Street Fighter^® V: Arcade Edition Announced for PlayStation^®4 and Windows PC

Latest Game in Critically Acclaimed Fighting Series Continues to Evolve with New Retail Version and Addition of Arcade Mode and Other Free Content for Current Players 

Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced Street Fighter® V: Arcade Edition, an updated version of the latest game in the hit fighting series that will release exclusively for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC on January 16, 2018. This new version will include everything from the original release of Street Fighter® V, along with the addition of brand new gameplay-related content including Arcade Mode, Extra Battle Mode, new V-Trigger moves, Gallery, a completely redesigned User Interface and more. Current Street Fighter V players will also receive all of this new content for free via an in-game update when Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition releases. In North America and Europe, the new version will be available physically and digitally on PlayStation 4 and as a digital download on Windows PC for $39.99 MSRP. For European pricing, please check with local retailers.

In addition to the Street Fighter V main game, the following content will be included in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition:

• Arcade Mode
• Extra Battle Mode
• New V-trigger moves
• Gallery
• New User Interface
• Season 1 DLC characters*
• Season 2 DLC characters*

*Content not available for free to current Street Fighter V players, but can be accessed using earned Fight Money or purchased in-game currency. For purchasers of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, this content will be redeemable via a download code token.

In the upcoming Arcade Mode, players can reminisce in the Street Fighter series history as they celebrate the last 30 years of the multi-million selling franchise. Choose from six different paths and compete in matches against CPU opponents to reveal unique endings based on player performance. In Extra Battle Mode, a new series of time exclusive challenges will be available for players to use their Fight Money for the chance to receive an exclusive premium outfit each month. Complete all four challenges each month and receive a special premium costume exclusive to this mode. With extra challenges being added and more unannounced content on the way, Street Fighter V will continue to deliver new and refreshed content on a regular basis throughout 2018 and beyond. More details on the new modes and features, including the new User Interface, will be shared at a later date.

Current players of Street Fighter V and future owners of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition will be placed into the same player pool, with PS4 and PC cross-platform play continuing to unite fans into a unified player base. The initial Street Fighter V purchase is still the only one that consumers need to make to ensure they always have the most up-to-date version of the title. All of the post launch gameplay content, such as the DLC characters in Street Fighter V, is earnable completely free of charge through completing various in-game challenges and receiving earned in-game currency, called Fight Money. For those who just can’t wait to unlock each piece of new content, content can also be obtained instantly using purchased in-game currency.

Season 2 of the 2017 Character Pass and DLC content for Street Fighter V continues until the end of the year, with one final character still to be announced and released, along with a host of additional costumes. Stay tuned to the official Street Fighter channels for all of the latest news.
 

Call of Duty WWII – Carentan Season Pass

Carentan is one of the most iconic and beloved maps in Call of Duty history, having appeared in the original Call of Duty, Call of Duty: United Offensive, and Call of Duty 2.

Now, a brand-new version is heading to Call of Duty: WWII. Fight through the destroyed buildings and fortified streets of this war-torn French town in an all-out battle for a strategic German stronghold. Carentan will be made available at launch as a Bonus Map for all Season Pass holders. The Season Pass for Call of Duty: WWII is already bursting at the seams but the addition of Carentan puts it over the top.

Experience the full-scale theatre of war with the Call of Duty: WWII Season Pass*. Continue the epic journey with 4 DLC Packs in 2018 that include new and iconic Multiplayer Maps, new chapters of Nazi Zombies and all-new War Missions.

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Hyper Mode is back for Dying Light

Techland, a leading developer and publisher of videogames today announces the return of Hyper Mode, a community-led challenge, starting today at 12pm PDT (8pm BST) and ending on 8^th October at 11:30pm PDT (3:30pm BST) to achieve a gib-soaked enemy kill count of six million. More details can be found here

Hyper Mode will have a number of key gameplay changes that will imbue players with the additional physical power to send zombies flying throughout the event. Meanwhile for gamers who want to join the fun, there will be a sale of up to 60% on Steam.

“These community events are not only good excuses to bring together our loyal Dying Light community to reach a collective, challenging goal but also to reward them with unique items,” said CEO, Techland, Pawel Marchewka. “We can’t wait to kick off Hyper Mode again to see whether the kill count goal of six million can be achieved.” 

Those taking part in the carnage will be rewarded with two extra Gold-Tier Weapon Dockets. Drop-kick ’til you… drop!

More exciting new content from the Smuggler’s Run update this week, including the brand new Mammoth Mogul.

Available now at Warstock Cache & Carry, the twin-prop plane is equipped with a .50 cal turret and a slew of available upgrades, such as jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) and a bay for housing Explosive, Incendiary, Gas and Cluster Bombs.

Also new this week is Stockpile, a spin on capture-the-flag with support for two to four teams and up to sixteen players, in which airborne teams compete to collect the largest bounty while defending themselves from opposing team.

To celebrate the launch of this exciting new aerial mode, Stockpile will be delivering double GTA$ & RP payouts from now until October 9^th. Double payouts continue across all of Ron’s contact Missions, and massive discounts can be found on Hangar Workshops and a number of plane upgrades.

See below for additional details on this week’s discounts & bonuses, as well as this week’s Premium Races. 

DISCOUNTS & UPGRADES

There's no such thing as excess in this town, so take that newly acquired flying machine of yours and make it that much deadlier with these discounts:  

• Hangar Workshop – 25% off
• Engine Upgrades (all vehicles) – 25% off
• Armor Upgrades (all vehicles) – 25% off
• Aircraft Handling Upgrades – 25% off
• Aircraft Weapons Upgrades – 25% off
• Flight and Air Racing Suits – 25% off

When you're done tearing holes in the clouds, this trio of discounts will help you stay untouchable on the ground:

• Mobile Operation Center Cabs – 25% off
• APC – 25% off (both Buy it Now & Trade Price)
• Progen T20 (Super) – 25% off

PREMIUM RACE & TIME TRIAL SCHEDULE

Score GTA$ by competing in this week’s Premium Race & Time Trial events, live now through October 9th:

• Premium Race - "Around The Docks" (Locked to Motorbikes)
• Time Trial - "Power Station"

Launch Premium Races through the Quick Job App on your in-game phone or via the yellow corona at Legion Square. The top three finishers will earn GTA$ and you'll get Triple RP regardless of where you finish. To take a stab at the Time Trial, set a waypoint to the marker on your in-game map and enter via the purple corona. Beat par time and you'll be duly rewarded with GTA$ & RP payouts.

Injustice™ 2 Celebrates Mortal Kombat’s 25th Anniversary with Newest Roster Addition, Raiden

Just ahead of the world-renowned Mortal Kombat™ franchise’s 25th anniversary on 8th October, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today released the newest addition to the Injustice™ 2 character roster: the eternal God of Thunder, Raiden. Beginning today, players who have purchased the Injustice 2 Ultimate Edition, Injustice™ 2 Ultimate Pack or Fighter Pack #2 can play as Mortal Kombat’s protector of Earthrealm or as Black Lightning, a brand new Premiere Skin that accompanies the Raiden DLC, smiting foes with their powerful lightning abilities. The Raiden DLC will be available to all players and for purchase separately on 6thOctober.

  Official Injustice™ 2 – Raiden Gameplay Reveal Trailer,

Developed by the award-winning NetherRealm Studios, Injustice™ 2 features a massive roster of DC Super Heroes and Super-Villains and allows players to build and power up the ultimate version of their favorite DC characters. The game is currently available for PlayStation® 4 and Xbox One, with DLC characters Red Hood, Sub-Zero, Starfire and Black Manta available now.

For more information about Injustice™ 2 please visit www.injustice.com. Join the Injustice™ 2 conversation on Facebook (https://go.wbgames.com/Facebook), Twitter (https://go.wbgames.com/Twitter), and official forums (https://go.wbgames.com/Forums).

Ashes Cricket To Land In Stores 16 November 2017

Cricket fans worldwide can bring the biggest rivalry in Cricket to their video game consoles in time for the first Ashes Test

Ashes Cricket, the most authentic and realistic cricket video game ever made, will land in stores on 16 November  2017 to coincide with the first men’s Magellan Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Ashes Cricket is taking realism for the sport to a new level, with photo-realistic players of the English and Australian teams for both the men’s and women’s squads. Game developer Big Ant’s proprietary photogrammetry technology is coupled with intricate, licensed 3D models of each of the famous Australian cricket stadiums that will comprise the field of battle for the Magellan Ashes Series.

“We can’t wait for fans to get their hands on the game,” Big Ant CEO, Ross Symons, said.

“We wanted this game to build on the years of experience that we’ve had in developing cricket games, and we’re thrilled with the results. Playing this game really does feel like being out there on one of Australia’s iconic cricket grounds.”

Players will also be able to participate in a comprehensive career mode, where they take a fresh, ambitious young player, and lead him or her through the ranks with the goal of eventually representing their nation in the Ashes itself.

“All the in-depth customisation features that Big Ant is known for are in this game,” Symons said.

“And we’re adding the greatest competition in cricket into the mix, fully licensed, for an extra shot of authenticity and realism”.

“Every one of our releases builds on what we’ve learned in previous games,” Symons added. “We’ve taken fan feedback to heart and have brought innovations to the game that have resulted in a smoother and more comprehensive game of cricket.”

Ashes Cricket will be available on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC on November 16. 

PAC-MAN^TM and ARS ELECTRONICA work together to create a PAC-A-THON

Celebrating the history of PAC-MAN^TM since 1980, PAC-MAN and ARS ELECTRONICA festival bring together creative talent to inspire future generations, test prototype concepts and educate for the future… 

BANDAI NAMCO Holdings and BANDAI NAMCO Studios are pleased to share details of a collaborative project in association with ARS ELECTRONICA Festival in Linz, Austria. Experienced teams from Japan and Europe came together to bring their creative ideas to life around the world-famous PAC-MAN^TM character which was then exhibited recently at the well-known technology art festival in Linz.

PAC-MAN^TM was featured at the ARS ELECTRONICA Festival with an objective to inspire many of all ages, and give visitors an insight on how education in the future could evolve by taking PAC-MAN^TM into new untested areas. The exhibition takes people through a historical journey starting with PAC-MAN^TM’s birth in 1980s through to 2017 which was called the ‘EduCreation Lab’. The ‘EduCreation Lab’ featured iconic moments that would see PAC-MAN^TM become the symbol of a generation of gamers. The exhibition enabled visitors to experience new educational possibilities, take on new challenges, solve puzzles, express feelings, meet new people and teach children and adults how to work together. 

As well as the ‘EduCreation’ lab, the teams worked on a number of experimental projects using ‘Microsoft Hololens’ to create a new version of the classic PAC-MAN^TM called ‘PAC in town’ which connected to the real world as if PAC-MAN^TM was playable in a street, and a new table-top PAC-MAN^TM called ‘PAC-CONNECT’, allowing multiple PAC-MAN^TM to meet in-game and then introduce themselves in real life. A brand new PAC-MAN^TM experience was also created in the famous ‘Deep Space 8k’ screening room at Ars Electronica called ‘Funguage’. ‘Funguage’ allowed players to interact with a new form of language, inspired by ‘Emoji’. This new language allowed players to walk onto chosen imagery (language) and send these signs and feelings into the PAC-MAN^TM universe. What this did was give players the opportunity to express their feelings of fun, unhappiness, cheekiness and love. All of these prototypes helped create a social experiment, bringing digital and real world together in a positive way. All projects were prototype and experimental to test new possible areas for the character in the future.

“PAC-MAN^TM is an icon, and the first ever videogame character that has made millions of people happy for almost four decades. The character has an incredible-rich-history since 1980 and it’s fascinating how history, music, fashion and cultures have changed over the period, yet the character remains the most known and loved by people of all ages. History has changed so much in nearly forty years and there is an incredible story and world-records that are associated with the character, so as an entertainment company we are thinking much broader, as well as how our famous character can support education, social interaction and help the future with new technologies and experiences. We have great games, a great character and a rich history and it’s a great opportunity for us to explore new prototypes to support a positive future.” (Lee Kirton - UK Marketing and PR Director & Chief PAC-MAN^TM officer EU)