BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. (Headquartered in Minato Ward, Tokyo. President & CEO: Satoshi Oshita) has hit 200 million downloads of Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: EA) today announced preliminary financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2017.

Banger Films and Secret Location announce Welcome to Wacken (wackenvr.com), the first fully 360° Virtual Reality (VR) music festival documentary is now available for purchase in the Samsung Featured Content section of the Oculus Store for $4.99 USD for a limited time. This innovative project combines the award-winning storytelling ability of Banger Films and the groundbreaking technological advancements of Secret Location, offering total immersion into the world’s largest heavy metal music festival, Wacken Open Air. Welcome to Wacken is the closest way to experience the festival, without having to pay the airfare to get you there.

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2K today announced plans for the Cena (Nuff) Edition of WWE® 2K18, the forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise. Packed with an impressive collection of exclusive memorabilia and digital content, the offering will celebrate the 15-year career of WWE Superstar John Cena® while paying homage to his distinct position as WWE’s most frequently cheered – and frequently booed – personality. Limited to 30,000 copies worldwide, the WWE 2K18 Cena (Nuff) Edition will be available exclusively for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One at participating retailers for a suggested retail price of $149.99.

Unity Technologies (https://unity3d.com/), the creator of the world’s most popular creation engine that reaches nearly 3 billion devices worldwide, announced today that it will give attendees at SIGGRAPH 2017 an in-depth look at its latest breakthroughs for artists and creatives in the world of interactive entertainment. As the leading provider of technical capabilities in the creative and artist space, Unity will be hosting several workshops and courses on topics including advances in real-time rendering and cinematic storytelling, as well as first-look deep dives for Photogrammetry and 2D Tilemapper. Artists can add these two new solutions into their workflow, giving them the power to unlock the full potential of their creativity.

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SIGGRAPH 2017, the world’s leading annual interdisciplinary educational experience showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques, announces highlights of the innovative contributions to this year’s Games and Mobile programs. SIGGRAPH 2017 will mark the 44th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, and will be held 30 July–3 August 2017 in Los Angeles.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: EA) and Maxis today announced The Sims™ 4, the previously PC/Mac-only game that celebrates creativity, inclusivity and freedom of choice, will be coming to Xbox One and PlayStation® 4 players worldwide on November 17^th. From creating unique Sims and building amazing homes to developing Sim’s relationships and pursuing careers, The Sims 4 delivers the same emotional connection our PC players cherish to a new wave of console players. Fans will enjoy being empowered to create and control people in a vibrant virtual world as they experience life’s unpredictable, entertaining moments along the way.

Golden Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: GDEN) (“Golden Entertainment” or the “Company”) announced today that it will release its 2017 second quarter financial results before the market opens on Friday, August 4, 2017, and host a conference call and simultaneous webcast at 1:30 p.m. ET (10:30 a.m. PT) that day. Both the call and webcast are open to the general public.

Following the success of previous years, a group of interns from Boston’s most innovative technology companies will be reuniting in Boston’s Seaport District for the third-annual Summer Games: Battle of the Interns presented by Kronos Incorporated. Interns from the following Mass.-based technology organizations – Acquia, athenahealth, Cadence Design Systems, Epsilon, Kronos, LogMeIn, MathWorks, Monster, and Symbotic – will compete in the Summer Games: Battle of the Interns on Wednesday, Aug. 2 at The Lawn on D in Boston.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition of the interactive arts, is pleased to announce the appointment of Meggan Scavio by the AIAS Board of Directors to the position of President and CEO beginning August 1^st.

Qualstar Corporation (NASDAQ-NMS: QBAK) announced today that N2Power, a subsidiary of Qualstar and, an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of compact and highly-efficient power supplies, was recently awarded new orders totaling $0.6 million from an existing prestigious gaming customer. The orders are expected to ship over the next five months. N2Power provides standard, semi-custom and custom power solutions for OEM’s in various markets worldwide.

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: VIAB, VIA) today announced that Justin Dini has been named Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, effective immediately. He will report to Julia Phelps, Senior Vice President, Communications & Culture.

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: HAS) today reported financial results for the second quarter 2017. Net revenues for the second quarter 2017 increased 11% to $972.5 million versus $878.9 million in 2016.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: EA) today announced that it will webcast its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, August 3, 2017. During the course of this event, EA may disclose material developments affecting its business and/or financial performance. Listeners may access the meeting via a live audio webcast.

Greetings! We here at the Squid Research Lab have some fantastic news. According to the position of the sun and the level of the tides (and also the calendars on our desks), it looks like it’s time for the Splatoon 2 game to launch for the Nintendo Switch system. What an exciting day! Even more exciting, the new SplatNet 2 mobile service, which is a part of the Nintendo Switch Online app* for mobile devices, is also launching. SplatNet 2 lets you track things like stage schedules, gear and stats. This is great since many Squid Research Lab employees are taking their summer vacations soon and want to be able to check in on Splatoon 2 info at all times.

Photos of the Nintendo Splatoon 2 cosplay and Nintendo Lounge at the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina are available on Business Wire's Website and the Associated Press Photo Network.

Host Havoc Ltd., a game, voice, and web hosting provider with service locations around the world, has partnered with US Dedicated LLC, a premium Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider offering Dedicated Servers, Colocation, VPS, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigations. Host Havoc Ltd. has drastically increased its footprint with US Dedicated in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Chicago.

Crash™ fans are in for the ultimate challenge today! Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: ATVI), announced during the Crash Bandicoot™ Then and Now panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego that new content is available for Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy. Stormy Ascent — a previously unfinished and unreleased level from the original Crash Bandicoot™ game — is now available for free¹. Also announced today is the upcoming The Crash Bandicoot™ Files: How Willy the Wombat Sparked Marsupial Mania, a hardcover book from Dark Horse Comics featuring the original design document for Crash Bandicoot. Additionally, fans can now send each other Crash Bandicoot emojis by downloading the free CrashMoji™ app.

An all-new, twisted take on Activision’s Call of Duty zombies co-op mode is here. Call of Duty®: WWII - Nazi Zombies, a chilling, dark vision of undead horror, was revealed today at San Diego Comic Con alongside members of its all-star cast of characters, which in full includes David Tennant, Elodie Yung, Katheryn Winnick, Udo Kier and Ving Rhames. Launching on November 3 as part of Call of Duty: WWII, the Nazi Zombies cooperative mode delivers a sinister original story from Sledgehammer Games, delivering a new definition of terror to Call of Duty zombies.

2nd & Charles announced today plans to expand the modern marketplace to Littleton, Colorado. The newest addition to the buy, sell and trade retailer’s ever-growing roster is now open, with grand opening celebrations to be held on Saturday, July 22 at 8500 W. Crestline, located in the Southwest Commons shopping mall. Beginning at 10 a.m., bibliophiles, pop culture enthusiasts and gamers alike are invited to celebrate the grand opening of the specialty store with a day chock full of events and fun for the whole family.

The "Cloud Gaming - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

Pitchfork and Inception announced today their exciting partnership, combining music and VR to revolutionize the market for a new generation of music fans. Pitchfork, the most trusted voice in music, and Inception, the next generation immersive content network, are using this combination of the two media to create more interactivity and immersiveness, and provide a stronger storytelling opportunity for musicians and artists alike.

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NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:NTES) today announced the global launch of its fully-fledged MMORPG, Crusaders of Light, on Android devices via Google Play and on PC via Facebook Gameroom. Crusaders of Light, also available on the App Store for iOS, gives players an authentic MMORPG experience on mobile, and with its launch on Gameroom, players can take their accounts cross-platform for seamless play between their mobile device and PC. Discover a gorgeous 3D fantasy world, a series of challenging dungeons, new friendships forged in the guild system, and, for the first time ever on mobile, 40-person raids -- available now as a free download.

Today Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a leading publisher of free-to-play online games, and Motiga, Inc. announced Gigantic has officially launched on Steam, Arc, Xbox One and Windows 10. The free-to-play strategic hero shooter combines visually stunning heroes, diverse creature families to summon and massive Guardians to aid in epic battles for victory.

The 10^th edition of the World Games 2017 will be distributed in Europe jointly by SES and ATM System, the official host broadcaster for the multi-sport event. The international event, taking place in Wroclaw, Poland, from 20 to 30 July 2017, will be transmitted via two SES satellites: SES-4 located at 22 degrees West and ASTRA 3B at 23.5 degrees East.

GAME COACH, the No.1 e-Sports Academy operating in the very core of Korean game scene, has announced that they have launched an Overwatch Pro Gaming Training Program for individuals this summer.

Social video platform Twitch today announced a partnership with Crunchyroll, the leading destination for anime and manga, to host a 5-day marathon spanning more than 15 different anime series. The Crunchyroll anime marathon will feature episodes from series such as Yuri on Ice, Mob Psycho 100, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, and Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers. The marathon begins on July 27 at 3:30 pm PT and will run until August 1st. The full programming schedule will be revealed on July 21. The marathon will air on Twitch.tv/TwitchPresents, Twitch’s channel for programmatic content.