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IRVINE, Calif. – April 30, 2020 – Prepare to push yourself to the breaking point because SEGA AGES G-LOC Air Battle is putting you on a daring mission for survival on the Nintendo Switch starting today!

Marking the first faithful arcade port to a home console, SEGA AGES G-LOC Air Battle features several additions to make your flight an exciting one. This includes:

• Online rankings 
• A moving cabinet display that recreates the feeling of the enormous arcade setup
• An AGES Mode which adds more enemies, more missiles, and a more powerful lock-on system
• And multiple difficulty options that allows you to scale the challenge to something that better suits your flying style.

So climb inside the cockpit of an experimental combat jet and steel yourself for the powerful g-forces that lay ahead in SEGA AGES G-LOC Air Battle!

About G-LOC Air Battle

Dodge and weave your way through the treacherous skies as you take on a dangerous mission against an entire squadron of enemy pilots. Created by acclaimed designer Yu Suzuki, G-LOC Air Battle has you taking control of an experimental aircraft as you soar through the blue skies on a series of timed missions, sure to get the blood pumping and the adrenaline flowing.

SEGA AGES G-LOC Air Battle is now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop in the Americas and Europe for $7.99 (with commensurate European pricing).

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Santa Ana, CA (April 30, 2020) – NIS America announces that the Little Town Hero Big Idea Edition for Nintendo Switch will be postponed to June 23 in North America, June 26 in Europe, and July 3 in Oceania. This edition contains the physical game, art book, poster, lapel pin set, and official soundtrack all within a beautiful collector’s box.

About the game:

In an isolated village at the edge of the world, a young boy named Axe dreams of seeing the outside world, although everyone is forbidden from venturing beyond the town borders. However, everything changes when a giant monster suddenly attacks the village, and Axe discovers he can fight using the power of a mysterious stone that turns his ideas into attacks. Through his trials of defending the village, he gradually unravels secrets of how the stones and the monsters came to be.

Anyone can become a hero! Dive into the world of the young, budding hero Axe as he rises up to defend his home, gains the support of fellow villagers, and uncovers the truth behind the giant monster attacks. With the unique “Ideas” combat system, you can defend against enemies, plan your attacks, and adapt on the fly without needing to grind! This charming title features game design by GAME FREAK and music composed by Toby Fox (UNDERTALE).

Key Features:

• Izzit? Dazzit! – Use your Ideas to outwit and defend against enemies, then strike back with strong attacks.
• Charming Locals – Befriend the townspeople to gain their support, as well as unlock more Ideas to use in battle.
• There’s No Place Like Home – Enjoy life in this little town with a whimsical soundtrack by Toby Fox (UNDERTALE) and cozy art style by GAME FREAK.

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Zen Studios is excited to announce that their horror-themed, Strategy-RPG, Dread Nautical, is now available for the first time on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Epic Game Store.

On this mysterious and captivatingly eerie cruise liner known as the Hope, players must navigate twenty randomly-generated ship decks while gathering food, supplies, weapons, and creating alliances with fellow survivors in order to fight off the overwhelming supernatural forces. The survivors must work together to escape this “vacation” alive or risk being consumed by their otherworldly captors. Enjoy Dread Nautical, a tactical turn-based RPG with roguelike elements culminating in immersive, strategic gameplay with a spooky aesthetic making for hours of unique gameplay and replayability.

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The Four Kings Casino and Slots is an online Free to Play social casino experience that is making its way to Nintendo Switch in North America this Thursday on April 30th!

The game’s virtual casino – previously only available on PlayStation 4 and Steam – hosts a full range of games including: a variety of themed slot machines, blackjack, Texas hold’em poker, craps, roulette, bingo, and more. At The Four Kings Casino and Slots players can have fun with their favourite casino games at their own pace. You can socialize and play at low limit tables, or you can work your way up to VIP status and play for high stakes! In addition to the usual casino games, The Four Kings Casino and Slots features a rich social experience where players can fully customize their avatar and compete with others for the top spot on the leaderboard or in regular tournaments.

Get the royal treatment at The Four Kings Casino and Slots for free when it releases on the North American eShop on April 30th!

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DALLAS, TX – April 28, 2020 – Ion Fury, the old-school first-person shooter developed by Voidpoint and published by 3D Realms and 1C Entertainment, arrives on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One May 14. A physical edition will be available worldwide on June 26.

Make way for Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison as she takes down the cyber-cultist army of the sadistic Dr. Jadus Heskel, this time on consoles. Defend Neo D.C. with Shelly’s trusty triple-barreled Loverboy revolver at 60 frames per second on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and take the destruction on the road with the Nintendo Switch.

Tear through cyborg infantry, giant robots and even wendigos with eight retro-inspired weapons. Dual-wield Penetrator SMGs with incendiary ammunition to scorch foes, wreak havoc with the Disperser with either shotgun shells or swap in grenade rounds, or chuck a Clusterpuck into a room and delete everyone.

Utilizing the same Build engine behind the original Duke Nukem 3D, Ion Fury offers the beloved feel of ‘90s shooters. Seamlessly integrated modern features include headshots, environmental interaction, improved physics, auto-saves, and widescreen functionality. Ion Fury’s marriage of both styles provides both a genuine introduction to classic FPS games and a worthy addition to the genre as a whole, as evidenced by winning IndieDB’s game of the year award.

“We wanted to make sure the gory fun from the PC version felt just as great on consoles,” said Mike Nielsen, CEO of 3D Realms. “We never thought we would see the day where we could use the Build engine on modern consoles, but we think our players will enjoy the efforts of Voidpoint and General Arcade’s fantastic work.”

Ion Fury will be available for pre-order on Xbox One on May 1 at a 15% discount, taking the price down to $21.24 / €21,24 / £16,99, and on Nintendo Switch across Europe on May 7 with a 15% discount. It will be available on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation® 4 and Xbox One in English, French, German, Russian, and Spanish on May 14. Ion Fury will also be available via physical release through www.ionfury.com worldwide, and retail in Europe and Australia on Nintendo Switch for €29,99/£24,99 and PlayStation 4 for €24,99/£19,99 on June 26.

The game is currently available for PC on Steam, GOG, and the 3D Realms website for $24.99 USD.

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Gothenburg, Sweden – April 28, 2020 – Rising Star Games, the Home of Japanese Games, and TOYBOX Inc. are thrilled to reveal the release date for the upcoming open-world mystery adventure, Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise, which will arrive July 10, 2020 worldwide, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch family of systems. It will be available both digitally via the Nintendo eShop and at retail for $49.99.

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is a sequel to Deadly Premonition that takes place in present-day Boston. Through unique storytelling, venture back in time to Le Carré and uncover the mysteries buried within the once peaceful town. Serving as both a sequel and prequel to the original Deadly Premonition, follow Agents Davis and Jones as they begin a new investigation into the Le Carré serial murders. Through the memories of a former FBI agent, go back in time to Le Carré and step into the role of Special Agent York to begin unraveling the mystery.

• Return as FBI Special Agent York and experience a brand-new murder mystery!
• Both a prequel and a sequel: A historic investigation to uncover the murder mystery in Le Carré
• An open-ended adventure: Travel around the town of Le Carré by foot or skateboard
• Mini-games: Bowling, Bayou Ride, Skateboard Challenge, and more
• Customization: Customize your character and upgrade your skateboard for improved speed and landing more difficult tricks

If you haven’t already experienced the surreal and unique atmosphere of the original Deadly Premonition, Deadly Premonition Origins is now available for 50% off in Nintendo eShop and on Nintendo.com until May 17, 2020.

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Gothenburg, Sweden – April 23, 2020 – Thunderful Publishing and Megagon Industries are thrilled to bring the award-winning Lonely Mountains: Downhill to the Nintendo Switch console next month on May 7th. Players will be able to download it from the Nintendo Switch eShop for $19.99. Lonely Mountains: Downhill was featured by press in multiple “Best Games of 2019” lists, winner of ‘Best Indie Game’ at the German Developer Awards, and was nominated for ‘Excellence in Design’ at the 2020 IGF Awards.

Ride any way you like – reckless and fast or careful and slow – and feel the thrill while progressing downhill. Lonely Mountains: Downhill is a mountain biking game where it’s just you and your bike with the objective of successfully getting downhill. There are challenges to complete which unlock new trails and mountains, and leaderboards for those who want to master the mountainous terrain and reach the base with the fastest time possible. Players can also take their time and explore the mountains to find hidden rest areas.

“Since we announced the game for the first time people have asked us for a Nintendo Switch version. So, we’re really happy that together with Thunderful and Retroid Interactive we can finally give them the opportunity to ride the Lonely Mountains on the go”.
– Jan & Daniel from Megagon Industries

Lonely Mountains: Downhill features sixteen trails to master located across four different mountains. There are five additional bikes available which can be fully customized to fit the player’s personality. Train your skills day and night, improve your place on the leaderboards and ultimately compete with the best riders in the world in the risky Free Ride mode. Get ready for the most relaxing or intense ride of your life – the mountain is yours to conquer.

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Liverpool, UK – Thursday, 23rd April 2020 – Inventive independent developer Firesprite Games is excited to reveal that critically acclaimed sci-fi horror experience The Persistence will launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on Thursday, May 21st, 2020.

Having made waves on PSVR in 2018, The Persistence offers players an intentionally savage take on survival-horror that integrates an innovative rogue-like design into the genre, with its release on console and PC marking the first time it’s hit the 4K flat screen and Firesprite’s debut on both Nintendo and Microsoft platforms.

“When we made the move to bring The Persistence to new platforms, our key focus was to ensure that the particularly brutal nature of gameplay made the leap to non-VR,”  says Graeme Ankers, MD and founder of Firesprite Games. “As a result, The Persistence keeps players on edge from beginning to end, and with a procedurally generated environment forming around them, no two playthroughs are ever identical, meaning you will never find safety in the same spot.”

Set in the year 2521, The Persistence charges players with surviving on board a doomed deep space colony starship overrun with horrific and murderous mutants. Play sees them fighting their way through the depths of an ever-changing labyrinth to bring the ship back to Earth, with this new version heightening the tension thanks to enhanced environments and post-processing effects.

As part of the new release, Firesprite Games is also pleased to confirm that gamers who already own the PlayStation®VR version will also receive these features via an update on PlayStation®4 for no extra cost.

In addition, players who pre-purchase The Persistence on Nintendo Switch (between Thursday, April 23rd and Wednesday, May 20th) and Xbox One (between Thursday, April 30th and Wednesday, May 20th) will receive a 10 percent discount.

Games Publisher Perp Games will publish physical editions across retail on the three console platforms. The release will be as near as possible to the digital release taking into account the effect of COVID 19 on global retail.

The Persistence features:

• A brutal take on the survival-horror genre that integrates rogue-like design elements to give the action an extra edge

• Procedurally generated stages that change with each playthrough, creating a labyrinth-like experience that adds to the tension

• Live, die, repeat. Play as dozens of different clones on board the ship, each one with the potential to be stronger than the last

• Tailored controls. enhanced environments and post-processing effects for PC, PS4 and Xbox One deliver a heightened fidelity of horror for fans of the genre

• Atmospheric, cutting-edge visuals in docked, handheld or tabletop modes for the Nintendo Switch platform

The Persistence will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 for £24.99/$29.99/€29.99. Those who pre-order on Nintendo Switch (between Thursday, April 23rd and Wednesday, May 20th) and Xbox One (between Thursday, April 30th and Wednesday, May 20th) will receive a 10 percent discount.

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Montpellier, France, April 22nd 2020 – Howdy partner! Word around town is that you’re lookin’ for new opportunities. Well, you’re in luck! We’re looking for entrepreneurs to set up business on Nintendo Switch. Turmoil is the name of the game. Plenty of oil there, and a real chance to hit it big. So whaddaya say, are you on board? The train’s set to arrive on May the 28th!

Drill for oil like it’s 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America! Get a taste of the rush and rivalry of the time as you earn your way to become a successful oil entrepreneur. As you make money digging up and selling oil, the town will grow along with you.

Not only that, but Turmoil on Nintendo Switch comes with The Heat Is On DLC included! Start anew with a brand new campaign with tons of oil to dig up and convert into cash. Discover a new town, new oil-rich maps, new resources, new drilling mechanics, new people, new treasures… New everything!

Gamious has partnered up with Playdigious to adapt and publish their oil management simulation Turmoil on Nintendo Switch!

• Carefully optimized for Nintendo Switch: Play with a controller or on touchscreen!
• Build your rags-to-riches oil baron career and beat your rivals!
• Includes Expert mode and extra DLC campaignThe Heat Is On, for 16+ hours of gameplay
• Laid-back acoustic soundtrack and stylized graphics
• Turmoil will be available at $14.99/14.99€ with a 20% off launch price!

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London, UK – Wednesday 22nd April, 2020: Curve Digital is both excited and proud to cast more light on its plans to bring the first game based on the award-winning Peaky Blinders, one of the most popular dramas on global TV in recent years, to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in summer 2020.

Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is a puzzle-adventure game based on the multi-award-winning TV show where players will pull the strings, as Tommy Shelby and his gang seek to take control of the streets of Birmingham in the early 20th century.

Set right before the events of the first season, players will join the Shelby family’s criminal organisation as they discover a sinister plot to put Tommy out of business. The game taps directly into Tommy’s talent for planning complex scenarios in his head, with players forming strategies by taking control of key members of the Shelby family down on the ground.

It’s a crafty, credible, and most importantly creative take on the world of Peaky Blinders that,  as James Marsden, Game Director at FuturLab explains, saw the development team use a key juncture in the series as the inspiration for the core mechanic employed in play:

“There’s a point in the show where Tommy Shelby explains he has no concern for the past, nor the future; all he cares about is a crucial moment he recalls the soldier’s minute,” details Marsden. “We designed our game around that idea, allowing the player to plan actions backward and forward in time, choreographing an ensemble cast of characters to synchronise their actions during these crucial moments. The player gets to feel like the smart and sophisticated leader that Tommy is, so we think becoming the mastermind will resonate with fans of the show and gamers alike.”

As Marsden describes, In Peaky Blinders: Mastermind, players will be able to freely set and rewind each character’s path in order to tune all of their actions for perfect coordination, tactically utilising characters and stealth to solve increasingly complex puzzles. It’s an inventive take on the series that suitably impressed publisher Curve Digital.

“We were floored by James and Kirsty’s original idea for a Peaky Blinders game,” says Simon Byron, Publishing Director, Curve Digital. “At its heart, Peaky Blinders is a story about a family, and capturing the ability to control the Shelbys simultaneously across the game’s narrative is such a smart way to bring the show to life. The mechanic they’ve created to allow players to directly control Tommy, Arthur, Polly, John, Ada and Finn across one looping timeline opens up unique gameplay possibilities, stylishly brought to life in FuturLab’s trademark gorgeous art style. It’s a game that almost defies categorization – part action, part puzzle, part adventure, but all inventive.

“There’s often skepticism about licensed titles, so we’ve worked really hard to ensure this is a game which stands within the Peaky Blinders universe, whilst bringing something completely fresh and original. We’ve lived with the secret for a while now. It’s such a relief to be finally able to unveil Peaky Blinders: Mastermind.”

Key to the game’s development has been the involvement of those behind the source material, with Steven Knight – Peaky Blinders creator and writer – commenting: “Peaky Blinders has become more than a TV show, it has become a worldwide phenomenon. With the launch of the Peaky Blinders: Mastermind game we are inviting you to enter that world and take part in it, live in it and take your place beside the Shelby family as they fight for their very survival.  You’re going to have to be as smart as Tommy, as tough as Arthur, as ruthless as Polly.  Good luck and remember, you really are a Peaky Blinder now.”

Jamie Glazebrook, Executive Producer at Caryn Mandabach Productions adds, “As the TV show continues to find new audiences around the world, it’s a real thrill to see Peaky Blinders brought to life as a video game, especially in a way that properly understands that the Shelbys are about brains just as much as they are about brawn. I’ve no doubt that Peaky Blinders: Mastermind will prove every bit as addictive and immersive as the series that inspired it.”

In Peaky Blinders: Mastermind players will:

• Witness the rise of Tommy Shelby as the true leader of the Peaky Blinders in early 20th century Birmingham
• Utilize Tommy’s prowess for planning to set up complex scenarios
• Control Tommy, Arthur, Polly and more on the ground as they pull off mission after mission

FuturLab has collaborated with Feverist, the U.K. art-rock band who were involved in the soundtrack to Peaky Blinders Series 1, to create an original bespoke soundtrack for the game. They are revealing tomorrow the single Reveller from the upcoming soundtrack album, as well as The Secret featured in the reveal trailer.

Peaky Blinders Season 5 is available from today on Netflix in the UK. The season launched on BBC One in autumn 2019 to its highest ratings yet.

Created and written by Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things, Eastern Promises and Locke), the multi-award-winning BBC One and Netflix series is produced by Peaky Blinders official brand owner Caryn Mandabach Productions and by Endemol Shine Group’s Tiger Aspect Productions.

Endemol Shine Group represents a range of global ancillary rights for Peaky Blinders which is distributed by Endemol Shine across more than 180 countries.

Peaky Blinders: Mastermind will launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC later in 2020.

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