SANCTUM 2 FOURTH EXPANSION DLC UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE

“The Last Stand” Brings New Badass Enemies, Wicked Weaponry and Much More to Final DLC Pack

Skövde, Sweden – December 12, 2013 – The last battle wave is here. Sanctum 2: The Last Stand, the fourth and final expansion DLC pack for the innovative tower-defense and first person shooter crossover, is now available today on Steam for PC.  This update delivers a magnificent conclusion to Sanctum 2 as indie development team Coffee Stain Studios has saved the coolest new weapons, titanic tower defense machines, and the most sinister enemies for this intense and frenetic DLC expansion.

Sanctum 2: The Last Stand DLC expansion pack is now available for PC via Steam for $3.99.  Fans should take advantage of the Sanctum 2 Season Pass for $11.99 to enjoy all four DLC updates.

“Without a doubt, we pretty much went balls crazy with this final expansion update,” said Anton Westberg, CEO of Coffee Stain Studios.  “While we concentrated on telling the compelling Sanctum 2 backstory with the first DLC packs, we are going out in a blaze of explosive glory with The Last Stand.  And I think we really went out with a tremendous bang for our final update.”

Watch the Sanctum 2: The Last Stand video trailer HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=NUrRl3v4WTY

New badass weapons are needed to battle against even badder ass enemies in ‘The Last Stand’

‘The Last Stand’ Key Features:

• Menacing Monstrosities – Gamers will be tested to their limits with two dangerous enemies.  Spore Pods fly slowly but in large numbers, diving with explosive suicide destruction.  The agile Spore Keeper is the perfect killing machine, firing homing projectiles when jumping and delivering a stunning shockwave attack upon landing.
• Armed and Ready – Two new weapons of massive destruction: the Smatterband launches sticky explosives that detonate with rapid “mini-explosions” directly on the target and the Plasma Rifle delivers precise laser attacks with a devastating secondary fire option.
• The Power of Towers – Take advantage of the two coolest tower defense machines in The Last Stand.  The Anti-Air Tower launches powerful long range homing rockets and the Orbital Strike Relay calls forth a tremendously powerful laser beam from the skies to strike down upon enemies.
• Perk It Up – Customize each guardian with eight rad new perks.

Spray N’ Pray – Increases spread damage and range by 40%
Biological Warfare – Killing enemies with a weakspot hit leaves a damaging poison cloud
Overkill – Killing an enemy with a weakspot hit adds overkill damage to your next weakspot hit
Warming Up – Not hitting an enemy in the weakspot adds 10% to weakspot damage multiplier that can stack up to 10 times.
Hydra Blood – Health regeneration and speed of health regeneration is doubled
Steady Aim – Standing still increases damage by 5% per second for a maximum boost of 50%
Upper Class – The higher players are above the enemy increases weapon damage by 50%
Roboticist – Killing an enemy spawns a SiMo robot unit to assist players (maximum 1 SiMo unit at a time per player)

• Four Additional Maps – Jump into the fray with new battleground layouts including a map inspired by the original Sanctum and Super Sanctum TD.  To help face the new enemies in The Last Stand, gamers can take advantage of The Rolfinator Defensive Turret, a huge manually controlled tower. Found in three of the four new maps, players can actually jump inside the turret and obliterate enemies from afar.

Sanctum 2 is now available worldwide for $14.99 on PC, Xbox LIVE® and  PlayStation®Network.  For the latest news and updates on Sanctum 2, visit www.coffeestainstudios.com, ‘Like’ the game on Facebook and follow the development team @Coffee_Stain.

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ABOUT COFFEE STAIN STUDIOS
Coffee Stain Studios is a game development studio based in Skövde, Sweden. The company was founded in 2010 and focuses on quality game productions for multiple platforms. Their first game Sanctum was part of the “Make Something Unreal” competition and helped them sign a five year licensing agreement with Epic Games. Sanctum ended up selling over 600,000 copies on Steam, which helped Coffee Stain Studios self-finance the development of Sanctum 2.

ABOUT REVERB PUBLISHING
Launched in 2010, Reverb Publishing offers digital publishing to independent game developers, combining production and business development support paired with the proven public relations and marketing agency expertise from its parent company, Reverb Communications. Reverb’s unique model is form fitted for studios, ensuring they receive the majority of the game’s revenue and maintain ownership of their titles while Reverb handles non-developmental tasks including production support, navigating QA, and preparing for product submission.

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

Defeat Horrifying Creatures with Powerful Magic in Zero Zen’s “Conjurer: Awoken”

SEATTLE – Dec. 11, 2013 – Launching today on Android and iOS, Zero Zen’s Conjurer: Awoken adds a distinct Lovecraftian flavor to tower defense games. Based on an original concept, Conjurer tells the story of a wizard who, drunk with power, dissolves the thin veil separating the living and the dead. Tasked with correcting his mistake, the wizard must use magic crystals and powerful spells in order to survive his own creations.

With an emphasis on spells, fixed defense structures (crystals) and fast-paced action, Conjurer has players face wave after wave of increasingly powerful enemies, requiring quick reflexes and tactical might to beat each of its 10 unique campaign levels. The game’s intricate story is told through the wizard’s own words: a whirlwind of madness, curiosity, and the overbearing guilt of unleashing Evil unto his world.

Eventually, the creatures combine to form a great and horrendous “Tentor”-a building-sized beast that quickly becomes the wizard’s greatest adversary…

“A single creature inspired the world of Conjurer. I then wondered where it came from – and who was responsible,” said David Perez, founder and CEO, Zero Zen Games. “Playing as the flawed wizard who breaks the rules and allows monstrous beasts to enter his world is much more engaging than being the good guy. With Conjurer, I wanted to create an atmosphere of impending doom, of grave mistakes that if left unattended would lead to a sudden, horrific end.”

Key Features

• Detailed 3D Graphics: Take down hordes of monsters in beautiful high-res graphics
• Full Single-Player campaign: Play 10 increasingly challenging levels
• Level Up: Improve Fire, Ice, Mana, and Evocate stats with Experience Points
• Powerful Magic: Upgrade your crystals and subjugate your enemies with massive fireballs
• Disturbing Monsters: Expect nightmares after experiencing the game’s horrific universe
• Beyond the Campaign: Participate in a number of Endless gameplay modes
• Supports Game Center & Google Achievements: Compete against your peers with live leaderboards for both iOS and Android

Conjurer: Awoken is free to download and play. Players can unlock the full game after level 4 for only $1.99.

Download the iOS version at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/conjurer-awoken/id651827593?ls=1&mt=8

Download the Android version at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ZeroZen.Conjurer

About Zero Zen Games

Zero Zen Games was founded by David Perez, a mild-mannered Senior Software Developer at a major online retailer and daring indie developer by night. Conjurer: Awoken is Zero Zen’s first title. To learn more, visit http://zerozengames.com/

BANDFUSE: ROCK LEGENDS’ DLC MUSIC STORE TO FEATURE TRACKS FROM JIMI HENDRIX, SONGS FROM INCUBUS, YES, BOSTON AND MORE

Realta Entertainment revealed today the first 10 tracks from BandFuse: Rock Legends’ upcoming DLC package, highlighted by two songs from Jimi Hendrix, along with additional high-octane songs from Pantera, The Offspring, Incubus, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Boston, Yes, Blues Traveler and Filter.  The BandFuse: Rock Legends Music Store goes live with downloadable content on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 for PlayStation 3 system and Xbox 360.

Headlining the downloadable tracks will be Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire” and “Love or Confusion” from the album Are You Experienced (1967), the first two of 15 signature songs from the legend’s catalogue planned to roll out as BandFuse: Rock Legend DLC next year. Later in 2014, Hendrix will be integrated into the game as a rock legend, which will include interviews with present day guitar greats talking about Jimi Hendrix’s technique and experimental style paired with archival video footage from his illustrious career.

The first set of BandFuse: Rock Legends DLC tracks will include:

Jimi Hendrix  — “Fire”

Jimi Hendrix  — “Love or Confusion”

Blues Traveler  — “Run-Around”

Boston  — “Foreplay/Long Time”

Filter  — “Hey Man, Nice Shot”

Incubus  — “Pardon Me”

Lynyrd Skynyrd  — “Simple Man”

The Offspring  — “All I Want”

Pantera  — “Cowboys From Hell”

Yes  – “Roundabout”

Reigniting the music genre with the only four-player scored guitar, bass and vocal music experience on console, BandFuse: Rock Legends’ stellar lineup of acclaimed talent, authentic animated tablature and lag-free audio, unleashes a full band experience for players of all skill levels.

Named “The Best Music Video Game on the Market” by the iconic music publication Guitar World Magazine, BandFuse: Rock Legends empowers players to jam using authentic animated tablature and a fully unlocked library of 55 massive genre-jumping songs ranging from rock to metal and punk to funk.

Players will develop their guitar and bass skills with instruction by a platinum cast of musicians including master guitar instructor Slash, Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), Mike Ness (Social Distortion), Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic), George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob), Zoltán Báthory and Jason Hook (Five Finger Death Punch), and Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom).

BandFuse: Rock Legends is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and is out now in North America and will arrive in Japan on December 19, 2013, on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 systems. A European release date will be announced soon. To learn more about BandFuse: Rock Legends, please visit www.bandfuse.com, ‘Like’ it on Facebook, and follow @BandFuse on Twitter.

THE POST-APOCALYPTIC FUTURE NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD: KABAM RELEASES DARK DISTRICT FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND IPOD TOUCH

Unique Strategy Tower Defense Game Puts Players In Full Control of the Action

December 12, 2013 – San Francisco, Calif., – Kabam, the leader in the western world for free-to-play core games, today announced the launch of Dark District for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, with an Android release coming soon on Google Play.  A science fiction-themed combat strategy game, Dark District raises the bar of the tower defense genre by putting players in full control of their mechs during battle in a visually stunning 3D world.

“Dark District rises above the countless number of tower defense games on the market,” said Andrew Sheppard, president of Kabam Studios.  “By creating a high-fidelity 3D world that pushes the graphical capabilities of the latest hardware and empowers players to control every aspect of combat, Dark District achieves a visceral gameplay experience that blows past player expectations.”

Dark District is a sci-fi thriller that places players in a dystopian society set in the future on Tenebri, a tidally locked planet orbiting a star distant from Earth. Dark District, a remote mining colony without daylight, became the epicenter of an amazing new source of energy. Communication with Earth was mysteriously lost and the city has exploded into chaos. Players are able to build a district, train an army of mech units and engage in visceral combat against conflicting factions in a battle for dominance.  They can also strategically select targets during attacks and command fully controllable mechs to own the future. Dark District Game features include:

• Strategic live assaults: Command fully controllable mechs, ground and air vehicles with the ability to change approach mid-action.
• Experience the future in stunning 3D: The cityscape of this post-apocalyptic future has never looked so good.
• Band together to be victorious: Form an alliance with other players to seize power against other factions. A strategic partnership can raise individuals to the top of the leaderboards.
• Merciless single and multiplayer combat: Select PvE single mode to progress through campaigns or PvP multiplayer mode to attack live districts.

The Dark District App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch . For more information visit www.kabam.com.

About Kabam

Kabam is the leader in the western world for free-to-play games for traditional players with first and third party published titles available on mobile devices via the Apple Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore, and on the Web via Facebook, Yahoo, Kabam.com and other platforms.  Kabam is the fastest growing Internet media company in the San Francisco Bay Area and the 17^th fastest growing company overall in the U.S., according to Deloitte LLP.  Kabam’s 2013 revenues are expected to exceed $325 million, an 80 percent increase over 2012.  The company is profitable and cash-flow positive, and has created four titles that have grossed more than $100M each in their life. Kabam’s Kingdoms of Camelot franchise has grossed more than $250 million in less than four years, making it one of the top 10 strategy franchises of all time. In 2012, Kabam Publishing was launched to provide third-party developers access to Kabam’s technology platform, distribution channels, data analytics and best practices that Kabam’s in-house development teams use to bring wildly successful games to players worldwide. Kabam has approximately 650 employees across three continents, with corporate headquarters in San Francisco. The company’s investors include Google, Warner Brothers, MGM, Intel, Canaan Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Pinnacle Ventures and others. More information about Kabam can be found at www.kabam.com.

Deep Silver and Volition Support Child’s Play Charity with Saints Row IVT Add-on Content – Available Now!

Larkspur, Calif., — December 12, 2013 — A special add-on content pack in support of the Child’s Play charity is now available in Saints Row IV™: The Child’s Play Pack (a special web site for this DLC is located at www.childsplay.saintsrow.com.) Publisher Deep Silver and developer Volition are donating all proceeds from this pack in support of Child’s Play.

Child’s Play is a video game industry charity which raises money to support sick children and their families during their stay in hospitals and therapy facilities. Just recently, Child’s Play announced that through the generosity of donors worldwide they have raised more than $20 million over its ten year existence.

“The generosity of Deep Silver, Volition and Saints Row IV fans will positively impact the lives of children in our network of hospitals around the world. By providing video games and other forms of play, child life specialists are able to help children cope with pain and fear, and make the holidays a little brighter for sick kids,” says Jamie Dillion, program coordinator at Child’s Play.

“We are happy to continue our ongoing support for Child’s Play with this new exclusive content for Saints Row IV. Children are our future, and to help alleviate their sometimes painful treatments through Child Play’s work means a great deal to us. As a father myself, I wholly support the Child’s Play cause,” said Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Deep Silver’s parent company Koch Media.

The Child’s Play Pack in Saints Row IV contains toys that will bring back childhood memories. Players will be able to rampage through the virtual city of Steelport as a Digital Dino or go bananas in the Robochimp Outfit, while the Retro Rocket vehicle lets players soar through the streets of Steelport in classic style.

Saints Row fans can support Child’s Play for a limited time by purchasing this add-on for the PC at a price of $2.99 USD / EUR 2.99 / GBP 2.49.

For more information regarding Child’s Play, please visit www.childsplaycharity.org.

About Saints Row IV
In the critical and commercial hit Saints Row IV, Volition continues the story of the Third Street Saints by elevating their status to the highest level – the leaders of the free world. The head honcho of the Saints has been elected to the Presidency of the United States but the Saints are just getting started. Now the larger-than-life insanity of the Saints series gets a new twist with a catastrophic alien invasion, and the aliens have transported the Saints to a bizarro-Steelport simulation. Wield gargantuan superpowers and fight to free humanity from alien granddaddy Zinyak’s mental grasp. Escape the simulation that’s trapped the Saints crew, or die trying.

For more information about Saints Row, please visit www.saintsrow.com or our social channels:
www.Facebook.com/saintsrow
www.Twitter.com/saintsrow
www.YouTube.com/saintsrow

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About Child’s Play
Since 2003, we’ve set up and organized Child’s Play, a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in our network of over 70 hospitals worldwide. Over the years, you as a community have answered the call and come together to raise millions of dollars.

Child’s Play works in two ways. With the help of hospital staff, we set up gift wish lists full of video games, toys, books, and other fun stuff for kids. By clicking on a hospital location on our map, you can view that hospital’s wish list and send a gift.

Child’s Play also receives cash donations throughout the year. With those cash donations, we purchase new consoles, peripherals, games, and more for hospitals and therapy facilities. These donations allow for children to enjoy age-appropriate entertainment, interact with their peers, friends, and family, and can provide vital distraction from an otherwise generally unpleasant experience. www.childsplaycharity.org.

About Deep Silver
Deep Silver develops and publishes interactive games for all platforms, seeking to deliver top-quality products that provide immersive game experiences driven by the desires of the gaming community.  The company has published more than 200 games worldwide since 2003, including the best-selling zombie action Dead Island™ franchise, the critically-acclaimed Metro™: Last Light and the smash hit action adventure Saints Row IV™. Deep Silver is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Media, GmbH, and includes the renowned development studio Deep Silver Volition, based in Champaign, IL. For more information, please visit www.deepsilver.com or follow us on twitter at @deepsilver.

All product titles, publisher names, trademarks, artwork and associated imagery are trademarks, registered trademarks and/or copyright material of the respective owners. All rights reserved.
© Deep Silver, a division of Koch Media GmbH, Austria

Activision Publishing, Inc. and Cabela’s Announce Release of Cabela’s® Big Game Hunter®, A Free-To-Play Authentic Hunting Experience For Mobile Devices 

The Biggest Hunting Video Game Franchise* Makes Its Debut on Mobile 

Activision Publishing, Inc. and Cabela’s, the worldwide leader in hunting, have brought the No. 1 hunting video game franchise to mobile devices with Cabela’s® Big Game Hunter®, a free-to-play title for mobile devices that lets players hunt the biggest and most dangerous animals on the planet.

Cabela’s® Big Game Hunter® is made for those that appreciate the authentic details in a hunting game. It has multi-tiered, objective-based missions that offer a wide range of hunting experiences, from the heart-pounding survival mode and thrilling dangerous hunts to the skill-testing timed challenges. Players track down a wide selection of wildlife across the American North and Northwest, including grizzly bears, mountain lions, white-tailed deer and more! The animals are lifelike and native to each environment.

“Cabela’s and Activision have been working together on hunting video games for over a decade, and we’ve consistently been No. 1 in the genre,” said Eric Wieser, Director of Merchandising at Cabela’s. “Cabela’s® Big Game Hunter® is our first title developed from the ground up specifically for mobile. We’ve taken our time with this to make sure we offer our fans something authentic.”

The player can play casually or go deep by mixing and matching custom loadouts with rifles, bows, pistols, shotguns and clothing. No detail is spared. There are abilities to unlock that let players slow down time and increase accuracy, and an X-ray mode is accessible to help take that perfect shot at the animal’s vitals. All hunters want evidence to back up those tall tales, so the game has leader boards and a trophy room that show off proof of hunting achievements.

Cabela’s® Big Game Hunter® is available right now for FREE on the Apple App Store (http://bit.ly/IDSC9d) and Google Play (http://bit.ly/J3i1Je). Stay on the move with the latest updates by following along on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ActivisionHunts) and Twitter @ActivisionHunts.