NETMARBLE’S MARVEL FUTURE REVOLUTION OPENS FOR PRE-REGISTRATION GLOBALLY

Experience Marvel’s First Open World Action RPG for Mobile, Starring Iconic Super Heroes and Super Villains in a Catastrophe Spanning the Multiverse

Tune into Marvel’s Livestream at 5:00 p.m. PDT for a World Premiere of Live Gameplay

LOS ANGELES – JUNE 29, 2021 – Global mobile game publisher Netmarble Corp. and Marvel Entertainment have announced global pre-registration is now live for MARVEL Future Revolution. Starring an array of world-famous characters and featuring an original storyline and AAA-quality 3D graphics, MARVEL Future Revolution will immerse players in a gorgeous open world jam-packed with high-stakes action as they serve as the first line of defense to save the universe!

MARVEL Future Revolution begins when numerous Earths converge in the multiverse to form an entirely new ‘Primary Earth’ filled with unique zones and missions to explore, such as the high-tech New Stark City, the dangerous Hydra Empire, the wild and rugged Sakaar, and many more. As agents of the newly formed ‘Omega Flight’ Super Hero team, players will work together to battle an onslaught of Super Villains and defend the ‘Primary Earth’ from a never-ending series of threats. Eight playable Super Heroes, including Captain America, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Black Widow, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Star-Lord, and Storm, will be outfitted in an extensive collection of iconic costumes from throughout the Marvel Universe, with a tremendous selection of more than 400 million costume combinations per hero to choose from.

“Working with a world-class IP like Marvel has enabled us to roll out unparalleled mobile gaming experiences over the years, and MARVEL Future Revolution will catapult franchise fans to an entirely new level,” said Simon Sim, President of Netmarble US. “The game promises a fun and engaging experience for Marvel diehards and casual mobile gamers alike, offering unique action RPG gameplay on a massive scale.”

Utilizing the Squad System, MARVEL Future Revolution players will have the opportunity to level up and play as new characters. They’ll also be able to flex their Super Hero skills in various PvP (Player versus Player) modes, ranging from 1 vs 1 matches up to 10 vs 10 matches between high-level players. As players progress, multiplayer content will unlock, including Blitz, Special Operation, Raids, and more.

“From the gleaming spires of New Stark City to the shadowed alleyways of Hydra Empire, players around the globe will be thrilled with the vast vistas waiting for them to explore in the wild open world crafted by our friends at Netmarble,” said Bill Rosemann, VP of Creative, Marvel Games. “Whether you’re soaring through the skies as Storm or barreling through enemies as Captain America, players can live out their Super Hero dreams on an unprecedented scale filled with all the action, drama, humor, and fun that fans expect from Marvel.”

“Our ongoing collaboration with Netmarble has allowed us to bring the expansive worlds, exciting characters, and fan-favorite stories from the Marvel Universe to mobile gamers seamlessly,” said Danny Koo, Director of Product Development, Marvel Games. “We are ecstatic to bring this revolutionary mobile game to fans around the world and can’t wait for everyone to experience it!”

Fans can tune into the world premiere of live gameplay today at 5:00 p.m. PDT via Marvel’s YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Twitch accounts.

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 will be available for iOS and Android devices as a free-to-play game in the second half of this year. Global pre-registration is now open via the App Store and Google Play. Pledge to join the ’Omega Flight’ now to receive a variety of rewards at launch.

To watch Netmarble’s kickoff media showcase stream, broadcast from South Korea, visit the ‘Netmarble TV’ YouTube channel and visit the official Facebook page.

For the latest news on MARVEL Future Revolution, please visit the official website (https://marvelfuturerevolution.com) and follow #MARVELFutureRevolution across all social channels:

• Facebook: Marvel Future Revolution
• Twitter: MarvelFutureRev
• Instagram: marvelfuturerevolution
• YouTube: Marvel Future Revolution

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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 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

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After a massive success on Oculus Quest and PC VR, Synth Riders – one of the most popular VR rhythm games – is now ready to rock every PS VR players’ world! Put on your dancing shoes, get your PS VR headset ready, and prepare to dance the night away on July 27th, as that’s when Synth Riders is bringing its 55 licensed songs to Sony’s platform!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 29th, Los Angeles, USA.

Synth Riders comes to shake the PS VR rhythm scene with its acclaimed freestyle dancing gameplay and 55 free, licensed songs! More than 20 tracks available as purchasable Music Packs, including Muse, The Offspring, and Parov Stelar. There are different music genres to enjoy, from synthwave, through electro swing, to EDM and punk rock. And if that’s not enough, then how about gameplay that’s specifically designed to ensure a wide range of movements activating the whole body that will allow you to burn those lockdown calories? Sounds good? Then keep reading, as the above is only a short list of what Synth Riders has to offer.

Want to be the first to know when the game releases AND win valuable awards? Visit http://synthridersvr.com/psvr to set a one-time-only launch reminder, and be among the first to experience the game, and give yourself a chance to win the “Complete Music Collection” add-on bundle!

ABOUT SYNTH RIDERS

Synth Riders is a freestyle dancing VR rhythm game that takes place inside 13 retro-future-inspired worlds, each with its own artistic character. The game features 55 free, licensed songs and more than 20 tracks available as purchasable Music Packs, including Muse, TheOffspring, ParovStelar, and more. Let the music move you as you catch notes, ride the rails, and dodge obstacles in a unique combination of freestyle dancing and enjoyable fitness workout that’ll allow you to burn those calories while having tons of fun at the same time.

The game will allow you to experience incredible, licensed music of various genres in a whole new, immersive way. Dancing here is not optional but crucial for those willing to climb to the top of the leaderboard. Catch the orbs with your hands, follow the rails of long notes, avoid the walls, activate your entire body, move to the beat, and break a sweat in the process!

Choose from plenty of “Stages” filled with spinning mechanisms, futuristic cities, giant synthesizers, synthwave sunsets, and many more. On top of that, enjoy “Experiences” coming with selected DLC songs – unique, artistically driven visuals created to match perfectly with songs, providing a special blend of sight, sound, and physical actions.

Test your dancing skills in one of the two game modes – “Rhythm” and “Force,” with each focusing on a completely different playstyle. And if you love to compete with friends and family, then the “Party” mode, where you’re able to pass the headset to them, should be right up your alley.

The possibilities for enjoying the game are endless, with five difficulty levels and a wide selection of additional modifiers to spice up the experience. Such as the “Spin Mode,” where notes come from different directions, requiring you to concentrate and move even more.

SYNTH RIDERS – PS VR VERSION MAIN FEATURES

• Free your style with 55 diverse songs.
• Get add-ons featuring Muse and The Offspring, and more.
• Master your skills and climb the leaderboards.
• Remix your gameplay with a wide selection of modifiers.
• Explore 10+ immersive environments.
• Pass the headset for fun in Party mode.
• Have a great workout in the process.

PAID DLC MUSIC PACKS

• “Adrenaline,” featuring The Offspring, Bad Religion, and more Punk Rock legends.
• “Synthwave 2 Essentials,” featuring Muse, Gunship, and more.
• “Electro Swing Essentials,” featuring Parov Stelar, Jamie Berry, and more.
• “Cyberpunk Essentials,” featuring songs from the Monstercat label.

Synth Riders is being developed by Kluge Interactive and will launch on PS VR on July 27th this year. The game is also already available on Oculus Quest, Steam VR, and Viveport (Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality).

For more information on the game, visit the official website, Discord, Spotify, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.

About Kluge Interactive

Founded in 2008, Kluge Interactive is a creative technology studio headquartered in Los Angeles and distributed worldwide. Kluge provides creative services for clients and also builds its own products. On the service side, it designs interfaces for web, mobile, VR, and AR with an interdisciplinary team of strategists, designers, and developers. Clients include the City of Los Angeles, Activision, Deloitte, Samsung, and Yum!, among others. On the product side, it’s been creating its own apps and VR and AR experiences for the last few years, leading up to the release of Synth Riders. http://klugeinteractive.com/

New animals prepare to make a splash

Walnut Creek, Calif. (June 29, 2021) – Take off your fur coats because Modus Games and Pixile Studios today announced Super Animal Royale is headed to the beach! The game’s Super Summer Royale event has begun, packed with new content for fans to enjoy. Play now on Xbox Game Preview and Steam Early Access.
 
This limited summer event will be live until July 20, so get in on the fun while there’s still time. Collect fruit baskets to earn 8 new limited-edition summer rewards as well as 17 returning items from previous Summer Royale events. The event also introduces brand-new summer animals–the Super Dragonfruit Wolf and Super Avocado Sloth!–that can be obtained in the Research Lab using DNA. If you travel to the southern shorelines of the island, you’ll now also find beach balls that you can and should kick. Just try not to get…you know…killed…while you’re playing beach soccer. All this and more is available in the Super Summer Royale event.

View more details here: http://modusgames.com/news/v0-98-soak-up-the-super-summer-royale-event-starting-now

Super Animal Royale is a battle royale with a zoological twist. Play as your favorite cuddly, genetically modified animal picked from 300+ breeds, find your style with 600+ cosmetic items, and jump off the back of a Giant Eagle and into a 64-player fight to the death! You’ll fire shotguns and sparrows, toss grenades and bananas, ride emus and hamster balls all the way to the top of the food chain. The explosive top-down action pairs perfectly with an expressive flat-design style, and the innovative fog-of-war-system enables a game that’s as deep and strategic as it is fun and accessible.
 
Available now on Xbox Game Preview and Steam Early Access, the adorably vicious battle royale is also coming to PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, and Stadia later this year. Additionally, with Xbox Game Pass Perks, players will get the Founder’s Edition free.
 
Hunt down the latest details on Super Animal Royale by visiting AnimalRoyale.com, joining the Super Animal Royale Discord server (https://discord.gg/animalroyale), or following the game on Twitter (@AnimalRoyale).

For details on Modus Games’ full lineup, visit its official site or follow Modus on Twitter (@Modus_Games).

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.

About Pixile Studios
Pixile was founded in 2011 to create online multiplayer games that are accessible enough for new players to enjoy right away, but deep enough to keep them coming back for more. After completing the competitive multiplayer tower defense game Stratosphere, Pixile is now fully focused on Super Animal Royale, which delivers a whole new perspective on the battle royale genre.

New maps, weapons and missons and a hardcore mode have also been added to the game

Gaijin Entertainment and Darkflow Software announce that the Battle of Berlin is now available to all Enlisted players. Game balance, game modes and the progression system have been thoroughly polished during the Closed Beta testing period of this new campaign for the online military shooter. New missions and 11 extra levels of progression have also been added to the Battle of Berlin that unlock new squads, weapons and military vehicles. The new Battle Pass season has also started in Enlisted that brings new rewards for all three available campaigns.

One of the new missions will take players to the Lehrter Bahnhof railway terminal. This is the location where the Wehrmacht will go on a counter-offensive in “Invasion” mode, where it will be the Red Army holding their ground. The train station is large enough inside to use armored vehicles, while the infantry storm the administrative buildings. New squads, weapons, tanks and planes can now be used in these battles, including the 137 Infantry Division flamethrower squad equipped with the ROKS-2, soldiers with DPM machine guns, Yak-3 fighter planes, Me.410 B-1 attack planes, SU-85M  and Panzer IV/70 (A) SPGs and more.

Lone Fighters mode with only one soldier per player instead of the squad have been significantly revamped in Enlisted. From now on it’s focused on the needs of extremely challenging and hardcore shooter games. Friendly fire is turned on here, so as in real combat one has to watch their line of fire, and be very careful where they throw their grenades and explosive packs. The interface has also changed, i.e. the minimap and kill log are no longer visible in this game mode. So in order to be sure if the enemy shot was a kill, players need to watch the fallen body for movement, just like in real life. It’s important to add that the signature Squad Mode of the game is still all about the golden middle between the dynamic and realistic approaches to shooter gameplay.

The new season of Battle Pass brings new rare weapons and vehicles: the experimental Degtyarev PDM-42 SMG, a fully automatic M1A1 Carbine version produced for the US Marines, the Finnish SMG KP-26 by Aimo Lahti, an experimental rifle based on the Gewehr 43 with 7.9 mm Kurz ammo, as well as five tanks and one plane. Other Battle Pass rewards will help players with soldier recruiting, leveling up, gear and customization.

The full list of the content added in the Update as well as the Battle Pass reward list are available at the official website. https://enlisted.net

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/

About Darkflow Software
Darkflow Software is a game studio founded in 2016 by video game industry veterans and is located in Riga, Latvia. Currently, the company is working on the squad based multiplayer WW2 shooter Enlisted and online shooter CRSED: F.O.A.D.

About Enlisted
Enlisted is a squad-based first person MMO shooter covering key battles from World War II. The game carefully recreates weapons, military vehicles and the atmosphere of that era, while demonstrating really massive clashes of numerous soldiers, tanks and aircraft with artillery and naval support. Official website: https://enlisted.net

PUBLISHER HANDYGAMES BRINGS CHICKEN POLICE – PAINT IT RED! TO YOUR SMARTPHONE! TODAY!

Eger, Hungary / Giebelstadt, Germany, June 29th, 2021: The Film-Noir-inspired cop-adventure game Chicken Police – Paint It Red! is coming to mobile, today. It is now available for Android and iOS.

Chicken Police – Paint It Red! features a stunningly peculiar visual style with artistic photo manipulation and lifelike 3D backgrounds. The game convinces with a dark story and satire which recalls the mood and atmosphere inspired by classic film-noir movies of the 1940s. And like all the best noir detective stories, this one feels so gritty and desperate, that it can only be served with a side of cynical humor. Experience a carefully crafted world, a grim, sinister story, and absurd humor. All mixed up with elements of story-rich adventures and a visual novel-style dialogue system, complete with a complex interrogation mechanic, detective gameplay, and an ever-changing city.

Get Chicken Police – Paint it RED! now:

Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hg.chickenpolice

Samsung Galaxy Store:
https://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.hg.chickenpolice

Apple App-Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chicken-police/id1538607724

About Chicken Police – Paint it RED!

Chicken Police – Paint it RED! is a story- and dialogue-heavy game combining elements of the visual novel and classic adventure genres. There will be more than 30 characters to talk to, with some requiring you to apply fierce interrogation tactics. Collect tons of clues, evidence and sensitive personal information from the shady characters of Clawville to be used ruthlessly against them!

About “The Wild Gentlemen”

“The Wild Gentlemen” is an independent game studio, working on their artistic game: Chicken Police, the “Orwellesque Buddycop Noir Adventure”. The team is based in Hungary and consists of six core members and four part-time contributors. Some team members have worked on projects like The Witcher 3, Call of Duty WWII, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, the Crysis series, Haegemonia, or Ryse: Son of Rome. While individually, most of them have been active members of the games industry for over a decade, Chicken Police – Paint it RED! is their first joint project.

About HANDYGAMES

HandyGames™ is part of the THQ Nordic and Embracer Group family and operates as an international publisher for mid-sized projects and developers for a worldwide audience.

The focus lies on creating and publishing games for current gen consoles like PlayStation®4, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X or Nintendo Switch™ as well as games for Steam and many other PC gaming distribution channels. HandyGames™ produces titles for new innovative gaming platforms, for example VR (Virtual Reality) on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR, but also offers games of all kind of genres for Android smartphones and tablets, Apple iPhones, iPads and many other mobile and smart devices.

As a games company and that is truly passionate about gaming, we always strive for gameplay innovation. We received the German Developer Award as “Best German Game Studio” in 2015 and produced and published award-winning games of virtually every video gaming genre imaginable for a diverse range of audiences and gameplay styles. One example is “Townsmen VR” which was awarded with the German Games Award 2018 in the category “Best Game Design”.

Paint the Town Red Causes Chaos on Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, Steam July 29

Voxel Melee Brawler Enjoyed by More than 400,000 Hooligans Demolishes Early Access

QUEENSLAND, Australia – June 29, 2021 – Paint the Town Red, the first-person brawler with sandbox combat levels and a massive roguelike mode from South East Games, bursts out of Early Access where more than 400,000 bruisers created carnage, and onto Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PlayStation 5 and 4 on Thursday, July 29, alongside the debut of 1.0 on Steam for Windows PC, Mac, and Linux.

Originally released in 2015 to Early Access, version 1.0 of Paint the Town Red evolved from a violent voxel sandbox into a deeply-customizable action experience. Slay foes in fast-paced, visceral first-person melee action using fisticuffs, class abilities, and wielding from a selection of more than 200 weapons. Attack with improvised armaments like barstools, implements of pain like shurikens, and say hasta la vista to foes with deadly firearms. 

Tackle the roguelike Beneath mode, working for a clandestine organization that stands against undead terrors and eldritch horrors in a subterranean world. Pick from five different classes with distinct stats and abilities, such as the nimble Spectre who possesses the ability to teleport and the stalwart Vanguard capable of healing allies. Uncover the mysteries of this shifting, procedurally-generated world, and defeat the four Elder Gods.

Cause mayhem in Scenarios mode, a series of themed sandboxes where brawlers must kill ‘em all and let the Elder Gods sort ‘em out. Fight to the bloody end in the Arena mode, with an endless mode for warriors to push themselves to the limits. Use modifiers to customize the experience, enabling prospective punishers to bring a gun to a swashbuckling pirate fight or enjoy a slow-mo disco demolition night with an authorized SUPERHOT mode.

PC fighters can expand the fun even further with a built-in level editor and full Steam Workshop support, with more than 8,000 items and counting including custom levels, texture packs, and music packs. A PC-exclusive online co-op mode allows up to 4 rowdy brawlers to make a bloody mess in Scenarios or pummel the Elder Gods in Beneath mode together.

“Paint the Town Red’s lightning-fast, gory, and tactile combat makes it such a blast to play,” said Matthew Carr, South East Games, co-founder. “The simplistic voxel-based graphics present the game as clean and sterile at first glance, but once the fists start flying, all of the viscera and fleshy bits really add some colourful details.”

Paint the Town Red launches Thursday, July 29 on Steam for Windows PC, Mac, and Linux, as well as PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch for $19.99. A Playstation 5 release will follow shortly afterward. Paint the Town Red supports English audio and interface, with interface support for French, Italian, German, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, and Ukrainian.

For more information, please visit Paint the Town Red’s official website or follow South East Games on Twitter.

About South East Games     

Founded by cousins Matthew and Shane Carr in 2009, working as programmer and artist respectively, the duo worked nights and weekends to release a handful of small iOS games while working at larger companies by day including THQ and The Creative Assembly. Unhappy with working on the smaller aspects of larger titles, they wanted to work on something fresh and new, and achieved that with Paint the Town Red, which debuted on Steam Early Access in 2015 and readies its 1.0 and console debut in 2021.

South East Games has worked with Jeff van Dyck on Paint the Town Red. The two-time BAFTA award winning Composer and Audio Director, known for his emotive scores and immersive audio design in video games over the last two decades such as his work in the Total War series, Alien Isolation, and EA classics like Need for Speed and FIFA.

Gaming metaverse unveils bold strategy to reduce environmental through layer 2, carbon credits compensation and trees growing charity support actions impact by up to 99%

HONG KONG – June 29th, 2021 – The Sandbox, the virtual world built onto the blockchain and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has unveiled a Zero Carbon plan to address the environmental impact of NFTs with a multi-step strategy currently in development. The Sandbox team is seeking to bring creators and gamers together in a persistent virtual world that provides secure ownership via NFTs while using up to 100 times less energy than traditional blockchain transactions.

The Sandbox has laid out several commitments in reducing environmental impact:

• New Efficient Technology: The Sandbox is migrating to a new eco-friendly NFT layer 2 technical solution this summer that will use up to 100X less energy than Ethereum.
• Carbon Removal Offset: The Sandbox has begun acquiring carbon credits for reversing emissions with carbon removals via blockchain based platforms, such as Nori and Offsetra, providing transparency on the compensation. The company has already calculated its carbon footprint associated with NFTs for 2021 to be equivalent to 350 tonnes of CO2 and acquired $Carbon Credits. Check Nori Sandbox Certificate of Carbon Removal. In addition, The Sandbox also purchased 200 tonnes of CO2 removal credits from Offsetra. You can visit The Sandbox’s profile page to view the impact and proof of certification.
• Tree Growing: The Sandboxhas renewed its partnership collaboration with WeForest, a forest restoration charity it previously partnered with in 2014 to plant nearly 9,000 Mangrove trees in Madagascar, and committed that for every hectare users buy of virtual LANDS in The Sandbox, 1% of proceeds goes to WeForest to protect and restore forests in Ethiopia, Zambia and Brazil. The Sandbox will engage with additional nature protection foundations in its ongoing efforts to make a real impact in the physical world. You can follow The Sandbox‘s tree regrowing progress on the WeForest website.

The Sandbox wants to set the standard for transparency and best practices in the world of NFTs and encourages a healthy discourse about the tools that can be used to reduce environmental impact and the uses of NFTs and blockchain technology.

“The Sandbox is committed to building a vibrant and environmentally friendly gaming ecosystem while fully supporting secure content ownership, creating new jobs and offering economic opportunities” said Sebastien Borget, COO and Co-Founder of The Sandbox. “As a pioneer in the blockchain gaming space, we’re taking steps to mitigate energy usage by up to 99% now, and will continue to look for additional solutions such as our engagement with WeForest to protect and restore forests in Ethiopia, Zambia and Brazil.

In the meantime, The Sandbox has recently launched the beta for its Marketplace, allowing artists from the Artist Fund to monetise their NFTs. They have pledged to reduce the number of minted NFTs while improving the technical functionality of the Marketplace. To support the artists from the Artist Fund, NFT drop events will continue while waiting for the new environmentally-friendly technology to come online.

Under the new efficient technology powered by Polygon, NFT mining will generate less than 1% of the carbon emission that it currently produces on the standard Ethereum blockchain. The Sandbox is also considering other options that are currently in development if a more efficient technological solution were to appear.

This commitment to addressing the environmental impact has led The Sandbox to partner with Nori, who were part of 2019s Techstars Sustainability program. Nori coordinates the creation and administration of carbon removal projects, starting with regenerative agriculture projects that store carbon in soil thanks to the large co-benefits including water retention and improvements to soil health and quality. Through working with Nori, The Sandbox will be responsible for a number of Nori Carbon Removal Tonnes (NRTs), each NRT representing a tonne of CO2 removed from the atmosphere and stored in a terrestrial reserve.

“The team at The Sandbox is paying attention. They see that this is not a zero-sum game; we can innovate in technologies like blockchain and take care of our environment,” said Alexsandra Guerra, Co-Founder of Nori.com. “The time when businesses define success only by the bottom line is now antiquated; we need to look at the double bottom line: profits and impact, as The Sandbox is doing.”

“One of Offsetra’s co-founders, Damien Schuster, @damshoey, was one of the first LAND buyers,” said Andrew Bonneau, Carbon Markets Advisor at Offsetra. “Our team of crypto natives is thrilled to help The Sandbox reduce its emissions and help drive sustainability forward in unique metaverses like theirs.”

Find more information on the The Sandbox on our Medium page: https://medium.com/sandbox-game
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSandboxGame
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voxedit
Message us on Telegram: https://t.me/sandboxgame
Join our Discord channel: https://discordapp.com/invite/vAe4zvY

About The Sandbox
The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, is one of the decentralized virtual worlds that has been fueling the recent growth of virtual real-estate demand. The Sandbox has partnered with major IPs and brands including Atari, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Care Bears, The Smurfs, Shaun the Sheep, and Binance, and expands their use in support of good causes. Building on existing The Sandbox IP that has more than 40 million global installs on mobile, The Sandbox NFT Metaverse will offer players and creators a decentralized and intuitive platform to create immersive 3D worlds and game experiences and to safely store, trade, and monetize creations through blockchain. For more information, please visit www.sandbox.game and follow the regular updates on Twitter, Medium and Discord.

About Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands is a leader in the field of digital entertainment, specializing in blockchain, gamification, and artificial intelligence technologies to develop and publish a broad portfolio of products including the REVV token and SAND token; original games including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes; and products utilizing popular intellectual properties including Formula 1®, Marvel, WWE, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Doraemon. Animoca Brands’ portfolio of blockchain investments and partnerships includes Lucid Sight, Dapper Labs (creators of CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot), WAX, Harmony, and Decentraland. Subsidiaries include The Sandbox, Quidd, Gamee, nWay, and Lympo. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or get updates by following Animoca Brands on Facebook or Twitter.

Official pre-registration opens today on iOS and Android devices, with North American launch coming July 26 

Los Angeles, California – June 28, 2021 – Contra Returns, a new addition to the legendary KONAMIrun-and-gun action franchise Contra, is available for pre-registration on mobile devices starting today.Developed by TiMi Studio Group and KONAMI, Contra Returnswill be bringing a fresh twist to the iconic retro arcade shooter. Players can pre-register on Google Play and the Apple Store today to gain exclusive rewards. Contra Returns will be launching in North America on July 26 and coming soon in Europe.

Contra Returns brings fans of the franchise an authentic new take on the Contra series, enhanced with all new graphics, gameplay upgrades, and more. New characters, storylines and customizable weapons allow players to unlock skills and conquer the battlefield with the same thrill of the arcade originals. Contra Returns offers over 200 levels, new game modes including One Life Mode, 1v1, and 3v3 modes, player and equipment upgrades and customization, and more, creating the ultimate Contra experience!

For more information on Contra Returns, visit https://www.contrareturnsm.com/en/ and follow on Twitter @ContraReturns_

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About Contra Returns

Jointly developed by famous Japanese game company KONAMI and world-leading game developer TiMi Studio Group, Contra Returns aims to bring the classic Contra experience to mobile platforms. In Contra Returns, players can enjoy the classic side-scrolling gameplay, two-person teams, alien bosses, and signature settings and soundtrack from the original series. Published by PROXIMA BETA PTE.LIMITED, Contra Returns will be available on iOS and Android. For more information and updates about the game, check out its website https://www.contrareturnsm.com/en/ and follow on Twitter @ContraReturns_.

About Konami Digital Entertainment

Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball PES, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh!

The Hollows are Coming

Baltimore, MD – June 29th 2021 – Independent games publisher Versus Evil and developer RUNWILD Entertainment today announced that the next major content update for their third person co-op action RPG Almighty: Kill Your Gods is now live. 

The action goes underground in this latest update via the Hollows, a subterranean network of Elder God tunnels, caves, old mine workings and long forgotten ancient dwellings of the ancestors for players to hunt and score loot inside.

Entering the Hollows is a time based event, made accessible using keys once players have reached Almighty level or above. Utilizing an extraction portal, players have a limited amount of time before they are locked down and are trapped inside.

Entering the Hollows isn’t without risk of course, within the dark and cramped confines of this subterranean domain there’s a Thunderhead Guardian variant that shoots balls of lightning from its head in addition to being charged with Fire Magic and resistant to its effect. If that isn’t enough, lava rivers and poisonous waste are other hazards players will need to avoid to fully enjoy the spoils of war.

“Aside from the ongoing updates, tweaks and optimization we’ve been hard at work on, we’re really excited to introduce a whole new environment for players to explore and fight in, more of which will be introduced in stages during early access. This update takes things up a notch in terms of player adversaries and rewards, and we can’t wait to see what players think of the Hollows”. Said Darran Thomas, Creative Director at RunWild Entertainment.

RunWild intends to introduce five Hollows locations throughout the realm, each one presenting the player with unique enemy variants to do battle with, all of which are Almighty level or above, players looking for a fight won’t be disappointed.

Are The Hollows worth the risk? There are unique Almighty treasure chests in the Hollows that hold signature gear not available above ground, and destructible containers that contain large quantities of crafting materials that players can make keen use of.

For even more details on the The Hollows update head over to Versus Evil’s blog here

About Versus Evil

Founded in 2013, Versus Evil, LLC is the US based video game publisher behind critically acclaimed video games First Class Trouble, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and The Banner Saga trilogy. Publishing games on all major mobile, PC and console platforms, Versus Evil works with independent development studios from around the world. The corporate philosophy is to champion for the independent game developer. For more information visit versusevil.com 

About Runwild Entertainment

RUNWILD Entertainment is a Welsh games development studio based out of Caerphilly in South Wales, founded in September 2016 by a small team of veteran game developers. Their mission is to pioneer multiplayer experiences where players can share adventures in an emergent and seamless way, make connections and have fun whilst doing it.​ Almighty: Kill your Gods is their first original title and is being developed for PC and consoles.

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