DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS UPROOTING ONTO PLAYSTATION 4 ON JULY 30
Farming and Friendship Abound in an Adventure Featuring one of the Most Beloved Anime Characters of All Time
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (April 23, 2020) – Leading anime video game developer and publisher BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today announced that DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS will be coming to the Americas on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system on July 30, 2020. The game is also available now on Nintendo Switch™ and PC via STEAM®.
Developed in collaboration by Marvelous Inc., Brownies and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS features the popular anime character Doraemon, a robotic cat from the 22nd century, who must help the game’s young protagonist, Nobita Nobi, cultivate and support a flourishing farm. Players will be able to enjoy traditional Story of Seasons activities like growing crops, building out their farm, exploring, bug hunting, and much more.
Noby and other familiar faces from the Doraemon franchise will also take part in a heart-warming journey within the title’s original local town. Players will develop the town —along with their own farm— while interacting and forming bonds with other townspeople. Doraemon’s secret gadgets will also be featured throughout DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS.
“Like the classic rambunctious adventures of Doraemon and friends, STORY OF SEASONS captures a light and fun experience for players of all ages,” said Abelina Villegas, Associate Brand Manager at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. “With heart-warming character moments and a plethora of activities, from building your town to raising horses and cattle, there’s lots of relaxing and engrossing work to be done to build the farm of your dreams!”
Rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS is available now in the Americas for the Nintendo Switch and PC via STEAM, and will be available for the PlayStation 4 on July 30. For more information about DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS or other titles from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., please visit; https://www.bandainamcoent.com, or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS, or join the conversation on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUS.
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About BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., part of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment for all major video game consoles, iOS, Android, and online platforms. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises including PAC-MAN®, GALAGA®, TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, and ACE COMBAT®. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. is the premier publisher in the Western hemisphere for anime based video games including NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, DRAGON BALL Z®, and ONE PIECE®. More information about the company and its products can be found at http://www.bandainamcoent.com or www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS.
Lead a Major Space Agency as You Guide Humanity to Mars in Mars Horizon – Coming to PC, PS4, XB1 and NSX in 2020
Publisher The Irregular Corporation launches a joint mission with Auroch Digital to publish Mars Horizon, beta scheduled for April 27th on PC, sign-ups now open
LONDON (April 23, 2020) — Rocket enthusiasts at developer Auroch Digital and space tourists at publisher The Irregular Corporation (PC Building Simulator, Balsa Model Flight Simulator) announced that the upcoming space agency management game, Mars Horizon, will launch on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch later this year with a beta planned for April 27th on Steam.
A new trailer released today shows off several elements of the game play – including what can go wrong if you don’t succeed. Plan and build your mission control offices across brightly lit and easy to use tiles, harness design, upgrades and mission strategies via the game’s elegant user interface and achieve the ultimate goal of planting your flag on Mars
In Mars Horizon you take control of a major space agency, launching from the dawn of the space age in the 1950s, all the way through to landing humans on Mars in the near future. Guide your agency through the space race and write your alternate history of space exploration: any of the agencies can be the first to land on the Moon if you make the right choices.
Step into the shoes of a mission control flight director, manage the mission, and face the challenges as you plan your agency’s journey to the stars. In Mars Horizon, you’ll need to manage your agency’s resources and solve strategic challenges in turn-based missions in order to succeed. But beware: space is a very unforgiving environment.
These are the critical moment-to-moment decisions of mission control; do you spend power to fix a malfunctioning antenna or save it in case of an oxygen leak? Perhaps risking that extra three months of mission planning could have avoided this issue?
Manage the numerous challenges faced then and now:
● Play as a variety of real space agencies or create your own and everything that goes with it: build your base with launch pads, research labs, astronaut training facilities, and of course, rockets
● Construct your own custom launch vehicles from hundreds of combinations, and improve their reliability over launches and missions.
● Plan missions and manage challenges: launch satellites and crewed spacecraft to explore the Solar System and create solutions to unforeseen problems that arise. Mars Horizon brings you all the excitement of real scenarios of space exploration and makes it accessible
● Solve the various challenges of turn-based missions to earn scientific advancement and public support – the more support you gain, the larger your budget will become
● Explore an extensive tech tree and either compete or collaborate with other agencies to plot your roadmap to Mars
● Created using input from actual space agencies, Mars Horizon distils a passion for space exploration, international cooperation, and the goal of making humanity a multi-planetary species!
You’re in charge of every element of the journey into space: success rides on your decisions. Sign up for the beta here https://bit.ly/2VR2TWK and keep tabs on where space takes you on Twitter @AurochDigital and stay regular with The Irregular Corporation @IrregularCorp.
An Epic Sci-Fi Parody from Toadman Studios, Coming to Most Major Gaming Platforms and PC in 2021
STOCKHOLM – April 23, 2020 – Go boldly into absurdity!Enad Global 7 (EG7) today announced Minimal Affect, a comical sci-fi action RPG packed with heroics and humor developed by Toadman Studios, coming to most major consoles and Windows PC in 2021. Created by an experienced team of longtime sci-fi fanatics, the title is a love letter to a wildly popular entertainment genre, and aims to deliver an authentic, but unexpected, “space epic” with a diverse crew of dubious characters.
“Minimal Affect is our homage to some of the greatest sci-fi RPGs, movies, and shows that we absolutely love,” said Rasmus Davidsson, Creative Director on Minimal Affect. “While the story is ridiculous, the gameplay certainly is not – this is a fully fledged action-RPG created in the art-style of adult animation you know and love. It’s a super galactic tale of space adventure, comedy, and questionable morality.” Warp speed into the absurd on a one of a kind journey across the Milky Way in Minimal Affect! What happens when the rag-tag crew aboard the Star Alliance Balding Eagle blasts off on their maiden journey? Well, things get scary real quick. And the team turns to… their “fearless” leader?
Minimal Affect is a story-driven space adventure with a colorful cast of characters on a quest to save the galaxy once again and get into a LOT of space alien combat. Guide your team, meet new characters, learn new skills, explore side quests and generally do everything you’d expect to do in a third-person action RPG, all set in a vibrant, stylish world that feels like playing a cartoon.
Developed by Toadman Studios and published by Sold Out–both companies in the EG7 group, Minimal Affect will launch in North America and Europe in 2021. The title will be available on most major consoles and Windows PC at launch, with more platform details to be revealed at a later date. For more information, please visit www.minimalaffect.com. This title has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
To keep up with Minimal Affect follow the game on Twitter and Facebook.
About Toadman Studios
Founded in 2013 as Toadman Interactive by industry veterans and based in Sweden, Toadman Studios is a video game developer with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Berlin, and Tver. Synonymous with RPG expertise and driven by a desire to create unique experiences, Toadman now consists of over 80 passionate employees. Before joining Toadman, the company’s talented developers were involved in producing games such as Battlefield 4, Mad Max, and Just Cause. Toadman Studios has additional development studios in Norway, Germany, and Russia. For more information, visit toadmaninteractive.com.
About Sold Out
Sold Out combines a wealth of experience mixed in with youth to form its close-knit team. Publishing for physical and digital distribution Sold Out has had the joy of working with Team 17, Rebellion, Frontier Developments and other indie developers. For more information on Sold Out and its upcoming titles, visit the official website atsoldout.uk.com.
About EG7
EG7 is a family of companies within the gaming industry that develops, markets, publishes and distributes PC, console and mobile games to the global gaming market. The major companies in the group include all the Toadman Studios, the publisher Sold-Out and top tier videogame marketing agency Petrol Ad in Los Angeles. The group is headquartered in Stockholm with 200 employees in 8 offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.enadglobal7.com.
Cutting-edge gameplay, improved realism and enhanced AI: this is THE definitive MotoGP™ experience.Beyond. Together.
Sydney, Australia, April 23rd, 2020.Milestone are delighted to announce the release of MotoGP™20 on PlayStation®4, Xbox One,Windows PC®/STEAM, Google Stadia andNintendo Switch™* today.
With MotoGP™20, players can participate in the 2020 season, racing against MotoGP™ champions, or jump into the boots of a young rider, working your way up from the Moto3™** to reach the topflight.
And – for the first time in the franchise’s history – the game is releasing almost two months earlier from its traditional release date, enabling players to enjoy the new season sooner than ever.
Building on last year’s critically acclaimed edition, MotoGP™20 boasts a range of new features resulting in an even better strategic and realistic game. This is the pure MotoGP™ experience, from box to the track!
A GREATER GAMEPLAY DEPTH WITH THE NEW MANAGERIAL CAREER
The new Career Mode will put players into a pro riders’ boots, with an engaging and progressive gaming experience both on and off the track. Just like in the real MotoGP™ simply being fast on the circuit is not enough; players will need to take the best decisions to find a winning strategy to master the Championship.
Echoing real life, one of the key figures at the top of the team is the personal manager, whose work can truly make a difference when it comes to sponsorship and contract opportunities. If players select a new team, they will be able to make their rider and bike stand out using different graphic editors to modify the helmet, racing number, lower-back patch, stickers and bike livery. When it comes to being fast on track, it is the players’ choice of technical staff that influences the performance of the bike; the most skilled technicians will be able to develop bikes better and faster, but of course they will be much more expensive than others. How do you find the right balance between budget and performance? It’s up to players! On-track tests during the weekend will provide valuable data for development, but the synergy between the engineers will determine how much of this knowledge can be actually used to craft new parts. Each engineer will have different skills in different areas so teamwork will be key.
Taking part in the winter and mid-season tests enables players to develop their bike, choosing up to 3 different packs with various engines and frame combinations to find the perfect settings for the season. Once the season starts, players can also improve performances of different bike parts, earning and spending development points and allocating their R&D staff to reach the highest level. Aerodynamics, electronics, engine power and fuel consumption are just an example of the many technical parts that players can now manage to improve their bikes. For the first time, Milestone also announces brand-new features that will support the game after launch, that will further expand contents of the Managerial Career gameplay; more details about the post launch features will be revealed soon.
A STEP FORWARD IN SIMULATION
The development team worked really hard to make the gameplay much more strategic and realistic, with brand new features boosting realism such as fuel management, asymmetrical tires’ consumptionand, last but not least, for the first time in franchise history,aerodynamic damagesthat will impact bike’s aesthetic and performances. As in real life, tires stress and wear don’t apply on both sides and middle equally. MotoGP™20 will implement these three areas separately and it will reproduce some real-world dynamics down to the smallest details. In each race players will be able to decide the quantity of fuel and which type of tire to use, always keeping in mind that bike physics are affected by their decisions. The overall level of simulation marks a big step forward in MotoGP™20; modern MotoGP™ bikes have very complex aerodynamic winglets that when damaged change the bikes’ balance significantly. Crashing or colliding with other riders in game, may have a permanent effect on bike handling just like in a real race. Continuously looking for extreme realism, the game physics has been completely re-worked to make gameplay more technical and skill based.
Many of the features that made the success of the previous chapter of the franchise, return this year with a lot of improvements as a result of the precious feedback that Milestone received from its passionate community:
A renowned historical mode. One of the community’s favourite game modes will be back in a brand-new format, with full races randomly generated that players need to win to unlock and collect the most iconic riders and bikes.
Neural AI goes 2.0. What many thought was utopic, has become a reality. Last year A.N.N.A. (an acronym for Artificial Neural Network Agent) brought a more fast, natural and fair AI. This year Milestone developers further enhanced its capabilities, to allow her to strategically manage tire and fuel consumption, as real riders do.
New Editors. Together with Stickers, Helmets, Racing Numbers and Lower-back patches, in MotoGP™20 players will also be able to customize bikes’ liveries of their Custom Team, to race on track with a unique style.
The best online experience. Dedicated Servers for the Multiplayer mode have continued to enable a more reliable and fun online experience. Now we added quality of life improvements that will further enhance online gameplay in all modes: Public Matches, Private Matches and Race Director Mode.
After three successful editions, Dorna and Milestone also confirm this year’s MotoGP™ eSport Championship, where players come from all over the world, with the challenge to win the World Champion title. The fourth edition of the MotoGP™ eSport Championship has a renewed formula, for more information: https://esport.motogp.com
MotoGP™20 will be released on April 23rd on PlayStation®4, Xbox One,Windows PC®/STEAM, Google Stadia andNintendo Switch™*.
* in the United States the Nintendo Switch version will be released on May 5th
** Some contents will be updated post Day 1 to due the postponement of the official MotoGP™ Championship for COVID-19 with the following roadmap:
Beginning of May: MotoGP™ full update to the 2020 season
End of May: Moto2™ and Moto3™ full update to the 2020 season; Red Bull MotoGP™ Rookies Cup addition
End of June: MotoE™ class addition
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™ and MXGP – The Official Motocross Videogame, Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame series as well as own IPs Ride and Gravel. For more information please visit www.milestone.it
About MotoGP/Dorna Sports:
Dorna Sports is an international sports management, marketing and media company, founded in 1988. The organisation has its headquarters in Madrid, and further branch offices in Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Tokyo. Dorna has been the exclusive commercial and television rights holder for the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix MotoGP since 1992. With more than 60 years of history MotoGP™ is the pinnacle of motorcycle racing. Dorna has an all-encompassing Grand Prix event management philosophy, with 360º direct involvement in all areas of the MotoGP™ World Championship. Dorna has additional involvement in further motorcycling events, such the eni FIM World Superbikes Championship (WSBK), the FIM CEV Repsol International Championship and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, which seeks to promote the development of the next generation of riding talent.
World of Tanks Asia promotes Jake Truman to ANZ Product Manager and Vondle to Community Manager
23rd April 2020 – Wargaming, an award-winning, online game developer and publisher with more than 200 million players worldwide, has promoted Jake Truman to World of Tanks, ANZ Product Manager.
Wargaming’s marquee title, World of Tanks, is an epic massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armoured warfare. Jake joined the World of Tanks team in 2018 as a Community Evangelist and has been promoted to the role of ANZ Product Manager, effective from April 1st, 2020.
As World of Tanks ANZ Product Manager, Jake is responsible for the overall ANZ operations of World of Tanks with a focus on in-game activities and regional/global events. In his new role, Jake will manage a dedicated local team, work closely with the Regional Publishing Director and the Business Intelligence team, and drive player communications and engagement, develop data analytics and source new business opportunities.
Jake, who has been with World of Tanks since 2018, said “Our core focus for the last two years has been re-engaging our ANZ players from the ground up. Looking to 2020 and beyond, we have a plethora of exciting announcements and initiatives planned and look forward to getting involved with the broader gaming community. World of Tanks is undoubtedly, still a force to be reckoned with!”
Dillon, known as ‘Vondle’ within the gaming community, has also been promoted to World of Tanks ANZ Community Manager. In his new role, Dillon will be responsible for driving the products narrative in major English-speaking communities, become the face of the product in the community and manage the curation of content and discussions on topics relevant to ANZ players. His role will be critical in providing feedback to the development team and ensuring the growth of the player base in ANZ.
The ANZ World of Tanks team continues to grow with an active search now for a ‘Content Creator.’ In this role, the person will be responsible for creating exciting content that entertains and educates World of Tanks audiences across Australia and NZ. More information on the role can be found here.
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About World of Tanks
World of Tanks is the first team-based, massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armoured warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with gamers all over the world. Your arsenal includes over 600 armoured vehicles from 11 nations, carefully detailed with historical accuracy.
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: https://asia.wargaming.net/en/
UBISOFT ANNOUNCES SIX MASTERS 2020 WITH A $50,000 PRIZE POOL
SYDNEY, Australia – April 23 2020 – Today, Ubisoft, in partnership with ESL Australia, announced the return of the Six Masters, the first stage in the premier Rainbow Six Siege tournament of the Oceanic region, which will run in an online format for 2020.
Six Masters 2020 will include the following teams, including LFO who will make their Six Masters debut after defeating Yura in the Open Qualifiers last weekend:
Elevate
TBD
Wildcard
Team SiNister
Pittsburgh Knights
Fury
Kanga Esports
LFO
The Six Masters will officially kick off April 28 & 29, with teams competing every Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 7:00PM AEST in a single round-robin bracket and best-of-two matches (with overtime) across 14 playdays.
The top four teams with the most points by the end of the online league will then battle it out online in a double-elimination bracket, for the Six Masters 2020 title. This will take place on July 4-5 and the $50,000 (AUD) prize pool will be split as per below:
The Six Masters 2020 marks the start of the transition into the new regional esports system that was announced at the Six Invitational 2020 in February, with more information as to how this will fit within the global format to be shared at a later date.
The entire tournament will be livestreamed on the main Rainbow 6 Esports Twitch and YouTube channels.
To view the Six Masters tournament details please visit the official ESL Six Masters page.
ESL is the world’s largest esports company. Founded in 2000, ESL has been shaping the industry across the most popular video games with numerous online and offline esports competitions. The company operates high profile, branded international leagues and tournaments under the ESL Pro Tour including ESL One, Intel® Extreme Masters, ESL Pro League, and other premier stadium-size tournaments, to more clearly define the path from zero to hero. ESL also produces the ESL National Championships, grassroots amateur cups, and matchmaking systems, creating a world where everybody can be somebody. With offices all over the world, ESL is leading esports innovation on a global scale through the combination of global ESL competitions, amateur leagues, publisher activations, and more. ESL is a part of MTG, the leading international digital entertainment group. about.eslgaming.com
About Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Alongside a thriving professional esports scene and a community of over 55 million registered players, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege puts players in the middle of a fast-paced, ever-evolving multiplayer experience grounded in the selection of unique Operators. Using the right mix of tactics and destruction, Rainbow Six teams engage their enemies in sieges, where both sides have exclusive skills and gadgets at their disposal. Defenders prepare by transforming the environments around them into modern strongholds, while attackers use recon drones to gain intel for carefully planning their assault. With access to dozens of Operators inspired by real world counter-intelligence agents from around the globe, players can choose exactly how they want to approach each challenge they encounter. Through the constant addition of new Operators and maps that add to the depth of both strategy and combat, the unpredictability of each round of Rainbow Six Siege sets a new bar for intensity and competition in gaming.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2018-19 fiscal year Ubisoft generated Net Bookings of €2,029 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoft.com.
MEET MARVEL’S BLACK WIDOW SUPER HEROES ANDSUPER VILLAINS INNEW MARVEL FUTURE FIGHT UPDATE
New battles, content, uniforms and upgrades have also been added to the mobile game
LOS ANGELES, 22 APR 2020 – Today Netmarble announced a new update inspired by Marvel’s highly anticipated film Marvel’s Black Widow for their popular mobile game MARVEL Future Fight. All-new Black Widow characters, gameplay improvements, uniforms and more can now be collected and experienced by players worldwide.
Two new characters – Yelena Belova and Red Guardian – have officially stepped in to join the fight to save the universe as both are now available for players to collect. Four new uniforms have been added, including movie themed uniforms for Black Widow, Yelena Belova, Red Guardian, and Taskmaster.
Today’s update also introduces a new Black Widow-themed Legendary Battle. The new battle adds three new stages consisting of backgrounds and characters that appear in Marvel’s Black Widow. Future Pass, a new system that lets players earn pass points by progressing through existing content during the season for rewards at each pass point, has also been added to the game. By purchasing a Pass product, you can upgrade the Future Pass to get better rewards.
Additionally, Black Widow has new ultimate skills and can now be upgraded to Tier-3, while the ‘Awaken Potential’ feature for Red Guardian is now unlocked. The ‘Realize Potential’ feature is also unlocked for Yelena Belova, Red Guardian, Daredevil, Mockingbird, and Agent 13. Also, new stages 11-15 have been added to MARVEL Future Fight’s Dimensional Mission mode. Other improvements have been made for players’ convenience including updates to the S.H.I.E.L.D Academy.
MARVEL Future Fight is currently available worldwide in the App Store® and Google Play™.
Netmarble Corporation strives to entertain audiences of all ages around the world by providing great mobile gaming experiences. Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble is one of the fastest-growing mobile game companies and consistently ranks as a top mobile developer and publisher worldwide. With more than 6,000 employees, Netmarble has been producing and servicing some of the most successful mobile games including Lineage 2: Revolution, Blade & Soul Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, BTS WORLD, Everybody’s Marble, and Seven Knights. As a parent company to Kabam, a top mobile game developer in massively multiplayer free-to-play games, the largest shareholder to Jam City, a leading casual social game developer and a major shareholder of BigHit Entertainment, a music production, artist management and publishing company, Netmarble has a strategic partnership with CJ ENM Corporation, Asia’s largest entertainment company, Tencent Holdings, Asia’s largest internet company, and NCsoft, a prominent MMORPG company. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
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About Marvel Studios’ “Black Widow”
In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger. Scarlett Johansson reprises her role as Natasha/Black Widow, Florence Pugh stars as Yelena, David Harbour portrays Alexei/The Red Guardian, and Rachel Weisz is Melina. Directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Kevin Feige, “Black Widow”—the first film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe—hits U.S. theaters on Nov. 6, 2020.
Eleven New Affixes, Ten New Achievements, Six New Enemies, Three New Outfits, Two New Items in One Free Dead Cells Update Today
Dead Cells ‘Bestiary Update’ Now Live on PC, consoles to follow in a few weeks
Bordeaux, France (April 22, 2020) – Dead Cells fans have several new enemies standing in their way today (alongside a myriad of new content updates) as the Bestiary Update is now live on PC with consoles to follow next month from Motion Twin and Evil Empire.
Fans are also treated to a whopping ten new achievements – with eight of them related to The Bad Seed DLC. Classic achievements are also now available and also secret, so there.
The update content is broken down below:
Six brand new enemies await players
Three of the enemies are biome specific and three are found throughout various levels at different Boss Cells
Eleven new affixes on active skills
Eight new normal affixes including ice, fire, bleed or poison, grenades arrows and more
Three new starred affixes including oil and fire spreading around when a deployable trap is destroyed, pushing enemies around you when the effect of hte used active ends and extended duration on powers like Wings, Crow and Smokebomb
Two new items
Crowbar – a fast brutality weapon that crits after breaking a door or a breakable prop
Portable Door: allows you to bring a door with you (covering your back while you take care of the mobs in front of you and allowing for an elegant stun effect when you decide to turn around)
The Bad Seed addition from earlier this year has received new lore rooms and secrets for the Arboretum and the Morass, as well as new mobs to re-balance the bestiary of the level.
Three new outfits cap off the major content updates
Two are linked to the secrets and lore of The Bad Seed DLC, and one is available for everyone that can rise up to the ultimate challenge.
Winner and nominee for dozens of Game of the Year 2018 awards, Dead Cells is a critically-acclaimed roguelike metroidvania action platformer set within an unpredictable castle packed with dark secrets, game changing items and hordes of deadly beasts. Players face tough risk-reward decisions, building their loadout from an incredibly diverse arsenal of weapons and abilities in the hopes of dodging the castle’s omnipresent threat of permadeath. A steady series of post-launch updates addressing fan feedback has evolved Dead Cells, keeping its action-centric adventure as surprising as it is rewarding.
For the latest on Dead Cells, be sure to follow @motiontwin on Twitter.
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About Motion Twin
Motion Twin is an independent game development studio based in France since 2001 and are the creators of the hit roguelike action game Dead Cells, available for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch platforms. Motion Twin is a worker cooperative passionate about creating new game experiences. Learn more athttps://motion-twin.com/en/.
About Evil Empire
Evil Empire is the evil spawn of a bunch of ex-Motion Twiners. Formed in 2018 in close proximity and partnership with Motion Twin, Evil Empire is focused on producing new original content, both for Dead Cells and new IP.
ACTIVISION ANNOUNCES CALL OF DUTY: MOBILE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 TOURNAMENT FEATURING MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN TOTAL PRIZES
In Collaboration with Sony Mobile, the Call of Duty: Mobile Esports TournamentKicks-Off April 30 Online
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Apr. 22, 2020 – Activision, in collaboration with Sony Mobile Communications Inc. (“Sony Mobile”), today announced that the Call of Duty®: MobileWorld Championship2020 Tournament presented by Sony, will kick-off online April 30. Eligible* Call of Duty: Mobile players ranked veteran or higher in Multiplayer will have the chance to compete to win exclusive Call of Duty: Mobile esports cosmetics and cash prizes. The tournament features more than $1 million in total prizes, sponsored by Sony Mobile.
“We are very excited to launch our highly-anticipated competitive tournament in Call of Duty: Mobile,” said Chris Plummer, vice president, mobile at Activision. “As the next-evolution in our fan-favorite Ranked Play, this tournament format gives eligible Call of Duty: Mobile players a chance to compete with players from around the world for cash and prizes.”
As a part of the collaboration, Sony’s Xperia 1 II (Mark two) is optimized for Call of Duty: Mobile.
This tournament will kick-off online starting April 30 in many countries around the world. For tournament rules and more information on the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship2020 Tournament, please visit https://www.callofduty.com/mobile/esports.
Call of Duty: Mobile is the definitive, first-person action experience that delivers fan-favorite maps, modes, weapons and characters from across Call of Duty, including the Modern Warfare® series and Black Ops universe, in one complete mobile package. Call of Duty: Mobile, developed by Tencent Game’s award-winning TiMi Studios and published by Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI), surpassed more than 150 million downloads since its release in 2019. Call of Duty: Mobile is free-to-play on Android and iOS devices.
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Fort Triumph has finally left Steam Early Access after spending over two years in the program. The game bills itself as a mix of Heroes of Might and Magic’s open world exploration and XCOM’s turn based strategy.
Story
Fort Triumph offers a decent sized campaign following four heroes on their epic adventure. The story is filled with a lovable cast of oddballs. The dialogue is well written with a good bit of wit. The humour mostly parodies the fantasy genre with a few smart jabs at modern society and some absurd humour for good measure.
Gameplay
Fort Triumph offers a full campaign and a skirmish mode. Separate skirmish modes are available for singleplayer and local co-op. The campaign is composed of multiple skirmish maps with special combat events. Each skirmish map serves as a single act in the story. While the story follows four heroes, players can have multiple parties of up to five heroes each.
The game is split into two main phases, the overworld and combat. The overworld is modeled after Heroes of Might and Magic where each player takes turns moving their parties around the map. Each player is based out of a fort. The fort is where players will buy upgrades for both their kingdom and their entire roster of heroes. Forts can be taken over by opposing parties of heroes, so players do need to protect their base by stashing a few heroes in reserve.
Scattered around the map are treasure guarded by enemies, random events, forts, and resource generation nodes. One day is represented by one turn, and players are limited to a certain number of steps per turn. At the end of the week, the monsters grow in strength. The system works well for the most part except for the small number of wasted steps a party will take if they interact with an enemy battle event but later decide to back out.
Fort Triumph is light on stats and equipment. The only choice a player can make when a character levels up is to choose from a random selection of three skills or upgrade existing ones. Artifacts offer a decent stat bump but are rarely found. Heroes are only able to equip one artifact or one consumable item at the start, but additional slots can be purchased at the local fort.
Combat is turn based strategy in the spirit of XCOM. Fort Triumph emphasizes both direct damage and environmental damage. Objects and units can be pushed and pulled around, causing damage on impact. A majority of the cover in the game is affected by physics, making cover a risky proposition against enemies who also have physics based abilities. The difficulty is slightly higher than average as characters tend to be squishy. Additionally, death is permanent, so losing a hero can be devastating. The game is more forgiving when it comes to permadeath as patient players willing to replay a mission can restart the mission or load an autosave.
I found the gameplay to be enjoyable. The developers have hit just the right spot in terms of difficulty that emphasizes strategy without being unnecessarily punishing. There is a decent amount of variety in the enemy composition that will make players adjust their tactics to survive. The level up system is done well as certain skills are rare and characters can sometimes learn a skill from another class. When combined with the fact there only three randomly selected skills offered for each level up, the four classes in the game does not feel limited at all. The campaign does feel a little tacked onto the skirmish mode mechanically speaking since each act is just a new skirmish, but it is an enjoyable way to see all the content in a cohesive manner.
The controls are decent for the most part. The game can be played entirely with the mouse though keyboard controls for camera movement makes things easier. The developers do a very good job keeping the mouse consistent, with left click handling neutral or cancel functions and right click for executing character actions. Targeting enemies can be a little finnicky when large objects are nearby, as it is very easy to click on the wrong target. The game did not ship with the ability to modify key binds but the developers have promised the feature will be added in a future update.
Visuals
Fort Triumph offers an enjoyable visual presentation. The art style is cartoony with lots of exaggerated features and bold colours. There’re a few nods to Shrek in the character design that fits in well. On the technical side, the graphical options are extremely slim. The bulk of graphical quality adjustment is handled by a single vague option.
Audio
The audio experience is solid. The soundtrack is the standard video game fare, providing a pleasant distraction-free accompaniment to the game. The sound effects are of high quality and have enough variation to prevent the game from feeling stale. There is no voice acting in the game, which is significantly better than terrible voice acting.
Overall
Fort Triumph is a solid game that does justice to the two franchises that inspired development. While there are some quality of life issues that need to be ironed out, fans of turn based strategic combat will enjoy this new take on the genre.
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