Half-Orcs, Druid and Barbarian Classes, New Quest, and More Coming Soon

PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 20, 2021 – French independent development studio and veteran pen and paper players, Tactical Adventures, celebrate today the one-year anniversary of its tactical RPG Solasta: Crown of the Magister. To commemorate this event, Tactical Adventures has announced that the first Solasta: Crown of the Magister DLC – Primal Calling – will be available on November 4. This new DLC features a new Half-Orc ancestry, two additional Barbarian and Druid classes, and an original two-hour “Wanderer” quest. Tactical Adventures will also be releasing a free update to the game that increases the level cap to 12, more character personalization options, and several upgrades and new features to the Dungeon Maker tool. Additionally Solasta: Crown of the Magister launches on Mac, November 4.

Solasta: Crown of the MagisterPrimal Calling DLC will feature the new Half-Orc ancestry as well as two new playable classes. The first is the Druid that features three subclasses: the Circle of Land, Circle of Kindred Spirit, and Circle of Winds. The second class is the Barbarian with the following subclasses: the Path of Berserker, Path of Magebane, and Path of Stone. Primal Calling will also feature a new Wanderer background and a completely original two-hour quest. 

In addition to all the DLC content from Primal Calling, free downloadable content will also release on November 4 for all players that own Solasta. This free content update will increase the Level Cap enabling characters to increase power and spells up to level 12 and add more character personalization including tattoos and scars. More environments have been added to the updated Dungeon Maker including town outdoors and indoors. Finally, a new Dungeon Maker Campaign Creator mode will be available and feature a new Campaign Creator, with custom items, custom monsters, dialogue and banter options, and NPC merchants.

Wizards of the Coast has granted Tactical Adventures a license to use the Dungeons & Dragons SRD 5.1 content and rules in Solasta: Crown of the Magister.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister is available on Steam for $39.99/£30.99/€39.99.

For more information on Solasta: Crown of the Magister: visit the website, purchase on Steam, purchase on GOG, purchase on the Microsoft Store, purchase on the Humble Store follow on Twitter, Instagram, like on Facebook, watch on YouTube, and Twitch, and join the conversation on Discord or the official forums.

ABOUT TACTICAL ADVENTURES:
Tactical Adventures is a videogame development studio, created in 2018 by Mathieu Girard, who previously co-founded Amplitude Studios (acquired by Sega in 2016). Located in the heart of Paris, Tactical Adventures is a self-published studio, aiming to create immersive & tactical videogames within the RPG genre. One of the key strengths of the studio’s philosophy revolves around the recruitment of experienced team members, organized into agile teams, whose development process & decisions will be made in collaboration with their community.

Ripstone Games continues growth at landmark milestone with new UK and Greek studios

Liverpool, United Kingdom – October 20th, 2021 – Ripstone Games is excited to announce that it has opened two new studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom and Marathon, Greece as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. With 10+ million unit sales behind it, the new studios will help Ripstone place games development and work-for-hire at the centre of its business as it continues to build a legacy of success.

The first of the new studios is based in the heart of Birmingham in the Custard Factory and will be headed up by Mark Williams, who brings a vast wealth of industry experience with him as ex-VooFoo Co-Founder and a Codemasters veteran. While Ripstone’s Liverpool studio will continue to specialise in working with Unreal Engine, the new Birmingham team will broaden Ripstone’s already substantial technological versatility by building new tech for future games development projects.

Ripstone’s talented team will also be bolstered by the new support studio in Greece, as well as the hire of esteemed Head of Technology, Paul Hughes (ex-Traveller’s Tales). This growing team will help strengthen Ripstone as it embarks on exciting new games development and work-for-hire projects, continuing the success the studio has enjoyed with recent titles like Poker Club, Chess Ultra and Pure Pool.

“With our two new studios in Birmingham and Greece, an influx of great new hires and our recent win of Gamesindustry.biz’s 2021 “Best Places To Work” award, Ripstone is an exciting place to be right now,” said Creative Director & Co-Founder Phil Gaskell. “We’re looking forward to welcoming more great talent to the studio as we move into a new phase that puts games development and work-for-hire projects at the forefront of our operations”.

“I’m delighted to be joining Ripstone to lead its new Birmingham studio,” said Mark Williams, Studio Head, Ripstone Birmingham. “I can’t wait to welcome new talent to the team to help us take on the opportunities ahead as we build powerful new games development tech to take Ripstone to the next level”.

Headquartered in the Baltic Triangle of Liverpool, with studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom and Marathon, Greece, Ripstone Games is an independent developer and publisher that has produced indoor sports simulations including Poker Club, Snooker 19, Chess Ultra and Pure Pool, as well a publishing third party developed indie hits including The Spectrum Retreat, Achtung Cthulhu! Tactics and Stick it to the Man! With global sales of 40 million + units, Ripstone Games have financed and published 20 games across over 50 SKUs throughout its history.

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About Ripstone Games
Ripstone® is a global independent video games label founded in 2011 by game and film industry veterans. They fully fund the development, distribution and marketing of video games made by elite creative teams. They have financed and published 20 games across 50 SKUs, with global sales of over 40 million units.

Dice Legacy Accolades Trailer Released with Free Content Update

Sydney, October 20^th, 2021 – Today DESTINYbit and Ravenscourt celebrate the successful launch of the award winning (Gamescom award for Most Original Game) dice-based survival city builder Dice Legacy.  The game was well received by press and players all around the globe, but it’s just getting started. The free Memories update is available now for PC, and coming soon to Nintendo Switch.

The Memories Update for Dice Legacy brings a ton of new content, plus features and fixes requested by the game’s community. Introduced in the update is a full Active Pause, Accessibility Options, and Rebindable Hotkeys alongside Memories – a completely new modifier system that unlocks after finishing the game that introduces a lot of variety and replayability.

About Dice Legacy

Dice Legacy is a roguelike survival city-builder. Players use dice to establish a medieval town in a fascinating ringworld and grow their society.

Every action is based on the roll of a six-sided dice, from planting and harvesting to establishing supply chains or combat. In Dice Legacy, the dice represent the work force. As a ruler, builder, conqueror or trader the players will need to provide their dice with nourishment and care or witness their subjects eventually fade away. Balancing exploration, resource gathering, building and conquering is key whilst the ever present threat of mysterious factions looms in the fog of war.

Players will soon realise luck is nothing without a good strategy behind it – and dice versa.

Dice Legacy is out now on PC and Nintendo Switch.

About DESTINYbit

DESTINYbit is a game development studio based in Ravenna, Italy which strives to give players tools to create stories worth sharing. With an all-remote approach to development and a focus on a small but very talented core team, DESTINYbit aims to create gameplay experiences never seen before. Founded in 2016 by Gian Paolo Vernocchi and Simone Daminato, and acquired by Amplifier Game Invest in 2020, DESTINYbit is part of the Embracer Group.

About Ravenscourt
Established in 2014 – and operating from its Munich headquarters in Germany – Ravenscourt’s mission is delivering amazing games to a broad audience from both established studios and industry newcomers.

With a diverse portfolio, managing the titles of multiple international studios, Ravenscourt games span everything from adventure and management sims through to city builders and indie gems. The label even boasts a good old sing-along karaoke franchise.

Our players delight in engrossing narrative driven adventures, relish the challenge of building new worlds and love solving puzzles. We have more delights in store for them…

The publishing label Ravenscourt stands for worthy interactive entertainment for a broad range of players. It belongs to the Koch Media Group.

Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: Age of Empires IV, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and More

by Megan Spurr, Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass

In this edition of Coming Soon to Game Pass, we’re bringing you a variety of games to look forward to. Seeking an epic fighting game experience? Want to explore space from your couch? Looking for a real-time-strategy game with deep roots in the history of PC gaming coming day one with Game Pass for PC? We’ve got you covered on all the above and much more. It’s going to be a great month, let’s jump in!

Available Today

Into the Pit (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox
Available day one with Xbox Game Pass: A fast-paced retro-FPS roguelite! As a member of a family of lore-hunting mystics, you are summoned to a cursed village, drawn by rumours of a demonic portal. Dark magics have overwhelmed the village, and it’s up to you to rescue the survivors, grow your powers, and journey forth into the pit.

Outriders (PC)
Outriders is available today with Xbox Game Pass for PC! Developed by People Can Fly, veterans of the shooter genre, Outriders presents a journey of survival across a savage planet, which can be tackled in both single player and 1-3 player co-op. Learn more about the game here on Xbox Wire.

Coming Soon

Dragon Ball FighterZ (Cloud and Console) – October 21
Unleash the ultimate power from within in Dragon Ball FighterZ! Experience epic fights, destructible stages, and famous events ripped from the Dragon Ball anime. Create your team from a huge cast of your favourite characters and battle it out in epic 3v3 fights! This is the fighting extravaganza born from what makes the series so loved and famous.

Echo Generation (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – October 21
Available day one with Xbox Game Pass: Spooky mysteries abound as you lead your ragtag gang to take on monsters and mechs to save your hometown. Unlock unique skills for your party through comic books and prepare for active turn-based battles and boss fights that will keep you on your toes! By the developers of Riverbond, dive into another stunning voxel adventure and face off with the extraterrestrials to find the true meaning of home in Echo Generation.

Everspace 2 (Game Preview) (PC) ID@Xbox – October 21
Everspace 2 is a fast-paced, single-player spaceship shooter featuring meaningful exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Follow its predecessor’s events and experience the continuation of a thoughtful sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils!

Age of Empires IV (PC) – October 28
Available day one with Xbox Game Pass: One of the most beloved real-time strategy games returns to glory with Age of Empires IV, putting you at the centre of epic historical battles that shaped the world. Featuring both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire in vast landscapes with stunning 4K visual fidelity, Age of Empires IV brings an evolved real-time strategy game to a new generation.

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (Console and PC) – October 28
In this standalone experience, Alan Wake fights the herald of darkness, the evil Mr. Scratch! A thrilling storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower, and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode make this a must for Alan Wake veterans, and the perfect jumping off point for new players!

Backbone (Console) ID@Xbox – October 28
Raccoon detective Howard Lotor is not a hero. He can barely make rent. And yet he has stumbled across something so massive that it will shake the very fabric of society. Stunning visuals, an evocative soundtrack, and a daring narrative bring a dystopian Vancouver, BC inhabited by animals to life in this highly anticipated, post-noir adventure. Get to it, detective.

Bassmaster Fishing 2022 (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – October 28
Available on day one with Xbox Game Pass: Experience the thrill of competitive bass fishing in Bassmaster Fishing 2022! Compete as 10 Elite Series anglers, such as cover star Scott Martin, back-to-back Bassmaster Classic Champion Hank Cherry, or create your own angler to achieve angling immortality by winning the coveted Bassmaster Classic.

Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 28
A nihilistic action platformer roguelike. Obscure in both gameplay and theme, Nongunz is a riddle that demands sacrifice. Each run sees you parting from a black and white graveyard into an ever-changing gothic dungeon full of nightmares fleshed out of human viscera. Surviving not only requires skill but style.

The Forgotten City (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 28
Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Only by questioning an intertwined community of colourful characters, cleverly exploiting the time loop, and making difficult moral choices can you hope to solve this epic mystery.

DLC / Game Updates

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Season 8 – Available now
Season 8 has arrived as the latest free update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection! Enjoy 100 tiers of new seasonal unlocks and content like new Mythic armour sets for Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, a new Halo 3 map, Custom Game Browser support for Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 3, PC File Share and much more! Learn more at Halo Waypoint.

Grounded: Hot and Hazy Update – October 20
Return to Grounded‘s backyard and experience the Hot and Hazy update! Brave the explosive perils of the newly revamped Haze biome and survive the sizzling heat of the Sandbox. With new weapon and character systems, and new “friends,” find out why this is Grounded‘s largest Game Preview update to date!

Minecraft: The Spooky Gourdian – Available until November 2
It’s time to don your spookiest apparel! Until November 2, grab your free Character Creator Set, the Spooky Gourdian! Match across the games with this epic tier set also available in Minecraft Dungeons. Are you ready for Fright Night?

Minecraft Dungeons: The Spookier Fall Event – Available until November 2
Prepare yourself! The Spookier Fall event descends on Minecraft Dungeons to haunt your holiday! From October 13 to November 2, gather your most fearless friends and partake in a spine-chilling (mis)adventure, featuring heart-pounding seasonal trials, accursed rewards, and monstrous mobs waiting to scare the creeper out of you. Are you brave enough?

Play 100+ Great Games with Custom Xbox Touch Controls

Ultimate members can now play 100+ games with Xbox touch controls, including fan favourites such as Scarlet Nexus, Hades, and Psychonauts 2, plus 13 more available starting today! Check out the full collection of touch-enabled games here and start playing from the Xbox app for Windows PCs, Xbox Game Pass mobile app on Android devices, or xbox.com/play on your Windows PC and Apple phones & tablets, no controller needed. Check out the list of new games with touch controls available today:

• Art of Rally
• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Crown Trick
• Curse of the Dead Gods
• Gears Tactics
• Lethal League Blaze
• Signs of the Sojourner
• The Ascent
• Train Sim World 2
• Yakuza 0
• Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
• Yakuza Kiwami
• Yakuza Kiwami 2

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks

We have an extra special batch of Perks for you this week, featuring awesome content for the newly released Back 4 Blood! Claim all the Perks below via the Perks gallery on your Xbox console, Xbox app for Windows PCs, or Xbox Game Pass mobile app.

Back 4 Blood: Battle-Hardened Bundle – Available Now
Slay the apocalypse in style with the Battle-Hardened Bundle. Includes the Battle-Hardened digital content and Fort Hope Elite Weapon Skin Pack. Battle Hardened Digital Content Includes 4 Character Skins, Banner, Emblem, Spray and Title. Fort Hope Elite Weapon Skin Pack Includes 4 weapon skins: M4 Carbine Rifle, UZI SMG, 870 Express Shotgun and RPK LMG.

Fallout 76 – Survival Bundle – Available Today
Pick up a free bundle of Fallout 76 items including a Mr. Fuzzy Backpack skin, repair kits, and more!

Eternal Return: Ultimate Bundle – Available Today
Find your new favourite character to take on Lumia Island! Grab the Ultimate Bundle to unlock 9 characters and A-Coin and XP Boosts to really get the experiments started.

“The Cabin in the Woods” Rental – Available Today
Free rental of the modern horror classic “The Cabin in the Woods.” Horror fans can find over 500 scary movies on sale during Microsoft Movies & TV’s Shocktober Sale.

Leaving October 31

The following games are leaving the Xbox Game Pass library on October 31. Be sure to set some time aside to give these games a proper send off. Remember to use your membership discount to save up to 20% on your purchase before they leave to keep them in your library!

• Carto (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Celeste (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Comanche (PC)
• Eastshade (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Five Nights at Freddy’s (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Knights & Bikes (Console and PC)
• Unruly Heroes (Cloud, Console, and PC)

That wraps up October’s news! Make sure you’re following us on Twitter at @XboxGamePassPC and @XboxGamePass for updates when these are available. Don’t forget to have the Xbox Game Pass mobile app handy to press the install button when games are added to the library. See you next time!

Celebrating Three Epic Months of Back-to-Back Blockbuster Game Launches in Xbox Game Pass

by Matt Booty, Head of Xbox Game Studios

This has been a remarkable year for Team Xbox and for you, our fans. We welcomed Bethesda to the family, announced a new slate of games together in June, and launched Psychonauts 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator, two of the highest-rated games of the year, into Xbox Game Pass. Twenty-five million players have now joined us in Sea of Thieves and your passion for Series X-shaped appliances has made the “Mini Fridge” a real thing. Our players are at the heart of everything we do and we couldn’t be more thankful for your incredible support.

Now, just weeks before the Xbox 20^th anniversary in November, we’re excited to kick-off three epic months of back-to-back blockbuster game launches in Game Pass:

• The Age of Empires franchise has been a major part of Microsoft’s gaming legacy for 24 years and the Oct. 28 launch of Age of Empires IV will be our biggest yet, bringing the evolved real-time strategy game to a new generation on Steam and Game Pass for PC on day one.
• Minecraft will join Game Pass for PC on Nov. 2, followed by new Minecraft Dungeons Seasonal Adventures in December, and Caves & Cliffs: Part II later this year.
• On Nov. 9, gaming’s premier racing franchise returns when Forza Horizon 5’s open-world adventure in Mexico speeds into Xbox Game Pass. Our biggest Forza Horizon ever and winner of the Most Anticipated Game of E3 award, Forza Horizon 5 will launch simultaneously on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC and Steam, and Game Pass including console, PC and Cloud Gaming (beta).
• Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition launches Nov. 18 as a free update for existing players, including Game Pass members, with five new aircrafts, eight new airports, new Discovery Flights and tutorials, and highly requested community features like DX12 support. Microsoft Flight Simulator will also release the exciting Reno Air Races, which features the fastest motorsport on Earth will also be available on Nov. 18.
• The Master Chief returns on Dec. 8 with Halo Infinite. This is the Halo we imagined 20 years ago, finally come to life in the largest Halo game we have ever made. Halo Infinite will be available in Game Pass when it launches across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Game Pass Ultimate members will also receive monthly multiplayer bonuses as part of the Perks program.

Our teams have also been expanding on the games you love. These last few months you explored Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs Part 1, Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life, State of Decay 2: Homecoming, Grounded: Hot and Hazy, and last week’s Halo: The Master Chief Collection Season 8. We’re honoured that millions of you continue to play in these worlds together.

Over the past two decades, the Xbox community has made gaming a place of joy, inspiration, education, and social connection. Games build bridges and forge bonds between friends and family, as well as give people new ways to connect.

We invite you to join us on Nov. 16 to celebrate the 20^th Anniversary of Xbox and Halo with a fun, digital broadcast for fans around the globe. While we won’t announce any new games, this anniversary broadcast will be a special look back at 20 years of Xbox. We’ll share more details soon, so stay tuned.

We’ve been hard at work to deliver three months of back-to-back game launches. And while we hope you’ll join us in celebrating 20 years of Xbox history, know that we’re hard at work on the road ahead and what’s to come in the next 20 years.

Bonuses for Bounty Hunters in the Closing Days of The Quick Draw Club No. 4 – Bring villains to justice and prepare for the arrival of The Halloween Pass 2

There are a few sore black hats out there lying, cheating, and stealing — generally running afoul of the law. Bring them back to the local lawman dead or alive to earn some extra scratch, namely an extra 50% RDO$ and Role XP boost on all Bounties, including Legendary and Infamous criminals.

In addition to the posters on the Bounty Board, completing a Bounty Hunter Free Roam Event like Day of Reckoning or Manhunt will land you an Offer for 30% off the Bounty Hunter Wagon, as well as 2X RDO$ and Role XP all week long.

High-level soldiers of fortune trading in Role XP for Gold in the Awards menu will receive double Bounty Hunter Experience rewards this week, meaning they will receive 1 Gold Bar per every 10K Bounty Hunter XP.

Take a Player Bounty in (or out) anytime this week to earn select tints of the Guerrero Gun Belt.

The Quick Draw Club No. 4 Comes to a Close

These are the final days of The Quick Draw Club, and with it your last chances to secure an assortment of items and extras, including the snappy Dunster Outfit. All players who own The Quick Draw Club No. 4 will receive a Reward for a free Treasure Map leading to plunder around the Lake Isabella area.

This is also a reminder that players who purchased all four installments of The Quick Draw Club will receive a Reward to redeem that grants them The Halloween Pass 2 for free.

Discounts

Did all that talk up there about bringing in evildoers set your trigger finger to itching? There are discounts available on both Bounty Hunter Licenses this week, as well as all sorts of accoutrements for the hired gun. See below for the complete list of discounts and sales this week.

• 5 Gold Bars off the Bounty Hunter License
• 3 Gold Bars off the Prestigious Bounty Hunter License
• 50% off all Bolas (including Hawkmoth, Brookstone, Gravesend)
• 40% off the Reinforced Lasso
• 30% off all Novice, Promising, and Established Bounty Hunter Role Items
• 30% off the Prestigious Bounty Hunter’s LeMat Revolver
• 30% off all Shotguns
• 30% off Improved Saddles

Prime Gaming Benefits

Red Dead Online players who connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account to Prime Gaming before October 25 will get a Reward for 40 Capitale and an Offer for 50% off the Mauser Pistol.

Check Rockstar Support for details and limitations.

NBA® 2K22 Arcade Edition Available Now on Apple Arcade

Experience authentic NBA 2K22 action anywhere, anytime exclusively across Apple devices   

2K today announced the launch of NBA® 2K22 Arcade Edition featuring an authentic NBA 2K experience built exclusively for Apple Arcade. Players can live out their NBA dreams on the virtual hardwood and run with some of the NBA’s top ballers, including Luka Doncic, Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Zion Williamson, Rui Hachimura, Karl-Anthony Towns, and more.

NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition offers a variety of game modes and all-new experiences, including:

• The Association mode that lets aspiring coaches and players become the GMs and Head Coaches of their favourite NBA franchises and build their NBA dream teams. They’ll manage their NBA rosters and make trades, sign free agents, scout up-and-coming prospects, and control their team’s finances;

• MyCOURT that offers the ability to customize a court, train on and run drills to hone basketball skills, all while levelling up stats on the way to reaching NBA All-Star status;

• Along with the ability to jump into Quick Match featuring updated 2022 NBA rosters, compete head-to-head with a friend in Online Multiplayer mode, play 3v3 street basketball in Blacktop mode, or start a personal NBA journey in MyCAREER mode.

Fans can also now earn Game Centre Achievements and experience Controller Optimization with improved controls for a better gameplay experience, along with a new lite controller and AI assist for both offense and defence. Check out some of the top features in the official trailer.

Playable across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition is available on Apple Arcade today for a monthly subscription of $7.99 with a one-month free trial.* 

For more information on the included modes, features, supported languages, and more, visit the Apple App Store.

For the latest NBA 2K22 news, check out TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or Facebook.

*New subscribers only. $7.99 per month after free trial. One subscription per Family Sharing group. Offer good for three months after eligible device activation. Plan automatically renews until cancelled. Restrictions and other terms apply, visit https://offers.applearcade.apple/ for more details.

Visual Concepts is a 2K studio. 2K is a wholly owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

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Dive into the history of Vikings and Anglo-Saxons with this educational experience based on the world developed for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — October 20, 2021 — Today, Ubisoft announced that Discovery Tour: Viking Age, an educational game allowing anyone to explore and interact with the history and traditions of the Viking world, is now available. Discovery Tour: Viking Age is free for all Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla players. The PC standalone version of Discovery Tour: Viking Age is available via Ubisoft Connect and on the Epic Games Store for $29.95AUD. Players can also subscribe to Ubisoft+* on PC to play the game. In addition, it will release as a standalone on Xbox One, Xbox Series S | X, PlayStation®4, and PlayStation®5, in  2022.

Click below image to view YouTube trailer:

Following Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt and Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece’s line, Discovery Tour: Viking Age is the brand-new chapter in this educational experience based on the worlds developed for Assassin’s Creed. Players of all ages will be immersed in a unique interactive experience where they can learn about the history, traditions and famous people of the Viking and Anglo-Saxon worlds.

For the very first time, Discovery Tour: Viking Age changes the formula by putting narrative and interactivity at the core of the experience. The two new creative pillars “History through stories” and “Learning by doing” make the experience even more memorable and engaging than previous opuses. Following a new narrative storyline structured around eight quests, players will have the opportunity to embody Viking and Anglo-Saxon characters of the time and take part in their adventures set in the ninth century. This narrative takes players through the snowy lands of Norway, the beautiful landscapes of England, and the mythical realms of Jotunheim and Asgard.

“The Viking Age is a rich and complex era that we absolutely wanted to highlight in a Discovery Tour,” said Maxime Durand, World Design Director at Ubisoft Montréal. “With our new approach, players are placed at the core of a unique interactive experience where they see history in the making through the eyes of people of the time. We have designed Discovery Tour: Viking Age to be both fun as a video game and effective as a learning tool.” Discovery Tour: Viking Age content, developed in close collaboration with historians, renowned archaeologists, and academics, is an up to date source of information for all those who want to know more about the time period. With 150 historical highlights of the true history of the Viking Age, discovery sites allow player to learn more about Viking Age: War & Politics, Daily Life, Religion & Magic, Myths & Legends, Science, Law & Justice, Art & Culture and Trade & Economy.

Discovery Tour: Viking Age also treats all Assassin’s Creed Valhalla fans, with 11 exclusive rewards to unlock in the main game, 25 Behind-The-Scenes stations about the main game development, and 24 exploration characters.

Conscious that teachers and students might be unfamiliar with video games and the best way to use them in an educational context, Ubisoft developed curriculum guides that offer customised activities and lesson plans based on the field of study and the level of the students, in partnership with the Montréal McGill University and with a grant from Mitacs. The beta version for Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece curriculum guide is already available at ubisoft.com/r/discovery-tour/curriculum-guide/ancient-greece.

For global information about the Discovery Tour franchise and the two first opuses on Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece, please visit http://www.assassinscreed.com/discovery_tour.

For more information on Assassin’s Creed, please visit assassinscreed.com.

For the latest on all Ubisoft games, visit news.ubisoft.com.

*$19.95 per month. Cancel anytime. The Gold and Ultimate Editions will be available as part of a Ubisoft+ subscription.  More information at ubisoftplus.com.

**Ubisoft+ on Stadia and Luna requires account linking and a Multi Access plan. Territorial restrictions apply.

About Discovery Tour: The Discovery Tours are non-violent, scientifically validated educational experiences that dive deep into the traditions and cultures of the time periods presented in the Assassin’s Creed games. Created by Ubisoft Montréal in close collaboration with historians, archeologists and academics, they are an interactive, fun and efficient way to learn about History.

About Assassin’s Creed: Since it first launched in 2007, the Assassin’s Creed series has sold more than 155 million games worldwide. The franchise is now established as one of the best-selling series in video game history. Recognized for having some of the richest, most engrossing storytelling in the industry, Assassin’s Creed transcends video games, branching out into numerous other entertainment media.

About Ubisoft: Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, For Honor, Just Dance, Watch Dogs, and Tom Clancy’s video game series including Ghost Recon®, Rainbow Six and The Division. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2020-21 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2,241 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.

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Brutally Accurate World War II Strategy Game War Mongrels Now Available on Steam, Epic Game Store

Gliwice, Poland — October, 20th 2021 — War Mongrels, an authentic isometric real-time tactics game from Destructive Creations, storms onto PC via Steam and the Epic Game Store today. 

Following a defection from the Third Reich, a group of disillusioned fugitives struggles to survive the brutal ordeals on the Eastern Front of World War II. As they sneak through the war-torn territory, they have to face an evil that challenges not only their values and ideals but all of humanity.

War Mongrels mixes dynamic, tactical elements, adventure, and stealth, tightly packing it all into a dark, fascinating story.

• Guide the squad as they break from the Third Reich’s forces and get to know your companions. Each character has their own personality, background, and skills to use along the journey.

• Use the interactive environment to your advantage, utilizing distraction tactics by whistling, playing music boxes, or throwing objects before progressing through enemy lines, guard barracks, prison blocks, as well as concentration camps and mass graves that stand as a testament to the horrific cost of war.

• Catch soldiers unaware, ambushing them from the shadows with strategic flanks and an array of character skills or rush in guns blazing, utilizing twin-stick shooter controls as bullets fly across the battlefield.

• Plan your attacks by pausing the action and issuing orders to each squad member, allowing for tactical assaults when the enemy least expects them.

• Join forces with a friend in an online co-op mode.

Discover an oft-untold side of World War II throughout War Mongrels’ harrowing campaign. Accompanying the visceral action are animated cutscenes expanding the story, inspired by real-world accounts from war survivors and historians. By striving for authenticity from uniform details, regional terrain, news articles, and everything in between, developer Destructive Creations aims to shine a light on aspects of World War II that rarely make the history books. All content in War Mongrels underwent careful and thorough examination, referencing a wide range of historical sources, with verification by history consultants Michał Flont and Jack Cuccurullo.

War Mongrels is now available on PC via Steam and the Epic Game Store for $44.99/€37.99, with console versions to follow. War Mongrels supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) language subtitles at launch with full English voiceover. 

For more information, please visit the official War Mongrels website and follow Destructive Creations on Twitter and Facebook.

About Destructive Creations

Since 2015, Destructive Creations has been a developer and publisher of original, uncompromising games. Our goal? To tell serious stories while not taking ourselves too seriously. That said, we’re also overachievers, determined to deliver games above our own expectations. Whether we measure up to our own ambition is the only score we care about.

For more information on Destructive Creations, please visit the official company website.

A New Multiplayer LEGO Star Wars Adventure Awaits Players

PARIS, FRANCE – October 19, 2021 – Gameloft, a leader in the creation and publishing of games, is thrilled to announce LEGO® Star Wars™: Castaways, exclusively for Apple Arcade. On November 19, players can embark on a new adventure in the LEGO Star Wars galaxy. The game will launch on Apple’s popular game subscription service that offers unlimited access to a growing collection of over 200 games, all without ads or in-app purchases.

A new tropical destination filled with adventure awaits you and your friends in LEGO Star Wars: Castaways. For the first time, players can customize their character with hundreds of LEGO Star Wars pieces and discover a hidden planet, in the latest online multiplayer LEGO Star Wars game. After crash landing on a mysterious planet in the middle of a maelstrom, players find they aren’t alone in their new home. Introduce yourself to brand-new characters and meet-up with other players in a thriving social hub of activity as you play and compete in a variety of games. Between racing Microfighters, acquiring gear and customization options, challenging your friends to battle in the Hippodrome, uncover the mystery of the corruption together and experience simulations spanning the entire Star Wars galaxy. Fight Tusken Raiders and see Jabba’s Palace on Tatooine; battle stormtroopers on Endor and navigate through the Death Star in simulations recorded at the Observatory. Build a team or play solo as you work to save these historical recordings and keep them safe from the growing corruption that’s altering these historical moments.

Fans can get especially excited to immerse themselves in LEGO Star Wars environments where new and beloved locations are made entirely of LEGO bricks from the ground up. Discover an ancient settlement, gather LEGO bricks to complete quests, and enjoy famed Star Wars locations

“We’re thrilled to bring players to the island of LEGO Star Wars: Castaways, exclusively on Apple Arcade,” said Lee Kaburis, Game Manager, Gameloft Montreal. “We wanted to create an experience in which fans can see themselves included in the beloved Star Wars stories and invite their friends and family along. We took special care to include engaging features that encourage exploring together and joining forces to solve puzzles and quests, or challenging each other to quick battle rounds in the Hippodrome.

Playable across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, the game will be available exclusively on Apple Arcade for a low monthly subscription of $4.99 with a one-month free trial that offers unlimited access to a growing collection of over 200 premium games — featuring new releases, award winners, and beloved favorites from the App Store. Apple Arcade is also part of the Apple One Individual ($14.95), Family ($19.95), and Premier ($29.95) monthly plans, with a one-month free trial.*

*The Apple One free trial includes only services that are not currently used through a free trial or a subscription. Plan automatically renews after trial until cancelled. Restrictions and other terms apply.

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About Gameloft

Leader in the development and publishing of games, Gameloft® has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, two of which are featured in the “Top 10 iOS Games by All-Time Worldwide Downloads” from App Annie. Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®, Dragon Mania Legends, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also works with major rights holders including Disney®, LEGO®, Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel®, Lamborghini® and Ferrari®. Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs 3,600 people worldwide. Every month, 70 million unique users can be reached by advertisers in Gameloft games with Gameloft for brands, a leading B2B offering dedicated to brands and agencies. Gameloft is a Vivendi company.

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