Dive into the Historical Background of Assassin’s Creed Mirage like Never Before 

Sydney, Australia — August 22, 2023 — Today, Ubisoft announced that the first episode of Baghdad Soundwalks, a new podcast documentary series, is available now on all podcast platforms*. Take a deep dive into the history of the next installment in the Assassin’s Creed Franchise, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and let our experts guide you through the streets of 9th century Baghdad with this immersive audio experience.

Baghdad Soundwalks invites listeners to learn more about the Abbasid Caliphate and the city’s architecture, science, art, and economy, with a unique audio podcast experience that has the feel of a documentary series.

Figures of Baghdad will be released at the end of October. It immerses listeners into the lives of ten historical characters featured in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

Each weekly episode of these series is 15 minutes long and will be available worldwide in English and German. Professor Ali Olomi, Historian and Podcaster will host Baghdad Soundwalks alongside Deana Hosseini, Content Creator specializing in Middle Easter myths, She will also be hosting Figures of Baghdad.

To listen to the podcast series, please visit: https://lnk.to/echoesofhistory

With development led by Ubisoft Bordeaux**, Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a special game made to celebrate the 15^th anniversary of the series. With Mirage, the studio pays homage to the game that started it all by offering a tightly crafted, narrative driven action-adventure experience set in an immersive medieval Middle Eastern setting. Assassin’s Creed Mirage tells a powerful coming of age story featuring charismatic protagonists. You play as Basim, a cunning street thief with nightmarish visions, who embarks on a quest to join the Hidden Ones as he seeks justice and answers. Mirage will launch on October 5, 2023, on all platforms. Pre-orders are available on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, as well as on Windows PC through the Epic Games Store and the Ubisoft Store***, in addition to retailer stores, with a price of AU$79.95 for the Standard Edition****. 

For more information about Assassin’s Creed Mirage, please visit: assassinscreed.com.

*Echoes of History will be available via Acast on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, Stitcher.

**Associate Ubisoft studios are Montreal, Montpellier, Philippines, Singapore, Sofia, Kyiv, Odessa, Bucharest, Quebec, Belgrade, Shanghai, Craiova.

***Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be available on Ubisoft+ on day one, across Windows PC. Cancel anytime. More information on https://store.ubisoft.com/au/ubisoftplus.

**** Players who purchase Assassin’s Creed Mirage on Xbox One or PlayStation®4 will be able to upgrade their game to the next-gen version (Xbox Series X | S or PlayStation®5) at no additional cost. Assassin’s Creed Mirage leverages the Smart Delivery technology – buy the game once and play it on either Xbox One or Xbox Series X | S when both the console and that version of Assassin’s Creed Mirage is available. Assassin’s Creed Mirage PlayStation®4 and Blu-Ray™ games gives access to the corresponding Assassin’s Creed Mirage PlayStation®5 Digital version at no additional cost, when available. Requires a PlayStation®5 or a PlayStation®5 Digital Edition, the game disc (if owned on Blu-Ray™) must be kept inserted in the PlayStation®5 disc tray to play, a PlayStation® Network registration, additional storage & Broadband internet connection. May incur bandwidth usage fees. Cross-progression is also enabled between PC and Luna, as well as PC.

About Assassin’s Creed  

Since it first launched in 2007, the Assassin’s Creed® series has sold more than 200 million games worldwide. The franchise is now established as one of the best-selling series in video game history. Recognized for having some of the richest, most engrossing storytelling in the industry, Assassin’s Creed transcends video games, branching out into numerous other entertainment media.  

About Ubisoft  

Ubisoft is a creator of worlds, committed to enriching players’ lives with original and memorable entertainment experiences. Ubisoft’s global teams create and develop a deep and diverse portfolio of games, featuring brands such as Assassin’s Creed®, Brawlhalla®, For Honor®, Far Cry®, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon®, Just Dance®, Rabbids®, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®, The Crew® and Tom Clancy’s The Division®. Through Ubisoft Connect, players can enjoy an ecosystem of services to enhance their gaming experience, get rewards and connect with friends across platforms. With Ubisoft+, the subscription service, they can access a growing catalog of more than 100 Ubisoft games and DLC. For the 2022–23 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €1.74 billion. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com. 

Discover Smurfomix’s magical enhancements and unexpected alliance with Gargamel in this epic adventure

Sydney, Australia, August 21^st, 2023 – For Gamescom 20023, publisher Microids and IMPS have unveiled a new video for the 3D adventure/platform video game, The Smurfs 2 – The Prisoner of the Green Stone. The trailer offers a glimpse of the Smurfomix’s exciting upgrades, while revealing a major surprise: Gargamel, the Smurfs’ sworn enemy, joins the adventure as an ally.

Faced with a threat more powerful than himself, Gargamel offers the Smurfs a temporary truce. He will then guide players through their adventure, opening portals between worlds to help them progress. This unexpected alliance adds a whole new dynamic to the story and promises unique interactions between the characters.

Watch the new Gamescom trailer here: https://youtu.be/cw5lSAAoPjQ

At the heart of this thrilling adventure, players will be encouraged to collect Flora Gems scattered throughout the enchanted worlds. These precious gems will be used to boost the Smurfomix’s stats, making it more powerful and efficient. The most exciting innovation is the discovery of rare substances such as StickAll, CatchAll and PushAll. These special elements can be added to the Smurfomix to give unique powers to this already formidable weapon. Players will be able to choose between more powerful shots, slimy projectiles to hinder enemies, or piercing shots capable of breaking through obstacles. Players will need to skilfully exploit the Smurfomix’s upgrades and special powers to overcome obstacles and tough enemies.

About The Smurfs 2 – The Prisoner of the Green Stone:

Handy Smurf has created a revolutionary invention: SmurfoMix! However, it’s missing a key ingredient, the Green Stone, which lays in the greedy clutches of Gargamel.

He sets off on a mission to retrieve the famous Green Stone, a key ingredient that would greatly help him improve his invention, from Gargamel’s laboratory. But a fatal misstep causes it to explode, its fragments scattering throughout the Cursed Land. In addition to unleashing into the wild its incredible powers to copy and decompose matter, the Green Stone has set free the evil Stolas, a new order bent on creating a reign of terror.

A crack team of four Smurfs must then adventure to save the Cursed Land from the mighty Stolas! Well equipped, the Smurfs can count on the SmurfoMix and an unexpected ally… Gargamel himself!

Key features:

• Meet the team of four iconic Smurfs: Handy, Brainy, Dimwitty, and Smurfstorm.
• An accessible and intuitive gameplay that will delight both Smurf fans and action/platforming fans.
• Enjoy dynamic gameplay with exploration, platforming, and even more intense combat thanks to the SmurfoMix!
• For the first time in a video game, collaborate with Gargamel! Use his teleporters to travel through the Cursed Land and discover three brand new unexplored regions.
• Collect various resources to improve the Smurfomix throughout your adventure!
• Embark on the adventure with a friend or family partner in co-op mode.
• A new story which respects the license, set in a beautiful, well-crafted colourful universe!

Developed by OSome Studio, The Smurfs 2 – The Prisoner of the Green Stone is an all-new story releasing November 2^nd, 2023 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

Players interested in purchasing the Nintendo Switch edition will benefit from exclusive launch bonuses including: a special skin for their team, 2 lithographs, a stickers sheet, a poster and the soundtrack in digital format.

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2023 marks the Smurfs’ 65^th anniversary! Stay tuned for upcoming cool Smurfs-related news by following them on Facebook, Instagram, YouTubeor by checking out their website!

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About Microids

Microids is a French video game publisher. Founded in 1985, Microids’ editorial strategy now focuses on 4 major areas: adventure games, racing games, retro gaming and games inspired by iconic titles. By collaborating with renowned studios and authors (Revolution Software, Sloclap, Oddworld Inhabitants, Pendulo Studios, Eden Studios, Go Nagai, Charles Cecil, Benoît Sokal, Paul Cuisset…), Microids has become a major player in international video games. Taking inspiration from legendary titles, Microids reaches a wide audience and creates original adventures which give gamers the chance to play as some of their most beloved characters.

About Peyo, IMPS (International Merchandising Promotions & Services)

IMPS is the world license holder for The Smurfs. Ever since its establishment in 1984, IMPS has worked closely with its teams worldwide to develop with success many merchandising programs, retail operations, publishing activities, broadcasting offers, theme parks, shows, video games, online games, official Smurfs license soundtrack… All of which played a part in the global success of the franchise. IMPS is managed by Véronique Culliford, Pierre Culliford’s daughter, the Smurfs’s creator, better known by his pseudonym Peyo.

Shattered Heaven’s newest Early Access update introduces the Roguelike Alpha mode, an arcade experience focusing entirely on gameplay. A series of additional content will accompany the mode’s release.

MILAN – 21, August, 2023 – Shattered Heaven, the Italian deckbuilding dungeon crawler with role-playing and strategy mechanics set in a dark fantasy and post-apocalyptic universe, currently available in Early Access on Steam debuts the Roguelike Alpha mode for its second major content update. Developer Leonardo Productions (creators of investigative visual novel Dry Drowning), and publisher Leonardo Interactive, are pleased to introduce a new mode that aims to enhance the base game by offering a purely arcade-like and gameplay-focused experience.

Shattered Heaven‘s second Early Access update is now available for free and, in addition to the Roguelike Alpha mode, it will provide access to the following additional content:

• A new progression system created specifically for the mode.
• New passive skills for the characters, exclusive to the mode.
• 3 new bosses with deadly new mechanics.
• New equipable trinkets, exclusive to the mode.
• A new type of power-up, RELICS, powerful items that will benefit the entire party.
• New enemy encounter configurations.
• Events with radically altered outcomes.
• Dynamic changes to exploration based on victories gained in the mode.  

The Roguelike mode challenges adventuring parties to face a series of procedurally generated levels where death is final. Players must to start the adventure all over again, losing most of the resources, if defeated in combat. To progress, learning through failure is the key to success, thanks to a high difficulty level designed to challenge hardcore players.

Shattered Heaven’s Early Access launch represents an unmissable opportunity for players to actively participate in its development. In fact, this month’s update represents a very important moment in the game’s development as it enters full production. Now more than ever, the developers welcome feedback from users, allowing them to personally contribute to the completion of the final experience, which will be made available in Italian, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese as soon as possible.

If you don’t want to miss the exclusive news, just add the title to your wishlist on Steam!

Pre-orders are now available as the title gets three new characters as well as French and German voice-overs

Bandai Namco Europe announces today that NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS releases on November 17, 2023 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Launch details for PC via STEAM will be shared at a later date.

NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS will let players (re)live the story of Naruto and Sasuke, through some of their most epics fights that happened throughout NARUTO’s story. In addition, a special story focused on Boruto has been created specifically for the game.

Watch the new trailer here:

Players will also be able to pick their favourite between more than 130 characters, the most in an Ultimate Ninja STORM game. Along with the release date, three new characters have been announced focusing on the Kara organization with the appearance of Boro, Delta and Koji Kashin in the game’s roster.

For the first time in a NARUTO game, French and German voice-overs will be added with the official cast from the anime taking their roles in the game, creating an even more immersive experience for German and French players.

The game is now available for pre-order on Playstation and Xbox digitally, and on all platforms physically except PC. Players will be able to choose between the following editions:

• The Standard edition (base game)
• The Deluxe edition will add the Season Pass to the base game. The Season pass will contain 5 characters to be announced at a later date. This edition also includes the Season Pass Bonus (1 costume) and the Deluxe Bonus (1 costume)
• The Ultimate edition contains the same content than the Deluxe Edition, and adds the Ultimate Bonus that contains 5 costumes and 2 accessories
• The Collector’s Edition includes the base game, a steelbook case, 2 exclusive figurines and a special reversible inlay
• The Premium Collector Edition, only available on the Bandai Namco Store, contains the base game, 2 figurines, a steelbook, a special reversible inlay, 6 collectible cards, 1 official scroll, the Season Pass, the Season Pass bonus, as well as the Deluxe and Ultimate Bonus

Players pre-ordering any edition of the game will be able to receive the following costumes: Naruto Uzumaki (TV Anime 20th Anniversary Costume), Sasuke Uchiha (TV Anime 20th Anniversary Costume), Naruto Uzumaki (The Final Battle). Pre-ordering players owning NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER will also benefit from new content for this game with the Nanashi T-shirt and Merz Costume.

For more information about NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS and other games from Bandai Namco Europe please visit: https://www.bandainamcoent.eu. Join the conversation on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Narutovideogame.

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About Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.

Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S. is a leading global publisher and developer of entertainment content for platforms including, but not limited to, all major video game consoles and PC.

Reaching number one free game position in all key markets including US

Limassol, Cyprus — August 18, 2023 — My Perfect Hotel, the fast-paced hotel management sim by developer Redux Games and publisher SayGames, reaches new heights topping global charts including North America with an incorporated hybrid monetization model.

‘My Perfect Hotel’ launched globally in August 2022 and reached top 10 free game position in all key markets, with 50 million downloads up to date. By utilizing a long term product and marketing strategy, SayGames and Redux Games were able to significantly improve the game monetization performance using the publisher’s tools, SayGames Services, created for streamlined hybrid casual games marketing analytics, liveops, A/B testing, creative testing, playable performance testing, competitor analysis, game analytics and more. As a result, SayGames were able to scale the user acquisition globally, with the game reaching the top 1 free game position in 50+ countries, including the US, adding 1 million players per day and being the most downloaded game in the world.

SayGames’ portfolio of successful hybrid casual games is growing fast with more releases reaching a significant revenue growth such as ‘DreamDale’ by Hypernova Games. 

Anton Volnykh, Chief Publishing Officer, stated that the publisher’s long term approach to product development and marketing continues to be very successful with more games becoming global hits over time, after many months of improvements and iterations, which is quite different from the hypercasual model with its fast releases and short product life cycles. 

Yegor Vaikhanski, CEO of SayGames, said that the publisher will continue executing on its hybrid casual and liveops games strategy with more games in development: “Our continuous investment in our publishing tools and growing liveops expertise is showing positive results, allowing us to operate and market global hits such as ‘My Perfect Hotel’. There is still a long way ahead and we will continue to work closely with our developer partners to ensure we provide the best possible products to create truly successful games.”

My Perfect Hotel is available now on iOS and Android. To learn more about SayGames, visit their official website, join the community on Facebook and Instagram. To learn more about Redux, visit their official website.

About Redux

Redux Games is a hybrid casual games developer founded by a team with a strong background in mobile games. Their first release “My Perfect Hotel” already became a global hit with over 50 million downloads to date. The company is based in Cyprus. 

About SayGames

SayGames is a leading cross-platform games publisher with over 100 launched games and over 4.5 billion game downloads globally. We work with our developer partners to create delightful experiences enjoyed by everyone. SayGames has offices in Limassol, Paphos and Warsaw.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – 21 Aug. 2023 – LunarLux, the action-adventure pixel RPG set in the distant future from CosmicNobab Games and publisher Freedom Games embarks on a prismatic mission of science, truth, justice, and confidence on PCs via Steam Monday, 25 September 2023.

Centuries ago, a devastating comet forced humanity to uproot their lives on Terra to make a new home on the moon Luna. Now, in the year 30XX, the same comet responsible for the destruction of Terra has returned — and now Luna rests in its trajectory. Determined to save her home, the Lunar Warrior Bella sets off to find a way to wipe out the comet before it’s too late.

Rove across the rough moonscape on the hunt for answers alongside Tetra, Bella’s robotic sidekick. Choose how to navigate, whether on foot, via snazzy jet suit, or with a heavily customizable spaceship, to zip across the rocks with ease. Interact with everything along the path – pet dogs over 20(!) times for special interactions, befriend the local rocks, and dig around for hidden easter eggs at every turn.

Dive into malfunctioning networks with the help of Tetra by completing mini-game challenges specific to each network. Learn myriad battle mechanics with 40 active skills and 30 support skills, and fill the Lux Meter by stacking skills into thousands of special sequences to unleash up to 30 powerful Lux Combos.

Meet charming characters and befriend them throughout the journey, but Bella’s also equipped for hostile encounters. Conjure Lux powers to defeat the beastly Murks standing in the way of survival. Master a turn-and-action battle system, choosing attacks wisely, and skillfully timing them for optimal strikes. 

“CosmicNobab crafted LunarLux with so much love —you can feel how much heart and dedication was poured into every aspect of this interstellar story,” said Benjamin Tarsa, Director of Publishing, Freedom Games. “The attention to detail and dedication makes us proud to help LunarLux to its takeoff!”

LunarLux saves the galaxy on PC via Steam on Monday, 25 September 2023 for $19.99 with English language support. For more information on LunarLux, visit the official CosmicNobab itch.io page, follow @LunarLuxGame, and search for #LunarLux on social media.

About CosmicNobab Games

CosmicNobab Games is a one-developer studio specializing in retro-inspired RPGs. Previously developing the MegaMan Battle Network fangame MegaMan Cosmic Network, LunarLux is their first original title.

For more information, visit the official CosmicNobab itch.io page.

About Freedom Games

Freedom Games is a publisher dedicated to offering best-in-class services to partners and providing players around the world with unique and memorable experiences. With over 50 years of combined industry experience at the executive level, Freedom Games seeks to leverage its expertise to facilitate great games and even better publishing experiences.

For more information, visit the official Freedom Games website.

The highly anticipated land of Varlamore opens its borders to players in 2024!

CAMBRIDGE, England – Aug. 21, 2023 – Old School RuneScape’s Summer Summit premiered this past weekend, revealing the return of two fan-favorite limited events, the announcement of a lock-in poll for OSRS’ first new skill (Sailing), and a tease for a brand-new, content-rich area: Varlamore!

Catch up on all the OSRS Summer Summit announcements: Summer Summit 2023

Learn more about the Varlamore Expansion here: below

Sailing has been going through the refinement stage of development and has now reached a point where the community will get to share their feedback via a lock-in vote. Provided this vote passes, Sailing will enter full development and progress towards beta.

During the Summer Summit, the OSRS team shared some insights into how the skill is evolving. The Sailing skill update will feature the biggest area expansion in RuneScape history, as the open ocean becomes an explorable environment. Sailing will fulfill players’ seafaring fantasies with customizable ships equipped with a slew of facilities that can be used to train the Sailing skill, allowing players to eventually captain progressively larger ships. The Sailing lock-in poll is open for voting now.

Meanwhile, Deadman Apocalypse sees the return of the highly competitive variant into OSRS. Players start from the beginning of the game and proceed to hunt down other players, monsters, and loot as they compete for exclusive rewards. Deadman Apocalypse features breaches, where any number of powerful bosses can spawn in the world. Although deadly, they are a source of strong equipment, so they’re bound to be hotspots for PvP activity. Deadman Apocalypse is a high-risk, high-reward way of playing OSRS and runs this Friday, August 25, until Saturday, September 16, featuring a $25,000 prize pool.

Another event beloved by the community makes its return as Leagues 4: Trailblazer Reloaded races back onto Old School RuneScape. Leagues is a time-limited event that starts players with no items or XP. They adventure across Gielinor with boosted XP and drop rates, a custom task list, and lots of powerful relics to unlock. Leagues is a great way to test players’ OSRS skill and knowledge in a fun, creative challenge.

Leagues 4: Trailblazer Reloaded introduces new tasks, relics, areas and, of course, all the updates that have come to the game since Trailblazer ended in 2021. In the Desert Area alone, for example, players can now explore Tempoross, Tombs of Amascut and Desert Treasure II, which weren’t available in previous Leagues. This game mode will launch later this year.

Finally, Old School RuneScape’s next big area expansion has been announced as Varlamore. An isolated kingdom opened up for exploration, Varlamore is full of new bosses, skilling activities, quests, and the introduction of the Hunting Guild. Varlamore has so much to offer that content will be released across multiple game updates. The first update will arrive in early 2024 with two new quests that kick off an all-new storyline.

Learn more about all of these Summer Summit updates and community polling on the Old School RuneScape website.

About Old School RuneScape

Old School RuneScape is the industry-leading collaboration between the community and developers. Embracing its nostalgic heritage, hundreds of thousands of active players control the direction of the game with an in-game polling system. Featuring adventures for solo play through to 100-player strong raids, Old School RuneScape caters for every brave adventurer. Old School RuneScape continues to innovate, introducing its first-ever new skill in 2023 to commemorate its 10^th anniversary, arriving later this year. Play now at http://oldschool.runescape.com.

About Jagex 

A leader in creating deep and engaging live games on PC and mobile, Jagex’s flagship MMORPG, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts to its world and is a $1 billion lifetime revenue franchise. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; our titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds, and our community-focused development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped. Jagex Partners expands our portfolio working with living game developers across the globe, including Gamepires, Snowcastle Games, and Pipeworks Studios. Jagex employs more than 450 people at its Cambridge headquarters.

An introduction to the lord of the vampires awaits

El Paso, Texas (Aug. 21, 2023) – There was never any coming back from this. Xalavier Nelson Jr. and Strange Scaffold today debuted the “Draculae” trailer for upcoming neo-noir third person shooter El Paso, Elsewhere, giving players a chance to sink down into the pit with protagonist James Savage and come face to face with his ex-girlfriend and global threat, Draculae, the lord of the vampires. El Paso, Elsewhere is launching September 26, 2023 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam for $19:99. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546310/El_Paso_Elsewhere/

Watch the narrative trailer for El Paso, Elsewhere here:

Today’s trailer shows that this isn’t a hero’s tale, and for James Savage, there may not be a happy ending. Revisiting the dire situation that brought him back to his hometown and on a collision course with his former love, Savage comes to terms with what’s coming. This was always going to be a one-way trip, no matter the monsters slain or the pills taken. It’s up to you whether Savage’s flame burns bright or is quietly snuffed out. 

In the twisting void beneath an unassuming motel, Savage dives down a reality-bending path to stop Draculae. Armed with shotguns, pistols, uzis, stakes, and more, the only option players have is to keep killing to save the world and push back Savage’s most painful memories. Plunge into over 40 floors of heart-pounding action, battling against classic horror icons, from mummies and werewolves to biblically accurate angels. Pop pills to keep the pain away, deftly dodge while unloading your weapons with bullet time mechanics, and don’t stop running. 

Features: 

• Badass bullet time mechanics that let Savage weave between enemies while filling them with holes.
• A meaningful collection of weapons; tear through Draculae’s army with a shotgun, an uzi, a hunting rifle, pistols and more.
• Battle through a wide variety of horrific creatures, from werewolves and vampires to damned brides and biblically accurate angels
• Environments filled with interactive objects – shoot ‘em up to get a better vantage point or snap a wooden table in half to resupply your stakes.
• An original hip-hop horror soundtrack made in a collaboration between Xalavier Nelson Jr. and RJ Lake.
• A fully-voiced cinematic neo-noir story starring Xalavier Nelson Jr. and content creator Negaoryx (Emme Montgomery).
• 40+ level campaign set set in the ever-changing bowels of a motel in El Paso, Texas, with biomes ranging from medieval castles to blood-spattered meat lockers.

Keep up with the creatures from El Paso, Elsewhere by following Strange Scaffold on X, Instagram, or TikTok @StrangeScaffold. # # #

LONDON, UK – August 21, 2023 – Fireshine Games is delighted to share that two of its titles – the eagerly anticipated ‘witch with a walking house’ adventure REKA from developer Emberstorm Entertainment, and the smash hit sandbox mining adventure Core Keeper from developer Pugstorm – have been selected as finalists at the prestigious gamescom awards 2023.

Nominated across multiple awards, REKA has been selected as a finalist for ‘Best Visuals’, ‘Best Audio’ and ‘Best PC Game’, while Core Keeper has been nominated for the coveted ‘Most Entertaining’ award.

This year, fans and visitors of gamescom will be given the chance to cast their vote online for their favourite nominees. Voting will begin during tomorrow’s gamescom: Opening Night Live, with the winners of each award set to be announced during gamescom studio this Friday, August 25.

Visitors can go hands-on with playable demos of both REKA and Core Keeper at gamescom later this week by heading over to the Indie Zone and the Indie Arena Booth. Other playable titles at the show from Fireshine Games include Shadows of Doubt, Toads of the Bayou, Odinfall, These Doomed Isles, Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers and Gestalt: Steam & Cinder.

“We are absolutely thrilled for both Pugstorm and Emberstorm Entertainment on their nominations at this year’s prestigious gamescom awards,” said Sarah Hoeksma, Marketing Director at Fireshine Games. “Both games are magical titles in their own right, and we are so excited to see them nominated for these awards by the gamescom jury. We can’t wait to see fans, press and content creators go hands-on with both games at this week’s show, and wish all nominees the best of luck at this year’s awards.”

Releasing on PC in 2024, REKA is an enchanting cottage-building adventure that tells the story of an apprentice witch and her giant, walking,  chicken-legged house. Venture across the landscape with your living home, designing and decorating your cottage with complete creative freedom in this bewitching adventure.

Available now on Steam Early Access and with over 1 million copies already sold, Core Keeper is a sandbox mining adventure with multiple exciting updates planned ahead of the game’s 1.0 release. The next update, available this Wednesday, August 23, will introduce official Spanish localisation for the very first time, allowing even more players to fully immerse themselves in the game’s subterranean universe.

For more information on Fireshine Games and its upcoming titles, visit the official website at fireshinegames.co.uk

About Fireshine Games

Fireshine Games is a global publisher of digital and physical videogames based in London, England. Originally established in 2014 under the name Sold Out, Fireshine Games works with studio giants such as Team 17, Rebellion and Frontier Developments as well as introducing new indie dev studios to the world like Pugstorm, Stonewheat & Sons, Spiral Circus, ColePowered Games and many more – publishing for physical and digital distribution. Fireshine is also part of the EG7 group of companies.

In a bold move resonating throughout the esports world, Monaco Esports has announced the signing of Fortnite’s two standout players, Veno and Merstach. These strategic acquisitions position Monaco as the world best team in global Fortnite competition.

Veno, known for his tactical skills and nimble gameplay, has been a key player in many victorious tournaments and is hailed as the most skilled player on the Fortnite scene. He brings to Monaco Esports unparalleled game experience and mastery.

Merstach, on the other hand, is famous for his aggressive playstyle and shooting prowess. His ability to take down opponents with surgical precision has established him as one of the game’s most feared players.

Together, Veno and Merstach form a devastating combination, and their integration within Monaco Esports promises to spark fireworks in upcoming tournaments.

Louis Ducruet, co-owner of Monaco Esports in an enthusiastic statement, said: “We are incredibly proud to welcome Veno and Merstach into our family. Their talent, dedication, and passion for the game align perfectly with our philosophy and ambitions. We are confident that this signing will place us at the pinnacle of the international esports scene.”

The arrival of these two star players, coupled with the expertise of Monaco Esports’ coaching staff, heralds an era of domination for the team in Fortnite competition. Fans are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to see these two giants collaborate and elevate an already highly skilled team. 

With this announcement, Monaco Esports has sent a clear message to its rivals: they are here to win, and they have the team to do it. The esports world will undoubtedly be riveted on the performances of Veno and Merstach as they embark on this exciting new chapter of their careers. 

The next step for Monaco is the next World Cup at Copenhagen the 13th October 2023. 

For more information about Monaco Esports and their latest news, visit their website at monacoesports.com.

About Monaco Esports

Monaco Esports is the Esports Club of the Principality of Monaco supported by the government and the princely family, acting since 2014 to be a global Esports hub in terms of titles won, hosting global events and training Monegasque talent.

Competing in the best national, European and global competitions, Monaco Esports has competitive teams on Fortnite and FIFA for the 2023-2024 season to win numerous titles all around the globe.

With its specialized infrastructures, MonacoEsports, alongside the Fédération Esports de Monaco and the Fédération International d’Esports, specializes in hosting world esports events in the Principality, such as the League Of Legends Finals 2020 & 2021, Monaco Gaming Show 2020 & 2021, SimRacing World Cup 2022.

Monaco Esports has always been able to discover talents and develop them to the highest level worldwide, its ambition is to be one of the world’s top esports organizations in the years to come.