Recent update leads to unexpected technical issues

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 22 September 2021 – Today, SOEDESCO has come to the decision to release Truck Driver’s upcoming DLC ‘Heading North’ to a later date. As a result of the recent update v1.33, the game currently faces technical issues. This has resulted to the DLC being moved to a later date so that SOEDESCO can continue to fix the current issues.

As announced in their social media channels, here’s what SOEDESCO has to say about the delay:

“Dear Truckers,

Originally, the DLC ‘Heading North’ was supposed to launch on September 14th. Due to the DLC itself not being fully polished, we postponed its launch to September 30th.

While this date is nearing, another unexpected technical issues due to update v.133 is causing us to postpone it. As soon as these merging issues are resolved, we can set a new date, but since we don’t want to postpone it yet again, we do not have a firm date at the moment.

Once again, we are truly sorry for the inconvenience. We have come to the decision to release the DLC to a later date so we can deliver the best gaming experience to everyone. This was, and always will be, our mission – and we are committed to keeping our word.

We want to truly thank all of you for your patience and constant support. Rest assured, our team will continue to work hard and focus on fixing these issues.

Until then, there will be more Heading North content coming your way, so stay tuned!

About Truck Driver ‘Heading North’ DLC
‍Expand your Truck Driver experience with the ‘Heading North’ DLC! When your uncle challenges you to continue your trucking career overseas in the cold, but captivating green country Mangefjell, you decide to take on the adventure. Drive around beautiful Nordic inspired landscapes as you continue your trucking career and complete numerous jobs for new characters.

Features

• Discover a whole new map depicting the Nordicinspired country Mangefjell 
• Get to know Ólaff,Lars and Katerina as you complete over30 new jobs 
• Drive throughbeautiful verdant landscapes and interesting newplaces  
• Search for a new hidden place thatis not shown on the map 
• Unlock eight new trophies andachievements 

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

At SOEDESCO we strive to bring fun and engaging gaming experiences to a worldwide audience. Our portfolio consists of titles such as Owlboy, Kaze and the Wild Masks, Monster Crown, Among the Sleep, Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Monstrum. We also have our own IPs including Truck Driver®, Adam’s Venture® and Real Farm.

More information about SOEDESCO® and their products can be found on the company’s website or by following @SOEDESCO on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Hamburg, September 22, 2021 – gamigo is announcing the release of “Patch 35: Ultimate Force” in its MMORPG, Grand Fantasia. The patch introduces new end-game content for level 100 characters, events to celebrate the mid-autumn season, and additional quality-of-life improvements. 

Grand Fantasia’s Patch 35: Ultimate Force includes: 

• Unlimited Power!: Once players reach level 100, they’ll unlock a new Specialization Skill Type. Players that invest a specified amount of specialization points can upgrade the level of specialization skills and gain their full potential. 
• Mid-Autumn Festival – The Demon Tree: A tree demon suddenly crash lands onto Saphael looking for revenge after experiencing tens of thousands of years’ worth of pain. It’s up to players to stop him from destroying everything. Doing so will earn players a handsome reward in addition to saving the world. 
• Mid-Autumn Festival Event: Players will need to complete several quests in order to earn a fortune bag that may contain a new head costume. 
• Quality of Life: Several updates have been implemented in Grand Fantasia that helps streamline players’ experience. For example, new ways to obtain a Quill Crystal in The Old Siwa Island, hyperlinks to help give others coordinates to locate and NPC or monster more easily, an update to the “recruit teammates” interface, and more 

For more information, please visit the Grand Fantasia website.

ABOUT GAMIGO GROUP

The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The company’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove and Aura Kingdom, as well as the recently launched buy-to-play game ArcheAge: Unchained. Counting more than 400 employees, gamigo group is one of the largest players in the gaming industry. Besides its 4 German locations in Hamburg (HQ), Berlin, Cologne, and Darmstadt, the gamigo group also has branches in Istanbul (Turkey), New York, Redwood City, Austin, Bellevue (US), and Seoul (South Korea). In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes the subsidiaries gamigo Inc. and also operates as WildTangent, Aeria Games, Verve Group and Mediakraft Networks and as the brands Infernum, Intenium, Looki, and Poged. The company strives to grow not only organically, but also through acquisitions. Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies as well as individual game assets.

Time for a change of clothes, rubber boots included: With Farming Simulator 22, developer and publisher GIANTS Software introduces a new character creator with all sorts of new clothing items and accessories. With the new crossplay feature allowing players to cooperate with more like-minded farmers than ever before, the extension of the character customization allows farmers to stand out from the crowd. The comprehensive build mode offers even more space for a creative and individual game experience. 

Latest fashion: Boots, beards, and branded outfits
Players choose from male and female character models, their hairstyle, including a beard or mustache, between various clothing items from top to bottom, and even authentic full-body outfits from international agricultural brands. With headgear, gloves, and glasses, there’s also a set of fashionable accessories to put on.

Creating a rough weather-hardened farmer with a big, bushy beard and striking sideburns in a brown leather jacket and firm boots is just as possible as creating a vigorous farmer-girl in protective clothing, rocking both a ponytail and safety glasses when driving the big forestry machines to do some precise wood cutting. If players want to dress up accordingly for each task, changing clothes is always possible by opening the wardrobe at the farmhouse. 

Virtual farmers can wear their favorite brands
On top of the generic clothing options, virtual farmers can also choose from a set of branded outfits. When running a farming operation heavy on John Deere machinery, dressing up in the distinctive green company color adds to the authenticity of agricultural farming operations.

Case IH, CLAAS, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra, and others are also represented with their authentic outfits. Thanks to ELTEN, GIANTS Software’s trusted partner for safety shoes, and Engelbert Strauss, specialized in high-quality workwear, the safety of virtual farmers is guaranteed, too.

More customization for the farm
Customization of the farming experience doesn’t stop with the character: With the new and extensive build mode, players can also individualize their land. Big buildings, production plants, silos, machine halls, and animal pens may give farming operations that impressive size, already visible when multiplayer companions approach the land from afar.

But, details like sheds, fences, lamps and floodlights, as well as trees and plants add to the individual charm of each farm. Revamped and improved landscaping tools to sculpt and change the environment, allow players to even change the environment itself.

Farming Simulator 22 releases November 22^nd for PC, Mac, PlayStation®5 (PS5™), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Stadia. For more information, please visit the official Farming Simulator website

AboutGIANTS Software
GIANTS Software is an international video game developer and publisher from Switzerland established in 2004 and known worldwide for creating the popular Farming Simulator series. The team with offices in Switzerland (Zurich), Germany (Erlangen), USA (Chicago) and Czech Republic (Brno) is very committed to maintain close contact to the agricultural industry and to engage with the community. For more information, please visit giants-software.com

About Farming Simulator
Since 2008, over 25 million versions of Farming Simulator have been sold worldwide. The game series has been released on all popular platforms including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs since 2008. From the start, the team enabled users to create mods with the company’s own GIANTS Engine. With the Farming Simulator League (FSL), the series introduced a competitive eSports mode in 2019 – with teams competing in professional tournaments and many acclaimed brands and sponsors on board. More information available at farming-simulator.com

Starting with 7 samurai art content created by 7 artists, leading blockchain company and animation studio set off to create a new realm of entertainment as NFT meets anime
https://www.samuraicryptos.io/

TOKYO, Japan – September 22, 2021 – double jump.tokyo Inc. today announced the launch of a new partnership with animation studio Gonzo Inc. to create “SAMURAI cryptos” through its business service, “NFTPLUS”. The service will auction the design art of samurai characters by famous artists from Japan and also foster the creation of new anime IP through blockchain technology and NFT (non-fungible token) content. The SAMURAI cryptos project consists of limited availability Art NFTs and Symbol NFTs, and the creation of a new Discord community that starts today, September 22 at 5:00AM UTC, and is available globally for anyone to join and follow the project.
 
Join the Samurai cryptos Discord community here: https://discord.gg/zWEMFPQKEB
 
double jump.tokyo and Gonzo are designating the Discord community as a place for Samurais to interact with each other, and for Samurai cryptos to be fostered here and grown into a new IP. Roles in the discord community are set according to the rarity of the symbol NFT owned. The higher the rarity, the more features and scope of use will be provided.
 
As the starting point of the Samurai cryptos project, seven famous animation artists will create new individual artworks according to the theme of “Legendary Samurai” available at auction as a one-of-a-kind “Art NFT”. Each artist will expand on this theme to create artwork based on the following focal points: “Cypher”, “Decentral”, “Solidarity”.
 
Further, the Samurai cryptos project includes “Symbol NFT” that indicate members of the project. The Symbol NFT will be sold and distributed in conjunction with the seven Legendary Samurai artwork. There will be four rarities: Shogun, Ninja, Soldier, and Stardust. Each rarity has its own number of issues and price. Shogun, Ninja, and Soldier are sold at fixed prices, while Stardust is distributed for free (details through Discord Community).
 
The first artwork of the Samurai cryptos series will go to auction from October 6 at 5:00AM UTC until October 8 at 5:00AM UTC. Details include:

• “Neko Samurai and Oiran Samurai” by Makoto Kobayashi
• Number Of Issues: 1
• Sales Site: OpenSea
• Sales Format: English Auction
• Start Price: 1 ETH (scheduled) 

Kobayashi is an illustrator, modeler, mechanical designer, and manga artist famous within the Japanese culture. In recent years, he has also been involved in animation direction with works for major IPs such as Mobile Suit Gundam, Dragon’s Heaven, Last Exile and Samurai 7.
Following Kobayashi’s art work, the Samurai cryptos project will feature designs from other artists including Michinori Chiba (Basilisk, Sk8 the Infinity) and Hiroya Iijima (Afro Samurai, Mazinger Z: Infinity) throughout time.

Additionally, the NFT variations will also be represented by attributes including “Samu-rights”, which are an index of Samurai rights set on the symbol NFT and may be used in the community, such as voting on project policies. Rights will also apply to “Samurai Loot” where name, attributes like native place and Japanese zodiac are randomly set and will include other hidden attributes as well.

Join the Samurai cryptos Discord community to learn more.
Link: https://discord.gg/zWEMFPQKEB

double jump.tokyo Inc.
double jump.tokyo Inc., was established in April 2018 as a specialised development company of blockchain games. double jump.tokyo is led by a team of experts in the development and operation of numerous games including: mobile social games, PC online games and home games. The team also maintains experience in finance, as well as blockchain technology and crypto assets. For more information, visit https://www.doublejump.tokyo/en.

The double jump.tokyo team are responsible for the creation of the world renowned blockchain games My Crypto Heroes and Brave Frontier Heroes.

Gonzo Inc.
As an animation studio in Japan, Gonzo is well known for its international franchises such as Afro Samurai, Samurai7, LASTEXILE, Gantz and Basilisk, and acclaimed for its cutting-edge style in creating animation content. For more information, visit http://www.gonzo.co.jp/.

Enter a Lovecraftian nightmare and battle billions of monsters in this roguelite action RPG

Gothenburg, Sweden – September 22nd, 2021 – Thunderful Publishing & Carry Castle have revealed that Source of Madness, their new roguelite action RPG, is available to play now on Steam® Early Access for $16.99 / €16.99 / £13.99. With ever-changing landscapes to explore and new monstrosities to face on every run, this Lovecraftian odyssey offers a truly unique spin on the genre.

Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey. Uncover the cosmic secrets of the Loam Lands and The Tower of Madness, the moon’s mysterious Citadel.

The Early Access release for Source of Madness is titled At the Tower Madness and includes the complete first Act of the game. This includes 5 biomes to explore; the Prologue area, the Loam Land, the Cave of Lost Souls, the Forest of Lies and The Moon. Players have 2 classes to choose from; Pyromancer and Generalist. There are also two major boss fights to conquer, which act as key progression milestones in the story.

“There are plenty of roguelites that alter their level design every time you play, but Source of Madness takes things one step further by altering the monsters you encounter,” said Per Fornander, Co-Founder at Carry Castle. “These twisted monstrosities are created by an AI, ensuring that even we are finding new abominations to face off against. The billions of possible monstrous forms feels cosmically overwhelming, which fits the tone of Source of Madness’ Lovecraftian horror.”

“Source of Madness is among the moodiest, most intriguing roguelites we’ve seen,” said Dieter Schoeller, Head of Publishing at Thunderful Publishing. “We instantly fell in love with its gothic art style, endless array of monsters, and unique RPG-inspired character building. It’s already a great time, and we’re sure it will only get better thanks to the feedback by Early Access adopters.”

Carry Castle will be rolling out major updates each month during the Early Access period as it leads up to launch:

September 27th – They Hide in the Shadows:
Geomancer class – Harness the power of the earth to decimate your foes.
Additional monster variations.
Various planned fixes and community-led improvements.

October 11th – Reckoning:
Dungeons of Forgotten Knowledge biome,
Gameplay balance changes, bug fixes and further changes based on community feedback.

October 25th – Update 4: Information on this update to be revealed when it launches, in addition to details on the November updates for Source of Madness.

Embracing community feedback is also a key factor in the Early Access, so any players wanting to experience Source of Madness and contribute to its final guise, please leave feedback in Steam or better still join the official Source of Madness Discord server for direct access to the development team: https://discord.com/invite/xKnJtqU

About Source of Madness
Source of Madness offers endless possibilities every time you play. Fight hordes of nightmarish beasts utilising powerful close-combat magic, explore labyrinthine environments, collect powerful loot and manage your item loadout, then infuse the beasts’ blood at magical altars to be granted permanent unlocks like additional classes, abilities, perks and spells. Decide your Acolyte’s fate in the customisable skill tree for each class, offering a vast swathe of options to create your own unique character.

As your journey progresses, the arcane lore of the Loam Lands unfurls and plunges you deeper into its dark depths. The world and monsters are rendered using a combination of hand-drawn assets, AI visual manipulation and procedural generation. The monsters inhabiting this dark world are animated using a machine learning AI. 

Thunderful Publishing
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thunderfulgames
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderfulgames
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thunderfulgames

Carry Castle
Twitter: https://twitter.com/carrycastle
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarryCastleGames
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/xKnJtqU
Website: https://carrycastle.se/

About Thunderful Publishing
Thunderful Publishing is a games publishing company, founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2017. Part of the Thunderful Group, which also includes development studios Zoink Games and Image & Form, and publisher Rising Star Games, Thunderful Publishing focuses on premium PC and console games for a worldwide audience and is the publisher behind award-winning games such as Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamesh, Lonely Mountains: Downhill and Curious Expedition 2.

About Carry Castle
Carry Castle is a small game company based in Sweden that loves new technology and was born from their great passion for playing and making games. Its titles include musical VR relaxation experience Zen Garden, the action-packed VR physics adventure Everything Must Fall, and its upcoming gothic action-roguelike Source of Madness.

Creative Director Martin Lövgren and Game Director Peter Ilves talk about what to expect when playing the game

Skövde, Sweden – 22nd September, 2021 – Stunlock Studios today have published their latest dev blog in which Creative Director Martin Lövgren and Game Director Peter Ilves were consulted about what to expect when playing their open-world vampire survival game, V Rising, coming to PC on Steam with the Beta coming later this year. This Dev blog is full of information regarding the building of your castle – the base of all your vampiric operations and the foundation of your dark empire, hunting, combat and the importance of blood.

In the wake of the latest gameplay trailer, this Dev blog explores the setting and core mechanics that you will need to conquer in order to amass a vampire empire. Unlike in typical survival games, in V Rising you play as a vampire returning to greatness while hunting to survive and satisfy your sanguineous needs. Stalk the night and tactically plan your kills to brave the hostile world, crafting weapons and tools to appease your primal desires. As a vampire, blood is everything:

“Vampire society is an engine that runs on blood, and in the world of V Rising, that is perhaps more true than in many other vampire-themed games. Blood isn’t just what the undead drink to sustain themselves, but like veins running through a body, blood pumps through every aspect of what makes an unholy empire… In this game, you’re a predator. The focus on harvesting prey to advance your abilities is essential to living that fantasy, and you’ll find yourself cutting through endless enemies as you claw your way to the top”

Sharpen your fangs and get ready to rule the twilight as V Rising enters Beta in 2021. Sign up for the V Rising Beta and Newsletter here: http://www.playvrising.com
 
More on V Rising
V Rising is an open-world vampire survival game. Awaken as a weakened vampire from centuries of slumber and survive a world full of peril. As a vampire, you need to hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and quench your thirst. Build and customize your castle, invite friends to join your clan, and convert humans to servants to grow your empire. Engage in real-time combat and compete for world domination with PvP and PvE challenges. Will you become the next Dracula?

Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604030/V_Rising/
Website: https://playvrising.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VRisingGame
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VRisingGame
Discord: https://discord.gg/bsSgmhMVSe

About Stunlock Studios
Stunlock Studios is one of the leading independent Swedish game developers in Skövde and most known for arena brawler Battlerite. Since the launch of Battlerite, more than 6 million unique players have tried their luck in the arena, shooting Battlerite up to the peak of the ‘top-selling’ free-to-play games on Steam on several occasions. With a passion for multiplayer action games, the studio crafts groundbreaking and community driven games, always with their players in mind. Visit: https://www.stunlockstudios.com.

The star-spangled spin-off to Red Wings: Aces of the Sky will include multiple online multiplayer game modes as well as local co-op, PvP, and solo modes.

Krakow, Poland —  September 22, 2021 — Publisher All in! Games is thrilled to announce Red Wings: American Aces, a spin-off of their previously developed in-house warplane arcade shooter, Red Wings: Aces of the Sky. Red Wings: American Aces is slated for release on PC and Nintendo Switch and will include online multiplayer modes for up to 10 players as well as local co-op, PvP, and solo modes.

Red Wings: American Aces puts you in the pilot’s seat of a nostalgic, action-packed arcade shooter illustrated in a vibrant comic-book style with a gaming mode for every occasion. Do you believe in the strength of the squadron? Choose a map and game mode and gather your pilots to play in a team of up to five players against other squads in online multiplayer. Prefer flying solo and plucking others out of the sky? Compete with up to nine other pilots and fly to the top of the scoreboard. Local co-op is available for smaller fighter groups of one or two pilots for a more ace-to-ace experience in various customizable game modes, including a campaign mode with 30 missions.

“We have high hopes for this title as there’s currently no other arcade aerial combat game on the market that offers both local and online PvP and co-op—it’s the perfect niche for Red Wings: American Aces to fill”, said Piotr Zygadlo, CEO of All in! Games. “This game is the second original title to come from All in! Games’ talented development team and it’s certainly not the last. We’re also working on developing another, bigger IP that we’ll be able to share more about in the coming months, so stay tuned.”

Key Features:

• Fly online – Test your skills against a max of 9 other players in Last Man Standing, Score Battle, or Time Battle modes or gather your squad of up to 5 pilots and battle other squads in Elimination, Time Team Battle, or Score Team Battle modes
• Fly locally – Play custom games in 3 different modes (Score Battle, Time Battle, and Hide n’ Seek (2 players only)) solo against AI or against another player 
• Complete 30 missions in campaign mode – relive the aerial dogfights of WWI and encounter all manner of unexpected challenges (available in local co-op for 1-2 players)
• Upgrade your pilot progression skill tree – develop your pilot skills and rearrange points depending on the mission at hand
• Pilot 15 different warplanes, each with unique skins – stand out in the heat of battle with a plane your enemies won’t soon forget
• Rise to the challenge – be prepared for thunderstorms that blast skill cooldowns, sandstorms that reduce visibility, missions where you’ll only be able to take out enemies with barrel rolls, and more!

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/

Warpzone Studio’s dwarven mining simulator celebrates its latest update as it prepares to burrow out from Early Access on 16^th November.

Wednesday, 22^nd September 2021 – Team17 and Warpzone Studios have today launched the Relations Update for dwarven mining simulator, Hammerting which digs onto Steam, Epic Game Store, and GOG on 16^th November. The Relations Update includes a food and rest system revamp so the dwarves will need to sleep in order to maintain morale; the denizens of the subterranean community will also discuss recent in-game events and form opinions of each other – effecting dwarven morale in game. Full patch notes for the Hammerting Relations Update, including bug fixes, performance improvements, and gameplay tweaks are available on Steam.

Sleep, eat, and converse with the latest update:

Hammerting Key Features

• Control the destiny of the dwarves: As the colony grows, active management of the dwarves – including the friendships they make and their morale – will be key to helping the war effort
• Design and create the ultimate base: Bore and upgrade a variety of rooms, from forges and sculpting studios to taverns and auxiliary functions and help the colony craft the ultimate base
• Help with the war effort: Build and upgrade a variety of items through a deep levelling system
• Discover valuable materials to quarry: Venture into the bowels of the mountainside & face increasingly perilous situations.

Throughout its time in Steam Early Access, Hammerting has received a hoard of updates that’s built upon its solid foundation, including; The Fluids Update, which brought lava and water to the cavernous environments the dwarves call home, together with new tavern and drinks recipes, ingredients, and knowledges; The Overworld Update introduced an overhauled Overworld featuring procedurally generated factions, locations, and roads; The Automation Update streamlined dwarven efficiency alongside the addition of a win state that challenges players to prove their dwarven mining prowess; and August’s Epic Crafting Update which introduced new armour and rings, equippable lanterns, valuable epic level items and an overhaul to Mountain Lore.   

Hammerting is currently available to buy in Steam Early Access for $24.99/£19.99/€24.99. To keep up to date with all the information on Hammerting please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and join us on Discord.

About Warpzone Studios
Founded in 2016, Warpzone Studios is currently developing their first game, Hammerting. The company is made up of industry veterans, combining decades of experience to create deeply engaging strategy games. Hammerting © 2019 Warpzone Studios, Published under licence by TEAM17 Digital Limited.

About Team17 Group plc
Founded in 1990, Team17 Group plc is a leading developer, video games label, and creative partner for developers around the world. Floated on AIM in 2018, Team17, with its extensive portfolio of over 100 titles, embodies the spirit of independent games. In addition to the award-winning Overcooked!, Yoku’s Island Express, and the iconic Worms, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2020, Team17 has helped bring critically acclaimed titles including Hell Let Loose, Moving Out, Golf With Your Friends, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Blasphemous, and The Escapists to gamers everywhere.

Join the community every month for a chance to earn big pay-outs and immortalisation in the Poker Club Hall of Fame

Liverpool, United Kingdom – September 22nd, 2021 – Ripstone Games yesterday announced that its acclaimed card game collection Poker Club is getting a major new update with monthly tournaments. A new theme will be rolled out each month, which will include exclusive limited time accessories for competitors and awesome prizes for the winner. Poker Club is also receiving a permanent price reduction to $19.99 / €19.99 / £16.99 on PC and Xbox platforms today, with the same reduction coming to PlayStation platforms on September 30th, so there has never been a better time for friends to gather around the table and catch up over a game.

The first tournament, the swashbuckling pirate themed Blackjack’s Treasure Hoard, is live on PC and Xbox platforms today and will follow on PlayStation platforms on September 30th. Anyone taking part in the qualifier will earn the Pirate Hat, while those that manage to make it to the final will earn Blackjack’s Treasure Chest as a table accessory. Finally, an exclusive trophy will be awarded to the winner!

October’s tournament will be Halloween themed, with all sorts of spooky surprises in store for players. The Manor House level will be re-decorated into a haunted mansion, with eerie atmospheric effects, creepy decorations and a fresh Halloween baize on all the playing tables. Players joining the tournament will earn a Skeleton Tee, with finalists getting the Skull table accessory, and the winner getting an exclusive trophy.

More tournaments are planned for every month, so keep up to date on all news regarding Poker Club by checking the website regularly at https://www.pokerclubgame.com/. If you want to join the Poker Club community, the official Discord channel will connect you with developers and other like minded poker fans: https://discord.gg/w2xQmwr

“We want Poker Club to be an evergreen title that is supported over the whole of this generation, that offers players something new every time they jump in,” said Phil Gaskell of Ripstone Games. “The Tournaments update for Poker Club represents a major milestone for the team in making that dream a reality. Every month players can expect a fresh tournament with a fun theme that offers up new and exclusive content, in addition to the chance to win big in the high stakes finals!”

About Poker Club

Poker Club is the most social and deeply immersive poker experience available on consoles and PC. In line with the increasing online community-led nature of the gaming landscape, Poker Club connects players with friends and poker fans around the world. It features more modes of Texas Hold’em than any other game, including epic multi-table tournaments for over 200 players. Players can create or join a club complete with leaderboards, bespoke tournaments and daily chip bonuses, whilst working towards shared goals that unlock exclusive rewards. Some customisable gear and events are club-specific, meaning the best way to play is as part of a collective with others from around the world. PlayStation users experience cross-generation play between PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 platforms.

Poker Club offers players more ways to play than ever before with a full house of Texas Hold’em online tournament modes and cash-games. Players are invited to take on the challenge of the PCC Poker Tour, an immersive online career mode that takes players on a journey from back-room games to big-money main events. From Single-Table and Multi-Table tournaments, to Freezeouts, Shootouts, Turbos, Super Turbos, Bounties and more, Poker Club  has a variety of online multiplayer modes featuring customisable private games, open tables and full-scale tournaments. With an advanced Poker 101 tutorial system featuring advice for beginners and advanced players alike, Poker Club offers a jackpot of poker fun for all.

Built from the ground up to offer an immersive play experience on all platforms, Poker Club delivers the true feeling of sitting at the card table like never before. Using a first-person viewpoint in gameplay, along with top-down cameras and cinematic angles, Poker Club captures the thrill of the classic card game. There are 8 meticulously detailed venues to play in as you build your bank on the poker scene, ranging from the grungy basement of Ralph’s Pizzeria to the glitz and glamour of Casino d’Oro, whilst advancing through the ranks to become a high roller opens up access to high-stakes tournaments at the Pinnacle Arena, where the big money can be won. With deep player customisation options ranging from unlockable apparel to exclusive table items, the journey from back-room card shark all the way up to high-stakes poker pro has never looked this good.

As a premium title, Poker Club’s focus is on offering players an in-depth poker experience without the requirement for additional purchases. All virtual currency in the form of poker chips is earned through playing the game. In the future, microtransactions will be possible to earn extra chips and cosmetic items, but Ripstone will lay these plans out well in advance of their deployment. Poker Club is a play-money simulation of Texas Hold’em poker and as such is rated 18 in accordance with PEGI.

Visit the Poker Club website: https://pokerclubgame.com
Join the Poker Club Discord server: https://discord.gg/w2xQmwr
Follow Poker Club on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PokerClubGame
Follow Ripstone Games on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RipstoneGames

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 17 games across 45 SKUs, with global sales of over 10 million units.

Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia is excited to announce that ahead of this weekend’s big fight, UFC 266 is currently available to pre-order on PlayStation 4. Fans can get ready by logging on to the PlayStation Store now to prepare for the event when it kicks off this Sunday, 26 September at 12:00PM AEST.

This weekend fans will see the long-awaited return of Octagon legend Nick Diaz who takes on future Hall of Famer Robbie Lawlor, and two title fights including women’s champion Valentina Shevchenko and the highly anticipated fight between The Ultimate Fighter coaches Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski and Brian “T-City” Ortega. Australian UFC champion Alex Volkanovski returns to the octagon looking for his 20th consecutive win and to defend his featherweight title against number one contender, Brian Ortega.

Getting ready for UFC 266 is simple and the perfect way to watch it is through PS4 Live Events. Head to PlayStation Store now from your PS4 and search for “UFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega.” PS4 owners can pre-order the pay-per-view event today. And that’s it, you’re all set!

Purchased content will appear in ‘My Videos’ App on the PS4 dashboard and a handy timer countdown will keep you informed as to when the event starts. You’ll be able to watch the live stream as soon as the event starts.

PlayStation Live Events are a great way to watch your favourite events on your PS4 console, live or on demand, with no subscription and no commitments.

●      Visit PlayStation.com for more information on PS4 Live Events

●      Event kicks off at 12:00pm AEST, Sunday, 26 September

●      Find more details about the fight here

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