Task Force 141 is expecting you to report for duty up to a week before the official launch of Modern Warfare II. Are you up for the challenge?

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This intel has been verified: Anyone who preorders a digital edition of Modern Warfare II will receive early Campaign access in addition to a host of other previously announced rewards. This grants you up to a week to complete the incredible multimission, single-player, globe-trotting operation before the full game launches on October 28. Preorder the game here.



Familiar heroes return and new allies are formed as Task Force 141 faces its greatest threat yet — a newly aligned menace with deep, yet unknown connections.

This Campaign features missions in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and is set to be an incredible experience on numerous levels: offshore sieges with underwater combat, all-out explosive assaults from 30,000 feet above enemy strongholds, and high-stakes, low-profile stealth missions in both plain sight and under the cover of darkness. For more information on the game, click here.


As well as gaining early access to the Modern Warfare II Campaign, there’s free content you can use right now in Call of Duty®: Vanguard and Call of Duty®: Warzone™. You also get Beta Early Access and content available in Modern Warfare II at launch, just for preordering the game. For a full rundown, check out this blog. Here’s a quick list of what you can claim:



Preorder Modern Warfare II to receive:

• Up to one week early access to the full Modern Warfare II Campaign, starting October 20(1).
  
• Access to the full game on October 28.
  
• Open Beta Early Access(2).
  
• Final Judgement Bundle(3): Immediate access to the Legendary “Deathknell” Operator Skin and the Legendary “Bloodthirsty” Weapon Blueprint for use in Vanguard and Warzone.

Preorder the Vault Edition of Modern Warfare II to receive:

• All previously listed rewards.
  
• Red Team 141: Four playable Multiplayer Operators — Ghost, Farah, Price, and Soap — each wearing a special masked outfit, which will be available during the Open Beta.
  
• FJX Cinder Weapon Vault(4): At Call of Duty: Next, we plan to share more details on this and the new Gunsmith, which will also be available during the Open Beta.
  
• Season One Battle Pass and 50 Tier Skips(5): If you purchase the Vault Edition after Season One, the free Battle Pass and Tier Skips apply to the current season.
  
• Ghost Legacy Pack(6): 20+ free items celebrating the Task Force 141 icon, for Modern Warfare® (2019) and Warzone, unlocked upon pre-purchase.

Remember your preorder also entitles you to experience early access to the future of Call of Duty Multiplayer combat. The Modern Warfare II Open Beta will be free across all platforms and split into two playable Weekends. Early access is available for those with either digital or retail preorders:




Beta is coming! An upcoming beta weekend will be available on Steam, and is scheduled to run from Thursday, September 22 at 10 AM PT to Monday, September 26 at 10 AM PT. Crossplay will be active, allowing you to party with friends and the greater community, no matter what hardware they play on.




Mark your calendars for September 15, 2022: Expect a massive intel drop regarding the immediate future of Call of Duty during the Call of Duty: Next franchise showcase event! Expect many more details regarding Modern Warfare II, information on the next Call of Duty: Warzone, and more on the mobile version of Call of Duty: Warzone (also known as Project Aurora). This multi-hour event also features a full Modern Warfare II Multiplayer reveal; a multitude of your favorite streamers at the event, playing the games in real time; and [[REDACTED]] information and surprises! Need more details? Click here.

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Stay Frosty.

(1) One week based on estimated access; actual play time subject to possible outages and applicable time zone differences.

(2) Actual platform availability and launch date(s) of MP Beta subject to change. See www.callofduty.com/beta for more details. Minimum Open Beta duration is 2 days. Limited time only, while Early Access Beta Codes last, at participating retailers. Online multiplayer subscription may be required.

(3) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on preorder platform required to redeem Final Judgement Bundle. Sold/downloaded separately.

(4) Weapon Vault design limited to Weapon Vault contents at launch.

(5) Battle Pass and Tier Skips, or equivalent versions, will be accessible in Modern Warfare II once the Season 1 Battle Pass, or equivalent system, is made available in-game. Battle Pass redemption applies to one season of Modern Warfare II Battle Pass, or equivalent system, only.

(6) Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® / Call of Duty®: Warzone™ required to redeem Ghost Legacy Pack. Sold/downloaded separately. Must be redeemed by October 28, 2023. All pre-purchase customers are eligible to receive Ghost Legacy Pack rewards at a later date. However, Modern Warfare® (2019) and Warzone are not available on Steam. For more details, please visit the Call of Duty® FAQ.

A mobile phone number must be linked to your Steam Account to play Modern Warfare® II.

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For more information, please visit http://www.callofduty.com and http://www.youtube.com/callofduty, and follow @Activision and @CallofDuty on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Want to play with the dev team in-game? Maybe you'd rather face off against members of the dev team and put your skills to the test!

You're invited to join us each Tuesday at 4pm Pacific Time for Project Genesis DevSessions!

Show off your skills and climb the leaderboards! Hop in the lobbies or even join our Discord server and hop into our Playtest Lobby voice channel and hang out with us during the games!

See you in the lobbies soon!

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Hey Pinball Fans!

A new week has started in our digital pinball world which means that new discounts are available in Pinball FX3, this time up to 60% off! Let's see the details:

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Two scarily authentic Williams™ and Bally™ pinball tables—and a whole party of iconic Universal Monsters!—comprise this collection: MONSTER BASH™ and CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON™. Both are available to play in their classic original form and as remastered tables with updated graphics, animated toys, and a host of new features.



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Tables inspired by blockbuster films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe come together in this thrilling pack featuring "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy", "Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Marvel's Ant-Man."

- An unlikely band of ragtag outsiders and misfits, led by the interstellar adventurer Star-Lord join forces to form the Guardians of the Galaxy. Can our improbable heroes defeat a cosmic force of epic proportions in Ronan the Accuser, and yet still secure the mysterious Orb?

- As Tony Stark's peacekeeping program takes a turn for the worse, Earth's Mightiest Heroes battle to save the planet from destruction at the hands of the villainous Ultron.

- Master thief Scott Lang becomes Ant-Man, with the ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength. Along with Dr. Hank Pym, they must pull off a heist that will save the world!



That’s all folks, see you on the leaderboards!

Linne

Greetings, Adventurers!

New World Update 1.6.3 downtime will begin at 11:00PM PT (6:00AM UTC) on August 16 and includes fixes to musical performances.

• Fixed an issue that caused weapon projectiles to disappear when either attacking a target that was close in proximity or hitting certain types of ground.

• Fixed an issue that caused Surgeon's Ring, Keepsake of the Divines, Isabella's Amulet, Forgotten Vow, and Fanciful Earring to not allow players to replace gems. Gem swapping is now permissible for these items.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Deep Earring to use the incorrect perk. New versions of this item should now have the “Refreshing Toast” perk as intended.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused Gypsum Casts to ignore newer Expertise bump values. These items now grant higher Expertise rating bumps per use.

• Fixed an issue that caused players to get stuck if they teleported or if the server crashed during a musical performance.
  
• Reduced the XP curve for the Musical Instrument Trade Skill, lowering the total time it takes to level up.
  
• Tipping performers now uses the secondary interaction hotkey (default 'T') rather than the primary interaction hotkey (default 'E'), standardizing key use for performances.

• Fixed an issue that caused sound effects to not play when dispersing Maudlinbug swarms.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused event Town Projects to not register as complete after a world restart, which prevented several town bestowments from upgrading to the next tier.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Medleyfaire Wind Sock furniture item reward to display without said wind sock.

• Additional server and client performance optimizations.

• Fixed an issue that caused an invincibility bug with the Nereid’s Rend debuff. Now that it has been fixed, this debuff will also be re-enabled.
  
• Light Armor rewards from this Expedition should now always drop in the intended Gear Score range of 500 - 600.

Thanks for your support! We'll see you in Aeternum.

Hello, Drivers!

We are thrilled to welcome you to the Summer Patch! We’ve put a lot of work into this latest update, from new content to features that we’ve been excited about for a long time. It’s your turn to tell us what you think! Let’s dig into what we have in store for you.


These roaring beasts bring on a whole new challenge for Circuit Superstars drivers. They thrive in their native Poke Bowl but we can’t wait to see what kind of combinations you will have fun with!

Welcome to the Poke Bowl! A sunny destination on the coast of Hawai'i, home of the Tubular Sprint Cars! This incredibly short and fast oval is an addition unlike anything we’ve done before.




This elegant circuit was designed to be a didactic space, a perfect starter track for new drivers that is sure to deliver stunningly fast races for experienced drivers, as well.




Your player card is now displayed in the Main Menu and during the start of online races. Your card lists your rank across Grand Prix, Online and Weekly Time Trials.



Compete against others online to earn points and rank up the ladder. There are 20 ranks, leading all the way up to the last rank: Superstar!

This new system will need your feedback and tuning as we prepare to introduce seasons soon. Be sure to let us know what you think!


These challenges now contribute to a Time Trial Rank, shown on your Player Card. Competing each week adds points to your rank and gives you a new result each week as you compete vs other players worldwide.



We revisited the design of this feature by adding new tournaments, improving the existing ones and adding a ranking system. You earn rank points by completing tournaments in different difficulties.

We also added a new system to unlock tournaments as you progress.

Note: If you have completed the GP mode before, there is a button to reset GP progress under the Extra Settings in the Settings menu.



You can now exit tournaments and your progress will be saved from the last race you completed.

Cars now feature player name tags above them, while the active player has an arrow indicating where they are. These can be seen in the podium, gameplay and replays!




This feature can be toggled by default with right bumper / right shift.

We have made significant performance improvements to our tracks and rendering. Players on lower end machines should experience improved performance.

• Lighting reworked as part of the optimization process.
  
• Rennvoort has flowers again.
  
• Most dirt surfaces now receive tire marks.
  
• Improvements to water lighting.

• Maximum Slipstream distance reduced from 45 to 35.
  
• Maximum Slipstream strength reduced by 15%.
  
• Car collision physics tuned, reduced torque resistance by 17%.
  
• New UI Sound Effects.
  
• Wider camera lens at top speed.
  
• Settings are now accessible in the Pause Menu

We are so excited to race with you and hear what you think of our latest work! Thank you for playing Circuit Superstars, it’s an honour to make art that brings you joy.

See you on the racetrack!

Love,
OFG Team

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Hearing from you directly about your experience with Republic of Jungle is invaluable to us as developers. So, we're genuinely extremely excited to get to go to an in-person event again and to hopefully meet some of you there.

We will post a map of our position on the show floor closer to the event, so keep an eye out for that.


If you're thinking of playing Republic of Jungle on stream, we want to help. We'd love to chat with you about how we can make streaming RoJ as seamless as possible.

We will be taking the names of those who would like to make Republic of Jungle content at our booth, across EGX, so drop by and let us know if you're thinking of doing so.

We will also be opening applications to join our Ambassador Programme (more details to follow soon) on the first day of the event and will be giving exclusive RoJ merch to those who apply, whilst stocks last.




On the Sunday we'll be live on the EGX Stage where our Jarvis will be joined by WhatCulture Gaming's Scott Tailford, Jules Gil & James Dowsee, plus Twitch Partner Nikoheart.



Head to the stage area for 1:30 pm to watch us reveal the brand new version of Republic of Jungle LIVE!

We will be playing a couple of rounds with the boys and can already foresee the chaos that will unfold. Trust us, you won't want to miss this!

Then we will be adding a couple of players to the roster when we ask two people from the audience to join us on stage to play one final round with us.

We may even have a few things to giveaway during the show...who knows?


We'd love to meet you all. So, please do find us at our booth to say hello or join us for a meet and greet after our show on Sunday, where you'll get the chance to meet Nikoheart and the WhatCulture Gaming guys and to chat to Jarvis about Republic of Jungle, should you have any questions.

Looking forward to meeting you all.

Team Gerdoo Games.

Hey look, the co-op and conquest update is out! This huge update for Airships has been four years in the making, and it's the completion of an eight-year development project.

Headline features are:

Any number of players and AIs can fight on both sides of airship battles. You can set up custom multiplayer battles as well as fight alongside your allies in conquest mode.



Previously, empires were in a state of permanent war. Now there is a detailed system of diplomacy, allowing for non-aggression pacts, defensive pacts, alliances, trade and research treaties, tribute, ceding territory, and more.



You can also send ultimatums to other empires, demanding that they accede to your terms and threatening retaliation otherwise.

The AI personalities can evaluate and send any kind of diplomatic interaction, and there are tooltips that clearly explain their reasoning.

There are no artificial limits on who you can go to war with, but you do have a reputation to consider. A bad reputation can make you the target of glory-seeking empires and weaken your espionage and counter-espionage efforts. And a high enough reputation - and a sizeable territory - can make it possible for you to win by crowning yourself emperor.

You can now upgrade your cities with shipyards to rapidly build fleets, police stations to control unrest, scientific labs, factories, skyscrapers, and more.



And some towns provide unique bonuses from resources such as silk, great forests, and floathoney and special institutions such as the Spire of Learning and the old Imperial Post Office. Depending on your strategy of choice, these towns may be extremely valuable to you.

As the game progresses, your capacity for ruling your empire increases, granting you faster research, more spies, and less unrest - and then a special era comes along that significantly changes the way the game plays. A long, deep winter freezes the land and makes it hard to procure supplies. An age of decadence offers opportunities for raising your reputation and destroying others'. Or a plague breaks out.



Some of these eras can be "won" by an empire, gaining it a massive boost in reputation or other advantages. For example, an age of piety is won by whoever controls all holy sites in the land.

So those are the major features. This update concludes feature development on the game, so after this, I'll be doing bug fixes and balancing, but there won't be any new free content or mechanics in the game.

I will likely do a DLC for the game, but I want to fix the bugs and take some time to rest before I announce anything. :)

Speaking of bugs, if you encounter problems with the game, send me an email or head over to the Discord to report them. We've been beta testing this thing heavily for the past months, but no game is ever bug-free.

At this point I also want to especially thank the game's beta testers, who have found a whole bunch of bugs and some enjoyable exploits, such as "you can just pay everyone to be friends with you and win".

With the feature list for the update known for months and years now, I worried that the release would be a bit anticlimactic, so I snuck in one more big feature: direct control mode.



You can now select a ship, click on the direct control button, and gain fine-grained control of your craft. You can tell your weapons exactly where to fire, your engines whether to go forward, stop, or reverse, and your lift chambers which altitude to maintain. As soon as you leave direct control, your commands are forgotten, and the ship resumes normal operation. This is of course available in both singleplayer and multiplayer. :)

Finally, here's a more or less complete list of other features that I added, though I probably forgot some things:

• Eight new music tracks by renowned musician Curtis Schweitzer
  
• Unrest and supply mechanics
  
• Revamped espionage system
  
• Optional combat autoresolve
  
• Prettier map
  
• New fleet designs contributed by the community
  
• Reactive hint system for conquest
  
• Many more achievements
  
• Updated user interface appearance
  
• Ability to request siege assistance from your allies
  
• New weather and landscape including deserts
  
• New technologies and modules
  
• All translations should be up to date, for once
  
• In-game manual (English only)
  
• Local defense budgets
  
• New heraldic charges and abiilities
  
• Tooltip values now describe what influences them

The Hunt Is On - Way of the Hunter is out now!

Bratislava, Slovakia / Vienna, Austria, August 16th, 2022: It's time to grab your hunting gear. Today Way of the Hunter will be released into the wild! Become the new owner of Bear Den Ranch and explore large open-world environments with gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Hunt alone or enjoy this ethical hunting experience in co-op with a friend!

Watch the newest trailer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEsD0w3-48I

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For more in-depth information on Way of the Hunter check out the Dev Diaries here:
Dev Diary #1 - Introducing Nine Rocks Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miWC4keFK_w
Dev Diary #2 - Complex Trophy System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVQiRg2MdJk
Dev Diary #3 - The Hunting Lodge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vMY3n4GfeU
Dev Diary #4 - Hunting Approaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-YewLwK4ns

Enjoy and stay tuned!

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World War II Breaks Out: August 22, 2022

Destiny of the World will leave Early Access and enter Full Release on August 22, 2022!

It’s time to unroll those maps, brew a fresh pot of coffee, and start crafting your plans to conquer the world, or muster your forces to contain the Axis Powers Threat.

Mark your calendars and prepare to do battle!