Surf World Series Rides the Wash to Retail November 10^th

Wired Productions, Vision Games Publishing and Climax Studios Confirm Storm for Retail November 10th

Watford, United Kingdom, October 26^th, 2017: Wired Productions, an independent videogames publisher and developer, and Vision Games Publishing are pleased to confirm that the lull is nearly over. Surf World Series is arriving globally at physical retail with an SRP of £15.99/€19.99/$19.99, November 10^th.

Set across some of the world’s most iconic shorelines, Surf World Series dares players to compete in a series of breathtaking arcade surfing challenges in a bid to dominate the leaderboard. Developed by Climax Studios in partnership with Vision Games Publishing and Standfast Interactive, Surf World Series challenges players to carve up the surf:

• Ride monster waves at 5 of the world’s most iconic shorelines, from the infamous Bell’s Beach, Australia, to the extreme waves at Waimea Bay, Hawaii
• Become a master, learning increasingly difficult tricks along the way, from nailing kickflips and cutbacks to landing massive aerials and navigating treacherous tubes

• Trick your way through 44 single player challenges, or carve up the competition online against 15 other players across 3 different online game modes

• Perform surfing’s most intense tricks, including the Superman, Sushi Roll and many more!

• Enjoy afternoon, evening, night, and bad weather variations with different waves and visual aesthetics.

• Design your own signature surfer with 6 playable characters plus rank up to unlock thousands of customizations to define your own unique style.

For more information visit Surf World Series website, follow the game on Twitter or like it on Facebook.

Surf World Series, is available to buy now digitally, and will release at retail November 10^th.

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About Wired Productions Ltd
Wired Productions is an established independent computer games publisher based in Watford, Hertfordshire, UK.  Founded in 2008, Wired have produced over 40 titles for many global publishers and are part of the team responsible for the 1.5 million unit selling We Sing franchise. In 2013, Wired moved into console publishing on all major platforms. Notable launches to date include Let’s Fish! Hooked On, Tiny Troopers Joint Ops, Last Inua and Super Dungeon Bros, Victor Vran and The Town of Light. Wired Productions’ upcoming titles for 2017 include Max: The Cursed Brotherhood, Surf World Series, Vostok Inc. and more.

Wired Productions are also a founding member of We Sing Productions, which is a collaboration between THQ Nordic, Wired Productions and Le Cortex, with the sole mission to establish a new range of We Sing products for all formats.

For more information visit http://www.wiredproductions.com or follow at:  http://www.facebook.com/WiredPro  and on Twitter https://twitter.com/WiredP.

About Climax Studios
Climax Studios is an independent games developer based in Portsmouth, UK, with a mission to create games with guts that blow away gamers and reviewers alike. Throughout their 25-year history they have consistently delivered great games, from original IP to conversions and ports, across all genres and platforms, working on franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Silent Hill, Resogun, Serious Sam, Dirt Rally, Castlevania and Diablo.

About Vision Games Publishing Ltd

Vision Games Publishing was established in 2015 with the goal of supporting talented developers in recognizing the potential of their high-quality digital titles.

Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok in MARVEL Future Fight

Valkyrie, Skurge, and Heimdall Join the Game as Four Movie-Inspired Uniforms Become Available for Thor, Loki and Hela

Seoul, Korea (October 25, 2017) – Netmarble Games Corp., the fastest-growing mobile game company in Asia, released a new update today for its hit mobile title MARVEL Future Fight. The update adds three new characters in celebration of the upcoming film, Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok. Valkyrie, Skurge, and Heimdall join MARVEL Future Fight as all-new characters and new costumes inspired by the film are now available for Thor, Loki, Hulk, and Hela.

The update introduces a new feature called Cinematic Battle that allows players to experience levels and locations inspired by Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok. New players need not fear as a content calibration system is in place to make Cinematic Battles accessible to all levels.

In addition, a new Card Collection system has been added for players to acquire artwork of their favorite Marvel characters. A full collection consists of two to five cards and collecting all the cards in a specific group activates special stat bonuses. Other improvements coming with this update will be the addition of new comic cards and custom gear.

“Leading up to Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok’s theatrical release, we wanted to give fans an in-game celebration of their favorite characters,” said Seungwon Lee, Chief Global Officer at Netmarble Games. “The excitement for the upcoming theatrical release is massive and fans who can’t wait to experience Thor’s race against time to save Asgard in the new Cinematic Battle feature in MARVEL Future Fight.”

The full list of new characters joining MARVEL Future Fight is below:

• Skurge – The mighty Asgardian warrior who leads Hela’s army of the dead, wielding the Bloodaxe to conquer his enemies.
• Valkyrie – A warrior with outstanding swordsmanship and a winged horse as her steed.
• Heimdall – The all-seeing, all-hearing Guardian of the Bifrost who dons a giant sword as his weapon of choice.

MARVEL Future Fight is available worldwide on the App Store® and Google Play™.

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

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

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

About Netmarble Games Corporation

Netmarble Games Corp. strives to entertain audiences of all ages around the world by providing great mobile gaming experiences. Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble is the fastest-growing mobile game company and consistently ranks as a top mobile developer and publisher worldwide. With more than 4,000 employees, Netmarble has been producing and servicing some of the most successful mobile games including Lineage2 Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Everybody’s Marble, and Seven Knights. As the largest shareholder to Jam City, a leading casual social game developer, and parent company to Kabam, a top mobile game developer in massively multiplayer free-to-play games, Netmarble has a strategic partnership with CJ E&M Corporation, Asia’s largest entertainment company, Tencent Holdings, Asia’s largest internet company, and NCsoft, a prominent MMORPG company. More information can be found at www.netmarble.com.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit marvel.com. © 2017 MARVEL

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Scary good GOG.com Halloween deals will do you a frighten

Spend $15 to get a free game • Horror games on GOG Connect • 200+ deals up to -90%

OCT 26 – Scary good deals are coming to GOG.com – the digital game store that’s all about DRM-free treats. Come and knock on our door, grab a handful of Halloween offers from 200+ deals up to 90% off. Spend $15 or more to get a free game, and check out horror games on GOG Connect.

It all begins October 26, 1PM UTC / 3PM CET / 6AM PDT / 9AM EDT.

We stocked up on some full-size treats this year:

Get Tales from the Borderlands for FREE when you spend 15 USD or more during the Halloween Sale – it’s a story-based romp through the ridiculous world of Borderlands, and one of the most beloved Telltale Games productions.

Horror comes to GOG Connect, add nearly thirty scary games to your account during the sale, including: Hand of Fate, SOMA, Amnesia, Layers of Fear, and more. GOG Connect is a great way to build up your GOG library, letting you claim select Steam purchases for a DRM-free copy on GOG.com – learn more on GOG.com/connect

Last but not least: the deals! We’ve put up over two hundred games on sale with bundles and discounts as high as -90%. Our favorites include:

Quake and DOOM classics (-66%); D&D Bundle with Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft and more (-66%); Hotline Miami (-80%), Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice & Shadow of the Comet (-75%); The Suffering series (-20%); Darkest Dungeon (-60%) and its Crimson Court expansion (-20%), The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (-80%), Bad Mojo Redux (-90%) – find over two hundred more offers available throughout the entire sale.

What’s more, every Halloween bundle is a “completion bundle”: get even better discounts when you grab all games in a bundle – and if you own some of them already, you just need to get the games you’re missing!

The 2017 Halloween Sale will last until November 2, 10PM UTC / 3PM PDT / 6PM EDT. Amount required to unlock the free game can vary between regions. Free game codes will be distributed via email when the stretch goal is reached.

KOEI TECMO SET TO RELEASE THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEMON-SLAYING ADVENTURE NIGHTS OF AZURE 2: BRIDE OF THE NEW MOON THIS WEEK

GUST Studio’s All-New Action-RPG Adventure Invites Players To Explore A Dark New World While Facing New Enemies, Meeting New Friends And Employing Familiar Allies

Hertfordshire, 24^th October 2017 – KOEI TECMO Europe is proud to announce this week’s launch of Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon. GUST Studio’s latest title is now available digitally for Windows PC via Steam®, and on the 27^th October 2017 both physically and digitally for the Nintendo Switch™ and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment systems. To celebrate, a gripping new trailer was released which introduces the dark fictional world, action-packed gameplay and deep narrative which players will experience at launch.

Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon takes place in the fictional demon infested and ruined city of Eurulm. The story focuses on a knight named Aluche and her two childhood friends–Liliana, a kind-hearted priestess, and Ruenheid, a holy knight of the Lourdes Order. While escorting Liliana, Aluche is ambushed and killed only to later awaken as a half-demon at the hands of the New Curia–a religious organisation with dark ties. Aluche must now save Liliana and continue her journey, meeting new characters with their own mysterious pasts. Sharing similar goals, she and the strange new allies set off to reveal the truth behind the shadows shrouding the world and become motivated to uncover the shocking truth behind the mysterious Queen of the Moon.

Assisting Aluche with her perilous quest, this unique bouquet of new allies includes her fellow companion, Ruenheid; the mysterious New Curian doctor, Camilla Alucard; Aluche’s role model and ex-Curian Knight, Muveil Folin Lou; a half-demon assassin named Veruschka; the chocolatier who fights to make the ultimate chocolate, Eleanor Ernest, and the powerful Nightlord, Arnice. Fighting alongside these Lilies sows the seeds of unlikely friendships–blossoming unbreakable bonds that awaken impressive latent abilities for all in the party.

Human companions are not the only allies in the war against the Moon Queen. Aluche is able to forge contracts with reliable, friendly, demons known as Servans. These Servans are classed into two categories: Strikers, who are used specifically for their strong attacks and ability to transform into weapons, and Trickers. They include her long-time friend, Nero; the electrifying mutt, Scharf; the fairy-like companion, Feuille; the Shikigami-wielding Kaede; the beautiful butterfly, Farfalla; the shadowy fiend, Hexer; and the dolphin-shaped Perle.

KOEI TECMO Europe also confirmed today that those who purchase the title digitally on the Nintendo Switch™, within 4 weeks from launch, will receive a selection of bonus DLCs including a set of extra servan; Special Servan ‘Puni’, Special Servan ‘Schnee’, Special Servan ‘Hinagiku’ and an all new costume for Aluche to wear on her quest, the Bonus Costume ‘Scarlet Stripes’.

For more information on Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon, please visit the official website at www.koeitecmoeurope.com/nightsofazure2, like us on www.facebook.com/ateliergames and follow us on twitter @koeitecmoeurope.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Coming to Mobile Devices in Late November

Manage a Campsite in the First Mobile Animal Crossing Game

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The next time you go camping, make sure to bring all the essentials: a tent, a sleeping bag, s’mores and, of course, the Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp game. One of Nintendo’s most enduring franchises, Animal Crossing allows players to live a whimsical life as they interact with a wide range of other animal characters brimming with personality, decorate and expand their home, and learn more about the community they are part of. In the first Animal Crossing game for mobile devices, you can interact with animal friends, craft furniture items and gather resources while managing a campsite. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp launches on iOS- and Android-compatible mobile devices in late November.

In the first Animal Crossing game for mobile devices, you can interact with animal friends, craft furniture items and gather resources while managing a campsite. (Graphic: Business Wire)

“As our past mobile games have proved, we love taking established and well-loved franchises and transforming them for the ways players use their devices,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is great for newcomers to the series as well as longtime fans, and ideal for people playing on a mobile device.”

A recent video presentation highlighted many of the game-play features in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. To view the presentation in its entirety, visit https://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/10-24-2017/.

Some of the highlights in the video include the following:

• Manage Your Manager: When you start a new game in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, you will be asked to create your personalized campsite manager avatar – your character in the game. You can choose to be a girl or a boy, and customize things like skin color, hair color and eye color. Whatever suits you!
• Arts & Crafts: By gathering resources like fruit and wood, you can craft items for your campsite. These include furniture and decorative items, like couches and benches, as well as baskets and plants. To craft items, just speak to classic Animal Crossing villager Cyrus to put in an order. After the item is finished, you can place it around your campsite or decorate the interior of your camper.
• Leaf Tickets: Leaf Tickets can be earned through regular gameplay or purchased using real-world money, and can be used in a variety of ways in the game. For example, they can be used to shorten the time needed to craft items, more easily acquire materials or acquire unique camper exterior designs.
• Friendship Level: In Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, you can chat with your animal friends or fulfill their requests to raise your friendship level. If you level up your friendship or decorate your campsite with an animal’s favorite items, she or he might pay you a visit.
• BHFF (Best Human Friends Forever): Not all of your friends in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will have fur or feathers. You can send your in-game Player ID to real-life friends who also own the game to have them visit your campsite. Random player avatars will also visit the campsite from time to time. Once someone visits, you can exchange your Bells for items saved in the Market Box.
• Tick Tock: Similar to past Animal Crossing games, time passes in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp just like in real life! As morning, day, evening and night pass, the scenery in the game will change and different animal friends might show up.
• Area Map: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is full of places to visit and explore. In addition to your campsite, you can travel in your camper to a beach, a forest, a river and an island.
• Market Place: The go-to spot for shopaholics, Market Place is full of stores run by familiar Animal Crossing characters like Timmy, Tommy and the Able Sisters. The various shops in Market Place offer things like furniture and clothing items. The selection at each shop rotates, so don’t be a stranger!
• OK Motors: Remember that camper that was mentioned a few bullets back? It’s not used to just travel between locations in the game. By visiting the OK Motors store, you can acquire things to customize your camper, including furniture to fill the interior and paint to decorate the exterior. It’s like those tiny homes that are all the rage … but with wheels!
• Expanding Camp Life: In addition to all the fun things you can do in the game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will eventually offer seasonal events to keep the experience fresh and surprising, as well as limited-time furniture and outfit options through game updates. These events and updates will begin rolling out after launch.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will launch for free on iOS and Android mobile devices in late November. For more information about the game, visit https://ac-pocketcamp.com.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch^™ system and the Nintendo 3DS^™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System^™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.4 billion video games and more than 703 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy^™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS^™ family of systems, Super NES^™, Nintendo 64^™, Nintendo GameCube^™, Wii^™ and Wii U^™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.

THE XBOX STAY N’ PLAY OPENS ITS DOORS THIS NOVEMBER

Gaming-themed sleepover experience in central Sydney will give fans early-access to the highly-anticipated Xbox One X videogame console. Overnight rooms include Gold standard concierge and room service, super-sized TVs, cinema quality audio, the world’s most powerful games console AND Xbox Onesies to sleep in!

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – October 25, 2017 – As fans around Australia prepare for the launch of the world’s most powerful videogame console on November 7, Xbox Australia has announced plans to open the doors to the Xbox Stay N’ Play – a boutique, gaming-themed sleepover experience that will give its guests unhindered access to the Xbox One X, days before its official launch.

Situated in front of the iconic Sydney skyline in Pirrama Park, Pyrmont, the first-of-its-kind establishment will open its doors to fans from Friday 3rd November until Sunday 5th November, with four suites themed around some of the biggest and most popular games available on the console – including Forza Motorsport 7, Assassin’s Creed Origins and Minecraft.

Once guests check in using their Xbox Gamertag (or create a new one on site), guest services and amenities include:

• A private themed suite for you and a friend to play the Xbox One X, ahead of launch
• Super high resolution 4K HDR televisions for super sharp and smooth gameplay
• Dolby Atmos enabled headsets for crystal clear, cinema quality immersive audio
• Full selection of Xbox One X Enhanced Games, available from our Gold Standard concierge

Reservations are now open, with overnight accommodation available on a first come, first serve basis, with check-in at 8pm and check out the following morning at 8am. Suites will also be available for daytime usage with fans able to book a two-hour slot for them and a friend.

With demand for sleepovers expected to be high, the Xbox Stay N’ Play will also feature a lobby offering walk-in gameplay from 8am until 8pm each day.

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

ALLIANCE DIGITAL MEDIA AND POLYKID RELEASE POI: EXPLORER EDITION ON NINTENDO SWITCH™

Definitive Version of Delightful 3D Platformer Introduces New Content and Other Exclusives

NEW YORK – Oct. 24, 2017 – Alliance Digital Media has launched Poi: Explorer Edition, a special release of independent developer PolyKid’s whimsical 3D platformer featuring new content exclusive for Nintendo Switch™. The game is available today in North America* as a boxed product at major retailers, as well as digitally via the Nintendo eShop, for $29.99.

Poi: Explorer Edition expands on the core experience of the original Poi with a variety of special features, including Joy-Con motion control support, more challenging boss battles, new character costumes, and an unlockable digital soundtrack and art book.

Inspired by the cheerful classics of 3D platforming, Poi is an engaging adventure that follows two aspiring Master Explorers as they search the far reaches of the world for an old explorer’s lost medallions. Journey to uncharted lands aboard your sky-ship, discover colorful environments filled with curious creatures, and use a range of jumping abilities to collect over 100 challenging medallions.

Poi: Explorer Edition is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and Up) by the ESRB. For more information, visit www.poi-game.com.

*Poi: Explorer Edition is expected to launch in European territories in November.

About Alliance Digital Media

It’s a golden age for games – but harder than ever for independent developers to thrive. Alliance Digital Media exists to disrupt this trend. We believe that great games are good business. From publishing, marketing, PR and influencer outreach services to financing and development support, we give exceptional game makers the organization, expertise and retail muscle necessary to succeed. www.AllianceDigitalMedia.com

About PolyKid

PolyKid, LLC was founded by Ben Gable and Paul Ewers when they left their jobs in early 2014 to pursue their dream of starting an independent game studio. They were driven by the desire to make games inspired by titles that they loved as kids, but with an added dash of innovation and crafted using today’s tools and technology. www.polykidgames.com