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Dark Fantasy Survival RTS Age of Darkness: Final Stand Trailer and Early Access Announcement
PlaySide Studios have announced their dark fantasy survival RTS Age of Darkness: Final Stand will be descending into Early Access through Steam in Fall 2021. Age of Darkness: Final Stand presents a modern, darker spin on the survival RTS genre that will challenge new players, and strategy experts alike. The initial story driven trailer is now live giving players a sneak peak into the title and unique gameplay.
Strategic construction, careful resource management, and rapid recruitment are the keys to surviving unrelenting swarms of Nightmares. Robust defences to build, battleworn heroes to enlist, and the tug of war between light and dark all complemented with an original soundtrack by Path of Exile composer Kamil Orman-Janowski.
Survive the Never Ending Evil
Age of Darkness: Final Stand will enter early access with an intense survival game mode that tests your resolve. By day, construct buildings, gather resources, and recruit an army led by unique Heroes. Scout into the deadly fog of war and take the fight to the horrors within. By night, survive swarms of enemies numbering in the thousands. Made to be highly replayable, your army will fall, your settlements will crumble, but you will learn. Rise from the ashes again and again to push back the darkness of âThe Veilâ and keep the light alive.
Fog of War: Evolved
Light up a rich, complex, procedurally generated map to claim territory back from âThe Veilâ. A dynamic living death fog that conceals enemies, drains life from your troops and turns structures into spawning nests for the Nightmares. Holding the line against this terror is not for the faint of heart. Any units unfortunate enough to be too close to âThe Veilâ become âhorrifiedâ, sending them into fits of fear and lowering their effectiveness. Only light cures the darkness, so fight in the light or pay the price.
Death Nights
Brace yourself against huge tidal waves of Nightmares. Leveraging an internally developed technology called âSwarmTechâ allows the game to render over 70,000 enemy units on the screen at one time. These enemy legions claw their way up through seething fissures in the earth to reinforce âThe Veilâ. When the Death Night begins, youâll be weakened by a Malice – a random affliction capable of undermining the best laid plans. If you are fortunate enough to survive until dawn you will be rewarded with a choice of Blessings. Live or die, Death Nights will test your strategic skills to breaking point.
Heroes Vs Horrors
Lead the charge against the horrors of the night with powerful and unique Heroes. Using special abilities gained from levelling up, these Heroes can be key to turning the tide of a desperate battle. But beware, the Nightmares have elite roaming champions of their own that drop precious resources when killed, posing an extreme and ever-present threat to your expansion. Are you the hunter, or the hunted?
Early Access & Community
At PlaySide, we are passionate about working hand in hand with our players to help shape the evolution of Age of Darkness: Final Stand, both during Early Access and into the future. Our strongest desire is to have a title reflective of our gaming passion whilst providing a unique challenge that players from this genre both desire and demand. We look forward to building a long-term community and engaging with our players who share a like-minded vision of making a deeper, darker, challenging combat RTS experience.
âAge of Darkness: Final Stand heralds PlaySideâs expansion into the hardcore PC platform. As a studio created to develop AAA titles, the vision has always been to develop larger, more hardcore titles on PC and Consoleâ said Gerry Sakkas, CEO, PlaySide Studios. âAge of Darkness: Final Stand is a testament to the grit, adaptability and talent of our artists, engineers and game designers. Weâre extremely excited and anxious to meet our first wave of players on Steam and to finish building Age of Darkness: Final Stand together with the community!â
“The PC RTS genre is as wild and untamed as it is deep and complex. This is a space where anything goes and the player’s expectations are limitlessâ said Sean Gabriel, Lead Designer on the title. âRising to that challenge and bringing PlaySide’s special blend of personality, experience, and talent to bear has been a herculean task of which we’re exceptionally proud. With Age of Darkness: Final Stand we’ve been able to combine our passion for Action RPGs, Roguelikes, and RTS games into something wholly our own – and we’re only just getting started.”
Age of Darkness: Final Stand Links
â       Official Website: Age of Darkness: Final Stand
â       Announcement Trailer: Age of Darkness | Official Trailer – YouTube
â       Steam: Age of Darkness: Final Stand on Steam (steampowered.com)
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Blask reaches 100 market milestone with new additions
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Blask, the market intelligence ecosystem for iGaming, has crossed the 100-country threshold with the addition of new Asian, Africa and European markets to its platform.
Blask now provides AI-driven, real-time analytics on more than half of the worldâs nations, with an in-depth overview of the operator landscape provided in 107 countries, and game analytics in 17.
The latest markets added include Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Qatar, Kuwait, Moldova, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Jordan, Madagascar, Chad, Somalia, Niger, South Sudan and Mauritania.
Max Tesla, CEO and co-founder of Blask, said: âWhen we launched Blask last year, we made a commitment to bring in-depth, real-time iGaming market intelligence to the whole world. Weâre now more than half-way towards completing this mission. Every new market we add brings more clarity to an industry that has operated in the dark for far too long.â
Blask shines a light on the performance of brands and entire markets where data-led intelligence has previously been lacking.
This latest update shows that as the United Arab Emirates prepares to roll out a new regulatory framework for online gaming, more than 155 brands are already active in the country. The Blask Index, a measure of engagement and interest across all brands in the UAE, is up 36.14% year-on-year.
Meanwhile, the once thriving Ukraine iGaming market has seen a 49.11% YoY decline, with just 86 now active.
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Evoplay dives into the vault in Piggy Bank 3 Pots Bonanza
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Evoplay the award-winning game development studio, has released Piggy Bank 3 Pots Bonanza, a vibrant and joyful slot where players can crack the safe for generous wins.
With the inclusion of the popular 3 Pots mechanic and several thrilling features, the 5Ă3, 20-line game offers a colourful world of gold bars, diamonds, and the three titular Piggy Banks for an action-packed adventure.
The game has four types of Bonus symbols â Green, Blue, Red, and Gold â offering different values between 1x to 350x the bet.
The Green Piggy Bank activates the Bonus Game with the xSpins Booster, awarding four starting spins instead of three and resetting the spin counter back to four each time a new Bonus symbol lands.
The Blue Piggy Bank triggers a Bonus Game featuring an xReels Booster, doubling the excitement by playing the round on two reel sets simultaneously. Any starting Bonus symbols are duplicated on the additional reels, increasing the chances of landing high-value Gold Bonus symbols.
Meanwhile, the Red Piggy Bank introduces the xFortune Booster, where Bonus symbols can randomly increase in value, with multipliers ranging from 0.5x to 10x the bet, creating explosive win potential.
The real excitement starts when all three boosters are activated simultaneously, launching a Bonus Game with a Hold and Win mechanic. Filling all 15 cells with Bonus symbols during this mode rewards the GRAND Jackpot or even the chance to double the jackpot if the Extra Reels Booster is active.
For players seeking instant access to the gameâs features, the Bonus Buy allows activation of one, two, or all three Boosters, directly unlocking the full Bonus Game experience.
With its vibrant visuals, engaging mechanics, and multiple ways to win, Piggy Bank 3 Pots Bonanza offers players an exciting, dynamic slot experience where every spin could lead to big rewards.
Ivan Kravchuk, CEO at Evoplay, said: âWith Piggy Bank 3 Pots Bonanza, we wanted to create a fun and fast-paced slot experience that keeps players on the edge of their seats.
âThe combination of the 3 Pots mechanic, Hold and Win and multiple Bonus symbols, provides plenty of excitement and more ways to hit big wins with every spin.â
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155 million monthly active users
Flashscore celebrates 155+ million monthly users, 400+ million app downloads
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Record figures reinforce position of fastest-growing sports media platform
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User base boosted by acquisition of BeSoccer
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El ClĂĄsico fuelled record-breaking single-day user demand
Flashscore, the worldâs leading platform for live scores and sports content has reached a major milestone, surpassing 155 million monthly active users and exceeding 400 million app downloads, with growth boosted following the acquisition of BeSoccer.
The record figures were reached in October, which also saw Flashscore and BeSoccer set a new single-day traffic high of 48.5 million users. The continued growth underlines Flashscoreâs position as the leading sports media platform globally and reflects rising demand for real-time, reliable match data.
Flashscore CEO Pavel Krbec said: âAll our investments in modern technology and product portfolio, as well as our daily work, are directed toward a single goal: delivering key sports information to fans around the world at the moment it matters most.
âSurpassing the 155 million monthly user milestone has shown that our vision delivers tangible results and Iâm confident that in the year ahead, we will raise the bar even higher.â
Flashscore is the flagship product of Livesport, founded in 2006 by Martin HĂĄjek and JiĆĂ MareĆĄ in Prague. The company that has become the global leader in real-time sports coverage has boosted its user base through new acquisitions in recent years. Notable additions include the Spanish football giant BeSoccer, Soccerway, and Tribal Football. BeSoccer alone contributed over 30 million users and strengthened Flashscoreâs presence in key football markets worldwide.
BeSoccer CEO Ana Chapado said: âOne year under one umbrella with Flashscore reflects both the strength of our football-focused platform and the power of joining forces with a global leader. Together, weâre building something truly special for football fans around the world.â
Globally, the majority of Flashscore users visit the platform for football results and content (more than 65%), followed by tennis (10%) and basketball (9%). Unsurprisingly, Flashscoreâs largest audiences are concentrated in footballâs traditional powerhouses. Countries with the highest monthly user counts regularly include Brazil, Italy, France, the UK, Poland and Germany, while Nigeria and the United States are also among regions that see a rapid growth of audience.
Single-day traffic record fuelled by El ClĂĄsico
October also saw Flashscore and BeSoccer pass a single-day traffic record, with 48.5 million users and 2.58 billion views combined on October 26, helped by El ClĂĄsico as Real Madrid beat Barcelona in La Liga. That match was the second-most popular game in Flashscore history, behind Barcelonaâs Champions League semi-final second leg match against Inter in May.
Krbec said: âWhen the El ClĂĄsico was approaching, we saw it as an opportunity for Flashscore to shine. Thatâs exactly what happened â 14.7 million people followed the match on our platform, making it the second most-watched game in our history.â
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