034
PREVIEW
“ACCIDENTS HAPPEN,
AND THAT’S WHERE
LY N X’S CLONING
TECH COMES IN.”
HARDSPACE: SHIPBREAKER
You’dbettercrossthet’sanddotthei’s onthisone
Theysaythereareonlytwocertainties
inlife:deathandtaxes.Well,thanksto
LynxCorp’spremiertech,atleastone
ofthoseisnowherenearcertain.Butbe
warned:fritteringawayyoursecond(orthird,or
fourth...)chanceatlifeisdeeplyunprofitable–to
saynothingofthedebtyou’llrackupeverytime
youreturnfromthedead.
Welcometothefuture!You’llfeelrightathome
here;everythingis stillterrible.Asanemployeeof
LynxCorp,you’retaskedwithheadingoutintodeep
spacetocutupandsalvagewhatyoucanfroma
varietyofstarships.Butthereis a catch(becauseof
coursethereis).Afterall,you’redefinitelynotdoing
suchdangerousworksimplyfortheloveofit.
TIGHTSHIP
First,thereareyourtools.Todivvyupanyship,
you’regoingtoneednotonlya highpowered-laser
cutterbutalsoa sturdysuittoweathertheharsh
vacuumofspace.(Andif you’renotcarefulyoucan
damageyoursuit–there’sanotherexpense.)
Thenthere’sbuyingthesalvagerightstoeach
wreckand,asthesayinggoes,you’vegottospend
somecreditstomakesomecredits.You’llbe,ahem,
‘encouraged’totakeonbigger,moredangerous
wrecks,andthatmeansyourprofessionalscavenging
kitis goingtoneedintermittentupgradestoo.But
evenwhenyou’reequippedwitha top-of-the-line
loadoutfatalaccidentshappen,andthat’swhere
Lynx’scutting-edgecloningtechnologycomes
in.Willyouuseit?Ofcourseyouwill.Theonly
questionis howyou’regoingtopayyourbenevolent
capitalistoverlordsback.Theansweris
‘withanever-so-generousloan’–one
that,if Lynxhaditsway,you’dstillbe
payingoffwellaftertheinevitableheat
deathoftheuniverse.
Talkabouta rockanda, uh,
Hardspace?Noteventhesweet
releaseofdeathcanfreeyoufromthe
loopofwreckageandrebirthsasyou
unlocknewtoolsandperksformore
lucrative(forLynx,atleast)contracts.
You’llbeloppingoffbig,rustychunks
whereveryouplease,marvellingat
thelow-gravityphysics,allthewhile
wondering“Hmm,whois benefitting
frommylabourandwhyis it notme?”
Wecan’twaittoreadandreread
thesmallprintofourlatestsalvage
contract.Hardspace:Shipbreakerwill
gointoearlyaccess,withtwodifferent
classesofspaceshiptoscrapandthe
firstpartofthestorycampaigntoplay
through,laterthisyear.
FORMATPS4/ETATBC/PUBFOCUSHOMEINTERACTIVE/DEVBLACKBIRDINTERACTIVE
Above Every ship means a payday for Lynx
and likely more debt down the line for you.
Low gravity and high-powered
laser cutting tools may not
always be the safest mix.
VAMPIRE – THE
MASQUERADE:
BLOODLINES 2
The drinks simulator genre
knows no bounds. Here,
your big night out has got
out of hand and you’re in the
midst of a supernatural turf
war. Maybe everyone can
hash it out over martinis?
FORMAT PS4 ETA 2020
REMOTHERED:
BROKEN
PORCELAIN
When your parents promised
a ‘winter wonderland
experience,’ this isn’t what
you had in mind. You must
craft the perfect expression
to hide your disappointment.
FORMAT PS4 ETA 2020
PARANOIA:
HAPPINESS IS
MANDATORY
It’s a hard life for a space
janitor. If it isn’t the crew
violating the prime directive,
it’s their kids accidentally
vapourising your colleagues.
Time to clean up.
FORMAT PS4 ETA 31 JUL
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