Barstool Sports, Dude Perfect, and 100 Thieves to Bring Lifestyle Flair to PGA TOUR® 2K23

In-game merchandise and personalities coming soon from the popular lifestyle brands

PGA TOUR 2K23 tees up a rollout of post-launch bonus content with collaborations across video game culture, entertainment, and sports lifestyle media. Tapping into the massive appeal and audiences of Barstool Sports, Dude Perfect, and 100 Thieves, 2K will keep the fairway fresh with apparel drops and playable personalities from each brand in the coming months. All bonus content will be free for all players across all platforms.

Starting late October, the PGA TOUR 2K23 community will be able to deck their MyPLAYERs out in apparel from Dude Perfect, the comedy and sports entertainment team with over 58 million subscribers on YouTube. In addition to Dude Perfect-branded hats, a polo and a hoodie available as in-game MyPLAYER apparel, The Dudes will battle it out in an upcoming video, featuring PGA TOUR pro Collin Morikawa, to determine who will be integrated in-game as a post-launch playable character later next year. Known for their awe-inspiring trick shots, the Dude Perfect team will be sure to encourage creativity across the virtual links.

In-game apparel from the premium lifestyle brand and gaming organization 100 Thieves will also be available this Fall. Following the apparel drop, 100 Thieves Founder & CEO Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag, will make his debut in PGA TOUR 2K23 as a playable character. An avid golfer and PGA TOUR 2K player, Nadeshot previously made his mark on the franchise with a Course Designer collaboration called ‘Thieves Landing’.

Finally, the largest and most influential digital sports, entertainment and lifestyle multimedia brand Barstool Sports will make its debut on the virtual course in early 2023, when branded merchandise and playable personalities from Barstool’s popular golf podcast, Fore Play, will be featured in PGA TOUR 2K23. With their active following of millions of golf fanatics, Barstool Sports have already built strong connections with the PGA TOUR 2K community, and have hosted online tournaments with the PGA TOUR 2K21 Barstool Golf Society*. 

Stay tuned for additional information around the rollout of in-game apparel and playable characters from Barstool Sports, Dude Perfect and 100 Thieves in the coming months.

PGA TOUR 2K23 Deluxe Edition and PGA TOUR 2K23 Tiger Woods Edition are available now, soon to be followed by PGA TOUR 2K23 Standard Edition on October 14th, for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®5 (PS5™), PlayStation®4 (PS4™) and Steam.

​​For more information on PGA TOUR 2K23 and 2K, visit https://pgatour.2k.com/2k23/, become a fan on Facebook, subscribe on YouTube, follow the game on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and use the hashtag #PGATOUR2K23.

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

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Fresh Gameplay Overview Video Narrates The Key Resources Needed To Survive The Cult Cosmic Horror Arriving November 3^rd

Sydney, Australia – October 13^th, 2022 – Join Creative Director Mike Skupa as he deep-dives into what makes The Chant a cosmic horror action-adventure game you won’t want to miss when it launches November 3rd, 2022.

What is The Chant? We’ve met the enigmatic and colourful cast of characters, explored the nooks and crannies of Glory Island, and looked back at the retreat’s cult origins… but how will you interact with these elements when playing the game?

Watch the Gameplay Overview trailer here

After a ritual goes wrong at a remote spiritual retreat, The Gloom spreads throughout the island to feed off negative energy. You must fight, avoid, and harness this supernatural threat as it drives everyone to madness.

The Chant has a compact and exploratory world, encouraging players to navigate deep within different locations to uncover resources and collectibles, while bringing to life the past of the former inhabitants of this interconnected island.

Balance is key to survival

Mind, Body and Spirit are indispensable to your well-being. The actions you take influence the balance between them and determine how the story of The Chant concludes.

Collect, craft, and unlock the mysteries of the past while surviving against the various threats both in and out of The Gloom.

Fight or flight is crucial to survival as you balance resources, spiritual weapons, and abilities against the creatures and cultists that emerge from The Gloom.

“This Gameplay Video explains how we’ve combined survival, action, and exploration mechanics to create a distinct cult cosmic horror experience. As we walk you through some different areas of Glory Island, discover how the Mind, Body, and Spirit system impacts both the moment to moment action and how the story unfolds”, Mike Skupa, Creative Director.

Welcome to your spiritual nightmare!

The Chant is a cosmic horror action adventure game developed by Brass Token and published by Prime Matter, launching on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC on November 3^rd. 

Pre-order now to receive a bonus 1970s themed in-game VFX filter mode and an exclusive 1970s inspired spiritual retreat outfit.

Besides, physical Limited Edition pre-order adds the psychedelic soundtrack designed by the renowned composer Paul Ruskay and The Glory Island Art Book. Find more information here: https://thechant.com

Official Website: www.thechant.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheChantGame
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheChantGame
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thechantgame

About Brass Token

Based in Vancouver, Canada, Brass Token is an independent video game development studio led by AAA industry veterans who have worked on titles such as Bully, Sleeping Dogs and Gears of War. This focused team combines their passion for storytelling and inventive game mechanics to create timeless third person action experiences.

About Prime Matter:

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Prime Matter the premium gaming label dedicated to delivering a range of diverse and immersive games from amazing gaming development talent all around the globe.

Working across projects of all styles, scopes and sizes, single-player, co-op to live ops, from producing to publishing, from ambitious teams taking their first step that need full support without compromising their dream to larger established successful studios searching that next step in the global market and building of brands.

Prime Matter looks to lead through creativity, expression and passion, with games that will grip and enchant with enthralling story-telling, winning an audience with its incredible moments and larger-than-life experiences. Prime Matter is a proud member of the PLAION Group, formerly known as Koch Media.

Diamond-Level Sponsorship with Ruffle

Kongregate revealed today that it is joining the esteemed group of financial contributors supporting the open-source project Ruffle with a one-time donation of $5,000, plus a recurring contribution of $500 monthly.

Ruffle is an open-source Flash Player emulator developed on GitHub with the additional safety and performance features offered by the modern browser sandbox and Rust. The project is ongoing and entirely maintained by volunteers. It is free for anyone to use with the purpose of making legacy Flash content as accessible as possible to players and developers alike.

This financial contribution goes toward paying for the project’s expenses, including protecting the Ruffle domain name, continuous integration of the software, paying for developer accounts, and reimbursing contributors.

We integrated Ruffle software into Kongregate.com earlier this year to bring back thousands of beloved games on the site. This integration removes extra steps for gamers on our platform, doing away with the need for extra downloads or changing settings. You can read more about our work with Ruffle here.

Kongregate CTO Max Murphy said, “Kongregate aligns with Ruffle’s mission to bring accessible Flash gaming to the Kongregate community and beyond! By offering this contribution, we hope to keep their free Flash Player emulator updated for all of us to enjoy. We stand with Ruffle’s continued emphasis on the Flash community, with our own mission to support everyone who has developed or played Flash games on our platform.”

You can also support the Flash gaming community and the preservation of internet history by contributing code to the project, donating, spreading the word about Ruffle, or playing many of the Flash games found on Kongregate.com.

SAN DIEGO – October 12, 2022 – Psyonix, the San Diego video game developer, announced that The Block Party, a new in-game Event, is now live in Rocket League through October 18. This Event highlights the Hoops Game Mode and features a new Arena, Event Challenges, and rewards. 

The Block Party features: 

• New Arena – For the first time since the release of the Hoops Extra Mode, a new Hoops arena named “The Block” is now available.
• Event Challenges and Rewards – There are six in-game Challenges to earn rewards including the new Game Time Player Anthem and the animated Double Dribble Topper. 
• In-Game Tournaments Takeover – Hoops will take over the Competitive Extra Mode Tournament slot in-game for the duration of the event. 

The Block Party will be live in Rocket League from October 12 until October 18. For more information, check out the latest blog post HERE including a new Under The Hood about The Block and Sovereign Heights creation.

ABOUT ROCKET LEAGUE
Winner or nominee of more than 150 “Game of the Year” awards, Rocket League is one of the most critically acclaimed sports games of our generation. Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Available on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on Epic Games Store, Rocket League includes nearly endless customization possibilities, online Ranks and Competitive Tournaments, a fully featured offline season mode, multiple game types, casual and competitive online matches, and special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely.

To learn more about Rocket League, please visit www.RocketLeague.com, “Like” it on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter @RocketLeague for all the latest developer updates and news.

ABOUT PSYONIX™
Based in San Diego, CA, Psyonix is a critically acclaimed video game developer and a leading expert in Unreal Engine technology. For more than 20 years, the studio has been a driving force behind some of the most successful games in the industry, including Gears of War, Mass Effect 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Bulletstorm, Unreal Tournament III, Unreal Tournament 2004, and the award-winning sports-action hit, Rocket League®. Psyonix joined the Epic Games family in 2019.

© 2015-2022 Psyonix LLC. Rocket League, Psyonix, and all related marks and logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Psyonix LLC. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 

Humble Games and rose-engines highly anticipated SIGNALIS launches on October 27th for all platforms. Today the team has released a brand new trailer to give fans a deeper look into the gameplay and what fans can expect on launch day. 

Check out the trailer here.

SIGNALIS is a classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge the corners of an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams. 

KEY FEATURES:

• Classic survival horror gameplay – Experience fear and apprehension as you encounter strange horrors, carefully manage scarce resources, and seek solutions to challenging riddles.
• Cold and distant places – Explore the dim corners of a derelict spaceship, delve into the mysterious fate of the inhabitants of a doomed facility, and seek what lies beneath.
• A dream about dreaming – Discover an atmospheric science-fiction tale of identity, memory, and the terror of the unknown and unknowable, inspired by classic cosmic horror and the works of Stanley Kubrick, Hideaki Anno, and David Lynch.
• A striking vision – Wander a brutalist nightmare driven by fluid 3D character animations, dynamic lights and shadows, and complex transparency effects, complemented by cinematic sci-fi anime storytelling.

SIGNALIS releases on October 27th for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Hinwil, 12 October 2022 – Sauber Motorsport unveiled the Sauber Esports Arena, a brand-new home for the team to host all its esports activities. Situated within the team’s headquarters in Hinwil, Switzerland, at the heart of its operations, the Sauber Esports Arena is a unique space for the Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN Esports drivers to take part in training bootcamps before each event and from which to race, starting from the upcoming Event Two of the F1 Esports Series Pro Championship.

The concept of a dedicated Esports facility had been in the pipeline for a few years, but it’s only after the pandemic, when most events were taking place online, that the importance of having a proper area where to host the drivers became clear, and how crucial it would be for the development of the team’s Esports program. This is the concept behind the Sauber Esports Arena: a space for Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN Esports drivers Dani Bereznay, Nico Longuet and Tomek Poradzisz to practice and race together, allowing them to share information with each other in between sessions to improve their performances.

With the support of Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN Esports partners, Fanatec and Playseat, who play a fundamental role to support the team’s Esports program, the Sauber Esports Arena is supplied with the most advanced equipment, to grant drivers the best experience while being at the top of their game.

Fans have also been able to be part of the action, thanks to Socios.com: the team’s digital token holders have, in fact, been granted the exclusive opportunity to choose the name of the new Esports facility over the course of four days, with the choice ultimately falling on the Sauber Esports Arena moniker.

With a brand-new exclusive home, a competitive line-up, and the most updated equipment, Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN Esports is ready to get back on track and compete for the 2022 F1 Esports crown.

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN: “We are thrilled to unveil the Sauber Esports Arena, a further step in the development of the team’s Esports programme, as well as a confirmation of our commitment to keep playing a leading role in the Esports scene. With the series gaining more and more recognition and attracting new fans, we are delighted to give our talented Esports drivers a new and exclusive facility, where they will be able to train and race together as they battle for the F1 Esports Series Pro Championship title.”

Check out new Twitch Drops content with the Questline system and exclusive rewards!

FRANKFURT, Germany – Oct. 12, 2022 – Today Hunt: Showdown launched Update 1.10 on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox, bringing a brand-new Questline system, the new “Stalker Beetle” consumable, new weapon charms and the much-awaited Billy story! Players can unlock Questlines and exclusive rewards through a Twitch Drops campaign, running now through October 20.

Stalker Beetle

“As the protectors of their keepers, the Stalker Beetles are bred to serve in both exploration and combat. They can also sacrifice themselves to cause an explosion that wounds any living being in their proximity.”

The Stalker Beetle is a strategic sandbox tool that can be used in many ways – to peek behind walls, scout ahead before entering compounds… its uses are nearly limitless! Certain active traits will also apply their effects to the Stalker Beetle, which will provide players with tons of new tactical options.

Questlines

Update 1.10 also adds the new Questline system to the game. Various Questlines will be offered periodically throughout the year, allowing players to earn exclusive in-game rewards by completing different objectives. The first Questline, “Billy & the Stalker Beetle,” is available via Twitch Drops. Users who watch qualifying Hunt Twitch streams for 60 minutes will unlock the Questline token.

The Twitch Drops campaign will run from October 12-20. Anyone can take part and stream, and there will be an exclusive reward (Bloodshot – a Hand Crossbow) available via watching the Night of the Hunter streams. Additional rewards include the Billy story, a rare Legendary Hunter who was only available in 2020 via Twitch Drops, plus the first of the game’s weapon charms and much more.

Players can read more about Update 1.10, including the complete list of fixes and upgrades, by visiting www.huntshowdown.com.

About Hunt: Showdown

Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person bounty hunting game that packs the thrill of survival games into a match-based format. Set in Louisiana in 1895, the game boasts a mixture of PvP and PvE elements that creates a uniquely tense experience. It’s not just the creatures who are a threat—it’s every Hunter on the map. In the classic game mode, a match of Hunt pits 12 players—playing solo or in teams of two or three —against each other as they race to take out gruesome beasts for a bounty they must collect and get off of the map. Hunt‘s quickplay mode offers a shorter match for solo players to scavenge for weapons as they compete for a diminishing pool of bounty. The higher the risk, the higher the reward–but a single mistake could cost everything. Hunt is available now on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox. For more information, visit www.huntshowdown.com.

Check out our review for LEGO BRICKTALES HERE

LEGO Bricktales Review

Begin a charming adventure set amongst colourful LEGO® brick dioramas and featuring authentic brick-by-brick building gameplay

Gothenburg, Sweden – October 12th, 2022: It’s time to unleash your imagination as highly anticipated brick-building adventure LEGO® Bricktales launches today on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch for $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99. Featuring lovingly crafted LEGO brick dioramas built entirely with authentic LEGO elements and a creative brick-by-brick building mechanic, LEGO Bricktales is perfectly crafted to delight generations of LEGO fans across the globe.

LEGO Bricktales sees you journeying across 5 beautiful LEGO brick-themed biomes, taking you to the green foliage of the deepest jungles, the scorching sand of sun-drenched deserts, the hustle and bustle of a city corner, the epic sight of a towering medieval castle and the paradise of tropical Caribbean islands. An intuitive new brick-by-brick building mechanic will help you solve the many fun puzzles you encounter on this adventure and bring your creative solutions to life.

As you search for inspiration to help your grandfather reinvigorate his rundown amusement park and meet a host of colourful characters that you can help with your LEGO-building skills, you’ll be tasked with putting together cool aesthetic creations, such as market stands and music boxes, and have your building skills tested with functional physics-based puzzles like building cranes and gyrocopters, delivered by the team behind the Bridge Constructor series.

Every location in the game offers a variety of construction spots with their own sets of LEGO bricks. Each of these challenges is designed to unlock the power of your imagination, leaving it up to the player to figure out a unique build that will work, created via a brick-by-brick building mechanic that replicates the real experience of building with LEGO bricks. Whether you’re being asked to put on your designer hat and build a throne fit for a king or testing your engineering skills to build a bridge that will get heavy machinery across a river, how you construct your builds and meet the challenges you’re being offered is up to you!

“We’re thrilled to finally release LEGO Bricktales on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC today,” said Dieter Schoeller, Vice-President of Production at Thunderful. “We can’t wait to see what creative builds our players will come up with and I know I’ll be checking out social media to see what our players have been putting together using the game’s brick-by-brick building mechanic!”

LEGO Bricktales website: https://thunderfulgames.com/games/lego-bricktales/

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About Thunderful
Thunderful Group is a group of companies that develops, publishes and invests in games as well as distributes Nintendo products, games, game accessories and toys. Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group, the other being Thunderful Distribution. Over the last few years Thunderful Games has, organically and via acquisitions, grown into a global organization with eight development studios and over 300 employees. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles and invests in external game projects.

FIFA and Roblox announce landmark partnership as FIFA World officially launches

• Football’s world governing body and the leading metaverse platform – which has more than 50 million daily active users – have agreed to a multi-year partnership
• The collaboration also sees the launch of FIFA World – an immersive virtual gaming environment on Roblox ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup™ in Qatar
• Agreement is part of FIFA’s commitment to developing new and diverse interactive football experiences for fans

FIFA and Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) today announced a new ground-breaking partnership that will offer the Roblox community, as well football fans around the world, free-to-play access to FIFA World – a virtual environment that celebrates the power of football and the rich history of its pinnacle events.

As part of its commitment to developing new football gaming titles for fans, FIFA will work with Roblox to create an exciting new online immersive experience for all football fans to hang out in social spaces, earn rewards and collect exclusive virtual items through various skill games and multiple collectors’ challenges.

The FIFA World will also host bespoke video content, built from FIFA+’s extensive library, alongside exciting in-game events, while Spain star Pedri and German icon Lena Oberdorf will feature within.

Launching today, FIFA World will continue to evolve over time and adapt to celebrate FIFA’s top tier tournaments, adjusting and adapting for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, and beyond.

Click HERE to learn more about FIFA World. 

“As part of our commitment to grow football and develop ways for new fans to engage with the sport, FIFA’s immersive experience on Roblox will provide football fans with a hugely exciting new way to interact with friends, celebrate the rich culture and heritage around the world’s biggest sports competition, and demonstrate their creativity and national pride through various features and mechanics,” said FIFA Chief Business Officer, Romy Gai.

“FIFA believes that such a multi-layered experience will result in a truly inclusive and fun gameplay – in turn, engaging new and existing football fans from across the globe, as well as promoting the values of the sport to an even broader audience”.

Christina Wootton, VP Global Partnerships at Roblox, added: “We believe discovering and enjoying events together with friends from all over the globe is a unique experience that often can’t be replicated in the physical world,” said. “With FIFA World, fans are able to come together to celebrate and express their fandom with one another, support their favorite teams, and get access to FIFA’s top sporting events year round.”

Spain and FC Barcelona star, Pedri, said:

“It’s incredibly exciting to see FIFA and Roblox come together, and I can’t wait to be a part of FIFA World as it continues to evolve! The football fans I see in the stands every week love gaming and it’s great to be taking the FIFA World Cup to them in the digital space and interacting with them directly in our Roblox world.”

Germany and Vfl Wolfsburg midfielder, Lena Oberdorf, added: “Fans are the lifeblood of our game, and so to be involved in this project as we meet them in the world of Roblox is a hugely exciting opportunity. We love celebrating with the fans, and now we can do it in FIFA World as well as on the pitch. It’s fantastic to see FIFA and Roblox using this opportunity to give a huge platform to the women’s game, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the experience in 2023 as we head to Australia and New Zealand.”

Sydney, Australia, October 12^th, 2022 – Join forces in the ultimate co-op challenge “Last Man Standing” game mode, utilise your heroes abilities and talents, beware of the enemies special attacks, and most importantly: try to keep your comrades alive! But remember, defeat is only temporary for the valiant – get back up and try again! Use item drops strategically to your advantage to conquer your foes and be the last man standing!

The Valiant will be out on PC on October 19^th, 2022.

Wishlist now:
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About The Valiant
Embark on a journey of brotherhood and redemption in The Valiant, a squad-based RTS set in 13th Century Europe and the Middle East. Command and level up your medieval knights as you fight through an epic single-player campaign, then take your skills online in both cooperative and competitive MP modes.

Features:

• Squad-based RTS with a range of units, from tanky swordsmen to quick cavalry
• Select hero-squads and auxiliary squads across 15 exciting, hand-crafted Single Player missions, each with custom cinematics, narrated journals, difficulty levels, and more
• Six Hero Squads each with 3 different skill trees provide players with unique passive and active skills to choose from while leveling up their heroes
• Large array of weapons and armours to loot and equip throughout the campaign, each with their own stats and special skill options
• Combine hero skills and weapons/equipment for a huge selection of hero builds
• Play cooperative with friends in the 3-player “Last Man Standing” mode, where you face hordes of enemies and earn experience to level up your knights and unlock new skills and cosmetics
• Play competitively in multiple PVP game modes that support 1v1 and 2v2, with cosmetic meta-progression and special rewards for ranked play

The Valiant Website

About Kite Games

Kite Games is an elite squad of veteran developers who are aiming at delivering immersive game experiences that are a blast to play. We had the honor of serving the gaming community at leading developing and publishing houses working on a series of big hits.

Kite Games Website

The THQ Nordic official boiler plate can be found here: https://thqnordic.com/company/about

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