SPJA Confirms Record Attendance While Evaluating City of Los Angeles 

LOS ANGELES (July 7, 2025) – Anime Expo, North America’s largest celebration of Japanese  pop culture, has officially concluded its 34th edition at the Los Angeles Convention Center and  surrounding L.A. LIVE venues. Organized by The Society for the Promotion of Japanese  Animation (SPJA), the four-day, sold-out convention welcomed a turnstile attendance of over  410,000 fans from more than 65 countries, delivering an estimated economic impact of over  $110 million to local hotels, restaurants, and businesses. 

Despite the challenges faced earlier this year, Anime Expo once again united fans, creators,  and industry leaders from across the globe for an unforgettable weekend filled with exclusive premieres, interactive panels, and immersive programming celebrating Japanese animation,  video games, fashion, music, and art. 

Anime Expo 2025 featured more than 1,300 hours of programming, including live concerts, world premieres, exclusive screenings, cosplay showcases, and special guest panels. This  year’s guest roster included globally recognized names such as Naoki Yoshida, the visionary  producer behind FINAL FANTASY XIV and XVI; Peach Pit, the acclaimed manga duo behind Rozen Maiden and Shugo Chara!; Mokumokuren, creator of the award-winning The Summer  Hikaru Died; and Ryukishi07, known for the chilling yet heartfelt Higurashi and Umineko series. Anime Expo 2025 also welcomed Paru Itagaki, the mind behind SANDA, and Yasuto Sasada, a rising artist who captivated attendees with four days of live drawing and creative engagement. That’s not all, Sukeban, the Japanese female pro-wrestling league, held its first-ever World  Championship Fight at Anime Expo. With so much more content, Anime Expo expanded its  campus from the convention center to include Peacock Theater, Peacock Place, in addition to multiple street closures.  

With Anime Expo’s exponential growth and evolving production needs, in addition to rising labor and venue costs, SPJA announced that it is actively evaluating the City of Los Angeles as its longtime home for Anime Expo. This follows the uncertainty around the long-anticipated  expansion of the Los Angeles Convention Center, initially planned for completion ahead of the  2028 Olympic Games.  

“The Los Angeles Convention Center has been our home for more than 15 years, and we are  deeply grateful to the city and community for their ongoing support,” said Ray Chiang, CEO of  SPJA. “However, our top priority has always been to deliver an exceptional experience for our attendees and partners. As we evaluate next steps, we remain committed to transparency and to finding the best possible path for Anime Expo’s future.”

SPJA begins planning for their next event known as anime expo chibi, a smaller-scale spinoff  convention, scheduled for November 8-9, 2025 in Ontario, California. Attendees can purchase  badges now through ShowClix. 

For more details on Anime Expo, please visit the official website, and follow the official social  channels for regular updates via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.   

About SPJA 

SPJA is a non-profit organization dedicated to popularize and educate the public about  Japanese entertainment and pop culture, as well as provide a forum to facilitate learning  between professionals and fans. For more information, please visit www.spja.org. 

About Anime Expo 

Anime Expo (AX) brings together fans and industry from Japan, the US, and all over the world  for the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America. Taking place every year  since 1992, Anime Expo features the best in Japanese animation, popular art, entertainment,  music, fashion, and video games. 

For more information, visit www.anime-expo.org.

Part of Steam Automation Fest, Dawn Apart is on sale for 10% off

LOS ANGELES – July 14, 2025 – Developer Industrial Technology and Witchcraft (IT&W) and publisher Astra Logical today release Dawn Apart, a sandbox-meets-survival automation and colony-sim, in Early Access on PC via Steam. The title is also part of the Steam Automation Fest, which runs today through July 21.

Dawn Apart drops players onto a remote, fully destructible voxel planet where corporate quotas drive the workday and nightly raids test every conveyor, turret, and wall you’ve built. Sent to mine the lucrative mineral Lucrum for the galaxy-spanning Aurora Corporation, players must expand towering industrial complexes, optimize production lines, and keep a restless workforce alive. When the sun sets, alien It’ak raiders descend and every misplaced belt or empty ammo box can spell disaster.

Key Features:

• Automate: Stack sky-high production lines, weaving belts, pipes, and power grids across multiple floors for maximum throughput
• Colonize: Recruit engineers, mercenaries, and civilians; meet their needs to keep your outpost thriving and attract new settlers
• Destroy: The entire voxel world – terrain, factories, enemies – can be pulverized or terra-sculpted down to the last cube

Dawn Apart is available to play now in Early Access on Steam for PC for $19.99 with a 10% discount.

About Industrial Technology and Witchcraft

Industrial Technology and Witchcraft is an independent game studio based in Berlin, Germany focused on making games in voxels and pixels with amazing soundtracks. For more information, visit www.industrial-technology-and-witchcraft.com. 

About Astra Logical

Astra Logical publishes systems and strategy games that don’t hate you. A mission-driven indie publisher, they support games with an ethos of progressive complexity and emergent thought. Astra teams up with  developers who create approachable yet deep challenges for the curious-minded.

QUEZON CITY, Philippines – July 14, 2025 – Eat the Rich, the post-apo-capitalistic social deception game that pits billionaires against each other from publisher Monstronauts and developer Maccima Games, will take some extra time to round the rich for a sadistic game show, Eat the Rich will now let the games begin on Wednesday, September 10 on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, and launch on PlayStation, Xbox, and mobile platforms at a later date!

After bringing society to the brink of destruction and utter collapse, billionaires must fight for their very lives in a twisted game show organized by the broke masses. Step on up as a high roller to compete for pennies and survival. Trust no one, deceive everyone, spread rumors, and point fingers (standard billionaire behavior), to gain the most wealth and avoid exile!

Compete against fellow yacht jockeys to earn pennies in ridiculous mini-games based on tried-and-true billionaire pastimes. Avoid crushing debt in Tax Evasion, speed up climate change in Crypto Miners, or go on a hot date with lady luck in Pay or Bluff. Want to ride solo? Try for a personal best in carnivalistic mini-games like the shooting gallery, or toy fishing.

But even amongst other fat cats, no one’s cash is safe. Sneak winnings all the way back to the vault before the other billionaires snatch them away! Spend pennies on outrageous advantages to go from scummy to scummier. Don more than 30 mix-and-matchable cosmetics to steal the show in style. 

“When putting on a game show that’s to die for, we wanted to make sure everything feels just right,” said Allen Tan, CEO of Monstronauts. “The team has worked incredibly hard to polish every last bit of our wacky take on the social deception genre. We look forward to welcoming trust fund titans from around the world to Eat the Rich in September!”

Eat the Rich will arrive on PC via Steam on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. To learn more about Eat the Rich, check out the official website, join the Discord server, and find Monstronauts on X, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. 

About Monstronauts

Monstronauts is an independent game development studio made up of creative professionals based in Manila, Philippines. With more than ten years of in-house game developing skills and experience creating previous titles such as Potion Punch 2,the team is dedicated to bringing its latest anti-capitalistic social deception-meets-party game, Eat the Rich, to players around the world.

About Maccima Games

Maccima Games is a small indie studio also based in Manila. They make experimental PC games. After developing fantasy-based evil overlord simulator Ruinarch, the team has now switched their attention to making a social deception party game based on real-life evil overlords, Eat the Rich.

New trailer reveals more emergent co-op combat chaos!

United States, July 14th, 2025 – Noodle Cat Games is thrilled to reveal that the Open Beta for Cloudheim, its physics-based action-RPG built for co-op, will be playable from July 18th–21st ahead of its launch later this year on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Get ready to gather loot and combine wild weapon traits with physics for endless emergent experimentation by signing up for the Open Beta here.

Cloudheim is a vibrant action-RPG built for co-op chaos and based around creative physics-based combat. Up to four players can team up to unleash mayhem in a fully destructible world. Tear down pillars onto the monsters around you, lasso enemies into tornadoes, kick exploding barrels into the fray, and string together aerial combos. Anything and everything can happen in this sandbox of physics-based pandemonium!

Your offensive options are exponentially expanded as you can craft hundreds of potential weapons, gear, and powerful attacks on the fly by tossing materials into forges in real-time. There’s no menus or downtime here folks! Instead, you can see exactly what your friends are up to at any given moment, as everything happens persistently in the game world. All loot and crafted items are shared, though player progression is not, so you’ll have to work as a team to make the most of your band’s ever changing array of abilities.

Explore diverse islands and mysterious dungeons while building up your flying turtle base, the Odin Shell, in this colorful world inspired by Norse mythology. Expand your workshop, customize your space, run a thriving shop, and uncover hidden secrets as your fortress takes flight!

“Imagine a charming action adventure, then toss it in a blender with physics based combat and a hefty dose of brawler spectacle. We made a game that lets us wreak havoc with friends, and now it’s time to share that with players and use your feedback to make it better,” said David Hunt, CEO and Founder of Noodle Cat Games. “With Cloudheim, we built a sprawling combat playground that’s ripe for experimentation, and a great place to hang out with friends against the cozy crafting backdrop. We see constant surprise in players when systems collide in fun and new ways, and discovering combos we never imagined. Grab a squad, dive in, and kick some fluffy monsters off a cliff!”

Cloudheim’s Key Features:

• Physics-Driven Combat: Lasso, launch, and juggle enemies into fire pits, each other, or the scenery—anything goes. Longer air time = more damage. 
• Real-Time Crafting & Fusion: Grab and toss materials directly into crafting stations in the world. No menus, no inventory clutter—just pure, visible teamwork.
• Drop-In 4-Player Co-Op: Tame creatures, fight bosses, and explore mythic dungeons with friends. All loot is shared; your progression is not.
• Evolving Base & Shop System: Return from adventures to upgrade your base, sell loot, and unlock new features.
• Stylized Fantasy World: Built by a dev team where artists outnumber any other department, Cloudheim is rich with visual flair, character, and discovery.

About Noodle Cat Games

Noodle Cat Games was founded in 2022 to revolutionize how games are made and studios are run by emphasizing healthy autonomy for our team and more sustainable development processes. By emphasizing player value and prioritizing the quality of work over quantity, we focus on crafting video games more efficiently. We leverage new technologies like AI tools to not replace creatives but assist teams in their work, empowering our teams to achieve more, faster. Led by an ex-Epic founder and CEO who was the lead designer on Fortnite for almost a decade, our gameplay thesis is based on applying the design principles behind Fornite’s explosive growth to create a collaborative physics-based action RPG combat in the gameplay loop of a survival crafting game. 

Featured in Automation Fest on Steam, Kaizen is a fresh take on logic-based gameplay, set in 1980s Japan

LOS ANGELES – July 14, 2025 – Developer Coincidence (founded by the creators of Opus Magnum and SpaceChem) and publisher Astra Logical today open the factory doors to Kaizen: A Factory Story, an open-ended automation puzzle game out today on PC via Steam as part of the Automation Fest.

In the midst of Japan’s 1980s economic boom, players rivet, drill, and snap components into place, then watch their machines whirl to life on an ever-moving assembly line. Rising through the ranks as Indiana-born David Sugimoto, players will build everything from calculators to arcade cabinets while relentlessly proving themselves through factory rookie work at Matsuzawa Manufacturing.

As players optimize factory designs, they can share their sleekest solutions with friends and the wider world by exporting GIFs with the press of a button. Kaizen also includes side content such as playing “Pachi-Sol,” an exciting new pachinko-themed solitaire game. 

Kaizen: A Factory Story is available to play now on Steam for PC for $19.99 with a 10% launch discount.

About Coincidence

Coincidence is a flexible business framework that mostly makes games, founded and created by numerous former ex-Zachtronics developers who worked on titles like Opus Magnum, Infinifactory, Last Call BBS, SpaceChem, and more.

While it may appear their works are developed according to a certain plan or schema, they are not. The human brain is wired to infer causal relationships between events that bear similarity to each other whether or not such causes exist. Therefore, these works are developed by Coincidence.

About Astra Logical

Astra Logical publishes systems and strategy games that don’t hate you. A mission-driven indie publisher, they support games with an ethos of progressive complexity and emergent thought. Astra teams up with  developers who create approachable yet deep challenges for the curious-minded.

Terraform a Barren Planet into a Thriving New World in This Calm and Contemplative Sci-Fi Builder

[Paris, France – July 14, 2025] – Gaddy Games is thrilled to announce that Plan B: Terraform, the planetary-scale terraforming and resource management game, will officially launch into 1.0 on August 29, 2025 on Steam. The announcement coincides with the start of Steam Automation Fest today, where players can check out a demo of the game. After a robust Early Access period marked by continuous evolution—including overhauled levels and objectives, new transportation systems like container ships, and key improvements to the UI and terrain—Plan B: Terraform is ready to deliver its complete vision of humanity’s future on a new world.

In Plan B: Terraform, take charge of transforming a lifeless rock into a habitable, thriving planet. Build sprawling factories, deploy supply chains with drones, trucks, trains, and ships, and raise cities from small settlements to metropolises housing millions. Along the way, you’ll influence the climate itself—constructing greenhouse gas generators to raise temperatures, releasing underground sources of frozen water to form rivers and oceans, and ultimately planting forests across a dynamically simulated ecosystem.

Version 1.0 introduces new ways to shape the world, bring it to life, and experience it from new perspectives. Creative tools offer full control over the environment, from terrain and temperature to city creation and population. Witness wildlife like deer, bears, and eagles appear as the ecosystem comes alive—and even take to the skies for a fresh perspective. Alongside these additions, new music tracks arrive with 1.0.

Key Features of Plan B: Terraform:

• Terraform a Planet in Real Time: Warm the atmosphere, release underground frozen water, and experience a dynamically simulated water cycle—complete with evaporation, wind-driven clouds, and rainfall. Shape forests, rivers, and oceans, through a scientifically grounded climate simulation.
• Build Massive Supply Chains: Extract resources, manufacture goods, and transport them across an enormous hex-based planet using trucks, trains, drones, and ships.
• Develop Thriving Cities: Grow small settlements into bustling metropolises with populations in the millions by efficiently managing logistics and infrastructure.
• Experience a Calm, Science-Driven Simulation: Enjoy a meditative sci-fi sandbox rooted in a credible near-future scenario, with educational insights into climate systems and sustainability.
• Play on a Planetary Scale: Explore and build on a vast world made up of over a million hexagons, complete with dynamic terrain, weather, and ecosystem changes.

The full release arrives after a series of major updates that steadily refined the game’s systems, redesigned the user experience, introduced multi-selection and undo tools, and expanded environmental realism with improved vegetation, dynamic clouds, and natural terrain.

Plan B: Terraform launches into 1.0 on PC via Steam on August 29, 2025. A free demo is available now as part of Steam Automation Fest. Players can wishlist the game

About Gaddy Games

Gaddy Games is an independent Video Games studio founded in 2011 by Nicolas Gadenne (Ex Eugen Systems, Vivendi Games, MKO Games, Punchers Impact). It has published various small web and mobile games, then Dig or Die, a unique action/strategy sandbox game for PC/Steam, and is now working on Plan B: Terraform.

East meets west in gore-soaked arcade action with retro soul!

Bogota, Colombia, July 14th, 2025 – Amber-owned studio Madbricks, in partnership with REDRUM, are proud to reveal their upcoming frenetic beat-’em-up roguelike Mexican Ninja, published by Amber. Get ready to slice your way through the streets of Nuevo Tokyo in this retro 2.5D arcade throwback. Show me your skills, pinche ninja!

For more information on Mexican Ninja:

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3764970/Mexican_Ninja/

Welcome to Nuevo-Tokyo, a chaotic feudal regime forged when Mexico’s Narcos and Japan’s Yakuza merged to form a new ruling class: The Narkuzas. They are now the law, and the law sucks culo. Now, in the outskirts of Nuevo-Tokyo, a group of rebels is plotting against the five heads of the Narkuza clan. Enter the Mexican Ninja…

Slice your way through the stylized streets of Nuevo Tokyo in adrenaline-pumping combat. Precise movement, positioning, and perfectly timed attacks are all crucial to achieve victory. Mexican Ninja offers satisfying, pick-up-and-play brawling that’s easy to learn, yet rewards mastery that only a true Mexican Ninja can achieve.

Every playthrough is different, with randomized levels, trash-talking duels, and pimped-out weapons. Each run will have you unlocking new ninja skills by training with el Mero Mero Sensei. Gain the favor of Mexican-Japanese spirits, and make use of their powers. Utilize extremely ninja Mexican Jutsus as you experiment with different builds and combos. Just be sure to do it in style, swagging it up with hidden apparel. It’s not enough to fight the Narkuza, you need to look good doing it if you’re to inspire an uprising. Viva la revolución!

There’s an inner cabrón in all of us. Be THE Mexican Ninja and show off your unmatched way of the blade!

“I couldn’t be prouder of what the whole Amber team has helped us build and bring to life through this game. In my culture, the idea of a hero rising up has always been needed. Indeed it still is! And Mexican Ninja has always been about the longing for that idea,” said Mexican Ninja franchise writer and director Carlos Rincones. “Having profound admiration for Japanese culture, its history, and its roots, it naturally seemed like the perfect one to blend and contrast with my own. I hope players can join the fun, explore the world, and embrace all the quirks of this concept. Here’s hoping they persevere through getting their asses kicked again and again—and through this dynamic, understand that Mexican Ninja is more than a game; it’s a vibe, a spirit, a way of being. I wish you a good journey in finding your inner donkey!”

About Madbricks

Madbricks stands as one of Colombia’s longest-standing studios, boasting a seasoned executive staff with decades of combined experience in the industry. With a track record of creating games for Voodoo, Byte Dance, and Maximum Games, Madbricks has earned a reputation for delivering top-tier gaming experiences that resonate with audiences worldwide.

Their titles have sold hundreds of thousands of units across various platforms, showcasing their versatility and proficiency in game development. From console to PC and mobile, Madbricks has successfully shipped games on every major platform, solidifying their position as a leading force in the global gaming landscape.

Committed to innovation and excellence, Madbricks continues to shape the future of interactive entertainment, pushing creative boundaries and embracing new technologies to deliver unforgettable gaming experiences. ​

About REDRUM

REDRUM is one of Latin America’s leading production companies, specializing in the development and production of high-end feature films and television series for both regional and global audiences.

Its diverse slate includes major international films such as Bardo by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Get the Gringo, Elysium, Spectre 007, Sicario (Parts 1 & 2), and Pedro Páramo. On the television side, REDRUM has produced acclaimed series including Narcos: México, ZeroZeroZero, The Mosquito Coast, The Chosen One, and Bandidos, amongst others.

Most recently, REDRUM premiered The Gringo Hunters, a series created in collaboration with Imagine Entertainment, Woo, and The Washington Post.

Website REDRUM: https://redrum.com.mx/en/

Play host to wizards, witches, ghosts, and creatures galore with your very own magical tavern.

[Prague, Czech Republic – July 14, 2025] – Purpledoor Studios delivers a wondrous journey of mystical mystery with Magic Inn. The charming tavern life simulator arrives for PC via Steam on August 4th. As an exiled wizard-turned-innkeeper, you’re in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly. Craft the perfect menu, make the guests’ stay as cozy as can be, and hire the right staff to get the job done!

In Magic Inn, players need to put their best magical foot forward to gain back their notoriety with a 5-star inn. Raise your inn’s status by hiring the best chefs, befriending farmers and merchants, and showing even the King the best hospitality in the land if he visits.

Embark on a journey as an exiled wizard turned innkeeper. Cast elemental spells to cook, clean and serve while managing menus, staff and rooms. Every guest is unique, and you can interact with them to build a network of loyal regulars who can bring you ingredients and join your adventures. As you level up, experiment with deck-building and card battles to get better deals, or flirt with your romantic interest. Ultimately, you craft higher-tier furniture and magical decorations to upgrade your tiny inn into a 5-star magical tavern.

Key Features:

• Reclaim Glory: Embark on a journey about tragedy and redemption, all starting with a magical humble inn.
• Own Your Inn: Manage the menus, staff, and rooms of your completely customizable inn.
• Craft and Customize: Create higher-tier furniture and magical decorations to transform your humble inn into a luxurious 5-star magical tavern!
• Make Magic: Learn and harness magic spells in order to help with inn management.
• It’s In The Cards: Engage in conversation-driving card battles which simulate actions such as negotiation, persuasion, and attraction.
• Charming Connections: Build relationships with guests and members of the inn’s staff.
• Send Out Adventurers: Assemble a team of adventurers and send them on expeditions. Engage in turn-based card battles to defeat monsters and earn valuable loot used to craft advanced tools.

Engage with every guest to further reveal their story and unravel the threads of your own. Make connections and put your tavern on the map in Magic Inn on August 4th. Wishlist the game before launch on Steam and stay up to date with the latest news by visiting the official website.

About Purpledoor Studios

Purpledoor Studios is an independent Prague-based studio founded by game enthusiasts and fans of Harry Potter, who just want to change the fact that there are not enough Harry Potter type games. The studio is currently working on Magic Inn. 

Over 80 Titles from Sweetish Developers – Discounts Up to 95%

Sweden – July 14, 2025 –  Today marks the first day of the Games Made in Sweden Sale on Steam –  a celebration of Swedish game development featuring over 80 titles from studios across the country.

Running on Steam until July 27, the sale showcases a curated collection of games developed in Sweden, with discounts reaching up to 95% off. From indie darlings to blockbuster AAA titles, the participating games span a wide range of genres, highlighting the creativity and talent found from the far north to the southernmost parts of Sweden.

Not all titles in the event are discounted – it also includes upcoming releases to raise awareness and encourage players to add them to their wishlists.

The Games Made in Sweden sale offers something for every gamer. Here are all games included in the sale:

1993 Space Machine
Abyssus
Acron: Attack of the Squirrels! 
Airport CEO
Apsulov: End of Gods
Battle Squares
Beyond One-on-One Basketball
Block’Em!
Bosslords
Chenso Club
Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale 
Core Keeper
Coridden
Cosmic Collapse
Den of Wolves
Distant Bloom
Esoteric Ebb
Fae & Fauna
Find or be Found
FlipScapes 
Gimmick 2
Go Fight Fantastic!
He is Coming
Into The Zone – Arcade Escape
Jump Ship
Just Die Already
Just Read The Instructions
Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Keep Driving
Kingdom Two Crowns
Koala Kids Golf
KreatureKind
Liftlands
Lightyear Frontier
LiM Balls
Little Wings Deliveries 
Locomoto
Muri: Wildwoods
Nocturnal Relics
Obsidian Prince
Octane Remix
Odinfall
Orten Was The Case
Out of Hand: Deluxe
Out of Sight
Payday 2
PAYDAY 3
Pendula Swing: The Complete Journey
picoCAD
Pit of Goblin
Post Void
Project: AMICA
PULLBACK RACERS 
Racket Club
Rush to Adventure
Sandustry
Scrap Galaxy
Sea Salt
Seer’s Gambit
Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings
Sir Whoopass: Immortal Death
Skeletal Dance Party
Squirreled Away
Steel Effigy
STRIDEN
SULFUR
Super Adventure Hand
Switchball HD
Tentacle Tango
The Battle of Polytopia
The JerryMaya Detective Agency
The Journey Down: Chapter One
The Journey Down: Chapter Three
The Journey Down: Chapter Two
The Tragedy at Deer Creek
This Strange Realm Of Mine
Titan Station
TOEM
Toss!
Unforgiving: a Northern Hymn
V Rising
Vault of Power
Warhammer – The End Times Vermintide
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Warhammer Vermintide 2

The art work for this year’s Games Made in Sweden sale is created by Jakob Bondesson. https://www.jacobxbondesson.se/

About the Swedish Games Industry Association

The Swedish Games Industry Association is the national trade organisation for the game industry in Sweden. https://dataspelsbranschen.se 

Set sail with four new U.S. Destroyers in Early Access, the second collaboration wave with ‘Blue Archive’, new combat missions and plenty of quality of life improvements

July 14, 2025 – Wargaming, the developer and publisher of the leading cross-platform naval multiplayer game World of Warships, is sailing into summer with a brand new wave of ‘Blue Archive’ content, including plenty of new Commanders and ships for fans to enjoy. World of Warships’s July update also welcomes a new line of U.S. destroyers spanning Tier VII-X into Early Access, new combat mission chains packed with rewards, and plenty of quality of life improvements.

New U.S. Destroyers come to Early Access

A fresh line of U.S. destroyers drops anchor into Early Access. Four ships including Tier VII Hughes, Tier VIII Osborne, Tier IX Christopher, and Tier X Burrows sail into the game, with ships Tier VIII and upward sporting powerful 137mm guns, putting firepower at the forefront of their offense. This line also features a toggleable Smoke Generator for optimal engagements, and a robust HP pool to support this artillery-led combat. Players can purchase bundles featuring these ships from week two of the update, and can obtain them using tokens earned through a new American-themed Event Pass and via new Personal Challenges.

‘Blue Archive’ Collaboration Wave Two

The students of Kivotos are back in World of Warships—and they’re bringing reinforcements! Fan-favourite ‘Blue Archive’ characters Konuri Maki, Hayase Yuuka, Kosaka Wakamo, and Arona join the Commander lineup ready to lead their respective ships into battle: Tier VIII Italian battleship BA Binah, Tier IX French cruiser BA Utnapishtim, Tier IX Soviet battleship BA Hovercraft, and Tier X Japanese submarine BA Arona’s Whale. Commanders and ships can be unlocked on a week-by-week basis as part of a limited-time Admiral’s bundle, or can be found in the Wishing Wharf using special tokens. The entire collection of ‘Blue Archive’ wave 2 content will also be available to purchase from day one in the Premium shop.

Beyond these new additions, the Wishing Wharf welcomes back content from the previous wave to celebrate the collaboration’s return. Commanders Izayoi Nonomi, Okusora Ayane, Takanashi Hoshino, Sunaookami Shiroko, and Kuromi Serika and make their way back to the game, joined by Tier VIII German battleship BA Tirpitz and Tier X U.S. battleship BA Montana. New and returning ‘Blue Archive’ content will be available from July 9 until August 7.

New Combat Missions Chains and Quality of Life Improvements

Two new combat mission chains are available, which players can progress through by completing Random Battles, Co-op Battles, and Operations, unlocking rewards like Special Containers, Coal, and permanent camouflages

World of Warships’s July update also introduces plenty of user-interface and graphical changes to the game, improving the user experience. Included in this wave of improvements are changes to Container user-interface elements, making the process more intuitive and user-friendly with the addition of a barge animation toggle, a guaranteed reward counter, and flexible opening options to support opening multiple Containers at once.

A new ship rotation system, available in both the Armory and Premium Shop, debuts to minimise overcrowding and ensure a wider array of ships are regularly available. WG Temporal Super Sampling (TSS) is also being introduced, with a new anti-aliasing technology for optimised in-game graphics without significant impact to game performance.

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About World of Warships

World of Warships is a free, historical, online combat PC game from Wargaming. With its massive fleet of most iconic war vessels, including five different ship classes and strategically designed environment, World of Warships provides the ultimate naval warfare gaming experience, suitable for everyone. Thanks to its largest collection of historically accurate ships available to play, World of Warships prides itself as a digital ship museum and a focal point for naval history enthusiasts. New thematic content and innovative game modes are being added on a regular basis, providing a diverse and exciting gameplay to its broad player base.

About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry. Its 15 offices around the world include studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, Vilnius, Belgrade, and Kyiv. Millions of players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Its flagship products include the free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Tanks Blitz, World of Warships, World of Warships: Legends, and World of Warships Blitz.

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