S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 Announces Developer Deep Dive and Delay

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will now be launching on November 20, 2024,moving from the previously planned date of September 5, 2024.

“We know you might be tired of waiting, and we truly appreciate your patience. These two additional months will give us the chance to fix more “unexpected anomalies” (or simply “bugs”, as you call them). We are always grateful for your ongoing support and understanding – it means the world to us. We’re just as eager as you are to finally release the game and for you to experience it for yourself.” said Yevhen Grygorovych, Game Director at GSC Game World.

At least they have a sense of humor.

With the launch nearly here, the team is ready to share the biggest and the most comprehensive update on the game yet. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Developer Deep Dive will premiere in collaboration with Xbox on the 12th August, 2024, featuring a variety of never-before-seen content, including:

– Interviews and behind-the-scenes of the development process;
– Lots of new footage, including world overview, various locations, gameplay and cutscenes;

– A full video walkthrough of one of the story quests.


This Developer Deep Dive is set to give our fans the full understanding of how the game plays and looks. More details will be shared soon.

Since the very start of Russia’s full-fledged war against our country, GSC Game World has been supporting Ukraine in all the ways possible. For those willing to do the same, we recommend following a link to the official charity fund of Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine himself – https://u24.gov.ua/

About S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the latest instalment in the acclaimed series that has captivated millions of players globally. This new entry combines first-person shooter elements with immersive sim mechanics and horror, delivering a uniquely intense experience. Featuring unprecedented scale, advanced graphics, and a rich, atmospheric adventure, it promises to be the ultimate S.T.A.L.K.E.R. journey.

Mists of Noyah Arrives on Consoles Out Now

Mists of Noyah is a survival game with RPG elements, where players will be placed in an abandoned fortress devastated by corruption, with only ruins remaining. To restore the structure, it will be necessary to explore the world in search of survivors and resources.

The game features a day and night system that requires a strategic division of tasks. During the day, players will need to hunt, collect materials, find food, and gather the inhabitants of the old fortress. At night, it will be essential to join forces with as many people as possible to build defense towers and fight extremely powerful demons.

With five playable characters, you can choose the one that best suits your gameplay style, ensuring a unique and personalized experience. You can equip yourself with different items and unlock abilities that make each confrontation more dynamic.

Features:

  • Missions
  • Five playable characters
  • More than 10 biomes
  • Events
  • Resource Gathering
  • Forging and Crafting
  • Dungeons

And much more!

Romancing the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake Trailer

The king of historical simulation games returns this year with a first for the series. The remake of ROTTK8 comes with completely redrawn graphics for the officers as well as reworked graphics for everything else. They have also added entirely new features to the game itself, in what is called tales, you will see new scenes to help you build a bond between officers, with a “what to do next” tab to see what you should be doing to see these play out.

Another new feature will be the destiny system that show the connection between two officers. These include positive (symbiotic) and negative (antagonistic) feelings towards each other.

With plenty of new features and graphics, this year will be the perfect time to visit the series, best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Over Horizon X Steel Empire’ Out Now! (PS4/Switch)

 Ready to save the galaxy? Over Horizon X Steel Empire is out now digitally on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4!

In this bundle, players will get to relive Steel Empire in the original Sega Mega Drive and Gameboy Advance versions, and play Over Horizon in its first ever global release!

Considered one of the best games on the NES, Over Horizon is one you can’t miss out on. Upgrade and combine your weapons in the space adventure retro shooter, Over Horizon, while you battle massive bosses and strike down enemies! Fight back against the Motorhead Empire in your fully equipped Striker airplane or Zeppelin!

DROVA –  Forsaken Kin Reveals Release Window Trailer

 Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D are proud and excited to announce the release window for their upcoming grim dark Pixel RPG DROVA  – Forsaken Kin which is set in a mystic celtic world is drawing closer.  The brutal open world will welcome new travelers soon on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch as the freshly revealed release window trailer shows.
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Enslave the spirits of nature – or save them. Welcome to the promised land of Drova, where the priests have praised this new world. Full of hope you travel through a portal into this new otherworld – just to realize that you are on your own and no one seems to appreciate the paradise. Instead, Drova is a grim world where every man is for himself.
Two factions  – one trying to enslave the spirits of nature, one trying to save the spirits to keep the world alive – which path will you choose? And more importantly, will you be able to survive in a world which will always try to kill you?

A journey to grow uponNext to the release window the just released Trailers has more to offer: Progression. “One of the core ideas of DROVA has always been that the players have to survive in a world which just hates them,” says Christian Sandkämper, Co-Founder of Just2d. “We really want to offer a journey which will make them feel the progression over time, going back to an enemy which murdered them with one strike before and just beating it up!” The new Trailer focuses on that journey. A journey which will be available to all players in ***ber.
Grab your axe, sharpen your blades and explore a grim dark world when Drova – Forsaken Kin will launch on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in 2024.

Idol-Filled Visual Novel ‘B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA’ Is Out Now!

PQube (London, UK) – July 15th, 2024 – PQube and MAGES bring show-stopping visual novel ‘B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA’ to the West.

‘B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA’ is out now on Steam and Nintendo Switch eShop! 10% launch discount available on Steam until 29th July! Physical Nintendo Switch edition releases on July 26th, 2024.

14 male idols, all with unique personalities and styles, are now yours to guide and grow together with. Brought to life with live2D animations and voiced by famous voice actors, B-Project Ryusei*Fantasia, is an unforgettable, lengthy visual novel that will have you fighting for their dreams as if they were your own.

A sparkling visual novel: Full of brightness and colour, B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA is a visual novel which follows the lives and careers of the idol group “B-Project”.Become an idol A&R: Support these idols towards their dreams in the role of an A&R (Artist & Repertoire) where you are their representative and the expert in their artistic development.
14 different idols to represent: Each with different personalities, likes and dislikes, but all with the same dream, pick your bias or stan them all.Original music: Enjoy exclusive B-Project music, unlocking songs and tunes by the very idol boys you represent.Interactive mechanics: Your phone is your gateway to nurturing your relationship with the idols, don’t miss your chance to respond to messages and calls!Voiced and animated: Voiced by famous seiyuu, let the idols beautiful voices take you away and watch their lively animated reactions.Endless magic: With 2 different possible endings, 14 character epilogues to explore and many CGs to unlock, there’s a lot to discover in the world of idol management.Available now on Steam and Nintendo Switch eShop.10% launch discount available on Steam until 29th July, 2024.Nintendo Switch physical edition releases on July 26th, 2024.
Check out the ‘B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA’ Launch Trailer: 

Princess Maker 2 Regeneration (console and PC release date)

  Before we hit the release date (July 11th PC and Steam August 8th PS4 and PS5) enjoy this beautiful trailer of Princess maker 2 regeneration. You may remember awhile back I reviewed the first one and it was a fun game to play.

Now July 11th (PC and Switch ) we get to check out a new princess, with new graphics. You play as a father raising his daughter from the age of 10 until the age of 18 with stats to manage,choices to make that will change her personality and much more. Here are some words from the creator in this 30th anniversary.

Comment from Takami Akai

“I am so grateful that Princess Maker 2, which was created 30 years ago, is still loved by many people and that a new version is being released. This time, I was finally able to achieve the graphic renewal that I had always wanted! Please enjoy the newly drawn vacation and ending.”

Hopefully you will enjoy this one as much many others have over the last few decades,and may the Gaming gods bring you glory.

Lesson Learned: Cult of the Elizabeth Prologue

Lesson Learned: Cult of Elizabeth has a prologue out now that’s free,but the company was nice enough to send it to me. Admittedly it is short consisting of only 3 battles that you can beat probably in less than an hour.

  It does demonstrate the game pretty well however.  You and a friend (either a real one or a computer that is easily directed what to do) collect resources such as wood or stone and you build towers to defend your base. As you kill enemies your base collects power from them and it will automatically move along the path. After you get to the end of the path and you defeat all the enemies,you finish the level.

You can see what types of enemies are coming next at the top of the screen

This simple loop is quite engaging and easy to make yourself in. Lesson Learned,Cult of Elizabeth is definitely on my list of games to check out and with the prologue being free to check out on Xbox and steam it is worth your time to check out. Best wishes and may the Gaming gods bring you glory.

Zombies,Aliens and Guns release date

Publisher Ratalaika Games, and 9Ratones’ Sergio Poverony, are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of ‘Zombies, Aliens and Guns’, a, stylised and exciting challenge, “Run and Gun” top down shooter with a  clever mix of 2D pixels and 3D graphics.

Zombies Aliens and Guns will release April 26th on all Sony, Microsoft consoles and PC.

Persona 3 Reload First Impressions

This is going to be far from a full review,but after spending about 20 hours with it I think it’s a good time to talk about how I feel about this one.

First,I loved the original and still count Persona 3 FEZ as one of the best JRPGs of all time. Reload obviously had a lot to live up to.

Now for starters the graphics look great. Not the best obviously but for a remaster of a game so old I didn’t expect some sort of ground breaking graphics simply an upgrade and it is a massive one.

Classroom shenanigans return

The gameplay is of course where this game shines,and the day to day activities of increasing social links or stats like courage, intelligence or charm. This is a very addictive loop,if you allow yourself to connect with the characters themselves. The old couple in the book store aren’t very interesting to me but my friend loves them because they remind them of their grandparents. On the other hand, getting to know the classmate dating a teacher is great to me not because I relate to him but simply because of how nonchalant the whole thing seems to be.

Always find the weak spot

Combat is fluid, tho not always very difficult unless you are playing on the harder difficulty setting where hitting weak spots and using Buffs/Debuffs along with negative status effects becomes very important. One of the first bosses was stomping me into the ground until I managed to poison them. A few rounds later they were dead.

This is where things get interesting tho, many people rush through the tower simply to get back to the story. Others ignore much of the side story stuff for the tower. I love that because it means the game has something for most people,or like me I will lose close to 100 hours trying to do it all. With the game on gamepass, there isn’t a good reason not to try this one out. Best wishes,and may the gaming gods bring you glory.