Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software released today the Hogwarts Legacy launch trailer ahead of the open-world, action role-playing-game’s worldwide launch for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on February 10, 2023.
In the stunning new trailer, fans are welcomed to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where they will become part of the magic and live out their dreams as a student.
Hogwarts Legacy invites players to embark on an epic journey as a fifth-year student at Hogwarts, gifted with a rare ability to tap into ancient, powerful magic. Guided by the Wizard’s Field Guide and unique instruction from professors and other characters, fans will uncover a compelling storyline filled with thrilling challenges and mysteries.
Faced with perilous dangers, players will defend Hogwarts against deadly enemies and uncover the secrets of the wizarding world’s forgotten past.
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Published by Warner Bros. Games under the Portkey Games label, Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, action, open-world role-playing-game set in the 1800’s wizarding world. Beginning as a fifth year, players will embark on a journey through new and familiar locations, explore and discover magical beasts, craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents and customise their character to become the witch or wizard they want to be.
Hogwarts Legacy is scheduled to launch worldwide for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on February 10, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One will launch on April 4 and Nintendo Switch on July 25.
Today, PlayStation Australia is happy to reveal the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for February. Take on demonic Deadites in asymmetrical multiplayer Evil Dead: The Game, grind and trick your way through the vibrant world of Radlandia in OlliOlliWorld and live the life of a Prohibition-era gangster with Mafia: The Definitive Edition. In addition to these titles, Destiny 2: Beyond Light joins the lineup as a bonus game this month.
All four titles will be available to PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Deluxe members from Tuesday, February 7 until Monday, March 6. The PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue lineup for February will be announced soon.
Let’s take a closer look at the Monthly Games.
Evil Dead: The Game | PS4, PS5
Step into the shoes of Ash Williams or his friends from the iconic Evil Dead franchise and work together in a game loaded with over-the-top co-op and PvP multiplayer action. Play as a team of four survivors, exploring, looting, managing your fear, and finding key items to seal the breach between worlds in a game inspired by all three original Evil Dead films as well as the Ash vs Evil Dead television series. Fight for the forces of good or take control of the Kandarian Demon to hunt Ash and others while possessing Deadites, the environmental objects and more as you seek to swallow their souls!
OlliOlliWorld | PS4, PS5
Grind, trick and air your way to discover the mystical skate gods on your quest for Gnarvana in this bold skateboarding action-platformer that’s bursting with personality. Traverse a delightful and weird world as you take on missions, and challenges and make new friends along the way. Experience the accessibility, depth and player freedom as you dive into the signature flow state gameplay. OlliOlli World marks the third entry in the critically-acclaimed OlliOlli series from Roll7, the BAFTA and multi-award-winning independent studio.
Destiny 2: Beyond Light | PS4, PS5
Embark on a new journey through the incredible sci-fi fantasy universe of Destiny 2 with this expansion* to the multiplayer action shooter. Guardians will explore Europa, master the new elemental power of Stasis and collect powerful Exotic gear as they battle the Fallen Kell of Darkness, Eramis.
*Destiny 2 is required to play Destiny 2: Beyond Light. Destiny 2 is available for download at no extra cost on PlayStation Store.
Mafia: The Definitive Edition | PS4
Explore a recreated 1930’s cityscape, filled with interwar architecture, cars and culture… and a crime-riddled underbelly in this full remake of the 2002 original. Rise up through the ranks of the Mafia during the Prohibition era of organised crime. After a run-in with the mob, cab driver Tommy Angelo is thrust into a deadly underworld. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri crime family, Tommy soon finds that the rewards are too big to ignore.
PlayStation Plus members have until Monday, February 6 to add Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Fallout 76 and Axiom Verge 2 to their game library.
Developer Steel City Interactive celebrates with footage of Muhammad Ali, who is a fully playable character in Early Access
Sydney, Australia, February 2nd 2023 –Steel City Interactive (SCI) celebrates the Early Access release of Undisputed. The first major boxing title in a decade is now available in Early Access (Steam) and will release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S at a later date.
What could possibly be a better asset to celebrate this launch than footage of boxing legend Muhammad Ali? Here is the G.O.A.T fighting Joe Frazier in Undisputed:
For the Early Access launch, Undisputed will feature a roster of over 50 playable characters including Muhammad Ali, 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 will be able to fight in local and online multiplayer, in single player against the AI and in a Prize Fight Mode.
Alongside bug fixes and quality of life improvements, the planned Early Access roadmap includes additional features and content such as Career Mode, Fighter Creation tools, licensed boxers and match venues. SCI look forward to updating the community as and when they have news.
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.
Release Date: PC: Steam Early Access launch February 1st, 2023
*Console Release dates: To be announced
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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 Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is one of the most influential athletes and humanitarians of the 20th century and has created some of the most legendary moments in sports and civil rights history. More than 50 years after he emerged as a Gold Medalist in Boxing at the 1960 Rome Olympics, Ali’s legacy extends beyond the ring and he continues to be widely recognized as one of the most celebrated and beloved icons of all time.
His incomparable work ethic, signature boxing techniques, and fearlessness towards standing up for his beliefs, all contribute to the legend that is Muhammad Ali. Among his countless awards and accolades, he was named Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsman of the Century,” GQ’s “Athlete of the Century,” a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Amnesty International Lifetime Achievement Award. Muhammad Ali’s legacy is celebrated across cultures and continues to inspire today’s most influential athletes, artists, musicians and humanitarians around the world.
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.
2K today revealed new WWE 2K23 in-game footage with the hard hitting WWE 2K23: Your Time is Now.
The trailer offers the very first look at the debut of the fan-favourite and chaotic WarGames, that delivers 3v3 and 4v4 single player or multiplayer mayhem inside two side-by-side rings, all while surrounded by a double-steel cage.
The new footage also showcases exhilarating match-ups between WWE Superstars and Legends including cover Superstar John Cena, The Rock, Bianca Belair, Logan Paul, “The Undertaker”, Rhea Ripley, Bobby Lashley, and more.
TRONDHEIM, Norway — February 1, 2023 —Rhythm Sprout: Sick Beats & Bad Sweets, the deliciously silly rhythm game from developer SURT and publisher tinyBuild, boogies out on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store today.
Join Sprout, the Chosen Onion, on a whimsical adventure across the Vegetable Kingdom to save the realm from the threat of King Sugar Daddy’s Bad Sweets army. Attack, dash, and dance across handcrafted, musically themed levels like Fruitopia, Daddy Club, Winter Woods, Haunted Mansion, and more, each with its own original soundtrack.
Find Princess Cauliflower, the rightful heir to the throne, to restore order amongst the peaceful fruits and veggies. Perfectly sync to the beat multiple music genres including K-pop, lo-fi, EDM, disco, and metal, while slaying tough bosses like the Candy Mama, Count Arelle, and Chock. And don’t miss King Brock’s calls–the sovereign is always on the lookout for updates!
Conquer sickly sweet foes, from ice cream cones to evil gingerbread people, to unlock new levels, bonus challenges, and cosmetic skins for the heroic Sprout and his weapon. Remix past levels with game modes including Turbo, Mirror, Shuffle, and Totally Random to become the rhythm master of the land and enjoy hours of replayability on high-sync beatmaps that will sweeten rhythm game connoisseurs and newcomers alike.
“Rhythm Sprout takes players into a world bursting with imagination,” said Jon Vait, CEO at SURT. “From an original soundtrack featuring old favorites and the newest genres of today, hand-draw artistry, and a quirky story, we’re glad to offer players a wholesome experience and sweet twist to the rhythm genre.”
Rhythm Sprout: Sick Beats & Bad Sweets is available now on PlayStation 5|4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam for USD $14.99. It supports English, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Korean, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Polish, Norwegian, French, and Spanish (European and LATAM) languages.
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.
LOS ANGELES – February 1, 2023 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, announces a new global update for the mobile role-playing game Seven Knights 2. The new update includes a new Legendary+ hero, scenario content, pet dispatch system, costumes, and Valentine’s Day Event.
Players can now choose the new hero Dellons, the Reaper of the Abyss (Legendary+ / Attack type), who is designed to deal massive damage to a single target. His special abilities can synergize well with other Attack type heroes. Dellons gets stronger as he continues to attack each enemy with a stacking debuff, making him the perfect hero to take down specific targets.
Additional new game content includes the Scenario Season 3 update that will continue the story of Lene and her party who are trying to stop those who threaten the peace on the continent of Asgar after the devastation of the war in the Kingdom of Terra. A Pet Dispatch System has been added as a new way to utilize pets. Players can dispatch their pets on various missions, earning special rewards upon completion. Four new costumes are now available, including two skins for the new hero Dellons, Darkness Wedding Karin (exclusive for Valentine’s Day), and Victory Outfit Karin.
From February 1 through February 15, players can enter the new Valentine’s Day Event to earn the Chocolate of the Abyss and exchange them for various items, including a costume for the new hero Dellons. Additionally, The Victory Outfit Conqueror Mission invites players to enter the Arena and obtain the Victory Outfit costume for Karin (event exclusive) by completing the Prestige Mission.
The official sequel to Seven Knights, a game enjoyed by 60 million players globally, Seven Knights 2 takes place 20 years after the original and introduces beautiful open world gameplay. The story centers on the Daybreak Mercenaries who embark on a journey to find the last member of the Seven Knights, “Rudy,” after a series of events involving a mysterious girl named Phiné. Stunning cinematics and graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4 will immerse players in this epic game story filled with unique characters and powerful bosses. Players can collect and develop their heroes and experience a new combat system with powerful ultimates and suppressors.
More information on Seven Knights 2 can be found on the official Facebook page, YouTube and forums or by visiting Netmarble’s Global YouTube channel.
About Netmarble Corporation
Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Marvel Future Revolution, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and Marvel Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found athttp://company.netmarble.com.
Player-made FPS experiences shared across all major platforms
SYDNEY – Feb. 1, 2023 – Gunscape, the first-person shooter and world-building hybrid inspired by classic 90s FPSes from developer and publisher Blowfish Studios, constructs worlds ripe for discovery and carnage on Nintendo Switch today.
Join a talented collective of community architects empowered to create, develop, and challenge each other with their original visions of the ultimate deathmatch. Employ the tools of an expansive construction kit containing almost every block, biome, weapon, add-on, and adversary any boxy crusader could dream of.
Once an arena has been created, unleash all hell on precisely placed units of deadly droids, skillful soldiers, massive beasts, and even dinosaurs – yes, DINOSAURS. If meticulously positioning fine details like walls, weapons, and enemies isn’t on the agenda, enjoy everybody else’s creations and bask in the mayhem. Dive into an impressive collection of fan-created single-player maps, co-op campaigns, and hand-crafted multiplayer arenas.
“Gunscape takes the most memorable elements of FPS history, puts them into an intuitive creation tool kit, and hands them all over to gamers,” said Benjamin Lee, Blowfish Studios CEO. “Designers of all skill levels can let their imaginations run wild, then upload their works directly to the game’s servers for the whole world to experience. The Nintendo community is particularly well-known for its inventive community creators, so we’re very excited to see what they dream up with our tools!”
Gunscape is available now on Nintendo Switch for $14.99 USD/€ 11.99 and was previously released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.
About Blowfish Studios
Blowfish Studios is an award-winning game developer and publisher based in Sydney, Australia. The studio strives to release original multi-platform games, while also collaborating with developers from around the world. As developers first, they bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to any partnership. The studio provides development services to get the game release ready, porting to all major platforms, platform approval, marketing, and promotion to the world. Blowfish Studios is a part of Animoca Brands’ gaming-focused endeavors.
Animoca Brands, a Deloitte Tech Fast winner and ranked in the Financial Times list of High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021, is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification that is working to advance digital property rights and contribute to the establishment of the open metaverse. The company develops and publishes a broad portfolio of products including the REVV token and SAND token; original games including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes; and products utilizing popular intellectual properties including Disney, WWE, Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Formula E. It has multiple subsidiaries, including The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, nWay, Pixowl, Forj, Lympo, Animoca Brands Japan, Grease Monkey Games, Eden Games, Darewise Entertainment, Notre Game, TinyTap, Be Media, PIXELYNX, and WePlay Media. Animoca Brands has a growing portfolio of more than 380 Web3 investments, including Colossal, Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), Yield Guild Games, Harmony, Alien Worlds, Star Atlas, and others. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or follow on Twitter or Facebook.
Check out the new Event Story and earn rewards from the new Conquest content See what happens to Momoyodou as the team is embroiled in a plot to ruin their summer beach vacation. Get four new students, including Hoshino (Swimsuit) and Shizuko (Swimsuit) Get 10 Free Recruitments from Feb. 5-13
SEOUL – Feb. 1, 2023 – On Feb. 1, NEXON Korea Corp. (CEO: Jung-Hun Lee) announced the latest Event Story, “Business Trip! Momoyodou,” for the subculture game Blue Archive developed by their subsidiary company Nexon Games (CEO: Yong-Hyun Park).
Players can complete new Conquest content to earn growth currencies, Pyroxene and other rewards. They can also join the students of Momoyodou on their summer beach vacation as they find themselves at the center of a nefarious plot, battling to survive.
Blue Archive is also adding four new students. Hoshino (Swimsuit) from the Abydos Academy, available from Fest Recruitment, is an Explosive Striker whose EX skill both increases the ATK of allies within range of her and grants an Explosive Effectiveness buff. During the event, players can also recruit Shizuko (Swimsuit), a Mystic Special whose EX Skill moves four allies within a circular range to a designated location and grants them a Shield proportional to her Healing.
Chise (Swimsuit) from the Allied Hyakkiyako Academy is a Mystic Striker that alternately fires grenades at three enemies with her EX Skill. The grenades deal damage to enemies in a circular range of the target and Stuns them, dealing additional damage to the enemy proportional to her ATK if they are already under a CC effect. Izuna of the same academy is a Mystic Striker whose EX Skill deals damage proportional to her ATK to a single enemy. It also concentrates her attacks on the designated target for 30 seconds.
Additionally, Nexon will be hosting a Free Recruitment x100 Campaign from Sunday, Feb. 5 through Monday, Feb. 13 to celebrate the update. Players who log in every day will get a 10-Free Recruitment and a special 20-Free Recruitment on Monday, Feb. 13. Players who log in for seven days during Arona’s Special Bonus! Login Campaign can also get Pyroxene x200 and Hoshino (Swimsuit)’s interactive Beachside Water Floaty furniture. But that’s not all: If a total of 500,000 people pre-register, participants will also get Pyroxene x 1,200, Advanced Tactical Training Blu-ray Choice Ticket, Advanced Activity Report, various growth currencies, and 10-Free Recruitment Ticket. Players also shouldn’t miss the Triple Rewards Campaign from Tuesday, Jan. 31 through Tuesday, Feb. 28, so they can get triple the rewards from Bounty and Scrimmage.
Visit the official community for details about the Event Story “Business Trip! Momoyodou” and the rest of the update.
Blue Archive Official Forum: [LINK] Blue Archive Official Twitter: [LINK] Blue Archive Official Facebook: [LINK]
PARIS – Feb. 1, 2023 –Atomic Heart, the action-RPG set in the mad utopia of an alternate post-WWII world, has revealed brand-new gameplay footage in a fresh, in-depth trailer! Developed by Mundfish and published by Focus Entertainment, the game is coming Feb. 21, 2023, to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. Pre-order it now and prepare for frenzied action in a wacky and visually stunning world!
Gameplay Overview Trailer:
Atomic action to get your heart pounding
Today’s gameplay overview trailer features juicy new footage, showcasing a cinematic shooter that shines not only for its combat but for its intrigue, setting, characters and deep mechanics.
Unforgiving combat and explosive encounters have you blasting rogue robots, giant machines and even mutants. Make sure to adapt your fighting style to each opponent, stay wary of your environment and upgrade your equipment to make your way through artificial madness. With three difficulty levels to choose from, you can decide just how atomic you want the experience to be—whether you’re a hardcore player looking for ever more challenging action, or an adventurer eager to explore eerie environments and an engrossing narrative in a Story Mode-type experience.
Four editions available for pre-order
Atomic Heart can be pre-ordered now, with four editions to choose from:
The Limited Edition Bundle, exclusive to the Focus Entertainment Store, which includes the base game, a Steelbook®, a metal poster and the official artbook designed by Mundfish
The Standard Edition, which includes the base game
The Gold Edition, which includes the base game and the Atomic Pass
The Premium Edition, which includes the base game, the Atomic Pass, an exclusive digital artbook and extra cosmetics
The Atomic Pass takes the Atomic Heart experience even further with four DLCs, opening access to new areas and labs, as well as new weapons, enemies, bosses and more! The “Labor & Science” DLC is included in physical editions and granted as a bonus for digital pre-orders of any edition.
Sign up as a Focus member to get the latest info and upcoming exclusive offers for Atomic Heart and the whole Focus catalog.
DeveloperSweet Bandits Studios and publisher Tripwire Presents, today announced that DECEIVE INC. will open for business soon, launching on March 21, 2023 on PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), the PlayStation®5 computer entertainment system, and the Xbox Series X|S console systems. Starting soon, aspiring agents can stake their claim on upcoming super spy assignments with the DECEIVE INC. Standard Edition (MSRP $19.99 USD) and the DECEIVE INC. Black Tie Edition (MSRP $29.99 USD).
Players ready to start their career as a world-class Agent can look forward to diving into the world of DECEIVE INC. early, starting with a free PC multiplayer demo on Steam during the Steam Next Fest from Feb. 6 through Feb. 13. In addition, the developers at Sweet Bandits Studios have prepared even more early access spy training time with the upcoming DECEIVE INC. Open Beta, featuring cross-platform support. The DECEIVE INC. Open Beta is scheduled to run from March 10 @ 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time through March 13 @ 11 a.m., and will be available to play for free on all platforms that the game will support at launch. Learn more and join the DECEIVE INC. community on the official Discord.
New players can expect hands-on time with all eight launch-day agents while they explore and master the art of espionage on two multiplayer maps: “Hard Sell” and “Silver Reef.” Hard Sell takes place at a luxurious mansion on a private island next to the Mediterranean Sea. Offering a mix of wide-open courtyards and close quarter rooms, Hard sell features a little bit of everything that DECEIVE INC. has to offer. Silver Reef pits players against each other deep under the North Sea in an underwater luxury resort. Players will navigate glass tunnels, luxury restaurants and guest rooms to hide from their opponents. To get the objective, agents will have to infiltrate a high tech submarine docked to the hotel which offers a close quarters feel for those agents who enjoy a healthy dose of action while they’re in the field.
DECEIVE INC. deploys you into the world of high-stakes subterfuge, working for a private corporation with a complete monopoly over the international espionage market. Disguise yourself as anyone (or anything) you meet in an instant, access state-of-the-art gadgets the rest of the world can only dream of, and unleash powerful skills that would make Hollywood super spies jealous. But you are not alone. Rival Agentsare after the same objective and every single one of them is as skilled, cunning, and well-equipped as you. Blend in, grab the objective, and break out. In the end, only one agent can complete the mission and get the paycheck when working at DECEIVE INC. Company policy.
