MORE PIZZA! Classic Educational Game Remake, Zoombinis, Gets a Release Date

Non-profit Educational Leader TERC Delivers an All-New, Complete Zoombinis Experience to a New Generation

Boston, July 14, 2015 – Following the incredibly successful Kickstarter from earlier this year, TERC, a not-for-profit leader in K-12 math and science education, announced today the anticipated return of the beloved and classic children’s educational game, Zoombinis, launching on iPad and Android tablets on August 6 for $4.99.

Zoombinis is developed in conjunction with the world class designers at FableVision Studios, an award-winning educational transmedia developer, along with Learning Games Network.

“Together we have recreated the Zoombinis adventure so that it can be shared with a whole new generation, in a touch screen format,” said David Libby, Director of Technology, TERC. “With the advances in technology since the Zoombinis first appeared in the ’90s, we were able to craft the perfect blend of problem solving with entertainment that can be enjoyed in mobile or classroom setting.”

Numbering in the hundreds, the Zoombinis need your help. The small blue creatures, each with distinct personalities and appearances, are all imprisoned by the evil Bloats who took over their home – and you need to help them reach the safety of Zoombiniville. Using logic, data analysis, pattern finding and problem solving skills, children and adults will face a series of increasingly difficult challenges set within entertaining environments such as Pizza Pass, Titanic Tattooed Toads and Mudball Wall. Help the Zoombinis travel in groups until all 400 of them are safe in Zoombiniville.

For more information visit:
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/ZoombinisGame
Web: http://www.zoombinis.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zoombinisgame
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zoombinisgame
YouTube: http://youtube.com/zoombinisgame

About TERC
For nearly fifty years, TERC has been introducing millions of students throughout the United States to the exciting and rewarding worlds of math and science learning. Led by a group of experienced, forward-thinking math and science professionals, TERC is an independent, nonprofit, research-based organization dedicated to engaging and inspiring all students through stimulating curricula and programs designed to develop the knowledge and skills they need to ask questions, solve problems, and expand their opportunities. Visit us on the web at: www.terc.edu

About FableVision Studios
FableVision creates technology-enhanced media and story to move the world to a better place. FableVision’s signature blend of positive media, storytelling, and interactive technologies is sought after by a host of best-in-class organizations, including leading publishers, broadcasters, educational and nonprofit organizations, museums, and health care organizations, such as PBS Kids, Smithsonian Institution, the Jim Henson Company, and National Geographic Society. Together with our partners, we have designed and developed hundreds of interactive games and activities, mobile apps, animated films, websites, television and web ads, interactive museum kiosks, and eBooks. Visit us on the web at: www.fablevisionstudios.com

About Learning Games Network
The Learning Games Network mission: By identifying and partnering with organizations that are working to create, research and disseminate game-based learning tools, the Learning Games Network amplifies the impact of these organizations and broadens access to high-quality educational games for learners at every age. Visit us on the web at: http://learninggamesnetwork.org

COMMAND VAST ARMIES IN LARGE SCALE BATTLES AND CONQUER THE ISLAND OF JAPAN 

Form alliances! Build your armies! Defeat those who oppose your dream of uniting Japan!

Hertfordshire, 15^th July 2015- KOEI TECMO Europe released today a wealth of video clips and other assets pertaining to the upcoming release of famed strategy/ historical simulation Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence, slated for release on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system across Europe on 4^th September 2015. The game will also be simultaneously available digitally on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and on PC via Steam®.

Battles play a vital role in Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence. Although it is not necessary that players would have declare war to strengthen their position, it is quite possible that enemy lords will try to attack castles, towns, and settlements to increase their area of influence and grow their wealth. Defeating enemy fiefs can also strengthen the overall standing of the player’s chosen clan, so growing a strong, well equipped and well trained, loyal army is a key component to completing the game successfully.

Players can enter the battlefield with one or multiple army regiments, call on banner-men, allies and subordinates and use the terrain strategically to the advantage of their clan!

Battles are resolved in multiple ways, with the two main ones being a remote, birds-eye view of the map where there is free control of individual armies or combinations of allied forces and a close-up view option that offers more control of individual units.

Taking the first option, allows for a Multi-faceted Battle; meaning there can be various fronts and skirmishes all over the map and control of the chosen clan and its allied forces. All battles are in real time, so this option offers a better overview of the map, as well as ally and enemy movements.

In the second event, players can strategize further using information like terrain particularities and current weather (e.g. finding out the army would go faster taking a detour around a hill rather than going over it on a straight line). Close-field battles also offer the player the possibility to take on the role of the Grand Commander. Doing so opens up the option to use officer ‘Traits’ and ‘Tactics’. Traits are passive special abilities of officers that automatically take effect when the officer is present. They can be learned when the officer levels up or through his/her retainers and can affect –among others- strategic, military, or diplomatic situation.

Tactics are actions unique to each officer that can be used to strengthen the army or weaken the enemy for a short period of time. A few of the ‘Tactics’ available are ‘Bondbreaker’ (a power that makes enemy soldiers fight each other), ‘Incite’ (which nullifies the enemies strengthening effects), ‘Against all Odds’ (limits the army’s speed but greatly increases their strength) and many more.

‘Tactics’ can be used at any time during a conflict by expending ‘Command Points’- a metric of the army’s energy levels.

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence offers a great selection of options for tactical warfare and allows the player to choose how each skirmish or conflict should be resolved. If battle is not the best strategic option, players can opt for negotiations or diplomacy to gain friendly allies and weaken the enemy forces.

For more Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence news and a first look at the trailer please visit www.facebook.com/koeigames and www.nobunagasambition.eu and follow us on twitter @koeitecmoeurope 

ABOUT NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION

Having celebrated its 30^th year anniversary, ‘Nobunaga’s Ambition’ is one of the longest running franchises for Koei Tecmo Games in Japan, and during its lifetime it has received high praise by an ever-growing fan base across an array of platforms. Now, its latest chapter, ‘Sphere of Influence’, is released in Europe for the first time.

The game is named after one of the most prominent and infamous figures of the Sengoku era (Warring States) of Japanese history, Nobunaga Oda. He fought to realise his dream of a united Japan and a new world. Though he fell before his dream was accomplished he left behind a revolutionary legacy of castle towns, technological improvements, developing culture, modern warfare, a new system of economics etc.

Hailed as one of the best instalments in the franchise’s history, this extremely intricate, deep, and meticulous strategy game is set against a backdrop of a fragmented nation and asks the player to take up the mantle of a Daimyo, a feudal lord of the Sengoku era (15^th– 16^th century Japan), who will fight for the great ideal of uniting the war-ridden country under one rule, thus becoming the first Shogun.

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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