“Star Wars Rebels^TM: Recon Missions” Gets Update Timed With Season Two Premiere of the Hit TV Show

“Star Wars Rebels^TM: Recon Missions,^” the side-scrolling adventurer for iOS, Android and Windows Devices, launched today a new update timed with the upcoming season two premiere of the hit TV show Star Wars Rebels™ on Disney XD.  The update features the ability for players to purchase two new characters, favourite Rebels, Hera and Ahsoka. In addition, the update comes with two new free ice levels for players to battle the frigid elements as they infiltrate an Imperial fortress.

“Star Wars Rebels^TM: Recon Missions” launched in March of 2015 as the first mobile action-platformer set in the Star Wars Rebels™ universe. In the game, fans battle as Ezra Bridger to thwart the actions of the Empire and save the citizens of Lothal from Imperial control.

The new “Star Wars Rebels^TM: Recon Missions” features:

• Play as Hera or Ahsoka – Players can now unlock Rebel characters, Hera and Ahsoka. Fans can now use Ahsoka’s “Lightsaber Throw” to lead the charge and take down the Empire.

• Save the Citizens –  Fans can embark on quests and challenges to help the citizens in their new Haven. Players will use Hope to help build and fortify new structures to keep the Haven safe.

• New Free Ice Levels – Adventurers will battle the frigid elements in two new free ice levels to stealthily infiltrate an Imperial fortress.

• Revamped Character Upgrades – A new and improved character upgrade system has players growing heroes into a force to be reckoned with.

Players can join the rebellion by downloading the game for free from the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Windows Phone Store and Windows Store.

Catch the Season 2 premiere of Star Wars Rebels™ on Sunday, October 18^th at 8:30 a.m. (AEST) on Disney XD.

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DISNEY INTERACTIVE REVEALS DETAILS FOR DISNEY INFINITY 3.0’S UPCOMING MARVEL BATTLEGROUNDS PLAY SET 

CAPTAIN AMERICA – THE FIRST AVENGER FIGURE REVEALED; TRAILER AND ASSETS ALSO RELEASED 

Fans to receive an exclusive first look at Play Set during New York Comic-Con panel

GLENDALE, CA – (OCTOBER 8, 2015) Today, Disney Interactive revealed details for Marvel Battlegrounds, the upcoming Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0, featuring a new four-player, arcade brawler style of gameplay, and an original Marvel storyline. Developed by United Front Games, in partnership with Avalanche Software, Marvel Battlegrounds is the first Disney Infinity Play Set to feature four-player gameplay. With full compatibility for all Disney Infinity Marvel characters, Marvel Battlegrounds features the widest selection of playable characters of any previous Play Set.

“With Disney Infinity 3.0, we’ve aimed to provide a wider variety of gameplay than ever before, and the Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set represents our commitment to developing something entirely new for our players,” said John Blackburn, SVP & GM of Disney Infinity. “The four-player arena style combat gameplay is a perfect way for friends and families to come together and play in head-to-head battles with some of their favorite Marvel characters.”

Launching in March 2016, Marvel Battlegrounds will feature Hulkbuster, Ultron and Captain America – The First Avenger, a new version of Captain America with a new pose, costume and enhanced abilities.  Additional Marvel Battlegrounds figures will be announced in the coming months. All Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel figures will be playable in the Play Set and will feature adapted abilities and skills to complement the new style of gameplay of Marvel Battlegrounds.

“We worked closely with the Disney Infinity development team to come up with new gameplay and storyline for Marvel Battlegrounds that is unique to the platform,” said Jay Ong, VP of Games, Marvel Entertainment. “We’ve created an authentic Marvel story that will give players the freedom to choose any Marvel figure in Disney Infinity and have them face off against each other in an arena style combat.”

In the original storyline, Ultron teams up with Loki in an effort to steal Asgard’s immensely powerful Infinity Stone. To accomplish this, Ultron and Loki create robotic replicas of the famed Marvel Super Heroes and turn them against each other in an effort to distract them while they commit their crime. The Marvel Super Heroes duplicates battle each other in iconic environments such as a wrecked Brooklyn train yard, Wakanda and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Lunar Base, culminating in a universe-shaking battle against Ultron.

To view the Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set gameplay trailer and to see the characters’ unique abilities in action, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHmAjKKb2WY

Fans can get a more in-depth look at the Play Set during the Disney Infinity 3.0: Facing Off in Marvel’s Battlegrounds panel at New York Comic-Con, featuring participants from Disney Interactive, Avalanche Software, United Front Games and Marvel Games. New York Comic-Con attendees can attend the panel on Saturday, October 10 from 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. at Empire Stage 1-E and will receive an exclusive pre-release figure giveaway. Fans at home can watch a live stream of the panel here: http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/NYCCLIVE

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About Disney Infinity

Disney Infinity is an interactive gaming platform where players have unprecedented freedom and endless opportunity to create stories and play experiences starring the beloved characters from across the worlds of Disney. Building on the success of launching Disney Infinity 1.0 and 2.0, Disney Interactive launched its latest installment to the best-selling “hybrid toy/video game,” Disney Infinity 3.0. In its third iteration, players will again utilise real-world interactive figures to activate original storylines (Play Sets) in the virtual game worlds of popular Star Wars franchises and create new adventures with a variety of characters from Marvel, The Walt Disney Co. and Disney•Pixar properties in the Toy Box mode. Disney Infinity 3.0 is rated PG for mild violence and online interactivity and is available now. For more information, visit Disney.com/Infinity.

For additional information, please visit www.disney.com/infinity.

About Disney Interactive

Disney Interactive is the digital entertainment part of The Walt Disney Company. As one of the world’s largest creators of high-quality digital experiences, Disney Interactive produces interactive entertainment for the whole family including multi-platform video games, online short form video, mobile and social games and digital destinations across all current and emerging media platforms.

Entertaining guests of all ages, Disney Interactive’s key products include the video game platform Disney Infinity, top virtual world for kids Club Penguin, popular mobile franchises like Frozen Free Fall and LINE Disney Tsum Tsum, top online destinations for kids, parents and fans including Disney.com, Oh My Disney, and Babble.com and the Disney social network reaching more than 1.5 billion guests on Facebook.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.  For more information visit marvel.com.  © 2015 MARVEL

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BROFORCE LAUNCHES FULL SCALE RELEASE OCTOBER 15 

– You Can’t Escape Freedom –

The United States of America – The freedom loving developer Free Lives and their democratically elected publisher Devolver Digital have announced that international sensation Broforce will shed its Early Access shackles and proceed with Operation Full Release on October 15. The full launch of America’s favorite freedom simulator will include a new set of challenging campaign missions as the bros charge into Satan’s stronghold for a final confrontation in hell with the dark lord himself!

To celebrate this forthcoming triumph of electronic entertainment, Free Lives and Broforce musician Deon van Heerden have released the ultra patriotic Freedom EP – a five-track album of Broforce music including The Ballad of Rambro and the Broforce Theme. The Freedom EP is free as a thank you to Broforce Early Access owners from now until launch on October 15 after which it will be prohibitively expensive but that’s capitalism for you. Get it now for free on Steam and crank it at home, in the car, or during a hostage situation [http://store.steampowered.com/app/274190/].

“Broforce is the culmination of decades of American military superiority distilled into one sweet ass motherfucking video game,” said US Department of Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. “It’s even got versus mode and online co-op, bro.”

Broforce started it’s campaign of shock and awesome as a game jam entry in 2012 before invading Steam Early Access in 2014 where it became one of the highest user rated games ever. Over the past year and half, developer Free Lives have added a dozen unique bros, scores of new campaign missions, a full blown level editor, and untold improvements that would have made our founding fathers proud.

Broforce is available now on Steam Early Access and is set to arrive on PlayStation 4 early next year but probably won’t make it to Dreamcast. Follow future updates on Broforce on Twitter @Free_Lives and @DevolverDigital and visit broforcegame.com if you love websites about Broforce.

EVERYWEAR GAMES RELEASES FULLY NATIVE APPLE WATCH OS2 VERSION OF FANTASY-ADVENTURE GAME, RUNEBLADE

HELSINKI – Oct. 8, 2015 – Everywear Games, world’s leading smartwatch game developer, today announced the fully native release of its Apple Watch exclusive title, Runeblade. The award winning fantasy RPG game has been completely rewritten for Apple Watch and it is the first game to unleash the power of Time Travel for the players. With Time Travel players can see their future, but choices still make all the difference…

Set in a world of high fantasy and magic, Runeblade is a casual take on adventure games and is designed to provide the optimal gaming experience on Apple Watch. Runeblade combines RPG elements with a simple pick-up-and-play design that increases in depth and complexity over days, weeks and months of gameplay. With watchOS 2, Runeblade now features enhanced graphics, new animations, and support for Complications and Time Travel.

“We’re absolutely committed to provide the best game experience on smartwatches, and making Runeblade fully native on Apple Watch was a huge step in this direction,” said Aki Järvilehto, CEO of Everywear Games. “Time Travel is an amazing feature for games and adds a completely new dimension of game play for the fans of the game.”

Feedback on Runeblade has been overwhelmingly positive since the game was launched in April. Over 80% of all players rate the game with full 5-stars and fans have created Reddit forums and Wikias for the game. Runeblade is the most ambitious production ever created for smartwatches and the team at Everywear is committed to a robust update roadmap for the game.

Everywear Games was founded in 2014 with a sharp focus on developing the best games for smartwatch platforms like the Apple Watch. The company is led by gaming veterans who previously held prominent positions at such industry leaders as Remedy, Digital Chocolate and Rovio. The studio’s award-winning Apple Watch launch title, Runeblade, has received worldwide recognition from press, fans and industry heavyweights. The company recently announced a 2 million euro funding round led by True Ventures, Lifeline Ventures and Sunstone.

Runeblade is a free title available exclusively on Apple Watch. For more information about Everywear Games products, please visit www.everyweargames.com. For information about Runeblade, please visit www.everyweargames.com/runeblade.