ESL One Cologne, the world’s largest standalone Counter-Strike event, has once again been named an official Valve Major. This marks ESL’s fifth Major to date out of an industry total of nine. The stadium event, hosted in Cologne, Germany’s LANXESS arena (July 8-10) will host the playoffs of the US$1 million international esports tournament, with group stages to take place from July 5-7. Competition will feature sixteen of the world’s best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams: eight “Legends” invited directly from the latest Major in Columbus and eight “Challengers” that have yet to be determined.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., and Dallas, TX, Apr. 7th, 2016 -- Telltale Publishing today announced a new partnership to bring the hit survival horde crafting game '7 Days to Die', to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, for the first time in June, as a digital, and a retail product in collaboration with the Dallas-based independent developer, The Fun Pimps. 

Set in a brutally unforgiving post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, 7 Days to Die is an open-world survival game that is a unique combination of first person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. It presents combat, crafting, looting, mining, exploration, and character growth, in a way that has seen a rapturous response from fans worldwide, generating hundreds of thousands of hours of community content on YouTube and other streaming video platforms.

Collector’s Edition and Day One Edition for Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness.
Available for Pre-Order with Premium DLC and More.

LOS ANGELES (Apr. 4, 2016) – SQUARE ENIX® unveils that the latest epic sci-fi RPG adventure in the Star Ocean® saga, Star Ocean®: Integrity and Faithlessness™, is set to arrive in North America on June 28th. Arriving just in time for the Summer blockbuster season, the title follows the journey that Fidel and his friends must make in order to protect the mysterious girl Relia who holds the key to the story.

New Classes, New Mega-Dungeon, and New Jokes in "Back to the Source"

STOCKHOLM - Mar. 31, 2016 — Paradox Interactive, a good source of game publishing and development, today released a new free expansion for Knights of Pen & Paper 2, the turn-based RPG that challenges players to play a turn-based RPG. Dropping today as free loot for all players of Knights of Pen & Paper 2 on Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs, and iOS and Android devices, the new expansion is titled “Back to the Source.” In the new expansion, players will have access to two new character classes, higher skill caps, an all-new mega-dungeon, and plenty of other RPG-related words, completely free of charge. The expansion is available now from digital retailers and mysterious tavern strangers everywhere.

ESL, ROCKET LEAGUE CENTRAL, AND AVGL TO SPEARHEAD COMPETITIVE ROCKET LEAGUE EVENTS

Psyonix to Support Amateur, Collegiate, and Semi-Pro Level eSport Players in Rocket League Competitions

SAN DIEGO – March 31, 2016 – Psyonix, developer and publisher of the sports-action hit, Rocket League, announced today a series of amateur, collegiate, and semi-professional skill partnerships that strengthen its already-popular professional eSports initiatives. In addition to the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) announced earlier this month, Psyonix will also expand its competitive support beyond the professional level with the Electronic Sports League (ESL), Rocket League Central (RLC), and the American Video Game League (AVGL) starting this April.

New Content Expansion Introduces the Allayi Faction, Enhanced Winter and More

Paris, France – March 31, 2016 – Critically-acclaimed indie developer Amplitude Studios announced today the next expansion for its award-winning 4X strategy game Endless Legend. Coming Thursday, April 7, Endless Legend Shifters introduces the all new Allayi Faction, an enhanced winter, the Altar of Auriga: Blessings, and more.

SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES FINAL FANTASY XV UNIVERSE: A FULL-SCALE CG MOVIE, ORIGINAL ANIME SERIES AND NEW MOBILE TITLE BASED ON FINAL FANTASY XV 

Free PLATINUM DEMO - FINAL FANTASY XV Available Tonight

LOS ANGELES (Mar. 30, 2016) - Tonight, at the star-studded UNCOVERED: FINAL FANTASY XV event in Los Angeles, SQUARE ENIX® revealed that FINAL FANTASY® XV will release worldwide on September 30th. Unprecedented in the entertainment world, Square Enix and its partners also announced a series of large-scale projects that compose the grand FINAL FANTASY XV Universe to be released within the same timeframe.   

Captivating Spin on Classic Isometric Adventure Coming Soon To Xbox One, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®Vita and PC

Los Angeles, CA – March 31, 2016 – Rising Star Games, a video game publisher renowned for bringing unique and diverse games to players everywhere, is thrilled to announce that the indie darling adventure Lumo is headed to multiple platforms on April 22. From the inspired mind of Gareth Noyce, lead designer and founder at Triple Eh? Ltd., Lumo is a modern take on the classic isometric-styled action platformers that were highly popular in the eighties and early nineties. Gamers are encouraged to experience the charm and magic of Lumo on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and Linux.

LOS ANGELES (Mar. 30, 2016) - Florence Welch of Grammy-nominated Florence + the Machine has created her own rendition of the Ben E. King classic “Stand by Me” with SQUARE ENIX® to soundtrack the new trailer for the highly anticipated video game FINAL FANTASY® XV.

Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics and GameChanger Charity Offering Tomb Raider Incentives

Rise of the Tomb Raider Cold Darkness Awakened DLC Available Today

REDWOOD CITY (March 29, 2016) – Crystal Dynamics® and Square Enix® are celebrating 20 years of Lara Croft®, star of the award-winning TOMB RAIDER® franchise this year, beginning with festivities for this major milestone at PAX East 2016. The developers of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend®, the critically acclaimed Tomb Raider® reboot in 2013, last year’s hit Rise of the Tomb Raider® and more will celebrate the achievements of the Tomb Raider series and its protagonist, with special activities and events planned throughout 2016.

(Cologne, Germany) March 24, 2016 – The United Kingdom is set to host its most prestigious Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition to date as preparations begin for the ESL Pro League Season 3 Grand Finals in London from May 14-15. Featuring competition between four top teams from both Europe and North America, the Grand Finals will be the final point of a season awarding US$750,000 in prize money, with the winner taking home an astounding US$200,000 lion’s share. The London Grand Finals mark the first of two major events in the US$1.5 million 2016 ESL Pro League calendar.  

A 7 minute Marvel Cinematic Universe Supercut showing The Road to Civil War. 

ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED BRINGS STEAM PLAYERS AN EGGSCELLENT ADVENTURE FOR EASTER! (*GROAN*)...

Major Environment Expansions Added With New Swamp and Snow Cave-Dungeons

SEATTLE, WA – Friday, March 25, 2016 – Studio Wildcard, the studio that never sleeps, has today launched a major content update for ARK: Survival Evolved. Available today on Steam, ARK players can now experience the one-week-only “Eggscellent Adventure” Event. During this limited-time event, players can collect special “Bunny Eggs” across the ARK, which they can paint or use in special recipes to craft Easter-themed items such as Bunny Ears, or even a Bunny Costume for the Procoptodon -- but beware the ferocious Bunny-DodoRex that will roam the ARK throughout the week! 

FACE THE FUTURE AND THE FATE OF MANKIND - NEW ADVENTURE THE DESCENDANT AVAILABLE NOW FOR PC

Swedish developer Gaming Corps is pleased to announce today's launch of The Descendant Episode 1: Aftermath, the first release in the episodic narrative adventure game series, The Descendant. Available for PC via Steam today, the first episode will have players experience an eco-apocalypse from two perspectives split among two timelines.

The launch trailer for The Descendant, the exciting new post-apocalyptic adventure coming out for PC on March 24.

This new trailer introduces the characters and environments players will encounter in the game’s first episode, titled ‘Aftermath’, along with some of the interactions and puzzles within the dangerous world of The Descendant.

Explore the dark secrets of an old Siberian Cold War base with ‘Cold Darkness Awakened’ for PC on Steam and The Windows Store

REDWOOD CITY, CA (March 22, 2016) – Square Enix ® and Crystal Dynamics ® will release the third Rise of The Tomb Raider® content pack titled Cold Darkness Awakened  on March 29 for PC on Steam ® and The Windows Store for $9.99. Players who have purchased the Season Pass or have downloaded the additional content separately will be able to continue the journey as Lara Croft® takes on nightmarish predators in an abandoned Cold War base. Cold Darkness Awakened will also be available that same day for Xbox One and Xbox 360.