2K Announces WWE® 2K16 Downloadable Content Offerings, Season Pass and Digital Deluxe Editions 

Content to include playable WWE Superstars, Divas and Legends; playable NXT® Superstars; WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015 story-based content; and access to unlockable content and player progression features 

Sydney, Australia – October 8, 2015 – 2K today announced details surrounding the downloadable content offerings, Season Pass and Digital Deluxe Editions for WWE® 2K16, the forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise. The downloadable content offerings will include a story-driven 2K Showcase surrounding the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015 inductees; access to new moves, unlockable content, player progression; and a wealth of playable WWE Legends and WWE and NXT® Superstars. The individual content packages will begin releasing in late 2015, with some packages releasing in early 2016, for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, as well as Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system, and Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft.

“WWE 2K16 will deliver a unique and extensive selection of downloadable content spanning WWE’s past and present, including the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame-inspired 2K Showcase, a solid offering of new in-game moves and a wide variety of playable WWE and NXT talent,” said Greg Thomas, President at Visual Concepts. “Complementing WWE 2K16’s largest roster in the series’ history, this year’s content offerings provide fans with an all-encompassing WWE experience at an excellent value.”

About the WWE 2K16 Downloadable Content Offerings*

The WWE 2K16 downloadable content offerings are scheduled to include the following items and be available for purchase on the PlayStation™Network for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 systems, as well as Xbox Live online entertainment network from Microsoft for Xbox One and Xbox 360:

Accelerator

• Players will gain instant access to all unlockable content available in the game (excluding downloadable content);
• The Accelerator will be available for a suggested price of AU$2.95/NZ$3.25.

MyPlayer KickStart (PS4™ system and Xbox One Exclusive)

• Players will gain instant access to boost created Superstar ratings and attributes in the game’s MyCareer mode;
• MyPlayer KickStart will be available for a suggested price of AU$14.95/NZ$15.95. 

Legends Pack

• Playable WWE Legends: Big Boss Man, Dusty Rhodes, Lita, Mr. Perfect, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Trish Stratus;
• The Legends Pack will be available for a suggested price of AU$13.45/NZ$14.45.

2015 Hall of Fame Showcase

• Playable matches include:
  • “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts;
  • Rikishi vs. The Rock;
  • Alundra Blayze vs. Paige;
  • Larry Zbyszko vs. Arn Anderson;
  • Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ric Flair;
  • The Bushwhackers (Butch Miller and Luke  Williams) vs. The Natural Disasters (Typhoon and Earthquake);
  • The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) vs. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray);
• The 2015 Hall of Fame Showcase will be available for a suggested price of AU$13.45/NZ$14.95.

New Moves Pack

• More than 30 new moves, including the Corner Enzuigiri (made popular by WWE Diva Nikki Bella), Avalanche Ram (made popular by WWE Diva Paige), Sidewinder Suplex (made popular by WWE and NXT Superstar Kevin Owens), Standing Crossface Chickenwing (made popular by WWE Superstar Stardust) and Dragon Sleeper (made popular by NXT Superstar Finn Bálor);
• The New Moves Pack will be available for a suggested price of AU$5.95/NZ$6.45.

Future Stars Pack

• Playable NXT Superstars: Samoa Joe, Diego, Fernando, Blake and Murphy;
• The Future Stars Pack will be available for a suggested price of AU$11.95/NZ$12.95.

About the WWE 2K16 Season Pass

Players may purchase nearly all WWE 2K16 downloadable content at a reduced price point through the game’s Season Pass. For a suggested price of AU$37.95/$NZ39.95, a savings of more than 20 percent versus individual content purchases, players will receive the following items as they become available:

• Accelerator (access to all unlockable content available in the game);
• Legends Pack;
• 2015 Hall of Fame Showcase;
• New Moves Pack;
• Future Stars Pack.

About the WWE 2K16 Digital Deluxe Editions

2K also announced Digital Deluxe Editions for WWE 2K16 are now available for pre-order via PlayStation™Network and Xbox Live as follows:

• PS4™ system and Xbox One (AU$99.95/NZ$109.99):
  • Copy of WWE 2K16;
  • WWE 2K16 Season Pass;
  • MyPlayer KickStart;
  • Theme (PS4™ system only; available immediately with pre-order purchase);
• PS3™ system (AU$79.95/NZ$89.99):
  • Copy of WWE 2K16;
  • WWE 2K16 Season Pass;
  • Theme (PS3™ system only, available immediately with pre-order purchase).

* PlayStation™Network or Xbox Live account and Internet connection required. Copy of WWE 2K16 required to play. 

Developed collaboratively by Yuke’s and Visual Concepts, a 2K studio, WWE 2K16 is rated M in Australia and New Zealand. WWE 2K16 is currently scheduled for release on PS4™ and PS3™ systems, Xbox One and Xbox 360, on October 27, 2015 in North America and October 29, 2015 in Australia and New Zealand. Consumers who pre-order WWE 2K16 at any participating retailer or who pre-order Digital Deluxe Editions through PlayStation™Network and Xbox Live will receive two playable characters – each depicting global action film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger from The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day films – at no extra cost on launch day.

For more information on WWE 2K16 and 2K, visit wwe.2k.com, become a fan on Facebook, follow the game on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags #WWE2K16 and #RaiseSomeHell or subscribe on YouTube.

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About WWE

WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming reaches more than 650 million homes worldwide in 35 languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium network that includes all 12 live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library, is currently available in more than 170 countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.

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About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products through its two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K. Our products are designed for console systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at http://www.take2games.com.

About 2K

Founded in 2005, 2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment. The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar 13, Cat Daddy Games and 2K China. 2K’s stable of high quality titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®, Borderlands™, and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization series, the innovative Evolve™, the popular WWE 2K franchise and NBA 2K, the #1 rated and #1 selling basketball franchise*. 2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). For more information, please visit www.2k.com.

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STAR WARS™ RISE AGAINST THE EMPIRE PLAY SET FEATURING ICONIC MOMENTS FROM THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY NOW AVAILABLE FOR DISNEY INFINITY 3.0 

LUKE SKYWALKER AND PRINCESS LEIA ORGANA INCLUDED IN PLAY SET PACK; HAN SOLO, CHEWBACCA AND DARTH VADER FIGURES ALSO RELEASED TODAY

MELBOURNE, AUST. – (OCTOBER 8, 2015) – Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm today launched Star Wars™ Rise Against the Empire for Disney Infinity 3.0, a new Play Set that takes place during the original Star Wars trilogy. Developed by Studio Gobo, in partnership with Avalanche Software, the Play Set takes players through the iconic moments and adventures from Episodes IV-VI, including the characters, vehicles and locations.

The Star Wars Rise Against the Empire Play Set is available at a suggested retail price of $39.95 AUD/$49.99 NZD and includes the Play Set piece, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa figures. Han Solo, Chewbacca and Darth Vader figures are also now available and sold separately for a suggested retail price of $17.95 AUD/$24.99 NZD.

In the Star Wars Rise Against the Empire Play Set, players will embark on galaxy-spanning missions with legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker, Rebel leader Princess Leia Organa, heroic smuggler Han Solo and his trusty co-pilot Chewbacca to help defeat Darth Vader and overthrow the evil Galactic Empire. With non-stop action, players can explore open world planets like Tatooine on foot or on a Bantha, take down AT-AT walkers on snowspeeders on Hoth, out-maneuver stormtroopers on speeder bikes on Endor, and partake in epic space battles in an X-wing in attempt to destroy the Death Star.

In addition to the characters playable in Rise Against the Empire Play Set, fans will also be able to unlock and play with other Disney Infinity 3.0 Star Wars characters from other Star Wars Play Sets.

Additionally, the Disney Infinity 3.0 Starter Pack and Disney•Pixar Inside Out Play Set are currently available in major retail stores for the PlayStation^®4 and PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One and Xbox 360 and the Wii U™ system from Nintendo.  Disney Infinity 3.0 is rated PG for mild violence and online interactivity and developed by Avalanche Software in partnership with Ninja Theory, Sumo Digital, Studio Gobo and United Front Games.  Additional Disney Infinity 3.0 Play Sets, Power Discs and figures will be available later this year.

Disney Infinity 3.0 is the latest installment in the highly successful Disney Infinity “toys-to-life” franchise, bringing together characters from across The Walt Disney Company for the ultimate family gaming experience. 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.

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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. 

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Top Gear’s The Stig Joins Xbox and Racing Fans from Around the World at Super Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in Australia to Take Part in ‘Drive to Win’ Challenge 

Xbox has today revealed the preliminary winners of its ‘Drive to Win’ global racing challenge where Forza Motorsport 6 fans from around the world competed for a trip to one of the most iconic race days of the year, the Super Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in NSW Australia. In addition to this unique, once in a lifetime trip, Xbox has announced that Top Gear’s The Stig will join the competition winners for a world-first hot lap around the famous Mount Panorama race track.

Tens of thousands of Forza Motorsport fans took part in the in-game challenge which saw players step into the 2015 Xbox Racing #17 Ford Falcon FG X and attempt to lay down their fastest lap time on the legendary Mount Panorama circuit – which has been laser-scanned and built from the ground up for Xbox One to bring an unparalleled level of realism to the racing experience.

Alongside four players from the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand, there are five Aussie Forza fans, who will travel to the high-speed Bathurst track this weekend (October 8-11) as part of a money-can’t-buy experience. At the event, competition winners will meet Xbox Racing drivers Marcos Ambrose and Scott Pye before going on to compete in a live, in-game time attack, as they attempt to be crowned champion of the mountain.

With the fastest in-game lap time to date of 2:09, competitors have their work cut out for themselves to be in with a chance to win USD$5,000 in prize money, an official driver suit from the race weekend, as well as having their Gamertag emblazoned on the official Xbox race car and the Bathurst raceway itself. The winner will also be treated to a lap of the circuit alongside Top Gear’s The Stig, who features in Forza Motorsport 6 and will take to Australia’s most iconic racetrack for the first time ever as part of the race day celebrations.

Since the launch of Xbox One and the track’s first inclusion in Forza Motorsport 5 and now Forza Motorsport 6, racing fans from around the world have clocked up over 48,000,000 laps of the Bathurst track – considered to be one of the world’s most challenging courses for its combination of narrow sections and steep grades – with over four million players racing it annually, amounting to a total of 250 years of gameplay!

With new features including night driving and wet weather racing, the inclusion of ten cars from the 2015 V8 Super Car season and in-game commentary from Australian racing legend, Mark Skaife, Forza Motorsport 6 is available to buy now, exclusively for Xbox One.

The 2015 #17 Xbox Racing Ford Falcon FG X, backed by the experience of DJR Team Penske, will compete in the V8 Supercar Pirtek Enduro Cup, including the Super Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000. Xbox fans in Australia can catch the action live on the Foxtel Play app on Xbox One.

Acclaimed Board game Designer signs deal with Slitherine

Victory and Glory: Napoleon is the first PC game designed by acclaimed board game creator Glenn Drover. 

Essen 7^th October, Today at Internationale Spieltage Spiel ‘15, the world’s biggest board game convention, Slitherine, the world leader in strategy and wargames, is announcing a partnership with the acclaimed board game designer Glenn Drover, creator of hit successes like War! Age of Imperialism (2002), The American Civil War (2002), Napoleon in Europe (2003), Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Board game (2003), Attack! (A WW2 themed Risk-style game – 2004), Railroad Tycoon: The Board game (2005), Conquest of the Empire (Roman Civil War – 2005) and Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery (2007).

Victory and Glory: Napoleon is the first game fully designed for PC by Glenn Drover and scheduled to be release in January 2016

“With a staggering growth of 40% over the past year, the board games sector is vital and an ever growing source of inspiration for original gameplay mechanics”, said Marco A. Minoli, Director of Marketing at Slitherine. “Games are either coming straight from the board, like the recent, successful release of Heroes of Normandie, or are designed from the ground up by popular designers, such a John Butterfield’s Battle of the Bulge. Victory and Glory is a thrilling project, because it mixes mechanics created specifically for the digital platform, by a designer who’s used to work on the board to transpose PC games”.

Victory & Glory: Napoleon is a game of grand strategy and fast-play tactical battles where players take the role of Napoleon Bonaparte and attempt to dominate the entire continent of Europe. They move armies and navies, fight great battles, recruit new troops, and add new regions to their empire. The AI controls Great Britain and the other allied nations and troops that comprise an ever-changing alliance.

Key Features:

• The game mixes a grand strategy level map covering the whole Napoleonic Wars, from 1800 to 1818 and tactical battles
• Dozens of unique unit types (cavalry, infantry, artillery, and generals for each major nation and several minor nations).
• Over 100 unique ‘Event Cards’ with artwork by world-renowned Napoleonic Artist: Keith Rocco. Each card gives the player special unit upgrades, advantages in battle, new recruits, historical events, or political actions that can change the alliances or borders of the French Empire.
• Land and Naval Battles utilizing a fast-play abstracted tactical battle system.
• More detailed tactical battle system also available for larger battles.

Victory and Glory: Napoleon never plays the same way twice and has true infinite re-playability.

It includes six unique scenarios with different starting conditions:

• 1800: The Second Coalition
• 1805: The Dash for the Danube
• 1806: Who’s Next?
• 1809: The Austrian Phoenix and the Spanish Quagmire
• 1812: Into Russia
• 1813: Defending the Empire

The game also includes 10 Historical Quick-Play Battles to sharpen players’ leadership skills:

Marengo, Austerlitz, Eylau, Friedland, Wagram, Borodino, Luetzen, Bautzen, Dresden, Waterloo

POOL NATION FX IS NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM – RACK UP THE ULTIMATE BILLIARDS SIMULATOR

93% User Approval Rating on Original Pool Nation (PC), 3 Million Downloads on Xbox One – New Pool Hall and Online Tournaments Added for PC Release

Manchester, UK – October 7, 2015 –After a highly successful launch on Xbox One earlier this year, indie developer Cherry Pop Games has now delivered the ultimate billiards simulator Pool Nation FX onto Steam’s Early Access program. Available now, Pool Nation FX delivers a stunningly realistic on or offline billiards experience, expanding upon the incredibly popular Xbox One release with a variety of new multiplayer features, trick shot editor, and ruleset customization providing a multitude of personalized options.

Developed with Unreal Engine 4, Pool Nation FX is available now for $12.99 and as a special limited-time bonus, owners of the original Pool Nation on Steam can purchase the game for $7.79, a discount of 40% off the game’s full price!

For more information, please visit – http://www.poolnationfx.com/ or buy Pool Nation FX now on Steam.

Prepare yourself for pixel perfect physics and photo-realistic graphics in this truly immersive representation of the sport. Practice, spectate and play live matches seamlessly online. Players can compete in Leagues, share, challenge and create epic trick shots with the exclusive Trickshot Editor, enroll in the Pool Nation Cup, explore the unique rule set customization tool and re-discover this much-loved sport.

Customization

• Use the rule set customization tool to create your favorite game type using nine existing rule sets including; 9 Ball, 8 Ball, 8 Ball UK Red and Yellows, Snooker, Killer, Speed, Golf (online and offline modes)
• Control your aim level settings; aiming aid off and on then play novice through to pro
• Use the in-game currency to customize table baize, cues, balls and decals
• Raise, lower, and rotate trickshot objects on all axis in the artistic pool mode

Game Modes & Features

• Trickshots – Create unique trickshots with the artistic pool mode, including a variety of objects and special effects
• Leagues (Online competitive mode) –  Players must climb the ladder and play with skill to avoid relegation to lower leagues
• Play for Cash – Online competitive mode. Players progress through varying difficulty levels, the more coins you earn, the higher levels you unlock
• Friendlies – Invite friends to play online, customize your game type, rules, locations and more
• Versus – Offline game for one or two players. Play against the AI or locally against friends.
• Pool Career – Offline single-player career, start out in the qualifiers earn your place in the first cup.
• Snooker Career – Enjoy traditional Snooker, along with the standard billiards game types
• Daily Challenges – Play the daily game of 3 Ball to unlock a chance to win free coins, pot 3 balls to win a random daily prize
• Daily Trickshot Challenges – Complete a specific trickshot challenge to win coins. Each provides a selection of designated objects and effects to nail the shot.
• Endurance – Keep sinking balls into pockets as they fall from above. Pot multiple balls in a row, or perform a skill shot and earn a ‘Drop Stop’ giving you a brief respite from the falling balls.

During the Steam Early Access development cycle, the following features will be added:

• Spectate, join and play matches seamlessly online in a digital Pool Nation Pool Hall
• Online Tournaments for 8 or more people
• Customizable PC specific controls for extra customization

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About Cherry Pop Games

Cherry Pop Games is an independent, multi-platform development studio located in Manchester, UK. We are dedicated to producing amazing games for all types of players. The team’s first title was Pool Nation, which was released on Xbox LIVE Arcade in 2012, followed shortly after on the PlayStation Network. Cherry Pop Games’ most recent project is Pool Nation FX, developed using Unreal Engine 4, which will release in 2015.

New Studio Sentient Play Announces K.O.M.R.A.D. Conversation Game for Apple Watch, iPhone, & iPad

When the Soviets abandoned a secret AI experiment in 1985 they forgot one thing: to turn off the power

AUSTIN, TEXAS – October 7, 2015 – Sentient Play, an independent developer of AI-driven “conversation games,” is announcing that K.O.M.R.A.D. will release soon for Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Designed by Brad Becker, former Chief Design Officer of IBM’s sophisticated AI platform Watson, K.O.M.R.A.D. gives an entertaining glimpse into how far artificial intelligence has come in the past 30 years… and where it could be headed.

Your phone or Apple Watch chimes with a text message from an unknown number. In broken English, you’re informed that your online accounts have been hijacked — passwords changed, identity stolen. You can get it all back in return for a simple task: hack into a Russian computer untouched since the 1980s and probe it for useful information. How, exactly? That’s where your people skills come in, because K.O.M.R.A.D. isn’t any ordinary computer — it’s an experimental Soviet artificial intelligence that doesn’t know the Cold War ended.

Playing out as a real-time conversation between you and the roused AI, K.O.M.R.A.D. is a psychological narrative game based on real history and real technology. What does a Cold War era computer know, what assumptions will it make, and how can you gain its trust? Find out through brief text exchanges delivered via push notifications over several days. If you manage to make K.O.M.R.A.D. your ally, you can use this powerful technology for good. And if you fail, well, the fallout might be nuclear.

Inspired by 1980s text adventures and gamebooks, conversation games such as K.O.M.R.A.D. will tell stories via interactive dialogues optimized for Apple Watch and other mobile devices, in short bursts convenient for playing on the go and with branching outcomes that tailor consequences to players’ choices. K.O.M.R.A.D. will be the first release from the newly formed Sentient Play, a lab Becker founded to explore the potential of interaction between people and advanced technology such as virtual reality, wearables, and AI.

“By simulating an experience of chatting with an advanced artificial intelligence, I want to give people a chance to play with the future,” says Becker, whose work on IBM Watson included design, user experience, and envisioning the AI’s potential applications. “But Sentient Play isn’t only here for fun and games. Technology is advancing ahead of our understanding of what people actually need and want from it. Games like K.O.M.R.A.D. will help us figure that out while we still have time to shape the technology.”

To receive alerts about K.O.M.R.A.D.‘s development and release plans, visit http://sentientplay.com or follow @SentientPlay on Twitter.

About Sentient Play

Sentient Play was founded in 2015 by Brad Becker, former Chief Design Officer of IBM Watson, to use games and prototyping to more quickly shape a people-centric design for future technology. The studio’s first conversation game, K.O.M.R.A.D., will release soon for Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad.

JOURNEY THROUGH THE “RUINS OF THE GODS” IN CABAL 2

New Content Update Opens Additional Map Zone, Increases Level Cap, Unlocks Three New Dungeons Featuring Upgraded Gear in the CABAL 2 Universe 

IRVINE, CALIF. – Oct. 7, 2015 – Warriors, come out and play! ESTsoft, Inc. revealed details for its latest content update for CABAL 2, available starting Oct. 14. The new update features an all-new map zone, Gray Canyon, for gamers at level 40 and above to explore along with additional dungeons and a higher level cap.

“We know how important our players are and what they mean for the CABAL 2 experience,” said Ajmal Popal, Assistant Product Manager, ESTsoft. “We have listened to player feedback and have created our most extensive content update to date, including raising the level cap.”

The “Ruins of the Gods” update will open up a distinctly different gaming experience for level 40 players, as they can now explore the new Gray Canyon map expansion. The expanded map isn’t without its perks, as it includes three new high level dungeons that contain quests for upgraded gear drops. Silent Snowfield (a level 43 dungeon), Ancient Academy (level 45), and Tomb of Kain (completion of the other two dungeons required for entry), will offer players their most difficult dungeon challenges yet!

Along with an expanded zone and three dungeons to fight through, players will also have the chance to break past the level 40 barrier. The max level cap has been raised to level 45, giving players the chance to continue to rank up and grow even stronger.

CABAL 2 features combat that is fluid and skill-based, but also offers all the depth and strategy players would expect from a genuine MMO experience. Designed by passionate MMO gamers for fans of the genre, the game’s fast-paced combat and focus on role-playing game (RPG) elements harken back to classic MMOs.

Evolving from the wildly-successful CABAL Online, which hosts nearly 30 million users from more than 60 countries around the world, CABAL 2 is a high-fantasy MMO for PC which combines deep, immersive RPG elements with epic skill-based battles. This next chapter in the CABAL series bring a unique style of gameplay sure to appeal to players who are both nostalgic for the classic MMOs of the past, but also still enjoy the technical advancements of modern PC gaming.

Please visit for assets: http://bit.ly/RuinsoftheGods

For more information, and to download CABAL 2, please visit www.cabal2.com.

About ESTsoft, Inc.

ESTsoft Inc. is the North American publishing and operations arm of ESTsoft Corp, a leading Korean software company since 1993. ESTsoft delivers essential software products and innovative online games around the world. ESTsoft has been a KOSDAQ listed company since 2008.