SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD: THE GAME – COMPLETE EDITION WILL BE AVAILABLE JANUARY 14, 2021

This Winter, Team Up to Take on Ramona Flowers’ Seven Evil Exes and Fight for Love

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — December 8, 2020 – Today, Ubisoft, in collaboration with Universal Games and Digital Platforms, announced that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition, will launch on January 14, 2021 for AU$22.95 on PlayStation^® 4, the Xbox One family of devices, Nintendo Switch™ system, Stadia, Windows PC and Ubisoft+, the Ubisoft subscription service.* The game will also be playable on PlayStation^®5and Xbox Series X | S through backward compatibility. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition will return in celebration of its 10-year anniversary and will include the original Knives Chau and Wallace Wells downloadable content.

In this unique blend of style, humor and classic gameplay, players will help Scott Pilgrim take on enemies, including the League of Seven Evil Exes, to fight for love. They will rediscover the beloved 2D arcade-style beat ’em up game, inspired by the iconic graphic novel series and 2010 Universal Pictures film. Fans will fall in love all over again with the 8-bit animation by Paul Robertson, the critically acclaimed soundtrack from Anamanaguchi, and original cut-scenes from Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World graphic novel series.

Additionally, players will have the opportunity to team up with up to three friends locally or online to defeat foes, share health and coins, and revive each other. Friends can also compete in subspace mini-games, frantic dodgeball or challenge each other to epic battle royale matches or cooperate in the Boss Rush and Survival Horror modes.

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

*Ubisoft+ is AU$19.95 per month. Cancel anytime. More information at ubisoft-plus.com.

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.

About Universal Games and Digital Platforms
Universal’s Games and Digital Platforms group leverages the vast portfolio of IP and characters from NBCUniversal. The Games and Digital Platforms group is a business unit of Universal Brand Development, which is chartered with globally expanding the company’s intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content and consumer experiences. The company’s extensive portfolio includes properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation, and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. Universal Brand Development is part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. www.universalbranddevelopment.com

Game software © 2020 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Motion picture and certain game elements © 2010–2020 Universal City Studios LLC. All Rights Reserved. “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” graphic novel and related characters TM & © 2010 Bryan Lee O’Malley.

Killer Queen Black’s Eight-Player Action Comes To Xbox Game Pass January 5

CHICAGO — December 7, 2020 — Killer Queen Black, the strategic eight-player arcade action platformer from Liquid Bit and BumbleBear Games, joins the Xbox console family via Xbox Game Pass on January 5.

Inspired by the tight mechanics of retro platformers with a dash of tactical teamplay, Killer Queen Black’s winning awaits a whole new community. Each team of four consists of one Queen and three Workers. The formidable Queen can fly and attack with a stinger sword from the outset, and she can tag power-up gates on the field to give her team a leg up.

Workers excel in adaptability, making them essential to victory. Run to collect berries to fill the team hive or spend a berry on a power-up gate to gain speed boosts and transform into Soldiers. Wield Swords, Laser Rifles, Morning Stars, and more to destroy opposing Workers or face the Queen herself. Combine speed boosts with weapons to become Speed Soldiers capable of giving the Queen a run for her money. 

Each of the seven single-screen maps make all characters and strategies visible at all times. Cooperate and coordinate to conquer the opposing team’s hive with one of three victory types: Economic, Military, and Snail. Fill the team’s hive with berries to secure an Economic victory. Slowly ride a snail to the team’s goal to earn a Snail Victory. And sometimes the simplest plan makes the most sense: take out the other Queen three times to lock down a Military victory.

Beyond fast reflexes and keen tactics, Killer Queen Black encourages communication. Gather friends locally or on Xbox Live to form two teams of four. Play in private matches with friends only or join matchmaking to test those Queen skills around the world.

“We’re happy to bring Killer Queen Black to Xbox Game Pass and expand our community even further, thanks to cross-platform support,” said Matt Tesch, co-founder of Liquid Bit. “Our game’s arcade-inspired nature thrives when new players get to learn the ins and outs of everything, from how to fly like a champ to how to pull off sneaky Snail Victories.”

To learn more, please visit the game’s official site, or follow the game on Twitter

About Liquid Bit

The Chicago-based Liquid Bit is a group of builders, dreamers, designers, and developers striving to earn emotional reactions with their games. The team’s name was inspired by Bruce Lee’s admiration for the fluidity of water. Liquid Bit wants to harness this concept of “being like water” to online gaming and networking in any configuration and platform to bring joy to its players.

To learn more about Liquid Bit please visit the studio’s official website.

About BumbleBear Games

BumbleBear makes games for smart people to play together in public spaces. Its “platform”, the New Arcade, is a blend of digital and physical worlds through arcade cabinets, installations, and VR. The team is based in Brooklyn, NY.

To learn more about BumbleBear Games, please visit the studio’s official website.

Echo Generation Arrives on Xbox Series X|S and PC with Limited-Time Demo at The Game Awards Festival

Play Next-Gen Adventure Now Through Dec. 15

TORONTO — December 7, 2020 — A limited-time demo for Echo Generation comes to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Steam for PC today through Tuesday, Dec. 15. Echo Generation, the nostalgic voxel-based adventure RPG from Cococucumber following a gang of kids investigating supernatural occurrences to save their small town, will arrive on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Steam for PC in 2021.

The summer of 1993 is nearly at an end. A sleepy Canadian town suddenly becomes home to strange accidents and mutated creatures, but the grown-ups won’t do anything about it! Of course, it’s up to the kids to take action. Collect comic books and snacks, hunt for quirky quest items and uncover spooky clues to root out evil and fight back against forces unknown.

Echo Generation’s limited-time demo sends a dynamic brother-sister duo, each with their own powers and baddie-stomping abilities, out into the world. On the first steps of their journey, sure to bring nostalgia to any child of the ‘80s and ‘90s, face off against trash pandas, giant rats and manic mechanical monsters in turn-based combat.

These kids are tough, but not invincible—take advantage of quick-time events and mini games to defend, snag a critical hit or nail a sweet combo. Kick, punch, and bust some moves with skills learnt from comics, and unlock cool powers by doing what kids do best: exploring! Conquer quests in a vibrant, voxel-based world, trekking through town to grooving electropop and pumping synthwave tunes.

The charmingly familiar world of Echo Generation comes to life on Xbox Series X|S with a gorgeous 4K presentation on Series X and 60 FPS on both current-gen consoles. Whether playing on Xbox One consoles or the latest and greatest, adventurous spirits will find a haunting-yet-hopeful journey colored with childlike imagination.

“We hope to give fans a taste of the nostalgic and slightly kooky world of Echo Generation, where high-spirited kids take off on adventures around their neighbourhood,” said Martin Gauvreau, Game Director at Cococucumber. “Moments of mystery and haunting atmosphere contrasted with an absolutely banging soundtrack and active turn-based battles will keep you on your toes.”

Echo Generation arrives in 2021 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Steam for PC. The original score by Toronto-based musician Pusher is available now for free via Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music, Soundcloud, and more. Stay tuned to the latest from the makers of Riverbond by tuning into The Game Awards on Dec. 10, visiting the game’s official website, wishlisting on Steam and following Cococucumber on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

About Cococucumber

Cococucumber is a Toronto-based indie studio co-founded by Vanessa Chia and Martin Gauvreau to develop original games for PC and consoles. Titles by Cococucumber include voxel dungeon crawler Riverbond and puzzle-platformer Planet of the Eyes.

Tactical Adventures, a French development studio of passionate RPG game developers and tabletop players, recently released its tactical RPG Solasta: Crown of the Magister on Steam Early Access. The game has seen much love from the community, has a very positive Steam user rating (94%) and is receiving its first major update on December 14th. The new Winter Update will include a completely new area and quests, an overhaul of the lighting system, new combat features, more customization options, implementation of the scavenger mechanics, and more. Solasta: Crown of the Magister is coming to GOG on December 14.

Gameplay

Wizards of the Coast has granted Tactical Adventures a license to use the Dungeons & Dragons SRD 5.1 content and rules in Solasta: Crown of the Magister.

Solasta is a team-based adventure game where each character plays a critical role in the campaign and can be a hero. The dynamic and mysterious world features elements of verticality, allowing players to use their surroundings as an element of strategy. Players can position ranged characters on high vantage points or send their thief down into shafts and caverns to scope out what lies ahead. In Solasta, light is a tool to explore the depths and hallows of dungeons or can be used as a weapon against the creatures of the dark, but if players aren’t careful, it will give away the party’s position to nasty creatures bent on their demise.

Stay up to date with Solasta: Crown of the Magister: visit the website, purchase on Steam, wishlist on GOG, follow on Twitter, Instagram, like on Facebook, watch on YouTube, and Twitch, and join the conversation on Discord or the official forums.

The GOG.COM version of Cyberpunk 2077 will be playable via GeForce NOW on December 10th

We’re happy to announce that GOG starts cooperation with GeForce NOW, NVIDIA’s cloud gaming service. It means gamers will be able to launch the GOG.COM version of Cyberpunk 2077 through GeForce NOW from day one (December 10th) of its premiere.

Players around the world, who own the game on GOG.COM, will be able to play the game via the cloud gaming service, exploring the streets of Night City on nearly any device including low-powered or incompatible Windows and Mac laptops, Chromebooks and more. On top of that, GeForce NOW Founders members will experience the game with RTX ON, delivering beautifully ray-traced graphics from Night City.

When buying Cyberpunk 2077 on GOG.COM, you fully support the creators as 100% of your money goes to CD PROJEKT Group.

We hope you’re as excited about the cooperation between GOG and NVIDIA as we are. Launching the GOG.COM version of Cyberpunk 2077 via GeForce NOW is just the first step – expect more news coming from us soon.

The game via GeForce NOW will be available in English at launch, with additional language support coming shortly after.

Easy Day Studios launched today an all new trailer featuring examples of the first round of community created gear that will be coming to Skater XL on PS4, XBox One, and PC on December 16. Deck out your character with over 250 pieces of new gear, created by the passionate Skater XL community, including customized decks, trucks, wheels, clothing, shoes, skins, and even beards and tattoos. Along with three new community maps (Riverfern, Quebec Skate Plaza, and Applewood Park) showcased earlier in November, this first drop marks the beginning of regular community content updates to Skater XL on all platforms – All at a Push of a Button!

In addition, new skate brands will be officially landing in-game – accessorize your skater with new gear from selected brands such as Illegal Civ, Uma Landsleds, Cariuma Footwear, MACBALIFE, and Am Grip.

Dive into skateboarding paradise with levels that feature famous skate landmarks and environmental elements, including Downtown LA, the ginormous Big Ramp, Easy Day High, and community created maps like Grant Park, Hudland, and Streets. Play as skateboarding pros Tiago Lemos, Evan Smith, Tom Asta, and Brandon Westgate, or customize and create your own skateboarding legend with gear from more than 30 real skate brands. Explore hundreds of mods, maps, digital skate zines, personal highlight replays, and more from the Skater XL community that celebrates this new era of digital skateboarding.

Skater XL is now available for $39.99 USD on PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, and at brick and mortar retailers for PS4 and Xbox One. For the latest news and updates on Skater XL, follow the game on Instagram and Twitter, “Like” us on Facebook, and visit the official website, SkaterXL.com.
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Assemble Entertainment and Chinese Publisher WhisperGames Announce Strategic Business Partnership 

Wiesbaden, Germany (December 7, 2020) – Assemble Entertainment and Chinese publisher WhisperGames announced today a strategic long-term business partnership between the two companies. WhisperGames is a global video game publisher, focusing on bridging the gap between eastern and western markets and specializes in multi-language text and audio localization, marketing, and community support. This partnership with Assemble Entertainment will see the publishers working together to co-publish games within their respective portfolios globally.

The decision to deepen this relationship is based on their successful co-publishing history which saw WhisperGames publish many of Assemble Entertainment’s titles across their local territories, and included their most successful game, Endzone – A World Apart. The award-winning post-apocalyptic survival city-builder is available in several Asian languages and has gained huge popularity there thanks to the expertise of WhisperGames. Many other titles from Assemble Entertainment’s portfolio, like Deadly Days (Steam Score 91%) or S.W.I.N.E HD (Steam Score 95%), are also co-published by WhisperGames.

Assemble Entertainment CEO and Founder Stefan Marcinek said, “We at Assemble Entertainment are thrilled to have found a partner who is as committed to publishing high-quality creative games as we are. We both agree that the most important thing about a game is that it is fun, which makes this a perfect partnership for us.”

“It’s our pleasure to give support to successful titles like Endzone – A World Apart and introduce more quality games to eastern players. This partnership with Assemble Entertainment ensures that our games will find homes with players across the globe. The expanded reach means lots of exciting announcements to come.” said Xuan Jiang, Co-Founder and CEO at WhisperGames.

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WhisperGames can be found on Facebook and Twitter. 

About Assemble Entertainment

Based in Wiesbaden, Germany, Assemble Entertainment is an independent games developer and publisher, best known for Leisure Suit Larry – Wet Dreams Don’t Dry, the latest installment in the humorously naughty point-and-click adventure saga, and the multi-award-winning Endzone – A World Apart, that challenges players to survive and thrive following an environmental apocalypse. Assemble Entertainment also organizes GermanDevDays, an annual conference that attracts more than 1,100 attendees from across the German-speaking video game development industry. 

About WhisperGames

Founded in 2015, WhisperGames is a global video game publisher based in Xiamen, China. They provide multi-language text and audio localization services (including in-house voice-over recording), PR, marketing, community support, maintenance, legal services, and more. WhisperGames has developed strong partnerships in over 20 countries and has provided customized publishing and localization solutions for over 100 video games. Learn more about WhisperGames at www.whisperinteractive.com.

CD PROJEKT RED announces that PAJABOL has emerged victorious from the World Masters grand finale tournament of GWENT Masters Season 2.

The epic conclusion to GWENT’s second competitive season took place this past weekend. GWENT World Masters, which was streamed live on Twitch, saw the eight best players from GWENT Masters Season 2 compete for a share of a $88,720 prize pool. Battling through the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final itself, Aleksander Owczarek (PL) earned the title of GWENT World Champion.

Relive GWENT World Masters on the official CD PROJEKT RED Twitch channel

CD PROJEKT RED would like to thank all participants for competing in GWENT Masters Season 2, and everyone who followed the series’ second installment live throughout the year for helping to make each and every event truly memorable.

GWENT Masters, the official esports series for GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, returns next year for a third season with its first GWENT Open event set to take place in April 2021.

For a complete overview of GWENT Masters, including the ruleset, format, and tournament dates, please visit masters.playgwent.com.

About GWENT Masters

GWENT Masters is the official esports series of GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, where players compete for the title of GWENT World Champion, tournament prize pools and Crown Points. There are three tiers of official GWENT Masters events: qualifiers, Open, and the grand finale World Masters tournament. GWENT Masters also involves participation in licensed tournaments, as well as the in-game Pro Rank mode, which allows all gamers to enter the world of GWENT pros.

About GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

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

About CD PROJEKT RED

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

Player feedback continues to pave the way for Free Fire’s future patches

SINGAPORE – December 7, 2020 – Free Fire, one of the world’s most popular mobile games, is announcing the launch of its latest patch, Operation Chrono. The patch includes a new season of Clash Squad, the game’s first dual-wield weapon, additions to the Training Grounds, and much more!

The fourth season of Clash Squad will soon be here, and with it, Survivors who rank up to Gold III or above will have an opportunity to earn the exclusive Golden P90. The popular game mode will also receive optimizations that will match premade teams against each other, while those playing solo will complete their matchmaking with other solo teammates.

For the first time in Free Fire history, the game is introducing a dual-wield weapon — the Vector Akimbo. While the Vector Akimbo has a relatively short effective range, its devastating power in close range assaults makes it an ideal weapon for Survivors who like to get up close and personal with their enemies. In addition to introducing a new weapon, Free Fire is making adjustments to a number of existing weapons, like the M4 and P90, to help keep its weapon ecosystem diverse and balanced. Advanced attachments are also being replaced with advanced weapons, which will help Survivors in using a powerful rare drop as quickly as possible.

Free Fire’s Training Grounds have been a big hit since its launch in December 2019 by offering a fun and relaxed environment. Training Grounds continues to evolve with the introduction of its own fun form of currency — Bermuda Shells. Survivors can earn them by actively participating in minigames like the new Music Arcade, which allows friends to create music together by stepping on buttons on the ground, and social activities. The first in-game item that can be purchased with Bermuda Shells is the firework.

Additional improvements to Free Fire once Operation Chrono launches include a renovation to the Fire Pass interface, the launch of the Free Fire Partner program for certified players and celebrities, the option to save up to 2 sets of in-game HUDs, a new interface to rank mode, and changes to the electric surfboard. Many of the changes being made in the upcoming patch are based on player feedback, which the Free Fire team pays a lot of attention to. Survivors looking to kick off the latest season of Clash Squad along with discovering the destructive firepower of the dual-wield Vector Akimbo can download Free Fire at the following locations:

• Apple iOS App Store: https://apps.apple.com/US/app/id1300146617?mt=8 
• Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dts.freefireth&hl=en_US

About Garena

Garena is the leading game developer and publisher in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Latin America, and has expanded into other fast-growing markets globally. For more information on Garena, please visit https://www.garena.com. To find out the very latest on Free Fire, do head down to https://www.facebook.com/freefireEN.

Over 1000 young football players from over 100 countries participated in the largest online football event in history. The new world record was recorded live during a master class by world football legend Roberto Carlos, Global Ambassador of Gazprom International Children’s Social Programme Football for Friendship.

On December 5, 2020, a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ achievement was registered as part of the final events of the Eighth Season of Football for Friendship. Young Participants from over 100 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia and Oceania, along with world-famous football stars, took part in the most popular online football event in the world.

The event lasting over two and a half hours with live video feeds from France, Brazil, Russia, Uruguay, Pakistan, Ireland, Cyprus, Peru, India, Guyana, and Spain was organized by the global operator of the Football for Friendship programme, AGT Communication Group. The GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ adjudicator was responsible for the accuracy in counting the event participants, registering the record in real time from London. Participants from over 100 countries repeated warm-ups, tricks, and shared their achievements with each other online. A total of 1 009 master class participants were recorded. Among the co-authors of the world record are the World Cup winner Roberto Carlos, six-time world football freestyle champion Melody Donchet, two-time world football freestyle champion Anton Pavlinov, France freestyle champion Andreas Cetkovic and dozens of football masters and world-famous freestylers from different countries.

“We have witnessed Football for Friendship officially setting the record for the Most users in a football/soccer video hangout. What a success! All the guidelines were properly followed during the online event, and the current record of 500 users has been broken! Our congratulations on achieving this new title!  On behalf of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™, it is a great honor to present you with this certificate for the Most users in a football/soccer video hangout. We declare Gazprom Football for Friendship Officially Amazing!”, said Victor Fenes, the Official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Adjudicator, confirming the achievement of the world record.

The global master class became a beautiful way to round off the first season of the international Stadium Is Where I Am YouTube show, launched by Football for Friendship. From July to December, the world’s best freestylers and footballers taught children football tricks, shared the secrets of sporting skills, and gave away unique prizes.

“The Stadium Is Where I Am is a very useful project, where you can share your experience with young people from all over the world! It is a great honour for me to inspire young people and pass on my love for freestyle football so that this sport can continue developing further. I hope they will continue training and never give up, just like me“, supports the initiative the reigning freestyle champion Melody Donchet, sharing her impressions.

In 2019, the Gazprom International Children’s Social Programme Football for Friendship obtained another GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the Most nationalities in a football (soccer) training session in history. In 2020, participants of the Football for Friendship programme from all over the world once again proved that you can overcome any barriers in achieving your goals.

The 2020 season of the Football for Friendship programme is held online. The season finale will be broadcast live on December 9, 2020.

About the programme:

The International Children’s Social Programme Football for Friendship is implemented by Gazprom since 2013. Over the previous seven seasons, the programme has united over 6 000 participants from 211 countries and regions and over 5 000 000 supporters.

Young Players and Young Journalists are the participants of the programme – boys and girls aged 12 including children with disabilities. Young Players represent different countries and cultures united in the mixed teams. They show that nationality, gender, and physical abilities aren’t a barrier to becoming a team. Young Journalists cover the events of the programme in the International Children’s Press Center. All participants become Young Ambassadors of the programme and continue to share their Football for Friendship experience and promote universal human values: friendship, equality, fairness, health, peace, devotion, victory, traditions, and honour.

UEFA, FIFA, football federations and the world’s leading football clubs, international charity foundations, famous athletes, politicians, and artists support Football for Friendship. The project has received multiple national and international awards in the field of social responsibility, sports, and communications, including the world record for the most nationalities in a football training session in history.

In 2020, Football for Friendship will be held in the online format. A special digital platform will unite over 10 000 players of all ages. It will become the home for international children’s competitions and a playground where anyone will be able to train, join into the international mixed teams and play their favourite game in the Football for Friendship format without leaving the comfort of their home.

Website: https://www.gazprom-football.com/football-for-friendship/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/footballforfriendship/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FootballForFriendship/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FOOTBALL4FRIENDSHIP   
Twitter: https://twitter.com/f4fprogramme  
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_for_Friendship