NAMCO BANDAI GAMES AMERICA INC. ANNOUNCES TALES OF ZESTIRIA FOR THE PLAYSTATON 3 SYSTEM

Latest Title in the Beloved TALES OF Franchise Announced Globally for the PlayStation 3 System 

SAN JOSE, Calif., (December 12, 2013) – NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. is proud to announce the Japanese 20^th anniversary commemorative title, TALES OF ZESTIRIA™, the latest entry in the famed TALES OF role-playing game franchise from NAMCO BANDAI Studios Inc., will be available in North America and South America for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

Players will delve into a grand storyline and discover the “zest” of adventure with brand new characters, magical lands and action-packed gameplay that the TALES OF franchise is known for from fans around the world.  TALES OF ZESTIRIA returns to the series roots of a fantasy setting with character designs being handled by all four series designers; Mutsumi Inomata, Kosuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura, and Minoru Iwamoto.  ufotable Inc. will also return to create the game’s animated cut scenes and opening movie.

“Over the past few years the TALES OF team has taken great strides to strengthen our relationship with players across North America and Europe,” said TALES OF series producer Hideo Baba from NAMCO BANDAI Studios Inc.  “To respond to their love and support I am honored to open a new chapter of the TALES OF series together with Japanese and overseas fans.”

“2015 marks the 20^th anniversary for the TALES OF franchise in Japan and I would like to thank all the fans who have supported us for the past two decades from the bottom of my heart,” said Makoto Yoshizumi, TALES OF Chief Producer from NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.  “In recent years we have received anticipation for the series not only from Japan, but from overseas fans as well.  Because of this I feel that the TALES OF series has more potential than ever before.  For this reason we are taking this opportunity to announce TALES OF ZESTIRIA as a worldwide title.  This title will be going back to the roots of the series and boldly exclaim to the world ‘this is TALES OF!’”

The TALES OF franchise has seen a strong resurgence of popularity among RPG gamers throughout Western territories in recent years.  2013 saw the series’ 15 anniversary in North America with the release of TALES OF XILLIA® and the announcement of 2014’s TALES OF SYMPHONIA CHRONICLES™ and TALES OF XILLIA® 2; all of which are exclusive to the PlayStation 3 system.  For more information about the TALES OF franchise, please visit www.facebook.com/tales or www.namcobandaigames.com.

NOM NOM GAMES ANNOUNCES THE IMMINENT INVASION OF MONSTER MADNESS ONLINE

From The Creator of ‘Dungeon Defenders’ Arises a New Adventure Featuring Seamless Cross-Platform Gameplay in F2P Action RPG Shooter

Gainesville, FL – December 12, 2013 – Nom Nom Games, a newly formed indie subsidiary of Trendy Entertainment, today unveiled its first studio project, Monster Madness Online. Developed by the masterminds behind Dungeon Defenders, this new F2P Action RPG Shooter set in the Monster Madness universe sees the return of four high school slackers who demonstrate exceptional monster-bashing skills.

Developed for cross-platform gameplay across PC, Mac, Android, Linux and iOS, Monster Madness Online is also optimized for Web Browsers and is the first game to utilize “asm.js” technology pioneered by Mozilla where the game’s code is optimized for Javascript to run directly in the Web Browser without any plugin or signup requirement.

The full game release is slated for May 2014, but players can jump into the fray now – December 19, 2013 to help test the cross-platform service technology via the pre-alpha, multiplayer PvP at www.monstermadness.com (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and Web Browser only).

The citizens of Suburbia City were caught totally unprepared for the Martian invasion! Harnessing the mystical power of Monster Tokens, evil extraterrestrials sucked all of the town’s adult inhabitants into the Void, paving the way for the Invasion’s second phase, a new Monster onslaught intended to weaken the Earth’s remaining defenses. What these atrocious aliens didn’t reckon on, however, was the Monster Tokens’ inability to affect anyone under 18.

Saved from another hellish day at High School (“Go Wildcats!”), our four heroes — Zack Fowler (the Nerd), Andy Gomez (the Skater dude), Jennifer Sweeney (the Cheerleader), and Carrie Rosenberg (the Goth) — are ready to take back their town from the interlopers. It’s time to team up, gear out, craft some weapons, and get hunting!

View the announcement trailer HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=xB0N_Le0dCM

Detailed gameplay information can be found HERE: monstermadness.com

Monster Madness Online provides a frictionless online browser gaming experience by being the first game to utilize Mozilla’s “asm.js” where the game’s code is optimized for Javascript compiler to run directly in the Web Browser without any plugin or signup requirement. This is made possible by cutting edge Mozilla-pioneered technologies that combine to make the browser a high-end gaming platform, extending the reach of Monster Madness Online to hundreds of millions of players regardless of operating system.

Read more about the experience developing with this exceptional technology in Nom Nom Games’ director Jeremy Stieglitz’s blog post HERE.

For in-depth Monster Madness Online information, please visit www.monstermadness.com, ‘Like’ the game on Facebook, and follow the development team @MonMadOnline.

Heroes And Villains Unlease The Power Of Rage In “War Of The Light Part I” For DC Universe Online
Unterföhring – Dec. 11, 2013 – The European Publisher ProSiebenSat.1 Games and Developer Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) today announced the next installment in the DC Universe™ Online (DCUO) narrative, War of the Light Part I. Introducing a brand-new storyline, the ninth downloadable content (DLC) pack introduces the Blue Lantern Corps to DCUO and brings a new power set – Rage, which can be used by both heroes and villains. Players will also have access to new Legends PvP characters – Saint Walker and Atrocitus. The DLC will be available for download on the PC early next year.

“Our first DLC introduced Light Powers and allowed players to feel the awesome abilities of the Power Rings employed by Hal Jordan and Sinestro in the pages of the comics,” said Jens Andersen, Senior Creative Director for DC Universe Online.  “With War of the Light Part I, we are adding another light power to the mix, this one fueled by the Red Light of Rage. Rage Powers will have a brand new tanking mechanic for players to master, adding a whole new strategy to group content.”

Added Andersen, “War of the Light Part I will let players explore new and reimagined environments in DCUO. They will notice changes to Metropolis, which has been affected by this new war of light, and for the first time they will journey to Mogo, the sentient Green Lantern Planet, and Ranx, the Sentient Sinestro Corp City. These environments play a big part in the storyline and we look forward to expanding each of them as the trilogy unfolds.”

War of the Light Part I is one of three upcoming downloadable content packs that focus on characters that manipulate power from the Emotional Spectrum. Players can expect to see additional corps introduced by the end of the trilogy.
In War of the Light Part I, lanterns of all colors have lost connection with their emotional spectrum entities. Following cryptic evidence, four Corps – Green, Blue, Sinestro, and Red – converged on Earth determined to find their entities. The clash of Lantern Corps has resulted in a new war of light, centered in Downtown Metropolis and nearby sentient planets Mogo and Ranx. Players must team up with Hal Jordan or Sinestro in high-level multiplayer adventures to investigate the colored mists that have descended upon Metropolis and are affecting the citizens’ emotions.

War of the Light Part I will include:

• New Rage Power – The game’s 12th Power Set is a product of red light of rage and can be utilized for both good and evil. Heroes and villains who wield the tank power will notice its abilities have a berserker style feel.
• New 4-Player Operations – Unusual colored mists have appeared and caused a new war of light, centered in Downtown Metropolis, Mogo and Ranx. With the help of friends, including Hal Jordan and Kyle Rayner on the hero’s side, and Hank Henshaw and Sinestro on the villain’s side, players must uncover the origin of the mysterious mists.
• New 8-Player Operation  – The Green Lantern and Sinestro Corps clash while investigating the mists in this new raid that takes place on Mogo and Ranx.
• New Legends PvP Characters – War of the Light Part I introduces two new Lanterns – the violent Atrocitus and the agile Saint Walker.
• New gear and collections.

DCUO’s War of the Light Part I DLC pack will be a free download for the game’s Legendary members and will be available later this winter for purchase by Free and Premium players via the DCUniverseOnline.eu website.
DCUO is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Entertainment. For more information about DCUO, visit www.DCUniverseOnline.eu.

RPG adventure Pocket Titans goes FREE on iOS platforms

Get it free and defeat your friends this holiday

London: 12^th December, 2013. Noisy Orc Games has today proudly announced that their acclaimed mobile RPG adventure Pocket Titans will now be absolutely free to download for all iOS devices.

Developed by two veteran developers in their weekends and evenings, and originally released as a paid app, Pocket Titans will now be made free across iOS platforms in response to player feedback.

“We were overwhelmed by the initial response to Pocket Titans,” says John Payne, Technical Lead. “We achieved a loyal following really quickly and our players loved fighting each other in multiplayer. We therefore felt that by making the game free to all players going forward, the Pocket Titans community would go from strength to strength.”

“Our goal from the outset was to make a game that we enjoyed playing ourselves,” adds Ian Pestridge, Art Lead.  “We’re very pleased with the final game that we delivered at launch and humbled by the numbers of positive feedback that we’ve already had from existing players. We look forward to welcoming even more players over the holiday period.”

Originally released in October, 2013, and featured on the App Store as one of the Best New Games, Pocket Titans is an enchanting casual RPG adventure that blends tactical brain-bending decision making with casual puzzling fun.

The game features include:

8 Playable characters – Each with their own special abilities, picking the right heroes throughout the course of the campaign is vital to overcoming impending doom thrust upon the player at each turn.

30 Enemy classes – Battle against a vast selection of enemy classes and five evil bosses across an expansive selection of levels.

Upgradable weapons & armour – Level up your characters’ weapons throughout the course of the campaign.

Multiplayer matches – Challenge your friends to two player head-to-head online battles.

Challenge Mode (NEW) – Once you have mastered the game, pit your wits against deadly foes in our fiendish new challenges.

Pocket Titans is now available as a free download on the App
Store – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pocket-titans/id716040449?mt=8