Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics Delivers a Twisted Lovecraftian World War II Turn-Based RPG in Q4 2018
Ripstone Games are proud to announce that it’s teamed up with developer Auroch Digital to release the occult turn-based strategy game
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics in Q4 2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. A Nintendo Switch release will follow later this year.
Based on the wildly successful tabletop RPG from Modiphius Entertainment, Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is set in an alternate World War II where the Nazis have gained a considerable advantage by summoning Lovecraftian monsters that could enable them to destroy the allies. Players take control of Charlie Company, an elite band of allied forces, sent in to do the impossible, foil the Nazi plans and turn the tide of war.
“We loved Modiphius’ pulp mash-up of World War II Nazis and the Cthulhu Mythos. It’s an incredibly evocative and exciting alternate history which makes for a unique tabletop experience” said Nina Adams, Producer at Auroch Digital. “We’re taking that nigh-on faultless foundation and transporting it into the video game medium, via our favourite genre, the turn-based tactics game. With the genre experiencing something of a comeback in recent years, we feel Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics will not only deliver an incredibly compelling theme and world to play in, but also offer innovative gameplay possibilities.”
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics utilizes a mix of turn-based strategy and RPG mechanics as players embark on a globetrotting campaign against the forces of evil. Each hero character features their own backstory, weapon specialisations and combat abilities to give players an edge in the battlefield. Captain Eric “Badger” Harris is a British Intelligence operative who specializes in experimental weaponry and guerrilla warfare; Ariane Dubois is a French Resistance member who’s bonded with a demonic spirit creature that she can command on the battlefield; Corporal Akhee “The Eye” Singh wields a sentient amulet that can transform him into a whirling cloud of blades; and Sergeant Brandon Carter is a loud-mouthed American soldier with a medallion that imbues his signature Thompson submachine gun, with mythos-fuelled bullets that can tear through the Nazi’s horrifying creations.
Beyond these four main heroes, Charlie Company is joined by the covert ops of Badger’s Commando Unit, and the Native American tribe the The Keijn - or “Pathfinder Demon Hunters” as they’re often known. In the world of Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics, all Allied forces fight better in the light. Step into the dark, however, and the forces of evil will grow ever more powerful.
Nickelodeon Kart Racers Announced for PS4, Xbox One and Switch
《Nickelodeon Kart Racers》游戏公布
GameMill 娱乐公司今天宣布推出《Nickelodeon Kart Racers》,这是一款全新的多人主机赛车游戏,其中包括来自海绵宝宝,忍者神龟,Rugrats,Hey Arnold 的标志性 Nickelodeon 动画角色!他们在24种不同的 Slime 主题赛道上比赛。
《Nickelodeon Kart Racers》允许玩家本地多人(最多4人)游戏或战斗模式中作为他们最喜欢的 Nick 角色参加比赛,以赢得奖杯和 Kart 升级。这款全新的游戏被评为PEGI 3,将于2018年假期在全球发售。登陆 PS4、Xbox One 和 Nintendo Switch。
GameMill Entertainment Introduces Nickelodeon Kart Racers, a New Title That Brings Together Characters From Some of Nick's Biggest Animated Series
GameMill Entertainment today announced Nickelodeon Kart Racers, a new multi-player console racing game that features iconic Nickelodeon animated characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rugrats, Hey Arnold! and more, as they race on 24 different Slime-themed tracks. Nickelodeon Kart Racers allows players to compete as their favorite Nick character in four-player local multiplayer or battle mode to win cups and Kart upgrades. The brand new game is rated PEGI 3 and will be available on all major consoles worldwide for holiday 2018.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Nickelodeon to bring all of these amazing characters into one fun, competitive video game for fans of all ages to enjoy," shares Mark Meadows, Partner of GameMill Entertainment. "Nickelodeon has created characters and stories that are loved around the world and we specialize in transforming treasured characters and stories into playable entertainment for the die-hard fans and casual gamers alike."
Nickelodeon Kart Racers is distributed in the UK and Europe by Maximum Games and will retail for £29.99
About Nickelodeon Kart Racers
A new multi-player console racing game, Nickelodeon Kart Racers! Select a racer from one of your favorite Nickelodeon series, including SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy from SpongeBob SquarePants, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Arnold and Helga from Hey Arnold!, and Angelica, Tommy, and Reptar from Rugrats. Race your friends in up to four-player local multiplayer or check out the Battle Arena for a variety of challenges.
Key Features
• Choose a racer from 12 of the most iconic Nickelodeon series: SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, and more!
• Race on 24 different Slimed-filled tracks including Bikini Bottom, NYC sewers, Tommy Pickle’s house, Arnold’s school, and more!
• Awesome co-op and local multiplayer for non-stop action the entire family will love!
• Customizable karts with multiple power-ups and special attacks!
• Team-based co-op multiplayer, players can perform devastating fused attack for tons of fun!
• Slime overload will have you turning you karts into jet-ski racers!
Irony Curtain to Lift the Veil on Satire, Totalitarianism in 2019
Irony Curtain, the hilarious satirical point and click adventure set in a totalitarian communist country, tears down walls and arrives on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC when Artifex Mundi releases their forthcoming title in 2019.
“Our glorious country of Matryoshka wishes to extend an invitation to the West and allow them to witness the glory of communism first-hand. Visitors shall be the first outsiders to bask in the light of The Leader, who is the embodiment of all that is good and not the “demon, blood-drunk butcher, or godless dictator” non-believers would have you fear.
We welcome them to explore our beautiful country and political realm by solving puzzles and minigames to understand the depth of corruption surrounding the magnanimity of our fearless leader. This sponsored visit includes a meeting with our Minister of Propaganda Communication, Vlad. The Minister’s job is completely unnecessary, but our country has zero tolerance for unemployment because it shows the West that we are stronger than them.
While our guests aren’t busy submitting themselves to unnecessary strip-searches, they will try to finagle their way through tricky scenarios using creative combinations of items. Our gorgeous, colorful hand-drawn country ensures that foreign eyes will always bask in the glory of our people and natural splendor. It is our hope that these beautiful images draw their eyes away from our impoverished wealthy citizens so they do not try to steal our secrets.”
- Department of Propaganda Communication
Irony Curtain will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC 2019. To learn more about the product, please visit Irony Curtain website or add the game to Steam Wishlist.
Third-person action game Devil’s Hunt announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
第三人称动作游戏《恶魔狩猎》揭晓 拥有恶魔力量人类将介入恶魔与天使战争
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开发商 Layopi Games 与发行商 1C Company 近日共同揭晓新作《恶魔狩猎(暂译,原名:Devil's Hunt)》,预计 2019 年登陆 PC、PS4、Xbox One 平台。
In Devil’s Hunt, players will go to hell and back in the battle between Demons and Angels. In this upcoming third-person perspective (TPP) action game developed for PC and console by Layopi Games, players will become Desmond, a man with demonic powers who can decide the fate of our world by joining either side of the conflict. Based on the original hit Polish fantasy novel, “Equilibrium,” Devil’s Hunt brings to life the eternal fight between light and darkness as all-out war between Demons and Angels appears imminent with the mortal world as the battleground. Desmond can fight using his fists and claws, making use of the skills his demonic and human sides offer—but ultimately he must choose which side he will follow. The game is planned for release in 2019.
Key Features
• Captivating Storyline: Based on the original novel by Polish author Paweł Leśniak.
• Change Forms: Exercise useful human and demon skills alike to overcome obstacles.
• Fight Like a Demon: Third person melee combat with large variety of attacks, combos, and enemies.
• Deep Narrative: Expressed through gameplay and high-quality cutscenes.
• Explore the Mortal World: Rich, context sensitive environment interactions.
First-person puzzle game The Sojourn announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Shifting Tides have announced The Sojourn, a first-person puzzle game coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2019. In it, players traverse parallel worlds of light in dark in search of answers to the nature of reality.
Here is an overview of the game, via Iceberg Interactive:
About
The Sojourn is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle game in which you traverse the parallel worlds of light and darkness in search of answers to the nature of reality.
—A classic story about light and darkness.
You are born into a beautiful, pure land, but everything is not as it seems. Darkness seeps through every crevice and forms the foundation of the world you live in. Open your eyes to the shadows of the world to uncover the hidden truth.
—Challenge and lose yourself.
Venture into the enchanting world of The Sojourn and face life’s obstacles by solving dozens of unique puzzles that will challenge your perception of your own reality. Take in gorgeous environments as you delve into the game’s four chapters, each with a distinct atmosphere and style.
Key Features
• Dozens-upon-dozens of challenging puzzles.
• Delve into four beautifully crafted chapters, each with their own distinct style and atmosphere.
• Banish the darkness in order to reveal the obstacles The Sojourn has prepared for you.
• Unravel a captivating tale of light, darkness, and the nature of reality.
CCP Games developing new games with Unreal Engine 4
CCP Games Developing Highly Anticipated New Games Exclusively with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4
CCP games, the company behind the deep and uniquely player-driven spaceship MMO game EVE Online, has confirmed that Unreal Engine 4 is the exclusive development tool for all of CCP Games’ currently unannounced projects. CCP’s commitment to Unreal stems from the engine’s stability, quick prototyping and the solid cross-platform support for both established and new hardware.
CCP’s development teams globally are taking advantage of the powerful and easy-to-use functionality of UE4, from fluid integration of third-party systems with plug-ins and modules to improved networking and cross-platform support. CCP’s game developers have jumped on board the exclusive use of UE4, specifically its Unreal Editor that leads the way in terms of lighting and rendering solutions, world composition, landscape sculpting and Blueprint prototyping.
“Although CCP Games has used versions of Unreal Engine for more than 10 years on various projects, Unreal Engine 4.20 has massive improvements,” said Bing Xi, Development Director at CCP Shanghai. “UE4’s latest enhancements, like the new ProxyLOD mesh reduction tool and the new Niagara VFX editor are among the many features that make game development a more efficient process.”
Using Unreal Engine 4 in the development of all their upcoming new games allows CCP‘s studios to plan for the future by cultivating a shared in-house knowledge of the engine. When coupled with the engine‘s ability to ease the transition of games to different platforms, UE4 enables CCP to stay platform-relevant earlier and for longer.
“Working with Epic Games using their engine source code, which is open to all Unreal developers, is great for both AAA and indie studios alike, thanks to the huge amount of support options available,” said James Dobrowski, Executive Producer on the unannounced action-MMO being created at CCP London. “UE4‘s Blueprints system allows us to prototype and iterate quickly, and its world-class AAA pipelines allow us to focus on crafting great gameplay and stunningly beautiful worlds.”
CCP Games is one of many major players in the industry whose development teams trust Epic Games’ UE4, from traditional gaming companies including Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, to newer technology and experience makers, such as Magic Leap and Oculus.
“Considering that Epic uses its own engine to develop games like Fortnite is a great example of the trust they have in their own product,” said Snorri árnason, Project Nova‘s Game Director at CCP Reykjavik. “The product’s push for cinematic rendering quality is something that we will aim to implement into our future projects.”
Stay tuned for new games from CCP developed exclusively using UE4. More info on CCP‘s announcements can be found via ccpgames.com/news.
Team17, a global games label, creative partner and developer of independent, premium video games and Denmark based independent developer Adrian Lazar of Planet Alpha ApS game studio have today announced that their mysterious, beautiful platform adventure game Planet Alpha, will be launching on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on the 4th September.
To celebrate the game’s forthcoming launch, a new trailer has been released today which showcases some of the threats and danger you’ll come across as you explore the strange alien world you find yourself upon. You’ll have to combine fast platforming action with stealth and creative puzzle solving to survive and uncover the truth. See the new trailer in action above.
Planet Alpha is an atmospheric side-scrolling platform adventure game. Combining fast platforming, creative puzzles, stealth mechanics and a unique art style to create an unforgettable experience.
Planet Alpha is heading to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on the 4th September 2018.
Bigben Reveals More Details About Frogwares¡ Bleak Lovecraftian Mistery The Sinking City in Latest 'A Close Shave' Trailer
Bigben and Frogwares Games have revealed a new gameplay trailer for The Sinking City, an open world, action investigation game inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft. This new trailer divulges more elements about its main character’s mental state, his interaction with the immersive sprawling open city of Oakmont and the game’s unsettling atmosphere.
Charles W. Reed is a private investigator in New England in the 1920s. Tortured by his past and otherworldly visions, he finds himself in Oakmont, Massachusetts, seeking salvation from the creeping insanity that afflicts him. The city of Oakmont, once a trade harbor known for its lucrative smuggling business, now lives in secluded isolation from the rest of the world under a flood of supernatural origins. In this place of decay and superstition; players will have to deal with the dregs of mankind, follow clues they wish they had never found and unveil a cosmic horror threatening the world itself.
The Sinking City is set for release on March 21st 2019 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Physics-based builder TerraTech launches August 10 for Xbox One and PC, August 14 for PS4
Physics-based builder / creative sandbox game TerraTech will launch for Xbox One and PC on August 10, and for PlayStation 4 on August 14 for $24.99 developer Payload Studios announced. It is currently available via Steam Early Access for $19.99, where it first launched in February 2015.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Explore a hostile alien landscape, or design with creative freedom. The choice is yours.
Start your career as an Intergalactic miner on a randomly generated infinite world in search of profit and glory in Campaign, sit back and build to your hearts content in Creative mode or pit your Techs against the clock and dare to run the Gauntlet Challenge. There are many game modes available in TerraTech to stretch your Tech building imagination to the limits!
Story
In the distant future, Earth’s natural resources have been depleted, and as a resource-gathering prospector it’s your job to travel to alien planets and scour them for valuable materials. But you are not alone! Rival prospectors litter the landscapes of these new worlds, and will fight to protect what’s theirs, and invade to take what’s yours. To make your mark, you will need to be cunning and creative.
Construction
Using the building blocks, guns, wheels, and wings from several Mining Corporations, you can build varied Techs to suit every purpose. Be it powerful armoured combat vehicles, unstoppable resource gathering machines, sprawling resource processing bases or a hybrid of all three – creativity is your key to exo-planetary success.
Exploration
The worlds in TerraTech are procedurally generated and infinite, so there are always new lands to discover and more resources to find. Treacherous mountain ranges, luscious grasslands and huge deserts are among the biomes you will encounter. More will be added as development progresses.
Combat
The intergalactic mining industry is a profitable one, but you are not the only miner in search for new worlds to exploit. Defending yourself from rival miners will take time, resources and skill, with success leading to new territory and new lands. All equipable blocks and items can be damaged or destroyed, so ensuring you are sufficiently armed and ready for battle is a key element of both survival and prosperity in TerraTech. Get out there and show them who’s boss!
Crafting
By gathering and processing natural resources, players are able to construct storage, refining and construction bases in order to craft new blocks in the game. Like the look of that Venture Hail Fire Rifle that just tore your vehicle apart? Go prospecting for the needed resources, and craft a couple for yourself in the shiny new Venture fabricator which you just aquired, by beating their time trial challenge in the nearby mountains.
Corporations
All exo-planetary miners buy parts from the established Mining Corporations, which each have their own specific brand of mining technology. Get the job done with GSO, zoom around with high-performance recon specialists Venture, strip-mine to the max with the heavy-duty GeoCorp or act with miltary efficiency utilizing the stealth focussed Hawkeye. New Corporations we’re aiming to add to the game include deranged experimental scientists Reticule Research, technological superiority giants Better Future and the hive-mind AI swarms of LEGION. Completing missions and discovering blocks for each Corp will improve your standing with them, and gain access to the more sought-after components in their arsenal.