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World of Warships: Legends Marks Anniversary in Major Update

World of Warships: Legends Marks Anniversary in Major Update

First Anniversary Events, French Destroyers in Early Access, German Battleship Campaign in the July Update

World of Warships: Legends gears up for its first anniversary with a line of French Destroyers in early access, a new campaign to summon the Norse god Odin, and two seasons of ranked battles! This Anniversary update also brings back items from past events over the year, including rare commanders. Whether they are starting in Legends for the first time, returning, or have sailed from the beginning, players are sure to find something to appreciate in this installment.

Legends was fully released in August 2019, so this month’s update will be full of First Anniversary events. Most notably, there’s a new “Legendary Birthday” project in the Bureau. This relatively short project will take players through the past year’s updates, including themed rewards for each one. On top of that, each week of the update will have special missions and offers bringing back exclusive equipment and commanders from Legends’ biggest updates. If players missed one of these events, they can catch up or collect some of these items during this update.

The ever-growing ship roster is set to get a whole new ship branch! The French navy destroyers are making their speedy way into early access. These are some of the most fast-paced destroyers in the game–defined by their unique lack of Smoke Generator consumables. However, they make up for this in spades thanks to their cruiser-like firepower, blistering speed, and, at higher tiers, Main-Battery Reload Booster consumables. Pile on some decent torpedoes, and daring captains will have some very formidable destroyers coming to the seas.

Bringing in all the powers of a Norse god, the new “Valhalla Rising” campaign features the Tier VII Premium German battleship Odin. This ship is a powerful surface raider-style battleship, armed with punchy 12-inch (305 mm) guns and equipped with torpedoes in a similar manner to the Tier VI battleship Scharnhorst. This campaign has 100 levels and 5 weeks of missions, plenty to battle through but perfect for this thunderous warship.

After a hiatus, Ranked Battles are back! After changes to reward calculations last update, these 7 vs 7 battles will be even more interesting. For the first two weeks of the update, players will battle it out in Tier V ships to reach the top ranks, with plenty of rewards along the way. After a week break, the second sprint will begin featuring Tier VI ships and even more rewards for the captains who reach the top.

The Anniversary update comes along with a bunch of coinciding events and changes. First, the US Navy Light Cruisers are exiting early access, meaning the Tier VII Cleveland is now researchable. This is a very well-armed ship with twelve excellent, rapid-firing 6-inch (152 mm) guns. Next, more and more players will be finishing their Legendary tier ships and taking them into battle throughout the update. Finally, a few notable features are being added, including three new maps, Spotter Planes for Battleships, and a rework of the Quick-Command wheel–bringing along the all-important Ship Horns!

It’s a jam-packed update to World of Warships: Legends, be sure to check it out and Turn the Tide!

Drox Operative 2 Preview

Drox Operative 2

Developer: Soldak Entertainment
Publisher: Soldak Entertainment
Platform: Linux, Windows
Release Date: 1 June 2020
Price:  $14.99 USD/$21.50 AUD – Available Here

Video Preview

Drox Operative 2 puts players in the middle of a 4X game as one of the many mercenaries that inevitably dot the landscape. As a member of the Drox Operatives, the focus is purely on ensuring the continuing survival of the Drox Operative guild at all costs, whether ensuring the victory through a willing partner, negotiating peace throughout the galaxy, or other less direct means to victory. The game is currently in alpha on Steam Early Access, with a full release expected in nine months time.

The writing in Drox Operative 2 is decent so far. The world’s lore is a combination of older, more established races that are properly fleshed out along with newer randomly generated young races. The writing is on par with other 4X titles in terms of length. Diplomatic discussions make up the bulk of the dialogue, and it tends to be short and to the point.

Drox Operative 2’s gameplay is unique. It captures the essence of the 4X experience without any of the complex kingdom management. Instead, players use a combination of more small-scale activities to achieve their objectives, whether it is coaxing two empires to declare war on each other by spreading nasty rumours or just destroying an empire outright. There are a variety of win and loss conditions, some from 4X titles and some specific to Drox Operative 2. They are flexible enough that every playstyle should find some way to win, with some extra options to prevent the game from getting too repetitive. There is a lot of potential replayability. Ships along with their equipment and experience are carried over between playthroughs. Additionally, there are a variety of different races to try, each with their own set of bonuses and abilities. For the more experienced players, there are a large set of mutators like permanent death to make the game more challenging.

Combat is on the simpler side as the game is a top down shooter. Weapons are generally point and shoot, with some being projectile-based and others being hit-scan. Ship speed and weapon are limited by energy, so players will constantly be juggling around which weapons they can afford to fire and for how long in longer engagements. The combat tactics aren’t too complicated, as I found it generally boiled down to building a ship to engage the enemy headfirst or kite them around.

While there are plenty of combat heavy paths to victory, economics and diplomacy are just as important in Drox Operative 2. Since players aren’t managing a kingdom themselves, they will have lots of opportunities to serve as the mediator in disputes or be the puppet master. Covert methods of diplomacy generally keep players out of the line of fire, but it does have a monetary cost as action prices go up along with the rate of success. While credits are reasonable easy to attain in the game, spending too much money is a loss condition.

The victory options that do not involve the AI factions are probably the most intriguing of the bunch. Representing the survival of the guild through sheer force, players need to establish themselves or the guild as too brutal, rich, or skilled to be trifled with. These are often the most challenging, as these often require players to not rely heavily on allied organizations.

The RPG mechanics in the game aren’t too deep. Character progression is strictly limited to stats that allow higher quality equipment to be used, improve ship quality, and often boosts to secondary stats. The bulk of the mechanics lay in the equipment system. Each gear type has a specific goal in mind, allowing for meaningful builds. Min/max nerds will have plenty to tune as they balance stats and maximize firepower while staying underneath the ship’s power cap.

The user experience is a bit of a mixed bag. The tutorials are the traditional 4X help prompts versus a true tutorial. The ship controls work well as the developers have kept the standard top down control scheme and mixed in elements of action RPG and space sim control schemes for weapons and items. The UI on the other hand is where Drox Operative 2 struggles. While an old looking UI could be a stylistic choice, an old clunky UI is just frustrating to deal with. To put things nicely, some actions are a very tactile experience. Buying and selling things at merchants requires a lot of dragging and dropping instead of the more modernized hot keys. Swapping around equipment on the hot bar is a pain. The mouse cursor is located on the centre of a dragged icon, making it difficult to move items around. The map is not intuitive to navigate. Switching between map views is awkward as it is a single button to swap between views. Two separate buttons stacked on top of each other would feel easier to use.

The audio/visual experience is decent so far. The graphics and the UI look a bit dated, but it gives the game an old school 4X charm. The sound effects are the standard sci-fi affair. The soundtrack is good, but the direction feels a little scattered. Some tracks sound more like modernized chiptunes and the rest are traditional orchestral scores.

Drox Operative 2 is shaping up to be a solid niche title with some very smart gameplay mechanics. The game might be the perfect entry point for players new to the 4X genre looking for a taste without the commitment of learning an actual 4X game. The developers still have a long laundry list of things to do in the next nine months as the user experience still needs a lot of work. However, the core mechanics are already on solid ground, so it is an excellent start to the public alpha.

Eiyuden Chronicle Revealed by Suikoden Creators

A new and ambitious RPG from Rabbit & Bear Studios, a development team featuring the key creators from the Suikoden franchise, has been revealed by the name of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes for a planned release of sometime in fall 2022. To create this game the company is looking to start a Kickstarter on July 27th seeking $500,000 USD in funding for a PC release with a single, yet to be announced, stretch goal that will bring the game to the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and the Nintendo Switch at the same time if met.

The story for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will be handled by Yoshitaka Murayama who wrote the story on the first two games as well as Suikoden Tactics and Suikoden Tierkreis‘ Osamu Komuta who will be working on system design and direction while the character designer from the first and fourth game, Junko Kawano, will be handling character designs.

An English and Japanese website has launched for the game and a number of screenshots plus seven of the game’s playable characters have been revealed so far and can be found below.

MILESTONE UNVEILS A NEW RIDE 4 TRAILER

Together with the new trailer Milestone also revealed the RIDE 4 retail Special Edition for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One..

Sydney, Australia, July 25thMilestone have unveiled a new trailer of RIDE 4, latest chapter of its beloved franchise dedicated to all two-wheel lovers that will be released on October 8th,that gives a glimpse of the cutting-edge level of visual fidelity the game reached in both bike and tracks modelling.

The new trailer, created using exclusively the game engine, shows some incredible bike details that have been perfectly reproduced from their real-life counterparts. Even the cockpit is a perfect reproduction of the real thing, both in terms of design and dynamic elements. The data on the dashboard changes in real-time, speed, temperature, traction control…even the oil bottle vibrates according to the movements of the bike!

All bike models in RIDE 4 have been created from the ground up using the most advanced technologies and the original CAD and 3D scans of real models, to bring to life authentic and lifelike replicas of the most iconic motorcycles, even the rarest and most exclusive ones.

Together with the new trailer Milestone also revealed the RIDE 4 retail Special Edition for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One, that will feature a Steelbookdedicated to the iconic Yamaha R1 2020 and allows access to the Season Pass, that will include 65 new bikes, 2 new tracks and 150 new events!

Together with its a cutting-edge level of visual fidelity that brings to life authentic and lifelike replicas of the most iconic motorcycles, RIDE 4 features a unique gameplay experience, with a completely renewed Career mode. Players will face fast-paced challenges all over the world that culminate with ultimate Championships with the most powerful Sportbikes, including a brand-new Endurance mode, the hardest challenge that only the best virtual riders can face. This new game mode allowed Milestone to boost the level of realism and authenticity with dynamic lighting and weather conditions, and Pit Stops for tires and fuel management. When the competition gets tough, strategy becomes crucial to succeed!

Already available for pre-orders, RIDE 4 will be released on October 8th, 2020 for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC/STEAM.

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About Milestone

Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is one of the leading and longest established racing game developer in the world.  The 200+ people team is responsible for hit series like MotoGP™, MXGP and Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame, as well as own IPs RIDE and Gravel. For more information please visit  www.milestone.it

About Yamaha Motor

Founded by Mr. Genichi Kawakami in Iwata, Japan in 1955, Yamaha Motor is one of the largest manufacturers of leisure products such as Motorcycles, Scooters, Outboard Engine, WaveRunners, Boats, Snowmobiles, ATVs among others and also manufactures Industrial Machinery and Robots and Automobiles Engines for the B2B market. Yamaha Motor has over 50,000 employees worldwide and its products are sold in over 180 countries. Yamaha Motor Europe is the regional headquarter in Europe responsible for coordinating the marketing and sales activities of the Yamaha Motor products in the European marketplace. Over 1,600 employees work at Yamaha Motor Europe.

About the Bridgestone Group

The Bridgestone Group, headquartered in Tokyo, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. In addition to tires for use in a wide variety of applications, it also manufactures a broad range of diversified products, which include industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods. Its products are sold in over 150 nations and territories around the world.

Iron Harvest 1920+ Open Beta (Pre-Season) Announced New Gameplay Trailer unleashes Diesel Punk warfare on Europe’s Battlefields!

Sydney, Australia – July 25th 2020 –  Deep Silver and KING Art Games have announced the upcoming Pre-Season for the critically acclaimed real time strategy game, Iron Harvest 1920+. The game is set to release on September 1st 2020 (1.9.20) on PC via Steam, GOG and the Epic store as well as in retail. The console version will be released early 2021.
 
Iron Harvest features intense co-op and competitive multiplayer and will host ladder matches, ranked matches, and leagues with seasonal tournaments and content. Starting on July 30 all interested players in the free open beta (“Pre-season”) will be get a taste of the seasonal content and can earn in-game rewards and rankings. Players who compete during the open beta Pre-season can qualify for an exciting final-round Iron Harvest competition being hosted at the 2020 gamescom expo in Cologne, 27-30 August.
 
Today’s trailer allows for a glimpse on the three factions, Polania, Saxony and Rusviet as they ready their giant war machines and go all in, in the war that followed the war which was supposed to end all wars.

The digital Iron Harvest experience for Gamescom 2020 will be announced shortly with more details!
 
Iron Harvest 1920+ tells an epic, overarching story following three factions and their protagonists. Each faction offers different tactical opportunities in the intense tactical battles. This not only allows for intense story telling spanning across 20 missions in three campaigns, but also guarantees deep tactical multiplayer experiences in which strategy beats clicks-per-second at any time. Additional Skirmish and Challenge Maps allow players to challenge the AI alone or in co-op with a friend.
 
Pre-Season Content:
 
–      For the first time all interested players will be able to take a sneak peek on the thrilling campaign missions.
–      Skirmish and Challenge Maps: Players can take on the AI alone or in co-op with a friend.
–      Competitive Multiplayer: Players can challenge each other in thrilling toe to toe battles on either 1v1, 2v2 or even one 3v3 map!
–      Organised Multiplayer – More details will be revealed later.
 

About Iron Harvest

At the dawn of the 20th century, shortly after the end of the Great War, the world is full of secrets and mysteries, of opportunities and challenges. Tradition clashes with scientific and technological progress, while Europe is still recovering from the brutal battles of the World War. Iron Harvest is a real-time strategy game (RTS) set in the alternate reality of 1920+, just after the end of the Great War. To create the perfect RTS-experience the team has been working in close cooperation with global RTS-fans ever since the highly successful Kickstarter campaign.

Iron Harvest Special editions and Merchandise is available via the Game-Legends Store.
https://game-legends.com/games/iron-harvest/

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About KING Art Games

KING Art is an independent game developer with years of experience in creating high-quality games for all major platforms. More than 40 employees across several teams are located at the offices in Bremen, Germany and work with about as many freelancers around the globe. Founded in 2000, KING Art has since released more than 50 titles in different genres, with a focus on narrative games, RPGs and strategy games. The company and its games have received multiple prestigious awards, including Best Strategy Game and Best Development Studio.

KING Art is a licensed developer for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo plattforms and member of Verband der deutschen Games-Branche (GAME) and bremen digitalmedia.

About Deep Silver

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. Deep Silver works with its partners to achieve a maximum of success while maintaining 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 grim post-apocalyptic future of the Metro series. Upcoming highlights from Deep Silver include Dead Island 2. Deep Silver also owns the development studios Deep Silver Dambuster Studios in Nottingham, UK; Deep Silver Fishlabs in Hamburg, Germany, Deep Silver Volition based in Champaign, IL, USA, Warhorse Studios based in Prague, Czech Republic and Milestone s.r.l. in Milan, Italy. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com 

About Koch Media

Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (games, films and software). The company’s own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, North America and Australia. The Koch Media group has more than 25 years of experience in the digital media business, and has risen to become the number one publishing partner in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Codemasters, Kaspersky Labs, Konami, Koei Tecmo, Sega, Square Enix, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarter in Höfen, Austria Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux, Australia, Czech Republic, Poland, and the United States.

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THE SAMURAI OF GINTAMA BREAK INTO THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR IN NETMARBLE’S NEW COLLABORATION

THE SAMURAI OF GINTAMA BREAK INTO THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR IN NETMARBLE’S NEW COLLABORATION  

10 New Characters from Fan-Favorite Series Now Available For Players to Collect

LOS ANGELES – JULY 23, 2020 – The world of Netmarble’s THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR is becoming even more lively and hilarious as an all-new collaboration featuring the world-renowned manga and anime series Gintamabrings 10 new characters including the main hero Gintoki, from the franchise into the game. The crossover will run from now until August 13.

New characters featured in the latest collaboration include Gintoki, Kagura, Kondou, Okita, Hijikata, Takasugi, Katsura, Elizabeth, Kamui and White Yaksha Gintoki Sakata! These characters, along with their associated Battle Cards, can be acquired and additional features including new dungeons through the Gintama Collaboration.

As part of this update, several in-game events themed after the series are now also open for players to complete and earn rewards. Especially, Gintama Attendance Event and Kagura’s Super Mission offering Elizabeth and Kagura, the most iconic characters of Gintama are available, and so many other collaboration events are ongoing till August 10 and 13.

In addition, other in-game events are held to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR launch. From July 28 to August 26, the 2nd Anniversary Attendance Event will also be held. Through this 21-day event, players can earn up to 50 Battle Card Summon Tickets and 1 FES Fighter as rewards.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR boasts fast-paced fighting action as players battle through waves of enemies, giant bosses and rival fighter teams. The excitement is paired with cutting edge graphics, bold colors, and lightning-fast animations. In addition, this game features all of KOF’s classic fighters from ’94 to XIV, with over 130 fighters available to collect, along with more to come with seasonal events, collaborations with popular IP such as TEKKEN 7, and additional content updates for players to enjoy.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR is available to download on Google Play and the App Store in over 175 countries and comes with support for English, Taiwanese, Indonesian, Thai, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, and German languages.

For more information, please visit THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR’s website. Also, please follow THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Discord, Reddit, and forum on Netmarble.com.

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About Netmarble Corporation

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

PUBG MOBILE’S GLOBAL EXTREME CHALLENGE TEAMS UP WITH RENOWNED SPORTS PLAYERS, CELEBRITIES AND INFLUENCERS FOR ONLINE MATCH

PUBG MOBILE’S GLOBAL EXTREME CHALLENGE TEAMS UP WITH RENOWNED SPORTS PLAYERS, CELEBRITIES AND INFLUENCERS FOR ONLINE MATCH

Continuing the team-up spirit, the most popular mobile game is presenting an unprecedented celebrity show match with the initiative of bringing encouragement and positivity to the world under the current outbreak

LOS ANGELES – July 24, 2020 – PUBG MOBILE revealed the all-new Global Extreme Challenge campaign which is introduced as the brand’s biggest event this summer. Celebrities, influencers and players in different regions are teaming up to present a cheerful online PUBG MOBILE match. Community members can watch the show match on July 30 via the official PUBG MOBILE Facebook, YouTube and Twitch channels and also win in-game item giveaways.

Showdown Schedule for different regions:

  • (Southeast Asia)
  • (South Asia, Middle East)
  • (North America, Europe)
  • :00 (South America)

The campaign is launched for the “play for good” initiative of encouraging players to stay home and also contributing their own efforts to society. Under the global pandemic, PUBG MOBILE is trying to bring positive impact and encouragement to society and people. The “Global Extreme Challenge” is a call-out for all players and communities to join together to overcome difficulties, surpass limits and face challenges.

With PUBG MOBILE’s all-new Livik map as the battlefield, the Global Extreme Challenge is inviting the following renowned sports players, artists, celebrities and gaming influencers as the captains of their own teams for different regions.

Europe:

  • : Kevin De Bruyne is one of Europe’s best attacking players and one of the finest midfielders in the world.
  • : She won the “Best Female Pop Singer” award in the “Pantene Altın Kelebek Ödülleri 2018” which is the most prestigious music/TV awards in Turkey.

North America:

  • : Jack Osbourne is the president of Osbourne Media and is best known for MTV’s reality show “The Osbournes”, SyFy’s “Haunted Highway” and A+E Network’s “Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour”.
  • : Ky Bowman is point guard for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. Off the court, Bowman is a talented artist and avid gamer.

South America:

  • : Paulo Dybala is an Argentine professional footballer and has been considered one of the world’s most valuable players.
  • : Levinho is one of the best PUBG MOBILE players around the world, and shares his gameplays on YouTube with over 7M fans.
  • : Yurem is a well-known actor in Mexico and she’s most famous for being a part of the comedy show me caigo de risa.
  • : Mariam is a well-known model, TV host and singer in Mexico and she’s most famous for being a part of the Voice Mexico.

Southeast Asia:

  • : Indonesian actor and TV presenter
  • Indonesian actress, singer and model
  • : famous female singer in Vietnam who won the Runner-up in The Voice Vietnam 2017. She is known as one of the most potential young artists of Vbiz with many hit songs and a PUBG MOBILE gamers as well

South Asia:

  • : MortaL is a global mobile gaming icon. He is the leader of professional PUBG MOBILE esports team Team Soul and is known for his DP-28+6x sprays.
  • : Scout is a professional player for esports team FNATIC and is one of India’s oldest PUBG MOBILE competitive players. Sc0ut is popular for his m416+6x sprays.

Besides teaming up with stars from all over the world to bring encouragement, from earlier this month, PUBG MOBILE has partnered with Direct Relief, the humanitarian aid organization, in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by supplying medical aid to frontline healthcare workers. While watching the Global Extreme Challenge event, players can donate directly to support the fundraiser to help more people in need at www.directrelief.org/pubgmobile .

Stay tuned for more information about the PUBG MOBILE Global Extreme Challenge via the official channels on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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.

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

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24 ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS F5 — AN INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL VIDEOGAMES CONFERENCE

All-new digital event goes live on July 30; sees developers collaborating and co-promoting upcoming releases

Friday 24th July 2020, Beijing, China — 24 Entertainment | The developers behind upcoming title NARAKA BLADEPOINT, today announced the upcoming digital conference F5, which will take place on July 30. 

Working in collaboration with games developers from across the world, F5 aims to bridge the gap between East and West, showcasing the best of both markets. The event will offer early insight for Western media into some truly groundbreaking titles and the studios behind them.

The conference which takes place on Thursday July 30 — at 0430 (New York), 1230 (London) and 1930 (Beijing) — will see 24 Entertainment host prestigious developers such as Cube Game, Devolver Digital, FYOD-Studio, Indie Nova, Leiting Games, Pathea, Tap, Thinking Stars and Zodiac Interactive; in a collective effort to drive player awareness across the world. Featuring over 30 individual titles, F5 will bear witness to exclusive reveals and never-before-seen footage — and will include news about Anno Mutationem, Bright Memory, Hardcore Mecha, Taiwo’s Scroll, Pascal’s Wager and many more.

About 24 Entertainment 24 Entertainment is a Chinese game studio founded by a group of artists, engineers, and designers who are all veterans in the gaming industry, with the shared vision of introducing global players to Eastern cultures employing cutting-edge gaming technology. 

LIBERATED PC release date revealed, FREE Sneak Peek available

Don’t buy a pig in a poke. Liberated: Sneak Peek
for free on Steam and GOG

WARSAW, July 23rd – A free sneak peek version for LIBERATED, an upcoming action-adventure game, is now available for a limited time, on Steam and GOG.com. This stunning title by Atomic Wolf and L.INC, taking place inside a living, hand-drawn comic book, will premiere for PC on July 30th, 2020.

LIBERATED is a gorgeous hand-drawn action-adventure comic book game about a revolution in a cyberpunk world. The player joins the group of activists who fight to uncover the truth about the oppressive government.

First released on Nintendo Switch, the game will come to PC with visual improvements as well as 2 free DLC chapters and full English voice-overs done by the award-winning localization agency, Roboto Global.

Priced at $19.99, €18.99, £15.99. LIBERATED will be available on Steam, GOG.com, Humble Bundle, and GeForce Now.

Try it for free for a Limited Time

The Sneak Peek, available until July 27th 19:00 CET / 10:00 PDT, on GOG.com and Steam, shows a dramatic tipping point in the story and lets the players try the action-driven gameplay. The free trial shows the abridged third chapter of the story, with many scenes omitted to avoid major spoilers.

This is a work-in-progress free sample of the upcoming game. There may be differences between the Sneak Peek and the final product.

Download Liberated: The Sneak Peek on Steam & GOG.com:
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/875310/Liberated/ 
GOG.com: https://www.gog.com/game/liberated 

An Acclaimed New Take on Cyberpunk
Liberated has struck a chord with the core Nintendo audience. Rewarded with a score of 8/10 by Nintendo Life, 9/10 by Pure Nintendo, and 8/10 by NintendoSoup, Liberated was praised for its unique hand-drawn visuals, a relevant and universal message, and its full and unparalleled commitment to the comic book narrative.

Liberated on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liberatedgame 
Liberated on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiberatedGame/ 
Liberated on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberated_game/ 
Liberated Discord: https://discord.gg/VGpZfXz
Website: http://liberated.games/

About Walkabout Games
The publisher behind Liberated and Wanderlust Travel Stories, Walkabout Games is a Polish publisher and developer of aspiring independent game studios. It supports ambitious projects full of new, exciting, and risky ideas that evoke the kind of amazement that we all love video games for.

About L.inc
The producer of Liberated video game and the developer of the innovative Playable Graphic Novel framework, first used in Liberated. The tool allows video game designers to blend the narrative with gameplay on the pages of fully interactive comic books. L.inc’s mission is to craft new gaming experiences inspired by everything we love about comic books: the visual language, flexibility, and the joy of compiling your personal collection.

About Atomic Wolf
Atomic Wolf was founded in 2017 with the purpose of creating games based on amazing stories and unforgettable characters. Its team is comprised of talented individuals, creative professionals, and promising enthusiasts from many different backgrounds with experience in game development, project management, marketing, and sales. Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about what we do.

About Roboto Global
Roboto Global is a company based in Poland and established in 2002. It specializes in game localization, film translation, and literary translation. Over time, the company has extended its range of services to include dubbing, linguistic quality assurance (LQA), functional quality assurance (FQA), and focus testing. In 2020, it acquired and further developed the Sound Tropez recording studio, now known as Roboto Sound. For almost two decades now, Roboto has collaborated with the largest global game publishers. Every year, millions of words in dozens of languages flow through the keyboards and microphones of the company’s specialists.

Fight Crab Comes to Nintendo Switch from Mastiff on September 15

Fight Crab Comes to Nintendo Switch from Mastiff on September 15

Prepare to unleash shell in this new, physics-based, 3D action battle game!

SAN FRANCISCO  July 24, 2020 Videogame publisher and developer Mastiff, in partnership with Calappa Games, today announced the highly anticipated, physics-based, 3D action battle game Fight Crab will come to the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch. Fight Crab will be available to download on Sept. 15, 2020, across North America, Europe and Australia.

Published by Mastiff and developed by Calappa Games, Fight Crab is an over-the-top action game that combines giant crustaceans, wild weaponry, and intense claw-to-claw combat into one absurdly hilarious, must-play game.

Check out the Fight Crab preview trailer on Mastiff’s YouTube channel

About Fight Crab

Generous gods have bestowed uncanny strength and intelligence upon one of the world’s most resilient creatures – the crab. Using their newfound abilities, these shelled warriors armed themselves with weapons and now battle for control of the lands, living by one simple rule: “those who are flipped onto their shells must admit defeat.”

You are a crab. Embark on a world tour of devastation, flipping over as many crabs as possible in a quest to be crowned lord of the crustaceans! Progress through the game to unlock new playable crabs, learn powerful skills, and amass an arsenal of deadly weapons like the whip sword, nunchaku, axe gun, chainsaw, and beam saber – everything needed to crush the living shell out of the opposition! Crabs can be visually customized and leveled up to create the perfect build, suitable for any playstyle.

Key Features:

  • Claw through seven tutorial stages and a campaign mode with 34 stages across seven chapters.
  • 23 kinds of playable crab, 48 different weapons and 11 unique battle arenas.
  • A variety of matchmaking options including 1v1, 2v2, and offline and online co-op and versus battle modes.
  • Unlock special skills like the fabled Kanihameha, devastating Crab Copter and more.
  • Build the ultimate crab warrior – level up your crab, recruit new ones, and purchase deadly weapons!
  • Use Joy-Con™ motion controls to freely manipulate limbs to punch, grab and flip your way to victory.
  • Use Photo Mode to capture, share and immortalize epic confrontations and intense battles.

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About Mastiff

Mastiff is a publisher of fun, easy-to-pick-up-and-play games on all platforms including those from Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Microsoft, PC, and online gaming. Founded in 2002, Mastiff is proud to have released games in virtually every genre including action, adventure, RPG, FPS, casual and music.
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About Calappa Games

Masafumi Onuki, a solo developer whose projects include Fight Crab, Ace of Seafood, and Neo Aquarium -The King of Crustaceans-, founded Calappa Games in October of 2019. Calappa Games’ most recent project, Fight Crab, is made possible in part by a grant from the Japan Game Culture Foundation, led by Representative Director Mr. Yoshihiki Okamoto. All of Mr. Onuki’s projects feature genre-spanning music created by DEKU. https://www.neoaq.net