Newsroom 👾 COSMOCOVER - The best PR agency for video games in Europe! - Page 141

Looking for

The Heart and Soul of the Japanese Underworld – Yakuza 5’s Supporting Cast

When someone has ties to the Yakuza, their life is probably not boring. In fact, it’s probably filled with violence, money, and legally ambiguous activities. While I don’t personally know anyone who is connected to the Yakuza to confirm this, I do know that the protagonists in Yakuza 5 get caught up with numerous gangsters, desperate civilians, and unsavory characters that make up the Japanese underworld.

December 02 · 2015

Hollywood Veteran Alex McDowell Announced as a Keynote Speaker for Inaugural Vision Virtual and Augmented Reality Summit 2016

Designed for artists, engineers, programmers, designers, producers, and more, the inaugural Vision VR/AR Summit 2016 is a cross-industry event geared towards furthering the knowledge base of anyone developing virtual or augmented reality content. Taking place February 10-11 in Hollywood, CA, the event will feature technology, business, and consumer innovators, including creative veteran Alex McDowell as a keynote speaker, as well as a wide array of informative breakout sessions designed for all skill levels. This year’s event also draws major industry sponsors including Oculus, Vuforia, Sony, Steam VR, and Unity Technologies, as well as an expert Advisory Board.

December 01 · 2015

InnoGames TV Unwraps the Holiday Season with Contest Winner

InnoGames TV starts the Holidays early with the release of their December Episode today. The approximately 13 minute long video reveals the winner of the Kindle Tablet Competition, sums up the upcoming ingame events and gives you a special teaser of Forge of Empires’ Winter Event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG7Q8QHxY

November 26 · 2015

Witness the Dawn of the Medieval Period, as Total War: ATTILA – Age of Charlemagne is Announced

The Age of Charlemagne Campaign Pack is an epic expansion for Total War: ATTILA; set in the Middle Ages, long after Attila’s rein has ended and as one of the greatest kings in history endeavours to bring peace to the continent… by whatever means necessary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zI1GVZlbwU

November 24 · 2015

BROFORCE AIR-DROPS HUGE POST LAUNCH UPDATE BECAUSE FREEDOM CANNOT BE CONTAINED

South African video game developer Free Lives and flag-waving label Devolver Digital have updated Broforce, the world’s premiere Freedom Simulator™, with an obscene amount of free post-launch content – a glorious First Amendment to the main game’s treasured Constitution. https://youtu.be/-bZGzSrAgQE

November 23 · 2015

The sky grows dark, the earth trembles… the Mayan Death Robots have come!

It’s not the end of the world, it’s a beginning of a new one. A world in which the Mayan Death Robots blow great big holes in the lush landscape of Latin America in the name of alien televisual entertainment. As the Belgian soothsayers at Sileni Studios predicted, the full force of the killer alien robots has been unleashed today, with Mayan Death Robots available now for PC via Steam priced 14.99 € plus a 10% discount for the first week.

November 20 · 2015

HOTLINE MIAMI GAMES AND SOUNDTRACKS ON SALE, PROCEEDS SUPPORT GAME’S MUSICIANS

Independent developer Dennaton Games and game label Devolver Digital have announced that the Hotline Miami Musician’s Sale is live on Steam through the weekend with 40 – 75% off all games and soundtracks in the series [http://store.steampowered.com/app/274170/]. Dennaton Games has pledged 100% of the studio’s revenue from the sale to the individual musicians behind the series’ celebrated soundtracks as thanks for their contributions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxY63ZKtyn4

November 20 · 2015

IT’S TIME TO GO BANANAS OVER KING TONGUE: ANKAMA’S NEW MOBILE GAME NOW AVAILABLE ON iOS PHONES AND TABLETS!

It’s not every day you get to take down an army of weaponized bananas with your tongue. But this is exactly the pleasure that mobile players have been waiting for! King Tongue is a fruitily frantic arcade platformer coming to iOS phones and tablets today from the famous French publisher, Ankama, priced at 1.99 € / $1.99 / £1.49. Android and Windows Phone versions will follow soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttk4O-IphsE

November 19 · 2015

Hard West Brings Tactics to the Weird West – Available Now

Consumed by tragedy and left for dead, one man will walk a dangerous path to punish those who wronged him. Vengeance is all that remains, and only one thing is certain; dying is the easy part. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoPa-lHD3K0

November 18 · 2015

Watch the first 15 minutes of Hard West! Coming to PC on November 18th.

November 12 · 2015

Engine Room Games Joins Unity on a Permanent Basis

With more than 20 years’ experience in the games industry and an enviable list of credits, the team at UK-based Engine Room Games has made a huge difference to Unity’s PlayStation deployment. Today Unity revealed that Engine Room Games have now joined Unity on a permanent basis.

November 12 · 2015

Total War: ARENA North American Servers And New Alpis Graia Map Now Live!

Total War: ARENA’s North American servers are now live, bringing ARENA’s unique epic-scale battles to players in US, Canada & Mexico. New players can see recent game updates and some of the new content coming soon to ARENA in this trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1i3R_fdb6g

November 12 · 2015

KROSMASTER ARENA: EXPLOSIVE 3D ONLINE BATTLER OUT NOW FOR PC, MAC, LINUX

No one said world domination was easy. But the world can take care of its own problems – it’s the Krosmoz you’re interested in. Leading trans-media entertainment group Ankama today announced the launch of Krosmaster Arena, the latest game inspired by its wildly successful World of Twelve universe from the DOFUS and WAKFU games.

November 10 · 2015

New Yakuza 5 Combat Screenshots

One of the most important things a Yakuza must know is to how to beat people’s faces to a pulp. We’re talking about brutal, bloody and no-holds-barred street fighting. Kiryu and Saejima didn’t get street cred by adopting puppies and saving the trees, they got it by beating the ever-living crap out of everyone who dared stand in their way.

November 06 · 2015

The Future is Here! Forge of Empires Introduces New Era

After much anticipation, online games developer InnoGames releases a new age in their popular city builder: Forge of Empires: The Future. From today on, aspiring city rulers can unlock new technologies, units and buildings. The German company has also released a video with the game designer explaining all the new features. https://youtu.be/MXvL6efqVa0

November 04 · 2015

Leading publisher Ankama announces KING TONGUE to be released November 19th

It’s not every day you get to take down an army of weaponized bananas with your tongue. But this is exactly the pleasure that awaits players of King Tongue, a fruitily frantic arcade platformer coming to iOS phones and tablets this November 19th from publisher Ankama, priced 1.99 € / $1.99 / £1.49. Android and Windows Phone versions will follow soon. https://youtu.be/ttk4O-IphsE

November 04 · 2015

Sovereignty and today’s Parallax release for EVE Online

Today the Parallax release came to EVE Online, including several key changes to the sovereignty system that governs control and warfare, defense, and control in player-controlled lawless solar systems beyond the reach of EVE’s four major Empires.Some of gaming’s most compelling player stories have sprung out of the complex machinations of EVE Online’s nullsec sovereignty gameplay, including the devious Guiding Hand Social Club assassination, the staggering Bloodbath of B-R5RB, the near-instant fall of the implacable Band of Brothers Alliance at the hands of a traitor, and many more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG-5CQeelaI

November 04 · 2015

SEGA Hires Joseph Kim as Vice President of Product for Mobile Division

SEGA® today announced that it has hired a Vice President of Product, Joseph Kim, to lead its mobile product strategy in the West. Kim previously served as Studio Head in the Strategy Division of FunPlus, in addition to his position as External General Manager of the Vancouver office.

November 04 · 2015

Builders gonna build: Elvenar releases Ancient Wonders

Today, InnoGames released a major content update to its strategic fantasy-game Elvenar: The Ancient Wonders. From now on, every guest race will reward the player’s efforts with up to two unique buildings. Humans, Elves and Dwarves have their own Ancient Wonders in the research menu, the rare landmarks vary in looks and effects. To construct them, players will need to collect so called rune chards. InnoGames also released a video, explaining the feature in detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-ctux-l8E&feature=youtu.be

November 03 · 2015

FIRST #MADEWITHUNITY GAMES SHIPPING FOR APPLE TV

Unity have revealed some of the great new Unity games that have now shipped for Apple TV. Developers including PikPok (Breaknek), Hipster Whale (Crossy Road) and Hibernum (Bruce Lee: Enter the Game – Unchained Edition) have all been working to support the features of tvOS, including on-demand resources and the new Siri Remote.

November 03 · 2015