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NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDER BLOCK’HOOD GETS INHABITED IN MASSIVE “COEXIST” UPDATE

Sociological experimenters Plethora Project and the ecologically balanced minds at Devolver Digital have announced a major update to the neighborhood-building simulator Block’hood on Steam Early Access. The new update introduces inhabitants to the 'hood. Inhabitants can be humans or animals depending on the habitats you create and players will discover them by building the right configuration of units. Coexist, ya'll. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzNs8W13apg

Total War Battles: KINGDOM update Life in the Realm released on iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Android devices, PC and Mac

Total War Battles: KINGDOM, the challenging, persistent-world, real-time strategy game, is today receiving its first major updatewith the launch of version 1.1, adding new features as well as Spanish, French and German language versions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kqs8TRXKVw

Off to New Adventures: InnoGames TV Sneak Peeks Guild Expeditions

InnoGames just published their May episode of InnoGames TV. The approximately 8-minute video features Forge of Empires' new Guild Expedition feature, a Q&A with Elvenar’s game designer Timon and a summary of InnoGames’ art exhibition: Computer Fieber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKiQ3qJutDA

Play First Assault free this weekend only on Steam

Stronger, faster and more lethal than mankind’s deadliest soldier: Enlist today as a member of Section 9, an elite force of cybernetically enhanced combat operatives who connect through cyberspace to protect society and fight terrorists on the bleak streets of a futuristic Japan. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online, the new squad-based FPS PC Gamer ranked as one of its “Most Anticipated Games of 2016” is now free for a limited time to all Steam players. Running from 10 a.m. PDT today to Sunday, May 1 only, the First Assault Steam Free Weekend provides all players with immediate game access and a free M4A1 weapon skin for the duration of the promotion.

Transport Fever Exceeds Funding via Gambitious’s Expanding Investor Portal

Gambitious's new investor portal has reached another milestone, raising $200k in less than seven days toward the completion and marketing of the newly announced Transport Fever.

EVE Online’s Citadel Expansion Builds Dreams and Wrecks Them

Today the Citadel expansion has come to EVE Online, ushering in the biggest changes ever to player control over space. The inventive pilots of gaming’s most intriguing sci-fi sandbox game can now build staggeringly massive structures and then tear them down with imposing fleets of enormous starships. The delicate balances of power will break and new ones arise, unleashing havoc and spawning future conflicts across the universe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bjTrPutt4k

DREADNOUGHT BRINGING GIANT SPACESHIP TEAM BATTLES TO A SOLAR SYSTEM NEAR YOU SOON

In a flurry of sci-fi superlatives, Grey Box, Six Foot and independent developer YAGER today announced that 5v5 space action game Dreadnought is preparing to welcome trigger-happy space pilots into its closed beta on April 29th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPtL7Ye_jmM

Soar into Battle with RIDERS OF ICARUS

Nexon America and WeMade Entertainment invite players to participate in the epic ride of their life, in Riders of Icarus’ second closed beta, beginning today and running through Thursday, April 28. New in-game rewards await adventurers who are eager to explore fantastical lands to tame and collect hundreds of different mounts, ranging from ferocious bears to fire-breathing dragons. If you’re attending PAX East this weekend, look out for a special giveaway; all badge-holders from supported regions will have guaranteed closed beta access for this test, with a special code included in the official PAX attendee gift bag.

Register Now for the Chance to Play LAWBREAKERS, The New Gravity-Defying FPS

Beat gravity into submission in LawBreakers, the debut game from Cliff Bleszinski’s Boss Key Studios. Players can register now for the chance to participate and dominate, in LawBreakers’ upcoming series of public Alpha tests on www.lawbreakers.com, becoming one of the first to get their hands on the highly anticipated game Dates for the Alpha tests have not yet been announced, but fans can sign up via the website or Wishlist LawBreakers on Steam to be first in the know.

Iggy & Scorch: Paragon’s Newest Hero Playable Today

Iggy & Scorch, the latest Hero(es) in Epic Games’ MOBA Paragon, are playable starting today in Paid Early Access! Epic has released an all new Iggy & Scorch Highlights Video, along with additional images of the Heroes, which you can find here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOGiavR-xis

InnoGames Holds Charity Game Art Event, Releases Game Art Video

InnoGames held its second charity fund raising event this past weekend dedicated to the often overlooked art behind games. The art exhibition, which took place on April 16th in the company’s Hamburg headquarters, included a silent auction, where the public could bid on private art collections, as well as concepts from InnoGames’ own studios, and attend workshops lead by InnoGames artists. All proceeds from the event will go to Gaming Aid Initiative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlAAu8D83Cg&

All Your Favourite Mega Drive Games in One Place!

SEGA Europe Ltd. is celebrating the launch of the all new SEGA Mega Drive Classics Hub on Steam with a 66% off sale on all SEGA Mega Drive currently available on the platform. Anyone who purchases or already owns at least one SEGA Mega Drive title on Steam will be able to experience the wonder of the redesigned SEGA Mega Drive Classics Hub when it launches on April 28th, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAzzoU0fIxU

RUINER Unleashing Anime-Inspired Cyberpunk Action in 2016

Developer Reikon Games and game label Devolver Digital have announced RUINER, a brutal cyberpunk action shooter that will devastate gamers on PC, Mac, and Linux in 2016. Throw up your energy shield and refresh your dash augmentations because it’s going to get pretty wild from here on out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkjIsnjKhew

Paragon’s Hero roster grows with Iggy & Scorch on April 21

Today, Epic Games has revealed the latest combatant to enter the Paragon arena -- Iggy & Scorch. As a duo, Iggy & Scorch is a mage with serious lane control. Iggy sits atop Scorch while putting down flame turrets that zone enemies. Iggy also throws molotovs that cause fire damage, while Scorch secretes flammable oil that compounds the damage over time and expands the damage area.

Hitbox partners with VfL Wolfsburg to combine esports and football

Following a partnership with VfL Wolfsburg, fans of FIFA 16 will be able to tune in every Thursday to live streams on Hitbox from two of the world’s best FIFA players - Benedikt ‘SaLz0r’ Saltzer and David ‘DaveBtw’ Bytheway. Hitbox’s partnership with VfL Wolfsburg and its FIFA 16 players will help connect the fans of esports, football and FIFA 16 in a unique and interactive way, furthering growth and interest across all three audiences.

Forge of Empires Announces New Gameplay: Guild Expeditions

InnoGames just announced early details of its new cooperative gameplay feature in the cross-platform title Forge of Empires – the Guild Expeditions.The feature brings players together in the common cause of gathering Expedition Points through battles and negotiations. Successful guilds will be rewarded with Guild Power. The feature includes a vibrant and interactive map, which initially leads guilds through an ancient Jungle civilization.

Gambitious Opens its Investor Portal to New Game Investors

Now more game investors can get in on the action. Gambitious, the first global videogame publisher to create its own crowd finance platform for individual investors,is offering its proven model to new game investors via its investor portal. With a mission to create and foster a sustainable ecosystem for independent game creation and publishing, Gambitious has expanded its portal and is now accepting 50 new accredited investors.

Epic Games Opens Publishing Office in Berlin, Germany

Epic Games announced today the opening of its Berlin, Germany-based publishing office. With the opening of this new office, Epic Games further expands its global reach, with a focus on providing incredible, authentic game experiences for players in Europe and Russia.

Engineer the Future in Transport Fever – Debut Trailer

More than a visionary, you are the heart of the economy, giving life to the cities and shaping their futures as you conduct the flow of commerce through elegantly designed networks of transit and shipping in Transport Fever, coming to PC later this fall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ux3h4W7Cuk

65daysofstatic announce No Man’s Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe

UK instrumental band 65daysofstatic today announce the official global release of their first video game soundtrack, No Man’s Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe, via Laced Records on 17th June 2016. The release will coincide with the release of No Man’s Sky, the highly anticipated open-world space exploration game from Guildford-based studio Hello Games. https://www.lacedrecords.co/