KOEI TECMO EUROPE REVEALS ENHANCED BATTLE FEATURES FOR ATELIER LYDIE & SUELLE: THE ALCHEMISTS AND THE MYSTERIOUS PAINTINGS

Craft or Enhance Ever-Useful Items Mid-Battle or Call-In New and Familiar Allies to Paint a Different Outcome For Tough Fights 

Hertfordshire, 23^rd January 2017 – KOEI TECMO Europe revealed all-new strategic battle features today for Gust’s latest entry to the heart-warming Atelier series, Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings. Set to release on the 30^th March 2018 for Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC via Steam®, players will follow the adventures of sisters Lydie and Suelle through majestic landscapes within mysterious paintings, in their quest to become skilled alchemists.

As they journey through a bounty of colourful locations, the girls will encounter the many surprises each world has hidden within them – with some unfriendly foes standing in their way. The girls will have to use everything in their arsenal to overcome their opponents, including alchemy. For the first time in the Atelier series, players are able to synthesise items while in battle for immediate use through Battle Mix and Extra Mix, with each opening up a range of new strategic options.

Battle Mix focuses on crafting special Battle Recipes that enhance weaponry or cause a drastic change to the battlefield conditions; players stuck in a tight spot with an icy foe could imbue their weapon with fire or even melt away the ice on the battlefield to give themselves the ideal advantage. Extra Mix utilises pre-synthesised items – heightening their abilities and even adding new characteristics in ways which were previously impossible. In the case of the ever-useful Bomb item, which can be used to attack a group of enemies during combat, Extra Mix allows for the creation of the Enormous Bomb with a wider attack radius and a much deadlier blow. Experimenting with various ingredients can lead to impressive outcomes, with plenty of different items to match each player’s unique gameplay style.

Alchemy is not the only tool at Lydie and Suelle’s disposal, as up to eight quirky companions can enter the fray with the all new Combination Battle mechanic. Building upon the party setup previously featured in the series, each of the four characters will partner up with another to form a strong unit which will effectively engage enemies in close-quarters combat and perform ample support. The four characters at the front of a pair will focus on dealing blows to the opponent, with the four at the back carefully analysing enemy attacks and jumping in to defend and support as needed. Carefully selecting the right duo that matches the player’s preferred playstyle is a key element of the game; the right pairing can allow devastating Combination Attacks to be performed in their moment of need!

A delightful new trailer highlighting the additions to battle and unique cast of characters, which will join players on their journey, was released today – alongside a fresh coat of new colourful assets, which introduces a collection of new characters: the mischievous young prince of Adalett, Mathias; the bright and energetic princess, Mireille; the mysterious child, Alt; the town’s caring nun, Grace; a girl who lives among the lava falls of “The Great Cascades of Anfel”, Fuoko; and the first alchemist to create a ‘Mysterious Painting’, Neige.

For more information on Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings, please like us on www.facebook.com/ateliergames and follow us on twitter @koeitecmoeurope, or visit the official website at http://ateliergames.eu/lydieandsuelle/

ABOUT KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD.

KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. TECMO is best known for the Dead or Alive® and Ninja Gaiden® series. KOEI is best known for its Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® franchises. On April 1, 2009, KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD was established as a result of the TECMO, LTD. and KOEI Co., Ltd. merger. More information about KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD and its products can be found at www.koeitecmoeurope.com  

Snakebyte^® Launches GameStore^™ for Android^®, a New Gaming Subscription Service Delivering a Never-Ending Catalogue of Games!

Android Gaming Gets Smart, with No Contract, No Adverts, No Micro-Transactions and a FREE Trial for Everyone! 

Dortmund, Germany – January 23^rd, 2018 – snakebyte^® group, industry leaders in marrying gaming hardware with unique software solutions, announced today the launch of GameStore^™, a new Android^® based, gaming subscription service, designed to modernise the world of mobile gaming.

First announced at E3 2017, GameStore has been engineered in Germany to provide a global gaming service to Android users, with a vast selection of retro and current mobile games accessible for a low monthly payment of 7.99€. To celebrate the launch, gamers who join before the end of January 2018, can enjoy the GameStore service for a special promotional price of just 4.99€ per month!

With GameStore, users have access to an ever-increasing catalogue of gaming titles, including AAA titles like such as Call of Duty^™ Black Ops Mobile and Rayman^™ Jungle Run. Further titles such as R-Type^™ Tomb Raider^™ and Worms^™4 show that GameStore really does have something for everyone! Curated by snakebyte, with GameStore, discovering forgotten classics and new favourites is effortless, with games catalogued in easy to navigate categories, for easy selection of chosen genres.

Gamers need not be online to play either. As long as players remain subscribed to the GameStore service, they are free to download titles to their smartphone, tablet or Android device, free to play offline, and only needing to go online once every few days to verify subscription*.

With no contracts to worry about, gamers pay as they go, free to cancel at any time. In addition, GameStore delivers entertainment the way games were meant to be played. No adverts, no in-game purchases, no interruptions, and with no malware or viruses guaranteed, titles ask nothing more from the player than to have a good time and gamers can relax in the knowledge that they will never be forced to pay-to-play in order to better their score!

For more on how GameStore works, gamers are encouraged to check out the short introductory video! https://youtu.be/tFSSgTkUaaw

“We see that the entertainment world has rapidly adopted a subscription model as their preferred method of consuming content and believe that mobile gamers are crying out to follow suite. Mobile gaming is hampered by too many titles, too little quality and no way of easily ensuring the quality of a game before purchase. GameStore brings mobile gaming into the 21^st century, removing risk, and destroying barriers, providing a virtually endless selection of high quality games that gamers can enjoy without worrying about in-game purchases or unwanted malware,” said Mike Steup, President and CEO of snakebyte group. “snakebyte has a long history of engineering our own in-house ecosystems. With GameStore, we are able to work with world-leading software partners to deliver a high quality, seamless experience, which we believe will resonate with gamers everywhere.”

Until the end of January, gamers can enjoy a free 30-day trial of the service completely free of charge and with no strings attached! From Feb 1^st, the trial period is capped at 15 days. With access to over 400 titles, there’s never been a better excuse to play more! Simply head to https://www.gamestoreapp.com/ for your free trial. No catch, just free mobile gaming for everyone!

GameStore is available now. For more information, please visit http://www.gamestoreapp.com/. Follow GameStore on Facebook.

*Some titles may not be available to download and play offline. For select titles, an online connection is required.

About Snakebyte Group

Established in 1997, with offices in Germany, Shenzhen, the US and Hong Kong, snakebyte develops and distributes a wide selection of gaming hardware as well as well as branded consumer electronics. For 20 years, snakebyte and its associated brands have been synonymous with high quality, value for money hardware. snakebyte combines hardware and software expertise to create an ecosystem of state-of-the-art products, enabling the company to utilize the complete value creation chain, starting from the sale of hardware platforms to complementing with accessories and digital distribution of compatible content. snakebyte is a hybrid between a traditional manufacturer and a distributor.

Bigmoon Entertainment and Deep Silver Announce ‘DAKAR 18’

Official Licensed Dakar Rally-Game Coming to Consoles and PC This Year

Larkspur, Calif. – Jan. 12^th, 2017 – Bigmoon Entertainment and Deep Silver today announced a global distribution and co-publishing agreement for DAKAR 18. The cross-country rally racing game is aiming to be one of the biggest open worlds ever made in a racing game, coming to PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC platforms in 2018. Based on the world famous annual rally raid organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) in South America, DAKAR 18 is a realistic simulation of the biggest cross-country rally in the world and features a variety of vehicles, including motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SxS. Players will compete in fierce online multiplayer battles as well as playing offline to harness and grow racing skills.

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“We are proud to be partnering with A.S.O and Deep Silver in order to bring a truly realistic Dakar racing experience to players worldwide,” said Paulo J. Games, game director of Bigmoon Entertainment. “As the official developer of the project, we are sure that DAKAR 18 will be the finest representation of real life Dakar in a video game.”

Dakar Rally is known as the biggest cross-country rally, and in order to authentically simulate the event’s scope and challenge, Bigmoon decided to create one of the biggest open worlds ever made in a racing simulation. DAKAR 18 is focused on realism and promises stunning visuals, which faithfully represent every vehicle and pilot of the Dakar 2018 rally. The game includes the major official Dakar manufacture teams, vehicles and pilots, the five racing class categories (cars, bikes, trucks, quads and SxS) and much more. In addition, the game will feature a single player, online and offline multiplayer experience.

Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Deep Silver states, “We are delighted to work with Bigmoon Entertainment on this promising title and look forward to bringing all our expertise to the project; beyond that we look forward together to establishing the Dakar franchise in the racing community.”

“Dakar will not be a two-week adventure anymore, the fans will have the opportunity to live it all year long by playing at this new game,” said Marc Coma, sporting director of Dakar.

More information about DAKAR 18 can be found at https://www.facebook.com/dakarthegame. Information about the Dakar Rally is available here: http://www.dakar.com.

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About Bigmoon Entertainment

Since its foundation, Bigmoon has set a simple goal: develop and publish the best games  possible. The team loves great stories, fun characters, and innovative challenges. That’s why they put all their dedication and passion into creating and developing hardcore role-playing, action-adventure, horror and simulation games. Immersive worlds to discover and great characters are in their DNA. Bigmoon is an independent publisher and developer for all major platforms, including Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Bigmoon already developed other games such as Police Simulator 18, Demons Age, Syndrome, Trapped Dead: Lockdown, Jagged Alliance: Back in Action and produced art on some well-known racing games such WRC 5, WRC 3, MotoGP 13 and Flatout4.

FEW DAYS BEFORE THE RELEASE OF DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ! 

Android 21 joins the fight in DRAGON BALL FighterZ and more details about new content in DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2

The most anticipated fighting game is about to be launched on Xbox One, PlayStation®4, and PCs via STEAM® and other distributors. At the end of the week all the fans will be able to join endless spectacular fights with all-powerful fighters! To make them wait, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe today revealed a DRAGON BALL FighterZ launch trailer and more details about Dragon Ball games.

A new impressive playable character is unveiled today as Android 21 herself joins DRAGON BALL FighterZ with multiple unique Ultimate Attacks! Supervised by Akira Toriyama, Android 21 has an important role in the DRAGON BALL FighterZ story mode. She is a mysterious scientist and well known for having the same knowledge as the person who have created the Androids: Dr. Gero.  Her story is quite vague but she is connected to Android 16.  Is she an ally?

With her Tasting Cut Ultimate Attack, she drains not only the opponent’s energy but also gains their attacks! In fact the more players know how to play the other characters, the more advantage they will get! Her Meteor Ultimate Attack will allow her to shoot out a beam that changes the opponent into a cake!

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe is also pleased to share details about DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 as new playable characters from the Tournament of Power in Dragon Ball Super join the fight with the upcoming paid Extra Pack 2 content. On the one hand, Jiren is a member of the Pride Trooper and the strongest warrior from Universe 11 with special move such as the Mediation and Power Rush which no other character could contain! On the other hand, Android 17 has new ability to absorb attacks and a new fighting style.

Free content will be also available in DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 with a new battle system, new avatar skills and new special costumes for Dragon Ball characters! Limit Burst is the new battle system that can be used once in battle. Players can temporally and dramatically increase their ability depending on the number of members in the enemy team. The type of boost will also differ based on the fighter. Some characters may power-up their team members, and some may lower the status of the opponent. This free update will also bring a new avatar Awaken Skill with the “Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan” (SSGSS) where players will be able to feel the power of the Gods and be transformed in the infamous “blue form”! Finally, new swimsuits will be available for free for Android 18 and Videl, let’s get prepared for the summer season!

DRAGON BALL FighterZ will be launched on January 26^th, 2018 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PCs via STEAM and other distributors.

DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 is available in Europe, Middle-East, Australasia and Africa for the PlayStation4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, STEAM for PC and Nintendo Switch. To find out more about DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2, head over to www.dragonball-videogames.com.

For more information regarding titles from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe please visit: https://www.bandainamcoent.com, or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoEU, or https://www.facebook.com/DBZ.videogames/.   Join the conversation on Twitter at: https://www.twitter.com/BandaiNamcoEU .

A BRAND-NEW DIGI-ADVENTURE BEGINS WITH DIGIMON STORY: CYBER SLEUTH —HACKER’S MEMORY, AVAILABLE NOW FOR PLAYSTATION® 4 AND PLAYSTATION® VITA

Dive into the Digital World and Take on an Exciting Adventure with the Help of Your Favorite Digimon

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (January 19, 2018) – Leading digital entertainment company BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today announced the release of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth — Hacker’s Memory for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®Vita handheld system (digital only).

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth — Hacker’s Memory brings classic turn-based gameplay back to Digimon fans and Japanese role-playing-game (JRPG) enthusiasts. Players take on the role of Keisuke Amazawa who has been accused of crimes he didn’t commit. Diving into the Digital World, players will unravel the truth behind the crimes, clear Keisuke’s name, and protect his family and friends. Players will travel between the real world and cyberspace in their journey and encounter unique characters from hacker groups including Erika Mishima, Chitose Imai, and Nokia Shiramine. These characters, as well as others, might be able to provide clues to Keisuke and help uncover the game’s true mystery. Throughout their adventure, players will also scan, raise, and train over 300 Digimon to assemble into teams and take into turn-based battles against rival Digimon.

“The Digimon franchise enjoys an incredibly loyal fan base and we are excited to bring Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth — Hacker’s Memory to Digimon fans as the series enters its 20th anniversary,” said Kasumi Yogi, Associate Brand Manager,  at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America, Inc. “Fans of the Digimon franchise and Japanese RPGs will find an all-new mystery full of adventure as they re-enter the Digital World. Together with the game’s new storyline and its classic turn-based battle system, players will find a highly engaging and rewarding experience awaiting them.”

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth — Hacker’s Memory is rated T for TEEN by ESRB and is available for purchase today at video game retailers in the Americas for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system at a MSRP of $59.99. The PlayStation®Vita handheld system version is available through digital download via the PlayStation Network for $39.99. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth — Hacker’s Memory supports Sony’s Cross-Save feature, enabling players to transfer their save files between the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®Vita versions of the game. To learn more about BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.’s other products go to: http://www.bandainamcoent.com/home.html or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS or join the conversation at https://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

KONAMI RELEASES BETA FOR METAL GEAR SURVIVE

Sydney, Australia – January 19^th, 2018 – Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. today released the beta for METAL GEAR SURVIVE on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One™. Starting today until January 21^st, 2018, fans can experience new features in co-op mode, including new missions and live events.

The beta features two maps containing three co-op missions. Participants in the beta will also earn in-game bonus items, which will be rewarded upon the full game’s release:

• One FOX HOUND name plate
• One Metal Gear Rex head accessory
• One bandana accessory

METAL GEAR SURVIVE picks up from the ending of METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Players are pulled through a wormhole and land in a hostile world where they look for answers while trying to survive in the harsh environment. Not only will they fight off deadly creatures, but also explore and forage the environment for food, water and other resources to stay alive. Scavenged materials can be used to build weapons, buildings and other useful items, as well as develop a base camp, where crop growing and animal rearing facilities can be added. New weaponry will also be introduced to combat charging creatures and lethal environments, as well as familiar weaponry such as Walker Gears and Fulton balloons.

In the single player campaign, players will learn resource management, character progression through base camp development, and craft useful weapons and equipment that can be utilized in the co-op gameplay. In co-op mode, up to four players will thwart enemies together online and collect rewarding loot which can aid in the single player campaign.

METAL GEAR SURVIVE will launch on PlayStation®4, Xbox One™ and PC via Steam on February 22^nd 2018.

To keep up to date with all the latest on METAL GEAR SURVIVE, please visit:
Website: www.konami.com/mg/survive
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mgs
Twitter: www.twitter.com/metalgear_en

About Konami Group

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