FUTURISTIC TOMMY PLAY METAVERSE STORE OPENS ON ROBLOX
In this next expansion of the ‘TOMMY PLAY’ space, a new retail store inspired by Bronx-street culture opens its doors to the Roblox community.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (JULY 2022) – Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], further expands its ever-evolving Roblox experience with a virtual TOMMY PLAY store. The brand’s presence on Roblox launched in December 2021 with eight digital fashion designers from the Roblox community creating the Tommy X Roblox Creators collection. The collaboration then expanded to include the June 2022 launch of TOMMY PLAY, an immersive social space with ongoing content updates for the Roblox community. This latest step reflects Tommy Hilfiger’s continued ambitions to offer unique brand experiences to its global community.
“We’re excited to announce this next phase of our Roblox collaboration,” said Tommy Hilfiger. “Sharing these fun and unique aspects of our brand with the Roblox users is an innovative way we engage with the digital consumer. There are so many possibilities in the metaverse and this is just one more offering that we’ve created together.”
Aiming to defy physics, the TOMMY PLAY store is spacious and set high in the sky. With a nod to the brand’s heritage, the store displays large stone animal statues inspired by the Bronx Zoo and features tags from local street artists – paying homage to the Bronx’s iconic imagery.
The store is a hub for the TOMMY JEANS Pop collection, products which include iconic puffers, windbreakers, hoodies and accessories, such as a logoed bucket hat and bumbag. Alongside the retail space, the main attraction is parkour, where the community can enter a spray paint area to create their own tags and unlock street dancing. Roblox users also can work towards getting into a secret space, complete with a DJ booth for hosting parties. Once achieved, users will find favorites such as a hotdog backpack and the chicken – now a main character in this map.
In this latest expansion phase, some of the original UGC creators from the December 2021 launch helped design the futuristic retail store – and some new creators joined up to help stock and design the digital store. Check out their creator profiles on Roblox: @StrapCode, @MahaIo, @Blizzei, @missmudmaam, @Martin_Rblx2, @Polarcub_art, and @RynityRift.
With over 50 million daily Roblox users, the partnership supports Tommy Hilfiger’s continued exploration of the digital, gaming and metaverse spaces. It complements Team Tommy, a community-led initiative that celebrates eight up-and-coming talents from the gaming community. Rooted in Tommy Hilfiger’s legacy of fostering new and emerging talent, Team Tommy seeks to empower a new wave of Futuremakers and champion creatives in the gaming space for their unique talents.
Friends and followers of the brand are invited to join the conversation on social media using #TommyHilfiger and @TommyHilfiger.
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About TOMMY HILFIGER
TOMMY HILFIGER is one of the world’s most recognized premium lifestyle brands, uplifting and inspiring consumers since 1985. The brand creates iconic style, which comes alive at the intersection of the classic and the new, co-created with people who are shaping culture around the world. TOMMY HILFIGER celebrates the essence of classic American style with a modern twist. Tommy Hilfiger offers premium quality and value to consumers worldwide under the TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS lifestyles, with a breadth of collections including men’s, women’s and kids’ sportswear, denim, accessories, and footwear. Tommy Hilfiger has an unwavering commitment to sustainability and inclusivity.
Global retail sales of TOMMY HILFIGER products were approximately $9.3 billion in 2021 and the brand is powered by more than 16,000 associates worldwide — present in 100 countries and more than 2,000 retail stores, including its largest global flagship store at tommy.com. PVH acquired Tommy Hilfiger in 2010 and continues to oversee a focused approach to growing the brand’s worldwide relevance, presence, and long term growth.
About PVH Corp.
PVH is the growth platform for Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER. Through driving brand strength and relevance, we are connecting our global, iconic brands closer to where the consumer is going than ever before, today and with future generations. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH+.
Magic: The Gathering boards the battle bus with Secret Lair x Fortnite!
The next of Magic’s limited edition Secret Lair drops is a Victory Royale for collectors
Friday 22 July, 2022 — Wizards of the Coast today released Secret Lair Drop Series: Fortnite, the latest collaboration in a series of limited edition cards for Magic: The Gathering (MTG). Secret Lair x Fortnite consists of two mini sets: one for general Fortnite cards containing reskins of existing Magic cards and one for lands and locations in the game. The two mini sets combine for a total of 12 Fortnite-themed cards in both foil and non-foil for players to collect.
The regular Fortnite drop features seven cards reskinned from Magic’s past as Fortnite characters, items and other concepts. Iconic cards such as Wrath of God and Smuggler’s Copter are reskinned as ‘Shrinking Storm’ and ‘Battle Bus’. The Fortnite: Lands and Locations drop contains five cards: one of each basic land type reimagined as an iconic location from Fortnite’s island.
Magic: The Gathering’s compelling characters, fantastic worlds, and deep strategic gameplay have entertained and delighted fans for more than 25 years. Fans can experience Magic through the tabletop trading card game, the digital game Magic: The Gathering Arena, a New York Times bestselling novel, and a critically acclaimed comic book series. With more than 40 million fans to date, Magic is a worldwide phenomenon published in 11 languages in more than 70 countries.
About Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., is an award-winning developer and publisher of tabletop and digital games that ignite a sense of adventure in passionate players around the globe. Best known for publishing groundbreaking fantasy franchises, MAGIC: THE GATHERING® and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®, Wizards is dedicated to bringing together world-class talent to create unforgettable play experiences at its headquarters in Washington and studios in Austin and Montreal. Learn more at www.wizards.com.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection delivers a slice of the action on 30 August!
Sydney, Australia – 22nd July 2022: Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today announced that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collectionwill launch on the 30th of August, releasing on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch™. In collaboration with Nickelodeon, thirteen radical games from KONAMI’s entire archive of retro 8-bit, 16-bit, and arcade TMNT titles and their Japanese versions* bring Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo to life on console at RRP $69.95. Physical copies are available for pre-order at your local retailers.
This timeless collection of original classics gives chasing down Shredder, fighting the Foot, and tangling up with Bebop and Rocksteady a fresh look at why KONAMI’s adaptations of the heroes in a half shell set the standard in beat ‘em up action games. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection includes:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade) [1989]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade) [1991]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) [1989]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES) [1990]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NES) [1991]
KONAMI partnered with American game developer Digital Eclipse to expertly adapt these classics for modern gaming systems with a fantastic set of quality-of-life features including save anytime, rewind, button mapping, and added online play for certain games** with local couch play for all titles where originally intended.
About Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The games are based on the characters and themes of the 80’s children’s cartoon and comic book series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, often taking place in a fictionalised New York City, around the sewers, inside futuristic enemy bases and even across time itself! In collaboration with Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection will also include loads of extras using imagery from the original cartoons, comics and other historic TMNT media content in a compiled Museum connecting the franchise across the various mediums. Additionally, never-before-seen development art, sketches and game design material will also be included.
*11 Japanese regional versions total – No Japanese versions released for TMNT (Arcade) and TMNT: Tournament Fighters (NES)
**Titles with online functionality – TMNT (Arcade), TMNT: Turtles in Time (Arcade), TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist, TMNT Tournament Fighters (Super Nintendo)
Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.
About Konami Digital Entertainment
Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball™, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series. www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/
Q1 performance slightly ahead of target – New high-value licensing partnership on mobile
Release schedule updated
2022-23 non-IFRS operating income target confirmed
*For the full report of Ubisoft First Quarter 2022-23 earnings please see attached press release*
Net bookings of €293.3 million, slightly ahead of target of around €280.0 million
In €m Q1 2022-23
Reported change vs. Q1 2021-22
% of total net bookings
Q1 2022-23
Q1 2021-22
IFRS 15 sales
318.2
-9.8%
NA
NA
Net bookings
293.3
-10.0%
NA
NA
Digital net bookings
262.3
-6.1%
89.4%
85.7%
PRI net bookings
153.5
-11.6%
52.3%
53.2%
Back-catalog net bookings
256.3
-16.5%
87.4%
94.1%
Better than expected Q1 performance from the Assassin’s Creed® brand and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege
Gameplay reveals of Mario + Rabbids®: Sparks of Hope and Skull and Bones™, to be released on October 20 and November 8, 2022, respectively
Reveal of Tom Clancy’s The Division® Resurgence for mobile, in line with stated strategy of expanding the brand’s universe to a significantly larger audience
Signature of a new high-value licensing partnership on mobile for one of our AAA brands
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ will now release in 2023-24
Ubisoft will reveal the future of the Assassin’s Creed brand in September
2022-23 non-IFRS operating income target of approximately €400 million confirmed
Strong support of Ubisoft’s shareholders at the Annual General Meeting: all resolutions were approved with a minimum of 95%. The Board is now composed of an absolute majority of independent directors, 45% women and three employee-representatives
Play Green: In line with its environmental commitment, Ubisoft is the first pure-player video game company to get its official Target Validation by the Science Based Target initiative
Paris, July 21, 2022 – Today, Ubisoft released its sales figures for the first quarter of fiscal 2022-23, i.e., the three months ended June 30, 2022.
Frédérick Duguet, Chief Financial Officer, said “We delivered a slightly better than expected performance in the quarter, with notably outperformances from Rainbow Six Siege and the Assassin’s Creed brand. The past months have been very active, with the gameplay reveals of Mario Rabbids: Sparks of Hope and Skull and Bones. Players’ feedback for the reveal of The Division Resurgence and for the ongoing tests of Rainbow Six Mobile, The Division Heartland and XDefiant have been supportive.”
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, said “As our teams are intensely focused on delivering memorable experiences to players across platforms, business models and geographies, we continue to work on the richest pipeline in the Company’s history. We have an unprecedented opportunity to leverage the strength of our IPs to a significantly wider audience. The new high-value mobile partnership for one of our brands reflects the powerful appeal of our brands for the fast-growing AAA mobile segment. It also provides our teams with more time to fully realize their creative vision and deliver high-quality experiences for our fans, while at the same time increasing our visibility for both 2022-23 and 2023-24.”
Yves Guillemot concluded “As we concentrate on unlocking the value of these initiatives, we are simultaneously adapting our organization to current economic uncertainties through cost optimization. We are also working hard to design the most efficient working conditions to ensure both flexibility for our teams as well as strong productivity and high-quality content. We are confident that we are entering a multi-year cycle of significant topline and operating income growth.”
Q1 ACTIVITY
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege performed ahead of expectations. The team has been hard at work to deliver very ambitious Year 7 content, translating into a stabilization of PRI thanks to a very strong DARPU and Battle Pass conversion.
The Assassin’s Creed brand also performed ahead of expectations on the back of a strong quarter from Odyssey, Origins and Valhalla. We saw a significant uptick in overall engagement, with double-digit active player growth versus last year as players were excited by the beginning of the campaign for the 15th Anniversary of the brand. This campaign will be marked by a series of celebrations for the community throughout the summer that will lead to the unveiling of the future of Assassin’s Creed in September during a very special event.
Roller Champions™ has been well received by players for its fun and dynamic gameplay. On both retention and revenues KPIs, Roller Champions is tracking ahead of Hyper Scape™.
PIPELINE OF GAMES
Ubisoft showcased Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, set to release on October 20th, with a first glimpse into its gameplay. The community applauded the tactical aspect of the game, and Gamespot described the upcoming game as “primed to surprise players all over again, with a greater degree of flexibility and more Mario like mechanics”. The community is eagerly awaiting its launch which is one of the most anticipated Nintendo Switch releases this year.
Skull and Bones also made its comeback with an extended gameplay walkthrough. The core strength of the game revolves around its unique combination of a gritty pirate fantasy, dynamic and action-packed naval combat as well as multiplayer features, based on both co-op and PvP, that will allow players to have memorable moments with friends. The game will release on November 8th.
On free-to-play, we revealed Tom Clancy’s The Division: Resurgence the upcoming mobile title in the brand’s universe. Built from the ground up on mobile, the game will be based on an independent storyline and stay true to the brand DNA with a vast open world in a very detailed urban environment with stunning graphics for the platform. With this title, we are bringing The Division franchise to a significantly larger audience. Initial player reception has been very positive.
The quarter was also very active on the other Free-to-Play initiatives as different testing phases for XDefiant,Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Mobile and The Division Heartland took place around the world. Player feedback was supportive throughout these respective tests which will continue over the coming months.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will now release in 2023-24. We are committed to delivering a cutting-edge immersive experience that takes full advantage of next-gen technology, as this amazing global entertainment brand represents a major multi-year opportunity for Ubisoft.
We also decided to release in 2023-24 a smaller unannounced premium game, originally slated for 2022-23.
While this additional development time is a reflection of the current ongoing constraints on productions across the industry, we are hard at work to design the most efficient working conditions to ensure both flexibility for our teams as well as strong productivity while delivering the best experiences to players.
Ubisoft Forward will return on September 10th, with updates and news on multiple games and projects from our teams around the world.
PLAY GREEN: PROGRESS ON UBISOFT’S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS
Ubisoft has received the official Target Validation from the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), confirming that Ubisoft’s 2030 carbon reduction objective is in line the goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Ubisoft is the first pure-player video game company to receive its official Target Validation by the SBTi.
APPROVAL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AT UBISOFT’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Ubisoft’s shareholders approved all the resolutions on the agenda for its Annual General Meeting early July with approval rates above 95%. The vote notably led to the appointment of Claude France as independent director, who brings her expertise in technology, both in cloud and online services, as well as her experience working in international multi-cultural environments. With this appointment, the Board returns to an absolute majority of independent directors, reaches 45% women, and includes three employee-representatives.
Note The Group presents indicators which are not prepared strictly in accordance with IFRS as it considers that they are the best reflection of its operating and financial performance. The definitions of the non-IFRS indicators are appended to this press release.
Sales and net bookings
In € millions
Q1 2022-23
Q1 2021-22
Sales (IFRS 15)
318.2
352.8
Deferred revenues related to IFRS 15
(24.9)
(26,8)
Net bookings
293.3
326.0
IFRS 15 sales for the first quarter of 2022-23 came to €318.2 million, down 9.8% (13.9% at constant exchange rates[1]) compared with the €352.8 million generated in first-quarter 2021-22.
First-quarter 2022-23 net bookings totaled €293.3 million, exceeding the target of around €280.0 million and down 10.0% (14.2% at constant exchange rates) on the €326.0 million figure for the first quarter of 2021-22.
Outlook
Second-quarter 2022-23
Net bookings for the second quarter of 2021-22 are expected to come in at around €270 million.
Full-year 2022-23
The Company continues to expect significant net bookings growth and confirms its non-IFRS operating income target of approximately €400 million for full-year 2022-23.
Disclaimer
This press release may contain estimated financial data, information on future projects and transactions and future financial results/performance. Such forward-looking data are provided for information purposes only. They are subject to market risks and uncertainties and may vary significantly compared with the actual results that will be published. The estimated financial data have not been audited by the Statutory Auditors. (Additional information is provided in the most recent Ubisoft Registration Document filed on June 14, 2022 with the French Financial Markets Authority (l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers)).
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a creator of worlds, committed to enriching players’ lives with original and memorable entertainment experiences. Ubisoft’s global teams create and develop a deep and diverse portfolio of games, featuring brands such as Assassin’s Creed®, Brawlhalla®, For Honor®, Far Cry®, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon®, Just Dance®, Rabbids®, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®, The Crew®, Tom Clancy’s The Division®, and Watch Dogs®. Through Ubisoft Connect, players can enjoy an ecosystem of services to enhance their gaming experience, get rewards and connect with friends across platforms. With Ubisoft+, the subscription service, they can access a growing catalog of more than 100 Ubisoft games and DLC. For the 2021–22 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2,129 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.
[1] Sales at constant exchange rates are calculated by applying to the data for the period under review the average exchange rates used for the same period of the previous fiscal year.
Company Strengthens Publishing Capability with Label Designed to Support Rising Development Talent.
Milan, July 15, 2022: Digital Bros Spa, company-listed on the STAR segment of Borsa Italiana, and operating in the global videogames market, announces today the opening of a new publishing label: HOOK.
Based in Digital Bros’ Milan head office, with international members of the team based in different countries, HOOK includes industry veterans with more than 20 years of experience and will focus on identifying talented indie developers with strong creative visions to help them publish and market their games on the global marketplace. HOOK also offers an all-around solution for developer needs including funding, development support, QA, localization, marketing & PR.
Some of HOOK’s current projects include KINGDOM of the DEAD (Dirigo Games), Madshot (Overflow) and Unholy (Duality Games), among other undisclosed projects.
The establishment of HOOK comes off the back of Digital Bros Group latest acquisitions which include Supernova Games Studios, DR Studios, InfinityPlus 2, Kunos Simulazioni and Avant Garden. It also allows the Digital Bros group to strengthen its global publishing capability beyond the renowned 505 Games label (Death Stranding, Control, Bloodstained, Terraria).
Further information about HOOK and its upcoming projects will be communicated soon.
HOOK, a Digital Bros’ subsidiary, is a publishing label focused on offering a unique selection of indie games which stand out for concept, visual, genre or themes.
HOOK provides full-service publishing support (including funding, development support, QA, localization, marketing & PR) to independent development teams with a strong commitment and vision, to help them deliver and market their projects globally.
DIGITAL BROS GROUP
Listed on the Star segment of Borsa Italiana, Digital Bros Group is a global company that has been operating since 1989 as a developer, publisher and distributor of video games through its brand 505 Games. The Group distributes its contents on both retail and digital channels. Digital Bros Group is active around the world through its own direct operations in Italy, United States, UK, France, Spain, Germany, China, Japan and Australia with approximately 250 employees.
Closed Network Test will happen on August 6 and 7, register now for a chance to be selected
Leading video game developer and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. announced today that DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS will release on October 14, 2022. The game will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC, and will be compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Physical pre-orders on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC are now available with select retailers. Digital pre-orders will be available at a later date.
Watch the announcement trailer:
DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS will be available in three different editions:
The standard edition will be available only in Digital and will contain the game. Pre-orders for this edition will unlock the “Android 18 Transphere” with the “Wall Kick” skill and the “Scouter (Blue)” accessory.
The Special Edition is available both in retail and digital and will contain the full game as well as the Special Edition Pack with a Customizable costume, the “Two-Handed Good” victory pose and the “Dragon (Yellow)” vehicle skin. Pre-orders for this edition will also unlock the “Android 18 Transphere” and “Scouter (Blue)” accessory.
The Limited Edition will be exclusive to the Bandai Namco Store. In addition to the content from the Special Edition, the Limited Edition will have a Steelbook, 3 Raider stickers and the Cell Shell Figure, as well as the “Potara (Green)” in-game accessory, which is a timed exclusive Bandai Namco Store bonus.
Taking place in the DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE universe,DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERSwill pit a team of seven Survivors trying to escape one Raider. The Raider, one of the major antagonists from the franchise, will have to use their overwhelming power and increasingly powerful evolutions to hunt and defeat the Survivors.
Survivors are regular civilians that have been caught in a “Temporal Seam”, trapping them in a place where space and time are in disarray. The main objective of Survivors is to escape the Temporal Seam using various gadgets, the most valuable of which are Transpheres, that contain the souls of Super warriors and grant special abilities and powers when used.
In this dangerous environment that Survivors share with the Raider, the hope is to use the Super Time Machine to evade the Temporal Seam before their enemy becomes unstoppable.
A Closed Network Test will be held on all platforms on August 6 and 7. Players can register here to try and get access to the Closed Network Test. During this CNT, Frieza, the newly announced Raider, and Cell will be available to play. Avatar, Oolong Survivor Skin and Bulma Survivor Skin will also be available to play as Survivors.
The CNT will be playable at the following times:
Saturday, August 6 – 4:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. CEST
Saturday, August 6 – 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CEST
Saturday, August 6 – 8:00 p.m. – 0:00 a.m. CEST
Sunday, August 7 – 4:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. CEST
An Open Beta Test will be organized at a later date with more details to be announced soon.
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™.
TOKYO – July 21, 2022 – Bright Memory: Infinite, the high-octane, visually stunning first-person shooter made by indie developer FYQD Studio and published by PLAYISM, launches today on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
Originally released on PC in November 2021, the console ports of Bright Memory: Infinite include all the cosmetic DLC, available in one purchase, with gameplay content identical on all platforms. Bright Memory: Infinite delivers powerful gaming hardware optimization, supporting 4K resolution with raytracing on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, both running at a locked 60 frames per second, with the option of a 120 FPS performance mode, while Xbox Series S supports 1440p at 60 FPS.
Meanwhile, Nintendo Switch players enjoy a native port with gyroscopic aiming support, and multi-sampling of TAA anti-aliasing for a stylish presentation on the go. achieving ultimate crispiness in gameplay. PlayStation also offers exclusive DualSense adaptive trigger support. Xbox owners get a series of exclusive weapon skins, and a 20% discount for those who purchased the original Bright Memory.
A sudden unnatural weather disturbance in the sky interrupts Lunar New Year festivities and Supernatural Science Research Organization’s top agent, Shelia, must investigate. Immediately thrown into the heat of the action, she squares off against relentless waves of hostile and strangely futuristic soldiers armed to the teeth and giant mythical beasts straight out of Chinese folklore, while a supermassive blackhole appears in the sky and slowly engulfs the landscape.
Master the art of the sword to attack in close range and repel bullets, or fight in a traditional first shooting style, chose between a plethora of artillery for long range attacks and pair attacks with Shelia’s psychic abilities to deliver stunning combos on enemies. Evolve her speed, power and unlock special upgrades in a extensive skill tree as enemies grow feistier as she approaches what’s pushing the world to its nearing collapse.
“Today feels like a momentous day, after years of blood, sweat, and tears, Bright Memory: Infinite finally launches on consoles,” said Zeng, indie game developer, FYQD Studio. “Thanks to everyone who supported Bright Memory, Bright Memory: Infinite on PC, or just shared a kind word of support to get us here!”
Bright Memory: Infinite is now available for $19.99 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch and supports English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese voice and text, traditional Chinese, Latin American Spanish, German, French, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, and Korean language text.
Japan’s oldest indie publisher, PLAYISM is known in the West for supporting popular indie games such as Gnosia, The Good Life, Idol Manager, Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight, Touhou Luna Nights, Fight Crab, Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-, the La-Mulana series, Bright Memory, and DEEEER Simulator among other titles.
PLAYISM’s motto is “Bringing a Different Breed of Indie Game to the World”.
Farming Simulator 22 is growing rapidly as its makers present new content at FarmCon: At the annual community event, taking place between July 21st to July 24th, developer and publisher GIANTS Software talks in detail about the huge amount of upcoming content. On Thursday’s international live stream, announcements and teasers for Farming Simulator 22 were presented.
New official pack announced: Vermeer Pack coming August 23rd
Third-party Pumps ‘N Hoses Pack by Creative Mesh coming September 27th
Free content available now: John Deere 5M Series and classic John Deere 710
Platinum Edition & Expansion map “Silverrun Forest” revealed with teaser
More details will be shown on Saturday in FarmCon livestream
New Packs Planned for August & September With the Vermeer Pack, virtual farmers look forward to the digitalization of the world’s first self-propelled baler, the ZR-5. Overall, five efficient and unique machines from the North-American manufacturer Vermeer are included. Releasing on August 23rd, it’s already available for pre-order. A Vermeer Pack teaser offers a first glimpse at the machines.
Presented and published by GIANTS Software, the Pumps N’ Hoses Pack releases on September 27th. Developed by the third-party studio Creative Mesh, Pumps N’ Hoses offers umbilical systems (using pumps and hoses to spread fertilizer more efficiently and soil-friendly), manure separation and configurable biogas plants. Over 30 new items are included.
First Look at November’s Platinum Expansion Map The Platinum Expansion & Platinum Edition add more than 40 new machines by Volvo Group and others to Farming Simulator 22, as well as a new map: Silverrun Forest. Inspired by the Pacific Northwest of the United States, the map was presented for the first time with a map teaser video. With a lush landscape dominated by vast areas of forest, players enjoy harvesting and planting new types of trees while taking on new missions and providing logs to develop various points of interest.
More Presentations and Details on Saturday While fans of Farming Simulator meet at the John Deere Forum in Mannheim, Germany on the weekend, GIANTS Software will stream the stage program scheduled on Saturday on the company’s official Twitch channel starting at 10 am CEST. Fans and gamers will learn more about the making of Farming Simulator and the upcoming content. GIANTS Software even offers something exciting for fans to enjoy immediately in celebration of FarmCon: The John Deere tractors 5M Series and 710 (this historical tractor was launched 1965 by John Deere-Lanz in Mannheim) are now available for download on the official ModHub.
FarmCon is the official and annual community event for modders, developers and players of the Farming Simulator series. Since 2016, fans have met at FarmCon to chat with GIANTS Software and like-minded players. For more information, please visit the official Farming Simulator website
Those looking for a different type of asymmetric multiplayer game will have a new take on the genre arriving in a few months as Bandai Namco has announced that Dragon Ball: The Breakers will be releasing worldwide on October 14th. Developed by Dimps, the game will offer a closed network test from August 5th to the 6th and potential players can register here. The closed test times can be found below:
August 5, 7 p.m. PT to 11 p.m. PT
August 6, 5 a.m. PT to 9 a.m. PT
August 6, 11 a.m. PT to 3 p.m. PT
August 6, 7 p.m. PT to 11 p.m. PT
Also revealed today was a quick look at Frieza who joins the likes of Buu and Cell as characters that players will control as villains who try to eliminate the other players who are attempting to survive the match through team work and various distractions.
It appears that the upcoming Avatar video game is going to be as delayed as the second movie has been as Ubisoft has announced that the title will no longer be releasing this year. The company announced during a financial earnings report today that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will no longer be arriving in 2022 and will now be releasing sometime during the fiscal year of 2023-2024. No reason for the delay nor was an exact specific date given at the time of the announcement.
This pushes the game past the release of Avatar 2‘s theatrical debut this December and while we have yet to see much of the game since it was announced back in 2021 Ubisoft is currently aiming to release Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora on the Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and PC.
