NEW UPDATE TO BTS WORLD HAS ARRIVED

May Update Includes a New Chapter of the “ANOTHER STORY” Feature Focusing on Yoongi

Los Angeles (May 26, 2020) – Netmarble today announced a special May update to BTS WORLD, the mobile game that allows the player to manage BTS’ career, just in time for summer. The update puts Yoongi front and center in a new chapter of ANOTHER STORY Season 2, and includes new 5-star cards, special events and more.

BTS WORLD’s “Another Story” feature explores the alternate lives of each member if they didn’t form BTS, and season two sees them meeting at a place called the “Magic Shop.” The new Chapter 2 of ANOTHER STORY’s second season focuses on Yoongi and his journey to find a piano of memories after growing tired of his concert trip. 

Additional features of the May update to BTS WORLD include:

• Newly-added 5-star cards of BTS
• A new 5-star card rate up draw event
• Special May in-game events rewarding various items, currencies and buffs:
  • May 7-day check-in event
  • Bonus time event with pull mileage and level-up item buffs
  • May free item draw event (every four hours)

BTS WORLD includes 10,000 brand new photos and 100 video clips exclusive to the game, and players are able to interact virtually with BTS as their manager through various 1:1 interactive content.

For more information, please visit the official site [https://btsw.netmarble.com] or follow BTS WORLD on Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Exclusive merchandise from BTS WORLD is also available on the Netmarble Online Store.

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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 BigHit 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

About Big Hit Entertainment

Founded in February 2005 in South Korea by CEO and Producer Bang Si-Hyuk, Big Hit Entertainment’s core business focuses on music production, artist management and publishing. Big Hit’s business ventures incorporate and develop a range of content produced from top-notch artists’ IP, including global superstars BTS and its newest addition TOMORROW X TOGETHER. With its mission of ‘Music & Artist for Healing’, Big Hit strives to impart a positive influence through content while providing comfort and inspiration to music fans worldwide.

About Takeone Company

Takeone Company Corp. is an innovative content company that utilizes pop-culture within a gaming environment. Established in 2016, Takeone is leading the new genre of mobile games called ‘Cinematic Games’ that combines interactive game elements within a story concept based on both pop-culture and original IP’s.  The games include full motion videos and various visual contents that push the boundaries of next-generation storytelling.  Years of experience and knowledge in both storytelling and game development have led to the creation of cinematic games such as Take Urban, BTS WORLD.  Takeone is currently developing a series of future cinematic games for their next up and coming titles.  For more information, please refer to www.takeonecompany.com.

“We’ve been constantly developing the Warface franchise by expanding the original game and bringing it to new platforms, including the recent launch on Nintendo Switch. With Breakout, our goal was to introduce console players to this classic, grounded FPS experience with a heavy focus on gunplay and resource management – the kind of experience which was first defined by the legendary Counter-Strike on PC, – said Ivan Pabiarzhyn, Warface franchise lead, MY.GAMES. – The team has put a lot of heart into creating an exciting, simple-yet-challenging shooter where there is only you, your gun, and your teammates on a mission to plant or defuse the bomb.”

Set in a world of tomorrow, Breakout launches with 5 different maps, over 30 weapons with unique recoil patterns and gunplay styles and a wide range of in-game customization options. Breakout features the classic ‘Search and Destroy’ game mode in which two rival teams have to either plant or defuse a bomb. The teams (Wardens and Reapers) of up to 5 players earn credits by defeating opponents and completing mission objectives. Those credits can then be spent on new weapons and tactical equipment at the beginning of each round. The rules are simple, but every match is a unique, heart-pounding battle of tactical wits.

After launch, all players will receive free seasonal content updates with new challenges and season-exclusive cosmetic rewards. Players won’t need to purchase the Battle Pass to get access to a full seasonal reward pool. The post-launch support will be maintained by a cosmetic-only monetization system that will allow players to customize the looks of their characters and weapons – no in-game purchases will grant any gameplay advantages. 

Warface: Breakout is now available on the Xbox Games Store and PlayStation Store priced at 19.99 USD for Standard Edition and 29.99 USD for Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe pack includes the game and the exclusive cosmetic items such as the ‘Vendetta’ Legendary Knife, ‘Liberator’ Legendary Weapon Skin for the M1911, ‘Redeemer’ Legendary Weapon Skin for the USP as well as the ‘Nightslayer’ Player Badge and Avatar Pack.

About Allods Team. 

Allods Team is one of the largest MY.GAMES studios founded in 2006. It currently has more than 170 staff employees. The studio’s key projects and franchises today are Warface (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch versions), Skyforge, and Armored Warfare with an audience of more than 30 million players around the world. 

About MY.GAMES.

MY.GAMES is an international gaming brand (part of Mail.ru Group) and a leading Eastern European online entertainment company. MY.GAMES comprises 12 regional offices in Russia, Europe and the US, over 1,800 staff, and 13 development studios. MY.GAMES creates titles for the PC, consoles, and mobile devices. The company operates over 60 projects, with more than 150 titles in its portfolio including War Robots, Hustle Castle, Left to Survive, Skyforge, Legend: Legacy of the Dragons, and Allods Online. MY.GAMES portfolio includes renowned titles like Warface, ArcheAge, Perfect World, Revelation Online, Conqueror’s Blade, Lost Ark, and more. Over 605 million players have registered within MY.GAMES titles. The company also develops its own media, operates the MY.GAMES Store platform, has a dedicated investment division (MRGV), supports gaming and esports services, and much more.

CAPTAIN TSUBASA: RISE OF NEW CHAMPIONS KICKS OFF AUGUST 28TH ON PLAYSTATION 4, NINTENDO SWITCH AND STEAM

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions hurtles onto PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via STEAM® on August 28, 2020, bringing explosive soccer matches in the beloved anime world of Captain Tsubasa!

The latest trailer showcases incredible shots, intense aerial battles, and unbelievable saves true to the original series. Breakaway to the following YouTube link (ready for embedding) to view all the flashy new footage from the field:

The worlds of soccer and anime converge in Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, based on the renowned Captain Tsubasa series. The game chronicles the athletic exploits of Tsubasa Ozora as he plays out his love for the game and advances through the ranks of multiple soccer leagues. Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions immerses players in an action packed soccer game that features an exhilarating storyline, over-the-top signature shots, and exciting gameplay.

Phoenix, AZ – 26 May, 2020: E-Line Media, creators of BAFTA award-winning game Never Alone, is delighted to announce that ocean adventure Beyond Blue, will be coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox on 11th June 2020 during World Ocean’s Week.

Inspired by and featuring footage from Blue Planet II, E-Line Media created Ocean Insights, sixteen mini-documentaries that players will be able to unlock while they explore the world of the Western Pacific. Fans can take an early look at what exists beneath the depths with a newly released trailer that features some of the scientists that worked with the game developers to capture the experience of bringing the deep ocean to life.

About Beyond Blue
Set against the near-future backdrop of Earth’s oceans, Beyond Blue features the scientific support of real-world exploration and outreach initiative, OceanX, and embracing its minimally invasive exploration techniques. It tells the story of a crew of scientists – led by oceanographers Mirai and André – who set out to test their “Ocean Sense Network,” which has the power to literally shine a light on the unexplored depths of the ocean as they unravel its endless mysteries.

Focusing on the Western Pacific Ocean amid a large multispecies gathering of cetaceans and other creatures, players will step into the shoes (and flippers) of Mirai, as they use technology to better understand the urgent threats facing these blue depths.

At the same time, Beyond Blue will feature never-before-seen footage licensed from BBC Studios’ Blue Planet II, expanding upon the game’s story and educating players about the social and emotional lives of these whales – the creatures with the biggest brains on the planet.

Beyond Blue Features:

• An evocative narrative with full voice cast – Anna Akana (YouTube), Mira Furlan (Lost, Babylon 5), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Black Sails, Hotel Rwanda), and Ally Maki (Toy Story 4)
• Exploration and adventure within a realistic untouched world
• Sixteen unique mini-documentaries called Ocean Insights that feature original footage and interviews with science’s leading ocean experts

Beyond Blue is already available through the Apple Arcade subscription service, playable across compatible iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and Apple TV devices.

Buy here: https://www.beyondbluegame.com/buy-now/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/883360/Beyond_Blue/
Website: https://www.beyondbluegame.com/

About E-Line Media
E-Line Media is a video game developer and publisher passionate about harnessing the power of games to help players understand and shape the world.  The company is a double-bottom-line, for-profit enterprise whose investors seek market-level financial returns and positive social impact.  Learn more at www.elinemedia.com.

About BBC Studios
BBC Studios, a global content company with British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group. Formed in April 2018 by the merger of BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios, it spans content financing, development, production, sales, branded services and ancillaries. BBC Studios’ award-winning British programmes are internationally recognised across a broad range of genres and specialisms. It has offices in 22 markets globally, including six production bases in the UK and production bases and partnerships in a further nine countries around the world. The company, which makes 2500 hours of content a year, is a champion for British creativity around the world and a committed partner for the UK’s independent sector. BBC Studios has revenue of £1.4bn, and returns around £200m to the BBC Group annually, complementing the BBC’s licence fee and enhancing programmes for UK audiences.

Team17 and One More Dream Studios’ upcoming game showcases its
time-bending platforming mechanics.

Tuesday, 26^th May 2020 – Team17 and One More Dream Studios have unveiled a new trailer showcasing the ancient power players can wield in Ageless, the upcoming puzzle platformer that utilises time manipulation. The new gameplay trailer shows how this power can be used to navigate the various levels, from manipulating the age of creatures to freezing time itself.

Features of Ageless

• Multi-stage ageing for plants and animals: Age flora and fauna through various stages of their life cycle to solve the puzzles standing in your way. 
• Timeless platforming: Ageless uses the environment to produce intricate platforming challenges. While ‘ageless’ players can use living creatures to dash through the air, consuming the life force and de-ageing the plant or animal in the process.
• Unique worlds: Each area has its own plants and animals to utilise, realised in a hand-drawn pixel art.
• Mysterious collectables. Becoming ‘ageless’ allows players to see and collect optional hidden items that will only be accessible via intricate platforming challenges hidden throughout the levels.

To keep up to date with all the information on Ageless please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and join us on Discord.

About ONE MORE DREAM STUDIOS SDN. BHD © 2020.
Ageless developed by ONE MORE DREAM STUDIOS SDN. BHD. © 2020.  Published by Team17. Ageless is a trademark or registered trademark of ONE MORE DREAM STUDIOS SDN. BHD. Team17 is a trademark or registered trademarks of Team17 Digital Limited. All other trademarks, copyrights and logos are property of their respective owners.

About Team17 Digital Ltd
Founded in 1990, Team17 Group plc is a leading international video games label and creative partner for independent developers. The portfolio comprises over 100 games, including The Escapists, Overcooked, Yoku’s Island Express, Yooka-Laylee, the Worms franchise and many more from developers around the world. Visit www.team17.com for more info.

Redhill Games Releases First Nine to Five Gameplay Footage, PC Closed Alpha Begins June 4

Sign up now to be the first to play this smart new 3v3v3 FPS!

LOS ANGELES & HELSINKI – May 26, 2020 – Redhill Games has revealed the first alpha gameplay footage of Nine to Five, the new team-tactics first-person shooter that’s as much about outsmarting your rivals as it is outgunning them. In addition, Redhill has announced that Nine to Five’s PC closed alpha will begin on June 4. Players can sign up right now for a chance to join at www.ninetofive.game.

“We believe shooters can be smarter — and smarter can be more fun. We want teamwork to triumph over brute force and reflexes, giving players a refined shooting experience with the freedom to customize your game plan as you see fit,” said Redhill Games CEO Matias Myllyrinne. “You can expect plenty of rough edges and thrilling surprises in the alpha, and we’ll be engaging closely with the community for your feedback on day one.”

Set in a near-future where corporations rule everything and being a mercenary is just another job, each round of Nine to Five pits three teams of three against each other across three intense rounds with changing objectives. Every round influences the next, ratcheting up the tension and forcing players to constantly adapt their strategy to win, all in about 15 minutes per match.

About Redhill Games

Headquartered in Helsinki with multinational leadership and talent drawn from many of gaming’s top companies, Redhill Games’ core focus is creating high-quality titles that capitalize on the team’s extensive knowledge of extraordinary games-as-a-service experiences. Investors include Makers Fund and Play Ventures, as well as industry heavyweights like Unity founder David Helgason, Los Angeles-based investor and game executive Jason Kay, and Mika Reini, the former CFO of Remedy Entertainment. www.RedhillGames.com

Hand-drawn ratoidvania hitting Switch, PS4, Xbox One and Steam

Barcelona, Spain –May 26th, 2020– Independent games developer Petoons Studio is releasing a Kickstarter campaign on June 2nd to fund their new hand-drawn ratoidvania Curse of the Sea Rats for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam.

Curse of the Sea Rats packs all of the best features from the metroidvania genre featuring beautiful 2D hand-drawn animation and 3D environments, combined with unique real-time combat mechanics, and of course, lots of rats!

Explore the island, battle diabolic creatures, and fight brutal bosses commanded by the evil pirate Flora Burn. Forge your own path to freedom in a non-linear quest through the vast and mysterious coast of Ireland in 1777.  The developer’s Kickstarter campaign will help them to get more funds to finish the game and cover the costs related to the animation, production and development. Funds will be critical to complete the project without compromising the art and quality.

Features

• Classic hand-drawn animation like the golden era of Disney and Don Bluth.
• A perfect mix of 2D models crafted on a 3D game environment for a 2.5D side-scrolling platformer experience.
• Explore a huge map with hundreds of rooms, in a non-linear quest, solving puzzles, and fighting enemies in the coast of Ireland in 1777.
• 4 playable characters, jam-packed with weapons and special abilities to upgrade.
• Discover all the secret rooms, special items, and multiple endings.
• Single-player mode: more than 12 hours of gameplay for the main quest
• Local Co-Op Multiplayer mode: up to 4 players.
• Spectacular intros and animations to discover the story behind the characters.

Additional Information

• Kickstarter
• Official website
• Discord
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Facebook

About Petoons Studio
Petoons Studio is an independent games developer and animation studio from Barcelona, Spain. The team is built by a mix of talented artists and game developers pioneering the art of storyplaying. Their previous game, Petoons Party, winner of the PlayStation Award – Best Kids Game (2018), is currently available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

The insanely fun Bomberman/Gauntlet hybrid party game will put friendships of all ages to the test.

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC (May 26th, 2020) – Chainsawesome Games, the Quebec Indie game studio with the tongue-twister name, is announcing today that Knight Squad is coming to the Nintendo Switch on June 5th! The chaotic one-button party game with the ridiculous amount of game modes was met with a lot of enthusiasm during its original launch in 2015. To this day, it’s still one of the few local multiplayer games designed to support 8 players!

“Since the very first day the Nintendo Switch was announced, fans have been asking that we bring Knight Squad to that platform, it’s just a natural fit,” said Laurent Mercure, Communications Officer at Chainsawesome Games. “We’re a tiny studio and we had our hands full with another project at the time, we couldn’t jump on it immediately. But it’s happening now and we’re super excited. With its minimalist controllers, family time vibe and focus on local multiplayer, Knight Squad is right at home on the Nintendo platform.”

Check out the eccentric knights in action on the Nintendo eShop page!

Knight Squad is an insane 1 to 8 player chaotic arena friendship destroyer. Take on current friends and future frenemies in any of the incredibly fun game modes, ranging from Last Man Standing to Medieval soccer. All of that using only weapons from the middle ages… and laser guns… and miniguns.

Key Features Include:

• 1-8 Players game packed with crazy party action – A bunch of levels are available for each game mode. Don’t have enough players to fill in the spots? No worries. Bots will jump in. Select their difficulty depending on the amount of challenge you’d like and you’re ready to go!

• A ton of versus game modes – Team Capture the Flag, Last Man Standing, Capture the Grail, Domination Soccer, Juggernaut, and more!

• Spicy upgrades to pick up – Upgrade your knight with new weapons and power-ups on the battlefield: sword, bow and arrows, horses, crossbow, bombs, laser gun and more!

• Epic Challenges – Take on the very difficult challenge levels and make your way to the top of the leaderboard!

The Nintendo Switch version includes both the original Knight Squad as well as all the game modes and characters from the Extra Chivalrous DLC. It will be available for digital purchase only on the Nintendo eShop for $14.99 on June 5th. Enthusiastic players can pre-purchase the game today for a discounted price!

For more information about Knight Squad, please visit the official website.

Umihara Kawase BaZooKa will be available in three fast-paced physical editions. The limited SteelBook® and Collector’s Editions can now be pre-ordered and will be released in September. The physical versions of the Standard Edition can be pre-ordered at Amazon in some countries starting now. Also, the physical Standard edition will be available at more retailers and in more countries soon. The digital versions of the Standard Edition can also be pre-ordered soon. The release date for all Standard Editions will be in July.

All editions will be localized into English, French, German and Spanish. The game will be available in Europe, America and Australia. 

Umihara Kawase BaZooka! Standard Edition

• The physical retail version for PS4  will be available for € 29.99 / 24.99 GBP / $29.99 US 
• The physical retail version for Nintendo Switch will be available for € 29.99 / 24.99 GBP / $29.99 US
• The digital versions can be found in the PlayStation Store and the Nintendo eShop for € 29.99 / 24,99 GBP / $29.99 US

Umihara Kawase BaZooKa! SteelBook® Edition

The limited Umihara Kawase BaZooka! SteelBook® Edition for Nintendo Switch and PS4 features:

• Manual 
• Variant cover art
• Original Steelbook®

The SteelBook® Edition is exclusively available at the Strictly Limited Games Partner Shop for €39.99. The PlayStation 4 SteelBook® edition is limited to only 1,500 copies worldwide. The Nintendo Switch edition is limited to 2,500 copies worldwide.

Umihara Kawase BaZooKa! Collector’s Edition

The limited Umihara Kawase BaZooka! Collector’s Edition for Nintendo Switch and PS4 features:

• Manual 
• Variant cover art
• Original Steelbook®
• Hardcover CE box with magnetic lock 
• Original Soundtrack
• Hardcover Art Book
• 4 Stickers
• 2-sided large Poster
• 22 Character Cards

The Collector’s Edition is exclusively available at the Strictly Limited Games Partner Shop for €59.99. The PlayStation 4 SteelBook edition is limited to 700 copies worldwide. The Nintendo Switch edition is limited to 1,500 copies worldwide. 

About Umihara Kawase BaZooKa! 

Fast-Paced Battles with Party Appeal 

Umihara Kawase BaZooKa! is a fast-paced action game where the player’s goal is to clear the screen of enemies by performing skilful combos with their Bazooka and an extraordinary fishing rod. Screens feature moving platforms, perilous obstacles and quirky enemy sea life. Umihara Kawase BaZooKa! offers multiplayer action at its very best and competitive gamers are bestowed with fast-paced battles. 

Umihara Kawase Bazooka! features:

• 22  iconic characters from Japanese cult games to choose from
• Challenge Mode with 40 Stages to be cleared just like back in the good old days of arcade games (1 to 4 players)
• Multiplayer Battle Modes (2 to 4 players)
• Local Offline Play and Online Modes
• Co-op and Competitive Modes (up to 4 players)
• Competitive Bazooka-Action in Battle Royale Mode (players fight until only one remains) and Star Match (Timed battle mode where players fight to take stars from each other) will offer hundreds of hours of competitive Bazooka-fun.

About ININ

ININ Games focus on the digital and physical publishing of high-quality, feel-good retro and arcade games. ININ Games brings retro games to life and creates the classics of the future. They are best known for “Bubble Bobble 4 Friends”, “Slaps and Beans” and “The Ninja Saviors – Return of the Warriors”. Numerous other milestones of classic gaming culture are in the planning and will be announced in the coming months. ININ Games is part of United Games Entertainment GmbH. For more information visit http://www.inin.games

About Success Corporation

Success Corporation was founded in 1978 and is one of Japan’s top five independent game companies with a long history. Success has developed and sold a lot of games for all platforms, including arcades, consoles, browsers and apps. Some of Success Corp.’s work was among the first projects in the gaming industry.

About Studio Saizensen Inc

Studio Saizensen Inc was established in September 1997 (Saitama Prefecture, Japan) and has mainly developed consumer games as well as card and arcade games. Studio Saizensen Inc is best known for the “Umihara Kawase” trilogy of puzzle/platformers and the “Blade Strangers” series.

Strategically team up with your past and future selves in this fast-paced multiplayer FPS

May 26th, 2020 – Nimble Giant Entertainment today announced that their time paradox multiplayer shooter, Quantum League is now available on Steam Early Access. 

Quantum League is a revolutionary Time-Paradox Shooter where players battle within a time loop, tactically team up with their past and future selves in mind-blowing 1v1 and 2v2 matches. Thinking ahead in time is key to outsmarting your opponents and where strategic teamwork with yourself is essential in this arena shooter. Quantum League challenges players to take into consideration where they were and where they want to be to make that final winning shot.

Quantum League is an original IP from Nimble Giant Entertainment set within an alternate universe where time travel has changed the face of professional sports as we know it. After a widely popular Open Beta in late February, the game is now launching in Early Access with new features, content, and improvements, including the all new Quantum Academy, casual and ranked matches, new maps, night mode, and weapon feel improvements.

“With Quantum League we tried something unique: adding time travel to an online first person shooter. In the game, beating your opponents is all about thinking one step ahead, utilizing your time-clones with keen strategies in fast dynamic competitive matches. It’s going to be interesting to see how players adapt to going back in time to try and influence the future outcome.” Said Balthazar Auger, Lead Game Designer at Nimble Giant.

Quantum League is available now on Steam Early Access for PC with a 15% discount for launch week.

For more information check out the games Steam page here https://store.steampowered.com/app/651150/Quantum_League/

About Nimble Giant Entertainment
Founded in 2002, Nimble Giant Entertainment (formerly known as NGD Studios) is one of the leading game development studios in Latin America. The studio’s first major release, Champions of Regnum was the first commercial MMORPG made in the region. The latest published title is the reimagining of the classic strategy game Master of Orion, published by Wargaming. More at www.nimblegiant.com