STORY OF SEASONS: TRIO OF TOWNS SPROUTING EARLY THIS SPRING ON NINTENDO 3DS 

February 28 Launch Date Confirmed for Latest Entry in Long-Running Bokujo Monogatari Series; Super Mario Bros. Character Costumes Revealed

Torrance, Calif. — January 20, 2017 — XSEED Games, the independent-minded console publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that the latest iteration in its beloved farming and life simulation series, STORY OF SEASONS: Trio of Towns, will launch in North America for Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system on February 28, 2017. The game has a suggested retail price of $39.99, and a pocket plushie based on the loveable new in-game capybara pet – adorably dubbed “Capy-san” by XSEED Games – is available as a pre-order item while supplies last at participating retailers. The company also revealed that costumes and headgear based on fan-favorite characters Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad from the Super Mario Bros. franchise will make a special appearance in the game.

Players can boost their progress in STORY OF SEASONS: Trio of Towns with four Super Mario Bros. themed character costumes and headgear, each with their own unique effects:

Mario’s Outfit and Hat: Mama mia! The iconic plumber’s  signature red and blue uniform gives your running speed a boost.

Luigi’s Outfit and Hat: Luigi’s costume will improve your luck at fishing. Others will be green with envy!

Princess Peach’s Dress and Tiara: This regal dress and tiara will make you better friends with other characters. Sweet!

Toad’s Outfit and Hat: The tireless Toad’s outfit causes your stamina to recharge automatically over time.

In celebration of the upcoming 20^th anniversary of the longest-running farming and life simulation series, the beloved Bokujo Monogatari franchise – now known as STORY OF SEASONS in the West – returns with its biggest adventure yet in STORY OF SEASONS: Trio of Towns. Settled on a homestead in the middle of three distinct and uniquely themed locales, players can explore a diverse landscape as they search for new ways to grow their farms and friendships. Extensive customization and gameplay options are on offer in Trio of Towns, with each village offering its own variety of regional crops, lads and ladies to romance, animals, festivals, furniture, decorations and more. More ways to play sprout up as players connect to one another locally or via the internet to chat, trade, and enhance items on a mysterious multiplayer island.

Developed in Japan by Marvelous Inc., STORY OF SEASONS: Trio of Towns will be released in North America on February 28, 2017 by XSEED Games, exclusively for Nintendo 3DS. The game will be available in physical format at participating retailers and digitally in the Nintendo eShop for $39.99. This game has been rated “E10+” for Everyone ages 10 and up by the ESRB with the descriptors Comic Mischief, Suggestive Themes and Use of Alcohol.

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.

Take control of towering gods and watch entire cities crumble as you dominate the open-world survival sandbox on January 31st –

– TODAY: New developer stream on Twitch.tv/Funcom, see avatar gameplay in action –

Oslo, Norway – January 20th, 2017 – In just 11 days the barbaric open-world sandbox survival game Conan Exiles launches into Early Access on PC. The past two months has seen the Conan Exiles community grow rapidly as Funcom has revealed more and more information about the game including releasing the first two trailers based on the game’s ‘Survive, build, dominate’ tagline. Today Funcom is excited to release the ‘domination’ trailer revealing how players must engage in savage war and brutal combat to dominate the Exiled Lands.

Also check out the detailed domination infographic

“Take control of a towering god and drive your enemies before you as you crush their homes and conquer their land,” says Joel Bylos, Creative Director at Funcom. “That is the epitome of player vs. player conflict in Conan Exiles. We are giving players a huge, detailed open world where they can go out build a village, a city, or a vast empire in their name. If you are on a PvP multiplayer server, just remember there is always someone willing to take that from you!”

Combat is a key aspect of Conan Exiles and players will engage in brutal battles using anything from swords to warhammers and longbows. A violent fatality system ensures that they can slice each other in half or even see their own head rolling away from them in what is a savage and bloody combat system true to the spirit of the world’s most famous barbarian. To dominate the Exiled Lands, players will also have to build cities and fortresses to claim land, and they must go out and capture thralls to help them defend their settlements or create special weapons and armor. To truly dominate Conan’s world, they must also build altars to their god and bring them sacrifices to appease them. If they earn the blessings of their god, players will ultimately get to summon and take direct control of huge, towering avatars of the gods that can roam the world and crush both bodies and buildings under their weight. There will be several countermeasures against avatars and players can also choose to run and play on servers without avatars if they want to.

Conan Exiles is an open-world survival game set in the brutal lands of Conan the Barbarian, the world’s greatest fantasy hero. The game can be played on private and public servers, either in multiplayer or local single-player.

Conan Exiles enters Early Access on PC on January 31st and will also become available as an Xbox One Game Preview title in Spring 2017, with PlayStation 4 planned for later. Learn more about Conan Exiles by visiting the official website or the Steam page.

About Funcom – Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC, mobile, tablet and consoles. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Titles include ‘CONAN EXILES‘, ‘The Secret World’, ‘LEGO® Minifigures Online’, ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’, ‘The Longest Journey’, ‘Anarchy Online’, ‘The Park’, and ‘Dreamfall: The Longest Journey’. For corporate information please visit www.funcom.com. For information about Funcom games visit www.conanexiles.com,  www.playminifigures.com, www.thesecretworld.com, www.anarchy-online.com, www.dreamfall.com, www.theparkgame.com, www.conanexiles.com, or www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM.

About Conan Properties – Conan Properties International LLC owns and manages the “Conan the Barbarian” brand through all forms of media, including motion picture, television, gaming, publishing and toy industries. One of the most universally recognizable iconic figures in modern popular culture, Conan was born from the creative genius of pulp fiction author Robert E. Howard. The company is part of the Cabinet Entertainment group.

KOEI TECMO AMERICA REVEALS IMPRESSIVE ‘AWAKENING’ ABILITIES IN BERSERK AND THE BAND OF THE HAWK 

Unlock Each Character’s Hidden Potential and Take on Demonic Foes with Enhanced Weaponry

Burlingame, Calif. – January 20, 2017 – KOEI TECMO America today detailed new powerful, game-changing abilities in developer Omega Force’s most brutal Warriors title to date, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk. Slated to release on February 21, 2017, the game will launch for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, digitally on the PlayStation®Vita handheld system, and on Windows PC via Steam®. A selection of brand-new screenshots was released alongside today’s announcement to help introduce these exciting abilities as well as the game’s demonic monsters and battlefields.

In Berserk and the Band of the Hawk, playable characters have devastating abilities that must be “awakened” to draw out their true potential. Awakening abilities offers overwhelming temporary boosts that allow players to demolish hordes of enemies in their path. Players can take advantage of Guts’ Berserker Armor to unleash deadly blows, Griffith’s demonic Femto form to deal swift bursts of damage, and Zodd’s giant Apostle form to effortlessly topple foes.

Players will encounter a smorgasbord of fearsome foes throughout Berserk and the Band of the Hawk. Evil Spirits, Ogres, Kelpies, Golems, Trolls and Demonic Knights are just a handful of the many enemies that players must annihilate during their adventure. Collect raw materials and upgrade weaponry outside of battle to increase attack damage and unlock new combos to wipe out these savage opponents.

About Berserk and the Band of the Hawk

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk is based on the world-renowned series Berserk by Kentarou Miura, and blends the signature ‘one versus thousands’ style action from the long-running Warriors franchise with the grim and gruesome atmosphere of Berserk. Players will follow the daring and heroic journey of Guts, Griffith, Casca and the Band of the Hawk as they slash and smash their way through a sinister realm of magical and demonic fiends.

To stay up-to-date on news for Berserk and the Band of the Hawk, please visit the official website at www.koeitecmoamerica.com/berserk, Like KOEI TECMO America on Facebook at www.facebook.com/koeitecmous, and become part of the #KTfamily by following KOEI TECMO America on Twitter at @KoeiTecmoUS. This title has been rated “M for Mature” by the ESRB.

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.

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CHAOS CHRONICLE RECEIVES NEW CONTENT UPDATE TO BOOST PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER ARENA BATTLES

New Arena, Heroes, Costumes and More are Unleased in Latest Update for the Action Role-Playing Game on iOS and Android

Seoul – Jan. 20, 2017 – Master of Chaos Chronicle have a new way to battle as NEXON Korea Corporation, subsidiary of NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online and mobile games, launches the latest content update for fans of the wildly popular 2D mobile role-playing game (RPG). Developed by WING Studio, Chaos Chronicle quickly became a fan-favorite nearing two million downloads since its launch on August 2016. Chaos Chronicle’s new “Proof of Gorde Jyle” content update is now available for new and returning players on mobile devices around the world via Google Play and the App Store.

Returning to the world of Chaos Chronicle, battle-ready players will skillfully clash against enemies while using an army of unique heroes prepared to defend the glory of their House. For the first time in the game’s history, a new manual player-versus-player (PvP) arena will be introduced allowing players from around the world to battle against each other by directly controlling their heroes’ skills. To celebrate the new year, the game will feature “Mono’s New Year Event”, along with the introduction of two new heroes, Rebecca and Amely.

The latest update for Chaos Chronicle builds on its epic battles and an immersive storyline with new events, character costumes and character upgrades. The latest update also includes:

• New Manual PvP Arena: Players manually control heroes in 15 new stages in the Proof of Gorde Jyle arena featuring various challenges to earn proof badges to be traded for rare items in the game, including special runes;
• Recruit New Heroes: Joining the battle are Rebecca, the Tenth Disciple who is a poison and petrification expert; and Amely, a barrier wielding powerhouse and supporter-type;
• Zodiac System Update: Proof badges may be used to obtain special runes to rank up runes used in heroes’ Zodiac constellations and allow players to customize their heroes’ stats;
• New Zodiac Themed Costumes: New Zodiac-themed costumes that provide additional boosts to hero stats are now available for Agnes, Ceris, Ash and Lakne;
• Free rewards (Android Only): The holiday coupon is still available to be redeemed, enter the code “MERRYXMAS” under Games Setting > Coupons to receive a Grade 4 Elite Equipment Box, a 6-star Hero Contract, as well as 100 Rubies and 200k Gold.

Chaos Chronicle is available for download via Google Play and the App Store.
Additional information for members of the press:

• Official Chaos Chronicle forum: http://m.nexon.com/forum/35
• Official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/chaoschroniclenexon

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

About WING Studio
Wing Studio (CEO Heo Inho) is a mobile games development company founded in December 2013 integrated by developers with wide experience in creating games for different platforms. The relationship with Nexon started in December 2013 after they joined Nexon’s startup program: Nexon & Partners Center, NPC. Afterwards, in August 2014 they signed a global publishing and investment contract with Nexon for Chaos Chronicle and now they are based in the Nexon Collaboration Center, NCC.

The Moogle Chocobo Carnival is coming to FINAL FANTASY XV

Watch the trailer for the Moogle Chocobo Carnival here:

For a limited time, visit a transformed Altissia to celebrate the Moogle Chocobo Carnival! New side quests as well as a range of new outfits for Noctis and a spectacular fireworks show will all be available to enjoy at this special event starting January 24th!

To access the Altissia celebrations players will need to own a Carnival Passport which can be obtained by purchasing a Holiday Pack.

There are two types of Holiday Packs available for FINAL FANTASY XV:

• The Holiday Pack (Free Version) is available to all players and can be downloaded either from the Xbox Games Store or PlayStation®Store
• The Holiday Pack + includes exclusive content and can only be downloaded by players who purchased the FINAL FANTASY XV Season Pass

For more details on the Holiday Pack options please click here.

The festivities begin this January 24th (AM)!

FINAL FANTASY XV is available now worldwide for the Xbox One and PlayStation®4 system. For more information on FINAL FANTASY XV, visit: http://www.finalfantasyxv.com/ .

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UBISOFT REVEALS TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX SIEGE SIX INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE 

ANZ Cup winners, MindFreak, will represent Australia in Montreal.

Sydney, Australia – January 20, 2017 – Today, Ubisoft announced the full schedule for the Six Invitational, the biggest Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege tournament featuring the top Xbox One and PC Rainbow Six Siege players competing for a $200,000 prize pool. ANZ Cup winners, MindFreak, will represent Australia at the Six Invitational and are the first Australian team to qualify for a worldwide Rainbow Six Siege Tournament.

Ubisoft also revealed the first Operation of Year 2: Velvet Shell. Including a map and two new Operators from Spain, Velvet Shell will be live demoed during the Six Invitational broadcast. Fans can tune in to the livestream on February 4-6 AEDT on the Rainbow Six Siege Twitch channel and Rainbow Six Pro League YouTube channel.

An overview of the Six Invitational Schedule is available below. The full schedule including specific times for developer panels and Q&As is available via the following link: www.rainbow6.com/sixinvitational

Feb. 4, 2 am AEDT – PC and Xbox One quarter finals
Feb. 5, 2 am AEDT – PC and Xbox One semi-finals
Feb. 6, 2 am AEDT – Velvet Shell live demo and PC and Xbox One grand finals

The Six Invitational livestream will be available on:

Ubisoft’s Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/rainbow6

Rainbow Six Pro League YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/rainbowsixproleague

Tickets to attend the Six Invitational in Montreal are on sale now. Fans who are interested in attending can purchase tickets online, here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/six-invitational-tickets-30310077257

For more information about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, please visit www.rainbow6.com

About Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege puts players in lethal close-quarter confrontations called sieges, a new style of assault where enemies have the means to transform their environments into strongholds while Rainbow Six teams lead the assault to breach the enemy’s position. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege gives players unprecedented control over their ability to fortify their position by reinforcing walls and floors, using barbed wire, deployable shields, laying mines and more, or breach the enemies’ using observation drones, setting charges, rappelling and more. The fast pace and uniqueness of each siege sets a new bar for intense firefights, strategic gameplay and competitive gaming.

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 2014–15 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,464 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

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