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:
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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.
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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.

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.