awakening weapons and check out how the second group of characters are totally reborn. Behold the perfection of all 12 classes. Take over the battlefield with your transformed character to achieve fame and glory.

This update allows priests and certain other NPCs to cleanse gear that has been drenched in the Black Spirit’s Energy.

Today is the 100th day since Black Desert Online SEA launched back in January, and Pearl Abyss announced what they have planned to make this special day even more wonderful. For a limited time, all packages will be sold at a 30% discount to celebrate this joyous event. Anyone who has not yet tried out the wide variety of contents the game offers, should take advantage of this great opportunity to do so. Also, a commemorative limited edition hair ornament will be sold for only one Loyalty Point. Make sure to check out this cute item at the loyalties shop and celebrate the 100th day of Black Desert Online SEA with us. For more information about the update and other ongoing events, check out the website.

“100 days passed by in the blink of an eye and we are very grateful to all of our SEA Adventurers who showed so much love and support for our game.” said James Heo, COO at Pearl Abyss. “We feel extremely lucky to service our game in such a passionate region. We will continue to make an effort in shaping our game so that it is loved and enjoyed for years to come in Southeast Asia.”

Black Desert Online’s stunning graphics have many users curious about the system requirements. Pearl Abyss optimized it so the minimum required specifications can be suitable for a greater number of users in Southeast Asia. Check the system requirements for the game here. This optimization allows more users to enjoy Black Desert Online!

About Black Desert Online

Black Desert Online is an open world action MMORPG with cutting edge visuals and skill-based combat that redefines the way we see the genre. Black Desert Online has the most fully developed character customization system of any game that is currently on the market. This feature allows users to break out of the norm and make unique characters that truly represent each and every player. Its intuitive controls, beautifully designed world and extensive lore will excite both newcomers and veterans of MMO games and action RPGs in general. The game has been successfully launched in over 150 countries, is available in 12 languages and has over 8.5 million registered users. The mobile and console version are scheduled to launch globally in 2018.

For more information about Black Desert Online, go to https://www.sea.playblackdesert.com/

Warframe - Registered users

Warframe New Game Mode

DIGITAL EXTREMES DOUBLES DOWN

LONDON, ONTARIO

April 18, 2018 – Independent Canadian developer and publisher Digital Extremes is debuting the first Warframe of 2018, Khora, in tandem with Sanctuary Onslaught, a completely new team-based, survival-style game mode in the Beasts of the Sanctuary update this week for the PC version of Warframe®. Beasts of the Sanctuary arriving on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this May.

Khora is a versatile dynamo of offensive and defensive power with a unique arsenal of attacks. The stylistically armor-clad Khora wields a snake-like metallic whip that strikes from a distance and commands a metallic Kavat (cat pet) that quickly engulfs enemies in a whole lot of pain. The new Sanctuary Onslaught mode, where Khora can be found, enables solo players, or a squad of up to four, to quickly dash through timed portals while blasting waves of increasingly powerful enemies. Both Khora and Sanctuary Onslaught together offer fresh new ways for Tenno to harness Warframe’s cooperative chaos, and both are free with the Beasts of the Sanctuary.

The 35th Warframe, Khora offers both deadly offensive attacks and team-oriented defensive tactics featuring four distinguished Abilities:

  • Whipclaw: Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack.
  • Ensnare: Bind a hapless target in living metal, entangling others who stray too close. Disperse the trap with a crack of the whip.
  • Venari: Summon a ferocious, gleaming Kavat. Use again to cycle between Attack, Protect, and Heal postures.
  • Strangledome: Weave a dome of living chain that ensnares and strangles any enemy within, and any foolish enough to approach.

New weapons and items available for Khora include the Dartgun, Quill Spear, Tenno Revolver Rifle, Zaw Parts, Quill Syandana, and Quill Alt Helmet.

Having debuted during the bi-monthly DevStreams this March, Sanctuary Onslaught is ready for action! This new cooperative and competitive mode challenges players to work together to survive endless waves of Warframe enemies standing in their way of escaping through the next portal. Players must quickly slay enemies en masse while proceeding through uniquely crafted environments to random portals to escape – and then do it all again, all against the clock!

Join us in-person on Saturday, July 7, 2018 for the third annual TennoCon! Meet fans from across the world in London, Ontario, Canada, for the biggest, best Warframe event of the year. Tickets are nearly sold out but are still available at Warframe.com/tennocon. For those unable to attend, viewers can tune into twitch.tv/warframe to watch one of the biggest reveals of the year coming to Warframe during TennoLive starting at 3 pm PST/ 6 pm EST on Saturday, July 7.

A portion of the proceeds from TennoCon go to this year’s community partner, Canada Learning Code, which sees teaching digital skills to women, girls, people with disabilities, indigenous youth, and newcomers as key to improving society through empowerment, development and success. For more information on Canada Learning Code’s education vision and programs, head to www.canadalearningcode.ca/ .

Would you like to join into the Warframe community? Head to our forums to start a conversation. Check our official website at www.warframe.com and download Warframe for free on PC, Xbox One or PS4. To keep up with the latest updates from the development team, be sure to follow Warframe on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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