Today, Offworld Industries, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Consumer Products, are thrilled to announce May 17th as the Early Access launch date for their upcoming title, Starship Troopers: Extermination. The launch will mark an opportunity for players to collaborate closely with the Offworld Industries team through the game’s earliest development stages, as their feedback helps guide what features and mechanics to build upon before the game’s eventual transition into 1.0. Community feedback from the frenetic 16-player action—bumped up from the originally-anticipated 12-player gameplay—will be a crucial component of the evolving creative process, as Offworld Industries works to iterate upon player input and add more content throughout the Early Access period.

The Early Access edition of Starship Troopers: Extermination will be available at $24.99 USD upon release—a special introductory price that will increase as more content is introduced ahead of the 1.0 launch. From day one of Early Access, the title will already boast both strategy and combat-oriented gameplay. Players can construct and reinforce bases of operations while not in heavy combat, creating a safe structure to respawn, regroup and rearm themselves in preparation for Bug-exterminating co-op play. These bases are protected from enemy spawns, and base-building isn’t linked to a specific class or rank, so Deep Space Vanguards of every stripe can utilize these structures.

Starship Troopers: Extermination puts players on the far-off front lines in an all-out assault against the Arachnid menace. Squad up as a Trooper in the Deep Space Vanguard, an elite Special Forces group within the Mobile Infantry, and get ready to stomp some Bug! No Trooper will ever stand alone as they line up shoulder-to-shoulder with their fellow Vanguards—trusty Morita Assault Rifles in hand—to battle against hordes of bloodthirsty insectoid aliens on the hostile surface of the planet Valaka.

Work together to complete objectives, acquire resources, build and defend your base of operations, and then escape to the extraction point together. The battle will be intense but, as hardened warriors standing for all of humanity and the United Citizen Federation, leave no inch of ground safe for the Arachnids!


Other Key Features:

• Cooperative Gameplay - 16 players can team up in squads of four to defend their base, complete objectives, gather resources, and try to kill every Bug in sight.
  
• Three Playable Classes - Choose from Assault, Support, and Defense classes to best suit your playstyle and support the rest of your squad.
  
• Build Defenses - Construct walls, towers, ammo stations, and more using resources acquired from planetside refineries.
  
• Class Progression System - Unlock new weapons, equipment, and perks for each class to become an elite warfighter among the Deep Space Vanguard.
  
• 5 Unique Bug Types - At Early Access launch, encounter Drone, Warrior, Gunner, Plasma Grenadier, and Tiger Elite enemy Bugs during missions.
  
• Escalating Infestation Levels - Increasing Bug threat levels during missions bring bigger and more dangerous enemies to the fight.
  
• Large-scale Battles - A massive map with five unique zones, and swarm-based combat with hundreds of enemy Bugs on screen delivers the sense of an overwhelming planetary war.
  
• Ground War - Retake bases and refineries, destroy hives, and complete a variety of side objectives to wrest control of the map away from the Bug menace.
  
• Ping System - Communication is key! The ‘Ping’ system gives players a quick and easy way to call out points of interest, objectives, incoming enemies, and more to teammates.

About Offworld Industries
Founded in 2014 by a group of passionate game developers, Offworld Industries is now an acclaimed game studio with more than 100 team members located in their New Westminster headquarters and around the world. Hot off the announcement of the studio’s first IP licensed game Starship Troopers: Extermination, Offworld is committed to the ongoing development of the hit FPS shooter Squad, WW1 trench warfare title Beyond the Wire, and is the publisher of FPS title Post Scriptum.
Having sold well over three million copies of Squad, Offworld looks to the future with a focus on bringing players together in experiences where they must rely on teamwork in order to compete, in both existing and in-development titles.

For more information about Offworld, please visit: https://www.offworldindustries.com/

About Sony Pictures Consumer Products
Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP) is the licensing and merchandising division of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group and Sony Pictures Television for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. Sony Pictures Television operates dozens of wholly-owned or joint-venture production companies around the world. SPE’s Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, Sony Pictures International Productions, and Sony Pictures Classics.

For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html

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Here the first draft for "Raid Off" logo's typo :



They all have their identity, but the "Raid Off B" is better for some reasons.

First "Raid" is very readable and at the same time quite stylish. It also looks massive. We feel that the importance of words is emphasized and that's a good thing.

Second, "Off" is simpler, but it is also a good thing because it will host an illistration on the "O", so the rest of the word must be simple and readable.



Stay tuned for the next step !

Throughout the game's life, the disasters in Critias Empire have been limited to earthquakes and the terrain shifting they induced. As cool as they are, it's time to add in more different disaster types, which is the focus of this update.


It's important that the player knows when a disaster is imminent. Not only so they can prepare, but just as importantly, to give them a sense of tension and anticipation. Already in the turn before a disaster, the music changes from baroque/romantic classical music to an eerie ambient background track. But that can be easy to miss if music volume is turned down, as can other signals such as the disaster countdown turning red.

To fix this and add extra immersion, the map now gains a grey pall, the seas turn a stormy grey and the clouds that fringe the game map turn to brooding thunderclouds. All in the turn before disaster strikes.



In the turn immediately after a disaster, the clouds and seas remain dark, while the lighting intensifies to reflect that the world is suffering the aftermath of disaster.


Nothing says disaster like a volcano. Especially when we have the very real historical eruption of Mount Vesuvius, that famously destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, as dark inspiration. Ironically that eruption helped preserve and inform much of what we know about the ancient Mediterranean world today.

In fact, the cover image of this update is of a later (probably fictionalised) eruption of Vesuvius, by painter Joseph Wright of Derby, which matches the broadly Romantic art movement style of much of the art of Critias Empire!



In terms of how volcanoes affect the game, clearly anything in the path of the volcano or the lava streams it sends are going to get destroyed without intercession of the Gods. I.e. spending prayer points to relocate those land uses and buildings in the turn immediately after the disaster. Just as how it currently works with earthquakes that leave cities, farms, mines etc underwater.

I would like to at some point make separate shield and stratovolcano disasters. The latter would rain down ash and send out pyroclastic flows, rather than flood the land with lava streams. However that will have to wait for later.


For the time being, I'm going to concentrate on updating the steam store page screenshots and making a new trailer. There's also still a bit of tidying up the volcano code to do.

I'm also going to stop making predictions about when a demo or the game will be released. This month I was hoping to work on Critias Empire much more than I was eventually able. Suffice to say, there will be a demo at the point where I feel the experience can really shine and give an authentic flavour of what the final game will be like.

To that end, I also aim to begin a new round of balancing before the end of May, and will most likely be more of a fine tuning of the existing balance rather than anything radical.

As always, if you have any feedback or thoughts on the game's progress, do get in contact or leave a comment!

Prick up your ears and listen to the sounds of the Music Festival!

From 4th May to 1st June 2023, Taborea delves into the world of the Music Festival. Collect notes, get a giant record player up and running and solve other tasks in this event.

To match the occasion, there are elegant Music Festival costume sets and numerous instruments in the item shop during the same period. How about a sensual saxophone, a medieval lute or a cheerful tambourine?

Get your feet moving to some lovely tunes with the following items:

• Music Festival Costume Set
• Alpenhorn
• Chime Wood Guitar
• Dimitar’s Sound
• Giant Kabo’s Oboe
• Saxophone
• Tambourine
• Rattle
• Lute
• Golden Wind Instrument

Wishing you lots of music-filled fun,
the RoM Team

In celebration, we have a special surprise for you all to help recognize our favorite Spider mom of the yard.

Additional armor recipes have been added for you to craft to complete the Hedge Broodmother armor set: 

• Chest of the Mother Demon
  
• Greaves of the Mother Demon

The Mom Genes mutation will now also increase all poison damage you deal by a large amount, on top of allowing you to summon spiderlings to fight alongside you.

During the month of May, a new May Sign Set will be purchasable at the Science Shop related to Spring and the allergies that come with it.

That's right, the Hedge Broodmother isn't the only mom in town and we will be celebrating the arrival of the Moldy Matriarch this Broodmother's day month as well!

• The Infected Broodmother lays hidden, deep in the bowels of the Haze, waiting for a poor soul to set her free.
  
• This new epic boss is a permanent addition to the game (not just for the Month of May) and will test your backyard skills to the limit.

• Full equipment set related to the Infected Broodmother
  
• 1 new weapon to craft
  
• 1 new trinket to obtain

• 1 New Achievement for killing the Infected Broodmother

• Infected Broodmother Throne
  
• Infected Broodmother Brazier
  
• Stuffed Infected Broodmother
  
• Infected Broodmother Wall Mount

With that, we wish you good luck, and don't forget to tell your favorite yard mom "Happy Broodmother's Day!"

• Fewer Wasps spawn in base attacks.
  
• Wasps are no longer immune to poison.
  
• Wasp Drone heal amount reduced.
  
• Most poisons applied by the player to creatures now have double the duration.
  
• Increasing damage per tick of all poison effects.
  
• Broodmother set poison, venom, and poison nova effects no longer get applied to the player or your party members.
  
• Increasing the bonus poison damage gained from Spider and Widow armor sets.
  
• Increased the damage and stun damage of the unarmed bonus attack from Lil Fist.
  
• Increased the damage of the bonus attack from the power droplet.
  
• Lil Fist Mastery bonus now guarantees a second hit with every punch.
  
• Wasps summoned with the Apex Predator effect of the Bard's Bow now also apply bleed with their attack.
  
• Updated the building shape of the chimney-to-roof intersection pieces.
  
• The previous shape prevented corner roof pieces from attaching correctly if the chimney was placed flush with the walls.
  
• Added in Chimney'd Pinecone Roof which was missing from the original 1.2 update.

• Fixed a memory leak in physics code that should reduce out of memory crashes that happen after playing for some time.
  
• Fixed a crash that could happen when using the "Copy" action on a building.

• Steal effect no longer applied to friendly targets.
  
• Player summons can no longer trigger effects from the player when attacked by the player.
  
• Clients can now achieve the "Chillax" achievement if the host had already achieved it without them being there.
  
• Wasp Queen boss music properly loops.
  
• Fixed a few dialogues in the game that were not triggering (late game lab, Moldorc Castle button).
  
• The post-game report card can now be closed when using a controller.
  
• Sour weapons can no longer damage some lab machines.
  
• Equipment in chests can now be correctly repaired using materials in nearby chests.
  
• The player will no longer be briefly stuck in front of the Super Duper after inserting a disk.
  
• Bard's Bow will now have an on-screen marker when dropped on the ground.
  
• Respawning from the Petal Bed properly spawns the player next to the bed.
  
• Bee Bee Q recipe in the Oven interface no longer extends past the edge of the screen.
  
• Chat messages no longer are read aloud if both players have "Chat Text to Speech" disabled.

The ‘Wind of Change’ blows through our shop, sweeping in a bunch of new offers! Among them are a raft of brilliant items to personalize your equipment.

For instance, how about the Advanced Aggregator, the Advanced Bind Lifters or the Attribute-Purifying Stone?

The offers are only available from 4th April (midnight) to 4th April (11:59 PM CEST), so be ready to jump at this opportunity!

Have fun customizing your hero!The RoM Team

Fixed a bug that unlocked certain miracles at the wrong time

Ever wonder where Alicante got his personality from? Find out through playing the event story!

💐This update brings:💐

New:

• Limited time Mother’s Day story, quest and new decorations (5/10 ~ 5/23)
  
• NEW Timeline App (renewed Story App system)
  - Tracks progress of each chapter and new event stories.
  
• NEW Reject Tickets (New, trial run feature only available as a reward from the event. Tickets will stay after event if not used)
  - Gives player ability to reject customer orders once ticket is used.
  - Access through down arrow button during dialogue
  
• NEW DLCs
  - Mother's Day 2020. 2021. 2022. 2022 Garden and 2023 Premium

Improvements:

• Added camera spot to MyPad skins
  
• MyPad wifi signal looks stronger
  
• Day end neon sign animation improved
  
• Oats causing BakedIn to be stuck issue fixed

🌸REQUIREMENTS🌸

• Version (Steam 1.24.0) (Starting upload 5/8 PDT)
  
• Stable internet
  
• Game data past Day 3
  
• Patience until May 10th, 12AM local time!

PLEASE NOTE: The event will not start until May 10th, 12AM even with the event version 1.24.0!
Event ends May 23rd, 2023, 11:59PM local time.

Hello, everyone! With the new content update we are ready to introduce new, free outfit options to the game. The perfect addition to every domme's wardrobe: a sultry garter belt, paired with exquisite stockings that will accentuate her legs like never before.

Login and enjoy the new view in 8 colour variations right now!

See you at the session!

The first of four ExileCon Qualifier events starts in less than 24 hours on May 4th, 2PM PDT! Be sure to join us at http://twitch.tv/pathofexile to check out all the action, which will be shoutcasted by community streamers ZiggyD and RaizQT!

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you're participating in the event, please make sure that your Path of Exile account is linked to your Twitch account. You can do this by logging into your account on the website, then clicking here.

In each of these events, players will compete to be the first to kill Kitava in Act 5 in a Standard Solo Self-Found fixed seed environment. While this is not a Hardcore Event, players will incur a penalty upon death where they will not be able to move until a one-minute period has lapsed.

The qualifier events are PC only.

To join the qualifier event, click "Join" in the bottom right corner of the character select screen. Registrations for the event will open 30 minutes before the event starts at 1:30PM PDT.

The first player to kill Kitava in each event will receive the following:

• Flights to Auckland, New Zealand for the weekend of ExileCon
  
• Accommodation in Auckland for the weekend of ExileCon
  
• Entrance into the ExileCon Race Finale
  
• An Ultra VIP ExileCon ticket
  
• Their choice of one of the below microtransaction bundles

The Celestial bundle includes:

• Nightfall Armour Set
  
• Nightfall Helmet Attachment
  
• Nightfall Wings
  
• Divergence Weapon
  
• Astral Weapon Effect
  
• Nightfall Character Effect
  
• Twilight Footprints Effect
  
• Astral Portal Effect
  
• Nightfall Dragon Pet

The Fire bundle includes:

• Dragon Hunter Armour Set
  
• Flaming Head Helmet attachment
  
• Dragon Hunter Wings
  
• Vulcan Weapon
  
• Pyromaniac Weapon Effect
  
• Brimstone Character Effect
  
• Dragon Hunter Footprints
  
• Vulcan Portal Effect
  
• Fire Lion Pet

The Stygian/Blue bundle includes:

• Revenant Armour Set
  
• Arcane Flaming Head
  
• Stygian Wings
  
• Necrolord Weapon
  
• Stygian Weapon Effect
  
• Stygian Character Effect
  
• Stygian Footprints
  
• Stygian Portal
  
• Stygian Steed Pet

The Glimmerwood bundle includes:

• Glimmerwood Armour Set
  
• Misery Flaming Head
  
• Glimmerwood Wings
  
• Siren Weapon
  
• Madcap Weapon Effect
  
• Madcap Character Effect
  
• ]Transcendence Footprints
  
• Madcap Portal
  
• Chaotic Ethercraft Pet

The Demonic bundle includes:

• Demonic Armour Set
  
• Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Demon Wings
  
• Vulcan Weapon
  
• Demonic Weapon Effect
  
• Demonic Character Effect
  
• Pandemonium Footprints
  
• Demonic Portal
  
• Hell Horse Pet

The Red bundle includes:

• Automaton Necrolord Pack
  
• Automaton Halo
  
• Automaton Wings
  
• Vulcan Weapon
  
• Automaton Weapon Effect
  
• Automaton Character Effect
  
• Apocalypse Footprints
  
• Automaton Portal Effect
  
• Thaumaturgy Dachshund Pet

• You must connect your Path of Exile account to Twitch and stream your participation (on the linked account) for the whole event. If we can't watch any portion of your streamed entry, you are not eligible to win.
  
• If you win one of the qualifier events, you are not eligible to win another.
  
• If for some reason one of the event winners is not able to come to New Zealand, their ExileCon tickets, accommodation and flights will transfer to the person who achieves the next fastest time in any event. They will still receive their microtransactions but the other prizes will be transferred to the next eligible person.
  
• You must abide by Path of Exile's Terms of Service and Twitch's Terms of Service
  
• Unsportsmanlike conduct at any time in the leadup to ExileCon may result in you being disqualified from the event
  
• Past and present Grinding Gear Games employees are not eligible to win prizes in these events.

We hope to see you all at the livestream!