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Augmented Reality Game Turns American Cities into Gameboards

Today, Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) brings MONOPOLY, a Hasbro Inc. (HASDAQ: HAS) brand, to life by launching Ally + MONOPOLY, the augmented reality (AR) game that turns six American cities into a live MONOPOLY board game to promote financial literacy in a fun and engaging way. People across the country will have a chance to grow their fortunes by winning up to $50,000 in cash, a new Jeep Wrangler, and other prizes totaling $1 million, all while learning smart money tips and supporting Junior Achievement. “More than two in five (41%) Americans say they don’t feel as confident as … Continue reading Augmented Reality Game Turns American Cities into Gameboards

Dragonhold Season Finale Launches in The Elder Scrolls Online

Dragonhold, the culmination of the Season of the Dragon, The Elder Scrolls Online’s first year-long interconnected adventure, is now live on PC and Mac. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players will make their mark on Southern Elsweyr on November 5th. Dragonhold features Southern Elsweyr, a new story zone with three unique biomes, and packed with delves, world bosses, quests, Dragon hunts, and more. Players can purchase Dragonhold for 2,000 of the in-game Crown currency or by becoming an ESO Plus member (which nets players additional benefits). Especially intrepid players can unlock the Dragonhold Collector’s Bundle for 4,000 Crowns and receive … Continue reading Dragonhold Season Finale Launches in The Elder Scrolls Online

THQ Nordic Sets Up Japan KK Subsidiary

THQ Nordic Japan KK has officially been incorporated. The tasks and responsibilities of the newly formed entity are distribution, PR, and marketing of THQ Nordic’s and HandyGames’ slate of games in the Japanese market. “In our opinion, the only real way to truly embrace (pun intended) the Japanese market is to run it with a team of Japanese professionals, which was our approach for the new Japanese subsidiary. A warm, heartfelt welcome to the entire team based in Tokyo, Japan” comments Klemens Kreuzer, Managing Director at THQ Nordic GmbH. “Good things come to those who wait and we took our … Continue reading THQ Nordic Sets Up Japan KK Subsidiary

Malta – Is There Life After Gaming?

Malta is a small island country in the Mediterranean, and as such it has its charm. It’s part of Europe and the European Union, and – it’s very innovative. Since Malta is just a barren rock, as some people would call it, the country has decided to turn itself into a tourist hot spot and a digital pioneer. And it has largely succeeded, thanks to the iGaming sector. Today, if you need to find a decent iGaming company in Europe, you will probably look to Malta first. This is understandable. The country has the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), which provides … Continue reading Malta – Is There Life After Gaming?

New Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong Game Announced

On the heels of Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood, Bigben’s catalogue is expanding its presence in The World of Darkness with the production of a new video game based on the famous franchise Vampire: The Masquerade. Already teased at Bigben Week 2019, this new game titled Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong will release in 2021. It will be developed by Big Bad Wolf studio, a narrative RPG specialist and author of the award-winning game The Council. Vampire: The Masquerade is the most iconic role-playing game of its generation and sets the standard for many tabletop gamers. The first setting in … Continue reading New Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong Game Announced

Marvel STRIKE Force Gets Ready For Halloween

S.T.R.I.K.E. agents beware! Just in time for Halloween, a ghoulish gang of brawlers are descending into MARVEL Strike Force to cast a spooky combination of supernatural powers upon enemies. New characters joining the game in the coming weeks include: • Ghost Rider blazes into MARVEL Strike Force equipped with a hellfire chain whip to unleash justice on his enemies. As a member of the new Supernatural team, he punishes souls of the wicked with his iconic “Penance Stare” to drastically damage enemies and drain their health. • Elsa Bloodstone, aka the Supernatural Sharpshooter, guns down foes with the highest accuracy. … Continue reading Marvel STRIKE Force Gets Ready For Halloween

League of Legends Designers Making New Game

Windwalk Games is announcing that its multiplayer social deception game, Enemy on Board, is launching a Kickstarter campaign. The title is highly-anticipated as it’s being developed by former League of Legends game designers and already has a rapidly growing community. This campaign will allow Windwalk Games to independently develop the game. In Enemy on Board, each round combines hidden-role gameplay and fast-paced action where 6 players wake up on a spaceship and 2 are randomly selected to be aliens. Players must fight, lie and sleuth to survive. Last team standing wins. Developers: Windwalk Games

Atmospheric Action RPG Unsouled Announced

PQube and developer Jinsub Jung are excited to reveal his one-man-project Unsouled today. A deep and melancholic story told in between intense and highly-stylized combat, which is set in an atmospheric, destructible 3D pixel-art world, is coming to PC in Spring 2020. https://youtu.be/9NNdX3T7Ql4 A man and a woman – both human, both with the monstrous ability to absorb the souls of the dead. Their power gives them choice. Choice to subjugate the weak or to protect them, choice to destroy or to create, choice to rule or serve. Fighting the creatures that are trying to stop you on your journey … Continue reading Atmospheric Action RPG Unsouled Announced

Famous Movie Stars Who Gamble

Celebrities and a lot of money and while some of them by themselves some fancy things, others just decide to spend their money at casinos. In this list, we look at famous movie stars who gamble at land-based casinos and online casinos. Some of the celebrities that I listed here actually known to be addicted to gambling. Some of them love to play table games while some of them love sports betting. Charlie Sheen Charlie Sheen was reported to be spending a lot of money on sports betting during his divorce with Denise Richards. In fact, Richards claimed that while … Continue reading Famous Movie Stars Who Gamble