Volcano, New creatures, Tek gear, new music and more ARK: Survival Evolution V257 update

Another content-crammed update for their dinosaur-survival game, ARK: Survival Evolved. The free new update is one of the largest to date, including four new creatures (ready for the fun of herding Giant Bees?), more sci-fi TEK structures and gear such as the Cloning Chamber, TEK Megalodon Saddle, TEK Grenades plus TEK Turrets, the arrival of the Ascension mechanic accessed via the ultra-dangerous new cave in the sweltering crater of the active volcano, two new hairstyles, tons of new gameplay music tracks, additional UI overhauls, full console-style gamepad functionality and more!

New Features in the v257 Patch

• Structure: Tek Cloning Chamber - Spend some shards, get a clone, with the level, appearance and stats, of your favorite creatures
• Structure: Tek Megalodon Saddle - Mount up! Now your prehistoric shark has a laser-firing saddle!
• Structure: Tek Turret - An enhanced Auto Turret with more damage and a better targeting AI. What more could you need?
• Weapon: Tek Grenade - Did someone say "sticky grenades"? Put 'em on your friends (or not!)
• TEK Cave & Volcano - The Volcano finally receives its long overdue, scorching redesign - and now leads to the entrance to the TEK Cave.
• "Ascension" Game Progression
• More UI overhauls
• New Hairstyle and Facial Hair
• Approximately 20+ New Explorer Notes
• 15 new music tracks, per-biome and situational
• Full console-style gamepad functionality (i.e. same as console versions)
• Alpha Megalodon and APEX Loot for all Alpha creatures!

Meet the Cast of Renowned Explorers: The Emperor’s Challenge

With less than a week left until the launch of The Emperor’s Challenge, the team at Abbey Games is ready to unveil more info about the new characters in this latest expansion to Renowned Explorers. This strategy-role playing game will have you exploring the far corners of a fictitious 19th-century world in procedurally generated expeditions to Egypt, the Caribbean, East Asia, and much more. Renowned Explorers has been enjoyed by more than 200,000 players worldwide, and sure to be your next indie favorite!

Pokémon Sun & Moon - Guardians Rising the second TCG expansion released - 3DS

The second expansion in the latest Pokémon Trading Card Game series, Sun & Moon—Guardians Rising, is available in stores now.

Visit Alola for Pokémon fun, from the beaches to the mountain peaks, and discover new traditions and new challenges in the Sun & Moon—Guardians Rising expansion. Meet the island guardians, and sharpen your skills with Kahuna Hala and Captain Mallow! Be amazed by the secret powers of Kommo-o-GX, Lycanroc-GX, Sylveon-GX, and many more Pokémon.

Starpoint Gemini Warlords - Mount and Blade in space! - PC

A unique blend of space sim, RPG and 4X games. Conduct research and construction in your own gigantic space station, command your war fleets and heroic companions to invade enemy territory, build up your stronghold, trade, mine, salvage and remind your enemies why they fear you.

UNIVERSE & THE STORY
The A’Shriari devastated the solar system, central territory of the Empire. In that whole chaos, the Starpoint to Gemini was reopened. First the remnants of the once glorious Empire came into Gemini, but the all-out war that soon followed decimated the faction and caused the Empire to perish, once and for all. What was left were small pockets of Imperial loyalists, too weak to have any impact on the global Gemini politics. The second wave of exiles changed that.

Biggest ever five-day feast of digital art, computer games and cybersecurity innovation at Abertay University

A virtual reality game combating PTSD by a student affected by the disorder, and a poignant game from a graduate who recreated a digital version of her late grandmother’s house are among more than 150 projects on display at the Dundee event.

This year marks two decades since Abertay University became first in the world to offer computer games degrees and a special Game Changers exhibition and Games PechaKucha have been organised to coincide with ADGS, as part of the 20 Years of Games celebrations.

Scotland’s biggest gaming show PLAY Expo returns to Glasgow on June 16th and 17th 2017

Unmissable Entertainment Including Retro, VR, Tournaments and So Much More!
PLAY Expo Glasgow, a two-day spectacular taking place at the Braehead Arena, Glasgow on June 16th and 17th.

PLAY Expo is known across the UK as an event for lovers of gaming culture, encompassing dedicated zones for all the family. The atmosphere will be as electric as the thousands of consoles and computers of yesteryear, and the excitement palpable as Scottish gamers try the latest games for the first time.

Fight as the Original Quake Hero, Ranger in Quake Champions

Two decades ago, a lone Marine stepped through the Slipgate and into a nightmare. He cut through countless horrors to find four eldritch Runes, then laid waste to the abomination known as Shub-Niggurath. Ranger, the original Quake badass, is hungry for more gibs in Quake Champions.

Ranger’s a Quake LEGEND – this is the guy that fragged through the Dimension of the Doomed and the Realm of Black Magic. He’s been trapped in the realms ever since, even competing in the bloody halls of Quake III Arena.

Death Squared coming to Nintendo Switch also on PS4 XO PC

Death Squared, the cooperative puzzler where a colorful crew of robots escape a hazardous science facility, will arrive for Nintendo Switch in the second quarter of 2017.

Following a successful launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, the Nintendo Switch version will feature all-new exclusive content with additional levels unseen in the previous releases.

Enter the World of Utawarerumono Mask of Deception - PS4 PS Vita

A big part of the game takes place in the lands ruled by the mighty Yamato Empire, so it would be wise for the protagonist Haku to learn about the nation's culture and customs.

His caretaker Kuon, along with all the friends he meets on his journey, is more than happy to introduce him to the strange things that populate the world. For example, he learns that "woptors" are ostrich-like animals that are used as military mounts and beasts of burden, and that "amamunii" is a delicious overstuffed wrap that can be dipped in a number of sauces. He's also introduced to "eldcraft" devices such as a massive ship that moves without rowers and a water mill that's engineered with seemingly advanced technology.

Banner Saga 2, Guns of Icarus Alliance, Sundered at MomoCon 2017 playable Thursday - Sunday, May 25 - 28, 2017

Twenty indie games have been selected from a long list of submissions as finalists for the third annual MomoCon Indie Game Awards. Each title will be playable for the estimated 30,000 attendees coming to MomoCon 2017, taking place Thursday - Sunday, May 25 - 28, 2017 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

These twenty games rose above the rest, proof of the hard work and dedication of their developers:

• Redout, 34BigThings (Windows)
• Monster Prom, Beautiful Glitch (Windows, Mac)
• Figment, Bedtime Digital Games (Windows)
• Slayaway Camp, Blue Wizard Digital (Windows, Mac)
• Immortal Redneck, Crema (Windows, Mac)
• Talent Not Included, Frima Studio (Windows, Mac)
• Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Mimimi Productions (Windows, Mac)
• Guns of Icarus Alliance, Muse Games (Windows, Mac)
• The Metronomicon, Puuba (Windows, Mac)
• Distance, Refract (Windows, Mac, VR)
• Guardians of Ember, Runewaker Entertainment (Windows)
• OPUS: The Day We Found Earth, SIGONO Inc. (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS)
• Use Your Words, Smiling Buddha Games (Windows, Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Wii)
• Super Blackjack Battle 2 Turbo Edition, Stage Clear Studios (Windows, Android)
• The Banner Saga 2, Stoic (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS)
• Book of Demons, Thing Trunk (Windows)
• Sundered, Thunder Lotus Games (Windows, Mac)
• Antihero, Tim Conkling (Windows, Mac, iOS)
• Let Them Come, Tuatara Games (Windows, Mac)
• Super Dungeon Tactics, Underbite Games (Windows, Mac)