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My Fantastic Ranch Announced For Fall

My Fantastic Ranch Announced For Fall

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Most management sim games are aimed at an adult audience, with dozens of complex decisions weighing on the player every second. If you’d like to get your kids into the genre, there aren’t many “light” examples out there — but publisher NACON and developer Piece of Cake Studios aim to change that. This fall they’re releasing My Fantastic Ranch, an entry-level management game, on modern devices. Players inherit a fantasy ranch full of dragons and unicorns Daily tasks involve welcoming new animals into the ranch, caring for the existing ones, and managing a riding lesson business. The latter takes the most care, from matching each student to the right animal, keeping track of their progress and hosting events and competitions. When your customers are happy, your rating rises. It’s simple stuff that most kids should be able to latch onto. “We wanted to create a management game that the youngest players can access, a game that makes them think and still leaves room for the imagination, and My Fantastic Ranch

Zorro: The Chronicles Announced For Consoles And PC

Zorro: The Chronicles Announced For Consoles And PC

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Before there was Spider-Man or Batman there was Zorro, the original masked hero. He’s been around a long time and there’s still some debate about whether he’s public domain or not. We won’t get into that here, but we WILL tell you he’s the center of a new game coming this summer. In Zorro: The Chronicles, from NACON, PVP GAMES and BKOM studios, you can control either Zorro or his sister Ines (he has a sister in this, by the way) as they slash, stab and poke at injustice. The game is half-platformer, half-brawler — you spend a lot of time leaping across building rooftops or pirate ship decks and the other half fighting pirates, corrupt officials and others. You have a sword, a whip, and acrobatic moves at your disposal. Also, you can throw a chicken at your enemies! It’s surprisingly effective. Zorro: The Chronicles is based on the French animated series of the same name. Today we learned there’s a new Zorro cartoon somewhere. Explore the game’s world

Blood Bowl 3 Coming To Consoles And PC

Blood Bowl 3 Coming To Consoles And PC

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Take the American sport of football, transport it far, far away from America — or anything resembling reality — and what do you get? The fantasy sport where creatures great and small, pretty and ugly, stinky and foul…all smash on the field to be the winning team. It’s Blood Bowl, and the blood will fly! Publisher NACON and developer Cyanide Studio are responsible for this one. They’ve made two smash hit Blood Bowls and now a third is coming, with four brand-new teams that will have the opposition running for cover. Their latest trailer introduces you to one of them…the Black Orcs. Tired of the amateur performance of the other Greenskins, the Black Orcs have decided to create their own teams. Forget about passing, dodging and speed: above all, the Black Orcs are shining examples of how methodically and brutally grind opposing players into the dirt. Lining up next to a Troll, whose extraordinary wild strength is only equalled by its striking stupidity, and Goblins that carry the ball and

Roguebook Reveals Gameplay Trailer

Roguebook Reveals Gameplay Trailer

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Publisher NACON and Abrakam Entertainment are bringing a new roguelike deck-building game —  Roguebook — to PCs this summer. Today they published a new trailer demonstrating how their game works. Roguebook was co-designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering. In the enchanted world of Faeria, players choose two heroes (four are available) and form a team to take on the powers of the titular book. The Roguebook isn’t a force for good; it pretty much threatens all of existence. The hook is that no two games will be the same. The Roguebook changes its strategy each time, so the obstacles and enemies you encounter will be different. This is a deck-building game and you battle with cards, but unlike most of them, you’ll want to collect as many cards as possible (instead of developing a streamlined deck). The more cards you have, the more abilities and moves you can use to fight in the Roguebook’s worlds. You can also upgrade some cards by inserting gems to earn

Roguebook Demo Available Now, And Only Now

Roguebook Demo Available Now, And Only Now

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Last week publisher NACON and Abrakam Entertainment announced Roguebook, a roguelike dechbuilder coming to PC this summer. They promised a demo, and it’s here — but only until Steam Game Festival ends. That means you’ve only got about a day to try it! Roguebook was co-designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering. In the enchanted world of Faeria, players choose two heroes (four are available) and form a team to take on the powers of the titular book. The Roguebook isn’t a force for good; it pretty much threatens all of existence. The hook is that no two games will be the same. The Roguebook changes its strategy each time, so the obstacles and enemies you encounter will be different. This is a deck-building game and you battle with cards, but unlike most of them, you’ll want to collect as many cards as possible (instead of developing a streamlined deck). The more cards you have, the more abilities and moves you can use to fight in the

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood Is Finally Out

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood Is Finally Out

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We were beginning to think we’d never get the chance to report this, but it’s finally happened: Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood has been released. The game was first announced in January of 2017 and has probably been in development for longer than that. 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: Endron Intrernational, a powerful and evil corporation, is polluting and destroying their homeworld, and they must unite to take them down. One would assume in a violent beat-em-up like this, you would prefer to be a manwolf all the time, but the gameplay is a bit more varied than that. Cahal has the ability to change from werewolf to human and back, and there are times when either one is advantageous. Homid Form: Used for stealthily neutralising guards and hacking into your

Roguebook Announced For PC; Demo Arriving Tomorrow

Roguebook Announced For PC; Demo Arriving Tomorrow

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Publisher NACON and Abrakam Entertainment have announced Roguebook — a roguelike dechbuilder coming to PC this summer. Roguebook was co-designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering. In the enchanted world of Faeria, players choose two heroes (four are available) and form a team to take on the powers of the titular book. The Roguebook isn’t a force for good; it pretty much threatens all of existence. The hook is that no two games will be the same. The Roguebook changes its strategy each time, so the obstacles and enemies you encounter will be different. This is a deck-building game and you battle with cards, but unlike most of them, you’ll want to collect as many cards as possible (instead of developing a streamlined deck). The more cards you have, the more abilities and moves you can use to fight in the Roguebook’s worlds. You can also upgrade some cards by inserting gems to earn unique bonuses. If you’re interested in trying out Roguebook for yourself, good news

NACON and Daedalic To Publish Lord Of The Rings: Gollum

NACON and Daedalic To Publish Lord Of The Rings: Gollum

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Most video games have you pursuing a singular goal, whether it’s a princess, a Power Pellet or an enchanted sword. But imagine there’s a game where you know for a fact the protagonist isn’t going to find what he’s after until about ten seconds before he’s dead. We speak of Gollum. The lisping man-monster made famous by Tolkien’s novels and Jackson’s movies is getting his own game. It’s mainly an action adventure through Middle Earth, but as far as motivation is concerned, Gollum cares about one thing and one thing only — his preciousssssss. With a serious magic addiction that’s corrupted him to his core, he’ll do anything to get his hands on the One Ring, and now you can help him almost reach his goal before he plummets into lava. This time, though, since you’re the one deciding what Gollum does, you also decide whether he recovers the bit of humanity he has left or if his dark side completely takes over. Will you take the traditional route or

A Special Message from Werewolf: The Apocalypse’s Endron

A Special Message from Werewolf: The Apocalypse’s Endron

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is coming next month from publisher NACON and developer Cyanide. It was first announced four years ago and has been in development longer than that. You can say it’s been a long wait, but that wait is almost over — a February release was just confirmed. The game 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: Endron, a powerful and evil corporation, is polluting and destroying their homeworld, and they must unite to take them down. But in the interest of equal time and the virtues of both-sides-ism, why don’t we let Endron speak and get their perspective on this story? They sent us this letter (delivered through NACON) today. I think you’ll find it enlightening: To all Endron employees, Since its inception, Endron has continually worked for the benefit

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

New Cinematic Trailer For Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood

New Cinematic Trailer For Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood was first announced in January of 2017 and has probably been in development for longer than that. It’s been a long wait, but we’ve been seeing more and more of it lately and there’s a good shot that we’ll actually get to play the game before the current year is through. Today publisher NACON and developer Cyanide released a new “Cinematic” trailer, which focuses on the storyline of Earthblood. Check it out: 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. In October of 2019 PDXCON was held in Berlin, and Julien “Patch” Desourteaux, Game Director at Cyanide, gave a keynote speech there. Patch said the

More Rally Racing in 2020 WRC 9 Announcement Trailer

More Rally Racing in 2020 WRC 9 Announcement Trailer

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NACON and its development studio KT Racing are pleased to announce WRC 9, the official video game of the FIA World Rally Championship. After the success of WRC 8, WRC 9 has multiple improvements and new features for rally gaming fans. It will be available from September 3rd, 2020 Xbox One, PlayStation®4 and PC from the Epic Games Store, and at a later date on Nintendo Switch. NACON is also excited to announce WRC 9 is also being developed for Xbox Series X and PlayStation®5, with more details about release timing and features to be unveiled in the coming months. NACON and KT Racing are also taking this opportunity to announce the continuation of their licensing agreement with WRC Promoter until 2022 for the development and publishing of WRC 10 and WRC 11. View the announcement trailer below: With WRC 9, the passionate developers of the French studio KT Racing have pulled out all the stops to once again meet the high expectations of rally fans by providing even more