UBISOFT^® ANNOUNCES VALIANT HEARTS: THE GREAT WAR™

TRAILER YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDzhV712qRQ

London, UK — May 7, 2014 — Ubisoft confirmed today that Valiant Hearts: The Great War™, the puzzle-adventure game set during the World War I, will release on June 25^th, 2014. The game will be available for download on Xbox LIVE for the Xbox^® 360 and Xbox^® One, on the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation^® 3 and PlayStation^® 4, and on PC Digital, at the price of £11.99.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ is the story of crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. It gives players the chance to live a touching yet comical adventure which focuses on the journey of four people as they brave the battles and difficulties of the Great War following their faithful canine companion. All of the main characters are inextricably drawn together, and friendship, love, sacrifice and tragedy befall each as they help each other to retain their humanity against the horrors of war.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ is being developed by a small team at Ubisoft Montpellier, known for their work on critically-acclaimed titles like Beyond Good & Evil^®, Rayman Origins^® and Rayman^® Legends. The team is using the UbiArt Framework to easily and efficiently animate the game’s comic-book style, which consists of a wide-ranging color palette – from the dank trenches to green forests and snowy fields – that provides stunning scenic variety and visual contrast. Ubisoft’s UbiArt Framework is a powerful engine that lets programmers and artists to bring their art to life by allowing original concept art to be inserted unedited into the game world.

For more information on Valiant Hearts: The Great War™, please visit:

http://valiantheartsgame.com

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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 and Far Cry. 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 2012–13 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,256 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

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May 7 2014, Cannes, France – Today Cubical Drift are pleased to announce the opening of the webstore to pre-order the successfully KickStarter funded, Planets³.

‘We’ve been blown away and overwhelmed by the support of the press and the public for the vision we have for Planets³.  With over 10,000 backers and $310,000 raised via our campaign, we wanted to continue to offer some exclusive content’ said Michel Thomazeau, Project Director ‘with some exclusive incentives to our early pre-order customers on our new webstore!’

For anyone who missed out backing originally, can now pre-order the game through the new online store, support development and still get some of the pre-order bonuses that were available during the game’s KickStarter campaign.

https://www.planets-cube.com/store.html

Planets³ is a beautifully presented, unique mix of adventure, RPG, dungeon crawler and building. Set in a multi-player universe, players can shape their own adventure and visit multiple planets, each composed of nearly 30 trillion blocks. Truly breath-taking landscapes and environments will be achieved through voxel-based graphics and the “Long Distance Display Engine”.

Progress through the game is achieved through “levelling-up” their character, embarking on various story-driven quests, tool-building and habitation and vehicle crafting. All of these things contributing to ever-deeper exploration of the planets in the vast universe.

Planets³ also offers side quests allowing players to unlock secrets of the game’s world and to find special items only reachable in secondary storylines.

About Cubical Drift
Created in 2013, Cubical Drift is an independent video game studio bringing together video game “passionates”, each of them being an expert in their field

Mark Cerny named Development Legend at July’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards 2014

UK, May 7th – Mark Cerny will be inducted as 2014’s Development Legend at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards in Brighton, UK on July 9th.

The video games icon will join an elite few to pick up the prestigious accolade. Previous recipients include the likes of Tim Sweeney, Mark Rein, David Perry, Peter Molyneux, David Braben, Charles Cecil, Phil Harrison and Ian Livingstone.

The award acknowledges Cerny’s significant contribution to the games industry throughout his impressive career.

His debut game at age 18 was Marble Madness for Atari in 1984, the first release in a sparkling career that saw him travel the world working on major hits such as Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter, Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, Killzone 3, and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

Most recently Cerny is celebrated for being the mastermind behind the technical architecture of Sony’s PS4 console. The device for which he was lead system architect has already sold over seven million units, just six months after release – a games industry record.

Cerny will collect the award in person at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards, an event hosted by Develop (www.develop-online.net) and its publisher Intent Media.

“Mark Cerny is a true legend of games development,” said Develop’s publisher Michael French. “He is a respected games designer and hardware developer with a multi-faceted, cross-discipline skill set. He has helped shape some of the most compelling original titles in the history of interactive entertainment, and has been a true visionary in the design of new games machines. We look forward to presenting this award to him and celebrating his career on July 9th.”

The Develop Awards take place at the Brighton Metropole hotel. The event honours the achievements and efforts in the last year by European games studios, global technology partners and hardworking service companies.

The finalists for the award were unveiled last week. 136 companies are in the running to win one of 24 awards. You can see the full its of nominees here:  http://www.develop-online.net/news/develop-awards-2014-the-finalists-revealed/0192226

Develop Awards partners include Platinum Partners Crytek and Deep Silver, Gold Partners Codemasters, Amiqus, Keywords International, Perforce Software, Cubic Motion and UKIE, Event Partner Universally Speaking and Table Gift Partner OPM Recruitment.

About Develop & the Develop Industry Excellence Awards
Develop is the must-read resource for anyone in the business of making games. It’s a powerful force online, with a highly-targeted website at www.develop-online.net offering breaking news and daily, incisive industry content to its 200,000 monthly readers. Develop’s print magazine is a influential industry bible read by an audience of thousands of games development professionals working across 43 countries. Follow Develop on Twitter (www.twitter.com/developonline) and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/developonline)

The Develop Industry Excellence Awards are now in their twelfth year, and reward the creative and commercial endeavours of games developers across Europe. Key accolades acknowledging successes in fields like Visual Arts, new IP creation, business development and technical innovation are handed out at an event attended by over 550 games industry execs. Visit www.developawards.com, and follow @developawards on Twitter.

INTRODUCING POKÉMON OMEGA RUBY AND POKÉMON ALPHA SAPPHIRE, AN EPIC ADVENTURE LAUNCHING WORLDWIDE IN NOVEMBER 2014

SteamWorld Dig is 50% off on PS4 and PS Vita in Sony’s EU Deal of Week promotion

– Press release – Image & Form Games, Gothenburg, Sweden. May 7th, 2014

We’re glad to share with you today that SteamWorld Dig, our award-winning platform mining adventure game, is included in SCE Europe’s Deal of the Week promotion on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita! This week on PlayStation systems you can grab yourself a copy of our best-selling game at a 50% discount. That’s right, we’re chopping off HALF of the price! And if you’ve subscribed to PS Plus you’ve got the bulge on those who haven’t, ’cause we’re giving you an additional 10% discount!

A pretty sweet deal. Right, partner?

The deal can be yours between today May 7th and Wednesday May 14th. During this week SteamWorld Dig can is available at these lowered prices:

• PS4: €4.49/£3.69 (or the equivalent)
• PS Vita: €4.49/£3.69 (or the equivalent)

Thanks to SteamWorld Dig’s immersive gameplay, unique mechanics and stunning presentation praise has been unanimous. As a result, Game of the Year nominations and awards have rained over the game.

For more info, visit the SteamWorld Dig website:http://www.steamworldgames.com/dig

Official HD trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe-9OPMUz4w

Follow us: www.twitter.com/ImageForm

Like us:www.facebook.com/SteamWorldDig

About us

Image & Form is a Swedish game developer based in rainy, windy Gothenburg. SteamWorld Dig is the most recent game in the SteamWorld series, and is a nominee and winner of numerous Game of the Year awards. Image & Form’s biggest success prior to SteamWorld Dig is the acclaimed iOS/Android real-time strategy game Anthill.

Infinite Crisis: Sinestro instills fear and readies for battle!

Get an early look at Sinestro in the latest Champion Profile video from Infinite Crisis, the free-to-play MOBA from Turbine based in the DC Universe! On Wednesday, 21 May, players can instill fear in their enemies and silence even the most formidable foes, when Sinestro officially goes live in-game!

In search of perfect order and vengeance upon his enemies, Sinestro’s power is fueled by fear. As a Blaster, Sinestro eliminates his enemies by spreading silence and fear to cull the weak.

A former mentor to Hal Jordan, he was once a renowned Green Lantern, praised by many. But when Jordan exposed Sinestro’s use of oppression and fear to “create order,” everything changed. Sinestro was put on trial and banished to the antimatter universe, where he found a new kind of power ring that channeled not Willpower, but Fear. In time, Sinestro would even come to control Parallax, the living embodiment of all fear.

Check out the new Champion profile video via the link and embed code below, along with the accompanying character bio and key art.

Sinestro

YouTube link: http://youtu.be/wxdw76Vc1Mc

Players can sign-up for the beta today and immediately enter the Infinite Crisis battle arena.

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Full Mojo Rampage launches on Steam this Thursday, May 8th, 2014

A co-op roguelike that features Voodoo, gods, and more rum than you can shake a doll at!

Do You Voodoo?

Full Mojo Rampage is a roguelike game taking place in the confines of the Voodoo reality. In this realm only the most powerful rites can provide a safeguard against evil.

Currently available as an Early Access title, the full game will officially launch on May 8th, 2014 (Steam, Humble Store, Windows).

Find Your Mojo!

You are a fresh Voodoo apprentice, hungry for knowledge in all things powerful. Through serving the Voodoo Gods known as “Loa,” you will gain their favor and trust in your quest to become a full-fledged Voodoo master.

Your first quest is in the service of the mighty Baron Samedi. Samedi is known for his love of women, good tobacco, and drinking more rum than any human or Voodoo God. In his drunken glory he ruined an otherwise safe ritual, and now hordes of enemies are entering the world. He has appointed you the great honor of cleaning up after him.

• Play with up to 4 friends in an online co-op match or challenge them in VS modes (Capture the Flag, Deathmatch or King of Mojo).
• Explore four different game modes, including: Campaign, Daily Quest, Survival, and Survival Unlimited.
• Uncover mojos in your adventure! Mojos are enchanted Voodoo items with unique properties, both beneficial and harmful. By visiting shrines, you can also form pacts with Loa to become more powerful, but be warned: Some Loa are known to play devious tricks on adventurers!
• Explore randomly generated levels filled with secret rooms, shrines, vendors, mixing rooms, and more in vivid 3D.
• Worship only the most fascinating Loa. Did you know most of the Voodoo gods are obsessed with the finest women and even finer rum?
• Music composed by Alistair Lindsay (Prison Architect).
• Uncover Easter eggs from our favorite games!
• Dying is not an end, but a means. In this world, death is around every corner—but do not fret: It is the path to a stronger Voodoo soul. Any gold and experience you earn will persist with your character through death itself. Use this gold and experience to buy new pins and the favor of Loa to progress through even harder challenges!
• Mac and Linux versions are in the works, with possible PlayStation®4/Xbox One versions in the future, depending on demand.
• Website: http://www.fullmojorampage.com
• Trailer: http://youtu.be/4DzEueInItY
• Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA_ZLLqe2U4
• Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/225280/
• Humble Store: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/fullmojorampage_storefront

About the team:

Over the Top Games is a team of 5 developers based in Madrid, Spain. The team previously released the award-winning game “NyxQuest” for Wii, PC and iOS, and “Fancy Pants Adventures” for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 and iOS. NyxQuest earned an IGF nomination.

About the development:

Full Mojo Rampage has been in development for two years. It was released in Alpha (Early Access) in early 2014 and updates regularly with new features and new game modes.  The player community was instrumental in improving the game with their feedback, and supported the game by translating it into several languages. Over the Top Games has been delighted with the collaborative experience of an open development process.