PRESS RELEASE: NACON PRESENTS AN AMBITIOUS LINEUP AND ANNOUNCES TWO
NEW GAMES
NACON PRESENTS AN AMBITIOUS LINEUP AND
ANNOUNCES TWO NEW GAMES
NACON has confirmed its status as a major
mid-publisher and creator of standard-setting
accessories
Paris (France), 18 May 2022 –
The latest edition of Bigben Week opened its doors on Monday. This
major event for the group is the perfect occasion to present its
products and objectives to the media and international partners.
NACON, the group's gaming brand, held a press conference to
announce all of its news and to explain how it is changing.
The last time the event was held – in 2019, due
to the health crisis – BIGBEN presented its soaring ambitions for
the years to come. Bigben Week is an opportunity to highlight the
company's strong growth over the last three years along with the
major changes it has undergone.
AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY
NACON’s March 2020 listing on the stock market
raised more than €100 million, reinforcing the company's ambitions
and resources.
Over the course of three years, NACON acquired
no fewer than 9 studios. With the latest acquisitions of Midgar
Studios and Daedalic Entertainment, a total of 16 studios have now
joined the fold. The RIG brand, renowned worldwide for its premium
gaming headsets, integrated NACON in March 2020, bringing all of
its know-how with it. The strategy has significantly increased
NACON's weight in the video game industry, providing it with
several different areas of expertise in games and accessories. This
has most notably resulted in an increase in turnover, from €113.1
million in 2019 to €155.9 million today, among other
consequences.
TWO EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bigben Week is also the perfect occasion to
announce the addition of new titles to NACON's games catalogue. The
studio Spiders revealed GreedFall
2, the new entry in the successful franchise, which has
sold more than 2 million units. The other major new game concerns
the development studio KT Racing and the next WRC,
entitled "WRC Generations", with a planned 13
October release.
THE MOST AMBITIOUS VIDEO GAME LINEUP
EVER
Action-adventure
Some of this year's most ambitious projects are
in the action-adventure genre, including The Lord of the
RingsTM:
GollumTM. With a planned 2022
release, this epic experience, created by the studio
Daedalic, has been revealed at Bigben Week for the
first time.
On 19 May, Vampire: The Masquerade –
Swansong, the story-based RPG from the studio Big
Bad Wolf will be released. It combines exploration of a
variety of environments, carefully crafted dialogue, complex
puzzles and a multi-branching story in which each choice has
consequences.
Steelrising, the combat-oriented
action RPG from the studio Spiders, has the player
take on the role of the central figure in an alternative universe
in which Paris trembles under the yoke of a tyrannical King. As
Aegis, the player must untangle the webs of intrigue to bring an
end to the madness of one man and to ensure the French Revolution
reaches a triumphant conclusion. Some of the story elements in the
game, scheduled for 8 September, are revealed in a story trailer:
what if the French Revolution had failed? And what if King
Louis XVI, gone mad, had developed an army of automats capable of
stifling the people's anger?
https://youtu.be/LIQHKd7Pzxk
Jonathan Jacques-Belletête, Creative Director of
the studio Rogue Factor, is attending Bigben Week
to talk about his new, recently announced project, Hell is
Us. The game is pioneering a new genre, with a blend of
action and exploration, requiring players to use judgement and
curiosity to progress through the story.
Blood Bowl 3
(Cyanide) offers fans of the Warhammer universe
and tactical games a perfect cocktail of sport, strategy and heroic
fantasy.
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
(ACE Team) is bringing a unique blend of
exploration and unarmed combat to NACON's action-adventure segment,
in the mysterious and quirky world of Zenozoik.
Zorro The Chronicles
(BKOM) marks the return of the famous vigilante in
a game intended for both nostalgic parents and young players taking
their first steps in action-adventure gaming. The official video
game adaptation of the animated series is scheduled for release on
16 June.
Racing
Alongside the development of Test Drive
Unlimited Solar Crown by the KT Racing
teams, NACON has announced WRC Generations. The
latest entry in the series, scheduled for 13 October, includes a
wide range of new features, such as the introduction of hybrid
cars, several engine mapping configurations and a new league
system.
Sport
This year NACON is offering several disciplines,
including Session: Skate Sim, a skateboard
simulation with innovative gameplay, which takes the player into
90s-era skateboarding. Also on display, the cycling games
Tour de France 2022 and Pro Cycling
Manager 2022 are offering a glimpse of their gameplay
prior to their 9 June release date.
Simulation
With Chef Life, NACON's
Simulation cornerstone features a dash of immersion and culinary
creativity. The game, which incorporates official elements of the
MICHELIN Guide, lets each player design their own dishes while they
create and manage the restaurant of their dreams.
NEW ACCESSORIES FOR EVERY
PLAYER
With the quality of NACON's professional
controllers acknowledged by a host of players around the world, the
company is continuing to expand its ranges with many new additions
for every console.
NACON for Xbox
NACON's family of official peripherals for Xbox
Series X|S and Xbox One, launched in 2021, have met with great
success in both Europe and North America.
The range is expanding with the addition of one
of the year's star products, the DAIJA Arcade
Stick, with the official Xbox version available at the end
of 2022.
Cloud Gaming is a focal point for NACON, which
for months has been working closely with the key players in the
sector in order to offer a cutting-edge mobile gaming experience.
The iOS version of the MGX-series, which is already available on
Xbox and Android, will be available at the end of the year.
Among the other new items expected to reach
shelves by the end of the year are the Revolution X Pro
Controller, in white and camouflage versions, and
brand-new versions of the Pro Compact. With 6 LEDs in completely
customisable colours, the Pro Compact COLORLIGHT
is among the main new NACON items available for Xbox.
NACON for PlayStation®
After shipping over 5 million
official controllers for PlayStation®4 since the launch of the
range in 2016, NACON has presented one of its first official
accessories for PlayStation®5: the DAIJA Arcade
Stick. Versus Fighting fans already adore the
PlayStation®4 version for the quality of its components and design,
and now the DAIJA is back with an enhanced, even more customisable
version that integrates profile-creation software. Once again
drawing on the expertise of French professional gamer Kayane, the
brand's ambassador, the DAIJA Arcade Stick for PlayStation®5 will
be available at the end of 2022. It is also compatible with
PlayStation®4 and PC.
NACON for Nintendo Switch™
Bearing the BIGBEN brand, the Nintendo Switch™
family of accessories is one of the most comprehensive on the
market. A wide selection of Nintendo Switch™, Nintendo Switch Lite™
and Nintendo Switch™ Model OLED-compatible pouches is available,
and many of the ones under official licence (Metroid DreadTM, The
Legend of ZeldaTM, Mario Kart TM) have been presented.
RIG
RIG is a premium gaming accessory brand and a
leader in tournament audio for professional gaming. NACON having
acquired the bradn in 2020, RIG benefit from Nacon’s extensive
experience in gaming while staying true to their brand pillars –
performance, innovation and design.
RIG anticipates a huge year ahead with the launch
of the PRO Series of headsets including the 300 PRO, 500 PRO and
800 PRO. During Bigben Week, press and partners will be able to
learn more about the brand and get an exclusive hands-on preview of
800 PRO, the first headset from RIG to include a multi-function
charging dock.
All NACON games and accessories:
nacongaming.com
Find all the assets of Bigben
Week:
Serveur : ftp.nacon.fr
Port: 22
Login : media
password: TzNERvCT9XQ2
Type: SFTP
Folder: Bigben Week
About NACON
NACON is a company of the BIGBEN Group founded
in 2019 to optimize its know-how through strong synergies in the
video game market. By bringing together its 16 development studios,
the publishing of AA video games, the design and distribution of
premium gaming devices, NACON focuses 20 years of expertise at the
service of players. https://www.nacongaming.com/
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