Content Drop #2 ‘Gun Silencer’ Out Now for Dying Light

December 19, 2017 – Wroclaw, Poland / Techland, a leading developer and publisher of videogames today announced that the Gun Silencer is now available as part of a year-long commitment to release ten free DLC packs in the ever-evolving Dying Light universe. The new free content drop is 100% community-inspired.

Thanks to Drop #2 players will be able use the Gun Silencer with both the German and the American 9mm pistols, and avoid attracting virals – a helpful edge, especially at night. It doesn’t break, but it does require a special kind of ammo. The blueprints can be collected at the quartermaster’s, after updating the game. Tymon Smektala, the game’s Producer, explains the details in the video link, below:


Drop #2 is available now for PC and current generation consoles.

Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition - Launch Trailer

Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition will include the critically acclaimed original release along with all three pieces of add-on content, in one ultimate horror package.

Resident Evil 7 biohazard Gold Edition will include all the contents from the critically acclaimed release earlier this year along with all three pieces of downloadable add-on content, in one ultimate horror package. These previously released DLC packs - Banned Footage Vol. 1 and Banned Footage Vol. 2 will be included as well as the upcoming third DLC release End of Zoe. Capcom have also confirmed that the delayed Not a Hero DLC content will be available to download for free for owners of any version of Resident Evil 7 biohazard on 12th December 2017.

End of Zoe is a shocking instalment of the Resident Evil 7 biohazard saga where players discover what Zoe's fate will be. Players will face off against new enemies and explore new swamp filled areas.

The free Not a Hero DLC sees the return of Resident Evil fan favourite and veteran BSAA soldier Chris Redfield. Taking place after the horrific events that befell Ethan Winters in Resident Evil 7 biohazard, Not a Hero brings a brand new experience playing as Chris to face new threats not met in the main game. As a member of New Umbrella, Chris and team quickly set up a strategy to counter this latest threat. Will Chris once again solve the mystery of this latest outbreak and make it out of the plantation's dungeons alive?

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Fallout 4 VR reviewed by Dan Stapleton on PC with HTC Vive.

Fallout 4, the legendary post-apocalyptic adventure from Bethesda Game Studios and winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year, finally comes in its entirety to VR. Fallout 4 VR includes the complete core game with all-new combat, crafting, and building systems fully reimagined for virtual reality. The freedom of exploring the wasteland comes alive like never before. As the sole survivor of Vault 111, you enter a world destroyed by nuclear war. Every second is a fight for survival, and every choice is yours. Only you can rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland. Welcome home.

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Asmodee Digital's Talisman: Digital Edition expansion 'The Harbinger' out now on Steam iOS and Android

Thursday 14th December, 2017: Today Nomad Games and Asmodee Digital unleash the apocalypse, otherwise known as the Harbinger.

This couldn’t be more devastating for the characters on the Talisman: Digital Edition board. The Harbinger is the bearer of an ancient prophecy who has arrived to foretell the end of the world.

This new expansion rains fire down from the sky, the ocean envelops the land and the darkness breeds demons, whilst the undead rise from their graves.

Utter annihilation is imminent, and so this is not for the faint hearted. Choose your character carefully, as only the bravest and most skilful will survive, providing your luck prevails … this is Talisman after all!

The newest expansion for Talisman: Digital Edition is available on Steam, iOS and Android. There are a host of new adventure cards, spells and terrain cards, as well as 32 Omen cards, two alternative endings and three new characters.

“We’re really pleased to launch the Harbinger, our first expansion in partnership with Asmodee Digital,” said Don Whiteford, MD Nomad Games.” This is the third major Talisman: Digital Edition expansion to be released this year and we know fans won’t be disappointed with the catastrophic twists the Harbinger brings. So, shut yourself in this Christmas and prepare to face the end of the world!”

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Eighteen Competition nominees and eight additional speakers announced for Ludicious - Zürich Game Festival in January

Zürich, Switzerland – 13 December 2017 – A short list of 18 games have today been announced for the Ludicious Awards 2018. The list highlights the very best creative talent from a diverse selection of international studios and student developer teams. The nominees all hope to win a share of the impressive 12’000 EUR offered in collective prize money.

“263 games from 47 countries were submitted to the competition this year,” said the festival’s Artistic and Conference Director Tobias Kopka. “What we asked for, and found, are the most exciting, creative and original new games on any platform. In particular this year, we encouraged developers to submit projects which contain a strong innovative aspect. This could be in any area; from the game mechanic through to the narrative, or even business model.”

The nominees and award categories are as follows:

The Innovation in Game Award (international studios or developers, 8’000 EUR prize)

• Around Mars (Iran)
• Blind Drive (Israel)
• Do Not Feed the Monkeys (Spain)
• Everything is going to be OK (USA)
• Figment (Denmark)
• Hitchhiker (Germany)
• Orwell (Germany
• Rock of Ages II: Bigger and Boulder (Chile)
• The Almost Gone (Belgium)
• The Sexy Brutale (UK)
• Vignettes (France)
• Witchball (USA)

The Emerging Talent Award (international students or university teams, 4’000 EUR prize)

• Isometric Epilepsy (Cologne Game Lab, Germany)
• Letters (Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland)
• Seek Etyliv (Queen Mary's University of London, UK)
• Shadow Seeker (AZAD University South Tehran Branch, Iran)
• SHIRO (School of Art and Design Kassel, Germany)
• Tell Me What You See (IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark)

Last year’s Ludicious winner was Reigns by François Alliot, aka Nerial. Published by Devolver Digital, Reigns has now sold in excess of 1.8 million copies.

The winners will be announced on January 19, 2018 at the Ludicious & SGDA Awards Night, where the SGDA (Swiss Game Developers Association) will also announce the winners of its Swiss Game Awards.

New speakers added to the conference line-up

Ludicious has also published the name of eight additional speakers joining the conference line-up of Switzerland’s most important gaming event: Lauren Cason(ustwogames, Monument Valley 2, best Mobile Game at the 2017 Game Awards), Chris Bourassa (Red Hook Studios), Jeff Tangsoc (Power Up Audio), Menno van Pelt-Deen (Lapp, Dutch Game Garden), Morten Brunbjerg (Writer), Vlad Micu (VG Visionary), Ste Curran (One Life Left) and Philomena Schwab (Stray Fawn Studios, Zürich).

So far twenty speakers have been announced. They include:

• Alden Kroll, who has been a designer at Valve for over 12 years, working on Steam as well as on games such as Team Fortress 2, Portal, and Left 4 Dead. Alden currently works as a designer on the Steam store, the Steam publishing tools, and various community features such as Steam Workshop.
• Callum Underwood is in charge of signing new games at the Swedish developer Raw Fury.
• Daniel Dociu who is currently overseeing visual development across all development teams under the Amazon Game Studios umbrella.
• Dhaunae de Vir who is Business Development Manager for White Wolf Entertainment (Vampire: The Masquerade), a brand evangelist, a videogames ambassador, and an eSports consultant.
• Julie Heyde & Horatiu Roman who are known in the gaming industry for their game jams and VR games as VRUnicorns.
• Kate Edwards who is CEO and principal consultant of Geogrify, and the former Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).
• Patryk Grzeszczuk who as a Marketing Director at 11 bit studios has been responsible for developing marketing/advertising strategies for This War of Mine,Beat Cop, and Frostpunk.

Further information can be found on the official Ludicious website at www.ludicious.ch/conference2018. The complete speaker list of Ludicious 2018 will be published before the end of this year. The Ludicious festival will take place from 18 - 21 January 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland, and offers its visitors a extended weekend packed with talks, games, networking opportunities and much more. Tickets are now available at http://www.ludicious.ch/tickets