Denver, CO – September 28th, 2021 – Independent games publisher Versus Evil in partnership with multi award winning development studio Mad About Pandas is pleased to announce that the atmospheric first-person mystery game, Hitchhiker – A Mystery Game has been nominated for The Narrative Game Award in the IndieCade Awards 2021. The Narrative Game Award celebrates accomplishment and innovation in the emergent art of interaction driven narrative.
“We’re more than pleased to be nominated for The Narrative Game Award,” said Mad About Pandas Managing and Creative Director, Patrick Rau. “This nomination is an affirmation of our work and our accomplishments with a story driven game. We’re very excited that Hitchhikers emotional narrative is worthy of the IndieCade nomination.” He added.
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory. As a hitchhiker with no memory or destination, you catch a series of rides across a strange and beautiful landscape, tracking the mysterious disappearance of a person close to you.
In addition, all IndieCade 2021 Nominated Games are also eligible for the following five awards:
IndieCade Jury Prix IndieCade Grand Jury IndieCade Developers Choice Innovation in Interaction Design Innovation in Experience Design
Hitchhiker: A Mystery Game is recipient of several award nominations and wins based on it’s First Ride Prototype including Intel Buzz Workshops Developer Award, and winner of the Game Connection Best Story award. The game was also a nominee in A MAZE earlier this year and won a Silver Prize for Best Storytelling as well as a Gold Prize for the Best Narrative at NYX Game Awards in 2021.
About Versus Evil Founded in 2013, Versus Evil, LLC is the US based video game publisher behind critically acclaimed video games First Class Trouble, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and The Banner Saga trilogy. Publishing games on all major mobile, PC and console platforms, Versus Evil works with independent development studios from around the world. The corporate philosophy is to champion for the independent game developer. For more information visit versusevil.com
About Mad About Pandas Mad About Pandas is an award-winning German independent video game developer founded in 2005 by Patrick Rau and based in Berlin. The studio has released acclaimed titles such as Ubisoft’s Galaxy Racers, The Great Jitters: Pudding Panic, and the narrative mystery game Hitchhiker. Learn more at https://www.madaboutpandas.com.
Narrative and Puzzles combine for a relaxing trip down the fairways from 14th October
Derby, UK, 28th September 2021: A relaxed, playful experience built around a stripped back version of the game of golf, A Little Golf Journey is all about the journey, not the driver. Explore diverse biomes, uncover each course’s secrets and tee off on the most relaxing round you’ve ever experienced.
A Little Golf Journey will be launching on Steam for PC, GOG and Nintendo Switch on 14th October and just like the real game, you can take your time to soak in the natural beauty of the course, spend all your time out of bounds – but who knows what you might discover – or shoot straight for the hole!
Born from a desire to break away from the hyper-specialisation of AAA game development, A Little Golf Journey took the team at Okidokico on their own journey as they had to master all the disciplines to create their take on Golf whilst creating a relaxing, intriguing narrative with puzzles a plenty and flexibility in play which allows you, the player, to chart your own course through the world.
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Playtonic Friends is the new publishing label from independent video game developer Playtonic. Founded by the creative talent behind some of the most popular platform games of the past (including Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie), Playtonic’s aim is to bring fun games that everyone loves to play to new and old audiences alike across multiple platforms!
The core team of veterans mixed with fresh, youthful talent has collectively notched up hundreds of years of video game development. The studio’s first release as Playtonic was Yooka-Laylee, launched in April 2017, and funded as a result of Europe’s biggest video game Kickstarter! Playtonic is based in the heart of the Midlands in the UK near Burton upon Trent, within easy commuting distance of larger cities such as Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Birmingham.
There are some games that enter the stage without much fanfare and leave a long-lasting impact. Then you have spiritual sequels, fan-made projects, mods, parodies, and whatnot. Even today, we often read that this or that is game is the Dark Souls of [insert genre]. The combat could be “Zelda-like” or maybe it’s like “Skyrim with guns”. We rarely know what that even means but it’s there to involve a familiar feeling in lieu of “oh, so it’s like that other game we all played? Good!” UnMetal is a game that doesn’t shy away from its inspiration and it owes a lot to the source material. If you played Metal Gear Solid on PsOne, you’ll recognize a lot of references and easter eggs here. But what I want to know is does the game has something of its own or is it just relying on overused references like a bad Seth McFarlane movie. We shall see.
Story
So, you play as Jesse Fox who finds himself imprisoned in a covert military base where he was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. You must now escape using his dry wits, quick words, improvised skills, an arsenal of warfare, violent explosives, quirky gadgets, and an elaborate explanation of what actually happened. If that all fails, you can always punch people to death (or at least enough to make the unconscious). You quickly escape from prison to the sewers all while trying to learn what is happening and why were you framed.
Gameplay
The story is presented through many flashbacks. Our protagonist Jesse Fox is telling his interrogator how he was captured and about his subsequent escape. You are actually in control during those flashback segments and have to do exactly how Jesse explained his escape to the interrogator. It is a cleverly disguised tutorial that certainly doesn’t feel like one. And right off the bat, we get some 4th wall breaking. Depending on how you behave during gameplay, that might reflect on the narrative of the game. For example, if you happen to repeatedly punch a bunch of unbreakable boxes, the game will switch over to the interrogator’s room where he will just directly ask Jesse Fox what was he trying to accomplish with that behavior. The characters will comment on the weird items you find in the field, on your gameplay style, and sometimes the game will create itself as you play. Sounds weird, I know. On one particular occasion, my character entered a large open prison field until he suddenly proclaimed “hmmm, I remember fighting some soldier with grenades here”. And voila, a boss fight started out of nowhere. A lot of gameplay consists of combining items you find and turning them into something else. That something else is usually an item that will grant you access to a new area. And of course, plenty of secrets to find and soldiers to punch. At least at the beginning. Later on, you get a slingshot and your arsenal only grows from there. It’s up to you to decide if sometimes it is better to sneak around the soldiers or get into a fistfight match with them, knock them unconscious and then strip search them. I usually went with the fisticuffs route. After all, no one will notice you if there is nobody left conscious to notice you, right?
Visuals
Indie at its core. UnMetal comes with pixelated visuals, but the good kind, you know. The kind where you can actually distinguish your character from a background bush. All joking aside, the visuals are distinguishable, high quality, and with a vast color palette, which is pretty impressive considering that the first two sections are set in prison and a sewer. You know, the bane of level designs. Environments are incredibly detailed so much that you won’t have trouble noticing the key items or objects that you have to interact with.
Audio
Now, this is something that took me completely by surprise. Especially since it comes from an indie game with (I assume) a carefully calculated budget. All story segments, character interactions, and flashback moments come with voice acting. And it’s a really good one, let me tell you. It’s pretty obvious that the voice of Jesse Fox is a pretty obvious homage to Solid Snake, but it works. It’s endearing and funny. In any case, UnMetal has incredible voice acting that could put many other indie games to shame.
Overall
It’s on small feat to make a game that’s an homage, a parody, and a deconstruction of the entire series that draws its inspiration from. Yet, UnMetal did just that. It’s a small game that hides a lot of big things inside. But what mainly impresses me is the story and narration. It’s filled with jokes, references, and playful jabs at Metal Gear Solid. Yet it never feels forced and the humor doesn’t overstay its welcome. It’s a fun little game that gives you way more than you expected, especially in terms of story and gameplay.
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Manage a Flying City using an antigravity device and bring humanity back from the brink of extinction
Wiesbaden, Germany – 28th September, 2021. Today, publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer Hexagon Games announced the promising survival city-builder Sphere – Flying Cities is launching in Early Access on Steam next month on 14th October, 2021. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic future and sees players manage the well-being of the Earth’s very first flying city inhabited by the planet’s last remaining humans. Utilizing a mix of strategy, simulation, and survival elements, Sphere ensures there’s no limit to the truly extraordinary and immersive gameplay scenarios that can be constructed.
In the not-so-distant future, Earth’s moon has been struck by a massive asteroid. With the fallout rendering the terrestrial surface uninhabitable, the ecosystem of the planet collapses. Facing complete annihilation, humanity makes one final and desperate attempt to survive — thanks to newly-created anti-gravity technology, the first (and possibly last) faction of flying cities ascends as the ultimate bastion of the human race.
Key Features of Sphere – Flying Cities:
Build It and They Will Come: Erect a living, thriving city with over 30 different building types and maintain your ecosystem via resource management mastery and infrastructure supported by independent economic cycles
Don’t Look Down: Ensure your anti-gravity device and its expanding deflector shield are kept in tip-top shape at all times, as an insufficient power supply will result in a quick (and painful) demise
Send in the Robots: Utilize drones and other scout technologies in hazardous environments to quickly construct buildings, harvest resources, and search for stranded survivors. You may even find rare materials in uncharted territories!
A Geologist in Space: Research new technologies to improve the efficiency of every aspect of your city and withstand a plethora of (un)natural disasters like geomagnetic storms, asteroids, and poisonous clouds
A Delicate Ecosystem: The well-being of your people is crucial to the success of the mission. Carefully tend to the needs of your colonists by supplying food, healthcare, and shelter. But don’t forget, the survival of many may require the deaths of the few — sacrifices are an inevitable imperative.
Developed by Hexagon Sphere Games and published by Assemble Entertainment, Sphere – Flying Cities will make its debut on Steam via Early Access on October 14, 2021, and will be available for £14.99 / €17.99.
Assemble Entertainment has again partnered with a charitable organization to offer a Save the World Edition of the game, this time with Atmosfair, an environmental development organization that focuses on clean energy climate protection projects. The Save the World Edition of Sphere – Flying Cities will include a mini-artbook and bonus in-game cosmetics. Learn more and add the game to your wishlist here.
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About Assemble Entertainment
Based in Wiesbaden, Germany, Assemble Entertainment is an independent games developer and publisher, best known for Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice, the latest installment in the humorously naughty point-and-click adventure saga, and the multi-award-winning Endzone – A World Apart, that challenges players to survive and thrive following an environmental apocalypse. Assemble Entertainment also organizes GermanDevDays, an annual conference that attracts more than 1,200 attendees from across the German-speaking video game development industry.
The highly acclaimed sci-fi survival horror RPG is now available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Krakow, Poland – September 28, 2021 – Following a hugely successful PC release this past July, video game publisher All in! Games and development studio, The Farm 51, are pleased to announce that Chernobyliteis now also available for PlayStation 4 (Digital+Physical) and Xbox One (Digital). Players can get the sci-fi survival horror RPG, set in a hyper realistic 3D-scanned recreation of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, digitally on console storefronts for $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99.
Fans eager to get their hands on a physical version of the game for PlayStation 4 will be able to purchase a copy from their local retailers in North America as of today (September 28), and on October 1 throughout Europe. The PlayStation 4 physical retail edition of Chernobylite features a detailed digital map of the Exclusion Zone, digital postcards, a digital poster, and a digital artbook, ‘The Art of Chernobylite’.
Chernobylite’s console release isn’t the end of its story however, with more great content planned to be released over the next 14 months in the form of 6 DLCs (including paid and free content). Each DLC will introduce a mix of new missions, monsters, weapons, game modes, and much more. Check out Chernobylite’s brand new website to learn more about the extensive post-launch content roadmap.
Check our video review for Chernobylite here:
“Chernobylite is one of the most popular indie games of 2021 and it’s been an honor to help The Farm 51 bring it first to PC and now to consoles,” said Piotr Żygadło, CEO at All in! Games. “Of course, our work with Chernobylite won’t end here, we’re committed to supporting the game going forward. I’m really happy to reveal that players, who own the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One versions of Chernobylite, will receive free, automatic upgrades to the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S versions, respectively, when it comes to next-gen consoles.”
“It’s been a pleasure to collaborate with All in! Games on both the PC and console releases of Chernobylite. We’re looking forward to continuing our work together as we map out a DLC roadmap for the future of the game,” said Wojciech Pazdur, Director of Development at The Farm 51. “Our community can look forward to more DLCs this year for Halloween and Christmas that will add new missions, monsters, and a new map, so stay tuned.”
About Chernobylite
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG, set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland 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?
Non-Linear Storytelling & Strategy – No playthrough is the same. The choices and story are in your hands. Choose wisely whether to trust your comrades or not, use resources for survival or research, and to face conflicts or avoid them. The future is up to you.
Stealth, Survival, & Combat – Survival in the Zone is not easy, and each day brings new challenges as your comrades die and supplies diminish. Avoid detection with stealth takedowns or engage in open armed combat. Danger lurks around every corner.
Base Building & Crafting – Construct a base from which to plan your daily operations and excursions. Utilize workstations to craft gadgets, traps, and weapons, or modify existing equipment to your needs.
Resource & Team Management – Companions are key to your survival and the resolution of your journey. Each day requires careful planning and assignment of resources and tasks to your comrades.
Chernobylite has been rated ‘M’ for Mature by the ESRB, and PEGI 18. For more information about Chernobylite, including full language support, visit the official Chernobylite Website, Steam, Twitter, Facebook, Subreddit and Discord server.
About The Farm 51
The Farm 51 is a Polish video game developer known for projects such as Get Even, World War 3, Chernobyl VR Project, and Chernobylite. Established in 2005 by three game dev veterans (Kamil Bilczyński, Robert Siejka, and Wojtek Pazdur), the company has expanded to over 100 talented employees and continues to grow, creating games for PC, consoles, and mobile. For more information, visit: http://www.thefarm51.com
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/
Hinwil, 28 September 2021 – Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports Team will turn up the style in the 2021 F1 Esports Pro Series with a new partnership with IMB Racewear. An innovative player in the world of sim-racing and motorsport apparel, IMB Racewear will supply the drivers and management of Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports with team and race kit for the 2021 season and beyond.
IMB Racewear will also make these products available to fans with the launch of an online shop featuring the Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports range. True to their mantra – designed “4 You, By You”, all products by IMB Racewear are fully customisable, making them the ideal choice for racers and fans alike.
Iain Berryman, CEO IMB Racewear: “I am delighted that IMB Racewear® has become the official team wear partner of Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports. It’s an exciting start to a long-term relationship in which both brands embody the highest level of commitment and dedication to our sectors. We cannot wait to see how the season progresses and to see the team bringing unique options for both Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports and their fans. We’re able to provide exciting merchandise options, allowing a focus on expanding and exploring new products. We look forward to the future with Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports and all the success that will follow.”
Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN: “Our F1 Esports team has been growing year-on-year and to bring an exciting brand such as IMB Racewear onboard is a sign of this progress. Esports is an effective way to reach new audiences and expand our existing fan base: IMB Racewear’s no limits, fully custom approach allows both our drivers and our fans to access sim racing and real-life racing products tailored to their needs and expectations. It’s a new competitive edge for our team, both on and off the track.”
About IMB Racewear: IMB Racewear® designed “4 You, By You” prides itself on individuality. Our NO LIMITS designs allow sim and real life racers to make the impact they always wanted. The owners have years of experience in the sector, amalgamating expertise in manufacturing, design, esports and the highest level of motorsport to bring you a truly unique offering.
About Sauber Group of Companies: The Sauber Group of Companies is composed of two operational entities: Sauber Motorsport AG, which operates and manages the Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN Formula One team; and Sauber Engineering AG, which focuses on third-party business in the areas of prototype development and additive manufacturing, in addition to full and model-scale testing in the factory’s state-of-the-art wind tunnel and ground-breaking innovation in the field of aerodynamics. The companies collaborate closely and share know-how to apply the expertise of more than 500 dedicated individuals at the headquarter in Hinwil, Switzerland, to all internal and external projects. Since its founding in 1970, the passion for racing has been at the heart of Sauber.
For more than 50 years, the innovative Swiss company has been setting standards in the design, development and construction of race cars for various championship series, such as Formula One, DTM, and WEC. Following its own Formula One debut in 1993, Sauber Motorsport AG has established one of the few traditional and privately held teams in the sport. After 25 years of competition in Formula One, the company launched a long-term partnership with Alfa Romeo in 2018 and enters the 2021 championship under the team name Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN.
Great to be 8 – Huge Discounts Throughout the Whole Catalogue With up to 90% off!
DENVER, CO – September 28th, 2021 – Versus Evil, one of the leading independent video game publishers, today announced a range of huge discounts across its entire catalogue in its 8th Anniversary Sale. The anniversary sale coincides with Versus Evil’s latest release, the eagerly awaited 2D stealth em up’ UnMetal which launches today on PC, PlayStation 4, XBox One and Nintendo Switch.
“To think about Versus Evil being 8 years old is… crazy. We have been so fortunate to work on such fun, creative games. Our fans and Heralds are amazing and we are humbled by their generosity and time playing our games.” remarked Versus Evil GM, Steve Escalante. “Thank you to every one of our game development teams and fans for making year 8 a great one! Stay tuned for more announcements coming out soon”.
Gamers can capitalize on some impressive discounts across a wide variety of Versus Evil titles, including 50% off award winning titles like Wintermoor Tactics Club which scooped a Gold and Two Silvers in the recent Indigo Design Awards. The Anniversary sale also see’s award winning RPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire standard edition reduced by 50% off and the Obsidian edition is 60% off. DLC packs The Beast of Winter, Seeker, Slayer, Survivor and The Forgotten Sanctum are all 50% off each too. If fast and frantic shooters are your thing then both Mothergunship and Tower of Guns can be snapped up for 70% off each.
The critically acclaimed and award winning viking RPG series The Banner Saga is also reduced across the range with 80% off Banner Saga Deluxe Edition, 80% off Banner Saga 2 Deluxe Edition and 65% off Banner Saga 3 Deluxe Edition.
Other titles of note include the road trip game set along lost highways, Hitchhiker: A Mystery Game with 34% off, and the stunning platformer, Sockventure with 34% off. Newer releases also get a look in, Sci-Fi horror RPG The Hand of Merlin and the sprawling open world RPG Almighty: Kill Your Gods both get a 20% discount.
In addition to games in the Anniversary sale, various game soundtracks are also available with a range of discounts.
For a full list of the games and Discounts in the Versus Evil 8th Anniversary Sale of up to 90% off click here. The sale will run for one week until the 4th of October.
About Versus Evil
Founded in 2013, Versus Evil, LLC is the US based video game publisher behind critically acclaimed video games Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and The Banner Saga trilogy. Publishing games on all major mobile, PC and console platforms, Versus Evil works with independent development studios from around the world. The corporate philosophy is to champion for the independent game developer. For more information visit https://versusevil.com
New adrenaline-filled arcade-style racing experience featuring Hot Wheels™ iconic cars and jaw-dropping tracks now available
Hot Wheels Unleashed features vehicles from iconic brands including DC, Back to the Future, Knight Rider, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and OEMs from Audi and Ford to Honda and more!
Sydney, Australia – September 28, 2021–Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and Milestone, a leading global racing game developer, today launched Hot Wheels Unleashed™. The action-packed arcade-style racing experience is available now for those who preordered the Hot Wheels Unleashed ™ – Ultimate Stunt Edition on PlayStation™5, PlayStation™4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store). Hot Wheels Unleashed will be available for racing and Hot Wheels® fans across the globe on September 30, 2021.
Racers can finally drift, boost, jump and crash on Hot Wheels iconic orange tracks in stunning detail. The game features unique single player modes, including the Hot Wheels City Rumble in which players must win races, time attacks, complete special challenges and defeat bosses to expand their collection with unique cars and track pieces. Gamers can also challenge friends in multiplayer races up to 12 players online (including cross-play through consoles of the same family since day one) and two players offline with split-screen mode.
The starting grid roster features 66 vehicles, including Hot Wheels most celebrated original designs over the brand’s 53-year history such as Boneshaker™, Rodger Dodger™ and Twin Mill™, automotive icons of pop culture such as the Batmobile from DC™, Party Wagon from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Snoopy from Peanuts, Time Machine from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s Back to the Future, K.I.T.T. from NBC’s Knight Rider and OEMs including Audi, Ford, Honda and many others.
Each vehicle has specialised attributes and rarity levels that players can upgrade. Hot Wheels original designs and OEMs can also be personalised with unique liveries via the Livery Editor, where players can also upload their creations or download designs from the community.
Hot Wheels Unleashed™ features six environments, each with its own immersive playground and unique style: Garage, Skyscraper, College Campus, Skatepark, Track Room (a special stage designed specifically to showcase the freedom of the Track Builder feature) and The Basement, a customisable space, where players can rearrange furniture and accessories with hundreds of customisation options.
The Track Builder is a unique feature, which Milestone’s designers used to create the game’s tracks, and allows players to create infinite racetrack variations through distinct Track Builder Modules. More than 20 modules are available at launch, such as T-Rex Escape, Spider Ambush and Hungry Cobra. The Track Builder also gives players the chance to share creations within the game or download and enjoy tracks made by fellow players.
Keeping the competition fresh, the ongoing content plan for Hot Wheels Unleashed™ will include more vehicles from iconic brands such as Street Fighter™, Masters of the Universe™, DC, Barbie™, along with OEMs with a racing pedigree like Aston Martin, BMW and McLaren™.
Free and premium DLCs will be released periodically featuring vehicles, track builder modules, customisation items and exclusive themed expansion sets introducing new environments. Players will also have the chance to join Racing Seasons, limited-time challenges with new vehicles and special rewards.
HOT WHEELS™ Pass Vol. 1 includes ten vehicles, three customisation packs and three track builder modules and the HOT WHEELS™ – Batman Expansion. Passes Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 will be announced at a later date.
Hot Wheels Unleashed™ is available today in early access and launches globally on September 30, 2021 on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store). For more details, visit the official website: https://hotwheelsunleashed.com/
As the #1 selling toy in the world*, Hot Wheels is the global leader in car culture. For the last fifty plus years, Hot Wheels has proven its influence on the automotive community with legendary design and epic performance. Today, Hot Wheels has become a worldwide powerhouse franchise, with live and virtual events on almost every continent, highly sought-after consumer products and top-tier collaborations, a #1-rated content channel on YouTube, and more. While 16.5 Hot Wheels are sold every second and over 8 billion cars have been sold to date, the brand continues to expand its presence in digital gaming, with success across mobile, console and PC platforms.
* Source: The NPD Group/ Retail Tracking Service, U.S. Dollar Sales, January-December 2020
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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 ecommerce 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. Visit us online at mattel.com.
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
Players can enjoy 7-on-1 battles and command a modified version of the legendary Waffenträger tank destroyer over the next two weeks
September 28, 2021 — A fan favourite mode makes its return to World of Tanks today. Picking up from where last year’s event left off, Return of the Waffenträger sees Max von Krieger and the Harriers do battle once again. However, this time the Waffenträger has been adapted into an even more formidable foe, so the spoils of war will be even sweeter.
Return of the Waffenträger pits a team of seven Harrier tanks against the monstrous Blitzträger auf E 110 tank destroyer (and his army of AI-controlled Sentinels) in 7v1 asymmetric battles on redesigned versions of Murovanka, Siegfried Line and Steppes. Those on the Harrier team will have three specially modified options to choose from: the Object 140, the Bat.-Châtillon 25 t and the M48A5 Patton. Both sets of teams have different objectives: to secure the win, the Harriers must ultimately destroy the Blitzträger within the time limit, whereas the Blitzträger must wipe out the Harriers’ forces or see out the clock.
At the start of battle, the Blitzträger will be protected by an impenetrable energy shield, so Harriers must keep out of its way. The Harriers can lower the shield by destroying Sentinels and using the plasma they drop to overload and destroy the generators on the battlefield. By doing so, the Blitzträger’s shield will be disabled, and they can pounce on the opportunity to deal some serious damage. To completely deplete the shield, all four generators must be destroyed. But the advantage isn’t solely with the Harriers as the Blitzträger has an ace up its sleeve: teleportation. This new ability will allow the beast to instantly travel to a chosen point on the map.
“The reaction of our players to the event last year was overwhelmingly positive, and players were looking forward to its return,” states Max Chuvalov, Publishing Director, World of Tanks. “This year, we’ve focused on creating an even more absorbing atmosphere and making everything look better visually to fully engross players. And, of course, we made sure that the prizes are better than ever!”
Players will also be tasked with progressing through four stages and assembling the Harriers’ and Engineer’s Collections. With each stage reached, tankers will be rewarded and by completing both collections, they’ll grab all the goodies on offer. And finally, a brand-new American Tier VIII Premium tank, the ASTRON Rex 105 mm, will be available exclusively during the event.
Return of the Waffenträger will run from today until October 11. For more information about the event, visit https://worldoftanks.asia/
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About World of Tanks
World of Tanks is the first team-based, massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armoured warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with gamers all over the world. Your arsenal includes over 600 armoured vehicles from 11 nations, carefully detailed with historical accuracy.
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 18 offices spread all over the world. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include the free-to-play hits World of Tanks and World of Warships, as well as World of Tanks Blitz — the critically acclaimed mobile tank shooter with cross-platform support.
2064: Read Only Memories Free for One Day Only, Sept. 28, on Epic Games Store
24 Hour Discount in Honor of Read Only Memories Comic Trade Paperback Release
SAN FRANCISCO – Sept. 27, 2021 –2064: Read Only Memories,the cyberpunk point-and-click narrative adventure with more than 1 million downloads by MidBoss, will be the Epic Games Store free game of the day on Tuesday, Sept. 28.
This special offer celebrates the trade paperback release of Read Only Memories, the IDW Publishing comic series that bridges the gap between 2064 and its upcoming sequel Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER. A free demo of NEURODIVER, titled Pilot Memory, is available now on Steam and Epic Games Store.
In 2064: Read Only Memories, a struggling journalist and a sapient AI team up to uncover the truth behind its creator’s mysterious disappearance. Interact with a diverse cast of characters ranging from a genetically-enhanced lawyer to an infamous hacker. Create and foster relationships with the inclusive crew in visual novel segments and solve puzzles in point-and-click sections as well as mini games.
The Read Only Memoriestrade paperback compiles all four issues of the series written by Sina Grace (The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men) with art by Stefano Simeone (Star Wars Adventures, Shoplifters Will Be Liquidated).The trade paperback includes a digital code for 2064: Read Only Memories – Sights and Sounds of Neo-SF, a package containing 2064, its official artbook, and soundtrack.
Follow the story of Lexi Rivers, formerly a Neo-San Francisco detective and now a private investigator in Santa Cruz. Rivers must solve a case unlike anything she’s encountered before when a robot arrives at her door, seeking its lost human lover.
The events of the comic lead into Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER, featuring Lexi and other returning members of the 2064 cast working with the psychic detective ES88 to thwart the Golden Butterfly, a rogue esper corrupting peoples’ memories.
“The Read Only Memories trade paperback tells a thrilling tale from a wonderful writer in Sina Grace, and is the perfect way to get yourself primed for NEURODIVER as we wrap up development,” said Cade Peterson, CEO, MidBoss. “And if you haven’t visited Neo-San Francisco yet, why not go download 2064: Read Only Memories for literally free?”
The Read Only Memories trade paperback releases on Tuesday Sept. 28, 2021 for an MSRP of $17.99, and is available for purchase at local comic stores. For more information and updates follow@MidBoss on Twitter and visit the company blog.
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER will release on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, along with Windows PC, Mac, and Linux on Steam and Epic Games Store, with support for English and Japanese upon launch. Japanese localization and voice over as well as Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S support for all regions will be provided by Chorus Worldwide. The free demo, Pilot Memory, is available now on Steam and Epic Games Store.
About MidBoss
Based out of San Francisco (although not the Neo kind), MidBoss aims to make the world better, safer and more inclusive for marginalized people, especially those across the gender and sexuality spectrum, by creating cool experiences through games and other forms of media which diversify representation, as well as becoming a platform for queer content around the world.
MidBoss expanded on the world it created in 2064: Read Only Memories with a Read Only Memories comic series in late 2019. The studio is also responsible for the creation and curation of Season of Pride, an annual month-long celebration of diversity in games featuring titles with good LGBTQ+ representation and an array of queer and POC content creators.
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