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Square Enix Unveils 2015 New York Comic-Con Line-Up

2015/09/28

LOS ANGELES (September 28, 2015) – Square Enix® today announced its lineup and events for New York Comic-Con 2015, being held at Javits Center Oct. 8-11. The company will be showcasing a mix of new releases and highly-anticipated games, including presentation demos for the upcoming Deus Ex: Mankind Divided® and HITMAN®, and hands-on opportunities for Just Cause® 3, the critically-acclaimed Life is Strange®, DRAGON QUEST HEROES®: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below™, FINAL FANTASY EXPLORERS®, and the award-winning mobile puzzler Lara Croft® GO will also be available.

Square Enix will share what goes on behind the scenes at Avalanche Studios and Eidos Montreal, with developer panels for Just Cause 3 and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided during the show.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Creating the World of 2029
Friday October 9, 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM, Room 1A21
Meet the development team for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided: Jean-Francois Dugas (Executive Game Director) and Jonathan Jacques-Belletête (Executive Art Director), as well as Elias Toufexis, the actor behind the voice of Adam Jensen. Get an exclusive look at the game, as the team provides insights into the creativity, goals and inspiration that shape the world of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, set in the year 2029. They will also answer questions about the game and their experiences as game developers.

Just Cause 3 : Choose Your Own Chaos
Saturday October 10, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, Room 1A21
Join Square Enix and key members of Avalanche Studios as they discuss the series’ inspiration and distinctive style and talk about the upcoming action and destruction of Just Cause 3. With over 400 square miles of complete freedom from sky to seabed and a huge arsenal of weaponry, gadgets and vehicles, prepare to unleash chaos in the most creative and explosive ways you can imagine.

Playable demos and presentations will be available in Booth #1604.

LIFE IS STRANGE
Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system
Developer: DONTNOD
ESRB: Mature
Availability: Now Available (Episodes 1–4)
Summary: Developed by DONTNOD Entertainment, the Paris-based studio who released their debut game REMEMBER ME™ last year the game takes place in the fictional town of Arcadia Bay, Oregon, where senior student Max Caulfield returns after a 5 year absence. Reunited with her former friend Chloe, the pair begin to uncover the uncomfortable truth behind the disappearance of fellow student Rachael Amber.

LARA CROFT GO
Platform: Android, iOS, Windows Mobile
Developer: Square Enix Montreal
Availability: Now Available
Summary: Lara Croft GO expands the turn-based puzzle gameplay and takes you on an adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover hidden secrets and face deadly challenges as you uncover the myth of the Queen of Venom. Attendees will witness a never-before-seen take on the iconic franchise featuring challenging gameplay, gorgeous visuals and a mesmerizing soundtrack, all at your fingertips.

DRAGON QUEST HEROES: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below
Platform: PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system
Developer: Omega Force from Koei Tecmo Games
ESRB: T for Teen
Availability: Oct. 13, 2015
Summary: DRAGON QUEST®, one of the most iconic RPG series from Japan, will be transformed into a full-scale action RPG in the West. Players must rise up against insurmountable odds, challenge swarms of enemies and conquer gigantic monsters. It is filled with characters and monsters designed by world-renowned artist Akira Toriyama. Also, Yuji Horii, director and creator of DRAGON QUEST, and Koichi Sugiyama, the renowned composer closely tied to the series, are closely involved in bringing this title to life. The demo area allows fan to take on and challenge the all-mighty monster, Gigantes.

JUST CAUSE 3
Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC
Developer: Avalanche Studios
ESRB: RP
Availability: December 1, 2015
Summary: The Mediterranean republic of Medici is suffering under the brutal control of General Di Ravello, a dictator with an insatiable appetite for power. Enter Rico Rodriguez, a man on a mission to destroy the General’s hold on power by any means necessary. With over 400 square miles of complete freedom from sky to seabed and a huge arsenal of weaponry, gadgets and vehicles, prepare to unleash chaos in the most creative and explosive ways you can imagine.

FINAL FANTASY EXPLORERS
Platform: Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system
Developer: Square Enix
ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+)
Availability: January 26, 2016
Summary: FINAL FANTASY EXPLORERS focuses on cooperative play with friends and utilizes a refined party system allowing Explorers to master over 20 new and familiar jobs—including Knight, Monk, Black Mage and White Mage—to defeat the realm’s mightiest monsters and even recruit them for battle. Players will have the ability to call upon the powers of eidolons like Ifrit and Bahamut, as well as transform into other legendary characters from the FINAL FANTASY series via the Trance feature.

DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED
Platform: PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows PC
Developer: Eidos-Montréal (a Square Enix studio)
ESRB: RP
Availability: February 23, 2016
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the sequel to the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution®, builds on the franchise’s trademark choice and consequence and action RPG-based gameplay, to create both a memorable and highly immersive experience. Players will once again take on the role of Adam Jensen, now an experienced covert agent, and will gain access to his new arsenal of customizable state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations. With time working against him, Adam must choose the right approach, along with whom to trust, in order to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

HITMAN
Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC
Developer: IO Interactive (a Square Enix studio)
Availability: TBD
HITMAN will see players perform contract hits on powerful, high-profile targets in exotic locations around the world, from the highly fashionable Paris and sunny coast of Italy to the dust and hustle of the markets in Marrakesh in this creative stealth action game. Gameplay focuses on taking out targets in huge and intricate sandbox levels with complete freedom of approach. Where to go, when to strike and who to kill — it is all up to you. And for the first time, HITMAN will lead with a digital release inviting players into a world of assassination.

Additionally, limited quantities of the BATMAN™: ARKHAM KNIGHT PLAY ARTS® –KAI- ARKHAM KNIGHT limited color edition figure will be available for purchase at the Square Enix booth, and are also available for pre-order at the Square Enix Online Store (http://bit.ly/1PqVIJK).

For more information, please visit http://na.square-enix.com/.

New Screenshots from Funcom’s The Park

2015/09/25

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Oslo, Norway – September 25th, 2015 – Funcom is excited to reveal three new screenshots from ‘The Park’. For the first time ever you can see some of the characters which will feature in the game as well as the mysterious locations players will explore when ‘The Park’ launches in October.

‘The Park’ is a first-person psychological mystery thriller where you step into the shoes of a mother whose son has gone missing at the mysterious Atlantic Island Park. When night falls and the lights go out, what follows is a terrifying and emotional story set against the backdrop of an amusement park where nothing is ever quite what it seems.

“It is great to see how the game is moving along,” says Funcom Creative Director Joel Bylos. “Characters, sound, cinematics, environments, story and gameplay are all coming together. ‘The Park’ is in its last phase of polish and the team is very excited to launch the game in October.”

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Just Cause 3 The Wingsuit Experience VR Mobile App Launched

2015/09/24

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LOS ANGELES (September 24, 2015) –Square Enix is excited to announce the release of ‘THE WINGSUIT EXPERIENCE’ a 360 Degree VR app brought to you by JUST CAUSE 3, which is available today for free download to iPhone, iPad and Android devices.

Join Rico Rodriguez as he skydives and wingsuits his way across the beautiful Mediterranean island of Medici. Using your smartphone’s gyrometer, the app offers the world’s first 360-degree in-game, interactive video experience, allowing you to freely move the camera to rotate the view of the world below.

The experience can be further intensified through use of Google Cardboard – and other VR goggles – which allows thrill-seekers to experience the app in VR, moving the camera viewpoint with your head as if you are flying in a Wingsuit behind Rico.

“In order to show the world of Just Cause 3 in 360-degrees, in-game, we’ve captured over 10 TB of high resolution data to bring you this experience,” explains Ron Bakker, founder of Mindlight, the developer of the Wingsuit Experience. “This will allow you to immerse yourself in the most explosive sandbox ever made, ahead of the game’s release this December.”

THE WINGSUIT EXPERIENCE, brought to you by Just Cause 3 is available now on both the App Store, and the Android Store for free.

Apple store link:
https://itunes.apple.com//app/just-cause-3-wingsuit-experience/id997307920?ls=1&mt=8

Android store link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareenix.jc3companion

Check out THE WINGSUIT EXPERIENCE trailer here –

JUST CAUSE 3, developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix, is due for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and high-end PCs December 1^st, 2015.

Related Links
Official Homepage: justcause.com
Official Facebook® Page: facebook.com/JustCause
Official YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/JustCauseGame
Follow @JustCause on Twitter®: twitter.com/JustCause

The Escapists The Walking Dead Release Date

2015/09/24

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Wakefield, UK – 24th September 2015 – Games industry veteran and independent games label Team17 is excited to announce that they will be unleashing The Escapists The Walking Dead worldwide on Xbox One and PC on September 30th.

The Escapists The Walking Dead merges the gameplay and aesthetics of the smash-hit, indie game The Escapists with the universe and characters of the worldwide phenomenon that is The Walking Dead. Team17, working in close collaboration with Skybound Entertainment, have taken the very best of both worlds, featuring panels, dialogue and the story of the award-winning comic series recreated in the charming 8-bit pixel art stylings of The Escapists.

Daniel Murray, President of Skybound Interactive said “The Escapists The Walking Dead is a creative monsterpiece. We believe fans of great games in general will be delighted to play this unique interpretation of Robert’s graphic novel. Team17 shares our belief in empowering independent creators. This game embodies that spirit to a tee.”

In The Escapists The Walking Dead players will take on the role of iconic protagonist Rick Grimes, who must lead and protect a band of survivors featuring many of the original comic book cast. Rick and the survivors must secure, survive and escape a number of dangerous environments which faithfully follows the narrative timeline of the hit comic.

Team17’s Marketing and Commercial Director added, “After the huge success of the original The Escapists, we really wanted to expand the brand and take it in different directions. Teaming up with Skybound Entertainment is an amazing start to building a strong indie gaming franchise and we are incredibly pleased to be part of their growing The Walking Dead brand”.

The Escapists The Walking Dead features:

5 levels following the timeline of the award-winning comic including Harrison Memorial Hospital, Greene Family Farm, Meriwether Correctional Facility, Woodbury and Alexandria
Comic book panels and dialogue taken from the hit comic series and faithfully recreated in 8bit style
Weapons including craftable upgrades and iconic weapons such as Michonne’s Katana
Characters from the hit series. Play as Rick Grimes alongside a cast of iconic survivors from the comic including Carl, Lori, Glenn, Hershel, Maggie, Dale, Tyreese, Michonne, Abraham and Gabriel, all faithfully re-created in charming pixel art style
Crafting system. Choosing from over 250 materials, you’ll need to craft more than 70 different items to keep your survivors safe including tools like cutters and shovels and weapons such as the modified pistol and rifle.
24 bonus collectibles to find
Leaderboards and Achievements

The Escapists The Walking Dead will be available to download for Xbox One via the ID@Xbox self-publishing program and PC on the 30th September for £12.99 / $17.99 / 14,99 €, on PC and £14.99 / $19.99 / 17,99 € for console.

SOMA Launch Trailer

2015/09/22

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September 22, 2015 – Frictional Games, creators of the Amnesia and Penumbra series, presents SOMA. Plunging into the abyss to tear at the delicate threads of human consciousness, SOMA is available today on PlayStation 4 and PC.

SOMA Launch Trailer

Creative Director Thomas Grip, reflecting on the development of SOMA:
“Five years ago, SOMA started as a simple idea; to make a game that would explore the more disturbing aspects of what it means to be a conscious being. Since then, we have gone through years of iterations, lots of hard work and almost tripled the size of our team. And finally, today, the game is done. We are very proud of how it has turned out, and feel that we have achieved what we set out to do. It has easily been the most ambitious project we have undertaken, and getting to this point has been quite a struggle. We hope people find SOMA to be a creepy and provocative experience that stays with them long after playing.”

The radio is dead, food is running out, and the machines have started to think they are people. Underwater facility PATHOS-II has suffered an intolerable isolation and we’re going to have to make some tough decisions. What can be done? What makes sense? What is left to fight for?

From Frictional Games, creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, SOMA is a sci-fi horror game that questions our concepts of identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human.

SOMA is available for $29.99 on PS4 via the PlayStation Store, and for PC (Windows/Mac/Linux) via digital distributors including Steam, GOG.com, and Humble Store.

For more about SOMA:
http://www.somagame.com

Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut First Trailer

2015/09/21

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September 21, 2015 – Today Deep Silver and inXile reveal the first trailer for the post-apocalyptic RPG, Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut. “Welcome to the Wasteland,” introduces the viewer into the story and the atmosphere of Wasteland 2. The audio mix is just right in this trailer – don’t forget to turn up your speakers.

Offering overhauled graphics, expanded voice-overs, gameplay enhancements & tweaks as well as some brand-new features, inXile brings last year’s critically acclaimed PC title to current-gen consoles. Together with its huge reactive story and the tactical turn-based combat, Wasteland 2 combines the best elements of a classic RPG with modern design philosophies.

Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut will be available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on October 13th in the Americas and October 16th worldwide.

SOMA Story Trailer

2015/09/18

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September 18, 2015 – What does it really mean to be human? Are we bound to the flesh of our bodies, or do we simply inhabit them? Coming September 22nd to PC and PS4, SOMA is an unsettling journey into the depths of human consciousness.

From Frictional Games, creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, SOMA is a sci-fi horror game that questions our concepts of identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human.

You can also visit the Frictional Games blog today, where Frictional Games delves into the creation of SOMA’s disturbing sound effects.

For more about SOMA:
http://somagame.com/

Final Fantasy XV Dawn 2.0 Trailer

2015/09/17

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LOS ANGELES (Sept. 17, 2015) — SQUARE ENIX® today unveiled the FINAL FANTASY® XV“ Dawn Trailer 2.0” at Tokyo Game Show 2015. This is an updated trailer that depicts protagonists Noctis and Luna as they reflect on the tragic events of their respective pasts, which set the stage for the narrative of FINAL FANTASY XV. Players will catch a glimpse of the fateful duo’s internal strife as Luna struggles against the restrictive imperial hold over Niflheim and Noctis prepares himself for the journey ahead.

New screenshots were also unveiled, in which Noctis and his crew will be able to ride chocobos®, the iconic winged mounts of the FINAL FANTASY series in their most realistic portrayal ever. Players can also spend quality time in the great outdoors through fishing, one of the few different activities and mini-games offered in the game.

Finally, the company released the “ Location Hunting” video, a series of footage of the development team members scouting locations with in-game footage inspired by those experiences. These new videos can be viewed through the following YouTube links.

Players looking for additional information about the game can tune into the upcoming Active Time Report (ATR) Snapshot at Tokyo Game Show. This new Snapshot will debut on the evening of Friday, Sept. 18^th at http://www.youtube.com/squareenixpresents.

NBA Live 16 Demo Released

2015/09/15

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Sept. 15, 2015 – Today Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) launched the NBA LIVE 16 demo on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. The demo is currently live on Xbox Live, and will be appearing on PlayStation Network later today. The free demo gives fans their first chance to check out the brand new LIVE Pro-Am mode, featuring both the competitive LIVE Run and cooperative Summer Circuit. Those looking for an offline experience can also choose one of six NBA teams and take the floor in an exhibition game, or get a head-start on learning the nuances of the game in the Learn LIVE tutorials.

For an added dose of customization, players can also download the official NBA LIVE 16 Companion App (available on the App Store and Google Play) featuring GameFaceHD. This exclusive mobile scanning tech allows fans to quickly and easily scan their face and upload it to their in-game character for use in LIVE Pro-Am. The app provides clear feedback at every step of the process, a preview of how a face looks when it is finished and the ability to customize the final scan before uploading it. The scanning process takes seconds, and the entire procedure, from scanning to uploading to receiving the finished product typically takes around five minutes.

Those who download the demo will be able to progress and customize their in-game character by playing LIVE Pro-Am and transfer their progress to the full game when it launches on September 29. All unlocked skills, upgrades, shoes, gear and more will make the transition, so this is the perfect opportunity to get a two-week jump on the competition and be ready to own the court on launch day. This is also an ideal time to put together an online squad and prepare to rise together when the game launches and the competition heats up.

EA Access members can also play the full retail version of NBA LIVE 16 before it’s released for a limited time starting September 24, only on Xbox One.

NBA LIVE 16 is developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon and will be available for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and will be available on Sept. 29 for $59.99. To learn more about NBA LIVE 16, visit https://www.easports.com/nba-live.

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Krytac Announces New Colors for Airsoft Guns

2015/09/15

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September 10, 2015 – California, United States – KRYTAC, KRISS Group’s premier brand of training weapons and recreational shooting products, is proud to expand upon the popular Trident M4 AEG series with twelve new products in three new colors, Flat Dark Earth (FDE), Foliage Green (FG), and a limited edition Wolf Grey (WG) color. Color variations will be available starting October 2015.

The coloring used to create the new Trident M4s is a highly abrasion resistant coating. The Trident M4 SDPs and PDWs will feature a colored hand guard, receivers, and buffer tube. The stock (PDW), pistol grip, trigger guard, barrel, and controls accent the AEG in black. The CRBs and SPRs feature a colored hand guard and receivers. The longer AEGs are also accented in black by the stock, buffer tube, pistol grip, trigger guard, barrel, and controls.

The same high performance internals are found throughout the Trident M4 series, including the 8mm Nautilus gear box, 30k high torque motor, and one piece rotary hop up. A 300 round high capacity magazine is also included with each AEG.

Pricing for colored variations will be identical to the black versions of each model series.

For more information on the new color models please visit the KRYTAC website at www.krytac.com, or call KRISS USA at 1(855) 574-7787 during operating hours.