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ROCKET LEAGUE UNVEILS NEW BATMOBILE DLC
SAMURAI WARRIORS INVADES DEAD OR ALIVE 5 LAST ROUND WITH NEW COMPETITOR, RETURNING STAGE, AND THEMED DLC OUTFITS
SAMURAI WARRIORS INVADES DEAD OR ALIVE 5 LAST ROUND WITH NEW COMPETITOR, RETURNING STAGE, AND THEMED DLC OUTFITS
Celebrating the Upcoming Launch of ‘Samurai Warriors 4 Empires,’ Naotora Ii Joins the Battle , Azuchi Stage Returns from ‘DEAD OR ALIVE 3,’ and Themed DLC Outfits Head to PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Steam® Versions this March
Hertfordshire, 25 February 2016—In anticipation of the upcoming launch of strategy epic Samurai Warriors 4 Empires on March 12th KOEI TECMO Europe and Team Ninja are thrilled to announce a set of exciting new additions headed to DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round this March! Fan-favourite Samurai Warriors 4 character Naotora Ii joins the battle alongside the triumphant (and completely free) return of the Azuchi castle stage from DEAD OR ALIVE 3 on 17th March, and a brand new set of Samurai Warriors-inspired DLC costumes will become available for purchase on 29th March. Fans who purchased the game’s Season Pass 3 will automatically receive all of the Samurai Warriors-inspired content.
Dragged into a mysterious portal by-way-of a M.I.S.T. time-travelling experiment, the ruler of Japan’s Warring States era Ii Clan, Naotora Ii, emerges in present-day next to a competitor of the DEAD OR ALIVE fighting tournament. Given no other choice but to fight for her life, and keeping her family motto of ‘once on the battlefield, one must face the enemy head on’ in mind, a determined Naotora sets out to emerge victorious from this strange new challenge. Specialising in kick-based attacks, Naotora developed her signature ‘Ii Style Leg Strikes’ fighting style after serving under Yoshimoto Imagawa, who based his techniques on his mastery of the traditional Japanese ball game “kemari.” The quick and powerful strikes from her long legs make her a formidable rival to anyone who steps into the ring!
Naotora Ii will be available to download for €5.99. Fans can purchase her debut costume pack for €7.99, or alternatively as a bundle including new character Naotora Ii for €11.99 on 17th March for DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One, and on March 29 for PC via Steam. To whet players’ appetites in the meantime, Team Ninja has shared a variety of images and screenshots of Naotora Ii in action.
March 17 will also see the release of a returning stage that players of DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round can enjoy on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One free of charge. Not seen since DEAD OR ALIVE DIMENSIONS, the beautiful Azuchi stage makes its triumphant return looking better than ever! Dropping competitors into the great hall of Oda Nobunaga’s famous residence, players can break through the walls and continue brawling on its rooftops beneath a full moon. In this three-tier stage the fight can also lead to the ground, where a gorgeous cherry blossom tree overlooks the traditional building lit by torchlight.
Finally, on 29th March, Team Ninja will release a collection of outfits inspired by KOEI TECMO’s celebrated Samurai Warriors series for PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.
For additional information regarding DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round, please visit the official website at http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/lastround/uk/ , Like the official DEAD OR ALIVE Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/tecmoeurope and follow us on Twitter @TeamNINJAStudio and @tecmokoeieurope.
For more news and information regarding Samurai Warriors 4 Empires, please visit please visit www.facebook.com/koeigames or www.samuraiwarriors4.eu/empires and follow us on twitter @koeitecmoeurope
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ABOUT KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD.
KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. TECMO is best known for the Dead or Alive® and Ninja Gaiden®series. KOEI is best known for its Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® franchises. On April 1, 2009, KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD was established as a result of the TECMO, LTD. and KOEI Co., Ltd. merger. More information about KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD and its products can be found at www.koeitecmoeurope.com
Medieval Steampunk Tactical Turn-Based RPG Acaratus Secures Funding to Launch in Steam Early Access
Medieval Steampunk Tactical Turn-Based RPG Acaratus Secures Funding to Launch in Steam Early Access
Turn-based RPG Acaratus Brings a Novel Take on Tactical Genre With Randomized Maps, Highly Customizable Battle Suits and Collectible Cards
Ronneby, Sweden – February 25th, 2016 – Swedish indie developer Nodbrim Interactive today announced that Acaratus, its medieval steampunk tactical turn-based RPG, has launched on the Early Access stage and is now available through Steam for Windows PC. In Acaratus players build mechanized battle suits and fight to free an enslaved population. After winning Sweden’s Game Concept Challenge for independent developers, Nodbrim Interactive have secured funding to kick-start the development of Acaratus, where players’ strategic skills are put to the test in a beautiful, alternative Steampunk universe.
“Winning the Game Concept Challenge to make Acaratus a reality means so much to us as a team”, said Martin Kupski, Creative Director at Nodbrim Interactive. “We’ll continue to listen to what our steadily growing community wants in order to give them the truly unique strategy experience they deserve”.
Acaratus challenges players with multiple layers of strategy, urging them to plan a few steps ahead. Players have to construct their own mecha units from highly customizable modular attachments and decide between ranged, melee, boosters and defensive parts. Weapons range from war hammers to longer ranged projectile-based weapons, such as cannons. Ability card decks are also used by players as attack, defence or skill boosts to support their unique play styles and help them succeed in deep tactical turn-based gameplay. Combat takes place in a beautiful medieval steampunk setting with randomised maps, and players can also fight each other in the battle arenas.
Early Access will support both single and multiplayer modes. While single player mode will be limited only to skirmish, tutorial and a campaign teaser during Early Access, the full game launch will include an extensive campaign mode with a rich story and many more features that will be announced closer to the release date.
Acaratus is now available through Steam Early Access, priced at $24.99/£17.99/€20.99. Stay tuned for future updates at the Nodbrim Interactive dev blog: http://nodbrim.tumblr.com
Watch Acaratus Early Access Trailer here: https://youtu.be/e-F-Dea9664
Watch Acaratus Cinematic Trailer here: https://youtu.be/srxXxAK8KSY
About Nodbrm Interactive
Nodbrim Interactive is a small company based in Sweden with big dreams founded by two friends. They used creative ways to fund their project and participated in a business incubator, winning an indie game competition called GCC (Game Concept Challenge) and received a government grant. The company has a trusted group of freelancers working internationally via the web. The ultimate goal of the team is to put out quality niche titles for PC and develop interesting games that make players ruminate.
About Acaratus
Acaratus is a tactical turn-based RPG set in a medieval steampunk world where players build their own mecha units (aka battle suits). They can customize these units to fit their play style by adding attachments and building a deck of ability cards and then explore the vast randomized world map and fight it out on grid-based battles. Essentially the game presents a mashup between Heroes of Might and Magic and Hearthstone.
Uncharted 4 Story Trailer Contains Assassin’s Creed 4 Artwork, Naughty Dog Apologizes
While developing games there have occasionally been a few mix-ups with a company using either the wrong artwork for a box art or some form of concept art being messed up but rarely do we see a company swipe artwork from another one.
This morning Naughty Dog and Sony released a new trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and while that trailer has been pulled, replaced, and found below, the original video featured artwork taken directly from Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. This cropped artwork was quickly picked up by others and members of the Assassin’s Creed development team as they mocked Naughty Dog for swiping the artwork.
Woooow Uncharted 4 using one of ACIV artwork in their trailer… I get the "thief" title now! https://t.co/rholpuvw9I lol at 1:36
— Aymar Azaïzia (@AymarMtl) February 24, 2016
Naughty Dog released the following statement apologizing for the use of the artwork:
In our eagerness to get the story trailer out we made a regrettable mistake and didn’t thoroughly vet the art work used for an in game painting. We’ve already updated the trailer. We hold all artistry in high regard and take full responsibility for having allowed this to happen.
We want to sincerely apologize to everyone at Ubisoft, the Assassin’s Creed team, the original artist, and our fans.
Hitman Opening Cinematic Fills in the Missing Story, PlayStation 4 Open Beta dated
Io Interactive and Square Enix have released a new video for Hitman and it is meant to bridge the twenty year gap in the Hitman game between the end of the Prologue and the Sanguine Fashion Show in Paris.
You can check out the video below and for those who never had a chance to get a chance to try out the closed beta, then you’ll have the option of accessing the apparent PlayStation 4 exclusive Open Beta that will start on March 4th without having to pre-order the game. Currently the first segment of Hitman will be released on March 11th for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and on the PC on March 12th.
Fire Fu is out now on iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch!
Fire Fu is out now on iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch!
RetroFist’s fiery arcade game is setting the App Store alight today
All 4 Games announced today that Fire Fu, RetroFist’s fierce, Kung-Fu inspired mobile title for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch is available to download now from the App Store for £1.49 / $1.99. Get the game here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id1074222293
Behold the sizzling new launch trailer Youtube: https://youtu.be/lq32uMy7wCo
Developed by UK-based indie development studio RetroFist; Fire Fu is an intense arcade game where players must set alight hordes of devilish critters with fierce and fiery martial arts. Set across a variety of beautifully hand-painted environments, players can use their Fire Fu skills strategically to blast their way to the top of the leaderboards, turning enemies to ash in a powerful display of flaming Kung Fu mastery.
With 5 action-packed magical potions to unlock, from Fists of Fury to Dragon Flame, fans can train with Grandmaster Wong and unleash special attacks on unsuspecting enemies that Bruce Lee himself would be proud of.
The RetroFist team is led by Rich Cross and John Kearney, who have a combined experience of over 28 years. As original co-creators of critically acclaimed titles like Hustle Kings and Pure Chess, players can look forward to top notch HD visuals and buttery smooth gameplay from these industry veterans.
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About RetroFist
RetroFist is an independent games developer based in the UK. The studio was founded in August 2013 by veteran developers John Kearney and Rich Cross. With over 28 years of experience creating hit games for leading publishers like Sony and Konami, including critically acclaimed titles like Hustle Kings and Pure Chess, RetroFist’s gorgeously detailed games are crafted with an obsessive attention to detail using their very own multi-platform proprietary technology. For more information please visit: www.retrofist.com
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Twitter: (at)RetroFist (at)FireFuGame
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About All 4 Games
All 4 Games is Channel 4’s Glasgow-based games publishing arm formed in September 2015 to provide premium support to small, talented indie developers within the mobile games sector. Led by industry veteran Colin Macdonald, Channel 4’s Games Commissioning Editor and Head of All 4 Games, the core games team boast over sixty years of collective experience and a genuine passion for gaming. The All 4 Games label will build on Channel 4’s reputation as an ally for independent creatives by elevating developers and helping them launch successful mobile games globally. Channel 4 currently commissions up to six funded games per year in association with its flagship programme brands, already achieving mass global audiences and critical acclaim with The Snowman, Made in Chelsea, Hollyoaks and Reverse The Odds receiving multiple nominations and wins at BAFTA, Digital Emmy, Broadcast Digital and BIMA awards. For more information please visit: www.all4games.co.uk
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One Piece: Burning Blood Story Trailer, Blackbeard Added to Roster
With their latest trailer and set of screenshots for One Piece: Burning Blood Bandai Namco has announced that Marshall D. Teach, better known as Blackbeard, will be a playable character when the title is released. The video primarily focuses on showcasing the game’s story mode which primarily takes place during the Marineford Arc so if for whatever reason you haven’t read or seen the story at this point then you probably will want to skip it as pretty much the entire arc is summed up here.
You can check out the video and the screenshots below. As for the game, One Piece: Burning Blood will be released in North America on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PS Vita on May 31st in North America and June 3rd in Europe with a PC version coming sometime in June.
7th Dragon III Code: VFD Launch Copies to Include an Art Book
Sega has announced that anyone who pre-orders or picks up a launch copy of 7th Dragon III Code: VFD will net themselves a nifty twenty-eight page art book. The art book features a number of illustrations that will give players a closer look at the designs that are used in the game for various character classes, dragons, monsters, and the environments they’ll be exploring while traveling through time.
Thanks to this inclusion the title will also come in a collector’s box to contain the art book and the game case. Currently 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is set to be released in North America sometime this summer.
THE LEGENDARY BOMBER IS BACK: DYNABLASTER™ FOR APPLE® iPHONE®/iPAD® AND APPLE TV®
THE LEGENDARY BOMBER IS BACK: DYNABLASTER™ FOR APPLE® iPHONE®/iPAD® AND APPLE TV®
You loved the original? Then now experience multiplayer DYNABLASTER™ online! That same great game with detailed level design, character customization and in a modern style
Munich, Germany – February 25, 2016 – BBG Entertainment, a leading producer and publisher of digital entertainment products, announced today the worldwide release of DYNABLASTER™ priced at US$ 1.99 / Euro 1.99 / £ 1.49 for the Apple iPhone/iPad and Apple TV on the Apple AppStoreSM. An Android™ version will be added later.
Having been a blockbuster on various consoles, PCs, Atari ST and Commodore Amiga, DYNABLASTER™ is a game for the strategic thinker whose smart tactics will instill fear in his competitors – playing online against others or offline against the computer (AI opponents).
In this captivating action game, destroy your enemies with cleverly placed bombs. Playing in groups of up to 4 players total, he who survives longest wins! You always have to be on your toes and be extremely swift. But being fast is not enough. You need top place bombs with strategy to effectively kill your enemies.
The game features a variety of items, such as PowerUps, that are hidden under blocks. You need to destroy the blocks to free these coveted PowerUps, as these PowerUps give you additional energy, such as:
• ExtraSpeed: for you to move about faster
• BigBang: for your bombs to be more effective and have higher detonation energy
• MultiBomb: will allow you to lay multiple bombs, creating a chain reaction
• Protection Vest: your body armor that protects you for a certain time against bomb blasts
• Water: use to prevent bombs from detonating
• MegaBomb: destroy all competitors within a certain perimeter
DYNABLASTER™ offers various game modes, including several online modes for connecting 2 to 4 players in real time. You can choose to challenge friends locally or choose any global DYNABLASTER™ player. Here is a selection of available game modes:
• VS Mode – Online-Multiplayer: Speed match against randomly selected competitors. The game is over when only one (or none) player is left
• Tournament-Mode: Match against randomly selected competitors. The game continues until one player wins three times
• Play versus Friends: Invite your friends to a match against you
• Trainings-Mode: Play against three players, which are guided by the computer (offline match, no internet connection required)
• Apple TV Mode (available only on Apple TV 4th generation): Special Multiplayer Mode – up to four players play against each other using Apple TV
Furthermore, you can design your own pawn/figure in the game reflecting your taste. Choose among various figures, clothing outfits, heads, haircuts, hats, bombs and much more, in order to design your individual DYNABLASTER™ pawn.
DYNABLASTER™ features extensive online statistics to compare yourself to other players and your friends. They show your rank next to a detailed score analyses from which you can generate ideas to improve your strategy and tactics.
Munich-based BBG Entertainment hit the bull’s eye already with its Einstein™ Brain Trainer for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Within a matter of days of launch, the game leapt into the top games apps sold around the world. On May 16th 2013 the Android version of Einstein™ Brain Trainer was awarded from the famous 148apps and Pocketgamer portal with the “BestAppEver” prize in the categories “Best Education App” and “Best Brain and Puzzle Game”.
DYNABLASTER™ is completely localized into English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Brazilian/Portuguese, Russian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
For more information visit www.dynablaster.com.
About BBG Entertainment GmbH
BBG Entertainment is a games developer and publisher headquartered in Munich, Germany. The founder and staff of BBG Entertainment have years of experience in the market for computer and mobile games, especially in the area of casual gaming, and excellent contact with many renowned gaming companies for well over 20 years.
For more information about all BBG Entertainment products please visit www.bbg-entertainment.com.
DYNABLASTER is a trademark of BBG Entertainment GmbH, registered in the U.S. and other countries
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Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
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App Store’s Best of 2015 Futuristic Racing Game AG Drive Available Now For the 4th Generation Apple TV
App Store’s Best of 2015 Futuristic Racing Game AG Drive Available Now For the 4th Generation Apple TV
With 300,000 App Store Downloads, Apple’s Editor’s Choice Racer Available Now For the New Apple TV Platform as a Universal Purchase
Helsinki, Finland, February 25th, 2016 – Finnish game studio ZORG Entertainment announced today that its hit iOS futuristic racer AG Drive is now available to download and play on the 4th generation Apple TV. AG Drive was originally launched on the App Store in February 2015 and during 12 months the premium title has been downloaded 300,000 times, with gross sales reaching 1.1 million euros. The Apple TV version of the game is now available as a universal purchase so the players who have purchased the game for their mobile devices earlier can access the Apple TV version for free.
Set in the future 250 years from now, AG Drive takes you on the ride of your life as you drive blazingly fast at the speed of light, racing against opponents on spectacular tracks that dive over and under an Earth city of the future. The impressive, unparalleled visuals of the world of AG Drive were made possible by the cutting-edge technology provided by ZORG’s own 3D engine, rendering 15 million polygons every second at 60 frames per second.
AG Drive launches on Apple TV with a new multiplayer feature via split screen, so two players can play against each other locally in a split screen view using an additional MFi controller.
ZORG Entertainment’s racer has been widely praised in the gaming media throughout 2015, with stellar reviews. It appeared on numerous end of year lists and was included in the App Store’s Best of 2015 list. Metacritic included AG Drive, in its top 25 most reviewed iOS games of 2015, with a metascore of 87 and AG Drive also reached the number one position in the racing category of the most recent Macworld’s best 128 iPad/iPhone games list.
“We have been fortunate to get almost continuous featuring for AG Drive from the App Store during Autumn 2015”, Mika Laaja, CEO of ZORG Entertainment explains. “AG Drive supports the new iPhone 6s devices with the 3D Touch feature and a demo of AG Drive was pre-installed in the promo iPhone and iPad devices in Apple stores in about 10 countries.”
The 4th generation Apple TV was launched as a new platform for iOS apps and gaming at the end of 2015 and currently there are only a limited number of games available via the device. AG Drive is now available on the App Store as a universal purchase for $3.99/€3.99/£2.99.
Download AG Drive on the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id789356890
PR images: http://sagasocial.com/zorg-entertainment/pr-images
Trailer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=p16iG7XW24M
About ZORG Entertainment
ZORG Entertainment, founded in 2012, is a Finnish games studio developing cutting-edge products with distinct production qualities. ZORG’s first title is futuristic racer AG Drive – the 17-year dream shared by the company’s two co-founders, Petsku Zorg and Timo Saarinen. Combined the ZORG team has over 42 years of experience in game development from companies such as Housemarque, Bugbear Entertainment and Remedy Entertainment.
http://www.zorgentertainment.com/
About AG Drive
Born out of love for games like Wipeout and F-Zero, AG Drive is the boldest futuristic racer ever made and a window into the future. Set in a landscape 250 years from now, AG Drive takes you on the ride of your life as you drive blazing fast on your anti-gravity race craft and race against opponents on spectacular tracks that dive over and under an Earth city of the future. The stunning, unparalleled visuals of the world of AG Drive were made possible only because of the ZORG’s 3D engine: rendering 15 million polygons every second at silky-smooth 60fps. The game is available to download on the iTunes App Stores worldwide.
About AG Drive – Original soundtrack
AG Drive’s original soundtrack was produced directly to fit the game’s theme and visuals. The soundtrack is an unprecedented collaboration between some of the most talented EDM musicians spearheaded by Ari Pulkkinen of AriTunes known for game sound projects such as Resogun, Angry Birds, Super Stardust, Outland, Trine 1 & 2 and Dead Nation. The soundtrack is available to download from http://aritunesrecords.com/product/ag-drive