Two new students from Problem Solver 68 added and 1,200 Pyroxene log-in bonus available until Aug. 16

SEOUL – Aug. 11, 2022 – Popular mobile RPG Blue Archive from publisher Nexon revealed new story event “New Year’s Rhapsody No. 68” that centers around Problem Solver 68 members. As Problem Solver 68’s students visit the New Year’s Event Plaza to celebrate the new year in Kivotos, they are faced with an unexpected incident. It’s up to players to help the students and join in on the various rewards available in this update.

Aru (New Year) and Mutsuki (New Year) from Problem Solver 68 join the battlefield. When Aru uses her EX Skill, she obtains 1 Skill Cost per evil deed and deals piercing damage proportional to her ATK to one enemy, which then can bounce a maximum of 11 times among enemies. Mutsuki’s EX Skill deals mystic damage proportional to her ATK to enemies in an arch-shaped area.

In addition to the story update, 15 different New Years-themed furniture items such as “New Year Pattern Background” and “New Year Releazing Kotatsu” have been added. Various events will be held in celebration of the update. All users who log-in by Tuesday, Aug. 16 will receive 1,200 of in-game currency Pyroxene. Also, players will receive a “New Year’s Lucky Pouch” for completing the event story and quest, which can be exchanged for various rewards such as “Mutsuki’s Eleph,” “Kayoko’s Eleph” and more until Tuesday, Aug. 30.

Nexon also released a promo video introducing the event story update on Blue Archive’s official YouTube channel that features a new side to Aru, Serika and Problem Solver 68 members who gathered at the temple for the New Year celebration.

Blue Archive‘sevent story “New Year Rhapsody No. 68” details can be found in the official community forum and social media pages.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EN.BlueArchive
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EN_BlueArchive
Discord: https://discord.gg/bluearchiveglobal

About NEXON Co. Ltd.
Founded in 1994, NEXON Co., Ltd. (Nexon) (3659.TO) is a company engaged in the production, development and operation of online games and Virtual Worlds. First listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2011, Nexon was placed on JPX400 in 2015 and added to the Nikkei Stock Index 300 in 2017. In 2020, Nexon was added to the Nikkei 225. Nexon currently has more than 45 live games on multiple platforms including mobile and available in more than 190 countries. Major game franchises include MapleStory, KartRider and Dungeon&Fighter. In 2021, Nexon completed the acquisition of Embark Studios AB, a company based in Stockholm, Sweden, developing multiple projects for global release.

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Wired Productions and Nosebleed Interactive Open the Doors to the King Wash Laundromat

Watford, UK, 11th August, 2022 – Publisher Wired Productions and award-winning independent studio, Nosebleed Interactive, are ready to welcome gamers to the 90’s arcade and light management sim, Arcade Paradise, launching today for Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Utomik, and the Xbox family of devices.

Oozing retro-fuelled gaming nostalgia in a 90’s style advert, the far-out live action launch trailer showcases how players can feel like a kid again by transforming the run-down laundromat into their ultimate arcade empire – with over 35 fully playable arcade games to unlock.

Watch the Live Action Arcade Paradise Launch Trailer: 

In Arcade Paradise, players take on the role of Ashley and manage the day-to-day tasks of running the family laundromat. Rebel against your father, Gerald (voiced by The Witcher’s Geralt, Doug Cockle), and create a games arcade to give the sleepy town of Grindstone something to really get excited about as you wash rags, invest the profits and build your very own Arcade Paradise!

“Releasing Arcade Paradise is a huge celebration for the teams at Wired and Nosebleed, this is a game that screams pure, nostalgic fun.” commented Leo Zullo, Managing Director, Wired Productions. “As always, working alongside Nosebleed Interactive has been exceptional, they have truly poured everything into this title – going above and beyond, to produce the ultimate arcade and light-management sim experience.”

“We are overjoyed that the day has finally come to share Arcade Paradise with the world and especially our community, who have been so supportive of the game” said Andreas Firnigl, CEO and Founder of Nosebleed Interactive. “The team has worked so hard on the biggest game we have ever created as a studio, to create the dream game for arcade fans and 90’s kids alike.”

Arcade Paradise releases today for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Utomik, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.

The physical version packed with a double-sided poster, graffiti sticker set, reversible inlay sleeve and digital EP download can be purchased for £19.99 / $24.99 / €24.99 for PlayStation copies and £24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99 for Nintendo Switch. Players can secure their copy via the Wired store or from their local retailer. For UK and EU customers, shipping will begin today, while US customers can expect to receive their copy in early September. 

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About Wired Productions
Wired Productions is an independent video games publisher based in Watford, UK. Wired has produced and published award-winning titles across all major platforms and its games are curated to deliver on its mantra: ‘Driven by Passion.’ Bringing games to market in both physical and digital media, notable launches to date include Arcade Paradise, Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles, Martha Is Dead, The Falconeer, Those Who Remain, Deliver Us The Moon, Close to the Sun, GRIP: Combat Racing, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and The Town of Light. Recently, Wired Productions announced its upcoming slate of titles during Wired Direct. Upcoming titles include Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Tin Hearts, Tiny Troopers: Global Ops and The Last Worker.

Nosebleed Interactive is a multi-award-winning independent studio based in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the heart of the North East of England. After critical hit Vostok Inc. Nosebleed are working on Arcade Paradise as their next hit title.

Players fight to get rare new models of military vehicles

Gaijin Entertainment announces that the “Summer Quest” event has begun in War Thunder, the online military action game featuring 2000+ ground, naval and air war machines of the 20th and 21st centuries. Players will fight to get  four new models of military vehicles: the Hungarian Zrinyi I self-propelled gun, the American F4D-1 Skyray carrier-based fighter jet, the German Leopard 2AV tank and the Japanese battleship Haruna. Other prizes include new camouflage options, as well as player icons, decals and decorations for naval and land vehicles dedicated to summer adventures. The event will last until August 29th.

Each vehicle model in the Summer Quest is quite unique and will be a great addition to the collections of dedicated military history fans.

The Zrinyi I SPG is a World War II era vehicle, entirely designed and built in Hungary and named after the 16th-century Hungarian national hero Miklós Zrínyi. It is built on the chassis of the Turán medium tank (also Hungarian) and is equipped with a 75 mm anti-tank gun. During some of the field tests Zrinyi I was equipped with external rocket tubes, and this is the version of this SPG that made it to War Thunder.

The Leopard 2AV is a prototype tank submitted to the US Army tests, where it competed against the XM-1 models. The tank is a transitional version from the Leopard 1 to the serial Leopard 2: the vehicle has a 105 mm L7A3 cannon familiar from the first series, while the FCS, power plant and armor layout are closer to the early Leopards of the second series.

The F4D-1 Skyray is the first ever supersonic carrier-based fighter, which entered service in 1956. The aircraft boasts excellent rate of climb and is capable of accelerating to near-sonic speeds at sea level. The F4D-1 Skyray is armed with four forward-facing 20mm Browning-Colt Mk12 cannons, and hardpoints can accommodate pods with FFAR unguided rockets and AIM-9B Sidewinder guided missiles.

IJN Haruna was laid down as a Kongo-class battlecruiser and launched as early as 1915, but did not take part in World War I. Later, she was rebuilt into a high-speed battleship and, as such, went through the entire Second World War, taking part in many battles, including Battle of the Philippine Sea, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and Battle of Leyte Gulf. The battleship was lost only in July 1945, when American aircraft attacked it in the harbor of Kure at the Japanese mainland. Haruna’s main armament is eight 356-mm guns in four turrets, 152-mm and 127-mm cannons make it easier to deal with targets, and 118 anti-aircraft guns drive enemy aircraft away with dense fire.

The event details and more information about new types of vehicles are available on the official website.

About War Thunder
War Thunder is a free-to-play, cross-platform, massively multiplayer military masterpiece with millions of fans worldwide, that allows players on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Mac and Linux to fight their way across air, land, and sea in the same battlefield. War Thunder offers 2000+ playable aircraft, armored vehicles and ships from the 1900s to the 2010s. The US, Russian, British, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Swedish, Israeli, South African and French military vehicles represented in game are carefully researched, historically accurate recreations of their real world counterparts. Fans can expect hundreds more added as Gaijin Entertainment commits to ongoing development via regular updates. Official website: http://warthunder.com

About Gaijin Entertainment
Gaijin Entertainment is the developer and publisher of the online games War Thunder, Crossout, Enlisted, CRSED: F.O.A.D. and Star Conflict as well as other PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS and Android titles across several genres. The company’s diverse portfolio has received a range of mass media and game industry awards including such as Gamescom Award and many more. Official website: http://gaijinent.com/

The PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup for August will be making welcome additions for Extra and Deluxe members on August 16. It will be headlined by three Yakuza games (which will soon be followed by other entries in the series later this year). But rubbing shoulders with the crime series will be multiplayer horror Dead by Daylight, open-world shooter Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands and whimsical adventure Bugsnax. 

Let’s take a closer look at the lineup.

Game Catalogue lineup for PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe members 

Yakuza 0 

The glitz, glamour, and unbridled decadence of the 80s are back in Yakuza 0. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka with protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and series regular Goro Majima. Play as the former to discover how he finds himself in a world of trouble when a simple debt collection goes wrong. Then, step into the silver-toed shoes of Goro Majima and explore his “normal” life as the proprietor of a cabaret club. Watch the trailer here.

Yakuza Kiwami 

The first Yakuza title debuted in 2005 on PS2. This PS4 remake rebuilds that experience from scratch. Follow the early days of Kazuma Kiryu as he returns to the streets of Japan after serving a decade-long prison sentence for a crime he didn’t commit to save his best friend. Watch the trailer here.

Yakuza Kiwami 2

Yakuza’s sequel receives the remake treatment, not only updating the original but expanding it with a playable adventure starring Goro Majima set before the events of the main game. A year after the events of the first Yakuza, an assassination pulls Kazuma Kiryu out of a peaceful life to broker peace between rival clans and face off against Ryuji Goda, known as the Dragon of Kansai. Watch the trailer here.

Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight is a 1v4 multiplayer game that draws from all corners of the horror world from a powerful slasher to a terrifying paranormal entity. Choose between playing an unstoppable Killer and one of 4 Survivors trying to evade a gruesome death. Each character has their own deep progression system and plenty of unlockables that can be customized to fit your personal strategy. Work together to escape, or stalk and sacrifice every Survivor. Watch the trailer here.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands

Create a team with up to 3 friends and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world. Create and fully customize your Ghost, weapons, and gear. Enjoy a total freedom of playstyle and discover stunning diverse landscapes both on and off road, in the air, on land, and at sea with over 60 different vehicles. Watch the trailer here.

Bugsnax

Play an investigative journalist who has set out to explore Snaktooth Island, home to legendary half-bug half-snack creatures, Bugsnax. Discover, hunt and capture all 100 critters while also tracking down and reuniting the island’s inhabitants. Watch the trailer here.

Also available on August 16 are:

• Metro Exodus
• Trials of Mana 
• UNO
• Monopoly Plus

To learn more about the additional games for the August PlayStation Plus lineup, check out the blog here.
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Demo will be available to play on Steam for all players

SEOUL – Aug. 10, 2022 – Oceanic adventure game DAVE THE DIVERwill be a part of this year’s gamescom, re-releasing its well-received demo for all players on Steam from Tuesday, Aug. 23 to Sunday, Aug. 28. Players can experience DAVE THE DIVER’s unique gameplay and understand how this charming demo won player’s hearts with its witty characters and beautiful underwater landscapes.

MINTROCKET will distribute Steam keys until Wednesday, Aug. 17 to qualified streamers and creators to play the demo ahead of gamescom. Those who are provided with a demo Steam key will also be selected through an additional selection process to play the Early Access version when available.

About Event Details:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1868140/view/3374904526150317685

Players who want to stay updated on the latest news and developments can follow MINTROCKET’s Twitter, join its Discord server or check out the official website. DAVE THE DIVER is available to Wishlist on Steam now.

Latest DAVE THE DIVER trailer:

About MINTROCKET

MINTROCKET is a separate sub-brand of NEXON. The brand aims a world where various genres and new kinds of enjoyment coexist. What makes a great game? MINTROCKET thinks its answer is from the gamers. MINTROCKET only focuses on making fun gameplay and brings immersive gaming experiences worldwide with our creative and inspiring games.

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by Maxi Graeff, Integrated Marketing Lead Xbox, DACH

We’re excited to return to gamescom in Cologne, Germany this August and hang out in person with the community for the first time since 2019!  

We’re really looking forward to being back on the show floor, bringing our passionate fans together again in person to celebrate what’s ahead at Xbox. At gamescom 2022, whether attending the show or watching the Xbox Booth @ gamescom Live Stream from home, fans in Europe and around the world can expect a little more insight into some of our previously announced games coming to Xbox in the next 12 months. 

We’re also very pleased to announce the return of Xbox FanFest to the show floor. More details on this and everything else we’re up to at gamescom 2022, can be found below. Here’s what to expect.  

Xbox Booth 

This year the Xbox booth will be back in Hall 8 and will feature 36 stations with a fantastic line-up of content coming to Xbox in the next 12 months, many of which will arrive on Game Pass on day one.

For those attending in person, you will be able to go hands-on with some of the latest games and updates from Xbox Game Studios, including: 

• Pentiment  (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
• Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment & World’s Edge / Xbox Game Studios)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios Publishing)
• Sea of Thieves  (Rare Games / Xbox Game Studios)
• Grounded (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)

We will be celebrating some of our third-party partners too, with playable titles on the booth including: 

• A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment)
• Disney Dreamlight Valley (Gameloft)
• Gunfire Reborn (Duoyi Games / 505 Games)
• Inkulinati (Yaza Games / Daedalic Entertainment)
• Last Case of Benedict Fox (Plot Twist Games / Rogue Games)
• Lies of P (Neowiz)
• Lightyear Frontier (Frame Break)
• Planet of Lana (Wishfully / Thunderful)
• You Suck at Parking (Happy Volcano)

Visitors to the booth will also be able to get hands-on with the new Xbox App on the latest 2022 Samsung Smart TV, part of our mission to empower everyone to play the games they want, with the people they want, anywhere they want. 

In addition to getting hands-on with the latest games, attendees will have the chance to become a video game hero with some amazing photo opportunities. You’ll be able to… 

• Come face-to-face with the first boss from Grounded, the Broodmother, a larger-than-life spider 5 meters (17 feet) wide who is looking forward to getting a selfie with you
• Walk the plank with Sea of Thieves 
• Fight the Piglins with Minecraft Legends 
• Storm the battlefield with Age of Empires IV   
• Take a selfie with Starfield’s robot companion, VASCO 

We can’t wait to see what you get up to.   

Xbox remains committed to the belief that gaming should be safe, inclusive, and accessible for all. That’s why we’re ensuring that Xbox Adaptive Controllers will be available on request and all areas of the booth will be wheelchair accessible. Additionally, easily identifiable American Sign Language (ASL), British Sign Language (BSL), and German Sign Language (DGS) interpreters, as well as “Here to Help” staff, will be available to assist players of all abilities.   

We are also pleased to announce that Xbox is an official partner of “gamescom goes green” and we have made a voluntary climate contribution to ClimatePartner to offset the CO2 consumption of our show floor presence. We are also committed to the prevention of waste in the design, presence and breakdown of the Xbox booth itself. All of this forms part of Xbox’s commitment to our players and the industry to work tirelessly to reduce our environmental impact in a responsible way. 

You will be able to find us at Hall 8 of the Koelnmesse, North entrance. Come hang out with Team Xbox! 

See below for the consumer show opening times: 

• Thursday, August 25 – 10:00am – 8:00pm CEST 
• Friday, August 26 – 10:00am – 8:00pm CEST 
• Saturday, August 27 – 9:00am – 8:00 pm CEST 
• Sunday, August 28 – 9:00am – 8:00pm CEST 

Xbox Booth @ gamescom Live Stream 

Live from the Xbox Booth at gamescom, on Thursday, August 25 from 2:00pm CEST – 8:00pm CEST / 5:00am PT – 11:00am PT / 8:00am ET – 2:00pm ET we’ll also host a special day of live-streamed conversations. Expect developer interviews and gameplay from various Xbox Game Studios including Mojang Studios, Obsidian Entertainment, and World’s Edge plus Xbox Game Studios Publishing and their partners at Asobo Studio, in addition to some of our highly anticipated games from our third-party partners. Join us for the whole stream or tune in for the latest on your most anticipated titles. Keep an eye on Xbox Social channels for the full content schedule in the days leading up to gamescom.

Here’s a taste of what to expect:   

• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios Publishing)
• Gunfire Reborn (Duoyi Games / 505 Games)
• Sea of Thieves (Rare Games / Xbox Game Studios)
• Lies of P (Neowiz)
• High On Life (Squanch Games)
• Grounded (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
• Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
• A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment)
• Minecraft Legends (Mojang Studios & Blackbird Interactive / Xbox Game Studios)
• Planet of Lana (Wishfully / Thunderful)
• Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment & World’s Edge / Xbox Game Studios)

The live English-language broadcast from Xbox’s gamescom booth will be available in German, French, Polish, Italian, Spanish (Latin American & Castilian), Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified), along with ASL, BSL and DGS interpretation, and English Audio Descriptions. You can catch all the Xbox Booth @gamescom Live Stream on regional Xbox channels on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and elsewhere.

Xbox FanFest @ gamescom 

After Hours Booth Access Event. 

Xbox FanFest will host a special event after hours in the Xbox Booth. This event will take place on Wednesday, August 24from 8:00pm – 11:00pm CEST and gives select fans a chance to beat the crowds and get access to the booth before the show opens to public ticket holders. There’s no better way to connect with others in the Xbox community than being together in-person. Together, fans can enjoy fun booth activities, including meet and greets with game creators. To enter for a chance to win a ticket to the After Hours Booth Access Event for you and a friend, register as an Xbox FanFest fan at xbox.com/fanfest and opt-in on the exclusives page. Entry period ends August 15 at 11:59pm PT. 

Virtual Meet & Greets with Sea of Thieves and Park Beyond. 

Can’t make it to gamescom in person this year? No problem. Xbox FanFest will host Meet & Greets with Sea of Thieves and Park Beyond on Friday, August 26. Fans can participate no matter where they may be by joining a Microsoft Teams call. These virtual experiences are a unique opportunity to chat directly with game creators about their games and their experience in the industry. To enter for a chance to win, register as an Xbox FanFest fan at xbox.com/fanfest and opt-in for the meet and greet of your choice. Entry period ends August 15 at 11:59pm PT. See Official Rules for full details.

Xbox Social Media Coverage.

For all the latest updates on Xbox at gamescom this year, stay tuned to the @Xbox Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube social channels, and the @XboxDACH Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube social channels. We’re using #Xboxgamescom as our event hashtag.

LOS ANGELES – August 10, 2022 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, has released new content for its blockbuster mobile RPG MARVEL Future Fight. The latest update allows players to customize their heroes further with new uniforms and Tier-4 upgrades while accessing newly added features and improvements. Check out the latest promotional video on YouTube HERE.

Based on the “Fear Itself” comic event, where villains received an upgrade in their power with hammers created by the Serpent, brother of Odin, new uniforms for Hulk, Juggernaut, Absorbing Man, and Titania have become available. Additionally, Hulk is now upgradable to Tier-4 with Striker skill while select heroes, including Juggernaut, Absorbing Man, and Titania, will receive Awakened Skills and Transcend Potential.

This latest game update also adds Gorr the God Butcher as a new World Boss: Legend. Inspired by the Super Villain from Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder, Gorr is stronger than any other boss in the game. In addition to newly added game content, players can use the Archive feature to showcase Event Tokens. Other updates include improved features for Hero upgrades (added automatic biometrics selection and lock-up) and Material process (added automatic combining).

MARVEL Future Fight has over 120 million players across the world with the game currently available worldwide in the App Store® and Google Play™.

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

About Netmarble Corporation

Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Seven Knights 2, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, MARVEL Future Revolution, Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and MARVEL Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam and SpinX Games, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com

About Marvel Entertainment

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

For more information visit marvel.com. © 2022 MARVEL

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