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THE FIRST MAJOR BOXING GAME IN A DECADE LAUNCHES INTO STEAM EARLY ACCESS on January 31

The authentic boxing experience will feature an awesome roster of licensed fighters including Tyson Fury, Canelo Alvarez and Katie Taylor.

Sydney, Australia, January 13th 2023Steel City Interactive (SCI) is proud to announce the Early Access start for Undisputed, the first major boxing title in a decade. Undisputed aims to be the most authentic boxing experience to date and will enter the Early Access phase on Steam on January 31st, 2023 (February 1st, 2023 AEDT)

Undisputed packs a punch with stunning visuals, a revolutionary footwork system and deep strategy. With over 60 different punches, voiceovers from legendary referees and commentators and support from the world of boxing, Undisputed intends to live up to its name and become the king of boxing games.

For the Early Access phase, the game will feature a roster of over 50 playable characters including Tyson Fury, Canelo Alvarez, Deontay Wilder, Katie Taylor and a fully-fledged women’s division across 6 unique fight locations, including a large arena, and Coldwell’s gym. Players can enjoy Undisputedoffline against friends or AI opponents or they can go online to compete for a place on the leaderboards.

To ensure true authenticity of Undisputed, Sheffield-based developer Steel City Interactive is partnering with all the heavy-weight brands in boxing, including the World Boxing Council, the British Boxing Board of Control, Empire and many more.

Key Features:

  • Revolutionary footwork mechanics, including a Loose Movement modifier to help players move around the ring with ease.
  • More than 60 individual punches. Players can punch from multiple angles and directions. Feint to set up a trap and counter.
  • All the tools needed to be a defensive wizard. Players can slip punches, weave, dodge and block.
  • Physics-driven interactions – punches can sometimes go around or even through the guard.
  • Up close and personal inside fighting like never before.

Players wanting to step into the ring can do so by signing up for the Early Access via the UndisputedSteam page here.

​For more information about Undisputed, please visit press.plaion.com or https://playundisputed.com/

#BecomeUndisputed

About Steel City Interactive

Sheffield-based Steel City Interactive (SCI) was founded in 2020 by Ash Habib, along with his brothers Asif and Asad. Formed around the idea of creating the first major, new boxing game in over a decade. The rapidly growing studio now employs 34 people and has partnerships with the world of boxing’s leading companies including the WBC, Ring Magazine, CompuBox, BoxRec and many other prestigious boxing organisations. During development SCI has created innovative, proprietary technology to bring the world of boxing to life like never before.

About PLAION
PLAION is a leading independent developer and producer of games and entertainment products, with ten 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.

New from GTA Online: Los Santos Drug Wars – Introducing the Gun Van, Railgun, The First Dose Hard Mode, and much more

Discover the New Gun Van and Bolster Your Arsenal at Unregulated PricesPick up the Railgun, Earn Rare Rewards on First Dose Missions in Hard Mode, Fight Dirty in the Community Series, and More

If there’s one thing people talk about when it comes to living in Los Santos, it’s the necessity for access to high-grade weaponry. Enter the Gun Van, a Vapid Speedo filled with a weekly rotating inventory of top-of-the-line weapons, ammunition, and armor.

Unlike its more regulated competitor, Ammu-Nation, all items in the Gun Van are sold at discounted rates and without the formality of Rank requirements. Due to this gray-market status, the Speedo must move regularly to avoid attracting too much attention.

The elusive Railgun is now available in GTA Online. Seek out the Gun Van to procure this powerful new weapon, and benefit from discounts on an array of armaments, including 45% off the Compact EMP Launcher. See below for this week’s inventory:

Railgun | Combat Shotgun | Assault Shotgun | SMG | Assault Rifle | Heavy Sniper | Compact EMP Launcher | RPG | Knife | Baseball Bat | Molotovs | Proximity Mines | Grenades

GTA+ Members can enjoy even steeper discounts across many of the above items — including an exclusive 50% discount on the Combat Shotgun — plus acquire exclusive weapon tints and finishes.

Hard Mode Event: The First Dose

Helping Dax and the Fooliganz regain their foothold in the criminal ecosystem of Los Santos is no small feat. That’s why First Dose missions are paying out an extra 50% GTA$ and RP this week, and why completing these same missions on the newly available Hard difficulty setting is doling out rare and hard-earned items for your collection.

The First Dose Hard Mode Event runs through February 8, so you’ll have plenty of time to get your hands on the following rewards — all delivered before February 17:

  • Green Fooliganz MTL Brickade 6×6 livery: Complete any First Dose mission on Hard difficulty
  • Safari Ranger Överflöd Entity MT livery: Complete 3 different First Dose missions on Hard difficulty
  • Speed Demon Übermacht Cypher livery: Complete any First Dose mission on Hard difficulty in less than 10 minutes
  • Kisama Drifter Annis 300R livery: Complete any First Dose mission on Hard difficulty without dying

2X GTA$ and RP on the Community Series

We’re continually astounded and amazed by the creativity of the GTA Online community. Case in point: the Community Series, consisting of some of the most inventive player-created Jobs out there.

Visit Legion Square to launch the Community Series and earn Double Rewards all week long. Plus, be sure to tag your own creations on the Rockstar Games Social Club and social platforms with #CommunitySeries for consideration. The latest additions to the Community Series include:

gokart Docks race by 0Xenox0

The Merryweather docks and the Los Santos Naval Port are usually all business and industrial run-off, but this race imagines what would happen if you let loose a fleet of Go-Karts to jostle for position between the cranes and storage crates. Madness is sure to ensue.

REDREDRED by BURNUM–DOWN

A well-engineered Team Deathmatch utilizing the latest Creator tools and balanced weaponry to cause chaos, with boosted player movement speed and just two weapons: the Precision Rifle and Automatic Shotgun. Regular kills are worth one point, while headshots are worth three.

Rapid Vapid Rally by Spitfire2205

In this Stunt Race, you’re free to pick your poison — Trophy Truck or Desert Raid — and see how they handle muddy, uphill, offroad sections as well as water hazards.

{ALEE} Maze Bank Melee by aleeenur

This Team Deathmatch features an elaborately constructed map built atop the barely recognizable spire of the Maze Bank building. Creator aleeenur of the Artemis Syndicate did an amazing job transforming a familiar landmark into something new altogether.

River-Ratfink by defryc

This short-but-sweet Stunt Race maximizes carnage and creativity by setting a pack of racecars adrift down the white-water rapids and waterfalls of the Tongva Valley. Rainy weather conditions will make this an extra slippery affair.

Stunt – Blazer Aqua by pizzaaman9780

This Stunt Race maximizes the amphibious potential of the Blazer Aqua on a track that moves from land to sea and back interchangeably. Winning will require aptitude on both sides of the shore.

= Football Deathrun = by S-PxRxE

This inspired Last Team Standing tasks one team with legging it across a soccer field, using balls as cover, to reach the goal and a supply of weapons and vehicles beneath it. Meanwhile, a team of snipers can thwart their opponents by shooting the balls at an angle, spinning them away, and leaving runners vulnerable.

Only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S

Premium Test Ride: Grotti Brioso R/A

The engineers at Hao’s Special Works refuse to settle for factory stock. This week’s Premium Test Vehicle, a Grotti Brioso R/A (Compact) with extra horsepower shoehorned under its stout bonnet, is a showcase of what aftermarket accessories can do for a sensible compact.

This Week’s HSW Time Trial

Once you’ve visited Hao at HSW, take your freshly upgraded ride for a test drive between Sandy Shores and La Puerta in this week’s HSW Time Trial.

Premium Deluxe Motorsport Showroom

Pay Simeon Yetarian a visit to get a closer look at this week’s fleet, which includes the Vapid Dominator ASP (Muscle, 30% off), Grotti Furia (Super), Declasse Drift Tampa (Sport), Enus Windsor (Coupe), and Declasse Hotring Sabre (Sport) in all their glory. Just don’t ask too many questions about their provenance — Simeon’s notoriously cagey about those details.

Luxury Auto Showroom

Visit the Luxury Autos showroom window and fog it up with bated breath while you gawk at this week’s offerings: the Dinka RT3000 (Sport, 30% off) and Truffade Nero (Super), both symbols of success and excess in their own respective lanes.

Try Out the Annis ZR350, Obey 10F, and Pfister Comet S2

If you find yourself wandering the LS Car Meet, stop by the Test Track to give this week’s selection of vehicles a spin: the Annis ZR350 (Sport), Obey 10F (Sport), and Pfister Comet S2 (Sport) are available, free of charge. Put them to the test, whether that’s a head-to-head Scramble, a race against the clock in a Time Trial, or a breezy, casual freestyle session between the painted lanes and columns.

Placing Top 3 in the LS Car Meet Series for five days in a row will be no small task, and you’ll be rewarded for rising to the occasion with the keys to a Vapid Caracara 4×4 (Off-Road), the pick-up truck with enough muscle under the hood to shoulder most other street-legal vehicles right off the road.

On The Diamond Casino Podium: Dinka Jester RR

The Diamond Casino & Resort is responsible for making as many fortunes as it’s broken, but the Lucky Wheel is a win-win-win situation — with prizes ranging from GTA$ and RP all the way to a grand prize podium vehicle. This week’s is none other than the Dinka Jester RR (Sport), a customizable coupe built to outrun the impending apocalypse.

GTA+

GTA+ Members can enjoy a suite of benefits to complement the new Los Santos Drug Wars update, including:

  • Free Acid Lab Upgrade for the new MTL Brickade 6×6 and 50% Faster Acid Production Speeds
  • A Buckingham Alpha-Z1 airplane and LSIA Hangar A17
  • 1.5X GTA$ and RP on First Dose Missions
  • 1.5X GTA$ for Payphone Hits and Assassination Bonuses
  • The Have You Seen Me? Sweater, The Red-nosed outfit, and The Nutcracker outfit
  • And much more…

For full details, visit the GTA+ website.

DISCOUNTS

Set yourself up to manufacture and supply weaponry by purchasing a Bunker and its pursuant Upgrades and Modifications — all 30% off this week.Then fill in the holes in your vehicular roster by taking advantage of discounts on the following rides:

  • Karin Previon (Coupe) – 30% off
  • Dinka RT3000 (Sport) – 30% off
  • Vapid Dominator ASP (Muscle) – 30% off
  • Karin Sultan RS (Super) – 40% off

Prime Gaming Benefits

GTA Online players who connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account with Prime Gaming before January 25 will receive the Sprunk Snowflakes Festive sweater and a lump sum of GTA$125K for playing anytime this week.

All bonus GTA$ will be deposited into your Maze Bank account within 72 hours at the start of the next weekly event. The Sprunk Snowflakes Festive Sweater will be available in your wardrobe within 10 days of the next time you log in. To ensure access to future benefits, make sure to visit Prime Gaming and sign up.
 Check Rockstar Support for details and limitations.

Rhythm Sprout Drops Sickly Beats and Bad Sweets on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Feb. 1

TRONDHEIM, Norway — January 12, 2023 — Rhythm Sprout: Sick Beats & Bad Sweets, the deliciously silly rhythm game from developer SURT and publisher tinyBuild, slices and dices its way to PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

Join the courageous Sprout, the Chosen Onion, on a whimsical quest to stop King Sugar Daddy’s Bad Sweets army from invading the mighty Vegetable Kingdom. Help restore Princess Cauliflower to power by venturing across the realm in handcrafted levels including the Winter Woods, Haunted Mansion, and Daddy’s Club, each with its own musical theme to boogie to. 

Slay beats on dance floors throughout a vibrant wacky world. Dodge, attack, and slice sugary foes to the sound of an original soundtrack featuring a cornucopia of genres like, disco, K-pop, lo-fi, EDM, metal, and more. Uncover new lands to face devilish enemies ranging from loathsome gingerbread people to wicked ice cream cones.

A wide variety of game modes, level modifiers, and high-sync beatmaps allow for endless remixed levels and hours of replayability, providing a stimulating challenge for rhythm game veterans as they master enemy attack patterns and experience new twists while replaying familiar levels. To sweeten the pot, become the freshest vegetable on the dance floor by unlocking adorable new skins to customize Sprout’s outfits and weapons.

“From hand-drawn artistry to an original soundtrack, Rhythm Sprout will delight rhythm game veterans and beginners alike with its sweet twist on the genre,” said Jon Vait, CEO at SURT. “Extensive music genres, level modifiers, and well-crafted beatmaps are brought to life to create an addicting experience that will be hard to put down.”

Rhythm Sprout: Sick Beats & Bad Sweets debuts on PlayStation 5|4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, for USD $14.99. It will support English, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Korean, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Polish, Norwegian, French, and Spanish (European and LATAM) languages.

For more information, visit the game’s official website, wishlist it on Steam, follow @RhythmSprout on Twitter and Instagram, like the game’s official Facebook page, and join the sweet adventures on Discord.

About SURT

A three-person studio for Norway, SURT originated from a desire to create wholesome experiences and fill the gaps in the industry with the games they would love to play. Rhythm Sprout: Sick Beats & Bad Sweets is their first title.

About tinyBuild

tinyBuild is a Seattle-based indie label behind the Hello Neighbor franchise and over 30 renowned titles, including Hello Neighbor, Graveyard Keeper, SpeedRunners, Happy Humble’s Burger Farm, and Party Hard. With additional development offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Belgrade, Serbia, and Riga, Latvia, tinyBuild is rapidly building a portfolio of fun, high-quality games across multiple platforms.

Retro Horror Thriller Chasing Static Creeps Onto Consoles Today

Discover the chilling truth on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S now

BRISTOL, England – Jan. 12 2022 – Chasing Static, the retro psychological horror game from the twisted minds of developer Headware Games and publisher Ratalaika Games S.L., emerges from the darkness and onto Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One today.

Chris Selwood’s return to North Wales is a somber homecoming brought on by the passing of his father. There is something strange about the rural Welsh forests, and after a terrifying run in with an unseen force, Chris finds himself thrown into a twisted vision of what was once familiar.

As something stalks Chris’ tentative steps, his only chance for finding answers lie in the pages of his late father’s journal. Brimming with cryptic notes, and hopefully a means of escaping his current nightmare, Chris must begin a journey that echoes his father’s final days.

Scan and decode the faint sounds and whispered conversations of spirits using the Frequency Displacement Monitoring Device, in haunted environments like abandoned buildings and sinister pitch black forests. Solve puzzles and uncover the clues to piece together how these wandering spirits met their demise.

Unravel an unnatural mystery from a first-person perspective complete with hi-fi sound design and full voice acting in a retro, low-poly aesthetic reminiscent of the late-90s and early-2000s survival horror classics of old with a disturbing narrative inspired by 80s Sci-Fi horror and contemporary surrealist cinema to set the stage.

“Being able to give as many people as possible the chance to experience Chasing Static is an incredible feeling I can’t describe,” said Nathan Hamley, Founder, Headware Games. “We hope that players on Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox have just as terrifying experiences as the many who played on PC did.”

Chasing Static is now available onPlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. It features English language voice acting and supports English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Japanese text. For more information on Chasing Static, please visit the game’s Steam Page and follow Headware Games on Twitter and Facebook

About Headware Games

Founded by solo developer Nathan Hamley of Bristol, England, Headware Games creates adventure games with a focus on accessibility and to experiment with interactive narrative. Chasing Static is the studio’s second title, after previously releasing Guard Duty, an innovative point-and-click adventure game played over two distinct eras of history.

For more information, please visit the Headware Games website and follow Headware Games on Twitter and Facebook.

About Ratalaika Games

Based out of Spain, Ratalaika Games is an indie developer and publisher of games for consoles and PC. Focused on helping other indie creators, the company offers console porting, localization, and promotion services to spread the word about smaller studios to gamers all over the world.

To learn more, visit the Ratalaika Games’ official website, like the Ratalaika Facebook page, and follow @RatalaikaGames on Twitter.

MARVEL FUTURE FIGHT LAUNCHES NEW UPDATE FEATURING SHADOW SHELL, WAR TIGER, AND SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) GAME CONTENT

LOS ANGELES – January 12, 2023 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, released a new game update for its blockbuster mobile RPG MARVEL Future Fight. Players can add new uniforms, explore Area 13 during Dispatch Missions, and utilize new hero tier upgrades.

In this game update, players can equip new uniforms for Shadow Shell (Moon Temple Defenders), War Tiger (Moon Temple Defenders), and Spider-Man/Miles Morales (Anniversary Special).

Sector 13 is now available at Dispatch Missions. Players can explore newly-themed areas, experience a higher degree of difficulty and obtain special rewards. Additionally, new character tier upgrades have been added for Shadow Shell (Tier-4 with new Striker Skill) and Spider-Man/Miles Morales (Tier-3 with new Ultimate Skill).

Demonstration of today’s update can be found in the official video.

MARVEL Future Fight has over 150 million players across the world with the game currently available worldwide in the App Store® and Google Play™.

For more information, please visit http://www.marvelfuturefight.com

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 Seven Knights 2, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, MARVEL Future Revolution, Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and MARVEL Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam and SpinX Games, 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

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.

For more information visit marvel.com. © 2023 MARVEL

App Store is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries.  App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.

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Create your fairytale kingdom in storybook city builder Fabledom – coming later this Spring!

Expand your kingdom, court neighboring rulers & fight to live happily ever after!

Malmö, Sweden, January 12th, 2023 – Once upon a time Indie developer Grenaa Games partnered with Dear Villagers to create a wholesome fairytale township builder. Titled Fabledom, this storybook fantasy would let players create their own little slice of paradise. This mythical game will become a reality, after taking part in the next edition of the Steam Next Festival, when it’s unearthed on Steam Early Access later this Spring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhgJjMQDmGg

Set in a storybook kingdom of trolls, knights, and princesses, Fabledom offers a warm, upbeat approach to the city builder. Create your settlement from the ground up and fill it with castles, barracks, farms, fields, houses and more. ​Customize your buildings to fit your vision ​with a range of decorations and utilities available to create the coziest, most functional village in all the land!

As with all good fairy tales, there’s something wicked on the horizon, so you’ll have to fortify your fortress and fight neighboring colonies for dominion among the realm! Assemble an army, choose your champion, and defend your kingdom against wicked neighbors and minions. Or go forth and conquer by sending your hero to fight in your name in a mighty quest to collect epic loot and gear​!

Find yourself a Prince or Princess Charming and marry for love! Or money! Diplomacy is the name of the game in feudal times, and Fabledom’s extensive negotiation mechanics let you unite for mutual interest – or clash for domination. Romance will strongly shape the way you play the game and interact with your neighbors, and every courtship brings new ways to establish your village as essential to the region​.

“With Fabledom we wanted to merge the joy of city building games with the quaint, wholesome charm of fairy tales,” said Max Nielsen, Owner/ Game Designer of Grenaa Games. “We wanted to create something laid back enough for kids and casual players to get a kick out of, while offering enough optional depth for genre veterans to sink their teeth into. We’re beyond excited to see what kinds of kingdom you all create when Fabledom launches this year!”

Fabledom really captures the voice of Dear Villagers,” said Guillaume Jamet, Head of Publishing for Dear Villagers. “It’s got villagers! It’s dear! It’s quaint and charming and cute! Even its countryside looks like rural France, not too far from where we’re based in Montpellier. When we first saw Fabledom, we couldn’t help but be delighted by it!”

For more information on Fabledom:
Wishlist Fabledom on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1651560/Fabledom/
Fabledom Linktree: https://dear.link/fabledom/
Follow Grenaa Games on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrenaaGames
Join the Grenaa Games discord server: https://discord.gg/RkdFXMSvQB
Follow Dear Villagers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DearVillagers
Follow Dear Villagers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearvillagers

About Grenaa Games
Greena Games is a brand-new studio based in Sweden. This game is their first official title and is being developed by only two people. The company hopes to make games that focus on fun and charm, that can help bring joy to people’s lives!

About Dear Villagers
Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten CityThe Dungeon of NaheulbeukScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

Judgment Day coming to World of Tanks with launch of Terminator 2 campaign

Commanders can say Hasta la Vista to Skynet in World of Tanks PC and World of Tanks Blitz

January 12th, 2023 — One of the most iconic sci-fi action films Terminator 2: Judgment Day is coming to World of Tanks PC and World of Tanks Blitz with the launch of an exclusive, limited-time collaboration this January!

From January 12th through to January 26th, World of Tanks PC players can embark on an epic journey that includes tanks, time travel and lots of molten metal. Battle Pass Special: Judgment Day is the event inspired by the blockbuster movie, with a special T-832 tank, unique decals, inscriptions with iconic phrases, 2D styles camouflages inspired by the film scenes, and four vehicle commanders directly from the Terminator 2 universe. The campaign consists of 50 stages, and everyone can participate in the event automatically, as players do not need to activate the progression like with Chapters in regular Battle Passes.

The event features the unique T-832, a Premium tank with built-in special visual effects. Born from the fires of the smelter where both T-800 and T-1000 perished, this tank has considerable combat potential. This machine will strike fear to all who encounter it on the battlefield. Tankers will also have a rare opportunity to shape their playstyle in favourite vehicles with four commanders who will speak their classic lines from the movie: Sarah Connor, John Connor, T-800, and T-1000.

Operation Hasta la Vista is already underway in World of Tanks Blitz offering players unique rewards, from a Cyborg tank with a legendary T-800 camouflage, 10 Terminator 2 movie-inspired avatars, 4 rare tank camouflages and profile background. Available until January 31, the event is based on the battle pass mechanics which consists of 60 Stages. Upon completing each stage, players will receive spectacular rewards straight from the Terminator universe.

All this is accompanied by a customized soundtrack which players will hear in World of Tanks PC and World of Tanks Blitz hangars.

For World of Tanks PC Battle Pass: Judgment Day detailed information, please visit: https://worldoftanks.com/

For World of Tanks Blitz Operation Hasta la Vista detailed information, please visit: https://wotblitz.com

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About World of Tanks PC

World of Tanks PC is the first team-based, massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to tank warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with gamers all over the world. Your arsenal includes over 600 armoured vehicles from 11 nations, carefully detailed with historical accuracy.

Official website: https://worldoftanks.asia/

About World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz is a cross-platform, free-to-play, team-based MMO action game dedicated to fierce tank combat. Available on iOS, macOS, Android, Windows 10, Steam, and Nintendo Switch, the game lets players control over 400 legendary armoured vehicles.

World of Tanks Blitz is a fun, light-hearted approach to the genre that bends the rules of reality and puts an engaging twist on tank combat. Deep mechanics and realistic physical models across both authentic and alternative historical settings, combine to create fluid gameplay and tactical diversity.

Official website: wotblitz.com

About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 16 offices around the world, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, Vilnius and Belgrade. Millions of players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include the free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.

Official website: wargaming.com

About STUDIOCANAL (a CANAL+ Company)

STUDIOCANAL, a 100% affiliate of CANAL+ Group held by Vivendi, is Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of feature films and series, operating in all five major European markets – France, United Kingdom, Germany, Benelux and Spain – as well as in Australia and New Zealand.  It finances and produces around 30 films per year, distributes around 50 films per year and owns one of the largest film libraries in the world, boasting nearly 7 000 titles from 60 countries, spanning 100 years of film history. 20 million euros has been invested into the restoration of 700 classic films over the past 5 years. STUDIOCANAL also produces more than 200 hours of TV series each year at an international level. All productions take place directly through STUDIOCANAL entities or with its award-winning network of European production companies (STUDIOCANAL Series, LAILAPS FILMS, RED PRODUCTION COMPANY, URBAN MYTH FILMS, BAMBÚ PRODUCCIONES, STUDIOCANAL ORIGINAL, 2e BUREAU, SUNNYMARCH TV, SAM Productions, DUTCH FILMWORKS).

About Creative Licensing

Located in Los Angeles, California, Creative Licensing is a full-service independent merchandise licensing agency that specializes in long-term brand development. Founded in 1982, Creative Licensing currently represents a large catalogue of classic films and properties, including STUDIOCANAL for this partnership. http://www.creativelicensingcorporation.com

Terminator 2: Judgment Day, T2, THE TERMINATOR, ENDOSKELETON, and any depiction of Endoskeleton are trademarks of STUDIOCANAL S.A.S. All Rights Reserved. © 2023 STUDIOCANAL S.A.S. ® All Rights Reserved. 

First Carbon Aware Console, Rolling Out Energy Saving Update

Overnight, an Xbox Wire blog announced that Xbox Insiders will notice that their Xbox Series X/S consoles will automatically update to the shutdown (energy saving) option. This one-time update to the power settings will reduce power consumption while the console is off, and will not affect performance, gameplay, or the console’s ability to receive overnight updates to system, games or apps. It is the most sustainable power option for the Xbox and uses up to 20x less power than the Sleep power option.

This update is part of Xbox’s continued efforts to help reach Microsoft’s goal of being a carbon negative, water positive, and zero waste company by 2030. Therefore, Xbox is rethinking how it designs, builds, distributes and uses its products, and considering how to create opportunities for its global community of gamers to make decisions that can reduce environmental impact while gaming.

Xbox Insiders who use shutdown (energy saving) as a power option and have their Xbox Series X/S consoles configured to support automatic updates, will also get an update that makes their console carbon aware. This means reducing the console’s carbon footprint by optimizing updates and download times to when the console can use the most renewable energy in your local energy grid. For every two Xbox consoles that switch to shutdown (energy saving), we will save the carbon equivalent of one tree planted and grown for a decade. (This is based on an average of Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles on shutdown (energy saving) for 20 hours per day for 1 year; actual energy savings varies by console and other factors using the EPA calculators).

Xbox is the first gaming console to offer carbon aware game downloads and updates. While only available to Xbox Insiders for now, all Xbox users will have the chance to update their consoles with this carbon aware update soon.

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  • Improved sustainability with “Active Hours” and Sleep. Another energy setting update that will start to roll out to Xbox Insiders today is the new “Active hours” setting. For those that select the “sleep” power option, you can now adjust your console’s active hours. Your Xbox will boot quickly and will be available for remote wake during your selected active hours.
  • Xbox is continuing to explore options for all players to reduce their environmental footprint. Xbox One consoles will begin to see new power mode options, including shutdown (energy saving) as early as today.Xbox One consoles will be flighting multiple options in order to test and inform players. This effort is to provide Xbox One console players an opportunity to provide feedback on their experience.

Xbox encourages all players to learn more about the power setting options available to them. Players who are not part of Xbox Insiders and want to adjust their settings to get the best energy saving option prior to the automatic update, can go to Settings > General > Power options. This will help conserve power and enable carbon aware updates on your Xbox.

For more information, please find the Xbox Wire blog here, and if you’re looking for information on what Xbox is doing for sustainability overall, click here.

Xbox and Bethesda to Present Developer_Direct Livestream on January 26

Overnight, Xbox and Bethesda announced the upcoming Developer_Direct on Thursday, January 26 at 07 am AEDT, providing fans with an inside look at some of the games coming to Xbox, PC and Game Pass over the coming months, including Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legends, Redfall, and the next chapter reveal for The Elder Scrolls Online.  

Presented by game creators themselves from studios including Arkane Austin, Mojang Studios, Turn 10 Studios, and ZeniMax Online Studios, the Developer_Direct will focus on big features, extended gameplay showcases, and the latest info for Xbox games launching in the coming months. The Developer_Direct will be immediately followed by the full, standalone ESO Chapter Reveal Event, hosted by Zenimax Onlinne Studios, which will provide all the in-depth details ESO players will be keen to know.

To dedicate the proper amount of time for a deep dive into Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield, a standalone show is in the works.

For full details on what to expect from titles appearing in the Developer_Direct, please head to Xbox Wire, Bethesda.net, or stay tuned to official social channels.

Dead Space Remake Launch Trailer Revisits Familiar Scenes

With the Dead Space remake set to release in a little over two weeks EA and Motive have released a launch trailer to give horror fans another look at the various impressive improvements that have been made to the title. In this trailer, found below, we see a number of familiar looking areas, a glimpse at many enemies, and plenty of cutscenes that have all been given a revamp.

While not shown in the trailer, the developers have noted that Isaac will have a voice of his own in this release just like he did in the original game‘s sequels. Currently the Dead Space remake is set to be released on the Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC on January 27th.