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[UPDATE] The Fig crowdfunding campaign for Deadfire has now ended. It made $4,407,598 from 33,614 backers. $2.25 million came from investments and $2.15 million from traditional pledges.

Though Fig funding has ended, you can continue to support the game on Paypal.

In passing $4.25 million, Obsidian will now add a soulbound weapon to Deadfire. The $4.5 million stretch goal is for a ship crew feature, while a $4.75 million will unlock sea monsters and fishing.

Read this blog post to learn more.

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Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming PC RPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire has passed another funding milestone. The game’s crowdfunding campaign on Fig now has now cleared $4 million, making it the most successful fan-funded game on any site since 2015, the developer says.

However, Star Citizen received a lot more in ongoing funding since 2015. The campaign crossed $100 million in December 2015 and stands at more than $143 million today.

It’s also the most-funded game in Fig’s history, though the site only launched in 2015. Unlike Kickstarter and Indiegogo, Fig allows people to acquire equity, allowing them to share in a game’s success. At press time, Deadfire has raised $4.15 million from more than 31,600 backers.

It’s no surprise that Deadfire is also Fig’s most successful game in terms of equity funding; at press time, $2.14 million has come from “Fig Game Shares” and the remaining $2 million from traditional pledges.

Deadfire needed just under 23 hours to raise its $1.1 million goal. It crossed $3 million earlier this week. The campaign ends at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET today. We’ll update this post with the final funding figure at that time.

If funding hits $4.25 million, Obsidian will add a “soulbound weapon,” which is one that is “infused with a personality that can speak to you throughout your adventure.”

Obsidian announced this week that Deadfire will have ships that players can use to travel throughout the sea, adding “open-world exploration and discovery” to the game.

“Your ship is a Dyrwoodan sloop called the Defiant, purchased for you by the Steward of Caed Nua, who has made the journey to help you (part of her, anyway) on your quest to hunt down Eothas, and is one of the first allies to join you on your adventure,” Obsidian said. “The ship acts as your mobile base of operations, carrying you and your comrades wherever you command. Companions will stay on-board while not in your party, and you can even go below decks to your captain’s quarters for rest and relaxation.”

“You can customize, upgrade, and add personal touches to the Defiant. This includes changing your sails, painting your hull, and flying flags to show your personal colors/faction allegiance,” the developer added. “You can also improve the performance of your cannons, sails, and hull, beyond just their cosmetic appearance.”

You can read more about Deadfire’s ships here.

Deadfire builds on the mechanics of the previous game and promises to offer “truly living cities [and] more freedom to explore the open world.” You can read more about it here. A release is currently slated for the first quarter of 2018.

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The Elder Scrolls Online has 8.5 million players, according to a report from MMORPG.com. The figure, which was revealed by game director Matt Firor, is based on copies sold, not just registered accounts.

According to MMORPG, The Elder Scrolls Online has 7 million players as of June 2016, so it’s added 1.5 million new players in less than a year.

The site reported that Firor said the Elder Scrolls Online player population is split “fairly evenly” among all platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

In other news about The Elder Scrolls Online, Bethesda this week released a new gameplay trailer for the game’s upcoming Morrowind expansion. For more, check out GameSpot’s preview:

• Elder Scrolls Online Expands In A Big Way With Morrowind

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A new bundle for the free-to-play FPS Heroes & Generals is available now on Steam that includes a copy of the new Mel Gibson war movie Hacksaw Ridge and extra content for the game.

The $22 bundle comes with a 14-day Veteran membership, which lets you level up faster and give bonuses to people in your squad. Also included in the bundle is the the Medkit and Medic Boosters pack, which includes a medkit (lets you heal yourself and others) and five Medic ribbon boosters.

The Veteran membership normally costs $8 and the Medkit and Medic Boosters pack for $3, while Hacksaw Ridge costs $19 on Steam to buy (or $5 to rent), so the bundle saves you around $8 if you wanted all three items.

“Hacksaw Ridge is a great story about how one man’s actions and courage can make a difference in war–something that is also very key to Heroes & Generals,” the game’s director, Jacob Andersen, said in a statement. “The uniqueness of Steam as an entertainment platform for both PC games and movies makes it possible for us and the visionary team at Lionsgate to partner up for this exclusive bundle featuring the film and special in-game content.”

This bundle is only available in the US, though people in Europe can buy the Heroes & Generals Medic Pack as standalone DLC. Another important thing to note is that the Medkit and Medic Booster pack won’t be available in the game until March 21, but the Veteran membership is available now.

Go to the game’s Steam page to learn more.

Hacksaw Ridge, which is Gibson’s first time back in the director’s chair since 2006’s Apocalypto, received six nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Gibson.

It tells the story of a World War II medic Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) who refused to use a weapon but still wanted to serve his country. He saved many lives and was the first conscientious objector to win the Medal of Honor.

The 89th Academy Awards take place this Sunday, February 26.

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New character posters for the upcoming big screen reboot of Power Rangers have been released. They show the Rangers alongside their Zords, the metallic dinosaur mechs that they pilot against enemies. Check them out in the gallery below:

Last week a new trailer for the movie was released, along with this image of the villainous Rita Repulsa, played by Elizabeth Banks.

Power Rangers opens in theaters on March 24, 2017, and is directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac). It stars Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, and Ludi Lin as the Rangers. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) portrays the Rangers’ mentor, Zordon.

If the film is a success, the series could span up to seven movies.

A multiplayer fighting game called Power Rangers: Legacy Wars is coming out alongside the movie for mobile devices in March. Another game, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle, launched in January for PS4, Xbox One, and PC with basically no fanfare.

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Developer Undead Labs has posted a new piece of concept art for the upcoming zombie game sequel, State of Decay 2, and it’s completely brutal and bloody.

The image, published on the game’s website, shows a survivor who defied the odds and took down an entire horde of undead with a baseball bat. Undead Labs acknowledges that one person taking down that many zombies with a baseball bat is pretty unlikely. But the developer said it “loved the expression of numb weariness and exhausted triumph on the survivor’s face. And besides, success against the odds is also something that’s important to illustrate for State of Decay 2.”

This piece of art, which was created by an outside illustrator, Stephen Schirle, was created “long before” production began on State of Decay 2. What you see in the image may not represent what will actually be in the game,.

Undead Labs sent Schirle a list of phrases that they wanted him to turn into art such as “Nobody Survives Alone,” “Faded Memories,” and “Horrific Beauty.” The concept art posted here was his take on the phrase “Explore and Complete Missions.” The particular mission in this case was “defeat a horde.”

New concept art for State of Decay 2 is released every week. You can see the concept art that Undead Labs released in the five previous weeks here, here, here, here, and here.

State of Decay 2 was announced back at E3 2016 for Xbox One and PC. It’s a four-player co-op game, rather than the MMO Undead had discussed previously.

All we’ve heard about State of Decay 2 so far is that its world will be “substantially larger” than the first game’s and that it will allow co-op players to split up.

Earlier this month, Undead Labs confirmed that State of Decay 2 will show up during Microsoft’s E3 2017 briefing in June.

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