Power-Up Digital Games Conference eleven new special guests added

36 Special Guest speakers that will be speaking at the incredibly free PDGC event, held October 25th to 28th on the chat app Discord.

1. Jen MacLean (Executive Director, IGDA and IGDA Foundation)
2. Paul Jenkins (President, META Studios)
3. Mike Prasad (Founder/CEO, TinySponsor)
4. Tara Lynn (Gaming and Disabilities Community Lead, Xbox)
5. Jason Canam (Director, Household Games Inc.)
6. Ian Hamilton (Accessibility Specialist)
7. Daniel Doan (Co-Founder & CGO, Black Shell Media)
8. Gabriel Orlandelli (Lead Designer, Major Games; Senior Product Marketing Analyst, Hoplon)
9. Jimmy Chen (CEO, PlayTable)
10. MK Ives (Partner Manager, Mixer)
11. Jess Brummer (Producer, Burnout Game Studios)

That’s a ton of content that we’re letting people be a part of for free. Additionally, four panels total will be involved during this PDGC, each with a separate focus on different parts of the game industry. Check them out below!

Battlefield 1 Turning Tides Details Revealed

Conquer land, air and sea in the amphibious battles of the Great War! In Battlefield 1 Turning Tides, players can deploy into all-out war in a variety of maps and gameplay set across Gallipoli and the North Sea.

The third expansion of Battlefield 1 will bring 4 all new maps, 6 new weapons, an Infiltrator Elite Class, L-Class Destroyer, C-Class Airship, a new epic Operation and more. In the new game mode, Conquest Assault, a twist on the signature conquest mode, attackers and defenders fight over key areas, exclusively controlled by the defending team as the match starts.

Discovery Channel's GOLD RUSH: The Game - get rich simulation (or not)

Become the gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest man in Alaska. Use a variety of highly-detailed machines to find as much gold as you can.

Abertay student make playable digital Rubik's Cube puzzles using Iconic Scottish designs

An Abertay University student team has turned some of Scotland’s most iconic designs into playable digital puzzles as part of an innovative collaboration with V&A Dundee.

The Falkirk Wheel, the Jaguar F-TYPE, and V&A Dundee itself have all been digitally mapped then broken into ‘slices’ for the game, which sees players challenged to reconstruct them in as few moves as possible.

NEW LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 story trailer

Warner Bros release a NEW trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, diving deeper into the original branching storyline featured in this all-new LEGO adventure.

Recently debuted at New York Comic Con, the video stars lovable canine, Cosmo the Spacedog – telepathic Soviet cosmonaut, knowhere is chief of security and ally to the Guardians of the Galaxy – who is tasked with alerting and assembling an elite team of Superheroes to take on the time-travelling Super Villain, Kang the Conqueror.

World of Tanks Kennedy’s War New War Stories Campaign puts you on the brink of nuclear war

Kennedy’s War, the newest War Stories campaign in World of Tanks will be available on October 17 and is going to be free-to-play for all PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and upcoming Xbox One X users.

War Stories, the first campaign series to be added to the World of Tanks franchise, made its debut in August exclusive to console, enriching the tanking experience with single player and co-op stories.

The Kennedy’s War campaign puts players on the frontline of annihilation in an alternate history version of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The United States and the Soviet Union stand on the brink of war when Soviet forces install nuclear missiles in Cuba to counter a US invasion, creating a nuclear stalemate.

Yakuza Localisation Producers Will Livestream Yakuza 0 today

Yakuza localization patriarchs Sam Mullen and Scott Strichart are ready to walk the neon lit streets of Kamurocho as they livestream their adventures in Yakuza 0 this Friday. They'll get into fights with thugs, gasp at some dramatic story moments, let off steam with some colorful distractions, and talk about their work on the game. Tune in to the official SEGA Twitch channel at 2:00 PM PDT on Friday (10/13) to watch Sam and Scott provide a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to localize Yakuza 0. Oh, and we'll be giving away codes at the end of the stream too!

Don't forget to check out the Yakuza Experience website, a Yakuza portal where the world of the Yakuza can be explored via an interactive timeline and character map. There's also a 10-issue digital comic that highlights key events from the series, so be sure to keep an eye out as we add new chapters! The website is a great resource to use if you want to learn about the history, characters, and families in the series ahead of Yakuza 6: The Song of Life's launch.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Shadow-vertising - Campaign Spotlights London - here are the images

Warner Bros launched a full scale takeover in London, in celebration of the launch of Middle-earth: Shadow of War, available today on Xbox One, Windows 10 PC (Windows Store and Steam), PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro.

Sauron’s forces loomed large over London with huge ‘Shadow-vert’ shadow-casting projections of Orcs, Drakes and Caragors casting the Dark Lord’s minions across the iconic location - and an Orc squad on hand to bring Middle-earth to life, while also keeping an eye out for Rangers.

GTA-inspired shooter RISKERS arrives on Tuesday, October 17: Risk

The top-down 2D shooter RISKERS – a high-octane tale of revenge merging brutal gunplay and reckless driving – is coming to Steam next week (October 17).

Take on the role of ex-con-turned-lowly-garbageman Rick Paradis. After finding a briefcase filled with money and deciding to keep the cash, Rick must now fight to survive as he is hunted down by thugs out to get what is rightfully theirs. Things quickly take a personal turn as Rick’s brother becomes a casualty. He must now make things right – even if it means breaking the law once again.

Crap! I'm broke: Out of pocket 50% Off on iOS Android

Thousands of iOS and Android players have experienced Crap!’s harsh and yet hilarious take on adulthood – from the mundane horror of eviction to the joy of nailing a fun, high-paying job. Budget-conscious gamers can now try their luck for only $0.99 – if they’re confident they can survive, that is.