Australia’s homegrown show about gaming culture returns for its third entry! Packed with video gaming, tabletop and creative fun

Melbourne, March 20, 2025 – Ever evolving and entertaining, The Game Expo returns on March 22-23, 2025 for its third festival celebrating gaming and pop culture! Australian made and built from the ground up as a place for all gamers, whether finding your group or discovering new ways to have fun. TGX is a welcoming show defined by the three “C’s” of gaming culture – Creativity, Community and Competition.

TGX brings all these areas to life along with new experiences.  These include:

• Powered by AMD: Thanks to AMD Ryzen | Radeon, the PC LAN is ever more powerful, thanks to PC Case Gear built PCs running Freeplay and Tournaments. Plus the AMD experience zone and support for activity across the event shows AMD’s commitment to gaming. Look for special surprises here this weekend. Read more

• COSPLAY SHOWCASE: The incredible Cosplay Cup returns to dazzle with high level competitive cosplay for a $5,000 Cash Prize. This year by popular demand we have a new Intermediate Division, and there is also the Cosplay Parade for anyone to join in for fun and prizes. Read More

• MORE Homegrown Games! Indie Video Games and Indie Board Games. Get hands on with locally made games! Explore Video Games here and Board Games Here. We will also be running the People’s Choice Award again, so look forward to see what the attendees loved the most. See last year’s winners here

• TableTop Zone Not only can you just chill and play for free with games from our Board Game Library, but you can enjoy Demos, our Chess Tournament, let it rip with Beyblade, or join the always on live play experiences with Blood on the Clock Tower. Plus, incredible Prize supported tournaments for Magic, Flesh and Blood, Yugioh, Pokemon and more

• Special Exhibitors. All the amazing Exhibitors at TGX have something special, and we’re honored to have screen institution ACMI on the show floor showcasing their amazing home of gaming at an event for the first time. Plus we welcome well known brands such as HiSense and Red Bull to the show.

• MAJOR TOURNAMENTS: The Competitive stages of TGX cater to esports pros and new challengers alike! Thanks to SteelSeries, AOC, PowerA and PC Case Gear. Read the tournament round up here. Including::
  • Marvel Rivals $5,000 first Marvel Live Aus team tournament – Read More
  • Apex Legends CREATOR SHOWDOWN: Your favourite gaming content creators and live streamers are battling it out! 
  • Fortnite: $1000 + Prizes! Freeplay tournament – Open for all comers!
  • Fighting Game Tournaments: $7,500 of cash plus prizes! Presented by Turtle Beach and partnered with CouchWarriors, we have major tournaments for Street Fighter, Tekken, Guilty Gear Strive, an International guest pro player for Smash Bros Ultimate and more! Read More

• High Score Arcade: A fun area for everyone, play games you may know or try for the first time, and attempt the highest score. A prize per game each day!

• MAIN STAGE: PANELS, PERFORMANCES: The Place for Creator panels, Cosplay and Performances! View the schedule

• PRIZES GALORE: Everyone can win in the STAMP QUEST – All ticket holders get a Stamp card on entry – visit as many zones and complete tasks for a spin of the Prize Wheel – thousands of items from cool souvenirs to free games, merch and tech!

Plus the ever popular Artist Alley, Retro gaming, Just Dance stage, a new Community Meetups feature, and Much More. Find out more on the website and on the TGX social media with updates throughout the show.

• GUIDES Check out the EVENT GUIDE, and EVENT MAP

SEE YOU AT THE GAME EXPO!

• DATES Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd March 2025
• LOCATION Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
• Tickets: www.thegameexpo.com 

ABOUT THE GAME EXPO

The Game Expo is Australia’s homegrown show dedicated to gaming culture and opens the year of gaming events. Bringing culture to the fore through recognising gaming Creativity, Competition and Community. The Game Expo was formed by members of diverse gaming communities who have come together in collaboration and passion for video games, tabletop games, and everything in between. With decades of experience in gaming events producing activations for the industry, or to support their favourite games TGX aims to help people to play together. 

Fight for justice as a shinobi assassin and as a powerful samurai to shape Japan’s future

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — March 20, 2025 — Today, Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed^® Shadows, the new iteration of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, is now available. The game is available on Ubisoft+*, PlayStation^®5, Xbox Series X|S, Amazon Luna**, Macs with Apple silicon via the Mac App Store, as well as Windows PC through the Ubisoft Store, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. In addition, the game is Steam Deck verified. 

Led by Ubisoft Québec***, the acclaimed studio behind Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Assassin’s Creed^® Shadows immerses players in 16th-century Japan. Players can experience the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin from the Iga Province, and Yasuke, the powerful samurai of historical legend. As players embark on their personal journeys and engage with their distinct gameplay styles, they will encounter pivotal historical figures and shape their shared destiny as Japan treads a brutal path toward unification. 

As the first major open-world RPG installment since Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Assassin’s Creed Shadows ushers in a new era for the franchise, launching exclusively on new-gen platforms. Developed with the latest ANVIL engine technology, the game takes immersion to new heights with a richly detailed world, introducing cutting-edge features like dynamic seasonal weather, real-time lighting and shadows, stunningly realistic visuals, diverse landscapes, and destructible environments that react to player actions. 

The standard edition of Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available for AU$109.95 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and AU$99.99 on PC and Macs via the Mac App Store.  

• The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game, the “Sekiryu Dual Pack” which contains gear, and weapons for both Naoe and Yasuke, the “Sekiryu Hideout Pack” contains hideout cosmetics, and “Mastery Points”.   
• The Collector’s Edition includes the base game, the “Sekiryu Dual Pack”, the “Sekiryu Hideout Pack”, “Mastery Points”, and physical content. The physical contents are a Steelbook, the World map, Naoe & Yasuke figurine, Naoe’s life-sized Katana Tsuba, a Wall Creed Scroll, a 76-page collector’s artbook, and 2 sumi-e lithographs.  

The Digital Deluxe Edition is also available on Ubisoft+ Premium* for AU$23.95 per month.  

For more information on the Assassin’s Creed Franchise, please visit: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-au/game/assassins-creed  

For the latest news on the Assassin’s Creed Franchise and other Ubisoft games, please visit: https://news.ubisoft.com/.   

*Ubisoft+ Premium is available for AU$23.95 per month. Cancel anytime.  More information at plus.ubisoft.com.   

***Ubisoft+ on Luna requires account linking and a Multi Access plan. Territorial restrictions apply.

***Along with the following co-devs studios: Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Odesa, Ubisoft Osaka, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Sofia, Ubisoft Toronto and our teams in Japan.  

About Assassin’s Creed   

Since it first launched in 2007, the Assassin’s Creed® series has sold more than 230 million games worldwide. The franchise is now established as one of the best-selling series in video game history. Recognized for having some of the richest, most engrossing storytelling in the industry, Assassin’s Creed transcends video games, branching out into numerous other entertainment media.   

About Ubisoft  

Ubisoft is a creator of worlds, committed to enriching players’ lives with original and memorable entertainment experiences. Ubisoft’s global teams create and develop a deep and diverse portfolio of games, featuring brands such as Assassin’s Creed^®, Brawlhalla^®, For Honor^®, Far Cry^®, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon^®, Just Dance^®, Rabbids^®, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six^®, The Crew^® and Tom Clancy’s The Division^®. Through Ubisoft Connect, players can enjoy an ecosystem of services to enhance their gaming experience, get rewards and connect with friends across platforms. With Ubisoft+, the subscription service, they can access a growing catalog of more than 100 Ubisoft games and DLC. For the 2023-24 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2.32 billion. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.  

© 2025 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are registered trademarks in the US and/or other countries.   

LOS ANGELES – MARCH 19, 2025 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, announced that Solo Leveling: ARISE has achieved 60 million global users just 10 months after its worldwide launch. To mark this significant milestone, Solo Leveling: ARISE is offering in-game perks through an exclusive check-in event.

Solo Leveling: ARISE has continued its successful journey since its global launch on May 8^th of 2024. In addition to surpassing the 60 million global user mark, the game has received positive community feedback for its latest update, the “Jeju Island Alliance Raid: Final Act,” the expansion of hunter growth systems, and more.

An exclusive event is now available to commemorate the game’s achievements. Users who log in from March 19^th to 28^th will be able to obtain 1,000 Essence Stones daily for 10 days straight, totaling 10,000 Essence Stones. The event will run until May 8^th, and players will still have the opportunity to earn the total amount of 10,000 Essence Stones after March 28^th.

Solo Leveling: ARISE is an action game adaptation of the hit webtoon, Solo Leveling. Taking on the role of Jinwoo, players can experience his journey through the beloved webtoon tale firsthand, leveling up, taking on dynamic battles, and creating their own combat styles by selecting various combinations of skills and weapons. Not only can players team up with hunters from the webtoon, they can summon their own “Army of Shadows” with the iconic phrase: “Arise.”

Please visit the official website, X, Facebook, Instagram, Discord, official YouTube channel and Steam to stay up-to-date with the latest information about Solo Leveling: ARISE.

About the Netmarble Corporation

Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading developer and publisher of top-grossing mobile games worldwide. Through powerful franchises and collaborations with acclaimed IP holders, Netmarble strives to elevate the gaming experience and entertain audiences globally. As a parent company of Kabam and SpinX Games, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling: ARISE, Seven Knights Idle Adventure, Tower of God: New World, Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.

Watch your every keystroke, as one mistske mistake could be your last in this suspenseful showdown for up to 100 players!

NICOSIA, Cyprus – March 26, 2025 – Polden and Button Mash are excited to announce Final Sentence, a nerve-rackingly intense typing battle royale game coming to Steam this summer. Could you type perfectly if your life dependded depended on it? Grab your keyboard and face off in a fast-paced competition for up to 100 players, but don’t let the pressure or your rivals get the best of you! Check out Final Sentence’s new cinematic trailer and start stretching those wrists now. You’re gonna need it.

Type to save your life and vanquish your foes in this thrilling battle royale showdown for 40-100 players. Go as fast and accurately as you can, but try not to concentrate on that revolver pointing to your head, because each mistake could be your last. How fast can you type with your life on the line? May the best typist wim

Key Features

• EVERY LETTER COUNTS:40 to 100 players enter and face off with the same text prompt, but only one can survive. Each mistake could be your last, but you’ll have to type fast to beat your rivals!
• FAST-PACED & RELENTLESS COMPETITION:Death or victory come swiftly and mercilessly, as each round lasts between 3-5 minutes.
• TYPE WITH FRIENDS: Get your pals together in a special mode featuring 4-6 tables positioned opposite each other, allowing you all to see what’s happening with one another.
• PLAY WITH COMMUNITIES: Join sessions with others in matchmaking or play exclusively in your own lobby with dozens of players, perfect for large groups like influencers and their communities.
• IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS:Keep track of your progress against friends or other players in your league with in-game statistics and dashboards.

Final Sentence is available to wishlist on Steam now and will launch this summer. To learn more about Polden and the games in their publishing line-up, visit polden.gg and join the Discord community.

About Button Mash

Button Mash is a small development team made of veteran developers. They’ve been making games for over 10 years and have now decided to create unique, experiential games — game phenomenon.

About Polden

Polden Publishing is an indie game publisher dedicated to helping talented creators connect with their audience. We provide transparent, honest, and data-driven support, empowering developers to bring their unique visions to life. To find out more, visit polden.gg

LOS ANGELES – MARCH 19, 2025 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games has launched several in-game updates for its squad-based RPG King Arthur: Legends Rise, to celebrate the 100th day anniversary following its official launch.

Players can celebrate this momentous occasion with special in-game events through March 25:

• King Arthur 100-Day Celebration Event #1: Earn rewards including Special Summon Tickets or Staminas by reaching specific Gold milestones. A maximum total of 25 Special Summon Tickets can be earned.
• King Arthur 100-Day Celebration Event #2: Receive Rate Up Summon Tickets, Special Summon Tickets, a Special Mystery Star Token and more by gaining Proof of Glory points that can be obtained by clearing Restricted Area dungeons.
• King Arthur 100-Day Celebration Event #3: Acquire Special Summon Tickets, Special Mystery Star Tokens, and a Mysterious Relic Summon Ticket by using up Stamina to achieve higher ranks. The top 25 ranked players will receive Hero Summon Tickets and Relic Summon Tickets ranging from Legendary to Precious.
• Spring Awakening Check-in Event: Receive bountiful rewards including a total of 1,500 Crystals or Special Summon Tickets by logging into the game.

A Returning Hero Rate Up Summon will be opened to players for the opportunity to obtain heroes Aine and Claudas. Both heroes can be collected by securing event points through clearing dedicated missions. Other gifts players can obtain include Special Summon Tickets, Awakening Stone Chests, a Mythic Star Seed and more.

Additionally, Season 3 of “Clan War” is now live to determine the strongest Clan along with Clan related mission events that offer rewards such as Special Summon Tickets, Golds and Clan Tokens.

King Arthur: Legends Rise is the next evolution of the crossplay squad-based RPG. Bringing a dark reimagining of the King Arthur story to life through intense combat, adventurous gameplay and best in class visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5 to PC and mobile. Joining Arthur’s quest to save Camelot from the threat of dreadful villains and the ancient gods, players will adventure across medieval Britain assembling a squad of powerful heroes. Alongside this action-packed story, players will also experience how Kabam has reimagined King Arthur’s legend into a visually stunning and vast turn-based RPG featuring both PvE and PvP gameplay.

For more information and updates on King Arthur: Legends Rise, please visit the official website, Facebook, Instagram, Discord, and official YouTube channel. 

About Netmarble Corporation

Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading developer and publisher of top-grossing mobile games worldwide. Through powerful franchises and collaborations with acclaimed IP holders, Netmarble strives to elevate the gaming experience and entertain audiences globally. As a parent company of Kabam and SpinX Games, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling: ARISE, Seven Knights Idle Adventure, Tower of God: New World, Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.

STOCKHOLM — MARCH 19, 2025 — Paradox Arc and XperimentalZ Games announced today that their party-based roguelike dungeon crawler, Escape the Mad Empire, will launch into Early Access on April 22 for PC via Steam. The game will be available for $17.99/£14.99/€17.49. Eager players can try out the free demo on Steam right now.

The Early Access release of Escape the Mad Empire brings a lot of content for players to explore. Choose from 13 unique hero classes, each armed with a wild array of skills and abilities, and outfit them with powerful gear, including (but not limited to) swords, shields, armor, and legendary pieces like the Heavy Helmet of Mindf*ckery!

Venture through a procedurally generated world spanning nine diverse biomes, packed with relentless enemies, fearsome bosses, and challenging mini-bosses. Take advantage of the tactical pause feature to instantly execute coordinated combos for devastating effect. Back at the home base, build incredible machines to recruit, upgrade, and restore heroes, as well as buy, craft, identify, and enchant gear to strengthen the party.

Overview of Early Access features:

• 13 hero classes with a wide range of over-the-top skills and abilities
• Hundreds of insane items and equipment
• Real-time gameplay with instant-attack on pause combat system
• A plethora of challenging foes
• An upgradable home base where to recruit, train and equip heroes
• A procedural map made of nine biomes through which to make your escape
• Plenty of quests, bosses, mini-bosses and story events
• A ‘points’ based difficulty system which trades difficulty for more rewards
• A vast array of tactical elements, like surface effects, cover, flanking, status effects, etc.

Escape the Mad Empire features a unique blend of CRPG, traditional roguelike, management, and action RPG elements. While it shares similarities with other games in the genre, it brings a whole new flavor with an intense, deep, challenging and rewarding tactical experience.

About Paradox Arc

Paradox ARC incubates and publishes deep, replayable games from studios with great ideas, including the titles Across the Obelisk, Mechabellum and Starminer.

Our mission is to cultivate long-term relationships with talented teams from around the world, build an exciting portfolio for players to enjoy over many years, and find future video game franchises for Paradox Interactive.

Paradox Arc is an initiative that is wholly owned and financed by Paradox Interactive.

Take up Sir Lionstone’s magic shield and become the hero the world needs in Saber Interactive and Twirlbound’s new fantasy-action adventure!

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — March 19, 2025 — Saber Interactive and indie developer Twirlbound have revealed that The Knightling, the new fantasy action-adventure game featuring exploration, questing, combat and platforming, will release on Aug. 28, 2025, on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. Wield a massive shield, embark on an epic journey across the land, and become the protector the people need in this lighthearted tale of bravery, chivalry, and magic. Though your task may be great, never forget: all heroes start small!

When the city of Clesseia’s legendary guardian, Sir Lionstone, mysteriously disappears, it’s up to his plucky Knightling to take up his magic shield and rescue him before it’s too late. Explore the enchanting lands of Clesseia, battle monsters and bandits, unearth the realm’s long-lost secrets, and unlock the extraordinary powers of Sir Lionstone’s mighty shield to save the day!

Key Features

• All Heroes Start Small: Play as the Knightling, a brave knight-in-training who must embark on a daring quest to rescue their mentor, the great Sir Lionstone. Battle powerful foes, upgrade and master your abilities, and protect the people of the realm. Gather your courage and prove that even the smallest among us can be a hero!
• The Best Offense Is a Good Defense: Harness the power of Sir Lionstone’s magical shield in action-packed combat against the realm’s greatest challenges. Use the shield’s might to block, bash, parry, and create openings in enemy defenses, then finish the job with huge attacks and combos.
• Slide Into Adventure: Set off on an epic journey across Clesseia’s many diverse regions, using the astounding power of the shield to slide and dash across the land with ease! Explore the world, mastering platforming and puzzle challenges with the shield’s unique abilities to earn rewards for upgrades.

The Knightling is available to wishlist now on Steam, the PlayStation™ Store, and Microsoft Store. A free demo for the game is also playable on Steam. For more information, visit www.theknightling.com, and follow along with the latest news and updates on Twitter/X, Facebook and Discord.

About Saber Interactive

Saber Interactive is a worldwide publisher and developer consisting of 13 studios in the Americas and Europe. Creating games for all major platforms based on original and licensed IPs, Saber’s titles include Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, Jurassic Park: Survival, Turok: Origins, World War Z, SnowRunner, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game and RoadCraft. Founded in 2001, Saber is known for two decades of development partnerships with leading developers and publishers, including producing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Crysis Remastered, and many others. Learn more at https://saber.games.

About Twirlbound

Based in Breda, The Netherlands, Twirlbound was founded in 2013 by Marc Peyré and Matthijs van de Laar while in game dev school. Since releasing their award-winning debut Pine, the small indie team continues their quest to develop high-end action adventure games set in gorgeous open worlds, ready to be explored by players of all ages. They are currently working on the adventure platformer The Knightling, set to release on Aug. 28, 2025.

Modern Russian, Chinese and American jets join the battle

Gaijin Entertainment announces that the “Hornet’s Sting” major content update for the military online shooter War Thunder is available to the players. Aside from the signature  F/A-18 “Hornet” jet the update was named after, it also features Su-30SM, an advanced twin-engine Russian fighter, as well as J-11B, the backbone of the PLA Air Force. Dozens of other iconic military vehicles joined the fight, including  2S19 “Msta-S” howitzer, the Tracked Rapier SAM and the USS Colorado super-dreadnought featuring 16 inch guns.

Su-30SM is an advanced twin-engine fighter that can accelerate to a maximum speed of about Mach 2, all while maintaining amazing maneuverability for its size. AL-31F engines have rotating nozzles, allowing the pilot to change the direction of thrust — a feature known as thrust vectoring — along all axes during maneuvers, improving controllability at extreme angles. Su-30SM is equipped with a modern radar with a passive electronically scanned array (PESA radar), providing fast target coordinate updates in TWS mode, an RWR and a modern cockpit with multiple multi-function displays (MFD).

J-11B is a Chinese modernization of Su-27 fighters imported from Russia, featuring a new radar, RWR, digital cockpit with a new heads-up display, new MFDs and domestically produced WS-10A engines, generating over 12,500 kgf of available thrust in afterburner mode. This upgrade significantly improved the aircraft’s rate of climb to around 235 m/s, while also improving its maximum speed and acceleration in level flight. J-11B is equipped with a mix of Russian and domestic high precision missiles and guided bombs.

The 2S19 Msta-S is a self-propelled 152 mm howitzer with an automatic loader and a good selection of shells, including two HE shells with up to 11.7 kg in TNT equivalent, a HE-VT shell, a HEAT shell and an APHEBC shell. It’s huge in size and lightly armored, so using it usually requires finding a good position for sniper fire or going behind your teammates when attacking as a support vehicle. With a careful, yet aggressive playstyle, the 2S19 (M1 and M2 variants are available in the game) will show its best side thanks to immense firepower and good reload speed.

More information in the content of the update is available at the official website.

About War Thunder

War Thunder is a free-to-play, cross-platform, massively multiplayer military masterpiece with millions of fans worldwide, that allows players on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Mac and Linux to fight their way across air, land, and sea in the same battlefield. War Thunder offers 2000+ playable aircraft, armored vehicles and ships from the 1900s to the 2010s. The US, Russian, British, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Swedish, Israeli, South African and French military vehicles represented in game are carefully researched, historically accurate recreations of their real world counterparts. Fans can expect hundreds more added as Gaijin Entertainment commits to ongoing development via regular updates

About Gaijin Entertainment

Gaijin Entertainment is the developer and publisher of the online games War Thunder, Crossout, Enlisted, CRSED: F.O.A.D. and Star Conflict as well as other PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS and Android titles across several genres. The company’s diverse portfolio has received a range of mass media and game industry awards including such as Gamescom Award and many more.

The Iconic 90s Game Gets a Blockchain Makeover – And Players can claim a free limited-edition GDC Beamable POG

San Francisco – March 19, 2025 – Dust off your slammers and get ready to flip – POGs are back and they’re bigger than ever. Beamable and POG are bringing the legendary 90s game phenomenon into the future with POG Battle, an on-chain gaming revolution that blends classic fun with the power of blockchain.

Revealed at Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2025, POG Battle is already gaining a following, proving just how impactful Beamable’s technology is in the Web3 space. Since launching in beta, POG Battle has exploded in popularity with over 250,000 games played and $1.2 billion worth of POGs used in battles.

Powering POG Battle

Originating in the 90s, POGs were a schoolyard craze – a simple yet addictive game played with collectible cardboard discs and slammers. Now, POG Battle is making a modern comeback with a fully on-chain gaming experience built by Beamable using the POG Arcade infrastructure. With Beamable’s tech, players get seamless, real-time gameplay, true ownership of their digital POGs, and a frictionless Web3 experience. This partnership proves that old-school fun and new-school innovation can go hand in hand.

With Beamable’s tech, POG Battle delivers:

• Seamless, real-time gameplay
• True digital ownership of POGs
• A frictionless Web3 experience – no complex wallets or onboarding

POG Battle is also integrated into Beamable’s Quest platform, bringing even more opportunities for players to play, earn and engage. Players can claim a free limited-edition GDC Beamable POG via the Launchpad, use it immediately in-game, and enjoy daily rewards inside the POG hub. Sign ups are open now at hub.pogdigital.com and launchpad.pogdigital.com.

Optimizing the POG Economy and Future Roadmap

To ensure long-term sustainability, POG and Beamable are optimizing POG Battle’s economy, adjusting how POGs are earned and used in Play for Coins. This includes a POG burn event to stabilize the in-game economy before the full arcade launch.

Looking ahead, Beamable and POG are exploring seasonal tournaments, expanded in-game content, and deeper blockchain integrations to keep the POG ecosystem engaging for new and returning players alike.

About Beamable

Beamable is an open, extensible game server platform that lets you create online games and virtual worlds in minutes. Rapidly add player auth, analytics, social, commerce, inventory, content management, meta-game features, GenAI, Web3 capabilities, and more to any game project. Prototype in minutes using integrations with Unity and Unreal Engine, and scale to millions of players. Led by a team of game-industry and software veterans, Beamable is based in the Boston area and has raised $21M from investors including BITKRAFT, Arca, Advancit Capital, 2Punks, Solana Foundation, P2 Ventures, Permit Ventures, GrandBanks Capital, Scytale Digital and defy.vc. Learn more at: https://beamable.com.

About POG®

POG, The Game You Collect, was the first game and collectible sold as trading cards. With over 200 Million Collectors and 10 Billion Collectibles Sold. POG discs feature artwork from POGMAN™, the brand’s legendary mascot, as well as more than 100 licensed brands like Disney Pocahontas, Lion King, Toy Story, Star Wars, Barbie, Smurf, Sonic, Donkey Kong, Power Rangers, POKEMON, NHL and more. POG is pioneering Web3 gaming by reimagining the classic POG Experience for the digital age. Through innovative gameplay, collectibles, and ownership mechanics, POG is bringing the excitement of collecting to a new generation of POGGERS. For more information, visit pogdigital.com.

Sequel to one of the world’s most beloved skiing games hits major milestone just one month after launch.

March 19, 2025 – Sweden – Last month, Toppluva AB announced the launch of Grand Mountain Adventure 2 on iOS and Android, and today the team is pleased to share that the smash-hit skiing game has passed the milestone of 1 million downloads. 

Grand Mountain Adventure 2, which was released on February 18th, 2025 is also sitting in the top 20 for both the Free Adventure Games and Free iPhone Games iOS global charts, reflecting the popularity of this snowy sandbox adventure. 

“We’re amazed to have surpassed one million downloads for Grand Mountain Adventure 2 so quickly!” says Sebastian Sehr, Game Director. “Skiing and having fun in the mountains has always been our biggest passion, and bringing that into this game has been our focus. Seeing players from all around the world enjoying our virtual mountains has been a huge confirmation that we’re on the right track. And motivates us to keep working on our definition of a great day in the mountains. Praise the pow!”

Grand Mountain Adventure 2 is the sequel to Grand Mountain Adventure, a beloved sports game with over 25 million downloads. With even more activities to take part in and new mountain ranges to explore, Grand Mountain Adventure 2 builds on the original game to create the ultimate Winter Sports playground. 

Grand Mountain Adventure 2 is available now on iOS and Android. For more details visit the official website here.

About Toppluva AB

Toppluva is a tiny indie studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2015, Toppluva develops the Grand Mountain Adventure series with 25M+ players worldwide on iOS, Android, Steam and Nintendo Switch. The studio consists of three snowboarding brothers — Viktor, Sebastian, and Alexander. With a passion for creating truly unique, handcrafted games, they design everything from scratch, including the game engine, physics engine, map editor, music, and 3D models.