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Friday, July 12, 2013
07/12/2013 - Connect With Pieces Featuring Pacific Rim ContentWIZKIDS/NECA, MFV ANNOUNCE CONNECT WITH PIECESTM FOR MOBILE FEATURING WARNER BROS. PICTURES AND LEGENDARY PICTURES PACIFIC RIM
Hillside,
N.J. & Cary, N.C.—July 12, 2013— Game creators WizKids/NECA and MFV are inviting players to Connect
With Pieces™…on the go! Developers today announced the arrival of Connect With Pieces™ for
iPad®, taking puzzle gaming to a new level. The first installment of the new app features custom puzzles from the hit
film Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures PACIFIC RIM, and is available for download, free on the App StoreTM today.
Based on the hit puzzle building platform
designed by Joel Weinshanker, president and COO at NECA and board game designer Mike Elliott, the new app incorporates the
platform’s exciting strategic gameplay, optimized for mobile devices. The app features single and pass-n-play game modes
and a selection of custom PACIFIC RIM branded puzzle images.
App Features: - Up to 2 players
- Single
Player, Pass-N-Play game modes
- Achievements
- Multiple skill levels
- New
challenges and scoring opportunities with each puzzle
- Additional
puzzle packs available for more variety
Additional branded
puzzles are set to launch late summer.
For more information about Connect With Pieces™, visit: http://connectwithpieces.com/Submitted by: E. Thomas
Thursday, July 11, 2013
07/12/2013 - Riot Games Brings League of Legends Championship to LA in OctoberRIOT BRINGS SEASON 3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO THE STAPLES CENTER ON OCTOBER
4TH
Every
match counts in the quest for glory as the world’s best League of Legends athletes compete for a chance to claim the
Summoner’s Cup this October
LOS ANGELES – 11 July, 2013 - Riot Games
today unveiled plans for the Season 3 World Championship, the premier event for League of Legends professional esports
on a global stage. Beginning 16 September, the best teams from each region around the world will descend on Southern California
for a month of intense action, including semi-finals held at the Galen Center, the site of last year’s final. Once the
dust settles, competitors will head downtown for the World Championship at the prestigious home of pro sports in Los Angeles
– the Staples Center.
Taking place Friday, 4 October, the World Championship will be the pinnacle of pro
League of Legends play this year, with the sport’s preeminent athletes battling in front of more than 10,000
live fans, plus millions more online. The winning team will be crowned the Season 3 world champion, walking away with the
Summoner’s Cup and $1 million in cash. Tickets go on sale soon at lolesports.com and other associated ticketing outlets.
The road to the finals will not be easy. In the coming weeks, professional teams in each region will play in qualifier
events around the world. The top 14 teams from North America, Korea, China, Southeast Asia, Europe, and an international wild-card
will then head to Southern California for the World Playoffs. After a group stage and two critical single-elimination rounds,
the two remaining teams advance to the Staples Center for an epic showdown.
Keep an eye on www.lolesports.com this summer for comprehensive coverage of every crucial match, along with
news, standings, and premium original content.
League of Legends World Championship key facts:
· Every match counts: Top teams from around the
world will compete during qualifying events throughout the summer, with regional dominance and a trip to Los Angeles on the
line
· Eyes of the world on LA: With
thousands of seats filled and millions of fans watching from home, the World Championship closes out a historic season for
professional esports
· Millions of dollars on the line:
October's $2 million prize pool rounds out the Season 3 total to more than $8 million across the globe
Interest
in esports around the world has skyrocketed over the past year. Viewership during the inaugural League of Legends All-Star
event peaked at over 18 million unique viewers, with fans around the world casting more than 50 million
votes to determine the event’s star players.
Submitted by: E. Thomas
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
07/10/2013 - Call of Duty Black Ops II DLC Coming to PS3 and PC August 1stCall of Duty®: Black
Ops II Vengeance DLC Pack Coming to PlayStation®3 and Windows PC on 1st
August
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Vengeance delivers four new, diverse multiplayer
maps:
· Cove: The stage is set for all-out conflict
on this small, forgotten island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, with players battling it out amongst the wreckage of a
jet that crash-landed during a smuggling operation gone wrong.
·
Detour: A destroyed suspension bridge, high above an East Coast waterway, packed with scattered vehicles,
exposed iron and collapsed pavement where the head-to-head action will play out on multiple levels.
·
Rush: Get ready for fast, close-quarters engagements in this paintball course turned full-combat arena, giving
players new opportunities and challenges to use the cover to their advantage.
·
Uplink: In this re-imagined adaptation of the fan-favourite multiplayer map “Summit” from
the original Call of Duty®: Black Ops, players clash deep in the rain-soaked jungles of Myanmar,
high atop a hi-tech mountain facility.
Treyarch continues to expand the Zombies story world in imaginative, mind-tripping
ways with “Buried.” Once players meet up with the four survivors of Tranzit, they’ll begin
to encounter the undead residents of an abandoned underground Old West mining town. A healthy arsenal of equipment and
weapons will be at players’ disposal, but with one very special addition – something so powerful it will also
appear in all other Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies maps (with the purchase of Vengeance
DLC) – the Ray Gun Mark II.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Vengeance DLC Pack
is available al a carte or for download by season pass holders. Call of Duty: Black Ops II game
(sold separately) is required to play this Map Pack.
Submitted by: E. Thomas
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
07/09/2013 - Register Two Atlu 3DS Games and Get $30 eShop CreditRegister Shin Megami Tensei
IV and Fire Emblem Awakening with Club Nintendo for $30 Nintendo eShop Credit
The first-of-its-kind promotional offer for Shin Megami Tensei IV and Fire Emblem Awakening runs on Club
Nintendo through August 31
IRVINE, Calif. - July 9, 2013 - Shin Megami Tensei
IV, the upcoming mature-themed role playing game from ATLUS for the Nintendo 3DS system, has a brand new limited-time
offer for fans: players in the U.S. and Canada who purchase Shin Megami Tensei IV and Nintendo's hit turn-based strategy
game Fire Emblem Awakening and register both games on their free Club Nintendo account will receive a $30 credit
to use in the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS. The promotion begins on the release date of Shin Megami Tensei IV
- July 16, 2013 - and runs through August 31. Both retail and digital purchases of either game are eligible for the offer,
so long as both games are registered to the same Club Nintendo account by August 31, 2013. Specific details on the promotion
can be found on the Club Nintendo website: http://club.nintendo.com/.
The Club Nintendo promotion is a first-of-its-kind offer from
Nintendo and ATLUS. RPG fans, tacticians, strategists and other gamers who love deep story and turn-based combat that purchase
both games and complete the promotion requirements will earn a $30 credit to the Nintendo 3DS eShop to put towards any paid
content, including future games and downloadable content (DLC). After each game is registered to the same Club Nintendo account,
players must complete a short web survey by the August 31 deadline to receive the credit.
About
Shin Megami Tensei IV
The story of Shin Megami Tensei IV revolves around the Samurai, the sacred
protectors of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado. As a newly appointed Samurai, players will struggle with factions that have nefarious
designs on the world as they defend their home kingdom from a growing army of demons. Decisions players make throughout the
course of the story will have lasting repercussions, as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Shin Megami
Tensei IV will be exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS system beginning July 16. Fans who pre-order retail copies will
be upgraded to a Limited Edition Box Set, while they last, which includes a collectible case, 176-page Strategy and Design
Book, and a CD soundtrack. The game is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. More details are available on the official SMTIV website
at http://www.atlus.com/smt4.
About Fire Emblem Awakening
Fire Emblem Awakening is the first entry in the fantasy turn-based strategy series on Nintendo 3DS. It tells
the story of Lord Chrom and his growing army of companions as they band together to save the world from a rising evil.
Fire Emblem Awakening features a gorgeous art style and voice acting, plus an epic storyline with a massive
lineup of memorable characters with unique personalities. The game also features a popular marriage system, as well as a robust
selection of DLC for playable characters and maps. As with past entries in the series, every decision the player makes is
vital, as characters lost in battle are gone forever. The game is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. A demo of Fire Emblem
Awakening is currently available in the Nintendo eShop.
# # #
About ATLUS
Index Digital Media Inc.'s ATLUS brand has become known across the industry as a mark of high-quality, deeply immersive,
uniquely Japanese video game experiences. With award-winning titles that reach across a variety of genres and platforms, including
the Shin Megami Tensei® and Persona® series of role-playing games, the ground-breaking action-adventure/puzzle game
Catherine™, and the much-celebrated RPG Demon's Souls™, ATLUS is committed to offering the highest standard in
interactive entertainment experiences.
Twitter: www.twitter.com/AtlusUSA
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AtlusUSA
ATLUS is a brand of Index Corporation and its privately held subsidiary Index Digital Media, Inc.
For breaking news, special promotions, insider info, and more, visit http://www.atlus.com/faithful to join the ranks of the ATLUS Faithful!
Submitted by: E. Thomas
Monday, July 8, 2013
07/09/2013 - Trion and SyFy Announce Defiance ContestTRION AND SYFY ANNOUNCE
“PLAY THE GAME. JOIN THE SHOW.” CONTEST FOR DEFIANCETM SEASON 2
In-Game Character
of Contest Winner Will Be Featured in Season Two of Defiance TV Series
Redwood Shores,
CA (July 8, 2013) Syfy and Trion Worlds today announced a new contest that brings a gamer into the
television world of Defiance™, the groundbreaking online open world shooter and hit television series on Syfy.
The “Play the Game. Join the Show.” in-game contest pits players against the game’s Major Arkfall events
to see who can rise to the top and become the ultimate Ark Hunter. The winner will have their in-game character appear on
the second season of the Defiance TV series.
The ten Ark Hunters who complete the most Major Arkfall events
between July 8 (10am PDT) and July 30 (10am PDT) will compete for a chance to have their character written onto the show.
These ten semifinalists will be fleshed out with a backstory written by the show’s writing staff, which will be featured
on Facebook, where Defiance fans will choose their five favorites. From this pool of five finalists, a member of
the Defiance team will select the final winner to appear in season two of Defiance.
The “Play the
Game. Join the Show” contest marks the second time that players have been invited to make their mark on the world of
Defiance. Earlier in the year, Trion Worlds and Syfy ran the “Most Wanted” contest, which saw gamers
competing to have their likeness included on wanted posters on an episode of the TV show.
To enter, players must
register for the “Play the Game. Join the Show.” contest at www.defiance.com/en/game-show-contest , then complete as many Major Arkfalls as possible between July 8 (10am
PDT) and July 30 (10am PDT). Between August 12th and August 21st, one semifinalist backstory will be
posted per day. Registered Facebook users can vote for the top five characters between August 26th (3am PDT) and
September 6th (8:59pm PDT), and the final winner will be selected in September. Defiance season two premieres
in 2014 on Syfy.
Defiance is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more information on Defiance,
please visit www.Defiance.com.
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