24 Entertainment, Hangzhou — April 3 | For a limited time only, in a battle royale set far, far away, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT fans finally get to fulfil a long-time wish. Those who launch into the game will get the chance to unlock an exciting new weapon, inspired by a certain sci-fi icon.
The clash of blades will be drowned out by a hum and crackle familiar to sci-fi fans around the world. Swapping the melee weapons and mythic powers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT for something a little more other worldly, players can get access to this exclusive skin for the Longsword by randomly opening chests and crushing items during gameplay. Why not add some interstellar style to your Forerunner loadout? Just don’t get cocky; this item will only be available from today until April 4th before vanishing into hyperspace.
For those who manage to unlock this exclusive reward, it will make a fine addition to their collection as the war rages on in NARAKA: BLADEPOINT. There are other April Fool’s items to discover too, including quirky outfit options such as the funny canine headwear.
Having recently kicked off Season 7: Untamed and welcoming Akos Hu, the title’s fifteenth playable character, there’s plenty of surprises still in store for 2023. Want to keep up to date with all the latest NARAKA: BLADEPOINTaction? Go to the official NARAKA site, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, Steam, and Discord.
About 24 Entertainment 24 Entertainment is a Chinese game studio founded by a group of artists, engineers, and designers who are all gaming industry veterans. We have a shared vision of introducing global players to Eastern cultures through cutting-edge gaming technology.
This update features new Slayer challenges, creatures, and welcomes The Raptor as the new Slayer Master
CAMBRIDGE, UK – April 3, 2023 –RuneScape’s Fort Forinthry Season continues with a brand-new mini-quest and Slayer Challenge which introduces a new Slayer Master in fan-favorite character The Raptor, as well as new skilling rewards. “Fort Forinthry: Unwelcome Guests” launches on Monday, April 10, for RuneScape members.
Following the events of “Fort Forinthry: Murder on the Border,” the Fort is facing a growing threat of an unexplained horde of undead wandering the perimeter. Players will join forces with their new Slayer Master, The Raptor, to vanquish the horde and investigate where this brand-new type of enemy is coming from. “Unwelcome Guests” will give players their first encounter with the villainous necromancer, Zemouregal, whose role in the story will be explained in coming updates.
“Fort Forinthry: Unwelcome Guests” introduces four brand-new slayer creatures, including the Fetid Zombie, Bound Skeleton, Risen Ghost, and Armored Phantom. Players that conquer these new fiends will earn Slayer Trophies, which provide increasing rewards, buffs and a rare drop of a new two-handed magic ability.
As with all Fort Forinthry updates, the Construction skill will play a vital role in continuing the story. Players will build the Guardhouse, which will provide additional buffs for the Slayer skill, which include additional damage bonuses and higher spawn rates for Elite monsters.
“Fort Forinthry: Unwelcome Guests” is members-content. For more information, please visit the RuneScapewebsite. RuneScape is available now on PC, Steam, iOS, and Android, complete with cross-platform progression and play on PC and mobile.
About RuneScape
More than twenty years in the making and acclaimed by PC Gamer as “one of the most endearing and unique MMOs available,” RuneScape is an ever-expanding, living game that’s bursting with activity and life. Today RuneScape is one of the world’s longest-running online games, welcomed almost 350 million player accounts, and is at peak popularity with millions of players.
Set in a medieval fantasy land, begin by creating a character and then embark on epic journeys through a vast sandbox world that’s full of gods, warring races, unexplored dungeons, and glittering riches. Propelled by the game’s narrative, choose your own path through enthralling quests, and progress through 28 diverse skills to shape a single character in a classless world. RuneScape on mobile is now available for iOS and Android devices, featuring cross-platform play between mobile and desktop editions, enabling players to seamlessly jump between devices and take their adventure anywhere. In RuneScape, you get to be the hero you always wanted to be and, with new content added almost every week, there’s always a new and adventurous experience to look forward to. Become the hero you were born to be at www.runescape.com.
About Jagex
A leader in creating deep and engaging live games on PC and mobile, Jagex’s flagship MMORPG, RuneScape, has welcomed almost 350 million player accounts to its world and is a $1 billion lifetime revenue franchise. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; our titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds, and our community-focused development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped. Now we’re expanding and extending our portfolio with fresh franchise titles and new IP to bring life to the living games of the future. Jagex employs more than 450 people at its Cambridge headquarters. Career information can be found at www.jagex.com.
With today being the day it is, usually fans cannot take any game announcements serious but Sega has been an exception in the past and it turns out, this year they are also releasing something special for April Fool’s day. The company has released The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, a visual novel that takes place on Amy’s birthday where she hosts a special murder mystery party for her friends on the Mirage Express but something more dangerous actually be happening in the background.
Players will take on the role of an original character that must interview and investigate some of the favorite characters from the series. The visual novel has been released for free on PC through Steam and the company even released a trailer and screenshots to accompany the game that can be found below.
NIS America has released a trailer for CRYMACHINA that focuses on introducing elements of the game’s story as well as showing off some of the action RPG’s gameplay. CRYMACHINA is developed by Aquria and is set in a future where mechanical girls battle to survive in an attempt to become a “real human.” Players will follow the story of three such girls, the recreated psyches of deceased humans instilled in synthetic bodies called E.V.E. while exploring the dark world of Eden to discover the secrets hidden within.
The trailer can be found below and currently CRYMACHINA is set to be released in the West sometime this fall for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
In LUNARK we learn the ropes of the retro control scheme and explore some ancient ruins before chaos breaks loose.
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the ’90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
LUNARK Developer: Canari Games Publisher: WayForward Platform: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox, and PC (STEAM) Release Date: 30th, March 2023 Price: $19.99 USD
Recommended – “Lunark does an excellent job mimicking cinematic platformers of the ‘90s to its benefit but also to its detriment, resulting in a solid sci-fi tale that can be a bit too frustrating at times.”
The official MotoGP™ videogame with riders and tracks of the 2023 season
A lifelike career mode with turning points to let players choose their path to glory
Two brand-new features to enhance realism: Dynamic Weather and Flag-to-Flag*
Milan, Italy, March 30, 2023 (Sydney, Australia, March 31, 2023) – Milestone and Dorna Sports S.L. arepleased to announce the upcoming release of MotoGP™23. Featuring all the official riders and tracks of the 2023 Season for the MotoGP™, Moto2™, Moto3™, and MotoE™ categories, the new chapter of the historic franchise will be available on June 8, 2023, on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™, and Steam.
Watch the Announce Trailer:
Among the most important innovations of MotoGP™23 is the design of thecareer mode, developed to give players the freedom to build their own journey to becoming a two-wheel legend. In addition, the introduction ofturning points will affect career paths based on the performance achieved and the decisions made by each player. After debuting in the final part of a Moto3™ season, it will be possible to move faster through the different classes depending on the results obtained; however, finding a contract will not be easy, as each team will only have two spots and players will have to compete with the official riders to take their place. Turning points will also influence bike development during the seasonal tests, with dedicated challenges to speed up evolution. Importantly, this year rivalries will not be confined to the track; for the first time ever, MotoGP™23 will also feature a social network to interact with riders, teams, and manufacturers. Just like in real life, this will be the place to make friends and to bother rivals, as the AI will behave differently during races based on the way players act on the social network.
Strongly requested by the community, two brand-new features will bring the simulation to a whole new level of realism. Thanks to the introduction of Dynamic Weather, a dry race can now quickly turn into a wet mayhem, where skills and strategy can make the difference. The race can thus be declared a Flag-to-Flag*race with the possibility to return to the pit-lane and switch bikes to gain a strategic advantage. The Advanced AI will finally grant the in-track behaviour of riders to be more coherent with their real-life racing style, as each rider will have a unique personality that will directly affect his actions during the race.
Meeting both hardcore gamers and rookies’ needs, new riding aids for brakes, acceleration, and handling will deliver a gaming experience that is both approachable and ambitious so that everyone can feel the thrills of the real MotoGP™, regardless of their initial skill level. Also, the acclaimed MotoGP™ Academy is back to help players learn the basics or perfect their style with dedicated training sessions.
MotoGP™23will also offer many multiplayer options, both on and offline. For the first time, cross-play** will allow racing with other players regardless of the platform and console generation, whereas the new Ranked Races will ensure fair fights by getting players of the same rank to compete with each other. And the 2-player local split-screen* is back to let players challenge their friends side by side on the couch.
Finally, the helmet, sticker, racing number, and butt patch graphic editors will allow players to show off their style making their journey into MotoGP™ even more unique.
MotoGP™23 will be available on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™, and Steam on June 8, 2023.
*Flag-to-Flag and split-screen not available on Nintendo Switch versions
**Cross-play not available on PC and Nintendo Switch versions
Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.
About Milestone
Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is one of the leading and longest established racing game developer in the world. The 200+ people team is responsible for hit series like MotoGP™, MXGP and Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame, the acclaimed Hot Wheels™ Unleashed, as well as own IPs RIDE and Gravel.
PLAION is a leading independent developer and producer of games and entertainment products, with nine development studios and five publishing units based all over the world. Founded in 1994 as Koch Media, PLAION offers a unique breadth of services and solutions, dynamically growing its business to push ourselves and our partners to the forefront in all the segments we operate in. PLAION runs a multi-label strategy, with fully owned publishing units, such as Deep Silver, Prime Matter, Milestone, Vertigo Games and Ravenscourt, publishing games for consoles, PC and VR platforms across all physical and digital channels.
Additionally – as a global publishing partner – PLAION has formed long-term multinational publishing collaborations with numerous game publishers including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, Focus Multimedia, Giants Software, Koei Tecmo, Paradox, Sega, SNK, Square Enix, Techland, THQ Nordic, Tripwire, Warner Bros and many others.
With its parent company in Höfen, Austria – and the HQ in Munich, Germany – PLAION owns local publishing companies in Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, the United States as well as Japan and Hong Kong.
PLAION owns nine game development studios: Deep Silver Dambuster Studios (Nottingham, UK), Fishlabs (Hamburg, DE), Warhorse Studios (Prague, CZ), Milestone (Milan, IT), Voxler (Paris, FR) , DigixArt (Montpellier, FR), Flying Wild Hog (Warsaw, Kraków, Rzeszów, PL), Free Radical Design (Nottingham, UK) and Vertigo Games (Rotterdam, Amsterdam, NL). Additionally, PLAION collaborates with numerous independent development studios around the world.
Part of PLAION is also PLAION PICTURES, a leading independent film distributor in Europe with a library of more than 1.400 titles. Further business operations include Sola Media, a sales agency and production company for family entertainment, Spotfilm Networx, a multi-channel streaming network, and a sub-label dedicated to Japanese animation.
PLAION also owns the leading video game merchandise company DPI Merchandising (Denver, Roseburg, USA and Munich, DE) and a Quality Assurance Facility in Olomouc, CZ. PLAION is an Embracer Group company.
Bandai Namco Europe announced today that a new Base Race game mode and Castle-themed level are coming to LEGO® Brawls. In this fast-paced and action-packed addition to the game’s already impressive lineup of LEGO themes and play options, fans can mine bricks, build towers and destroy the enemy base to emerge victorious in an epic battle for glory!
In the Base Race mode for LEGO Brawls, players must work as a team to collect as many bricks as possible and use them to build a giant tower before their opponent. One catch – the opposing team can also storm the other team’s base to steal their bricks. Utilizing a solid mix of strategy and skill, players must learn to balance between collecting bricks and attacking the enemy base if they want to seize victory. Moreover, the new update also introduces a variety of new in-game collectibles to LEGO Brawls, including 12 castle-themed LEGO Minifigures, as well as melee weapons, powerups, and emotes.
The update will be available on March 31st at midnight CEST on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, and on April 1st at 9am CEST on Nintendo Switch. To check out the new LEGO BrawlsBase Race game mode and Castle level update trailer click here:
LEGO Brawls is a family-friendly, brick-based, team action brawler with cross-platform play (cross-play) and multiple game modes that can be enjoyed by players of all ages, skill levels, and play preferences. Players build and compete with custom, one-of-a-kind LEGO Minifigure brawlers tailored to their personality, strategy, and play style with more than 77 trillion customization possibilities. The game features iconic LEGO themed levels, from beloved classic themes like Space and Castle, to fan-favorites such as LEGO Jurassic World™, LEGO NINJAGO®, and LEGO Monkie Kid™.
LEGO Brawls is now available viaretailers,Nintendo eShop,PlayStation® Store,Microsoft Store for Xbox,Steam®,Apple Arcade®, Epic Games Store, andGeForce NOW™. For more information, please visitwww.legobrawlsgame.com.
Bikers Rule the Road this Week as Business Booms – Double Rewards on Biker Sell Missions, Motorcycle Club Work, Clubhouse Contracts, and More
Kick-start your favorite two-wheeler, don your best leather jacket, and fire up The Open Road this week in GTA Online to boost illicit profits with a batch of juicy bonuses for Bikers.
Yet to join the ranks of Southern San Andreas’ outlaw motorcycle clubs? Acquire a Clubhouse from the Maze Bank Foreclosures in-game site — available at a 40% off discount through April 5.
2X GTA$ and RP on Biker Sell Missions
From the dirt roads of Blaine County to the urban metropolis of Los Santos, there’s no shortage of customers in need of product. Deliver illicit cargo, avoid cops, and make successful drop-offs in Biker Sell Missions this week for 2X GTA$ and RP.
2X Production for Biker Businesses
High demand comes with a high responsibility to satiate a particularly ravenous batch of customers. Keep your stock up with a 2X increase on Production Speed for Biker Businesses, all week long.
2X Supplies on Biker Business Resupply Missions
There are two types of people in this world: those who wait for things to come to them, and those who take what they want. Remember that as you’re ducking and weaving through oncoming traffic, collecting questionable cargo, and evading law enforcement for Double Supplies in Biker Resupply Missions.
2X GTA$ and RP on Motorcycle Club Work/Challenges, and Clubhouse Contracts
Get an adrenaline rush that you don’t need to sign a waiver for. Complete Motorcycle Club Work this week to receive Double Rewards and the admiration of your fellow riders.
There’s a positive correlation between speeding and wanting to go faster. In Motorcycle Club Challenges, a variety of scenarios will test you and your bike’s physical limits. Now paying out Double Rewards, all week long.There are some things only two wheels, a lot of horsepower, and an anarchist spirit can pull off. Successfully complete Clubhouse Contracts posted on the wall of your Clubhouse meeting roomthis week to earn 2X GTA$ and RP.
1.5X GTA$ and RP on Acid Lab Sell Missions
If the Fooliganz have learned anything from recent events, it’s that people love psychedelics. Keep everyone’s third eye open with Acid Lab Sell Missions this week, paying out 50% extraGTA$ and RP.
Only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
Premium Test Ride: Karin S95
There’s been whispers around the LS Car Meet about the fumes and sparks emanating from Hao’s Workshop as he crafts his latest masterpiece — an inspired spin on the Karin S95 (Sports) that takes the everyday sports car from the highway to the racetrack.
This Week’s HSW Time Trial
Take a trip from the industrial ports of Terminal to the vast forests of the Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness in this week’s HSW Time Trial.
Premium Deluxe Motorsport Showroom
The Premium Deluxe Motorsport showroom has received a shipment of new vehicles for your motoring pleasure. Don’t be shy and take a closer look, then ask for a test drive. Make Simeon very happy and take one (or more) home with you.
Vapid Retinue Mk II (Sports Classic)
Progen GP1 (Super, 30% off)
Enus Windsor (Coupe)
Enus Windsor Drop (Coupe, 30% off)
Annis Elegy RH8 (Sports)
Luxury Autos Showroom
Glimmering behind the glass of the Luxury Autos showroom are the Vysser Neo (Sports, 30% off) and the Pfister Neon (Sports). Visit the showroom — located across from Record A Studios — to learn more about these vehicles and buy them for safekeeping in your garage.
2X GTA$ and RP on Inch by Inch
Returning this week to GTA Online is Inch by Inch, a chaotic mode that pits two teams against one another in a bloody battle to see who can deliver their package across the enemy’s opposition line first, now for 2X GTA$ and RP, all week long.
Plus, be sure to take advantage of other returning modes this week, including Tiny Racers, Power Mad, and RC Bandito Races.
On The Diamond Casino Podium: Enus Stafford
Test your luck by spinning the Lucky Wheel at The Diamond Casino & Resort for the opportunity to win the Enus Stafford (Sedan), a car so luxurious it invented a new class system.
LS Car Meet members who place Top 3 in the Street Race Series for three days in a row will take home the Dinka Veto Classic (Sports), a retro go-kart that’ll re-invoke all those warm childhood traumas. Plus, check out at the Enus Jubilee (SUV), Bravado Gauntlet Hellfire (Muscle, 30% off), and Ocelot Swinger (Sports Classic) at the Test Track.
GTA+ GTA+ Members can claim the new Ocelot Virtue (Super) for free from the Legendary Motorsport in-game website, as well as a free Agency Vehicle Workshop and many more benefits:
Free Ocelot Virtue (Super) and Jackal and Ocelot Racing liveries
All of this — and more, including a bonus of GTA$500,000 delivered upon billing and deposited automatically into your Maze Bank account — for just $5.99 a month. For full details, visit the GTA+ website.
DISCOUNTS
It’ll take more than a leather jacket and a polished helmet to call yourself a biker. Upgrade to the heavy stuff with a slew of illegitimate business opportunities. To get started, take advantage of 40% off Biker Clubhouse Properties, their Upgrades and Modifications, and Businesses to maximize your new freewheeling lifestyle.
Bravado Gauntlet Hellfire (Muscle) – 30% off
Enus Windsor Drop (Coupe) – 30% off
Progen GP1 (Super) – 30% off
Vysser Neo (Sports) – 30% off
Stock up to defend yourself against whatever mayhem inevitably lurks around every corner by visiting the Gun Van. Check out the roster of weapon discounts, including 50% off the Assault Shotgun. For GTA+ Members, the Widowmaker is 30% off.
New Season Includes 25 Additional Tracks and More Content, Paving the Way for Future Console Release
Sydney, Australia — March 31st, 2023 — Today, Ubisoft announced the new Trackmania® season: the Spring 2023 campaign, available for free from April 1st. With this new campaign, players will get access to new tracks and content, in-game improvements and more:
The Spring 2023 campaign offers 25 new tracks to race and 100 additional medals to earn for free. Creativity and fun is the motto of the season, with welcoming tracks designed for future console players.
Players will get a chance to unlock a new evolutive Prestige Skin by beating the campaign and Track Of The Day medals.
150+ new blocks will be available in the track editor allowing new design possibilities for creative players.
In-game improvements will allow players to choose the morphology of their driver in the garage, plus a new club creation UI has been created alongside a new reporting tool.
Competition and ranking system are at the heart of Trackmania: every player from the current Winter 2023 campaign will receive trophies according to their final rank in the campaign and in Matchmaking. The best Trackmania World Tour teams from the Winter season Matchmaking standings will earn points to qualify for the World Championship.
For more information about Trackmania®, please visit trackmania.com.
About Ubisoft Nadeo
Founded in 2000 and acquired by Ubisoft in 2009, Ubisoft Nadeo is the creator of TrackMania®, the cult multiplayer car racing video game, and Shootmania®, the FPS for everyone. The studio has won acclaim for the quality of its innovative technology, which offers a thrilling online gaming experience, based on competitive game modes and players’ creativity, on PC, and consoles and in virtual reality. Ubisoft Nadeo’s games bring together more than 43 million players.
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 2021–22 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2,129 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.
SWORD ART ONLINE Last Recollection, the brand-new title of the Sword Art Online series, releasing this year, on October 6th, shows glimpses of the battle gameplay, and the gloomy atmosphere in which the game’s story is set.
All things seem bleak and hopeless for Kirito and friends, but they will not give up! And this trailer reveals the Fire Goddess Ignia and the Wind Goddess Aeria, embodied respectively by Lisbeth and Silica, joining the Goddesses Stacia, Solus and Terraria in the fight against Vecta, the God of Darkness.
Battles will get more intense than ever with cooperation: players will be able to command their party members to attack, dodge, use a special skill, leaving no rest and surrounding the enemy!
SWORD ART ONLINE Last Recollection is set to release on October 6th, 2023, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
