• Brazil wins prestigious title in front of passionate fans at the Bella Arena
• Largest share of USD 400,000 prize pool awarded to world’s best nation
• FIFAe Finals 2022 comes to a spectacular end after three weeks

The FIFAe Nations Cup 2022™ presented by EA SPORTS™ thrilled fans inside the arena and around the world as Brazil has been immortalised in history as FIFAe Nations Champion 2022 after four days of intense competition. The team of Phzin, Crepaldi and Klinger follow the inaugural winners France to become the world’s best FIFAe nation and the first one to lift the brand new trophy.

The first event day with fans since 2019 brings the spectacular three-week long FIFAe Finals 2022 to a close in Copenhagen, with Umut Gültekin being crowned FIFAe World Champion, Riders becoming the FIFAe Club World Champion and Brazil capturing the title of FIFAe Nations Champion, winning the pride and hearts of their country.

“The last three weeks have showcased the community’s biggest stages and the global potential of FIFAe with a great setting and fantastic performances shown by all participants,” said Romy Gai, Chief Business Officer at FIFA. “Congratulations to all three champions for claiming the respective FIFAe trophies, beating the world’s best at the pinnacle global event, and inspiring the next generation of esports talent.”

“I am proud to represent Brazil, I am happy and loving it,” said newly crowned champion Crepaldi. His teammate Phzin was also just as ecstatic, saying “Thanks for all of the support and the crowd here, this is the biggest achievement of my career.”

A goalless leg one left it all to the second leg – where Poland took an early lead in the game, but a swift reply followed by a 90th minute flicked winner meant it was Brazil who prevailed to become FIFAe Nations Champion 2022 and raise the new bespoke trophy for the first time in Copenhagen – writing their names into FIFAe folklore forever. Brazil bested major European countries along their route to the final, including Spain, Italy and previous FIFAe Nations Champions France.

The FIFAe Finals 2022 have come to a close as the following three competitions have all been played out in July:

• FIFAe World Cup 2022™ presented by EA SPORTS™
• FIFAe Club World Cup 2022™ presented by EA SPORTS™
• FIFAe Nations Cup 2022™ presented by EA SPORTS™

All results are available on FIFA.GG.

Looking ahead, the new season will kick off later this year with the best players, clubs and nations competing once again for ultimate fame and glory over multiple months.

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Today Bandai Namco Europe released a demo for SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE, whichoffers the opportunity for players to experience half of the Directory 1: Mission “TEKKADAN” , including multiplayer and the possibility to  transfer save data to the main game on August 25.The demo is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

Pre-orders for SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE are also available on  PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Steam*. Player pre-ordering now will benefit from the following content:

• SD Gundam World Sangoku Soketsuden Pack (Liu Bei Unicorn Gundam , Sun Jian Gundam Astray and Cao Cao Wing Gundam)
• Mobile Suit Launch Support: Start Dash Pack and early unlock for the Gundam unit
  Includes 5,000 Capital Ticket x1, expansion part Char Aznable’s Mask (infighter/all-rounder/shooter), and early unlock for the Gundam unit
• Early unlock for the Knight Gundam unit
• Early unlock for the Musha Gundam unit

Check out the latest trailer here:

SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE will release on August 25, 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC via digital stores.

For more information on SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE visit the official page. For other products from BANDAI NAMCO Europe please visit www.bandainamcoent.eu, or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoEU. Join the conversation on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/BandaiNamcoEU.

*Pre-orders are not available for Nintendo Switch in EMEA. At release, the pre-order bonus will be available for free on Nintendo Switch as a “Launch Bundle” until September 29.

Good Shepherd Entertainment and Artificer’s original turn-based strategy IP debuts on Steam and GOG.com later this year

AMSTERDAM — July 28, 2022 — Good Shepherd Entertainment and developer Artificer have revealed Homicidal All-Stars, a single-player, turn-based strategy game set in a dystopian future where citizens and convicts alike compete to survive on a brutal reality game show. This deep tactical experience featuring unique heroes and villains in an over-the-top bloodsport of guts and gore will launch on PC via Steam and GOG.com later this year.

Homicidal All-Stars is a hugely popular sensation for a future society torn apart by extreme income inequality, rapacious corporations, climate change, civil unrest and war. As a contestant, you must survive deadly urban arenas packed with lethal traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed killers. Defeat your enemies, become a star, and you could win it all!

Every episode of Homicidal All-Stars delivers a hellish new obstacle course with a distinct theme and challenges. Evade and disarm traps, overcome ambushes, explore for helpful sponsorship packages, and be on guard for especially nasty surprises from the show’s director. When the mayhem is over, you’ll head backstage to rest and recuperate: record a confessional, chat with your fellow challengers and the show’s crew, then level up and customize your loadout for the next night of lethal dangers for the audience’s amusement.

KEY FEATURES:

• Challenging Strategy Gameplay: Dive into a full campaign featuring deep tactical combat mechanics that will test your skills across a variety of hand-crafted levels.
• Create Your Perfect Squad: Build your team from a range of classes with their own skill trees, and customize their loadouts with powerful weapons, implants and utilities to take on each episode’s challenges. Level up your characters and discover unique strategic synergies to survive.
• Face Ruthless Enemy Rivals: An array of vicious killers outfitted with heavy weapons and cutting-edge cyborg augments will force you to adapt your tactics to emerge victorious.
• Survive a Spectacle of Gore & Violence: The heartless, bloodthirsty masses love watching players get dismembered by sadistic traps, environments and ambushes. Unleash bloody finishing moves and fiery explosions to dazzle the audience as they cheer on, but watch out for special surprises from the director, who delights in breaking the rules to keep the crowd hooked.
• Become a Legend: Defying death through skillful play will make you a star. Grow your fame, gain new fans, and sign sponsorship deals to unlock bonus rewards to help you win the show.
• A Classic Revenge Story: Experience over-the-top, American Gladiators-style action and attitude inspired by sci-fi epics like RoboCop, Escape from New York and The Running Man.
• Twitch Audience Integration: Twitch streamers can invite their viewers to join the carnage, voting in real time on events they’d like to see in game. Will their beloved fans help them out in a pinch and keep the hype train rolling? Or will they choose violence and send the streamer to their doom?

Homicidal All-Stars is available to wishlist now on Steam and GOG.com. For more on the game, visit www.HomicidalAllStars.com, and keep up with the latest updates on Discord.

About Good Shepherd Entertainment

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

About Artificer

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

Led by the “measure twice, cut once” philosophy, with immense devotion to hand-crafted work and strongly established turn-based experience, Artificer are ready to present you with their new upcoming turn-based title: Homicidal All-Stars.

Holoroth will bring new features to the game, with weather systems, interactive objects, and a brand new area to explore.

HANGZHOU — JULY 29, 2022 | NetEase and 24 Entertainment are thrilled to announce a brand new map for NARAKA: BLADEPOINT — adding the new region of Holoroth — available for players on August 19. 

After last month’s successful launch on Xbox Series X|S, the team haven’t relented, continuing to drive new content for players in NARAKA’s ever-expanding community. All of which ensures that, as we approach the game’s first anniversary, there is more NARAKA to enjoy than ever before. 

You can view the trailer for the new map here. Holoroth offers many new experiences for players and a wealth of new features. With beautiful scenery and some unforgiving terrain really changing things up for NARAKA players. 

Some areas of Holoroth see a lot of snowfall and this can get quite deep, slowing progress for combatants. Players will also have to watch out for overexposure to the cold, with their character needing to seek out campfires for life-giving warmth. While in the desert, players will need to keep an eye out for disorienting sandstorms. There are also lots of new interactions with objects to incorporate into player strategies — among them various installed mechanisms, falling rocks, and creeper vines. 

Of course, new combat experiences are also prevalent. On the floating platforms around Plumed Castle in the centre of the map, players will be able to try out the new aerial combat, enabling them to leap higher across yawning chasms. And in The City of Tang and the urban area of Mehtaab, players will find plenty of buildings to climb, where they can also hide and watch out for their enemies — perfect for switching from melee to ranged combat. 

To get a first look at the action unfolding in Holoroth, a new gameplay trailer has been released today and can be seen here. 

Want to keep up to date with all the latest NARAKA: BLADEPOINT action? Go to NARAKA site, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, Steam, and Discord.

About 24 Entertainment
24 Entertainment is a Chinese game studio founded by a group of artists, engineers, and designers; who are all gaming industry veterans. We have a shared vision of introducing global players to Eastern cultures through cutting-edge gaming technology.

PlayStation is excited to announce that the Gran Turismo World Series Showdown will continue this weekend with the top racers from around the world competing for gold at the spectacular Red Bull Hangar-7 in Salzburg, Austria.

This will be the first gathering of Gran Turismo pro players since the World Tour event in Sydney, Australia in early 2020. 

The event, which will be streamed live across Gran Turismo’s video channels, will pit 12 teams of three drivers in the Manufacturers Cup on Sunday, 31 July at 5:00am AEST. 32 racers will also be competing for Nations Cup glory on Monday, 1 August at 5:00am AEST.

All the actions can be watched through the channels below:

• Championships Overview
• GT Live
• YouTube
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• TikTok

Experience the Thrills of DIGIMON SURVIVE in an All-New Launch Trailer, and Take Advantage of the Digital Month One Content Including Guilmon, the Reptile Digimon

Leading video game publisher and developer Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S., today announced the launch of DIGIMON SURVIVE, the hybrid visual novel and tactical RPG. The game delivers a dramatic tale jam-packed with excitement, unique characters, and potentially grim choices.

Watch the launch trailer here:

DIGIMON SURVIVE is available now on PlayStation®4 (PlayStation®5 compatible), Xbox One (Xbox Series X|S compatible), Nintendo Switch™, and PC via STEAM®. Players who purchase the game before August 30^th will receive bonus items, including the Guilmon DLC and HP Support Equipment.

DIGIMON SURVIVE sends players to a mysterious world filled with dangerous monsters and deadly battles that will test their ability to survive. Stepping into the shoes of protagonist Takuma Momozuka, players will have the ability to directly impact the outcome of their adventure, including how their Digimon evolve, the way they bond with NPCs, and more.

For more information on DIGIMON SURVIVE and other products from Bandai Namco Europe please visit: www.bandainamcoent.eu, or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoEU. Join the conversation on Twitter at: https://www.twitter.com/BandaiNamcoEU.

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About Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.

Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S. is a leading global publisher and developer of entertainment content for platforms including, but not limited to, all major video game consoles and PC.

Bandai Namco Europe is producing intellectual property for a global audience, and is building its reputation with franchises such as LITTLE NIGHTMARES™, PARK BEYOND™, and the upcoming UNKNOWN 9™ Awakening – developed by the recently acquired Reflector Entertainment based in Montreal, QC.

Bandai Namco Europe serves as the Headquarters of Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. for mainland Europe, which is known for creating and publishing many of the Toy & Entertainment industry’s top franchises, including PAC-MAN™, TAMAGOTCHI™, GUNDAM™, TEKKEN™, DARK SOULS™ and the recently released ELDEN RING™.

For more information please visit www.bandainamcoent.eu

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THQ Nordic and Remington Announce Partnership for Way of the Hunter!

Sydney, Australia – July 29th, 2022: THQ Nordic and Nine Rock Games are excited to announce a new partnership with Remington for Way of the Hunter, a top-of-the-line hunting simulator video game with high quality visuals. Coming this fall on August 16, Way of the Hunter will be available on all major gaming platforms.

Way of the Hunter offers an authentic hunting experience which includes scouting and spotting, tracking, gun handling and taxidermy. As part of the partnership agreement, Remington’s iconic ammunition and firearms will be used throughout the game.

“We’re thrilled to be able to partner with Vista Outdoors and as part of that Remington, a truly historic and trusted American brand with solid years of history. I’m particularly happy to say that with the inclusion of Vista Outdoors and Remington, we’re able to deliver one of the best and most authentic Hunting experience to date.”, says Jonathan Riedler, Producer at THQ Nordic.

In addition to the authentic hunting experiences offered within the game, there are true to life animal animations that demonstrate herd behaviour in a variety of big and small game. The storyline weaves in natural elements that promotes ethical hunting while developing a trophy system that ranks animals based on their features for a unique hunting experience in each simulation.

For more information about Remington, visit www.remington.com  

Way of the Hunter is coming to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on August 16, 2022.

About Way of the Hunter
This authentic hunting experience lets you explore and hunt in large open-world environments in the USA and Europe. Discover true-to-life animals in beautiful natural habitats and handle various detailed and highly realistic weapons. Face the challenges of ethical hunting, supported by a compelling story, or simply enjoy hunting the rich environments freely.

• Hunt like a pro with features that highlight animal signs, blood splatter analysis, and shot review with the rewindable bullet camera
• Dozens of strikingly detailed animal species with realistic behaviour models for a truly immersive hunting experience
• Enjoy your perfect hunting adventure among friends in co-op mode
• Two vast hunting territories with 55 square miles each
• Realistic ballistics and bullet physics simulation
• Sophisticated natural animal animations and reactions when sensing the players presence
• A compelling story about the struggles of a family hunting business, and the rivalry and friendships that surround it
• Complex Trophy system generates unique antlers and horns based on multiple factors like fitness and age

Way of the Hunter Website

About THQ Nordic

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

THQ Nordic Website

About Nine Rocks Games
Nine Rocks Games is a game development studio headquartered in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. “The team consists of veteran game developers with great experience in making successful games, including global hits like DayZ, Soldier of Fortune: Payback, Chaser, or many of the multimillion-selling Cabela’s line of hunting games, including Big Game Hunter and Dangerous Hunts.

Nine Rocks Games Website

About Remington

Loaded in Lonoke, Arkansas by American workers, our wide array of pioneering sporting and hunting ammunition promises high quality and has been a trusted brand since 1816. A brand of outdoor sports and recreation company Vista Outdoor, Remington is bringing a renewed focus to ammunition, innovation, and quality – all while staying true to Remington’s legendary heritage and stature as an American icon.

www.remington.com  

This unique ‘Stealthvania’, blending artistic and detailed environments with innovative parkour traversal, will arrive on PC in 2023.

Sydney, Australia –July 29th, 2022 –Koch Media and Cardboard Sword are excited to join forces to publish the developer’s debut title, The Siege and the Sandfox. The unique 2D 16-bit styled stealth metroidvania (Stealthvania) promising fluid platforming gameplay is coming to PC in 2023.

Watch the brand-new Announcement Trailer here:

The Siege and the Sandfox is a 2D stealth metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.

Use stealth to sneak through the environments, incapacitating enemies or ghosting past as if you were never there. Run, jump, slide, shimmy, pole swing and more as you navigate the intricate game world, finding new items and equipment, and unlocking previously inaccessible locations.

Features:

• Expansive, non-linear exploration of a continuous world
• Innovative stealth skills to sneak past enemies with dynamic gameplay and intuitive controls worthy of an epic assassin’s adventure
• Merging modern effects and the spirit of the classics using Unreal Engine 4 results in a unique mixture of swift hand-drawn animations, backgrounds and a 16-bit art style
• Dynamic gameplay-driven music system that builds tension and highlights danger
• An eclectic range of characters to discover and aid along the way, and tools to help access new areas previously unexplored

“We’re extremely excited to launch our debut game, The Siege and the Sandfox, with the help of Koch Media. This project is a passionate combination of stealth and sixteen bit era games, brought into the modern world with beautiful visual effects and techniques. We wanted to make something new yet nostalgic, and Koch have helped us realise that.” – Olly Bennett, CEO of Cardboard Sword

The Siege and the Sandfox will be available for Wishlist on PC via Steam, Epic Store, GOG, and Humble as of today!

For more information about The Siege and the Sandfox, head to the official website: https://siegeandsandfox.com/

About Cardboard Sword

Cardboard Sword is a UK-based indie development studio formed by experienced AAA developers. Between them, they’ve worked on titles including LittleBigPlanet PS Vita, Forza Horizon 1, 2 & 3, Elite: Dangerous, and more.

Website: https://cardboardsword.co.uk/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CB_Sword  
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbsword 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CardboardSword  

ABOUT KOCH MEDIA

The Koch Media Group is a global developer, publisher and distributor of video games, VR games, gaming hardware and merchandise. The group’s publishing, marketing and distribution activities extend throughout Europe, America, Australia and Asia. Koch Media has more than 25 years of experience in the digital media business and has risen to become a leading global publishing partner.

The Koch Media Group 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 – Koch Media 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 – Koch Media 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.

The Koch Media Group owns 10 game development studios: Deep Silver Volition (Champaign, IL / USA), Deep Silver Dambuster Studios (Nottingham / UK), Deep Silver Fishlabs (Hamburg / Germany), Warhorse Studios (Prague / Czech Republic), Milestone (Milan / Italy), Voxler (Paris / France) , Digixart (Montpellier / France), Flying Wild Hog (Warsaw, Kraków, Rzeszów  / Poland), Free Radical Design (Nottingham / UK) and Vertigo Games (Rotterdam / the Netherlands). Additionally, the Koch Media Group collaborates with numerous independent development studios around the world.

Part of the Koch Media Group is also Koch Films; a leading European independent film distributor with business primarily in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy as a cinema, TV, online and Home Entertainment distributor.

The Koch Media Group also owns leading video game merchandise companies Gaya Entertainment (Munich / Germany) and DPI Merchandising (Denver, Roseburg / USA) and a Quality Assurance Facility in Olomouc / Czech Republic.

Koch Media is an Embracer Group company.