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Defend Against the Cyborg Apocalypse in Hard Reset Redux, Out Today globally on PC, Xbox One and on PS4 in North America

Defend Against the Cyborg Apocalypse in Hard Reset Redux, Out Today globally on PC, Xbox One and on PS4 in North America

– Flying Wild Hog and Gambitious Digital Entertainment reveal the launch trailer for Hard Reset Redux as well as a special offer for owners of the original game –


June 3, 2016 – The walls of the last city have been breached. The machines, threatening to bring about the total extinction of the human race, are inches away from wiping out what’s left of the population. Can you defend the city of Bezoar, and in it, an inestimable network containing billions of digitized human minds?

Flying Wild Hog’s brutal cyberpunk FPS classic returns as Hard Reset Reduxlaunches today globally on PC and Xbox One, and on PS4 in North America. It will be available on PS4 in all European territories on June 8th.

Watch the launch trailer for Hard Reset Redux:https://youtu.be/rkA8i8mqgz8

Owners of the original Hard Reset on Steam will receive an 85% discount when purchasing Hard Reset Redux with the same account. This discount is already available and will not expire, but will be incompatible with other Hard Reset Redux promotions. What’s more, this special offer is also available to players who purchased Shadow Warrior (2013), the epic reimagining by Flying Wild Hog, on Steam and GOG.

Hard Reset Redux comes loaded with enhanced visuals, new enemies, improvements to balance and performance, as well as an outrageously fun new weapon: the Cyber-Katana. Get up close and personal with the mechanical menaces of the future and tear through them in style. Brutal, electrifying style!

We can already hear players begging to decimate more baddies with the Cyber-Katana, which is why everyone who purchases Hard Reset Redux on Steam will also obtain the Cyber-Katana in Shadow Warrior 2 when it releases. Because sometimes you just have to switch up the shooting with some slicing.
For more information about Hard Reset Redux please visithttp://gambitious.com/games/hard-reset-redux and follow us on Twitter,@GambitiousInc or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FlyingWildHog .

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About Flying Wild Hog
Flying Wild Hog is a game production studio based in Warsaw, Poland. Our studio is set on developing high quality titles for hardcore gamers  – our biggest love are First Person Shooters, and this is what we do best! We currently employ over 110 people in our Warsaw and Cracow studios. Right now we are working on two projects: Shadow Warrior 2 and yet unannounced FPS title
About Gambitious Digital Entertainment
Launched in 2012, Gambitious, Inc. is the first global crowd-financing platform exclusively for games.  With a mission to create and foster a sustainable ecosystem for independent game creation and publishing, Gambitious utilizes its evolving set of creative crowd financing tools and techniques to get more great game titles funded, produced, and successfully released.  The company’s publishing label, Gambitious Digital Entertainment, was created in 2014 to offer professional, developer-friendly production, marketing, and distribution services in order to ensure a timely return to investors and developers on the projects. Gambitious has successfully established partnerships and released its titles on Steam, XB1, PS4, Sony Vita, GoG, Humble, and the Mac Store as well as a number of emerging global digital distributors. For more information, visit www.gambitious.com

Wanda – A Beautiful Apocalypse Launches Today

Wanda – A Beautiful Apocalypse Launches Today

A story of loneliness, hope, love and robots…

Launching today on Steam and all other leading retailers of digitally downloaded PC games, comes the most heart warming video game of the year,  Wanda – A Beautiful Apocalypse.

Developed by Kodots, one of the very few development studios in Myanmar (formally Burma), comes a story of loneliness, hope and love. Lost on a ruined world without hope of salvation, two robots find each other and find hope. Help guide them towards survival and a future.

Solve mini-puzzles and witness the story unfold. Experience a whole new perspective of a post apocalyptic world through an art-style reminiscent of a children’s book and enhanced by a delightful soundtrack.

  • Subtle show, don’t tell storytelling
  • Art style reminiscent of a children’s storybook
  • Beautiful and atmospheric soundtrack
  • Steam Achievements
  • Partial controller support

Title: Wanda – A Beautiful Apocalypse
Players: Single Player
Platform:  PC
Publisher: Kiss Ltd
Developer:  Kodots Games
Launch Date: 3 July 2016
SRP: $9.99 / £6.99 / 9,99€ / 249 pуб

More information about Wanda – A Beautiful Apocalypse can be found here:
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To learn more about Wanda – A Beautiful Apocalypse, Kodots Games and Kiss Ltd, journalists are requested to contact Kiss Ltd by sending an email to Dave Clark ([email protected]).


About Kiss Ltd
Launched in 2012, Kiss Ltd is a full service digital distribution management company, enabling the independent development community to secure listings across multiple digital retail sites.  As a result of their rapid growth over the last 12 months, Kiss have recently add trade and consumer facing marketing & PR support to their offering, further enhancing the sales potential of their portfolio of titles.
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Based in Myanmar (formally known as Burma), Kodots Games is a unique indie development studio staffed with passionate, keen and dedicated members who commit themselves to developing video games with a unique style.

AWARD-WINNING ADVENTURE KICK & FENNICK BLASTS ITS WAY ONTO CONSOLES TODAY

AWARD-WINNING ADVENTURE KICK & FENNICK BLASTS ITS WAY ONTO CONSOLES TODAY

Abstraction Games and Jaywalkers Interactive’ Stylized Platformer Out Now on Xbox One, Wii U™ and PlayStation®4

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands June 3, 2016 – Independent publisher Abstraction Games and developer Jaywalkers Interactive are pleased to announce that their exciting new physics-platformer, Kick & Fennick (winner of the Dutch Game Award for Best Entertainment Game Design – and Best Core Entertainment Game Nominee), is now available on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii U™, and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. Kick & Fennick is an action-filled adventure about Kick, a young boy who’s battling to help his robot companion Fennick. Join them as they blast, bounce and bound their way through 45 challenging levels. Adding a unique twist to the gameplay – Kick’s gun not only blasts baddies, but its recoil can be used to launch the lad into and through many exciting levels and obstacles! Puzzles, platforms, and power-ups await in Kick & Fennick.

To celebrate the launch of Kick & Fennick, the game is available at a 30% discount off of its normal price of $14.99USD/€14.99 for the next two weeks.

Watch the Release Trailer HERE:youtu.be/ENfZOe-UIrE

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Kick & Fennick tells the story of a young boy named Kick who finds himself waking up in a bright and colorful, yet dangerous world. Besides shooting down enemy robots, Kick can make huge jumps by using his gun’s powerful recoil. 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, new trailers, and assets for Kick & Fennick.


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 and Hotline Miami. 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 them 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.

Made From Stone | The Dwarves Return in New Gameplay Trailer

Made From Stone | The Dwarves Return in New Gameplay Trailer


The Beta test starts now | meet the developers at E3 | final game releasing this fall on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac and Linux

Bremen, Germany. 3rd June 2016/… The Dwarves is back and with a fine new gameplay trailer too, featuring the perfect soundtrack for tactical pause and play combat. Developer KING Art Games also has an update on the game’s timeline:

Beta is Now Live
Later today, the Beta starts for everyone who supported The Dwarves on its successful Kickstarter campaign last year (slacker backers can still get it from our store: http://tinyurl.com/TheDwarvesStore). KING Art Games has already received great feedback from the alpha, which has helped to massively improve The Dwarves even further. For example, the idea for an optional pause-function during the real-time combat came from the players. By widening the player base significantly through the Beta, KING Art Games is looking forward to receiving even more feedback, criticism and ideas from The Dwarves community.

Fall Release Window
The final release of The Dwarves will shift slightly from Summer to Fall 2016. Reason number one is to be able to implement all community feedback, whilst reason number two is so that there is a simultaneous release on PC and consoles, digitally and in traditional retail worldwide.

Development on The Dwarves is mostly complete: all characters are ready, the story is done, the voice-acting is finished, the orchestra and the chorus have performed their art and Girdlegard, the game’s world, shines in all its splendor. If you are eagerly awaiting The Dwarves’ release, you can already add it to your Steam wishlist: http://store.steampowered.com/app/403970

The Dwarves @ E3
The Dwarves are marching all the way across the ocean to present themselves to members of the press and YouTubers/streamers at E3. Book an appointment with your local PR Representative and visit us in the concourse hall at booth #8001 from June 14th – June 16th.

Watch The Dwarves’ shiny new gameplay trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc3Y1hKdHL8

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WARGAMING WELCOMES ANOTHER AUSSIE GREAT

WARGAMING WELCOMES ANOTHER AUSSIE GREAT


The AC4 available for World of Tanks players from today

June 3, 2016 – Wargaming has announced the addition of the AC4 tank, a legendary and iconic Australian war machine, to World of Tanks. The AC4 will join the AC1 Sentinel as the second Australian tank in the game.

The AC4 was one of the few tanks built in Australia, featuring a three-inch diameter, 17 pounder gun and three Cadillac V8 engines. Shortly after their production, the completed AC4’s were relegated to storage, never to see a battlefield until now.

The AC4 will only be available in one of two, jam-packed bundles available for in game purchase and will include special Australian camo and emblems, crew experience booster and victory tokens. The AC4 Lite bundle is available for USD $26.74 and the AC4 Ultimate Bundle is available for USD $47.63.

Wargaming anticipates that the AC4 will be a natural lead-up after the release of the AC1 Sentinel which has already fired 10 million shots globally since its inception in March of this year. The AC1 Sentinel has partaken in 715,140 battles so far, with 70,000 of those in the Asia Pacific region.

Jasper Nicolas, General Manager, Wargaming Asia, highlighted the importance of Australian players and Australian military history to World of Tanks.

“We are excited to be able to provide our players with two iconic Australian tanks, whilst continuing to honour Australia’s military history within the game. It’s been great to see that it’s not only Australian players taking up the AC1 Sentinel, with a high popularity globally amongst players.”

The addition of the AC4 follows Wargaming’s renovation and transportation of the AC1 from Texas, USA to the Australian Armor & Artillery Museum in Cairns which is now on display for the public. The complete journey was documented and can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/MY8htOE9PqM

For more information about World of Tanks, visit: http://worldoftanks.asia/

 


About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. Founded as a privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped more than 15 titles. Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based MMO war series dedicated to the mid-20th century warfare that include the armoured World of Tanks, the flight combat World of Warplanes, and the naval World of Warships. The three intertwined titles form a common gaming universe integrated within the portal www.wargaming.net.

As part of its multiplatform line-up, the company has introduced World of Tanks on Xbox and World of Tanks Blitz on mobiles, tablets and Windows 10 PCs. Launched in 2014 and 2015, World of Tanks on Xbox introduced epic tank-on-tank battles to console gamers and offers the first cross-platform gaming experience between Xbox 360 and Xbox One. In 2016, Wargaming released World of Tanks for Sony’s PlayStation®4, continuing its console campaign.

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LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Character Spotlight Series Continues with NEW BB-8 Video

LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Character Spotlight Series Continues with NEW BB-8 Video


Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment yesterday released the next video in a series of LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens character vignettes spotlighting BB-8, the lovable astromech droid and loyal companion of Resistance pilot Poe Dameron. The video showcases BB-8’s LEGO® character in full form through key gameplay moments, cinematic cut scenes and authentic audio, all with signature LEGO® humor.

LEGO® Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released on June 28, 2016 and marks the triumphant return of the No. 1 LEGO® videogame franchise, immersing fans in the new Star Wars™ adventure like never before. Players can relive the epic action from the blockbuster film in a way that only LEGO® can offer, featuring all of the storylines from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, retold through the clever and witty LEGO® lens. The game will also include exclusive playable content exploring New Adventures set in the time leading up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, providing further insight about the new movie and its characters.

Additionally, LEGO® Star Wars: The Force Awakens will showcase original dialogue from key members of the theatrical cast, providing the most authentic Star Wars™ for experience for players, including: John Boyega (Finn), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Daisy Ridley (Rey), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron) and other top stars from the film. The game will be available for PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U™, Nintendo 3DS™ and Steam (Windows PC).

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OVERWATCH® IS A GLOBAL HIT WITH 7 MILLION PLAYERS—AND COUNTING

Players around the world have fought for the future for more than 119 million hours on PC, PS4™, and Xbox One in Blizzard Entertainment’s team-shooter phenomenon 


The world needs heroes, and citizens from London to Xi’an to Rio de Janeiro are rising to the occasion to join the ranks of Overwatch®! Blizzard Entertainment’s critically acclaimed team shooter launched worldwide on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Windows PC on May 24, and since then more than 7 million players have fought for the future in Overwatch, logging more than 119 million hours combined in one of the most successful global game launches of all time—and the battle is just getting started.*

“Over the months and weeks leading up to release we saw a lot of love and support for Overwatch—from Blizzard gamers, FPS fans, and people who’d never picked up a game like this before—and we’re very grateful for everyone’s incredible passion and enthusiasm,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We poured a lot of effort into creating a game—and a new universe—that anyone could enjoy. We’re ecstatic to have had such a successful launch, and we’re looking forward to all of the fun, competition, and new content still to come.”

Since launch, players have swapped heroes 326 million times and teamed up to deliver 11 million payloads to their destinations on the battlefields of tomorrow. In addition to being a smash with players around the world, Overwatch is a critical hit, and is one of the best-reviewed games of the year. GameSpot has called Overwatch “something spectacular,” while Stuff.co.nz described it as “a practically perfect online shooter,” and “easy to pick up, hard to put down”. News.com.au labelled it “outstanding”. According to Game Informer, “Overwatch is an amazing experience,” concluding in its 10-out-of-10 review that “things will never be the same.”


What Is Overwatch?

Overwatch takes place on earth in the near future, where teams of soldiers, scientists, adventurers, and oddities clash for control of key locations around the world. The game features a diverse cast of 21 unique heroes—including Reinhardt, the noble knight from a bygone era; Zenyatta, the robotic monk in search of enlightenment; and Symmetra, the hard-light “architech” striving to build a better world—each armed with extraordinary weapons and incredible abilities. Across a variety of vibrant and intricately designed maps, players must work together to complete various objectives, swapping heroes to adapt to the ever-changing situation and combining their powers to unleash devastating combos.

Overwatch features a variety of game modes for shooter veterans and players new to the genre:

  • Quick Play automatically matches players with allies and opponents of a similar skill level—a quick and easy way to jump into the fight.
  • Play Vs. AI mode pits a team of human players against computer-controlled opponents, with multiple difficulty settings to choose from.
  • Custom Games allow teams of friends to tweak the game’s rules, including damage and healing modifiers and which heroes and maps are in play.
  • Weekly Brawl! offers up an unexpected challenge every week, like “Justice Rains from Above” (an aerial extravaganza starring rocket-powered Pharah and Mercy, the high-flying healer) and the intense “Arcade” brawl, which features more health, faster cooldowns, and quick respawns.
  • Training modes include a Tutorial that teaches players the ropes, a Practice Range where people can try their hand at heroes in a zero-pressure environment, and a Practice vs. AI mode where heroes can further hone their skills.
  • . . . And more to come: sometime after launch, players looking for the ultimate team challenge will be able to test their mettle, earn ranks, and show off their skill in Competitive Play. Blizzard also plans to patch in new heroes and maps in the future at no additional cost.

As players compete in matches—win or lose—they’ll level up and earn Loot Boxes, each containing a combination of four items players can use to customise their heroes, including in-game credits and cosmetic goodies including skins, sprays, voice lines, and new animations. Among these items are legendary skins that dramatically alter heroes’ appearances, such as the post-apocalyptic Scavenger D.Va, or Lone Wolf Hanzo, which fills Overwatch’s expert bowman with the spirit of the wild.


Origins Edition, Collector’s Edition, and More

Windows PC, PS4, and Xbox One gamers can join the fight for the future today by purchasing Overwatch: Origins Edition (RRP $89.95 AUD / $104.99 NZD on Windows PC; $99.95 AUD / $114.99 NZD on PS4 system/Xbox One) from www.playoverwatch.com/buy. Overwatch: Origins Edition comes with a collection of hero skins that provide players with insight into five characters’ pasts—Blackwatch Reyes (Reaper), Strike-Commander Morrison (Soldier: 76), Overgrown Bastion, Security Chief Pharah, and Slipstream Tracer—as well as a cache of goodies for several Blizzard Entertainment games, including glowing Mercy wings for Diablo® III, a Baby Winston pet for World of Warcraft®, a set of heroic StarCraft® II portraits, an Overwatch-themed Hearthstone® card back, and the playable Tracer hero for Heroes of the Storm®.

Overwatch is also available in a limited-edition, retail-only Collector’s Edition (RRP $189.95 AUD / $214.99 NZD on Windows PC; RRP $199.95 AUD / $229.99 NZD, PS4 system/Xbox One), which contains all of the content listed above along with a full-colour visual sourcebook, the Overwatch soundtrack, and a high-quality collectible statue of Soldier: 76—the vigilante alter ego of former Overwatch commander Jack Morrison. Quantities are limited; players should check with their local retailer for availability. Windows PC gamers also have the option to download a digital PC edition ($69.95 AUD digital only), which includes all 21 heroes and every map, providing players with the core Overwatch experience.

Players on any platform looking to augment their collection of skins, sprays, and other cosmetic goodies may also purchase the same Loot Boxes that they can earn through gameplay. On PC, these are available in quantities of 2 for $2.95 AUD, 5 for $7.35 AUD, 11 for $14.95 AUD, 24 for $29.95 AUD, and 50 for $59.95 AUD. Console pricing may vary by region.

In addition to the English version, Overwatch has been localised into Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, European Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Korean, Japanese, and traditional and simplified Chinese. Overwatch has been rated Mature by the Australian Classification Board.

For more information about Overwatch, visit www.playoverwatch.com. For screenshots, videos, and other media, visit the Blizzard Entertainment press site at http://blizzard.gamespress.com/overwatch.

New Trailer for Monster Trucks

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The folks over at Paramount Pictures have released a trailer for their new film, Monster Trucks, starring Lucas Till (X-Men: Days of Future Past) and directed by Chris Wedge (Ice Age). The film is meant to kick off a new family-friendly, sci-fi comedy action franchise with a strong emphasis on CGI. The trailer gives a simple overview of the story with the protagonist character coming across a strange form of creature and befriending it. The creature itself shows it has its uses by assimilating itself in to the body of his monster truck, thus creating a play on words which explains the film’s title. The film is slated for release early next year.

You can find the trailer below so feel free to tell us what you think.

New Project Highrise Teaser Trailer Reveals Some Strange Skyscraper Designs

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Kasedo Games (Excubitorand SomaSim released the first video of their upcoming skyscraper construction/management sim Project Highrise. The teaser trailer reveals a variety of strange skyscraper designs that can be built in the game, including one that reminds me of the famed Gate Tower Building in Japan with a large hole in the middle.

Project Highrise gives budding architects a chance to build and design a modern, bustling skyscraper, while managing the happiness of their occupants. A wide variety of tenants can be attracted to the building and consultants can be hired to assist with City Hall, operations, and interior design. The game will feature both sandbox and campaign modes. Project Highrise is set to launch on Steam this summer.

Black Goku Revealed in First Promo Art

We recently covered the announcement that the next arc of the Dragon Ball Super anime will feature on returning character Future Trunks and in that same announcement was a mention of the arcs antagonist, the mysteriously named Black Goku. Now we have our first look at a promotional page in a magazine that reveals Black Goku alongside a couple other interesting details.

So first off, this Goku is clearly displaying a very evil smirk, not something we are used to seeing our hero wearing. Trunks may have simply named him Black Goku based on his black attire, which seems to be a jacket blazer. The most interesting element of his design however is a green potara earring. Those familiar with the Buu arc may remember that when two people wear one earring each they fuse permanently into one being. So perhaps Black Goku has merged with someone or is looking for a suitable partner to fuse with? We have also not seen a green potara earring outside of the game Dragon Ball Xenoverse, where the one time villain Demigra also sported them.

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The second big talking point is what seems to be Mai with a shotgun fighting alongside Trunks. Mai is one of the members of the Pilaf gang who first appeared in early Dragon Ball material and have more recently appeared in the latest movies, however judging from the poster, Pilaf and Shu no longer seem to be around. Interestingly, Trunks and Mai had a sort of romantic thing in Battle of Gods where they were both children, so perhaps Toriyama is playing off that here. We don’t know if she was ever wished younger in this timeline however that may be the case as in Dragon Ball GT she appeared much older and a similar time has passed.

We also see Trunks is still being presented with blue hair but whether this new style is only being used for promotional art is yet to be seen. The two both appear scuffed up in front of a rather bleak looking background which seems to entail Black Goku is causing some big damage in the future. Let us know your thoughts on Black Goku, Mai and Trunks in the comments below. The first episode of the Trunks arc will air in Japan on June 12th and should run for at least 20 episodes based on some leaked box set episode counts.