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NETMARBLE’S NEW BTS WORLD MERCHANDISE COLLECTION AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 27

Eight New Products from the BTS WORLD Merchandise Collection Available through the Netmarble Online Store!

Seoul, Korea (December 2, 2019) – Netmarble has announced a new batch of BTS WORLD products, the third from the merchandise collection, will be available through the Netmarble Online Store starting December 3 at 10:30 AM (KST).

The new BTS WORLD merchandise collection includes BTS-branded pin badges, memo pads, ruled notebooks, stickers, mouse pads, masking tape, phone cases, and a special 9V output, high-speed wireless charging cradle adorned with images of BTS members.

Netmarble will continue to release new and diverse BTS WORLD products through the Netmarble Online Store with additional merchandise announcements to come.

In addition to the highly sought-after BTS WORLD merchandise already available, the online store features engaging ‘Netmarble Friends’ character goods including Keke, Tori, Bob and Leon, as well as merchandise from Netmarble’s popular games Seven Knights, Everybody’s Marble and 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.

POWERFUL HEROES, RAID BOSSES, DUNGEONS AND MORE ARRIVE IN OVERHIT

Nexon’s popular turn-based action role-playing game receives overhaul of new content on iOS and Android

SEOUL – Dec. 2, 2019 – A new batch of enchanted characters arrives alongside fresh content in Overhit, the widely-popular turn-based action role-playing game (RPG) from NEXON Korea Corporation, subsidiary of NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online and mobile games. Beginning today, mobile players worldwide can jump into the latest update for free on the App Store and Google Play.

Today’s massive content update furthers Overhit’s strategic action adventure gameplay with a myriad of new additions, including:

  • Epic New Heroes – Today’s update adds two powerful Wind-Type heroes to Overhit’s daunting roster, voiced by anime legends Kaito Ishikawa and Shunsuke Takeuchi. From now until Thursday, Dec. 12, players can experience Chance Boost Gachas for both characters
    • Hercules appeared from out of nowhere near the Duchy of Serendia and Industria. His brute force has earned him the position of boss in the streets at night
    • Awakened Ash gained possession of the Chrono Timer, and is now Overhit’s first ever Awakened hero. He now can use the Timer to manipulate time and space to appear in two places at once
  • Saion BalancesOverhit’s epic Wind-Type SSR hero Saion has been balanced to become stronger than ever before
  • Saison Event Dungeon – For a limited time, players can test their merits in this event dungeon at three difficulty levels: Story, Hard and Extreme. Player can experience new cut scenes and exclusive rewards
  • New Raid Boss – Cliel, the Water-Type monster from galactic depths of an ocean in Disconnectia beckons daring players in exchange for Chaos Gear, which boasts a higher rank than all other gear in Overhit
  • Original and World Raid Boss Modes This revamped Raid Boss mode (single play) includes two difficulty levels for now. In the World Raid Boss mode, players who defeat Cliel will earn additional special rewards
  • Special Events – Today’s update delivers several festive events including the Seven Day Attendance Event, Hero Growth Support Event for Wind-Type heroes, Rock-Scissor-Paper Event and Bingo Event.

Overhit invitesplayers to command the Black Wings resistance army packed with characters from across time and space. A cast of more than 120 unforgettable heroes voiced by world-renowned anime voice actors such as Ishikawa Kaito, Uchida Aya and Morikawa Toiyuki take charge in agorgeous world with console-inspired 3D backgrounds.

The latest Overhit content update is now available for players worldwide on iOS and Android. Additional information for members of the press:

  • Check out the official Facebook page here
  • Check out the latest Overhit teaser video here
  • Visit the official Overhit website here

About NEXON Co. Ltd.
NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO) is a worldwide leader in free-to-play online and mobile games. Founded in Korea in 1994, Nexon developed one of the world’s first graphics-based massively multiplayer online games. Nexon also pioneered the concept of microtransactions and the free-to-play business model, setting a new standard in which play is free, and users have the option to purchase in-game items to enhance their experience. Nexon currently services nearly 100 titles in more than 190 countries. The Company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and its shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts Review

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts

Developer: CI Games
Publisher: CI Games
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox OneWindows (Reviewed)
Release Date: 22 Nov 2019
Price: $29,99USD – Available Here $59,95AUD – Available Here

Overview

Talk about timing! After finishing STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order, I was looking for something new to play. Fate led me to Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 which I enjoyed, although there could have been some improvements in terms of story. Jamie’s review of it sums up my feelings on it as well. Anyway, a couple of days after I finished it, there was an opportunity to check out something called Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts. It’s not like we have a plethora of sniping games to pick from (you have this and Sniper Elite franchise and that’s pretty much it), so I decided to give it a go.

Story

First off, forget everything you saw in Sniper Ghost Warrior 3. This is a self-contained story with zero relations to the previous game. Maybe the cliffhanger at the end of Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 will be resolved in the next entry, but not here. This time, we get to play as a no-name sniper contractor called The Seeker taking on contracts, bounties and various challenges on 5 big maps. The story is pretty thin. You have to take down some warlords, evil scientists, and military personnel to further destabilize already destabilized region across the Syberia and after you do all that, the story moves forward. Yes, after you complete the game. It’s pretty apparent that the story takes a back seat here so let’s move on to the main course.

Gameplay

Besides the regular soldiers, armored soldiers, rival snipers (more on them later), turrets, drones, mines and APCs, the harsh Syberian climate is also your enemy. Going for a swim is not a good idea since chilling out (heh) in rivers will slowly drain your health and kill you – unless the enemies do it first. Speaking of enemies, as you explore the maps and do story contracts, every once in a while you might get a bounty. It’s a bonus task requiring you to assassinate some special soldier so extra dosh. However, you won’t be alone while doing so. You are not the only operative in the world of Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts so quite often you might be a target of rival snipers trying to get the same bounty as you, or at least murder you later if you happen to assassinate the bounty target before them. Also, sniping gameplay has received a makeover compared to Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 and it will take some time to get used to. The red dot of easy mode is gone and now you have to take into account the wind direction as well as the distance from your target. Completing contracts will reward you with money, intel tokens and challenge and sometimes all three of those currencies will be used to buy new skills, gadgets or weapons. Personally, I’m not a fan of that feature since it expects me to grind way more than I wanted to. You have three weapons at your disposal at all times; your trusty sniper, your assault rifle when things go south and your pistol for close up takedowns. Only our assault rifle can’t be silenced, so putting one on your sniper and pistol is the first thing you should do. Aside from silencers, the selection for the rest of the parts and gadgets certainly isn’t lacking. You have anti-vehicle mines, gas mines, throwing knives, drone, remote-controlled sniper and all sorts of grenades at your disposal. Regardless, being patient and playing it safe (and slow) is a key to success. Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts also has that usual gameplay flaw where if one enemy discovers you, the whole rest of the map will exactly know where you are. What can I tell you except that abusing checkpoint reloads is your friend.

Visuals

There are some definite improvements in this game compared to the previous entries and devs did a great job when it comes to level design. One might assume that Syberia doesn’t much to the imagination but the maps are pretty diverse with lots of shortcuts and secrets to discover. There were some rare clipping issues and enemies getting stuck in walls but it’s nothing that good old checkpoint reload wasn’t able to fix. Snipers also don’t feel like copy & paste and each of them has a unique design. sometimes I would opt-in for my trusty SV-AMUR despite owning another with way better stats. After all, he was my only friend while waiting for my target for minutes (it did feel like hours, though) in a prone position.

Audio

After a while, you can earn an unlockable skill that enables you to intercept and listen to the enemy chatter and it’s something that should have been the default feature instead of being locked at the start. I’m saying that since it made me feel less alone while exploring the maps. I couldn’t rely on music in the game much. It is pretty minimalistic and it will only trigger when you’re being shot at and during mission briefings. for what it’s worth, it’s almost unnoticeable. Sometimes, listening in on the enemies might reveal you a valuable piece of info that you might not discover on your own so that’s a neat bonus.

Overall

As with the previous game, there is still some room for improvement but Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts is a step in the right direction. A big step, if anything. One thing to point out (although it should be obvious for the veterans of the series) is that the game is no walk in the park. Even on the easiest difficulty, it should take no more than 2-3 shots to bring you down to the game over screen. I’d say that with Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts the series finally went from a budget franchise into the triple A territory. They say that you can’t put a price on some things in life. But the feeling of successfully sniping someone over 500 meters after calculating wind direction correctly sure feels good. And for the affordable price of this game, it’s a no brainer. Just remember to stay out of the water when in Syberia and you’re good to go.

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Granblue Fantasy: Versus Charlotta and Ferry Trailers

XSEED Games has released a new pair of trailers showing off some of the fighters that will be playable when Granblue Fantasy: Versus is released in the West and the two characters introduced this time are the small but powerful Charlotta and the spirit maiden Ferry. Charlotta is a fast and strong hitting character but lacks range due to her race’s small stature while Ferry is a zoning type character as she can make use of her ghostly companions to strike opponents from afar, shave HP, and even lockdown an enemy.

These trailers can be found below and as for the game itself, Granblue Fantasy: Versus is set to be released in Japan on February 6, 2020 and sometime in Q1 2020 for the West.

Charlotta Footage
Ferry Footage

Five Nights at Freddy’s 1-4 Released on Xbox One, Switch, and PlayStation 4

Many have wondered just when the Five Nights at Freddy’s series would make its way to consoles and while many had known that the Nintendo Switch would be getting the game’s today, the developer Clickteam had been keeping the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the games a secret until the day of release. The company has announced that Five Nights at Freddy’s 1 through 4 have been released on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 where all four games are priced at $7.99 a piece. Oddly no bundle was offered alongside the release.

To go along with the release Clickteam has released a trailer showing off all of the games that were released, which are Five Nights at Freddy’s, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, Five Nights at Freddy’s 3, and Five Nights at Freddy’s 4, and you can check that out below.

My Hero One’s Justice 2 Adds Sir Nighteye to Roster

The latest issue of Jump magazine has announced that Mirai Sasaki, better known as Sir Nighteye, will be joining My Hero One’s Justice 2. All Might’s former sidekick’s quirk Foresight gives him the ability to witness the future which will give him the ability to see an opponent’s attack ahead of time, though how this will actually work in the game is currently unknown though the magazine has also revealed that a new Plus Ultra attack that allows the player’s sidekick to perform a special attack has been added.

Currently Bandai Namco is planning on releasing My Hero One’s Justice 2 worldwide sometime in 2020 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

New Fairy Tail Trailer Highlights Early Game

A new trailer for the upcoming Fairy Tail game has been released by Koei Tecmo and it shows off various bits of gameplay from the early segments of the game, this includes everything from special moves to cinematic sequences, and even a few scenes from the manga that fans may recognize.

The trailer can be found below, where a number of characters are also shown off and some of the series’ signature fan-service, and the game itself is set for release worldwide sometime in 2020 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC though it is currently unknown if the Western release will be released with English voice work.

VVVtunia Announced as Next Hyperdimension Neptunia Game

Compile Heart has announced that they are working on a new game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series for the PlayStation 4 and although it may be the series’ 10th anniversary when it releases in 2020, the game will be a spin-off story rather than a mainline entry in the franchise. The game, called VVVtunia, will see the four goddesses team up with a virtual idol unit with six idols in it named Mewtral to save the digital “Virtual Land.”

The planet “EMO” is facing a world destroying threat by the name of “Anti” and the goddess Fair summons the four goddeses from a seperate dimension into their own in an effort to save the planet. A teaser video announcing the game has been released and you can check it out below.

Machine Building Kitchen Game Neon Noodles out on Steam Early Access

Canadian indie developers Vivid Helix announced their automation puzzle game Neon Noodles is out now on Steam Early Access. Inspired by Zachtronics’ puzzle games like Opus Magnum, players will build a cyberpunk restaurant run by an army of robots that will prepare and cook over 100 recipes based on over 200 ingredients. Each action is coded using the record-and-replay system that allows for quick and easy editing.

Currently, the Steam Early Access build offers 27 puzzles in three settings. New content is expected to be added every few weeks until the 1.0 version launches in approximately six months time. The 1.0 version will mark the launch of the story campaign along with console versions of Neon Noodles.

Neon Noodles is currently priced at $14.99 USD/$21.50 AUD. The prices is expected to rise when the full game is released. For those weary about dropping money on an early access title, a free demo is available on the Steam store page.

SQUAD UP, RAIDS NOW AVAILABLE IN TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON® BREAKPOINT

Team Up to Fight New Deadly Enemies in the Ghost Recon Franchise’s First-Ever Raid

Sydney, Australia — November 29, 2019 — Today, Ubisoft announced that Project Titan, the first raid in franchise history, is now available for  free for all Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Breakpoint players on the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Windows PC and UPLAY +, Ubisoft’s subscription service* starting November 28. Additionally, Project Titan will be available on Stadia, the new generation gaming platform from Google, starting later in 2019.

Project Titan introduces a four-player raid, which will test the teamwork and ability of the most experienced players as they take on the game’s toughest end-game challenge and face the most advanced Skell Technology drones, The Titans.

Project Titan takes place on Golem Island, an entirely new location off the coast of Auroa featuring unique environments full of sulfur, ashes and an active volcano. A faction of Wolves, called the Red Wolves, have taken over the island and refactored the AI to work on new lethal prototype drones. Ghosts will need to gather intel to find these drones, and push their skills to the limit to take them down.

To successfully complete a raid, players will need to destroy four bosses, Baal, Quantum Computer, Gargoyle and Cerberus, each with their own unique design and mechanics that will require tactical coordination and communication to overcome.

Players will need to assemble a full squad of four players with a Gear Level over 150 to access Project Titan. The raid will open with Normal difficulty and reward players with some of the best loot and gear in the game. The raid will be reset weekly, providing a fresh challenge to players by introducing objectives, enemy setups and rewards. In addition, Easy and Heroic difficulty modes will be introduced in early 2020. More information about Project Titan can be found here.

Project Titan is the first major content addition since the launch of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint and follows a series of free updates which brought major improvements to the game. The latest patch, TU 1.03.1, notably introduced improvements on adaptive magazine pouches on tactical vests, the gender and face selection at any time as well as a variety of important bug fixes. Patch notes can be found here. The game will continue to receive regular updates in the coming months, in line with the commitment made in the Moving Forward letter to expand and improve the game based on player feedback.

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.

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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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