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The Sinking City Sinks Off The Digital Marketplace

The Sinking City Sinks Off The Digital Marketplace

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We wrote quite a few newspieces on The Sinking City, the Lovecraftian detective game from Frogwares Studios and what was then called Bigben Interactive. The game’s publisher has since changed its name to NACON, and is now under fire from Frogwares, being accused of a breach of contract among other things. Caught in the middle: the game, which has been removed from most digital markets. Frogwares published an open letter on their website which states their agreement with NACON guaranteed a share of the profits as well as ownership of the game itself and all IP therein. Though NACON gave Frogwares those payments at first, they were usually late, and at some cases were only produced upon formal notice. Then, suddenly, NACON demanded The Sinking City’s source code for some reason, something they had no legal access to (they could sell the game, but not own it). Frogwares refused to hand over the code, so NACON stopped paying them. That decision launched a legal battle that has been going on

We’ve Got The Trailer For Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood

We’ve Got The Trailer For Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse was first announced by Paradox Interactive, Cyanide Studio and Focus Home Interactive in January of 2017. In 2018 BigBen Interactive was announced as its distributor. In 2019 it gained the subtitle “Earthblood,” and last week we were promised a trailer very soon. That time is now! PDXCON just took place in Berlin, and Julien “Patch” Desourteaux, Game Director at Cyanide, took the stage to unveil the big trailer, as well as deliver a keynote speech. This is what everyone saw: Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is based on the classic tabletop RPG and focuses on Cahal, a banished werewolf who is forced to return to his tribe after he desperately needs their help. He’s got a new quest that’s bigger than him or any petty squabble between lycans: Pentex, a powerful and evil corporation, is polluting and destroying their homeworld, and they must unite to take them down. Patch said at PDXCON that the main aspects of the pen-and-paper version of Werewolf would be carried over to

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood To Be Unveiled Soon

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood To Be Unveiled Soon

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse was first announced by Paradox Interactive and Focus Home Interactive in January of 2017. In 2018 BigBen Interactive was announced as its distributor. In 2019 it gained the subtitle “Earthblood,” but the one thing we have yet to see is any footage or pics of the game itself. That’s about to change. Bigben is still publishing, Cyanide Studio is still developing, and it will be unveiled for the first time at PDXCON on October 18, 19 and 20 in Berlin. On the 19th, the big trailer for Werewolf will debut there, and Julien Desourteaux, Game Director at Cyanide, will take the stage to reveal more information in a keynote speech. Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is based on the classic tabletop RPG and focuses on Cahal, a banished werewolf who is forced to return to his tribe after he desperately needs their help. He’s got a new quest that’s bigger than him or any petty squabble between lycans: Pentex, a powerful and evil corporation, is polluting and

Meet The Man Behind The Warhammer Chaosbane Music

Meet The Man Behind The Warhammer Chaosbane Music

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Last June Warhammer Chaosbane launched for Playstation 4, XBox One and PC. The man who composed the soundtrack for that game was Chance Thomas, a professional whose resume includes games like DOTA 2, The Lord of the Rings Online and King Kong. Warhammer Chaosbane was his most recent project, and in this new video, Thomas reveals the secrets to his composition process. “I try to totally immerse myself in that world, in that fiction,” said Thomas. “It’s almost like a method actor — what would I really feel like if my family was being threatened by the Chaos horde?  And to the degree that I get in touch with the emotions that I think I would really feel in that world, then I start to have musical ideas present themselves in my mind.” Thomas is currently cooking up the score to the Tomb Kings expansion, set to release later this year. It will be an entirely new story, told through a new act separate from the main campaign and taking

Paranoia: Happiness Is Mandatory Gameplay Trailer

Paranoia: Happiness Is Mandatory Gameplay Trailer

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Irish developer Black Shamrock is currently working on converting the classic tabletop RPG Paranoia into a full-fledged video game. For those unfamiliar with the original, you and the other players are under the watchful eye of a power-hungry, paranoid and irrational AI known as Friend Computer. You want to keep Friend Computer happy, but you also have to figure out how to break free from its control, without it realizing your scheme. Today Black Shamrock and publisher Bigben Interactive, in cooperation with IGN, declassified this new gameplay video for Paranoia: Happiness Is Mandatory. Are the rumors true? View the top-secret footage yourself and decide what’s really going on…. As part of a special mission ordered by Friend Computer, our reporter was sent to Ireland to investigate Black Shamrock, the studio developing Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory, amidst rumours that one of the team could be guilty of treason… As a Red clearance Troubleshooter, you have been granted access to the full video report. Many aspects of the game development were scrutinised: the

Warhammer Chaosbane: The Post-Game Plan

Warhammer Chaosbane: The Post-Game Plan

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Warhammer Chaosbane is almost upon us! In a matter of days the action-RPG will launch on consoles and PC — a bit earlier if you shelled out for the Super Duper Calafragilistic Collectors Limited Edition Thing. But publisher Bigben and developer Eko Software want you to know that the end of the game isn’t really the END of the game. They have their DLC plans all roadmapped out, and today they shared it all with us. Endgame: Once the main quest is finished, the player will be able to restart with a new character while keeping everything they’ve previously unlocked: crafting, fragments, money, etc. Additionally, finishing the game will unlock different endgame modes: Expedition mode: the best way to start a fast game, alone or with friends, in randomly-generated levels. Relic hunt: the player may purchase a map from the Collector’s Guild in order to get access to a dungeon which offers several difficulty levels and lets players collect heroic gear. Boss Rush: lets you confront the campaign bosses as

Second Beta For Warhammer: Chaosbane Launches Today

Second Beta For Warhammer: Chaosbane Launches Today

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If you missed the first closed beta for Warhammer: Chaosbane, you’ve got a second chance. The second beta beings today for those who hold a preorder (and it’s not too late to get one and qualify). Here’s what you’ll find awaiting you: Playable campaign: the first three missions of Act 2 taking place in Praag as well as Act 1, which takes place in a Nuln that has been improved and reworked using the feedback the players provided during the first beta phase. Two new playable characters join the Imperial soldier and the High-Elf mage: the Dwarf slayer and the Wood-Elf archer. Maximum level: 25 Cooperative mode with up to four players locally or online in order to test the synergy between the four classes If you don’t have a beta code, you can at least experience fifty seconds of Warhammer: Chaosbane by watching the second beta launch trailer. Here are some of the environments you’re missing. But it won’t be long until the actual game itself comes out. This

New Street Date For The Sinking City

New Street Date For The Sinking City

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When the latest trailer for The Sinking City was released without a street date attached, we theorized it might be suffering a delay. We were correct as developer Frogwares Studios assigned a new release date for the game as of today: June 27. In the words of Frogwares, “Too many games came out now so we prefer to get out the way.” In The Sinking City, you play a PI trying to make sense of the case he’s wound up trapped in. The setting is New England in the 1920s — the fictional city of Oakmont, Massachusetts. Oakmont has had some flooding issues lately…but that’s not the least of it. All that water is supernatural in origin, a by-product of the Lovecraftian monsters invading the city. A private investigator arrives to determine what’s up. Our fearless detective must explore the city, gather clues and figure out how to end the invasion. As Charles Reed — the PI’s name — you’ll be completely alone in your investigation, with no allies or partnerships

Warhammer: Chaosbane Closed Beta Begins Today

Warhammer: Chaosbane Closed Beta Begins Today

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Today is the day! If you have the preorder ticket, you can start playing the closed beta for Warhammer: Chaosbane for an entire week. The servers will shut down March 13 at 1 AM Pacific, but until then, here’s what you can play through… Content available in the first beta phase: Playable campaign: Act 1 – The sewers of Nuln, infested by Nurgle demons 2 available classes: the Imperial soldier and the High-Elf mage Maximum level cap: 20 Local and online co-op with up to 4 players If you don’t have a beta code, you can at least experience thirty seconds of Warhammer: Chaosbane by watching the new beta launch trailer. Here are some of the environments you’re missing. If you’re feeling regretful, it’s not too late to get into the beta — and there will be another one in April. Those who don’t feel like preordering can get the finished game when it launches June 4. Possessors of the Digital Deluxe or Magnus Editions of Warhammer: Chaosbane will be

Warhammer: Chaosbane Closed Beta Date Announced

Warhammer: Chaosbane Closed Beta Date Announced

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The next Warhammer game is on the way! Bigben Interactive and Eko Software’s Warhammer: Chaosbane is now on track for a June 4 general release, but you can start playing earlier than that if you really want to. An early access beta has been announced for those who preorder the game on their machine of choice. Preorders for any version of the game count — Standard, Digital Deluxe or Magnus. The first beta will be live from March 7 through March 13 on all platforms; a date for the second beta (it’s expected April-ish) will be announced soon. Pre-downloads start March 6th at 1 a.m. (PST) Beta starts on March 7th at 1 a.m. (PST) 1st phase ends on March 13th at 1 a.m. (PST) In this beta players will be allowed to develop their characters up to level 20, explore the sewers of Nuln, and fight Nurgle demons. Up to four players can play co-op at once, but just two characters will be available:  Konrad, the Imperial soldier, and

The Sinking City: Gameplay Video

The Sinking City: Gameplay Video

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Bigben Interactive and Frogwares Studios have been hyping up The Sinking City for months now. What else could they have to show us? Believe it or not, they haven’t gotten around to revealing gameplay footage yet. But it’s here now, in the brand-new “Detective Trailer.” In The Sinking City, you play a PI trying to make sense of the case he’s wound up trapped in. The setting is New England in the 1920s — the fictional city of Oakmont, Massachusetts. Oakmont has had some flooding issues lately…but that’s not the least of it. All that water is supernatural in origin, a by-product of the Lovecraftian monsters invading the city. A private investigator arrives to determine what’s up. Our fearless detective must explore the city, gather clues and figure out how to end the invasion. As Charles Reed — the PI’s name — you’ll be completely alone in your investigation, with no allies or partnerships — it’s just you, the rainy streets, and the clues. You play the game by exploring

Meet Bragi Axebiter of Warhammer: Chaosbane

Meet Bragi Axebiter of Warhammer: Chaosbane

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Warhammer: Chaosbane is on the way! It’s coming this April to Playstation 4, XBox One and PC. It’s time to meet the first of its four playable characters: the drawf Bragi Axebiter. Bragi Axebiter, the dwarf Slayer has taken the oath of the Slayer, vowing to cleanse his honour by dying in combat against a formidable adversary. This exceptional warrior is always searching for the most powerful enemies so that he can “finally” honour his oath. An expert in hand-to-hand combat, Bragi benefits from a high degree of mobility which allows him to launch into the heart of a melee in order to eliminate a particular target. Bragi can move quickly across the battlefield by throwing his axe at targets — his ability catapults him straight toward whatever the axe is stuck in. Just hold down the space bar or tilt the right joystick, and he’ll go flying. This ability to jet across the field lets skilled players get in blows before the enemy even realizes what’s happening. Warhammer: Chaosbane

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