Twitch streamer STPeach lends her voice-acting talents to the title
Boulder, Colo. (July 11, 2023) — Serenity Forge (Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!) and Arbitrary Metric (Paratopic) today revealed that your stay at our luxury Resort is coming up, as Roman Sands RE:Build will hit PC via Steam later this summer.
The PC release window was revealed alongside the news that the mind-bending, genre-defying adventure will be releasing on Xbox consoles in Winter 2023 alongside the previously announced Nintendo Switch launch: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2231460/Roman_Sands_REBuild/
Today’s trailer revealed a new look at the Resort, its guests and the rewarding tasks DO NOT EXIT that you’ll be DO NOT EXIT completing – there’s nothing better than leaving guests with a smile.
Today’s trailer also revealed the news that variety streamer STPeach will be lending her voice acting talents to the title in her first-ever video game role.
Get a sneak peek at STPeach’s role now:
Navigate a rigid hierarchy set to an apocalyptic backdrop and find connection and meaning in the midst of an ecological disaster as players are thrown into two distinct games across a variety of genres encompassing three acts of one overarching narrative. Following their distinct style of transgressive games, Arbitrary Metric’s Roman Sands RE:Build weaves a deep narrative, pitting the human against the desolation of modernity.
Offering a sensory tapestry, the game forces troubling questions and has players peel back reality and the nature of Being.
A unique, mind-boggling experience joining elements of adventure, visual novel, gacha, horror, simulation and puzzle games, players will need to master multiple genres and realities if they hope to solve the mysteries of Roman Sands RE:Build.
Stay in the loop on all things Serenity Forge by visiting the team’s website and Twitter page.
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About Serenity Forge
Based in Boulder, Colorado, video game development and publishing studio Serenity Forge prides themselves on the care and dedication they put into their work, creating meaningful games that challenge the way you think. Firm believers in the artistic, cultural, and educational power of video games, Serenity Forge aims to craft unique interactive experiences to broaden players’ horizons and expand their perspectives.
About Arbitrary Metric
Distributed between the UK and North America, experimental development house Arbitrary Metric strives to draw out new experiences from the medium. Dedicated to cathartic, transgressive games that offer a counterpoint to the alienation and malaise of modernity, Arbitrary Metric draws from leftfield sources of inspiration and enrichment to pull players through unique sensory journeys.
Back in 1997 a Japanese developer named Gust managed to make their mark on the RPG genre long before the Western world even knew their names. The team released the very first game in the long running Atelier series, a franchise that has now spanned across six series, seen multiple spin-offs, and reached fans the world over in its twenty six year history. Now, after concluding their most successful series yet Gust and Koei Tecmo have returned to their roots by bringing the very first Atelier game to the West for the first time ever with Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg. Serving as the starting point for an RPG with a different style than most, is this return to basics still worth diving into?
Story
The world has begun to fall into chaos as powerful monsters have begun to roam the realm and wars have started to break out between nations. That has little to do with a girl living in the city of Salburg however as she is more concerned about the fact that she is the worst student in the entire Royal Magic Academy and is about to be expelled. Marlone, called Marie for short, has been given one last shot to try and prove that she has what it takes to be a gifted alchemist. Marie has five years to try and create a worthy item in the atelier that she has been given to prove that she deserves to graduate, but should she fail she will be expelled forever. As such, Marie must make the most of the time allotted to her and with the help of her friends and some hired help, she might just succeed despite her scatterbrained nature.
Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg is a bit on the simplistic side as this isn’t a tale of heroes and devils or even of mysteries that would bring about the end of the world. This is a story of a girl building friendships and developing her skills while living in an active city with a colorful cast of characters that happens to be surrounded by plenty of resources, danger, and some serious threats but players can choose to not interact with some of these elements entirely if they choose to. New to this remake compared to the original are various tasks that Marie will be assigned by her teacher Ingrid with most of these tasks simply being to craft a certain number of items, visit new locations, gain enough knowledge, etc. but they serve as a good structure to encourage players to interact with Atelier Marie‘s systems and sample the game’s story elements.
Since Atelier Marie takes a hands-off approach to events, players must trigger them themselves and thankfully the game has provided a laundry list of event trigger details that often range from having a high enough level of friendship with certain characters to trigger a story event with them, craft an item and see how things play out from there, explore a certain location, fight a boss, etc. This is a unique feeling system that encourages experimentation but also one that has a few downsides to it and a lot of this comes down to the limited nature of the game’s timing system. Some events can only be witnessed on exact days and, in a few cases, only once throughout an entire playthrough and if players aren’t careful they may easily blow past an important date while gathering ingredients or fighting enemies while other character specific events rely on bringing a certain partner to try and fight a boss.
The problem is, should that boss already be dead there is no way to trigger the encounter again, meaning players will have to play through the game again to try and obtain these scenes. This is a bit of a disappointment as the game’s cast is charming with nearly every interaction with Marie being a worthwhile one, especially when it comes to her friend Schea. Losing out on these scenes is losing a sample of the story and there are also some notable character details that players may miss out on entirely if they let a date slip by or defeat a boss early. That being said, the length of Atelier Marie is on the shorter side compared to later games in the Atelier franchise and it has obviously been developed with multiple playthroughs in mind as not only does the title offer a New Game+ mode but also appears to only allow players to witness one ending at a time, even if players have cleared every ending event requirement.
Gameplay
Despite being the original Atelier game, Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg still features all of the standard mechanics fans of the series have come to know and love. Players will make use of Salburg as their home base where Marie can craft items in her atelier, talk with people in town to learn rumors about new gathering locations, monsters, and even recipes, hire friends and mercenaries to fight alongside her while traveling outside of town, and of course taking on quests for the guild. The biggest focus of the title is to craft an item of high enough quality to pass Ingrid’s test, though there are a number of extra endings as mentioned before, and time management plays a big role in this aspect.
Every action in Atelier Marie takes time, meaning a journey to a gathering location five days away will take five days there and five days back, with players not being able to travel to other locations without returning to Marie’s atelier. Even after arriving at an area time will often feel like it melts away as every gathering action or battle against an enemy will cost players a day. In fact, even the simplest items players can synthesize still take a minimum of one day per item with some of the more complicated creations taking up to a month of precious time. Sometimes certain ingredients can only be found during specific seasons, meaning players will need to capitalize on when rarer ingredients become available or find themselves waiting an entire year for spring to roll back around. That being said, there are a number of ways to optimize time, be it purchasing tools that will reduce synthesis time or hiring helpful fairies that can be assigned to collect or craft items at a slower pace depending on how much players are willing to pay them.
Combat is incredibly simple with players encountering enemies either during their travels or in a gathering area. Enemies struck in the field will immediately give Marie and her party the first few turns of combat that takes place on a 3×3 grid for each group. Party positioning can play a small role in providing buffs with characters in the back dealing more magic damage and having higher defense while fighters in the front can deal more damage but also take more as well. Any character has the ability to use items that they have equipped to them, though they must be equipped prior to battle, though Marie can eventually unlock a skill that improves the effects of whatever item she uses. For the most part, nearly every character players fight with spends most of their time with only a standard attack and one skill, eventually gaining a second skill and improving the power of their original skill upon reaching a certain level.
Along with the combat, item synthesis is also a fairly simple affair, especially compared to recent games. While every recipe will require time, there is no quality of ingredients, traits, or even elemental properties to worry about. As long as players have the time and ingredients they can craft anything they have a recipe for and while it is possible for Marie to fail an item synthesis due to fatigue, it never happened a single time throughout our playthrough. Alongside these standard elements there is one thing unique to Atelier Marie and that happens to be mini-games. Occasionally, depending on the item players synthesize, ingredients they may have gathered, or even if they are rechallenging a boss tower too soon, a mini-game can be triggered. These mini-games are simple enough and often have special rewards such as doubling the items gathered/created or rewarding extra money while some are devoted solely to securing an item and not losing your hard work.
Now, as mentioned before Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg’s biggest component happens to be time management but players can choose to turn this off should they please. When starting a game players can choose to play in an “Unlimited” mode that will remove the hard time limits on Ingrid’s tasks and of course the final test of the game. This does come at the cost of having a few events being completely inaccessible but it is also worth noting that, especially veterans of the franchise, most players should not need unlimited mode to see most of what Atelier Marie has to offer, with our own playthrough seeing us completing the most difficult alchemical creation with over a year left to go.
Visuals & Audio
Since the original game featured only sprites on a limited set of backgrounds back in 1997 Gust has chosen to take a more chibi approach to the remake, offering a cute and charming art style that works quite well for the game’s design. The character models are detailed enough with some nice expressions and work well in combat, though more enemy variety would have been nice while the gathering environments could also use a little extra variety. The character portraits that are used in visual novel scenes and most dialogue feature quite a lot of detail with some gorgeous looking designs. There are also a number of impressive looking CG scenes that have been created for major events that players can encounter.
This release of Atelier Marie Remake does feature a solid Japanese voice track that is used for most scenes in the game, though not every scene which is a bit disappointing since the cast handle their characters well. The soundtrack features a great collection of music that works perfectly for the series and players can choose to listen to the newly arranged songs or even swap back to the classic soundtrack if they want to.
Overall
Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg serves as a satisfying way to experience the game that started a massive franchise that is still going strong over twenty five years later by bringing the franchise back to its roots and while those looking for the same level of complexity of current games may be a bit disappointed; this RPG’s tone, storytelling, and relaxing style of gameplay remains incredibly charming to this day, even if things can be a bit too simple at times.
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In Koei Tecmo’s Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg we find Marie tasked with creating an item worthy of graduating the local magic academy and have only five years to complete the task. We play through the first few months of the game gathering materials, fighting monsters, and synthesizing items as we grow Marie’s abilities and fight alongside some new friends.
It’s not about saving the world. In this “leisure adventure RPG,” failing student Marie pursues alchemy, adventures, and quests while aiming to graduate in five years. “Atelier Marie,” the origin of the Atelier series, has been remade with new elements!
Atelier Marie Remake The Alchemist of Salburg Developer: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Publisher: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Platform: Windows, PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch Release Date: July 13, 2023 Price: $49.99 USD
Recommended – “Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg may be a bit too simple in some regards but still delights with a pleasant story and relaxing gameplay.”
PlayStation Australia is pleased to share that until 23rd July (inclusive), players will be able to pick up a great saving on a PlayStation 5 console, complete with a DualSense wireless controller – available for under $724.99 (promotional price – actual retailer prices may vary) at participating retailers.
2023 has been a fantastic year for PS5 so far, with plenty of games to keep players entertained, including recently released blockbuster titles like Hogwarts Legacy and Final Fantasy XVI, as well as virtual reality experiences like Horizon Call of the Mountain and Resident Evil Village on PlayStation VR2, PlayStation’s newest virtual reality headset.
PlayStation has continued to deliver incredible gaming experiences to the growing PS5 community, including updates to its game subscription service, PlayStation Plus, which offers benefits such as access to the Game and Classics Catalogue with hundreds of games to choose from.
Save on a PS5 console until 23rd July with discounts available at participating retailers. Please see here for more details and a full list of participating retailers.
Sydney, Australia – 11th July 2023 – Capcom suited up for the launch of Exoprimal™ with a special presentation sharing new details for the online team-based action game. Hosted by Director Takuro Hiraoka, the Exoprimal Showcase provided an early look at what’s in store for Exofighters when the wargames begin on July 14, 2023. The digital event featured a sneak peek at upcoming seasonal updates, which include a new mode, Alpha and Beta Exosuit variants, Monster Hunter™ and Street Fighter™ 6 crossovers, and more. Hiraoka also introduced the “Final Mission Selection” feature for the main mode, Dino Survival. This option offers a choice between player-versus-player (PvP), player-versus-environment (PvE), and random matches.
The Exoprimal Showcase and launch trailer can both be viewed via the Exoprimal YouTube channel.
Final Mission Options
When Exoprimal launches later this week, Dino Survival mode will include a “Final Mission Selection” feature that offers players three matchmaking options: PvP, PvE, and random. In PvP games, two rival squads of Exofighters go head-to-head at the end of matches. This decides which team wins and who gets fed to the raptors! Meanwhile, PvE is all about speed. These missions generally do not involve direct PvP. Instead, the team to complete all objectives first will be granted permission to survive.
There is also a random option, which provides the adventurous with a small experience bonus. Exofighters are also free to change their preference settings and mix things up at any time.
Post-Launch Roadmap
Capcom is supporting Exoprimal with seasonal content updates that introduce major new features, and today’s showcase shared a taste of what fans will be sinking their teeth into over the next few months.
Season 1 commences alongside the game’s launch this Friday and will usher in a new game mode two weeks later, on July 28, 2023. Savage Gauntlet is a co-op experience that challenges teams of five players with late-game PvE missions that rotate weekly and can be replayed for higher rankings and rewards. Then, on Aug. 17, 2023, Exoprimal will roll out its first major title update, introducing 10 Alpha variant Exosuits to the roster all at once. These alternate designs feature completely different weapons from their standard counterparts, presenting new ways to enjoy both Dino Survival and Savage Gauntlet.
Season 2 kicks off in mid-October 2023 and will feature the next title update, which packs in the downright fierce Street Fighter 6 collaboration that was teased last month. Players can look forward to other additions too, including a new map and Final Mission, plus more rigs and modules.
In January 2024, Season 3 will see the armoury expand once again with Beta variant Exosuits. Alongside these shiny new sets of armour, this update will summon a new foe to battle, the Neo Triceratops. A collaboration is also in the works with the Monster Hunter series that will launch as part of Season 3.
Please stay tuned for additional information on these title updates and more in the future.
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About Exoprimal
Exoprimal is an online team-based action game pitting humanity’s futuristic Exosuit technology against history’s most ferocious beasts – dinosaurs. Set in 2040, players are pulled into wargames orchestrated by the advanced A.I. Leviathan. In the main game mode Dino Survival, teams of five Exofighters race to complete objectives while fending off hordes of dinosaurs to survive. Each match is different from the last, and players can swap between Exosuits at any time to change their tactics as new challenges arise. Along the way, players will unlock story sequences and earn rewards to customize their Exosuits.
Exoprimal releases worldwide on July 14, 2023 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, and PC via Steam. It also arrives day one with Xbox Game Pass for console, PC, and Cloud.
STOCKHOLM – 11 July 2023 –Hammer of Virtue, the skill-based action game set in a fully destructible land of tomorrow from developer No Pest Productions, pummels toward a Monday, 7 August 2023, launch on PC via Steam. More destruction will come to PlayStation 5 in 2024.
Defend humanity from an onslaught of cybernetically enhanced animals by stepping into a protective suit of armor and wielding a powerful hammer. Lay waste with engaging melee combat with timed directional blocks, strikes, and parries to send enemies flying across stages and into destructible environments. Experience emergent chaos by toppling buildings, bowling robotic raptors into one another, and turning trees into makeshift cannonballs.
Fight through over 20 stages set in abandoned neighborhoods, construction sites, and more. Juggle incoming attacks from sword-wielding monkeys, deliver crushing uppercuts to send foes sky-high, and avoid fearsome armored bears before launching deadly counterattacks. Improvise with physics objects like steel beams, barrels, and billboards to gain the upper hand and cut through approaching enemies.
Bring a friend to the fight in 10 unique split-screen couch co-op maps – but take heed of friendly fire once the hammers start swinging. Turn co-op buddies into co-op weapons of mass destruction by launching them into the fray with a well-timed strike, or turn a friend into an enemy with split-screen deathmatches where each player controls their own army to find out whose hammer is the mightiest.
“Working on Hammer of Virtue as a solo developer has been an absolute blast,” said Jens Kolhammar, programmer and owner of No Pest Productions. “Creating a fully destructible sandbox primed for unpredictable physics interactions and challenging combat encounters means I’m always seeing something new, and I can’t wait for players to experience it themselves on August 7!”
Hammer of Virtue will launch on Steam for Windows PC Monday, 7 August 2023, for $19.99. It features English, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese language support. A PlayStation 5 version will be available in 2024.
No Pest Productions is an independent studio based in Sweden founded by Jens Kolhammar. With more than 10 years of experience and multiple titles, including A Bastard’s Tale and Driven Out, No Pest Productions focuses on melee action experiences that provide maximum fun while delivering thrilling challenges.
Agreement to bring one of SEGA’s popular video games to GAME DOSI through IP licensing
LINE NEXT aims to reach more global GAME DOSI users by partnering with a world-class gaming company
SEONGNAM, South Korea – July 10, 2023 – LINE NEXT Inc., LINE’s venture dedicated to developing and expanding the NFT ecosystem, announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SEGA CORPORATION (“SEGA”) to receive the license to one of SEGA’s classic games and bring it to the Web3 gaming platform GAME DOSI.
Through the agreement, LINE NEXT will receive the license to utilize one of SEGA’s immensely popular game IPs and develop it into a Web3 game. LINE NEXT will showcase this new title in GAME DOSI and support NFT production, digital payments, and marketing activities, as part of LINE NEXT’s plans to popularize Web3 gaming. Further details about the title will be revealed at a later date.
Headquartered in Japan, SEGA has for decades been one of the world’s leading video game and entertainment companies, developing and publishing games across multiple platforms and genres.
“LINE NEXT is pleased to be teaming up with SEGA to bring some exciting gaming to the Web3 space for gamers around the world,” said Youngsu Ko, CEO of LINE NEXT. “Through this partnership, GAME DOSI will provide Web3 content that anyone can easily enjoy, including SEGA fans.”
Launched in May, GAME DOSI is a Web3 gaming platform that provides user- and game-centered services under the slogan “Gamer First, Web3 Next.” It has already unveiled six titles, including its in-house game “Project GD.” For more information, visit the GAME DOSI website: https://game.dosi.world
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About LINE NEXT Inc.
Based in United States, LINE NEXT Inc. is focused on growing the global NFT business. Through blockchain and NFT technology, LINE NEXT aims to provide new digital experiences and lead the way into the future.
About GAME DOSI
GAME DOSI is LINE NEXT’s global Web3 gaming platform. Under the slogan “Gamer First, Web3 Next,” the company aims to provide a game-centered platform that allows users to play Web3 games while building a community where users are free to own and trade digital goods.
About SEGA CORPORATION
SEGA CORPORATION is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and is a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes, and distributes a variety of games for consoles, PCs, and wireless devices, as well as developing and distributing arcade machines, merchandise, and various other products. Moreover, SEGA distributes a range of gaming content developed by its domestic and overseas studios worldwide via its global publishing bases. SEGA CORPORATION’s website is located at https://www.sega.co.jp/
Dozens of new events form the core of the new Democracy Manifest update to Tributary Games’ medieval multiplayer party game of treachery, fiefdoms, and bejewelled crabs.
Monday, 10th July 2023 – Tributary Games and Team17 Digital have today launched Democracy Manifest, a new update for King of the Castle, which sees players band together online with up to 3,000 others to steer the fate of a fictional fantasy kingdom and reckon with treacherous – and often hilarious – consequences. The update brings 59 new events to the game, including ‘The Rightful Heir’ event chain that introduces a potential tale of revenge against usurpers of the throne, and the ‘Jailbreak’ event chain, which sees an imprisoned noble break out and cause havoc in the kingdom.
Democracy Manifest also sees the introduction of several community requested features, including the ability for Premium Nobles (those who have bought King of the Castle) to choose the region they join; new schemes will be available, including a loyalist scheme available to winning regions to select; new Noble shields have also been added, alongside new Twitch drops, and a rework of the game’s user interface to enhance its readability.
King of the Castle Key Features
Cooperative online multiplayer: Work together with friends or strangers via Twitch or any device with a web browser to steer the fate of your kingdom, tackle unique challenges, and play a key part in its downfall or prosperity
Write your story: Play through hundreds of unique medieval fantasy stories, each with their own characters, choices, and far-reaching consequences
Give peace a chance… or not: As Monarch, balance the competing demands of your Nobles while keeping an eye out for brewing political unrest or revolts
Democracy manifest: Bribe, persuade or intimidate your way through difficult votes, or alter the law entirely to give yourself extra sway in the polls
Customise your kingdom: Ensure your legacy upon the land by choosing your name, pronouns, appearance, and even your family crest
Party Game mode: Gather a small party of 3-24 people and play together with friends! Only King of the Castle game hosts need to own a copy of the game, all others can join for free from their mobile device or web browser using a unique access code
To stay up to date with King of the Castle, check it out on Steam, like it on Facebook, follow on Twitter, and join the community on Discord.
About Tributary Games
Tributary Games is a London-based indie games studio focused on collaborative storytelling and creating innovative multiplayer experiences that facilitate the push and pull of role-playing, imagination, and complex social dynamics. Its debut title, King of the Castle, is available now on Steam.
About Team17 Digital
Founded in 1990, Team17 Digital is a leading developer, video games label, and creative partner for developers around the world. Part of Team17 Group plc, which floated on AIM in 2018, Team17 Digital has an extensive portfolio comprised of over 140 titles, and fully encapsulates the spirit of independent games. Team17 Digital’s portfolio of multi-award-winning and award-nominated in-house brands include Hell Let Loose, Golf With Your Friends, The Escapists, and the iconic Worms franchise, alongside its games label partner titles, including the award-winning games Blasphemous, Greak: Memories of Azur, and Overcooked! franchise.
Pre-orders now available on in Europe and Australia
Sydney, Australia – 10th July 2023 – Marvelous Europe has shared the opening movie for Silent Hope, a new action RPG title scheduled to launch on the Nintendo Switch™ system worldwide on Oct. 3. The anime is backed with a title track by viral music sensation KAMI WA SAIKORO WO FURANAI and showcases the seven heroes enjoying a bit of downtime at Base Camp before venturing into the Abyss to take on the enemies that lurk within its depths. The rock band featuring Shuusaku Yanagita on vocals, Kiichi Yoshida on guitar, Gaku Kiriki on bass, and Ryousuke Kurokawa on drums complements Silent Hope’swordless world with an energetic original song, setting players up for the perilous journey that lies ahead.
Shuusaku Yanagita, lead singer of KAMI WA SAIKORO WO FURANAI had this to say about creating the theme song for Silent Hope: “I’ve loved RPGs ever since I was a child. While party games are about competing with others, RPGs are about taking things at your own pace, whether leveling up your party, enjoying the scenery, or diving deeper into the stories of the main cast and even the supporting characters as well.
“When I was chosen to write the theme song for Silent Hope, a brand-new action RPG, my eyes lit up just like I was a kid again. The story and themes of this game, set in a world that has lost the ability to communicate through language, feel like an antithesis to today’s social media society. Words are a double-edged sword–a single, simple word can hurt someone deeply, but on the other hand, a single word can also save someone’s life. We hope that the message of Silent Hope and of our song will reach not only audiences in Japan, but around the world!”
In a world without words, what hope is there for humanity? Silent Hope takes place in a once-peaceful land, silenced by the former King who stole people’s speech before escaping into the endless chasm known as The Abyss. Following these events, the Princess, mourning her father’s actions, wept endlessly until her sorrow entombed her in a magical teardrop. Now, years after these events faded from memory, seven heroes find themselves imbued with new powers and drawn towards the Princess; to restore their world, they must brave the depths of The Abyss to find the long-lost King and free the Princess from her crystalline prison.
Silent Hope harkens back to the glory days of isometric dungeon-crawlers while adopting modern features. Players will take the role of seven unlikely heroes, each with their own unique weapon, fighting style, and non-combat job. After spending their days battling through enemies and collecting materials in The Abyss, the heroes return to Base Camp to craft items, improve gear, and rest up for their next adventure. Each journey into The Abyss will be a fresh experience, with randomized layouts ensuring every excursion has the element of chance, with even greater dangers lurking the further the heroes dare to venture.
Silent Hope will be published by Marvelous Europe for Nintendo Switch in Europe and Australia on October 3rd, 2023.
KAMI WA SAIKORO WO FURANAI is a rock band featuring Shuusaku Yanagita on vocals, Kiichi Yoshida on guitar, Gaku Kiriki on bass, and Ryousuke Kurokawa on drums. In 2020, their song “Yonaga Uta” went viral, and they released their 1st digital single “Utakata Hanabi” that July. Since then, they have continued to attract attention through TikTok hits, theme songs for TV dramas and anime, and collaborations with other artists. They also wrote the insert song for the Japanese TBS Sunday Drama, “Last Man -Zenmo no Sosakan-”. Their second full album “Shinkai” will be released on September 27, 2023.
About Marvelous Europe
Marvelous Europe is the publisher behind Mandragora, Nova Antarctica and Ninja or Die, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marvelous Inc., developer of beloved Story of Seasons and Rune Factory series.
Established in 2012, Marvelous Europe is passionate about helping games to reach a global audience while nurturing emerging developers and studios. With decades of experience and strong ties to the worldwide indie game dev community, the highly skilled European team is committed to supporting studios worldwide find success, while continuing to publish and distribute select Marvelous Inc. content.
LOS ANGELES – July 7, 2023 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, releases the Skills Potential game update for its open world mobile RPG,Blade & Soul Revolution. Players can experience newly added Reinforce content, Skill Badges, mission expansions, events and more.
Players can now utilize new Reinforce content to grow their potential and increase stats by receiving the newly added item, Aura of Skills. This item can be obtained from Alchemy Merchant (within the Village) using the Legendary Martial Tome Fragment or Super Secret Technique Scroll.
Three new Skill Badges are now available, including Skyshatter Skill Badge that decreases Damage, and additional ranged Damage, received by the player. The Devotion Skill Badge decreases Legendary Skills damage while Clarity Skill Badge interrupts opponents’ activation of Ultimate Stance, which allows players to utilize additional strategic gameplay options.
Additionally, Achievement Missions now include expanded stages that give players the opportunity to obtain the Super Legendary Restoration Stone Selection Chest, Radiant Legendary Design and more once they complete missions.
Players can celebrate this new update with several new in-game events, including:
Rock Paper Scissors Event Season 1 (July 6 – August 24): Participants who enter daily, and based on the maximum number of consecutive wins, will have the opportunity to receive the Legendary Restoration Stone Fragment, Legendary Martial Tome Fragment and more.
Summer Special Dungeon Exploration (July 6 – August 3): Players who complete missions, such as clearing dungeons, can earn Splendid PvP Chest as rewards.
Blade & Soul Revolution is an open world mobile RPG that translates breathtaking cinematic stories of revenge based on the PC online game Blade & Soul. The game stays true to its PC roots with a high level of full 3D graphics and large-scale content that has been revamped to perform flawlessly on mobile devices. It displays an eastern-fantasy world with stunning full 3D graphics backed by the Unreal Engine 4, offering massive real-time faction battle and incomparable hands-on action experience.
Blade & Soul Revolution is now available as a free download (with in-app purchases) via theApp Store, and on Google Play. For more information, please follow Blade & Soul Revolution on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
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 athttp://company.netmarble.com.
