Be transported out West for some rootin’ tootin’ wholesome adventures! 

Burton-on-Trent, UK – 27 June 2024. Howdy partner, and welcome to Cattle Country, the only cozy cowboy life-sim adventure, coming to PC via Steam from publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Castle Pixel. Cattle Country takes you on a wholesome adventure as a determined pioneer travelling west to start a new life in a pixel art prairie paradise. Think Red Dead Redemption meets Stardew Valley, and you’ll be heading to the right rodeo! 

Experience all that the Wild West has to offer as you start to settle into your new place. Build a home, try your hand at fishing and hunting and start farming.  Work with the locals to develop your town and make friends with your fellow settlers. You can even go mining for gold or maybe find love with one of the 18 romanceable characters! But beware, things ain’t always warm and fuzzy. Be prepared to protect your new found home as you take on bandits, protect your crops from pests and guard your livestock from cattle rustlers. And a final word to the wise, a little digging might just uncover some dastardly plots taking shape in your community. Be sure to keep a lookout! 

So pull up a chair, pour yourself a sarsaparilla and watch the brand new announcement trailer for Cattle Country narrated by the legendary cowboy voice actor Roger Clark. 

Watch the Cattle Country announcement trailer below: 

About Cattle Country

Here is a taste of some of the wild adventures awaiting you as you become part of this small community of settlers, and part of a story that’s as old as these hills. Welcome to Cattle Country. 

Ranchin’ and Handcraftin’ – Making your home on the range is a modern departure. From sunup to sundown, you’ll be rollin’ up your sleeves and gettin’ your hands dirty working the land and raising your cattle. Building and crafting as you go to make your own little slice of heaven under the blue skies of Cattle Country.

Swappin’ stories and settlin’ in with your neighbours – Get to know the townsfolk, hear their stories, help them out. The people here are a hardy bunch – you’ve got be to survive here. But they have hearts as warm as a hearth in the wintertime if you make the effort to stoke the flames. 

Beware of Bandits – Not everyone in Cattle Country is the warm and fuzzy type, so watch out for nefarious plots and shady characters. Protect your homestead and your community.

Rodeos to Romance – Making friends is a must in the Wilderness, relying on each other through thick and thin. But maybe you’ve got a yearnin’ for more? With 18 romanceable characters, take a chance and grab love by the reigns.

Buried Treasure – Did yer hear? There’s treasure in the mines, for those who are brave enough to look for it. From precious metals and minerals to bandit stashes. Grab your pickaxe and venture out into the thrill of prospecting.

Trackin’ game in the wild – From bunnies to bovine, there’s many a critter waiting in the woodlands for a keen adventurer. Hunting to eat or venturing out just to see all of nature’s wonders, it’s your call.

Cattle Country is developed by Castle Pixel and published by Playtonic Friends and will be released on PC via Steam. Budding buckaroos can add Cattle Country to their Steam Wishlist now. 

About Playtonic Friends

The studio that brought you Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Playtonic launched their publishing arm, Playtonic Friends to be a helping hand to indie developers around the world. Established in February 2021 Playtonic Friends has helped bring incredible titles such as B.P.M, Demon Turf, Blossom Tales 2 and Lil Gator Game to wider audiences.

About Castle Pixel

Castle Pixel are a small creative indie dev team based in the US and Canada. They are devoted to making big new adventures inspired by the classics they grew up with! Get ready for a new experience from the team that brought you Blossom Tales and Rex Rocket.

Start Your Engines For The Sim Experience Of A Lifetime

Global Publisher  505 Games and developer KUNOS Simulazioni are pleased to announce the launch of the Steam page, for Assetto Corsa EVO where players can register their interest in what is shaping up to be the genre-redefining Sim Racer.

As with its predecessor, Assetto Corsa EVO will include cars from different classes spanning years of motoring history. From road cars, classics, hypercars, and race cars, each vehicle is reproduced through KUNOS’ own advanced system that simulates mechanical, electronic, and aerodynamic performance, raising the bar of realism even higher than Assetto Corsa, one of the most popular driving simulations of the last decade.

Plus, of course, there will be a wealth of KUNOS’ surprises that have yet to be revealed, all of which will enable racers to experience living and sharing their passion for cars, driving and racing. 

Stay tuned across Assetto Corsa social channels, more details on game features will come down the road. 

For more information about Assetto Corsa EVO, visit: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058630/Assetto_Corsa_EVO/

About 505 Games

505 Games, a Digital Bros’ subsidiary, is a global publisher focused on offering a broad selection of video games for players of all ages and skill levels.The company publishes and distributes premium and free-to-play games on console and PC platforms as well as mobile devices. Publishing highlights include DEATH STRANDING (PC), Control, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Ghostrunner, Gems of War, Journey to the Savage Planet, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. 505 Games has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, China and Japan.

Highlights:

• The chaotic story of the Veritas hacker club continues in the great outdoors
• New students Hare (Camp) and Kotama (Camp) get in the camping spirit with new outfits
• Three Group Story episodes await, allowing players to discover the backstories of the Athletics Training Club

SEOUL – June 27, 2024 – Tactical slice-of-life RPG Blue Archive invites players to return to nature with the addition of new event story Cyber New Year March. This chilled-out story stars the eternally lazy Veritas students, the Millennium Science School hacker club, as Vice President Chihiro takes them out of their secluded club room to a camping site to catch the New Year’s sunrise.

Boasting mass popularity in Japan, Blue Archive features tactical combat and a unique lineup of characters as players take on the role of Sensei and recruit skilled students to tackle the threats looming over the academy city of Kivotos. With strategic gameplay and an ever-growing bunch of powerful students, Blue Archive players will enjoy heartfelt storylines filled with engaging combat and plentiful rewards.

In this update, players will meet several Veritas students whom they can recruit for battle:

• Hare (Camp) – Hare (Camp) is a student who enjoys energy drinks, and now dons a new camping outfit for the cold winter weather. An Explosive-type Striker, she utilizes Baked Sweet Potatoes to deal additional damage to enemies. Her EX Skill grants her five Baked Sweet Potatoes and increases the ATK of an ally other than herself.
• Kotama (Camp) – Kotama (Camp) is particularly excited to visit the campgrounds and flaunts a new outdoor outfit. A Piercing-type Striker, her EX Skill deals significant damage based on her ATK to an enemy and inflicts a Confusion state that lasts up to 11.5 seconds.

To get in the spirit of the outdoors, players can earn a Camping Coffee Table, interactive furniture for Hare (Camp) and Camping Partition, as well as interactive furniture for Kotama (Camp) at the event store. In addition, Group Stories for Athletics Training Club from Millennium Science School have been updated. They consist of three episodes that reveal the backstories of students from the Athletics Training Club.

Nexon also revealed Blue Archive: The Animation through its official YouTube channel. Blue Archive: The Animation tells the story of the Abydos Foreclosure Task Force as they try their best to save their school from shutting down. Episode six, releasing this week, will feature the first meeting between Abydos Foreclosure Task Force and the Gehenna’s Prefect Team, who were dispatched to capture Problem Solver 68 after their bombing of Shiba Seki Ramen.

Players can download Blue Archive for free on Google Play, App Store and Galaxy Store. For more information about Blue Archive and the Cyber New Year March update, players can visit the official communities and the links below:

Further details and art assets can be found in the NEXON Global Pressroom.

About NEXON Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1994, NEXON Co., Ltd. (Nexon) (3659.TO) is a company engaged in the production, development and operation of online games. First listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2011, Nexon was placed on JPX400 in 2015 and added to the Nikkei Stock Index 300 in 2017. In 2020, Nexon was added to the Nikkei 225. Nexon currently has more than 45 live games in more than 190 countries on PC, console, and mobile. Major game franchises include MapleStory, KartRider and Dungeon&Fighter. In 2021, Nexon completed the acquisition of Embark Studios AB, a company based in Stockholm, Sweden, developing multiple projects for global release.

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Crunchyroll Mega and Ultimate Fans Get Access to Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Dawn of the Monsters, and Evan’s Remains Today;Crypt of the NecroDancer, Corpse Party, Magical Drop VI, RWBY: Arrowfell, and More Coming Soon! 

Anime IP and Visual Novels come to the Crunchyroll Game Vault Lineup for the First Time with STEINS;GATE, PSYCHO-PASS: MANDATORY HAPPINESS, Corpse Party and More.

NEW GAMES AVAILABLE NOW AND COMING SOON

Culver City, CA (June 27, 2024) – Crunchyroll doubles down on games, bringing 15 exclusive titles to Crunchyroll Game Vault—unlimited access to a growing library of premium mobile games for Mega and Ultimate Fan members worldwide. Three hit titles join Game Vault today with twelve more launching throughout the summer and early fall. This line up expands Crunchyroll from the ultimate destination for anime fans into a premiere hub for anime-games with visual novels! 

Today, Crunchyroll Mega and Ultimate Fan members can play the turn-based role-playing game Battle Chasers: Nightwar; the kaiju-inspired beat em’ up Dawn of the Monsters; and the thrilling puzzle-platformer Evan’s Remains. These titles  are now available on mobile devices through the App Store, Google Play, and Crunchyroll.  

Crunchyroll has partnered with visual novel pioneer Mages to bring beloved anime franchises to Game Vault, including STEINS;GATE—the award-winning time travel science-fiction visual novel that inspired the hit series. Fans can also deepen their anime-fandom with the cult horror adventure game turned hit anime Corpse Party as well as two visual novels that expand on beloved series—cyberpunk thriller PSYCHO-PASS: MANDATORY HAPPINESS and romantic comedy The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer.

“Bringing visual novels to Crunchyroll’s game lineup is another example of how we super-serve our fans with entertainment that deepens their love of anime,” said Terry Li, EVP of Emerging Business, Crunchyroll. “Like manga, visual novels are a source material for hit anime and often expand on beloved series. It is important to offer that content to our audience as part of their membership”   

Game Vault’s diverse library grows as Crunchyroll collaborates with acclaimed partners to bring updated and new titles to mobile. The award-winning rhythm roguelike Crypt of the NecroDancer will boogie back on to mobile, fully updated to support more devices. Additionally, DLC previously unavailable on mobile —SYNCHRONICITY and Hatsune Miku—will come to the platform for the first time! Titles making their mobile debut include METROIDvania-adventure 9 Years of Shadow, action adventure title based on the hit anime RWBY: Arrowfell and more. 

Here is a Full List of New and Coming Soon Titles!

Crunchyroll Game Vault launched in November 2023 and now has a library of fourteen titles exclusively for Crunchyroll members at the Mega and Ultimate Fan tiers. Crunchyroll Games also publishes free-to-play titles available outside of the Premium Membership, including Street Fighter: Duel and One Punch Man: World.

Available to play with no ads or in-app purchases, Crunchyroll Game Vault’s growing library of premium titles, including River City Girls, Behind the Frame, inbento, Thunder Ray and more, can be found on the App Store, Google Play and Crunchyroll in more than 200 countries and territories. New and existing fans can sign up or upgrade to a Crunchyroll Mega or Ultimate Fan membership to nab their own vault key to enjoy games alongside over 24,000 hours of anime. 

About Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and membership Premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles, and manga.

Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts—top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast. 

Crunchyroll is available on 15 platforms, including most gaming consoles.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.

©2024 Crunchyroll, LLC. All rights reserved. CRUNCHYROLL and the Crunchyroll logo are registered trademarks of Crunchyroll, LLC.  

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Inspired by the classic Sprint arcade series, NeoSprint introduces customizable tracks, co-op racing, and multiple game modes 

New York, NY (June 27, 2024) – Let your engine roar — it’s time to head to the starting line. Today, Atari — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — is pleased to announce a shift into high gear as it releases NeoSprint onto Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S. 

Based on the classic Sprint arcade series, NeoSprint puts the pedal to the metal, inviting players to race across colorful, minimalist 3D isometric landscapes. Customize your car of choice and compete in 8-player local multiplayer races. Build, share, and download tracks from the community and compete for the best time.

Atari’s single-screen Sprint series brought multiplayer racing to arcades in the 1970s, complete with steering wheels, gas and brake pedals, and gear shifts. The gem of the series was Sprint 8, which allowed 8 friends to compete in frenzied single-screen action. With NeoSprint, the fun of single-screen co-op racing is reimagined with modern racing sim elements while embracing the series’ lineage. 

Key Features of NeoSprint Include: 

• Track Builder: Create and share your dream tracks and circuits with the NeoSprint player community. Build tracks with jumps and turns up to three levels high across three different biomes. Share your best designs and get ready to compete for the fastest time.
• Multiplayer Mayhem: Get ready for some fun, arcade-style mayhem as you race against up to eight other players in local co-op. Friendships will be tested and rivalries will be born.
• Campaign Mode: Advance your career in the single-player Campaign Mode as you compete across multiple Racing Cups with increasingly difficult tracks. As you progress, unlock new decorations and car liveries.
• Endless Racing: Hone your driving skills with Obstacle Course and Time Trial challenges, then step up to competition in Campaign and Grand Prix modes. There is plenty of racing content for every type of player.
• Custom Cars: Nine car types, from muscle to sports cars, all with unique speed, acceleration, and handling. Each car is customizable with colors and Atari-themed decals. Create your dream car and get racing!

From developer Headless Chicken Games and publisher Atari, NeoSprint is now available worldwide on Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games, and on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4&5, and Xbox One and Series X|S. Learn more at the official website.  

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About Atari

Atari is an interactive entertainment company and an iconic gaming industry brand that transcends generations and audiences. The company is globally recognized for its multi-platform, interactive entertainment, and licensed products. Atari owns and/or manages a portfolio of more than 200 unique games and franchises, including world-renowned brands like Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Pong®, and RollerCoaster Tycoon®. The Atari family of brands includes game developers Digital Eclipse and Nightdive Studios, the publishing label Infogrames, and the community-based sites AtariAge and MobyGames. Atari has offices in New York and Paris.

Atari shares are listed in France on Euronext Growth Paris (ISIN Code FR0010478248, Ticker ALATA) and OTC Pink Current (Ticker PONGF).©2024 Atari Interactive, Inc. Atari wordmark and logo are trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.

Conor McGregor features as The Disruptor, a multi-millionaire MMA fighter targeted by Agent 47, in a brand-new mission designed in collaboration with The Notorious himself

The Disruptor mission is available for free, as part of the Free Starter Pack for new players and as an Elusive Target for HITMAN World of Assassination players, for a limited time only

Copenhagen, Denmark, June 27th, 2024 – IO Interactive, the independent video game developer and publisher behind, among others, the internationally acclaimed HITMAN franchise, unveils today a new Elusive Target, featuring the likeness and voiceover work from global superstar and MMA legend Conor McGregor. Conor McGregor features in HITMAN World of Assassination as The Disruptor, a multi-millionaire MMA Fighter with worldwide fame who started a feud with the CEO of a prominent tech company, putting a target on his back in the process. The Disruptor mission is available globally on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles, Nintendo Switch™*, and PC**, starting today, Thursday, June 27^th to Monday, July 29^th.

“The age of the Disruptor is here! I had a lot of fun creating the character and bringing him to life. I can’t wait for players to try to take him down – Agent 47 is in for the fight of his life!” shared Conor McGregor. 

“We are beyond thrilled to bring Conor to HITMAN World of Assassination. Players are really going to enjoy this new mission which blends the best of HITMAN World of Assassination with the raw charisma and energy of one of the most successful athletes in the world. I’m excited to see our players diving it this new mission and enjoying what the team has created.” said Hakan Abrak, CEO at IO Interactive.

The Disruptor mission brings players back to the island of Sgàil during a conclave of the secretive Ark Society, an organization composed of the world’s most rich and powerful people. The target is the multi-millionaire MMA fighter, known as “The Disruptor”, who is to participate in a fight against the CEO of Quantum Leap and combat sports enthusiast, Tim Quinn. Fearing that the whole ordeal will ridicule Tim Quinn, stakeholders at Quantum Leap have tasked Agent 47 to take down The Disruptor before he strikes, for the company’s best interest. 

The mission is available to play, for free, for newcomers to HITMAN in the Free Starter Pack, with the possibility of replaying the mission as many times as they wish, for the mission’s duration. HITMAN World of Assassination players can access The Disruptor mission for free. The Disruptor DLC pack is also available starting today, the 27^th of June, which will, among others, grant Hitman World of Assassination players permanent access to the mission as part of the Elusive Target Arcade.

The Disruptor Pack – Available in Stores now (RRP: $4.99/€4.99/£3.99)

A DLC Pack launches today alongside the return of The Disruptor mission, which will include:

• Permanent access to The Ostentatious – A two-level Arcade contract featuring The Disruptor Elusive Target
• An outfit: The Disruptor Fur Coat
• Three items: The Disruptor Kettlebell, the Disruptor Resistance Band, the Disruptor Cane
• A set of cosmetics for the Freelancer Safehouse inspired by the Elusive Target mission, including the iconic Money Pit.

The Season of The Disruptor – Live Updates, Free for HITMAN WOA Players

In addition to the new Disruptor Elusive target, HITMAN payers can enjoy the season of The Disruptor content, starting from the 27^th of June. Four new challenges inspired by our community will be added during this new season, as well as returning Elusive Targets and new rounds of Curated Contracts. The Dartmoor Garden Show event will be making its return and will be available through the Free Starter Pack in July. Finally, a new Twitch Drop, the Purple Streak Suitcase, will be unlocked by watching one hour of HITMAN World of Assassination on Twitch between the 27th of June and the 7^th of July.

More information is available on the blog post available at the following link.

HITMAN World of Assassination is available now for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. The Disruptor Pack will be available from the 27^th of June 2024, for $4.99/€4.99/£3.99 on every platform.

Subscribe to IO Interactive’s press page to receive all of our latest news: https://ioi.dk/press

*The Free Starter Pack is unavailable on Nintendo Switch.
**The Disruptor Elusive Target is unavailable in the VR mode at launch, the release date will be communicated as soon as possible.

About HITMAN World of Assassination

HITMAN World of Assassination brings together the best of HITMAN 1, HITMAN 2 and HITMAN 3 in a bumper package of content that includes the main campaign, Contracts mode, Escalations, Elusive Target Arcades and featured live content.

HITMAN World of Assassination also includes the ‘Freelancer’ mode, a new way to play on your own terms, that combines rogue-like elements and deep strategic planning with a persistent and infinitely replayable gameplay experience.

About IO INTERACTIVE

IO Interactive is an independent videogame developer and publisher with studios in Copenhagen, Malmö, Barcelona, Istanbul, and Brighton. As the creative force behind some of the most talked-about multiplatform videogames in the last two decades, IOI is dedicated to creating unforgettable characters and experiences using their award-winning proprietary Glacier technology.

IO Interactive will develop and publish the very first James Bond origin story with the working title Project 007 and is currently developing a new IP under the codename Project Fantasy.

© 2024 IO Interactive A/S. IO Interactive, IOI, HITMAN are registered trademarks of IO Interactive A/S. © “PlayStation”, “PS5 logo” and “PS4 logo” are registered trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment ©Inc. XBOX and Xbox logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license. © 2024 Nintendo. Nintendo Switch and Joy-Con are trademarks of Nintendo.  All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.  All rights reserved. 

Enjoy heavy metal remixes of Old School RuneScape hits with ‘Battleaxes and Ballads’ – available to pre-order on vinyl and to stream today.

Thursday, 27 June 2024, Cambridge, UK. Get ready to rock as Jagex, along with Laced Records and Regen Audio, bring some of the biggest and most beloved Old School RuneScape tracks to vinyl with the new RuneScape: Battleaxes and Ballads album, available to pre-order on vinyl and stream on music services today.

With a new heavy metal twist, experience ten classic tracks from Old School RuneScape turned up to 11 as composer Mykel Dunn remixes iconic tunes, including “Autumn Voyage”, “Scape Main”, and “Sea Shanty 2”, in epic, battle metal performance.

Rock out to the full album now on YouTube, featuring unique pixel art animations to set the scene for each track, and pre-order the RuneScape: Battleaxes and Ballads vinyl LP, pressed to a solid red, heavyweight disc, and housed in outer and inner sleeves adorned with adorable pixel art created by OceanBytes.

Pre-order the vinyl now from Laced Records and receive a free digital download of the complete album. For more details, check out the Laced Store.

RuneScape: Battleaxes and Ballads is available now on all music streaming platforms or to download. Add it to your playlist here.

About Old School RuneScape

Old School RuneScape is the industry-defining collaboration between the community and developers. Embracing its nostalgic heritage, hundreds of thousands of active players control the direction of the game with an in-game polling system. Featuring adventures for solo play through to 100-player strong raids, Old School RuneScape caters for every brave adventurer. Old School RuneScape continues to innovate, introducing its first ever new skill in 2023 to commemorate its 10th anniversary, arriving later this year.

About Jagex   

A leader in creating deep and engaging forever games that empower our communities across PC, mobile and consoles. Jagex’s flagship MMORPG, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts to its world and is a $1billion + lifetime revenue franchise. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond live operations; our titles are forever games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped.
 
In 2022, Jagex expanded with the acquisitions of PipeWorks and Gamepires, bringing its expertise in building forever games to SCUM, a multi-million selling open-world survival title in Steam Early Access & other unannounced titles. Jagex employs more than 600 people globally, and is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. 

About Laced:

Laced is the world’s leading video game soundtrack record label, with over 200 releases to date across vinyl, CD and digital.

We create the best special edition vinyl sets on the market for games new and old, from the biggest blockbusters to the most intimate indies. Releases include music from IP as diverse as Ace Attorney, ARK, Assassin’s Creed, Bloodborne, Borderlands, Braid, Control, Cult of the Lamb, Dead Cells, Deathloop, Devil May Cry, Dishonored, DOOM, Fallout, Far Cry, Gears of War, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Hi-Fi RUSH, Hitman, Homeworld, Hotline Miami, Inscryption, Lords of the Fallen, Mario+Rabbids, Mega Man, Metal Gear Solid, Monster Hunter, No Man’s Sky, Quake II, Resident Evil, RuneScape, Serious Sam, Tomb Raider, Street Fighter, The Talos Principle, TEKKEN, Terraria, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon & Rainbow Six, Total War, Vampire: The Masquerade, Warhammer & Warhammer 40,000, Watch Dogs, Wolfenstein and Yakuza/Like a Dragon.

Partners include Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Capcom, CI Games, Creative Assembly, Croteam, Devolver Digital, From Software, Games Workshop, Gearbox Entertainment, Good Shepherd Entertainment, Hello Games, Jagex, Kepler Interactive, Konami Digital Entertainment, Merregnon, Microsoft, Motion Twin, Re-Logic, Remedy, SEGA, Sharkmob, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Ubisoft.

Laced offers full label services including product design, mastering, manufacturing, worldwide physical and digital distribution, and marketing. As well as operating a trusted, direct-to-consumer store internationally, Laced also supplies products to major and specialist retailers around the globe.

The record label lives alongside Laced’s other service offerings, including music composition, licensing, sound design, implementation, and music publishing administration for games and moving media. Laced is a part of Keywords Studios.

Coming This September to Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3

STARWAVE launches you into a cosmic voyage of high-energy music and exhilarating freeform movement inviting you to discover a new way to flow. Feel the rhythm of the universe as you soar through distant galaxies bringing color and light to the night sky. Ride an uplifting wave of energy that delivers you a daily rush of interstellar euphoria – no subscriptions required.

GAME FEATURES

• Feel the Adrenaline: Experience a lightspeed voyage across the stars. Swing at Supernovas in any direction to paint the sky, swirl through Stardust Trails, charge up Comets, and destroy incoming Asteroids.
• Find Your Flow: Create your own style of movement and become the center of gravity. Never flow through a single level the same way twice!
• Discover New Music: Vibe to a pulse-pounding hyperspace soundtrack as you journey across 36 unique areas within six different galaxies, each with their own styles of electronic dance music.
• Restore the Cosmos: Gather star energy and create majestic constellations in the sky. Chill out in ‘Stargazer’ mode for a meditative retreat to observe your progress.
• Play Daily Challenges: Join the community and play new challenges each day. Tap into the real-time cycles of Earth’s moon for bonus incentives, and complete streaks to rise to the top of the leaderboards!
• Grab Collectables: Hone your skills and take a chance at mining the starfield for hidden crystals holding mysteries waiting to be discovered.

STARWAVE was designed and created by Tigertron in partnership with Skymap Games. The project is led by a team with experience working on blockbuster franchises like Guitar Hero, awe-inspiring classics like Child of Eden, and life-changing VR phenomenon like Supernatural: Unreal Fitness.

STARWAVE will be available for download as a single purchase on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3 when it launches on September 5th, 2024.

Players can wishlist the experience now by visiting the Meta Quest Store page here: https://www.meta.com/experiences/3844341792290521/

For more information about STARWAVE, visit: www.playstarwave.com.

ABOUT TIGERTRON

Founded in New York City in 2015, Tigertron is focused on the creation of next-level immersive gaming experiences using VR, AR, and MR technologies. Tigertron believes games have the power to inspire in ways no other medium can and are committed to building experiences that can positively impact the world and their players.

ABOUT SKYMAP

Skymap is a game development studio based in Manchester, N.H. Founded in 2013, Skymap develops its own titles, and partners with developers to help promising projects realize their full potential. With a staff of 65+ employees, 75+ shipped titles, and deep experience, Skymap’s team brings tremendous capability to their projects and clients.

New fighters join the roster of DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, the first entry in the BUDOKAI TENKAICHI franchise in more than 15 years, developed by Spike Chunsoft, the original developer on the franchise.

Witnessa clash of styles in a new trailer, as fighters using swords, such as Dabura, Super Vegitto, Goku Black, Super Saiyan Rosé or Yajirobe are facing characters known for unleashing very powerful attacks with their fists like Spopovich, Goku (Super), Ultra Instinct -Sign-, Ribrianne, Roasie, or Anilaza.

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO will launch on 11^th October 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game is now available for pre-orders which will give access to the following characters without the need to unlock them in game: Gogeta, Gogeta, Super Saiyan, Gogeta Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, Broly, Broly, Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan Broly, Full Power. Also included in the pre-orders is a playable character to be revealed later.

For more information about DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO and other titles from Bandai Namco Europe please visit: https://www.bandainamcoent.eu, or follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bandainamcoeu/.  Join the conversation on X at https://twitter.com/dragonballgames.