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ASSAULT THE PIT IN ARMORED WARFARE

ASSAULT THE PIT IN ARMORED WARFARE

New Details About Upcoming Map Along With Results From The Mercenary Showdown

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – March 10, 2016 – Developer Obsidian Entertainment and global publisher My.com announce today more information about the update 0.14 coming this month. Highwall, a strip mine, is the newest map available for tank commanders to square off on in PvP. This new map will allow for players to take strategic positions to destroy enemy vehicles from above, before swooping down winding paths to assault the pits and achieve team victory!

Check out the latest Armored Warfare video below:

Watch the Armored Warfare video HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3PKh6YptyU&feature=youtu.be

Highwall spans 1200 x 1200 meters in size and takes place completely within an industrial strip mine. Machinery and heavy equipment dot the landscape, precariously perched at the edge of open quarries in order to harvest rich gold veins, manganese, and uranium ore deposits. The routes presented in Highwall often have diverging paths – opening up key opportunities for players to flank their enemies and overrun a route from several directions.
Additional features coming with update 0.14:

  • Replay support – Replaying a recording of a match will allow players to view everything from the perspective of the replay creator. Players can pause, play, or stop their recording, as well as increase or decrease the speed at which they want the match to replay. Additionally, players can spectate specific vehicles or seamlessly switch into a free-cam observer mode.
  • 3 new PvE missions and maps – Operations Frostbite, Albatross, and Cerberus will pose new threats for players teaming up in Armored Warfare’s co-operative gameplay mode.
  • High Tier Gameplay Changes –Based upon player feedback, a number of unpopular elements of high-tier gameplay will be addressed. Details will be fully disclosed at the launch of update 0.14.

 

Along with this new update information, we have the final results the Mercenary Showdown. With a grand total of 199,501 participants, billions of reputation points were earned and millions of credits were spent on ammunition in the attempt to outperform the other team. In the end, this all resulted in a triumph for the Hellhounds! Obsidian Entertainment and My.com congratulate all participating commanders. Check the stats Here: aw.my.com/us/news/general/final-mercenary-showdown-results

Round 3 Final Score:

White Lancers – 2,317,624,512 Reputation Points

Hellhounds –2,339,495,751 Reputation Points

Winners of Round three: Hellhounds

 

Final score (in rounds): 2-1

Overall winners: Hellhounds

  • All members of the Hellhounds who registered as participants will receive 7 days of Premium
  • All members of the White Lancers who registered as participants will receive  3 days of Premium
  • The top 100 contributors from each team will gain 1500 gold for themselves

Armored Warfare is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online tactical military game that puts the player into the world of modern warfare. In Armored Warfare, players get a chance to try the most powerful tools of destruction invented by mankind – from modern main battle tanks to scouts and wheeled vehicles. Using modern defense systems, like anti-missile protection and smoke grenades, various types of armor and ammunition, players can jump into fast paced battles both in PvP mode and a vast amount of PvE missions.

 

Download Armored Warfare for free today, visit: aw.my.com. To learn more about Armored Warfare, please visit aw.my.com, ‘Like’ it on Facebook, and follow its development on Twitter @ArmoredWar for all the latest developer updates and news.

LEADING PRO ESPORTS ORGANIZATION TEAM SOLOMID (TSM) JUMPS INTO LEADING TOUCHSCREEN ESPORT; ACQUIRES VAINGLORY TEAM

LEADING PRO ESPORTS ORGANIZATION TEAM SOLOMID (TSM) JUMPS INTO LEADING TOUCHSCREEN ESPORT; ACQUIRES VAINGLORY TEAM

Super Evil Megacorp’s Award-Winning Game is the Fastest Growing Mobile Game on Twitch, with 150 Million Minutes Watched in 2015

San Mateo, Calif. — March 10, 2016 — Super Evil Megacorp’s Vainglory has attracted one of the top eSports organizations, Team SoloMid (TSM), as it continues to gain momentum as the world’s leading touchscreen eSport. TSM, known for having appeared in the League of Legends World Championship every year since its inception in 2011, has jumped into Vainglory with the acquisition of Alliance, reigning world champion and the No.1 seed for the upcoming North America Winter Live Championship. Vainglory was recently crowned the “Best Mobile Game” by the GSMA and Gamelab Mobile during the 2016 GLOMO Awards at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and is currently the fastest growing mobile game on Twitch, with 150 million minutes watched in 2015.

“As a global leader in eSports, we are always looking to expand our reach and attract new fans,” said Andy “Reginald” Dinh, CEO of TSM. “The mobile games community has grown extraordinarily quickly in the past few years, and Vainglory has exploded onto the eSports circuit over the past six months; it will be exciting to see it reach its huge growth potential given the amount of devices on the market.”

The acquisition of Alliance by TSM, who finished second in the 2015 North American League Championship Series (LCS) Summer Playoffs, is the latest a series of recent eSports team acquisitions in the Vainglory competitive scene, including Team Secret, G2 eSports and SK Gaming. The Vainglory eSports scene also includes hundreds of original teams, including home-growth professional teams paying players under contract such as GankStars, Halcyon Hammers and Phoenix eSports.

“We’re thrilled that Vainglory eSports has grown so quickly and that less than a year from our first tournaments, we have such rapidly growing viewer numbers and that so many professional organizations and partners are involved,” said Kristian Segerstrale, COO and Executive Director, Super Evil Megacorp. “Some day someone will create a competitive game on touch screens that will attract audiences that are 3-5x larger than the biggest PC games today. We’re excited to be working with the amazing Vainglory community to be part of that evolution.”

TSM’s Vainglory team is made up of Nick “CullTheMeek” Verolla (jungle/lane), Mico “MICSHE” Dedicatoria (lane/jungle) and Michael ‘FlashX’ Valore (roam). FlashX and MICSHE started their competitive careers as Alliance in the ESL Vainglory Cup Series in May 2015. Together, they won the Autumn North American VGL Qualifier last year, making it to the VIPL (Vainglory International Premier League) Season 2 in Korea last October, where they won in dramatic fashion. CullTheMeek was recruited from the first world champion team GankStars Sirius. This roster will now be competing as a part of the TSM family, and it recently won the  North American VGL Winter Qualifiers #2 (defeating GankStars Sirius), earning the No. 1 seed at the Vainglory Winter Live Championships.

“This opportunity, simply put, is a dream come true,” said Valore. “I have always been a passionate gamer, and TSM is the pinnacle of eSports in North America. As a kid, my parents always told me to find a job doing what I love, and thanks to TSM, I have been given that opportunity. Our team has always strived for success and now we have the supportive structure we need in order to achieve greatness. I am incredibly grateful for this chance and I know that we will not let TSM down.”

Following 2015 in which Vainglory players took home more than $350,000 in prize money globally, 2016 is already promising to be bigger and more intense. The Vainglory Winter Live Championships for North America will take place at a sold-out Red Bull eSports Studio in Santa Monica, Calif., from March 11-13 and the Europe Winter Live Championships will take place at the Gfinity Arena in London from March 18-20. NVIDIA and Amazon Coins will return as sponsors for both the North America and Europe events. While NA is sold out, the few remaining tickets for the Europe event can be purchased at http://vainglorywintereu.eventbrite.com.

To download Vainglory free, visit the Apple App Store here, Google Play here or the Amazon Appstore here. View highlights from last year’s Vainglory eSports events here.

 

Curve Digital and Game Swing Confirm Multi-platform Release Dates for Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure

Curve Digital and Game Swing Confirm Multi-platform Release Dates for Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure

It’s Balls Out this April in this Wacky, ’70s Inspired Dodgeball Frenzy, Headed to PC on April 1 with PlayStation®4 and Xbox One to Follow Shortly After

LONDON—March 10, 2016—Copenhagen-based developer Game Swing and indie publisher Curve Digital look forward to welcoming PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC gamers to the fantasy sports world of the ’70s this April with the brilliant, bonkers sports game Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure. Hitting PC on April 1, PlayStation®4 on April 5, and Xbox One on April 8, Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure brings a stylish and perilous reimagining of the classic ball game to players of all ages.

Using simple twin-stick controls and featuring a vibrant, ’70s inspired art style, Stikbold! is a fast-paced approximation of the game of dodgeball, complete with off-court hazards, random events and boss battles. Up to four players can partake in brutal yet outlandish rounds of dodgeball, where fast reactions, tactics and teamwork combine to create a sports game unlike any other. Always enjoyable but truly shining as a local multiplayer game, Stikbold! is slated to become the next couch multiplayer game of choice.

The game originally began as an entry into the Nordic Game jam three years ago, winning the award for being the “most fun” out of all submissions. Realizing that they had created the framework for something special, the team decided to develop the prototype into a full game, and three years later, Stikbold! is the result.

 “From game jam to console – it’s been quite the ride,” says Jacob Herold, CEO and founder of Game Swing. “Whether it’s been at PAX or GDC, everyone who’s had the opportunity to play early builds of Stikbold! has enjoyed its accessibility, playability and sense of humor, comparing it to old school multiplayer games like Bomberman. We can’t wait to get it into the hands of console and PC players this April.”

 Stikbold! tells the story of Bjorn and Jerome who set out on a heroic mission in the name of love and glory. When a rival team is kidnapped by a man dressed as the devil, our dodgeball-loving superstars begin a journey that pays homage to the best buddy movies of old. The story mode can be enjoyed in single or co-op mode, and details Bjorn and Jerome’s quest to restore glory to their team, encountering all manner of weird and wonderful characters and scenarios along the way. Spread across five levels, each with multiple dodgeball battles, Stikbold! is a beautifully-paced adventure lasting around three hours, with multiple playthroughs offering plenty of bonus unlockables.

Developed by Game Swing and published by Curve Digital, Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure will launch for $9.99/€9.99/£7.99 across PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC, with a 20 percent discount for two weeks post-launch. This game has been rated “E for Everyone” by the ESRB.

Key Features:

  • Single or co-op adventure mode
  • Up to four player multiplayer matches
  • 18 weird and wonderful characters
  • 12 single or multiplayer levels spread across five incredibly varied dodgeball arenas
  • Intuitive controls offer deeply tactical gameplay
  • Inventive story mode takes around three hours to play through each time, with additional content available to unlock via multiple playthroughs
  • Highly customizable multiplayer modes that allow for up to six players on screen (four humans, two bots), providing endless challenge
  • Players always involved in the action – even if they’re knocked out of the game

 

About Curve Digital

Curve Digital is the largest publisher of independent video games on console formats in the world. Working with high profile developers such as Mike Bithell (Thomas Was Alone), Dan Marshall (The Swindle) and Olli Harjola (The Swapper), Curve helps individuals and small teams bring their games to a larger audience. Curve actively publishes on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U and 3DS.

Website: curve-digital.com
Twitter: @CurveDigital
Facebook: Curve Digital

Kona Out Now on Steam Early Access | Watch a Chilly New Teaser

Kona Out Now on Steam Early Access | Watch a Chilly New Teaser

 

March 10, 2016 – The power is cutting out. A thick layer of ice and snow covers Manastan. Packs of wolves hunt for creatures weakened by the cold. Only the bravest wander outside during the violent, unexpected blizzard―but these days, the small town feels even quieter than usual.

Kona is available now at 33% off on Steam Early Access! Set in the 1970s, this surreal interactive tale will have you explore, investigate, and occasionally fight the elements to uncover the strange events that befell the area.

Watch the new teaser trailer on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=TetmQa5kDDc&feature=youtu.be

A simple case of vandalism is what brought private detective Carl Faubert to Atamipek Lake in Manastan. Now, with only his trusty pickup truck and whatever resources he can find in the seemingly empty town, Carl begins an investigation that will have chills run down his spine. In the dangerous Canadian north, it’s up to him to see this case through.

Kona is out today on Steam Early Access and is also available on GOG as a game in development. It heads into full release later in 2016 across Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Follow Kona on Facebook and Twitter or head to konagame.com for the latest updates.

About Parabole
Parabole is a small group of talented developers based in Quebec city. Having launched a successful Kickstarter campaign for Kona in September 2014, the team promises to produce one of the most unique first-person adventure games you’ve ever played.

FLIPPING THE PLATFORM GENRE UPSIDE DOWN, THE LAND OF EYAS TO RELEASE THIS SUMMER

FLIPPING THE PLATFORM GENRE UPSIDE DOWN, THE LAND OF EYAS TO RELEASE THIS SUMMER

Rising Star Games to Bring Ingenious Gravity Switching Action Platformer to PC and Mac

Los Angeles, CA – March 10, 2016 – Rising Star Games, a video game publisher renowned for bringing unique and diverse games to players everywhere, has announced a new partnership with Happy Square Productions to publish The Land of Eyas on PC, Mac, and Linux. Combining lovable 2D visuals with gravity-based platform mechanics, gamers will use two opposing gravities to explore an enchanted world, experience huge sling-shot momentum jumps, and avoid dangerous enemies and obstacles in search for a way Home.


Upside down you’re turning me, so use the gravity instinctively

“The fine folks at Rising Star Games are stellar promo experts that give indie game titles the star power and attention that they deserve,” said Stephen Hoskins, founder of Happy Square Productions. “They disconnect the extremely arduous and time consuming tasks of promoting games from developers, delivering well-coordinated strategies designed to showcase the joyful greatness of indie games. The gamer community is in for a jolt of indie gaming goodness thanks to Rising Star Games.”

“Innovative, unique game experiences like The Land of Eyas are a great example why indie games are so special”, said Martin Defries, managing director of Rising Star Games. “When players experience The Land of Eyas they’ll find a unique platforming treasure that will challenge in new, exciting ways while captivating gamers with its delightful art style and story.”

In The Land of Eyas, gamers take on the role Eyas, a little boy wearing an oddly-styled cat outfit, who is caught in a world split between two opposing gravities. To find his way Home, Eyas has to learn how to navigate the strangely beautiful world using the opposing gravitational forces and the objects he interacts with along the way. On his journey, he is guided by tree wisps that direct him to find the one they call Mother. By manipulating jumps between the different gravity fields, Eyas will be able to use the additional momentum to sling-shot to new heights and access new areas.

Developed by the indie developer Happy Square Productions, The Land of Eyas will be available this Summer on Steam and selected digital retailers. For more information, follow Rising Star Games on Twitter and visit the official Rising Star Games website.

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ABOUT HAPPY SQUARE PRODUCTIONS

Headquartered out of Fairfax Station, Virginia U.S.A. Happy Square Productions is a collaborative and integrated network of creative specialists in the field of interactive digital entertainment. The Land of Eyas project is written and coded by Stephen Hoskins, with distinguished artwork by Matthew Kiehl, Trung Nguyen, McKenzie Kerman, and Kristin Parker.  Additional contributions and influences were taken from many luminary individuals active in the digital entertainment space.  All music in The Land of Eyas is composed by Stephen Hoskins. thelandofeyas.com www.facebook.com/HappySquareProductions

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES

Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 120 titles.

Devour your rivals IN FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 3.21 “The Feast” PvP mode

Devour your rivals IN FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 3.21 “The Feast” PvP mode

LONDON (10th March 2016) –   Players of the acclaimed, BAFTA nominated MMORPG,FINAL FANTASY® XIV, can now battle one another in the Feast, a new PvP mode released with Patch 3.21. The player’s primary objective is to steal their opponent’s medals in teams of four or eight. The Feast dramatically shifts the playing field and a team’s strategy with the introduction of a variety of boosts from supply boxes, as well as detrimental effects where players can receive additional damage based on how many medals they hold and how much time has elapsed without a KO. Players who have unlocked the “Wolves’ Den” will automatically be able to access this new content.

Players of the Feast will also be able to participate in a ranked PvP system, introduced for the first time in FINAL FANTASY XIV with Patch 3.21.The initial update will mark the beginning of the pre-season period, where players can get acquainted with the ranking system, before Season One officially commences in Patch 3.25. Top competitors will receive special awards at each season’s end. Player ranks will be updated daily on theLodestone.

Further details on The Feast can be found on the promotional website at:http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/special/3_2_The_Gears_Of_Change/

FINAL FANTASY XIV: HEAVENSWARD is available now on the PlayStation®3 system, PlayStation®4 system and on Windows PC. For newcomers, an all-in-one bundle including both the award-winning FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn and FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward is also available now. A free 30-day trial is included for new accounts, with monthly subscriptions starting at £7.69 / 10.99 €. Those who have not yet had the chance to try FINAL FANTASY XIV Online can do so by downloading the 14 day free trial for PC here; http://www.ffxiv-freetrial.com/en/ or, for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 directly from the PlayStation Network.

Related Links:
Promo site: http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/special/3_2_The_Gears_Of_Change
The Lodestone:  http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/
Official Website: www.finalfantasyxiv.com
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FinalFantasyXIV
Official YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/FINALFANTASYXIV
Official Twitter: @FF_XIV_EN

About Square Enix Ltd.
Square Enix Ltd., a part of the Square Enix Europe business unit, develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix Group. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as IO Interactive™, Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix Group boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 110 million units worldwide, DRAGON QUEST® which has sold over 66 million units worldwide and TOMB RAIDER® which has sold over 45 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at http://www.square-enix.com/eu/en/ .

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Rope-swinging game Rope Racers is now available in the App Store

Rope-swinging game Rope Racers is now available in the App Store

The new free-to-play instant multiplayer game Rope Racers from Small Giant Games is now available for download on the App Store. Starting on March 17th, Rope Racers will also swing onto Google Play.

Helsinki, Finland – March 10th, 2016 – Rope Racers, the addictive new multiplayer game from the Finnish mobile developer Small Giant Games, is now available free for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in the App Store via http://bit.ly/RopeRacers. The Android version will be available on Google Play as of March 17th. Check out the official trailer here https://youtu.be/F4groT47tvA.

Players will have to swing, run, and race around the whole world against nine other players in order to become the best Rope Racer of all time. From the very start, the focus of the gameplay is on the multiplayer aspect, while the “intelligent matchmaking” ensures that the competitors in the race are on a similar game level and thus everyone starts with similar conditions.

During the game, players must attach a rope to the ceiling by touch and hold, giving them momentum and speed, while at the same time dodging many obstacles which can slow them down. Every level also has turboboosts and coins to collect, which can be used later for racing advantages.

In order to participate in a race, players use virtual currency for a participation fee. At the end of the race, every participant receives prize money – the amount depends on their position – as soon as they cross the finish line. Cool and funny characters can be collected in the game to build teams. These characters can be upgraded with the coins earned to change their appearance or improve their skills.

Along with the career mode, the game also includes a feature for friendly races, where players can challenge their friends on social media to find out who the ultimate Rope Racer is! Get ready now to be able to keep up in Rope Racers, one of the fastest multiplayer action games ever!

Features:

  • An addictive rope-swinging game!
  • Compete against real people from around the world
  • Tens of exciting levels spread in 20 challenging leagues
  • Insanely fast gameplay with simple controls
  • Impressive graphics with gorgeous locations such as Paris and Las Vegas
  • Large roster of cool and funny characters that can be unlocked and upgraded
  • Friendly tournaments against Facebook friends
  • Available in 9 languages: English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish

 

About Small Giant Games

Small Giant Games is a mobile games company based in Helsinki, Finland. The company was founded by a team of game industry experts, who were the core team members and pioneers of free to play game development at Habbo Hotel. Small Giant focuses on creating beautiful and deeply engaging character driven multiplayer mobile games for advanced casual gamers.

http://www.smallgiantgames.com

http://www.facebook.com/SmallGiantGames

http://twitter.com/SmallGiantGames

Sheltered launches on PS4, Xbox One and PC next week

Sheltered launches on PS4, Xbox One and PC next week

UK – 10th March – Games industry veteran and games label Team17 and independent developer Unicube are excited to announce that their co-developed post-apocalyptic survival game, Sheltered, will be available to download for Xbox One, PS4, PC, Mac and Linux on the 15th March.

After a global apocalypse, a frightened family find their way to a deserted shelter, where they try to survive. You take on the role of protecting four family members. Their wellbeing and survival is your responsibility. One mistake, one bad decision and a loved one is gone, forever. Sheltered is a world where death is permanent.

Combat claustrophobia, radiation and mental exhaustion as you try to turn the cold and cramped shelter into a home. And as they cling desperately to life, you must send family members from the scant protection of the shelter, outside into the dangerous, desolate wasteland to scavenge for vital supplies. You’ll come across abandoned towns, roaming factions and feral beasts.

How you handle the many moral choices you’ll encounter could be the difference between the family surviving or dying.

Features:
•    Family comes first: Keep your family alive and protect them from the ravages of the harsh post-apocalyptic world
•    Pets: Your pet is family too. Choose between the dog, cat, fish, snake or horse
•    Make the shelter a home: Maintain your shelter – keep it secure, habitable and make sure that the family have enough resources to survive. Protect your shelter from hazards and infiltration!
•    Crafting system: Create comforts for your family’s shelter and weapons for combat
•    Customisation: Your family is unique to you; you decide their gender, names and their appearance
•    Exploration: Send out your family to explore and gather resources for everyday living and crafting
•    Recruitment system: Recruit outsiders with different personalities, integrate them into your shelter life and earn their loyalty
•    RPG mechanics: As your family develop, their stats will adapt with an evolving experience and trauma system. Attributes, strengths and weaknesses will dynamically change based on your choices
•    Dynamic encounter system: Your family will encounter various threats including roaming factions and feral beasts
•    Turn-based combat: For those that cannot be reasoned with, violence can be used as a last resort. Your family may depend on it
•    Vehicles: Make exploration quicker and safer
•    Bloodlines: Extend your family lineage

Sheltered will be available to download for Xbox One, PS4, PC, Mac and Linux on the 15th March for just £9.99 / $14.99 /12,99  €

Assets are available to download from: bit.ly/ShelteredPressKit

To keep up to date with all the information on Sheltered please visit www.team17.com, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @Team17Ltd.

10 Cloverfield Lane Released Today

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Paramount Pictures‘ newest release, 10 Cloverfield Lane, directed by Dan Trachtenberg and produced by Bad Robot came out today across Australia. The horror-thriller focuses upon characters within the claustrophobic confines of a survivalist disaster bunker. Starring John Goodman, John Gallagher, and Mary Winstead as characters stuck in this bunker while the outside world is allegedly destroyed in a chemical attack. A new trailer has been released focusing upon the survivalist mindset which John Goodman’s character appears to exhibit in the film (which can be found below). If you want to see more trailers, feel free to check out our previous coverage.

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Although the film bears the Cloverfield name in its title, it is by and large distinct from the original 2008 Cloverfield film. 10 Cloverfield Lane is neither a sequel nor set in the same universe as the original film but has rather been described as a “spiritual sequel” to the original. Whether that’s strong enough of a link for the film to take on the mantle, I’ll leave to you dear readers.

If you see the film, tell us what you think of it in the comments below!

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The Turing Test – first-person adventure puzzler game to be released by Collective on Steam in August 2016

The Turing Test – first-person adventure puzzler game to be released by Collective on Steam in August 2016

LONDON, March 10 2016: Square Enix Collective™ is to publish The Turing Test, a forthcoming first-person puzzle game created by British studio Bulkhead Interactive, on Steam™.

The game will release in August 2016 and puts players in the shoes of Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA), as she attempts to uncover the truth behind the research base on Jupiter’s moon, Europa.

Solve puzzles using your Energy Manipulation Tool (EMT) to transfer power out of one object and into another; power up and take control of artificially intelligent machines, manipulate giant structures and solve complex tasks – all woven into a multi-layered story based on the human struggle for control.

The game, being developed using Unreal 4, is the next project to release from Bulkhead Interactive. The studio previously released Pneuma: Breath of Life, and recently concluded a successful Kickstarter campaign for their next project Battalion 1944 (which is planned to release in 2017).

“I’m very excited to be working with the Bulkhead Interactive team,” said Square Enix Collective creator and project lead Phil Elliott. “It’s our aim to support new development talent in a range of ways, and it’s already clear that this team is destined to have a big impact on the industry in the future.”

“We’re big fans of the platform that Square Enix® has created in Collective,” said Howard Philpott, Creative Producer at Bulkhead Interactive. “We’re excited to be a part of Square Enix’s plans for the future of the industry. For us at Bulkhead they’ve opened many doors that wouldn’t have been accessible to us without their connections or years of experience in publishing games. They’ve given us the opportunity to make The Turing Test a more solid, polished, and ultimately an all-round better game.”

The Turing Test will be one of the games featured in the Square Enix Collective range at EGX Rezzed, taking place in London from April 7-9. As part of the partnership, the game will benefit from marketing services provided by world-leading agency Petrol Advertising and forecasting and evaluation support from EEDAR.

Creative control and all IP rights are retained by Bulkhead Interactive.

Website: www.theturingtestgame.com
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHQmZn88k1E
Assets can be found here: http://square-enix-press.com/download/38002/c60248521c434d89440603da77045f319d6b839b

An Xbox One version of the game will also be released in August, published directly by Microsoft.

Square Enix Collective is a platform that aims to help independent developers find an audience for their projects, by enabling them to tap into our community and media resources. Projects which gamers support through the initial Feedback phase may be offered continued support through crowdfunding too; but developers are free to choose whether to accept, and retain IP and creative control over their projects.

Collective also offers distribution and publishing services to games already funded, and invests in production of a small number of titles to help them complete development and get to release.

Square Enix Collective website: collective.square-enix.com
Follow @SQEX Collective on Twitter®: twitter.com/sqexcollective

SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, SQUARE ENIX COLLECTIVE, and the SQUARE ENIX COLLECTIVE logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix group of companies. BULKHEAD INTERACTIVE and THE TURING TEST are trademarks of Bulkhead Interactive. PETROL is a trademark of Petrol Advertising, Inc. EEDAR is a registered trademark or trademark of Electronic Entertainment Design and Research Corporation. STEAM is a trademark and/or registered trademark of Valve Corporation.  All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.