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Daedalic Announces First Ever Strategy Game

Bolstered by the success of their celebrated adventure games, the developers at Daedalic Entertainment are now off to new frontiers. This summer, Blackguards, the studio’s first turn based RPG will be released. Framed in a significantly darker story than you usually find in Daedalic games, the player will walk in the boots of a convicted murderer as he travels through Aventuria’s wild south. On this journey the protagonist is accompanied by companions of varying loyalty: scoundrels and thieves like the half-elf Niam (and her latent drug addiction) or the lecherous wizard Zurbaran. Blackguards features hordes of lethal creatures and other … Continue reading Daedalic Announces First Ever Strategy Game

Capcom Announces DuckTales Remasterd And Other Arcade Classics

Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, ended its panel at the PAX East convention today with the announcement that three titles from its revered catalogue – DuckTales , Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara – are making a welcome return on multiple platforms in the coming months. Originally released in 1989 on the Nintendo Entertainment System, DuckTales was widely acknowledged as one of that generation’s seminal platform titles. Taking its cue from the Disney cartoon series of the same name, DuckTales Remastered follows the adventures of Scrooge McDuck as … Continue reading Capcom Announces DuckTales Remasterd And Other Arcade Classics

Memoria Announced by Daedalic

Indie developer Daedalic Entertainment once again journeys into the amazing world of Aventuria in their new adventure-game. "Memoria" not only continues the tale of bird catcher Geron, protagonist of the prequel "Chains of Satinav", but players will also take the role of the adventurous princess Sadja, venturing deep into Aventuria’s past and experience an age of epic battles. With the announcement, Daedalic Entertainment is releasing the first screenshots, showcasing the game’s impressive locations. The detailed, hand-drawn backgrounds breathe life into a story from the mind of Kevin Mentz (writer: "A New Beginning"; co-writer: "Chains of Satinav", "Deponia"). The full-resolution-screenshots as … Continue reading Memoria Announced by Daedalic

Shroud Of Avatar Blasts Kickstarter Goal

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, the computer game that marks the return to the fantasy role-playing genre by legendary game developer Richard Garriott, raced past its one-million dollar Kickstarter goal today. The milestone was reached on Monday night around 8:30 Central Daylight time, in less than 10 and one half days. Since launching the Kickstarter campaign on March 8, more than 14,800 people have backed the highly anticipated project. There are still 18 days left in the crowd funding campaign and Portalarium, Garriott’s Austin-based game developer, announced the first stretch goals for Shroud of the Avatar, an in-game pet … Continue reading Shroud Of Avatar Blasts Kickstarter Goal

Battle Worlds: Kronos Kickstarter Campaign Launches

Independent developer KING Art Games today launched a Kickstarter campaign aiming to return to its unfinished turn-based strategy game Battle Worlds: Kronos ‘ for which fans have been clamoring since community testing took place in 2007. The German-based KING Art studios made a prototype of Battle Worlds: Kronos six years ago, but even after it gained popularity with the European strategy community, no publisher came forward to back the project. The studio turned to focus on other projects, in particular the award-winning and critically acclaimed Book of Unwritten Tales. After seeing success with the point-and-click adventure, KING Art has returned … Continue reading Battle Worlds: Kronos Kickstarter Campaign Launches

Pre Orders Now Available For Cities In Motion 2

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and owner of bus passes, announced today that pre-orders are now available for Cities in Motion 2, their forthcoming transit simulation and design game for PC and Mac. Players can pre-purchase the dynamic strategy title now from the game’s new website, located at www.citiesinmotion2.com. Cities in Motion 2 is scheduled to launch on April 2, 2013 for $19.99. As a bonus for all pre-purchases of Cities in Motion 2, early adopters will receive the ‘Modern Collection’ DLC which includes additional trolley buses, trams, and a boat for water lines. The Modern Collection also introduces … Continue reading Pre Orders Now Available For Cities In Motion 2

World of Keflings Coming To PC, Wii U

The Keflings are spreading like rabbits. A World of Keflings, the popular city-building game that first made a splash on Xbox Live Arcade, arrived on the Windows 8 Games Store today, becoming the latest of a handful of XBLA titles to release on Microsoft’s new operating system. ‘With the current generation of consoles coming to an end, we saw opportunities to bring what is perhaps our studio’s most well-loved game to many, many more players,’ said Brent Fox, Art Director at NinjaBee. ‘With that said, we’re proud to announce that in addition to today’s release on Windows 8, A World … Continue reading World of Keflings Coming To PC, Wii U

Dishonored To Get New Playable Character DLC Adventure

Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall, the second add-on pack for the critically-acclaimed first-person action game developed by Arkane Studios, will be available worldwide on April 16, 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC for $9.99 (or 800 Microsoft Points). In The Knife of Dunwall you take on the role of Daud, the legendary assassin who killed the Empress, and access his weapons, gadgets, allies and supernatural abilities. After assassinating the Empress, and forever changing the fate of Dunwall, you embark on a search for redemption. The Outsider reveals the key to your atonement, but who’or what’is Delilah? Accompanied by the … Continue reading Dishonored To Get New Playable Character DLC Adventure