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Family Friendly 505 Games E3 2015 Lineup
Calabasas, Calif. – June 10, in the year of our Lord
2015 – Global videogame publisher 505 Games today
announced its line-up of family friendly titles and
announcements that will be showcased at the 2015 Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in Los Angeles from June 16
to 18.
Highly anticipated titles ABZÛ, ADR1FT and Assetto Corsa will
lead the games being showcased in West Hall, meeting room #505,
as well as new mobile titles such as Brothers, Airframe: Nemesis
and Ember. Popular returning hits Terraria, Battle Islands and
Gems of War also make an appearance.
ABZÛ is an exploration game where a lone diver exists in a lush
ocean world. The diver descends deeper and deeper into the
depths, where she will encounter majestic creatures, discover
ancient secrets, and search for her true purpose.
ABZÛ is the first game from Giant Squid, a new game development
studio led by Matt Nava, who was the Art Director behind the
critically acclaimed and ground breaking game Journey. ABZÛ will
be available for Playstation 4 and Steam in 2016.
ADR1FT is an immersive First Person Experience (FPX) that tells
the story of an astronaut in peril, floating silently amongst
the wreckage of a destroyed space station with no memory and a
severely damaged EVA suit, struggling to determine the cause of
the catastrophic event that took the lives of everyone on board.
ADR1FT is in development by Three One Zero, founded by Adam Orth
and Omar Aziz. The game will be released in September 2015 and
will be available for Playstation 4, Xbox One and STEAM. Virtual
Reality (VR) platforms will also be released in the near future
upon hardware release.
ASSETTO CORSA, the highly acclaimed racing game currently
available on Steam, comes to next gen consoles and debuts all
new PC content at E3. Assetto Corsa ups the simulation stakes by
emphasizing and focusing on pure physics realism, with precision
accuracy across every aspect from the meticulousness car
handling to the laser-measured tracks. Created by Kunos
Simulazioni, a development studio specializing in the creation
of business simulators for the most influential Italian
automotive companies – including Ferrari, Assetto Corsa will be
making its E3 debut this year showcasing brand new PC content,
and will be released on PS4 and XBOX One in 2016.
Brothers – A Tale of Two Son, the critically acclaimed hit, is
coming to next generation consoles and mobile devices this
coming holiday season. Developed by Starbreeze Studios and
directed by filmmaker, Josef Fares, Brothers is an epic story
told without words, set in a changing world separated into
diverse chapters, ranging from the craggy peaks of mountains to
the musty depths of underground caves. This unique mythical
world, which draws inspiration from Nordic cultures and
archeology, is constant challenging the brothers between the old
and the new ways. Brothers will be available this Christmas
season on PS4 and Xbox One and also available on the App Store
and Google Play.
505 GAMES MOBILE TITLES
AIRFRAME: NEMESIS
Airframe: Nemesis is an adrenaline-filled dogfight game, setting
a new standard for strategic mobile air combat. Airframe:
Nemesis combines a captivating single-player experience and
storyline with intense multiplayer battles and live events.
Built in Unity 5, the game delivers a visceral experience, from
stunning animations and cut scenes to high-polygon aircraft
models and jaw-dropping shader effects. Developed by
Stratosphere Games, Nemesis is a free-to-play action-strategy
game featuring the world’s most advanced aircraft rendered in
breath-taking 3D and will launch on the App Store and Google
Play later this year.
EMBER
Ember, a classic-style RPG built from the ground up for mobile
by N-Fusion Interactive and Hidden Heroes, is a squad-based
strategy/RPG from Lume Games. In Ember, players can engage in
more than 30 hours of epic 3D adventure across a diverse and
expansive living world featuring 70-plus unique quests,
real-time, party-based combat with tactical pause and an
in-depth crafting system.
HIDDEN HEROES
Hidden Heroes centers on building an army, battling for control
of the land and creating the greatest kingdom in Stormvale.
Several of 505 Games’ popular titles will soon be launching on
new platforms and releasing new content and features to enhance
the existing gameplay experience. Among them are:
BATTLE ISLANDS
Battle Islands – the World War II-themed combat strategy game
developed by DR Studios, will launch on Xbox One this summer
with exclusive content: three all-new air, land, and sea units
comprising a heavy gunboat, a motorbike with sidecar, and
fighter plane escorts; plus a “Commando” mode that enables
players to maneuver units and destroy targets at will with the
Xbox One controller.
TERRARIA
Terraria – the acclaimed sandbox adventure game created by
Re-Logic will release an update this summer for its mobile
versions that bundles content from the 1.2.3 and 1.2.4 PC
versions – including a quest system, a fishing mechanic, an
aquatic boss with an attack reminiscent of the movie Sharknado,
plus content inspired by the game's community.
GEMS of WAR
Gems of War – the epic adventure from Infinity Plus 2 that fuses
puzzle, strategy, and role-playing into a powerful new formula
will be coming to PS4 and Xbox One this fall.