THQ Nordic released a surprise title on Steam called Titan Quest Anniversary Edition for the game’s 10-year anniversary and has gifted the game to everyone calling either Titan Quest, Titan Quest: Immortal Throne or Titan Quest Gold their own on Steam. In numbers, more than 1 million people will automatically find the game in their library starting today.
Titan Quest Anniversary Edition contains both Titan Quest and Titan Quest: Immortal Throne, which have been completely reworked in terms of multiplayer, stability, performance, balancing, AI and much more.
What about the rest of us? Beginning today, THQ Nordic offers 75% off the Titan Quest Anniversary Edition for one week, at $4.99 USD (regular price $19.99 USD).
1C Company and Garage 227 Studios today announced that its non-violent action platformer Shiny has launched on PC. A digital artbook and original soundtrack will also be available for purchase via digital distributors such as Steam, both separately and together with the game itself in a ‘Deluxe Digital Bundle’.
The Xbox One edition of Shiny will be released this October.
Io-Interactive today confirmed the details of what will be included when Hitman: The Complete First Season arrives on disc on January 31st for $59.99 USD on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Released in a day one edition SteelBook, Hitman: The Complete First Season will feature all of the Season One locations and episodes from the Prologue, France and Italy to Morocco, Thailand, USA and Japan.
Included with Hitman: The Complete First Season box is bonus DLC:
Hitman: The Complete First Season features all of the locations, Challenges, Opportunities, Escalation Contracts created by the studio and Contracts created by the community. And it will give access to all upcoming Elusive Target live game events taking place after January 31st.
Flying Oak Games today announced that NeuroVoider, the cyber-blasting retro-futuristic twin stick RPG, is out of Early Access and in full release as of today.
Microsoft Studios today announced that Forza Horizon 3 has gone gold and will be available exclusively for the Xbox One on September 27th (and four days earlier on September 23rd for Forza Horizon 3 Ultimate Edition owners). To celebrate the news, Playground Games unveiled a unique addition to the Forza Horizon 3 vehicle lineup. For the first time in any Forza game, you can now drive the most famous ground vehicle in the Halo universe – the Warthog.
The 2554 AMG Transport Dynamics M12S Warthog CST is a civilian transport alternative to its militaristic cousin, the M12 Force Application Vehicle. What it may lack in brute force – you won’t find a turret on this version – it more than makes up for with its 720 bhp twin turbo V8, making it significantly faster than its FAV counterpart. The Warthog CST in Forza Horizon 3 is also ideally suited for the rough and tumble landscape of Australia. With the most advanced suspension in Forza Horizon 3 (with more than 70 cm of suspension travel), plus advanced dampening, you won’t find the combination of power and stability like this anywhere else in the Horizon Festival.
The M12S Warthog CST will be available at launch for Forza Horizon 3, and will be sent as a free download to everyone who has played either Halo 5: Guardians or Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One. Eligible players will receive codes to download the Warthog via an Xbox Live Message, and codes will begin to be sent out during the week of September 5th. In addition, players who have not played an Xbox One Halo game will still have the chance to earn the Warthog via a special #Forzathon event coming to Forza Horizon 3 in October.
Iceberg Interactive, in partnership with development studio Gamepires, today announced that the combat racing title Gas Guzzlers Extreme will be launching on Xbox One later this year and PlayStation 4 in late Q2 2017 for $29.99. The DLC packs Full Metal Zombie and Full Metal Frenzy, currently available on Steam, will also be included in the console versions at launch.
505 Games and N-Fusion today announced the release date for their homage to classic RPGs like Baldur’s Gate and Diablo with their new game Ember. Ember will be available for purchase on PC via Steam on September 7th at $9.99.
Ember is set in the world of Domus on the brink of collapse after a primordial race of druids known as the “Lightbringers” take the world out of constant darkness using fallen stars known as Embers. Soon after, a raging war for Ember sets off with a single Lightbringer who now holds the destiny of the world in his hands.
Crystal Dynamics today released the Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration gamescom theater demo.
The video showcase begins with the cinematic action of “Thin Ice” from the main campaign, as Lara fights to escape Trinity in a frozen Siberian wasteland. Next is a preview of “Blood Ties”, which will feature over an hour of new single-player story as Lara’s uncle challenges her ownership of Croft Manor. Lara’s determined to prove that she’s the rightful heir and reclaim her legacy, but to do that she must confront the secrets of her past. Finally, there’s a look at the new “Lara’s Nightmare” combat mode, in which Lara must protect her childhood home from hordes of the undead.
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration is the most comprehensive version of the game, and also includes PlayStation VR support, co-op Endurance mode, an “Extreme Survivor” difficulty mode, 5 classic Lara skins, an outfit and weapon inspired by TR III, and all of the previously released DLC. The game launches on PlayStation 4 on October 11th, and the new content will be included as part of the Season Pass on Xbox One and PC.
Daybreak Games today announced that the massively multiplayer survival shooter H1Z1: King of the Kill will officially release out of Steam Early Access for PC on September 20th.
Curve Digital today announced that the colorful puzzle-platformer from developer Fiddlesticks, Hue, is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via Steam. Those who purchase the PlayStation 4 version will receive a copy on PlayStation Vita at no charge via cross-buy when it releases this September.
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