Stars in Shadow, A Vivid Tribute to the 4x Classics, Will Release January 19, 2017 

Brand New Trailer Released for Turn-Based Strategy Title 

Haarlem, The Netherlands –  January 11, 2017 –  Publisher Iceberg Interactive is pleased to announce that turn-based 4x space strategy title Stars in Shadow will launch on PC through Steam and other digital platforms on January 19, 2017. During its time in Early Access, the game has been lauded as a great ‘tribute to Masters of Orion’ by the dedicated Steam community. As a result of the positive feedback and praise, developer Ashdar Games is looking forward to fully releasing the title to all fans of the 4x genre.

A brand new trailer showing the rich universe of Stars in Shadows is now streaming on Iceberg’s YouTube Channel HERE. 

Stars in Shadow is set to release January 19, 2017 on Steam and other digital download platforms at an SRP of $24.99. The game can already be purchased and played in Steam’s Early Access program http://store.steampowered.com/app/464880/.

Some of the highlighting features of the game include:

• Epic Scope:
  Starting at the dawn of interstellar travel, progress through four eras of technological advancement. Discover the science of planetary terraforming, upgrade your infantry battalions to battle mechs, and grow your fleet from a squadron of destroyers to an armada of planet-destroying Dread Stars

• Varied Factions:
  Seven Playable factions comprising six alien races. Each faction has different research strengths and technology options. Forming alliances, conquering neighboring species, or discovering ancient artifacts may open up additional avenues of research. Choose your race wisely as it impacts which worlds will suit you, what trades or alliances may be offered, and whether your neighbors are inclined to trust you

• Stylized Setting:
  A distinctive comic-book art style and an original, detailed universe backstory draw you into an immersive game world. Interact with a unique cast of alien characters, make friends and influence people, or crush your enemies and see them driven before you

• Focused High-Level Strategy:
  Build a vast and varied empire, taking advantage of the unique traits offered by different alien populations and the worlds they inhabit. A streamlined resource and planetary improvement model keeps the game moving even when your empire grows large

• Deep Turn-Based Tactical Combat:
  Face off against your opponents in complex 2D turn-based tactical battles. Counter your enemy’s missile barrage using point defense or interceptors, then close to energy weapon range! Stars in Shadow’s tactical engine includes several features rarely seen in turn based games. Multi-ship commands keep even large fleet battles fast-paced, and smart unit behaviors allow tight control with minimal micromanagement. Auto-resolve battles that are a foregone conclusion, while retaining the ability to replay any engagement to see exactly what happened

ABOUT STARS IN SHADOW

Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X sci-fi strategy game. Explore the stars, settle distant worlds, and build an interstellar empire. Recover ancient technologies and negotiate with alien leaders. Created by a pair of passionate strategy gamers, Stars in Shadow features streamlined empire management, sophisticated turn-based tactical combat, and detailed world building.

ABOUT ASHDAR GAMES

Ashdar Games is a small development studio based in British Columbia. Stars in Shadow will be its first title. The project is a collaboration between two avid strategy gamers, Sven Olsen and James (Jim) Francis, both of whom are excited to have a chance to create a game in the genre that they love.  Sven’s background is in academic computer graphics, while Jim is best known for his webcomic, Outsider. 

About Iceberg Interactive 
Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans and is located in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an international assembly of game developers, both midsize and indie. Garnering attention with acclaimed releases over recent years, including Endless Space, Endless Legend, StarDrive 2 and Starpoint Gemini 2, the company has an exceptional line-up, including Oriental Empires, Killing Floor 2, Starpoint Gemini Warlords, Dawn of Andromeda, Lord of Rigel and Stars in Shadow – with further promising games in the pipeline.

MARVEL Future Fight Celebrates Marvel NOW! and Monsters Unleashed! in New Content Update

Additional updates include new uniforms, a new uniform upgrade system, New Year’s events and stages, and improvements to the user interface

SEOUL, Korea (January 11, 2017) – Netmarble Games Corp., the fastest-growing mobile game company in Asia, welcomes new characters to its hit title MARVEL Future Fight – Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) and Medusa will be joining the fray, and brand-new Marvel Super Hero Ironheart will be making her worldwide video game debut! Five existing characters will also be receiving new uniforms: four uniforms from the Marvel NOW! comic book line, and one unique uniform for the Totally Awesome Hulk, based on the MARVEL Future Fight variant cover of Marvel’s ‘Monsters Unleashed!’ #1.

MARVEL Future Fight is also introducing a brand-new feature called Uniform Upgrade that allows players to level up their uniforms using experience. When a uniform is upgraded, various stat boosts will be added, as well as new options.

“One of the aspects we love about MARVEL Future Fight is that it gives players the chance to play with unique versions of the Super Heroes they love, and not just their traditional depictions,” said Seungwon Lee, Chief Marketing Officer at Netmarble Games. “We want to consistently continue to diversify players’ gameplay and strategy by including new features – like the Uniform Upgrade, for example.”

Netmarble will also introduce New Year’s-themed events and a stage from Jan. 24^th to Feb. 6^th. In a snow-covered city setting, players can pick up special tokens after clearing stages to purchase exclusive items. In an effort to streamline user interface, players can now auto-select materials for quick ISO-8 upgrades and Hero Gear can now be easily changed between different options.

The full list of gameplay updates for MARVEL Future Fight include:

• Three New Characters:
  • Kate Bishop – The successor to the original Hawkeye. She excels in archery, agility, and hand-to-hand combat.
  • Medusa – Queen of the Inhumans and wife of Black Bolt. She controls her powerful hair to strike down any enemies who may threaten her people.
  • Ironheart – 15-year old genius Riri Williams demolishes her foes in battle using the latest and greatest in Iron Man Armor technology.
• Five New Character Uniforms: Yellowjacket, Captain America, Red Hulk, and Squirrel Girl will all receive Marvel NOW! uniforms. Hulk (Amadeus Cho) will receive a “Monsters Unleashed!” uniform, based on the MARVEL Future Fight variant cover of Marvel’s ‘Monsters Unleashed!’ #1.
• New Uniform Upgrade System: A new system will be added where characters can clear stages to gain experience and boost their uniforms for extra stats.
• New Year’s Events and Stages: To celebrate the New Year, all users will be able to enjoy a new event stage that takes place in a snow-covered city from Jan. 24^th to Feb. 6^th. Clear stages to receive special tokens to purchase exclusive, limited items.
• Improvements in User Interface: A feature will be added to auto-select materials to quickly upgrade the player’s ISO-8. Another function will allow players to change the “option” on their Hero Gear.

MARVEL Future Fight is available worldwide in the App Store® and Google Play™.

App Store®: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marvel-future-fight/id955705796

Google Play™: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netmarble.mherosgb

For more information on MARVEL Future Fight, please visit http://marvelfuturefight.netmarble.com.

About Netmarble Games Corporation

Netmarble Games Corp. strives to entertain audiences of all ages, and around the world, by providing great mobile gaming experiences. Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble is the fastest-growing mobile game company in Asia and consistently ranks as a top mobile developer and publisher worldwide. With more than 3,000 employees, Netmarble has been producing and servicing some of the most successful mobile games, including MARVEL Future Fight, Seven Knights, EvilBane/RAVEN, and Everybody’s Marble. The largest shareholder to Jam City, a leading casual game developer, Netmarble has a strategic partnership with CJ E&M Corporation, Asia’s largest entertainment company, Tencent Holdings, Asia’s largest internet company, and NCsoft, a prominent MMO company. More information can be found at www.netmarble.com.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit marvel.com. © 2017 MARVEL

App Store is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries.  App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.

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NEW TRAILER DETAILS ENCHANTING STORYLINE FOR UPCOMING MYTHICAL ADVENTURE GAME, TROLL AND I 

Two Stories Become One in This Epic Tale of Friendship and Survival from Maximum Games 

January 11, 2017 – Walnut Creek, CA – Video game publisher Maximum Games, in partnership with developer Spiral House, has today released a brand-new trailer for its upcoming action adventure game, Troll and I. Today’s trailer highlights the game’s heroes, Otto and Troll, and the challenges they will face together as their relationship grows and evolves over the course of their journey.

Taking place in the majestic mountains and lush forests of post-World War II, 1950’s-era Scandinavia, Troll and I follows the adventure of a teenage boy and the unlikely friendship he develops with a massive, mythical Troll. Though Otto moved to the backwoods with his family to live in harmony with nature, he now finds himself at the mercy of the unforgiving wilderness, ripped from his village when ruthless hunters looking for Troll destroy his home. Now with a bounty on his head, and forced into hiding to survive, Otto encounters and befriends Troll, an elusive creature of folklore and legend who has managed to stay hidden from the world…until now. Thrown together by circumstances out of their control, two stories of desperate survival become one.

Humans aren’t the only adversaries this duo will face off against during their journey. The hunters, in pursuit of their prize, have unwittingly awakened ancient evils from the depths of the earth, vicious kobolds and worse. Otto and Troll must work together, using their respective strengths and inherent skills to complement each other’s weaknesses if they are to survive the dire circumstances they find themselves in. No matter the unpredictable challenges they may face, be it supernatural or of this world, Otto and Troll have each other’s backs and will face them, together.

Troll and I features a combat system that allows contrasting abilities for each character: Troll and his highly damaging attacks can crush enemies in one blow while Otto incorporates more quick and nimble moves. Troll and Otto can also cohesively act as one to fight off rivals, solve puzzles and complete missions. Each employs their own distinct presence and gameplay functionality.

Utilizing cooperative split-screen multiplayer, play locally with a friend, as teamwork is absolutely pivotal to staying alive. With a dynamic duo like Otto and Troll, the local co-op feature allows for shared collaboration between two gamers, creating an experience equally captivating for both players.

Troll and I is currently in development from Spiral House and will be published by Maximum Games. The game will be available on March 21, 2017 in North America and on March 24, 2017 in Europe for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and digitally on PC. This title has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB.

Troll and I is available to pre-order now for $49.99. Please visit http://www.trollandi.com for more pre-order and product information.

For the latest news on Troll and I, please follow the official Facebook and Twitter pages.

For more information on Maximum Games, please visit: http://www.maximumgames.com.

About Maximum Games

Maximum Games ranks as a top 15 global video game publisher of interactive digital entertainment spanning all genres and supporting multi-platforms. The company’s mission is to provide a proven and strong hands-on approach to publishing, marketing, and distribution. Established in 2009, the company is led by female entrepreneur Christina Seelye, a seasoned executive of digital consumer products and channel marketing. Under Seelye’s leadership, the company has been recognized with numerous awards such as “Fastest Growing Tech Company” by American Business Awards, and has made the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies for the past two years. Maximum Games has offices in both the US and UK, and continues to expand its scope of global publishing and distribution via direct reach and strategic partnerships. For more information on Maximum Games, visit the company’s website at http://www.maximumgames.com.

About Spiral House

Spiral House is a UK based developer of interactive entertainment, focused on developing for all major home entertainment consoles, mobile devices and PC, for the global market. Established in 1999 by seasoned game developers Bobby Earl and Kevin Oxland, Spiral House traditionally followed the ‘work for hire’ business model developing partner’s IP, including various AAA and handheld titles for Sony (EyePet, MotorStorm, Wipeout Pulse, Vita Pets, and Little Big Planet), Activision (PC Blur) and many others. Now developing their own IP, with the first in a line of exciting titles being ‘Troll and I’, they have built a reputation within the industry for building creative games that focus primarily on game-play, unique features with depth and originality, whilst maintaining tight controls on the development process. For more information on Spiral House, visit the developer website at http://www.spiralhouse.co.uk.

ANTI-MONITOR’S INVASION OF METROPOLIS KICKS OFF ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN DC UNIVERSE™ ONLINE

WHAT: The sixth anniversary of Daybreak Games’ DC Universe™ Online (DCUO) is here, and with it comes new limited-time in-game events that will unite Super Heroes and Super-Villains. Players must travel through time to a new version of Metropolis, where a Qwardian invasion from the Antimatter Universe threatens the Earth, and take on the Anti-Monitor to save the world from destruction. All participating characters will be scaled up to a high combat rating to allow players of nearly all levels to join this fight to save the world.

The special Anti-Monitor anniversary event features:

• New Open World Missions: Metropolis Antimatter Invasion Zone
• New 8-Player Raid: Centennial Collapse
• New Gear, Collections, Feats, and More
  • New Anti-Monitor-inspired gear
  • New auto-leveling gear set
  • New base items and consumables

An all-new Anniversary Time Capsule is also available to players, featuring Qwardian-inspired gear, mods and styles.

More information about this new content and time capsule can be found at:

https://www.dcuniverseonline.com/news/dcuo-anti-monitor-anniversary-event-2017

WHEN: The 6^th anniversary Anti-Monitor event is available to players now through Jan. 31, 2017.

DC Universe Online is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Entertainment. For more information, please visit www.DCUniverseOnline.com.

About DC Universe Online

In DCUO, players and fans can enter the DC Universe as an active force for good or evil. A massively multiplayer experience, DC Universe Online delivers unparalleled high-energy, physics-powered combat that brings the player’s extraordinary powers to life. DC Universe Online was created in the artistic vision of legendary comic book artist Jim Lee, and set within a world created by famous DC writers including Geoff Johns and Mary Wolfman. DCUO is rated T for Teen with Mild Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes and Violence. DC Universe Online is available to download for free for the PC, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3 and Xbox One (Xbox Live Gold membership required).

About Daybreak Game Company

Daybreak Games is a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games and emergent gameplay best known for its blockbuster hits and franchises, such as H1Z1®, EverQuest®, EverQuest®II, PlanetSide®2 and DC Universe™ Online. Daybreak creates, develops and provides compelling online entertainment for a variety of platforms. To learn more, visit www.DaybreakGames.com.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc., is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all platforms, including console, handheld, mobile and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

About DC Entertainment

DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, etc.), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables, etc.) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games.  Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publishers of comics in the world.

KOEI TECMO EUROPE REVEALS INCLUDED BONUS CONTENT FOR UPCOMING STEAM® VERSIONS OF GUST STUDIOS TITLES

All Additional DLC for ‘Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book’ and ‘Nights of Azure’ Included Free of Charge; 20% Bundle Discount When Purchased Together 

Hertfordshire, 11^th January 2017 – KOEI TECMO Europe is pleased to reveal the bonuses included with each of its two upcoming GUST Studios titles headed to PC via Steam®, Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book and Nights of Azure. On the 7^th February 2017, PC gamers will have the opportunity to step into the mysterious and colourful world of Atelier Sophie and experience Gust’s first action RPG in the dramatic story of Nights of Azure. A new trailer was released today alongside a selection of assets showcasing the breadth of bonus content available for PC players to enjoy free of charge at launch.

Atelier Sophie offers players a wide variety of DLC included with its Steam® release, including a collection of items to aid players on their adventure, background music packs featuring fan favorite tracks from the Atelier series, an additional “Hidden Archive” map and a selection of delightful costumes for Plachta, such as the Doll Making costume Viorage, Silver Tail, Mascoty, Lady Saber, Saint Knight and the Aqua Suit. Nights of Azure will include the adorable Gust-chan support character, who can be summoned to gain an upper hand in battles. In addition, those who purchase Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book and Nights of Azure together will receive a 20% bundle discount.

About Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book follows the exploits of young novice Alchemist, Sophie Neuenmuller, who discovers she is the owner of an enigmatic book imbued with a soul. This Mysterious Book seems to hold all the secrets to the art of Alchemy, even going on to become Sophie’s mentor. As Sophie experiments with Alchemy throughout the story she unravels the book’s forgotten memories and eventually sets out to uncover the strange tale of its origin. Uncover the mysteries of Alchemy that have been hidden away and forgotten alongside Plachta, the Mysterious Book, and experiment with the Synthesis system to learn new alchemy recipes at any pace! Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book was originally released for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system.

About Nights of Azure

Marking a new action-oriented and darker direction for titles from GUST Studios, Nights of Azure tells a tragic tale of two friends faced with impossible decisions that will test their loyalty to their quest – and to each other. In the kingdom of Ruswal, very few people leave their homes after nightfall, let alone have the strength and skill to take on the powerful, azure-blooded demons that plague the island. One of the best among these brave few is Arnice, a knight of great skill and power, who is assisted by her friend and priestess Lilysse in a quest to rid the land of these monsters. However, they soon find out that the solution to the island’s problems might not be as simple as defeating enemies in battle. Nights of Azure was previously exclusive to the PS4™ system.

For more information on the Steam releases of Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book and Nights of Azure, please like us on www.facebook.com/ateliergames 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 

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