New Route Arrives Today on PC, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S

KENT, U.K. – Nov. 4 , 2021 – Dovetail Games is excited to announce the addition of the Rivet Games developed West Cornwall Local route for Train Sim World 2 on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, as well as PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S. Train Sim World 2: West Cornwall Local allows operators to experience the beautiful countryside of the ‘Great Western’ across Penzance – St. Austell & St Ives. A journey into the past, the West Cornwall Localcaptures this line in the 1990s in the pre-British Rail privatization era.

Opened in 1867, the Cornish Main Line, has long been the backbone of Cornwall’s thriving tourism industry as its sprawling branches serve local communities and bring holidaymakers keen to make a coastal getaway into the region. Control the recognisable BR Class 150/2, a staple of any rural regional line in England, or experience classic motive power in the form of the BR Class 37/5 which can be accompanied by the YCV ‘Turbot’ and YGB ‘Seacow’ wagons.

“We’d had a lot of requests for a route in Cornwall, the UK’s most South-Westerly region, and we could see why,” said Rivet Games Director Tim Gatland, “It has beautiful countryside, amazing beaches and lovely towns. We’re looking forward to players exploring this iconic British railway in Train Sim World 2.”

With the West Cornwall Local route, operators choose how they want to play; drive trains across the 44-mile line from Penzance to St. Austell, ride around as a passenger across the St. Ives branch, complete the newly added route tasks, or simply pick a vantage point and watch the action unfold. You are in control of your experience with the Scenario Planner and Livery Designer. Whatever you choose to do, there’s lots to see and experience in Train Sim World 2: West Cornwall Local.

Train Sim World 2: West Cornwall Local is available now, priced at $29.99 / £24.99, with a 10% discount available across Steam and the PlayStation Network.

For more information on Train Sim World 2: Rush Hour, visit www.trainsimworld.com and follow the game on Twitter @trainsimworld, Instagram @trainsim, TikTok @trainsimworldofficial, and Facebook @trainsimworld. Keep up with all the latest simulation news from Dovetail Games at https://live.dovetailgames.com/.

About Dovetail Games

Dovetail Games was launched in 2013. Previously trading as RailSimulator.com Ltd, the business launched in 2009 initially producing and marketing PC game Train Simulator. Today Dovetail Games is responsible for train and fishing simulation games and is developing for PC and leading consoles. http://www.dovetailgames.com.

About SimuGraph

Developed by Dovetail Games, SimuGraph Vehicle Dynamics Engine is a powerful visual modeling and simulation framework for the construction and real-time simulation of electrical, mechanical and hydraulic systems in the context of vehicle dynamics.

About Unreal Engine

Developed by Epic Games, the award-winning Unreal Engine is known for world-class graphics, tools and scalability across PC, console and mobile platforms. Unreal Engine technology is designed to accelerate developers’ productivity for creating high quality games, applications, training simulations, visualizations, digital films and animated entertainment. To access UE4, visit www.unrealengine.com and follow @UnrealEngine.

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Join in the festivities with exclusive giveaways and the chance to play with the Stunlock Studios team this weekend!

Skövde, Sweden – 4th November, 2021 – Stunlock Studios today have published their latest dev blog in which the developer honours the four year anniversary of their action-packed team arena brawler Battlerite this Sunday, 7th November, with an array of electrifying celebrations!

With Stunlock Studio’s latest project V Rising in development, made by the majority of the same team that created Battlerite, the blog looks back at the history and foundations of the development studio and their games, including Bloodline Champions, Dead Island: Epidemic and Battlerite. To celebrate the anniversary, the blog announces that new players can snag a free ‘All Champions’ Pack from November 7th, in addition to rare mount giveaways on both the Battlerite Discord and V Rising Discord so players can enter the proving grounds with style! The developers will also be playing Battlerite this weekend, allowing brawlers to finally realise their dream of defeating a game dev at their own game!

“There is no Battlerite without Stunlock Studios, and there is no Stunlock Studios without Battlerite. Battlerite made it possible for us to continue making the kind of games we enjoy making, with “gameplay first” and juicy combat as a focus. The majority of the employees who worked on our first game are still in the studio today, now working on V Rising. We built a strong core of experience and talent mixed with amazing new recruits who throughout the years learned to create magic together.”

More on V Rising:
V Rising is the new game from Stunlock Studios where you play the part of the vampire. Rise from your grave after centuries-long sleep, thirsty for blood and hungry to regain your former glory. 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: https://playvrising.com/signup

V Rising Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604030/V_Rising/
V Rising Website: https://playvrising.com/
V Rising Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VRisingGame
V Rising Twitter: https://twitter.com/VRisingGame
V Rising 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.

It’s almost time to start the tractors, as the launch of Farming Simulator 22 is less than three weeks away. Developer and publisher GIANTS Software releases a new Garage Trailer to provide machine enthusiasts with a foretaste of the impressive agricultural vehicle fleet available in the game.

Watch the Farming Simulator 22 garage trailer

Hundreds of authentic machines available
Over 400 authentically digitized machines and tools from Case IH, CLAAS, DEUTZ-FAHR, Fendt, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, Valtra and many other renowned brands from all over the world will be available in Farming Simulator 22.

As always, GIANTS Software, in close cooperation with the respective manufacturers, paid close attention to detail – up to the last bolt of each machine. The Massey Ferguson MF 8S tractor will be equally authentic as the Mack Super-Liner 6×4 by Mack Trucks or the New Holland Braud 9070L grape harvester that is introduced alongside the brand-new crop.

Designed more realistic than ever
It’s not just the visuals: GIANTS Software’s sound department greatly enhanced the audio aspect with real-time sound transformations responding to the environment, and even more mechanical details like moving lids, bolts and a lot of hydraulic components making noise.

“Farming Simulator 22 contains not only the biggest fleet of agricultural machinery of the series. It’s also the most accurate and extensive digitization of real farming tools – something to be proud of. We thank all our partners for the continuing partnerships that made it possible”, comments Thomas Frey, Creative Director at GIANTS Software.

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

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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

© 2021 Published and developed by GIANTS Software GmbH. GIANTS Software and its logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GIANTS Software GmbH. All manufacturers, agricultural machinery, agricultural equipment, names, brands and associated imagery featured in this game in some cases include trademarks and/or copyrighted materials of their respective owners. The agricultural machines and equipment in this game may be different from the actual machines in shapes, colours and performance. ©2021 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. “PlayStation”, “PS5” and “PS4”, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, the Xbox Sphere mark, the Series X logo, Series S logo, Series X|S logo, Xbox One and Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X|S are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Stadia, the S logo, and related marks and logos are trademarks of Google LLC. “Mac” is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. All rights reserved. All other names, trademarks and logos are property of their respective owners.

Highly anticipated global release will be packed with new gameplay and features, building on the mobile game’s huge success

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kiss Publishing Limited (KPL), in association with developer Tower Studios, will release Sociable Soccer for PC and console in Q2 2022, following the title’s huge success on Apple Arcade.

The game, designed by Sensible Soccer creator Jon Hare, will be made available by KPL globally for Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4/5 and Microsoft Xbox Series X/S, in addition to a full Steam release.

Sociable Soccer was originally released in 2019 via Apple Arcade for iOS, where it has built up a huge following of fans for its fast, arcade-style, intuitive gameplay, complete with multiplayer head-to-heads and collectible player cards.

The highly anticipated console and PC versions of the game will offer the same great player experiences and more, including:

• Enhanced graphics and animations
• Enhanced gameplay, strategy & AI
• Collectible legend players per club
• Challenges and battle pass system
• Improved PVP matchmaking & customisable difficulty
• Update to all 1,000 teams & 30,000 players for 21/22 season

Meanwhile, gamers who bought the previously available Early Access version on Steam in 2017 will get a new Steam code from KPL on release.

KPL Head of Publishing Darryl Still offered: “We’re absolutely thrilled to be working with Jon Hare and Tower Studios to bring Sociable Soccer to PC and console platforms. The game has been a huge success on mobile and we can’t wait to introduce it to new audiences around the world.”

Tower Studios CEO Jon Hare said: “Sociable Soccer has been a labour of love since we first started working on the game as a PC title in 2015. With the game firmly established on Apple Arcade we’ve found the perfect partner in KPL to take it to Steam, Switch, PlayStation and Xbox. We’ve always thought of Sociable Soccer as an organic football franchise – and it’s going to be growing more over the next few years.”

More information about Sociable Soccer can be found here: https://sociablesoccer.com  

About KPL
Launched in 2017, Kiss Publishing Limited (KPL) is a full-service digital distribution management company, enabling the independent development community to secure listings across multiple digital retail sites. Based in Leamington Spa, KPL is home to the four-million selling Pixel Puzzles franchise.

www.kiss-ltd.co.uk

About Tower Studios 
Tower Studios is owned and operated by Jon Hare, co-founder of Sensible Software. Hare has designed 11 chart topping games since 1986, including a #1 football game in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. In 2015 Tower partnered with Finnish developer Combo Breaker to create Sociable Soccer as a true cross-platform experience and Hare’s hoping their collaboration with Kiss will ensure him football triumph for a 5^thconsecutive decade.

Sydney, Australia, November 4^th, 2021 – The release date for SpellForce III Reforced on consoles is postponed to March 8, 2022. For owners of SpellForce III on PC, the SpellForce III Reforced Edition will be a free update and will arrive on December 6, 2021. SpellForce III Reforced will be available on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One™ and PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series S/X™.

Details about the Reforced-Edition
Compared to the original SpellForce III, the all-new Reforced Edition will feature an enhanced campaign experience including the following:

1. Improved RTS mechanics and reworked RTS faction designs, introduced in the two expansions
2. Reworked Skill trees
3. Improved Quests
4. Improved Coop Mode
5. Improved loot distribution
6. Improved balancing
7. Complete rework of the hub
8. All campaign/quest logic issues are fixed

Additionally to these campaign features, the Reforced Edition will have a visually and functionally enhanced User Interface, full gamepad support, and new content:

• A new skirmish map
• Journey Mode: An additional game mode similar to the original SpellForce’s “Free Game Mode”, providing more than 20 hours of unique content and a lot of replay value. Can be played in Coop!
• Journey Skirmish: Play PvP skirmish matches against other players with your overpowered journey heroes
• Arena Mode: An additional endless game mode where you start with a fresh character, fight against waves of monsters, and buy loot and spells from merchants to compete with other players in the leaderboards. Can also be played in Coop!
• Mod Support for the new Journey and Arena modes: Create your own Journey or arena maps and share them with the community.

SpellForce III Console Edition Overview
Additionally to the SpellForce III Reforced base game, both expansions will also be available on March 8^th, 2022. “Soul Harvest” and “Fallen God” will each one sold separately. Both expansions feature their own single-player campaign with 30+ hours of gameplay each, as well as new units and more. The whole package, called SpellForce III Reforced Complete Edition, is also available.

Watch the SpellForce III Reforced Trailer on YouTube:

Preorders for all editions are available now:
SpellForce III Reforced:
Xbox: https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/p/spellforce-iii-reforced/9p46pkq6c9h3
PlayStation: http://n.thq.com/T34B30rRTnD

SpellForce III Reforced: Complete Edition:
Xbox: https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/p/spellforce-iii-reforced-complete-edition/9p2w3fd5mwn5
PS4 SIEE: http://n.thq.com/AqLM30rRTnK
PS5 SIEE: http://n.thq.com/yTyz30rRTnQ

About SpellForce 3: Reforced

SpellForce III Reforced is a unique mix of an epic RPG storyline blended with accessible real-time strategy elements, designed to offer a riveting console experience to fans and newcomers alike.

It is the year 518. The rebellion of the renegade mages, known as the Mage Wars, has been quashed by the Crown. However, it was a Pyrrhic victory: Whole regions have fallen into anarchy, refugees roam the lands in search of shelter, and a mysterious, deadly plague called the “Bloodburn” has arisen and is spreading rapidly.

Features:

• Innovative Mix: Unique gameplay blending RTS and RPG naturally together
• Streamlined for consoles: Intuitive gamepad integration and tailor-made UI to smoothly control a strategy/RPG mix with complex mechanics
• Create & Customise: Create your own hero and choose between distinct skill trees.
• Single-player campaign: Featuring the dark, enthralling story of the long-misunderstood Trolls and their battle for survival, with a playtime of around 20 hours
• Build to Fight: Raise your own army and fight epic mass battles.
• Epic Storyline: Immerse yourself in a rich world – Unravel the secrets behind the current situation in Nortander. Explore Eo, a fully-realised world filled with interesting characters and heart-wrenching stories.
• Make new friends – assemble your party from a diverse cast of companions that not only complement your skills in interesting ways but also have an impact on the narrative. Manage their skills and equipment to ensure victory on the battlefield.
• Choose your side: Strengthen and command one of three factions – Elves, Orcs and Humans. Prepare your troops and fight the mother of all battles. Play strategically, taking advantage of terrain, troop formations, visibility, scouting, etc.
• Experience an epic tale: Enjoy a fully-voiced 30+ hour campaign on your own or with friends in the campaign coop mode. Face opponents of all skills in the online battles.

Notes for Editors:

About THQ Nordic The THQ Nordic official boiler plate can be found here: https://thqnordic.com/company/about

• Strong Planning and Customer Support Leads to 27% Market Share
• Solid Business Position Continues into 2021

Australia– November 4, 2021 – Kingston Technology, a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced TrendForce has named it as the number one supplier of SSDs in the channel (retail)for all of 2020. According to TrendForce, Kingston accounted for a whopping 27 percent of the 111.5 million units shipped in 2020.

With the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020, TrendForce reported a 15% YoY decrease in annual SSD shipments to the channel and severe delays in manufacturing and logistics resulting in a sudden decline in order volumes. Yet, findings show through Kingston’s global strategy for sourcing components, the company was well ahead of its competitors considering a global pandemic and looming chip shortage. The results reinforced Kingston as the clear leader in SSD production, as the second-place supplier accounted for only 8 percent of the total channel market. As a category, third-party suppliers (non-semiconductor) SSD makers accounted for 65% of the total shipments in 2020.

Kingston Technology’s presence in the market is widely due to its strong relationships with customers and channel partners worldwide. As the ongoing health crisis swept through the world and businesses moved fast to adapt, Kingston continued to offer top-tier sales support and access to in-house product experts and engineers who embody the “Kingston Is With You” working attitude that has led to three successful decades of reliability and support for customers. Kingston’s #1 rank in the SSD market is no surprise when the same approach in the DRAM division has led the company to be the largest third-party memory module supplier for the 18^th consecutive year.

“The 2020 research findings reinforce Kingston’s growing presence and position in the SSD market,” said Kingston. “The COVID-19 pandemic has largely impacted and accelerated the worldwide demand of SSDs with remote working and education as the key drivers behind last year’s surge continuing through 2021 into next year. With that, we continue to solidify our offerings with distinct SATA and NVMe solutions in the client space and growing enterprise solutions for a variety of applications and host environments.”

Kingston has no plans in slowing down having just added two PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSDs to its portfolio with the addition of KC3000 and Kingston FURY Renegade SSD.  The high-performance drives joined Kingston’s family of client SSDs to enable those who demand speed and reliability to handle intensive games and application workloads on desktops and laptop PCs.

For more information visit kingston.com.

Kingston can be found on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KingstonAPAC
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/KingstonAPAC

About Kingston Technology

From big data, to laptops and PCs, to IoT-based devices like smart and wearable technology, to design-in and contract manufacturing, Kingston helps deliver the solutions used to live, work and play. The world’s largest PC makers and cloud-hosting companies depend on Kingston for their manufacturing needs, and our passion fuels the technology the world uses every day. We strive beyond our products to see the bigger picture, to meet the needs of our customers and offer solutions that make a difference. To learn more about how Kingston Is With You, visit Kingston.com.

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Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston Technology Corporation. IronKey is a registered trademark of Kingston Digital, Inc. Kingston FURY and the Kingston FURY logo are trademarks of Kingston Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Defend Primary Earth Against Kro in the Latest Limited-Time Event

LOS ANGELES – NOV. 3, 2021 – An all-new threat converges into the worlds of MARVEL Future Revolution as Omega Flight Agents must team up with the Eternals Super Hero team to combat Kro in the game’s latest update, themed after Marvel Studios’ Eternals. Players can also look forward to a continuation of MARVEL Future Revolution’s ongoing story and new update features that are now live in the game.

Players can now access a new support system with Companions that take the role of supporting or enhancing players. Companions each feature an active skill that allows further assistance in combat. Players can have up to four Companions on a team and can acquire them through Most Wanted Missions, Converge Boxes, and as rewards for other activities. In addition, four Eternals – Sersi, Ikaris, Thena, and Gilgamesh – will join the MARVEL Future Revolution universe as Companions.

Players can also join forces with The Eternals for a new limited-time Epic Invasion [The Eternals] event to fight alongside the Super Hero team in a never-ending battle against Kro and his army of Deviants while earning rewards. The event runs from Nov. 3~28. Lastly, player Alliances can look forward to a new Alliance Omega War beta in two weeks, where teams of Alliances can compete against each other for prestige and rewards.

Other content updates and enhancements to MARVEL Future Revolution include:

• Alliance Ranking – A new system that ranks Alliances based on members’ contributions and activities. This includes Donations, Checking In, and Alliance Loyalty levels. Rewards will be given every ‘Season’, with rankings being updated weekly. The results of the newly added Alliance Omega War will also be factored into the Alliance Rankings.
• Elite Ranking – The strongest players will now be recognized on the Elite Ranking, which displays divided lists according to Squad and Hero. The top player will be awarded a special symbol.

• Transmutation – Players can now change Regional Costumes, Special Costumes and Omega Cards to be usable with another Hero in a player’s Squad. Costumes will retain information and stats, while an Omega Card’s Exclusive Stat for specific Heroes will be converted and applied to the new Super Hero.
• Battle Badge Crafting – Players can now craft and acquire higher-ranked Battle Badges with this update. By consuming lower-ranked badges, players can craft Battle Badges as high as 6★.
• Nano-Fusion Costume Option Change – A new function for changing the Costume of Nano-Fusion Costumes has now been added. Costume changes will only adjust the Bonus Stats for the Nano-Fusion Costumes.

Developed by Netmarble Monster, MARVEL Future Revolution is the second collaboration between Netmarble and Marvel Entertainment, and a successor to the long-running hit mobile game MARVEL Future Fight, enjoyed by more than 120 million people worldwide. MARVEL Future Revolution is available to download on iOS and Android devices. For the latest news on MARVEL Future Revolution, please visit the official website (https://marvelfuturerevolution.com) and follow #MARVELFutureRevolution across all social channels:

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ABOUT MARVEL Future Revolution
MARVEL Future Revolution is Marvel’s first Open World action RPG for mobile devices, featuring AAA-quality, 3D graphics in an original, high-stakes, adventure-driven storyline by well-known Marvel writer Marc Sumerak (Spider-Man, the Avengers and more). After numerous Earths converge in the multiverse to form an entirely new ‘Primary Earth’, players will join the newly formed ‘Omega Flight’ Super Hero team to serve as the last line of defense against a never-ending series of threats and nefarious Super Villains. With eight playable characters outfitted in iconic costumes from throughout the Marvel Universe, along with more than 400 million costume combinations per hero to choose from, players can meticulously personalize their ideal Super Heroes look while exploring archetypal locations in an Open World of massive proportions. For more information and to join the MARVEL Future Revolution movement, please visit: https://marvelfuturerevolution.com/

 
About Netmarble Corporation
Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Marvel Future Revolution, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and Marvel Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com

About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media. 
For more information visit marvel.com. © 2021 MARVEL

Sydney, Australia, November 4, 2021. Milestone, one of the leading racing games developers in the world, celebrates its 25th anniversary today. The story began in Milan, when a small group of true video games enthusiasts started Graffiti, later renamed Milestone in 1996. To them we owe a game still considered a masterpiece in the world of racing video games: Screamer. Its global success established the company as a leading brand in the field of driving games on PC.

In the following years, know-how, passion and meticulous attention to detail, allowed Milestone to get noticed by some of the biggest AAA publishers worldwide to craft its first officially licensed titles: SBK and the MotoGP series, a long-lasting partnership that has entertained more than 5 million players since its debut.

In 2012, a major breakthrough: Milestone started to self-publishing its own games, expanding its licenses’ portfolio with two new dirt bike racing games: the MXGP video game series – with its 50 million in revenues worldwide over the years – and more recently the Monster Energy Supercross official video games, an extremely successful franchise that has been played by more than 4 million players in the last few years.

In the same year, another big step for Milestone with its first proprietary franchise, RIDE. Over the years, RIDE delighted the two-wheels lovers with its huge bike collection, which earned the Guinness World Record in 2016 for the biggest licensed bike roster in a video game.

2019 marked a major breakthrough that paved the way to a great future: the leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, Koch Media GmbH (a subsidiary of the Embracer Group) decided to bet on Milestone, that officially became part of the group.

This year marks the celebration of its 25^th anniversary and one of the biggest launches in the company’s long history: Hot Wheels Unleashed. Released at the end of September, the game has already proved to be one of the greatest successes in Milestone’s history.

“25 years are an important anniversary. It’s amazing how much intelligence, passion and commitment shaped Milestone in these 25 years. How many challenges, achievements and satisfactions we have experienced! And even after so many years, we’re still having a lot of fun, because we love what we do, and we are ready for the next 25 years” commented Luisa Bixio, CEO of Milestone.

Klemens Kundratitz, Managing Director of Koch Media Group commented “we are very proud to have Milestone within our group, their dedication to producing top quality, immersive racing games has stood the test of time, who knows what the next 25 years will bring!”

Today, the Milestone team counts more than 260 talents and keeps growing, continuing to establish itself as a true benchmark in the world of racing video games.

About Milestone

Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is one of the leading and longest established racing game developers in the world.  Its 250+ people team is responsible for hit series like Hot Wheels Unleashed, MotoGP™, MXGP and Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame, as well as RIDE and Gravel, Milestone’s proprietary IPs. For more information please visit www.milestone.it

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 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.

Unleash the Power of New Barbarian and Druid Classes with First Major DLC 

PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 4, 2021 – French independent development studio and veteran pen and paper players, Tactical Adventures, has released the first DLC for its tactical RPG Solasta: Crown of the Magister. The Primal Calling DLC features a new Half-Orc ancestry, two additional Barbarian and Druid classes, and an original two-hour “Wanderer” quest. In addition to the DLC, Solasta: Crown of the Magister also releases a massive free update that includes an increase to the level cap, more character personalization options, several upgrades and new features to the Dungeon Maker tool as well as the release of the Mac version of the game. Solasta: Crown of the Magister is available on Steam for $19.99 (a 50% discount) and Primal Calling is available on Steam for $9.99.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister Primal Calling DLC showcases two new playable classes. The first is the Druid that features three subclasses: the Circle of Land, Circle of Kindred Spirit, and Circle of Winds. The second class is the Barbarian with subclasses; the Path of Berserker, Path of Magebane, and Path of Stone. Primal Calling also adds the Half-Orc ancestry and completely original two-hour Wanderer background quest.

In addition to all the DLC features from Primal Calling, free downloadable content is available for all players that own Solasta: Crown of the Magister. This free content update will increase the Level Cap enabling characters to increase power and spells up to level 12 and adds more character personalization including tattoos and scars. More environments have been included to the updated Dungeon Maker including town outdoors and indoors. Finally, a new Dungeon Maker Campaign Creator mode will be available featuring a new Campaign Creator, with custom items, custom monsters, dialogue and banter options, and NPC merchants.

Wizards of the Coast has granted Tactical Adventures a license to use the Dungeons & Dragons SRD 5.1 content and rules in Solasta: Crown of the Magister.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister is available on Steam for $19.99 a 50% discount, Primal Calling is available on Steam for $9.99.

For more information on Solasta: Crown of the Magister: visit the website, purchase on Steam, purchase on GOG, purchase on the Microsoft Store, purchase on the Humble Store follow on Twitter, Instagram, like on Facebook, watch on YouTube, and Twitch, and join the conversation on Discord or the official forums.
 

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ABOUT TACTICAL ADVENTURES:
Tactical Adventures is a videogame development studio, created in 2018 by Mathieu Girard, who previously co-founded Amplitude Studios (acquired by Sega in 2016). Located in the heart of Paris, Tactical Adventures is a self-published studio, aiming to create immersive & tactical videogames within the RPG genre. One of the key strengths of the studio’s philosophy revolves around the recruitment of experienced team members, organized into agile teams, whose development process & decisions will be made in collaboration with their community.

HyperX exceeds global shipping expectations with USB microphones ideal for gamers, streamers, students, and business professionals

Sydney – Nov. 4, 2021 – HyperX, the gaming peripherals team at HP Inc. and brand leader in gaming and esports, today announced it has surpassed the one million shipping milestone with its line of USB microphones. Initially introduced into the microphone market in 2019, the HyperX QuadCast^™ USB microphone became a popular choice for gamers, streamers and influencers. As demand for microphones increased, HyperX expanded its portfolio with the customisable QuadCast^™ S and affordable SoloCast^™ to fulfill the need for gamers, content creators, students, and WFH pros to be heard, stay active in their communities and be productive at work.

“HyperX is pleased to support a thriving community of content creators, influencers and gamers with the highest quality gaming products to meet their individual setup needs,” said Kevin Hague, general manager, HyperX. “Our continued efforts have created a lineup of microphones that deliver clear and consistent sound not only for gamers, streamers, and casters, but also students and business professionals alike.”

HyperX microphones feature a unique, easy-to-use tap-to-mute sensor with LED status indicator, offering users a visual LED lighting cue when the microphone is active. These versatile microphones also fit 3/8-inch and 5/8-inch threaded setups for compatibility with most mic stands and boom arms. All HyperX microphones are compatible with PC, PS4^™ and Mac^®, and work on major streaming platforms like Streamlabs OBS, OBS Studio, and XSplit, and are certified by Discord and TeamSpeak^™.

HyperX QuadCast and Quadcast S microphones offer four polar patterns – stereo, omnidirectional, cardioid, and bidirectional – to support a variety of broadcast setups and applications. The microphones come equipped with a built-in anti-vibration shock mount and pop filter, conveniently located gain control dial and a 3.5mm headphone output for live mic monitoring. For an added layer of personalisation, QuadCast S features dynamic RGB lighting effects customisable with HyperX NGENUITY software.

The HyperX SoloCast USB microphone leverages a single condenser design with a rotatable stand and adjustable tilt to fit in small, tight spaces such as under a monitor. This Plug N Play microphone uses a cardioid polar pattern that prioritises sound sources directly in front of the microphone to deliver quality audio for video editors, streamers, gamers, and more. 

Since the QuadCast microphone launched in 2019, HyperX has expanded its microphone offerings to bring gamers, streamers and content creators a range of options for high-quality, reliable sound. The HyperX lineup of microphones has won many awards and is the preferred microphone for many content creators, influencers, gamers and teams, including FaZe Clan, Team Liquid, XSET Gaming organisations.

^{1. Based on internal HyperX records of headsets shipped since 2019. 2. Microphone boom arm not included with SoloCast. 3. Two-zone RGB lighting customisable with HyperX NGENUITY software.}

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. 

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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 www.hp.com.

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