Publisher THQ Nordic and developer Piranha Bytes announced that fantasy-themed action role-playing game 'Risen' will release on January 24, 2023 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. Check out the official trailer!
A mysterious volcanic island.
The heavy tremors on the island bode ill for its inhabitants. Ancient temples have risen from the ground recently, bizarre creatures are terrorizing the area. Fear and terror is spreading among the population.
The end of all hope?
A group of powerful men who call themselves "The Inquisitors" have taken it upon them-selves to put an end to these events. They send an expedition to this remote island, but a storm takes hold of the ship and destroys it at sea.
A hero will come.
As if by a miracle, you survive the shipwreck and are stranded on the volcanic island alone. You find yourself amidst a chaos of rebellion, tyranny, and mystic rituals. It is up to you to decide to which side the pendulum of fate will swing.
Delve into a gritty, raw, and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters, and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting, or become a powerful mage.
Risen Features:
Port of the cult RPG with full gamepad controls and reworked user interface.
Open world Action / RPG where every action has consequences.
Divided into four chapters, letting you decide which side you will join.
Over 20 different spells to choose from, cast either through scrolls or runes.
Fully seamless world streaming support—no loading screens.
With each level, your character will learn and improve their skills.
Countless side quests and creatures to discover.
Over 60 hours of immersive open world gameplay.
Check out the official announcement trailer below.
Players can delve into the gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world of Risen when it launches for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on January 24, 2023!
24 Entertainment released a new NARAKA: BLADEPOINT documentary video, reflecting on where their inspirations came from, and how they built a game that would go on to sell over 10 million copies, completely changing the online action genre. Sit down for some tea and meet the others that keep NARAKA and the players on their toes and listen the stories of the behind the scenes work that they do! #NARAKABLADEPOINT
Fun fact: it all started with the iconic 1999 arena shooter, Quake III, as Lead Producer, Ray Kawn, explains. “It was so fun, but when I was playing it I came up with an idea. What if we played with swords instead of guns? Wouldn't it be more fun?” And so the seed was planted, an idea that Kwan and his team would ultimately grow into NARAKA: BLADEPOINT.
Something else you may not have known is that Viper Ning, the instantly recognizable face of NARAKA, underwent a dramatic makeover during development. In the documentary, 24 Entertainment reveal that their original mascot was a stoic swordsman, though the team wanted to shatter this stereotype and appeal to a wider international audience. By fusing the cinematic style of modern action games with the beauty of oriental aesthetics, the Blind Blademaster of West Yushan was born.
The developers also discuss the challenge of breaking into the battle royale genre, years after its original surge in popularity. Instead of thinking there was no hope, 24 Entertainment knew that that this genre was a perfect fit for their unique blend of dynamic player movement and melee action, as Kwan explains. The shrinking safe zone forces players to fight and adapt instead of simply fleeing when their health is low, solving an age-old issue with multiplayer action games.
Not only would they need to breach an overcrowded genre, the studio were challenged to make their game accessible to a wider audience, something melee-focused games have always struggled to achieve. Revealing all, the documentary explores how NARAKA’s gameplay went through many iterations, from something one tester refused to even touch, to a point where its own developers couldn’t stop playtesting from their desks.
PQube and developer TrickJump Games announced that cyberpunk action roguelite 'ArcRunner' is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5 and PC via Steam in 2023.
On board the Titan-Class space-station “The Arc”, a meta-virus has infected KORE – the station AI. Every robot on the station immediately turned on its inhabitants, and they’ve all mysteriously disappeared – location unknown.
The ArcRunner protocol is initialised: The stored mind of the greatest tactical operative downloaded into a cybernetic android body and released with one goal: Defeat the zone Guardians, make it to KORE and restore it to sanity.
ArcRunner Features:
Who Will You Be? - Play as the greatest tactical operative and select your new cybernetic android body from three templates - Soldier, Ninja or Hacker
Gather Your Weapons - Keep an eye out for new weapons as you move through The Arc! Upgrade your weapons and abilities with upgrades and augmentations
Perfect Your Run - Utilise the Autodoc to equip powerful augmentations for your character which can impact weapon damage as well as add movement abilities and extra guns!
Stunning Cyberpunk Stylised 3D Graphics - Battle your way through a dystopian cyberpunk metropolis or the graceful residences of the rich, with each level layout completely randomised
Play With A Friend … Or Two - Why battle KORE yourself when you could do so with the help of your friends? Play ArcRunner online with up to three players and defeat the evil AI together!
ArcRunner is coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5 consoles, as well as PC in 2023.
CD Projekt Red Studio announced today that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition will release this December on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. The next-gen update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming on December 14th, free for everyone who already owns the game.
Enhanced with the power of next-gen consoles and modern PC hardware in mind, the upcoming release of CD PROJEKT RED’s award-winning role-playing game will feature dozens of visual, performance, and technical enhancements over the original. These include ray tracing support, faster loading times on consoles, as well as a variety of mods integrated into the experience, among many others. Along with new additional content inspired by The Witcher series from Netflix, these will be covered next week in a dedicated REDstreams event on Twitch, where the studio will present gameplay from the next-gen version of the game.
The next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition will be available for purchase digitally on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC, featuring all free DLCs released to date, and both major expansions: Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine. Moreover, a free next-gen update will be available for everyone who owns any release of the game for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. A physical edition will be released following the initial digital rollout, with a specific date to be announced at a later time.
In addition to the next-gen release, the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch versions of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will also receive an update featuring numerous additions and improvements, as well as the Netflix Witcher-themed additional content. Further details, including the release date, will be announced soon.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition launches for Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC on December 14th, 2022.
Brazilian independent studio Minimol Games is proud to announce that their upcoming game Chessaramawill be launched in Q2 2023 on consoles and PC and has become an official sponsor of the world's top online chess tournament, Play Magnus Group's flagship Champions Chess Tour, for the remaining event in the 2022 season and the duration of the 2023 season. Chessarama will also sponsor chess24's coverage of the FIDE World Championship cycle.
In Chessarama, the players will be able to enjoy a world of premium minimalist games, unlock collectibles and compete against each other by climbing the leaderboard. The reimagined chess game scenarios include cultivating a farmyard, fighting a dragon and fighting as a legendary Ronin in feudal Japan.
The story of Chessarama cannot be understood without Raphael Dias, a young Brazilian developer and Ph.D. in Physics who has been marked by his discovery of Chess when he was 14. Chess drove not only him to have a more structured mindset and discipline in his life as student and professional, but also taught him values like respect and patience. His passion for video games came into the mix with Chess in 2019, when he decided to found the independent studio Minimol Games with the mission of developing minimalist and innovative chess-based games.
After 30 small games launched, over 250k copies sold and an average positive review ratio over 85%, Minimol Games is developing their most ambitious title to date, Chessarama. Chessarama is a collection of original chess-inspired turn-based games with their own rules, dioramas and designs.
Play Magnus Group and Minimol Games will work together to make chess accessible and attractive to a wider audience through Chessarama. The aim is fully in line with the wider objectives of the Play Magnus Group.
Chessarama launches on consoles & PC via Steam in Q2 2023!
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, an interactive trek through Atari's historic past, featuring a selection of the publisher’s most iconic games, is now available for Xbox One and Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC via Steam and the Epic Store
A mix of video game collection-meets-anthology, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration showcases the history of Atari through a combination of retro and modern playable games, short videos, never-before-seen interviews, early development diaries, and more. Emulating seven separate console platforms, and containing titles spanning five decades, the library-styled interface presents over 100 video games sorted by era in an intuitive linear timeline. Other files and materials are also part of the package, including early development sketches, hardware schematics, internal memos, pictures, films, and other "artifacts," the majority of which have never been made public.
A digital romp through Atari’s enduring past and a peek into the creative minds that created the publisher’s legacy, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration invites players to explore the golden age of video games through a new lens. Watch Atari grow from a small Silicon Valley startup to the iconic brand it quickly grew to become, explore early game concepts, and enjoy a handful of reimagined fan-favorites lovingly created by developer Digital Eclipse.
Features Include:
Expert Insight Through Storytelling: The collection is outfitted with a handful of various never-before-seen interviews with past-and-present Atari leadership as well as other prolific names in the games industry; complemented, of course, by the video game developers who helped raise Atari to become an industry icon.
Playable History: The massive selection of over 100 games spans seven different platforms: Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, and, for the first time ever on modern consoles, Atari Lynx and Jaguar! Play the classics like Tempest 2000, Asteroids, and Yars' Revenge, or dive into some deeper cuts.
Reimagined and Revisited: The team at Digital Eclipse created six new games for the collection that reimagines some of the most beloved Atari classics or put a twist on classic game themes, including Haunted House, Neo Breakout, Yars’ Revenge, Vctr Sctr, and the infamously never-finished Airworld.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is available on Xbox One and Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store for $39.99. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration releases for Atari VCS later this year.
Physical editions are also available via Best Buy, Amazon, Target, and Gamestop, with availability via select retailers outside the US.
Check out the Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration launch trailer: