‘The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series – A New Frontier’ Premieres This November

Third Full Season in Critically-Acclaimed Series Premieres This November

‘BATMAN – The Telltale Series’ Continues September 20th in Episode 2: Children of Arkham

Pre-Release Crowd Play at PAX West on Saturday September 3rd

Today we can unveil the release date for  BATMAN – The Telltale Series Episode 2: ‘Children of Arkham’.

The second of five episodes in the season, Episode 2: ‘Children of Arkham’ will be available digitally worldwide starting Tuesday September 20th 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 later in September.

The series will also be available to purchase at retailers starting September 13th in North America as a special Season Pass Disc, which will include the first of five episodes in the season, and will grant access to the subsequent four episodes as they become available for download via online updates. The series will then be available to purchase at retailers across Europe on September 16th.

Episode 2: Children of Arkham will debut ahead of public launch at a special Crowd Play event at PAX West, Saturday September 3rd at 8:30 PM in the Wyvern Theatre at the Westin. This will be the very first event using the NEW in-game Crowd Play feature, where the audience will help direct the happenings on-screen using their own mobile devices. There will be giveaways for everyone in the audience, and the event will be hosted by BATMAN expert  Dan Casey from Nerdist.com.

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 2: Children of Arkham is rated M (Mature) for Violence, Blood, and Drug References 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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FRANK PRITCHARD RETURNS IN SYSTEM RIFT, THE FIRST STORY DLC FOR DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED

MONTRÉAL, CANADA – 2 September 2016 – Today, Square Enix® and Eidos®-Montréal announced that Frank Pritchard, the iconic Deus Ex® character, will return in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – System Rift, the first Story DLC for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided™.

In Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – System Rift, you will re-unite with Frank Pritchard, Adam’s friend and former colleague at Sarif Industries, and assist him in hunting down information on the mysterious Santeau Group. Desperate to get more information, Pritchard targets one of the most secure data banks ever created – the Palisade Blade. In agreeing to help, Adam may also be able to uncover hints as to who the illuminati really are.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – System Rift will be available on the 23^rd of September on Xbox Live, PlayStation®Network, and online stores for £9.59 (Xbox One)/ £9.49 (PlayStation 4, PC) and in the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Season Pass, which is composed of Narrative DLCs and in-game items. More details on the contents of the Season Pass can be found here.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is already available for PlayStation®4, the Xbox One all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC.

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ABOUT DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the sequel to the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution®, builds on the franchise’s trademark choice and consequence, action RPG based gameplay, to create both a memorable and highly immersive experience. Players will once again take on the role of Adam Jensen, now an experienced covert agent, and will gain access to his new arsenal of customizable state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations. With time working against him, Adam must choose the right approach, along with whom to trust, in order to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy. The game also includes Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Breach, a new and innovative game mode. This new take on the game offers, for the very first time, an arcade approach on the gameplay of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, providing players with a unique puzzle shooter experience.

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Award Winning Actor Michael B. Jordan to Star in NBA® 2K17’s MyCAREER

Partnership brings critically-acclaimed actor to award-winning franchise’s dynamic single player mode

New York, NY – September 2, 2016 – 2K today announced that award winning actor Michael B. Jordan will star alongside gamers in the all-new NBA 2K17 MyCAREER storyline. Jordan’s resume boasts starring roles in critically acclaimed films Creed andFruitvale Station, as well as compelling performances in television shows The Wire andFriday Night Lights. The addition pairs one of Hollywood’s most sought out actors with one of the most dominant entertainment franchises, solidifying NBA 2K as the ultimate intersection of sports and pop culture.

“NBA 2K17 was the perfect platform to connect with a new, unique audience and challenge myself to expand my abilities as an actor,” said Michael B. Jordan, who was most recently inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in July 2016. “I’m humbled at the opportunity to help influence a franchise that I’ve been a passionate fan of since its first release.”

Jordan’s addition continues NBA 2K’s legacy of partnering with entertainment’s biggest stars including legendary filmmaker Spike Lee, who directed last year’s NBA 2K16MyCAREER experience. To create a genuine experience for fans in this year’s title, Jordan immersed himself with development at NBA 2K’s studios to capture his in-game likeness through dynamic motion-capture technology, while undergoing hours of scene development and voiceover audio recording.

“We saw tremendous success and engagement among our fans in last year’s MyCAREER narrative, and wanted to deliver an even more tailored experience by partnering with Michael B. Jordan,” said Alfie Brody, Vice President of Marketing for NBA 2K. “Working with an actor of Michael’s caliber represents a commitment to giving our fans only the best and continuing to push ourselves as an entertainment platform.”

In NBA 2K17’s MyCAREER experience, Jordan stars as Justice Young, a rising NBA star that teams up with your MyPlayer. Throughout the game Justice acts as a friend and support system while navigating the realities of playing in the NBA, with greater emphasis on in-game choices that will directly impact outcomes on-and-off the court.

The NBA 2K17 Standard Edition will be available in both digital and physical formats for £54.99 on PlayStation^®4 and PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows PC platforms from September 16^th 2016. 2K previously announced that the NBA 2K17 Kobe Bryant Legend Edition, celebrating the storied career of the recently retired Lakers icon, will be available in digital and physical formats for £74.99 on PlayStation^®4 system and Xbox One, the physical edition is exclusive to GAME in the UK. Also now available for pre-order is the digital only NBA 2K17 Kobe Bryant Legend Edition Gold offering fans the ultimate value at £79.99 with all of the regular NBA 2K17 Legend Edition contents plus bonus items.

Developed by Visual Concepts, NBA 2K17 is rated PEGI 3.

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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™, Mafia, and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization series, Evolve™, 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 .

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THE GREATEST ADVENTURE EVER PLAYED IN 90 SECONDS A DAY IS NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM EARLY ACCESS

Miniature RPG experience, RuneScape: Idle Adventures, the new game from AdVenture Capitalist’s Hyper Hippo, arrives on Steam Early Access for PC.

Friday, 2^nd September 2016 [9am UK], Cambridge, UK – Presenting a miniature RPG experience like no other, Jagex (RuneScape) and Hyper Hippo (AdVenture Capitalist) today announced that RuneScape: Idle Adventures is now available on Steam Early Access.

Delivering the greatest story ever played in 90 seconds a day – in fact, why not complete a quest while watching the Early Access trailer – Idle Adventures is an extremely time-friendly RPG for all, whether they’re idle or adventurous gamers. As the first ‘idle’ game to deliver a tremendous sense of adventure, it thrusts players into an epic narrative with just a minute or two’s play.

Developed with Hyper Hippo’s trademark charm, players create and take on the role of a curious, blue-skinned immortal of mysterious origins, who explores the iconic world ofRuneScape in a brand new adventure. Players will discover the power of a new Elder Artefact as they battle monsters, challenge the gods, and grow cabbages for local farmers – all possible while waiting for other games to install, movies to stream, or cooking those cabbages. Progress is made even when Idle Adventures isn’t being played, so even the toughest quest can be completed with time.

“RuneScape: Idle Adventures pushes the boundaries of what is expected of an idle title. It’s an idle game with a grand story, one that embraces a lore-rich world to deliver the perfect bite-sized morsel of adventuring, whenever you have a little bit of time to kill,” said Cody Vigue, game designer, Hyper Hippo. “We’ve already received really great feedback from players during the closed beta period, and we’ll continue finessing the game during the Early Access period ahead of a full, multiplatform launch later in the year.”

“The idle genre is the perfect fit for RuneScape’s legendary fantasy tale – our humour, world-ending monsters, lovable characters, and huge medieval landscape has been captured perfectly in this cracking title,” said Mark Ogilvie, design director, RuneScape. “In fact, the true spirit of RuneScape has guided us throughout development – collaborating with our community throughout the beta and adopting our more laid-back approach to adventure. Most excitingly though, it’s allowed us to tell new stories through a new pair of eyes, and deliver a game that hits the mark for any idle, RPG or MMO fan.”

RuneScape: Idle Adventures is now available on Steam Early Access (http://bit.ly/rsidleadv) and is set for a full launch on PC and mobile platforms later in 2016. Watch the Early Access trailer now here.

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About RuneScape: Idle Adventures
From the creators of the smash-hit game Adventure Capitalist, developers Hyper Hippo and Jagex present RuneScape: Idle Adventures – a miniature RPG experience unlike any other. Launched in Early Access on Steam for PC in September 2016, RuneScape: Idle Adventures is the greatest story ever played in 90 seconds or less a day. It will go at your own pace, but is just as epic as any MMO experience. Further information is available athttp://hyperhippo.ca/games/runescape/. Download RuneScape: Idle Adventuresfrom http://bit.ly/rsidleadv.

About Jagex
Established in 2001, Jagex Games Studio today stands as the UK’s largest independent game developer and publisher and is the home of the flagship online adventure game, RuneScape. Celebrating its 15th Year anniversary in 2016, RuneScape has welcomed over 245 million players to its world and more than two million of them play every month, while millions more watch avidly through social channels. In addition to RuneScape, Jagex is developing newRuneScape-branded games as it enters additional genres, including Chronicle: RuneScape Legends, an adventure strategy card game, and RuneScape: Idle Adventures created in partnership with Hyper Hippo, the developers of cult hit Adventure Capitalist. Jagex employs over 320 people at its Cambridge headquarters. Career information can be found atwww.jagex.com .

About Hyper Hippo
Hyper Hippo creates virtual worlds and video games that are played by millions of fans around the world.  Founded in 2012 by the creator of Club Penguin, Hyper Hippo builds games that are available on mobile, Steam and soon on major consoles.  Based in beautiful British Columbia, Hyper Hippo brings together an exceptional team that is constantly innovating and exploring new ideas in game design.  Major titles for Hyper Hippo include Adventure Capitalist – the world’s greatest capitalism simulator – now available on PC, mobile and tablet, PS4 and coming soon to other major consoles.

Overwatch Free Trial Weekend on Consoles, Competitive Play Season 2, and New Map, Eichenwalde Now Live!

If you haven’t yet had a chance to join the fight for the future on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, then get ready. Assemble your friends and try out Blizzard’s team-based shooter during the Overwatch Free Weekend. Beginning at 4am AEST on September 10, and running until 9am AEST on September 13, we’re making Overwatch’s full roster of 22 heroes and every map available for play in a variety of modes, including Quick Play, Custom Games, and the latest Weekly Brawl. You’ll also be able to level up, earn Loot Boxes, and unlock different customisation options via the Hero Gallery—and, if you like what you play and decide to buy Overwatch: Origins Edition later, you’ll keep whatever progress you made during the weekend. For more details about the console free trial weekend, head to the Official Overwatch website here.

In other news, it’s time to put your Overwatch skills to the test with the second season of Competitive Play, which is NOW LIVE. We’ve also added new map, Eichenwalde, which is available on the PC and Xbox One! PS4 players will receive access to this content shortly.

Since the last season of Competitive Play, the Overwatch team has made some significant changes to the format to deliver an improved player experience. These changes include:

• Skill Rating Changes: Player ratings will be measured from 1 to 5000; this expanded scale should give players more detail about how their skill rating changes on a game-by-game basis.  We’re also implementing skill rating decay; now, players with a skill rating above 3000 will need to stay active in order to maintain their status.
• Skill Tiers: We’re introducing seven discrete skill tiers. Depending on their skill rating, players will fall into one of these tiers, but climbing into the next tier is possible as they improve.
  • Bronze: 1–1499
  • Silver: 1500–1999
  • Gold: 2000–2499
  • Platinum: 2500–2999
  • Diamond: 3000–3499
  • Master: 3500–3999
  • Grandmaster: 4000–5000
• Grouping Restrictions: Players will be unable to group if they have a skill rating difference of more than 1000 from their potential group mates. However, in the Master and Grandmaster tiers, the difference will need to be less than 500.
• Competitive Points: In season 2, players will now receive 10 points for winning a game. The cost of Golden Weapons will also be multiplied by 10, meaning that golden weapons will now cost 3,000 Competitive Points instead of 300.
• Leaver Penalties: A 10-minute penalty will apply to any players who leave an in-progress match, on top of the existing leaver penalties that applied in Season 1.

You can find an in-depth insight into the changes being implemented for Season 2 on the Official Overwatch Blog here.

NINTENDO DIRECT UNLEASHES A SURGE OF NINTENDO 3DS NEWS

Nintendo unveils portable Pikmin, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, a new series of The Legend of Zelda amiibo, a Poochy amiibo and more
2^nd September, 2016 – Nintendo unlocked a treasure trove of information about current and upcoming games for its portable Nintendo 3DS family of systems today. In a Nintendo Direct video, Nintendo discussed more than a dozen games for the system, including a StreetPass Mii Plaza update launching today. Among the highlights were a portable Super Mario Maker game launching this year, games in the Pikmin and Yoshi’s Woolly World franchises launching in 2017, and a newly announced Mario Sports Superstars game for 2017. Nintendo also revealed new amiibo figures for Yoshi’s Woolly World and The Legend of Zelda, as well as a new set of amiibo cards for Animal Crossing fans.
To view the Nintendo Direct video in its entirety, visit http://www.nintendo.com.au/nintendodirect or Nintendo Australia’s YouTube channel where additional new trailers are also available. Some of the new information announced today included:

• Pikmin for Nintendo 3DS (name not final): A new side-scrolling Pikmin adventure game with a new gameplay style for the series is coming to Nintendo 3DS. Pikmin follow Olimar around, and players tap the touch screen where they want to throw them. This is designed as an action game that makes players think fast and use every Pikmin to overcome anything that stands in their way. The game is scheduled to launch in 2017. Meanwhile, shortly after the presentation, NEW PLAY CONTROL! Pikmin will be available in Nintendo eShop on Wii U.

• The Legend of Zelda: Fans will have plenty of chances to celebrate the 30^th anniversary of the legendary series this year. A sampling of the products on the way includes:
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii launches today in Nintendo eShop for Wii U.
• On 3^rd December in Australia and New Zealand, Nintendo will release four special amiibo: 8-Bit Link, Ocarina of Time Link, Toon Link, and Zelda from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. These amiibo will work as existing Link, Toon Link and Zelda amiibo from the Super Smash Bros. Collection, and will also have special functionality in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild when it launches next year.
• The original game will be included with the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System, which launches on 10^th November. Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata shared a few personal memories from the original Japanese launch of The Legend of Zelda, and introduced a new Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System trailer.
• Fans heading to EB Expo 2016 in Sydney from 30^th September to 2^nd October have the chance to win an exclusive play pass to experience The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Wii U demo via a series of competitions taking place on the Nintendo Australia website and at the show.

• Mario Sports Superstars: This five-sport compilation is scheduled to launch next autumn in Australia and New Zealand. The game includes full-fledged versions of baseball, tennis, golf, horse racing and 11-a-side football. The game includes single-player tournaments for each sport, plus local and online multiplayer modes.

• Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS: Now Nintendo 3DS owners will have access to a near-unlimited wealth of Super Mario courses to play. Players can also create courses with nearly all of the tools available in the original Wii U version, along with interactive lessons. In a feature unique to the Nintendo 3DS version, friends can collaborate on level designs by sharing them with another game owner locally before they’re complete. While courses can’t be shared online, players can connect to the internet to download and play select courses from the Wii U version. Additionally, the game includes 100 Nintendo-designed courses with new challenges, like collecting every coin or defeating all enemies. The game is scheduled to launch on 3^rd December.

• Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World: This colourful Wii U game is making its way to Nintendo 3DS (SRP AU$59.95). The new version contains some new features, plus every stage available in the original. Exclusive new stages focus on Yoshi’s companion Poochy: players must time Poochy’s jumps to collect beads and Poochy Pups as they head for the goal. Poochy Pups are curious little helpers who jump on suspicious spots to indicate where players should look for secrets and collectables. Nintendo and Japanese stop-motion animation studio Dwarf are collaborating on 30 animated shorts featuring Yoshi and Poochy that will be included in the Nintendo 3DS version of the game. A yarn amiibo figure of Poochy will launch at the same time as the game on 4^th February, 2017 (SRP AU$24.95). A special bundle including the game, a Poochy amiibo and a Pink Yarn Yoshi amiibo will also be available from the same date in Australia and New Zealand (SRP AU$84.95).

• StreetPass Mii Plaza: A new update adds a SwiftPlay Plaza to streamline StreetPass gameplay. StreetPass Mii Plaza Premium members can use the new queue feature to queue up as many as 100 Mii characters met via StreetPass, instead of the traditional 10. Five new, fast-paced StreetPass games are also launching at AU$3.90/NZ$5.10 each: StreetPass Slot Racer, StreetPass Trader, StreetPass Chef, StreetPass Explorers, and StreetPass Ninja. Everyone who downloads the StreetPass Mii Plaza update can get either StreetPass Slot Racer or StreetPass Trader for free, while the four other new games will be available in a special discounted bundle for just AU$11.70/NZ$15.30. All of this will be available shortly after the Nintendo Direct.

• Ever Oasis: Produced by Koichi Ishii of Grezzo and with character design by illustrator Yoshinori Shizuma, Ever Oasis takes place in a sprawling desert with the oasis at its heart. Travellers with different wants, needs and wishes will visit the oasis, and players must head into the desert and locate dungeons. Allies boasting specific weapons and unique skill sets will join and strengthen the team. Items claimed in the desert can be used as materials to craft other items sold in shops, or given to certain travellers. The game is scheduled to launch in 2017.

• Rhythm Paradise Megamix: Fans will be able to choose between the English or Japanese soundtracks for many of the rhythm games included in this compilation, coming to retailers and Nintendo eShop on 22^nd October. Long-time fans and newcomers alike can try it for themselves with a free demo, available to download from Nintendo eShop shortly after the end of the presentation.

• TANK TROOPERS: This newly-announced game lets players customise their tank through the special characteristics of tank-pilot troopers, enabling abilities such as hitting enemies with a freeze attack, launching paint balls to block opponents’ views, or using electric shocks to stall rival tanks where they stand. Offering up a six-person multiplayer mode, as well as Download Play, TANK TROOPERS launches in Nintendo eShop in 2017.

• Hyrule Warriors: Legends: The third DLC pack, the Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks pack, will be available today in the in-game Extras menu*. This pack introduces a new character, Toon Zelda, plus the new Sand Wand weapon for Toon Link. A new Adventure Mode map and 15 new My Fairy costume pieces will also be included.

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf: A new, free update for 2013’s hit game arrives this spring, adding compatibility with the Animal Crossing series amiibo, as well as select figures from other series. Fans can also watch for 50 new Animal Crossing amiibo cards to arrive on 10^th November. The new cards feature new villagers not yet seen in the game. Later, on 24^th November, people who haven’t yet picked up the game can grab a version called Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome amiibo!, which includes the update and an amiibo card. For more details, watch for an Animal Crossing-themed Mini-Direct this spring.

• Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon: Some of the Pokémon found in the Alola Region have unique looks adapted to the region’s native environment, such as Alolan Rattata. A new feature called a Z-Move is an extremely powerful skill initiated when Pokémon and trainer unleash their full powers together. The type of Z-Move a Pokémon can use depends on the type of Z-Crystal the player gives that Pokémon.
• As a bonus, anyone who buys one of the games after they launch on 18^th November and connects a Nintendo 3DS family system to the internet** before 11^th January 2017 will receive Munchlax in the game, along with a Snorlium Z to unlock the special Z-Move known as Pulverizing Pancake. For more details, visit http://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/en-au/
• Nintendo also announced that the New Nintendo 3DS XL Solgaleo and Lunala Limited Edition*** will launch on 3^rd November (SRP AU$249.95), while a special edition Nintendo 2DS bundle with either Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon pre-installed on the system will launch on 1^st December (SRP AU$169.95).

• Picross 3D Round 2: In this new version of the puzzling favourite, blocks can be painted with two colours of paint to reveal more elaborate shapes. Using the numbers as hints, players can search for the hidden object in more than 300 puzzles. Tapping amiibo figures might uncover secret Nintendo characters. Picross 3D Round 2 will be released in shops and on Nintendo eShop on 3^rd December. Meanwhile, the original Picross 3D will be available to download from Nintendo eShop on Wii U shortly.

• Mario Party: Star Rush: No more taking turns – everyone moves at once. In Toad Scramble, players move freely across an open map, and whoever reaches the boss first goes right into a mini-game, with other players joining in when they catch up. Though all players start off as a Toad, Mushroom Kingdom allies are waiting around the board to team up. The game features seven modes, including the fast-paced minigame gauntlet Coinathlon and Mario Shuffle, in which players manoeuvre three pieces to their opponent’s side of the board. The game is also compatible with the Super Mario series of amiibo figures. Nintendo also announced the free Mario Party: Star Rush – Party Guest software, which lets up to four players enjoy the full range of multiplayer modes with only one version of the full game between them*. Mario Party: Star Rush and the Party Guest software launches in Australia and New Zealand on 8^th October along with amiibo figures of Boo, Donkey Kong, Rosalina and Wario, followed by Waluigi, Diddy Kong and Daisy on 5^th November.
  An Australia and New Zealand-exclusive bundle will also launch on 8^th October at a suggested retail price of AU$69.95, which will include a copy of Mario Party: Star Rush, a Yoshi amiibo from the Super Mario Collection and an NFC Reader/Writer so that players can enjoy amiibo with their Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL or Nintendo 2DS console.

• DRAGON QUEST VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past: This renewed classic has been completely remade for Nintendo 3DS family systems, with many hours of new content for players to discover. The StreetPass feature allows players to swap traveller’s tablets to access special dungeons and items. Through online distributions, players can earn new classes, encounter new monsters and even explore new dungeons. Anyone who purchases the game from Nintendo eShop will also receive a HOME Menu theme for free. DRAGON QUEST VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past launches on 17^th September exclusively on Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo also confirmed that DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King will launch in Australia and New Zealand in early 2017.

• Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice: Comedy, action, adventure and plenty of platforming awaits in the latest chapter of the Sonic Boom universe when Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice speeds it way into stores in Australia and New Zealand on 1^st October.

• Third-party titles: The acclaimed attorney returns in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice, coming to Nintendo eShop on 9^th September in Australia and New Zealand. In summer, RPG fans will have two adventures to relish in the forms of Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse published by ATLUS, and 7^th Dragon III Code: VFD, published by SEGA.

• Indie games on Nintendo eShop: Each week in September will see a new Nindie title hit Nintendo eShop, with each available at a 10% discount during its first week on sale. The games and their release dates in Australia and New Zealand are:

o    Axiom Verge (Wii U): 2^nd September

o    Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Wii U): 9^th September

o    Severed (Wii U): 23^rd September (Nintendo 3DS version launches at a later date)

o    Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (Nintendo 3DS): 30^th September

o    Noitu Love: Devolution (Nintendo 3DS + Wii U): September

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XSEED GAMES SATES CURIOUS FANS WITH A LAUNCH DATE FOR TOUHOU: SCARLET CURIOSITY

Upcoming Action RPG Inspired by the Long-Running ‘Touhou’ Series Launches in North America Exclusively for PlayStation®4 on September 20

Torrance, Calif. — September 1, 2016 — XSEED Games, the independent-minded console publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that their upcoming bullet hell-inspired action RPG, Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity, will launch exclusively for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system in North America on September 20. A fan-made indie title that originally debuted on PC as a Japanese release, Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity will support a full 1080p native resolution running at 60 frames-per second for its PS4™ premier. The game will be available digitally on the North American PlayStation®Store for $19.99.

Set in the ever-evolving Touhou Project universe, Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity trades in the series’ top-down “bullet hell” roots for an action RPG approach, drawing inspiration from series such as Ys while still retaining a distinctly indie feel. In a standalone story that draws upon the series’ 20 years of lore to characterize its two playable protagonists, players take on the role of the titular vampire Remilia Scarlet or her devoted maid, Sakuya Izayoi, as they explore a wide variety of environments and battle aggressive creatures. Fast-paced combat and the series’ trademark complex patterns and waves of projectiles will keep players on their toes as they fight to retake Scarlet’s manor!

Immortality can be boring. At 500 years old, the so-called “Scarlet Devil,” Remilia Scarlet, is desperately searching for something new to end the monotony. After stumbling upon a newspaper article about a powerful and mysterious monster terrorizing the countryside, she rushes out to see if this could finally be the excitement for which she yearns. Unfortunately, not only is she unsuccessful in her search for the monster, but she returns to find her manor in ruins. It would seem the monster has come to her! With a renewed sense of determination (and a much-needed respite from her boredom), she vows to take revenge on this fiend and make it pay!

Developed by Ankake Spa and published in North America by XSEED Games, Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity will be available digitally on the PlayStation®Store for PS4™ on September 20 for $19.99. This title has been rated “Teen” by the ESRB. More information on the European digital release will be released shortly.

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Dual Universe Establishes New Grounds for Voxel Based Construction Style Gameplay

Novaquark reveals one-of-a-kind voxel building & crafting game mechanics at Pax West with Dual Universe new construct video

Paris, France, September 1, 2016 – Paris-based game studio Novaquark, the developer behind upcoming Sci-Fi MMORPG Dual Universe, has revealed today a new video showcasing the game’s unique and original construction gameplay based on voxel technology, allowing players to build vehicles, cities, spaceships and orbital stations. Illustrating part of the demo that is presented this weekend in Seattle during Pax West (Booth 6816), the “construct” video, demonstrates in detail how players can build a functional spaceship from scratch using raw material and building tools.

“Continuing to exhibit the advancement of Dual Universe’s development, it’s exciting to share with our fans the centerpiece of Dual Universe gameplay. Constructs are an essential composition of Dual Universe and empowers the community with the tools to create a unique environment and shape the world to their liking using their imagination. We are inviting everyone attending Pax West to come and experience with us how Dual Universe allow players to freely edit the world and build any construction they like with no size restrictions”, says Jean-Christophe Baillie, founder and president of Novaquark.

Novaquark has released the Construct video, which can be viewed here:

Dual Universe is an upcoming Sci-Fi sandbox MMOPRG taking place in a vast universe, and focusing on massively emergent gameplay. Players are free to create their own economic or political systems, gather in organizations and explore the procedurally generated world for resources and opportunities. Quite uniquely, players are also able to modify the voxel-based world: create cities, various scriptable constructs like vehicles, space ships or giant orbital station, with no limit in size or ambition. All players share the same gigantic “continuous single shard” universe: there is only one reality, one world, giving birth to emergent organizations and player specializations around activities like building, politics, security, piracy, space colonization and exploration, logistics, harvesting, manufacturing or industry production. Dual universe is a game where players are invited to rebuild civilizations together.

Dual Universe Gameplay Features

• Boundless Massively Multiplayer Game: potentially millions of players can share the same universe at the same time. One world, no boundaries, no zones, no instances.
• Rich emergent gameplay mechanisms enable players to create their own societies.
• Fully editable world: dig, deploy, craft, create and shape almost everything.
• Giant player-made ships and constructions can be inhabited and host large crews.
• Immersive first person view in a futuristic sci-fi universe.
• Realistic in-game economy (based on market orders and financial tools).
• Scriptable constructions (ships, buildings, etc.) using LUA: players can build their own piloting, AI or factory automation.

Technological Features

• Continuous Single-Shard Cluster: the technology behind the “Boundless” MMO approach.
• Procedurally generated planets, revealed as players explore further and further.
• 25cm precision voxel technology to modify the environment or construct buildings/ships
• Unlimited LOD (Level of Detail) technology allows planet-sized construction to be built
• 64bit Planetary Engine: Smooth transitions from planet surfaces, through atmosphere and into space with no limits to how far the player can travel or see.

About Novaquark

Novaquark is a Paris-based game studio formed in 2014 by veterans from Ubisoft, Sony, Apple, Aldebaran Robotics, with a mission to renew the MMO genre through technological innovation. Dual Universe, their flagship title, fosters massively emergent gameplay in a huge continuous single-shard virtual world. The studio is currently hiring experienced and motivated candidates in various domains of expertise.