GUNCRAFT CELEBRATES STEAMWORKSHOP 2K ACHIEVEMENT WITH HOLIDAY UPDATE AND SALE AT 66% OFF

Ring in the holiday spirit, Guncraft style!  Since Steam Workshop was integrated into Guncraft three months ago, the community has answered the creative call with more than 2,000 user created maps, weapons, skins, and prefabs.  Gamers now literally have 2,000 reasons to experience one of the most creatively addictive first person shooters to release this year. With this milestone, Guncraft is thrilled to take part in Steam Holiday Sale from Thursday, December 20 until Thursday, January 2, where Guncraft will be on sale for $5.09, a 66% discount off its retail price of $14.99. A special holiday update will be available with the Steam Holiday that includes new holiday themed content including the Gingerbread map, three new skins (Crafty Claus, Crafty Elf, and Gingerbread Man), and the Holiday Block Pack free for a limited time.  Be merry and bright – block and load with Guncraft tonight!

Watch the 2K Milestone trailer HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=nf6slDxDNyY

Marrying the addictive nature of block building sandbox games with the speed and competition of modern first-person shooters, Guncraft features gameplay that is instantly intuitive and addicting. Players can create arenas and levels based on anything they can think of, and once complete, utilize these stages for addictive fast-paced shooting action.  With Steam Workshop integration, all the cool creation aspects can be instantly shared with the community – levels created from the ground up, completely unique guns, and nearly any type of character skin comes to life with just a few short clicks.

Guncraft is available for $14.99 on Steam and during the Steam Holiday Sale it is $5.09, 66% off its MSRP price of $14.99 from December 20 until Thursday, January 2, 2014.

To learn more about Guncraft, please visit www.exatogames.com/guncraft/, as well as ‘Like’ it on Facebook and follow the game @ExatoGames for all the latest developer updates and news.

STUFF YOUR VIRTUAL STOCKINGS WITH REVERB GAMES ON STEAM’S HOLIDAY SALE

With the holidays here, Reverb Publishing is pleased to announce several indie titles on the Steam Holiday Sale that starts today, December 19, and runs until January 2, 2014.  While staying warm and enjoying copious amounts of eggnog, gamers should take advantage of spectacular special offers from the following Reverb indie games:

• Edge of Space  – $8.03 (33% discount) – Set in deep space, Edge of Space is an open-world, dynamically-generated sandbox survival-adventure game. Start with only a laser pick and the gear from the crashed pod, then immediately start collecting as every piece of material attained is valuable. Fight against an array of creative horrors including cybernetically-enhanced laser space sharks or vicious genetically-evolved polar bears — and those are not even the strangest monstrosities to encounter! At the absolute edge of space gamers must adapt or die – good luck ArkCo Operative in your sci-fi adventure!

• Guncraft – $5.09 (66% discount) – Marrying the addictive nature of block building sandbox games with the speed and competition of modern first-person shooters, Guncraft features gameplay that is instantly intuitive and addicting. Players can create arenas and levels based on anything they can think of, and once complete, utilize these stages for addictive fast-paced shooting action.  With over 2,000 different prefabs, weapons, skins, and levels created and shared by the lively Guncraft gaming community, it’s time to block and load!  Also, gamers should take advantage of the Guncraft holiday update that includes new skins, new maps and the Holiday Block Pack free for this limited time!

• Sanctum 2 – $7.49 (50% discount) – From Coffee Stain Studios, the indie developers of the first hybrid of tower-defense and first-person shooter genres, Sanctum, comes the highly acclaimed, bigger, badder sequel,  Sanctum 2.  Utilizing elements of both tower defense and first person shooting games, gamers set up defensive towers to take out waves of attacking enemies, then jump head-on into the fray, either alone or as part of a squad in four player co-op multiplayer.

• Sanctum 2 Season Pass – $5.99 (50% discount) – The Sanctum 2 Season Pass unlocks the four DLC expansion packs released for Sanctum 2 each adding several new features including a new playable character, interactive maps, wicked weaponry, uber-cool tower defense machines, malicious monsters, and tons of new perks.  The four expansion packs include: Road To Elysion, Ruins of Brightholme, The Pursuit, and the recently released The Last Stand.

• Primal Carnage – $5.09 (66% discount) – Play as an armed human mercenary hunting prehistoric beasts or a cunning, huge dinosaur in this online multiplayer shooter that combines PVP combat, team-based strategy, and savage class-oriented matches. Do you yearn to stand shoulder to shoulder to your fellow man and hold back the tide of savage, primordial creatures? Do you itch to take control of the mightiest monsters ever to have existed and rain down extinction on your human foes? Then Primal Carnage is most certainly for you.

• Ravaged Zombie Apocalypse – $5.09 (66% discount) – From 2Dawn Games, the indie developers of Ravaged, comes a new update so massive, it had to be re-branded to reflect the large collection of new content and features – Ravaged Zombie Apocalypse.  Offering the same thrilling, competitive online vehicle and weapon multiplayer madness experienced in the original, Ravaged Zombie Apocalypse adds entirely new single-player and cooperative gameplay infested with hordes of vicious zombies that will try relentlessly to overtake any and all players.

• Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians – $3.74 (75% discount) – Winner of ‘Best Art’ and ‘Best Sound’ in Intel’s 2012 Level Up Game Demo Contest, Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians follows the story of an ethereal, blue creature – Beatbuddy – who is awoken from his eternal slumber in order to save the world from Prince Maestro who will take musical freedom from the citizens of Symphonia. Each level has stunning 2D hand-drawn backgrounds and engaging puzzles, with an adventure harmonized to the rhythm of music composed by Austin Wintory, Parov Stelar and other amazing artists.

For more information about Reverb, please visit www.reverbpublishing.com.

Glu Mobile Launches Deer Hunter® 2014 for Facebook

The #1 hunting game on mobile is now available in the Facebook App Center

San Francisco, Calif. – December 19, 2013 – Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading global developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced the availability of Deer Hunter 2014 for Facebook. First launched on iOS, Android and Mac, Deer Hunter 2014 is now available to all registered Facebook users through their desktop browser.

“We are excited to bring our most successful title ever to players on Facebook,” said Niccolo de Masi, CEO of Glu Mobile. “Deer Hunter is the most realistic hunting game available and a fantastic experience on the Facebook platform. We anticipate a strong response from Facebook’s highly-engaged global user base.”

Every month, more than 260 million people play games on Facebook. This is a largely untapped audience for Glu games, providing tremendous opportunity for Deer Hunter’s ongoing success.

“We’re focused on helping game developers succeed on all platforms, and we look forward to working with developers like Glu to bring high-quality games to Facebook,” said Dan Morris, Head of North American Games Partnerships, Facebook. “With more people playing games on Facebook than ever before, we look forward to enabling even more cross-platform experiences in the coming months.”

About Deer Hunter 2014

Journey to North America’s Pacific Northwest, the savannas of Central Africa, and the forests of British Columbia to hunt deer, elk, bears, moose, wolves and more. Environments feature picturesque landmarks like Mount Rainier, the Hoh Rainforest, Serengeti grasslands, and Victoria Falls. Hunters have access to a powerful arsenal and choose from hunting rifles, shotguns, pistols and assault rifles, each with their own hunt types. Upgrade magazines, scopes, stocks, barrels, and more to create the perfect tool for the job!

Deer Hunter 2014 is available for free from the Facebook App Center at http://on.fb.me/JCuvbb.

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Glu Mobile

Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphone and tablet devices. Glu is focused on creating compelling original IP games such as CONTRACT KILLER, DEER HUNTER, ETERNITY WARRIORS, and FRONTLINE COMMANDO on a wide range of platforms including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and MAC OS. Glu’s unique technology platform enables its titles to be accessible to a broad audience of consumers globally. Founded in 2001, Glu is headquartered in San Francisco with a major office outside Seattle, and international locations in Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, and Russia. Consumers can find high-quality entertainment wherever they see the ‘g’ character logo or at www.glu.com. For live updates, please follow Glu via Twitter at www.twitter.com/glumobile or become a Glu fan at Facebook.com/glumobile.

CONTRACT KILLER, DEER HUNTER, ETERNITY WARRIORS, FRONTLINE COMMANDO, GLU, GLU MOBILE and the ‘g’ character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc.

TRIBE STUDIOS BRINGS NEW SPEECH TECHNOLOGY TO VELVET SUNDOWN

Board The Yacht To Adventure In The Upcoming Social Dramagame

Helsinki, Finland – December 19, 2013 – Finnish game developer Tribe Studios Ltd. announced today new details for its upcoming contemporary, social role-playing game, Velvet Sundown.  Velvet Sundown represents a bold new genre introduction for the global gaming community.  The innovative new game will feature integrated Text-To-Speech technology from Acapela Group. Velvet Sundown sails into closed beta testing early 2014.  Players can register now at http://www.velvetsundown.com/

By incorporating Text-To-Speech technology in Velvet Sundown, players will not only be able to type what their characters say, but they will be able to hear them speak! Acapela’s state-of the-art speech solutions offer the utmost in quality and technology giving the characters real natural voices. Every character in the game will have its very own voice tone!

“We are very excited to incorporate Acapela Group high-quality Text-To-Speech technology into Velvet Sundown,” said Elina Arponen, CEO of Tribe Studios. “This will have a very powerful effect on gameplay and will add to the overall user experience of this highly social new game.”

“Text to speech turns any written information in speech in real time and naturally adds the vocal dimension to a game. Games are a natural deployment playground for us and we are very happy to perform the voices of Tribe Studios new innovative game and contribute to provide players with a talkative experience.’ says Lars-Erik Larsson, CEO of Acapela Group.

Velvet Sundown is an innovative new game for Windows PC and Mac OS X that gives players a unique mix of social engagements and serious role-playing elements. Players take on the role of one of at least four randomly selected characters who find themselves as passengers on board a luxury yacht. Each character has their own unique background stories and missions that players must strive to fulfill. Velvet Sundown will feature Tribe Studios’ patent pending Dramagame technology where no two games unfold the same way, and new stories and dramas can be implemented in the game with ease. The story contains tens of millions of different outcome variations, giving the game previously undreamt of depth and replay value. A single Velvet Sundown multi-player game session unfolds in the length of a typical TV show, about 45 minutes, in which players can immerse themselves into their characters.

About Tribe Studios

Based in Helsinki, the heart of Europe’s most progressive educational and game development communities, Tribe Studios Ltd. is the creator of Dramagame social simulation and virtual world technology. Dramagame is a state-of-the-art social simulation technology designed for non-linear storytelling and used for both entertainment and training soft skill competencies.

About Acapela Group

Acapela Group is a Voice expert that invents speech solutions to vocalize content with authentic and original voices that express meaning and intent. Over 100 synthetic voices in 30 languages are ready to give a voice to any content producing a natural and pleasant audio result, by turning written input into speech. www.acapela-group.com

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Extreme Reality Launches “Dancewall Remix” As A Unique Motion Controlled Windows Game On Steam Greenlight

Game Brings the Motion Experiences Previously Available Only via Consoles and Specialized Hardware to Anyone with a Windows Computer and Webcam

Herzelia, Israel and Brussels, Belgium – December 19, 2013– Extreme Reality, the only company to bring full-body motion analysis and control via a device’s native or peripheral camera, and SoftKinetic®, the world’s leading provider of 3D vision and gesture recognition solutions, today announced that Dancewall Remix, a unique motion controlled game for Windows, has been released on Steam Greenlight for public review and voting.  The game enables players to enjoy the exciting and exhilarating experience of motion controlled gaming, similar to what is currently available by leading consoles and 3D sensors, by using nothing more than a Windows computer and a webcam.

“DanceWall, originally created by SoftKinetic Studios and I feel Smart, has been a huge hit as a multi-player game allowing 3D full body movement to control the game,” said Eric Krzeslo, Founder and CMO of SoftKinetic.  “Extreme Reality successfully adapted the experience for regular webcams on the Windows platform, bringing motion controlled gaming fun to an even broader public.”

DanceWall Remix,is a rhythm and pose matching game controlled by a player’s body movements. Each player of the game can make physical body poses that transform the onscreen avatar to fit through approaching silhouetted shapes and holes on a rapidly approaching wall. Using the standard 2D camera that exists in most computers today, players can control movement of their in game avatar as they aim to reach their goal to earn the highest score by making the best possible fit with these onscreen silhouettes, picking up bonuses, and avoiding obstacles. The physical gameplay is immediately intuitive and does not require any previous experience with video games to quickly enjoy the fun.

DanceWall Remix is divided into three themes, Disco, Classic and Retro. Each theme has a distinct look and style of play based on the music. Retro is an 8Bit inspired synthetic world of Electronic music. Classic is a “Bubblegum-Pop” world where everything is soft and cute, and Disco is thematic of a 70’s nightclub.

Steam Greenlight is a community-driven platform where users vote to determine which new games are to be released on Steam, the world’s largest online gaming platform with 35 million active users in 237 countries.

“DanceWall Remix offers the Steam Greenlight community a unique opportunity to promote a motion controlled game that requires no console or specialized hardware,” said Sarit Firon, CEO of Extreme Reality.  “The freedom of controlling the game without touching a controller creates an engaging experience that is changing the face of gaming today.”

Offered as an SDK, Extreme Reality’s Extreme Motion is the only technology to provide full-body, software-based, motion analysis and control to any computing device or operating system via a standard camera.  It enables developers to easily add motion experiences to existing games or applications, and to create a wide range of new experiences.

Participants on the Steam Greenlight platform can learn more about the game and vote for DanceWall Remix here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=179257235

Developers interested in integrating Extreme Motion control technology into their game or app can visit the Extreme Reality developer zone  www.xtr3d.com/developers

About Extreme Reality

Extreme Reality enables a future where people interact with computing devices by their body motion, without touching anything.  It is the only company to provide full-body, software-based, motion analysis and control to any computing device or operating system via a standard camera.  Offered as a software development kit (SDK) and with 14 patents granted worldwide, the company’s Extreme Motion product enables developers to create a wide range of experiences (applications, games, security solutions and more)  that pioneer Natural User Interfaces (NUI) while  breaking the physical barriers of current hardware-based technologies.  Extreme Reality was founded in 2005 and is based in Herzelia, Israel.

About SoftKinetic

SoftKinetic’s vision is to give everyone the freedom to control, explore and enjoy the entire digital world through the most natural and intuitive user interfaces and machine interactions. SoftKinetic is the leading provider of gesture-based platforms for the consumer electronics and professional markets, including interactive digital entertainment, consumer electronics, health care, digital signage, and medical systems. The company offers a complete family of3D imaging and gesture recognition solutions, including patented 3D CMOS time-of-flight sensors, modules and cameras (DepthSense® family of products, formerly known as Optrima product family), multi-platform and multi-camera 3D gesture recognition middleware and tools (iisu® family of products) as well as games and applications from SoftKinetic Studios.

For more information on SoftKinetic please visit www.softkinetic.com. For videos of SoftKinetic-related products visit SoftKinetic’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/SoftKinetic.

Warhorse Studios Brings the Open World to the Old World with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 

Sandbox Action RPG Set to Go Medieval on PC and Next-Gen Systems in 2015 

Prague, Czech Republic – December 19, 2013 – Nearly 18 months after its inception, independent, Czech, video game development house Warhorse Studios today announced details of its debut title, Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Coming to PC and next-gen consoles in 2015, the game is an open world, action-adventure, role-playing game featuring blockbuster production values, a nonlinear story and revolutionary, first-person melee combat.

Leveraging decades of combined experience in AAA game development, including titles in the Mafia, Crysis, ArmA and Operation Flashpoint franchises, the creative talent powering Warhorse Studios is well-versed in pushing the boundaries of RPG storytelling in sprawling, immersive environments. “The team’s ambition for Kingdom Come: Deliverance is growing this ever-maturing sandbox genre in a believable, real-world context and scope,” remarked studio Creative Director Dan Vávra. “To that end, we’re harnessing CryENGINE®3, nonlinear narrative, varied freedom in character progression, and a consequence-laden living world in ways that have never been possible until now.”

Rooted within the Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages, Kingdom Come: Deliverance promises a first-person seat to a harsh and brutal power struggle for the throne. As players traverse expansive, strikingly detailed locales, they’ll grapple with a range of period-accurate fighting techniques, horseback combat, open-field sieges, and large-scale battles, all while developing relationships and a reputation that will inform the greater story. Kingdom Come: Deliverance promises no magic, high fantasy or mythical overtones – it draws its inspiration instead from historically authentic characters, themes, and warfare.

Further details for Kingdom Come: Deliverance will be released on January 20, 2014. Get the latest news on the game from its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/kingdomcomerpg) and official site (www.kingdomcomerpg.com). Follow Warhorse on Facebook (www.facebook.com/WarhorseStudios) or Twitter (@WarhorseStudios) to get studio news.

About Warhorse Studios

Based in Prague, Czech Republic, Warhorse was founded in 2011 by Dan Vávra, creator of Mafia and Mafia 2, and Martin Klíma, formerly of ALTAR (Original War, UFO trilogy). The team, including Lead Designer Viktor Bocan (Operation Flashpoint), has ramped up in 2013 to include an experienced roster of industry veterans, with a combined track record of dozens of games published and millions of copies sold. For additional information, please visit www.WarhorseStudios.cz.

Next-gen power of Sniper Elite 3 revealed in second trailer – ‘Tobruk’

Rebellion and today released new assets for 2014 PC and console title, Sniper Elite 3.

The trailer can be viewed here:

Set three years before the events of the award-winning Sniper Elite V2, the trailer highlights not only the game’s unique and compelling World War II location, but gives subtle hints at the stunning next-gen technology behind the visual and gameplay experiences in this ambitious cross-platform title.

Following OSS agent and elite sniper Karl Fairburne amidst the terrifying bombardment of the ancient city of Tobruk in Libya, the trailer introduces viewers to a crucial snapshot of the wider conflict in which Sniper Elite 3 immerses its players.

Long before the blood-soaked beaches of Normandy, it was in the unforgiving terrain of the Western Desert in North Africa that the Allies fought and died together – America’s very FIRST taste of armed conflict with Axis powers.

Shot entirely in Rebellion’s powerful and versatile Asura game engine, the trailer also demonstrates key developments to the franchise made possible by the power of today’s consoles and hi-spec PCs.

From the huge vistas and breathtaking level design, right down to the minute focus of the overhauled X-ray ‘kill camera’ detailing muscle layers and circulatory systems, the trailer showcases advanced graphical features such as volumetric lighting, cinematic full-screen effects and real-time tessellation.

The new assets also illustrate how such technology powers the significant enhancements made to the series’ trademark gameplay, challenging stealth action and rewarding bullet physics.

From the scalable battlefields powered by instancing technology and packed with multiple routes and advanced AI, to the broad range of terrain, and realistic HDR lighting that empowers players to use the shadows to approach each deadly shot exactly as they see fit, this trailer gives an exciting glimpse of Sniper Elite 3’s focus on tactical choice, blended with thrilling moment-to-moment decision making and gun-play.

Sniper Elite 3 launches in 2014 on PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.

About Rebellion

Rebellion® is the studio behind worldwide number one hit games such as Sniper Elite V2 and Aliens vs. Predator. One of Europe’s leading independent video games developers and comic book publishers, Rebellion is privately owned company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, and prides itself on its unique and innovative approach to IP development and stewardship. It has been responsible for a diverse portfolio of publisher-owned and internally developed IPs, including Star Wars BattleFront, Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death, The Simpsons Game and Sniper Elite.

Rebellion’s publishing portfolio includes multi award-winning British science fiction comic 2000 AD, the 2000 AD Graphic Novel line, the internationally-acclaimed fantasy, science fiction and horror imprint Solaris Books, and shared-world pulp imprint Abaddon Books.

For more information please visit: http://www.rebellion.co.uk/

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NETHER RELEASES NEW CONTENT UPDATE CONTAINING FIRST COMMUNITY SELECTED FEATURES 

Fans Select a Subway System, Wing Glider, New Nether and More 

CHICAGO – December 19, 2013 – First-Person Urban Survival game Nether is giving early access fans what they’ve been asking for…literally, by releasing a bevy of new features chosen by the community, including a subway system that allows alternative routes for exploration, a wing glider that can be used for flying from rooftop to rooftop, and a new massive nether character. These features are the first in a series of ongoing content updates that are being developed in conjunction with community feedback and voting.

All new features include:

A Subway System – a brand new subterranean tunnel system that adds a whole new layer of depth to the decimated cityscapeA Wing Glider – allows players to make quick getaways or tactical moves by flying from rooftops to lower level roofs or platformsA New Nether – heavy, Golem enemy, massive in size and damage, requiring cooperative play to bring it downNew “Surge” Objective – a new world-objective that has players kill a mini-boss that attacks random areas of the city for an experience boostNew in-game items, including a flashlight, compass, road flare and smoke grenades

Nether will continue using player input on features for future updates and fans can currently vote here to determine if the next update will include either a helicopter or motorbike as an in-game mode of transportation.

“Our goal with Nether has always been to create content and a gaming experience that includes the community,” said Chip Sineni, Creative Director at Phosphor Games. “Since launching Nether into early access we’ve received tremendous feedback from our fans and we’re psyched to release the first set of public-driven features for everyone to enjoy.”

Nether is a first-person urban survival gaming experience unlike any other. Nether forces players to make quick life-saving decisions in an unforgiving environment. In this post-apocalyptic urban world, death is waiting around every corner, at the top of high-rise buildings, and in the grasp of powerful teleporting creatures known as nethers. To navigate this high-tension environment, players must use skill and cunning in order to obtain food, weapons, supplies, and other resources necessary to survive in a desolate and dangerous city. Players will need to choose whether or not to team up with others or go at it solo against the nethers, other players, and unpredictable, treacherous world objectives. In the end, players must decide if they will Prey or Pray.

More information on this title can also be found at http://playnether.com as well as at http://facebook.com/playnether or on Twitter @PlayNether. 

About Nether Productions

Nether Productions is the publishing entity behind post-apocalyptic MMO Nether. It is a privately held company, comprised of a group of game industry veterans with backgrounds in the executive production, publishing, marketing and distribution of online games. 

About Phosphor Games

Based in Chicago, Phosphor Games Studio is a top-tier development studio comprised of experienced video game designers with a track record of producing financially successful and critically acclaimed titles across a variety of genres – from hardcore first-person shooters and MMOs to sports and casual games. More information can be found online at http://www.phosphorgames.com, on Facebook or via Twitter @phosphorgames.