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Skybound reveals its new in-house Game Studio – Quarter Up, and Invincible VS, a new 3v3 Tag Fighter

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Skybound has expanded its creative team and announced Quarter Up, its new in-house video game studio. It’s “led by an all-star development team behind some of your favorite fighters.”

The first game announced is Invincible VS, coming to Xbox, PS5, and Steam.

Experience the Invincible universe like never before as you recruit your favorite heroes (and villains) to unleash brutal, bone-breaking combos, rapid-fire attacks, and timely defenses and breakers. Discover unique Super moves and Ultimates to wreak bloody carnage (So much blood. Invincible levels of blood.) across iconic locations. 

Perfect your combos and tag-ins in Training Mode and then go for glory in competitive and casual Multiplayer Mode. Jump right into the bloody action (Did we mention there is a ton of blood?) in Arcade Mode or play an all-new, original story – written by an Invincible series writer – in Story Mode.

Marvel vs. Capcom returns Collecting 7 Legendary Games

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Gonna take you for a ride back to the arcades with Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics! 7 legendary games, all in one Super Heroic collection, coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam, later in 2024.

Included are:

  • X-MEN CHILDREN OF THE ATOM
  • MARVEL SUPER HEROES
  • X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER
  • MARVEL SUPER HEROES vs. STREET FIGHTER
  • MARVEL vs. CAPCOM CLASH OF SUPER HEROES
  • MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 New Age of Heroes
  • THE PUNISHER

Additional enhancements across the collection include custom match and spectator features, museum, music player, various display filters, one-button special moves and more!

Exclusive: Behemoth Invests Heavily in Video Games with a New Publishing Arm

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Since launching in 2020, Behemoth has made the news several times, including with it’s acquisition of Amigo Comics, it’s expansion into music with Grammy nominated artists and legendary record labels, and surpassing half a million comics sold and reaching 9th in market share among all comic publishers, all within their first full year of distribution. The company has announced a gaming label and its own development studio with a multi-million dollar investment focused on creating new first-party titles.

Their first slate of titles sees games like the Survival Horror title, Blank Frame, releasing as soon as January 28th on Valve’s Steam platform. With other titles, like Contract Killer, set to release in Q2 of 2022 on Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. These titles including open world games like Vigilance 2099, Within Judgement, The Henchmen, Total Anarchy, and more games from other genres.

Behemoth has also secured deals to release physical editions of games on console and PC that development was not involved in beforehand. This includes the previously announced via their New York Comic Con panel, Postal 4. A game in the notable franchise which has seen a laundry list of controversy, including being banned from retailers like Wal-Mart, being labeled as “the worst thing in America” by Senator Joseph Lieberman, and receiving a Guinness World Record for being the most polarizing reviewed video game ever (Postal 2). Despite this the series has gone on to sell millions of units, and Behemoth has also revealed it will publish a card game for the series in mid-2022.

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Vaesen Launches on Fantasy Grounds and Steam

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Be aware, the land of Vaesen is not as we know it today, this is a land where the myths are real. A cold reach covered by vast forests, its few cities lonely beacons of industry and enlightenment where a new civilization dawning. But in the countryside, the old ways still hold sway. There, people know what lurks in the dark. They know to fear it…

The Vaesen RPG Core Rulebook has launched on Fantasy Grounds and Steam, fully integrated with the VTT platform, with online maps and diagrams, player handouts ready to share, online character sheets, customized virtual dice roller, and more.

Vaesen is written by praised game writer Nils Hintze, based on the work of the acclaimed illustrator & author Johan Egerkrans. The game offers a dark Gothic setting steeped in Nordic folklore. The game mechanics use an adapted version of the award-winning Year Zero Engine created by Free League Publishing.

Vaesen – A Wicked Secret & And Other Mysteries offers four strange mysteries: The Silver of the Sea, A Wicked Secret, The Night Sow and The Song of the Falling Star. The adventures are all playable on their own or as a part of a longer campaign for brave investigators that dare to stare into the darkness. Check it out on Fantasy Grounds and Steam.

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G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout is Coming December 15 to Steam

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G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout, the team-based third-person shooter inspired by the epic characters and battles of Hasbro’s blockbuster franchise, will be available on PC via Steam on Dec. 15, 2020, for $29.99. Fans get also get the game’s Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes a digital art book and soundtrack, the Retro Skins Pack, and the Weapons Pack, all for $39.99. And during its first week of release, you can grab G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout for 20% off! Play as both Team Joe and Team Cobra in this action-packed adventure featuring a local co-op campaign and PvP multiplayer with support for Steam Remote Play Together.

Experience an original storyline inspired by classic ’80s comics, with 17 campaign missions featuring legendary locations like the U.S.S. Flagg and Cobra Headquarters, intense boss battles, and iconic vehicles like the G.I. Joe Persuader and Cobra H.I.S.S. tanks. Play the campaign on your own or with a friend in local split-screen co-op, then keep the fight going in four-player local PvP multiplayer modes like Capture the Flag, Assault, King of The Hill and Deathmatch Arena.

Choose your favorite heroes and villains with 12 playable characters from both sides, including Duke, Snake Eyes, Cobra Commander, Destro, Roadblock, Storm Shadow and more. Unleash a wide variety of weapons, skins, and devastating ultimate abilities as you mastermind world domination for Team Cobra and restore world peace with Team Joe!

G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout is also available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout

Transformers: Battlegrounds Comes to Consoles in October

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While everyone was paying attention to the Playstation 5 news, the Playstation 4 teaser trailer for Transformers: Battlegrounds dropped today. The game is also coming to the Nintendo Switch, Steam, and XBox One.

As evil Megatron closes in on the Allspark, Bumblebee and the Autobots need a new commander to help save Earth – you! Assemble your squad and roll out for a battle that will rage from Central City to Cybertron… and even to the local multiplayer arcade!

Shadowman Gets a Remastered Edition of a Classic Video Game

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Valiant Entertainment has partnered with Nightdive Studios to develop a remastered edition of the classic action-adventure video game Shadowman. The remastered edition will be coming to Windows PC via the Steam and GOG platforms, as well as to the PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch consoles. This partnership continues Valiant’s expansion into other mediums in addition to publishing.

Shadow Man is the brave and powerful supernatural hero who protects humanity from the sinister demons that lurk in the Deadside and spill into our world. The Shadow Man video game was originally developed by Acclaim Studios and published for the PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Dreamcast console in 1999. Considered a “lost classic” for years, the PC version of the game was published again in its original form by Nightdive Studios in 2014.

Now the title is being updated using Nightdive’s proprietary KEX engine which has been used to restore classic video games across all digital platforms including System Shock: Enhanced Edition, Turok, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Blood: Fresh Supply, and Forsaken Remastered.

The Remastered version adds a host of features in addition to console support:

* 4K widescreen display
* Dynamic shadow mapping
* Dynamic per-pixel lighting
* Antialiasing, and other post-process effects
* Higher density of particle effects
* Refined art, audio, and assets
* Refined gameplay experience
* Reintroduction of missing content cut from the original game
* Xbox, PS4, Controller Pro support
* HDR Rendering

Shadowman will also have a brand-new comic book series this year! From the master of horror Cullen Bunn and bone-chilling artist Jon Davis-Hunt, Shadowman #1 will release on May 20th. Fans can contact their local comic shop to preorder a copy now.

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eigoMANGA Releases A New Chapter To The Vanguard Princess Comic Series

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eigoMANGA has announced that the company has released its latest chapter to a comic book series based on the PC game Vanguard Princess.

Chapter 2 of the Vanguard Princess comic book series is an exclusive digital DLC (downloadable content) to the PC game. Both the comic and game are available through the digital distribution platform, Steam.

Vanguard Princess Chapter 2 titled “J Is For Judas” tells the story of a student uprising caused by their school’s decision to erect a statue of a controversial figure.

Vanguard Princess is a 2D fighting game for the PC that features an all-female cast each with their own unique fighting style.

Vanguard Princess Chapter 2

Steam Delivers All-Ages Steampunk Adventure

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Dark Horse welcomes you to the all-ages steampunk world of Steam, arriving May 2020!

Writer Drew Ford, artist Duane Leslie, and colorist Eva de la Cruz bring you the story of Arlo, a young boy who escapes his abusive guardians on Earth, through an intergalactic portal to the steam-powered planet of Pother. There he discovers his long-lost father inadvertently helped a powerful corporation from Earth in their efforts to deplete the planet’s resources.

Now Arlo must set things right by joining a small group of resisters from Pother, as they work to both remove this dangerous organization from their world and protect the planet’s indigenous beings. Through this epic adventure, Arlo discovers his self-worth and perhaps even his life’s ultimate destiny.

Steam arrives in comic shops on May 27, 2020, bookstores on June 9, 2020, and retails for $14.99.

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VIZ Media’s Naruto Feature Film Catalog Launches On Steam

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VIZ Media brings the action and excitement of Naruto to Steam, a leading interactive content delivery platform by software company, Valve Corporation.

All 10 full-length feature films from the Naruto and Naruto Shippuden story arcs are available (English dubbed) for purchase and rental on Steam in the U.S. and Canada, including:

  • NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW
  • NARUTO THE MOVIE: LEGEND OF THE STONE GELEL
  • NARUTO THE MOVIE: GUARDIANS OF THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOM
  • NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE
  • NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS
  • NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: THE WILL OF FIRE
  • NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: THE LOST TOWER
  • NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BLOOD PRISON
  • ROAD TO NINJA: NARUTO THE MOVIE
  • THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE

For a limited time only, a special promotional price will be available on the movies.

Steam is a leading content platform with thousands of titles and millions of members. Through Steam, fans can easily buy, play, share, modify, and build communities around Valve products as well as titles from other independent studios. Steam is available in 237 countries and 21 different languages. Since March 2015, Steam has also added more than 100 film titles, with more coming soon.

In the Naruto manga and animated series, Naruto Uzumaki wants to be the best ninja in the land. He’s done well so far, but Naruto knows he must train harder than ever and leaves his village for intense exercises that will push him to his limits. Naruto Shippuden begins two and a half years later, when Naruto returns to find that everyone has been promoted up the ninja ranks – except him. Sakura’s a medic ninja, Gaara’s advanced to Kazekage, and Kakashi…well he remains the same. But pride isn’t necessarily becoming of a ninja, especially when Naruto realizes that Sasuke never returned from his search for Orochimaru. Plus, the mysterious Akatsuki organization is still an ever-present danger. As Naruto finds out more about the Akatsuki’s goals, he realizes that nothing in his universe is as it seems. Naruto is finding that he’s older, but will he also prove wiser and stronger?Naruto-TheMovie-Header616x353

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