Perth, Western Australia – October 19, 2021 – Pentanet, NVIDIA’s first GeForce NOW Alliance Partner in Australia, is proud to announce GeForce NOW™ Powered by Pentanet  is now available in the region.

Pentanet’s Beta Play program commenced on 22 September 2021, with over 4.7 million minutes (~9 years) played ahead of commercial launch. Almost 20,000 Beta Players actively tested the service across more than 174,000 gaming sessions.

From today, players will be able to experience the amazing visuals of real-time ray tracing streamed with RTX ON via GeForce NOW Powered by Pentanet, using a vast variety of hardware options.

Users will have access to a library of over 1,000 games, and can play them by connecting accounts from popular game stores, including Steam, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Connect, GOG.COM and more. Players will also have access to almost 100 free-to-play titles included with GeForce NOW Powered by Pentanet.

At launch, players have two membership options: ‘Basic’ and ‘Priority’. With GeForce NOW Powered by Pentanet’s limited-time Founders ‘Priority’ membership, players will be able to truly unleash the power of the service, with RTX-ON enabled gaming and extended play sessions. If there’s a queue to play GeForce NOW, Priority members will always be right at the front.

Basic memberships will be available for a limited time, allowing players to check out a limited version of the service for free to experience some of the power of cloud gaming. Basic sessions are limited to an hour and do not support RTX features.

To celebrate the launch of GeForce NOW Powered by Pentanet, players have the opportunity to select the limited Founders Priority pricing. Users can now claim a Priority membership for AU$19.99 per month on a month-to-month subscription or a discounted rate of AU$17.99 per month for a 12-month subscription.

These are lifetime prices for users as long as they remain an active subscriber. Available for a limited time, conditions apply. Visit Cloud.GG now to claim this limited Founders Priority offer.

Pentanet Founder Stephen Cornish celebrated the occasion, commenting, “For the first time ever, GeForce NOW Powered by Pentanet connects gamers with real-time game-streaming technology, allowing users to turn their supported device into the gaming rig they have always dreamt of. It’s a very, very exciting day for us at Pentanet and for gamers in the region.”

Players are encouraged to visit the https://cloud.gg portal to learn more about the future of gaming in Australia.

What is GeForce NOW Powered by Pentanet?

GeForce NOW is NVIDIA’s cloud-based game streaming service, delivering real-time gameplay straight from the cloud to your laptop, desktop, Mac, SHIELD TV, Android device or iPhone and iPad.

With GeForce NOW Powered by Pentanet, Australian gamers can instantly transform underpowered or incompatible hardware into the PC gaming rig you’ve always dreamed of. Experience instant loading, real-time ray-traced graphics and smooth FPS, even when playing the most demanding games.

Connect to your store accounts and stream your own library of games, or play your favourite free-to-play games. With cloud saves for supported games, you can pick up your game where you left off, on any supported device, wherever you are.

How To Begin:

The https://cloud.gg portal is currently live for players to access.

An FAQ about Pentanet and the GeForce NOW service in Australia is available here: https://cloud.gg/faq/

This is the current list of GeForce NOW games, subject to Australian classification: https://cloud.gg/games

ABOUT PENTANET (ASX:5GG) Pentanet is a Perth-based, growth-focused telco delivering high-speed internet to a growing number of subscribers by providing them with next-generation internet speeds. This is achieved through Pentanet’s market-leading private fixed-wireless network, the largest in Perth, as well as reselling fixed-line services, such as NBN, where its wireless is not yet available. Pentanet’s flagship fixed wireless network has benefits for both customers and investors, offering an outstanding customer experience and a fixed-wireless product that is technically superior to most of the NBN – with attractive margins for investors. This sets Pentanet apart from most broadband providers, which only resell the NBN. Pentanet will also be part of the rollout of the next wave of subscription-based entertainment services – cloud gaming.

The Company’s Alliance Agreement with NVIDIA – a world-leader in accelerated computing for gaming, data centers, self-driving vehicles, and more – allows Pentanet to be the first to bring their GeForce NOW technology to Australia in 2021. Pentanet was listed as #28 in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500^TM Asia Pacific 2020, a ranking of the region’s 500 fastest growing technology companies. On top of the Company’s #28 overall ranking, Pentanet also ranked #3 for Australian companies on the list.

Milestone unveils upcoming DC Super-Villains Racing Season and Batman Expansion for Hot Wheels Unleashed

During the recent DC™ Kids Fandome, Milestone unveiled exciting new upcoming content, both free and premium, coming soon to Hot Wheels Unleashed™. The DC Super-Villains Racing Season will start on November 11 delivering to all players a large number of free and premium content than can be unlocked by completing new challenges added specifically for the Season. The DC Super-Villains Racing Season include 6 themed vehicles, Bane, The Cheetah™, Poison Ivy™, Black Manta™, Deathstroke™, Harley Quinn™, many themed customisation items for the Basement and the Player Profile as well as plenty of gears and coins for everyone. The Season will start on November 11,and it will end on January 18, 2022.

Watch the DC Super-Villains Racing Season trailer here:

The Batman Expansion will bring a huge amount of new playable content with a brand-new Career map to complete, inspired by Gotham, and a breathtaking new environment with many new tracks, the Batcave. The expansion also includes 5 themed vehicles, The Penguin, Robin™ 2.0T, Armored Batman™, Batman™ Rebirth, The Joker™ GT, a new Track Builder Module, the Joker Funhouse Split, and many themed customisation items. The Batman Expansion is included in the HOT WHEELS™ Pass Vol. 1 or can be purchased separately from December 2.

Watch the Batman Expansion trailer here:

Hot Wheels Unleashed offers players the opportunity to drive the cars as if they were playing with the die-cast toys. The gameplay includes adrenaline-filled races, an extended choice of Hot Wheels vehicles with different attributes and rarity levels that players can customise with different skins, and jaw-dropping tracks set in everyday-life locations with special track modules and interactive items. The game also features a revolutionary Track Builder enabling players to customise tracks in any game environment and share them with the game’s community.

For more information, visithotwheelsunleashed.com. Drivers can also join the #HotWheelsUnleashed conversation online at Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.

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About Milestone

Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is one of the leading and longest established racing game developers in the world.  The 200+ people team is responsible for hit series like MotoGP™, MXGP and Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame, as well as RIDE and Gravel, Milestone’s own IPs.

For more information, please visit  www.milestone.it

About Mattel

Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie®, Hot Wheels®, Fisher-Price®, American Girl®, Thomas & Friends™, UNO® and MEGA®, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and e-commerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ © 2021. Published and Developed by Milestone S.r.l. All rights reserved. HOT WHEELS™ and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by, and used under license from, Mattel. ©2021 Mattel. All manufacturers, accessory suppliers, names, tracks, sponsors, brands and associated imagery featured in this game are trademarks and/or copyrighted materials of their respective owners.

Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.

New Platforms & Pre-Orders for Physical Versions

Sydney, Australia – October 19, 2021 – Microids and Oddworld Inhabitants are excited to announce Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition, an action-adventure platformer coming at the end of November 2021 to all Xbox, PlayStation consoles and Epic Games Store. As the name states, it is enhanced and you will experience improved gameplay mechanics and motion code, as well as all previously released updates.

Two new consoles were added Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One to the already existing platforms (PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, and Epic Games Store).

What’s That About Pre-Orders?

The Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Collector Edition and Day One Edition physical versions of Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition will be available for pre-order beginning today. Fans who pre-order the Day One Edition or Collector’s Edition at participating retailers will also get access to the game’s Original Soundtrack and Digital Artbook.

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The Day One Oddition features the game in a collectible metal case.

Game Features:

• Explosive Action-Adventure Platformer: Evolving the platforming genre by adding RPG-lite elements with player agency to play as you like, whether aggressively or passively. Pickpocket your enemies, loot lockers, sift through trash cans, and find hidden areas to acquire resources. Exchange resources at vending machines to get products that give you more agency in how you chose to conquer the game’s many challenges. Acquire recipes to craft tools and weapons to use against opposing forces or solve problems. Arm your followers and watch the revolution begin.
• Epicness: This isn’t a traditional 2D side scrolling platformer. Soulstorm is a 2.9D action-adventure platformer with 15 hours of gameplay, and dozens more for achievement hunters and perfectionists. Epic environments with massive scale to explore by going into the world, rather than being limited to the traditional side scrolling platformer sense. 
• Start a Revolution: A dark storyline with a twisted sense of humor that shines a light on the ironies that exist in the human condition. As a slave to big business, a cog in the corporate machine being grinded to death, Abe tries to save them all and along the way he goes from a nobody to potentially starting a global revolution. 
• Completionists: Can you save every single Mudokon in the game (there are more than 1,000)? Can you achieve the best ending and unlock the final two playable levels? Can you scavenge every trash can and locker, kill or safely apprehend every antagonist, find every hidden area, collect every jelly? 3+m players have had the opportunity to do it…will you be the first to do it on Xbox?
• Multiple Endings: Soulstorm has 15 levels, with two additional unlockable levels at the end of the game. There are 4 types of endings in the game, each depending on your Quarma. At the end of each individual level, you receive a Quarma score, which is based on the number of Mudokons you save. If you succeed in saving enough Mudokons throughout all the levels, you’ll get one of the good endings. But beware: if your Quarma score isn’t high enough, you’ll get a more… dire fate!

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Players Can Enjoy Four Hours of Riders Republic for Free and Keep Their Progress at Launch

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — October 19^th, 2021 — Today, Ubisoft announced that Riders Republic, the upcoming massive multiplayer outdoor sports playground, will offer a worldwide time-limited Trial Week from October 21^st to October 27^th on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5*, Stadia, as well as Windows PC through the Ubisoft Connect PC and the Epic Games Store.

During the Riders Republic time-limited Trial Week, players can shred through four hours of the game before its official launch on October 28^th. Progression during time-limited Trial Week will carry over to any edition of the game, so players can pick up right where they left off at launch.

Additionally, players will be invited to participate in the Mad Challenge: a multiplayer contest that offers players a chance to win rewards. To participate, players will first need to finish the onboarding and reach 20 stars to unlock the ShackDaddy’s ‘Exclusive Multiplayer Contest’ to access the mass race. Players who place in the top 10 in a mass race will be entered in a random draw, where one player will win a custom Canyon x Riders Republic bike and a Gold Edition of Riders Republic. Additional winners will also receive a Gold Edition of Riders Republic. To sign up for the Mad Challenge, please visit: https://ridersrepublic.com/madchallenge   

The time-limited Trial Week will feature all five career progressions and multiplayer modes:

• Mass Race: The crazier the better in these epic, multisport & multiplayer races. During the time-limited Trial Week only, to guarantee that all participants of the Riders Republic – Mad Challenge have the same experience, Mass Racers will be capped up to 32 players for a better equity between new and current generations of consoles/PCs as crossplay will be enabled. New races appear randomly on the map every 30 minutes, so players will need to get ready to watch their blind spots, protect their position and remain agile with their skills as they fight their way to the finish line. The time-limited Trial Week will feature up to three different Mass Races.
• Tricks Battle: Players willcompete in 6v6 matchups in arenas and try to land as many tricks as possible on the various modules to capture them and earn points. The team with the highest score wins.
• Free For All: In this mode, players can challenge up to 11 opponents and show them how it’s done through a select playlist of exciting events.
• Versus Mode: Players can join up with five friends in career events and see who’s the very best.

Players looking for even more Riders Republic content can pre-order the Gold and Ultimate Editions**now:

• Gold Edition includes the base game and the Year One Pass including eight exotic kits that allow players to modify gameplay in the form of gear upgrades throughout the year; the BMX Sport add-on and exclusive content added after launch. The Rocket Bike and Rocket Ski exotic kits will be available at launch.
• Ultimate Edition includes the base game and the Year One Pass as well as four exclusive cosmetic packs: Cosmic, Rainbow, Neon and Skull’n Style. Players will also enjoy 20 helicopter tickets to reach their favourite in-game summits faster than ever.

Players who pre-order Riders Republic will receive the Bunny Pack** including a cute custom bunny outfit, an additional blue bunny head and rainbow snowboard paint.

For more information on PC specs, please visit https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/help/riders-republic

For the latest news on Riders Republic and other Ubisoft games, visit news.ubisoft.com.

*Upgrade to the digital PS5™ version of the game at no additional cost. To upgrade eligible PS4™ disc copies, players need a PS5™ console with a disc drive. PlayStation.com/help. Riders Republic leverages Smart Delivery – buy the game once and automatically download the version optimised for your device for free, including for Xbox Series X and S.

**Final content subject to change. Some features may not be available at launch. Content may be available for purchase and/or as giveaway(s) separately at Ubisoft’s sole discretion at any time. System requirements pending. Please check system requirements and product details/restrictions before purchase and upon game release before redeeming your pre-order.

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.

© 2021 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Riders Republic, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries.

The Sequel to Salt and Sanctuary Also Begins the Hunt on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 in Q1 2022

SEATTLE – October 18, 2021 – Salt and Sacrifice, the next installment in the million-plus selling soulslike platformer Salt and Sanctuary series from Ska Studios and Devoured Studios, launches on PC via the Epic Games Store in Early 2022 alongside PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions.

In the decaying Altarstone Kingdom, twisted Mages spread corruption through the land. As chaos descends, only the Marked Inquisitors – doomed warriors condemned to fight – can hope to halt the Mages and their wicked Magic. March through the Western boundary of Altarstone, hunting and destroying Mages before turning remains into powerful weapons and armor. Cast runic arts upon each weapon, manipulating energy to channel abilities like shockwaves towards foes.

Choose from eight starting classes, like the stalwart Fighter, the pious Cleric, and the erudite Sage, and customize their appearance as well as the crime that led them to this hellish fate. Traverse the realm, clashing steel against the scavengers, guardians, and other strange creatures that stand in the Marked Inquisitor’s way. Fight alone or team up with another Inquisitor for a full online co-op adventure or summon a temporary ally in online quick play sessions.

However, summoning comes at a cost. Calling forth brothers and sisters-in-arms also places a target on the summoner, letting fiends from other tenebrous worlds wreak havoc. Fortunately, factions exist to share the burden among like-minded Inquisitors. Join the ranks of the Shroud Alliance, a violent band who revel in glorious PvP combat against fellow Marked Inquisitors or heed the Dawnlight Order’s call, serving as a trustworthy knight always willing to lend a hand.

Salt and Sacrifice entices adventurers with a brutal single-player campaign rife with features inspired by popular soulslike titles. Master satisfying and challenging combat, explore a dark world inspired by Scandinavian folklore and uncover a wealth of armor and weapons. Engage in high-stakes PvP combat to create an unforgettable experience full of excitement, trials, and triumph, or utilize a password system to limit online interactions to friends only.

“Salt and Sacrifice builds upon everything players loved about Salt and Sanctuary,” said James Silva, founder, Ska Studios. “Expect even more challenges to overcome both in single-player and online play when Salt and Sacrifice arrives on PC via the Epic Game Store, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 next year!”

Salt and Sacrifice will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC exclusively on the Epic Games Store for USD $19.99 Early 2022 in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.

To learn more, please follow @SkaStudios on Twitter, like Ska Studios’ official Facebook page, and check out Ska’s Twitch stream.

About Ska Studios

Largely a one-person show, award-winning game developer James Silva has a talent for art, animation, music, coding, and level design. James always focuses on making games he would want to play first. His other games include Salt and Sanctuary, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, Charlie Murder, and I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!.

To learn more about Ska Studios, please visit the studio’s official website.

About Devoured Studios

Devoured Studios is a new collaboration between James Silva and his longtime friend Shane Lynch. As a former senior platform developer who worked on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, Shane’s netcode skills form the backbone of Salt and Sacrifice’s online play.

Priest Simulator, an uncompromising game that allows you to become an unusual priest, will debut in 2022 on PC. A free episode – Priest Simulator: Heavy Duty – is already available. The developers announced that the final game will offer, among others, 100 missions, a grotesque and absurd atmosphere, as well as spectacular clashes with shatanists. Console ports are also planned.

Priest Simulator is being developed by the Polish studio Asmodev, which has previously released two smaller titles – Infernal Radiation and Ultimate Summer. It will be published by Ultimate Games S.A.

Priest Simulator is a single-player game with a first-person view, combining, among others, the hack’n’slash, FPS, simulator, renovator and sandbox genres. The player takes on the role of Orlok – a cunning vampire who accidentally becomes a priest in the village of San de Ville.

Priest Simulator – Official Trailer (2021):

Asmodev’s production will offer a total of 100 different missions to complete. The creators focus on a varied gameplay, which will include, for example, fighting shatanists, caring for parishioners and exploring the local village. The game will also allow players to, among others, administer the sacraments, perform exorcisms, and raise funds for the needs of the church.

“Priest Simulator is a touching story about love and good people. It amuses and teaches, but mostly it teaches. What does it teach? Living in humility, hope and abstinence from soft drugs and shatanism. Thanks to Priest Simulator you will not mistake fear for chastity or anger for courage” – says one of the creators of the game, Michał Jodłowiec.

A free episode called Priest Simulator: Heavy Duty, which will give you a foretaste of what can be expected from the final product, is already available on Steam.

Priest Simulator – features:

• living as a village vampire-priest;
• fighting shatanists;
• grotesque and absurd atmosphere;
• destroying and shooting;
• mockumentary;
• exploring a large village;
• exorcisms and sacraments;
• phenomenal soundtrack (by the black metal band Gruzja).

Priest Simulator will be released on PC (Steam) in 2022. It will first appear in Early Access. The game is also planned to be released on consoles: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.

Priest Simulator (Steam):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/950620/Priest_Simulator/

Priest Simulator: Heavy Duty (Steam):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1675670/Priest_Simulator_Heavy_Duty/

Paris, Woking, Billund , October 18, 2021 – The LEGO^® Technic™ McLaren Senna GTR has accelerated its way onto a new racetrack – this time, the tarmac of Asphalt 9: Legends, the latest game in the Asphalt racing series, a franchise which recently crossed the 1 billion download mark. From today until October 30, racing fans will be able to vie for pole position and win prizes in the LEGO® Technic™ McLaren Senna GTR by taking part in the first ever LEGO Technic McLaren Grand Prix event in an Asphalt game.

For the first time ever, supercar lovers, motorsports fans and LEGO builders alike can get behind the wheel of the LEGO Technic McLaren Senna GTR model in this action-packed collaboration between the LEGO Group, luxury supercar maker McLaren Automotive and Gameloft for brands.

Those who make it through two adrenaline-fuelled qualifying rounds will win a place in the hotly contested final rounds from October 22 to October 31. Only nine legends selected among winner pools will be crowned champion at the end and be in with the chance to win LEGO Technic McLaren Senna GTR sets and in-game rewards. Playable on mobile, Nintendo Switch and PC.

The gamified LEGO Technic McLaren Senna GTR is packed with the same features and functions as its real-life counterpart, making it one of the most extreme contenders on the grid. The 830-piece design of the LEGO model has been recreated in meticulous detail in the digital world, including its V8 engine, moving pistons, beautiful aerodynamic curves, opening dihedral doors and a one-of-a-kind blue livery. Over 160,000 digital triangles were used to ensure no compromises when it comes to recreating the unrivalled style of the supercar.

“We are always looking to give our fans new ways to enjoy the LEGO Technic play experience,” said Niels Henrik Horsted, Head of LEGO Technic Products at the LEGO Group. “This collaboration gives our fans the chance to get behind the wheel of this one-of-a-kind model for themselves and take it for a spin. When we designed the LEGO Technic McLaren Senna GTR we pushed ourselves to the limit to do justice to the engineering excellence of McLaren Automotive, and we’re thrilled to be able to replicate it virtually in such a standout way with Gameloft. We can’t wait to see our fans on the track!”

“We’re thrilled to partner with the LEGO Group and McLaren Automotive to offer players and fans a new way to experience one of the most prestigious and famous supercars – albeit in a digital and block form!”, said Alexandre Tan, SVP Brand Partnerships & Advertising at Gameloft. “This in-game event shows Gameloft for brands illustrating how gaming can be the next level engagement tool for brands in a kid safe and respectful environment”

“Through this collaboration between McLaren Automotive, the LEGO Group and Gameloft, we are excited that supercar, racing and McLaren fans will now be able to experience and share the thrill of driving our McLaren Senna GTR ultimate racer in its LEGO® Technic™ form in an incredible gaming experience – and with the chance to win some fantastic prizes!’’ Gareth Dunsmore, Chief Marketing Officer, McLaren Automotive

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About Gameloft for brands

With a monthly audience of 250 million active players, 300 million impressions, and an average playtime of 27 minutes per day per user, Gameloft for brands offers advertisers a unique level of visibility and engagement with their audiences. To date, Gameloft for brands has delivered more than 10,000 campaigns for prestigious brands such as Air France, Coca-Cola®, Ford, FOX™, Ferrari, ING, Netflix, Procter & Gamble, Samsung and LEGO, in over 40 countries around the world (North America, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, etc.) and our work has been honoured with over 50 awards from marketing organizations.

About the LEGO Group

The LEGO Group’s mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through the power of play. The LEGO System in Play, with its foundation in LEGO bricks, allows children and fans to build and rebuild anything they can imagine.   

The LEGO Group was founded in Billund, Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, its name derived from the two Danish words LEg GOdt, which mean “Play Well”. Today, the LEGO Group remains a family-owned company headquartered in Billund. However, its products are now sold in more than 130 countries worldwide. For more information: www.LEGO.com   

About McLaren Automotive

McLaren Automotive is a creator of luxury, high-performance supercars.

Every vehicle is hand-assembled at the McLaren Production Centre (MPC) in Woking, Surrey, England.

Launched in 2010, the company is now the largest part of the McLaren Group.

The company’s product portfolio of GT, supercar, Motorsport and Ultimate models are retailed through over 85 retailers in 40 markets around the world.

McLaren is a pioneer that continuously pushes the boundaries. In 1981, it introduced lightweight and strong carbon fibre chassis into Formula 1 with the McLaren MP4/1.

Then in 1993 it designed and built the McLaren F1 road car – the company has not built a car without a carbon fibre chassis since. As part of the Ultimate Series, McLaren was the first to deliver a hybrid hypercar, the McLaren P1™. In 2016, it announced a new hybrid hyper-GT and confirmed in 2018 that the next Ultimate car would be the Speedtail.

2019 saw McLaren launch the 600LT Spider, the new GT and the track-only McLaren Senna GTR. It also unveiled the 620R and McLaren Elva before launching the 765LT the following year.

Most recently, the company unveiled its all-new high-performance hybrid supercar, the McLaren Artura.

The Artura is the first McLaren to benefit from the McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA). The MCLA is designed, developed and manufactured at the McLaren Composites Technology Centre in the Sheffield region of England using world-first processes and will spearhead the brand’s electrified future. McLaren Automotive also chooses to partner with like-minded, world-leading companies and organisations who push the boundaries in their respective fields. These include AkzoNobel, Ashurst, Dell Technologies, Gulf, Pirelli,  Richard Mille, Plan International and Tumi.

Sign up for your professional electrician training in Electrician Simulator – First Shock launching on PC this November.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 18th, Warsaw, Poland.

Ever since you were a little kid, you’ve been passionate about all kinds of electrical work. So there could only be one career path for you. Finally, you are now a young, certified electrician waiting to get your first assignment. You could, of course, work as an employee for some company, but since your parents supported you with a nice donation of cash, you’ve decided to start your own business instead. Who wouldn’t like to be their own boss? So here you are, at the very beginning of your professional electrician career, ready to fix, repair, lay cables, and do everything in between.

Add the game to your Steam wishlist (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1781160/Electrician_Simulator__First_Shock/).

ABOUT ELECTRICIAN SIMULATOR – FIRST SHOCK

Electrician Simulator – First Shock is a free prologue for the upcoming Electrician Simulator game. During your playthrough, you’ll be able to test the skills you already have or learn new ones from scratch. The prologue will serve as training before you start your professional career in the full game. Repair and assemble sockets, lay cables, clean up, and, of course, try to avoid getting electrocuted – that could end your adventure before it even starts. Prepare for a shocking experience!

TASKS THAT AWAIT YOU IN ELECTRICIAN SIMULATOR – FIRST SHOCK

• Repairing sockets and switches.
• Laying cables.
• Switching fuses on and off.
• Avoiding electric shock.
• Fixing devices on the workbench.
• Cleaning up father’s garage.
• Completing errands in both sunny and completely dark locations.

Electrician Simulator – First Shock is being developed by Take IT Studio! and will be published on Steam this November thanks to Gaming Factory and Ultimate Games.

More information about the game can be found on Steam, the developer’s website, and the publisher’s Facebook.

About Gaming Factory

Gaming Factory is a producer and publisher of PC and console games. The company’s main objectives include producing and publishing its own titles for consoles and PC and supporting independent development teams. https://gamingfactory.pl

About Ultimate Games

Ultimate Games S.A. is a Polish company established in 2015 in Warsaw. It was founded by Mateusz Zawadzki – an entrepreneur and lawyer whose passion is fishing. Currently, the company employs more than a dozen people who work simultaneously on several productions. Developer teams work in offices in Katowice, Cracow, and Warsaw. https://ultimate-games.com/

ELDEN RING CLOSED NETWORK TEST ANNOUNCED AHEAD OF NEW FEBRUARY 25, 2022, RELEASE DATE

ELDEN RING™, the grand fantasy Action-RPG developed by FromSoftware Inc. and published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. will be playable in a Closed Network Test planned during November 12-14 across the Americas. A new video can be found at the following YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsdnC3i0IPA

Selected fans will be able to experience the opening hours of ELDEN RING to get a hands-on glimpse at what the full game will have to offer while assisting the development team in testing the game’s online servers ahead of its new release date of February 25, 2022. The depth of the game and the degree of freedom in strategy exceeded the initial expectations, hence it has been decided to extend the development time for final adjustments.

The ELDEN RING Closed Network Test will be playable throughout the weekend of November 12-14 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S during the following time blocks:

• November 12: 3:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M. PST
• November 12: 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. PST
• November 13: 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. PST
• November 14: 3:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M. PST
• November 14: 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. PST

The Closed Network Test will allow for online multiplayer cross-play between console generations (PlayStation 4 players can play with PlayStation 5 players, and the same between Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S).

Players throughout the Americas will need to register at the following link: www.eldenring.com/cnt/ for a chance to participate in the ELDEN RING Closed Network Test. Please check the sign-up website for additional information about participating in the Closed Network Test.

The Isn’t Company shares how their home building PC game Hometopia exceeded expectations during the Steam Next Fest

With the October Steam Next Fest now wrapped up, The Isn’t Company is publicly sharing the incredible response that their home building, design and renovation PC game Hometopia has received.  As a team of only five, they were overwhelmed with how positive the reception was to its free demo and wanted to provide a few stats to help guide other developers for what to expect from participating in a Steam festival.

Over the course of the six day festival, the Hometopia demo had:

• Over 1,200 days worth (or 28,000 total hours) of play time
• Tens of thousands of downloads
• Hundreds of concurrent players building simultaneously in multiplayer Sandbox worlds
• Average play time of an hour and a half
• 200,000 unique individuals tuning into the livestream
• In the Top 10 Trending on the front page throughout the entire Next Fest

Due to the exposure from being part of the Steam festival, Hometopia received extensive coverage from both streamers and YouTubers alike:

The demo focused on only one of two modes – free build sandbox (single player and multiplayer) – which allowed players to create some incredible designs.

“We’re floored by how overwhelmingly positive everyone has been about the game’s demo and the amazing designs players have built in such a short amount of time.  We’re incredibly excited to launch Hometopia in the near future, as we hope to bring the game one step closer to being Your Home in the Metaverse.” Alex Ahlund, the company’s founder and game director stated.

The Isn’t Company is currently finishing up Career mode, in addition to incorporating all of the feedback and suggestions from players of the demo.  Career mode is a gameplay and progression-based mode that allow players to buy, fully renovate and sell rundown homes across five unique neighborhoods.  The full game, including Career, Sandbox, Multiplayer and Steam Workshop support, is set to launch in January 2022.

For more information, or to request key codes for influencers/YouTubers/streamers, visit the Hometopia website https://www.hometopia.me 

For a full list of features and to Wishlist Hometopia, visit their Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1138640/Hometopia/

About The Isn’t Company:

Founded in 2002, The Isn’t Company has been developing games for nearly two decades. Initially focused on downloadable and retail casual PC/Mac games under their Injoy Games label, the company released titles across every major platform – from RealArcade, Yahoo! and WildTangent to Big Fish and Playfirst.  In 2010, the App Minis label was created to build freemium mobile games, netting over 25M downloads across their popular titles like Design This Home and Design This Castle.  In 2016, The Isn’t Company started building titles for PC, VR and consoles, with a focus on social and creative games.  Having remained entirely independent and self-funded, The Isn’t Company is a core team of five spread across the world.