John Romero and fellow id Software co-founder Adrian Carmack proudly announce BLACKROOM™, a visceral, varied and violent shooter that harkens back to classic FPS play with a mixture of exploration, speed, and intense, weaponized combat. Use fast, skillful movement to dodge enemy attacks, circle-strafe your foes, and rule the air as you rocket jump in the single- and multiplayer modes.…
Announcing Stage Presence: tinyBuild’s first VR game (Video)
It’s the mother of all nightmares. You’re on stage, the band is playing, the music is fantastic… and then all the electricity blows, and the music dies. The only equipment working is the singular microphone in your hand.
Now it’s your job to keep the crowd entertained with just the power of your voice.…
Fragments of Him coming on 3 May (Video)
Dutch indie developer Sassybot has announced its narrative video game Fragments of Him will be released on 3 May for PC. The Xbox One version will be following shortly after with the PlayStation 4 version coming later this year. The Dutch studio also revealed the official launch trailer of the interactive drama in which players experience a story of love, memories, and hope.…
Iceberg signs 4x space strategy game STARS IN SHADOW (Video)
Iceberg strikes gold again! The Dutch publisher, well known for its love of scifi games and especially 4X strategy titles, announces that it has agreed a worldwide publishing agreement with Canadian development studio Ashdar Games for their unique 4x strategy game Stars in Shadow (PC). The game is currently in the later stages of development and is expected to release on Steam and other digital platforms during Q3-2016.…
Battleborn Prequel Motion Comic Series (Video)
2K and Gearbox Software proudly present the Battleborn Prequel Motion Comic. This three part series takes place before the events of the soon-to-be-released game and leads up to the start of Battleborn’s episodic campaign, telling the story of the destruction of the second to last star in the universe – Penarch.…
Kasedo Games release Upwards, Lonely Robot demo
Kasedo Games have announced that a playable demo of the addictive platformer Upwards, Lonely Robot is now available on Steam. See the demo page here.
Easy to pick up and play but so difficult to put down, Upwards, Lonely Robot will push gamers’ platforming skills to the limit as they ascend a series of increasingly-challenging towers while trying to avoid the lurking enemies and traps above.…
CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS
All formats
Week ending 23 April 2016
POS. TITLE PUBLISHER LAST
WEEK
1 RATCHET & CLANK SONY COMPUTER ENT. –
2 DARK SOULS III BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT 1
3 STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT EA GAMES 12
4 TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION UBISOFT 2
5 EA SPORTS UFC 2 EA SPORTS 3
6 STAR FOX ZERO NINTENDO –
7 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III ACTIVISION 8
8 FIFA 16 EA SPORTS 7
9 QUANTUM BREAK MICROSOFT 4
10 DIRT RALLY CODEMASTERS 5
11 LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS WARNER BROS.…
Master of Orion Early Access 3 Detects New Lifeforms (Video)
Two new races are looking to shake up the galaxy in the next round of Early Access for Master of Orion: the Darloks and the Silicoids. These newcomers aren’t arriving empty handed either; they’re bringing the ways of Espionage with them, revealing Independent Planets, as well as granting a new victory condition: Economic.…
‘Lifestream’ Launches on PC, iOS, and Android (Video)
Lifestream, a haunting text adventure by independent developer Unimatrix Productions that aims to revolutionize interactive fiction, is now available for purchase on the PC, iOS®, and Android™.
In Lifestream, players take on the roles of Catholic priest Randolph Holton and his son, John, in their search for an enigmatic realm known only as “the Lifestream.”…
Stephane Cornicard (Saving Private Ryan, Metal Gear Solid) to voice a charismatic inventor in Bohemian Killing (Video)
IQ Publishing, the publisher of Bohemian Killing, a video game developed by the Polish studio The Moonwalls, is pleased to reveal details on the voice acting cast in the English version of its upcoming title.
The main character of the game is played and dubbed by a world-class film and voice actor, Stephane Cornicard!…