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oyful City-Building Sim Tinytopia Out Now on PC & Mac

The playful new game from MeNic and Mastiff offers tons of creative physics-based challenges for aspiring mayors

SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 30, 2021 – Video game publisher Mastiff is excited to announce the release today of developer MeNic Games’ one-of-a-kind toy city-builder, Tinytopia, for PC and Mac. Tinytopia delivers a playful combination of traditional city-building with replica cities like NYC and Tokyo, as well as toy-inspired challenges featuring bike pedals, a coin pusher and more. Tinytopia is available now on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG.com for $14.99 with a 10% launch discount for the first week.

As the mayor of Tinytopia, you’ll build flourishing toy towns and cities for your citizens and protect them from all sorts of cute catastrophes. Use toy building blocks to create awesome megastructures and transform charming villages into bustling metropolises. Tinytopia delivers a tremendous experience on a tabletop scale that’s as challenging or relaxing as you like.

Tinytopia gives you full creative control of the city-building process. Want to stack houses on top of one another? Cool! A skate park on top of a skyscraper – go for it! Discover Blueprint plans to unlock greater combinations and structures to reach new heights. Tinytopia offers a totally unique range of physics-based gameplay and challenges with inventive builds and scenarios: balance cities on a seesaw, keep a town stable on a spinning turntable and more!

Key Features:

  • Big Cities, Miniature Pieces: A playful blend of city-building, physics-based challenges, and oh-so-satisfying destruction. Use a collection of toy structures, tools, and services to create your own digital desktop destinations across 24 levels.
  • Craft It Bigger & Better: With an innovative, physics-based mechanic, miniature building blocks can be combined and stacked on top of one another to form awesome megastructures! There are more than 80 building blueprints to discover!
  • Balance. Stack. Plan. Play! Looking for a challenge worthy of a mayoral mastermind like yourself? Tinytopia’s Challenge levels are full of imaginatively fun scenarios that will test the limits of your planning and balancing skills, timing, and creativity.
  • A Smashing Good Time: Protect your tiny citizens from catastrophes like tornadoes, fires, monster attacks, UFOs, and more. Or flip a switch and watch it all crumble down!

Tinytopia will also release on the Microsoft Store for PC on September 27. Linux support for Tinytopia will be available in the near future. For more info, visit the game’s website and join Mastiff’s Discord.

About Mastiff

Mastiff is a publisher of fun, easy-to-pick-up-and-play games on all platforms, including those from Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Microsoft, PC and online gaming. Founded in 2002, Mastiff is proud to have released games in virtually every genre, including action, adventure, fighting, RPG, FPS, casual and music. https://mastiff-games.com

About MeNic Games

MeNic Games is an award-winning indie game development studio based in Cordoba, Argentina. Specializing in fun, physics-driven games, the studio launched its debut title, BalanCity, in 2016, followed by Space Routine in 2020. The team’s playful toy city-builder Tinytopia is out now on PC and Mac. http://www.menic.games

Tinytopia © 2021 MeNic Games. Published worldwide under license by Mastiff. All rights reserved.

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PATHFINDER: KINGMAKER HITS ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous reveals launch trailer during gamescom 2021

Sydney, Australia, 31 August 2021 – Prime Matter and Owlcat Games are excited to announce that critically acclaimed CRPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker has reached 1 million sales worldwide on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. 

Launched in September 2018, Pathfinder: Kingmaker started out as a Kickstarter project and is based on the tabletop Pathfinder Adventure Path campaign of the same name.

This announcement coincided with the unveiling of the launch trailer for the upcoming indirect sequel Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

Watch the trailer:

The trailer was revealed during gamescom 2021 and features brand new gameplay footage. 

Owlcat Games and META Publishing will launch Pathfinder: The Wrath of the Righteous worldwide on PC on 2 September 2021; with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One editions hitting stores 1 March 2022.  

Pre-orders for the PC version are available on Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG for $69.95.

Prime Matter, Koch Media’s premium gaming label, will distribute the physical console versions.

About Owlcat Games

Owlcat Games was founded in 2016 by a group of developers united by their love of CRPGs. The team is led by veteran game designers behind titles like Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm, Etherlords, Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul and other games. Team members also took part in the development of popular MMO titles, Allods Online and Skyforge. The first project unveiled by Owlcat Games was 2018’s Pathfinder: Kingmaker, an isometric computer RPG based on the highly popular Pathfinder pen-and-paper roleplaying game by Paizo Inc. The success of Kingmaker has allowed them to continue working with Paizo on a new Pathfinder adventure, Wrath of the Righteous.

About META Publishing

META Publishing is a rising video game label powered by industry veterans and gaming enthusiasts worldwide. We do not only publish games but create unique relations between the game and the players. With love and passion for games, we cater to developers’ needs and help them make each game shine!

About Prime Matter

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Prime Matter is the premium gaming label dedicated to delivering a range of diverse and immersive games from amazing game development talent all around the globe. Working across projects of all styles, scopes and sizes, single-player, co-op to live ops, from producing to publishing, from ambitious teams taking their first step that need full support without compromising their dream to larger established successful studios searching that next step in the global market and building of brands. Prime Matter looks to lead through creativity, expression and passion, with games that will grip and enchant with enthralling story-telling, winning an audience with its incredible moments and larger-than-life experiences. Prime Matter is a proud member of the Koch Media Group.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Cyberpunk Speedrunning Platformer Aeon Drive Teleports to PC & Consoles on September 30

Cyberpunk Speedrunning Platformer Aeon Drive Teleports to PC & Consoles on September 30

Sprint and dash against time with friends in four-player co-op, now also coming to PlayStation®5 & Xbox Series X|S

LEIDEN, The Netherlands Aug. 30, 2021 – Developer 2Awesome Studio and publisher CRITICAL REFLEX today announced that Aeon Drive, their upcoming fast-paced action-platformer game, will launch on Sept. 30, 2021, on PC, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

A cyberpunk-themed platformer with a speedrunning twist, Aeon Drives stars Jackelyne, a space ranger desperate to get home, armed with a power sword and teleportation dagger. Jackelyne must sprint and dash through the neon-infused metropolis of Neo Barcelona, using time and space-bending abilities to find all the Drive Cores to fix her ship – and save the city from impending doom.

Aeon Drive features two separate gameplay modes. Story mode can be played solo or in local/online co-op for up to four players. Competitive PvP can also be played with up to four players local and online.

Key Features:

  • Teleport through lasers, spikes and saws, and dash in a flash to avoid dangers through 100 levels of cyberpunk Neo Barcelona
  • Run through time – Aeon Drive’s unique time-warping system cuts down on repetition and keeps the challenge ahead of you fresh
  • Real-time difficulty adjustment – collect time-warping devices and use them strategically
  • Colorful pixel art visuals combining modern and retro styles
  • Advanced scoring system makes each new run fun and challenging for long-term replayability

For an extra competitive edge, players can use Discord Integration and Global Leaderboards to engage with friends and other players all around the world. Use streaming mode to show everyone who the real speedster of Neo Barcelona is!

Aeon Drive’s protagonist is voiced by voice actress Kira Buckland, best known for her roles as 2B in Nier: Automata, Reimi Sugimoto in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Trucy Wright in the Ace Attorney series, and Hiyoko Saionji in the Danganronpa series.

More game information can be found on Steam. For all Aeon Drive updates, follow us on Twitter!

About 2Awesome Studio

2Awesome Studio is an independent game development studio and indie publisher whose mission is to add awesomeness to reality by developing video games with new and addictive mechanics and finding games that are equally awesome to publish.

About CRITICAL REFLEX

CRITICAL REFLEX is an indie game publishing label on a mission: find kick-ass games, make sure these games are at their best upon release, and put them in front of as many gaming fans as possible. Members of our team have worked with a lot of successful indie projects, launched a dozen crowdfunding companies, and now we’ve come together to publish games that we love!

Bloober Team Releases The Medium’s Gamescom Trailer Ahead of PlayStation 5 Launch

Trailer Reveals More About the Game’s Story and Features Mysterious Creature The Hound

August 30th, 2021 – Ahead of the game’s launch onPlayStation®5, Bloober Team presents a new video: The Medium PS5 – Gamescom Launch Trailer.

The trailer showcases key elements on the game’s story, and features both primary locations and protagonists, including the Hound – a mysterious entity from the spirit world.

The score is provided by “Across the shore” a theme composed by Akira Yamaoka and Arkadiusz Reikowski, and performed by Mary Elisabeth McGlynn.

The Medium is coming to the PlayStation®5 computer entertainment system on September 3, 2021. Following a successful global launch on PC and Xbox Series X|S on January 28, 2021, Bloober Team is excited to bring The Medium to PS5™ to take advantage of the console hardware as well as the DualSense controller, offering players the experience of exploring two worlds simultaneously.

The Medium is a third-person psychological horror game that features innovative dual-reality gameplay. Players assume the role of Marianne, a medium gifted with several psychic abilities, and explore the real and spirit world both alternatively and simultaneously to uncover a dark mystery masked by disturbing secrets, sinister spirits, and devious puzzles only a medium can solve.

Players can head to the PlayStation Store to pre-order the game at the price of $69.95 with a 10% off discount for PS Plus members before launch. Players who pre-order the game will receive the digital Original Soundtrack (by Akira Yamaoka and Arkadiusz Reikowski) and The Art of The Medium (digital artbook).

Bloober Team and Black Screen Records will also publish The Medium Original Soundtrack on vinyl and CD, with a release expected in October. Pre-orders are available now .

Bloober Team and global retail publishing partner Koch Media are bringing The Medium to retail stores worldwide. The game will be published and available in retail on September 3 for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5™, with The Medium: Two Worlds Special Edition available at selected retailers, which comes complete with an exclusive steelbook, soundtrack of the game and printed artbook. In Japan, publisher NA Publishing will bring the game to all three platforms by Holiday 2021.

Developed and published by Bloober Team, and rated R18+, The Medium is Bloober Team’s largest and most ambitious project to date, with no loading screens and utilising the full potential of the latest version of the Unreal Engine 4. The game will be available on PlayStation®5 on September 3, 2021, and is available today for $75.95 RRP on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG.

For more information on The Medium, please visit www.themediumgame.com; Follow us on Twitter @TheMediumGame; Like us on Facebook @MediumGame, or follow us on Instagram @the_medium_game.

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About Bloober Team:

Based in Krakow, Poland, and established in 2008, Bloober Team is an independent game development studio with over 100 people strong. The company focuses on creating mature psychological horror games with deep storylines and atmospheric set-pieces, all resulting in a chilling yet memorable experience. Bloober Team has extensive experience and passion working on acclaimed horror games including Blair Witch, Layers of Fear, Observer: System Redux and The Medium. https://www.blooberteam.com

About Koch Media 

The 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 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 ten 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), DigixArt (Montpellier, France).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. 

About NA PUBLISHING

A console game publishing company located in Tokyo, Japan. Focusing on promoting console games into Japanese/Asian market. The company has so far successfully published world-wide famous franchises such as “Friday the 13th the Game”, “Layers of Fear 2”, “Blair Witch” and so on into Asian Markets with both Digital Download and Physical Package.

Also, NA PUBLISHIING operates as a 100% son company of a 34yr old veteran game development company “Natsume Atari Inc.”, becoming also strong at co-development and porting.

The company will continue to focus on bringing High-Quality Indie titles from western countries into Asia, getting the results that all those awesome games deserve.

About Black Screen Records

Black Screen Records is an independent record label for game soundtracks based in Cologne, Germany. Since 2015, Black Screen Records has released the video game soundtracks to over 70 games on vinyl, cd and digitally. They also run one of the biggest online stores for game soundtracks on vinyl and have over 500 different titles from various labels available on their website and have just opened a retail store for soundtracks, games and merchandise in Cologne.

Chernobylite Presents ‘Tatyana’s Wedding Vows’ Trailer in Anticipation of Console Release

Video game publisher All in! Games and development studio The Farm 51 are celebrating the upcoming console release of the acclaimed survival horror RPG, Chernobylite, with a new trailer that premiered at Gamescom. The trailer sheds light on protagonist Igor’s fiancee, Tatyana, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances 30 years ago and who is the reason he returns to the Exclusion Zone against all warnings. Chernobylite is slated for release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 28th.

Tatyana still appears to Igor in his dreams, haunting him, calling him back to Chernobyl. The last time he saw her was the fateful day of the nuclear disaster 30 years ago, but to him it feels like yesterday. As long as there’s a chance that she might still be alive he can’t help but return to what is now the Exclusion Zone, despite the danger posed by hostile military forces, supernatural creatures, and other stalkers.

More information about Chernobylite can be found via the official WebsiteSteamFacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube, and Discord.

Check out our full video review for Chernobylite here:

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?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 WebsiteSteamTwitterFacebookSubreddit 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/

Feel the Sting in Free Fire’s New Quantic Unknown Elite Pass

Malevolent vibes await Survivors in the upcoming EP

Singapore, 30 August, 2021 – Free Fire, the world’s most downloaded mobile game in 2019 and 2020, will take Survivors to a dark and dangerous place in its latest Elite Pass (EP), Quantic Unknown, where they will face the venom of the scorpion.

Quantic Unknown takes inspiration from streetwear. Every element, from the texture and cut to the hairstyles, such as dreadlocks and highlight dyes, all contribute to accentuate the visual perception of uniqueness and trendiness. Survivors can get their pincers on Venomous Skorpios (Male) and Valiant Skorpina (Female) Bundles, and can earn other rewards including the Malevolent Sting backpack and grenade skins, Razor Blade and Razor Fangs skyboard skins, and Quantic Unknown jeep and weapon skins. The EP also features two in-game avatars and banners. Survivors who pre-order the EP will also receive the Malevolent Sting in-game box skin.

The cool, edgy scorpion concept has not been explored previously in Free Fire content, and the key color combination of black and purple evokes a mysterious and dangerous scorpion vibe. Other elements, such as scorpion details on the waist belts, mechanical scorpion tails on the backpacks, and the use of diamond shapes help carry the theme throughout the EP. Triangles and metallic textures convey sharpness as well as the feeling of danger and aggressiveness. 

Aspiring arachnids can download Free Fire on the App Store or on Google Play. Follow Free Fire on Facebook and YouTube for the latest news and updates.

About Garena

Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Free Fire, its self-developed mobile battle royale title, was the most downloaded mobile game in the world in 2019 and 2020, according to App Annie. 

Garena is run by passionate gamers and has a unique understanding of what gamers want. It exclusively licenses and publishes hit titles from global partners – such as Arena of Valor, Call of Duty: Mobile, and League of Legends – in selected markets globally. Garena champions social and entertainment experiences through games, enabling its communities to engage and interact. Garena is also a leading esports organiser and hosts some of the world’s biggest esports events. Garena is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company. In addition to Garena, Sea’s other core businesses include its e-commerce arm, Shopee, and digital financial services arm, SeaMoney. Sea’s mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology.

MODUS GAMES REVEALS BRAND NEW TRAILER FOR BREATHTAKING HACK-AND-SLASH ACTION TITLE SOULSTICE

Control Briar and Lute at the same time and harness their unique abilities

Walnut Creek, Calif. (August 27, 2021) … Publisher Modus Games along with developer Reply Game Studios yesterday released a brand-new trailer at the Future Games Show for Soulstice, the stunning hack-and-slash title arriving on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S in 2022. The trailer showcases the unbreakable bond that sisters Briar and Lute exemplify as they harness their powers to take on their foes

Only by utilising Briar’s incredible strength and Lute’s mystical abilities will the two be able to reclaim the city of Ilden.

Wishlist the game now: www.soulsticegame.com.

The Chimeras are hybrid warriors, forged from the union of two souls. They are the only beings who can oppose the Wraiths, ravenous creatures borne of Chaos itself. Briar and Lute are two sisters — both voiced by Stefanie Joosten (Metal Gear Solid V) — who were turned into a Chimera: Briar gained superhuman abilities, but Lute was sacrificed to become her Shade, a spirit with mystical powers. When the city of Ilden falls to the invasion of the Wraiths, the two sisters are sent on a mission to purge it.

The sleek, fantasy-inspired world will transport players to places filled with danger and beauty. Thanks to a deep combat system with ruthless combos, multiple weapons and myriad customisation options, Briar and Lute will have an endless array of methods to take down enemies as they explore Ilden, facing new threats around every corner.

Sign up to be the first to learn more about Soulstice at www.soulsticegame.com. Follow the latest details on Modus Games’ full lineup by visiting its official site, join their Discord channel (modus.games/discord), and follow @Modus_Games on Twitter.

About Modus Games 
Modus Games is one of the fastest-growing video game publishers in the world. The label prides itself on providing AAA publishing services to talented independent developers across the globe. Modus Studios Brazil is a full-service development studio supporting creators of inspired interactive entertainment. For more information, visit www.modusgames.com.

About Reply Game Studios
Reply Game Studios is the development studio of the Reply Group, a team of dedicated professionals who work hard to present players with exciting AA games that feature high production values, deep experiences and engaging stories on PC and next-gen consoles.

Dice Legacy wins Most Original Game at Gamescom awards

Dice Legacy wins Most Original Game at Gamescom awards The unique mix of city-building, survival roguelike and boardgame convinced the judges

Watch the new “Forging the Dice” Trailer on YouTube:

Sydney, August 30th, 2021 –The unique Indie Game Dice Legacy by DESTINYbit and Ravenscourt has won the award for Most Original Game at gamescom 2021.

With Dice Legacy, the developer DESTINYbit set out to kick the ball in a new direction for city builders, combining their tabletop and digital passions. The game does so by successfully blending different genres from city builder to strategy game, to survival roguelike. The result is a critically acclaimed, award winning, and entirely new gaming experience.

Dice Legacy on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229460/Dice_Legacy/

To mark the occasion there is also a brand new trailer highlighting an important feature of the game: Dice Crafting. Empower your dice or forge two dice together to create new unique combinations that best fit your playstyle.

Dice Legacy will launch on Nintendo Switch™ as well as PC via Steam on the 9th of September 2021, with Ravenscourt providing full global publishing support.

About Dice Legacy

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

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

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

About DESTINYbit

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

About Ravenscourt
Established in 2014 – and operating from its Munich headquarters in Germany – Ravenscourt’s mission is delivering amazing games to a broad audience from both established studios and industry newcomers.
With a diverse portfolio, managing the titles of multiple international studios, Ravenscourt games span everything from adventure and management sims through to city builders and indie gems. The label even boasts a good old sing-along karaoke franchise.

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

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

HyperX Signs Professional Tennis Player Daniil Medvedev as Global Brand Ambassador

HyperX Signs Professional Tennis Player Daniil Medvedev as Global Brand Ambassador

Australia, 2021 – HyperX, the gaming peripherals team at HP Inc. and brand leader in gaming and esports, today announced Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev as a HyperX Global Brand Ambassador. At 25 years old, Medvedev is the most successful Russian tennis player of the 21st century with 12 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour singles titles and currently ranked as the number two tennis player in the world by the ATP. As HyperX’s first global brand ambassador from Russia, Medvedev will receive a comic-style illustration and participate in global marketing activities.

“I love playing videos games, so much so that I avoid taking them with me to tournaments to ensure my complete focus is on the court,” said Medvedev. “When I do get off-the-court gaming time, having top-quality sound has been essential to amplifying my gaming experience and with HyperX headsets I escape from the real world and completely immerse myself in virtual competition.”

Known for his unique style of play with incredible ball movement senses and pace changing skills on the court, Medvedev’s quick and precise skills also come in handy when competing in some of his favorite video games, including Rainbow Six Siege, FIFA and Fortnite.

As a HyperX brand ambassador, Medvedev will receive the HyperX Hero’s treatment, including his own hero illustration inspired by his gaming persona. He joins a line-up of internationally recognised talent on the HyperX roster, including football player JuJu Smith-Schuster, basketball players Gordon Hayward and Ariel Powers, ice hockey player Filip Forsberg, international soccer player Dele Alli, professional race car driver Sage Karam, and more than 25 global streamers and influencers in the HyperX family.

“Daniil Medvedev is talented both on the tennis court and in the virtual game, and we are excited to add him to the HyperX roster,” said HyperX. “His passion for gaming and commitment to giving everything he has on the court make him an ideal addition the HyperX family as he continues to inspire gaming audiences and tennis fans around the world.”

About HyperX

For 18 years, HyperX’s mission has been to develop gaming solutions for every type of gamer and the company is consistently recognised for delivering products that provide superior comfort, aesthetics, performance, and reliability. Under the tagline of “WE’RE ALL GAMERS,” HyperX gaming headsets, keyboards, mice, USB microphones, and console accessories are the choice of everyday gamers as well as celebrity ambassadors, pro gamers, tech enthusiasts, and overclockers worldwide because they meet stringent product specifications and are built with best-in-class components.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/hyperx
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About HP

HP Inc. creates technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere. Through our product and service portfolio of personal systems, printers, and 3D printing solutions, we engineer experiences that amaze. More information about HP Inc. is available at http://www.hp.com .

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Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1 Review 

Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1

Developer: Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher: NIS America
Platforms: Switch
Release Date: Available Now
Price: $39.99 – Available Here, $69.95 – Available Here

Overview

There is nothing like the classics. NIS America have made a name for themselves, creating a following who are always hungry for the next best import from the company. While there is certainly a history of acclaim, NIS have a few titles that most have yet to have the opportunity to experience, but are looking to change that with some fresh re-releases. Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1 brings us two past titles that hardcore fans are sure to enjoy on modern platforms. Does this new package age well, or is this duo ready for an early retirement? Let’s find out. 

Story

Phantom Brave is the first title to speak of, as this version features a little girl by the name of Marona as the main protagonist. Having lost her parents years prior, she has the ability to see phantoms. Needing to gather funds, she sets out on a journey alongside Ash, a phantom who was with her parents during their time of demise.  To tackle her low funds, she begins accepting quests – with the main narrative taking place as she sets out to also save the world and learn more about her mysterious past. It’s a fascinating tale that is told well, with progression setting up an engrossing tale that has made the game the cult classic it is today. 

Soul Nomad & the World Eaters is a bit similar, but still very different from the other title in this two-piece collection. Players take control of a silent hero who is given a sword containing a God by the name of Gig, who fuses with your body, providing you with a ton of power. The twist is that Gig can eventually consume you if over-utilized, so it is up to you to find balance by building a mass army to do most of the fighting, while trying to save your soul and defeat the World Eaters at the same time. The story here is a bit cheeky, but one that is easy enough to follow and enjoy due to the great dynamic between you, Gig, and Danette, a spunky young lass who basically acts as the moral compass of the game – ensuring you do not overuse Gig’s abilities and become consumed. Both games are strong with their own narratives, so those looking for two great stories will be happy to know that will be the strongest elements to hold up the set provided here. 

Gameplay 

Both of these titles in a sense are strategy RPGs, but each have very different styles of gameplay that set them apart. Phantom Brave is far more traditional. This title has battle sequences play out on an isometric, top-down field full of fauna and hazards, where players can summon phantoms to bind to these objects to increase stats and provide other perks. It is all about alignment. The proper set-up can lead to a quick battle, but the thick strategy involved will have you assorting your tactics to get from point A to point B through a lot of preparation by understanding the mechanics involved. There is a bit of tedium tied into this as some battles took way too long to play out as moving phantoms around is an overly lengthy process. The game has a rich sense of satisfaction for victory despite its shortcomings, as the gameplay is far more accessible to newcomers than the other title within this compilation. 

Soul Nomad is rough. Not rough in a bad way, but more-so that it can be confusing to understand how to play due to cumbersome menus and a heavy depth overlying just about everything. Instead of getting that gratification of understanding the learning curve of the game, I found myself more frustrated early on trying to assort squads properly. As mentioned, this title revolves around armies, and each character has their own squad to take to the battlefield. While most grid-structured strategy RPGs focus on movement and placement (as this one does), Soul Nomad adds in extra depth with never-ending customization of these squads – which are all within their own universe at sorts. Yeah, it is confusing, but after some hours most should be able to get down the basics as there is a lot of attention provided for all of the mechanics involved.  

Phantom Brave may not have the strongest story of the lot, but it is hands down the more enjoyable and timeless of the two as it is just so accessible in comparison. I can see a lot of tenured vets of the genre still getting enjoyment with Soul Nomad, but I think it hasn’t aged well enough to really earn the spot on this re-release. Most remakes or re-releases are great because they are able to revamp and update battle systems to incorporate newer mechanics that streamline gameplay – basically ironing out past kinks. Soul Nomad is updated slightly from a visual standpoint, but as I was playing it, I kept thinking of ways this type of game could be updated to be more accessible. In my personal opinion if I, as the player, am more focused on poorly aged mechanics rather than enjoying the gameplay – it tells me that this title is mainly for those who enjoyed it prior, and that newcomers may not be able to stick round long enough before they see the massive amount of potential it ultimately has. 

Visuals 

This isn’t really a remaster of either game, but the graphics have been formatted to look more attractive on modern systems. The dialogue boxes (particularly within Phantom Brave) seem stretched and off, while both games have a bit of a blur to the character models and other terrain that is quite noticeable throughout each experience. That said, everything is still tolerable overall – and I didn’t focus on the imperfections as either game rolled onward.  

Audio 

The voice acting for NIS America has come a long way since either title released years before this release. That is a good thing, but these two games could certainly have benefitted with newer voice tracks, as the acting is a bit hammy and rough – yet still good enough for someone to still easily understand either narrative. While I did prefer Soul Nomad’s soundtrack, both are quite fantastic, and appear to play in their original format, which will certainly click on some nostalgia for older fans. 

Overall

Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1 is a tale of two decent strategy RPGs that are definitely worth revisiting if you want to understand the rich history within NIS America’s vast library. Sure, there are more refined products out there, but there is something truly special about each one of these titles, and I think fans will be happy to pack these on a current platform as they will find a lot of playtime with in-depth mechanics that (love them or hate them) brought some out-of-the-box execution to a genre that doesn’t get the attention it once received decades ago. Even if it’s just to understand latter cameos within Disgaea’s universe, this twosome is sure to be an interesting second look for fans who simply want more from their favorite publisher.