Speedball 2 HD Arrives at Full Throttle on PC

LONDON, Dec. 5, 2013 –Mastertronic joined forces with two Godfathers of Britsoft to bring you an all-new version of one of the greatest games of all time,  Speedball 2 HD. Speedball 2 HD is now available on PC for $9.99.

If gaming life has a narrative, Speedball 2 plays a huge part in many stories. From original developers The Bitmap Brothers and Jon Hare’s Tower Studios comes a faithful high definition remake of the peerless ‘90s classic. Relive those epic Speedball memories with a brutal mix of handball, football, and ice hockey, punctuated by super power-ups and tactical switches, all brought together by Appster’s ‘2013 Indie Developer of the Year,’ Vivid Games.

Players choose their team, lock them in and then get ready for ruthless action! Players can manage and upgrade their Speedball team with full player transfer market across four planets and new formations. Featuring 330 team members to choose from and six new arenas, the ultimate mission is to assemble a Speedball team to win the Intergalactic Champions League and bring the greatest prize in galactic sport back to Earth. Points are earned by injuring opponents as well as scoring goals, so let the carnage begin!

“Retro style PC games are a growing trend. Many of today’s game developers, like Vivid Games, grew up in the 8- and 16-bit eras and enjoy using their talents to breathe new life into old classics. We have all enjoyed working with Mike Montgomery to bring back the magic of the original Speedball franchise with enhanced mechanics and features for the modern gamer,” said Jon Hare. “Speedball 2 was one of my favorite games on the Amiga, so when Mike offered it to me to work on I couldn’t turn it down. We have done great things with Speedball in recent times at Tower Studios and now we have Speedball 2 HD, the best version of this classic game ever to grace a PC screen.”

“Working on the original The Bitmap Brothers games, it becomes apparent how much of those games are still relevant today,” said Mike Montgomery. “It’s been a fascinating journey translating the original Atari ST game for modern engines but with that said, Speedball 2 HD is as strong and addictive as ever before.”

Developed by Vivid Games and designed, directed and produced by Jon Hare with Mike Montgomery, Speedball 2 HD is available now on Steam with a 20% discount.

In addition, indie developers Mode 7 are offering all that buy Frozen Endzone a 30% discount to Speedball 2 HD on Steam.

Speedball 2 HD is available for 20% off the first week only at:
Steam: http://bit.ly/HNCwt5
Get Games: http://getgamesgo.com/product/speedball-2-hd
GOG: http://www.gog.com/game/speedball_2_hd

Receive 30% off Speedball 2 HD on Steam when you purchase Frozen Endzone, available here: http://www.frozenendzone.com

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American McGee’s Spicy Horse Games and DeNA Unlock The Gatefor iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

SHANGHAI and SAN FRANCISCO – December 5, 2013 – Spicy Horse Games, the studio spearheaded by American McGee, and DeNA, a global leader in the mobile games space, announced today that The Gate is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

The Gate is a free-to-play mobile game that blends action real-time strategy (RTS) and tactical card-battle elements. Combined with the wonderfully dark storytelling of American McGee (Alice, American McGee’s Grimm) and the distinctly detailed art style from the team behind critically acclaimed games like Akaneiro: Demon Hunters and Crazy Fairies, The Gate presents a demonic universe to explore.

Players command a sinister battalion of disciples to train, upgrade and send into battle against the legions of hell. Demons, gothic battle arenas and gruesome enemies in The Gate are presented through bold 3D graphics while carefully handcrafted collectible cards are brought to life with a striking visual style.

“Our team at Spicy Horse has eagerly been awaiting the moment when The Gate could be opened to the outside world,” said American McGee, studio head of Spicy Horse Games. “The day of release is upon us and we can now see if all this awesome artwork, haunting music and fantastic gameplay were really worth selling our souls to the devil.”

The Gate is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.AppStore.com/TheGate

Game assets including logos and screenshots can be downloaded at: http://moba.ge/TheGateLaunch

A new trailer for The Gate is available for you to watch and embed on your site via this link: http://youtu.be/nhKg_ezZAA8

For more information on the game, please visit: www.playthegate.com 

About Spicy Horse

Spicy Horse Games develops and publishes singular titles like Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, Crazy Fairies, BigHead Bash, and American McGee’s Grimm. Spicy Horse also operates SpicyWorld, a gaming portal featuring their own titles as well as third-party titles from a variety of independent developers. For more information on Spicy Horse and SpicyWorld, visit spicyhorse.com.

About DeNA

DeNA (pronounced “D-N-A”) is a global leader of developing and operating mobile services including free-to-play games, the Mobage social games platform, e-commerce and other online offerings. Founded in 1999, DeNA is headquartered in Tokyo with offices and game development studios across the globe. DeNA Co., Ltd. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (2432). For more information, visit: dena.com

DeNA’s Arcade Shooter Game Lawless is Now Available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

SAN FRANCISCO – December 5, 2013 – DeNA today released Lawless, a photorealistic arcade-style shooter mobile game set in 1990s Los Angeles. The free-to-play game features fast-paced gun battles, robust customization and a unique tap to shoot control scheme. Lawless is available exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

“Lawless was designed for people that like accessible, pick up and play mobile games with a grittier, more action-packed, photorealistic world to play in,” said Ben Cousins, head of DeNA’s European studio operations. “We’ve combined intense action, strategic gameplay and meaningful long-term progression to make a game unlike anything else available on mobile.”

Players take on the role of a professional criminal, climbing the ranks of the seedy Los Angeles underworld. Each Lawless mission takes the player through levels modeled after real world locations as they aim, shoot and choose their path through dangerous missions including bank robberies, assassination assignments, and gang shootouts using simple touch and gesture controls.

Lawless was developed by EightPixelsSquare in cooperation with DeNA’s European Studios, under the leadership of industry veteran and free-to-play visionary Ben Cousins. EightPixelsSquare was founded by key members of the UK studio Eurocom that helped develop the popular arcade shooter console game Dead Space: Extraction.

For more information on the game, please visit: www.lawlessgame.com

Lawless is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.AppStore.com/Lawless.

A new Lawless trailer is available for you to watch and embed on your website via this link: http://youtu.be/o0qygn6BdMk

Lawless screenshots are available to download via this link: http://moba.ge/LawlessAssets

BRING THE PARTY STRAIGHT TO YOUR MOBILE DEVICE WITH THE DEBUT OF WURDY ON THE ITUNES APP STORE

Keep the Party Going – and Guessing – in New Word-based Puzzle Game

LONDON: December 5, 2013:  Marvelous Games, a division of Japanese publisher MarvelousAQL, best known for the highly-acclaimed titles No More Heroes, Harvest Moon, and RunBot, today announced the release of Wurdy, a highly entertaining new word-based party game on the App Store. Available now on iPhone®, iPad and iPod® touch devices,Wurdy is designed to bring the entire room together – at home, your favourite pub, a friend’s house –  for hilarious ‘shout-out-loud’ fun anywhere you go.

Developed by UK studio SockMonkey, players each have a sixty second round to cleverly and quickly describe a listed word or phrase to their audience using clues that will lead them to the answer. Once someone guesses correctly, players move onto the next word as the clock quickly races to zero. The player with the most points at the end of each round wins, but remember: no miming and no rhyming!

“We fell in love with Wurdy from our very first play,” says Harry Holmwood, CEO, MarvelousAQL Europe.  “People of all ages have always loved playing together – whether it’s cards or classic board games. Wurdy takes that tradition and combines it with the easy accessibility and convenience of a mobile phone – making any occasion perfect for a fun, social game.”

Topics for Wurdy take players through a wide range of subjects that will entertain all types of people including Film/TV, Celebrities, Sports, Animals, Books and even the Kids’ Zone for the wee Wurdy gamer. Premium categories will also be available as in-app purchases, keeping players on their toes and up-to-speed with an array of new topics ,including the latest pop culture news, sporting events and holidays. Each category contains more than 300 words, which will offer endless entertainment to players.

The fun doesn’t stop there, as Wurdy allows players to capture their unforgettable epic fails and verbal victories live on camera by utilising the EveryPlay feature. EveryPlay allows players to record video footage from the perspective of the quizzer, and easily share hilarious videos from their Wurdy funny moments via popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Wurdy is available now for £1.49 from the App Store on iPhone®, iPad and iPod® touch devices, with an Android launch coming soon.

Supporting stills and video assets are available at the following link:
http://www.maqleurope.com/press/

About Marvelous Games:
Marvelous Games is the digital brand of MAQL Europe, a subsidiary of MarvelousAQL, Inc. of Japan – which is the result of the 2011 merger between Japanese publishers Marvelous Entertainment, AQ Interactive, and mobile/ social developer Liveware.

Known for acclaimed console games like No More Heroes and Harvest Moon, MarvelousAQL has also enjoyed critical and commercial success in Japan with social and mobile games like Logres of Swords and Sorcery and Three Kingdoms.

Marvelous Games partners with mobile and social game developers around the world, including recent iOS titles such as Eyes Attack and the multi-million download hit RunBot, providing expert help with development funding, user acquisition, monetization, PR and marketing for their games.

About SockMonkey Studios:
SockMonkey Studios is a mobile game and app development studios based in Middlesbrough, UK, with a team that has worked at some of the biggest independent studios in the UK including Team17, Atomic Planet Entertainment and Jagex, working on a variety of platforms including mobile, console, handheld and Facebook.

Warriors unite: ‘East-meets-West’ action RPG Conquest Age launches on iOS

Cooperation is key as players team up in this world-spanning free-to-play action RPG

LONDON: December 5, 2013: Marvelous Games, a division of Japanese publisher MarvelousAQL, best known for the highly-acclaimed titles No More Heroes, Harvest Moon and RunBot, has today launched Conquest Age, a fantasy action RPG available on the iTunes AppStore.

Conquest Age, developed by Singapore studio Daylight Studios, immerses players in the seven world-spanning regions of the Dracon Peninsula. Players are tasked with uniting this divided land to face the imminent threat of invasion from across the ocean by the land’s ancient rulers, bent on revenge.

Players will have the option of both single player and multiplayer modes throughout each play session, as they can team up in cooperative war conquests, or hire bands of mercenaries and fight alone for supremacy in the arena.  Exploration, weapon collecting and fusion is a key part of Conquest Age as well – even the most common of items can be fused with another weapon to further strengthen it to unlimited levels.

Conquest Age lets players choose to become one of three warrior classes, each featuring their own skill trees for players to develop and shape. These choices will have deep implications on tactics in battle situations. Although it is possible to fight with any weapon, Conquest Age rewards players who best complement their weapon choices with their character build, and use them strategically in the real-time battle system. Battle effectiveness is immediately evident, as each player is ranked on a global leaderboard or against their Facebook friends.

With hundreds of hours of addictive quests, high quality fantasy artwork and a fusion of East-meets-West gameplay, Conquest Age is designed to appeal to both existing RPG fans while being accessible for newcomers.

“Conquest Age is a game we have put our all into; we worked tirelessly to create a game that we could be proud of,” says Don Sim, CEO at Daylight Studios. “It has been a long process of refinement and improvements to make the game as good and rewarding as it can possibly be for players. We are very excited to finally be unleashing our game to the world!”

“As a long-standing fan of RPG games, I was hooked into the world of Conquest Age from the first time I played the game,” adds Jonathan Nevill, Project Manager, MarvelousAQL Europe. “It’s been a pleasure working with Daylight Studios to realise our shared vision – combining the best of Asian and Western gaming to deliver an RPG suited to a global audience.”

Conquest Age is available now, Free to play on iOS – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/conquest-age/id609524542?ls=1&mt=8

About Marvelous Games:

Marvelous Games is the digital brand of MAQL Europe, a subsidiary of MarvelousAQL, Inc. of Japan – which is the result of the 2011 merger between Japanese publishers Marvelous Entertainment, AQ Interactive, and mobile/social developer Liveware.

Known for acclaimed console games like No More Heroes and Harvest Moon, MarvelousAQL has also enjoyed critical and commercial success in Japan with social and mobile games like Logres of Swords and Sorcery and Three Kingdoms.

Marvelous Games partners with mobile and social game developers around the world, including recent iOS titles such as Eyes Attack and the multi-million download hit RunBot, providing expert help with development funding, user acquisition, monetization, PR and marketing for their games.

About Daylight Studios:

Daylight Studios is a premier developer of mobile games based in Singapore. After launching its first game in 2011, the company quickly became one of the most popular mobile game developers in South East Asia.

Developer of Reign of Heroes, Reign of Heroes Turbo and Hisho Collection Mall Empire, Daylight Studios has won the hearts of over 2 million players in the SEA region. In Dec 2011, the team released Reign of Heroes as their debut title and it became the top game on the mig33 platform within 13 days from launch.

Since then the 20 man team has been hard at work developing their new series of high quality smartphone games for the past 14 months. Conquest Age is a fine example of the exciting games they will be releasing in the upcoming months.