•    FIFA eChallenger Series to feature EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 4 teams from South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and China
•    Online format to feature football stars, influencers, and professional FO4 players
•    Initiative to replace FIFA eChampions Cup Spring 2020

FIFA and EA SPORTS have announced today an exciting FIFA organized esports activation for Asia, bringing together football stars, influencers, and professional esports players that will go head-to-head in a special remote EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 4 competition series to take place later this month.

As part of FIFA’s objective to bring football to more fans around the world, FIFA will host the FIFA eChallenger Series, which will see teams and players from EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 4 countries South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and China compete to become the winner of their respective country.  

Taking place throughout the second half of June and streamed live on FIFA.gg, the initiative will replace the FIFA eChampions Cup Spring 2020. It will be the first-ever activation organised by FIFA for EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 4 fans in Asia, providing a chance for both fans and the community to watch and engage with famous football stars, influencers and professional eSports players in their country.  

Four teams of three players from each country will compete in the FIFA eChallenger Series with each exciting match-up consisting of three games – including 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 matches.  

Speaking on the introduction of the FIFA eChallenger Series, Simon Thomas, FIFA Chief Commercial Officer, said:

“The FIFA eChallenger Series is another exciting FIFA eSports event. For the first time, EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 4 fans across Asia will have the chance to watch and engage directly with their favourite football stars, influencers and eSports professionals.”

Competition dates for the first-ever FIFA eChallenger Series are:

•    Vietnam: 25 and 27 June
•    Thailand: 29 and 30 June
•    South Korea: 26-28 June
•    China: 28-30 June  

Further details on match schedule and timings will be announced on FIFA channels over the coming weeks. Players and teams will be nominated and revealed prior to the start of the tournament.

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VINSMOKE JUDGE JOINS THE ONE PIECE PIRATE WARRIORS 4 ROSTER THIS SUMMER

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today announced that Vinsmoke Judge, the patriarch of the Vinsmoke family and leader of Germa 66, will be soaring onto ONE PIECE PIRATE WARRIORS 4 this summer as part of DLC Pack 1. The biological father of Reiju, Ichiji, Niji, Sanji and Yonji, the man known as “Garuda” uses his technologically advanced Raid Suit to take to the skies and command the battlefield with his electromagnetic spear.

In addition to Vinsmoke Judge, DLC Pack 1 will also add the previously announced Charlotte Smoothie and Charlotte Cracker to ONE PIECE PIRATE WARRIORS 4’s roster of playable characters when it becomes available this summer.

ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 is currently available in the Americas for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PCs via STEAM and Nintendo Switch.

Mass Creation’s new arcade beat ‘em up lands this summer
on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, Xbox One & PC

WARSAW, Poland — June 22, 2020 — Indie developer Mass Creation has released a new gameplay video for Shing!, the side-scrolling arcade action game. In this deep dive, Game Director Greg Kurek breaks down new enemies and a new boss fight, as well as the fast-paced combat and teamwork that make Shing! great to enjoy with friends in online and local co-op for up to four players.

Shing! delivers a classic beat ’em up experience that stays true to what fans love about the genre while adding a few twists of its own. Shing!’s unique control style is designed around the right analog stick, letting you pull off angled slices, counters, aerials and more with freestyle flicks and spins. Learning to block and parry effectively will help keep you alive in the heat of battle, while special buffs around the environment will give you incredible active and passive buffs to unleash on foes.

Your band of wisecracking warriors each have their own strengths, and you can swap between them at any time in an instant to extend combos, revive allies, or conserve power-ups for later use. Throughout the adventure, you’ll discover thrilling challenge rooms where you can test your skills and reflexes in ultra-hard scenarios. There are also special lore rooms where you can spend time getting to better know your party members, as well as the distinct world of anime-inspired visuals and music that is Shing!

Shing! is expected to officially launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Windows PC, Mac and Linux late this summer. For more information, visit http://shingthegame.com and the Shing! Discord: https://discord.gg/masscreation.

About Mass Creation

Based in Poland, Mass Creation is an independent game development studio known for creating titles like CorridorZ, Draw Slasher, Run Like Hell! and the upcoming side-scrolling beat ’em ‘up Shing! The team is made up of passionate industry professionals making high-quality, action-packed gaming experiences.

Rise from humble beginnings to the arbiter of an empire!

Moscow, Russia – June 22nd, 2020 -Sever Studio and 101XP publishing team are proud to announce The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, an upcoming narrative-driven RPG that comes to life on the pages of the protagonist’s journal. Join Sir Brante as he challenges high society – and the natural order of all things – by carving his own destiny.

Dive deep into this dark fantasy, where Twin Gods have predetermined one’s life by the lot they’re born into. Nobles lead and rule over others, clergy guide people on the one true path, while the lowborn are forced to suffer, toiling away for the glory of the Empire. Sir Brante is born into the life of a lowborn knave, yet it’s up to you whether he accepts that lot or chooses to defy the cosmic order by forging his own path.

Your decisions will determine Sir Brante becomes a noble judge, a humble inquisitor, or an underground mastermind plotting a revolution. Or perhaps you’ll select a different fate altogether? Develop and train your character, leveling up such traits as determination, sensitivity, and endurance among others. All of your skills, starting with those acquired in infancy, will affect your personality, worldview, and relationships, ultimately unlocking new talents and possible storylines. Your place in the grand scheme of things directly depends on who you choose to become.

Navigating Sir Brante through his extraordinary life won’t be easy, as you’ll be held accountable for every choice you make. Should Sir Brante die, however, a resurrection system allows the character to keep his experience upon death, letting the player reevaluate past choices and make different decisions. You’re the arbiter of an entire empire’s history, so you’d best choose wisely!

“With The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante we wanted to tell a tale that felt properly epic, spanning the entire life of a single individual,” said Olga Makushenko, Managing Director of Premium Games at 101XP.. “It was important to us that players could shape this character – and by extension the empire – in any way they’d choose. But as in real life, those choices aren’t going to be easy.”

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is currently under development and is coming soon to Steam and 101XP game portal.

Steam store page – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/The_Life_and_Suffering_of_Sir_Brante/
101XP website:
https://corp.101xp.com/en

About 101XP
101XP is an international mobile, browser, and PC game publisher with headquarters in Moscow, Russia. Since the foundation of the company in 2009, 101XP has published more than 50 titles on the world’s leading platforms (Facebook, App Store, Google Play, Steam, 101XP.com, and others). The company’s partners include many experienced game developers as well as young indie studios. 101XP is committed to publishing high quality and engaging projects.

In the last year, an ambitious publishing strategy has brought rewards and breakout successes for the Shanghai-based company. As the ‘Inspire Your Dreams’ games firm turns 11 years young, expect more games and philanthropy, as well as entry into new fields…

YOOZOO Games, Shanghai – 22.06.2020 | Founded in 2009 by young and energetic entrepreneur Lin Qi, Shanghai-based YOOZOO quickly became an integral part of the burgeoning Chinese games industry. Having started out life as a company focused on browser games, YOOZOO enjoyed early domestic growth in games but gained a global standing through expansion into sports, entertainment, and most recently AI-driven biotechnology products.

Games localization and regional publishing were supported by opening regional offices in key regions such as India, Japan and the US, as well as acquiring Germany-based Bigpoint. In the years since inception, YOOZOO made huge strides across mobile platforms, whilst continuing to engage fans on its browser-based portal, GTarcade, developing its own IP titles and working to turn famous IP licenses into games. All told, YOOZOO has published more than 40 titles in the past 10 years – no small feat.

It’s no surprise then, to see YOOZOO in App Annie’s ‘Top 20 Chinese Publishers In Overseas Markets’. Facebook and KPMG named YOOZOO in its ‘Top 50 Leading Chinese Brands’ for the past 3 years. A strong global IP strategy is key to this success. Last year YOOZOO launched browser title Game of Thrones Winter is Coming – officially licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and HBO – by far its biggest license to date. In the following months, Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac proved to be a massive hit with mobile gamers; especially fans of the works of the world-renowned Kurumadapro manga studio.

This year, App Annie named Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac in its  ‘Breakout Games of 2019’ for iOS and Google Play, becoming the number 1 RPG in France, and top 10 in 20 countries worldwide. Legacy of Discord, played in over 230 countries worldwide, entered the Top-10 grossing Chinese games published in overseas markets, as well as hitting the Top 5 of Sensor Tower’s ‘Top Chinese Mobile Games’. Era of Celestials, League of Angels III and Rangers of Oblivion all had multiple features across Facebook’s Big Games and on the App Store & Google Play Store.

In Japan, a games market on par with the US in size, Sensor Tower’s ‘Top Regional Publishers’ for May pitted YOOZOO in the top 25, spurred on by last month’s release of Junior Three Kingdoms becoming a top-seller, and YOOZOO holding three of the spots on May’s App Store top games rankings.

Elsewhere, YOOZOO Games India is also performing well, with hot new title Ludo All Star picking up ‘Best Casual Game of 2019’ by Google Play. The longevity of other smash titles including Poker Champions and Rummy with Sunny show the growing power of the India market. Success in these global markets is testimony to the ability of YOOZOO to adapt its global-mindedness to the unique tastes of different regions. 

However, what really sets apart YOOZOO is their commitment to give back to the communities they serve. In the past 12 months, YOOZOO has donated 40,000+ meals to the World Food Programme’s ‘ShareTheMeal’ campaign, donated 240,000+ units of medical personal protective equipment to humanitarian organizations around the world in response to the coronavirus epidemic, and provided $0.5 million dollars’ worth of laptops and other learning resources to educational institutions throughout Asia.

As YOOZOO enters the naughty teens, there’s no sign of things slowing down. The latest addition in the wildly popular browser-based League of Angels series – Heaven’s Fury – and mobile apocalyptic Doomcar are both receiving good early reviews. R&D in VR Gaming is showing promising early signs, with domestic title Mirage in the Flower announcing a VR version of the game will be released this year, with a demo ready by the end of summer. Global fans have several more exciting titles to look forward to including Infinity Kingdom and League of Valhalla all set to launch in the coming weeks and months of an already stellar 11^th year. Additionally, esports competitions and cloud gaming partnerships in the works tell us that there’s a lot more to look forward to.

Realistic Fishing Sim Will Launch with 10% Discount, Including an Additional 10% for Players Who Already Own its Predecessor – ‘Fishing: Barents Sea’

Stavanger — June 22nd, 2020 — Misc Games reels in the summer season, announcing that Fishing: North Atlantic, the successor to their cult favorite fisherman sim, Fishing: Barents Sea is due to hit Steam in August. Climb into the captain’s chair once again, this time in the majestic Canadian waters of Nova Scotia, braving the high seas across six realistic ports and fish habitats in search of ocean gold! Wishlist the game today on Steam and follow the Fishing: North Atlantic community on Discord to stay up to date with the catch of the day!

“We’re excited to be nearing the end of the road in development on Fishing: North Atlantic,” said Yasemin Hamurcu from Misc Games. “Our avid fan base from Fishing: Barents Sea have been clamoring for a successor, and we are aiming to give them exactly what they want with stunning graphics, a slew of fishing methods and breeds, with dynamic fish habitats and market prices. This is as close to the life of a fisherman on the high seas as most of us will ever come!” 

Plan the course of your fishing career throughout the whole year – brave rain and snow while looking for the best fishing zones, all while keeping the ever watchful eye on your quotas. Fishing: North Atlantic features a huge range of 25 handcrafted boats, new weather systems with upgraded atmospheric effects and all new fishing methods such as harpoons and deep-line-buoy-fishing. The new advanced fish-AI requires the use of GPS and sonar to follow the movement of your prey, depending on weather and water temperatures. Start with harpooning swordfish and tuna and work your way up to setting deep lines to catch snow crabs or lobster and experience life as a deep sea fisherman without actually getting wet!

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About Misc Games
Founded in 2013, Misc Games is a game developer based in Stavanger/Norway. With a strong passion for video games, the studio’s aim is to create high-quality technical simulation games such as Fishing: Barents Sea and the upcoming Fishing: North Atlantic. For more information about Misc Games please visit us at: https://miscgames.no

Amsterdam, June 22, 2020  – MY.GAMES and the Warface team are proud to announce the release of the update called Blackwood, launching today on Warface PC version only and introducing the Special Operation with a new, open-ended mission design. Watch the gameplay trailer below:

Set on a volcanic island in the Northern Atlantic, the new Blackwood PvE mission continues the story of the WEGA-5 squad, first introduced in Operation Mars. The player’s squad has been captured by rival corporation Blackwood and are forced to fight against their own allies. That means that for the first time in the shooter’s history, players will be controlling Blackwood soldiers fighting against Warface corporation.   

Operation Blackwood will also be the game’s first non-linear co-op mission. Players will be deployed at a starting hub location and are free to choose which of three enemy bases to assault first. Every base is guarded by a unique set of enemy troops, led by a powerful boss. Boss battles are packed with unique features. Players have to split up to perform fundamentally different tasks. Once players destroy one boss, the rest becomes more difficult to defeat. The difficulty sets the boss’s behavior and the tactics players will have to adapt to destroy it.

Rewards will change based on the order players attack the bosses, and resources can be collected to purchase heavy weapons, turrets and barricades during the operation. To get the maximum reward, players need to complete the operation three times so that each time the order to kill the bosses is different. 

Features: 

Today, publisher Wired Productions share a new story trailer for airborne ocean-world fantasy RPG The Falconeer. This trailer reveals the Seachantress (voiced by Tegan Hitchens) as the player’s main guide throughout the immersive world of the Ursee, sharing some of the world’s secrets. Viewers can also catch glimpses of third-person dogfighting gameplay, equipped with devastating ranged weaponry, in-game faction settlements, and the oceanic open-world landscape that players will traverse.

Soaring to release on Xbox One and PC via Steam in 2020, players can expect additional content and updates about The Falconeer’s development in the coming months, as independent one man developer Tomas Sala, and publisher Wired Productions work tirelessly to deliver this beautiful oceanic fantasy to the world.

This new trailer for The Falconeer shows short cuts of raw gameplay footage from the game’s first chapter where players are matched against pirates sailing fast ships in the sea, as well as agile airships. In addition, the trailer provides a deeper look at the Maw, the unnatural canyon of water that spans the length of the game’s world, as well as the three warmongering rival faction settlements, which are vying for the mysterious secrets hidden at the Ursee’s unfathomable depths.

The first of these settlements is the Saladmount, a place devoted to harvesting wood-like material from the giant fungal seatrees, which is used as an ultra-light building material. Next is the Shard, home to one of the most important Noble houses in the game, House Borgia, which is a place of sharp, imposing rock features. The third is the Imperial Harbour, the largest city of the Ursee and the Royal seat atop Imperial Peak.

The Falconeer is available to Wishlist now on Steam for PC. For more information follow the game to receive future updates on Facebook or Twitter.

About Wired Productions

Wired Productions is an award-winning video games publisher based in Watford, UK. Founded in 2008 and shortlisted by MCV for Indie Publisher of the Year in both 2018 and 2019, Wired has produced and published award-winning titles across all major platforms. Bringing games to market in both physical and digital media, the company has made notable launches to date including Deliver Us The Moon, Close to the Sun, GRIP: Combat Racing, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn and The Town of Light. #GETWired reflects the active and ever-growing number of fans and consumers who support us.

About Tomas Sala

Tomas Sala is an independent game artist and designer as well as the co-founder of game studio Little Chicken Game Company. Best known to most gamers for his exotic Skyrim Mod series: Moonpath to Elsweyr, Tomas has developed a unique visual style over the years that have helped turn helped turn games such as Rekt! (iOS/Switch), SXPD (iOS) and TrackLab (PSVR) into unique visual and interactive experiences. 

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World of Warships Adds Ship Skins, Commanders, Camouflages and More – All Based on the Imperium of Man and Chaos Factions

Today Wargaming brings the gothic splendor of Warhammer 40,000 to World of Warships. Players can choose between different bundles containing themed ship skins, commanders with unique voiceovers, camouflages and flags from two of the biggest factions in the Warhammer 40,000 universe — Imperium of Man, a galaxy-spanning interstellar human empire; and Chaos, those devoted to serving the Chaos Gods.

On June 22, Warhammer 40,000 inspired bundles will also be coming to World of Warships: Legends available on Xbox and PS4.  

Watch these videos to see what players can expect with this epic collaboration on both World and Warships (PC) and World of Warships: Legends.

Imperium of Man and Chaos will be represented through unique and dreadful ships helmed by their fearless commanders: Justinian Lyons XIII and Arthas Roqthar the Cold.

“As a Warhammer 40,000 fan myself, I’m very excited to finally see these epic themed ships in our ports. Their striking visual appearance paired with the dramatic voiceovers that will give you chills, promises to evoke the grim dystopian splendor of 40K. I have no doubts our players will enjoy playing these ships as much as we did while designing them, said Philip Molodkovets, World of Warships’ Executive Producer. 

“After our extremely successful previous collaborations with World of Tanks: Blitz and World of Tanks we’re thrilled to work with Wargaming again. We’re big fans of World of Warships, and we can’t wait to see players celebrating Warhammer 40,000 in their games with these beautiful and authentic themes.” said Jon Gillard, Global Head of Licensing at Games Workshop.

World of Warships has had great success bringing various collaborations to life in its game without hurting the historical aspect or distracting players who prefer the standard game play.  Providing a flexible system of filters, players can choose to customise their visual experience or, if they are not interested, turn it off completely.  The collaboration with Games Workshop celebrates the unique visual style of their universe, but does not alter the gameplay.

About World of Warships

World of Warships is a free, historical, online combat PC game from Wargaming. With its massive fleet of most iconic war vessels, including four different ship classes and strategically designed environment, World of Warships provides the ultimate naval warfare gaming experience, suitable for everyone. Thanks to its largest collection of historically accurate ships available to play, World of Warships prides itself as a digital ship museum and a focal point for naval history enthusiasts.

New thematic content and innovative game modes are being added on regular basis, providing a diverse and exciting gameplay to its broad player base.

One franchise – multiple platforms

After the successful launch of World of Warships on PC, its unique gameplay and design has been adapted to bring free massive naval battles to other platforms with World of Warships: Legends available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and World of Warships Blitz on iOS and Android mobile devices.

About World of Warships: Legends

Experience epic naval action in World of Warships: Legends, a massively multiplayer online game (available on Xbox and PS4) where you can master the seas in history’s greatest warships! Recruit legendary commanders from maritime history, upgrade your vessels and stake your claim to naval supremacy with or against players around the world in thrilling and immersive battles. World of Warships: Legends brings the online naval action loved by millions to home consoles for the very first time, alongside a host of content and features exclusive to the console experience.

Official website: https://wowslegends.com/

About Games Workshop:

Games Workshop® Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer®: Age of Sigmar® and Warhammer® 40,000® games, miniature soldiers, novels and model kits through more than 528 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop® or Warhammer®), the www.games-workshop.com web store and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including our publishing division ‘Black Library’ and our special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.games-workshop.com.

Find out more about Warhammer 40,000® at www.warhammer40000.com/new-to-40k.

About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 4500+ employees and offices spread all over the world. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Their flagship products include the massively popular free-to-play hit World of Tanks and the strategic naval action game World of Warships.

Official website: www.wargaming.com