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RSS FeedsVarious Video Game Stories and More from the Week of September 6, 2021
Posted: 08:28AM
Author: Guest_Jim_*
With this first full week of September coming to an end, it is time to go through some video game news. First up is some from 2K as Tiny Tina's Wonderlands has received its Gameplay Reveal trailer and its release date. Players will get to enter its fantasy world on March 25, 2022, wielding magic and guns to defeat the Dragon Lord and survive Tiny Tina's guidance through the realms. You will get to create your own hero and mix six character skill trees with the game's multiclass system, while also building up an arsenal.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands will be available on the Epic Games Store, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 when it launches. Pre-orders are already available and will come with the Golden Hero Armor Pack. Registering for the game's newsletter to learn more about getting the game's Town Crier Pack of cosmetics as well.
There is something weird with the embed code it seems, so here is a link to the video: Tiny Tina's Wonderlands – Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer.
Source: 2K (Tiny Tina's Wonderlands)
Next we have some news for Star Trek fans as GOG with Activision has added six games to its catalog in celebration of the franchise's 55th anniversary. These games are Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force, Star Trek: Elite Force 2, Star Trek: Hidden Evil, Star Trek: Away Team, Star Trek: Starfleet Command III, an Star Trek: Bridge Commander, each of which are able to run on Windows 10 and some also sport LAN multiplayer. If those six are not enough, Star Trek: Armada and Star Trek: Armada II are both coming soon and already have store pages up so you can wishlist them.
Source: GOG (Classic Star Trek games added to catalog)
HandyGames has announced it will be holding an Indie's Paradise public showcase on September 22 at 7 PM CEST, during which two games' exclusive previews will be revealed. We can also expect content for A Rat's Quest, Perish, One Hand Clapping, Endling, Airhead and Townsmen VR. The event will be streamed at the publisher's Twitch channel: Twitch.tv/handygames_official.
Source: Press Release (HandyGames - Indie's Paradise Public Showcase)
Koch Media has released a new trailer for Hot Wheels Unleashed showcasing the cosmetic customization possibilities the game will offer for your vehicles and the Basement you can build custom tracks in. With the Livery Editor you can make sure your vehicles stand out from the rest as you apply colors and shapes to them, and can even share and download them online. As for your Basement, you can personalize the furniture and accessories, and each time someone races on a track you built, they will get to see your customization.
Hot Wheels Unleashed is launching on September 30 for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.
Source: Press Release (Koch Media – Hot Wheels Unleashed)
A new trailer for In Sound Mind has been released by Modus Games, providing players another look at the upcoming psychological horror game and how long they have to prepare for it as the release date has also been revealed. On September 28 PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 players will be able to take on the role of therapist Desmond Wales as he searches through his patients' minds to determine what happened in Milton Haven be he loses his mind. A demo is already available on Steam, if the trailer is not enough to tide you over until the end of the month.
Source: Press Release (Modus Games – In Sound Mind)
Square Enix shared a couple things this week, including the Story Introduction trailer for Forspoken, a Spring 2022 title coming from Luminous Productions. In this trailer we learn more about Frey, the directionless protagonist that has become quite a street-smart young woman because of her rough upbringing in New York City. While dreaming on getting out of the city, she suddenly founds herself entering the world of Athia through a portal. With glades, ruins, castles, and cliffs to explore, Athia is definitely not like Earth as she knows it, and dragons, goblin-like monsters, and her ability to wield magic to defeat them is also a bit unusual. Fortunately her magical and sentient bracelet, Cuff, is there to help her.
The trailer is behind an age-gate on YouTube, so here is the link for those interested: Forspoken – Story Introduction Trailer.
Source: Square Enix (Forspoken)
Also coming from Square Enix is Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and a new story trailer was released, giving a better understanding of the game's setting and stakes. In a previous trailer we met Grand Unifier Raker of the Universal Church of Truth and here we see the Guardians have succeeded and annoying him just enough to have half the galaxy coming after them. Fortunately it appears they will have some help from the Xandarian Worldmind and Cosmo, the telepathic Russian space dog.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is set to release on October 26 for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and GeForce Now. The Cloud Version for Nintendo Switch will also arrive on that day, though only for select regions.
Source: Press Release (Square Enix – Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy)
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation released back in 2016, but just because the game is years old does not mean developer Stardock has forgotten about it. This massive-scale RTS has received its v3.1 update that should improve load times and performance while also delivering major balance updates. At the top of the changelog we see an update to the Mesh optimization pass is what has reduced load times by up to 70% and a couple points down we see the maximum number of threads the game can use has been increased from 16 to 24. This increase should improve performance, especially when there are thousands of units to deal with.
Stardock has also released a new DLC for the game, Core Worlds that adds five new maps that are asymmetrical, which will make managing units more interesting, to avoid being bottlenecked or crushed by enemies. Resources have been distributed to offset some of the terrain challenges. The DLC is priced at $2.99 and you can check out its trailer below.
Source: Stardock [1] (Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation v3.1 Update) and [2] (Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation Core Worlds DLC)
Techland will be releasing Dying Light 2 on December 7 for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5, but you can already enter the game's world to learn more about it. This week the "Rosemary" Urban Legend audio story released, allowing players to learn the lore of the post-apocalyptic setting with stories like those its citizens would share. They can also give insight into the events that lead up to the Modern Dark Ages players will explore in-game.
Source: Press Release (Techland – Dying Light 2)
As part of the PlayStation Showcase 2021, Ubisoft shared the World Trailer for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction, the next title in the series that will pit Team Rainbow against a lethal, mutating alien threat that has arrived on Earth. Players will be tasked with launching incursions into containment zones to learn more about the threat, going in alone or on a three-person team. There will be 18 Rainbow Sixe Operators to choose from that have been adapted to survive these missions, with each offering their specific set of weapons, gadgets, and abilities making it imperative to balance your team to achieve success.
Rainbow Six Extraction is to release in January 2022 for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Ubisoft+, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna.
Source: Press Release (Ubisoft – Rainbow Six Extraction)
Closing out this week is news from CD Projekt Red as the company has launched a Kickstart campaign for The Witcher: Ronin, an original comic that will translate world of The Witcher to a feudal Japanese setting. Though still focused on Geralt, he will be exploring the Yokai-infested lands while trying to find Yuki Onna, the Lady of Snow. The Kickstarter specifically focuses on the Hard Copy Collector's Edition that will have the main narrative of the comic, three short comic stories featuring some fan-favorite characters, and some behind-the-scenes content as well. There are 16 days to go and you can check out what the different pledge levels will get you at the source link below.
Source: Kickstarter (The Witcher: Ronin)
