Enjoy tables based on Star Trek, Gloomhaven, Exploding Kittens, Terraforming Mars, A Charlie Brown Christmas and Zen Original designs

SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 7, 2023 – Zen Studios is packing the holiday season with a huge update today! Seven brand-new and two remastered tables have arrived in Pinball FX on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam and the Epic Games Store to brighten the end of the year for pinball fans. The tables will launch on Nintendo Switch on December 28.

Star Trek™ Pinball Pack

Star Trek™ Pinball: Kelvin Timeline: Experience the vision of the newest trilogy of Star Trek blockbuster movies in this epic table. Join Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise on their mission to discover new civilizations, form alliances and neutralize threats to the Federation.

Star Trek™ Pinball: Discovery: Michael Burnham and the shipmates of the U.S.S. Discovery rely on your pinball prowess, as you play through iconic moments from the first four seasons of the series. Make contact with the residents of 10-C and utilize the time loop for victory!

Star Trek™ Pinball: Deep Space Nine: Travel to the edges of the final frontier and arrive at the space station Deep Space Nine! Use your pinball skills to lead the crew and Captain Benjamin Sisko in ending the Dominion War.

The Star Trek™ Pinball Pack is available for $14.99.

A Charlie Brown Christmas™ Pinball

Find the real meaning of Christmas in A Charlie Brown Christmas™ Pinball! Join the Peanuts crew in putting on a play and decorating the most perfect tree there is.

A Charlie Brown Christmas™ Pinball is available for $5.49.

Game Night Pinball Volume 1

Terraforming Mars Pinball: The race for taming the Red Planet has begun! Run one of the mega-corporations and use your pinball skills to raise the oxygen level, heat up the planet, and create vast oceans on your way to the top of the leaderboards.

Gloomhaven™ Pinball: Delve into the world of Gloomhaven as mercenaries! Infiltrate the Inox Encampment, defeat Jekserah’s army of corpses among other adventures to enter the Void and confront The Gloom!

Exploding Kittens®: A Pinball Cat-astrophe: Complete main modes inspired by the kitty-powered card game, clean the Transdimensional Litter Box, and collect famous Tacocat, Cattermelon, and other cards to get the highest scores.

Game Night Pinball Volume 1 is available for $9.99.

Charity Pack

Support pinball and charity with this two-pack, available for $4.99! The purchase of Epic Quest and Excalibur brings joy to those in need and helps preserve pinball culture, as Zen will donate 50% of proceeds to Project Pinball (United States 46-3417202) and 50% to the Budapest Pinball Museum (Hungary MK/20980/2013) for each sale of this product.

Project Pinball: The Project Pinball Charity Group, Inc. is a non-profit organization that places pinball machines in Children’s Hospitals, Ronald McDonald Houses, and Assisted Living Facilities to provide recreational relief to patients, family members, and hospital staff. Donating pinball machines since 2011, they have donated pinball machines to hospitals across the United States.

Budapest Pinball Museum: The museum – by now with over 160 pinball and arcade machines – opened its doors in Budapest on April 10, 2014. The museum is considered to be Europe’s biggest interactive pinball museum in continuous operation.

About Asmodee Entertainment

Asmodee Entertainment is the outbound licensing and book publishing platform of Asmodee, the global games publisher and distributor. Its mission is to extend Asmodee’s intellectual properties into TV/film, novels and comics, location-based entertainment, and consumer products, working closely with Asmodee Boardgames and Asmodee Interactive. Through best-in-class partnerships across the full spectrum of opportunities, Asmodee Entertainment will create truly global intellectual properties and brands. For more information, visit asmodee-entertainment.biz.

About Exploding Kittens

Exploding Kittens is a leading game and entertainment company with a mission to inspire people to connect, laugh, and play fun games in the physical world. After initially seeking to raise $10K through Kickstarter, the Exploding Kittens campaign raised $8.7M in 30 days from 219,000 backers. To date, Exploding Kittens is the #1 most-backed project in Kickstarter history and has sold over 20 million games.

Started by former Xbox game designer Elan Lee and The Oatmeal’s founder Matthew Inman, Exploding Kittens and its family of games seek to reshape traditional game night into an entertaining person-to-person experience. Today, there are nearly 30 games available for purchase, an exclusive Exploding Kittens mobile game for Netflix subscribers, a free-to-play app, Kitty Letter, and an Exploding Kittens mobile app available on iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch, as well as an animated Netflix series titled ‘Exploding Kittens’ in production.

About FryxGames

FryxGames is a Swedish family business focusing on publishing games designed and developed by different members of the big Fryxelius family. With some games being developed through several years or decades, we put pride in publishing games that are thematically inspiring and mechanically innovative. With six games published so far, including After the Virus and the international best-seller Terraforming Mars, we still have many more games we want to share with the global game community. fryxgames.se

About Cephalofair Games

Cephalofair Games is the independent board game publisher responsible for the massively popular game Gloomhaven, as well as its spin-offs, expansions and sequels, including Frosthaven. Cephalofair Games was founded in 2014 by Isaac Childres as a hobby project, and it has quickly grown to a powerful force in the board game community, selling hundreds of thousands of games with a staff of four. See more at cephalofair.com

About Zen Studios

Zen Studios is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for all major digital game platforms. Recognized as one of the premier gaming studios in the world, Zen has worked with some of the most iconic entertainment studios, including Lucasfilm, Marvel Entertainment, NBC Universal, and FOX Digital Entertainment.

Zen’s Pinball FX franchise has defined video game pinball excellence since 2007, and critically acclaimed titles like Circus Electrique and Operencia: The Stolen Sun have proven its devotion to creating captivating RPGs. Zen Studios joined Saber Interactive in November 2020. For more information on Zen’s library of titles, visit zenstudios.com.

About Embracer Group

Embracer Group is a global Group of creative and entrepreneurial businesses in PC, console, mobile and board games and other related media. The Group has an extensive catalog of over 900 owned or controlled franchises.

With its head office based in Karlstad, Sweden, Embracer Group has a global presence through its twelve operative groups: THQ Nordic, PLAION, Coffee Stain, Amplifier Game Invest, Saber Interactive, DECA Games, Gearbox Entertainment, Easybrain, Asmodee, Dark Horse, Embracer Freemode and Crystal Dynamics – Eidos. The Group has 135 internal game development studios and is engaging more than 15,500 employees in more than 40 countries.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – December 7, 2023 – Thirdverse, Inc., the leading development studio behind the popular 5v5 VR multiplayer hero shooter game X8, today announced that its latest major update is now live. X8 was initially released into Early Access in late May and fully launched to the public on November 9 as a free-to-play game in the Steam and Meta Quest stores, and has driven over 200,000 downloads to date.
 
Building on the success of its previous updates, this latest update is poised to elevate the ‘X8’ experience to even greater heights. With the inclusion of Map 5: Nautica, an XP Progression Recap, and Updates to the In-App Purchasing System, players can look forward to an enhanced gameplay experience in X8.
 
Key Features of this update:

• New Map 5: Nautica, located in the Bermuda Triangle, is a mysteriously abandoned off-shore oil rig in the Bermuda Triangle with an odd history of mishaps and safety concerns. Board at your own risk!
• XP Progression Recap: The XP progression system receives an overhaul, providing players with a more rewarding and streamlined path to mastery. Earn rewards, level up, and showcase your skills like never before.
• In-App Purchasing System Updates: We’ve listened to our community’s feedback and made important improvements to the in-app purchasing experience. Confirm your vault equipment after purchase and bid farewell to duplicate weapons, ensuring a smoother and more satisfying shopping experience.

With these exciting additions, the ‘X8’ community can look forward to an even more engaging and competitive multiplayer hero shooter experience. Thirdverse continues to push the boundaries of VR gaming, and this latest is a testament to its commitment to delivering top-notch gameplay and innovation.

Download now:
Meta Quest : https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4518172508241377/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763510/X8/
 
Product Overview:

• Supported Platforms: Meta Quest, Steam *Cross Platform Play
• Title: X8
• Genre: VR Multiplayer Hero Shooter
• Price: Free on Quest Store *$9.99 on Steam with the Starter pack
• Release: November 9, 2023
• Players: 5v5, up to 10 players
• Website: https://playx8vr.com/

About Thirdverse, Co., Ltd

Founded in 2020, Thirdverse, Co., Ltd is a virtual reality game development, distribution and management company paving the path to the metaverse with two studios in Japan and the United States.

In August 2022, the studio launched its next-generation sword-fighting VR title “ALTAIR BREAKER” for Meta Quest 2 and PCVR. In September, Thirdverse announced a new multiplayer VR tactical hero shooter title called “X8” developed by its US Studio, and exhibited the game to the public for the first time at the Tokyo Game Show 2022. In November, they announced that both titles are joining the lineup for PlayStation®VR2. Currently, Thirdverse plans to strengthen the recruitment of VR game creators for the development of new titles, scheduled for release in 2023 and beyond.

The renowned samurai has a score to settle.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, 7 December 2023 | SRG Studios is bringing samurai skills to their upcoming action roguelike, Champion Shift. Tomoe Gozen, a female warrior from twelfth-century feudal Japan, is the newest playable character in the upcoming multiplayer title. 

Stoic. Capable. Loyal. Tomoe Gozen wields her determination and competence as expertly as her bow. Entering the world of Champion Shift under the cloud of the Dominion, Tomoe is ready to fight alongside the other champions to secure their freedom. Wielding Moon Piercer, her precise bow, and a lethal hand fan, Tomoe clears the Dominion’s mobs with ease. Players can take advantage of Tomoe’s specialized kit, including different archery techniques to deal additional damage and boomerang mechanics to increase her hand fan’s damage. 

Champion Shift grants each champion a vehicle form; players can switch between their champion and a sleek car with the press of a button. Energy is generated around the map to power each car, and shifting deals additional damage to surrounding enemies. As Tomoe transforms between samurai and sports car, a shower of honing petals descends upon enemies, clearing the area for more hands-on combat.

Tomoe joins Champion Shift’s roster of reputable heroes, including Athena, Gilgamesh, and Sun Wukong. Champion Shift grants you control of these legendary warriors to enact justice on the Dominion, a shadow corporation bent on world domination.

The hunt begins as your champions, equipped with the newfound power of their vehicle forms, battle through the Dominion’s forces in search of victory.

Features:

• Unlock globally iconic champions, including Sun Wukong, Athena, and Gilgamesh!
• Default auto attacks or manual aim for a customizable gameplay experience. 
• Challenging enemy encounters to test your playstyle and strategy, including boss battles.
• Shift between vehicle and champion, each with their own strengths and additional skills.
• Explore hundreds of celestial ability combinations to customize your perfect run.
• Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players.
• Original scores accompany each stage, including day and night variations.

The Champion Shift Prologue is available now for download on Steam. Wishlist the title to keep up with the latest Champion Shift news, or visit the official Champion Shift website, X (formerly known as Twitter) and YouTube for more.

About SRG Studios

SRG Studios was founded in 2013 with a focus on developing mobile games. Known for games like Jaws.io, Ink Inc., Heroes Inc., and Sausage Wars, their games have been downloaded over 200 million times. The release of Champion Shift will mark SRG’s transition from mobile games to PC and consoles. 

REVERSE: 1999 SINKS ITS TEETH INTO TERROR WITH VERSION 1.2: PHASE ONE UPDATE “A NIGHTMARE AT GREEN LAKE” OUT NOW

Download Today To Recruit New Horrifying 6-Star Character Tooth Fairy and Hot Girl-Next-Door Character Blonney, Try On New Garments For Sotheby, X, Eagle, and Bkornblume, Experience A Petrifying New Story Event, Earn Unilogs Via Login Event, and More

HONG KONG – DECEMBER 7, 2023 – Bluepoch Games has announced that 20th century time-travel strategic RPG Reverse: 1999 has launched Phase One of its free retro horror movie-themed Version 1.2 update titled “A Nightmare At Green Lake” across the App Store, Google Play, and PC. This first phase, which runs now until December 27, introduces the 6-star character Tooth Fairy, a braces-wearing dentist specializing in diagnostics and treatment of oral maladies for both humans and arcanists. 

Tooth Fairy describes her procedures as quick and painless. Despite the physician’s somber aura, she’s frighteningly adept at arcane therapy and human medical treatment, making her a valuable companion for any Timekeeper pursuit. At the very least, players won’t skip out on the mouthwash next time they brush their teeth.

Visit Tooth Fairy for an annual cleaning with Reverse: 1999’s newest character trailer:

Download Reverse: 1999 for free today to summon Tooth Fairy with the new rate-up banner “The Fairies Shining at Night.” The banner, which will run for a limited time, also features a new 5-star character, the dynamite girl next door with an attitude named Blonney, and Bkornblume, each with a boosted drop rate.

Reverse: 1999’s latest update also introduces a new garment series titled “The Horror Show,” a Wilderness pack called “Forest of Silence,” a rate-up banner for Eternity, and a series of frightful new events including the “A Nightmare At Green Lake” story event, the “The Old Teeth & The Worn Marks” character story, and the “A Tooth for a Tooth”event.

Version 1.2: Phase One’s event story, “A Nightmare At Green Lake,” is now available for players that have completed the game’s campaign. Clear the event’s stages to win Canned Scream, which can be exchanged for Unilogs, the 6-star Psychube, and Wilderness islands and buildings in the event shop.

Moreover, by completing the two sign-in events during Version 1.2, players are able to claim up to 14 Unilogs in total.

If that’s not enough dread for the day, complete the story mission, “The Old Teeth & The Worn Marks,” to earn clear drops and learn more about the mesmerizing and macabre Tooth Fairy. Just don’t forget to scrub those molars in the back.

A new garment series, “The Horror Show,” is available on the Bank-Garment Shop and offers players a chance the dress the wealthy Sotheby in her “Deep in the Curtains” garment, the genius X in his “Breathing in Silence” garment, the mysterious Bkornblume in her “Truth Behind the Dark Red” garment, and the cute Eagle in her “The Sixth Sense” garment. 

View those horror-themed garments with the trailer below: 

Beware that in order to acquire Bkornblume’s costume, players must unlock the Collector’s Edition from the Jukebox and upgrade it to Lv.3. Moreover, a new Wilderness theme pack, “Forest of Silence,” can also be purchased from the Bank-Wilderness Shop during the event.

A host of horrors are on the horizon! Version 1.2’s second phase, which begins December 28 and lasts until January 17, will introduce the reserved and docile 6-star character Jessica and blaster-wielding 5-star character Horropedia. Jessica’s character story, “One Flew Over the Old House,” will also be available alongside another rate-up banner.

Enter a new nightmare before Christmas. Download Reverse: 1999 today on the App Store, Google Play, and PC to experience all new content in store with Version 1.2, “A Nightmare At Green Lake.” Floss those pearly whites with the Tooth Fairy’s horror movie-loving community of patients via Discord and follow on X / Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and the game’s official website.

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ABOUT BLUEPOCH GAMES CO. LTD

Established in 2020, Bluepoch is an ambitious, passionate and globally-focused company. Our team has committed itself to exploring the vast potential of anime through the creation of dreamlike, immersive, and heartfelt games. Our imagination is as infinite as the starry universe.

ONE, TWO, THREE O’CLOCK FLOCK! SEASON TWO FOR HEADBANGERS RHYTHM ROYALE TAKES FLIGHT TODAY

Glee-Cheese’s musical battle royale expands as season two launches today, bringing a brand-new free battle pass crammed full of new content for players to unlock.

Thursday, 7^th December 2023 – Glee-Cheese and Team17 Digital have today launched season two for musical battle royale Headbangers Rhythm Royale on PC, Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows Store. Season two of Headbangers Rhythm Royale sees the addition of a new challenge card, 9 new costumes, 17 new garments, 13 new taunts, and 2 new neck sounds, all unlockable as players work their way through the 30 levels the new free battle pass has to offer. 

Also available today for £4.99/$4.99/€4.99 the second Headbangers Rhythm Royale DLC Fright or Flight brings 4 new costumes, 4 new garments, a new taunt, 5 new taunt voices, and one new neck sound.

Headbangers Rhythm Royale invites players to tap, flap, and rap their way to victory in a series of manic musical mini games against 29 other player-controlled pigeons, battling their way to become Master Headbanger. Featuring cross-platform multiplayer, no pigeon is too near (or too far) to join in the medley of minigames, with players memory, rhythm, reflexes, reaction time, and (obviously) their ability to rap being put to the test across 23 unique challenges.

Headbangers Rhythm Royale Key Features

• Ruffle feathers: Memory, rhythm, reflexes, and reaction times will be put to the test across 23 minigames, each with their own unique musical twist
• Preen away: With hundreds of unique items to choose from, including full outfits, hats, glasses, voices, and taunts, players can take the top spot and fluff their feathers with their very own personalised pigeon  
• Peck and earn breadcrumbs: Challenges and unlockable customisations await in the in-game battle pass, with players able to spend their hard-earned crumbs to help them be the most stylish pigeon in the flock
• Cross-flock support: Play with up to 29 other pigeons with cross play enabled, friends and frenemies alike can battle in musical madness regardless their gaming platform of choice
• Talon tapping music: With unique scores across each minigame, loading screen, and pigeon accessory menu, the party never stops with the bespoke scores written and created by the Glee-Cheese team.

For more information on Headbangers Rhythm Royale please follow us on X, TikTok, and Facebook. 

About Glee-Cheese

Glee-Cheese is an independent video game studio based in France, striving to develop innovative games with a strong artistic identity. Their debut title A Musical Story launched in 2022, and their newest title Headbangers Rhythm Royale is currently in development.

About Team17 Digital

Founded in 1990, Team17 Digital is a leading developer, video games label, and creative partner for developers around the world. Part of Team17 Group plc, which floated on AIM in 2018, Team17 Digital has an extensive portfolio of over 120 titles, and fully encapsulates the spirit of independent games. Winner of the ‘Publishing Star’ award at the 2023 Develop: Star Awards, Team17 Digital has assembled a portfolio of multi-award-winning and award-nominated in-house brands include Hell Let Loose, Golf With Your Friends, The Escapists, and the iconic Worms franchise, alongside its games label partner titles, including the award-winning games Blasphemous, Greak: Memories of Azur, DREDGE, and the Overcooked! franchise.

Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Launches Today on MangaGamer and Steam – Journey through a bizarre, steampunk-fantasy world in search of answers to its greatest mysteries!

TOKYO – December 7th, 2023 – MangaGamer has released the fifth entry in Liarsoft’s Steampunk series, Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows in English today on MangaGamer and Steam for $34.95, with a 15% launch discount lasting until December 14th. Explore the warped ruins of a steam-punk New York City in this dramatic tale of mystery, discovery, and loss. 

Promotional Website: Webpage

The fifth entry in Liarsoft’s Steampunk Series is a mysterious fairy-tale in which fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels through the ruins of Engine City New York, destroyed in an unexplained disaster some years before; and one who finds herself in an underground world with a purple sky, where the “vanished” city still stands.

The central focus of the tale is Lily, a girl devoid of memories who sets off through the bizarrely transformed “Underground New York.” Driven by her determination to reach the “ends of the sky,” she travels through this dangerous world accompanied by an enigmatic young man known as A. In the course of her long and difficult journey, they meet many of the city’s inhabitants, and fend off the attacks of strange and terrifying monsters.

Key Features:

• Dramatic Storyline Penned by Hikaru Sakurai: Enjoy a deep storyline full of action, mystery, and dramatic encounters in this 30+ hour tale written by Hikaru Sakurai, the author of the Fate/Prototype novel series, Satsuriku no Matrix Edge, as well as Fate/Samurai Remnant, and more.
• Lovecraftian Horrors: Immerse yourself in world full of strange and esoteric steampunk devices fueled by eldritch science and invented by the geniuses of history tapping into things from beyond that were never meant to be understood.
• Strong Cast of Unique Characters: The great tragedy that befell New York City has transformed the residents as well as the ruined city they now live in. The many strong personalities Lily will encounter on her travels have each suffered and been altered by the disaster in their own ways, yet still they strive towards their own goals. Some may aid Lily, some may oppose her journey, and others will teach her valuable lessons along the way. 

What lies at the end of the road Lily travels? How is she connected to the woman exploring the ruins on the surface? And why was New York destroyed? In the course of their journeys, many mysteries will be unraveled…

For more information on Sona-nyl of the Violet Shadows, as well as other titles from MangaGamer, be sure to join their discussion on Discord or follow MangaGamer on Twitter and Facebook. You can also check out their blog for comments from the staff and other featured articles!

ABOUT MANGAGAMER.COM
MangaGamer.com is the world’s biggest publisher of English translated Visual Novels. Since its launch in July 2008, it has offered services where fans can download and enjoy popular Visual Novels such as 07th Expansion’s Higurashi When They Cry series,Alicesoft’s infamous Rance series, and Novectacle’s critically acclaimed The House in Fata Morgana right from their home.

Players Can Experience Pandora Firsthand and Become Na’vi

Sydney, Australia — December 7, 2023 — Today, Ubisoft^® announced that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is now available in Australia and New Zealand on Ubisoft+, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Ubisoft Connect, and releases worldwide on December 7. The game is rated M, and the standard edition is available for a RRP of $109.95 AUD.

Developed by Massive Entertainment – a Ubisoft Studio* in close collaboration with James Cameron’s production company Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is a first-person standalone adventure that takes place on the same timeline as the Avatar films, built using the latest iteration of the Snowdrop engine.

“From the soundscape of Pandora to the living and reactive open world, every moment of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is designed to keep players immersed in this incredible world,” said Magnus Jansen, creative director at Massive. “We worked closely with the Avatar filmmakers to create a faithful extension of the Avatar universe while giving players a new setting and story to experience.”

Set in the Western Frontier, a never-before-seen continent, players can explore Pandora firsthand. With brand-new Na’vi clans, flora, and fauna, including a banshee companion to bond with and ride in the open skies, players can interact with the vibrant open world in single-player or online in two-player co-op. In Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, the human militaristic RDA corporation is back on Pandora and stripping away resources from the land and its inhabitants. Players will play as a Na’vi, born on Pandora but abducted as a child and raised away from Na’vi culture in an RDA training program. With Na’vi roots and a human upbringing, players will find themselves suddenly free only to feel like strangers in their homeland. Players must protect the Western Frontier from the RDA’s return, reconnect with their lost Na’vi heritage, and unite disparate clans for the greater good.

Across the expansive Western Frontier, players will meet unique clans who will teach them what it means to be Na’vi, such as honing their “Na’vi Senses,” mastering their strength to navigate the beautiful and dangerous open world, as well as upgrading their skills to push back the RDA; using traditional Na’vi weapons like bows for precision and spear-thrower for high impact; and forming a lifelong bond with a banshee – who can also be a powerful aerial combat ally. Players can leverage their human training and use weapons like stun grenades and employ multiple combat styles to fend off the RDA. 

Players can customize their character with options including different body types and voices. As they journey across the Western Frontier and connect with their Na’vi heritage, players can equip more gear, craft better quality weapons, and upgrade skills to fit their playstyle. Customization also extends to the player’s banshee with unique gear pieces, and more.

PlayStation players will have free access to the Aranahe Warrior Pack. Season Pass owners will also have a bonus quest available at launch, and two-story packs that will be available in 2024 for players who want to continue their adventures on Pandora. Through Ubisoft+, players can access The Ultimate Edition, which includes the season pass, digital artbook, the Sarentu Heritage cosmetic pack, and the Sarentu Hunter equipment pack, valued at a RRP of AUD $189.95.

To transport players to Pandora at any given time, the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Original Game Soundtrack  featuring music by Emmy-nominated conductor, composer, and performer Pinar Toprak, can be streamed, and purchased on December 8.

For more information about Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora please visit www.avatarfrontiersofpandora.com or join the conversation on social media using hashtag #AvatarFrontiers. Check out the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Accessibility Spotlight to learn about the team’s approach to accessibility.

For the latest news on all of Ubisoft’s games, please visit: news.ubisoft.com.

*Associate studios are Düsseldorf, Shanghai, Reflections, Leamington, Kyiv, Toronto and Montpellier.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a world creator committed to enriching players’ lives through unique and memorable gaming experiences. Its international teams create and develop a diverse portfolio of games, including brands such as Assassin’s Creed^®, Brawlhalla^®, For Honor^®, Far Cry^®, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon^®, Just Dance^®, The Lapins Crétins^TM, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six^®, The Crew^® and Tom Clancy’s The Division^®. Through Ubisoft Connect, players enjoy a service ecosystem to enhance their gaming experience, earn rewards, and stay connected with their friends across any platform. The Ubisoft+ subscription offer also allows them to enjoy a catalogue of over a hundred titles and downloadable content (DLC) from Ubisoft. For the fiscal year 2022-23, Ubisoft’s net bookings amounted to 1.74 billion euros. For more information, go to: www.ubisoftgroup.com.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora TM & © 2023 20th Century Studios. Game software © 2023 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

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Build, Plan… Prosper? – Create the town of your dreams beside friends in Go-Go Town! in 2024’s PlayTest

As revealed at Wholesome Snack – hold on to your hats, roll up your sleeves and sign up for Go-Go Town!’s upcoming couch co-op playtest

BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND – 7 Dec. 2023 – Today, Australian developer Prideful Sloth, beside publisher CULT Games, invites players to the upcoming Steam playtest for town building, social & life simulation game Go-Go Town!, coming to PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC in 2024. Watch the Wholesome Snack gameplay trailer here and sign up for the playtest launching February 2024 today: http://bit.ly/gogoplaytest

Once a bustling hub of tourists and culture, Go-Go Town! has fallen far from its prime. As soon as you arrive, you will find yourself (involuntarily) volunteering the role of Mayor, where it will be up to you and your friends to save the town and bring life (and tourists!) back to its heart.

In the upcoming playtest, players can look forward to:

• Creating and managing a thriving town – balancing townie happiness, commerce, transport and construction!
• Building and constructing from scratch – from taking charge with a chainsaw to diving into the depths of the local quarry with a drill, it’ll be up to you and your friends to collect the materials to build the world as you see fit.
• Constructing a bustling hub of shiny shop boutiques, and hiring your favorite townies to run them!
• Managing your profits – How will your shops generate income? What will they sell? How will you ensure that your supply chains stay intact? All decisions come down to you, Mayor!
• Transporting yourself (& your materials) in style – Pushing the various transport options to their very limit – hang on to your hard hat as you careen over the land in your go-kart or master the ollie on your skateboard.
• Growing your community spirit – Convincing your eager tourists to become a part of your townsfolk!

Built from the minds of AAA industry veterans at Brisbane-based developer Prideful Sloth, the development team, led by a former Activision producer and Rocksteady Technical Artist and Engineer, are bringing players a world of their imagination in Go-Go Town! 

Launching in 2024, Go-Go Town! will give players even more agency over what they create, customize, and how they run their town. With many gameplay expansions still to come in:

• Various incredible establishments to create (from flashy, premium dance clubs, to vibrant neon arcades) 
• Even more ways to earn your keep (mining, fishing, and raising very adorable livestock!) 
• Automating all your town’s processes (hiring shopkeepers, artisans and hot dog sellers),
• Transforming your town via terraforming, and creating roads for your various vehicles 
• Continuously expanding, upgrading and evolving your town!

Players who sign up for the playtest today can ensure to stay up to date with all developments in this vibrant, charming town creation simulator!

Go-Go Town!’s co-op playtest will launch in February 2024. Sign up for the playtest here!

To stay up to date with the latest Go-Go Town! updates, be sure to follow the official website, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTube pages, and wishlist the game on Steam. 

About Prideful Sloth

Prideful Sloth is an Australian team comprised of seasoned developers who have worked on AAA properties including Batman: Arkham, The Elder Scrolls, DmC: Devil May Cry, Rock Band, Guitar Hero , and Rome: Total War. The team seeks to utilize their aptitude for crafting rich, visually stunning worlds packed with compelling content that offers players free agency.

Go-Go Town! is supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Digital Games Incentive.

Starting December 7 this year Anthology of Fear, a psychological horror game distinguished by its ambiguous reality and multidimensional fear, will also be available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. The game tells the story of a mysterious disappearance, which is presented from the perspective of several different characters. Previously, Anthology of Fear was also released on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

Anthology of Fear is a title developed by OhDeer Studio and 100 GAMES. Ultimate Games S.A. is the publisher of the game for PlayStation 4. Thanks to backward compatibility, the horror game also works on PlayStation 5. On Steam, Anthology of Fear currently has 70 percent positive reviews, and on the YouTube platform, gameplay videos have a total of more than 5 million views.

Anthology of Fear – PlayStation Trailer:

Anthology of Fear (PlayStation Store): https://store.playstation.com/concept/10009091
Anthology of Fear (Microsoft Store): https://www.xbox.com/games/store/anthology-of-fear/9n5wp58fgtpk
Anthology of Fear (Nintendo eShop): https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/anthology-of-fear-switch/
Anthology of Fear (Steam): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092530/Anthology_of_Fear/

In Anthology of Fear, the gameplay is shown from a first-person perspective and is mainly based on exploration, puzzle-solving, and investigation. This unique psychological horror is also distinguished by stylish graphics and sound design.

The title tells the story of Nathan’s disappearance, which the player learns from the perspective of various characters. The game consists of several chapters and takes an average of 2.5 to 4.5 hours to complete.

“It’s a horror game full of paranormal and tragic experiences, in which the player also faces an atmosphere of honesty and various unpleasant elements of the human subconscious. The intriguing story, as well as the stylish visuals and soundtrack tailored to the current situation are responsible for the tension and specific atmosphere. The creators of Anthology of Fear also decided to make references to the problems of severe mental disorders.” says COO of Ultimate Games S.A., Rafał Jelonek.

Anthology of Fear – main features:

• unique story;
• psychological horror;
• multidimensional fear;
• ambiguous reality;
• stylish audiovisual setting.

Anthology of Fear’s release date for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 is set for December 7, 2023.