LOS ANGELES (March 16, 2020) – Ahead of the April 10th launch of FINAL FANTASY® VII REMAKE, SQUARE ENIX® today unveiled the first in a series of videos which gives viewers a deep-dive into the creation of one of the most anticipated videogames of all time.
Bringing together interviews with the game’s creators, artists and developers, the series gives an exclusive look at some of the secrets behind the development of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE – from the game’s story, characters, combat and action to its stunning music and spectacular visual design. The first video features insight from renowned developers including:
Yoshinori Kitase (Producer)
Tetsuya Nomura (Director & Concept Design)
Kazushige Nojima (Story & Scenario)
Naoki Hamaguchi (Co-Director – Game Design / Programming)
Motomu Toriyama (Co-Director – Scenario Design)
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE will be available for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system on April 10, 2020. The FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Demo is now available to PlayStation®4 system owners across the globe, allowing players to experience the opening chapter from the game. Those who download the demo before May 11, 2020 will also receive an exclusive PlayStation®4 system theme when the full game launches next month. To download the demo now, visit: https://sqex.link/FF7RDemo.
Milan, March 16th, 2020. Milestone today unveiled the first gameplay video of MotoGP™20, the latest chapter in the beloved MotoGP™ franchise. The selection of rider, track and weather conditions of the gameplay has been done following community requests, that massively voted for Valentino Rossi on the Mugello Circuit in dry conditions.
The video shows a much more realistic bike physics and behavior, that make the gameplay more technical and skill based. It also allows to have a glance at the new fuel management and asymmetrical tires’ consumption features that further raise the level of strategic skills needed to master the MotoGP™ Championship. Like in real life, tires stress and wear don’t apply on both sides and middle equally. MotoGP™20 will implement these three areas separately and it will reproduce some real-world dynamics down to the smallest details. In each race, players will be able to decide the quantity of fuel and which type of tire to use, always keeping in mind that bike physics are affected by their decisions.
The overall level of simulation marks a big step forward in MotoGP™20; modern MotoGP™ bikes have very complex aerodynamic winglets that when damaged change significantly the bike balance. Crashing or colliding with other riders in game, may have a permanent effect on bike handling just like in a real race.
Last but not least, as it is one of the most important parts of a race and where the skills of a MotoGP™ rider shine, the development team worked hard to make substantial changes to the brake system, in order to make it more challenging, risky but also rewarding.
MotoGP™20 will be released on April 23rd on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Windows PC®/STEAM, Google Stadia and Nintendo Switch™*.
Lesquin, France, March 13, 2020 – NACON and KT Racing are pleased to release two new videos for TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2. Featuring a fictitious motorcycle racer called James Wilson, the videos take us through his preparation for the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy.
For this new edition of the game, the teams at KT Racing have created the perfect playground, a biker’s paradise. Accessible from the Career and Free Roam modes, this open area is a place for riders to train, test their bike set-ups and push their skills to the limit on fast corners, tight bends and long straights where you can exceed speeds of 186 mph (300 km/h). As well as the ability to free roam, riders can tackle various challenges in different parts of the area, such as pursuits and time attacks. This bikers’ paradise is the ideal training ground to prepare for the legendary Isle of Man circuit.
In Career mode, players can live their motorcycling dream: win the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. After proving themselves on one of 18 tracks, amateur riders can sign with a team, obtain new bikes and enter a variety of championships. Throughout the seasons, they need to manage their finances and reputation, plan their calendar and change teams to ride with different Superbike and Supersport bikes. By completing objectives set by these teams, players will win special rewards that will help them progress to the next level. Once their bike is optimized and their riding skills honed, they will get the chance to land the ultimate prize: winning the Senior TT!
Created in 1907, the TT is the world’s most famous motorcycle race. The 61km course with 260 bends is the most iconic circuit for road-racing riders. With officially licensed riders, bikes and tracks, TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2 boasts new physics and a new career mode for players to improve their riding skills.
TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2 will be available March 19, 2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and later on Nintendo Switch.
Prague, Czech Republic – March 13, 2020 – 1C Entertainment and Snowhound Games announce Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition is coming for PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Switch. Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition is set to release March 24th and be priced at $24.99 USD / 24,99 EUR.
Check out the trailer:
Following Deep Sky Derelicts initial launch into Steam Early Access in 2017 and its positive reception by fans of tactical rogue-like RPGs, the game has been requested by numerous players to hit the shelves of Microsoft Xbox One, Sony Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch stores. Since its successful release on PC, Deep Sky Derelicts has been remarkably polished, expanded, and enhanced with fresh content and multiple new features, which now creates a perfect moment to gratify the console gamers and finally bring it on their favorite platforms!
In a grim dystopian future, mankind has scattered across the galaxy and human society has split into two distinct classes. You are a poor, stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict stations and ships in outer space. A fabled alien derelict ship rumored to be hidden within the Deep Sky sector of space is your ticket for citizenship and a cozy life on a hospitable planet.
Begin your search by building a crack team of scavengers, then enhance their skills and equipment through exploring decrepit space stations, hazardous planets, and derelict alien ships. Fight monsters for loot and return to home base to upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book art style.
Experience Deep Sky Derelicts in its ultimate, definitive edition, which combines the overhauled base game with its two DLCs: New Prospects and Station Life. Both additions bring new gameplay features, character upgrades, home base improvements, monsters, missions and much more!
Key Features:
Enhanced base game and two DLC packs included
Fresh take on turn-based combat with cards
Dynamic sci-fi comic book look & feel
Endless customization options for characters and scavenging teams
High replay value thanks to procedurally generated content
Dozens of enthralling little stories of the outcast life in the grim Deep Sky universe
Two game modes: Story Campaign and Arena
Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition is developed by Snowhound Games and published by 1C Entertainment. The title is rated PEGI 12 – Violence and Bad Language.
VANCOUVER – March 13, 2020 – Halo Infinite co-developer SkyBox Labs brings Stela, the cinematic platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world, to Nintendo Switch™ and Steam for Windows PC today. The final, definitive version includes new content debuting across all platforms as well as updates added since launch on Xbox One and Apple Arcade.
The new content includes an expanded ending and post-credits scene as well as an additional 15 secret areas to explore, unlockable 3D dioramas, visual improvements, and bug fixes.
Stela presents a lone traveler’s journey through a variety of breathtaking environments to find safety in the final days of a decaying world. Escape human-sized beetles, hungry spirits, and other gargantuan monsters lurking in the shadows while solving massive puzzles to the sound of an original ambient soundtrack.
“We’ve put our all into creating new content for the Nintendo Switch and Steam ports, hoping to bring to light a side of Stela no one has experienced,” said Shyang Kong, Co-Founder, SkyBox Labs. “By adding more layers to the game, we’ve addressed critiques and improved its storytelling. The end result is one even those who have already completed the game will enjoy.”
Stela is available today on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch and Steam for the regular price of $19.99 USD, with a launch discount of 15% off for Steam worldwide and Nintendo eShop in the Americas only. It is also available on Xbox One and Apple Arcade.
For more information, please visit the Stela website or follow SkyBox Labs on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Lesquin, France, March 12, 2020 – NACON and Cyanide are delighted to announce that their two cycling simulations will return this year: Tour de France 2020 and Pro Cycling Manager 2020!
Take your team to the top in Pro Cycling Manager 2020
Become the manager of a professional cycling team, string together victories and take it to the very top of the rankings. Building on the strong foundations of this successful series, Pro Cycling Manager 2020 provides the chance to take part in all 21 official stages of the Tour de France and over 230 races – a total of 650 stages. New features have been added to the game, including:
Managing the morale of your cyclists in career mode to recreate this essential aspect of real races
A new stage planning system to help assign your team members
A more dynamic and aggressive AI that forces you to adapt and improve your strategy in real time
Experience the intensity of the Grande Boucle from inside the peloton with Tour de France 2020
Pedal into the thick of the action as a cyclist for one of the top teams in the Tour de France. Elbow to elbow in the peloton, experience the attacks, breakaways, sprints and other tense situations of this famous race. You will need to optimise your tactics and stamina management to slip on the iconic yellow jersey.
Multiple improvements and new features have been added to Tour de France 2020, including:
Liège-Bastogne-Liège (“The Old Lady”) added, a 266km race of steep climbs
A redesigned interface that provides better anticipation of the course and position of competitors
A deeper time-trial where posture and sprint management are crucial for success
A more realistic AI that grabs any attack opportunity
A unique immersive aspect thanks to a new feature that will be revealed soon
Tour de France 2020 and Pro Cycling Manager 2020 will be available on June 4, 2020 for consoles (PlayStation®4 and Xbox One) and PC.
March 12, 2020 – The time of the Slayer is now. DOOM Eternal releases next week, and to celebrate, we are pleased to present the Official Launch Trailer in all its vicious glory. Rip and tear through heaven and hell, featuring more demons, more Glory Kills, gigantic behemoths, never-before-seen environments and more in id Software’s biggest and most ambitious game to date.
Check out the Official Launch Trailer for DOOM Eternal here:
DOOM Eternal, E3 2019’s Best Action Game and Best PC Game, releases next week on March 20, 2020 on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia with Nintendo Switch releasing at a later date.
Hannover, Germany / Vienna, Austria, March 12th, 2020 – Engines: ready! Weapons: ready! Companion Drone: ready! Pilots: are you ready? Comanche lifts-off today for a routine Early Access Launch on Steam. Mission goals are: generate fun among players. Gather feedback. Return to base and update strategy according to the feedback & upgrade the game regularly.
What’s in the Early Access Version now?
At the start of the Early Access Phase Comanche will offer 3 different game modes:
Singleplayer
As requested by the community, Comanche will get a singleplayer campaign. Starting with one mission available from March 12th on, developer Nukklear will add new missions on a regular basis.
Multiplayer
The 4vs4 team-based multiplayer will start with two modes, one called Black Box, the other Infiltration. In Black Box, the goal is to collect more black boxes from destroyed Comanches with your drone. You can collect both enemy and friendly black boxes using the drone, so this mode guarantees intense team fights at close range. Infiltration again combines helicopter combat and drone piloting: your objective is to either defend or infiltrate a base. Attackers must place an EMP, defenders must disarm it.
Flight & Combat Training
In a variety of different missions, you can learn how to fly your Comanche and its drone to familiarise yourself with the flight controls and how to maneuver in combat. As Comanche requires some practice before you become a good pilot, we highly recommend players check out the training missions.
Available Helicopters & Drones
Five Comanches and four drones will be available at the Early Access launch, all coming with specific weapons, abilities and strengths and weaknesses. Each type of Comanche has a certain role to fulfill in the team-based combat and is suitable for a special type of player, so choose your favorite.
What to expect in the next months?
The developer has defined a roadmap for the next months of Early Access but we really want to emphasize, that the community will have a voice in the development process. Here is the roadmap:
March 12, 2020 – Did you think Fantasy General II was over? You couldn’t be more wrong. Today, British videogame publisher Slitherine and developer Owned By Gravity bring you Onslaught, the first DLC for Fantasy General II. This totally new campaign challenges the player to hunt for the Book of Krell and face The Unspeakable, a breed of horrid undead with many limbs and spiked tentacles.
Never the same battle twice. Built on 30 procedurally generated maps, the new Onslaught campaign branches out with new units and enemies with unmatched replayability: every time you start a new campaign, you’ll be fighting on a brand new map and facing totally different situations.
But keep your eyes up; the skies will be shadowed by new aerial units. Thirteen, to be exact, expanding the original Fantasy General II roster and allowing new tactics with units like the Eagle bombers, Pegasus Flamers, Monster Hunters and Firebirds.
What is Fantasy General II
New to Fantasy General II? Originally published in 1996, Fantasy General is considered one of the fathers of the turn-based strategy genre. In 2019, Slitherine, GOG.com and German developer Owned By Gravity teamed up to publish a new chapter of this classic game – new graphics, new campaigns, new heroes – but keeping the same feeling and full respect for the masterpiece of the 90ies.
Fantasy General II – Invasion was published last September and received praise and good reviews from both the media and players: on its Steam Page, the game has a “Very Positive” user rating, and on Metacritic, Fantasy General II has a Metascore of 80%. To celebrate the launch of Onslaught DLC, Fantasy General II will have a 20% discount for one week on the General Edition (including bonuses and the first two DLCSs, Onslaught being the first) and 35% on the base game and the Hero Edition.
OLATHE, Kan. — Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the zūmo XT all-terrain GPS motorcycle navigator, designed to help riders venture on and off the beaten path. The glove-friendly zūmo XT touchscreen introduces a new ultra-bright 5.5-inch display with crisp HD resolution. Designed to withstand the most rigorous weather and rough terrain, the rugged zūmo XT is rain-resistant1 and forged to military grade 810G drop test standards. Riders will also appreciate the zūmo XT’s versatility, with a quick push of a button they can easily toggle through street map views, topographic maps, or BirdsEye Satellite Imagery for the best possible view of their route.
“The zūmo XT is able to take on any type of adventure, regardless of the weather or rugged terrain, it’s ready to venture wherever the rider chooses,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of global consumer sales. “With its new, larger display offering an impressive ultra-bright touchscreen, riders will have the advantage of easily seeing their screen even on bright sunny days. Visibility of the route ahead is further enhanced with a choice to mount zūmo XT in traditional landscape or portrait mode.”
The zūmo XT boasts an impressive feature set, starting with new Garmin Adventurous Routing™ options that find the most thrilling and scenic routes. Adventure riders – seeking more than spoken turn-by-turn street directions from their zūmo navigators – can explore new places thanks to preloaded topographic maps that show public land boundaries, 4×4 roads, and much more. Garmin Explore™2 helps adventure seekers easily plan trips and later access routes, tracks, and waypoints across their electronic devices including the zūmo XT, a smartphone3 or a computer. In addition, riders can access stunning Birdseye Satellite Imagery with direct-to-device downloads that do not require a subscription.
Sight-seeing has never been simpler with the zūmo XT’s lineup of options that include the HISTORY® database of notable sites, iOverlander™ points of interest, Ultimate Public Campgrounds, a U.S. National Parks directory, TripAdvisor® traveler ratings and Foursquare® content – offering millions of popular places to explore.
Storing or sharing adventures is a snap with the new track recorder option built into the navigator. Users can wirelessly import3 their favorite tried-and-true GPX files after pairing their phones to the zūmo XT using the free Garmin Drive™ app. Additionally, the convenient Garmin Drive app will allow riders access to smart notifications, real-time fuel prices, and live4 traffic and weather.
Designed with built-in convenience, the zūmo XT offers a number of safety features, including Bluetooth® hands-free calling5, rider alerts for potential hazards6, automatic incident notifications for family or loved ones in case an incident occurs, and the option to pair the zūmo XT with a compatible7 Garmin inReach Satellite Communicator for two-way texting, critical location sharing, and interactive SOS. Motorcyclists can stream their favorite music tracks on their smartphones through the zūmo XT or by utilizing the MP3 music files stored on the navigator. Built-in Wi-Fi® allows riders to easily update the maps and software on the zūmo XT without the hassle of using a computer. Riders can hardwire the device to constant power or rely on the zūmo XT’s extended battery life that can last up to 6 hours (3.5 hours with backlight settings at 100 percent brightness).
The zūmo XT is expected to be available in March with a suggested retail price of $499.99. To learn more, visit garmin.com/zūmo.
