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Immortal: Unchained Gets Unleashed

Toadman Interactive, Sold Out and Game Odyssey are pleased to announce that the hardcore action RPG sci-fi shooter Immortal: Unchained is now available on the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One X, and PC. Unchain your wrath. Unleashed from your eternal prison, you are an ultimate weapon tasked with saving the Cosmos from a cataclysmic event threatening to end all worlds. Experience fast-paced tactical combat that combines ruthless gunplay with brutal melee combat. Explore unforgiving sci-fi worlds and defeat legendary bosses to acquire powerful weapons and delve into a vast array of … Continue reading Immortal: Unchained Gets Unleashed

Classic 1986 Game Starflight Finally Getting New Sequel

Published in 1986, Starflight defined the sci-fi RPG genre for video games with its unique sandbox gameplay. Starflight went on to be the first PC game in history to go platinum, selling over a million copies, followed by its award-winning sequel, Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula. “If Starflight didn’t exist, Gearbox wouldn’t exist; that means Borderlands wouldn’t exist!” — Randy Pitchford, President and CEO, Gearbox Software. HumaNature Studios announced the launch of their Starflight 3: Universe campaign on the video game crowdfunding platform Fig.co and are offering a special discount just for the Gearbox community. True to … Continue reading Classic 1986 Game Starflight Finally Getting New Sequel

Jagged Alliance: Rage Gets New Trailer, Release Dates

Mercenary tactic game Jagged Alliance: Rage! will be available on September 27th for PC and November 6th on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Get ready for a demanding turn-based strategy game, where your team of Mercenaries is always outnumbered and low on ressources. This spin-off from the Jagged-Alliance-Franchise is about the beloved mercs like Ivan Dolvich, Helmut “Grunty” Grunther, Charlene “Raven” Higgins and more. Playable in singleplayer and coop-multiplayer, the game will feature an approximately 20-hour long campaign. Jagged Alliance: Rage! is in development for PC, PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, and the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox … Continue reading Jagged Alliance: Rage Gets New Trailer, Release Dates

Philip N. Kaplan Named CEO of GameWorks

GameWorks, Inc., a full entertainment and dining experience for families, teens and millennials with seven locations nationwide, announced today that ExWorks Capital has assumed full ownership of the Company and appointed new leadership. ExWorks has been a lender to GameWorks since 2017, and recently restructured its investment, giving it full control of the Company. Concurrent with the change in corporate ownership, Philip N. Kaplan was named chairman and chief executive officer. In this capacity, Kaplan will lead day-to-day business operations and direct the Company’s growth and expansion. Kaplan brings nearly 30 years of diverse business operational experience at both public … Continue reading Philip N. Kaplan Named CEO of GameWorks

Destiny 2: Forsaken Launches

Bungie, High Moon Studios, and Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), deliver Destiny 2: Forsaken, available now for download on PlayStation 4, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X, and PC. The PC version will be available exclusively on Battle.net, Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed online-gaming platform. The genre-defining Destiny franchise has received global acclaim since its release in 2014. The latest offering, Destiny 2: Forsaken, brings with it the most transformative moment in Destiny history, changing the way players fight, and deepening and broadening character progression by giving the player more freedom of … Continue reading Destiny 2: Forsaken Launches

Cyberpunk Observer Game Heading To Nintendo Switch

Bloober Team, the creators of Layers of Fear: Legacy is proud to announce >observer_ coming to Nintendo Switch. Get ready for a cyberpunk horror game designed to disturb you. The year is 2084. You are Daniel Lazarski an elite neural detective known as an Observer, whose purpose is to hack and invade suspects’ minds. To gather evidence, you must relive their darkest fears, and, finally, face your own. Check out our full review of the game. Learn what can you expect from Daniel’s thrilling adventure below: Observe and Report – You are Dan Lazarski, an elite neural detective known as … Continue reading Cyberpunk Observer Game Heading To Nintendo Switch

Amusing Tomb Raider Video, Exclusive Auction Created to Support Animal Charity

SQUARE ENIX recently celebrated National Dog Day and the upcoming game release of Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Thrills are turned into “awws” with a re-creation of the End of the Beginning trailer, where adorable cats and dogs are mastering the deadly jungle and racing to save the world from a Maya apocalypse. Additionally, to celebrate the highly anticipated release of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft has created an ultra-exclusive, custom Xbox One X console. US residents can bid on this custom Shadow of the Tomb Raider Xbox One X, which is signed by Camilla Luddington, the performance and … Continue reading Amusing Tomb Raider Video, Exclusive Auction Created to Support Animal Charity

Gamification: Why Video Game Technology is Being Applied to Various Consumer Related Fields

Gamification, what is it? In 2001, a student named John Hopson, who later went on to become a senior developer at game development studio Bungy, discussed how the future of video gaming would be to ensure that users became ‘hooked’. Using gamification and behavioral science techniques Hopson discussed the best ways to keep gamers interested in games from a psychological point of view. Gamification has become the end product of this behavioral psychology approach and has since been used by video game companies to encourage gamers to keep playing video games. Gamification revolves around making a typically tedious task more … Continue reading Gamification: Why Video Game Technology is Being Applied to Various Consumer Related Fields

The Strange Brigade Deploys to Consoles and PC

Well I never! STRANGE BRIGADE is available NOW, delivering exciting escapades and jolly japes to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC fans worldwide. Rebellion’s third-person romp for 1-4 players sees us travel to North Africa, where terror abounds! Seteki the evil witch queen has risen once more, bringing with her a reanimated army of ungodly undead. Malicious mummies, manifest myths and myriad monstrosities – what manner of heroes can fell such ghoulish foes and lay rest to the witch queen for good? It’s time for the STRANGE BRIGADE! With the finest firearms available and a spot of supernatural power, this … Continue reading The Strange Brigade Deploys to Consoles and PC