Assassin’s Creed^® Valhalla’s Yule Season Begins Today with Free Content

Discover the first Season with the Yule Festival and more narrative content until January 7, with a second update in February 2021 introducing a new game mode

Sydney, Australia — December 18, 2020 — Today, Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed^® Valhalla’s first Season named “Yule Season” is available, lasting for three months with exclusive narrative content and in-game events accessible to all players for free. Starting today, players can celebrate winter as part of the Yule Festival with new challenges and rewards.

Seasons are coming to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to extend the post-launch experience throughout 2021, delivering a variety of new free content for all players focused on gameplay and world evolution, with updates coming in at different points during the Season.

The first Seasonal content of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the Yule Season, invites players to discover the Yule Festival, an in-game event active until January 7 in a dedicated area of the settlement. During the Yuletide celebration, players can join in the festivities with a new Drinking game, an Archery mini-game, a Fist Fight tournament, and two new character quests available in the settlement. In addition, players can earn exclusive rewards including a new gear set, settlement decorations, and more.

To experience the Yule Festival, players must reach England and complete one of the first narrative arcs, either Grantebridgescire or Ledecestrescire. The festival will then be triggered automatically when players visit the settlement.

The real-life Ravensthorpe (population 498*) is also celebrating the in-game Season 1 launch, with the Lord of the Manor, Charlie Reeve, declaring a week-long Valhalliday. From now until December 24, the local Chequers Pub & Village Shop, the village hub, will offer an Assassin’s Creed Valhalla-themed takeway menu to patrons. Finally, a donation of $5,000 from Ubisoft will go towards supporting Ravensthorpe’s playground project, as well as other community projects.

A second update will add more content for the Yule Season in February:

• River Raids: a new game mode building on the core raiding mechanic will be introduced, delivering a dynamic, challenging, and highly replayable raid experience. As the River Raids rely heavily on the Jomsviking recruits, players can hire Jomsviking from their friends online to take on an entire crew. The River Raids game mode features raids with higher stakes and different difficulty levels. 
• Ranks for Jomsviking: In the Yule Season, an update to the Jomsviking feature will allow players’ Jomsviking to earn XP and rank up – the higher the rank, the more silver players can earn when their Jomsviking are recruited by other players
• Additional new abilities and rewards

With development led by Ubisoft Montreal**, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla offers players the captivating experience of playing as Eivor, a legendary Viking warrior, driven from Norway by endless wars and dwindling resources in ninth century AD. Players can relive the ruthless fighting style of Viking warriors with a revamped dual-wielding combat system and experience new gameplay features such as raids, assaults, and the settlement, as well as a revamped progression and gear upgrade system. Political alliances, combat decisions and dialogue choices can influence the world of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, so players must choose wisely to protect their clan’s home and their future.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is available on Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One consoles, PlayStation^®5, PlayStation^®4, the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store on Windows PC, as well as on Stadia, Amazon Luna and Ubisoft’s subscription service, Ubisoft+.***

For more information about Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, please visit: assassinscreed.com

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For the latest news on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and other Ubisoft games, visit news.ubisoft.com.

*Data from 2016 census

**Associate Ubisoft studios are Sofia, Singapore, Montpellier, Barcelona, Kyiv, Bordeaux, Shanghai, Chengdu, Philippines, Quebec, Bucharest, Saguenay, Winnipeg and Pune. Additional help provided by external partner Sperasoft.

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About Assassin’s Creed

Since it first launched in 2007, the Assassin’s Creed series has sold more than 140 million games worldwide. The franchise is now established as one of the best-selling series in video game history. Recognized for having some of the richest, most engrossing storytelling in the industry, Assassin’s Creed transcends video games, branching out into numerous other entertainment media.

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.

© 2020 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Stadia, the Stadia beacon, and related marks and logos are trademarks of Google LLC. Amazon, Luna, and all related marks are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

First Glimpse At Gameplay Direction For VR Music Game Unplugged*

Developer Ricardo Acosta shares his vision for the VR music game that will make players feel like a rockstar on a virtual stage

Sydney, AU – December 18, 2020: VR publisher and developer Vertigo Games and newly formed VR studio Anotherway have released a brand new video for their upcoming VR music game Unplugged (*working title), revealing a behind the scenes look into the development of the game, and sharing more details into their vision for the gameplay direction.

Watch the Unplugged Developer Video here

“Unplugged is a VR music game that puts you in front of a crowd,” Ricardo Acosta says in the video. “It’s not about learning to play guitar, it’s about feeling like a rockstar, it’s about immersion. We want you to feel like you are there, you are a rockstar in front of a big crowd and you’re interacting with them.” The video shows a first glimpse of what that interaction looks like as we see the development team in VR headsets, using hand tracking technology to play air guitar and wave to the virtual audience, which then waves back.

A publishing partnership between Vertigo Games and Anotherway was just announced last week, where Vertigo Games stated they had big plans for the title and would be “elevating the gameplay concept in exciting ways”. “With Unplugged, Anotherway applies novel and high-quality hand tracking technology to VR gameplay in the best way possible and creates a whole new level of immersion that really impressed us,” said Richard Stitselaar, Managing Director at Vertigo Games. “We are excited to bring Anotherway’s unique vision to VR in 2021.”

Unplugged is developed by Anotherway, a newly formed VR studio led by Ricardo Acosta and Julia Casal, developers with roots at Microsoft Hololens and Activision. During lockdown, they started working on Unplugged as a passion project, which seemed to really resonate with the VR community. “At that point we realized we had something worthy in our hands,” Ricardo Acosta says in the video. “By partnering with Vertigo Games we have the resources to create a great game.”

Unplugged is a VR music game that uses novel and quality hand tracking technology to make you feel like a musical legend on a virtual stage. Published by Vertigo Games and developed by Anotherway, Unplugged is coming to VR in Q3 2021. For more news about Unplugged, find Unplugged on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and sign up for the newsletter at unplugged-vr.com.

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About Vertigo Games

Vertigo Games is a multi-platform VR entertainment company with offices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Los Angeles, California. With teams in the areas of development, publishing and LBE (location-based entertainment) distribution, the company offers a growing portfolio of quality VR games that provide novel, powerful and full-featured gaming experiences both in- and outside of the home. Current games include Vertigo Studios’ evergreen brand Arizona Sunshine®, critically acclaimed VR titles such as A Fisherman’s Tale, and LBE-exclusive VR experiences like Ghost Patrol® VR. Vertigo Games has six releases in the 2021 publishing pipeline, including Vertigo Studios’ next VR action FPS game After the Fall®, the VR music game Unplugged and the tongue-in-cheek VR sim Traffic Jams. Vertigo Games is a Koch Media Group company. vertigo-games.com

About Anotherway

Anotherway is a newly formed VR development studio, founded in 2020 by Ricardo Acosta and Julia Casal. For many years, Ricardo and Julia worked as developers for major clients and agencies such as Microsoft Hololens and Activision. While these environments were ideal for learning and skill development, the two always felt a need to build something of their own, on their own terms, away from the corporate grid. During lockdown, they started working on their own passion project “Unplugged”, which seemed to really resonate with the VR community. Realizing the potential Unplugged held, Ricardo and Julia decided to break their corporate chains and chase their ambitious dreams. Anotherway was finally born. unplugged-vr.com.

Back 4 Blood Gameplay Showcase – Game Details Unveiled

Today, Warner Bros. Games broadcast the Back 4 Blood Gameplay Showcase to unveil game details for Back 4 Blood, the upcoming first-person cooperative zombie shooter from Turtle Rock Studios. In addition to the development team speaking to the vision behind the game, viewers were treated to an extended gameplay demo and an explanation of what players will get to experience.

To view and share the official Back 4 Blood Gameplay Showcase event, visit the Turtle Rock Studios Twitch Channel.

The Back 4 Blood story takes place after a catastrophic outbreak where most of humanity has either been killed or infected by the parasitic Devil Worm. Hardened by unspeakable events and emboldened to fight for the last of humanity, a group of apocalypse veterans called the Cleaners have rallied to take on the infected horrors known as the Ridden and reclaim the world. Back 4 Blood features thrilling, dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay and highly variable, customizable action to keep players coming back for more.

Back 4 Blood includes a four-player cooperative story campaign in which the Cleaners must fight the Ridden and work together to survive increasingly challenging missions. Players can team-up online with drop-in and drop-out co-op to fight the ever-evolving Ridden threat together or play the campaign solo with three AI teammates. The game also features competitive multiplayer in which participants can play with or against friends in online PvP that supports up to eight players and teams take turns playing as both the Cleaners and the horrific Ridden.

Back 4 Blood is scheduled for a worldwide release on June 22, 2021 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4 and PC.

To learn more about Back 4 Blood please visit: www.Back4Blood.com or join the community conversation on Facebook (Back4Blood), Instagram (turtlerockstudios), Twitter (@Back4Blood), Twitch (Turtle Rock Studios), YouTube (Back 4 Blood),  Discord (Turtle Rock Studios) and @WBGamesANZ

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Microsoft Flight Simulator is Fastest Growing Entry in the Series with Over 2 Million Players to Date

by Jorg Neumann, Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft Flight Simulator is Microsoft’s longest running franchise with a history of 38 years, and we are proud to announce that the latest entry is the fastest to grow to over 2 million pilots. This was possible thanks to the incredible community of fans, real-world pilots, flight enthusiasts, and virtual travellers who have embraced the new simulation since its arrival on August 18 and made it the biggest game launch in Xbox Game Pass for PC history. On behalf of the entire team, a huge thank you to all the fans who have taken to the skies and are exploring our world while discovering the magic of flight with us.

The community have piloted more than 50 million flights and have logged more than 3.5 billion miles flown to date – the equivalent of flying 19 times roundtrip from the Earth to the Sun, or around the world over 400 thousand times. It’s been humbling to see the positive reactions to Microsoft Flight Simulator and we feel incredibly fortunate and blessed to have such a highly engaged community that continually helps us improve the simulation with their ongoing and insightful feedback. We are also so energized by the community of creators who have already embraced our SDK and developed over 500 airports, aircraft, and other add-ons in the short few months since launch. The quality of work, knowledge and passion on display from creators is an inspiration to our team every day.

Looking back, December has already been an incredible month. It was a lot of fun to be part of the 2020 Microsoft Holiday Commercial in which Microsoft Flight Simulator helped Rufus and Sam soar over the sunny skies of snow-covered Pittsburgh!

Winning “Best Sim / Strategy 2020” at The Game Awards a last week was such an honor as well. The team is extremely proud that we have been able to follow the storied history of previous Microsoft Flight Simulator titles that received such accolades, and we feel humbled to be selected from the amazing group of games that were nominated for this award. The evening was perfectly rounded out as we announced that Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming to Xbox Series X|S in Summer of 2021. The trailer, which was captured in real-time on Xbox Series X, already gives a glimpse into how incredible the sim will look when it comes to console in a few short months.

As a thank you to all of you – die-hard simmers and newcomers to flight simulation alike – we are pleased to announce that we are preparing a few surprises alongside the VR update launching on December 22. Everyone will receive a unique Microsoft Flight Simulator-themed livery for the entire launch plane fleet and simmers will be able to fly with the same cute dog-themed liveries that Rufus and Sam flew in their Pitts Special. Finally, given the time of year, the update will add real-time snow and true-to-life ice coverage to the entire planet.

As we’ve said time and time again, our launch in 2020 was only the beginning of our journey with Microsoft Flight Simulator. We are excited to carry this momentum into 2021 – we will launch on Xbox Series X|S in the summer, we are planning 3 large updates to the simulation, and we will update the world 4-5 times with additional World Updates (as well as a few other surprises we have planned).

Thank you very much for all your support and see you in the skies! Happy Holidays from the Microsoft Flight Simulator team. Let it snow!

Team Up to Earn Additional Loot in Borderlands® 3’s Co-op Loot Drop Mini-Event

Starting today, get more gear by playing with friends during the free Co-op Loot Drop mini-event!

Vault Hunters who slay together stay together, so we’re bringing back Borderlands® 3’s Co-op Loot Drop mini-event! From December 18 through January 21, all Badass enemies will drop more loot than normal whenever you’re playing online or local split-screen co-op. Plus, the bigger your player party, the more loot that drops, making this the perfect time to boot up four-player split-screen for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S!

Co-op Loot Drop’s effects apply to all Badass enemies game-wide, including any you encounter in paid add-on content*: Moxxi’s Heist of The Handsome Jackpot, Guns, Love, and Tentacles: The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock, Bounty of Blood, Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck, and even the Arms Race portion of the recent Designer’s Cut add-on (albeit at a slightly lower bonus rate for balance purposes).

If you’re playing with a new group of freshly minted Vault Hunters, the Co-op Loot Drop is a great way to gear up quickly. Meanwhile, more seasoned slayers can take advantage of the boosted co-op rewards in challenging endgame content like Takedown at the Maliwan Blacksite and Takedown at the Guardian Breach.

Whether you’re quarantined with pals or just gaming online, this mini-event offers quality bonding time with a multitude of mayhem-filled moments. Show those Badass enemies who’s boss and reap the extra rewards before Co-op Loot Drop ends on January 21, 2021.

Got a loved one who still needs a copy of the game? Then why not give the gift of mayhem this holiday season! If you want the complete Borderlands 3 experience, be sure to pick up Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition, which is now available on PC, Stadia, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. Ultimate Edition grants you access to the award-winning base game, multiple bonus cosmetic packs (including the recently revealed Final Form Cosmetics), and both the original Season Pass* and Season Pass 2.*

And just a reminder: Borderlands 3’s next-gen upgrade is now available for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. All players who own or purchase both a copy of the game and a next-gen console will be able to download the upgrade within the same console family for free. Players who own a physical disc of Borderlands 3 will need the Xbox Series X or standard PlayStation 5 console model that includes a disc drive to take advantage of this feature.

Borderlands 3 is available now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. For assets and additional information, please visit newsroom.2k.com.

*Requires a copy of the base game to play.

2K is a wholly owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

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JUST DANCE 2021 BRINGS A DANCING FAIRY TALE WITH A NEW SEASON, ONCE UPON A DANCE

Let yourself be enchanted by a new season full of magic, starting today!

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – December 18, 2020 – Today, Ubisoft^® announced a new content update for Just Dance^® 2021, the latest installment of the #1Music Video Game Franchise of All Time*, to celebrate the upcoming season. This update offers Just Dance 2021 owners free new content including premium songs available for limited time and online contests, as well as exclusive and iconic songs only accessible via Just Dance Unlimited**, the dance-on-demand-streaming-service.

The first season Once Upon a Dance brings an enchanting fairytale journey that will bring sparkles to your eyes. Between the holiday spirit, and the magic of the stories that cradled our childhood, it’s time for players to celebrate and dance with their loved ones. Once Upon a Dance will include a Part 1 and Part 2 within Just Dance 2021.

Part 1 will be available starting December 18^th to December 31^st, bringing two iconic songs to Just Dance 2021 until the end of the event***, “Love is All” by The Sunlight Shakers and “Dancing Queen” by ABBA. The event will also include the release of “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?” byYlvis, coming to Just Dance Unlimited*** on December 24th. All songs are accessible with an ongoing Just Dance Unlimited subscription or an active trial period.

Part 2 will be available starting January 14^th until February 4^th, delivering a new playlist, 3 exclusive songs and 3 hits from previous games accessible via Just Dance 2021 with an ongoing Just Dance Unlimited Subscription or an active trial period. Among the new releases, players will be able to celebrate the return of 3 fan favorite tracks:

• “Born to Be Wild“ by Steppenwolf, available on January 14^th
• “Only You (And You Alone)” by Love Letter, available on January 21^st
• “Burn” by Ellie Goulding, available on January 28^th

Along with the release of Once Upon a Dance, Just Dance will launch free events in the World Dance Floor, the online mode of Just Dance.

For more information about Just Dance 2021, the Just Dance Controller App or Just Dance Unlimited, please visit justdancegame.com. Follow Just Dance on Twitter @justdancegame and use hashtag #JustDance2021.

These events are available for all Just Dance 2021 owners on Nintendo Switch™, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X and Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation®4 Pro, PlayStation®4,  PlayStation®5, and Google Stadia.

*Source: NPD, GfK & GSD – August 2017

**Just Dance Unlimited is an additional subscription service available through Just Dance 2017, Just Dance 2018, Just Dance 2019, Just Dance 2020 and Just Dance 2021.
***Free for two weeks for all Just Dance 2021 users.

***About Just Dance Unlimited

With Just Dance Unlimited, get access to a diverse catalogue of more than 600 songs and exclusive new content every month, including international and local artists, along with great updates and community challenges all year long via Just Dance® 2021, and to over 400 songs via Just Dance® 2020, Just Dance® 2019, Just Dance® 2018, Just Dance® 2017 and Just Dance® 2016 for the duration of your subscription. A 1-month free trial is available with each Just Dance 2021 copy. Internet connection required.

About Just Dance Controller App

The free Just Dance Controller App enables players to use their smartphone to play the game without any peripherals or added console cameras. Available on all platforms, the Just Dance® Controller App makes the game more accessible for current-gen and next-gen owners with its phone-scoring technology, which allows up to six players to dance without any additional accessories, available for free on iOS and Android™.

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.

© 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.

Prepare for a swashbuckling journey into Terraphage…

Intrepid explorers Skeleton Crew Studio and washed up boatswain Devolver Digital today announced that the enchanting action-fantasy game Olija will set sail for adventure on January 28th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch. Cast your eye over the courageous new gameplay trailer and ready the main sail for launch! 

Olija is a game about Faraday’s quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands. 

Through adventurous exploration, narration and razor sharp combat, the player will discover a strange world and its inhabitants, including Olija, an enigmatic lady that Faraday finds himself bound to over time. Inspired by swashbuckling tales and cinematic adventure games, Olija is a story about facing the unknown in adversity.

PC plunderers can get a taste of the action on Steam in a free demo, available now! Learn more about the mysteries that await over at olija.com.

US Battleship Campaign, Holiday Events, North Cape Bureau Project, and an Armour Viewer

World of Warships: Legends is bringing a bunch of events and the legendary battleship Massachusetts just in time for the holidays. The December update, that lands on December 21, will bring plenty of events for the occasion: a special “icebreaker” event, a new bureau project, ranked battles, and more. Players will have lots to choose from in this update!

The highlight of the update is undoubtedly the new Big Mamie campaign. This event features the Premium Tier VII American battleship Massachusetts (affectionately known as “Big Mamie”) as the final reward. A World War II classic, the Massachusetts is one of the South Dakota-class battleships armed with nine 16-inch (406mm) guns and has excellent armour protection. In-game, she also has an effective battery of secondary guns unlike most US battleships. In real life, she is preserved as a museum ship in Fall River, MA, resting after battling her way through the entire US involvement in the Second World War without losing a man. For the first time, this campaign also features a second premium ship as a reward—the Japanese light cruiser Yahagi. Fast and well-armed for a Tier IV, Yahagi is available at milestone 40 of the campaign. The Big Mamie campaign will run for six weeks and has 120 milestones to reach over the holiday season.

Throughout the update, there’s a special event running in the background to collect unique Icebreaker Coins for even more rewards, including the Tier VII Russian battleship Lenin. Renowned for its “icebreaker armour” along the bow, this ship is tough and mounts nine 16-inch guns in a forward arrangement similar to the British battleship Nelson. Besides Lenin, there’s also some gear available plus three rental Legendary-tier ships: Conqueror, Worcester, and Gearing! You can collect Icebreaker Coins by participating in the holiday events, such as the new season of Ranked battles, fighting in or against Legendary-tier ships, opening Super Santa Containers, or by finishing Icebreaker Havoc missions after finishing the Big Mamie campaign.

World of Warships: Legends is also remembering a dramatic north Atlantic battle this December—the Battle of the North Cape. A special bureau project is available to unlock unique ice-covered arctic skins for three ships: Scharnhorst, Duke of York, and Edinburgh. Duke of York and Scharnhorst fought each other during the confrontation, and ultimately the British ship won out the harsh duel. Although she wasn’t involved in the battle, Edinburgh is available to all players and is closely related to the Belfast, another ship that fought in the battle. This project will only be available until February 1st, be sure to start on it quickly.

This update features a new season of Ranked Battles with a few rule changes. This time, players can battle in competitive 5v5 battles with a limit of one destroyer per team. This will make for an intense season with each player’s actions having a larger impact on the team’s outcome. The much-requested feature armour viewer feature is also arriving in-game. Players can now see the layout and thickness of each ship’s armor in-game to help you create builds and counter strategies to maximise the effectiveness of the ships in battle.

Brace yourselves for an event filled holiday season in World of Warships: Legends and keep turning the tide!

PAC-MAN Stories™ is back with its second adventure ‘PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Snack Attack’

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment is proud to announce the second adventure in the ‘PAC-MAN Stories™’ series for Amazon Alexa, ‘PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Snack Attack’. PAC-MAN Stories is a fun, engaging, interactive and educational experience for parents and children to explore using Amazon’s popular platform. This new adventure is available now.

PAC-MAN Stories has a unique goal to provide fun through original “Choose your own adventure” stories that are fully interactive, featuring challenges and important decision-making whilst focusing on important themes including, saving the planet, respecting others, being helpful and working to a positive end-goal for the PAC-MAN planet. These stories are available as a skill set for Amazon Alexa and accessible to people of all ages.

Since release, ‘PAC-MAN Stories’ has been enjoyed by kids across the world with the first adventure, ‘PAC-MAN and the Ghastly Garbage’. These unique adventures help children listen, learn, engage, and make important moral choices whilst understanding why it is important to protect the planet and help others.

As part of BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment’s continued efforts in children’s digital entertainment, the team has been working on a bigger second story with a brand-new theme, a new cast of fun characters and new puzzles to explore. ‘PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Snack Attack’ will push even further the possibilities for children to experiment and learn as they will try to find out what happened with all the stolen fruits and vegetables from PAC-MAN planet.

“After the release of our first, critically-acclaimed, interactive story PAC-MAN and the Ghastly Garbage, we are proud to release PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Snack Attack which expands the level of interactivity and possibilities with the same high-level of audio recording”, said David Aubert, Innovation Project Leader BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe. “With PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Snack Attack, parents and their kids can have fun together and learn all about the importance of healthy eating, whilst having fun in this all-new, 100% free, adventure!”

PAC-MAN Stories is available in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and India, on all Alexa-enabled devices, including Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, as well as on the Alexa app for iOS and Android and features two interactive adventures for families to experience, just ask “Open PAC-MAN Stories”.

PAC-MAN and the Ghastly Garbage

• Someone’s dumped garbage all over PAC-MAN planet. Join PAC-MAN and inhabitants to find out who is behind this awful act!

PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Snack Attack

• Someone’s stolen all the fruit and vegetables from PAC-MAN planet. Join PAC-MAN and a new cast of characters to find out what’s happening to all this wonderful food.

For information please visit www.bandainamcoent.eu. For more information regarding PAC-MAN STORIES please visit: https://www.amazon.co.uk/BANDAI-NAMCO-Entertainment-Europe-SAS/dp/B07BQDCK71 

About BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe S.A.S.

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe S.A.S. part of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content for platforms including all major video game consoles, PC and mobile.  The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN™, TEKKEN™, SOULCALIBUR™ and DARK SOULS™ as well as new franchises such as LITTLE NIGHTMARES™ and THE DARK PICTURES ANTHOLOGY.

About PAC-MAN

Born on May 22, 1980, PAC-MAN immediately rose to meteoric popularity, first in video game arcades, then on the pop culture stage and through an array of branding and entertainment appearances throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s. With a brand recognition rate of 90% around the world, PAC-MAN’s image and brand continues to be one of the most beloved and recognized on the planet.

To learn more about PAC-MAN’S 40^th Anniversary celebrations, please visit:  https://www.pacman.com/en/. You can also follow PAC-MAN on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pacman/, on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/officialpacman?lang=en, or on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/officialpacman/?hl=en.

PAC-MAN™&©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.

Studio 369 and Ragnarok Game, LLC are excited to announce that an update will be coming soon to their open world, action-RPG bloodfest, RUNE II: Decapitation Edition on Steam. Featuring new PvP game modes, the new Goblin Mine dungeon, and the ability to dual-wield weapons, the ‘Duplicity Update’ will deliver bloody holiday fun for everyone! The new ‘Last Viking Standing’ and ‘Last Clan Standing’ PVP modes feature quick mini-battle royale sessions on two newly revised PVP maps – Redheim and Lost Thorstadt. Descend into the new Goblin Mines and slay annoying goblin runts while avoiding their incendiary weapons. Lastly, players can now dual wield weapons to become a tornado of blades and blood as you wade through hordes of enemies.

The ‘Duplicity Update’ for RUNE II: Decapitation Edition will launch next week. RUNE II: Decapitation Edition is now available on Steam for $29.99. For keeping up on all things RUNE II: Decapitation Edition, join the epic Viking war cry on Discord, read the latest update on our website, like us on Facebook and Instagram, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and follow us on Twitch and Twitter.
 

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