Vblank Entertainment has released the “full reveal” trailer for Shakedown: Hawaii, its upcoming 16-bit open-world adventure and sequel to Retro City Rampage.
The developer also announced that it will publish physical PlayStation 4 and PS Vita versions of Shakedown: Hawaii. It recommends you subscribe to its e-mail alerts so you don’t miss when they go on sale.
Here’s an overview of the game, via its Vblank Entertainment:
Open World, New Parody
Where Retro City Rampage was a send up to video games and pop culture, Shakedown: Hawaii is a parody of mega corporations, white collar crimes, and the most comically egregious business practices that go alongside. It playfully satirizes business that’s so ballsy, you’ll be left saying, “I’m not even mad, that’s amazing!”.
Out of Retirement… to Retire the Competition
You play an aging CEO, stranded in a world he no longer understands, with a company that’s now a relic of the past.
Upon discovering that online shopping’s destroyed his retail margins, ride sharing killed his taxi business, and video rental stores… are no longer actually a thing… it becomes clear that keeping the company alive will require drastic measures. He’ll need to modernize the business! Unfortunately, the modernizations he chooses are exactly those comically egregious practices!
From the Boardroom to the Streets
Replacing the genre’s more commonly populated gangs and mobsters, are boardroom executives, formulating harebrained schemes to increase margins and boost profits.
But, whether you’re cornering the market on avocado toast or masterminding new hidden service fees, the missions ultimately unravel into the same carjacking, combat and shootouts you’d expect from the genre.
Collect ‘Em All
As things begin to turn the corner, our anti-hero sets his sights even higher. Perhaps it was his rival’s taunts, or maybe he attended one too many motivational self-help seminars, or it could just be his own insecurity and over-compensation complex. Whatever it was, he declares that saving the company is no longer enough. He’s going to own the ENTIRE island! He’ll destroy EVERY competitor! He’ll convince the world that online shopping’s a dying fad, taxis are here to stay, and dammit… get everyone renting VHS tapes again!
The entire island is up for grabs… or at least, will be once you ruffle enough feathers.
Through story missions, small jobs and your own acquisitions, you’ll gain ownership of properties and businesses. The revenue they generate can then be funneled back into more acquisitions.
Reality Check
Our anti-hero’s decision to spend more time on reality TV as a “CEO” personality, than as the actual CEO of his company didn’t help matters.
Even though he’s only reached D-list celebrity status, he’s still too recognizable to go on a rampage without a disguise. Luckily he owns a few costume shops in town.
New opportunities will emerge as your empire branches out into new market segments. With the disguise, you can begin sabotaging competitors, threatening those who threaten your brands, and collaterally “rezone” land.
Collecting Loose Change
With your trusty disguise, you can also begin shaking down shops for protection money, and use that to fund your “legitimate” corporate expansion.
These micro missions are scattered all over the island and successfully completing them will provide you with additional streams of income.
More on these shakedowns will be revealed in detail in a later trailer dedicated solely to their part in the game, so stay tuned!
Shakedown: Hawaii is due out for PlayStation 4, Switch, PS Vita, 3DS, and PC via Steam in 2017.
Classic horror-inspired fighting game Omen of Sorrow playable at Evo 2017
AOne Games will showcase Omen of Sorrow, its upcoming PlayStation 4 fighting game featuring characters isnpired by classic horror, at Evolution 2017, the developer announced.
The playable demo, which will be available at booth #110, will feature previously revealed characters Caleb and Gabriel, an updated version of vampire character Vladislav, and new character Zafkiel. Attendees will be able to try out the game’s mechanics and test out the combat engine on its latest iteration.
“A fighting game engine has very specific and strict needs, that need to be solved in order to deliver a top quality experience the community has come to expect,” combat designer Felipe Muñoz said in a press release. “To have a constant 60 fps framerate, deterministic physics and consistent collisions has allowed us to develop a precise and fast paced gameplay we strived for.”
Muñoz continued, “We’ve got the certainty that players will enjoy what we’ll show at EVO, our next challenge is to finalize our custom matchmaking server to avoid the problems other fighting game titles have suffered. Fortunately Microsoft Azure has placed their trust upon us, so we’ll be able to use their global infrastructure to provide a superior quality experience.”
Open World RPG Citadel: Forged With Fire Announced for PC, PS4 and Xbox One
魔法题材网游《堡垒:火焰之炼》正式公布
曾经开发《瘦长鬼影:降临(Slender: The Arrival)》的Blue Isle工作室公布了他们的新作——《堡垒:火焰之炼(Citadel: Forged With Fire)》,这是一款魔法题材的开放世界网游,本作将登陆PS4、Xbox One和PC。这款游戏将于2017年7月26日以Early Access的形式登陆Steam,而家用机版本的上市日期并未公布。
Blue Isle工作室的相关负责人Alex Tintor在官方声明中表示,《堡垒:火焰之炼》是他们尝试的全新游戏类型,开发团队的最大目标就是和社区玩家一起打造终极的幻想沙盒游戏。目前本作Steam版的封测申请已经开启,感兴趣的玩家可以点击这里进行查看。
Massive Wizarding Sandbox RPG Citadel: Forged With Fire Coming to Steam July 26
Independent developer Blue Isle Studios, the team behind Slender: The Arrival and Valley, revealed its next creation today with the announcement of the magical open-world Citadel: Forged With Fire. In development for PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Steam Early Access, Citadel: Forged With Fire is a massive online sandbox RPG rife with spellcasting, building, exploring and crafting that will launch on Steam Early Access on July 26, 2017.
“Citadel is a completely new genre for us, our biggest goal with this title is to work closely with our community to build the ultimate fantasy sandbox game that is playable online with friends.” said, Alex Tintor, managing director of Blue Isle Studios. “This project has been a labor of love and we are excited for its launch onto Early Access this summer.”
Citadel: Forged With Fire gives players complete freedom to determine their own destiny as they become an infamous hunter of other wizards, tame mighty beasts, forge alliances with fellow players to create an imposing House of Conjurers, or visit uncharted territories to unravel their rich and intriguing history.
The path you take is yours to choose...
Citadel: Forged With Fire Features
• Tame Legendary Beasts: Tame or ward off Savage Orcs, Horses, Direwolves, Dragons and more.
• Form Alliances and an Empire: Build your house, create a flag and establish a hierarchy as you prepare for war against other houses!
• Explore a Massive Fantasy World: Visit Sweeping plains, dense forests, craggy mountains, festering swamps, a frozen tundra and more...
• Study the Arcane Arts: Learn and master a wide range of powerful spells!
• Want to Fly?: Use your Wizardly prowess to take to the skies using a broomstick, a dragon, an eagle or alchemy!
• Build and Bash Epic Castles: Construct the castle of your dreams, use magic to enhance your fortress or take advantage of the dynamic destruction system and crush an opposing house.
• Character Customization: Dress your Mage the way you want, with a limitless variety of clothing and weapon options!
Players interested in playing Citadel: Forged With Fire before its launch are invited to sign up for Closed Beta Testing here.
For more information, please visit citadelgame.com, follow @PlayCitadel on Twitter, and ‘Like’ the game on Facebook.
Kalypso Media has released the first trailer for Sudden Strike 4 featuring gameplay footage from the PlayStation 4 version of the World War II real-time strategy sequel.
Sudden Strike 4 will launch for PlayStation 4 in Europe and PC via Steam worldwide on August 11, and for PlayStation 4 in North America on August 15.
Runic Games has released a new trailer for Hob, its upcoming “suspenseful adventure” game, dubbed “World Machine.”
Here’s an overview of the game, via its official website:
About
Hob is a suspenseful adventure game set on a stunning and brutal world in disarray. Slowly uncover your role in saving the vibrant life around you while you explore stunning landscapes, solve puzzles, and transform the planet itself.
Key Features
Wordless Narrative – Presented without text or dialogue, Hob’s story is revealed as you explore the planet and interact with the strange lifeforms that inhabit it.
Transform the World by solving puzzles and repairing the planet. The landscape will change before your eyes, opening new areas to uncover and explore.
Grapple, Punch, and Warp through the world! Use your mechanical glove-arm abilities for traversal as well as combat.
Adventure in an open world, explore ruins, befriend sprites, and battle the rogue creatures that threaten their extinction.
Obduction for PS4, PlayStation VR launches August 29
Sci-fi adventure puzzle game Obduction will launch for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR in a $29.99 bundle package on August 29, developer Cyan announced.
Pre-orders are available now through the PlayStation Store, and include exclusive PlayStation 4 themes and avatars.
Here’s an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
From Cyan, the indie studio that brought you Myst, comes a new sci-fi adventure.
As you walk beside the lake on a cloudy night, a curious, organic artifact falls from the starry sky and inexplicably, without asking permission, transports you across the universe. You’ve been abducted from your cozy existence and added into an alien landscape with pieces of Earth from unexpected times and places.
The strange worlds of Obduction reveal their secrets only as you explore, discover, coax, and consider their clues. As you bask in the otherworldly beauty and explore the enigmatic landscapes, remember that the choices you make will have substantial consequences. This is your story now.
Make it home.
Absolver Weapons and Powers Video
Upcoming Online Melee Action Game Absolver Reveals Physical and Digital editions That Will Roundhouse Kick You in the Face
Independent developer Sloclap and the drunken masters at Devolver Digital have announced the preorder program for the greatly anticipated online melee action game Absolver ahead of its launch on PlayStation 4 and PC August 29. Starting today eager combatants that preorder Absolver on PlayStation 4 or PC will receive 10 percent off the base $29.99 price, the Labyrinth Prospect mask, and Uring Priest gear se.
The most ardent fans can preorder the limited small batch physical Absolver Collector’s Edition from Special Reserve Games for $74.99, which includes an ultra premium, wearable Prospect mask with display stand, a 52-page The Art of Absolver book, and sticker pack in addition to a PlayStation 4 disc or PC download via Steam..
The upcoming online combat game has been hotly anticipated and has taken home numerous E3, PAX, and PSX awards since its reveal last summer. Absolver puts players behind the mask of a Prospect, who has taken a sacred vow and chosen to join the Absolvers, an elite corps of combatants fighting to maintain stability in the world. Prospects will choose a combat style, each with their own special abilities, and assemble their own custom Combat Deck to create a personal fighting system in intense, real-time combat. Choose to wander the land alone, with friends, or find a mentor to spar and learn from to become a more polished warrior.
For more information on Absolver visit absolver.com and follow @Absolver on Twitter. Preorders and more details are available at absolver.devolverdigital.com provided our servers hold up.