Xbox today announced the general availability for the Xbox Live Creators Program. In an Xbox Wire blog post and video walkthrough with Major Nelson, Director of ID@Xbox, Chris Charla celebrated the general availability for the Creators Program and spotlighted a few of the first games available through the program on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. As Chris mentioned in his Xbox Wire post, “This is an important step for Team Xbox as we continue to deliver a large and diverse lineup of games from creators big and small from around the world.”
Announced at the Game Developer Conference earlier this year, the Creators Program was established to enable developers to directly publish their games to Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, with a simplified certification process and no concept approval required. On Windows 10 PC, these games are in the Games category of the Windows Store; and on Xbox One, these games can be found in the Creators Collection, a special section of the Xbox Store in the Games section.
Indie developer Rock Pocket Games announced today that their new H.P. Lovecraft inspired Martian tale Moons of Madness will blast off to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2018. Moons of Madness is a first-person, psychological horror game that explores the internal struggles of astronaut Shane Newehart and the supernatural events that occur on research station Trailblazer Alpha, the first scientific outpost on the planet Mars.
2tainment and developer Moonbyte Games today announced that Crashday: Redline Edition, a newly overhauled edition of the classic arcade racer Crashday, is now available for PC on Steam. Crashday: Redline Edition pays homage to the original Crashday while also adding refreshed visuals and new features, including improved online multiplayer capabilities, seven game modes, new modding functions and an integrated track editor.
Atlus has released a new trailer for Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth, showcasing the Fencer class. Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth will be available on October 17th for the Nintendo 3DS.
Bethesda Softworks have released the official gameplay trailer for Dishonored: Death of the Outsider. After the events of Dishonored 2, things might finally seem calm for Billie Lurk and her former mentor Daud – but a new storm is brewing in the Empire of the Isles. In the first standalone adventure in the Dishonored series, Billie will play a key role in the bloody battle against the black-eyed bastard himself, the Outsider. A former killer-for-hire in search of redemption, Billie will take on one last job and pull off the ultimate assassination – and the Empire will never be the same again. Get your first look at Dishonored: Death of the Outsider in action in this gameplay trailer, featuring Rosario Dawson, Michael Madsen and Robin Lord Taylor returning as Billie, Daud and the Outsider.
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider will launch on September 15th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
Return to the Wasteland on September 26th with Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition. With all the latest gameplay updates (including Survival mode), graphical enhancements, the ability to play Mods for free on PC and consoles, plus all official add-ons included, this is the ultimate way to experience the post-nuclear adventure from Bethesda Game Studios.
Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition includes the fully updated original game along with all six add-ons: Nuka-World, Vault-Tec Workshop, Contraptions Workshop, Far Harbor, Wasteland Workshop and Automatron. Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition will be available on September 26th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
To celebrate the Game of the Year Edition, a limited quantity of Fallout 4 G.O.T.Y. Pip-Boy collector editions will be made exclusively available in North America at select retailers. The Pip-Boy Edition includes Fallout 4 Game of the Year Edition and will retail for $99.99 USD, and will also release on September 26th.
The Norsca race pack for Total War: Warhammer is out today. The barbaric, axe-wielding, monster-hunting Norscans are free to players that pre-order Total War: Warhammer II through a Sega approved retailer before release, or buy it in the first week on sale. Alternatively, they can be purchased direct from Steam as DLC for the first game.
On August 16th Conan Exiles launches into Game Preview on Xbox One for the first time along with a major free expansion update for both Xbox One and PC that heralds the start of phase two of Conan Exiles’ Early Access adventure. Today, Funcom has released a video that summarizes the journey Conan Exiles has made in the first six months of Early Access, detailing all the new content, features, and the significant improvements the team has done to create a bigger and better game.
Funcom today also revealed the price point for Conan Exiles on Xbox Game Preview: $34.99 USD. Conan Exiles is planned to leave Early Access and see full launch on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in Q1 2018.
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition will bring in September a wealth of new content, notably all the official races and Star Players from the original board game. To celebrate this occasion, the Content Reveal Trailer is now out, showcasing the latest teams and the newest features brought by the Legendary Edition.
XSEED Games today announced that Ys Seven, developer Nihon Falcom’s first entry in a new generation of its series of action RPGs, will launch on PC via Steam, GOG, and The Humble Store by Humble Bundle on August 30th with a launch week discount of 10% off the regular price of $24.99. The first fully 3D entry in the Ys series, Ys Seven is set to provide a robust offering on PC compared to the original release on PSP in 2010. The title will feature enhanced HD visuals at 60fps, controller support, and other improvements.
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