Arise for a new adventure with Dragon's Dogma 2, leading two new titles joining the GeForce NOW library this week. Dragon's Dogma 2, the long-awaited sequel to Capcom's legendary action role-playing game, streams this week on GeForce NOW.

The game challenges players to choose their own experience, including their Arisen's appearance, vocation, party, approaches to different situations and more. Wield swords, bows and magick across an immersive fantasy world full of life and battle. But players won't be alone. Recruit Pawns - mysterious otherworldly beings - to aid in battle and work with other players' Pawns to fight the diverse monsters inhabiting the ever-changing lands. Upgrade to a GeForce NOW Ultimate membership to stream Dragon's Dogma 2 from NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 servers in the cloud for the highest performance, even on low-powered devices. Ultimate members also get exclusive access to servers to get right into gaming without waiting for any downloads.

Today, THQ Nordic and Pieces Interactive released horror-survival game Alone in the Dark, a faithful love letter to the original. Set in the haunting Derceto Manor, players take on the roles of Emily Hardwood and Edward Carnby, portrayed by the talented actors Jodie Comer (Free Guy, Killing Eve) and David Harbour (Stranger Things). Together, they must unravel the disappearance of Emily's uncle, delving deep into the secrets that shroud the manor's dark past. Alone in the Dark challenges players to solve puzzles and to confront terrifying entities along the way to uncover the truth.

To bring the chilling atmosphere of Alone in the Dark to life, content creators were invited to experience a real-life haunted house, mirroring the horrors found within the game. Armed with GoPros and CCTV cameras, they embarked on 60 to 90 minute runs, capturing spine-tingling moments. Alone in the Dark, developed by Pieces Interactive in Sweden and published by THQ Nordic, is available now! Alone in the Dark (SRP: €59.99 / $59.99 / £49.99) and the Alone in the Dark's Digital Deluxe Edition are available for PC, Xbox Series S/X, and PlayStation 5. The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game, Derceto 1992 Costume Pack, Vintage Horror Filter Pack, and the Director's Commentary Mode. On PC, it also comes with the Official Soundtrack and a Digital Artbook.

Week 12 is really delivering a baker's dozen when it comes to big game releases, as we have both new and old big releases this week, with this week's AAA release being an open world action RPG game. However, if that's not your cup of tea, then we still have a week packed to the brim with big releases, although it starts off with a bug-sized indie game, but its theme carries over to the next release and this game somehow involves robots. This is followed by a game where you might want to have someone's hand to hold, as it can get a bit scary, even if it's a remake. Towards the end of this week we have another major release, which also involves robots and was a big hit on the PlayStation consoles. We end the week on a somewhat similar theme as the first two game releases of the week, even though it's on a much grander scale.

Dragon's Dogma 2 / This week's AAA release / Friday 22 March
Dragon's Dogma is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG series that challenges the players to choose their own experience - from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more. Now, in this long-awaited sequel, the deep, explorable fantasy world of Dragon's Dogma 2 awaits. On your journey, you'll be joined by Pawns, mysterious otherworldly beings, in an adventure so unique you will feel as if accompanied by other players while on your own adventure. All of these elements are elevated further through physics technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and the latest in graphics, to create a truly immersive fantasy world in Dragon's Dogma 2. Steam Link

THQ Nordic has released a new in-engine trailer for the upcoming new Alone in the Dark game, showing a bit more details about the game story and characters. In addition, THQ Nordic has also released full PC system requirements for the game, that will launch on March 20th.

According to the developers, the game will have different story endings and characters in the game will react differently, depending on who you choose to play as, Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood. Creative Director, Mikael Hedberg, was keen to note that the most important part of the game is the place, as the game is a haunted mansion story at its very core, so they needed to make sure to "recreate Derceto again".

Horror games thrive on the delicate balance of tension, exploiting our vulnerability and the eerie embrace of solitude. Envision yourself traversing a dimly lit house in the dead of night, where faint whispers and unidentifiable noises send shivers down your spine. Now, picture this unsettling scenario not alone, but accompanied by a group of 28 intriguing individuals. The fear factor dwindles, doesn't it? Hence, the anticipated release of Alone in the Dark will gracefully step away from the chaotic October 2023 launch window.

Reasons
Our intention is to avoid competing with the wake of Alan's epic release and to evade the dazzling skyline of cities adorned by the graceful swings of Spiderman. We aim to truly remain as Alone in the Dark as possible. To honor this, the spine-chilling horror game has been rescheduled to unveil its horrors on January 16th, 2024. This extension will serve a dual purpose: not only will it permit us to meticulously perfect the gaming experience, but it will also grant us the opportunity to fully immerse ourselves in the remarkable releases of October.

The curtains have closed on the exciting 2023 edition of THQ Nordic's Digital Showcase! We're thrilled to have shared an abundance of exciting updates about a wide array of our games. Feel free to explore our channels and watch the video-on-demand (VOD) to catch up on all the thrilling news and announcements.

To celebrate the new announcements and all of our games, THQ Nordic is doing its week-long big publisher sale from August 10th, 19:00 CEST / 10:00 AM PDT until August 17, 19:00 CEST / 10:00 AM PDT. Dozens of games are available with a huge discount and you can also find all of our upcoming games or all playable demos over at Steam.

Each week, we're bringing you news of the latest DLSS and ray tracing integrations in games and apps. Last week at COMPUTEX 2023, we announced that Ash Echoes, Honor of Kings: World, and Legend of Ymir will all launch with DLSS 3, and Party Animals with DLSS 2. And we celebrated the Early Access DLSS 3-enhanced release of Diablo IV, and the launch of System Shock with DLSS 2.

This week, Diablo IV launches for everyone worldwide, Tower of Fantasy has updated to DLSS 3, and Sony announced the July 26th release of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, which will include DLSS 3, ray tracing, Reflex, and DLAA. Additionally, DLSS 2 is now available in Alone In The Dark Prologue, WILD HEARTS, and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, enabling GeForce RTX gamers to get the best possible performance and image quality in even more games.

In the upcoming Alone in the Dark, players can choose between two protagonists to experience the haunting story: Emily Hartwood and Edward Carnby. To bring these two iconic characters to life, the developers partnered up with famous actors Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, Free Guy) and David Harbour (Stranger Things, Black Widow), who will lend their voices, their appearance, and their formidable acting skills to the protagonists. Depending on who you play, you will get a different take on the same story. You can see both of them in action in the new spotlight video, showcasing a ton of gameplay.

We hope you are not trembling with fear now, because we have more shocking news to share: Alone in the Dark is launching on October 25th, 2023 on PC, Xbox Series S/X, and PlayStation 5, and will be available at an SRP of €59.99 / $59.99 / £49.99. The digital pre-order kicks off today.

THQ Nordic today announced they had acquired rights to two different IPs from Atari Europe SAS. The agreement extends to both the Alone in the Dark and Act of War franchises - of which the first is the most well-known.

Alone in the Dark, with its survival horror archetype, saw early instalments of the series based on the writings of master horror storyteller H. P. Lovecraft. Later entries in the series drew inspiration from other sources including voodoo, the Wild West, and the works of H. R. Giger. Act of War, though, is a different beast: a story-driven, real-time strategy game developed by Eugen Systems that featured a fine-grained story penned by NYT bestselling author Dale Brown. Daily operations in the two newly-acquired franchises (sales and distribution, evaluation of sequels & new content etc.) will be done via THQ Nordic GmbH in Vienna, Austria. Here's hoping this eventually leads to a new lease of life for these currently estranged franchises (and the real time strategy genre in itself).