Rapture Rejects tells the best story out of all battle royale games

Battle Royale games are dropping by the dozen, thanks to the popularity of PUBG and Fortnite. Despite how engaging these games are, they generally lack a convincing story for whatever in the world is happening to cause a bunch of people to murder others (in-game) while the playing field reduces in size. So it was a bit of a surprise that the new Cyanide & Happiness game, 'Rapture Rejects' does probably the best job to explain the premise. Of course that surprise hits you right after the fact that there is now a Cyanide & Happiness battle royale game.



The game is played in a top-down isometric view and you get the signature Cyanide & Happiness art style and dark humor. There are 50 players per match and the rest of the mechanics are pretty much like all other battle royale games. In Royal Rejects, God plans to rapture the good people to heaven and leave the bad one behind to burn. But seeing how the bad people are unhappy, He decides to lend one ticket to heaven to whoever survives the longest. And that is how you end up in Rapture Rejects.

The game gives you loads of character customisation options including skin colour, facial hair, hair and voice. You can also customise your outfits deciding to either wear cool thematic clothes or just run a rampage in your undies. Rapture Rejects does not give you an option to choose either a male or a female straight-up. Instead you get an option to add Boobs or Dong. You can add either of those to you character or none, or perhaps both; this is Cyanide & Happiness after all. The game plays like most browser based top-down isometric shooters that you can play for free. But it would be wrong to judge the game just now as it is still in early access and more lucrative things and improvements are bound to be added soon.

The game has been developed by Galvanic Games and published by tinyBuild and is in early access on steam. In case you plan to buy the game, it costs Rs 529 right now and the cost will go up post early access.

Sean Bean Elusive Target available for the next 15 days

A new video was dropped detailing some of the ways in which you can assassinate Sean Bean in 'Hitman 2'.



For the uninitiated, Sean Bean appears as the first Elusive Target in Hitman 2. Elusive Targets in Hitman games are one off targets that appear during a defined period of time and players get one go at killing them. Should the player fail in any way, then the target escapes for forever.

Sean Bean is an accomplished actor but is also known to die in most of the movies he stars in. Ironically enough, his character in the game is called Mark Faba, a.k.a The Undying because he is apparently super hard to kill. Players have 14 days to get to him and there are a variety of ways that one could approach him.

Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2 to release on February 8, 2019

The official Monster Energy AMA Supercrtoss videogame, 'Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2' (a bit of an odd title if you ask me) will be releasing on February 8, 2019. The game has been developed by Milestone and will be launched on several platforms including PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.



The graphics look pleasing but there is no gameplay footage to judge how the game handles. What we do know is that the game gives you an open world to test your skills on single cylinder, two-stroke bikes. There is a track editor that lets you build your own challenges and where you make all the rules on how you start, what gear you have and more.

The game is available for pre-order on all platforms, except PC, for USD 59.99 (~Rs 4400).

Fade To Silence gets biggest update yet - Guilt

The beautiful looking survival RPG, "Fade to Silence" has received its biggest update so far called "Guilt". The update introduces a new follower, a new region to explore and a new kind of monster plus new social events. The game is developed by Black Forest Games and published by THQ Nordic and has been a available through Steam Early Access.



New Content and Features of Fade to Silence Guilt

The Glare and Shuttle
This is a new region which can also be seen in the video. It featues an icy ravine leading up to a broken dam is now open for exploration and you can reach it via The Pit.

The Feeder 
It is a new mob which is vicious, slow and deadly. The Feeder has a tongue that darts out of the maw in its underbelly. On impact, it drags you back to the feeder – into the perfect position for its devastating attack.

New follower Issa – The Sniper
Always armed and ready to hunt, Issa enjoys the thrill of the chase. She doesn’t give up until she gets what she wants. She is likelier to join if you have other people with you as tracks of your other followers may lead her to your camp.

Social Events & Leadership
The first batch of social events that occur in your camp and force you to make tough decisions. As your followers’ worldviews warped by the eternal winter clash, you must manage the intricate relationships for the sake of your camp. Each decision you’ll be forced to make will have an outcome and impact the overall morale of your followers.

Episodic sci-fi game Elea receives 6th major update increasing FPS limit and hint systems

The people behind the sci-fi adventure "Elea" have been constantly listening to feedback from gamers and have thus released the sixth major update for the game. The game has been in Early Access since end of April, which has already resulted in an abundance of useful feedback from the community and previewers. The final version of "Elea - Episode 1" is releasing this summer for Xbox One and Steam.



In order to make the gameplay more engaging and user friendly the movement speed has been increased and numerous hints and objectives have been added. Additionally, a brand new hint system was introduced, giving the player more detailed objective information.  A “how to play” help screen has been added to guide players as well, accessible from the settings menu and at the start of the game. Another major improvement is that the FPS limit has been improved, now enabling up to 120 FPS, making the game run even more smoothly. Also, better screen space reflections have been added, in order to improve the graphical performances and make the surreal world of Elea look even more gorgeous.

Elea is being developed by Kyodai and published by SEODESCO and is an episodic sci-fi story telling adventure with particularly good soundtrack (as we noted in an earlier article). Marten Buijsse, Community Manager at SOEDESCO said, “Since the Early Access launch we have received a lot of community feedback and we’re very happy that so many people wanted to pitch in and help. The game has made great progress in these few months, but we’re not done yet! For the remainder of the Early Access period we will continue to update the game in accordance with player feedback, all the way until we have a perfect version 1.0.”

Purple Lamp advances the development for The Guild 3

In order to fast track the completion of the medieval strategy game, The Guild 3, an additional studio has been employed. The game was being developed by GolemLabs and now they will receive a helping hand by Purple Lamp.

Purple Lamp is a new studio that consists of veteran developers, who have worked on various titles before at Austrian publisher/developer Sproing, among others. The new studio will will solve any problems as well as integrate planned features such as multiplayer, societies and the sovereign-mechanic into the game in the following months. Harald Riegler, CEO of Purple Lamp said, "The Guild is a fantastic franchise and we're proud to contribute both our experience and our personal passion for strategy games to deliver the game that fans are hoping for."

Jean-René Couture, CEO GolemLabs Studios Inc. added, "For the past few years, the folks here at GolemLabs had the huge honor to work on The Guild 3. However, the very last remaining stretch of development will be done under the care and reigns of THQ Nordic. So, from now on, GolemLabs will eagerly and proudly be waiting for the release of The Guild 3. For us here at GolemLabs, it is time to embark on new and exciting adventures."

It seems that GolemLabs had some issues with the later stage development and publisher THQ Nordic decided to call in a new team. The Guild series have consisted of games that are set in medieval times where the player takes control of a regular person and work their way up to building an empire. The Guild 2 was released all the way back in 2006 and now the sequel is available on steam as part of Early Access.

Metro Exodus E3 2018 Gameplay Trailer looks enticing

A new gameplay trailer has just dropped for 'Metro Exodus'. The trailer has been captured from a single level in Volga. The trailer has some juicy gameplay decorated with a dark and ominous soundtrack that perfectly fits the cold and post-apocalyptic look of the game.

• The game has a very Fallout 4 like feel with the deserted and destroyed landscape and steampunk nature of the game.
• While the landscape is mostly laden with snow, the trailer emphasizes on the new day and night cycles that the devs have added to the game.
• The water in the game looks really good with lifelike reflections and physics. This is the kind of game where despite the apocalyptic shenanigans you just might find yourself by the riverside gazing at the hypnotic waves.
• With a steampunk setting come awesome and crafty steampunk weapons. There also is a cutomisation option with the ability to modify five things in a given weapon with things like muzzles, scopes, grips etc. Also the shooting seems on point and a lot of fun.
• At one point an enemy NPC seemed to surrender which means that not only will we have the ability to kill of spare such people but also that the AI has been programmed in such a way that if you kill enough baddies, others might just give up in fear.
• Zip-lines! Need I say more?
• Oh! And there are zombies as well. There always must be. So we will have both the living and the 'not so living' to worry about.
• To top it all, there seems to be some wierd creatures roaming the wastelands as well. There is a man sized bat that is every ready to pick you up and throw you from heights and a mutated giant crocodile that will eat your boat and you away. 

Metro Exodus has been developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. It is the third installment in the series. The first game was based on a novel but the later installments ventured in their own territories. Metro Exodus will be releasing on PC and consoles next year.

No more clothes, Blue Zone and Miramar map changes in new PUBG Patch 1.0 Update #10

One of the most popular games to hit the market recently, 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' (a.k.a PUBG) has received a new update dubbed Patch 1.0 Update #10. While this is not a colossally big update it does change up a few things. Here are few of the changes that come with the new update.

PU

BG Patch 1.0 Update #10 changes

• Clothing spawn  removed. (but you won't be running naked so don't get too excited)
• Blue Zone shrinking delay reduced which will result in less time to fool around in the unsafe area.
• Blue Zone shrinking speed will reduce with as the game progresses.
• While the speed of the Blue Zone is reduced, the damage inflicted will increase with every Blue Zone
• Final Blue Zone will always spawn at the center of the map and not in a random location.
• Miramar map gets Oasis in the north and Alcantara village to the northwest.
• Higher-tier loot is now more likely to spawn in specific areas of the north of Miramar
• Addition of more roads and vehicle spawns for better accessibility.
• You can kick players out if you are the team leader.
• A couple of bug fixes and improvements

Dauntless to enter open beta on May 24,2018 with more than 8 million players

'Dauntless' the online co-op action RPG from Phoenix Labs will be entering open beta on May 24, 2018. The developers will also announce a new reward system that will allow players to get access to cosmetic items according to their progress in the current and future stages of the closed beta.

For a smooth transition into open beta, the developers have planned to conduct two server wipes. This will be done so that the new changes will not conflict with the existing mechanics. The first wipe will happen on May 2nd while the second on May 22nd 2018.

With a player count of more than 1,00,000, the closed beta saw great success and now there are more than 8,00,000 players signed up for the open beta. This means that there will be plenty of folks to team up with and defend the fictional Shattered Isles of the game from giant monsters called Behemoths. The graphics resemble that of Fortnite and who know that the success story of the two games might also be similar!

Franchise crossover with Sam Fisher appearing in new Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands mission

Ubisoft has a two-fold surprise for gamers. Their open world tactical shooter game 'Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands' will get a free weekend from April 12 to April 15, 2018 and starting April 10, 2018 there will be a free Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell themed mission, featuring the legendary Sam Fisher, voiced by Michael Ironside.

During the 4 days of free access, players will be able to experience Ghost Recon Wildlands in all its glory without paying a penny. The free weekend will be available for all platforms including consoles and PC, however, console users will have to have Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus subscription in order to enjoy the free weekend. The free weekend will also give players access to Ghost War PvP mode, Predator mission and Special Operation I.

Sam Fisher will be a part of Special Operation I - the first major update of the second year of post-launch content for the game. Players will be able to play alongside Sam Fisher and help him complete his new high-risk infiltration mission in fictionalised future Bolivia. This new special challenge is a night-time stealth mission playable solo or with up to four players in co-op .

“We are all super excited to bring such an iconic character as Sam Fisher into Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands,” said Nouredine Abboud, Senior Producer at Ubisoft. “Teaming up with Sam Fisher will require the Ghosts’ stealth, cleverness and tactics…we can’t wait to see the reactions of our players as they face this new challenge!”

Upon completing the mission, players will be rewarded with exclusive items, such as Sam’s iconic sonar goggles, with a new night-vision filter, and more. Even though the mission will remain available in-game, these rewards will only be available until the Special Challenge ends on May 16th, 2018. Players can also customise and arm their Ghosts with the Splinter Cell Gear Pack, which includes new customisation items and weapons, such as the Karambit Knife; an exclusive close-combat blade inspired by Splinter Cell Blacklist, or the fully customisable SC 4000 prototype Splinter Cell assault rifle.

Special Operation 1 will also bring the Echelon, a new assault class available in all PvP modes, which will expand the Ghost War roster to 18 unique classes. The Echelon is a part of Sam Fisher’s Fourth Echelon team, and therefore has access to high-tech equipment as well as the Sonar Pulse ability that allows him to see enemies behind walls at short range and gain tactical advantage over the opposing team. Ghost War players will be able to get early-access to the new class by using their Prestige points or with the Year 2 Pass.

For more information about Special Operation I or free weekend, please visit: ghostrecon.com/freeweekend

2D roguelike shooting game Original Journey released for iOS and Android mobile devices

Cartoon style 2D shooter game 'Original Journey' has been released for iOS and Android devices for Rs 200 (USD 2.99). The game has already been available for PC on Steam and received positive feedback.

You can get the game from the App Store for iOS and from Google Play for Android devices.

In the game you will be playing as a recruit of the Ato-Ma forces, exploring the planet under the leadership of Captain Colin, the legendary hero. To change the destiny of your homeland, you must improve your skills, upgrade your equipments and find out all the secrets hidden behind this expedition.

Original Journey offers players with a rogulike experience and gives them a ton of weapons to choose from. You will be encountering various mechas, strategically placing support turrets and exploring the secrets hidden from the unsuspecting eye.

Enter Shadows: Awakening closed bets by pre-ordering the game at a 15% discount

Kalypso Media has announced that players can get into the closed beta for their upcoming RPG 'Shadows: Awakening' by pre-ordering the game. While the game will launch in late summer of 2018, the closed beta is open. Those who choose to pre-order the game will be eligible for extra items and even a 15% discount on the game. The game costs Rs 899 on Steam and with the 15% discount the cost comes down to Rs 764.

The Legendary Armory pack contains three mighty weapons and three mythical armor sets to steel your hero for the battles ahead. Also included is a digital artbook showcasing a range of stunning illustrations and concept artworks from the world of Shadows: Awakening. You can also treat your ears to the digital soundtrack, featuring the game's atmospheric and compelling musical score.

Shadows: Awakening is the new adventure in the Heretic Kingdoms saga. It is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You take control of a demon summoned from the Shadow Realm – the Devourer – to consume the souls of long-dead heroes and embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics.

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery mobile game to release on 25 April 2018 with voiceover form actors from the Harry Potter movies

Jam City, a Los Angeles based mobile games studio, in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that they will be releasing 'Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery' on April 25, 2018 for iOS and Android.

This will be the first mobile Harry Potter game that will not put you in the shoes the titular character or any other established characters. Instead in this adventure RPG game players will be able to create their own character and play as themselves. Players will be able to experience life in Hogwarts, the most desired wizard school (if you discount all the evil beings that keep plotting against it) and attend classes, learn magical skills, and form friendships or rivalries with other students. The game puts focus on giving you the choice  to create your own unique story and experience as your choices will have consequences.

Adding a layer of detail to Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery will be some beloved actors from the Harry Potter films that will provide voiceover work. These include:

• Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall)
• Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledore)
• Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick)
• Sally Mortemore (Madam Irma Pince)
• Gemma Jones (Madam Pomfrey)
• Zoe Wanamaker (Madam Hooch)

         
"Our goal with Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is to make players really feel for the first time like they’re attending Hogwarts,” said Chris DeWolfe, co-founder and CEO of Jam City. “By including these iconic and incredibly talented actors in the game, we come one step closer to truly giving fans their own Hogwarts experience.”

World Of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth to release on 14 August 2018

Blizzard has just announced that the seventh expansion for World Of Warcraft, titled Battle For Azeroth, will be released on 14th August 2018. World Of Warcraft (or WoW as some of us like to call it) need no introduction as it is perhaps the most iconic MMORPG ever. In 'World Of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth' the focus shifts back on the Alliance vs Horde rivalry after the Burning Legion has been held at bay.

The game has already been available for pre-order and there will be a Deluxe Edition on launch that will include

• Battle For Azeroth expansion
• Seabraid Stallion (Alliance) mount & Gilded Ravasaur (Horde) mount
• Tottle the Baby Tortollan pet for World of Warcraft
• “Azeroth Is Burning” card back for Hearthstone
• Primal Flamesaber mount in Heroes of the Storm
• Horde and Alliance sprays for StarCraft II
• A collection of faction-themed extras for Overwatch.

The physical copy of the Deluxe Edition will have the above mentioned items along with:

• Horde & Alliance Double-Sided Mark of Allegiance emblem with a stand
• Hardcover Double-Sided Book: Elegy & A Good War: 
• Battle for Azeroth Digital Soundtrack

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Features

• Two Fabled Kingdoms: Zandalar for Horde & Kul Tiras for Alliance
• 6 new playable Allied Races
• 3-player Island Expeditions
• 20-player Warfront inspired by classic Warcraft real-time strategy–game battles.
• New artifact: Heart of Azeroth
• Level cap raised to 120

In addition to these things, the expansion will se stat squishing in a big way to control the growing numbers (seriously, 7 million health is a bit outrageous). The character limit on one account, which used to be 12, will increase to 16. On release, there will be 8 dungeons and one raid available thereafter.

League Of Angels II celebrates 2nd Year Anniversary with new items and offers

3D browser MMORPG game 'League of Angels II' recently passed the two-year mark. In celebration of this joyous occasion, the game has prepared tons of exclusive rewards, a free title, as well as a month of exciting events and activities. New clothing, a special battle pet and powerful Artifact Heroes are just a sneak peek of what’s in store for the upcoming League of Angels II season.

League of Angels II has has been named as the Best RPG Web Game for two consecutive years since
its launch in 2016. The second year celebration bring some exciting things for the players and here they are:

New Clothing – Spring Flower
In the first week of the Birthday Carnival, the new Artifact Outfit – Spring Flower, will become available. The outfit integrates peach blossoms in its design and intends to celebrate this exciting birthday with all players. The outfit is composed of two parts – the clothing and the wings. Collecting one part activates one skill, while two parts activate two skills. The two skills are:

• Spring Revitalization (normal skill): Restores (ATK×190%+710) HP and 200 Rage for the entire squad and grants them the rejuvenation effect: at the beginning of each round, restores 10% HP, lasting for 2 rounds.
• Healing Breeze (ultimate skill): Restores (ATK×202%+7530) HP for two allies with the lowest HP, increases their DR by 10%, and grants them a shield with a 20% healing effect. The DR and shield effects last for 1 round.

This new outfit will be available in Hot Events from 7th until 11th April. The single-server Resource Tycoon is returning to give players another chance to obtain the recently launched Soul Arm – Scorner.

Super Value Gift Packs in Mini Client's Points Store
While the game is celebrating the second anniversary of League of Angels II, Mini Client's Points Store is rolling out super value gift packs for exchange. The Second Anniversary Points Store will be open from 7th until 13th April 2018.

• Second Anniversary Dbl Resource Pack: Can be exchanged for 200 points and contains the following items twice: Bless Stone Pack*10 + Mastery Stone Pack*10 + Anima Pack*10.
• Second Anniversary Dbl Resource Chest: Can be exchanged for 2000 points. It contains the following items twice: Divine Resource Gift Pack + Mount Resource Gift Pack + Pet Resource Gift Pack.