Update Including a New Game Chapter, New 5-Star Cardsand Special Events Arrives to the Mobile Game on November 4
Los Angeles (November 4, 2020) – Netmarble today announced an all-new update available for BTS WORLD, the mobile game that allows the player to manage BTS’s career. Available now, the update includes the addition of Season 2, Chapter 4 to the game, following Seok Jin on his special vacation story at the hotel of horror.
In addition to this new chapter featuring Seok Jin, the November update includes:
Newly-added 5-star cards
Increased chance of picking Empathy and Passion cards from Nov. 4 – 11
Increased chance of picking Stamina and Wisdom cards from Nov. 11 – 18
November 7-day check-in event
Bonus time event with buff to draw mileage, gold and EXP
Free wings draw event, letting players draw wings for free every four hours
Special in-store item package sales
BTS WORLD includes 10,000 brand new photos and 100 video clips exclusive to the game, and players are able to interact virtually with BTS as their manager through various 1:1 interactive content.
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
About Big Hit Entertainment
Founded in February 2005 in South Korea by CEO and Producer Bang Si-Hyuk, Big Hit Entertainment’s core business focuses on music production, artist management and publishing. Big Hit’s business ventures incorporate and develop a range of content produced from top-notch artists’ IP, including global superstars BTS and its newest addition TOMORROW X TOGETHER. With its mission of ‘Music & Artist for Healing’, Big Hit strives to impart a positive influence through content while providing comfort and inspiration to music fans worldwide.
About Takeone Company
Takeone Company Corp. is an innovative content company that utilizes pop-culture within a gaming environment. Established in 2016, Takeone is leading the new genre of mobile games called ‘Cinematic Games’ that combines interactive game elements within a story concept based on both pop-culture and original IP’s. The games include full motion videos and various visual contents that push the boundaries of next-generation storytelling. Years of experience and knowledge in both storytelling and game development have led to the creation of cinematic games such as Take Urban, BTS WORLD. Takeone is currently developing a series of future cinematic games for their next up and coming titles. For more information, please refer to www.takeonecompany.com.
2K today revealed a new trailer introducing The City – the new multiplayer setting for the next-gen version of NBA 2K21. The most ambitious execution of a virtual basketball community ever with a map many, many times larger than previous Neighbourhoods, The City is complete with towering skyscrapers, sprawling plazas, a city centre and distinct boroughs controlled by rival affiliations.
Erick Boenisch, Executive Producer at Visual Concepts.
We’re roughly a week out from the release of NBA 2K21 for the next-gen PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S platforms. I can’t believe it is basically already here! As I noted in the last Courtside Report I wrote, it has been an incredibly unique year for all of us here at VC, as it has been for many of our friends in the entire video games industry. To be in this position to kick off a whole new generation of NBA 2K games, alongside the next-gen console launches, speaks to the team’s unassailable hard work and dedication to make NBA 2K21 the best experience possible. My endless thanks goes out to the entire team at Visual Concepts!
So far in these Courtside Reports, we’ve talked about next-gen gameplay and all the innovations we’re bringing to player animation, collision, AI behaviour, and so much more. The graphics…we’ve all seen the graphics! We’ve also introduced all-new WNBA experiences – The W, The W Online, and MyWNBA – that bring long-awaited gameplay modes to the women’s game in NBA 2K. And now, as you’ve undoubtedly already seen from the trailer, the team here at Visual Concepts is incredibly proud to present…The City!
But first, a little bit of history.
When we made NBA 2K14 for what was then the new, next-gen gaming consoles, we introduced “The Park.” The vision was to create a competitive online basketball environment that allowed our quickly growing community of NBA 2K fans to compete against each other outside of the authentic NBA experience. This meant allowing NBA 2K players to take their custom MyPLAYERs and bring them into a whole new place where you can compete with friends and complete strangers. Just like walking onto an outdoor court to run a half-court game or waiting for 5s at your local rec centre, the Park was our version of playing pick-up basketball and taking part in its unique, competitive vibe.
Over the past seven years, it has evolved and expanded with features that enriched the online experience at every stop. The Park experience quickly grew into The Neighbourhood as the NBA 2K community itself flourished, and it’s been our most popular feature over the years. We’re very proud about what we were able to build in the past and are astonished every day by the competition and creativity that our fans demonstrate in our world.
With all this said, I am proud to be the very first to welcome you to…
THE CITY
Here is The City at a quick glance: Imagine a map that is many, many times larger than previous Neighbourhoods. A design that resembles a modern metropolis, complete with towering skyscrapers, sprawling plazas, and a city centre. Oh, and it houses four distinct boroughs that are controlled by four rival Affiliations. And with that, I’m incredibly proud to announce that Affiliations are BACK! I’ll go into more details on Affiliations a little further below. For now, let’s keep painting the picture of what The City truly is.
The City is our most ambitious execution of a virtual basketball community…ever. The sheer amount and variety of buildings and basketball courts that we were able to create and fit into the map still amazes me to this day!
Let’s talk about the core components of The City and their functions:
Rookieville – Sitting just off the water’s edge on the southern side of The City lies the Rookieville docks. Rookieville is exactly what it sounds like; this is where your NBA 2K21 City journey will begin. MyPLAYERs looking to dive into The City and all that it has to offer must first prove their skills amongst other rookie MyPLAYERs in this isolated cluster of basketball courts. Meet the requisite actions in Rookieville, and the gates of The City will open before you. Let’s find out what awaits you on the other side…
Boroughs – As I noted above, Affiliations make their long-awaited return in NBA 2K21. Each has a dedicated space in the North, South, East, and West sections of The City that we refer to as boroughs. Each borough has its own vibe and collection of basketball courts – decked out in the Affiliations logos and colours. Additionally, each Affiliation area houses a unique Warehouse basketball court, where new MyPLAYER progression features await. More on this below!
Event Centre – The heart of The City is the brand new Event Centre, shining like a bright beacon, no matter which borough you view it from. Equally bright and shiny are the many different interiors of this futuristic monolith, where the court floors and walls are lined with dynamic LED screens and lighting elements that change the tone and vibe of the setting. All new and returning Events will be held inside the Event Centre, and special intra-Affiliation competitions will take place here as well.
Garage Hoops – Exploration is a major part of experiencing The City. Sprinkled around The City, you will find basketball hoops attached to the side of some buildings – if you look close enough. If you happen to see one, try pulling out your basketball and shooting some hoops with it. If another player passes by and sees you shooting, they will have the ability to step on the court and shoot with you. From there you will have the option to quickly and seamlessly launch into 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, HORSE, and many other game types. Its simplicity is its strong point. And as an added bonus, there are large VC multipliers you can earn on these courts each day for your first five games played! This is a great place to start your day off as you warm up for the main event at your affiliation’s courts.
People of The City – Continuing on with the theme of exploration, scattered throughout The City are quest/objective giving NPCs. If you’ve ever played any RPG experiences, you’ll have no problem spotting them; they will be the people with coloured exclamation points above their heads. Every 4-6 weeks, new quests/objectives will be added to our People of The City, such that you will find yourself with new things to do all year long.
Generally speaking, there are two lines of quests. The first is a series of single player 3v3 games you will be challenged with in the Warehouses found in the court area of each affiliation. Some of these can be pretty challenging as you’ll be facing off against some of the best players to ever lace up a pair of basketball shoes. The insides of the Warehouses are actually very cool. Astute players who enjoyed NBA 2K20’s Neighbourhood will appreciate the throwback efforts within them! The other line of quests will encourage you to get out and play games in The City, and reward you for doing so. Simple as that. Complete all of the quests and you will earn some unique clothing items/accessories that are not sold in stores. Get out there and ball, my friends!
Gatorade Training Facility – The mecca of MyPLAYER physical training gets a makeover on multiple levels – literally. The facility has now expanded to two floors, where on the first floor, MyPLAYERs will find their usual array of training equipment that’ll help beef up their abilities. The second floor houses a great new feature in The City: Rental Courts. Want an uninterrupted run of games with your friends or other ballers you just met? Rent a court in the Gatorade Training Facility and play games however you want!
Special Courts – There are a couple full-sized (one 4v4, the other 5v5) courts available in The City. These are non-affiliated courts that our team created to pay tribute to two things we are very passionate about. One of these courts was built to commemorate and celebrate the late Kobe Bryant. The surface is textured beautifully with Kobe’s signature snakeskin design, and his numbers 8 and 24 mark the restricted areas at the opposite ends of the court. And overlooking the grounds is a gigantic mural of an iconic Kobe moment, where he stood triumphantly on the scorer’s table as he celebrated his 5th NBA championship. I know you all are picturing the pose. What you are thinking is correct; and it is immortalized right here in NBA 2K21’s The City. This is a location where you will find me playing, as I celebrate my Laker and Kobe fandom!
Fire Ball – Holding court in The City is going to come with an air of prestige in the next-gen version of NBA 2K21. On occasion, you will see a Fire Ball being used on the courts…yes, literally A BALL THAT IS ON FIRE! When your team wins 10 games in a row on Affiliation courts, the ball used in your game will immediately catch on fire and stay lit until you lose. Expect crowds to gather around your court when this happens! You already know that everyone seeing the fire ball will be like a bat signal for the best ballers to start lining up to dethrone your reign. Challenge extended!
Pink Diamond Plaza – One of my favourite basketball court designs in the next-gen version of NBA 2K21 sits atop Pink Diamond Plaza, located right in the heart of The City. Decked out in fluorescent lights and with music orchestrated by a resident DJ, Pink Diamond Plaza hosts the entirety of the MyTEAM Triple Threat Online experience. Give it a look and prepare to be impressed!
Apparel Stores – While some of your favourite shops from the old Neighbourhoods will be returning, The City has been built to feature an even wider variety of apparel locations for you to express your style. Some of our closest brand partners will be receiving a dedicated space within our plaza of shops. All your favourites, including Nike, Jordan Brand, adidas, Under Armour, Puma, and many more can be found in the City. For me, two of my favourite new stores are Alter Ego and Drip Brothers; you can get some fun items in those two! Be on the lookout for all of the new self-expression items we will have available at launch and beyond!
AFFILIATIONS
The City is big. The return of Affiliations, however, may be just as big – if not bigger. For some years now, one of the most requested features from the NBA 2K community has been Affiliation-based gameplay. Naturally, we’re incredibly excited to bring it back in a meaningful way that offers competitive depth to the City. This is something we have wanted to do for a number of years now, and the power of the next-gen consoles finally affords us the opportunity to see our vision through.
Let’s start with the basics. There are four Affiliations in The City:
North Side Knights
South City Vipers
Beasts of the East
Western Wildcats
Each has their own dedicated borough and set of Affiliation courts within The City. Rep up to Pro 1 by winning a few games in Rookieville, and you’ll be assigned to one of these four rival factions. If you didn’t land in your Affiliation of choice, you can always head to City Hall of the Affiliation you are interested in joining and file a transfer request. The penalty for changing your Affiliation is your Rep level will reset all the way down to Pro 1 (what you had when you graduated from Rookieville); I would encourage you to think long and hard before abandoning your team to jump ship!
So, who will run The City? At the core of Affiliations gameplay is rivalry and competition. It’s us vs. them. Who will be the best? We’ve designed this experience to be an ever-present grapple amongst the Knights, Vipers, Beasts, and Wildcats for bragging rights within The City. Here is what’s in-play as you represent your Affiliation:
Player Rep – Playing on your own Affiliation’s courts has its advantages; specifically, you can only achieve your full Player Rep by balling on your home court. Playing on the courts of your rival Affiliations will earn you much less rep per game played. Leveling up and strengthening your MyPLAYER will be very key for what is to come…
Rival Day Conquest – The final two weeks of every Mayor term (more on this below!) will feature the culmination of a series of events to crown which Affiliation runs The City. Rival Day Conquest is a key event where all rep-earning restrictions are removed from The City and you are encouraged to invade every other borough with your teammates and take hold of the courts. Keep a close eye on the leaderboard located in each court area; at the end of Rival Day Conquest, the four Affiliations will be ranked by score and seeded for the culmination of the season, the Rival Day Championship.
Rival Day Championship – Taking place in the Event Centre, this is the final piece of the puzzle in confirming your Affiliation as the true champions of The City. Battle head-to-head with teams from other Affiliations as you engage in this culminating experience. For the Affiliation that comes out on top of this head-to-head championship, the spoils of The City await you. You’ll be able to head to your Affiliations City Hall and pick up your winner’s check (enjoy the free VC!), but the real prize is your Mayor will also be able to deck out your entire borough and make your Affiliation the envy of The City.
This is now the second time I’ve mentioned the concept of the Mayors. Let’s dive in and take a closer look at what a Mayor is, and what they do for you…
MAYORS
A brand new dynamic we’re introducing as part of The City are…Mayors! Each Affiliation will be represented by a Mayor; they will be very influential in your day-to-day experience within The City. So what is a Mayor, and what do they do? And how do they become elected?
Let’s go over their responsibilities. Mayors are responsible for:
Affiliation Videos – Mayors will be creating assorted videos during their term that will appear in-game on the jumbotrons in the court areas. You can expect your Mayor to emit rallying cries and motivate the members of the Affiliation to perform at the peak of their abilities. After all, like you, they want to run The City!
Custom Playlists – Mayors can curate custom music playlists that only play within their respective borough/affiliation boundaries. This is actually a great feature in that each Affiliation court area will have its own vibe based on the musical selections of the current Mayor. As you move away from one court area, you will hear the music slowly fade away as you get further away. Simultaneously, you’ll be approaching a new court area and hear new beats starting to get louder with each step. It is the small details like this that you will find immerse you completely in the experience of The City!
Court Design – There will be events during a Mayor’s reign where if their Affiliation comes out victorious, they will have the responsibility of designing what the courts look like for their borough. Will they choose a thematic design that represents the mascot? Will they just ask for Lakers courts? They need to be thinking re-election here with every decision made!
Mural Design – Like Court Design above, there will be opportunities for Affiliations to customize the look of their court areas with highly stylized murals to really set the tone for the location when rival players come to visit!
Uniform Selection – When it comes time to formally battle the other Affiliations head-to-head, the Mayor will have the unique opportunity to select the uniform that all members will wear as they stream onto the courts of their rivals. Dressing for success will be the order here; Rival Days will be monumental periods of time during the season.
Mayors will also be interacting with their constituents via in-game polls and messaging that is all conveniently built directly into the menu system of The City.
Finally, let’s talk briefly about how Mayors come to be. For the launch of NBA 2K21, we have hand-selected the initial candidates for mayors (spoiler: they will be some of the biggest names from the NBA 2K community; you know all of them!). These four big-time community influencers will be leading the charge for our Mayor program. But these positions aren’t permanent! Every six weeks, we will be holding an election week in the game where you, the community representing your Affiliation, will have the final say on who becomes the next Mayor to represent the cause. These are going to be exciting times that can turn the tides of momentum! We have some fun ideas in store to make election weeks fun and memorable. Stay tuned!
MyPLAYER
With a map of this size, our objective was to populate it with as many ballers as possible. To make for a truly vibrant, dynamic environment, we’re supporting hundreds of MyPLAYERs simultaneously in the City. Here’s what’s new for every one of them:
Walking and Balling… at the Same Time – The basketball is an integral experience in The City in NBA 2K21 (yes, we have LOTS of different balls for you to express yourself with!). You will need to have one in your inventory to participate in the aforementioned Gatorade Court Rentals and Garage Hoops games. Easily my favourite usage of the basketball is the simple act of dribbling it around The City whenever I want. You will be able to showcase your style with the real-time chaining together of a wealth of dribble moves. The dynamism in the system this year truly offers you the chance to create unique and custom showcases of dribbling the ball. One little tip for you: Somewhere out there in The City is a citizen who can teach you some of the best dribble moves around; you just have to find him!
Skateboard/BMX Improvements – One of my favourite improvements to the experience this year falls into the category of the simple joys I get while traversing The City. For the thrill seekers out there, you will find plenty of rails you can grind on with your skateboard this year. That’s right, express your style and grind on any rails you can find in The City! There is a very large hill over in the Beasts of the East borough that features the longest rail grind in The City. Have fun with that one! Oh, one more thing, there is a free fully kitted out skateboard waiting for you in Decks, our skateboard shop! Make sure to stop by and pick it up so you can partake in the fun!
The BMX bike has also seen a lot of improvements to its functionality and control this year. Aside from being one of the fastest vehicles in the city, it now allows you to perform a variety of tricks to show off your style. Land the 360 and you’ll get everyone’s attention. I should probably note, the skateboard also has its own set of tricks you can perform, in addition to the newly added grinding abilities!
One of our new vehicles, the Chopper, is a great way to flaunt your style. It’s not the fastest bike, but it’s not supposed to be. This one is all about looks and catching the attention of everyone around you. I’m a fan of all the different looks available here; more on the way too. This game will never stop growing and evolving!
Cosmetics – Creating a specific look for your MyPLAYER has been one-half of an important equation in making your MyPLAYER really yours. In the next-gen version of NBA 2K21, we’re opening up new customization elements to help you look just right.
Hair – This one is definitely a big ask from you, our community! We’re offering a number of new hairstyles this year that will keep you up-to-date with the latest looks!
Accessories – Rep your Affiliation with the latest accessories. Make sure and hit up ‘Embellish’, one of our many new stores in The City this year, where you can pick up some chain necklaces to truly show off your style!
Apparel – We’ve got some surprise items in store, including new types of hats (spoiler: I’ve seen the upcoming ‘wacky hats’ and they are my all-time favourites!), clothing, footwear, and more. For launch, head to your Affiliation store and mask up with a custom face mask that only people within your Affiliation can sport! It’s important to stay safe out there. And as always, we’ll continue bringing out new gear to freshen up your look all year long!
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Here at Visual Concepts, we see the dawn of a new generation as a chance to plant our flag and showcase to the world the kind of experiences we are capable of delivering to our dedicated fanbase. Born through a vision we started many years ago, NBA 2K21’s The City represents exactly that sentiment. The freedom afforded to us by the open-ended nature of The City is one we plan to grow with and into over the coming years.
2020 has been a challenging year for all of us in mankind. A global pandemic and devastating wildfires (in our neck of the woods) would have been cause for many to throw in the towel. To both my amazement and expectation, the development team here at VC buckled down, adjusted to their new norm, and delivered an experience that only we could deliver. I couldn’t be more proud of the team here, and more excited for our fans all around the world!
From our homes to yours, this one is for all of you! We’ll see you out there in The City!
STOCKHOLM — Nov. 4, 2020 — An intergalactic rebellion against the Imperium has been raging on PC, but you can bring the fight to consoles when Star Renegades launches on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Game Pass on November 19. PlayStation®4 players will be able to join the battle on November 25.
Star Renegades is the tactical, turn-based roguelite RPG from Massive Damage Games and Raw Fury which launched to huge acclaim last month on PC via Steam, GOG.com, Windows 10 and Xbox Game Pass for PC. Lead a ragtag squad of rebels through detailed landscapes on a perilous mission to bring down the empire.
Star Renegades delivers a challenging fusion of fast-paced, dynamic, turn-based combat with a procedurally generated campaign. Each playthrough offers a unique strategic challenge with enemies that are more than just trash to farm, but intelligent adversaries that evolve and move up in ranks as you play.
Founded by mobile app pioneers Ken Seto and Garry Seto in 2010, Massive Damage is a proudly independent Toronto games studio that focuses on delivering compelling experiences that lean towards mashing up game genres in unexpected ways. Their first game, Please Stay Calm, released in late 2011 and was one of the most successful location-based massively multiplayer games on iOS. Shifting away from mobile to Steam, they raised $187K on Kickstarter for Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander, their space strategy RPG mashup that released to commercial and critical success in 2016 for Steam, Nintendo Switch and iOS. Their new game, Star Renegades, is now available on Steam, GOG.com and the Microsoft Store. It is also coming to consoles in 2020.
About Raw Fury
Raw Fury is a boutique indie (un)publisher founded in 2015 by Jonas Antonsson, Gordon Van Dyke and David Martinez. We don’t care about genres or mechanics. We care about experiences and emotions. We want to help developers make magic.
Count your potatoes and stock up on vodka. Enlist in SPACE FORCE by buying Kosmokrats on PC!
London, 4th November 2020 – Comrade, are you ready to join the leaders of the space race?
Publisher Modern Wolf and developer Pixel Delusion are delighted to announce that the best zero-gravity utopia building comedy adventure game Kosmokrats is out now for PC on Steam and Humble. Kosmokrats, narrated by beloved Hollywood actor Bill Nighy, follows the story of a humble potato peeler whose duties are suddenly upgraded to ‘comrade drone pilot’ to begin assembling and building space stations in a series of construction solving missions. Be careful not to crush too many cosmonauts or to destroy the all-important potato resources, or Drone Pilot Supervisor Boris will never finish his paperwork…
Kosmokrats is priced at £11.99 / €12.99 / $14.99 and for the first week will have a celebratory launch discount of 10% off. Watch the glorious propaganda trailer below and enlist today!
Game features:
Build a mighty fleet: Use the most cutting edge drone technology of the 1960s to master the puzzle-like process of assembling spaceships in orbit: simply push and pull the spaceship parts together in zero gravity. Just make sure you’re lining up the right connectors, comrade. And don’t take too long. Or squish too many brave cosmonauts.
Live a heroic narrative: The story of the people’s colonization of the solar system and beyond is full of interesting characters and even more interesting decisions! No two play-throughs will be the same, and every action you take — from accidentally killing cosmonauts in “workplace incidents” to failing to correctly assemble spaceships — will have repercussions that you and the fleet will feel sooner or later.
Become a citizen of the stars: In Kosmokrats you will earn medals to display in your awards cabinet, read the very accurate Official Party newspaper, entertain yourself between missions with your state-of-the-art Я-Box games console, adjust the game’s difficulty level with the help of vodka, and more.
Unlockable Bill Nighy interactions, many many paths and endings and surprise mini games!
Modern Wolf Modern Wolf is a progressive publisher of video games, founded in 2019 by Fernando Rizo and Andreas Gschwari. Based in London, Modern Wolf works with game developers around the globe to bring you the weirdest and smartest indie games in the world.
About Pixel Delusion Pixel Delusion is a small independent studio based in Olsztyn, Poland. Established in 2016 and at first doing work for hire, we’re now busy working away on our first title. We aim to create highly systemic games that marries generated content with dynamic storytelling.
Pre-orders open for ULTRAMAN Edition which includes four season pass characters from iconic superhero series
Walnut Creek, Calif. (November 4, 2020) – Modus Games announced today that the upcoming Override 2: Super Mech League will smash its way onto PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on December 22, 2020. Override 2: Super Mech League – ULTRAMAN Deluxe Edition will feature the titular ULTRAMAN and three other characters from the hit Netflix anime. Pre-order or wishlist the game now via the official website: https://modusgames.com/override-2-super-mech-league/
The news was announced alongside an extensive new gameplay overview narrated by the developers, showing off Override 2: Super Mech League’s new and improved combat system. Accessible gameplay combines with speedy attacks, fluid movement and absolutely devastating combos that make Override 2: Super Mech League a blast for anybody to play or watch. Check out the gameplay overview here:
Developed by Modus’ in-house studio, Override 2: Super Mech League is a competitive arena brawler featuring an array of super-powered mechs ready to battle it out until the end. The standard version will be available for £24.99 digitally, with the Override 2: Super Mech League – ULTRAMAN Deluxe Edition available both digitally and physically for £34.99 (includes season pass + bonus cosmetics). The game League supports local and online multiplayer for 2-4 players and is equally accessible for both casual and competitive players.
For the latest on Override 2: Super Mech League, crash into the game’s official site (http://www.override2.com/) and pre-order the game now. For a supersized update on Modus Games’ full lineup, head over to https://modusgames.com, join the Discord channel (modus.games/discord), and follow @Modus_Games on Twitter.
About Modus Games Modus Games is one of the fastest-growing video game publishers in the world. The label prides itself on providing AAA publishing services to talented independent developers across the globe. For more information, visit www.modusgames.com.
About Modus Studios Brazil Modus Studios Brazil is a full-service, cross-platform development studio, creating original IPs such as Override and Override 2, and providing co-development, testing, and porting to other talented developers around the world.
Tsuburaya Productions Co. Tsuburaya Productions is one of the leading independent production companies, founded in 1963 by Eiji Tsuburaya. The company has continued to produce content that has been licensed to both the domestic and international markets. The company also engages in licensing, merchandising, publishing, and live stage shows and events, exploiting the IP it creates and owns. For more information visit en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp. The Official North American Website for Ultraman: ultramangalaxy.com
Milan, Italy – November 4th, 2020 – Global publisher505 Games and developer ECC Games S.A. today reveal the next update for their drift racing simulation game DRIFT21.
As part of the ongoing development roadmap, the team at ECC Games have taken the game back to the garage for some solid “work under the hood” to fix some known bugs as well as further changes in the game physics model. All available cars were analyzed, and on this basis, multiple parameters were improved – among others, the vehicles’ gravitational centers.
Together with the DRIFT21 community, the team has also put a lot of work into improving and diversifying the types of tyres available, making it easier to match the best tyre to the power of the car and your preferred set up. The latest update makes a noticeable difference between the hardest and the softer compounds.
The developers also tuned DRIFT21’s score system. By tuning, it means almost totally redesigning it. With these changes, the UI has been redesigned too. One of the UI’s new features is an inclinometer which makes it easier to control the drifting angle of the car.
Currently available on Steam Early Access, DRIFT21 immerses you in the exciting sport of drift racing where you can choose and tune your dream drifting machine and test your skills on Japan’s legendary EBISU circuits. A line up of fully licensed cars are available for you to upgrade and tune down to the smallest engine parts to gain every advantage when on the track.
Changelog
Inclinometer added to show drifting angles and limitations of each car
New camera added allowing for a greater lean from the focus point
Redesigned driving UI to correctly show and highlight changes to the drifting point counting system, car speed, drifting angle and other events
Numerous game setting additions including Gamma, Anti Aliasing, display method etc
Changed how ‘Kiss The Wall’ and ‘Wall Tap’ events work – these should now be more transparent and forgiving
Many ‘under the hood’ improvements and fixes
There will also be various fixes and updates to the game that have been reported by the community to enhance the player’s driving experience. As part of the ongoing Early Access development roadmap, ECC Games S.A is working with the community to gather feedback on all aspects of the gameplay and content to ensure that DRIFT21 continues to lead the way in the drift racing simulation genre.
DRIFT21 is available to purchase on the Steam Early Access program now for $24.99/£22.49/€24.99.
505 Games, a subsidiary of the Italian entertainment company Digital Bros. and Metacritic’s 2019 #1 Publisher of the Year, is a global video game publisher focused on offering a broad selection of titles for players of all ages and skill levels. The company publishes and distributes premium and free-to-play games on leading console, PC and handheld platforms as well as for mobile devices and social networks.
Publishing highlights in premium games include Remedy Entertainment’s critically-acclaimed Control, Typhoon Studios’ comedic action-exploration game Journey to the Savage Planet, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Indivisible, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons, Last Day of June, PAYDAY 2, Terraria, Portal Knights, ABZÛ and Virginia. Free-to-play publishing highlights include Battle Islands, Gems of War and Hawken. Distribution highlights include No Man’s Sky, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Dead by Daylight and Inside/Limbo. Upcoming titles include Hideo Kojima’s DEATH STRANDING for PC.
505 Games has offices in California, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, China and Japan. The company works with a network of distribution and sub-licensing partners in all other markets. For more information on 505 Games and its products please visit 505games.com.
About ECC Games S.A ECC GAMES S.A. is a Polish development studio listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, that creates games since 2010. The studio gathers automotive enthusiasts, who realize their passion for cars and motorsport by creating games about cars. The company produced, among others, Car Mechanic Simulator 18 for iOS and Android. In the development of the DRIFT21, professional drifting drivers, mechanics, and drifting referees are actively involved. To guarantee the highest possible level of realism in DRIFT21, ECC Games S.A. closely cooperates with Paweł Grosz from the Drift Patriot team, vice-champion of the Polish Drift Open series from 2017
Madrid, Spain – 4th November, 2020. Meridiem Games is excited to announce that Fahrenheit: 15th Anniversary Edition for PlayStation®4 will launch on 15th December 2020.
As announced in September, Meridiem Games will manufacture and distribute a boxed version of Fahrenheit: 15th Anniversary Edition for PlayStation®4 which will be available to buy in retail stores across Europe and Australia. Meridiem Games works with developers to publish and manufacture physical boxed products of their games and distribute to retail stores across International territories.
To celebrate the release date announcement, Meridiem Games and Quantic Dream have released a special video from writer and director, David Cage.
Fahrenheit: 15th Anniversary Edition will include a specially created case and sleeve, a sticker set, high quality printed artbook and a thank-you letter written by the team at Quantic Dream. This boxed edition will retail for £24.99 / €29.99 and is available to pre-order in specialist gaming stores now.
Fahrenheit is a story driven interactive drama played in both first and third person perspectives. New York City is stunned by a series of brutal slayings that all follow the same pattern: ordinary people possessed by a supernatural force causing them to commit murder. The story follows Lucas Kane who finds himself hunted by police detectives Carla Valenti and Tyler Miles after feeling the scene of one such murder with no memory of what happened. What follows, is a thrilling, story driven adventure where your choices have a direct effect on how the story unfolds.
The PlayStation®4 retail boxed version of Fahrenheit: 15th Anniversary Edition is available to pre-order in specialist gaming stores now for £24.99 / €29.99.
For more information on Meridiem Games please visit the official site at www.meridiem-games.com
About Meridiem Games
Meridiem Games is an independent company working on the distribution and publishing of videogames in all platforms. All the members of Meridiem Games´ team are players who are looking to satisfy the final client, the gamer. That is why we bring to you all kind of games, from AAA to Indie projects. This is our target, this is Meridiem Games. https://meridiem-games.com/
About Quantic Dream
Quantic Dream is an award-winning French video game developer and publisher established in Paris in 1997 by industry veteran David Cage. The studio was founded to create AAA games with a focus on emotional, interactive storytelling and has been at the forefront of innovation in narrative, popularizing the genre of choice-dependent stories while consistently driving technological innovation within the gaming space. https://www.quanticdream.com/en
Querétaro, Mexico — November 4rd, 2020 — Indie developer Seashell Studio today announced that its chaotic gastronomic multiplayer game, Lunch A Palooza, is available on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch for $19.99/€18.99 and $15.99/ €14.99, respectively. Lunch a Palooza invites players to a thrilling feast where meals wreak havoc on a diner table to exert their gastro-dominance over the remaining servings.
“We are excited to finally offer Lunch a Palooza on a whole variety of platforms,” said Rodrigo Cuadriello from Seashell Studio. “With multiple modes and characters to select from, Lunch a Palooza provides hours of fun party action through hysterical food encounters.”
In Lunch A Palooza players enter frenetic food fights as one of eight dishes, pushing other delicacies off the table in single-player or local multiplayer for up to four people. Pepper your character with power-ups to spice up your unique attacks. When dishing out the pain anything goes, from serving side dishes to sweep up the competition, to setting up push traps to clear the table for the next sitting. Remember, the dinner table arena is a hazardous place for food with flying forks and knives always trying to nab a piece of you.
Lunch A Palooza offers a full menu of game modes sure to meet everyone’s tastes. The “Main Course” is a free-for-all with each player having five lives while battling to be the last edible standing. The “Royal Buffet” is an all-you-can-eat version of the “Main Course” where you have unlimited lives but a set time to clear the competition away, with the player with the least falls winning. If you want something simpler, the “Side Dish” offers team battles and last but not least is the chef’s special, “King of the Cloche”, where players battle it out for cloche domination.
Featuring courses of four game modes, a colorful cast of whimsical characters, and simple controls, Lunch a Palooza offers a thrilling food party where everyone is invited.
In 2019, Lunch A Palooza was the finalist of the Indie Prize Showcase for GameDaily Connect USA and Asia as well as made the Pixelatl Showroom Section in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
About Seashell Studio Founded in 2017, Seashell Studio is an independent developer based in Querétaro, Mexico. The team focuses on creating video games and animations that appeal visually and emotionally to the public. For more information, visit: http://www.seashellstudio.mx/en
Boomtimes for Traders and Moonshiners in Red Dead Online
Rewards and Bonuses, Plus New Catalogue Offerings and More
These are good times to be an aspiring entrepreneur in Red Dead Online. Traders who log on to play any time before November 9th will get a Reward for 25 free Trader Goods, while Moonshiners who do the same will get a Reward for one free Mash Refill. Complete either a Trader or Moonshine Sale and you will land yourself a Treasure Map that’s sure to help fill your Satchel with rarities and valuables of all sorts.
Red Dead Online players who reach Rank 5 or above in any Role will receive a free Horse (Rank 40 or lower). Should you be interested in bolstering your roster of steeds, all Stable Stalls are 30% off at Stables across the frontier.
CATALOGUE ADDITIONS
Starting this week, the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Catalogue has all sorts of sartorial offerings on sale for a limited time only. These include:
The Tasman Outfit
The Danube Outfit
Morning Tail Coat
Benbow Jacket
Squat Stovepipe Hat
Gator Hat
Manteca Hat
Gardenia Hat
Plaid Cap
Hitched Skirt
Tied Pants
Carver Pants
Woodland Gloves
Ortega Vest
Strickland Boots
Calhoun Boots
Limited-edition colorways of the Patterned Bandana
PRIME GAMING
Red Dead Online players who connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account to Prime Gaming will receive Rewards for:
5 Free Legendary Animal Pheromones
6,000 Naturalist XP
A Reward for a free Wilderness Camp
A free Katata Coat crafted from the Legendary Katata Elk hide
In addition, players who connect to Prime Gaming before November 16th will receive a Reward for a free Single Bandolier, plus Offers for 50% off a Double Bandolier, 50% off the Deluxe Campfire, and 30% off the Improved Bow.
Return To Eagles Nest: Legendary Bandit Fortress is Back In Latest Desperados III DLC
Sydney, Australia, November 4th, 2020 – The epic finale of the “Money for the Vultures” adventure has arrived – “Part 3:Once More With Feeling” will lead the gang back to “Eagles Nest” the legendary bandit fortress in the middle of the desert. Fans of the Desperados franchise will remember the iconic location from the previous games and can visit it now in its new glory. In this case, bigger IS better.
The new mission concludes the Desperados III Season Pass and is also sold separately. The mission is available now
Desperados Franchise Sale! From today on until November 6th, the big Desperados Franchise Sale on Steam will offer huge discounts. Desperados III is for example 40% off for the first time – as well as the Season Pass. Starting November 3rd, 7 PM CET / 5 AM AEDT, you can save 40% on the Season Pass itself and the first DLC “Money for the Vultures Part 1”. Part 3, releasing today, will have a 20% launch discount as well. And if you are into classics, Desperados 1, 2 and even Helldorado are available for a reduced price.
Desperados III is available now on PC, Xbox One™ and PlayStation®4. The Season Pass is available for PC and consoles, please check your preferred platform for pricing. New Bonus Content The Season Pass now also includes a digital artbook as a high-quality PDF and adds a bonus set of 8 unplugged ‘Banda del Baron’ instrumental versions to the Official Soundtrack.
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. In this long-awaited prequel to the beloved classic Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, John Cooper will join forces with the runaway bride Kate, the shady hitman Doc McCoy, the giant trapper Hector, and Isabelle, a mysterious lady from New Orleans. On Cooper’s quest for redemption, his adventures lead him and his gang from rural towns, over swamps and riverbanks, and finally to a dramatic showdown worthy of Wild West legends.
Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol. Combine your team’s special skills to overcome each tough challenge in your own style.
Features
Play five unique characters, each with a very particular set of skills
Experience true freedom of choice with countless different ways to overcome any obstacle
Defeat large groups of enemies with careful planning and execution
Witness the glory of classic Wild West scenarios like frontier towns, mysterious swamps, sprawling modern cities, and many more
Choose between non-lethal and deadly attacks, stealth and blazing guns
Adjust the game to your playstyle with various difficulty settings and special replay challenges
The Showdown mode allows you to pause the game anytime and react to ambushes or surprise attacks
About Mimimi Games Mimimi Games was founded by Dominik Abé and Johannes Roth in 2008. The independent, award-winning development studio consists of about 25 employees and is based in Munich. As core studio Mimimi develops for PC as well as consoles and breathed new life into the real-time tactics genre with their title Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun in 2016. Currently, Mimimi is working on Desperados III.
