Annual MechWarrior Fan Conference Mech_Con Dates Announced – Tickets Now on Sale for Expanded Two-Day Event Featuring Hands-On MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Demos & the 2018 MechWarrior Online World Championships

The Popular Vancouver Fan Show is Now Open to All Ages

VANCOUVER – June 6, 2018 – Fans of all ages looking to get the ultimate MechWarrior experience can purchase tickets for Mech_Con 2018 starting now as Piranha Games has revealed ticket and show info on the event’s official website: https://mechwarrior.com/mechcon. Expanded into a two-day event, Mech_Con 2018 will be held at the Vancouver East Convention Center Dec. 1 – 2.

Home to the MechWarrior Online World Championships where teams of eight will compete for a significant cash prize pool, Mech_Con 2018 will also feature hands-on demos with the upcoming and highly anticipated MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, the first single player MechWarrior game in 15 years. Fans will get the most immersive MechWarrior experience possible inside a custom build MechWarrior Super Pod.

Early bird ticket sales start at $50 and are available until July 31. Super fans can pick up a $90 Collector’s Ticket that includes exclusive in-game content for MechWarrior Online, a Mech_Con 2018 swag bag as well as other merch, and a Super Pod Demo Ticket and VIP ticket exclusives. For the ultimate fans, a $200 ticket grants all of the Collector’s items plus a tour of Piranha Games in Vancouver, early access to the Mech_Con 2018 venue, and VIP area access with private catering and a bar at the event.

Additionally, the conference will include giveaways, developer talks and panel sessions, head-to-head Solaris 7 challenges in MechWarrior Online: Solaris 7 Mode with a chance to win prizes, autograph sessions, exclusive event merchandise, BattleTech tabletop areas and more.

Complete details are at https://mechwarrior.com/mechcon. This event is expected to sell out so fans are encouraged to get their tickets early.

Iconic Adventure Game Another World Making Contact with Nintendo Switch™ June 25th 

Also Known as Out of This World, the Cinematic Platformer Features HD and Original Visuals on Nintendo Switch 

PARIS – JUNE 06, 2018 – French developer and publisher Dotemu, in partnership with developer The Digital Lounge, today announced that the groundbreaking platforming classic, Another World, will reach the Nintendo Switch on June 25th.

Another World inspired numerous video games creators of outstanding titles such as Ico and Metal Gear Solid after its initial release, and Dotemu is working closely with Another World’s original creator, Eric Chahi, to ensure the Nintendo Switch version stays true to the engrossing sci-fi epic’s debut.

Another World follows the captivating journey of Lester Knight Chaykin, a brilliant young physicist who tears a hole through the fabric of space and time when an experiment results in an unintended particle fusion. The accompanying explosion catapults Lester into a strange alien world where he must navigate treacherous locales, defeat menacing creatures and overcome perplexing puzzles to survive.

For more information on Another World and to stay up to date with all Dotemu news and games, follow them on Twitter (https://twitter.com/dotemu) and visit http://www.dotemu.com/.

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About The Digital Lounge: 

The Digital Lounge is the publisher of Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition, True Fear and Dino Dini’s Kick Off. “Publisher 3.0”: we build a strong relationship with the game creators to support them with marketing, communication and sales operations worldwide; it is in our DNA. We believe inspiration, business and fun go hand in hand. Our passion for games has no limit, and we make it our mission to connect creators and players. To learn more, please visit: http://thedigitalounge.com.

About Dotemu: 

Dotemu is a french video game company specializing in modern releases of beloved retro games. Our mission is simple: give every gamer access to yesteryear’s classic video games on today’s platforms, including PC, mobile, console and more. Working alongside the world’s most cherished and recognized publishers, the Dotemu team has produced a number of global top-sellers across both PC and console, including Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, Windjammers, several games in the Ys series and more.

Founded in 2007, Dotemu leverages its considerable technological know-how to maintain the original spirit of classic games while giving them a second life as rediscovered gems for a new generation of gamers.

Royal Blood Launches Worldwide on App Store and Google Play 

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 6, 2018 – Give nothing. Take everything. The wait is over, prepare for battle! GAMEVIL lifts the veil on Royal Blood! Bringing together it’s unique vision of brooding darkness, nightmarish battle and massive PVP options, players will slash, shoot, enchant and conquer all.

Available now on Google Play Store and App Store, harness control over four character class types with unique attacks ranging from the shrill of a deadly song to the brutal shred of an arrow through flesh. Experience the thrill of epic 70 vs. 70 RvR battles and become immersed in a vast, open world where gothic meets fantasy. Customize your combat systems on the fly, creating endless possibilities on the battlefield with more than one way to destroy the enemy. With its combination of PC quality graphics and larger than life open world ambience, Royal Blood enters the arena as a heavy contender to pillage your precious play time.

Royal Blood is available worldwide for free download on App Store and Google Play

Royal Blood on Google Play: http://bit.ly/RoyalBloodADiOS
Royal Blood on iTunes: http://bit.ly/RoyalBloodADiOS
Royal Blood on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RoyalBloodEN/
Royal Blood: Official Launch Trailer: https://youtu.be/lb9HDhVmdTw
Royal Blood: RvR Trailer: https://youtu.be/nx3_PSAtEVo
For more information visit: https://gamevil.com/

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About GAMEVIL
GAMEVIL, with over 500 million game downloads and experience publishing hundreds of games on multiple platforms, is one of the most active and innovative mobile game companies in the world. Established in 2000 and with offices in Seoul, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Hanoi and Taipei, GAMEVIL is an experienced global mobile game publisher working with more than 70 top studios around the world. With deep industry and regional knowledge, GAMEVIL has been able to craft numerous award winners through a diverse portfolio of games. Backed by unparalleled expertise in mobile, GAMEVIL continues to lead the sector with a commitment to establishing mobile gaming as a way of life.

GAMEVIL is currently listed on the KOSDAQ Market (Ticker: 063080, Bloomberg: 063080:KS, Reuters: 063080.KQ)

Follow GAMEVIL on Twitter @GAMEVIL and “Like” GAMEVIL on Facebook at facebook.com/GAMEVIL. For more information, visit www.gamevil.com.

GRIDD: RETROENHANCED NOW AVAILABLE ON THE NINTENDO SWITCH
Kongregate adds to its growing list of Switch titles with hacker-inspired arcade shooter.

San Francisco (June 6, 2018) – Kongregate, a leading publisher of mobile, PC, and web games, teams with the indie developers at Antab Studio to launch GRIDD: Retroenhanced on the Nintendo Switch. This marks the second Switch release for Kongregate and the first for the Italian indie developer, Antab Studio.

GRIDD: Retroenhanced is an intense arcade-style shoot ’em up heavily influenced by ’80s hacker culture and cyberpunk. Players will fly their ships through a computer system filled with an evolving set of glowing gates, obstacles, and enemies as they attempt to take down an unrelenting security mainframe in a nod to previous rogue computers of the cinema world. With its pulsing synthwave soundtrack by Melbourne-based musician Dream Fiend, and its early home computing style, GRIDD takes a classic era and evolves it into a modern arcade experience.

GRIDD: Retroenhanced twists the tough-as-nails difficulty of classic arcade games by constantly adapting the difficulty to the player’s in-game performance. As players succeed and gain mastery of each element of the game, those elements become more difficult in future encounters. Likewise, obstacles too difficult to beat will relax until they reach just the right difficulty for the player.  “The goal is to always keep the game at just the right difficulty level for the player, we never wanted it to be easy,” said Andrea Tabacco, CEO & Founder of Antab. GRIDD: Retroenhanced can be further enhanced on the Nintendo Switch by attaching a Joy-Con and engaging in “Power Glove Mode,” which lets players control the game using motion controls.

“GRIDD: Retroenhanced is the result of a generation of kids growing up in arcades,” said John Cooney, Senior BD Manager at Kongregate. “It’s fun to watch the team get inspiration for Switch features from classic Nintendo products and game design.”

Players can launch their craft in GRIDD: Retroenhanced today on the Nintendo Switch ($11.99), rated E for Everyone. You can find additional information about the game at the website and get the latest news on the official Facebook and Twitter accounts.

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About Kongregate
Kongregate is a leading cross-platform game publisher and web gaming destination. Kongregate’s publishing focuses on free to play mid- and hard-core titles across mobile, PC, and consoles. Working closely with mobile game developers, Kongregate publishing provides consulting, analytics, marketing, launch support, and game features such as cross promotion, guilds, and chat. Kongregate’s mobile games have been downloaded tens of millions of times and have hundreds of millions of gameplays.  Kongregate’s web platform features over 100,000 free games played by tens of millions of gamers per month.  Kongregate is a part of leading international digital entertainment group MTG, and is based in San Francisco. The company was founded in 2006 by brother-and-sister team Jim and Emily Greer.

About Antab Studio
Antab Studio is a small indie team of 3 based in Milan, Italy.  The team is directed by Andrea Tabacco, a 11 year veteran of various studios including Ubisoft and Forge Reply.  They have produced a variety of of mobile and PC titles, headlined by the GRIDD series of games for Windows Phone and Android devices.

DINOSAUR LIFE FINDS A WAY ONTO YOUR PHONE WITH ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED MOBILE, AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE FOR iOS AND ANDROID JUNE 14

ARK Delivers On-The-Go Fun With Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptors, Craft and Build Mechanics, Huge Online Multiplayer Tribes

Gainesville, FL – June 6, 2018 – War Drum Studios, along with franchise creators Studio Wildcard, announced today that ARK: Survival Evolved will launch onto both iOS and Android on June 14, 2018. On phones and tablets, ARK: Survival Evolved is the same multiplayer game loved on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac and Linux with the entire mysterious island to explore, 80+ dinosaurs and primeval creatures to tame and train, crafting, building, and more! The major difference is ARK: Survival Evolved on mobile is free-to-play with more accessible gameplay developed specifically for on-the-go dinosaur fun!

ARK: Survival Evolved mobile includes a unique user interface and a specialized control setup. A new 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 crafting structures and even resurrect 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.

Xbox One now showing all 2018 FIFA World Cup^™ & Premier League matches via Optus Sport partnership

Xbox Australia and Optus Sport have teamed up to offer all Australians access to all games in the 2018/19 Premier League season and all 64 games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™.

With an Optus Sport Premium subscription now available for the first time to non-Optus customers and ineligible Optus customers for $15 per month, there’s no better time for gamers to be on Xbox One in Australia. Eligible Optus customers will continue to be able to enjoy access to all Optus Sport content via their Xbox One at no extra cost.

This is a significant step in the evolution of premium sport in Australia and will allow all football fans on Xbox One the opportunity to experience all that Optus Sport has to offer on a month to month basis.

Jeremy Hinton, Business Group Lead at Xbox Asia says of the partnership: “We’re thrilled to offer our fans the opportunity to view live on the big screen, not only one of the biggest global sporting events with the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ but all Premier League matches in the upcoming 2018/19 season on Xbox One. It’s a fantastic demonstration of our commitment to providing best in class entertainment offerings on console in Australia.”

Ben White, Optus Managing Director Marketing and Product said: “Optus Sport is the only place Australians can watch all 64 games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ and we are really excited to be partnering with Xbox so that more Aussies can watch their favourite teams in action.”

All Optus Sport Premium subscribers will be able to access all of Optus Sport’s 2018 FIFA World Cup™ coverage, including two 24/7 channels, all 64 matches both live and on-demand and Optus Sport’s entire array of dedicated World Cup programming, as well as all other sports programming on Optus Sport.

Optus Sport now joins NBA, NFL, WWE Network, UFC TV, Nascar, PGA Tour, Tennis TV, NHL.TV, MLB.TV & Foxtel as entertainment app options available through Xbox One in Australia. There’s certainly something for every sports lover.

What’s more, customers that prioritise play can connect their mobile account to their Microsoft Store account for centralised billing, making digital store payments simpler and streamlined.

For more information on the programming available on Optus Sport, including the 39 exclusive matches offered during the World Cup, please visit the Optus Sport World Cup page.

UBISOFT^® INTRODUCES THE “PILOT PROGRAM”, A REVENUE-SHARE INITATIVE FOR THE TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX^® PRO LEAGUE

The Program, launched alongside Pro League Season 8, will involve 11 teams

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — June 6, 2018 — Ubisoft^® has announced the “Pilot Program”, a revenue-share initiative that continues to shape the best Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six^® Pro League possible for our teams, players and talents. This Program will allow revenue sharing with a selection of Pro League teams as well as with the Six Invitational 2019 prize pool, based on specific in-game items. It will provide organisations and pro players additional revenue directly from the game to help foster a more stable environment. The Pilot Program will launch at the start of Pro League Season 8, June 11 2018 and will cover Seasons 8 and 9, until May 2019. It will be a test period, designed to learn and iterate before reaching a more finalised revenue-share format next year.

11 Teams will be part of the Pilot Program, from all 4 Pro League regions (Europe, North America, Latin-America, Asia-Pacific). Here is the complete list of these organizations:

• FNATIC (ANZ)
• PENTA Sports (EU)
• Vitality (EU)
• Evil Geniuses (NA)
• Rogue (NA)
• SK Gaming (NA)
• Mousesports (NA)
• FaZe Clan (LATAM)
• Team Liquid (LATAM)
• Immortals (ex-BRK esports – LATAM)
• Ninjas in Pyjamas (roster announced soon)

This list includes the two latest additions to the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League, joining us as of Season 8: Immortals, acquiring BRK e-sports (Brazil), and Ninjas in Pyjamas, acquiring a roster to be announced.

“For us, the Pilot Program is a way to reward the teams that are contributing to the League and help it grow,” said François-Xavier Dénièle, Esports Director, Ubisoft EMEA. “For fans, we believe it is one of the most direct ways to show their support to specific teams and players. With this program, we are expanding on the Team Charm initiative we ran with different teams during last year’s Pro League seasons.”

The Pilot Program is part of a more global evolution of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League towards further professionalisation. With a new format, each year now comprised of two six-month long Pro League Seasons, and more LAN events, such as the Six Major Paris happening from August 13 to 19. Additional details on Years 2018-2020 Pro League format can be found here and more information on the Pilot Program, including details on revenue sharing, can be found here.

For more information about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League, please visit http://www.rainbow6.com/esports and follow us at https://twitter.com/R6ProLeague.

About Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Inspired by real-world counter-terrorist organisations, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege puts players in the middle of lethal close-quarter confrontations. For the first time in a Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six game, players will engage in sieges, a new style of assault where enemies have the means to transform their environments into modern strongholds while Rainbow Six teams lead the assault to breach the enemy’s position. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege gives players unprecedented control over their ability to fortify their position by reinforcing walls and floors, using barbed wire and deployable shields, laying mines and more, or to breach the enemies’ position using observation drones, setting charges, rappelling and more. The fast pace and uniqueness of each siege sets a new bar for intense firefights, strategic gameplay and competitive gaming.

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.

©2017 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Tom Clancy’s, Rainbow Six, The Soldier Icon, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.

EPIC SCI-FI ACTION-RPG STAR OCEAN: ANAMNESIS COMES TO MOBILE THIS JULY

Closed Beta Applications and Pre-Registration Begins

SYDNEY, 6^th June 2018 – Square Enix Ltd., today announced that STAR OCEAN™: ANAMNESIS™, a brand new journey in the popular sci-fi fantasy STAR OCEAN series, is coming to mobile devices  in North America, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand this July on the Apple App Store® and Google Play™.

STAR OCEAN: ANAMNESIS puts players in the Captain’s Chair as they lead a squad of heroes across the galaxy. They will have the freedom to build endless strategic and iconic teams with returning ‘all-star’ characters from the STAR OCEAN series, choosing between attackers, sharpshooters, defenders, invokers and healers to assemble a powerful crew. Enhanced mobile-specific controls will have users experience fast-paced real-time combat with gorgeous 3D graphics. For the first time in the series, players will also be able to tackle missions together in a brand-new co-op multiplayer mode.

Apple® device users can now register for the official Apple Testflight closed beta to get an exclusive preview of the game before launch: http://sqex.to/Yp5

Additionally, fans can now pre-register through the official STAR OCEAN social media channels (Facebook and Twitter) and on Google Play™ to unlock a variety of awards on, or shortly after, launch based on the total number of pre-registrations. Prizes include bubbly, iconic recurring STAR OCEAN-series character Welch Vineyard, as well as the cool and collected Faize, originally from STAR OCEAN: The Last Hope. The full list of pre-registration rewards is available below:

• 25,000 Registrations: 500 gems
• 50,000 Registrations: Platinum Prism x6 + Rainbow Crystal x6
• 75,000 Registrations: 1,000 gems
• 100,000 Registrations: 4* Character: Welch
• 110,000 Registrations: 1,500 gems
• 120,000 Registrations: 4* Weapon: Welch’s Jester’s Wand
• 130,000 Registrations: 2,000 gems (5,000 gems total)
• 140,000 Registrations: Launch Coin x1
• 150,000 Registrations: 5* Character: Faize

STAR OCEAN: ANAMNESIS will be available in July 2018 on the Apple App Store® and Google Play®. For more information go to: https://staroceangame.com/home/

Related Links:
Official Website: https://staroceangame.com/home/
Official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/starocean/
Official Twitter account: https://twitter.com/starocean

MEMORIES OF MARS AVAILABLE NOW ON STEAM EARLY ACCESS

Open-World Online Sandbox Survival Game launches today on Steam Early Access; Don’t Miss 10% Launch Discount!

Sydney, Australia –  June 6, 2018 –  505 Games and Limbic Entertainment announce that the eagerly awaited  Memories of Mars launches today, June 5^th into Early Access on Steam with a 10% launch discount off the price. A new trailer and a bunch of new screens were also released today, showcasing the dark and desolate world you’ll awake to on the Red Planet as a clone trying to survive on the unforgiving planet:

Featuring a rich and vast environment to explore and introducing a unique “seasons” mechanic to enhance the competition of surviving the Red Planet, Memories of Mars sets the stage for an otherworldly gaming experience designed to keep gameplay fresh. In the unique Seasons, which sets Memories of Mars apart from other survival games, death will be inevitable for even the most skilled players as periodic catastrophic solar flares wipe the planet’s surface of all life and player-made infrastructures on an ongoing basis. Some of the talents and abilities learned through the season can be backed up and carried over by a series of clones, allowing players the ability to download previous memories of how to build and craft to get a head start on surviving the next season.

Memories of Mars will task players with surviving the harsh and unforgiving landscape of the Red Planet while building a habitable homestead and competing against other players and enemy NPCs for resources and opportunities. Players can team up to explore, gather resources and build defense bases or go rogue and explore numerous locations including abandoned terraforming towers, mining sites, caves, canyons, meteor impact sites and more. Seasons will also serve to make the map feel new, with familiar places rearranged in new locations, exciting points of interest never-before-seen, added blueprints for creating different weapons and modules, novel enemies, updated events and more.

• Memories of Mars Steam Page

For more information on Memories of Mars and to stay up to date on the latest information, visit the official game website official Discord channel or Steam page and follow Memories of Mars on Facebook and Twitter.

About 505 Games

505 Games is a global video game publisher focused on offering a broad selection of titles for players of all ages and levels. The company publishes and distributes premium and free-to-play games on leading console, PC and handheld platforms as well as for mobile devices and social networks.

Publishing highlights in premium games include Last Day of June, PAYDAY 2, Terraria, Portal Knights, Assetto Corsa, ABZÛ, Virginia, Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons, Laser League and How to Survive. Free-to-play publishing highlights include Battle Islands, Gems of War and Hawken. Distribution highlights include Stardew Valley, Dead by Daylight and Inside/Limbo. Upcoming titles include Indivisible (from the development team behind Skullgirls), Underworld Ascendant and Koji Igarashi’s next project, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

505 Games has offices in California, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and China. It works with a network of distribution and sub-licensing partners in all other markets.  For more information on 505 Games and its products please visit www.505games.com.

About Limbic Entertainment

Limbic Entertainment is a veteran game development studio based in Germany. Limbic develops and sells game software at both national and international level. The studio’s core competences are game design, as well as programming, hosting and maintaining online and client games. Since Limbic was founded, the company has released more than 60 product versions published in more than a dozen languages. Currently, the focus lies on the development of PC games based on Unreal4.

While finalizing Memories of Mars Limbic is also developing the next installment of the Tropico series: Tropico 6.

We at Limbic work as a team in a very friendly working atmosphere. Our flat hierarchies make it easy for everyone to contribute their own ideas and to act out their professional ambitions. We acknowledge proficiency as well as we offer chances.

Our team currently consists of about 75 people. Whether we plan an in-house development or work for our business partners, we can always draw from our pool of game designers, project managers, and coders in order to compile the perfect team for the job. Some tasks, as for example visual arts, are usually outsourced to our competent long-term partners.

For more information on Limbic Entertainment visit http://www.limbic-entertainment.de.

DESTINY 2 TAKES PLAYERS TO THE LAWLESS EDGE OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM WITH NEXT CHAPTER, FORSAKEN

The Hunt Is On with the Critically-Acclaimed Franchise’s Latest Offering, Available Worldwide on September 4 

All-New Destiny 2 Hybrid Mode, Gambit, to Debut at E3, Forsaken Delivers Ultimate Power Fantasy 

June 6, 2018 – Bungie, High Moon Studios and Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), revealed today that Destiny 2: Forsaken, the first major expansion of the award-winning Destiny 2 video game, will release worldwide on September 4, 2018. Destiny 2: Forsaken will be available for download on PlayStation®4, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X, and PC. The PC version of the expansion will be available exclusively on Battle.net®, Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed online-gaming platform.

With two brand-new destinations to explore, and new weapons, armour and Supers to acquire, Forsaken takes players on an epic journey into the wild frontiers of our solar system where the lines between justice and revenge are blurred.  Forsaken also features an all-new competitive and collaborative endgame activity, called Gambit. A first-of-its kind for Destiny, Gambit is a new, hybrid 4v4 mode that merges both PvE and PvP experiences into an epic battle. This entirely new way to play Destiny 2 offers something for all types of gamers to enjoy, appealing to those who thrive on the competitive challenge of PvP gameplay, while seamlessly blending the collaborative and unpredictable elements of PvE.  This new mode will be playable at the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) held from June 12-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

“Since the launch of the Destiny franchise, we have always strived to create innovative experiences that will challenge and reward different kinds of players and ensure their beloved pastime is rewarding,” said Scott Taylor, Project Lead at Bungie.  He added, “We can’t wait to share Forsaken’s new Gambit mode with our fans and offer them a new way to play that can be enjoyed competitively and cooperatively.”

“With an absorbing new story, created by High Moon Studios in partnership with Bungie, Destiny 2: Forsaken offers core players an epic experience, and offers a compelling entry point for new players,” Byron Beede, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Destiny at Activision.  “I’m looking forward to watching players get their hands on some of the most requested features requested by the dedicated Destiny 2 community.”

Following years of strife, what remains of the Reef has fallen to lawlessness. Players investigate the recent unrest and will explore new regions, awaken new powers, and earn powerful weapons.

Building on the most requested desire for a deep and rewarding endgame experience, Destiny 2: Forsaken features The Dreaming City destination. Full of secrets to discover and bosses to defeat, this destination also houses the brand-new raid and is the first space designed from the ground up to support endgame content.  Available to all Destiny 2 players around Forsaken’s launch comes highly anticipated changes and features such as a new weapon slot system, Random Rolls, improvements to the mods system, and numerous other quality-of-life improvements.

Destiny 2: Forsaken will be available at a suggested retail price of $59.95 AUD. The product line-up will also feature the Destiny 2: Forsaken + Annual Pass Bundle at $99.95 AUD, and the Destiny 2: Forsaken – Digital Deluxe Edition featuring premium digital content at $114.95 AUD on PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One and PC, exclusively on Battle.net^®.  At launch, PlayStation® gamers will get access to the following timed exclusive content*: a strike, one gear set per class, a new ship and an exotic weapon. At Destiny 2: Forsaken’s launch, the previously released Destiny 2 launch timed exclusives will be made available for all platforms.

For more game information, visit www.DestinyTheGame.com and follow the official Destiny social channels on Facebook and @DestinyTheGame on Instagram and Twitter. The community can interact directly with the developers at www.Bungie.net, Facebook, @Bungie on Twitter, Instagram and www.Twitch.tv/Bungie on Twitch.

About Bungie

Bungie is an independent, employee-owned game development studio dedicated to creating hopeful worlds that inspire passionate player communities and lifelong friendships. For more than two-and-a-half decades that purpose has led to the creation of some of the industry’s most celebrated gaming franchises, including Marathon, Myth, Halo, and Destiny. Today, Bungie is focused on developing the next highly-anticipated release in the Destiny universe and new worlds to come.

About Activision

Headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., Activision is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com or by following @Activision.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements about the expected release dates, pricing, features, functionality and gameplay of Destiny 2: Forsaken, including its availability at the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo, and the dates and features of the Destiny 2 launch timed exclusives, are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

*Timed exclusive content until at least Spring 2019

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