SHAQ FU: A LEGEND REBORN NOW AVAILABLE DIGITALLY AND AT RETAIL ON PLAYSTATION®4, XBOX ONE, NINTENDO SWITCH™ AND WINDOWS PC

Lay Down Martial Arts Thunder as the Legendary Big Diesel in this Action-packed Beat ‘Em Up

MAPLEWOOD, N.J., and WATFORD, United Kingdom – June 5, 2018 – Saber Interactive and Wired Productions have officially released Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn globally on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™ and Windows PC. The full game is now available digitally via the PlayStation®Store, Xbox Games Store, Nintendo eShop and Steam for $19.99/£14.99/€19.99.

Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is also now available at major retailers as a physical boxed product for $29.99/£24.99/€29.99 on the PlayStation®4 system and Xbox One and $39.99/£34.99/€39.99 on Nintendo Switch. All retail versions will be bundled with a bonus game, which will be available to download later this month (the bonus game will also be available for separate purchase for digital users). Gamers can visit wiredproductions.com/where-to-buy/Shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn to find their local retailer. More information about the bonus game will be released soon.

Wired Productions is also offering extremely rare Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn Limited Collector’s Editions directly through its online store: shop.wiredproductions.com. This special bundle can be purchased with or without the full game and features a ton of exclusive goodies for fans, including a stylish Shaq Fu t-shirt, bag, snapback, art book, vinyl single and art card.

Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is an action-packed beat ‘em up starring the one and only Big Diesel himself: Shaquille O’Neal. Battle the hordes of Hollywood and hell on a one-man journey to avenge your fallen home and martial arts master. Smash down foes with devastating combos, face off against outlandish celebrity bosses, and unleash your fury with a variety of hard-hitting weapons and power-ups.

As previously announced by Saber Interactive, anyone who purchased NBA Playgrounds on Nintendo Switch prior to July 10, 2017, is eligible to receive a free copy of Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn on Switch. Players can redeem this offer between June 5 and July 5 by simply browsing to Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn in the Nintendo eShop to download. Original owners of NBA Playgrounds will see a 100% discount applied to Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn on the eShop.

Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is a co-production of Saber Interactive and Big Deez Productions in partnership with Wired Productions and Mad Dog Games. It is rated T (Teen) by the ESRB and PEGI 12. For more information, visit www.alegendreborn.com.

Store Links
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/496040/Shaq_Fu_A_Legend_Reborn/
Xbox Games Store: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn/bpc739p6mtqk
Nintendo eShop: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn-switch
PlayStation Store: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2746-CUSA06279_00-SHAQFU1632343336

About Saber Interactive

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

About Wired Productions Ltd

Wired Productions is a leading video games publisher based in Watford, UK. Founded in 2008 and shortlisted by MCV for Indie Publish of the Year 2018, Wired have produced and published award-winning titles across all major platforms. Bringing games to market in both physical and digital media, notable launches to date include Super Dungeon Bros, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and The Town of Light.

For more information, visit http://www.wiredproductions.com, and follow Wired on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/WiredPro) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/WiredP).

Paradox Interactive to Acquire Harebrained Schemes

Seattle-based developer of BATTLETECH and Shadowrun Returns Joining the Paradox Family as an Internal Studio

STOCKHOLM and SEATTLE – June 5, 2018 – Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Harebrained Schemes, LLC, a Seattle-based developer of award-winning games set within genre-defining universes. Harebrained Schemes will now act as an internal studio and division within the Paradox organization, led by its own internal management and creative teams, designing and developing the games that have earned them their outstanding reputation.

Harebrained Schemes was founded in 2011 by industry veterans Jordan Weisman and Mitch Gitelman. Weisman is the creator of many acclaimed game universes including Shadowrun, Crimson Skies, and BattleTech/MechWarrior, and has founded several previous entertainment companies including FASA Corp, Virtual World Entertainment, FASA Interactive, 42 Entertainment, and Wizkids. At Harebrained Schemes, the partners-in-crime assembled a scrappy, talented team and shipped eight titles in seven years including the award-winning Shadowrun Returns series of CRPGs and the recently released turn-based strategy title BATTLETECH, published by Paradox.

“Harebrained Schemes have proven themselves as a world-class studio with a very talented team within a genre where Paradox wants to be present,” said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. “In addition, we really like the studio, the people who run it, and their games; these are all absolute hard criteria for us in any acquisition. Our recent successful launch of BATTLETECH, our first project together, has been a fantastic collaboration, but the possibilities of what we can do together in the long term now that we’ve joined forces — that’s what has us truly excited.”

“Mitch and I started Harebrained to create the kind of story-rich tactical games we loved,” said Jordan Weisman, CEO of Harebrained Schemes, “and for the last seven years, our studio has been fueled by our team’s passion and by the generous support of our fans. As the scale of our games has grown and the marketplace has gotten extremely noisy we felt that HBS needed to team up with a company that could provide us the financial stability and marketing expertise that would allow us focus on what we love doing – making great games and stories.”

Mitch Gitelman, Harebrained Schemes’ President, added, “Our experience working with Paradox on BATTLETECH was the best of our careers and proved to us that this was a company we would be proud to be a part of. What’s more, we’ve gotten to experience the incredible audience that Paradox has firsthand: the fans who we met at PDXCON in May after having launched our game were so full of enthusiasm and appreciation. We share a deep respect for our audiences, for healthy and collaborative teams, and for the creative process itself — the fit just works.”

As a token to welcome all fans of Harebrained Schemes to the Paradox family, Paradox will give a complimentary copy of Stellaris, the sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio, to every player who backed BATTLETECH on Kickstarter. For further details on this new arrangement, Wester and Weisman will appear on a live-streamed presentation and Q&A session in the near future on the Paradox Interactive Twitch channel, found at https://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive.

For more information, please visit https://www.paradoxinteractive.com.

Paradox Interactive is a leading global publisher of strategy games for PC and console. The company has developed and published a world-renowned catalog stretching back to 1999, with players hailing from all around the world.

The publisher’s steadily-growing portfolio includes firmly established franchises such as the critically acclaimed Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron, and Stellaris series created by Paradox Development Studio, the Age of Wonders series created by Triumph Studios, as well as award-winning titles such as Cities: Skylines, Pillars of Eternity, and more from a network of partner studios. Paradox also owns White Wolf Interactive, though none of the publisher’s employees are vampires.

Paradox’s head offices are located in Stockholm, Sweden. Our development studios are located in Stockholm, Malmö and Umeå, Sweden and in Delft, The Netherlands. We share a passion for gaming and gamers, and our goal is to provide deep and challenging games with hours of gameplay and endless variety to our ever-growing community.

For more information, please visit our forums and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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FOLLOW YOUR ASPIRATION IN NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: TAISHI, OUT THIS WEEK!

KOEI TECMO Europe Invites Strategists to Follow Their Aspirations By Re-Creating Japanese History

Hertfordshire, 5^th June 2018 – KOEI TECMO Europe is proud to announce this week’s release of Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi – available for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and digitally for Windows PC via Steam®. Players can create their own legend through their own custom character or lead a notable warlord from the pivotal time in Japanese history to serve under, and eventually succeed, their favourite figures of Japan’s history!

With Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi’s Resolve System, each move will have to be considered by the player. The system introduces a set of aspirations, all of which decide how an officer will act in a given situation – accomplishing an officer’s ambitions will prove worthwhile as it will unlock bonuses that will improve the player’s playthrough situation.

Strategist will experience the Sengoku Era of Japan – a period where regional lords fiercely fought for supremacy, leading with a variety of their own ambitions. Players will have to exploit a wide breadth of tactical options to create fresh strategies that allow new ways to gain an advantage over the opponent. Utilise the introduced two-part turn-based battle system: The Planning Phase pauses the action so that players can strategise their next move and, when ready, the Execution Phase commences and the battle unfolds in real-time. Before the actual battle starts players will be able to utilise different formations and tactics while guessing which ones the enemy will use – initiating the best mix to unleash a devastating blow to the opposing army.

Those who purchase Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi during the first four weeks of launch can get an extra scenario, “Nobunaga Besieged”; an alternative character profile design for a selection of characters; a character profile set called “Princess Warriors”; and a new character design for Megohime: “Megohime Officer Facial Graphic”.

To discover more of the key historical figures that shaped Sengoku era Japan, and stay in touch with the latest Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi news, please visit the official site at www.koeitecmoeurope.com/taishi, like www.facebook.com/koeitecmogames, and follow us on twitter @koeitecmoeurope

ABOUT KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD.

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

KONAMI announces official partnership with FC Schalke 04

June 5^th, 2018 – Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. is proud to announce a new partnership with FC Schalke 04 for PES 2019, the latest installment in the PES series which will launch on 30^th August 2018.

Founded in 1904, Schalke 04 has been European Champions, seven times German Championship winners and five times German Cup winners. The club finished second in the German league this season and showcases KONAMI’s commitment to bringing the best of the best from the real-life game to PES fans.

Alexander Jobst, board member at FC Schalke 04 who oversaw the Konami partnership said, “We are very excited to be partnering with the world-renowned games producer Konami. The partnership means that Schalke’s position as pioneers in the field of eSports is not only recognized nationally but also internationally. Unlike others, Konami supports our transitioning of our main market football onto the virtual pitch. The partnership will also enable our fans and followers to play with the real team of FC Schalke 04 in the world-renowned game Pro Evolution Soccer.”

This partnership means PES 2019 will include Schalke’s official club uniform and the team’s home stadium ‘VELTINS-Arena’. It will also visualize Schalke’s famous charcoal grey tunnel from where the players emerge onto the pitch. The stadium has been fully 3D scanned and will give gamers the experience of a real match day atmosphere.

These new implementations will provide the best experience of FC Schalke 04, fully authenticating the club and its many well-known iconic trademarks and demonstrating KONAMI’s ongoing commitment to giving its fans the most realistic in-game experience.

“We are thrilled to welcome FC Schalke 04 to the KONAMI family,” said Jonas Lygaard, Senior Director for Brand and Business Development at Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. “Schalke is an ambitious club both on and off the pitch, and it is the perfect club to add to our roster of partnerships. We’re delighted to partner with such fellow eSports aficionados and look forward to them competing in our eSports tournaments and working alongside us as we help expand the industry, taking football gaming to new fans.”

PES 2019 will be available on PlayStation®4, Xbox One™ and PC via Steam on August 28^th in the Americas and August 30^th globally. PES 2019 will be available in two physical editions, with new global ambassador Phillipe Coutinho on the front cover of the standard edition and David Beckham on a special edition which gives fans the opportunity to unlock myClub bonuses. There will also be a Legends edition which users can access digitally.

Keep up to date with latest PES news, updates and product giveaways by following us on:
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About Konami Group
Konami Group was founded in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Health & Fitness Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.

About Konami Digital Entertainment
Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as Pro Evolution Soccer, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game series. www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/

State of Decay 2 now at 2 million players with nearly 2 billion zombies cleared out

By: Aaron Greenberg, General Manager of Xbox Games Marketing

We’re so thrilled to announce today that State of Decay 2, less than two weeks from global launch, has now reached 2 million player milestone! The team here is incredibly grateful to the strong community of players who have already joined in on the fight for survival.

With so many players enjoying the game, we’ve seen some interesting trends and data since our previous milestone of 1 million players. So far, survivors have eliminated close to 2 billion zombies! That’s a lot of undead conquered! We’re also seeing lots of successful survivor stories. Last week, players tended to survive about three days on average, and as of note, we’ve seen players complete over 121,000 community stories and start brand new communities with a new map that includes extra bonuses to help kickstart their new survival challenge. This shows an incredible commitment to the game and we’re excited so many of you are enjoying the rich survival experience that State of Decay 2 offers.

The entire team has been working hard to bring all 2 million players bug fixes, gameplay tune-ups, and quality of life improvements with our latest game patch released last Friday. We are always listening to our fans to improve the game experience, and we will continue to bring updates and additional content as you explore all that State of Decay 2 has to offer. Please note that the 1.2 Update weighs in at 20GB. This is an automatic update you will be prompted to install upon logging in, and it will not affect your saved game. For further details on what’s changed see the full patch notes here.

The sequel to the original smash hit, State of Decay 2 puts players in small-town America, one year from the end of everything. The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Not even the military could stop the zombies, and now it’s up to you to gather survivors and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where every decision matters, and where you define what it means to survive. The game builds upon the unique blend of open-world exploration, third-person action, and survival-fantasy role-playing pioneered in the original game. There is an overarching story told in the form of structured mainline and optional sidequests, but the world itself is shaped by your actions with dynamically generated content based on your choices and the ever-increasing zombie threat.

If you haven’t joined the community just yet, now’s a great time to get in on all the action! In addition to playing it with an Xbox Game Pass membership (available for the low monthly price of AU$10.95), you can purchase the Standard Edition for AU$49.45 and the Ultimate Edition for AU$69.95. As an Xbox Play Anywhere game, one digital purchase gets you both the Xbox One and the Windows 10 version of the game.

We look forward to welcoming even more players into the world of State of Decay 2 and continuing to support our growing community with further content updates and downloadable content in the future.

Again, on behalf of Microsoft Studios and Undead Labs, we’re excited and humbled to see more survival stories in State of Decay 2. How will you survive?

The #SummerGaming Sale starts on GOG.COM

Get Xenonauts FREE to keep • 1300+ deals up to -90% • shop to unlock Sunless Sea & RiME

JUNE 4, 1 PM UTC – Cowabunga dudes and dudettes, the summer is in!

But hey now, don’t you panic. The games go on vacation too in #SummerGaming – the biggest Sale event of the year – on GOG.COM, your radical distribution platform for DRM-free games you can take anywhere!

To bask in seasonal goodness, to roll with good friends, to take in the fresh air… that doesn’t mean there’s no room to play. Discover over one thousand games up to 90% off; spend just 5$ to unlock a free copy of Sunless Sea, or pick up 20$ worth of games and earn RiME!

Don’t forget to make your games DRM-free with GOG Connect. It’s awesome, visit GOG.com/connect, log in to your Steam account, and claim a DRM-free edition of your every eligible game!

Get Xenonauts FREE for keeps! Saving the world ain’t simple, Xenonauts recaptures the original X-COM: UFO Defense gameplay for all its depth and complexity – a highly recommended play for curious fans of the X-COM reboots and series purists alike.

The Xenonauts giveaway lasts 48 hours until June 6, 1 PM UTC. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates – we’re not saying more giveaways are coming, but we’re definitely not saying they aren’t.

Where do you start with over thirteen hundred deals? Here are some tips!

Come back daily for new handpicked highlights, discover Partner Collections prepared by our friends across the world wide web, plus all-new dynamic and personalized game suggestions, and even advanced filters to help you own the hunt.

Definitely check out the GOG.COM exclusives including STAR WARS – Episode I: Racer (-25%) Jazz Jackrabbit 1 & 2 (-20%), SWAT 4 (-20%), The Suffering series (-33%), Theme Hospital (-85%), Gold Box classics like Eye of the Beholder in Forgotten Realms: The Archives (-66%) and finally Homeworld: Emergence (-50%) formerly known as Homeworld: Cataclysm.

Our favorites on sale include the likes of Pillars of Eternity 2 (-10%), Frostpunk (-10%) Cuphead (-15%), Into The Breach (-20%), What Remains of Edith Finch (-50%), West of Loathing (-25%), Darkest Dungeon (-60%), Firewatch (-60%), RUINER (-50%), Little Nightmares (-60%) and tons more!

The #SummerGaming Sale will run through June 18, 10 PM UTC.