‘Military Update’ Released for Sci-Fi Sim ‘Starship Corporation’ 

Haarlem, The Netherlands – January 17, 2017 –  Iceberg Interactive and Coronado Games have released a major update for their starship-building sim Starship Corporation, currently available in Steam’s Early Access program for PC. The ‘Military Update’ enables the player to equip their starships with much needed military might, to counter the many dangers in space. While you progress and build your starship, you can now unlock all weapons and fuselages needed for the interplanetary military-industrial complex. Simultaneously, several new rooms have been added, including the basic cannon, advanced cannon, smart missiles (take those meteorites down!) as well as the railgun. New contracts to build exciting new ships are also now available.

David Murent, lead developer at Coronado Games says: “Development takes a big step forward with this Military Update. There is a lot more to be discovered, most importantly the final missing piece of this game: the strategy elements to unlock new markets in the galaxy map. However, for now we will focus on fixing issues that may pop up with today’s big update, so keep the feedback coming!”

Some highlights of the ‘Military Update’ are:

• added new military fuselage ‘Portador-818’
• added new military fuselage ‘Mäger-Y’
• added new contract ‘Police Cruiser’
• added new contract ‘Border Patrol Vessel’
• added new contract ‘Battlecruiser’
• added new contract ‘Missilecruiser’
• added new rooms: Basic Cannon, Advanced Cannon, Auto Cannon, Rapid Fire Cannon, Long Range Cannon, Railgun, Basic Missiles, Smart Missiles, Cluster Missiles and Drone Missiles

For a complete overview of the changelog, please visit the official Steam page.

Starship Corporation, published by Iceberg Interactive, is set for a 2017 release on Steam for PC. The game, currently in Alpha, can already be played and purchased for $19.99. For more information, please visit the official Steam page http://store.steampowered.com/app/292330.

ABOUT STARSHIP CORPORATION

STARSHIP CORPORATION is a starship-building simulation game in which you must design and build spaceships for a hugely demanding galaxy-wide market. It is you who must decide which technologies to invest in first, where to open new offices and where to establish new markets. You must design every little detail about the interior layout of your creations, from the location of the bridge, engines, generators and crew quarters to the position of each elevator, corridor and power line. You must then gain an intergalactic reputation by testing your ships and their crew’s capabilities in a series of real-time strategy missions, to simulate emergency or combat situations, and test your vessels to their limit – and let the competition know just what they are up against.

CURRENT FEATURES

• Sandbox Mode with access to the Solar System’s Trade Network and its procedural generation of ship design contracts
• 202 unlockable rooms and facilities for construction
• 24 Missions for standard operation, emergencies and hostile encounters to test your ship in Crew Management
• 22 unlockable fuselages

ABOUT CORONADO GAMES

Coronado Games (www.coronadogames.com) is a small independent game development company based in Berlin, Germany. Founder David Murent started working on his first title “Starship Corporation” in 2012. The game turned out to be a crowdfunding success on Indiegogo and later on Steam’s Project Greenlight. Currently Coronado Games is a three man team, dedicated to taking space strategy gaming for PC to a whole new level.

ULTIMATE FATE SERIES SHOWDOWN, FATE/EXTELLA: THE UMBRAL STAR, MAKES ITS LUNAR LANDING 

Wield the Powers of Historical Figures and Engage in Battlefield-style Action in an Epic Struggle for Eternal Supremacy, Now Available on PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®Vita 

Torrance, Calif. — January 17, 2017 — XSEED Games, the independent-minded console publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star, the highly-anticipated action title set within the much-beloved Fate universe, is now available in North America for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. Featuring 16 playable Servants from multiple Fate productions across three distinct narrative perspectives, Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star aims to deliver the series’ most legendary showdown yet.

In addition to standard retail and digital formats, the game is available today for both platforms in a limited Noble Phantasm Edition bundle, which contains a 7.5” by 6.3” hardcover art book featuring over 100 pages of high-quality artwork and backstory from Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star, a pack of sixteen collectible 3” by 5” cards depicting each of the game’s Servants, and a 24” by 17” cloth poster, all housed in a custom collectible box. Furthermore, for the first two weeks following today’s launch, the PlayStation®Store will offer a special PlayStation®Vita digital bundle which will include the core Fate/EXTELLA “PSVita” game, an exclusive “PSVita” theme, and the exclusive “Cold-Blooded Warden” DLC outfit for the character Gilgamesh.

Developed by Marvelous Inc. and expanding upon the extensive Fate universe with an original story from acclaimed series writer Kinoko Nasu (of Fate/stay night fame), Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star features a diverse cast of “Servants” – ancient warriors of legend and imagination, always at their Masters’ orders – who survived the Holy Grail War that took place on the Moon. In a future watched over by the all-powerful lunar super computer Moon Cell Automaton, these champions now battle for dominance over this digital realm, known as “SE.RA.PH.” This story takes place after the events described in Fate/EXTRA, and depicts the world after that previous Holy Grail War.

Players will experience the story of Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star from the independent perspectives of the three factions wrestling for control over SE.RA.PH. and face off against foes from a variety of Fate productions, including characters from Fate/EXTRA, Fate/stay night, Fate/Zero, Fate/Apocrypha and Fate/Grand Order, in fast-paced combat. A new form change battle mechanic called Moon Crux debuts in this entry to match its series-first gameplay style, transforming the player-controlled Servants and granting them considerable powers that allow them to devastate enemies and take formidable challenges head-on. The game will contain the original Japanese voices with English text.

Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star is developed by Marvelous Inc. and is published in North America by XSEED Games. The limited Noble Phantasm Edition has a suggested retail price of $69.99 for the PS4™ system and $59.99 for the “PSVita” system, while the standard retail and digital editions of the game are available for $49.99 and $39.99, respectively. This title has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB.

More details on the game can be found at the official product website at www.fateextella.com. For more information on XSEED Games products, please visit www.xseedgames.com. Fans can also follow XSEED Games on Facebook at www.facebook.com/XSEEDGames and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/XSEEDGames.

WARFACE GETS A NEW PUBLISHER FOR NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

Crytek Passes Publishing Rights to My.Com for North America and Europe
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – January 17, 2017 – Global publisher My.com and developer Crytek are pleased to announce that the first-person shooter Warface will be published by My.com in North America and Europe beginning in February 2017. My.com, a global game publisher with a portfolio of high profile online games such as Revelation Online, Armored Warfare, and Skyforge, will take over publishing and operations while Crytek will focus on the development and support of the game, continuing updates of Warface worldwide.

This new partnership will allow Crytek to focus on the development aspect while bringing more content and updates to Warface, which will in turn bring more opportunities for fans and players of the game alike. Events and cross regional cyber sport activities have already been planned for Europe and North America. Crytek and My.com have developed a plan for a smooth transition of operation of players’ accounts. Characters will be saved, as well as all items, rewards, achievements, and currency balance. Detailed instructions will be available soon and communicated to all Warface players through official communication channels, including the game’s forum.

“Crytek and My.com are excited about the transition and look forward to the considerable growth of the game in North America and Europe,” said Faruk Yerli, Founder and Managing Director at Crytek. “My.com team knows the Warface game exceedingly well, thanks to the operation expertise of its parent company Mail.Ru, which is a close partner of Crytek and has been successfully operating Warface in CIS countries for 4 years and made the game one of the leading online shooter game in CIS with a total player base exceeding 40 million registered players.”

Warface is a fast-paced shooter crammed with cooperative and competitive action, stacks of game modes and a wealth of weapons for players to get their hands on. Gamers can choose to play as Riflemen, Medics, Snipers or Engineers as they work together and attempt to uproot the Blackwood military faction in Co-op play, or choose their side and lock horns with fellow players in versus battles. Download the game from www.warface.com or via Steam today – completely for free.
# # #ABOUT MY.COM
My.com is a global online services platform which focuses on North America and Europe with offices in Amsterdam (NL) and San Jose (US). My.com comprises myMail, MAPS.ME, myTarget, and online and mobile games. My.com publishes award winning online gaming experiences including Armored Warfare, Skyforge and Revelation Online. Its mobile communications and entertainment services and apps facilitate its multimillion user base in pursuing their business goals – and let them relax and have a good time gaming in-between.
Copyright © 2017 My.com. For more information, visit my.com

ABOUT CRYTEK
Crytek is an independent videogame developer, publisher, and technology provider dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming with its cutting-edge 3D game development platform CRYENGINE. With headquarters in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and studios in Kiev (Ukraine), Budapest (Hungary), Sofia (Bulgaria), Seoul (South Korea), Shanghai (China), and Istanbul (Turkey), Crytek has created multiple award-winning titles, including the original Far Cry, the Crysis series, Ryse: Son of Rome, Warface, and The Climb. Crytek delivers fun and innovative gaming experiences for PC, consoles, and VR and continues to grow its reach in the games-as-a-service market. Every Crytek game is created with CRYENGINE, which can be used by anyone to create games on a Pay What You Want business model.
For more information visit www.crytek.com and www.cryengine.com.

Curve Digital and Molasses Flood Release The Flame in the Flood: Complete Edition Today onto PlayStation®4

Multi-Award-Winning Roguelike Adventure Game Launches

on PlayStation With Exclusive New Content

[LONDON – January 17, 2017] It’s time for PlayStation gamers to demonstrate their survival skills in the beautiful yet unforgiving wilderness of multi-award-winning survival game The Flame in the Flood with today’s launch on PlayStation 4. Launching as The Flame in the Flood: Complete Edition from The Molasses Flood and Curve Digital, this exclusive PlayStation 4 edition contains a brand new Directors’ Commentary – which offers incredible insight into the design and development – a wonderful dynamic theme, two new system avatars, plus a host of gameplay tweaks designed to offer the most complete The Flame in the Flood experience possible.

The Flame in the Flood is a voyage of the unknown through a visually beautiful, yet impossibly harsh wilderness. Taking place in post-societal America, players must traverse through procedurally-generated landscape, foraging for supplies, crafting survival tools and evading predators. It’s a hostile environment, with every fresh discovery providing players with reward or taking them a step closer to death.

Released on PC and Xbox One last year to critical acclaim, including numerous awards such as Game Informer’s “Best Game Soundtracks of 2016” and GameRant’s “Best 2016 Video Games You Didn’t Play,” The Flame in the Flood was created by The Molasses Flood, a team of AAA refugees, with veterans members hailing from the likes of Irrational, Harmonix and Bungie. The team has contributed to massive critical and commercial successes, such as the BioShock games, Rock Band, Guitar Hero and the Halo series.

“As the first title for the studio, The Flame in the Flood has been a rewarding experience and we’re thankful to Curve Digital for helping us bring the game to PlayStation 4,” said Forrest Dowling, president and lead designer of Molasses Flood. “With the Complete Edition’s Director’s Commentary, PlayStation gamers will gain insights into our design and development decisions to create a lush survival experience that we believe they will surely enjoy.”

For more information on The Flame in the Flood: Complete Edition, please visit the game’s website, or Curve Digital’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

About Curve Digital

Curve Digital is the largest publisher of independent video games on console formats in the world. Working with high profile developers such as Mike Bithell (Thomas Was Alone), Dan Marshall (The Swindle) and Olli Harjola (The Swapper), Curve helps individuals and small teams bring their games to a larger audience. Curve actively publishes on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U and 3DS.

About Molasses Flood

The Molasses Flood is a new studio built by some of the leads, directors, and senior developers behind such critically acclaimed games as BioShock, BioShock Infinite, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Halo 2 and 3. After working on some of the biggest franchises of the last generation, the team collectively decided to form a studio focused on unique games built on a more intimate scale. The team consists of Scott Sinclair, Damian Isla, Forrest Dowling, Bryn Bennett, Gwen Frey, and Chad LaClair.

WWE 2K17 Future Stars Pack Now Available

2K today announced the WWE 2K17 Future Stars Pack is now available as downloadable content, enabling access to playable NXT Superstars Tye Dillinger and Austin Aries, as well as playable WWE Superstars Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows and Mojo Rawley. The Future Stars Pack is available for £7.39 and is also included as part of the game’s Season Pass.

For more information on WWE 2K17, including the game’s Downloadable Content and Season Pass Program, please visit wwe.2k.com, like the game on Facebook, follow the game on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #WWE2K17 or subscribe on YouTube.

Developed collaboratively by Yuke’s and Visual Concepts, a 2K studio, WWE 2K17 is rated PEGI 16 and available worldwide for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One and Xbox 360.

Introducing Mirage: Arcane Warfare’s Brutal Bull, the Taurant Class

Torn Banner Studios, the creators of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, today released a brand new trailer exploring one of the iconic classes of their upcoming multiplayer action-combat game Mirage: Arcane Warfare, the Taurant.

The Taurant is a hulking brute that excels at melee and uses his size and physical strength to dominate enemies up close, making him one of Mirage: Arcane Warfare’s most dreaded magic warriors. Loud, brash and very noisy, the fact that you can hear him coming is of little consolation to his opponents. Bringing chaos wherever he goes, the Taurant delivers massive damage with his grand mace and through his lineup of brutal magic abilities:

• Boulder – Throw a giant boulder that causes havoc on the battlefield
• Leapslam – Leap up in the air and come down with a massive damaging blast that pushes enemies away
• Charge – Charge forward, pulling any targets along with you
• Whirlwind – Spin around with a powerful melee attack, hitting all enemies surrounding you
• Explosive Punch – An unearthly punch that even when parried disables your opponent

What the Taurant lacks in speed or agility, he makes up for with raw offensive power, as seen in the new class trailer focused on him that can be viewed here.

This brand new trailer featuring the Taurant is the latest in a series of videos called “Instruments of Death” exploring Mirage’s unique band of warriors that will be released in the lead up to the upcoming 2017 PC launch of Mirage: Arcane Warfare through Steam. For more information, or to sign up for the closed alpha that is currently running, 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.

Benjamin Rivers Inc. To Launch Alone With You on Steam February 9 

Sci-Fi Adventure Game Delivers A Narrative-Driven Experience That Reacts to Players’ Actions 

Toronto and Seattle – January 17, 2017 – After releasing last year on PlayStation®4 and PlayStation Vita to critical praise, Benjamin Rivers Inc. will bring its sci-fi, narrative-driven adventure game Alone With You to PC via Steam on February 9 for $9.99 USD. During the launch week players can purchase Alone With You for a 15 percent discount. 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 actions for an experience they’re unlikely to forget.

In Alone With You 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.

“Since launching on PlayStation we’ve enjoyed watching players connect emotionally with Alone With You’s characters, story and existential themes through their various playthroughs,” said Benjamin Rivers, Founder of Benjamin Rivers Inc. and creator of the indie horror hit Home. “We can’t wait to bring this experience to a wider audience with the PC launch and see how players contemplate the difficult decisions they face within the game. Will they feel affection, admiration or even guilt for someone who is just data?”

Alone With You has players embark on daily missions, where they scan and explore each environment, revealing layers of narrative and driving the story forward. At the end of each day, players rendezvous 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. 

Media Assets

PC Launch Trailer: https://youtu.be/A_HKHxOpzSY

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.

ATELIER SHALLIE PLUS: ALCHEMISTS OF THE DUSK SEA SETS SAIL THIS WEEK ON PLAYSTATION®VITA

KOEI TECMO Europe Invites Fans to Experience the Final Episode of the ‘Atelier’ Series’ Dusk Trilogy with Fresh Content and All Previously Released DLC Included

Hertfordshire, 17^th January 2017 – KOEI TECMO Europe today proudly announced Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea will be available from this Friday, 20^th January 2017, for the PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. The portable Plus version of 2015’s Atelier installment, previously exclusive to the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, offers a synthesist’s splendor of newly concocted content, including brand new episodes for fans to further explore the swirling mysteries of the world of Dusk, new bosses to challenge, PlayStation®Vita optimisation features, additions to character costumes that allow players to accessorise their favorite characters, and a brand new message log feature, as well as all of the DLC from the original release.

Players who purchase Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea within its first month of sale – either physically or digitally through the PlayStation®Store – can dress up their characters in five fresh styles downloadable for free, from the PlayStation®Store including the Administrator Suit, Hero Girl Costume, Cosmo Fighter Costume, Sophie Style Costume and Plachta Style Costume. A special selection of background music will also be available to download for free for early purchasers, featuring choice tracks from the long-running Atelier franchise.

Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea features a Synthesis system which allows players to craft more efficient items using Synthesis Skills. Make the most out of powerful new concoctions when taking on the game’s brand new boss battles, the most prominent of those being the formidable Beast King’s Champion. In addition to tackling these new bosses, Shallistera and Shallotte can enjoy an abundance of other missions via the Life Task system in the game, which now returns with new touch screen functionality designed specifically for the PlayStation® Vita.

A new launch trailer was released today and can be viewed here. 

For more information on Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea, please like us on www.facebook.com/ateliergames and follow us on twitter @koeitecmoeurope or visit the official site at http://www.koeitecmoeurope.com/shallieplus/.

About Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea

Packed with brand new content and plenty of new secrets to uncover, Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea is the upcoming portable Plus version of 2015’s Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea, previously exclusive to the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The game tells the tale of Shallistera, the daughter of a tribal leader who embarks on a voyage to find a solution to the drought affecting her homeland, and Shallotte, a struggling alchemist who dreams of “hitting it big.” Both are joined by a diverse cast of characters who will help them throughout their journey around the world of Dusk. Players will encounter the quick-thinking Kortes, Shallistera’s childhood friend and bodyguard, Wilbell voll Erslied, a grand magician in training, Jurie Crotze, a lone-wolf treasure hunter, and Miruca Crotze, a childhood friend of Shallotte’s who works as a blacksmith.

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