A NEW WORLD DAWNS FOR TRAIN SIMULATION

Train Sim World Launching Early 2017 With Beta Coming This December

CHATHAM, Kent – Dec. 2, 2016 – Dovetail Games, the multi award-winning developer and publisher of a range of simulation games, would like to invite simulation fans to join the beta for its brand-new upcoming train simulation, Train Sim World. Starting on Dec. 8, 2016, the beta will run until Dec. 19, 2016 and is open to anyone who purchases Train Simulator 2017: Pioneers Edition.

Train Sim World is built upon the foundation of Unreal Engine 4® technology and is thereby set to deliver the most technologically advanced train simulation experience on the market. The first iteration in the new series, Train Sim World: CSX Heavy Haul, which is due to launch in February 2017, will feature the stunning Sand Patch Grade route, stretching 60 miles across the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania and Maryland in the USA. Players joining the beta will be able to access two key sections of this route: Cumberland Yard and Sand Patch Summit, giving them a taste of busy yard life and also allowing them to test their skills on a section of the route which offers a variety of challenging gradient changes.

Featuring fully customizable weather systems (a taste of which will be available in the beta), Train Sim World will offer more immersion, realism and authenticity than has ever been seen before in a train simulation. The beta will also introduce first-person mode, allowing players to walk around and explore the world, as well as interact with the trains. The CSX SD40-2 locomotive, included in the beta, allows full interactivity in the cab, so you can gain a complete understanding of how the train works and how it feels to be sitting in the driver’s seat with the controls in your hands.

“Train Simulator has been our flagship series for over seven years now, and we’re delighted to be bringing our fans and players a completely new and fresh experience, based on the latest technology,” said Doug McConkey, business director at Dovetail Games. “However, Train Sim World is not just aimed at our existing players; we think all fans of simulations will find something to enjoy here. This will be a living, breathing and immersive world of all things rail, one that will evolve over time. When Train Sim World launches fully in 2017, what you will see will be just the tip of the iceberg; just the start of an experience that we plan to expand over many years to come.”

Train Simulator 2017: Pioneers Edition, which grants access to the Train Sim World beta, is available from Steam at a special bundle price of $45.00 and will be on sale until Dec. 7, 2016.

For more information, please visit http://train-simulator.com/category/train-sim-world/.

Interested in the story of the Sand Patch Grade route? Read more about it here:

http://train-simulator.com/the-sand-patch-story-part-1/
http://train-simulator.com/the-sand-patch-story-part-2/

About Dovetail Games

Dovetail Games was launched in 2013. Previously trading as RailSimulator.com Ltd, the business launched in 2009 initially producing and marketing PC game Train Simulator. Today Dovetail Games is responsible for train, flight and fishing simulation games and is developing for PC and leading consoles. http://www.dovetailgames.com.

About Unreal Engine

Developed by Epic Games, the award-winning Unreal Engine is known for world-class graphics, tools and scalability across PC, console and mobile platforms. Unreal Engine technology is designed to accelerate developers’ productivity for creating high-quality games, applications, training simulations, visualizations, digital films and animated entertainment. To access UE4, visit www.unrealengine.com and follow @UnrealEngine.

The Flame in the Flood: Complete Edition to Debut on PlayStation®4 in January 2017

Brand New Content for Multi-Award-Winning Roguelike Adventure from Curve Digital and The Molasses Flood

[LONDON – December 2, 2016] The multi-award-winning The Flame in the Flood will make its PlayStation®4 debut early next year, as The Molasses Flood and Curve Digital announce a very special Complete Edition. The Flame in the Flood: Complete Edition is available exclusively for PlayStation®4 and 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 enhancements, designed to offer the most complete The Flame in the Flood experience possible.

Released on PC and Xbox One earlier this year, The Flame in the Flood is a real voyage of the unknown through a visually beautifully, 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.

The game 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 BiosShock games, Rock Band, Guitar Hero and the Halo series.

“We’ve been huge fans of the game since its Early Access days, so we’re absolutely thrilled to be partnering with The Molasses Flood,” said Jason Perkins, managing director, Curve Digital. “It’s a game which is as deadly as it is beautiful and we’re excited to be bringing it to an even wider audience.”

“We’ve been chatting with the guys at Curve for ages about this,” adds Forrest Dowling, president and lead designer, Molasses Flood, “so it feels good to get this out in the open. We’ve always wanted the game to go as far and as wide as possible, so working with them to get the Complete Edition onto PlayStation was a bit of a no-brainer. The additional content and gameplay enhancements very much make this the definitive version – we can’t wait to get it out there.”

The Flame in the Flood: Complete Edition will be available on PlayStation 4 in January 2017. More details will be announced in due course.

Additionally, it will be playable exclusively at PSX this weekend at booth B1014 and B1015

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.

FIRST PERSON SHOOTER HIRED OPS EXPANDS AND ADDS NEW FEATURES

New ‘Evacuation’ Map And Multiple Fixes Arrive In Latest Update

Moscow, Russia – December 2, 2016 – Developer AbsolutSoft has today released update 0.9.451 for its military-themed First Person Shooter, Hired Ops, which is currently available in Steam’s Early Access program. The update includes a new map, named “Evacuation.” Situated in the Ural mountains, Evacuation is available for Deathmatch and Team Elimination modes and sets players up for intense and dynamic firefights in close- and medium-ranges combat in the remnants of an abandoned Emercom base. Evacuation, well known among Contract Wars players, is sure to be popular with those players who favor head-on assault tactics and fierce face-to-face encounters.

Check out the Hired Ops Evacuation Map Video HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l46qQLYGQ6o

As part of this update, AbsolutSoft is making multiple gameplay improvements and  introducing a test version of the Competitive matches and Ranking system. Now, when selecting a map, players will decide if they want to participate in a ranked or training match. In training matches, players are free to try new weapon or tactics without risking rank or equipment. In the ranked matches, however, players are risking their overall rankings, which may go up or down based on the player’s performance.

Update 0.9.451 features:

• New Map: Evacuation, available in Deathmatch and Team Elimination modes
• Fixes to matchmaking
• Fixed Hold-to-Aim issues
• New Competitive Matches and Ranking System
• Training Mode: Updated so that you do not earn/lose anything

Hired Ops is a session-based online shooter dedicated to fierce conflicts between rival mercenary groups battling on a global scale from Russian developer AbsolutSoft. Using the latest weapons and special equipment, players take part in armed encounters, unite into private military companies, carry out contracts, build bases and aggressively compete with each other – all for the sake of domination in the world mercenary market. Players are free to choose from any of the five different fighter classes, each featuring an elaborately crafted skill system and an arsenal rich in weapon variety and weapon modifications. Hired Ops includes a diverse mix of game modes, including the “Enhanced Realism” mode.

Available on Steam Early Access or to learn more about Hired Ops, visit www.hiredops.com. ‘Like’ the game on Facebook and follow the game’s development on Twitter @hiredops for all the latest developer updates and news.

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ABOUT ABSOLUTSOFT

AbsolutSoft is a privately-owned Russian game development studio, established in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2010. The company has previously released the browser-based online FPS Contract Wars, which won the attention of 48 million players worldwide. In 2016, AbsolutSoft moved its headquarters to Moscow and focused on the development of Hired Ops, previously announced in 2015 as Contract Wars Standalone

The fifteenth HITMAN Elusive Target is live now!

The fifteenth Elusive Target, The Angel of Death, is now live in Marrakesh across all platforms. A briefing video is available online and in-game to help players determine the approximate location of the target. Players will need to own HITMAN Episode 3: Marrakesh in order to access this content.

*The Elusive Target is available for 168 hours.

Elusive Targets are part of the live content being published for HITMAN in-between episodes and represent a new game mode debuting for players. They are not going to be easy but if you can prove yourself, you’ll earn in-game rewards for completing multiple Elusive Target contracts.

The Elusive Targets are specially crafted, unique targets, which come with particular rules:
·         An Elusive Target is a once in a lifetime experience
·         They are available for a limited time only in game
·         Intel on the target will be limited
·         They will not appear in instinct mode, or the mini map and their locations will not be revealed to you – you’ll have to go and find them
·         Plan accordingly before you engage your target
·         Your target can only die once
·         If you die during the mission, that’s it
·         When the time runs out, they are gone for good
·         If you fail, there are no second chances
Don’t miss out.

Start time:    Friday, December 2^nd 13:00 GMT / 14:00 CET
End time:     Friday, December 9^th 13:00 GMT / 14:00 CET

HITMAN is available on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC.

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