HITMAN - Episode 6: Hokkaido

COPENHAGEN, October 12, 2016 – Io-Interactive is excited to announce the destination and release date for the Season Finale of HITMAN, which will take place in Hokkaido, Japan on October 31.  

The East Coast’s largest esports event brought top-tier Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Street Fighter V gameplay, virtual reality, live music, and more to Barclays Center in Brooklyn

ESL, the world’s largest esports company and part of the digital entertainment group MTG, is proud to have brought the East Coast’s biggest esports event to date to Barclays Center in Brooklyn. ESL One made its third New York stop on Oct. 1 & 2, with an arena full of 8,500 fans on each of the main event days, and attracted a total of 20 million unique online viewers. The world’s best Counter Strike: Global Offensive teams battled for a share of the $250,000 prize pool and hundreds of hopefuls fought for the $75,000 Street Fighter V purse in theScore eSports Brooklyn Beatdown. In the course of three days, the online viewership peaked at more than 450,000 concurrent and 6 million unique viewers, and the event clocked over 8 million hours watched on multiple online streaming platforms.

ESL Play has extended its reach from consoles and PCs to mobile platforms

ESL Play is the world’s leading platform for esports, providing tournaments and ladders across all games and skill levels. Over 6 million members have played in ESL Play online cups, and now users can navigate the platform directly from their Android and iOS mobile devices with the ESL Play App. According to the international data and research firm Newzoo, watching esports content on mobile platforms is growing steadily, with 43% of esports enthusiast consuming more than half of the TV/video content on mobile. In comparison, only 24% of the online population tunes in to esports competitions and programming on their phones and tablets. 

Available October 11 – The Definitive Rise of the Tomb Raider Experience Features New Story Chapter, New Co-Op Endurance, Limited Edition Art Book, and In-Game Content Honoring 20 Years of the Iconic Lara Croft

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (October 5, 2016) –  Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics® continue to celebrate Lara Croft’s 20-year legacy with the release of the launch trailer for Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration. The Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration Launch Trailer marks the culmination of the Year of Tomb Raider, as well as Rise of the Tomb Raider’s arrival on PlayStation 4. With over 50 hours of gameplay, this is the definitive version of the award-winning action-adventure.

Plus, The Deadly Tower of Monsters is Available With a 66% Discount on Steam Until Oct. 7! 

Stop the presses! Director Dan Smith's magnum opus, The Deadly Tower of Monsters, has just received a new Survival Mode (PC version only) that's available now!

Capcom is descending upon New York Comic Con 2016 this weekend with terrifying horrors in VR for Resident Evil 7, zombie slaying madness in Dead Rising 4, and frightening new looks for iconic fighters in Street Fighter V. Visit Capcom at booth #1420 to check out playable demos of these exciting games.

WARHAMMER VERMINTIDE AVAILABLE TO CONSOLES TODAY

Vienna/Austria, Stockholm/Sweden – October 4, 2016: The waiting has come to an end! Finally, Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide is no longer only reserved to PC players. Starting today, console players all over the world can enjoy the ultimate co-op experience as Vermintide is available for Sony Playstation 4™ and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Available October 11 – The Definitive Rise of the Tomb Raider Experience Features New Story Chapter, New Co-Op Endurance, Limited Edition Art Book, and In-Game Content Honoring 20 Years of the Iconic Lara Croft

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (October 4, 2016) –  Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics® continue to celebrate Lara Croft’s 20-year legacy with a special community promotion for Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration during launch week. Simply by logging in, players will receive a gift of 100,000 in-game credits. This is a thank you to fans who have been with the franchise for days, months, years or even decades, and every platform in every country is included in this promotion. These 100,000 credits can be used to purchase Expedition Card Packs which become modifiers in the extra game modes, including new Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration content such as Co-op Endurance and “Lara’s Nightmare”. Full details on the program can be found here.

NEW UPDATE AVAILABLE FOR KICK & FENNICK ON PLAYSTATION®4 AND XBOX ONE

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands - October 3, 2016 - Abstraction Games and Jaywalkers Interactive have today launched a new update to their popular platformer, Kick & Fennick. The update fixes some achievement / trophy issues on the Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system versions of the game, along with adding three new costumes for the game's hero, Kick. The new costumes are a free addition to the update, which is available for download now. 

Collect the Entire Saga on Disc with 'Minecraft: Story Mode - The Complete Adventure', Available at Retail This October

New Retail Disc Includes Episodes 1-8 Together for the First Time

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sep. 30th, 2016 -- Leading and award-winning developer and publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games, and world-renowned game developer Mojang, today announced a special new retail disc for Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series.

WARHAMMER VERMINTIDE Public Beta Available To Xbox One

VIENNA/AUSTRIA, STOCKHOLM/SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 29, 2016. Fatshark and THQ Nordic are proud to announce that the Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide PUBLIC BETA for the Xbox One is now available.

Hands-On with RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER: 20 YEAR CELEBRATION, FINAL FANTASY XV, HITMAN and More

#PrizeOfTheTombRaider Contest to Win A Jeep Wrangler as Seen Suspended From a Skyscraper in Times Square

LOS ANGELES, CA (Sept. 29, 2016) – Hands-on demos, previews and events are just a few of the exciting activities offered from SQUARE ENIX® (Booth #1805) during this year’s New York Comic-con, taking place from October 6-9. The hands on experiences featured at the booth will include: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided™, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™, FINAL FANTASY® XV, FINAL FANTASY® XII: THE ZODIAC AGE, HITMAN®, KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, RIDE 2, Rise of the Tomb Raider®: 20 Year Celebration, and WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY™.

First Set “Opus 1” Available on October 28th

LOS ANGELES (September 29, 2016) –  Following a six-year run in Japan with 15 expansions, 3.5 million booster packs sold and over 2,000 different cards to date, Square Enix®, Inc., today announced that the FINAL FANTASY® Trading Card Game will be available in North America on October 28th.

Today, ESL and The Cybersmile Foundation announce the launch of an exciting new partnership that is part of a wider incentive to address toxicity within the gaming and tech industries. ESL and Cybersmile will work to make sure that everyone can enjoy everything that the amazing world of technology has to offer without fear of threats and abuse.

PQUBE (London, UK) September 28, 2016 – It finally happened! Gal*Gun: Double Peace arrived on Steam yesterday, bringing with it the most feel good shooting action of the year!

WARHAMMER VERMINTIDE TRAILER AND CONSOLE PRE-ORDER

Pre-order now for an extensive load of co-op action, Warhammer and butchered Skaven!

Vienna/Austria, Stockholm/Sweden – September 27, 2016: The wait is over! Finally, everyone can pre-order Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide for Sony Playstation 4™ and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. The console versions of Vermintide will be released on October 4th.