Armature Studio today unveiled its plans to keep the Dead Star community on its toes, with new DLC and free community events (including cameos from other gaming franchises) coming to the multiplayer space combat game.
Three new ships are coming to Dead Star when the game’s first add-on pack, the Kurg Ship Expansion, arrives for Steam and PlayStation 4 on April 26th. The Kurg Ship Expansion adds new gameplay mechanics and strategies to the multiplayer space combat game, as well as four additional pilot portraits featuring the Kurg species. The Kurg Ship Expansion is priced at $4.99, with players able to try the new ships in Free Play mode before purchase.
The Ordo Robots Skin Pack ($1.99) will also release the same day, providing players with additional customization options in the form of two new robotic pilot portraits and four new ship skins that can be applied to all ships in the game.
In anticipation of the new content, Dead Star will see its first community event — the Homeworld Fame Boost Weekend — take place during this coming weekend, April 22nd through April 25th, providing those that play during the specified window with:
Indie developer Underbite Games, in collaboration with hobby games design studio Soda Pop Miniatures, announced today the upcoming summer release of Super Dungeon Tactics on PC.
Super Dungeon Tactics is a turn-based strategy game in which players create a guild of heroes to combat the Dark Consul’s forces throughout the land of Crystalia. As a new guild master, players will command their heroes through a Chibi-style fantasy world, filled with random encounters, side quests, and loot as they discover their universe by their own means, conquering any challenges in their path.
Creative Assembly today unveiled the feudal realm of Bretonnia as a playable race in custom and multiplayer battles from day one in Total War: Warhammer.
Though not available as a playable race in the Grand Campaign, fans will be able to go head-to-head in one-off battles using Bretonnia’s formidable roster of hard-hitting knights and cannon-fodder peasants.
Total War: Warhammer will release on May 24th through Steam for PC.
Koei Tecmo has released a new trailer on the battle system of Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII, and announced content bonuses for players who pre-order the title ahead of its scheduled release on July 5th. Players can experience all kinds of warfare in Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII, ranging from Debates and Duels to the Open Field, Narrow Pass, and Naval battle types, with gameplay differing depending on the situation at hand.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII offers three bonus scenarios to players who pre-order the game through select retailers, including GameStop, Amazon, EB Canada, and Best Buy: the The Battle of Chibi scenario, in which fan-favorite character Cao Cao has captured Jing and is preparing his attack upon Sun Quan’s Yang Province; the Thirteen Heroes scenario, which follows thirteen chosen heroes who will gather together to compete for control of the land; the The Campaign Against Lu Bu scenario, in which Lu Bu has successfully tricked Liu Bei to gain control of the Xu Province, but Liu Bei and Cao Cao have joined forces to reclaim the land. Those who purchase the game via the PlayStation Store within the first month following launch will receive The Campaign Against Lu Bu scenario.
The Technomancer, the sci-fi role-playing game set on Mars, now has a new gameplay trailer that introduces you to the universe and delves into the RPG experience. The game will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on June 21st.
Focus Home Interactive and Tindalos Interactive have released the launch trailer for Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, the space real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe disembarking tomorrow, April 21st, on PC.
Mindfield Games has released P.O.L.L.E.N – a first-person exploration adventure game fully designed to be played on both traditional monitors and virtual reality devices – on PC and as a near-final beta on Oculus Rift. The title features mouse/keyboard and gamepad support, with remaining VR optimizations expected to arrive as a free update soon after launch.
Idea Factory International has announced that Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force will be available for the PlayStation 4 on July 26th. Check out a sneak peek of the game with the Official Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force Opening Movie.
FIFA 16 is now available in The Vault for EA Access on Xbox One and Origin Access on PC. FIFA 16 joins a growing collection of more than 15 EA games that members can play as much as they want for $4.99 a month. Members also receive 10% off digital purchases and access to exclusive trials of new EA games before they’re released.
NIS America today announced that a one-week closed beta for Grand Kingdom on the PlayStation 4 will begin on May 3rd. Players can register to join the beta at: www.GrandKingdomGame.com/beta/.
During the beta, players will have access to four character classes (Hunter, Fighter, Witch, Medic) and will be able to get a feel for the game by playing two quests from the single-player campaign before jumping online to join up to three online war battles per day.
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