Introducing The W: First-Ever WNBA MyPLAYER Experience in NBA 2K21 for Next-Gen

Build a WNBA Star in The W and Take Over the League

With the launch of PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S right around the corner, 2K is excited to unveil a new feature coming exclusively to the next-gen version of NBA 2K21.  

Greatly expanding on the WNBA experience introduced last year, The W is the first-ever WNBA MyPLAYER experience for the NBA 2K franchise. Players will be able to create their own fully customizable WNBA player and take her through a pro career featuring all 12 WNBA teams and the league’s brightest stars including Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier and Diana Taurasi.

“We’re really proud to continue our great partnership with the WNBA and introduce players to The W,” stated Visual Concepts senior producer Felicia Steenhouse. “Being able to recognize yourself both on and off the court is incredibly important to us. The W helps us elevate women’s basketball and highlights the starpower of the WNBA.”

Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker added: “Creating your own player to take over the league is one of the many reasons why people love to play NBA 2K. I’m so excited to see the 2K team elevate the WNBA experience with The W. This will be a great way to introduce the next generation to women’s basketball and showcase our league.”

Players who want to experience the thrill of competition can also go head-to-head in The W Online, featuring intense 3v3 MyPLAYER competition set on a beautiful new court exclusive to the game mode. Another first for the franchise – players can now sit in both the GM and commissioner’s chair in MyWNBA, where they can drive the growth of all 12 WNBA teams and the entire league!

Of course, it wouldn’t be a true update without the reveal of new WNBA player ratings for NBA 2K21! Fans of the WNBA will want to stay-tuned to NBA 2K social channels today to see which of their favourite stars moved up or down. At the top is Breanna Stewart, whose 95 rating establishes her as the best player in the league.

To learn more about the W head to the latest Courtside Report which is also detailed below.

For more information on the next-gen version of NBA 2K21, be sure to check out the developer gameplay video and Courtside Reports covering next-gen fundamentals, movement and impact engine, and MyPLAYER Builder and AI. In addition, fans will soon get an in-depth look of the biggest expansion of NBA 2K’s online basketball community feature: the experience formerly known as The Neighbourhood.

The next-gen version of NBA 2K21 will be released on November 10 for Xbox Series X|S globally and on November 12 for PlayStation 5.

For more information on NBA 2K21, please visit https://nba.2k.com/.

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NBA 2K21 NEXT-GEN THE W AND MYWNBA COURTSIDE REPORT

Hello everyone! Felicia Steenhouse, Senior Producer for NBA 2K21 here, and I’m excited to talk about WNBA today!  First and foremost, I want to thank the dedicated fans out there still playing through WNBA Seasons, writing up wish lists, reviews, and reaching out on social media pushing us for more.  You were certainly on our minds during those tough late nights, inspiring us to keep pushing.  I can’t express how grateful we are as a team for your participation and feedback.  While this Courtside Report is all about the WNBA and The W, I actually want to start with an addition for those fans who enjoyed last year’s WNBA Season mode.  You’re going to love this.

Fully customizable.  Multi-season.  WNBA Franchise mode.  This is MyWNBA!

As soon as we were done with NBA 2K20, we knew right away what our first goal for NBA 2K21 would be and got to work on building that foundation for league control and progression for the WNBA.  You now have the sandbox to go and create the league of your dreams. Control all 12 teams, or take your favorite team from the lottery to championship rings over as many seasons as it takes.

When I say fully customizable, this is what I mean:

• Create a league of your own.  From rules, to finances, CBA, draft, and everything in between.  Use 2K presets for a different experience, or download shared settings from the community.
• Skip the season altogether and get straight to the playoffs in Playoff mode.
• Want to play with friends? Got you covered with Online Leagues.
• Turn on role playing elements to experience the WNBA from a GM’s perspective.
• For experienced players, up the difficulty and compete on the leaderboard.
• Once you find yourself immersed in your sandbox, save and upload your custom configuration so you can share what you built with the community!

We want to hear from you.  Get your hands dirty in our MyWNBA sandbox and let us know how you are playing.  Where are you having fun and where are you looking for more?  We want to hear it all so we can grow this experience together. 

Now, I hope you didn’t think we stopped at our brand new MyWNBA experience.  We have so much more to share today…

Welcome to The W

One of our main design goals for The W was to allow you to experience the career of a WNBA player, both on and off the court. The women of the WNBA are more than athletes and are defining professional sports as we know it in real-time.  Do you have what it takes to lead this league into a new era?

Building your MyPLAYER

The first thing you’ll do when creating your WNBA MyPLAYER is pick your player’s head. Import your Face Scan from the mobile app or chose from one of our 30 base heads (that you can completely customize) to form into your likeness.

After this, you’ll then get to one of the most important early decisions when creating a WNBA MyPLAYER – determining your player type.

A noteworthy aspect of this mode is that your player progression is triggered solely through playing games.  Because of this, picking your Player Type will be one of the most important early decisions you make in the game, as it’ll determine your MyPLAYER’s initial attributes and those when the player progresses from Progression Level 1 all the way up to Level 10.

Here’s a breakdown of the Player Types:

• 2-Way Playmaker. PG & SG eligible. 
  • Good at ball-handling and passing. Good at defending the perimeter.
• 2-Way Point Forward. SF & PF eligible.
  • Good at ball-handling and passing. Good at perimeter and interior defense (SF perimeter, PF interior).
• Slashing Playmaker. PG, & SG eligible. 
  • Good at ball-handling, passing and finishing near the rim.
• Slashing Point Forward.  SF & PF. 
  • Good at ball-handling, passing and finishing near the rim.
• Inside-Out Playmaker. PG, & SF eligible. 
  • Good at 3’s, finishing inside, ball-handling and finishing near the rim.
• Inside-Out Point Forward. SF & PF eligible.
  • Good at 3’s, finishing inside, ball-handling and finishing near the rim.
• 2-Way Slasher. PG, SG, & SF eligible.
  • Good perimeter defender who is also good at ball-handling and finishing near the rim.
• 2-Way Slashing Four. PF eligible.
  • Good perimeter/interior defender who is also good at ball-handling and finishing near the rim.
• 2-Way Slashing Five. C eligible.
  • Good interior defender who is also good at ball-handling and finishing near the rim.
• 3&D Point. PG, SG, & SF eligible.
  • Good perimeter defender who is also good at shooting 3’s
• 3-Level Scorer. All positions eligible. 
  • Can score inside, mid-range, and beyond the arc.
• Offensive Threat. PG, SG, & SF eligible. 
  • Good at all things offense – scoring inside, medium range and 3pt as well as ball-handling and passing.
• Sharpshooter. All positions eligible.
  • Great at shooting mid-range and 3’s.
• Playmaking Shot Creator. PG, SG, SF, & PF eligible.
  • Good at ball-handling, passing and shooting mid-range shots.
• Post Scorer. PF & C eligible. 
  • Great at scoring with their back to the basket.
• Lockdown Defender. PG, SG, SF, & PF eligible.
  • Great all-around defender. The PG-SF are mostly perimeter. PF is mostly interior.
• Defensive Anchor. C eligible.
  • Great interior defender (blocks, interior defense).
• Paint Beast. SF, PF, & C eligible. 
  • Good at scoring inside, interior defending and rebounding.

Once you’ve picked your Player Type, you will then get to pick your Body Settings. Height, Weight, and Wingspan will all affect your MyPLAYER’s attributes from the starting point to the Level 10 maximum.

And the last thing that you’ll be choosing is your MyPLAYER’s Primary and Secondary Takeover. As your player gets hot, these will fill up, first your primary and then your secondary. If you wait for both to fill up, then you can activate them both at the same time. You can learn more about the Takeover feature in our Courtside Report #3

WNBA Player On & Off the Court

As touched upon in the intro, we felt it was important to let players experience what it means to be a WNBA player on and off the court. In order to do this, we built the mode on the foundation of a set of different pillars that track the progress of your MyPLAYER and the league.

The core progression is tracked through the following – Player Progression, Player Popularity, WNBA Popularity, Player Wealth, and Teammate Chemistry.

After you play your first game, now on your off day, you will notice you have three events to choose from. What you choose here depends on how you want to progress your career in The W.  What’s important to you? Growing the league? Securing money now? Setting yourself up for a career after basketball? Or maybe you just want to try a little of everything. Every choice you make, you will see one of your five career pillars change, and with each level progressed across those five pillars you’ll receive in-game rewards as you go.

Progression

Progression is basically just how good your MyPLAYER is at playing the game of basketball. The primary way to level up your MyPLAYER is by earning MyPOINTS by playing and performing well in games. Like all career pillars, you can also participate in various off-court events during the regular season and later in the offseason that will help improve your MyPLAYER’s basketball skills, which also allows you to unlock and upgrade badges.

In addition to boosting your attributes and gaining badges, leveling up your Progression will also unlock new animations, the Jumpshot Creator, the ability to influence your team’s free agent and trade targets, your team’s minutes and rotations, and even jersey numbers.

Popularity

This one should be pretty clear – it’s how popular your MyPLAYER is and tracks how many fans you have at any given moment. You can earn fans by making highlight plays in games like and-1s, buzzer beaters, clutch chasedown blocks on star players, and so on. Participating in off-court events that are designed to promote your personal fame will help you grow your star power even more.

The main goal in increasing your player’s popularity will be to earn endorsements, which earns you more money as well as game day shoes from the brand partnership you earn.  These include Nike, Jordan, Adidas, Under Armour, Puma, New Balance, and Converse.

WNBA Popularity

As a WNBA player, it benefits you to help the league become more popular. You will have an opportunity to help grow the league, if you choose to, by doing various off-court jobs designed to help increase the overall popularity of the entire league.

When you do this, the league will evolve and there’ll be more National TV games that you can play in, which earns more personal fans than non-nationally televised games. It also produces increases to player salaries that will positively impact your wealth, which has benefits that we’ll get to…well, right now!

Player Wealth

Hey, let’s be honest, there is a little satisfaction in earning that paycheck. This career pillar tracks the growth of your player’s bank account; it includes money earned with your WNBA salary that gets paid out by playing WNBA games and from doing various jobs off the court.

Now let me drop a teaser here.  Progressing your wealth will unlock exclusive gear to wear when competing in The W Online…more on that to come!

Teammate Chemistry

The last of the career pillars where we track your MyPLAYER’s progress is with Teammate Chemistry. This gauges how well you play with and get along with your teammates. You can increase this with a good in-game teammate grade or by spending time with your teammates on off-days. You’ll have to balance this with improving your own skills or popularity, that of the leagues, and increasing that number in your bank account.

Having a high Teammate Chemistry level will have some important game impacts, such as unlocking the Secondary Takeover (that we talked about in the MyPLAYER creation section above). It also unlocks the Team Takeover feature and the new feature of ‘Control All On-Court Players’ – that lets you play The W with full 5-player control like in Play Now instead of locked to your MyPLAYER. Furthermore, you can also unlock Accessories like armbands, socks, headbands, etc, that you can wear both in WNBA games and in The W Online.

Off-day and Offseason Jobs

What you choose to do off the court matters a lot in this mode and that’s where these off-day and offseason jobs come into play. This is where we get into the flavor of the WNBA.  A lot of research went into defining what players do off the court and we had a lot of fun translating that into the game.  I hope even the die-hard WNBA fans will find something new here. 

What makes this league so amazing is the diversity of its players.  The ways in which they market themselves, each other, and the league itself is varied and unique.  Going over our research on what players do off the court that contribute to those five pillars we discussed above, we categorized these into five groups – Coach, Entrepreneur, Global Icon, Fashion Icon, and Influencer.

• Coach: Think Kristi Toliver here.  These jobs center on improving your knowledge and abilities in the game of basketball. Doing these will be beneficial mostly to your MyPLAYER’s Progression and sometimes Teammate Chemistry.
• Entrepreneur: à la Jessica Breland.  Learn how to run your own business and become better at making money. Doing these jobs will, of course, be most impactful to your player’s Wealth.
• Global Icon: Basketball has worldwide appeal. These jobs are focused on reaching an international audience – both for your personal Popularity and the WNBA Popularity. We had Diana Taurasi in mind for this one.
• Fashion Icon: Did someone say Liz Cambage? Fashion matters in sports and is an important part of the lives of fans and players. Doing fashion icon jobs will help your own Popularity and often give a boost to your Wealth.
• Influencer: Just like Breanna Stewart or Candace Parker, athletes are influencers and the jobs in this category will help you influence your fans and gain new ones along the way.

As an added bonus, as you progress in these jobs, you’ll gain WNBA players as contacts who will send you texts to help you out along the way.  To start your career you will hear from Nneka Ogwumike to help get you moving in the right direction.

The W Online

Ok, so what exactly is The W Online?  Simply put, The W Online is a 3v3 multiplayer experience (exclusive to The W) where you can take your homegrown MyPLAYER and compete against other players and their MyPLAYERs.  Once in the game, you will find yourself in arguably the most beautiful location to play in the game.  If you want to see next gen visuals; this is the place to be. 

Games played in The W Online will earn you MyPOINTS toward your player’s progression, but this is also where you get to show out.  These street rules games to 21 are a stage to showcase your MyPLAYER.  As you are progressing in your career, you are unlocking animations and exclusive clothing items for this experience.  Once you unlock that coveted level 10 gear, The W Online is the place to go to show the world you’ve reached the pinnacle of your profession!

Closing Thoughts

YOU ultimately make our game what it is, and this year we have greatly expanded the ‘you’s who are represented in our game.  There are so many new ways to play with the WNBA in NBA 2K21! I can’t wait to hear about how you shape the league in The W, see your highlights in The W Online, download your custom rosters and scenarios, and see what you are able to build with MyWNBA! 

Before I let you go, I want to give a quick shout out to the best development team in the world.  The talent and resolve of everyone at VC continuously blows me away.  While we are very proud of what we were able to accomplish together, we are always thirsty for more.  There are new, never-before taken paths ahead of us.  This is a journey we are honored and excited to be taking with you.  Now it’s time to see where you take the WNBA in NBA 2K21!  Do you have it in you?

Bungie have released a visual documentary that delves into the making of Destiny 2: Beyond Light, giving players a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming expansion. Fans will get insights into Stasis, game design, and more.

PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE

Bungie has also released the Destiny 2: Beyond Light Launch trailer, which highlights the stakes at play in the next chapter of Destiny 2. As power of the darkness rises, everything players thought they knew will be questioned. Guardians will wield Stasis as they explore Europa and discover the mysteries hidden under this mysterious undiscovered destination. The Destiny 2 universe will never be the same again.

Check out the new Destiny 2: Beyond Light Launch trailer below:

Destiny 2: Beyond Light arrives on 10 November, when Guardians everywhere embrace the darkness.

SYDNEY, 30^th October, 2020 – Today, Square Enix Ltd., launched the official teaser website for the latest standalone mainline title in the FINAL FANTASY series, FINAL FANTASY® XVI. The website showcases newly revealed key artwork for the ground-breaking, all-new action RPG, featuring the game’s protagonist, Clive Rosfield, as well as a set of character illustrations and vignettes that offer a glimpse of the connections between them. The website also presents a deeper look into the setting of FINAL FANTASY® XVI, the complex realm of Valisthea, a land blessed in the light of the Mothercrystals —glittering mountains of crystal that tower over the world below.

Artwork – FINAL FANTASY XVI protagonist, Clive Rosfield, on a dark and dangerous road to revenge

FINAL FANTASY XVI brings players into a world where Eikons are powerful and deadly creatures that reside within Dominants—a single man or woman who is blessed with the ability to call upon their dreaded power. The story follows Clive Rosfield, a young man dedicated to mastering the blade, who is dubbed the First Shield of Rosaria and tasked to guard his younger brother Joshua — the Dominant of the Phoenix. Unexpected events set Clive on a dark and dangerous road to revenge.

For more information on the world and characters of FINAL FANTASY XVI, visit the official teaser website at: http://eu.finalfantasyxvi.com

FINAL FANTASY XVI is a single player action-RPG being developed for the PlayStation®5 console (“PS5™”).

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tinyBuild Smuggles Cartel Tycoon: Uncut Earliest Access Onto PC Today

Exclusive Content for Earliest Adopter Drug Lords, Full Launch Set for 2021

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA — 29 Oct., 2020 — Cartel Tycoon, the story-driven drug empire business simulator from publisher tinyBuild and developer Moon Moose, smuggles money and power onto PC today with the surprise release of Cartel Tycoon: Uncut Earliest Access.

Available via direct purchase and download from carteltycoon.com, Cartel Tycoon: Uncut Earliest Access offers dozens of hours of polished alpha gameplay in a feature-rich experience. tinyBuild makes an offer few can refuse, including an exclusive starter kingpin, Hotel building skin, and cartel logo that won’t be available to soldiers who join the familia in Steam Early Access or the 1.0 release.

For the shrewd and cunning, the ‘80s drug trade offered untold wealth—money practically grew from coca and cannabis. Yet with profit came peril, and fatal violence was inevitable. Drug empires rose atop blood and fire. Strong, successful kingpins turned into dead ones.

Push the boundaries of danger and power as a drug baron in the 1980s. Produce cocaine, marijuana, and more while researching new tiers of workshops and warehouses to boost profit margins. Conquer a vast fictional continent and claim each region by battling local cartels and authorities, installing a corrupt mayor, and more. Manage lieutenants with active and passive bonuses, sending them to run money, hide product, rob banks, and even assassinate fellow lieutenants.

Defying genres with a diverse array of inspirations, including Frostpunk, Tropico, and Reigns, Cartel Tycoon puts players in situations where death is inevitable, guided by historical accounts and economic research of real cartels. When the kingpin dies—whether to sheer military force, profit grinding to a halt, or a bullet from a rival—select a lieutenant to take their place and prepare to survive as the cycle of violent escalation begins anew.

“Our team has heard the demand loud and clear—our passionate community wants to play Cartel Tycoon as soon as possible,” said game designer Rita Shapovalova. “More than 50,000 people have downloaded our free Cartel Tycoon demo on Steam. With Uncut Earliest Access, our biggest supporters can take the keys to their drug kingdom a little early while we continue working hard to make sure our Steam Early Access release is nothing short of full beta.”

Cartel Tycoon: Uncut Earliest Access is available now for US $19.99 direct from carteltycoon.com, with Steam Early Access release planned for Early 2021 and GOG launch set for 2021. Major content updates to all versions will lead up to the full 1.0 launch in 2021. Text translations in English and Russian are available now, with French, German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean planned for later release.

Prepare to break bad with Moon Moose and tinyBuild on the official Cartel Tycoon website and share war stories with fellow kingpins in the Cartel Tycoon Discord. Follow tinyBuild on Twitter, Facebook, and Discord.

About Moon Moose

Moon Moose is a small studio of five people based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The core team, who has previously worked at Octobox Games, decided to part ways and take a swing at making their own games. Cartel Tycoon is their debut project as a team.

About tinyBuild

tinyBuild is a Seattle-based indie label behind the Hello Neighbor franchise and over 30 renowned titles, including Graveyard Keeper, SpeedRunners and Party Hard. With additional development offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Riga, Latvia, tinyBuild is rapidly building a portfolio of fun, high-quality games across multiple platforms.

WayForward to publish 13AM Games-developed kaiju beat-’em-up!

Independent game studio WayForward is excited to announce that it has entered into a partnership with 13AM Games to publish the developer’s upcoming giant-monster action game Dawn of the Monsters. Under the agreement, 13AM Games will continue to lead the game’s development, while WayForward will provide creative support and handle digital publishing, distribution, and marketing duties in North America and Europe. A co-op beat-’em-up featuring an original cast of giant monsters (AKA kaiju), Dawn of the Monsters is currently planned for a late 2021 release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.

“From the moment we laid eyes on Dawn of the Monsters, we knew it had the potential to be something special,” said WayForward Tyrannical Overlord Voldi Way. “13AM Games is a phenomenal developer that has been a great collaborative partner in the past, and we are very excited to help them bring this unique vision to life.”

“I’ve been a WayForward fan ever since I first got my hands on Godzilla: Domination! on the GBA, and my passion for the work they do has only grown since then,” added 13AM Games CEO Alex Rushdy. “So it’s not only very exciting but also very fitting that we are partnering up for Dawn of the Monsters. For many of us this partnership is a dream come true! This is our biggest game to date and we’re really happy to have WayForward in our corner. Since they are traditionally a developer, they really understand all the process that goes into making a game, which has made the working relationship smooth and fruitful. We can’t wait to share our work on Dawn of the Monsters, we’re really pushing a bold, new, visceral vision of what a co-op 2D action game can be.”

Further information about Dawn of the Monsters, including specifics on gameplay, features, and pricing, will be revealed at a later date. For more details about WayForward’s lineup of games, please visit www.wayforward.com and follow @WayForward on Twitter and Facebook. Additional info on 13AM Games’ titles can be found at www.13amgames.com as well as on Twitter at @13AMGames.

About WayForward

Based in Valencia, California, WayForward was founded in 1990 and has remained an independent game developer for 30 years. We are home to many talented individuals including programmers, environment artists, animators, modelers, illustrators, audio wizards, designers, and team leaders. With the new avenues for distributing games directly to fans we are finally able to make the games we have always wanted to.

About 13AM Games

13AM Games is an independent game studio based out of Toronto that crafts bold, stylish 2D games that challenge convention in order to surprise and delight. They started in 2014 and released their first game, Runbow, in 2015.

I’ll be back!

Bucharest, Romania – October 29th, 2020 – Games developer Scorpius Games is proud to announce that its rogue-lite first person shooter PositronX has moved out of Steam Early Access into a full commercial launch on Steam and GoG for £17.99 / $19.99 / €19,99 with a 10% discount. PositronX focuses on strategic fast paced combat, creative time and space mechanics, detailed graphics and phoenix-like rising from the ashes as players blast their way through the always new algorithmically generated levels against the killer Machine Swarms.

The key to success in PositronX revolves around adapting to your environment. Rooms are algorithmically generated from a pool of predefined constructs and since death is permanent every play through presents a new challenge. With no environmental recall to assist you, players will always face a brand new industrial dungeon filled with Machine Swarm waiting around every corner with lethal ambition. Dying comes easy but with each fall, you can rise again stronger using scores of new loot and implants to your benefit. These implants bestow abilities that will allow players to turn the fire fight to their favour through altering time and space, summoning minions to your cause, shrinking in size, deploying decoys among others. These are all in addition to the base techniques each character has such as wall running to outmanoeuvre their opponents, the ability to slow down, stop or rewind time, to soar above their enemies, use telekinesis to stop bullets inflight before flinging them back at your adversaries and even to  teleport across vast spaces in an instant. 

Choose between seven different playable characters with their own unique abilities and load out with a cache of weapons, all upgradable, as you shoot your way through every stage. PositronX’s movement mechanics and retro industrial aesthetic compliment the perfect combination of 90s shooter gameplay akin to Quake 2 & Descent with a roguelite design to form a highly combative, addictively re-playable experience. 

PositronX leaves Early Access fully loaded with added extras: A new stage will be added at launch in addition to the current three stages. Three new characters join the current roster: Quark – a silent but deadly assassin, Neutron – a devastating damage dealer and Graviton – a master of Time. The arsenal at your disposal has increased with two new weapons to unload on your opponents: the Core gun and Time gun. All of this will be needed and more as you finally come face to face with the game’s big final boss – The Machina.
 
”After 2 years of listening to the invaluable feedback from our fanbase we are finally launching PositronX,” said the Scorpius Crew. “The game has come such a long way, galvanizing it’s blend of a fluid fast paced first person shooter mixed with the addictive replayability of a rogue lite to create a modern shooter experience with a relatable nostalgic undertone. We hope players enjoy playing it as much as we’ve enjoyed making it.”

Visit the PositronX website at https://positronx-game.com/
Add to your Steam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/529970/PositronX/
Buy PositronX from its GoG page: https://www.gog.com/game/positronx
Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/rVg6js4
Check out our Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/ScorpiusGames
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScorpPositron
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScorpiusPositron/

About Scorpius Games
Founded in 2010 by two brothers, Eugen and Florin, through their mutual passion for video games. Their first project, I Shall Remain, an action RPG combining role-playing elements in a unique way with survival and strategic elements. The game debuted in 2013 on Steam Greenlight, launched a year later on Early Access and in September 2015 was fully released. Soon after this work began on PositronX, a game fueled by childhood and teenage nostalgia. Remembering “the good ol’ days” as a time when games were about tight gameplay and creative problem solving while feeling like a badass. Combined with their love for roguelite games PositronX was born.

Curse of the Dead Gods’ New Armory Update Adds New Weapon & Element Choices

Grab the hit action roguelite on sale on Steam now!

PARIS — Oct. 29, 2020 — Passtech Games and Focus Home Interactive are ringing in Halloween with the newest content drop for the thrilling early access roguelite action game Curse of the Dead Gods. The Armory update introduces new weapon types, the ability to choose your starting weapons and improve them over time, and a crackling new element to call down upon foes: lightning! And you can discover it all for yourself now, as the game is available for 33% off on Steam today through November 2.

The Armory update spices up runs even further, letting you choose your starting arsenal from a selection of 11 weapon types with unique gameplay, making it even easier to master new toys like the whip and throwing weapons! Building upon the arrival of poison in the Serpent’s Catacombs update, players can now harness the power of electricity, unleashing devastating lightning bolts on enemies. The update also adds a number of other improvements and balance changes.

Curse of the Dead Gods is continually expanding and improving thanks to regular updates inspired by feedback straight from the community. The upcoming arrival of the Eagle Temple and its new game mechanics, traps and adversaries promise to make your runs even more challenging and rewarding! You can see a complete breakdown of what’s available now and what’s coming around the corner with the game’s public development roadmap on Steam.

Curse of the Dead Gods is out now in Steam Early Access on PC and will arrive soon on consoles.

PRE-ORDERS FOR SEVEN KNIGHTS – TIME WANDERER – NOW LIVE ON THE Nintendo eShop

LOS ANGELES – October 29, 2020 – With one week before the November 5 launch of Seven Knights – Time Wanderer –, pre-orders for Netmarble Corp’s first console game on Nintendo Switch ™ are now live on Nintendo eShop across 40 individual countries.

From today until November 4, players can now pre-order Seven Knights – Time Wanderer – through Nintendo eShop at 20% discount from its original price. Pre-downloads will also start on Oct. 29, so players can quickly jump into the game’s space-time RPG adventure on release date.

Seven Knights – Time Wanderer – is a visually stunning, real-time and turn-based RPG based on Seven Knights Mobile, which features all-new control and battle systems as well as game content optimized for the console platform. It is a single-player RPG that has a storyline with an ending. It also provides the fun of deck building by using various heroes strategically.

Seven Knights – Time Wanderer – focuses on the story of the eighth member of the Seven Knights, Vanessa, and her ultimate magical equipment, a sentient hourglass known as Sandy, as she embarks on a journey to return safely home after falling into the twists of space and time.

Seven Knights – Time Wanderer – is now available for pre-order, and will be released worldwide as a digital package through Nintendo eShop in each region on November 5. More information, images and trailers can be found on the official website and Twitter.

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About Seven Knights

The original version of Seven Knights has been available in over 150 countries since its first launch in March 2014, on both the App Store and Google Play, and has achieved 60 million cumulative download across the globe over six years. A turn-based mobile RPG enjoying great popularity worldwide, Seven Knights offers the fun of collecting and fostering nearly 700 kinds of characters with intense turn-based battles.

About Netmarble Corporation

Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade&Soul Revolution and MARVEL Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and Big Hit Entertainment, Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com

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Customers can order an ORIGIN PC desktop powered by an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 at ORIGINPC.com

Miami, FL – October 29th, 2020, 9:00 A.M. EDT— ORIGIN PC announced today the availability of the new NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 GPU on its award-winning line of gaming and professional workstation desktops for gamers, content creators, streamers, enthusiasts, artists, and professionals around the world. Customers can now order an ORIGIN PC desktop featuring the GeForce RTX 3070 for a next-gen gaming experience or powerful workstation graphics performance at ORIGINPC.com.

The new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs, the 2nd generation of RTX, feature new RT Cores, Tensor Cores and streaming multiprocessors, bringing stunning visuals, amazingly fast frame rates, and AI acceleration to games and creative applications. Powered by the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, which delivers increases of up to 1.9X performance-per-watt over the previous generation, the RTX 30 Series effortlessly powers graphics experiences at all resolutions.

“ORIGIN PC has remained an outstanding partner on major GeForce launches, and the GeForce RTX 30 Series is no different,” said Matt Wuebbling, vice president of global GeForce marketing at NVIDIA. “We’re excited to be working with ORIGIN PC on bringing to market their latest GeForce RTX 30 Series powered PCs that will no doubt deliver exceptional gaming experiences.”

“21 years of bringing gamers incredible graphics performance culminates with the release of the GeForce RTX 30 Series on ORIGIN PC desktops. Unprecedented speeds, and benchmark setting performance easily makes the GeForce RTX 30 Series a must-buy for gamers, professionals, and enthusiasts seeking the best possible PC gaming graphics performance on the planet,” said Kevin Wasielewski, ORIGIN PC CEO and co-founder. “We’re proud to launch these GPUs in our award-winning desktops such as the ORIGIN PC NEURON and MILLENNIUM. Combined with our 24/7 support team, an ORIGIN PC powered by an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series GPU is the true next-gen experience in 2020 and beyond.”

For more information about NVIDIA GeForce 30 Series GPUs in ORIGIN PC desktops please visit: https://www.originpc.com/landing/2020/nvidia-30-series/

Customers interested in customizing and ordering an ORIGIN PC workstation desktop with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 3080, or 3090 can visit: https://www.originpc.com/workstation/desktops/

About ORIGIN:

ORIGIN PC builds custom, high-performance desktops, workstations, and laptops for hardware enthusiasts, digital/graphics artists, professionals, government agencies, and gamers. ORIGIN PCs are hand built, tested, and serviced by knowledgeable gaming enthusiasts, industry veterans, and award-winning system integrators. Every ORIGIN PC comes with free lifetime 24/7 support based in the United States. The ORIGIN PC staff is comprised of award-winning enthusiasts, experienced in the gaming and PC markets who want to share their passion with others. ORIGIN PC is located in Miami, FL and ships worldwide. For more information, please visit www.ORIGINPC.com or call 1-877-ORIGIN-Ø. (674-4460)

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Newest expansion provides new portraits, civics, ship sets and other cosmetics in time for Halloween

STOCKHOLM – October 29, 2020 – Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games that go bump in the night, today released a new species pack for Stellaris, the 4x sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio. The Necroids Species Pack summons a brand new selection of portraits, civics, ship sets and other cosmetics from beyond the grave- no ouija board required! This pack is for players who don’t have a problem tangling with the intergalactic Grim Reaper and living their undeath to the fullest. 

The Necroids Species Pack is available now for Windows, MacOS, and Linux PCs for a suggested retail price of $7.99/ €5.79/ £7.99. Purchase Necroids at the links below: 

• Paradox Plaza: https://www.paradoxplaza.com/stellaris-necroids-species-pack/STST01DSK0000783.html
• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1341520
• GOG: https://www.gog.com/game/stellaris_necroids_species_pack
• Microsoft Store: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9P7LJCQ90FBR

Prepare to meet the Necroids, an intelligent species who believe that death is not the end, but rather the beginning of their journey. Necroids are known to spend their days excitedly studying in preparation for their eventual “transformation” in the Elevation Chamber. New cosmetic changes will reincarnate playthroughs of Stellaris for long time players, while also bringing new life to killer type empires. In total, the Necroids Species Pack includes: 

• 1 New Origin – Necrophage
  • The brand new Necrophage Origin positions gamer-martyrs as a powerful primary species which consumes others within its grasp, blurring the line between cult and empire with three brand new civics:    
    • Death Cult: Enables powerful edicts which require the sacrificing of pops
    • Reanimated Armies: Allows the deployment of morality-immune, undead armies
    • Memorialists: Erects monuments to the galaxy’s past, improving planetary stability and honouring tomb worlds
• 16 new portraits (15 organic, 1 robotic)
• New ship set
• New advisor voiceover
• New city set & diplomacy room
• New Name lists
• New building cosmetics

Enter the atmosphere of Stellaris today: https://www.stellaris.com/

Paradox Interactive is a leading global publisher of strategy games for PC and console. The company has developed and published a world-renowned catalog stretching back to 1999, with players hailing from all around the world.

The publisher’s steadily-growing portfolio includes firmly established franchises such as the critically acclaimed Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron, and Stellaris series created by Paradox Development Studio, the Age of Wonders series created by Triumph Studios, as well as award-winning titles such as Cities: Skylines, Pillars of Eternity, and more from a network of partner studios. Paradox is the owner of the World of Darkness IPs and is publishing Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Today, over four million people play a Paradox game each month, and the number of registered Paradox users is over twelve million.

Paradox’s head offices are located in Stockholm, Sweden. Our development studios are located in Stockholm, Malmö and Umeå, Sweden, in Delft, The Netherlands, in Seattle, Washington, and in Berkeley, California. We share a passion for gaming and gamers, and our goal is to provide deep and challenging games with hours of gameplay and endless variety to our ever-growing community.

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