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Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Edition Launch Trailer

Vienna/Austria, July 3rd, 2018In 2125 there is no mining your own business on Mars: The Earth Defense Force (EDF) is strong-arming everyone into work and sending the resulting hard-earned resources back to Earth. Suppression, executions, violence everywhere… it’s no wonder a famous resistance group rises once more. And you? You will be their best guerrilla fighter. Welcome to the Red Faction.

Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Edition is out now on PC, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. You can get it for an SRP of 19,99 $ / 19,99 € on PC and 29,99 $ / 29,99 € on consoles.

Players who already own the 2009 version of Red Faction: Guerrilla on Steam will automatically receive the Re-Mars-tered edition for free in their accounts. From now on, these players can simply download Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered from their Steam library and start swinging their sledgehammers.

One more random fun fact about Mars (in real-life): If you weighed 200 lbs on Earth, your Mars-weight would only be 76 lbs. But don’t try the “Mars-Diet” at home – we recommend neither eating only Mars bars, nor trying to lower the gravity in your neighbourhood.

Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered features:

  • Fully reworked graphics – heavily reworked textures and graphic features adding, for example, specular maps
  • Improved shadow rendering
  • Improved lighting
  • Reworked shaders and postprocessing

PC performance

  • Native 4k support on PC

Xbox One Performance

  • Xbox One: 900p @ 60 FPS
  • Xbox One X: 1800p @ 60 FPS or 4K @ 30 FPS

PlayStation 4 Performance

  • PlayStation 4: 1080p @ 60 FPS
  • PlayStation 4 Pro: 1500p @ 60 FPS or 4K @ 30 FPS

War Machine Marketing Brings Pantera Mini Guitars to San Diego Comic-Con

Los Angeles, CA – “I’ve been a huge PANTERA fan since 1991.  Their records hold such a unique place in my heart and were there to help me through the ups and downs of life.  I not only wanted to make a tribute to this band I love so much but to also honor Dimebag Darrell and his legacy in music. However, now with the passing of his brother, Vinnie Paul, we feel that this tribute is even more important than for fans. It has made what was going to be a celebration of the band and their meaning to everyone into a bittersweet tribute to the Abbott brothers,” explains CEO of War Machine Marketing, Ro Kohli.

The tribute he speaks of is War Machine Marketing’s special San Diego Comic Con run of PANTERA mini guitars, made in conjunction with AXE HEAVEN, themed to some of the band’s most popular albums.  The following officially sanctioned and numbered mini-guitars, based on the titles of PANTERA albums, will be available in the following quantities.

These are available individually…
VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER: Qty: 333
FAR BEYOND DRIVEN: QTY: 333
GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL: QTY 333

These are only available as part of an entire set…
FAR BEYOND BOOTLEG: QTY: 150
GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL (ALT COVER): QTY 150

There will be 30 sets of all 5 guitars available and 36 each of the 3 main guitars available each day.  Due to the extremely limited nature of these guitars, a raffle will be held each day to determine the order of who can purchase them.

In addition to these limited-edition mini-guitars, an even more limited-edition tribute item is being created for all the dedicated fans that buy a set of the mini-guitars at San Diego Comic Con.

“We had been working on these guitars for the last 3 months and are so happy with how amazing they look. My goal has been to make an exclusive item that no one’s ever made before to tie us all back together to THE MUSIC. No matter what your political affiliation, your ethnicity, your background…PANTERA’s music ties us ALL together and looks beyond all the trivialities of our differences. We feel that this is now the ultimate tribute to the band, to the brothers, and to the world they opened up for their fans.” says Kohli.

He concludes with “REST IN PEACE VINNIE PAUL & DIMEBAG DARRELL…Gone but never forgotten.”

San Diego Convention Center – WMM BOOTH #1415

Hotel Transylvania 3 Alexa Story Time Skill Released

CULVER CITY, Calif., July 2, 2018 – Beginning today, Alexa customers and their families can enjoy summer bedtime stories voiced by their favorite Hotel Transylvania actors including Andy Samberg (Johnny), Steve Buscemi (Wayne the werewolf), Keegan-Michael Key (Murray the mummy), Fran Drescher (Eunice), and Asher Blinkoff (Dennis).

A new story, nursery rhyme, or joke read by the popular cast will be available every day through Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’s nationwide release on July 13. Customers can access this new skill by simply saying, “Alexa, open Hotel Transylvania.”

In addition to bedtime stories, customers can also set up a custom Hotel Transylvania alarm for Alexa through the Amazon Alexa app.

Commenting on the announcement, Elias Plishner, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Digital Marketing, Sony Pictures Entertainment, said, “The Hotel Transylvania characters have won over young audiences and their families for years. We love to utilize new technologies like voice recognition to engage our young fans with the characters they love and spark their imaginations in unique ways. This Alexa skill will surprise, entertain, and enhance family time throughout the summer season.”

Audiences can catch the beloved monster family’s young vampire, Dennis, putting the Alexa skill into action with a custom video, at

Star Trek: Discovery Announced San Diego Comic-Con Plans

LOS ANGELES – July 2, 2018 – CBS Television Studios and CBS All Access invite “Star Trek” fans from around the world to join them in a celebration of over 50 years of “Star Trek” and the upcoming second season of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY with a lineup of events, activations, merchandise exclusives and a panel, all taking placeJuly 19-22 at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif.

“STAR TREK: DISCOVERY” PANEL, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1:30 PM, HALL H 
Over 50 years ago, the world was first introduced to what would quickly become a cultural phenomenon. “Star Trek” inspired developments in science and technology, broke social barriers, and transported viewers around the globe to new adventures and uncharted frontiers. Last fall, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY continued that tradition and followed the voyages of Starfleet aboard the U.S.S. Discovery. Join the cast and producers of this CBS All Access series to look back on season one and find out where the crew is headed as it transports into its second season.

Cast members scheduled to appear include Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Mary Wiseman, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, Mary Chieffo and Anson Mount, alongside executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin. The panel will be moderated by series guest star Tig Notaro, who will appear as Chief Engineer Reno. Friday, July 20, 1:30 PM; Hall H.

“STAR TREK: DISCOVERY” MIRROR UNIVERSE GALLERY TAKEOVER
CBS is creating a fully immersive STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Mirror Universe experience at the Michael J. Wolf Fine Arts Gallery (363 Fifth Avenue, San Diego); Comic-Con badges are not required for entry. The exhibit, scheduled to run from Thursday, July 19 through Sunday, July 22, features a photo opportunity with Emperor Georgiou’s Throne and showcases props and costumes from the series’ Terran Empire. The gallery will also house an official “Star Trek” shop with Comic-Con exclusives.

Exhibit Hours:

Thursday 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

PEDICAB PROMOTION
From Thursday, July 19 through Sunday, July 22, CBS will offer free “intergalactic” rides throughout San Diego’s Gaslamp District in pedicabs inspired by the design of the U.S.S. Discovery’s captain’s chair. The pedicabs will feature the chair’s distinctive stitched black seats as well as video monitors built into its armrests, which will screen trailers for the highly anticipated second season. As an added touch, each vehicle will display an illuminated U.S.S. Discovery delta shield on the back.

Apex Construct PSVR Release Date

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – July 2, 2018 – PlayStation®VR players will travel to a dystopian future and battle merciless machines in the North American retail release of Apex Construct, available July 31, 2018. Built from the ground up exclusively for virtual reality, this first-person action-adventure game boasts a creative blend of precision-based combat and puzzle-solving exploration, all wrapped in a colorful, yet bleak future overrun by hostile synthetic creatures.

Developed by Fast Travel Games and published by Perp GamesApex Construct tells the story of two conflicting artificial intelligent beings locked in a drawn-out conflict. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity is all but lost, players take control of the last living human and are tasked with uncovering the mystery behind the extinction of all organic life.

Apex Construct features:

  • A Flexible Combat System – With fluid use of a bow and shield, players take aim at enemies with an unparalleled precision. Players have the option to choose between seamless teleportation or direct movement;
  • Deep Customization and Updates – Players can spend acquired resources to upgrade weapons and equipment while customizing their home base and displaying hard-earned achievements;
  • Replayable Missions – From their personalized home base, players can select and replay any mission to uncover secret locations and mysteries contained within each area.

“Questioning the potentially dangerous impact of sentient technology is a topic that we can address in our media in a lot of interesting ways. Apex Construct takes a unique approach,” says Mickey Torode, director of publishing at Perp Games. “The bow and arrow combat really enhance the feeling of a return to the rudimentary human existence, echoing back to early hunting techniques that adds a rawness and urgency to the fights.”

Apex Construct is available for PlayStation VR (PlayStation®Camera required) for $29.99 at North American retailers. The game is rated E10+ by the ESRB.

This Is the Police 2 PC Release Date

Vienna, Austria/Minsk, Belarus, July 2nd, 2018 – Blast those sirens: THQ Nordic and Weappy Studio are pleased to announce that This Is the Police 2 will be released one month from today, on August 2nd 2018, for PC/Mac/Linux. This Is The Police 2 will also launch on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Nintendo Switch™ and the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X later this autumn.

KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ[Cross] Gets Toy Story Land Banners

LOS ANGELES (July 2, 2018) — SQUARE ENIX® celebrates the grand opening of Toy Story Land at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando with a new Toy Story-themed collaboration event for KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ[Cross]. The hit mobile game offers exclusive content based on the beloved Disney•Pixar film, Toy Story, including:

  • Banner Medals (Now through Jul. 31) – Woody and Buzz Lightyear are now available as powerful new Medals.

  • Special Event Medals (Now through Jul. 31) – Players can earn multiple “Jessie & Rex & Hamm” Medals by completing objectives in a series of special quests.

More information about the collaboration is available on the @kh_ux_na Twitter page.

Her Universe Fashion Show Back at San Diego Comic-Con

Los Angeles, CA June 29, 2018 – The world’s top “geek couture” fashion event, The Her Universe Fashion Show, is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year by returning to San Diego Comic-Con International with its biggest and best show yet. Host, actress, author of “It’s Your Universe” and Her Universe Founder, Ashley Eckstein, will be debuting a very special jaw-dropping gown created by 2013 fashion show winner, Andrew MacLaine. The 5th annual Her Universe Fashion Show will take place on Thursday, July 19th, 6pm, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego. Doors open to the public at 5:15pm.

Presented by Her Universe, Hot Topic and Loungefly in partnership with BoxLunch, Cartoon Network, SINGER® Sewing Company and Zenni Optical this year’s milestone event brings together an all new group of 24 aspiring designers who will present their original “geek couture” designs on the runway. Three winners will be awarded the opportunity to design a fashion collection with Her Universe and Loungefly for leading pop-culture retailer Hot Topic – a judges’ winner, audience choice winner and, for the first time, a SINGER® Sewing Company winner chosen for excellent sewing and construction. Past year’s winners have created designs for some of Hot Topic’s most popular and best-selling collections.

Cartoon Network will be joining The Her Universe Fashion Show this year with a first-ever Junior Designer Showcase – a competition for aspiring designers between ages six to seventeen. The four winners of the Junior Designer Contest will be announced and presented with the opportunity to design an apparel piece inspired by The Powerpuff Girls with Her Universe for the pop-culture and gifting retailer, BoxLunch. Cartoon Network will also give fans in the audience a chance to show off their individual style and walk the runway.

Behind the scenes coverage will be provided to fans this year thanks to our special content sponsor, Zenni eyewear. Leading tech expert, geek fashion influencer and eyewear connoisseur, Katie Linendoll, will be joining Ashley Eckstein as a special correspondent, bringing fans an additional point of view called “Eyes on the Runway” provided by Zenni.

Guest judges joining the Her Universe 2018 Fashion Show panel will be Cindy Levitt, Senior Vice President of Licensing for Hot Topic, Todd Keller, Merchandising Manager for Loungefly, Joanna Fogt-Sohn, Senior Creative Director for Licensing and Merchandising at Cartoon Network, Olivia Mears, SINGER® Sewing Ambassador, who creates wearable art using unconventional materials and is known for her “food fashion,” Jane Francisco, Editor-In-Chief of Good Housekeeping and 2017 Her Universe Fashion Show winners Rose Ivy, Grace Duval and Lindsay Orndorff . Her Universe will be debuting new fangirl fashion designs at this year’s show and fan favorite DJ Amanda Jones will once again be returning to provide music for the event. Espionage Cosmetics is also returning as the beauty sponsor for the fashion show.

The Crew 2 Out Now

SAN FRANCISCO — June 29, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft® announced that The Crew® 2, an action-packed motorsports game that unites the thrilling racing elements on land, air and sea, is now available worldwide on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X and Windows PC. The Crew 2 will support 4K display and provide enhanced graphics on both PS4 Pro and Xbox One X platforms. The game is rated T for Teen and is available for a suggested retail price of $59.99.

Developed by Ubisoft Ivory Tower,* a studio based in Lyon, France, The Crew 2 will let players experience the thrill of the American motorsports spirit inside a fully redesigned USA. The game’s playground pushes physical boundaries to let driving and open world fans test their skills in nonstop competition and exploration. From coast to coast, drivers will explore America and compete to become the greatest motorsports champion by dominating the motorsports scene on land, on the water and in the air, and by collecting a wide variety of exotic and offroad cars, bikes, boats and planes. They will find challenges and inspiration among four different motorsports families: street racing, off-road, pro-racing and freestyle, and will be given a broad set of options among a wide selection of vehicle types.

“The Crew 2 returns this year letting players revel in the American driving experience,” said Ahmed Boukhelifa, managing director of Ubisoft Ivory Tower. “In this iteration, we’ve enhanced the experience in all ways possible, allowing players to realize their potential in an exhilarating open world, through an unprecedented variety of challenges, wide exploration, intense competition, races and crazy stunts.”

Adding to the excitement, players have the ability to switch between controlling air, land and sea vehicles instantly depending on the terrain with the game’s Fast-Fav feature. The Crew 2 is playable with up to three friends on the same platform in four-player co-op, or in single-player. The launch of The Crew 2 comes after an open beta period where players were introduced to the first two levels of progression of the game.

The launch is only the beginning of the journey for all motorsports addicts, as the development team is committed to introduce ample new content through regular updates in the months ahead, including new disciplines, events, vehicles and more. For more information on The Crew 2 post-launch plans, please visit: https://news.ubisoft.com/article/the-crew-2-season-pass-and-free-post-launch-content-revealed

Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters Coming to San Diego Comic-Con

June 29, 2018 – truTV is headed to San Diego! The network today announced that it will be bringing comedic anthology series Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters to San Diego Comic-Con for its first-ever official panel on Thursday, July 19 at 2:15pm in Ballroom 20.

Crawl inside the twisted mind of writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait in this panel discussion and exclusive sneak peek of the genre-hopping truTV anthology series. Joined by guest stars Jake HurwitzAmir Blumenfeld and Tara Lynne Barr, the acclaimed comedian breaks down the inspirations behind his series’ imaginative, satirical tales and the familiar film tropes which inspired them.

Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters premieres Wednesday, July 11 at 10pm ET/PT on truTV. Check out the series trailer here: