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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Arma 3 Tanks DLC - New armoured vehicles, mini-campaign, showcase scenario, major free update

Arma 3 Tanks DLC - a new downloadable content pack for the PC-exclusive tactical military shooter game Arma 3. Tanks DLC features 3 new armored vehicles (which come in multiple variants with various liveries), as well as a single player mini-campaign and a showcase scenario starring the new vehicles.


Aside from the new premium content, the package is also accompanied by a major platform update. This update is free for everyone who owns Arma 3. It significantly enhances the experience of operating an armored vehicle, introduces new targeting features, and adds free new bonus content such as a competitive multiplayer mode, time trial races, new anti-tank weapons, additional vehicle variants, decorative objects, and more.

How to watch The British Academy Games Awards with Dara O'Briain

The British Academy Games Awards take place tomorrow at Troxy, London, where host Dara O’Briain and an array of stellar presenters will be celebrating the very best in games of the past year.


For those who cannot attend in person, for the first time, the British Academy Games Awards will be streamed live on all major platforms including BAFTA’s Twitch, Twitter (@BAFTAGames), YouTube, Facebook, Mixer, Steam,

Through a new partnership with IGN, the awards will also be streamed to an additional 12 platforms including PlutoTV, Amazon Fire, AppleTV, Roku, PS4, Xbox, Mixer, Twitter and Facebook.

Tune in from 17.30 for red carpet arrivals and from 19.00 for the ceremony.

Injustice 2 Pro Series eSports Second Season Compete to be World Champion

Warner Bros announces Second Season of Global Esports Program 2018 Injustice 2 Pro Series Presented by Samsung and SIMPLE Mobile Amateur and Pro Players Around the World Can Compete to be Crowned World Champion Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) announced the 2018 Injustice 2 Pro Series Presented by Samsung and SIMPLE Mobile, the second season of the global esports program for NetherRealm Studios award winning Injustice 2.


The 2018 series has Intersport, a leader in sports, entertainment and lifestyle based media and marketing platforms, teaming up with Samsung, SIMPLE Mobile, Gamestop, Northern Arena, Gamelta and a to be named European program to offer players of all ranks across the globe a chance to compete in different programs for a slice of the £100,000 prize pool.

Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi game reveal trailer gameplay for European release music links - PC PS4

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi, the latest standalone entry in the Grand Strategy Series which focuses on the pivotal events of Sengoku Era Japan. Slated for release on the 8th June 2018 for the PlayStation 4 and digitally for Windows PC via Steam; players will be able to experience the moments that lead up to the fracture of Japan – from the establishment of clans to the emergence of the first Shogunate.


Marking the series’ 35th anniversary, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi remains true to the long-running franchise’s historical simulation gameplay; allowing players to relive some of the most epic battles and notable events of the Sengoku Era in Japan. The Sengoku Era was a period where regional lords fiercely fought for supremacy, to claim dominance and unite the lands. Players will have to exploit a wide breadth of tactical options to create fresh strategies that allow new ways to gain an advantage over the opponent. Strategies do not only focus on the Military Campaigns, but also on managing the Production Facilities and Trade Routes to continuously expand territory and increase the strength of the army.

Dual Universe - Design the Entire Universe From the Ground Up

Using editable voxels, Novaquark empowers its Pre-Alpha community to take on the role of level designer as they terraform the universe, build complex outposts from scratch, and lay the foundations for Dual Universe’s future.


Following hot on the heels of the recent launch of Supporter Packs, Novaquark is excited to share its latest trailer for Dual Universe, showcasing the incredible freedom and depth of creation available to its community. By using the game’s editable voxel tools, the resulting structures built by the players during the ongoing pre-alpha represent an early look at what new players can expect to encounter as they dive into this ambitious, large-scale sci-fi sandbox for the first time.

Super Daryl Deluxe Starts Class Today on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC

Welcome to Water Falls High School (WFHS), a prestigious and perfectly normal multidimensional educational institute, where classes are alternate worlds based on their subjects. Distill essences in giant beakers in Science or have a very weird encounter with a very drunk and naked Julius Caesar in History.



Daryl Whitelaw, WFHS’s newest student, still has a lot to learn if he wants to survive and more importantly, make friends. Students keep disappearing. The mysterious new principal sits sealed away in his office. Classrooms are on lockdown and rumors fly about the return of the little thing that almost destroyed the world 40 years ago.

Astronauts Launch World of Tanks in Space The crew of the International Space Station beam a special message back to Earth

To celebrate the launch of World of Tanks 1.0, the game shot for the stars aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft carrying astronauts Drew Feustel, Ricky Arnold, and Oleg Artemyev, bound for the International Space Station (ISS).


To mark this momentous occasion, the ISS and its crew have launched an out-of-this-world Stellar Bonus in-game event starting April 12 for just one (Earth) day.

The newly arrived space-farers on the ISS have not only insured that World of Tanks passed all its astronaut training, but have even recorded a special video to celebrate the launch of World of Tanks 1.0 and its Stellar Bonus event.

Obsidian & Critical Role announce a collaboration for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire RPG

About Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.


Bend the world to your will, as you explore the depths of infinite possibilities, including detailed character customisation, total freedom of exploration, and more meaningful choices at every turn.
  • Immerse yourself in a deeper single player RPG game experience - enriched with cutting edge technology and features, Deadfire builds on the foundation of classic D&D gameplay with vastly improved graphics, deeper game mechanics and a whole new hand-crafted adventure where choices truly matter.
  • Discover the new region of the Deadfire – plot your own course by ship and explore the rich and exotic islands of the archipelago region, discovering new places interacting with their inhabitants and engaging in a variety of quests at every port.
  • Build your party and customise your companions – choose from 7 different companions to join you on your quest and assign multiple classes and deeper abilities for each. Witness their personal relationships and interactions unfold with the addition of the new companion system.
  • Captain your ship across the seas – as your stronghold on the seas, your ship is much more than simply a vessel for exploring. Upgrade your ship and crew and choose what skills you improve in order to survive dangerous encounters along the way.

Action-RPG, Moonlighter Launches to PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 this May 29th

Action-RPG game Moonlighter, following the surprisingly intriguing life of Will — a shopkeeper by day and an adventurer by night — has set its release date!


Joining the download versions, retail editions both standard and limited Signature will be available. Containing a double-sided Medallion from the game, the Signature Edition also includes a glossy artwork poster and a squishy Jelly-Monster that you can repeatedly squeeze all while thinking about how to economically outsmart other merchants in the village of Rynoka. The game will debut on May 29th, 2018 for $19.99 USD in digital and equivalent in other currencies. The details of the retail version will be announced soon along with pre-order availability.

World's largest text-based MMO RPG TORN coming to Android

In TORN, you'll rise through the ranks of Torn City's criminal underworld as you form alliances with 2m players worldwide, trade for better resources and take part in a wealth of gang-related activities, such as heists and robberies.


The game boasts 20k daily active users and has enjoyed an incredible 14-year success on desktop, beginning life as a 16-year-old's bedroom project. The game also hit the headlines after it was discovered that staff at the British Home Office were playing it so much they registered 46,351 hits on the Torn website in just five months!

Faze Clan win CWL Pro League Stage 1 Championship

After eight weeks of intense Call of Duty: WWII action, FaZe Clan earned the title of CWL Pro League Stage 1 champions after an action-packed competition this past weekend at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The CWL Pro League Stage 1 Playoffs, presented by PlayStation 4, concluded with OpTic Gaming, Luminosity Gaming, and Team Kaliber rounding out the top four spots over the weekend.


For their win, CWL Pro League Stage 1 champions FaZe Clan earn the majority stake of the event’s $500,000 prize pool and become the early season favorite in the record-setting Call of Duty World League season featuring $4.2 million in total prizing. The team will also have their names hoisted on a banner at a future event in the G FUEL Hall of Champions, where championship teams throughout CWL history are celebrated for their achievements within the entrance of Call of Duty World League events.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 DLC Runaways Team-Up as the Rebellious Group of Teenage Super Heroes

Marvel’s Runaways Character and Level Pack, the new DLC for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2. The pack, available at £2.49 on PlayStation 4 and Steam and at £2.39 on Xbox One, adds a level and characters inspired by Brian K Vaughan’s iconic comic series, now a critically acclaimed television show, currently available to stream on Hulu.


In this all-new Runaways comic inspired level pack, players will travel to the undersea Marine Vivarium, where they’ll try to escape from the chaos and destruction that their criminal parents - ‘The Pride’ - have brought upon them. New unlockable characters Nico Minoru, Chase Stein, Alex Wilder, Karolina Dean, Molly Hayes, Old Lace, and Gertrude Yorkes add to the main game’s roster of over 200 Super Heroes and Super Villains.

Chrono Trigger first patch released, with more to come... PC iOS Android

CHRONO TRIGGER for STEAM has received the first of multiple patches to enhance the game’s presentation and features following fan feedback.



Today’s patch includes the following updates and adjustments:

  • ‘Original’ Graphics Setting: A new option will allow players to choose between the current high-resolution character sprites and background graphics, or an ‘Original’ mode which has a display style closer to that of the original CHRONO TRIGGER.
  • Updated Font and Dialogue Boxes: Fonts and dialogue window graphics are updated to give the game a more classic look and feel.
  • Adjusted Start-Up Sequence: The order of the animated opening sequences when starting a new game is reworked to be more in line with previous versions of the game.
  • Additional enhancements and fixes to the text and graphics within the game to enhance the PC play experience.

Further changes will be implemented into CHRONO TRIGGER in subsequent updates, including additional UI changes to optimize gameplay for PC users playing with either a gamepad or keyboard and mouse, improved resolution in animated cut-scenes, and more.

Call of Duty: WWII DLC Season - The Shadowed Throne - Three Exciting New Multiplayer Maps, an All-New War Mode Mission and Nazi Zombies saga

Starting today, players can join the war effort to combat the large-scale escalation of Axis power as Call of Duty: WWII– The War Machine is available now, first on PlayStation 4.


Packed with new multiplayer content, The War Machine DLC offering is the second expansion pack for Call of Duty: WWII, the No. 1 top-selling console video game of 2017 in North America. With today’s release, players can further the battle as they globe trot across Egypt, France, Germany, and Sicily on three new Multiplayer maps, take on an all-new War Mode multiplayer mission, and survive the undead in the newest Nazi Zombies saga chapter, The Shadowed Throne.

Warface Open Cup: Season XIII tournament announced

Today soldiers can registration to join in the war on all fronts.


The tournament will start with the online battles and will end at Moscow LAN-Finals. There the best teams from Europe, Brazil and Russia will face each other. The question of its participation in the next tournament directly depends on whether at least 64 teams play simultaneously at the unprofessional tournaments.

Early Bird Prices PAX Australia Tickets on Sale

PAX Aus will be taking place 26-28 Oct., 2018 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and has teamed up with EB Expo to bring the biggest global and local exhibitors, thousands of playable games and a huge variety of on-stage content for all gaming fans to enjoy.


Discounted “Early Bird” badges are currently on sale with single day badges for $62 and three-day badges for $165.

As part of Creative Victoria’s Melbourne International Games Week, PAX Aus attendees get to experience the best in gaming culture with more than 180 global and local exhibitors, thousands of playable games and more than 150 hours of on-stage content including panels with game industry luminaries, tournaments with professional players, and concerts. This year, PAX Aus has partnered with EB Expo to bring a dedicated space for the world’s largest publishers as well as additional panels to the show.

Ghost Recon Wildlands Special Operation 1 Splinter Cell plus Free weekend

Call of Duty: WWII - War Machine DLC demo - PC PS4 XO

Entertainment tour brings the top-selling console video game of 2017 in the U.S. to military bases in Germany and Kuwait.


USO Entertainment tour presents blockbuster title and its all-new DLC Pack, 'The War Machine' to service members this month in Germany & Kuwait.

The newest Call of Duty: WWII DLC Pack, The War Machine, to service members overseas with opportunities to play with family members and friends at home; allowing them to stay connected to family, home, and country, throughout their service to the nation.

Quake Champions revealed the first details of the April update

During the Bethesda Gameplay Day at PAX East, the team behind Quake Champions revealed fresh details in the coming April update, including the return of one of the Quake franchise’s fiercest warriors – Strogg – as a new Champion; a new Cthala-themed map; and the calendar of Quake esports events for 2018. It was a busy weekend for everyone, so read on to get the latest on Quake Champions.


New Content Coming in April

Later this month, Quake Champions’ April update will bring a host of new content and features, as well as additional gameplay improvements and refinements.

Abertay University signs 10-year agreement with Chinese game development company Perfect World

Top games university Abertay will explore academic, business and research opportunities and run a new e-MProf in Games Development in China.

(L-R) Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Elaine Russell (Abertay International Manager), Abertay Principal Professor Nigel Seaton, Ken Fee (Abertay games lecturer), Dr Ruby Wang (Chair, Perfect World Education), Kai Hu (Vice-General Manager, Perfect World Education), Fei Wu (Program Manager, Perfect World Education), Dr Robert H. Xiao, CEO Perfect World)
Abertay University has entered a 10-year strategic partnership with the major China-based entertainment and education company Perfect World with a view to sharing international expertise in the video games sector.