LOS ANGELES – January 31, 2023 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, launches a new game update for The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross featuring exclusive story-based content, Ragnarok Chapter 6. Starting today, players can experience an original story, a newly added character, beast battle, events, and more.

The Ragnarok Chapter 6 game update travels to the world of Norse mythology. Players will experience several exciting stories including encounters with the Dvergrs that dwell in Nidavellir, battle against Art of War Tyr, and more. Artifact Cards, Diamonds, and growth materials are rewarded by clearing the chapter.

In addition, a total of 4 new Holy Relics are added including Holy Relics for Fairy King Harlequin, Fraudrin of ‘Selflessness’, Melascula of ‘Faith’, and Zeldris of ‘Piety’.

A new Demonic Beast Battle Nidhoggr is now available where players engage in a fight against the colossal dragon Nidhoggr while riding on a large airship. The battle includes 3 phases where the goal is to decrease the Demon Gauge. Materials for Holy Relics can be earned upon clearing.  3 out of 4 new Holy Relics such as Fraudrin of ‘Selflessness’, Melascula of ‘Faith’, and Zeldris of ‘Piety’ can be obtained upon clearing Demonic Beast Battle Nidhoggr.

To celebrate this game update, players can participate in several new events and obtain special rewards:

• Ragnarok Special Pick-up Draw: Players can earn the newly added hero [Spellbinding Queen] Goddess of Beauty Freyja as well as other Ragnarok heroes included in the draw line-up. An SSR hero is guaranteed at 300 mileages and [Spellbinding Queen] Goddess of Beauty Freyja guaranteed at 600 mileages.
• Ragnarok Special Check-in Event: Upon check-in, rewards and materials needed to create one Holy Relic will be provided during a 14 day-period.
• Ragnarok Bingo Event: Players obtain event items playing Bingo including a costume for new hero Freyja, Ragnarok Artifact Card Pack, and growth materials.
• Step-up Mission Event: Ragnarok Card Pack and growth materials can be earned upon clearing the mission of each step.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross brings the riveting story and adventures of [The Seven Deadly Sins] into a turn-based RPG mobile gaming with dynamic combat and breathtaking animations. The continent of Britannia is brought to life with the cast of the original Japanese voice actors reprising their characters in high-resolution 3D animated cutscenes. Strategiz by combining the unique skills of [The Seven Deadly Sins] characters to take down bosses or in PVP mode and even dress up the characters in exclusive outfits and new accessories through regular updates.

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.

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About Netmarble Corporation

Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Marvel Future Revolution, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and MARVEL Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com

Rated E10+ on PC/Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One

WHAT :   Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, a 4v1 hunt or haunt action-packed video game from the asymmetrical multiplayer experts at IllFonic, is releasing the first DLC on January 31, 2023. This packed DLC is FREE with the purchase of the original game available on PC/Epic Games Store, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One for $39.99.

DLC Highlights:

• The Facility, New Map. The Facility closed for good in the late 1980s and has been recently purchased by a private investor group, who have plans to renovate and reopen the facility. Unfortunately for them, it’s being plagued by ghostly activity, and construction crews refuse to enter this haunted health center. Design Director, Jordan Mathewson shares what makes playing this map unique, “This job location [map] is clearly worn by time which gives players a unique feeling compared to our previous job locations [maps]. Construction workers are civilians and have begun a restoration of this facility that has uncovered why it was abandoned in the first place. Varied corridors combined with medium-sized rooms are built stacked up to provide a unique, more intimate gameplay experience with a creepier aesthetic. There will be some interesting ways to utilize these new areas in this map to each player’s, Ghostbuster or Ghost, advantage.” 

• New Ghost Type – Glutton which includes Muncher plus two additional variants. Immediately recognizable, Muncher, is a fan-favorite and the most requested Ghost IllFonic has received. If you are a haunting enthusiast, then you will not be disappointed to get your hands on this mischievous Ghost Type in game. 

• Firehouse Additions. Players will see new character customization options, gear like the Belt Gizmo and Disruptor Pylon, along with improvements to gear attachments, and more. 

• Game Play. The team has been hard at work making improvements to game matchmaking. All bots in the game have also been improved, those haunting you and those helping you bust ghosts.

Remember, IllFonic plans to release similar DLC Drops each quarter of 2023 for free, in addition to the continued Quality of Life patches supporting Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed.  

WHO :      Want to interview the people who helped make it happen: 

• Charles Brungardt, IllFonic CEO & Co-Founder 
• Jared Gerritzen, IllFonic Chief Creative Officer
• Joshua Gertz, IllFonic Vice President of Production
• Sophia Leader, IllFonic Audio Lead 

WHEN :    Tuesday, January 31, 2023, EMBARGO lifts at 8 a.m. PT. 

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed can be purchased at: 

  Epic Games Store, PlayStation Store, Xbox Marketplace   

This game has full crossplay support. 

For more information please visit www.GhostbustersSU.com and 

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Additional Game Information:

In Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Ray and Winston open the Firehouse to you and the next generation of Ghostbusters. This asymmetrical game of hide and seek, is a 4v1 setup where players will either play as part of a team of new Ghostbusters or a singular Ghost. This title not only allows players to enjoy the game solo or with up to four friends, but will also have an online and offline single-player mode available in the form of AI assisted play. Most importantly the more you play a story will unravel (with cutscenes.) Whether hunting or haunting, the game is easy to learn and fun to master!  

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed has all the iconic gear and gadgets, from Proton Packs to PKE Meters and Ghost Traps, that fans would expect and new gamers to the universe will enjoy when playing as a Ghostbuster. In addition, many will recognize the Firehouse and Ray’s Occult Books that act as the game’s hub. This is where players will choose missions, customize their characters, practice firing their particle throwers, and explore all there is to learn. And yes, you will hear the original film actors reprising their roles as Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore, along with some new friends!

Game Details – 

• As a Ghostbuster – Be one of the four proton pack wielding Ghostbusters and attempt to catch a Ghost haunting unique locations with your trusty ghost trap and tools.  Use the P.K.E. Meter to sniff out rifts that act as the Ghost’s spawn points and destroy them with your Proton Pack’s particle thrower before the Ghost completes their haunt. As players progress, they will unlock cosmetics and upgrades for both Ghostbusters and Ghosts to evolve their gameplay experiences. The look and feel will deliver to fans an immersive experience in the universe, allowing them to play out their Ghostbusting fantasies. 

• As the Ghost – Ghosts have multiple abilities in their arsenal, like possessing objects, of course sliming, and more, that make haunting all the various locations a blast to play. Choose from up to five Ghosts with unique skills, ultimate abilities, and commendable minions fueled by ectoplasm. Fly around public locations and possess an inordinate amount of inanimate objects to evade pursuing Ghostbusters. Frighten citizens until they flee in fear, prank unsuspecting Ghostbusters, and hide your rifts to spawn safely in case you get trapped.

• Locations – Explore multiple unique locations including, a museum, winter lodge, docked ship, multi-leveled prison, and an active brewery. Complete challenges, customize your Ghostbuster and Ghosts, and locate hidden spores, mold, and fungus to gain access to more unlockables. 

• Game Tip – As you play more, a story arc unveils itself. Follow the requests of Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore to uncover cutscenes that build to an exciting conclusion! Yes, it’s multiplayer with more…

Ghostbusters TM & © 2023 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

Game software excluding Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. elements: ©2023 IllFonic, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Developed by IllFonic, Inc. IllFonic® and the IllFonic Logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of IllFonic, Inc. throughout the world.

*Internet connection required for online multiplayer.

The super-soothing simulator is now available on PlayStation 4|5 and Nintendo Switch alongside a free TOMB RAIDER-themed Special Pack

SYDNEY (1^st February, 2023) – Square Enix Collective and FuturLab are excited to announce that PlayStation4 (PS4™), PlayStation5 (PS5™) and Nintendo Switch players are now invited to join the millions of people already defeating the dirt covering Muckingham in POWERWASH SIMULATOR on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC via Steam^® and Windows 10, and with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.

As a thank-you for all the support for the game from the community, FuturLab, Square Enix, and Crystal Dynamics are delighted to release a free* TOMB RAIDER Special Pack for PowerWash Simulator players on all platforms, which adds the iconic Croft Manor and its grounds as a new environment for a range of new cleaning duty adventures.

Watch the launch trailer here

“We’re thrilled to be able to bring PowerWash Simulator to the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch consoles,” said Chris Mehers, COO FuturLab. “Our community have been such a wonderful support, so we are delighted to give them such an iconic IP like TOMB RAIDER to wash!” 

“The PowerWash community have really blown us away with their love for the game from day one,” said Phil Elliott, head of publishing label Square Enix Collective. “With help from the awesome folks at Crystal Dynamics, the TOMB RAIDER Special Pack is a great way for us to say thank you!”

And there’s more to celebrate with today’s launch as the game’s publisher, Square Enix Ltd. Has announced earlier today; that the FINAL FANTASY VII team is collaborating with FuturLab and Square Enix Collective to combine the super-soothing fun of POWERWASH SIMULATOR with the gritty yet gripping world of one of FINAL FANTASY’s most unforgettable installments.

Free DLC requires access to the paid base POWERWASH SIMULATOR game.

About FuturLab

FuturLab is an award-winning game studio based in Brighton, UK. FuturLab has developed and published remarkable games on PC and console since 2003. The game studio is best known for Velocity 2X, Tiny Trax, Mini-Mech Mayhem and Peaky Blinders: Mastermind and now, PowerWash Simulator.

About TOMB RAIDER

The TOMB RAIDER videogame franchise, which recently celebrated its 25^th anniversary, includes more than 20 video games, is loved by more than 160 million people around the world according to a May 2022 survey, and has sold over 95 million copies since the first entry was released in 1996. The franchise’s popularity has exploded into a series of blockbuster films based on the original Tomb Raider game and 2013 reboot. Its protagonist Lara Croft has been a contemporary global icon for over two decades and was listed as one of TIME Magazine’s 15 Most Influential Video Game Characters of All Time. The most recent “Survivor Trilogy,” comprised of Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015), and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018), garnered more than 200 “Best of” awards and nominations, and chronicles Lara Croft’s remarkable origin story. All of this continues to make TOMB RAIDER a destination brand for adventure entertainment.

About Crystal Dynamics

Crystal Dynamics has developed and published more than 30 games during its award-winning, 30-year adventure. Some of the company’s beloved franchises include Legacy of Kain and TOMB RAIDER, which has sold more than 95 million copies worldwide. TOMB RAIDER’s protagonist, the hero Lara Croft, has been a cultural icon for more than 25 years, appearing in more than 20 games, and has made an indelible mark on virtually every facet of entertainment. In addition to its headquarters in San Mateo, California, Crystal Dynamics has two additional studios: Crystal Northwest in Bellevue, Washington, and Crystal Southwest in Austin, Texas.

Crystal Dynamics’ website can be found at https://crystald.com/

About Square Enix Collective

Square Enix Collective® is a London-based division of Square Enix Ltd. The Square Enix Collective® programme was launched in 2014 to assist indie game developers build community awareness for hundreds of games pitches and has helped teams to raise in excess of $1.2 million via Kickstarter campaigns. Square Enix Collective® has now published and distributed a range of indie titles since April 2016 and is on the look-out for great new projects and talented teams to work with globally – whether it’s publishing support for a development that’s already funded, or investment to help the creation of a game.

About Square Enix Ltd.

Square Enix Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes, and licenses SQUARE ENIX and TAITO branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix group of companies. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 173 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST, which has sold over 85 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at https://square-enix-games.com/”About Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

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POWERWASH SIMULATOR 2021, 2022, 2023 FuturLab Limited. All Rights Reserved. Published by Square Enix Limited. Developed by FuturLab Limited. PowerWash Simulator is a registered trademark of FuturLab Limited. SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, SQUARE ENIX COLLECTIVE, and the SQUARE ENIX COLLECTIVE logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, CRYSTAL NORTHWEST, CRYSTAL SOUTHWEST, TOMB RAIDER, LARA CROFT, and LEGACY OF KAIN are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Crystal Dynamics group of companies. FINAL FANTASY VII 1997, 2020 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA/ROBERTO FERRARI. FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark or trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Midgar is a trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. “STEAM” and Steam logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.  “PlayStation” and “PS5” are a registered trademark or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.  “Nintendo Switch” is a trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

IT’S YOUR TURN TO GET INTO THE RING AS CRUNCHYROLL GAMES AND CAPCOM ANNOUNCE STREET FIGHTER: DUEL

Throwdown with the First-Ever Street Fighter Mobile RPG this February; Pre-registration Campaign Begins Today in Australia and New Zealand with Rewards for Future World Warriors

Melbourne, Australia (Feb 1, 2023) – Crunchyroll Games, the interactive division of the global leader in anime, is launching Street Fighter: Duel, the franchise’s first RPG, on Mobile iOS and Android. Pre-registration is now open in Australia and New Zealand,  the United States, Canada, and select European countries, including the United Kingdom. Each pre-registered world warrior adds to the total free in-game currencies gifted to players when the game launches this February—full details are available on the Official Website. Fans ready to level up and throw fireballs with Ryu and Chun-Li can pre-register on Google Play and Apple Store.

“Street Fighter has been an iconic game for generations, and we know anime fans love to go on exciting adventures with beloved characters,” said Terry Li, General Manager of Crunchyroll Games and Senior Vice President of Emerging Business, Crunchyroll. “We’re excited to collaborate with Capcom to bring Street Fighter: Duel and its incredible roster of iconic fighters to anime and gaming fans alike.” 

Are you ready to duel it out in the world of Street Fighter? Be prepared to travel the globe to recruit and level up iconic characters from across the Street Fighter series. With a team of champions, players will throw down in beautifully animated 2D brawls on all-new and iconic stages from Street Fighter’s past to take down Seth and the Shadaloo’s army of mech clones in an extensive story mode.

Street Fighter: Duel is a new take on the famed franchise with features and gameplay mechanics for new, returning and long-time fans:

• Collect more than 40 fan-favorite characters, including Ryu, Akuma, Chun-Li, Cammy and more.

• Build a team of three fighters from across the Street Fighter franchise and level them up to unleash devastating combos and signature abilities.

• Create your own experience! Strategize with real-time RPG combat or turn on auto-battle to lightning kick your way through encounters with the Shadaloo.

• It’s not Street Fighter without head-to-head action. Jump on online and use your team of champions to duel it out with other players.

• Unlock character skins exclusive to Street Fighter: Duel, putting a fresh spin on beloved Street Fighter characters with new skins dropping all the time.

Game Details:

Title: Street Fighter: Duel
Genre: Fighter RPG
Platforms: Mobile Devices (iOS, Android)
Launch: February 2023
Price: Free (In-App Purchases)

About Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles and manga publishing.

Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.

The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.

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You Are The Galactic Fist of Humanity. Knuckle Up!

The Superhero Action RPG Superfuse arrives in Early Access today 

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – January 31, 2022 – Godlike publisher Raw Fury, and cosmic developer Stitch Heads, are excited to announce that Superfuse, their all-action Superhero RPG, has released today on Steam Early Access priced at $24.99/€24.99/£20.99.

The Early Access release trailer can be viewed here

Superfuse is a comic-book infused Action RPG set on the mining asteroid Eros, a far flung outpost in the galaxy after the Earth has been abandoned by mankind, where you take on the role of an Enforcer – humanity’s super-powered protectors. Play as one of three classes – the Berserker, Elementalist, or the Technomancer – in either the single-player campaign or in co-op mode for up to four players, as you attempt to hold back a tide of terrifying, mysterious creatures dubbed “The Corruption”.

Featuring a unique set of skills and talent trees, Superfuse has an in-depth hyper-tailored skill system – known as Fuses – enabling players to create and refine their character’s skillsets to a high level of individuality. Every character will play differently in Superfuse.

Key Features

• Hyper customizable skill trees – Pick your class then apply ‘fuses’ to your powers to create an array of unique skills. Strategically reallocate and redesign your powers to counter powerful enemies based on their set-up for maximum effectiveness.
• Loot – Optimize your unique, perfect superhero with powerful weapons, hi-tech armour, and boosters. Collect a huge amount of different types of loot with randomized stats to make your hero more powerful.
• Online multiplayer – Build a superhero for online four-player PvE drop in/out co-op campaign. Mix and match your classes to create the perfect superteam.
• Play Solo – play the campaign solo offline or online.
• Procedurally generated as well as handcrafted levels – Never fight down the same path twice with levels that reshape themselves every time you play.
• Fully voiced, story-driven campaign – Player characters and NPC’s are brought to vivid life by the voice talents of award-winning actors including Eli Harris.
• Award Winning Composer – Music by award-winning composer Michael McCann (Deux Ex, Borderlands 3)
• End Game – Head to the solar map and take on various procedurally generated contracts for greater challenges. High-level enemies carry the shiniest loot of all.

Superfuse is available on Steam

For everything else on the game, visit www.superfusegame.com or head to the community Discord channel at https://discord.com/invite/superfuse

About Stitch Heads

Stitch Heads is a game development studio founded in 2015 and based in Breda, the Netherlands. We are a team of around 30 developers with a mission to deliver well-designed, polished and highly enjoyable entertainment experiences with deep worlds and beautiful art. We’re currently working on making Superfuse – our most ambitious project yet – a reality.

About Raw Fury

Raw Fury is a self-proclaimed (un)publisher of games – what we mean by this is that we care about experience and emotions above all. Founded in 2015 by Jonas Antonsson, Gordon Van Dyke, and David Martinez, Raw Fury focuses on helping developers make magic.

New Trailer Showcasing the Locales of Ashihara Where Players will Spend Their August

UK, London – 31 January 2023 – Marvelous Europe today announced that upcoming narrative-driven, time-traveling RPG, Loop8: Summer of Gods, will release on June 6, 2023 for the Nintendo Switch™ system, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Windows PC via Steam.

To coincide with the announcement, a new video tour of Ashihara circa August 1983, the fateful month over which the game takes place, is now available to watch. Ashihara and its residents hold many mysteries for players to discover, all while they defend the town from the ever-present threat of the monstrous Kegai.

Loop8: Summer of Gods is available for physical pre-purchase for consoles through the Marvelous Europe website at participating retailers for a RRP of €49.99/£44.99. Details on digital availability will be shared at a later date.

A coming-of-age adventure, Loop8: Summer of Gods follows protagonist Nini and his classmates as they try to defeat the Kegai, demonic entities who have forced humanity to the brink of extinction. Raised on a failed space station known as “Hope,” Nini returns to Earth to spend his summer in Ashihara, one of humanity’s last remaining sanctuaries. Gifted with “Demon Sight,” Nini can use his special connection to the gods to reset the world, with each loop allowing him and his allies to relive the 8th month over and over until they get it right…or the Kegai overwhelm them entirely.

Developed by SIEG Games and published by Marvelous Europe and XSEED Games, Loop8: Summer of Gods will release on Windows PC via Steam, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch™ system on June 6, 2023. The title has been rated PEGI 12, USK 12, ACB PG. More information about Loop8: Summer of Gods can be found on the Marvelous Europe website at www.marvelouseurope.com or @marvelouseurope across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.

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 the beloved Story of Seasons (known as Harvest Moon prior to 2013) 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.

For more information about Marvelous Europe, please visit www.marvelouseurope.com. Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.

Virtual reality developer Digital Lode and publisher Tripwire Presents are proud to announce the release of the latest update for Espire 2, the award-winning stealth action title critics are lauding as a “must play” and Meta Quest players are calling “a VR love letter to stealth games.” The update, which is available now, introduces public matchmaking for the first time, delivering on the most requested feature from the Espire 2 community to-date. Following today’s update, it’s never been easier to find fellow agents to experience everything the Espire 2 Co-op Campaign has to offer.

In addition, Digital Lode is excited to announce that Espire 2 is now available in the limited-time Sneak and Destroy Duo Pack alongside After the Fall by Vertigo Games. Players can find these two amazing VR games in this special collection at a 27% discount for $50.99USD on the Meta Store.

Today’s public matchmaking update for Espire 2 marks yet another major milestone completed as part of Digital Lode and Tripwire Presents’ commitment to continued support, delivering significant and notable improvements for the Espire 2 community in 2023 as outlined in the Espire 2 public roadmap.

Espire 2 Public Roadmap Highlights Include:

• Espire Ops: New single-player levels with weekly developer-set challenges
• Public Co-Op: Find public co-op games with fellow operatives when your friends aren’t online
• Co-Op Missions: More Co-op missions are in the works. In addition, players can expect a new hardcore difficulty setting for singleplayer and Co-Op Campaigns
• New VR Platforms: Espire 2 is coming to new virtual reality platforms. We are in the early stages of development and will have more to announce in 2023
• Skins: In response to this top request from players, Digital Lode will also introduce unlockable frame skins & weapon variants

Out now for the Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro platforms, Espire 2 combines the tactical precision of modern stealth titles with the unprecedented immersion of VR, further expanding upon the genre-defining experience of its critically acclaimed predecessor. 

For more information on Digital Lode and to stay up to date on the latest news for Espire 2, be sure to visit the official website

For more information on Tripwire Presents please visit their official website and follow them on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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Developer Cyborn Responds to Amazing Fan Feedback

In training to become an agent of the mighty and feared Order of Objectivity, better known as the OOO, Hubris transports players to the Twin planet system as they shoot, swim, climb and jump their way through the harsh, alien environment in an adventure critics are already branding as “exactly the kind of game VR needs”.

Antwerp, Belgium, Tuesday 31st January 2023 – 3D animation and VR specialist Cyborn is eager to confirm that  Hubris, the studio’s VR action-adventure designed to drive the genre forward, has received its first major update since launch.

Available today, the update includes improved combat – with a wider variation of enemies and improved AI, better gun aiming, and an alternative fire mode to make the shotgun more unique and useful. Players will now also find they require less resources to upgrade guns as well as auto gun-load whillst speed swapping between guns. In addition, the update also unlocks an overhauled menu system with more options to alter the graphical settings and gameplay in general and an option to disable gameplay hints. 

In short, it’s a response to the feedback received from Hubris’ amazing player base so far, with developer Cyborn confirming it’s also added localisation for Chinese and Dutch, once again thanks to feedback from fans.

“This is not the last update we’ll be pushing out for Hubris,” confirms Ives Agemans, CEO and Game Director at Cyborn. “We’ve got a few more changes still in the pipeline that will be made available to all later this year, one of them being ambient music.

“We are glad so many enthusiastic players are willing to support us as a studio and are willing to contribute with suggestions and help us further push Hubris.”

Hubris, which is available to download on Steam, stands as a VR action-adventure game set in an absorbing and mystical Universe. Deployed as a recruit of the Order of Objectivity (or OOO for short), players will find themselves stepping out onto the Twin planet system to search for agent Cyana. Survival in Hubris comes down to shooting, swimming, climbing, and jumping your way through a hostile world in the midst of being terraformed. 

Developer Cyborn set out to deliver immersive 3D graphics and motion capture, with Hubris comprising of a blend of visuals, sound, and technology formulated to produce unforgettable and engaging worlds. The end result is a captivating adventure specifically designed from the ground up for VR platforms, allowing players to move around its environment in an all-encompassing, engaging manner.

The full patch notes are detailed below. Hubris is available on Desktop VR platforms for €39.99/£34.99/$39.99. Meta Quest 2, PlayStation®VR2, and some other unannounced platforms will be available later in 2023. Cyborn can also announce the game is currently available with a 25% discount for a limited period in order to celebrate the new update.

Gameplay:

• Made all upgrades about 10 resources points cheaper per resource, making gun upgrades a lot more accessible.
• Rebalanced salvage materials to lessen the grind of searching and dematerializing.
• Lucia’s (Drone) hints can now be toggled on or off in the gameplay menu.
• Drone detection ability has been increased in the Terraformer Interior to make them more aggressive in instanced where they would hang just outside of action range from the player.
• The hoverbike can now be boosted with a single trigger press, instead of using both triggers.
• The UI for all menu’s including start-up config has been revamped to be more user friendly and clear.
• Loft juicer and food printer now works faster and smoother. The animation times and audio are cut so the player can insert all ingredients without pause.
• Made some UI interaction on start-up clearer.
• We passed over some dialogue to make them snappier. This was done blending certain animations and shaving some frames of others.
• Fixed some dialogues triggering out of order in the SPI printer flow.
• Added safety to soldering tool to make sure it’s always in place in the metro.
• Did a pass on the Lucia drone movement to avoid clipping.
• Underwater reactor in the SPIA can now be grabbed correctly.
• Did a collision pass. Added collision to meshes where the player could still clip through.
• Fixed hard locks in the tutorial when changing key bindings on certain buttons in SteamVR.
• Wack now waits for the player before talking at the beginning of the terraformer interior.
• The hooverbike now correctly stops and crashes when falling through gaps.
• The debris at the end of the tunnel now correctly collides with the hooverbike.
• Drones now have collision as well.
• Players will respawn with a minimum of 25 percent hp. This way a ill-timed autosave with 5 percent health and no healing items should be less punishing.
• Added extra Bhaptics calls in the ending scenes.
• Slice no kills the player when slicing right through.
• Added option to disable all screen shaking.
• Pistol can now be fired as fast as you can pull the trigger.
• Drones will now correctly respawn in the pillarforrest.
• Containers on elevators now ease in and out when moving them.
• The shotgun can now hit flying rocks and the shield generator.
• All guns now have laser sights activated when grabbing them two-handed.
• The pistol now has an accurate visor.
• The burstguns’ holographic dot is now also accurate.
• Added “without dying” to the “Speedy apprentice” and “License to speed” achievements to make clear that they need to be achieved in one run without dying.
• Chapter selection is now available. Unlocking the previous act after it has been completed.

Stability & Performance:

• Level streaming has been further optimized to prevent falling through the level.
• Fixed not being able to jump near a moving elevator when not in the elevator.
• Fixed certain particle effects not showing due to optimisation.
• Fixed particle effects not being destroyed.
• Added particles optimizations across the board.
• Disabling Mirror display will now correctly disable the view instead of showing the last frame.
• Added option to tweak ambient occlusion shadow generation, fixing the double vision issue on the Index.
• Thicksacks now have the correct collision applied during their destruction animation and when destroyed.
• Bhaptics implementation has been migrated to SDK2.
• Fixed object physics bugging out when thrown in the chasm in the cave of the waterpond.
• Fixed Post processing effect not going away on respawn in SPIA.
• Fixed doors at the  end of the tutorial not being closed correctly on respawn.
• Fixed Lucia Drone lights already being on before the player fixed the drone.
• Fixed gun grab animations still showing without gun after respawn.
• Fixed health bar visual incorrectly showing full health after respawn.
• Fixed mines correctly despawning and deactivating in the cyanpump and metro levels.
• Improved performance in cyanpump.
• Provided a fall back for the arm IK’s in case the tensorflow libraries are removed from the game files.
• Shield now correctly show (or don’t show) and reload in the cyanpump after respawning.
• Tweaked lucia drone flying very close to the elevators.
• Loading the first tutorial save now correctly hides the new game button.
• Prevented accidental overlap of the metro level trigger when running around the SPIA.
• Slice now has better collision in the cyancave.
• Changing sharpness now correctly remembers the setting in the menu.
• Screen shake now doesn’t carry over in the pause menu.
• Squidprinter now loads correctly being closed at first.

Animations:

• Added general optimization and polish pass on animations.
• Hand grabbing animations have been improved on certain meshes.
• Fixed mismatches between the character animations and the voices.
• Fixed some characters not being aligned on the floor.
• Fixed trooper carrier in the pillarforrest being visible before the animation triggers.
• Fixed Cyana’s hands clipping through the bed in the loft.
• Wack now doesn’t get stuck in the terraformer reactor anymore.
• Tweaked drone positioning in hangar interior to be in front of Wack when the speak to each other.

Visuals:

• Fixed stretching algae.
• Fixed visual bug where object looked see-through when held in the sun with the inventory opened.
• Fixed medkit glasses overlay effect being visible in the menu.
• Fixed positioning of decals in the control room sequence of the terraformer.
• Fixed large drone smoke lodding.
• Fixed repairgun particles showing in the middle of the metro level.
• Fixed Wacks holo being gone after loading.
• Uron shadows now disappear faster when they’re vaporized.
• Fixed floor texture lodding issues in pillar forrest.
• Fixed loft holograms rendering layers.
• Adjusted death overlay effect.
• Increased lighting arc resolution on the Uron Shield generator.
• Wack’s holo in the SPI is now angled less awkwardly towards him.
• Optimized and fade in/out Giant Uronship beam trail.
• Centered some UI elements.
• Sparks now collide correctly with the floor.
• Tweaked Tyrim’s ambient occlusion.
• Fixed set dress not aligning on the floor in SPIA

Audio:

• Added surface hitting sounds to all objects.
• Tweaked volume of a whole bunch of sounds and dialogues to be more clear. 
• Fixed some sounds that got mixed up.
• Fixed Slice being broken audio.
• Added new audio to the credits.
• Fixed juiceprinter audio mismatch.
• Fixed printer audio stopping too soon when removing tubes.

Localisation

• Added Dutch, Czech and Chinese subtitles and localisation.
• Added missing menu and UI localisation.
• The contamination breach voice in tunnels B now has subtitles.
• Split subtitles to have less text cover the image at one time.

About Cyborn
Cyborn is a 3D animation, app, and game studio based in Antwerp Belgium. Due to years of experience and innovation – in combination with a multi-talented team of developers, artists, animators, and engineers – the studio is capable of creating AAA quality film/series, VR, and game productions.

London (January 31, 2023) In an exhilarating finale, Mouz became the first winners of the Street Fighter™ League Pro-Europe 2022. The match against BMS was the culmination of weeks of intense rivalry between the continent’s best Street Fighter™ V Champion Edition players.

Watch the finale on YouTube

Following the success of the US and Japanese leagues, which have been running since 2018 and 2020 respectively, publisher Capcom launched its Street Fighter League Pro in Europe in October 2022. The championship, which pitted 24 of the region’s best players against each other in a four-person team tournament, ended with Mouz taking the victory and becoming the first ever European champions.

Mouz have now earned a spot to compete against the best SFL US and SFL Japan teams in the Street Fighter League World Championship 2022, taking place on Feb. 17-18 at the ninth annual Capcom Cup in Los Angeles. A total cash prize of $150,000 will be divided between the winners and finalists of the competition.

“The level of competition in SFL was extremely high” Said Mouz Captain Problem X. “I could not be happier with the performance of my team. I’m very pleased to have won the first SFL in Europe whilst representing Mousesports!”

You can see all previous matches from the Street Fighter League Pro-Europe 2022 on the CapcomFighters YouTube channel.

More information on the Street Fighter League Pro-Europe 2022 can be found at capcomprotour.com

For the latest Street Fighter news check out StreetFighter.com.

About Capcom

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

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