‘THE AMAZING AMERICAN CIRCUS’ KICKSTARTER UNDERWAY

Deck-building resource management game with tycoon and exploration elements nearly halfway to its funding goal, following successful Steam Festival showing

February 18th, 2021 — Juggler Games and KLABATER are pleased to announce a Kickstarter for their deck-building card battler The Amazing American Circus is underway and nearly halfway to its funding goal with three weeks left to go. Your worst fear is the audience’s indifference. Your best weapon is a dazzling amusement. Your artists are your army. Behold, the circus has come to town!

The Amazing American Circus is a single-player deck-building game with elements of resource management, tycoon, and exploration, currently planned for a Windows PC launch on Steam and GOG later this year. Hire artists, each with their own set of cards, and travel across the Gilded Age USA, meeting famous people, completing quests – and become the greatest showman on Earth!

In The Amazing American Circus, you’ll build a circus empire from scratch. Flesh and blood opponents, as well as characters known from the American folklore, will stand in your way to success. You’ll come across violent crimes and social inequalities. As a novice owner of a small and run-down circus, you’ll have to face the historic giant of this industry — P.T. Barnum. Can you defeat him?

The Amazing American Circus tells a story of the most iconic entertainment in American history. The USA, during the Gilded Age, is a turbulent place. On the East Coast springs up a modern metropolis, while in the west, cowboys and robber barons fight for their business. The new era is coming, and this is the last right moment for the circus to flourish!

To learn more, visit: https://www.theamazingamericancircus.com/
Twitter:@CircusAmazing

About Juggler Games
Juggler Games is an independent video game developer based in Warsaw, Poland, best known for My Memory of Us – a touching tale of friendship during times of war. Our goal is to tell meaningful stories that convey our unique artistic vision. Find out more at https://www.jugglergames.com

KLABATER
KLABATER is a global developer and publisher. As a publishing house, we take the load off developer’s shoulders, so they can focus on developing their vision into a successful game. In 2018, we expanded the scope of activity, the result of that is the birth of an in-house development studio. Find out more at https://klabater.com

Systemic Reaction’s Co-op Dino Shooter Second Extinction Comes to Xbox Game Preview This Spring

STOCKHOLM — Feb. 18, 2021 — Systemic Reaction has announced that the co-op multiplayer FPS Second Extinction will come to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One via Xbox Game Preview in spring 2021. Squad up with a range of powerful weapons and fight on your own or with friends against monstrous dinosaurs long thought extinct — now mutated and deadlier than ever!

“Since the launch of Second Extinction in Steam Early Access, we have been able to add new features and tweak old ones with greater confidence, building something better with each update. It only feels right to finally say how excited we are that Second Extinction is coming to the Xbox Game Preview program this spring! We can’t wait to welcome Xbox players to the community,” said Simon Vickers, Game Director at Systemic Reaction.

Second Extinction pits teams of up to three players against swarms of bloodthirsty dinos in fast-paced battles across Earth’s post-apocalyptic wastelands. The War Effort is Second Extinction’s community-driven global metagame: by completing missions and activities around the map, you’ll directly influence the threat level, and challenges players all over the world will face. Players can dive into Second Extinction at 4K/60 FPS on Xbox Series X, experience mobile gaming via xCloud support, and enjoy more features to come!

Second Extinction released on Steam Early Access in fall 2020. Since then, the game has continued to grow through frequent content updates guided by community feedback, introducing new weapons, challenges, dino mutations, War Effort emergence events, gameplay improvements, and much more. The game’s next update, Pre-Season 3, will go live on February 24 on PC.

For more info, visit www.SecondExtinctionGame.com, and follow @2nd_Extinction on Twitter.

WE ARE SYSTEMIC REACTION

Small but fierce, we started as a group of veterans from within Avalanche Studios Group. Based in Stockholm and Malmö, we focus on crafting new and empowering games with unique settings. Drawing from our experiences within the industry, we want to create games that appeal both to us, and to you — our players. We want to play in a sandbox that lets your creativity thrive.

Our focus is freedom, exploration, and a drive to create games like the ones that kept us up at night as kids. We’ve got Generation Zero launched and Second Extinction in Steam Early Access — with even more to come. Join us in the sandbox!

Gothenburg, Sweden – February 18th, 2021 – Decemberborn Interactive and Elden Pixels are proud to announce that the acclaimed 8-bit metroidvania adventure Cathedral is out now on the eShop for Nintendo Switch. Cathedral is available for purchase now, priced at £12.59 / $14.99 / €13.99.

Developed by Decemberborn Interactive and published by Elden Pixels, Cathedral has been lovingly brought over to Nintendo Switch. On PC the game already has a cult following among metroidvania enthusiasts, with an 86% positive user rating. On Nintendo Switch Cathedral finds its natural home, having been inspired by classic platform and metroidvania games from the NES and SNES era. 

“Finally Cathedral is available on Nintendo Switch. It’s so surreal to be able to play our game on a Nintendo platform, it feels like we’ve come full circle from our original inspiration to where we are now,” said Eric Lavesson of Decemberborn Interactive. “We want to thank everyone who’s supported us up to now and in particular Elden Pixels who have helped us publish Cathedral on the Nintendo Switch. We want to continue making awesome games and all this support has allowed us to do so, so we hope all metroidvania fans get a chance to experience our take on the genre.”

With over 600 rooms to explore across its huge interconnected world map, Cathedral presents an 8-bit audiovisual feast that has been created with contemporary metroidvania game design principles. Cathedral’s expansive map is completely hand-crafted in meticulous pixel art detail, filled to the brim with all sorts of locations, secrets, puzzles, items and special challenges. Using the handy map feature is a must for gamers wanting to uncover every mystery this game holds. Prepare for a rollicking, noble adventure that will challenge and entertain for hours!

In Cathedral, players wake up in a world with no recollection of how they got there. Control a nameless knight from a different world, who teams up with a spirit known as Soul. Explore the world together to figure out who you are, how you got there, and most importantly, how to get back home. Unravel the secrets of the knight’s past by finding five legendary elemental orbs. The orbs, placed in ancient times by the demi-god known only as Ardur, are protected by five fearsome guardians. Make your way through their dungeons, meet them head-on in combat, and see if you can defeat and claim the treasure they are guarding! In classic metroidvania fashion, on your journey you’ll find a host of items that allow you to explore the world even further, reaching new areas, secrets and surprises!

Cathedral is out now on Nintendo Switch and Steam, priced at £12.59 / $14.99 / €13.99.

About Decemberborn Interactive
Decemberborn Interactive is an independent game developer, based in Helsingborg in southern Sweden. We love games – both to play and to develop them. Our goal is to create fun and immersive experiences through indie games. We have a passionate team based in Sweden, but we also employ freelancers from around the globe to help bring our projects to life.

About Elden Pixels
Elden Pixels was founded in 2016 when a group of friends started making games together. A few years later with several of their own games developed and released and one externally developed game published, Elden Pixels is trying to cement themselves as purveyors of quality boutique game releases.

EVERSPACE 2 Early Access roadmap for 2021 reveals update schedule, upcoming star systems, player ship sub-classes, companions, and more!

Hamburg, Germany – February 19, 2021 – Fresh off their successful launch of EVERSPACE™ 2 into Steam Early Access, ROCKFISH Games has released a detailed roadmap of major updates fans can expect in 2021. The 2021 roadmap includes milestones for upcoming star systems, major gameplay features such as fast travel, new companions, activities, and story content, as well as the addition of new player ships for test pilots to check out in Early Access, over the course of this year.

In the star system Zharkov, EVERSPACE 2 pilots will get to the core of Grady & Brunt’s shady business operations when infiltrating their ranks and learning about G&B’s dark secrets.

“Since launching in Early Access a few weeks ago, we’ve received a ton of positive feedback from our community, content creators, and the gaming press.

Check out our preview for Everspace here:

While we absolutely took inspiration from various iconic space combat and looter RPGs, we also want to create something new with EVERSPACE 2 that stands for its own, especially within the space combat & exploration genre.

Of course, EVERSPACE 2 is far from being finished, but with most of its gameplay mechanics already in place and with 92% positive out of 1700+ reviews, we think we are off to a good start and look forward to shaping our creative vision together with our community over the next 18ish months. A big part of our ongoing plan is to continue our weekly live streams on Twitch and YouTube so that space game enthusiasts interested in our game can make an educated purchase decision or ask specific questions in chat to me and other members of our development team directly.”

The EVERSPACE 2 Early Access roadmap was revealed to Kickstarter backers and on Steam alongside early looks at the Vanguard and Bomber player ship subclasses, the upcoming star system Zharkov, as well as the Cave Crawler, the first of many extraterrestrial space critters inhabiting the world of EVERSPACE 2, recently teased in-game in a production live stream.

The ROCKFISH team will continue demoing their latest dev build of EVERSPACE 2 on the ROCKFISH Games Twitch and YouTube channel every Friday from 8 pm to 10 pm CET / 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET / 11:00 am to 1:00 pm PT.

Check out the high resolution image of the EVERSPACE 2 2021 roadmap below:

About EVERSPACE™ 2
EVERSPACE 2 continues the story of Adam Roslin from the first part of the series. Starting with two sprawling star systems that can be freely explored by space pilots, players experience Adam’s emotional journey and personal development from an immortal clone space pilot to an individual of character whose death has final consequences in an open-world action RPG. EVERSPACE 2 offers in the current Early Access version more than 25 hours of gameplay and already contains all core mechanics of the targeted final version.

EVERSPACE 2 can be purchased on Steam here and on GOG here. The full version for PC, including Mac and native Linux support, will be released at a reasonably increased price in summer 2022 and come with UI and text language support for German, French, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

About ROCKFISH Games GmbH
ROCKFISH Games is a 100% independent game studio specializing in high-quality Unreal Engine 4 action video games for PC and consoles. Industry veterans Michael Schade and Christian Lohr founded ROCKFISH Games to create a new breed of adrenalin-filled adventures for space shooter fans through their acclaimed EVERSPACE IP. After spending over 20 years as joint entrepreneurs in the 3D graphics and mobile gaming space, Schade and Lohr built ROCKFISH Games from the ground up alongside a small team of veteran developers to the current studio of 25 cherry-picked developers and community experts from across the industry.

Using Kickstarter as a platform to build a new community in 2015, ROCKFISH Games reached a runaway success with EVERSPACE, which has sold over two million copies on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Building on this success and propelled by yet another wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2019, ROCKFISH Games is dedicated to crafting a true next-gen open-world space shooter experience driven by quality storytelling as an open-development project together with space action aficionado from around the globe in their upcoming title, EVERSPACE 2.

Procedurally Generated Dungeons, 80+ Spells, 350+ Skills, Optional ASCII Mode, and More Await Brave Warriors Willing to Risk It All for One More Run

Wiesbaden, Germany (February 18, 2020) – Publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer Team ADOM are excited to welcome players back to the world of Ancardia with Ultimate ADOM – Caverns of Chaos, available today for Windows PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam Early Access. A sequel 25 years in the making, Ultimate ADOM takes everything players love about traditional roguelikes — procedurally developed levels, random enemy encounters, tons of skills, and a ridiculous amount of build varieties and playstyles — but with modern sensibilities like multiple graphics options, intuitive controls, and a slick presentation. 

The original ADOM was a groundbreaking title that set the standard for dungeon crawler roguelike games, and Caverns of Chaos is bringing those ideas to the 21st century with a host of awesome new features that take advantage of modern hardware. In this latest trailer, the man behind it all, Thomas Biskup, details the Early Access launch and shines a light on the 25-year history behind the ADOM series.

Watch the Ultimate ADOM – Release Trailer below:

“It’s really a treat to bring players back to the world of ADOM,” said Assemble Entertainment CEO Stefan Marcinek. “The genre has seen a bit of a renaissance over the last few years and we’re very proud to help Team ADOM bring this highly anticipated sequel to life and share it with a whole new generation of players.” 
 
“We’re all extremely excited to welcome players new and old back to the world of ADOM,” said Thomas Biskup, Creator of ADOM. “We know what players loved about the original title in 1994 but also what players are looking for from their games in 2021. Ultimate ADOM – Caverns of Chaos is the perfect blend of tried and tested mechanics and the quality and depth of contemporary titles.”

Watch the Ultimate ADOM – Caverns of Chaos developer featurette trailer

Since the events of the first game, the big bad known as Andor Drakon has been seemingly vanquished and Ancardia is still struggling with the cataclysmic aftermath of Andor’s defeat. Unfortunately, power abhors a vacuum, and seven factions are now scrambling to be the new top dog. While they bicker with each other, however, a new evil begins to stir below the surface. It’s up to you to head down into the aptly named Caverns of Chaos to investigate these ominous rumblings and keep things from getting out of hand. Dust off your spellbook, grab your favorite cloak, and maybe graft a new arm to your body so you can hold another weapon — you’re going to need it.
 
Key Features of Ultimate ADOM Include:

• Every Run is Different — Thanks to a staggering variety of skills, spells, classes, and factions, players can enjoy the challenge of Ultimate ADOM with a nearly-endless selection of build combinations
   
• Read the Limb Loaning Agreement  — Let nothing go to waste! Collect the severed body parts of your defeated foes and graft them onto your own body. As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one — especially when they’re attached to the same body!
   
• Secret Menu Options — Players can combine more than 350 skills across 25 skill trees to create the ultimate dungeon-delving death dealer…but wait, there’s more! Ultimate ADOM provides extra options for the discerning warrior with a host of secret skills to add even more depth to the build varieties.
   
• Multiple Methods for Magic Mastery — Swords are fun, but summoning demons, charming enemies, and flinging balls of fiery death is even better. With more than 80 spells available spread throughout several different schools of magic, aspiring sorcerers have their work cut out for them.
   
• Keep Things Old School — Hardcore genre purists will be pleased to know that Ultimate ADOM can be played in classic ASCII format, and can even toggle between 3D mode and top-down view

Ultimate ADOM – Caverns of Chaos is now available on Windows PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam for $19.99/€19.99/£17.49 with a launch discount of 15%. The game is currently available in English with German, French, Russian, and Simplified Chinese in the works. For more on the game and the development progress, visit the official site at https://www.ultimate-adom.com.
 
Assemble Entertainment is also offering a “Save the World” Edition for Ultimate ADOM – Caverns of Chaos that contains bonus wallpapers and the original soundtrack! In keeping with the game’s theme of battling corruption, for every “Save the World Edition” sold, Assemble will donate 10% of the proceeds to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

Follow Assemble Entertainment on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and join the community on Discord. 

About Assemble Entertainment
 
Based in Wiesbaden, Germany, Assemble Entertainment is an independent games developer and publisher, best known for Leisure Suit Larry – Wet Dreams Don’t Dry, the latest installment in the humorously naughty point-and-click adventure saga, and the multi-award-winning Endzone – A World Apart, that challenges players to survive and thrive following an environmental apocalypse. Assemble Entertainment also organizes GermanDevDays, an annual conference that attracts more than 1,100 attendees from across the German-speaking video game development industry. 
 
About Team ADOM 
 
Team ADOM is a team of creative game professionals with several decades of experience, and we’re creating the games we love to play ourselves. Ultimate ADOM – Caverns of Chaos and its planned spin-offs are developed by the same core members who have been revolutionizing the rogue-like genre since 1994 with ADOM. 
 

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A “Revolutionary” Visual Novel Coming to Steam in 2021

Publisher Iceberg Interactive has jumped into bed with the developers at Joy Manufacturing Co. to bring Ambition: A Minuet in Power to players on PC via Steam later this year!

Welcome to 18th century Paris – a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.

Ambition: A Minuet in Power is an intriguing visual novel brought to life by an original score from GANG award-winning composer John Robert Matz, best known for his work on Gunpoint and For the King. To celebrate this announcement, we’re excited to share a new, unreleased preview from the upcoming soundtrack album:

Ambition: A Minuet in Power will be available later in 2021 on PC via Steam. Check out the Story Trailer here:

A Cast Of Unforgettable Characters

Fall in love with a sprawling cast of fully realized characters. Enjoy the company and learn the secret histories of mysterious priests, wronged soldiers, wealthy widows, and more! Don’t worry, if you’re discreet, you won’t have to pick just one.

Explore A Living, Scheming World

Use your calendar to plan your commitments each week in Paris, and more importantly, who you do them with. In a city marching towards revolution, time is of the essence, and your enemies have agendas of their own!

Love Is Power

Ensnare the hearts of Parisian nobles and use their influence to your advantage. Change the outcome of political events, snub your rivals, and be lavished with expensive gifts. Turn gossip into profit by selling the secrets you learn, but be careful! Your own credibility and security are also at stake. The choices you make can yield great rewards and change the course of the story, but dire consequences could arise if you’re caught!

Don’t be a stranger! Stay up to date with Ambition here:
Website / Twitter / Facebook / YouTube / Discord

Check out all our games on the Iceberg Interactive publisher page!

ABOUT JOY MANUFACTURING CO.
Above all, our team at the Joy Manufacturing Co. is about making unique games. We want to make games that are different, engaging and that we, as a team, are actually proud of. We aim to delight our players, and tell stories that aren’t being told anywhere else.

Based mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area, our core team is currently composed of three people with over 30 combined years of professional games industry experience. We’ve worked on a variety of titles, covering everything from mobile and social games, to console releases. 

ABOUT ICEBERG INTERACTIVE
Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans. Located in Haarlem, The Netherlands and staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an assembly of game developers around the world, both midsize and indie.

Known for many hit franchises including Starpoint Gemini, Killing Floor and Circle Empires; the company has enjoyed recent success with PC titles such as Shortest Trip to Earth, The Sojourn and Railroad Corporation. Iceberg Interactive has many exciting multi-format games coming up, including Blazing Sails (PC), Star Dynasties (PC) and Sacred Fire (PC).

To learn more, please visit www.iceberg-games.com.

Pre-orders available now, offer 15% off

London, United Kingdom – February 18th, 2021 – UKIYO Publishing and Overhype Studios are proud to announce that its critically acclaimed procedurally-generated tactics title Battle Brothers is coming to Nintendo Switch on March 11th. Pre-orders are available now, offering a discount of 15% off the game and all of its add-on content. The core game will retail for $29.99 / £22.99 / €27.99, while a comprehensive bundle will be available that includes the main game and premium DLC expansions: Beasts & Exploration, Warriors of the North, and Blazing Deserts, for $60.98 / £50.98 / €58.98, offering an additional 5% savings. For further information on all the add-on packs, check out their descriptions on the Nintendo eShop now.

Having launched on PC to rave reviews in 2017, Battle Brothers is a turn-based tactical RPG in which players accrue their own mercenary gang in a gritty, medieval fantasy world. You decide who to hire, where to go, what contracts to take on, and how to manage your private militia. Running a company requires blood, sweat and tears as you balance your budget, equip your crew, and do whatever it takes to put food on the table as you wander through this unforgiving world.

Once in combat, Battle Brothers is a different kind of tactical affair, as you position your players into place. They best be well equipped, however, as different weapons will have different advantages and disadvantages against the rogue gallery of cronies. Split shields with axes, stun enemies with a mace, form a phalanx with spears, or crush enemy armor with a warhammer. Everything in Battle Brothers is permanent, so once you lose a soldier, they’re gone forever. And if you lose your whole squad, it’s game over! The world of Battle Brothers is rough and unforgiving, ensuring that the stakes are always high both in battle and in the monetary management outside of it.

“Battle Brothers is a game designed to both challenge the players and their tactics and to generate memorable, unique stories. Stories of defeat, drama and despair but also stories of heroism and exciting victories,” said Jan Taaks of Overhype Studios. “Games as complex and deep as Battle Brothers are rare on the Switch and being finally able to play it while on the road is a very exciting prospect for us!”

“We quickly found ourselves addicted to Battle Brothers and knew it would be a perfect product for Switch, where you can game on the go… or at home when someone else is occupying the TV,” said Martin Hann of UKIYO Publishing. “It takes you on such compelling expeditions that having it in portable mode feels like cozying up to a good book.”

More information on Battle Brothers:
Follow UKIYO Publishing on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ukiyopublishing?lang=en
Like UKIYO Publishing on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ukiyopublishing/
Visit the Battle Brothers website: http://battlebrothersgame.com/
Follow Overhype Studios on Twitter: https://twitter.com/overhypestudios?lang=en
Like Overhype Studios on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/overhypestudios/

About Overhype Studios
Overhype Studios is an independent game developer studio from Hamburg, Germany. Devoted to making great games that they want to play Overhype Studios strives to reflect the creativity, complexity and originality from the old days when game developers were passionate gamers, not corporate businessmen. To create their breakthrough hit Battle Brothers, Overhype drew inspiration from titles such as the original X-Com, Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat and Jagged Alliance.

About UKIYO Publishing
UKIYO Publishing specialises in offering help to indie developers that would like to see their games reach their maximum potential. Based in London, UKIYO’s team has worked in the games industry for over a decade, and has a proven track record publishing games and helping developers with their project management and development requirements. For more details on UKIYO, check out the website: http://ukiyo-publishing.com

STRATEGY SENSATION “THE BATTLE OF POLYTOPIA” SURPASSES 13 MILLION DOWNLOADS

POPULAR TURN-BASED SUPERHIT ON STEAM LAUNCHES CREEPY-CRAWLY TRIBE EXPANSION PACK “CYMANTI” TODAY

Stockholm, Sweden, February 17, 2021 — Independent developer Midjiwan AB has  announced that its popular turn-based strategy game, The Battle of Polytopia, has been downloaded over 13 million times across Steam, the App Store and Google Play. Featuring 4X gameplay, auto-generated maps, single-player functionality and online multiplayer for up to 15 players on PC and Mac, the title allows fans to command a global conquest as the leader of one of 16 unique Polytopian tribes.

The studio also shared that its long-awaited Cymanti Tribe expansion pack is now available across the aforementioned platforms. Inspired by real-world plants and insects, players are now able to unleash giant bugs and poisonous spores on their mission to become ruler of the world. The Cymanti Tribe is discounted 20 percent during its first week on Steam.

“We love challenging The Battle of Polytopia players on Steam with our expansion packs,” says Christian Lovstedt, GM at Midjiwan AB. “The Cymanti Tribe introduces depth and complexity designed to test the game’s most devoted fans.”

The Cymanti are Polytopians that have formed symbiotic relationships with Ciru bugs that sit atop their heads. The Tribe’s unique abilities allow players to command a variety of bugs to do their bidding. Some of these creepy crawlies include Elytra beetles that act as Defender units, the winged Phychi swarms that act as Archer units, and long Centipedes that split into two units when attacked in the middle.

A complete list of features found in the base version of The Battle of Polytopia are below:

• Single-player and online multiplayer for up fifteen players on PC and Mac
• Online matchmaking
• 4X gameplay: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate
• Choose to play as one of 16 distinct Polytopian tribes, each with its own unique nature, culture and attributes
• Fans can explore, farm, build, research and wage war
• Auto-generated maps ensure each session is a totally new experience
• Online leaderboards feature top scores for the best civilization builders
• Five map types: tiny, normal, large, huge and massive
• Configurable map types: Dryland, Lake, Continents, Archipelago and Water World
• Three game modes: Perfection, Domination and Creative
• A mirror match option where identical tribes can meet one another in the same session
• Keyboard controls and shortcuts

The Battle of Polytopia is now available on Steam, the App Store, Google Play and Tesla Arcade. Four Tribe expansion packs – Aquarion Tribe, ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Tribe, Polaris Tribe and today’s Cymanti Tribe – are also available for purchase. The Cymanti Tribe is discounted 20 percent from its regular Steam price of $2.99 during launch week. The expansion retails for $1.99 on mobile platforms.

About Midjiwan AB
Midjiwan AB is an independent game developer based in Stockholm. The company released The Battle of Polytopia in 2016, which has since been installed over 13 million times by players worldwide. The game is available on the App Store, Android, Steam and Tesla Arcade.

Osaka, Japan, February 17, 2021 – SNK CORPORATION (Corporate HQ: Suita-city, Osaka, Japan, Company Chairman and President: Ge Zhihui) is proud to announce SNK VS. CAPCOM: THE MATCH OF THE MILLENNIUM is available for download now for the Nintendo Switch. In the 1999 original, SNK and CAPCOM brought their best fighters together for a fighting game extravaganza. Now the dream collaboration can be enjoyed on Nintendo Switch as part of the NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION.

SNK VS. CAPCOM: THE MATCH OF THE MILLENNIUM features 26 fearsome fighters from series like KOF, SAMURAI SHODOWN, STREET FIGHTER, and DARKSTALKERS. Players can choose between Single, Tag, and Team-based fighting modes as well as three different battle styles. In between bouts players can enjoy Survival, Time Attack, and Mini Games to collect points and unlock hidden characters. SNK VS CAPCOM: THE MATCH OF THE MILLENNIUM also takes advantage of the Nintendo Switch’s Tabletop and Handheld modes so friends can duke it out whenever and wherever they want.  

[Information]

Title: SNK VS. CAPCOM: THE MATCH OF THE MILLENNIUM
Genre: Versus Fighting Game
Platform: Nintendo Switch (Download)
Release: February 17th, 2021 (PST)
Price: $7.99 / €7.99
Players: 1 to 2 players
ESRB: Teen
Store: Nintendo eShop
Official Site: https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/ngpcs

About the NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION
SNK launched the NEOGEO POCKET COLOR, a literal pocket-sized handheld gaming system back in 1999. Many games were made for it, and finally, some of those amazing classics are finding their way to the Nintendo Switch though the NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION. Not only are these games perfectly emulated to look and play as they did back on the NEOGEO POCKET COLOR, but advancements in technology have enabled them to be played together with a friend with just one copy, and you can even change the virtual exterior designs on a whim! Currently, SNK VS. CAPCOM: THE MATCH OF THE MILLENNIUM in addition with FATAL FURY FIRST CONTACT, THE LAST BLADE: Beyond the Destiny, KING OF FIGHTERS R-2, SAMURAI SHODOWN! 2, and SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS are available to download!

Making Backward Compatible Games Even Better with FPS Boost

by Paul Eng, Senior Program Manager, Xbox

When we were designing Xbox Series X|S, we knew we wanted to continue our commitment to compatibility we started back in 2015, enabling gamers to play their favorite titles from past generations on the new consoles. Nearly all titles benefit from next generation features like faster loading times and the ability to Quick Resume. Then the team went one step further; adding enhancements to many of our most played games so they look, feel and play better than ever before.

As we detailed in October, with the increased CPU, GPU and memory from our new consoles, all of your existing games look and play better. With certain titles, we can make the experience even better, all with no work required by the developer, and no update needed by the gamer. To that end, the backward compatibility team has developed FPS Boost, which employs a variety of new methods for nearly doubling (and in a few instances, quadrupling) the original framerate on select titles. Higher, steadier framerates make games visually smoother, resulting in more immersive gameplay. We partnered closely with developers to enhance the experience while maintaining the game’s original intent. And while not applicable to all games, these new techniques can push game engines to render more quickly for a buttery smooth experience beyond what the original game might have delivered due to the capabilities of the hardware at the time.

We’re excited to announce the first assortment of backward compatible titles that will support FPS Boost – available beginning today –  are Far Cry 4, New Super Lucky’s Tale, Sniper Elite 4, UFC 4, and Watch Dogs 2. We chose this initial collection of titles not only because they are popular among fans, but to highlight several different ways that FPS Boost can improve your experience. For example, New Super Lucky’s Tale can now run up to 120 frames per second (fps) and UFC 4 delivers improved framerate performance specifically on Xbox Series S and can now run at 60fps.

This is just the beginning. We will announce and release more titles featuring FPS Boost soon, as well roll out new menu icons and system settings in an upcoming system update. Starting this Spring, you can go into the “Manage Game” section for any title, where you’ll be presented with a new “Compatibility Options” button that will allow you to toggle FPS Boost (as well as Auto HDR) on or off. There will also be a new indicator informing you when a game is running with FPS Boost whenever you hit the Xbox Button on your controller. You decide how you want to play your favorite games, whether in its original form or with FPS Boost.

And FPS Boost doesn’t only benefit gamers who own these titles – you’ll be happy to hear that many of these upcoming FPS Boost games will be available in Xbox Game Pass. From this initial release of updates, New Super Lucky’s Tale and Sniper Elite 4 are currently available with Xbox Game Pass. We’re very excited for fans to experience FPS Boost and in the coming months, we’ll be announcing more and more games that support this function.

At Xbox, we believe your gaming investments should come with you, which is why we’ve brought forward thousands of games from four generations to look and play better than ever on the Xbox Series X|S. We can’t wait for you all to give these titles a spin, and to reveal more FPS Boost games very soon.