MERIDIAN4 BRINGS FAN-LOVED PC SIM BUS DRIVER TO iOS

Bus Driver: Pocket Edition Now Available for $2.99 on iPhone, iPad

MONTREAL – Feb. 27, 2014 – Publisher Meridian4 and developers Twisted Oak in collaboration with SCS Software today announced Bus Driver: Pocket Edition is pulling up to the station and now available worldwide on the App Store for $2.99 USD. Bus Driver: Pocket Edition takes all the fun gameplay of the fan-favorite PC sim and brings it to iOS devices.

Players can expect challenge and variety in gameplay, as driving a bus is very different from blazing through a racing circuit. In Bus Driver: Pocket Edition, players follow a sophisticated system of traffic rules and game-play related bonuses as they transport passengers from pick up to their desired stops safely and in a timely manner. Passengers depend on the driver to get them to their destinations on time; as such, the schedules and timetables are strict! There are large cities to drive in, dynamic roads with intelligent traffic controlled by AI and numerous obstacles including other motorists, bikers, pedestrians and more. The result is a challenging, enjoyable driving game where players must manage their routes, obey safety guidelines and street laws all while drivers, distractions, and detours bring new challenges to every shift.

Bus Driver: Pocket Edition puts players in the driver’s seat of a selection of single and double-decker rigid buses—detailed models inspired by real-world buses—including London’s double-decker bus, America’s school bus, Europe’s low floor buses, and more. At launch, players will enjoy twelve different routes with different challenges and difficulty levels. More than 20 levels will be unlocked for free in future updates.

With Bus Driver: Pocket Edition, players take on different roles such as driving a school bus, giving sight-seeing tours to tourists and even transporting prisoners. There are large cities to drive in with several districts of varying styles: modern, old-town, suburb, airport, harbor and more with day/night cycles and realistic weather conditions.

“As fans of classic PC games, we are thrilled with the opportunity to bring Bus Driver to mobile,” said Andy Sher, CEO at Meridian4. “Both the timing and the platform are perfect for a game like this. And whether you’re new to the franchise or a fan, Bus Driver: Pocket Edition delivers all of the intensity, the challenge and the rewards that Bus Driver is known for.”

“Fans have been clamoring for a mobile version of Bus Driver for years,” said Pavel Sebor, chief executive officer of SCS Software.  “Our partnership with Meridian4 has given us an opportunity to reward fans with a product that respects the franchise in quality, graphics and most importantly, fun.  We’re very pleased with the work Meridian4 and Twisted Oak have done and look forward to seeing how much the fans and those new to Bus Driver enjoy the game.”

Bus Driver: Pocket Edition is now available on the App Store here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/bus-driver-pocket-edition/id761337909?mt=8.

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About Meridian4
Meridian4 is an interactive entertainment publisher for today’s popular video game platforms. Supported by a network of international developers, the company’s growing catalog of games is distributed digitally.

Closed beta for Nosgoth begins today

Will humans survive, or will the vampires dig their teeth in?

From today, gamers can experience the blood-thirsty team-based online multiplayer action of Nosgoth as the game’s Closed Beta phase commences. Available on Steam, players take part in asymmetrical, ranged versus melee battles as both Humans and Vampires fight in a dark and brutal fantasy world.

Included in the Closed Beta phase is the new Siege game mode. In Siege, Humans must capture specific locations and keep them safe from Vampires, while the Vampires must satisfy their bloodlust and hunt down their Human opponents.

Nosgoth will be updated continually throughout Closed Beta, with future additions including new maps, modes and character classes, plus new weapons, abilities and skins, and more.

Be among the first to fight for the survival of your species and register for the Beta here:http://beta.nosgoth.com/register/new

About Nosgoth
Developed by Psyonix, Nosgoth is a unique team-based player-versus-player game pitting together a variety of brutal Human and Vampire characters in a fight for survival.  Created as a competitive free-to-play title in order to break down barriers between the creators and the players, Nosgoth doesn’t include weapons, items or abilities that are inherently better (aka supremacy goods).  All items in the Nosgoth in-game store are side-grades not upgrades to create a fair game experience based purely on skill.

BALLFROGS, MOSSHOGS, AND GORILLEMS, OH MY! THE MONSTERS OF MONSTER LEGACY REVEALED

In the Monster collecting and battling game Monster Legacy, players can fight and capture more than 100 unique Monsters to use in combat throughout the vibrant and expansive world of Arborea. With unique battle capabilities and elemental attributes, each Monster in Monster Legacy offers fun strategies for an engrossing gameplay experience.

Developer and publisher of Monster Legacy, Outplay Entertainment, released a new trailer showcasing eight of the Monsters featured in the upcoming epic adventure. From the vibrant amethyst Ballfrog with inflating abilities to blow out enemies, the super powerful Mosshog, the powerfully magnetic Gorillem, and many more, every gamer will find their Monster in Monster Legacy.

Watch it HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=htm3BecC1Fo

In Monster Legacy, players undertake a journey filled with captivating quests as they tackle tricky puzzles and explore cavernous dungeons throughout the massive world of Arborea. In the game, players train a wide variety of Monsters to take into battle and free the land from the dark influence of the Evil Lord Ardur. Trained and captured Monsters can evolve into new forms and unlock powerful attacks. Gamers collect and earn in-game currency as they play, complete quests, and customize their Monster’s habitat. A free-to-play adventure offering many hours of gameplay, Monster Legacy has unparalleled depth with more than 20 levels and 70 quests.

Developed and published by Outplay Entertainment, Monster Legacy is coming this March to the App Store.

Check out outplay.com/games/monster-legacy or ‘Like’ it on Facebook to keep up on the latest updates.

ICEBERG INTERACTIVE REVEALS ADVANCED ALPHA UPDATE FOR STARPOINT GEMINI 2

Create-a-Hero Contest Winner Will Be Featured in Game

Haarlem, The Netherlands – February 27, 2014 – Iceberg Interactive announced today the release of a big update for the advanced alpha version of Starpoint Gemini 2. From local security ships checking for contraband, to the addition of a Skill and Perk respect panel, and new on-ship changing boarding mechanics, this significant update injects new layers of energy, depth, and variation to Little Green Men Games’ open-world 3D space simulation.

Starpoint Gemini 2 Advanced Alpha Update Features:

• Graphic and gameplay anomalies redesigned and updated
• Local security ships now check passing ships for illegal goods including the player, and will demand that the ship jettisons the cargo if contraband is found
• Skill & Perk respect panel has been added to stations, so players can test out different skill setups. Skill & Perk points can be reset for a price
• Boarding mechanics have been updated with various random micro-events that can fire off, to change the course of on-ship battles
• Ships “drop” derelicts more frequently when exploding and all ships now have proper derelict models

In addition to the alpha update, Little Green Men Games has launched a user-generated Hero Contest, where players create their own character that they would like to see implemented into the game. The character with the most community votes will win. The contest begins today and will run for two weeks, ending on Friday, March 14. Check out the contest and enter your very own hero here: www.starpointgemini.com/contests/hero/votingPage/index.php

The Little Green Men Games team will be with Iceberg at GDC in San Francisco next month, providing hands-on demos of Starpoint Gemini 2 and providing interviews to the media. Iceberg will be hosting demos and interviews at the W Hotel, across the street from the Moscone Center.

Starpoint Gemini 2 is an open-world 3D space simulation game that provides powerful RPG mechanics with the frenzy of space combat and will feature full implementation of Oculus Rift at launch. Starpoint Gemini 2 is currently in Alpha on Steam’s Early Access program and is available for $22.99, store.steampowered.com/app/236150/. Starpoint Gemini 2 is slated for full release on Steam this spring.

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ABOUT LITTLE GREEN MEN GAMES
LGM Games is a team of highly motivated and talented programmers, writers, 3D and 2D artists, and animators sharing the same passion for video games. LGM Games made their first appearance in the gaming industry in 2011 with their debut title Starpoint Gemini, a space-flavored RPG sim.

ABOUT ICEBERG INTERACTIVE
Iceberg Interactive (http://www.iceberg-games.com) is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans. Iceberg operates in the vibrant European games market through retail publishing and worldwide via direct relationships with dozens of digital download portals. With a distinct focus on the genres of simulations, adventure, strategy and MMO/action games, Iceberg has successfully released digital hits in European retail, such as Killing Floor, Wings of Prey, APB Reloaded and Endless Space — but is also known to back indie developers in getting their games into both the retail and digital space. Play it cool!

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Death is coming – Darksiders II returns on the WiiU

Darksiders II available now via Nintendo’s European eShop

Vienna, AUSTRIA (27th February 2014) – Yes, they do still exist: amazing games for the WiiU! Nordic Games announced today the highly acclaimed Darksiders II has found its way back onto the European Nintendo eShop, after almost one year’s absence.

Alarmed by the end of days, Death, the most feared of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, embarks on a quest to save humanity and to clear his brother War’s name. On his journey, Death discovers that there are evils even more terrible than an earthly apocalypse, and is quickly drawn into a war between powers that could destroy all of creation…

The fantastic action-adventure based around the campaign of the Horseman of the Apocalypse, Death, has delighted critics and gamers alike. With an average rating of 85 (according to Metacritic.com), Darksiders II is one of the most highly rated WiiU games ever. In addition to Death’s main adventure, the DLC add-ons “Argul’s Tomb”, “Death Rides”, “Angel of Death”, “Shadow of Death” and “Deadly Despair” are also included in the newly re-released version of the game.

LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Online available for iOS

Online PC and Mac game now playable on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices; young warriors can now play together and partake in epic battles across all platforms

London, UK. – 27^th February, 2014 – The battle for CHI builds on in the world of CHIMA™! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, The LEGO Group and WB Games Montréal today announced the launch of LEGO® Legends of CHIMA™ Online for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices, playable with a WiFi connection. LEGO Legends of CHIMA Online, already available for Windows PC and Mac, is an immersive and interactive free to play online game that extends and complements the popular LEGO Legends of CHIMA universe of products, including construction sets, vehicles, TV shows and more! The online game officially moved out of Beta last month with game enhancements and new features including parent accounts and chat, and this enhanced experience is now available for download on the App Store.

“We are very excited to bring the expansive world of CHIMA Online to iOS players,” said Louis Lamarche, Creative Director for LEGO Legends of CHIMA Online at WB Games Montréal.  “Now players can seamlessly pick up and play right where they left off in the game from their PC or Mac to any of their iOS devices.”

In CHIMA Online, players take on the role of an animal warrior in the Lion, Eagle, Gorilla or Bear tribe, and set forth on missions to help protect the vast and magical world of CHIMA.  After creating and customising their character, players explore massive environments from the cartoon series like the Forest of Falling Leaves. They will uncover hidden secrets and treasures, build weapons and gadgets, and collect studs and gold bricks that will help expand their Outpost.  Players will also be able to team up with their friends in epic battles and unleash the power of CHI, giving them extraordinary strength and power against their enemies.  With creative missions, side challenges, and action-packed battles, CHIMA Onlineoffers hours upon hours of building, puzzle solving and exploration.

Committed to providing kids with fun and incredibly immersive connected game experience,CHIMA Online also contains actively moderated chat filters to help prevent the collection and sharing of personal information, ensuring a fun environment for kids to communicate and providing ease of mind for parents.
Developed by WB Games Montreal in conjunction with TT Games, LEGO Legends of CHIMA Online is rated “PEGI 7”. For more information, please visit www.CHIMAOnline.com.

To view the app: www.appstore.com/legolegendsofchimaonline

Watch the launch trailer here: http://youtu.be/yeXiJDSXnuQ

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About the LEGO Group
The LEGO Group (www.LEGO.com) is a privately held, family-owned company, based in Billund, Denmark. It was founded in 1932 and today the group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of play materials for children.  The company is committed to the development of children’s creative and imaginative abilities through its products, which can be purchased in more than 130 countries. Visit www.LEGO.com.
LEGO, LEGENDS OF CHIMA, their logos, the MiniFigure and the brick and knob configuration are trademarks of The LEGO Group.  © 2014 The LEGO Group.

About WB Games Montr é al
Since its launch in 2010, WB Games Montréal has more than 300 employees and continues to grow and recruit additional talent.  Working with some of Warner Bros. Studios’ biggest brands, including DC Entertainment, the studio is focused on the most cutting-edge approach to games for the digital space as well as current and upcoming video game consoles.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc., is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all platforms, including console, handheld, mobile and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

LEGO LEGENDS OF CHIMA software © 2014 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Developed by WB Games Montréal. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and the Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2014 The LEGO group. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.  All rights reserved.

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INTRODUCING ALL-NEW CAST OF WARRIORS IN TECMO KOEI’S LATEST BRAWLER 

New Playable Characters Detailed for DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS COMPLETE EDITION and DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS

BURLINGAME, Calif. (February 27, 2014) – TECMO KOEI America today introduced the line-up of new warriors that expand the existing mammoth roster of over 80 playable characters in DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS COMPLETE EDITION and DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREMELEGENDS. Chen Gong, Fa Zheng, Lu Lingqi, Yu Jin and Zhu Ran now join the historic struggle for dominance in DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS COMPLETE EDITION for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®Vita handheld system and DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Both titles will be released simultaneously across North America on March 25, 2014.

New Warriors

Chen Gong– An ambitious and humorous strategist for Lu Bu, he is willing to make any sacrifice to see himself rise to the top. He once served under Cao Cao, but switched sides when he realized his ambitions would not be satisfied.

Fa Zheng– A strategist without morals and a key figure in Liu Bei’s efforts to take over the land of Shu. He is a brilliant tactician who has pacified Yi Province with his strategies, and participated in the invasion of Hanzhong. He strongly believes in repaying his debts, whether it be for good or ill.

Lu Lingqi– A brave warrior princess, and daughter of Lu Bu, who possesses great fighting ability much like her father, she uses her courage to stand in the front lines of any battle.

Yu Jin– An invincible general promoted by Wei leader Cao Cao. He places a strong emphasis on military discipline, and his unyielding personality causes him to be feared by friend and foe alike.

Zhu Ran– A fledgling warrior who has since been promoted within the Wu ranks. Although young, he distinguished himself in the suppression of a group of mountain bandits and during the Battle of Ruxukou.

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS (DW8XL) for PlayStation®3, is a stand-alone expansion of the highly successful Dynasty Warriors 8, which was released in July 2013 to critical acclaim. It will include new episodes that add to the story of the three kingdoms the game revolves around, focusing on the exploits of the mightiest of warriors, Lu Bu. Additionally, DW8XL will see the introduction of five new characters, giving players the option to choose between 82 warriors in total. DW8XL will also feature multiple hypothetical scenarios that alter the plotlines of various episodes throughout the ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’ story, an expanded Ambition Mode and the popular Challenge Mode. The Free Mode has also been significantly enhanced, featuring among other things, the Xtreme Legends ‘Ultimate’ difficulty level.

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS COMPLETE EDITION for the PlayStation®4 system and PlayStation®Vita, is a treat for Dynasty Warriors fans that have migrated to the new generation of consoles. The Complete Edition includes all of the content from both DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 and DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS, thus giving new fans the opportunity to play through both titles. As an added bonus, PlayStation®3 system Dynasty Warriors 8 save data is transferable across all platforms.

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS COMPLETE EDITION and DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: XTREME LEGENDS have been rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

Summary

DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 is a historical tactical action game that follows the stories of the kingdoms of Wei, Wu, Shu and Jin through the actions of historical military and political figures of the time as they fight to gain control over the Three Kingdoms of China. It features more than 40 completely new stages: verdant plains, desolate wastelands, sharp ravines, huge castles, and other breath-taking sites, giving stronger emphasis in the stage of these epic battles and inspired by ancient landscapes.

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Jagex holds “biggest fundraising event ever” for SpecialEffect’s GameBlast weekend

Over £48,000 is raised for the disability gaming charity SpecialEffect, as 90,000 gamers tune in to watch 24-hour gaming marathon.

Thursday 27^th February 2014, Cambridge, UK – Jagex Games Studio, makers of the multi-award winning fantasy MMORPG, RuneScape, today revealed the results of their 24-hour long gaming marathon in support of SpecialEffect’s inaugural GameBlast weekend.

The marathon, which witnessed 90,000 unique viewers over the course of the stream, saw staff and selected members of the RuneScape community play RuneScape and Ace of Spades throughout the 24 hour period, raising over £48,000 as a result.

“It’s been great to see our players really get behind such a worthy cause as SpecialEffect,” said Jane Ryan, Head of RuneScape Community Management and co-organiser of Jagex’s gaming marathon. “It’s been a crazy 24 hours; we’ve seen staff rise to the occasion and take on all kinds of challenges in the name of charity.  The generosity of our players is both touching and gratifying and we can’t wait to do it all again next year!”

“We’re absolutely delighted with the way that Jagex and their players have thrown themselves into the GameBlast weekend.” Said Dr Mick Donegan, Founder and Director of SpecialEffect.  “This has turned out to be our biggest gamer-driven fundraising event ever and we cannot express how grateful we are for the support we have received.  The money raised this weekend will help us to bring video games to all those who are passionate about them, whatever their disability.”

In addition to direct donations though the studio’s JustGiving page, the in-game Well of Goodwill re-opened for the weekend. The well allowed players to donate their in-game gold, items and RuneScape bonds to charity, which were then converted into a real world contribution on their behalf.  In addition, 50 percent of all profits from the sales of Ace of Spades were also donated to SpecialEffect during the GameBlast weekend.

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Notes to Editor

Further information on SpecialEffect and GameBlast can be found by visiting http://www.specialeffect.org.uk/

A highlights video of the event can be downloaded from our Press Extranet.

Donation breakdown

JustGiving – £9,380.80

RuneScape – £25,412.50

Ace of Spades – £13,759

About Jagex

Starting in 2001 with their flagship free-to-play adventure game, RuneScape, Jagex has created a long-standing reputation for crafting the world’s best online games services.  Today they stand as the UK’s largest independent games developers and publishers.  With over 40 titles published to date, Jagex prides itself on developing and publishing hugely popular, accessible, free-to-play online games for millions of players globally.  For more information please visit www.Jagex.com.

About RuneScape

Venture forth into the rich and immersive medieval fantasy world of Gielinor, where even the smallest of actions affect the vast world around you. Recognised repeatedly by Guinness World Records as the world’s most popular free-to-play MMORPG, with over 200 million players and counting. RuneScape offers unparalleled levels of choice to its players, where they can be anyone, slay anything and go anywhere in their own unique open world adventure, all within the browser window. Start your greatest adventure today at www.RuneScape.com.

About Ace of Spades

Ace of Spades is the latest title from the multi-awarding UK studio behind the leading free-to-play browser MMO RuneScape and the eagerly anticipated Transformers Universe. Ace of Spades is the first-person shooter that lets you create your battleground, destroy it, then create it again. Up to 32 players choose from 4 unique classes and jump into team-based, multiplayer mayhem across an endlessly evolving battlefield, to construct, destruct and take out the opposition. Visit www.AceofSpades.com for more information.