Treasures untold await players in the new and completely free Captain’s Club, which puts a unique twist on the traditional loyalty program bringing exclusive partner offers and rewards to World of Warships players

AUSTIN, TX (September 28, 2023) – Wargaming, the publisher and developer of the top naval battle MMO World of Warships is marking this year’s World Maritime Day by introducing a brand-new benefits program called Captain’s Club. Available to all active World of Warships account holders, this unique rewards program unlocks a treasure chest’s worth of partner rewards, discounts and bonuses to claim. In celebration of the debutCaptain’s Club benefits program World of Warships is offering players a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to turn their in-game captaincy into reality. 

A Competition for Those Called to Captaincy

This year’s World Maritime Day will be lucky for three World of Warships players, who will be selected to get their own boating education and license at the school of their choice, with up to $3,000 USD covered by Wargaming. Players interested in the competition can enter by commenting why they’re interested in becoming a real-life captain on the Captain’s Club promotional video shared on the World of Warships official YouTube.

There’s even more up for grabs, as World of Warships will be releasing mystery Twitch Drops as part of the launch festivities. For the chance to win, players can tune in to the World of Warships Twitch stream on specified dates for their territories, which include September 29 for Europe, October 4 for North America and October 11 for Asia-Pacific.

You can find the full details on Captain’s Club here and the full terms and conditions for the “Become a real-life Captain” competition here.

More Rewarding Gaming Experience

The Captain’s Club benefits program unlocks rewards, discounts, extended trials and prizes from numerous brands exclusively for World of Warships players. Included partners range from GoPro, Windscribe, Gamivo, with more to join Captain’s Club in the future.

Joining this program is straightforward and simple. The only criteria to be eligible for membership is to have a World of Warships account, and to have completed one battle in the last 30 days. From there, players can browse through a depth of exclusive deals and bargains across the board including discounts, bonus offers, vouchers and extended trials on services like a 3 month free subscription for GoPro Quik or 29% discount on Windscribe Pro VPN for a year.

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About World of Warships

World of Warships is a free, historical, online combat PC game from Wargaming. With its massive fleet of the most iconic war vessels, including five different ship classes and strategically designed environments, World of Warships provides the ultimate naval warfare gaming experience, suitable for everyone. Thanks to its large collection of historically accurate ships available to play, World of Warships prides itself as a digital ship museum and a focal point for naval history enthusiasts. New thematic content and innovative game modes are being added on a regular basis, providing diverse and exciting gameplay to its broad player base.

One franchise – multiple platforms

After the successful launch of World of Warships on PC, its unique gameplay and design has been adapted to bring free massive naval battles to other platforms with World of Warships: Legends available on PlayStation and Xbox and World of Warships Blitz on iOS and Android mobile devices.

Official website: http://www.worldofwarships.com

About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 16 offices around the world, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, Vilnius and Belgrade. Millions of players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include the free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.

The riotous heist game reveals new Season Pass with four future DLCs for PC and consoles, starting with the “Time Campers” campaign expansion on Nov. 15

MALMÖ, Sweden – Sept. 28, 2023 – Grab your sledgehammer! The award-winning destructible heist game Teardown comes to PlayStation®5 (PS5®) consoles and Xbox Series X|S on Nov. 15, 2023. The console release of Saber Interactive and Tuxedo Labs’ ultimate destruction experience will arrive complete with a 40-mission heist campaign and the endless possibilities of Sandbox Mode. Teardown pre-orders begin today on Xbox featuring a high-octane collection of bonus pre-order content. PlayStation owners will be able to wishlist Teardown ahead of launch, and the game’s Standard Edition will be available to PlayStation®Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe subscribers at release.

Beyond the full story campaign and Sandbox Mode, the console edition of Teardown will feature a wealth of additional content: the recently introduced Creative Mode, where players can easily build their own voxel creations; the “Art Vandals” campaign expansion, which added five heist missions and a new location to the base game; special challenges; and console-friendly UI. Players can also feel the sensations of haptic feedback and adaptive triggers when using the DualSense wireless controller on PS5 consoles. 

Teardown has also revealed its future DLC roadmap for both PC and consoles. Players will be able to expand their experience even further with four new DLCs, available as part of the game’s Ultimate Edition for $49.99, the Season Pass for $29.99, or individually for $7.99 each. This new content will include the following:

• The “Time Campers” DLC, debuting on PC and consoles on Nov. 15, introduces a Wild West campaign expansion, featuring new maps, setting-appropriate tools, and horses.
• The “Folkrace” DLC, releasing in spring 2024, features a series of destructive racing game modes, three racetracks, and a fleet of new vehicles.
• Two additional unnamed DLCs, coming by the end of 2024.

Starting today, Xbox Series X|S players who pre-order Teardown will get early access to bonus content, including the vehicle-based Löckelle Motor Park game map and two heavy-duty monster trucks.

Players on all platforms will be able to choose from three editions of Teardown:

• Standard Edition: Get the full Teardown base game for $29.99. (Available to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe subscribers as one of their additions to the Game Catalog in November.)
• Deluxe Edition: Get the base game and the first two upcoming DLCs – “Time Campers” and “Folkrace” – all for $39.99.
• Ultimate Edition: Get the base game, the Season Pass featuring all four upcoming DLCs, and every demolitioner’s best friend, the Quilez R0113R Robot, all for $49.99.

Winner of multiple awards, including Excellence in Design at the Independent Games Festival, with over one million copies sold on Steam, Teardown’s realistic physics and fully destructible, voxel-simulated, ray-traced world give players immense freedom to discover unique emergent gameplay solutions to nearly any challenge.

For more on Teardown, visit TeardownGame.com, and join the community on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Discord.

About Tuxedo Labs

Tuxedo Labs is a tech-driven game studio in Malmö, Sweden. We are a small team of seasoned game developers creating innovative and unique games based on new technologies. Our mission is to push the limits in both game technology, interactivity and gameplay. To achieve that, we create our own tools and game engines, like it used to be. Our first game, Teardown, is based on groundbreaking voxel technology combined with destruction physics and ray tracing.

Tuxedo Labs is a standalone entity under Saber Interactive, an Embracer Group company. www.tuxedolabs.com

About Saber Interactive

An Embracer Group company headquartered in the U.S., Saber Interactive is a worldwide publisher and developer consisting of over 20 studios in the Americas and Europe. Creating games for all major platforms based on original and licensed IPs, Saber’s titles include Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, World War Z, SnowRunner and Evil Dead: The Game. Founded in 2001, Saber is known for two decades of development partnerships with AAA publishers, producing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Crysis Remastered and many others.

Explore distant lands and brave new threats in the Forbidden West and ruins of Los Angeles in Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition, coming to PlayStation 5 on October 6.

Following the events of Horizon Zero Dawn, machine hunter Aloy races to save the planet’s crumbling biosphere before vicious storms and a mysterious, unstoppable blight ravages the remnants of humanity.  Her mission and the sinister secrets it uncovers will pit Aloy against ever-deadlier foes, taking her to the dangerous frontier of the Forbidden West and the treacherous Burning Shores beyond.

In this complete collection with Horizon Forbidden West and Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC, take on more awe-inspiring machines, meet new tribes, and travel to the treacherous archipelago of Los Angeles!

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition will be available for $109.95 AUD and includes:

• Horizon Forbidden West for PS5
• Burning Shores DLC for PS5
• Digital soundtrack
• Digital art book
• Horizon Zero Dawn Vol. 1: The Sunhawk digital comic book*
• Extras in Photo Mode (special pose and face paint)
• In-game items unlocked via story progression:
  • Carja Behemoth Elite outfit ·Carja Behemoth Short Bow
  • Nora Thunder Elite outfit
  • Nora Thunder Sling
  • Apex Clawstrider Machine Strike piece
  • Resources pack

PC gamers: you won’t have to wait long. In partnership with Nixxes Software, Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is coming to Steam and Epic Games in early 2024. You can wishlist now at:

• Wishlist now on Steam 
• Wishlist now on Epic Games Store  

Learn more about the Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition by visiting the PlayStation Blog. 

For the latest PlayStation news, follow PlayStation Australia on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. 

Sony Group Corporation and Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced that SIE President and CEO Jim Ryan has made the decision to retire in March 2024 after almost thirty years with the PlayStation business. To support Mr. Ryan in his transition, Sony Group Corporation President, COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki will assume the role of Chairman of SIE effective October 2023. Effective April 1, 2024, Mr. Totoki will be appointed Interim CEO of SIE while he continues his current role at Sony Group Corporation. Mr. Totoki will work closely with Sony Group Corporation Chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida and the management team of SIE to help define the next chapter of PlayStation’s future, including the succession of the SIE CEO role.

Jim Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Europe-based legal entity, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) — which was then Sony Computer Entertainment Europe — in 1994. Since then, he has held a number of senior positions at the company including President of SIEE, Head of Global Sales and Marketing at SIE and Deputy President of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed SIE President and CEO.

Comment from Kenichiro Yoshida:

“Jim Ryan has been an inspirational leader throughout his entire period with us, but never more so than in overseeing the launch of PlayStation 5 in the midst of the global COVID pandemic. That extraordinary achievement made by the entire SIE team has been steadily built on and PlayStation 5 is on track to become SIE’s most successful console yet. I’m immensely grateful to Jim for all his achievements. Respecting Jim’s decision to finish his long career at Sony leaves me with an important decision regarding his succession given the significance of the Game & Network Services business. We have discussed intensively and have determined the new management structure. We aim to achieve Sony Group’s further evolution and growth through bringing even greater success to the Game & Network Services Business.”

Comment from Jim Ryan:

“After 30 years, I have made the decision to retire from SIE in March 2024. I’ve relished the opportunity to have a job I love in a very special company, working with great people and incredible partners. But I’ve found it increasingly difficult to reconcile living in Europe and working in North America. I will leave having been privileged to work on products that have touched millions of lives across the world; PlayStation will always be part of my life, and I feel more optimistic than ever about the future of SIE. I want to thank Yoshida-san for placing so much trust in me and being an incredibly sensitive and supportive leader.”

Comment from Hiroki Totoki:

“I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Jim Ryan for his outstanding achievements and contributions over his 30-year career at Sony, including the great success of launching the PlayStation 5. The PlayStation business managed by SIE is an essential part of Sony Group’s entire business portfolio. I will work with Jim and the senior management team closely to ensure our continued success and further growth. I am also looking forward to creating the exciting future of PlayStation and the game industry together with everyone at SIE and its business partners.”

Read Mr Ryan’s full statement here at the PlayStation Blog. 

For the latest PlayStation news, follow PlayStation Australia on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. 

A new month means a new PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup. October’s titles, The Callisto Protocol, Farming Simulator 22 and Weird West will be available to PlayStation Plus members on Tuesday 3, October until Monday 6, November. Let’s take a closer look at each game. 

The Callisto Protocol | PS5, PS4

In this narrative-driven, third-person survival horror set 300 years in the future, take on the role of Jacob Lee – a victim of fate thrown into Black Iron Prison, a maximum-security penitentiary located on Jupiter’s moon, Callisto. When inmates begin to transform into monstrous creatures, the prison is thrown into chaos. To survive, Jacob must battle his way to safety to escape Black Iron Prison, while uncovering the dark and disturbing secrets buried beneath the surface of Callisto. Using a unique blend of shooting and close-quarters combat, Jacob will need to adapt his tactics to combat the rapidly evolving creatures while scavenging to unlock new weapons, gear, and abilities to outrun the growing threat and escape the horrors of Jupiter’s Dead Moon.

Farming Simulator 22 | PS5, PS4

Take on the role of a modern farmer and creatively build your farm in three diverse American and European environments. Farming Simulator 22 offers a huge variety of farming operations focusing on agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry – now with the exciting addition of seasonal cycles!

More than 400 machines and tools from over 100 real agricultural brands like John Deere, CLAAS, Case IH, New Holland, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra and many more are included to sow and harvest crops like wheat, corn, potatoes and cotton. New machine categories and crops add new gameplay mechanics to the experience. Run your farm cooperatively in multiplayer and extend the game by a multitude of free community-created modifications. Farming Simulator 22 offers more player freedom than ever before and challenges you to become a successful farmer – so start farming and let the good times grow!

Weird West | PS5, PS4

Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures, each playing with their own rules and their own peculiar motives in this isometric action RPG. The game supports different styles of play in a simulated sandbox world where characters, factions, and even places react to a player’s decisions, and players are faced with brutal choices and consequences that can’t be undone – including death. Discover the world through origin stories of different characters, moving from one character’s journey to the next until all converge in a final chapter.

Last chance to download September’s Monthly Games 

PlayStation Plus members have until October 2 to add Saints Row, Black Desert – Traveler Edition and Generation Zero to their game library. 

PlayStation Plus Spotify Playlist 

Also, check out our PlayStation Plus monthly games-inspired playlist on Spotify, which will be refreshed with new songs every month.

Learn more about the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October by visiting the PlayStation Blog. 

For the latest PlayStation news, follow PlayStation Australia on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. 

LOS ANGELES – September 27, 2023 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, has released a new update for the mobile RPG Seven Knights 2. This exciting new update introduces the new Legendary+ hero Shield of Protection Ophelia, a new chapter Nightmare to the Season 1 scenario, a new Transcendence Tier, and an expansion to enhancement levels for Mythic equipment, as well as a number of events for players to enjoy.

The new Legendary+ Hero Shield of Protection Ophelia is a Ranged tank hero. She applies a damage reduction buff to allies and reduces the ATK of all enemies when there are two or more DEF type allies on the PVP field, making her a great supportive unit to pair with other tank units. She can also teleport to a target in an invincible state, dealing damage to all enemies within a circular range around it.

A new chapter to the Seven Knights 2 story has also been added with the debut of Nightmare.

As part of the ongoing season one scenario, players can have the opportunity to play the story in more difficult levels along with abundant rewards.

A new Transcendence Tier and an enhancement level for Mythic equipment have also been added, giving players a way to keep enhancing their favorite pieces of gear. Players can now transcend their equipment up to tier 3 and strengthen them up to tier 20.

Additional limited time events in the update, available fromSeptember 27 through October 12, include:

• Full Moon Week Check-in: Players who check in to the game for 7 days during the event can earn multiple rewards including Legendary+ Armor Selection and the Full Moon Lucky Pockets.
• Alice’s Full Moon Week Soulstone Shop: Players can use Alice’s Full Moon Coins earned through in-game events or purchase to obtain various rewards. Rewards include Essence of Soul, Rubies, Legendary+ Ophelia Soulstone, and more.
• Full Moon Week Celebration Equipment Crafting Support: Players can complete various in-game special missions such as strengthening/transcending their equipment to earn special rewards. Rewards include Mythic Upgrade Stone, Legendary+ Raid Weapon Varnish, and more.

The official sequel to Seven Knights, a game enjoyed by 60 million players globally, Seven Knights 2 takes place 20 years after the original and introduces beautiful open world gameplay. The story centers on the Daybreak Mercenaries who embark on a journey to find the last member of the Seven Knights, “Rudy,” after a series of events involving a mysterious girl named Phiné. Stunning cinematics and graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4 will immerse players in this epic game story filled with unique characters and powerful bosses. Players can collect and develop their heroes and experience a new combat system with powerful ultimates and suppressors.

Seven Knights 2 is available now for download on Google Play, App Store and Windows PC (beta).

More information on Seven Knights 2 can be found on the official Facebook page, YouTube and forums or by visiting Netmarble’s Global YouTube channel.

About Netmarble Corporation

Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading developer and publisher of top-grossing mobile games worldwide. Through powerful franchises and collaborations with acclaimed IP holders, Netmarble strives to elevate the gaming experience and entertain audiences globally. As a parent company of Kabam and SpinX Games, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, The King of Fighters ALLSTAR, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, and forthcoming PC games like Paragon: The Overprime.

More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – September 27, 2023 – Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness, the 2D pixel-art horror adventure from developer Indiesruption (Nine Witches) and publisher Blowfish Studios, unleashes its terrifying mysteries on PlayStation 4|5 with backwards compatibility, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S with backwards compatibility, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG starting Tuesday, October 17, 2023.

In the year 1921, the beloved Vlad Circus fell to a devastating fire, killing hundreds of innocents and forever scarring the survivors. Haunted by the tragedy, the circus troupe disbanded, only to be reunited by a mysterious invitation from their original ringleader eight years later. 

Explore the eerie halls of the Victorian-inspired Petrescu Manor as Oliver Mills, better known as his clown persona “Lazy Ollie.” Several years in the Pennhurst Asylum have proved ineffective in restoring his memories, but reconnecting with old friends and a lost love may do the trick. Unease festers in Ollie as he explores the shadowy estate, unaware of the sinister secret dying to be set free.

Manage Ollie’s stress and survive horrifying hallucinations while solving perplexing puzzles. Fight or flee from awful abominations. Recover tortured memories to assist with mysteries, and unravel the ghastly truth of that fateful day.

“Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness marries a creepy atmospheric setting with a haunting narrative full of evocative storytelling,” said Diego Cánepa, lead designer, Indiesruption. “Enthralled and disturbed by Ollie’s trauma-induced nightmares, players will be on their toes until the very end.”

Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness will be available on all major platforms, with support for Windows, as well as language support for English, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), French, German, and Russian. 

To learn more about Vlad Circus, visit the official site, make sure to follow the game on Twitter and Instagram, join the community on Discord, and search #vladcircusgame on social media.

About Indiesruption

Indiesruption is a Buenos Aires, Argentina-based game studio founded by Diego Cánepa and Antonio Bertasio. Diego Cánepa is a game industry veteran with twenty-five years of experience. Following more than two decades of designing titles for Nickelodeon USA, Cartoon Network, and other high-profile companies, Diego partnered with Antonio to create their own studio with a mission objective to create original games of their own accord.

About Blowfish Studios

Blowfish Studios is an award-winning game developer and publisher based in Sydney, Australia. The studio strives to release original multi-platform games, while also collaborating with developers from around the world. As developers first, they bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to any partnership. The studio provides development services to get the game release ready, porting to all major platforms, platform approval, marketing, and promotion to the world. Blowfish Studios is a part of Animoca Brands’ gaming-focused endeavors.

About Animoca Brands

Animoca Brands, a Deloitte Tech Fast winner, a Fortune Crypto 40 company, and one of the Financial Times’ High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2023, is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification that is working to advance digital property rights and contribute to the establishment of the open metaverse. The company develops and publishes a broad portfolio of products including original games such as The Sandbox, Phantom Galaxies, Life Beyond, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes, and products utilizing popular intellectual properties including Disney, WWE, Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Formula E. It has multiple subsidiaries, including The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, nWay, Pixowl, Forj, Lympo, Animoca Brands Japan, Grease Monkey Games, Eden Games, Life Beyond Studios, Notre Game, TinyTap, Be., PIXELYNX, and WePlay Media. Animoca Brands has a growing portfolio of over 450 Web3 investments, including Colossal, Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), Yield Guild Games, Harmony, Alien Worlds, Star Atlas, and others.