Tag: Focus Entertainment
News Space Marine 2 Going Gold Ahead of PS5 September Launch
Locked and loaded
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has essentially locked in and guaranteed its 9th September 2024 release date of coming to fruition as Saber Interactive has announced the game has gone gold. This means the studio has completed work on the 1.0 version, allowing it to be pressed to physical discs. The attention of the team will now...
News Warhammer 40K's Iconic Melee Weapon Revs Up for Brutal Space Marine 2 Spotlight
Full throttle
In the grim darkness of the 41st Millenium, few weapons are more iconic than the chainsword, the preferred melee weapon of the Imperium of Man. Inelegant but brutally effective (especially in the hands of an eight-foot-tall genetically enhanced super soldier wearing a suit of powered armour), the fearsome chainsword is the star of a...
News The Emperor Protects? Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Dev Cancels Public Stress Test
Flying in the face of Guilliman's sacred Codex
Developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment have confirmed that Space Marine 2's public stress test, scheduled to take place before the games' 9th September release, will no longer be going ahead. Claiming to be entirely focused on optimisation, polish, and bug fixes, the powers that...
News Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Gets an Extended Gameplay Overview, Continues to Look Great
Hammered home
We've been banging on about Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 looking really good for months now, and so we recommend giving this new gameplay overview a watch. Clocking in at six minutes, it covers everything from the single-player campaign to co-op and competitive multiplayer. All in all, it's shaping up to be a pretty robust package...
News Stylish Metroidvania MIO: Memories in Orbit Powers Up on PS5, PS4 in 2025
Bad hair day
There have been some fantastic side-scrolling Metroidvania games in the last year or two, and 2025 looks like it could play host to another one. MIO: Memories in Orbit looks pretty darn good in its debut trailer, embedded above, and it's coming to both PS5 and PS4 next year. You play as a small robot within a gigantic, technologically...
News Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Says No to Microtransactions, Despite Its Multiplayer Modes
DLC is planned, though
Confirmed earlier this week, upcoming action-shooter Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 will feature two dedicated multiplayer modes on top of its single-player (or co-op, if you like) campaign. It'll feature both PvE and PvP offerings, which sounds great in terms of value, but the reveal had some players wondering about in-game...
News Forges of Corruption DLC Puts Additional Boom in Shooter Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Missile Launcher, Multi-Melta, oh my
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun was a surprisingly solid shooter set in the grim, dark future of Game Workshop's evocative setting, and it's getting a suitably hefty expansion in the form of the Forges of Corruption DLC. Prepare to deliver the Emperor's justice from 18 June on PS5 and PS4. Developer Auroch Digital's...
News Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Confirms PvE and PvP Multiplayer Modes
This means war
The rumours were true: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 will boast both PvE and PvP multiplayer modes alongside its single-player campaign (which can also be played in co-op). The two modes were confirmed during the Warhammer Skulls 2024 event earlier today, complete with the gory gameplay that we've posted at the top of this article...
News Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 PvP Multiplayer Looking More and More Likely
Gears of Warhammer
It's yet to be confirmed by developer or publisher, but it's looking like Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 will have an online player-versus-player mode, much like its predecessor. This is according to YouTube channel prdalien0, who's managed to get hold of the sequel's official art book months ahead of Space Marine 2's release on...
Review Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (PS5) - An Absorbing Vehicular Puzzler
Complex manoeuvres
If you've ever looked at a stretch of abandoned road, overcome with mud and muck, and wondered whether your little two-door compact could make it through, MudRunner might be a series you already know. From Spintires to SnowRunner, it's a lovely little franchise that seems to be surviving capably, and its latest is Expeditions: A...
Review Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (PS5) - Storytelling Great Has Gameplay to Match
Goodbye my lover
Ever since Life Is Strange properly put the developer on the map, story over gameplay seems to have been the mantra at DON'T NOD. That's no bad thing; it gave rise to Life Is Strange 2 and Xbox exclusive Tell Me Why. However, with the likes of Vampyr and Jusant also in its back catalogue, there's always been potential there for the...
News SnowRunner Follow-Up Expeditions Gets Adventurous with New Overview Trailer
Adventure is out there
Announced in August of last year, Expeditions is the next vehicle simulation game from the team behind MudRunner and SnowRunner. With the arrival of this latest trailer, we've got a fresh look at how this new title differentiates itself from its predecessors. Rather than focus just on haulage, Expeditions takes a slightly...
News Focus Entertainment Inexplicably Rebranding to PulluP Entertainment in April 2024
It's a palindrome!
The French publisher, soon to be formerly known as Focus Entertainment, has announced it will be rebranding in April 2024, changing its name to PulluP Entertainment. Using an annoying combination of capital letters, PulluP is a palindrome and can thus be spelt both forwards and backwards, if needed. We think the news is some...
News Latest Banishers PS5 Trailer All About Love, Death, and Sacrifice
As it nears 13th February launch date
DON'T NOD has put out a new trailer for upcoming PS5 title Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, this time focusing on the relationship between the two main characters set to explore New Eden of the 1690s. With a story focus for roughly two-thirds of the footage, it gives way to magical gameplay clips and combat. The...
News PS5's Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Doesn't Want You to Forget About Its February Release
Ghosting
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is out on PS5 next month, and despite being shown off at various gaming events last year, it feels like the intriguing action title is struggling to stand out. Publisher Focus Entertainment is trying its best to get some eyes on the game, and so it's pumping out these smaller gameplay trailers — each one of...
News Atomic Heart: Trapped in Limbo DLC Looks Suitably Surreal on PS5, PS4
Break free in February
Amazingly, Atomic Heart was released in February of this year, heralding the onslaught of games that was to come. If you've been itching for a reason to return to developer Mundfish's bizarre world, you might want to look at this trailer for Trapped in Limbo, DLC, due out 6th February on PS5 and PS4. Trapped in Limbo appears...
News Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Locks Down September 2024 Release Date
Hammer it in
Following on from its heavy delay just a few weeks back, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 now has a confirmed release date. Originally set for 'winter 2023', the brutal-looking action game chainswords its way to PS5 on 9th September 2024. For the record, this one's been looking really promising for months. Hopefully the extra time in...
News A Plague Tale Dev Signs Up for 'Another Exciting Project'
Highly rat-ed
Asobo Studio, the French outfit behind the much loved A Plague Tale games, has renewed its partnership with publisher Focus Entertainment in order to pursue "another exciting project". The announcement comes alongside news that 2022's A Plague Tale: Requiem has hit three million players just ahead of its one year anniversary. Neither...
News Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Hit with a Heavy Delay into Second Half of 2024
Hammered
Although it's long been pencilled in for a 'winter 2023' release date, we don't think anyone was actually expecting Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 to launch anytime soon — not when things have been so quiet on that front. But then we also didn't expect it to be pushed all the way back into the second half of 2024 — and that's exactly...
News Sandbox RPG Fans Will Definitely Want to Keep an Eye on My Time at Sandrock
Take your time
My Time at Sandrock is sequel to the fairly popular My Time at Portia, and it's looking rather promising in its latest gameplay overview trailer. As you'd expect, the video covers a broad range of topics, explaining how the title's shaping up to be an intriguing mix of role-playing, sandbox exploration, storytelling, monster-whacking...
News Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Banished from 2023 to Avoid Tidal Wave of Releases
February's filling up, though
We all know it — the video game release schedule for the rest of 2023 is pretty ridiculous. So much so, that we've already seen one or two notable games shifting around in order to avoid clashing with others; take Alan Wake 2, for example. Well, another game is venturing even further out to get away from the hustle...
News Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Gets Ethereal PS5 Gameplay Overview
Life to the living, death to the dead
Banisher's: Ghosts of New Eden is the next title from developer DONT NOD (formerly DONTNOD Entertainment, of Life is Strange fame), and we got our best look at it yet in a new gameplay overview trailer. Players will pull on the spectral boots of Antea Duarte or the more conventional footwear of Red Mac Raith;
Mini Review Chants of Sennaar (PS4) - A Terrific Translator Puzzler
Get lost in translation
Chants of Sennaar is a language translation-focused, puzzle adventure title from Toulouse, France-based developer Rundisc. You take on the role of a lone traveller that has been foretold will reunite the people of the Tower by translating their dialects and breaking down their language barriers. For eight to 12 hours,...
Two for one
Publisher Focus Interactive will host a special livestream next week, focusing on "extended gameplay presentations" for both Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. The two titles have shown promise in previous trailers, with Space Marine 2 in particular attracting some positive previews at Gamescom. The...
News Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Previews Are Massively Positive
It sounds brilliantly brutal
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 has looked pretty damn promising in every gameplay snippet we've seen so far, and now it feels like the hype for this long-awaited sequel has just reached new heights. Previews from Gamescom are starting to trickle online, and based on everything we've read, there's real reason to be...
News Expeditions Is the Next Offroad Sim from the Makers of SnowRunner on PS5, PS4
Off the road again
Saber Interactive has made a name for itself within the niche world of hardcore simulation games. Having made Mudrunner and SnowRunner, publisher Focus Entertainment has just announced the follow-up: Expeditions. Coming to PS5 and PS4, this looks to be opening up the offroading experience even more. Fundamentally the game looks a...
Review Atlas Fallen (PS5) - The Surge Dev's Best Game Yet
Arrakis uprising
While it was The Surge that put Deck13 Interactive's name on the map, it's Atlas Fallen that will henceforth be considered the studio's best game to date. Switching the Souls-like structure of its past titles for a more traditional open world adventure with difficulty options, it boasts of excellent traversal and a fun combat system...
News PS5 Action RPG Atlas Fallen Has a Pleasingly Small File Size
Your PS5 will appreciate it
Headlines are made whenever a new game comes saddled with a huge file size, so it's nice to report on a title that's keeping things comparatively slim. Atlas Fallen may not be an all-encompassing AAA release, but its file size is still pleasingly light on PS5. The action RPG will reportedly weigh in at a slender 21GB on...
News Atlas Fallen Combat Is All About Building Momentum in Latest Trailer
Hammer time
We're quietly excited for Atlas Fallen. This upcoming action RPG from Deck13 — creators of The Surge — looks to be shaping up nicely, as evidenced by this latest trailer. It focuses on the combat, which appears to be quite flashy but also fairly deep when you take its various mechanics into consideration. You'll have access to...
News Atlas Fallen 'Behind the Sand' Gameplay Offers Glimpses of an Expansive Fantasy World
Worthy wordplay
Deck 13 Interactive's Atlas Fallen is an upcoming PS5 action RPG, and in a behind-the-scenes reveal, we get a few tantalising glimpses of gameplay set in this sand-strewn fantasy world. It's a vast one, with a focus on locomotion and exploration, and its launch is sneaking up: Atlas Fallen launches on PS5 on 10th August. The...
News Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Dated for 7th November in New Trailer
Priced at £54.99 / $59.99
DON'T NOD has announced its next game Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden will launch for PS5 on 7th November 2023. In a new trailer, a simple story setup is revealed alongside the release date and a Collector's Edition. The standard version costs £54.99 / $59.99, or you can opt for the pricier edition at £179.99. It will...
News Asobo Studio Fuels Hope for Verminous Sequel as The Plague Team Bulks Up
Dreaming of rats again
Developer Asobo Studio, which put out the flea-ridden (but well-received) A Plague Tale: Requiem most recently, is hiring for its Plague Team, giving us a flicker of hope for future content in its grimdark medieval world. That's according to a job ad posted by the developer itself on LinkedIn, where it was promptly spotted and...
News Promising Action RPG Atlas Fallen Goes Gold Ahead of August Release on PS5
Fallen for it
Atlas Fallen, the upcoming action RPG from Focus Entertainment and Deck 13, has officially gone gold. This means work on the game is essentially done, and it'll be sure to hit its release date of 10th August, 2023. The news was confirmed on social media today: This follows the game receiving a delay to its August launch. Initially...
Review Aliens: Dark Descent (PS5) - An Express Elevator to Hell Fans Won't Want to Miss
This time it's war
Aliens: Dark Descent captures the sense of terror and claustrophobia made famous by the legendary horror franchise to which it belongs, despite being a tactical strategy game played from an isometric perspective. It alternates between intense tension, explosive action, and contemplative strategy, occasionally undercut by a...
News Star-Crossed Lovers Battle the Supernatural in Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden on PS5
The grave is no bar to my call
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden got some new gameplay at Summer Game Fest, a supernatural, alt-history tale full of ghosts, spectres and love without limits on PS5 in 2023 Life Is Strange developer Don't Nod tells this tale, set in New Eden, 1695, of star-crossed lovers and Banishers Antea Duarte and Red mac Raith...
News John Carpenter's Toxic Commando Is a Co-Op Shooter About Characters Who Can't Sing
Shot through the heart
Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have announced a new co-op zombie shooter, and it has a pretty big name attached. John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is a pulpy FPS that takes inspiration from 80s era horror and action flicks. Up to four players can team up to take on the hordes for some "buddy movie vibes" and...
News Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 Confirms 3-Player Co-Op Campaign, Winter Release on PS5
The will of the Emperor
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is looking like a gory good time in its new trailer, which showcases some surprisingly impressive scale, both in terms of environments and enemy numbers. But scale isn't the only surprise this sequel has up its sleeve: the video confirms that Space Marine 2's campaign will support co-op for up...
News Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Goes Big and Bloody with PS5 Gameplay Reveal
For the Emperor
The gameplay reveal for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 just dropped, and it's exactly what you'd expect. This is a straight-shooting sequel to the PS3's underappreciated Space Marine, as you once again fill the giant shoes of a bloodthirsty servant of the Imperium. Using your trusty chainsword and an array of oversized guns, you're...
Mini Review Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (PS5) - Rock Solid Shooter Gets Bogged Down in Design
Heretical thoughts
The resurgence of old school shooters has given us some corkers in recent times, including the fantastic Prodeus. But to stand out in this new era of DOOM-esque blast-'em-ups, you need a hook — and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun certainly has that, thanks to its unmistakable Warhammer 40k aesthetic. You play as a big and bulky space...
News Warhammer 40k's Blood-Soaked Boomer Shooter Gets Extended Gameplay Trailer
Purge the Heretics
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, it's fair to say, has our attention. We got a new trailer today that, along with that epic last one, proudly proclaimed the game's Boomer Shooter bonafides, and we can't wait to get our power-armoured mitts on it. In more than seven minutes of God-Emperor-given gameplay, we see
News Warhammer 40k's DOOM-Style PS5, PS4 Shooter Actually Looks Sick
Boltgun from the blue
Set to release on PS5 and PS4 later this month, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is DOOM-style 'boomer' shooter — and it actually looks like it could be really good, judging by this new gameplay trailer. The title's nailed those old school graphics, so here's hoping that the gunplay is as slick and satisfying as it appears. "Play a...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Treated to 60fps Mode in New PS5 Patch
Available to download now
Asobo Studio has today deployed a surprise PS5 patch for A Plague Tale: Requiem that updates the title with a new 60 frames-per-second Performance Mode. It's available to download now, and updates the game to version 1.005.000. When we reviewed the game at launch last year, the choppy frame rate was one of the few flaws we...
News The Gorgeous Watercolour Indie Title Dordogne Hits PS5, PS4 Next Month
Costs £12.99/$14.99
Focus Entertainment is getting into the business of publishing smaller indie games, and if Dordogne is anything to go by, it certainly knows how to pick them. Dated for 13th June 2023 on PS5, PS4, you can check out the beautiful visuals developer UN JE NE SAIS QUOI has put together in the trailer above. Pre-orders are expected...
News Quick Atomic Heart Teaser Confirms First DLC Pack for the Summer
All 20 seconds of it
A 20-second teaser trailer for the first Atomic Heart DLC pack has been released, confirming the expansion will release this summer. It reveals you'll be visiting a new area in Facility 3826 set on water, with winding paths and buildings above it. While it lacks a name for now, the DLC will launch on PS5 and PS4, presumably...
News Preorders Begin for Aliens: Dark Descent as New Trailer Shows Off Real-Time Tactical Combat
Everyone looks good in black
Aliens: Dark Descent quickly grabbed our attention with its tense atmosphere and frenetic real-time tactical gameplay. And while the wait continues (launching on PS5 and PS4 on 20th June), preorders are now live, and we got a blood-soaked trailer to tide us over in the meantime. If squad-based xenomorph slaying in a...
News French Publisher Focus Entertainment Buys Train Sim World 3 Dev
Next destination: corporate consolidation
Focus Entertainment has acquired Railsimulator.com, the parent company of Dovetail Games which makes titles such as Train Sim World 3. The fee is not mentioned, and the news comes courtesy of the French firm’s financial report. The organisation used to publish the Farming Simulator series, before GIANTS...
News Aliens: Dark Descent Nails That Oppressive Alien Atmosphere in Latest Preview Gameplay
Game over, man!
Aliens: Dark Descent is a squad-based, real-time tactical action game set in the iconic Alien universe, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4 on 20th June. We got our best look yet at the game in action courtesy of IGN's First preview coverage. Dark Descent puts us in mind of XCOM but removes the illusion of safety offered by that game's...
News Boomer Shooter Fans, Serve the God-Emperor of Mankind on PS5, PS4 in Warhammer 40K: Boltgun
Do you want to live forever?
As all true sons of the Emperor well know, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is coming to PS5, and PS4; we just didn't know when. Thankfully, the Astra Telepathica have been able to divine a precise release date. Prepare to administer the Emperor's Justice on 23rd May. Boltgun, like the high-calibre, explosive-round spewing...
News Atomic Heart Update 1.4 Adds 120fps Support on PS5, Fixes Trophies, More
Get all the patch notes here
Studio Mundfish has today deployed patch 1.4 for Atomic Heart on PS5 and PS4, bringing with it 120fps support for the current-gen version and a whole host of fixes and changes. As long as you own a 4K TV with HDMI 2.1 support, you will now have the option of running the FPS at up to 120fps on PS5. Other updates in...
News Atlas Fallen Release Date Pushed Back to August to Deliver 'Best Possible Version'
More updates coming in early summer
Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Deck 13 have announced a delay for their upcoming action RPG, Atlas Fallen. This comes shortly after a successful public showing, with the first gameplay unveiled as well as new screenshots and previews. The game looks pretty promising, but the team wants to give it a...
