2K today announced a long-awaited new feature, PvP Challenges, within NBA® 2K Mobile, one of 2K’s flagship mobile titles with more than 41 million downloads. Available to all players today, PvP Challenges bring the heat to NBA 2K Mobile, allowing players to directly challenge their friends and family to battle it out head-to-head on the court. Check out the trailer here.

After beta testing PvP Challenges and listening to community feedback, NBA 2K Mobile has integrated a number of updates for players to enjoy. The updates include upgraded visuals, UI/UX improvements, smoother connections for players to find and challenge opponents and behind-the-scenes updates that will make matchmaking more stable. 

The new hub for PvP Challenges can be found within the game’s Chat section. Challenges can be sent by going to player profiles. Unlike other modes in the game, there is no energy system – players can battle their friends all day and night! To celebrate the launch, all players will be able to redeem a code for a Jade Tier Jayson Tatum card** through June 6. 

To play, download the free NBA 2K Mobile app for Apple devices with 4+ GB of RAM and iOS 11.0 or later or on Google devices with Android 8+ (Android 9.0 recommended). Only users that are on the same platform can play against each other – iOS vs. iOS and Android vs. Android. An Internet connection is required. NBA 2K Mobile’s live 2K action requires newer hardware. App includes optional in-game purchases.

Follow NBA 2K Mobile on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all the latest info and updates.

Cat Daddy Games is a 2K studio. 2K is a wholly owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

* Since January 2018 

** Offer is for one Jayson Tatum Jade Foundation card. To redeem it: Open NBA 2K Mobile, tap on The Stat Line, tap on the news icon. Offer expires 6/6/23 at 12:00 AM PT. One redemption per account. Terms apply. NBA 2K Mobile is not available in all territories. Void where prohibited.

Overnight, Xbox announced several new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and cloud beginning today including:

Week of May 1: 

• Redfall, May 2 (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S)
• Ravenlok, May 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Week of May 8:

• Weird West: Definitive Edition, May 8 (Xbox Series X|S)
• Shadowrun Trilogy, May 9 (PC)
• Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, May 11 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

ICYMI, we also announced Besiege and Quantum Break would be coming to Xbox Game Pass and added DLC for Grounded and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

For more details on the new games joining Xbox Game Pass this month, available Perks and Quest updates, check out Xbox Wire here.

The revolutionary tactical RPG comes to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 digitally with all DLC purchasable and playable; final DLC “Blood Storm” coming May 11

Today, 2K and Marvel Entertainment announced that Marvel’s Midnight Suns is scheduled to launch next week on May 11, 2023 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in digital format only, with all four post-launch DLC available to purchase and play on that date. The Nintendo Switch version of Marvel’s Midnight Suns will no longer be offered as part of updated plans. 

May 11 also marks the arrival of Marvel’s Midnight Suns‘ fourth and final post-launch DLC – Blood Storm* – featuring Storm! Available for either standalone purchase or as part of Marvel’s Midnight Suns Season Pass (included in the Legendary Edition), each DLC brings a new recruitable hero and adds three new story missions, a new upgrade for the Abbey, and a selection of new skins and outfits for the hero. Check out a sneak peek of Storm here.

Generally regarded as one of the most powerful mutants on the planet, Storm, real name Ororo Munroe, was orphaned at a young age and taken in by a village priestess while traveling to her mother’s home in Kenya. When their village was suffering during a drought, Ororo used her newly awakening powers to summon much-needed rain to save her family. 

Years later, when word of her ability to control the weather had spread, Ororo was recruited to the X-Men by Charles Xavier and took the name Storm. She went on to lead the X-Men, using her mutant abilities to help people all over the world. While searching for an endangered mutant child in New York with Wolverine, Storm meets up with Magik, who encourages her to join the Midnight Suns in Blood Storm.

For more information on Marvel’s Midnight Suns, visit www.midnightsuns.com and sign up for the 2K newsletter, become a fan on Facebook, subscribe on YouTube, follow on Twitter and Instagram, and join the conversation using the hashtag #MidnightSuns. 

Firaxis Games is a 2K studio. 2K is a wholly owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

*Blood Storm DLC pack available for individual purchase, requires base game. DLC pack also included with Marvel’s Midnight Suns Season Pass which is included with the Legendary Edition and available to purchase separately.

**Storm is recruited by completing her first story mission “Hard Knock Life,” which becomes available after completing the “Spidermaaaans” mission but will remain locked until “The Best There is” mission is completed during Act One, if you do not have DLC 2 “Redemption” installed. If you have DLC 2 “Redemption” installed, the mission will be playable after “The Changing Face of Evil” is completed during the beginning of Act Two.

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LOS ANGELES – May 2, 2023 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, released a new game update for The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, featuring the popular manga and anime series Mushoku Tensei. This collaboration update includes four new playable heroes, special events, rewards, and more.

Starting today, players can experience various Mushoku Tensei collaboration-themed content and events including:

• Four New Characters (Collaboration Heroes): [Otherworldly Reincarnation] Rudeus Greyrat, [Mad Dog] Eris Boreas Greyrat, [Water King-class Magician] Roxy Migurdia, and [Sword King] Ghislaine Dedoldia have been added to the list of playable heroes.

• Pick-Up Event: Players will have the opportunity to obtain the newly-added Collab Heroes during this event. SSR heroes are guaranteed at 300 mileages while Collab Heroes are guaranteed at 600 mileages.

• Special Mission: A new quest comprising 5 different missions is now available. Upon clearing missions, SSR Evolution Pendant, Super Awakening Coin, and a total of 10 Collaboration Pick-Up Tickets will be offered. If entire special missions are cleared, [Mad Dog] Eris Boreas Greyrat can be earned.

• Event Death Match – Encountering Death: Appearing as a boss that players can battle, Orsted is the second ranked Seven Great World Power of Mushoku Tensei. Based on the total number of clearing the boss battle, various rewards can be obtained including Collaboration Holy Relic Materials Box and growth materials. Rewards earned by clearing the event can be exchanged for in-game items like Collaboration Holy Relic Materials Box, costume for Eris Boreas Greyrat, and UR Evolution Pendant.

• Special Forest of Dreams Event: During this special event, players will need to mop up the strongpoint using resources. Reaching certain levels in the Resource Manufacturing Facility or mopping up of the strongpoints provides rewards such as the Collaboration Holy Relic Materials Box, Diamonds, and growth materials.

• Check-in Event: Rewards will be given at check-in during the 14-day promotional period. Players can obtain a maximum of 30 Collaboration Pick Up Tickets.

• Holy Relic Materials: Players can obtain Holy Relics materials for the new collaboration heroes by participating in the latest events.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross translates the storytelling and adventures of [The Seven Deadly Sins] into a highly engaging and entertaining mobile gaming experience. The game features stunning, high-resolution 3D graphics, more than 100 dramatic cutscenes, and is brought to life with the cast of the original Japanese voice actors reprising their characters.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross is now available for download on the App Store and Google Play. For more information, please visit the game’s official website and Facebook.

Based on the manga “The Seven Deadly Sins” by Nakaba Suzuki originally serialized in the weekly SHONEN MAGAZINE published by Kodansha Ltd.

©Nakaba Suzuki, KODANSHA/The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments Project,MBS. All Rights Reserved.

©Nakaba Suzuki, KODANSHA/The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement Production Committee, TX

©Netmarble Corp. & Netmarble F&C Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©Rifujinnamagonote/MFBOOKS/Mushoku Tensei Ⅱ Production Committee

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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.

Survive the future of reality entertainment and get some good old-fashioned revenge in this action-packed turn-based strategy game

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – May 2, 2023 – Let the games begin! Good Shepherd Entertainment and Artificer have launched Showgunners, the explosive turn-based strategy game set on a blockbuster reality TV show in a dystopian future. This over-the-top tribute to action classics like American Gladiators, RoboCop and The Running Man is out today on PC via Steam, GOG.com and the Epic Games Store for $29.99, with an additional 10% launch discount available on Steam & GOG.com until May 9.

Gameplay Overview Trailer: YouTube

Showgunners – Deluxe Edition is also available today for $42.97 with an additional launch discount available until May 9. The Deluxe Edition features the full base game, the exclusive Neon Justice skin for Scarlett, a digital copy of the game’s complete original soundtrack, and a digital art book showcasing the game’s concept art, stylistic inspirations and more.

In a future society torn apart by extreme income inequality and climate change, one reality TV program gives desperate competitors a shot at fame and fortune. But first they’ll have to survive hellish obstacle courses, ambushes and challenges to the roaring delight of the fans.

As a contestant with your own score to settle, you’ll have to manage a squad of unique fighters, battle heavily armed rivals, and win fans and life-saving sponsorship packages if you hope to become the next champion. Be on guard for especially devious puzzles, traps and surprise twists from the show’s scheming director, who’s always looking for ways to bend the rules to boost ratings.

KEY FEATURES

• A Classic Revenge Story: Experience over-the-top, American Gladiators-style action and attitude inspired by sci-fi epics like RoboCop, Escape from New York and The Running Man.
• Become a Reality TV Legend: Defy death through skillful play to grow your fame! As a star, you’ll record confessionals, sign autographs for fans, and unlock sponsorship deals for bonus rewards to help you win the show.
• Master Challenging Strategy Gameplay: Dive into a full single-player campaign featuring deep tactical combat mechanics that will test your skills across a variety of handcrafted levels.
• Create the Perfect Squad: Assemble your team from a range of classes with their own skill trees, and customize their loadouts with powerful weapons, implants and utilities. Level up your characters and discover new strategies to take on each episode’s uniquely devilish trials.
• Survive the Future of Entertainment: Face off against fierce rivals outfitted with heavy weapons and cyborg augments, but watch out for surprise traps and twists from the show’s director, who’s more than willing to throw out the rules to boost ratings for his corporate overlords!
• Let the Fans Decide Your Fate with Twitch Mode: Twitch mode* lets streamers invite their viewers to join the carnage, voting in real time on events they’d like to see in game. Will your fans help you out to keep the hype train rolling? Or will they choose to send you to your doom?!

A free demo for Showgunners is also available on Steam. More exciting content is on the way, so keep up with all the latest updates from the game on Discord and Twitter. For more on Showgunners, visit www.Showgunners.com.

*Twitch mode is a separate game mode not connected to the main single-player campaign. Your story progression does not impact your options in Twitch mode.

About Good Shepherd Entertainment

Good Shepherd Entertainment is an award-winning independent game publisher based in the Netherlands. The company has built a robust global footprint, shepherding talented development teams to create impactful games that innovate, challenge, and – most importantly – entertain. We’ve done this by pairing creators with writers, musicians and IP powerhouses and through strategic partnerships with some of the industry’s most notable names, including Devolver Digital, Croteam and Perfect World. In addition to the acclaimed John Wick Hex and Monster Train, GSE’s selection of titles includes Hellboy Web of Wyrd, Showgunners, Phantom Doctrine, the Transport Fever series, and the Hard West series. For more information, visit www.GoodShepherd.games.

About Artificer

Artificer is a Warsaw-based studio founded by the team responsible for Hard West and Phantom Doctrine. Artificer is equipped to punch above its weight class: the studio consists of over 40 talented developers, including many award-winning veterans who have previously worked on numerous acclaimed titles, including Call of Juarez, Outriders, The Witcher, Dying Light, Shadow Warrior 3 and the Dead Island series.

Led by the “measure twice, cut once” philosophy, with immense devotion to hand-crafted work and strongly established turn-based experience, Artificer is ready to present you with their latest turn-based title: Showgunners.

Released after five years of development, EVERSPACE 2’s PC launch is an explosive success. With PC space fans and media excited, EVERSPACE 2 heads to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S this summer.

Hamburg, Germany – May 2nd, 2023 – With more than 300,000 in PC copies sold to-date, Independent AA developer ROCKFISH Games is excited to declare EVERSPACE 2 a massive critical and commercial success for the self-funded studio. With aggregate 81 Metacritic and 83 Opencritic scores from critics globally, and more than six and a half thousand player reviews on Steam ranking the game as 88% “Very Positive”, space game fans are excited for the space action RPG.

The game’s launch has surpassed ROCKFISH Games’ financial targets. Comparing launch weeks, EVERSPACE 2 has sold twice the copies and brought in more than three and a half times the revenue as the first title in the series without any indication of losing sales from the title being available on Xbox Game Pass for PC as Game Preview. This sequel saw seven times more pilots in the cockpit during launch week than its predecessor, hitting a high of close to 10,000 concurrent players.

“This has been a fantastic launch for Rockfish games, our biggest yet! The team’s done an amazing job, and we’re now reaping the fruits of our hard work of the past five years and beyond. We hit our commercial goals in terms of product visibility, game downloads, and net revenue,” says ROCKFISH Games CEO Michael Schade. “Even more rewarding is seeing our amazing community and space fans in the media love what we’ve built. This paints a bright future for our studio and Everspace as a franchise. We have so much more planned, and I can’t wait for us to share what we’ve been working on for our first free update later this year and the massive expansion coming in the second half of 2024.”

Interest in EVERSPACE 2 goes beyond immediate launch week sales. ROCKFISH Games has seen more than more than 100k wishlists and 50k demo downloads on Steam during launch week.

“It’s clear that we have the attention of space game fans, and they’ll be watching for coming updates and sales. Our demo was a big part of our path to success from announcement to launch. Since the demo was added to Steam, we’ve had more than 350,000 downloads with an astoundingly high 70% activation rate from space fans around the world interested in trying EVERSPACE 2 for themselves,” says Schade. “We plan to keep the demo available for the foreseeable future to let pilots get hands-on and check out the first space sector as long as they like to make an educated purchase decision.”

Thanks to the exceptional visuals of more than 100 handcrafted locations worth exploring, intense combat, deep customization, and RPG mechanics, space game enthusiasts from all over the world are eager to show their adventures online by sharing stunning screenshots and gameplay clips on social media. 

“We’ve seen hundreds of content creators streaming and making videos on Twitch, YouTube, and other platforms over the last week,” continues Schade. “Iconic creators with a deep love for space, shooter, and roleplaying games like CohhCarnage, Skill Up, and ObsidianAnt to name a few have all given incredibly enthusiastic thumbs up in multiple streams and videos.”

With the console launch on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 coming this summer including a physical Deluxe Edition published by Maximum Games, ROCKFISH Games has already started work on the game’s first major free update planned for later this year. This update is planned to add new features including more ship customization options, legendary gear, high-level spacecraft, and voice acting in French and Japanese. Development has also begun on a sizable expansion scheduled for mid-2024 for EVERSPACE 2 which will add more story content, new star systems to explore, fresh gear to loot, and expand gameplay features.

EVERSPACE 2 is available on Steam, GOG, and the Microsoft Store for $49.99 USD / £44.99 / €49.99 / ¥5900 as well as through PC Game Pass. The game is fully voiced in English and German and currently localized in thirteen languages including English, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Spanish

Support for MacOS and Steam Deck optimization are both in development and will be released in future patches. The EVERSPACE 2 digital soundtrack and artbook will be available for purchase later this year.

Follow EVERSPACE 2 on Twitter, Facebook, and join the community Discord for the latest development news. On fridays, the ROCKFISH Games team shows off content from their latest EVERSPACE 2 dev build on the ROCKFISH Games Twitch and YouTube channel from 8 pm to 10 pm CET / 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET / 11:00 am to 1:00 pm PT. Viewers are encouraged to drop their questions in chat for the dev team. 

About EVERSPACE™ 2
EVERSPACE 2 continues the story of Adam Roslin from the first game of the series. EVERSPACE 2 has six sprawling star systems that can be explored by space pilots. Players experience Adam’s emotional journey and personal development from an immortal clone space pilot to an individual character whose death has final consequences in an open-world action RPG. 

EVERSPACE 2 can be purchased on Steam here and on GOG here. EVERSPACE 2 is available on PC Game Pass and the Microsoft Store.

About ROCKFISH Games GmbH

ROCKFISH Games is an independent AA game studio specializing in cutting-edge space action RPGs for PC and consoles. Industry veterans Michael Schade and Christian Lohr founded ROCKFISH Games to create a new breed of adrenalin-filled adventures for space shooter fans through their acclaimed EVERSPACE IP. After spending 30 years as joint entrepreneurs in the 3D graphics and mobile gaming space, Schade and Lohr built ROCKFISH Games from the ground up alongside their former team of veteran talents to the current studio of 25 cherry-picked game developers and community experts from across the industry.

Using Kickstarter as a platform to build a new community in 2015, ROCKFISH Games reached a runaway success with EVERSPACE, which has sold over two million copies on PC and consoles. Building on this success and propelled by yet another wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2019, ROCKFISH Games is dedicated to crafting a compelling next-gen single-player open-world space shooter experience that is driven by quality storytelling while being highly accessible at the beginning and yet deep in its gameplay mechanics to appeal to casual as well as hardcore space action aficionados from around the globe with EVERSPACE 2.

About Maximum Games

Maximum Games is an award-winning video game publisher partnering with best-in-class game creators and franchises around the world (Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Among Us, Five Nights at Freddy’s™). With over 300 titles in its catalogue, Maximum Games has grown to a top 20 global games company since it was founded by Christina Seelye in 2009.

Let’s get Phancy

Liverpool, United Kingdom – 2 May 2023.  Spiral House and Epic Games Publishing’s PC Building Simulator 2 receives its third major update today, bringing a variety of new components and a new long-requested partnership with Phanteks. Update 1.3 also brings custom fans on radiators, and a free post-apocalyptic workshop theme, available now in your in-game Decorator app.

PC Building Simulator 2’s partnership with Phanteks features an initial lineup of cases including the Enthoo Pro 2, Eclipse G500A, Eclipse G360A & Evolv X Digital Midi. Elsewhere, the update introduces 3 more new cases – the Y40 & Y60 Snow White from HYTE, along with the Lian Li LANCOOL III, alongside B650 motherboards and the special edition Intel® Core™ i9-13900 KS Processor, boosting up to a guaranteed 6GHz – assuming it’s appropriately cooled!

In addition, players will be able to enjoy a brand new feature – custom radiator fans. Take any water cooling radiator to the water cooling bench and select a compatible replacement fan to truly optimize your cooling.

Lastly, players can repair PCs like it’s the end of the world in the free post-apocalyptic workshop theme teeming with barricades, bars and ivy-covered walls – applicable now in the Decorator tablet app.

PC Building Simulator 2 is available now on the Epic Games Store for SRP £19.99/€24.99/$24.99. 

About PC Building Simulator 
Since launching in early access in 2018, the PC Building Simulator franchise has gone from strength to strength, with two career mode expansions and seven workshop DLCs selling over 2 million copies, plus an additional 11 million players claiming the title for free on Epic Games Store in September 2021. PC Building Simulator 2 builds on the original’s recipe for success with an expanded and improved feature set, making those dream PC builds look and function more realistically than ever. 

About Spiral House 
Spiral House is a Liverpool, UK based game developer passionate about developing interactive entertainment on all leading platforms including PC, consoles, and mobile devices. Established in 1998, Spiral House has a successful track record for developing and assisting on numerous major key titles such as MotorStorm, Little Big Planet and EyePet for many of the biggest global developers and publishers. The development team is a creative, passionate team whose experience extends as far back as the Commodore 64, all the way up to present day consoles. 

About Epic Games
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina and has more than 50 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates one of the world’s largest games, Fortnite, and Epic has over 600 million accounts with over 4.7 billion friend connections across Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League, and the Epic Games Store. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. 

Discounts up to 90% off on Freedom Games’ biggest titles

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – 1 May 2023 – Publisher Freedom Games launches seven different indies today in celebration of their first dedicated Steam Publisher Sale, showcasing its impressive expansive repertoire with something for everyone.

Restore brilliant hues in Arto, the dynamic art-style-changing hack-and-splash action RPG from developer OrionGames. Paint with a variety of art styles, slicing and dicing to splatter the world with paint and revive the vibrant hues across a series of color deprived biomes broken by a desaturating event.

Delve into Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore, a low-poly hardcore MMORPG inspired by the genre classics from developer Gellyberry Studios, and dangerous dungeons alongside newfound friends. Battle incredible bosses and solve riveting mysteries with a tight-knit team in a wide open-world for a monthly subscription of $9.99 USD.

Blast and bop in City of Beats, a rhythmic roguelite bullet-hell from developer Torched Hill. Sync up with the music and perfectly time attacks and dodges to overcome melodic enemies across color-splashed maps with cyber skyscrapers.

Embark on a supernatural journey in The Witch of Fern Island, a magical open-world life sim from developer Enjoy Studio launching into Steam Early Access today. Explore an island teeming with magical culture and discover the history of the land’s plants, animals, and insects while learning the skills to master magical trades.

Create a society drifting through space, housing a friendly species in World Turtles, the wholesome world builder from developer Re: cOg Mission. Lead a colony on the back of a calm galactic beast. Traverse the endless void upon its shoulders and learn what it takes to lead.

Seek out galactic destruction just for the heck of it in R.I.C.E, the satirical planet-destroying roguelite from developer Pirate-Rob. In this “Repetitive Indie Combat Experience”, another fight always lays ahead with endless runs of enemies, weapon upgrades, and civilization obliteration. Build a powerful and unbreakable team in Monster Tribe, the creature-catching survivalist tactical RPG from developer Boundless Games. Navigate the land of Akama in over-world exploration and bond with spiritual creatures known as Ateyans in tactical grid-based battles.

Several other titles in the Freedom Games family will also be heavily discounted during the Steam Publisher Sale this week:

• 9 Years of Shadows, the radiant pixel art musical Metroidvania from developer Halberd Studios, axes its price tag by 20% to $15.99 USD.

• Cat Cafe Manager, the charming restaurant management and feline adoption sim from developer Roost Games, curls up for a 35% discount this week to start any cafe for $11.99 USD.

• Coromon, the modern monster-taming game from developer TRAGsoft, befriends powerful creatures in a highly-customizable world at 40% off for $11.99 USD.

• Symphony of War, the pixel squad-based tactics RPG from developer Dancing Dragon Games, leads a great kingdom to peace at 35% off for $12.99 USD.

The full list of discounted titles can be found on the Freedom Games’ Steam Publisher Page

All seven newly-released titles – Arto, City of Beats, Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore, The Witch of Fern Island, World Turtles, Monster Tribe, and R.I.C.E – will offer their own 20% launch discount with various language support options. To learn more, visit Freedom Games’ official website and Steam Publisher Page, join the community on Facebook, Twitter, and Discord.

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 like Dreamscaper, Coromon, Dark Deity, Cat Cafe Manager, Symphony of War, among other indie hits striving for better publishing experiences.

For more information, visit the official Freedom Games website.

Are you ready to bite back? Bethesda ANZ has partnered with the Australian BBQ and spice experts at Smokey Q for the launch of Arkane Austin’s Redfall, creating the brand new ‘Bite Back Spice Rub’. Taste your victories as you join the game’s heroes in taking the fight to the vampire legion laying siege to the island town of Redfall.

The ‘Bite Back Spice Rub’ brings the taste of slain vampires to your table in a 100% natural, gluten free and vegan friendly spice mix. The delectable spice rub comes with a bit of heat and a whole lot of flavour, and while there are no actual vampires in it, the Bite Back Spice Rub includes charcoal powder for that signature Smokey Q taste. The perfect flavour combination whether you’re squadding up and cooking a feast for your teammates, preparing a roasted snack, or slaying alone while adding an ashen flair to your fries.

Smokey Q has quickly developed a reputation for high quality products with bold flavours and perfectly balanced profiles, winning a variety of honours at The Perth Royal Food Awards. Founder Paul Lange’s passion for creating premium spice blends has built a flourishing business, utilising high-quality Australian ingredients. 

“At Bethesda ANZ we’ve developed quite a taste for creating new and unique ways for fans to experience our award-winning worlds,” said Simon Alty, VP and Managing Director, Bethesda APAC. “Partnering with Smokey Q allows us to do this in a new way, packing the spice and punch of Arkane’s Redfall into a sachet perfect for gaming sessions after your next weekend barbecue.”

“We were delighted to bring our BBQ expertise to this partnership to create something wholly unique for fans in Australia and New Zealand – whom we know absolutely love their BBQ’s,” said Founder Paul Lange. “Making vampire ash, not only edible but also delicious, was a fantastic challenge, mixing in a variety of spices that’ll ensure anything you add it to tastes more fang-tastic than before.” Redfall fans hungry for a taste of this limited edition collaboration should keep an eye on Bethesda ANZ’s social media channels to learn more about how they can win their own pack of Bite Back Rub or for a limited time, order directly from Smokey Q, with all net proceeds to be donated by Smokey Q to support Cure Cancer’s blood cancer research.

Redfall will be available on Xbox Series X|S and PC on May 2, 2023. Players can pre-order now or play day one with Game Pass. For more information on the game, please visit bethesda.net/en/game/redfall.

For more information head over to the Bethesda News site.