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Grab Lovecraftian Action-Puzzler ‘Magrunner: Dark Pulse’ For Free on Steam; ‘The Sinking City’ Pulled From Digital Stores
It must be Christmas in August. Actually, it’s Frogwares having their 20th anniversary sale on Steam. As such, several of their titles are heavily discounted, albeit for two. One is their recent Cthulhu mythos game The Sinking City (more on that in a bit), the other is Magrunner: Dark Pulse. The latter of which is available for free!
That’s right, you can grab 2013’s action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos. Magrunner is available for free on Steam until August 27th, so grab it here now.
Now as for The Sinking City, this is an unfortunate bit of news: The game has been pulled from Steam. The reasoning is due to a dispute with the publisher, Nacon, formerly known as BigBen Interactive. According to Frogwares, they have pulled the game from Steam, along with the Microsoft Store and PlayStation Stores, due to the termination of the agreement with Nacon after Frogwares alleges that Nacon breached several clauses of the licensing agreement for the game.
The contract was terminated earlier this year after Frogwares claims that Nacon was behind on payments during production, but Nacon has still been receiving revenue from sales of The Sinking City since the termination, compelling Frogwares to pull the game. Frogwares claims Nacon owes around €1 million in royalties.
Luckily for Switch users, since Frogwares self-published the title, you can still get the game there.
No word on when The Sinking City will return to digital storefronts, but this sort of thing doesn’t get resolved very quickly.
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Stunlock Gives a Glimpse of New Content for ‘V Rising’ With Ruins of Mortium Gameplay Trailer [Watch]
The full release of V Rising is coming up quick. And just in case the upcoming Castlevania crossover wasn’t enough, Stunlock has released a new gameplay trailer showing off the new Ruins of Mortium endgame zone for V Rising.
Once the heart of the powerful Vampire civilization, the Ruins of Mortium now lies in ruins, teeming with the cult-like remnants of Dracula’s forces. Players will encounter the Draculin, creatures tainted by Dracula’s influence, and face off against his Vampire Generals. The ultimate challenge awaits as players journey into the depths of Mortium to confront Dracula himself. While battling through his forces and disrupting dark rituals intent on reviving the ancient Vampire king, players will uncover ancient powers and prepare for the ultimate showdown against the tyrant himself.
Ruins of Mortium is just one piece of the new content for V Rising when it launches in full. Here’s a rundown of what to expect:
- Explore a new deadly endgame zone: The Ruins of Mortium
- Experience dynamic endgame events
- Fight a new breed of foe and new V Blood bosses
- New weapons, A new tier of equipment, and magic improvements
- Improvements to castle building, decor, and storage
- Native, smoothly implemented gamepad support
- Game optimization and visual improvements
V Rising exits Early Access on Steam on May 8th, alongside the Legacy of Castlevania crossover. A PlayStation 5 version will also be released later this year.
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