New Bow and Clothing Now Available with Additional Halloween Bonuses
Residents near Braithwaite Manor have lost several laborers and animals to the Legendary Iwakta Panther. It will take a well-trained eye to track its movements and a brave soul to hunt or sample the cunning beast.
Speak to Harriet at her shop to launch this new Sighting Mission and make sure to stock up on Sedative Ammo if you’re planning on the conciliatory approach.
GUS’ TRAPPER STORE
Should you choose lethal force to bring down the Legendary Iwakta Panther, bring it’s spotted hide to Gus’ Store to sell it for cold, hard cash. This will unlock the dashing Iwakta Coat for purchase.
Now in possession of unique new materials, Gus Macmillan is proud to offer a new bow variant for sale – fashioned from dense bone and coarse panther hide. Pick up the Improved Bow Variant – Jaguar today, available only at Gus’ Trapper Store.
Acquiring either the Iwakta Coat or new Improved Bow Variant will earn you a Reward for a free Single Bandolier. Gus is also selling all his Trapper Hats and Saddlebags for 40% off this week.
HALLOWEEN BONUSES
Players who take part in Dead of Night – this week’s gruesome Featured Series that’s of a four-way battle of supernatural proportions between the living and the deceased – can continue to enjoy triple the payouts for both Gold and XP. Playing Dead of Night on Halloween will complete a Daily Challenge, as will eating some candy. Celebrate accordingly and responsibly.
Madam Nazar’s haunting collection of Halloween Masks are still part of the traveling saleswoman’s inventory, but only through November 2nd.
All the while, these are boomtimes for Roles of all kinds. All Bounty Hunter Missions, Collector Set sales, Moonshiner and Trader Sales are paying out an extra 25% in cash and double the Role XP through November 2nd.
Players who own the new Halloween Pass will receive a Reward for a free Weapon Component of their choice.
CATALOGUE ADDITIONS
The Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Catalogue has new items for sale, including:
Caffyns Hat
Garrack Hat
New colorways of the Varmint Hat, Hunter Jacket, Riggs Fringe Coat, Griffith Chaps, Strayhorn Boots, Becker Half-Chaps and Weathered Half-Chaps
DISCOUNTS
Explore a new Role this week: take 5 Gold Bars off the Bounty Hunter, Trader, Collector and Naturalist Roles, plus 10 Gold Bars off the cost of the Moonshiner Role. Moonshiners can also waive the cost to pick up shop and move their Moonshine Shack for the next seven days. Moreover, all Role items across the board are 40% off, while players can take advantage of the following sales in the Catalogue and at Gunsmiths, Tailors and Stables across the states:
40% off all Gun Belts, Bandoliers, Double Bandoliers and Ponchos
40% off all Saddles, Improved Saddles and Saddle Equipment
30% off all Pistols and Revolvers
30% off all Horses
We are also lifting rank requirements on all Horses and Weapons until November 2nd only.
NATURALIST PHOTO CHALLENGE – STAY TUNED
Players keen to see the results of the Naturalist Photo Challenge should keep a keen eye on the Newswire for an announcement in the coming weeks. Six of the community’s finest photographs will be selected (from over 10,000 submissions) and added to Red Dead Online as Camp Flags, Moonshine Bar Photos or Photo Studio Backgrounds in the next Title Update.
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.
The modern age of the internet has led to many great technological advancements for humanity but also has brought about a number of setbacks and new ways for countries and individuals with nefarious plans to hurt and interfere with others. The Watch Dogs series has always followed the fact that, with future technological advancements, hackers will be the new player in the underground and with Watch Dogs: Legion, these hackers now are more numerous than ever as they fight to return freedom to the people of London. With a number of new ambitious mechanics, a brand new setting, and some elements that ring all too true today, is Watch Dogs: Legion worth diving into?
Story
In the near-future with far more advanced technology, the hacktivists of DedSec have found themselves all but wiped completely off the map. Blamed for a massive terrorist attack that killed countless people and destroyed many parts of the city, DedSec and other resistance members have been rounded up and eliminated by the Albion armed forces that have taken over as the new police in London. With the fascist police force openly harassing and brutalizing civilians and worse going on behind the scenes with gangs and other criminal masterminds filling the power vacuum all while working with the true mastermind of the bombings, an unknown hacking group known as Zero Day, it is up to the people of London to rise up and take back their city.
With the last few DedSec members remaining in hiding, one spark brings the group back to life as their powerful and snarky AI Bagley begins a recruitment effort that allows for any character to be brought into the fold and this is both a strength and weakness when it comes to Watch Dogs: Legion’s narrative. The permanent characters that serve as allies are fairly standard for a game such as this and don’t really stand out too much except for Bagley who works great as a sarcastic British AI companion and as for the enemy factions, they are clearly better written as a whole compared to the player’s team which works rather well considering the dark swings the story’s tone takes during many missions.
In fact, players will find themselves taking on story missions that involve just about every “ism” that one can think of ranging from nationalism, classism, and more all while being xenophobic in nature by treating immigrants as people who are less than human. These dark story missions really lay out how horrible things can become when an authoritarian regime goes unchallenged, especially when technology allows for constant drone surveillance and immediate access into almost everyone’s private lives through extensive monitoring systems. The smaller ins-and-outs of certain aspects of the story and locations players explore are also described through various text and audio log collectibles that can reveal the sinister nature of even a simple looking location. The heavier themes work well in giving the story urgency but due to the game’s open world nature as well as the fact that there is no central main character, these elements can come across a bit odd and lose impact as a result.
While previous entries in the Watch Dogs series have had main characters that had various narrative strengths of their own, Watch Dogs: Legion lacks that element as none of the characters players recruit will play a major role into the story other than occasionally chiming in during cutscenes or being found roaming the streets of London. There is no personal interaction from them and even when recruits do talk to one another the dialogue often makes it sound like they are having separate conversations entirely. It is also worth noting that it is entirely possible to enter missions with absurdly dressed characters, such as a living statue, during a horrifically themed mission, ruining the tone entirely. The idea that anyone can be a hero is certainly a solid one and works well enough for the narrative of Watch Dogs: Legion but without a strong enough core cast to support this change it feels like a step back as a whole.
Gameplay
The biggest element to Watch Dogs: Legion is the fact that players can recruit literally anyone that they run across on the streets of London. Well, almost anyone but those who can’t be recruited are usually at the fault of the player. While walking around town players can quickly pull up a rundown of any character and find out what their profession is, if their profession gives them a personal vehicle or uniform, any special skills they might have, and even if they have a personal weapon they like to wield. Many civilians can be recruited by approaching them and taking on a simple task ranging from beating down some thugs, stealing a vehicle, or deleting files off a server but some take a bit more effort. Those who have a bit of a distaste for DedSec will require an extra mission or two to potentially recruit with their final mission playing into the first but if you have, let’s say beaten down or run them over or even potentially killed someone they knew, then they will refuse to join no matter what. On the other hand, players may even run into their fellow operatives out on the street living their normal lives, being arrested, or even see them being kidnapped and needing to be saved or risk losing them.
With such a large variety of characters to use, players will be able to tackle nearly every challenge in different ways. While nearly every character has the ability to hack cameras to surveil an area, set traps to eliminate enemies, open doors, and disable motion sensors there are characters that can use the high amount of weaponry they have equipped to simply gun down everything in their path, characters that can use their work uniforms such as a hospital worker or even a gang member to walk through a location to avoid being detected, or even characters that can summon a large cargo drone that they can then climb on and fly over any obstacles in their path and above the rooftops.
No matter how players approach a situation the stealth and combat mechanics are fairly well developed in Watch Dogs: Legion. Players can sneak around and use a variety of skills to help avoid raising suspicion such as attracting guards to other locations, stunning them with a temporary hack, and of course performing a stealth takedown. Most of the time when the player enters combat things will initially start as a brawl with an easy to understand and utilize melee mechanics but should the player have a firearm out, then things will instantly escalate. The firearms themselves can feel a bit rough at times as they don’t quite carry the impact that one would hope when firing at enemies even when using a character with a powerful personal weapon.
Hacking drones are another major factor in Watch Dogs: Legion as they can be used in a number of ways. Drones are almost always flying around and they range from simple news and parcel carrying ones to those that pursue criminals, counter terrorism drones with high powered weaponry, and slightly weaker riot drones. Players can eventually gain the ability to not only disable these drones but even take them over and use them to take down other enemies instead. This can range from simply scouting an area out with a quick moving news drone that can stun enemies with a flash of light to tearing through them with missiles and machine gun fire.
Having all these tools at the player’s disposal can occasionally make things feel one-sided but the player’s characters are far from invulnerable and depending on whether or not players are playing with “perma-death” mode can play a major role in how risky things can feel. While players can have their characters wounded or arrested, making them unavailable for use for a period of time, on a standard mode and still suffer setbacks from characters that have various “doomed” traits players with perma-death mode may find their current favorite character dead and gone if they make a mistake. It is unfortunate that perma-death mode must be activated at the start of the game and if it is ever deactivated it is impossible to turn it back on again. While this is likely done so players can’t try to disable it when they find themselves in a bad situation, an easier fix of simply reloading the mission or area when adjusted would have been a far better choice.
All in all players will find the world of Watch Dogs: Legion quite an intriguing one with plenty of side-activities to due, ranging from racing through the streets to deliver packaging, kicking around a soccer ball, and playing darts, most of the time players will be spent taking over boroughs, recruiting new characters, gathering Tech Points scattered throughout the city to unlock upgrades for the entire team, and of course taking on the story. Things can begin to feel a bit repetitive unfortunately once players make their way further into the game as recruiting characters can see the player returning to a location they’ve already seen or cleared out before and simply taking down the same foes once more and while it is certainly fun using a bee-keeper to take down a gang of thugs or a paintball gun to stun everyone, some more variety would have been nice. This is only hampered by the fact that, while players earn money for doing almost any task in the game, there is nothing really worth spending it on. The only real use for money is to customize the appearance of the character’s by purchasing clothes or applying some rather ugly looking gun skins to certain firearms and some decent skins to various personal vehicles, making it mostly useless.
It is also worth noting that, at least at the moment, Watch Dogs: Legion is a bit rough around the edges. More than a few times various NPCs have glitched out either during a firefight or simply when walking down the street and the amount of times that the game has crashed to the Home screen has been rather miserable. These crashes happen fairly frequently and seem to appear out of nowhere though a robust auto-save system helps at least during free-roam.
Visuals & Audio
Watch Dogs: Legion is an incredibly gorgeous game to look at and seeing the old buildings of London that everyone is familiar with emblazoned with neo-tech billboards, automated cars driving around, and drones zipping through the skies makes for a real unique feeling experience. The various districts of London all have their own unique style to them and a lot of attention is paid to make sure that most of the city looks as amazing as possible, even the interior locations. As for the character models the story characters are highly detailed while the randomly generated characters are unique enough in their own ways but can occasionally be a bit odd looking as a result.
In a rather interesting twist, the voice acting for Watch Dogs: Legion can be a bit hit and miss primarily due to the game’s recruitment system. The core storyline characters are all presented perfectly fine with solid voice work from each character and the sarcastic AI Bagley has been given a great voice as that is what players will hear the most, but more than a few times players may end up recruiting or encountering an NPC that sounds incredibly off compared to their design. This isn’t too much of an issue on its own but considering recruited characters can chime in on bits of dialogue throughout the game, it can be rather jarring when one of these oddly modulated voices chimes in. As for the game’s soundtrack, there is a wide-array of genres that players will be able to listen to whenever they are driving around though don’t expect too many hit songs to be on these playlists, though what is on offer is still rather enjoyable especially considering the game’s techno-theme.
Overall
Watch Dogs: Legion‘s biggest selling feature is the ability to play as everyone and while that certainly has created an interesting experience where anyone can and will be a hero at the player’s hands once they are recruited, it also puts a damper on the story as none of the characters really grow or even have any solid meaning to them outside of the flimsy core cast of story characters. That being said, the story’s theme is still quite strong and hits a bit close to home given the state of the world these days and with plenty of ways to tackle anything thrown in their path, players will find this latest outing with DedSec one that, while rough around the edges, is perhaps the most interesting entry in the series thanks to the sheer amount of variety available at every turn.
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Adventure this Holiday Season with Dungeons & Dragons!
Dungeons & Dragons have curated a list of top holiday gifts for every adventure seeker looking to embark on a journey with family and friends this Christmas.
Featuring card games, sets for both beginners and veterans, and even a cookbook for fantasy-themed meals, this list will be a go-to for anyone looking to spoil loved ones who are fans of adventure.
An introductory product meant to bring D&D to those interested in jumping into a fantasy story. A newly designed rulebook on-boards players by teaching them how to make characters, and the included adventured called “Dragon of Icespire Peak,” introduces a new 1-on-1 rules variant.
Packaged in a super-handy case, the Core Rule Book Gift Set includes a copy of all three core rulebooks and a Dungeon Master’s Screen – everything you need to create and play adventures of your own.
Explore the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and discover your path to adventure with these illustrated, introductory guides for new adventurers. This collection introduces young fans to some of the exciting characters, locations, creatures, and magical elements useful for creating your own epic, adventure-filled D&D tales.
The newest adventure is a tale of dark terror that revisits the forlorn civilization known as Ten-Towns and sheds light on the many bone-chilling locations that surround these frontier settlements. For a dice set that’ll really bring the heat, try Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Dice and Miscellany($29.99; sold separately). Alt Cover: An alternative art cover with a distinctive design is available exclusively in game stores.
Discover a magical mixture of new rules options and subclasses for the world’s greatest roleplaying game with Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. Alt Cover: An alternative art cover with a distinctive design is available exclusively in game stores.
Unearth the terror of Ravenloft one more time with Curse of Strahd Revamped – a collector’s edition boxed set dripping with gothic terror packaged in a coffin-shaped box. It provides everything a Dungeon Master needs to stage chilling and thrilling scenes starring the vampire villain Count Strahd von Zarovich.
A fun easy-to-learn, and fast-paced card game that will test players’ fates and status. One round you’re polishing your royal crown, and the next you’re whacking rats in a filthy alley. Perfect for ages 8 and up and up to 8 players – it’s a gloat-filled, winner-take-all contest.
Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness is an easy-to-learn, family-friendly, D&D card game where you play as one of six epic D&D monsters, each with their own way to charm, crush, disintegrate, and devour their foes. Play with up to 6 players.
This cookbook invites fantasy lovers to learn about their favorite fictional cultures through their unique cuisines and lifestyles. Prepare dishes delicate enough to dine like elves and their drow cousins or hearty enough to feast like a dwarven clan or a boisterous orcish horde.
The Tankard mug can hold 16 fluid oz. of your favorite brew and has one key distinguishing feature – a face with a stern expression carved into it. Cheers!
Drink up, this Mind Flayer goblet can hold 6.8 fluid oz! Mind Flayers are psionic tyrants, slavers, interdimensional voyagers, and insidious masterminds that harvest entire races for their own twisted ends.
The Drizzt Do’Urden statue depicted in the Forgotten Realms setting from the Dungeons & Dragons The Companions book by R.A Salvatore. Drizzt has forsaken both the evil ways of his people and their home in the Underdark, to then become the legendary hero of the North, wielding his famous scimitar swords Icingdeath and Twinkle.
Over 200mm long, the Chardalyn Dragon is an excellent addition to any miniatures collection and to your adventure in Icewind Dale! The Chardalyn is an incredibly powerful foe, tearing its enemies with its jaws and claws.
Trust this multipurpose journal to stow all your ideas, notes, and to-dos. Highly customizable with five pieces of stunning full-color artwork, The Book of Holding is ideal for capturing character sketches, formulating campaigns, or organizing your everyday thoughts.
ABOUT WIZARDS OF THE COAST Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., is an award-winning developer and publisher of tabletop and digital games that ignite a sense of adventure in passionate players around the globe. Best known for publishing groundbreaking fantasy franchises, MAGIC: THE GATHERING® and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®, Wizards is dedicated to bringing together world-class talent to create unforgettable play experiences at its headquarters in Washington and studios in Austin and Montreal. Learn more at www.wizards.com.
ABOUT HASBRO Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World’s Best Play and Entertainment Experiences. From toys and games to television, movies, digital gaming and consumer products, Hasbro offers a variety of ways for audiences to experience its iconic brands, including NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and POWER RANGERS, as well as premier partner brands. Through its entertainment labels, Allspark Pictures and Allspark Animation, the Company is building its brands globally through great storytelling and content on all screens. Hasbro is committed to making the world a better place for children and their families through corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Hasbro ranked No. 13 on the 2019 100 Best Corporate Citizens list by CR Magazine, and has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute for the past eight years. Learn more at www.hasbro.com, and follow us on Twitter (@Hasbro) and Instagram (@Hasbro).
Get A Closer Look at NBA 2K21 Gameplay on Next-Gen with Visual Concepts Developers
Executive Producer Erick Boenisch and Gameplay Director Mike Wang Break Down New Next-Gen Gameplay
Since the first reveal of NBA 2K21 gameplay on next-gen consoles, the team at Visual Concepts has been hard at work sharingmoredetails on how the game is built from the ground up to fully utilize the full power, speed and technology of the PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S. Today, Visual Concepts executive producer Erick Boenisch and gameplay director Mike Wang presented a closer look at some of the new advancements brought on by the arrival of next-gen hardware.
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Commentating over new Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans gameplay footage captured directly from an in-progress build of NBA 2K21, Erick and Mike highlighted several examples of what the team was able to achieve in the next-gen version of the game. This included:
Lightning-Fast Load Times: By utilizing the built-in solid-state drives (SSDs) of the next-gen consoles, NBA 2K21 now features incredibly short load times that get players directly into the action;
Closer to the Real Basketball than Ever: Next-gen advancements around movement, impact, shooting, dribbling and more lead to an NBA 2K experience that blurs the line between game and reality;
The Arena Comes to Life: A new standard of crowd interactivity has been established in NBA 2K21, thanks to the more than 150 AI-powered characters populating the Lower Bowl of the arena;
New Perspective to the Game: The dynamic new Rail Cam presentation transports the player to the hardwood floors, providing a full view of the game and highlights the incredible visual fidelity of the players and arena.
Speaking of commentary – longtime fans will be excited to learn that the next-gen version of NBA 2K21 features two separate commentary teams! In addition to the current cast of Kevin Harlan, Greg Anthony and David Aldridge, players will also hear games cast by Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Grant Hill (color commentator) and Allie LaForce (sideline reporter), keeping the overall commentary experience fresh. Great analysis will still be provided by special guests which include Doris Burke, Steve Smith, Chris Webber, Brent Barry and Clark Kellogg and more.
This Thursday, 2K will reveal new game modes and features exclusive to the next-gen version of NBA 2K21 and further down the road – a full unveil of NBA 2K’s online basketball community feature that replaces the experience 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/.
Awaken as a Ghostrunner, a blade-wielding warrior with unprecedented agility, and ascend humanity’s sole remaining tower city. Defy death by leaping across buildings, running on walls, and launching to new heights with the Gapjammer grappling hook. With the guidance of an enigmatic A.I. known as the Architect, uncover the Ghostrunner’s past and overthrow the tyrannical Keymaster.
Each one-hit-one-kill showdown rewards precise reflexes and white-knuckle courage. Instant respawns and generous checkpoints turn impossible odds into empowering encounters. Enter the Cyber Void to unlock new abilities, like Tempest—a short-range concussive blast—and Surge, a horizontal beam projectile killing all foes in its path. Unleash these new skills on a vengeful journey complemented by Daniel Deluxe’s intense synthwave soundtrack.
Players who own the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One versions of Ghostrunner will receive free, automatic upgrades to the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S versions, respectively, when Ghostrunner comes to next-gen consoles in 2021. With a highly optimized, scalable engine and PC support for NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 and ray tracing via NVIDIA RTX, Ghostrunner brings cyberpunk to life with a stunning presentation on both current- and next-gen hardware.
Ghostrunneris available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC for $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99. The Nintendo Switch version faces a slight delay into November, as the Ghostrunner teams want all players to have the best possible experience with the game. The final date will be announced in the coming days, so please stay tuned for more information.
The PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions of Ghostrunner will be published by H2 Interactive in Asia.
Monsters Awaken Mode Raises the Dead in World of Tanks Console This Halloween
Hell hath no fury like a Tanker reborn
World of Tanks Console will once again raise the dead this Halloween, challenging players to release the beast and wreak havoc across two hair-raising maps, Grim Graveyard and Dead City. Make no bones about it, Monsters Awakened can be experienced across all generations of PlayStation®4 and Xbox One!
Between the 27th of October and the 3rd of November, players have the ability to take the graveyard shift, commanding ferocious tanks with otherworldly abilities. During the event, players who have earned or purchased a Monster Tank at any time will receive an ‘awakened’ version of the famous vehicle – reincarnating their tanks with double health which is a first for this event.
By selecting the event from the main menu, everyone will be able to participate in the blood-curdling gameplay – and those who don’t own a Monster Tank will receive a spin-chilling Spectre tank for the duration of the event. Nobody will escape the ghoulish gameplay of Monsters Awakened!
The 7v7 matches will pit monster on monster, with players required to master a whole host of new supernatural skills. From teleporting across maps through spirit portals to unleashing Atomic Breath on their enemies, this event is not for the faint of heart.
Players will also receive some incredible prizes, too – in the form of an amazing 300% Crew XP Bonus that will allow them to train any nations crew during the event. For those who acquired a Monster Tank through the store, there will also be the chance to earn Monster Drops – yielding Silver, XP Boosters and even points towards current season Levels!
Throughout the duration of the event, ammunition and repairs are free – helping possessed players send their enemies straight to hell. And, when the event comes to an end on the 3rd of November, Awakened Monster Tanks will return to the grave – but the regular Monster Tanks will continue to haunt the world of the living and remain within player Garages.
World of Tanks Console is a team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armoured combat. Players immerse themselves in fierce 15-v-15 tank combat with opponents from around the world, fight it out on more than 90 different maps, and take command of their preferred vehicle out of over 740 tanks from 11 different nations.
World of Tanks Console is played by more than 20 million players worldwide and is available on all generations of PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. World of Tanks Console can be downloaded for free by all PlayStation Network and Xbox Live account holders, with stunning 4K resolution and HDR support on PlayStation®4 Pro and Xbox One X. The epic, story-driven campaign mode War Stories can also be played for free, giving players the chance to rewrite history in immersive single-player and co-operative battles.
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 4500+ employees and offices spread all over the world. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Their flagship products include the massively popular free-to-play hit World of Tanks and the strategic naval action game World of Warships.
International Best-Selling Video Game Franchise To Inspire Live Action, Animated and Anime Entertainment
Sydney, Australia – October 28,2020 –Netflix today announced it has entered into an agreement with Ubisoft to develop content based on the international best-selling video game franchise Assassin’s Creed. The first series in development is slated to be an epic, genre-bending live action adaptation; a search is currently underway for a showrunner. Ubisoft Film & Television’s Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik will serve as Executive Producers.
Under the agreement, Netflix and Ubisoft will tap into the iconic video game’s trove of dynamic stories with global mass appeal for adaptations of live action, animated, and anime series.
“For more than 10 years, millions of fans around the world have helped shape the Assassin’s Creed brand into an iconic franchise,” said Jason Altman, Head of Ubisoft Film & Television – Los Angeles. “We’re thrilled to create an Assassin’s Creed series with Netflix and we look forward to developing the next saga in the Assassin’s Creed universe.”
“We’re excited to partner with Ubisoft and bring to life therich, multilayered storytelling that Assassin’s Creed is beloved for,” said Peter Friedlander, Vice President, Original Series, Netflix. “From its breathtaking historical worlds and massive global appeal as one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, we are committed to carefully crafting epic and thrilling entertainment based on this distinct IP and provide a deeper dive for fans and our members around the world to enjoy.”
About Assassin’s Creed
Since it first launched in 2007, the Assassin’s Creed series has sold more than 155 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 Film & Television
Ubisoft Film & Television’s mission is to bring Ubisoft’s award-winning games into new areas of entertainment and to create original stories set in the world, culture and community of gaming.
The division has a slate of IP-based and original film and TV projects in various stages of development and production, including the films “Tom Clancy’s The Division” (Netflix), “Rabbids” (Lionsgate), “Just Dance” (Screen Gems), “Beyond Good & Evil” (Netflix), the independent feature “Werewolves Within,” the current series “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” (Apple TV+) and “Rabbids Invasion” (season 4 on Netflix) among others.
About Netflix:
Netflix is the world’s leading streaming entertainment service with over 195 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.
PREPARE TO SURVIVE THE DARKNESS WITH A3: STILL ALIVE‘S GLOBAL LAUNCH ON NOVEMBER 10
Reserve Your In-Game Name before Launch to Receive Prizes Worth $100 USD
LOS ANGELES – OCT. 26, 2020 – A3: STILL ALIVE, the all-new Dark Fantasy Open World Mobile RPG fromNetmarble Corp.will officially open up its beautifully dark world of strife, conflict and turmoil on November 10. Players can still pre-register to download the game on the App Store® and Google Play™ to secure a variety of high-value and powerful items at launch.
As part of today’s news, A3: STILL ALIVE’s official website is kicking off its ‘Character Name Reservation Event’ that will be available for 10,000 players. By going to the website’s event pop-up, the first 10,000 players that enter their proposed in-game name, click the ‘Participate in Character Name Reservation Event’ button will receive an A3 Radienne Vanguard Coupon with in-game items worth $100 USD. These items include:
1000 Blue Diamonds (A3: STILL ALIVE’s premium currency)
500,000 Gold
500,000 Mana Stones
700x Ethers
10x Weapon / Armor Enhancement Stone Chest
10x Accessory Enhancement Stone Chest
30x Megaphones
20x ‘Level 2’ Feathers of Protection
Set in an apocalyptic fantasy world of swords and sorcery, A3: STILL ALIVE is a cross-genre mobile experience that pairs the enormous and living worlds of Open-World RPGs with the extreme combat of Battle Royale. Players must be vigilant in an always-open Player vs. Player (PvP) environment as they fight against enemies with intense hack & slash combat and prove their mettle in a variety of PvP and Player vs. Everyone (PvE) modes. A3: STILL ALIVE is beautifully rendered with splendid console-quality 3D graphics that are brought to life thanks to the outstanding optimization of the Unity Engine.
A3: STILL ALIVE is available for pre-registration in the App Store and Google Play, in 172 countries around the world.
For more information, please visit the official website and forum, and follow A3: STILL ALIVE on Facebook and YouTube.
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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
Throwback Tournament Pits Top Creators Dr Disrespect, CouRageJD, Scump, LuluLuvely and More on the Streets of COD:BOII’s Raid and other Fan-Favorite Maps, with Proceeds Donated to the Movember Charity Going Toward Suicide Awareness and Prevention
San Diego, CA – October 27, 2020 – Leading gaming audio and accessories brand Turtle Beach (Nasdaq: HEAR), and its Hamburg, Germany-based PC brand ROCCAT have joined forces with Team Summertime to support their invite-only Call of Duty: Black Ops II throwback tournament. The Team SummertimeBlack Ops II Finals Presented by Turtle Beach and ROCCAT takes place tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. PT and features an 8-team matchup with legendary content creators and their hand-picked squads. Each team will then battle it out for the top positions on the leaderboard, the glory, and the ultimate prize – the bragging rights that come with victory. Team captains include Dr Disrespect, CouRageJD, Scump, Aydan, Teepee, LuluLuvely, The Mob, and Pamaj, and all proceeds from the Team Summertime Black Ops II Finals Presented by Turtle Beach and ROCCAT will be donated to the Movember charity in effort to drive awareness and support for suicide awareness and prevention.
“Gaming has the ability to bring people and communities together for powerful causes, and it’s a privilege for us to continue working with Team Summertime to raise money and awareness for people struggling with depression,” said Juergen Stark, Chairman and CEO, Turtle Beach. “Team Summertime consistently brings energy and commitment to their efforts to engage the gaming community to do great things, and that makes us proud to join with them and positively impact more lives.” Team Summertime is a popular stream team on YouTube helmed by longtime friends turned full-time content creators Davis “Hitch” Edwards, Blake Cissel, and Jorge Estrada who have been playing Call of Duty for years. The group has recently been hosting throwback tournaments in anticipation of the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
Fans who tune in to watch the action during the Team SummertimeBlack Ops II Finals Presented by Turtle Beach and ROCCAT will have the opportunity to win all-new gear from Turtle Beach and ROCCAT, including the all-new Stealth 700 Gen 2 and Stealth 600 Gen 2 headsets for Xbox and PlayStation®, as well as ROCCAT’s latest Elo Air 7.1 wireless PC gaming headset and Vulcan Pro and Vulcan TKL Pro keyboards featuring ROCCAT’s groundbreaking new Titan Optical Switch technology for the ultimate speed advantage, and AIMOintelligent lighting.
For more information on Turtle Beach products and accessories, visit www.turtlebeach.com and be sure to follow Turtle Beach on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For the latest on ROCCAT’s line-up of high-quality, German-engineered PC gaming accessories, visit ROCCAT.org, and be sure to follow ROCCAT on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
About Turtle Beach Corporation
Turtle Beach Corporation (corp.turtlebeach.com) is one of the world’s leading gaming audio and accessory providers. The Turtle Beach brand (www.turtlebeach.com) is known for pioneering first-to-market features and patented innovations in high-quality, comfort-driven headsets for all levels of gamer, making it a fan-favorite brand and the market leader in console gaming audio for the last decade. Turtle Beach’s ROCCAT brand (www.roccat.org) combines detail-loving German innovation with a genuine passion for designing the best PC gaming products. Under the ROCCAT brand, Turtle Beach creates award-winning keyboards, mice, headsets, mousepads, and other PC accessories. Turtle Beach’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Exchange under the symbol: HEAR.
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“We could not be more thrilled to partner with such esteemed organizations as the NBA and NBPA for our first Western-developed game. While we worked with our team at headquarters on many games, this has been a major company goal for us from the start,” said Simon Sim, President of Netmarble US, Inc. “The NBA has a tremendous legacy and legion of fans, and we’re excited to take the court with them to create a game that will be fun for NBA fans and gamers alike.”
Netmarble US, Inc. is teaming up with the independent video game developer Kung Fu Factory on the upcoming title, which is currently in active development. As the Western-based subsidiary of the global mobile game company Netmarble Corp., the game will be the first publishing project for Netmarble US, Inc. where development, marketing, and publishing are all being handled entirely within Western regions.
More details on the partnership, and the upcoming video game release, will be revealed at a later date. Please follow Netmarble US, Inc.’s official LinkedIn,Facebook, and Twitter, pages for more information
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About Netmarble US
Netmarble US, Inc. is a subsidiary of Netmarble Corp. established in 2012 as part of the company’s commitment to Western expansion. Netmarble US, Inc. has extended the global audience for Netmarble’s innovative mobile games including MARVEL Future Fight, Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, and BTS WORLD by bringing these titles to players across North America, Europe and Latin America. Netmarble US, Inc. strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of games based on its powerful franchises, collaborations with IP holders worldwide, and new and future relationships with start-up and independent Western developers. More information can be found on the official website.
About the NBA
The NBA is a global sports and media business built around four professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, the NBA G League and the NBA 2K League. The NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 47 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 100,000 stores in 100 countries on six continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2019-20 season featured 108 international players from 38 countries and territories. NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 1.8 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.
About the National Basketball Players Association
The National Basketball Players Association is the union for current professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Established in 1954, the NBPA’s mission is to protect and support the rights and talents of our players, magnify the power of their collective will, and amplify their voices as leaders who will transcend sport and society globally.
The NBPA advocates on behalf of the best interests of all NBA players, including the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, the filing of grievances on behalf of the players, or counseling players on benefits, educational and post-NBA career opportunities. Business opportunities are generated by THINK450, the subsidiary of the NBPA charged with managing the players’ group licensing rights.
Dedicated to preserving the legacy of its members, the NBPA Foundation provides support and assistance to persons, communities and organizations around the world that seek to improve the lives of those in need.
