Promised Land Art Festival, a premiere event for creative industry professionals from around the world, has updated its agenda with more details, including the tracks that attendees can participate in this September 8th–10th. A contest, with a winning prize of a full pass to the festival, is also underway.

Snapshot:

• Promised Land Art Festival has updated its agenda to show off some of the festival’s tracks, including 2D and 3D Art, Animation, VFX, Technology, Audio as well as the Out of the Box.
• Additional speakers and talk titles were released alongside the update, with more information coming as the event approaches.
• A digital art contest, with a top prize of a full pass to the festival, will run until August 11th.

Hosted in EC1 Łódź, a revitalized power plant now home to an artistic, cultural, and educational center in Łodź, Poland, the 6th edition of Promised Land Art Festival boasts a lineup of star artists from gaming, film, and beyond. The festival is organized around several tracks, all of which will offer attendees various perspectives into the creative process. The announced artist’s paths include:

• 2D and 3D Art, which features speakers such as Associate Art Director Émilie Beauchamp (Batman: Arkham Origins, Mortal Kombat 11), Senior Concept Artist Veera Hokkanen (Returnal), Character Artist John Crossland (Alan Wake 2), Lead Environment Artist Oscar Gonzalez (Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Marvel’s Wolverine), Senior Lighting Artist Anna Roan (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart), Freelance Illustrator Grzegorz Rutkowski (Horizon Forbidden West, Neverwinter, Magic: The Gathering), and Concept Artist Agata Skowronek (The Witcher: Path of Destiny, Cyberpunk 2077: The Board Game)
• Animation and VFX, whose speakers include Animator Victor Navone (Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Toy Story 3, Coco, Inside Out), FX And Look Of Picture Supervisor Pav Grochola (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. the Machines), and VFX Supervisor Albert Szostkiewicz (Dune, Man of Steel).
• Technology, which will include a presentation from Richard Cowgill and Homam Bahnassi, representatives of the cutting-edge technology company NVIDIA.
• Audio, featuring presentations from Engineering Director, Management and Audio Colin Walder (Cyberpunk 2077) and Music Director Marcin Przybyłowicz (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt).
• Out of the Box, which contains unique talks that expand beyond traditional tracks, with confirmed speakers including Art Director Remi Nowakowski (GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty) and Director of Art Erol Kentli (Gears Tactics, Grid, XCOM).

Apart from lectures, the festival also offers hands-on workshops in a variety of mediums, like painting, sculpture and drawing, discussion panels, demos, and meet the artist sessions. All currently announced speakers and presentations can be found on the official website, with further details to be released as the event approaches.

View the updated Promised Land Art Festival agenda

Promised Land Art Festival has also announced a ticket contest based around designing a sticker themed after the festival. The top three winners will all receive prizes, with a full pass to the festival for first place, a day pass for second place, and a goodie bag and CD PROJEKT RED merch for third place. All three designs will receive an official print run and be given out to Promised Land attendees during the festival. More information about how to participate in the contest can be found in the official rules.

Join the official Promised Land Art Festival sticker contest

Promised Land Art Festival is organized by CD PROJEKT RED, and sponsored by Displate and On Lemon. Its partners include AMD, Editions Caurette, Get3D, IT Media, Prusa, SteelSeries, WACOM, Moonshine, and Modliszka studios. The event held under the auspices of Łódź City Council as part of the “Łódź Creates (“Łódź Kreuje”) and “EC1 Łódź – The City of Culture” (“EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury”) promotional programs. Tickets are available.

About Promised Land Art Festival

Promised Land Art Festival brings together professionals working in film, gaming, and other creative industries. Focusing on the exchange of knowledge and experience, the event plays host to dozens of activities: from hands-on workshops, talks, and demos to Q&A and networking sessions. Leading and collaborating in these are speakers from some of the most recognizable brands in the industry. The festival is organized by acclaimed games developer CD PROJEKT RED and held under the auspices of Łódź City Council as part of the “Łódź Creates (“Łódź Kreuje”) and “EC1 Łódź – The City of Culture” (“EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury”) promotional programs.

About CD PROJEKT RED

CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for PCs and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include the futuristic RPG Cyberpunk 2077, its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty, and The Witcher series of games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and its two expansions. In collaboration with Studio Trigger, CD PROJEKT RED also created the award-winning Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, set in the same universe as the game. Other games developed by the studio include Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).

About “EC1 Łódź – City of Culture”

EC1 Łódź is a revitalized complex of a former power plant that has become a dynamic center for science, art, and culture. It offers a variety of attractions, including the Cinema, the Center for Science and Technology, the Planetarium, the Centre of Comics and Interactive Narratives, exhibitions on the creation and history of Polish cinema, and the Elements Street – an educational play area for the youngest visitors. The mission of EC1 is to educate and popularize science while also promoting film and comics art, providing entertainment for its visitors. It is a place where history meets modernity, creating a unique space for all culture and science enthusiasts.

Use your ethereal abilities from the afterlife to guide a community through tragedy in this emotional journey from the award-winning creators of Orwell

LOS ANGELES – Aug. 2, 2024 –Skybound Games, a division of Skybound Entertainment, the creator-led, multi-platform entertainment company behind mega-franchises The Walking Dead, Invincible, Impact Winter, and more, today launches Closer the Distance, the story-driven slice-of-life simulator from award-winning indie developer Osmotic Games. Use ethereal abilities to discover the characters at the heart of a community, unearth its long-kept secrets, and guide your loved ones through unimaginable tragedy in this deeply emotional tale about loss, grief, and hope. Closer the Distance is available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S for $19.99|€19.99|£15.99, with a bonus 10% discount offered on Steam at launch.

Watch the Closer the Distance Launch Trailer:

From the talented team behind the critically acclaimed Orwell, Closer the Distance tells a story about the connections between family and friends in the face of death. When a young woman named Angela dies suddenly in an unfortunate accident, it shakes the tight-knit community of Yesterby to its core. Playing as Angela from beyond the grave, you’ll use your ethereal abilities to explore Yesterby, unearth the many intimate stories and secrets lying beneath its surface, and help uplift and heal those you’ve left behind.

Closer the Distance combines engaging sim gameplay with a gripping narrative for a truly immersive experience. Key residents of Yesterby are fully simulated with their own complex emotions, memories, and relationships that develop over time with or without your input. But ultimately, the choices you make will determine the fate of Yesterby and its people.

Key Features

• Embark on a remarkable journey in which you hold the key to helping your community deal with their loss, using your ethereal powers as the catalyst for catharsis, growth, healing, and hope.
• Discover the many different characters, relationships, stories, and secrets at the heart of a small community grappling with the fallout of an unthinkable tragedy.
• Experience a deeply compelling, emotionally charged narrative featuring themes of love, empathy, friendship, family, grief, and closure.
• Engaging gameplay and choice-driven storytelling lets you affect the outcome of the tale, making each playthrough unique.

Closer the Distance is available today on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. For more information, visit www.ClosertheDistance.com.

About Osmotic Studios

Osmotic Studios is an award-winning independent game development company based in Hamburg, Germany.  Always striving to test out new ways to convey a convincing narrative, the company focuses on story-centric games with socially relevant and meaningful topics at their hearts. Best-known is Osmotic Studios’ debut game Orwell, released in 2016, putting players in the shoes of a government agent in the eponymous surveillance program, tasked with spying on suspect persons by going through their online documents and files and listening in on their chats and phone calls. Orwell received widespread critical acclaim and recognition from The Game Awards, the Independent Games Festival, and SXSW Gaming.

About Skybound Games

Skybound Entertainment is a creator-first company focused on bringing amazing comics, TV series, audio series, film, and video games to dedicated fans. Skybound Games publishes, produces, and distributes video games across every genre, including the blockbuster The Walking Dead video game series and 2024 Tribeca Games Award-winning Goodnight Universe. In November 2023, we launched our first original game in the Invincible universe, Invincible Presents: Atom Eve, to critical acclaim. In 2024, Skybound will build a cutting-edge in-house gaming production studio, further enhancing our capacity to shape the future of gaming entertainment.

Knights Peak and Primal Game Studio are proud to announce that Mandragora, the dark fantasy Action-RPG side-scroller with Soulslike and Metroidvania roots, will be playable at gamescom 2024 in Hall 10.1, Booth E-021. Visitors to gamescom will have the opportunity to experience the most advanced version of the game and face the challenges of a brutal world that does not accept second place. Plus, they’ll have the opportunity to snap a picture alongside the werewolf Matron Layla, one of the unique bosses, at our booth.

In Mandragora, mankind has surrendered the world to monsters. The people of Faelduum hide behind walls of brick and palisades of ignorance, constructed by their leaders. Players will journey through a world in decline, slowly succumbing to the damaging effects of Entropy. They will fight vicious creatures, challenge nightmarish bosses, meet new allies and enemies, and make harsh moral choices. The game offers many paths worth taking, each with its own unique challenges and rewards.

Features:

• Six Character classes with unique talent trees, passive skills and 200+ active skill upgrades
• Face off against fearsome foes including 15 brutal Bosses and 19 challenging Mini Bosses
• Narrative crafted by Brian Mitsoda including alternate endings forged by the player 
• Soundtrack composed by Christos Antoniou (Septicflesh) and performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra of Prague.

Mandragora is an action-RPG game where players wield powerful weapons and magic, unravel secrets, battle nightmarish creatures, and shape the fate of their world. Developed by Primal Game Studio, it invites players into a dark medieval-fantasy world where magic and danger collide.

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About Primal Game Studio

Primal Game Studio is an independent video game developer established by industry veterans in 2012. Headquartered in Budapest, they are a global team of over 60 passionate game makers for both PC and consoles aiming to build immersive universes across a broad variety of genres and themes.

About KNIGHTS PEAK INTERACTIVE 

Knights Peak Interactive, a division of MY.GAMES, is a game publisher partnering with diverse developers worldwide. Committed to equality, it supports both emerging and established studios in reaching new heights in global markets and brand development. Knights Peak views games as portals to immersive stories, offering players a multitude of adventures in a welcoming environment.

Embark on an adorable adventure in a world of magical stickers

Madrid, Spain – August 2, 2024. Meridiem is pleased to announce the release of the  boxed physical edition of A Tiny Sticker Tale, an adventure and puzzle video game with a unique visual style that mimics the appearance of a sticker book. 

Developed and digitally published by Ogre Pixel, the physical edition of A Tiny Sticker Tale will be available from October 10, 2024, in specialist stores across Europe for Nintendo Switch. 

Meridiem will be responsible for the design and manufacturing of the physical Magic Book Edition of A Tiny Sticker Tale for Nintendo Switch. This special edition includes an art book and a set of stickers.

A Tiny Sticker Tale is an adorable and cozy adventure where you can change the world with the power of stickers. In this game, you can turn anything around you into stickers and use your creativity to place them in different locations, solving puzzles and helping your new friends. In this beautiful little adventure, you will step into the boots of Flynn the donkey to venture across Figori Island, discovering and solving challenges with the help of a very special sticker book. 

Watch the Trailer Here 

Features: 

• Unique gameplay: Use your creativity to solve puzzles by picking up and placing stickers in different locations. 
• Environment modification: Change your surroundings by placing stickers. Customization: Decorate and personalize your island any way you wish! 
• Attractive art style: Figori Island is the perfect place to relax after a long day of adventures. Exploration and discovery: 
• Discover and explore a fascinating island full of adventures and mysteries.
• The physical release of A Tiny Sticker Tale Magic Book Edition will launch on October 10, 2024 for Nintendo Switch across European specialist stores. 

For more information visit www.meridiem-games.com 

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About Meridiem

We are Meridiem, a video game publisher and distributor passionate about its culture, which we preserve and pass on. We do this by fostering talent through investment in independent projects with potential, bringing back classic titles, promising indies, and AAA games while continuing to support the physical format.

Early Tip-Off Announced Making NBA 2K25 Available to Play from September 4 for Players on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC who Pre-order Before Worldwide Launch on September 6

New Gen NBA 2K25, Powered by ProPLAY™, on Full Display in First Gameplay Trailer

Today, 2K announced new gameplay enhancements and features bringing authentic on-court action to NBA 2K25 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. ProPLAY™, 2K’s groundbreaking technology that translates authentic movements from actual NBA footage into immersive gameplay, continues to evolve and expand in NBA 2K25 with an increased animation library that delivers 2K’s most true-to-life basketball yet. Updates also include an all-new dribble engine powered by ProPLAY™ and additions like Signature Go-To Shots, Shot Canceling, Shot Timing Profiles as well as a brand new defensive cutoff system, updates to the Contest System and more. 

“Realism, customisation and freedom are the key drivers behind this year’s gameplay updates including one of the most impactful updates to our gameplay engine in years,” said Mike Wang, Gameplay Director at Visual Concepts. “Enhancements powered by ProPLAY™ inject a sense of energy, immersion, and, most importantly, authenticity to our game while the gameplay puts an unprecedented level of control in the player’s hands to fully personalise how they dribble and shoot the ball.” 

Gameplay innovations featured in NBA 2K25 for PlayStation 5, Xbox X|S & PC include: 

• Gameplay, Powered by ProPLAY: 9,000 new ProPLAY™ animations have been added to NBA 2K25 pulling from real-world NBA footage to seamlessly translate actual NBA moments into authentic gameplay. Featuring 1,500 dribbling animations, 1,100 signature shot animations from most rostered players from the 2023-24 NBA season, and more than 1,300 new off-the-ball animations, including 150 new signature motion styles, NBA 2K25 delivers the most realistic gameplay to-date. 
• All-New Dribble Engine: NBA 2K25 features one of the biggest changes to gameplay in years with an all-new dribble engine powered by ProPLAY™. Now, with the power of ProPLAY™, NBA 2K25‘s dribble engine generates dynamic motion from real-world NBA footage to create a new and more authentic feel. This update means players will experience a more lifelike movement that is one-to-one with how NBA players dribble in real life.
• Offensive Innovations: Creativity, personalisation, freedom, and accessibility are the cornerstones of NBA 2K25 offensive updates, catering to both newcomers and experts alike.Features like Pro Stick Rhythm Shooting, Custom Visual Cues and Shot Timing Profiles give players the ultimate customisation over how they shoot the ball as they balance the risk-versus-reward of their choices. Other updates include a new Shot Canceling feature that allows players to break out of any advanced shot at any time to transition into other moves. We’ve also taken last year’sDribble Breakdowns a step further with Signature Go-To Shots which features dribble-into-shot combos, directly translated from NBA footage – another feature Powered by ProPLAY™. 
• Defense Wins Championships: NBA 2K25 features a brand-new defensive cutoff system that empowers defensive-minded players. Dynamically change direction using the right stick to control a player and quickly slide laterally into position to cut off an offensive player’s attack. The Contest System received significant changes and now uses a dynamic weighting system, rather than a fixed one, that evaluates the impact of defense at the start of the shot versus the release and computes the proper coverage impact accordingly.
• AI Gameplay: AI gameplay has been improved across all platforms to play a more complementary role with updates to Court Spacing, Offense, Defense, Coaching, and the AI Difficulty to elevate the overall experience.
• Learn 2K: NBA 2K25 features a new Learn 2K mode that lets players learn everything from the basic mechanics of 2K all the way through how to execute the most advanced moves. Whether players want to try out the new Rhythm Shooting, learn the hundreds of moves, play mini-games, run drills, or work through practice scenarios, Learn 2K is an educational tool built to make NBA 2K25 more accessible for all. 

For full details check out the Courtside Report. NBA 2K25 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch will also come with enhanced gameplay and elevated authenticity including Shot Timing Profiles, Shot Canceling, new AI Gameplay and more. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements in the coming weeks to reveal even more of what’s new in NBA 2K25.

Early Tip-Off Benefit:

NBA 2K25 releases worldwide on September 6 for PS5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC platforms. Fans who purchased before September 6, 2024 can play NBA 2K25 up to two days early on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One and PC*. Players who have already pre-ordered any edition of NBA 2K25 on compatible platforms at participating retailerswill automatically be eligible for the Early Tip-Off benefit. For more information, please visit the Early Tip-Off FAQ.

For more information, please visit the NBA 2K25 official website.

Developed by Visual Concepts, NBA 2K25 is rated PG. 

Visual Concepts is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

Internet connection and online Account (minimum age varies) required to access online features and redeem and use bonus content, including MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, The W Online, and Play Now Online. See www.take2games.com/legal and www.take2games.com/privacy for additional details. Game includes optional in-game purchases and paid random items. Some in-game content may require download and/or online gameplay to unlock. Online console play may require separate paid platform subscription and account registration. Terms apply. ProPLAY, The City, The W, and MyNBA are only available for New-Gen NBA 2K25. Crossplay is only available for New-Gen NBA 2K25 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

* Early Tip-Off for physical copies of NBA 2K25 only available at participating retailers in select territories while stocks last. Pre-order digitally to maximise the early access period.

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New Benefactor Vorschlaghammer Slides into the Los Santos Drift Racing Scene – Plus, Double Rewards on Drift Races, 3X GTA$ on Taxi Work, and More

Do you aspire to weave between obstacles and leave your opponents in a cloud of rubber-scented smoke? Upgrade the new Benefactor Vorschlaghammer (Sedan) with Drift Tuning at the LS Car Meet. With its German engineering, optimized handling, and all-wheel drive, it’s a chariot tailor-made for Drift Gods.

Head to Southern San Andreas Super Autos’ in-game website to pick up a Vorschlaghammer or check it out on display at the Luxury Autos showroom. The Drift Tuning upgrade is available for free at the LS Car Meet for GTA+ Members.

2X GTA$ and RP on Drift Races

Stay in control of your vehicle as you slide around corners while smoking the competition in Drift Races for 2X GTA$ and RP. These bonuses are doubled to 4X GTA$ and RP for GTA+ Members through August 7.

Players with an LS Car Meet Membership can get started by speaking with the Race Organizer in the LS Car Meet, or through Quick Join on your iFruit. Fulfil the Weekly Challenge by participating in six Drift Races for a reward of GTA$100,000 and the Rockstar Helmet upon completion. You can see all current Daily and Weekly Challenges in the Player Interaction Menu.

3X GTA$ on Taxi Work and Bonuses on Issi Classic Races

Earn extra money by transporting a gradient of normal to chatty passengers on behalf of the Downtown Cab Co. in Taxi Work to earn 3X GTA$. Visit the Downtown Cab Co. depot on the corner of Tangerine Street and Mirror Park Boulevard in East Vinewood to get started.

Push the British-made pipsqueak past the finish line in Issi Classic Races for 2X GTA$ and RP. To take part, open the Online tab in the Pause Menu, select Stunt Races, and select any of the available Issi Classic Races.

Get Your Pizza This… Tee

After successfully delivering over 30 million pizzas, all GTA Online players can now claim their Pizza This… Tee by logging in to play GTA Online this week.

Premium Deluxe Motorsport Showroom

Pay Simeon a visit in Downtown Los Santos to shop his latest curation of vehicles:

• Dewbauchee Seven-70 (Sports)
• Benefactor Streiter (Sports)
• BF Raptor (Sports)
• Declasse Tornado Rat Rod (Sports Classic)
• Dinka Enduro (Motorcycle)

Luxury Autos Showroom and More…

Feast your eyes on a duo of fresh vehicles at the Luxury Autos showroom window this week — the Benefactor Vorschlaghammer (Sedan)and Übermacht Niobe (Sports).

Hao has taken the nostalgic Bravado Banshee (Sports) speedster and turned it into the wailing folkloric character that is its namesake for this week’s Premium Test Ride on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Placing Top 5 in the LS Car Meet Series four days in a row will land you this week’s Prize Ride: the Ocelot Ardent (Sports Classic). Pull up to the Test Track inside the LS Car Meet to taste a buffet of different vehicles, each decked out in unique limited-time liveries:

• Karin Previon (Coupe) in the Stance Andreas Drift Team Livery
• Pfister Growler (Sports) in the Tracked Camo Livery
• Pfister Comet S2 (Sports) in the Rock N’ Roll Legends Livery

Spin the Lucky Wheel inside The Diamond Casino & Resort for an opportunity to win a dazzling new Pegassi Zentorno (Super) — a high-tech hypercar that says “I’m better than you” with a single rev of its engine.

DISCOUNTS

• Överflöd Tyrant (Super) – 40% off
• Western Annihilator (Helicopter) – 40% off
• Dinka Postlude (Coupe) – 30% off
• Dinka Kanjo SJ (Coupe) – 30% off
• Bravado Hotring Hellfire (Sports) – 30% off
• Übermacht Rhinehart (Sedan) – 30% off
• Western Reever (Motorcycle) – 30% off

Gun Van Inventory and Discounts

Stun Gun (50% off) | Railgun (30% off for GTA+ Members) | SMG | Compact Grenade Launcher | Carbine Rifle | Battle Axe | Pipe Bombs | Grenades | Molotovs | Armor

GTA+ 

August is the last month for GTA+ Members to get an additional GTA$1,000,000 bonus automatically deposited alongside the standard GTA$500,000 into their Maze Bank account. Members can also claim the following through September 4:  

• Free Benefactor Vorschlaghammer (Sedan)
• Free Drift Tuning Upgrade for the Vorschlaghammer at the LS Car Meet
• Bonuses on Nightclub Management and Casino Story Missions
• Free Cobalt Jackal Racing Jersey and Pants and The Diamond Jackpot Tee 
• And More…

All this, along with access to a rotating assortment of classic Rockstar Games titles, and much more. Visit the GTA+ website for more information.

LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 1, 2024 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, has launched a new update for SEVEN KNIGHTS IDLE ADVENTURE, inviting players to join a special collaboration event with the TV animation “Hell’s Paradise.” The latest update features new Legendary heroes and exciting events.

Three new melee-type Legendary heroes make their way to SEVEN KNIGHTS IDLE ADVENTURE:

• Gabimaru grants a buff that increases Attack Speed of all allies when he successfully deals a Critical Hit Attack while his active skill ‘Ninja Art: Fire Monk’ decreases enemies’ defense. When Gabimaru gains an Immortal buff (limited to 1 time when Fallen), he continues to fightwithout being knocked out while his Immortal buff lasts. 
• Yuzuriha is known for her active skill ‘Ninja Art: Line Cutting,’ which grants a buff that increases her Attack and Critical Hit Rate. Upon a successful Critical Hit Attack, she grants a buff to her allies that enhances final Weakness Attack damage, and the enemies under her Critical Hit Attack gain a Poison debuff. 
• Sagiri’s active skill ‘Quietly… Intensely…’ removes all buffs from the target upon a successful attack while also decreasing the enemy’s Attack. When Sagiri deals a successful Critical Hit Attack, she grants a buff to increase Weakness Attach Rate of her allies. Targets hit by her Critical Hit Attack obtains a Bleed debuff. 

Players can have the opportunity to obtain Yuzuriha and Sagiri through the Hell’s Paradise Challenger Pass, which opens on August 1 and lasts until August 28. Hell’s Paradise Rate Up Summon will also be available during the same period, offering Hell’s Paradise Hero Selection Tickets. Players can also join the Hell’s Paradise Special Check-In Event for a chance to earn a Hell’s Paradise character simply by logging into the game during the event period (August 1 – 28). 

Based on their flagship franchise and the successor to the original Seven Knights game, SEVEN KNIGHTS IDLE ADVENTURE has been reimagined as an idle RPG. Developed with low capacity and low specification devices in mind with a guiding principle of easy playability, players will experience an expanded storyline with previously untold episodes of the original Seven Knights heroes. Collect and nurture returning fan-favorites who have been reborn as cute SD characters.

As an official continuation of Seven Knights, a game enjoyed by 60 million players globally, SEVEN KNIGHTS IDLE ADVENTURE will be an exciting addition for fans looking to learn more and interact with their favorite heroes with a low time investment.

For more information on SEVEN KNIGHTS IDLE ADVENTURE, please be sure to stay tuned to the official brand website for future updates. The game will continue to introduce many more heroes and modes in the coming months.

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.

New Maps and Game Modes Debut in Colorful Party Brawler

VANCOUVER, Canada — 1 August 2024 — Bare Butt Boxing, the comically chaotic multiplayer brawler from AAA visual effects studio Tuatara Games, brings wacky alien shenanigans with new maps and gameplay modes as it enters 1.0 on PC via Steam with a 30% launch discount as well as Nintendo Switch for the first time today!

Check out the 1.0 launch trailer here!

Six eccentric, pants-less aliens fall in love with the sport of boxing, but as they don’t know the rules, they come up with their own and spread chaos around the globe. Earn the most points while punching and launching your opponents in portals spread around the arena in physics-based multiplayer matches. 

Clench out sneaky victories by sabotaging rival boxers with violent vacuums, super frenzy power-ups, and unsuspecting potted plants that pack quite the punch. Wobble away from disappearing platforms in the groovy new disco arcade and stay balanced against gusts of bitter winds on the mountaintops to win the cheeky championship! 

Earn in-game coins by competing and spend them on colorful skins, name cards, and an arsenal of boxing gloves to choose from to stand out in a sea of online challengers. Challenge up to 3 friends locally, compete in 6 in online matches, and practice perfect punches against bots in single-player mode. With a celestial soundtrack from Grand Soleil as a backdrop to the ultimate knockout experience, Bare Butt Boxing is perfect for chaotic couch and online game nights!

“We’re thrilled to finally launch the 1.0 release of Bare Butt Boxing, along with the new modes, maps and items” said Klemen Lozar, founder of Tuatara Games. “With more options to customize your matches and a new Join a Friend button, the two most highly requested features during Early Access, we hope players will have a blast playing with friends and family!”

Bare Butt Boxing 1.0 is now available on PC via Steam with a 30% launch discount as well as Nintendo Switch for the first time.

Stay up-to-date with Tuatara Games on Twitter and YouTube and join the community on the official Discord server. Check out the rest of their portfolio on the official website. 

About Tuatara Games

Tuatara Games delivers stunning results in the field of visual effects for AAA studios like Riot Games (Valorant), Epic Games (Fortnite), Counterplay Games (Godfall), and many more, but their passion doesn’t stop there. By supporting small indie developers and developing their own original experiences and games, Tuatara keeps experimenting and pushing interactive entertainment forward. Their first self-published game, Bare Butt Boxing, embraces chaos and whimsy in a world that often feels like the former, but could use more of the latter.

In Space, Everyone Will Hear You Scream for Joy for the Second Edition of ALIEN RPG

Free League’s Kickstarter This Fall will Debut a New Wave of 2e Releases, Including New Core Rules, Starter Set, Cinematic Scenario Set, and Miniatures Line
 
Stockholm, Sweden (August 1, 2024) — For five glorious years, Free League Publishing and 20th Century Studios have explored the ultimate reaches of the ALIEN universe. In celebration of the critically acclaimed ALIEN RPG’s 5th anniversary in 2024, Free League proudly announced their plans to unleash a Second Edition of the multiple award-winning game rules across an expansive new line of rulebooks, starter sets, cinematics, and accessories. The stress fest begins with bug hunts aplenty through an epic Kickstarter launching this Fall. 

Free League has revealed its core line-up for the upcoming Kickstarter, with more details coming soon:

• Based upon feedback from thousands of players over five years of adventures, the Second Edition of the core rules delivers an updated and streamlined version of the ALIEN RPG fans know and love, along with additional new artwork, new content, and a variety of new tools for players and Game Mothers alike, all fully compatible with previous releases and game material. 
• The new 2e starter set will be redesigned as the perfect starting point for newcomers to roleplaying in the ALIEN universe, containing everything they need for game night including abridged 2e rules, character sheets, custom dice, reference cards, various handouts, and an expanded 2e edition of the fan-favorite Hope’s Last Day scenario set on Hadley’s Hope just prior to the unforgettable events of Aliens. 
• The new cinematic scenario boxed set, Rapture Protocol, written by Jonathan Hicks and Free League’s Tomas Härenstam, returns to the roots of the ALIEN franchise, featuring the crew of a small star freighter on a resupply run to the remote industrial colony, soon embroiled in a deadly conflict. 
• The miniatures set is designed to bring the events of Rapture Protocol to life, but fully complement other adventures and skirmish battles throughout the ALIEN RPG series. 

Sign up today to follow the upcoming Kickstarter, look out for more news across Free League’s social channels, and then get ready for a whole new chapter of sprawling, stress-inducing, blood-curdling ALIEN RPG adventures for years to come. We can’t lie to you about your chances, but you have our sympathies.

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Free League is one of the most funded RPG publishers on Kickstarter, raising over $12M across 36 successful campaigns including The One Ring™, Blade Runner, Dragonbane, Coriolis, Vaesen, Forbidden Lands, and Tales From the Loop.

Topping charts and capturing hearts since its Fall 2019 debut, the ALIEN RPG has become a fan-favorite across the globe, inspiring new standards for horror and sci-fi RPGs while snagging 10+ top awards over the years such as Best Game, Best RPG, Best RPG Expansion, Best RPG Adventure, Best Cartography, Best Production Values, and (among our favorites) Best Way to Die in an RPG for the esteemed eyeburster.

About Free League Publishing

Free League Publishing is a game studio and publisher dedicated to speculative fiction based in Stockholm, Sweden. It has published a wide range of award-winning tabletop roleplaying games and acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.

Our upcoming games include The Electric State Roleplaying Game and Coriolis: The Great Dark.

Our game portfolio includes the acclaimed fantasy RPG Dragonbane, the official Blade Runner RPG (winner of two Gold ENNIE Awards 2023), The One Ring™ RPG (Gold ENNIE winner 2022), the official ALIEN RPG (Gold ENNIE for Best Game 2020), the Gothic horror game Vaesen (winner of three ENNIE Awards 2021), the pitch-black fantasy RPG MÖRK BORG (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2020) and its two spin-offs CY_BORG and PIRATE BORG, the alternate ’80s Tales from the Loop (winner of five ENNIE Awards 2017, including Best Game), the retro-fantasy Forbidden Lands (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2019), the postapocalyptic Mutant: Year Zero (Silver ENNIE for Best Rules 2015), the science fiction games Coriolis – The Third Horizon (Judge’s Spotlight Award 2017) and Death in Space, the dark fantasy game Symbaroum, the weird-fantasy game Into the Odd Remastered, the new edition of the RPG classic Twilight: 2000 (Judges Award for Best RPG at UK Games Expo 2022), and the official The Walking Dead Universe RPG.

We have also published the art books Tales From the Loop, Things From the Flood, The Electric State, and The Labyrinth by the acclaimed visual storyteller Simon Stålenhag, as well as the illustrated editions of the Lovecraft classics The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness, and The Dunwich Horror by the praised artist François Baranger.

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