The date for Nacon Connect, the event where the game companyNaconplans to unveil details aboutThe Lord of the Rings: GollumandRobocop: Rogue City, is finally confirmed. Besides those two anticipated games with iconic characters,Nacon’s upcoming 2023 titles that will be discussed include WW1 horror-gameAd Infinitumas well as the roguelikeRavenswatch. Luckily, Nacon Connect 2023 is an online conference that fans can access via Nacon’s official Twitch and YouTube channels, so there’s no need to travel.Nacon is a French company that produces many game accessories as well as the games themselves. It started out as Bigben Interactive in 1981, and wouldn’t start producing its own games until 2002. The parent company of Bigben Interactive would consolidate it with its gaming accessory company Nacon in 2019. It produces many sports, arcade, and board game-style video games buthas also created someWarhammertitles, as well asBlood Bowl: Death Zone. It has a loaded release schedule for 2023, with another project for an iconic franchise, aTerminatorsurvival game, planned even further down the line.RELATED:The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Gets New Release WindowNacon announced via Twitter that this year its online press conference, Nacon Connect, is set to take place on March 9 at 7 PM CET or 1 PM EST. The company plans to give players details on its lineup of 25 games set to roll out in the near future. Gamers will get a sneak peek at new stunning images of a vibrantly colored Middle-earth from the action-adventure titleTheLord of the Ring: Gollum, as well assome gameplay from the stylish FPSRobocop: Rogue City. The only racing game it officially plans to speak on is its motorcycle gameTT3: Ride on the Edge, but it may also give updates onTest Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, the firstTest Drivegame in over a decade.
The second Nacom Connect announcement got players commenting excitedly asking the company ifTest Drive Unlimited: Solar Crownwould be included. While most of the commenters' attention was focused on the racing game, the remaining bulk of replies focused onRobocop,the intense action-adventure horror gameHell Is Us,andGollum. Wanting to know Lord of the Rings: Gollum’s story of Gollum after he’s captured by Ulairi and thrown into the Orcish mines of Mordor.
WhetherNacon tasks players with managing Gollum’s split personalityas they help him escape or with upholding the law as Peter Weller, AKA Robocop, it seems poised to produce some hits, driven by the star power of iconic blockbusters.
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