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February 26, 2016

Tiny Troopers Joint Ops Deploys Onto Xbox One with Brand New, Exclusive Content

Explosive, Twin-Stick Arcade Shooter Now Available on Xbox One with Exclusive Zombie Wave Maps, a Brand New Soundtrack, and Ultra Hard Mode

Watford, United Kingdom—February 26, 2016—Wired Productions, an independent videogame publisher, today announced that Tiny Troopers Joint Ops, its military-themed, twin-stick arcade shooter originally developed by Kukouri Mobile Entertainment, is now available for digital purchase across North America and Europe for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, along with brand new, Xbox One exclusive content. Developed for Xbox One by Australian-based Epiphany Games, the Xbox One version of Tiny Troopers Joint Ops includes four brand new Zombie Wave maps, a brand new soundtrack, and an Ultra Hard Mode for those who like their shooters extra tough.

To celebrate the launch of Tiny Troopers Joint Ops on Xbox One, Wired Productions has shared two brand new trailers showcasing the game’s missions as well as its brand new, Xbox One exclusive features. To view these explosive new trailers, please visit the following URLs:

Xbox One Features Trailer: https://youtu.be/yyGwJlNIIPI

Missions Trailer: https://youtu.be/9X4UvwDHES0

In Tiny Troopers Joint Ops, players take control of miniature marines as they battle evil foes from around the world with a multitude of weapons and specialist soldiers. Collect medals, dog tags, and intel during the course of each mission. With hours of explosive, gun-toting gameplay, Tiny Troopers Joint Ops is miniature warfare on a massive scale!

Experience the all new, Xbox One exclusive Zombie Wave Maps: battle the desert-dwelling dead as they descend in droves in “Operation: Zombie Storm,” fight back against a flock of poultry that ain’t paltry in “ZFC,” cruise and clear the airfield of cantankerous cadavers in “Zombie Patrol,” and call in help from the skies while facing endless waves of Zombies in “Z-End.” Players who think they can handle the heat should make sure to try the Ultra Hard Mode! All of the above is complemented by a brand new cinematic soundtrack completely exclusive to Xbox One.

Tiny Troopers Joint Ops Features:

Over 60 action-packed mini-maps of mayhem including Zombie Survival Mode with online leaderboards
Recruit specialist mercenaries such as Medics, Machine Gunners and the Elite Delta Force to subdue enemy insurgents
Twin-stick arcade control system to blast your way through waves of enemy rebels

Published by Wired Productions, Tiny Troopers Joint Ops is now available digitally on Xbox One across North America, Europe, and the UK for $9.99, €9.99, and £7.99 respectively. This title has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB.

For the latest news and information about Wired Productions, visit the official website at www.wiredproductions.com, follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WiredP (@WiredP), and Like us on Facebook via www.facebook.com/wiredpro.

About Wired Productions:

Wired Productions are an established independent games publisher based in Watford, Hertfordshire, UK. Wired have produced over 35 titles, and are the team responsible for the 1.3 million unit selling We Sing franchise as well as producing and co-developing The Voice branded console products. In 2013/14, Wired Productions moved back into digital console publishing with Let’s Fish! Hooked On on the PlayStation Vita, Tiny Troopers Joint Ops on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita (including cross buy) and Last Inua on PC & Mac. For more information visit www.wiredproductions.com or follow at: www.facebook.com/WiredPro and on Twitter https://twitter.com/WiredP.

About Kukouri Mobile Entertainment:

Privately held mobile games developer, Kukouri Mobile Entertainment develops games for high end mobile devices like Apple iPhone, iPad and Android platforms, with offices in south-eastern Finland. Kukouri’s breakout title Tiny Troopers and its sequel Tiny Troopers 2 Special Ops have enjoyed critical and commercial success globally, with downloads in excess of 22 million. Motivated and highly skilled, Kukouri’s team makes games that always have that extra something in them. For more information visit, www.kukouri.com, or follow via twitter: www.twitter.com/Kukouri

About Epiphany Games:

Epiphany Games is a Mid-Sized Development Studio located in Sydney which focuses on multi-platform games. The company consists of a number of a highly experienced game developers with over fifty years of combined game development experience for producing high quality projects on time and on budget.

KOEI TECMO REVEALS ARNICE’S DEMON SIDE IN NIGHTS OF AZURE

Press Releases

Philip Federico

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February 26, 2016

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KOEI TECMO REVEALS ARNICE’S DEMON SIDE IN NIGHTS OF AZURE

Additional information on summoned demon allies explored!

Hertfordshire, 26 February 2016- In the fictional kingdom of Ruswal, where GUST’s new RPG Nights of Azure takes place, the beautiful protagonist, Arnice, is called to protect humanity from demons that plague the land in the night. Opting to fight fire with fire, Arnice has the power to summon demon allies, who serve by her side when she ventures in the battlefield.

These Servans have several functions, as some of them can be called as healers, attackers, defenders, tricksters, followers, or mages and they have quite lively characters. Arnice can upgrade and equip them when she is at the hotel base, and they all gain experience from battle.

Putting together a nicely functioning team of up to four Servans before starting a mission helps Arnice balance her team according to the requirements of each task. Furthermore, as the Servans have personalities of their own, it’s always entertaining to see how they will react when teamed up with others.

However, there is another element that determines which allies could form a strong team. All Servans have a ‘transformation factor’ attached to them. This influences Arnice significantly as she also has the power to transform into a Demon!

Overall Arnice can take five different demon forms, depending on the sum of the transformation factor of the Servans that accompany her. The basic form is the Demon Form, which allows Arnice the power to manipulate fire. Rabbit Form gives her unnatural speed, and Phantom Form transforms her into a blue sharpshooter, allowing her to strike from a distance! A stronger form is the well balanced Armor Form that increases both the offensive and defensive attributes of the protagonist. And last, but certainly not least, Arnice can transform into an overpowering demonic creature when she takes on the Nightmare Form!

Koei Tecmo has released an image-packed batch of assets, screens and character art covering the types of Servans and the way they can be used in battle, as well as screen and video focusing on Arnice’s impressive transformations!

Nights of Azure will be released on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system on 1^st April 2016.

For more news and information please like our facebook pages www.facebook.com/ateliergames and follow us on twitter @koeitecmoeurope

About Nights of Azure

Shaped under the keen eye of Keisuke Kikuchi (Fatal Frame, Deception IV), Nights of Azure marks a new, darker, direction for GUST, while it maintains a lot of the gameplay elements dedicated fans of the studio love.

Nights of Azure is game is set on the imaginary island-kingdom of Ruswal, where nights are plagued by Azure-blooded demons. It tells a tragic epic tale of two friends tangled up in a web of fate and faced with impossible decisions that will test their loyalty to their quest and to each other to the limits.

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

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Criminal Girls: Invite Only and htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary Heading to PC

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2016

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NIS America has announced that they will be releasing a few of their older titles onto the PC in the next couple of months. The first title will be htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary which is set to be released on March 14th while the second one happens to be Criminal Girls: Invite Only which will be released on PC sometime in April.

Both of these games were previously released as PS Vita exclusives though it is currently unknown whether the censorship that was applied to Criminal Girls: Invite Only‘s Vita release will also be applied to the PC version of the game.

Grand Kingdom Intro Trailer Released Alongside First English Screenshots

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2016

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Grand Kingdom Intro Trailer Released Alongside First English Screenshots

A new trailer for Grand Kingdom has been released alongside the first English screenshots for the title which is being released by NIS America for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on June 21st in North America and June 17th in Europe where the title will be available at retail and as a digital download in both regions.

Developed by Spike Chunsoft, Grand Kingdom tells the story of a mercenary squad leader where players will assemble a team to lead across a battle-scarred continent to complete contracts for each nation. Players may also hop online to form an exclusive contract with one of the Four Great Nations, and participate in war with other players for the future of Resonail.

Yomawari: Night Alone Heads West in Late 2016

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2016

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Yomawari: Night Alone Heads West in Late 2016

NIS America has announced that they will be bringing Nippon Ichi Software’s latest horror title Yomawari: Night Alone to North America and Europe in late 2016. As we have discussed in the past, this is a survival horror game where a young girl walking her dog Poro suffers a tragic accident that forces her to return home without the dog.

The girl’s older sister heads out in the night to search for the dog and when she doesn’t return, it is up to the girl to head out into the horrific night and search for her missing sister and the dog. To go along with this announcement the company has released a set of new screenshots as well as a gameplay trailer for Yomawari: Night Alone that you can check out below.

Touhou Genso Rondo Announced for Western Release this Summer

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2016

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Touhou Genso Rondo Announced for Western Release this Summer

In what may be a first for the long running series, a Touhou title is going to be officially released in English. NIS America has announced that they are bringing over the Touhou Project shoot’em up Genso Rondo to the West where it will be available for the PlayStation 4 as a digital download in North America and Europe sometime this summer.

The title will feature a story mode featuring many of the characters of Touhou Project, local and online multiplayer modes, special bullet types, and more. You can check out screenshots and some gameplay footage for Touhou Genso Rondo below.

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness to be Released in the West by NIS America

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2016

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Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness to be Released in the West by NIS America

Visual novels have grown quite popular in the West over the last few years to the point that even those based on anime series have been making their way over. NIS America is the latest company to embrace visual novel localization by announcing that they will be bringing the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita versions of Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness out in North America and Europe sometime this fall.

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness is set during the beginning of the anime series and players can select between playing as either an Enforcer named Takuma Tsurugi, who is searching for his friend, or Inspector Nadeshiko Kugatachi, a woman without her memories.

Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness ‘Relia’ Introduction Trailer

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2016

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Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness ‘Relia’ Introduction Trailer

A new character trailer for Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness has been released by tri-Ace and Square Enix and this time around they are focusing on introducing the party member Relia. She is a mysterious young girl that has no memories or emotion but joins Fidel and the rest of the group in order to try and restore them. She takes to Miki fairly quickly and comforts others with the way she speaks but someone appears to be targeting her.

Currently Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness is set to be released in Japan on March 31st and the PlayStation 4 version of the game has been confirmed for release in North America and Europe sometime in 2016.

Xbox Newsbeat: February 26, 2016

Jamie Laike Tsui

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February 26, 2016

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The Microsoft press event for Xbox One and Windows 10 was today, but things are hush-hush until next week. In the mean time, this week’s Xbox Newsbeat is about Halo 5: Guardians, Rocket League, and more.

New Halo 5: Guardians Free Content Detailed as Hammer Storm Launches Today

Halo fans have asked, and 343 Industries will be delivering! A PvE mode based on Warzone will be coming. It will be called Warzone Firefight and will launch in the next several months. More detail will be released as the date draws closer.

Additionally, the new “Hammer Storm” update is out today. First off, Grifball, Assault, and Fiesta game modes along with the new Torque map has been added to the game. Of course, no game of Grifball could be complete without the Gravity Hammer, which joins the classic Halo CE Pistol as the update’s two new weapons. Map making wizards will be able to use the new ball mechanic in Forge mode to create their own game mode variants. Of course, no Halo 5: Guardians update is complete without more REQ items.

Shake Off the Winter Chill with March’s Games with Gold

February is drawing to an end, which means it’s time for Microsoft to announce March’s Games with Gold. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishment will be available on Xbox One from March 1-31. Lords of the Fallen will be available on Xbox One from March 16-April 15. Supreme Commander 2 on Xbox 360 will be available from March 1-15, while Borderlands will be available from March 16-31. Both Borderlands and Supreme Commander 2 will be playable on Xbox One via backwards compatibility.

Final 16 Teams for Halo World Championship Set; Prize Pool Now USD $2.5 Million

The qualifiers are finally over and the final 16 teams have been announced for the Halo World Championship. The teams are”Team Allegiance (NA), Counter Logic Gaming (NA), Evil Geniuses (NA), Team Liquid (NA), Noble eSports (NA), Renegades (NA), Triggers Pound (NA), Denial eSports (NA), Epsilon eSports (EMEA), FabE (EMEA), exceL (EMEA), Team Infused (EMEA), Team Immunity (AU), Team Exile5 (AU), Skyfire (Asia) and Chosen Squad (LATAM).

They will be competing for their share of a prize pool that has grown to $2.5 million from the original $1 million dollars thanks to community crowdfunding. This means the winning team will be able to bring home a million dollars. Tune into the grand finals on March 18-20.

5 Ridiculously Awesome Rocket League Videos

With Rocket League finally out on Xbox One, the Xbox Wire team has shared five of their favourite plays. Some of them are luck, some of them are failures, and some are just pure skill. Check them out at Xbox Wire.

Garden Warfare takes place at the Microsoft Store this weekend

If you’re in the Sydney area this weekend, head on down to the Microsoft Store and check out the Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 tournament. There are four ways to get a spot in the tournament and even if you don’t get in, there will be plenty of things to do during the tournament on Saturday.

How to enter:

Visiting the Microsoft Store, Sydney before Friday 26th February and registering interest with a Store Associate
Watching the 6T4 Bites Twitch Live Stream of Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2 on Thursday 25th February where more details will be revealed
Entering the Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2 competition on Facebook: Plants vs. Zombies ANZ
Win a spot by attending the event on Saturday 27th February and showing why you should get to compete!

Samurai Warriors’ Naotora Ii Coming to Dead or Alive 5: Last Round in March

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2016

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Samurai Warriors’ Naotora Ii Coming to Dead or Alive 5: Last Round in March

In a very surprising announcement, Koei Tecmo has announced that they will be releasing a new character for Dead or Alive 5: Last Round in March. Fans of Samurai Warriors will quickly recognize the character as she is a longtime fan favorite by the name of Naotora Ii.

Koei Tecmo has stated that she will be released in March alongside a new stage for the game and a number of new Samurai Warriors themed costumes that will be available for other characters. While stage will be available as a free download Naotora Ii will be available for download at $5.99 for just the character or $7.99 which includes her debut costume pack.

You can check out the character and the costumes below as well as a description of the character from Koei Tecmo.

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.
Specializing 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!