Funcom (@Funcom) revealed a stunning new gameplay trailer and featurette for Dune: Awakening, the first episode of the new Dune: Awakening Direct series. Embark on a breathtaking journey across Arrakis with Oscar-winning Cinematographer for Dune: Part 1 & Dune: Part 2 Greig Fraser, and Funcom Creative Director Joel Bylos, as they give us a glimpse at what it takes to bring Dune to life.
After announcing Dune: Awakening back in 2022, Funcom has kept its cards close to its chest. With the release of Dune: Part 2 this weekend, however, the developers are finally ready to uncover what has been growing beneath the sand’s surface this whole time.
In Creating Worlds: From Book to Film to Game, Funcom takes us on a breathtaking journey into the heart of Arrakis, featuring never-before-seen footage from the game. Interviews with Greig Fraser, academy award-winning Cinematographer on Villeneuve’s Dune Part 1 and 2, and Funcom Creative Director, Joel Bylos, reveal the creative overlap between Dune: Awakening and the recent movies. Get a glimpse at what it takes to bring the ultimate Dune fantasy to life.
Following Creating Worlds, the Survive Arrakis Trailer explodes out of the sand with colossal sandworms and soaring ornithopters. Gather materials to build your base in the style of your choosing, explore the deadly deserts in a variety of vehicles, learn deadly techniques and abilities from the Great Schools of the Imperium, and rise from survival to dominance. Witness the awesome scale and freedom of a living Arrakis.
Dune: Awakening combines the grit and creativity of survival games with the social interactivity of a large, persistent multiplayer game to create a unique and ambitious open-world survival MMO. Dune: Awakening is more sandbox than theme park. The emphasis lies in the freedom it offers in choosing and pursuing your goals, and the emergent moments that arise as they clash with that of other players.
Team17 Digital (@Team17) and Mantic Games have announced that Worms: The Board Game, the debut tabletop game of the famous worms, will launch on Kickstarter this August.
Mantic Games has a distinguished track record of licensing and adapting popular brands into tabletop games, including Hellboy, Mars Attacks, The Walking Dead, and new partnerships coming soon. A Kickstarter campaign for Worms: The Board Game is set to launch in August 2023, with a planned 2024 retail launch forming part of the countdown towards the Worms series’ 30th anniversary in 2025.
Michael Pattison, CEO, Team17 Digital, said: “The Worms brand has played a huge part in Team17 Digital’s success for nearly 30 years, and we’re really excited that our wriggly critters will be shortly battling away on tables around the world. We’ve worked closely with Mantic Games for some time to ensure the Worms experience is wholly encapsulated as a tabletop game, and we’re looking forward to the crowdfunding campaign starting in a few months’ time!”
Ronnie Renton, CEO, Mantic Games, said: “Worms: The Board Game is shaping up to offer all of the addictive, tactical gameplay and laugh-out-loud moments that you’d expect! We love the videogame series, and it’s an absolute joy to bring this feel-good experience to the tabletop for Worms fans everywhere to enjoy with their family and friends.”
August 2023 is the month to watch for Worms: The Board Game on Kickstarter.
Giiku Games has announced that their paranormal horror adventure 'Hermitage: Strange Case Files' is coming to Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in 2021.
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Having already made waves in China, acclaimed story-driven studio Arrowiz’s latest is being fully localised for a western release across all major platforms, bringing the game’s sinister brand of mystery and investigation to an entirely new audience.
The aforementioned ‘Hermitage’ is a quirky and altogether curious bookshop stood at the crossroads of a lonely junction, serving as a port of call for only the most eccentric of book worms. The store’s manager - usually to be found casting a critical eye over Hermitage’s patrons with a cigarette in his hand - is used to endearing oddities perusing his dusty shelves, but when one customer comes in searching for literature to solve the mystery behind some particularly lucid ritualistic dreams.
“Hermitage: Strange Case Files is what Chinese developer Arrowiz does best: an engaging mystery wrapped up in a multi-layered and immersive story where every line of dialogue is an important cog in the wheel that is the game’s overarching narrative,” says Rinalda Faraian, Product Manager at Giiku Games. “It’s important then that we do the script justice, and we can’t wait to bring this new localised version to gamers on console and PC this summer.”
With Hermitage: Strange Case Files causing its protagonist to question the lines between fantasy and
reality, players take on the role of said bookshop owner - a former anthropology professor who has strangely never been seen outside of Hermitage. With the help of a hacker genius on the run, a self-proclaimed detective and a short-tempered legal consultant, players will need to get to the bottom of a series of horrific incidents, taking on the supernatural horrors that lurk between the pages of Hermitage's weird and wonderful book collection.
Hermitage: Strange Case Files features:
A unique adventure with a multi-layered story and a visual novel style
Interviews with characters where choosing the approach that matches their personality serves up important leads
Clues discovered through TV news, online forums, phone messages and emails
Analyze characters and events using an interactive pinboard
Investigate character backstories to discover secrets
Match your intel with your suspicions to uncover the truth
Take your adventure on a new path by unlocking various storylines with your choices
Hermitage: Strange Case Files will be available on console and PC.
Team17 shone a spotlight on a number of titles at the Future Games Show’s Spring Showcase this evening, with the first ‘Team17 Presents…’ showreel of the year featuring nine titles for players to enjoy over the coming weeks and months. Take a look ahead at Team17's upcoming titles! Buckle up, it's going to be one hell of a ride.
Founded in 1990, Team17 Digital Limited is a leading international games label that hosts the Worms franchise, Blasphemous, The Escapists, Moving Out, Overcooked, Neon Abyss, Going Under, Yooka-Laylee and many more from developers around the world. Set across a range of genres and platforms, the selection underlines Team17’s commitment to encapsulate the spirit of independent games.
Team17 Presents…
Ready or Not, is currently in production with newly announced development partner, Void Interactive. Coming soon to PC via Steam Early Access, the SWAT-inspired game requires players to deploy stealth and strategy to succeed, utilising a range of weapons and equipment as they coordinate attacks on hostiles while protecting civilians.
Xbox Live Gold members can download "The Raven: The Legacy of a Master Thief" and "SSX" for free this December on Xbox 360. Xbox One players get to download "Worms Battlegrounds".
On Xbox 360, starting Monday, December 1st, "The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief" ($9.99 ERP) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through December 15th.
''The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief'' is a thrilling crime adventure in three episodes from the creators of ''The Book of Unwritten Tales''. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story.
Then on December 16th, Xbox Live Gold Members can download "SSX" ($19.99 ERP) for free through December 31st.
Redefining the SSX franchise, SSX: Deadly Descents will pit riders versus both mountain and man. Players will explore the story of a team who seek to be the first to descend the faces of the most treacherous mountain ranges on the planet. The team will travel the world to face the worst that Mother Nature can throw at them.
*Titles are available as free downloads for qualifying Xbox Live Gold members in all markets where Xbox Live is available. Some regions may offer different titles depending on market availability.
Team 17's "Worms Battlegrounds" is now available for digital download via Xbox Live on Xbox One.
Worms Battlegrounds is the biggest and best Worms game to date with more worms, larger landscapes, more dynamic water, more weapons and more customisation options than ever before! The game features stunning high definition 3D visuals but preserves the classic 2D gameplay we all know and love! New lighting effects, new socially integrated features to help players interact with the community and exciting additions to the single and multiplayer experiences makes this the de facto Worms experience, new to next gen consoles!
For more information on Worms Battlegrounds, please visit the XBOXONE-HQ Xbox One Games database or the official site.
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