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[Trailer] ‘Frostpunk 2’ Announced For PC
11 Bit Studios is returning to the frozen wastes with Frostpunk 2. The game will be headed to PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG. No release date has been announced, but we do get an appropriately bleak announcement trailer.
Frostpunk 2 takes place 30 years after the apocalyptic blizzard storm, with the Earth still overwhelmed by the icy climate of never-ending frost and harsh weather. You are the leader of a resource-hungry metropolis where expansion and search for new sources of power is a necessity. Not only that, but you’ll have to contend with various factions as you grapple with the need for oil discovery and extraction.
According to co-director Jakub Stokalski in a press release, the team is aiming to deliver an experience that goes “vastly beyond” the original game. “With a still-growing team of nearly 70 people, we have more manpower available to focus on all aspects of the game from the scale, the production value, and the quality of user experience, but our ambition is to do more than a straight-up sequel.”
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Limited-Time Crossover Event for ‘Resident Evil Survival Unit’ With ‘Monster Hunter’ Announced [Teaser]
If you haven’t yet checked out Aniplex Inc. and JOYCITY Corporation’s Resident Evil Survival Unit, the free-to-play real-time strategy game has just announced a new collaboration with another Capcom property in Monster Hunter to entice prospective players. Kicking off on July 2 and running until July 29, the limited-time collaboration will introduce Monster Hunter–inspired elements into the post-apocalyptic world of Resident Evil Survival Unit, adding large-scale monster encounters to the game’s strategic systems.
Details on the collaboration are being kept under wraps for now, but during the event, players will be able to participate in collaboration-exclusive in-game events that will earn them special rewards inspired by the Monster Hunter series. We do get a brief teaser trailer for the upcoming event, which in addition to teasing various monsters for players to battle, also promises new units for players to recruit.
Set in a parallel world inspired by the Resident Evil universe, the game features an original storyline and real-time strategic gameplay designed for mobile platforms. Players will build bases, secure resources, and battle creatures in a collapsed city. Iconic characters such as Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, and Jill Valentine appear throughout the game, allowing for team formations that bring together characters from across the Resident Evil franchise, enabling unique combinations not seen in the original titles.
Resident Evil Survival Unit is available on iOS and Android devices.