SpringHill Entertainment Produces Star-Studded Cinematic Narrative for the NBA 2K20 MyCAREER Mode “When the Lights Are Brightest”

Today, 2K is sharing details of their partnership with SpringHill Entertainment – the award-winning content company created by LeBron James and Maverick Carter –  which includes the production and creative control of NBA 2K20’s MyCAREER cinematic narrative: “When The Lights Are Brightest.” Known for such productions as What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali, More Than a Game and The Wall, SpringHill Entertainment collaborated with the Visual Concepts team to write, direct, and cast this year’s storyline for the fan-favourite video game mode.

“The story of ‘When The Lights Are Brightest’ in NBA 2K20 reflects the story of today’s modern athletes,” said Maverick Carter, CEO of SpringHill Entertainment and athlete empowerment company UNINTERRUPTED. “From dealing with the pressures of fame, demands on and off the court, and outside influences, athletes face a tremendous amount of obstacles. SpringHill Entertainment exists to tell compelling stories and in this case, we were able to draw on our own experiences with LeBron and other athletes to create a narrative that’s authentic and a bit of a peek behind the curtain. Fans of NBA 2K20 are going to be amazed at the level of detail we were able to get to in this film.”

With SpringHill Entertainment’s focus on delving deeper into the personal story of the main character, players of this year’s MyCAREER mode will experience an even more authentic and emotive story.

This year’s narrative features the storyline of an NBA prospect named Che on his quest for gold both on and off the court, covering the importance of mentors, dealing with off-court pressures and current social issues. In this game setting, the path to stardom is firmly in the gamers hands.

The cinematic narrative was directed by up-and-coming visionary Sheldon Candis, and features a star-studded cast including Idris Elba, Rosario Dawson, and NBA all-stars past and present. This is the most visually stunning MyCAREER cinematic experience to date and brings the journey to life in a completely new and immersive way.

“An entire film made entirely of video game scenes has never been done in this way before,” said Alfie Brody, Vice President of Global Marketing at NBA 2K. “We decided to partner with SpringHill Entertainment because as an athlete-led production company, they authentically understand basketball culture and created a totally unique cinematic experience that encapsulates the reality facing the game’s next prospects. What we were able to accomplish in this year’s MyCAREER mode is an example of what’s ‘NEXT’ in moviemaking and in gaming.”

The full-length version of “When The Lights Are Brightest” will be available to experience first-hand when NBA 2K20 is released worldwide on September 6, 2019. 

Register Now for the Closed Beta Starting September 5 to Play Ghost War and More!

Sydney, Australia — August 20, 2019 — Today, during the Inside Xbox livestream at Gamescom 2019, Ubisoft unveiled Ghost War, the PvP mode for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon^® Breakpoint, the latest instalment in the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon^® franchise. Ghost War will be available for all players at launch on October 4, and will receive regular content updates after launch. Players who want to try Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, including Ghost War, can sign for the Beta taking place September 5 to 8 on PlayStation^®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X and Windows PC. Players who pre-order any edition of the game will gain access to the Beta.*

Ghost War is an intense 4v4 experience built on the tactical squad play from the Ghost Recon series, where strategy and teamwork are just as important as skill. At launch, players will be able to choose from four classes: Assault, Panther, Sharpshooter and Medic, each fulfilling specific roles on the battlefield as they engage with enemies in open environments across six unique maps. New features, such as cover mechanics adapted from the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s campaign, such as the new cover mechanics, the impact of the terrain and the new injury system will bring additional depth to the experience.

Two distinct modes will be available at launch:

• Elimination is an intense team death match mode in which players need to hunt down and eliminate the enemy team, where the new shrinking combat zone mechanics force players to jump into the heat of the fight!

• Sabotage is an asymmetrical bomb mode, where attackers have to plant and successfully detonate a bomb at either of the Bomb Sites, while defenders try to stop them.

For the first time, Ghost War is seamlessly integrated within the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint experience. With the new shared progression system, each player will progress in PvE and PvP with the same character and keep their unlocked classes, skills, customization items and weapons across both modes. Specific tuning will be implemented for PvP to ensure a fair and skill-based experience for all players.

Ghost War benefits from development team’s learnings from over two years of support on Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands’ PvP, The team introduced several improvements based on player feedback, such as improved detection mechanics and removed class restrictions per team. In Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Ghost War will also have dedicated servers, reduced loading screens and improved matchmaking.

Additionally, Ghost War will receive massive post-launch support. In addition to regular balancing updates and improvements, the development team plans to bring new maps, new classes, new weapons and even new modes and events will be added in the future to enrich and refresh the experience over time.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint will be available October 4 on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X and Windows PC, and UPLAY+, Ubisoft’s subscription service. Details on UPLAY+ are available at uplayplus.com. Fans who purchase the Gold, Ultimate or Collector’s Editions will have access to the game up to three days early. More information about the game’s editions can be found here: store.ubi.com.

For the latest news about Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon^® Breakpoint, please visit ghost-recon.ubisoft.com.

For the latest news about other Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.

*Preorder any edition of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Breakpoint at participating retailers and platforms, strictly pursuant to the terms of the private beta phase to get access to it. Terms and conditions strictly apply and will be communicated at a later date, as determined by Ubisoft. Subject to availability and while supplies last. Content and system requirements pending; check all requirements/details/restrictions prior to purchase/redemption. Promotional offer. Void where prohibited or restricted.

About Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon^® Breakpoint

Developed by Ubisoft Paris***, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a military shooter putting players in the boots of the Ghosts, an Elite US Special Operations Unit. Set in a diverse and hostile open world, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint offers an entirely new adventure playable solo or in up to four-player co-op, as well as PvP at launch.

***In collaboration with Ubisoft Bucharest, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Odessa, Kiev, Belgrade and Milan studios.

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, Far Cry, For Honor, Just Dance, Watch Dogs, Tom Clancy’s video game series including Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six and The Division. 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.ubisoftgroup.com.

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LIFE IS STRANGE 2 EPISODE 4 REVEALED

Square Enix External Studios and Dontnod Unveil “Faith” Trailer Ahead of August 22 Episode Launch

SYDNEY, 20^th August 2019 – The Diaz brothers’ journey towards a new life in Mexico reaches a turning point in Life is Strange 2, Episode 4 ‘Faith’! From Square Enix External Studios and Raoul Barbet & Michel Koch’s Life is Strange team at DONTNOD Entertainment, the second season of the award-winning franchise continues on August 22^nd, 2019.

The saga picks up in a Humboldt County, California hospital room where Sean, gravely wounded, wakes up to find that Daniel is still missing. Under arrest, and facing tough questions from law enforcement, Sean is running out of options. Only quick thinking and unexpected allies can secure his freedom.

“In Episode 4, we re-join Sean at his lowest point. The disaster that separated him from his brother has scarred him for life, and he is lost, alone and in quite a bit of trouble,” said Michel Koch & Raoul Barbet, Co-Creative Directors of Life is Strange 2. “Sean is already at a breaking point, and now faces some of the toughest situations in his life as he desperately searches for Daniel, whose absence hangs heavy over the whole episode. Considering what happened in that California Redwood forest, even if he can locate his brother – he can’t be sure of who, or what he will find.”

Searching for Daniel under the scorching Nevada sun and through freezing desert nights, Sean must make his toughest choices yet. Puerto Lobos and the dream of freedom have never felt so far away.

Will Sean’s faith in Daniel be rewarded – or is the younger wolf lost forever?

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

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LITTLE NIGHTMARES® II CREEPS ONTO PLAYSTATION®4, XBOX ONE, NINTENDO SWITCH™ AND PC (DIGITAL)

SANTA CLARA, Calif., – (August 19th, 2019) – Leading interactive entertainment media publisher and developer BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., today invites players to return to the disturbing and suspense-filled world of Little Nightmares in the next installment in the much-acclaimed franchise with, Little Nightmares® II.

Produced in partnership with Tarsier Studios, Little Nightmares II follows the story of Mono, a young boy trapped in a world distorted by the humming transmission of a distant Signal Tower. With Six, the girl in a yellow raincoat, together they set out to discover the grim secrets of the world whilst fleeing from the monstrous residents out to capture them.

In Little Nightmares II, players will control Mono, with Six – the protagonist from the first game – acting as their computer-controlled companion. The relationship between the two children will play a huge role within the game’s story and unveil new gameplay mechanics as the children must work together to traverse through the world.

At certain points in the game, Mono will also be able to wield a range of items picked up from the environment – a new mechanic added to Little Nightmares II that adds an extra layer of challenge to the game’s puzzles and encounters with enemies. There will be times when stealth remains the best option, sneaking past towering enemies, and times when players must think quickly to save themselves, as well as their companion Six.

In addition to new gameplay mechanics, players will also venture outside of The Maw (the setting of the first Little Nightmares game), exploring new environments including a dark wilderness and facing new enemies, such as the sadistic Teacher.

Little Nightmares II will launch in the Americas for the PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PCs (Digital) in 2020. The Little Nightmares franchise includes Little Nightmares, Little Nightmares II and the mobile game, Very Little Nightmares, available now for iOS.

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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.

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CD PROJEKT RED announces that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch will launch digitally and in retail on October 15th, 2019.

In addition to the new trailer, the studio has also released a gameplay overview video, offering an extended look at the Nintendo Switch version of The Witcher 3. Playing the game are CD PROJEKT RED’s Community Manager Paweł Burza and Paweł Sasko, Senior Quest Designer on Wild Hunt and Lead Quest Designer on the Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions.

Gamers visiting this year’s gamescom, taking place from Tuesday, August 20th through Saturday, August 24th in Cologne, Germany, will be able to check out the title in person. The game will be playable at the Nintendo booth, located in Hall 9 of the entertainment area.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch is currently available for pre-order. Follow thewitcher.com, Facebook, and Twitter for offer details and information regarding the game.

Gamers visiting this year’s gamescom, taking place from Tuesday, August 20th through Saturday, August 24th in Cologne, Germany, will be able to check out the title in person. The game will be playable at the Nintendo booth, located in Hall 9 of the entertainment area.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch is currently available for pre-order. Follow thewitcher.com, Facebook, and Twitter for offer details and information regarding the game.

World premiere: EVERSPACE™ 2 at gamescom: Opening Night Live

ROCKFISH Games announced its new open world space shooter EVERSPACE™ 2 for PC and consoles at gamescom: Opening Night Live. A Kickstarter campaign for additional funding will start on September 09, 2019.

Hamburg, Germany – August 19, 2019 – After ROCKFISH Games landed a surprise hit on PC and consoles with its studio debut EVERSPACE™, the independent developer from Hamburg has announced the official successor EVERSPACE™ 2at gamescom: Opening Night Live. In contrast to the roguelike concept of its predecessor, EVERSPACE™ 2is an open world space shooter with classic RPG elements and persistent player progression, as well as many more player ships and significantly enhanced storytelling. EVERSPACE™ 2has a planned Steam Early Access release in late 2020 with the full version arriving on PC, PlayStation® 4 and Xbox One at the end of 2021. 

The first trailer, which celebrated its premiere at gamescom: Opening Night Live.

Space game enthusiasts attending gamescom can get a first taste of the quality, gameplay and open-world feeling at the ROCKFISH stand inthe Indie Arena Booth (Hall 10.2), where a polished prototype will be playable.

“With its innovative concept of rapid space battles with rogue-like elements and exciting storytelling,EVERSPACE™was able to excite over a million PC and console players, but many of our fans and space game enthusiasts were still longing for an open world space shooter with classic RPG elements in the EVERSPACE™universe,” says Michael Schade, CEO and co-founder of ROCKFISH Games. “With EVERSPACE™ 2, we are making a big leap towards an open world space shooter, but will still remain true to our DNA and offer exactly what our fans love: a beautiful fantastic sci-fi world paired with uncompromising space action that gets down to business right away”.

EVERSPACE™ 2will clearly surpass outperform its predecessor in terms of both audiovisual quality and scope, which is reflected in the significantly higher development budget. ROCKFISH Games plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign on September 9, 2019 with a funding goal of €450,000 forEVERSPACE™ 2. As with the successful campaign of its predecessor in 2015, the EVERSPACE™community will thus be involved in the development process as early as possible. Moreover, the financial independence of the studio will be further secured in order to ensure full creative control at all times during production and, if successful, to even increase the scope of the game by activating stretch goals.

After the world premiere at gamescom, ROCKFISH Games will present EVERSPACE™ 2at Pax West in Seattle from August 29 to September 2 and at TwitchCon in San Diego from September 27 to 29.

About ROCKFISH Games GmbH
ROCKFISH Games is an independent games studio based in Hamburg, Germany which specializes in high-quality 3D action games for PC and console, based on Unreal Engine 4. It was founded by mobile games veterans Michael Schade and Christian Lohr, who have been joint entrepreneurs in the 3D graphics space for over 25 years. As founders and managers of Fishlabs Entertainment, they spearheaded 3D mobile gaming for almost a decade before they took on a new adventure with ROCKFISH Games. Meanwhile, the team consists of 18 full-time employees, mostly coming from the dev team of the wildly popular original Galaxy on Fire mobile games series.

LIONBITE GAMES’ RAIN OF REFLECTIONS LAUNCHES SEPTEMBER 20 ON STEAM

Explore a future dystopian world of complex characters, choices and turn-based strategy encounters in this ambitious new adventure game

STOCKHOLM — Aug. 19, 2019 — Indie studio Lionbite Games has revealed that the story-driven adventure game Rain of Reflections will launch on Windows PC via Steam on Sept. 20, 2019. Delve into a richly layered dystopian world, survive nail-biting turn-based strategy encounters, hack systems to open new ways forward, meet a cast of strong-willed characters and make decisions that will shape the future.

Rain of Reflections: Chapter 1 – titled “Set Free” – follows Wilona, a scientist trying to cure a global epidemic of infertility. When Wilona begins to have doubts about the morality of the experiments she’s running on the world’s lastborn child, she sets off a life-or-death quest across the pristine towers of the wealthy elite, the flooded slums of the underclass, and the cold, sterile halls of the state’s laboratories.

Throughout your journey, you’ll engage in turn-based strategy encounters in destructible environments with a range of tactical options, including stealth, dialogue and combat. You’ll also breach computer systems, crack locks and eavesdrop on radio communications through a variety of hacking puzzles.

Your words matter, too. Dialogue choices can convince, defuse or outsmart other characters in a variety of fully voiced conversations, which may have serious consequences down the road. They can also influence the motivation of your allies and enemies in combat, helping to change the tide of battle at a critical moment.

Rain of Reflections’ ambitious story will feature multiple chapters, each a full tale in itself, adding layers to the world while showing completely new and fresh areas and gameplay through different perspectives. Chapter 2 – “Open Eye” – will follow a deadbeat private investigator in a cyberpunk district called The Cluster, while Chapter 3 – “Undercurrent” – will shed light on the Infrared underground resistance movement and its front figure, Imra.

For more information, visit www.RainofReflections.com.

About Lionbite Games

Lionbite Games is an indie game development studio in Stockholm, Sweden. The small but ambitious team consists of veteran developers and new talents alike, led by former games journalist Victor Lionhead, focused on creating quality-over-quantity video game experiences for PC, Mac, current-gen consoles and mobile devices. http://lionbite.se

Cyberpunk 2077 coming to Google Stadia

CD PROJEKT RED announces Cyberpunk 2077 for Stadia — the cloud-based gaming platform from Google.

Gamers will be able to enjoy the immersive first-person RPG, its mature narrative, and cutting-edge visuals across dozens of supported devices.

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure story set in Night City, a megalopolis obsessed with power, glamour and body modification. You play as V, a mercenary outlaw going after a one-of-a-kind implant that is the key to immortality. You can customize your character’s cyberware, skillset and playstyle, and explore a vast city where your choices shape the story and the world around you.

Cyberpunk 2077 will release April 16th, 2020, for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The Google Stadia version will launch the same year — additional details will be made available at a later date.

For more information regarding the game, follow Facebook, Twitter, and cyberpunk.net.

About Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 is a narrative-driven, open world RPG set in the most vibrant and dangerous metropolis of the future — Night City. The game follows the story of V, a hired gun on the rise in a world of cyberenhanced street warriors, tech-savvy netrunners and corporate life-hackers. Featuring CD PROJEKT RED’s hallmark concept of choices and consequences, players will face difficult decisions that ripple through the entire game. Winner of over 100 awards at E3 2018, Cyberpunk 2077 is set in the universe of the classic pen & paper RPG system, Cyberpunk 2020.

About CD PROJEKT RED

CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for personal computers and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include The Witcher series of games, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game and the upcoming futuristic AAA role-playing game — Cyberpunk 2077. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Capital Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).

French independent developer Tactical Adventures announced today its latest project, tactical role-playing game Solasta: Crown of the Magister will be available to back on Kickstarter through its campaign launching September 3 on the crowdfunding platform. In addition to the Kickstater launch Tactical Adventures will be launching a FREE PRE-ALPHA DEMO on Steam available to everyone during the Kickstarter campaign.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister is an immersive Tactical Role-Playing PC Game where a player’s choice dynamically changes the adventure. The journey begins with creating a team of four explorers, selecting their race, class, background story, roll for abilities and personal stats. Players will journey through the mystical realms of Solasta, unravelling a story that spans multiple worlds. The dynamic and mysterious world of Solasta features brand new elements of verticality, allowing players to use their surroundings as an element of strategy. Position ranged characters on high vantage points or send your thief down into shafts and caverns to scope out what’s ahead. Utilize light as a tool to explore the depths and hollows of dungeons or use it as a weapon against the creatures of the dark. Solasta is a unique team-based adventure where each character plays a critical role in the campaign and can be a hero. Players must take advantage of each character’s strengths and weaknesses if they are to succeed.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister Features:

• Verticality: Solasta is a three-dimensional world rather than a series of flat maps. Locations can be explored by climbing walls, flying, teleporting, crawling through tunnels, finding secret passages, or falling through unstable ground, and allow the player to use the environment to take on encounters in multiple different ways.
• Team Based Adventure: Players will have many options to choose races, classes, backgrounds, and can even roll for stats as they create their party. All members are essential – together you will adventure through Solasta as a group, where you must work together in pursuit of your quest.
• Light: Light will not only help to see your surroundings as you explore deep underground or in a dungeon. It can also be used as a weapon against dragons and creatures you encounter along your journey. Careful, though – light can also give away your position.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister will be available to support and back on Kickstarter September 3.

Stay up to date with Solasta: Crown of the Magister: visit the website and Steam, follow on Twitter, Instagram, like on Facebook, watch on YouTube, and Twitch, and join the conversation on Discord.

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Spiders Studio’s upcoming RPG GreedFall will let you forge your destiny on uncharted lands when it arrives next month, but this is one voyage you won’t be making alone. Today’s new Companions Trailer from Spiders and Focus Home Interactive shines a light on the unique party members that will join you on your adventure, your relationships with them, and the different stories they have to tell.

How you deal with new situations as an explorer and diplomat will define your hero’s story, and the company you choose to keep plays a big part in that. Each of the companions you meet belongs to one of GreedFall’s many factions or guilds, and these organizations all have their own ambitions and prejudices, so think through your actions carefully.

Beyond the influence of their faction’s goals, each companion has their own personal quests, too. Ignore them for too long, and they may choose to leave you. Help them, and you could have an ally – or lover – for life. Your companions will notice what you say and do, so consider their reactions before committing to a decision.

Be mindful when picking which two companions to bring with you, as well: each has their own special skills to offer. If you suspect a challenging fight ahead, for example, consider taking Coin Guard mercenary Kurt, who can be kitted out as a tough front-line warrior. But be careful when negotiating with a faction one of your companions is antagonistic against — your choices will shape not only the world of GreedFall, but also the lives of those in it.

GreedFall launches on Sept. 10, 2019, on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. Pre-orders are live now on all platforms at http://greedfall.com/shop.