THE ARK: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES ARE COMING

Studio Wildcard, the developer that brought gamers the definitive online dinosaur survival experience ARK: Survival Evolved, wants to you to jump in your dino saddle and prepare for the biggest fight of your life. The ARK: Survival of the Fittest (ARK: SoTF) May Survivor League Championship matches take place from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, June 4, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to that day’s winners. We invite all ARK fans, and the newly curious, to come watch the epic battles then at www.twitch.tv/survivetheark.

Shoutcasted by streaming personality BikeMan, the May Survivor League Championship matches will be invite-only — based on the top-ranked players for May 2016. Check Survivetheark.com to see where you stand: If you rank there by 11:59 pm EST on Tuesday, May 31, you will receive an invite via Steam to the Championship. May fortune smile upon you, brave Survivors!

ARK: Survival of the Fittest is a multiplayer online survival arena (M.O.S.A.) game that pits as many as 72 combatants against one another in spontaneous Hunger Games-style competitions within a closed battlefield, where a continually shrinking “ring of death” will push survivors into an epic final showdown with only one “Tribe” making it out alive.

Survivors can form one- to six-person tribes with the option to choose Unofficial (PC-hosted) and Official (Ranked) servers, and a variety of game-lengths and sizes in which to play. Players will start in the base forest environment introduced in the original ARK: Survival Evolved, with new environments and creatures introduced regularly as the game evolves. Dedicated eSport ranking, matchmaking, and tournament features make ARK: SotF readily accessible to all players. Each month 10 ranked players in each “Survivor League” will be awarded a cash prize corresponding to their ranked placement. Rankings for these elite titles will be visible in real time on SurviveTheArk.com.

To join in the battle, follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, subscribe to us on YouTube, visit the website at www.playark.com and watch us tame and train leviathan dinosaurs on Twitch.TV.

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ROBOT ARENA III AVAILABLE NOW ON STEAM

Build and Battle with Customized Creations

Eden Prairie, Minnesota – May 26, 2016 – Octopus Tree, a new publisher focused on bringing exceptional indie titles to gamers worldwide, announced today that Robot Arena III is available now as part of Steam’s Early Access program for $15.99 (20% discount). Robot Arena III puts players back in the arena for combat, featuring numerous ways to create, design and build robots. Robot Arena III launches today with one versus one competitive multiplayer, with four-player multiplayer coming in June.

Watch the new trailer for Robot Arena III HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ9xe5GauIc&feature=youtu.be

“There is nothing quite like creating a robot and then taking it into battle,” said Jeremy Zoss, Marketing Manager for Octopus Tree Games. “Robot Arena III delivers deep customization and visceral combat to fans of the series and a new generation of players.”

In Robot Arena III players will design and build robots with an extremely intricate and realistic bot creation system. Players can then enter their robot creations into arena combat to see which bot rules the day. Robot Arena III features updated physics and graphics that make it the most realistic and advanced robot combat simulation game.

Robot Arena III Key Features:

• Design, Build and Customize: Create your own unique robotic creation in the Bot Lab. Every aspect of your robot can be customized, Including chassis shape, armor type, power sources, locomotion, a huge variety of weapons and much more!
• Get Into the Arena: Test your creations and head into the arena for one-on-one or group robot battles.
• Multiplayer Gameplay: Go up against other robots in the Arena! Play cooperatively or competitively with other machines with online multiplayer.
• Steam Workshop Support: Upload and share your robotic creations to the Robot Arena III community via Steam Workshop!
• New Physics and Graphics: New physics and graphics make Robot Arena III the most realistic and advanced robot combat simulation title.

Robot Arena III is available now as part of Steam’s early access program, for $15.99 (20% discount).

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ABOUT OCTOPUS TREE

Established in 2016, Octopus Tree is a video game publisher focused on individualized attention to independent core game development partners. Octopus Tree offers a variety of funding, publishing, development, marketing, quality assurance and sales services to game developers based on the unique needs of their projects. Octopus Tree publishes games for a variety of channels and platforms. Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Octopus Tree is a subsidiary of Encore Publishing Group. For more information, visit octopustreegames.com.

ABOUT ENCORE PUBLISHING GROUP
Encore Publishing Group offers a wide variety of best-selling print, productivity, home design, entertainment and educational titles through its portfolio of interactive digital brands. Encore Publishing Group brands include Broderbund’s The Print Shop and PrintMaster, Punch! Software, HOYLE and Octopus Tree. Encore Publishing Group develops and publishes software for a variety of platforms and channels, including North American retail and worldwide digital distribution.  Encore Publishing Group also sells direct to consumers through its managed sites: broderbund.com, encore.com, hoylegaming.com, punchsoftware.com and punchcad.com.

ARMOR GAMES RELEASES PUZZLE RPG GEM HUNTERS ON iOS DEVICES

IRVINE, Calif. – May 26, 2016 – Armor Games has launched Gem Hunters, a hybrid puzzle role-playing game featuring 3D Touch functionality, on iOS smartphones and tablets. Players must link lines of elemental gems to strike opponents with mighty attacks and spells in turn-based battles. Special attacks can be unleashed by chaining together additional gems, and choosing which elements to match against specific enemies plays a critical role in determining the outcome of each move.

There are seven magical worlds to conquer in Gem Hunters’ single-player story mode. The adventure also includes online multiplayer against real-world rivals in the Arena, where heroes who rank at the top of the leaderboards can win special prizes for their prowess.

Players can choose one of three classes at the start of Gem Hunters – Knight, Rogue and Wizard – which can level up over time with experience gained from battle. Heroes can be further upgraded by collecting new and more powerful items, which boost players with added stats and combat effects, as well as over 80 Spirit Animals, which unlock new spells. Choosing the right combination of items and Spirit Animals to bring into the action is key to defeating some of the game’s most challenging encounters.

Gem Hunters is free to download worldwide today on select iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices via the App Store. For the latest information on new releases from Armor Games, follow along on Facebook and Twitter.

About Armor Games
Armor Games is a developer and publisher of Steam, mobile and web browser games. Starting from humble beginnings as a Flash game portal, in recent years the company has branched out to other platforms, spreading joy to gamers of all types. www.armorgames.com

TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON^® WILDLANDS RETURNS WITH A BRAND NEW TRAILER

 COLLECTOR’S EDITIONS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

“WE ARE GHOSTS” TRAILER: YOUTUBE

London, UK – May 26, 2016 – Today, Ubisoft kicked off its E3 festivities with a brand new trailer for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon^® Wildlands, the latest in the best-selling Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon franchise, and unveiled the pre-order details on Xbox One, PlayStation^®4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.

Developed by Ubisoft Paris, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is the first military shooter set in a massive and responsive open-world, entirely playable in single-player or up to four-player co-op. Players will discover Bolivia a few years from now, a country transformed by the vicious Santa Blanca drug cartel into a narco-state.

Sent behind enemy lines, the Ghosts will have to cripple the Santa Blanca cartel’s operation, breaking alliances between the drug lords and the corrupt government, and saving the Bolivian population from the cruelty of El Sueño, Santa Blanca’s ruthless leader. To do so, players will have total freedom of choice to complete missions how they choose and watch as the world reacts to their actions.

“As part of the Tom Clancy franchise, authenticity is one of the key pillars which will bring the Wildlands to life in our latest instalment in the franchise,” said Eric Couzian, Creative Director on Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands. “Our goal has been to build the Ghosts as credible Spec Ops, so players have a range of options in facing not only the deadly cartels, but also the roughness of the multifaceted Bolivian landscape. Ghosts are survivors and hunters, they can blend in all sorts of environments, leaving no trace except in the heads of their terrified enemies. We want players to feel this power.”

Furthermore, Ubisoft has also announced that the following premium editions are available for pre-order now, in addition to the standard game: 

• The Deluxe Edition, available at GAME, contains the Standard Edition and the digital Deluxe Pack, which includes: the Huntsman rifle and motorbike, 3 emblems, 3 weapon camos, 3 character customisation items, and an XP booster. The physical version of The Deluxe Edition will also include 2 extra physical items: an in-game map of Bolivia and the original soundtrack of the game.

• The Gold Edition, available at Amazon, includes the Season Pass, giving players access to two major expansions, as well as exclusive digital content such as equipment packs, an exclusive vehicle, epic weapons, and the digital Deluxe Pack.

• The Calavera Collector’s Case, exclusive to the Uplay Shop, includes all the equipment needed to operate as a Ghost deep inside the Bolivian wildlands to take down the vicious Santa Blanca cartel. This includes the Gold Edition alongside the Ghost’s Audio Headset replica, a fully functional headset for PlayStation 4, Xbox One* and PC. Last but not least, the Collector’s Case also contains a Santa Blanca Cartel Skull, an in-game map of Bolivia, the original soundtrack of the game, a Bolivian carrying pouch, and 3 postcards of Bolivia.

Additionally, fans who pre-order the game will also receive “The Peruvian Connection”, a bonus mission in which they will embark on a perilous journey through the high mountains of Bolivia to break the alliance between the Santa Blanca and the Peruvian Cartels.

For more information about Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands, please visit ghostrecon.com.

*Compatible out-of-the box with the new Xbox One controller with the 3.5mm jack, and other Xbox One controllers via the EAR FORCE Headset Audio Controller (sold separately).

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Watch_Dogs, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman and Far Cry. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2015-16 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,394 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

About Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands

Launched in 2001 with critical acclaim from fans of the Tom Clancy’s world, the Ghost Recon franchise has since convinced 25 million players thanks to breakthrough releases and has become the best-selling Tom Clancy’s brand on the last generation of consoles and PC. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands brings the franchise to the next level with an episode designed from the ground up for a new generation, featuring a massive and visually stunning open world, playable for the first time online in four-player co-op.

© 2015 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Tom Clancy’s, Ghost Recon, the Soldier Icon, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

BATTLEPLANS, A REAL-TIME STRATEGY GAME FOR SMART TACTICIANS, DEBUTS ON iOS

En Masse Entertainment and Developer C4M Launch a Unique Real-Time Strategy Game Built For Mobile

SEATTLE, May 26, 2016 — En Masse Entertainment, a player-driven publisher focused on delivering great games and great service, is pleased to announce the release of Battleplans, a new real-time strategy (RTS) game for mobile devices that blends the tactical depth of classic PC RTS games with accessibility and simple, intuitive controls that are perfectly tailored for mobile. The game’s unique stylized visuals and approach to the genre creates a new experience for a broad range of players. Developed by C4M, Battleplans is available now to download for free from the App Store. A Google Play release is planned for the near future.

Unlike many other mobile RTS games, Battleplans focuses on tactical movement and the positioning of units rather than base-building or resource grinding. Even during battle, units can be controlled with precision, in real-time.

Battleplans splits offensive battles and defensive planning into two distinct phases of the game. In one phase, players attack the “Skulls” in narrative campaign scenarios that are a perfect way to learn the finer points of the game’s strategic maneuvers and exciting hero-specific special abilities. Players will also be matched against real-world opponents in large-scale wars where real strategic prowess will always be the defining factor in victory. In the defensive phase, players will use the game’s highly intuitive interface to plan hero and troop positions and create sinister traps and fake-outs designed to protect newly conquered territories, even while the player is offline. Players are able to study detailed replay videos of every attack on their territory to determine how effective their “battle plans” have been, and alter their plans to keep enemies on their toes. Battleplans truly blends strategic gameplay with ease of use.

“Battleplans provides a fresh, new spin on real-time strategy games and fills a need in the marketplace,” said Sam Kim, CEO of En Masse Entertainment. “Players will find themselves immediately getting to the fun elements of an RTS with easy controls to build heroes and squads, as well as scalable resource management – all of which lends for a great experience while trying to outsmart your enemies.”

Key features for Battleplans include:

• REAL-TIME TACTICS — Make decisions quickly that turn the tide of battle.
• COMPETITIVE PLAY — Dominate the map. Plan, attack, and defend on your schedule.
• INTUITIVE CONTROLS — Easy to learn and fun to master. Quick-thinking beats quick fingers.
• PLAN YOUR BATTLES — Plan your forces’ tactics on both the attack and the defense.
• GLOBAL HEROES – Choose from over 11 heroes, each with unique skills and attributes. More heroes are already being created by the game’s team.
• REPLAY VIDEOS – Share and upload your games for bragging rights, or learn strategy from others.

Developed by C4M, Battleplans is published by En Masse Entertainment for iOS and can be downloaded for free now. An Android release is coming soon.

For more information on Battleplans, visit: http://www.play-battleplans.com

About En Masse Entertainment

Based in Seattle Washington, En Masse Entertainment embodies the evolution of modern game publishing. The company’s mission is to publish great games and provide great service. Beginning with its inaugural title, TERA, and continuing with Zombies Monsters Robots and the company’s mobile games, Battleplans, Fruit Attacks and Pocket Platoons, En Masse Entertainment has built a track record of excellence and innovation. The team at En Masse includes experts in online technology, live service, branding, community, and player support, allowing them to thrive as a publisher in the digital era. For more information, visit EnMasse.com

About C4M

Based in Montreal, Canada and Marseille, France, C4M was founded in 2005 to develop games for the emerging mobile phone market. Since 2011, C4M has been developing smartphone games and apps for corporations, digital agencies, and game publishers. They have published more than a dozen games, but are best known for Tekken Card Tournament, a game known for its original game play, quick battles, and deep tactics. Their latest venture, Battleplans, builds on those same principals.

Samara, Russia – May 26, 2016 – Studio MONO’s Retro-Futuristic RPG InSomnia has funded on Kickstarter. In addition, the campaign has also achieved four further stretch goals already thanks to the Unreal Developer Grant,

“From the moment we revealed our intention of revisiting Kickstarter, our incredible community came out in force. We’re humbled that so many of them have come back and help fund the last stages of development for InSomnia,” said Anatoliy Guyduk, lead developer at Studio MONO. “We are now in the twilight hours of our campaign and really excited to see what additional goals we can achieve together! If you’ve not already pledged, there’s still time and there’s some incredible rewards.”

InSomnia is dystopian vision, set in a murky, retro-futuristic style. The game takes place on a colossal, semi-deserted interplanetary space station. Having left their dying planet behind, this space metropolis, along with its inhabitants, has been moving towards the distant, ghost-like Evacuation Point for the past 400 years, where the descendants of the once great people hope to start over the history of mankind.

About Studio Mono
Studio MONO was founded in Samara, Russia in 2011 by Anatoliy Guyduk. With a core development team, they’re joined by freelance individuals from all over the world – including Malaysia, the U.S., Russia, the Netherlands and Ukraine – Studio MONO is a talented group of professionals who have been active in the world of game design for many years.

FENIX FURIA TO BRING ADDICTIVE SPEED AND COOKIES TO PLAYSTATION®4 AND XBOX ONE ON JUNE 8

Featuring Exclusive Split Screen, Two Player Mode To Deliver New Level of Competitive Play To Consoles

TWAIN HARTE, CA – May 26, 2016 – Gamers feeling the need for adrenaline-laced speed with a side of delicious cookies, get ready!  Green Lava Studios and Reverb Triple XP are happy to announce today that Fenix Furia will be coming out on both the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one games system from Microsoft on June 8. Formerly known as Fenix Rage, players will find new challenges with the retuned game levels, new playable character, and the highly requested split-screen Two Player Mode in Fenix Furia.

Watch the new Fenix Furia trailer HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=XSQQXKcHczw

Who is Undead Fenix? Who hit Fenix in the eye? Questions… that need answers!

Step into the shoes of Fenix, a really sweet creature of speed and (blocky) cuteness… then feel his boundless rage. He is pissed! You would be too if your village was decimated by a huge explosion (and your game name was legally blocked!), leaving only two survivors: Fenix and the mysterious enemy Oktarus. Fenix will track down this shadowy villain through nine worlds, defeating righteously brutal bosses and hundreds of minions bent on his destruction, on a mission to return harmony back to his world. And to get cookies.

Winner of the Gamemaker Game of The Year award, Fenix Furia will be available on June 8 for PlayStation®4 and the Xbox One via the ID@Xbox self-publishing program. For the latest buzz and upcoming features, follow Fenix Furia on Twitter, “Like” the game on Facebook, and visit the official Website at www.FenixFuria.com.

Pre-release game codes for Fenix Furia on Xbox One and PlayStation®4 are available for preview features.

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ABOUT GREEN LAVA STUDIOS
Green Lava Studios prides itself on combining technology, new gameplay experiences, inventive storytelling, and meaningful messages into completely unique and compelling interactive entertainment. Hailing from lovely Costa Rica, Green Lava Studios consists of an experienced four-year team whose mission is to create fun, memorable, and captivating games for the whole world to enjoy. With several successful titles already under its belt, including “Bonfire Trail”, winner of the “Square Enix Latin America Game Contest Finalist Award (3rd Place)” in 2012 and the Winner of the Gamemaker Showcase Game Of The Year in 2014, Green Lava is one of the brightest young independent developers in Latin America.

ABOUT REVERB TRIPLE XP
An extension of interactive entertainment agency Reverb Communications, Inc., Reverb Triple XP provides a spectrum of services customized to focus on the needs of indie game developers. Reverb Triple XP powers up titles that stand out with excellent gameplay, creative design, and that elusive fun factor. Once chosen, our team of game industry veterans works with the game developers to fully understand and play the title,  then execute on world class marketing, PR, social, production and distribution services that are fitting for games of the highest quality.

The Mechanical Apartheid

“How did we get here?” – Find out in the Live Action Trailer

MONTRÉAL, CANADA – 26 May 2016 – Today, Square-Enix® and Eidos®-Montréal unveiled their Live Action Trailer for the much anticipated Deus Ex: Mankind Divided™. This short immerses you in the world of Deus Ex®, providing you with insight as to how things have changed since the events of Deus Ex: Human Revolution®, outlining the shift from the golden era of augmentation to the Mechanical Apartheid.

In 2027, mechanically-augmented people all over the world suffered from extreme psychotic delusions, lost control of themselves, and started attacking people. Millions died. Hundreds of thousands more were injured and maimed. In the wake of this global catastrophe, society has become divided by hatred, prejudice, and fear, with many countries now enacting harsh laws. The most notable of these laws is the highly controversial “Human Restoration Act”, aimed at isolating “Augs” and keeping them away from “Naturals”.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will launch on August 23rd for PlayStation®4, Xbox One, 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 franchises 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 who to trust, in order to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED © 2016 Square Enix Ltd. All Rights Reserved. DEUS EX, DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED, the DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED logo, DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION, EIDOS,  SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo,  are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix group of companies. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark and “PS4” is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Square Enix Limited is a company registered in England & Wales under the number 01804186 whose registered office is situated at 240 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NW, United Kingdom.