ASTRO GAMING ANNOUNCES SPECIAL EDITION LEAGUE OF LEGENDS A30 CROSS-GAMING HEADSET

Exclusive League of Legends ASTRO A30 Includes:

Entirely New Champion Tristana and Her Rocket Girl Skin; Custom Speaker Tags Featuring League of Legends and Riot Games Art 

Coming Soon: Champion Speaker Tag Sets for Tryndamere, Miss Fortune, and Morgana 

SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 10, 2013 – ASTRO Gaming, a division of Skullcandy, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKUL), and creators of premium video gaming equipment for professional gamers have announced an exclusive League of Legends special edition of the company’s award-winning ASTRO A30 Cross-Gaming Headset.  Updated for 2013, the ASTRO A30 is a professional-grade audio solution for gamer’s on-the-go featuring a lightweight, street-smart design and delivering tournament-level audio and crystal-clear voice communication for League of Legends players on both PC and Mac.

The League of Legends Special Edition ASTRO A30 Cross-Gaming Headset will feature a plethora of fan-friendly goodness, including:  a Collector’s Edition box featuring League of Legends concept artwork both inside and out; a new League of Legends-inspired custom headset featuring a soft-touch finish and gold accents; a redemption code for the champion Tristana and her Rocket Girl skin; as well as, two sets of magnetically interchangeable ASTRO Speaker Tags featuring League of Legends, and Riot Games art. Also coming soon: three tag sets of art featuring popular League of Legends champions: “Tryndamere,” “Miss Fortune,” and “Morgana” which will be available later this holiday season.

“League of Legends is played daily by millions of people worldwide and features a rich universe full of Champions we felt would be perfect to adorn an A30 special edition PC headset,” said Aron Drayer, Director of Marketing, ASTRO Gaming.  “Riot Games has demonstrated huge commitment to their players, and we wanted to follow suit by including elements like a collector’s box and multiple sets of speaker tags that will truly appeal to fans of the game worldwide.  Plus like all ASTRO headsets, the A30 delivers incredible sounding game audio and works perfectly for team-based voice chat as well.”

The ASTRO A30 Cross-Gaming Headset was designed specifically to move freely between mobile, console, PC and Mac gaming platforms, as well as across all forms of digital entertainment.  The highly portable, on-ear headset also comes with an innovative media controller cable providing mute, analog volume control and an inline mic.   The A30 is also fully compatible with ASTRO’s award-winning Dolby®-powered ASTRO MixAmp™ Pro, the audio engine that seamlessly blends voice and game sounds.  So, no matter if you’re playing professionally in a League of Legends tournament, casually MOBAing at home or simply want to join other League players on the Fields of Justice, the League of Legends Special Edition ASTRO A30 Cross-Gaming Headset has it covered.

League of Legends Special Edition Features include:

• Collector’s Edition Box:  Features iconic League of Legends concept artwork
• Custom Headset Color:  Black Soft-touch with Gold Accents
• Exclusive League of Legends Tags: Comes pre-equipped with two sets featuring League of Legends and Riot Games art.
• Included Champion Tristana and Her Rocket Girl Skin

Available this holiday:

• Champion Speaker Tags (3 Sets):  three sets of magnetically interchangeable ASTRO Speaker Tags featuring art of League of Legends champions: “Tryndamere,” “Miss Fortune,” and “Morgana.”

ASTRO A30 Core Features include:

• Award-Winning ASTRO AUDIO® and Voice Communication:  ASTRO has worked with pro gamers, top audio designers and sound engineers to deliver the highest level of clarity at every frequency, ASTRO AUDIO is designed to make games, music, and movies sound the absolute best.
• Dual Mic System:  The removable boom mic provides perfect voice communication for tournament or home play, while the in-line mic allows for on-the-go phone conversations or internet chatting through handheld devices.
• Comfortable, Lightweight On-Ear Design:  The ASTRO A30s are designed to be used both inside or outside in the real world, with noise-reducing closed backs and a street-smart, customizable design.
• Interchangeable Speaker Tags:  The ASTRO A30 headset features removable and customizable speaker tags that can be designed online to create a unique look for teams, clans, guilds or simply for pure personal expression.
• Ballistic Nylon Travel Case:  The A30s come standard with a backpack friendly, protective case for traveling to tournaments or a friend’s house.
• ASTRO MixAmp Pro Compatible:  The ASTRO A30 headset is fully compatible with the ASTRO MixAmp Pro system, which allows game-to-voice balancing, up to 4 different EQ modes made for gaming or media, and link multiple MixAmps together for a lag-free private voice network.
• Cross-Gaming Cabling Included:  The new Mobile Cable plugs directly into the headset via a 3.5mm 4-pole jack and offers an in-line microphone, an in-line mute switch, a volume control wheel, and a call/pickup/tracking button.

The League of Legends Special Edition ASTRO A30 Cross-Gaming Headset is now available via ASTRO Gaming’s web site at www.astrogaming.com for $99.99.  The headset is available alone or as bundle with ASTRO’s award-winning MixAmp™ Pro for advanced voice chat capabilities on consoles and PC. Standalone Champion tag sets for $19.99.

About Skullcandy, Inc.

Skullcandy is a global designer, marketer and distributor of performance audio and gaming headphones and other accessory related products under the Skullcandy, Astro Gaming and 2XL by Skullcandy brands. Skullcandy became one of the world’s most distinct audio brands by bringing color, character and performance to an otherwise monochromatic space; helping to revolutionize the audio arena by introducing headphones, earbuds and other audio and wireless lifestyle products that possess unmistakable style and exceptional performance. The Company’s products are sold and distributed through a variety of channels in the U.S. and approximately 80 countries worldwide.  Visit skullcandy.com, or join us at facebook.com/skullcandy or on Twitter @skullcandy.

About ASTRO Gaming

ASTRO Gaming creates premium video gaming equipment for pro gamers, leagues, gaming enthusiasts and their lifestyles. Spun-off from design powerhouse ASTRO Studios, known in the gaming world for designing the Microsoft Xbox 360™, Alienware PCs, and HP’s Gaming PCs, ASTRO Gaming produces a line of gamer-centric “tech-life” products, supporting this rapidly growing community. ASTRO Gaming’s product line includes the A40 Audio System, the A30 Cross-Gaming Headset, and the Transport Series of gaming gear bags.

All ASTRO Gaming products are available at www.astrogaming.com, www.astrogaming.co.uk  and www.astrogaming.fr

DEAD MAN’S DRAW NOW FREE TO PLAY ON APP STORE

Critically Acclaimed Risk-vs-Reward Gameplay Now Free in All Territories

PLYMOUTH, MI. – Dec. 10, 2013 – Stardock announced today the conversion of its well-received debut mobile title, Dead Man’s Draw, to a purchase price of free.

Available immediately through Apple’s App Store for iPhone®, iPod Touch®, and iPad® devices, Dead Man’s Draw offers simple but strategic gameplay that boils down the elements of strategy games into a single decision: whether to draw another card that can multiply your riches or lose them all.

Since the launch of Dead Man’s Draw in October, Stardock has added 14 additional tournaments for players to conquer in free updates. That additional content, plus the entire base game and all of the other improvements that have been added since release, are available without spending any real money in the new, free-to-play incarnation of Dead Man’s Draw.

Dead Man’s Draw has an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 500 user reviews on the iTunes store, and has been praised by critics from QuarterToThree.com, 148apps.com, PocketTactics.com, and more.

Stardock has gifted players who purchased Dead Man’s Draw for its original $1.99 price a generous sum of in-game currency as a thank-you for their support.

To learn more about Dead Man’s Draw, visit www.deadmansdrawgame.com. For more information on Stardock, please visit www.stardock.com.

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About Dead Man’s Draw
Featuring stunning handcrafted character art and quick, rewarding gameplay, Dead Man’s Draw is the ultimate game of risk and reward where a single card can pile up gold or cause you to lose everything. The luck of the draw combined with your cunning skills and resolve to win will determine if you will be able to create dominant combos to wipe out your enemies or reap the bounty of a more powerful arsenal.

About Stardock
Stardock® is a leading developer and publisher of digital games and desktop software. Its PC games include Sins of a Solar Empire and the critically acclaimed Galactic Civilizations series. Its desktop software includes Start8, Fences, WindowBlinds, ModernMix, and more.

NAMCO BANDAI Announces its Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers DLC Extravaganza!

Classic anime fans that are in-the-know have been enjoying Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers since its November 26^th launch in North America, Latin America, and Brazil. Since the game’s initial launch, DLC content has been sent from the cosmos to add new dimensions of fun for Saint Seiya fans via the PlayStation®Network and today we’ve got news of another DLC delivery from the cosmos to share.

Last week we launched DLC of Seiya in his Odin Robe from the Asgard episode along with Kanon, Mu, Camus, Julian and Shura wearing their Plain Clothes and Shun in his Virgo Cloth from Elysium Episode!

This week we’re offering the powerful “God Cloth Seiya – Original Cloth”; with this exclusive Cloth, gamers will be able to play as Seiya dressed in his God Cloth! Also available this week is the “Bronze Saint Plain Cloth Set”, allowing Saint Seiya fans to select Seiya, Shun, Hyoga, Ikki and Shiryu in their Plain Clothes. The final DLC set becoming available this week is the “Bronze Saints Final Bronze Cloth Original Color Set”, which contains Seiya and his close friends, the Bronze Saints, in their Original Cloth!

All of these DLC items along with the Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers game are available for download purchase via the PlayStation®Network.

MULTIMEN BRING NEW COMBAT SKILLS AND THRILLS TO HIT GAMES DOFUS AND WAKFU

Ankama’s popular MMORPG titles get a major boost for the holidays with new Multiman brothers in arms and tons of extra features

Roubaix, France – 10 December 2013 – Leading international online game developer and publisher Ankama today announced the release of a major update to its two internationally successful massively multiplayer online role-playing games, DOFUS and WAKFU. At the top of the bill are the Multimen, powerful new in-game companions that bring a whole new dimension to the gameplay with their ability to completely change the course of battle.

Also from today, players of both games can make the most of a ton of other new features, including new quests, characters and dungeons, plus a host of fun festive content created especially for the holiday season.

The Multimen are here
Every hero needs a brother in arms on the hard road to justice. Now players of DOFUS and WAKFU can call on the Multimen to fight alongside them, bringing a thrilling new dimension to the gameplay. Lumino, Shadow, Trank, Skale, Beelzebug and Krobax each bring their own characteristics and fighting style to the party to turn the tide of battle.

Players of DOFUS can receive two Multimen free via achievements, with two more available to purchase in the DOFUS shop using the Ogrines virtual currency. Four Multimen are available to buy in the WAKFU shop. Subscribers to DOFUS and WAKFU will receive two Multimen as a gift, and can also try out one new Multiman each week for free.

About DOFUS
DOFUS is an MMORPG set in a vast, colorful universe loaded with enchanting characters and thrilling encounters. With its vivid, anime-inspired art and comprehensive yet accessible gameplay systems, DOFUS is a perfect game for MMORPG newcomers and seasoned players alike.

Eight years and countless updates after its international release, today DOFUS has a massive 2.5 million monthly active players worldwide and a passionate community of fans. The game is so far localized in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian and Portuguese. The DOFUS animated TV show has aired in France and Poland and is coming soon to Italy. A brand new animated DOFUS movie is also currently in pre-production, and will be the first ever based on the hit franchise.

About WAKFU
Based in the same universe as DOFUS but set some centuries later, WAKFU was released in 2012 and rapidly developed a loyal global following that is still growing today.

The anime-style universe of WAKFU is infused throughout with humor, from the charming interactions to its tactical combat, belying the complex political and economic systems at its heart. The game is currently available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Several WAKFU comic book series have been released in French, and the animated TV series has been broadcast in France, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Poland, Turkey and on TV5Monde around the world.

Try the games for free
With both DOFUS and WAKFU, players can journey through part of the game universe for free with no time limit. Access to the full games is available with monthly or annual subscriptions.

For more information and to start playing for free, go to http://www.dofus.com/en and http://www.wakfu.com/en

The Ankama group is the creator of properties including DOFUS and cross-media brand WAKFU, and employs nearly 450 people in France and at its offices around the world.

For more information on the company and its games, visit http://www.ankama-games.com/en.

InnoHub: InnoGames Supports Local Start-ups with Business Center 

Space availability starting March 2014 – information is now available under innoHub -hamburg.de

Hamburg, December 10, 2013. By entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs: from March 1^st on, InnoGames will begin a unique local project – InnoHub, a start-up business center. Within the new InnoGames headquarters in central Hamburg, over 1,000 square meters will be dedicated to both single workstations, as well as small office spaces for freelancers and start-ups. In addition to fair conditions and cool new space, InnoHub offers a consulting program with external mentors that aids founders in business set-up. Future tenants can receive all information about the project from now on at www.innohub -hamburg.de.

“As founders, we know about opportunities, but also risks and pitfalls of starting up a business from our own experience,” explains InnoGames founder Michael Zillmer. “Collectively, we have a wealth of experience we want to provide creative new entrepreneurs. The InnoHub is not an additional business model for InnoGames. The aim is to support entrepreneurs from various industries in business development and growth. ”

Besides the fully furnished, newly renovated and internet equipped office rooms, counseling and contacts will help the tenants become successful entrepreneurs. The InnoHub is aimed not only at brand new start-ups, but also those who have been active for several months or a few years. Achim Quinke, managing director of Hamburg-based agency Quinke Networks, is working with InnoGames as a consultant and supports with contacting mentors, partners, academic institutions and universities.

With more than 110 million registered players, InnoGames is one of the most successful games industry start-ups in Europe. The company was founded on the success of classic browser game Tribal Wars in 2007, and now employs about 300 people from 22 nations at its Hamburg headquarters. In addition to Tribal Wars, InnoGames has had major successes with games such as Grepolis and Forge of Empires

Uprising 1.7 Update Comes to DUST 514, Delivering Improved Vehicles, New Weapons and Heightened Conflict in Factional Warfare!

Today CCP deployed the latest in a series of monthly updates to DUST 514.  The Uprising 1.7 release delivers all-new content to DUST 514 that includes innovative weapons, an overhauled vehicle system, a fiery new battlefield mood and major changes to Factional Warfare that will strengthen the free-to-play shooter’s connection to EVE Online and the wider EVE Universe.

See below for more details on just a few of the additions Uprising 1.7 brings to DUST 514:

New Weapons

Uprising 1.7 brings new and powerful weapons to the battlefield. The Minmatar Combat Rifle is a gas-operated, short-barreled semi-automatic weapon that’s well-suited to both short and medium range combat, and the Caldari Rail Rifle is a precision weapon designed for field operations where power and range are critical. These new rifles round out DUST 514′s first full set of faction-aligned weaponry, opening up new tactical battlefield opportunities for the mercenaries of New Eden. Read more here.

Overhauled Vehicles

The vehicles of DUST 514 have also been modified with Uprising 1.7 to amplify their role in the terrestrial conflicts of New Eden. The development team has overhauled the vehicle system for better handling and implemented a new process for streamlining vehicle fitting. This approach lays the foundation for new and exciting vehicle variations planned for the future. Full details can be found here.

New Volcanic Mood

The ever-expanding battle zones of New Eden now feature a new volcanic mood, adding more diversity and variety to the maps of DUST 514. Mercenaries will battle for dominance as volcanos spew magma in the distance and the ash-choked sky rains debris on the battlefield.

Factional Warfare Upgrade

Factional Warfare, where DUST 514 players choose sides in the ongoing conflict among the factions of New Eden, has gotten an upgrade, raising the stakes and deepening the bonds between DUST 514 and EVE Online. In the revamped Factional Warfare, Orbital Strikes, once initiated from the ground in DUST, must now be earned by capsuleers in EVE by securing satellites in orbit above the contested planet. Players participating in Factional contracts will be rewarded with Loyalty Points to be redeemed for exclusive Faction-aligned weapons. Friendly fire has also been implemented, heightening the action and danger. More details on the recent modifications to Factional Warfare can be found here.

DUST 514 brings intense infantry combat, large-scale warfare and deep character advancement to the PlayStation 3 in an exclusive free-to-play massively multiplayer shooter. Set in, and integrated with, the massive universe of EVE Online, players wage war in the next generation of first-person shooters, where a single victory could prove the crushing blow to a galactic empire of thousands of online gamers. For more information, visit www.dust514.com