Sci-fi Adventure Alone With You From Indie Developer Benjamin Rivers Inc. Rockets Onto Steam Today

Toronto and Seattle – February 9, 2017 – It’s time to define “alive” and forge relationships with artificial intelligence as sci-fi, narrative-driven adventure game Alone With You from Benjamin Rivers Inc., developer of indie horror hit Home, releases on PC and Mac via Steam today for $9.99 USD. At its core Alone With You takes a subtle, mature approach to relationships and couples it with narrative-driven, sci-fi adventure gameplay that varies upon a player’s daily actions and improvised conversations with the holographic simulations of deceased colonists of a remote planet. Available as either a bundle with the game’s soundtrack or as a standalone title, for the next week players can purchase Alone With You for a 15 percent discount.

Released last year on PlayStation®4 and PlayStation Vita to critical praise, Alone With You has players take on the role of the sole survivor of a doomed space colony, trying to discover the fates of more than two-dozen colonists and escape the lonely planet before it implodes. Accompanied by the colony’s troubled AI and holographic simulations of the deceased colonists, players reveal clues, solve puzzles and forge lasting relationships with self-aware artificial intelligence to uncover the secrets of their interwoven lives.

“Our goal with video games is to develop lasting experiences that create relationships between the player and the characters, as well as make people contemplate larger topics such as life,” said Benjamin Rivers, Founder of Benjamin Rivers Inc. “Thanks to strong narrative, Alone With You allows us to give this experience to players and the bonds they forge with the game’s artificial intelligence will challenge them to understand what it means to be alive. Do you need a physical presence or the power to be self-aware?”

Alone With You has players embark on daily missions, where they scan and explore each environment, revealing layers of narrative and driving the progress of the story. At the end of each day, players convene with one of four holographic companions for intimate one-on-one conversations, which can change depending on how thoroughly a player has completed that day’s mission. How the player responds as the holograms confide in them can affect later opportunities to unravel more of the game’s in-depth story, and conversations with the holograms themselves.

For more information regarding Alone With You please visit the game’s website, or the Facebook and Twitter pages. 

About Benjamin Rivers Inc.

Benjamin Rivers develops original, narrative-focused games for consoles, Steam and iOS — including Home, the indie horror hit that found both critical and commercial success around the world. His games are thought-provoking, accessible, and aim to give players something to talk about long after they finish. BR (Inc.)’s games have been covered by most major games news websites, as well as by magazines and newspapers worldwide. Benjamin also writes and illustrates graphic novels and teaches at OCAD University in Toronto

Torment: Tides of Numenera Story Trailer Showcases Epic Events Set A Billion Years In The Future

Behold the Legend of the Changing God in this Cinematic Story Trailer for ‘Torment: Tides of Numenera’, Headed to PC, PlayStation^®4 and Xbox One on February 28

Wroclaw, Poland – February 9, 2017 – inXile Entertainment and Techland Publishing revealed today the latest trailer for their upcoming, highly-anticipated science-fantasy RPG Torment: Tides of Numenera, the thematic successor to one of the most critically revered and in-depth CRPGs of all time.

This epic cinematic story trailer recounts the lore leading up to the very moment that players begin their odyssey as the Last Castoff – the flesh-and-blood by-product of a megalomaniacal deity known as the Changing God.

A billion years in the future a man discovered a way to cheat death. A seeker of knowledge and wisdom, his ultimate goal was to leave an unforgettable mark on the world. In his quest for everlasting legacy, he discovered ancient technology – the Numenera – that allowed him to transfer his consciousness to a body of his own design. Thus he became known as the Changing God.

In a bid to escape death, the Changing God inadvertently awakened a fearsome, ancient beast known as The Sorrow – a terrifyingly powerful guardian of balance bent on destroying the Changing God and all of his Castoffs.

It is at this point that the dramatic events of your birth unfold and your story to answer who you are, and what your legacy might be, begins…

Please view the full YouTube trailer here

View the Story trailer here or download it in multiple language formats from the official FTP here

Experience a game of intricate choices and consequences with thousands of meaningful decisions that will make every playthrough unique. Developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Techland Publishing, Torment: Tides of Numenera will launch on February 28, 2017 for PC, the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft.

For more information on Torment: Tides of Numenera and the various editions available for purchase, please visit the official website at http://tormentgame.com/.

About Techland

Founded in 1991, Techland is a renowned independent game developer, distributor, and publisher. The Poland based company is best known for the original Dead Island games, the Call of Juarez series, and Dying Light. Thanks to its proprietary game engine technology, Techland develops top-tier entertainment content for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac OS X, Android, and iOS. Comprised of four offices in Warsaw, Wrocław, Ostrów Wielkopolski, and Vancouver, Canada, the company is committed to delivering unforgettable experiences and using the latest technology for innovative entertainment. For more information about the company, visit the official website at: http://techland.pl/

About inXile Entertainment

Founded by long-time industry veteran @BrianFargo in 2002, inXile Entertainment develops interactive entertainment software for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Following the critical and commercial success of Wasteland 2, inXile crowdfunded and is currently developing Torment: Tides of Numenera and The Bard’s Tale IV. For more information about inXile Entertainment visit: www.inxile-entertainment.com  .

Torment is a trademark of inXile Entertainment. Numenera is a trademark of Monte Cook Games LLC.

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NBA and Take-Two to launch NBA 2K eLeague

First Official eSports League Operated by U.S. Professional Sports League Set for 2018 Debut

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2017 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) today announced plans to launch the NBA 2K eLeague, a new, professional competitive gaming league that will bring together the best basketball gamers in the world.  This marks the first official eSports league operated by a U.S. professional sports league.

Set to debut in 2018, this groundbreaking competitive gaming league will consist of teams operated by actual NBA franchises.  The founding teams, each composed of five professional eSports players who will play the game as user-created avatars, will be announced in the coming months.  The NBA 2K eLeague will follow a professional sports league format: competing head-to-head throughout a regular season, participating in a bracketed playoff system, and concluding with a championship matchup.

Download the assets here: https://www.2kpresshub.com/assets/games/78/nba-2k17/artwork/38ae82ec-8b19-49b1-8dfe-04266fa9f8e9

“We believe we have a unique opportunity to develop something truly special for our fans and the young and growing eSports community,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.  “We look forward to combining our best-in-class NBA sports team operators with Take-Two’s competitive gaming expertise to create a brand new league experience.”

“We are proud to expand our strong relationship with the NBA and co-create the NBA 2K eLeague,” said Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and CEO of Take-Two.

“Through the NBA 2K series, which is renowned throughout the world for capturing the authenticity of the NBA and the passion of its fans, we have a proven track record of highly successful collaboration.  With this new venture, Take-Two and the NBA aim to fuel the accelerating growth of eSports and take the thrill of competition to exciting new heights.”

The relationship between NBA and Take-Two dates back to 1999, with the NBA 2K series selling over 68 million units worldwide.  The most recent release, NBA 2K17, is the highest-rated annual sports game of the current console generation and the highest-rated title in the history of the NBA 2K series.⁽¹⁾  To date, NBA 2K17 has sold-in nearly 7 million units, and is poised to become 2K’s highest-selling sports title ever.

In December, 2K launched its second official eSports competition, NBA 2K17 All-Star Tournament, which offers teams of gamers the chance to win a trip to NBA All-Star 2017.  The 5-on-5 tournament, featuring a $250,000 grand prize, will culminate on Feb. 17 in New Orleans.

About the NBA
The NBA is a global sports and media business built around three professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, and the NBA Development League.  The league has established a major international presence with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 49 languages, and NBA merchandise for sale in more than 125,000 stores in 100 countries on 6 continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2016-17 season featured a record 113 international players from 41 countries and territories.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com and the NBA App, which achieved record viewership and traffic during the 2015-16 season.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than 1.3 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products through its two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K. Our products are designed for console systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at http://www.take2games.com.

About 2K
Founded in 2005, 2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment. The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar 13, and Cat Daddy Games. 2K’s stable of high quality titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®, Borderlands™, Mafia, and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization series, Evolve™, Battleborn®, the popular WWE 2K franchise and NBA 2K, the highest rated* annual sports title of this console generation.

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). For more information, please visit www.2k.com.

⁽¹⁾   According to 2008 – 2016 Metacritic.com

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JUST DANCE WORLD CUP 2017: RECORD-BREAKING YEAR COMES TO AN EPIC FINALE AT ESPORTS WORLD CONVENTION (ESWC) WINTER

18 Competitors From 17 Countries Will Compete to Become the Just Dance 2017 World Champion

SYDNEY, Australia. February 9, 2016 —Ubisoft^® has revealed the latest details on the Just Dance^® World Cup (JDWC) 2017 Finals, occurring February 17-19, 2017 during the eSports World Convention (ESWC) Winter) in Paris*. For the third year, Ubisoft is partnering with ESWC, a pioneering and leading international eSports event organization, to welcome the 18 worldwide Just Dancers who won the qualifying rounds of JDWC 2017. Finalists will perform choreography from Just Dance^® 2017 and Just Dance^® Unlimited, including party favorite tracks like “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” by Beyoncé, “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira Ft Wyclef Jean, “Bailar” by Deorro Ft. Elvis Crespo and classics like “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen or “Walk This Way” by Run-DMC & Aerosmith.

The Just Dance World Cup 2017 winner will have a rare opportunity to visit the Ubisoft Paris studio for one week, to meet the team and work with the developers, costume designers, choreographers and dancers on a special song that will be created and integrated into the game through Just Dance Unlimited for the next JDWC.

With ages from 13 to 31 years old, participants hail from different countries around the globe including Australia’s very own entrant Just Denz “Denzal”, but are united in their passion for Just Dance. The two-time World Champion Diegho San, from Brazil, will defend his title in front of thousands of live spectators and fans and millions more online. During the three days of the JDWC, players will face off in a series of best-of-three matches to advance to the next round. Both the player’s game score and a jury of Just Dance and choreography experts will ultimately decide who takes the trophy home this year.

“The JDWC is the opportunity for everyone, regardless of where they come from, to come here to compete and that’s awesome. It brings people from all around the globe, only connected through JDWC and it allows the Just Dance family to grow even bigger,” said Diegho San, Just Dance 2014 & 2015 World Champion.

“The JDWC fulfills our ambition to make the whole world dance,” said Marine de La Seiglière, Just Dance Executive Producer. “The JDWC brings a unique touch to the world of eSport competition: not only is this the perfect match between video games and physical activity, but this is a really entertaining spectacle! We managed to make the activity of dancing accessible to all, and I’m proud that we are on the way to doing the same with eSports.”

The jury includes:

• Barbara Chane Kane (Just Dance Associate Choreograph Director)
• Mehdi Kerkouche (Choreographer)
• Olivier Adelh (Just Dance Lead Designer)
• Damien Pousse (Just Dance Associate Creative Director)
• Gigi Rowe (Pop Singer, artist on “Run the Night” from Just Dance 2017)

A record participation rate

The list of JDWC 2017 finalists is the result of 10 online and four live qualifiers[i] that took place all over the world from September 29, 2016 to January 29, 2017[ii].

This year, the online qualifiers in the World Dancefloor mode on next-gen consoles reached a record with an 83% increase in online participation compared to the 2016 Just Dance World Cup[iii]. This promising participation rate supports Just Dance’s ambition to unite worldwide competitors with Just Dancers, in an effort to democratize eSports for all.

To watch the Just Dance World Cup 2017 live at ESCW Winter, tune into the livestream starting February 19 at 4:30PM Paris time, available here.

For more information about the Just Dance World Cup, please visit http://www.justdanceworldcup.com or http://www.justdancegame.com.

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 2015–16 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,394 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

© 2016 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Just Dance, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.

* The ESWC Winter Edition, will take place in the Hall 5 of the Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles in Paris.

Your winter survival experience starts on APRIL 12^th, 2017 with IMPACT WINTER on PC Digital and later this year on Playstation®4 and Xbox ONE Digital

Pre-order the PC digital version to receive the official game soundtrack by Mitch Murder!

Winter season will be long this year as IMPACT WINTER is coming on April 12^th, 2017 on PC digital. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe and Mojo Bones are pleased to announce that their post-apocalyptic survival adventure will also be available later this year for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on digital versions. By pre-ordering the PC digital version now, bolder players will receive the official soundtrack, created exclusively by composer Mitch Murder.

An asteroid has collided with Earth, and the world we once knew is now nothing more than a snow-covered wasteland. Almost everyone and everything perished in the harsh, sub-zero temperatures. But you didn’t. And you received a radio transmission that has filled you with hope and the will to survive the next 30 days. Take on The Void as Jacob Solomon, a lone survivor wandering around the frozen wilderness when he stumbles upon a snow-buried church sheltering four other survivors and their robot, AKO-LIGHT. Each with their own unique field of expertise, they’ll form a makeshift team, hunting and scavenging to stay alive despite the weather conditions and slumping morale, while furiously focusing on lowering the Rescue Timer…

IMPACT WINTER will be coming on April 12^th, 2017 on PC and later this year for digital distribution. To know more about IMPACT WINTER please visit  impact-winter.com, and to know more about BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe’s other products feel free to visit us at https://www.bandainamcoent.eu or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoEU or join the conversation on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bandainamcoeu

The wheels are in motion with GET EVEN™ coming May 26^th, 2017

Choose your side in the brand new trailer!

Save yourself, save the date: your treatment starts May 26^th, 2017 with GET EVEN on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC via Digital Distribution. Stay focused on the details and explore. And take a deep breath. As Cole Black, you’re in an old abandoned asylum with only your memories. Or whose memories are they?  You have to save the girl. Focus on the details. She has a bomb. Wait, what?

Get ready and explore the surrealistic and unconventional world of GET EVEN highlighted in the new trailer revealed today. What is real? Don’t make assumptions. Don’t even think. Just focus and breathe. You’re so close now…and the master is on his way.

GET EVEN is rated PEGI 16 and will be available on May 26^th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC Digital. To learn more about the game visit http://www.getevengame.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/GetEvenGame and about BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe’s other products feel free to visit us at https://www.bandainamcoent.eu or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoEU or join the conversation on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bandainamcoeu

THE RETURN OF THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY

Project CARS 2 slated for release in late 2017 on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC

Sydney, Australia – February 9^th, 2017 – Slightly Mad Studios and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment are back to offer you the most intense and authentic racing experience with Project CARS 2, set for release in late 2017 on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnCQEWIOyTE

Created by gamers and tested by a team of world-class racing drivers—including two-time Le Mans winner Tommy Milner, Audi factory driver René Rast, stunt driver Ben Collins (Skyfall, Doctor Strange), and Rallycross and sim racing champion Mitchell DeJong—Project CARS 2 continues to be the choice for the world’s best Esports drivers and teams while delivering the full spectrum of motorsport racing for all levels of racers with complete freedom to choose what and where to drive. Anytime. Anywhere.

Project CARS 2 invites racers to challenge a host of online opponents, or take on lifelike AI in the most beautiful, authentically-crafted, and technically advanced racing simulation game on the planet. Race without boundaries.

Following the critical acclaim and success of Project CARS—one of the highest-rated racing games of its generation—Project CARS 2 shifts up a gear with a host of new and improved features and gameplay:
—THE PINNACLE OF AUTHENTICITY: With the largest track roster ever on console, a wide selection of over 170 licensed cars from the most iconic brands, and support for VR and 12K;

—THE HEAT OF COMPETITION: With a brand-new, fan-requested Online Championships game mode allowing racers to make and join ongoing racing leagues, Esports functionality built-in from day one (including Competitive Racing License accreditation), Director/Broadcaster integration and streaming, and an array of old and new motorsport classes including Rallycross, IndyCar, and many more;

—THE POWER OF CONDITIONS: With every tarmac, mud, gravel, and dirt-covered surface utilizing LiveTrack 3.0 featuring dynamic time of day, seasonal changes, altering atmospheric conditions, and evolution over the course of a race weekend. Fight against Mother Nature with dynamic weather that now includes snow, and take on the challenge of ice-based tracks such as the official Mercedes Benz Driving Events Winter Training Ice Track in Sweden. This specific track in the game is a faithful recreation of an exclusive venue that Mercedes-Benz has established near the town of Sorsele in the very north of Sweden. Set on a frozen ice lake, this track is teaching and testing everybody’s driving skills on snow & ice in a perfect manner – equally in the game as in real life.

“We are delighted to be back working with Slightly Mad Studios on a project as important as this one. Project CARS‘ success serves to show that there will always be room for games that bring together passion and expertise. This second episode will be an opportunity to offer new sensations to the entire fan base and beyond,” said Hervé Hoerdt, Vice President of Marketing & Digital at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe.

“We’re excited by the significant advances we’ve made in the physics and mechanical underpinnings of each of our 170-plus cars. That, along with a vastly enriched climate and weather simulation system on all 60-plus tracks, and new simulated surfaces—dirt, ice, snow, and mud—makes Project CARS 2 by far the most authentic and immersive racing sim we’ve ever created,” said Stephen Viljoen, Game Director – Project CARS 2

Project CARS 2 is currently rated PEGI 3. The game will be released in late 2017 for the PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One, and PC. Find out more and keep up-to-date at the official Project CARS 2 website: http://www.projectcarsgame.com/ To learn more about BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe’s other products go to: http://www.bandainamcoent.com or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoEU or join the conversation at https://twitter.com/BandaiNamcoEU.

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About BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe S.A.S.

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe S.A.S. part of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content for platforms including all major video game consoles, PC and mobile.  The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN™, TEKKEN™, SOULCALIBUR™, DARK SOULS™, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball, GALAGA™, RIDGE RACER™ and ACE COMBAT™. For more information please visit www.bandainamcoent.eu

ABOUT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS

Slightly Mad Studios is the team behind the critically acclaimed GTR® series, Need For Speed® Shift™ & Shift 2 Unleashed®.  It has over 10 years of pedigree in racing games, and Project CARS represents the culmination of all that experience and heritage.

World Of Mass Development, Slightly Mad Studios, Project CARS, the WMD logo, the SMS logo, and the Project CARS logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Slightly Mad Studios Limited in the United Kingdom and/or other countries.

© 2017 Slightly Mad Studios.