PUBG MOBILE CELEBRATES ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW FEATURES AND PLANNED EVENTS

Special events and secret celebrity promotions planned as one of the most trending mobile games celebrates its first birthday

LOS ANGELES – March 14, 2019 – Can you keep a secret? Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation are rolling out several special events over the upcoming days to celebrate the one-year anniversary for PUBG MOBILE on Wednesday, March 20.

While exact details are still set to be a surprise, existing players may have already noticed the in-game lobby decorated as a birthday party with presents, cake and dance music. Starting Wednesday, March 20, players can expect to see additional features, updates and a special celebrity promotion through the game’s official YouTube channel.

“We want to thank the millions of players around the world for making this first year very special and we can’t wait to show you what we have in store in our second year,” said Vincent Wang, General Manager of Global Publishing Department, Tencent. “Words cannot express what the first year of PUBG MOBILE’s release has meant to the PUBG MOBILE team and, more importantly, our thriving and passionate community of players”.

With more than 200 million downloads and 30 million concurrent users worldwide*, PUBG MOBILE took the mobile esports scene by storm with 2018’s PUBG MOBILE STAR CHALLENGE 2018 (PMSC 2018) Global Finals, a worldwide circuit of tournaments that saw more than 230 million online views and over 5,000 attendees onsite at the finals in Dubai. Indonesia-based team RRQ Athena took home the Global Championship, claiming $200,000.

In addition to the recently announced PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019, players can expect even more surprises for the game’s esports initiatives this month during 1^st Anniversary campaign.

In 2018, PUBG MOBILE took home multiple awards and nominations, just eight months after the game’s release. The game earned three awards at the Google Play Awards last month, including “Best Game.” It also won the “Mobile Game of the Year” award at the 2018 Golden Joysticks and received nominations from The Game Awards and the App Store.

PUBG MOBILE is available to download for free on the App Store and Google Play.

PUBG MOBILE is developed by Tencent Games and PUBG Corp. and based on PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, the original PC and Xbox One gaming phenomenon that took the world of interactive entertainment by storm in 2017. Up to 100 players parachute onto a remote island to do battle in a winner-takes-all showdown. Players must locate and scavenge their own weapons, vehicles and supplies, and defeat every player in a visually and tactically rich battleground that forces players into a shrinking play zone.

For more information, please visit the official PUBG MOBILEaccounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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Crytek Releases Neon Noir, A Real-Time Ray Tracing Demonstration For CRYENGINE

The new feature, used to create a futuristic drone scene, is currently in development and will come to CRYENGINE this year

FRANKFURT, Germany – March 15, 2019 – Crytek has released a new video demonstrating the results of a CRYENGINE research and development project. Neon Noir shows how real-time mesh ray-traced reflections and refractions can deliver highly realistic visuals for games. The Neon Noir demo was created with the new advanced version of CRYENGINE’s Total Illumination showcasing real time ray tracing. This feature will be added to the CRYENGINE release roadmap in 2019, enabling developers around the world to build more immersive scenes, more easily, with a production-ready version of the feature. 

Neon Noir follows the journey of a police drone investigating a crime scene. As the drone descends into the streets of a futuristic city, illuminated by neon lights, we see its reflection accurately displayed in the windows it passes by, or scattered across the shards of a broken mirror while it emits a red and blue lighting routine that will bounce off the different surfaces utilizing CRYENGINE’s advanced Total Illumination feature. Demonstrating further how ray tracing can deliver a lifelike environment, neon lights are reflected in the puddles below them, street lights flicker on wet surfaces, and windows reflect the scene opposite them accurately.

Neon Noir was developed on a bespoke version of CRYENGINE 5.5., and the experimental ray tracing feature based on CRYENGINE’s Total Illumination used to create the demo is both API and hardware agnostic, enabling ray tracing to run on most mainstream, contemporary AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. However, the future integration of this new CRYENGINE technology will be optimized to benefit from performance enhancements delivered by the latest generation of graphics cards and supported APIs like Vulkan and DX12.

Ray tracing is a rendering technique that simulates complex lighting behaviors. Realism is achieved by simulating the propagation of discreet fractions of energy and their interaction with surfaces. With contemporary GPUs, ray tracing has become more widely adopted by real-time applications like video games, in combination with traditionally less resource hungry rendering techniques like cube maps, utilized where applicable.

The experimental ray tracing feature simplifies and automates the rendering and content creation process to ensure that animated objects and changes in lighting are correctly reflected with a high level of detail in real-time. This eliminates the known limitation of pre-baked cube maps and local screen space reflections when creating smooth surfaces like mirrors, and allows developers to create more realistic, consistent scenes. To showcase the benefits of real time ray tracing, screen space reflections were not used in this demo.

Developers everywhere can harness the power of CRYENGINE by visiting www.cryengine.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.

DEAD OR ALIVE 6 GOES FREE-TO-PLAY IN CORE FIGHTERS

New FTP Version Launches with Four Characters, Quest, and Online Ranked Matches

Hertfordshire, 1^st March 2019 – Today KOEI TECMO Europe and Team NINJA launched DEAD OR ALIVE 6: CORE FIGHTERS, a new free-to-play experience now available to download for the PlayStation 4 Computer Entertainment System, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and digitally on Windows PC via Steam®.

DEAD OR ALIVE 6: CORE FIGHERS offers fighting game fans a taste of the world of DOA6, including four base characters – Kasumi, Hitomi, Diego, and Bass – as well as online ranked battles, Versus, Arcade, Time Attack, Training, and Quest modes. In addition, DOA6’s introduction to Story mode will be unlocked, along with DOA Central, the hub for everything from wardrobe and music to the library and theatre.

Today also marks the release of DEAD OR ALIVE 6’s second online update, adding more high-level DOA Quests, a variety of new entrance and victory scenes, and the tuning of costume part earning parameters in order to help enhance the overall gaming experience. Additionally, the first Season Pass content — the Happy Wedding Vol. 1 pack – is now available, with plenty more on tap for the coming months including more costume packs and two new characters from KING OF FIGHTERS XIV.

New trailers were released today for DEAD OR ALIVE 6: CORE FIGHTERS and the Happy Wedding Vol. 1 pack, to showcase the exciting new additions available for DOA6!

For the latest information on DEAD OR ALIVE 6, please visit our official website at https://www.teamninja-studio.com/doa6/. Also, be sure to Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DeadorAliveGame; and Follow us on Twitter @DOATEC_OFFICIAL.

ABOUT KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD.

KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI TECMO’s best known for their signature ‘one versus thousands’ Warriors series, the fan-favourite Ninja Gaiden and fighting entertainment title Dead or Alive. Through collaboration with strong existing franchises, such as A.O.T. Wings of Freedom (Attack on Titan), has brought fan-favourite shows to life in video game form. The company’s desire for innovation and diversity has seen the creation of the critically acclaimed dark-samurai action title Nioh, which takes on new and unique gameplay styles. The company’s acquisition of GUST, developer of a variety of heart-warming titles, has seen their flagship Atelier series span generations of consoles and fans alike. More information about KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD and its products can be found at www.koeitecmoeurope.com

ODISI GAMES AND NGD STUDIOS REVEAL COMPETITIVE PVP MULTIPLAYER AERIAL SHOOTER DRONE STRIKE FORCE

Sign Up Now to Experience the Future of Warfare in Drone Strike Force’s PC Closed Beta, Starting This Weekend

NEW YORK and BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – March 15, 2019 – Odisi Games today announced it is producing and publishing Drone Strike Force, a new competitive multiplayer aerial shooter developed by NGD Studios (Master of Orion, Champions of Regnum). Sign-ups are now open at www.dronestrikeforce.com for the game’s Windows PC closed beta, which begins today.

“Drone Strike Force challenges the standards of online shooters with truly three-dimensional gameplay for competitive, skill-based action that makes full use of the vertical axis,” said David Fridman, founder of Odisi Games.

Emphasizing situational awareness, player tactics and open level design, Drone Strike Force is built for fast-paced aerial combat to showcase the raw power and speed of these cutting-edge machines. Fly and shoot at high velocity while using the environment and your drone’s agile capabilities to outmaneuver enemies and give your team the win. Choose from a number of unique drones, weapons, perks and abilities to customize each loadout to your own personal playstyle.

A glimpse into the possible future of warfare, Drone Strike Force is set in a world where power has shifted from countries to corporations. Weaponized drones are used to further their interests by force, and now the skies rage with rival teams gunning for supremacy.

Drone Strike Force is expected to launch into early access as a premium title on PC later this year. For the latest updates, visit www.dronestrikeforce.com, and follow @DSF_Game on Twitter.

About Odisi Games Inc.

Odisi Games is a New York-based independent digital video games publisher formed in 2018 to create unorthodox multiplayer experiences. Odisi believes competitive, skill-based gameplay is king and AA budgets can meaningfully challenge the AAA marketplace. www.odisigames.com.

About NGD Studios

NGD Studios is Latin America’s leading developer of high-end 3D online games. Founded in 2002 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, NGD is greatly recognized for Regnum Online, the biggest MMO made in Latin America, and the Master of Orion reboot, the first AAA-quality game developed in the region. We use our extensive experience in building player vs. player and cooperative gameplay to create rich and engaging high-quality games for PC, consoles and other platforms. http://www.ngdstudios.com/

FANTASY AND MYSTERY ENCHANT THE VIVID NEW WORLD OF MAGIA: CHARMA SAGA IN SELECT MARKETS

The side-scrolling adventure game launches in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and the Philippines for iPhone and Android

Seoul – March 15, 2019 – A vibrant world of magic, brave heroes and mysterious creatures await exploration in Magia: Charma Saga, the latest side-scrolling mobile adventure from NEXON Korea Corporation, subsidiary of NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online and mobile games. Magia: Charma Saga launches today in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and the Philippines on the App Store and Google Play.

After years of peace, the world is cast under the sinister shadow of Charma, the chaotic plague. The only way players can defeat the evil and protect the source of creation ‘Yggdrasil’ is to unlock the secrets of Magia, the ancient Creator’s mysterious power. In this stunning side-scrolling adventure, they join a brigade of heroes for an unforgettable tale filled with beautiful illustrations and a breathtaking story. The Magia: Charma Saga regional launch introduces countless unique features including:

• Thrilling Action – Magia boasts engrossing, intuitive side-scrolling gameplay, offering custom attack strategies and creative combo moves ready to be mastered;
• Epic Adventure – Players can enrich their journey to protect the Yggdrasil from the encroaching Charma by venturing on detailed side quests;
• Vivid Realm – A variety of never-before-seen creatures such as fierce Goblins and adorable Fenex adorn Magia’s beautiful fantasy world;
• Memorable Characters – Heroes from different classes such as the Magic Swordsman, Battle Mage, Spirit Magician and Guardian Knight await players’ command.

Players who participate in Magia: Charma Saga’s regional launch can partake in two special events to earn rare collectables. Marion’s Special Gift quest offers 100 Seeds and 200 Seeds for completing Act One and Act Two, respectively. In the Angel’s Blessing event, all instances of gold, stones and rare relics are doubled and enhanced.

Magia: Charma Saga is now available in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and the Philippines for iPhone and Android. Additional information for members of the press:

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.

Wargaming and Frag Lab Announce Development of a New Next-Gen F2P MMO Shooter Built with Amazon Game Tech

March 15, 2019 —Wargaming is proud to announce that the company is partnering with Ukrainian developers Frag Lab to build a next-generation free-to-play shooter using nearly a dozen Amazon Web Services (AWS) products, Amazon GameLift dedicated server hosting, and the Amazon Lumberyard AAA game engine.

Frag Lab is a 125-strong studio, based in Kiev, established by a team that previously worked on the Crysis franchise, Battlefield 2 and most recently, Warface, a free-to-play online first-person shooter.

“When Frag Lab approached us with their vision of what they wanted to develop, we felt that it perfectly matched our core values, and their passion was palpable,” states Shahzad Khan, Product Director, Wargaming. “We knew by combining their experience working on a successful shooter with our unrivaled free-to-play expertise, together we could bring this vision to life.”

“Having Wargaming as a publishing partner was the obvious choice for us; they have a great wealth of experience in delivering successful titles to players worldwide,” states Maxim Dembik, Frag Lab CEO. “We started this ambitious project from scratch with nothing but our collective knowledge, and this gave us the opportunity to choose any technology we wanted. We’re always looking to embrace new tech and we’re glad we did: Amazon Lumberyard is the perfect fit for our vision.”

Amazon Game Tech gives developers everything they need to create and connect amazing games by bringing together solutions from across Amazon. Wargaming and Frag Lab are using Amazon GameLift to operate and scale their multiplayer servers alongside nearly a dozen AWS products like Amazon Route 53, Simple Storage Service (S3), and Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (EKS), and is creating the game with the Amazon Lumberyard game engine.

“Amazon is obsessed with helping game developers be successful at every stage of development, and we’re excited to work with Wargaming and Frag Lab as they build, scale, and operate this new project globally,” said Brian Taptich, Vice President, Amazon Game Tech. “Wargaming and Frag Lab are known for high-fidelity, low-latency multiplayer games that are insanely fun, and we can’t wait to see what they build using Amazon Game Tech.”

A public announcement, which will feature more details on the entire product, is scheduled for later this year.

About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 4500+ employees and offices spread all over the world. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Their flagship products include the massively popular free-to-play hit World of Tanks and the strategic naval action game World of Warships.

Official website: wargaming.com

About Frag Lab

Founded in April 2017, the Ukrainian developer was formed by a group of industry veterans who most recently worked on Warface, a free-to-play online first-person shooter. The Kiev-based studio has grown into a 125-strong team, that includes industry professionals from Crytek, Ubisoft, GSC Game World and 4A Games. Frag Lab encourages an environment of openness and allows members to contribute to the creative process and the overall game vision.

The team is confident and ambitious in their aim to create a ground-breaking FPS title, which will deliver a brand-new experience to players. The studio’s ultimate goal is to implement a vision, based on their experience and the success of their previous project.

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND TURTLE ROCK STUDIOS™ ANNOUNCE “BACK 4 BLOOD”

Next-gen Co-operative FPS from Zombie Videogame Visionaries to Propel Beloved Genre Forward

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Turtle Rock Studios have announced Back 4 Blood, from the creators and development team behind the critically acclaimed, co-op phenomenon Left 4 Dead.  Back 4 Blood is designed from the ground-up as an original, premium title and marries the best of what made the co-op zombie shooter so successful with new features and state-of-the-art technology.

“We are thrilled to partner with the proven Turtle Rock Studios team on Back 4 Blood to advance the co-op zombie genre forward with innovative multiplayer gameplay,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.  “The talented team at Turtle Rock has been developing amazing games together for a long time, and this is a great opportunity to work with them to create a new gaming universe built specifically with the large co-op zombie shooter community in mind.”

“It’s hard to overstate what an awesome opportunity this is. We get to return to a genre that was born in our studio with over ten years of additional experience and zombie ideas racked up in our brains,” said Chris Ashton, Co-founder and Design Director, Turtle Rock Studios. “We also have some of the best teammates in the business at WBIE who understand our development process and are equally committed to our player-first mentality. We love being able to announce, so we can start working with the community right away.”

“We are not resting on any past laurels. Our goal is to take all we’ve learned and push forward. We know that’s a tall order,” said Phil Robb, Co-founder and Creative Director, Turtle Rock Studios. “We’re growing the team considerably because we’re stepping up to the biggest challenge in this studio’s history. We know this title has to stand out and we fully intend to make that happen.”

For more information on Back 4 Blood, please visit: www.Back4Blood.com.

ABOUT WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc., is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all platforms, including console, handheld, mobile and PC-based gaming for both internal and third-party game titles.

ABOUT TURTLE ROCK STUDIOS

Turtle Rock Studios is an award-winning independent game developer best known for its work on AAA franchises like Left 4 Dead, Evolve, and Counter-Strike. Turtle Rock Studios is currently developing the co-op shooter, Back 4 Blood, in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

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