With summer well and truly underway in the Northern Hemisphere, GTA Online adds a tropical twist to its classic mode, Motor Wars, where opposing teams drop into one of six fast-shrinking areas that force players into a fight for survival across the skies and land of Cayo Perico island.

Plus, completing a session of Cayo Perico Motor Wars will reward players with a Gold Gun Necklace.

Full details from this week’s update include:

• New Adversary Mode: Cayo Perico Motor Wars, paying 2X GTA$ and RP for the next two weeks (and 4X for GTA+ Members)
• A Gold Gun Necklace awarded for completing a session of Cayo Perico Motor Wars
• Triple GTA$ and RP on Buried Stashes and Treasure Chests
• Double GTA$ and RP on the Featured Series
• Weekly Challenge: A GTA$100K bonusfor making three Safeguard deliveries
• Premium Deluxe Motorsport Vehicles: The Grotti GT500 (Sports Classic), Vapid Hustler (Muscle), Vapid Blade (Muscle), Dewbauchee JB 700 (Sports Classic), and LCC Innovation (Motorcycle)
• Luxury Autos Vehicles: The Vapid Firebolt ASP (Off-Road) and Declasse Impaler LX (Muscle)
• LS Car Meet Prize Ride: Place Top 4 in the LS Car Meet Series for four days in a row to win the Karin Sultan Classic (Sports)
• LS Car Meet Test Rides: The Dinka Verus (Off-Road), Vapid Bullet (Super), and Declasse Tulip (Muscle)
• HSW Premium Test Ride: The Weeny Issi Rally (SUV)
• Lucky Wheel Top Prize: The Declasse Granger 3600LX (SUV)
• Gun Van Discounts: 50% off the Service Carbine, and 40% off the Compact EMP Launcher (for GTA+ Members)
• Vehicle Discounts: 40% off the Bravado Half-track, Vom Feuer Anti-Aircraft Trailer (Military), Volatol (Plane), Grotti Itali GTO Stinger TT (Sports), Grotti Visione (Super), Vapid Dominator GT (Muscle), Benefactor Vorschlaghammer (Sedan), Nagasaki Buzzard Attack Chopper (Helicopter), Pfister Neon (Sports), Dinka Postlude (Coupe), Western Company Besra (Plane), and Vapid Winky (Off-Road)
• GTA+ Benefits: A free Bravado Buffalo EVX, GTAIII on Mobile now available in the GTA+ Games Library, Chameleon Paints, Money Fronts discounts, free clothing, and much more

Please see the Rockstar Games Newswire for more information.

You’ve been waiting for it…Behold the glorious return of the most legendary orange cat!

Sydney, Australia – July 25, 2025 – He’s traded his lasagna plate for a steering wheel. Garfield is back, burning rubber and stealing the spotlight in a brand-new trailer!

The world’s laziest cat is off the couch and on the track in Garfield Kart 2 – All You Can Drift, developed by Eden Games. Hitting Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC on September 10, 2025!

Get ready for high-speed chaos, slick drifts, and perfectly timed dirty tricks. Toss lasagnas, dodge traps, and outsmart your friends — fair play not guaranteed. Start your engines and get set for wild, wacky races where only the craftiest cat comes out on top!

About Garfield Kart 2 – All You Can Drift

Ready to race against a real heavyweight? Garfield, Odie, Nermal, and the whole crew are at the starting line, raring to go! Play as one of the eight cult characters from the Garfield universe, fill up your karts, customize your look, and race away at breakneck speeds.

Take a wild ride through an unhinged universe, where there’s a surprise waiting around every turn. Pirate, western, or detective: Garfield speeds through brightly coloured worlds to prove that, even in his dreams, he’s the king! Use shortcuts or bonus items to change the course of races and create unforgettable moments with friends through local and online multiplayer modes.

Features

• Mysteries, treasures, and rodeos! Pit yourself against your friends on wacky circuits from three unique universes! Find your way through mysterious detective scenes, brave the pirate seas, or kick up dust along old cowboy trails.
• Garfield and friends are back! Play as Garfield, Odie, Jon, and more iconic characters from the franchise! Each driver has their own personality, making each race a unique and immersive experience.
• Lasagna-esque races with friends! Play against up to eight players online worldwide, or enjoy multiplayer mode for up to four players with split-screen mode! Perfect for frenzied competitions between friends or on family game nights.
• Create your perfect kart! Pimp up your ride and create a kart that is perfectly aligned with your driving style! Choose your own bumpers, wheels, and spoilers, as well as style and colour for a unique touch. Strut your stuff on the track and show them who really is the king of the circuit!

Garfield Kart 2 – All You Can Drift will launch on September 10, 2025 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC.

About Microids

Founded in 1985, Microids is a French video game publisher that has established itself as a key player in the global gaming industry. Its editorial strategy is built around two main pillars: adventure games and titles aimed at core gamers. By partnering with renowned studios and creators, Microids delivers immersive experiences based on popular licenses, allowing players to embark on unique adventures alongside iconic characters.

About Eden Games

EDEN GAMES has been specialised in the design and production of racing games for 25 years. As the creator of the V-Rally, Test Drive Unlimited and Gear.Club franchises, the team is now developing several new games for Mobile and Next-Gen Consoles. With the support of world-class publishers such as Apple, Electronic Arts and Microids, Eden is currently creating new types of games to include car-games for core gamers and arcade players.

About Garfield

Created by cartoonist Jim Davis, Garfield is the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world. With his signature “cattitude,” Garfield is 100% that cat, and he doesn’t care who knows it. He’s selfish, sarcastic, lazy… and surprisingly endearing. Since its launch in 1978, the famous cat has spawned movies, TV shows, stage shows and merchandise, and has received four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program. Garfield content appears in 80 countries and has amassed over $3B in lifetime retail sales. In 2019, Paramount Global acquired ownership of Paws, Inc., which holds rights to the Garfield franchise. 

About Paramount Consumer Products

Paramount Consumer Products oversees all licensing and merchandising for Paramount (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by a diverse slate of consumer brands, Paramount Consumer Products’ portfolio is based on content from platforms including Paramount+, CBS (including CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution), cable networks (including MTV, Nickelodeon and Showtime), and Paramount Pictures. Additionally, the division operates Paramount Game Studios. With properties spanning animation, live-action, preschool, youth and adult, Paramount Consumer Products is committed to creating the highest quality product for some of the world’s most beloved, iconic franchises. To view our range of consumer products and Paramount branded apparel, visit ParamountShop.com. 

Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2025 – Through a dedicated clip, Milestone today unveiled the Green Reapers, the first of several Screamer teams to be introduced in the coming months. Designed to redefine the standards of arcade action through unique gameplay mechanics, Screamer is all about speed, strategy, and brutal battles between five teams competing in an illegal street racing tournament on the streets of a stunning, anime-inspired metropolis. Each team consists of one leader and two members, ready to support the journey of their captain.

Former Private Military Contractors with wildly different personal histories, these three outsiders share a common background in high-risk operations. At the helm is Hiroshi Jackson, an intense person with a cybernetic arm and a past marked by loss and second chances. At his side is Frederic Barthelemy, a hothead in a constant search for new thrills, and completing the trio is Róisín Garrity,  a deadly assassin trained to kill from a young age. Recent events have shaken the team’s balance, forcing them to redefine their identity as they enter the tournament.  With no experience on the track, but a lifetime of surviving war and chaos, the Green Reapers aren’t racing for fame or glory. They’re here for something far deeper.

Scheduled for release in 2026, Screamer will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

About Milestone

Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone is one of the leading and longest-established racing game developers and publishers in the world. The +300 people team is responsible for hit series like MotoGP™, Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame, the acclaimed Hot Wheels Unleashed™, as well as its own IP, RIDE. For more information, please visit https://milestone.it/

Chart a course through the Sothera system to explore distant planets, wield dazzling magic, and wage war with alien factions.

July 25, 2025 — Wizards of the Coast today launched Prerelease events for Edge of Eternities, the latest set for the world-renowned trading card game, Magic: The Gathering (MTG). Blast off into Magic’s space-fantasy set, where you’ll explore distant planets in the Sothera system, wage war with alien factions, and discover a few friendly faces. Edge of Eternities will be released for Magic: The Gathering Arena on July 29 and available everywhere for tabletop on August 1.

Traverse the Edge of Eternities

Welcome to the Sothera system, outside of the multiverse and bordering the Blind Eternities. At the edge of the universe, mighty interstellar factions battle for control of a dangerous relic, discovered by a rag-tag crew of scrappers. The artifact holds immense power, and the crew’s way out of debt to some unsavoury characters. As hostile zealots and pursuers descend from all sides, can the dashing crew escape with the cash, the artifact, and their lives?

New Mechanics

A new frontier for Magic: The Gathering brings new and flavourful mechanics, capturing the essence of space exploration, travel, and the possibilities of Sothera. These mechanics include:

• Station, a new mechanic that can be found on spacecraft and planets, that allows you to tap a creature you control to add charge counters equal to its power to the Station. Different Station permanents have varied payoffs for the charge counters stockpiled and deliver impactful gameplay moments.
• Lander, a new artifact token that captures the feeling of setting foot on a new planet for the first time. Lander tokens can be sacrificed for two generic mana to search for a basic land, then put it onto the battlefield tapped.
• Warp is a hyperspace jump, giving permanents the ability to be cast from exile on a future turn. When paying the Warp cost for a card and casting it from your hand, it’ll be exiled from the battlefield at the beginning of the next endstep, awaiting its return on a future turn. 
• Void is primarily associated with the Zeroists and those aligned with the supervoid Sothera, highlighting the dark and dangerous aspects of space. Each Void ability is different, but they all care about permanents leaving the battlefield or being warped during your turn.

Choose Your Legendary Spacecraft

Each of Edge of Eternities’ two commander decks feature a legendary Spacecraft with the new Station mechanic that can be your Commander, giving you a new way to play Magic: The Gathering’s most popular format. The World Shaper deck focuses on sacrificing lands only to grow back stronger, while Counter Intelligence seeks to power up artifacts and proliferate counters, delivering fun and creative new strategies. They also feature reprints with thematic new art, alongside two brand new rare dual lands per deck.

Collecting Edge of Eternities

Edge of Eternities brings a whole galaxy of new cards for you to claim, including thematic card treatments and immersive frames through which to view the wonders of the universe. At the heart of the story is Sothera, The Supervoid — a legendary enchantment available in both Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. It also appears in Singularity Foil version, featuring a borderless, textless, optical illusion design found in Collector Boosters. The Singularity Foil is mechanically identical to all other versions of the card.

In space, battles are hard-fought and victories celebrated. The Borderless Triumphant cards depict 16 characters from the set in a moment of victory, set against a backdrop of the stars. Meanwhile, Borderless Surreal Space cards celebrate the oddities of the universe, giving key cards from the set a dreamlike feel. 

Japan Showcase cards return, imagining key cards from the set through the lens of Japanese artists in traditional foil and fracture foil. Famed manga artist Makoto Yukimura, best known for his manga Planetes and Vinland Saga, has illustrated one of the ten Japan Showcase cards in the set. You’ll also find special guests in Edge of Eternities, ten reprints that can be found in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters featuring brand new art inspired by pulp Sci-Fi novel covers.

The galaxy is full of Stellar Sights, and what better way to capture them than with 45 iconic lands from Magic’s history. The 45 Stellar Sights lands can also be found in Travel Poster style, imagining the universe as it would appear in interstellar travel advertisements. 

Borderless Viewpoint lands highlight the exact moment of arrival on a new planet, featuring five shock lands and the new Station lands. Stellar Sights, Travel Poster, and Viewpoint lands can be found in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters, with Galaxy Foil versions exclusively in Collector Boosters.

Celestial Basic Lands capture the planetary scale of Edge of Eternities in full art, depicting the Sothera System in all its glory. They can also be found in Galaxy Foil, the perfect addition to any spacefaring deck.

Magic: The Gathering Edge of Eternities includes Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Commander Decks, Prerelease Packs, and Bundles. 

For more information on Edge of Eternities, visit: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/edge-of-eternities

ABOUT MAGIC: THE GATHERING

Magic: The Gathering’s compelling characters, fantastic worlds, and deep strategic gameplay have entertained and delighted fans for more than 30 years. Fans can experience Magic through the tabletop trading card game, the digital game Magic: The Gathering Arena, a New York Times bestselling novel, and a critically acclaimed comic book series. With more than 50 million fans to date, Magic is a worldwide phenomenon published in more than 150 countries.

About Hasbro  

Hasbro is a leading games, IP and toy company whose mission is to create joy and community through the magic of play. With over 164 years of expertise, Hasbro delivers groundbreaking play experiences and reaches over 500 million kids, families and fans around the world, through physical and digital games, video games, toys, licensed consumer products, location-based entertainment, film, TV and more.   

Through its franchise-first approach, Hasbro unlocks value from both new and legacy IP, including MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, MONOPOLY, HASBRO GAMES, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH and PEPPA PIG, as well as premier partner brands. Powered by its portfolio of thousands of iconic marks and a diversified network of partners and subsidiary studios, Hasbro brings fans together wherever they are, from tabletop to screen.  

For more than a decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media, a 2025 JUST Capital Industry Leader, one of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S. by the Civic 50, and a Brand that Matters by Fast Company. For more information, visit https://corporate.hasbro.com or @Hasbro on LinkedIn.    

About Wizards of the Coast  

Wizards of the Coast develops and publishes legendary games that inspire creativity, forge friendships and build communities of global fans. A division of Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company (NASDAQ: HAS), Wizards delivers premium experiences for gamers across tabletop, video games, and digital platforms based on both new and time-honored brands, including its best-known franchises MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, and from Hasbro’s unparalleled portfolio of thousands of iconic marks.  

Wizards’ diverse studio network includes first-party developers Archetype Entertainment, Invoke Studios, Atomic Arcade and Skeleton Key as well as co-venture and license partners. Headquartered in Renton, Washington, Wizards fosters world-class talent to create unforgettable play experiences on all platforms. To learn more about Wizards, visit https://company.wizards.com or Wizards of the Coast on LinkedIn. 

Tune into the Multiplayer Reveal Event on July 31 to See the Ultimate All-Out Warfare Experience of Battlefield 6.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – July 24, 2025 – Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and Battlefield Studios unveiled the reveal trailer for Battlefield 6™, providing the world’s first full look at the ultimate all-out warfare experience.

The trailer offers a first look at Pax Armata, a Private Military Corporation bankrolled by former NATO states whose agenda threatens to throw the world into global conflict. This sets the scene for what players can expect on the battlefield – both in multiplayer and the return of the series’ single player campaign.

In Battlefield 6, the series’ incredible blend of visceral combat, epic warfare, and player freedom returns. Blow through walls and bring down buildings for a tactical advantage or take to the skies in white-knuckle dogfights. Take part in a war filled with tanks, fighter jets, and sweeping combat at a grand scale but remember: the deadliest weapon is your squad.

You won’t have to wait long to learn more about Battlefield 6.

On Friday, August 1 at 4:30 AM AEST, a blockbuster multiplayer reveal event will be held live with the developers from Battlefield Studios. This is the biggest moment in Battlefield history, and it’s one you won’t want to miss.

This epic showcase will lift the curtain on Battlefield 6’s much-anticipated multiplayer features and demonstrate why this is the most ambitious title in the series’ history, with an explosive showcase of some of the jaw-dropping maps players will battle across, the suite of modes both new and returning, and much much more.

Following this broadcast, your favourite first-person shooter creators will also be sharing the first ever Battlefield 6 gameplay streams, revealing unprecedented access to the game, with talent joining in from live events all over the world, from Los Angeles, Berlin, Paris and London – with a follow up event occurring in Hong Kong on August 2.

The event will be available to stream live on YouTube and Twitch and accessible during and after the event for at least 12 months at ea.com/news.

Battlefield Studios are a united team comprised of many of the best developers in FPS working as a single unit to build the future of Battlefield. This team includes Criterion Games, DICE, Motive Studio, and Ripple Effect.

Visit us on Battlefield.com. Join the official Battlefield community channels over at discord.gg/Battlefield. Follow us on @Battlefield to stay informed on the latest updates, and @BattlefieldCom for the rollout of live updates.

The ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree DLC and Standalone ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN Co-op Survival Game Surpassed 10M and 5M Units Respectively

The two recent releases set in the same universe as ELDEN RING™—thecritically acclaimed action RPG with more than 30 million unit sales and 300 “Game of the Year” nominations and wins, including winning at The Game Awards, DICE, and Golden Joystick Award—have both recently surpassed global unit milestones.

ELDEN RING™ Shadow of the Erdtree, the DLC expansion to the original game recently surpassed more than 10 million units worldwide. Itself critically acclaimed and gathering several game of the year nominations, Shadow of the Erdtree provided a new look at the mysticism and lore of ELDEN RING, taking players from the Lands Between to the Realm of Shadow, where they must follow in Miquella’s footsteps to discover more of what happened with Marika, the golden order, and the DLC’s enigmatic villain, Messmer the Impaler.

ELDEN RING™ NIGHTREIGNreleased back in May of this year as a standalone multiplayer co-op action survival game. Selling more than 2 million units less than 24 hours after becoming publicly available, the game has already surpassed 5 million units globally, less than two months after launching. Players never experience the same journey twice, and features encounters from giant enemies seen in ELDEN RING or older DARK SOULS® games.

Recently announced as well are ELDEN RING: Tarnished Edition, which brings the base ELDEN RING game, the ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, to the Nintendo Switch™ 2 console, with new character armor as well as customization options for Torrent, players’ faithful spectral steed. Also revealed earlier this year was a partnership with A24 to bring a live-action film adaptation of ELDEN RING with director Alex Garland at the helm.

ELDEN RING, ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree and ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGNare all available to play on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox one, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.

Find out more about the ELDEN RING, ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree, and ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN on the official website: https://www.bandainamcoent.eu.

Developed by FromSoftware Inc., and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., ELDEN RING brings to life their signature carefully crafted universe and stories as imagined by Hidetaka Miyazaki, creator of the influential DARK SOULS video game series, and George R.R. Martin, author of The New York Times’ best-selling fantasy series, “A Song of Ice and Fire.” Players will chart their own path in the vast and seamless world of the Lands Between, on foot or riding Torrent, their trusted Spectral Steed. Exploration is endless in this world full of wonders, but dangers lurk around every corner. The original game has already sold more than 30 million units worldwide.

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About Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe S.A.S.   

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe is a leading global publisher, developer, and distributor of entertainment content for platforms including, but not limited to, all major video game consoles and PC. 

Producing intellectual property for a global audience, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe is building its reputation with franchises such as LITTLE NIGHTMARES™, and production capabilities of two studios, Reflector Entertainment and Limbic Entertainment. 

Based in Lyon, France, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe is known for bringing many of the entertainment industry’s top franchises such as PAC-MAN™, GUNDAM™, TEKKEN™, ACE COMBAT™, DARK SOULS™, and ELDEN RING™ to EMEA and ANZ markets. 

Press Release © 2025 Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe S.A.S.  All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. 

Fans Can Get a Fresh Look at PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant Ahead of Upcoming Release in 2026 London (July 24, 2025) – Independent game studio Bippinbits and video game company and creative studio Kepler Interactive today announced that PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant, the upcoming planetary defense simulation game, will be playable at Gamescom 2025 with a brand-new, one-of-a-kind immersive controller setup. 

Players attending the convention in Cologne, Germany, will be able to get an early look at PVKK on the show floor as part of the Indie Arena Booth in Hall 10.2 from August 20 until August 24. Fans will toggle tactile switches, adjust mechanical dials and dutifully line up the trajectory of the mammoth in-game cannon to destroy the invading interplanetary forces. Additionally, fans who visit the booth can collect unique merchandise that’s exclusively available to event attendees and discover other surprises while engaging with the developers in person. PVKK will later appear at other international video game events with a playable demo in the year ahead, including Tokyo Game Show. 

Fans curious to learn more about PVKK can follow regular Devlog updates on the game’s Steam page and official social channels, including a brand-new community update video narrated by Bippinbits co-founder René Habermann.

PVKK will launch next year and will be published by Kepler Interactive, the video game company and creative studio behind multiple recent critically acclaimed games, including Bionic Bay, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and REMATCH. Alongside its curated line-up of bold, innovative and culturally relevant games, Kepler has also recently collaborated with British independent jewelry maker Hannah Martin for a unique, conceptual digital jewelry collection inspired by Expedition 33, and with fashion designer Robyn Lynch on a capsule collection that is a bold and playful take on how games and fashion interact.

About Bippinbits: 

Bippinbits has a passion for the challenges of Game Jams, where they enjoy pushing their creativity to its limits within a short time frame. Their games cover a variety of genres, reflecting their love for different types of gameplay and bringing new experiences to the indie gaming community. Their goal is to make good games that are fun for many types of gamers, without ever sacrificing gameplay for profit. They are constantly learning and do their best to enjoy the ride. 

About Kepler Interactive: 

Kepler Interactive is a video game company and creative studio headquartered in London. With games like Pacific Drive, Sifu, Rematch and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Kepler curates its partnerships with developers worldwide to showcase some of the newest and most brilliant ideas in gaming that combine experimental game design with unique art direction.    Alongside its game portfolio, Kepler’s creative studio seeks to bring games to life in areas such as art, fashion, music, architecture and design through development of lifestyle products and collaborations with artists like fashion designer Robyn Lynch. Kepler explores the creative spaces that inspire games and the people who make them – challenging perspectives and elevating the medium to a new level. 

TOKYO — July 24, 2025 — The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily, the crowd-controlling turn-based strategy game produced by Alliance Arts, rallies the masses for revolution with today’s launch on PC via Steam with a special launch 10% week discount until Thursday, July 31st.

Wrongly accused of the Emperor’s murder, Duchess Scarlet flees the Imperial Capital and joins forces with Lily, a time-travelling, premier strategist. Together, the two hatch a plan to incite a rebellion and clear Scarlet’s name. Their weapon of choice? An airship with cutting-edge streaming technology.

Take to the battlefield with the power of propaganda on Scarlet’s side. Spread rumors of incoming attacks to distract enemy battalions, then interfere with their supply lines to weaken their firepower. Freeze their advancements with a Stalling Stream, or cut off their supplies with an Interception Stream.

Once their defenses are lowered, it’s time to act—convince entire squadrons to concede with a Surrender Stream, or swiftly strike vulnerable posts with a Hustle Stream. Capitalize on Lily’s cunning personality with a Capture Stream to convert enemy generals to Scarlet’s cause, or slaughter with no remorse in a take-no-prisoners approach. 

Each defected general brings new expertise and abilities to the war effort, while each slain general increases combat power at the cost of shifting Lily and Scarlet’s personality over time. Nurture bonds between ally units, increasing their strength and unlocking special tag-team skills after successive team battles. 

A proper strategist is always a few steps ahead. Carve out a path to victory where brains beat brawn through ambush tactics, long-term sieges, or full-scale attacks at strategic locations. Be on guard against surprise attacks and Imperial reinforcements, and sacrifice less important outposts to focus units on powerful enemy outposts.

Will the Rebellion topple the oppressive Empire, or become the new oppressor regime? Strike a balance between mercy and massacre along a branching narrative where every kill of a high-ranking official paints a less noble picture of the rebellion, leading Scarlet to become the very thing she’s been accused of being — a murderer. 

The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is available today on PC via Steam with language options in English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Korean. For more information, visit the Alliance Arts official website and follow Alliance Arts on Twitter and YouTube.

About Alliance Arts

Creating interesting games and delivering them to a large audience is a difficult task for a single company. Alliance Arts is a confluence of independent people joining forces to create a system that delivers interesting games to a large audience. 

Next playtest of the upcoming MMORPG from the creators of Tibia // Sign-ups still open // System with more freedom in character development 

Regensburg/Germany, July 24, 2025 | The zombie MMORPG Persist Online, announced by CipSoft last year, is getting a new skill system. Starting with the next playtest, this will give players even more options for developing characters according to their own preferences. As before, points are earned by performing actions belonging to one of the game’s 25 skill trees, such as firing a shotgun or cutting down a tree. However, players can now invest these points much more freely into various passive and active skills.

Once an active skill has been unlocked, it can be improved further by enhancing its effect or reducing its cooldown, for example. Using badges gradually increases the maximum level of a skill tree. Once 11 points have been spent, players can choose one of two specialisations for the skill. As before, a particularly powerful “ultimate skill” awaits at the end.

“This skill system rework gives players more freedom, clearer progression, and meaningful choices,” reads a blog post published on the MMORPG’s website today. Alongside further details and numerous examples, the 14-member team has revealed initial information about weapon adjustments that have become necessary due to the new skill system. For instance, all machine guns now penetrate up to three enemies by default.

All the new features can be tried out at the next playtest in August. Simply register with an email address at www.persist.online for the chance to participate.

You can already add the MMORPG to your Steam wishlist. As of today, Persist Online is also part of “Games Forged in Germany”. This week-long event on Steam showcases the variety of German games, and Persist Online will soon be featuring a new variety of characters.

About Persist Online

Persist Online is the new game from genre pioneers CipSoft, who released Tibia in 1997, one of the first MMORPGs ever. Instead of casting spells on orcs, players must fight zombies with firearms and melee weapons. Still, at its core, Persist Online is an old-school MMORPG, with hundreds of players sharing the same server and enjoying the greatest possible freedom. The game is the brainchild of two long-time CipSoft employees and began as a hobby project. Currently, a 14-member core team with the mentality of an indie studio is working towards an Early Access release on Steam. 

About CipSoft

CipSoft GmbH was founded in Regensburg in June 2001 and emerged from the success of Tibia. As one of the oldest German game developers, the independent company today generates annual revenues of over 20 million euros and employs more than 100 people. With TibiaME, a mobile adaptation inspired by Tibia, CipSoft released one of the first online role-playing games for mobile phones in 2003. In April 2025, the Bavarian studio took over the browser game The Settlers Online from Ubisoft Blue Byte. Since this year, CipSoft has made Tibia’s payment system available to other game developers under the name MultiPayer.

LOS ANGELES – JULY 24, 2025 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality games, launched a special milestone update for The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross (7DS) featuring the “5.5th Anniversary Holy War Festival.” Players will experience a wealth of new content and special events.

Leading the update is the addition of the new UR hero, [Incomplete Control] Oppressor Demon King. Players can also experience this character through a special Hero Trial Story, available even without owning the hero.

Throughout the festival, players can enjoy limited-time events such as “The Ruler’s Return” Festival Draw. They can secure UR/SSR heroes at certain milestones, including a guaranteed chance to obtain the new [Incomplete Control] Oppressor Demon King.

A variety of rewarding events are available such as Special Missions, the Wish Box event, and the Event Boss Parade. These events offer valuable items such as Growth Materials, hero costumes based on the six original heroes of The Seven Deadly Sins, and other upgrade resources. Players can also participate in the Event World Conquest to defeat <Purinpu> and exchange event currency for additional rewards. Wish Keys and Card Packs can be obtained by facing off against the Indigenous Purgatory Creature and Baruja at the Boss Parade event during the Festival period.

The Solgres Reward Dungeon returns with Diamonds and Awakening Coin rewards. Book of Heroes Chapter 4 is now open that will give players a chance to acquire a Forgotten One-step Evolution Token, Super Awakening Coin, SSR/UR Evolution Pendant and Growth Materials over the course of a 7-day mission-based event.

Generous login bonuses are also offered, with up to 200 Diamonds available via the Check-In event. Players also have the opportunity to receive up to 550 Diamonds, Legendary Seals, and more through Essette’s Lucky Event – a new lottery-style giveaway tied to daily logins. 

Additional updates include Season 3 of the Hero Draft PvP event, a new Holy Relic for [Origin Fragment] Highest-ranking Demon Chandler, and the Knighthood Training Grounds.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross translates the storytelling and adventures of [The Seven Deadly Sins] into a highly engaging and entertaining mobile gaming experience. The game features stunning, high-resolution 3D graphics, more than 100 dramatic cutscenes, and is brought to life with the cast of the original Japanese voice actors reprising their characters.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross which records over 70 million downloads worldwide is available via App Store and Google Play. For more information, please visit the game’s official website and Facebook.

Based on the manga “The Seven Deadly Sins” by Nakaba Suzuki originally serialized in the weekly SHONEN MAGAZINE published by Kodansha Ltd..

About Netmarble Corporation

Founded in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading global game developer and publisher. Through acclaimed franchises and strategic partnerships with top-tier IP holders, the company delivers innovative and engaging gaming experiences to audiences worldwide. As a parent company of Kabam, SpinX Games, Jam City, and a major shareholder of HYBE and NCSOFT, Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling:ARISE, Seven Knights Idle Adventure, Tower of God: New World, Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.