NEW SEASON “SAKURA” NOW LIVE
Join 20 Million Warriors as Year 3 Season 2 Introduces New Hero, New Map, and More.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — May 3, 2019 — Ubisoft has announced that For Honor’s Year 3 Season 2 “Sakura” is now available for download on Windows PC, PlayStation^®4 and Xbox One X. This new season brings a new Samurai Hero, the Hitokiri, joining the existing roster of 23 Heroes across the four in-game Factions. Playable as either a female (named Sakura) or a male Hero (named Yato), the Hitoriki are relentless executioners on the battlefield. Wielding the Masakari, a massive Samurai battle axe, they can enter a special state to chain heavy attacks and perform special moves. The Hitokiri will be immediately playable for Year 3 Pass owners when the new season launches on May 2 while all other players will be able to purchase the Hero with in-game steel starting May 9.

In addition to this new Hero, Year 3 Season 2 introduces a new map, Canopy, as well as Hero improvements to the Lawbringer and Raider. Those enhancements pursue the development team’s efforts to constantly refresh the experience and improve the overall game balance with each major update, which led the game to gather a community of 20 Million registered players since its release in February 2017.

For more information about For Honor Year 3 Season 2 “Sakura”, please visit https://forhonor.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/game-info/heroes/hitokiri.aspx. For the latest on all of Ubisoft’s games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.

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 2017–18 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,732 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoft.com.

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VA-11 HALL-A Mixes Fresh Drinks on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 Today

CARACAS, VENEZUELA – May 2, 2019 – VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, the booze em’up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life which has sold more than 300,000 copies on Steam from Ysbryd Games and developer Sukeban Games, serves players on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 today.

It’s 207X in Glitch City, a city boasting unparalleled technological advancements. However, residents suffer the effects of unethical nanomachine experiments and a corrupt government. To escape this sad reality, residents seek solace through android lovers, supersonic drone racing, or the bottom of a boozy glass.

Enter Jill, resident bartender at VA-11 HALL-A, Glitch City’s preeminent dive bar. She’ll pour drinks for a humanoid robot popstar, the editor-in-chief of a beloved magazine and his interns, law enforcement officials, and even a boy-crazy hacker. Meanwhile, they’ll pour out their souls.

VA-11 HALL-A mixes alcohol with a dash of simple syrup and a hefty pour of point-and-click adventures: characters react to drinks served, with customers’ level of inebriation affecting the flow of the story. Serving drinks that suit patrons’ tastes gets Jill tips to pay her bills, but dissatisfied patrons may leave her to drown in her own sorrows.

Set the tone for the adventure by curating infectious electronic synthpop playlists for the jukebox. A dark, pixelated anime art style frames the laidback experience, adding to VA-11 HALL-A’s immersive atmosphere.

“We wanted the bar itself to be as memorable as the colorful cast of cyberpunk characters, a place where hope exists amid a daily struggle,” said Christopher “Kiririn51” Ortiz, co-founder, Sukeban Games. “VA-11 HALL-A serves a narrative-driven experience about steering intimate conversations with strangers, so it was important to give it the right vibe.”

VA-11 HALL-A is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam for the regular price of $14.99 USD. It supports English and Japanese, with other localizations to be added to these versions later.

Physical editions for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, as well as a special Collector’s Edition boxset for Nintendo Switch, will be available from Limited Run later this year.

For more information, please visit the official website, follow @YsbrydGames and on Twitter, join the Ysbryd Games Discord or check out the Ysbryd Games Twitch channel.

About Ysbryd Games

Publisher Ysbryd Games delivers games with stories that have the heart and soul to stay with players for a lifetime, underlined by captivating gameplay and striking aesthetics.

About Sukeban Games

Based in Venezuela, Sukeban Games is a team of four people aiming to push the narrative limits of what video games are expected to deliver. Sukeban Games’ first commercial outing, VA-11 HALL-A, has sold more than 300,000 copies on Steam.

‘FISSION SUPERSTAR X’ LAUNCHES MAY 21 ON XBOX ONE AND PC

Experience a weird, relentless solar tour in this absurd space rogue-lite

May 2nd, 2019 — Turbo Pelvis 3000 inc. announce its space rogue-lite Fission Superstar X will launch May 21st on Xbox One and Windows PC for $14.99 — with respective pre-order and wishlist options available now! Blast off in Dr. Leopold’s bomber in this relentless shooter. Tour the solar system on a desperate randomly generated bomb run, facing impossible odds in an attempt to achieve the demented dream of an insane scientist.

Fission Superstar X takes place in a wacky version of the solar system, featuring nine unlockable ships, over 100 different crew members from humans to space bears, 64 different weapons both mundane and insane, over 20 different environments, and over 70 different enemy types including scavengers, fascist space cats, and giant insects. You’ll fight your way through over 20 different environments and face off against giant bosses on your journey through the solar system.  

Fight using ranged and up-close weaponry while dodging and blocking attacks with your shield. Manage your ship to assemble the perfect crew and install the most destructive weapons, but be prepared to make some difficult decisions along the way – do you repair a damaged component, heal a wounded member of the crew, or upgrade your stats? Do you dock at a station and spend time dodging an angry Planetoid or skip that stop for an easier run through a colorful space aurora? It’s up to you to decide the best course of action! When a giant insect shrimp gives you a beating on Saturn, just hit the detonate button and blow up your nuclear superstar – that will show them! 

You will die a lot in Fission Superstar X, and that will only make your eventual victory taste that much sweeter!

To learn more, visit: http://www.turbopelvis3000.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/turbopelvis3000

Discord: https://discord.gg/U5TFqrA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FissionX/

About Turbo Pelvis 3000 inc.

Turbo Pelvis 3000 inc. is an indie game studio based in Québec, Canada that specializes in arcade roguelites that don’t take themselves too seriously.

ADULT SWIM GAMES RELEASES MULTIPLAYER ACTION HIT DUCK GAME ON NINTENDO SWITCH

Roast Your Feathered Friends With Hilarious Weapons and Make Your Own Ri-duck-ulous Stages with the New Level Editor

ATLANTA – May 2, 2019 – Adult Swim Games and independent developer Landon Podbielski have released the hilarious multiplayer action hit Duck Game on Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo eShop for $12.99. The Switch edition of this wildly popular indie darling has been developed in partnership with Armature Studios for a fully optimized and satisfying experience.

Welcome to the future – the year 1984 – a nightmarish age of colorfully pixelated graphics where ducks run amok in a frantic war for glory. Win the crowd and amass a following by blasting your feathered friends with firearms, mind control rays, magnet guns, saxophones and several other things that shouldn’t be weapons but now are! Duck Game emphasizes clever tactics and strategy as much as raw skill and reflexes. It’s one hit and you’re roasted, so make sure you don’t blink.

Play on your own in single-player Challenge mode or with up to two to four players in local and online multiplayer. There are more than fifty chaotic levels and fifty ridiculous weapons to discover. You can even make your own wild Duck Game stages with an easy-to-use level editor featuring touchscreen support.

Duck Game is also currently available on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC via Steam. This game is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and up) by the ESRB. For more information, visit www.adultswim.com/games/pc-console/duck-game.

About Adult Swim Games
Adult Swim Games oversees the production, publishing and marketing of original games created by independent developers from around the world. With more than 200 games across PC, mobile, web, console and VR, Adult Swim Games’ unique offerings have received numerous industry accolades — including five #1 rankings in the App Store and a finalist for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at IGF. Popular titles include Robot Unicorn Attack, Pocket Mortys and Duck Game.

About Armature Studio
Armature Studio is located in Austin, Texas, and was founded in 2008 by key developers of the acclaimed Metroid Prime franchise. Armature has worked with franchises such as Borderlands, Batman, Metal Gear Solid, and Fortnite and partnered with some of the industry’s biggest publishers and developers, including: Epic Games, WBIE, Microsoft, Sony, Riot Games, Oculus Studios, Adult Swim Games, Sega, and Konami. Armature also develops original IPs, such as ReCore and Dead Star, and VR favorites Fail Factory! and Sports Scramble.

Connect With Adult Swim
Website: www.adultswim.com/games
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/adultswimgames
Twitter: http://twitter.com/adultswimgames
Adult Swim app available for iOS and Android platforms.

Hunt: Showdown Team Releases Update 6.0, New Boss

The Assassin – a challenging new boss – is now on the loose in Crytek’s multiplayer bounty hunting game

FRANKFURT, Germany – May 2, 2019 – Hunt: Showdown fans have gotten their wish as Update 6.0, available now, brings a new boss to the playing field. The Assassin materializes in a whirlwind of bugs and rags, then spawns a pair of decoy clones in order to distract players as it comes in for the killing blow. Update 6.0 also contains six new weapons—the LeMat Revolver, Lebel Rifle, Bomb Lance, Alert Trip Mine, Concertina Trip Mine and Ammo Box—and three new traits—Vulture, Ghoul and Adrenaline. Players can get a look at all of these additions in a new video on the Hunt YouTube channel.

The new boss comes at the request of the Hunt community, and so Crytek has published an Assassin video dev diary in which Character Art Director Abdenour Bachir, Senior Character Artist Chris Goodswen, Junior Technical Designer Robert Green, and Lead Concept Artist Artem Shumnik discuss the creation process in light of the Assassin’s moves and attacks, gameplay features, prototyping tools and the testing process. For those who prefer the written word, a blog about the origin of the new AI, its creation and its inspiration can be found here.

In addition to the boss, weapons, and traits, Update 6.0 also adds more Hunter character variants, tweaks to improve the experience for brand-new players, and improved hiding and unhiding of world geometry to improve performance for all players. Players can get access to all of these additions immediately on Steam and follow the latest Hunt: Showdown news on the game’s website.

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. Hunt is available now on Steam. For more information, visit https://www.huntshowdown.com/.

SABER INTERACTIVE’S WORLD WAR Z UNVEILS POST-LAUNCH CONTENT ROADMAP FOR PLAYSTATION®4, XBOX ONE AND WINDOWS PC

New Tokyo Mission, Enemy Zombie Type, Six-Skull Difficulty Setting, Weekly Challenge Mode and More Arriving Soon

MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – May 2, 2019 – Saber Interactive, in partnership with Focus Home Interactive, has announced the first phase in its post-launch content roadmap for World War Z, the action-packed co-op shooter inspired by Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster film. After celebrating more than 1 million units sold in its first week of launch on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC via the Epic Games Store, the World War Z team is moving forward to deliver new gameplay, features and improvements to the game month to month.

In May, a brand-new mission set in Tokyo will drop alongside a terrifying zombie type that spits a deadly virus and can resurrect if not properly dispatched. June will bring a new six-skull difficulty setting with a unique reward, as well as bonus cosmetics and more. And in July, players can discover the new Weekly Challenge mode, plus additional cosmetics and other goodies.

Other major upgrades in development for further free updates include a wave-based survival mode, private lobbies, the ability to switch classes during PvPvZ matches, field of view (FOV) and level of detail sliders on PC, and more.

Powered by Saber’s dynamic Swarm Engine™, World War Z unleashes hundreds of fast-moving, bloodthirsty zombies – able to move and strike as one collective herd as well as break off into individual attackers – at a time on players. Choose from six distinct classes and an arsenal of deadly weapons, explosives, turrets and traps. Outlive the dead through intense four-player co-op campaign missions around the world, including New York, Jerusalem, Moscow and Tokyo, and battle both zombies and real human opponents in competitive, team-based Players vs. Players vs. Zombies (PvPvZ) multiplayer.

World War Z is currently available digitally and at most major retailers on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One for $39.99, as well as Windows PC via the Epic Games Store for $34.99. This game is rated M (Mature) by the ESRB. For more information, visit http://wwzgame.com, and follow the game on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WWZGame, Twitter @WWZTheGame, and Instagram @WWZGame.

About Saber Interactive

Based in the U.S., Russia and Spain, Saber Interactive is an independent developer whose credits include Quake Champions, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo: The Master Chief Collection and others. Saber’s NBA Playgrounds is one of the best-selling digital console titles of 2017. The company has multiple development studios across the world making great games and bringing fun interactive experiences to life.

About Focus Home Interactive

Focus Home Interactive is a French publisher based in Paris, France. Known for the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published and distributed original titles (Vampyr, Farming Simulator, Call of Cthulhu, Insurgency: Sandstorm) that have become benchmark titles worldwide, available both in store and for download across the world. Focus publishes games on all major platforms, consoles and PC. The publisher’s catalogue will get even richer in the coming months and years with eagerly awaited games such as A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Surge 2, MudRunner 2,GreedFall and many more.

About Paramount Pictures Corporation

Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television, Paramount Players, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.

TM & © 2019 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.