Gamescom Attendees Get Hands-On with the Biggest Upcoming Titles from Ubisoft^®

YOUTUBE LINK: Click here 

LONDON, UK — July 23, 2015 — Today, Ubisoft revealed that Assassin’s Creed^® Syndicate, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six^® Siege, Just Dance^® 2016, Tom Clancy’s The Division™, For Honor, Trackmania^® Turbo and more will be playable for attendees of Gamescom, the worlds’ largest consumer event in the video game industry, taking place from August 5 – 9 in Cologne, Germany.

For the first time, visitors to Ubisoft’s booth (Hall 6.1, space B020) will have the opportunity to get hands-on time with all of the Ubisoft games present on the show floor. A new Assassin’s Creed Syndicate playable demo will benefit from the biggest installation of its kind that Ubisoft has created to date. Additionally, guests will be able to engage in hands-on multiplayer battles in For Honor, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege and Tom Clancy’s The Division. Pods will also be available for Anno 2205™, Might and Magic^® Heroes^® VII and Trackmania Turbo.

In addition to the high-octane lineup, visitors will be able to experience the Rabbids Virtual Reality Ride, which uses a virtual reality headset and motion seat to create a totally immersive VR experience.  In addition, Ubisoft will have a packed program of on-stage activities and presentations, showcasing titles like Just Dance^® 2016 and The Crew^® Wild Run. Fans will also be able to participate in Ubisoft’s Cosplay Contest and numerous other community activities, prizes and performances which are planned throughout the event, including:

Just Dance World Cup: Players will be able to participate in Live Event qualifications on the dedicated Just Dance World Cup booth (located in hall 10.1, space B043) and have the chance to be selected for the Grand Finale, which takes place at the Paris Games Week in late October.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Showmatch: On Saturday, August 8 from 4pm to 7 pm CET, four teams composed of some of the best Rainbow Six players from around the world will participate in a 5v5 PC match on the ESL booth, showcasing some of the most exciting competitive features the game has to offer. The show will be available live on Twitch.tv/Ubisoft.

Once again, Ubisoft has identified a group of fans who represent the passion and diversity of its gaming communities to welcome to Gamescom as “Star Players”. These visitors will receive a full VIP experience, with the opportunity to exchange directly with the Ubisoft dev teams and participate in the activities on offer in the Uplay Lounge.

“Gamescom is a huge event for us and for players, and this year’s show promises to be one of our biggest and most fan-focused ever,” said Alain Corre, EMEA Executive Director, Ubisoft. “Understanding players’ initial thoughts and reactions to the games we’re developing is incredibly important, and by making the Ubisoft games at Gamescom playable, we’re hoping that attendees will have a much more interactive and memorable experience and that their feedback will be even more applicable to our creative teams.”

For more about Ubisoft at Gamescom, visit www.ubisoft.com, www.youtube.com/ubisoft and www.blog.ubi.com.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2014–15 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,464 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

© 2015 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Anno 2205, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Anno, Blue Byte and the Blue Byte logo are trademarks of Ubisoft GmbH in the US and/or other countries.

Next Games Releases Major Content Update that Introduces Railroads and Co-op Events to Compass Point: West™

HELSINKI, Finland — July 23, 2015 — Mobile games studio Next Games, created by veteran talent from Supercell, Rovio and Disney, today announced the first major update to its premier action-strategy title, Compass Point: West™, available free-to-download on iOS smartphones and tablets.

Compass Point: West now lets players create and join Posses to tackle challenging events together with friends and unlock rare cards. A new resource, Steel, can be used to build railroads to connect the furthest reaches of the Wild West for easy travel and exploration. Today’s content update also adds Daily Events and cattle raid battles to complete for special rewards, while the new Train Station building gives players a convenient way to keep track of all the action going down on the frontier.

Featuring stunning 3D graphics, highly polished gameplay and a rewarding card-collecting system, Compass Point: West takes adventurers to the old Wild West to fight the hostile takeover plans of notorious oil tycoon, Orville Driller. Players will build their own outposts, acquire cards to summon allies, and encounter a wide range of characters, each with unique personalities, in this exciting quest to save the Wild West.

Compass Point: West is available to download for free worldwide on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. For more information, please visit www.compasspointwest.com, and follow along on Facebook and Twitter.

About the Compass Point Series

Compass Point: West is the first in a series of four games, including North, East and South, that Next Games is developing based on its internal IP. With the Compass Point series, Next Games aims to develop a leading franchise of games banded together by the same principles of original, engaging gaming experience and gorgeous graphics.

About Next Games

Next Games, founded in 2013 by design veterans from Rovio, Supercell and Disney, focuses on crafting visually impressive, highly engaging games. Next Games has assembled a team with a profound love for games and a burning desire to develop lasting global entertainment. The 50-people-strong company is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, at the heart of mobile games development, and funded by an elite list of investors. In addition to the Compass Point series, Next Games is developing a mobile game based on AMC’s record-breaking television program, The Walking Dead. For the latest from Next Games, please visit www.nextgames.com, and follow the company on Facebook and Twitter.

SO YOU THINK YOU’RE EVIL?

OVERLORD: FELLOWSHIP OF EVIL PUBLIC INFORMATION FILM TEACHES PROSPECTIVE NETHERGHŪLS A LESSON IN MINION MASTERY

UK – July 23, 2015 – The Codemasters development minions today unveiled a new video for Overlord: Fellowship of Evil, their digital only, angelically-priced, devilishly fun Action RPG which is coming to PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC soon. Fans of evil doings can watch the trailer in action now at www.overlordthegame.com.

In the first of a series of training videos from The Minionstry of Information entitled ‘So You Think You’re Evil?’ prospective Netherghūls are taught the value of their minion horde. Whether causing carnage, grabbing loot, bothering sheep or generally smashing up the place, any self-respecting doer of dastardly deeds wouldn’t be seen undead without their faithful companions by their side.

“Brown minions, blues, reds and greens, they are what stands between you and the enemy,” said Gnarl, evil Minion Master. “Treat your minions well, provide them with carnage to cause, and loot to carry. And of course, sheepies. SHEEPIES!”

“Minions have always been at the heart of the Overlord experience and the unique sense of fun and mischief they bring is a key part of Fellowship of Evil,” said Carl Johnson, Chief Design Minion, Codemasters. “Whether you evil alone or evil with company, just make sure there’s a weapon in your hand, carnage in your heart and minions at your heels!”

Overlord: Fellowship of Evil is a dark and twisted Action RPG filled with the series’ signature black humor. Penned by award-winning original Overlord scriptwriter Rhianna Pratchett, Overlord: Fellowship of Evil delivers an epic new quest featuring four Netherghūls – undead servants of the dark arts, resurrected in the absence of a true Overlord, to bring evil back to a world overrun by the forces of good.

Assisting gamers once again are the mighty, maniacal and occasionally moronic minions, ready to unleash their charmingly chaotic brand of destruction and led by Gnarl, their wise old master, voiced, as before, by actor Marc Silk.

Players will embark on a brand new Overlord adventure filled with fun combat and twisted fantasy tales in single-player or with up to three friends in local and online single-screen co-op. Overlord: Fellowship of Evil invites players to dive into an Action RPG where it’s good to be bad, but it’s GREAT to be evil.

Overlord: Fellowship of Evil invades digital stores on consoles and Steam for Windows PC in 2015. Follow the Codemasters Minions’ progress towards world domination on the Codemasters Blog and on social media on Twitter and Facebook.

To plunder the press treasures, including the devilish new trailer, head to Codemasters’ all new press extranet site at www.codemasterspress.com.

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/viVQtkyKoJM

ABOUT CODEMASTERS

Codemasters, the award winning video game developer and publisher, has a 25-year heritage. With titles distributed globally, Codemasters is a leading developer and publisher of driving and racing entertainment games including DiRT, GRID and the official BAFTA award-winning FORMULA 1 series of videogames. In March 2010, Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL), a part of India’s Reliance ADA group, acquired a 60 percent shareholding in the company, alongside existing investor, Balderton Capital, the leading European venture capital firm. For more information on Codemasters’ product portfolio, please visit www.codemasters.com. Join in the conversation with @codemasters on Twitter or Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/codemasters.

ABOUT RHIANNA PRATCHETT

Rhianna Pratchett is an award-winning scriptwriter for videogames, comics, film and TV. Rhianna has regularly been named one of the top 100 most influential women in the games industry by various publications, including Edge, MCV and Develop, and won the Women in Games Hall of Fame award in 2013. She has talked about wrestling the wild beasts of narrative for numerous panels, documentaries and lectures. For more information, visit www.rhiannapratchett.com

ABOUT MARC SILK

Marc Silk’s voice is heard around the world in Cartoons, Films, TV Shows, Commercials, Theme Parks & Games, including F1 Race Stars, and the Overlord games, as the voice of Gnarl and a stack of wild Minions! For more information, visit www.marcsilk.com Twitter: @marcsilk

© 2015 The Codemasters Software Company Limited (“Codemasters”). All rights reserved. “Codemasters”® and the Codemasters logo® are registered trademarks owned by Codemasters. “Overlord” and “Overlord: Fellowship of Evil”™ is a trademark of Codemasters. All other trademarks or copyrights are the property of their respective owners and are used under license. Developed and published by Codemasters. Created with Unity. ©Unity Technologies. Audio powered by Fabric.

“PlayStation”, “PLAYSTATION” and “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Super Dungeon Bros Confirm Worldwide Retail Release

Nordic Games named as Global Distribution Partner

Watford, United Kingdom and Vienna, Austria – (23^rd July 2015) –  Wired Productions, an established independent games publisher, today announced a global retail distribution deal with Nordic Games to deliver a physical retail release of React Games’ Super Dungeon Bros for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
As part of the newly signed agreement, Nordic Games will handle physical distribution in all major territories.

“Throughout development we’ve been delighted with the reception of Super Dungeon Bros, and we’re excited to announce this partnership with Nordic Games to bring the title to as many players as possible, worldwide.”  said Leo Zullo, Managing Director of Wired Productions. He continued, “Nordic Games has always been a long term partner, and we’re pleased with the continuation of our relationship.”

Nik Blower, PR & Marketing Director for Nordic Games said, “Re-affirming our business-Bro relationship with Wired Productions gives us great pleasure. We’re Super-happy we can bring our physical distribution weight to the fore with this rockin’ good title. ”

More details regarding the launch will be released in due course.
In  Super Dungeon Bros, a band of mighty rock bros must navigate the endless dungeons of Rökheim, a giant scar of godforsaken earth, to seek out epic loot, fight hordes of evil undead and uncover the legends of long lost fabled Rock Stars!

Teams of up to four players either on or offline can take on the roles of heavy metal heroes; Axl, Ozzie, Freddie, and Lars and embark on a quest from the gods of rock to search ever-changing dungeons (which scale depending on the number of players) and combine rock and fantasy with dangerous foes, deadly obstacles and hazardous puzzles.

For more information on  Super Dungeon Bros and to keep up to date with all the latest news, announcements & more, please register your interest atwww.superdungeonbros.com  . You can also LIKE the official Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/DungeonBros  or follow the Dungeon Bros on Twitter athttps://twitter.com/DungeonBros.

For the latest news and information about Wired Productions, take a look at the website:www.wiredproductions.com , follow the Twitter page https://twitter.com/WiredP@WiredP, Like us on Facebook  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 Nordic Games GmbH:
Nordic Games GmbH is a wholly owned publishing subsidiary of Nordic Games Group AB. Founded in 2011, the Vienna/Austria based company puts great emphasis on its extensive game catalogue. The core portfolio comprises products and brands which have been acquired from JoWooD Entertainment AG, DreamCatcher Interactive Inc., THQ Inc., and Atari SAS, and further IPs and trademarks will follow.

The company will pursue the long-term goal of delivering quality products that live up to expectations of gamers worldwide. For more information, please visit www.nordicgames.at .

About React Games:
Founded in 2008, React Games is an award winning, independent video games developer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Specialising in development for Xbox, PlayStation®, iOS, Android, Windows 8, Facebook, PC, Mac as well as the Nintendo 3DS, React Games has shipped over 40 titles in 7 years.  React Games is well known for delivering fun gameplay and high quality production values on every project.  For more information, please visithttp://www.reactgames.com  or follow us on Twitter viahttps://twitter.com/reactgames.

Life is Strange reaches 1 million sales

Episode 4 releasing Tuesday July 28th – New trailer today

Square Enix and DONTNOD Entertainment are incredibly proud to announce that LIFE IS STRANGE has reached 1 million sales – a huge achievement for the small team working on the game.

In other great news the wait is nearly over! LIFE IS STRANGE: EPISODE 4 – DARKROOM will be launching on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on July 28. A new trailer, artwork and screens are available to download now.

In Episode 4, Max pushes the investigation surrounding the disappearance of Rachel Amber and the strange happenings in Arcadia Bay into unexplored and daunting territory. As the End of the World party approaches, Max must use her powers to put all the pieces of the puzzle in place.

Watch the ‘LIFE IS STRANGE: EPISODE 4’ trailer ’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AukgNY6Uxww ;

AMPLITUDE STUDIOS’ ENDLESS LEGEND SHADOWS EXPANSION THIS SUMMER

Get Hands-On and Live Demo at Gamescom 2015

Paris, France – July 23, 2015 – Critically-acclaimed indie developer Amplitude Studios announced today the next expansion for its award-winning 4X strategy game Endless Legend. Due this summer on PC, Endless Legend Shadows integrates a highly requested and anticipated feature with a new the espionage system that gives players the chance to spy, infiltrate, pillage, and assassinate. Endless Legend Shadows also introduces a major new faction called the “Forgotten,” a faction based on espionage.

Watch the all new Forgotten Faction reveal for Endless Legend Shadows HERE: youtu.be/WFQxwaODOOc

Endless Legend Shadows is a nightmare out of history. The Forgotten are a faction that all others thought to be lost or dead. Against their will, they were forged into a tight society of violent and distrustful survivors, having spent the final years of the cataclysm alone on the surface of Auriga. Now, as rifts in their society have led a splinter faction to declare its independence, the Forgotten are risking everything in the hopes that the other factions will accept them – or kneel before them.

Endless Legend Shadows Features:

• Play the brand new faction, the Forgotten, experts in the new espionage skills.
• Play with invisible units using the new “Camouflage” and “Stealth” capacities.
• Infiltrate an empire to steal, capture, sabotage and assassinate!
• Pillage villages, extractors and watchtowers to slow your enemy’s progression.
• Equip your heroes with “Insignia” accessories to give them special espionage abilities.
• Defend yourself by using counterespionage skills and the new “Detection” capacity.

Amplitude Studios will be providing hands-on demos and developer interviews of Endless Legend Shadows at Gamescom this year. In addition to showing Endless Legend Shadows, Amplitude will also be showing off the upcoming Xbox One and iPad versions of Dungeon of the Endless, and an all new unannounced title.

Known for its deep, engaging, and gorgeous 4X strategy games, Amplitude Studios’ Endless Legend and Dungeon of the Endless were honorable mentions for Excellence and Design while Endless Legend was nominated for Seumas McNally Grand Prize in the 17th annual Independent Games Festival at GDC 2015. Amplitude’s first game Endless Space won the 2013 Golden Cube and Community Choice Unity Awards. For more on Amplitude Studios on its Website (www.amplitude-studios.com), like it on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter. For more on veteran strategy game publisher Iceberg Interactive, Follow it on Twitter @Iceberg_Int, ‘like’ it on Facebook, and watch it on Twitch and YouTube.

# # #

ABOUT AMPLITUDE STUDIOS
Amplitude is an independent team of experienced video game lovers (and developers) with a single goal: Create the best strategy games with the players’ help! Based in Paris, the studio boasts an international team that has worked all over the world on major AAA titles. Since Amplitude’s creation in 2011, the studio has released Endless Space, Dungeon of the Endless and Endless Legend, all critically acclaimed. A pioneer in its working method, while developing its first game Amplitude launched an open crowdsourced development process called “GAMES2GETHER.” This platform enables the community to participate in the creation of a video game from the early stages of development. Today, this methodology enables the studio to fulfill the expectations of its players while earning international recognition for the quality of its productions. Read more at www.amplitude-studios.com.

ABOUT ICEBERG INTERACTIVE

Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans and is located in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Iceberg has fully embraced the digital revolution of the past few years and maintains strong worldwide relations with most digital portals, while also keeping its roots in the European retail markets. Staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an international assembly of game developers, both midsize and indie. Garnering attention with acclaimed releases over recent years in the genres of strategy, action, simulation and adventure, the company has an exceptional 2014 line-up, including Endless Legend, StarDrive 2, Starpoint Gemini 2, Lords of the Black Sun, Vector Thrust and Starship Corporation – with more promising games in the pipeline.

Backstory And Post-Apocalyptic World Revealed in New Screens For Vehicle Combat MMO Crossout

Gaijin Entertainment, the developer and publisher of a record-breaking WWII simulator MMO War Thunder, is taking four wheeled combat to the future with their new multiplayer MMO title Crossout. Developed by Targem Games. Vehicle mayhem is order of the day as these awesome new screenshots and backstory reveal, these carefully crafted futuristic combat vehicles do battle in a post apocalyptic setting where survival depends on upgrading vehicles and destroying enemy drivers.

Currently in alpha testing, Crossout will soon reach closed beta stage on PC. Stay tuned for the latest news and register for the closed-beta testing here: http://crossout.net

About Crossout’s Backstory

Set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a viral pandemic and adverse effects of technology, Crossout tests players’ creativity in building, upgrading and customizing deadly armored vehicles to destroy enemies in open player vs player combat. 

The scenery helps tell much more of a story of why vehicles are so essential in the fight for survival, the  devastation and decay represent much more than just a back drop, they provide a reason that survivors must create, upgrade and fight for their very existence in the game.

In 2021 a mysterious viral epidemic swept the planet known as the Crossout epidemic, simultaneously countries and populations began to fall at an alarming rate all over the Earth. Those who did not die in the first few days, were plagued by hallucinations and headaches, many people went mad, others escaped this degenerative state and committed suicide. The source of the disease could not be detected but the cities that were once the vibrant social and economic beacons of humanity were left ravaged and deserted. 

Media speculated several possibilities about the nature of the disease. Some argued that the radiation of cell phones and televisions was infected with a new technically engineered virus by terrorists. Others discussed a version of the virus where the atmosphere was infected with a virus as a result of the impact of a large meteorite. Was this the dawn of an evolutionary leap and new kind of humanity? 

Chaos engulfed the planet, large cities had been turned into mass graves. Many tried to escape the effects of the virus by using different protective measures, they wore face masks to filter the air and completely stopped using electronic devices and used more traditional means of communication. But it was all in vain: what was once an epidemic in a few days became a pandemic unlike anyone had ever seen on such a global scale. 

But humanity was not yet dealt the final blow. 20 years after the Crossout catastrophe, the world is once again a fragile balance between survival and annihilation. 

Each location in Crossout is illustrating a part of this new world’s history. The “Bridge” map shows players what happened during the first few days of the disaster. Panic, the end of the world coming soon, barricades and No Entry signs. Other maps will show players the decay of all that has been created before the catastrophe and how the new form of humanity is adapting to it trying to revive the ruins of its magnificent past. 

Further details on the origin story for Crossout will be revealed at a later date.  

Hands on at Gamescom

Crossout will be showing all this four wheeled destruction and more at Gamescom 2015. The general public will get a chance to undertake some serious vehicle combat action and explore the apocalyptic chaos of Crossout’s environment with a closed door presentation on the main show floor in Hall 8 Booth B011.Gaijin will be working with Targem Games and Roccat to show off Crossout as well as the latest version and new features in the award winning MMO, War Thunder in more detail. 

About Gaijin Entertainment

Gaijin Entertainment is the developer and publisher of the online games War Thunder and Star Conflict, as well as PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, iOS and Android titles across several genres. The company’s diverse portfolio has received a range of mass media and game industry awards including such as KRI Awards, Gamescom Award and many more. Official website: http://gaijinent.com 

About Targem Games

Targem was established in 2002 by game industry veterans, with the goal of bringing high-quality online entertainment to players worldwide. Targem is dedicated to the creation of cutting edge multiplayer games. Visit developer’s official website: www.targem.com