Maize Now Available on PS4 and Xbox One

Maize by Finish Line Games is now available on PS4 and Xbox One.  It was previously released on Steam on December 1, 2016.

“Maize is a first-person adventure game about what happens when two scientists misinterpret a memo from the U.S. Government and create sentient corn. And that last sentence is pretty much the least ridiculous thing about the game.

Explore an abandoned farm and a not-so-abandoned underground research facility as you uncover the mysteries around Maize, and possibly learn a bit about yourself along the way. Or maybe not.

With a colourful cast of characters and an absolutely absurd world, Maize offers up a unique experience that keeps the surprises coming. Seriously, they’re everywhere.”

Planet of the Eyes Now Available on Xbox One and PS4

Planet of the Eyes by Cococucumber is now available on Xbox One and PS4.  This retro puzzle game was previously available only on Steam and was released on August 24, 2015.  For those of you who haven't played it, it is about a robot who is stranded on a planet, and it has really great visuals and music.

Planet of the Eyes was a finalist for "Best indie Game" at the Canadian Videogame Awards.  There is a 20% off sale until September 26.

Bleed Out Now To Xbox One and PlayStation 4 This Week

Little late on this one, but Bleed from Ian Campbell is out now on PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Check out the trailer below!

Bleed is out on #PS4 and #XboxOne!! Air-dodge, slow time and blast bosses old-school style! Big thanks to @DigeratiDM and @GameNephilim!! :D pic.twitter.com/vBfByTATBb

— Ian Campbell (@BootdiskRev) August 22, 2017

Maize From Finish Line Games Launches On PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Next Month

Maize released on Steam last year, and now we're getting an Xbox One and PlayStation 4 port that will be out next month. You can check out the announcement trailer below.

You'll be able to hang out with Sentient corn September 12th on console, or right now on Steam.

Planet of the Eyes Releases On PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Next Month

Cococucumber is busy working on Riverbond, but before we see that game we'll get a chance to see their Limbo-inspired platformer Planet of the Eyes on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The game will be out September 12th on both systems and you can check out the trailer below.

Jamhammer Games Teases Shwip News Coming This Week

It's been a while since we last heard from Jamhammer Games about Shwip, but that appears to be changing soon.  Having tweeted out they went on media blackout not to long ago - they just followed up with teasing we'll get some news this week.

Shwip news coming soon, sorry for the media blackout. We've been busy little bees :) pic.twitter.com/H5Qp23P2es

— Jamhammer Games (@JamhammerGames) June 19, 2017

Exciting #shwip news coming this week :) #indiedev #indiegaming #gaming https://t.co/fxascA7sZh

— Jamhammer Games (@JamhammerGames) August 16, 2017

Shwip is expected to come out for PC and Xbox, but that may change and we'll have to wait and see. Until then, make sure to follow them on Twitter.

Clueless Gamer: Conan O'Brien and Kate Upton Play Cuphead

With Cuphead coming out later this fall, Microsoft and Studio MDHR are in full swing on marketing. Conan O'Brien featured Cuphead on his Clueless Gamer series, which you can check out below.

Digital Extreme's Warframe Launches New Harrow Warframe, Graphic Overhaul and More

London based developer Digital Extremes have released an update for their popular free-to-play sci-fi ninja shooter Warframe.  Chains of Harrow will provide players a new quest similar to a horror film.

"In response to a disturbing transmission from Palladino, the Red Veil Clan's spiritual medium, Tenno are compelled to investigate a dark, mysteriously abandoned Steel Meridian spacecraft found adrift. Inside the vessel, lights flicker and emergency lights strobe, revealing bodies of dead crew members. All is quiet except for whispers heard echoing throughout the lifeless craft. What does it all mean? Players must uncover the terrifying reality of what happened onboard, how the Red Veil might play a part in it, and more."

Check out below for the trailer, as well as the full Press Release. Warframe can be downloaded on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

“NEW WARFRAME UPDATE EMERGES FROM THE DARKNESS WITH PRIEST-LIKE “HARROW”

A Brooding New Warframe with Quest, New Weapons, and Enemies

Set In New Gorgeous Graphic Overhaul “Earth Remastered”

LONDON, ON – June 28, 2017 – Materializing from the smoky darkness, Digital Extremes’ newest Warframe® update “Chains of Harrow” arrives on PC today introducing “Harrow,” a menacing new Warframe who wields priest-style powers and offers a terrifying new, lore-based quest.

With today’s update, the ever-evolving free-to-play action hit, sporting 30 million registered users and counting, also reveals the start of a planned graphical overhaul of the Solar System beginning with Earth. Dubbed “Earth Remastered,” the newly enhanced Earth — powered by Digital Extremes’ proprietary Evolution Engine — turns the formerly good-looking planet into a stunningly lush, beautifully lit, organically structured environment. According to PC Gamer: “The difference is stunning, with some scenes almost looking like an entirely different game.”

Download the new Chains of Harrow video, Earth Remastered video, Dual Wielding Video, plus screenshots, and key art here: digitalextremesltd.box.com/s/1x7odrb8sk9e4gc9kccfj2wato5wwpfi
Watch Harrow’s profile video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2HXpeUh2QY&t=4s
With Chains of Harrow, Warframe players (AKA Tenno) will descend into a haunting new quest resembling a horror film. In response to a disturbing transmission from Palladino, the Red Veil Clan’s spiritual medium, Tenno are compelled to investigate a dark, mysteriously abandoned Steel Meridian spacecraft found adrift. Inside the vessel, lights flicker and emergency lights strobe, revealing bodies of dead crew members. All is quiet except for whispers heard echoing throughout the lifeless craft. What does it all mean? Players must uncover the terrifying reality of what happened onboard, how the Red Veil might play a part in it, and more.

Chains of Harrow is loaded with additional content — from new enemies and weapons to new cosmetics, Captura tiles, an Octavia Instrument Pack, and more:

Play as Harrow: Harness the power of the Void to bolster allies’ defenses and amplify their lethality with Lotus’ newest Warrior, Harrow, using four deadly abilities:
Condemn – Cast a wave of energy that chains them where they stand. Each enemy held reinforces Harrow’s shields.
Penance – Sacrifice shields to boost reload, and fire rate while converting damage inflicted on enemies into health for Harrow and nearby allies.
Thurible – Channel Harrow’s energy into the Thurible to generate a buff. The more energy channeled, the longer the buff will last. Once finished, kill enemies to bestow nearby allies with bursts of energy. Headshots produce extra energy.
Covenant – Protect nearby allies with an energy force that absorbs all damage and converts it to a Critical Chance bonus for all those under the Covenant. Headshots are amplified even further.
Take the Quest: A disturbing transmission from Red Veil’s spiritual medium leads to an abandoned Steel Meridian vessel adrift on the outskirts of Earth. Inside, strange whispers echo throughout the lifeless vessel. What force unleashed this evil and how can it be stopped? (The Chains of Harrow Quest will appear in the Codex for those who have completed The War Within and unlocked Mot in the Void.)
Earth Remastered: Experience Earth like never before with the beautifully remastered Earth environments. Clash with Grineer amidst luscious vegetation and envelope your Warframe in the naturalistic lighting and a remastered soundscape. Visit any of the Earth Terrain Missions to experience this stunning overhaul.
New Grineer Enemy: Nox is a new enemy that is part of the Elite Chem Strike Unit. Nox wields a toxin-filled heavy gun that shoots blobs of toxic goo that attach themselves to targets before exploding. Take out these gruesome enemies by shooting their glass helmets and exposing their deteriorating skin. Beware of their final moments, as they explode into a lethal cloud.
New Weapons:
Knell (pistol): Ring the death knell. Every headshot from this scoped pistol increases Critical Chance for a short period.
Scourge (spear): Blast targets with corrosive plasma projectiles, or toss the scepter to inflict nearby enemies with an energy field that amplifies their brain waves to attract bullets.
New Syandana: A “priestly” addition, the Nave Syandana completes Harrow’s iconic look.
And More: Check out the new Captura Tiles (Forest tiles), Octavia’s Anthem-related Instrument Pack (Corpus & Grineer Packs), Glaive and Melee Rework (all melee throwing weapons can be used concurrently with secondary weapons), Alt-Helm, new Riven Mods for Melee Weapons, and more.
Chains of Harrow comes just before the development team hosts Warframe fans from around the world at the second annual TennoCon on Saturday, July 8 in London, Ontario, Canada. Tickets are nearly sold out but still available at Warframe.com/tennocon and for those unable to attend, viewers can tune into twitch.tv/warframe to watch the biggest reveal of the year coming to Warframe during TennoLive starting at 3 pm PST/ 6 pm EST on Saturday, July 8.

Chains of Harrow releases today on PC and will come to console shortly after. Please visit the official Warframe website at www.warframe.com to join the community on PC, Xbox One or PS4 and download the game for free. To keep up with the latest updates from the development team, be sure to follow Warframe on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

ABOUT DIGITAL EXTREMES
Founded in 1993 by James Schmalz, Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world’s top independent video game development studios. Originating with the co-creation of Epic Games’ multi-million unit selling Unreal® franchise including Unreal, Unreal Tournament – and all its iterations – Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector®, BioShock® for the PlayStation®3, the BioShock 2 multi-player campaign, and The Darkness® II. The studio has reached its greatest critical and commercial success with the free-to-play action game, Warframe®, boasting a global community of more than 30 million registered players on PC, PS4™ and Xbox One. For more information about Digital Extremes, visit www.digitalextremes.com. To sign up for Warframe, visit www.warframe.com.”

Cuphead - Confirmed Release Date and Platforms

Cuphead by Studio MDHR now has a release date of September 29, 2017.  The developers also confirmed that it will only be available on Xbox One and Windows 10.  When discussing the possibility of a Playstation 4 version, the developers shot that down:

“Yes, this Cuphead game is exclusive to Xbox and PC (with Steam and Win10 versions at launch and a GoG release likely shortly after) ... There will likely be a Mac version down the road and possibly a Linux version beyond that”

You can preorder Cuphead on the Microsoft store here.

Runbow Releasing On Xbox One - Part Of Games With Gold In July

In a pretty surprising announcement, 13AM Games' Runbow will be making the jump to Xbox One next month. It will also be part of the Games with Gold, so Xbox Live members will get it for free from July 16th - August 15th.

Did you see the news?! Runbow in all its multi-coloured glory is coming to Xbox One this July16 on Games With Gold! #GWG #XBOX #Runbow pic.twitter.com/xmiMCO0TZx

— 13AM Games (@13amgames) June 27, 2017

E3: Ubisoft CEO Has Not Forgotten Splinter Cell, Announces Starlink

Although Ubisoft did not mention any news about Splinter Cell, in a YouTube Live at E3 video, the CEO of Ubisoft has said "We are not forgetting Splinter Cell". Ubisoft Toronto's Splinter Cell: Blacklist was the last Splinter Cell game from 2013.

"I can't say much about that. For sure, all the Clancy games are taken care of. It's just that we have a lot on our plate at the moment and The Division continues to be played and Rainbow Six too. I think yesterday was even one of the highest numbers of players playing...So all the Clancy games are coming along. We are not forgetting Splinter Cell."

Ubisoft did announce Starlink: Battle for Atlas which will be available in Fall of 2018 for Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.

E3: Official Gameplay Of Far Cry 5

Ubisoft released some gameplay footage for Far Cry 5 from E3. The game is set for release next year on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC - check it out below!

Ubisoft Toronto Announces Starlink: Battle for Atlas

Ubisoft have officially revealed what Ubisoft Toronto have been up to all these years - not since Splinter Cell: Blacklist have they been the main developers on a game.

Enter Starlink: Battle for Atlas, a space open-world adventure game where you can use real life figurines to build your ship:

"As you explore the Atlas Star System, you’ll do so with a physical ship clipped to your controller. Using Smart Building Technology, you’ll be able to immediately swap out parts on the ship – including wings, weapons, pilots, and even the starship hull itself – and see them change in-game to meet the shifting demands of your situation as you experiment with different combinations, weapons, and status effects. It’ll all come in handy as you’re dealing with the evil forces of a warlord named Grax, while also searching for allies to help you survive in a hostile system."

Starlink: Battle for Atlas will be coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 during Fall 2018.

Cuphead Deluxe Vinyl Soundtrack Coming Later This Year

Along with getting a release date, Studio MDHR announced Cuphead will be getting a Deluxe Vinyl Soundtrack. Teaming up with iam8bit the soundtrack includes over 3 hours of 1930's style music. You can preorder the Vinyl soundtrack right here for a cool $100 dollars.

Iam8bit is proud to collaborate with Studio MDHR to bring you this period-specific thrill ride of jazz jollies and big band boisterousness - an outrageously rare treat comprised of four jam-packed records featuring some of the coolest and smoothest tunes you’ve ever grooved along to.

This is a spectacular sensation of a vinyl set, comprised of so much delicious, fully-orchestral decadence that we couldn’t resist creating a ridiculously complex custom companion package, stripped straight from the 1930s. Designer Jango Snow spared no detail in collaborating with the maniacally brilliant Studio MDHR to create this beautiful folio design, affectionately inspired by record sets almost a century old.

E3 2017: Cuphead Gets A Release Date

E3 is upon us! Xbox stated things off for us this evening (well technically EA was on Saturday, but nothing regarding Toronto was announced) by announcing Studio MDHR's long awaited 2D Platformer Cuphead was given a release date of September 29th. The game will be available on Xbox One, and PC. We'll have more throughout the week as we get some updated trailers and impressions from E3, but for now you can check out the announcement trailer below.