It’s time to Trick or Treat whilst howling under the blood moon! The fourth annual ARK: Survival Evolved “Fear Evolved” in-game event is being held from today to November 6, as the DodoRex and DodoWyvern will be striking fear into the hearts of Survivors with their menacing return to the ARK! Jump in game now on PlayStation 4, and PC (Steam and EGS) and Monday on Xbox One, to hunt for new diabolical chibis, spectral creature skins, event themed threads, and new holiday emotes.

During the ARK: Fear Evolved 4 event, players will get 2X Experience, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, and maturation). In addition to many fan favorites from past Fear Evolved events, survivors will find themselves on the hunt for 11 new spooky themed chibis’ to add to their growing collection, seven new ghostly dinosaur skins and other rawrsome fun, including: 

• Scary Dino Encounters: Take on the DodoWyvern and DodoRex bosses who lead the scary band of creatures found during Spooktober on the ARK!  
• Spooky Chibis: Collect the 11 new event chibis, including Skeletal Rex, Bone Wyvern, Skeletal Stego, even adding a Zombie Wyvern to your collection!
• Ghost Creature Skins: Find a Ghost Creature in the wild and after you kill it, get the skin to add to your creature. Available for Reaper, Bulbdog, Rex, Basilisk, Snow Owl, Mantis, and Direwolf.
• Creepy Emotes: Choose from five event emotes, including new Knock and Scare expressions to spook your friends.
• Festive Clothing: Pick your favorite Halloween themed Hawaiian shirt or swimsuit, including new stylish Reaper and Jack o’ Lantern swimsuits.
• Special Creature Event Colors: This year’s colors now include Vermillion, Actual Black, Midnight Blue, Medium Autumn, Dark Warm Gray, Orange, Dark Lavender, and Jade.  

For the latest updates follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, subscribe to us on YouTube, visit the Website at playark.com and watch us tame and train leviathan dinosaurs on Twitch.TV.

Jetboard Joust Unloads Old-School Action, Alien Invaders into Steam Today

BATH, England – 23 Oct. 2020 – Jetboard Joust, a joyous fusion of classic arcade shoot-’em-ups and modern roguelikes from publisher Freedom! Games and developer BitBull touches down on Steam for PC and Mac today ahead of its Nintendo Switch release in 2021.

Defend the skies from alien raiders in the sequel to 1989’s Skateboard Joust for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC microcomputers. Take flight on a souped-up jetboard, darting through the skies and blasting invaders with an explosive arsenal of weapons to stop otherworldly foes from abducting helpless civilians. Overcome challenging trials to access powerful upgrades before charting a course through a procedural, branching campaign.

Balance maintaining altitude, dodging incoming fire, and pursuing intergalactic threats through action-packed dogfights inspired by old-school arcade classics. Harness the power of the jetboard by utilizing it as a ballistic missile and launching the deck into hostile squadrons to devastate the enemy armada and destroy everything caught in the crossfire.

Reap rewards from victories, collecting coins scattered throughout the environment to purchase new guns, level up armor, and modify the jetboard to transform the hero into a force to be reckoned with. Scour environments for temples filled with untold spoils and power up before returning to the fight. Surprises and unrelenting foes await, including massive, multi-stage boss guardians and superpowered mutants created from abductees.

“In the decades between the release of Skateboard Joust and Jetboard Joust, the landscape of games has evolved so much,” said James Closs, founder, BitBull. “Jetboard Joust builds upon the foundations of what made early video games so enjoyable with a lifetime of experience and contemporary innovations to create an arcade classic for the modern age out today on Steam.” 

Jetboard Joust is now available on Steam for Windows PC and Mac. The game is currently on sale through Oct. 30, 2020 for $7.99 USD, a 20% discount off its regular $9.99 USD price. It supports English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese language options. Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) localizations are currently in progress as well. A Nintendo Switch version is also now in development and gearing up for deployment in 2021.

To learn more about Jetboard Joust, please visit the Steam Page, check out the development blog, and join the BitBull community on Twitter, Instagram, and Discord.

About Freedom! Games

Freedom! Games is a publisher dedicated to offering best-in-class services to partners and providing players worldwide with unique and memorable experiences. With over 50 years of combined industry experience at the executive level, Freedom! Games seeks to leverage its expertise to facilitate great games and even better publishing experiences.

For more information, visit the official website.

About BitBull Ltd.

BitBull is a Bath-based independent studio founded by veteran game designer James Closs. With more than thirty years of experience creating everything from 8-bit home computer games to award-winning mobile titles, BitBull has seen it all and strives to leverage that know-how to deliver compelling, classic gameplay-driven experiences for modern audiences.

For more information, visit the official Twitter. 

Tactical Adventures, a French development studio of passionate RPG game developers and tabletop players, announced earlier this week its tactical RPG Solasta: Crown of the Magister is available now on Steam Early Access. In celebration of its Early Access launch, Solasta: Crown of the Magister is available for $29.74 (a 15% discount) and featured in Steam’s Digital Tabletop Fest happening now through Monday, October 26.

Watch gameplay for Solasta: Crown of the Magister here:

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

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

Solasta: Crown of the Magister currently has over a 90% positive review rating on Steam, check out Steam’s Digital Tabletop Fest this weekend.

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

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Crush on Halloween Hotties in Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp, Out Now on Steam!

Beautiful Glitch’s maturely immature multiplayer dating sim returns with new characters, features, endings and more

BARCELONA, Spain — Oct. 23, 2020 — Indie developer Beautiful Glitch has released Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp! This colorful sequel to the original hit multiplayer dating sim Monster Prom is available today on PC, Mac and Linux via Steam for $11.99, with a special 10% discount available at launch. Steal the affections of a wide cast of paranormal paramours at a totally new summertime haunt bursting with irreverent humor, affectionate artwork and raging monster hormones.

Spend your days hanging out with friends at different parts of the camp, doing activities, deciding how the story will go, and more. When the sun goes down, gather ‘round the campfire, a new system where you can choose who to sit with and who to gossip about. The gossip mechanic lets you spread rumors about other characters or even yourself, opening up new ways to help or sabotage your fellow campers.

Monster Camp features over 50 characters, 350 events, 20 endings and more! Choose your pronouns and pursue whoever you want regardless of your identity, including the series’ first non-binary romance option, the reaper of souls and hearts, Milo Belladonna.

Play on your own or competitively with up to four players in online and local multiplayer, as well as Steam Remote Play Together. You can finish a trip to camp in a single play session, but with tons of characters, events and surprises to discover based on your choices, Monster Camp makes each playthrough a uniquely fun adventure.

For future updates from the Monster Prom series, follow @MonsterProm on Twitter.

About Beautiful Glitch

We’re an indie studio based in sunny Barcelona (with collaborators around the globe). Our focus is on narrative-driven games, trying to create characters that make people fall in love. We do our best while embracing the Mediterranean style of always keeping in mind we don’t live to work, but work to live.

Fight Through the Hordes of an Alien Armada in Classic SHMUP Gameplay While Using Your Wits and Puzzle Solving Skills to Stop the Deadly Bitwall on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch

Raleigh, NC (October 23, 2020) — Greetings, Starfighter! Today, the team at independent game development studio Puny Human are inviting you to hop into the pilot’s seat and save the universe in Galacide, now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch! Galacide takes the bullet-hell hair-trigger intensity of a SHMUP game and combines it with the quick-thinking puzzle-solving fun of a match-3 title! Players need to deke, dodge, and destroy enemy spacecraft and use the pieces of colored scrap they drop to stop the ever-advancing Bitwall before it reaches Earth and destroys us all!  Currently enjoying a “positive” rating on Steam, players can now hop into the action on the console of their choice — alone, or with a team for co-op madness!

“We’re beyond pleased to finally put Galacide in the hands of PlayStation, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch owners,” said Michael Sanders, Studio Director at Puny Human. “It’s had a great reception on Steam and we can’t wait for console players to jump into the action.”

Save the universe — your way! Galacide features a variety of different game modes to keep the action going after you saved the universe in the Campaign mode. For starfighters that truly want to push their skills to the limit, Endless Mode pushes players through a relentless onslaught to see how long they can last! For the intellectually proficient pacifists out there, Puzzle Play does away with the distractions of enemy fire and challenges them with progressively more difficult scenarios.

Galacide Features:

• Battle Against Incredible Odds: Galacide challenges players with fast, tightly controlled combat against a swarm of antagonistic enemy spacecraft
   
• A Ship for Every Season: Take control of the “everyman’s” Mining Ship, the “brick sh**house” Freighter, the “kitted-out for combat” Military Ship, or the speedy and experimental Phase Ship for the style that suits you best
   
• Lone Wolf or Part of a Pack: The fate of the universe doesn’t have to rest on one set of shoulders. Get your friends in on the action with up to four players in local or online co-op.
   
• A Trigger Finger and a Big Brain: Not only will would-be fighter pilots need lightning-fast reflexes and snapshot aim, but they’ll also need to use their intellect to solve puzzles while dodging enemy fire
   
• On the Couch or on the Go: Launching across all platforms means players can enjoy Galacide in the comfort of their living rooms or during a long commute. 

Galacide is now available on Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch!

Stay up to date on all things Puny Human by checking out the website and by following us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch as well as the official Galacide Facebook and Steam pages!

About Puny Human:

Puny Human is an independent game studio with a strong passion for games and game development. Formed by a group of game modification creators, our mission includes humility, learning, and forming unique experiences into games. Since 2007, we’ve worked hard to make the kinds of games we love to play, such as Dystopia, Blade Symphony, and, most recently, Galacide. 
 

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Enter the Trial of Glory and decimate your opponent’s base to claim victory – The smash-hit mobile ARPG shows no signs of slowing down!

YOOZOO Games, Shanghai – 23.10.2020 | “To celebrate this special occasion with all of our wonderful Guardians, we have prepared a ton of exciting new content.” Indeed they have. Fans of the game will have been following on Facebook this month as new PvP ‘Trial of Glory’ was unveiled.

In Trial of Glory, two teams will battle to destroy the base of the opposing team while collecting points. Ranking for the match is determined by the points earned, and the team that destroys the opponent’s base is the winner. Each team’s base will be located near the team’s spawn point, and every so often, 3 groups of minions will spawn from each base and advance towards the opponent’s base. Guardians must also watch out for an NPC boss located on each half of the shallow river that divides the teams. 

Trial of Glory’s ranking system is divided into 5 tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Master, with each tier further divided into 1 to 4 stars. Once a player at 4 stars earns another star, they’ll be promoted to the next tier. Players can start from matchmaking alone or join with a team of up to 5 players. A match will begin once two teams (5v5) have been matched.

There’s also some anniversary specials up for grabs. Ride with pride into the races atop the new Artifact Mount, Chromagore. Enhance the attributes of the new Golden Pet, Yasha, to get a great boost in Skill DR and Skill DMG+! Players literally just have to log in to get this formidable pet – it couldn’t be easier! Finally, today we got a first look at the new R12 Wrathwing, which has some sleek new effects to show off. For those looking to hog the spotlight, these fancy wings are probably for you.

About YOOZOO Games YOOZOO Games is a global entertainment company specializing in game development and distribution. The company is headquartered in Shanghai with offices across Asia, Europe, and the US. Since its founding in 2009, YOOZOO has forged a strong global distribution network and launched over 40 highly successful titles including Game of Thrones Winter is Coming, the League of Angels series and Saint Seiya Awakening: 

PUBG MOBILE CONTINUES TO COMBAT IN-GAME HACKERS AND PLUG-INS WITH REVAMPED ANTI-CHEAT MEASURES

LOS ANGELES – Oct. 23, 2020 – The team behind the world’s most popular mobile game, PUBG MOBILE, is continuing to identify and eradicate cheating measures, new hacks and nefarious plug-ins. Recently eradicated exploits include a hack that disconnects opponents from matches, along with auto-aim and x-ray vision plug-ins.

Below is an official statement from the PUBG MOBILE team regarding recent unfair plug-ins:

Last week, the PUBG MOBILE team took strong action against iOS jailbreak plug-in hacks!Cheaters used X-Ray vision, auto-aim, and many other cheating methods to severely disrupt the game environment and gaming experience. The PUBG MOBILE team monitors these hacks closely and takes measures to target them immediately once they are detected. These hacks seriously damage the fairness of the game. We will punish players who use them with a 10-year ban and take legal action against their developers to hold them accountable!

The PUBG MOBILE team will do its utmost to preserve the gaming experience for all players, and as such, we have zero tolerance for hacks and other exploitations from unfairness. We hope everyone will follow the rules and maintain a fair gaming environment.

The PUBG MOBILE anti-cheat team also recently addressed manipulative hacks that caused opposing players to be eliminated from the game once they finished parachuting:

The PUBG MOBILE team has recently blocked an updated hack again. This hack is able to disconnect players during matches and causes other players to be defeated right after they parachute. The hack is constantly updated and severely affects the gaming environment. The PUBG MOBILE team will continue to closely monitor such hacks over the long term. We will punish players who use them with a 10-year ban, and we will take legal action against their developers to hold them accountable!

The PUBG MOBILE team will do its utmost to preserve the gaming experience for all players, and as such, we have zero tolerance for hacks and other exploitations from unfairness. We hope everyone will follow the rules and maintain a fair gaming environment.

These tactics are the latest in ongoing efforts to combat unfair gameplay behaviors. The PUBG MOBILE team plans to continually combat hacks and other measures to further enforce a safe and welcoming gaming environment for community members.

PUBG MOBILE is available to download for free on the App Store and Google Play. 

ABOUT PUBG MOBILE

PUBG MOBILE is based on PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, the phenomenon that took the world of interactive entertainment by storm in 2017. Up to 100 players parachute onto a remote island to battle in a winner-takes-all showdown. Players must locate and scavenge their own weapons, vehicles and supplies, and defeat every player in a visually and tactically rich battleground that forces players into a shrinking play zone.

For more information, please visit the official PUBG MOBILEaccounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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Little Nightmares II Reveals Online-Exclusive “Stay Tuned” Bundle with New Halloween Trailer 

Things that go bump in the night
Filling you with fright
Where shadows stretch and creatures crawl
Through every dark corridor and hall
Devoid of the warmth of the sun
A new glimpse into the horrors to come in 2021

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. has announced that the macabre and mysterious Little Nightmares II will offer an online-exclusive “Stay Tuned” bundle, which includes a full set of goodies, including a figurine of both protagonists, along with a SteelBook case, book of game art, soundtrack, and set of stickers. The full bundle is available to pre-order now for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch versions of the game. Little Nightmares II will be available starting February 11, 2021 on current generation consoles and PC, and later in 2021 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X with a free upgrade for owners of the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One version.

To commemorate the unveiling of the “Stay Tuned” bundle and the spooky Halloween season, the team has unveiled the new Little Nightmares II Halloween trailer, offering a glimpse of the grotesque monsters, foreboding environments, and clever puzzles that await gamers on February 11.

Produced in partnership with Tarsier Studios, Little Nightmares II follows the story of Mono, a young boy trapped in a world distorted by the humming transmission of a distant Signal Tower. With Six, the girl in a yellow raincoat, together they set out to discover the grim secrets of the world whilst fleeing from the monstrous residents out to capture them.

The survival horror game’s physical edition launched on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One  

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – October 23, 2020 – The physical edition of survival horror game Monstrum launched today on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A digital version was released in May of this year. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, SOEDESCO® had to postpone some of its physical releases. Originally developed by Junkfish, Monstrum is a highly praised survival horror game where players are left to discover the terrors that lay within the ship with minimal instructions. 

In Monstrum, players need to learn the rules of the ship in order to survive. With three unique monsters and procedurally generated levels, it is up to the player to find out how to escape and survive this nightmare. Each monster has their own characteristics and behaviors, making it a nightmarish challenge to find a way out. There is the enormous beast Brute, the ghastly hovering creature Fiend and the sneaky alien-like Hunter. In order to survive, players need to fix items to get off the ship, all whilst staying one step ahead of their predator. A recent blog from SOEDESCO reveals their top 10 tips on how to survive Monstrum. 

About Monstrum
Stranded on an abandoned cargo ship, you find yourself hunted by one of Monstrum’s terrifying predators; each with their own strategy, abilities, and weaknesses. You’ll have to use your wits to outsmart your pursuer within the ship’s procedurally generated environment as you search for an escape. Death is permanent; get killed and you’ll be starting all over again. Can you survive Monstrum?

Features:
●     Survive a changing environment and monster with each new game
●     Use whatever you can find to outwit the monsters and escape the ship
●     Hide, distract, and run, but be careful not to fall into the numerous traps
●     Death is permanent.  Try to stay alive or you’ll have to start all over again

Information
Title: Monstrum
Platform: Nintendo Switch™, PS4™, Xbox One 
Genre: Survival Horror
Developer: Junkfish
Physical release date: 23 October 2020
Digital release date: 22 May 2020
Hashtag: #MonstrumGame

About SOEDESCO
SOEDESCO® is a worldwide publisher of both digital and physical games on multiple platforms. The company was founded in 2002, with its headquarters in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Their portfolio includes titles such as Monstrum, Owlboy, Among the Sleep, Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Teslagrad. SOEDESCO also publishes their own IPs including Truck Driver®, Adam’s Venture®, and Real Farm.

More information about SOEDESCO® and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.soedesco.com or by following @SOEDESCO on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

About Junkfish 
Junkfish Limited is a games development studio based in Dundee, Scotland which focuses on PC development. Founded by a group of graduates from the University of Abertay Dundee, the studio released “Monstrum”, a procedurally generated horror game. In addition to their experience in PC games development, Junkfish also has experience in developing for Mobile, VR and AR platforms. For more information please visit www.teamjunkfish.com or follow Team Junkfish on social media @TeamJunkfish.

eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE DATA PACK 2.0 IS NOW AVAILABLE

First major post-launch update features over 150 player face updates, over 200 new kits and the addition of Steven Gerrard as a Master League Manager

Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has announced that Data Pack 2.0 for eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE (PES 2021) is now available as a free download. Data Pack 2.0 brings the latest league, club and player data for numerous countries including Italy, Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Switzerland, Brazil and China. Over 150 player faces have either been created or updated as part of the latest Data Pack. From official partner clubs, this includes Ansu Fati (FC Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), William Saliba (Arsenal), Albian Ajeti (Celtic FC) and Francisco Trincão (FC Barcelona).

In addition, over 200 teams have received the latest real-world kit updates. Belgium, England, France, Netherlands and Portugal are a small selection of the 24 National teams getting a wardrobe upgrade. Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Celtic FC, Juventus, Manchester United and AS Roma will also be turning heads in their newly updated third kits.

Starting from today, PES 2021 will also see the release of new Iconic Moment Series players within various myClub campaigns, with more to follow next month:

• October 22 – Ronaldinho (Iconic Match: 08/03/2005)
• October 22 – Carles Puyol (Iconic Match: 19/01/2012)
• October 22 – Deco (Iconic Match: 07/01/2006)
• October 29 – Patrick Viera (Iconic Match: 15/05/2004)
• October 29 – Sol Campbell (Iconic Match: 04/05/2002)
• October 29 – Gilberto Silva (Iconic Match: 11/08/2002)

Finally, Data Pack 2.0 also adds the following to the game:

• Current Rangers FC manager and football Legend, Steven Gerrard is now available as a Master League manager
• Unique “Full Celebration 3” for select Iconic Moment Series players, triggered by pressing L3 in-game after scoring
• 14 new boots from adidas, NIKE, PUMA, UMBRO, MIZUNO and Joma

About eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE

Presented as a standalone game, eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE (PES 2021) delivers all the critically acclaimed features and gameplay from eFootball PES 2020 that was awarded “Best Sports Game” at E3 2019, plus more. Along with the latest player and club data for the new season, the game also includes the exclusive UEFA EURO 2020™ mode and content in advance of the rescheduled real-life tournament.

This year’s Standard Edition features an historic cover design, starring four eFootball PES ambassadors for this season – Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford and Alphonso Davies. The PES 2021 Standard Edition is available now.

For all the latest news from the eFootball PES franchise and for further information, please follow:

• www.konami.com/wepes/2021/eu/en/all/
• www.twitter.com/officialpes
• www.facebook.com/PES
• www.instagram.com/officialpes
• www.youtube.com/officialpes

“e-Football” and “eFootball logo” are registered trademarks or trademarks of Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries or regions.

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About Konami Group

Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.

About Konami Digital Entertainment

Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as PES, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series. www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/

About Turn Left Distribution
TLD is a software and accessories distributor providing quality, innovative interactive software titles and accessories access Australia and New Zealand. The company’s main objective is to provide its clients and customers with category leading software and accessories brands that deliver a highly satisfying entertainment experience.