BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today released a brand new update for its recently released free-to-play title, Bless Unleashed. Featured in this update is an all new five person Dungeon, one Abyssal Dungeon, a new Blessing (Blind Executioner), player-driven quality of life enhancements and much more. Bless Unleashed launched as a free-to-play title on Xbox One on March 12, 2020.

Bless Unleashed takes place in the untamed world of Lumios; presenting a rich backstory created with hardcore MMO players in mind featuring deep combo-driven mechanics, player customization, and cooperative (PvE) and competitive (PvP) multiplayer. At launch, the land of Lumios featured 13 zones for players to explore and do battle against countless foes within. There are seven powerful Field Bosses scattered across the wilds and 26 Elite Bosses who will drop amazing rewards for those who can defeat them. Additionally, there are six unique Dungeons to explore enabling players to truly feel the dangers of Lumios. Players will also engage in battle in eight Arena Challenges and eight Lairs belonging to powerful foes who are eagerly waiting to dispatch players. Developed using Unreal Engine 4, Bless Unleashed brings unparalleled visuals to a fully realized fantasy world, offering one of the most stunning MMORPGs developed specifically for console players. Players adventure across an open persistent world where mythical beasts roam the land and player vs. player battles can take place at any time.

To deck your character out in unique armor sets, get Valor Perks, receive extra in-game currency, ride fantastic mounts, and more please visit https://blessunleashed.com/packs to learn more about the Ultimate, Exalted, and Deluxe Founder’s Packs.

For more information about Bless Unleashed, please visit: https://blessunleashed.com, follow us on Facebook at https://bandainam.co/BUfacebook, or join the conversation on Twitter at https://bandainam.co/BUtwitter.

Wizard Entertainment’s ‘Wizard World Vault’ To Feature One-of-A-Kind Memorabilia Among New Offerings

Autographed Photos, Memorabilia, Posters, Unique Items Available Through WizardWorldVault.com Website

LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2020 – From signed photos and posters to celebrity banners, rare and limited edition comics and other unique pop culture memorabilia, Wizard Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB:WIZD) is pleased to launch Wizard World Vault, an online marketplace of one-of-a-kind products backed by the trust of Wizard Entertainment’s more than two decades of experience in the industry.

Wizard World Vault, accessible via www.wizardworldvault.com, will feature a wide variety of items, including many unique pieces culled from more than 150 Wizard World events conducted over 20+ years, as well as materials sourced directly from industry leaders, top creators and longtime Wizard World partners. All come with a guarantee of authenticity, and range from single autographed photos and comics to distinctive collectible items not found anywhere else from throughout Wizard World’s history, letting fans “Bring Pop Culture Home.”

“Wizard World has an unmatched trove of thousands of pieces of collectibles and memorabilia of all types for any budget,” said John D. Maatta, CEO, Wizard Entertainment, Inc. “Many, like signed event posters and banners, have never been available before on any platform. We can’t wait to roll out the whole vault for fans to see everything we have to offer.”

The news comes following the successful launch of Wizard Entertainment’s “Wizard World Virtual Experiences,” which bring celebrity interactions, autographs and other elements of its live shows to an online platform.

For the full Wizard World schedule, visit www.wizardworld.com/comiccon.

About Wizard Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZDD)
Wizard Entertainment, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com) produces comic, gaming and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop culture: movies, television, gaming, live entertainment, tech, comics, sci-fi, graphic novels, toys, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming and entertainment takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A’s, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Additional initiatives may include an augmented touring schedule of Wizard World shows, fixed-site installations, curated e-commerce, and the production and distribution of content both in the U.S. and internationally. Fans can interact with Wizard Entertainment at www.wizardworld.com and on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.

The 2020 Wizard World convention schedule is available at: http://www.wizardworld.com/comiccon

Grab Your Axe and Head to the Forest in Lumberjack Dynasty — Available Now on PC from Toplitz Productions

Live the Lumberjack Lifestyle in a Unique Genremix freely according to the motto LIVE – BUILD – WORK

Irdning, Austria (April 30, 2020) — Publisher Toplitz Productions is pleased to announce that their forestry simulation game, Lumberjack’s Dynasty,  a new game in the successful dynasty series launched today on Steam Early Access.

Starting today, players can enjoy an outdoorsy lifestyle, living on an old family farmstead in need of loving restoration as they set out to build a burgeoning timber business that will last for generations. Lumberjack Dynasty gives players unique and challenging story quests to complete as they restore their inherited family farmhouse to its former glory and build a timber empire their in-game family will be proud to carry on with. 

“We’re thrilled to bring Lumberjack’s Dynasty to the eager hands of players and are excited for them to build their own thriving dynasties,” said Robin Gibbels, Producer at Toplitz Productions. “We look forward to hearing their feedback as we would like to include some of the community feedback during the upcoming development phase.” 

Combining the traditional life simulation genre with elements of the tycoon genre, Lumberjack Dynasty lets players manage forests, harvest timber, and produce high-quality lumber and other products for sale. Getting away from the bright city lights and entering the serenity of the forest, players will get behind the controls of heavy logging equipment and harvest prime timber as they grow to become major producers in the lumber industry while ensuring the prosperity of their family for generations to come — creating a true dynasty!

About Toplitz Productions
Toplitz Productions is an Austrian publisher and developer with one goal – to offer consumers games that feature “Heart and Soul”. The company is comprised of veteran game developers and executives and collaborates with multiple studios throughout the world. Featuring a mix of sports, strategy, adventure, and simulation games, Toplitz’ titles can be found on PC and major console platforms, offering something for every type of player.

Keep up with all things related to Toplitz Productions and Lumberjack Dynasty by following the company on Twitter, Facebook, their official website, and Instagram.

The ROCKFISH Games team continues to work from their home offices on EVERSPACE™ 2, which is scheduled to launch early access on Steam in December 2020. In addition to insights into the game world, which has been significantly expanded compared to its predecessor, the Hamburg-based team is giving the EVERSPACE community a first taste of planet areas, as well as further details about player ships and devices. 

As described in detail in an earlier production update, all player ships in EVERSPACE™ 2 are based on a modular component system, which allows a large number of different ship models consisting of hulls, wings, stern/stern engines, cockpits, and attachments. In order to avoid having only one set of generic-looking player ships, the team has spent significant time and effort to define specific design rules for main and sub ship classes and their ship components, so that a player can immediately identify which class or subclass a ship model belongs to.

Thanks to new texturing and modelling techniques, players can also enjoy much higher pro-pixel detail on the outer and inner surfaces of the ships. In addition, each player ship can be individually designed using a primary, secondary, and tertiary color, which also influences the color of ship light elements. 

Devices in the original EVERSPACE™ were modules with active or passive effects, which could be looted from various enemies and installed into your own ship. While active devices had to be activated selectively, installed passive devices offered permanent status bonuses and other advantages. There are certain similarities to character skills that are common in traditional RPGs and ROCKFISH Games have refined this idea further in EVERSPACE™ 2 by linking devices directly to player progress. Once devices are found, they remain unlocked and can be installed as desired. Passive devices from the original game, on the other hand, are being replaced by equipment such as armor and energy cores.

Newly added to EVERSPACE™ are Device Modes, which can be used to configure devices in different ways. A maximum of three modes can be enabled per Device, but only one can be activated at a time. This allows players to customize their ship according to their taste and playstyle through complex synergies between devices, modes, and equipment. To unlock modes, special tokens are required, which can be collected by leveling up or as rewards for missions.

Exploring new and strange planets has been one of the biggest dreams of many space game fans. In space simulations, where exploration for hundreds or even thousands of hours is a main pillar of the game, there is no way around procedural world generation. However, procedural generation can have a negative impact on gameplay and environmental design as well as on the implementation of a story campaign with cutscenes and scripted events. In order to provide the best gaming experience and to give each location relevance, EVERSPACE™ 2 will only have a small number of hand-designed planet locations which can be perfectly staged for players to explore down to the smallest detail.

On May 1st, the ROCKFISH Games team will show all-new planet locations in-game as well as Ship Devices and Device Modes in action on Twitch, YouTube, and Mixer from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm CEST / 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT.

About ROCKFISH Games GmbH
ROCKFISH Games is an independent games studio based in Hamburg, Germany which specializes in high-quality 3D action video games for PC and console, based on Unreal Engine 4. It was founded by mobile games veterans Michael Schade and Christian Lohr, who have been joint entrepreneurs in the 3D graphics space for over 25 years. As founders and managers of Fishlabs Entertainment, they spearheaded 3D mobile gaming for almost a decade before they took on a new adventure with ROCKFISH Games. Meanwhile, the team consists of 20 full-time employees, mostly coming from the dev team of the wildly popular original Galaxy on Fire mobile games series.

In December last year, Swedish independent game developer 10 Chambers Collective – formed in 2015 by nine industry veterans known for titles such as PAYDAY: The Heist and PAYDAY 2 – released their first game GTFO, a 4-player co-op action/horror FPS, in Early Access. It has been described as “Left 4 Dead meets Aliens”, and utilizes a special concept called “The Rundown”, where the game is regularly updated with new content (i.e. enemies, weapons, etc.) and new expeditions that replace the previous ones. When releasing the last Rundown – named Infection, two out of ten expeditions were mysteriously locked and required “unlocking”. The Warden – the entity that has imprisoned the player characters in GTFO – required 1000 players to survive a specific expedition in order for the additional expeditions to become available. Today that goal was reached – the two secret expeditions were released and 10 Chambers is also revealing the release window and codename for the next Rundown.

GTFO, a 4-player co-op action/horror FPS game, takes place in a terrifying underground facility called “The Complex”, where your team’s survival relies on your ability to communicate, coordinate – and count your bullets.

GTFO’s high level of difficulty has been on display with their most recent big update, Rundown 002 / Infection, where the last expeditions required a certain amount of players had to successfully complete one of the expeditions, D1. Today, that number – 1000 – was reached and two new expeditions were added to the current update bringing the total to 10 expeditions in Rundown 002. 10 Chambers Collective also revealed a release window for the next Rundown 003 – codenamed “The Vessel”.

“We’re using Early Access to experiment with what works and a feature we call Warden Restriction was one of those things. Our community likes a challenge and so we made it so that 1000 prisoners had to survive expedition R2D1 in order for everyone to get access to the entire Rundown 002. The entire community had to come together to achieve this goal and it’s impressive to see that it was reached in 31 days – this is by design a very challenging game” says Simon, a member of 10 Chambers Collective.

The big updates of GTFO, where existing expeditions get replaced with new ones and additional content is added to the game – new weapons, enemies, and more – are called Rundowns, and the team is now working on the Rundown 003 which is internally code-named “The Vessel”.

“We’re already working on the next Rundown and our aim is to release it before the summer holidays in Sweden. As we said, we’re still in Early Access and this phase is used to try out different concepts and balance the game; we want to be including to new members of the GTFO community as well as pleasing the current more experienced ones – that have bought GTFO to get that hardcore, unforgiving challenge we strive for,” says Ulf Andersson, founder of 10 Chambers Collective. 

GTFO has a very active community, especially on Discord where they’re one of the largest servers with over 180 000 members. This Discord server is used by players to find team members, discuss GTFO, and assist new players to better understand the game.

Rundown updates are available free for everyone that owns GTFO Early Access. 

GTFO Early Access is available on Steam for $34,99. The game will be regularly updated with new content.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/GTFO/

GTFO Early Access is available on Steam now. Interact with 10 Chambers Collective on Twitter, Discord, YouTube and Facebook, and join the Ambassador Program for access to future perks. 

PAYDAY THE HEIST® and PAYDAY 2® are registered trademarks of their respective owners. After Impact AB is not associated with, affiliated with, sponsored by and/or endorsed by them.

About 10 Chambers Collective

Founded in 2015, 10 Chambers Collective is an independent studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. The studio was founded by Ulf Andersson who also founded Overkill Software and was the brain behind the PAYDAY franchise. GTFO is developed in Unity and is the debut title from the studio. More information about 10 Chambers Collective is available at www.10chambers.com.

MinskWorks and Yogscast Games launch Landlord’s Super – Available Now for PC on Steam Early Access 

The quintessential construction simulator arrives in Early Access. Take a loan, restore a property brick-by-brick, then celebrate with a beer in a fully simulated open world

Bristol, UK – 30 April 2020. MinskWorks and Yogscast Games today launched Landlord’s Super on Steam Early Access. Your quintessential construction simulator is here. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully simulated, open-world 1980’s Britain. Build stuff, get drunk, build stuff while getting drunk.

Landlord’s Super is a first-person construction simulation featuring some of the most ambitious construction gameplay ever seen. Mix cement, assemble scaffolding, order supplies and rebuild a home brick-by-brick and nail-by-nail. Take odd jobs and ransack abandoned homes or spend the day at the pub alongside a cast of local personalities and dodgy characters.

Explore the fictional county of West Berklands and plan your actions in a living world around the time of day, major events, seasonal weather and your own wellbeing. Work hard and rebuild the community’s hope or get drunk and cause mayhem at the local pub. Some days it’s better to drink the day away than climb a scaffold in the rain.

Landlord’s Super is available now on Steam Early Access for £15.49 ($19.99, €16.79). Landlord’s Super already features a dynamic open world, construction and crafting gameplay, Jobcentre, rag-and-bone man, seasons and dynamic weather, boozing and bodily functions, and a warm welcome at The Anchor pub. Content, bugs, features and optimization continue to be worked on.

Play Landlord’s Super today on Steam. Join MinskWorks on Twitter and Discord.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127840/Landlords_Super/

About MinskWorks
MinskWorks is an independent video game developer founded by Greg Pryjmachuk in 2014. After working as a Designer on Codemasters’ F1 franchise, Greg created MinskWorks’ first game, Jalopy. MinskWorks is joined by Artist Ruta Melinaviciute, formerly of Strange Fire’s Shoppe Keep 2.
About Yogscast Games
Yogscast Games is the independent publisher dedicated to independent developers, founded in 2017 by The Yogscast. Landlord’s Super launches 2020 for PC and is available now on Steam Early Access. Drink More Glurp launches 2020 for PC. Caveblazers is available now for PC and Switch. Brunch Club is available now for PC and Switch. 

Happinet Brings Free Demo to the Nintendo eShop For New and Returning Players to Experience the Strategy RPG Before its Launch on June 25; Preorders Available Now

TOKYO, JAPAN – (April 29, 2020) – The Brigandine of Justice steps onto the battlefield…! Japanese videogame company, Happinet, announced that a demo for Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia has launched worldwide today on the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo Switch™ system and is available to download now. Players can finally experience Brigandine after 20 long years before its June 25 launch on the Nintendo eShop worldwide!

Preorders for the digital version of Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia are available now via the Nintendo eShop. Additionally, in partnership with Limited Run Games, limited physical edition preorders will be available beginning May 1 and ends on June 7. The Collector’s Edition includes a reversible 18” x 24” poster, original soundtrack CD, Gustava emblem pin, housed in a custom box. A standard edition is also available.

The Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia Nintendo Switch demo features two key modes to select from for new players looking for a new fantasy strategy RPG and returning fans of the classic Brigandine series. The training mode offers players a tutorial on troop movement, invading bases and combat, while the Trial mode allows the player to take on the role of the Brigandine of Justice, ruler of the Norzaleo Kingdom in Easy mode. The demo ends when the player’s army reaches up to 10 seasons or when 7 bases have been occupied by the army*. However, the demo can be replayed for players to try different strategies and scenarios each time. Any game progress or save data players made in the demo will not transfer over to the game when it launches on June 25.

*Note to players: The Trial Version (Trial Mode) description after selecting “New Game” is incorrectly written as “experience a trial version of the game that lasts for three seasons”. The correct description is “The game will end after 10 seasons or when you occupy 7 bases”.

The veteran producers and developers shared additional details in the Producer Letter which was released today. The Producer Letter series which will be released until launch can be foundhere. Following are the letters which have been released to date:

• Introduction to the Letters, the Main Game Mode and Difficulty Levels
• Details about Difficulty Levels
• Alternate Chapter (Challenge Mode)
• Records of History and Options Settings
• Nation-Based Strategic Difficulty (Part 1)
• Difficulty Level of Each of the Six Countries (Part 2)
• Demo Release and Details about the Free Trial Mode

In Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia, six countries in the Continent of Runersia have waged a war to conquer and unify the land under one nation. Players decide how their legend will unfold by selecting a country and creating their army of Rune Knights, exploring over 40 base locations and encountering over 100 unique knights and 50 types of monsters as they progress across Runersia.

About Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia

In Runersia, a continent created by the Rune God, mana rains down endlessly. Eons ago, five Mana Stones were brought forth by this continent and passes through history alongside human nations, eventually embedding into special Brigandine equipment to create Rune Knights – special individuals who can wield the mana power and stones embedded into their armor to cast skills and magic as well as summon and control ancient monsters. Six Brigandine Countries of Runersia, each with conflicting ideals beliefs, histories, and faiths, are divided by Brigandines of Justice, Glory, Freedom, Sanctity, and Ego, while the sixth country exists without Brigandine. The goal is to win battles to expand their country’s influence until the entire continent of Runersia has been taken over by the player.

Featuring a Fantasy world conquest within the turn-based strategy genre, Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia will offer hundreds of hours of immersive gameplay in this stunning new campaign for conquest. Players choose one of six countries to assume the role of the ruler aiming to conquer Runersia, and command more than 100 Rune Knights throughout the six nations leading various monster troops of various dragons, ghouls, and fairies, into fierce battles on hexagonal grid maps in the tactical turn-based battle system.

Developed exclusively for the Nintendo Switch by Japanese developer Matrix Software and published by Happinet, Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia will be released digitally on the Nintendo eShop and available for preorder at an MRSP of $49.99/ €49.99. The limited physical editions are released by Limited Run Games will be available for preorder in a Standard Edition and Collector’s Edition, May 1 – June 7 for $49.99 and $79.99, respectively. This game has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB.

For more in-depth information about the game’s story, gameplay mechanics, and the top development talent behind making the game, please visit the official Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia website and follow the game’s latest updates on the official English Twitter account.

About Happinet

Happinet is a Japanese comprehensive entertainment trading company that boasts either top or near-top market share in each of its four main businesses: toys; visual and music; video games; and amusements. For more information, visit https://www.happinet.co.jp/english/index.html

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PORT ROYALE 4 SETS SAIL ON MAIDEN VOYAGE

Pre-Purchase Beta and Release Date Announced for Seafaring Trade Simulation

Sydney, Australia – (30^th April, 2020) – Strategy publisher Kalypso Media and developer Gaming Minds Studios today announced the launch of the closed beta for Port Royale 4, the latest entry in the ground breaking strategy series. 

Available to pre-purchase customers on the Kalypso Store, the Port Royale 4 beta offers fans an exclusive opportunity to go hands-on with the title for the very first time. The beta includes access to the tutorial, the full Spanish campaign, and Free Mode, which will include four playable characters. As with the single player campaign, Spain will be the only playable nation in Free Mode. 

The beta will be available in English and German, and also includes a survey for players to give their feedback and shape the game ahead of its full release on 25th September 2020.

Information:
Title: Port Royale 4
Platforms: Windows PC, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™
Developer: Gaming Minds Studios
Genre: Trading Simulation
Release: 25th September 2020

Hashtag: #PortRoyale4

Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17^th century. In Port Royale 4 you will take control of a colony as a young and ambitious governor, eager to learn what it takes to manage and grow their small settlement into a bustling trader city.

Develop production chains connecting multiple islands and create complex trade routes across the Caribbean, covering the ever-growing needs of the respective cities. Make use of the detailed sea map to avoid stormy weather regions, cliffs or shallow waters. Fulfill tasks for your nation’s viceroy, earning more fame to unlock town buildings, ships and more. Conquer the cities of rival nations or hunt down their fleets with a letter of marque while also keeping a keen eye out for pirates and other privateers.

For the first time in the series, naval battles will be turn-based, with up to 8 ships battling at one time and tactical captain maneuvers that can turn the tide in even the most hopeless of situations for a glorious victory.
 

• Choose from four colonial powerhouses: England, France, Spain and the Netherlands, each providing different benefits and unique gameplay styles.
• Take on four extensive single player campaigns following each nation on their path to supremacy.
• Appoint a leader for your adventure from four different character classes: The Explorer, the Merchant, the Buccaneer and the Pirate – each providing their own advantages and disadvantages.
• Establish and manage trade with 60 Caribbean cities in a huge 3D game world. Steer clear of cliffs, shallow waters and stormy weather regions to optimize your trade routes.
• Select from 50 buildings, including 25 production sites, to produce goods like rum or luxuries. Construct town buildings with neighborhood effects to optimize productivity and manage the overall happiness of your citizens.
• 18 historically authentic ship types from the late 16^th and 17^th centuries.
• Engage in tactical, turn-based naval battles with powerful captains.
• Licenses, building permits, new buildings and ships can be unlocked by growing your reputation within your nation.

For more information, please visit www.kalypsomedia.com