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HyperX Becomes a Global Founding Partner for Riot Games’ VALORANT Champions Tour

HyperX Named Official Supplier of Gaming Keyboards, Mice and Mouse Pads in Multi-year Deal with Riot Games 

Australia – May 6, 2021 HyperX, a leading gaming peripheral brand, announced today it will become a founding partner of Riot Games’ VALORANT Champions Tour. The deal will see HyperX become the official sponsor for gaming keyboards, mice and mouse pads. 

“We’re excited to welcome our newest partner to the VCT. HyperX joins us as the Official Keyboard, Mouse, and Mousepad Partner of the VALORANT Champions Tour,” said Naz Aletaha, Head of Global Esports Partnerships and Business Development at Riot Games. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome them and have their amazing products supporting our event in Reykjavik and beyond.”

VALORANT quickly established itself as the fastest growing esport of 2020. To support the competitive scene, Riot Games launched the VALORANT Champions Tour, a year-long, global circuit featuring three levels of competition: Challengers, Masters and Champions. Teams compete through regional Challengers events, then qualify into international Masters events, with the goal to earn a spot at Champions. In this two-week long tournament, one team will be crowned the VALORANT Global Champion. The season-long tour will feature competitions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Riot Games’ VALORANT Champions Tour,” said HyperX. “In almost two years, VALORANT has amassed a huge community and has now evolved into a global esports tournament. For over a decade, HyperX has sponsored pro esports teams and tournaments. Our experience and knowledge have become embedded into the development of our award-winning line up of gaming peripherals, including the Alloy gaming keyboards and Pulsefire gaming mice. We are excited to continue this tradition and ensure all players play better with HyperX.”

About HyperX

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

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About Riot Games

Riot Games was founded in 2006 to develop, publish, and support the most player-focused games in the world. In 2009, Riot released its debut title, League of Legends, to worldwide acclaim. League has gone on to be the most-played PC game in the world and a key driver of the explosive growth of esports. 

As League enters its second decade, Riot continues to evolve the game while delivering new experiences to players with VALORANT, Legends of Runeterra, Teamfight Tactics, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and multiple work-in-progress titles, while exploring the world of Runeterra through multimedia projects across music, comic books, TV, and more. Founded by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, Riot is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and has 2,500+ Rioters in 20+ offices worldwide. 

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TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER 1 AND 2 LANDS ON NINTENDO SWITCH ON JUNE 25

TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER 1 AND 2 LANDS ON NINTENDO SWITCH ON JUNE 25

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – May 5, 2021 – Nintendo fans are about to drop in to the critically-acclaimed Tony Hawk’sPro Skater1 and 2, when the game releases for the Nintendo Switch™ on June 25. As the first Tony Hawk Pro Skater game to debut on Switch, fans are in for an epic treat when Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2, a faithful remaster of the first two iconic games in the franchise, takes on-the-go gameplay to the next level. Fans can pre-order the game from select retailers now.

As the fastest Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game to sell 1 million units[1] on previously released platforms, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 blends all the original levels, pro skaters, old-school tricks, a killer soundtrack with old and new beats and more that gamers remember from the ‘90s and ‘00s with new, beautifully recreated levels.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 is available now for PlayStation® 5, PlayStation® 4, PlayStation® 4 Pro, Xbox Series X|S, the family of Xbox One devices from Microsoft, including the Xbox One X, and on PC through the Epic platform. For more information about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 check out www.tonyhawkthegame.com. Also be sure to follow news on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @TonyHawkTheGame, as well as subscribe to the YouTube channel at YouTube.com/tonyhawkthegame.

About Activision

Headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., Activision is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com or by following @Activision.

© 2021 Activision Publishing, Inc. ACTIVISION and PRO SKATER are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. Tony Hawk is a registered trademark of Tony Hawk, Inc.

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Necromunda: Hired Gun’s New Gameplay Overview Trailer Breaks Down Bounty Hunting in the Underhive

Necromunda: Hired Gun’s New Gameplay Overview Trailer Breaks Down Bounty Hunting in the Underhive

PARIS May 5, 2021 — Focus Home Interactive and Streum On Studio have released a new gameplay overview trailer for Necromunda: Hired Gun, taking you on a tour of the various zones, weapons and perks you’ll experience in this fast-paced FPS! Welcome to the gritty hive city of Necromunda, a world where anything goes — for the right price. As a bounty hunter, you’ll have to master the many deadly tools of your trade to see each job through to the end.

At Martyr’s End, the hub of all the action and factions in your little corner of Necromunda, you’ll choose your contract, prep your loadout, and track down your target across the dark and twisted areas of the Hive. Nothing comes easy; use your grappling hook and wall-running abilities to close in on your prey across rotting agri-farms, industrious chemlabs and ancient strongholds. Then unleash destruction with your loyal cyber-mastiff to finish the job in style before heading home to upgrade your arsenal even further.

Necromunda: Hired Gun launches digitally on June 1 and is available to pre-order now on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC. All pre-orders receive the “Hunter’s Bounty” pack, which features unique cosmetics for your knife, stub gun, and outfit. It also includes a new chew toy for your dog. Physical copies for consoles will release on June 30.

For more information, check out www.focus-home.com/en-us/games/necromunda-hired-gun.

Blade & Soul: Revival – UE4 Update brings new improvements

What to Expect in Blade & Soul: Revival

Aliso Viejo, Calif. – May 4, 2021 – Blade & Soul: Revival is planned for North America and Europe in Q3 of this year. The free update, which will upgrade the in-game engine to Unreal Engine 4, goes beyond just graphical and performance upgrades to the Asian-themed fantasy MMO. Blade & Soul: Revival will add new improvements – from Dungeon changes to combat system upgrades to being able to change class, more will be revealed leading up to the update’s release in Q3 of this year. Follow bladeandsoul.com for the latest updates. 

Some of the key features revealed so far for Blade & Soul: Revival include: 

  • Class Changing – With new character class releases, shifting player metas, and other considerations in mind, Blade & Soul: Revival is implementing a new system, which will allow players the freedom to change classes and class-exclusive items. This system will be available to new and veteran players. The goal is to increase play options for everyone, while keeping balance in check. 
  • Responsive Dungeon Combat System – In the quest to make Blade & Soul a more immersive MMO experience, the Responsive Dungeon Combat system will give players instant feedback for battle heroics. Pulling off a skill combo is crucial in Blade & Soul, and this system will emphasize that to players in real time by way of on-screen animations. This goes beyond DPS as well – joint attacks, party protection, and other synergies will also receive the same positive feedback when well executed. 
  • Dungeon Difficulty System – Adding elite end-game dungeons turned into a short-term solution for players craving the most difficult Blade & Soul content. After completing it once, grinding it for gear became chore-like and didn’t recapture that same elated feeling of victory on subsequent clears. Blade & Soul will add a new dungeon difficulty system, expanding on the previous three levels that are currently in the game. The goal is to create more dynamic experiences to challenge players on subsequent playthroughs. 

And more! Blade & Soul: Revival will also have a host of other improvements. From the graphical/lighting advances provided by Unreal Engine 4, to improved loading and network optimization, to UI improvements, every aspect of Blade & Soul is being considered for improvement. Keep track of upcoming Revival updates by visiting bladeandsoul.com

Third Person Action RPG Almighty: Kill Your Gods Launches Today on Steam Early Access for PC

Join friends in a seamless multiplayer experience and rip asunder Demons, Gods and Monsters as a Magical Warrior

Baltimore, MD – May 5th, 2021 – Independent games publisher Versus Evil and developer RUNWILD Entertainment today announced that their third person action RPG multiplayer game Almighty: Kill Your Gods is available on Steam Early Access today for PC. The game will launch on consoles as well, more details will be revealed later this year.

In Almighty: Kill Your Gods, you take on the persona of an Alpha, a magical warrior infused with the power of your ancestors, reborn to take a stand for your tribe against the tyranny and oppression of the Elder Gods. Alphas can fight alone or team up and fight in packs as they hunt and take down the various demonic and powerful beings who roam and threaten their world.

Alpha warriors can craft and equip a huge array of Gauntlets and Power Stones, granting magic powers that can then be used to exploit enemy weaknesses. Being an Alpha means you are more than well equipped for the fight too,shoot blasts of ice, activate shields, or beam streams of healing energy that help your injured allies. Alternatively, you can take the action up close and personal unleashing sheer brute force with your metal fists or activate magic amulets and summon powerful spells to take down the giant monsters invading your lands.

Almighty: Kill Your Gods is a game about reclaiming and rebuilding your home in the face of impossible odds.Gather resources, usually the parts you rip from your giant foes to build and upgrade defensive towers, farms, and other  buildings that will boost the local economy and bring balance back to the ravaged tribes.

Dynamic sandbox environments mean that every play will be different. Behemoths, gods and monsters roam the islands, each with their own behaviors. Anger these giants and watch as the island violently reacts as things escalate for emergent, non-directed gameplay.

Almighty: Kill Your Gods is an action RPG full of frenetic action imbued with deep customization. RUNWILD Entertainment has created a game that brings a unique mix of combat, crafting and customization in an ambitious action RPG. Versus Evil continues to lead the way in providing quality RPGs fans can enjoy,” said Steve Escalante, Versus Evil General Manager. “This year we’ve brought some exceptional RPGs and beautifully realized games from our talented development partners, all of which are passionate creatives looking to make their mark. I am proud to work with RUNWILD and bring this fun RPG to market.”

Almighty: Kill Your Gods is available on Steam Early Access from today and will be launching on PC in the Autumn with console dates to be announced later this year. Developer RUNWILD Entertainment will be adding more content and enhancing the player experience during early access with regular updates on the game’s evolving development posted on it’s official Steam page.

Almighty: Kill Your Gods is priced at $24.99 / £18.99 / €22.49 for the Standard Edition, a Supporter Pack (DLC) Priced at $9.99 / £7.49 / €8.99 is also available, the Almighty: Kill Your Gods – Ancestor Edition priced at $34.99 / £26.49 / €31.49 includes the Game, Soundtrack and DLC. The Soundtrack of the game is also available separately priced $7.99 / £5.99 / €6.99

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.

Terra Virtua launches world’s first NFT-only graphic novel

Nick Percival’s Bloodlines sees human emotions take on physical forms in a new dystopian world

On 26th May, NFT marketplace Terra Virtua will launch the world’s first NFT-only graphic novel – Bloodlines from award-winning British artist Nick Percival (Judge Dredd and Slaine). The work will be released in conjunction with a new graphic novel reader app to allow collectors to immerse themselves in the novel’s post-apocalyptic world, and engage with exclusive content. 

The new Bloodlines series follows the journey of four characters as they fight to survive in a disorientating and bleak world, which sees human emotions take on physical forms such as fierce rage storms and sweeping floods of tears.

Nick Percival said: “After two years of development, I’m delighted to release my new novel, Bloodlines, as an NFT. I’d originally planned to publish it as a traditional graphic novel but after working with Terra Virtua, I became fascinated in the ways NFTs enable people to experience art in ways that aren’t possible in print.

“I’ve known Terra Virtua Co-Founder, Gary Bracey, through the comic industry since the 90s, and after talks with him about their new custom-made viewing tool, I was excited at the prospect of producing the first NFT-only graphic novel.”

Terra Virtua developed the new graphic novel reader app to enable readers to customize the way they consume a graphic novel. Collectors can use the app to go beyond the traditional reading experience through animated artwork – both on the cover and internal panels. It also allows users to peel back the creative layers – right back to original concept sketches, as well as discover unique ‘easter eggs’ and surprises.

Talking about Bloodlines, Nick said: “The series explores a dystopian future where human emotions manifest themselves as powerful physical entities. This provides some exciting storytelling and characterization opportunities as a creator. 

“Although I had begun work before the global events of 2020 arose, many of the themes in the series are definitely reflective of this period. The characters deal with fear, anger and polarization, while the novel explores the physicality of emotions and how experiences shape and distort human empathy and compassion.”

Jawad Ashraf, Co-Founder and CTO of Terra Virtua said: “We’re very excited to release BloodLines as the first NFT graphic novel – this is a new era for storytelling. The creation of the reader app will revolutionize the way collectors can consume and share their graphic novel collections.

“From any device, collectors can use the app to delve into Nick’s different creative layers. As well as the reader app, we’ve also built disruptive new ways to show off your collections on Terra Virtua, bridging the gap between the virtual world with the real via augmented reality and virtual reality.”

The novel is priced from $25.00 (USD) and will be released on 26th May. The series will only be available digitally, with the option to purchase an exclusive collector’s edition including earlier iterations and sketched artwork versions, animated panels, a variation of covers, and other exclusive assets.

Visit Terra Virtua’s marketplace to purchase a copy: https://terravirtua.io/.

About Nick Percival

Nick Percival is a British award-winning graphic artist and graphic novelist. Nick has produced artwork for World of Warcraft, Magic the Gathering, D&D and publishers such as Marvel, 2000AD (Judge Dredd, Slaine), BOOM! Studios (Clive Barker’s Hellraiser), IDW Publishing (Judge Dredd, Mars Attacks, The X-Files), Titan Books, Abaddon Books, Zenescope Entertainment, Fangoria and Radical, to name but a few.

About Terra Virtua 

Terra Virtua is the world’s first fully immersive digital collectibles platform. Using blockchain technology, it allows digital asset collectors to display and interact with their virtual goods in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and in 3D on PCs. Leveraging the latest in mobile and gaming technologies, Terra Virtua aims to engage and connect fan-based user communities.

BLOODLUST, BATTLE AND BUILDING – VAMPIRE SURVIVAL GAME V RISING ANNOUNCED FOR PC

Acclaimed studio behind indie-hit Battlerite reveals first details of ambitious next project

Skövde, Sweden – 5th May, 2021 – Stunlock Studios today revealed their new project, an open-world vampire survival game, V Rising, coming to PC on Steam with the Beta planned later this year. Awaken as a weakened vampire from centuries of slumber and survive a world full of peril. As a vampire, you need to hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and quench your thirst. Build and customize your castle, invite friends to join your clan, and convert humans to vampires to grow your empire. Engage in real-time combat and compete for world domination with PvP and PvE challenges. Will you become the next Dracula?

“The team took inspiration from everything from classic gothic horror literature to Netflix’s Castlevania to create a world of conflict where vampires, humans, and mythical beasts co-exist in a delicate balance. We want to give players the full vampire experience of avoiding the burning sunlight, hunting for blood and building their castle. All this while competing against other players and being tracked by vampire hunters. This is our most ambitious game yet, and we can’t wait to reveal more information in the foreseeable future,”  said Johan Ilves, Marketing Director at Stunlock Studios.

V Rising – revealed features:

  • SURVIVE AS A VAMPIRE. Play as a newly-awakened vampire, stripped from your dark powers. Feed on blood and evade the scorching sun to survive. 
  • BUILD YOUR CASTLE. Become lord of your castle as you build and personalize your domain. Fortify and strengthen your base to combat the rising threat from other players.
  • CONVERT THE HUMANS. Prey on your victims from the shadows or seduce them to be your vampire servants to assist in your nefarious deeds, laboring at your crafting stations.
  • EXPLORE AN OPEN-WORLD. Embark on a blood-soaked journey in a vast open-world inhabited by other players, hostile humans, and supernatural creatures.
  • PLAY SOLO OR CO-OP. Play solo or create a clan with friends as you roam the night. 
  • RISE IN POWER. Expand your castle, learn unholy abilities, and forge an arsenal of mighty weapons and armor as you rise in power and conquer the realm. 

Sharpen your fangs and get ready to rule the twilight as V Rising enters Beta in 2021. Sign up for the V Rising Beta and newsletter here: https://playvrising.com/signup

Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604030/V_Rising/
Website: https://playvrising.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VRisingGame
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VRisingGame
Discord: https://discord.gg/64Jcn2Kz9S

About Stunlock Studios
Stunlock Studios is one of the leading independent Swedish game developers in Skövde and most known for arena brawler Battlerite. Since the launch of Battlerite, more than 6 million unique players have tried their luck in the arena, shooting Battlerite up to the peak of the ‘top-selling’ free-to-play games on Steam on several occasions. With a passion for multiplayer action games, the studio crafts groundbreaking and community driven games, always with their players in mind. Visit: https://www.stunlockstudios.com.

The Latest in Red Dead Online: Bonuses on Legendary Animal Hunting and Free Roam Missions, Naturalist Login Rewards, Plus Returning Time-Limited Clothing, Discounts, and More

Bonuses for Hunting Legendary Animals this Week

Plus Bonuses on Free Roam Missions this Week in Red Dead Online

It’s true what they say: trapping and hunting ain’t easy. Hunt down, kill, and skin any Legendary Animal this week — whether in Free Roam or in a Sighting Mission — to get 100 rounds of Nitro Express Ammo for the Elephant Rifle, a Weight Gain Tonic, and a Weight Loss Tonic for your efforts.

Bring the carcass and hide to Gus’ Store — you’ll receive 2 Fast Travel Rewards and a Snowy Egret Plume just for showing up. While you’re there, craft a Trinket or a Coat and you’ll receive an Offer for 40% off an Established or Distinguished Naturalist Item of your choice.

Animal-lovers, hunters, and Naturalists of all sorts who play Red Dead Online this week will receive a Reward for 1,000 Naturalist XP and 5 Animal Revivers.

For those looking to take a walk on the wild side: Harriet Davenport’s knocked 5 Gold Bars off the cost of the Naturalist’s Sample Kit for the next seven days.

Double RDO$ on Free Roam Missions

Adventures take myriad forms on the frontier — some are offered by familiar faces, some are affected by your reputation. Head to any orange Free Roam Mission icon on your map to offer your services and collect 2X RDO$ for your troubles.

Sales and Discounts

There are plenty of ways to make a deal with the merchants and storefronts on the frontier. Wares and services are always subject to the whims of the market, after all. For one, Stables across the states are offering 40% off all American Paint and Andalusian Horses, plus half off all Blankets, Horns, and Bedrolls.

Brace yourself against the elements and the inevitable undesirables with the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Catalogue’s deal: 30% off all Rifles and Coats, all week long. Gus Macmillan is offering the same deal on his custom-made Coats, as well as 30% off Improved Bow variants, Trinkets, and Gauntlets.

Need help blending in amongst the flora and fauna? Harriet’s knocked 30% off the cost of those, plus 40% off the Wilderness Camp.

Plus, adding the Fast Travel Post to your Camp is 30% off for the next seven days.

Returning Clothing:

The Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Catalogue welcomes back a selection of clothing available for the next two weeks. Stop by a nearby Tailor to try them on for size or buy them blind from the Catalogue. See below for the complete list.

  • Fanned Stovepipe Hat
  • Eberhart Coat
  • Macbay Jacket
  • Chambliss Corset
  • Danube Outfit

Prime Gaming Benefits

Red Dead Online players who connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account to Prime Gaming will receive Rewards for:

  • A free Bounty Hunter License
  • A Free Trimmed Amethyst Bounty Wagon Livery

In addition, players who connect to Prime Gaming before May 10th will receive Offers and Rewards for a free Varmint Rifle, 30% off the Hunting Wagon, and 50 free Trader Goods. —
Check Rockstar Support for details and limitations.

Microids announces Flashback 2 is in production!

Paul Cuisset, creator of the original iconic game, is back for this sequel!

Sydney, Australia, May 5th 2021 – Paul Cuisset and Microids are delighted to announce the development of Flashback 2 has started on PC and consoles! Developed by a team under the supervision of Paul Cuisset, Flashback 2 will be an action platformer starring once again Conrad B. Hart.

Released almost 3 decades ago, Flashback was ahead of its time offering an innovative gameplay with breathtaking character animations. Unrivaled pioneer in 1992, the game also reached a legendary status thanks to its rich and engaging story.

Publishing a sequel to Flashback is a real honor for Stéphane Longeard, CEO of Microids: “We are super excited to offer the fans a sequel to this masterpiece of the French video game history. At Microids, we thrive for delivering projects highlighting the craft of talented individuals. Paul Cuisset is a French hall of famer known internationally. We are proud to work hand in hand with him and his team on this project.”.

“Developing a sequel to Flashback is an idea I’ve had for a very long time. I can’t wait for players to discover the new adventures of Conrad B. Hart, a character created almost 30 years ago. With Microids, we are really aiming to please the fans of the original title while being appealing to any players with a weak spot for futuristic games“ adds Paul Cuisset.

Flashback 2 will launch in 2022 on consoles and PC. Stay tuned for more information.

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Or visit our website: http://www.microids.com/
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About Microids
Microids is a French video game publisher. Founded in 1985, Microids’ editorial strategy now focuses on 4 major areas: adventure games, racing games, retro gaming and games inspired by iconic titles. By collaborating with renowned studios and authors (Pendulo Studios, Eden Studios, Benoît Sokal, Paul Cuisset, Philippe Dessoly and Pierre Adane), Microids has become a major player in international video games. Taking inspiration from legendary titles, including Asterix & Obelix, and Titeuf, Garfield, Fort Boyard, XIII and Blacksad, Microids reaches a wide audience and creates original adventures which give gamers the chance to play as some of their most beloved characters.

Dovetail Games Announces Train Sim World 2: Rush Hour, Challenging Players to Master Busy Commuter Timetables

Immersive Rail Simulator Expands with New Features on PC, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and for the First Time on PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S This Summer

KENT, U.K.  May 4, 2021 – Dovetail Games today announced Train Sim World 2: Rush Hour, a new expansion for their popular rail simulator Train Sim World 2, will release this summer for PC, the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, and will arrive with the base game for the first time on PlaySation®5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rush Hour takes the authentic simulation gameplay the series is known for and places players in the operators seat of commuter trains navigating busy rail networks with tight schedules.

Rush Hour marks an exciting new step for Train Sim World 2. We’ve always wanted to recreate the feel of driving a train in the hectic peak hours and this release brings that tense experience to players for the first time,” said Rob O’Farrell, Chief Development Officer of Dovetail Games, “I’m looking forward to seeing our passionate community rise to this challenge and welcome new players joining as we launch on new platforms with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.”

Train Sim World 2: Rush Hour comes with a brand-new passenger system. As players drive from station-to-station on the three busy routes they will see a greater variety in passengers, and higher passenger volumes at peak times on platforms. All recreating the hustle and bustle of rush hour.

Take on the busiest and fastest passenger rail line in the United States and explore the famed Northeast Corridor: Boston – Providence with Amtrak’s ACS-64 ‘City Sprinter’ and MBTA’s F40PH-3. Navigate the hectic Brighton Main Line: London Victoria – Brighton, with Southern’s BR Class 377/4 and Gatwick Express BR Class 387 EMUs. Master Regional, Express, S-Bahn or Inter-City Express services on Bahnstrecke Riesa – Dresden with four locomotives to master, including the iconic DB BR 442 ‘Talent 2’. All authentically recreated and officially licensed.

Alongside the release of Rush Hour, Train Sim World 2 will upgrade to Unreal Engine 4.26 along with new features focused on immersion and released on next generation for PS5™ and Xbox Series X|S. Playing on these new consoles gives the advantage of faster load times, higher frame rate and improved visuals resulting in a smooth gameplay experience. The Train Sim World 2 update and next generation versions will be released alongside Rush Hour.

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

About Dovetail Games

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

About SimuGraph

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

About Unreal Engine

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

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