5 February 2018 23:18 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute JF
The Reloaded edition is coming out tomorrow. New Features Two new playable characters. C-Zar and Frigg New Steel Soldier mission "Soldier Smash" New tent banners and ornaments New knives and guns Added tips to loading screen! Added a new buy material menu to Golden Gate to purchase materials you weren't awarded at the end of the last mission New reward menu in mission selection Improvements Highlight the host of a multiplayer game Boss escape timers now only decay when players are in the zone Added asterisk mark on NPCs in camp that have new things to say Added a warning when ready to do prima
5 February 2018 23:18 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute JF
The Reloaded edition is coming out tomorrow. New Features Two new playable characters. C-Zar and Frigg New Steel Soldier mission "Soldier Smash" New tent banners and ornaments New knives and guns Added tips to loading screen! Added a new buy material menu to Golden Gate to purchase materials you weren't awarded at the end of the last mission New reward menu in mission selection Improvements Highlight the host of a multiplayer game Boss escape timers now only decay when players are in the zone Added asterisk mark on NPCs in camp that have new things to say Added a warning when ready to do prima
28 January 2018 18:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dominic Tarason)
Even if you don’t own one of Nintendo’s new hybrid handheld/home consoles, the Switch’s very existence has given a few studios a solid excuse to go back and revisit their earlier titles, polishing them up for a re-release on the new platform. While not all of these trickle back to the PC (I’m looking at you, Cave Story… longingly), sometimes we get the benefit of the additional development time. The latest game to undergo a Switch-fueled spit n’ polish cycle is Mercenary Kings, the charming-but-flawed platform shooter from Tribute Games. Relaunching early ne
27 January 2018 17:06 UTC · PC Gamer
Good news for anybody that enjoyed side-scrolling shooter Mercenary King (think a more explosive Metal Slug)—the 2014 game is getting a free 'Reloaded Edition' that adds two new characters and a stash of guns and knives. The update lands on February 6. The two new characters are Frigg, a former Olympic athlete that can jump faster than anyone else in the game, and C-ZAR, a robot that has thrusters built into its feet to slow his descent. Here's Frigg in action: The new guns look flashy, with a variety of lasers, pistols, snipers and SMGs on offer, but it's the knives
25 January 2018 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute JF
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4459193/56f93c9ecd43513c20ec3445729023f2b640d00f.png Here's a look at what's new in Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition: Two new playable characters Frigg: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4459193/e847d4f245404d0b8fb8f809db1518295033aa51.png Frigg is a resistance fighter who has joined the Mercenary Kings to fight the forces of CLAW. No matter which weapon she carries, Frigg can jump faster than any other Kings thanks to her Olympic training! http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/p
25 January 2018 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute JF
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4459193/56f93c9ecd43513c20ec3445729023f2b640d00f.png Here's a look at what's new in Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition: Two new playable characters Frigg: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4459193/e847d4f245404d0b8fb8f809db1518295033aa51.png Frigg is a resistance fighter who has joined the Mercenary Kings to fight the forces of CLAW. No matter which weapon she carries, Frigg can jump faster than any other Kings thanks to her Olympic training! http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/p
23 December 2015 22:36 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute Games
The holidays are a time to bring families and friends together and nothing brings everyone together like video games! Well, a whole bunch of stuff can bring us all together. It's a pretty varied list, really but video games are great, aren't they?? All of ours are sold 50%+ OFF! During the holidays you can : Venture into the world of brick-breaking fantasy in Wizorb with 66% OFF ! Fight the forces of CLAW (with three of your loved ones) in action-platforming style in Mercenary Kings: 55% OFF ! Smash monsters in the face, alone or with a friend in Curses N Chaos: 55% OFF ! If you already have t
23 December 2015 22:36 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute Games
The holidays are a time to bring families and friends together and nothing brings everyone together like video games! Well, a whole bunch of stuff can bring us all together. It's a pretty varied list, really but video games are great, aren't they?? All of ours are sold 50%+ OFF! During the holidays you can : Venture into the world of brick-breaking fantasy in Wizorb with 66% OFF ! Fight the forces of CLAW (with three of your loved ones) in action-platforming style in Mercenary Kings: 55% OFF ! Smash monsters in the face, alone or with a friend in Curses N Chaos: 55% OFF ! If you already have t
3 December 2014 22:04 UTC · Community Announcements · Make Out
New Features Added voice chat support and new in-game options. Fixes More work on trying to kill the dreaded black screen.
3 December 2014 22:04 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute JF
New Features Added voice chat support and new in-game options. Fixes More work on trying to kill the dreaded black screen.
2 November 2014 18:00 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Today's Deal: Save 50% on Mercenary Kings!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Tuesday at 10AM Pacific Time
17 June 2014 20:13 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute Alx
These changes are coming on both OSX and WIN. Tweaks Japanese localisation tweaks bootup should be a little faster on OSX overall improvement of network stability Fixes Game would crash on start about 1 on 5 times with OSX 10.7 OSX version crash pretty often when connecting to a multiplayer game updated SDL2 libs on OSX (there was some outstanding issues) matchmaking now use network protocol versionning instead of the version of the game, which means MAC and WIN user will get matched in public games. Potential fix for obscure NVorbis crashes on WIN
17 June 2014 20:13 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute Alx
These changes are coming on both OSX and WIN. Tweaks Japanese localisation tweaks bootup should be a little faster on OSX overall improvement of network stability Fixes Game would crash on start about 1 on 5 times with OSX 10.7 OSX version crash pretty often when connecting to a multiplayer game updated SDL2 libs on OSX (there was some outstanding issues) matchmaking now use network protocol versionning instead of the version of the game, which means MAC and WIN user will get matched in public games. Potential fix for obscure NVorbis crashes on WIN
23 May 2014 20:13 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute Alx
These changes are coming on both MAC and PC, also crossplatform network problems should be solved. Fixes Added some debug information (OS, video card) to logs Hazard spout not displayed properly when it's not completely framed Crash in ending radio cinematic Improve tile rendering performance Small threading optimisation Updated how to play text Mission complete getting stuck Japanese display Multiplayer : Lucky penny mod Multiplayer : Abductors Crisscross shells were removed because of performance issues in multiplayer and on PS4.
23 May 2014 20:13 UTC · Community Announcements · Tribute Alx
These changes are coming on both MAC and PC, also crossplatform network problems should be solved. Fixes Added some debug information (OS, video card) to logs Hazard spout not displayed properly when it's not completely framed Crash in ending radio cinematic Improve tile rendering performance Small threading optimisation Updated how to play text Mission complete getting stuck Japanese display Multiplayer : Lucky penny mod Multiplayer : Abductors Crisscross shells were removed because of performance issues in multiplayer and on PS4.
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