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Dead by Daylight: Shattered Bloodline Out Now

Montreal, Canada—September 18, 2018Behaviour® Digital is today releasing the ninth chapter for its survival-horror game Dead by Daylight®: Shattered Bloodline, including a new map, killer and survivor. Behaviour® Digital is also proud to announce its survival-horror game Dead by Daylight® has reached 5 million copies sold worldwide.

SHATTERED BLOODLINE

In Shattered Bloodline, players will meet a new killer, The Spirit. Wrath is her legacy – the terrible pain she suffered sets it off. Swift and lethal, she exacts her revenge endlessly. The Spirit can use her power, Yamaoka’s Haunting, to enter an ethereal plane and phase-walk to another location, unseen by human eyes. The survivor, Adam Francis is The Inspiring Teacher. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Adam is a resourceful professor and a driven autodidact who built a new home in Japan. The new map is set on Yamaoka Estate, in the Family Residence. The house needed numerous renovations to remain habitable. As it was stripped of its integrity, an old anger was awakened…

The new chapter is now available on PC through Steam and other digital distribution channels and on PlayStation 4® and XBOX One.

The Shattered Bloodline Chapter includes:

  • New Killer + Perks and Power – The Spirit
  • New Survivor + Perks – Adam Francis
  • New Map – the Family Residence
  • An exclusive item for Adam, the Graduation Day Suit, only available as part of the DLC.

SteelSeries Unveils Arctis 3 Bluetooth Headset Update

CHICAGO – September 18, 2018 – SteelSeries, the global leader in gaming peripherals, announces the availability of the upgraded Arctis 3 Bluetooth, widely regarded as the best gaming headset for the Nintendo Switch. The award-winning headset now features updates based on user feedback, a new price and is the best headset to work with the newly launched Nintendo Switch Online service. The Arctis 3 Bluetooth allows gamers to easily chat by connecting simultaneously to the Nintendo Switch via the 3.5mm wired connection and the Nintendo Switch Online phone app via wireless Bluetooth audio.

“The Arctis 3 Bluetooth was the first headset on the market that could seamlessly have both wired gaming audio and wireless Bluetooth at the same time,” said Brian Fallon, SteelSeries Audio Category Manager. “The unique solution makes this headset the best for Switch gamers so that they can easily chat with their friends over Nintendo Switch Online.”

The newest version of the Arctis 3 Bluetooth features many of the same upgrades seen in the 2019 editions of the award-winning Arctis line. The new headsets feature a variety of improvements stemming from user feedback, including bolstered memory foam in the ear cushions, a simplified cable system, and extended bass response. The Arctis 3 Bluetooth also includes all the best features of the original line such as the Discord-certified ClearCast noise canceling microphone, the exclusive ski goggle suspension headband system and Airweave athletics-inspired performance fabric ear cushions.

The Arctis 3 Bluetooth was designed for superior sound, comfort and style across all gaming platforms, including PC, PlayStation, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, virtual reality and mobile.

The new Arctis 3 Bluetooth is available now globally for a new lower price of $99.99 / €129.99 at SteelSeries.com.

Along with the recent refresh of the Arctis headset line, SteelSeries has also upgraded the Arctis 3 Console Edition gaming headset with similar features for improved design and better comfort. The new Arctis 3 Console Edition is available now globally at SteelSeries.com.

Marvel Studios Captain Marvel Official Trailer

September 18, 2018 – This morning, Brie Larson made an appearance on Good Morning America from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., to help launch the first trailer for Marvel Studios’ CAPTAIN MARVEL. Check it out and feel free to share with your readers!

Marvel Studios’ CAPTAIN MARVEL opens in U.S. theaters on March 8, 2019.

Pinball FX3 – Williams Pinball Volume 1 Release Date

September 17, 2018 – Zen Studios is excited to reveal that it will release Pinball FX3 – Williams™ Pinball Volume 1 on October 9, 2018. The initial pack includes Medieval Madness®, Junk Yard and The Getaway®: High Speed II®, and will cost $9.99 / €9.99 / £8.99. Fish Tales will be free for all Pinball FX3 players on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam, as well as for Zen Pinball 2 on Mac.

In addition to the classic true-to-form simulations, Williams™ Pinball Volume 1 also includes remastered versions of the classic tables, which will include 3D interactive characters, side wall art, ball trailer effects, particle effects and more. Remastered versions of the tables can be played with both the new classic physics simulation or with Zen’s modern-day pinball physics simulation. The remastered versions will not cost additional money and are included in the regular price of the game.

At the push of a button players can toggle between classic and remastered versions of the tables. An announcement video highlighting remastered gameplay is now available on the Zen Studios YouTube Channel

South Park: The Stick of Truth Coming to Nintendo Switch

SAN FRANCISCO — September 17, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft® and South Park Digital Studios announced that South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ will be available on Nintendo Switch on September 25, 2018. Created, written and directed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Ubisoft San Francisco, South Park: The Stick of Truth, the winner of numerous 2014 game of the year awards, transports players to the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, where a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. South Park: The Stick of Truth will be available through digital stores only at the suggested retail price of $29.99

For a thousand years, the battle has been waged. The sole reason humans and elves are locked in a never-ending war: The Stick of Truth. But the tides of war are soon to change as word of a new kid spreads throughout the land, his coming foretold by the stars. As the moving vans of prophecy drive away, your adventure begins.

Arm yourself with weapons of legend to defeat underpants gnomes, hippies, and other forces of evil. Discover the lost Stick of Truth and succeed in earning your place alongside Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny as their new friend. Fail, and you will forever be known…as a loser.

For more information about South Park: Stick of Truth, please visit southparkgame.com, and for the latest on all Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.

New Wave Toys Launches RepliCade X Centipede

September 17, 2018 – New Wave Toys has officially launched RepliCade X Centipede, an officially licensed,  fully-playable 1/6-scale reproduction of the classic Atari arcade cabinet. RepliCade X Centipede is now available for $160 on NewWaveToys.com, and soon on Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy.

From now until 12 a.m. PDT on Sunday, September 23, 2018, New Wave Toys is also offering a 10 percent discount on NewWaveToys.com with the code LAUNCHWEEK10.

RepliCade X Centipede features:

  • Accurate 1/6-scale replica Centipede arcade machine
  • 3.5″ color screen in vertical orientation
  • Mini TRAK-BALL control
  • Amplified-Mono audio reproduction
  • Wood cabinet construction
  • Illuminated marquee and cabinet accents
  • Diecast metal coin door with storage compartment
  • High-resolution cabinet art reproduction on quality 3M vinyl overlays
  • PVC Trim-molding
  • Built-in rechargeable battery
  • Officially licensed by Atari
  • Premium retail packaging
  • Limited edition (of 5,000)

New Wave Toys first announced RepliCade X Centipede in October 2017 on Kickstarter. The project reached its $50,000 goal within the first 24 hours and closed at $167,281 with 1,302 backers. The company also announced RepliCade X Tempest, available later this year.

Sinemia Offers New Unlimited Movie Subscription

LOS ANGELES – Sept. 17, 2018 –  Sinemia, the leading global movie ticket subscription service, today released a new movie ticket subscription plan offering unlimited 2D movie tickets for $29.99/£29.99 per month, available in the U.S., the UK, Canada and Australia.

The new plan offers a sustainable, reasonable model for seeing movies on an unlimited basis. With the average U.S. ticket price at about $9.00 per film, the plan offers unlimited movies for the value of about three standard movie tickets each month.

Since 2014, Sinemia has provided an unlimited plan available to moviegoers in Europe, where it is the company’s best-selling plan. At $29.99 per month, this new plan shows what it would take for a company to offer a sustainable unlimited option in the movie ticket subscription economy.

“While most of our plans are focused on the modern moviegoer who sees one, two, or three  movies each month, we want to serve every type of movie lover and that includes frequent moviegoers looking for an unlimited tickets option,” said Rifat Oguz, CEO and founder of Sinemia. “We’ve spent  four years testing and fine-tuning our unlimited tickets model and are confident this is the right price to sustainably offer such a plan.”

Sinemia will continue to offer its popular tiered plans offering one, two or three movies a month, with options for 3D and IMAX tickets as well as family plans. Sinemia subscribers can reserve tickets and select seats in advance, without needing to be at the theater to book their tickets. Sinemia’s app also includes a variety of features that make for the perfect movie night, including rideshare integration and restaurant deals.

For more information or to sign up for Sinemia today, please visit https://www.sinemia.com. Download the Sinemia mobile app today on the App Store and Google Play Market at:

Turtle Beach Unveils Elite Pro 2 with SuperAmp Pro Performance Gaming Audio Systems

San Diego, CA – September 17, 2018 – Get ready to propel yourself to higher levels of competitive play and more podium wins as leading gaming audio brand Turtle Beach (NASDAQ: HEAR), today announced its flagship Elite Pro™ 2 + SuperAmp™ Pro Performance Gaming Audio Systems for Xbox One and PlayStation®4 have started hitting retail stores. Developed in collaboration with top pro esports teams, including OpTic Gaming, Splyce, and the Houston Outlaws, the Elite Pro 2 + SuperAmp delivers a perfect balance of powerful amplified professional-grade sound, unmatched build quality and comfort, and groundbreaking mobile app-based controls. The Elite Pro 2 + SuperAmp is available at www.turtlebeach.com and participating retailers across North America for a MSRP of $249.95, and will be available in the UK and across Europe starting on Oct. 12, 2018. Read below for full details on the Elite Pro 2 + SuperAmp Gaming Audio System. #WeAreElite

“The Elite Pro 2 + SuperAmp is the perfect successor to the original Elite Pro, once again offering gamers our signature professional-grade audio performance and unmatched comfort, now paired with a revolutionary new way to connect, amplify and control their audio,” said Juergen Stark, CEO, Turtle Beach. “We designed the Elite Pro 2 + SuperAmp in collaboration with some of the world’s best pro gamers, so if you’re a serious player looking to get an edge on the competition, you owe it to yourself to check it out because this headset is built to help you win.”

Nick “Ashes” Ridgeway, Assistant General Manager of OpTic Gaming added, “Working closely with the teams as well as being a coach on the front line myself, there are crucial features we need in a headset to be at the top of our game. The Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 + SuperAmp checks all of those boxes for us: crisp voice communication, detailed sounds, and our own customized EQ so we always have the audio advantage over our competition.”

The Elite Pro 2 headset’s audio performance is driven by Turtle Beach’s signature esports-tuned 50mm Nanoclear™ speakers paired with a removable high-sensitivity noise-cancelling mic with TruSpeak™ technology for crystal-clear communication with teammates. The Elite Pro 2 headset also sports a sleek and durable metal headband with a suspended pad, Turtle Beach’s patented ProSpecs™ glasses friendly design, and magnetic AeroFit™ cooling gel-infused memory foam ear cushions featuring athletic sport fabric and synthetic leather working together to block out external noise while keeping players cool and comfortable under fire. Additionally, easily swappable magnetic deco plates allow players to customize their Elite Pro 2, with an assortment of deco plate designs planned to be available for purchase this holiday season.

In parallel, the Elite SuperAmp offers an entirely new way for players to control their game audio. This one-dial gaming audio controller provides powerful amplified Windows Sonic for Headphones surround sound on Xbox One and compatible Windows 10 PCs, and DTS® Headphone:X® 7.1 channel surround sound on PS4™ and PC, and connects via Bluetooth® to the Turtle Beach Audio Hub mobile app on Android or iOS devices where gamers can adjust a variety of settings. When connected to the Audio Hub app on their mobile device, players will be able to instantly control features like Game and Chat Audio Mix, Variable Mic Monitoring, Dynamic Chat Boost™, Superhuman Hearing™ and other audio EQ presets, including Bass Boost. There are also controls for the SuperAmp’s LED color and lighting mode, and streaming-specific audio settings as well.

Turtle Beach’s Elite Pro 2 + SuperAmp Gaming Audio System for Xbox One and PS4 define the future of esports gaming audio equipment, delivering best-in-class audio performance for game sound and team chat, plus innovative comfort-driven technologies. Elite esports performance, elite comfort, and the elite esports audio setup designed to help you dominate the competition…this is Elite Pro!

For more information on the latest Turtle Beach products and accessories, visit www.turtlebeach.com and be sure to follow Turtle Beach on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Asmodee Digital Unveils Digital Board Games for Nintendo Switch

PARIS – SEPT. 13, 2018 – Asmodee Digital today announced it will expand its digital board game offering to the Nintendo Switch™ platform, beginning with several best-selling titles to be released over the coming year. Five titles are currently in development, being optimized for Nintendo Switch, including The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game, Pandemic, Carcassonne Munchkin and Catan.

“Bringing our most popular titles to new platforms is a no-brainer, but we’re going a step above to make sure they are optimized for Nintendo Switch,” said Philippe Dao, CMO of Asmodee Digital. “The new audiences that await us on this platform are clear to us, and we’re glad to offer them the best of board games.”

  • Carcassonne (Holiday Season 2018) – The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award-winning game in which the players build a medieval city. Build a medieval world in a full adaptation of the award-winning Carcassonne, complete with 3D maps, solo mode and 4-player local multiplayer.
  • The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game (2019) – Whether you play alone or alongside a second player, forge a powerful deck—and a fellowship of three—to face the forces of Sauron in each story-driven quest. Inspired by the hit Fantasy Flight LCG® The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game.
  • Pandemic (2019) – Stop the spread of four diseases and cure them all on your own or in local, 4-player multiplayer with Pandemic, plus its DLC based on popular expansions. Discover the Nintendo Switch adaptation of the famous board game! As skilled members of a disease-fighting team, you must keep four deadly diseases at bay while discovering their cures.
  • Catan (2019) – It’s time to discover on Nintendo Switch the most popular island in board game history!
  • Munchkin (2019) – A dungeon crawler based on Steve Jackson’s iconic card game, Munchkin.

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THQ Nordic and Microsoft Bring 5 Titles to PC Platform

Vienna, AUSTRIA, September 14th: PC players all over the world can now add five superb adventures to their game collection thanks to a new combined effort from Microsoft Studios and THQ Nordic. Today marks the physical release of five critically-acclaimed titles, which are now available on PC at a fantastic price.

These titles are:

  • ReCore: Definitive Edition (SRP: 19,99 € / 19,99 $ / 16,99 £)
  • Super Lucky’s Tale (SRP: 19,99 € / 19,99 $ / 16,99 £)
  • Disneyland Adventures (SRP: 19,99 € / 19,99 $ / 16,99 £)
  • Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure (SRP: 19,99 € / 19,99 $ / 16,99 £)
  • Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection (SRP: 19,99 € / 19,99 $ / 16,99 £)