A Heroic Martial Artist Battles His Way Through a War-torn Three Kingdoms!  

BURLINGAME, Calif. – July 25, 2024 – Today, KOEI TECMO America and developer Omega Force revealed the first storyline details of their upcoming 1 vs. 1,000 action game, DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS, available in 2025 for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam®. Promising to deliver the most intense action of any Warriors title to date, DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS introduces fans to a heroic martial artist destined to overcome the immense odds as he fights his way through waves of enemies across the battlefields of the ancient Three Kingdoms.

DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS introduces a new, deeper interpretation of the traditional Three Kingdoms storyline, which depicts ancient Chinese history. The story begins the year before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the dawn of an era of great upheaval, when the protagonist — a martial artist with amnesia — visits a village suffering from famine. Here, he meets Zhang Jiao, a long-haired man who offers a helping hand to people, and Guan Yu, a bearded warrior who denounces the injustice of government officials, and together they fight against the forces of corrupt officials.

The immersive story is experienced through the amnesiac protagonist, weaving through history as a single hero. Throughout the game, episodes of the Three Kingdoms are described in greater clarity and detail, delivering a clear and engaging experience not only for fans of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and DYNASTY WARRIORS franchises, but for those who have not experienced them before.

DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS delivers an overwhelming sense of realism on every battlefield, with the largest number of soldiers in the series’ history, intermingled and fighting with their own individual wills. Enemy soldiers attacking in cooperation are extremely formidable, and you must not only fight with your own skills, but also charge forward with your allies to clear the way. Once you push up the battleline and are prepared to fight, you and your allies can charge into the massive armies of enemies, experiencing a sense of realism of the battlefield in an unprecedented scale where thousands of soldiers collide!

The protagonist of this title throws himself into the battlefield alongside the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, wiping out swarms of enemies using swords, fists, and various other weapons. By meeting certain conditions, players can temporarily control Guan Yu and other officers marching forth by your side. Officers with strength worthy of “exhilarating 1 vs. 1,000 action” will become the protagonist’s most reliable allies.

Away from combat, DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS displays the vast world of the Three Kingdoms on a continental map, enabling players to choose which battlefield to participate in. Also, players can interact with heroes and walk around freely on their way to the next major battlefield.  To help introduce fans to the new game, Akihiro Suzuki, the general producer of DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS, alongside producer Tomohiko Sho, recently released a new video, outlining their expectations for their upcoming epic tale of the Three Kingdoms.

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ABOUT DYNASTY WARRIORS

DYNASTY WARRIORS is a tactical action series of games that spans over 20 years and has shipped over 21 million units worldwide. Traditionally, players take on the role of officers from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms while battling through hordes of soldiers in 1 vs. 1,000 gameplay. With the latest title, DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS, developer Omega Force returns to these roots and delivers what the series has aimed for since its inception: the overwhelming sense of realism of a battlefield where large armies of opposing sides meet, the exhilarating feeling of advancing with your allies and pushing up the battle line, and the thrill of striking down countless enemies.

ABOUT KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP.

KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Burlingame, California. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI is best known for its Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® franchises. TECMO is best known for the Dead or Alive®, Ninja Gaiden®, Tecmo Bowl®, and Fatal Frame® series.

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Dish Out Pies for Cash in New Pizza Deliveries and Join the Community Challenge – Plus, New Vapid Dominator FX Muscle Car, LS Tags Daily Collectibles, and More

Pizza This… is looking for fast drivers who possess the care and attention needed to deliver piping hot pizzas to hungry Los Santos residents.

Start the new Pizza Delivery Odd Job in GTA Online by visiting any of the three Pizza This… locations in Del Perro, Downtown Vinewood, or Mission Row and pilot the Pegassi Pizza Boy scooter to five different customers’ addresses within the time limit. The faster you complete a delivery, the hotter the pie will be, and you’ll receive a tip for your hustle.

Delivering hot pies never paid this well! Deliver three pizzas between now and July 31 to collect GTA$100,000 for completing the Weekly Challenge. Going the extra mile and delivering 50 pizzas will unlock the Pizza This… Outfit.

Pros keen to get their hands on their very own Pegassi Pizza Boy (Motorcycle) can now do so from Southern San Andreas Super Autos. Unlock its Trade Price by successfully handing over all five pizzas in a delivery while they’re still hot.

The Pizza Delivery Challenge

Satisfy the citywide craving for grease and melted cheese by taking part in the first ever Pizza Delivery Community Challenge. If the community can band together to deliver 10 million pizzas, all GTA Online players will receive the Pizza This… Tee the week after hitting the target. Simply taking part in the challenge and delivering three pizzas will unlock the Weekly Challenge award of GTA$100,000.

New Vapid Dominator FX Muscle Car

Nostalgia is a powerful thing, especially when it’s injected into a straight-six engine and wrapped in retro muscle car styling. Unlike so many other throwbacks, the new Vapid Dominator FX (Muscle) actually delivers on all its promise and exceeds expectations.

Take a speedy trip down memory lane with the Vapid Dominator FX — now available from Southern San Andreas Super Autos.

New LS Tags Collectible

Unlock your inner artist and keep your street cred intact by tagging corporate posters around the city. If you stumble across a spray can, pick it up and unlock the ability to tag select posters across Los Santos for a reward of both GTA$ and RP.

If you successfully locate and spray all five LS Tags within a day, you’ll unlock The Street Artist Outfit to better disguise yourself.

2X GTA$ and RP on Stockpile

Take to the sky and return to base with as much loot as you can handle, while opponents attempt to blow you up and raid your stash in Stockpile,awarding 2X GTA$ and RP to all participants this week.

2X GTA$ and 4X RP on Transform Races

Shift shapes and gears in Transform Races — where each checkpoint brings new rides and fresh challenges — to earn Double GTA$ and Quadruple RP Rewards through July 31.

Premium Deluxe Motorsport Showroom

Simeon’s assembled a selection of returning vehicles inside his Premium Deluxe Motorsport showroom for shoppers to admire and test drive at will:

• Truffade Z-Type (Sports Classic, 30% off)
• Vapid Retinue (Sports Classic)
• RUNE Cheburek (Sports Classic)
• Canis Kalahari (Off-Road)
• Coil Cyclone (Super)

Luxury Autos Showroom and More…

Visit the Luxury Autos showroom in Rockford Hills to get a closer look at the new Vapid Dominator FX (Muscle) and Invetero Coquette D1 (Sports Classic) behind the window display.

Visit Hao’s Special Works inside the LS Car Meet (PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only) to try out his latest Premium Test Ride experiment: a maxed-out Grotti Turismo Classic (Sports Classic) with a suite of cosmetic and performance upgrades that bring it kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century.

Place Top 5 in the LS Car Meet Series for two days running to win the Grotti Cheetah Classic (Sports Classic). Visit the Test Track to push a formidable trio of sports cars — the Annis RE-7B (Super, 30% off), Grotti Carbonizzare (Sports), and Bravado Buffalo S (Sports) — full throttle in Time Trials, Scrambles, or freestyle sessions.

Spin the Lucky Wheel in the lobby of The Diamond Casino & Resort for a shot at this week’s top prize: the Imponte Ruiner ZZ-8, a Y2K-era muscle car that’s become an icon of millennial ambition since its release.

DISCOUNTS

Add an off-the-grid Law Enforcement Vehicle to your fleet this week with a special 30% markdown on both the standard and trade price for the Vapid Unmarked Cruiser at Warstock Cache & Carry. The LSPD’s flagship for speed traps and undercover operations is available for purchase after surviving a three-star wanted level for over five minutes, and the Trade Price is unlocked after completing The Gangbanger Robbery from The Chop Shop as leader.

Also discounted this week:

• Annis RE-7B (Super) – 30% off
• Truffade Z-Type (Sports Classic) – 30% off
• Übermacht Rhinehart (Sedan) – 30% off
• Grotti Visione (Super) – 30% off
• Gallivanter Baller ST (SUV) – 30% off
• Work Jackets and Shirts – 40% off

Gun Van Inventory and Discounts

Machete | Heavy Rifle (40% off for GTA+ Members)| Up-n-Atomizer (30% off)| Combat Pistol | Compact Rifle | RPG | Grenades | Pipe Bombs | Proximity Mines | Armor

GTA+

The arrival of the Bottom Dollar Bounties update in GTA Online also brings with it an assortment of new benefits for the premium Membership for GTA Online players on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Claim the following through July 31:

• Free Överflöd Pipistrello (Super) 
• Limited-Time Liveries for Some of the Latest Vehicles

New Chameleon Paints

All this, along with ongoing monthly GTA$1,000,000 bonuses through August, access to a rotating assortment of classic Rockstar Games titles, and much more. Visit the GTA+ website for more information. 

Meet the tiny yet mighty adventurers of Bloomburrow!

Discover your inner folk hero in Magic: The Gathering’s first all-animal set, journeying with the smallest and bravest in a charming pastoral plane.

26 July, 2024 — Wizards of the Coast today launched prerelease events for Bloomburrow, the latest set for the world-renowned trading card game, Magic: The Gathering (MTG). Set in a fantastical woodland plane, and Magic’s first entirely non-human plane, Bloomburrow is where courage and great power reside in the tiniest critters. Bloomburrow will be released for MTG Arena on 30 July and available everywhere for tabletop on August 2.

Magic’s smallest heroes

Step into Valley, an idyllic pastoral woodland where swords and magic are wielded by tails, scales and wings. When a terrible peril looms over this peaceful plane with the rise of the Calamity Beasts, it’ll take mighty amounts of courage in the smallest of creatures to save the valley. Join the brave mouse Mabel and her adventurer friends; Gev the lizard, Hugs the badger, Finneas the rabbit, Zoraline the bat, as well as the now-otter planeswalker Ral Zarek, as they fight to restore peace.

Embark on Mabel’s Journey WPN Play Season

Players can follow along with the story of Bloomburrow in Mabel’s Journey Play Season, exclusive to Wizards Play Network (WPN) stores in Asia-Pacific. Running from July 26 to September 13, players can obtain unique narrative-themed rewards.

By participating in eligible Bloomburrow in-store Prerelease Events, Limited Events (Draft and Sealed), and Friday Night Magic events, players can earn progressive rewards such as a themed MTG dicebag, character portrait cards, a Calamity Beast keyring, and finally, a wall tapestry representing a heroic scene from the Bloomburrow story. Players must earn each reward in order by participating in four consecutive events during the Play Season.

New & Returning Mechanics

The denizens of Bloomburrow employ new and returning strategies to defend against the calamitous threats, some of which include:

• Offspring, a new keyword found on creature cards allows the tiniest heroes to play their part. By paying an additional mana cost, the player creates a token copy of the original card, except with 1 power and 1 toughness (1/1).
• Gift, gifts come in all shapes and sizes, but you’ll always receive an advantage in return! By promising the Gift specified on a card to an opponent, such as food tokens or drawing a card, players can receive any number of advantages to help sway the tide of battle.
• Forage, a new action allowing players to exile three cards from their graveyard or sacrifice a food token to trigger varying effects. Never go into battle with an empty stomach!
• Valiant, creatures with a brave heart may have this new keyword which triggers bonus effects whenever the card is targeted by a spell or ability.
• Expend, no resource is wasted as this new rule term tracks how much mana a player has spent throughout a turn, then grants boons depending on the number of mana used while the Expend term was in play.
• Modal Spells, allow players to adapt to their surroundings by choosing to trigger three different effects listed on this new type of card. Players can spend up to five ‘pawprints’ with each effect costing one, two, or three pawprints to trigger. Effects can be triggered more than once, creating opportunities for powerful combinations!

Collecting Bloomburrow

Bloomburrow features 24 Imagine: Courageous Critters Planeswalkers such as Jace, The Mind Sculptor, Liliana of the Dark Realms & Nissa, Who Shakes the World. They may be smaller in size, but they are as powerful as ever!

Collectability continues as prominent artist Mitsuhiro Arita contributes to Bloomburrow’s bestial theme by illustrating the mythic card Lumra, Bellow of the Woods. Also joining the ranks of Magic’s notable artists, David Peterson applied their passion for tiny yet mighty creatures and illustrated five key character cards including Helga, Skittish Seer.

As if pulled from a novel, 42 gorgeous Showcase Woodland frames are available to collect in Bloomburrow, with intricate elements changing between the animal factions of Valley.

Bloomburrow’s natural landscape changes drastically throughout the seasons as depicted in stunning full-art basic land cards available in four season varieties, Autumn, Summer, Spring, and Winter. Three Tree City, a powerful Legendary Land card, is also available with four separate artistic illustrations representing each of the four seasons.

Magic the Gathering: Bloomburrow includes Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Commander Decks, Prerelease Packs, Bundles and a Starter Set.

For more information on Bloomburrow, visit: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/Bloomburrow. 

ABOUT MAGIC: THE GATHERING

Magic: The Gathering’s compelling characters, fantastic worlds, and deep strategic gameplay have entertained and delighted fans for more than 30 years. Fans can experience Magic through the tabletop trading card game, the digital game Magic: The Gathering Arena, a New York Times bestselling novel, and a critically acclaimed comic book series. With more than 50 million fans to date, Magic is a worldwide phenomenon published in more than 150 countries.

ABOUT WIZARDS OF THE COAST

Wizards of the Coast, a division of Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), develops legendary games that inspire creativity, spark passions, forge friendships and foster communities around a lifetime love of games. Wizards delivers compelling experiences for gamers across tabletop and digital gaming through its best-known franchises MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and Hasbro’s unparalleled portfolio of approximately 1,500 brands. With headquarters in Bellevue, Washington and studios in Austin, Montreal, Raleigh and Renton; Wizards is dedicated to fostering world-class talent to create unforgettable play experiences on all platforms. To learn more about Wizards, please visit our Company website and social channels (@Wizards on Twitter and LinkedIn).

ABOUT HASBRO

Hasbro is a global branded entertainment leader whose mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. Hasbro delivers engaging brand experiences for global audiences through gaming, consumer products and entertainment, with a portfolio of iconic brands including MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, Hasbro Gaming, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH and PEPPA PIG, as well as premier partner brands.

Hasbro is guided by our Purpose to create joy and community for all people around the world, one game, one toy, one story at a time. For more than a decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media, one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute and one of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S. by the Civic 50. For more information, visit www.corporate.hasbro.com

Defend Hell’s final pyre across three battlegrounds simultaneously

LOS ANGELES (July 25, 2024) – Good Shepherd Entertainment today announced that Monster Train, the critical hit roguelike deckbuilder from developer Shiny Shoe that has reached over 1.5 million players, is now available on PlayStation 5. Step into the fires of strategic warfare for $24.99: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1050-PPSA21237_00-0150826995025525

Today’s news was accompanied by a look at the tactical hellscapes you’ll face in Monster Train:

An adored critical success across PC, Nintendo Switch and Xbox, Monster Train challenges you with defending Hell’s final pyre against celestial forces in a dynamic, ever-changing strategic battleground.

Each playthrough offers you a fresh challenge – no run will be the same, from the cards in your deck to the challenges you face. Learn to strategize across multiple vertical lanes simultaneously and craft your deck to perfection to fend off divine invaders, or pay the ultimate price.

Unlock the full potential of your demonic arsenal with:

• Over 280 cards to customize your deck
• Six unique monster clans, each with distinct gameplay mechanics and varying cards and upgrades to strengthen your deck
• This includes the Wurmkin Clan, previously only available through The Last Divinity DLC – which is a part of the base Monster Train experience on PlayStation 5
• 25 challenging covenant levels to test your strategic prowess

Strategize your way through hellish landscapes, upgrading champions, merging units and unlocking powerful new cards from each clan. Every decision matters as you navigate through different locations, each offering unique advantages to aid your infernal quest.

For multiplayer enthusiasts, engage in the high-stakes Hell Rush mode, where you’ll race against the clock in real-time battles to prove their demonic supremacy.

Follow Good Shepherd Entertainment on Twitter @GoodShepherdEnt and stay connected with the Monster Train Twitter account @MonsterTrain.

About Shiny Shoe

Shiny Shoe is an independent game developer based in San Francisco, California. They are best known for their award-winning title Monster Train and their innovative online co-op roguelike RPG, Inkbound.

About Good Shepherd Entertainment

Good Shepherd Entertainment is an award-winning independent game publisher based in the Netherlands. The company has built a robust global footprint, shepherding talented development teams to create impactful games that innovate, challenge, and – most importantly – entertain. We’ve done this by pairing creators with writers, musicians and IP powerhouses and through strategic partnerships with some of the industry’s most notable names, including Devolver Digital, Croteam and Perfect World. In addition to the acclaimed Monster Train and John Wick Hex, GSE’s selection of titles includes Hellboy Web of Wyrd, Showgunners, Phantom Doctrine, the Transport Fever series, and the Hard West series. For more information, visit www.GoodShepherd.games.

Wriggly developer Firepunchd Games and sucker publishers Devolver Digital have made their beloved VR game Tentacular even more tentastic. Yes, that’s a word.

The massive, and massively free, Island Builder expansion adds over two hours of side missions to Firepunchd’s charming VR tentacle-’em-up, as well as the ability to create—and, yes, DESTROY—your own tentacle-made islands.

Here’s what you can expect from this kraken-sized expansion, which is available RIGHT NOW on the Meta Quest Store and Steam VR.

Key features

NEW WAYS TO CREATE! – Using the mighty new Creation Glove, build structures, clone objects, paint buildings, and lay down roads, then use the human waypoint tool to populate your creations.

NEW QUESTS TO ENJOY! – In a new series of side quests, visit La Kalma’s sister island, Salmoa, and help the two island states reconnect after years of bitter garlic-based rivalry.

NEW STUFF TO DO! – Enter an art contest, destroy buildings, and play with the new Cheat Terminal to mess with the game in a variety of weird and wonderful ways.

“Luca and I at Firepunchd Games were so inspired by the overwhelmingly positive response to Tentacular that we really wanted to extend our appreciation to all the players,” says developer Simon Cubasch. “We are excited to see what players create with the new powerful tools that we’ve introduced!”

Return to the world of Tentacular, and enjoy a squid-load more tentacle-based chaos and creativity, in the all-new, super-free Island Builder expansion—and if you’ve created something cool, share it with us on the official Firepunchd Discord server!

Join us here: http://discord.gg/firepunchd

Welcome to Illuvium, a fragmented world of beauty, wonder and adventure

Sydney, Australia, July 25th, 2024 – Illuvium’s triple-title debut is out now. Explore the interconnected universe, and explore the three games that make up Illuvium: Overworld, Arena, and Zero. A more rewarding and beginner-friendly experience than other games on the market, nothing players earn or learn goes to waste within the Illuvium universe.

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Beyond compelling gameplay and AAA graphics, players will enjoy complete ownership of their in-game assets. This allows them to use their Illuvials and other in-game assets across all Illuvium games. Whether it’s Illuvials, cosmetics, blueprints, or other assets, they all integrate seamlessly, creating a unified gaming ecosystem.

All games within the Illuvium universe are free to play, with optional paid elements. However, the free-to-play players do not miss out on any of the amazing graphics, storyline, or chances to become the top Illuvial trainer. 

Founded by three brothers from Sydney, Australia, with a studio that boasts talent from Blizzard Entertainment, Samsung, Gunzilla Games, Ubisoft, Activision, CD Project Red, and many other AAA studios, Illuvium is guaranteed to cater to a wide audience with its various mechanics and gameplay across one singular universe offering three separate games. At this time, the studio has raised over USD 100 million in funding and has 1 million fans who participated in the Beta version. No gamer will want to miss out on the fastest-growing game of the year, and their chance to be a part of history. 

About Illuvium Labs:

Illuvium Labs is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possible within gaming and creating truly unique and immersive experiences for its player base. The team comprises wildly talented and experienced game developers, designers, artists, engineers, and others passionate about making their mark in the gaming and technology industries. 

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Jump, Stab, Run, Stab, Parkour, Stab, then Rinse – and Stab Again Through A Multiplayer Noir Universe of Stylish Thrusting Action

LOS ANGELES – JULY 25, 2024 – Cutting-edge VR developer Soaring Roc Studio announced today that Stabby, an original pulse-pounding multiplayer assassination menace, is available now on Meta Quest 2 and 3 headsets. Ascend high-rise buildings and parkour across rooftops in a stylish noir city where up to six online players can compete to become the world’s best stabber. Shadow your target, approach with speed and stealth, and master realistic physics-driven gameplay to get the drop on your targets – it’s a stab or be stabbed world out there! Stabby is now available on the Meta Quest Store for $9.99.

As its name suggests, Stabby will make backstabbing friends easy to learn, but tough to master. Players can hone the art of skewering just about everything in five offline levels. Each challenge is scored by a 3-star rating system based on time completed, encouraging players to impale and bail as quickly as possible to attain better rewards.

Once you’ve got a good grip on things (as well as your dagger), head into multiplayer and become a true professional in blade badassery with three online modes – Classic, King of the Hill, and Stab Tag. Each mode encourages different tactics, reaction quickness, and playstyles. Assassinate with style to earn exclusive skins and gear to show off.

Designed for creative thinking while having fun, Stabby is available now on Meta Quest 2 and 3 for $9.99.

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About Rogue Games

Rogue, founded by industry leaders with more than 150+ years of games publishing experience, brings innovative and distinct games to the masses. Its extensive portfolio of games, which spans console, PC, and mobile, features award-winning hit titles including Arcanium, Dust & Neon, Highwater, Cookie Cutter, and Wonderputt Forever.

Rogue is headquartered in San Mateo with additional offices in Seattle.

Badges for PAX Unplugged 2024, the most attended tabletop gaming convention on the East Coast, are now on sale. The event returns to Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from Friday, Dec. 6, to Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

The East Coast’s most popular tabletop gaming convention of 2024 offers three-day and single-day badges for $91 and $43 respectively as well as $14 Sunday badges for kids up to 12 years old.

With the ongoing celebrations for PAX’s 20th anniversary, ReedPop and Penny Arcade continue to shine a spotlight on players and developers with workshops, playtest sessions, and panels addressing community and industry concerns. Attendees can apply for the following initiatives:

• Community Meetups
• Media and Content Creator Registration
• PAX Together Intersection – a safe space for nonprofits and community members of underrepresented groups can elevate each other and address stigmas in gaming culture

PAX Unplugged 2024 badges are available now.  For future information regarding exhibitors, panels, concerts, keynote speakers, and more, follow PAX on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram.

About PAX

PAX, or Penny Arcade Expo, is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010, and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade established PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop-focused show, held in Philadelphia.

About ReedPop

ReedPop is a boutique group within RX – one of the world’s leading event organizers. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events globally and a full-service digital content provider and media company. Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for localized audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America, Europe and Asia, including New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, and Unplugged, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars Celebration, MCM Comic Con, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), MagicCon, and more. In addition to organizing and managing events, ReedPop owns and operates the pop culture news site, Popverse, which is the exclusive home for livestreams from all of ReedPop’s major comic cons. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion.

About Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade has been the world’s most popular webcomic for over 20 years, with over 3.5 million readers. Started in 1998 in the living room of Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins, it has grown into a media empire encompassing multiple beloved properties such as Lookouts, Automata, and beloved D&D live-play series Acquisitions Incorporated. Penny Arcade was responsible for the creation of Child’s Play, a gaming charity that has raised over $45 million dollars for children across the world. They are also the founders of PAX, the number one consumer gaming festival in North America, with hundreds of thousands of loyal visitors every year.

It’s the first anniversary of Hello Kitty Island Adventure! The narrative-driven life simulation game embracing friendship and positivity starring Hello Kitty and Friends commemorates the occasion with the in-game Friendship Festival complete with brand new rewards and more!

In honor of International Day of Friendship on July 30, the Friendship Festival, running in-game from now until August 8, is all about hanging out with your besties—Cinnamoroll, Keroppi, Retsuko, and all the rest—and taking photos each day to gain friendship charms. Bring these charms to the Friendship Photo Booth to unlock new emotes and Hello Kitty and Friends-themed clothing rewards. This update also introduces a new line of unique and dazzling looks for NPCs and players and an additional companion slot to allow two companions at once.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is also excited to announce its award-winning composer Phill Boucher has teamed up with pop musician MYLK to create an original song celebrating everything Friendship. Unlock the original pop single and unprecedented in-game sequence in this new musical surprise! 

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is now available on Apple Arcade and coming to Nintendo Switch (timed console exclusive) in 2025, then releasing on PlayStation and PC.

Introducing Ascension to the Canopy, Base Sieges, a New Mantis Mount and More!

Manchester, UK – July 25, 2024 | Today, Maximum Entertainment are thrilled to launch the next update to multiplayer survival adventure Smalland: Survive the Wilds! Available from today on PC, the latest Treetop Update adds a new player space in the canopy of the trees, base siege events, a hostile and tamable new creature and more. The update will be coming soon to PS5 & Xbox Series X|S.

Players can look forward to:

• Tumble in the Treetops – Ascend to the treetops, building, battling and more in the leafy canopy
• Mount the Mantis – A hostile and tamable new mount, the most in demand creature from the Smalland community: Mantis
• New Events – Claiming a Great Tree in the Oak Forest and placing a creature egg to incubate will now open you up to base sieges, where you’ll battle to defend your fortifications from enemy attacks
• Innovitve incubators  – Incubator, the latest building part allowing players to grow new mounts from creature eggs
• New armour & weapons – Introducing the mighty Serrated Sabre along with the Serrated armour set
• New resources & consumables – From various creature eggs to the Lichen Elixir, scavenge and craft even more unique items

Players will traverse lake sized puddles and mountainous trees as they battle against the landscape and elements themselves. Tame and ride monstrous creatures from grasshoppers to geckos in a bid to survive in a harsh and wild world. Play solo or with up to 9 friends, with dedicated server support, emotes and more.

Developed and published in-house, Smalland: Survive the Wilds launched to version 1.0 via Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S back in February, hitting a peak of over 52,000 daily players and garnering over 1.9 million Twitch watch hours to date.

Uncover ancient lore scattered throughout a multitude of diverse biomes as you learn to survive, battling the hostile wilderness and elements themselves. Tame and ride wild creatures including colossal bugs, birds, lizards and more, with each mount providing unique means of traversal.

Craft powerful armour sets to personalise your appearance and arm yourself with a myriad of lethal weapons from great hammers to ballistic hand cannons. Build encampments and claim a Great Tree to design a base that will follow you to any world, allowing you to join any server and take your camp with you.

Develop your Smallfolk by levelling up your character and mounts, while scavenging resources to refine and craft gear, items, food and more. Players are invited to explore solo or with up to 9 additional friends in multiplayer as you battle to conquer the world and its inhabitants.

Key Features:

• Scale skyscraper sized trees, scramble through cavernous cracks in roads, and more as you experience the unique biomes of Smalland’s huge open world.
• Craft powerful armour sets to personalise your appearance, grant you resistance from the elements, abilities and more
• Tame and ride wild creatures from Geckos to Scorpions, the world and its inhabitants are yours to conquer
• Scavenge, refine and craft resources to build your encampment on the ground or in the canopy
• Claim a Great Tree to design and build a base that will follow you to any world
• Uncover ancient lore from hidden NPCs scattered throughout the world as you learn to survive in this hostile wilderness.
• Play solo or with up to 9 additional friends in multiplayer with crossplay between Steam and Epic Games Store

Smalland: Survive the Wilds is developed and published by Maximum Entertainment. Out now on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S! Fans can buy now on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

About Maximum Entertainment

Maximum Entertainment is a global entertainment company dedicated to crafting indie to AA video game experiences through original content and licensed partnerships. A fully integrated group with a broad portfolio of content, the company emphasizes collaboration and inclusivity in its partnerships to produce the highest level of interactive entertainment. With more than 300 titles in its catalog, Maximum Entertainment has joined forces with talented creators and renowned franchises around the globe to deliver magic to the gamer in everyone. Maximum Entertainment employs more than 200 professionals across the entire value chain of video games including development, publishing, transmedia, sales, and operations.