Selecta Play (@SelectaPlay) has revealed that they will be working with indie developer Dormidin Studio to publish the Metroidvana-style 2D action platformer Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam globally via digital stores.
Inspired by classic movies and games of the 80’s and 90’s such as Beastmaster, Conan and Deathstalker, Castlevania, Golden Axe and Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts,Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster is developed by two friends who met at a cosplay event with a dream to make indie videogames. The team has strived to craft a world brought to life with a deeply immersive story that is drawn and animated by hand using hundreds of sketches to bring the world of Arborea to life.
Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster completes the lineup of stunning playable titles being showcased by SelectaPlay at Indie Dev Day from 8th - 10th September in Barcelona, Spain. No less than six new titles from SelectaPlay’s upcoming portfolio will be playable at the event. As well as Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster, the final lineup is confirmed as the first-person psychological horror narrative experience Luto, the addictive puzzle game Bubble Ghost Remake, the first-person narrative adventure game Inner Ashes, the 2D action platformer Morkull Ragast’s Rage and the horror survival game Dark Atlas: Infernum.
Watch the official announcement trailer for Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster below and stay turned for further info.
Former executives from Funcom (@Funcom), Lockwood, and Bohemia (@bohemiainteract) have raised $5M to create a new studio ‘Red Rover Interactive’ and innovate the hardcore survival genre.
With the goal of creating truly captivating multiplayer experiences and shaking up the survival genre in the process, brand new studio Red Rover Interactive can today lift the lid on its future plans.
The new outfit - which has already established bases in the Norwegian capital Oslo and Newcastle in
England’s North East - has been founded by games industry veterans who collectively worked on series such as Conan Exiles, Dune Awakening, DayZ, Avakin Life, Crysis 2, Ryse, and Ghost Recon, amongst others.
Red Rover’s goals? Initially, to
utilise the studio’s considerable collective experiences working with successful multiplayer-focused IP to catapult the survival genre in a new direction, placing player agency and drama front and centre. And more long term? In the developer’s own words, to “create the most novel and engaging multiplayer experiences on the market.”
“We believe multiplayer interactions are fundamentally more powerful than PVE ones,” says Red Rover Interactive CEO Fred Richardson. “This is something most persistent online games don't leverage, often being built as single player experiences that support many players. We plan to lean into this, starting with the survival genre which we are intimately familiar with, taking it in a genuinely new direction.”
Red Rover Interactive is headed up by:
CEO Fred Richardson (Funcom, Ubisoft Reflections)
COO Joe Stevens (Lockwood Publishing, Ubisoft Reflections)
Design Director Marek Zilavy (Bohemia Interactive, Funcom)
Technical Director Daniel Ratzer (Funcom)
Art Director Sebastian Zimmermann (Nordeus, Jagex, Crytek)
Red Rover Interactive is focused on cultivating mid-sized, close-knit, co-located teams. This begins with the foundational team of 17 members, most of whom have collaborated previously, leveraging their significant shared experience. From a creative standpoint, the studio aspires to produce titles designed for infinite engagement, perfectly suited to the age of content creation.
The studio has already secured significant seed investment from Behold Ventures and The Games Fund, as well as other participating investors such as Lifelike Capital, GEM capital, Acequia Capital, and a suite of angel investors, coming in at just under $5 million.
Now, with its sights set on the horizon, Red Rover Interactive is calling on fearless developers with a thirst for the extraordinary to join its ranks. Developers ready to shape genre-defining projects in Oslo or Newcastle are invited to step into the ring.
Funcom released a new DLC for Conan Exiles, accentuating the brutal life in The Exiled Lands. Blood and Sand introduces new and exquisite weapons, ferocious armor and arena building pieces to The Exiled Lands. Also released is a free update containing new and improved PvP mechanics.
The DLC is available right now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC for $ 9.99 / € 9.99 (regional differences may apply). Additionally, a free update was also released, containing various bug fixes, new items and a PvP overhaul. The free update introduces the Battle Standard, which can be placed to create PvP zones. This will allow players to create massive arenas and fighting pits, even on PvE servers. Participating in PvP on PvE servers will be entirely optional
The Blood and Sand pack contains:
29 new arena building pieces - A set of building pieces made for arenas and vaults.
15 new armor pieces - In three sets, such as the Bear Shaman armor Light, medium and heavy sets with an epic end-game version of each.
19 new weapons - In the Bloodletter set plus all new weapons Same power as iron weapons with an epic end-game version of each weapon.
15 new war banner placeables - Decorate your new arena or castle with all new war banners.
All the new content in Blood and Sand is exclusive to this DLC and adds a host of new visual options, but does not give any in-game advantage in power. All the new items have comparable stats to existing items.
Let's take a look at the official Blood and Sand Trailer.
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The release of Funcom’s Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has slipped by a further eight weeks so that the developer can offer a "more polished MMO experience".
Originally expected to launch in 2007, then in late March 2008, Funcom has now announced a fresh delay that means the game won’t see the light of day until May 20, 2008.
“Despite great feedback on vital aspects like immersion, fun factor and the exciting combat system, the management of Funcom has decided to polish the game even more. Eight weeks of development work is therefore added to stress game systems and polish the game further leading up to launch,” read a company statement explaining the new delay.
“The companies standing apart in the gaming market today are those with a relentless drive to achieve quality. Even though we regret delaying the launch, I am certain we made the right choice. I hope that our followers and fans will support our decision, and respect our commitment to quality,” added Age of Conan producer and game director Gaute Godager.
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Play the Conan demo and experience the strength and savagery of Conan as you wage an epic battle across the world of Hyboria! Approximately 15 minutes of gameplay plus some short video segments.
The demo is free and weighs in at a little over 483MB. Conan is rated ESRB: M (Mature) for Blood, Gore, Intense Violence and Nudity. The demo is not available in Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore or Taiwan.
About Conan
Conan is an action adventure video game featuring a story of epic brutality, sheer evil and visceral combat within an expansive fantasy setting. Players will follow the journey of Conan the Cimmerian as he fights a vicious battle against a variety of enemies and an elusive power that threatens to consume the world. Using everything at his disposal, including deadly weapons and environmental objects, Conan must fight everything in his path as he traverses a variety of unique realms within the Hyborian world.
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