Paradox Interactive and VSTEP today announced the release of Ship Simulator Extremes Collection.
“Featuring Ship Simulator Extremes, ALL previously released add-on and DLC content, Ship Simulator Extremes Collection is the ultimate gaming experience for every aspiring mariner. This comprehensive collection features hundreds of hours of maritime seafaring realism as you captain an extensive range of accurately recreated sea craft of all sizes.”
Paradox Interactive today announced the release of new DLC for Magicka titled The Other Side of the Coin.
“The evil expansion features a new campaign that puts evil-doers in the shoes of the baddies as they seek out to destroy all things good and gooder. We know one of those words in the last sentence doesn’t exist, but hey—when we say we’re bad, we mean bad at everything, including spelling. Take that, elementary school teachers!
Developed by Pieces Interactive in partnership with Arrowhead Game Studios, Magicka: The Other Side of the Coin enables players to take on the role of Alucart the Vampire and his gang of Necromancers. Besides being extremely ill tempered, they’re looking to sabotage the temporary peace between the elves, dwarves, and humans that rival vampire (we mean, not a vampire?) Vlad has worked so hard to build up. With evil at one’s fingertips, what could possibly go wrong?
Magicka: The Other Side of the Coin DLC launches today on leading digital distribution platforms for $4.99 USD. Get it here: www.magickagame.com/game-info/buy-the-game.”
2K Games and Firaxis Games today announced that Civilization V: Gods & Kings has been shipped and is now available in North America. The expansion will be available internationally on June 22nd.
“Developed by Firaxis Games, Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings takes players through time as they engage in new quests and global competitions, interact with new types of city-states, and master exciting new systems for land and naval combat. Nine new civilizations, each ruled by a new leader; nine new wonders; three original scenarios; and dozens of new units, buildings, technologies and resources have also been added, offering even more ways for players to expand their empire on their quest to rule the world.
Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) by the ESRB and is available now in stores for PC and for download on PC and Mac for $29.99. For the latest news, information, downloads and a detailed look at each of the civilizations in Gods & Kings, please visit www.civilization.com.”
The list of new PC game releases, Blu-ray releases, and movies opening the week of June 18th, 2012.
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2K Games today released a new developer diary trailer for Civilization V: Gods & Kings, the upcoming expansion to the fifth game in the series.
“In this new developer diary for Civilization V: Gods & Kings, Ed Beach and Dennis Shirk talk about all of the new game mechanics in the expansion, and the work that goes in to balancing it all.”
2K Games today released a demo for Spec Ops: The Line on Steam, giving players a chance to try out the upcoming third-person shooter that introduces a new storyline to the series.
“Experience Spec Ops: The Line as you play as Captain Martin Walker, and lead a Delta Force recon team, infiltrating Dubai six months after a cataclysmic sandstorm destroyed the city and left it buried in ruin. Their mission is to investigate a mysterious distress signal and locate any survivors. From there, chaos ensues as Delta is pulled into the middle of a civil war within an unpredictable combat zone. To make it out alive, Walker and his team will have to fight their way through the war-torn city to find the man at the heart of its madness – Colonel John Konrad.”
Sega today announced that a Steam free weekend for Napoleon: Total War has begun and runs through Sunday the 17th until 9AM PST. In addition, the price of the game will be discounted by half during this time.
“Celebrating 197 years since the defeat of Emperor Napoleon by the Duke of Wellington, The Creative Assembly hopes to further develop Anglo-French (and Prussian) relations by allowing all gamers the chance to recreate or change history with a free Steam weekend.
From his early Italian campaign, right through to the decisive Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon: Total War™ encompasses two decades of Napoleon’s relentless battles; the backdrop is a world in flames, against which the story of an extraordinary military career unfolds.
Featuring head-to-head campaign multiplayer and optional drop-in combat against other human players, Napoleon: Total Warâ„¢ also pushes the boundaries of multiplayer strategy gaming.”
Tripwire Interactive today announced a “Counterattack” Community Mapping Contest in which $35,000 in cash an other prizes can be won.
“The contest starts NOW and will run with two judging phases in August and October. There will be cash prizes totalling $30,000 spread across the two phases, split between the best original new map for Red Orchestra 2 and the best map remake from Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 (or any of the great mods for the original game). And, as if $30,000 in cash prizes isn’t enough incentive, we have some further great prizes to award through the competition:
The full details for the competition, including rules and entry forms are available on the contest web page: https://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/counterattack-map-making-competition/. The final details of the prizes will be published soon. You don’t need to submit your entry for the contest until August – but you most probably need to start working on it!”
Paradox Interactive and VSTEP today announced that Ship Simulator Extremes Collection will released next week on June 19th.
“The most complete Ship Simulator game to date, Ship Simulator Extremes Collection includes the acclaimed Ship Simulator Extremes along with ALL previously released add-on and DLC content in a single package along with including the acclaimed Ferry DLC pack.
This comprehensive collection features hundreds of hours of maritime seafaring realism as you captain an extensive range of accurately recreated sea craft of all sizes.
Included within Ship Simulator Extremes Collection are 10 new vessels, gameplay features and player campaigns. The Ferry Pack DLC adds five ferry boats each with their own specific controls and options as you play your part in the daily commute of thousands of passengers in the many famous in-game harbours.”
Positech Games today announced the released of a demo for Gratuitous Tank Battles, the recently released “spiritual successor” to Gratuitous Space Battles. The demo can be downloaded from Steam or the official site.
“Gratuitous Tank Battles is the spiritual successor to indie hit ‘Gratuitous Space Battles’, the ‘hands-off’ battle simulation set in a universe at perpetual war. GTB is set in an alternate earth history where World War I never ends, and Axis fights Allies across Europe in the year 2114 complete with a mix of Tanks, Infantry and futuristic mechs.”
Stardock today announced the release of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, a stand-alone expansion in the space strategy series.
“Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion combines the best elements of real-time strategy with the depth normally reserved for 4X games. Players take command of a space-faring civilization that is fighting for its very existence in a vast interstellar war. This conflict will see players colonize planets, battle pirates, research new technologies, conduct trade, use diplomacy and engage in epic battles with massive fleets.
In Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, years of unending conflict have resulted in internal strife within the three warring races – the Trader Emergency Coalition, the Vasari Empire and the Advent Unity. As a result, players can choose to play as a loyalist or rebel faction of the three races, each with their own techs and ships.
In addition to warring factions, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion also includes new “Titan” class warships. These massive vessels are fleets unto themselves and can unleash destruction across an entire star system. When matched with the additional new corvettes and capital ships, they create a variety of interesting tactical options for players.
The underlying game engine has also been overhauled to deliver state of the art graphics resulting in breathtaking visuals.”
Fatshark today announced the release of Krater on Steam, the top down post-apocalyptic RPG.
“KRATER is a lush post-apocalyptic top down RPG and the base pillars are crafting, exploration and consequence. Consequence brings not only the ability for the characters to level up and improve themselves, but also permanent injuries and death.
“We are very excited about inviting gamers to the world of KRATER, and experience the post-apocalyptic Sweden.†says Martin Wahlund, CEO and Executive Producer, Fatshark. “In KRATER death and injuries actually mean something. We want to bring back the feeling of being scared of dying from old school RPG’s.â€
KRATER’s Steam page; https://store.steampowered.com/app/42170/“
The list of new PC game releases, Blu-ray releases, and movies opening the week of June 11th, 2012.
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The Black Mesa team is starting a social media campaign with promises of more consistent updates and details in the future. Today, they released some great looking new screenshots.
“Thank you all so much, it’s really great to have your support! With your help we have now kicked off our social-media campaign towards our first release! You can expect more updates from us in the near future. Today we are sharing this fantastic batch of screenshots that really gives you the first glimpse into the gameplay of Black Mesa. This is just the beginning. We have more in store for you in the near future! Hold on to your lab coats!”
A new Kickstarter project aims to bring better and more realistic swordfighting to video games with sword-like controllers. The video on the Kickstarter page explains the project and also includes a hilarious cameo appearance by Gabe Newell working on a crowbar, who is known to have a significant knife collection.
“In the last couple of years, affordable new gear has come on the market that makes it possible to move, and control a swordfighter’s actions, in a much more intuitive way than pulling a plastic trigger or pounding a key on a keyboard. So it’s time to step back, dump the tired conventions that have grown up around trigger-based sword games, and build something that will enable players to inhabit the mind, body, and world of a real swordfighter.”
