Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics Thank Fans with 100,000 In-Game Credits During Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration Launch Week

Available October 11 – The Definitive Rise of the Tomb Raider Experience Features New Story Chapter, New Co-Op Endurance, Limited Edition Art Book, and In-Game Content Honoring 20 Years of the Iconic Lara Croft

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (October 4, 2016) –  Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics® continue to celebrate Lara Croft’s 20-year legacy with a special community promotion for Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration during launch week. Simply by logging in, players will receive a gift of 100,000 in-game credits. This is a thank you to fans who have been with the franchise for days, months, years or even decades, and every platform in every country is included in this promotion. These 100,000 credits can be used to purchase Expedition Card Packs which become modifiers in the extra game modes, including new Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration content such as Co-op Endurance and “Lara’s Nightmare”. Full details on the program can be found here.

20 years of Tomb Raider continues as Square Enix also debuts the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration Challenge. Inspired by classic game shows from the 80s and 90s and hosted by Jessica Chobot, this event brought together 12 Internet icons as they competed for the Golden Climbing Axe to be crowned the ultimate Tomb Raider, as well as win prize money for their favorite charity!

Contestants included Melonie Mac, Doug Le of Nukem Dukem, Jessica Villarreal, “Atomic” Mari Takahashi, Jake & Logan from team Epiphany, Swiftor, Pamela Horton, Nick Gregorio, Fairlight Excalibur, Peter Paras of GameRevolution, and Malik Forte.

Fans can check out a teaser of all the action at Challenge.tombraider.com. Episode 1 of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration Challenge will go live on October 6 and Episode 2 will release on October 12 following the launch of Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration.

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration is the most comprehensive version of the award-winning experience, and includes Rise of the Tomb Raider, the new story chapter “Blood Ties”, “Lara’s Nightmare” zombie combat mode, PlayStation VR support for “Blood Ties”, co-op Endurance gameplay, an “Extreme Survivor” difficulty, 5 classic Lara skins, and an outfit and weapon inspired by TR III. It also includes all of the previously released downloadable content such as “Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch”, “Cold Darkness Awakened”, 12 outfits, 7 weapons, multiple Expedition Card packs, and more. The game launches on PS4 October 11^th, and the new content will be included as part of the Season Pass on Xbox One and PC.

Related Links
Official Homepage: www.TOMBRAIDER.com
Official Twitter: @TOMBRAIDER
Official Facebook page: http://facebook.com/TOMBRAIDER
Official YouTube Channel: http://youtube.com/TOMBRAIDER

About TOMB RAIDER

The TOMB RAIDER franchise has sold over 46 million copies worldwide and inspired one of the most successful video game film adaptations in history, grossing over $300 million at the global box office with protagonist Lara Croft becoming a contemporary global icon. The most recent release in the world famous franchise,  Rise of the Tomb Raider, released exclusively for Xbox One and Xbox 360 on November 9, 2015 and on PC January 28, 2016. The game has received numerous “Best of” nominations and is one of the highest rated games on next generation systems. All of this has made TOMB RAIDER once again a destination brand for action-adventure.

NEW UPDATE AVAILABLE FOR KICK & FENNICK ON PLAYSTATION®4 AND XBOX ONE

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – October 3, 2016 – Abstraction Games and Jaywalkers Interactive have today launched a new update to their popular platformer, Kick & Fennick. The update fixes some achievement / trophy issues on the Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system versions of the game, along with adding three new costumes for the game’s hero, Kick. The new costumes are a free addition to the update, which is available for download now.

More info about Kick & Fennick is available HERE: abstractiongames.com/project/kick-and-fennick

Kick & Fennick tells the story of a young boy named Kick who finds himself waking up in a bright and colorful, yet dangerous world. Armed with a giant gun that can be used to shoot down enemy robots, while also allowing him to make huge jumps using the weapon’s powerful recoil, Kick searches for a way to the highest tower in the city to find a new energy core for Fennick, his helpful flying robot friend. Together they must explore this strange new world, jumping and shooting their way through 45 levels of collapsed skyscrapers, treadmills, bounce-pads, magnets, teleporters, and a big guard robot that are out to stop Kick at all costs.

Key features of Kick & Fennick include:

• Players take on the role of Kick and must use a combination of jumping and blasting to navigate all 45 levels and find their way to the Core Tower to save Fennick.
• Marvel at the brightly colored world of Kick & Fennick, with inspired character design, intricate and delightfully chaotic levels, highly-detailed animations, and a cinematic camera system that dynamically follows all of the action.
• Kick & Fennick offers up challenging platforming adventures and puzzles that will keep gamers of all ages and skill levels engaged without throwing their controller in frustration.

Follow us on both Facebook (www.facebook.com/abstractiongames, www.facebook.com/JaywalkersInteractive) and Twitter (@abstractiongame, @jaywalkersint) for the latest news, including new trailers and assets for Kick & Fennick.
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ABOUT ABSTRACTION GAMES

Abstraction successfully bridges the gap between the major AAA publishers and the small, bootstrapped independent development teams. As it is essentially an independent development studio, Abstraction is plugged into the indie scene and knows which games and developers are worth paying attention to. Abstraction has strong publisher and first party relationships from its history of working on large adaptations, such as Angry Birds, Hotline Miami and Deadlight Director’s Cut. With several major adaptations under its belt, Abstraction Games looks to continue to establish itself as a leader in the space, while also working on their own projects and games in the near future. For more information, please visit abstractiongames.com and follow us on Twitter at @AbstractionGame.

ABOUT JAYWALKERS INTERACTIVE
Jaywalkers Interactive is a two-man game development studio based in The Netherlands, made up of Vincent Bonefaas and Laurens Bruins. Founded in Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 2011, Jaywalkers Interactive are best known as the creators of Blue Marble, Kick & Fennick, and Arizona Sunshine. For more information, please visit www.jaywalkersinteractive.com.

HITMAN – The Sarajevo Six – The Mercenary

The fifth target from The Sarajevo Six is available now with the launch of Episode 5: Colorado.

Your target is PATRICK MORGAN, former member of the CICADA Deniable Operations unit SIGMA, and is an expert in a wide range of combat techniques.

ICA files indicate that your target is a lethal combatant, who expects the worst following the mysterious deaths of four of his old unit.

PS4 players get exclusive access to The Sarajevo Six. These are six bonus contracts that tell a self-contained side-story revolving around former members of a paramilitary unit called CICADA.

Agent 47 will travel the world in pursuit of his targets, with one bonus contract available in each location from the game.

Visit hitman.com for more information on HITMAN and the Sarajevo Six.

NITROPLUS BLASTERZ: HEROINES INFINITE DUEL GETS READY TO RUMBLE ITS WAY ONTO WINDOWS PC

XSEED Games to Turn Up the Heat This Winter with Windows PC Version of Previously PlayStation-Exclusive 2D Crossover Fighting Game from the Creators of the World-Renowned ‘Arcana Heart’ Series

Torrance, Calif. — September 30, 2016 — XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that its 2D crossover fighter Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel will make the jump from consoles to Windows PC this winter. The PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system version of game will be on display showing off competitive play at the second annual CEOtaku, an anime fighting game convention held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida this weekend October 1-2.

Originally released for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel was expertly developed by the studio behind the Arcana Heart series of fighting games, EXAMU. The game boasts an intuitively balanced game engine, stunning artwork and animation, and satisfyingly fast-paced fighting action sure to delight players of all skill levels.

With easy-to-execute combos, cinematic cut-ins on “Lethal Blaze” attacks that run the gamut from awe-inspiring to adorable, and assist mechanics that allow for up to six on-screen characters at a time, combat in Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel is guaranteed to stay fast and flashy. The game is populated by numerous heroines from the visual novel company Nitroplus’ rich collection of IPs, including playable characters Ein, Mora, Ruili, Al Azif, Saya, Ignis, Anna, Muramasa the 3rd, Kibanohara Ethica, Saber, and Ouka, as well as fan favorite mascot character Super Sonico. Players can also test how their skills stack up online against one another via network play with other gamers on Windows PC as they enjoy added features such as new victory animations for some fighters, animated stage backgrounds, and menu settings in training mode which are now saved from the player’s last play session.

After selecting a main character, players will duke it out while charging up the abilities of their two chosen partners, who – once called into the fight – will contribute with battle damage and various other effects. As the combatants exchange blows, their Power Gauges build at the bottom of the screen. Filling this gauge meter by meter, up to a maximum of three, allows players to gain access to devastating abilities, including character-specific super moves and a massively powerful “Lethal Blaze” attack that deals incredible damage but depletes all three meters.

Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel also features an innovative “Blast” system, which provides players with the option to use one of three special tide-turning maneuvers once per round, such as creating distance between the player character and her opponent, breaking an opponent’s combo, and extending a player’s combo beyond normal limits. Additionally, a player’s health and meters both begin regenerating once the Blast state has been activated.

Published by XSEED Games, Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel will launch for Windows PC this winter. The console version of this title has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB.
More information on the game can be found at http://www.nitroplusblasterz.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.

Best-Selling Turn-based Card Game Splendor Introduces Online Multiplayer for Mobile and PC

Digital expansion of award-winning board game “splendor” transports players to the heart of the Renaissance and compete in an online global quest to create to world’s most-powerful gem empire

Paris – September 30, 2016 – Days of Wonder, a worldwide innovator in board game development and publishing, owned by board and card game publishing leader Asmodee, today announced the release of an online multiplayer mode for Splendor, a popular strategy game available on iOS, Android and PC. A faithful adaptation of the outstanding board game published by board creators Space Cowboys, which has sold more than 400,000 worldwide, Splendor transports players to the heart of the Renaissance, and allows them to compete against players from around the globe to try and become the world’s greatest gem merchant.

In Splendor, players take on the role of a wealthy Renaissance-era gem merchant and take hold of the reigns of their empire with the goal to expand it in wealth, prestige and international recognition by winning challenges and collecting as many gems as possible. Players can accomplish these goals with strategy by operating mines, leading expeditions, connecting with other influential merchants, and many other challenges.

In the new online version of Splendor, players will be playing against other gamers from around the world in a competitive, but friendly and unifying game environment and format, they can enjoy anywhere, anytime, on their mobile device or PC. The online version also allows players to arrange their own exclusive games with friends which can only be accessed by those invited into the competition.

“The online version of Splendor fully captures all of the fast-paced, addictive gameplay of the board game and transports it into a new digital universe where players can enjoy the game on the go and in an interactive and enthralling new social format which can be shared with friends,” said Yann Corno Chief Technical Officer of Days of Wonder. “We also believe there is a massive collection of brand new features in the online version which fans of the original game and new players will both fall in love with.”

New “Challenges” Mode

The online version of Splendor features a new “Challenges” mode players can discover. Similar to chess, “Challenges” mode presents players with complex situations which push them to achieve specific goals such as earning a number of points, earning a special card, or collecting a specific combination of gems. The “Challenges” may also have to be executed in a limited number of attempts, in a limited amount of time, or a specific order.

Players can set for themselves the minimum level of Karma to participate in the game. They are incentivized to finish their online game sessions in order to increase their Karma. Conversely, each time they disconnect from an online session, they will lose Karma points. By selecting ranked games to climb the chart, they get involved in a bitter struggle for power against the best. In addition, non-ranked online gameplay sessions offer a less competitive and more free approach, enabling players to meet other opponents for friendly games.

Splendor is available on iPhone, iPad, and Android $6.99 and on PC via Steam for $9.99.

Apple appstore

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/splendor/id971215921?ls=1&mt=8

Google Play

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.daysofwonder.Splendor.gp&hl=us

Steam

http://store.steampowered.com/app/376680/

For more information, please visit https://www.daysofwonder.com/online/en/splendor/

and Like Splendor on Facebook.

About Space Cowboys – publisher of Splendor board game

Space Cowboys is an up-and-coming board game publisher who already has mutiple games under his belt : the worldwide bestseller Splendor (Golden Geek Award 2014), Elysium (nominated for KennerSpiel Jahres ), Black Feet (UK Games Expo 2015 Board Game of the Year Award), Time Stories (nominated for the Kennerspiel des Jahres 2016) and the new-released Via Nebula.This board game design studio was established in 2013 by the founders and pillars of Asmodee (French board game market leader) Marc Nunes, Philippe Mouret and Croc. Expanding their footprint over the game market for several years now, they have created a new synergy to create bold and innovative play concepts.

About Days of Wonder, an Asmodee studio – publisher of Splendor digital games Days of Wonder®, a studio owned by Asmodee, develops and publishes one of a kind games, as reflected in the company’s slogan “Play different.™. The smashing successes that are Ticket to Ride™, the best-selling train game, Small World® and its epic conquests in a fantasy world; and Memory ™ 44, the reference in World War II board games, powered by more than twenty extensions and recently Quadropolis motivate Days of Wonder to always raise the bar higher. Days of Wonder games are distributed in 40 countries and their digital versions are available on the App Store and on Google Play, as well as on Steam and on Days of Wonder’s website. To date, the company has sold more than 5 million games and over 50 million game sessions have been played online on its website. It also remains the youngest company to ever win the prestigious “Spiel des Jahres” (Game of the Year Award in Germany), the most coveted prize in the world in the board games industry.

About Asmodee

Founded in 1995 in France and now with offices in 10 countries including the United States, England and China, Asmodee is a publisher and distributor of popular board and card games (Spot It!, Jungle Speed,…). With eight studios publishing and distributing games in more than 44 countries, Asmodee sells more than 10 million games per year. Asmodee’s reputation for delivering strategically challenging games with attractive design, has earned the company unfailing loyalty from fans, families.

Cinematic Neo-Noir Adventure Adam Wolfe Launches October 7th on Steam for PC and Mac and the App Store for iOS

Episodic Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure Game Adam Wolfe Is A Cinematic Action Adventure That Will Chill You to the Bone

Belgrade, Serbia – September 30th, 2016 – Independent developer Mad Head Games today announced that Adam Wolfe, its new IP in the Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure genre, will launch its first two episodes “The Ancient Flame” and “The Devil You Know” on October 6th for iOS via the App Store and for PC and Mac via Steam on October 7th. Supernatural investigator Adam Wolfe deals with the shadows of his past while solving mysterious cases in the seedy underbelly of San Francisco in this Neo-noir adventure game that offers unique puzzles, a gripping story, incredible hand-drawn art, action set-pieces and a cinematic quality to the Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure genre.

“Adam Wolfe is a hidden object adventure unlike no other – it aims to redefine the genre and broaden the perception of what a HOPA game can be”, says Nenad Tomic, CEO of Mad Head Games. “In establishing this new IP, we have taken everything we learned from our previous explorations in the genre and injected it with a huge shot of adrenaline, action set-pieces and dark mystery. With Adam Wolfe we have created something that fans of the HOPA genre and hardcore gamers will find engrossing!”

Haunted by the disappearance of his sister, Adam struggles with his own demons as he investigates occult crimes, supernatural occurrences and the horrific reality of San Francisco crime syndicates. As players solve the mysteries before them, they slowly unravel a conspiracy that could lead Adam to his missing sibling, but simultaneously drag him down into the dark abyss of the city, forever. Use your wits, your detective instincts and, when all else fails, your six-shooter in this psychological thriller packed with challenging gameplay. Secret societies, unnatural afflictions and ancient covenants await in Adam Wolfe’s pulse pounding four episodes. The game is a new IP and the first self-published title from Mad Head Games, a multi-award-winning studio, that aims to redefine the HOPA genre into a cinematic, action-packed thrill ride that will keep you at the edge of your seat. The game features an English voiceover and is fully localized in English, French, German, Russian, simplified Chinese and Serbian.

On Steam, Adam Wolfe’s first episode “The Ancient Flame” will be available for $5.99, €5.99, £4.99, whereas the remaining episodes can be purchased within the season pass (second episode “The Devil you Know” is available immediately;  third and fourth episodes will be available on October 23rd and November 4th) for 15.99 USD, €15.99, £11.99. Alternatively, the complete season (episodes 1-4) is available for 19.99 USD, €19.99, £14.99.

On iOS, Adam Wolfe’s first episode “The Ancient Flame” will be available as a free demo. After reaching a certain point in the story, you can unlock the rest of episode 1 for $3.99, €3.99, £2.99, or unlock all episodes for $11.99, €11.99, £9.99. If the player opts for only unlocking episode 1, the remaining episodes can be purchased individually as in-app purchases for $3.99, €3.99, £2.99 each. Alternatively, the season pass (episodes 2-4) is available for $9.99, €9.99, £8.99.

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Collect the Entire Saga on Disc with ‘Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure’, Available at Retail This October

New Retail Disc Includes Episodes 1-8 Together for the First Time

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sep. 30th, 2016 — Leading and award-winning developer and publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games, and world-renowned game developer Mojang, today announced a special new retail disc forMinecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Games Series.

The new Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure disc includes all 8 episodes in the season in one place for the first time: 5 episodes from the original season pass, plus the 3 episodes from the ‘Adventure Pass’ add-on series. Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure will be available on disc for US$29.99 or equivalent for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC at retailers in North America starting October 25th; and at retailers in Europe starting October 28th. The disc will also be coming to PlayStation 3 in the near future.

In their review of the season premiere, Polygon declared the series, “a grand adventure in the universe of Minecraft,” with Wired UK saying it, “brilliantly channels its source material,” and Kotaku UK calling it “a triumph.” The Guardian said the series “will delight Minecraft veterans young and old alike,” while GameSpot called it “a charming, winning adventure for both fans and newbies to the world of Minecraft.”

In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named ‘Jesse,’ you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond. You and your friends revere the legendary Order of the Stone: Warrior, Redstone Engineer, Griefer, and Architect; slayers of the Ender Dragon. While at EnderCon in hopes of meeting Gabriel the Warrior, Jesse’s friends discover that something is wrong… something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, and you must set out on a quest to find The Order of the Stone if you are to save your world from oblivion.

The story continues beyond the original season with three ‘Adventure Pass’ episodes, chronicling the further journeys of Jesse and friends lost in a hall of portals leading from one world to the next. Will you be able to find your way home?

Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure features an all-star cast, includingPatton Oswalt as male Jesse, Catherine Taber as female Jesse, Brian Posehn, Ashley Johnson, Scott Porter, Martha Plimpton, Dave Fennoy, Corey Feldman, Billy West, John Hodgman, Paul Reubens, Sean Astin, Jim Meskimen, Melissa Hutchison, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jim Cummings, Kari Wahlgren, Stampy Cat, Stacy Plays, DanTDM (The Diamond Minecart), LDShadowLady, and CaptainSparklez.

Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure is rated ‘E10+’ (Everyone 10+) for Fantasy Violence and Mild Language by the ESRB. The series is published by Telltale Games in partnership with Mojang.

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

For more information on Mojang, visit the official website, follow @Mojang and@Minecraft on Twitter, and like Minecraft on Facebook.

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About Mojang

Mojang is a Microsoft owned game studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. We’re responsible for the relatively popular video game, Minecraft. More recently, we released Scrolls; it’s nothing like Minecraft, but also fun to play. We’re also publishing Cobalt, an upcoming game from Oxeye Game Studio; it’ll include lots of robots performing slow-mo combat rolls.

About Telltale, Inc.

Telltale is a leading and award-winning independent developer and publisher of games for every major interactive platform from home consoles and PC to mobile and tablet devices, and is the pioneer of the episodic delivery of digital gaming content. By successfully developing games as an episodic series and frequently releasing in the format of a game season, they create longer consumer engagement than traditional games for each release. Founded in 2004 by games industry veterans with decades of experience, Telltale has quickly become an industry leader with numerous honors and awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, BAFTA, SXSW, the IMGA, and more, as well as being named Studio of the Year across multiple years. Telltale’s reputation for quality has been established across more than two dozen different product releases over the years with recognition and acclaim from publications like IGN, The New York Times, and Variety, including over 100 “Game of the Year” awards from publications like USA Today, Yahoo! Games, Wired, Spike TV VGAs, E!, Official Xbox Magazine, The Telegraph, Metacritic, and more.  Telltale is a fully licensed third party publisher on consoles from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo, and also publishes games on the PC, Mac, iOS, and Android-based platforms. For more information visit www.telltale.com .