Taitale Studios Makes Its Dream Game a Reality,  Evolving the RTS Genre to MMO Proportions in the Process

Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Epic Empire-Building Game Novus AEterno to Fruition                    

ZUG, Switzerland and SAN FRANCISCO, California; November 19, 2013 –Taitale Studios, the Switzerland-based independent game developer, announced today that its much-anticipated game, Novus AEterno, is nearing completion after nearly seven years since its conception. Novus AEterno represents the first-ever persistent massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game (MMORTS) for PC.

A Kickstarter campaign launched today in order to fund the final stage of development and, if the minimum goal of $200,000 is exceeded, accelerate the implementation of expansion features. Last shown publicly at PAX Prime 2012 in Seattle, the game garnered a number of accolades, including Best RTS and Best Innovation. Now fully playable and in closed testing, Novus AEterno has been accepted on the Steam platform – foregoing the Greenlight process, and is expected to launch within the next six months.

“We looked into more traditional partners to take us to market, but found smaller publishers focusing on the free-to-play and mobile trends, while the bigger companies are risk-adverse; unwilling to back anything unproven. As there hasn’t yet been a real MMORTS for the PC, there are no metrics to demonstrate an audience for this type of game,” said Nick Nieuwoudt, CEO of Taitale Studios.

“The early reaction to Novus from the forums and the press tells us there IS a pent-up audience; and that this is the game lots of developers have wanted to make and lots of gamers have wanted to play,” continued Nieuwoudt. “That’s why we are excited to make the supportive gamer community part of the process and part of our success.”

Started as the brainchild of Nieuwoudt, Novus AEterno is the result of the then16-year old’s frustration when he couldn’t find the type of game he really wanted to play. An avid competitive gamer, Nieuwoudt was tired of being limited to 30-minute play sessions of StarCraft against his globally-dispersed friends. He wanted a game he could play continually for weeks, months or even years; a game on a massive scale where strategic decisions have consequences. So he decided to build it, despite having no prior game development experience. He turned to the game forums and eventually amassed a team of like-minded talent and – with support from friends, family, a community of early ‘Infiltrators’ and angel investors; has spent the last seven years making that dream a reality.

The game is based on sandbox style play – meaning there are no pre-set missions or linear storylines to follow. It employs the D.I.M.E. (Diplomacy, Intelligence, Military and Economics) military strategy or empire management philosophy. Players can select the way they wish to play the game by developing alliances and focusing on their strengths. US Air Force Major General James P. Hunt– Retired, the highest military official consulting in the games industry, serves as an advisor to the Taitale team.

Key features of Novus AEterno include:

• A true MMORTS – build your space empire in cooperation with and against thousands (and thousands) in a single galaxy
• Persistent play – No short play sessions. Your empire continues to thrive or be threatened 24/7 through continuous play.
• Based on the D.I.M.E military ‘empire management’ philosophy – Diplomacy, Intelligence, Military or Economy; form alliances and play to your strengths.
• 5 complete race factions – humans + 4 alien races , each with their own lore, fleets and technologies
• Fully-customizable ships – tailor your ships to match your objectives with hundreds of ships divided into 5 separate ship hull classes and wide array of engines, armors and weaponry.
• Stunning intergalactic HD graphics; built on the HAVOK Visions engine
• Soundtrack:  hours of full orchestration by Denny Schneidemesser
• Optimized for minimal lag in low bandwidth regions (even playable across dial-up)

The Novus AEterno Kickstarter campaign starts today and runs through December 19^th, with backer tiers ranging from $5 to $10,000 with both digital and physical rewards. New tiers and stretch goals will be introduced throughout the 30 days.

“It’s been a long journey since we were first inspired to create Novus AEterno, with many challenges along the way,” said Nieuwoudt. “We’ve learned a tremendous amount, and the support of the gaming community has kept us going. We look forward to delivering a game worthy of that support and watching the community enjoy playing it as much as we do.”

About Taitale Studios

Taitale Studios is an independent game developer seeking to evolve the RTS genre into the MMO era with its first game, Novus AEterno. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland the globally-distributed 25-person team represents four continents and 13 countries, including: Spain, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Egypt, Uruguay, Sweden, the Netherlands, the UK, Croatia, South Africa and the United States. For more information or to back the project, please visit www.NovusAEterno.com.

Additional Resources:

The Novus AEterno Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2122031929/novus-aeterno-a-true-aaa-mmorts)

Novus AEternoTwitter: @NovusAEterno (https://twitter.com/novusaeterno))

Novus AEterno on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/novusaeterno)

Novus AEterno on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/NovusAeterno?feature=watch)

www.NovusAEterno.com

The Outer Limits Bundle has landed!

Pay a microscopic 3% of the retail price for 10 awesome Steam games and help the SpecialEffect charity.

For immediate release: Set your phasers to “stunning” and enjoy 10 out of this world PC Steam games for only $3.99…a discount of more than $135 off the normal retail price!

Bundle Stars brings you The Outer Limits Bundle, 10 eye-popping Steam PC games across strategy, action-adventure, puzzle, shoot ‘em up and racing genres.

Repel invaders from space and save the planet in the epic strategy UFO Extraterrestials: Gold, take on the role of heroic leading ladies in jaw-dropping action adventures Blades of Time Limited Edition and Hydrophobia: Prophecy, become a world leader in Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold, test your trigger finger in Razor2: Hidden Skies and Warfare; get your adrenaline pumping with crazy off-road driving in Insane 2 and arcade simulator Race Injection, push your reflexes to the limit in indie platform Gumboy Tournament and plan strategic attacks on your opponents in the addictive Puzzle Kingdoms.

For just $3.99 the Outer Limits bundle will give you hours and hours of exciting gameplay across a variety of intriguing game worlds. And as if that wasn’t enough you’ll also get extra content for Blades of Time including; Digital Swamp DLC, Sky Islands: Exclusive Limited Edition map for the Outbreak mode, Blades of Time Art Book (PDF), wallpaper pack and the original soundtrack (MP3).

Five percent of Bundle Stars’ profits from The Outer Limits Bundle goes to SpecialEffect, an amazing charity that provides specially customised controllers so that disabled children and adults can improve their quality of life by enjoying video games.

Make it your mission to grab The Outer Limits Bundle today from www.bundlestars.com – it will only remain at $3.99 for 21 days!

JOYMAX GIVES THANKS TO PLAYERS IN DIGIMON MASTERS

Thanksgiving Events Kick Off Today

November 19, 2013 – Leading online game developer and publisher, Joymax, is saying a sincere “thank you!” to all the Tamers in their worldwide MMO sensation, Digimon Masters.  With a plethora of Thanksgiving-themed events including delicious Thanksgiving meals with all the trimmings, it’s the perfect time to dive into the Digital World for goodies including new tamer bonuses, log in rewards, and even virtual pumpkin pie!  Players can ‘gobble’ up all the details and register for their very own account at http://www.joymax.com

MudFrigimon has arrived just in time to cook up a fantastic feast!  Purchase Thanksgiving Dinner themed items from this NPC and receive a variety of boosts:  Potatoes, Corn and Turkey increase a Tamer’s defense, while Cranberry Sauce, Eggnog, and delicious Pumpkin Pie will increase the player’s skill damage.  These delicious treats will only be available for the next three weeks, so grab them before MudFrigimon departs for another year!

Haven’t yet tried Digimon Masters?  Now is the perfect time to start: all new Tamers will receive a whopping EIGHT cash shop items to get them started on their adventure.  This package of items includes the most popular cash shop boosters, and includes a 100% EXP Booster, 7 Inventory Expansions, a Digimon Archive expansion, 7 Storage Expansions, and more.  This is a limited time offer so be sure to sign up before this new Tamer deal disappears in December.

Another Thanksgiving event has come. The longer you’re logged in to Digimon Masters, the more prizes you get during the holidays.  Each day, players who stay logged in for one consecutive hour will receive prizes: a Thanksgiving coin for 15 minutes, a Hot Pepper for 30 minutes, and a Capsule coin for 60 minutes!  Hot Peppers give players a 200% bonus to their Tamer EXP for 30 minutes, while Capsule coins can be used in the exciting Capsule Machine for a wide variety of cash shop prizes. More rewards will come for longer period you stay; 2 hrs, 2 hr 30 mins, 3 hrs, 3 hr 30 mins! And rewards you will get are capsule coin*1, evoluter piece*1(5 pieces =1 evoluter), Random data box*1, and Digi Aura(3 hr)*1. These rewards will simply keep you stay in digital world  as long as you could!

Save up your Thanksgiving coins for the rarest of prizes: turn in 10 coins to receive a 7-day 60% EXP booster, or turn in 25 coins for your choice of a single Reinforced Mercenary DigiEgg: Agumon, Patamon, Biyomon, Tentomon, Gomamon, or Palmon – the original six Digimon!  Players will be able to gather a maximum of 28 coins, so be sure to log in daily to save up enough for this rare deal.

Fans can find everything and anything about Digimon Masters Online on its official Facebook page, which has more than 360,000 likes from all over the world. Join the conversation now at https://www.facebook.com/digimonmasters

Players can learn more about the game and download it for free at http://www.joymax.com

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About Digimon Masters
Digimon are well known all over the globe as part of the famous Japanese TV animation series.  Digimon Masters is the first ever 3D online game based on the Digimon universe with more than 1,000 characters featured from seasons 1 through 5 of the series. Not only is it faithful to the art design, Digimon Masters closely follows the original story that will satisfy both loyal fans of the series as well as the average gamer. The game seamlessly combines pet training simulation with role-playing elements to deliver a one of a kind gaming experience. Featuring real-time combat, Gamers will be thrilled with the challenges brought forth by real-time combat which requires quick thinking and good reflexes. Players can also become one of 8 Royal Knights. Royal Knights are Digimon who are in charge of each area in the Digital World. Leaders of a guild that conquers one of these areas can become a Royal Knight who has the right to impose taxes along with other perks and obligations.

About Joymax
Since its establishment in April, 1997, Joymax has been developing and publishing quality games for the emerging online game industry of the 21st century. Based in Seoul, Korea, the company has published numerous titles for the PC market.  With its first MMORPG, Silkroad Online, the game has grown to offer service in over 200 countries since its 2004 launch. Joymax is a proven global entertainment company, providing multimedia content for all. For more information, please visit http://www.joymax.com

YOUNG JUSTICE: LEGACY AVAILABLE NOW!

DC Entertainment Franchise & Television Series From Warner Bros. Animation Comes To Consoles

November 19, 2013 – Santa Ana, CA – Little Orbit, a worldwide game publisher, along with distribution partner Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL) announced today that it has officially launched Young Justice: Legacy, the video game, licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for DC Entertainment!  Players can now take on the role of their favorite DC Comics Young Justice character on their PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, or the Nintendo 3DS^TM hand held system. The game is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and retails for $39.99 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Steam (PC), and is rated E10 and retails for $29.99 on the Nintendo 3DS.

Young Justice: Legacy gamers can look forward to an original storyline set inside the rich universe of the fan favorite television series, Young Justice.  Written in collaboration with series producers, Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti, Young Justice: Legacy is packed with fan favorite playable characters, cameo appearances by popular Justice League heroes and villains and online multiplayer and local multiplayer modes!

“With a large playable cast of familiar heroes, Little Orbit’s core mission to create a unique experience that fits seamlessly into the Young Justice world while evoking the series’ witty humor and iconic art has been a phenomenal success, ” said Matt Scott, CEO of Little Orbit. “We’re excited to provide fans a new way to interact with these popular DC Comics characters through a new, youthful perspective.”

In Young Justice, teenage heroes Nightwing, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis are tasked by the Justice League to act as their covert operations team. Armed with superior skills, weaponry and powers, the team must do battle against a wide array of villains from the DC Comics universe while trying to prove to themselves, and to their superhero mentors, that they too have what it takes to be a hero. Their journey is further complicated when they face the many unpredictable obstacles that arise in their path from inexperience and youth.

Official Website:
http://www.youngjusticelegacy.com
Join us:
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About Little Orbit
Little Orbit is a worldwide video game publisher formed in January 2010 with a focus on creating family friendly entertainment products. The company’s emphasis is on creating engaging, easy to play game content based on highly visible brands for all gaming platforms. Little Orbit has a unique history assisting major entertainment and product companies to leverage their brands through emerging game channels to help grow and engage consumers.

Founded by industry veterans and key development, sales and marketing personnel, Little Orbit is focused on three primary channels of distribution including traditional game retail, non-traditional retail channels, and digital download over the various platform networks.
www.littleorbit.com

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

About DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner.  DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. In January 2012, DC Entertainment, in collaboration with Warner Bros. and Time Warner divisions, launched We Can Be Heroes-a giving campaign featuring the iconic Justice League super heroes-to raise awareness and funds to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.

About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing both CG and traditionally animated projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. For TV, WBA produces series such as The Looney Tunes Show, MAD, Beware the Batman and Teen Titans Go!, as well as the forthcoming The Tom and Jerry Show for Cartoon Network and Mike Tyson Mysteries for Adult Swim. WBA also produces original content — including animated shorts — for Cartoon Network’s multiplatform branded DC Nation programming block. As the home of the iconic animated characters from the DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films — including the DC Universe Original Animated Movies — for DVD. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).

ZUMBA® KIDS, THE ULTIMATE ZUMBA® DANCE PARTY FOR YOUNGER PLAYERS, IS NOW AVAILABLE ON KINECT FOR XBOX 360 AND Wii™

Majesco Broadens the Zumba Brand with Targeted Content for the Kids Market

Edison, New Jersey – November 19th, 2013 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), publisher of the leading Zumba® Fitness video game franchise that has sold more than nine million copies worldwide, announced today that Zumba® Kids is available now in North America on Kinect for Xbox 360 and Wii™. Zumba® Kids, based on the popular Zumba specialty program that inspires kids to express themselves through movement, gets families moving together with 30 high-energy routines, imaginative mini-games, and diverse dance styles set to rockin’ hits from artists like Justin Bieber and Willow Smith!

“The Zumba Kids specialty program translates perfectly into an interactive video game given its focus on fun, creative play and movement,” said Jesse Sutton, chief executive officer, Majesco Entertainment. “We are excited to extend our best-selling franchise into a custom-designed experience for a new generation of Zumba fans.”

Created for younger players age 7-11, Zumba® Kids features kid-friendly choreography that encourages freeing movement, builds self-confidence and enhances coordination.  Kids will discover new rhythms as they move to 20+ easy-to-learn dance styles, including hip-hop, swing, surf, disco and salsa. Zumba® Kids also supports a full set of gameplay modes that offer multiplayer fun, mini-games and classes in varying lengths.  Kids receive positive reinforcement via layers of unlockable rewards–bonus videos, healthy lifestyle tips plus stickers and badges kids can collect in a customizable in-game scrap book. Rounding out the experience is an energizing soundtrack highlighted by contagious hits like Justin Bieber’s “Beauty and a Beat” and Willow Smith’s “Fireball,” classics like “Wipeout” and “Boogie Wonderland,”  along with a range of Zumba original songs.

“With millions of children facing weight issues around the world, we are introducing a high-energy video game to the market that we hope will help decrease the global obesity epidemic and provide kids with a new opportunity to move and get fit,” said Alberto Perlman, CEO and co-founder of Zumba. “Zumba® Kids makes exercising fun and is the perfect opportunity to replace snacking on chips and soda with something healthy and entertaining.”

Developed by Zoë Mode and rated E for Everyone, Zumba® Kids is now available on Kinect for Xbox 360 and Wii™ for $29.99 SRP. To watch the launch trailer and find out more, please visit the official site at zumbafitnessgame.com.

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ABOUT MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on more than 20 years of operating history, the company is focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual and family oriented video games on all leading console and handheld platforms as well as mobile devices.  Product highlights include Zumba® Fitness and Cooking Mama™. Majesco is headquartered in Edison, NJ, and the company’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: COOL.  More info can be found online at majescoent.com or on Twitter at twitter.com/majesco.

ABOUT ZUMBA FITNESS, LLC

Zumba Fitness is a global lifestyle brand that fuses fitness, entertainment and culture into an exhilarating dance-party workout. Known as the ultimate “fitness-party”, Zumba® classes blend upbeat world rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography, for an effective, total-body workout. Founded in 2001, the company is the largest branded fitness program in the world – reporting more than 15 million weekly participants, in over 200,000 locations across more than 180 countries. In addition to its original Zumba® program, the company also offers a variety of specialty classes, including: Zumba® Step; Zumba Gold® (active older adults); Aqua Zumba®; Zumba® Kids/Zumba® Kids Jr. (ages 4-11); and Zumbini™ (ages 0-3). The Zumba® lifestyle is rounded out by the company’s many consumer product offerings, including DVD sets, music collections, multi-seasonal apparel and footwear, video games and Fitness-Concert™ events. For more information about Zumba Fitness programs and products, or to find a live class, visit zumba.com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter.