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Insurgency: Sandstorm is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this August

27/2/2020

 
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Focus Home Interactive and New World Interactive have revealed the release date for the console version of their tactical shooter, Insurgency: Sandstorm.

by Liam Andrews
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The game, which is already available on PC and had more than one million players in its first year of release, is known for its “realistic” take on modern warfare, with a focus on “close-quarters combat, objective-oriented multiplayer" and "deadly ballistics.” The focus on hardcore gameplay requires players to manage ammunition and carefully navigate environments as they clash in co-op and competitive multiplayer modes.
“The console market has been craving a hardcore modern-day tactical shooter for a long time. Expanding our tried and tested PC formula to the console market is a huge step in our company’s evolution and we are excited to bring our signature style of tactical FPS to the console market for the very first time,” said Keith Warner, President of New World Interactive.

​Insurgency: Sandstorm launches 25 August on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and is available now on PC.

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RAWMEN Meatball multiplayer mode showcased in new gameplay trailer

27/2/2020

 
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tinyBuild have released new gameplay footage of the upcoming food-based multiplayer title, RAWMEN.

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Announced last year, RAWMEN is a team shooter where 2-8 players use soup and other foodstuffs to battle each other. Soup is also used to slide around maps “Tony Hawk-style,” while there’s said to be “dozens of pickups” (including a rare Duck Turret) used to obliterate enemies. You can take a look at the latest mode to be revealed in the video below.
Described as a mix between Katamari and Rocket League, RAWMEN’s Meatball mode sees players trying to direct giant balls of meat into the opposing team’s goal to score points. Players can attach themselves to the ball to help steer it towards their objective, while the opposition can lay down walls of biscuits to try and stop them.

​PAX East attendees will be able to try the game mode at the event, which kicks off today in Boston and runs until 1 March.

RAWMEN is coming to PC sometime this year, with future platform plans to be announced “soon.”

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Chivalry 2 closed alpha begins next month, sign-ups now open

26/2/2020

 
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Torn Banner Studios have opened sign-ups for the Chivalry 2 closed alpha that’s taking place in March.

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A sequel to the popular Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, which we reviewed on Xbox One back in 2015, PC users can get a taste of the first-person medieval brawler when the closed alpha begins sometime next month. You can sign up for the alpha here. To get players in the mood for an armoured ruckus, Torn Banner recently released a lore trailer explaining the setting of the new game, which you can check out below.
The game features “enhanced player expression” such as new voice lines and character customisation and a “revamped, faster and more fluid” combat system that allows players to find and perfect their preferred playstyle. Certain multiplayer matches will support up to 64 players.

​Those lucky enough to be attending PAX East will be able to try a 36-player setup of Chivalry 2 at the Tripwire Interactive Booth #18011 ahead of the closed alpha.

There’s no solid release date just yet, with Chivalry 2 said to be coming to PC via the Epic Games Store sometime later this year.

Did you play the original? Will you be signing up for the alpha? Let us know below.
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ENDED: Duck Game giveaway

24/2/2020

 
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This week’s giveaway winner is Boris Soloninko. Congratulations!

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Adult Swim Games’ Duck Game is up for grabs on Steam in our giveaway this week!

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This aptly-titled multiplayer shooter is an absolute guffaw. You might’ve heard about Untitled Goose Game and its dedicated honk button, but blazing its trail was Duck Game and the dedicated quack button.

Set in “futuristic” 1984, you play as a duck (customisable with hats) and set out to murderize other ducks using a wide variety of insane weaponry. Moving at a frantic pace and never letting up, it’s a game you’ll be really ducking reluctant to put down.

For a chance to *quack* to your heart’s content, enter via Gleam below to be in with a chance of winning Duck Game on Steam. You can also purchase a copy for just £9.99 on Steam.

Good luck!
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Medieval RPG Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord enters Early Access next month

20/2/2020

 
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TaleWorlds Entertainment are releasing an early access version of their medieval RPG, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, on PC next month.

by Liam Andrews
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A follow up to Mount & Blade: Warband, which released on PC back in 2010 and then Xbox One and PlayStation 4 six years later, the Early Access version of Bannerlord will be available to purchase through Steam, the Epic Games Store and TaleWorlds’ own website for $49.99/€49.99/£39.99.
“TaleWorlds are more than familiar with this type of release after helping to pioneer Early Access as a release method with their original title, Mount & Blade, and are confident that this approach is of great value to the quality of the final product,” read the press release.

​Despite a rocky start, Sam described the Xbox One port as “immense value for money” when he reviewed the game in 2016, praising its ability to “enthral for countless long play sessions.”

The sequel will once again be set in the fictional land of Calradia but takes place 200 years before the events of Warband, with the old empire on the verge of collapse and several factions fighting to take control.

More details about the game’s Early Access version will be shared “shortly before the release.” Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord enters Early Access on PC on 31 March.

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Totally Reliable Delivery Service is coming to PC and consoles this April

19/2/2020

 
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Published by tinyBuild and developed by We’re Five Games, Totally Reliable Delivery Service is a multiplayer-ragdoll-physics game that’s coming to PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch later this year.

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The game features more than 100 types of deliveries and objectives and over 20 land, sea and air vehicles. It looks like players will be able to get creative when it comes to ensuring packages are delivered, if the trailer below is anything to go by, as we see people being shot out of a cannon, hanging on to the wings of a plane and also riding what looks like a leaking gas canister.
There are seven sandbox islands, each with their own set of deliveries, points of interest, secrets and “personality,” for players to explore. Up to four friends can play together via online or split-screen multiplayer, with public and private lobbies also supported.

Totally Reliable Delivery Service
is coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on 1 April.
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Outward’s first paid DLC is coming to PC and consoles this spring

18/2/2020

 
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Deep Silver and Nine Dots Studio have announced the first paid expansion for their role-playing title, Outward.

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Developed by a small team in Canada, Outward is a survival RPG where you start out as an average person, rather than a heroic protagonist. Sam described the game as “gratifying and immersive” after spending some time in Aurai last year, which you can read more about here. The Soroboreans is described as a “hard hitting” DLC that will have players worrying about more than travel rations or losing their precious backpack.
Here’s some of the challenges and features players can look forward to in the new content when it launches sometime this spring:

​Corruption: Hungry, thirsty and cold. A terrible situation to be in, but one you often find yourself in while playing! If that wasn’t enough for you now your character can get corrupted. The level of corruption affects you in different ways and if you can’t shake it you could meet an untimely end. The world just got a whole lot scarier!

Enchantments: What’s better than your favourite weapon by your side? What about your favourite weapon with a whole new effect on it! Weapons and Trinkets will now be able to be changed with the new enchanting system!

New Skills and Status Effects: Introducing new skills and status effects for your character. These will help with the new situations you find yourself in with the corruption affects. These add a new element to the game and can completely change your gameplay. Time to start a new character?

​While there’s no solid release date or details just yet, a further series of developer diaries is on the way that will reveal more about the upcoming DLC.

Outward is currently available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

Have you played Outward? What do you think The Soroboreans could be about? Let us know below.
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ENDED: RIVE giveaway

17/2/2020

 
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Our RIVE giveaway winner is Bekir Pekşen. Congratulations!

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RIVE is the last game that Two Tribes ever developed, and they didn’t half go out with a bang! Enter this week’s giveaway for a chance to play their swan song on Steam.

​Two Tribes’ RIVE is a seriously good twin-stick shooter. Like, really damn good! I praised its “exquisite” gameplay in our quick look, which is largely comprised of impressive set-piece battles. These fall on the right side of challenging, proving thoroughly engaging and never outright frustrating.

Fancy a chance to wreak havoc in RIVE? Enter via the Gleam widget below to be in with a chance of winning a Steam key. You can also purchase RIVE for £10.99 on Steam.

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Mayhem in Single Valley, a “Stranger Things meets Zelda” indie title, is coming to PC this year

12/2/2020

 
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tinyBuild and Fluxscopic are bringing their top-down, pixel-art action-adventure title Mayhem in Single Valley to PC later this year.

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Featuring a “Zelda-like vast world” and a retro-supernatural feel inspired by Stranger Things, Mayhem in Single Valley follows the story of a local boy called Jack, whose trip to the big city is interrupted by a radioactive spillage that turns all the animals in the area into violent killing machines. You can see the not-so-friendly fauna in action in the trailer below.
The game’s story is said to unfold through a “wide variety of locations,” which include underground caves and secret labs, with players taking on “dozens of unique physics and light puzzles and enemies.”

​Players will also be able to combine foodstuffs and other ingredients to “escape and/or manipulate crazed wildlife and bosses,” with enemies and NPCs said to have “a variety of motivations and fears” that you can use to your advantage.

There’s no specific release date just yet, with the game coming to PC sometime this year.

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Metro Exodus' next expansion, Sam's Story, is out now on PC and consoles

11/2/2020

 
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Deep Silver and 4A Games have released the second major story expansion for their post-apocalyptic shooter, Metro Exodus.

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Called Sam’s Story, the DLC follows the adventure of former US Marine, Sam, who joined the Spartan Rangers after the bombs fell and teamed up with series protagonist, Artyom, in the search for life outside of the metro. Players will get to explore an “expansive sandbox survival level” filled with new characters and mutants as they help Sam find a way back to his homeland. The “huge, non-linear environment” in which the expansion is set is said to offer “hours of gameplay.”
Sam’s Story is available to purchase digitally on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC and Stadia, or as part of the game’s expansion pass.

​Also announced was the return of Metro Exodus to Steam following its removal last year and subsequent timed exclusivity deal with the Epic Games Store. The game will once again be available to purchase on Steam from 15 February.

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