The legendary Gran Turismo(R) creator Kazunori Yamauchi gets ready to enjoy a starring role at the world's biggest motoring extravaganza Festival to host the largest worldwide gathering of Vision GT concept cars to date Sony Computer Entertainment and Aston Martin sets ultimate Festival of Speed challenge for GT6 players in the UK

The hugely-popular Gran Turismo(R)6 game returns to the Goodwood Festival of Speed as an official partner for the second year running, as the 'Real Driving Simulator' gets closer to reality than ever before. The huge crowds that are expected to gather across the four days have the chance to witness what is set to be the biggest collection of eye-catching, full-scale Vision Gran Turismo concept cars in the world to date.

Vision Gran Turismo embraces the unique partnerships between the Gran Turismo series and leading automotive partners. As a gift from manufacturers to mark the Gran Turismo series' 15th anniversary, a number of innovative concept cars were designed for the virtual track in Gran Turismo 6. But at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, these audacious works of automotive art will also be brought to life in full-scale models displayed by a number of manufacturers.

Vision Gran Turismo was the brainchild of the game's creator, Kazunori Yamauchi, who will be casting his expert eye over the range of concept models, before taking to the world-renowned Goodwood Hill Climb for some real-life high-adrenaline drives himself.

Lord March commented, "We are incredibly excited to welcome Gran Turismo 6 to Goodwood for the second consecutive year. The depth of Gran Turismo activities and Vision Gran Turismo concept car unveils taking place is impressive and we are delighted that the Festival of Speed has been chosen as a platform to showcase such innovative and visionary partnerships across the automotive industry. It will also be a great honour to welcome Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi to Goodwood who will support these host of activities first hand, including taking on our Hillclimb."

With less than three weeks to go until the big event, Goodwood Festival of Speed fever has been further fuelled by Aston Martin and Gran Turismo 6. Live now and closing on 15th June, this special event invites GT6 players from the UK aged 18 or over to take the wheel of the stunningly recreated Aston Martin V12 Vantage up the legendary Goodwood Hillclimb in-game track. This GT6 online time trial competition comes with a spectacular prize where the winner will be invited to Goodwood Festival of Speed and be treated to a passenger ride up the real Festival Hillclimb in an Aston Martin sports car! Additionally, all participants who obtain a Bronze, a Silver and a Gold awards in the event will be rewarded with 1,000,000 in-game Credits in total, so there is really no reason not to try.

A number of Gran Turismo's close manufacturer partners will be hosting their own Gran Turismo 6 gaming experiences at the event. These include Alfa Romeo, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Volkswagen. Professional drivers can also put Gran Turismo 6's unrivalled realism to the test, taking to the Goodwood Hill Climb in a GT6 race seat in the Tag Heur Drivers Club to prepare them for the real thing.

Kazunori Yamauchi commented, "We are really pleased that the Goodwood Hillclimb has proved such a popular track amongst GT6 fans from around the world. I have always been a big admirer of the Festival of Speed. It feels that this year will prove even more special with so much new GT6 content being revealed at this annual automotive celebration. By sharing a common passion for innovation with so many manufacturers and partners it continues to bring the worlds of virtual and real driving ever closer, which will be demonstrated at close quarters at this year's Festival."

The blurring lines between virtual and real driving will also be embodied at Goodwood in the form of 2011 GT Academy champion Jann Mardenborough. Britain's first ever GT Academy champion will be competing at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, alongside racing in F1 feeder series GP3, and will enjoy his first taste of driving up the Goodwood Hillclimb in a range of Nissan performance cars.

Nissan, which is PlayStation's partner in the innovative GT Academy programme that aims to take the best Gran Turismo gamers and turn them into real racing drivers, will be hosting a live event 'wildcard' competition at its Moving Motor Show area. Jann will be on hand to pass on advice to gamers looking to follow in his footsteps, with the competition giving gaming and motorsport fans the last chance to secure a place at this year's GT Academy UK Final.

On June 5, 2014, Wargaming.net announced its participation in Wicksteed At War - a military history show for the whole family which will be held on June 14 and 15, 2014. This is the event's fourth year and there are plans to entertain thousands of visitors with an even bigger and better day out! Wicksteed At War is one of the most established British, annual, military-history shows and is a must-see event that brings the story of tanks and soldiers to life. Wargaming.net's presence at Wicksteed is partly down to the company's award winning MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) pc games, World of Tanks and World of Warplanes, as well as World of Tanks XBOX 360 Edition.

"We at Wargaming are really excited to be attending this show for the first time. We have something special to be unveiled which will form the backbone of all the events that we will be attending in 2014"said Markus Schill, Director of Customer Relations at Wargaming.

"Events like this bring us a lot closer to a likeminded audience who like tanks and military history. With over 40,000 people being thrilled by the WWII battle re-enactments and vehicle displays, it will be great to meet up and chat with fans of the game, and make some new ones along the way, at this truly special event."

World of Tanks is a team-based, massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armoured warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with fans of steel machines from all over the world. Your arsenal includes over 300 armoured vehicles from Great Britain, the United States, Germany, the Soviet Union, France, Japan and China, carefully detailed with historical accuracy.

Wicksteed At War is a show that seeks to educate visitors in the realities of war through its dedication to displaying military vehicles and providing a space for realistic re-enactments by military re-enactment groups. Combined with the family attractions of Wicksteed Park it is a great weekend for visitors young and old.

Among the attractions planned for this year are Battle of Britain memorial fly overs by a Lancaster Bomber (Saturday) and a Spitfire (Sunday), a Fire engine display, a tank display team, World War II battle re-enactments and vehicle displays.

There will also be a 1940s Blitz-era Ball in the park's Pavilion on the Saturday, as well as a beer festival. For the first time, the event will also include a firepower demonstration, showing the crowd the difference in noise between a pistol and a tank gun and everything in between.

For further information, go to www.wicksteedatwar.co.uk. The event is held at Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England

For more information about World of Tanks and to download the award-winning, PC free-to-play action MMO game, visit:

∙           http://worldoftanks.eu/registration/ (Europe)
∙           http://worldoftanks.com/registration/ (North America)
∙           http://worldoftanks.asia/registration/en/ (Asia)
∙           http://worldoftanks.kr/registration/ko/ (Republic of Korea)

Enter online qualifiers to win your place in the ASUS ROG Dota 2 Cup

Multiplay, organiser of the UK’s biggest gaming festival, is delighted to announce ASUS Republic of Gamers as the official Dota 2 tournament sponsor for all Insomnia festivals in 2014, with the first taking place at Insomnia51 at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena on April 18-21.

With a combined prize pool of almost £15,000 across all three Insomnia events this year, the ASUS ROG Dota 2 Cup is the largest Dota 2 Open tournament in the UK, offering professional gamers from across the globe the chance to win prizes playing one of the world’s most popular competitive titles.

Additionally, Multiplay and ASUS ROG are offering players in the UK and Ireland the opportunity to compete in fully open pre-event tournament qualifiers, with the winners of these qualifiers receiving free entry into the ASUS ROG Dota 2 Cup.

Minimum prize pools for each festival are as follows:

Insomnia51        £4,000
Insomnia52        £6,500
Insomnia53        £4,000

“We’re pleased to be working closely with ASUS Republic of Gamers to bring the ASUS ROG Dota 2 Cup to Insomnia, highlighting the importance of Dota 2 within our extended community,” Said Craig Fletcher, CEO & Founder of Multiplay. “With their support we can offer even bigger prize pools, helping to further cement Dota 2 as a cornerstone of the Insomnia eSports tournament experience.”

"ASUS Republic of Gamers is passionate about competitive gaming and so we’re thrilled to support Dota 2 at Insomnia Gaming Festival throughout 2014,” said Gareth Ogden, Marketing Manager for ASUS UK Open Platform Business Unit. “Dota 2 has rapidly risen to become the world’s hottest eSports title, making it a natural fit for ASUS ROG’s world-class range of gaming peripherals, headsets, displays, motherboards and graphics cards.”

Insomnia51 takes place at the Ricoh Arena over Easter Bank Holiday weekend, Friday, April 18th to Monday, April 21st 2014, with further Insomnia festivals to be announced throughout 2014.

Tickets are available online at  insomniagamingfestival.com

NEW WEAPON: GUSENBERG SWEEPER
Nothing says “I love you” quite like the warm wooden grip and cold steel barrel of a Gusenberg Sweeper machine gun. Get it from any Ammu-Nation location in GTA Online (in Story Mode, the Sweeper is automatically deposited into each character's weapon inventory with two full clips and additional ammo can be purchased at Ammu-Nation).

NEW VEHICLE: ALBANY ROOSEVELT
Paint the town red in the classically-inspired Albany Roosevelt. This armored 1920s limousine is perfect for gangsters and their molls. To properly run amok with the new Roosevelt, get in the driver’s seat and let your friends or Crewmates hang off the side, firing and taking out your rivals as you pass them by. The Roosevelt can be accessed from any garage property in Story Mode and is available in GTA Online from thelegendarymotorsport.net in-game website.

NEW ATTIRE
Dress to the nines in a host of new double breasted suits and 1920s flapper dresses, or bare it all in sexy undergarments while going incognito with a selection of new masquerade masks. There are also new novelty t-shirts, hats and more available in stores throughout Los Santos, plus a new Flapper Bob hairstyle exclusively for the ladies.

10 NEW JOBS
The Valentine’s Day Massacre also includes 10 new Jobs scattered like the remnants of a broken heart throughout the world of GTA Online, including Deathmatches, a new Parachute Jump and new land, sea and cycling Races.

Everything in the Valentine’s Day Massacre Special will be available for a limited time starting this Friday, but once acquired players will be able to keep them in their inventory for good. We will also have more information soon for other forthcoming GTA Online content updates including the Dangerous Business Pack, Online Heists, an expansion to the Creator tool and lots more.

Epic Role-Playing Video Game Comes to the Viking Festival that this year celebrates World of Norse Myths and Legends

Versus Evil, an independent game publisher and Stoic, an independent game development company, today announced that they have partnered with the JORVIK Viking Centre, to present the award winning indie game The Banner Saga at the JORVIK Viking Festival 2014 in York in the United Kingdom. From Thursday February 20th through to Saturday 22nd February (10.00am - 5.00pm), visitors will get a chance to experience Norse mythology first hand at The Banner Saga interactive marquee on Parliament Street, York. The Viking Festival runs from February 15th - 23rd.

As well as experiencing The Banner Saga hands-on on one of four demo stations, visitors will be able to get a special discount code, which they can redeem through the digital download service Steam, and have the opportunity to randomly win a spot prize if they come dressed as a warrior of Norse Mythology.

The Banner Saga is a single player driven Viking saga, where a player’s choice in travel, conversation and combat determines the outcome of their own personal story as well as the survival of an entire civilization. The game also features stunning 2D animation and art, a unique tactical combat system, and a cast of unforgettable characters that drive this epic journey forward. Players will also enjoy a beautiful and haunting original score by Grammy nominated, and two-time BAFTA winner, composer Austin Wintory conducting The Dallas Winds orchestra, as well as a powerhouse trio of acclaimed YouTube sensations: Peter Hollens, Malukah and Taylor Davis.

The game, a huge funding success on Kickstarter, was launched on January 14th to much critical acclaim worldwide, and was recently announced as an IGF (Independent Games Festival) finalist for Excellence in Visual Arts, with honorable mentions for Excellence in Audio and Design. The Banner Saga is available now for £19.99 through Steam, UPlay, GameFly, GameStop and Gamers Gate for PC and Mac. A digital Deluxe Edition is also available through select retailers for £22.99 and includes the game and complete soundtrack.

To learn more about The Banner Saga visit: http://stoicstudio.com/ 
For more details about the Jorvik Viking Festical 2014 please visit: http://jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/ 

Wargaming and RAF Museum Expand Dornier 17 Exhibition Globally with Augmented Reality App

Wargaming today announced the global launch of an augmented reality application drawing focus on the Dornier 17 aircraft currently in exhibition at the RAF Museum in Cosford, Shropshire, United Kingdom. Working with the Royal Air Force Museum, Wargaming set out in October of 2013 to recover the only known surviving Dornier Do17 aircraft. Success saw the opening of the “Wargaming.net Interpretation Zone” at the RAF Museum, where visitors can examine the aircraft undergo renovation and learn more of its colorful history and important role during World War II.

The newly launch application, named Apparition, will take that interpretation to a new interactive level using augmented reality to view a virtual version of the aircraft flying over the museum, as well as other historical information. To celebrate the launch of the Apparition application, both the RAF Museum and Wargaming encourage the public to be the first to view the Dornier 17 in their own part of the world. Scattered around the globe are hundreds of virtual locations where users of the application can view and take photos of their Dornier 17 and upload them online for a chance to have their photo be part of the next Wargaming.net Interpretation Zone, schedule to launch at the RAF Museum London in 2014.

“As a global games company that specializes in distributing digital content to every corner of the world, we are delighted to partner with the Royal Air Force Museum,” said Tracy Spaight, Special Projects Director at Wargaming. “Taking the Dornier outside the museum walls and bringing it to people all over the world is truly taking this great experience and bringing the museum directly to people around the world.”

For more information on the Apparition application, virtual plane locations, submission process sand other information, visit http://www.do17.co.