Airborne Actioner AIRHEART Swoops In To Early Access

Blindflug Studios’ rogue-like action game, AIRHEART – Tales of Broken Wings, enters Steam Early Access

Zürich, Switzerland – October 13, 2016 – Blindflug Studios, the Swiss independent developer, announced that AIRHEART – Tales of Broken Wings – the game that was Greenlit on Steam in just 24 hours – is now available to play on Steam Early Access for £10.99, with a special promotion offer of £8.79 running until 20^th October –http://store.steampowered.com/app/531180/.

AIRHEART Early Access Release Trailer: https://youtu.be/ryPH_V_fmj4

The sky high flyer recently won the Best Trailer award at the 2016 AdoptMyGame Awards. Watch the AMG Awards Winners trailer here (2:13): https://youtu.be/vgNKBgZViMY

AIRHEART is a dieselpunk action game about a young woman, who flies her aeroplane and catches skyfish among beautiful sky islands. Amelia’s biggest dream is to reach the stratosphere and to bring down the legendary Skywhale, which promises riches and fame for a lifetime.

In the world she lives in, fishing isn’t a hobby – it’s a risky and competitive job. Amelia needs to venture deep into deadly territory, avoiding sky pirates and automated security drones.

Featured in AIRHEART are a variety of gameplay options with firstly and most importantly flying, navigating the skylayers, fishing, allowing players to buy new equipment, and weaponry, building up planes through arsenal including harpooning.

AIRHEART allows players to advance ever upwards, whilst building-up their aeroplane in the workshop before heading once more into the stratosphere to take on powerful bosses. Featuring sumptuous graphics and memorable music, the game encompass a dynamic gameplay model and fascinating core messaging in which Blindflug Studios touch upon real-world problems such as social inequality and overfishing.

AIRHEART – The Deluxe Edition is also currently available at 28% off for £11.35 –http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1730/. The Deluxe Edition consists of the game AIRHEART – Tales of Broken Wings, the Original Soundtrack DLC, and the Bonus Content DLC.

AIRHEART – The Original Soundtrack: http://store.steampowered.com/app/540220/
AIRHEART – The Bonus Content: http://store.steampowered.com/app/542190/

For more information, please visit the AIRHEART Steam page:http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=714137497

Official website: http://airheartgame.com/

About Blindflug Studios:
We are an indie game studio founded in 2014 from the game team of the creative agency Feinheit. Our mission is simple: We want to create beautiful, imaginative and incredibly fun games that center around complex, real-world dilemmas and through that create interesting new game mechanics and involving settings.

We believe that games are an amazing medium for allowing players to experience the most complex of problems, but the game has to be incredibly fun to play too!

First Strike is our official launch title for the company and was based around the following idea: beautiful to look at, custom made for the platform and a lot of fun, while playing with a topic that is still relevant and frightening.

Ace Banana for the PlayStation®VR Out TODAY

Oasis Games Isn’t Monkeying Around with Day One Launch of Whimsical Arcade Archery; Kicks off Month of Exciting PS VR Title Releases

BEIJING – (October 13, 2016) – Monkeys beware as Oasis Games Ltd, a leading independent Chinese publisher, today announced that its day one PlayStation®VR title, Ace Banana, has launched. Developed exclusively for VR, Ace Banana is a first person arcade archery game where players wield a bow to protect their banana stash from a host of marauding monkeys. The light-hearted shooter features a mix of over-the-top fun supported by native VR controls, which allows players to quickly get into the action.

“Ace Banana is a great game for the PlayStation VR launch with its fun and unique gameplay offering,” said Alen Wu, Business Director at Oasis Games. “Players will find themselves stepping into a colorful world, armed with a bow and variety of fun ‘arrows’ to protect their tasty bananas from waves of attacking monkeys – the fun is quick and the experience is immersive.”

In the game, players assume the role of a skilled Banana Archer, the world-famous protectors of innocent bananas. In opposition are hordes of mischievous monkeys who are dressed in a variety of different costumes and approach you using different techniques and moves that add to the surprise factor and excitement of the game. As these meddling monkeys arrive in waves through 16 stages, players must use the PlayStation®Move controllers to mimic drawing, aiming and shooting their bow with an arsenal of quirky arrows ranging from plungers to rubber fish and even cute pandas! Players will need to stay alert and be aware of their virtual surroundings as when all their bananas are stolen, the game is over!

Ace Banana is developed by TVR (Time of Virtual Reality) and is published by Oasis Games in North America, Europe and select countries in Asia for the PlayStation®VR.  From October 13, 2016 through October 27, 2016, there will be a 10% discount off the base price of $14.99 and a 20% discount for PlayStation®Plus members. Keep up to date on all the monkey business, including the upcoming co-op feature on Facebook here. This games is rated “E for Everyone” by the ESRB.

Details of more product releases will be announced in the coming weeks for the Oasis Games PS VR line up. Like Oasis Games on Facebook at fb.me/OasisGamesOfficial, follow us on Twitter at @Oas_Games and on Instagram @OasisGamesOfficial.

About Oasis Games

A leading independent Chinese game company, Oasis Games prides itself on serving as an ambassador for China’s massive gaming community to the West with its strategic business endeavors. Established in 2011, Oasis Games was one of the first publishers in China to deliver online games to overseas markets, currently reaching over 100 million players in 70 countries. The company continues its pioneering presence as the first, and currently sole, strategic publishing partner of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) Shanghai for the overseas publishing market—uniquely positioning Oasis Games to bring high quality Chinese games to PlayStation® players worldwide. Its blockbuster online RPG, Legend Online has attracted over 50 million players in China and Naruto Online, the official RPG browser game of the Naruto franchise has amassed a global following. The award-winning exploration adventure game, KOI, was Oasis Games’ PlayStation®4 console debut for the western market. The company will launch a lineup of four exciting PlayStation®VR games, in addition to Ace Banana which launch today, during the PS VR launch window, more than any other publisher. For more information, visit http://company.oasgames.com/en/.

SKYLANDERS® IMAGINATORS ON STORE SHELVES NOW — KIDS CAN CREATE THEIR OWN SKYLANDERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AWARD-WINNING TOYS-TO-LIFE VIDEOGAME

Fans to Receive a Free, Fully-Playable Kaos Toy with Purchase of Skylanders Imaginators Starter Packs

Skylanders Creator App Extends the Magic of Creating Skylanders Beyond the Living Room!

SYDNEY, Australia. – Oct. 13, 2016 –  Ready, Set, Create! Skylanders® Imaginators is now available at major retailers worldwide from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI). For the first time, Portal Masters can create their own Skylanders, designing the wildest Skylanders imaginable including customising appearance, powers, abilities, names, catchphrases, musical themes and much more. Fans will also enjoy Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Neo Cortex as guest star Skylanders, as well as a new mobile app Skylanders™ Creator and the upcoming Netflix original series, Skylanders Academy.

Developed by Toys For Bob, Skylanders Imaginators empowers players to unleash their imaginations and bring their creations to life in an all-new adventure with puzzles, battles, a compelling storyline and new line-up of heroes and villains.  As part of the Creation Celebration, fans who purchase a Skylanders Imaginators Starter Pack at selected retailers nationwide will receive a fully-playable Kaos toy for free.  Offer while stocks last.

“This year, we’re letting fans create the magic of Skylanders by giving them the power to express their imaginations in ways never before possible,” said Josh Taub, senior vice president, Skylanders at Activision Publishing. “Skylanders encompasses an award-winning videogame franchise, top toy property and now a new television series Skylanders Academy from Netflix. We’re proud that we’ve created a beloved franchise that has touched fans lives worldwide in so many ways.”

The launch of Skylanders Imaginators also ushers in the release of a fun, new mobile app for the game Skylanders™ Creator that lets fans take their creations on the go!  Featuring similar creation tools available in the Skylanders Imaginators console game, players can create Imaginators from scratch or magically transfer their created characters from the console game to the app using special audio technology! The app helps fans to express their creativity and love for Skylanders. Players can simply download Skylanders Creator for free from select iOS and Android mobile devices’ app stores.

For the first time in toys-to-life history, fans can immortalise their Skylanders Imaginator creations in physical forms using Skylanders Creator. Some fans can choose to have their creations transformed into Imaginator Cards emblazoned with full colour images of their created Skylanders and fully-playable in the Skylanders Imaginators console game. Fans also can create a customised Skylanders Imaginator T-shirt featuring an image of their very own creation. Availability of these items varies by territory, and not all features are available at game launch.

Skylanders Imaginators is sure to be at the top of kids’ wishlists this season. Earlier this year, Skylanders Imaginators won the prestigious “Best Family Game” from the two top videogame tradeshows in the world:   Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and Gamescom. The game has also been named on the Toys“R”Us 2016 Hot Holiday Toy List; the Toy Insider’s Hot 20 Holiday Toys List; and highlighted as one of Parents magazine’s “2016 Best Toys.”

The new toys-to-life game offers fans more creative choices than ever before, including a variety of music tracks that players can use to customise their Imaginators. Song selection includes “A State of Trance” music from famous EDM artist and DJ Armin van Buuren. Imaginator music styles provide players with a fun way to express their characters’ personalities – each style morphing to match the players’ gameplay experience.

The story of Skylanders Imaginators takes place long ago when the Ancients used a mysterious power known as “Mind Magic” to create everything in Skylands. With it, they conjured into existence anything that they could imagine!  However, they soon learned that in the wrong hands, it could be very dangerous, and so they sealed it away so that it could never be misused.  After discovering this ancient secret, Kaos has unleashed the power of “Mind Magic” into Skylands once again – and he is using it to create an unstoppable army of Doomlanders, the likes of which have never been seen! Now it’s up to Portal Masters to create Skylanders Imaginators from their own imagination and stop Kaos and his evil Doomlanders before it is too late.  And to help train them, Eon is sending the greatest mystic warriors of all time – the Senseis!

Skylanders Imaginators also introduces two new guest star characters — Crash Bandicoot and his arch-nemesis Dr. Neo Cortex. They join the lineup of Skylanders Sensei characters as fully-playable toys. The game also gives Crash fans a dedicated level, Thumpin Wumpa Islands, that pays homage to be beloved ‘90s videogame icon.  

Skylanders™ Academy, the new animated comedy-adventure show inspired by the award-winning Skylanders franchise, will debut on Netflix on October 28.  Jam-packed with humour and heart, Skylanders Academy promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats with epic action for kids of all ages. This Netflix original series Season 1 will debut 13 episodes in 190 countries, with a second season planned for late 2017.

The Skylanders Imaginators Starter Pack will be available for the suggested retail price of $99.99 AUD on Xbox 360^™ and Xbox One^™ video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft, PlayStation^® 3 and PlayStation^® 4 computer entertainment systems, Nintendo’s Wii U^™ system.  Skylanders Imaginators supports all 300+ Skylanders from previous games. For more information, visit Skylanders.com.

About the Skylanders^® Franchise

The award-winning, $3 billion Skylanders® franchise has sold through more than 250 million toys¹ since pioneering the toys-to-life category in 2011 with the debut of Skylanders® Spyro’s Adventure. The game originated a play pattern that seamlessly bridged physical and virtual worlds across multiple platforms. In 2012, Skylanders® Giants further evolved the genre and added LightCore^® characters to the collection of interaction figures. Skylanders® SWAP Force^™, which launched in 2013, introduced an all new play pattern – swapability. In 2014, Skylanders^® Trap Team reversed the magic of bringing toys to life by allowing players to pull characters out of the digital world into the physical world and became the number 1 kids’ console game globally¹. Skylanders® SuperChargers launched in 2015 and expanded upon the franchise’s signature gameplay to introduce vehicles-to-life for the first time.

About Activision Publishing

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company.  More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com or by following @Activision.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements with respect to  Skylanders Academy or about the expected features, functionality and release dates of Skylanders Imaginators and Skylanders Creator are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

©2016 Activision Publishing, Inc., SKYLANDERS, SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS, SKYLANDERS CREATOR, CRASH, CRASH BANDICOOT, SKYLANDERS SUPERCHARGERS, SKYLANDERS TRAP TEAM, SKYLANDERS SPYRO’S ADVENTURE, SKYLANDERS GIANTS, SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE, SWAP FORCE, LIGHTCORE, PORTAL OF POWER and ACTIVISION are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc.

^¹The NPD Group, GfK Chart-track, Activision Blizzard internal estimates, including toys and accessories

© 2016 Activision Blizzard Studios, LLC. SKYLANDERS and SKYLANDERS ACADEMY are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc.

UBISOFT® ANNOUNCES “THE WATCH_DOGS FILM FEST”, ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE VIDEO COMPETITION

Louis Leterrier, the international Film Director known for The Transporter, The Incredible Hulk and Now You See Me, joins as the Jury President

Watch the trailer HERE

Sydney, Australia — October 13^th, 2016 – Kicking off the countdown for the launch of its newest installment in the blockbuster Watch_Dogs® franchise, Ubisoft announced today its first Watch Dogs® 2 worldwide film festival running from October 15^th to November 15^th 2016. By offering participants to unleash their creative vision around their unique interpretation on the “hacking heroes” theme, the Watch Dogs 2 Film Fest is not only a short film contest in which every adult can participate, but they will also be able to share and vote for their favorites video with a chance to win prizes too.

Supported by Parrot, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe and YouTube Gaming, the jury will be composed by Louis Leterrier – a French yet international film director, Thomas Geffroyd – Brand Content Director on Watch Dogs 2, Jonathan Morin – Creative Director on Watch Dogs 2, and a online content creator from around the world. Famous YouTuber, FilmDice, will be representing the Australia & New Zealand on the jury.

“We cannot wait to see what the fans will come up with. Sky’s the limit but we are expecting real originality no matter what scale, length, and format” said Louis Leterrier. “A good film is a film that stays with the audience long after they’ve seen it. We have no doubt that the contestants will succeed to surprise us.”

The only rules* for the contestant is to involve a smartphone in their video, video length must be between 5 seconds and not exceed 5 minutes. This is a fun and creative opportunity for gamers, fans, students or young directors to express their creativity and share them to the rest of the world! Participating is simple:

• Step 1: Create your video
• Step 2: Upload the Watch_Dogs Film Fest website and share it everywhere!
• Step 3: Wait for the votes!

To reward people from their creativity, 3 international prizes will be awarded as well as 8 local prizes awarded by local famous content creators:

• Grand Jury prize: 50 000€ (approx. $73,000 AUD) & 2 tickets for Assassin’s Creed movie premiere
• Jury “Coup de Coeur” prize: 10 000€ (approx. $14,600 AUD), 2 tickets for Assassin’s Creed movie premiere, a PS4®Pro, the Watch_Dogs 2 – The Return of Dedsec Collector’s Case and, one Parrot Bebop 2.
• Public vote prize: 5 000€ (approx. $7,300 AUD), one Watch Dogs 2 PlayStation 4 Bundle, one Parrot Bebop 2 and one Parrot Jumping Sumo.
• Influencer prize: one Watch Dogs 2 PlayStation 4 Bundle, one Parrot Bebop 2 and one Parrot Jumping Sumo, per content creator.

Watch Dogs® 2, will be available worldwide on November 15 for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC.

*Further information about Watch Dogs Film Fest (including the complete contest and sweepstake rules) can be found at http://watchdogs.com/filmfest.

For further information about Watch Dogs 2, please visit: watchdogs2.com

About Watch Dogs 2

Watch_Dogs 2 is the second episode of the franchise created in 2014 by Ubisoft. In this new opus, players will embody Marcus Holloway, a brilliant young hacker living in San Francisco and team up with Dedsec, a notorious group of hackers, to take down ctOS 2.0, an invasive operating system being used by criminal masterminds to monitor and manipulate citizens on a massive scale. The game will be released on November 15^th.

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.ubisoft.com.

PLAYSTATION® MAKES VIRTUAL REALITY MAINSTREAM WITH LAUNCH OF PLAYSTATION®VR IN AUSTRALIA

Available for a recommended retail price of AUD$549.95

Along with a Large and Diverse Lineup of Games and VR Experiences

SYDNEY, October 13, 2016 – Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia (SIE Aust.) today launched PlayStation®VR (PS VR), a virtual reality system for the PlayStation®4 (PS4™) system that takes gaming to the next level of immersion and transports players into the virtual worlds of their games.  Concurrent with the global launch, PS VR is now available in Australia with a recommended retail price of AUD $549.95. PS VR, which is compatible with the more than 40 million PS4 systems already inside consumers’ homes across the globe,  arrives with a lineup of 30 games, including exclusive titles such as Rez Infinite (Monstars & Enhance Games), Batman™: Arkham VR (RockSteady and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment), DRIVECLUB VR and RIGS Mechanized Combat League (SIE Worldwide Studios).  In total, PS VR will have a library of approximately 50 games by the end of the year.*¹

“We are incredibly excited to bring virtual reality to PlayStation 4,” said Jim Ryan, President of Global Sales and Marketing, SIE and President of SIEE. “PSVR puts the player right in the centre of the action, immersing them in extraordinary new worlds. PS VR is a milestone in home entertainment and it very much needs to be experienced to be believed.”

Michael Ephraim, Managing Director, Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia and New Zealand commented on the launch: “With today’s introduction of PlayStation VR, we are embarking on the biggest step change in gaming and entertainment innovation that the industry has seen.

PlayStation fans have always had a tremendous appetite for immersive, accessible and social entertainment and our ambition is to deliver on fulfilling their needs.  With PlayStation VR, players can now live these experiences with their family and friends in lounge rooms across Australia.  The future of play has most certainly arrived.”

PS VR delivers a sense of presence, where feel as though they are players physically inside the virtual world of a game.  PS VR leverages state-of-the-art technologies, such as 360 degree head tracking, wide field of view, high refresh rates, and SIE’s own binaural 3D audio technology, to heighten the emotions gamers experience as they play and make them believe they’ve been transported to another world.  By using peripherals such as PlayStation®Move Motion Controller, DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller and the upcoming PS VR Aim Controller, players can explore virtual environments and intuitively interact with characters as if they are actually present in the world of a game.

PS VR integrates a “Social Screen” feature that allows users who are not wearing the VR headset to see on the TV what the PS VR player is seeing in the headset, or to play alongside the VR player in supporting games.  Games such as THE PLAYROOM VR (SIE WWS), which will be available as a free download to all PS VR owners, take advantage of this feature and demonstrate how PS VR can create unique multiplayer experiences when shared with friends and family.

PS VR will launch with a large and diverse lineup of first- and third-party games including EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games), Thumper (Drool), 100ft Robot Golf (No Goblin), Job Simulator (Owlchemy Games), Superhypercube (Polytron), Battlezone (Rebellion), Eagle Flight (Ubisoft), Here They Lie™, PlayStation®VR WORLDS and Until Dawn™: Rush of Blood (SIE WWS).

With more than 230 developers and publishers^*2 working on PS VR titles, the system’s games portfolio will continue to expand after launch with highly anticipated games including RESIDENT EVIL® 7 biohazard (Capcom Co., Ltd), ROBINSON: THE JOURNEY™ (Crytek), Star Wars™ Battlefront™ Rogue One: X-wing VR Mission (Electronic Arts Inc.)^*3, Star Trek: Bridge Crew (Ubisoft) and Farpoint (SIE WWS).

In addition to a best-in-class gaming, lineup there will be a variety of VR experiences and media applications coming to PS VR.^*4

FALL INTO XSEED GAMES’ OCTOBER LINEUP WITH EXILE’S END AND CORPSE PARTY

Survive Alone or Die with Friends in Two Chilling Indie-Developed Titles on October 25

Torrance, Calif. — October 12, 2016 — XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today revealed the release dates for two titles that aim to thrill this October. October 25 will see the release of both Exile’s End – the 2D sci-fi platformer headed to the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system, as well as the Wii U™ console from Nintendo at a later date – and the Nintendo 3DS™ version of the much-lauded horror adventure, Corpse Party, which will receive a limited ‘Back to School Edition’ physical release.

To commemorate the occasion and tide fans over, a new trailer has been released for Exile’s End alongside brand new screenshots for Corpse Party.

“We’re excited to be publishing two chilling titles just in time to haunt gamers this October,” said Ken Berry, Executive Vice President at Marvelous USA. “We’ll be honoring the original Corpse Party by finally bringing it to retail with a limited physical release and to a new audience on Nintendo 3DS. However, we particularly want to encourage gamers to give our indie title Exile’s End a shot, which offers an interesting take on the 2D, exploration-driven platformer from a one-man studio with acclaimed talent.”

Exile’s End

[Platforms: PS4™ and “PSVita”; Release Date: October 25, 2016] Exile’s End is a dark and futuristic 2D sidescroller offering adventure-style puzzles, tightly-controlled platforming, and dangerous extraterrestrials. The game was developed as an homage to early ’90s action-adventure PC games, drawing heavy gameplay inspiration from classics of the genre as well as thematic influence from ’80s sci-fi films and anime. Boasting uniquely stylized cutscenes, multiple endings, and an atmospheric soundtrack by Keiji Yamagishi of Ninja Gaiden and Tecmo Super Bowl fame, Exile’s End will have players investigate a massive, interconnected alien world and experience a story filled with ancient riddles and modern-day hubris. Backed by Japanese publisher Marvelous Inc. and originally released for Windows PC, Mac and Linux via Steam, Exile’s End is a collaboration between Tokyo-based indie game developer Matt Fielding and many talented local industry veterans, including art by staff from titles such as Secret of Mana, Mother 3 and more.

Developed by Magnetic Realms and published in North America by XSEED Games, Exile’s End will enter orbit digitally on PS4™ and “PSVita” via the PlayStation®Store in North America on October 25, 2016 for $9.99. More information on the North American Wii U™ digital release, as well as European release details, will be provided at a later time. This title has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB, PEGI 12, USK 6, and PG by the ACB.

Corpse Party

[Platform: Nintendo 3DS; Release Date: October 25, 2016] In the cult hit horror adventure Corpse Party, players take control of a group of Japanese high school students who inadvertently engage in a pagan ritual and find themselves inexplicably transported into a whole other space: an inescapable echo of a long-since demolished school building where a series of gruesome murders once took place. Remastered from the 2011 PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system release, the Nintendo 3DS rendition of Corpse Party will feature redrawn, high-resolution character sprites, newly arranged music tracks in binaural 3D audio, and 3D art stills, as well as four new Extra Chapters exclusive to this version that provide insight into lesser-shown characters and plot elements previously left unexplained.

Corpse Party for Nintendo 3DS will be released physically for the first time in English through a limited ‘Back to School Edition’ priced at $49.99, which will include high-quality miniature figurines of characters Naomi Nakashima and Seiko Shinohara, as well as a soundtrack CD containing nearly 80 minutes of music from the game not previously featured on the ‘Songs of the Dead’ compilation, including three tracks exclusive to this Nintendo 3DS version. In addition to the limited ‘Back to School Edition’ physical release, Corpse Party will also see a digital release on the North American Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS for $29.99. The title will also see a digital-only release on the European Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS for €29.99/£24.99, as well as in Australia for $49.95 AUD.

Originally developed as an independent title by Team GrisGris and published by XSEED Games, Corpse Party will release for Nintendo 3DS in North America on October 25, 2016. The European version will launch on October 26, 2016. This title has been rated “M for Mature” by the ESRB, PEGI 18, USK 18, and R 18+ by the ACB.

More information on the Corpse Party series by XSEED Games can be found at www.corpsepartygame.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.

CLOSED BETA PERIODS CONFIRMED FOR ACTION RPG INSPIRED, ROCK-THEMED DUNGEON BRAWLER, SUPER DUNGEON BROS 

Grab the Chance to Rock Out with Couch Co-op and Online Multiplayer on Steam® from October 14 – 24 Ahead of November 1 Launch

Get #Ready2Rock as Wired Productions today announced the rock-themed, co-op dungeon brawler Super Dungeon Bros will support a Closed Beta starting on October 14 and an extended Closed Beta over the weekend of October 21 on Steam*. The back-to-back Betas will serve as an opportunity for fans to get early hands on with Axl, Lars, Freddie and Ozzie in Super Dungeon Bros ahead of its worldwide launch on November 1, 2016 for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, PC and Steam.

Gamers with access to a Steam account are encouraged to sign up for the first Closed Beta, which begins on October 14 at 8:00am PDT and runs through October 20. During this period, fans will have a chance to try out the game’s single-player and local multiplayer modes for up to four players. To sign up and for more details, please visit www.superdungeonbros.com.

Gamers will also have the opportunity to get hands-on time with Super Dungeon Bros in a fully online extended Closed Beta, offering four player co-op matchmaking with other Beta participants. Interested gamers can download the game for Windows PC via Steam during its extended Closed Beta period from October 21 until October 24 at 12:00 AM PDT when the Beta will close: http://store.steampowered.com/app/306000/

About Super Dungeon Bros

In the multiplayer-centric Super Dungeon Bros, a band of heavy metal heroes are summoned to embark on a quest from the Gods of Rock. Their mission: to navigate the fantasy realm of Rökheim and seek out epic loot, vanquish hordes of evil undead and uncover the legends of long lost fabled rock stars! Featuring captivating, laugh out loud action and adventure, fans can play on or offline with four bros as they fling their friends onto far off ledges and distant trap triggers, or unleash their best tag team tactics with the ultimate bro-op offensive.

Three unique and challenging worlds await the brave ones as they explore the rock-themed realm of Rökheim and dive deep into the worlds of Cryptheim (an underground dungeon complex), Chillheim (a brewery built upon a natural brew geyser) and Bogheim (a sprawling jungle filled with poisonous plants and animals). Players will never rock the same dungeon twice thanks to the random room generation AI, and near-endless dungeon combinations!
Developed by Utah-based React Games, Super Dungeon Bros will be published by Wired Productions and physical retail distribution will be handled by THQ Nordic. Super Dungeon Bros is headed to Xbox One, PlayStation®4, and Windows PC and Steam in both physical and digital formats on November 1, 2016 for $19.99 MSRP. This title has been rated “E10+ for Everyone 10 and up” by the ESRB.

For more information and to stay up to date with all the latest Super Dungeon Bros news, announcements and more, please visit www.superdungeonbros.com, Like the official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DungeonBros or follow the Dungeon Bros on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DungeonBros.

‘BATMAN – The Telltale Series’ Continues October 25th in Episode 3: New World Order

Sneak Peek Revealed in Latest Episode of ‘BATMAN: Unmasked’

Today we can unveil the release date for BATMAN – The Telltale Series Episode 3: ‘New World Order’.

The third of five episodes in the season, Episode 3: ‘New World Order’ will be available digitally worldwide starting Tuesday October 25th on PC from the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other digital distribution services, on the PlayStation®Network for PlayStation 4, and on the Xbox Games Store for Xbox One®. Release dates for additional platforms will be announced in the near future.

Players can get a special sneak peek at the upcoming episode in the latest installment ofBATMAN: Unmasked, featuring special guest Travis Willingham (voice of Harvey Dent).

In Episode 3, Penguin’s brutal attack broadcast on live TV has left Gotham City reeling. As Bruce and Batman, you’ll dig deeper into the web of intrigue surrounding the newly revealed Children of Arkham. Meanwhile, behind closed doors, the mysterious Selina Kyle reveals more of herself to Bruce. And in the aftermath of the attack, Bruce’s friend and Gotham’s new mayor, Harvey Dent, is a deeply changed man. Who can be trusted when the future of Bruce Wayne – and the Batman – could be determined by the flip of a coin?

The series is also available to purchase at retailers in North America and Europe as a special Season Pass Disc, which includes the first of five episodes in the season, and grants access to the subsequent four episodes as they become available for download via online updates.

Rendered to look like a living, breathing comic book, Telltale’s vision of Batman features an award-winning cast of talent, including Troy Baker in the role of Bruce Wayne,Travis Willingham as Harvey Dent, Erin Yvette as Vicki Vale, Enn Reitel as Alfred Pennyworth, Murphy Guyer as Lieutenant James Gordon, Richard McGonagle as Carmine Falcone, Jason Spisak as Oswald Cobblepot, and Laura Bailey as Selina Kyle. Additional cast and characters will be revealed as the season progresses.

BATMAN – The Telltale Series Episode 3: New World Order is rated M (Mature) for Violence, Blood, Sexual Themes, Language, and Use of Drugs by the ESRB. Future content in the season is yet to be rated by the ESRB. The series is published by Telltale Games in partnership with Warner Bros.

For more information on Telltale Games, and more news surrounding the series, visit the official website, Facebook, and follow Telltale Games on Twitter @TelltaleGames.

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Gorgo also Leads Greece in Civilization VI

While not much is known about her childhood, history remembers Queen Gorgo of Sparta, married to King Leonidas I in the 5th century BC, as a wise politician and capable ruler. She reigned alongside her King during the Greco-Persian Wars, a series of conflicts between the Persian Empire and the independent Greek city-states, and aided King Leonidas in his quest to form a coalition to muster against the impending invasion from Xerxes.

Though Xerxes made some advancements and held a large chunk of Europe during his invasion, the Greeks eventually expelled the Persians from Europe and ensured no Persian soldiers stepped on Spartan soil.

For more information, please see 2K’s official Civilization blog:http://steamcommunity.com/games/289070/announcements/detail/894354051059596443

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https://youtu.be/ahHoVhApLjc

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