Techland revealed that Bloody Ties, the first major story DLC for the best-selling open-world action-RPG Dying Light 2 Stay Human, will beckon the fiercest fighters to Carnage Hall worldwide on October 13. Bloody Ties, launching for PC alongside Xbox and PlayStation consoles, debuts thrilling new challenges and quests, brutal arena fights, new weapon fights, and more.
In Bloody Ties, players will embark on a new story adventure. Reach the epicenter of death, wealth, and absolute splendor in a stunning location: The Carnage Hall. This old opera building is full of challenges and quests, surprising new weapon types, character interactions, and discoveries to uncover.
Watch the brand-new trailer revealed during Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2022.
Before experiencing this extravagant new DLC, Techland invites the community to revisit the last bastion of humankind in Dying Light 2 Stay Human and download the community update, available now. This new type of update is based upon feedback received from the community, containing updates they are Dying 2 Have.
This first community update will introduce key fixes and changes for players, including improved behavior of infected during the night and fights, increased spawn rates of special infected, distance tracker, many technical improvements (including for co-op and PS5 balanced mode) and last but not least—E3 2019 color grading presets.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Bloody Ties will be available for Xbox, PlayStation and PC on October 13, 2022. Players who pre-order will get access to the Aristocrat Pack, including an exclusive weapon and outfit!
Saber Interactive and Saber Porto announced that DAKAR DESERT RALLY, the official game of the Dakar Rally Raid Event, will be launching on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5/4, and PC on October 4th, 2022. This next-generation racer features true off-road rally action from the official 2020-2022 Dakar raids with authentic vehicles, realistic physics, dynamic seasons, and weather.
Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest and most epic off-road rally racing adventure ever developed. Dakar Desert Rally captures the genuine speed and excitement of Amaury Sport Organisation’s largest rally race on the planet, featuring a wide variety of licensed vehicles from the world’s top makers, including motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs. The game offers unique challenges for off-road simulation diehards and casual racing fans alike. Compete in fierce online multiplayer races or navigate the vast wilds in single-player offline.
Watch the official pre-order trailer below:
The game is available to pre-order on the official site today. Pre-order Saber Interactive’s open world rally racing game today to get the exclusive Audi RS Q e-tron off-road futuristic prototype vehicle.
DAKAR Desert Rally will be available for consoles and PC on October 4, 2022.
October 2022's Games with Gold lineup includes: Windbound and Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition.
Xbox Live Gold members get exclusive access to these games for a limited time as part of Games with Gold. With Xbox Live Gold, you get the most advanced multiplayer service, free games, and exclusive member discounts on games in the Microsoft Store — get Xbox Live Gold today to get in on the action or join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate which includes all these fantastic benefits plus access to over 100 great games with Xbox Game Pass.
Shipwrecked alone on an uncharted island, explore, adapt and navigate the land and perilous seas to stay alive. You’ll need to craft weapons and tools to survive. Spend time building a new boat which you can use in an immersive tactile sailing experience to reach the other islands. Explore the hidden history of each island to unlock their mysteries. Enjoy this delightfully surprising game that takes the survival genre in a totally new direction.
Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! Take to the skies in this immersive flight simulation where each mission is a high-risk expedition. Manage everything from fuel, ammo, hydraulics and more in your very own physics based Bomber, which can be customized with an array of liveries and paint jobs!
In Of Blades & Tails you play Reik, a clever member of the tribe of foxes. A chain of unfortunate events involves you in a quest of vital importance to all the peace-loving creatures of the realm. You will have to leave your home village and explore the world to become strong enough to stand up to evil.
The gameplay is inspired by classic Hack & Slays and turn-based RPGs like Tales of Maj'Eyal or Stoneshard. The lore is inspired by the classic point & click adventure Inherit the Earth. The developer personally thinks about the game as Diablo, but turn-based with a more strategic approach, in a vibrant animalistic setting and with lots of secrets to explore.
Of Blades & Tails features include:
Turn-based Combat that allows for quick action or strategic planning
An Open World with lots of places to discover
A fresh anthropomorphic setting in a vibrant pixel art look
generated dungeons and caves
Classless Character Development with many abilities to unlock
of different qualities and Unique Items with special powers
Hunt giant bugs or gather herbs and other useful resources
Many Enemy Types with different skills that may require tactical decisions
Join guilds to gain their secret knowledge
with rats and other profit-seeking animals
Of Blades & Tails will release for Xbox One/Series S/X, Nintendo Switch and PC in Q3 2023.
Last Boss 88 announced that its Japenese inspired shoot-em-up title SHINORUBI will be coming to Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch in early 2023.
Inspired by classic Japanese shooting games, SHINORUBI is a pure dose of adrenaline and frenetic arcade action with all the best aspects of Japanese bullet hell games, optimized in ultra HD, all in a polished, accessible with many levels of difficulties.
With eight different spaceships and as many play styles as well as various “Arrange Modes,” SHINORUBI offers maximum replayability. Extremely challenging as every worthy bullet hell shoot ’em up should be, SHINORUBI is also welcoming of players new to the genre with its multiple difficulty levels.
SHINORUBI‘s resolution will go up to 4K while its framerate will go up to 120 frames per second for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 (on compatible screens).
SHINORUBI's features include
Eight pilots.
Eight play styles.
Multiple difficulty settings.
Arrange modes and score multipliers.
Frenetic bullet hell-type action.
Colorful graphics.
4K-compatible on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.
Play at 120 frames per second on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
SHINORUBI will be available for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in early 2023. The game is currently in Early Access on Steam.
Publisher Handy Games (@handy_games) announced that Lethal Honor, a new take on rogue-lites, is coming to XBox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC. This brutal, obscure and punishing action-adventure roguelite is set in a shady and beset post-apocalyptic world.
Slay hordes of eldritch creatures in relentless isometric close quarter battles with an art style reminiscent of the 1980s dark age of adult superhero graphic novels. Set in a shady and beset post-apocalyptic world you play various characters to unfold a complex story. With countless abilities, a dozen combat styles, and several secondary mechanics, every run is like a new issue of a comic book series!
Lethal Honor's progression model is a new take on rogue-lites. Select comic panels are seamlessly integrated into the gameplay to structure your routes passing procedural runs. With every run and every death, you come closer to waking one of the main characters each with their own story to play. Kill or be killed, run or be run over, give in return but never give up!
Prepare to discover the truth! Welcome to Lethal Honor – Order of the Apocalypse!
Lethal Honor features:
Brutal isometric Hack and Slay rogue-lite gameplay
Gritty hand-drawn dark age graphic novel art style combined with 3D scenarios: CONFRONT THE COMIC!
Several different biomes and main characters with their own storyline, abilities, and playstyles
A mature, dark, and complex story
Procedural Content
Lethal Honor will come to XBox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC! No release date was announced.