Kalypso Media announce Legends Edition for upcoming tennis simulator, releasing on July 7^th, 2022

Sydney, Australia – 28^th April 2022 – Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Torus Games announce an exciting new addition to the upcoming tennis simulator title, Matchpoint – Tennis Championships. From day one of release, tennis icons Tim Henman and Tommy Haas will be joining the line-up of licenced players in an all-new Legends Edition.

An exciting addition to the authentic tennis title, Matchpoint – Tennis Championships: Legends Edition will be sure to put even the greatest of skills to the test as players take to the courts and rally with some true icons of the sport. Along with Tim Henman and Tommy Haas, the Legends Edition also includes a digital wallpaper and an original soundtrack. This exciting extended edition will be available as standard for retail customers or as an additional digital DLC.

The upcoming tennis simulator is set to serve up a thrilling gameplay experience and features true-to-life ball physics, sophisticated character animations and unprecedented player control. Players will experience what it takes to become a true tennis legend, whether that’s rallying against friends or working their way to the top in the game’s deep career mode and unique merit-based ranking system.

Matchpoint – Tennis Championships will be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 4|5 on 7^th July 2022. Ready to take to the courts and delve into the world of tennis?

Check out the trailer

Features

• Enter the world of professional Tennis. Matchpoint – Tennis Championships offers a deep career mode featuring a unique merit-based ranking system.
• Create your own 3D tennis star. Choose your look, fashion, and play style with various customisation options, including true-to-life techniques such as left-or right-handed, one-handed, or two-handed backhand.
• Dominate the court as a tennis professional. Matchpoint – Tennis Championships features 16 real-life international tennis stars from the professional circuit, including Nick Kyrgios, Kei Nishikori, and Amanda Anisimova.
• Fully customise your athlete and wearables. From rackets to clothing, the game features gear from top tennis brands, including Babolat, YONEX, HEAD, and many more. Unlock special equipment by winning competitive matches.
• Master all strokes and shots in grand style. Determine the outcome of a rally by choosing the best technique for the time: topspin, flat, lob, or slice shot.
• Take on opponents in local or online matches. Play against a cunning AI or face your friends and rivals on the court via local sessions and online cross-play.
• Study your rival’s moves and tactics. Watch your opponents and get to know their strengths and weaknesses to gain a tactical advantage before hitting the court.
• Practice makes perfect: hire a personal coach to hone your skills. Buff your strengths and diminish your weaknesses with an in-game coaching system of individual training modules.
• Fine-tune your tactics in Practice and Mini-Game modes: Jump into various mini-games to hone your perfect game and become a force to be reckoned with on the court.
• Compete in exhibition matches at spectacular venues around the globe. Each court has its own characteristics; study your arenas of play and adapt your game to grass, clay, and hard courts.
• Replay mode. Breakpoint or deciding match point, capture your fiercest rallies on film and study the outcomes to improve your game.

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About the Kalypso Media Group

Kalypso Media Group GmbH is an independent publisher, developer and marketer of interactive entertainment software with 170 employees at 10 locations in Germany, England, France, Japan and the USA. Kalypso Media Group includes Kasedo Games, the digital label of Kalypso Media Group, as well as five development studios: Realmforge Studios (Dungeons series), Gaming Minds Studios (Railway Empire, Port Royale), Claymore Game Studios (upcoming Commandos game) since March 2020 and Nine Worlds Studios (Tropico 7) in Munich since 2021. With the acquisition of a majority stake in the French Bulwark Studios by Kasedo Games and the new foundation of Nine Worlds Studios in 2021, Kalypso Media now unites a total of 5 development studios in the group of companies.

Specialising in the development of strategy games for a global audience on all modern platforms, Kalypso Media Group’s IP portfolio includes full rights to the Tropico series, Commandos, Port Royale, Dungeons, Sudden Strike and Railway Empire, among others. Kalypso Media’s most recent releases are Port Royale 4, Tropico 6 – Nintendo Switch™ Edition, Commandos 2 – HD Remaster for Nintendo Switch, Spacebase Startopia and Disciples: Liberation. Recent releases from Kasedo Games include City of Gangsters, Filament and the console and tablet versions of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. More at www.kalypsomedia.com.

Matchpoint – Tennis Championships © 2022 Kalypso Media Group GmbH. Matchpoint is a registered trademark of Kalypso Media Group GmbH.  Published by Kalypso Media Group GmbH. Developed by Torus Games Pty Ltd. All stadiums, venues, tournaments, player names, player photographs, appearances, outfits, brands, trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. 
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The PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup for May is here to test your e-football, survival and strategy skills! From Tuesday, 3 May, recent titles FIFA 22, Tribes of Midgard, Curse of the Dead Gods will arrive on PlayStation Plus to add to your library. This month’s lineup also includes a bonus FIFA 22 FUT Pack which is exclusive to PlayStation Plus. 

Let’s take a closer look at the games…

FIFA 22 | PS5, PS4

EA Sports FIFA 22 brings you even closer to the real game even with gameplay advances across every mode. Build your dream squad in Ultimate Team, build your legacy in Career Mode, and express yourself in style on the streets with reimagined Volta Football gameplay. Enjoy local or online competitive multiplayer matches on PS4 and PS5, while the power of PS5 makes every match even more real with groundbreaking next-gen HyperMotion technology. With big innovation all over the pitch, it’s time to start your FIFA 22 season!

PlayStation Plus members can kickstart their brand-new Ultimate Team or bolster their existing squad with the PlayStation Plus FUT Pack for FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. This pack includes 11 players rated 82 or above to help build your dream squad in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, as well as an Icon Moments Loan Player Pick, allowing you to choose between some of the best ballers in history and add one of three to your squad for five games. Watch the trailer here.

Tribes of Midgard | PS4 & PS5
Tribes of Midgard blends survival and ARPG genres into a colorful co-op or solo experience set within the universe of Norse mythology. As an Einherjar, returned to life by Odin himself, you and your tribe of up to 10 players will need to defend the Seed of Yggdrasil from evil forces set on bringing about Ragnarök. Together, you will have to venture out and explore the wilderness of Midgard to gather the resources, materials, and hidden treasures essential to forging new weapons, epic armor, and fortifying your village. Your greatest threats lie hidden throughout Midgard in the form of giants and great beasts of Norse legend. Will you be able to conquer these forces, save the Seed, and escape before the onset of Fimbulwinter? Watch the trailer here.

Curse of the Dead Gods | PS4

In this skill-based, single player roguelike, explore an accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters. Your greed will lead you to death, but that is not an escape. Rise to fight again. Collect mystical Relics and an arsenal of weapons to make yourself unstoppable, but each powerful curse can be a double-edged sword, creating unique curses that influence your playstyle on every attempt. Defy the malignant deities that linger in this place. Battle through hordes of enemies in dark, cavernous passages filled with traps and secrets of all sorts – fire-spewing statues, explosives, hidden spikes, and worse. Watch the trailer here.

FIFA 22, Tribes of Midgard and Course of the Dead Gods will be available to PlayStation Plus members until Monday, 6 June.Don’t forget, players still have time to download the April PlayStation Plus games, with Hood: Outlaws & Legends, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, Slay the Spire to your game library.

To learn more about the PlayStation Plus lineup for May, head to the PlayStation Blog.

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VANCOUVER, Canada — April 27, 2022 — Mothmen 1966, the first visual novel in a series inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and ‘80s home computer graphics published by Chorus Worldwide and developed by LCB Game Studio, searches for the truth on Thursday, July 14, 2022 on PlayStation 4 (playable on PS5), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

Every November, the Leonid Meteor Shower lights up the sky in a spectacular astrological display, but the shower of ‘66 brought something…else. Follow young lovers Lee and Victoria, local gas station owner Holt, and paranormal investigator Lou as they all encounter a conspiracy with horrifying implications.

On this fateful night, the line between scientific fact and science fiction blurs. Men in black lurk in the shadows, watching, waiting. Red eyes glare through the deep, dark woods…red eyes Lou believes might belong to the “Mothmen” he’s researching.

Help them survive across eleven chapters of accessible ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’-inspired gameplay punctuated by puzzles. Choices leading to death only provide a temporary setback. Characters speak up to assist players stuck on particularly devious brain-teasers. Clever mini-games create a sense of urgency: repel attacking coyotes, spot cryptids with binoculars, or even try a hand of Impossible Solitaire.

Rendered in a gorgeous 8-bit aesthetic reminiscent of ‘80s home computers like the ZX Spectrum and scored with an otherworldly lo-fi soundtrack, Mothmen 1966 quickly establishes an uncanny atmosphere.

LCB Game Studio’s “Pixel Pulps” fuse exceptional writing and stunning illustration. Mothmen 1966 will be followed by Varney Lake and Bahnsen Knights later this year.

“When we first saw Mothmen 1966, we immediately fell in love with the aesthetic and the writing and knew we had to work with LCB Game Studio,” said Shintaro Kanaoya, founder and CEO of Chorus Worldwide. “What they’re doing with interactive fiction is nostalgic yet appealing and accessible to modern audiences. We’re very excited to be bringing Mothmen 1966 to fans of narrative games everywhere in July.”

“We want our games to be the pulps of interactive fiction,” said Nico Saraintaris, writer and co-founder of LCB Game Studio. “Chorus Worldwide is the perfect partner for us. We share the same interests in interactive fiction, puzzles, and experimentation.”

Mothmen 1966 will be available on PlayStation 4 (playable on PS5), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam for $8.99/€7.99/ £6.79 with support for English, Spanish, German, French, and Japanese. For more information, join LCB Game Studio’s Discord, follow LCB Game Studio and Chorus Worldwide on Twitter, and visit the official Mothmen 1966 page on Chorus Worldwide’s website.

About Chorus Worldwide

Chorus Worldwide is a global publisher composed of gaming veterans with experience at world-renowned companies including Microsoft, Supermassive Games, and Electronic Arts. Originally created to guide indie developers into the rapidly growing Asian markets, Chorus now works with talented developers across the world, including Argentina, Indonesia, and Malaysia, finding huge success in titles like the acclaimed Coffee Talk, and the Asian releases of The Room and The Room Two.

About LCB Game Studio

Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, LCB Game Studio was formed by novelist Nico Saraintaris and artist Fernando Martinez. The pair first met in 2012 while working on literary projects, forming their own book publishing house known as Literatura Clase B. Since then, they’ve collaborated on short stories, illustrated novels, video games, comics, and non-traditional narrative experiments. Now, Saraintaris and Martinez are creating “Pixel Pulps,” a fusion of fast-paced writing and stunning illustration inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics. 

This April 28th, Farm Manager 2022 is coming to PS4 and PS5. The new instalment from the farming strategy series lets the player take up a role of a farmer and manage their own farm. Farm Manager 2022 offers extensive options for cultivating land and raising livestock, as well as managing employees and taking care of the machinery. The title has been met with positive reception on PC and Xbox consoles.

Farm Manager 2022 is a game created by Polish studio Cleversan. The previous year the title – named Farm Manager 2021 – debuted on PC, and this March it premiered on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

Ultimate Games S.A is responsible for publishing the title on PlayStation 4. The game is also available on PlayStation 5 via backwards compatibility.

Farm Manager 2022 is the second instalment of popular farming strategy games.The gameplay is oriented around running and developing a farm.The player has to take care of both farming and animals, as well as, keep an eye on agricultural machinery and hire employees.The gameplay is significantly impacted by the seasons of the year and changing weather conditions.

“It’s a game with a comprehensive approach to farming, providing players with hours of relaxing and engaging gameplay. In Farm Manager 2022 the player starts from a modest plot of land – the rest depends on him. The developers have prepared plenty of interesting options, which means the player has a lot of room to work with,”  said Rafał Jelonek, COO, Ultimate Games S.A.

In comparison to the previous instalment, Farm Manager 2022 offers players many improvements and new elements. The number of plants, animals and machines has been visibly increased. The game is enriched by the presence of various special buildings (e.g. a mechanic’s garage and a veterinary centre) and the players are given new possibilities for automatizing farm management processes. This time around the creators have also put more emphasis on the financial side and random events.

Farm Manager 2022 – main features:

• running and developing a farm;
• cultivating land, animal husbandry;
• managing employees;
• plenty of agricultural machinery;
• seasons and changing weather conditions.

Farm Manager 2022 is set to premiere on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on April 28th 2022.

Farm Manager 2022 – Official Trailer | PS4:

Farm Manager 2022 (PlayStation Store): https://store.playstation.com/concept/10004696/

Farm Manager 2022 (Microsoft Store): https://www.xbox.com/games/store/farm-manager-2022/9nn6bm65s46b

Farm Manager 2021 (Steam): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1123830/Farm_Manager_2021/

Early Access Begins on April 28

LOS ANGELES – APR. 27, 2022 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, is excited to announce that early access begins on April 28 for its upcoming Casual Shooting Game ‘Golden Bros’, along with additional presales. Players can download the game on the App Store and Google Play. Also, ‘Golden Bros’ can also be played on PC via custom CUBE game launcher from the official website.

Players have the opportunity to participate in several presale events including the on-going Binance Presale which offers 10,000 each of GB Master Kung Mystery Box and GB Braine Newey Mystery Box. Starting on April 28, the CUBE Presale will offer 50,000 NFTs of an all-new, never-before-seen premium costume. This can be obtained from the CUBE Market and game’s website.

Presale participants have a chance to win a Mystery Box through several Mystery Box Giveaway Events. The Early Access Airdrop Event (now to May 6) will provide eligible players the opportunity to win a GB Golden luxury mystery box and GB Golden premium mystery box. In order to participate, players will need to retweet the presale, secure 3 friends to post the content, and provide proof on Discord. The ‘Sugar Sugar’ Mystery Box Purchase Authentication Event (now to April 30) offers players, who purchase the Sugar Sugar Mystery Box, the opportunity to win a GB Golden luxury mystery box upon authentication on Discord. Additionally, the Brain Newey / Master Kung Mystery Box Purchase Authentication Event (now to May 2) will allow players, who purchase this item, the opportunity to win a GB Golden luxury mystery box as well, pending verification on Discord.

‘Golden Bros’, developed by Netmarble F&C, is the latest release from Netmarble to apply blockchain technology, and related updates to be revealed progressively. Players can utilize a range of game features including an easy control system, intuitive combat rules and multiple maps to create different strategies during their battles. Loaded with a number of unique and fun ‘Bros,’ new experiences await players in each match thanks to short battle periods and the ability to construct their own growth tree through various skill configurations.

Visit the Discord, Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest information on Golden Bros. The official website can be found here: https://goldenbros.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 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 at http://company.netmarble.com.

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Battle Evil Computer Viruses with Friends in A Wildly Colorful and Magnetic Co-Op Shooter

LOS ANGELES, CA — April 27, 2022 – Toylogic and Skybound Games today revealed Glitch Busters: Stuck on You, a fun and frantic co-op shooter perfect for core gamers as well as the entire family, where players join forces to save a virtual world under threat from nefarious computer viruses. Glitch Busters: Stuck on You is scheduled for worldwide release in Winter 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, PlayStation®4 gaming consoles, and will be playable on PlayStation 5 via backward compatibility.

Check out the Glitch Busters: Stuck on You trailer here

In the far-flung future, the AI that populates the internet comes under attack by mysterious viruses—and it’s up to a squad of Glitch Busters to keep them from infecting every AI in the virtual world! Players must work together to exterminate this deadly threat across six inventive and colorful worlds packed with various missions and stages, including a towering metropolis and roaring volcano. From Tube City to the Social Forest, all facets of the internet are showcased in a fun and vibrant aesthetic.

“Toylogic was built around the idea of creating memorable gaming experiences that push the boundaries for what the medium can accomplish,” said Yoichi Take, President of Toylogic Inc. “Glitch Busters: Stuck on You is the result of our team working hard to truly understand what makes a great co-operative game and produce something that stands out within the industry. We’re delighted with what we’ve accomplished and can’t wait for players to soon join forces to battle the evil virus threat.”

Throughout the game, there are hordes of enemies to encounter, so it’s only natural that the Glitch Busters have an incredible host of power-ups and unlockable weapons to help save the world, including magnetic abilities to attract and repel, alongside wacky weapons like the freeze gun to hold your adversaries in place. Players will vote on useful items to power up the squad and can even combine their vehicles to transform into a giant robot.

“Toylogic has an incredible pedigree in the video game industry, having supported development on a number of AAA titles over the last 15 years,” said Ian Howe, co-CEO of Skybound Games. “Now we have the pleasure to work with them on one of their most exciting releases yet, an incredibly original take on the co-op shooter that will thrill and delight gamers of all ages.”

With the option to play with friends via split-screen co-op or squad-up with players around the world and even join forces with intuitive bots, the options for building the ultimate virus-busting team are endless.

Glitch Busters: Stuck on You has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

Additional information can be found at www.playglitchbusters.com

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About Toylogic

Toylogic is a software development and sales company with a special focus on video games for home entertainment. The company was established in 2006 with the mission of delivering games that bring joy, surprise, and excitement to people around the world by combining a spirit of fun that excites children and adults alike (TOY), and world-leading technology (LOGIC).

The company’s first online action title, Happy Wars, was a certified hit, garnering approximately 15 million downloads, mainly in North America. Armed with a wealth of experience in the development of AAA titles such as the NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… released in April 2021, and titles created with overseas publishers as well as other highly technical titles, we at Toylogic will continue to deliver original games to gamers not only in Japan but around the world.

Find out more at Toylogic.com.

About Skybound Games 

Skybound Games, a division of Skybound Entertainment, collaborates with creators to publish, produce, develop, and license exceptional video game IP across a variety of genres and platforms. The Skybound Games publishing slate includes Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Before Your Eyes, Rainbow Billy and The Big Con among others.

As a strategic partner of Striking Distance Studios, Skybound Games brings its global marketing and distribution capabilities to the highly-anticipated survival-horror game The Callisto Protocol. 

The Skybound Games team also manages physical distribution of several award-winning indie games including Boneloaf’s Gang Beasts, and alongside partner iam8bit, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Untitled Goose Game and more.

Dream Powered Games and Focus Entertainment’s fast-paced FPS is now available in Steam Early Access

PARIS — April 27, 2022 — Warstride Challenges, the high-octane, fast-paced FPS from Dream Powered Games and Focus Entertainment, has released a new gameplay overview trailer showing off the wild ways you can shred demons with explosive weapons and abilities in this intensely fun speedrunning game, playable right now on Steam Early Access.

Released earlier this month, Warstride Challenges’ easy-to-learn but hard-to-master gameplay has already found a solid and growing community. Today’s video should help newcomers take their first steps, learn some helpful tips and prepare to join the battle!

Blast hordes of demons at lightning speed, slow down time to pull off impossible shots, bunny-hop to pick up speed, slide around corners, and shred foes with destructive shockwaves as you race against the clock to the finish line! Die and retry to pull off the perfect run, then prove your worth on the global leaderboard to let the world know you’re the fastest demon slayer.

Compete with the ghost of any player with Nemesis Mode, a simple feature that lets you add anyone as a competitor. Thanks to the level editor and the amazing community of Warstriders, you can also create and share your own challenges and show your skills on fully customizable trials.

Warstride Challenges is available on Steam Early Access at a 25% discount for a limited time.

Additional Costumes and Musical Arrangements Headed to the Nintendo Switch

Hertfordshire, 27^th April 2022 – Today, KOEI TECMO Europe announced the first details and preorder information for the Touken Ranbu Warriors Digital Deluxe Edition, scheduled to launch across Europe for the Nintendo Switch™ on the 24^th May 2022. Both the standard and Digital Deluxe editions of the highly-anticipated musou title are available for preorder on the Nintendo eShop starting today.

Special DLC packs featured in the Digital Deluxe Edition include the “Honmaru Backdrop”, which enables gamers to change the season of the honmaru; the “Additional Music” DLC, which includes 5 additional music pieces from Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- specially arranged for this title; and the “Uchiban Outfit” 16 piece set, which allows gamers to change the outfits of the Touken Danshi. All DLC will also be available separately for purchase on the 24^th May.

In Touken Ranbu Warriors, famous swords take the form of warriors named Touken Danshi (swordsmen), and these elite fighters are sworn to protect history from an onslaught of evildoers. This all-new experience promises to combine the Touken training of the Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- simulation game with the breath-taking musou action of KOEI TECMO’s WARRIORS series, delivering must-play 1 vs. 1,000 combat.

For more information on Touken Ranbu Warriors, check out the official site, ‘Like’ us on www.facebook.com/koeitecmogames, and Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @koeitecmoeurope.

ABOUT KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD.

KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI TECMO’s best known for their signature ‘one versus thousands’ Warriors series, the fan-favourite Ninja Gaiden and fighting entertainment title Dead or Alive. Through collaboration with strong existing franchises, such as A.O.T. Wings of Freedom (Attack on Titan), has brought fan-favourite shows to life in video game form. The company’s desire for innovation and diversity has seen the creation of the critically acclaimed dark-samurai action title Nioh, which takes on new and unique gameplay styles. The company’s acquisition of GUST, developer of a variety of heart-warming titles, has seen their flagship Atelier series span generations of consoles and fans alike. More information about KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD and its products can be found at www.koeitecmoeurope.com

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