Take to the field today as world’s leading Rugby Union teams in Rugby Challenge 3

First true Rugby Union game for next-gen consoles available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, as well as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

London, United Kingdom – 22^nd April, 2016 – Alternative Software, the UK and Ireland distributor, along with Tru Blu Entertainment in association with games development company, Wicked Witch, are delighted to release the latest instalment and first next-gen Rugby Union game in the Rugby Challenge series, Rugby Challenge 3.

Available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Rugby Challenge 3 introduces even more competitive gameplay, with added realism and fast-paced action with the best players and biggest teams across the world. Containing a host of official licenses, players can get to grips with teams such as England, the Wallabies, the Springboks and many more, as well as playing in leagues such as the Aviva Premiership.

With myriad new features, improvements and fresh content, Rugby Challenge 3 includes Rugby Sevens action for the first time, Be A Pro mode where you go from rookie to captaining your club and representing your nation; and FanHub to create your own player, with player and team sharing capabilities across all platforms. All this encapsulated in a brand new  graphics engine for players to indulge in.

Further features:

• Real-time commentary from seasoned rugby commentators Grant Nisbett and former All Blacks turned commentator Justin Marshall.  French language commentary from Eric Bayle and Thomas Lombard.
• Play in different game modes including: Single Match; multi-team Competition; extensive multi-year Career Mode; Be a Pro Mode; and Online Multiplayer Mode.
• Play over 11 competitions including Super Rugby, the NRC and Currie Cup.

For more information on Rugby Challenge 3 visit the Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/RugbyChallengeUK

For further information on Alternative Software and other titles, please visit the official website at www.alternativesoftware.com .

About Alternative Software
First established in 1985, Alternative Software is now celebrating its 31st Anniversary and is considered one of the major companies in the UK computer industry. The company is still a growing global success, having over 400 titles to its name, releasing several “Top Forty” video games on console, handheld and PC. www.alternativesoftware.com

About Tru Blu Entertainment.
Tru Blu Entertainment is the video game publishing arm, of Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd (HES) who specialise in the distribution of games, video game consoles, and accessories throughout the Australian market and throughout the world. Established in 1984, HES are the exclusive Australian distributors of Mad Catz and Tru Blu Games. Tru Blu games include Rugby Union, Rugby League and AFL franchises on both Microsoft and Sony Gaming Platforms.

About Wicked Witch Software
Wicked Witch is a provider of exceptional interactive games and applications of games technology and art.  The team at Wicked Witch are united by a love of games.  Wicked Witch is driven by creating engaging experiences that embrace and contribute to the science and art of digital games.

UBISOFT^® ANNOUNCES NEW REAL-TIME STRATEGY PC GAME, CHAMPIONS OF ANTERIA™

Lead Your Team of Champions on a Journey to Free the Magical Land of Anteria

Sydney, Australia — April 22, 2016 — Today, Ubisoft^® announced Champions of Anteria™, a new tactical real-time strategy game from Blue Byte, a Ubisoft studio. In Champions of Anteria, players immerse themselves in the magical fantasy land of Anteria, where they must strategically wield the powers of five champions to defeat enemies in order to reclaim the kingdom. Champions of Anteria will be available for download on Windows PC on August 30.

Recount the tale of the extravagant champions who embark on a mission to free the enslaved magical fantasy land of Anteria. Battle by battle, the champions must free Anteria’s territories from warring factions, taking on fearsome monsters, lethal bosses and unpredictable environments that challenge players to adjust their combat tactics on the fly.

Players will command five champions, each skilled with using one main elemental power of water, fire, metal, nature or lightning. Players will pick three champions to fight each mission, strategically choosing the powers they will bring in battle to give them the upper hand on the field. Each element is even more powerful when used against the matching weak power, players must carefully choose which element is the most effective against certain enemies and when they should order to retreat. The strategic combat system also uses active pause mechanics to help players take their time in battle, allowing them to pause the game at any time in order to adapt their play style and carefully plan their moves.

Freedom of choice is the key and players will choose their own path to victory in each round, where they must pick between freeing one of the surrounding territories and defending one from invasion. Between missions, the home base management system will allow players to train their champions and to craft powerful new gear.

For more information about Champions of Anteria, please visit: championsofanteria.com.
About Blue Byte, a Ubisoft Studio

Having opened their doors in 1988, Blue Byte’s first hit came in 1991 with Battle Isle, followed by the ever-popular development strategy game The Settlers® in 1993. Following their acquisition by Ubisoft in 2001, the studio continued to work on The Settlers® series, and began overseeing the production of ANNO® in 2007. Blue Byte expanded in 2014 with the acquisition of a new branch in Mainz. Blue Byte is developing AAA experience for PC gamers such as Anno 2205^TM which brought the acclaimed city-builder series into space and Champions of Anteria^TM, a new RTS experience to be released on August 30, 2016. The teams are also operating browser-based and mobile games, including The Settlers® Online and Assassin’s Creed® Identity. In 2016 Blue Byte is celebrating 15 years of being part of the Ubisoft family. To learn more, please visit www.bluebyte.com

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, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. 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 2014–15 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,464 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

© 2016 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Champions of Anteria, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Blue Byte and the Blue Byte logo are trademarks of Ubisoft GmbH in the US and/or other countries.

Codename Entertainment and Kongregate to Launch Crusaders of the Lost Idols on Mobile

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, April 21, 2016 – Codename Entertainment announced today that its award-winning clicker/idle game will be released on iOS and Android globally this summer and will be published by Kongregate, the leading publisher of mobile and web games and wholly-owned subsidiary of GameStop Corporation.

Crusaders of the Lost Idols is a fantasy strategy game that launched on Kongregate.com last year. Currently, it is one of the most played games on the site out more than 107,000 titles. It is the only clicker/idle game with a formation strategy feature which has inspired individual players to log thousands of hours playing time.

Gamers who are attending PAX East 2016 in Boston, MA, between April 22 to 24 will have the exclusive chance to play the pre-release mobile version at Kongregate’s booth.

“We’re very excited to be launching on mobile. The game has gone from strength to strength and now we can reach more fans on mobile devices,” said Eric Jordan, CEO of Codename Entertainment. “We’ve enjoyed a long, successful partnership with Kongregate, and they were the natural choice for publishing our first ever mobile game.”

“We are excited to partner with Codename Entertainment on their hit title Crusaders of the Lost Idols.” said Emily Greer, CEO and co-founder of Kongregate. “We’ve seen great success helping developers to optimize and perfect their games on Kongregate.com before tackling mobile together, and we think this game further validates that strategy.”

KEY FEATURES:

Unique Formation Strategy: The only clicker/idle game to feature a formation system. Unique character abilities, buffs, and gear challenge the player to find the best formation every campaign.

A Host of Unusual Characters: Colourful characters, some based in the broader world of video games and geek culture with more added every month.

Hundreds of Areas to Play: Deep playability and challenge split over five campaigns and 46 objectives with more campaigns and objectives released regularly.

More than 280 types of Gear, Buffs, and Upgrades: A cornucopia of deep content awaits the player. Unique upgrades by character coupled with special gear and buffs demands players master their strengths and weaknesses to succeed.

Daily Quests: Every day players are challenged with mini objectives that will reward them with precious red rubies once completed.

Events: Regular limited-time events featuring special objectives and exclusive new content.

Available worldwide this summer, Crusaders of the Lost Idols will be available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Google Play for Android devices.

For more information on Crusaders of the Lost Idols go to www.codenameentertainment.com

ABOUT CRUSADERS OF THE LOST IDOLS

Crusaders of the Lost Idols is the award-winning and top-rated idle/clicker game that has been played over 14 million times on across all platforms since its launch in July of last year. It is the only idle/clicker game to include a formation feature where players learn to master the strategy of organizing their party of characters into the most powerful, monster-destroying formation possible.

The position of each Crusader next to his or her companions has a significant effect on their attack strength. Combined with Crusaders enhanced by abilities, buffs, and upgrades, this unique feature adds an unrivaled complexity never before seen in the idle genre.

ABOUT CODENAME ENTERTAINMENT: Codename Entertainment was founded in 2008 in Victoria, B.C. by David Whittaker and Justin Stocks. They started making games for Facebook and evolved into making games for platforms like Kongregate.com, ArmorGames, and Steam. In 2015, the company launched Crusaders of the Lost Idols. It was awarded the Idle Game of the Year on Armor Games, is one of the most played games on Kongregate.com out of more than 107,000. Players have racked up over 14 million unique plays across all platforms, and more than 1.2 million hours played per month on Steam.

Codename Entertainment and Crusaders of the Lost Idols are trademarks of Codename Entertainment Inc. All other products named herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

ABOUT KONGREGATE

Kongregate is a leading mobile game publisher and web gaming portal. Kongregate’s mobile publishing focuses on free to play mid- and hard-core titles. Working closely with mobile game developers Kongregate provides consulting, analytics, marketing, launch support, and game features such as cross promotion, guilds, and chat. Kongregate’s mobile games have been downloaded tens of millions of times and have hundreds of millions of gameplays.  Kongregate’s web portal features over 100,000 free games played by tens of millions of gamers per month.  Kongregate is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GameStop Corporation and is based in San Francisco. The company was founded in 2006 by brother-and-sister team Jim and Emily Greer.

RUINER UNLEASHING ANIME-INSPIRED CYBERPUNK ACTION IN 2016

Rengkok  – Developer Reikon Games and game label Devolver Digital have announced RUINER, a brutal cyberpunk action shooter that will devastate gamers on PC, Mac, and Linux in 2016. Throw up your energy shield and refresh your dash augmentations because it’s going to get pretty wild from here on out (ruinergamer.com).

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend. Combine preternatural reflexes, augmented tools, and the arsenal of fallen foes to tear down and dismantle the corporate titans of virtuality dealers at HEAVEN.

“The Reikon Games team is thrilled to work with Devolver Digital on our debut game. RUINER is a game we’ve been working on for quite some time and have wanted to make for even longer,” said Magdalena Tomkowicz, lead writer on RUINER at Reikon Games.

Reflexes will be put to the test as players take aim at HEAVEN, the monolithic corporation behind the entertainment networks bringing people real sensations in virtual worlds. The masked hero will utilize a fantastic array of weaponry and gadgets in concert with fluid movement and tactical strikes to save his kin and discover the hidden truths of Rengkok. A sensational score from Khoven, DJ Alina, and famed anime composer Susumu Hirasawa (Paprika, Millennium Actress) back a unique original narrative.

If you or someone you love is looking to become an unstoppable psychopath with a super sweet video helmet strapped to their face, please visit ruinergame.com and follow @RuinerGame on Twitter.