EXPERIENCE FAMILY-FRIENDLY VR WITH HIPPOS, ALIENS, PHOTOGRAPHY AND MORE WITH NEW NINTENDO LABO: VR KIT

With a wide variety of activities, kids and families can make, play and discover in a whole new way, and even create their own VR games

22^nd March 2019 – Ever wish you could paint like an elephant or feel like a superhero by stopping an alien invasion? Nintendo Labo: VR Kit launches exclusively for Nintendo Switch on 12^th April with dozens of simple and fun virtual reality* experiences for kids and families to build and enjoy together. Get a sneak peek at what’s included by checking out the new Nintendo Labo: VR Kit – Launch trailer on the official Nintendo YouTube channel.

Combining the innovative physical and digital gameplay of Nintendo Labo with basic VR technology, Nintendo Labo: VR Kit introduces virtual reality in a unique and approachable way. Each Toy-Con offers a unique range of experiences that combine tactile feedback in the real world with exciting virtual adventures. The Toy-Con Wind Pedal simulates flight with blasts of air, while players can charge the Toy-Con Blaster before launching a volley of lasers (or fruit). Players can make different DIY cardboard creations like a Toy-Con Elephant or a Toy-Con Camera; play a variety of VR games and experiences with these creations; and discover how it all works – or even design their own bite-sized VR experiences with the included programming tools.

All the games and experiences in Nintendo Labo: VR Kit are designed to be shareable, fun and social. By alternating turns, everyone in the room can watch and enjoy the player’s reactions and join the fun. Some games even allow players who aren’t looking into the Toy-Con VR Goggles to interact with the onscreen experience. For example, if one player is exploring the in-game ocean and taking photos with the Toy-Con Camera, another person in the room can wear the Toy-Con Snorkel accessory and step in front of the Camera to make a bug-eyed fish swim quickly toward the player’s face – the reaction is priceless!

The Nintendo Labo: VR Kit offers a variety of games and experiences that work with the different Toy-Con creations, including:

• Ocean Camera (uses Toy-Con Camera): Dive into the deep blue virtual sea and complete objectives like taking photos of sea life. The ocean is full of surprises.
• House Camera (uses Toy-Con Camera): Interact with the strange creature living in the house – which some people may recognise from the Nintendo Labo: Variety Kit! – and complete missions by taking photos in its mysterious home.
• Marble Run (uses Toy-Con Elephant): Try to complete physics-based puzzles by using various objects to guide marbles through rings. You can even create puzzles of your own to challenge friends and family.
• Doodle (uses Toy-Con Elephant): Create colourful 3D artwork by moving the trunk of the Toy-Con Elephant through the air, using various in-game tools and styles to bring your creations to life. Once finished, show off your masterpieces on the TV by docking your Nintendo Switch. An additional multiplayer game lets players take turns drawing and guessing each other’s drawings.
• Bird (uses Toy-Con Bird): Soar through the sky on a bird’s back, collecting items and helping baby birds hatch along the way. When using the Toy-Con Bird, players can flap its wings. But a tap of the Toy-Con Wind Pedal delivers a surprisingly strong puff of air to the player as the bird in the game gets an extra boost of speed.
• Bird Dash (uses Toy-Con Bird): Compete in timed challenges by racing through checkpoints as you fly through the sky.
• Blaster (uses Toy-Con Blaster): Battle an alien invasion and giant bosses in an on-rails experience that requires sharp reflexes and a keen eye.
• Kablasta (uses Toy-Con Blaster): Challenge a friend to competitive hippo feeding! Fling different types of fruit toward the hippos to lure them toward your side of the pool and score the most points.
• Hop Dodge (uses Toy-Con Wind Pedal): As a frog, jump as high as you can on an ever-growing stack of colourful balls while avoiding obstacles and heading soccer balls. The wind resistance from the Wind Pedal will make you feel as though you’re actually experiencing a breeze.
• VR Plaza (all Toy-Con creations): Enjoy 64 bite-sized games and experiences in VR Plaza, including platformers and puzzlers. Many of these experiences can be enjoyed using only the Toy-Con VR Goggles and Nintendo Switch system.

Two programming tools are included with the Nintendo Labo: VR Kit software. Toy-Con Garage is the tool that is returning from previous kits and optimised for this kit’s Toy-Con creations. Toy-Con Garage VR is a new tool that allows players to create their own VR games and experiences. In fact, Toy-Con Garage VR is the tool that the development team used to create everything in VR Plaza. Players can even import VR Plaza games into Toy-Con Garage VR mode to discover how they work, customise the experiences or use them as inspiration to create a completely new game.

Nintendo Labo: VR Kit will launch on April 12^th with two primary configurations, one that includes all Toy-Con creations and one that includes a smaller selection of projects to get started:

• Nintendo Labo: VR Kit: The complete Nintendo Labo: VR Kit includes the Nintendo Switch software and materials to build all six Toy-Con projects – the Toy-Con VR Goggles, Toy-Con Blaster, Toy-Con Camera, Toy-Con Bird, Toy-Con Wind Pedal and Toy-Con Elephant – as well as a Screen Holder and Safety Cap. Launching with a suggested retail price of AU$119.95, it’s a good option for kids and families who want to dive in to the full experience.
• Nintendo Labo: VR Kit – Starter Set + Blaster: The Starter Set includes the Nintendo Switch software, plus all the components to build the Toy-Con VR Goggles and Toy-Con Blaster, as well as the Screen Holder and Safety Cap. Launching with a suggested retail price of AU$59.95, the Starter Set is a great entry point into the world of Nintendo Labo VR.

Players that own the Starter Set can purchase the following optional expansion sets to expand their experience:

• Nintendo Labo: VR Kit – Expansion Set 1**: Expansion Set 1 includes the components needed to build the Toy-Con Elephant and Toy-Con Camera, with a suggested retail price of AU$29.95.
• Nintendo Labo: VR Kit – Expansion Set 2**: Expansion Set 2 includes the components needed to build the Toy-Con Wind Pedal and Toy-Con Bird, with a suggested retail price of AU$29.95.

Experience family-friendly VR with hippos, aliens, photography and more when Nintendo Labo: VR Kit for Nintendo Switch launches on 12^th April. Nintendo Labo: VR Kit will launch with two primary configurations – the Nintendo Labo: VR Kit and the Nintendo Labo: VR Kit – Starter Set + Blaster – while owners of the Starter Set looking to expand their Labo VR experience can purchase two optional expansion sets.

*Users can easily turn off the VR feature and use the included Screen Holder instead of the Toy-Con VR Goggles to enjoy any of the included games and experiences in 2D.

**The two expansion sets do not include the Toy-Con VR Goggles or Nintendo Labo: VR Kit software.

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SQUARE ENIX TAKES PLAYERS INSIDE THE MAKING OF FINAL FANTASY SERIES

Inside FINAL FANTASY IX Developer Featurette Available Now

SYDNEY, 22^ND March 2019 – Square Enix Ltd., today unveiled an in-depth look at the beloved and timeless classic FINAL FANTASY® IX. Inside FINAL FANTASY IX takes a look at some of the secrets and anecdotes from the development of the game, featuring interviews with:

• Shinji Hashimoto (Producer)
• Toshiyuki Itahana (Artist)
• Kazuhiko Aoki (Event Designer)
• Nobuaki Komoto (Event Planner) 

To watch the ‘Inside FINAL FANTASY IX’ Developer Featurette, visit https://youtu.be/FdsqEurMd2I

The first in an ongoing series of developer featurettes, “Inside FINAL FANTASY” takes viewers on a deep dive into the legacy of the series bringing together interviews with a variety of original creators, artists and developers.

FINAL FANTASY IX tells a grand story of love, war and betrayal in a world of incredible magic and larger-than-life characters. Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe have kidnapped Princess Garnet, the heir of Alexandria, but to their surprise, the princess herself yearned to escape the castle and see the world for herself. Together, they explore the world and encounter new friends and enemies to make an adventure unlike any other.

FINAL FANTASY IX is available now on App Store®, Google Play™, STEAM®, Playstation®4 computer entertainment system, the Nintendo Switch™ system, the Xbox One family of devices, and Windows 10. Follow the FINAL FANTASY YouTube channel for updates in the Inside FINAL FANTASY series:  https://www.youtube.com/finalfantasy

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CRYENGINE’s SpatialOS Integration Update

New video reveals SpatialOS running in CRYENGINE

FRANKFURT, Germany – March 21, 2019 – Crytek has revealed more details about the integration of Improbable’s SpatialOS platform with CRYENGINE. SpatialOS is a cloud-based computational platform that lets game developers use many servers to power a single world. To bring this technology to CRYENGINE users, Crytek is working closely with both Improbable and Automaton, the developer of Mavericks: Proving Grounds, a 1,000-player shooter powered by CRYENGINE and SpatialOS.

A new video shows how the SpatialOS integration will work in CRYENGINE. The demonstration shows a level being simulated by a dedicated server while many users are playing. The clients are running in a single-player mode, while the game state is synchronized with a dedicated server over the SpatialOS network, which means additional SpatialOS tools like the Inspector can be used to manage or monitor the simulation. The scene was created in CRYENGINE using Hunt: Showdown assets for the purpose of demonstrating the SpatialOS integration with the engine only.

The next steps for Crytek will be to integrate SpatialOS into a future version of CRYENGINE. Crytek will continue to work with Improbable and Automaton to deploy the technology, taking advantage of established best practices for SpatialOS’s implementation. Crytek’s relationship with Automaton began when their team ported their multiplayer shooter Deceit from Unity to CRYENGINE. The relationship continued with Crytek staff working with Automaton on the development of Mavericks: Proving Grounds, a game where a huge amount of players face off in a 150km² high-fidelity environment. Interested developers can find Automaton’s implementation of SpatialOS with CRYENGINE on GitHub.

For more information on SpatialOS, developers can visit https://improbable.io/. For all the latest news on Mavericks: Proving Grounds, please visit https://mavericks.gg/. 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, 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.

WARFRAME’S OPERATION: BURIED DEBTS COMING TODAY TO PS4, XBOX ONE AND NINTENDO SWITCH  

Experience Melee Changes: Phase 1, Team up With the Community to Solve Hidden Secrets, and Try Out the 39th Warframe Hildryn

LONDON, ON – March 20, 2019 – Coming today to PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch™, Canadian developer and publisher Digital Extremes will unveil Warframe®’s newest update, Operation: Buried Debts — coupled with an enigmatic challenge. Deep in the bitter heart of Fortuna’s Orb Vallis lies a hidden mystery, one that Tenno must confront together to unlock. Paired with the update is the immediately gratifying first phase of Warframe’s melee system updates, and the arrival of the 39th Warframe, Hildryn, adding depth and power to a healthy stable of 38 playable Warframes.

Operation: Buried Debts poses a disturbing new wrinkle to the evolving story of Fortuna’s debt-internment colony. Following the original expansion and the subsequent update, The Profit-Taker, Tenno must work alongside the community and Solaris United to locate, uncover, and solve a multi-part Operation and the mystery lurking below the surface. Player will earn unique items throughout the Operation, but they’ll need to take down a tremendous foe to unlock the final reward.

Instantly noticeable to players new and old is the integration of Melee Changes: Phase 1. With this first update, players will experience more fluid combat and a smoother, faster, bolder system. Beyond instant weapon-melee switching, when interrupting a melee combo with gunfire, dodging, bullet jumping, or any parkour, players’ next melee attack will resume the combo where it left off (within a window). Find more details in our Dev Workshop.

Players hungry for a new warframe play-style and visual aesthetic should enjoy Hildryn. Unlike most Warframes, she draws from her Shields to fuel her Abilities, while Energy works to recharge them. Take her to the skies and rain down destruction with a powerful set of offensive and team-based tools!
 

• ADDITIONAL FEATURES
  • Unlock Rewards: Earn unique items throughout the Operation such as an Emblem, Sigil, Amalgam Mods, and the Opticor Vandal
  • Enhance Yourself: Earn Hildryn’s specialized new Surator Syandana and Asuron alt helmet, the Corpus Quaro Syandana, and wield her signature heavy weapon, the Larkspur
  • Mod Your K-Drive: Earn increased Standing faster by competing in K-Drive races around the Orb Vallis and unlock new parts to customize the K-Drive
  • Ephemera!: Earn new Ephemera effects in a variety of ways: Arbitrations, the Stalker, and Elite Sanctuary Onslaughts
  • Limbo Deluxe Has Arrived: Become one with the Sentients as the illusive, deceptive Limbo! Available now in the Marketplace, the Limina Limbo Deluxe Skin, Tarock Thrown Blade Skin, Interga Sugatra, and the Sidereal Syandana are purchasable as individual items or as part of the Limbo Deluxe Bundle
  • Tatsu Sword: Fearsome and noble, the elegant two-handed Nikana is the pride of any arsenal
  • Curly Hairstyles: Give Operators a fresh look with one of three new curly hairstyles

Following last year’s open-world debut with Plains of Eidolon, Fortuna is a sweeping open-world landscape on the visionary terraformed planet of Venus, giving both players a chance to quickly access entirely new gameplay content, all for free. Explore the huge new terrain on foot, hop on the radical Bondi K-Drive Hoverboard, soar through the air via Archwing, or lose yourself exploring, hunting, mining, fishing, and facing off against the nefarious Nef Anyo. Buried Debts is the second major update to Fortuna, following The Profit-Taker, currently available on PC, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch™.

Would you like to join the Warframe community? Head to our forums to start a conversation. Check our official website at www.warframe.com. To keep up with the latest updates from the development team, be sure to follow Warframe on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.


ABOUT DIGITAL EXTREMES
Founded in 1993 by James Schmalz, Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world’s top independent video game development studios. Originating with the co-creation of Epic Games’ multi-million unit selling Unreal® franchise including Unreal, Unreal Tournament – and all its iterations – Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector®, BioShock® for the PlayStation®3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness® II. The studio has reached its greatest critical and commercial success with the free-to-play action game, Warframe®, boasting a global community of more than 38 million registered players on PC, PS4™, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. For more information about Digital Extremes, visit www.digitalextremes.com. To sign up for Warframe, visit www.warframe.com.

DINO-TASTIC MOBILE MMO DURANGO: WILD LANDS STAMPEDES INTO SELECT REGIONS

The open-world sandbox role-playing game is now available in Canada, Australia and the Philippines on the App Store and Google Play

Seoul – March 20, 2019 – A vast, uninhabited world teeming with dinosaurs awaits exploration in Durango: Wild Lands, the highly-anticipated mobile open-world sandbox massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) from NEXON Korea Corporation, subsidiary of NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online and mobile games. Mobile players in Canada, Australia and the Philippines can download Durango: Wild Lands for free today on iPhone and Android.

Durango: Wild Lands rips players from their comfortable lives in modern society and warps them into the middle of a spacious wilderness where humans live side-by-side with dinosaurs. Human and animal must explore, compete and band together to build society within the uncharted and dangerous lands. Durango: Wild Lands features a persistent and evolving open-world experience that encourages pioneering players to make their own choices. Crafting, cooking, farming, sewing, gathering and taming are just several of the skills players can hone and master to build entire communities and survive. Beginning today, players who help celebrate Durango’s regional launch can participate in several special events, including:

• Hot-Time Event – Additional KST Skills and Experience Buffs for farming, defense, cooking and more are available until the end of March;
• On-Time Event – Additional Animal Anti-Aging Remedies, Decorative Gear Express Cargo and Container Drums can be secured and utilized until the end of March. 

Durango: Wild Lands will also be releasing globally within the first half of 2019, so stay tuned for more information about pre-registration on the official Facebook page in the following weeks.

Durango: Wild Lands is available now in Canada, Australia and the Philippines for iPhone and Android and is rated 12+. Additional information for members of the press:

Check out the officialFacebook page 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.

About What! Studio

What! Studio (“What Studio”) is one of the leading development teams of NEXON Korea Corporation, led by the director Eunseok Yi, a developer of Mabinogi and Vindictus. Fun and innovation are the core values, and their mission is to pull out “what!” exclamation from players by providing a unique and immersive experience through distinctive and sophisticated games incorporating emergent contents and complementary system. What! Studio is currently developing Durango in a revolutionary effort to inspire mobile gamers worldwide to become pioneers themselves.

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KWEH! CHOCOBO’S MYSTERY DUNGEON EVERY BUDDY! AVAILABLE NOW

Adventure Through Dungeons Alone Or With Friends On Nintendo Switch™ And PlayStation®4 Today

SYDNEY, 21^st March 2019 – Square Enix Ltd., today announced that Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY!™, the brand-new game in the popular Chocobo’s Dungeon series, is now available digitally for the Nintendo Switch™ and the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system.

In Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! players can explore mysterious dungeons and take on dangerous monsters whilst enjoying a deep and engaging story. Within this unusual dungeon, the rules are simple: every time you enter, the world around you changes shape and time only moves forward whenever Chocobo takes an action! Moving, attacking or using an item all advance time, so play tactically and think of a plan to overcome the enemies one step (or kick!) at a time.

Players can play Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! alone, using defeated monsters or allies to help aid them with the new buddy system, or let Chocobo use a variety of classic FINAL FANTASY® jobs such as Knight, White Mage, Black Mage and more to use new abilities and overcome the challenge. Additionally, an extra player can join in the fun with simultaneous co-operative multiplayer, meaning no Chocobo will be left behind!

Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! is available now as a digital download for the Nintendo Switch™ and Playstation®4 system. As an added bonus, all players who purchase the game will receive the Buddy Chocobo Alpha DLC item for use in-game. For more information, go to https://sqex.link/Chocobo

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YAGER’S THE CYCLE TO LAUNCH EXCLUSIVELY ON THE EPIC GAMES STORE THIS YEAR

Sign Up for a Chance to Play The New Competitive Quest Shooter’s Limited-time Alpha
on Windows PC later This month

BERLIN – March 20, 2019 – YAGER, the acclaimed developer of Spec Ops: The Line and Dreadnought, has revealed that its newest game, the competitive quest shooter The Cycle, will release exclusively on Windows PC via the Epic Games Store later this year. Players can go to the Epic Games Store right now or visit https://thecycle.game/sign-up/ to sign up for The Cycle’s three-day alpha test, playable in English, German and Russian, which will run from March 28-30.

“We’re beyond excited to join forces once again with our long-time friends at Epic Games to officially introduce The Cycle to the Epic Games Store’s huge community of players hungry for truly unique gaming experiences. The Cycle is a new leap forward for YAGER as a self-publishing developer, which we owe to this joint partnership,” said YAGER founder and Managing Director Timo Ullmann. “This is a rare chance to challenge yourself with a fresh new take on competitive and cooperative multiplayer shooters, and you can get a taste of it later this month.”

The Cycle is a match-based first-person shooter with an emphasis on PvPvE action, completing jobs, gearing up with new weapons and powers, out-scoring other players and making it off the planet alive. On the exotic alien frontier of Fortuna III, you’ll compete against and – if you choose – team up with other Prospectors to harvest resources, defeat hostile lifeforms and make your fortune before the world, your rivals or even your so-called allies kill you.

It’s up to you how to stake your claim: go it alone, form squads with friends or make uneasy temporary alliances with strangers. The Cycle delivers a competitive multiplayer experience where everyone can survive, but how you choose to manage your time on Fortuna III can have a big impact. Completing your own objectives will give you more points on the leaderboard, but knocking off your opponents is a surefire way to make sure they don’t get any higher either.

The Cycle is expected to enter closed beta this spring. For the latest information as it develops, visit www.thecycle.game, and follow The Cycle on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

About YAGER

YAGER is an independent developer of computer and video games based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1999 by five dedicated developers and artists, our focus is the creation of vivid and meaningful AAA gaming experiences. Today an international team of game loving developers is busy at work bringing YAGER’s vision of gaming to life. www.yager.de

PSYONIX ANNOUNCES MLB FAN PACK FOR ROCKET LEAGUE®  

Major League Baseball Themed Items Take the Field on March 25

SAN DIEGO – March 19, 2019 – Psyonix, independent video game developer and publisher, in partnership with Major League Baseball, has revealed the MLB Fan Pack DLC for Rocket League! With the new pack, players will be able to rep their favorite team with a variety of MLB-themed cosmetic items beginning March 25 on all platforms for $2.99 USD (or regional equivalent).

The MLB Fan Pack includes:

• Player Banners, Flags, and baseball cap Toppers for all 30 teams
• MLB-branded Flag and Player Banner
• A baseball-themed Rocket Boost

For more information, visit the landing page HERE

ABOUT ROCKET LEAGUE
Winner or nominee of more than 150 “Game of the Year” awards, Rocket League is one of the most critically-acclaimed sports games of our generation. Boasting a community of more than 56 million players, Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Available on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, Windows PC, Mac, and SteamOS via Steam, Rocket League includes more than 500 trillion possible customization combinations, a fully-featured offline season mode, multiple game types, casual and competitive online matches, and special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely.

To learn more about Rocket League, please visit www.RocketLeague.com, “Like” it on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter @RocketLeague for all the latest developer updates and news.

ABOUT PSYONIX™
Based in San Diego, CA, Psyonix is a critically-acclaimed independent video game developer and leading experts in Unreal Engine technology. For more than 15 years, the studio has been a driving force behind some of the most successful games in the industry, including Gears of War, Mass Effect 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Bulletstorm, Unreal Tournament III, Unreal Tournament 2004, and the award-winning Sports-Action hit, Rocket League®.

© 2015-2019 Psyonix Inc. Rocket League, Psyonix, and all related marks and logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Psyonix Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

About Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and Canada, representing the highest level of professional baseball. Major League Baseball is the best-attended sport in North America, and since 2004, MLB has enjoyed its best-attended seasons in the history of the game. Led by Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., MLB currently features record levels of labor peace, competitive balance and industry revenues, as well as the most comprehensive drug-testing program in American professional sports. MLB remains committed to making an impact in the communities of the U.S., Canada and throughout the world, perpetuating the sport’s larger role in society and permeating every facet of baseball’s business, marketing and community relations endeavors. With the continued success of MLB Network and MLB digital platforms, MLB continues to find innovative ways for its fans to enjoy America’s National Pastime and a truly global game. For more information on Major League Baseball, visit www.MLB.com.

NETMARBLE CONFIRMS THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR WILL BE AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE IN 2019

Action RPG Game to Feature Every Character from
THE KING OF FIGHTERS Franchise

LOS ANGELES, California (March 19, 2019) – Netmarble US, Inc. today announced that THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR will be available in North America, Latin America and Europe in 2019. THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR is an action RPG game created for iOS and Android devices which features every character from SNK’s entire THE KING OF FIGHTERS franchise – from THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’94 to THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV, brought to life with industry-leading graphics.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR boasts fast-paced fighting action, as players battle their way through waves of enemies, giant bosses and rival teams of fighters. The martial arts excitement is paired with cutting edge graphics, bold colors, and lightning-fast animations, plus over 50 fighters to collect & upgrade at launch. THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR will deliver a wealth of content and nostalgia for fans of the franchise and offer hours of fun for gamers who are new to the action.

“The Netmarble family prides itself on reimagining popular brands into engaging mobile games,” said Simon Sim, President, Netmarble US. “THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR features an exciting action RPG format and comprehensive roster which will appeal to both longtime fans of the franchise and newcomers looking for an action-packed mobile experience.”

Other key features of the game include the ability to build a team deck that includes three fighters, three strikers and selected support fighters. Players can complete levels and participate in tournaments and challenges to unlock, upgrade, and evolve a large roster of over 50 fighters at launch.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR will be available on mobile devices via the App Store and Google Play worldwide in 2019.

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About Netmarble Corporation

Netmarble Corp. strives to entertain audiences of all ages around the world by providing great mobile gaming experiences. Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble is the fastest-growing mobile game company and consistently ranks as a top mobile developer and publisher worldwide. With more than 5,000 employees, Netmarble has been producing and servicing some of the most successful mobile games including Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, 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 www.netmarble.com.

About SNK

SNK is a game maker based in Osaka, Japan. It has the world’s most popular fighting games including ‘The King of Fighters’, ‘Samurai Spirits’ and ‘Fatal Fury’ series, and action games such as ‘Metal Slug’ series in console and smartphone platform. It released the latest game title, ‘THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV’ in 2016. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the SNK brand in 2018, it released ‘NEOGEO mini’, a game machine containing its popular games.

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