Christmas Season Kicks Off 7 December

Sydney, Australia – 5^th December, 2023: Put on your fanciest Santa hats and grab your microphones: Let’s Sing 2024 kicks off the first season of the Let’s Sing Music Awards on 7 December.

Players can grab all new festive customisation options for their avatars, while trying to earn the top spot on the real-time leaderboards in the online multiplayer.

The VIP Pass, Let’s Sing 2024’s steadily expanding new online song library, gets 20 additional songs, including some Christmas hits to get players in the festive spirit, for pass owners to perform across all game modes today:

Check out the full tracklist of the main game as well as the VIP Pass playlist of Let’s Sing 2024 and follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/s5cfb8de55rgevhbs0w8rezks?si=582e0797eb1c44e3

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About Let’s Sing 2024

Whether you’re newcomer to karaoke or a Let’s Sing aficionado, Let’s Sing 2024 has everything you need: current smash hits, all time classics and modern chart toppers you can sing along to – by yourself or with friends.

There’s also a plethora of new and exciting features and game modes like the brand new career mode to keep you entertained for hours and hours.

The new online multiplayer mode Let’s Sing Fest is for those keen on flexing their singing muscles in a friendly competition. Join a lobby with an endless loop of songs and try to get to the top of the leaderboard, with everyone singing the same songs at the same time.

The game – developed by Voxler and published by PLAION – will be releasing on 7 November for Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

About PLAION

PLAION is a dynamic and diversified business in the global entertainment sector, masterfully crafting franchises that captivate audiences worldwide. Boasting a vast network of nine game development studios, sixteen regional publishing offices, and PLAION PICTURES as an independent film publisher and distributor, the company extends its influence with merchandise production and expansive distribution capabilities across the globe.

Founded nearly three decades ago, PLAION has firmly established itself within the entertainment arena. With a diverse range of services and solutions, PLAION stands as the premier publishing partner for console and PC games across both physical and digital channels. Moreover, its strong foothold in the Virtual Reality (VR) domain highlights the company’s commitment to varied gaming experiences.

PLAION is an Embracer Group company.

About Voxler

Voxler is a French developer of music games. The company was created in 2005 and the team focuses its energy on developing great games based on advanced technology. Voxler develops or has developed several games on all platforms (Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One® and Xbox Series X/S®) and on iOS, Android and PC. The team’s key commitment is to give players unforgettable moments in high-quality games. The studio works with leading worldwide publishers and invests continuously in order to exploit the full potential of each platform. More information at http://www.voxler.fr.

Voxler is a PLAION company.

Rockstar Games^®, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto VI is coming to PlayStation^® 5 computer entertainment systems and Xbox Series X|S games and entertainment systems in 2025.

“Grand Theft Auto VI continues our efforts to push the limits of what’s possible in highly immersive, story-driven open-world experiences,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “We’re thrilled to be able to share this new vision with players everywhere.”

Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet. Watch Trailer 1 below:

Celebrating its 25^th anniversary in December, Rockstar Games pioneered the open-world genre of video games with the launch of Grand Theft Auto III in 2001. With each successive blockbuster entry in the series including Grand Theft: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto has become one of the biggest selling, most critically acclaimed and influential properties in all of modern entertainment.

The most recent iteration in the series, Grand Theft Auto V, has sold over 190 million units to date. Rockstar Games’ blockbuster Western series, Red Dead Redemption, has sold over 81 million units worldwide to date, with its most recent release, Red Dead Redemption 2,breaking new ground in fidelity and immersion.

Black Friday has just ended and the next big event is fast approaching for PlayStation Plus, the first Season of Play will start this week. Starting from tomorrow through to Friday, 5 January PlayStation will be celebrating the holiday season with a full month of activities for the PlayStation community.

As part of the PlayStation Plus Season of Play, PlayStation Plus members can redeem free avatars for PS5 and PS4 consoles, join eSports tournaments, earn points on PlayStation Stars,, and enter a competition for your chance to win amazing prizes. Activities for those who are not PlayStation Plus members are available as well.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the fun things to look out for this Season of Play…

New PS5 and PS4 Avatars

(No PlayStation Plus membership required) 

Players can redeem a voucher code for new PS5 and PS4 avatars that commemorate some of the popular titles offered through PlayStation Plus, including games like Ghost of Tsushima, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (available on Ubisoft+ Classics), Final Fantasy VII Remake, and more. Visit the PlayStation Plus website or check the PlayStation Season of Play page on your PS5/PS4 console for the voucher code, which can be redeemed from Tuesday, 5 December through to Friday, 5 January. 

Enter to Win a PS5 Console & 12 Months of PlayStation Plus Deluxe

(No PlayStation Plus membership required) 

• Tuesday, 19 December 2023 – Friday, 5 January 2024

Join the Season of Play celebration for the opportunity to win a PS5 console and 12 months of PlayStation Plus Deluxe for access to hundreds of game titles through the Game Catalogue and Classics Catalogue. This campaign will be available from Tuesday, 19 December 2023 to Friday, 5 January 2024 – to participate, head over to the PlayStation Plus website and answer a total of five questions about the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue. 

Free Online Multiplayer Weekend

(No PlayStation Plus membership required)

• Saturday, 9 December 2023 – Sunday, 10 December 2023

Get ready for another online multiplayer weekend, starting Saturday, 9 December at 12:01am through Sunday, 10 December at 11:59pm local time. Online multiplayer is available without a PlayStation Plus membership during this time, so players can go head-to-head or play alongside other players online.

PlayStation Tournaments

(PlayStation Plus membership required) 

• Tuesday, 12 December 2023 – Sunday, 17 December 2023

There will be PlayStation Tournaments happening from Tuesday, 12 December 12:01am to Sunday, 17 December 11:59pm local time, featuring titles like EA Sports FC 24, NBA 2K24, Madden NFL 24 and MLB the Show 23. 

Players who participate have a chance to win a PlayStation Plus Deluxe membership. The signup process is similar to traditional PlayStation Tournaments, featuring custom tournament cards and an in-game button that includes a list of available tournaments for participating titles. Upon entering the PlayStation Tournament, players will face off in 1v1 brackets on a set schedule.

In addition, everyone who participates in a PlayStation Tournament during this timeframe will be entered into a prize draw to win a PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console (vertical stand sold separately). Visit the official site to learn more about the competition.

PlayStation Stars Campaign

(PlayStation Plus membership required to redeem PlayStation Plus Monthly Games) 

As part of Season of Play, PlayStation Plus members can earn 50 bonus points on PlayStation Stars by redeeming and playing any of the December PlayStation Plus Monthly Games:

• LEGO 2K Drive
• Powerwash Simulator
• Sable

As a reminder, if you are both a PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Stars member, you can earn PlayStation Stars points with eligible purchases on PlayStation Store, including purchases that go toward a PlayStation Plus membership.

Sony Pictures Core Benefits for PlayStation Plus Members

(PlayStation Plus Deluxe membership required)

Sony Pictures Core provides access for players to buy or rent up to 2,000 movies* straight from their consoles, and as a PlayStation Plus member, you’ll get additional benefits. Starting Friday, 1 December for a limited time, each week PlayStation Plus members will have access to big discounts on 7 movies for 7 days. Check back every Friday for new discounts hand-picked for PlayStation. 

PlayStation Plus Deluxe members have access to a curated catalogue of 100 movies* to stream on demand from Sony Pictures Core. Today, we’re excited to share that starting Tuesday, 5 December, additional select content from Crunchyroll will be added to this catalogue, which includes episodes from popular series such as Eighty Six, Iruma-kun and To Your Eternity. 

Learn more about the PlayStation Plus Season of Play, visit the PlayStation Blog. 

For the latest PlayStation news, follow PlayStation Australia on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. 

Demo coming during Steam Next Fest on 5 February 2024

TOKYO – 4 Dec 2023 – Fight Crab 2, the sequel to the award-winning physics-based arena fighting game developed by Calappa Games and published by PLAYISM, scuttles onto Early Access on Steam for PC on Tuesday, 13 February 2024. Demo the crab-tastic career mode as well as both online co-op and versus matches for a limited time during Steam Next Fest from Monday, 5 Feb – Monday, 12 Feb, as announced during INDIE Live Expo Winter 2023.

Indestructible crabs and armor-clad human gladiators join forces to create the ultimate combat sport, complete with live commentary broadcasting. Hop aboard crustaceans, clash claws against carapaces, and fight for the title of king crab across destructible arenas. 

Outfit crustacean competitors with wacky dual-wield weapon loadouts – one for each claw, of course! Select more than 90 different crab-crushing armaments, from basic swords, shields and projectile cannons to beam sabers, boxing gloves, and yo-yos. Create completely customizable physics-based fighting styles, ride vehicles like motorcycles to speed towards the perfect position, and flip opponents belly-up to achieve victory. 

Duke it out in desert landscapes, villages, atop ancient floating structures, and…on basketball courts! Each stage has its own battle-interrupting gimmick — knock enemies into moving trains, strategically dismount crabs during battle to reach hidden areas on foot, and throw level-specific items into reach for an edge in battle.

In Career mode, raise, nurture and level up a crab with a variety of upgradeable attributes like weight, toughness, grip strength, and agility. Fight for justice (and popularity) in Event Battles by defeating evil crabs and mischievous monsters, or put a stop to wild farm tractors with a mind of their own. Level up your grab and claw to the top of the Crab League. 

Unlock 40 different passive and active skills, and master unique battle stances for an added edge during skirmishes. Damage received increases knockback, but also fills up the Crab Gauge. When the meter is full, activate tide-turning spells to summon assist animals, weapons, obstacles, and devastating long range laser beams. 

Fight friends online in either casual or ranked one-on-one matches, and create public or password-protected rooms with customizable house rules and 5-player waiting support.

Fight Crab 2 will launch in Early Access on Tuesday, 13 February 2024, on Steam in Japanese, English and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional).

For more information, please visit Fight Crab 2’s Official Website, follow @crab_fight on X(formerly Twitter) and search for #FightCrab2 on social media.

About Calappa Games

Founded by Nusso, Japanese developer based in Tokyo, the one-man studio has been creating crab-related games for six years now. His early titles NEO AQUARIUM – The King of Crustaceans, ACE OF SEAFOOD, and FIGHT CRAB have earned him several awards such as the Best Technological Game Award and the Audience Award at the 2017 Sense of Wonder Night, the CUP NOODLE Award at BitSummit 2020, a Special Award at the Kyoto eSports Awards 2020, and nominations for the Taipei Game Show 2020 Indie Game Award in Best Innovation and for the BitSummit 2018 Award in the category Innovative Outlaw.

About PLAYISM

Japan’s oldest indie publisher, PLAYISM is known in the West for supporting popular indie games such as Gnosia, Idol Manager, Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight, Touhou Luna Nights, Fight Crab, Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-, the La-Mulana series, Bright Memory, Bright Memory: Infinite, and DEEEER Simulator among other titles.

PLAYISM’s motto is “Bringing a Different Breed of Indie Game to the World”.

To learn more, visit the PLAYISM official website and follow @PlayismEN on Twitter.

Yogscast Games unveils release date for cute, colony sim where players build settlements and manage Morps

Bristol,  United Kingdom — December 4, 2023 |  Team Halfbeard and Yogscast Games are proud to announce the confirmed release date for Time to Morp. The cute and cosy colony sim will be launching on February 22nd 2024! 

Players can join the playtest for Time to Morp now and step into a colourful world stuffed with adorable animals and endless customisation. Build whimsical farms and bond with the titular Morps, adorable and friendly creatures that will chaotically spread across your ranch.

Play alone or with friends, the choice is yours! Time to Morp supports 4-player co-op and is better together.  Explore a vibrant world, research a host of dedicated ways to improve your farm, and embark on quests with quirky characters in this wholesome title.

Check out the brand-new trailer below:

Time to Morp is now entering one of its final playtests before launch so make sure you don’t miss out. To join in on the fun, head over to this link and “request access” to the playtest. Once approved, you’ll be able to hop in and build your incredible farms and befriend the adorable Morps.

About Yogscast Games

Yogscast Games was established in 2017, with a simple goal: to work with small teams to develop and publish games which are as fun to watch as they are to play. Its most recent releases have included poker-powered deckbuilding game ‘Aces & Adventures’, the wickedly amoral ‘Trolley Problem, Inc.’ and the wildly successful restaurant management roguelike ‘PlateUp!’ which recently passed 1.1m Steam units sold.

About Team Halfbeard 

Team HalfBeard are young enthusiasts from Latvia who successfully created “Dude, Stop” and decided not to Stop! We are growing and developing, and Time to Morp is our new beloved project we are passionate about.

Hinwil, 4 December 2023 – Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports enjoyed a brilliant start to its 2023/24 F1 Sim Racing World Championship campaign, with Thomas Ronhaar driving to victory in the virtual sandy sceneries of the Bahrain International Circuit.

Held in Jönköping, Sweden, during the DreamHack Winter 2023, one of the largest, best-known esports competitions, Round 1 saw Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports drivers, Thomas Ronhaar and Brendon Leigh, lining up on the grid for the race, with Matthijs van Erven sitting on the bench. In the first F1 Sim Racing LAN event held since the end of 2019, Thomas kicked off activities by clinching a brilliant pole position, which he then successfully converted into a win, while Brendon struggled more with issues on his racing simulator, only taking the fourteenth spot on the grid and making up a couple of places during the race, ultimately finishing 12th.

These results place Thomas at the top of the Drivers’ Standings, with Alfa Romeo F1 KICK Esports also leading the Constructors’ Standings, level on points with Ferrari and Mercedes.

Thomas Ronhaar
Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports C43
Qualifying: 1st
Race: 1st

“It has been an incredible race – and what a way to kick off our 2023/24 campaign! After having claimed pole position, I was able to enjoy a great start and to apply a strong strategy throughout the race, which allowed me to cross the finish line first. I am proud of all the work that has been done for over nine months behind the scenes, and of the incredible atmosphere in our team, from the drivers to the managers and the engineers. We showed our pace from the very beginning, testament to our intention to be fighting at the front of the grid. Of course, I am personally happy of my performance during Round 1, and to have proved myself in this great LAN event. I am already looking forward for more.”

Brendon Leigh
Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports C43
Qualifying: 14th
Race: 12th

“First of all, congratulations to Thomas for the results achieved. Personally, I am proud of the work done in preparation to the event, and of the family spirit that grew among us. Unfortunately, a couple of factors outside of our control caused performance-hammering issues with the racing simulator, and thus didn’t allow me to extract the most out of it. Of course, this is frustrating, but we kept a positive mindset working towards the maximum possible result – I feel we achieved that. Now, going forward into Round 2, we will address these limitations with the target of putting ourselves back into the championship hunt.”

About Sauber Group of Companies:

The Sauber Group of Companies is composed of two operational entities: Sauber Motorsport AG, which operates and manages its Formula OneTM team; and Sauber Technologies AG, which focuses on third-party business in the areas of advanced engineering, prototype development and additive manufacturing, in addition to full and model-scale testing in the factory’s state-of-the-art wind tunnel and ground-breaking innovation in the field of aerodynamics. The companies collaborate closely and share know-how to apply the expertise of more than 550 dedicated individuals at the headquarter in Hinwil, Switzerland, to all internal and external projects.

The Sauber Group puts sustainability at the heart of its mission; its business, operating under the ISO 14001 environmental management standard, has been carbon neutral since 2011 and the company has achieved the Three-Star level in the FIA Environmental Accreditation Framework.

Since its founding in 1970, the innovative Swiss company has been setting standards in the design, development and construction of race cars for various championship series, such as Formula One, DTM, and WEC. Following its own Formula One debut in 1993, Sauber Motorsport AG has established one of the few traditional and privately held teams in the sport. A member of the exclusive club of teams which competed in more than 500 F1 races, it celebrated 30 years in the sport in 2022 and continues to go from strength to strength on and off the track.

Today, Frontier Developments (‘Frontier’) has revealed that the two Hero DLCs coming to Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin, the mighty Stormcast Eternals champion Yndrasta, the Celestial Spear, and the devious Orruk Kruleboyz shaman Gobsprakk, the Mouth of Mork, will launch on 11 December for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation® 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Each Hero DLC will add a new playable Age of Sigmar unit to the game for use in Skirmish, Multiplayer and the Single-Player Conquest Mode, bringing all-new abilities to the field. Players will swap out either the Lord-Celestant or the Killaboss on Gnashtoof for one of these special characters, allowing them to tweak their overall strategic approach to the game.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin – Yndrasta, The Celestial Spear, summons forth a leader forged by Sigmar himself. Yndrasta is a powerful flying hero who leaps into battle to champion the Stormcast Eternals. Her legendary spear, Thengevar, can be thrown to disrupt enemies and inspire allies.

Orruk Kruleboyz commanders meanwhile, will reshape their armies with Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin – Gobsprakk, The Mouth of Mork. The Kruleboyz first aerial unit, Swampcalla shaman Gobsprakk soars above the battlefield on Killabeak, his Corpse-rippa Vulcha, raining destruction upon his foes and offering new mobility across the battle-worn landscapes of Ghur.

Both Hero DLCs are bundled with the Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin – Ultimate Edition, which has a suggested retail price of £64.99/$74.99/€74.99. Each Hero DLC will also be available separately for £3.99/$4.99/€4.99, as well as part of a bundle for £6.99/$8.99/€8.99, and will require a copy of the base game to play.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin is available digitally for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation® 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Alongside the Ultimate Edition, players can purchase the Standard Edition for a suggested retail price of £49.99/$59.99/€59.99 and the Deluxe Edition for £59.99/$69.99/€69.99. The physical edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin, meanwhile, will release on 27^th February 2024 for PlayStation® 5 and Xbox Series X|S only, and will include both Hero DLCs.

About Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin

Wage a campaign of brutal conquest in this realm-shattering real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. Command four unique factions in dynamic battles as part of a story-driven campaign and test your mettle against warlords afar in online multiplayer.

About Frontier

Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, ‘Frontier’) is a leading independent developer and publisher of videos founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the iconic Elite game. Based in Cambridge, Frontier uses its proprietary COBRA game development technology to create innovative genre-leading games, primarily for personal computers and videogame consoles.

About Games Workshop

Games Workshop Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000 games, miniature soldiers, novels and model kits through more than 523 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop or Warhammer), its own web store, and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including its publishing division ‘Black Library’ and its special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.games-workshop.com.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin © Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2023. Warhammer Age of Sigmar, the Warhammer Age of Sigmar logo, Realms of Ruin logo, GW, Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Stormcast Eternals, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likeness thereof, are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited, variably registered around the world, and used under licence. Sourcecode and technology © Frontier Developments plc 2023. ‘Frontier’ and the Frontier Developments logo are trademarks of Frontier Developments, plc. All rights reserved. 

Get into the Christmas spirit with a new quest, new seasonal activities, new cosmetics and the introduction of a brand-new reward, the coveted Black Party Hat 

Monday, 4 December 2023, Cambridge, UK. Christmas has come early to the fantasy MMO RuneScape, with the launch of Christmas Village, a new area located in the Land of Snow which offers festive fun, adventure and cheer. 

Players will join Santa and his trusty snow imps in special seasonal activities such as Fairy Light Fishing, creating Christmas Decorations and catching snow imps to earn Christmas Spirit which can be spent on new and classic holiday rewards. Players will be able to earn a variety of rewards throughout the holiday season including the Peppermint outfit, Purple Santa Hat and the new tradeable rare, the Black Party Hat. 

Players will also be tasked to bring festive cheer to the whole of Gielinor by helping Santa in Its Snow Bother, the new traditional seasonal quest for RuneScape. Players will need to seek out iconic characters throughout the world in order to deliver presents and give the locations of Lumbridge, Falador and Varrock a dose of holiday cheer with a festive makeover. 

The Christmas Village is live in RuneScape now and will be available until 4 January 2024 with Santa’s Lodge first opening on Sunday 3 December. Players can access the Land of Snow via the Holiday Portals at the Grand Exchange or Burthorpe or via the Lodestone Network. For more information on this update, please visit the RuneScape website.    

RuneScape is available now on PC, Steam, iOS, and Android, complete with cross-platform progression and play on PC and mobile.  

About RuneScape    
Celebrating more than twenty years of adventures and acclaimed by PC Gamer as “one of the most endearing and unique MMOs available”, RuneScape is an ever-expanding, community-driven game that’s bursting with activity and life. Today RuneScape is one of the world’s longest-running online games, with over 300 million player accounts.  

Set in a medieval fantasy land, players embark on epic journeys through a vast sandbox world that’s full of gods, warring races, unexplored dungeons, and glittering riches. Propelled by the game’s narrative, choose your own path through enthralling quests, and progress through 28 diverse skills to shape a single character in a classless world. RuneScape is available across PC, iOS and Android devices.  

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.