Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Now Available on PC

Explore beautiful Neogene Africa as you journey to survive millions of years ago in this unique third-person open world survival game

Sydney, Australia – August 28, 2019 – Private Division and Panache Digital Games today launched Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey for PC on the Epic Game Store. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, is the debut title from Panache Digital Games, the independent development studio co-founded in 2014 by Patrice Désilets, the original creative director behind Assassin’s Creed. In the game, players relive the early stages of human evolution millions of years ago, battling a harsh and brutal world to ensure the future of their lineage.

Players begin ten million years ago as an early hominid, our first known ancestor, swinging through the trees of a lush jungle full of dangerous predators like giant pythons, sabre-tooth tigers, deadly alligators, as well as other beasts, and will need to master both their character in addition to their surroundings. Through carefully analysing and discovering the environment, players will help ensure the survival of their clan by expanding the capabilities of their hominid. The player will have the choice in how to advance the neuronal network, offering a host of role-playing game elements that improve different abilities. These choices may allow the clan to advance motor functions, heighten their senses, enhance their intelligence, and unlock better communication amongst the tribe. Eventually, the player may evolve their clan to a more advanced species through the decisions and actions along their play experience. Ultimately the player will determine if the clan will have an enduring lineage or become another extinct species that recedes into history.

“I am extremely proud of what my team and I have accomplished with Ancestors. I wanted to make a game about evolution that would help remind of us of our shared primal instincts. Once I thought of this concept, I could not shake this idea of struggling, trying to survive in this massive, dangerous world,” said Patrice Désilets, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Panache Digital Games. “Today is a great day because we can now share this game with the real world. It may be a difficult journey but hopefully you can survive just as our own ancestors did.”

“It has been a privilege to partner with Panache Digital Games to make Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey,” said Kari Toyama, Senior Producer at Private Division. “Patrice Désilets is meticulous in his approach to game design, and together with his small team incredibly talented developers, they created an experience that is wholly unique.”

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person exploration survival game in which players will establish a clan in an unforgiving wilderness of Africa spanning from ten million to two million years ago. The game mechanics focus on three main principles: explore, expand, and evolve. With danger around every corner, players must carefully explore their environment set in Neogene Africa, slowly expanding their clan’s territory, and choosing how to evolve their clan from one generation to the next. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is the first title from Panache Digital Games.   

About Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is available now digitally for PC from the Epic Games Store, and digitally for PlayStation®4, PlayStation®4 Pro and across the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One X in December 2019. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey has received the Australian Classification of M, with the consumer advice of Predatory animal behaviour. For more information on Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, subscribe on YouTube, follow on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook, and visit www.AncestorsGame.com.

Private Division is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO).

About Panache Digital Games

Panache Digital Games is a Montreal-based independent development studio cofounded in 2014 by acclaimed creative director Patrice Désilets and his accomplice Jean-François Boivin. With a team of industry veterans, Panache Digital Games aims to deliver the very best quality experience for fans with games that are beautiful, original and fun. Pushing boundaries and thinking outside the box is in the team’s DNA and the way we make games is a reflection of that. For more information, please visit our website www.panachedigitalgames.com.

About Private Division

Private Division is a developer-focused publisher that empowers independent studios to develop the games that they are passionate about creating, while providing the support that they need to make their titles critically and commercially successful on a global scale. The label publishes the Kerbal Space Program franchise and will publish upcoming titles with renowned creative talent at studios including The Outer Worlds from Obsidian Entertainment, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey from Panache Digital Games, Disintegration from V1 Interactive, and more. Private Division is headquartered in New York City with offices in Seattle, Las Vegas, and Munich. For more information, please visit www.privatedivision.com.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. We develop and publish products through our labels Rockstar Games, 2K, and Private Division, as well as Social Point, a leading developer of mobile games. Our products are designed for console systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at http://www.take2games.com.

All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

Upcoming Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Beta for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One

Offers Four Quests, Including the Elder Dragon Velkhana

Ahead of the Monster Hunter World: Iceborne massive expansion’s global console release on September 6, Capcom today confirmed details about upcoming beta sessions, which offer four quest options for players to try at home. The Monster Hunter World: Iceborne PlayStation®4 beta will be available for all PS4™ users from 5:00pm AEST on Friday, August 30 through 4:59pm AEST on Monday, September 2. Following that, a beta for Xbox One will be available from 5:00pm AEST on Monday, September 2 through 4:59pm AEST on Thursday, September 5. Preload options will be available a couple of days before each beta period begins. The Monster Hunter: World base game is not required to participate in the Iceborne beta sessions.

These pre-launch beta sessions for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne are cooler than ever with the addition of a frosty new challenge. Alongside the previously available Great Jagras (Beginner), Banbaro (Intermediate) and Tigrex (Expert) quests, players will be able to battle against the game’s mythical flagship monster Velkhana for the first time. Watch out though, this Elder Dragon’s icy breath is dangerous and offers a bone-chilling fight for even the fiercest of hunters.

Similar to previous beta sessions, hunters can test out all 14 weapon types in any of the four quests and the training area. The weapons include the new Iceborne features, plus the new Slinger tool options such as the Clutch Claw grapple mechanic.

Upon completing each quest for the first time, hunters can earn a total of four special commendation packs containing helpful consumable items that will be available to use in the full version of the Iceborne expansion when it releases. So, pack those Hot Drinks and join a hunting party to clear these quests!

Happy hunting!

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ABOUT MONSTER HUNTER WORLD: ICEBORNE
The upcoming Iceborne expansion will be coming to the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One X, globally on September 6^th, 2019, with a PC release to follow in January 2020.
 
The Monster Hunter: World base game is required for Iceborne and while players will be able to enjoy some of the new gameplay options such as the Slinger and weapon updates right away, they must have completed the main story through Hunter Rank 16 in order to access the new Iceborne story and quests.

ABOUT CAPCOM

Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices.  Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games including ground-breaking franchises Resident Evil®, Street Fighter®, Monster Hunter™, Ace Attorney®, Mega Man® and Devil May Cry®. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Tokyo, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan.  More information about Capcom and its products can be found at www.capcom.com or www.capcom-unity.com.

Capcom, the Capcom logo, Ace Attorney, Devil May Cry, Mega Man, Monster Hunter and Resident Evil are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc.

Whipseey and the Lost Atlas Swings to Consoles, PC Today

SYDNEY – Aug. 27, 2019 – Whipseey and the Lost Atlas, the whipping retro platformer from developer Daniel A. Ramirez and publisher Blowfish Studios, is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam for Windows PC.

The adventure begins when young Alex’s curiosity lands him in a literal world of trouble, whisking him away to a vibrant land where he is transformed into Whipseey. Armed with a trusty whip and imbued with newfound powers, he joins forces with a local princess to recover magic orbs capable of restoring order to this extraordinary world and safely send him home.

Drawing inspiration from beloved platformers, Whipseey and the Lost Atlas provides a challenging yet rewarding retro experience. Whipseey’s journey follows the lovable pink hero leaping, whipping, and hovering through hand-crafted levels teeming with adorable enemies and dangerous hazards. With the crack of his whip, Whipseey latches onto swing points and hovers in the air, enabling dramatic and dynamic travel across the magical world of Whipseeyland.

Whipseeyland is broughtto life with art from Luftrausers artist Roy Nathan De Groot and an upbeat original soundtrack that evokes treasured memories from a bygone era of gaming.

“Releasing Whipseey is a dream come true,” said developer Daniel Ramirez. “It’s been an amazing ride creating a platformer that harkens back to the classics we grew up spending countless hours playing, and if you enjoy my retro platformer half as much as I did developing it, I know you are in for a treat.”

Whipseey and the Lost Atlas is available today on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam for Windows PC for $5.99 USD / €5.99 / £4.99 / $7.99 AUD. Support for French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese language options are coming in a post-launch update.

To learn more, check out Whipseey’s Twitter page and visit Blowfish Studios’ official website.

About Blowfish Studios

Blowfish Studios is an award-winning independent game developer and publisher based in Sydney, Australia. We strive to release original multi-platform games, while also collaborating with developers from around the world. As developers first, we bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to any partnership. Our team provides development services to get the game release ready, porting to all major platforms, platform approval, marketing and promotion to the world.

To learn more about Blowfish Studios please visit the team’s website.

About Daniel A. Ramirez

Daniel A. Ramirez is a developer and game designer from San Salvador, El Salvador. After a lifetime of loving retro games, he decided to make the kinds of games he wants to play. With a commitment of putting art and independent creation ahead of profit, Ramirez works with collaborators from all over the world to help bring his ideas to life. Whipseey and the Lost Atlas is Ramirez’s debut commercial title.

To learn more, follow the official Twitter account for Whipseey and the Lost Atlas.

5^th Planet Games Launches the Sequel to Dawn of the Dragons

Dawn of the Dragons: Ascension Debuts Exclusively on Kartridge

COPENHAGEN, August 27, 2019: 5^th Planet Games A/S (OAX: FIVEPG) today announced the official launch of the highly awaited sequel Dawn of the Dragons: Ascension.  In addition, 5^th Planet Games also announced that the game will debut on Kartridge, Kongregate’s new PC gaming platform, where it will be exclusively available for one month.  On September 30th, 5^th Planet Games will launch the mobile version of Dawn of the Dragons: Ascension on Google Play and the Apple App Store.

“It’s great to be able to deliver the promised sequel to such a legendary RPG (Role Playing Game) as Dawn of the Dragons,” says Henrik Nielsen, CEO of 5^th Planet Games.  “Kartridge is a great fit for Dawn of the Dragons: Ascension, while also providing the platform with an amazing exclusive as it continues to grow.”

“We are proud to offer Kartridge’s audience exclusive access to some of the hottest games available,” said Josh Larson, Chief Business Officer of Kongregate.  “Dawn of the Dragons: Ascension has a huge built-in fan base and we can’t wait for gamers from around the world to jump back into the world of this amazing RPG, exclusively on Kartridge.”

Kongregate is a cross-platform game publisher, web gaming destination, and the owner of the Kartridge PC gaming platform. Together, Kartridge, a downloadable PC gaming platform, and Kongregate.com feature thousands of free and premium games played by millions of gamers per month.

Dawn of the Dragons: Ascension is a strategic, grid based, combat RPG with a rich narrative and a focus on Guilds. It follows the style and gameplay of the original Dawn of the Dragons game, which was launched in 2010 and has since thrilled thousands of loyal players. As a community-based game, the original Dawn of the Dragons has succeeded in retaining a dedicated userbase who are willing to come back again and again.

About 5th Planet Games: 5th Planet Games (OAX: FIVEPG) is a mobile games developer and publisher located in Copenhagen, Berlin and Rocklin, CA. We cooperate with strong IP´s as the Adventures of Tintin and premium sports brands as FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC, Paris St. Germain and Cristiano Ronaldo. We are proud to expand the world of the TV series Vikings and thrilled to produce sequels to the legendary games Doodle Jump and Dawn of the Dragons.  For more information see www.5thplanetgames.com

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NEW BTS WORLD MERCHANDISE COLLECTION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NETMARBLE ONLINE STORE ON AUGUST 29

– Along with a limited edition package of the BTS WORLD OST album, newly released products include mirror griptoks, acrylic keyrings and strap keyrings

– New BTS WORLD products will continue to be introduced through the Netmarble Online Store

Seoul, Korea (August 27, 2019) – Netmarble today announced that a limited edition package of the BTS WORLD original soundtrack (OST) album and a new BTS WORLD merchandise collection will be available through the Netmarble Online Store starting August 29.

The limited edition package of the BTS WORLD OST album includes the OST album, a manager ID card, a neck wallet, eight story cards and a set of eight magnets.

The new BTS WORLD merchandise collection includes seven types of mirror griptoks and strap keyrings that feature images of BTS members from BTS WORLD, as well as seven different designs of acrylic keyrings.

In addition to the BTS WORLD merchandise, the online store consists of ‘Netmarble Friends’ character goods including Keke, Tori, Bob and Leon, as well as Netmarble’s popular game IP merchandise such as Seven Knights, Everybody’s Marble and many more.

The online store supports Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese (traditional and simplified), and ships worldwide (some regions excluded). For more information, please visit the online store at http://www.netmarblestore.com.

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About Netmarble Corporation

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, and the largest shareholder to Jam City, a leading casual social game developer, 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 Big Hit Entertainment

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

GENERATIONS CONVERGE FOR THE ULTIMATE SHINOBI COMBAT EXPERIENCE IN NARUTO x BORUTO NINJA TRIBES

New NARUTO Title Brings High-Velocity Team-Based Combat to Browsers and Mobile Devices This Winter

Tokyo, Japan., (August 27, 2019) – Leading interactive entertainment publisher and developer BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., today announced a brand-new team-based battle game NARUTO x BORUTO NINJA TRIBES. The game is playable across multiple platforms from smartphone and PC browsers to iOS and Android devices, and the browser version adds a unique IP experience, connecting the game with the original anime for NARUTO/BORUTO fans through BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment’s joint promotion with Crunchyroll Games, the interactive division from the world’s most popular anime destination. 

Set in the universe of the iconic NARUTO and BORUTO anime series, NARUTO x BORUTO NINJA TRIBES brings together fan-favorite characters spanning multiple generations of NARUTO lore, including Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura of the original Team 7 as well as BORUTO counterparts Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki for one-tap team-based battles. In combat, players will be able to show the strength of shinobi bonds with overwhelming duo and trio attacks unique to each character combination from the new Team 7 teamwork and father-and-son Rasengan with the Seventh Hokage Naruto and Boruto, all rendered in high-quality 2D visuals that evoke the same sense of speed and impact originally envisioned by the anime series.  Aspiring shinobi can get a sneak preview of the game’s first mission with a playable demo of the game, which will be available to the public at a special booth at this weekend’s Crunchyroll Expo, Crunchyroll’s owned anime convention, held in San Jose, California from August 30 to September 1. Crunchyroll Expo attendees can also learn more about the game during the Crunchyroll Games Industry Panel, taking place on August 30 at 1:45 PM PT. 

For more information on NARUTO x BORUTO NINJA TRIBES, please follow the official Crunchyroll Games Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/crunchyrollgames.

About BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. delivers various products and services catering to a worldwide audience in areas such as network content, home video game software and life entertainment based on its IP (Intellectual Property) Axis. BNE gives shape to “a new type of fun” with amazing ideas and newer technology unavailable elsewhere. Furthermore, BNE makes ordinary everyday life more enjoyable and aims to realize “more fun for everyone” that allows customers throughout the world to keep smiling. For more information, please visit https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/english/.

About Crunchyroll Games

Crunchyroll Games is a Crunchyroll division focused on the publishing and distribution of anime-inspired interactive content, created to engage with the vibrant gaming enthusiasts across the Crunchyroll community. Crunchyroll is the world’s most popular anime brand, connecting a community of more than 50 million registered users and 2 million subscribers with 360-degree content experiences and the world’s largest collection of anime. Crunchyroll Games titles include “Bungo Stray Dogs: Tales of the Lost,” “Grand Summoners,” “RWBY: Crystal Match,” and the upcoming “Mob Psycho 100: Psychic Battle.”

Crunchyroll Games are available across iOS and Android. For more on Crunchyroll Games, please visit crunchyrollgames.com.

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HUNT: SHOWDOWN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES ON WINDOWS PC

Crytek’s online multiplayer bounty hunting game gets all-new DLC on PC and will officially release on Xbox One soon!

FRANKFURT, Germany – Aug. 27, 2019 – Today is the day! Crytek’s online multiplayer bounty hunting game Hunt: Showdown has fully launched out of Steam Early Access and is now available on Windows PC for $39.99 standalone, or bundled with the new “Legends of the Bayou” DLC for $44.99.  The Xbox One version of Hunt is expected to launch out of Xbox Game Preview soon.

The “Legends of the Bayou” DLC plunges deep into the bayou’s dark heart to bring players two new Legendary Hunter characters, two unique weapons, and 500 Blood Bonds. Stepping out of the shadows are two formidable Legendary Hunters—the Bone Doctor and the Weird Sister—as well as the Legendary Copperhead, a Nagant M1895 named for the ubiquitous indigenous snake. Players who already own the game can purchase the DLC alone for $9.99.

As a Steam Early Access title, Hunt: Showdown grew substantially over time with more than 20 updates and patches developed with constant feedback from the community. That close cooperation between the team and fans, says Hunt Producer Fatih Özbayram, was integral to the game’s development process.

“Hunt: Showdown’s development has been completely community-driven, and that has been such a rewarding experience for the entire team. Together with the community, we were able to create the fun, tense, memorable gaming experience we set out to make,” said Özbayram. “For example, it was a community request that inspired us to add teams of three to Hunt, alongside many other features. So a big thank you goes out to everyone who has supported us throughout the development process – we couldn’t have done it without you!”

About Hunt: Showdown

Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person bounty hunting game that packs the thrill of survival games into a match-based format. Set in Louisiana in 1895, the game boasts a mixture of PvP and PvE elements that creates a uniquely tense experience. It’s not just the creatures who are a threat—it’s every Hunter on the map. In the classic game mode, a match of Hunt pits ten players—playing solo or in teams of two—against each other as they race to take out gruesome beasts for a bounty they must collect and get off of the map, while Hunt’s quickplay mode offers a shorter match for solo players to scavenge for weapons as they compete for a diminishing pool of bounty. The higher the risk, the higher the reward–but a single mistake could cost everything.

For more information, visit https://www.huntshowdown.com.

About Crytek

Crytek is an independent videogame developer, publisher, and technology provider dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming with its cutting-edge 3D game development solution CRYENGINE. With headquarters in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and studios in Kiev (Ukraine) and Istanbul (Turkey), Crytek has created multiple award-winning titles, including the original Far Cry, the Crysis series, Ryse: Son of Rome, Warface, The Climb, Robinson: The Journey and Hunt: Showdown. Crytek delivers fun and innovative gaming experiences for PC, consoles, and VR and continues to grow its reach in the games-as-a-service market. Every Crytek game is created with CRYENGINE, which can be used by anyone to create games.

For more information, visit www.crytek.com and www.cryengine.com.

Espire 1: VR Operative Ready to Deploy on All Major VR Platforms September 24, 2019

Pre-order Offers Available Now

ROSWELL, Ga. – Aug. 27, 2019 – Publisher Tripwire Interactive and developer Digital Lode announced today that Espire 1: VR Operative is scheduled to launch on all major VR platforms on Sept. 24, 2019, including Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality, and PlayStation®VR.

Following a successful showing at E3 2019, where Espire 1: VR Operative received the prestigious Best of Show award from Upload VR, in addition to multiple Best of Show nominations, pre-orders are now available for the most anticipated VR title of 2019.

Starting later today, PC customers who pre-order the game on Steam will also receive a free Steam copy of Tripwire’s first VR title, Killing Floor: Incursion.

PlayStation®VR fans (North America only at this time) who pre-order on the PS Store will receive a 15% off discount starting on August 30, 2019.

Espire 1: VR Operative aims to set the new gold standard for the stealth genre in virtual reality –introducing the “Control Theatre,” a unique solution to the challenge of VR motion sickness for first-person titles. Espire 1: VR Operative drafts players as drone operators of the future. Players become “Espire Agents” and use cutting-edge Virtual Reality hardware to remote-operate the Espire model 1 from the safety of their Control Theatre.

The technology behind the Control Theatre and the game’s approach to movement lie at the heart of Espire 1: VR Operative’s gameplay and intuitive VR control system. Any time a player performs any artificial locomotion, the game world shrinks down to the size of a floating tablet, with the Control Theatre visible in the player’s peripheral vision. This “VR within VR” system allows for precise, full freedom movement, while maintaining immersion, and eliminating “VR motion sickness” for almost everyone. The Control Theatre is fully customizable to suit the player’s level of comfort, and can be fully disabled for those already comfortable moving in VR.

This unprecedented freedom of movement allows the title’s stealth and action gameplay mechanics shine. Make sure to check out our press kit for series of curated gameplay gifs, showing an Espire Agent stealing a guards gun to neutralize him, using the voice command “Freeze” to immobilize a guard, throwing a spare ammunition clip to cause a distraction, and activating bullet time to headshot multiple guards while dropping down from the ceiling.

Espire 1: VR Operative Key Features Include:

• The definitive VR stealth experience: bringing the stealth genre to the exciting medium of Virtual Reality, delivering gameplay mechanics for the stealth and action genres that have yet to be explored.
• Full freedom of movement: allowing players the freedom to move anywhere within their virtual environment, moving, climbing, and falling with full comfort and no motion sickness for almost all players.
• Complete single-player story, rich in detail: developed as a dedicated single player VR experience with individual story missions and scenario missions that use the story mission environments for short challenges.
• Voice control: Using the VR headset’s onboard microphone, players can make commands and perform actions simply by speaking. The noises players make can draw the enemy to their location – adding a new way to gain the advantage.
• Arsenal of weapons and gadgets: As an Espire model 1 Operative, players will have access to dozens of unique gadgets and weapons such as a tranquilizer pistol and deployable spy cameras in order to complete the mission objectives.
• Global Leaderboard: A worldwide tally awards players a competitive score based on mission time, movement, stealth, ammo conservation, takedowns and other factors.
• Intuitive controls that mimic real life: Interaction in this game aims to be natural and intuitive. Instead of memorizing dozens of button combinations for every action, players perform them as they would in real life. Operatives can crouch and enter cover by physically using their body.
• Smart AI: Enemy combatants in this game actively hunt the player. The AI responds to sight, sound, and other stimuli and will react to with varying levels of suspicion based on the player’s physical stance, movement speed, cover and relative location.

To stay up to date on the latest news as development for Espire 1: VR Operative continues, be sure to visit the official website – and follow the developers on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

© Espire VR Pty Ltd Designed in Melbourne, Australia

About Tripwire Interactive

Formed in 2005 as a humble independent developer founded by gamers who found success in the video game modding community, Tripwire Interactive has developed and self-published multiple critically acclaimed titles in the wildly popular Killing Floor and Rising Storm franchises, which have collectively sold over 20 million units to date. The studio’s latest project, Maneater, breaks new ground in the popular action RPG genre and finds players taking on the role of a deadly shark with the uncanny ability to evolve as it feeds.

Since then, Tripwire Interactive has expanded its business and now turns its experience and resources to include publishing titles spanning multiple platforms and genres from other talented independent studios. Led by John Gibson, the publishing division aims to help like-minded independent studios bring their titles to market, including Chivalry 2 developed by Torn Banner Studios, Espire 1: VR Operative developed by Digital Lode, and Road Redemption developed by EQ Games and Pixel Dash Studios.

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