We’re thrilled to announce a new and exciting feature for our community—starting today, the Public Esports Tournament Calendar is live! Whether you’re a competitor or a fan, this calendar is your place for staying up to date with every exciting event in our competitive gaming scene.

Access the Public Esports Tournament Calendar here!

As the esports scene continues to grow, we’ve noticed the demand for a centralized place where all tournament schedules are readily available and shared well in advance. We understand that keeping track of multiple events across multiple platforms can be overwhelming.

That’s why we’re making it easier for everyone to stay in the loop – whether you’re a seasoned pro or a dedicated fan.

The calendar will include World’s Edge sponsored tournaments for:

• Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
  
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
  
• Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
  
• Age of Empires IV
  
• Age of Mythology: Retold

Be aware that some of the information displayed in the Public Esports Tournament Calendar is incomplete right now, to let the tournament host share more information with you at their own pace. All of the information displays what we can share at this moment and is subject to change.

With the launch of this new feature, we’re taking another step towards fostering a more connected and informed esports community. Whether you’re a competitor looking to plan your next big challenge or a fan eager to follow your favorite player or teams, this calendar will be your go-to source for all things esports.

We’re incredibly excited to roll this out and make esports even more accessible. Stay tuned for further updates and new features that will make following and participating in the esports scene easier than ever!

See you at the tournaments!

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Want a glimpse into all the upcoming World’s Edge sponsored esports tournaments? Have a look at the the Public Esports Tournament Calendar!

Citizens!

We stand on the brink of Frostpunk 2's Advanced Access launch, we invite you to witness a glimpse of the challenges that await you in Frostpunk 2 by revealing this Launch Trailer.




Thirty years have passed since the events of the original Frostpunk. The Captain's era has ended, and a new chapter begins. But as you'll see, the greatest threat to our survival may not be the biting cold, but the fire that burns within us all.



Today, we want you to catch fleeting glimpses of the city in turmoil, where every decision echoes through the streets, as well as the delicate balance of power between competing factions and the weight of leadership as the new Steward of the city.

Listen closely to the warnings that crackle through loudspeakers of New London.
Watch as laws are proposed and rejected, and feel the tension rise with each passing moment.
This is Frostpunk 2 - where survival is just the beginning.


We at 11 bit studios are thrilled to share this trailer with you! But we believe the true excitement lies in your own journey of discovery. It is about time that you become the one making the difficult choices, balancing the needs of your people against the harsh realities of our frozen world.

The stage is set. The city awaits its leader.

Today or on September 20 - on the official release, it will be your turn to face the cold and the challenges within.


Get the Deluxe Edition now (10% OFF) and gain 3 days of Advanced Access at this very moment among other additional exclusive content to aid your city's survival.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601580/Frostpunk_2/



As you embark on this new journey, remember: Frostpunk 2 is designed to be challenging. The path of leadership is never easy, especially in a world gripped by eternal winter. When your city faces hardships or even falls, know that this is part of the experience.

Don't be discouraged if your first attempts end in failure. Each collapse is a lesson, each setback a story. The true measure of a leader is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

So steel yourself, learn from each decision, and most importantly – enjoy the journey. In Frostpunk 2, the struggle itself is as meaningful as the outcome.

The city awaits...


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Your 11 bit studios Team

Hello Hunters,

We are happy to announce that we are part of the Raid Survivors Festival!

It's super awesome to be side by side with so many amazing survivors-like games, and what makes it even more special for us is being the only FPS game there. Vampire Hunters was born to bring the super fun survivors mechanics to the first-person perspective, so it's really cool to celebrate with the games that made this genre popular.

Don't miss this chance to check out other super fun bullet heaven games, and of course, hop on to have more fun playing Vampire Hunters!

https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/101xp/sale/RaidSurvivors2024


Oh, and if you can't wait for our 1.0 release, bear with us—we'll announce the release date really soon! In the mean time, happy hunting!

We wish you all a great festival!
Cheers!

Exciting news coming from the world of Euro Truck Simulator 2! In cooperation with our partners from DAF, we are very happy to introduce a free update that will bring in new parts for the DAF XD, DAF XF, DAF XG, and DAF XG+ trucks with the Model Year 2025 update. Along with that, we are also rolling out an update for the Wielton Trailer Pack which will be expanded with the Wielton Scrap Master trailer.


We have improved and upgraded the New Generation DAF XD, DAF XF, DAF XG, and DAF XG+ with the Model Year 2025 update. We polished many existing parts and also added plenty of new features which we believe every DAF enthusiast will appreciate, so let's take a look at what's in store!


The Model Year 2025 update for DAF XD contains these new features:

• Updated interiors with an electronic parking brake lever and new sensors, plus a speed limit and blind spot warning displayed on the Driver Information Panel
  
• New front grill with updated sensor housing
  
• Blind spot detector along the side of the chassis
  
• New DAF beacons
  
• Rouge Flamme base colour and "Powering Your Succes" paint job for the truck and SCS Dumper and box trailers
  
• Downwards-facing/side exhaust option
  
• Various visual updates

The Model Year 2025 update for the New Generation DAF XF, DAF XG, and DAF XG+ features this:

• Updated interiors with an electronic parking brake lever and new sensors, plus a speed limit and blind spot warning displayed on the Driver Information Panel
  
• New front grill with updated sensor housing
  
• Blind spot detector along the side of the chassis
  
• New chassis options for all cabins: FTG 6x2, FTT 6x4 and FTM 8x4
  
• Updated FT 4x2 short chassis for the XF
  
• A new Robust bumper option for the XF
  
• Additional raised roof deflector option for the XF (4m height)
  
• New DAF beacons
  
• Rouge Flamme base colour and "Powering Your Succes" paint job for the truck and SCS Dumper and box trailers
  
• "75 Years Edition" paint job for the XG+
  
• Downwards-facing/side exhaust option
  
• Various visual updates

We cannot wait to take a ride in one of the DAF trucks with these amazing new additions and hope you feel the same! We would like to thank our friends from DAF for the smooth cooperation that enabled us to make this update possible in the world of ETS2!









On top of that, we are also excited to reveal that the Wielton Trailer Pack is getting an update! Now, it will contain one of the newest additions to Wielton's product line, the Wielton Scrap Master. This trailer is used for the transportation of bulk materials such as gravel, coal, grain, and more. It comes with two body options (12 or 13 meters long), each paired with a different chassis, plenty of configuration options on the sideboards, two bumper and light variants, and a smaller grain hatch on the rear door.



We already teased this trailer in one of our SCS On The Road episodes where we took a closer look at it at the NUFAM Trade Fair. You can watch it here if you want to see how this beauty looks in real life.



We hope you are excited about this new content! Remember to follow us on our social media (X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok) so you won't miss out on any news from the world of Euro Truck Simulator 2. Also, make sure to follow our friends from DAF and Wielton on their social media. Drive safely!

Greetings Flagellants! As we approach the haunting season see fit to browse our new armory for a fitting weapon to protect yourself! We present your new Vessels! We are aiming to unify our art style in preparation for the manufacturer variants system coming in! These shiny new toys are gorgeous and ready to please the eye as easily as they slay slimes.

In addition, we have brought in 3 new Vessels:
Grant’s Partner, a hard-hitting coach gun, meant to hammer targets that venture too close to you.
The Judge, a shotgun pistol that packs a wallop and maintains a small profile and light step.
Virin’s Atomizer, our local mad scientist’s tool for rapid restructuring into palatable soul fragments.
We think you will like these 3 new tools of the trade and their associate souls, and are always open to feedback!

On top of this, we have added a flurry of new artifacts, trinkets, and ichors of various rarities, including some chaotic new unspeakables. >:)

Along with these awesome additions come many balance changes and bug fixes. We found an issue affecting controllers and the Steam Deck as well, so let us know if it works for you!

Additions

• Updated the graphics of every gun
  
• Added Ricochet (Uncanny Optic)
  
• Added Coils (Cyclical Coils)
  
• Added 3 Guns (Grant’s Partner, The Judge, Virin’s Atomizer)
  
• Added 3 Souls (Soul of the Judge, Soul of the Deranged, Soul of the Escort)
  
• Added 24 Artifacts (Engraved Handgrip, Desperate Scribbles, Recursive Powder, Jurahi’s Glee, Undying Candle, Az`Zundo’s Rush, Helikul’s Bauble, Phantom Fist, Resplendent Banner, C`Trixa’s Pennant, High Flow Funnel, Focused Chamber, Leaded Shells, Soul Charged Rounds, Aim-Assist, Mglan’s Corrupted AI, Staggering Skill, Glancing Blows, Sweet Spot, Kozul’s Strikes, Arclight Attachment, Redundant Generator, Corrosive Coils, Ro’Zak’s Recidivism)
  
• Added 10 Unspeakables (Jurahi’s Rebound, Jurahi’s Daisy, M’Trgdar’s Mayhem, M’Trgdar’s Schemes, Uzushug’s Rot, Az`Zundo’s Shawl, Gorubax’s Tendon, Helikul’s Philter, Ska-Thish’s Penance, Ska-Thish’s Lethargy)
  
• Added 7 Ichors (Kozul, Arbai-ten, Ro’Zak, Zar’gat, K’Zel, Orgnuk, Raz’Shen)
  
• Added 4 Trinkets (Faceted Rounds, Nano Souls, Bottled Sparks, Cluster Shells)

Gun Balance

• Adiras Wrath: Flathead Rounds -> Uncanny Optic
  
• Repeater Projectile Size: 10x4 -> 8x4

Artifact Balance

• Hunter’s Mark: Damage 1 - 6 -> 5% - 25%

Changes

• Updated enemy death explosions
  
• Updated the layout of the main menu
  
• Adjusted the default dead-zone setting for controllers
  
• Changed the color of the Soul of the Pilot

Fixes

• Fixed some guns not showing all of their properties on the main menu
  
• Fixed Knockback showing in the pause menu, when it is equal to 0
  
• Fixed an issue where the game was loading everything into RAM rather than what was needed
  
• Fixed some buff artifacts not giving buffs as they should
  
• Fixed some buffs/debuffs not working properly
  
• Fixed debuffs not applying correctly to enemies

Time to score, Legends! Get into Knockout, an all-new objective-based LTM where you and your squad capture zones and earn Evo to score points. Rack up Bounty Bucks to unlock rewards in the Reward Shop, including two Epic skins for Conduit and Valkyrie. Pull 36 themed items from Space Hunt Event Packs including the all-new Mythic “Serpent's Sting” universal melee item. It’s high time that you prove you’re the best in the galaxy. The Space Hunt Event runs from September 17 to October 8, 2024.

Introducing the all-new 60-player, 20-squad, Battle Royale experience: Knockout! In this intense, objective-based competition, squads must capture zones and collect EVO to rack up points. The 5 lowest-scoring squads are eliminated after each round, so every point counts. Enjoy infinite respawns until the high-stakes Sudden Death finale. After 3 rounds, the final 5 squads are redeployed for an all-out battle where only one squad will emerge victorious. Will your squad be the last one standing?

AMPED KNOCKOUT TRIALS

For a limited-time, take on weekly challenges to permanently unlock two pivotal Legends:

• September 17-October 15: complete Crypto’s Trials to permanently unlock Crypto
  
• October 1-October 15: complete Wattson’s Trials to permanently unlock Wattson

Featured Legends will unlock and be free-to-play for the duration of their challenge window. Complete all of a Legend’s corresponding challenges to permanently add them to your pantheon. Those that complete both Amped Knockout Trials will be rewarded for their efforts with an Epic tiered badge.



Unlock 36 limited-time cosmetics to proceed through the event and unlock milestone rewards. Each Space Hunt item received during the event counts towards these bonus rewards that you’ll automatically unlock after hitting milestones along the way.


Each of these event items, including the “Serpent's Sting,” can be acquired via Space Hunt Event Packs, which contain one event item and two standard items with a guarantee of no event item duplicates. Once you’ve acquired the Mythic universal melee item, “Serpent's Sting”, you’ll also be able to purchase additional customizations usable by any Legend, such as the new “Crimson Ripper” holographic Kill Counter.


As you kill enemies during a match, red holographic triangles will fill on the “Serpent's Sting”, maxing out at 5 kills and resetting each match. For those who reach the coveted title of Kill Leader, you’ll see a unique crown holographic at the top for as long as you retain the title.

Earn Bounty Bucks by completing daily event challenges, then head to the Space Hunt Reward Shop to choose your own rewards and see your progress with event badges. The Reward Shop and offerings will rotate halfway through the event on September 28, 2024, at 10am PT.

A limited amount of Bounty Bucks can be earned per day by completing challenges and they refresh daily.




Explore limited-time Space Hunt offers in the Store tab from September 17 to October 8, 2024.



Read the rest of the Patch Notes here.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172470/Apex_Legends/

Our first self-published patch is almost here, so we’re throwing a Double XP party weekend to celebrate!

We know many Super Animals are eager for more content (and we’re just as excited to get it into your paws), so we wanted to begin by letting you know that our first self-published patch (v1.9.4) is right around the corner. We’re finalizing a few items with the console makers behind the scenes, but the release is very close!

To set expectations, this patch primarily focuses on quality-of-life improvements and the Super (End of) Summer Royale event, as well as a couple of fun surprises we haven’t shared yet. The team is also still hard at work on Super Animal World and we’ll have some additional updates to share on its progress when v1.9.4 arrives. It’s a huge project so it’s taking us longer to build out and polish up than planned, but it’s shaping up really nicely so we can’t wait to share more of what it’s looking like with you soon.

We’ve already shared a few things to look forward to in v1.9.4 on our socials, and we’ve gathered the key details below in case you missed any of them:

• Zip-and-Goes are being reworked! Super Animals automatically grab onto the zip-line as it's being thrown, and riding multiple in succession grants a stacking speed boost.
  
• Teammates no longer set off Lucky Cat Mines. No longer will your teammate stumble through and explode your perfect trap.
  
• Bots de-prioritize downed targets. Bots will prioritize other actions such as resurrecting teammates and firing at standing targets rather than delivering the final blow to Super Animals.
  
• The Super Dragonfruit Dragon will also be arriving to kick off the beginning of the Super End of Summer Royale event!

From Friday, September 20th to Monday, September 23rd all XP from dailies, weeklies, and matches will be doubled! The Dragon’s Loot Pass will move into the Animal Pass Archive when v1.9.4 arrives, so if you have remaining tiers to earn or need a couple more levels, now’s a great chance.

Double XP also applies to account level and any pass from the Archive that you have activated on your second Animal Pass track. So even if you’ve already completed the Dragon’s Loot Animal Pass, you and your squadmates can make some gains on archived passes!




Pre-orders for the Youtooz Mini Fox & Red Panda Shoulder Riders close this Friday, September 20th!

We also just announced last week that each one will come with their own respective in-game beanie, as seen in the image above, that’ll be sent out via e-mail when the plushies ship later this year.

In case you missed their initial announcement video, each Shoulder Rider plush has a magnet inside so you can stick them to their included fabric, magnetic disc (which you can slide under your shirt on your shoulder, hence the name) or magnet them directly to things like fridges, lamps, gaming PCs – you name it. Special thanks to Cheryl, Erika and our friends at Youtooz for designing and bringing these plushies to life.

That’s all for now, but we have so much more to share with you soon! Thank you for all the warm comments, support and your patience as we’ve made this big step to transition to self-publishing Super Animal Royale. This first patch took us longer than expected, but it’s a crucial milestone and lays the foundation for some really exciting updates to come that we’ll be able to publish ourselves! And the good news is, once we’ve gotten this first patch out the door, publishing future patches should be a whole lot smoother from here. A special thank you to Kaity, Clogg, and the incredible new teams handling porting, quality assurance, and release management for all the extra work they put into this patch’s release!

See you on the island, Super Animals.

One of the key differences between Rift Riff and other tower defense games is that Juice, the build and upgrade resource in Rift Riff, is generated during waves and not simply granted to you after you complete a wave. Story-wise, the juice-generating towers are actually the very reason the enemies are attacking you... but I won't be going into the game's lore here. Because juice is generated during waves, you'll find yourself going into the wave with one plan but restrategize into another: more and more monsters enter the battlefield, more juice flows in, and you have more and more build options.



How much juice is generated each wave depends on how many juice-generating towers you have. Those kinds of towers can only be built on these different-looking tower bases that have a bit of energy flowing out of them. We're currently calling that class of towers 'Defensive towers' but that name may change before the game comes out.



Your Basecamp generates juice, as well as the towers with the fitting name 'Juicers'. There's a few more towers that generate juice, but we're still designing and improving those. One of those is an armored well that doubles as a bunker with a lot of health, but doesn't generate as much juice as its alternatives as a result.



One feature in Rift Riff that feels really good is that destroying towers fully refunds the costs of both building and upgrading that tower. This means that after barely surviving a wave, you can refund a bunch of towers and restrategize your defense based on the incoming enemies.



That should explain the main build resource in Rift Riff! If you have any questions, drop 'm in the comments.

This build doesn't contain anything "new", but fixes 1 problem that was in the game -- whoops! It was an oversight. I can't promise that it won't happen again, but hopefully we can prevent any future bugs like this.

• Fixed a bug that prevented the Hex Editor to work within the Makeup Creator.

If you notice that when using the pitch feature in the Islander Creator that the makeup linked to your islander's mouths do not move, then you're correct. It's not a bug, as the pitch speech function is only there to test out the pitch of your islander's voice! I'll look into allowing makeup to enable/disable for this feature soon.

Thank you all again for your continuous support!

Hello everyone!

We have a brand new Roadmap for you as we look towards the future of Stormgate.


As we look towards our first content update coming this week, we have a few new features to announce.

First off, we have a new Verses map coming called Furious Resolve


Amara gets a glow up


Then take a look at these amazing upgrades to the visual design of the maps!


Plus a whole lot more coming to you soon!