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COM2US REVEALS SKYLANDERS RING OF HEROES MOBILE GAME TO FANS AT E3

COM2US REVEALS SKYLANDERS RING OF HEROES MOBILE GAME TO FANS AT E3

Epic Mobile RPG from the developers of Summoners War Enters Google Play Beta Test

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 14, 2018 – Com2us today announced the start of beta testing for SkylandersTM Ring of Heroes, a new mobile RPG experience based on Activision’s popular toys-to-life videogame franchise.

Skylanders Ring of Heroes is a turn-based, action RPG adventure where players assume the role of Portal Master, drawn into the Skylands from a dimensional rift caused by the dastardly dark magician, Kaos. As Portal Master, players will traverse ten diverse Skylands with multiple stages and boss battles.

Featuring deep progression and combat systems, Skylanders Ring of Heroes allows players [BD1] to collect and combine Skylanders with multiple evolution states, skills and elemental powers, to form unique attacks to best their opponents. Soul, Elemental and Almighty Stones along with runes are acquired throughout the world of Skylanders Ring of Heroes to outfit and upgrade Skylanders in Skylanders Ring of Heroes through three states: evolution, awaken, skill power-up. To defeat Kaos, players must be strategic with use of the real time mana gauge and vollying turn based attacks at the most opportune times, while also utilizing the most effective skills and Skylanders formations for each dungeon. The game will also include an engaging PvP mode, featuring a battle arena for asynchronous action.

Skylanders Ring of Heroes beta is available now until June 25 on Google Play. Skylanders Ring of Heroes will fully launch on the App Store and Google Play Q3 of this year.

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Skylanders Ring of Heroes on Google Play: https://smarturl.it/SkylandersCBT

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About Activision

Activision Blizzard, Inc., a member of the Fortune 500 and S&P 500, is the world’s most successful standalone interactive entertainment company. We delight hundreds of millions of monthly active users around the world through franchises including Activision’s Call of Duty®,Destiny, and Skylanders®, Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Hearthstone®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, and Heroes of the Storm®, and King’s Candy Crush™, Bubble Witch™, and Farm Heroes™. The company is one of the Fortune “100 Best Companies To Work For®.” Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Blizzard has operations throughout the world, and its games are played in 196 countries. More information about Activision Blizzard and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activisionblizzard.com.

About Com2us

Com2us is a leading developer and publisher of mobile games that span across all genres. Our mission is simple: we strive to create games with a level of depth and engagement rarely experienced on mobile platforms. Our dedication to building a robust gaming community through active engagement with our players has made this possible. Established in 1998 and headquartered in South Korea, we became a subsidiary of Gamevil in 2013 and operate international offices in the United States, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. For more information about Com2us and our portfolio of groundbreaking mobile games, visit www.com2us.com.

Licensed and Published by Com2us, Inc. Engine © 2018 Com2us, Inc. [SC1] © 2018 Activision Publishing, Inc. SKYLANDERS is a trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc.

‘Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! – The Barista Update’ Massive Free Content Update Launches June 18 for PC, Mac and Linux

‘Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! – The Barista Update’ Massive Free Content Update Launches June 18 for PC, Mac and Linux

Hit hardcore restaurant management sim set to receive massive free content update

Vertigo Gaming is excited to announce ‘The Barista Update’ for Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! – the first major content update to the intense restaurant management sim will launch June 18th on Steam, and shortly thereafter on GOG.com and Humble Store!

First showcased in April at PAX East 2018, ‘The Barista Update’ contains 36 new shifts, 119 new objects, 24 new foods, 3 new restaurants, and a higher level cap, and is completely FREE to all current and future Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! players.

‘The Barista Update’ centers around café-inspired treats and drinks such as coffee, lattes, and espressos, as well as all new foods from across the globe, ranging from upscale dining to twists on the classics. In addition to the mastering the new foods, players will test their skills against 36 new shifts in the new Contrast Coffee, Burrito Time and Planet BLUE restaurants in an effort to reach the newly increased 125 level cap, as well as further personalize their restaurants with 119 new decorative objects. ‘The Barista Update’ gives players more of everything they love about Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!

Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! is the colossal sequel to the surprise best-selling original, and is one of the few games that gives players complete control over how they choose to build their restaurant. A console edition is currently in development and is targeting going into certification for PlayStation 4 in September.

Learn more at: http://www.cookservedelicious.com
Press Kit: http://vertigogaming.net/csd2presskit
Twitter: @chubigans
Discord: https://discord.gg/Y7GhgkG

About Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Vertigo Gaming Inc. has been in the business of making games for two decades, including popular puzzle games such as The Oil Blue and The Sandbox of God, as well the incredibly successful hardcore cooking sim games Cook, Serve, Delicious! and its sequel, Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! The company is currently developing an unannounced video game that continues its tradition of creating fun, engaging, and addicting gameplay for gamers of all demographics.

FINAL GOAL DELIVERS COUCH CO-OP MULTIPLAYER SOCCER ACTION FOR CLOUD-BASED GAMING PLATFORM AIRCONSOLE, JUST IN TIME FOR THE 2018 WORLD CUP

FINAL GOAL DELIVERS COUCH CO-OP MULTIPLAYER SOCCER ACTION FOR CLOUD-BASED GAMING PLATFORM AIRCONSOLE, JUST IN TIME FOR THE 2018 WORLD CUP

AirConsole, the Next Evolution in Cloud-Based Gaming, Adds 8-Player Soccer Action to their Vast Library of Play-Anywhere Local Multiplayer and Party Games

ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND (JUNE 14, 2018)N-Dream AG — creators of the leading cloud-based virtual gaming platform AirConsole that brings friends and family together for same-room multiplayer enjoyment anywhere, anytime — invites fans to bring the soccer action of the 2018 World Cup off-pitch and into their living rooms with Final Goal, a new soccer title that blends realistic gameplay with retro-arcade action. With the simplicity of AirConsole, play Final Goal today from any web-browser supported device (“the console”) and up to eight mobile phones (“the controllers”) to shoot, tackle and pass, or switch players on the fly between you and up to seven of your friends. GOAL!!!

Available today exclusively on AirConsole in both a free and premium edition, Final Goal features family-friendly gameplay that even the most casual of players can pick up in a snap. Your favorite team didn’t qualify this year? No problem! With over 50 national teams to choose from with an AirConsole Hero subscription — including those that didn’t make the cut this year — Final Goal won’t be getting any red cards for lack of fun or content. Kicking out a few rounds of Final Goal for bragging rights during half time couldn’t be any easier with AirConsole either; all you need is a web browser, a mobile phone and some friends (or frenemies) to challenge.

“We’ve designed AirConsole to be a highly accessible gaming platform that delivers great quality content and keeps friends and family playing together. We couldn’t be happier to share Final Goal with football fans around the world, just in time for the 2018 World Cup,” said Andrin von Rechenberg, N-Dreams AG’s CEO. “It’s the perfect way to fill time between halves or matches, keeping the excitement of the game alive off-pitch.”

Final Goal Key Features:

  • You Can Play it Right Now: Go to www.airconsole.com to use your desktop web-browser as a cloud gaming console and use your smartphones as the gamepads. Connect up to 8 smartphones. There is no additional hardware required.
  • The Classic Soccer Game at its Best: 11-vs-11 gameplay complete with fouls (but be careful: certain instances will gain you a yellow or red card), free kicks, offsides and dreaded penalties that could mean the difference between a huge win or a last-minute devastating loss.
  • Be a Soccer Superstar: Put Pelé, Messi and Ronaldo to shame with your mad shooting skills — find that sweet spot during a pass and perform all-star moves such as the overhead bicycle kick, or head it away from the crowd to rally your team to score that goal you and your friends will talk about for weeks.
  • Unique, Interactive Sprint System: Shake your mobile phone controller and gain that extra bit of power that pushes your player past their limits. Run at speeds that would intimidate any olympic athlete as you whip around the field, dodging those in your path.
  • Intuitive Camera Support: Explore different view modes to catch the action at every level. Large view offers a dynamic, lateral medium-zoomed perspective. TV mode lets players feel like they’re right in the stadium. Or become the cameraman and put yourself in the middle of the action with Supporters View to get up close and personal with your players, while Aerial View zooms out and lets you enjoy all the glorious soccer stadium scenery.
  • Challenge Your Friends: Go head-to-head with friends and family for the match of your life. If you have an AirConsole Hero account you can enjoy couch co-op (and competitive) action with up to eight players sharing the same screen.

AirConsole is the most accessible way to game with friends and the ultimate platform for local multiplayer and party games. Start playing in seconds on either Windows PC, your Android TV, tablet, or via computer browser casted to a smart TV, and control the action with your Android or iOS mobile phone. AirConsole boasts a continually growing collection of over 100 first- and third-party games. A wide variety of titles and genres are completely free to play, with more games and additional content available through the inexpensive AirConsole Hero subscription (currently $2.99 /month). With a former Googler at the helm, AirConsole offers a revolutionary low-latency cloud-based gaming experience without the need for proprietary hardware.

From casual party games to co-operative strategy titles, AirConsole makes gaming with friends and family simple, fun and affordable. To learn more about AirConsole, please visit https://www.airconsole.com.

To check out Final Goal, please visit http://aircn.sl/FinalGoal.

Final Goal is now available exclusively through AirConsole. If you would like to dive into the action or talk with someone from the AirConsole team please reach out to [email protected] and we’d be happy to make that happen.

About AirConsole

Founded in 2015 by former Google senior software engineer and tech lead Andrin von Rechenberg, this small team out of Zürich, Switzerland has one mandate: create the #1 place for party and local multiplayer games that is accessible to all levels of gamers. AirConsole has quickly grown to over 100 games, and is an amazing place for first-party, indie developers and self-publishers alike. More exclusive games content is being added weekly.

‘LIFE FINDS A WAY’ AS DINOSAUR ACTION-ADVENTURE ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED IS NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE ON iOS AND ANDROID DEVICES FOR FREE

‘LIFE FINDS A WAY’ AS DINOSAUR ACTION-ADVENTURE ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED IS NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE ON iOS AND ANDROID DEVICES FOR FREE

Featuring Online Real-Time Crossplay Between iOS and Android Devices, Players Will Join a Tribe, Build Bases, Craft Weapons, and Tame Primitive Beasts…Anything to Survive the ARK

Gainesville, FL – June 14, 2018 – War Drum Studios, along with franchise creators Studio Wildcard, announced today that ARK: Survival Evolved has launched on the App Store and Google Play. ARK puts the same action found in the popular open-world dinosaur survival game loved by millions in the palm of your hands, where players fight for every breath amongst the most ferocious creatures to ever walk the earth!

Download ARK: Survival Evolved mobile: Google Play | iOS App Store

In this free on-the-go experience featuring real-time crossplay between iOS and Android gamers, survivors will tame one of 80 amazing dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts! Fly a Pteranodon squadron over the snow-capped mountains, race through the deep jungle with your pack of trained Raptors, tromp through a fortified enemy base along a convoy of gigantic Brontosaurus, or chase down prey on the back of a raging T-Rex. Players will quickly learn that dinosaurs aren’t the only dangerous creatures on the island. Other players are organizing rebel tribes to accumulate resources, experience, and tools, and to construct sprawling villages and cities, with technology spanning the primitive stone-age to the modern electric-powered era and beyond.

Powered by Unreal Engine 4, ARK: Survival Evolved for mobile includes a streamlined user interface and a specialized control setup. A subscription service, called Primal Pass, gives survivors access to an ad-free experience with reserved server slots, free gifts, and more. Additionally, survivors can acquire optional upgrades using Ancient Amber, a new material found throughout the island that allows players to obtain certain buffs for extended periods of time, build unique structures and even bring your favorite pet dinosaur back from the dead!

ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile Features:

  • 80+ Dinosaurs: Use cunning strategy and tactics to tame, train, ride and breed the many dinosaurs and other primeval creatures roaming the dynamic, persistent ecosystems across land, sea, air, and even underground.
  • Discover: Unearth rare blueprints and Explorer Notes written by previous human denizens of the ARK from across the millennia, detailing the mysterious island’s creatures and backstory.
  • Explore, Craft and Build: Survive –  using any means necessary – craft weapons, clothes, and items, and build shelters, villages, or even large cities! Plant, Harvest, Build, Level-Up, and Customize everything visually and functionally, including procedurally-generated RPG statistics for creatures, characters, resources, clothing, gear, and weapons, both primitive and modern.
  • Play Alone or Team Up to Survive: Team up with, or prey on, up to 60 other players in a large-scale, multiplayer online first-person environment, or choose single player mode to test  your mettle against the dinos alone.
  • Join a Tribe: The ‘Tribe’ system encourages cooperation, by supporting dynamic parties to share resources, XP, and key re-spawn points.

For the latest updates on ARK for mobile follow us @PlayARKmobile and like us on Facebook.

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ABOUT STUDIO WILDCARD
Studio Wildcard was co-founded in 2014 by industry veteran Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak, former Technical Art Director at Microsoft Game Studios, with the mission of bringing AAA quality to ambitious indie productions that are designed for core gamers. With combined 25 years of industry experience across multiple independent and studio-backed titles, Jeremy and Jesse have teamed up with other veteran developers for Seattle, WA-based and Gainesville, FL-based development studios that also include distributed team members across multiple continents. Wherever talented, driven developers may reside, Studio Wildcard intends to seek out and work with them!

ABOUT WAR DRUM STUDIOS
Based in Gainesville, Florida, War Drum Studios is a cutting edge game developer with a pedigree in development and conversions including multiple titles in the Grand Theft Auto series and the original Max Payne along with original development on the critical and commercial success,  Auralux. The studio focuses on rapid development of games with a high standard of quality and excellent gameplay.

MOZART, ATHENA JOIN THE FRAY IN RETURNERS’ GRAND UPDATE ON MOBILE

MOZART, ATHENA JOIN THE FRAY IN RETURNERS’ GRAND UPDATE ON MOBILE

Nexon’s Popular Management-RPG Delivers First-ever Content Update

Seoul – June 14, 2018 – Fanciful musician Mozart and powerful goddess Athena today join the elaborate cast of heroes from across history, myth and lore in Returners, the popular management-RPG mobile game from NEXON Korea Corporation, subsidiary of NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online and mobile games. The Grand Update provides new and returning players with exclusive skins, challenging boss raids, fresh heroes and special events and more for iOS and Android.

Returners pits players into fast-paced 5v5 combat that requires quick-thinking and elaborate strategy to devise game-winning tactics. Players experience an exceptional combination of classic role-playing game (RPG) elements, original management-style gameplay, and unique art direction that culminates in whimsical all-out battle with seminal heroes across centuries of antiquity. The Grand Update’s core features include:

  • Two All-new Heroes – Play as Mozart, the Austrian musical genius of the 18th Century employing blockbuster Concerto, March, and Requiem powers to defeat formidable enemies, such as Athena, daughter of Zeus, against her Lance of the Goddess, Divine Challenge, and Shield of the Goddess weapons;
  • Exclusive Skins – Equip two new powerful skins, including the Physical Attack and Defense Pierce of Musashi; and the Magic Attack and HP of Yuki Onna;
  • Guild Raid – Experience the fresh Guild Raid mode that launches twice a week where Guild Members join forces to defeat Raid Bosses and earn Guild Points that can be used in the Guild Shop to unlock new heroes and items;
  • Special Event – Help celebrate the latest content update by earning high-grade Legendary Gear through the ‘Happy Gift Box Event.’

Returners is available worldwide for iPhone and Android and is rated E for Everyone (ESRB). Additional information for members of the press:

  • Click here for the Official Returners Facebook Page

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.

THE ULTIMATE PARTY GAME RETURNS WITH JUST DANCE 2019

THE ULTIMATE PARTY GAME RETURNS WITH JUST DANCE 2019

Celebrate every moment with 40 new hot tracks and 400+ more in Just Dance® Unlimited

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – June 13, 2018 – Ubisoft® has announced that Just Dance® 2019, the newest installment of the #1 Music Videogame Franchise Of All Time*, will be available October 25 in Australia and New Zealand on most gaming platforms, including Nintendo Switch™, Wii U™, Wii™, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. Ubisoft also announced that the Just Dance® World Cup will return with its 5th annual competition, this time heading to Brazil for the Grand Finals in early 2019.

Just Dance 2019 brings the party to players with 40 new songs ranging from chart-toppers like “Finesse (Remix)” by Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B and k-pop classic “Bang Bang Bang” by BIGBANG. Plus, keep the party going with one-month access to over 400 more songs through Just Dance® Unlimited, the dance-on-demand streaming service, included with every copy of Just Dance 2019**! New for this year, Just Dance partnered with creative experts from around the world, like French street artist Chanoir and Spanish stop-motion studio Clay Animation to creating stunning universes for the game. More partnerships are to be announced alongside new songs soon!

The first songs revealed at E3 include:

  • Finesse (Remix) – Bruno Mars Ft. Cardi B
  • Bum Bum Tam Tam – MC Fioti, Future, J Balvin, Stefflon Don, Juan Magan
  • Bang Bang Bang – BIGBANG
  • Mad Love – Sean Paul, David Guetta Ft. Becky G
  • Shaky Shaky – Daddy Yankee
  • Dame Tu Cosita – El Chombo ft. Cutty Ranks
  • OMG – Arash Ft. Snoop Dogg
  • Mi Mi Mi – Hit The Electro Beat 
  • Mama Mia – Mayra Verónica
  • Narco – Blasterjaxx & Timmy Trumpet
  • Fire – LLP Ft. Mike Diamondz
  • … and many more to come!

Just Dance 2019’s new interface algorithm learns players’ dancing preferences and habits and curates pre-made playlists and song suggestions, making the Just Dance experience more intuitive and personalised than ever before. Players can also stay up-to-date on community news and Just Dance Unlimited events all year long with the dynamic new home screen. Fan-favourite modes  also make their return, such as World Dance Floor (available on all current gen platforms), bringing more online multiplayer challenges to its 120 million players worldwide, the calorie-tracking Sweat Mode, and the Kids Mode, bringing eight new choreographies developed alongside childhood development experts.

Available on PS4 and Xbox One, the Just Dance Controller App makes the game more accessible for current-gen owners with its phone scoring technology that allows players to dance without any additional accessories like cameras, available for free on iOS and Android.

The Just Dance World Cup is also back, with the Grand Finals happening in Brazil in early 2019. Online qualifiers will be live in the Just Dance 2018 edition of the game from July 20th to August 26th on Nintendo Switch™, Wii U™, Xbox One, and PlayStation®4 and will be followed by national offline qualifiers in select countries. The list of the offline qualifier events and details on the Grand Finals will be unveiled soon on JustDanceWorldCup.com. The competition will be fierce once again as dancers compete to get one of the 18 coveted finalist slots in Brazil, and defeat the two-time World Champion, 18-year old Umutcan Tütüncü from Turkey.

For the latest information on Just Dance 2019, the Just Dance Controller app, or Just Dance Unlimited, please visit: www.justdancegame.com. Follow Just Dance on Twitter @JustDanceGame and use hashtag #JustDance2019.

* Source: NPD, GfK & GSD – August 2017
** Available on Wii U, Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch

About Just Dance Controller App
The free Just Dance Controller App enables players to use their smartphone to play the game without any peripherals or added console cameras. The app transforms the player’s smartphone into a motion sensor that tracks the accuracy of their moves and allows them to navigate through the game.

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.

FOUR NEW HEROES FROM THE FAR EAST ENTER THE BATTLEFIELD IN FOR HONOR® MARCHING FIRE, LAUNCHING OCTOBER 16

FOUR NEW HEROES FROM THE FAR EAST ENTER THE BATTLEFIELD IN FOR HONOR® MARCHING FIRE, LAUNCHING OCTOBER 16

Includes New Faction, 4v4 Game Mode, Unlimited PvE Content, Significant Graphical Enhancements and more on dedicated Australian servers

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — June 13, 2018 —Ubisoft has announced Marching Fire, a new update coming to For Honor®. Marching Fire introduces the game’s largest post-launch content update and includes the new Wu Lin faction, a new 4v4 PvP mode, unlimited PvE content and more. The update will be available October 16 on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X and Windows PC.

Available as part of the Marching Fire update are four new heroes of the Wu Lin – a new faction inspired by ancient Chinese martial arts. The four new heroes include the Tiandi, the Jiang Jun, the Nuxia and the Shaolin, who have traveled from the east to escape a civil war that has consumed their homeland following the cataclysm. Each consumed by their own motivations, ranging from betrayal to personal tragedies, these Wu Lin heroes bring a brand-new set of weaponry and fighting styles to add more versatility to the battlefield. All Wu Lin heroes can be recruited using in-game Steel following an initial exclusivity period.

Players will have access to the four warriors of the Wu Lin, alongside the existing roster of 18 heroes in a brand-new 4v4 PvP game mode, Breach. The mode will be free for all players and is playable across three new maps, allowing players to live the fantasy of storming or protecting a well-fortified castle armed with ballistae and cauldrons of fire as well as archers and a heavily armoured ruler looking to protect his land. Attackers and defenders must strategically maneuver the battlefield as they escort or attempt to destroy a battering ram to gain access to the castle.

Marching Fire will also introduce new unlimited PvE content playable in single-player and two-player online co-op. This new PvE mode will be available as part of the paid bundle, which also includes the Wu Lin heroes. More details about the PvE content and the paid bundle will be revealed soon.

Finally, all players will also benefit from free graphical enhancements that will improve the in-game textures, introduce a revamped lighting system and new sky gradients and also provide further quality of life improvements including an updated user interface

In celebration of the Marching Fire announcement, all PC players can get the For Honor PC Starter Edition for free via Uplay or from the Ubisoft Store June 11–18. The PC Starter Edition gives players full access to all multiplayer game modes and the campaign mode, as well as the three Vanguard heroes with additional heroes being recruitable using in-game Steel. All PC versions of the game will also be on sale for up to 75% off through June 18. Console players can take advantage of the up-to-75% discount on For Honor on Xbox One until June 17 and PlayStation®4 system until June 19.

Developed by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with other Ubisoft studios,* For Honor offers an engaging campaign and thrilling multiplayer modes. Players embody warriors of the three Great Factions – the bold Knights, the brutal Vikings and the deadly Samurai – fighting to the death on intense and believable melee battlefields. The Art of Battle, the game’s innovative combat system that puts players in total control of their warriors, allows them to utilise the unique skills and combat style of each hero to vanquish all enemies who stand in their way. With new training modes and dedicated servers, there has never been a better time to play For Honor.

For more information about For Honor, please visit forhonorgame.com and follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/ForHonorGame and on Twitter at twitter.com/ForHonorGame.

For the latest about For Honor and other Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.

*Associate Ubisoft studios include Quebec, Toronto and Blue Byte. Additional development from Studio Gobo.

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.

© 2018 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. The For Honor logo, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries.

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Review

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Capcom
Platforms: PC, Xbox One (Reviewed), PlayStation 4, Switch
Release Date: Available Now
Price: $39.99 USD – Available Here $79.95 AUD – Available Here

Overview

In recent years the Street Fighter franchise may not carry as much weight as it used to but before that it was a mainstay in the fighting game genre. This is especially true when it comes to the ‘90s where the series reigned supreme among the 2D fighters of the era. As such with Capcom bringing the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection out to fans with the help of Digital Eclipse, this collection of classic Street Fighter games is sure to please most longtime fans of the series.

Gameplay

With this collection of games Capcom was looking to bring some of the best of their arcade fighters of the ‘90s in one giant collection, which means that this title contains twelve titles total with a few of them supporting online play. The games offered in this package include a number of the various iterations that were released at arcades back in the day, with Street Fighter I, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter II Champion Edition, Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter III, Street Fighter III 2nd Impact, and Street Fighter III 3rd Strike being offered and the four games offering online ranked and free matches being Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha 3 and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. That being said, a couple of releases that were in previous collections and were stand out console releases of Street Fighter back in the day are unfortunately not included in this release.

It is interesting to note that this marks the first time that, even with previous collections being released in the past, three of those four titles are available for online play making this a great way for fans of the classic arcade games to take their retro skills and pit them against other fans of the series. These lobbies can be filtered by game or allow you to search for matches in any of the games at a time if you aren’t picky. Thankfully these online matches remain lag free no matter what game you end up fighting in, and if you do end up having to wait for a match players can still take part in arcade battles and even newly added training modes (exclusive to the online capable games) until you come up against someone.

That being said, players will have access to a number of little features added into the collection outside of the standard gameplay, with titles offering save states that will allow you to resume a fight from immediately where you saved it, as well as a massive collection of bonus material. This bonus material comes in the form of the game’s museum that contains a massive amount of design documents, character profiles for the majority of the characters in these games, concept art, music test modes, and numerous other little bonuses and sprites that will delight longtime fans of the series even if there is a distinct lack of video footage included.

As for the actual games included in this release, fans will be delighted to hear that they have all retained their same classic style of gameplay. Of course this does mean that the original Street Fighter is a game that you will only tend to revisit when you want to see how the series started, or want to punish yourself since the original is quite terrible compared to everything else on offer. In many ways this does demonstrate just how much of an improvement Capcom made with Street Fighter II as you can only see small glimpses of what made the series so memorable in the first game while its sequel capitalizes on those in almost every regard.

Playing through these titles as they were released provides players with a far more intriguing experience thanks as you will notice subtle differences that may have been easy to overlook between versions, especially in regards to the Alpha subset of games where many new features were implemented between the three titles here. Of course the biggest jewel for fans will come in the form of Street Fighter III’s various iterations where the gameplay evolved into a more technical fighting game featuring parries and new styles of movement to speed up the feeling of the game.

While the wide and varied roster of Street Fighter III may not be the most approachable for some fans of the series, the in-depth combat system still makes it one of the best games in the franchise, though since this collection contains so many earlier iterations as well, there is something for everyone here.

Visuals & Audio

Classic fighting game fans will be pleased to know that not only do these games all run incredibly smoothly in all of their forms, there are a number of ways to present them as well. Players can choose to have them shown off like their original arcade format in the West, add various borders to the sides of the screen or leave them blank, change the aspect ratio if you want to play wide-screen, and even add various visual filters to simulate older televisions or arcade cabinet monitors.

The games themselves all retain their original sprite work, once again showing the improvements made over the course of the series’ life as Street Fighter III still stands the test of time as being a gorgeous and fluid looking sprite based fighting game. The soundtrack also features all of the classic theme songs that players remember and, thanks to the aforementioned music test in the museum, can be easily revisited at any time.

Overall

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection manages to come together to be a must-have for Street Fighter fans who are looking to find a solid celebration of the franchise’s storied history. While it may lack some of the more interesting console entries and might feel a little bare in the museum, there is still plenty to please fans here, especially since the fighting games themselves have never better and now with added multiplayer modes as well as practice modes, those looking for a classic collection should look no further than this one.

New Insurgency: Sandstorm Trailer Reveals Intense Close Quarter Combat

New World Interactive and Focus Home Interactive brought brand new gameplay footage of their realistic FPS Insurgency: SandstormThe two and a half minute trailer features cooperative gameplay between two players versus an unnamed insurgent group. Gun nuts will be treated to a great game of name that firearm as the two players make their way through the streets in an intense battle for survival.

Insurgency: Sandstorm pre-orders are now live on Steam. Pre-orders are at a 10% pre-order discount. Those who own Insurgency will get an additional 10% off. Pre-orders also come with access to a beta that will be held a few weeks before release. Insurgency: Sandstorm is scheduled to launch on PC in September 2018. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions are scheduled to launch in 2019.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gUhxUXRFV8

Go Behind the Scenes with Bumblebee Director Travis Knight in New Featurette

Bumblebee director Travis Knight stars in the latest featurette. The video focuses on Knight’s previous experience as an animator and his work on the movie Kubo and the Two Strings influences Bumblebee. Knight also chats about how Spielberg inspired his take on the Transformers franchise.

Bumblebee takes viewers back to 1987. A young girl named Charlie discovers a beat up yellow VW Beetle in a junkyard while on a search for a new car. She soon discovers the yellow bug is more than meets the eye. Charlie will help guide Bumblebee in his journey to become a hero.

Bumblebee is scheduled to hit cinemas on December 20, 2018.