Combat Arms Now “Reloaded” – Sets Its Sights on Huge New Revamp

Nexon detail mammoth new update for free-to-play FP S

Berlin – June 15^th, 2017 – NEXON Europe, subsidiary of NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in online and mobile games, is today excited to reveal that on June 21^st the immensely popular and long-running competitive FPS Combat Arms will undergo a complete overhaul that will revolutionise the battlefield. Following a vast variety of changes in game experience and successful completion of the recent Operation Janus beta, the popular title will now be rebranded Combat Arms: Reloaded to emphasize the redesign, redefinition and rebalancing of the longstanding, successful franchise.

The update will substantially rework the underlying framework of the game by making several major adjustments in gameplay features – including a fundamental rebalancing of the Combat Arms: Reloaded arsenal – cementing its place as a leading multiplayer shooter in 2017.

Details of the update are as follows…

• Weapon & Gear Rebalance:  The vast Combat Arms: Reloaded arsenal (weapons and gear) will undergo a rebalance – closing the performance gap between legacy and newer items ensuring that no weapon is able to easily outperform another of its kind.
• Streamlined Arsenal: The Combat Arms: Reloaded arsenal will be streamlined to deliver a faster gearing-up experience.
• Improved & Simplified User Interface: Visibility of the information pertaining to the performance of the Combat Arms: Reloaded arsenal will increase, streamlining the HUD and giving players a better understanding of the gear that they choose to take into battle with them.
• Voice Chat & Matchmaking: Combat Arms: Reloaded will now feature a robust voice chat and a matchmaking system that supports both playing with close friends and clan members, as well as providing a solid groundwork for competitive play with strangers.

This is just the tip of the iceberg with further details of the upcoming overhaul to be unveiled in the near future. Be sure to stay up-to-date by visiting the brand new Combat Arms: Reloaded site at http://en.combatarms.nexoneu.com/intro/ or by liking the official Facebook page.

About Nexon Europe
Established in March 2007, Nexon Europe is one of the leading publishers of free-to-play MMOs in Europe. The company has brought the worldwide hit casual MMORPG MapleStory to Europe in May 2007, and the successful FPS Combat Arms in January 2009. With the launch of the 3D action MMORPG Vindictus in 2011, Nexon Europe strengthened its position as a promising publisher in Europe. For more information on Nexon Europe and its games, please visit the official website at http://company.nexoneu.com/.

Established in March 2007, Nexon Europe is one of the leading publishers of free-to-play MMOs in Europe. The company has brought the worldwide hit casual MMORPG MapleStory to Europe in May 2007, and the successful FPS Combat Arms in January 2009. With the launch of the 3D action MMORPG Vindictus in 2011, Nexon Europe strengthened its position as a promising publisher in Europe. Next to these in-house franchises, the company was also able to acquire and fully operate Atlantica Online, an innovative, tactical MMORPG; Dekaron, an authentic action MMORPG set in a grim fantasy universe; and the action-packed FPS War Rock. In 2014, the company stepped up globally with the cross-platform football management game, United Eleven, and legendary FPS Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies. For more information on Nexon Europe and its games, please visit the official website at www.nexoneu.com.

Nintendo News: Nintendo Recap: Tournament Champs Crowned on Day Two of E3

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo crowned champions in two separate tournaments today during the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles.

Nintendo crowned champions in two separate tournaments today during the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles. (Photo: Business Wire)

In the 2017 Pokkén Tournament DX Invitational, four teams battled it out in a crew battle, with the winning team of YouTube star MatPat and pro-gaming player Allister Singh each taking home a framed Pokkén Tournament DX art piece signed by Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, and developers from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.

Later, during the 2017 ARMS Open Invitational, four expert gamers competed in a single-elimination tournament against four E3 attendees. The winner, Jamal “Zerk” Mackey, an E3 attendee that qualified for the tournament in the Nintendo booth today, received the coveted 2017 ARMS Open Invitational Belt. He also got the chance to face-off against the Kosuke Yabuki, the producer of ARMS, in an exhibition match.

Throughout the day, Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3 showcased games for both the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Treehouse members and developers made a number of exclusive revelations, including:

• Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido: Nintendo announced the development of what promises to be the most exciting conveyor belt sushi puzzle action video game in history! In the Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido game for Nintendo 3DS, players match colored plates and types of sushi to hurl tall stacks of plates at their opponent. The more matches players make, the taller their plate stack and the stronger their attacks will be. The game is scheduled to launch in 2018.

Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3 is scheduled to return at 10 a.m. PT on Thursday. The day will include more live gameplay, game details and developer commentary. To watch all the Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3 activities, visit http://e3.nintendo.com or check out Nintendo’s YouTube and Twitch channels.

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All Aboard Railway Tycoons! New E3 2017 gameplay trailer released for Railway Empire

Sydney, 15th June 2017 – Kalypso Media and Gaming Minds Studios have today released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming tycoon simulation game Railway Empire which is scheduled for release in Q1 2018 for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. Starting in 1830’s America players will enter the golden age of steam where they must expand their business from coast to coast across 100 years of booming industry by out-thinking and outmaneuvering their rivals, researching innovative new technologies and expanding their network across a huge gaming world. The new trailer showcases some of the key gameplay features available to players as they journey through the United States steam industrial revolution building and managing their very own rail company

About Railway Empire

In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition. You’ll also need to hire and manage your workforce if you want to ensure an efficient train service, whilst also develop over 300 technologies ranging from mechanical improvements to the trains themselves to workplace infrastructures and advanced amenities as you progress through five eras of technological innovations.

However, you can’t just build and research your way to the top – the competition never sleeps, and to keep your business on track you’ll have to survive against up to three rival tycoons. To get to the top you may have to resort to more cutthroat tactics as you attack and sabotage your opponents through raids and industrial espionage.

Features of Railway Empire

• Exploit the economic opportunities of the United States in an extensive campaign, working your way step by step from coast to coast across this great continent.
• Lead your Railway Empire to success by establishing a comprehensive rail network and optimizing transportation of passengers and goods.
• Master challenges and objectives through a range of scenarios, or create your perfect railway network in construction mode without any financial pressure.
• Over 40 historically accurate locomotives and more than 30 different wagons can be acquired over the course of the game, and must be put to use in the best way in order to take advantage of their strengths and weaknesses.
• Invest in over 300 new technologies across five different eras to progress and maximize the potential of your rail network.
• Compete with up to three rival companies, and even sabotage their efforts with the use of bandits and spies.

Railway Empire is currently planned for a Q1 2018 for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. Kalypso are hosting gameplay demos at E3 2017 on their booth in the Concourse Hall.

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About Mindscape Asia Pacific

Mindscape Asia Pacific is a leading publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and software products. Software specialists for over 20 years, Mindscape has been providing its clients and customers with highly satisfying entertainment products and experiences through it’s portfolio of award-winning products from world leading publishing partners and brands. Visit www.mindscape.com.au.

About The Kalypso Media Group

Celebrating its 10th year in the video games industry, the Kalypso Media Group is a global, independent developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software with close to 100 employees worldwide with seven offices across Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.  Kalypso Media also enjoys very strong global digital distribution through its Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. subsidiary, owns two development studios – Realmforge Studios GmbH and Gaming Minds Studios GmbH – and works with multiple leading independent developers. In 2015, Kalypso Media Mobile was founded in Hamburg, Germany to deliver great games globally for mobile devices.

Kalypso Media’s titles include the critically acclaimed Tropico 3, Tropico 4, Tropico 5 (PC, Xbox 360, PS4), Vikings – Wolves of Midgard (PC, PS4, Xbox One), Dungeons and Dungeons 2. Upcoming titles include Sudden Strike 4 (PC, PS4), Shadow Tactics – Blades of the Shogun (PS4, Xbox One), Blackguards 2 (PS4, Xbox One), Dungeons 3 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) and Railway Empire (PC, PS4, Xbox One). Further information about Kalypso Media is available at www.kalypsomedia.com.

Wargaming Debuts Mobile Games Division and Publishing Program

New full cycle mobile division contains both in-house mobile studios and new third-party publishing program

June 15, 2017 ― Wargaming, maker of World of Tanks and other leading free-to-play multiplayer games, today announced the formation of Wargaming Mobile, a new division focused on the development and publishing of mobile games―including third-party titles via the Wargaming Mobile Publishing Program, also announced today.

Wargaming Mobile will be headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus, where Wargaming’s corporate offices are also located. Leading the charge on Wargaming Mobile is Keith Kawahata, who joined Wargaming in late 2016 after serving in senior management roles at leading mobile games firms including GREE and Kabam.

“Wargaming Mobile brings more than just the Wargaming company’s stellar lineup of proven PC titles ready for adaptation to smartphones and tablets, as has already been done with World of Tanks Blitz,” Kawahata said. “We also offer the Wargaming Mobile Publishing Program, a comprehensive publishing solution for smaller developers to use as a springboard to instant market presence and consumer awareness. We look forward to delivering a strong stable of first- and third-party games that not only leverage our own series of vehicular combat MMOs, but also broaden the Wargaming Mobile lineup to include other game genres, as we did successfully with Gods and Glory.”

The Wargaming Mobile Publishing Program uses a complete array of top-tier support services to help smaller developers take their games to soft-launch―for six months at no cost or obligation:

• AppsFlyer mobile attribution and marketing analytics solution
• Amazon GameLift and Amazon Web Services: The set of cloud services that provide developers with low-latency networking, high-performance computing protection from DDoS attacks
• Delta DNA analytics platform
• Unreal Engine: Access to professional support via the Unreal Developer Network for all members of the Program who are developing with Unreal Engine 4. In addition, these members get the attention of Epic Games’ marketing, PR and community teams

If a third-party game performs well during the soft-launch phase, it will receive access to Wargaming Mobile’s free-to-play game-design and monetization expertise, funded marketing campaigns, and even financial support for later development stages.

The next step of the Program is a publishing contract. If a third-party game meets mutually agreed upon target metrics, Wargaming Mobile will consider publishing the game, bringing its global distribution and marketing resources to bear.

“Working with Wargaming to publish Gods & Glory was a rewarding experience for all parts of our business,” said Stanislav Savvinykh, CEO of Gods & Glory developer Friday’s Games. “With Wargaming Mobile, the process looks to be even more streamlined while offering more support and expertise from Wargaming and its strategic partners. As any mobile developer can tell you, leave the publishing to the publishers and devote your energy to making your game as fun and engaging as possible―that’s the appeal of Wargaming Mobile.”

To learn more about Wargaming Mobile, its studios, current games, and features of the Mobile Publishing Program, please visit the department’s official website:

• https://wgmobile.net

For those interested in becoming the Program members and utilizing the industry’s top solutions and taking advantage of Wargaming Mobile’s expertize, please fill in an application form at:

• https://publishing.wgmobile.net

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About Wargaming Mobile

Wargaming Mobile is the mobile games development and publishing arm of Wargaming. Established in 2017, Wargaming Mobile includes the Wargaming Mobile Publishing Program, offering independent mobile games developers a turn-key solution for taking their games from early development stage to full global launch. Wargaming Mobile also brings a number of existing first- and third-party mobile products under one Wargaming label, for maximum marketing and distribution effectiveness. Official Wargaming Mobile website: https://wgmobile.net

About Wargaming

Wargaming Mobile’s parent company, Wargaming, is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. Founded as a privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped more than 15 titles. Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based MMO war series dedicated to the mid-20th century warfare that include the armored World of Tanks, the flight combat World of Warplanes, and the naval World of Warships. The three intertwined titles form a common gaming universe integrated within the portal www.wargaming.net.

About AppsFlyer

AppsFlyer’s technology is found on 98 percent of the world’s smartphones, making it the global leader in mobile attribution and marketing analytics. Data-driven marketers throughout the mobile gaming industry rely on AppsFlyer for independent measurement solutions and innovative tools to grow their mobile business. Trusted by Playtika, Activision, Cheetah Mobile, IGG and thousands of others, AppsFlyer has 12 global offices to support app marketers everywhere. To learn more, visit www.appsflyer.com.

About Amazon Web Services

For 11 years, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. AWS offers over 90 fully featured services for compute, storage, networking, database, analytics, application services, deployment, management, developer, mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), security, hybrid, and enterprise applications, from 42 Availability Zones (AZs) across 16 geographic regions in the U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the UK. AWS services are trusted by millions of active customers around the world – including the fastest growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies – to power their infrastructure, make them more agile, and lower costs. To learn more about AWS, visit https://aws.amazon.com.

About Amazon GameLift

Amazon GameLift is a fully managed service for deploying, operating, and scaling session-based multiplayer game servers in the cloud. Built on the AWS computing environment, GameLift lets you scale high performance game servers up and down to meet player demand.

About DeltaDNA

DeltaDNA provides the tools to improve player retention, monetization and engagement across all games. Using deep data analytics, real-time marketing and predictive modelling, developers can create highly defined behavioral player segments for analysis and management of playing experiences.

About Unreal Engine

Developed by Epic Games, the Unreal Engine brings high-fidelity experiences to PC, console, mobile, VR and AR platforms. Unreal Engine accelerates the creation of games, applications, visualizations and cinematic content. Download Unreal Engine for free at unrealengine.com, and follow @UnrealEngine for updates.

LEGO® Worlds Adding Iconic “Classic Space” DLC Pack for Intergalactic Exploration and Adventure

Nintendo Switch™ Release Confirmed for Spring 2017
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO® Group announced that the Classic Space, the first downloadable themed content pack for LEGO® Worlds, will be available July 5 for $5.95. The Classic Space Pack will include brand new quests, characters, builds, and vehicles from the wildly popular LEGO® Space playsets. Players can blast off and explore the farthest reaches of space and embark on new adventures with friends as they travel across Worlds in a Space Buggy, fly through the atmosphere in the Space Cruiser, excavate the new Moon biome in the Mineral Detector, or land the one man spaceship on the new Classic Space Theme World!

It was also announced that LEGO® Worlds will be coming to Nintendo Switch™ this Spring and is now available for pre-order. The physical version features access to two bonus packs of premium DLC including Classic Space, and a digital version features the base game with the DLC available separately on the eShop.

LEGO® Worlds, a galaxy of imaginative worlds made of digital LEGO® bricks where players can explore, discover and create together, is currently available for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and STEAM.

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