Paris, 05th march 2013 – Buoyed by the great success of the Blood Bowl videogame, which is into its fourth year and three expansion packs, Games Workshop and Cyanide partner once again on a new project, based on that well-known, bone-crunching, game of fantasy football! Today, both are happy to announce the arrival of a tactical free-to-play game, called Blood Bowl: Star Coach. The game is planned for release in the second quarter of 2013 on PC, Mac and tablets.

Based on Games Workshop’s fantasy football game world, “Blood Bowl: Star Coach” is a tactical multiplayer team-building game. Dwarfs, elves, humans, and other foul creatures are back and, once more, they are determined to grind each other into the turf! Star Coach tasks the player with creating his own Blood Bowl team (choosing from different races and players) and the development of his own offensive and defensive playbook. The player will then challenge other coaches, no matter which digital platform they play on, and choose the strategy that best fits his opponent. The basics of this violent sport are simple: two teams, one ball. The team that carries the ball into the opponent’s end zone scores a touchdown, and the team with the most touchdowns at the end of the game is the winner. But, as with the original Blood Bowl, no holds barred violence and dirty tricks are allowed! Matches are resolved by an online server and a ranking system designates the best coaches. Coaches can develop their teams in a variety of different ways and have the opportunity to improve their teams by hiring Star Players or recruiting new staff. A ‘Cabalvision’ replay mode allows players to live out the blow-by-blow contest in full 3D!.

After working with Games Workshop on adaptations of Blood Bowl and Dungeonbowl, Cyanide has sought to create a new type of experience with this newest member of the Blood Bowl video game family: “There are many ways to play Blood Bowl and lots of extensions already developed. Blood Bowl: Star Coach will interest both fans of football management as well as pure Blood Bowl enthusiasts. Players will encounter all the typical emotions and depth of play of a management game as well as the fun and originality specific to the Blood Bowl universe” says Patrick Pligersdorffer, CEO of Cyanide.

‘Blood Bowl continues to be one of our most loved games, with a fanatically loyal global fan base, and Cyanide continues to be a great developer who have proven credentials with the brand’. Said Jon Gillard Head of Licensing for Games Workshop. ‘We couldn’t be happier to be working with them on this latest innovative iteration of the game, and we’re particularly looking forward to it being the first Blood Bowl game on tablets.’

To celebrate this announcement, Cyanide and Games Workshop invite you to discover the first five screenshots of the game!

Dragon Nest Europe Finally Launched!

Eschborn, Germany – March 6, 2013 – eFusion MMOG GmbH, European publisher of massively multi-player online games, announced that Dragon Nest Europe has been officially released today.

The World’s No.1 action RPG, Dragon Nest has finally arrived in Europe after the successful launch of the Closed Beta test. Since eFusion MMOG reached the goal of 8,000 concurrent users last week, all player achievements during the Closed Beta have not been reset as promised. “This is the first time launching Dragon Nest in Europe and the first time we launch it in multiple languages since we developed the game. We will stay connected to the European players so we can keep releasing even more content while trying to meet their expectations at every possible step”, Mr. Joon Myung Jung, Producer of the Title from Developing Company Eyedentity Games declared.

Together with the official launch of Dragon Nest Europe, a great chance to win a MINI Cooper Roadster is open to everyone. To win the amazing prize, players are required to participate in the ‘Drive Your Action’ event now and fulfill two conditions; inviting at least 5 friends into Dragon Nest Europe and collecting more than 50 MINI Cooper Keys in-game. Only one winner will be randomly selected among the candidates and the result will be announced in May.

To keep things interesting, there are bunch of Kick-Off events running at the moment. For a limited time only, during the weekend, a special in-game Pet will be given away. All players will also be encouraged to level up and create their guild to get exclusive rewards for the whole month of March. Now is the time to start the epic adventure in-game and drive action to win a MINI Cooper Roadster. More details of the events will be found on Dragon Nest Europe official web site: www.dragonnest.eu

DALTON:

A former Raven Sentinel, Dalton joined Overstrike 9 after a failed assassination attempt by his former employer. Despite his checkered past, Dalton is the de facto leader of the elite team of agents charged with tracking down and containing the Fuse compound. Never one to hold back, Dalton’s answer to most problems is to come out swinging and figure it out after the bodies have hit the ground. He charges head first into most conflicts using his Magshield to catch and redirect enemy projectiles.

Created and developed by Insomniac Games, Fuse is the studio’s first multiplatform launch. It will be available Autumn 2013 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. For more information on Fuse, please visit www.fusegame.com, and for the latest news visit www.facebook.com/fusegame or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/insomniacgames.

Fuse is a 4-person co-op story-driven action game that invites players to experience what happens when humans access alien technology they were never meant to have. The game follows the worldwide journey of four elite agents who battle a rogue paramilitary organization to prevent a global arms race from spiraling out of control. Even solo players can experience the unique attributes of all four agents by switching between them at will during combat via the game’s LEAP feature.

The agents are equipped with unique skills and weapons not only integral for survival, but that also allows for unexpected and extraordinary results. Experimental Fuse weapons are powered by a volatile alien substance that gives players unique capabilities that expand their strategic options in and out of combat. Through lethal teamwork, players can complete objectives and kills to earn Fuse points for powerful upgrades. Players can experience Fuse online or offline and level up along unique character paths, allowing players to unlock more powerful Fuse-driven abilities as the game progresses. In addition, the game’s progression system is unified between different modes, allowing players to continue improving their agents regardless of play style.

Created and developed by Insomniac Games, Fuse is the studio’s first multiplatform launch. It will be available Autumn 2013 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. For more information on Fuse, please visit www.fusegame.com, and for the latest news visit www.facebook.com/fusegame or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/insomniacgames.