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2K Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 25th Anniversary Edition

2K Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 25th Anniversary Edition

Limited worldwide offering celebrating 25 years of the Sid Meier’s Civilization franchise; to include hardcover art book, exclusive commemorative coins and more

Sydney, Australia – August 25, 2016 – 2K and Firaxis Games are excited to announce the Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 25th Anniversary Edition. Limited to 20,000 copies worldwide, the offering will celebrate 25 years of the Civilization franchise, which began in 1991 with the groundbreaking Sid Meier’s Civilization.  The Sid Meier’s Civilization VI 25th Anniversary Edition will be available exclusively for PC, at EB Games (Australia and New Zealand) and Mighty Ape (New Zealand) for a suggested retail price of AUD$119.95/NZD$129.95.

The Sid Meier’s Civilization VI 25th Anniversary Edition will include the following:

  • Copy of Sid Meier’s Civilization VI game and all bonus digital content found in the Digital Deluxe Edition*;
  • 25th Anniversary Edition premium packaging;
  • Exclusive 25th Anniversary commemorative coin set with display case;
  • “Civilization Through the Years” 100-Page hardcover art book;
  • Aztec Civilization Pack pre-order bonus**;

“Generations of gamers have been able to experience the award-winning Civilization franchise, and 2K is honored to bring Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, to fans on October 21,” said Matt Gorman, Vice President of Marketing at 2K.

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI marks another milestone in the Civilization franchise, which has sold-in over 35 million units worldwide and changed the gaming landscape by bringing the strategy genre to unparalleled heights. In Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, cities will physically expand across the map to create new, deep strategic layers, active research in technology and culture will unlock new potential ways to play; and the large variety of leaders will pursue their own agendas based on their historical character traits as players race to achieve victory however they choose to play.

“The vitality of Civilization is in the new ideas that each design team brings to the game as well as the passion and feedback from an incredible community,” said Sid Meier, Director of Creative Development at Firaxis Games. “We hope players enjoy the vibrant living world and the new features the team has created in this latest offering. I’m proud of the work they’ve done, and I hope you will enjoy playing Civilization VI as much as they’ve enjoyed making it. Here’s to the next 25 years!”

Developed by Firaxis Games, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is rated ‘PG’ in Australia and New Zealand and is available for pre-order now on Windows PC, and will be released worldwide on October 21, 2016 for AUD$89.95/NZD$99.95. Expand your empire further with the Civilization VI Digital Deluxe Edition which includes the full base game, the 25th Anniversary Digital Soundtrack, and access to four post-launch DLC packs that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount.

For more information on Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, visit www.civilization.com, become a fan on Facebook, follow Civilization on Twitter and Instagram and subscribe on YouTube.

Firaxis Games is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO).

All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

*Bonus Digital Content includes the 25th Anniversary Digital Soundtrack and access to four post-launch DLC packs that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount. Individual DLC may be sold separately. If you purchase the 25th Anniversary Edition or the Digital Deluxe Edition, do not also purchase these standalone packs, as you will be charged for them.

**Exclusive Pre-Order Item for 90 Days, after which the content will be made available at no additional charge to all owners of the game.

About Take-Two Interactive Software 

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products through its two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K. Our products are designed for console systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at  www.take2games.com.

About 2K

Founded in 2005, 2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment. The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar 13, Cat Daddy Games and 2K China. 2K’s stable of high quality titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®, Borderlands™, and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization series, the innovative Evolve™, the genre-fusing hero-shooter Battleborn®, the popular WWE 2K franchise and NBA 2K, the #1 rated and #1 selling basketball franchise**. 2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). For more information, please visit www.2k.com.

*According to 2008 – 2016 Metacritic.com and The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through July 2016.

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Roguelike Indie Expedition Sim – “The Curious Expedition” Approaches Release

Roguelike Indie Expedition Sim – “The Curious Expedition” Approaches Release

German studio Maschinen-Mensch confirms September 2 launch // 25,000 copies sold on Early Access

Berlin, August 24, 2016 | After a very successful spell on Early Access it is now time for the official launch of The Curious Expedition. German indie studio Maschinen-Mensch today confirmed September 2nd as the launch date of their roguelike on PC, Mac and Linux. It’ll be available on Steam, GOG and the Humble Store for $/€ 14.99, with a 15% discount during the first week on sale.

The Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous historical personalities, players will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures. They will put on their pith helmets and khakis and make their way through a lush, procedurally generated world full of wonder and mystery.

The game was first released as an alpha version in May 2015 on Steam Early Access. During the Early Access phase is has been continually expanded and enhanced by the developers, incorporating valuable community feedback and developing a devoted fan base. The Curious Expedition has sold 25,000 copies so far (fully recouping production costs) and has already been nominated for various awards, including prestigious German awards “Deutscher Computerspielepreis” (German Computer Games Awards; category best youth game) and “Deutscher Entwicklerpreis” (German Developer Awards; categories: best browser game, best indie game, best game design, best german game). It also won the “Deutscher Entwicklerpreis” award as best indie game in 2015.
About Maschinen-Mensch

Maschinen-Mensch is a German independent game studio of former AAA developers (Spec Ops: The Line) that left the mainstream industry to experiment with new forms of generative storytelling and create innovative games that aim at unattended niches in gaming.

More information on Maschinen-Mensch, our logo & relevant media are available here.

THE CURIOUS EXPEDITION FACT SHEET

Name: The Curious Expedition
Genre: Roguelike expedition simulation
Platform: PC, Mac, Linux (sold on Steam, GOG, Humble)
Price: $14.99
Developer: Maschinen-Mensch
Publisher: (none!)

Gameplay overview

  • Experience your very own adventure through a procedural story which makes every game unique.
  • Explore procedurally generated worlds, each with its own distinctive set of challenges for the ambitious explorer.
  • Plan and equip your trek. A good explorer is prepared for any eventuality.
  • Manage your resources to keep your trek alive and sanity high. Balance your needs with the desire to carry all that precious treasure back home.
  • Visit and interact with the land’s natives. Enter villages, trade and communicate with local tribes and civilizations that are unknown to mankind.
  • Loot mysterious temple ruins to gain fame and treasures, but watch out for deadly traps and curses that will compromise your trek and the world around you.
  • Equip and utilize miraculous treasures to gain advantages, but be wary of unforeseeable side effects.
  • Fight and defend your trek against a wide range of wild animals, mythical creatures and even dinosaurs.

2K Announces 29 New Roster Additions for WWE 2K17 Suplex City Census

2K Announces 29 New Roster Additions for WWE 2K17 Suplex City Census

In the fourth instalment of WWE 2K17’s Suplex City Census, 29 WWE Superstar residents of the Business District – the fourth of five neighbourhoods in Suplex City – have been announced for inclusion in the forthcoming franchise’s worldwide release on October 11, 2016. The instalment brings the following Superstars to WWE 2K17’s extensive roster: Alberto Del Rio, Big Show, Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar, Carmella, Chad Gable, Big Cass, Darren Young, Dash Wilder, Diamond Dallas Page, Earthquake, Enzo Amore, Goldberg, Jason Jordan, JBL, Mark Henry, Paige, Razor Ramon, Ric Flair, Rusev, Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, Sasha Banks, Scott Dawson, Sheamus, The Miz, Titus O’Neil, Typhoon and Zack Ryder.

To learn more about the WWE 2K17 Suplex City Census and experience the interactive maps revealing residents of Suplex City’s neighbourhoods, all roster members announced to date and additional game information, visit  wwe.2k.com/suplexcity. In addition, fans can check outWWE 2K17 on Facebook, follow the game on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #WWE2K17 or subscribe on YouTube.

Assets to support today’s roster reveal announcement include screenshots, video and roster images:

Developed collaboratively by Yuke’s and Visual Concepts, a 2K studio,  WWE 2K17 is rated PEGI 16. WWE 2K17 is currently scheduled for worldwide release on October 11, 2016 for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, as well as Xbox One and Xbox 360. Consumers who pre-order WWE 2K17 at any participating retailer will receive two playable characters of legendary WCW® and WWE star Bill Goldberg, well as playable WCW Monday Nitro and Halloween Havoc arenas, at no extra cost on launch day.

Welcome to Suplex City. Enjoy your stay

2K Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 25th Anniversary Edition

2K Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 25th Anniversary Edition

Limited worldwide offering celebrating 25 years of the Sid Meier’s Civilization franchise; to include hardcover art book, exclusive commemorative coins and more

New York, NY – August 24, 2016  –  2K and Firaxis Games are excited to announce theSid Meier’s Civilization® VI 25th Anniversary Edition. Limited to 20,000 copies worldwide, the offering will celebrate 25 years of the Civilization franchise, which began in 1991 with the groundbreaking Sid Meier’s Civilization.  The Sid Meier’s Civilization VI25th Anniversary Edition will be available exclusively for PC, at participating retailers.

The Sid Meier’s Civilization VI 25th Anniversary Edition will include the following:

  • Copy of Sid Meier’s Civilization VI game and all bonus digital content found in the Digital Deluxe Edition*;
  • 25th Anniversary Edition premium packaging;
  • Exclusive 25th Anniversary commemorative coin set with display case;
  • “Civilization Through the Years” 100-Page hardcover art book;
  • Aztec Civilization Pack pre-order bonus**;

“Generations of gamers have been able to experience the award-winning Civilizationfranchise, and 2K is honored to bring Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, to fans on October 21,” said Matt Gorman, Vice President of Marketing at 2K.

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI marks another milestone in the Civilization franchise, which has sold-in over 35 million units worldwide and changed the gaming landscape by bringing the strategy genre to unparalleled heights. In Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, cities will physically expand across the map to create new, deep strategic layers, active research in technology and culture will unlock new potential ways to play; and the large variety of leaders will pursue their own agendas based on their historical character traits as players race to achieve victory however they choose to play.

“The vitality of Civilization is in the new ideas that each design team brings to the game as well as the passion and feedback from an incredible community,” said Sid Meier, Director of Creative Development at Firaxis Games. “We hope players enjoy the vibrant living world and the new features the team has created in this latest offering. I’m proud of the work they’ve done, and I hope you will enjoy playing Civilization VI as much as they’ve enjoyed making it. Here’s to the next 25 years!”

Developed by Firaxis Games, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up by the ESRB, and is available for pre-order now on Windows PC, and will be released worldwide on October 21, 2016. Expand your empire further with the Civilization VI Digital Deluxe Edition which includes the full base game, the 25th Anniversary Digital Soundtrack, and access to four post-launch DLC packs that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount.

For more information on Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, visit www.civilization.com , become a fan on Facebook, follow Civilization on Twitter and Instagram and subscribe onYouTube.

Firaxis Games is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO).

All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

*Bonus Digital Content includes the 25th Anniversary Digital Soundtrack and access to four post-launch DLC packs that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount. Individual DLC may be sold separately. If you purchase the 25th Anniversary Edition or the Digital Deluxe Edition, do not also purchase these standalone packs, as you will be charged for them.

**Exclusive Pre-Order Item for 90 Days, after which the content will be made available at no additional charge to all owners of the game.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products through its two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K. Our products are designed for console systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com .

About 2K

Founded in 2005, 2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment. The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar 13, Cat Daddy Games and 2K China. 2K’s stable of high quality titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®, Borderlands™, and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization series, the innovative Evolve™, the genre-fusing hero-shooter Battleborn®, the popular WWE 2K franchise and NBA 2K, the #1 rated and #1 selling basketball franchise**. 2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). For more information, please visit www.2k.com .

*According to 2008 – 2016 Metacritic.com and The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through July 2016.

‘CROSSOUT’ Available Now on Steam Early Access

‘CROSSOUT’ Available Now on Steam Early Access

New Features Added Including New PvE Missions and New Maps

(MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION) – August 24th, 2016 — Award-winning developer and publisher of smash hit, War Thunder, Gaijin Entertainment and Targem Games development studio today announced that their new team-based vehicle combat MMO Crossout is now available on Steam Early Access for PC. Steam players will get a chance to join the Closed Beta by buying the Early Access Pack ‘Westland Warrior’ which includes the ‘Bloodhound’, a unique armored vehicle equipped with two powerful ‘Sledgehammer’ shotguns, 2000 in-game coins, featuring an exclusive character portrait and special dark-red paint. All pack content will be available in-game immediately and at the end of Closed Beta it will be reset and reassigned to the account, with the start of free-to-play Open Beta.

Get Crossout Early Access Pack “Westland Warrior’ for $29.99/ £24.99 / 29.99€ here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/386180

We are delighted to launch Crossout on Steam through Early Access and continue to build our vocal and collaborative community before Open Beta starts”, said Stanislav Skorb , CEO of Targem Games. “Closed Beta players help us shape the direction of development to build the experience that the community demands.”

With Steam Early Access launch, Crossout contains all the latest content updates including new PvE Missions and additional maps:

Convoy Escort

Scavengers are willing to fork out a tidy sum to any mercenary who ensures safe passage of an armored truck. Players need to follow the truck and defend it from other scavengers and help it cross the map successfully. The map was created especially for this mission with a long route that has almost no turns. Enemies will be attacking the convoy along the way. In the middle of the map there is a radar station, which is a perfect place for an ambush. The main clashes will be waiting for players there. Reward for this mission depends on the distance players can pass.

Heist
In this mission, players will try to grab some goodies from a settlement based in Terminal-45 and take it to the evacuation spot. Here players will face not only the enemies which can appear from everywhere, but turrets as well, as they attack a well defended settlement. The map is like a giant labyrinth, with rubbish dumps, garages, living spaces and transport routes all scattered around the territory of the former port terminal. The heist attempt also has a time limit so failing to complete it before the timer ends means losing the round.

Map Control 17

Bringing the total number of maps to 10, Map Control 17 is the latest addition to the game. An open and spacious map, it offers a lot of fun for long range weapons lovers and high speed drivers. Since there is no place to hide for a substantial amount of time, the only way to survive is to be the first to attack the enemy. Be quick, be unpredictable, be desperate – this map indulges brave scavengers. Sneak around destroyed radar dishes, hunt for lonely drivers, and watch your back. Someone can be hunting you at the same moment!

About Crossout

Set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by an alien invasion and human genetic testing gone awry, Crossout is an MMO vehicle combat game, offering players complete customisation in building and upgrading deadly armored vehicles to destroy enemies in open PvP battles. Crossout gives players thousands of possibilities to design their vehicle, including shape, armor, weapons, support systems and, of course, cosmetic enhancements. More about Crossout: http://crossout.net/

FIRST-PERSON EXPLORATION TITLE VALLEY NOW AVAILABLE ON XBOX ONE, PLAYSTATION 4 AND STEAM

FIRST-PERSON EXPLORATION TITLE VALLEY NOW AVAILABLE ON XBOX ONE, PLAYSTATION 4 AND STEAM

From the Creators of Slender: The Arrival Comes a Beautiful New Adventure Where Players Wield the Power Over Life or Death

Toronto, CANADA – August 24, 2016 – Blue Isle Studios, developers of the popular horror game Slender: The Arrival, today released Valley, their first-person action/exploration title that sends player on an amazing super-powered journey of discovery through a beautiful, mysterious land. The game is now available for download worldwide on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam.

In the game, players don the powerful L.E.A.F. suit (Leap Effortlessly through Air Functionality), an exoskeleton that grants the wearer incredible speed, agility and strength – and more importantly – the power to control both life and death. Featuring a powerful soundtrack by Aakaash Rao of Note by Note Studios, Valley aims to offer a fantastic audio and visual experience.

Watch the New Launch Trailer

Gameplay Features:

  • Move faster, jump higher: Make your way through the world of Valley using the incredible speed and agility of the L.E.A.F. suit.
  • Manipulate life and death: The L.E.A.F. suit grants its pilots the phenomenal power to both give and take life from any living thing.
  • Experience a unique twist on death: The more you die, the more the valley will die around you.
  • Enhance yourself: Upgrade your suit with new abilities and strength.
  • Explore: The world of Valley is filled with forests, wildlife, ancient ruins, charming creatures, dangerous enemies and other mysteries.

The game’s namesake Valley is a magical hidden wonder in the middle of the Rocky Mountains. Filled with a variety of wonderous creatures and sweeping vistas, The Valley also holds an ancient and incredibly powerful relic, which according to legend is a bringer of death on a global scale. The Valley’s predecessors have attempted to harness it, and now it’s up to the player to explore The Valley while attempting to capture and harness the power of the Lifeseed for good. By using the abilities of the L.E.A.F. exosuit, players will experience a truly 3D world as they leap to incredible heights and sprint effortlessly across expansive landscapes. As they explore, players will collect orbs of life, dash through forests, leap between structures, and uncover clues while wielding control over the life and death of the living creatures and plant life around you.
For more insight to the storyline, watch the Valley Narrative Trailer HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXHdDQgHADQ

Valley is rated T for Teen (Blood, Violence) and launched today for $19.99 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam PC. For more information, please visit www.valleythegame.com, follow @BlueIsleStudio and ‘Like’ the game on Facebook.

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ABOUT BLUE ISLE STUDIOS

Founded in 2010, Blue Isle Studios is an independent video game design company located in the northern village known as Toronto, Canada. A small yet passionate group of artists, designers and programmers, Blue Isle works to build captivating virtual worlds, delivering the best gaming experience possible no matter what the genre.

 

United Front Games Announces Smash + Grab

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United Front Games, the Vancouver, Canada based developers of Sleeping Dogs, revealed their new project today. Smash + Grab is a 3v3 PVP action game designed for intense 15 minute matches. The game will be a third-person title with a focus on brutal melee gameplay and some gunplay thrown in for good measure. To win, a team must capture $50,000 worth of goods from the maps set in high-end shopping centres.

Players can opt to steal goods from the stores themselves or rob their enemy blind to slow them down. Each player selects a lieutenant with their own unique skillset followed by a class for the 5 AI controlled NPCs that will provide support for the player. Between the option of looting goods from the environment and 15 AI controlled enemies, Smash + Grab looks like it will be a very accessible game for all skill levels.

Smash + Grab combines our love of competitive online games with our expertise in action mechanics and hand-to-hand combat, sharpened during our development of Sleeping Dogs. The playtesting rivalries got pretty intense in the studio during development, and we hope to see the same reaction on a bigger scale with Smash + Grab’s Early Access launch,” said Stephen Van Der Mescht, CEO of United Front Games.

Smash + Grab is set to launch on Steam Early Access with two multiplayer modes and maps in September 2016.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cejdTAoDSiE

Release Date Revealed for Innovative Sci-Fi Narrative Exploration Game, Event[0], Confirmed by…Kaizen

Release Date Revealed for Innovative Sci-Fi Narrative Exploration Game, Event[0], Confirmed by…Kaizen

What Would You Say to a Computer if Your Life Depended on it?…is the Question that Highly-Anticipated, Indie Fund Backed Project Will Ask Players on September 14

PARIS – August 23, 2016 – Incoming message from AI entity Kaizen-85…Event[0], the award-winning sci-fi narrative exploration game in which players must build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home, is coming to Windows PC and Mac via Steam and the Humble Store by Humble Bundle on September 14, 2016.  New screenshots released alongside today’s announcement show off more of what players can look forward to in developer Ocelot Society’s story-driven spacefaring adventure.

Set in a retrofuture inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey, Solaris and Brave New World, Event[0] is a game about building a personal relationship with a machine using natural language. As a player, your only companion is an insecure and unstable AI entity named, Kaizen, with whom you interact by typing messages on computer terminals throughout a desolated spacecraft. The game’s multi-layered story emerges organically as players communicate with Kaizen, freely explore 3D environments, gather information and solve hacking puzzles. Each player will enjoy a unique gameplay experience based on the way they choose to communicate with Kaizen, who can procedurally generate over two million lines of dialog and demonstrates a variety of different personalities, and responses, influenced by human input.

As in any relationship, there can be gratitude, disappointment or jealousy, and Kaizen reacts differently depending on its mood and the situation at hand. The ship, Nautilus, is essentially the AI computer’s body, and reacts to Kaizen’s mood by making different sounds, which can give the player subtle yet valuable clues. By working through the fears and anxieties of a virtual companion players can ultimately find the way back to Earth—while unraveling the cryptic history of the ship and the 1980s society from which it emerged.

Event[0] is created using Unity Engine 5 and utilizes physics-based rendering and advanced lighting techniques to create richly detailed environments inside and outside the ship (players can leave the ship for breathtakingly scary spacewalks). Eschewing a traditional game score, all sound, including incidental music, comes from items in the environment.

Event[0] began as a six-month student project before evolving into a full title under the auspices of Ocelot Society, which was founded by key members of the team. The indie game first drew attention as a concept demo that won multiple indie gaming awards, including Innovation at BIG 2015 and Student Award winner at EIGD 2014. Event[0] is now backed by France’s CNC public arts organization and by the Indie Fund, a funding source for independent developers launched as an alternative to traditional publisher models.

For updates on Event[0], please follow @event0game on Twitter and on Facebook. For additional information and to view the teaser trailer, please visit event0game.com.

About Ocelot Society

Founded in 2015 by a group of young indie developers, Ocelot Society is a Paris-based game creation studio seeking new ways to play. The studio’s first game, the award-winning AI relationship-based narrative exploration game, Event[0], will be released in September 2016 for PC and Mac. For more information, visit ocelotsociety.com and follow on @OcelotSociety on Twitter.

About Indie Fund

Indie Fund is a funding source for independent developers, created by a group of successful indies looking to encourage the next wave of game developers. It was established as a serious alternative to the traditional publisher funding model. Our aim is to support the growth of games as a medium by helping indie developers get (and stay) financially independent. For more information, visit indie-fund.com.

 

The Grim & The Grave Brings Unholy Rivalry (and more free content) to Total War: WARHAMMER

The Grim & The Grave Brings Unholy Rivalry (and more free content) to Total War: WARHAMMER
Following the best-selling Call of the Beastmen, Creative Assembly introduces The Grim & The Grave DLC pack for Total War: WARHAMMER, which includes the first Lord Pack and two new Legendary Lords from Warhammer Fantasy Battles – Volkmar the Grim for the Empire, and Helman Ghorst for the Vampire Counts. Alongside this, The Grim & The Grave also adds two new lord types to the game with the Vampire Counts receiving the fearsome Strigoi Ghoul King, and the Arch Lector, mightiest of all warrior priests, joining the Empire. Below is a breakdown for what The Grim & The Grave DLC will include:

  • Two new Legendary Lords…
  • …with new quest chains, magic items and skill trees
  • Two new additional Lord types
  • Five all-new battlefield units plus variants
  • 18 elite Regiments of Renown
  • Free Legendary Lord and five new battle maps for all players

To view the new trailer announce for Total War: WARHAMMER’s The Grim & The Grave DLC, please visit: https://youtu.be/1yI1LVCGNpc
In addition, both the Empire and Vampire Counts unit rosters are being expanded with two brand new units each. The Knights of the Blazing Sun, the zealous Flagellants and versatile Free Company Militia join the ranks of the Empire, while the vampire counts will see their undead hordes imbued with dark magic by the gruesome Corpse Cart and volatile Mortis Engine. The rosters of both factions are also further expanded by the addition of Regiments of Renown, unique unit variants with special traits and abilities, whose prowess in battle have immortalized them in the annals of the Old World.

As part of Total War: WARHAMMER’s ongoing free content program, an update released alongside The Grim & The Grave will introduce a number of unique new battle maps and Vlad von Carstein as a free legendary lord for all players. The first – and arguably greatest – of the Vampire Counts is a nigh-unrivalled practitioner of the Lore of Vampires, granting Vanguard Deployment to all units under his command, whose thirst for the throne of the Empire rivals even that of Mannfred himself.

 

The Grim & The Grave will be releasing September 1st across all platforms for £5.99/$7.99. For more information on the DLC and where to pre-order it today, please visit the Steam page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/404013/.

Total War: WARHAMMER continues to be the fastest-selling Total War ever, and is out now. For more details visit www.totalwar.com