Paradox Interactive and Tantalus Media have today launched multiplayer for up to four players in Stellaris: Console Edition. Pursue your galactic ambitions cooperatively or vie against one another to completely crush the hard-won empires of your closest friends and family. Multiplayer is now available for free to all Stellaris: Console Edition players on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
With only a few more days to go until launch on May 30th, Petroglyph and Funcom have released a new video, featuring interviews with Command & Conquer veterans on the production team and a further glimpse into the co-op aspect of Conan Unconquered.
Outer Wilds, an open world exploration title surrounding a solar system stuck in an endless time loop, will be coming to Xbox One and Epic Games Store on May 30th. The alpha version of the project won the Seamus McNally Grand Prize and Excellence in Design awards at the 2015 Independent Games Festival. Now, the final game will launch in partnership with publisher Annapurna Interactive.
Elsweyr, one of Tamriel’s most ancient and unknown lands, is under attack from every direction, as ZeniMax Online Studios opens the doors on The Elder Scrolls Online’s latest Chapter. Starting today, PC players can wield the power of the Necromancer against Elsweyr’s invading dragons and Imperial armies in Early Access for The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr. PC Early Access is available to any players who purchase ESO: Elsweyr on those platforms. Full launch of PC as well as Xbox One and PlayStation 4, is on June 4th.
Deep Silver and 4A Games today revealed the details of the DLC that will make up the Metro: Exodus Expansion Pass.
There will be two major pieces of story-driven DLC for the game, following brand new stories from the world of Metro. Instead of Artyom, players will see through the eyes of a brand-new character and of one of the Spartan Rangers, the Aurora’s only American, Sam. Both of these will be available as part of the expansion pass and will also be available for purchase separately.
A quick word of warning: if you have not yet completed the Metro: Exodus campaign, the following contains spoilers.
Coming in Summer 2019, the first story players will follow, The Two Colonels, is that of Colonel Khlebnikov, just below the surface, under the dead city of Novosibirsk, as he makes his way home to his son, Kirill, for New Year’s Eve.
But all is not well with the people here: the slime is further consuming the tunnels, mutant attacks appear to be on the rise and the precious ‘green stuff’ that protects the people from radiation poisoning is running low. In order to secure the survival of the people, those in charge may need to take drastic measures …
The second piece of DLC, Sam’s Story, coming to players in early 2020, is the brand new sandbox survival level based on Vladivostok. Sam, a U.S. marine at the Moscow embassy before the bombs were dropped, has long dreamed of returning to his homeland, and maybe finding his family alive. The prospect seemed impossible in the darkened tunnels of the Metro, but when the Spartans discovered that Moscow was not the only city left alive after the war, holding out hope didn’t feel so foolish anymore.
Sam makes his way away from the Aurora in search of a way back to the U.S., arriving at the remains of Vladivostok’s tsunami ravaged harbours, ruined industrial buildings, and crumbling residential districts. To complete his journey, Sam will discover that he needs every tactic he has learned so far to survive, as his surroundings prove to be far trickier than expected.
XSEED Games has announced that Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls, one of the latest entries in the long-running dungeon crawling RPG series, will launch on PC via Steam and the Humble Store by Humble Bundle on May 29th for $14.99 USD, with a launch week discount of 10%.
Originally released on the PS3 in 2011, this new PC version of the game has been upgraded to modern PC standards with HD graphics, support for various resolutions, customizable controls supporting gamepads and mouse and keyboard, and a newly introduced Turbo Mode. The PC version will also include all previously released DLC content for completionist adventurers.
During the Super Mario Maker 2 Direct video presentation, Nintendo shared new details about the Super Mario Maker 2 game, launching exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on June 28th. The deep dive into the game revealed some of what’s new in Super Mario Maker 2, including new course parts and tools; a new single-player story mode with more than 100 Nintendo-created courses; new course themes; details about online course sharing; options to create and play together with others; and information about a special offer for Nintendo Switch Online members. The presentation also covered the upcoming Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019 tournament, streaming live online the weekend before E3 from Los Angeles.
After a successful launch on Nintendo Switch last November, Toki’s remake is now making its way to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC with a launch date set for June 6th. The game will be available digitally on all platforms and physically as a standard edition for the PlayStation 4. The game is welcoming new features like a speedrun mode and a jukebox.
A new patch for God Eater has been released for the PlayStation 4 and Steam. The free update includes a new episode titled “Another Devil” as well as a new 8-player co-op assault mission. Two new Aragami to battle have been added to the game, Ameno Havakiri and Ash Storm Anubis, as well as two new NPCs, Neal Pennywort and Keith Pennywort. Rounding out the update are new customization options, Burst Arts, Engage effects and Burst Arts effects.
Today, Ubisoft announced “Operation Dark Hours”, the first eight-player raid in The Division franchise history, goes live for all The Division 2 players on May 16th at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT.
“Operation Dark Hours” will test the teamwork and ability of the most experienced agents who have reached World Tier 5 and defeated Tidal Basin. Operation Dark Hours will bring Agents to Washington National Airport, controlled by the Black Tusks who are using it to fly in even more soldiers and supplies. Capturing the airport will strike a significant blow to their operations. Players will discover that the technology available to the Black Tusk is even more advanced than what they had to face so far.
Players will take on some of the games’ most challenging bosses yet. In a team of 8 players, agents will have to figure out the fight mechanics and work closely as a team to execute their strategy in order to overcome these opponents. The Raid will reward players with exclusive loot, such as new gear sets, an exotic weapon as well as other unique rewards.
The first team to complete “Operation Dark Hours” after it goes live will be forever immortalized in-game by having their team photo and names displayed in The Division 2’s White House for all players to see. All other players that complete “Operation Dark Hours” between May 16th and May 23rd will receive a commemorative Arm Patch, while players who complete the raid after those dates will be rewarded with a clan banner icon and a trophy in their clan space.
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