WARNER BROTHERS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND TURBINE LAUNCH THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™: HELM’S DEEP™ 

The Story’s Most Iconic Battle Can Be Experienced Today 

Sydney, Australia – November 21, 2013 — Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Turbine announced today the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Helm’s Deep™, the next expansion to the award-winning free-to-play, massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG).  Players across Australia can purchase and play Helm’s Deep for PC starting today by visiting http://lotro.com/helmsdeep.

“Helm’s Deep, our fifth major expansion, allows players to experience one of the most iconic moments in The Lord of the Rings,” said Kate Paiz, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online. “Starting today they can join with the Free Peoples of Middle-earth in the Battle of the Hornburg and experience this epic conflict first hand.” 

THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE: HELM’S DEEP FEATURES: 

• Experience the Battle for Helm’s Deep – Fight to defend Helm’s Deep starting as early as level 10, when your character enlists as a soldier in the Battle of the Hornburg, the most epic conflict yet in The Lord of the Rings Online.  Earn rewards for your contribution to the war effort – win or lose, your skill makes a difference!
• Explore new landscapes across Western Rohan – Explore the Westemnet of Rohan and rally each of the five ridings as Rohan returns to glory. Traverse the capital of Edoras, mysterious Dunharrow, and the fortress of the Hornburg within Helm’s Deep.
• Advance from levels 85 to 95 – Experience 10 new levels, from 85 to 95, with new skills and completely updated class specialisations. Both mounted and un-mounted combat will challenge you as you war against the evil forces of Saruman. 

• Continue the Epic Story – Encounter beloved characters such as Aragorn, Éowyn, and Éomer. Restore King Théoden to his rightful throne while you defend the peoples of Rohan at Helm’s Deep.

The Lord of the Rings Online™ is the ultimate adventure! This award-winning free-to-play, massively multiplayer online role-playing game delivers an interactive experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places and monsters from the most famous fantasy of all time.  For more information, visit www.lotro.com.

To watch the launch trailer click here

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BLOOD OF THE WEREWOLF AND SLENDER: THE ARRIVAL EXPAND TO GAMESTOP DIGITAL STOREFRONT

Midnight City’s First Titles Expand onto Industry-Leading Retailer’s Digital Storefront

Edison, NJ — November 20, 2013 – Midnight City, the recently founded indie label of Majesco Entertainment Company(NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of games for the mass market, is proud to announce their first two PC titles now available through GameStop’s digital storefront. Both Blood of the Werewolf and Slender: The Arrival are now available for Windows PC digital download, each priced at a modest $9.99.

Midnight City, the rambunctious upstarts of the indie universe, have joined forces with one of the most powerful players in the video game retail market. Recognizing a keen opportunity to expand and conquer new territories, Midnight City is bringing its first two PC titles to a new digital audience. GameStop plans to extend this opportunity to Midnight City’s full roster of equally awesome and yet vastly different titles as they launch in the coming months. Building on the momentum of GameStop’s strong digital sales and over 30 million subscribers, Midnight City hopes to blaze a trail into the hearts and minds of GameStop’s ravenous PC fan base. Developing strong promotional and marketing components, GameStop has rolled out Blood of the Werewolf and Slender: The Arrival with full digital and retail storefront support in over 4,000 GameStop stores nationwide.

Blood of the Werewolf is a heartfelt ode to classic platformers of the past, where challenge and determination were met as equal and opposing forces. Play as Selena, a loving wife, devoted mother – and vengeful werewolf. Her husband slain and son kidnapped, she traverses 15 levels of hardcore platforming action as both human and werewolf. Skewer enemy hearts with your crossbow and maul their bodies with your claws as Selena transforms into full werewolf form by light of the moon. In this glorious lupine form, Selena is capable of brutal attacks and double jumps, adding to the strategy and depth of the dynamic gameplay. Dig deep and find the passion for mastery as you face off against classic monster movie icons like Dracula, The Mummy and Jekyll and Hyde – just to name a few! Step up for the challenge of a lifetime and relive those heady days of classic platformers that never gave up – and you never surrendered.

Slender: The Arrival seeks to steep players in an ominous and immersive experience that is unmistakably, quintessentially Slender Man. The only official Slender Man game, Blue Isle Studios worked with Parsec Productions and original Slender Man creator Eric “Victor Surge” Knudsen. The successor to the wildly popular “The Eight Pages,” this expanded retelling of the story includes lush graphics and new plot components that flesh-out the world of Slender Man and his tormented victims. Players familiar with the original will be treated to an all-new prologue and extended ending that promises a more robust and intriguing conclusion to this tale. Take on the role of Lauren, a friend who unwittingly steps into the ring with the internet’s most devious and well-known specter. Take on Slender Man, armed with nothing more than a flashlight, camcorder and your wits…will you survive The Arrival?

Blood of the Werewolf and Slender: The Arrival are rated T are available on GameStop for Windows PC via digital download at $9.99 each.

Blood of the Werewolf on GameStop: http://www.gamestop.com/pc/blood-of-the-werewolf/112705

Slender: The Arrival on GameStop: http://www.gamestop.com/pc/slender-the-arrival/112706

For more on Blood of the Werewolf, please visit: www.bloodofthewerewolf.com

For more on Scientifically Proven, please visit: www.scientificallyproven.com

For more on Slender: The Arrival, please visit: www.slenderarrival.com

For more on Blue Isle Studios, please visit. www.blueislestudios.com

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VAN HELSING I: COMPLETE PACK OUT NOW ON STEAM

Demo Available Along With Screenshots and Video
Showing the Pack’s New Features

Budapest, Hungary – November 20, 2013 – Christmas is coming early this year with the Van Helsing I: Complete Pack, a complete version of the first chapter in The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing series created by NeocoreGames. The pack includes the base game and everything that has been introduced to the gameplay since the launch of the original. After paying close attention to the requests of the community, this package comes with three unique classes, PVP and co-op multiplayer modes, new netcode for improved online play, PC controller support, a new monster respawn system, and the long-awaited endgame content. In An Open Letter to our Fellow Hunters the team explains the changes the game has gone through since its release and talks about the newly introduced features of the pack.

“With The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing we wanted to leave the doors open for community feedback since the first stages of development,” said Zoltán “Pozs” Pozsonyi, producer of the game. “Thanks to our community we could improve the game in every possible way and we definitely count on their help in the future.”

The Van Helsing I: Complete Pack is out now on Steam for $19.99 along with a Free Demo for those who want to try the game first before spending their hard-earned gold. For a limited time, this pack launches at 50 per cent off on Steam and will be available at this special launch discount until November 22.

Watch the Van Helsing I: Complete Pack Launch Trailer HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=zxyNC1vOkUk

The Van Helsing I: Complete Pack key features:

• Three playable classes – To embark on this gothic-noir adventure, players can choose from three very different classes: the classic Hunter with shooting and melee skills, the magic-wielding Thaumaturge, or the Arcane Mechanic, the master of deadly devices.
• Detailed level-up system – Players are able to spend points on hit points, mana, damage, and much more as they traverse through skill trees to mold Van Helsing to their liking.
• Hunter’s Lair – A central hub for players to stash collected loot, trade with non-playable characters, accept new quests from allies who join the resistance against the scientific scourge, teleport between locations, forge new items, and utilize the alchemy lab.
• Tower-defense mini-game – When the Hunter’s Lair is attacked by enemies, players have the opportunity to defend their HQ with deployable traps and several upgradable functions to ward off evil.
• Rage system – Enabling players to have up to three active skill modifiers called PowerUps, players have the ability to charge their PowerUps by way of spending Rage points collected from impressive feats.
• Unique companion system – Lady Katarina, a ghost with snappy wit, comes to the support of Van Helsing with her own set of abilities, behaviors, and two skill trees.
• Multiplayer – Allowing players to test their skills against each other via the PVP mode (16 players) or join their forces and complete the story in the co-operative campaign (four players).
• Endgame content – Based on the community’s demands, the complete pack now includes various scenario levels, the Neverending Story, and respawning monsters.
• PC Controller Support and Mac version

Van Helsing I: Complete Pack
•  Price: $19.99
•  Release date: November 20th, 2013
•  Platform: Steam (Mac, PC)

For more on The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, read the team’s DevBlog, ‘Like’ the game on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter.