Slam Land Dunks on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC, August 7

ROCHESTER, NY – July 10, 2018 – Slam Land, the surreal competitive party game from Bread Machine Games where brawling and balling meet in a weird and wacky pastime, dunks its way onto Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Mac on August 7, 2018.

Easy to pick up but with depth to match, Slam Land is a fast-paced, chaotic experience where a bizarre blue giant enlists a cast of comical competitors to dunk one another into hoops for his amusement. So, (literally) grab up to four friends and face off in local multiplayer matches where opponents must grapple, lunging at and dodging away from each other as they vie to seize and shoot their adversaries into a variety of bizarre goals ranging from tree hollows to gaping maws.

Alongside these “Slam” matches, where players race against the clock to score the most points or outlast each other in stock contests, Slam Land sports a variety of additional game types to ensure things always stay fresh. These include the hot potato-like “Peanut Mode,” where scores become more valuable the longer players hold on to the titular peanut. Slam Land also features a distinctive take on the classic basketball activity “H.O.R.S.E.,” where lettered NPCs spawn and players shoot them to fill out the word. And then there’s the wildest mode of all, “Trash,” which sees garbage rain from the sky that can be stacked into massive piles and dunked.

Propelled by a percussive, energetic soundtrack and a playful hand-drawn cartoon art style, Slam Land is a joyful and energetic experience that will have friends laughing and screaming no matter which whimsical game type they find themselves clashing in.

“Slam Land is an intense party game where friends can get together and drunk each other in our weird mashup of basketball and fighting game,” says Keith McCullough, creative director, Bread Machine Games. “We look forward to introducing the world to this cheeky, surreal world and awesome group of game modes when we’re ready to release this July.”

Slam Land will retail for $7.99 / €7.99 via the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Store, and Steam.

To learn more, visit Slam Land’s website, follow the game on Twitter, and like it on Facebook.

About Bread Machine Games

Bread Machine Games is an independent game development studio in Upstate New York that was spun off from Workinman Interactive in 2016. After spending a decade producing games for other companies, Bread Machine has set out to create its own intellectual properties that reflect the team’s down-to-earth culture while incorporating a healthy helping of weirdness.

RETURNERS BATTLE LEAGUE PITS HEROES OF MYTH AND OLD IN INTENSE MULTIPLAYER COMBAT

Nexon’s Popular Management-RPG Introduces Competitive PvP Action in Second Grand Update for iPhone and Android

Seoul – July 10, 2018 – Seminal heroes from history and legend breathe new life in the Second Grand update for Returners, the popular management-style role playing mobile 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. New and veteran players can today engage in fierce head-to-head combat in the Returners’ fresh battle league, or challenge tough bosses for valuable rewards and events. The Second Grand update is available now for iOS and Android.

Returners features heroes from myth and lore, such as Cleopatra, Robin Hood, Hercules and more, where players engage in rapid 5v5 combat to execute clever strategy and game-winning tactics. The game’s roster of iconic champions, vibrant stylized graphics and active player-community combine for a robust multiplayer mobile experience. The Second Grand update features several fresh gameplay additions, multiplayer modes and events that further define Returners’ intuitive but frenzied battles, including:

• Extreme Challenger League – Players can refine in-game strategy and tactics by challenging daunting player vs. player (PvP) opponents to advance from the Gold to Champion League;
• Fresh Champion League – The Champion League offers players that have a 58,000 Combat Power of higher and that place in the Top 6 in the Crystal League the opportunity to win exclusive and rare rewards not available to Crystal League competitors. Champion League players will need to defeat the dastardly Centaur in the challenging Boss Raid;
• Unlockable Kumiho Skin – Powerful new Fox Unit 9 skin provides Kumiho with Enhanced Stats, such as PHY Pierce and MAG Pierce;
• Exclusive Power House In-game Event – Play continuously for the opportunity to obtain high-grade Legendary Gear in the ‘Power House Event.’

The Second Grand update is available now worldwide for iPhone and Android. Returners is rated T for Teen (ESRB). Additional information for members of the press:

• Click here for the Official Returners Facebook Page
• Check out the Returners Inven Global community
  • Players can find tips, tricks and strategies and use the database to search hero statistics, tactic cards, achievements and more.

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.

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INDIE SCI-FI SANDBOX SURVIVAL STRATEGY GAME DIG OR DIE EXITS STEAM EARLY ACCESS TODAY

A PLETHORA OF NEW RANDOM EVENTS, THREE NEW GAME MODES AND A BRAND NEW SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE FOR THE FULL RELEASE

Paris, France, July 10, 2018 – French independent game development studio Gaddy Games is proud to announce today that after three years of development, Dig or Die, the Sci-fi sandbox survival strategy game, is now available on Steam in its full release. To date, Dig or Die is supported by a community strong of 160,000 users and landed a 91% very positive review score on its Steam page. Dig or Die full release is available today for $11.99 in the US and £9.29 in the UK.

Dig or Die is a one of a kind sandbox game blending strategy elements, wrapped around a deep living and breathing habitat, constantly changing under the effects of dynamic weather circumstances. Survival and defense gameplay mechanics have been implemented to offer players a unique experience where their crafting and building skills become key to overcome the world natural obstacles and preserve themselves against the attacks from the native creatures inhabiting the hostile surroundings. In creative mode, available tools enable players to landscape new terrains, create water, lava, monsters, grow plants instantly and absorb liquids.

With a very distinct art style and a robust building system, Dig or Die stands out as a very unique sandbox game. As employee of CRAFT & Co., a space exploration agency, your latest contract has gone awry and you find yourself stranded on a distant planet. Your objective is to establish a base and accumulate resources in order to build a spaceship and find your way back home. When the daylight fades, however, you’ll have to fight back massive hordes of monsters who just like you, don’t take kindly to unwanted intruders. You will build your defenses, create barricades and turrets to protect yourself against your opponents.

In addition to the current game’s version features, the full release will include 3 brand new game modes (Under the Sea, Sky World, Base Defense) and 16 random environmental events such as earthquakes, rain flood or meteor showers, happening once a day and directly impacting gameplay. Gaddy Games also expanded the soundtrack selection with 9 new tracks.

Dig or Die is available now on Steam for $11.99 in the US and £9.29 in the UK in English, French, Russian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian, Spanish and Dutch.

Supporting assets and links

To download supporting assets, including the gameplay trailer and new screenshots, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Hyy7Nj

Stay up-to-date with the latest Dig or Die news and information on the steam page on Facebook, on Twitter and on Youtube.

About Gaddy Games
Gaddy Games is an independent Video Games studio founded in 2011 by Nicolas Gadenne (Ex Eugen Systems, Vivendi games, MKO Games, Punchers Impact). It has published various web and mobile games, and is about to release Dig or Die, a unique action/strategy sandbox game for PC/Steam.
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GOOD SHEPHERD ENTERTAINMENT AND CREATIVEFORGE GAMES REVEAL AUG. 14 RELEASE DATE FOR PHANTOM DOCTRINE ON PLAYSTATION®4, XBOX ONE AND WINDOWS PC

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, and WARSAW, Poland – July 10, 2018 – Good Shepherd Entertainment and independent developer CreativeForge Games have revealed that Phantom Doctrine, the turn-based, tactical strategy, Cold War espionage game from the creators of Hard West, is expected to launch on Aug. 14, 2018, on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC for $39.99.

Phantom Doctrine is a strategic, turn-based espionage thriller set in a world of covert operations, counterintelligence and paranoia. Players lead The Cabal, a secret organization fighting back against a global conspiracy trying to control the world at the peak of the Cold War. Command your base of operations in the shadows: recruit and train agents, investigate cases, forge documents and identities, research new tech and biochemical engineering, and interrogate and brainwash enemies to gain a tactical edge.

Dive into Phantom Doctrine’s deep single-player mode, which offers players two different campaign backgrounds to choose from: experience its story from the perspective of either a KGB counterintelligence operative or a renegade CIA wet work commando. Phantom Doctrine’s turn-based missions are uniquely designed to encourage player choice – drop your operatives into the field with heavy weapons for an all-out assault, or deploy them with suppressed weapons and cutting-edge spy equipment to complete the mission stealthily. Position assets around the world, infiltrating hot zones with undercover operatives to back you up in a firefight and stay one step ahead of enemy agents.

In addition to its more than 40-hour single-player story mode, players can also challenge rivals around the world in ruthless one-on-one online multiplayer matches, as well as unlock a New Game Plus campaign with additional story content, all for $39.99.

Phantom Doctrine captures the volatile tension of the Cold War and subtle intrigue of classic spy films with atmospheric visuals, as well as an unnerving soundtrack from award-winning composer Marcin Przybylowicz (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt).

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/559100/Phantom_Doctrine

For more information, visit http://www.goodshepherd.games/games/phantom-doctrine, and follow @PhantomDoctrine and @GoodShepherdEnt on Twitter.

About CreativeForge Games

CreativeForge Games S.A. is an independent games development studio based in Warsaw, Poland. Founded in 2011 by veterans of the Polish games industry and infused with creativity of talented newcomers, it has since shipped two different projects: Ancient Space, a space combat RTS, was published by Paradox Interactive. Hard West, a turn-based action game, combined evolved mechanics of a classic genre with innovative twists in design, storytelling and setting and was published in 2015 by Gambitious. CreativeForge Games is currently working on Phantom Doctrine, a Cold War conspiracy tactical game, set to be published on PC and consoles in 2018 by Good Shepherd Entertainment. CreativeForge Games is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange’s Alternative Trading System New Connect.

Twitter: @CFGmain Facebook: creativeforgegames Discord: http://discord.gg/cfg

About Good Shepherd Entertainment

Good Shepherd Entertainment publishes video games from independent artists worldwide and operates a proprietary investment platform for a growing global network of qualified investors seeking risk-mitigated participation in the $130B video game industry. Originally established in the Netherlands in 2011 as an equity crowdfunding platform under the name Gambitious BV, the Company became a publisher in 2014 with the release of Train Fever, which was the first game ever successfully published with equity crowdfunding. The Company has since funded and released over a dozen original games across eight digital platforms. The founders of Devolver Digital and Croteam, two very successful companies in independent game development and publishing, invested in the Company and joined its management in 2012. The Company rebranded in 2017 as Good Shepherd Entertainment following an investment by Advance/Newhouse, having established a track record of success with both independent developers and investors. www.GoodShepherd.games

The “Animal Force” has Arrived! VR Party Game for All Ages Lands on PlayStation®VR

Oasis Games Launches Comedic VR Party Game, ‘Animal Force’

July 10, 2018 – Oasis Games Ltd, a leading global game publisher, today announced the launch of Animal Force, a tower defense VR adventure that brings the furred and feathered friends together for a “party” against extraterrestrials. Developed for PlayStation®VR, players must save an alternate Earth from mysterious aliens commanding a team of animals with superpowers on a rocket before it is too late!

Animal Force helps brings like-minded animals and friends together! With one PlayStation®VR headset and up to 3 non-VR players using the DualShock®4 controller, friends can enjoy additional modes that feature asymmetric gameplay; Steal the Statue, Odd One Out, and Divide & Conga. It’s controller versus VR with controller players attempting to sneak and escape past the VR player!

In the Story mode of Animal Force, the player controls a rocket that can scoop up animals, move them strategically to protect the atmosphere; or can choose to manually hold on to entire chains of superpowered animals to battle against the enemy forces. The player and their motley crew of animals can battle 30 different mission through a variety of environments with utilizing the best combinations of animals for the best protection.

Animal Force,  an official selection for the Sony Interactive (Shanghai) China Hero Project (as “The X Animal”), is co-presented by Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia, ISVR and published by Oasis Games in North America. Developed for PlayStation®VR this game is available exclusively on the PlayStation®Store for $15.99 and has been rated “E for Everyone” by the ESRB.

Stay up to date on everything Animal Force; along with all of the PS VR and console titles from Oasis Games by liking on Facebook – fb.me/OasisGamesConsole; following on Twitter – @OAS_Games; following on Instagram – @OasGamesOfficial; or visiting us at www.oasgames.com.

About Oasis Games
Oasis Games Limited was established in 2011 and has become a top global interactive entertainment publisher. The company’s games have been translated into 16 different languages and published in more than 130 countries, reaching more than 200 million players. The company continues its pioneering presence as the first, and currently sole, strategic publishing partner of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) Shanghai for the global publishing market— uniquely positioning Oasis Games to bring high quality games to PC and console players worldwide. Its blockbuster online RPG, Legend Online, has attracted over 50 million players and Naruto Online, the award-winning RPG browser-based game of the Naruto franchise, has amassed a global following. The company has also launched a lineup of exciting Steam and PlayStation®VR games including Light Tracer, Pixel Gear and Salary Man Escape while continuing to release strong new games for PC, console and VR. For more information, please visit www.oasgames.com.

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Captivating diesel-punk adventure AIRHEART set to soar onto PC and PS4 later this month with additional consoles to follow

Blindflug Studios takes to the skies with innovative vertical action title on July 24

ZURICH, Germany – July 10, 2018 – Blindflug Studios, the Zurich-based independent studio behind critically acclaimed successes such as First Strike and Cloud Chasers, is thrilled to announce that AIRHEART will be swooping onto PC and PlayStation®4 on July 24, with release on additional consoles coming in the following weeks.

AIRHEART is a stunning diesel-punk action game in which players become Amelia, a young pilot living in the cloud city of Granaria who wishes to one day reach the world’s edge. In order to survive and thrive in the floating city, Amelia must take to the air in her customizable plane to go sky fishing, avoiding pirates and many other dangers along the way.

Players are free to explore the beautifully vibrant, vertical world above Granaria at their leisure, soaring higher and higher into the sky as they take on rival aircraft using tight, responsive twin-stick controls and an assortment of aero-based abilities.

In between bouts of action, a robust crafting system offers Amelia opportunities to upgrade her highly customizable plane, crafting new items from scrap obtained from fallen foes. With over 40 weapons and airplane parts, there are tons of combinations to find your ideal airplane. Funds can also be earned from sky fishing, but doing so might have a bigger impact on Granaria’s ecosystem as it first might seem.

Tough, smart and determined, the character of Amelia, along with the game itself, is a tribute to famed author, adventurer and pioneer Amelia Earhart – on whose July 24 birthday the game will make its console debut.

“All of us at Blindflug are really excited to share AIRHEART with the world – I know that gamers will love Amelia and the colorful universe she inhabits,” said Moritz Zumbühl, Blindflug Studios CEO. “With an in-depth customization system, a raft of combat options and a world that changes according to how you treat it, I believe we’ve delivered a deep, beautiful gameplay experience for everyone to enjoy.”

AIRHEART will arrive first on PC and PlayStation®4 on July 24, 2018, followed by launching on further consoles in the coming weeks.

For more information, please visit the official website: http://airheartgame.com/

About AIRHEART – Tales of broken Wings

AIRHEART is a dieselpunk airplane action game where every colorful level is built on top of the previous one, all the way up to the stratosphere.

Welcome to Granaria, a flying city in the clouds. Meet Amelia – a young pilot and fisherwoman wishing to reach the abundant world’s edge. Sky fishing became a really dangerous job, with pirates roaming around everywhere. So start your engines, arm your airplane and get ready to make the catch of a lifetime!

AIRHEART combines free-roaming, twin stick gameplay with a beautiful, colorful world. Defeat your enemies, salvage their scrap and reuse it to craft new parts for your airplane. Build and try out over 40 weapons and airplane parts. Combine their abilities to become the pirates’ worst nightmare. Or just have some fun with your enemies and use your harpoon to disarm, unshield, swing them around or drag them back home to disassemble them.

An airplane game reimagined in a wonderful world, AIRHEART is a treat to fans and newcomers to flight action games alike.

About Blindflug Studios

Blindflug Studios is a young Swiss game developer made up of seven designers and developers. The studio was born in 2014 as a spin-off to successful Zurich-based web agency Feinheit. Its mission is to develop awesome games that tackle relevant topics of our time by transporting them into fascinating and surprising game worlds. Its debut title, “First Strike,” dealt with nuclear proliferation and the dangers of nuclear weapons, while also being a smash hit, having more than four million players to this day.

inXile Entertainment and Nintendo Premiere Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut Announcement Trailer for the Switch™

PC World’s 2014 “Game of the Year” will debut on the Nintendo Switch in August 2018

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – July 10, 2018 – From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2, the sequel to the first-ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG. inXile Entertainment, the studio led by Interplay founder Brian Fargo, has partnered with Nintendo to release a Switch™ announcement trailer for Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut, the critically praised game that won numerous accolades, including Game of the Year. It is expected to arrive on the Nintendo Switch this August.

Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut is an enhanced version of the original release that features numerous improvements and additions that further immerse the player in this epic adventure across a post-nuclear American Southwest.

Key Features:
One Size Does Not Fit All: Don’t feel like finding the key for a door? Feel free to pick the lock, bash it down with your boot, or just blow it open!
Decision Making… with Consequences: With both short and long term reactivity, player choices ripple outwards, changing the game’s events and forever altering the lives of those in the wasteland.
Huge & Customizable: Hundreds of characters. Thousands of variations on the Rangers’ appearances. Over 150 weapons. No two players will have the same experience.

New Director’s Cut Features:
Perks & Quirks: Players can customize their squads even more! Perks & Quirks are special personality traits players can use to give their characters even more life, with their own unique bonuses… and drawbacks.
Precision Strikes: Fire on enemies and debilitate them with tactical attacks! Cripple a leg to slow an enemy down, fire on their gun to blast it to bits, or aim for the head to knock them senseless – or blow it clean off.
Expanded Voice Over: Over 8,000 lines of new voice-over dialog have been added for the game’s characters and companions, bringing the wasteland to life like never before.

With over 80 hours of gameplay, players will deck out their Desert Ranger squad with the most devastating weaponry this side of the fallout zone, test the limits of their strategy skills, and bring justice to the wasteland.

For the latest updates, follow Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut and inXile Entertainment on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

About inXile Entertainment

inXile Entertainment is a premiere video game development studio with locations in Newport Beach, Calif., and New Orleans, La., behind leading titles including Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, The Mage’s Tale, The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep and Wasteland 3. Headed by Brian Fargo, inXile Entertainment is home to both industry veterans and up-and-coming talent. It is at the cutting edge of innovation in delivering high-quality titles to its passionate and dedicated fan base.

The Robot Rebellion Has Begun! Insane Robots Out Now on PlayStation®4, and Coming Soon to Xbox One, PC, and Mac

Playniac Brings Its Revolutionary Approach to Card Battling to All Major Platforms this Week Filled with Charm, Humor, Depth, and Multiplayer Appeal

LONDON — Jul 10, 2018 — Award-winning games studio, Playniac, is excited to announce that the robot rebellion has officially begun! The unique card battler, Insane Robots, launches today for PlayStation®4 with Standard ($19.99 USD) and Deluxe ($32.99 USD) editions available for purchase on the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. The robot rebellion will proceed as planned, also launching for Windows and Mac (via Steam) on July 12, and Xbox One on July 13. For players truly committed to the cause, the Insane Robots — Deluxe Edition includes the base game plus a season pass including six robot pack DLCs upon release.

Initially created as a tabletop prototype with a pile of old business cards, the creators of Insane Robots at Playniac have pulled from both physical and digital design processes, creating a card battling game that captures what players love most about the genre, while removing the elements they hate: namely expensive card expansions, time-consuming customization, farming, and an ever-rising bar that excludes players who don’t purchase more cards. This laser focus freed Playniac to create the perfectly designed battle deck. With only 22 tokens, it is easy to learn and manage, yet full of unexpected turns and strategic depth.

Not to be confused with a collectible card game (CCG), Insane Robots is card battling… HACKED!

Insane Robots finds players leading a robot rebellion through randomly generated survival arenas. Full of fiendish card battles, it’s FTL meets Battle Royale in a card game. Overthrow the malevolent robot despot, The Kernel. Save robotkind in an epic 15+ hour single-player campaign full of peril and twists, as a decaying robot dystopia is revealed.

Master the battle deck and develop strategies in super-accessible multiplayer local and online, as well as single-player robotic skirmishes. Deploy HACKS and GLITCHES in the heat of battle and use your wits to terminate the competition. Battle with over 46 deliciously diverse robots in five hostile environments. Augment devious droids to grow more powerful and trade cutting, robotic insults with opponents along the way.

Key Features Include:
·     This is card battling HACKED with no costly expansions and time-consuming customization
·     Compete in intense local and online ranked 2P multiplayer battles
·     Experience the epic 15+ hour single-player campaign, overthrow the megalomaniacal Kernel and save robotkind
·     Unlock 46 robots and find over 100 augments to boost their abilities
·     Explore your tactical options to survive randomly generated survival arenas
·     Master the 22-token battle deck and define your own style of play
·     A compelling narrative with over 150 branching story events
·     Explore five types of hazardous environment from lush jungles to barren Moonscapes

Developed by Playniac, Insane Robots is rated E for Everyone.

Stay up to date with the latest Insane Robots news and information by visiting the official website. Take lead in the robot rebellion and contribute to the shared knowledge of fellow fans on the official Insane Robots wiki on Gamepedia. You can also follow the developers at Playniac on Facebook and Twitter. Please also join the Playniac server on Discord.

About Insane Robots
The core Insane Robots battle system was originally created in 15 minutes as a tabletop prototype using a pile of old business cards. This was only the start of a substantial physical and digital design process. The Playniac team has been playing and iterating the game since then, running tabletop sessions in their studio and at festivals worldwide during 2013-2014. Development of the digital game started in Jan 2015 and 15 people have worked on it including developer/designer Tom Kail (80 Days, Biome); artists Catherine Unger (Snipperclips, Detecive Grimoire, Haunt the House, The Swindle), Fran Court (Hue, Stealth Inc 2, Frozen Synapse 2, New Art Academy 3DS) and Belinda Leung (Total War, Pokemon Art Academy); illustrator Karen ‘bitmOO’ Teixeira (Twelve a Dozen, Oceans Heart); writers Yasmeen Khan (Fallen London) and James Wallis (The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Paranoia RPG); and designer/developer Rob Davis (International Racing Squirrels, Cat On Yer Head, Anomaly X). The game’s soundtrack includes tracks by Noise 5000 and legendary French electro producer Kid Loco.

About Playniac
Playniac is an award-winning games studio making “thinky” games for all platforms. They’ve been described as “innovative” and “different” by MCV magazine and been a TIGA Awards finalist for Best Small Studio in 2016 and 2017. Their games include race-management sim International Racing Squirrels, globe-trotting crowd game Cat On Yer Head, and algebra puzzle adventure Anomaly X. They’ve won Silver and Bronze medals in the Serious Play Awards; finalist nominations at IndieCade, Develop, Game Connection, Casual Connect, TIGA Awards; and Official Selections (or similar) at IndieCade (3 times), IndieCade East (2 times), GameCity, Amaze, Leftfield Collection, Indie Megabooth and numerous other festivals. They’ve also made games for Channel 4, British Gas, Amplify Games, Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, and the BBC.

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Funmania: A New Arcade Center Emerges on iOS and Android

Sugar Games releases Funmania on iOS and Android platforms. Being a time-manager by design, the game successfully combines captivating arcade elements, tricky economics, intriguing narrative that comes as a comic book and manually drawn nice graphics for immersive yet easy-to-learn gaming experience.

Sophie, a protagonist of the game, always had talents in throwing great parties and entertaining her friends. Then, she focused on her career and had to forget good old times for a while until recently some unexpected twist allowed Sophie to release her talents in a whole different way.

In Funmania, a player helps Sophie to open arcade centers all around the world. Starting her business from the luxury ocean liner on the way to her island, she expands to other locations including the city, the desert, tropics and even open space. The player should quickly fulfill wishes and demands of clients: start arcade machines they pick, play mini-games, and make sure every client is happy. If the player succeeds, Sophie receives Expert points and can upgrade her personal island with new facilities.

A large variety of mini-games makes Funmania so time-devouring. Extremely easy at first glance, they require attention, fast reaction and quick fingers. The player should sink pirate ships, flip-flop frogs, catch toys in a claw machine, make colorful ice-creams following the given example and so on.

The economy part of the game is no less captivating. Spending money earned from happy clients, the player upgrades the arcade salons, buy new arcade machines or improves existing ones, trains Sophie’s skills and manages personnel. Also, Sophie likes to text with friends (and occasionally foes), which is a significant part of the game as it moves the plot forward.

Pricing and availability

Funmania is a free-to-play game with in-app purchases. The application works on Android 4.0.3 or later and iOS 6.0 or later.

Product page: https://sugargames.com/games/mobile/funmania
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ru/app/funmania-time-management-game/id1261246559?l=en&mt=8
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sugargames.funmania

About the company

Sugar Games develops family games for Windows, iOS and Android since 2004. The company focuses on time-management and puzzle genres. Among titles released by the company are Brownies, the Wedding Salon series, the Rainbow Web series and many others.

THE PAC-MAN™ STORIES SKILL FOR AMAZON ALEXA ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND NOW

After a successful launch in America and Europe, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe is proud to announce that the new PAC-MAN™ STORIES skill is today available in Australia and New Zealand.

This project is designed to provide a fun, engaging, interactive and educational experience via Amazon’s Alexa voice service on all Alexa-enabled devices.

PAC-MAN™ STORIES is the very first announced project of the new BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe Innovation Department, which aims to find and develop new areas and heights in entertainment. “Voice-controlled services are an exciting technology with this great vision of being in everyone’s home and used by any family member. It just seemed natural to us to use our iconic character PAC-MAN™ to create fun interactive stories for all ages together with our company vision to provide dreams, fun and inspiration to people around the world”
– Naoki Katashima, President and COO, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe.

PAC-MAN™ STORIES is available on all Alexa-enabled devices, including Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, and features several fully interactive stories for the whole family. These stories can be enjoyed by anyone of any age and allows them to engage with PAC-MAN™ and make moral decisions that affect the ending.

The first story to launch with the skill for Amazon Alexa is PAC-MAN™ and the Ghastly Garbage, which delivers a fun engaging adventure allowing users to help save PAC-MAN™ planet from Garbage and a threat that affects everyone you meet! Along the way, you will make decisions, choose paths and win Power Pellets based on the decisions you make.
The skill features PAC-MAN™ and a range of new characters as well as well-known favorites, including Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde.

“PAC-MAN™ is an iconic character and storytelling and interactive adventures allow us to work with some unique talents, writers, developers and actors to provide an innovative experience. We are incredibly excited to collaborate with Amazon Alexa and work together on this first skill and we look forward to creating many unique stories in the future.”
– Lee Kirton, PAC-MAN™ Officer for Europe, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment

PAC-MAN™ STORIES & PAC-MAN™ and the Ghastly Garbage is available in English only on all Alexa-enabled devices in the USA, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand with additional stories added throughout the year.

More info on:

• https://www.bandainamcoent.eu/pac-man/pac-man-stories
• http://amazon.com/skills
• http://amazon.co.uk/skills

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About BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe S.A.S.

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe S.A.S. part of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content for platforms including all major video game consoles, PC and mobile.  The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN™, TEKKEN™, SOULCALIBUR™, DARK SOULS™, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball, GALAGA™, RIDGE RACER™ and ACE COMBAT™. For more information please visit www.bandainamcoent.eu . All the BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment products are available on the official store https://store.bandainamcoent.eu