As Promised Land Art Festival approaches, CD PROJEKT RED announced that the event will start with Open Day — a one-day-only accompanying event aimed at budding artists and creative industry enthusiasts, organized by the studio in collaboration with EC1 Łódź and the City of Łódź.

Open Day is a meeting of the worlds: that of creative industry professionals and of artists starting out on their path. As the halls of the venue are roamed by incredible talent from all around the world, attendees will get a unique opportunity to meet their favorite artists and heroes, including members of CD PROJEKT RED, as well as expand their burgeoning knowledge, gain valuable experience, and grow right there and then during one-to-one portfolio review sessions.

“When starting their career in video games or other creative industries, artists often find themselves lost. They have issues with putting together a solid portfolio, preparing for job interviews, or simply don’t really know what they should be focusing on when it comes to developing their artistic skills. This is why we created Open Day,” said Paweł Mielniczuk, Art Director at CD PROJEKT RED and co-organizer of Promised Land Art Festival. “Open Day is an event where attendees can not only listen to experienced artists from around the industry talk about their journey and various topics related to art, but also consult their portfolios with veterans of the craft, including CD PROJEKT RED’s team of art directors, all of whom will gladly assist in guiding them toward where they need to be. If that’s something you’re interested in, make sure to drop by!”

Throughout the event, attendees will also have the opportunity to join a host of diverse lectures blending areas of digital and traditional art, video game development, and filmmaking. One of the speakers at Open Day will be Paweł Sasko, Quest Director at CD PROJEKT RED, whose 11 years at the studio span titles such as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Cyberpunk 2077, as well as the spy-thriller expansion — Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty:

“I’m incredibly excited to be hosting a lecture at this year’s Open Day and share some of the experience I gained from my years of work at CD PROJEKT RED with all those interested in quest design and crafting compelling, non-linear narratives. And perhaps even help shape someone’s future career! If you want to enjoy a deep dive into how we craft our tales, as well as what kind of challenges creating narratives for massive RPGs entails, I will have some advice and guidelines structured to be fairly universal, inspirational, and illustrated with game-specific examples.”

Open Day will also feature numerous activities showcasing cutting-edge tools and technologies used across the creative industry, hosted by Promised Land partners throughout the day — all open for attendees to witness and participate in. Details regarding the attractions, as well as the full event programme will be announced in the weeks leading up to Open Day via the official Open Day hub. While some content may be available in English, Open Day and its attractions will mostly be presented in Polish.

The event will take place in Łódź, Poland, in the Łódź EC1 Conference Complex, located in the revitalized buildings of the former EC1 Łódź Power Plant — a setting that is teeming with history, and one that fosters creativity, inclusiveness, and accessibility.

Tickets for Promised Land Open Day are available for purchase right now via EC1 Łódź website, with all Promised Land Art Festival ticket holders able to attend Open Day at no extra charge. For more information on Promised Land Art Festival and Promised Land Open Day, visit the official website.

The festival is orgaqnized by CD PROJEKT RED and held under the auspices of Łódź City Council as part of “600 Years of Łódź” (“600 lat Łodzi”) and “EC1 Łódź – The City of Culture” (“EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury”) promotional programs. Learn more about the festival on the official website.

About CD PROJEKT RED

CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for personal computers and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include The Witcher series of games, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, and the futuristic AAA role-playing game — Cyberpunk 2077, upon which the Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, created by CD PROJEKT RED and Studio Trigger, is based. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).

About Promised Land Art Festival

Promised Land Art Festival brings together professionals working in film, gaming, and other creative industries. Focusing on the exchange of knowledge and experience, the event plays host to dozens of activities: from hands-on workshops, talks and demos, to Q&A and networking sessions. Leading and collaborating in these are speakers from some of the most recognizable brands in the industry. The festival is organized by acclaimed games developer CD PROJEKT RED, in cooperation with the city of Łódź, Poland and EC1 Łódź – City of Culture.

Hinwil, 24 July 2023 – Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK will make heads turn in Spa-Francorchamps, as the team unveil a special livery celebrating its partnership with streaming giants, KICK. The team’s C43s of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will sport an updated look featuring neon green accents and additional branding, making the car an immediately recognisable sight on the Spa grid this coming weekend.

The team’s partnership with streaming media sensation, KICK, was announced at the beginning of the year and has been one of the success stories of 2023 – much like the streaming site itself. Based on a creator-first model, KICK skyrocketed, accruing more than 14 million registered users in its first seven months of life. KICK also expanded its commitment to the team by becoming the title partner of the Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports squad, which will take part in the F1 Esports Pro Championship later this year.

A platform devoted to its content creators, KICK pledged its special livery to them, with the names of the most prominent personalities operating on the site featured on the C43’s halo.

Highlighting KICK’s distinctive brand elements such as the neon green face locks, emoticons and its 95-5 revenue split on the livery, KICK and Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK have created a unique head-turner for one of the most iconic races in the calendar.

The KICK Streaming-liveried Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK C43 will also be made available to all players of the new F1 23 videogame, who will have the chance to download the car in-game during the month of August.

Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Team Representative: “KICK has been disrupting its market sector since its inception, and the livery they created for us for Spa fits into this philosophy: it is different, it is striking, it is something designed to be different and create attention. Their focus on creators, which is very clearly exemplified on the car livery itself, is not dissimilar to how we operate as a team: our strength, and the strenght of the platform, is only as sizeable as that of those who contribute to it – in our case, our team members trackside and at home. KICK has redefined streaming in its world and is bringing its innovation to our Esports team as well, with an ambitious programme for this year’s F1 Esports Pro Championship: we’re happy to celebrate their work with an equally disruptive livery for this weekend.”

Akhil Sarin, Director of Acquisition, Kick.com: “In just seven months, Kick.com has 14 million registered users and has generated $15 million for its Creators, making it one of the fastest growing social platforms, in terms of acquisition. We could not be prouder of having KICK inspire the livery for the upcoming GP weekend at Spa. At KICK, we put our Creators first by spotlighting the names of our ambassadors on the halo of our F1 car. We pride ourselves in bringing fairness with style to the live-streaming game. Our 95-5 business split to our Creators is what allows KICK to excel compared to its competitors; highlighted on the livery. The KICK-inspired livery is striking with stylish simplicity. We dedicate the KICK Streaming special livery to our community as they have in many ways and in their own ways contributed to the success of KICK. They are the entertainers of the next generation.”

About Sauber Group of Companies:

The Sauber Group of Companies is composed of two operational entities: Sauber Motorsport AG, which operates and manages its Formula OneTM team; and Sauber Technologies AG, which focuses on third-party business in the areas of advanced engineering, prototype development and additive manufacturing, in addition to full and model-scale testing in the factory’s state-of-the-art wind tunnel and ground-breaking innovation in the field of aerodynamics. The companies collaborate closely and share know-how to apply the expertise of more than 550 dedicated individuals at the headquarter in Hinwil, Switzerland, to all internal and external projects.

The Sauber Group puts sustainability at the heart of its mission; its business, operating under the ISO 14001 environmental management standard, has been carbon neutral since 2011 and the company has achieved the Three-Star level in the FIA Environmental Accreditation Framework.

Since its founding in 1970, the innovative Swiss company has been setting standards in the design, development and construction of race cars for various championship series, such as Formula One, DTM, and WEC. Following its own Formula One debut in 1993, Sauber Motorsport AG has established one of the few traditional and privately held teams in the sport. A member of the exclusive club of teams which competed in more than 500 F1 races, it celebrated 30 years in the sport in 2022 and continues to go from strength to strength on and off the track.

London (July 24, 2023) Rashid, the first new character to join the Street Fighter™ 6 launch roster, brings his high-flying action to the game starting today across PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam! Players can look forward to meeting Rashid and learning his parkour and lightning quick moves in World Tour, battling it out against players in Fighting Ground, and using his move set in Battle Hub’s Avatar Battles.

To check out the Rashid reveal trailer, please visit YouTube, and for the latest assets and information on Street Fighter 6, visit the official Street Fighter 6 website.

New content and updates being added to the game alongside Rashid’s release include:

• World Tour
• Rashid’s Master Missions added
• New missions added featuring the Mike Haggar Memorial Stadium Tournament and Suval’hal Arena
• Note: You must complete the main story in World Tour to access these missions
• Fighting Ground
• Rashid’s story added to Arcade Mode
• Battle Hub
• Hub Goods Shop now includes “Pirate” and “Resort” themed avatar outfits!
• General
• A new quality-of-life feature that allows Drive Rush cancels to be performed by pressing MP + MK (Classic Controls) or the Drive Parry button (Modern Controls) following a cancellable normal attack

Rashid will also be eligible for competition use at Evolution Championship Series (Evo) 2023 taking place on Aug. 4-6, 2023, so viewers and competitors are sure to be amazed by his acrobatic attacking style with moves like:

• Arabian Cyclone: A new special move that performs a spinning kick and conjures up a whirlwind; can be used as a standalone blow, or transitioned into Rolling Assault or Wing Stroke
• Arabian Skyhigh: A new double jump move that keeps opponents guessing on where Rashid will land from the air
• Super Rashid Kick: Level 1 Super Art that unloads a devastating kick while soaring forward and up through the air
• Ysaar: Previously Rashid’s V-Trigger move in Street Fighter™ V, this Level 2 Super Art summons a slow-moving whirlwind projectile that can be used to pressure opponents
• Altair: Rashid’s Level 3 Super Art calls forth a tempest that lifts opponents before he rains down on them with a monsoon of powerful blows

Starting today, players can unlock Rashid by owning or purchasing the Street Fighter 6 Deluxe Edition, Ultimate Edition, or Year 1 Character Pass, or purchase Rashid individually for 350 Fighter Coins which also includes his Outfit 1, Colors 1 & 2. Players can also try out Rashid for free for one hour with one Rental Fighter ticket, obtainable in the in-game Fighting Pass.

With new content and characters like A.K.I., Ed, and Akuma set to release in Year 1, there’s even more to look forward to for the future of Street Fighter 6!

About Capcom

Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including groundbreaking franchises Resident Evil™, Monster Hunter™, Street Fighter™, Mega Man™, Devil May Cry™ and Ace Attorney™. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Tokyo, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan.

More information about Capcom and its products can be found at www.capcom.com  or news.capcomusa.com.

Capcom, and the Capcom logo are registered trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd. in the U.S. or other countries. Ace Attorney, Devil May Cry, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil and Street Fighter are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries, in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners

Speed and Succeed in the Penaud Le Coureuse, Available Now – Plus, Take Part in Junk Energy Time Trials on the New Inductor Bike, Get Summer Racing Event Bonuses, Triple Rewards in New Community Series Jobs, and More

Back in the ’70s, the Penaud La Coureuse sports car was the only French import acceptable in polite American society. Now it’s undergone an electric-age overhaul from its spoiler to its air intakes, leaving it poised to raise its eyebrow suggestively and whisper “voilà” as it makes a beeline for the horizon.

Pick up the Penaud La Coureuse (Sports) from Legendary Motorsport. It’s free to claim for GTA+ Members through August 16 and also eligible for Imani Tech and Hao’s Special Works upgrades. You can deck yours out with a Missile Lock-On Jammer or Remote Control Unit from your Agency’s Vehicle Workshop, or get HSW upgrades inside the LS Car Meet on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The Inductor Brings the Humble Bicycle into the Twenty-First Century

You might have thought that a mountain bike was already eco-friendly. Not true. The average Los Santos resident’s sweat contains enough restricted substances to significantly damage any ecosystem they pedal through. The solution? The nimble torque-pumped Inductor, the electric mountain bike of your freedom-filled dreams, now available to purchase from Pedal and Metal Cycles.

New Junk Energy Time Trials

For fans of extreme sports, Junk Energy is synonymous with spikes of adrenaline, racing heart rates, and unnaturally fast reaction speeds. Junk Energy’s latest venture is no change of pace, with a range of Time Trials for the new Inductor that rotate daily and test riders’ talents.

Make clever use of the Inductor’s battery for temporary speed boosts, and make sure your Stamina attribute is at peak levels to beat the par time for GTA$ and RP. Look for the Junk Energy Time Trial location on the map to get started.

3X GTA$ and RP on Hotring Circuit Races

Los Santos’ racing communities are alight with the spirit of competition during the Summer Racing Event: whether it’s a breakneck race on an Open Wheel track, a race against the LSPD, or the sponsored madness of the Hotring Circuit.

Slap corporate decals all over your favorite stock car, roll up to the starting line, and use slipstreams to your competitive advantage in Hotring Circuit Races to earn Triple Rewards through July 26.

3X GTA$ and RP on Special Vehicle Stunt Races

Take the Rocket Voltic, Ruiner 2000, and Blazer Aqua out of their respective comfort zones in Special Vehicle Stunt Races to reap 3X GTA$ and RP this week.

3X GTA$ and RP on Open Wheel Races

Push automotive technology and human reflexes to their limits simultaneously by taking part in Open Wheel Races, using KERS boosts and tactical pit stops to come out ahead with 3X GTA$ and RP all week long.

Summer Racing Event Rewards

On top of GTA$ and RP bonuses across an assortment of racing series, win once in a Rockstar Created Open Wheel Race, Hotring Circuit Race, and an LS Street Race once each at any point between today and August 2 to receive the Dark Manor Racing Suit, awarded within 10 days of completion.

3X GTA$, LS Car Meet Rep, and RP on Street Races

Your knowledge of Los Santos’ roads will be the key to success in Street Races, where a shortcut can make all the difference. Earn 3X GTA$, LS Car Meet Rep, and RP through July 26 to boot.

3X GTA$, LS Car Meet Rep, and RP on Pursuit Races

Skilled drivers who can utilize their street knowledge to evade the LSPD along with besting other competitors will also get Triple Rewards in Pursuit Races this week.

Only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S

Premium Test Ride: Pfister Astron Custom

Visit Hao’s Special Works inside the LS Car Meet to upgrade eligible vehicles and scope out this week’s Premium Test Ride, a formidable Pfister Astron Custom SUV loaded up with performance-enhancing upgrades and cosmetic tweaks.

This Week’s HSW Time Trial

Once Hao’s reupholstered the innards of your favorite ride, see how it fares against the clock in this week’s HSW Time Trial, a sprint between Terminal and Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness.

New Community Series Additions

The latest batch of Community Series Jobs contains a little bit of everything. There are new names and familiar faces crafting fresh and fun modes that we simply had to share with everyone. To celebrate, all the below Jobs are dishing out Triple Rewards to competitors, all week long:

Death on the GOLF course by MaKi_ART

Dodge death and shoot it out on the links of the Los Santos Golf Club in this Team Deathmatch. Fore!

” BOTANICAL ” by ShelbyGR

Prolific creator ShelbyGR, who was featured in the Community Series once before, returns with a meticulously designed TDM with a horticultural theme.

ANGL Ruins Of Athena by NightAngelUK

This ingenious Stunt Race takes you through the ruins of an ancient temple.

GOLF RX ONE by TheRealSk8Fox

Another creation that uses the golf course as a canvas, this Stunt Race lets you kick your tires on the immaculately manicured greens. All-wheel drive is recommended for maximum torque.

Blind Bends by teltow

Community Series veteran teltow crafted this track to test your abilities to handle a motorcycle both on and off-road as you make your way deeper into the reaches of Blaine County.

Battle of the Bands by KnoxNerd

A Capture mode pitting two teams against each other inside the Vinewood Bowl’s iconic amphitheater. It was also created by none other than KnoxNerd, leader of the Hillbilly Agenda, one of GTA Online’s most-storied Crews.

DO5T Mystery Box by -makif-

This LTS uses the Rocket Voltic’s jet propulsion capabilities, mystery boxes, and a varied arsenal to create a new flavor of chaos. Weapons are found in boxes across the way, so boost off the ramp to fly over and try your luck.

Premium Deluxe Motorsport Showroom
Your dear old pal Simeon has just what you need if you’re looking to partake in the Summer Racing Event. With a pair of Open Wheel speedsters highlighting this week’s offerings, use his showroom’s friendly, no-hassle test drive to your advantage:

• Vapid Dominator ASP with the Python limited-time livery (Muscle, 30% off)
• Maibatsu Penumbra FF (Sports)
• Ocelot R88 (Open Wheel, 30% off)
• Declasse DR1 (Open Wheel, 30% off)
• Ocelot Pariah (Sports, 30% off)

Luxury Autos Showroom

The window display of the Luxury Autos showroom is a perfect destination for Los Santos’ upwardly mobile. Visit this week to get a closer look at the Pegassi Torero XO (Super, 30% off) and Ocelot Lynx (Sports, 40% off) shining behind glass, compare their stats and specs, and buy either, or both, directly from the floor.

On The Diamond Casino Podium: Vulcar Warrener HKR

Stop by The Diamond Casino & Resort to give the Lucky Wheel a spin. This week you’ll have a shot at winning the Vulcar Warrener HKR, a highly dependable Sedan with a large pickup to fit.

This Week at the LS Car Meet

Hit the LS Car Meet to take the Obey Tailgater S (Sedan) in Sci-fi livery, Bravado Verlierer (Sports), and Pfister 811 (Super, 40% off) for a spin around the test track or try them out by competing in Scrambles and Time Trails.

Whether you’re evading the LSPD in Pursuit Races or using shortcuts and detours to shave crucial seconds off your lap time in Street Races, placing Top 2 in LS Car Meet Races for four days in a row will land you the Albany V-STR (Sports) Prize Ride.

GTA+

GTA+ Members can enjoy a wide selection of rewards, bonuses, and other perks through August 16, including:

• Free Penaud La Coureuse and Penaud Rally livery
• Free Santo Capra x Manor Suit Jacket and Pants
• Complimentary Anodized Lime Pearl Chameleon Wheel Paint
• 1.5X GTA$ and RP on Land, Air, Open Wheel, and Stunt Races
• 1.5X GTA$ and RP on new Junk Energy Time Trials
• 50% off conversion costs at Hao’s Special Works

And much more, including a GTA$500,000 bonus delivered upon billing each month. Visit the GTA+ website for full details.

DISCOUNTS

Get deep into the automotive underground with an Auto Shop property, on sale now for 40% off. And stock your garages with a range of discounted vehicles across an assortment of classes.

• Auto Shop Properties – 40% off
• Mammoth Avenger (Plane) – 30% off
• Ocelot Lynx (Sports) – 40% off
• Pfister 811 (Super) – 40% off
• Vapid Dominator ASP (Muscle) – 30% off
• Ocelot R88 (Open Wheel) – 30% off
• Declasse DR1 (Open Wheel) – 30% off
• Ocelot Pariah (Sports) – 30% off
• Grotti Itali GTO (Sports) – 30% off
• Pegassi Torero XO (Super) – 30% off

Gun Van Inventory and Discounts

Tactical SMG | Carbine Rifle (50% off) | Railgun (25% off for GTA+ Members) | Assault Shotgun | Crowbar | Pistol | Pipe Wrench | Molotovs | Proximity Mines | Grenades | Armor

Play for free from July 27 to August 3 with new updates including a Performance Mode for console players, improved onboarding, and more

Sydney, Australia — July 21, 2023 — Today, Ubisoft announced that For Honor’s newest Hero, the Ocelotl, will release on July 27. A fierce but calculating warrior, the new Hero, inspired by the Aztec civilization, begins his quest for vengeance against the greedy Conquistador this season.

Earlier this season in For Honor, the Conquistador Vela, the latest Hero Skin, stole a civilization’s riches and took their fiercest warrior as a prisoner. To free him, his people arrive in Heathmoor and avenge the terror the Conquistadors inflicted on their homeland. The prisoner, an Aztec hunter named Mixcoatl, ensures he earns his vengeance through his deadly combat style. Duel-wielding the Macuahuitl club and the Tepoztopilli spear, his ability lets him stalk his opponents and strike with overwhelming strength when he chooses. His archetype, the Ocelotl, will be the fourth Outlander Hero, joining the Afeera, the Pirate, and the Medjay.

Click image to watch trailer

Coinciding with the Ocelotl’s launch, For Honor will launch a Performance Mode so console players can best optimise their gameplay experience. More information about this mode can be found at https://forhonorgame.com/performance_mode.

In addition, a free week will be available on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Ubisoft Connect from July 27 to August 3. Free Week players will have full access to the Standard Edition of For Honor, and those who want to keep battling after the free period will be able to carry on their progression and heroes to the full game once purchased.

Earlier this season, updates to For Honor’s in-game tutorials were added to improve the onboarding experience and ensure a smoother, simpler entry to current and new players, and provide a safe bridge to multiplayer. New players, in addition to the Free Week and the full access to the Standard Edition, will have the opportunity to try the new onboarding feature.

Starting July 27, players will be able to purchase the new Ocelotl Hero from first-party stores for AU$11.95 as part of a package that includes the new Hero, one Exclusive Ornament, one Elite Outfit, seven days of Champion Status, and three scavenger crates. Players can also unlock the Hero on August 10 for 15,000 Steel in-game. In addition, a free Event Pass with a Battle Outfit, an Effect, and an Ornament will be available at the launch of the Hero.

With over 34 million players, For Honor is available to play now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC with Xbox Game Pass, Steam, the Epic Games Store, as well as on PlayStation^®4 and Ubisoft+, the Ubisoft subscription service. For Honor is also playable on PlayStation^®5 and Xbox Series X | S through backward compatibility.

For more information about For Honor, please visit forhonorgame.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/forhonorgame. 

For the latest about For Honor and other Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com .

About For Honor

Developed by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with other Ubisoft studios,* For Honor offers an engaging campaign and thrilling multiplayer modes. Players embody warriors of the four great factions – the bold Knights, the brutal Vikings, the deadly Samurai, the fearsome Wu Lin and the Outlanders – fighting to the death on intense and believable melee battlefields. The Art of Battle, the game’s innovative combat system that puts players in total control of their warriors, allows them to utilize the unique skills and combat style of each hero to vanquish all enemies who stand in their way.

*Associate Ubisoft studios include Quebec, Toronto and Blue Byte. Additional development from Studio Gobo.

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 €1,739 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.

© 2023 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. For Honor, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries.

At a panel held at San Diego Comic-Con today in the historic Hall H, Insomniac Games revealed an array of exciting new information for their upcoming PlayStation 5 game, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, releasing on Friday, 20 October 2023.

The panel kicked off with the debut of a brand-new trailer, which sets up the story in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. When Kraven’s hunters arrive in the city, it sets off a mystery of why they are there and who, and what, they are hunting. But as the Spider-Men and MJ dig deeper into Kraven’s motivations, the symbiote begins to threaten Marvel’s New York and everyone and everything they hold dear. 

Check out the epic new story trailer here.

As many may have noticed in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s Gameplay Trailer from the PlayStation Showcase in May, Peter’s new Black Suit affected his personality and gives him new, powerful symbiote abilities. Bits of that are shown in this trailer as well, and Peter’s symbiote powers tax his relationships with Miles, MJ and Harry.

There are new looks at the expanded Marvel’s New York and players will now be able to swing across the East River and explore Brooklyn and Queens. The iconic Coney Island also makes its debut in the new trailer. 

Additionally, a full look at the monstrous Venom is revealed in the new trailer. 

The panel concluded with the first look at the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition bundle, which features stunning designs that capture the look and feel of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. The threat of Venom and the symbiote will be one of the most formidable challenges that the two Spider-Men will face. The designs aim to reflect the intensity of the symbiote and its capacity for transformation and power with a takeover design for the PS5 console and DualSense wireless controller. 

The limited edition design will be available in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition – PS5 Console Bundle, as well as PS5 Console Covers – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition, PS5 Digital Edition Console Covers – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition, and DualSense Wireless Controller – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition, with pre-orders starting July 28. 

To find out more about the titles available the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition – PS5 Console Bundle visit the PlayStation Blog.

Learn more from Insomniac on crafting a Venom story, designing his character and to view the story trailer visit the PlayStation Blog. 

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

Today, Rare released the first instalment of Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island, available for free to owners of any Sea of Thieves edition across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11 PC, Steam, and all Xbox Game Pass members.

Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island is a collaboration between Rare and Lucasfilm Games that brings together two beloved casts of pirate characters to tell an original story.  Please visit Xbox Wire for an interview with Rare about combining the two game worlds, capturing Monkey Island’s spirit in Sea of Thieves and watch the launch trailer from Rare on YouTube.

The Legend of Monkey Island is a hilarious and heartfelt love-letter to the iconic Monkey Island adventure game series. This collaboration comprises three Tall Tales, following Guybrush Threepwood’s adventures in the Sea of Thieves and featuring Guybrush, ghost pirate LeChuck, and more characters (and voice actors) from the Monkey Island game series. Tall Tales will be delivered in monthly installments, as free updates to owners of any Sea of Thieves edition and Xbox Game Pass members beginning today, July 20.

With three Tall Tales releasing this Summer, whether it’s solving puzzles, mastering Insult Sword Fighting or navigating through lava-filled catacombs with Guybrush as your guide, this free expansion update is an opportunity for owners of any Sea of Thieves edition to experience the world of Monkey Island like never before between Sea of Thieves and the Monkey Island series.

See the perils of Rubicon 3 in new full CGI story trailer for Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon

The new story trailer for ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ shows players the exciting and dangerous world awaiting them. The realities of turning a profit on Rubicon 3 are fraught with peril, especially when Handler Walter is involved. Watch as Walter’s Hounds execute their mission with ruthless tenacity and get a glimpse of the events that will lead up to the beginning of ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON. So, pilot C4-621, are you ready to get to work on Rubicon? Find out what awaits in the new story trailer here:

ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, the latest high-octane action game by FromSoftware, Inc. (ELDEN RING™, DARK SOULS™) and Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. releases globally on August 25^th. ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON is full of mech action, including fast-paced, omni-directional battles, in-depth customization, and thrilling boss fights. The game is coming to PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam®.

Preorder now and get ready for the global launch of ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON. The game will be part of PlayStation® Free Upgrades and Xbox Smart Delivery. The game will be presented with both English and Japanese VO, with text localizations in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Neutral Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean.

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VANCOUVER, Canada — July 20, 2023 — Frank and Drake, the gorgeous rotoscoped narrative adventure starring an unlikely duo solving a conspiracy developed by Appnormals — the award-winning creators of STAY — and published by Chorus Worldwide (Coffee Talk series, A Space for the Unbound), faces a dark truth from two perspectives today on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch in the Americas, PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. European and Asian Nintendo Switch versions will launch soon.

Set in the fictional Baltimore-inspired Oriole City, enter the lives of the eponymous protagonists embroiled in a strange conspiracy. Frank works by day as the superintendent of a ramshackle apartment complex while recovering from amnesia. His roommate Drake lives a nocturnal life thanks to his sunshine allergy, and recently began suffering from premonitory visions. Asynchronously, they must work together to decipher a tangled web of strange mysteries, sharing clues through post-it notes on their refrigerator.

Navigate a character-based day/night cycle teeming with macabre riddles, cryptic puzzles, and mystifying mini-games. Delve into the duo’s collective perception of the world around them and piece the whole story together through branching narrative paths with multiple endings. Discover enlightening insights resulting from in-game decisions and unearth an inconceivable clashing of two fates — then find out who’s responsible.

Frank and Drake’s story comes to life through the use of rotoscoping, with more than 5,000 frames of animation traced over real-world filmed references. This animation style lends the tale a fluid, distinct look that brings the unlikely protagonists and the characters they interact with to life. That includes Underdog, Frank’s scrappy one-eyed, wheelchair-riding dog — though Drake’s nocturnal conduct may first require gaining the dog’s trust.

“Oriole City and its denizens have so much character to offer,” said Shintaro Kanaoya, founder and CEO of Chorus Worldwide. “The first impression of Frank and Drake’s rotoscoped world is just the beginning. We can’t wait for you all to see Frank and Drake’s merging of realities — which path will you take first?”

Frank and Drake releases today on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch (in the Americas), PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One for $24.99 / €22.99 / £19.99. The game supports English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese language text. Physical versions for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5|4 will arrive on store shelves later this year from Funstock. Nintendo Switch versions in Europe and Australia launch soon. 

For more information, follow Appnormals and Chorus Worldwide on Twitter, and visit the official Frank and Drake page on Chorus Worldwide’s website.

About Chorus Worldwide

Chorus Worldwide is a global publisher composed of gaming veterans with experience at world-renowned companies including Microsoft, Supermassive Games, and Electronic Arts. Originally created to guide indie developers into the rapidly growing Asian markets, Chorus now works with talented developers across the world, including Argentina, Indonesia, and Malaysia, finding huge success in titles like the acclaimed Coffee Talk, and the Asian releases of The Room and The Room Two.

About Appnormals 

Appnormals is an indie game studio based in Barcelona, Spain with a penchant for innovative storytelling. They tell their narratives through the lens of multiple artistic stylings like pixel art (STAY), traditional Chinese paintings of guo ha (Terracotta), and rotoscoped capture (Frank and Drake).

Preliminary exhibitor list, schedule available now

SEATTLE – 21, July 2023 – Show organizers ReedPop and Penny Arcade reveal the first list of exhibitors showcasing at PAX West 2023, the West Coast’s most-attended gaming event. PAX West welcomes gamers from around the world to the revamped Seattle Convention Center this Labor Day weekend from Friday, Sept. 1, through Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. 

Nintendo, Bandai Namco, and Among Us developers Innersloth, are among the many publishers ready to offer attendees hands-on opportunities with their most anticipated releases and hottest games. International publishers like Devolver Digital, NIS America, PLAYISM, and XSEED Games will also take over a larger than ever expo hall thanks to the addition of the new Summit building to the Seattle Convention Center. 

In addition to the jam-packed expo, PAX West 2023 will treat attendees to panels along with a variety of live entertainment throughout the show. Panelists will explore lighthearted topics such as fan-favorite universes like Kingdom Hearts and Zelda, as well as a variety of important topics to the gaming industry. Participants include popular content creators Caddicarus and STPeach, journalists from Kotaku, TheGamer, and IGN, and talented team members from Microsoft, Riot Games, and more. Check out the preliminary schedule here. 

Nintendo Live, the separately-ticketed event, will take place at the original Arch Building of the Seattle Convention Center, with a special selection of hands-on gameplay, live performances, special merch, tournaments, and more.

PAX Arena will see a weekend full of intense esports competition, including an Among Us tournament as part of Stream Stars. Celebrate gaming from creators of all kinds in the PAX Together activations throughout the show. Additionally, the community will get the chance to come together in tabletop, handheld, and console freeplay areas, along with the Bring Your Own Computer section.

“PAX West is where it all began, so I’ll always have a special heart for this one. Plus, it’s about fifteen minutes from my house,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder of PAX, Penny Arcade, and Child’s Play. “It’s gone by many names – PAX Prime, even just plain old PAX at first. It’s been in many places, sometimes even multiple places at once. But we’ve put together a strong one this year and I can’t wait for you to see it.”

Four-day PAX West 2023 badges are available now for $260, while individual day passes go for $71 each. Media and content creator registration is currently open from now until Friday, July 28, at 8:00 am PDT. For more info, check out the PAX West website, and follow PAX on Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram. 

About PAX

PAX, or Penny Arcade Expo, is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010, and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade established PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop-focused show, held in Philadelphia.

About ReedPop

ReedPop is a boutique group within RX – one of the world’s leading events organizers. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events across the globe as well as a full service digital content provider and media company. Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for localized audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America and Europe, including: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, and Unplugged, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars Celebration, MCM Comic Con, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), Star Trek Missions and more. In addition to organizing and managing events, ReedPop also runs and operates the Gamer Network and its portfolio of leading gaming websites including Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun and GamesIndustry.Biz. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based, globally focused group of professionals that are uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion.

About Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade has been the world’s most popular webcomic for over 20 years, with over 3.5 million readers. Started in 1998 in the living room of Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins, it has grown into a media empire encompassing multiple beloved properties such as Lookouts, Automata, and beloved D&D live-play series Acquisitions Incorporated. Penny Arcade was responsible for the creation of Child’s Play, a gaming charity that has raised over $45 million dollars for children across the world. They are also the founders of PAX, the number one consumer gaming festival in North America, with hundreds of thousands of loyal visitors every year.