Explore the Deep Out Now on Steam Today as Xbox and PlayStation Releases Confirmed for Early 2027 – New Charity DLC Also Launches Today, with Proceeds Going to Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Treehouse Games’ vibrant oceanic adventure coming to consoles in early 2027 as Fireshine Games joins the party as publisher 

LONDON (June 25, 2026) – Voyagers of Nera, the exquisite co-op survival crafter from Treehouse Games, gets a free, major content update today on Steam with Explore the Deep. Explore the Deep tasks players with a journey under the sea to find relics of spirits past. Sunken village ruins and even lost sanctuaries are waiting to be discovered alongside resources and special items by completing all-new unique challenges. Voyagers of Nera is also now confirmed for launch early 2027 on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 from the game’s new publishing partner, Fireshine Games (Far Far West, Core Keeper). (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2686630/Voyagers_of_Nera/)

Get up close with today’s Explore the Deep update with the visually stunning new trailer:

Voyagers of Nera launched into Steam Early Access last fall, debuting to rave reviews from players. Nera is a magical ocean world full of beauty, magic and danger. You are an Echo, the descendants of the long-extinct protectors of this world. It falls to you to sail across the seas, defeat the monstrous creatures of the Deep and awaken the spirits before they fade away forever.

Explore a colorful and imaginative world where cooperation is key to survival, navigating a magical ocean world brimming with lost spirits and deadly monsters. Sail to distant islands, build beautiful villages and surf across the waves in groups of up to 10 players.

Today’s Explore the Deep update introduces a plethora of additions, focused on a concentration of new underwater content discoverable all around the map. Underwater ruins, new depth mechanics, gathering changes and new enemies all await below the surface. Treehouse also gives players a new compendium to track what they’ve learned and keep tabs on the vast lore the game has to offer. But it’s not all relegated to the depths; new land-related adventures and accessories are included in Explore the Deep, enriching the robust content on offer in the unique world in Voyagers of Nera. 

A new paid DLC launches today alongside Explore the Deep, with all proceeds going to Whale and Dolphin Conversation, the leading global charity working to ensure a future for marine mammals through science, education and policy (https://uk.whales.org/). The Whale and Dolphin Charity DLC is available now for $4.99, or as part of a Steam bundle offering a 10% discount while combining Voyagers of Nera, all previously released free content updates and The Whale and Dolphin Charity DLC. The DLC features two exclusive in-game items – a beautiful hand-carved dolphin surfboard and an adorable must-have rescued dolphin plushie. Players will also have the ability to build as many of these items as they’d like on any server they’re playing on.

Today’s updates are part of the ongoing Voyagers of Nera roadmap for 2026, which sees its 1.0 launch on the horizon with the game’s next major content drop this fall.  Follow the adventure at https://voyagersofnera.com/.

About Fireshine Games

Fireshine Games is a global publisher of digital and physical video games based in London, England, with a focus on finding fun and bringing innovative indie gems to players around the world.

Originally established in 2014, Fireshine Games has built a portfolio of acclaimed and award winning digital titles, including Far Far West, Core Keeper, Shadows of Doubt, Len’s Island and Popucom, while partnering with studio giants to bring digital hits to physical release, including Atomfall from Rebellion, Balatro from Playstack, and Jurassic World Evolution 3 from Frontier Developments. Fireshine Games is part of the EG7 group of companies. For more information on Fireshine Games and its titles, visit the official website at fireshinegames.co.uk.

About Treehouse Games Treehouse was founded by seasoned developers united from across the industry: half of the team hails from the AAA live-service space including Riot Games and EA, while the other half joins Treehouse from lean, indie-scale gaming startups. As a studio, Treehouse strives to combine the scrappy innovative spirit of indies with the grand ambitions of AAA teams to create the best way to find quality time with friends. https://treehousegames.com/

Physical Brine Edition available for PlayStation 5 now

PARIS (June 25, 2026) – Abyssus, the roguelike 1-4 player co-op FPS with thousands of “Very Positive” reviews on Steam from developer DoubleMoose and publisher The Arcade Crew, today welcomes Brinehunters on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S with its console debut for $24.99. These brand-new versions of the undersea adventure have surfaced alongside the free 1.3 update, available now across all platforms:

Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/abyssus/9p8nkvvb0xqj 
PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10016582

The 1.3 update brings a new god, areas, blessings, crossplay and more to the undersea odyssey. A rundown of all new content available with the new update is below: 

• A new God joins the lineup, introducing a host of new blessings for your abilities and weapons
• New blessings are now available for previously existing Gods, too
• A new playable area is now playable, including brand-new enemies and bosses 
• New room objectives are available to make sure that no two runs are ever the same
• A revamped and expanded skill tree & streamlined matchmaking and quickplay options
• Crossplay is available across PC, PlayStation and Xbox
• New sea shanties, the best way to build team camaraderie

Alongside this free update comes the Brinerot Pack, featuring a new suit, helmet, emote and portrait frame to customize your Brinehunter with for $3.99.

Today’s launch comes alongside a physical PlayStation 5 release for Abyssus, available at $34.99 on the Silver Lining website, including the Brinehunter, Brineguard, Brinefrost and Brinerot DLC packs alongside the base game.

About Abyssus

Step into the role of a Brinehunter in either solo or co-op and traverse via submarine to the ocean floor to investigate a powerful electromagnetic source. Arriving at the source to discover an ancient, sunken city of a long-forgotten civilization, you’re thrust into the fast-paced FPS action of Abyssus as you’ll face corrupted, lethal swarms of enemies armed to the gills with powerful weapons made of ancient tech utilizing the power of brine. Stranded, the only way through is deeper down…  

Blast into this chaotic underwater world to harness new weaponry, upgrades and mods to create the loadout of your dreams. Pierce through enemies using the literal power of energy with satisfying guns like the plasma launcher, one of eight customizable weapons, and choose whether you want powerful, grenade-like strikes or rapid fire, revolver-style shots. With a whopping 54 weapon mods, there’s plenty of variety to sink your fins into – no two loadouts feel the same.

No two runs are the same, either, as Abyssus was designed with a heavy focus on replayability: the game features strategic randomness with 250+ blessings & charms to amp your abilities, increase your damage and more. Abyssus also hosts over 140 forge mods, allowing you to enhance equipped abilities and weapons. 

About The Arcade Crew

With a gameplay first approach and high-quality focus, The Arcade Crew produces and publishes awesome indie and innovative games from creative teams from around the world.

The Crew’s iconic projects include Abyssus from DoubleMoose Games, Drop Duchy from Sleepy Mill Studio, Blazing Chrome from JoyMasher and Infernax from Berzerk Studios. The Crew is working on several new games for 2026 and beyond.

The Arcade Crew is Dotemu’s indie publishing division.

About DoubleMoose Games

DoubleMoose Games is a collective of several three-dimensional organic meat automatons infused with four-dimensional souls, converging in the same space-time to produce audiovisual entertainment products for the human (and secret alien) inhabitants of “Earth.” 

Publisher Invests In Back Catalog of Hit Horror Asymmetric Multiplayer Games

Los Angeles, Calif. & Denver, Colo. – June 25, 2026 – Balor Games today announced its partnership with IllFonic, Inc. on its back catalog of games, strengthening the new publishing group’s portfolio. Balor Games will manage IllFonic’s established multiplayer titles including Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Predator: Hunting Grounds™, Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game,and Arcadegeddon.

“IllFonic has a proven track record of building successful experiences based on well-known franchises that push the approach to multiplayer game design,” said Alan Patmore, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Balor Games. “We have great respect for the team’s creative vision and expertise and look forward to serving the community playing each game. Welcome to the family, IllFonic!”

“Working with Balor Games allows us to keep growing and delivering high-quality multiplayer experiences to players around the world,” said Charles Brungardt, CEO of IllFonic. “With this partnership, we have more room to invest in our upcoming games, and reach even more players, all while staying true to the quality and experience our community expects. It also allows us, with Balor’s partnership, to support our back catalog for our current communities in these amazing universes we all know and love.”

IllFonic will work with Balor Games to continue supporting the live games listed with additional content and ongoing updates. The studio will remain operationally independent, with its existing team continuing to manage all studio functions under the leadership of Charles Brungardt, CEO of IllFonic; Jared Gerritzen, CCO; Shannon Gerritzen, Head of Publishing; and Anthony Fassero, COO. IllFonic’s publishing resources can now be focused on its upcoming projects, including the game Halloween: The Game, a new 1v4 asymmetrical horror game releasing on September 8, 2026.

Balor Games is a newly established “Triple-I” publishing label launched in March 2026, founded by former Humble Games executives Alan Patmore and Mark Nash. Balor Games was launched following its acquisition of the Humble Bundle publishing business from Ziff Davis as well as Firestoke Games, securing publishing rights to more than 60 titles.

About IllFonic

Founded in 2007, IllFonic is an independent video game developer and publisher with studios in Lakewood, Colorado and Tacoma, Washington. Our staff is composed of video game, music, and technology veterans redefining how games are made and marketed. Titles and collaborations include Halloween: The Game, Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Arcadegeddon, Friday the 13th: The Game, Dead Alliance, Star Citizen, Evolve, Armored Warfare, and Nexuiz.

For more information, visit www.illfonic.com. 

About Balor Games

Built for inventors, backed by believers. Balor Games is a “Triple I” independent game publisher dedicated to long-term stewardship of high-quality creative works. Formed by former leaders of Humble Games, Balor Games oversees an expansive catalog of acclaimed indie games. The company aims to serve as a cultural curator for independent games, while providing expertise, resources, and belief-driven support to visionary developers.

For more information, visit https://balorgames.com/ 

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The newest Year 5 Pass DLC will arrive for Nintendo Switch 2 on July 7

PARIS – June 25, 2026 – Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive are excited to celebrate the launch of SnowRunner’s newest update, Season 18: Patch & Power!Available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC – and coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on July 7 – this new season of content introduces a whole-new biome in the Mexican state of Chiapas for Year 5 Pass owners!

Welcome to Chiapas, SnowRunner’s very first tropical region!

Help the National Energy Commission complete the construction of a brand-new geothermal power plant after a recent bout of tropical storms leaves the region in chaos. Drive across two large maps and discover lush forests, treacherous mangroves, and sandy beaches, as Patch & Powermarks the introduction of jungle maps for the first time in SnowRunner’s six-year history!

Season 18 also brings two exciting new trucks for Year 5 Pass owners: the Mercer R230, an off-road truck with great maneuverability, and the HIB Billet M816, a highway specialist with a unique combination of speed and fuel economy!

Get your Nintendo Switch 2 physical copy today – Season 18 arrives July 7!

Following its digital release earlier this month, the Nintendo Switch 2 version of SnowRunner is now available at participating retail stores! Get your copy today to enjoy more than six years of content across a wide variety of seasons. Season 18: Patch & Power is set to arrive on July 7 on Nintendo Switch 2, alongside the return of full crossplay functionality with all other available platforms. So get your friends ready to take on the untamed wilderness!

Season 18: Patch & Power is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. Grab your crew and dive in today!

Humanity begins rebuilding its future through Project Eden, alongside Project Jonah, cultural memory discoveries, deeper exploration systems, new tools, and major performance improvements

Helsinki, Finland – June 25, 2026 – Channel37 released Update 5: New Horizons, the next major Early Access update for The Last Caretaker, available on Steam and the Epic Games Store discounted by 20% to $27.99 / €23.99 / £21.59.

At the center of the update is Project Eden, a new progression path that turns committee progress into visible change within the world. As restoration seeds are returned from orbit and committee efforts grow, Eden rises from the sea: a stepped garden slowly rebuilding a future that once seemed impossible.

>> INCOMING DIRECTIVE: WATCH UPDATE 5 – NEW HORIZONS 

Update 05: New Horizons highlights include:

• Project Eden introduces a new progression system built around construction, crafting, skills, quests, unlocks, and committee-driven restoration.
• The Committees Awaken, creating new ways for humans in orbit to influence the future through long-term development goals.
• Project Jonah introduces a new whale encounter, questline, lore, rewards, and a dedicated encounter location.
• Cultural Memories expand the world’s history through Cave Paintings, HoloMemories, Samples, and new discovery systems.
• New tools and systems include TideRipper™ Hand Jets, the Rhino Dismantler, Recovery Grinder, PECO Grid Scan 2000, Data Recovery Deck music playback, and Rocket Payload fabrication.
• Enhanced localization: Italian and Spanish in-game text translations added

Update 05: New Horizons marks a shift in the player’s role. Previous updates focused on survival, recovery, and preservation. Project Eden begins the next stage: rebuilding. Players can now gather Samples and send discoveries to space, recover fragments of lost culture through statues and cave paintings, construct Eden modules, cultivate new plants and trees, and unlock progression systems tied directly to humanity’s long-term future.

The update also expands exploration with the Research Outpost Theta-9, a sealed facility built to study Roth’s Anomaly, alongside new questlines, additional progression content, and broad improvements to existing locations. Alongside its new content, New Horizons delivers a major technical and quality-of-life update. Weather and wave systems have been upgraded, memory consumption reduced, HDR support added, controller and UI improvements expanded, and performance optimized across gameplay systems, weather, vehicles, physics, cables, and large save games.

The Last Caretaker is available now in Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store, currently discounted by 20% $27.99 / €23.99 / £21.59

For more information about Channel37 and The Last Caretaker, visit www.channel37.co.

About Channel37
Founded in Helsinki, Finland in 2021, Channel37 is an antique game studio with decades of games industry experience making bold experiences that connect players, beginning with The Last Caretaker, which was released into Early Access in November 2025. The ten-person studio was co-founded by Miika Aulio, Vesa Halonen, Antti Ilvessuo, and Sami Saarinen. More information available here: www.channel37.co.

Matchmaking runs at designated times that vary by region, including North America, Europe, and Korea

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. – June 25, 2026 – Project ZETA, published by KRAFTON, Inc., will hold its first global community test today through June 28.

This global community test debuts a new idol-concept hero, ‘Mika Mist.’ Mika Mist wields a megaphone as its main weapon and, unlike existing heroes, features sound-wave attacks and dazzling neon effects.

Running for a total of four days, the test is open to anyone worldwide, including North America, Europe, and Korea, Players can take part simply by accessing and launching the game on the Project ZETA Steam page. Matches against other players take place at designated times in each region. Matchmaking in North America runs daily from 5 PM to 8 PM (PDT).  

Project ZETA is an online multiplayer game in the multi-team tactical arena genre, developed by NIRVANANA Studio and published by KRAFTON. Three players form a team, and four teams compete simultaneously on a single battlefield, battling over an objective called the Prism. Combat unfolds in a third-person action style that uses each hero’s unique skills, with 14 heroes across four classes and controller support.

Project ZETA is in development with the goal of a global Early Access launch in the second half of this year. For more about Project ZETA and this global community test, visit the official website, Steam store page, and official Discord channel.

London, UK – June 25, 2026 – It’s time to give deep space a deep clean! Zip up your hazmat suit, grab your interstellar mop, and join the galaxy’s first orbital maintenance company in the first playtest for sci-fi horror cleaning sim Cleaner Company, available to download today on Steam.

Playable until July 9th, round up your pals or lift off as a solo cleaner on a voyage to clean up deep space disaster zones. Tidy gruesome horror scenes left behind on interplanetary research facilities and long-forgotten space stations, but beware: reports suggest that hostile lifeforms may still be aboard…

In today’s playtest, players are tasked with cleaning the Experimental Laboratory, an abandoned research outpost where experiments have spiraled out of control, and the Polar Facility, a remote research station deep in the barrens of an ice planet where extreme temperatures directly impact gameplay.

Prepare for slapstick jumpscares and party-based mayhem while fulfilling your cosmic cleaning duties across retrofuturistic locations.

Deal with shattered containment pods, leaking toxic substances, damaged systems and deadly lifeforms on a mission to wash away unsightly stains and hideous detritus – all while trying not to become the latest mess on a freshly cleaned floor.

GAME FEATURES:

• 1-4 Player Sci-Fi Survival Cleaning – Join the Star Wipers and set off on an intergalactic expedition to clean devastated space stations, ruined restaurants and more, bringing gory hotspots back to their dazzling former shine.
• Survive Dangerous Threats – Abandoned space stations often tend to be abandoned for a reason… Face threats from terrifying alien creatures in a fight to survive your next big clean.
• Deep Space, Deep Clean – Acquire resources and complete cleanup duties to ‘brush up’ your team’s equipment and handle those more stubborn stains.
• Physics-Based Chaos – Dynamic physics make cosmic cleaning fun! Stack up bits and pieces, spill stuff, and try not to make more mess than you started with. Just don’t ask us how the gravity systems are still online.

Cleaner Company launches on Steam and Epic Games Store later this year. For more on Cleaner Company.

ABOUT WILDFLAME STUDIO
As a specialist in multiplayer titles, Wildflame Studio believes that the best experiences are born when players can enjoy them together. “Together is better!”

ABOUT MYTHWRIGHT
Mythwright is the independent publisher of hit Simulation, Management and Strategy games including Thronefall, Going Medieval, Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts, Bladesong and TerraTech Legion.

Six historic missions, an expanded arsenal of new vehicles and units, and the addition of a French Commander deliver high-stakes combat in new Sudden Strike 5 DLC – Sudden Strike 5 main theme performed by the Budapest Art Orchestra captures the emotion and intensity of the battlefield

Bracknell, UK – June 23, 2026. As part of the recently outlined Sudden Strike 5 roadmap, publisher Kalypso Media and developer Kite Games prepare to transport players to one of World War II’s most decisive campaigns in the DLC Sudden Strike 5 – France: Road to Liberation arriving July 23, 2026, on PC, Xbox on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation®5.  

Sudden Strike 5 – France: Road to Liberation is set in August 1944, during the backdrop of Operation Dragoon as opposing forces battle for control of a nation on the brink of liberation. The upcoming DLC introduces six new missions, with three playable as the Allied forces and three playable as the Axis powers. Storm the shores of Camel Beach with the Allied forces and progress through the liberation of Toulon before capturing Hill 300 to sever German retreat routes. Axis missions will challenge the tactical expertise of battle-hardened generals as German armies must evacuate the region while defending critical positions against mounting Allied pressure.

Tactical possibilities expand as generals gain access to a new Commander, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, introducing a mobility-focused playstyle supported by two new doctrine cards Maquis Mobilization and Crew Vehicle Training, each with additional extensions to further adapt battlefield strategies with deeper tactical customization.

Reinforcements arrive with more than six new units and unit types including the Allied destroyer USS Edison, the remote demolition vehicle German SdKfz. 302 Goliath, with French infantry and additional new vehicles like amphibious units joining the fight. 

In addition to the upcoming DLC, the development team will continue to deliver auxiliary game enhancements as detailed in the recent roadmap. Co-Op Mode will officially be arriving to the game as a free update for all in early July. A quality-of-life update has already been implemented this past week providing the ability to individually remove units from trenches, the addition of new tutorial hints in loading screen and new visibility settings, among other adjustments and fixes, the full update changelog can be found here. 

Sudden Strike 5 – France: Road to Liberation will breach the frontlines July 23, on PC, Xbox on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation®5 for $14.99 / € 14.99 / £12.99. 

Sudden Strike 5 – France: Road to Liberation Features:   

• Sudden Strike 5 – France: Road to Liberation provides you with 6 new missions (3 each for the Allied and the Axis forces) based on the events of “Operation Dragoon” in famous historical settings. 
• The Allied missions take you from the landing at Camel Beach and the Liberation of Toulon to the capture of Hill 300, where you must cut off the German retreat. In the Axis missions, you will fight to hold the line while securing the evacuation of your remaining forces.
• Enhance your tactical options with a new Commander, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, whose skillset focuses on velocity and mobility, and two new doctrine cards, “Maquis Mobilization” and “Crew Vehicle Training” with a set of new extensions each.
• In addition to a host of units already present in the main game, the DLC introduces more than 6 brand-new units and unit types, including the Allied destroyer USS Edison and the German remote detonation vehicle SdKfz. 302 Goliath as well as French infantry and new vehicles like amphibious units.

About the Kalypso Media Group GmbH  
Kalypso Media Group GmbH is an independent publisher, developer, and marketer of interactive entertainment software with over 200 employees at 10 locations across Germany, England, France, Japan, and the USA. The Kalypso Media Group includes Kasedo Games, the digital label of Kalypso Media Group, along with four development studios: Realmforge Studios (Dungeons series), Gaming Minds Studios in Gütersloh and Paderborn (Railway Empire, Port Royale, Tropico 7) and Claymore Game Studios (Commandos: Origins).   
    
Specializing in the development of strategy and simulation games for a global audience on multi-platforms, Kalypso Media Group’s IP portfolio includes full rights to the Tropico series, Commandos, Port Royale, Dungeons, Sudden Strike, and Railway Empire, among others. Kalypso Media’s most recent releases are Commandos: Origins, Disciples: Domination, and Sudden Strike 5. Recent releases from Kasedo Games include Warhammer 40000: Mechanicus II and Life Below.

   
Kalypso Media Group offers a wide range of merch products and clothing in the newly opened Kalypso Media merch store. The products available include Kalypso Media’s best-known franchises, including Commandos, Railway Empire, Dungeons, and Tropico.

Teaser Trailer Released; Limited-Time Event Begins July 2, 2026

Tokyo, Japan – June 25, 2026 – Aniplex Inc. today announced an upcoming limited-time collaboration event between Resident Evil Survival Unit, the mobile strategy game co-developed with JOYCITY Corporation, and CAPCOM’s globally acclaimed Monster Hunter series. The collaboration event is scheduled to begin on July 2, 2026.

First released in 2004, the Monster Hunter series is a globally popular hunting action franchise in which players cooperate to track and defeat massive creatures across expansive natural environments. The series is widely recognized for establishing cooperative multiplayer hunting as a core gameplay experience and has built a dedicated worldwide fanbase.

This collaboration will introduce Monster Hunter–inspired elements into the post-apocalyptic world of Resident Evil Survival Unit, offering a limited-time crossover experience that integrates the appeal of large-scale monster encounters with the game’s strategic systems.

Monster Hunter Collaboration Event

During the event period, players will be able to participate in collaboration-exclusive in-game events and earn special rewards inspired by the Monster Hunter series.

Further details regarding event content and gameplay mechanics will be announced at a later date via in-game notices and official social media channels.

Event Period:

• July 2, 2026, 00:00 (UTC) – July 29, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

Teaser Trailer Now Available: Ahead of the event launch, a teaser trailer has been released on the official social media channels, offering a first look at the upcoming collaboration content.

About Aniplex Inc.

Aniplex Inc. is a diversified entertainment company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Known for its leadership in anime production and distribution, Aniplex also develops and publishes games, films, stage productions, and live events for audiences worldwide. Aniplex is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. 

About JOYCITY Corporation

JOYCITY Corporation is a leading game developer and publisher based in South Korea, specializing in online and mobile games. The company is known for global hits such as Gunship Battle: Total Warfare, Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War and 3on3 Freestyle. 

Enjoy a sneak peek of a new fighter in the launch trailer

Hertfordshire, 25^th June 2026 – Today, KOEI TECMO Europe and developer Team NINJA invite players to join the battle in DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round, now available alongside its free-to-play edition, DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round Core Fighters on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC Windows via Steam®. To celebrate the launch, a new trailer has been unveiled, giving fans a look at the title’s features, story, and roster, as well as a sneak peek at a brand-new fighter.

DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round is the definitive version of DEAD OR ALIVE 6, originally released in 2019. Players will experience the tournament’s return with optimisation for the latest hardware with renewed gameplay and features, including a new lighting system introduced to the KATANA ENGINE™, OBORO. This lighting system enables more realistic illumination created by natural ambient light and shadows.

Players can dive into the action immediately with Kasumi, NiCO, Marie Rose, and Honoka, available at launch for both DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round standard edition and DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round Core Fighters, along with the new photo mode. Fans will enjoy exploring features such as being able to adjust character positions and poses of their favourite fighters. The online modes* “DOA Quest” and “DOA Central” will also be accessible at launch.

Additionally, fans can continue their DEAD OR ALIVE 6 journey, as players of the original DEAD OR ALIVE 6 standard edition will have the ability to carry over save data for DLC costumes, unlocked costumes, items, and more. Popular characters such as Kasumi, Marie Rose, Ayane, NiCO, and Honoka will receive five exclusive costumes inspired by other Team NINJA titles such as NINJA GAIDEN 3 Razor’s Edge and DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation.

Furthermore, players can anticipate an expanded roster, with DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round including all original 24 characters as well as five characters released as part of original release’s DLC and bonus lineup** (Nyotengu, Phase 4, Momiji, Rachel, and Tamaki). Mai Shiranui and Kula Diamond from the highly popular SNK fighting game THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV, are also included in the cast at launch as collaborative DLCs*** alongside a costume set**** comprised of 5 stylish outfits.

In a new trailer, fans were treated to a first look the newest character to the roster, Minato, an original character created exclusively for DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round. Further information regarding new costumes and characters will be revealed throughout the year.

DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round and its free-to-play edition, DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round Core Fighters, are now available on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam®.

* All modes except Story Mode will be available. Story Mode is playable with the purchase of the Story Unlock DLC.
** Additional DLC characters Mai Shiranui and Kula Diamonds are not included.
*** Additional DLC characters Mai Shiranui and Kula Diamond can be purchased separately. Character licenses for Mai Shiranui and Kula Diamond cannot be carried over from DEAD OR ALIVE 6.
**** The costume set includes the following: Happy Wedding Costume, Pirates of the 7 Seas Costume, Nurse Costume, Maid Costume and Sexy Bunny Costume.

ABOUT KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD.

KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI TECMO’s best known for their signature ‘one versus thousands’ Warriors series, the fan-favourite NINJA GAIDEN and fighting entertainment title DEAD OR ALIVE. Through collaboration with strong existing franchises, such as A.O.T. Wings of Freedom (Attack on Titan), has brought fan-favourite shows to life in video game form. The company’s desire for innovation and diversity has seen the creation of the critically acclaimed dark-samurai action title Nioh, which takes on new and unique gameplay styles. The company’s acquisition of GUST, developer of a variety of heart-warming titles, has seen their flagship Atelier series span generations of consoles and fans alike. More information about KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD and its products can be found at www.koeitecmoeurope.com 

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