Techland via gamescom Studio in partnership with IGN, streamed a special 3rd episode of Dying 2 Know (D2K) – gamescom Edition, part of an original web series that dives deep into the world of Dying Light 2 Stay Human. Hosted by Tymon Smektała – Lead Game Designer, the development team revealed a variety of details about parkour and combat, as well showcasing a gameplay trailer. The episode can be viewed in its entirety

The 3rd episode shed light on traversing the city, which, thanks to the complex parkour mechanics and realistic motion capture animations, is satisfying and gives a great feeling of dynamism. Combat is also an essential part of Dying Light 2 Stay Human, and players were provided an insight into weapons and their inspirations, as well as the creative combat system which allows to integrate parkour moves with the fighting, making it more fun, complex and immersive.

Moreover, Techland presented the grand jury that will be choosing the best cosplays of Dying Light 2 characters in the UGC competition – Irina Meier, Lightning Cosplay, Narga & Aoki and Enji Night. Contest details, including contest conditions and other categories, can be found here: dyinglightgame.com/contest/.

Pre-orders for Dying Light 2 Stay Human are currently available, with two retail editions; Standard and Deluxe, alongside three digital editions; Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate. Included in all pre-orders is an exclusive digital Reload Pack, featuring a unique outfit, weapon, and paraglider skin, so pre-order your preferred edition today! Further details on all available editions can be found here.

Techland also revealed a new platform release for Dying Light Platinum Edition, which is coming to Nintendo Switch, including the most content-packed and ultimate edition of the original game. Further details on the release date will be announced in the future.

Techland revealed that the physical release of the Platinum Edition on Nintendo Switch will contain:

• Switch game card with Dying Light
• Survival guide – containing the most important tips & tricks
• Two-sided map
• Unique stickers

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Techland Sp. z o.o. is a Polish video game developer and publisher founded in 1991 by Paweł Marchewka. It developed Western-themed first-person shooter Call of Juarez and its prequel Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, as well as first-person survival horror video games Dead Island and Dying Light.About Koch MediaThe Koch Media Group is a global developer, publisher and distributor of video games, VR games, gaming hardware and merchandise.  

The group’s publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, America, Australia and Asia. Koch Media has more than 25 years of experience in the digital media business and has risen to become a leading global publishing partner. The Koch Media Group runs a multi-label strategy with fully owned publishing units such as Prime Matter, Deep Silver, Milestone, Vertigo Games and Ravenscourt, publishing games for consoles, PC and VR platforms across all physical and digital channels.

Additionally, as global publishing partner Koch Media has formed long-term multi-national publishing collaborations with numerous game publishers including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, CI Games, Giants Software, Kalypso, Koei Tecmo, Konami, Paradox, Sega, SNK, Square Enix, Techland, Tripwire, Warner Bros, and many others.

With its parent company in Höfen, Austria, and the Publishing HQ in Munich, Germany, Koch Media owns local publishing companies in Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, the United States as well as Japan and Hong Kong.

The Koch Media Group owns nine game development studios: Deep Silver Volition (Champaign, IL / USA), Deep Silver Dambuster Studios (Nottingham / UK), Deep Silver Fishlabs (Hamburg / Germany), Warhorse Studios (Prague / Czech Republic), Milestone (Milan / Italy), Voxler (Paris / France) , Flying Wild Hog (Warsaw, Kraków, Rzeszów  / Poland), Free Radical Design (Nottingham / UK) and Vertigo Games (Rotterdam /The Netherlands). Additionally, the Koch Media Group collaborates with numerous independent development studios around the world.

Part of the Koch Media Group is also Koch Films, a leading European independent film distributor with business primarily in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy as a cinema, TV, online and Home Entertainment distributor. The Koch Media Group also owns Gaya Entertainment, a leading video game merchandise company in Munich, Germany, and the Quality Assurance Facility in Olomouc, Czech Republic.  

Koch Media is an Embracer Group company.

Celebratory Rewards and Bonuses Await Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe Players

LONDON (Aug. 27, 2021) – SQUARE ENIX Ltd. today announced that COLLECTION OF SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND™ will arrive on mobile devices on September 22 and on STEAM® on October 21. Originally released last year on the Nintendo Switch™ system to commemorate the 30^th anniversary of the SaGa series, players can experience the first three titles in the revered SaGa series in one digital collection – THE FINAL FANTASY LEGEND, FINAL FANTASY LEGEND II, and FINAL FANTASY LEGEND III. Created by Akitoshi Kawazu and originally released on Game Boy™ in 1990, long-time fans will enjoy a faithful recreation of these classic 8-bit titles in this nostalgic, pioneering adventure.
 
COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND is a great introduction to this quintessential series, and RPG fans won’t want to miss as they journey through fantasy worlds, fight monsters, explore towns, battle dungeons, and more while enjoying brand new features that improve the experience including:

• Character speed boost
• Adjustable screen magnification
• New commemorative music and illustrations
• 4K-compatible mode (STEAM only)
• Easy single-handed play (mobile only)

Additional features include: a special anniversary song, 8 different in-game wallpapers and the choice to play with either Japanese or English text.
 
This exciting announcement was originally shared during a livestream for the popular mobile adventure RPG, Romancing SaGa™ Re;univerSe™. In celebration of COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND coming to new platforms, players of Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe can enjoy the original soundtracks from all three individual games in the Concert Hall. For a limited-time, players can also earn up to 2,000 jewels by completing event missions, enjoy generous login bonuses, and summon new character styles. For more information, please refer to the in-game notices or the official Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe social channels.

COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND will be available on iOS and Android devices on September 22, and PC (STEAM) on October 21. The game is currently available for the Nintendo Switch system.
 
Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe is available now as a free download with in-app purchases through the App Store® and Google Play™.

For more information visit: https://square-enix-games.com/en_EU/games/collection-saga-final-fantasy-legend
 
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About the SaGa Series
SaGa is a series of revolutionary role-playing games, created by legendary game developer Akitoshi Kawazu (FINAL FANTASY, FINAL FANTASY II, SaGa Frontier). Since THE FINAL FANTASY LEGEND was released in 1990 for the Game Boy, the series has expanded with several additional entries across numerous platforms. Other SaGa series regulars include illustrator Tomomi Kobayashi, who has given the series its own unique style, and composer Kenji Ito (Mana series). Although the SaGa series shares its roots with FINAL FANTASY, the SaGa series has always incorporated revolutionary and challenging gameplay mechanics, such as player choice, branching storylines and implementing characters with wildly different playstyles, setting it apart from other JRPG series. COLLECTION OF SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND is part of the ongoing SaGa franchise from SQUARE ENIX that so far includes Western releases of Romancing SaGa 3, SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS, SaGa Frontier Remastered and Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe.
 
About Square Enix Ltd.
Square Enix Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal®. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 163 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 83 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 84 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
 
More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at https://square-enix-games.com

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Players will get an airborne combat vehicle, guided bombs and naval fire-control systems.

Gaijin Entertainment announces that the new major content update “Direct Hit” for the military online action War Thunder will be released in the first half of September. Players will get dozens of new naval, ground and air military vehicles, including Soviet fighter-bomber MiG-27M, Japanese light cruiser Yubari, Swedish infantry fighting vehicle Pansarbandvagn 301, Chinese-built Pakistani attack jet Nanchang A-5C, modern Chinese MBT ZTZ99-III and Russian airborne self-propelled tank destroyer 2S25 “Sprut-SD”. The update will also bring naval fire-control systems and guided bombs, as well as improved flow separation effects and infrared countermeasures visualization.

2S25 “Sprut-SD” is a compact amphibious vehicle built for the airborne forces. This tank destroyer is armed with a 125mm 2A75 smoothbore cannon, specially created for the 2S25 project and can use the full range of armament of the T-72B tank, including 9M119 guided missiles. The Sprut-SD has a reversible gearbox allowing it to move in reverse as fast as move forward – a very, very useful feature when shooting from behind cover. It can also float using two water jets for propulsion.

Yubari is a landmark ship for the Japanese navy, it was she who laid down distinctive technical features for Japanese cruisers: armor as part of the hull powertrain, twin funnels and an S-shaped stem. Despite the very low displacement, comparable to some destroyers, Yubari has all the attributes of a light cruiser, like a 38 mm armor belt and an armored deck, good speed and a crew of 368 sailors.

Large ships will now be equipped with a fire control system. Rangefinders, fire-control towers and fire-control plotting rooms will help players calculate the precise lead, and all those elements of the FCS will be visible in the X-ray vision mode in the hangar. This also means that the targeting interface is changing in both the arcade and realistic naval modes.

MiG-27M is the first vehicle in the game capable of using modern guided bombs, a new type of guided weaponry in War Thunder. MiG-27M could be also armed with rockets, free-fall bombs and a wide range of guided missiles, including the new Kh-29T with a TV-correlation seeker. A 30-mm six-barreled rotary cannon in a special niche under the fuselage has a rate of fire of about 5.000 rounds per minute and can slice ground vehicles into pieces, while a new engine is adapted for more confident operation at low altitudes and subsonic speeds.

More information on other new vehicles and features in the “Direct Hit” update will be available at the official War Thunder website in the upcoming weeks.

About War Thunder
War Thunder is a free-to-play, cross-platform, massively multiplayer military masterpiece with millions of fans worldwide, that allows players on PC, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Mac and Linux to fight their way across air, land, and sea in the same battlefield. War Thunder offers 1,700+ playable aircraft, armored vehicles and ships from the early 1930s to the 2000s. The US, Soviet, British, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and French military vehicles represented in game are carefully researched, historically accurate recreations of their real world counterparts. Fans can expect hundreds more added as Gaijin Entertainment commits to ongoing development via regular updates. Official website: http://warthunder.com

About Gaijin Entertainment
Gaijin Entertainment is the developer and publisher of the online games War Thunder, Crossout, Enlisted, Cuisine Royale and Star Conflict as well as PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS and Android titles across several genres. The company’s diverse portfolio has received a range of mass media and game industry awards including such as Gamescom Award and many more. Official website: http://gaijinent.com/

Trepang Studio’s brutal story of an enhanced soldier’s revenge is heading to PC in 2022 courtesy of Team17’s indie games label.

Friday, 27th August 2021 – Team17 and Trepang Studios have announced fast-paced, supernatural first-person shooter, Trepang2. Currently in development for Steam for PC and scheduled for launch in 2022, Trepang2 follows an enhanced soldier newly broken out from a heavily-guarded blacksite on a mission of revenge… and hunted by an even greater threat. Found to have lost all memory of their past life, but imbued with superior combat abilities, strength, and stealth, Trepang2 unravels their story through a bullet-laden and bloodthirsty single-player campaign. 

Trepang2 key features include:

• An over-the-top solo experience: Dive into a frenetic and brutal campaign filled with rapid gunfights and close quarters melee combat
• Become enhanced: Master supernatural powers of time slowdown, cloaking, superhuman speed and strength to overcome waves of blacksite military
• Additional modes: Away from the storyline, take part in a series of instant action modes, including horde defense and more

Trepang2 is available now to wishlist on Steam. To keep up to date with all the information on Trepang2, subscribe to the official Trepang2 YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and join us on the official Trepang2 Discord.

About Trepang Studios

Trepang Studios was founded in 2019 by a group of four friends from all over the world. Super passionate about video games and game development, they all started as modders before breaking into the games industry. Trepang2 is the FPS game they’ve dreamed of playing and making. They love talking with their community, whether it’s listening to feedback, sharing memes or streaming on their discord channel. Visit www.trepang2.com for more info.

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.

Jump right into the world of the Marsupilamis this November 16^th!

Sydney, Australia – August 27^th 2021 – Gamescom 2021 – Microids is delighted to unveil the first trailer for Marsupilami: Hoobadventure!

Three Marsupilamis; Punch, Twister and Hope are on their way to reach your gaming platform of choice on November 16^th across the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One or PC platform. Get ready to travel through various environments and jump all over to save the animals from a terrible curse.

Watch the trailer here:

About Marsupilami: Hoobadventure

Punch, Twister and Hope are three Marsupilamis living a peaceful life in Palombia. Their lives are about to take a drastic turn when they accidentally open a sarcophagus whilst playing with debris on a beach, releasing a mysterious ghost cursing all the animals! Thankfully, our three Marsupilamis are immune to the curse and decided to set out on an adventure and find the ghost and reverse the curse.

Inspired by the comic book Marsupilami from Franquin, this 2.5D platformer will take you on a colourful journey through the Palombian jungle, a coastal city and even an abandoned temple. Jump, punch, dash and swing with your tail like how Marsupilamis do!

While mainly targeting a younger audience, the most dedicated gamers would be delighted to learn that the Time Attack mode will challenge them to finish each level as fast as they can. And for players who want more, a beautiful artwork gallery will be unlocked after collecting hidden feathers and visiting secret dojos.

The Marsupilami is a fictional animal created by André Franquin appearing for the first time in the “Spirou & Fantasio” comic book series. The Marsupilami was so popular it earned its own dedicated hardcover series published by Dupuis.

Marsupilami: Hoobadventure! Will be available in the following editions:

• Tropical Edition
  • The game Marsupilami: Hoobadventure
  • 2 sticker sheets
  • One door hanger

• Collector’s Edition
  • The game Marsupilami: Hoobadventure
  • 2 sticker sheets
  • One door hanger
  • A 14cm Marsupilami figurine

Marsupilami: Hoobadventure will be released on November 16^th 2021 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game will be compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Fact sheet:

• Title: Marsupilami: Hoobadventure
• Genre: Platform
• Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC/Mac. The game will be compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
• Release date: November 16^th 2021
• Developer: Ocellus Studio
• Publisher: Microids
• Languages: French, English, Italian, German and Spanish

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About Microids

Microids is a French video game publisher. Founded in 1985, Microids’ editorial strategy now focuses on 4 major areas: adventure games, racing games, retro gaming and games inspired by iconic titles. By collaborating with renowned studios and authors (Pendulo Studios, Eden Studios, Benoît Sokal, Paul Cuisset, Philippe Dessoly and Pierre Adane), Microids has become a major player in international video games. Taking inspiration from legendary titles, including Asterix & Obelix, and Titeuf, Garfield, Fort Boyard, XIII and Blacksad, Microids reaches a wide audience and creates original adventures which give gamers the chance to play as some of their most beloved characters.

About Dupuis

Ever since its creation in 1938, Dupuis develops comic books seducing a wide audience.

Dupuis is deeply rooted within the Franco-Belgian comic book movement and its very own renown series. The company’s strength relies on its capacity to regularly reinvent itself and think ahead. Creator of universes and legendary heroes like Lucky Luke, Spirou, Boule & Bill, The Smurfs, Cédric and Largo Winch, Dupuis allows its contemporary publications to benefit from the experience of the most famous comic book authors.

Dupuis has always integrated the publishing, animation and licensing department to ensure a consistent exploitation of its intellectual properties

Gothenburg, Sweden – 27 August 2021 – At gamescom 2021 Zoink Games’ 
“Lost In Random”™ was honored as winners in the Best Indie Game category which was announced during the event Thursday evening. Lost in Random is a gothic fairytale-inspired action adventure developed by the award-winning Swedish game studio, Zoink and published by Electronic Arts. This is the second collaboration between the studio Zoink and Electronic Arts indie label, EA Originals.

In Lost In Random players will embark on a journey through the twisted, dystopian world of Random together with Even and her living dice, Dicey. In this kingdom, chance rules, and players will influence it in their favor, experience explosive dice battles, play with time, and learn exciting abilities and spells.

“I’m so grateful for this award and thrilled for our team of passionate developers – whose ideas are all over the world of Random. It inspires us to go even further into odd territory and keep on doing our thing. I hope many will take a chance, roll the dice and experience this unrestrained creativity for themselves!” – says Olov Redmalm, Creative Director and Lead Writer of Lost in Random in a press release for gamescom. 

Lost in Random is available for pre-order on select platforms, and will be available September 10, 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on Origin and Steam. 

Zoink Games
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZoinkGames
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoinkgames
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoinkgames/ 

About Zoink Games
Zoink Games,- a Thunderful Games Studio, is an award-winning team located in Gothenburg, Sweden, that focuses on immersive storytelling, juicy artwork and weird ideas. Always looking to try something new with its projects, Zoinks’ games range from the mystical Fe, to quirky adventure Flipping Death and emotional VR story Ghost Giant.

About Thunderful Games
Thunderful Games consists of Thunderful Development and Thunderful Publishing, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden and is a part of Thunderful Group. 

Thunderful Development covers a network of game studios who have created critically and commercially successful titles such as the award-winning SteamWorld series, Fe, Ghost Giant and Flipping Death. Currently Thunderful Development is creating The Gunk, Lost In Random and numerous unannounced titles. 

Thunderful Publishing is responsible for all publishing duties on games under the Thunderful banner. Working with external studios, Thunderful Publishing have published titles such as Curious Expedition 2, Lonely Mountains: Downhill, Say No! More and the upcoming Planet of Lana. 

Go on a Nightshift with Friends today with the popular simulation’s newest update!  

• The multiplayer update “Nightshift with Friends” will be released today at 12 p.m. CEST/ 6 a.m. EDT
• The update includes the extensive 2-player co-op mode as well as new gameplay features such as nightshifts, new traffic offences, road flares and more. 

Duesseldorf/Germany, August 26, 2021 – Protecting the virtual city of Brighton as a police officer in Police Simulator: Patrol Officers has so far been a pure single-player experience. This is now set to change with the Nightshift with Friends update, which will be released today at 12 p.m. CEST/6 a.m. EDT in time for this year’s gamescom – one of the leading events for computer and videogames worldwide. The second larger content update for the popular Early Access game will add a 2-player co-op mode, and introduce additional features such as night shifts and further traffic offenses that will make going on patrol much more varied and realistic. 

Find out more in today’s update release trailer!

After the recently released Background Check update which added multiple languages, a new vehicle, an additional district and the police computer for checking suspicious vehicles and persons, fans of the popular simulation game can now patrol the streets of Brighton in pairs and have each other’s backs. While exploring the city after dark during the newly introduced nightshifts, they will also notice some new traffic violations such as cars driving with smoking exhaust pipes, broken head or tail lights or roaring motors disturbing the neighborhood. Newly introduced flashlights will enable them to peer into even the darkest corners and road flares are set to make accident sites much more secure after nightfall.

Police Simulator: Patrol Officers is available for PC via Steam™ and the official astragon homepage for 19.99 Euro/USD 24.99/17.99 GBP (RSP). The game is supported by a game-grant of the German funding body FilmFernsehFonds Bayern. All contents of the update phases until the official end of Early Access are already included in the price. A detailed overview of upcoming content can be found in the official Police Simulator: Patrol Officers Roadmap.  

More Information:

Steam™:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/997010/Police_Simulator_Patrol_Officers/

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About astragon Entertainment GmbH  
astragon Entertainment (founded on July 25, 2000 in Hagen/Germany, since 2019 based in Duesseldorf/Germany) is one of the leading independent German games publishers. The focus of the diverse product portfolio of our company, lies on high-quality technical simulation games such as Construction Simulator, or Bus Simulator, but also many other exciting games such as Police Simulator: Patrol Officers or Drone Swarm. The distribution of high-quality licensed and distribution products such as Farming Simulator, Transport Fever 2 and SnowRunner complete our attractive product range. astragon games are available world-wide on many different platforms such as consoles, smartphones, tablets, and PC. Find more information at: http://www.astragon.de/en/.  
  
About Aesir Interactive   
Aesir Interactive is a German development studio based in Munich, Bavaria. Over 35 passionate designers, artists and programmers lay the foundation for engaging games and innovative interactive applications. As a leading Unreal Engine developer, Aesir established a formidable tech-stack and workflow for smooth continuous development and integration, creating lively and beautiful worlds for passionate gamers across the globe on all major consoles and PC.   
The diverse members of Aesir come from all over the world, yet they share a common path – Crafting memorable experiences through elegance, discipline, and excellence. For more information, visit aesir-interactive.com.  

About FilmFernsehFonds Bayern  
FFF Bayern provides funding for story and project development, the production of feature and television films, international co-productions for feature films or high-end series, (web)-serial and virtual reality formats, distribution and sales, cinemas as well as games. Besides its funding activities, FFF Bayern is also involved in extensive consulting and information services for the film, television, and games industry. Shareholders of FFF Bayern are the Free State of Bavaria, the Bavarian regulatory authority for new media (BLM), Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Zweites DeutschesFernsehen (ZDF), Seven.One Entertainment Group, RTL Television and Sky Deutschland Fernsehen. For more information, visit www.fff-bayern.de

The tongue-in-cheek VR game is now available on PS VR, Oculus Quest and PC VR

August 26, 2021: Vertigo Games, the VR specialist publishing and development arm of the Koch Media Group, and Little Chicken Game Company (REKT!, Track Labs) are delighted to announce that the tongue-in-cheek VR sim Traffic Jams is out now on PlayStation VR for $29.95 RRP, with a 25% launch discount for PlayStation Plus members until September 9th. Already released on Oculus Quest and PC VR earlier this year, Traffic Jams brings wacky traffic control fun and couch party play to a whole new audience of PlayStation VR players.

The launch trailer shows off some of the wacky monsters and (un)natural disasters that players have to face in Traffic Jams:

Unique take on traffic control

Traffic Jams introduces a fun and unique take on traffic control full of unexpected twists and turns, offering easy to pick-up yet hard to master gameplay to excite both new and seasoned VR players. The VR sim is set in a wacky cartoon world that lends itself perfectly to the even wackier challenges that players have to face, ranging from pesky to downright outrageous. With its launch on Oculus Quest and PC VR in April of this year, various players and renowned VR game press have already expressed their positive experience with Traffic Jams. The game scores a 4 out of 5 on the Oculus store and is sitting lofty at a 92% positive user review score on Steam. 

In the world of Traffic Jams all traffic lights have gone out. It’s up to you to keep traffic flowing in the face of outrageous events and flagrant road rage! Starting out on a quiet corner in a small town, job offers soon start pouring in from iconic cities around the globe where you’ll need to guide rude pedestrians, impatient drivers, and the occasional meteorite along before road rage strikes. Sound easy? Think again! This wacky VR game throws in monsters, (un)natural disasters, and up to 4 non-VR friends in (couch) party mode!

Published by Vertigo Games and developed by Little Chicken, Traffic Jams is available now for PlayStation VR, Oculus Quest and PC VR and supports Oculus store cross-buy. 

For more news about Traffic Jams, find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and subscribe to the newsletter at trafficjams-vr.com.

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About Traffic Jams

In a world without traffic lights, one reigns supreme. Step onto the crossroads and keep traffic flowing in the face of outrageous events and flagrant road rage. Easy? Think again! This chaotic VR game throws in monsters, (un)natural disasters, and up to 4 non-VR friends in party mode! trafficjams-vr.com 

About Vertigo Games

Vertigo Games is a multi-platform VR publisher and developer with offices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Los Angeles, California. With teams in the areas of development, publishing and LBE (location-based entertainment) distribution, the company offers a growing portfolio of quality VR games that provide novel, powerful and full-featured gaming experiences both inside of the home, and outside of the home through its leading LBE content provider and management platform SpringboardVR. Current games include the evergreen brand Arizona Sunshine®,A Fisherman’s Tale, Traffic Jams and LBE-exclusive VR experiences like Ghost Patrol® VR. Vertigo Games has four releases in the 2021 publishing pipeline, including Vertigo Studios’ next VR action FPS game After the Fall® and the VR music game Unplugged. Vertigo Games is a Koch Media Group company. vertigo-games.com 

About Little Chicken

Little Chicken started making games back in 2001. With a rich history in work for hire projects, among which a lot of VR projects on the early VR platforms, the studios switched to making their own games back in 2015. They released REKT! and Rescue Wings on mobile platforms. And also Track Lab, a music-making gamified tool on the PlayStation VR platform. From that team comes Traffic Jams, where all the lessons learned in VR and all previous games come together. littlechicken.nl

Third Film in the Globally Popular My Hero Academia Franchise Arrives in Theaters in North America and the UK on October 29, Australia and New Zealand on October 28 and Coming Soon in Latin America and Scandinavia

26 August 2021 – Heroes unite to save the world! Funimation, the market leader in anime serving fans worldwide, is bringing the next exciting cinematic installment of the popular anime My Hero Academia to theaters this fall.

My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission,from Toho Co Ltd., continues the journey of the young heroes-in-training as they try to save the world in a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat addition to this global phenomenon franchise. The film, shown in both English subtitles and dub, arrives in more than 1,500 theaters in the United States and Canada on October 29 (with tickets on sale October 1); in the United Kingdom and Ireland (October 29); and in Australia and New Zealand (October 28).  The film will be coming soon to Latin America (in Spanish and Portuguese) and to Scandinavia by Funimation Global Group’s Wakanim in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland, all with subtitles in English as well as in each country’s corresponding language (except Iceland).

In My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission, U.A. High School students Izuku Midoriya, Shoto Todoroki, and Katsuki Bakugo face the greatest crisis in My Hero Academia history, with only two hours to save the world!During their internship with the number one Pro Hero Endeavor Agency, Deku and his new friend Rody find themselves wanted nationwide for a crime they didn’t commit.  Can Deku and his friends stop Humarise’s global plans of eliminating all Quirks?

The film’s English and Japanese cast delivering includes:

Izuku Midoriya – Justin Briner (English), Daiki Yamashita (Japanese) 
Katsuki Bakugo – Clifford Chapin (English), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese)
Shoto Todoroki – David Matranga (English), Yuki Kaji (Japanese) 
Endeavor – Patrick Seitz (English), Tetsu Inada (Japanese) 
Flect Turn – Robbie Daymond (English), Kazuya Nakai (Japanese)
Pino – Cristina Vee (English), Megumi Hayashibara (Japanese) 
Rody Soul – Ryan Colt Levy (English), Ryo Yoshizawa (Japanese) 

The film is directed by Kenji Nagasaki. My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission is not yet rated and has an approximate running time of 104 minutes.

My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission is the third My Hero Academia filmand comes on the heels of the launch of the fifth season of the My Hero Academia series currently streaming on Funimation.  The previous two My Hero Academia films are My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020) and My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018).

“Funimation brought My Hero Academia to U.S. audiences and has championed the anime through all five television seasons on Funimation, three movie releases, merchandise and the rise of an incredible community of fans,” said Colin Decker, CEO for the Funimation Global Group. “We’re proud to team up with Toho and the production committee to deliver another outstanding adventure for Deku, Bakugo and the characters from the My Hero Academia universe that fans have come to love.”  

My Hero Academia has captivated audiences beyond the core anime and Japanese entertainment fans through unique storytelling around the global superhero phenomenon. The series has introduced a number of diverse characters who each have their own special “Quirk” (a special superhuman ability that a person can have), allowing fans the opportunity to connect with their favorite characters on a personal level. My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission serves as a standalone film that will continue bringing superhero action and adventure to a wide range of audiences to enjoy.

About Funimation

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As the market leader in anime, we proudly deliver incredible fan experiences across television, feature films, events, collectibles, and the Funimation App.

Headquartered in the US and connected by a global network, our anime-obsessed team serves the fandom in over 52 countries and 10 languages. With over 400 team members, we’ve built a global community where fans and their passion will always have a place to belong. 

Funimation is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

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The Karin Sultan RS Classic Arrives Plus Shipwreck Spotted on the Shores, 2X GTA$ and RP on Auto Shop Client Jobs, and More

When you are mid-way through a rally and clenching, ask yourself, what do you need to reach the finish? A car that’s reliable, controllable, safe, and robust? Or a car that’s an overclocked mod machine with more personality than sense? Why not both?

Enter the Karin Sultan RS Classic, available now from Southern San Andreas Super Autos.

Shipwreck on the Shores

Treasure hunters and tourists are reporting sightings of a wooden boat washed up on the waterfront. The wreck is said to contain treasure and scraps of clothing, seven of which can be combined to form an outfit from a previous era. Each day, the wreck’s whereabouts will be subject to the tides. Should you spot it out on your travels, make sure to check for a chest filled with bounty.

Only one Shipwreck can be found per day — you can track whether you’ve found today’s Shipwreck via the Daily Collectibles section of the Interaction Menu.

2X GTA$ and RP on Auto Shop Client Jobs

An Auto Shop is more than a front for planning shakedowns with your crew – it is also a legitimate business with a buzzing clientele. Sessanta will get in contact with you when customers pull up with their cars. It’s then up to you to modify them to their specifications and deliver the finished product. Completing any Auto Shop Client Jobs this week will pay back Double Rewards, all week long.

2X GTA$ and RP on Lester Contact Missions

Buzz, buzz. Give Lester Crest a call on your iFruit this week to request a Job. All Lester Contact Missions are all doling out 2X GTA$ and RP.

Rev Your Engines: 2X GTA$ and RP on Select Stunt Races

Adrenaline is a wonderful thing. Get your heart pumping by jumping over your competition, whether that’s behind the wheel of a Trophy Truck or jostling for position above the La Puerta Freeway.

Racers can take home 2X GTA$ and RP on all the new Stunt Races released this year, namely: Sun, Sea and Chicanes, A Tight Spot, Bridge Too Far, Cluster Struck, Vicious Spiral, Canyon Fodder, Smoke Up Your Asphalt, and City Limits.

Tripled Salaries for Bodyguards and Associates

It’s brutal out there. The 1% needs protection, too. Luckily, sheltering the elite is a career track all its own. This week, all Bodyguards and Associates’ salaries are tripled for laying down life and limb in the line of duty. Trickle-down economics in action.

Car Meet Prize Ride and Challenge

LS Car Meet members who place in the Top 2 in the Pursuit Series for 4 days in a row will receive an Annis Euros to tune up as you see fit.

Test Out New and Unreleased Cars on the Test Track

There’s nothing wrong with trying something on for size. You’d do it with a pair of pants at Binco, so why wouldn’t you do the same with a car? Stop by the Car Meet’s Test Track and rev the engine of the new Karin Sultan RS Classic, the upcoming Übermacht Cypher, and the Obey Tailgater S, at no cost to you – even if you scrape a little paint during a Time Trial or a Scramble.

This Week on the Podium: The Vapid GB200

Stop by the lobby of the Diamond Casino & Resort any time this week to give the Lucky Wheel a spin. Who knows, you could walk away with GTA$, RP, snacks, clothing, not to mention a Vapid GB200, a no-frills, two-door rally-car that harkens back to an era of reckless abandon.

Discounts:

Afraid of showing up to the Car Meet in a rust bucket? Spice up your collection by adding a Vapid Dominator GTT for 30% off, as well as 40% off a selection of vehicles. Meanwhile, all Bunkers are half off, while their Upgrades are on sale for 40% off for the next week.

See below for the complete list of discounts.

Vehicles:

• Vapid Dominator GTT – 30% off
• Bravado Half-Track – 40% off
• Dinka Verus – 40% off
• Pegassi Tezeract – 40% off
• Dewbauchee Specter – 30% off

Real Estate and Renovations:

• All Bunkers – 50% off
• Bunker Upgrades and Modifications – 40% off

Prime Gaming Bonuses and Benefits

GTA Online players who successfully connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account with Prime Gaming will get GTA$100K just for playing any time this week.

Prime Gaming members can also take advantage of exclusive discounts, including 35% off the Obey Tailgater S and a steep 80% off the Vapid Flash GT.

To ensure access to future benefits, make sure to visit Prime Gaming and sign up.

Check Rockstar Support for details and limitations.