10tons to Publish Games for Nintendo Switch Starting in Q3 2017
Tampere, Finland, June 22nd 2017 – Independent game developer and publisher 10tons Ltd. announced today plans to publish its upcoming games along with the best existing titles for Nintendo Switch™. The first games, including twin stick shooter Neon Chrome and action puzzle Sparkle 2, will be released in Q3 2017.
“As a multiplatform developer and publisher, we couldn’t be more excited about our upcoming Nintendo Switch support. The Switch is an amazing device and a perfect fit for our games. We’re in very special position as all our games have been carefully designed for both big screen and small screen play. Our custom engine allows us to squeeze maximum performance from the device as well.” says Tero Alatalo, CEO of 10tons Ltd.
The details and release dates of 10tons’ Nintendo Switch releases will be announced at a later date. The first titles will include 10tons’ flagship title Neon Chrome, a sci-fi twin stick shooter with role-playing game elements, and Sparkle 2, an immensely polished marble shooter match-three action puzzle game.
The brand new games 10tons is currently developing, Time Recoil, Tesla vs Lovecraft, and JYDGE, will be released on Nintendo Switch simultaneously with other console platforms.
KOEI TECMO AMERICA DETAILS NEW COMBAT FEATURES FOR DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 ALONGSIDE NEW TRAILER
Overcome Opponents in Fluid and Empowering New Ways with the State Combo System and Explore a Beautiful Open World with New Interactive Elements
Burlingame, Calif. – June 22, 2017 – KOEI TECMO America today revealed exciting new combat mechanics and exploration features slated to debut with the upcoming installment in developer Omega Force’s long-running action franchise, DYNASTY WARRIORS 9. An impressive new trailer released alongside today’s announcement provides a closer look at the beautifully rendered environments and dynamic combat systems that players can look forward to.
DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 introduces exhilarating new combat mechanics to the series’ signature “one versus thousands” style gameplay with the State Combo System. This new system allows players to perform 3 different attack styles – Trigger Attacks, Flow Attacks and Finish Attacks – each dealing progressively more damage. Trigger Attacks allow players to create the start of an explosive combo, leading to Flow Attacks, which adapt to the enemy’s current state. Successful combos allow for a Finish Attack to be performed, delivering a final blow that eradicates any foes caught in its path. These new enhancements aim to create a thrilling and fluid experience unlike any previous entry in the franchise.
Augmenting the series’ first true open world is another immersive innovation introduced in DYNASTY WARRIORS 9: the Interactive Action system. Players will be able to fully utilize their surroundings for the first time in the Warriors franchise with the ability to climb buildings and mountains, wield grappling hooks to traverse walls, and make use of objects like oil barrels in battle. These new actions offer a breadth of new possibilities for players to take advantage of while travelling around third-century China, or when caught in the heat of battle!
Unifying the classic, time-tested action iconic to the Warriors series with a variety of new features, characters and content in an expansive open world environment, DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 aims to deliver the most immersive and ambitious DYNASTY WARRIORS experience to date. Platforms, release timing, and more information on the game’s new features, characters, and narrative will be unveiled in the coming months.
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ABOUT KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP.
KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Burlingame, California. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI is best known for its Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® franchises. TECMO is best known for the Dead or Alive®, Ninja Gaiden®, Tecmo Bowl®, and Fatal Frame® series.
Battlestate Games announced their next partnership with real life manufacturers of military equipment for the upcoming open world FPSEscape from Tarkov. Russian tactical gear manufacturer Wartech will have their range of pouches, vests, plate carriers, and packs available as in-game items. Previously, Battlestate Games announced their partnership with legendary firearms manufacturer Kalashnikov to record audio for the game.
Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore military FPS that drops players in the quarantined city of Tarkov as private military contractors from one of two companies inspired by the US and Russian militaries. As scavengers pick through the streets, chaos is the only law that rules as resources needed for survival dwindle. The game features realistic weapon handling with a highly customizable weapon mod system and a skill system that improves or degrades depending on player use. The game is currently in closed alpha testing.
While everyone was busy freaking out over the first Atari console release in a few decades, the company quietly announced two new mobile games for iOS and Android devices. Both free to play games will launch in the next few months.
Goon Squadis a card based multiplayer brawler where players attack each others headquarters in hopes to score rare cards, cash, and casino chips. The game features a variety of co-op and competitive modes. At the end of each missions, players can gamble their hard earned rewards for a chance at better loot, including the coveted jackpot.
Lunar Battle mixes city building gameplay with the classic arcade space shooter. Players will need to build and expand their space colony to manufacture new space ships from crafted and salvaged materials. Inspired by the likes of Asteroidsand Star Raiders, ships will be used to battle hostile aliens to conquer new territory for your colonies in a 50 level campaign. Lunar Battle will support live PVE and asynchronous PVP.
With a live-stream for DLC Pack 4 for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 set to occur today, Bandai Namco has released some official screenshots of the free content we can expect to drop at the same time as the fourth and final DLC pack. Collecting information from multiple sources, we now have a near complete list of what bonus content to expect when it lands at the end of the month.
The paid DLC Pack 4 will include:
2 new playable characters – Merged Zamasu and Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegito
1 new story mode chapter focused on the Future Trunks Arc of Dragon Ball Super
1 new playable stage – Trunk’s Devestated Future (this will look unique from the destroyed city stage already in the game)
3 new Parallel Quests
5 New Attacks – most likely attacks that belong to Merged Zamasu
2 New Costumes – Super Saiyan 4 Goku full body outfit and one other costume yet to be announced. If I had to guess, it would be Merged Zamasu’s outfit.
5 New Super Souls
The free content pack that will launch at roughly the same time as DLC Pack 4 will include:
2 New costumes from TP Medal Shop – Great Ape Outfit and Yajirobe’s outfit.
New accessories from TP Medal Shop – Great Ape Face and Tail, Standalone Saiyan’s tail and a Majin head symbol for Earthlings and Saiyans only (a disappointing restriction).
5 new alternate outfits for existing characters
Future Trunks in the green sweater.
Another variation of Future Trunks in his regular Super outfit with a different set of Supers/Ultimates, including the Sword of Light technique.
Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku in his orange gi with symbol.
Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegeta in his blue Saiyan armour.
Kid Trunks in his Super outfit with the yellow hoodie.
5 new attacks – Sword of Light, Spirit Stab, Vegito Blue’s Super God Fist like move, Double Masenko and Future Trunk’s Super God Fist Kick (Burning Strike).
2 new Raid Mission bosses – Super Saiyan Rose Goku Black and Bojack
With the very hyped Dragon Ball FighterZ launching early next year it is very likely this pack will be a final sendoff to Xenoverse 2, with Bandai Namco living up to their promise to support the game for many months to come. While Dragon Ball FighterZ takes the spotlight, it is almost a certainty that work will begin on a Xenoverse 3, if it hasn’t already. The pack release date will be revealed in the live-stream later today but it will in all likelihood land on or soon after June 27th. Check back for our full review of the entire Xenoverse 2 DLC Season Pass once the content is released.
We also received some news about the Switch version of the game which we now know will launch on September 9th across Japan. Motion controls are being integrated into the game in a limited capacity, being used only for transformation skills and Super and Ultimate attacks. Check out the rest of the new screenshots below.
UPDATE: The DLC has officially been confirmed for a June 27th launch, as predicted.
After the success of VR Zone Project I Can in Koto, Tokyo, Bandai Namco announced that they will be opening another VR entertainment facility in the city. The Shinjuku district will be host to VR Zone Shinjuku, which will have more than 15 different VR activities running on HTC Vive headsets. Some will be the same activities from the Koto location, while the following four are brand new to Shinjuku:
There are also non-VR attractions on site, such as a rock climbing wall and a souvenir shop. Visitors can also stop off at the resort themed restaurant to enjoy a variety of meals. VR Zone Shinjuku’s grand opening is on July 14, 2017. Learn more about the facility at the official English website.
YS VIII: LACRIMOSA OF DANA COMING TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND FOR PS4™, PS VITA, AND STEAM® IN SEPTEMBER 2017
NIS America is proud to announce that Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA will be coming to Australia and New Zealand on September 22 15 for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®Vita as both a physical and digital release, as well as digitally on Steam® (Windows). The game will have dual audio (English and Japanese) as well as in-game text in English and French.
About the game: Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island. Amidst this, Adol begins to dream of a mysterious blue-haired maiden living in an unknown world. Join Adol as he unravels the riddle of the cursed isle and the blue-haired maiden Dana in Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA!
Key Features: An Epic Tale – Follow Adol on his latest adventure and uncover the mysteries of the cursed island. Party On! – Change your playable character on-the-fly as you battle ferocious foes in lightning-fast combat. Another Side – Unravel the mystery of the blue-haired maiden Dana through her unique gameplay sections. It Takes a Village! – Rescue your fellow shipwrecked passengers and bring them to your village where they will provide valuable services.
2K today announced availability of Update 4 to WWE SuperCard – Season 3, the latest iteration of 2K’s popular WWE collectible card-battling game. Today’s free update, released today for iOS and Android devices, features dozens of new cards – including a Hall of Fame pack – that enable players to kick their nostalgia into high gear.
Today’s update includes:
New Cards:
A brand new Hall of Fame pack featuring over 20 cards, including Ultimate Warrior, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Ric Flair, and spanning the Hardened, Elite, Ultimate and WrestleMania 33 tiers;
Seven new Throwback cards in the WrestleMania 33 tier, added as part of the existing Throwback+ pack;
Seven new Fusion cards for WrestleMania 33;
New Achievements and Rewards: Achievements are now tied in with the Ladder system and reward players for completing specific objectives;
New Attitudes and Credits Pack: New Attitudes and a new Credits Pack are available via the in-game store, as well as the BP Store.
Additional improvements include new deck types and enhancements to Team Battleground (TBG) mode, as well as several gameplay optimizations.
Assets accompanying this announcement can be viewed here and here.
KONAMI and FC Barcelona Foundation detail joint Asian youth football initiative to bring ‘FutbolNet’ project to Indonesia
Sydney, 22nd June 2017 – Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. and Premium Partner FC Barcelona, has outlined its plans to promote ground roots football in Indonesia, following KONAMI’s $100,000 donation to the club’s FC Barcelona Foundation.
KONAMI enjoys Premium Partner status with FC Barcelona and has forged strong links via the Spanish club’s enthusiastic support for the publisher’s PES series of football games, which enjoys exclusive use of the Camp Nou stadium and access to its playing talent to ensure they are perfectly recreated in game.
Both KONAMI and FC Barcelona are also committed to working together to assist the club’s FC Barcelona Foundation charity in its great work. KONAMI donated $100,000 to promote grass roots projects and requested the funds be used towards an initiative based in Asia. FC Barcelona Foundation has proposed it takes its FutbolNet project to Indonesia from July. The FutbolNet idea introduces structured coaching and training sessions based on the club’s key principals of bringing the positive values of sport and education to over 450,000 children, youths and young adults and has been expanded to 50 regions.
The KONAMI-sponsored Indonesian project will be used to introduce, train and facilitate the expansion of the FutbolNet principals in North Jakarta and West Java. It will train 60 coaches up to FC Barcelona standard, with applicants from 21-40 eligible to apply. These coaches will then be deployed and supported to oversee the coaching of 3000 children aged 6-12. Coaching will take place between July 2017 – January 2018 and will promote the development of tolerance and respect via individuals and communities, and the promotion of female participation in sport. Similarly, those embarking on the coaching course will receive training and certified status, enhancing their future employability options.
“We are delighted to be working on bringing FC Barcelona’s fantastic FutbolNet project to Indonesia,” stated Masami Saso, President of Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. “FC Barcelona’s quest to develop the young and vulnerable via the promotion of teamwork is an admirable project, and we are delighted to be helping extend its reach. The PES series has benefited greatly through the support of FC Barcelona and we are proud to be a part of a project that will bring great opportunity for Indonesia, proving that sport and the ethos of winners can greatly benefit local communities.”
“KONAMI’s enthusiasm for extending the good work of the FutbolNet project has been incredible to see,” offered Mr. Jordi Cardoner i Casaus, First Vice President of FC Barcelona and FC Barcelona Foundation. “KONAMI’s generous donation to the FC Barcelona Foundation will make a huge difference to the coaches and young people who partake. We thank them for their support and look forward to seeing the rewards of their investment.”
The FC Barcelona Foundation proves the Catalan giant is ‘More Than A Club’, and was established 22 years ago with the mandate to support vulnerable children and youths via sport and education. The Foundation works within the parameters of the United Nation’s ‘Sports 4 Development’ framework, using its ‘FutbolNet‘ program to deliver sporting activities that develop tolerance and respect via individuals and communities. It has expanded globally via key partnerships and now covers South America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
KONAMI’s latest football iteration, PES 2018 will be released for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One™.
KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION was established in 1973, and became a holding company of the Konami Group on March 31, 2006. KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION covers the fields of “Digital Entertainment Business”, “Health & Fitness Business”, “Gaming & Systems Business” and “Amusement Business”. KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION went public on Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988 and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. is a wholly-owned subsidiary, responsible for popular franchises like Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill and Pro Evolution Soccer amongst other top sellers. Konami Group is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 25 billion cards worldwide. For more information concerning Konami Digital Entertainment and its products, please visit https://www.konami.com.
About FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona was founded 116 years ago in 1899, and is unique in many ways. The club is owned by its more than 143,000 members and can boast of being the most successful club in Europe over the last ten years. In that time they have won four of the Club’s five Champions League titles and seven of their 24 domestic league titles. Due to its very special personality, ‘Barça’ is recognized as being ‘more than a club’. The team’s distinctive style of play is projected around the world by the best players and coaches of their time in combination with club’s famous reliance on homegrown talent.
All of this goes hand in hand with its ongoing ambition to become the most admired, beloved and global sports institution on the planet. This mission is supported by such core principles as humility, effort, ambition, respect and team-work, while the club is also famed for its commitment to society, which is channeled through the FC Barcelona Foundation and its work to educate children through the positive values of sport. Such unstoppable growth in recent years has led to a global reach of more than 300 million fans and made FC Barcelona a world leader on social media.
STEEP™ HITS THE ROAD TO THE OLYMPICSON DECEMBER 5, 2017
Steep™ Road to the Olympics is a licensed product of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018
Sydney, Australia — June 22, 2017 — At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Ubisoft® announced Steep™ Road to the Olympics, the official videogame of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. An expansion to the open world action-sports game Steep (launched in December 2016) featuring skiing, snowboarding, wingsuiting and paragliding, Steep™ Road to the Olympics will let players stage their own Winter Olympic Games from December 5th 2017 on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC. More information on bundled editions of Steep will be released at a later date.
The expansion will feature fresh unique challenges as well as official Olympic disciplines, including Downhill, Slopestyle, Halfpipe, Giant Slalom, Super-G and Big Air. Steep™ Road to the Olympics takes players to the ultimate proving ground, with all eyes on them, and gives them the opportunity to rise as the newest snow hero.
With development led by Ubisoft Annecy*, Steep is designed for a culture that’s all about sharing experiences with the world. Steep features seamless multiplayer, populating the world with players as they explore the Alps and Alaska. Players and friends across the globe can take on challenges together, or compete with each other to snag the top spot on the leaderboards. The game’s replay feature expands this experience, allowing players to relive their wildest tricks and memorable lines and even share them as videos on social media. It doesn’t stop there, as challenges can be created from any line to compete with friends and achieve the best time or score based on customizable factors, such as completing tricks to score. Players can also participate in several competitive live programs such as the monthly Steep World Tour, where players take on specific challenges to qualify in tournament and have a chance to win exclusive rewards.
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*Associate studios are Ubisoft Kiev, Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Belgrade
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2016–17 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,460 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.
