Zen Studios has announced the single-largest production of its 15-year history with Operencia: The Stolen Sun. The role-playing game breathes new life into the classic first-person dungeon-crawler genre while also unifying Central European folklore and legends – most of which have never been depicted in video games – into one cohesive universe. It will be available in 2019 on Steam, with further platforms to be announced.
Akapura Games has released the official launch trailer for Desert Child. The trailer and music track paying homage to the anime Cowboy Bebop was specially created by the sole developer of Desert Child, Oscar Brittain. Desert Child will be available for digital download for $11.99 and will be coming to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam on December 11th, and to Xbox One on December 12th.
NIS America has announced that the action RPG, Lapis x Labyrinth will be available on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. The Lapis x Labyrinth x Limited Edition for PlayStation 4 and Lapis x Labyrinth x Limited Edition XL for Nintendo Switch will be available at retail as the only physical releases of this title.
Activision and Treyarch announced today that a new content season is kicking off next Tuesday, December 11th for all PlayStation 4 players (other platforms to follow). Across all modes of the game, the new content includes, but is not limited to, the following:
PUBG Corporation has released PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) for PlayStation 4, and PC players can now jump into the new snowbound Vikendi map on PC test servers starting today. The Vikendi map will be available on consoles in January.
Vikendi, the new 6×6 winter map, was announced at The Game Awards 2018. The map combines the rush of Sanhok and the tension of Erangel. Players’ footsteps can leave a trail where the hunter can become the hunted. Players can also take down the competition with the new G36C rifle or travel the frozen landscape in a snowmobile. Vikendi PC Test Servers are now live, allowing players to experience the map before the official launch on December 19th.
Bandai Namco today announced that Katamari Damacy Reroll is now available digitally for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam for $29.99 USD. A physical version of Katamari Damacy Reroll for Nintendo Switch is also available exclusively at participating GameStop and EB Games locations. Katamari Damacy Reroll features remastered graphics and cut scenes as well as new motion controls optimized for the Nintendo Switch.
Today Electronic Arts announced the dates for the VIP Demo of Anthem, as well as the Open Demo. Fans who pre-order Anthem, as well as EA Access and Origin Access subscribers, will get access to the VIP Demo on January 25th, and all players will have a chance to step into their Javelins and experience Anthem for themselves on February 1st. Both Demos will be available on Origin for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. VIP Demo players will be the first Freelancers to face the dangers of the world of Anthem, and will receive an in-game item celebrating their trailblazing spirit.
Last night at The Game Awards, BioWare also unveiled the latest trailer for Anthem, providing the most in-depth look yet at the game’s villain, The Monitor, and his grand designs. The trailer also introduced some of the dangers lurking in the world that players will face as they try and quell the chaotic powers of the Anthem of Creation.
Anthem is slated to release for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on February 22nd.
Private Division and Panache Digital Games today announced that Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey will launch in calendar 2019, digitally on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is the debut title from Panache Digital Games, the indie development studio co-founded in 2014 by Patrice Désilets, original creative director of Assassin’s Creed.
In Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, players are challenged to survive and evolve in the harsh yet beautiful land of Africa spanning from 10 million to two million years ago. As hominids, players explore Neogene Africa, expand their territory, and evolve to advance their clan from one generation to the next in order to survive in this innovative take on the open world survival genre. The game and its mechanics rely on evolution, discovery, and survival as players traverse a variety of terrain and environments, encounter various predators, and learn new abilities to pass along to the next generation of their clan.
In a video that aired during The Game Awards, Nintendo revealed that Joker from the Persona 5 game will be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch as a playable DLC fighter. Joker is included in the first of five planned DLC packs, each containing one playable fighter, one new stage and a handful of music tracks. Each pack can be purchased for $5.99 each, but players can also purchase the Fighter’s Pass for $24.99, giving them access to all five DLC packs as they release.
Tonight at The Game Awards, Annapurna Interactive revealed that Ashen, an action role-playing game, is now available for players to purchase on the brand-new Epic Games Store and Xbox One for $39.99.
Ashen is a co-op adventure game about a wanderer in search of a place to call home. At its core, Ashen is about forging relationships, as players may cross paths with one another and choose to guide those they trust to their camp, encouraging them to rest at the fire and perhaps remain. There is no sun and the natural light that exists comes from eruptions that cover the land in ash. This is a world where nothing lasts, no matter how tightly one clings to it.
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