Humankind: Endless Space Dev Announces New 4X Strategy
Amplitude Studios - creator of Endless Space and Endless Legend - has announced Humankind, a new 4X strategy game.
Announced during Gamescom Opening Night Live, the game will be published by Sega, and will see players micromanaging their way across the course of human history, from the Bronze Age through four separate eras.
Sega and Amplitude released a mysterious new trailer during the Opening Night Live show featuring a man playing electronic music in a space station orbiting Earth. The trailer then pans over the different eras of human civilization.
Humankind is coming out sometime in 2020.
For more on Gamescom, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2019 hub, and check out the whole show's schedule for a clue as to what else we might be hearing about this week.
Like Loot? You’re Going to Love Borderlands 3’s New Game Mode
We're in the home stretch of our IGN First coverage of Borderlands 3 for August 2019, and today we're bringing you a look at Borderlands 3's all-new game mode, 'Proving Grounds.'
Check out the video above and see Borderlands 3 Lead Level Designer Graeme Timmins take us through an overview of what Proving Grounds is, and what it means for you, the player.
In a nutshell, Proving Grounds is a fast way to kill a ton of enemies and score some seriously great loot. It's one of the many cool new features coming to Borderlands 3 when it releases September 13.
For more Borderlands, be sure to check out the first 14 minutes of Borderlands 3 and a look at four-player Borderlands 3 co-op.
Spec Ops: The Line Devs’ The Cycle Now Out in Early Access
Yager, the developers behind Spec Ops: The Line and more, announced its new game The Cycle is available in Early Access today at Gamescom 2019's Gamescom Opening Night Live press conference.
Described as "PvPvE," The Cycle is available to play via the Epic Game Store as a free download. Yager previously revealed The Cycle in 2018m, when Yager revealed the planet Fortuna 3 as the main location for the game, "a hostile, beautiful new world, full of resources, alien life, and other Prospectors looking to take its riches."
IGN's Spec Ops: The Line review said "The sum of Spec Ops’ unexpected story is an army shooter that makes killing people mean something."
Ion Fury Devs Take Back Decision to Remove Homophobic Content
Update: In a new post on Steam from Terminx – lead developer on Ion Fury – a joint statement was shared from both Voidpoint and 3D Realms, stating they will not be removing any homophobic content from Ion Fury, counteracting what was vocalized previously after the developers made transphobic and sexist remarks in their Discord channel.
The statement can be read below:
"Joint statement from Voidpoint and 3D Realms:
We’ve caused a recent controversy suggesting Ion Fury game content was to be censored.
We will absolutely NOT be censoring Ion Fury or any of our other games, now or in the future, including but not limited to by removing gags such as gaming’s most controversial facial wash.
Little Nightmares 2 Announced
Tarsier Studios has revealed Little Nightmares 2.
The sequel to the horror-themed platformer was announced during the opening night press conference at Gamescom 2019.
Little Nightmares 2 will focus on a new character, called Mono, as well as the original protagonist Six, as they venture into a place known as the Signal Tower which, according to Tarsier's Senior Narrative Designer Dave Mervik is "the center of the whole story."
Little Nightmares 2 is coming in 2020 to PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.
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Kerbal Space Program 2 Announced
Kerbal Space Program 2 is coming for the Xbox One, PS4, and PC in 2020, but it won't be coming from the original developer.
Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live, the new game will be supported by Squad, the first game's developer, but primary development is being handled by Star Theory (formerly Uber Entertainment, developer of Planetary Annihilation and Monday Night Combat).
For more on Gamescom, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2019 hub, and check out the whole show's schedule for a clue as to what else we might be hearing about this week.
Disney+ Reveals Global Launch Dates and Platform Compatibility
The Disney+ streaming service, which is set to launch in the US on November 12, 2019, has revealed global launch dates and pricing for Canada, The Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand. Check out the release dates and pricing information below:
- Canada (November 12, 2019) - $8.99CAD per month or $89.99 per year
- Netherlands (November 12, 2019) - €6.99 per month or €69.99 per year
- Australia (November 19, 2019) - $8.99AUD per month or $89.99 per year
- New Zealand (November 19, 2019) - $9.99NZD per month or $99.99 per year
Here are the various digital platforms where you can subscribe to Disney+ and watch shows like The Mandalorian and WandaVision:
Comanche Reboot Revealed
'90s attack helicopter sim Comanche will be rebooted as a PvP multiplayer game.
Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live, the game will be published by THQ Nordic.
The game will go through alpha and beta stages in Q4 of this year, and it will enter early access next year. You can sign up at the Comanche website.
The game appears to have a 'hero shooter' style element, where you choose unique helicopters to control in PvP battles. Drones can also be used for close quarters battle.
For more on Gamescom, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2019 hub, and check out the whole show's schedule for a clue as to what else we might be hearing about this week.
Next D&D Book Introducing New Class, Races and an Updated Alternate Setting
Wizards of the Coast, the publishers of Dungeons and Dragons, have revealed a new sourcebook coming this fall.
Eberron: Rising From the Last War offers players and dungeon masters alike new tools, lore, and character races, as well as a new class for D&D Fifth Edition: the Artificer.
Eberron: RFtLW explores an alternate setting to the "traditional" D&D world of The Forgotten Realms - where the majority of published adventures, as well as the D&D video games (like the upcoming Baldur's Gate 3) take place - in the warn-torn continent of Khorvaire. The world of Eberron was first introduced during D&D v3.5 in the early 2000s, providing a setting that resembled a steampunk aesthetic rather than classic high fantasy, and has only appeared in one officially-published supplement, the digital Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron back in 2018.
Gears 5 Horde Mode and Steam Version Revealed
The Gears 5 presentation at Microsoft’s Inside Xbox Gamescom showcase revealed a selection of new features, including the return of Horde mode and a Halo: Reach character pack.
Horde mode returns in a familiar guise with a few modern additions. Once again players will team up in squads to fend off waves of increasingly stronger enemies and bosses, but this time each player takes on the role of a unique character with Ultimate abilities. For example. JD can call in an airstrike, and Kait can use a cloak.
Together, the team can build defences, collect power, and level up skills to become a more effective force. Alongside classic hero characters, players can also play as Jack in Horde mode. The squad’s robot pal doesn’t require cover and can buff nearby allies or hack enemies. More characters will be added over time.