Watch the latest Dying 2 Know More episode for a special interview about parkour and plenty of surprising new details

Wrocław, Poland — 19 January 2022 — Today, Techland released the latest Dying 2 Know More video, diving even deeper into one of the core game mechanics of Dying Light 2 Stay Human—parkour! In this special interview with Lead Game Designer Tymon Smektała, viewers learn more about the parkour mechanics, in-game gravity, how to make a game close to reality—but not too close!—and why this realism is important for the player experience. 

The new episode of Dying 2 Know More is available now on YouTube, and check out the final episode of Dying 2 Know alongside a new gameplay trailer, “The Reason”.

The world premiere of Dying Light 2 Stay Human is just around the corner, so don’t miss any episode of the Dying 2 Know web series (all available here) and if you’re Dying 2 Know More, go further behind the scenes with more episodes of exclusive interviews.

Dying Light 2 Stay Human, published by Techland, launches on 4 February 2022 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch (Cloud Version).

Pre-orders are available via dyinglightgame.com/preorder. All pre-orders will come with the exclusive digital Reload Packand Reach for the Sky Pack, featuring unique outfits, weapons, backpack and paraglider skins. Reach for the Sky Pack, was created in collaboration with Rosario Dawson (The Mandalorian, Sin City), who plays Lawan, a key character whose fate connects with main protagonist Aiden during his journey.

Band together with fellow survivors on Discord, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Media and content creators are invited to join the Dying Light 2 Stay Human press center at dl2.dyinglightgame.com/press-center/.

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About Dying Light 2 Stay Human

Dying Light 2 Stay Human is a story-driven open-world action role-playing game, a sequel to the critically acclaimed Dying Light published in 2015, which has been played by over twenty million people all over the world. This time players are visiting the City – mankind’s last stronghold in the fight against the virus. Developed parkour mechanics enable players to explore the vast open world and master tactical combat. This lost civilization, a world set in the modern dark ages, requires creative approaches to finding items and crafting gear. Gameplay shifts during a day and night cycle, so players can dare to plunder abandoned lairs of infected at night and discover the dark secrets of those in power by day. Players must choose which side they want to take and write their own story.

About Techland

Founded in 1991 in Poland, Techland is a renowned independent game developer and distributor for all leading platforms, including PC, Sony PlayStation, and the Xbox family of devices. Techland is best known for the original Dead Island games, the Call of Juarez series, and the Dying Light franchise, a global phenomenon played by over 20 million unique players to date. To top that, Techland’s experienced teams allow the developer to work on two of its own AAA titles at the same time. Comprising over 400 professionals across three offices in Poland, the company is committed to delivering unforgettable experiences and using the latest technology for innovative entertainment, which includes the proprietary C-Engine. For more information about the company itself, visit the official website at: www.techland.net.

All product titles, publisher names, trademarks, artwork, and associated imagery are trademarks, registered trademarks, and/or copyright material of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Happy New Year! The New Year is a time to reflect and today we thought it would be appropriate to look back at last year’s inaugural DRAGON BALL Games Battle Hour event for a snapshot of what DRAGON BALL gamers and fans can expect for this year’s event.

This year’s DRAGON BALL Games Battle Hour 2022 event will be packed with even more news on the best the DRAGON BALL franchisehas to offer, including exciting updates on manga, animation, video games, and action figures.

Now, jump on your Nimbus Cloud and fly over to watch the DRAGON BALL Games Battle Hour look-back trailer:

DRAGON BALL Games Battle Hour 2022, an online event broadcast around the world (certain countries and regions excluded),will be held over two days with the support of SHUEISHA Inc. and TOEI ANIMATION Co. LTD. In the Americas, the event hours are as follows:

–  Day 1: 2/18 (Fri) 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM EST / 2/18 (Fri) 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST

–  Day 2: 2/19 (Sat) 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST/ 2/19 (Sat) 9:00 AM PST – 5:00 PM PST

*Date and time subject to change

For more on DRAGON BALL Games Battle Hour 2022, please visit: https://dbgbh.bn-ent.net/en or join the conversation on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/db_eventpj

Gearing up for Beta testing in February

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 18 January 2022 – Recently, SOEDESCO announced their collaboration with Australian developer Pixel Heart Studio to publish Zelda-inspired pixel-art adventure Airoheart. Today, SOEDESCO reveals the new key art for the game, which depicts a rich and vibrant open world filled with adventure waiting to be explored. Samuel North, solo developer of Pixel Heart Studio, describes the key art as ‘an outstanding portrayal of Airoheart’s personality and features, as well as a beautiful rendition of the game world and its inhabitants’.  

With a new logo, SOEDESCO and Pixel Heart Studio aims to convey the story of Airoheart’s fantasy adventure and combat game better. As a top-down puzzle-platformer with classic real-time combat, Airoheart is packed with fully animated story scenes. 

Visit the ‘Airoheart’ game page: https://www.soedesco.com/games/airoheart

Closed Beta in February 
Pixel Heart Studio will launch the Closed Beta on February 24, allowing select Kickstarter backers and handpicked players to gain access to an early version of the game and share their thoughts directly with the developer. Players can learn more about the Closed Beta on the Airoheart Kickstarter page. 

About Airoheart
Airoheart is a top-down story based, puzzle platformer with classic real-time combat, crafted in a nostalgic 16-bit pixel art style. Embark on a quest to save Engard and encounter strange and fascinating characters, with unique and interweaving stories. Conquer dungeons and bosses each with their own theme and ever increasing difficulty. Can you save Engard from this dark and sinister plot?

Features

• Explore a huge hand-crafted open world pixel art puzzle platformer
• Engage in real-time combat action inspired by classics
• Experience fully choreographed and animated story scenes
• Embark on quests in this homage to classic top-down adventure games

About SOEDESCO®
SOEDESCO is an independent video game developer, publisher and distributor founded in 2002 with its headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. We create interactive entertainment for a large and diverse community to enjoy.

At SOEDESCO we strive to bring fun and engaging gaming experiences to a worldwide audience. Our portfolio consists of titles such as Monster Crown, Saint Kotar, Kaze and the Wild Masks, Owlboy, Among the Sleep and Monstrum as well as original SOEDESCO IPs including Truck Driver®, Adam’s Venture®, Real Farm and Dollhouse.

Next-Generation Games Technology Studio Mythical Adds Command Streaming Entertainment Platform to its Portfolio

LOS ANGELES – Jan. 18, 2022 – Mythical Games, a leader in the growing play-to-earn gaming industry, today announced its acquisition of Polystream, whose interactive streaming platform transforms how real-time 3D content is streamed at scale. Polystream’s breakthrough technology seamlessly delivers everything required for outstanding interactive 3D consumer entertainment, enabling gamers and non-gamers alike to instantly engage with the content they love, without the need for massive game client downloads. The acquisition follows Mythical’s Series C raise in November 2021 of $150m at a $1.25b valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz, and the announcement of the first developer partners signed to the Mythical Platform.

Leveraging the Polystream cloud-native infrastructure as well as its own proprietary economic engine, Mythical aims to decentralize how game publishing works and more fully bridge the gap between blockchain and mainstream gaming. Through Polystream’s “extended reality” technology, games and content become more accessible to all players across more devices and platforms. In early tests with Mythical’s Blankos Block Party game, a full 4GB game client was reduced to a 5MB PC client and downloaded in a matter of seconds. This technology not only enables more players on more devices to nearly instantly enjoy the game, it also ensures the game is always current without needing any additional updates when content changes.

“Over the last few years Mythical has grown to one of the largest gaming communities utilizing player-owned economies in video games. With this growth, we have seen increasing interest every month from non-traditional gamers and consumers wanting to be in immersive 3D game worlds. This new player demographic is not always the same as the ‘hardcore gamers’ we have seen before in PC and console, but very much want to interact and transact in these worlds,” said John Linden, CEO of Mythical Games. “I believe the combination of the Mythical Platform and Polystream’s revolutionary approach to command streaming fulfills massive components of the web3 ideology referred to as the ‘Metaverse’. Mythical now has not only the economic engine but a proprietary, patented streaming tech stack to deliver these incredible 3D worlds in a matter of seconds across nearly any platform. In addition, Polystream’s technology delivers this experience on CPU cloud hardware, allowing us to scale faster, and at a fraction of the cost of cloud streaming platforms.”

Polystream’s headquarters in Guildford UK will provide Mythical with a European hub that will become the epicenter for cloud-native, blockchain-based technology and games, and Polystream co-founders Bruce Grove and Adam Billyard will become part of the senior leadership team. 

“Our mission, from day one, was to disrupt everything we know about cloud native gaming. I can’t express how excited I am today that now, as part of Mythical Games, our platform will bridge the gap between blockchain-based technology and millions of consumers, bringing the benefits of NFT gaming to an even larger stage via accessible mass-market games,” said Bruce Grove, co-founder and CEO of Polystream. “We’ve been following Mythical for a long time, and they share our vision of a metaverse that not only hands ownership of IP back to the creators and the users, but importantly, makes it fun. I’m so proud of all my team for never giving up on building the impossible, and we can’t wait to start working with our new friends and colleagues at Mythical.” 

The acquisition of Polystream brings the total number of Mythical employees to over 200, and the company, named one of Inc.’s 2021 Best Places to Work, is continuing to hire for roles globally. For a listing of open positions, please visit: mythicalgames.com/careers. 

About Mythical Games

Acknowledged by Forbes’ Disruptive Technology Companies To Watch in 2019 and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas 2021, Mythical is a next-generation games technology company creating a universal gaming ecosystem by leveraging blockchain technology and playable NFTs for tools that enable players, creators, artists, brands and game developers to become stakeholders and owners in new play-to-earn game economies. 

Led by gaming industry veterans, the team specializes in building games around player-owned economies and has helped develop major franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, Marvel Strike Force and Skylanders. 

The Mythical Platform is built on an EVM-compatible sidechain using a Proof of Authority consensus model that is more environmentally friendly and sustainable than the Proof of Work model. Minting NFTs and integrating the Marketplace via the Mythical Platform do not require any mining or cryptocurrency to operate, or for players to participate.

Mythical is a registered trademark, and Mythical Games and Mythical Marketplace are trademarks of Mythical, Inc. All other marks are the trademarks of their respective owners.

About Polystream

Amazing experiences at unimaginable scale, Polystream is the ONLY platform making the metaverse real. Our breakthrough Web 3.0 command streaming technology instantly delivers everything required for outstanding 3D consumer entertainment experiences and unprecedented business productivity.

Founded in 2015 and based in Guildford UK (the “Hollywood of Games”) Polystream is a team of ambitious disruptors, led by pioneers in graphics and cloud technologies, Bruce Grove and Adam Billyard; formally Sun Microsystems, Dell XPS, OnLive, Renderware, Criterion Games, and EA.

Polystream’s metaverse is the successor to the modern internet; an interoperable virtual experience that seamlessly knits together incredibly immersive games, interactive apps and NFTs, and synchronously social experiences that are delivered instantly to new communities around the world. We want to positively connect people to each other in ways never before imagined. www.Polystream.com

Krakow, Poland — January 18, 2022  Video game publisher All in! Games and development studio The Farm 51 are pleased to announce that Monster Hunt, the first of many free content updates for Chernobylite is available on consoles. The paid weapon skin pack, Autumn Dread will also be available on Xbox from January 18th and on PlayStation from January 25th. In addition, console players will be able to update Chernobylite with a ‘mega patch’ that improves the Black Stalker’s mechanics, based on player feedback, as well as other fixes and tweaks.

Monster Hunt adds three new monster types to the deadly array of challenges waiting for you in the Zone, the toughest you’ll encounter yet. Each monster comes with its own unique abilities, so you’ll need to be prepared if you want to survive.

Before hunting down the novel monsters, console players will be able to deck out their gear in the eerie Autumn Dread weapon skin pack to add some style to their combat for just $3.99/€3.99/£3.29.

More information about Chernobylite can be found via the official Website, Steam, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Discord.

About Chernobylite
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG, set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned recreation of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone. You’ll take on the role of Igor, a physicist and ex-employee of the Chernobyl Power Plant, returning to Pripyat to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his fiancee, 30 years prior. Compete with a hostile military presence and other stalkers, face supernatural creatures as well as a harsh and unforgiving environment in your search to uncover the truth. Get ready for a thrilling adventure of survival, conspiracy, horror, love, and obsession. Will you survive your fears?

About All in! Games

All in! Games is a publicly traded video game publishing and production house based in Krakow, Poland. Founded in 2018, the team creates and supports local and international games for PC and consoles. All in! Games’ portfolio features titles such as Chernobylite (The Farm 51), Paradise Lost (PolyAmorous), Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms (Gamera Interactive), Tools Up! (The Knights of Unity), and many more. For more information, visit: https://www.allingames.com/

World of Warships launches Pan-Asian cruisers into Early Access

The New Year marks the arrival of a new batch of cruisers from out east in Update 0.11.0, as well as Superships coming to random battle and rewards exclusive to Twitch and Discord

18 January –World of Warships, is setting out to sea with a brand new range of Tier V-X Pan-Asian cruisers this update. On top of this, rentals of superships are being made available for Random Battles, Asymmetric Battles make a grand return, and the Armory has been freshly fitted out with some powerful new additions.

Pan-Asian Cruisers: Part One

In the first new event of the year, players can take the helm of six Pan-Asian cruisers for the very first time – vessels known for their small-caliber but quick-firing guns and mighty deep-water torpedoes. These include the Tier V Chungking of the Republic of China and Tier VI Rahmat from Malaysia, all the way up to the Tier X Jinan from the People’s Republic of China.

Twenty-eight fresh combat missions will be made available in four batches week by week, which on completion come littered with rewards, such as access to the Tier V Chungking and Tier VII Chumphon as well as Pan-Asian tokens. This new temporary resource can be redeemed for a swathe of camouflages, patches, and sequentially available bundles for the Tier VI Rahmat and Tier VIII Harbin as well as the Tier IX Sejong and their special skins. The Dragon Port has also been updated in honour of the event.

Following the theme of the Pan-Asian cruisers, players will also be able to celebrate the Lunar New Year by participating in combat missions to earn a themed flag, special containers and other items.

Earn Portal Tokens through socials

Update 0.11.0 also encourages players to earn Portal Tokens to secure the Japanese Castle skin for Fuso, exclusive to World of Warships’ fans on Twitch and Discord, as well as active Recruiters.

From January 19th and throughout the update, Portal Tokens can be gathered through missions revealed via weekly Twitch drops, regular Discord activities. Players can exchange the resource for either the skin itself or to unlock a mission marathon with the skin as the final reward.

Supership-sized changes to Random Battles and the grand return of Asymmetric Battles

After extensive sea trials in Ranked and Co-op Battles, Superships are now ready for an extensive new phase of testing in Random Battles, bringing this popular new addition to being a permanent fixture in World of Warships.

Asymmetric Battles are back! The battle type with different numbers of ships on each side has undergone a few changes since it’s been away, which now contains 6-8 Tier IX and X ships on one side and 9-12 Tier VII and VIII ships on the other.

Additions to the Armory

Last, but by no means least, the battle cruiser project Incomparable will be made available in the Armory for Steel, packed with a wide variety of consumables. Thanks to its 508-mm main guns and two four-pipe torpedo tubes, this ship is not only speedy, but powerful too.

To download World of Warships for free visit https://worldofwarships.asia/

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About World of Warships

World of Warships is a free, historical, online combat PC game from Wargaming. With its massive fleet of most iconic war vessels, including four different ship classes and strategically designed environment, World of Warships provides the ultimate naval warfare gaming experience, suitable for everyone. Thanks to its largest collection of historically accurate ships available to play, World of Warships prides itself as a digital ship museum and a focal point for naval history enthusiasts. New thematic content and innovative game modes are being added on a regular basis, providing a diverse and exciting gameplay to its broad player base.

One franchise – multiple platforms

After the successful launch of World of Warships on PC, its unique gameplay and design has been adapted to bring free massive naval battles to other platforms with World of Warships: Legends available on PlayStation and Xbox and World of Warships Blitz on iOS and Android mobile devices. Official website: http://www.worldofwarships.eu

About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 5,500 employees and offices spread all over the world. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Their flagship products include the massively popular free-to-play hit World of Tanks and the strategic naval action game World of Warships.

Official website: wargaming.com.

LOS ANGELES – JAN. 14, 2022 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high quality mobile games, announced closed beta test plans for Overprime, its newest strategic action 3D TPS MOBA for Windows PC.

The closed beta will run from January 22-23 (UTC-9). Players can receive details of the beta by adding Overprime to their wishlist on Steam as well as via the Discord channel. Netmarble plans to secure stable gameplay through both user feedback and user testing prior to the game’s launch, ensuring the most enjoyable experience for gamers worldwide.

A special video accompanying Overprime’s closed beta schedule can be found on Rina’s Instagram and the official Overprime YouTube page. Rina is a virtual influencer and content creator developed byMetaverse Entertainment, a division established by Netmarble F&C dedicated to the exploration of virtual reality platforms. It will seek opportunities for Netmarble to apply metaverse technology for both gaming and entertainment sectors in the future.

Overprime, developed by Netmarble F&C, combines a 3D 3rd-person shooter with the MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) genre, celebrating both dynamic attack skills of the unique heroes and thrilled ambience across sci-fi inspired battlefields. Utilizing the assets of ‘Paragon’ developed by Epic Games in 2016, Overprime succeeds the previous title, providing a brand new 3D TPS MOBA experience for users, while benchmarking the smooth, high-quality graphics of the previous title.

Visit the Steam Page, YouTube Channel, Discord, and Facebook pages for the latest information on Overprime. Players who join Overprime’s Discord channel can learn more on an opportunity to win an Overprime action figure. The official website can be found here: https://overprime.co.kr/

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

New Event Story “A Revolutionary Ivan Kupala” introduces new characters and raid content

SEOUL – Jan. 14, 2022 – All-new event story, “A Revolutionary Ivan Kupala” is now available for hit mobile anime RPG Blue Archive. The game’s first story update of the year features Cherino’s revolutionary journey to retrieve her leader position after a sudden coup during the Red Winter Federal Academy’s latest festival.

New characters from the Red Winter Federal Academy, Cherino and Nodoka, are introduced in this update bringing players unique EX Skills and capabilities. Cherino has Piercing Attribute and can attack enemies in a circular area, while Nodoka is able to increase the Accuracy of allies within a circular area.

Players can obtain event coins including Cherenka Chocolate, Mustache Crepes, and Red Mustache Medals from the event quests and exchange them with various items including Eligma, Secret Tech Sheet, Juri’s Eleph, and more in the event shop. Players can also purchase multiple items including Nodoka’s Eleph to recruit Nodoka by spending Cherino Matryoshkas.

By assigning specific characters to their Combat Unit, players will be able to obtain additional event coins. For instance, Cherino and Nodoka grant Cherino Matryoshka, while Izumi, Junko, and Fuuka award Cherenka Chocolate, and Haruna, Akari, and Juri give additional Mustache Crepes.

The raid content, Total Assault – Chesed (Field Warfare) will be open until Jan. 17, during which participants can earn Season Rewards based on their final ranking and also receive various character growth materials including Pyroxenes, Eligma, and Artifacts based on their accumulated score. In addition, to celebrate the new story update, all players will receive 1,200 Pyroxenes in the game.

Developed by NAT GAMES, Blue Archive follows a group of adventurous schoolgirls as they navigate romance, school clubs, academic events – and the occasional battle with rival schools. Players will take on the role of the students’ teacher and guide them as they investigate incidents throughout the city.

Blue Archive is available on Android and iOS devices in 237 countries and supports multiple languages including English, Korean, Thai and Chinese (traditional).

Players can find more information about “A Revolutionary Ivan Kupala” on the Official Website or in the official communities:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EN.BlueArchive
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EN_BlueArchive
Discord: discord.gg/bluearchiveglobal
Forum: https://m.nexon.com/forum/551

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 50 live games on multiple platforms including mobile and available in more than 190 countries. Major game franchises include MapleStory, KartRider and Dungeon&Fighter. # # #

TAG Studio and 505 Games Invite People to Work Alone or in Teams to Avert Disasters & Beat the Clock

CALABASAS, Calif. – January 13, 2022 – Rescue Party: Live!, the party game with cooperative and adventure elements published by 505 Games and developed by TAG Studio, launches today for PC on both Steam and Epic platforms for $9.99/€ 9,99/£ 8.74. 

Rescue Party: Live! challenges players to quickly work together to coordinate actions and make the correct decisions in the face of a variety of natural and man-made disasters. 

Full of thrills and adventure! As shown here in this action-packed launch trailer here.

Explore! Up to 6 different environments and try the frantic Tournament mode, competing with other players to win in-game rewards. Help save citizens in dire situations from earthquakes and fires to industrial accidents as 9 different characters including firefighters, lifeguards, volunteers, and even the cute trusty canine named Poppy Bark. 

Dive in! To this dangerous adventure alone or with friends, online or locally using four controllers or sharing the keyboard for maximum chaotic fun! Across a variety of game events, disasters and terrains, no rescue mission will be the same.

Regale! In multiple joyous, colourful scenarios filled with memorable and fun characters, Rescue Party: Live! presents a great community ‘party game’ experience that promises to delight. 

For more information about Rescue Party: Live!  follow the game on Twitter and Facebook.

To learn about publisher 505 Games and its products, visit www.505games.com. 

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 TAG Studio

 TAG Studio is a game development studio based in Chengdu, China. Founded in 2020 by a number of senior developers from the game industry, TAG Studio is owned by Future Tech Inc. TAG Studio currently consists of 12 partners with many years of development experience who are committed to making great, easy, and fun games.

Players Will Embark on a New Land And Encounter New Challenges On The PC Closed Beta That Begins January 20

SYDNEY, AUSTRLIA – January, 14, 2022 – Today, Ubisoft announced the much-anticipated return of The Settlers, the build-up real-time strategy (RTS) game where players must settle onto a new land, gather resources to build their communities, recruit fellow civilians (or Engineers) and form military units to protect and defend their new settlement.

The Settlers will release on Windows PC on March 17 and is available for pre-order now on Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games Store. Additionally, players can participate in the upcoming Closed Beta, which begins January 20.

Developed by Ubisoft Düsseldorf, The Settlers returns as a reboot mostly inspired  by The Settlers 3 and The Settlers 4, two of the most popular games in the franchise. Players can expect a fresh take on the new The Settlers, built from the ground up using Ubisoft’s proprietary Snowdrop Engine, The Settlers sets a new visual benchmark in the RTS game genre. Traditional and new players will experience lush and colourful environmental biomes, as well as modernised gameplay. Players can enjoy The Settlers in one of three game modes: single-player campaign, Onslaught and skirmish (Solo vs. AI, co-op vs. AI or PvP featuring up to eight players).

In The Settlers, the Elari (one of the factions in the game) are forced to flee from their homeland and must settle on new and unknown lands. Adventure awaits as The Settlers come across other citizens and face tough challenges on their journey. There are a total of three playable factions in The Settlers, each with a unique look, playstyle and respective background story.

At release, The Settlers will be available in two editions:

• Standard Edition: Base game
• Deluxe Edition: Base game, deluxe pack and other digital goodies

Players participating in the upcoming Closed Beta can expect to experience: Tutorial, two playable factions and two Skirmish modes, 1v1 and 2v2. Players will be able to play the Closed Beta for an unlimited time between Jan. 20-24 on both the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect. The Closed Beta pre-load will be available on January 18th.

Register for the Closed Beta at https://thesettlers.com

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About Ubisoft     

Ubisoft is a creator of worlds, committed to enriching players’ lives with original and memorable entertainment experiences. Ubisoft’s global teams create and develop a deep and diverse portfolio of games, featuring brands such as Assassin’s Creed ®, Brawlhalla®, For Honor®, Far Cry®, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon®, Just Dance®, Rabbids, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®, The Crew®, Tom Clancy’s The Division®, and Watch Dogs®. Through Ubisoft Connect, players can enjoy an ecosystem of services to enhance their gaming experience, get rewards and connect with friends across platforms. With Ubisoft+, the subscription service, they can access a growing catalog of more than 100 Ubisoft games and DLC. For the 2020-21 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2,241 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.

About Ubisoft Düsseldorf

Ubisoft Düsseldorf is home to several teams dedicated to deliver AAA excellence and innovation across a wide portfolio of games and technologies. The studio is leading the development of beloved Ubisoft games like The Settlers and the innovative VR escape room experience Prince of Persia: The Dagger of Time. As renowned co-developers within the Ubisoft group, Ubisoft Düsseldorf contributes to high profile projects such as Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, Assassin’s Creed VR for the Oculus Platform and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The studio also supports platforms and technologies for the Ubisoft group including Ubisoft Connect. Ubisoft Düsseldorf is part of the Ubisoft Blue Byte studio network. More information at https://duesseldorf.ubisoft.com.