Episodic sci-fi adventure game Elea to enter Steam Early Access on 24 April 2018

Video game publisher SOEDESCO announced that they are publishing the first game from Bulgarian developer Kyodai, called 'Elea'. Elea is an episodic sci-fi storytelling adventure called and will launch this summer for PC and Xbox One. But before that the game will be available in early access on Steam on the 24th of April at a reduced price.

Elea game story

The game tells the story of the titular character Elea, a space scientist on a mission to find her husband Ethan. In 2073, earth was struck by a horrid childhood mutation disease that also affected Elea’s youngest son. Ethan left on the interstellar spaceship Pilgrimage in order to colonize an earth-like exoplanet and save humanity from extinction. When Pilgrimage reached the planet, the vessel went radio silent. Thirteen years later, Elea ventures out on research starship RSS Recovery to find out what happened to Ethan. Along her journey, she encounters phenomena beyond human grasp.

The game is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and looks gorgeous in the screens we have seen thus far. The exotic space setting is sure to provide the developers with some interesting visuals to present to the player. You can find the Steam page of the game here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/812020/Elea__Episode_1/

Another thing that particularly clung with us is the background score which almost has the quality of a big budget Hollywood movie. So kudos to the composer Simeon "Zimone" Hristov! In case, just like us you also develop a fondness for the soundtrack then that will also be available on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/837910/Elea_Episode_1__Soundtrack/

Hitman: Definitive Edition to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment from May 18, 2018

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and independent game developer, IO Interactive, today announced a worldwide publishing and distribution agreement for the acclaimed international video game, HITMAN. As part of this agreement, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will publish the 'HITMAN: Definitive Edition', which will be available in retail stores for PlayStation 4 & Xbox One beginning 18th May 2018.

HITMAN: Definitive Edition contents:

• IO Interactive’s 20th Anniversary Outfit Bundle – Three new outfits inspired by Freedom Fighters, Kane & Lynch and Mini Ninjas
• HITMAN Season One (Main Game) – Seven exotic locations from the first season, including Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh, Bangkok, Colorado and Hokkaido, along with the ICA Facility
• HITMAN Game of the Year Edition Content – Four missions from the Patient Zero Campaign, three themed Escalation Contracts that unlock three unique weapons, as well as the Clown Suit, Cowboy Suit and Raven Suit from the recent Game of the Year digital release
• HITMAN Summer Bonus Episode – Featuring ICA bonus missions in Sapienza and Marrakesh
• HITMAN: Blood Money Requiem Pack – Including the Requiem Suit, Pale Duck Explosive and ICA Chrome Pistol
• All featured Contracts, Escalation Contracts, Challenge Packs and game updates from HITMAN Season One and the HITMAN Game of the Year Edition

One thing buyers should note is that despite this being the Definitive Edition, the physical copy does not have additional content and you will have to download that online which can be 12-24GB in size.

“We’re very excited to be working with IO Interactive, a talented studio with a long-standing legacy creating the iconic HITMAN games,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “The passionate, global HITMAN community has embraced the recent return of the series, and we’re thrilled to bring the HITMAN: Definitive Edition to fans and new players next month.”

“We’re super excited to be working with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on HITMAN and together releasing the HITMAN: Definitive Edition to new players,” said Hakan Abrak, CEO IO Interactive. “Working with a partner like WBIE means that the team at IOI can stay focused on what we’re good at, making games.”

First-person hack n slash game City Of Brass to launch on May 4, 2018

Roguelite adventure game fans can look forward to the upcoming "Arabian Nights inspired" game 'City of Brass'. While the developer, Uppercut Games, would say that the game invokes an Arabian Nights feel in players, we certainly got some Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time vibes from it. The game has a similar middle eastern setting and skeletal mobs and sword fights, just in first-person instead of third-person. Also the team that developed this title consists of some folks who also worked on BioShock. The game will make its way to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 4, 2018. You can buy the game on Steam right now, as part of Early Access, for Rs 619.

Set in a mythological metropolis undone by its love of gold, City of Brassfollows a cunning thief on a heist to obtain fabled treasure hidden in the heart of the opulent ruins. Armed with a bullwhip and blade, players will lash-and-slash their way through the legions of damned souls that haunt this legendary labyrinth while pilfering relics and other riches contained within its walls.

The rhythmic interplay between these tools gives the experience a fluid feeling as melee bleeds into movement. The versatile whip is used not only to disarm, trip, and stun enemies but allows players to swing to safety or obtain objects that otherwise would be out of reach. The whip also has the ability to turn City of Brass’ dangerous environment against itself. Players can wield it to manipulate hazards from a safe distance and spring deadly traps on unsuspecting enemies.

The game seems to have a lot of focus on creating a truly unique gameplay experience for all players with things like shifting streets that ensure no two playthroughs are ever the same and a Blessings & Burdens system, which can make the experience much easier or do quite the opposite. These optional modifiers can tweak everything from player health and damage output to item costs, ensuring City of Brass is tuned to everyone’s needs and desires. This system also extends to Mixer, Microsoft’s next generation streaming service, where viewers can interact with live-streamers by griefing them with additional enemy spawns or helping out with extra gold or healing items (talk about playing God!).

"City of Brass is a fast-paced hack-and-slash adventure leaping from the pages of Arabian Nights,” said Ed Orman, co-founder and designer, Uppercut Games, “We hope players will enjoy plundering the city for its treasures when the game launches this May.”

MotoGP18 to release on 7 June 2018; powered by all new Unreal Engine 4 with better graphics and physics simulation

Developer Milestone has announced the sequel to MotoGP 17, titled 'MotoGP 18'. The game will be released on June 7, 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and later on even for Nintendo Switch.

MotoGP 18 has been built from the ground up using new graphics and physics engines and given a lot of detail to add to the simulator feeling. The developers even claim that players will have to learn to pick the right type and temperature for the tyre in order  for optimum performance. Your bike's performance will also be affected after every collision and crash. What is even more impressive is that the game boasts of a 1:1 track reproduction via drones. As is a staple, you will be able to play as your favourite MotoGP riders, this time around with more detail in their facial features. There will obviously be upgrades in  the form of development packages to make your machine faster than others on the track.

In a recent post on the official website the lead designer of the game Matteo Pezzotti stated, “It will simply be the greatest and purest MotoGP experience for all the fans. This title marks the arrival of the series on the Unreal Engine, a leap forward in terms of technological innovation, ensuring enhancements in the visual quality, realistic and impressive lighting effects and completely reworked physics: the game faithfully reproduces all the distinctive behavior of the bikes, thereby reducing the gap between fiction and reality, while making it accessible also to casual gamers through the introduction of interactive riding aids and tutorials.”

The game will have a number of single player as well as multiplayer modes to play through.

MotoGP 18 Single player modes:

Career - Start as a rookie and climb up the ladder from Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup to MotoGP.

Single Race - Immerse yourself in a real MotoGP™ race within seconds.

Championship - Create your own competition. Choose your favorite category, rider, tracks, number of races and laps.

Time Attack - Learn each track like the back of your hand and compete against yourself to beat your best time. Download other players ghosts see if you can beat them.

Tutorial - Learn every tecniques, from the very basics to the most advanced, and reach the top spot of the podium.

MotoGP Multiplayer modes:

Championship - Make your own championship with your own rules, and challenge other players.

Single Race - Who’s best? Challenge others in a quick race.

MotoGP eSport Championship - More info coming soon.

Become a legendary creature of myth in the upcoming fighting game Omen Of Sorrow

SOEDESCO has announced that it will be publishing the retail version of the four button fighting game 'Omen Of Sorrow' developed by AOne Games exclusively for the PlayStation 4 in the second half of 2018.



Omen of Sorrow features 12 legendary creatures inspired by gloomy European myths, such as a vampire, succubus and werewolf. The game has been made on Unreal Engine 4 and there are both single player campaign and online multiplayer gameplay options. Omen of Sorrow will be playable for the first time in Europe at Heroes Dutch Comic Con, on the 31st of March and April 1st. By showcasing the game at this event, SOEDESCO gives players the exclusive opportunity to knock themselves out playing Omen of Sorrow before its release.

Omen of Sorrow was created by a team of fighting game enthusiasts, aiming to combine the best elements of the classics into the ultimate fighting game experience. By visiting many events during development, AOne games took inspiration from the community of hardcore fighting game fans.

Ate Gaming to hire the best performing team in the upcoming Rocket League Asian Open tournament

Aspiring Rocket League players have a chance of receiving official affiliation with Ate Gaming, the professional eSports team. The best performing team in the upcoming Asian Open will be hired by Ate Gaming.

There is not much time left to register for the Asian Open organised by Rocket League India as the registrations close on 31st March 2018. So you better hurry and head over to:
https://smash.gg/tournament/pc-ps4-rli-asian-open/details

Rocket League has managed to attract a large fan base around the world and India is no exception. The game is on its way to become a staple eSports title along with games like CS:GO and DOTA 2. The upcoming Asian Open will begin on 31st March and end on 8th of April. The tournament will have a 3v3 format with a prize pool of $500 and other goodies.

Get your dose of Shaolin style beat 'em up action in the upcoming 9 Monkeys Of Shaolin

Russia based Sobaka Studio have come up with a new nostalgia inducing beat 'em up title called '9 Monkeys Of Shaolin'. The game will be making its way to a wide variety of platforms including PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in fall 2018.

The game is set in medieval China where a fisherman, Wei Cheng, goes up against a band of raiders who have destroyed his village and slaughtered his loved ones. Your primary weapon in this adventure would be your trusty staff and you will be performing cool martial arts moves on your foes in an environment laced with destructible objects. While this all very exciting to us, the fact that the game also supports co-op gameplay is just like icing on the cake. Two players can share the screen by either being present on the same system or via online co-op.

The art style is somewhat minimalistic and the game looks pretty great as of now. On the gameplay front, you will have the ability to choose between 3 types of combat - land, air & magic. The game will also offer players a sense of progression both in terms of story as well as gameplay. You follow Cheng as he evolves from a simple fisherman to a Shaolin master. As you progress in the game, new abilities, items and perks will be unlocked. There will be 25 levels that range from pirate ships to Chinese villages to Japanese mansions and more.

The game will be published by Buka Entertainment and will be available in English and Russian although the developers do hope to add more languages.