Remastered BioShock: The Collection Coming September 13, 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC

Three BioShock games. All of the single-player DLC. Remastered for modern machines. One value packed bundle.

It’s been nine years since Irrational Games and 2K took you on a terrifying journey to the depths of the underwater city of Rapture with BioShock. Five years since you returned to Rapture in BioShock 2. Three years since you grabbed a skyhook and sailed across the floating city of Columbia in BioShock Infinite. And on September 13, 2016 (September 15 in Australia and September 16 internationally), you can relive these award-winning adventures or experience them for the very first time remastered for current-gen consoles and digital PC with BioShock: The Collection.

BioShock: The Collection announcement trailer: https://youtu.be/cnB3efE0VLI

Countless fans have asked for this since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One arrived – and we listened! Working with Blind Squirrel Games, we’ve remastered BioShock, BioShock 2, andBioShock Infinite for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC making them look better than ever*.BioShock: The Collection brings the three titles together for the first time, complete with all single-player DLC** and a never-before-seen video series, “Director’s Commentary: Imagining BioShock,” which includes insights from Ken Levine.

If you’ve never experienced the series before, now is the time to play it and see for yourself why the award-winning BioShock franchise has topped countless “Best-Of” lists and garnered more than 125 awards including two BAFTA honors, as well as many Best of E3, Best of Gamescom, and Game of the Year accolades from respected outlets such as IGN, GameSpot,Game Informer, and many more . The weapons, plasmids, levels, and character models that shocked you years ago have been reskinned and retextured to look better than ever. On top of that, all single-player DLC created for all three games comes loaded in one package. The bundled content for BioShock: The Collection includes:

·          BioShock
o   The video series, “Director’s Commentary: Imagining BioShock,” featuring Ken Levine, creative director on BioShock and BioShock Infinite and Shawn Robertson, animation lead onBioShock and animation director on BioShock Infinite.
o   Museum of Orphaned Concepts: Walk through a Rapture-inspired virtual museum that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at discarded concepts that never made it into the original game.
o   Challenge Rooms: Outside the story of BioShock, tackle puzzles, splicers and Big Daddies. And achievements, of course.

·         BioShock 2 (**Multiplayer will not be included)
o   Minerva’s Den: A self-contained BioShock story, presenting a side of Rapture you’ve never seen before. Use expanded combat abilities with the experimental Ion Laser and chaotic Gravity Well Plasmid, unique to Minerva’s Den, as you face off against the Lancer Big Daddy.
o   Protector Trials: Take control of an Alpha Series Big Daddy woken out of hibernation just before the events of BioShock 2.

·         BioShock Infinite
o   Burial at Sea – Episode 1 & 2 Add-On Packs: This major two-part DLC pack completes theBioShock trilogy by taking the series back to where it all began. Return to Rapture just before the events of the original BioShock!
o   Clash in the Clouds Add-On Pack: Face 60 waves of challenges across four additional maps for leaderboard glory and unlock areas to explore in The Columbian Archaeological Society hub museum.
o   Columbia’s Finest Pack: Combines the contents of the Industrial Revolution Pack and theUpgrade Pack and includes 500 Silver Eagles, five Lock Picks, six unique Gear items, and two weapon upgrades: Comstock’s China Broom Shotgun and Comstock’s Eagle Eye Sniper Rifle.

Remember: A man chooses. A slave obeys. So, would you kindly follow the new @BioShockhandle on Twitter, visit us on Facebook or go to 2k.com/bioshock and prepare for a remastered BioShock experience?

BioShock: The Collection for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC will be available in North America on September 13, Australia on September 15, and internationally on September 16.

*BioShock Infinite is not being remastered on PC because it already meets current-gen console standards and runs smoothly on high visual settings.
**BioShock: The Collection will not include BioShock 2 multiplayer. 

European Women in Games Conference set for September 7th at University of Greenwich

London, Thursday 30 June. Women in Games, the not for profit, games industry diversity organisation, is pleased to announce the sixth European Women in Games Conference, which this year will take place at the University of Greenwich on 7^th September 2016.

The day’s conference will comprise a mix of keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops, the HR Manager’s Forum, an expo and the European Women in Games Hall of Fame Awards. Over 40 speakers and panellists will reflect the diverse talent that exists in the games industry with its objective to educate and inspire, and help stimulate future generations.

Keynote speakers include Anne Morrison, the Deputy Chair of BAFTA; Terry Reintkte, German MEP author of the European Parliament’s report on ‘Gender Equality and empowering women in the digital age’ and Jessica Curry, Composer and Co-Founder of The Chinese Room. Conference themes include Careers, VFX and Animation, eSports and BAME diversity.

Tickets are priced for accessibility and there is a competition to attract some of finest talent from UK universities. The event is inclusive and male delegates are very welcome.

Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor Judith Burnett of the Faculty of Architecture, Computing & Humanities at the University of Greenwich commented, “The games industry is growing, and as one of a cluster of creative technologically based industries, I think of it as an innovative and energetic part of the economy which employs a lot of people. Women’s employment in games is growing – and it seems there is an increased recognition of the need for a multicultural and skilled workforce and what it can offer.”

Chris Dring of Event Partner, MCV said “The work Women In Games does to promote diversity in the UK games industry is incredibly important, and the European Women In Games Conference plays a positive role in highlighting the opportunities and achievements that exist in video games today. We are delighted to partner with the conference, and look forward to hearing the inspirational talks from many of the most influential people working in the games business today.”

Marie-Claire Isaaman CEO of Women in Games said, “The European Women in Games Conference is an important event in the UK games industry calendar. This year welcomes exceptional keynote speakers providing inspirational content for a celebratory event that places knowledge exchange at its heart. Veterans and novices alike can learn, network, share knowledge and cement meaningful professional relationships. WIGJ is developing increasingly focussed relationships with the educational sector and it is fitting that Greenwich University has offered us an exceptional venue for year’s conference, we are very thankful for this support. Further thanks also to NewBay Media for their continued support and for making our vision and initiatives public.”

For further details about the conference and to buy tickets please visit http://www.womeningamesconference.com

About Women in Games
Women in Games WIGJ is a not for profit organisation that works to recruit more women into the games industry and to support those already in the industry. It also campaigns to ensure individuals and businesses understand that a more diverse workforce leads to greater productivity and financial success.
The organisation is called Women in Games, but our legal name is Women in Games WIGJ – without any brackets, which mean Women in Games can be abbreviated to WIGJ.
The organisation is no longer called Women in Games Jobs although the website has not been transferred yet from http://www.womeningamesjobs.com/

Space Warrior: The Origin Brings Premium Bullet-Hell Action To Mobile

Android, Steam and Amazon releases soon to follow.

Moscow, Russia – June 29, 2016 — Nekki (www.nekki.com), a publisher of free-to-play action games, today announced the global mobile release of Space Warrior: The Origin. Developed by Caliburnus Limited, the one-finger bullet-hell features fully-animated 3D ships, bosses, and combat effects in a neon sci-fi landscape. Fans hungry for a fresh take on the genre can look forward to Space Warrior’s story mode, which hurls the player into a rich space-opera that spans the galaxy. Space Warrior: The Origin is now available on iOS, with Android, Steam and Amazon releases to follow at a later date.

Building off classic arcade gameplay, Space Warrior’s one-button auto-fire input brings premium bullet-hell action to the casual audience. For a more visceral experience, players can switch to the game’s accelerometer-based control scheme when navigating their ship through its sprawling, hazard-ridden levels. As they progress, players unlock powerful upgrades, allowing for complete customization of their ship’s stats and gameplay style. As they unlock additional upgrades, players can build their ship into a hard-hitting dreadnaught, a nimble starfighter, or anything in-between.

“We’re incredibly proud to be partnering with Caliburnus for this release,” said Dmitry Terekhin, Nekki’s founder and CEO. “We’re all long-time fans of the genre and we think they’ve done a fantastic job capturing what makes these games great. Playing it, I’m always brought back to classic titles like Raptor: Call of the Shadows. It’s the kind of stuff that made us want to get into this business. That said, Space Warrior is very much a modern game. Caliburnus were able to get some extremely impressive visuals out of the latest hardware. It feels great to play and we can’t wait to get it into our players’ hands.”

The most skilled players will have their abilities tested in an expansive story mode that sends them to the edge of the galaxy and back. They’ll find themselves pitted against some of the most challenging and visually compelling boss battles in the genre’s history, each one a gargantuan opponent, packing fire power to spare. Every last enemy, boss, and visual effect was built from the ground up to leverage the powerful 3D graphics capabilities of modern hardware specs. The result is a stunning display of graphic design that demands players execute pixel-perfect maneuvers if they hope to save humanity from a race of savage alien invaders.

Space Warrior: The Origin includes features such as:

• 3 Unlockable Ships, 11 Upgrades:Freedom to customize for defence, power, and speed.
• 3 Different Weapon Types: Obliterate waves of enemies with an armory of space-age weapons technology
• 9 Story Missions: Amounting to more than X hours of gameplay
• 9 Gargantuan Bosses: Armed to the teeth and built from the ground up in stunning hi-res 3D.

Link to iOS version: https://itunes.apple.com/app/space-warrior-the-origin/id1078595832?mt=8

About Nekki

Nekki is a developer and publisher of high-quality, free-to-play action games that unleash emotion in more than 270 million players worldwide. The company is best known for its smash hits Shadow Fight 2 and Vector, which collectively have over 200 million downloads across iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Steam and Amazon. Its games feature a distinctive art style, stunning visual effects and smooth, realistic live-action movements produced by its proprietary animation engine, Cascadeur. Nekki supports independent developers by providing development, publishing and financial assistance. Founded in 2002, Nekki is headquartered in Moscow, Russia, with an office in Nuremberg, Germany. For more information, please visit www.nekki.com.

CONTROL A CLAW MACHINE ONLINE AND WIN REAL PRIZES!

Toreba, the online remote control Claw-Machine app for Android and iOS, is celebrating one million downloads by offering free Toreba Points to users who log in with their mobile device during the campaign period. Toreba Points may be used to play on any Toreba machine. The game is available for download here:

Android: https://goo.gl/nwn0pE

iOS: https://goo.gl/8zDviL

Toreba lets you play an actual greased & geared Japanese Claw Machine from the convenience of your mobile device to win real prizes such as figures and plushies. Win a prize and we’ll ship it to you, free of charge!^*1

Starting 0800 PDT (-700 UTC) on July 1st, all users who log in via mobile device (Android/iOS) will receive Toreba Points (TP) with which they can play the game, free of charge. Log in at least once every day^*2 to earn more Toreba Points!

Act fast, the campaign ends on July 31st!

New accounts will be credited with an additional 3 free plays!

*1 Free worldwide shipping excludes areas in Africa and Latin America

*2 Awarded only at the first login of the day. Login status will be reset everyday at 8:00AM

ABOUT CYBERSTEP, INC.

CyberStep is a fast-growing and globally renowned publisher of interactive entertainment, such as online games. Headquartered in Japan, CyberStep has local branches in the United States, Taiwan, Korea, the Netherlands, Brazil and Dubai. Since 2001, CyberStep has developed and managed popular online games that are enjoyed all over the world. Within the past decade, CyberStep has developed five successful online games: CosmicBreak, GetAmped, GetAmped2, C21 STEEL BATTLE CHRONICLES and Cosmic Commander. CyberStep is committed to developing quality games and products while making the utmost efforts to ensure user satisfaction.