Numerous Launch Rewards Available to Players of Free-to-Play Multiplayer RPG
SYDNEY, 8th November 2016 – Guardian Codex™ is a new roleplaying game from Square Enix Ltd., that launched today for iOS and Android devices. The title features high-end 3D graphics and exciting multiplayer battle options, supporting up to four players. Additionally, a rich, single-player story allows players to fully explore the world of Guardian Codex.
Created by the team behind the popular card battler GUARDIAN CROSS®, Guardian Codex Takes place in a war-torn world split between the Empire and Resistance forces Taking on the role of Resistance Agents, players are sent into the virtual “Codex” where they must find and capture the legendary Guardians. These fully-customizable teams of Guardians will be necessary to battle the waves of enemies within the Codex, and are also used in multiplayer mode when joining forces with up to three other players to take down even stronger foes. The game also offers limited-time special events providing chances for bonus rewards.
With over 300,000 pre-registrations prior to launch, Square Enix is offering all who download the game a 4-Star Banshee Guardian, 6,000 Codex Credits, and five Magic Stones (III). A special login promotion will also begin on 6th November, providing players with additional Codex Credits each day they log into the game. Guardian Codex is available at the AppStore and GooglePlay.
A special opening movie created by Visual Works that marks the games release is available at: https://youtu.be/h5VW65H0BzI.
Players can stay up-to-date with Guardian Codex news by following the official Twitter and Facebook accounts.
GAMEMILL ENTERTAINMENT AND CARTOON NETWORK TO RELEASE CARTOON NETWORK: BATTLE CRASHERS ON NOV. 8
Enjoy four-player side-scrolling co-op with Cartoon Network’s biggest heroes on the PlayStation®4 system and Xbox One, or brawl anywhere on Nintendo 3DS™
MINNEAPOLIS – Nov. 7, 2016 – GameMill Entertainment and Cartoon Network have teamed up to launch Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers, an original side-scrolling action game arriving on Nov. 8 on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Nintendo 3DS™.
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers smashes together the universes of some of Cartoon Network’s biggest animated series for one outrageous adventure across dimensions. There are six fan-favorite heroes to choose from, including Steven Universe (Steven Universe), Gumball (The Amazing World of Gumball), Clarence (Clarence), Uncle Grandpa (Uncle Grandpa), as well as the buddy pairs Finn & Jake (Adventure Time) and Mordecai & Rigby (Regular Show).
With a single-player campaign and local drop-in/drop-out co-op* for up to four players, Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers is great for fans of all ages of beat-em-up games and off-the-wall humor. It features tag-team gameplay, character progression, and special stages and boss battles for a fast-paced and enjoyable action experience. There’s also a bonus Bonkers mode that remixes stages for even greater challenges.
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers will be available tomorrow on the PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One and Nintendo 3DS as a retail and digital release for $29.99.
*Multiplayer available on the PlayStation®4 system and Xbox One only.
About Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is Turner’s global entertainment brand offering the best in original animation for kids and families; and is known as an industry leader for putting its fans at the center of everything by applying creative thinking and innovation across multiple platforms. Seen in 192 countries and over 370 million homes with the original hit series Adventure Time, The Powerpuff Girls, Steven Universe, We Bare Bears and The Amazing World of Gumball, Cartoon Network also takes its responsibilities to its audience seriously by addressing those issues affecting families with the Stop Bullying: Speak Up campaign and by promoting education and creative development through its commitment to STEAM enterprises and an integral involvement in Computer Science for All, the White House initiative empowering young people to generate skills to thrive in our digital world.
Cartoon Network is part of Turner, a Time Warner company that creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses include CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International and CNN.com, TBS, TNT, TCM, truTV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, Turner Sports, Bleacher Report, iStreamPlanet and ELEAGUE.
About GameMill Entertainment
GameMill Entertainment, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota is a third-party publisher of casual games for the mass market consumer. Development platforms include mobile devices, PC, Nintendo handhelds and consoles including Nintendo DS™, Nintendo 3DS™ and Wii™, Microsoft consoles including Xbox 360®, Xbox One video game and entertainment system, XBLA, Microsoft Games On Demand and Kinect™ for Xbox 360®, and Sony consoles including the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems. With development across the globe, GameMill is a source of entertaining and fun games for all ages. For more information, please visit: www.game-mill.com.
If US election anxiety isn’t enough to get you awake and moving for the upcoming week, then Indie Gala’sMonday Motivation will do the trick! The bundle is packed with eleven great indie games to get you going.
For a minimum purchase of $1.00 USD, buyers will receive:
Cerdocornio – A comical side scrolling shoot ’em up starring an incredibly huggable unicorn.
BlazeRush – A high speed survival racer with four player couch co-op support.
Bad Caterpillar – A retro style shooter that is a nostalgic treat for anyone who spent hours at the arcade.
For a minimum purchase of $2.49 USD in the first 24 hours of the sale, buyers will also receive:
Super Happy Singh – Happy Singh’s truck has broken down in the middle of the jungle. Help him escape by navigating the maze as quickly as possible.
Raging Titan – A sci-fi themed tower defence game featuring ten tower types.
bOllO – A simple, yet challenging puzzle game featuring relaxing soft-coloured graphics.
Clumsy Moose Season – Build levels then race through them with friends in this Steam Early Access title.
Dance Magic – Participate in the most epic dance off featuring seven different dance styles and more than 30 tracks to boogie to.
Aegis – A top down shooter set in a nuclear winter.
The Life Of Greather – After his wife disappears one morning, Greather embarks on an adventure to go rescue her.
In addition to the 2016 U.S. election, this coming Tuesday, the 8th of November, will see the North American release of Non Non Biyori Repeat. Sentai Filmworks will be releasing the 12-episode season on DVD and Blu-ray with Japanese audio and English subtitles.
This is the second season of the Non Non Biyori anime adaptation. On-disc extras will include: “Dagashi” 1-6, a cast panel video, Japanese promos and the textless opening and ending animation.
The DVD set has a suggested retail price of $49.98, but can currently be purchased from Sentai Filmworks’ online store for $34.99. The Blu-ray set has a suggested retail price of $59.98, but can currently be purchased from Sentai Filmworks’ online store for $41.99. All prices listed above are in USD (United States Dollars). Store prices are accurate at the time of the writing of this post.
Right Stuf and Nozomi Entertainment announced their acquisition of several Gundamanime series and the release date of the Galaxy Angel Blu-ray collection yesterday. Galaxy Angel will be released on Blu-ray in North America on February 7, 2017. All episodes will be featured with Japanese audio, English audio and English subtitles. The “Now I Get It! GA Lectures” will be presented with on-screen English text translations.
The Gundam releases announced yesterday include: the Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy, Mobile Suit Gundam: 0083 Stardust Memory / Afterglow of Zeon, Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team / Miller’s Report and Mobile Suit Gundam: MS Igloo. The movie trilogy will be released on Blu-ray with Japanese audio and English subtitles in early 2017. The other three titles will all be released on DVD and Blu-ray in early 2017. The releases of 0083 Stardust Memory / Afterglow of Zeon and 08th MS Team / Miller’s Report will also include English audio.
This announcement comes just three days after Right Stuf announced the February 2017 releases of Mobile Suit Gundam F91 on DVD and Blu-ray and Turn A Gundam Collecton 1 on Blu-ray.
At their Industry Panel at YoumaCon 2016, FUNimation Entertainment announced their acquisition of three anime series. Nichijou (My Ordinary Life), Scrapped Princess and The Betrayal Knows My Name will all be released in North America in February 2017.
Nichijou will be released on DVD and Blu-ray with Japanese audio and English subtitles on February 7, 2017. The release will include episodes 1-26 and the OVA episode. It is unknown if FUNimation will use the subtitles track from Madman Entertainment’s Australian DVD release of the series.
Scrapped Princess will be released in a DVD and Blu-ray combo pack on February 28, 2017. Episodes 1-24 will be featured with dual audio and English subtitles.
The Betrayal Knows My Name will also be released on DVD on February 28, 2017. Episodes 1-24 will be featured with Japanese audio and English subtitles.
Right Stuf announced this week via press release that they will be releasing Mobile Suit Gundam F91 and Turn A Gundam Collection 1 on Blu-ray on February 7, 2017. Mobile Suit Gundam F91 will also be available on DVD from the same date.
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 will be presented with dual audio options and English subtitles. The DVD will contain 5.1 English audio and English and Japanese 2.0 audio tracks, while the Blu-ray will contain English LPCM Surround audio and English and Japanese LPCM Stereo audio tracks. On-disc extras will include the trailer, the Universal Century timeline and an English commentary track.
Turn A Gundam Collection 1 will feature episodes 1-25 with Japanese LPCM Stereo audio and English subtitles. The textless opening and ending animation sequences will be included as on-disc extras.
Discotek Media announced via their Facebook page this week that they have acquired the home video distribution rights for the Lupin the Third: Part IV television anime. They will be releasing all 26 episodes on DVD and Blu-ray in 2017 with both Japanese audio and English subtitles and an English dub.
Richard Epcar, voice of Daisuke Jigen, is directing the English dub with Ellyn Stern. Other members of the Lupin the Third: Part II English dub cast reprising their roles include: Tony Oliver as the titular character, Lex Lang as Goemon Ishikawa and Michelle Ruff as Fujiko Mine.
This is the first Lupin the Third television anime in three decades. It premiered on Japanese television in October 2015.
Let’s get the embarrassing bit out of the way first: I was wrong. My original prediction of Diablo 4 did not come true at BlizzCon 2016’s Opening Ceremonies. So if you aren’t at BlizzCon 2016 or didn’t have a digital ticket, this is what you missed.
Diablo III
Blizzard has come up with a very Blizzard-like way to further extend the life of Diablo III without releasing a full blown expansion. While major content updates for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls dried up a couple of seasons ago, it turns out development never halted on the game. Instead, it appears that development was focused on releasing a huge content update in time for the 20th anniversary of the Diablo franchise. That content update will be free, but the rumoured return of the Necromancer will not be. Blizzard has yet to decide the price quite yet, but have released some new concept art including the previously leaked images.
Overwatch
The agonizingly long ARG is finally over with the official Sombra reveal. Sombra is a high mobility offensive hero toting a machine pistol and a range of hacking abilities to debilitate and disrupt the enemy. The abilities sound a bit like a cross between Tracer and Genji, with a little bit of Dirty Bomb’s Phantom thrown in for good measure. Her three main abilities are Hack, which stops abilities and disables first aid kits; Thermoptic Camo, which boosts her foot speed and makes her invisible for a short period of time; and Translocator, which allows Sombra to return to the beacon’s location. EMP is her ultimate, destroying barriers and shields plus hacking all who are caught in its path. To celebrate Sombra’s announcement, there’s a brand new OverwatchAnimated Short for Sombra.
Competitive Overwatch players will have a brand new league soon. Blizzard will be using their experience with professional Starcraft II and Hearthstone leagues to run the the Overwatch League. Not much information about the league has been released quite yet, but a pre-season will be starting soon.
World of Warcraft: Legion
Two major patches are on the horizon for World of Warcraft: Legion. Patch 7.1.5 is a smaller content update that will tide players over until 7.2. The Brawler’s Guild is returning along with six Mists of Panderia dungeons in the Timewalking Dungeons cycle. Micro-holidays in the style of the larger holiday events are also being added to the game in hopes of lightening the mood in Azeroth. Of course, every major patch comes with some major class updates which includes increasing the diversity of talents for certain specializations like Marksman Hunters and rebalancing secondary stats for all specializations.
7.2 is on the way with The Tomb of Sargeras raid, the Cathedral of the Eternal Night dungeon, the next chapter of the Class Order campaign, and the return of Legion invasions to Azeroth. Flying mounts will be making it’s appearance in Legion soon. Like Warlords of Draenor, players will need to complete a big chunk of achievements to unlock the privilege of flying around the Broken Shore. Fifteen new artifact traits for each weapon are also being added to existing artifacts, along with new, corresponding relics. Karazhan is also being split into two for the Mythic Keystone dungeons. Much like Black Rock Spire, Karazhan will be split into two four boss dungeons known as Upper and Lower Karazhan.
For PVP lovers, an Overwatch and Heroes of the Storminspired twist to the traditional battlegrounds are coming. Each week will feature a new battleground brawl with some pretty entertaining rules. As a grizzled old vanilla player, I’m excited to see a variant called Southshore vs. Tarren Mill being added.
Finally, this year’s pet in support of the Make-A-Wish foundation is Mischief the Fel Kitty. Mischief is an adorable little kitty with fel markings across his grey body. Mischief will be available during the month of December and the entire purchase price will be going to support the Make-A-Wish foundation.
StarCraft II
Not much news from StarCraft II, but the final Nova Mission Pack and Alexei Stukov is coming soon. Additionally, the work on the Starcraft franchise and AI is continuing. StarCraft: Brood War competitions between student programmed AIs has been running for several years now. Blizzard is taking the next step by announced their partnership with the team behind Google’s DeepMind A.I.. More details will be released during the The Future of StarCraft II AI panel on Saturday.
Heroes of the Storm
King Varian Wrynn of Stormwind and the raid boss Ragnaros are joining the roster of heroes. King Varian Wrynn will be a multi-class hero designed to switch between defensive and offensive roles as necessary, while Ragnaros wields some incredible fire abilities… as long as he’s in control of Forts.
A new brawl is coming. The asymmetrical brawl starring the pirate Blackheart will see the attacking team assaulting a ghost pirate ship while the defenders try to hold them off until the timer is up. Finally, the Nexus Challenge will be running between November 15th to January 4th that will unlock loot for Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch for anyone who plays 15 Heroes games. Extra Heroes of the Storm loot will be up for grabs for those who play 30 games.
Hearthstone
Last but not least, Blizzard has announced the next expansion pack for their online TCG. “Mean Streets of Gadgetzan” is introducing the three crime families of Gadgetzan: the Grimy Goons, the Jade Lotus, and the Kabal. The three families are represented with 132 new cards that sport faction affiliations along. The expansion pack will be available in early December and pre-purchases are open for 50 packs for $49.99 USD at the Blizzard online store.
After teasing fans for months, Blizzard has officially revealed Overwatch‘s newest character Sombra at Blizzcon 2016. This reveal came in the form of a six minute long animated short called “Infiltration” that shows Reaper and Widowmaker teaming up with Sombra as they go after a high profile target, though Sombra’s own intentions don’t quite line up with what the other two are planning.
Alongside this video a full detailed description of Sombra’s abilities and background has been providedby Blizzard and you can check that out below.
Infiltration Short
Sombra Gameplay
Overview
Role: Offense
Difficulty: Three Stars
Stealth and debilitating attacks make Sombra a powerful infiltrator. Her hacking can disrupt her enemies, ensuring they’re easier to take out, while her EMP provides the upper hand against multiple foes at once. Sombra’s ability to Translocate and camouflage herself makes her a hard target to pin down.
Abilities
Machine Pistol – Sombra’s fully-automatic machine pistol fires in a short-range spread.
Hack – Sombra hacks enemies to temporarily stop them from using their abilities, or hacks first aid kits to make them useless to her opponents.
Thermotic Camo – Sombra becomes invisible for a short period of time, during which her speed is boosted considerably. Attacking, using offensive abilities, or taking damage disables her camouflage.
Translocator – Sombra tosses out a translocator beacon. She can instantly return to the beacon’s location while it is active (including when it’s in mid-flight).
EMP – Sombra discharges electromagnetic energy in a wide radius, destroying enemy barriers and shields and hacking all opponents caught in the blast.
Biography
Real Name: ░░░░░░
Age: 30
Occupation: Hacker
Base of Operations: Dorado, Mexico
Affilation: Talon, Los Muertos
One of the world’s most notorious hackers, Sombra uses information to manipulate those in power.
Long before she took up the alias “Sombra,” ░░░░░░ was among the thousands of children who were left orphaned in the aftermath of the Omnic Crisis. With much of her country’s infrastructure destroyed, she survived by utilizing her natural gifts with hacking and computers.
After ░░░░░░ was taken in by Mexico’s Los Muertos gang, she aided it in its self-styled revolution against the government. Los Muertos believed that the rebuilding of Mexico had primarily benefited the rich and the influential, leaving behind those who were most in need of assistance.
Following her many conquests, ░░░░░░ was supremely confident in her skills, but she was caught unprepared when she stumbled into the web of a global conspiracy—one that had also noticed her. With her security irreparably compromised, ░░░░░░ was forced to delete all traces of her identity and went into hiding.
She later reemerged as Sombra, upgraded and determined to find out the truth behind the conspiracy she had uncovered. Sombra launched an even more audacious string of hacks, and her exploits earned her no shortage of admirers, including Talon. She joined the organization’s ranks and is believed to have contributed to its massive cyberattacks against corporations with strong ties to their governments. These efforts incited a popular revolution in Mexico against LumériCo and breached the security of Volskaya Industries, the manufacturing arm of Russia’s anti-omnic defense.
