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Attack on Titan Platforms and Release Date Announced

2016/04/07
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 3 News, PlayStation 4 News, PS Vita News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Burlingame, Calif.—April 7, 2016—KOEI TECMO America is thrilled to reveal today a wealth of new information relating to the western release of Omega Force’s highly acclaimed action title, based on the international hit anime series, ‘Attack on Titan’!

Following a successful launch in its native Japan, the eagerly anticipated action game will be released on August 30, 2016 across America under the title, Attack on Titan.

KOEI TECMO also confirmed that Attack on Titan will be available for players to enjoy on a wide selection of consoles and is currently being developed for physical release on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and for digital-only release on thePlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®Vita handheld system and on PC via Steam®.

Attack on Titan closely follows the riveting storyline of the anime’s first season and focuses on the exploits of various key characters, putting the player in a position to relive its most shocking, courageous and exhilarating moments. It revolves around the story of three young people who survive the destruction of their walled city district by enormous, man-eating Titans and eventually go on to join the Scout Regiment in order to protect humanity from this overpowering foe.

While more information about the game’s plot, original content and playable characters will be unveiled in the coming weeks, KOEI TECMO has released the first batch of localized assets, as well as an action-packed trailer. This title is expected to receive a rating of “M for Mature” by the ESRB.

For more news and information on Attack on Titan, please visit the official site at www.koeitecmoamerica.com/attackontitan, Like KOEI TECMO America on Facebook at www.facebook.com/koeitecmous, and become part of the #KTfamily by following KOEI TECMO America on Twitter at @KoeiTecmoUS.

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada Eldar Fleet Trailer

2016/04/07
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

April 7, 2016 – Fitted with the finest technology in the universe, Eldar ships are fast and highly maneuverable. They pack serious firepower, with incredible damage projection and application. Their strategy is based around hit-and-run assaults, taking their targets by surprise while inflicting maximum damage. Their speed allows them to disappear as fast as they arrived, as shown in today’s Eldar trailer. Eldar ships are as fast as they are fragile – they lack in any heavy armour. With the exception of their battleships, their craft are not fitted with shields, instead relying on advanced Holo-fields in conjunction with their speed and agility to avoid incoming fire. This makes them extremely hard to track and hit with conventional weaponry. Destroying Eldar ships’ engines is the best way to keep them at close-range, ensuring you have enough time to inflict lethal damage.

The Eldar fleet will be joining the beta next week! They will be ready to pit their guerilla tactics against the Ork’s brutal manoeuvres, the Chaos’ long-range gameplay and the Imperium’s balanced style, during epic and tactical space battles. Eldar fleets are built around strategies based on speed, surprise and sudden firepower, offering a brand new gameplay style and deep tactical options for Battlefleet Gothic players.

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada releases two weeks from now– and thanks to the tantalizing fun offered by the Beta, almost 100,000 players have already preordered the game. The current beta players, along with all who join them, will be able to help Tindalos balance the Eldar fleets as soon as next week, just like they have the other three factions. This will ensure the best possible experience when the game releases on April 21.

Players can preorder Battlefleet Gothic: Armada’s Early Adopters Edition. This edition is available to all players who preorder the game, as well as those who buy the game up to two months after release. Early Adopters will receive the Space Marines fleet + one additional fleet (more info coming soon) for free, as well as instant access to the beta. Battlefleet Gothic: Armada will release April 21 on PC.

Star Wars Rogue One Teaser Trailer #StarWars #RogueOne

2016/04/07
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

Here is the new, official teaser trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

 

Teaser Stills

Elvira Announced as Official Horror Host of 2016 ScareLA

2016/04/06
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, News, Trailers / Videos

ScareLA has announced that they will have an official horror host for this year’s event and it is none other than Elvira herself!

A few words from Elvira herself: “Halloween comes early this year at ScareLA! Join me, the Queen of Halloween, at the only place you’ll find all your favorite nightmares under one roof: zombies, monsters, creatures and ghouls galore…ScareLA feels just like home to me. Bring the whole fiendish family for a fun, fright-filled weekend August 6 and 7th at ScareLA!”

ScareLA runs on August 6 and August 7 and tickets are on sale now.

Norman Reedus Will Attend First Wizard World Cruise

2016/04/05
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 5, 2016 – Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Rose Tours today announced its first Wizard World Cruise, a pop-culture, comic con themed, three-night journey on the Norwegian Sky, December 2-5, from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas. The event will feature celebrities including Norman Reedus as well as an Artist Alley with noted comics creators, cosplay contests, exhibitors, parties, video game tournaments and more.

This will be the only cruise appearance for Reedus. Others scheduled to appear include Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), Barry Bostwick (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, “Spin City”), Sara Underwood (“Attack of the Show”), Billy Martin (lead guitarist/keyboardist, Good Charlotte; artist, “TMNT”), Phil Ortiz (animator, “The Simpsons,” “Muppet Babies”), cosplayers Jackie Craft, Abby Dark Star and Zen Dragon. Additional celebrities and creators to appear aboard Wizard World Cruise will be announced in the coming weeks.

“We are excited to partner with Rose Tours for our first-ever Wizard World Cruise!,” said Randy Malinoff , Wizard World COO. “Rose Tours has the best reputation for providing the fans with a great experience on their celebrity cruises. And having Norman Reedus among our inaugural guests is the best treat we can give our loyal fans!”

A variety of packages will be available, starting at $749.00 per person. The Wizard World Cruise base package includes photos with the celebrities, all meals onboard as well as open bar, a special cruise-only gift item and access to all Wizard World events on the ship. The Norwegian Sky ( https://www.ncl.com/cruise-ship/sky) also features a casino, spa, full gym, basketball/volleyball court, arcade, 10 bars (all included), four restaurants (included) and three of Norwegian’s famed specialty restaurants.

For more on the 2016 Wizard World Cruise, visit http://www.wizardworldcruise.com .

About Rose Tours
Rose Tours is a leader in Entertainment Cruises, striving to bring fans closer to the entertainers they love in an intimate and exclusive environment. Rose Tours provides a once in a lifetime experience for fans, while producing events for artists including New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, Rick Springfield, Boyz II Men, Matchbox Twenty, Top Chef: The Cruise, the Straight No Chaser Cruise, and many more. For more information, visit www.rosetours.com

About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)
Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com ) produces comic, gaming and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, television, cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A’s, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also launched Wizard World Store ( www.shopwizardworld.com), CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox™ ( www.comicconbox.com), a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.

The Wizard World 2016 schedule is available at: http://wizardworld.com/searchby/city/ .

Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival Announced

2016/04/05
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, News

April 5, 2016 – From the creative minds of CreepyLA and Theme Park Adventure, comes an all-new chapter in terror: Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival. This weekend-long celebration of everything Halloween, haunts and horror makes its debut July 30-31 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.

Midsummer Scream features more than 100,000 square feet of event space that will showcase vendors, makeup demonstrations, stage presentations, live entertainment, a screening room, haunted attraction experiences and more.

“We’re combining all of our talents, production knowledge, and years of experience to create an amazing show that we know fans are going to love,” said David Markland, Executive Director of Midsummer Scream. “Each week from now until our July debut, we will be announcing more participants and unveiling different aspects of the show that are going to have people counting down the days with great anticipation.”

Already confirmed for Midsummer Scream include Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, Ten Thirty One Productions(Los Angeles Haunted Hayride/Great Horror Campout), Dread Central, Sinister Pointe, Ghost Train (LA Live Steamers), Scott Ramp/The Scream Team, SoCal Valley Haunters, Drunken Devil, Decayed Brigade slider team, Motel 6 Feet Under, Season Pass Podcast, Spooky Hollows, Rotten Apple 907, Fear Station,Figment Foundry, magic of Jimmy H./Mudd the Magnificent, Screenshot Productions, The Empty Grave,Cross Roads Escape Games, Higgins Manor, Dark House Entertainment (The Basement), Girls and Corpses, Evil Twin Studios, and Garner Holt Productions. Our list of partners grows each day, and will be updated on the Midsummer Scream website regularly, as well as announced via social media.

A highlight of Midsummer Scream will be its main stage auditorium, which will accommodate more than 600 horror fans gathering to witness a world-class lineup of panels and presentations, which will include exciting reveals looking forward to the 2016 Halloween season in Southern California.

Guests looking for additional thrills and chills may venture into the Hall of Shadows, a large “scare zone”, with monsters lurking in the dark, and a host of haunted attraction previews/experiences that will soothe your Halloween cravings. Bone Yard Effects, Inc. led by Larry Bones will bring terrifying creatures to life throughout the day via makeup demonstrations on the show floor, and release them into the Hall of Shadows to wreak havoc on terrified fans.

“We are beyond thrilled to bring the Halloween and horror community together here in Southern California,” said Rick West, Creative Director of Midsummer Scream. “The entire team is fueled by the same fundamental passion for the holiday and the macabre; we met and became friends while covering various haunt events and have enjoyed strong personal and business relationships for the past several years as a direct result. Midsummer Scream is the festival this community deserves, and we cannot wait to unveil everything we’ve got planned.”

Tickets go on sale soon, and new information regarding Midsummer Scream is being updated daily at MidsummerScream.org. Fans may sign up on the site for email notifications and announcements, including discounts and other special offers.  Be sure to follow Midsummer Scream on social media as well – Twitter/Periscope: @MidsummerScream, Instagram: @MidsummerScream, and Facebook: facebook.com/midsummerscream.

Former producers of ScareLA, Midsummer Scream’s creators are David Markland, Executive Director; Gary Baker, Executive Producer; Rick West, Creative Director; Johanna Atilano, Producer; and Claire Dunlap, Associate Producer.

About Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival

Midsummer Scream is a large-scale summer festival celebrating the spirit of Halloween and horror, drawing thousands of guests to Southern California for a weekend of thrills and chills. Featuring a massive show floor of vendors and exhibitors, haunted attractions and experiences, live entertainment and world-class panel presentations, Midsummer Scream is the West Coast’s premier Halloween/horror event, offering something for fans of all ages. More information can be found at MidsummerScream.org.

Fans can follow Theme Park Adventure via social media on Facebook, Instagram (search our posts with #ThemeParkAdventure), Twitter, and Periscope for live streams of our travels and special events! Our most popular and unique Periscope broadcasts are archived and may be viewed on our Katch channel.

LucidSound Makes European Debut at Gadget Show Live 2016

2016/04/04
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Tech News

San Diego, CA – March 30, 2016 – LucidSound, the all-new audio headset brand from the founders of TRITTON™, announced today that their new LS30 Wireless Universal Gaming Headset will be making its European debut at the popular Gadget Show Live consumer show, taking place at the Birmingham NEC from March 31 through April 3, 2016.

Winning the Reviewed.com prestigious ‘CES Editors’ Choice Award 2016’, the acclaimed new gaming headset arrives in style, and will be available to purchase direct at the show, for the first time in Europe at the LucidSound booth (K170). In addition, visitors will have ample opportunity to experience the unparalleled comfort and uncompressed audio quality for themselves, when the LS30 makes its presence heard at multiple locations through the duration of the show.

Selected as the headset partner for the Konami PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) 2016 UK Finals, the LS30 headsets will be worn by 32 of the UK’s most talented gamers, live on Twitch and to hundreds of spectators, as they battle for supremacy and the honour of attending the world PES championships! For those seeking a more interactive environment, visitors are encouraged to attend the Arcade Stage, where audience members will be invited to take part in a variety of gaming challenges for the chance to win a LucidSound Headset of their own!

Compatible with PlayStation®4, Xbox One, PlayStation®3, Xbox 360, mobile phones, and smart devices, the LS30 Wireless Universal Gaming Headset features a uniquely refreshing design, far removed from bulky, over-engineered designs commonly associated with gaming audio and instead focusing on comfort, style, and innovation. Proprietary channel-hopping technology provides interference-free audio and advanced 2.4GHz uncompressed wireless technology provides best-in-class sound quality.

50mm Neodymium drivers provide deep bass and clear highs while three audio modes, Normal, Bass Boost and Treble Boost, provide gamers with optimal audio for a wide range of gaming genres. In addition, the rechargeable battery offers up to 15 hours of uninterrupted gameplay.

“We’re overwhelmed with the critical and consumer response to our new headset which launched only weeks ago in the US,” said Chris Von Huben, CEO of LucidSound. “We founded LucidSound to challenge the perception that gamers couldn’t have it all. Gaming Headsets typically deliver mediocre audio with looks that only a mother could love. Gamers have changed and so has our approach. The LS30, ushers in a new era of lifestyle gaming audio which we think our European customers will love. We can’t wait to get our headsets in the hands of gamers at Gadget Show Live.”

The LucidSound LS30 Wireless Universal Gaming Headset is expected to go on sale across Europe beginning April 2016.

For more information, visit lucidsound.com and follow LucidSound on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Watch the product video:  http://www.lucidsound.com/lucidsound-video.html

LOUD on Planet X Prepares for Launch

2016/04/04
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Mobile News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Toronto – April 4, 2016 – The stage is set and soundcheck is underway in preparation for the April 19 console (PS4™/Steam) and April 21 mobile (iOS/Android) launch of arcade-style music video game LOUD on Planet X from independent video game developer Pop Sandbox. Featuring top indie artists Tegan and Sara, Purity Ring, METZ, Metric, Lights, July Talk, F*cked Up, Cadence Weapon, Austra and more, LOUD on Planet X will release on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Steam (PC and Mac) for $6.99 USD / $8.99 CAD, as well as select iOS and Android devices for $3.99 USD / $5.49 CAD.

In LOUD on Planet X, players select from a bevy of top, current, indie music artists, then defend their stage from hordes of quirky aliens by tapping to the music and using a fun assortment of makeshift weapons like speakers, strobe lights, fog machines, amplifiers, bouncers and custom special attacks! Watch the music battle in a new trailer at https://youtu.be/zo-5enTJXos.

“It’s been an incredible experience working with such talented musicians and their enthusiasm for the game has been a driving force,” said Alex Jansen, Co-Founder of Pop Sandbox. “Being able to present their likenesses along with their amazing music combined with LOUD on Planet X’s solid controls is something we’re sure fans will enjoy, so we’re looking forward to sharing it with lovers of both music and games.”

In addition to featuring top hits from each indie artist, LOUD on Planet X also includes three original scores created by Mike Haliechuk and Jonah Falco of F*cked Up, Brendan Canning and Justin Peroff of Broken Social Scene, and Harrison. An early sample of Haliechuk and Falco’s score can be heard via Soundcloud.

Three more top playable music artists will be announced the week of release. For more information on LOUD on Planet X please visit the game’s website, or Facebook and Twitter pages.

Splendy Games Announces Live Action Horror Game The Bunker

2016/04/04
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, Mobile News, News, Windows PC News

London, UK, 4th April 2016 – Splendy Games are announcing their first game, The Bunker, a completely live action psychological horror starring The Hobbit’s Adam Brown and Penny Dreadful’s Sarah Greene.

With a story created by writers behind the likes of The Witcher, SOMA and Broken Sword, The Bunker tells the story of John, the last survivor living in a government bunker after a nuclear attack wiped out England. But the bunker holds many secrets, and John must confront his suppressed memories to survive the horrors deep underground.

The Bunker is a completely live action experience with zero computer generated effects, filmed on location in a real government nuclear bunker located in Essex, England. Players will guide John through the bunker, solving puzzles, uncovering secrets and triggering flashbacks to reveal the terrifying mysteries of The Bunker.

Hobbit star Adam Brown says “The whole experience was fascinating to be a part of. As the story is non-linear we had to film every single possibility and interaction – I became a real life games character! It’s a terrific location and very spooky – they had me crawling around in some strange places!”

Paul Sulyok, Founder & CEO of Green Man Gaming said: “The publishing team at Green Man Gaming are very excited to partner with Splendy Games to showcase such an innovative and exciting game that incorporates an incredible cast, complete live action and a complex plot in a mysterious location – a bunker! We look forward to working closely with the Splendy team to launch the PC game in Summer 2016.”

Dai Banner, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Wales Interactive said “Our collaboration with Splendy Games has grown from our first meeting at Gamescom Cologne, where they showed us an early concept of The Bunker. I was sold there and then; I loved the superb writing, art direction and high production values. Being involved with the development and being the console publishers is a huge privilege for us and we look forward to working together for the release later this year.“

The Bunker is a Splendy Games co-production with Last Chance Films and Wales Interactive and is published by Green Man Gaming (PC), Wales Interactive (Console) and All 4 Games (Mobile).

An incredible cast, including Adam Brown (The Hobbit), Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful), Grahame Fox (Game Of Thrones) and Jerome St. John Blake (Star Wars)

Totally live action – No CGI, no motion capture, shot on location in a genuine decommissioned nuclear bunker
A complex, twisting plot written by award-winning screenwriters behind Broken Sword, The Witcher and SOMA
Hidden secrets, documents and recordings to explore the mystery further
Neo-retro soundtrack by composer Dom Shovelton

  • Title: The Bunker
  • Developer: Splendy Games, Wales Interactive
  • Publisher: Green Man Gaming (PC), Wales Interactive (Console), All 4 Games (Mobile / Tablet)
  • Release Date: Summer 2016 (PC), Q3 2016 (Console), Q4 2016 (Mobile / Tablet)
  • Genre: Live Action Psychological Horror
  • Platform: PC / Console / Mobile