ROADHOUSE INTERACTIVE LAUNCHES PUBLISHING SERVICES DIVISION AND
ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF CHUNKY PIG

VANCOUVER, BC – March 18, 2014 – Roadhouse Interactive Limited has announced the launch of its publishing services division. This new division will partner and collaborate with leading developers from around the world to help them plan and implement every facet of live game operations. This new division will be led by the team from the newly acquired Chunky Pig, an industry-leading digital marketing company. The marketing and distribution experience of the Chunky Pig team will perfectly complement the game design and service expertise of Roadhouse Interactive.

“Chunky Pig has brought its marketing expertise to multiple console, mobile and free-to-play games. Bringing together our combined experience in developing and publishing was the natural next step in growing our business. With this newly launched business unit, Roadhouse Interactive can now offer a complete suite from publishing services to game development,” said James Hursthouse, CEO of Roadhouse Interactive.

“Roadhouse Interactive is building a track record of great game franchises, including the chart-topping FRS Ski Cross and upcoming Warhammer® 40,000™: Carnage. The company has made a significant investment in building backend platform technology and expertise to meet the demands of publishing its own titles. With the launch of our publishing services division, we are sharing this expertise and resources to other game companies,” said Nick Malaperiman, the newly-minted Head of Publishing at Roadhouse Interactive.

The publishing services group offers developers proven live game management services while enabling them to retain control or ownership of their IP. This developer-friendly approach to publishing has already attracted clients such as D3 Publisher (US), Boomlagoon (Finland) and Bloobuzz (Canada). Roadhouse Interactive provides a suite of marketing tools for user acquisition, KPI management, monetization, A/B testing as well as social media and community management. Roadhouse Interactive also provides business intelligence analysis as well as access to selected ad networks and other SDKs within its analytics platform to further reduce overhead costs for development studios.

Game developers interested in partnering with Roadhouse Interactive can contact the team at www.roadhouseinteractive.com.

About Roadhouse Interactive Limited
Roadhouse Interactive Limited is a Vancouver-based developer and operator of tablet, smartphone and browser games. Roadhouse Interactive’s management team is responsible for some of the most well known game franchises of the past twenty-five years and continues to grow industry-leading production, development and live game operations expertise at Roadhouse Interactive. Projects include Warhammer 40,000: Carnage, FRS Ski Cross™, Trophy Bingo and Family Guy Online. For more information about Roadhouse Interactive, visit www.roadhouseinteractive.com.

About Chunky Pig Digital
Chunky Pig Digital was founded in 2011 in Vancouver as a Mobile Marketing Consultancy with a heavy focus on mobile games. In the course of two and a half years Chunky Pig quickly attracted top game and app developers in Canada and the UK, launching more than a dozen mobile products. The company also built several apps for clients for the iOS and Google Play stores. Founder Nick Malaperiman had previously built a games business in China, lead Nokia’s games marketing team and launched $500M worth of products for EA Sports. For more information about Chunky Pig, visit www.chunkypig.com.

NEW ICONIC MONUMENTS ARRIVE IN ANNO® ONLINE

Players can now build an Amphitheater, Imperial Cathedral and Castle to expedite island development

Mounments Video Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIicqubqzcM

London, UK – March 18, 2014 – Today, Ubisoft® and Blue Byte® announced that ANNO® Online, the city-building browser game, has added additional Monuments to its Tech Tree.  Following the introduction of the Library and the Botanical Garden, three new customizable Monuments, the Amphitheater, Imperial Cathedral and Castle, each with various boosts to expedite island development, are now available. 

Three exclusive Monuments

The Amphitheater is the first new Monument players will be able to access. It becomes available after players unlock the Library and obtain the necessary knowledge points to build it. Players can also equip the Amphitheater with a loge to increase the number of inhabitants per building and add an arch to expand the influence area around the Monument. 

Both the Imperial Cathedral and the Castle are unlocked when players acquire the Library, the Amphitheater and the necessary knowledge points. Both Monuments increase the population capacity in each building. The Cathedral’s population bonus increases with the addition of a crossing tower and its influence spreads with the addition of a bell. The Castle’s population bonus grows when players add a cistern and its influence crows with the additional of a tocsin. 

Reworking of Absolute Needs

Public buildings are now called “attractions,” and the more attractions that influence a building, the more people will move in to a residence. Affecting all residence levels equally, each attraction type grants a different amount of additional inhabitants per building. These changes are supported by new cutting-edge graphics and they give players more opportunities to personalise their island.

Players can create their account and jump directly into the game through:  http://www.anno-online.com/

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Stronghold Kingdoms Hits 3,000,000 Players

London, UK – 18^th March 2014 – Firefly Studios has just announced that their popular MMORTS Stronghold Kingdoms has attracted more than three million players since launch. For more than two years Kingdoms has ranked in the top 10 most popular free-to-play games on Steam and in the top 50 games overall by current player count:

http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

With more than 3000 games available on Steam, the enduring popularity of Stronghold Kingdoms is a remarkable achievement for the independent developer. Supporting Firefly Studios’ transition to digital self-publishing, the free-to-play model of Stronghold Kingdoms has allowed the company to stay healthy and keep growing. With the help of Steam Kingdoms has become one of the most actively played games on the platform, with more daily concurrent users than other MMOs with the backing of heavyweight IPs such as Marvel Heroes and Star Trek Online.

Stronghold Kingdoms has also thrived thanks to its passionate players, all of whom have input on the game’s monthly content updates. This worldwide audience hails from over 100 different countries, with more than 200,000 monthly active users sharing 22 game worlds. They have played a pivotal role in the continued growth of the game, with hundreds of thousands of players signing up to play Stronghold Kingdoms as a direct result of friend invites.

Stronghold Kingdoms allows players to enjoy classic Stronghold gameplay in a highly interactive and competitive MMORTS environment. Set across a number of different medieval countries, players build their thriving empires on game worlds that feature actual villages, towns and cities. Last month Firefly added a ‘Europe’ world, where more than 30,000 players are currently forming alliances and fighting for control of 33 countries in one huge game world.

Stronghold Kingdoms can be downloaded and played for free at www.strongholdkingdoms.com

About Stronghold Kingdoms
Stronghold Kingdoms is the medieval online castle game. Join hundreds of thousands of players in a rich world of Lords, Ladies, Bumpkins and Barons as you build your village, research new technology and strive to be the greatest in the land. Construct mighty castles to defend your lands against insolent intruders, develop your economy and trade your way to victory, lead your fellow noblemen to war and control of the Kingdom. Build, besiege, pillage, farm, explore, research, vote, trade and banquet your way to the throne! For more information please visit www.strongholdkingdoms.com or follow @SHKingdoms on Twitter.

About Firefly Studios

Firefly Studios is an independent PC game developer specialising in real-time strategy and MMO titles. Formed in 1999 by Simon Bradbury and Eric Ouellette, the company has brought to market a number of high profile and commercially successful strategy games, including the Stronghold series with lifetime sales of over six million. Firefly has offices in the UK and US. For more information please visit their website at www.fireflyworlds.com or follow @fireflyworlds on Twitter.

TECMO KOEI AMERICA UNLEASHES A NEW BREED OF NINJA – YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z FOR PLAYSTATION 3, XBOX 360 AND STEAM PC

From Famed Developer Team NINJA and Legendary Producer Keiji Inafune

Comes an Action Packed, Twisted Tale of Ninja Revenge

BURLINGAME, Calif. – MARCH 18, 2014 – TECMO KOEI America is extremely pleased to announce that YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z is now available in North America for the PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and will be available on Steam^® for PC on March 21, 2014. In celebration of this momentous occasion, TECMO KOEI America has released the official launch trailer and created a brand new piece of artwork featuring the cyborg ninja, Yaiba Kamikaze.

In YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z, players take on the role of YAIBA, an elite ninja warrior and master in combat. Cleaved in two and left for dead at the hands of the legendary Ryu Hayabusa, YAIBA is brought back to life by a mysterious organization through the use of cyber technology. Now, armed with a powerful array of mecha weapons and an unquenchable thirst for blood, YAIBA’s relentless quest for revenge finds him slicing his way through hordes of undead in a world ravaged by a zombie outbreak.

“Developed by the talented teams led by Team NINJA’s Yosuke Hayashi and comcept’s Keiji Inafune, YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z is an ambitious project, and we are excited to introduce this new type of ninja to NINJA GAIDEN fans and newcomers alike,” said Amos Ip, SVP and General Manager of TECMO KOEI America.  “When it comes to creating an exciting new property utilizing ninja and zombies as source material, there are no better experts than Team NINJA and Inafune-san.”

Step into the stylized living comic book world of YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z where stunning visuals and fluid combat depict a world gone mad. YAIBA’s bloodlust is matched only by the deadly assortment of weapons in his arsenal. Shred through hordes of zombies by transforming YAIBA’s cybernetic arm into a razor chainsaw or tear off an opponent’s arms for a pair of make-shift zombie nun chucks. Each fallen foe brings YAIBA closer to the ultimate showdown with his rival as he leaves a trail of death and destruction in his tracks.
YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z comes from the teams behind the famed ninja and zombie videogame experiences, Team NINJA, creators of the revolutionary NINJA GAIDEN series, and legendary producer Keiji Inafune, and developer, Spark Unlimited. Enter a world where ninja, zombies, cybernetic weapons, and cell-shaded comic book visuals clash and come alive in an action packed adventure that draws from the NINJA GAIDEN franchise with an original storyline and new style of play.

YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z for the PlayStation^®3 and Xbox 360^® is available for a suggested retail price of $59.99 in North America. The Steam® (PC) version will launch on March 21, 2014 and is available for pre-order at a special discounted rate of $49.99. This title been rated M (Mature) by the ESRB.

More information about YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z can be found at www.YaibaNGZ.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/YaibaNinjaGaidenZ and Twitter @YaibaNGZ.

For more news about Team NINJA, visit http://teamninja-studio.com, and don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/teamninjastudio and follow us on Twitter @TeamNINJAStudio.

About TECMO KOEI AMERICA CORP:

TECMO KOEI AMERICA CORP. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Burlingame, California. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of TECMO KOEI HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. TECMO is best known for the Dead or Alive®, Ninja Gaiden®, Tecmo Bowl®, and Fatal Frame® series. KOEI is best known for its Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® franchises. On April 1, 2009, TECMO KOEI HOLDINGS CO., LTD was established as a result of the TECMO, LTD. and KOEI Co., Ltd. merger.

Lost Saga open beta details announced

Nexon Europe invites all comers to take part from April 24th

Luxembourg – March 18^th, 2014: Today, Nexon Europe has announced further details about the highly anticipated Lost Saga open beta, inviting all newcomers to join in the multiplayer brawler action as from 24^th April.

A number of changes have been made based on player feedback from the closed beta. In particular, 15 new playable characters have been added such as Reaper, Rock Star, Ninja Assassin, Monkey King, Zorro, Dartagnan, King Arthur V-Mechanic, Gladiator, and so on.

Moreover, new maps—Angkor Wat and Construction Site, and new modes—Crusade (21^stFloor), PVE Deep Forest, and Boss Raid will be updated to enlighten the joy of diversity in Lost Saga.

There will also be a special gift available to those players that took part in the closed beta, in the form of The Hero Scroll. Worth 3000 Peso (game points), the Hero Scroll grants the player access to one of the many available characters for a certain amount of time, be it two hours, ten hours, thirty hours or, if players are really lucky, permanently. Both the choice of character granted and the amount of time the character is available for will be randomly generated.

Participants that reached level 5 in the closed beta will receive their Hero Scroll in the first week of the open beta, while those that reached level 10 will be granted two Scrolls in the first week.

There are no pre-requisites or strings attached for getting involved in the open beta, everyone is welcome!

Lost Saga will be available in 6 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Polish, and Turkish.
The official Lost Saga site can be found at lostsaga.nexoneu.com.

For more information and Lost Saga news, please visit Facebook.com/LostSagaEurope.

For the most recent video of Lost Saga, please visit http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2y0H-x_V2g9t4X6NEkFPjTCRWvFYbmK

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About Nexon Europe
Established in March 2007, Nexon Europe is one of the leading publishers of free-to-play MMOs in Europe. The company has brought the worldwide hit casual MMORPG MapleStory to Europe in May 2007, and the successful FPS Combat Arms in January 2009. With the launch of the 3D action MMORPG Vindictus in 2011, Nexon Europe has strengthened its position as a promising publisher in Europe. Next to these in-house franchises, Nexon Europe was also able to acquire and fully operate Atlantica Online, an innovative, tactical MMORPG; Dekaron, an authentic action MMORPG set in a grim fantasy universe; and the action-packed FPS War Rock. The newest additions to its growing portfolio are Navy Field 2 alongside the legendary FPS game Counter-Strike Online in Turkey. For 2014, the company’s first browser-based full-scale MMORPG Arcane Chronicles and fun-packed, action-fighting game Lost Saga will join as new line-ups. For more information on Nexon Europe and its games, please visit the official website at www.nexoneu.com.

About WeMade Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Established in 2000, WeMade Entertainment Co., Ltd., (KOSDAQ: 112040) is an international game developer and publisher with some of the most popular mobile games in Asia. WeMade has grown from a handful of passionate game pioneers to more than 1,000 game enthusiasts including one of the most robust mobile games development teams in the world. WeMade’s first hit title “Legend of Mir 2” drew more than 200 million online PC gamers into its world. Since debuting in the mobile games space in April of 2012, WeMade has released 27 high-quality mobile games including “WIND RUNNER”, which became the most popular mobile game in Korea and Japan with over 30 million downloads combined.

IndieGala Doorways bundle now available!

March 18, 2014 – Rome, Italy: The IndieGala Doorways bundle by Indiegala is available now. This new bundle sees customers paying as little as $1 for an incredible collection of games and, with IndieGala, customers not only decide how much they want to pay, but also how much of the proceeds go to the Able Gamer charity.

The IndieGala Doorways bundle consists of AirBuccaneers, Oknytt and Unhack. Choose to pay as little as $1, or pay over $3.49 for the bundle in the first 24 hours to unlock Doorways: Chapter 1 & 2, Fester Mudd: Curse Of The Gold, Huntsman: The Orphanage, Not The Robots and Postmortem: One Must Die.

About the games:

Tier 1: $1 minimum

AirBuccaneers – Welcome to the ancient North, once the cradle of culture and peace, but is now corrupted by magic and inhabited by nasty bandits sowing destruction in airships. Choose to be a vicious Buccaneer or an infamous Viking and take a glider to the skies. Your goal is to drop enemy vessels and secure dominance of the ancient North.

Oknytt – A point-and-click adventure game where the player takes the role of a small, seemingly insignificant creature, leading it through a dark world riddled with obstacles to help it find a place to belong. The game takes place in a Norse medieval world and contains a number of beings and areas inspired by Swedish folklore.

Unhack – A visual novel and puzzle title featuring a story of greed and self acceptance. Navigate mazes and destroy viruses alongside fully voiced AI companions! Uncover the culprit behind the 5K Worm over this ten episode tale.

Tier 2: $3.49 payment in first 24 hours, then $5.59 thereafter

Doorways: Chapter 1 & 2 – Doorways is an episodic survival horror game, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere. Each chapter will challenge you with its fast-paced gameplay and breathtaking visuals and sounds, so prepare to immerse yourself in a terrifying psychological experience.

Fester Mudd: Curse Of The Gold – Set in Wild West, a three-part comic saga of exploration, reunion, and redemption…and a love letter to the classic adventure games of the 90s! Roused from a life of sloth to reunite with his long-lost brother in search of unimaginable riches, reluctant hero Fester Mudd somehow manages to be intrepid…

Huntsman: The Orphanage – Take a deep breath, dim the lights, put on your headphones… Non-linear first-person gameplay lets you explore Grimhaven Orphanage and discover the characters who once lived there. Voiced by Dan Bull, Chuck Huber and Raychul.

Not The Robots – You are a robot in an office building. You have to eat furniture and not get caught. A mysterious story unfolds. Not The Robots is this yearís most exciting Roguelike Stealth Furniture Eating Simulator. Itís a game with random levels, permadeath, and the goal of eating furniture. Same furniture is also your stealth cover.

Postmortem: One Must Die – Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation! Think The Walking Dead meets Home and The Last Express, with a dash of To The Moon! Freeform exploration with Rich dialogue What might you learn searching the fundraising Gala and talking to patrons?

http://www.indiegala.com/

About IndieGala
IndieGala organizes bundle sales of amazing indie games, donates to charity and is open to every developer and artist on every platform. 

DEUS EX: THE FALL OUT NOW ON PC

Award-winning action-RPG available today

Square Enix is thrilled to announce the award-winning* action-RPG, DEUS EX: THE FALL™is now available on PC, and can be purchased via Steam for £7.99/€9.99/$9.99. Originally released as the much acclaimed mobile version, the PC version boasts 28 Steam achievements, Steam Trading cards, adjusted AI, full keyboard and mouse functionality, and Microsoft controller support plus other optimsations.

PC gamers can now delve into the action a week earlier than scheduled and now take on the role of Ben Saxon. Available for a limited time only, gamers who purchase DEUS EX: THE FALL™ today, will receive DEUS EX ™ GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION worth £4.99/€6.99/$6.99 for free. First released in 2000, the year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place, terrorists, collapsing world economies, and a gap in wealth see’s players fight to prevent the rise  of age old conspiracy’s emerging from the shadows and to take control.

To buy DEUS EX: THE FALL™ on Steam , please click onto the following linkhttp://store.steampowered.com/app/258180

DEUS EX: THE FALL is set in 2027 – a golden era for science, technology and human augmentation, but also a time of great social divide and global conspiracy. Powerful corporations have seized control from governments and command the drug supply needed by augmented humans to survive. In this chaos Ben Saxon, a former British SAS Mercenary who underwent physical augmentation, is desperate for the truth behind the drug conspiracy. Betrayed by his private military employers, the Tyrants, not only is his own life at risk but for all augmented humans, time is running out…

DEUS EX: THE FALL was developed in collaboration with the original DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION® team at Eidos-Montréal and N-Fusion.  It also features new music composed by Michael McCann.

*Winner of 7 Best Mobile/iOS Game awards at E3 2013

Related Links
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