KATAMARI DAMACY REROLL™ ANNOUNCED FOR NINTENDO SWITCH AND STEAM FROM BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC.

Keep Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’ (Yeah!)

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (September 13, 2018) – Leading video game developer and publisher BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today announced that The Dashing Prince and King of All Cosmos will return on December 7, 2018 in Katamari Damacy REROLL™ for Nintendo Switch™ and PC via STEAM®. Roll through inventive and quirky levels gathering up progressively larger items to beat each level’s “par” size before the timer runs out. With its unique visual style and fun J-pop soundtrack, Katamari Damacy REROLL is a truly memorable title for anyone who is young at heart!

The King of All Cosmos has knocked out all the stars in the sky after a particularly rambunctious night of fun. Realizing his mistake, The King has tasked his young son, The Prince, to go to Earth and roll up as many things as possible to recreate the missing celestial bodies. Paper clips, books, cars, buildings, mountains, and continents, nothing is too big or small for The Prince and his adhesive Katamari ball. Katamari Damacy REROLL will feature remastered graphics and cut scenes as well as new motion controls optimized for the Nintendo Switch. Using the left and right Joy-Con controllers while the Nintendo Switch is in TV mode or Tabletop mode, players can move The Prince around with ease by simply turning their wrists.

“Katamari Damacy is a game of pure joy. From the whimsical story, colorful graphics, cute characters, and delightful J-pop soundtrack, the game simply exudes light-hearted fun.” said Abelina Villegas, Associate Brand Manager for BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. “We aim to delight returning fans of the franchise as well as those who may not have had a chance to be on the ball the first time around with Katamari Damacy REROLL.”

For more information regarding Katamari Damacy REROLL and other titles from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. please visit https://www.bandainamcoent.com, follow us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS, or join the conversation on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUS.

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About BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., part of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment for all major video game consoles, iOS, Android, and online platforms. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises including PAC-MAN®, GALAGA®, TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, and ACE COMBAT®. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. is the premier publisher in the Western hemisphere for anime based video games including NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, DRAGON BALL Z®, and ONE PIECE®. More information about the company and its products can be found at http://www.bandainamcoent.com or www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS

 Digital Board Game Armello Comes to Life on Nintendo Switch™ 27 September

Preorders for acclaimed game start today on Nintendo eShop

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – 14 September 2018 – Armello, the acclaimed fantasy digital board game from League of Geeks, will launch for Nintendo Switch™ on 27 Sept. 2018. Both Armello and Armello – Complete Edition are available to pre-order today via the Nintendo eShop for $19.99 USD / €19.99 / £14.99 and $39.99 USD / €39.99 / £29.99, respectively.

The Complete Edition includes the base game bundled with the four Bandit Clan heroes, eight additional playable characters from the “Usurpers” and “Rivals” hero packs, two alternative board skins from the “Seasons” pack, additional hero skins, and the premium dice pack. Including all content and improvements since the game’s 2015 debut, Armello on the Nintendo Switch™ combines the best of the intricate, magical strategy that has captivated so many with accessible and on-the-move gameplay of Nintendo’s popular console.

In the Kingdom of Armello, mighty heroes from the realm’s five clans – Bear, Rabbit, Rat, Wolf, and Bandit – embark on a perilous journey to challenge the crazed lion king for his crown and save the land from a dark, corrupting force known as the Rot.

Select one of 20 champions and embrace their unique strengths, weaknesses, and character-specific hero abilities while vying against three opponents also out to usurp the throne. Overcome the competition by any means necessary in this rich hybrid of role-playing and tabletop games.

With a collection of characters, a variety of victory conditions, procedurally-generated maps, dynamic questlines, unlockable items, collectables, and more, every match of Armello has something different to offer and brings worlds of cards and dice alive in new and magical ways.

“For over three years now, Armello has taken the experience of playing board games with a table full of friends and brought that to life in a virtual space,” said Trent Kusters, co-founder and director, League of Geeks. “Not only does Armello play brilliantly on the Switch, whether docked or on the go, but players new and old will inherit years of content, updates, and improvements when Armello launches on Nintendo Switch.”

An IGF, Indiecade, and SXSW awards finalist, Armello is also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and recently launched for Android. It supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional) language options.

To learn more, visit Armello’s official site, follow the game on Twitter, and like it on Facebook.

About League of Geeks
League of Geeks is a Melbourne-based Australian indie developer made of industry veterans. The development team members’ resumes cite famous AAA franchises, including Pokémon, Grand Theft Auto, Fallout, BioShock, Dragon Age, and Warhammer.

League of Geeks’ goal is to create innovative games in original fantasy worlds with engaging stories. For more information, please visit League of Geeks’ official site

NEW SUPER HEROES WARP INTO MARVEL FUTURE FIGHT

First Video Game Debut of Infinity Warps Comic Book Event Introduces Wild Mash-Ups of Popular Marvel Characters

LOS ANGELES (September 13, 2018) – Netmarble Corp., the fastest growing mobile games company worldwide, today unveiled four new mash-up Super Heroes for its action RPG game for mobile devices, MARVEL Future Fight. Featuring new Super Heroes from Marvel’s latest major comic book event, Infinity Warps, this update brings new mash-up characters of popular Marvel Super Heroes, Arachknight, Ghost Panther, Iron Hammer and Weapon Hex, into the fray as they join the war for control over the reborn Infinity Stones.

The latest game update will also add new uniforms for existing characters in the game, with Agent Venom’s Agent Anti-Venom uniform, Quicksilver’s Marvel Legacy uniform, and Medusa’s Monsters Unleashed uniform. Beginning with the new update, players can also now collect and upgrade specific uniforms in the all-new Uniform Collection feature to receive special rewards. Hawkeye and Loki’s new classic uniforms have been added to this new game feature.

In this update, newly updated heroes as well as more heroes like Agent Venom, Quicksilver, and Medusa can now unlock their potential and reach level 70. In addition, Black Panther can now advance to Tier-3, and Thanos will now be available to challenge in World Boss Ultimate.

Finally, a new game mode, Heroic Quest, will now give players a set of quests called a “Heroic Quest Pack” to complete within a given time, with rewards given to players upon completion of each “Heroic Quest Pack”.

MARVEL Future Fight recently celebrated its third anniversary, hosting special in-game events for its more than 86 million players around the world. The game is currently available worldwide in the App Store® and Google Play™.

App Store®: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marvel-future-fight/id955705796

Google Play™: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netmarble.mherosgb

For more information on MARVEL Future Fight, please visit http://marvelfuturefight.netmarble.com.

About Netmarble Corporation
Netmarble Corporation strives to entertain audiences of all ages around the world by providing great mobile gaming experiences. Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble is one of the fastest-growing mobile game companies and consistently ranks as a top mobile developer and publisher worldwide. With more than 5,000 employees, Netmarble has been producing and servicing some of the most successful mobile games including Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Everybody’s Marble, and Seven Knights. As a parent company to Kabam, a top mobile game developer in massively multiplayer free-to-play games, and the largest shareholder to Jam City, a leading casual social game developer, Netmarble has a strategic partnership with CJ ENM Corporation, Asia’s largest entertainment company, Tencent Holdings, Asia’s largest internet company, and NCsoft, a prominent MMORPG company. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com

About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit marvel.com. © 2018 MARVEL

App Store is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries.  App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.

NETMARBLE ANNOUNCES FISHING STRIKE UPDATES INCLUDING NEW ZONE AND ENHANCED CASTING EXPERIENCE

LOS ANGELES – September 13, 2018 – Netmarble Corp., the fastest-growing mobile game company worldwide, today announced several updates to the popular game Fishing Strike. Developed by Wemade Plus and published by Netmarble, Fishing Strike offers a unique and hyper-realistic mobile fishing experience as players travel the globe and cast their lines in the hopes of collecting the best fish in the world.

New Fishing Strike updates include:

NEW ZONE: INDONESIA

Introducing 104 new types of fish including the Wale Shark, Green Turtle, Betta and more, the new ‘Indonesia’ zone consists of 12 stages of fishing sites including Musi River, Sangiang, Natuna Islands, and more.

ENHANCED CASTING EXPERIENCE

The casting experience has been updated. When players cast, the casting gauge fills up. The more accurate the cast, the faster the gauge fills up and allows players to use the Enhanced Fish Finder which locates Special Fish and increases the chances of encountering them.

NEW BOAT AND FISHING EQUIPMENT

The update introduces the new Burning Squall Boat and for players who have reached level 85 and above, the Iridium Hurricane Set and Iridium Surge Battle Set are now available. These items allow more realistic gameplay with better stats, a faster boat and new fishing equipment. Players can also collect new functional consumables that spawn more fishes and increase Nibble Chance and Fish Strength.

INCREASED LEVEL CAP

The maximum user level has been extended from 90 to 108.  Also, the maximum angler level has been extended from 30 to 36.

Fishing Strike is available on iOS and Android. For more information on Fishing Strike, please visit the website at https://www.facebook.com/fishingstrikeEn/.

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About Netmarble Corporation

Netmarble Corp. strives to entertain audiences of all ages around the world by providing great mobile gaming experiences. Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble is the fastest-growing mobile game company and consistently ranks as a top mobile developer and publisher worldwide. With more than 5,000 employees, Netmarble has been producing and servicing some of the most successful mobile games including Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Everybody’s Marble, and Seven Knights. As a parent company to Kabam, a top mobile game developer in massively multiplayer free-to-play games, and the largest shareholder to Jam City, a leading casual social game developer, Netmarble has a strategic partnership with CJ ENM Corporation, Asia’s largest entertainment company, Tencent Holdings, Asia’s largest internet company, and NCsoft, a prominent MMORPG company. More information can be found at www.netmarble.com.

Hilarious Live-Action Dating Simulator Super Seducer 2 is Now Available on Steam

Live-Action Dating Sim Sequel Launches with Ten Times the Budget, a More Diverse Cast, the Female Perspective, and an Even More Comical Script

PORT-LOUIS, MAURITIUS (SEPTEMBER 13, 2018) – Best-selling author and renowned dating coach Richard La Ruina’s much-anticipated dating sim sequel, Super Seducer 2, is now available for Windows PC and Mac! The self-proclaimed “Friendly Neighborhood Seduction Guru” graces Steam once more with a bigger, better, and more conscientious full-motion-video (FMV) game where you learn the artistry of attraction. Armed with the feedback of players and critics alike, Super Seducer 2 re-enters the dating and seduction simulation scene with more meaningful content, adding women’s dating perspectives, a diverse cast of characters, and improved scenario feedback!

In Super Seducer 2, dating masters Richard La Ruina and Charlotte Jones guide players on how to become the most delightful bachelors and bachelorettes on the market. Adversely, they criticize and demonize actions that overstep boundaries and disrespect potential love interests. Richard La Ruina — in collaboration with a predominantly female cast and crew, his wife and producer Kate La Ruina, and America’s #1 Asian Dating Coach JT Tran — implements his most sound and inclusive dating tips into Super Seducer 2. Exploring everything from social cues to the psychology behind a first impression and everything in between, Super Seducer 2 teaches players of different backgrounds and gender how to become irresistible and make the right flirtatious choices so that they may soon find themselves in the arms of their soulmate.

“So many lovely and talented people helped make Super Seducer 2 a reality and a soon-to-be hit, including fans of the first game and even its critics,” said Richard La Ruina, creator of Super Seducer 2. “From day one, we utilized the feedback we received to make the sequel a more inclusive experience for all. Based on the game’s Steam wishlist count, that’s resonated well.

“The team and I hope,” he continued, “that players have even more fun this time around and truly learn how to be more confident and considerate when out on the dating field; that is our primary goal, and we ask those who remain cynical of our efforts to try Super Seducer 2 for themselves.”

“We put everything into making Super Seducer 2 as approachable and funny as possible, and I’m very proud of the result,” said Kate La Ruina, producer of Super Seducer 2. “I hope the fans of the first game love it and that we can convince some of the detractors to give the game a chance. We set out to make people laugh and teach them along the way how to properly start a relationship which is something everyone can relate to.”

Super Seducer 2 is a mature, non-nudity FMV game and true-to-life dating simulator that teaches men and women alike how to take their skills (or lack thereof) with a love interest to the next level. Like its predecessor, Super Seducer 2 features branching dialogue options that give players control of how each scenario ends. Players that make the wrong moves in their flirtatious conquests face a variety of awkward outcomes that range from simple eye roll to a thoroughly deserved rear choke hold. From professional dating tips from top advisors to outright cringe-inducing cautionary blunders, Super Seducer 2 is sure to leave a lasting impression and give you the tools needed to find that special someone once thought to be out of your league!

Key Features of Super Seducer 2 Include: 

• Two Sides of the Coin: Two dating scenarios played completely from a woman’s perspective and the ability to give consent from the woman’s perspective in the men’s POV scenarios.
• Dating is Everyone’s Game: A larger, racially and gender diverse cast of characters — bringing the total to a whopping 50 versus the original game’s 15. Super Seducer 2 also features an entire chapter in spoken Mandarin language.
• Seeing the Whole Picture: All scenarios feature comprehensive and sensible feedback from both Richard and his knowledgeable female colleague Charlotte Jones.
• Cross-Cultural Dating: Scenarios that encourage players of various ethnic backgrounds to be their unapologetically authentic selves — created under the consultation of ABC’s of Attraction founder JT Tran, America’s #1 Asian Dating Coach and premiere social coach for people of color.
• Swipe Right: An online dating level that digs to the core of what makes a digital first impression stick and how to stand above the rest, because modern dating requires proper use of Tinder and similar apps.
• Everyone Loves a Laugh: Included in the game is an interactive stand-up interlude led by stand-up comedian Leo Kearse. Entertaining a crowd is a lot like dating —  both require charm and confidence.
• Bigger, Better, Stronger: A production budget ten times greater than the original with 50% more playtime, 35 different endings, and more in-depth gameplay featuring flashbacks, multiple locations, and realistic transitions from scenario to scenario.

Super Seducer 2 is available now for purchase for Windows PC on Steam for $12.99 USD at https://uberstrategist.link/SuperSeducer2-Steam. “The Dark Side of Seduction?: The Super Seducer 2 Documentary” and Richard La Ruina’s second book “Soulmate Sequence” are also available for $4.99 USD each, exclusively through Steam as a standalone DLC purchase or with the game in a discounted bundle.

Once they’ve completed the game, fans can directly influence the content of the newly announced Super Seducer 3 ahead of its March 6, 2019 release by contributing to the game’s Steam discussion forum or by sending direct feedback to creator Richard La Ruina through Facebook or Twitter.

About Super Seducer 2
Super Seducer 2 is the latest release in the popular (over 90,000 copies sold) dating and relationship series. Featuring over 11 hours of full-motion-video (FMV) content, the game aims to teach players the ins, outs, tips, and tricks, to successfully flirt, introduce themselves, and move beyond “Hi.” Directed by and featuring Richard La Ruina, world-renowned men’s dating coach and best-selling author, Super Seducer 2 expands upon the original game by adding more comedic elements, along with expanded gameplay focusing on a woman’s perspective and a diversity of characters from different ethnic and racial backgrounds. The game teaches proven flirting techniques and rewards players for being genuine and charming, while docking points for being sleazy or offensive. For more information, please visit www.puatraining.com/superseducer.

About Richard La Ruina
Richard La Ruina, a self-confessed shy virgin until 21 years of age, became Europe’s top men’s dating coach in 2009. Now 38 years old and happily married, his company — which is comprised of multiple websites, popular seminars, and workshops around the world — transforms love lives by teaching men how to find their soulmate. His second book “Soulmate Sequence,” a dating advice book for both men and women, will launch exclusively on Steam as DLC with Super Seducer 2 on September 12 priced at $4.99 in all formats including an audiobook.

PUBG MOBILE ADDS SANHOK MAP, NEW WEAPONS AND MORE IN MASSIVE SEPTEMBER UPDATE

World’s most popular mobile battle royale game surpasses 20 million daily active users and nearly one billion matches played in previous season

LOS ANGELES – Sept. 13, 2018 – In all-new update that’s available today, Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG MOBILE) is now offering the much-anticipated Sanhok map.  Set in a dense jungle with varying landscape, Sanhok offers players a smaller map for more tense combat scenarios and gun battles, adding to the list of previous updates, which included the Miramar map, training mode, first-person mode and much more.

Tencent Games today also released even more impressive statistics for PUBG MOBILE, as the game continues to impress the market with more than 20 million daily active users (not including Japan, Korea and China). In Season 2, the previous 14-week period of games, more than 130 million players from more than 200 countries earned themselves 864,425,575 chicken dinners.

In addition to the inclusion of Sanhok, PUBG MOBILE’s latest update adds new in-game and social features that enhance the player’s ability to work with teammates cooperatively, including:

• New Weapons and Vehicles – Sanhok map comes with several new weapons and vehicles, including the Flare Gun, QBZ, Muscle Car and Bulletproof UAZ
• Anti-Cheating Measures – Improved recognition for cheating plug-ins and added report buttons to Spectator Mode, Basic Information, and Results screens
• Season Data – Season page now shows all seasons player and relevant data, including titles, highest tier reached and more
• Gameplay Improvements – Improvements have been made to the chat system, clan rankings, air drop items, friends list and more

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

PUBG MOBILE is based on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the original battle royale PC and Xbox One phenomenon that took the world of interactive entertainment by storm in 2017. Up to 100 players parachute onto a remote 8×8 km island to do battle in a winner-takes-all showdown. Players must locate and scavenge their own weapons, vehicles and supplies, and defeat every player in a visually and tactically rich battleground that forces players into a shrinking play zone.

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

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inXile Entertainment Releases Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut on Nintendo Switch™

Survive the dangers of a post-apocalyptic world in this award-winning strategy RPG

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Sept. 13, 2018 – inXile Entertainment, the studio led by Interplay founder Brian Fargo, producer of the original Fallout, has released Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut on Nintendo Switch™ via the Nintendo eShop for $29.99. The sequel to the first-ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG, Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut features numerous improvements and additions that further immerse players in an epic adventure across a post-nuclear American Southwest.

Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut enhances the original game – winner of numerous accolades, including Game of the Year – with bonus customization choices for your squad, additional tactical options in combat, and expanded voice-over dialogue. Throughout over 80 hours of gameplay, you’ll arm your squad of Desert Rangers to survive any situation, use their unique skills to overcome obstacles on your own terms, and make decisions with both immediate and long-term consequences for the lives of everyone in the wasteland.

Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut will also be available as a physical product at retail on Dec. 4, 2018. This game is rated M (Mature) by the ESRB. For more information, follow the Wasteland series 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 like Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, The Mage’s Tale, The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep and Wasteland 3. 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.

Crytek Releases Performance Update 2.4 for Hunt: Showdown

FRANKFURT, Germany – Sept. 13, 2018 – Performance in Hunt: Showdown gets a big boost this month with the release of Update 2.4, which focuses on performance-related additions and changes to the multiplayer FPS bounty hunting game from Crytek. Additionally, the new solo mode, which proved to be highly popular during the game’s recent Solo Event, is here to stay.

Performance upgrades in 2.4 are manifold, and in a new video interview Level Design Director Chris Auty and Technical Director Sebastien Laurent discuss the performance updates in 2.4 in detail, while Senior Game Designer Andreas Liebeskind and Junior Technical Designer Bence Kovacs weigh in on the new weapons, content updates, and game fixes. 

Changes to the game’s graphics settings offer one of the biggest potential improvements to performance, as rendering has been split out into different quality settings, allowing players to make choices about things like shadow quality or particle quality fitting to their specific machine. Players with limited GPU performance should see the biggest benefits from this change. Resolution scaling is another big feature now available with 2.4. Originally introduced in Crytek’s Ryse: Son of Rome, resolution scaling decouples display resolution with rendering resolution, significantly improving performance on the GPU level. CPU optimizations were also made on the game code side, and this should result in significantly less stalling. Level loading times should also improve.

Three new weapons are also packed into Update 2.4. The new Nagant Officer M1895 Carbine pistol has a long barrel and a stock, which means it behaves more like a rifle than a pistol. The new Specter 1882 Compact Shotgun has a sawn-off barrel, foregrip, and wider spread (if shorter range). The Crossbow Shotbolt mixes the characteristics of a shotgun with those of a crossbow, utilizing bolts tipped with shotgun shells that detonate on impact, setting off a cone of shotgun pellets.

About Hunt: Showdown

Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person bounty hunting game with heavy PvE elements, from the makers of Crysis. Set in the darkest corners of the world, it packs the thrill of survival games into a match-based format. Hunt’s competitive, match-based gameplay mixes PvP and PvE elements to create a uniquely tense experience. Each match pits up to ten players—playing solo or in teams of two—against each other as they fight for bounty by taking out gruesome monsters in the swamps of Louisiana. Once they’ve found and defeated one of these they will receive a bounty—and instantly become a target for every other Hunter left on the map. The higher the risk, the higher the reward–but a single mistake could cost everything. Hunt is available now on Steam. For more information, visit https://www.huntshowdown.com/.

About Crytek

Crytek is an independent videogame developer, publisher, and technology provider dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming with its cutting-edge 3D game development solution CRYENGINE. With headquarters in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and studios in Kiev (Ukraine) and Istanbul (Turkey), Crytek has created multiple award-winning titles, including the original Far Cry, the Crysis series, Ryse: Son of Rome, Warface, The Climb, Robinson: The Journey and Hunt: Showdown. Crytek delivers fun and innovative gaming experiences for PC, consoles, and VR and continues to grow its reach in the games-as-a-service market. Every Crytek game is created with CRYENGINE, which can be used by anyone to create games.

For more information visit www.crytek.com and www.cryengine.com.

ABSOLVER: DOWNFALL EXPANSION BRINGS NEW QUESTS AND STYLISH GEAR TO THE FIGHT

– Free Expansion Hits PlayStation 4 and PC on September 25 –

Paris – Independent developer Sloclap and sucker punch experts Devolver Digital have announced Absolver: Downfall, a loaded new expansion for the online melee combat, will release on PlayStation 4 and PC for free September 25.

Absolver: Downfall includes three major new content updates for the over five million players that have downloaded Absolver across PlayStation 4 and PC.

Downfall Mode: Absolvers will face their toughest challenge yet as they battle through the new Adalian Mines as a solo warrior or in online cooperative play. Each run through the procedurally sequenced mines and temples offers a unique path through a variety of challenges against upgraded enemy combatants and three intense boss fights.

Faejin Combat Style: The new Faejin Combat Style blends defense and offense with percussive strikes and fluid power. The new approach is a complex style for experienced Absolvers, featuring shifting defensive abilities and two dozen attacks for bare hands, wargloves, and armed combat.

School Challenges: Absolvers who have reached the Disciple rank in a school can participate in School challenges, by using their school’s decks and powers in 1v1 Combat Trials. All wins representing one’s school count in the School challenges, with individual and collective performances of the schools bringing fresh rewards every three weeks, at the end of the season.

Additional updates include six new unique sets of gear for players to discover alongside six new emotes and three new PvP intros. Absolver: Downfall will be available for free to all Absolver owners on PlayStation 4 and PC starting September 25.

For more information on Absolver visit absolver.com and follow @Absolver on Twitter.

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No Country for Old Video Games? Not So!  Old School Musical Out Now on Nintendo Switch™ and Steam

 Publisher Playdius Invites Players to Jam their Way through 8-Bit Era in Unique Rhythm Game Starring Two New Retro Heroes, Tib and Rob, on their Quest to Save Childhood Memories

 Paris – Sept. 13, 2018 – You asked for it, and it is finally here! Global game publisher Playdius and eccentric independent game developer La Moutarde announced today that its wacky rhythm game Old School Musical is now available for Nintendo Switch™ and PC. Available for a SRP of $12.99 / €12.99 via the Nintendo eShop and Steam, Old School Musical invites players to join Tib and Rob on their crazy adventure through retro worlds accompanied by a rocking chiptunes soundtrack and levels inspired by awesome 8-Bit classics. The game has been rated “E10+” by the ESRB (PEGI 12 in Europe).

Old School Musical will send players back to the golden years of the 8-Bit era. The main protagonists, Tib and Rob, have been trained to become video game heroes. One fateful day, their game becomes corrupted by a bug invasion, thus pushing them to embark on an unlikely journey to find their missing mother and save our childhood games! Your skill, their success: miss any note and Tib and Rob’s adventure will fall flat…literally!

Swing a crowbar, shoot with your spacecraft and defeat an evil chicken army to the beat of remarkable chiptune tracks from famous artists such as Dubmood, Zabutom, Hello World, Yponeko, and Le Plancton. Discover 50 tracks, all composed exclusively for the game! The Old School Musical soundtrack is also available for purchase on Steam and other music platforms. Discover some of the games’ tracks directly on Soundcloud.

And that’s not all! Did you think you would be free from the gameplay wackiness once the Story mode has ended? NO SIR! Old School Musical also features an extra storyline with in-game modifiers to enjoy many new ways of playing. Discover even more retro levels and chiptune tracks, and unveil what Tib and Rob don’t want you to know in the main plot!

To watch the Old School Musical launch trailer on YouTube, please head here:

Old School Musical Unique Features include:

·     Looney Story Mode: Lead Tib and Rob on crazy adventures filled with humor and 8-bit nostalgia
·     Arcade Mode: Reach the highest score and challenge your friends (if you have any)
·     Challenge Mode: Play it hard with visual and audio penalties to unlock new music tracks
·     Over 50 chiptune tracks by the best of the chiptune scene: Dubmood, Zabutom, Hello World, Yponeko, Le Plancton
·     Travel through 20+ retro levels, inspired by many favorite classic old-school games
·     Local multiplayer mode supporting up to 4 players
·     A rebellion led by chickens, yes you heard us correct, 32 angry chickens to be exact!

To stay up to date with the latest news and information regarding Old School Musical, please visit the official website, like the official Facebook page and follow the game on Twitter.

ABOUT PLAYDIUS
Playdius is the publishing branch of Plug In Digital, video game distribution leader based in France. Since 2015, we have been patiently building a strong line up on PC, Consoles and Mobile with games from all over the world such as Hover, Bury Me My Love, Splasher or upcoming Away and Edge of Eternity. Our ambition is to bring to the players the very best of incredible indie production, with creative and different games that match with our motto: “Play Outside the Box”.

ABOUT LA MOUTARDE
Based in Montpellier, south of France, La Moutarde (The Mustard) is a small team composed of developers, graphic designers, and sound artists driven by a common passion: video games. We built the project “La Moutarde” around our first game: Old School Musical. We want our game to be as subtle and refined as a good ol’ hand-made Mustard for everyone to enjoy.

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