Game Releases – Page 219

Posted on June 26, 2018 by sick skills — Leave a comment

Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale Day 6

The Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale continues! For the next nine days, take advantage of huge savings throughout our store on over ten thousand games. You can also help unlock free games by playing our Summer Saliens Game.

Today’s Featured Deals include:

Slay the Spire – 37% off
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands – 67% off
Metal Gear Solid Franchise – Up to 80% off
Mafia III – 65% off
Elite Dangerous – 55% off
Okami HD – 30% off
Hellblad Senua’s Sacrifice – 33% off
Rocket League – 50% off
and many more

Along with the sale is the Summer Saliens Game. Team up with other Saliens to fight The Duldrumz on different planets and free the abducted games. Gain XP as you battle, level up, unlock new abilities, and win cosmetic items to deck out your Salien. Plus, get Summer Sale Trading Cards just for playing.

Choose to battle on a planet that piques your interest and you’ll automatically be entered for a chance to win one of its rewards when it’s conquered. The longer your Salien spends on a planet the higher your chances of winning! The groups with the most tiles when a planet is taken will get to plant their flag as conquerors, undoubtedly gaining Saliverse-wide fame in the process.

The Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale will run until 10 AM Pacific, July 5th. Complete information can be found HERE.

Posted on June 26, 2018 by sick skills — Leave a comment

Heart of the Cardboard: Exploring the future of app-driven board games

By Anna Blackwell 26 Jun 2018

With the smartphone proliferation of the past decade there’s been an inevitable, (but so far restrained) trend developing in the world of board games. Depending on who you’re talking to, this new development is causing a bit of stir.

No, we’re not just talking about ports-to-digital – we’re being well served there – what we rather mean is the slow creep of digital being hard-coded into board game design. That’s right, we’re talking about board game that are largely driven by companion apps.

At their most base level these companion apps are a digital component that interacts with the boardgame/card game in some way. Whether this is a digital narrator, augmented reality, or an AI that controls the movement of the other pieces, these apps change the way we think about boardgame design. This is in contrast to utility apps, which simply enhance or assist in gameplay but are not required to actually play the game in question.

Leading the charge

Let’s take Rudy Games’ Cold War strategy game Leaders as our first example. At first glance. Leaders looks like a Risk spin-off except with a realistic world map that actually includes New Zealand. You wouldn’t be far wrong with that summary either. What allows Leaders to stand apart from its classic counterpart is its virtual headquarters. From the app you can conduct espionage and sabotage, complete missions, and forge secret alliances. All of which is done through your device which – now this is important – records that you have made these decisions.

A couple of years back while I was studying computer game design I tried making an alien invasion boardgame where one player played the aliens and the other played the humans trying to mount a resistance. One of the mechanics I had planned was a fog of war where players could stash units in buildings without the other player seeing what units were or even where they were. The main problem with this was that without gimmicky board design it all came down to player trust. Players would have to admit to each other that “yeah, that grenade you tossed through the window would have totally got my guards.” Which was never going to happen. However, with Leaders tracking your moves through an impartial digital referee, there’s no need for that trust. If my army gets sabotaged right before a key invasion and I lose because of it, then I can’t rightfully complain; the app knows all.

Bridging the Gap

Another take on app-driven games is XCOM: The Board Game, the cardboard adaptation of Firaxis’ XCCOM: Enemy Unknown. The main selling point is that the alien invasion is controlled by the accompanying app. You and your friends control the elite military organization XCOM as you fight against the invaders and the app also also dictates turn order, resolution and pacing of the player actions.

XCOM: The Board Game somewhat blurs the line between analogue and digital. Is it a boardgame with a companion app or a mobile game with a physical board? The answer is both and that annoys some purists. But putting them to the side for a minute, this new combined medium offers up a lot of new potential to developers on both sides of the divide.

App developers can now work with physical components. Take Sensible Object’s Beasts of Balance, a boardgame where you balance animals, elements, and interaction pieces atop a plinth and try to evolve and grow your app-side creatures as much as possible without the tower falling. Purely as a boardgame it would be mildly entertaining at best. Purely as an app it would have flopped and died. But put both of the elements together, where you physically tap the animal to the reader and see it come to life in the game world? Brilliant! And the tension it creates by having the app give you a few seconds to put a fallen tower back together again takes away the Jenga finality and adds in a strangely wonderful air of desperation that has kept me coming back for more. And while these represent large physical investments, not all games have to be.

By now, it’s fair to say that most people (never mind gamers specifically) have some kind of smart device; be that phone, tablet or something else. Provided developers make sure they hit the key beats of iOS and Android (and Amazon, if there’s time), then there’s no danger to your potential player base. Furthermore, provided you design the game well enough you only need one person out of a potential group of 4-6 to actually need a smartphone or tablet. There’s never been a better opportunity to go high-tech.

Games to Life

Lightseekers by TOMY is a great example here. Part trading card game, part mobile RPG, and part augmented reality game. The card game itself serves as a way to enjoy collecting the various cards that you want for the mobile RPG. Every card is scannable and provides your characters with spells, boosts, or even summonable pets that fight for you. It’s pretty clear to see the Skylanders influence but this shows an important step in game design with useable, physical microtransactions. These are cards you’re going to buy anyway and with the booster pack culture of TCGs, you’re going to be seeing a lot of cards over and over again so why not put them to use? Also, the little augmented reality moment where your hero appears atop the card to get their new bonus is pretty nifty. Sort of like the ARG cards that shipped with the Nintendo 3DS but with a purpose.

So, we’ve established that companion apps can be used as rules arbiters for high strategy games like Leaders, as opponent-components in games like XCOM: The Board Game, and as a way to bridge the gap between the digital and physical like in Lightseekers. But what about physical games that have an app-based teaching component?

Mensa award nominee Colour Chess by DogEared Games is an interesting new take on dusty fan favourite Chess. Its colour mechanics add a new layer of strategy that are pretty simple to learn but difficult to master and like all good remix games, it comes with a couple other variants packed in with it. The problem is, you might not have someone to play with. Or you might need to practice and are sick of your Chess buff friends calling you a dumb-ass. Well Colour Chess has your back with its companion app that allows you to practice against an AI and play with players online (in a digital only sense, but you could set the board up and copy the moves for better spatial awareness).

Like them or not, companion apps are expanding the potential of boardgames and apps and as technology progresses and gets cheaper to produce, we can expect more to come. Even party games like One Night Werewolf are getting in on the action with an app that handles the night time narration and turn order, meaning everyone can play at once.

And if that means that I can view my Yu-Gi-Oh battles through an augmented reality app and actually see them fight, then I’m happy with this new future Oh, wait, they already made that too.

What are your thoughts on app driven boardgames? Let us know in the comments!

Posted on June 26, 2018 by sick skills — Leave a comment

Dota 2 Update – June 25th 2018

7.18:
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* Aeon Disk: Cooldown increased from 90 to 115
* Echo Sabre: Strength bonus increased from 10 to 12
* Echo Sabre: Damage bonus reduced from 15 to 12
* Echo Sabre: Slow duration increased from 0.7 to 0.8
* Hand of Midas: Cooldown reduced from 95 to 90
* Orb of Venom: Damage per second reduced from 5 to 3 on ranged heroes
* Maelstrom: Chain Lightning damage reduced from 170 to 160

* Abaddon: Base movement speed increased from 305 to 310

* Alchemist: Greevil’s Greed Gold Bonus Cap increased from 16/20/24/28 to 20/24/28/32
* Alchemist: Greevil’s Greed Stack Duration increased from 30 to 40

* Ancient Apparition: Ice Blast duration increased from 8/9/10 to 9/10/11

* Bane: Fiend’s Grip cooldown increased from 100 to 120/110/100

* Beastmaster: Wild Axes manacost increased from 80 to 80/85/90/95
* Beastmaster: Primal Roar cooldown increased from 80/75/70 to 90/80/70
* Beastmaster: Level 10 Talent reduced from +25 Movement Speed to +20
* Beastmaster: Level 15 Talent reduced from +7 Armor to +6
* Beastmaster: Level 20 Talent reduced from +100 Wild Axes Damage to +80

* Bloodseeker: Level 10 Talent reduced from +8 Armor to +6
* Bloodseeker: Level 15 Talent reduced from +300 Health to +275

* Centaur Warrunner: Base strength increased by 2

* Chen: Holy Persuasion cast range reduced from 900 to 600
* Chen: Holy Persuasion send back delay rescaled from 6/5/4/3 to 6
* Chen: Holy Persuasion cooldown increased from 10 to 32/24/18/10

* Clinkz: Strafe cooldown reduced from 45/35/25/15 to 30/25/20/15
* Clinkz: Strafe manacost reduced from 90 to 75/80/85/90

* Clockwerk: Power Cogs burn/damage reduced from 80/120/160/200 to 50/100/150/200

* Crystal Maiden: Crystal Nova damage increased from 100/150/200/250 to 130/170/210/260
* Crystal Maiden: Arcane Aura self mana regen increased from 1.6/2.4/3.2/4 to 1.8/2.6/3.4/4.2

* Dark Willow: Bramble Maze total damage increased from 100/150/200/250 to 140/180/220/260
* Dark Willow: Cursed Crown manacost reduced from 100/120/140/160 to 80/100/120/140

* Dazzle: Base damage spread reduced from 41-59 to 47-53
* Dazzle: Poison Touch damage rescaled from 10/24/38/52 to 16/28/40/52

* Death Prophet: Base armor reduced by 1

* Doom: Base movement speed reduced from 285 to 280

* Dragon Knight: Level 15 Talent reduced from +35 Damage to +30

* Earthshaker: Base HP regen increased from 2 to 2.5
* Earthshaker: Base movement speed increased from 305 to 310
* Earthshaker: Enchant Totem Scepter cast range increased from 900 to 1100
* Earthshaker: Echo Slam Echo damage increased from 60/85/110 to 70/90/110
* Earthshaker: Echo Slam waves are no longer disjointable

* Earth Spirit: Strength gain increased from 3.2 to 3.5

* Ember Spirit: Fire Remnant charge restore time increased from 35 to 38

* Enchantress: Attack range increased from 550 to 575
* Enchantress: Untouchable attack slow increased from -20/60/100/140 to -20/70/120/170
* Enchantress: Impetus damage increased from 14/18/22% to 16/20/24%

* Enigma: Midnight Pulse damage increased from 3/3.75/4.5/5.25% to 3.75/4. 25/4.75/5.2 5%
* Enigma: Midnight Pulse duration rescaled from 11 to 9/10/11/12
* Enigma: Midnight Pulse cooldown rescaled from 35 to 50/45/40/35
* Enigma: Midnight Pulse manacost rescaled from 95/110/125/140 to 75/95/115/135
* Enigma: Level 15 Talent increased from +120 Gold/Min to +150
* Enigma: Level 20 Talent increased from +400 Health to +500 Health
* Enigma: Level 25 Talent increased from +4 Malefice Instance to +5

* Invoker: Level 10 Talent increased from +0.5s Tornado Lift Time to +1.25s
* Invoker: Level 15 Talent changed from +2.5s Cold Snap Duration to -12s Cold Snap Cooldown

* Io: Relocate now has channel time instead of a cast delay

* Legion Commander: Duel bonus damage increased from 10/14/18 to 10/18/26

* Leshrac: Split Earth cast range reduced from 750 to 650

* Lich: Sacrifice 25 manacost removed
* Lich: Ice Armor increased from 3/5/7/9 to 4/6/8/10
* Lich: Chain Frost cast point reduced from 0.4 to 0.3

* Lycan: Base armor reduced by 2
* Lycan: Base damage reduced by 3

* Meepo: Base armor increased by 2

* Mirana: Level 10 Talent reduced from +20 Damage to +15
* Mirana: Level 25 Talent reduced from -75s Moonlight Shadow Cooldown to -70s

* Morphling: Waveform cooldown increased from 11 to 14/13/12/11

* Naga Siren: Rip Tide damage reduced from 120/160/200/240 to 80/130/180/230
* Naga Siren: Ensnare cooldown increased from 12 to 14

* Nature’s Prophet: Agility gain increased from 1.9 to 2.4

* Necrophos: Death Pulse damage increased from 80/120/160/200 to 100/140/180/220
* Necrophos: Death Pulse unit kill regen duration increased from 6 to 7

* Night Stalker: Void now deals half damage during day
* Night Stalker: Base movement speed reduced from 290 to 285

* Nyx Assassin: Vendetta manacost decreased from 160/210/260 to 140/200/260

* Oracle: Intelligence growth increased from 3.2 to 3.5

* Phantom Lancer: Base strength reduced by 3

* Pudge: Meat Hook cast range increased from 1000/1100/1200/1300 to 1300
* Pudge: Flesh Heap magic resistance increased from 6/8/10/12% to 8/10/12/14%

* Riki: Base damage increased by 3
* Riki: Blink Strike damage rescaled from 55/70/85/100 to 100
* Riki: Blink Strike cast range rescaled from 800 to 500/600/700/800
* Riki: Smoke Screen AoE increased from 250/275/300/325 to 325
* Riki: Smoke Screen cooldown increased from 11 to 17/15/13/11

* Sand King: Burrowstrike cooldown increased from 11 to 14/13/12/11

* Shadow Shaman: Mass Serpent Ward damage increased from 40/70/100 to 50/75/100

* Skywrath Mage: Arcane Bolt manacost increased from 70 to 90

* Slark: Level 10 Talent reduced from +10 Agility to +8

* Sniper: Headshot physical damage no longer ignores Spell Immmune units
* Sniper: Headshot damage increased from 15/40/65/90 to 20/50/80/110

* Sven: Great Cleave damage increased from 30/42/54/66 to 40/50/60/70

* Templar Assassin: Psionic Traps bounty increased from 1 to 25

* Terrorblade: Agility gain increased from 3.7 to 4.2

* Tidehunter: Gush armor reduction increased from 3/4/5/6 to 4/5/6/7
* Tidehunter: Ravage duration increased from 2/2.4/2.8 to 2.4/2.6/2.8
* Tidehunter: Level 20 Talent increased from -4 Gush Armor to -5
* Tidehunter: Level 20 Talent increased from +24 Kraken Shell Damage Block to +30

* Timbersaw: Whirling Death stat loss percentage increased from 13% to 15%

* Tiny: Strength growth increased from 3.3 to 3.6
* Tiny: Tree Grab unit attack damage bonus increased from 10/20/30/40% to 25/30/35/40%
* Tiny: Tree Grab building attack damage rescaled from 90/120/150/180% to 80/120/160/200%
* Tiny: Toss damage increased from 75/150/225/300 to 90/160/230/300

* Ursa: Overpower attack count increased from 3/4/5/6 to 4/5/6/7
* Ursa: Level 20 Talent increased from +12 Fury Swipes Damage to +16

* Vengeful Spirit: Wave of Terror damage rescaled from 45/70/95/120 to 60/80/100/120
* Vengeful Spirit: Magic Missile stun duration rescaled from 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8 to 1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8

* Warlock: Shadow Word manacost increased from 90/110/130/150 to 120/130/140/150
* Warlock: Shadow Word cast range reduced from 525/600/675/750 to 450/550/650/750

* Weaver: Agility gain increased from 2.8 to 3.1
* Weaver: Shukuchi damage increased from 80/110/140/170 to 100/125/150/175

* Windranger: Intelligence reduced by 2
* Windranger: Powershot reduced from 180/270/360/450 to 150/250/350/450

* Witch Doctor: Voodoo Restoration activation cost increased from 20/30/40/50 to 35/40/45/50

* Wraith King: Mortal Strike skeletons magic resistance increased from 30% to 50%
* Wraith King: Vampiric Aura increased from 15/20/25/30% to 18/22/26/30%

Posted on June 25, 2018 by sick skills — Leave a comment

The Coolest Fortnite Wallpapers for your phone

We know you’re all secretly playing Fortnite on your iPhones or Tablets right now. The Battle Royale sensation earns hundreds of millions in dollars nearly every month and the playerbase has grown to 125 million. It’s certainly not me who’s been spending all that money. God knows what will happen when it finally comes to Android.

What better way to show your clear & undeniable appreciation for this masterpiece by displaying your affection via a snazzy, on-message wallpaper for your phone. Your first port of call could always be this iOS app we found cunningly titled Fortnite Wallpapers. It’s iOS Universal, it’s free, and it also has a collection of phone (and tablet) art that you can use show your allegiance. Thank you Matthew Nelson for trying to make us redundant.

If you’re happy to let us help you though, using top-secret investigative techniques (Google), we’ve scoured the internet to find some of the best examples of Fortnite wallpaper.

< I’M A LLAMA
Source: Pinterest

Did you ever see The Emperor’s New Groove? Man that was a great film. Some good, clean Disney humour there, and all about a guy who gets turned into a Llama. Speaking of llamas, we managed to find a rather artisitc version of the Fortnite llama, in wallpaper form. Don’t say we never do anything nice for you.

Nerves of Steel >
Source: Progamesguide

We like this one because A/ Chrome and B/ it’s actually a really good character render. There’s a lot of detail, some really bold colours (animated red hair looks pretty great). Also, there’s a lot of sass in that smile of hers. It’s almost like she’s saying “Aww yeah, it’s on,” before she shoots lasers out of her eyes and melts your face.

< Rust Lord
Source: iphonehacks

One thing that contributes to Fortnite‘s appeal is the customisation factor. Whether you win it in-game or pay real money, you can find a character skin that best suits your personality or identity and equip it. It’s a very pure form of digital expression that often gets over-looked, and an often misunderstood part of what drives free-to-play business models.

This is wallpaper features a skin that released as part of the third season of Battle Pass. It’s called ‘Rust Lord’ and is a purple rarity skin.

CrossOver >

Source: Progameguides

The cross-over event with Avengers: Infinity War may be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t forever remember that one time Thanos was in Fortnite.

He couldn’t build or carry weapons (except when he could), but he was strong and surprisingly fun to play as. Was this the best cross-over event of all time? Probably.

< Plain & Simple
Source: Pinterest

As well as featuring a great shade of purple, this wallpaper is great because it is what is – someone with this clearly likes Fortnite, and they’re not afraid to tell the world about it.

Festive Fun >
Source: HDQWalls

Christmas is long behind us, but should this Fortnite business last until the 2018 holiday season what better way to get into the festive spirit with a festively themed background. There’s a Christmas tree in the background and everything.

Fun fact, the original image shows the Fortnite crew facing off against zombies.

< Angelic
Source: HDQWalls / Dodonozore34

If you’ve ever won a game of Fortnite, you’ll know it’s a transcendent moment. Not only did you managed to survive, you managed to beat everyone else whilst doing it. Winning is like ascending to a higher plain of existence which, unlike Redbull, is a process which legitimately does give you wings. Here’s a Frotnite wallpaper that has one of the character skins with wings.

Don’t Mess with Me >
Source: Pinterest

Alternatively, you might just want to show everyone that you mean business. This wallpaper features another one of the character skins available in the game. You can tell by the fact that his arms are crossed that he’s not going to take any nonsense from anybody. Also, the black background and colour scheme makes everything a lot more dramatic than it needs to be.

< Birds-Eye View
Source: Alphacoders

Perhaps you’d like something a bit subtler and understated. There’s nothing like a bit of scenery to draw people’s attention and spark conversation. This 3D snapshot/recreation of the Battle Royale map throws up some iconic locales, as well as the looming storm in the background. You may not be loud-and-proud with this one, but anyone who knows what they’re looking like will be secretly sending you their respect.

The Devil Makes Work For Idle Hands >
Source: Epic Games Forum

To finish off the list, this is the only wallpaper on the list we can actually attribute to an actual author.

Epic forum user Whitesushi was apparently bored one day, so decided to make a phone wallpaper themed on Fortnite’s PVE mode. It’s definitely the best quality out of the list, although perhaps not as memorable (or as on point).

Have you found any neat phone wallpapers that use for Fortnite? Or any game, really – why not share them with us in the comments!

Posted on June 25, 2018 by sick skills — Leave a comment

Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale Day 5

The Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale continues! For the next thirteen days, take advantage of huge savings throughout our store on over ten thousand games. You can also help unlock free games by playing our Summer Saliens Game.

Today’s Featured Deals include:

Tom Clancy’s The Division – 80% off
Prey – 50% off
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 – 34% off
Planet Coaster – 55% off
Just Cause 3 – 85% off
Sudden Strike 4 – 65% off
Undertale – 50% off
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series – 50% off
and many more

The Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale will run until 10 AM Pacific, July 5th. Complete information can be found HERE.

Posted on June 25, 2018 by sick skills — Leave a comment

Now Available on Steam – The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is Now Available on Steam!

Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit!

Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe. Contains links to Life is Strange 2

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Mdp4life — Leave a comment

Nintendo reveals Nintendo Labo functionality for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, plus a playful new contest

3 … 2 … 1 … Nintendo Labo! Starting today, a free software update is available for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game for the Nintendo Switch system, allowing you to use the Toy-Con Motorbike from the Nintendo Labo: Variety Kit to control your in-game vehicles. Enjoy every game mode and every vehicle type with this immersive, interactive controller option that makes you feel like you’re really in the driver’s seat! Click here to view a preview video of the new feature.

But that’s not the only exciting news for Nintendo Labo owners this week! Nintendo is happy to announce the categories for the second Nintendo Labo Creators Contest*: “Best Gaming Experience using Toy-Con Garage” and “Best Toy-Con Musical Instrument.”

Fans who submit creations to either of these contests have the opportunity to win some cool limited-edition prizes, including a specially designed, collectible cardboard-inspired Nintendo Switch system! Fans in the U.S. or Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 13 years old or older can enter their creations in the Nintendo Labo Creators Contest No. 2. Learn more about the contest and upload your submissions here: https://labo.nintendo.com/share/#!/contest/.

After downloading the update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, simply select the “Nintendo Labo” icon on the game’s title screen to access a menu where you can select Toy-Con as the control type. When racing, turning the handlebars changes direction, twisting the right handlebar accelerates, and the various Joy-Con buttons are used for items, brakes and drifting. Up to four players can play at the same time with Toy-Con Motorbike with their own Toy-Con and Joy-Con controllers. (Nintendo Labo kits and additional Joy-Con are sold separately. Toy-Con Motorbike is part of the Nintendo Labo: Variety Kit.)

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the first game outside of Nintendo Labo software to receive Toy-Con support, and more titles will be compatible with Nintendo Labo in the future.

For more information about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, visit https://mariokart8.nintendo.com/. For more information about Nintendo Labo, visit https://labo.nintendo.com/.

*Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec), ages 13+. Nintendo Switch system and Nintendo Labo kit required. Contest begins 11AM PT on 7/19/18 and ends at 10:59AM PT on 8/20/18. To enter, upload a video of your Toy-Con creation or invention as detailed in the Official Rules. 2 Grand Prize winners will each receive one (1) collectible Nintendo Switch system (ARV: $ $1,000 USD), one (1) Nintendo Labo Creators Jacket (ARV: $ 70.00 USD), and one (1) award certificate (ARV: $ 70.00 USD). 8 Runner-Up winners will each receive one (1) collectible pair of Joy-Con controllers, one (1) Nintendo Labo Creators Jacket (ARV: $ 70.00 USD), and one (1) award certificate (ARV: $ 70.00 USD). Total ARV of all prizes: $3,640 USD. Chances of winning a prize depend on eligibility and quality of entries received, and how well each meets the judging criteria. Details and restrictions apply. For Official Rules, visit https://labo.nintendo.com/share/#!/contest-rules/. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc.

Posted on June 24, 2018 by sick skills — Leave a comment

Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale Day 4

The Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale continues! For the next eleven days, take advantage of huge savings throughout our store on over ten thousand games. You can also help unlock free games by playing our Summer Saliens Game.

Today’s Featured Deals include:

The Elder Scrolls Franchise – Up to 50% off
Tomb Raider Franchise – Up to 89% off
Battletech – 20% off
The Long Dark – 75% off
Star Trek: Bridge Crew – 50% off
Sid Meier’s Civilization Franchise – Up to 75% off
Mad Max – 75% off
Portal 2 – 90% off
and many more

The Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale will run until 10 AM Pacific, July 5th. Complete information can be found HERE.

Posted on June 23, 2018 by sick skills — Leave a comment

Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale Day 3

The Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale continues! For the next twelve days, take advantage of huge savings throughout our store on over ten thousand games. You can also help unlock free games by playing our Summer Saliens Game.

Today’s Featured Deals include:

Kingdom Come Deliverance – 30% off
Darkest Dungeon – 70% off
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt – 60% off
Far Cry Franchise – Up to 66% off
Bayonetta – 66% off
Project Cars 2 – 60% off
Nioh: Complete Edition – 40% off
and many more

The Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale will run until 10 AM Pacific, July 5th. Complete information can be found HERE.

Posted on June 22, 2018 by sick skills — Leave a comment

The Weekender: Ultimate Sales Edition

Welcome to the Weekender, your weekly look at the best new games, sales, and updates. We’ve got just a couple new games to discuss but a whole bunch of great game sales to help kick off summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Out Now

Evoland 2 (iOS Universal and now Android)

Evoland 2 arrived on iOS back in March and has now made it to Android country as well. It’s follows in the original game’s footsteps by taking players on a journey through the history of games with constantly evolving graphics and gameplay and a slew of history-of-gaming references. Like its predecessor, it combines elements of RPGs, platformers, action, fighting, adventure, puzzlers, and a whole lot of other genres. Evoland is clever in parts but the pacing is odd and I found myself wanting to get through certain sections faster, and spend longer in others. It made me want to go and play some of the games from yesteryear but didn’t necessarily make me want to play more of Evoland 2. If you are a fan of franchise Evoland 2 has a lot you’ll like and RPG super-fans will enjoy the many references and the one more jaunt through gaming history.

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Startup Grave (iOS Universal)

If you’re looking for a new solitaire card game on iOS Startup Grave says “pick me, pick me!” You play with a deck of 48 monster cards and must be kept in check and ultimately defeated. There’s a health bar for both you and the monsters and each card has a value that increases one and decreases the other. Your goal is to play cards by double tapping, which affects both bars, without either losing all or your life or maxing out the monster’s health. You can store up to two cards at a time, to get some breathing room, and every 8 cards you can take a favorable card into battle with an unfavorable one in an attempt to clear it for free. If you get through all 48 cards you win. It’s a simple and fun setup and works well to kill a few minutes here and there.

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Sales

Motorsport Manager Mobile 2 (iOS Universal and Android) $.99 (Review)

Like racing sims? If so, and you don’t own Motorsport Manager Mobile 2, now’s the time to rectify that. The game is just a buck on either store and is among the top options of the genre – which is why it features in our list of best sports management games.

Door Kickers (iOS Universal and Android): $.99 (Review)

SWAT-team simulator Door Kickers requires strong tactics and superior planning to succeed. Get it for a buck.

Codito Development Games (iOS Universal): $.99

Codito Development’s catalog of digital board games are all on sale for just a buck on iOS.

Asmodee Digital Games (iOS Universal and Android): $1.99

Not to be outdone, several Asmodee Digital games are also on sale. Links are iOS Only.

Teeny Titans (iOS Universal): $1.99

One of the best games of 2016, Teeny Titans is based on the Cartoon Network’s Teen Titans GO and pokes fun at the Pokémon craze while adopting it’s most compelling features. You collect teen-sized heroes and villains and take them into 3-on-3 battles in a very meta figure-battling craze that is sweeping a city. You can explore, complete quests, buy new figures at stores throughout the city, and upgrade your figures as you go. The battles themselves are quick, real-time, and tactical and rely heavily on how well their powers work together, as well as making use of class advantages over your opponent. There’s a new game coming out soon, Teen Titans GO! Figure, in support of a movie and the original is having a rare sale. Teeny Titans is well worth it at the normal price, and definitely worth picking up on sale.

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FTL: Faster than Light (iPad): $1.99 (Review)

FTL is an App Store classic and on a bunch of ‘best of’ lists across the internet (including ours). It’s also just $2, down from $10, its cheapest ever price on iOS.

Sproggiwood (iOS Universal and Android): $1.99

Speaking of best of lists, whenever the best roguelike games for mobile comes up inevitably Sproggiwood appears somewhere in the pack. In Sproggiwood you play as a simple island farmer who is lured through a magical portal by a talking sheep. Never trust talking sheep. The portal is a trap created by the Sproggi, a forest spirt who to tame the forests for him. The gameplay is pretty classic roguelike RPG with different character classes, all kinds of loot, and random dungeon delves. You can pick up Sproggiwood for $2 on either store.

Bottom of the 9th (iOS Universal and Android): $1.99 on iOS

Handelabra is getting in on the summer sale action with its excellent baseball card-and-dice game Bottom of the 9th on sale for two bucks…

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Sentinels of the Multiverse (iOS Universal and Android): $2.99 on iOS (Review)

…and it’s equally excellent hero-versus-villains card game Sentinels of the Multiverse for $3.

Tiny Bubbles (iOS Universal and Android): $3.99

Who doesn’t like popping bubbles? Nobody, that’s who. Tiny Bubbles brings this universal joy to mobile with a bunch of levels of bubble-popping puzzle games. It’s a buck off now and a good addition to any mobile puzzle gamers device.

Updates

Templar Battleforce Elite (iOS Universal and Android) (Review)

Turn-based tactics classic Templar Battleforce is constantly updated and re-balanced and the Trese Brothers are known for supporting their games post release. The latest update improves the game’s scoring system to keep separate records for levels beaten in the various game modes and also lets you compare scores on the same level over multiple attempts. There are also a bunch of balancing changes.

Sir Questionnaire (iOS Universal and Android) (Review)

The much newer Sir Questionnaire is a roguelike with a lot to do, and a lot of updates already made. The latest adds three new gate types: library room, treasure room, and knights room. There are also a bunch of other updates and improvements as well as a wiki.

Seen anything else you liked? Played any of the above? Let us know in the comments!