WWE Commentators Jerry “The King” Lawler and Mauro Ranallo Set to Call the Action as WWE® 2K Battlegrounds Stages a Clash of the Eras
Mamma Mia … it’s good to be the King! Ranallo to make his WWE 2K video game debut alongside the Hall of Famer to highlight hard-hitting, over-the-top fantasy matchups in new gameplay-rich trailer
2K today released a new trailer for WWE® 2K Battlegrounds, the arcade-style WWE brawler currently scheduled for release on September 18 and available now for pre-order in both digital formats and at participating retailers.
In “Clash of the Eras,” WWE Hall of Fame commentator Jerry “The King” Lawler cheers on the WWE 2K Battlegroundsroster ofWWE Legends – such as Undertaker, Mankind, Beth Phoenix and the Bella Twins – as they compete in fantasy matches against several of today’s most popular WWE Superstars, including Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Finn Bálor and more. While Lawler shows his allegiance, he is joined in the trailer by renowned sports broadcaster and WWE NXT’s Mauro Ranallo, who will make his WWE 2K in-game debut as a member of the WWE 2K Battlegrounds commentary team.
WWE 2K Battlegrounds is developed by Saber Interactive for 2K. 2K is a wholly owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
New Mafia: Definitive Edition Narrative Trailer Debuts During Opening Night Live
See the comprehensive Mafia remake’s latest narrative trailer, “A Life of Reward Too Big to Ignore,” ahead of the game’s September 25 launch
Earlier today, 2K and Hangar 13 premiered a new narrative trailer for Mafia: Definitive Edition during the official Gamescom live show, Opening Night Live. The game’s second full-length narrative trailer, “A Life of Reward Too Big to Ignore,” sees protagonist Tommy Angelo learn an important lesson: that despite the cost, loyalty to the Family can bring him riches and power far beyond what his life as a cab driver affords him.
Mafia: Definitive Edition – a comprehensive, built-from-the-ground-up remake of the original Mafia – launches September 25. The remake features an updated script filled with rich new dialogue, expanded backstories, and additional cutscenes. Players will also find all-new gameplay sequences and features, best-in-class cinematics, a re-recorded orchestral score, and other enhancements. It’s the Mafia players remember, only much more.
Mafia: Definitive Edition is part of theMafia: Trilogy, which includes:
Mafia: Definitive Edition – The built-from-the-ground-up remake of the beloved classic;
Mafia II: Definitive Edition – The ultra HD remaster of the fan favourite;
Mafia III: Definitive Edition – The re-introduction of the award-winning narrative masterpiece.
Players who purchase Mafia: Trilogy digitally will be able to access Mafia II: Definitive Edition and Mafia III: Definitive Edition immediately on PlayStation® 4, Xbox One, and Steam. They’ll also be able to download Mafia: Definitive Editionas soon as it becomes available on September 25. Mafia: Definitive Edition, Mafia II: Definitive Edition, and Mafia III: Definition Edition are available for purchase individually as well.
For more information about Mafia: Definitive Edition’s features and content, as well as additional details regarding Mafia: Trilogy as a whole, please visit MafiaGame.com.
Hangar 13 is a 2K studio. 2K is a wholly owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE will be the only console football game to include AS Roma, featuring high-quality recreations of the club
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. announced overnight the signing of a long-term, exclusive partnership with AS Roma, the top-flight Italian football club.The AS Roma team name, crest and official kits will be fully exclusive to the eFootball PES series, making eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE (PES 2021) the only console football video game to feature the Italian heavyweights when it launches in September.
The long-time home of AS Roma, Stadio Olimpico, will also be included in PES 2021, having been passionately recreated in-game by KONAMI’s talented artists and designers. Authenticity is central to the franchise and so the company strives to deliver an experience that will make “I Giallorossi” (“The Yellow and Reds”) proud.
Jonas Lygaard, Senior Director Brand & Business Development at Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. commented: “We have a long history of championing Italian football through the eFootball PES series and we’re proud and humbled that AS Roma is the latest to join that legacy. This year’s PES 2021 will be the only console video game with a truly authentic recreation of the club, but it’s also just the start of what will be a long and fruitful partnership.”
KONAMI and AS Roma intend to take full advantage of their new partnership, promoting Roman football to a global audience through a variety of initiatives, including future involvement in esports projects.
“We are delighted to welcome KONAMI, world-leading company in the design and development of video games and eSports, to our family”, says Giorgio Brambilla, Commercial Director at AS Roma. “Thanks to this agreement we will be able to implement the volume of interactive experiences and the involvement of the new innovations of the Giallorossi fans all over the world.We are already working hard with the new partner to set the activities for the coming months and to support the launch of PES 2021 with various activations. In the Club, we are sure that KONAMI will be the perfect strategic partner for the development of the activities that will involve the AS Roma eSports team, which is increasingly aimed at the public who loves football videogames”.
AS Roma, founded in 1927, has consistently performed at the highest standards of Italian football and is one of the most popular clubs in the region. The club has won Serie A three times, the Coppa Italia nine times and the Supercoppa Italiana twice.
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.
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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.
Los Santos Summer Special: San Andreas Prix Week Triple Rewards in Rockstar Created Open Wheel Races and More
Speed is a vice like any other: it’s expensive, exclusive and some people die in pursuit of it; especially when we’re talking about the kind of eye-watering speed that turns a car into a screaming blur on a racetrack.
Slide behind the wheel in any of the Rockstar Created Open Wheel Races and earn Triple GTA$ and RP all week long, including on these nine new tracks unveiled as part of the Los Santos Summer Special.
Keeping Track
Forget racing 50-foot catamarans through the Vespucci canals. This season the Vinewood elite have jumped on the open wheel racing hype with a track in their own backyard. It’s an easy living. Just roll from your sun lounger into the cockpit and get ready for that first-place champagne.
Life’s a Beach
What’s more uncomfortable than being in an open wheel cockpit in a g-force inducing slipstream hurtling you hundreds of miles an hour on a twisting road that makes you uncontrollably seasick while dodging competitors as they crash around you? Doing all that with sand in your pants. Surf’s up.
It’s a Sign
The iconic Vinewood Sign means many things to many people. To some, it’s fame, fortune and making it big. To you, it’s reaching the finish line with your cranium intact. Get ready to drive so close you can kiss the V for luck.
Top of The Town
There are two ways to make it into the executive boardrooms of the Los Santos business district. Option one, nepotism. Option two, you get into an open wheeler and insert yourself right into the AGM, because nothing impresses the hiring committee like driving a race car through the 40th floor window.
Dam
Everyone knows the health and safety board are too strapped for cash to stress test The Land Act Dam. Maybe that’s why they gave a private company the rights to build a high-speed open wheel racetrack. Nothing will confirm its sturdiness like a dozen exquisitely fine-tuned ultra-performance machines smashing into the first corner.
Road to Ruin
The Los Santos freeway has an estimated 71 fatal accidents per 100 miles. We know what you’re thinking. Those are rookie numbers. Let’s see if we can’t pump them up.
Headwind
What’s the last thing an endangered bird sees as it cruises through a turbine at Ron Alternates Wind Farm? Once upon a time, the answer was “progress”. These days, it’s more likely to be an open wheel racecar detonating two meters to its left.
Morningwood Glory
How were the residents of one of Los Santos’s most affluent areas convinced to give their permission for a challenging open wheel race right through their neighborhood? Bribery of course. That and the fact no one mentioned it would take place 20 stories up and block all-natural light. Do the residents mind? Yes. Do the race organizers care? No.
Abridged
At last, the feat of engineering no one asked for: a road bridge over the Alamo Sea. And who is this great masterpiece for? Is it the much-needed infrastructure that will finally drive capital investment into the economically deprived area of Sandy Shores? Don’t be ridiculous. It’s a racetrack for dumbest 1% of the wealthiest 1% of BAWSAQ 100 CEOs. Welcome to progress.
Double Rewards for VIP / MC Work and Challenges
Perhaps you’re more of a head honcho type looking for an illicitly lucrative payday. Whether you’re the figurehead of a shadowy Organization or the leader of a notorious Motorcycle Club, both VIP and MC Work & Challenges are dishing out Double Rewards.
Whichever activity is played more often this week will help determine next week’s in-game bonuses – if players take on more VIP Work & Challenges, then Double Rewards will be applied to all Special Cargo Sell Missions the following week. If players indulge in more MC Work & Challenges, then all Biker Business Sell Missions will be awarded with 2X GTA$ & RP from September 3rd through September 9th.
Plus, complete either VIP or MC Work and come back next week to receive a complimentary Green Dot Tech Mask.
All players who jump into GTA Online over the next seven days will receive the Vapers Den tee, free of charge. Ends September 2nd.
On the Podium This Week: The Progen PR4
Swing by the lobby of The Diamond Casino & Resort and give the Lucky Wheel a whirl. This week on the podium is the Progen PR4 wrapped in the Estancia Tobacco-sponsored livery. Consider this a friendly reminder: don’t forget to make a pit-stop and keep your tires fresh. It could save your life.
DISCOUNTS
There are a range of discounts on offer throughout Los Santos this week that benefit white-collar and blue-collar criminals alike, namely:
Paleto Bay (1 Paleto Boulevard and 68 Paleto Boulevard)
Pillbox Hill
Rancho
Sandy Shores
Vespucci Beach
Biker Businesses – 40% off:
Document Forgery Offices
Counterfeit Cash Factories
Weed Farms
Meth Labs
Cocaine Lockups
Executive Offices – 40% off
Maze Bank West
Arcadius Business Center
Lombank West
Maze Bank Tower
Executive Office Customizations – 30% off
Interiors
Organization Name Change
Money Safe
Gun Locker
Accommodation
Personal Assistant
Vehicles:
Ocelot R88 – 35% off
Declasse Drift Tampa – 40% off
Declasse Hotring Sabre – 40% off
Declasse Drift Yosemite – 40% off
PRIME GAMING
GTA Online players who connect their Social Club account to Prime Gaming will receive GTA$200K for playing any time this week (please allow up to 72 hours for all GTA$ bonuses to arrive in your Maze Bank account).
Additionally, Prime Gaming members will receive:
The Vespucci Canals Nightclub Property
70% off the Mammoth Avenger
75% off the Avenger Weapon and Weaponized Vehicle Workshops
To ensure access to these and future benefits, make sure to visit Prime Gaming and sign up.
Head over to the Social Club Events page for a full rundown of all current special events, bonuses and discounts.
Unknown 9: Awakening Peels Back the Veil of Reflector Entertainment’s First Storyworld, Featuring a Videogame, Podcast, Novel Series, a Digital Interactive Experience and Much More
Reflector Entertainment has unveiled the teaser trailer for the studio’s first video game, Unknown 9:Awakening. The game represents the tentpole of a much larger content ecosystem that is being built around the ambitious Unknown 9 Storyworld. The studio is inviting everyone to delve into the world of Unknown 9, with a first look at the new teaser trailer for the video game that is set to release in 2021.
Driven by a seasoned and diverse development team, the Reflector studio has created a brand-new Storyworld that they’re officially revealing today. The team brings Unknown 9: Awakening, a 3rd person narrative-driven action-adventure game, with a first look at its protagonist, Haroona, and a glimpse into her Fold abilities.
Raised on the streets of Kolkata, India and haunted by visions of her own death, Haroona struggles to understand her mysterious innate abilities to manipulate the unseen. A mentor soon helps Haroona hone her gifts, teaches her to access the mysterious hidden dimension known as The Fold and propels her on a journey to unlock the mysteries of this new realm.
“Unknown 9: Awakening is Reflector’s first game. It’s a passion project being undertaken by a small team of industry veterans that want to do things differently,” says Alexandre Amancio, CEO at Reflector Entertainment. “Our game features a complex heroine that must come to terms with who she is. The game is set in the Unknown 9 universe, a modern Storyworld that centers on humanity being on the edge of either transcendence or self-destruction.”
The broader Unknown 9 universe features interconnected media and content offerings with intersecting characters and storylines that form a rich and immersive Storyworld – including a mystery-thriller novel by bestselling author Layton Green entitled Unknown 9:Genesis, an original podcast called Unknown 9:Out of Sight, and a comic book, Unknown 9:Torment. These various offerings are all standalone products, but when experienced as a whole, they form a broader narrative and lead to a greater appreciation of the mysterious Unknown 9 universe.
In anticipation of the game’s release in 2021, fans can delve into the Unknown 9 Storyworld by visiting unknown9.com where they can participate in Unknown 9:Chapters, an interactive, community-driven experience, created by Montreal studio Alice & Smith, that lets fans decipher mysteries of the Unknown 9universe. They will also gain access to parts of the novel, podcast, & comic book for free for a limited time.
About Reflector Entertainment
Headquartered in Montreal, Reflector is a new breed of studio working with top talent to create high-quality content for a global audience. Our true transmedia approach centres around the creation of Storyworlds, expansive universes that allow us to tell richer, deeper stories that connect with fans everywhere.
Unknown 9 is about finding the extraordinary in the mundane, seeking out that which has been forgotten, and believing in the Unknown. Through Reflector’s comic books, novels, scripted podcast series, video game, interactive experience, and more, audiences can discover a Storyworld of interconnected plots and characters. It’s a universe steeped in mystery and the paranormal that connects real-world history, mythology, and conspiracy theories with its own rich lore.
Alice & Smith is a full-stack storytelling studio specializing in alternate reality games (ARG), interactive content and transmedia franchises. Their recent work includes the Tender ARG for Paradox Interactive’s Bloodlines 2 and Waking Titan, a No Man’s Sky ARG for Hello Games. The company started creating ARGs in 2007 and developed the first permanent alternate reality game on Steam with The Black Watchmen. The independent studio won multiple awards, including Startup of the Year, Best Indie Game at MomoCon 2019, Bronze at the 2018 Cannes Lions festival, and the gold medal at the 2018 Canadian Marketing Awards.
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Now Available on Steam
Neogene Africa is now ready to be explored on Steam!
Private Division and Panache Digital Games today launched Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey on Steam following its successful 2019 launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and the Epic Game Store. This unique third-person open world survival game is the debut title from independent studio Panache Digital Games, co-founded in 2014 by Patrice Désilets. Since its original release, the game has received multiple accolades and award nominations including “Best Foreign Independent Game” from Pégases, the “Pixel d’Or for Originality and Innovation” from JeuxVideo.com as well as “Innovation in Games” from Ludicious Awards. In June 2020 Ancestors was awarded with a “NUMIX Award” in the “Large Scale Game Category” by the Quebec Digital Industry.
In Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey players embark on the most incredible odyssey known to humankind, the human evolution, and relive the early stages of life millions of years ago, battling a harsh and brutal world to ensure the future of their lineage. The game mechanics focus on three main principles: explore, expand, and evolve. With danger around every corner, players must carefully explore their environment set in Neogene Africa, slowly expanding their territory, and choosing how to evolve their clan from one generation to the next.
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is now available on Steam a special Steam launch price of $29.98 AUD for a limited time only . The Steam launch will be accompanied by the release of the official game soundtrack which has a unique sound inspired by African music.
The Steam release benefits from several patches and updates since its original launch, including:
improved tutorials and additional objectives to help guide your voyage,
controller vibration support,
new visual feedback on timing-based gameplay like combat and miscellaneous actions,
new RPG nodes to automate some clan life tasks, especially mating and bonding,
Sydney, August 28th 2020 – Koch Media has announced that the group is entering the Asian markets by opening two fully owned publishing offices based in Hong Kong and in Tokyo – later this year.
Both new Koch Media offices will offer the full range of local publishing services to the group’s international partners including, sales, marketing, public relations and more. Additionally, both teams will be acting as primary contact for local publishers and developers and help expand the group´s overall presence in Japan, China and Southeast Asia.
The announcement also comes as a new cooperation agreement between Koch Media and IGGYMOB is announced for their upcoming title Gungrave G.O.R.E. The partnership will see Koch Media overseeing the global publishing activities for one of South Koreas leading console developers.
Andreas Tobler, Director Business Development at Koch Media who is also in charge of Koch Media´s Asian expansion said he was delighted at the new partnership.
“We are honoured that we are able to welcome IGGYMOB as a new partner. The high quality we are seeing from the team and the spirit behind their work, make them a perfect partner for us,” he said.
“We are looking forward to supporting their great work with our publishing teams around the globe. Everyone at Koch Media is eager to communicate more about the amazing work that IGGYMOB are doing in the near future and we are sure that this will prove to be an exciting and highly successful partnership, ” he added.
Based in Seoul, South Korea, Iggymob is comprised of seasoned veterans of the video games industry and young, fresh talent. The multinational team is developing console titlesacross various platforms.
IGGYMOB’s CEO Kim, Ahn-Cheol and SVP Kay Kim said: “Our Partnership with Koch Media will have a powerful impact for us to be recognized globally”. And added “We truly believe that having a partnership and publishing contract with Koch Media is the best decision that we have made for the company. We want to congratulate Koch Media for expanding into the Asian markets and please look forward to the title that IGGYMOB will develop.”
Koch Media’s new presence in Asia is significant. The Japanese subsidiary, based in Tokyo, will be fully operational within the next six weeks, overseeing the group’s activities on the Japanese market. The office, which will be based in Hong Kong, will cover South Korea, SE Asia and China and operations will get underway in Q4 2020.
Koch Media’s CEO – Dr. Klemens Kundratitz – will be acting as Managing Director for both offices along with CFO Dr. Reinhard Gratl and Business Development Director Andreas Tobler. Local Territory Managers Jeremy Zitna and Robert Pontow will build up the local teams.
“Extending the company’s activities in PC/console gaming across global markets and further establishing the Koch Media brand internationally is an essential part of our strategy, “ said Dr. Kundratitz
“Last year we opened new publishing offices in Australia and Poland and our US office Deep Silver, Inc. has been rebranded to Koch Media, Inc. Expanding to the Asian markets is the next logical step for us“, he added.
About Koch Media
Koch Media is a global developer, publisher and distributor of computer and videogames, gaming hardware and merchandise.
The company’s publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, America and Australia. Koch Media has more than 25 years of experience in the digital media business and has risen to become a leading games publishing partner. Koch Media runs a multi-label strategy with fully owned content providers, including the labels Deep Silver, Milestone and Ravenscourt which publish games for consoles and PC across all physical and digital channels.
Koch Media has formed long-term multi-national publishing collaborations with numerous game publishers including Bethesda, Capcom, Codemasters, Konami, Koei Tecmo, NC Soft, Sega, Square Enix, Warner and many others. With its parent company in Höfen, Austria and the Publishing HQ in Munich, Germany, Koch Media owns local publishing companies in Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, the United States as well as two Asian offices in Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong.
The Koch Media group owns six game development studios: Deep Silver Volition (Champaign, IL / USA), Deep Silver Dambuster Studios (Nottingham / UK), Deep Silver Fishlabs (Hamburg / Germany), Warhorse Studios (Prague / Czech Republic), Milestone (Milan / Italy) and Voxler (Paris / France). Additionally Koch Media collaborates with numerous independent development studios around the world.
Koch Media also owns Gaya Entertainment, a leading games merchandise company in Langenfeld, Germany and the Quality Assurance Facility in Olomuc, Czech Republic. Furthermore, with Koch Films the Koch Media Group runs an established film business. Koch Films is a European independent film distributor with business primarily in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy as a cinema, TV, online and Home Entertainment distributor.
THE WORLD IS YOUR PLAYGROUND IN ALL-NEW DIRT 5™ CUSTOM ARENA GAME MODE
Create, Share and Discover New Off-Road Arenas and Take on the World
Codemasters® today gives players the tools to Create, Share and Discover with the inclusion of Playgrounds, the latest new feature in DIRT 5™, coming to PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, and Windows PC (via Steam) on Friday 16th October. Xbox Series X and PlayStation®5 will follow later this year with Google Stadia coming early 2021. The Playgrounds trailer can be viewed here.
Playgrounds allows players to design, create, edit and race on custom arenas and instantly share with the world. Using a vast suite of objects from bumps, kickers and ramps, to loops, tunnels and rings of fire, players can get creative with endless possibilities. Start with a blank canvas inside the iconic Cape Town Stadium in South Africa or take to the open space of the Arizona desert. From there, players can choose from three exciting game modes:
Gate Crasher – A high-speed checkpoint dash through strategically placed gates. While it sounds simple, after adding loops and other obstacles, the challenge increases ten-fold.
Gymkhana – Create a high-skill, fast-thrills arena peppered with drifts, donuts, and trick objects placed with precision for the perfect challenge. Players are rewarded for speed and style.
Smash Attack – The ultimate four-wheeled hide and seek. Strategically position smashable objects and define a target score. Players must find and collect all objects in the fastest time possible.
Once happy with the design, choose a vehicle, complete the event, create a thumbnail using the in-game Photo mode, and upload. Players from around the world can download the Playground and post their best scores to the leaderboard. The only limit to a player’s creativity is their imagination.
For those who want to get straight to the action, the Discover menu is the place to go. The Featured category hosts ever-changing arenas that the studio recommends and curates. The Top option gives players instant access to the highest-rated challenges from the community. For players who can’t decide, Lucky Dip serves a menu from all three game modes.
“Playgrounds is something we’ve wanted to share for some time. It’s unique for the DIRT franchise and, with endless possibilities, we can’t wait for our players to get creative,” said Robert Karp, DIRT 5 Development Director at Codemasters. “We still have more to come so keep your eyes peeled for more exciting DIRT5 news and check out the tease at the end of the Playgrounds trailer.”
Players who purchase DIRT 5 Amplified Edition will receive exclusive content and three days early access. The game supports both Xbox Smart Delivery and PlayStation’s free upgrade when players switch to an Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5.
Codemasters (AIM:CDM) is an award-winning British video game developer and publisher with over 30 years of heritage. The company specialises in high-quality racing games including DiRT, GRID, and the BAFTA award-winning official F1® series of videogames.
In November 2019 Codemasters acquired Slightly Mad Studios, creators and developers of award-winning IP including the Project CARS franchise.
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Star WarsTM: Squadrons Unveils New Single-Player Trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live
Strap in, pilots, and prepare to take flight! Today, Electronic Arts, Motive Studios and Lucasfilm unveiled a new look at the authentic single-player story featured in Star Wars™: Squadrons, the highly anticipated space dogfighting experience set in the beloved Star Wars™ galaxy, with an all-new trailer as part of Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live show at Gamescom 2020.
The all-new single-player trailer expands on the story of Star Wars: Squadrons and the alternating perspective players will experience as they go back and forth as two customizable pilots on opposing missions to safeguard the newly formed New Republic, or to help restore order to The Galactic Empire. You can learn more in the new video
In addition to the new trailer, Motive has released the fourth Star Wars: Squadrons’ Pilot Briefing here, with commentary from Star Wars: Squadrons Writer Joanna Berry.
The blog provides an overview of the narrative featured in Star Wars: Squadrons and how it relates to the overall Star Wars storyline, as well some background on the two key squadrons: the New Republic’s heroic Vanguard Squadron, and the Galactic Empire’s fearsome Titan Squadron.
Sydney, Australia, 28th August 2020 | Deep Silver’s new indie IP Windbound is today available for digital download on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo Switch™, Google Stadia and PC – via Epic Games Store and Steam.
To coincide with the launch, Deep Silver is releasing a six-minute developer diary-style trailer, which features gameplay and interviews with key members of the development team, 5 Lives Studios, giving the inside scoop on how Windbound was made.
“Creating Windbound has been an unforgettable experience – through both calm winds and turbulent seas,” said Mitchell Clifford, Co-Founder and Lead Animator at 5 Lives Studios. “We’re thrilled for players to finally embark on their journey alongside Kara and explore the mysteries of the archipelago. These are just the first steps into the world of Windbound, and there are exciting things on the path ahead.”
This launch video kicks off a three-part Dev Diary video series. What makes this world so special? Who is Kara? What inspired the whimsical soundtrack? The Dev Diary series explores all of that and more, featuring the people who spent over three years lovingly crafting every pixel of the game: the 5 Lives Studios dev team. Visit @WindboundGame social every Friday as the studio share how Windbound came to be from the first sketch on a piece of paper, to the game that it is today.
Global Press Preview Quotes:
GamesRadar: “There’s a lot of promise here, with Windbound proving to be a beautiful looking survival game with a lot of heart.”
GAMINGbible: “‘Windbound’ is basically Zelda meets ‘Moana’ and we’re here for it.”
GIGA: “Windbound is a meditative Zelda-like that you shouldn’t miss.”
Hobby Consolas: “We had a really nice time playing Windbound . So much so that time flew by and we were left wanting to continue exploring and discovering the mysteries of their world.”
IGN: “Windbound is here to blow a breath of fresh air into a genre which feels like it is sinking.”
Screenrant: “Deep Silver’s upcoming Windbound is a gorgeous survival game with slight rogue-like aspects, featuring island exploration, combat, and boat travel.”
Shacknews: “The Legend of Zelda meets the best of survival games in this gorgeous new adventure that’ll have you begging for more.”
WCCFTech: “Windbound is a beautifully contemplative trek to another world.”
Windbound is a beautiful rogue-like third-person survival-crafting RPG-adventure, fuelled by hunting, exploration and crafting. The player assumes the role of Kara who has been shipwrecked on an unknown land and must learn to adapt and survive, while solving the mysteries of a series of forgotten islands.
Windbound takes the survival genre in a new direction, focusing on nomadic hunting and exploration, together with custom boat building and an immersive tactile sailing experience. The game provides endless replayability options thanks to the procedural world, dynamic wildlife and modular boat crafting.
Story:
The forbidden islands are calling, unlock their secrets.
Shipwrecked alone on an uncharted island, explore, adapt and navigate the land and perilous seas to stay alive.
As Kara, you are a warrior, caught at sea in a fierce storm, adrift from your tribe. Thrown from your boat, at the mercy of the turbulent waters, you are tossed on to the shores of the Forbidden Islands, a mysterious paradise.
With no boat, no food or tools, just the will and skill to survive, uncover this beautiful island’s rich resources. Craft tools and weapons to hunt and defend yourself against nature itself with its wild and fantastical creatures.
Whilst exploring further islands and the scattered ruins across their lands, secrets of the past and glimpses of the future are revealed. Unravel the mystery behind them all and you may find more than just your way home.
Feature set:
Uncover the Secrets Within
Embark on a personal journey and discover the history of the idyllic Forbidden Islands; each holding the key to a mystery and unexpected revelations.
Explore As Far As The Eye Can See
Head towards the horizon, advancing across the islands, each with their own diverse wildlife, landscapes and challenges to face.
Live Off The Land
Scavenge the islands’ untamed terrain for resources that you can use to craft a full range of tools and weapons to hunt wildlife and upgrade your boat. You must set sail when resources become scarce.
Build Your Perfect Seacraft
Your boat is your key companion on this journey, carefully craft your own custom sailing vessel to take on the treacherous waters, traversing from one island to the next. Design your boat to battle tempestuous winds, monstrous waves, and deadly sea creatures.
For more information about Windbound, please visit one of the following official sites:
Deep Silver develops and distributes interactive games for all platforms. The Deep Silver label means to captivate all gamers who have a passion for thrilling gameplay in exciting game worlds by creating products of the highest possible quality, always focusing on what the customer desires.
Deep Silver has published more than 200 games since 2003, including its own brands like the open world extravaganza Saints Row, the zombie action franchise Dead Island, and the gritty, post-apocalyptic Metro series. Upcoming highlights from Deep Silver include the next entries into the Saints Row, TimeSplitters and Dead Island franchises. Deep Silver also owns the development studios Deep Silver Dambuster Studios in Nottingham, UK; Deep Silver Fishlabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Deep Silver Volition based in Champaign, IL, USA. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com
Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and films). The company’s own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. The Koch Media group has more than 20 years of experience in the digital media business, and has risen to become the number one distributor in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Kaspersky Labs, NC SOFT, Sega, Square Enix and Tecmo-Koei, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarters in Höfen, Austria Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux, Australia, Czech Republic and the United States.
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ABOUT 5 LIVES STUDIOS
5 Lives Studios is a team of five industry veterans who banded together in the wake of the Australian games industry’s collapse. Having worked together in various studios for almost a decade, they decided to set out on their own independent venture to create the games they’ve always want to make. Between them, they’ve worked on a wide variety of genres and properties, including Syndicate, Grand Theft Auto, Darksiders, Star Wars, and more. Its first title, Satellite Reign, was developed after more than 15,000 people backed a Kickstarter campaign in 2013.
