Stunlock Studios published a Dev Update for their monstrously popular open-world vampire survival game, V Rising. The game will be available to play for free from October 28th through November 1st on Steam, allowing new players to enter the world of Vardoran and follow the way of the Vampire.
The new Mad Hunt server setting adds a new element of chaos to the game, randomizing key resources such as V Blood locations, spell unlocks, and technologies to add additional variety to the game experience. Of course, specific technologies will still appear at certain points to prevent progression from getting frustrating, but other than that, anything goes!
New Halloween decorative items have been added to create the spookiest, most haunted castle possible. The Haunted Nights Castle DLC pack contains a large assortment of items, from pumpkins to chandeliers, and is available to be claimed for free from October 24th until November 7th.
V Rising is an open-world vampire survival game. Awaken as a weakened vampire from centuries of slumber and survive a world full of peril. As a vampire, you need to hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and quench your thirst. Build and customize your castle, invite friends to join your clan, and convert humans to servants to grow your empire. Engage in real-time combat and compete for world domination with PvP and PvE challenges. Will you become the next Dracula?
Let us know what you think about the upcoming V Rising Halloween update and free weekend and whether or not you are interested in the new content.
The Honkai Impact 3rd team announces today that the action title will enter v6.1 Moonshade Epic on OCT 27. Li Sushang, a swordswoman born in Shenzhou five hundred years ago, will come aboard! In the upcoming event Midnight Chronicle in v6.1, Captains can get to know the chivalrous deeds of Li Sushang while experiencing her obsession with Tales of Xia: Phantasia. Besides, in the latest main story, a brand-new adventure will begin on the moon, where more scenes and characters are yet to be unveiled.
Honkai Impact 3rd is set in a modern world corrupted by mysterious energy known as Honkai. A tenacious resistance formed by Valkyries, brave girls carrying anti-Honkai genes, leads humanity in a war of survival and fights for everything that is beautiful in the world. Since its launch on mobile devices, the game has won an international following and frequently topped App Store’s and Google Play’s download charts.
The game was ported to PC in late 2019 with cross-save support, and it will also become available on the Epic Games Store during v6.1, making the Honkai-verse more accessible than ever! The launch date on Epic will be announced later.In the upcoming v6.1, the Jade Knight, Li Sushang who has been in hibernation for centuries, wakes up and starts her new adventures in the current world.
In the distant past, she was the star pupil of the Wanderer’s House, heading out on a solo journey and take on trials –all before she found herself caught in a storm of conflicts and got severely injured. Otto used Schicksal tech to cryogenically freeze her, and did not wake her up until in Kolosten. As the journey of Li Sushang continues in the current world, everything seems so fresh and filled with wonder. Her bold and carefree nature helped her to adapt to the new environment quickly, and she has even become a fan of video games, with skills just as superb as her martial arts!
As an S-rank PSY-type dealing Ice DMG, Li Sushang wields a blade for melee attacks and generates flying swords for ranged attacks. When on the battlefield, she can stand firmly on her sword while using her agility to blink throughout the Sword Array. She can also constantly summon flying swords to strike enemies and trap them in the array, doing it all with grace and agility. Her Ultimate, Blade Eminence, summons a colossal sword from above to dominate the field with crushing momentum! During the skill cast, all skill and stage timers are paused. Ice DMG dealers on the team receive additional buffs, and enemies are subject to devastating damage.
In the new version, the two-part event Midnight Chronicle sheds light on the chivalrous deeds of Li Sushang. Also, it offers Captains the opportunity to enjoy the game Tales of Xia: Phantasiathat she’s been obsessed with. Tales of Xia: Phantasia is a co-op event, where maps randomly reset daily with specific objectives for each map. There are 12 maps grouped under 3 types: speedrun, survival, and scoring, for players to go solo or play with friends and form a team of up to 4 members. Play the event to get awesome rewards including Infinite Ouroboros’ outfit [Scorching Gravel]!
The Story Chapter XXXII comes along with the version update and will carry on the narrative from a new stage –the moon. This is also the final chapter of The Moon’s Origin and Finality, Part 1 of the main story. After a long separation, Kiana and Mei are finally going to reunite! The following versions will go beyond the moon’s surface to discover what’s going on down below with more scenes and characters available!
Honkai Impact 3rd v6.1 Moonshade Epic will be released on iOS, Android, and PC on OCT 27, 2022. Let us know what you think about the update and whether or not you are interested in checking it out.
REPO MAN, an intriguing story-driven RPG set in an alternate world of Art Nouveau, neon lights and conspiracy, will be released on PC in 2023. The developers emphasize, first and foremost, the story and its unique style. The gameplay will offer complex dialogues, negotiation, exploration, combat, and mechanics borrowed from stealth and card games, all combined in an open world. REPO MAN will also be released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S at a later date.
The game is being developed by Achara Studios, an independent Polish development team dedicated to narrative-focused titles and high-quality level design. REPO MAN is being built with Unreal Engine 5. The game will be published by Games Box S.A., an affiliate of the Ultimate Games S.A. group.
Achara Studios’ project is a first-person RPG focused on single-player gameplay. It revolves around dialogues, investigation, negotiation, and proper time management. While REPO MAN is driven mainly by its elaborate and multi-layered story, the game will also offer stealth gameplay, a card game, combat, and exploration elements.
Alan Padziński, the CEO of Achara Studios had the following to say about the upcoming game:
Most importantly, this is not another so-called walking simulator. REPO MAN is closer to Torment than Disco Elysium. While developing a game, we make every effort to ensure our title offers diverse and engaging gameplay rather than just the simple clicking of dialogue options
The player plays as Arthur Newstead, a debt collector whose life starts spiraling down when he unexpectedly gets into huge debt himself. Exiled from the world of corporate aristocracy, he’s forced to return to his hometown of San Alma. Newstead is faced not only with the necessity of regular debt repayment but also with mysterious events and schemes escalating each week.
Alan Padziński went on the say the following about the game:
In REPO MAN, we will take players to an alternate reality — a world resembling our own, more developed in some respects while lagging behind in others. It’s a world populated not solely by humans, but also by the Fae — descendants of mythological beings resembling elves, dryads, and satyrs. The people of the planet also have to deal with TDD, an epidemic type of depression, the cause of which remains unknown. That world is closer to its end than its beginning,
The developers envision a unique graphic design with motifs reminiscent of the Art Nouveau style. The distinctive atmosphere of the game is enhanced by an original soundtrack blending together a variety of genres, including synthwave, fado, ethnic, and symphonic music.
Tomasz Supeł, the CEO of Games Box S.A. mentioned the following regarding the game:
REPO MAN is among the more intriguing titles to be released in 2023. It may appeal to those who enjoy gameplay similar to that of Planescape: Torment or Disco Elysium, and in terms of presentation it will please fans of the BioShock series, Deus Ex, Dishonored, and such,
As announced by the publisher, a demo of the game will be released on PC as early as the first quarter of 2023, offering a glimpse of what REPO MAN will bring to the table. Let us know what you think about the game and whether or not you are interested in checking it out.
Originally slated for November 16th, prospective administrators will now begin their DOLOS-approved mission in Ixion on December 7th, 2022 for PC.
IXION challenges players to guide the Tiqqun space station onwards on a perilous journey to find a new home for humanity following the catastrophic collapse of the Earth. Following the game’s recent Best Strategy title at the Gamescom Awards and subsequent Best Strategy PC game triumph at the NYX awards, the development team has been working on finalizing the game.
Christian Woolford, Producer at Kasedo Games had the following to say about the game:
From day one, we have wanted to deliver a stand-out game in the strategy genre and the reception so far has been amazing. To have won these big awards is huge and it’s a credit to all the hard work and effort that the Bulwark team have put in so far. We’re now very close to a release candidate that we can truly be proud of, we feel that the extra time will mean we can live up to the expectations of our fantastic community.
In a new video [YOUTUBE], Bulwark Technical Director, Jérémy Guéry & Game Designer, Arthur James discuss the design & programming side of development and reveal some of the finer points to creating an in-depth game world as they get nearer release. Last month, the dev team at Bulwark gave fans a candid look into the decisions behind the narrative process of IXION .
IXION is scheduled for release on PC on December 7th, 2022. Let us know what you think about the game being delayed and whether or not you are interested in checking it out.
The Astronauts announced today that their dark fantasy shooter, Witchfire, is now on track for release in early 2023. Initially slated to launch to Early Access on the Epic Games Store in Q4 of 2022, the shift in schedule is due to an upgrade to Witchfire’s combat system from arena-style to open-world fighting.
Creative Director and Co-Founder, Adrian Chmielarz mentioned the following regarding the game:
The feature is now 95% implemented. It makes the game better. It is kind of hard for me to imagine the player did not have that freedom before. Sure, you can still be trapped by the witch in this or that spot, and some doors will be closed until you find a key, and it might be too dangerous to enter areas closer to the boss before you are ready– but the world is wide open for you to explore in almost any order, and you can both push forward and retreat as you please.
From the creators of Painkiller and Bulletstorm, Witchfire is a first-person shooter set in a grimdark fantasy world. First announced in the 2017 Game Awards, and re-revealed in Summer Game Fest 2022, it will be the second release for The Astronauts, following the BAFTA award-winning title, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.
The Astronauts assure fans that the highly anticipated title will be worth the wait: Witchfire boasts AAA Unreal Engine graphics with photogrammetry effects to create an immersive fantasy world, and gripping first-person gunplay— now with open-world combat environments. Chmielarz went on to mention the following:
Last but not least, expect something nice in a week or two. Let’s call it Witchfire Halloween Week. It won’t be any gameplay footage or stream or such, but if you are interested in the story and the world and great 2D art, it’s going to be a treat.
Let us know how you feel about Witchfire being delayed and whether or not you are interested in playing the game.
Team17 and Ghost Town Games have today launched the World Food Festival update for chaotic cooking game Overcooked! All You Can Eat, available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. The update welcomes an additional 10 new levels across three new themes (The Metro Mash, Baked Bazaar, and Pepper Plaza) where chefs will rustle up two brand new recipes – chicken bobotie and paneer curry – along with returning favorites with a twist to keep hungry customers at bay.
Two new chefs are taking to the kitchen as part of the update (the community requested fox chef and the globe chef with its alternative fish chef skin) together with a new gameplay mechanic that pastiches modern app-based food delivery services and causes service to grind to a halt until waiting takeaway orders are completed and sent on their way.
A series of additional accessibility and assist options are also available with the free update, welcoming chefs of every ability into the Overcooked! All You Can Eat kitchens. The new and improved assist mode is accessible at any point and offers up the ability to skip levels; increase order and level timers; increase recipe scores; toggle order times on/off; shorten player respawn times; make food harder to burn; turn off burning entirely, and several other options allowing players to customize their gameplay.
Overcooked! All You Can Eat Key Features:
Every mouthful: Includes every piece of Overcooked! and Overcooked! 2 content, remastered and available in 60 frames per second (30fps on Nintendo Switch) in up to 4K resolution
Exclusive new kitchens & cooks: New levels, new chefs, and additional skins for every single chef – all exclusive to Overcooked! All You Can Eat
Cooking for all: Accessibility options and a new assist mode opens the game to more players than ever before
Multiple multiplayer courses: Levels originally from Overcooked! are playable with online multiplayer support for the very first time, with every Overcooked! All You Can Eat kitchen also featuring cross-play functionality!
Let us know what you think about the Overcooked World Food Festival and whether or not you are interested in checking out the new content.
Join forces in the ultimate co-op challenge “Last Man Standing” game mode, utilize your hero’s abilities and talents, beware of the enemy’s special attacks, and most importantly: try to keep your comrades alive! But remember, defeat is only temporary for the valiant – get back up and try again! Use item drops strategically to your advantage to conquer your foes and be the last man standing!
Embark on a journey of brotherhood and redemption in The Valiant, a squad-based RTS set in 13th Century Europe and the Middle East. Command and level up your medieval knights as you fight through an epic single-player campaign, then take your skills online in both cooperative and competitive MP modes.
Features:
Squad-based RTS with a range of units, from tanky swordsmen to quick cavalry
Select hero-squads and auxiliary squads across 15 exciting, hand-crafted Single Player missions, each with custom cinematics, narrated journals, difficulty levels, and more
Six Hero Squads each with 3 different skill trees provide players with unique passive and active skills to choose from while leveling up their heroes
A large array of weapons and armor to loot and equip throughout the campaign, each with its own stats and special skill options
Combine hero skills and weapons/equipment for a huge selection of hero builds
Play cooperative with friends in the 3-player “Last Man Standing” mode, where you face hordes of enemies and earn experience to level up your knights and unlock new skills and cosmetics
Play competitively in multiple PVP game modes that support 1v1 and 2v2, with cosmetic meta-progression and special rewards for ranked play
The Valiant will be out on PC on October 19th, 2022. Let us know what you think about the game and whether or not you are interested in checking it out.
Developer MIXI, Inc is excited to announce that Asym Altered Axis, a Cross-genre Asymmetric Heist Game, is hosting its first Alpha Test from October 18th 20:00 (PDT). Anyone can join the Alpha Test by requesting playtest access from its Steam page.
Ahead of its Alpha Test, MIXI, Inc has also debuted a new Alpha Test Trailer showing off the tense strategy mechanics and high-octane action to be had.
Yas Hayakawa, the producer of Asym Altered Axis said the following regarding the game:
We’re so excited to finally be able to invite players to the Alpha playtest because their feedback is invaluable. With a game like Asym where two totally different genres are colliding, players can choose which side they want to play. This allows Asym to embrace players with different play styles and create a shared space where players with different preferences can enjoy the game together.
In this Alpha Test, players will be able to experience the cross-genre battle, the core gameplay of Asym. You can take part from October 18th 20:00 to October 23rd 23:59 (PDT). You can request access from Asym’s Steam page.
Since this Alpha Test is conducted with the servers in the US, users might experience a slight delay in the gameplay depending on the region Matchmaking may take time depending on the time of day and the number of participants in the test.
What Is Asym Altered Axis
Asym Altered Axis is a Cross-genre Asymmetric Heist Game between two different genres: real-time strategy base defense and co-op stealth action base raiding. The game is set in the near future and the players are immigrants to “Asym”, another digital world that exists in parallel with the devastating reality where players are fighting over digital resources called Cells.
Strategy players are called Protectors and they set their own stages with traps to protect valuable Nexus. Action players called the Infiltrators form a team to steal Cells and escape.
The Role of Protector
The Protector sets a level filled with traps and units which the active player team will have to carefully infiltrate to steal the valuable Nexus. By using the Cell earned as a reward from each game round, the Protector can purchase new traps and objects to fortify and protect the Nexus.
Each game round starts in total darkness with the Protector searching for the neon-glowing Infiltrators, tracking them with a spotlight from the skies. The Protector can hurl fireballs and summon guards, as well as set a huge swathe of terrain ablaze to cut off an escape route.
The Role of Infiltrators
The Infiltrator can sneak in alone or go in guns blazing with up to 5 friends. The heist crew will infiltrate the Protector’s stage, starting off under the cover of darkness. They can use smoke grenades and sidearms to evade detection and eliminate patrolling guards, and can even transform into an animal for a limited time by triggering Ultimate to make quick getaways.
If any Infiltrator is discovered or the Nexus is stolen, the stage will suddenly light up and all traps will become active, dramatically changing the pace of the game from tense stealth action into a flashy cat-and-mouse chase! Stealing Nexus will land you a huge payout of Cells but you need to escape from the portal to secure the Cells you’ve stolen.
Who will prevail: the Infiltrators who can steal the Nexus and successfully escape, or the Protector who is able to defend their treasure. Let us know what you think about Asym Altered Axis and whether or not you are interested in checking out the alpha test.
Leading games publisher Meridiem Games is thrilled to announce The Crown of Wu, a third-person action-adventure game inspired by Journey to the West, a classic Chinese novel about the Monkey King, Sun Wukong. Developed by Red Mountain, The Crown of Wu will be launching for PC via Steam and console digital stores this winter.
Explore a future-past fantasy world as Sun Wukong, fighting alone against enemies and overcoming complex obstacles to retrieve the great Crown stolen by the antagonist Zhu. With Zhu stopping at nothing to see you destroyed, will you be able to retrieve the Crown and save your world from destruction?
The Crown of Wu narrates the adventures of Wu, a half-monkey, half-human, who after once being the emperor’s herald, began to behave in a chaotic manner due to the use of a crown that gave him extraordinary powers. It is as if wearing it corrupts the heart… Eventually, his crimes and atrocities led him to be captured and condemned to a harsh punishment; being frozen in bio-static solution. After dozens of years spent almost conscious yet immobile, Wu manages to free himself from his prison and discovers a decadent world in ruins. Moreover, his crown has been stolen and is being used to provoke a vibration that will eventually lead to a gigantic explosion and with it, lead to extinction… Wu must recover his stolen crown and help those he once punished, in order to save the world and redeem himself to finally find peace…. Wu’s crown must be found!
Features:
The game world – Immerse yourself in a great land that is both ancient and new. Inspired by Chinese mythology and created to tell a new story of Sun’s journey from anti-hero to hero, this is a world where legend meets reality.
Attributes and abilities – Harness the powers of air, fire, earth, and lightning. Each of your powers gives you a way to work with the environment or against your enemies. Attack with Air, Fire, and Lightning. Defend with Earth. Summon your powers to defeat enemies and cross dangerous chasms.
Combat System – Discover a fresh and simple combat system that grants you incremental powers as you travel through this terrible land to solve the mystery of the stolen Crown. Get ready to jump, run and parkour your way through this new world as you solve intricate puzzles and overcome increasingly complex trials as you progress through the levels.
The Crown of Wu will launch digitally for PC and consoles this winter. You can now add the game to your wishlist at PlayStation Store and Steam. Let us know what you think about the game and whether or not you are interested in checking it out.
Moonlit S.A, developer of Model Builder the next generation of virtual hobby games, is thrilled to announce a new paid DLC partnership with award-winning game development studio CD PROJEKT RED to release the Model Builder: The Witcher & Cyberpunk 2077 DLC for PC via Steam. This thrilling new DLC is available now for £3.99 GBP/€3.99 EUR/$4.99 USD. The Model Builder base game is required to experience this DLC.
Model Builder brings the joy of scale model building to enthusiasts and novices alike with a rich and varied collection of content including vehicles, historical memorabilia, and pop culture icons. The new Model Builder: The Witcher & Cyberpunk 2077 DLC will further expand and enhance fans’ personal Model Builder portfolio with five exciting pre-built virtual models for them to paint and decorate in their own style.
There are five new virtual models released in the DLC, four from The Witcher featuring Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer and one from Cyberpunk 2077 featuring Johnny and Alt Cunningham, all painstakingly recreated from real-life collectible statues to work on in players’ in-game model building workshops.
The models included in the Model Builder: The Witcher & Cyberpunk 2077 DLC are:
Johnny & Alt – Cyberpunk 2077
Geralt Ronin Figure – The Witcher
Ciri and the Kitsune Figure – The Witcher
Ciri Character Bust – The Witcher
Yennefer the Kunoichi Figure – The Witcher
About Model Builder
It’s time to get building and get creative! Join the latest trend in simulation games with Model Builder and unleash your creativity by cutting out, assembling, and painting your models including planes, tanks, figures, mechs, and more. Sell your creations for profit to expand your toolkit, or display them to create stunning and epic scenes for the whole world to see.
Choose your models – Choose to build vehicles, historical memorabilia, figures, and pop culture and earn experience to unlock more models, or paint your favorite models again in a different or unique style.
Become a master builder – Choose the model you want to create, feel the satisfaction of snipping out the model parts and build your model step by step. Finally, apply the finishing touches so it’s ready for painting.
The right tools for the job – You have a wide variety of tools available in your toolkit – everything you need to assemble your impressive models and make them shine. You will be able to unlock new tools to help with precision work and finishes, and you will feel like a pro in no time.
Customize – Now it’s time to get creative! Do you stick to the brief, or make the model your own and pimp it up? With plenty of paint to choose from, a choice of airbrush tools as well as fine detail brushes, and impressive decals at your disposal, the sky’s the limit!
Showcase your masterpieces – Once your model is complete, it’s not the end! You can create stunning and exciting scenes by arranging your model (or models) or showcase them in the photo booth and share them for the world to see.
Exciting story mode – Go on a fascinating journey in the footsteps of your grandfather Stan and his achievements by unlocking secrets of the past. Take on model-building commissions and enter competitions on your journey to become a world-class model builder.
