SEGA AND RELIC CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF COMPANY OF HEROES!

London, England – September 12, 2016 – 10 years ago today, SEGA & Relic Entertainment released Company of Heroes, a genre defining World War II strategy game that launched on PC. The Metacritic and GameRankings.com highest rated RTS of all time was described by PC Zone as ‘nothing short of brilliant’, PC Gamer said it ‘should be on the must-play list of every RTS fanatic out there’, while IGN lauded its realism, claiming that “it puts you more into the battle than any RTS in memory.’ For many, it became the game that redefined the RTS genre and Company of Heroes is now celebrating its 10^th Anniversary in style.

Today, SEGA and Relic are delighted to announce a raft of promotional activity and community fun across the Company of Heroes franchise.

Today, September 12^th, is the day of the anniversary and you can watch two COH heavyweights go head-to-head in a COH2 grudge match, as Executive Producer, Greg Wilson, takes on Game Director, Quinn Duffy which will be live streamed in its entirety on Relic’s official Twitch channel, starting at 9am PDT. Relic will also be revealing a celebratory 3D diorama for people to print on their home 3D printers, a celebratory wallpaper for the community and a sale on the COH2 in-game store, where everything will be 66% off until September 20^th. Be sure to follow Company of Heroes on Twitter to ensure you don’t miss out on any of the other planned activities.

Modding and user-generated content have played an important part throughout the franchise’s history. The modding community for the original COH has been going strong for ten years now; and COH2 recently saw the introduction of UGC and revenue share (for vehicle skins), while the Steam Workshop offers thousands of custom maps. Therefore, Relic hopes to unveil even more initiatives around modding and UGC in the coming months to honor this legacy – separate announcements will follow. In the meantime, now is the perfect time to revisit some of the most creative mods for COH1 – for instance, Modern Combat and The Great War, respectively here and here.

“We’re immensely proud to be celebrating 10 years of Company of Heroes,“ said Justin Dowdeswell, General Manager of Relic Entertainment. “and we hope that our community, and perhaps even some new players, will be able to enjoy and benefit from the activities we have planned around this huge milestone. Company of Heroes left a legacy of quality and innovation and we’re looking forward to the next ten years!”

For more information about Company of Heroes, log on to www.companyofheroes.com, and keep yourself up to date on all the latest 10^th Anniversary news via our Twitter and Facebook accounts.

About Relic Entertainment

Relic Entertainment is the award-winning development studio behind critically-acclaimed franchises including Warhammer 40:000: Dawn of War, Company of Heroes, and more. Since its inception in 1997, Relic has produced a rich catalogue of genre-defining real-time strategy titles and continues to innovate today as a SEGA-owned studio. Relic is located in Vancouver, Canada. Learn more at www.relic.com.

About SEGA Europe Ltd.:

SEGA Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Games Co., Ltd., and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA Europe’s website is located at www.sega.com

2K Celebrates Launch of NBA 2K17 “The Prelude” and MyNBA2K17 App With New #TimeToAssemble Trailer

2K has announced that “The Prelude,” a free downloadable experience for NBA 2K17, is officially live on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 platforms. Alongside “The Prelude,” theMyNBA2K17 app is also now available for download across app stores worldwide for iPhone and Android devices.

For the first time in NBA 2K history, gamers – both new and old – will get to start their MyCAREER experience prior to the game’s launch on September 20 through “The Prelude”, which was designed specifically to give them an introduction to NBA 2K’s legendary MyCAREER mode, placing the user at the center of an epic basketball story. MyNBA2K17 will let you connect with NBA 2K17 wherever you are – the bus, subway, the court, a store, anywhere. The mobile companion app also features facial scanning technology which imports your likeness directly to the game. Jumpstart your MyCAREER now – it’ll be waiting for you when you pick up NBA 2K17 on September 20.

Flipping over to the MyTEAM mobile side of the app, you’ll be able to earn even more VC by competing against players across the world in Quick Games and by completing MyTEAM mobile’s rotating Goals. The feature enables gamers to start building up their deck and collect cards of their favorite players.

To celebrate, 2K has also released an all-new #TimeToAssemble TV spot featuring cover star Paul George, Kevin Durant, and the rest of Team 2K putting aside their offseason activities for the upcoming, new NBA 2K17 season.
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOkJqkSBZp8

To download “The Prelude” on Xbox Live or PSN, please visit the following links:

• https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/store/p/nba-2k17-le-prelude/bvz9699px4nq
• https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/games/nba-2k17-the-prelude/cid=EP1001-CUSA05035_00-NBA2K17000000000

PROVE YOU’VE GOT THE GROOVE IN RHYTHM PARADISE MEGAMIX, COMING TO NINTENDO 3DS FAMILY SYSTEMS ON 22^nd OCTOBER

Take on a series of fan-favourite challenges, brand new rhythms, and classics dropping the beat in Australia and New Zealand for the first time

12^th September, 2016 – Get ready for the ultimate test of rhythm in Rhythm Paradise Megamix, releasing exclusively for Nintendo 3DS family systems on 22^nd October in Australia and New Zealand. Players rack up high scores by hitting the beat with perfect precision in over a hundred rhythm games, each of which comes with its own unique tune, spanning the whole history of the Rhythm Paradise franchise and including 30 new rhythm games too.

Good rhythm is rewarded with coins, which players can spend in the Café for additional methods to demonstrate their tempo-mastery with new rhythm games that aren’t included in the story mode, as well as mementos from cleared challenges. The Café is also where Japanese lyrics and audio cues for all rhythm games can be activated, allowing them to be played in their original language.

Coins can also be used to take on the Gatekeepers Saffron, Saltwater, and Paprika, who prevent any further progression unless their challenges are overcome. Each Gatekeeper presents a different level of challenge: Saffron Trials are easiest but cost the most coins, while Paprika Trials are far tougher but cheaper. It’s up to each player to weigh up whether they want to push their skills in order to save a few coins, or play it safe at a high coin cost.

If any of the initial rhythm games prove too tricky for the player, or if players wish to learn the optimum rhythm, it will be visually indicated on the Touch Screen during the rhythm games’ tutorial, allowing novices and high-score hunters to see where timings can be improved. Each rhythm game can also be played with either the buttons or Touch Screen giving tempo masters a variety of ways to get their groove on in each challenge, and allowing for new play methods for returning tunes.

Once players have mastered the challenges solo, they can also pit their power of rhythm against others in the StreetPass Terrace, or join forces with friends in Challenge Land. In the StreetPass Terrace players compete against each other in the same rhythm game to earn coins, but opponents with a higher flow will prove to be a much tougher adversary.

Meanwhile, Challenge Land can see up to four players at once team up in local multiplayer or Download Play to take on rhythm games in new conditions as they work together to groove and　become the next fab four. Players can find companions ahead of the game’s release with the free demo now available to download from Nintendo eShop.

Alongside rhythm games from Nintendo DS title Rhythm Heaven and Wii title Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, games from the Japanese-exclusive Game Boy Advance title known as Rhythm Tengoku feature too, making Rhythm Paradise Megamix the first time that players in Australia and New Zealand can experience these classic challenges. All of these returning rhythm games arrive alongside brand new ones for Nintendo 3DS family systems, making Rhythm Paradise Megamix the ultimate collection of rhythm challenges anyone can enjoy.

Prove you’ve got the groove in the ultimate collection of rhythm games when Rhythm Paradise Megamix launches in Australia and New Zealand on 22^nd October, only for Nintendo 3DS family systems.

Additional links:
Nintendo Australia website: http://www.nintendo.com.au
Nintendo Australia Twitter: https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ
Nintendo Australia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NintendoAUNZ
Nintendo AU on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/nintendoau

PRE-REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR GUARDIAN CODEX

New Free-to-Play Mobile RPG Coming This Spring

SYDNEY 12^th September 2016 –   Fans of multiplayer mobile RPGs will soon be able to experience a new and futuristic twist to the genre with Guardian Codex™ from Square Enix Ltd.,

Guardian Codex is a free-to-play RPG for iOS and Android devices featuring a deep story, console-quality 3D graphics, and an engaging multiplayer battle system. Created by the team behind the popular card battle games GUARDIAN CROSS® and DEADMAN’S CROSS®—which have surpassed eight million combined downloads worldwide—Guardian Codex brings players into an exciting new world featuring the familiar “Guardians.”

In 2030, the world is split between the Empire and Resistance forces.  Players will venture into the “Codex,” a virtual world, with the mission to find the legendary–and presumed extinct–Guardians.

The official website hosts a trailer as well as a pre-registration page where players can receive various in-game rewards, including the 4★ Banshee or in-game coins that can be used for in-game lottery draws and replenishing stamina. Additional rewards will be added as more players pre-register.

Players who like or follow the official Guardian Codex Facebook or Twitter page will be automatically pre-registered for the game.

To watch the trailer now, visit: https://youtu.be/8SUBnU4IKDA

Related Links:

Official Website: http://www.jp.square-enix.com/guardian-codex/en/

Official Facebook: http://goo.gl/SwMcU8

Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/GCX_EN