Gambitious Digital Entertainment to Publish Wild Factor’s Evil Mansion Management and Strategy Game, MachiaVillain, on PC

Build a monstrous manor and exterminate your victims with devilish traps and creatures

AMSTERDAM and PARIS – March 2, 2017 – Gambitious Digital Entertainment has announced it will publish MachiaVillain, the evil mansion management and strategy game from independent developer Wild Factor. Inspired by classic gaming experiences like Dungeon Keeper and the tropes of horror cinema, this insidious title is expected to arrive this fall on Windows PC, Mac and Linux.

MachiaVillain challenges players to build their own mansions up from harmless houses to nightmarish palaces of terrors. Lure locals inside, set deadly traps or let your minions feast on their flesh. But beware – even horror movie monsters have a code to honor. To become the scariest neighborhood menace, you’ll have to slay by the rules… target victims when they’re alone, keep the virgin alive until the end, and never, ever hurt the dog.

Assemble and manage a menagerie of monstrous minions, balancing their unique traits, needs and fighting styles, then customize the mansion to make them feel at home. Players can use resources from the environment and leftover body parts from dismembering to craft new items to help keep the manor safe from supernatural creatures and monster hunters who would threaten to topple their gruesome ascent to glory.

For more information on the game, please visit http://store.steampowered.com/app/555510 or www.wildfactor.net. You can also follow us on Twitter @WildFactorGames or @GambitiousInc.

About Wild Factor

Founded in 2012 in Paris, Wild Factor is an indie studio making games with an offbeat sense of humor. Their third title, MachiaVillain, started when Alexandre -the coder- convinced Rachel, his girlfriend artist, to enter an innocent LudumDare. His evil plan worked, as they have been working in couple on MachiaVillain for over two years. www.wildfactor.net

About Gambitious Digital Entertainment

Launched in 2012, Gambitious, Inc. is the first global crowd-financing platform exclusively for games. With a mission to create and foster a sustainable ecosystem for independent game creation and publishing, Gambitious utilizes its evolving set of creative crowd financing tools and techniques to get more great game titles funded, produced, and successfully released. The company’s publishing label, Gambitious Digital Entertainment, was created in 2014 to offer professional, developer-friendly production, marketing, and distribution services in order to ensure a timely return to investors and developers on the projects. Gambitious has successfully established partnerships and released its titles on Steam, XB1, PS4, Sony Vita, GOG.com, Humble, and the Mac Store as well as a number of emerging global digital distributors. For more information, visit Gambitious and like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @GambitiousInc.

KOEI TECMO EUROPE DETAILS EXCITING ONLINE FEATURES OF TOUKIDEN 2 

Create Parties with Fellow Slayers and Take on New Oni Based on Western Lore in Latest Demon-Hunting Action RPG, Headed to PlayStation®4, PlayStation®Vita and Steam®

Hertfordshire, 2nd March 2017 – KOEI TECMO Europe detailed today exciting online features, an expansive character creation system and new foes for the upcoming sequel to the popular demon-hunting RPG, Toukiden. Toukiden 2 is slated to release on the 24^th March 2017 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system and digitally on Windows PC via Steam®.

Toukiden 2 offers a rich online environment in which Slayers can team up to take on the ferocious demons known as Oni. Slayers will find mysterious Portal Stones scattered throughout the Otherworld, which, when touched, will transport them to the multiplayer lobby. Accepting missions at the Command Hub will allow up to four players to take on Oni throughout the Ages, granting them the upper-hand in battle with well-coordinated teamwork. Multiplayer features can be enjoyed on both PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®Vita system versions, with local ad-hoc network multiplayer available for PlayStation Vita users. Each Slayer can make themselves unique by utilising the game’s vast character creation system, which boasts a wide variety of different visual styles never previously available in the Toukiden series.

Online multiplayer mode aside, the campaign experience has also been heavily enhanced for Toukiden 2. Apart from the main storyline missions delivered from the Holy Mount, players can explore an immense open world and encounter other Slayers for cooperative Joint Operations. By aiding those in need a variety of rewards become available in the form of weaponry, armour and new Mitama, as well the opportunity to form a party! Those playing offline can carry out Joint Operations by meeting Doppelgangers, the Ghost Data of their friends, which offer the same functionality as human companions.

While carrying out these operations in the Otherworld, Slayers may find it useful to exchange equipment to even the odds against tough opponents. Accessing the Reliquaries – containers for sacred relics – across the world will allow them to place items inside for retrieval by other Slayers. Donating items into a Reliquary not only aids fellow players, but returns an item of equal value! This new feature to the hunting-action genre allows Slayers to unite and aid each other in a way which was never previously possible.

The new additions in Toukiden 2 don’t stop there! The game’s boundless battlefield hosts a plethora of new Oni inspired by western lore. The Drakwing, a beast resembling a legendary dragon, the Canidaemon, a wolf-like creature which harnesses the power of wind and lighting in its tail, the Wingspawn, an Oni which breaths deadly poison which turns humans into demons and the Bruteclaw, a heavily armoured six-legged demon are only a few of the new enemies that plague the Ages.

Finally, pre-order bonuses are available from select retailers before launch, including the Tenko Costume armour, which allows Slayers to dress up as their fluffy partners, and the Sanada Masayuki, Sanada Nobuyuki, Sarutobi Sasuke and Chiku Rin In Mitama help bolster player’s skills and abilities, aiding them on their Oni-slaying adventures!

A brand-new trailer released today showcases the game’s extensive online features, and fresh screenshots reintroduce returning Holy Mount members Hatsuho, Soma and Kuyo, as well as new additions Shiki and Raizo alongside a myriad of the brand-new, soul-devouring Oni.

To stay in touch with the latest ‘Toukiden 2’ news, please visit the official site at www.koeitecmoeurope.com/toukiden2, like www.facebook.com/koeitecmogames, and follow us on twitter @koeitecmoeurope

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

Toukiden 2 ©2014-2017 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. Toukiden 2 is a trademark of KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.

Nexon Releases 3D Puzzle Adventure Game, After the End: Forsaken Destiny™

A Mysterious Journey to Find a Path through an Extraordinary World Revealed in Launch Trailer. Available Across the World on the App Store for iPhone and iPad and Google Play for Android Devices for £3.99

EMERYVILLE, Calif. – March 2, 2017 – Nexon and developer Neople have launched After the End: Forsaken Destiny™, a 3D puzzle adventure game, to mobile devices worldwide. In After the End: Forsaken Destiny, players discover a breathtaking, ancient world rendered with shades of natural light, while embarking on the parallel journey of father and son, separated by time. With an extensive and varied set of 3D puzzles, After The End: Forsaken Destiny will immerse and challenge players to find solutions by creatively using the game’s 360-degree camera and freedom of character movement.  After the End: Forsaken Destiny can be downloaded for £3.99 on the App Store for iPhone and iPad and £3.89 on Google Play for Android devices.

“After The End’s variety in puzzle mechanics will challenge players to look beyond what they see on the surface, in order to find the correct path to move forward through this imaginative world we’ve created,” said Jaeeun Park, Producer at Neople. “We’ve created a simple yet stylized world for players to interact with as they explore the story between a father and son set across two time periods and told across 12 Episodes.”

In After the End: Forsaken Destiny, players will adventure across an expansive storyline spanning 12 Episodes. Throughout each Episode, players will encounter diverse puzzles which will become more difficult as new gameplay mechanics are introduced. Equipped with 360-degree camera and independent character movement controls, players will guide their hero(es) through evolving landscapes while utilizing varied touch control mechanics to overcome elaborate centerpiece puzzles.

“The talented team behind Dungeon Fighter Online at Neople has developed a visually stunning and bold puzzle adventure in After the End: Forsaken Destiny that is highly accessible but will still challenge the most skilled gamers,” said Lawrence Koh, General Manager at Nexon M. “At Nexon, it’s our goal to create truly unique and fun games and all of our global studios are pushing their creativity to new levels through experimentation on new concepts, gameplay and genres.”

Set across an array of detailed 3D environments, the vast ancient lands of After the End: Forsaken Destiny are bathed in natural light evocative of archaic architecture. Players will uncover the secrets of the world through an episodic story which spans two distinct timelines as a son embarks on a quest to find his father. Additional Episodes will be available later this year to continue the journey in After the End: Forsaken Destiny.

After the End: Forsaken Destiny can be downloaded on the AppStore for iPhone and iPad and on Google Play for Android devices. Players using iPhones or iPads can download an accompanying sticker pack featuring characters from the game for use in iMessage.

About NEXON M

NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO) is a global leader in online games for PC and mobile. Founded in Korea in 1994, Nexon developed one of the world’s first graphics-based massively multiplayer online games. Nexon also pioneered the concept of microtransactions and the free-to-play business model, setting a new standard in which play is free, and users have the option to purchase in-game items to enhance their experience. Nexon currently services nearly 100 titles in more than 190 countries. The Company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and its shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

To learn more about Nexon M, please visit www.nexonm.com

About Neople Games
Neople (www.neople.co.kr ), an online game development company, was founded in 2001 and became a subsidiary of Nexon Korea in 2008. As their slogan “We Make Wonders” accurately states, Neople’s goal is to create unique and fun games. With the flagship title, Dungeon and Fighter, which has more than 400 million players worldwide, and other games such as online action third-person shooter, Cyphers, upcoming online first-person shooter, Ghost In the Shell Online, and mobile top down shooter, Evil Factory, Neople is one of the most advanced game development companies in the world.

Nexon Group Announces Strategic Partnership with PlayFusion, A Connected Play Platform Company

Proprietary PlayFusion Technology Connects Virtual Game Worlds to the Real World, Enabling New and Engaging User Experiences

TOKYO – March 2, 2017 – NEXON Co., Ltd. (3659.TO) (“Nexon”), a global leader in online games for PC and mobile, today announced its consolidated subsidiary, NEXON Korea Corporation, has entered into a strategic partnership with PlayFusion Limited (“PlayFusion”). The partnership is expected to generate opportunities for players to engage more deeply with virtual characters and worlds, including via character packs and accessories.

PlayFusion, founded in 2015 by the former management team of U.K.-based PC online game company Jagex Games Studio, is an innovative game company operating in the Toys-to-Life genre, which uses Augmented Reality and Internet of Things technologies to connect toys with games. The Toys-to-Life market was about 3 billion USD in 2015, and is expected to grow to about 9 billion USD by 2018^(*).

PlayFusion develops connected play experiences to facilitate deeper player engagement through unprecedented interactions between real and virtual worlds. The partnership between Nexon and PlayFusion will allow the companies to deliver these types of unique experiences to gamers, including using the technology to scan real-world action figures and character cards that then appear onscreen and become part of in-game experiences.

“This is an exciting partnership that will make games even more dynamic and fun,” said Nexon President and Chief Executive Officer Owen Mahoney. “Combining PlayFusion’s expertise in connecting games to action figures and accessories with Nexon’s ability to create and sustain games that grow over many years will allow us to deliver a deeper, more engaging experience for players.”

“PlayFusion is truly honored to be working with Nexon, a globally-respected online game powerhouse that recognizes the value and potential of our transmedia entertainment platform,” said Mark Gerhard, CEO and Co-Founder of PlayFusion. “We continue to work together with our partners to drive deeper consumer engagement by seamlessly connecting many traditionally disparate industries such as film and television, publishing, toys and games, and consumer products. Together, we’ll create the future of connected interactive entertainment.”

Nexon and PlayFusion’s specific project details will be announced in due course.

^(*) https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/15/the-serious-business-of-play/

About NEXON Co., Ltd. http://company.nexon.co.jp/
NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO) is a global leader in online games for PC and mobile.  Founded in Korea in 1994, Nexon developed one of the world’s first graphics-based massively multiplayer online games. Nexon also pioneered the concept of microtransactions and the free-to-play business model, setting a new standard in which play is free, and users have the option to purchase in-game items to enhance their experience. Nexon currently services over 100 titles in more than 190 countries. The Company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and its shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

About PlayFusion Limited http://PlayFusion.com/#PlayFusion
PlayFusion is an independent, employee-owned, game and technology developer with studios in the U.K. and USA that is pioneering the future of mixed media connected play. PlayFusion’s proprietary technology platform uniquely fuses video games, robotics, toys, and transmedia entertainment for game developers, toy manufacturers, and other content and brand owners. PlayFusion recently unveiled their new original IP based game Lightseekers coming in 2017 along with toys and trading cards from master toy licensee TOMY. PlayFusion’s technology, incorporated in the upcoming Lightseekers game, was awarded the Best in Show award at the New York Toy Fair 2017 by Techlicious.

VR STUDIO MIDAS TOUCH GAMES LAUNCHES “TURBO POWERED” UPDATE TO ROBOT BRAWLER “FIST OF PHYSICS” ON HTC VIVE AND OCULUS RIFT, CELEBRATES BY SLASHING PRICE 50%

Players Can Take Advantage of Price Cut to $4.99 for 72 Hours (March 1-3, 2017)

PALO ALTO, CA – (March 1, 2017) — Midas Touch Games, a groundbreaking VR studio and physics engine developer, today released a giant update to its robot brawler, Fist of Physics. The Steam Early Access game, which is playable on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets, focuses on robot melee combat. This “turbo-powered” update introduces day/night cycles, deadly drones, and a terrifying new patriotic pugilist, Wall-4, to topple.

Fist of Physics uses Midas Touch Games’ cutting-edge VR physics engine (APE) and articulated character engine (ACE) to let players literally reach out and touch their opponent. There are no canned hit reactions or physically inaccurate responses that break immersion; every response and movement looks real and believable. Each opponent has a unique set of moves for the players to learn to anticipate and counter.

“We’ve gotten fantastic feedback from players during the first phase of our Early Access run on Steam, and this huge new patch makes for a richer, deeper play experience,” said Ethan Einhorn, the studio’s Director of Marketing & Publishing. “To get everyone in on the action, we are dropping the price of Fist of Physics by 50%, to only $4.99, from March 1^st to March 3^rd, 2017.”

The final game, to be released in mid-2017, is planned for release on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR.

About Midas Touch Games:
After holding senior positions at Blizzard, Roblox, and Disney Interactive, Midas Touch Game CEO Kevin He had a unique vision for next-generation physics. Instead of focusing on box physics, as other solutions had in the past, Kevin felt that it was more important to improve joint physics, as well as the artificial intelligence that drives character movement. His vision has been realized in Fist of Physics, a robot beat-em-up featuring robot opponents that respond to attacks precisely as they would in real life, with no canned animations.

More information:
Learn more about our game, check out videos, and grab screenshots/icons at: press.fistofphysics.com

WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR III ENVIRONMENT SHOWCASE

As we gear up towards the release of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III, SEGA Europe Ltd. and Relic Entertainment invite you to experience a few of the mysterious locations that players will visit in the highly anticipated third installment of the RTS franchise.

Over the course of development, the Dawn of War team has focused on creating massive landscapes – not just to accommodate the huge scale of battle, but to elevate gameplay with destructible features, strategic depth, and nods to the rich 40K universe.

In this Environment Showcase trailer, Art Director Matt Kuzminski and Lead Environment Artist Tristan Brett speak to the inspiration and design process behind these spectacular, deadly worlds that will form the foundation of Dawn of War III, and act as a canvas for a new era of endless war.

These environments include:

• Cyprus Ultima: Filled with details and history, Cyprus Ultima has a medieval style that expresses the war-ravaged way of life for people in the 41^st millennium
• Cage World: A true alien environment, Cage World’s ever-evolving landscape means the ground can literally shift beneath your feet, so you can never be sure where the battle will take you
• Starfort: With massive structures towering over each battlefield, the scale of the weaponry on display in this gothic battle station is the ultimate in Imperium technology
• Acheron: From first glance, where waves of lava clash against mountains of snow and ice, it’s clear that the elements aren’t all that’s at war on Acheron. Home to nothing but violence, the beautiful glaciers serve as frozen tombs for the battles of the past, and as the stage for some of the largest battles you’ll face in Dawn of War III

To learn more about the worlds and characters in Dawn of War III, and to keep up with future updates, be sure to heard to DawnOfWar.com, and follow Dawn of War on social media.

Mirage: Arcane Warfare Closed Beta to Launch March 27

Beta Access Granted to those who pre-order Mirage, Along with Exclusive Perks at Launch 

TORONTO, CANADA, March 1, 2017 – Torn Banner Studios, the creators of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, today announced the start date of the much anticipated closed beta for their upcoming multiplayer combat action game Mirage: Arcane Warfare. Starting March 27, 2017, players who pre-order Mirage will be granted instant access to the Closed Beta.

The Closed Beta presents Mirage in a long-term format, playable until close to its full 2017 release. The game has been in a private, testing-focused Closed Alpha weekends under NDA since September 2016.

Available for the first time in the Closed Beta:

• Six playable character classes ranging from the ghostly Vypress assassin to the hulking Taurant, all with customizable magic ability loadouts and hundreds of voice emotes
• First reveal of new character, the Entropist – a jolly, portly mage imbued with terrifying, often hilarious powers who rides a flying carpet and wields a magic staff
• 10+ maps available throughout the Beta period, each playable in multiple game modes including Team Objective, Point Capture, Capture-the-Flag and more
• Automatic matchmaking to pair players of the same skill level, or classic server browser

On March 27, gamers will be able to pre-order Mirage for PC and unlock special rewards for doing so, including 10% off for those who already own Chivalry: Medieval Warfare on Steam. Mirage is due for full release in 2017 and there are two basic tiers of pre-order, Standard Edition and Special Edition. They include:

Standard Edition

Price: $29.99

• Instant Beta Access
• Full version of Mirage: Arcane Warfare
• “Bones of the Bygone” helmet pack
• Option to upgrade to Special Edition

Special Edition

Price: $39.99

• All Standard Edition contents and perks
• Original Game Soundtrack
• “Honor Masks” Helmet Pack
• Welcome Random Drops Package
• HD Fan Pack (including wallpapers, propaganda art and a world map)
• Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Complete Edition FREE

For more information please visit MirageArcaneWarfare.com. Like their game’s Facebook page and follow it on Twitter @MirageGame for future news and updates.

About Torn Banner Studios
Torn Banner Studios is a small indie games studio that makes BIG games. Based in Toronto Canada, Torn Banner Studios was founded in 2012 by a group of passionate game developers who are dedicated to creating powerful and unique games for a dedicated audience of fans. The nucleus of the team first came together from a group of modders who created a well-known Half-Life 2 mod called Age of Chivalry. Their first full game, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, was a critical and commercial success and has driven the dedicated team at Torn Banner to continue to develop great games and ongoing content for their passionate community of fans. For more information visit TornBanner.com or follow @TornBanner.

MABINOGI DUEL RECEIVES NEW CONTENT UPDATE FEATURING BLAZBLUE

Popular Fighting Game BlazBlue Meets the Definitive Strategic Mobile Trading Card Game in Latest Content Update for iOS and Android

Seoul – March 1, 2017 – Worlds collide in the widely-popular strategic trading card game (TCG) Mabinogi Duel, developed by NEXON Korea Corporation, subsidiary of NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online and mobile games, with the latest epic content update – the “Mabinogi Duel x BlazBlue Collaboration”. The new update created in partnership with BlazBlue series developer, Arc System Works, is now available to new and returning players to download in the App Store and on Google Play.

Based on Mabinogi, the acclaimed massively multiplayer online (MMO) PC game, Mabinogi Duel lets TCG strategists duel with beautifully designed character cards against rival champions and rising stars from all over the world. The “Mabinogi Duel x BlazBlue Collaboration” update introduces 24 news cards and dialogues based on the original storyline and characters from the popular arcade and console fighting video game series, BlazBlue.

The new update includes:

• BlazBlue Collaboration Booster Cards: battle with 24 new cards (19 creature cards and five spell cards) and experience original dialogues from the BlazBlue game storyline when duelists play with the new character cards;
• BlazBlue Hero Event: players who purchase the “Blazblue Collaboration Season Booster Pack” and acquire BLZ Season Cards for each heroes will earn cards featuring the popular characters from BlazBlue, such as Ragna, Jin, Noel and Rachel, to use during dueling matches, now through March 15;
  • For Ragna’s card, players must obtain 25 BLZ Season Cards
  • For Jin’s card, players must obtain 50 BLZ Season Cards
  • For Noel’s card, players must obtain 75 BLZ Season Cards
  • For Rachel’s card, players must obtain 100 BLZ Season Cards
• New Competition Arena: duelists battle in a new arena with special rules, such as inhibiting spell usage in the PvP arena, to earn various rewards, such as gems, special tickets and EXT cards for differing arena ranks, now through March 15;
• In-game Challenges: for a limited time, players compete and progress in challenge levels for tiered rewards, such as discount tickets, special tickets and gems, now through March 14;

Additional Information for members of the press:

• New Mabinogi Duel trailer: https://youtu.be/g8x0FE0LsfE
• Visit the official Mabinogi Duel website: http://devcat.nexon.com/duel/us/
• Official Mabinogi Duel Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/mabinogiduel

About NEXON Co. Ltd.
NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO) is a worldwide leader in free-to-play online and mobile games. Founded in Korea in 1994, Nexon developed one of the world’s first graphics-based massively multiplayer online games. Nexon also pioneered the concept of microtransactions and the free-to-play business model, setting a new standard in which play is free, and users have the option to purchase in-game items to enhance their experience. Nexon currently services nearly 100 titles in more than 190 countries. The Company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and its shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.