Star Wars: The Last Jedi Enters Zen Studios’ Pinball FX3 Galaxy This April

The Biggest Movie of 2017 Inspires Two New Tables for Gaming’s Greatest Force in Video Pinball

San Francisco, CA – March 29, 2018 –  Today, Zen Studios announces two new exciting tables based on Star Wars™: The Last Jedi™, coming to Pinball FX3 on April 17. With one table based on the overall plot of the film and another more focused on Luke Skywalker’s hideaway on Ahch-To Island, the Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi pack will be available for download on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, and Windows 10, as well as on the App Store, Google Play, and Mac through the Zen Pinball and Star Wars Pinball apps.

Both tables in the Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi pack reimagine memorable moments from the film in an interactive way only Pinball FX3 can deliver, from fast-paced pinball action to an advanced leaderboard system and RPG-like progression. Sound effects straight from the film complement an authentic Star Wars soundtrack, as animated 3D models bring everything to life. Join Luke Skywalker, Rey, Finn, Chewbacca, R2-D2, BB-8 and Captain Phasma—even Porgs!—in galaxy-spanning antics from the far reaches of the Outer Rim to Luke’s hideaway in the Unknown Regions.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Survive a First Order onslaught as the Resistance, train Rey in the ways of the Force on Ahch-To, and defend Finn from Captain Phasma, blasting away at stormtroopers as BB-8. Jump a ramp to shoot down TIE fighters, fight off Kylo Ren’s TIE Silencer, and teach Rey that the Force isn’t just moving rocks!

Star Wars: Ahch-To Island – Luke Skywalker (reluctantly) welcomes you to his secluded hideaway. Train Rey in the ways of the Force, convince Luke to join the Resistance and help Chewbacca deal with some Porg problems. You’ll even get a taste of everyday life on the island as Luke, including reminiscing about his Rebellion days through R2-D2’s hologram projections. And when the lights go off during a multiball mode? Let’s just hope the Force is with you…

“We at Zen are happy to celebrate five years of making fan-favorite Star Wars Pinball tables,” says Mel Kirk, VP of Publishing at Zen Studios. “Once our Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi pack is released, players will be able to choose from no fewer than 16 robust tables set in that iconic galaxy far, far away. We’ve built an incredible community over the years, and we hope to keep pleasing them through Pinball FX3 for years to come.”

For more information on Star Wars™ Pinball: The Last Jedi™ as well as the rest of Zen’s library of digital titles, please visit blog.zenstudios.com.

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About Zen Studios

Zen Studios is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for all major digital game platforms. Recognized as one of the premier independent gaming studios on the planet, Zen’s offices span the world from its headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, to offices in the United States. Zen Studios has worked with some of the most iconic entertainment studios, including NBC Universal, FOX Digital Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, South Park Studios and Lucasfilm, as well as revered gaming properties like Valve’s Portal and Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead. Zen Studios’ CastleStorm franchise has also won the developer critical acclaim and commercial success, including the coveted Editor’s Choice awards from both the Apple App Store and Google Play, and its Pinball FX franchise has defined video game pinball excellence since 2007.

About Lucasfilm Ltd.

Lucasfilm Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is a global leader in film, television and digital entertainment production. In addition to its motion-picture and television production, the company’s activities include visual effects and audio post-production, cutting-edge digital animation, interactive entertainment software, and the management of the global merchandising activities for its entertainment properties including the legendary STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES franchises. Lucasfilm Ltd. is headquartered in northern California.

Lucasfilm, the Lucasfilm logo, STAR WARS and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. © & TM 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.

LIFE IS STRANGE™ episodes 4 and 5 available today on iPhone and iPad

LIFE IS STRANGE™ Episode 1 is now Free to Play on iOS

London, UK (March 29th, 2018) – SQUARE ENIX® today announced that episodes 4 and 5 of DONTNOD Entertainment’s critically-acclaimed and award-winning narrative adventure game, LIFE IS STRANGE™, are available now on iOS. Experience the thrilling conclusion to the compelling, episodic story of LIFE IS STRANGE™ on iOS today.

Discover one of the most celebrated narrative adventure games of all time, as Episode 1 of LIFE IS STRANGE™ is now free to play on iOS. All five episodes of the International Mobile Game Awards 2017 – People’s Choice winner, LIFE IS STRANGE™ will also be coming to Android during summer 2018.

Developed by Blackwing Foundation on Unreal Engine 4 for iOS players, the LIFE IS STRANGE™ in-game photo mode has been updated and enhanced, giving players the opportunity to photograph life in Arcadia Bay like never before!

New features to the LIFE IS STRANGE™ photo mode include:

• Easily cycle between Max’s skins and poses
• All-new “Selfie” mode, perfect for Blackwell’s selfie residents
• 10+ filters for a dramatic touch
• Make your own edits for every picture by adjusting the brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, shadows and colours to nail every moment, perfectly

In episodes 4 and 5 of LIFE IS STRANGE™ Max’s investigation into the disappearance of Rachel Amber reaches a thrilling conclusion, while she learns that time is impossible to control. Meanwhile, Arcadia Bay prepares to weather a huge storm as LIFE IS STRANGE™ comes to a gripping and gut-wrenching conclusion.

A ‘Game Artist Award’* nominee, the full season of LIFE IS STRANGE™ is now available to download on iOS. Episode 1 currently free to play, and all episodes can be purchased separately or a full season pass is available for $8.99 / £8.99 / €9.99.

* International Mobile Game Awards 2018.

About LIFE IS STRANGE™
With high quality production values and a unique hand-drawn art style optimized for iPhone and iPad, LIFE IS STRANGE™ is a compelling, story-driven experience where choice and consequence play a key role in how the narrative unfolds. In LIFE IS STRANGE™, the player’s decisions have deep and lasting repercussions on the game’s narrative, its characters and the world.

Key Features

• A beautifully written, modern adventure game.
• Rewind time to change the course of events.
• Multiple endings depending on the choices you make.
• Striking, hand-painted visuals.
• Distinct, licensed indie soundtrack featuring Alt-J, Foals, Angus & Julia Stone, Jose Gonzales and more.

Features Exclusive to Mobile

• Enhanced user interface for full touch screen integration.
• LIFE IS STRANGE™ iMessage Stickers.
• Share your game progress on social media and compare your story choices with friends.
• An all-new Photo Mode allows you to take pictures, modify them with filters and share them easily.

App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/life-is-strange/id1180101534?mt=8
For more information about Life is Strange on mobile visit: www.lifeisstrange.com
LIFE IS STRANGE™ official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LifeIsStrangeGame/
Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeIsStrange
Learn more about SQUARE ENIX® here: http://www.square-enix.com
And to learn more about DONTNOD Entertainment: http://dont-nod.com/en/

About DONTNOD Entertainment
Based in Paris, DONTNOD develops video games for consoles and PC based on original concepts and innovative technologies. Since the release of Remember Me and the critically acclaimed Life Is Strange, the studio is internationally recognized for the quality of its narrative games set in immersive and innovative worlds. Today DONTNOD is working on the action-RPG Vampyr, and new yet unannounced projects. For more information, please visit: http://www.dont-nod.com/ .

About Square Enix Ltd.
Square Enix Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 135 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 75 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 63 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

Life is Strange © 2017, 2018  SQUARE ENIX LIMITED. All rights reserved. Developed by Black Wing Foundation. Produced by Turn Me Up Games, Inc. Published by SQUARE ENIX LIMITED. Based on an original game developed by DON’T NOD Entertainment SARL.. LIFE IS STRANGE, SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix group of companies. Turn Me Up Games and the Turn Me Up Games logo are trademarks of Turn Me Up Games, Inc. Black Wing Foundation and the Black Wing Foundation logo are trademarks of Grotburn OÜ. DONTNOD is a trademark of DON’T NOD Entertainment SARL. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at http://eu.square-enix.com/en

Finish The Fight: The Pillars of the Earth – The Trilogy is out now!

All three chapters of Ken Follett’s best sellers come together in one adventure

Thursday 29th March, Hamburg, Germany: Having already released two chapters capturing the spirit of Ken Follett’s bestseller, today sees Daedalic sign off with the third and final part of The Pillars of the Earth, bringing the trilogy together in one neat package for the first time.

The Pillars of the Earth: Eye of the Storm signs off the entire adventure, bringing the epic conclusion to Follett’s legendary book to life. Players who already own the first two chapters from Daedalic on Steam – From The Ashes and Sowing The Wind – will automatically unlock the third and final chapter, with play seamlessly moving from one to the other upon completion.

Altogether, The Pillars of the Earth trilogy adapts classic adventure mechanics to tell the tale of the fictional English town of Kingsbridge in the 12th century. Players take on the roles of Jack, Aliena and Philip, with their decision making having a direct impact on the events of the book. The story focuses on the town’s efforts to build a cathedral to secure wealth and security.

Set in the midst of The Anarchy – a civil war that raged throughout England and Normandy for almost two decades – The Pillars of the Earth is a story wrapped in intrigue and conspiracy surrounding the big events of the era, as the people of England find the levers of power up for grabs.

Play doesn’t focus on the kings and queens of the day, however, but rather how the political turmoil impacts the people of the street. It’s an epic tale that examines life in medieval England through the story of this town, and the courageous people fighting for its survival.

“Taking Ken Follett’s celebrated novel and turning it into an interactive adventure has been as exciting as it was challenging,” says Matt Kempke, co-author and game designer of The Pillars of the Earth. “We wanted to do justice to a story that immerses itself fully in English history, combining fact with fiction to create a potent tale that found a massive audience when it was released. The three chapters we’ve made now sync together to create one, expansive adventure we think point-and-click fans will love.”

Featuring more then 200 hand-painted backgrounds created with the help of an expert in Medieval history, The Pillars of the Earth has an artistic storybook quality furthered by its stunning orchestral soundtrack performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra in Prague.

The first two chapters were critically acclaimed upon release – WCCFTech describing it as “incredibly engrossing”, celebrating its “outstanding art direction” and “great script” – building upon the success the original book mustered, with sales of more than 26 million to date.

The Pillars of the Earth trilogy features:

• 21 chapters depicting the famous thousand-page novel
• Interactive storyline events that can be changed, influencing the fates of its characters
• Key decision points with meaningful, emotionally-engaging story choices
• Over 200 hand-painted backgrounds featuring faithful rendition of 12th century life
• Three playable main protagonists, plus two extra playable characters
• An orchestral soundtrack by the FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague

The entire The Pillars of the Earth trilogy is now available on PS4, Xbox One, and Steam.

ABOUT DAEDALIC ENTERTAINMENT

Daedalic Entertainment publishes and develops computer and video games for all platforms. The studio focuses on interactive literature and character and narrative-driven games like adventures and RPGs. Daedalic Entertainment has a staff of more than 80 employees. Since May 2014, Daedalic is part of the Bastei Lübbe group of companies.

Daedalic won the German Developer Award 29 times (‘Studio of the Year’ 2009 and 2013, among others). In 2013, the studio won the prestigious German Games Award for ‘Best German Game’ with Chaos on Deponia. Daedalic Entertainment is also the seven-time winner of the German Video Game Award and the European Games Award.

Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered edition is coming to PC and consoles

Surviving Mars with the aid of a sledgehammer

Vienna/Austria, March 29th, 2018; THQ Nordic Red Faction Guerrilla will be fully re-Mars-tered (pun proudly intended) and released on PC, PlayStation®4 and across the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X in Q2 2018. The game will go by the name of Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered and “destruction” will remain its middle name.

More information on the release date will be announced in due time.

One random yet fun fact about Mars (in real-life): At a height of 25km, Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the Solar System and is nearly three times as tall as Mount Everest.

About Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to take the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force. Red Faction: Guerrilla still defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style combat, and true physics-based destruction.

Features

• Open World Guerrilla Warfare – You decide who, when, where and how to battle. Utilize guerrilla tactics, improvised weaponry, and modified vehicles to lead insurgent attacks on EDF targets. Launch attacks based on your own gameplay style, take on missions in any order you choose, or engage in destructive activities to weaken the EDF’s grip on Mars.
• Strategic Destruction – Use destruction to your tactical advantage, setting ambushes or chain reaction explosions to attack enemy strongholds and permanently modify the game environment. Leverage fully-dynamic physics-based destruction to improvise on the fly: blow holes in a wall or floor to set an ambush or escape, take out a staircase to stop your pursuers, or drive vehicles through blown out walls.
• Evolving & Emergent Gameplay – Carve your path through an ever changing landscape as you improvise your combat tactics – mixing gameplay styles, vehicles, weapons and explosives to defeat the EDF.
• Epic Sci-Fi Setting – Explore the huge, unforgiving Martian landscape, from the desolate mining outpost of Parker to the gleaming EDF capital city of Eos; then tear through the fully destructible open-world environments swarming with EDF forces, Red Faction resistance fighters, and the downtrodden settlers caught in the cross-fire.
• Multiplayer Combat – There is no place to hide when you put your guerrilla warfare skills to the test in a variety of highly destructive multiplayer combat modes.

Re-Mars-tered Features

• Fully reworked graphics – Heavily reworked textures and graphic features adding for example specular maps.
• Improved shadow rendering
• Improved Lighting
• Shader & Postprocessing rework
• Native 4k support for the finest up to date mars destruction experience ever

About THQ Nordic
Founded in 2011, THQ Nordic is a global video game publisher and developer. Based in Vienna (Austria) and Karlstad (Sweden), with subsidiaries in Germany, Sweden, and the USA. THQ Nordic brands include Darksiders, MX vs. ATV, Red Faction, Titan Quest, Biomutant, and many more.

THQ Nordic is meant to represent a core approach of doing much more than “owning” a highly competitive portfolio of IPs. It revolves around cherishing them, and aligning them with the very best development resources to expand upon them with the level of experience that communities and established fan bases expect and deserve.

The company’s internal development studios are:

• Grimlore Games GmbH based in Munich (Germany)
• Rainbow Studios Inc. based in Phoenix, Arizona (United States of America)
• Mirage Game Studios AB based in Karlstad (Sweden)
• Foxglove Studios AB based in Stockholm (Sweden)
• Black Forest Games GmbH based in Offenburg (Germany)
• Pieces Interactive AB based in Skoevde (Sweden)
• Experiment 101 AB based in Stockholm (Sweden)

THQ Nordic shares are publicly listed on Nasdaq First North Stockholm under the ticker THQNB:SS with FNCA Sweden AB as its Certified Adviser. For more investor-related information, please visit: http://www.thqnordic-investors.com/en/

MILESTONE AND DORNA SPORTS S.L. REIGNITE MotoGP™ FRANCHISE WITH MotoGP™18, AVAILABLE FROM JUNE 7^th

Get ready to fire up the engines with all the official content from the 2018 MotoGP™ season, for the most immersive and realistic MotoGP™ experience ever!

Following its successful debut, the MotoGP™ eSport Championship is returning with an exciting new tournament on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC®/STEAM

Milano, March 29^th: Milestone, one of the leading and longest established racing game developers in the world, and Dorna Sports S.L, are proud to announce the successful MotoGP™ franchise is continuing with a new chapter, MotoGP™18, which will be released on June 7^th on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Windows PC®/STEAM, launching shortly after on Nintendo Switch™.

Celebrating passion, excitement and all the adrenaline of the MotoGP™ championship, the MotoGP™ videogame is coming back with a completely rebuilt edition. MotoGP™18 will give players the opportunity to take part in the best motorcycle racing show on earth, featuring all the official content from 2018 MotoGP™ season and exclusive improved features which will set a completely new level of realism and immersion.

Matteo Pezzotti, Lead Designer at Milestone, said: “MotoGP™18 is set to be a reboot of our flagship title, with the aim of offering the greatest and purest MotoGP™ experience to all fans. This title marks the arrival of the series on the Unreal Engine, a leap forward in terms of technological innovation, ensuring incredible enhancements in the visual quality, realistic and impressive lighting effects and completely reworked  physics: thanks to a realistic physics simulation, the game faithfully reproduces all the distinctive behavior of the bikes, thereby reducing the gap between fiction and reality, while making it accessible also to casual gamers through the introduction of riding aids and tutorials. More details about the technological features will be unveiled soon, but with all these new advancements our goal is to offer our fans a realistic and immersive MotoGP™ experience.”

Pau Serracanta, Managing Director at Dorna Sports S.L, said: “We are extremely proud to announce Milestone’s new MotoGP™18, not only because of the incredible features and improvements brought by the new unreal engine but also because it will take gamers to the next exciting phase of the eSport Championship. Its debut in 2017 proved to be a resounding success and has set the foundations for a future packed with exciting developments and opportunities for all competitive gaming MotoGP fans!”

Key features include:

• The official 2018 MotoGP™ season, with all riders, official rosters from MotoGP™, Moto2™, Moto3™ and Red Bull MotoGP™ Rookies Cup and all 19 official tracks, including the new Buriram International Circuit in Thailand;
• Faithful reproduction of riders, tracks and bikes, thanks to the Drone Scanning system, for a 1:1 recreation of all the track details, and the 3D scanning technology, to include real MotoGP™ riders’ faces in game;  
• Exclusive improved features to make the game experience as immersive as ever, such as new cut scenes, the spectator mode and brand new interactive tutorials;

• Enhanced AI, Bike Physics and Collision System, with the introduction of riding aids to offer a more enjoyable simulation at every level;
• New scalable damage system and tire management system;

• A compelling career mode to climb the ladder from Red Bull MotoGP™ Rookies Cup to MotoGP™ class, including an innovative bike development setup, to significantly increase the bikes’ performance, as well as the MotoGP™ ID to keep track of such progress.

Following last year’s success, Dorna Sports and Milestone are launching the next stage of the MotoGP™ eSport Championship, offering fans the opportunity to live MotoGP™ as a protagonist. 2017 witnessed MotoGP™ make an exciting move into the world of competitive gaming, setting a new standard in racing eSport involving top players from all over the world who fueled the show from the first online challenge to the Grand Final, as well as top riders and sport personalities. The world-first MotoGP™ eSport Championship was comprised of six online qualifying challenges, which led up to the exciting final showdown at the Gran Final in Valencia, broadcasted in more than 190 countries worldwide.

The 2017 MotoGP™ eSport Championship has paved the way for this brand-new tournament: 2018 will see the MotoGP™ eSport Championship going multiplatform, enabling all players to take part in the competition on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC®/STEAM, while raising the level of the whole experience offering more content and more competitions. All details about the 2018 MotoGP™ eSport Championship will be disclosed in the upcoming months: get ready to challenge the fastest players and race for the title of MotoGP™ eSport 2018 World Champion!

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About Milestone

Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is one of the leading and longest established racing game developer in the world.  The 200+ people team is responsible for hit series like MotoGP™ and MXGP – The Official Motocross Videogame as well as own IPs Ride and Gravel. Milestone is fully privately owned and self-funded independently. For more information please visit  www.milestone.it

About MotoGP/Dorna Sports:

Dorna Sports is an international sports management, marketing and media company, founded in 1988. The organisation has its headquarters in Madrid, and further branch offices in Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Tokyo. Dorna has been the exclusive commercial and television rights holder for the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix MotoGP since 1992. With more than 60 years of history MotoGP™ is the pinnacle of motorcycle racing. Dorna has an all-encompassing Grand Prix event management philosophy, with 360º direct involvement in all areas of the MotoGP™ World Championship. Dorna has additional involvement in further motorcycling events, such the eni FIM World Superbikes Championship (WSBK), the FIM CEV Repsol International Championship and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, which seeks to promote the development of the next generation of riding talent.

Lode Runner Legacy Steals Onto Nintendo Switch

Latest addition to Lode Runner series brings signature action puzzle gameplay to a new generation of fans

Bellevue, Wash. – March 29, 2018 – Lode Runner Legacy, the newest installment of the beloved 1983 Lode Runner series, is back-and better than ever! The modernized classic is now available for download on the Nintendo Switch, and can be purchased for $11.99 USD/€11.99 EUR. A free demo is available so new players can see what all the excitement is about.

“The original Lode Runner was the first game to feature a level editor, to which our new Craft Mode pays homage,” says Scott Tsumura, co-founder of Tozai Games. “When Lode Runner came out on the Famicom system in 1984, it also was the first third-party game to sell over a million units. Lode Runner Legacy really is about our appreciation of how important Lode Runner is in the history of gaming–literally, its legacy.”

In Lode Runner Legacy, players control the Runner, solving puzzles to regain stolen gold from the Evil Empire’s labyrinth. Each puzzle is a unique challenge to the player’s puzzle-solving and strategic techniques. The game features a brand new Two-Player mode, in which players can team up offline using two Joy-Cons or a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. Teammates must work together to defeat each level-and their cooperation is rewarded handsomely with prizes impossible for a single player to capture. The Two-Player mode also has online rankings, so play in perfect harmony and aim for the highest score in order to make it onto the board!

Additionally, players can flex their creative muscles in Lode Runner Legacy’s most unique new feature: Craft Mode. Players can create original levels, characters, and items, which can then be shared online with players around the world, making Lode Runner Legacy one of the only Nintendo Switch games with user-generated content sharing. Share your original level and characters or play other players’ levels in World Levels mode, and “Like” the best ones!

Lode Runner Legacy includes countless features and game modes for players to explore. Players can regain stolen gold from the Evil Empire in Adventure Mode, or play enemy-free puzzle levels in Puzzle Mode. Additionally, Lode Runner Legacy comes equipped with 150 of the original Lode Runner levels in Classic Mode, as well as several hidden levels for players to uncover. All in all, there are 300 levels for players to beat as well as any new levels posted online, providing players with limitless hours of entertainment.

For more information about Lode Runner Legacy, visit the official website: http://www.tozaigames.com/legacy/sw/

About Tozai Games

From the classics of yesterday to the original IP of tomorrow, Tozai Games delivers lasting gaming experiences to passionate gamers around the globe. Based in Bellevue, Washington, and Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, Tozai Games is an experienced team of professionals dedicated to building successful licensing and publishing relationships around the world.

Keep up-to-date on Tozai Games’ upcoming projects on the Tozai Games Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/Tozai, on Twitter @TozaiGames and at http://www.tozaigames.com/ and http://www.tozaigames.co.jp/.

Tozai Games and Lode Runner are trademarks of Tozai, Inc. registered or protected in the US and other countries.

Lode Runner is protected under US and international copyright laws ©1983-2018 Tozai, Inc. All rights reserved.

HERE BE DRAGONS… AND COOKING, AND FARMING AND ADVENTURING! RISING STAR GAMES ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN PUBLISHING ROLE FOR LITTLE DRAGONS CAFÉ

Publisher delighted to sign latest endeavour from legendary videogame designer Yasuhiro Wada, releasing on PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™ in summer 2018

LONDON, UK – 29 March 2018 – Videogame publisher Rising Star Games today announced it will be publishing in Europe the much-anticipated brand new title from Yasuhiro Wada, Little Dragons Café. The game launches as a physical release and digitally across Europe and beyond in summer 2018 on PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™.

“As one of the great gaming auteurs, Rising Star Games has been proud to publish many of Wada-san’s game creations”, said Martin Defries, Managing Director of Rising Star Games. “We have a long and successful history together through Harvest Moon, Little King’s Story, No More Heroes and many more. It is a partnership born of a respect that Wada-san creates great gaming experiences. We know that Little Dragons Café is another one of his gaming classics and we’re delighted to be the publishing partner of choice”.

Little Dragons Café is the latest tour de’ force from Yasuhiro Wada, founder of the Harvest Moon series. The story begins with a twin brother and sister running a small café with their mother. All was peaceful and routine until one morning the twins discovered that their mother fell into a deep sleep and wouldn’t wake up. Suddenly, an old wizard appears and tells the twins that their mother is gravely ill and that they must raise a dragon in order to save her. Working together with their three quirky staff members (waiter, waitress, and chef), the two siblings must raise a dragon and manage the family business while at the same time discover what is causing their mother’s illness and find a cure.

Little Dragons Café gameplay features:

Raise your very own dragon! 

• Embrace your nurturing instincts and raise your own dragon! Through wise decisions, proper nutrition, and empathetic nurturing show the world the true potential of your dragon companion!

Create culinary masterpieces and run a successful café 

• Learn new recipes and master the art of cooking while running your café. Explore the world, discover new ingredients, and expand your menu (and your restaurant!) while catering to the whims of your customers.

Farm the land and harvest nature’s bounty 

• The best dishes use the freshest ingredients, and the best way to insure that is to grow your own produce. Till the land and fish the rivers, and gather the most flavourful fixings for your signature dishes.

Serve the townsfolk, make them happy!

• Not only cook for the people in your town, but also help them with their problems to increase your popularity and the general happiness of everyone around you.

Developed by Aksys Games and TOYBOX Inc. and published across Europe and beyond by Rising Star Games, Little Dragons Café is scheduled for physical and digital release in summer 2018. For more information follow Rising Star Games on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit the official Rising Star Games website.

ABOUT AKSYS GAMES
Founded in 2006 in Torrance, California, Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a visionary video game publisher committed to publishing unique and high-quality interactive content for all current-generation platforms. Its lineup of games includes the critically acclaimed Zero Escape series (Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Virtue’s Last Reward, Zero Time Dilemma) as well as the wildly successful BlazBlue and Guilty Gear franchises. More information about Aksys Games and its unique products can be found on the company’s website, www.aksysgames.com

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES
Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles. www.risingstargames.com

© 2017 Nintendo. Nintendo Switch and Joy-Con are trademarks of Nintendo.

“PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

PLAYSTATION®VR AVAILABLE AT A NEW PRICE POINT STARTING MARCH 29

Virtual Reality System for PlayStation®4 Available Worldwide Starting at   34,980 Yen / $299 USD / €299

March 29, 2018 – Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced that PlayStation®VR (PS VR^*1) PlayStation®Camera Bundle will be available at an attractive new price point of 34,980 yen, $299 USD and €299 (manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP)) from the currently available price of 44,980 yen, $399 USD and €399 respectively starting March 29, 2018^*2.

Since its launch in October 2016, approximately 300^*3*4 PS VR software titles and experiences from third-party developers and publishers as well as from SIE Worldwide Studios (SIE WWS) have released globally. PS VR will continue to expand with highly anticipated launches on their way including Blood & Truth, WipEout Omega Collection and Firewall Zero Hour (SIE WWS), The Persistence (Firesprite Ltd), Star Child (Playful Corp), Eden Tomorrow (Soul Pix), Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (Adult Swim Games) and Smash Hit Plunder (Triangular Pixels) in addition to VR experiences such as Virry Safari: Wild Encounters (Fountain Digital) and CoolpaintrVR (Sngular). With the attractive new price point, SIE will further expand the PS VR platform along with the great line-up of exciting VR games and revolutionary experiences, delivering PlayStation® as the best place to play to users worldwide.

*1 Sold as “PlayStation®VR PlayStation®Camera Bundle” in Japan, “PlayStation®VR Doom® VFR Bundle” (includes DOOM® VFR) in North America and “PlayStation®VR Starter Pack” (includes PlayStation®VR WORLDS (download code)) in European Regions.

*2 New price will be conducted after March 29, 2018 in some countries and regions.

*3 As of March 27, 2018

*4 Title line-up differs by regions.

About Sony Interactive Entertainment

Recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation® brand and family of products and services. PlayStation has delivered innovation to the market since the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. The PlayStation family of products and services include PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Vita, PlayStation®3, PlayStation™Store, PlayStation®Plus, PlayStation™Video, PlayStation™Music, PlayStation™Now, PlayStation™Vue, PlayStation®Original and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from SIE Worldwide Studios. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, SIE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation and has global functions and regional headquarters in California, London and Tokyo.

DRAGON QUEST XI ARRIVES THIS SEPTEMBER

The Epic Beginning to a New Adventure for PlayStation 4 and STEAM

SYDNEY, 29^TH March 2018 – Square Enix Ltd., today announced that DRAGON QUEST® XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ will be available for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and STEAM® on 4^th September 2018.

DRAGON QUEST XI is the long-awaited eleventh entry to the series from series creator Yuji Horii, character designer Akira Toriyama and composer Koichi Sugiyama.

The game follows the perilous journey of a hunted Hero who must uncover the mystery of his fate with the aid of a charismatic cast of supporting characters. With a quest that takes players across continents and over vast oceans as they learn of an ominous threat facing the world, DRAGON QUEST XI brings a massive, beautifully detailed world to life, with finely tuned turn-based combat and an immersive story that will appeal to fans and newcomers alike.

Featuring tons of side-quests and mini-games that provide enough content to keep you playing for well over 100 hours, the Western release of DRAGON QUEST XI will also feature several upgrades and enhancements that were not in the Japanese version of the game, including:

• English Voiceover – to bring the charismatic cast of characters to life
• Draconian Quest – a hard mode that offers additional challenges for more experienced players
• Overhauled Menus & UI – with graphical enhancements and more intuitive navigation
• Camera Mode – allowing players to take in views of the beautiful landscape, character renders and ferocious monsters in detail
• A new dash function and many other system enhancements such as improved character and camera movement

To get first look at gameplay from the Western version of DRAGON QUEST XI,

DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age will be available for the PlayStation®4 and STEAM® on 4^th September 2018.

Full details on a PlayStation®4 boxed edition featuring additional bonus contents will be revealed soon. For more information, please visit the game’s official social channels and website.

For more information, visit: www.dq11.com

Cult Classic JRPG Ys Origin Launches with Exclusive Content on Xbox One April 11th

An all-new mode and violence control options kick off the Ys’ franchise debut on Xbox One

PARIS – MARCH 28, 2018 – Retro cult JRPG Ys Origin lands on Xbox One on April 11th marking the debut of the franchise on the Xbox platform. Featuring exclusive content for Xbox One players, Ys Origin fans will be able to play an all-new speedrun mode as well as a new ‘blood option’ which lets the players choose the blood quantity that best suits their gameplay tastes.

A new trailer released today showcases the first footage of Ys Origin’s speedrun mode, as well as several of the iconic bosses players will face as they conquer the Devil’s Tower. Launched in 2017 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita from developer and publisher Dotemu, Ys Origin quickly earned high review scores and fan praise for its authentic adaptation to current gamers.

In Ys Origin, it is 700 years before the events of Ys I & II, and the land of Ys was on the brink of destruction. Demons came in droves and forced the twin Goddesses who ruled the land to whisk their subjects away from the surface, into the safe embrace of the clouds. The demons were persistent, however, erecting a massive tower in pursuit. The battle that raged upon the ground had begun ascending for a second round up above.

The fast-paced action and epic boss battles will present fans with a unique vantage point of the earliest days of Ys and the new speedrun mode will allow players to share their results on Xbox Live leaderboards to compete for the fastest Ys Origin player in the world.

Explore a deeply involved mystery and unlock secrets through creative puzzles as you trek through a memorable arcade-like platformer and unravel the engrossing story of Ys.

To keep up with the latest Dotemu news and games, please follow them on Twitter @Dotemu or hit up www.dotemu.com.

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