Sydney, Australia, Aprilis XIV, MMXXII – “Ave Imperator, Morituri te salutant!” (“Hail, emperor, those who are about to die salute you!”) – a sentence shouted by the warriors, who were about to risk their life not for their country or a greater cause but for glory itself: The Gladiators! In ancient Rome, it was all about “panem et circensis” (~ “bread and games”) to entertain the masses and to keep them satisfied with the current rulership.

With its brand new DLC “Death or Glory”, the critically acclaimed CRPG Expeditions: Rome will bring the feeling of these ancient roman games to your PC by introducing a new class – the Gladiator – and adding arenas to the different regions, you’ve visited throughout the campaign. You can now prove the combat prowess of your praetorian guard in the sands of the arena and fight against various enemies, including ferocious lions and very talented champions – will you claim their titles for yourself?

The new DLC is out now and a legion of other additions are coming along with the Gladiator-class, and its unique set of 24 skills. There are the new arenas, new weapons, new armours, new crafting recipes, and new enemies as well as new customisation options for your legion and your praetorians. The DLC content will be included into the campaign or can be accessed directly by starting the game in the new “Gladiator Mode”.

The Launch Trailer for Death or Glory on YouTube:

The Expeditions: Rome DLC Death or Glory is available now on PC at an SRP of $14.95 and comes with a 20% release discount.

Get it on Steam: https://thqn.net/rome-steam
Get it on Gog.com: https://www.gog.com/game/expeditions_rome
Get it at the Epic Game Store: https://www.epicgames.com/store/p/expeditions-rome

Try before you buy? Download the Expeditions: Rome demo now on Steam, you can even continue playing from your savegame if you get the full game: https://thqn.net/rome-steam

Twitch Drops are back!
To celebrate the arrival of the new DLC, Expeditons: Rome is offering a new set of Twitch-Drops for the next 2 weeks. The campaign is on now and will run until April 25th at 6 AM PDT / 3 PM CEST / 11 PM AEST.

There will be 3 different drops to obtain:

• 1st Drop is a new colour scheme, which you will receive after watching 1 hour of a participating channel
• 2nd Drop is an unique emblem, which you will receive after watching for 1.5 hours of a participating channel
• 3rd drop is a new trophy pack, which you will receive after watching 2 hours of a participating channel

About Expeditions: Rome – Death or Glory
Don the armour of a gladiator and enter the arena with your praetorian guard to win fame and fortune. Introducing the Gladiator character class to Expeditions: Rome, this DLC offers a new way to experience the game’s branching story through the 3 new gladiator sub-classes: as a tough and heavily armoured Murmillo, a highly mobile and cunning Retiarius, or a morale-manipulating Provocator.

Each region of the campaign now includes a unique arena, with their own questline featuring memorable champions and deadly new enemies, and a brand new Audience Approval system to add more flavour and tactical variety to Expeditions: Rome’s acclaimed combat.  Defeat the three champions to master the arenas and access randomised arena fights, or start the game in Gladiator Mode to skip directly to the new content and earn a unique trophy for the main game for your efforts.

Features

• Brand new Gladiator character class with a full set of 24 new class skills. Play a gladiator yourself, change one of your companions into a gladiator, or recruit new gladiators for your praetorian guard.
• Accept the invitation to fight in the arena while playing through the original campaign, or skip directly to the new content by starting the game in Gladiator Mode.
• Face the lions! Alongside several new gladiator enemy types, these fierce beasts will challenge your resolve and your tactical prowess.
• Exotic new Scissor weapon: wielded in the off-hand, this weapon complements the Gladiator class and boosts their Retaliation stat, enabling them to counterattack when struck.
• Learn to craft the stylish new gladiator armour and helmet or earn the champions’ unique versions.
• Craft the new Acid Pot and Hunting Trap tactical items to give your party an extra edge.
• Unlock striking new colour themes and emblems for your legion or your praetorian guard as you become the champion of each arena.
• Defend your title as champion in infinitely repeatable randomised arena fights.

If you want to learn more about Expeditions: Rome – Death or Glory, visit the official website: Expeditions: Rome Official Website

About Logic Artists
Logic Artists is an independent game development studio headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. We develop tactical roleplaying games for PC and consoles, with a loyal and passionate fanbase. Logic Artists was founded in 2011, and has become one of the largest game development studios in Denmark. In 2019, we opened a new office in Istanbul, Turkey to boost our development capacities. We have published several games including our critically acclaimed historical RPGs; Expeditions: Conquistador and Expeditions: Viking.

Logic Artists Website

About THQ Nordic

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

THQ Nordic Website

Sony Pictures Animation’s hit animated franchise heads out on an eerie-sistible video game adventure as Drac, Mavis and the gang set 2022’s ultimate squad ghouls!

Outright Games, the leading global publisher of family-friendly interactive entertainment, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Consumer Products today release Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures on Nintendo Switch  and  digitally on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Explore classic fairy tale worlds, face fearsome foes and solve fiendish puzzles in this brand-new video game featuring everyone’s favourite characters from the smash hit animated movies!

Check out the trailer:

Hotel Transylvania is one of Sony Pictures Animation’s most successful original movie franchises to date, with the first three movies achieving a combined box office of over $1.3 billion. The final chapter in the series, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania was released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in January 2022 .

In Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures, dive into unique worlds based on classic fairy tales Little Red Riding Hood, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and The Emperor’s New Clothes but with a spooky Hotel Transylvania spin! Become Little Red Riding Mavis and watch out for Big Bad Wolf Wayne, collect valuable trinkets for the King of Thieves to enter The Cave of Treasures and solve puzzles to unlock the ruined temples and find Emperor Blobby’s New Clothes.

Play as Drac and Mavis, each with their own fang-tastic vampire skills like super strength, immobilisation powers, super jumps and more while exploring spook-tacular storybook worlds and defeating the creatures that haunt each chapter. Players can meet other famous Hotel Transylvania characters along the way as well! Johnny, Murray, Wayne and more will guide players to use their special abilities, complete exciting quests, devious challenges, fiendish puzzles and unearth hidden collectibles. With so much at stake, Drac and Mavis are Count-ing on their biggest fans to save the day!

`’We’re feeling fab-boo-lous that Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures has launched today!” said Terry Malham, CEO of Outright Games. ‘’We’ve had a great time taking such iconic characters and transporting them to these beloved fairy tale worlds all with a unique Hotel Transylvania twist. We feel in our bones that the game is a fun filled adventure for the whole family to enjoy!’’

Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures releases today on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC. For more information go to https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/hotel-transylvania/hotel-transylvania-scary-tale-adventures

About Sony Pictures Consumer Products

Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP) is the licensing and merchandising division of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group and Sony Pictures Television for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE,a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. Sony Pictures Television operates dozens of wholly-owned or joint-venture production companies around the world. SPE’s Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, Sony Pictures International Productions, and Sony Pictures Classics. For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html

About the Hotel Transylvania Film Franchise

Sony Pictures Animation’s $1.3 billion family film franchise Hotel Transylvania, follows Dracula, Mavis and all their monster friends and their adventures at Hotel Transylvania, a lavish five-stake resort where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. The first film debuted in theaters in 2012, followed by two sequels Hotel Transylvania 2and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, which were released in 2015 and 2018, respectively. The final chapter, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania was released in January exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Hotel Transylvania was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky with a screenplay by Peter Baynham and Robert Smigel based on a story by Todd Durham and Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman and produced by Michelle Murdocca. Hotel Transylvania 2 was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, written by Robert Smigel & Adam Sandler, produced by Michelle Murdocca and executive produced by Allen Covert, Robert Smigel and Ben Waisbren. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, written by Genndy Tartakovsky and Michael McCullers and produced by Michelle Murdocca. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania was directed by Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon, written by Genndy Tartakovsky, produced by Alice Dewey Goldstone and executive produced by Selena Gomez, Genndy Tartakovsky and Michelle Murdocca.

About Outright Games: 

Outright Games is a global video games publisher with a focus on bringing quality family entertainment to a worldwide audience. Founded in 2016, Outright Games has established its place in the market delivering engaging interactive games of beloved entertainment licences globally. Outright Games brings stories and characters to life with titles including favourites such as My Friend Peppa Pig with Hasbro, Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise of SH1FT3R with NBC Universal, Jumanji: The Video Game with Sony Pictures and PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls with Nickelodeon. With an Outright Games title there will  be fun for all the family to enjoy.

For more information please visit: www.outrightgames.com 

About Drakhar Studios

Drakhar Studio is a video game development studio for both mobile devices and Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo consoles. Founded in 2011 in Spain, Drakhar Studio started with small games for Android and Apple until in 2016 it launched its first game for consoles: Ginger Beyond The Crystal. Since then, Drakhar Studio has specialized in the development of video games for publishers and film and animation producers, standing out for its high level of quality, fun mechanics and special care in the artistic aspect.

For more information, please visit : www.drakharstudio.com

Both companies conjured up a spell that will magically bring European Wizards into the fold starting on May 16!

Austin, Texas – April 13, 2021 – KingsIsle Entertainment and gamigo are pleased to announce European Wizard101 services will transition over from Gameforge to KingsIsle and gamigo starting the week of May 16.  

“It’s our goal to make this transition as seamless as possible,” says KingsIsle Entertainment Game Director Leah Ruben. “Rest assured your adventures in the Spiral will be able to continue through the transition. Our team at KingsIsle is very thankful and excited to have the opportunity to serve our European Wizard101 players!” 

The move will begin on May 16, allowing former Gameforge Wizard101 players to register their new KingsIsle account before the new servers open. The exact date and time of the server opening will be announced closer to the event. Players will be given a personal transition code that will transfer all game progress and Crowns balances of European players. Some magical launch rewards will also serve as a welcome gift for European players coming home to the KingsIsle community. 

“Wizard101 European players have been wanting a closer connection to the KingsIsle team and community for a long time now.” says Marc Berekoven, gamigo Director Marketing – Launch Department. “The teams at KingsIsle and gamigo are excited to be working on new ways to reach new European players, and support existing players, that simply weren’t possible before.” 

More information on launch items and the transition process can be found at our dedicated Wizard101 Europe Transition Details web page.

About Wizard101 

In Wizard101, players of all ages enroll in a magical school full of witchcraft and wizardry. Wizards will need to strategically use their spells to outsmart powerful enemies and save the Spiral from an engulfing darkness.  Featuring over four times as much content since it was first introduced in 2008, Wizard101 players keep coming back for engaging story-driven gameplay across 19 worlds, deep combat, pet systems, and passionate community. Over more than twelve years, Wizard101 has continued to evolve and entertain more than fifty million players. 

Wizard101 receives major updates on a regular basis in the spring, summer, and fall seasons. The game is available from Wizard101.com. 

About KingsIsle Entertainment 

KingsIsle Entertainment, established in 2005, is a proven MMO hit-maker with 50+ million registered users across both the company’s MMOs with vibrant and strong communities. Since its foundation, KingsIsle has devoted itself to family-friendly gameplay, and has built an audience that reaches from pre-tweens to their grandparents. Their award-winning game, Wizard101, is currently in its 13th year and Pirate101 is in its ninth. 

About gamigo group  The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The group’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as Fiesta Online, Trove and Aura Kingdom and mobile games like Fantasy Town and Heroes of Twilight. Counting more than 400 employees, gamigo group is one of the largest players in the gaming industry. Besides its German locations in Hamburg (HQ), Berlin and Darmstadt, the gamigo group also has branches in Austin and Bellevue (US), and in Seoul (South Korea). In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes the subsidiaries gamigo Inc. operating as “WildTangent”, gamigo US Inc., gamigo Publishing GmbH and KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. The gamigo group strives to grow organically as well as through acquisitions. Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies as well as individual game assets. The gamigo group is part of Media and Games Invest (MGI).

Aspyr will publish Beamdog’s newly revealed original roguelite adventure, MythForce, launching into early access on April 20

AUSTIN, Texas — April 13, 2022 — Today Aspyr Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of Embracer’s Saber Interactive operative group, has entered into an agreement to acquire the video game studio Beamdog. Best known for bringing beloved Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games like Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment to desktop, tablets and modern consoles, Beamdog will operate as an independent studio within Aspyr. The closing of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and other agreed-upon closing conditions.

Founded in 2009 by former BioWare leads Trent Oster and Cameron Tofer, Beamdog is one of Canada’s most established game studios. Its team of 80 artists, designers and developers has relationships with top licensors, including Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro, as well as an impressive catalogue of RPG titles. Through the acquisition, Aspyr will add a veteran North American development team, which will continue to be led by Oster.

The two companies will collaborate closely on Beamdog’s newly revealed MythForce, which Aspyr will publish as an early access title on the Epic Games Store on April 20, 2022. Inspired by beloved ‘80s cartoon franchises like Thundercats and He-Man, MythForce unites colorful swords and sorcery with gripping first-person combat in a roguelite adventure.

“Beamdog is a tremendously talented group that we’ve admired for a long time. Their development philosophy and studio vision are perfectly aligned with ours. We look forward to seeing them realize their ambition with MythForce while maximizing the long-term potential of an incredible archive of classic games,” said Ted Staloch, CEO of Aspyr.

“This acquisition will open up a ton of exciting opportunities for us. Beamdog can now focus our talent, efforts and imagination on building the great games we want to play while properly looking after established fan-favorite RPGs. Beamdog’s first original IP is a fun-filled start to our studio’s next chapter,” said Beamdog CEO Trent Oster.

For more information on MythForce, visit www.MythForce.com, and follow @MythForce on Twitter for the latest updates.

Advisers

Agnitio Capital acted as financial advisor and Dentons acted as legal advisor to the seller in connection with the transaction. Baker McKenzie acted as legal advisor and EY acted as financial and tax advisor to Embracer.

About Aspyr

Aspyr is a leading video game publishing and development partner focused on maximizing the potential of games across all platforms for all players. Today the company supports a growing network of partners that includes many of the industry’s leading entertainment IP holders, publishers, developers, and technology providers. Aspyr is a standalone entity under Saber Interactive, an Embracer Group company. Aspyr is based in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.aspyr.com.

About Beamdog

Established in 2009 by Trent Oster and Cameron Tofer, Beamdog is a Canadian video game studio with headquarters in Edmonton, Canada. With a diverse team of designers, artists and developers, Beamdog crafts playful fun that sparks childlike wonder and forges connections between people, stories and imagination. Beamdog is best known for bringing beloved Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying classics like Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment back to life across modern platforms. MythForce is the first of many original titles Beamdog hopes to share with the world. Visit www.beamdog.com for more information.

Celebrate Carnival 2022 plus Budgies are back – in the Budgie Carnival Celebration

Hamburg, April 13, 2022 – gamigo is pleased to announce it has assembled a hefty collection of in-game events, quests and items for the “Budgie Carnival Celebration” in its fantasy MMORPG, RIFT.

The Budgie Madness Event is back for two weeks! Saddle up and enter one of the daily races in Cape Jule, Freemarch, Pelladane or Silverwood. If combat is more your speed, then accept the Minions of Migration quest and complete an expert dungeon successfully or win a warfront in the “Birds of a Feather Train Together” quest. By completing these daily quests, players will earn Chaos Motes that can then be traded in to earn their own Budgie mount. For the Budgie curious players, there are also a bunch of new quests available from Frank Stroher, the event NPC, and even more Chaos Motes as rewards!

Celebrate 11 years of RIFT with the Carnival event! Enjoy the anniversary decorations in all major cities and go on daily or weekly quests within the next four weeks. Race around the carnival grounds, catch as many frogs as you can for the frogwrangler, play a classic game of Memory Match or search for the many pinatas to see what they contain – these are just a few of the many fun activities available to celebrate this occasion. The Carnival World event will take place between April 13 and May 10.

With Easter around the corner, RIFT offers an opportunity to celebrate this holiday with a set of themed items: put on bunny ears (which come in a couple of variants) or transform yourself into a cute little bunny.

About gamigo group The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The group’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as Fiesta Online, Trove and Aura Kingdom and mobile games like Fantasy Town and Heroes of Twilight. Counting more than 400 employees, gamigo group is one of the largest players in the gaming industry. Besides its German locations in Hamburg (HQ), Berlin and Darmstadt, the gamigo group also has branches in Austin and Bellevue (US), and in Seoul (South Korea). In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes the subsidiaries gamigo Inc. operating as “WildTangent”, gamigo US Inc., gamigo Publishing GmbH and KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. The gamigo group strives to grow organically as well as through acquisitions. Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies as well as individual game assets. The gamigo group is part of Media and Games Invest (MGI).

Get a taste of the powerful equipment to be found exploring dark procedurally generated labyrinthes populated by bestial abominations

Nová Dubnica, Slovakia – April 13th, 2022 – straka.studio, with the support of SUPERHOT PRESENTS, have today released a new developer walkthrough video for their anticipated ‘Dark Souls meets Tetris’ action roguelike Loot River, coming to PC and Xbox this year. The video gives players a look at the weapons and loot that they can find while exploring the game’s fantasy-inspired procedurally-generated labyrinths, and gives some tantalising examples of how they can be combined to create fun and powerful builds. You’ll need them if you are to survive unforgiving dungeons populated with bestial abominations!

In Loot River, players are able to harness the power of the Relic to shift the ground beneath them, sliding around on the floating pieces of ruined landscapes. These Tetris-like blocks can be slotted together to solve spatial exploration puzzles and employed creatively as a tool in combat to manipulate enemies and control the space on which your battles take place. As players venture through these endless catacombs, they’ll encounter a cursed array of tough enemies, lost travelers, and epic bosses. The wealth of new weapons, gear and unholy knowledge you can unearth for permanent upgrades will be crucial to help you get further with each run.

Drawn to shards of an unholy relic, wandering nomads have found themselves in a perpetual cycle of life and death, losing their sanity as they journey through endless parallel realities, devouring each other to absorb the knowledge of their fellow travelers. No two journeys are ever the same as countless lost souls float through the Loot River.

“The enthusiasm and interest everyone has shown towards Loot River since we announced it has been incredible,” said creative director, Miro Straka. “We wanted to reward that by giving players a closer look at the game’s weapons and loot with this new video. I can’t wait to be able to give you more information soon on when you can finally get your hands on this gear yourself on Xbox and PC!”

About straka.studio
straka.studio is a small Slovakian outfit that creates games focused on transforming the world around the player. After developing the mobile spatial puzzlers Euclidean Lands and Euclidean Skies, straka.studio has turned its attention to its most ambitious project yet, the action-roguelike Loot River, coming to Xbox and PC.

About SUPERHOT PRESENTS
SUPERHOT PRESENTS is an indie game funding initiative created by the team that made SUPERHOT. After making a runaway success through sheer gumption and foolhardiness, the studio now aims to give other foolhardy, upstart indies a hand. Shipping a game without a publisher or investors is daunting and can feel like a huge leap of faith, so the SUPERHOT team aims to make that jump a little less scary for indie developers.

Newly unveiled horror roguelite offers exploration, detective work, dimension-hopping combat, puzzles and more

Gothenburg, Sweden – April 13th, 2022 – Thunderful and Space Lizard Studio are pleased to unveil Paper Cut Mansion, a roguelite horror set in a unique handcrafted world made of cardboard coming to PC, PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S in 2022. Explore the titular mansion floor by floor, solving puzzles, battling enemies and completing quests as you unlock new abilities to aid you on each run and seek to solve the mystery behind the mansion.

In Paper Cut Mansion you play as Toby, a police detective arriving at the road leading to the eponymous old mansion. You will put those detective skills to the test as you seek to unravel the story behind this bizarre place, with each run giving you the opportunity to collect another piece of evidence to be tacked on the Evidence Board. The intriguing cast of characters you will meet as you explore may help or hinder you: some will offer quests that can earn you helpful rewards, some will try to hide and some are out to get you.

Run by run, Paper Cut Mansion will offer you the opportunity of defining your playstyle as you unlock new abilities and discover new equipment that will give you a better chance of overcoming the challenges each procedurally generated run throws at you. Intrigue is further added through a dimension-hopping mechanic that lets you leap between alternate versions of the same location that switch up the aesthetics and gameplay. 

With a variety of enemies, clues, quests, secrets, loot and compelling logic puzzles scattered throughout the mansion, there is always something intriguing to discover on each run, as well as a variety of things for you to do – from upgrading your kit, to solving puzzles, to delving into Paper Cut Mansion’s twisting story. The game’s incredible aesthetics are rendered using traditional and digital means. Each texture is hand-drawn on paper, then scanned into a computer, to be modeled into 3D paper crafts. The combination of unique visuals, multi-layered gameplay and musical story interludes make Paper Cut Mansion a roguelite horror experience you won’t want to miss!  

“I’m really excited to give people a first look at this intricate paper world we’ve been crafting. We wanted to create something unique, but that draws inspiration from the classic 80s and 90s works of Tim Burton and Jim Henson,” said Space Lizard Studios’ Gabriele Caruso. “The team has worked really hard to create a mysterious and visually appealing world that’s going to draw players in, and provide them with a compelling roguelite loop that’s going to keep them coming back. I can’t wait to tell you more about the game as we get closer to release!”

About Thunderful
Thunderful Group is a group of companies that develops, publishes and invests in games as well as distributes Nintendo products, games, game accessories and toys. Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group, the other being Thunderful Distribution. Over the last few years Thunderful Games has, organically and via acquisitions, grown into a global organization with eight development studios and over 300 employees. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles and invests in external game projects.

About Space Lizard Studio
Space Lizard Studio is an independent video game development studio, based in Cambridge, UK. They develop games for next gen consoles, PC and mobile, as well as mobile apps, serious games and gamification solutions.

 Details on Fender® Collaborations, Hatching-tide 2022 Seasonal Event and GARO Collaboration Shared Alongside Patch 6.1 Launch

A new chapter in the critically acclaimed FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online story begins today with the first major content update following the launch of Endwalker™ with Patch 6.1 “Newfound Adventure.”

This latest patch beings a new story for the Warrior of Light while adding an array of new content alongside enhancements to support an approachable solo-play experience. These changes include adjustments to several low-level main scenario duties as well as the implementation of the new Duty Support System, which provides players with the ability to complete 4-player main scenario dungeons and trials from A Ream Reborn™ (2.0) alongside a party of NPCs. Major revisions to Cape Westwind and later duties have been made to further support an accessible, solo-play experience. The Duty Support System will also be expanded in future updates to support Patch 2.x content, as well as Heavensward™ expansion pack content and beyond.

The Patch 6.1 trailer can be viewed below

Patch 6.1 also brings a variety of new in-game content for players to experience during their newfound adventures. Further details on this content are outlined below:

·         Main Scenario Quests – Patch 6.1 will mark the start of a fresh chapter for the Warrior of Light, beginning a new storyline following the acclaimed Endwalker conclusion.

·         New Role Quest – An additional story will become available after completing all Endwalker role quests.

·         Duty Support System for A Realm Reborn – Players can now complete main scenario dungeons and trials from A Realm Reborn (2.0) with NPC party members.

·         New Dungeon – Players will be able to access an additional dungeon in the Patch 6.1 main scenario quest.

·         New Trial: The Minstrel’s Ballad: The Endsinger’s Aria – Players can experience a new Extreme Trial, The Minstrel’s Ballad: Endsinger’s Aria.

·         Unreal Trial: Ultima’s Bane (Unreal) – Relive the battle against the mech of myth in this Unreal difficulty battle challenge.

·         New Alliance Raid: Myths of the Realm – The first part in a new 24-player alliance raid, Myths of the Realm: Aglaia, will challenge players as they uncover more about the divinities known as the Twelve.

·         New PvP Content: Crystalline Conflict – Crystalline Conflict is small-scale PvP available to all players level 30 and above. Patch 6.1 also includes PvP action updates and implements a new PvP rewards system.

·         Empyreum Residential Area – Plots in Empyreum, the new Ishgardian residential district, are available for purchase.

·         Adventurer Plates (beta version) – Create and customise character profiles and plate designs using Adventurer Plates. Character profiles can now include information like a player’s favourite job and title, player portraits, playstyle preference, active play times and more.

·         Portraits (beta version) – Capture the appearance of your Warrior of Light by customising poses, movements, camera angles, backgrounds, framing, lighting, and more. You may save a variety of different portraits and select one to be applied to your adventurer plate.

·         The Unending Codex – An assortment of information on characters and terms up through Patch 6.0 will be added to player’s Collections as they progress through the Patch 6.1 main scenario, with new entries being added as the story unfolds.

·         New Game+ Update – Players can now revisit previously completed quests, cutscenes and battles from Endwalker and a portion of Patch 6.1 while keeping their current character and levels.

·         New Gear and Mounts: GARO Collaboration – PvP gear inspired by the hit Japanese TV show GARO returns with Patch 6.1. Players can earn special mounts and gear modeled after the show designed by legendary character designer Keita Amemiya. New jobs introduced in Shadowbringers™ and Endwalker can also equip this collaboration gear.

·         Miscellaneous Updates – Additional content and updates have been added with the launch of Patch 6.1, including job adjustments, new Hrothgar hairstyles, more glamour plates, the ability to try on items from the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Store and more.

You can find the full details for Patch 6.1 in the patch notes at: https://sqex.to/p9Duo

Players can also look forward to more exciting content as the 6.1x patch updates continue, including:

·         “Tataru’s Grand Endeavor” (Patch 6.1x) – The spotlight falls upon Tataru in this new sidequest series.

·         New Ultimate Duty: Dragonsong’s Reprise (Patch 6.11) – Players will revisit the fearsome battles of the Dragonsong War,with a new level of difficulty.

·         “Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures” (Patch 6.15) – The inspector extraordinaire and his friends will return in another sidequest series, which will begin in Patch 6.15.

·         New Custom Deliveries (Patch 6.15) – Crafters and gatherers will be able to earn rewards through new Custom Deliveries with Ameliance Leveilleur.

·         New Tribal Quests (Patch 6.15) – New Arkasodara tribal quests for battle classes and jobs will be added.

·         Data Center Travel (Patch 6.18) – Players will be able to visit Worlds in different logical data centers within the same physical data center.

·         Omega: Beyond the Rift (Patch 6.1x)

·         And much more…

For more information on all the content being added, visit the Patch 6.1 promotional site: https://sqex.to/WNmob

The seasonal event Hatching-tide begins tomorrow, April 13 through April 27 with new in-game quests and exclusive rewards for players who participate. Players who participate in Hatching-tide can look forward to finding Jihli Aliapoh, who’s nearly hopping with excitement to discuss the miracle that is this year’s event. Anyone who manages to complete her quest will be able to get new in-game items, including the Hatching Bunny minion, Eat Egg emote, and the Eggsemplary Basket and the Hatching-tide Mobile housing décor items. For more information on Hatching-tide, visit the promotional site at: https://sqex.to/NZJnv

Finally, SQUARE ENIX® announced sales details for the premium FINAL FANTASY XIV-themed collaborations with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (“Fender”). The first collaboration features a FINAL FANTASY XIV original design STRATOCASTER® guitar with imitation crystal detailing, custom branding on the neck and a custom, vintage-style hard shell case adorned with the FINAL FANTASY XIV logo. The second collaboration features a FINAL FANTASY XIV original design Crystal Shard guitar pick set which includes five picks, each representing one of the existing expansions from FINAL FANTASY XIV.

The FINAL FANTASY XIV STRATOCASTER® is currently available now on Fender.com and select retailers in EMEA and will launch in the U.S. May 2022. 

The Fender x FINAL FANTASY XIV Crystal Shard Picks will be available on Fender.com and select retailers in EMEA and the U.S. in May 2022.

To find a retailer near you, please visit www.fender.com

With more than 25 million total registered players, there has never been a better time for newcomers to begin their adventures in the critically acclaimed FINAL FANTASY XIV Online saga. The expanded Free Trial now includes all content from A Realm Reborn and the Heavensward expansion (and updates through Patch 3.56), as well as an additional playable race (Au Ra), and three additional playable jobs (Dark Knight, Astrologian, and Machinist). Free Trial players can enjoy hundreds of hours of award-winning gameplay and story experiences equivalent to two full FINAL FANTASY titles, without limit on playtime. More information is available: http://sqex.to/FFXIVFreeTrial

For more information on FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, visit the official site at: https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/endwalker/.

About Square Enix Ltd.

Square Enix Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 164 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 83 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 85 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

CALABASAS, Calif. — April 12, 2022 — Global publisher 505 Games in collaboration with Rabbit & Bear Studios, headed by Yoshitaka Murayama, a creator of Suikoden, and NatsumeAtari today unveil the release date for Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, the fast-paced 2.5D action RPG with town-upgrading elements serving as a companion prequel game to the upcomingEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Rising’s pre-war tales begin May 10th, 2022 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, Epic and GOG. Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising will also be available day one via Xbox and PC Game Pass.

After a massive earthquake revealed Runebarrows deep below a town on the remote frontier of the Allraan known as New Nevaeh, fortune-seeking adventurers and merchants from across the world arrive. Among those hoping to find treasure, three star-crossed heroes come together. CJ, the Venerable Scavenger, and Garoo, the Beastman Mercenary, hope to mine the Rune Lens, a source of magic hidden underground. Isha, the Young Deputy Mayor, wants to rebuild her town. 

Delve into the ruins and master Rising’s satisfying combat. Dash in quick and strike with CJ’s climbing axes, sling sorcery from afar as Isha, and punish foes with Garoo’s gigantic sword. Topple imaginative bosses by swapping between each character and unleashing devastating Link Attacks combining each hero’s specialty, all while platforming through gorgeous 2.5D environments.

Scavenge dungeons and earn materials to reconstruct New Neveah to its former glory and reap benefits applying to Hundred Heroes when it releases in 2023. Cross content includes special cosmetic items, valuable equipment, and trade goods. Make a personal mark on the world of Eiyuden Chronicle by naming certain weapons and delicacies in Rising that will carry over to Hundred Heroes next year.

Within the Runebarrows hides a deep-rooted conspiracy with shocking ramifications for the Eiyuden Chronicle universe. Prepare for Hundred Heroes’ intricate plot and globe-spanning adventure by playing through the inciting events in Rising.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising launches on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation |5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store for $14.99. The title will also be available day one via Xbox and PC Game Pass. For more information, visit the official website at https://eiyudenchronicle.com/. Or head to our social channels on Discord, Instagram Twitter Facebook and YouTube.

About 505 Games

505 Games, a Digital Bros’ subsidiary, is a global publisher focused on offering a broad selection of video games for players of all ages and skill levels. The company publishes and distributes premium and free-to-play games on console and PC platforms as well as mobile devices. Publishing highlights include DEATH STRANDING (PC), Control, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Ghostrunner, Gems of War, Journey to the Savage Planet, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.505 Games has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, China and Japan. For more information on 505 Games and its products please visit 505games.com.

About Rabbit & Bear Studios

Rabbit & Bear is a game development studio located in Tokyo Japan by legendary game-makers Yoshitaka Murayama and Junko Kawano, Junichi Murakami, and Osamu Komuta. Founded in 2020, the company specializes in the creation of Original IP in the animated/fantasy RPG genre. Its founding members are primarily associated with the wildly successful Suikoden franchise. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is the first of many titles expected from the studio. For more information on Rabbit & Bear please visit rabbitandbearstudios.com

LOS ANGELES – APR. 12, 2022 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, revealed Early Access information via its all-new website and additional presales for its upcoming Casual Shooting Game Golden Bros. for iOS, Android, and Windows PC. A new teaser trailer can be viewed HERE.

Netmarble is excited to offer Early Access information, which will be placed for 4 weeks, beginning from April 28^th. For those of fans who join the Early Access, they can obtain Early Access exclusive points (eGBP) by equipping Costumes acquired during the Presales. It will give players unlimited durability during the Early Access period to allow them to enjoy the crypto battles as many times as they wish. A special reward also awaits for participating in Early Access. Anyone who achieves a certain League or higher will get a chance to receive Jennifer’s Classic Grade Costume.

Ahead of the game’s global release, there will be additional presales, which are scheduled to launch on April 25^th and April 27^th. A total of 30,000 of GB Mystery Boxes (April 25^th – 10,000 of GB SugarSugar Mystery Box, April 27^th – 10,000 of GB Master Kung Mystery Box, and 10,000 of GB Braine Newey Mystery Box) can be obtained on the given presale dates. These boxes include limited edition costumes and Collection Cards, which are required to participate in the Golden Bros’ Early Access.

The previous presales were highly in-demand and exceeded expectations. Golden Bros GB Gregory Mystery Boxes and GB Jennifer Mystery Boxes were sold out during the previous presale momentum, which showcased a high-level of fans anticipation for the title.

Meanwhile, Golden Bros showcased a newly updated website, arranged with a promotional teaser trailer as well as a roadmap of key updates throughout the launch period. Fans can check out the exciting updates here, where they have access to the presale market for GB Mystery Boxes.

‘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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