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Zynga Celebrates Bugatti’s 110th Anniversary with Special CSR Racing 2 Event Series

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Zynga Celebrates Bugatti’s 110th Anniversary with Special CSR Racing 2 Event Series

Players Can Race and Collect Exclusive Bugatti-Engineered Hyper Sports Cars in Game

SAN FRANCISCO – December 4, 2019 – Today, Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, is launching an event series in partnership with the hyper sports car manufacturer Bugatti in the hit mobile drag racing game, CSR Racing 2 (CSR2). The event series, which celebrates Bugatti’s 110th anniversary, will give players the opportunity to collect and compete with the world’s most powerful and exclusive hyper sports cars in CSR2.

“Bugatti is one of the most iconic and revered car manufacturers in the world, and we are truly honored to celebrate such an important milestone with them,” said Julian Widdows, Vice President of CSR2. “Our team worked tirelessly to make sure everything from the cars’ sleek forms to their powerful engines is authentically represented in the game. This is the closest an aficionado can come to owning a Bugatti without actually buying one.”

The series showcases 24 different Bugatti cars, three of which are available exclusively in CSR2. Players can view the cars in augmented reality, giving them the experience of sitting in the driver’s seats of the most desirable hyper sports cars ever designed. The integration has seven different events over an eight-week period, and will be highlighted in a continued beta version of CSR2’s new player-versus-player feature, Showdown.

CSR2 Bugatti Exclusives:

  • Chiron Super Sport 300: the first series production car to break the magical 300 miles per hour barrier
  • La Voiture Noire: a one-off one grand tourisme masterpiece

Centodieci: the newly released homage to the original modern-day super sports car, EB110

“Interactive entertainment is a main driver for today’s young generation’s enthusiasm for cars and a great way to stay in touch with fans around the world,” said Bugatti President, Stephan Winkelmann. “We are very excited that through this partnership, our enthusiasts have the opportunity to experience all of our latest exclusive Bugatti hyper sports cars in CSR2.”

Every aspect of the 24 Bugatti cars, from the grills to the paint color, dashboard finish and stitching, has been meticulously recreated in CSR2 to mirror the real hyper sports cars. Players can explore the cars by tapping special points to trigger handcrafted, bespoke animations, allowing them to open doors, pop the hoods, inspect the engine bays, extend the spoilers and more.

CSR2 is available to download for free on the App Store as well as the Google Play Store. For more information about CSR2, visit the game’s community channels on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

About Zynga Inc.

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games. To date, more than one billion people have played Zynga’s franchises including CSR Racing™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, Words With Friends™ and Zynga Poker™. Zynga’s games are available in more than 150 countries and are playable across social platforms and mobile devices worldwide. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with locations in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, India, Turkey and Finland. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter and Facebook.

About Bugatti

Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. manufactures the world’s most powerful, fastest, most exclusive and luxurious production hyper sports car. Since its foundation in 1909, the French luxury brand has been based on and off in Molsheim, Alsace. The Veyron was made there between 2005 and 2015, the first modern-day hyper sports car, of which 450 vehicles were built by hand. Since autumn 2016, the staff in Molsheim have been producing the Chiron1 models.

With an output of 1,500 hp, which has never before been achieved by production vehicles, a torque of 1,600 newton metres at 2,000 to 6,000 rpm and numerous technical innovations, the Chiron1 has been setting new standards in automotive engineering ever since.

In 2017, Bugatti delivered 70 vehicles to customers, by 2018 this had increased to 76. More than 80 vehicles are set to be delivered to customers in 2019. Bugatti has announced the construction of 500 models – currently only 100 Chiron can be ordered. Production of the Divo2, a vehicle optimised for lateral acceleration, will follow soon.

Bugatti has been part of the Volkswagen Group since 1998 and employs more than 300 people. The majority of these work in Molsheim in Alsace. With 37 dealers and service partners in 18 countries in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, Bugatti is a global player.

1 Fuel consumption, l/100km: urban 35.2 / extra-urban 15.2 / combined 22.5; combined CO2 emissions, g/km: 516; efficiency class: G

2 Fuel consumption, l/100km: not subject to Directive 1999/94/EC as overall type approval is currently not yet available

Shenmue III Review

Travis Bruno
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Shenmue III Review

Shenmue III

Developer: YS Net
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platforms: PC (Reviewed), PlayStation 4
Release Date: Available Now
Price: $49.99 – Available Here

Overview

For over eighteen years fans of Yu Suzuki’s Shenmue series have waited to see just how the story would continue, especially since the second game left off on such a cliffhanger. The wait was so long that even rumors of an HD release, that eventually came to fruition last year, sparked hope that maybe Ryo Hazuki’s journey could continue. Then in 2015 fans were given the answer they were hoping for, Shenmue III would be on the way and after a massively successful crowdfunding project the game has finally been released. With fans eager to see the series continue, Shenmue III finds itself balancing the old and the new in what becomes a flawed but charming experience that holds as close as possible to the old-school style of gameplay the first two games employed.

Story

Most likely due to the fact that it has been eighteen years since the most recent release in the series Shenmue III initially offers a recap video that covers most of the key story beats that took place throughout the first two games so those looking for a refresher will find it quite useful while those who’ve never dove into the Shenmue franchise and simply want to see what the fuss is about will find it a decent enough set-up but one that doesn’t really capture the essence of the series’ way of storytelling, though with the other two releases available as HD Remasters, that is probably the best place to start for now.

The reason for this is because Shenmue III begins immediately during the cutscene that ended Shenmue II, with both Ryo and Shenhua uncovering large murals of both the Phoenix and Dragon Mirrors in a cave in the rural Bailu Village located in China. In an effort to learn more about the mystery behind the mirrors and perhaps track down his father’s killer, Lan Di, Ryo joins Shenhua at her home in an effort to find her stonemason father who has gone missing. Through here, players will enter into a game world unlike many others these days as players will find themselves mostly directionless with only Ryo’s ever filling notebook as a guide as to what they are supposed to do, or where they should go next.

This often means walking around and interacting with the many people that live in the area in an effort to find out information or a clue as to where to go next. The development team has managed to develop a fairly believable little world where all of the NPCs players can interact with have their own little schedules where they will be performing various tasks throughout the day in different locations or simply be unavailable depending on the time of day. With players kept to a strict schedule of having to return to Shenhua’s home at a certain point at night, and a stamina system that often gets in the way as well, players will feel like they need to properly plan out a day in the village if they want to get the most out of their day. Now there is no actual time limit and players can choose to spend as many days as they wish to on any given task so there is no real restriction here but this also means progress is often kept to a crawl, even more so than past entries in the series.

Especially when certain events happen that require quite a bit of grinding, both in Ryo’s fighting skills and with his wallet. These moments are not new to the series by any means but still feel like extra padding, especially when a fight the player wins is instead treated as a forced loss simply to keep the story set on its fairly tranquil path. You see, by no means was Shenmue III ever considered to be the end of Ryo’s journey but more than ever does this entry in the series feel like a midway point as only a few mysteries end up being solved while many more are discovered. There are some solid revelations that occur and Ryo continues to grow as a person, even if he remains as likably uncharismatic as ever, while bonding more with Shenhua and a few more likable new characters that appear throughout this entry but many fans will be left wondering just how many more entries the series will have once the credits roll due to how little progression it feels like was actually made.

Gameplay

Players familiar with the classic original games will feel as if Shenmue III hasn’t changed much at all as it still holds many of the same classic elements that players found in the original games. The areas that Ryo can explore are filled with various NPCs that go about their own scheduled day and can be interacted with either to learn more about Ryo’s objective or perhaps even offer a side quest of their own. While primarily played in third person, players can enter a first person view at any time (outside of combat) and examine nearly everything in the game, most drawers can be opened and examined, plants can be plucked to trade in for money or even move scrolls, and more as everything Ryo can take a closer look at is helpfully highlighted with a red circle in this mode.

Taking a close look at the world is most of what players will be doing as the game still heavily relies on tracking down various NPCs, obtaining certain items, uncovering clues in the environment, or something similar to progress the plot and this time around a stamina system has been introduced to slow things down for the most part. Players will find that Ryo now has a stamina meter that doubles as his life bar and running around the village, training at the dojo or with various martial artists, and even taking part in various jobs will drain this meter. To refill it Ryo can eat a variety of foods that restore health but with money being slow going at the start things can occasionally run a little thin. This is especially true when a fight is about to happen as players will need to make sure that Ryo is topped off before entering a fight or they will start at a disadvantage and, should they lose, need to immediately eat or find themselves walking slowly everywhere. It is nice to note that players do not need to wait long periods of time for certain events to occur as often the game will allow for quick travel to a location should the plot allow, though this type of travel is only generally available at the start of the day or whenever the game chooses to provide it and still takes stamina and time as a result.

Outside of the stamina system one of the biggest changes in Shenmue III happens to be the combat system. Where before players could master the combos on their own and mostly get their way through fights, now Ryo can level up certain special moves to deal more damage. This is done by the aforementioned sparring system where players can also partake in a mini-game that trains their stamina meter. Unfortunately the actual combat mechanics have also been changed and it is for the worse as the game no longer has access to the Virtua Fighter-esque style that the first two games seemed to use. Instead the combat is a bit less fluid and filled with more awkwardly missed attacks than there should be as opponents often entirely ignore certain strikes or break through Ryo’s guard (which now has a gauge) as if he never blocked at all. Thankfully the game does feature a number of difficulty settings available so players can choose to ease things up a bit if they need to, though Normal difficulty does feel the most balanced.

Outside of exploration and combat players will find that Shenmue III is still filled with plenty of little side activities that they can take part in, be it gambling on Lucky Hit, turtle races, and more, going fishing or chopping wood, or playing little quick time event arcade games and collecting little capsule figures that can also be traded in for either money or move scrolls. Unfortunately thanks to the game now being separate from Sega, the many properties that the series used to have access to are now gone so many of these aspects feel weaker this time around, though it is still fun to see Ryo gathering little SD figures of his old friends or even himself in the capsule machines.

Visuals & Audio

Perhaps the biggest way that Shenmue III has grown is in its presentation. The village and environments that players can explore are vibrant and lush looking with some beautiful details spread throughout the land making sure that everything is colorful and feeling lived in. The NPC designs are similarly fitting, outside of a few oddballs, though there stiffer animations and smooth textures feel like callbacks to the Dreamcast era.

Speaking of such an era, the voice acting is as stilted as ever with Ryo, as mentioned before, coming off as rather flat as a character most of the time. This style of voice acting hits home for longtime fans and is probably one of the purist examples of the previous games shining through here but be prepared for some C-list dub-work should the players choose to listen to the English voice work. It is nice to note that the voice actors for all returning characters do appear to retain their roles despite the long wait.

Overall

Shenmue III tries its best to still feel like the original two games and even adds in another limiting mechanic to keep player progression a bit more realistic as players now can find themselves planning out their day and feeling like part of the world itself but this ends up feeling like both an antiquated system that can be incredibly tedious and also charming at the same time, especially since the day to day interactions with NPCs and Ryo’s interactions with Shenhua come across fantastically. This makes the game incredibly hard to score as it not only feels like one that fans have waited for and manages to feel like a Dreamcast era game brought to life in 2019 but also one with plenty of issues both in combat and progression. In the end though, Shenmue III still manages to come together well enough and fans can only hope that Ryo’s story will continue once more in the future.

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GENBA DIGITAL CONTINUES TO EVOLVE THE WAY VIDEO GAMES ARE SOLD

Philip Federico
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Genba Develops Its Pioneering Digital Platform For Next Stage Of Digital Distribution

December 4th – London, UK. Leading digital distribution firm Genba Digital is evolving the way video games are being sold online after developing innovative new technology for its GENBA™ platform. New developments include stock availability notifications, stock reserving, self-service functionality for better visibility and planning, all housed in a fully Cloud-based environment for global scaling and optimal security.

The tech company, which specialises in third-party digital distribution, sourcing games for digital retailers to sell, has continued to evolve its technology to support the move towards Direct Entitlement in clamping down on grey market key reselling and to enhance data services to maximise sales.

Digital video games sales hit £6.8 billion in the past month and GENBA™ is helping the biggest game producers grow the industry. From DLC and virtual currency to digital PC games and subscription platforms, Genba are helping companies stay ahead of the curve and grow their user base in emerging digital games markets such as India and South East Asia.

Genba recently partnered with Ubisoft to integrate the pioneering new Silent Key Activation, which makes it easier for customers to purchase games, but also prevents games from being sold through unapproved marketplaces.

ABOUT GENBA DIGITAL
Launched in 2015, we had a vision to deliver game-changing distribution to a range of clients around the globe. In a dynamic industry where security is paramount, we wanted to become the solution. Today, we are proud to have developed a leading platform, GENBA™, that sets the standard in transparency and security. Originating in PC, we now apply our expertise and insights across geographical regions and platforms, providing access to a growing catalogue of quality games content. Developing partnerships with multinationals and indie brands, we connect Publishers and Etailers building close working relationships to deliver improved experiences, efficiencies and growth. From contract management to key distribution, from account management to transaction transparency, from access to quality content to security; we make things faster, flexible, robust and more efficient, delivering an all-round better experience.

TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX® SIEGE OPERATION SHIFTING TIDES IS NOW AVAILABLE

Philip Federico
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TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX® SIEGE OPERATION SHIFTING TIDES IS NOW AVAILABLE

Discover the new operators Kali and Wamai and the reworked Theme Park map in Year 4 Season 4

Sydney, Australia — December 4th, 2019 — Today, Ubisoft announced that Operation Shifting Tides, the fourth and final season of Year 4 of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege, is now available for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC, including UPLAY+, Ubisoft’s subscription service for Windows PC*. Operation Shifting Tides brings two new Operators, Kali from India and the Kenyan, Wamai, to the game. The Theme Park map has also been completely reworked to improve playability and aesthetics, alongside many other improvements.

Owners of the Year 4 Pass can play with the new Operators immediately, while those without will be able to unlock these Operators starting December 10 using Renown or R6 Credits. Additional new season content, including the Theme Park map rework, will be available for free to all players.

In Operation Shifting Tides, players will meet two new Operators:

  • Kali is the new Attacker from India. Equipped with the CSRX 300, a sniper rifle that can breach barricades and hatches in a single shot and create massive holes in breakable walls. Her gadget, the LV Explosive Lance, is its under-barrel and can be used at the same time as the CSRX 300’s scopes. It can also breach barricades and hatches, but most importantly, it can destroy all gadgets on both sides of breakable and reinforced surfaces.
  • Wamai, the new Defender from Kenya, can deploy the Mag-NET System; a thrown, adhesive gadget that sticks to surfaces and attracts opponent’s projectiles to its position, before self-destructing to detonate the projectile. Not only can Wamai make Attackers’ grenades and projectile gadgets useless, he can use strategic placement to turn those projectiles against them.

Additionally, Operation Shifting Tides includes a complete map rework of Theme park, with both major indoor and outdoor changes. The main outdoor change is the train removal. Instead, the East and West sections of the building have been brought closer together, with Yellow Corridor and Bunk connected to Office and Initiation Room through breakable walls. Indoor, the downstairs area has been remodeled with a theme that represents the map’s origin, with the Gargoyle and Haunting Dining bomb sites replaced with the Throne Room and Armory pair. The new Gong Room in this area also becomes the main entrance, with Arcade Entrance being blocked off South-West. Dragon Stairs, previously named Haunted Stairs, now faces East instead of North.

Additional Operation Shifting Tides updates include the following:

  • Limb penetration changes
  • The rappel exit requiring a prompt
  • Hibana, Echo, Dokkaebi, Vigil, Zofia, Kaid and Nomad prices decrease

Finally, new skins have also been added: The Capitão Elite set presents emulates the era of his life when he was operating in the favela. In addition, the Vessel Wave skins, inspired by the Kenyan Navy, and the Palace Virtue skins inspired by Indian architecture, both celebrating the two new operators, can be purchased during the season.

For more information on Operation Shifting Tides season updates, please visit: http://rainbow6.com/shiftingtides.

For more information about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, please visit: https://rainbow6.ubisoft.com.

*$19.95 per month. Cancel anytime. More information at uplayplus.com.

About Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Alongside a thriving professional esports scene and a community of over 50 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.

SQUARE ENIX LETS PLAYERS SHAPE THEIR OWN ADVENTURE IN SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS TODAY

Philip Federico
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SQUARE ENIX LETS PLAYERS SHAPE THEIR OWN ADVENTURE IN SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS TODAY

SYDNEY, 4th December 2019 – Square Enix Ltd., today announced that SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS™ is now available to purchase digitally on the Nintendo Switch™ system, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, STEAM®, the App Store® and Google Play.

Now available for the first time in the West, SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS is an enhanced version of the Japan-exclusive SaGa SCARLET GRACE. SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS which brings a host of exciting new improvements and updates to the game, including enhanced graphics, character voiceovers, new skills to learn and more, delivering an exciting adventure perfect for newcomers and series fans alike.

The world of SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS is full of conflict and intrigue. The Firebringer, a fallen god and bane of humanity, wrought havoc on the planet. To survive, mankind built an Empire with one goal: defend humanity from this wicked creature. Now, after a millennium of battle, the Firebringer has been defeated. Left without a unifying purpose, the Empire falls to rebellion. Amid the chaos, four adventurers set out on journeys that will change them and the world. Gamers can shape their own destiny, playing as these four exciting protagonists – Urpina, Taria, Balmaint and Leonard – each with their own unique storyline, allowing players to enjoy four different adventures in one game.

To celebrate the release of SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS and welcome new players into the world of SaGa, a 20% discount is available across all platforms until 3rd January 2020*.

SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS is now available digitally for the Nintendo Switch™ system, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, STEAM®, the App Store® and Google Play. For more information, visit: https://sagafranchise.com

Related Links:

Official website: https://sagafranchise.square-enix-games.com/en-us/saga-scarlet-grace-ambitions

Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/squareenix    

Official Twitter: @squareenix   

Official Instagram: @squareenix  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UKSquareEnix

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EarthNight Fights the Dragon Apocalypse Today on Nintendo Switch, PC

Philip Federico
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EarthNight Fights the Dragon Apocalypse Today on Nintendo Switch, PC

PHILADELPHIA – 4 Dec. 2019 – EarthNight, the hand-drawn action-platformer set during the dragon apocalypse and featured in this year’s Nintendo Indie World presentation, lands today on Nintendo Switch and Steam for Windows PC and Mac.

Skydive from humanity’s last refuge in outer space, plunging down from orbital colonies into the dragon-infested skies below. Liberate the planet by taking the fight to these beasts, running and bounding along the creatures’ serpentine backs toward weak points to deliver a final blow.

To survive until that moment, heroes Sydney and Stanley must harness their distinct abilities to overcome a gauntlet of obstacles and swarms of enemies that stand in their way. Sydney, a teen with ethereal powers, can double jump and make swooping attacks; meanwhile, Stanley can hop high in the air, perform long leaps, and slice through enemy formations with his sword.

While surmounting these challenges, the pair can search for secrets, warp zones, and helpful items hidden throughout the levels to aid them in their journey. Between runs, they can trade water and trophies like dragon eggs, teeth, and eyes to Dr. Dave the Appraiser in return for powerups, including enchanted weapons, shields, magical potions, a mind-control device, and more.

With more experience and new gear, the dragon hunters can press deeper into enemy territory, reaching new layers of the atmosphere closer to the Earth’s surface where dangerous new foes and tantalizing treasures await. Each dragon and aerial layer are different from the last, offering up new tests and rewards as the fast-paced action builds toward an intense final battle.

Throughout the journey, EarthNight is a breathtakingly beautiful experience brought to life by Paul “Mathattan” Davey, who painstakingly rendered tens of thousands of frames of animation by hand. The energetic soundtrack, composed by Paul “Chipocrite” Weinstein, combines chiptunes created with Game Boys and with real-world instruments, and features contributions from Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XII, and Valkyria Chronicles seriescomposer Hitoshi Sakimoto.

“EarthNight has been an epic challenge to complete for myself and the rest of the development team these past seven years,” said Rich Siegel, founder, Cleaversoft. “This journey has been an incredible ride and we hope the community loves the game as much as we enjoyed making it.”

EarthNight is now available for $14.99 / €13.99 / £12.59 / $21.00 AUD via the Nintendo Switch eShop and Steam for Windows PC and Mac. The game is also available on Apple Arcade and will be coming to PlayStation 4 very soon. It features English-language text support.

For more information about EarthNight, please visit the team’s official website and join the Cleaversoft community on Twitter and Facebook.

About Cleaversoft

Cleaversoft is an independent Philadelphia-based collective of video game makers helmed by Rich Siegel. Determined and passionate, the staff has an unrelenting drive to execute its vision. The EarthNight team received contributions from a variety of industry veterans with experience working at Sega, Naughty Dog, Riot Games, Larian Studios, DreamWorks, and more.

THE BOXED COMPLETE SEASON OF LIFE IS STRANGE 2 IS AVAILABLE NOW

Philip Federico
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THE BOXED COMPLETE SEASON OF LIFE IS STRANGE 2 IS AVAILABLE NOW

The Explosive Season Finale is Entitled ‘Wolves’

SYDNEY, 4th December 2019 – Sean and Daniel’s life-changing journey reaches its dramatic conclusion in ‘Wolves’, the explosive finale to the cinematic narrative adventure from Square Enix External Studios and the Life is Strange team at DONTNOD Entertainment, Life is Strange™ 2.

Experience a story of two brothers, 16-year old Sean and 9-year old Daniel Diaz, who have to flee their home in suburban Seattle after a tragic event that changes their lives forever. Further complicating matters is the manifestation of an exciting new telekinetic power that has far-reaching implications for Sean and Daniel and puts pressure on the relationship between them. Life will never be the same again.

In the thrilling season finale, Sean and Daniel are on the home stretch. However, reach their goal of Puerto Lobos, Mexico, they will need to evade the police, the FBI, and the vigilantes patrolling the border.

Can the Wolf Brothers endure and succeed – or will their journey end, so close to their goal? How their story ends depends on the choices you make in Life is Strange 2.

The boxed Complete Season of Life is Strange 2 is available now for XBOX ONE®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system.

Read more on the Life is Strange blog: http://lifeisstrange-blog.tumblr.com/

Visit the LIFE IS STRANGE official website: https://lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com

LIFE IS STRANGE official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LifeIsStrangeGame/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeIsStrange

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeisstrangegame/

Join our Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/lifeisstrange

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PHOENIX POINT, THE NEW STRATEGY GAME FROM THE CREATOR OF XCOM, LAUNCHES TODAY ON THE EPIC GAMES STORE

Philip Federico
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PHOENIX POINT, THE NEW STRATEGY GAME FROM THE CREATOR OF XCOM, LAUNCHES TODAY ON THE EPIC GAMES STORE

Battle an enemy that adapts to your choices for the future of Earth in this hugely replayable turn-based tactical experience

LOS ANGELES — Dec. 3, 2019 — Snapshot Games has officially released Phoenix Point, the new turn-based sci-fi strategy game from Julian Gollop, the creator of X-COM. The standard edition of Phoenix Point is available today for $39.99 on Windows PC and Mac via the Epic Games Store.

Players can also pick up the game’s $59.99 Deluxe Edition, which includes a variety of digital and in-game bonuses, and the $79.99 Ultra Edition, featuring all of the Deluxe Edition content plus the Phoenix Point Season Pass. The Season Pass includes at least five upcoming planned DLCs.

Phoenix Point delivers a new breed of turn-based strategy and combat. Manage your forces on a global scale: plan ops, research new technologies and build alliances to unite the planet — or crush your rivals. Then customize your squad and deploy into battlefields around the world with dynamic objectives and destructible environments. Procedurally generated maps, branching storylines with multiple endings, and enemies that mutate to counter your tactics create tons of challenges and surprises, ensuring no two playthroughs are ever the same.

Snapshot Games’ ambitious post-launch roadmap will continue to add new content and features to Phoenix Point beyond release. The first major DLC — “Blood and Titanium” — is expected to arrive early next year. Everyone who backed Phoenix Point (including all Fig backers) prior to March 12, 2019, will receive the Phoenix Point Season Pass for free!

Phoenix Point is expected to launch on consoles in 2020. For the latest updates, visit https://phoenixpoint.info, and follow Phoenix Point on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Discord and the official Phoenix Point forums.

About Snapshot Games

Snapshot Games is a video game developer and publisher based in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Los Angeles, California. Founded by Julian Gollop and David Kaye, Snapshot’s first game was the crowdfunded and critically praised Chaos Reborn. Snapshot’s latest title, Phoenix Point, is a sci-fi strategy and tactical combat game which puts players in control of humanity’s last remnants against an apocalyptic alien threat.

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE SEASON ONE LIVE NOW WITH NEW BATTLE PASS AND BIGGEST FREE CONTENT DROP IN CALL OF DUTY HISTORY

Philip Federico
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CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE SEASON ONE LIVE NOW WITH NEW BATTLE PASS AND BIGGEST FREE CONTENT DROP IN CALL OF DUTY HISTORY

Season One Now Available For All Players Together Across All Platforms New Battle Pass System Launches Packed with Epic Content and Incredible Value

Season One Features New Multiplayer Maps, Modes, and Special Ops Experiences Free for All Players

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Dec. 3, 2019 – Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® Season One, featuring the new Battle Pass as well as the largest free content offering in Call of Duty history, is available now. Starting today with Season One, players across all platforms can jump in together to play new multiplayer maps, modes, co-op experiences, in-game events and more. In addition, the new Modern Warfare Battle Pass System gives players more ways to customize their experience by earning new content, including base weapons, weapon blueprints, weapon charms, and other vanity items just by playing the game.

The Season One Battle Pass can be purchased using Call of Duty Points unlocking access to up to 100 tiers of new earnable content. Plus, players who complete the Battle Pass will earn even more Call of Duty Points than the cost they paid for the pass itself, delivering a ton of value. Players can also purchase the Battle Pass Bundle which includes all the same earnable content plus 20 tier skips for instant access to cool new equipment.

“Since Modern Warfare’s launch it’s been great sharing a steady stream of new playable content, but today’s launch of Season One takes things to a new level for all players. We’re rolling out multiplayer maps like Crash, Vacant and Shipment; Gunfight maps Cargo, Atrium, and Shipment; a Ground War map Port; three new multiplayer modes; five new Special Ops experiences and two new weapons,” said Patrick Kelly, Co-Studio Head and Creative Director, Infinity Ward. “This is the largest free content drop in Call of Duty history, and we’re excited that everyone can play all of this new Modern Warfare content together across all platforms.”

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season One features a slew of free new content, including the below, available for all players on all platforms. New content will be released weekly throughout Season One.

  • New Multiplayer Maps: Fan-favorite multiplayer map from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Crash is remastered and reimagined as a helicopter crash site in Urzikstan, featuring all the flanking routes and action-packed rooftop encounters you remember. But, that’s not all. Joining Crash later in the season are two more reimagined maps from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, including Vacant, an abandoned office leading to intense interior combat across the complex, and Shipment, where fast and frenetic action reigns supreme.
  • New 2v2 Gunfight Maps: Jump into fast-paced, intense 2v2 matches on the new Atrium map set in a Verdansk palace, and the new Cargo map, an open-roof storage facility within the barge of a cargo container ship in the London Docks. In addition, Shipment will also be available as a 2v2 Gunfight map later in the season.
  • New Ground War Map: Engage in epic all-out war squaring off with 64 players on Port, a unique large-scale Ground War map set across cargo containers, cranes, buildings, and streets.
  • Classic Special Ops Experiences: In Pitch Black, infil into Barkov’s vacant estate to recover and transmit all on-site intel to your tactical rover. In Grounded, engage and eliminate Al Qatala militants who have seized Barkov’s former airbase to steal weaponry and air assets. Bomb Squad will arrive further into Season One, where Armistice Team 4 QRF must defuse IEDs planted in an Urzikstan city before detonation.
  • New Special Ops Operations: In Operation Strongbox, use the crypto keys you’ve stolen to assault the bank, break into the vault, and put The Banker out of business. In Operation Just Reward, coming to all players later in the season, cut off Al Qatala’s money supply in Verdansk and target the head of their financial operation by hacking the Banker’s mobile data centers.
  • New Multiplayer Game Modes: In Reinforce, a hybrid mode between Domination, Search & Destroy, and Search & Rescue, capture points to revive fallen teammates and take all points to win the round. Further into Season One, additional modes will go live including Infected, where it’s hunt or be hunted in the survival party game mode where eliminated survivors become infected. In O.S.P. Gunfight, the same mechanics of traditional Gunfight apply, with the distinct difference that players begin each match with no weapons or equipment and must pick them up once the match begins.
  • New Weapons: Earnablefor free for all players, the RAM-7 introduces a new fully automatic bullpup Assault Rifle, while the Holger-26 is an LMG spec of the Holger model rifle.

The Season One Battle Pass can be purchased for 1,000 COD points or players can upgrade to the Battle Pass Bundle which includes 20 Tier Skips. Regardless of whether you choose to purchase your Battle Pass, some of the tiers will include free Call of Duty points that can be used in the store or for future Battle Pass purchases.

In addition to the Battle Pass, players can also use Call of Duty Points to obtain bundles of items in the store that will be updated weekly and contain multiple cosmetic items, ranging from weapon blueprints, a new Operator, operator skins, as well as various vanity accessories. For the most up to date information on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, check out the Activision Games Blog at https://blog.activision.com/call-of-duty

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The title features a fully-optimized PC version, developed in partnership with Beenox, which is available exclusively on Blizzard Battle.net®, Blizzard Entertainment’s online gaming platform. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is published by Activision, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) with development led by award-winning developer Infinity Ward, and additional development support from Activision Shanghai, Beenox, High-Moon Studios, Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games.

About Activision

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com or by following @Activision.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements about the expected availability, features, functionality and content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season One, are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

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SILLY MULTIPLAYER PARTY GAME GANG BEASTS NOW AVAILABLE IN PHYSICAL BOXED EDITIONS FOR PLAYSTATION®4 & XBOX ONE

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SILLY MULTIPLAYER PARTY GAME GANG BEASTS NOW AVAILABLE IN PHYSICAL BOXED EDITIONS FOR PLAYSTATION®4 & XBOX ONE

Dec. 3, 2019 (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) – Skybound Games and UK-based independent game studio Boneloaf today announced that the multiplayer party brawler Gang Beasts is now available in physical boxed editions for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One at retail locations in North America (coming to other territories on December 6) for $/€ 29.99.

Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game set in the gristly meatropolis of Beef City, full of colorful gelatinous characters, hilarious scenes of cartoon violence… and beef. Customize your character from hundreds of costume combinations, then grapple, tussle, punch, kick and throw wobbly enemies into unspecified hazardous machinery, flaming incinerator pits and ginormous industrial fans.

Gang Beasts has provoked fits of spontaneous yelling and laughter in players young and old since it was originally shown at the Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games in 2014. Since then, it has been showcased at hundreds of events and multiplayer gaming parties around the world. Gang Beasts was nominated for a BAFTA in the Multiplayer category in 2018, earned an Honorable Mention for Excellence in Design at the 2015 Game Developers Choice Awards, and won the Friendly Fire (Best Game to Mess With Your Friends) prize from Curse at E3 in 2015 and the Gamer’s Voice Award in the Multiplayer category at SXSW in 2016.

More information about Gang Beasts can be found at http://gangbeasts.game.

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About Skybound Games

Skybound Games is a division of Skybound Entertainment with the capability to produce tabletop and video games. The team works closely with creators to expand their unique and exceptional IP to new platforms. Skybound Games’ slate across video games includes Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Baldur’s Gate and Slime Rancher. The tabletop slate includes Pitchstorm, Superfight and The Walking Dead: Something to Fear. Skybound Games can be found on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

About Boneloaf

Boneloaf is a small independent game studio with members and partners working in the UK, USA and Canada. Boneloaf is currently making a series of experimental multiplayer party games with physically simulated characters. The company name comes from the word Boneloaf members use to refer to specific hunks of collectable meat frequently seen in classic arcade and console games.

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