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Dead Alliance

Dead Alliance is a team-based multiplayer FPS developed by Psyop Games and IllFonic, and published by Maximum Games. Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland roamed by hordes of zombies, it pits two teams of four players against each other in modes like Capture and Hold, King of the Hill, Free for All, Team Deathmatch, and even Zombie-MOBA. There is also a solo survival mode where the player has to survive increasing waves of the undead.

More than just a nuisance, the wandering zombies can be made to attack and distract the enemy players by using gadgets called zMods. Examples of these include the P.A.M. pheromone grenade, which turns the undead caught in its blast into your minions, and the Trailer, which attracts all nearby zombies to its location.

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ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world survival game developed by Studio Wildcard. The player is stranded on an island filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric species, and they must craft weapons, acquire food, and build shelter to survive. The dinosaurs can be tamed and used as mounts, including flying and underwater species. The game has both single-player and multiplayer modes with private and official servers, the latter of which include large scale PvP battles.

The preview version of ARK: Survival Evolved has been out on Steam and other platforms for some time, and the game is now approaching a full release, including boxed versions and premium editions sold at retail.

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Madden NFL 18

Madden NFL 18, the latest installment in EA’s long-running American football franchise, is the first one to be powered by the company’s proprietary Frostbite engine. In addition to the graphical improvements, this also means the game features a story mode, another first for the series.

Three different playstyles are offered – Arcade, Simulation, and Competitive – which provide different experiences tailored to a certain type of gamer. There is also a new Play Now Live mode, which allows the player to play matches from the real-life NFL schedule with up-to-date rosters and custom commentary.

Madden NFL 18 is available in Standard and G.O.A.T. editions, both of which feature the New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, on the cover.

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F1 2017

F1 2017 is a racing simulator developed by Codemasters for current-gen consoles and PC. As the official Formula One game, it includes all 20 race tracks, 20 drivers, and 10 teams from the 2017 season. The title also brings back a total of 12 classic cars for use in several game modes, one of which is available with the Day One edition detailed after the jump.

New features in F1 2017 include an expanded, non-linear career mode, various multiplayer enhancements, and a completely new Championships mode with unique Medals and Unlocks.

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The Escapists 2

The Escapists 2 is a sandbox prison break simulator in which the player assumes the role of an inmate intent on escaping. In order to achieve that goal, the player can level up their character through various activities like working out or reading, do favors for the other inmates to acquire money, and steal or barter for items to be crafted into improvised weapons and tools.

Compared to its predecessor, the biggest addition in The Escapists 2 is multiplayer, which includes both online and split-screen as well as co-op and versus modes. It also brings new prisons (including ones set in Wild West, a moving train, and even outer space), more ways to escape, an improved combat system, and extensive character customization.

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Agents of Mayhem Pre-Order Bonuses

Agents of Mayhem is an open-world third-person shooter developed by Volition, the makers of Saints Row games. While Agents of Mayhem is not a direct sequel, it is set in the same universe and retains the series’ signature brand of irreverent humor.

Starring twelve agents with unique personalities and abilities, the game sends the players on a mission to thwart the schemes of supervillain organization LEGION in the futuristic city of Seoul. After picking three agents for their squad, players may switch between them on the fly; the squad can be further customized by equipping them with powerful gadgets.

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Aven Colony

Aven Colony is a sci-fi themed city building game developed by indie studio Mothership Entertainment. While the game’s beta version was already made available via itch.io, the full launch is handled by publisher Team 17, which will be releasing the title on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam.

The game tasks players with building a settlement on an extrasolar planet, Aven Prime, and providing the arriving human colonists with adequate living quarters, food, oxygen, and other resources. The new-built city also has to cope with threats such as extreme weather and alien lifeforms.

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Fortnite

Fortnite is a co-op survival game developed by People Can Fly and Epic Games, and published by Gearbox. After an apocalypse that made 98% of the world’s population vanish and unleashed hordes of monsters, the remaining Heroes have to band together and scavenge for items, build shelter, and craft weapons and traps to survive.

Fortnite will go free-to-play in 2018, but this article is concerning the Early Access period starting July 25, for which you have to purchase one of the digital Founder’s Packs to play (Standard, Deluxe, Super Deluxe, or Limited). Pre-ordering any of these also grants you some bonuses, as detailed after the jump.

Fortnite is now available on GamerSaloon – Where Gamers Play for Real Money.

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MotoGP 17

MotoGP 17 is a motorcycle racing game from Italian developer Milestone. Based on the 2017 world championship season, it includes all this year’s riders, teams, tracks, the new rules, and the Red Bull Rookies Cup championship. A total of 110 official riders and 76 historical riders are included, as well as over 20 bikes from the official 2017 season and over 40 historical ones.

More than just a seasonal update, the title also comes with several innovations, according to lead designer Matteo Pezzotti. First for the franchise, the game will run at 60 FPS on all platforms. It also has a new competitive online mode, a revamped career mode, and more robust character and bike customization. For added realism, the physics system has been improved, and the new sound design features engine samples extracted by putting each single motorbike through its paces on a dynamometer, once again demonstrating Milestone’s dedication to a realistic racing experience.

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Valkyria Revolution

Valkyria Revolution is an action RPG developed by Media.Vision and published by Sega. A spin-off of the main Valkyria Chronicles series, the game shares similar themes but takes place in a different universe, portraying war between two vastly different nations during the European industrial revolution. The battle system is also changed from a turn-based to a hybrid one, with faster-paced, real-time combat.

Valkyria Revolution comes with dual audio, so the players can choose between the original Japanese voice acting and the new English dub. The game’s soundtrack is composed by the acclaimed Yasunori Mitsuda.

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Golf Club 2

As the name implies, The Golf Club 2 is a golf simulator, developed by Canadian HB Studios and published by Maximum Games. It brings numerous advances compared to its predecessor, most notably Golf Societies with their own clubhouses, in-game bank balances, and the ability to compete with other Societies online and climb the leaderboards. The Player Creator with its almost limitless combinations for customizing your avatar is another significant enhancement, according to the developer. Finally, there also are gameplay improvements as well as better graphics due to the game switching to Unity 5 engine.

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Superbeat: XONiC

Superbeat: XONiC is a rhythm game where players tap notes to the beat of a song, according to the chosen difficulty level: 4TRAX (beginner), 6TRAX, and 6TRAX FX (master). There are over 65 tracks and 200 play patterns to choose from. The game includes real-time DJ rankings for players all across the world.

The game is developed by Nurijoy and published by PM Studios in conjunction with Acttil in North America. It already saw a release on PS Vita back in 2015; as such, this article is concerned with the upcoming launch for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms. Superbeat: XONiC will be available digitally for the Xbox One, and digitally as well as at retail for Sony’s core console.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind

The latest expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online adds Vvardenfell: the main island of the Morrowind province, and the largest new zone yet. As the game is set 700 years before the single-player title The Elder Scrolls III, the expansion portrays the region at its prime.

With the addition of the Vvardenfell area, Morrowind also brings a new class, Warden, who possesses powerful nature magic and a War Bear companion. There is also a new 4v4v4 PvP arena format called Battlegrounds for fast-paced, competitive matches. Thanks to the One Tamriel system, Morrowind‘s content will be appropriately scaled to the player’s level.

New players can purchase the Standard Edition ($59.99), which includes both the Morrowind expansion and The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited base game. A digital Upgrade Edition ($39.99) is available to existing players.

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DiRT 4 Pre-Order Bonuses

DiRT 4 is a rally racing game developed by Codemasters for current-gen consoles and the PC via Steam. The game features over 50 off-road cars, as well as tracks in five locations from three continents: Australia, Spain, Michigan, Sweden, and Wales.

New in the upcoming title is a system called “Your Stage”, which according to the developer blog allows the players to create a nearly infinite number of unique stages at the press of a button. This ambitious feature should provide more variety and give DiRT 4 more replay value.

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Tekken 7 Pre-Order Bonuses

Tekken 7 is the latest installment in Bandai Namco’s enormously popular fighting game series, bringing new gameplay mechanics, photorealistic graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4, and a conclusion to the Mishima clan’s bloody feud. The game is to have a pool of 30 fighters at launch (including Street Fighter’s Akuma), with new ones added over time.

Among the new features in the game is the Rage System, which grants the player two devastating moves – Rage Art and Rage Drive – once their health starts flashing red. Boosting the damage immensely, the mechanic allows for incredible comebacks. Another addition is a move called Power Crush, which absorbs damage from a mid or a high attack, and continues despite taking damage.

Tekken 7 is now available on GamerSaloon – Where Gamers Play for Real Money.

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    May 26, 2017

Everspace

Everspace is a 3D space shooter developed by indie studio Rockfish Games, to whom this is a debut title. The game is said to feature roguelike elements and a non-linear storyline. Running on Unreal Engine 4, it boasts AAA-tier visuals and VR support, with 30 fps at full HD on Xbox One, and the requisite 90 FPS on the Oculus.

Everspace was successfully funded via Kickstarter, reaching a number of the developers’ stretch goals. The game is currently in Early Access phase on Steam, and on the Game Preview program for Xbox One and Windows 10.

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RiME

RiME is an upcoming puzzle adventure game developed by Tequila Works, and published by Grey Box and Six Foot. It follows a young boy who gets shipwrecked on a mysterious island following a torrential storm. Guided by a helpful fox companion, players must use their wits to solve challenges with sound, light and shadow projection, perspective, platforming, and even time manipulation.

Several gaming sites have listed RiME among their most anticipated titles of 2017, citing its gorgeous visuals and subtle narrative.

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    May 23, 2017

Portal Knights

Portal Knights is a cooperative sandbox RPG which mixes elements of block-building and role-playing games. Players pick a class, explore randomly-generated 3D sandbox worlds, mine and gather resources, craft weapons and gear, and participate in battles against the formidable Portal Guardians. The game supports up to four players in a co-op.

Portal Knights is developed by a German indie studio Keen Games, and published by 505 Games.

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Injustice 2 Pre-Order Bonuses

Injustice 2 is an upcoming fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. As a sequel to the 2013 title, Injustice: Gods Among Us, its character roster features both returning as well as brand new heroes and villains. According to the publisher, Injustice 2 boasts the biggest DC roster ever offered in a fighting game. More characters are to be added by the way of DLC in the future.

Plot-wise, the game continues where its predecessor left off, with Batman and his allies working to piece society back together while struggling against those who seek to restore Superman’s One Earth Regime. Meanwhile, a new threat appears which forces old enemies to put aside their differences and band together.

Injustice 2 is now available on GamerSaloon – Where Gamers Play for Real Money.

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The Surge Pre-Order Bonuses

The Surge is a sci-fi themed action RPG developed by German studio Deck13 and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game is set in a dystopian world ravaged by war and global warming, and takes place in an automated industrial complex of mega-corporation CREO which has gone rogue. While the hostile mechanical monstrosities prowling the complex pose a lethal threat, the protagonist is an augmented, exo-suit wearing human who is up for the challenge.

The developers promise a hardcore and unforgiving, Souls-like experience where even the weaker enemies are deadly if the player isn’t aware of their attack patterns and weaknesses. Innovative combat system allows the player to lop limbs off enemies in combat, and use the tech scrap to upgrade and modify their own gear.

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