Seek Out the Precious Gemstone Known As Il Sovrano in the Dusty Town of Rhodes

Plus Stick Up the Saloons of Saint Denis, Nominated Series Bonuses, and More

A precious yellow diamond known as Il Sovrano is making a brief layover in Rhodes and the local monied elite are meeting to discuss who gets to take care of it. It’s been suggested that a representative of Senator Ricard will collect Il Sovrano and you’ll need to find information as to the jewel’s whereabouts. Whether you distract the guards, sneak your way in, or make an explosive entrance, you’ll need to track down and take the jewel.

Completing the Il Sovrano Opportunity will yield a Reward for a free Weapon Component of your choice, while completing it on Ruthless Difficulty will also unlock the Duplessis Top Hat for purchase from Madam Nazar.

The Saloons Contract: Stick Up the Saloons of Saint Denis
The saloons of Saint Denis are flush with cash. Smelling blood in the water, the underworld wants its cut — as well as its Capitale. The Saloons Contract is a new Crime Contract consisting of three missions as you collect funds from the local watering holes. Keep in mind: some business owners agree to these sorts of arrangements — others might require the use of force instead of cool-headed persuasion.

Speak to Sean Macguire, Anthony Foreman, Joe, or James Langton to start collecting dues.

The Quick Draw Club No. 1
The Quick Draw Club No. 1 will be available through August 9. Upgrade to The Quick Draw Club No. 1 this week to unlock The Rushword Shirt and other Rewards. This week, all Quick Draw Club owners will receive an Offer for 50% off Established or Distinguished Role Items and Rewards for a free Shirt and Coat. Plus, purchase all four installments of The Quick Draw Club to get a Reward for The Halloween Pass 2 for free.

The Quick Draw Club No. 2 is coming August 10.

Nominated Series Bonus
Whatever mode tickles your fancy, this week is dealer’s choice: compete in three matches as part of the Nominated Series to receive an Offer for 40% off a Non-Role Multi-Class Horse of your choice.

Call to Arms Mode Coming Next Week
Batten down the hatches and come to the aid of local townsfolk to fight off waves of enemies in a brand-new survival-based mode, Call to Arms — launching August 10.

Discounts
Stables across the states are offering 30% off all Turkoman Horses. Those looking to take up arms can knock 30% off the cost of all Shotguns and all Role Weapon Variants, as well as 40% off all Melee Weapons, the Bow, and Improved Bow. Tailors are offering a temporary 40% markdown on all Hats.

Prime Gaming Benefits
Red Dead Online players who connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account to Prime Gaming before August 30 will receive a Reward for a free Hat up to Rank 15, an Offer for 50% off the Rolling Block Rifle, and an Offer for 30% off select Camp Equipment at Wilderness Outfitters.

Check Rockstar Support for details and limitations.

Pre-Load Available Now, Discounts Up to 85 Percent Off on Select Platforms 

SYDNEY, Australia – August 4, 2021 – Today, Ubisoft^® announced that Far Cry 5 will be available to play for free from August 5 – 9 on Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store on Windows PC. Players will have access to the entire game in solo and two-player co-op.  

New players will be able to pre-load the game starting today, and will be able to access the Free Weekend during the following times per platform:

• PC via Ubisoft Store: August 5 at 11 p.m. AEST
• PC via Epic Games Store: August 6 at3 a.m. AEST
• PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4: August 5 at 5.01 p.m. AEST
• Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One: August 5 at 5:01 p.m. AEST

Players who want to continue their fight against The Father in Far Cry 5 will get to keep their game progression and enjoy discounts up to 85% off on the game and Season Pass during the Free Weekend.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, For Honor, Just Dance, Watch Dogs, and Tom Clancy’s video game series including Ghost Recon®, Rainbow Six and The Division. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2020-21 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2,241 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.

ALRIGHT YOU PRANKSTERS, IT’S TIME FOR SOME PRACTICAL JOKES ON THE GO! “NEIGHBOURS BACK FROM HELL” IS NOW AVAILABLE ON MOBILE DEVICES!

Vienna, Austria / Giebelstadt, Germany, 3rd August 2021
As Woody, the vengeful star protagonist of Neighbours back From Hell, you will prank your way through Seasons 1 and 2 of the fictitious, but aptly named TV show. Take the mischief from your nasty neighbour’s flat all the way to China, India and Mexico where you will make sure his holiday is a living hell.
While you’re at it, why limit targeting your antics at your neighbour, when you can involve his mother and fellow travellers? Whatever you decide to do, your trusty camera crew will be right there and keep a keen eye on all the action. You can let your crooked creativity flow freely and watch the neighbour rage in desperation.

Get it now on Google Play Store, Samsung Galaxy Store or on App-Store!

What a beautiful day in the neighbourhood!

Just be mindful not to get caught by him or his companions, or they will whoop you good and your TV show will be taken off the air. If you perform well on the other hand, by creating more and more disarray and chaos in the neighbour’s life, ratings will increase, and you could win prestigious awards.

Features:

• Neighbours From Hell 1 & 2 Remastered in one package: 28 episodes set in the neighbour’s home, on a cruise liner, and in several different holiday locations around the world
• All graphics newly rendered in Full HD
• Framerate of all animations doubled for a smoother experience
• Use stealth, skill and style to perform the perfect ambush
• Easy to use interface and controls
• Superb cartoon-style graphics
• Big band soundtrack

About FarbWorks:

FarbWorks is a mobile game and application development studio based in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 2015, the studio focuses on the development of casual games and has now joined forces with THQ Nordic and HandyGames to bring a modernized HD-Version of the classic Neighbours From Hell titles to life

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”.

Enter a Captivating and Fascinating RPG World 

Stuttgart, August 3rd 2021 – ININ Games and STUDIOARTDINK are pleased to announce the official release date for the stunning RPG title WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story of Eirudy as boxed retail edition, along with a downloadable digital store version for Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe is 13th August 2021. 

WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story of Eirudy is a standalone game and can be enjoyed even if you haven’t played the previous parts of the WitchSpring series. It can best be described as an ‘attention grabbing’ RPG offering what many fans of the genre would require plus a lot more. A strong storyline complemented with interesting characters ensures the player is totally immersed in a compelling adventure that is superbly supplemented with famous Japan voice actors.

The player assumes the guise of a reclusive witch Eirudy, who lives with her dolls, in the Misty Forest. Outside of this safe haven witches are feared by humans. A chance meeting with an adventurous young man, called Adrian, begins a story, deciding the fate of the deities and humans of the continent Derkarr.

Vitality is the spice of life

In WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story of Eirudy, dolls are of central importance to Eirudy, if not indispensable. By defeating monsters, Eirudy absorbs vitality into her soul stone to bring her dolls to life. With her companions to stand by her, the brave witch faces every enemy in her way. 

As the game progresses, Eirudy’s collection of puppet companions grows, each coming with individual abilities to aid her in battle. Using, understanding and summoning these dolls is one aspect of mastering this expansive RPG!

• Customisable Magic System
• Turn Based Battles 
• Different Story Paths
• Multi Language Support
• Superb Crafting System
• Unique Atmosphere 
• A Lovable Protagonist
• Individual Characters that develop and evolve
• Fabulous Soundtrack

A classic tale of good versus evil, where balancing your decisions, understanding the enemies’ weaknesses and their powers all have a determining factor on your success. Respawning, ascertaining when to challenge and when to retreat as you move through some perilous regions are many of the surprising, interesting and in some cases deadly decisions to be made.

To learn more about the fascinating world of Eirudy and where to get the game, visit witchspringgame.com. 

Dedicated collector’s and fans of the series, who want to get some awesome collector’s items with the game, should take a look at the Strictly Limited Games Partner Store.

ININ Games will create exclusive Limited and Collector’s Editions which are already available for pre-order. The Limited Edition comes individually numbered and includes a manual. With the Collector’s  Edition fans get a beautiful artbook, an acrylic standee of Eirudy, a soundtrack CD and more. Plus, both the Limited and the Collector’s Editions can be pre-ordered as a bundle including an awesome plushie of Eirudy’s little doll Failur.

About ININ Games 

ININ Games focuses on the digital and physical publishing of high-quality, feel-good retro and  arcade games. ININ Games brings retro games to life and creates the classics of the future.  They are best known for “Bubble Bobble 4 Friends”, “CrossCode”, “Darius Cozmic Collection”,  Slaps and Beans” and “The Ninja Saviors – Return of the Warriors”. Numerous other milestones of classic gaming culture are in the planning and will be announced in the coming months. ININ Games is part of United Games Entertainment GmbH. For more information visit https://www.iningames.com/. 

About STUDIOARTDINK 

STUDIOARTDINK CORPORATION (https://www.studioartdink.co.jp/index.php?lan=1) was founded in 2001. As a console game developer, we  have developed many titles for major Japanese publishers. We also have sold a number of titles  as a publisher and in 2020 we launched a game content brand “G Choice” (https://gchoice.jp/).  We provide attractive game contents created by talented developers and creators for customers  all over the world. 

About Strictly Limited Games  Strictly Limited Games is a German publisher based near Stuttgart, specialized in releasing a  curated selection of digital download-only games in exclusive collectable physical editions for  PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch. The company was founded in 2017 by  Dennis Mendel, a former scholar for game studies and advisor at Fraunhofer Institute, and  Benedict Braitsch. Both passionate collectors with a combined collection of over 7.000 digital  and physical games for all console generations, their intention is to form an opposite pole to the  current trend of digital-only releases. All collectors’ editions are available exclusively at Strictly  Limited Games online store www.strictlylimitedgames.com

A new gameplay trailer was released, giving out more details on the expansion’s contents

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 3 August 2021 – The recently announced map expansion for trucking experience Truck Driver ‘Heading North’ is launching on September 14th for PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Publisher SOEDESCO confirmed this today with a new gameplay trailer, giving out more details on the expansion’s contents.

Watch the ‘Heading North’ DLC Gameplay Trailer:

The new gameplay trailer that was dropped today shows several things that are new to the trucking experience. Next to the already teased scenery in the previous map teaser that has been shown, this trailer shows new types of cargo, like a giant fish bone statue, generators and new types of construction materials. The trailer also shows that players can now go off-road anywhere they like, which isn’t possible in most trucking games currently out there. Finally, the trailer also shows a shot of an AI truck passing by, which means that at least in this new map, AI trucks will be present next to the existing AI vehicle models.

Information
Title: Truck Driver ‘Heading North’ DLC
Developer: Kokku, SOEDESCO Studios
Genre: Simulation
Release Date: September 2021
Hashtag: #TruckDriverGame

The new gameplay trailer that was dropped today shows several things that are new to the trucking experience. Next to the already teased scenery in the previous map teaser that has been shown, this trailer shows new types of cargo, like a giant fish bone statue, generators and new types of construction materials. The trailer also shows that players can now go off-road anywhere they like, which isn’t possible in most trucking games currently out there. Finally, the trailer also shows a shot of an AI truck passing by, which means that at least in this new map, AI trucks will be present next to the existing AI vehicle models.

About Truck Driver ‘Heading North’ DLC
Expand your Truck Driver experience with the ‘Heading North’ DLC! When your uncle challenges you to continue your trucking career overseas in the cold, but captivating green country Mangefjell, you decide to take on the adventure. Drive around beautiful Nordic inspired landscapes as you continue your trucking career and complete numerous jobs for new characters.

Features

• Discover a whole new map depicting the Nordic inspired country Mangefjell
• Get to know Ólaff, Lars and Katerina as you complete over 30 new jobs
• Drive through beautiful verdant landscapes and interesting new places
• Search for a new hidden place that is not shown on the map
• Unlock eight new trophies and achievements

About SOEDESCO®
SOEDESCO is an independent video game developer, publisher and distributor founded in 2002 with its headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. We create interactive entertainment for a large and diverse community to enjoy. 

At SOEDESCO we strive to bring fun and engaging gaming experiences to a worldwide audience. Our portfolio consists of titles such as Owlboy, Kaze and the Wild Masks, Monster Crown, Among the Sleep, Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Monstrum. We also have our own IPs including Truck Driver®, Adam’s Venture® and Real Farm. 

Our products create a fun and safe place for people to be themselves; both in the virtual world as on our social platforms. We believe quality games come from quality people. With our team of specialists in Communications, Creative, Producing and Development we make sure as many people as possible can enjoy our games in the most optimal way.

More information about SOEDESCO® and their products can be found on the company’s website or by following @SOEDESCO on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

CD PROJEKT RED today announced that both Price of Power: Thanedd Coup and the 6th season of Journey have arrived in GWENT: The Witcher Card Game!

Thanedd Coup is the second installment of the Price of Power expansion set, and focuses on the historic, violent clash between mages of the North and mages of Nilfgaard which took place during a conclave on Thanedd Island. The expansion, which brings 26 new cards, as well as new tactics for players to utilize, comes to GWENT today alongside the latest title update, and is now available across all supported platforms.

Watch the Thanedd Coup Launch Trailer

Learn more about the Price of Power Expansion Set

The sixth season of Journey — GWENT’s progression system — is also available from today, and will run for the coming 3 months, allowing players to unlock over 100 levels of rewards. In line with previous Journeys, this season features both a free tier — where players can earn avatars and reward points — as well as a Premium tier. The story focus for Season 6 is on Aretuza — the magical academy located on Thanedd Island. Alongside new weekly quests, players will be able to learn more about the school through the perspective of Alissa, a student of Aretuza, as a new entry of her diary is made available each week of the Journey’s duration.

Watch the Trailer For Journey Season 6

By playing and completing quests in the Premium version of Journey, players will be able to earn over 80 rewards, including Card Kegs, avatars, coins, cardbacks, and titles — as well as 8 brand new game boards. In addition, this latest season of Journey also introduces a new vanity item to GWENT in the form of music tracks. There are 9 tracks available to unlock right now by progressing in the Premium tier for Season 6 of Journey.

Learn More About Journey’s Latest Season

GWENT: The Witcher Card Game is available for free on PC via GOG.COM and Steam, Apple M1 Macs running macOS, as well as on Android and iOS. For more information on GWENT, visit playgwent.com.

About GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

In GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, gamers clash with their friends in fast-paced duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse units with special abilities, and use clever tricks to deceive their opponents.

About CD PROJEKT RED

CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for personal computers and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include The Witcher series of games, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game and the futuristic AAA role-playing game — Cyberpunk 2077. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Capital Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).

Jaime Gine appointed CEO, former CEO Mihai Pohontu takes on the Executive Chairman role, Brian Waddle joins as Head of Biz Dev

Bucharest, Romania – August 3rd, 2020 – Full-service games development agency Amber announced today that Jaime Gine will join the company as CEO, overseeing the company’s operations across all functional areas. Mihai Pohontu, the former CEO, will take on the role of Executive Chairman, leading the Board of Directors and strategic initiatives in the areas of innovation, community and growth.
 
Prior to joining Amber, Jaime Gine was the former Chief Customer Officer at Keywords Studios and a 15-years veteran of Electronic Arts where he served as VP of International Development Services. Gine also served as the General Manager of intelligent language and content company SDL. During his five years as CCO with Keywords, the company’s market capitalization increased from around $100M to over $2.5B.
 
Amber is also welcoming a new Head of Business Development with Brian Waddle. Waddle has been a senior global sales & marketing executive in the games industry for 16 years, having successfully led these functional roles at companies such as Virtuos and Havok. He is also a Board member at Telltale Games, with a strong background in mergers and acquisitions.

“We are entering a new chapter in Amber’s evolving story, as we proceed to expand our international network of studios to cover all platforms and game genres. Jaime and Brian’s joining our leadership team is a great accelerator to our strategy and I’m excited to welcome them to our group,” said Mihai Pohontu.
 
“Amber is pure excitement, and has been delivering phenomenal organic growth, but we believe we can do more, go faster, dream bigger.” said Jaime Gine. “With great talent in Bucharest, Guadalajara, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Montreal, we have a solid foundation to take the company to the next level. I’m thrilled to join my friends at Amber at this exciting point in their history and look forward to helping our company in its growth path.”
 
“I’m happy to join Amber, a great company with a promising future and ambitious vision.” said Brian Waddle. “As Head of Biz Dev, I’ll ensure that Amber establishes new partnerships to reach our business objectives. Each studio and department at Amber are supported by talented people, I am looking forward to helping our customers and the Amber team deliver great results, services and games around the world.”
 
At the 2021 Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards, Amber won the “Best Localization and QA Service Provider” award and was nominated for “Best Service Provider”. Amber partners with brands including Disney, NBC Universal, Paradox Interactive, Rovio, That Game Company, and Raw Fury among others.

To visit the Amber website: https://amberstudio.com/
Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amber_studio
Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmberDevs/

About Amber

Amber is a game development agency built by a collective of artisans residing in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Guadalajara, Montreal, Botosani and Bucharest. The company concept was inspired by the decades of game dev experience of its leadership, through the realization the industry needed a more versatile development services platform. Amber is structured as a network of studios with different skills and specializations, delivering top quality services in full game production, co-development, engineering, design, live-ops, QA, localization and more.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six^® Siege Reveals Containment Event with New Game Mode

From tomorrow until August 25, discover the new Nest Destruction game mode, inspired by Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — August 3, 2021 — Today, Ubisoft^® announced a new time-limited PvP event for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, Containment. The event starts tomorrow, August 4, and will run for three weeks until August 25. Inspired by the upcoming game Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction, Containment sets the players in a reworked version of the Consulate map overruled by the Chimera Parasite in a new game mode called Nest Destruction. Rainbow Six Siege will also be free from August 14 to August 16, where players can earn twice as many bonus Battle Pass points.

Click the image to be taken to the trailer

This event offers a look into the world of Extraction in Rainbow Six Siege, with a team of REACT agents (attackers) intervening to destroy Nests that are being defended by a team of Proteans, a deadly Archæan variant that can adopt the form of REACT operators (defenders) and mimic their behaviour with maximum speed and melee attacks. Defenders will be provided with additional Health, Aruni’s Punch, and Oryx’s special abilities, but will be weaponless for the whole game. Attackers will have a standard loadout without modifiers and only have access to a reduced Operator selection. 

Containment will introduce a new game mode, Nest Destruction, that will have players fight over a Nest. Attackers will be given a two-tiered objective: destroy the nest to open the final objective and win the round. On the other side, Defenders will have to rely on melee attacks and Oryx’s Ramah Dash to stop their opponents and claim victory. Of course, there is always a last solution to secure the win: get rid of the opposing team entirely.

The Containment event comes with its own collection of 33 unique items for Rainbow Six Siege operators including IQ, Ace, Blackbeard, Amaru and Zero on the attacking side, and Aruni, Jager, Kaid, Mira and Warden on the defending team. The collection includes headgear, uniforms, and weapon skins. Each operator’s exclusive, time-limited customisation items are available for purchase as Bundles in the Shop section for 1680 R6 credits or via the Containment Packs for 300 R6 Credits or 12500 Renown.

To learn more about the Containment event, please visit https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/rainbow-six/siege/news-updates.

Players can discover their in-game stats, track their progression, receive personalised recaps, and more here: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/rainbow-six/siege/stats.

For more information about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, please visit rainbow6.ubisoft.com.

About Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Alongside a thriving professional esports scene and a community of over 70 million registered players, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege puts players in the middle of a fast-paced, ever-evolving multiplayer experience grounded in the selection of unique Operators. Using the right mix of tactics and destruction, Rainbow Six teams engage their enemies in sieges, where both sides have exclusive skills and gadgets at their disposal. Defenders prepare by transforming the environments around them into modern strongholds, while attackers use recon drones to gain intel for carefully planning their assault. With access to dozens of Operators inspired by real world counter-intelligence agents from around the globe, players can choose exactly how they want to approach each challenge they encounter. Through the constant addition of new Operators and maps that add to the depth of both strategy and combat, the unpredictability of each round of Rainbow Six Siege sets a new bar for intensity and competition in gaming.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, For Honor, Just Dance, Watch Dogs, and Tom Clancy’s video game series including Ghost Recon®, Rainbow Six and The Division. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2020-21 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2,241 million. To learn more, please visit: http://www.ubisoftgroup.com.

© 2021 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are registered trademarks in the US and/or other countries.

G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout – Gold Edition Available Now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4 & Xbox One at GameStop

MINNEAPOLIS — Aug. 2, 2021 — G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout – Gold Edition is available today for $29.99 exclusively at GameStop for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. This new release of the blockbuster team-based shooter inspired by Hasbro’s legendary franchise includes the full base game plus two exclusive new skins from the Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins film – in theaters now – a digital art book, digital soundtrack, and the “Classic Duke & Classic Cobra Commander Character Pack” and “G.I. Joe & Cobra Weapons Pack” DLC.

G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout delivers an original story adventure inspired by classic ’80s-style comics with 17 campaign missions featuring epic locations like the U.S.S. Flagg and Cobra Headquarters, intense boss battles, and iconic vehicles like the Persuader and Cobra H.I.S.S. tanks. Play the campaign on your own or with a friend in local split-screen co-op, then keep the fight going in four-player local PvP multiplayer modes like Capture the Flag, Assault, King of The Hill and Deathmatch Arena.

Play as your favorite heroes and villains from both sides with 12 playable characters, including Duke, Snake Eyes, Cobra Commander, Destro, Roadblock, Storm Shadow and more. Unleash a wide variety of weapons, skins, and devastating ultimate abilities as you mastermind world domination as Team Cobra and restore world order as Team Joe!

G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout – Gold Edition is published by GameMill Entertainment. For more information, visit GIJoeBlackout.com. 

About GameMill Entertainment

GameMill Entertainment, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a third-party publisher of console and mobile games for passionate fans around the world. Development platforms include PC, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft consoles including the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Sony consoles including the PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4, and mobile devices. With development across the globe, GameMill is a source of entertaining and fun games for all ages. For more information, visit https://gamemill.com, as well as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram.

About Hasbro

Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to making the world a better place for all children, fans and families. Hasbro delivers immersive brand experiences for global audiences through consumer products, including toys and games; entertainment through eOne, its independent studio; and gaming, led by the team at Wizards of the Coast, an award-winning developer of tabletop and digital games best known for fantasy franchises MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.

The company’s unparalleled portfolio of approximately 1,500 brands includes MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS, as well as premier partner brands. For the past decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media and one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute. Important business and brand updates are routinely shared on our Investor Relations website, Newsroom and social channels (@Hasbro on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.)

© 2021 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Netmarble Enters into Share Purchase Agreement to Acquire Global Mobile Casino Games Company, SpinX Games

Netmarble Adds New Gaming Genre to Its Global Catalog with $2.19 Billion Acquisition of the World’s Third-Largest Mobile Social Casino Game Company

LOS ANGELES – August. 2, 2021 – Global mobile game publisher Netmarble Corp. today announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of SpinX Games, one of the fastest-growing companies in the mobile Social Casino game industry. Under the agreement, Netmarble will acquire 100% of shares of SpinX Games at $2.19 billion (appx. ₩2.5 trillion), to continue its global expansion by adding a new genre of games to the current extensive roster.

Established in 2014, SpinX Games is a Social Casino game company with multiple hit titles in the category including Cash frenzy™, Lotsa Slots™ and Jackpot World. In the second quarter of 2021, the company ranked third in global sales in the mobile Social Casino genre.

SpinX Games showed the most accelerated growth amongst the top 10 players in the Social Casino game industry in recent years, recording $432 million (₩497 billion) in sales in 2020. In the first quarter of 2021, the company generated $141 million (₩162.2 billion) in sales, totaling sales of $286 million (₩328.9 billion) for the first half of the year, marking a 46% increase, YoY.

Social Casino is a globally popular casual game genre along with Match 3 Puzzles.

“The Social Casino genre shows continued global growth, and we are very excited to execute a share purchase agreement with SpinX Games, one of the leading companies in the genre,” said Seungwon Lee, CEO of Netmarble. “Through the acquisition, Netmarble will add the Social Casino genre alongside its existing main genre of RPG to further strengthen its lineup of casual games. With this diversified portfolio, we expect to fortify our competitive edge in the global mobile gaming market.”

“We are very excited to be joining the Netmarble family, one of the fastest-growing mobile game companies in the world,” said Paul Zhang, CEO of SpinX Games. “The mobile Social Casino business is a constantly evolving sector, and we plan to take the most advantage of this opportunity to strengthen global competitiveness for both companies as part of the extensive synergies with Netmarble.”

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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