MARVEL REALM OF CHAMPIONS LAUNCHES WORLDWIDE TODAY ON THE APP STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY

Customize Your Marvel Champion and Battle in Epic Real-Time Multiplayer Brawls!

VANCOUVER – DEC. 16, 2020 – Kabam has officially launched its highly anticipated, real-time mobile multiplayer action-RPG brawler MARVEL Realm of Championson theApp Storeand Google Play.

Starting today, Marvel fans and gamers can Make Marvel Theirs. Unique to MARVEL Realm of Champions, players will customize their own Marvel Champion with a variety of gear and weapons to suit their personal tastes and playstyles.

Players will take part in a Secret War between Marvel-inspired factions. Team up with friends around the world for intense real-time action and arena combat against enemies and other players in an epic war of planetary proportions.

MARVEL Realm of Champions is a bold, new imagining of the Marvel Universe that transports players to Battleworld, a mysterious, war-ravaged planet forged from many realities. The factions of Battleworld had been kept in isolation until Maestro marched over the land and forced the houses to unify into a single Realm, keeping a tenuous peace on the planet. The Maestro’s reign was cut short when he was mysteriously murdered, causing massive unrest and the threat of imminent war. In a last-ditch effort, a group of the House Leaders gathered and agreed to fight in a secret war to prevent an open war.

After selecting their Champion and equipping the best gear for the battle, players can team up with friends for epic multiplayer skirmishes in unique Marvel-inspired battle arenas and brawl in real-time cooperative battles for glory, triumph, and honor.

“MARVEL Realm of Champions is a game that could only be possible thanks to Kabam’s team of incredibly talented and knowledgeable creators and the level of trust and confidence we have built with Marvel Games. Marvel is an amazing partner, allowing us the opportunity to transform their properties into something that no Marvel fan has witnessed before,” said Gabriel Frizzera, Creative Director of MARVEL Realm of Champions. “This is only the beginning for Realm, we are creating a world as deep and rich as MARVEL Contest of Champions. We are looking forward to seeing how the world and stories of Battleworld unfold as players dive deep into what makes Realm special.”

“As MARVEL Contest of Champions celebrates its sixth sensational year, our amazing friends at Kabam are boldly expanding their ongoing story as they invite players around the world to select and shape their own Marvel Super Hero to battle for the fate of Battleworld,” said Marvel Games VP and Head of Creative Bill Rosemann. ““From the Super Soldiers of the noble Patriot Garrison to the Web Warriors of the secretive Spider-Guild to the Hulks of the rampaging Gamma Horde, players have the power of variety and customization at their fingertips. Choose wisely and brawl bravely!”

Players jumping into MARVEL Realm of Champions will eagerly experience the following:

• CUSTOMIZABLE MARVEL CHAMPIONS: For the first time in a Marvel game, players take control of their Marvel Champion and customize them to showcase their personal strengths and style. Players can strategically personalize their own Champion through a large variety of gear, abilities, and weapon upgrades. They can build a well-rounded team of Marvel Champions with unique roles and abilities that cater to personal playstyles, or focus on progressing one ultimate Champion to play their part in leading teams to victory.

• NEW, IMMERSIVE MARVEL-INSPIRED WORLD: Players can fully immerse themselves in a new world of Marvel lore and intrigue primed for multiplayer battle and mayhem. From barbarian wastelands populated with Hulks, to high-tech cityscapes built on Iron Man’s Stark Tech, players will experience action, adventure, and the thrill of victory by competing and conquering these arenas with a team of like-minded Champions.

• EPIC MULTIPLAYER BRAWLS: Players connect with their network of friends and challenge others from around the world to decide who will conquer Battleworld in action-packed team battles. Players strategize with a cooperative team to determine the best playstyle and Champion mix, and then lead their team to victory in Arena Conquest (3v3) and Arena Deathmatch (2v2v2). Players can also team up and battle waves of enemies in Stronghold and Onslaught.

• A VISUALLY STUNNING MARVEL CHAMPIONS EXPERIENCE: Players will witness awe-inspiring graphics and beautifully sculpted representations of Marvel characters, battle arenas, and spectacular special moves across a suite of rich environments themed after iconic Marvel Super Heroes, Super Villains and settings. MARVEL Realm of Champions features accessible and intuitive touch controls with thrilling, action-oriented combat, offering moments of pure joy and amazement within a real-time combat system.

• ALWAYS ON & EVOLVING: Players will always have something to do when logging into MARVEL Realm of Champions, whether it’s personalizing Champions, upgrading gear sets, or fighting against enemy teams. New content, including gear sets, weapons, special limited-time events and additional Champions inspired by over 80 years of Marvel history, will be added throughout the game’s life, ensuring there is always something new to achieve in-game.

At launch, MARVEL Realm of Champions players can look forward to customizing seven playable Champions with a full suite of gear sets and unique weapons.

They will brawl in four intense game modes, in eight beautifully rendered, Marvel inspired Battle Arenas. These modes offer a variety of cooperative team-ups. Arena Conquest (3v3) and Arena Deathmatch (2v2v2) are the intense real-time PvP competitive modes. Stronghold and Onslaught, are centered around a team of three who will defend their ISO-Core against waves of enemy Adaptoids and corrupted Champion bosses, whose difficulty scales as the team progresses.

In addition to the intense multiplayer action, players will get rewards for logging in daily, and can form and join player-run Alliances.

Building on the success of Kabam’s MARVEL Contest of Champions, a hugely popular mobile fighting game that just celebrated its 6th anniversary, MARVEL Realm of Champions offers a unique, creative way for players to interact with a new Marvel Universe. The two games will be supported fully by Kabam with exciting roadmaps planned out for both games in 2021 and beyond.

MARVEL Realm of Champions is now available as a free download (with in-app purchases) on the App Store and Google Play. For more information on MARVEL Realm of Champions, including updates on future patches, content, and in-game enhancements, please visit the official site or follow the official Facebook page.

ABOUT KABAM

Kabam is a world leader of developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games for mobile devices. They merge consumer behavior with the art of game design to create experiences that are enjoyed by millions of players across the globe. Each game has raised the benchmark in mobile gaming, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology and revolutionary gameplay to the console in every player’s pocket.

Kabam has worked with leading entertainment brands like Disney, Hasbro and Universal to create mobile games based on some of the world’s most iconic franchises.

Kabam’s games have generated hundreds of millions of downloads including Fast & Furious 6: The Game, Fast & Furious: Legacy, Marvel Contest of Champions and Transformers: Forged to Fight. These games have also received multiple awards such as Apple’s Editors’ Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal, Charlottetown, San Francisco and Austin, Texas. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.

For more information visit marvel.com. © 2020 MARVEL

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 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

SAN DIEGO – December 16, 2020 – Psyonix, the San Diego video game developer, in partnership with the National Football League (NFL),  announced that the NFL Fan Pack will be available in Rocket League starting tomorrow!

The NFL Fan Pack will feature Octane Decals of all 32 teams in the NFL and will be available for 800 Credits from December 17 until December 28 in the Item Shop. There will also be additional NFL-themed content coming to Rocket League next year and more will be revealed at a later date.

For more information about the NFL Fan Pack, read the latest blog post HERE

ABOUT ROCKET LEAGUE

Winner or nominee of more than 150 “Game of the Year” awards, Rocket League is one of the most critically-acclaimed sports games of our generation. Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Available on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and PC from the Epic Games Store, Rocket League includes nearly endless customization possibilities, a fully-featured offline season mode, multiple game types, casual and competitive online matches, and special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely.

To learn more about Rocket League, please visit www.RocketLeague.com, “Like” it on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter @RocketLeague for all the latest developer updates and news.

ABOUT PSYONIX™
Based in San Diego, CA, Psyonix is a critically-acclaimed video game developer and a leading expert in Unreal Engine technology. For more than 15 years, the studio has been a driving force behind some of the most successful games in the industry, including Gears of War, Mass Effect 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Bulletstorm, Unreal Tournament III, Unreal Tournament 2004, and the award-winning Sports-Action hit, Rocket League®.

© 2015-2020 Psyonix LLC. Rocket League, Psyonix, and all related marks and logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Psyonix LLC. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Are you a fan of House Flipper, but after hours and hours of gameplay, you felt like something was missing? That won’t be the case anymore! We present to you the House Flipper Steam Workshop, where you can let your imagination flow and create your own unique items.

Design your dream furniture and amaze the potential buyers of your houses with space customized to their needs. A chest of drawers from the 18th century? Not a problem – just download our tool and start creating right away!

Start creating your custom items on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/613100/House_Flipper/).

“We’ve always wanted House Flipper to be a catalyst for the players’ imagination. It was obvious from the very beginning that, no matter what, we should be actively listening to the feedback we receive. That’s exactly why we decided to bring the Steam Workshop to our game – it allows our Flippers to just go all out with their creativity and design the items they’ve always wanted to have.” – Tomasz “Piec” Piecuch

The Steam Workshop for House Flipper is being released tomorrow, December 17th, at 6 p.m. CET, so make sure you grab a cup of coffee ready to begin creating! Don’t forget to share your designs with the community because, from what we’ve heard, the developers are dying to finally see your models.

House Flipper itself is a single-player simulator for players looking for relaxation and peaceful gameplay. It revolves around renovating and then furnishing a whole lot of houses. Demolish the walls, install the furniture and fittings, and decorate the space to customize it to your needs. Create the house of your dreams or just make sure it looks fine and sell it to make a profit – the choice is yours!

About Frozen District
Frozen District is an independent company based in Cracow, Poland. They create unique and exciting entertainment experiences for PC by developing innovative and high-quality games. So far, Frozen District has developed House Flipper and is almost ready to publish another title: The Tenants. Currently, they are working on a Luxury Flipper DLC for House Flipper, among many other projects. https://frozendistrict.com/

GUNDAM BATTLE: GUNPLA WARFARE ADDS CREWS, NEW STORY, AND MUCH MORE IN LATEST UPDATE

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. today announced that the Ver.2.2 Update for GUNDAM BATTLE: GUNPLA WARFARE has launched, adding a variety of new content to the popular mobile game, including Crews, new chapters of the story and various quality-of-life upgrades. GUNDAM BATTLE: GUNPLA WARFARE is available now as a free download on iOS and Android devices: https://bnent.jp/gbgw_MA22/

GUNDAM BATTLE: GUNPLA WARFARE’s new Crew feature allows players to team up with other pilots to tackle difficult co-op multiplayer missions and fight for the top spot on the GUNDAM BATTLE: GUNPLA WARFARE Crew Rankings board. In addition, there will be multiple events that will allow users to earn ★4 Capsule Ticket, 10x Free Capsules Tickets by simply logging into the game. Additionally, players can earn various rewards as they unlock various achievements, chat among the clan members, and create clan-exclusive emblems to show around.

To celebrate the launch of the Ver.2.2 Update, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. has released a new trailer for GUNDAM BATTLE: GUNPLA WARFARE, below:

For more information about GUNDAM BATTLE: GUNPLA WARFARE, please visit https://g-b-en.ggame.jp/. A new Discord server has also been opened for GUNDAM BATTLE: GUNPLA WARFARE, which can be joined via the following link: https://discord.com/invite/kMkvXrf 

©SOTSU, SUNRISE ©SOTSU, SUNRISE, MBS

Atari VCS Companion Mobile App Will Provide Users with Easy-to-Use Virtual Mouse and Keyboard for Navigating Chrome on the VCS

NEW YORK, NY (December 16, 2020) – Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — today announced that the all-new Atari VCS™ PC/console hybrid features Google Chrome for streaming services, browsing, and browser-based applications, including Google Workspace. The addition of Chrome allows these services to be easily accessed within the Atari VCS’s console-like environment, while providing the security and safety that users of Chrome have come to expect. 

Chrome on the Atari VCS takes full advantage of the streaming capabilities of the system’s AMD Ryzen R1606G CPU. This allows Atari VCS users to access an almost limitless array of streaming services and web-based productivity options. The Atari VCS Storefront will ship with free downloadable bookmarks for dozens of popular streaming services. Once a user selects and installs a favorite app’s bookmark and logs into their account they will be able to access the streaming service from a tile on their home screen.

Users will also be able to take advantage of Google Workspace, Google’s cloud-based communication and collaboration solution that includes popular apps such as Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Docs, Drive, and Meet. With Chrome, checking emails and social media, joining a video conference, and online shopping from the couch is simple. The Atari VCS will be compatible with most PC peripherals, so users will be able to connect a webcam for Google Meet video conferencing and use a mouse and keyboard to undertake more text-heavy tasks.

Atari has also announced the release of the Atari VCS Companion mobile app, which will be available to download on Google Play and the App Store. The VCS Companion App provides users with a virtual mouse and keyboard for navigating Chrome and other apps on the VCS, using a smartphone or tablet. 

“The Atari VCS Companion app provides an easy to use mobile alternative to using a traditional mouse and keyboard while sitting in front of the television,” said Michael Arzt, COO of Atari VCS and Connected Devices. “Combined with the power and versatility of Chrome, the Atari VCS Companion makes browser-based entertainment, social media, shopping, and productivity tools incredibly easy to use, and gives users easy-access to the majority of PC tasks they’d need, without leaving the Atari VCS dashboard.”

Pre-launch Atari VCS units have begun shipping to Indiegogo backers, with pre-orders and general retail availability to follow in early 2021. The Atari VCS lineup of video computer systems, bundles, and peripherals are available for preorder at GameStop.com, Walmart.com, and AtariVCS.com at discounted pre-order pricing. The Atari VCS 800 (8GB) Onyx Base system will retail for just $299.99 USD, while Atari VCS 800 “All-In” system bundles include the Atari VCS Classic Joystick (available separately for $59.99) and Atari VCS Modern Controller ($59.99) for $399.99 USD. The Atari VCS Classic Joystick and Modern Controllers were created in partnership with PowerA. Atari VCS international presale dates will be announced soon

Fans can follow the official Atari VCS social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and on Instagram.

To stay up-to-date on all things Atari and retro-pop-culture, follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

About ATARI

Atari is an interactive entertainment company. As an iconic brand that transcends generations and audiences, the company is globally recognized for its multi-platform, interactive entertainment and licensed products. Atari owns and/or manages a portfolio of more than 200 games and franchises, including world-renowned brands like Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Pong®, and RollerCoaster Tycoon®. Atari has offices in New York and Paris. Visit us online at www.Atari.com.

© 2020 Atari VCS, LLC. All rights reserved. ©2020 Atari Interactive, Inc. Atari wordmark and logo are trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.

SnowRunner Mods Now Available On PlayStation®4 & Xbox One

PARIS — Dec. 16, 2020 — Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive announced today that the blockbuster off-road trucking sim SnowRunner now features full mod support on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. You can get started making your game even bigger with a selection of mods now available to download on consoles.

• A Constant Stream of Free New Vehicles, Maps & More: Saber has been working with the modding community to bring you a variety of free new goodies from the huge selection of mods already available on PC, with even more coming in the future. Visit mod.io to learn more about the rules that govern SnowRunner’s mod creation and sharing.
• Instant, Easy Access to Mods: Starting today, console players with a registered mod.io account will find a brand-new in-game mod browser, making it quick and easy to explore and enable a full library of mods with just the press of a button.
• A Talented Community with Drive: Since launch, SnowRunner’s huge sandbox environments and physics-based driving gameplay have been fertile ground for the endlessly creative modding scene, with over 5 million mods downloaded so far on PC.

SnowRunner is available now on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC. Season 2: “Explore & Expand” is also available as standalone DLC or as part of the game’s Season Pass.

The Third and Final Installment in the Infamous Super Seducer Video Game Series Pulls No Punches and Gets Real When it Comes to Dating and Intimacy

PORT-LOUIS, MAURITIUS (DECEMBER 16, 2020) – Renowned dating coach and best-selling author Richard La Ruina announced today the third and final installment in the Super Seducer video game series: Super Seducer 3: GOTY Edition. Like past iterations, Super Seducer 3 boasts the same high-quality Full-Motion Video (FMV) gameplay and comical-yet-insightful takes on the highs and lows of dating and seduction. Super Seducer 3: GOTY Edition is headed to Windows PC and Mac via Steam on February 13, 2021, and features highly-requested realistic dating situations and advice as well as numerous special guest appearances and input from the world’s top love gurus.

“I have decided to go with the ‘GOTY Edition’ subtitle for the third and final Super Seducer,” said Richard La Ruina. “In the past 15 years, I’ve used a lot of the techniques based on the Law of Attraction to accomplish such things as building a successful business, guiding investment decisions like buying Bitcoin, and even finding my wife. Now, I’m manifesting the GOTY title for Super Seducer 3 by using it as the subtitle for the game, even ahead of its release.”

La Ruina also announced today that both prequels, Super Seducer and Super Seducer 2: Advanced Seduction Tactics, will launch on Nintendo Switch as console exclusives. Richard said, ”I’m very happy to finally have a console home for the games and I’m thrilled that Switch owners will soon be able to level-up their seduction skills at home and on the go.” Both Super Seducer prequels are expected to launch on Nintendo Switch in February 2021, accompanying the release of the final installment in the series.  

There’s only one way to learn — fail miserably, and usually more than once. The Super Seducer series allows men and women to learn from the pros how to both succeed at seduction and make absolute fools of themselves, both of which are valuable pieces of knowledge to hang on to when navigating the confusing and often intimidating world of dating and relationships. Like its predecessors, Super Seducer 3 thrusts players into the fray, forcing them to either do “right” or “wrong” by their potential lover with the use of branching dialogue and action options — whether that be smooth and seductive or terribly awkward and cringe-inducing. With the ability to experience seduction tactics on both ends of the spectrum, players will learn how to either seal the deal or master the art of accepting painful rejection. 

“After two prequels, my team learned one thing: pandering does not get the job done when it comes to making Super Seducer not only successful but truly helpful,” said Richard La Ruina, creator of the Super Seducer series. “The success of the original Super Seducer blew us away, but something was missing from Super Seducer 2. It just wasn’t what our fans needed. We appealed to the critics and lost our message and purpose.” 

He continued, “We set out to make Super Seducer 3 for — and with — the fans and part of that meant flying in guest stars to act and get involved in the production. While we were able to include some of the influencers we invited, much of this plan fell through due to the pandemic and travel restrictions. Still, our team knows how to make the best of any situation and we used the additional time to give Super Seducer 3 the extra love that it deserves.”

Super Seducer 3: GOTY Edition is a mature, non-nudity FMV game and true-to-life dating simulator that teaches men and women alike how to take their skills (or lack thereof) with a love interest to the next level. With “Cut” and “Uncut” playable versions of the game, players can choose a more family-friendly experience or a sexier-than-ever take on Super Seducer, which even includes threesome advice, sexting tips, and more. Featuring well-known Twitch streamers such as Kandyland and NymN, Super Seducer 3 aims to educate players on the best way to go about landing a long-lasting relationship and how to avoid mistaking persistence for harassment. The Super Seducer himself, Richard La Ruina, guides players on the mastery of self-confidence, charm, and respect while establishing tasteful dating and seduction techniques.  

Key Features of Super Seducer 3: GOTY Edition Include:

• Longer, Not Harder: Each level and scenario in Super Seducer 3 is longer and features numerous outcome paths and multiple ending options, meaning each playthrough offers a new and fresh experience. 
• Custom Mode: New to the series, Custom Mode allows the game to be played in a way that best suits the player. No feedback, no “red” options” and a pressure countdown timer add to the seduction tension!
• No More Mister Nice Guy: Super Seducer 3 puts the focus on what players want and specifically asked for; no more appealing to reviewers and critics on social media. Richard La Ruina promises a genuine experience with real advice. 
• Super Practical: The situations are relatable and the reactions are realistic — enjoy over a dozen levels with practical advice for real-life situations such as how to tactfully talk to a potential partner at the supermarket, the gym, and even tips for taking your sexting game to the next level. 

Super Seducer 3: GOTY Edition releases on Windows PC and Mac via Steam on February 13, 2021, for $12.99 USD. Learn more and add the game to your Steam wishlist here.

Stay up to date with Super Seducer 3 by following Richard La Ruina on Twitter and Instagram. 

About Richard La Ruina 
 
Based between Barcelona, Dubai, and Minsk, Richard La Ruina, a self-confessed shy virgin until 21 years of age, became Europe’s top men’s dating coach in 2009. Now 40-years-old and happily married, Richard works exclusively on video games — both publishing and playing them. As of December 2020, lifetime unit sales for the Super Seducer series and its DLC on Steam exceed 410,000. Richard has been featured in hundreds of articles, podcasts, television segments, and documentaries and celebrated over $40 million in revenue from his dating advice books, sessions, and coaching. His book, The Natural, has sold over 160,000 copies to date and is available in eight languages.
 

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The long-awaited arcade shooter blasts off soon on Steam, PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch!

TORINO, Italy – Dec. 16, 2020 – 34BigThings, the Italian studio behind the award-winning futuristic racer Redout, announced today its arcade space shooter based in the same universe, Redout: Space Assault, will launch on Jan. 22, 2021, on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam.

A prequel to the original game, Redout: Space Assault is a single-player sci-fi shooter that takes the best features of the series — fast, epic pacing, high-skill gameplay and eye-popping aesthetics — and combines them with new weapons and spaceflight mechanics. Featuring full vehicle customization and a wide variety of missions that will keep you on the edge of your seat, Redout: Space Assault delivers intense action with engaging roguelike elements across astonishing space battlegrounds.

“We are thrilled to deliver another exciting chapter of the Redout saga. Redout: Space Assault is an adrenaline-filled space shooter with a captivating story that will uncover the mysteries behind the reckless AG races of the original Redout,” said Valerio Di Donato, CEO of 34BigThings.

Features:

• Career Mode: Learn every skill you need to survive and triumph in the Redout universe.
• Thriving Worlds: Experience exotic locations and epic battles beyond every frontier.
• Deep Gameplay: Manifest your tactical superiority by putting your quick thinking, dexterity and adaptability to the test.
• Bigger, Badder Weapons: A vast array of weapons is at your disposal, from Plasma Cannons and Shock Rays to Railguns, Air-to-Air Missiles, and Load-up Gatlings.
• Customize Your Ride: Upgrade your spaceship to blast enemies by the dozens or single-handedly take on a Destroyer Warship! Drop and swap Cards to improve specific aspects of your ship and better fit your style.
• Music for Your Ears: An entirely dynamic soundtrack that drops ever-sicker beats as the action heats up!

Redout: Space Assault launched previously on Apple Arcade. For more information, visit www.34BigThings.com, and follow the studio on Twitter.

About the Redout Franchise

Redout is the first internal IP developed by the 34BigThings team, a tribute to classic AG racing legends of the past such as Wipeout and F-Zero. Speed, adrenaline, fast-paced action, and eye-popping graphics are trademarks of this franchise, and Redout: Space Assault’s fascinating story is a prequel to the original Redout.

Redout: Space Assault won “Best Music” at the 2020 Excellence Awards by MEGAMIGS thanks to its smashing sound effects with full 5.1 support and an entirely dynamic soundtrack that complements the furiously fast and frantic space battles.

About 34BigThings

Est. in 2013, 34BigThings is a leading Italian developer for premium games across PC, console, and mobile devices which uses cutting-edge technology to create innovative genre-leading games that receive critical acclaim and capture the imagination of gamers around the world. The studio has released over 10 premium games topping charts on most gaming platforms. 34BigThings joined Saber Interactive in November 2020.

About Saber Interactive

An Embracer Group company headquartered in the U.S. with studios in Russia, Spain, Belarus, Sweden and Portugal, Saber Interactive is a studio whose credits include the 2019 hit World War Z (with more than 10 million players worldwide), Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered, SnowRunner, the NBA Playgrounds franchise, Crysis Remastered, The Witcher III for Nintendo Switch, and Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Level Up Faster with Tera Burning Plus Event to Reach New 5th Job Skills and Prepare for all New Level 240 Arcane River Theme Dungeon

LOS ANGELES – Dec. 16, 2020 – Starting today, players can enjoy the second part of the massive MapleStory winter update, Awake: Flicker of Light in Nexon’s iconic MMORPG. Full of new content, Maplers can continue to level-up their characters faster through the Awake Tera Burning Plus Event to reach new 5th Job Skills and prepare for the new level 240 Arcane River Theme Dungeon: Sellas, Where the Stars Rest available on January 6.

The continuation of the Awake Tera Burning Plus Event takes center stage in the Awake: Flicker of Light update. Players can continue to level up new Tera Burning characters a total of 3 levels up to level 200. Players will also be able to collect items such as Nodestones and Experience Nodestones, when leveling up their Tera Burning character from level 200 to 210.

Maplers with at least 6 characters level 101 and above that have completed the 4th Job advancement can assemble their legion of characters in the Legion Arena to battle with others in an all-new mini-game. Players who claim victory in battle will receive a Daily Victory Mission Reward once a day per world. As players accumulate 20, 50 and 100 victories, they will receive Cumulative Victory Mission Rewards for each milestone, once per world.

This update also delivers a Reboot World revamp, allowing players to create their own Zero character and explore the Mirror World alongside Alpha and Beta. Arcane River Droplet Stones and Stone Origin Droplets will also fall from monsters in the Tenebris area.

For all non-Reboot players, plenty of special fun awaits. The Star Force Enhancement Event sets players on a quest to hold on to the Sealed Star Energy for 60 minutes. Once unsealed, they’ll receive the Liberated Star Energy buff that grants a 30 percent discount to the Star Force Enhancement cost for a set amount of time.

Available on Jan. 6, 2021, Maplers can traverse the mysterious depths of the Esfera Sea with an all-new level 240 Arcane River Theme Dungeon: Sellas, Where the Stars Rest.

To learn more about the MapleStory Awake: Flicker of Light update, visit maplestory.nexon.net and follow @MapleStory on Twitter.

About MapleStory https://maplestory.nexon.net

First released in North America in May 2005, MapleStory became one of the largest and most active free-to-play, side-scrolling MMORPGs in the world. With over 13 million registered players from its Global services alone (there are a total of seven MapleStory services around the world), the game continues to grow and evolve alongside its passionate community since launching over 15 years ago. There have been over 274 million characters created to date, which would make MapleStory the 4th highest populated country in the world.

About Nexon America Inc. https://www.nexon.net

Founded in 2005, Nexon America Inc. delivers outstanding  free-to-play online game expertise and live game support, taking the strengths of NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) and applying them for uniquely western audiences. Nexon America has consistently sustained iconic franchises such as MapleStory and Mabinogi for more than a decade, which have gone on to break records and captivate players. With new projects on the horizon, Nexon America maintains the pioneering and innovative spirit of its parent company, employing its player-first approach, while designing the best possible gameplay experiences for the western market.  

GTFO gets surprise update with new levels, reveals how many (few) players have survived the game

2020-12-16 Swedish game developer 10 Chambers Collective – formed in 2015 by nine industry veterans known for PAYDAY: The Heist and PAYDAY 2 – continues to regularly update their first game, GTFO, a 4-player co-op action/horror FPS. It has been described as “Left 4 Dead” meets “Aliens”, and uses a Rundown concept, where the game is regularly updated with new expeditions (i.e., maps, scenarios, enemies, etc.) that replace the previous ones. Today, they’re launching a surprise update where the current Rundown is extended with four new expeditions. They’re also revealing how many survived the hardcore game (hint: not many) and their secret behind GTFO’s 96% positive Steam score.

GTFO takes place in a terrifying underground facility called “The Complex,” where your team’s survival relies on your ability to communicate, coordinate – and count your bullets. The game recently reached one year in Early Access. To celebrate, 10 Chambers is now surprise-releasing four new expeditions to the current Rundown 004 / Contact. If you’re interested in seeing how two of the new expeditions look, the developers uploaded a total of 100 minutes of uncut gameplay from the latest update (check below).

“Looking at the statistics of death rates for the last Rundown, Contact, we decided our community of Prisoners need to be tested more before they’re ready for the next Rundown chapter of GTFO,” says Simon Viklund, Narrative Director & Composer. “We’re adding four new expeditions on top of the eight that are already in the Rundown. Let’s see if the survival rate increases.”

On the day of GTFO’s one year anniversary, 10 Chambers released a short cryptic video that showcased some raw numbers from the game’s first year: Horrifying data such as the toughest expedition (R2E1, the last expedition of Rundown 002, with only 1.4% success rate) and the most deadly expedition (R1A1, the first level of the very first Rundown, that has killed almost 2 million prisoners). So far, as few as 1.85% of the players have completed the two last expeditions of Rundown 004 / Contact.

Since the last Rundown, which was released in October and introduced matchmaking in Alpha state, Steam review scores for GTFO have soared. The co-op FPS now sits at a recent review score of 96% positive.

“I think the secret behind our high positive Steam rating is our transparency. We’re very open with what kind of game GTFO is: Very challenging, not for the faint of heart, but also very rewarding when you succeed. We even have a warning text on the product page – encouraging people to research before buying,” says Ulf Andersson, Creative Director & CEO. “The exceptionally high positive reviews recently – 96% – should have to do with adding matchmaking in the latest big update. We will keep updating this feature, and maybe we’ll reach even higher.”

The developer team will now take a short break to enjoy the holidays – at a safe distance – with their families and loved ones. When they’re back, they’ll continue developing the next Rundown, number five, which is already in the planning phase according to GTFO’s public roadmap.

GTFO Early Access is available on Steam for $34,99, but to celebrate the update, it’s right now 20% off!

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About 10 Chambers

Founded in 2015, 10 Chambers is a game studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. The studio was founded by Ulf Andersson who also founded Overkill Software and was the brain behind the PAYDAY franchise. GTFO is the debut title from the studio. More information about 10 Chambers is available at www.10chambers.com. For press and media inquiries, contact [email protected].