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Persona 5 to Arrive in North America on February 14, 2017

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Atlus USA has announced that fans of the Persona series can expect Persona 5 to arrive in North America on February 14, 2017 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The company has stated that any pre-order and launch copies of Persona 5 will be a special Steelbook Launch Edition when it comes to the PlayStation 4 version.

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This version comes with a steel book case but those who want something a little special will want to spring for the $89.99 “Take Your Heart” Premium Edition that includes the following bonus items:

  • Soundtrack CD: A selection of music from Persona 5 by legendary series composer Shoji Meguro in a CD wallet featuring P5 artwork.
  • Morgana plush: Morgana the cat is not just the mascot of the Phantom Thieves, but is also a member—and also not just a cat! The premium edition includes an exclusive 4″ plush of Morgana.
  • 64-page hardcover art book: This art book is full of concept sketches, character art, and more by character designer Shigenori Soejima.
  • SteelBook: As strong as a vault, the game disc for the PS4 will come specially packaged in a SteelBook collectible case, emblazoned with Persona 5 designs.
  • School bag: Designed after the traditional school bags in Japan, the exclusive replica bag comes complete with the Shujin Academy crest.
  • Collectible outer box: Easily the largest premium edition in Atlus’ history, the entirety of the “Take Your Heart” Premium Edition comes in a colossal collectible box.

Minecraft: Education Edition Early Access Kicks Off

minecraft-education-edition-promo-shot-001Microsoft and Mojang announced that the Minecraft: Education Edition early access program is kicking off today ahead of the official launch in September. This version has incorporated a lot of the feedback provided by over 2000 educators and students during the beta period this past May. The current build includes the following features:

  • Easy Classroom Collaboration: enables students to collaborate together to build projects and solve problems – with an entire classroom of up to 30 students playing in a world together without a separate server required.
  • Camera and Portfolio: students are able to collect evidence of learning in the game to demonstrate their progression.  The camera and portfolio features allow students to take screenshots of their work and document the development of their projects.
  • Non-Player Characters: An educator may create an NPC (Non-Player Character) to act as a guide for students in the game, giving instruction, providing more information, and also allowing educators to insert an active web link to additional references.
  • Chalkboards:  Similar to an NPC, educators can use chalkboards to communicate learning goals, provide information, give explicit instructions, or challenge students with problems to solve within the game.
  • Simple, Secure Sign-in:  Individual student and teacher logins help identify each player in the game, and ensure data privacy & security while playing Minecraft: Education Edition.
  • Tutorial World: For educators or students new to Minecraft, a tutorial world is available that will guide players on in-game navigation, crafting, and placing and breaking blocks.

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The early access program is absolutely free for interested participants. Interested educators can check out the lesson plans developed by Microsoft to get some inspiration on how to incorporate Minecraft into their classrooms. There are lesson plans for students in grade school all the way into high school.

ACTIVISION HIGHLIGHTS TOP GAMING FRANCHISES AT ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO 2016

ACTIVISION HIGHLIGHTS TOP GAMING FRANCHISES AT ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO 2016 


First Gameplay Reveal of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, an Epic War Story In an All-new Call of Duty Setting

 Destiny: Rise of Iron Features Brand-New, Heroic Adventures in the Destiny Universe

 Skylanders Imaginators Empowers Fans to Create their own Skylanders for the First Time 


 Sydney, Australia – June 10, 2016 – Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), will showcase the newest innovations from the industry’s leading franchises: Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare, Destiny: Rise of Iron and Skylanders® Imaginators at the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) beginning Tuesday, June 14 at the LA Convention Centre.

Activision will unveil brand new gameplay from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare Remastered.  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered contains 10 MP maps from the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game. Modern Warfare Remastered is a full game download.  Internet connection required.  For more information, please visit www.callofduty.com/MWR_FAQ.  Redefining the franchise with a new setting and immersive storytelling, Infinite Warfare takes players on an epic journey through a classic, large-scale war that extends beyond the reaches of Earth for the first time in the series.  The game also will be on display on the show floor in the PlayStation booth #4522.

Activision and Bungie will also introduce the next chapter to the Destiny universe, Destiny: Rise of Iron, featuring a story of adventure, bravery and honour.  In addition, beginning June 10th, players who pre-order will receive the limited-edition, black and silver Iron Gjallarhorn weapon.*

The pioneers of the Toys-to-Life category are back to reimagine the Skylander’s experience with the launch of Skylanders Imaginators, which empowers fans to unleash their imaginations by giving them the freedom to create their own Skylanders for the first time.

“E3 gives us a great opportunity to share what our talented teams have been working so hard to build for our players and we are delivering innovation and pushing the creative boundaries in every one of our franchises this year,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision. “From taking combat to whole new heights in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, to a new adventure in Destiny: Rise of Iron, and unleashing kids’ imaginations to create their own Skylanders in Skylanders Imaginators, we’re offering fans incredible new ways to play.”


Activision’s E3 Slate Includes:

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Award-winning studio Infinity Ward breaks new ground in storytelling, by exploring the weight of leadership and the responsibilities that come with it in an emotional, character-driven narrative.  Players are thrust into wartime leadership as Captain Reyes, a Tier 1 Special Operations soldier, who takes the helm of the Retribution, one of Earth’s last remaining warships. In a time of unthinkable hardships, Reyes must lead the remnants of coalition forces against a relentless enemy in a war that stretches to new terrains beyond Earth.

Infinite Warfare introduces new weaponry, new player abilities and stunning new settings to the Call of Duty franchise.  In addition to a riveting single player campaign, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare will also deliver a robust multiplayer mode, and a unique cooperative zombies experience.  More details will be released at the upcoming Call of Duty fan celebration, Call of Duty® XP, in September.  Visit www.callofduty.com for the latest news. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is in development for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.  Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is not yet rated by the Australian Classification Board. For more information, visit: www.callofduty.com, www.youtube.com/callofduty or follow @CallofDuty on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Destiny – From Activision and Bungie comes Destiny: Rise of Iron, the next highly- anticipated large expansion in the Destiny universe. Guardians must rise to the challenge, take their place as the next generation of Iron Lords and join forces with a legend from humanity’s Golden Age to defeat a plague of unstoppable evil once and for all.  The game will feature a collection of fresh content including an all-new setting on Earth called The Plaguelands, a brand-new six-player Raid, a new cooperative three-player Strike, more quests, weapons, gear, competitive multiplayer maps, a Light level increase, a new mutated enemy faction of the Fallen, and more.  The expansion launches on September 20, 2016 and will be available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live Gold, required for some features) and requires Destiny game and The Taken King (includes Expansions I & II), sold separately. For more information, visit www.DestinyTheGame.com. For exclusive updates, follow the official Destiny social channels at www.facebook.com/DestinyTheGame and @DestinyTheGame on Twitter, and interact directly with the developers at www.Bungie.net.

Skylanders Imaginators – This fall, Activision and Toys For Bob are giving kids the power to create their own Skylanders! With the launch of Skylanders Imaginators, players will be able to create the wildest Skylanders imaginable — including their appearance, powers, abilities, names, catchphrases, musical themes and much more. Now it’s up to Portal Masters everywhere to use their own Skylanders – known as Imaginators – with the new Creation Crystals to defeat Kaos.

Skylanders Imaginators also introduces Skylanders Senseis, all-new heroes who represent 10 powerful Battle Classes such as Knight, Sorcerer, Bowslinger and Brawler to help kids save Skylands. The newest game in the award-wining franchise is available now for pre-order and supports all 300+ Skylanders from previous games. Skylanders Imaginators will be available on October 16 in North America; October 14 in Europe; and October 13 in Australia/New Zealand. For more information, visit www.Skylanders.com or follow Skylanders official social channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and the newly launched  Snapchat channel: Skylanders.


About Activision Press Center

Assets and game information about Activision’s E3 video game line-up can be found at: http://press.activision.com.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com or by following @Activision.


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:   Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements about the expected release dates of Skylanders Imaginators, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Destiny: Rise of Iron are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

 

BUNGIE AND ACTIVISION UNVEIL DESTINY: RISE OF IRON

BUNGIE AND ACTIVISION UNVEIL DESTINY: RISE OF IRON 

The Next Destiny Adventure Overflowing with New Story, Location, Raid, Quests, Strike, and Gear begins September 20, 2016 

Destiny’s Most Coveted Weapon, the Gjallarhorn, Returns with Rise of Iron 


Sydney, Australia. – June 10, 2016 – Bungie and Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced Destiny: Rise of Iron, the next highly-anticipated, large expansion in the Destiny universe. Building upon the legacy of Destiny, this new chapter draws players back to where their journey was born and entices them to join alongside one of Destiny’s greatest heroes to battle an ancient enemy from the past.  Rise of Iron launches on September 20, 2016 and will be available for the PlayStation®4 system and Xbox One (PlayStation®Plus, Xbox Live Gold, required for some features).  Requires Destiny game and The Taken King (includes Expansions I & II), sold separately.

Rise of Iron is an exciting addition to the Destiny universe,” said Pete Parsons, CEO of Bungie. “We are continually blown away and inspired by the growing Destiny community’s energy and enthusiasm.”

“We have been working hard with our partners at Bungie and are planning great, new content for Destiny’s 30 million registered players. Rise of Iron is the first step in fulfilling that promise,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision. “There’s a ton of content packed in Rise of Iron, including a new location, a new Raid and a new Strike, combined with more quests, weapons, gear, a competitive multiplayer mode and more that we think players are going to love.”

Guardians must rise to the challenge to take their place as the next generation of Iron Lords. Along the way they will join forces with a legend from humanity’s Golden Age to defeat a plague of unstoppable evil once and for all.  The game features a collection of fresh content including an all-new setting on Earth called The Plaguelands, a brand-new six-player Raid, Felwinter Peak, a new social space that looks out onto The Plaguelands, new cooperative three-player Strike, more quests, weapons, gear, competitive multiplayer mode and maps, a Light level increase, a new mutated enemy faction of the Fallen, and more.

All Rise of Iron players will be able to acquire the Gjallarhorn, a fan favourite weapon making its return.  Those players who preorder beginning June 9th will receive the limited-edition, black and silver Iron Gjallarhorn.*

Rise of Iron is rated M by the Australian Classification Board.  The expansion will be available at a suggested retail price of $AU44.95/ $NZ49.95.  At launch, PlayStation gamers will also get access to a collection of timed exclusive content for Rise of Iron, content and timing of exclusivity to be announced at a later date.

The community can interact directly with the developers at www.Bungie.net, www.facebook.com/Bungie, @Bungie on Twitter, and www.Twitch.tv/Bungie on Twitch. For game information, visit www.DestinyTheGame.com and follow the official Destiny social channels at www.facebook.com/DestinyTheGame and @DestinyTheGame on Twitter and Instagram.


About Bungie

Bungie was founded in 1991 with two goals: develop kick ass games that combine state-of-the-art technology with uncompromising art, captivating storytelling, and deep gameplay, and then to sell enough copies to fund our ongoing quest for World Domination. Over the past twenty years, Bungie created a bunch of fun games, including the Halo franchise, the Marathon Trilogy, and the first two Myth games. Our independent, employee-owned development studio is located in Bellevue, Washington, the base where we launched our most ambitious project to date: Destiny.

More information about Bungie can be found at www.bungie.net.

About Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is the world’s most successful standalone interactive entertainment company. We delight over 500 million monthly active users around the world through franchises including Activision’s Call of Duty®, Destiny and Skylanders®, Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft®, StarCraft®, Diablo® and Hearthstone®: Heroes of Warcraft™, and King’s Candy Crush®, Pet Rescue® and Farm Heroes®. The company is one of the Fortune “100 Best Companies To Work For®.” Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Blizzard has operations throughout the world, and its games are played in 196 countries. More information about Activision Blizzard and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activisionblizzard.com.

The ELDAR are joining the fight in WARHAMMER® 40,000®: ETERNAL CRUSADETM

The ELDAR are joining the fight in WARHAMMER® 40,000®: ETERNAL CRUSADETM

 The Eldar are one of the most ancient races in the Warhammer 40,000 universe 


The Eldar faction will be deployed this week in Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade on Steam Early Access. The fiercest and most authentic Warhammer 40,000 battles ever realized in a massive online 3rd person shooter will be released this winter for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC. To celebrate their arrival, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe and Behaviour Interactive reveal a brand new trailer and the packshots of this upcoming online game.

From this week, players will be able to play their favorite faction along with the Space Marines and Chaos Space Marines on the early access version. The Eldar are one of the most ancient races in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Quite similar to the humans, the Eldar seem to be stronger than the other races thanks to their great psychic powers. Though they once ruled the stars, the proud and ancient Eldar brought a terrible curse upon themselves that sundered their empire forever. Now they struggle against the dying of the light, deploying their few remaining warriors only in the face of the gravest threats. On Arkhona the Eldar fight to reclaim a world that was once theirs.

Based on a multimillion-selling and extensive universe, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade will take gamers into a vicious battle between four factions of the 41st millennium in order to control a persistent world at war. Whether it is PvP (Player versus Player) or PvE (Player versus Environment) squads will have to work together and engage in massive battles and exterminate the other factions! To do so; fans can choose from twenty different sub-factions, earn hundreds of weapons, customization options and accessories drawn from 29 years of Warhammer 40,000 lore to create their perfect warriors!

Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade will be released this Winter for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC in digital and box versions.

Click here to view the new trailer: https://youtu.be/jNPauWyekuc


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New Franchises Being Added to Lego Dimensions

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Warner Bros. has big news just ahead of E3 2016. Lego Dimensions will be adding 16 new franchises to their library, increasing the total to 30. New packs will launch on September 27th and will be drawn from a well rounded group of franchises like GhostbustersAdventure Time, and Knight Rider.

Additionally, some new features are coming to Lego Dimensions. New Battle Arenas will add local split screen competitive gameplay across four game modes. Minifigures from wave six to nine will come with golden Toy Tags that will unlock the arena in Free Play Adventure World. Story Packs are also coming, serving as expansions to the Start Pack plot. Ghostbusters will be the first storypack, based on the new film, followed by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Ashes of the Singularity v1.2 adds Newly Enhanced Campaign, New Units, Global Chat, and More

Ashes of the Singularity v1.2 adds Newly Enhanced Campaign, New Units, Global Chat, and More


Plymouth, MI. – June 9, 2016 – Stardock and Oxide Games released v1.2 of Ashes of the Singularity today. The update is adding the newly enhanced campaign which is complete with full voiceover for all dialogue, new missions, and new cutscenes. In addition to the campaign, v1.2 has the new “Substrate Eradicator” and “PHC Athena” units, single-player Hall of Fame, Global Chat channel, substantial UI and AI improvements, and more.

“Players will experience a lot more immersion with our campaign improvements,” said CEO and President of Stardock, Brad Wardell. “We brought in voice actors to record dialogue in both English and German, plus we’ve added new missions and some excellent cutscenes, with plans to do more in the future as well.”

Each side has a new unit added to their roster in v1.2. The Substrate can now access the “Eradicator” unit, an expensive and slow-moving long range cruiser with heavy weaponry that is extremely difficult to kill. The PHC gains the “Athena” unit, a small and fast short range cruiser with high energy laser bolts, thermal lasers, and a plasma bolt cannon.

A new Global Chat channel now also makes it possible for gamers from around the world to see who’s playing at all times so that finding opponents is much easier. The Hall of Fame adds the ability to compare single-player campaign and scenario scores to other players’.

In addition to the update, a new CPU-focused benchmark designed to simulate the strain of a massive 3v3 battle on a large map rounds out the v1.2 update. “This benchmark is for the gaming enthusiasts,” said Wardell. “This will let them test their multi-core CPU scaling and see how they can best optimize Ashes’ performance.”

Ashes of the Singularity and the new v1.2 update is now available on Steam or through Stardock. For more information, please visit www.ashesgame.com.


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About Stardock

Stardock is a developer and publisher of PC games and desktop software founded in 1991 by nationally recognized technology expert Brad Wardell. Located in Plymouth, Michigan, Stardock is a powerful leader in the video gaming and software development world.  Its PC games include Sins of a Solar Empire, the critically acclaimed Galactic Civilizations series, and Ashes of the Singularity. Stardock puts the user experience first through software that enriches the Windows experience for everyone from casual computer users to highly technical professionals. Products offered by Stardock include Start8, Start10, Fences, WindowBlinds, Multiplicity, and more at www.stardock.com.

About Oxide Games

Oxide Games is an independent digital entertainment studio focused on delivering revolutionary leaps in PC and console gaming. Its groundbreaking Nitrous engine provides industry-leading visuals and powers its first game, Ashes of the Singularity. Oxide Games is based in Timonium, Maryland. Learn more at www.oxide.com.

FREERUN THROUGH A MAGICAL WORLD IN NEW VALLEY GAMEPLAY VIDEO

FREERUN THROUGH A MAGICAL WORLD IN NEW VALLEY GAMEPLAY VIDEO


Today, developer Blue Isle Studios is making available a new gameplay trailer from their upcoming action-exploration game, Valley. The exciting new trailer, available at the links below, showcases several minutes of gameplay footage, and features a mix of combat, freerunning and environments from the game.

Set for release this summer for PC, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One, Valley will introduce players to an mysterious and magical world, filled with secrets and danger. Through the powers of the L.E.A.F. Suit, a special exoskeleton that grants users incredible speed and agility, players will leap to great heights, explore secretive spaces, battle dangerous foes and even bring back the dead.

Stream the new trailer HEREhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWoBTwL_PYQ

Steam Store Page: store.steampowered.com/app/378610/

Valley, in development from Blue Isle Studios, makers of the popular horror game Slender: The Arrival, promises a first-person adventure like none other. Players will pilot the L.E.A.F. exosuit, powering up their physical abilities to new heights. Explore a massive world — dashing through forests, leaping between structures, and wielding control over both life and death.

For more information, please visit www.valleythegame.com, follow @BlueIsleStudio and ‘Like’ the game on Facebook.


ABOUT BLUE ISLE STUDIOS

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

FUTUREPLAY GAMES RELEASES CITY-BUILDING IDLE SWIPER BUILD AWAY! ON iOS AND ANDROID

FUTUREPLAY GAMES RELEASES CITY-BUILDING IDLE SWIPER BUILD AWAY! ON iOS AND ANDROID

Successor to Debut Hit Farm Away! Partners With Esports Team Astralis for Special In-Game Content


HELSINKI – June 9, 2016 – Futureplay Games has launched Build Away!, a new idle swiper play experience for iOS and Android devices. Set in an engaging city-building world, Build Away! is a fresh, casual evolution of the swipe-and-tap fun established in Futureplay’s original hit mobile title, Farm Away!

“We founded Futureplay on the concept that ad-boosted progression, which we coined ‘view-to-play,’ is the next wave in mobile gaming,” said Jami Laes, CEO and co-founder of Futureplay. “That wave is rolling in now, and we feel fast and elegant idle games are perfectly designed to ride it. Build Away! is an energetic take on city-building games created with player friendliness in mind from the ground up.”

Build Away! lets players craft their own metropolises by constructing and evolving homes, businesses and more. Balance real estate upgrades with power infrastructure to maximize profits and speed up rewards as the city skyrockets, and discover hundreds of blueprints to unlock common, special, rare and legendary buildings. Players can even help their friends’ cities thrive by sharing in-game bonuses and gifts.

Futureplay has also partnered with professional esports organization Astralis to make the team’s headquarters available as a legendary structure in Build Away!, creating a bridge between the enthusiastic worlds of casual and competitive gamers.

Build Away! is free to download with in-app purchases on select smartphones and tablets today via the App Store and Google Play. Visit www.buildawaygame.com, and discover more!


About Futureplay Games

Futureplay was founded in 2015 by a group of professionals with over 60 years of total experience in the gaming industry from companies such as Electronic Arts, Playfish, Rovio, Remedy, Boomlagoon and Reaktor. The studio coined the term “view-to-play” as one of the first companies to focus on rewarded video. Futureplay’s 2015 debut release – Farm Away! – introduced the gaming world to innovative idle swiping games. Great gameplay and ads done right can be great, you will see – just follow us.

For more information, visit www.futureplaygames.com, and follow the studio on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

About Astralis

Established in January 2016, Astralis is a leading esports organization with one of the world’s best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams. The organization is the first ever to be co-owned by players in the esports industry, and has received investments from Sunstone Capital and former Podio CEO Tommy Ahlers.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT GAMES and The LEGO® Group ANNOUNCE THE EXPANSION OF LEGO® DIMENSIONS™

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT GAMES and The LEGO® Group ANNOUNCE THE EXPANSION OF LEGO® DIMENSIONS™

Even More Blockbuster Franchises, All-New Battle Arenas, Bigger Adventure Worlds and the Introduction of Story Packs Offer Gamers New Ways to Play in 2016 and Beyond.


 Expansion Pack Assortment Will Add 16 Fan-Favourite Universes for More Mind-Blowing Mash-ups!  

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO® Group today announced the expansion of LEGO® DIMENSIONS™, the LEGO® toy and videogame hybrid, with more blockbuster franchises and even bigger gameplay possibilities. New expansion packs broaden the complete selection to 30 of the world’s most popular entertainment brands allowing players to customise their experience by mixing and matching favourite characters and universes with full compatibility. Game features adding to the fun are all-new, four-player competitive Battle Arenas, a first for LEGO® videogames, as well as Story Packs, which provide deep, story-driven gameplay around the biggest theatrical releases and include a fresh LEGO® brick building experience.

LEGO® Dimensions™ packs based on 16 new entertainment properties will begin launching on September 27, 2016 with the Ghostbusters Story Pack, Adventure Time and Mission: Impossible Level Packs, Harry Potter and Adventure Time Team Packs, and The A-Team Fun Pack.  Additional expansion packs based on other highly anticipated films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The LEGO® Batman Movie and wildly popular properties The Goonies, Sonic The Hedgehog, Teen Titans Go!, LEGO® City Undercover, Knight Rider, The Powerpuff Girls, Gremlins, Beetlejuice and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial will be released in product waves stretching into mid next year. All expansion packs provide players with continued compatibility to use everything from waves 1-9 interchangeably, anywhere throughout the game.  And no new starter pack is required, as all new packs will simply enhance the LEGO® Dimensions™ Starter Pack game and work with the existing LEGO® Toy Pad.

“We’ve built upon the existing LEGO® DIMENSIONS™ Starter Pack to expand the gameplay possibilities with entirely new LEGO® experiences that can’t be found anywhere else,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. “We can now provide players with even more customization and mash-up opportunities, and all are compatible with the existing game and packs. Battle Arenas also introduce a fun new way for friends and family to join the action together and battle as favorite characters, which is an exciting innovation for LEGO® videogames.”

“LEGO® DIMENSIONS is a significant part of our LEGO® videogames portfolio, and we are excited to offer fans many more iconic entertainment franchises combined with new, enhanced ways to play,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “TT Games continues to innovate and expand the game experience, which gives players breakthrough digital and physical gameplay with an amazing amount of world-class entertainment properties connected together.”

“We are excited to continue our partnership with TT Games and WBIE and bring even more characters to life through LEGO® DIMENSIONS™,” said Niels Jørgensen, Vice President, Digital Games for the LEGO® Group. “The videogame has allowed our fans to extend their LEGO® play experience in a whole new way and the new expansion packs will create even more play possibilities through exciting properties.”

All-new Battle Arenas will offer first-to-LEGO® videogames competitive split-screen local gameplay for up to four players. LEGO® minifigures included in the wave 6 through 9 expansion packs will come with special, golden Toy Tags which unlock a Battle Arena within the Free Play Adventure World of the corresponding entertainment brand.  Each Battle Arena has four different gameplay modes and comes with its own traps, special powers and interactive environments that make every battle arena unique.

The Ghostbusters Story Pack, based on the upcoming film, will provide a complete movie-based gameplay experience with six puzzle-packed levels and new LEGO® Gateway bricks that allow players to build Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant atop the LEGO® Toy Pad.  It will also come with a buildable Abby Yates LEGO® minifigure with Proton Blaster and 3-in-1 buildable Ecto-1 which can be rebuilt into the Ectozer and The PerfEcto. The pack unlocks “Rip,” a new Toy Pad mode allowing players to tear open an alternate universe. In this mirror world, players have the ability to solve puzzles and affect objects and other items in the primary universe. And like all gold-tag minifigures purchased, Abby Yates provides access to a new themed Adventure World with its own unique Battle Arena.  The Ghostbusters Story Pack is just the first of this new exciting pack type, with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, based on the highly anticipated theatrical release, still to come later this year.  The LEGO® DIMENSIONS™ packs will be the exclusive construction toy offering this holiday for the exciting expansion of J.K Rowling’s Wizarding World.

Story Packs also expand the Starter Pack story with deeper gameplay. In the game’s storyline, the evil Lord Vortech has hidden portions of his powers around the LEGO® Multiverse. As players progress through Story Pack levels, they can unearth and tap into Keystone Runes to use Lord Vortech’s powers against him through all-new Toy Pad modes.

Developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO® DIMENSIONS™ is now available for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and the Wii U™ system.


Follow LEGO Dimensions at:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LEGODimensions

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/LEGODimensions (@LEGODimensions)

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/LEGODimensions (@LEGODimensions)

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Follow the LEGO Dimensions YouTube series at: http://www.youtube.com/LEGODimensions


About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc., is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all platforms, including console, handheld, mobile and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

About TT Games

TT Games (www.ttgames.com) is the combined publishing and development group behind the hit LEGO videogame franchises such as LEGO® Star Wars™, LEGO® Indiana Jones™, LEGO® Batman™, and LEGO® Harry Potter™.  Incorporating renowned UK developer Traveller’s Tales, TT Games has a distinctive focus on console, handheld, mobile and PC games of the highest quality, aimed at young gamers and their families.

About The LEGO Group

The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company with headquarters in Billund, Denmark, and main offices in Enfield, USA, London, UK., Shanghai, China, and Singapore. Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and based on the iconic LEGO® brick, it is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of play materials. Guided by the company spirit: “Only the best is good enough”, the company is committed to the development of children and aims to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through creative play and learning. LEGO products are sold worldwide and can be virtually explored at www.LEGO.com. For more news from the LEGO Group, information about our financial performance and responsibility engagement, please visit http://www.LEGO.com/aboutus.

About Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling. Eddie Redmayne stars under the direction of David Yates, who helmed the last four Harry Potter features.

The story opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander (Redmayne) has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident…were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them also stars Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Ron Perlman, Carmen Ejogo, Jenn Murray, Faith Wood-Blagrove, and Colin Farrell.  The film marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, whose script was inspired by the Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, written by her character Newt Scamander.  The film reunites a number of people from the Harry Potter features, including producers David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram.

About The LEGO Batman Movie

In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The LEGO® Movie a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure.  But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.  Will Arnett reprises his starring role from The LEGO Movie as the voice of Batman, aka Bruce Wayne.  Zach Galifianakis stars as The Joker; Michael Cera as the orphan Dick Grayson; Rosario Dawson as Barbara Gordon; and Ralph Fiennes as Alfred.  The film is directed by Chris McKay, and produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.  It is written by Seth Grahame-Smith and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers, with additional screenplay material by Jared Stern & John Whittington, based on LEGO Construction Toys, in association with LEGO System AS.  Chris McKay also serves as an executive producer, alongside Ryan Harris.

A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, The LEGO Batman Movie will open in theaters on February 10, 2017. It will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

ABOUT “GHOSTBUSTERS”

Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of hilarious new characters.  Thirty years after the beloved original franchise took the world by storm, director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of the funniest actors working today – Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth.  This summer, they’re here to save the world!  The film is produced by Ivan Reitman and Amy Pascal, and written by Katie Dippold & Paul Feig, based on the 1984 film “Ghostbusters,” written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and directed by Ivan Reitman.  The film will be released in theaters nationwide on July 15, 2016.

About Sony Pictures Consumer Products

Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP) is the licensing and merchandising division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. For additional information, go to http://www.sonypictures.com.

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