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Award-winning video game studio announces Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, an official Dungeons & Dragons-based idle clicker game.

Award-winning video game studio announces Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, an official Dungeons & Dragons-based idle clicker game.

Codename Entertainment is proud to announce Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, the world’s first idle clicker game set in the celebrated universe of the Forgotten Realms. The game is the studio’s first licensed video game in partnership with Wizards of the Coast.

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms will take the player on an epic quest throughout the fabled Sword Coast. Newcomers to the world of Dungeons & Dragons will learn about their new home through the game. Seasoned fans will have the opportunity to revisit popular storylines and even learn new knowledge as they play.

Force Grey fans will also discover familiar characters in the game at launch. Two of the starting ten Champions are taken from the popular series.

From launch, the game will feature scheduled updates every month, with new campaigns and regular events, including the recently announced Tomb of Annihilation adventure.

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms will be available on PC in Q3 2017.

ABOUT CODENAME ENTERTAINMENT

Codename Entertainment Inc. is the award-winning indie video game studio based in Victoria, British Columbia. The studio’s last game, Crusaders of the Lost Idols, has remained popular since launching in 2015. It has stayed in the Top 1% of games by current player count on Steam. It’s also one of the Most Played games out of more 113,000 on Kongregate.com, and it is consistently ranked in the Most Popular Games on Armorgames.com.

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Pre-Orders for Exhilarating Parkour Platformer ‘Super Cloudbuilt’ Now Live on PlayStation 4

Pre-Orders for Exhilarating Parkour Platformer ‘Super Cloudbuilt’ Now Live on PlayStation 4

Dash through Three Full Stages and a Practice Arena

Teesside, England – July 11th, 2017 – Developer Coilworks and publisher Double Eleven announced today that Super Cloudbuilt, the sci-fi parkour platformer challenging players to leap and blast through stages as quickly as possible, is now available for pre-order on PlayStation 4 in North America for $19.99 UDS or $17.99 with PlayStation Plus: https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/super-cloudbuilt/cid=UP4415-CUSA07009_00-CLOUDBUILTPLUS00.

Players who pre-order Super Cloudbuilt will instantly gain access to an exclusive demo containing a tutorial, three full levels and the Playground practice arena to refine their skills in ahead of the game’s launch on July 24th. An exclusive Super Cloudbuilt dashboard theme mirroring the game’s gorgeous visual style is also unlocked with every pre-order.

In Super Cloudbuilt, players sprint across stretches of disjointed platforms towering above a bottomless void as a young soldier named Demi. Though runners are free to take the time they need, Super Cloudbuilt’s true challenge is realized by nailing precise platforming and landing shots with Demi’s blaster as quickly as possible to claim a place at the top of the game’s leaderboards.

With Story, Ranked and Rush modes as well as a total of 177 challenges, Super Cloudbuilt offers a treasure trove of feats for players to master. Whether players opt to explore at their own pace or set world records on fire, Super Cloudbuilt is a vivid, invigorating experience sure to keep anyone at the edge of their seat.

For more information on Super Cloudbuilt, follow @doubleelevenltd on Twitter or check out www.double11.com.

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Coilworks is a small indie developer, based in Sweden. In 2011, after graduating university, Coilworks was formed with the intention of creating new play experiences for core gamers, with a focus on challenging and engaging gameplay. They released their first title, Cloudbuilt, to Steam in 2014.

Double Eleven is a UK-based indie publisher and developer of interactive digital entertainment. Some of Double Eleven’s most popular titles include the PixelJunk series (PC), Goat Simulator (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4) and having recently released their critically acclaimed edition of the Prison Architect for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

704Games Releases First Official Gameplay Trailer for NASCAR Heat 2

704Games Releases First Official Gameplay Trailer for NASCAR Heat 2

Get Kurt Busch’s Winning Daytona 500 Paint Scheme by Preordering Today

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – July 11, 2017 – 704Games, NASCAR Team Properties’ exclusive console simulation-style video game licensee, has released the first official gameplay trailer for NASCAR Heat 2. From an expanded career mode featuring all three national racing series to 40-car online multiplayer and the return of two-player local multiplayer, there are many ways to compete, but only one driver can win.

In addition, preorders are now available for NASCAR Heat 2 on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One. A full list of retailers the game can be preordered from can be found at NASCARHeat.com. Players who preorder NASCAR Heat 2 will receive Kurt Busch’s winning Daytona 500 paint scheme. 704Games recently announced that retail editions* of NASCAR Heat 2 will include $50 off the purchase** of a ticket for any remaining 2017 and all 2018 NASCAR-sanctioned events at one of eight tracks owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. across the U.S.

Developed by Monster Games, NASCAR Heat 2 expands on the core experience of last year’s NASCAR Heat Evolution with new drivers, tracks and vehicles, more robust gameplay and multiplayer features, and upgraded visuals, physics and damage models.

NASCAR Heat 2 will be available in the U.S. on Sept. 12, 2017 on the PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One and Windows PC on Steam for $49.99. The game is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB.

*Offer available while supplies last.
**See voucher for complete details.

About 704Games

704Games is a video game publisher and developer focused on delivering high-quality experiences on console and mobile. 704Games, a video game licensee of NASCAR, released their first console game, NASCAR Heat Evolution, in September 2016 on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One. NASCAR Heat Mobile, the first authentic NASCAR mobile racing game, launched in April 2017 on iOS and Android. 704Games is headquartered at NASCAR Plaza in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, please visit www.704Games.com.

J!NX Partners With Hot Topic to Bring First Video Game Lifestyle Brand to Retail

J!NX Partners With Hot Topic to Bring First Video Game Lifestyle Brand to Retail

Stylish new products made by gamers for gamers

SAN DIEGO  July 11, 2017 — Jinx Inc. (stylized J!NX) has revealed a new retail partnership to bring their very own J!NX Brand gaming lifestyle apparel exclusively to Hot Topic, the leading online and brick-and-mortar specialty retailer, available Aug. 17. J!NX is the world’s leading and most beloved apparel brand for gamers. With nearly two decades of experience in the video game industry, J!NX is finally bringing its own brand to retail.

“I’m a lifelong gamer, both a player and a hobbyist game developer. Growing up, I never felt a connection to any existing brands, nothing spoke to me. J!NX was born in that void,” said Sean Gailey, J!NX co-founder and CEO. “To me, J!NX represents the deep passion of the culture and community that I’m proud to be a part of. We chose Hot Topic because they’ve been the first to believe in that community and have been a longtime partner with our licensed products.”

“Gamers deserve more than just T-shirts to express their love of the lifestyle, and no one understands that more than the team over at J!NX,” said Ed Labay, VP, GMM at Hot Topic. “That’s why we are so excited to partner with them and launch this idea at Hot Topic.”

Each of the new J!NX Brand items coming to Hot Topic is expertly designed by a team of passionate gamers and apparel industry veterans.

Gamers can get an exclusive first look at the new items during Comic-Con International: San Diego at the Horton Plaza Hot Topic store (562 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101) on Thursday, July 20.

About J!NX

Founded in 1999 in San Diego, CA, J!NX is the world’s leading lifestyle brand for video game apparel and accessories. Born from a love of play and the communities it inspires, J!NX and J!NX Pro were launched as a celebration of video game culture. Over the years, J!NX has secured their place in the video game industry with successful products and longstanding relationships with many of the top video game brands in the world.

About Hot Topic

Hot Topic, headquartered in City of Industry, CA, was the first retailer to make alternative apparel and accessories available at malls across the country. Today, Hot Topic is the fandom haven for guys and girls obsessed with music and all things pop culture. Founded in 1989, Hot Topic operates 698 stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico and an online store at hottopic.com. Follow @HotTopic on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

Episode One of ‘Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two’ Now Available for Download on All Platforms 

Episode One of ‘Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two’ Now Available for Download on All Platforms   

Jesse’s adventures in the world of Minecraft continue in season two premiere, ‘Hero in Residence,’ starting today.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 11th, 2017 — Award-winning developer and publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games and world-renowned game developer Mojang today launched the first episode of Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two. The episode, entitled ‘Hero in Residence,’ is now available for download on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, iOS, and Android-based devices, as well as through Telltale’s own online store.

Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two continues Jesse’s saga in a five-part, narrative-driven, episodic game series developed by Telltale in collaboration with Mojang and members of the Minecraft community. Though players’ choices from the first season will carry over into season two, this new season will be accessible to both returning fans and newcomers alike. This second season will also include Telltale’s unique multiplayer ‘Crowd Play’ feature, which allows friends and family to engage with the adventure together by helping to decide the direction of the story from any mobile device with an online connection.

Now that Jesse and the gang have vanquished the Wither Storm, saved the world, and become totally super famous heroes, life has gotten a bit more…complicated. With more responsibilities and less time for adventure, old friendships have started to fade — at least until Jesse’s hand gets stuck in a creepy gauntlet that belongs to an ancient underwater temple. Together with old pals and new comrades alike, Jesse embarks on a brand new journey filled with tough choices, good times, and at least one temperamental llama.

This season will feature voice work from Patton Oswalt, Catherine Taber, Ashley Johnson, and Scott Porter, as well as cameos from Stampy Cat, stacyplays, and other personalities from the Minecraft community on YouTube. Additional casting details for the season are yet to be announced.

Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two will be a standalone product separate from both the core Minecraft game and season one of Minecraft: Story Mode. Season two will be available for download on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, iOS, and Android-based devices. A retail version on disc will become available this fall. Episode one has been rated ‘Everyone 10+’ by the ESRB.

For more information on Telltale Games, visit the official website, follow @TelltaleGames on Twitter, and like Telltale on Facebook.

For more information on Mojang, visit the official website, follow @Mojang and @Minecraft on Twitter, and like Minecraft on Facebook.

About Mojang

Mojang AB is a Microsoft-owned games studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. We’re responsible for the relatively popular video game Minecraft. We also created the card-collecting tactical battler Scrolls, and have dabbled in publishing with Oxeye Game Studio’s awesome side-scrolling robo-blaster Cobalt. We’re developing more games, too, but we’re not ready to talk about those quite yet.

About Telltale, Inc.
Telltale is a leading independent developer and publisher of games for every major interactive platform, including PC, home consoles, and mobile devices. It also pioneered the episodic delivery of digital gaming content.

Founded in 2004 by games industry veterans with decades of experience, Telltale quickly became an industry leader, with numerous honors and awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, BAFTA, IMGA, and more. In 2012, Telltale was named Studio of the Year after establishing a model for successful episodic game creation and digital publishing.

Telltale’s reputation for quality has been established across more than three dozen different product releases over the years, earning acclaim from publications like IGN, The New York Times, and Variety, as well as over 100 “Game of the Year” awards. Telltale is a fully licensed third party publisher on consoles from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo, and also publishes games on the PC, Mac, and Apple iOS platforms. For more information, visit www.telltalegames.com.

GROUNDBREAKING CLOUD-GAMING PLATFORM LIQUIDSKY UNLOCKS COMPLETE PC GAMING EXPERIENCE ON ANDROID DEVICES

GROUNDBREAKING CLOUD-GAMING PLATFORM LIQUIDSKY UNLOCKS COMPLETE PC GAMING EXPERIENCE ON ANDROID DEVICES

LiquidSky Launches on Google Play for Android Phones and Tablets, Offering a Powerful Gaming PC Anywhere, Anytime and on Almost Any Device

New York, NY (July 11, 2017) LiquidSky — a first-of-its-kind cloud-based platform that delivers a high-quality PC gaming experience anywhere, anytime and on nearly all devices — is excited to announce today that the LiquidSky 2.0 beta for Android devices is now available for download from Google Play. Leveraging the power of the cloud, the all-new LiquidSky Android app supports all the new features and performance enhancements recently made available in the LiquidSky 2.0 Windows PC beta. LiquidSky now empowers mobile gamers to play all of the latest AAA and popular indie PC titles from their Windows and Android devices, requiring neither proprietary nor expensive gaming hardware. LiquidSky delivers a full Windows PC experience via the cloud that, while gaming optimized, supports all native Windows applications.

“LiquidSky is incredibly excited to offer the thrill of PC gaming to a vast audience around the globe that was previously without access to capable gaming PCs,” said Ian McLoughlin, LiquidSky’s co-founder and CEO. “We believe the world is going mobile and, until today, mobile gaming meant compromise. Not anymore. The new LiquidSky Android app offers the same features and PC desktop capabilities of our cloud-based technology, but leverages the portability and prevalence of tablets and smartphones, making PC gaming truly possible anywhere, anytime, on billions of devices.”

Starting today, LiquidSky customers can access their entire gaming library from any of the popular storefronts – such as Steam, Blizzard, Origin, GOG, Humble Bundle, Green Man Gaming and many more – from their Android phone or tablet to play their favorite PC games nearly anywhere. The LiquidSky app also supports a growing variety of controllers — from Android-specific to popular Sony and Microsoft console compatible controllers — as well as touchscreen controls. Customers can now access the full features of the LiquidSky platform, including their account settings, interacting with the LiquidSky gaming community or checking out the latest LiquidSky news directly from their Android devices.

Free and modestly-priced Pay-As-You-Go or premium Monthly subscription plans are available at LiquidSky.com. The ad-supported free plan lets users opt-in to view advertisements in exchange for SkyCredits (accrued points that can be spent when using one’s SkyComputer). Pay-As-You-Go (starting at $9.99) and Monthly (starting at $19.99/month) payment plans now offer up to 500GB of cloud storage and 10GB/second download speeds for as little as $0.25/hour.

Customers select from two performance packages, based on the demands of the game or application of choice. The Gamer performance plan costs 60 SkyCredits/hour while the Pro performance plan costs 120 SkyCredits/hour. Both performance packages deliver 1080p gaming at up to 60+ FPS on Windows and Android devices.

The new LiquidSky Android Beta app is compatible with devices running mobile Android OS 6.0+ and is available for download at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.liquidsky.

LiquidSky 2.0 on Android launch video:

https://youtu.be/FEexxX0Nfoc

About LiquidSky

LiquidSky is a first of its kind Gaming-as-a-Service (GaaS) platform that uniquely solves the biggest hurdles previous cloud-gaming platforms faced: high latency, high cost, limited scalability and a finite catalog of supported games. With LiquidSky, play any PC video game as it was meant to be enjoyed — from the latest AAA titles to indie hits — on your Android phone or tablet, older Windows, Mac and even Linux devices. Without custom hardware or proprietary storefront, enjoy any game available from any PC portal — Steam, BattleNet, HumbleBundle, Uplay, Origin, GoG and more. LiquidSky’s unmatched latency delivers streamed resolutions at up to 1080p and 60+ FPS – freeing you to play your games nearly anywhere, anytime and on almost any device. For more information, please visit http://www.liquidsky.com.

KOEI TECMO EUROPE SHARES STORY DETAILS ALONGSIDE NEW TRAILER FOR UPCOMING JRPG, BLUE REFLECTION

KOEI TECMO EUROPE SHARES STORY DETAILS ALONGSIDE NEW TRAILER FOR UPCOMING JRPG, BLUE REFLECTION

First Trailer Explores the Mysterious “Common” and Demonstrates the Power of a “Reflector” in Developer GUST Studios’ Newest Original Title, Headed to PlayStation®4 and Steam® 

Hertfordshire, 11th July 2017 – KOEI TECMO Europe today revealed a wealth of information on the mystical parallel dimension of Blue Reflection, The Common, alongside a brand-new trailer that provides a first look at the magical abilities that empower the mysterious realm’s champions. Headed to the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and digitally to Windows PC via Steam® on the 29th September 2017, developer GUST Studios’ latest JRPG and original IP Blue Reflection invites players to assume the role of high school student Hinako Shirai as she learns there is more to her peaceful life than it seems.

Taking her first steps back into an everyday school life, Hinako is lost in a sea of unknown faces until she encounters a middle school friend, Sanae Nishida. Hinako notices a strange aura emerge from Sanae and suddenly awakens in a mysterious world where an intimidating demon awaits her! Before she has time to react, a pair of friendly voices reach out to her: “It will be alright. You can fight. Put your heart into the ring on your finger, and fight as a Reflector!” The magical twins Yuzu and Lime bestow Reflector powers on Hinako, promising her they will grant any wish she desires if she protects the world from devastating forces that seek to threaten humanity.

This is how Hinako learns of the mysterious parallel dimension, The Common: a place created by the unconsciousness of the human collective; where the causes of humans’ latent troubles lurk. Alongside Yuzu and Lime, she leaps fearlessly into this unknown world in search of crystallized emotion fragments – the physical manifestation of her classmates’ struggles – but encounters a myriad of challenges in her path. Players will explore unique and perilous locations in their attempt to locate these fragments and resolve their classmates’ problems in the real world, and will be called upon to battle dangerous demons who stand in their way!

While Hinako and her friends solve the problems plaguing Hoshinomiya Girls’ High School and live their day-to-day lives, devastating forces loom closer at each moment. These are the Sephira, gigantic creatures harboring overwhelming powers which threaten to end the world as the girls know it! In order to protect their classmates as well as humanity itself, Hinako, Yuzu and Lime transform into their magical Reflector forms and use their most powerful abilities by gathering the energy of emotions. By harnessing the close bonds they have formed, the Reflectors fight in hopes of repelling the Sephira forces once and for all.

New screenshots, artwork, and a gripping new trailer released alongside today’s announcement further introduce the game’s parallel world, Reflector abilities and day-to-day school life. Screenshots also show off Hinako, Yuzu and Lime’s Reflector forms for the first time, alongside some of their classmates: the highly intelligent Yuri Saiki, the kind-hearted chef Sanae Nishida, Hinako’s ex-ballet rival Sarasa Moshikawa, the young actress Mao Ninagawa and the ambitious Ako Ichinose.

For more information on Blue Reflection, please like us on www.facebook.com/ateliergames and follow us on twitter @koeitecmoeurope.

About Blue Reflection

Blue Reflection follows the life of Hinako Shirai as she takes her first steps into an ordinary school life after a tragic accident ends her ballet career. Her injury causes her to close off her heart from the rest of the world, but her life changes when she meets her new best friends, the magical Shijou twins Yuzu and Lime, who bestow her with the powers of a Reflector. As she comes to terms with her new abilities and traverses between her ordinary school life and The Common, Hinako starts to understand the very real perils that await not only her friends, but humanity itself.

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

BLUE REFLECTION ©2017 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. The KT logo is a registered trademark of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

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Jam City Brings the Magic of Peanuts to Players and Canine Companions with Launch of New Bubble Shooter Game, Snoopy Pop

Jam City Brings the Magic of Peanuts to Players and Canine Companions with Launch of New Bubble Shooter Game, Snoopy Pop

Jam City and Peanuts Worldwide Team Lend a Helping Paw to Canine Companions for Independence®, a Non-Profit Organization that Provides Assistance Dogs to Children, Adults and Veterans with Physical Disabilities

Los Angeles, July 11, 2017 — Today, Jam City and Peanuts Worldwide announced the worldwide launch of Snoopy Pop, an all-new bubble shooter game starring the beloved Peanuts characters and Snoopy alter-egos from the classic comic by Charles M. Schulz.  Additionally, it was also announced that Jam City, in honor of the Peanuts and Schulz legacy, will make a $100,000 contribution to Canine Companions for Independence, the largest provider of assistance dogs for children, adults and veterans with disabilities, including adults who are deaf or hard of hearing and professionals that work with groups of people with disabilities.

Created in close partnership with the artists, animators and storytellers at Peanuts Worldwide, Snoopy Pop gives anyone with a mobile device the ability to help rescue Woodstock and his flock of birds who have been trapped in bubbles. The free-to-play game is available in the App Store (http://jamcity.me/SP_PR_iOS) and via Google Play (http://jamcity.me/SP_PR_GP).

“Jam City is proud to be launching a game with one of the world’s most iconic brands.  Creating a game with Snoopy and the Peanuts gang has been a labor of love for our artists, storytellers and technical teams,” said Josh Yguado, co-founder, President and COO of Jam City. “Additionally, and in honor of Charles M. Schulz’s legacy and love for the organization’s mission, Jam City is moved to be supporting the important work of Canine Companions for Independence through Snoopy Pop. Canine Companions enhances independence by providing highly trained assistance dogs to Veterans and people with disabilities.”

“Supporting Canine Companions for Independence has a special place in my heart, and this Snoopy Pop collaboration is a fun way to do just that,” said Jean Schulz, National Board Member and Chair Emeritus of Canine Companions for Independence and wife of Charles M. Schulz.

The Peanuts Gang is Back!

Snoopy Pop gameplay features include:

  • Fun, varied, dynamic and challenging puzzles
  • Fresh new levels, characters, worlds and events added regularly
  • Collections of character game pieces, boosters and more
  • Unique character based power-ups, like Charlie Brown’s Kite
  • Game modes featuring Snoopy’s colorful alternate personas such as The Flying Ace and Masked Marvel
  • Events based on classic storylines and holiday special
  • Maps, obstacles and boosters that capture the spirit of Peanuts
  • Original licensed music from the Peanuts holiday specials

Snoopy Pop is just the type of interactive experience that we love, that bridge Peanuts into this new digital age,” said Roz Nowicki, Executive Vice President of Peanuts Worldwide. “We are also thrilled that Jam City is supporting Canine Companions for Independence, a charity near and dear to the hearts of both Charles and Jeannie Schulz. The demand for highly trained assistance dogs is ongoing and growing and this will help CCI bring additional dogs to those in need.”

Jam City has made a science out of turning some of the world’s largest entertainment franchises and brands into hit mobile games. The mobile gaming publisher is the creator of 6 of the Top 100 Highest Grossing games played nationwide across both iPhone and Android devices, including Panda Pop, the No. 1 bubble shooter in the U.S.

About Jam City

Jam City is a Los Angeles-based mobile game publisher with global reach. Created in 2010 by former MySpace co-founders Chris DeWolfe, Aber Whitcomb, and former Twentieth Century Fox executive Josh Yguado, Jam City is the creator of 6 of the Top 100 highest grossing games across Apple’s and Google’s US app stores. Its portfolio of titles–which includes Cookie Jam, Panda Pop, Genies & Gems, Family Guy: the Quest for Stuff and Marvel Avengers Academy–has been downloaded more than 800 million times and is regularly played by more than 50 million people per month. Jam City has studios in Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego and Buenos Aires.

About Peanuts Worldwide

The PEANUTS characters and related intellectual property are owned by Peanuts Worldwide LLC, a joint venture owned 80% by Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and 20% by members of the Charles M. Schulz family.

About Canine Companions for Independence

Non-profit Canine Companions for Independence provides highly-trained assistance dogs free of charge to children, adults and veterans with disabilities. Established in 1975, Canine Companions has trained over 5,400 assistance dog teams, with six training centers across the country in Northern California, Southern California, Florida, New York, Ohio and Texas, and over 3,000 volunteers nationwide. Canine Companions is recognized worldwide for the excellence of its dogs, and the quality and longevity of the matches it makes between dogs and people. The result is a life full of increased independence and loving companionship. For more information, visit cci.org or call 1-800-572-BARK.

WWE 2K18 IS COMING TO NINTENDO SWITCH

WWE 2K18 IS COMING TO NINTENDO SWITCH

Nintendo fans have made it clear, they want WWE 2K games on their console of choice. And we’re happy to announce that we’re coming back!

WWE 2K18 will release on Nintendo Switch™ this fall. This marks the first time in five years that a WWE game has been on a Nintendo platform. The Nintendo Switch version features docked play on television and offers the first portable edition of a WWE game in six years.

Like the other available versions of WWE 2K18, it includes a whole host of new features.

Get ready for eight man matches, a new grapple carry system, new weight detection, thousands of new animations and a massive backstage area. A brand-new rendering engine also gives WWE 2K18 a visual overhaul and will bring the drama of WWE to life like never before.

A new MyCareer experience puts you on the path to greatness as you journey along on the road to WrestleMania.  Explore WWE like never before through free-roaming backstage, conversing with WWE Superstars, forming alliances, making enemies, seeking out quests, and strategizing for upcoming matches.

Can your MyPlayer make it to the WWE Hall of Fame?  Introducing the all-new Road to Glory. Compete with opponents online to improve your MyPlayer by earning unlockables, boosts and upgrades all while securing your entry into special events that are held alongside real-life WWE special events, such as pay-per-views.

Customize WWE like never before with an even deeper set of customization tools and the new Custom Match option. The robust Creation Suite also offers even more detailed features for Create-a-Superstar, Create-a-Video and Create-an-Arena.

Dominate the ring with tons of your favorite WWE, NXT and legendary Superstars.WWE 2K18 offers the most complete roster of the biggest and brightest WWE and NXT Superstars and Legends to ever grace a WWE ring.

To celebrate the good news, WWE 2K18 cover Superstar Seth Rollins appeared in a special video announcing the series’ return to Nintendo platforms and debut on the Nintendo Switch.

Give it a watch and stay tuned for more details on the Nintendo Switch edition of WWE 2K18.

Pre-Order WWE 2K18 and receive two playable versions of WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle: his WWE “American Hero” persona (2001) or his ECW “Wrestling Machine” persona (2006).

For the latest news on WWE 2K18, follow @WWEgames:

JCB Pioneer: Mars Bringing Realistic Colonization to Steam Early Access

Atomicom announced their hardcore survival PC game JCB Pioneer: Mars will hit Steam Early Access in Winter 2017 (Summer 2017 in the Northern Hemisphere). Developed with guidance from astrophysicist Dr. Maggie Lieu, a research fellow at the European Space Agency; JCB Pioneer: Mars is setting its sights on being a realistic take on what early colonization of the Mars may actually look like. Atomicon also partnered with engineers from construction equipment firm JCB to create a variety of construction and mining vehicles that could believably find their way to Mars.

Players are among the first colonists send to Mars in hopes of finding a new home for humanity as Earth begins to collapse. They will start off in the wreckage of their landing pod. To have any hope of survival, they will need to quickly establish their first colony and secure their supply of oxygen. The colony will need a constant stream of materials for research, construction, and repairs as players contend with Mars’ hostile environment.

https://youtu.be/sSG5qgwx20U