Charity SpecialEffect has announced its flagship One Special Day fundraising and awareness campaign, which will celebrate its sixth year on Friday 1 October.
May 27th, 2020 – This campaign, which last year saw games industry companies from across the world raise £500K through making corporate donations, gifting sales revenue and participating in virtual events, is vital in supporting SpecialEffect’s mission to help people with physical disabilities all over the world to access video games. Over 25 partners have already pledged their support (full list at https://www.onespecialday.org.uk); more partners and campaign details will be announced in the coming months.
With demand for the charity’s services continuing to rise and many of their fundraising events having been cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19, One Special Day in 2021 has taken on an extra significance, as SpecialEffect’s Founder and CEO Mick Donegan explains:
“Despite the challenges of the last 15 months, SpecialEffect has been continuing its work to bring the joy of video games and technology to some of the most disabled people in the world. Our staff have worked tirelessly in response to requests for accessibility advice from developers from far and wide while, at the same time, provided individual online assessments for the ever-increasing number of would-be gamers who have needed our help. Meanwhile, our R&D team have been working hard to introduce exciting new accessible gaming projects such as ‘Eye Gaze Games’, which is already opening up the world of gaming to severely disabled gamers in over 30 countries. Securing the future of all of our services is vital for those we support, which is why this year’s One Special Day is more important than ever and one of the many reasons why we continue to be eternally grateful to those in the games industry who support in our work so generously.”
Since its inception in 2016, One Special Day has raised over $1,500,000 towards the work of SpecialEffect to help people with disabilities in the United Kingdom and all over the world.
If you’d like to get your company involved in One Special Day contact Nick Streeter at [email protected]
SpecialEffect are an award-winning charity that enables people with physical disabilities to benefit from the fun and inclusion of video games. We support people of all ages through personalised assessments and equipment loans.
The unique Action-RPG noir from Cereal Games can now be purchased in digital format both from the eShop and on PC through Steam.
Madrid, May 27th, 2021. The Action-RPG with noir look created by Cereal Games is already available in digital format for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. We will soon confirm the final release date of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Pecaminosa, which are also coming very soon in digital format.
If you like noir style, detective stories and, why not, ghost tales, and you’re a pixel lover, Pecaminosa has all that and much more. Character evolution, several types of weaponry, melee attacks and dodges, secret areas, rewards for finishing off certain enemies, final bosses… it has it all!
Check out Pecaminosa – A Pixel Noir Game First 30 Minutes of Gameplay
John Souza, a former cop and newly-appointed local drunk, has an unexpected visitor from the past. The ghost of Charlie “Two Angels”, a fallen mob boss, appears before Souza with a proposition: help him capture his former associates, so he can redeem himself, and be allowed unto Heaven. Hell, that sounds easy, right?… Maybe too easy… Will Souza set his bottle aside and take up the mantle of justice again? Or will he be just as damned as Charlie?
Check out Trailer here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-MGBNx4vC4
The player will be able to freely explore a typical city of the 1940’s with a stunning level of detail, which is particularly noticeable in the interior of the buildings, decorated with touches of vintage jazz inspired by film noir classics.
Along with being able to explore different playstyles with the LIFE System, everyone that gets to play Pecaminosa will also be able to customize the main protagonist with a significant variety of weapons and apparel, as well as enter casinos and play gamblingmini-games.
The people behind Cereal Games don’t hide their influences when creating Pecaminosa and describe their creation as a mix between Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and the imaginary of Orson Welles. The aim of their title is to provide a unique and impactful experience to the players.
Pecaminosa leans on the perspective, mechanics, and objectives of the third Legend of Zelda game and adds the tension, drama and ambience of the film noir genre, like Citizen Kane and Touch of Evil.
Main features:
Unique ambience: Film noir atmosphere with an original jazz soundtrack that will make you fall in love…
Mini-games: Want to take home the pot playing Blackjack? Be our guest…The tables are still hot.
Guns and apparel: Customize your character’s weapons and clothing, evolving them through the L.I.F.E. System.
Boss battles: Let’s raise a glass or two to the good old times! Besides taking part in an intense and dashing narrative, you also get to fight against big, bad, bosses!
Pecaminosa is now available in digital format on the Nintendo eShop for Switch and on PC via Steam. We will soon announce the release date of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions.
Pixelynx has purchased LAND as it looks to expand the metaverse horizon
HONG KONG – May 26th, 2021 – The Sandbox, the decentralized gaming virtual world from Animoca Brands, is proud to announce today the latest partnership with two legendary electronic artists, Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman and deadmau5. The partnership has been brokered by Pixelynx, a new gaming venture launched by the two artists as a “portal into the metaverse” and to help a diverse range of artists and brands develop digital collectibles and virtual worlds.
Richie Hawtin and deadmau5 are renowned for pushing boundaries with new technology and have been experimenting with virtual worlds, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain for the past two years. Pixelynx has acquired LAND in The Sandbox and will be launching gaming experiences and NFTs bringing its artists’ unique vision of music in the metaverse to The Sandbox.
The Sandbox is a unique virtual world where players can build, own, and monetize their gaming experiences using NFTs. These NFTs come in the form of SAND, ASSETs, and LAND. SAND is the currency used within The Sandbox which can be used to purchase ASSETs. ASSETs, are tokens serving as creation elements in The Sandbox Game Maker and are used on LAND, the digital real estate in this metaverse. These components of The Sandbox work in concert to allow players create digital assets in the form of NFTs, upload them to the marketplace, and integrate them into games using the #nocode Game Maker.
deadmau5 states: “As a virtual world fan, The Sandbox is a place I’ve been into for a few years now. There is no other platform like it with its ease of operation. Rich and I are known for the unique digital landscapes we create for our live shows and now we are planning something extraordinary in this space together.”
Richie Hawtin states: “With my collaboration with The Sandbox I intend to ENTER. this new developing world to create fun and safe places for like-minded people to hang out. This world will have an emphasis on music and collaboration and will become an important part of the Hawtin reality where I plan to bring all my projects together under one roof. I hope this will be a place to take the next step in our exploration of the promise of the Metaverse, together.”
“Richie Hawtin and deadmau5 represent the first wave of electronic music artists embracing a community-first mindset to lead the way in engaging deeply with their fans and audience in our gaming virtual world,“ said Sebastien Borget, COO & Co-Founder of The Sandbox. “As passion-driven artists, they are pushing the boundaries offered by NFTs in the open metaverse, and we look forward to seeing how they use their LAND to build original music and gaming experiences in The Sandbox.”
The Sandbox has secured over 60 partnerships, including Avenged Sevenfold, The Smurfs, Care Bears, Atari, and CryptoKitties, to build a fun, creative “play-to-earn” platform that offers virtual worlds and game experiences owned and created by players. The play-to-earn model gives players true ownership of anything they collect in the game, allowing them to trade it to other players (including outside the game on other websites), transfer it to other players, or even resell it.
The Sandbox is scheduled to launch its first public Alpha for players later in 2021, enabling anyone to experience a social hub and gain the power to build a fantastic collection of fantasy and role-playing adventures that can be traded as NFTs with other players, creators, and artists on the platform.
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.
About Richie Hawtin Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman is an iconic electronic musician, DJ and technologist. His critical acclaim spans the creative realm of the fine art community to the technological vanguard. Meanwhile, as a performing artist, he is constantly pushing conceptual frontiers, moving things forward, welcoming as many as he can to ideas and experiences that would have seemed pure science fiction when he began his career. Hawtin will be working with other artists to deliver a unique multifaceted experience, including Minus artist Marc Houle.
About deadmau5 deadmau5, who is Joel Zimmerman, is an internationally acclaimed electronic music producer and musician. A multiple JUNO Award-winner and GRAMMY nominee, deadmau5 produces a variety of styles and forms of electronic music. In the live realm, his 2019/20 U.S. cubev3 tour featuring production of his own design and implementation ranked in the Top 10 of Pollstar’s top tours globally. Beyond his music career, he is also a co-founder of gaming venture PIXELYNX and is an executive of HD streaming platform StreamVoodoo.
About Pixelynx A new gaming venture launched by deadmau5 & Richie Hawtin that is focussed on launching new playable experiences and integrations with virtual worlds through blockchain technology.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 27 May 2021 – Trucking experience Truck Driver is now available on Epic Games Store and Steam. SOEDESCO® released special trailer today, showing what specific PC features the game contains. The game is being developed for PC by their internal development studio: SOEDESCO Studios and has already been available on PlayStation® 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
The new trailer SOEDESCO published shows PC specific features in Truck Driver like multi monitor support with panoramic view, Tobii eye tracking, button mapping, unlocked framerate and a range of graphical settings to tweak.
Information Title: Truck Driver Platforms: PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC Developer: Kokku, SOEDESCO Studios Genre: Simulation Release Date: 19 September 2019 Hashtag: #TruckDriverGame
About Truck Driver When you inherit a truck from your father, you decide to take your chance and move to a new city. Here, it’s up to you to make a name for yourself and earn the respect of the local community. Drive through a seamless open world, work with all kinds of people ranging from a constructor to a lumberjack and honor your father by making it as a Truck Driver!
Features
Enjoy a trucking experience focused on your career as a truck driver
Build stronger relationships with the local community with each job
Customize your truck with tons of parts and tune it to your liking
Navigate through diverse landscapes and interesting locations
About SOEDESCO® SOEDESCO is an independent video game developer, publisher and distributor. The company was founded in 2002 by Soedesh Chauthi and has its headquarters in Hoogvliet – Rotterdam, the Netherlands. They create interactive entertainment and publish games on multiple platforms. Their portfolio consists of titles such as Kaze and the Wild Masks, Monster Crown, Owlboy, Monstrum, Among the Sleep and Remothered: Tormented Fathers. They also have their own IPs including Truck Driver®, Adam’s Venture® and Real Farm.
More information about SOEDESCO® and their products can be found on the company’s website or by following @SOEDESCO on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About SOEDESCO® Studios Our in-house development studio SOEDESCO Studios consists of an enthusiastic team of young talents who are passionate about video game development. The studio has offices in Hoogvliet – Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Pilsen, Czech Republic.
We are experienced in development for Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®, Xbox One, Stadia™ and PC. Our projects include co-development of games such as Defunct, Among the Sleep, Kaze and the Wild Masks, and Dog Duty. SOEDESCO Studios continues to focus on developing interesting new content for all generations of gaming.
Lesquin, France, May 26, 2021 – NACON and Eko Software are pleased to announce Rugby 22, a new game in the leading rugby franchise, which will release in January 2022 on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC.
The Paris-based development studio has used all its expertise in sports games (Handball 21, Rugby 18 and Rugby 20) and is making many improvements to this latest simulation. This includes more realistic AI, improved difficulty that adapts better to each player’s level, and more lifelike star-player faces – especially on the latest-generation consoles – thanks to the use of photogrammetry.
Benoît Clerc, Head of Publishing at NACON, explained the goal for this new edition: “Rugby 22 continues and builds upon the great work started by Eko Software on the previous two games. We want to offer rugby fans the most authentic and complete experience possible with updated gameplay that has incorporated many improvements based on player feedback on the previous titles and by including official teams and competitions never seen before in a rugby simulation.”
Among the official teams and competitions included in Rugby 22, players can find the top leagues with all the official clubs, as well as the major national teams like France, Italy, Ireland and Japan to name a few.
Rugby fans can also play as the sport’s current star players and choose their favorite teams to compete against their friends in multiplayer.
Rugby 22 will be available in January 2022 on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC.
About NACON NACON is a company of the BIGBEN Group founded in 2019 to optimize its know-how through strong synergies in the video game market. By bringing together its 11 development studios, the publishing of AA video games, the design and distribution of premium gaming devices, NACON focuses 20 years of expertise at the service of players. https://www.nacongaming.com/
About Eko Software Established in 1999, Eko Software is an independent game developer and publisher based in Paris, France. Eko Software develops games for all major gaming platforms (consoles, PC, Smart TVs). Focused primarily on development and content creation, the company develops games for top publishers and creates new IPs that are published in partnership with worldwide publishers or self-published through digital distribution channels. IPs created by Eko include Aqua Panic!, Wanted Corp., SPRay, and How to Survive. For more information on Eko Software and its products, please visit www.ekosystem.com.
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and Heroes of the Inner SphereDLC Available Now on Xbox Series X|S, Steam and GOG
Piranha Games Launches Iconic Mech Action Sim with Cross-Play, DLC Sharing, Updated Digital Contents Pack, and Free Major Update
VANCOUVER, British Columbia– May 27, 2021 –Step inside and become your own weapon of war… DeveloperPiranha Games, a company in the EG7 global interactive entertainment group, announced today that MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and the much-anticipated Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC have launched on Xbox Series X|S and PC viaSteam andGOG.com. The “Dropship Edition” celebrates the Steam release with the base game and DLC available for 10% off and players on Microsoft PC and Xbox will receive an exclusive Kobold Hero Mech—complete with a custom loadout, paint job, and AI Goblin pilot—to commemorate the title’s debut on the Xbox Series X|S platform. Mercs on all available platforms can also enjoy an updated digital content pack for a new price of $4.99/€4.99/£3.99 containing:
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Soundtrack with 25 tracks
Heroes of the Inner Sphere Soundtrack with 14 tracks (updated for this release)
Tech Manual Technical Readouts for Select Mechs – 58 Pages with mech details
Art Work and Desktops Images Various resolutions
Concept art (updated for this release)
Selected Screenshots
Selected Marketing Images
Packed with Cross-Play support, more than 30 major updates representing over a year of development efforts, a DLC sharing feature, updates digital content pack, and new pricing there has never been a better opportunity to experience MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries!
“On behalf of the entire team at Piranha Games, we’d like to thank the MechWarrior community for their continued support and feedback which has allowed us to deliver the best version of MechWarrior 5 to the Xbox and PC platforms today,” said Russ Bullock, President and Executive Producer at Piranha Games. “Additionally, the fantastic support from the EG7 group has allowed us to share the MechWarrior universe and the newly added features like Cross-Play support and DLC sharing with a wider audience and expand our amazing community.”
New and Updated Features
About MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries and Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries finds players in the battlefields of the future, dominated by BattleMechs, hulking machines of war capable of leveling entire cities. As the inheritor of a once-glorious Mercenary company, the quest for glory and revenge will stretch light years, chasing the threads of interstellar intrigue on the journey to become an elite MechWarrior and mercenary commander.
The merc life of a MechWarrior BattleMech pilot continues in the Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC. Follow your chosen career path from War Dog to Treasure Hunter in the new Career Mode. Explore new warzones, new quests, and new missions that span the full scope of the Inner Sphere. Hunt the Heroes with special quests that tell the story of seven new heroes and their lostech mechs. Find new mech chassis and variants, weapons, equipment, as well as blueprints to quirk your prized mechs.
“Working with Piranha Games on MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries gave us first-hand exposure to the team’s commitment to its fanbase,” said Robin Flodin, CEO at EG7. “We are proud to support the developers in introducing the beloved MechWarrior franchise to a wider audience with today’s global launch.”
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and the Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC is developed by Piranha Games and co-published with Sold Out, both companies in the EG7 group, for Xbox Series X|S (digital),Steam, andGOG.com, in addition to theEpic Game Store. The base game and DLC are available for $29.99/ £24.99/ €29.99 and $19.99 /£15.99 / €19.99, respectively, the digital content pack is also available for $4.99/ €4.99/ £3.99. The ESRB rating is T (Teen) for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and theHeroes of the Inner Sphere DLC on Xbox Series X|S.
For the latest news on MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and the Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC from Piranha Games, follow the development team on Twitter@PiranhaGames and@MW5Mercs,Facebook, andYouTube.
About Piranha Games Founded in 2000, Piranha Games is an action gaming studio with unparalleled experience developing licensed products for big-name franchises, including AAA licensed titles such as Need for Speed: Undercover and Duke Nukem Forever. Best known for the Free-to-Play game title MechWarrior Online, PGI is as committed as ever to creating world-class action-based games, having most recently released MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. At PGI, there is a genuine sense of collaboration, respect and a strong commitment to our projects and to each other. We all love what we do, and believe strong companies are built from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Piranha Games strives to foster a positive and inclusive environment, where everyone feels supported, comfortable, and completely part of the team.
About Sold Out Sold Out combines a wealth of experience with youth to form its close-knit team. Publishing for physical and digital distribution, Sold Out has had the joy of working with Team 17, Rebellion, Frontier Developments, and other indie developers. For more information on Sold Out and its upcoming titles, visit the official website atsoldout.uk.com.
About EG7 EG7 (Enad Global 7) is a group of companies within the gaming industry that develops, markets, publishes and distributes PC, console and mobile games to the global gaming market. The company employs 470+ game developers and develops its own original IP:s, as well as act as consultants to other publishers around the world through its game development divisions Daybreak Games, Piranha Games, Toadman Studios, Big Blue Bubble and Antimatter Games. In addition, the group’s marketing department Petrol has contributed to the release of 1,500+ titles, of which many are world famous brands such as Call of Duty, Destiny, Dark Souls and Rage. The group’s publishing and distribution department Sold Out holds expertise in both physical and digital publishing and has previously worked with Team 17, Rebellion and Frontier Developments. EG7 is headquartered in Stockholm with 670 employees in 13 offices worldwide.
One last SEGA 60th Anniversary Gift – faithfully remade with stunning graphics and new online features
The legendary 3D fighter returns as a PlayStation®4 Console Exclusive on 1st June
Sydney, Australia – 27th May 2021: ORA, ORA, ORA! SEGA of America announced that Virtua Fighter 5Ultimate Showdown will launch worldwide as a PlayStation®4 digital exclusive. Remade for a new generation of fighting game fans as part of SEGA’s 60th Anniversary project, the definitive edition of the fifth instalment in SEGA’s iconic Virtua Fighter series enters the ring on 1st June 2021.
Widely celebrated by classic fighting game fans for its strategic 3D gameplay, intuitive mechanics, intricate balance, and intense martial arts combat, Virtua Fighter5 has received popular updates throughout its history, most recently with the console re-release in 2012. Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdownre-envisions the visceral experience of the original with gorgeous HD graphics, new online features, and all the bone-crunching, martial arts combat of its renowned predecessor.
“The Virtua Fighter series holds a storied place in SEGA lore,” said Seiji Aoki, Chief Producer. “This new title was developed as part of SEGA’s 60th Anniversary project by an all-star team at AM2 and Ryu ga Gotoku Studios. I am delighted for fans to play and experience the latest entry in the series.”
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdownincludes a wealth of new and classic features:
Remade for a New Generation: Play classic Virtua Fighter 5in glorious HD with updated character models, stages, cinematics, and background music.
Crush the Competition: Create private rooms for up to 16 players and take on all challengers in round-robin style League Matches, Tournament Matches, and other new online match types. Spectate in real-time and communicate live with stamps as the battle heats up!
Custom Combatants: Enter the ring with one of 19 playable characters. Master each of their unique fighting styles across a variety of solo and online modes.
The Full Experience: Experience the pinnacle of Virtua Fighter 5 combat in classic modes like “Rank Match”, “Arcade”, “Training”, and “Offline Versus” as you battle to become the next World Fighting Tournament legend!
Keep an eye on SEGA channels throughout the upcoming week for more details on how and where to download Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdownwhen it launches worldwide on 1st June 2021.
About SEGA® of America
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA CORPORATION, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America’s website is located at www.sega.com.
Iron Harvest 1920+ – The American Union of Usonia is Ready for Action
New Faction Feature Trailer introduces Usonia’s motivation and troops
Sydney, Australia – May 27th, 2021 – KING Art Games is happy to reveal more details about the newly introduced USONIA Faction coming to the Iron Harvest 1920+ world with the upcoming “Operation Eagle” Add on. On May 28th, players will be able to fight for supremacy with giant mechs on the ground and deadly Zeppelin-like squadrons in the skies. The new “Operation Eagle” faction feature trailer reveals insights into the roster, background, and maybe even secret motivations of Usonia’s entrance into the 1920+ battlefields.
The American Union of Usonia: Usonia stayed out of the Great War, strengthening their industry, professionalising their army and building a powerful air-force. America’s past conflicts have been local, but the European catastrophe that was World War I paved the way for Usonia to play a bigger role on the world stage. The question is: Will they be saviours or conquerors?
Iron Harvest 1920+ Operation Eagle releases in Australia & New Zealand on May 28th on Steam, GOG and Epic.
About Operation Eagle: The American Union of Usonia stayed out of the Great War and became an economic and military powerhouse, unnoticed by Europe’s old elites. Relying heavily on mighty “Diesel Birds”, the Usonia faction brings more variety to the Iron Harvest battlefields. Additional new buildings and new units for all factions will enhance the Iron Harvest Roster to give players even more options to find the perfect attack and defence strategy.
The Operation Eagle Add-on contains:
The new Usonia Faction with over 20 new units
The Usonia Campaign (Singleplayer & Coop)
Three new playable heroes
New playable allies from a yet to be revealed secret faction
New flying units for all factions
New structures and anti-air defences for all factions
New Multiplayer Maps
Dozens of new skins & seasons to come!
Every Iron Harvest 1920+ player will get access to new units, buildings and maps via matchmaking. Commander, it is time to show your tactical skills once again! With no limitations in multiplayer matchmaking – DLC owners and non DLC owners will be able to play together or test their skills against each other.
About Iron Harvest
At the dawn of the 20th century, shortly after the end of the Great War, the world is full of secrets and mysteries, of opportunities and challenges. Tradition clashes with scientific and technological progress, while Europe is still recovering from the brutal battles of the World War. Iron Harvest is a real-time strategy game (RTS) set in the alternate reality of 1920+, just after the end of the Great War. To create the perfect RTS-experience the team has been working in close cooperation with global RTS-fans ever since the highly successful Kickstarter campaign.
KING Art is an independent game developer with years of experience in creating high-quality games for all major platforms. More than 40 employees across several teams are located at the offices in Bremen, Germany and work with about as many freelancers around the globe. Founded in 2000, KING Art has since released more than 50 titles in different genres, with a focus on narrative games, RPGs and strategy games. The company and its games have received multiple prestigious awards, including Best Strategy Game and Best Development Studio.
KING Art is a licensed developer for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo plattforms and member of Verband der deutschen Games-Branche (GAME) and bremen digitalmedia.
About Deep Silver Deep Silver develops and distributes interactive games for all platforms. The Deep Silver label means to captivate all gamers who have a passion for thrilling gameplay in exciting game worlds by creating products of the highest possible quality, always focusing on what the customer desires.
Deep Silver has published more than 200 games since 2003, including its own brands like the open world extravaganza Saints Row, the zombie action franchise Dead Island, and the gritty, post-apocalyptic Metro series. Upcoming highlights from Deep Silver include the next entries into the Saints Row, TimeSplitters and Dead Island franchises. Deep Silver also owns the development studios Deep Silver Dambuster Studios in Nottingham, UK; Deep Silver Fishlabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Deep Silver Volition based in Champaign, IL, USA. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.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.
Today, Ubisoft invites fans to tune-in to the worldwide gameplay reveal of Far Cry 6, the latest installment in the Far Cry franchise, on May 29 at 2:30AM AEST on the following channels:
Far Cry 6 is an open-world first-person shooter that plunges players into the heart of a modern-day guerrilla revolution set in Yara, a tropical paradise frozen in time under the oppressive rule of President Antón Castillo (Giancarlo Esposito). As he vows to restore his nation to its former glory while grooming his son Diego (Anthony Gonzalez) to follow in his footsteps, players will embody Dani Rojas, a local military dropout turned guerrilla fighter in their quest to overthrow the tyrant and unite the nation.
To rewatch the reveal CGI trailer below:
Developed by Ubisoft Toronto*, Far Cry 6 is set to release later in 2021 on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Windows PC exclusively on both the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft store, as well as Stadia and Amazon Luna. The game will also be available on Ubisoft+ Ubisoft’s subscription service*.
For more information on Far Cry 6, please visit: farcry.com
For the latest news on Far Cry 6 and all of Ubisoft’s games, please visit: news.ubisoft.com
* Development partners are Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Berlin, and Ubisoft Montpellier.
**$19.95 per month. Cancel anytime. The Ultimate Edition will be available as part of a Ubisoft+ subscription. More information at uplayplus.com.
GO FOR GOLD IN OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME™, SPRINTING ONTO CONSOLES, 22ND JUNE
Build your dream Olympian and compete across 18 Olympic events on the world’s biggest stage, coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
27th May 2021: In celebration of the upcoming Olympic Games this winter, SEGA of America announced that Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ will launch worldwide on 22nd June 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Featuring 18 fun-fueled Olympic events, a robust Avatar Creator and local and online play for up to 8 players, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 offers aspiring Olympians of all ages a chance to pursue their own Olympic dreams at home or online.
“The Olympic Games are a unifying symbol of sportsmanship and competition for athletes and fans throughout the world,” said Ian Curran, President & COO at SEGA of America. “Tokyo 2020 channels that positive spirit into a fun, arcade-style experience for friends and family to play together as we all look forward to the start of the Olympic Games this Summer.”
Go faster, higher, stronger in 18 different solo or multiplayer Olympic events:
100m
4x100m Relay
110m Hurdles
Hammer Throw
Long Jump
Baseball
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
BMX (Cycling)
Boxing
Judo
Rugby Sevens
Football (Soccer)
100m Freestyle (Swimming)
200m Individual Medley (Swimming)
Sport Climbing
Table Tennis
Tennis
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 also features a comprehensive Avatar Creator for gamers to create the Olympic athlete of their dreams! More than 100 different colourful wardrobe options are available to choose from, from traditional country kits to more imaginative outfits like pirate and astronaut costumes. 8-player multiplayer, ranked games and global leaderboards offer plenty of options for aspiring Olympians to compete online together in their quest for gold.
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game will be available at Australian retailers on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, 22nd June 2021.
About SEGA of America
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA CORPORATION, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America’s website is located at www.sega.com.
