EPIC OPEN-WORLD FANTASY RPG CORNERSTONE: THE SONG OF TYRIM™ SHIPS APRIL 26^TH – PRE-ORDER + DEMO AVAILABLE NOW

Phoenix Online Publishing and Overflow Bring Crafting, Combat, Sailing, Physics-Based Puzzles and More to PC, Mac, and Linux

Boston, MA – February 11th, 2016 – Phoenix Online Publishing and Overflow Games today announced the upcoming April 26th release of epic action RPG Cornerstone: The Song of Tyrim for PC, Mac, and Linux – a sweeping fantasy tale in which combat, crafting, and physics-based puzzle-solving collide. In the game, players will join young Viking Tyrim as he takes on a range of wondrous quests, battles unforgettable adversaries, and experiences the adventure of a lifetime in Nygard, a legendary world of wonder bursting with colorful characters, playable vehicles, and open-world adventures waiting to be explored.

Featuring a complete crafting system that lets you build your own weapons and gear, playable vehicles ranging from ships to windsurfers, and dozens of quirky characters to interact with as you explore eight exotic islands filled with tricks, traps, and treasures, Cornerstone is now avialable for pre-order from the Phoenix Online Store (store.postudios.com), GOG.com, the Humble Store, and other major online retailers.

The Viking men of the village of Borja haven’t been seen in years, and Tyrim is determined to set forth and find them: An objective that will send him sneaking deep into the heart of enemy fortresses, combing dank dungeons on a hunt for lost artifacts, and actively taking the fight to the forces of evil as he pursues an increasingly inventive range of quests at the behest of numerous characters. Wielding the young warrior’s crafting and combat skills, you’ll set sail on trusty galleon the Mad Goat across the seas to uncover the world of Nygard’s mysteries, collecting fabulous relics, uncovering forbidden secrets and magic, and ultimately challenging a powerful ancient evil as you quest to bring the Vikings home along the way.

“This is a game that started as a mere dream and expanded to so much more than we could have ever imagined,” says Jonathan Prytz, Lead Game Designer and Artist. “Now that we’re here, the game is done and we couldn’t be prouder of the title! We can’t wait to see and hear what people think about it.”

“A refreshingly original and unique take on epic, open-world action role-playing, Cornerstone: The Song of Tyrim aims to transport RPG fans to a world of unforgettable fantasy adventures,” says Scott Steinberg, General Manager of Phoenix Online Publishing. “The game’s one-of-a-kind blend of combat, crafting, and physics-based puzzle solving mechanics, and broad range of playable vehicles and quests, invites players to come along on an incredible journey, the likes of which they’ve never seen before.”

Key Features

• Epic, open-world blend of action RPG, physics-based puzzle-solving, and combat
• Complete crafting system – build your own weapons, armor, and gear
• Explore 8 exotic islands filled with unique enemies, treasures, and adventures
• Playable vehicles include ships, windsurfers, and more
• Dozens of quirky characters to interact and engage with
• Sweeping score includes live musicians and sound effects
• Fluid and realistic physics bring the action to life

For more information, visit www.POStudios.com.

Preview codes of the demo are available now! Contact Katie Hallahan at [email protected] for yours, or to set up an interview with the developers, Overflow Games.

About Phoenix Online Publishing – Every Game Has a Story™

Phoenix Online Publishing is an independent video game publisher dedicated to bringing compelling and cutting-edge story-driven titles to market worldwide in every genre and across the full range of gaming platforms and devices. Providing game makers with business management, marketing, media and digital/retail distribution services, the company is committed to providing a platform for bringing titles with rich storytelling and atmosphere to life. Designed by indie game developers for indie game developers, Phoenix Online Publishing operates in parallel with Phoenix Online Studios, an award-winning game development studio (The Silver Lining, Cognition, Gabriel Knight), and maintains a global network of development, publishing and distribution partners. More information about Phoenix Online Publishing can be found on the company’s website, www.POStudios.com.

About Overflow Games

A small but passionate team from Sweden that loves to transform unique ideas into awesome games while riding polar bears! Studio founders Jon and Sam have a love for all gaming of all kinds, and after years of making their own games as a hobby, they founded Overflow Games and began working on their Cornerstone: The Song of Tyrim, an epic fantasy RPG. They are constantly imagining new games and look forward to creating many more. To learn more, please visit http://www.overflowgames.se.

About Overload Entertainment and House of Wolves

Overload Entertainment and House of Wolves are full-fledged creative studios and production companies responsible for many of today’s most critically-acclaimed books, videos, magazines, websites, media properties, and more. Best known for their work highlighting new lifestyle, consumer, and business trends, and creating a wide range of pop culture and business ventures, each provides a complete range of end-to-end media and content production services across a broad scope of industries and fields. Cornerstone: The Song of Tyrim is © 2016 Overload Entertainment LLC.

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Three Legendary Pokémon with Hidden Abilities to be distributed

NEXT GAMES AND AMC INTRODUCE PLAYER VS. PLAYER ACTION TO THE WALKING DEAD: NO MAN’S LAND

NEXT GAMES’ ADVENTURE-STRATEGY GAME COMPASS POINT: WEST LAUNCHES TODAY ON ANDROID

HELSINKI – March 3, 2016 – Next Games and AMC’s The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land, the official mobile game of the hit series The Walking Dead, has received its biggest update yet – player versus player (PvP) gameplay! Players can now use elite survivors and captured walkers from “The Walker Pit” to raid each other’s Outposts for resources, all while defending their own bases from enemy invaders. The patch also introduces Trade Goods, a new resource that can grant bonuses like legendary weapons.

 The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land Outpost Update Gameplay Trailer: https://youtu.be/dy0yRcIJoaY

Download The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land on iOS and Android: http://nxtg.ms/twdnmlgame

In addition, Next Games’ Wild West adventure-strategy game, Compass Point: West, is now free to download on Android devices via Google Play. Explore the untamed landscapes of the open frontier, building and defending growing settlements with collectible cards that summon allies. Compass Point: West has seen strong engagement metrics throughout 2015 and beyond, with 75% of the playerbase opting into watching ads, which are intelligently integrated into its core gameplay loop.

Compass Point: West Android Launch Trailer: https://youtu.be/qv1IbcS1MC8

Download Compass Point: West on iOS and Android: http://nxtg.ms/westgame

About Next Games

Next Games focuses on crafting visually impressive, highly engaging games. Next Games has assembled a veteran team with a profound love for games and a burning desire to develop lasting global entertainment. The 70-people-strong company is funded by an elite list of investors and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, at the heart of mobile games development.

Next Games works on both internally developed IP and the world’s top third-party IP. Compass Point: West, Next Games’ debut title and the first in a series of four games under the company’s Compass Point franchise, launched in March 2015. The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land, which released in October 2015, is Next Games’ first third-party IP production. www.nextgames.com

Total War: WARHAMMER – New Gameplay Footage Released – The Dwarfs Grand Campaign

Creative Assembly have revealed more new gameplay from the Grand Campaign in Total War: WARHAMMER with the release The Dwarfs Campaign Gameplay Walkthrough.

Following the Greenskins Campaign Gameplay Video (https://youtu.be/vJUWImJUZrU) released last year, and the Empire Campaign Video (https://youtu.be/0KaCSZlanvo) released last month, this new video provides a brief, work-in-progress look at a campaign played as the industrious but quarrelsome Dwarfs.

Complete with developer commentary, the Campaign Walkthrough also includes a first look at the Dammaz Kron, or Great Book of Grudges, a brand new feature for Total War and one that is totally unique to these short but altogether vengeful warriors.

As a Dwarf player, two of your key objectives are to recapture the fallen Dwarf Strongholds scattered through the Badlands and to clear the Great Book of Grudges. Each Grudge recorded over time comes with specific fulfilment conditions and rewards, but be warned, the Dwarfs are proud and quarrelsome! As your campaign progresses, slights against you will generate a rapidly increasing list of scores to settle, and the more outstanding grudges, the more the Dwarfs will grumble…

To view the new Dwarfs Grand Campaign footage for Total War: WARHAMMER, please visit: https://youtu.be/rPszpVH0Yyc

A fantasy strategy game of legendary proportions, Total War: WARHAMMER combines an addictive turn-based campaign of conquest and empire-building with explosive, colossal, real-time battles, all set in the vivid and incredible world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles. Total War: WARHAMMER will release on April 28^th 2016 and is available now to pre-order http://store.steampowered.com/app/364360/.

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BEAUTIFULLY UNIQUE PLATFORMER KICK & FENNICK SPRINGING ONTO CONSOLES THIS SPRING

Jump into this Stylized Adventure for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and WiiU

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – March 3, 2016 – One of the most unique and evocative platforming titles released in 2015 is making its way to consoles! Independent game publisher Abstraction Games and developer Jaywalkers Interactive announced today that Kick & Fennick, released in February of 2015 to the PS Vita to rave reviews, is launching later this year on the Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®4, as well as the WiiU system.

Check out the ESRB launch trailer HERE: youtu.be/_8oe9_FcgHk

Check out the PEGI launch trailer HERE: youtu.be/wBJ8ojBoZQk

Kick & Fennick tells the story of a young boy named Kick who finds himself waking up in a bright and colorful, yet dangerous world. Armed with a giant gun that can be used to shoot down enemy robots, while also allowing him to make huge jumps using the weapon’s powerful recoil, Kick searches for a way to the highest tower in the city to find a new energy core for Fennick, his helpful flying robot friend. Together they must explore this strange, new world, jumping and shooting their way through 45 levels of collapsed skyscrapers, treadmills, bouncypads, magnets, teleporters, and a big guard robot that is never far behind!

“With Kick & Fennick, we tried to create a unique platforming experience. We’ve had fantastic reactions and can’t wait for a wider audience to be able to play through it,” said Vincent Bonefaas, Co-Founder of Jaywalkers Interactive. “Platforming fans looking for a breath of fresh air in the genre should definitely check it out, and we can’t wait to hear their feedback.”

Gamers take on the role of Kick, a young boy who must use his brains and propellant rifle to traverse and advance through the sprawling, intricate worlds (along with his robot pal Fennick, of course).
Key features of Kick & Fennick include:

• Players take on the role of Kick and must use a combination of jumping and blasting to navigate all 45 levels and find their way to the Core Tower to save Fennick!
• Marvel at the brightly colored world of Kick & Fennick with inspired character design, intricate and delightfully chaotic levels, highly-detailed animations, and a cinematic camera system that dynamically follows all of the action.
• Kick & Fennick offers up challenging platforming adventures and puzzles that will keep gamers of all ages entertained.  As unique as it is challenging, Kick & Fennick continues to find new ways to push your platforming skills to their absolute limit you use an oversized weapon which is both challenging to master, but gives you the ability to reach platforms and items that you would not normally be able to reach in a standard platformer.  Kick and Fennick is distinctive in the way that learning the capabilities that your weapon gives you is paired well with the exceptional level design.
• Kick & Fennick is a true “smooth and easy-going” platformer – it’s challenging enough to make you feel as though you’re continually accomplishing challenges, but not to the point where you’ll throw your controller in frustration! The intricacy and difficulty of the puzzles ramps up gradually and right along with your comfort level for the game’s unique play mechanics.

Follow us on both Facebook (www.facebook.com/abstractiongames, www.facebook.com/JaywalkersInteractive) and Twitter (@abstractiongame, @jaywalkersint) for the latest news, including new trailers, assets, and exact launch date reveal for Kick & Fennick.

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ABOUT ABSTRACTION GAMES

Abstraction successfully bridges the gap between the major AAA publishers and the small, bootstrapped independent development teams. As it is essentially an independent development studio, Abstraction is plugged into the indie scene and knows which games and developers are worth paying attention to. Abstraction has strong publisher and first party relationships from its history of working on large adaptations, such as Angry Birds and Hotline Miami. With several major adaptations under its belt, Abstraction Games looks to continue to establish itself as a leader in the space, while also working on their own projects and games in the near future. For more information, please visit abstractiongames.com and follow us on Twitter at @AbstractionGame.

ABOUT JAYWALKERS INTERACTIVE

Jaywalkers Interactive is a two-man game development studio based in The Netherlands, made up of Vincent Bonefaas and Laurens Bruins. Founded in Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 2011, Jaywalkers Interactive are best known as the creators of Blue Marble, Kick & Fennick, and Arizona Sunshine. For more information, please visit www.jaywalkersinteractive.com.

Big Ant Studios announces comedic action-adventure game Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom

Old-School Brawler-Platformer Coming to Consoles and PC on April 20

MELBOURNE – March 3, 2016 – Big Ant Studios has revealed Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom, an original, third-person action video game with an emphasis on swift-paced brawling, platforming and puzzles. Players can combo together fast-flowing attacks, counters, dodges, hammer throws, takedowns and superpowers against huge, varied groups of enemy forces. The journey also includes treacherous terrain to traverse and environmental challenges that test players’ logic and reflexes.

“Masquerade is a call back to those classic 3D action games that were all about larger-than-life characters and personalities,” said Mark Bracken, Executive Vice President of Big Ant Studios. “We wanted to deliver a game with both heavy hits and lighthearted adventure, something that’s simultaneously fun to play and fun to experience.”

Masquerade: The Big Nose Prologue – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7P8MAvq5B4

Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom features a bright art style, colorfully ridiculous characters and beautifully animated cutscenes that give it its comic fantasy tone and humor. The game stars a hammer-wielding, quip-slinging jester named Jaxx, whose quest to stop the evil Clown Army from claiming an artifact of supreme power will take him across the Realm to save it.

Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom is expected to launch on April 20 as a digital release on the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems on the PlayStation®Store, Xbox One and Xbox 360 through the Xbox Games Store, and Windows PC via Steam. For more information, check out  www.MasqueradeGame.com .

About Big Ant Studios

Big Ant Studios, one of the largest game developers in Australia, develops premium character action, racing, and sports content for platforms that include the PlayStation®4 system from Sony, Microsoft’s Xbox One, and PC. Supported by leading global publishers, Big Ant Studios has achieved significant market success.  www.bigant.com

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Curve Digital unveils Manual Samuel, a comedy physics adventure from newcomers Perfectly ParaNormal

QWOP meets Monkey Island in this brilliantly original tale of redemption, coming to consoles and PC this summer

March 3rd, 2016 – London, United Kingdom 

Samuel is just an ordinary guy. He has a job, a girlfriend, his health – nothing at all to complain about. Until, that is, he is knocked over and killed, at which point things become a little more complicated.

You see, far from that being the end of the story – it’s literally the beginning, as Xbox One, PlayStation and PC owners will soon find out, thanks to Perfectly ParaNormal’s brilliant new dexterity-based adventure game, due to be published by Curve Digital this summer.

Following a meeting with Death Himself, Sam is offered a deal: live for 24 hours manually, or have his soul tortured in hell for all eternity. How could he possibly refuse?

Manual Samuel is the story of those 24 hours, with players assuming control of the titular hero has he attempts to navigate his normal life performing everything manually. Breathe in, breath out, move left leg, right leg, blink, work, kiss, even piss… all of Sam’s bodily functions are controlled by the player.

It’s a brilliant premise, created with love, flair and a gleeful sense of humour which combines scripted events with emergent gameplay to create an adventure unlike any other. The tasks Sam must perform to get through his day may be mundane – but operating everything manually takes real skill, and the situations players will find themselves in will differ hugely.

“I fell in love with Manual Samuel the moment I saw it,” says Simon Byron, publishing director, Curve Digital. “It’s almost as much fun to watch as it is to play, brimming with unique touches, gleeful one-liners, hysterical set pieces and even song and dance numbers. I’ve not seen a game so happy to go out of its way to set up a joke – honestly, it’s impossible to play without laughing.”

Perfectly ParaNormal is a small game and animation studio based in Hamar, Norway, that focuses on comedy and characters, formed with the aim of proving that 2D animation isn’t dead. Manuel Samuel is the company’s first game.

“We’ve been really impressed with the enthusiasm for Manual Samuel that the team at Curve has shown,” adds Ozan Drøsdal, writer, Perfectly ParaNormal. “Curve’s support has enabled us to focus on creating a game that we wanted to make – and we’re excited to see the reaction to Samuel and his manual adventures once the game releases this summer. One thing is for sure – we’re all in deep faeces.”

Manual Samuel will be published by Curve Digital for PC and consoles this summer.

SKY FORTRESS available March 8th for Expansion Pass holders

Patch coming March 4th reduces load times and more

JUST CAUSE 3’s first content pack entitled SKY FORTRESS will be available on March 8th for all holders of the AIR, LAND AND SEA Expansion Pass and will go on general sale on March 15th.

SKY FORTRESS contains a brand new set of missions that introduce a new threat – the eDEN Corporation and their huge and terrifying Sky Fortress, with its army of deadly robotic drones. To tackle his deadly new adversary, Rico Rodriguez will use a new upgradeable, rocket-powered, weaponised ‘Bavarium Wingsuit’ fitted with shoulder mounted machine guns and auto targeting missiles – alongside his new ‘Eviction’ personal defence drone and ‘Bavarium Splitter’ assault rifle, all of which can be carried over into the main game.

“The new content will fundamentally alter how our players approach the game – we’re really looking forward to seeing how fans adapt to the new Wingsuit,” said Tobias Andersson, Senior Producer at Avalanche Studios. “The new story missions, challenges and gadgets that can be taken into the main game really mix things up, and we can’t wait for players to revisit Medici and start getting even more creative”.

The SKY FORTRESS pack will be priced at $11.99 / €11.99 / £9.49 whilst the AIR, LAND & SEA Expansion Pass is available for $24.99 / €24.99 / £19.99. All three content packs will be available before the end of summer 2016 and released one week early to Expansion Pass holders.

In preparation for the new content, the main game will also be receiving a new update on Friday March 4th that includes the following fixes:

– Reduced initial loading time and in-game loading screens by 20-50%
– Fixed several memory leaks resulting in crashes
– Reduced a number of random crashes
– Improved streaming of game world
– Some performance optimizations related to hitches and stuttering
– Implemented DLC system in preparation of the Air, Land and Sea packages

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Watch the trailer here:   https://youtu.be/6sEUrJSWOQg

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EVERETT, WA – GameSamba, NGames Interactive Limited, and Funimation Entertainment have announced today that they are working with Kodansha to develop and publish an officially licensed mobile game based on “Attack on Titan.” The “Attack on Titan” game will be available in all major English markets for Android and iOS devices, and is expected to be released by the end of 2016.

The “Attack on Titan” game will be an action-driven title, allowing players all over the world to battle titans on their mobile devices. It will combine elements of runner and action games, in order to replicate the feeling of the titan battles from the anime series. Players will need to use careful planning – and quick reactions – to survive. There will also be deeper, persistent elements to the game, which will be revealed at a later date.

“We’re very excited to work with NGames and GameSamba to create a game based on the wildly popular ‘Attack on Titan’ franchise,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO of Funimation Entertainment. “With more than 50 million copies of the manga in print, a 25 episode anime series, and last year’s live action films, we’re excited to show fans what we can do with a game.”

GameSamba, NGames, and Funimation previously announced two, officially licensed mobile games based on “Fairy Tail” and “Tokyo Ghoul,” and an officially licensed web game based on “Fairy Tail.” These three games are set to release in 2016 – the “Fairy Tail” mobile and web games will be available in multiple languages worldwide and the “Tokyo Ghoul” game will be available in English worldwide.

More details about the games will be revealed in the coming months. To stay up to date on the development of the games, fans can stay tuned to the GameSamba website and Facebook page.