Publishing rights for Call of Juarez series return to Techland after successful partnership with Ubisoft

Techland Publishing has announced that Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is back on sale as part of Techland Publishing’s catalogue of critically-acclaimed titles. To celebrate this homecoming, the game is available on Steam with a discount.

Adam Lasoń, CPO at Techland Publishing, said: “Developed by Techland, the Call of Juarez series received a great reception and support from a huge community of players. As Techland Publishing moves forward as a leading publisher, we are delighted to welcome Call of Juarez: Gunslinger to our publishing division.”  He continued: “We would like to thank Ubisoft for its incredible work publishing the Call of Juarez games. We’ll continue the great efforts of Ubisoft and support the fans of the Call of Juarez universe in the same dutiful and passionate way”.

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a tribute to Wild West stories. Players become Silas Greaves – a ruthless bounty hunter who’s after the most dangerous bandits. It's an adventure full of action and gunslinger duels that creatively blends fiction and facts, as the hero meets historical icons of the Wild West on his way, such as Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett or Jesse James.

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is available on STEAM with a special homecoming discount.

More information regarding the availability of other Call of Juarez games on digital stores will be shared at a later date.

Xbox - May 2018 Games with Gold

Play together with Xbox Live Gold. May's 2018 Games with Gold lineup for Xbox One includes: Super Mega Baseball 2 and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.  For Xbox 360 owners (and through Xbox One backward compatibility), May kicks off with Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage, followed by Vanquish. May's lineup provides over $79 dollars in value and up to 3400 in gamerscore.

QUO VADIS 2018: More visitors, happy guests

Berlin, 27th of April 2018 – Europe’s longest-standing developer conference, QUO VADIS, celebrated a special accomplishment this year: the number of visitors rose by a total of 16 percent compared to last year, setting a new all-time record for the number of attendees. Within the indie area and the business area, numerous visitors met and talked in a relaxed atmosphere. The packed program, with approximately 70 talks, panels and workshops, received very positive feedback. This was announced by the organizer CMG Conferences, the event branch of CMG Media Group.

The conference hosted several legends of the gaming industry, among them Tameem Antoniades (Ninja Theory), Kate Edwards (Geogrify), Dan Hay (Ubisoft Montréal) and Richard Garriott (Portalarium). Tameem Antoniades’ (Hellblade And The Pursuit Of Creative Independence) and Dan Hay’s (The World Building Of Far Cry 5) inspiring keynotes were especially popular.

The most important topic of QUO VADIS 2018 was innovation, and numerous talents exhibited their games in the indie area. The QUO VADIS indie awards were a special highlight. Three aspiring projects received an award. At the audience award, ViSP – Virtual Space Port and No Pen, No Paper made the second and third place. FAR: Lone Sails not only made the first place but also won the jury award.

“We took a big step forward with QUO VADIS 2018,“ commented Simon Fistrich, Head of Conference of the company located in Fürth. “Thanks to MeetToMatch, many interesting conversations took place in our business area. We received positive feedback from all sides and we are already looking forward to next year. We want to thank all our guests, speakers, developers as well as our sponsors such as LeaseWeb, CRYENGINE and of course the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg for their great support.”

Among visitors and speakers, the feedback to this year’s edition was also throughout positive. “I really enjoy QUO VADIS,“ said highlight speaker Tameem Antoniades. “It’s very intimate – the kind of conference where you can hold a talk and then just chat with people afterwards – and it just feels very easy to talk about the challenges that people face.”

QUO VADIS is the core of gamesweekberlin, which takes place from 23rd of April to 29th of April. Along with other high quality events such as A MAZE., Womenize or Unreal Fest Europe, it presents one of the leading cross-industry communication- and networking platforms in the European gaming industry.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood Launches at Retail for Nintendo® Switch

Watford, United Kingdom, April 26th, 2018: Wired Productions, a leading independent video games publisher in partnership Danish development studio Flashbulb Games and Spanish developer StageClear Studios, are pleased to announce that Max: The Curse of Brotherhood arrives this week at retail stores for Nintendo Switch.

To celebrate the physical arrival of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood on Switch the Nintendo Power Couple went hands on with the game in an all new trailer:


“We’re delighted to finally unleash the power of the marker on Switch at global retail,” enthused Leo Zullo, Managing Director, Wired Productions. “The gorgeous visuals speak for themselves, but combine these with old-school platforming action, unique game mechanics and the Nintendo Switch’s touch screen display, and you have a match made in heaven.”

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a cinematic fairy-tale adventure perfect for the whole family to enjoy. Where Scandinavian storytelling meets colourful 2.5D platformer, Max offers perspective players classic jump and run gameplay, smart and innovative puzzles and a fun and unique gameplay mechanic, to boot.

Adventurers must unleash the power of the Magic Marker as they:

Embark on this classic tale of brotherhood to rescue Max’s kid brother Felix from the grasps of the evil lord Mustacho.

Explore a world filled to the brim with challenging physics puzzles and frantic platforming .
Climb, fight and draw their way through deserts, lantern-lit bogs, ancient temples and lush-green-forests
Raise great pillars of dirt from the ground to reach new heights, grow trees to make bridges and create swinging vines to cross gaping chasms.

Originally released for the Xbox One and Windows PC and in 2017 for PlayStation 4 and digitally on Switch, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood received high praise, with fans and critics calling the game “a charming experience from beginning to end”. Rated 12 by PEGI Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is available now through physical and digital channels.

You can see more of the Nintendo Power Couple on Twitter (@NTDOPowerCouple) and YouTube (http://youtube.com/c/TheNintendoPowerCouple)

Lineage 2: Revolution Announces Major Update For May; Pre-Registration For New Servers Begins Today

LONDON – April 26, 2018 - Netmarble Corporation, the fastest-growing mobile game company worldwide, will be rolling out a major update next month for its hit mobile MMORPG Lineage 2: Revolution. The update will add more exciting content like a new Castle Siege Mode, new dungeons, max level extension, new region ‘Oren’, new Grade UR equipment and more, and will also introduce new servers in North America and Europe, as well as in Latin America where the game will be launching next month.

Watch Lineage 2: Revolution Castle Siege Trailer Video:

Players can now pre-register (http://l2.netmarble.com) for the new servers, which will allow new and existing players to reserve nicknames and earn rewards based on the total number of players who pre-register. Lineage 2: Revolution, which launched globally less than six months ago after a great success in its home country South Korea, 11 countries across Asia and Japan, has generated around 28 million cumulated registered users and has 5 million Monthly Active User (MAU) worldwide, making it one of the most successful mobile MMOPRGs ever.

New servers will be added to the America and Europe regions to support even more players in Lineage 2: Revolution, while the merging of other servers will ensure a smoother co-op experience and ensure more dynamic and competitive Fortress Siege and Clan content. Character, Currency, Clans and Friend information on the servers being merged will be preserved where possible.

Lineage 2: Revolution players who create accounts in the new servers will be welcomed with events and rewards, and will be offered further rewards for ongoing weekly and monthly login events. Current players from North America, Europe, Oceania, and the Middle East and new players from Latin America who pre-register and reserve a nickname will be rewarded with a limited-edition title, “Initial Pioneer.” Moreover, players can work towards tiered rewards that can be unlocked depending on the total number of pre-registered users reached. Pre-registered users will also get additional EXP Boosts and Level-Up Rewards when the game is released.

For more information on Lineage 2: Revolution, visit the game’s official website and Facebook page.