Forza Horizon 4 Available Now on Steam

by Mike Brown, Creative Director of Forza Horizon, Playground Games

Last month we announced Forza Horizon 4 was headed to Steam for the first time, and today we welcome new players as Forza Horizon 4 is officially available for purchase. We’re excited for Steam players to experience the joys of driving in beautiful, historic Britain alongside players across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10 PCs and cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

There are three ways to customize your Horizon Festival experience and car collection, with the Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate Editions offering players options in kickstarting their garages and seeing everything Britain has to offer. Choose one of the below bundles to get started, or head to ForzaMotorsport.net for more details. You can also purchase car packs and expansions separately.

Standard Edition digital bundle $99.95:

• Forza Horizon 4 
• Formula Drift Car Pack 

Deluxe Edition digital bundle $129.95: 

• Forza Horizon 4  
• Formula Drift Car Pack 
• Car Pass 

Ultimate Edition digital bundle $149.95:

• Forza Horizon 4  
• Formula Drift Car Pack 
• Car Pass  
• Best of Bond Car Pack 
• Welcome Pack 
• VIP 
• Fortune Island 
• LEGO® Speed Champions 

The world of Forza Horizon 4 has grown tremendously thanks to the support of the community, with game modes including The Eliminator and Super7 joining expansion content Fortune Island and LEGO Speed Champions alongside over 600 available cars to create an expansive and social driving experience. Players looking to add even more playful fun to their garages can also check out the Hot Wheels Legends Car Pack, which introduces iconic favorites such as the 1949 Ford F-5 Dually Custom Hot Rod and 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk ‘Dream Roadster’ to Forza Horizon 4.

Interested in adding a very special car to your garage for free? Starting today, all Forza Horizon 4 players across Xbox Game Pass, Xbox One, Windows 10 PC and Steam can add the 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS to their collections for free by playing Forza Horizon 4 while logged into their Xbox profile between now and March 14 at 10 a.m. PDT. Upon their next log-in, players will receive a message in their message center about the reward car, and upon opening the message it will redeem to their garage. More information on this promotion can be found on forzamotorsport.net.

New to Forza Horizon 4? Check out our beginner’s guide filled with advice and tips from our community of seasoned and welcoming racers. With cross-play, you can cruise with a convoy of your friends no matter where they play—across Xbox consoles, Windows 10 PCs, cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and now Steam!

Check out Forza Horizon 4 on Steam and join the community at https://forzamotorsport.net/.

Command a Premium on Infamous and Legendary Bounties

Final Week of Outlaw Pass No.4, Free Ability Cards for All, and More

This week marks the final seven days of Outlaw Pass No. 4, meaning a brand-new set of rewards is just around the corner. Current Pass holders have much to celebrate, with a free Treasure Map for playing this week as well as 5,000 XP to help push toward Rank 100, unlocking the coveted Morement Outfit.

Meanwhile, all Red Dead Online players this week will receive a Reward for a free Ability Card to help them thrive in the wild.

Bounty Hunter Bonuses

Bounty Hunters can make a killing several ways this week. Firstly, all licensed Bounty Hunters will receive 2,000 Role XP along with double Role XP for completing any Bounty, plus an Offer for 30% off any Established or Distinguished Bounty Hunter Item.

Tracking down Legendary Bounties will yield rewards all their own: on top of the aforementioned double Role XP, head-hunters will also earn double the usual Ability Card XP for playing Legendary Bounty Missions over the next seven days.

Those in possession of a Prestigious Bounty License can also mount up and reap those same benefits on all 39 Infamous Bounties, which are deeper 3-part missions to track down wanted criminals. Head to the following Bounty Board locations and scroll to the third poster across, then hit up/down to begin tracking these Infamous Bounties:

• Annesburg — Tobin Anderson’s Wreckers
• Armadillo — The Butchers of Benedict Pass
• Benedict Point — “Los Pasajeros”
• Blackwater — Thaddeus Walter’s Men
• Emerald Station — The Three Widows
• Rhodes — The Bellingham Brothers
• Riggs Station — Bartholomew Brown’s “Gentlemen”
• Saint Denis — Hoare, Roache and Gault
• Strawberry — The “Initiates”
• Tumbleweed — “Addison Wye’s “Jailbreakers”
• Valentine — Allen, De La Mare and Fitch
• Van Horn — Bradshaw, Colt and Penn
• Wallace Station — Theodore Xavier’s Hunt

Whether you gun these criminals down or apprehend them alive is up to you, but either way: in addition to the cash reward, turning in any Legendary Bounty will land you a gift of 25 Poison Throwing Knives and 100 rounds of Express Rifle Ammo.

Head to your local Bounty Board to peruse the undesirables and launch your next skirmish.

If you haven’t already added A New Source of Employment telegrams to your Satchel, be sure to check your mailbox — either at your Camp Lockbox or local Post Office — for word from your mysterious pen-pal J. Completing Outrider by successfully escorting a delivery wagon from Brittlebrush Trawl any time before March 15th will earn you an Offer for 30% off the Bounty Hunter Wagon.

DISCOUNTS

Whether in hot pursuit of the ne’er-do-wells listed above or just looking to up your arsenal, gunsmiths across the states are offering 40% off the retail cost of all Rifles, plus 30% off all Bounty Hunter Weapon variants, Off-Hand Holsters and Reinforced Lassos.

Experiment and try out some new Passive Abilities, as Ability Cards and Ability Card Upgrades are 30% off for the next seven days.

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
• An Award for the Trimmed Amethyst Bounty Wagon Livery

In addition, players who connect to Prime Gaming before March 15th will receive a Reward for 5,000 Club XP, an Offer for 50% off the Repeating Shotgun and 200 Shotgun Slugs.

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Check Rockstar Support for details and limitations.

WATCH DOGS^®: LEGION ONLINE MODE NOW AVAILABLE

The Online Mode is Available Today on Consoles and Stadia at No Additional Cost. PC Players Will Get Access Soon.

Sydney, Australia – MARCH 10, 2021 – Today, Ubisoft announced that the online mode for Watch Dogs: Legion is now available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, PlayStation^®4, PlayStation^®5 and Stadia at no additional cost for Watch Dogs: Legion players. The mode will also be coming shortly after on the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store on Windows PC, and Ubisoft+*, Ubisoft’s subscription service.

The online mode of Watch Dogs: Legion includes:

• Free-roam open-world co-op where players can team up with their friends for up to four-players and explore London, encounter city events, complete challenges and participate in side activities.

• New co-op missions for two-to-four players using new co-op gameplay mechanics and giving players the opportunity to recruit the perfect team and fight back against London’s threats across the most iconic landmarks of the city.
• The first available Player-vs-Player (PvP) mode, Spiderbot Arena, where four players control armed spiderbots and compete in a high intensity free-for-all deathmatch.

Two exclusive single-player missions for Season Pass owners are also available today:

• Guardian Protocol: DedSec will track down an algorithm that shows that AI can sometimes override human decision. If this algorithm was to be used in weaponized drones… they would have power over life and death.
• Not In Our Name: DedSec discovers a secret group using their name in London, working under the orders of a ruthless tabloid owner, who uses information stolen by this group to blackmail his notorious victims and gain power in the city.

On March 23, “Leader of the Pack,” the first four-player co-op Tactical Op which will require teamwork and efficiency will be available. More content will continue being added after launch through free updates, including Invasion PvP mode, all-new co-op missions, free characters and more.

In Watch Dogs: Legion, London is facing its downfall. Amidst the growing unrest of a restless London, an unknown entity named Zero-Day has framed secret underground resistance DedSec for coordinated bombings across London. In the aftermath, criminal opportunists from every corner of London took hold and filled the void left by a defeated government. As a member of DedSec, players will be going up against those criminal opportunists in Watch Dogs: Legion; sadists, mercenaries, cybercriminals, and more; they’ll have to be prepared for a variety of situations. Players must recruit members into their DedSec Resistance to take on these criminal opportunists, liberate London and uncover the identity of Zero-Day.

Watch Dogs: Legion has a variety of accessibility options, ranging from fully customizable controls to directional audio captions. A full list of accessibility options can be found on news.ubisoft.com.

For the latest news on Watch Dogs: Legion and all of Ubisoft’s games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.

For more information about Watch Dogs: Legion, please visit watchdogs.com, and join the conversation by using #watchdogslegion.

*$19.95 AUD per month. Cancel anytime. The Ultimate Edition (Excluding VIP status) will be available as part of a Ubisoft+ subscription. More information at ubisoft-plus.com.

ABOUT WATCH DOGS

Watch Dogs launched in 2014 as the video game industry’s best-selling new IP at launch. To-date, the award-winning franchise has registered more than 50 million unique players worldwide. The hacker series extends to other entertainment media, including books and comics. The latest opus in the franchise, Watch Dogs: Legion, was released on October 29, 2020.

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, 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 2019–20 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €1,534 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.

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

Officially Welcoming Bethesda to Team Xbox

by Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox

Publisher of iconic gaming franchises will expand Xbox’s diverse portfolio on Xbox Game Pass

This is an exciting day for Xbox. Today we officially complete the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks. It’s an honour to welcome the eight incredibly talented development studios – Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios – and their passionate global communities to the Xbox family. Now that everything is official, we can begin working together to deliver more great games to everyone. At every step building toward this moment, I’ve been inspired and motivated by the creativity, insight, and community-first approach of the talented people at Bethesda. Our goal is to give these teams the best foundation for doing their greatest work and to learn from them as we continue to build Xbox into an inclusive platform for all players.

This is the next step in building an industry-leading first party studios team, a commitment we have to our Xbox community. With the addition of the Bethesda creative teams, gamers should know that Xbox consoles, PC, and Game Pass will be the best place to experience new Bethesda games, including some new titles in the future that will be exclusive to Xbox and PC players.

As we shared previously, it’s vitally important that Bethesda continues making games the way it always has. We look forward to empowering Bethesda’s creative teams to reach even more players around the world, helping make future Bethesda titles the biggest and most popular games in their history. Xbox and Bethesda have long shared a common vision for the future of gaming. Both as fans and as creators, Bethesda understands the potential of Xbox Game Pass.

We would also like to honour the life and memory of my close friend Robert A. Altman, founder of ZeniMax Media. Robert believed deeply in the power of gaming and we are privileged to be able to continue his work by joining forces with the teams he built and led for many years.  I will miss the opportunity to work directly with him on the future of our combined teams, but I know that his spirit will live on in the shared work we do and motivate us to make this partnership all he envisioned.

Thank you to all our players for joining us on this incredible journey and to the millions of Bethesda fans around the world. Now that we’re one team, we can start working together on the future ahead. We will have more to share about what’s next for our teams later this year. In the meantime, to properly celebrate this special moment, we are bringing additional Bethesda games into Xbox Game Pass later this week. Stay tuned for more details!

World of Tanks Launches Season 5: FLASHPOINT!

FLASHPOINT will bring new Polish and Premium tanks and extensive rewards for free-to-play tankers and Season Pass holders alike!

Following the 7^th birthday of World of Tanks Console, the team is excited to announce the launch of Season 5: Flashpoint. With the ability to unlock incredible new Polish hardware, Consumables, Camos, Premium Days and much more – all tankers are invited to fight it out in Flashpoint between March 9 and April 26!

Whether playing with or without the Season Pass, all players will have the opportunity to harness the titanic tonnage that is the 50TP Prototype – bringing a true Polish powerhouse to the field of battle again. The famed heavy tank can be unlocked alongside rewards like a bespoke Commander, Key Cards, Gold, Silver, Consumables, Boost Ops and exclusive Flashpoint emblems! With 100 Flashpoint tiers to unlock, there’s a huge amount to unlock this season!

Alongside all the bonuses above, Season Pass holders will be in with a chance of unlocking extra rewards at every level, including the Creighton Abrams Hero Commander, the Type 59-11, the T-100 and even a T77 Tank and Hero Skin! And that’s not all, if they complete all tiers – tankers will win enough Gold to purchase the next Season Pass with their winnings!

Premium Season Pass holders can expect all of the rewards and benefits in the Season Pass and free tiers – plus the CS-52 LIS with a Hero Skin and an Edmund Orlik Hero Commander! With the famed Polish Tank Commander at the helm – who could possibly stand in the way of victory?

Creative Director TJ Wagner said: “We are thrilled to bring a new line of tanks into the game for this Season – giving players the opportunity to experience new machines and a new game mechanic. From the potential of the Polish 50TP Prototype and the CS-52 LIS – all tankers have the chance to unlock new tanks, vanquishing their enemies in exciting new vehicles.’

In the weeks moving up to April, players have the chance to experience a completely new line-up of Polish medium tanks to enrich their virtual garage. From the Tier V DS PZlnz over CS 44, CS 53 and CS 59 the range goes up to the Tier X CS63 with a unique gas turbine mechanic, allowing players to turn on a massive acceleration and speed boost for tactical maneuvers manoeuvres on the battlefield.

For more information on World of Tanks Console, please visit: https://console.worldoftanks.com

About World of Tanks Console

World of Tanks Console is a team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armoured combat. Players immerse themselves in fierce 15-v-15 tank combat with opponents from around the world, fight it out on more than 90 different maps, and take command of their preferred vehicle out of over 740 tanks from 11 different nations. 

World of Tanks Console is played by more than 20 million players worldwide and is available on PlayStation®4 & 5 and on Xbox One, Xbox Series S & X. World of Tanks Console can be downloaded for free by all PlayStation Network and Xbox Live account holders, with stunning 4K resolution and HDR support on PlayStation®4 Pro, PlayStation 5, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S & Xbox Series X. 

Official website: http://console.worldoftanks.com

About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 5500 employees and offices spread all over the world. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Their flagship products include the massively popular free-to-play hit World of Tanks and the strategic naval action game World of Warships.

Official website: wargaming.com

To The Rescue! Finds its Forever Home on Nintendo Switch, Steam in Late 2021

Developer Donating 20% of Profits to Animal Shelters

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – 25 Feb. 2021 – To The Rescue!, the heartfelt dog shelter management simulator from developer Little Rock Games and publisher Freedom Games, adopts an Autumn 2021 release window for Nintendo Switch alongside Steam on Windows PC and Mac. 

Build a shelter and help stray pups find good new homes with loving families. Construct an ideal environment to meet the needs of man’s best friend and maximize their chances to be adopted. Caring for dozens of doggos is rewarding, but the mission has its share of challenges as well. 

Every pooch has their own personality. It’s important to get to know each dog and find out what makes them unique. People have their preferences too, so learning what they’re looking for in a pupper is critical when making matches that will last a lifetime.

Between visits from potential pet parents, there’s never a dull moment. Shelters have plenty of mouths to feed and treating illnesses like kennel cough is always a concern. Then there’s logistics to worry about. It takes no shortage of supplies to keep the operation up and running.

Meanwhile, someone has to manage the finances and make sure to keep the lights on. Shelters need to be thrifty and make hard decisions. Hiring staff and dealing with investors is as much a part of the job as scritching Rex behind the ears and giving Fido belly rubs. There can be tough times, but at the end of the day helping dogs find their forever homes is always worth it.

“The challenges dog shelters and their volunteers face every day truly inspire us,” said Olivia Dunlap, co-founder, Little Rock Games. “It’s a setting we felt was ripe for exploration in games and we look forward to bringing this world to Nintendo Switch and Steam later this year.”

To The Rescue! will be available in late 2021 for Nintendo Switch as well as Steam on PC and Mac for $19.99. The development team pledges 20 percent of profits to pet shelters. 

For more information on To The Rescue!, check out the Little Rock Games website and join the community on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Discord. 

About Little Rock Games

Little Rock Games is a community-based tabletop game development studio and To The Rescue! is their first digital project. Focusing on making projects that emphasize local, ethical, and impactful elements, the studio aims to raise awareness of social issues as well as donate to organizations whose work inspires the subject matter of their games.

To learn more, check out the official Little Rock Games website.

About Freedom Games

Freedom Games is a publisher dedicated to offering best-in-class services to partners and providing players around the world with unique and memorable experiences. With over 50 years of combined industry experience at the executive level, Freedom Games seeks to leverage its expertise to facilitate great games and even better publishing experiences.

For more information, visit the official Freedom Games website.

HUNDRED RHYTHMS DROP INTO VERSION 1.3 UPDATE FOR PUBG MOBILE 3^RD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Music themed gameplay, new firearm, vehicle, Metro Royale update and more arrive in world’s most popular mobile game

LOS ANGELES – March 9, 2021 –To celebrate the upcoming PUBG MOBILE 3^rd Anniversary on March 21, a fresh wave of updates arrives in the game, including music themed gameplay, a new firearm, vehicle, new Metro Royale chapter and more festive celebration content. Beginning today, players can turn up the jams and chicken dinners with the PUBG MOBILE Version 1.3 content update, available for free via the App Store and Google Play.

Meanwhile, PUBG MOBILE releases its first CG movie titled The Growth along with the 1.3 content update, preheating the 3^rd Anniversary Celebration in March. The movie recaps the growth process of common players in the world of PUBG MOBILE, available now in game and here.

The PUBG MOBILE Version 1.3 content update introduces an electronic music festival in-game as the celebration of the 3^rd Anniversary. Starting from today, players can drop into the all-new music-themed game mode “Hundred Rhythms” in the beloved Erangel map. When players queue for the new variant, they will be prompted to choose one of three special armbands on Spawn Island, which boast unique in-game powers. The armbands each offer one core active ability boost, and can upgrade with two passive boosts by collecting cassettes throughout the map.

The “Hundred Rhythms” armband skill descriptions are as follows:

• Guardian Armband
  • Music Barrier (Active) – This skill activates a device that generates a semi-transparent barrier to reduse part of the damage from enemy fire
  • Music Conversion (Passive) – This skill activates an interactive feature of the barrier generator. Players can use this feature to disable the barrier and recover the Energy of allies within range instead.
  • Pop Metal (Passive) – Players and allies have decreased reload time within the barrier
• Recon Knight Armband
  • Sonic Scan (Active) – Players with this ability can throw a scanning device, revealing the location of nearby enemies with marks
  • Encore (Passive) – Knocking down marked enemies recovers player health
  • Sound Burst (Passive) – Ammunition deals additional electric charge damage when dealt to marked enemies
• Survivor Armband
  • Stealth (Active) – This ability allows players to activate a wearable Ghillie Suit for a short time, which conceals weapons and backpack on their backs
  • Surveillance (Passive) – A UI tip will appear on-screen if there are any enemies nearby
  • Breathing Easy (Passive) – Health is generated after a period of no damage being dealt to them.

As part of the music festival, there will be electronic music square in Erangel, Spawn Island and Cheer Park, with a DJ stage, a music arcade machine, and a techno launcher for players to enjoy. The special remixed version of PUBG MOBILE Originals music will be played in the stage. Players can also enjoy more DJ music being played randomly starting from March 15, as a special celebration of anniversary. In addition, there will be a music player in players’ Space that players can listen to different songs by getting the albums and can set as BGM for their Space.

PUBG MOBILE’s Version 1.3 updated features also include:

• Mosin-Nagant – The Mosin-Nagant will spawn on Erangel and Vikendi, replacing some of the Kar98K rifles. The Mosin-Nagant is a 7.62mm bolt-action sniper rifle that is as powerful as the Kar98K, but its bullets fly faster and have less damage drop-off. It can knock out an unarmored enemy with a single shot from a long distance.
• Motor Glider – Players can now traverse Erangel and Miramar from the skies in this two-seat arial vehicle that consists of a front seat for the pilot and a back seat where passengers can shoot from. To take off, the Motor Glider must gain enough speed, and then the pilot must press the ascend button to raise the nose. The Motor Glider uses fuel based upon its engine speed.
• Metro Royale Update –The new chapter “Uncover” will be available for Metro Royale mode with Metro Exodus monsters and the Tikhar Rifle removed. At the start of the new chapter, player rankings, honor levels, and inventory will be reset. New honor rewards released, including AG, permanent finishes, and other cool rewards. Extra elite enemies will suddenly appear on the battlegrounds, which can be defeated for great rewards. More AI and equipment balancing adjustments made.

Stay tuned for more details about the upcoming PUBG MOBILE 3^rd Anniversary celebration, including Royale Pass Season 18 update and more.

PUBG MOBILE is available to download for free on the App Store and Google Play. 

ABOUT PUBG MOBILE

PUBG MOBILE is based on PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, the phenomenon that took the world of interactive entertainment by storm in 2017. Up to 100 players parachute onto a remote island to battle in a winner-takes-all showdown. Players must locate and scavenge their own weapons, vehicles and supplies, and defeat every player in a visually and tactically rich battleground that forces players into a shrinking play zone.

For more information, please visit the official PUBG MOBILEaccounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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Farming Simulator 19’s New “Rottne” DLC Brings Fresh Forestry Fun to PC & Consoles on March 16!

PARIS — March 9, 2021 — Farming Simulator 19 is getting even bigger on March 16 with the release of the new “Rottne” DLC on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Windows PC and Mac. This new pack expands on the already massive range of equipment and activities available in game with original content from one of the industry’s leading forestry equipment manufacturers: Rottne!

Take your forestry business to the next level with the Rottne H21D wood harvester and Rottne F20D wood forwarder vehicles, authentically recreated in all their glory in Farming Simulator 19. Rottne’s H21D is an extremely powerful tool that efficiently harvests wood. It’s foldable, too, letting you transport it in a compact state to your next wooded destination! And with the F20D wood forwarder, you’ll be able to transport an enormous quantity of cargo with the help of a strong and fast crane.

Farming Simulator 19 Season Pass owners will be able to download the “Rottne” DLC for free when it releases.

With an expanding range of authentic equipment and vehicles and a thriving modding community, there has never been a better time to dive into Farming Simulator! For more information, visit https://www.farming-simulator.com.

GENSOU Skydrift Crosses the Finish Line to a PlayStation 4 Launch Today

New Courses and Racers Also Premiere on Nintendo Switch and PC

TOKYO – 9 March 2021 – GENSOU Skydrift, the spell-slinging tag-team racer from developer studio illuCalab, led by a former Mario Kart developer, and publisher Phoenixx, is off to the races today on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 via backward compatibility. 

Select a duo of magical girl racers, each with unique stats and abilities, from 22 Touhou Project mainstays, and compete for the checkered flag! Utilize unique character abilities, such as new character Alice Margatroid’s ability which equips eight exploding Shanghai dolls that leave an explosive wake! Meanwhile, the other new contestant Rin Kaebyou, a balanced, speedy racer, can use Cats’ Walk to fly up while accelerating, complete with invincibility.

Swap freely between the two chosen racers, with one acting as driver and the other as a flying human chariot. Choose the best heroine for the job, utilizing each’s speed, power, and technical stats, and tactically unleash their abilities to gain the edge on rivals. With the narrative-focused Story Mode, speed-based Time Attack, and online racing available in the Versus mode, racers can partake in a bevy of racing options.

Swap paint and magic through 20 tracks, including two brand new stages: the Heaven course, soaked in celestial beauty, and the midnight-clad cityscape of Redevelopment Area B. Both new courses and characters are also available in the Nintendo Switch and PC versions of GENSOU Skydrift. 

“We wanted to create a racing game that offered up many tactical options along with plenty of the chaotic fun of kart-style racers,” said EIKI, lead developer, illuCalab. “Getting to do this in the expansive Touhou Project world is a lot of fun, and I hope PlayStation owners enjoy it as much as everyone else has so far!”

Gensou SkyDrift is available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 via backward compatibility for $23.99 USD/€ 21.99. It supports English, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). The game is also available on Steam for Windows PC and Nintendo Switch.

To learn more, visit the Phoenixx official website, Facebook page and follow @Phoenixx_inc on Twitter.

About Phoenixx

Established in 2019 by industry veterans, Phoenixx aims to support innovative and creative developers from Japan and around the world. Its mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one creator, one game and one community a time.

To learn more, visit the Phoenixx official website, Phoenixx Facebook page and follow @Phoenixx_inc on Twitter.

About Touhou Project

Touhou Project, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the “most prolific fan-made shooter series,” is a collection of games set in the world of Gensokyo and using a recurring cast of familiar characters. Predominantly consisting of vertical shooters, the Touhou Project includes games developed by the original creator, one-man studio Team Shanghai Alice, as well as fan works made by other developers.

About illuCalab

illuCalab is an award-winning Japanese developer with experience working on Mario Kart and other popular titles.

World of Warships: Legends Marches On

Russian Cruiser Campaign, British Heavy Cruisers, New Ranked Battles, and Seasonal Events 

March is here in World of Warships: Legends, bringing along a new campaign to get a premium Russian cruiser, the full release of British heavy cruisers, two Legendary Bureau projects, and some returning favourites. Let’s take a look at this action-packed update.

The featured campaign for the March update is “Taken By Storm,” bringing the Tier VII Russian cruiser Ochakov as the crown jewel for your efforts. Named for the Russian victory over the Ochakov fortress in times long ago, this ship is based on a project to build a compact light cruiser capable of fulfilling many roles. Though her total firepower is not her main attraction, Ochakov’s 6-inch (152 mm) guns have excellent ballistics, shell performance, and reload speed. Plus, she has access to several additional tools like Radar, Sonar, and long-range torpedos. Taken By Storm will be available for five weeks, with 100 milestones to reach by completing missions in battle—dedicated captains can even get some Steel Badges after reaching milestone 100. Plus, you can now use Legendary tier ships to complete some of the missions and progress through the campaign. Make sure to get Admiralty Backing and earn this multirole ship.

Sailing out of early access, the British heavy cruiser line is fully available in this update. These classic British cruisers have an interesting kit, including consistent guns that can batter enemy ships, single-launch torpedoes, a powerful heal, and sonar. The Albemarle awaits at Tier VII, combining all of these tools with a Radar on top. Hampered only by gun range and maneuverability, these new ships are set to find their home within the waters of World of Warships: Legends.

Two new Legendary-tier ship projects are starting in the Bureau this update, one for the long-serving American destroyer Gearing—bringing it’s adaptable combination of six 5-inch (127 mm) guns and extremely long range torpedoes to Legendary tier battles. The British battleship Conqueror is sailing in with a monstrous twelve-gun salvo with excellent high-explosive or short-fused armour piercing shells. Players can start researching these ships immediately through the Research Bureau alongside the other Legendary tier ships.

St. Patrick’s day is right around the corner, so something special has been prepared for the occasion! Players can get their hands on the elusive fan-favourite cruiser Belfast, plus plenty of St. Pat’s goodies from the Pot of Gold, a container that guarantees doubloons and camo but can also bring one special luck in the form of a very green permanent camouflage for Belfast!

Ranked Battles make a return for two weekends this update, this time we’ve changed the rules a fair amount. Instead of running for several weeks, this set of Ranked Battles will be two intense sprints through seven ranks in 5 versus 5 battles. The grand prize for Ranked Battles is a pile of 700 Steel Badges per season! For captains striving to earn Steel Badges, Ranked Battles are going to be one of the best ways to obtain them.

A few smaller additions are joining the roster of World of Warships: Legends, including the new American destroyer commander Albert Gleaves. Gleaves specialises in improving the torpedo armament of the American destroyers, providing a new edge to some of the higher tier ships for the USN fleet.

Keep your eyes on the event horizon, there may yet be a special space event coming to shake things up for April Fool’s Day! Set sail into the March Update, and turn the tide.