POWER RANGERS: Battle for the Grid launches on Google Stadia, becomes first fighting game with 5-way crossplay
19 June 2020: Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (“Animoca Brands” or the “Company”) announces that its subsidiary nWay, Inc., in partnership with Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) recently launched POWER RANGERS: Battle for the Grid on Stadia, Google’s new cloud gaming service that allows gamers to stream games across multiple devices. The launch makes POWER RANGERS: Battle for the Grid the very first fighting game with full crossplay functionality on five major platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Stadia.
POWER RANGERS: Battle for the Grid is a popular real-time player-versus-player fighting game based on the Power Rangers franchise, showcasing stunning graphics with vivid details. Players can battle online against friends and gamers from around the world using current and classic Rangers and villains. POWER RANGERS: Battle for the Grid features a streamlined combat system that welcomes newcomers with simplified controls while maintaining depth for the most dedicated competitor to learn and master.
POWER RANGERS: Battle for the Grid was originally launched on 25 March 2019, and is available on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and now Stadia. It supports the features of crossplay and cross-progression; players playing on different gaming platforms can battle with each other, and their progress in the game can be carried over when switching platforms.
Stadia is a new gaming platform launched by Google on 19 November 2019. It streams video games up to 4K resolution at 60 FPS to players and lets them play across multiple devices. People can play supported games on televisions with the Stadia Controller and Google Chromecast Ultra, and they can also play on Stadia across PCs and selected mobile devices.
nWay is a San Francisco based developer and publisher of competitive multiplayer games across mobile, consoles, and PC. nWay has a strong track record in developing high-quality, fast action multiplayer games. It has developed and published three games: POWER RANGERS: Battle for the Grid; POWER RANGERS: Legacy Wars, the award-winning mobile fighting game on iOS and Android with over 50 million downloads; and ChronoBlade, nWay’s original mobile action role-playing game.
POWER RANGERS: Battle for the Grid links
Official website: https://battleforthegrid.com
Subscribe to Stadia Pro: https://stadia.google.com
Purchase on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1110100/Power_Rangers_Battle_for_the_Grid
Purchase on PlayStation Store:
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP4827-CUSA15145_00-BATTLEFORTHEGRID
Purchase on Microsoft Store:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid/9p5vmg8d4p4b
Purchase on Nintendo Game Store:
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid-switch
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About Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands is a leader in the field of digital entertainment, specializing in blockchain, gamification, and artificial intelligence technologies to develop and publish a broad portfolio of mobile products including games such as The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes as well as products utilizing popular intellectual properties such as Formula 1®, Marvel, Garfield, Snoopy, Thomas & Friends™, Power Rangers, MotoGP, and Doraemon. Animoca Brands’ portfolio of blockchain investments and partnerships includes Lucid Sight, Dapper Labs (creators of CryptoKitties), WAX, Harmony, and Decentraland. The Company is based in Hong Kong, United States, South Korea, Finland, and Argentina. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or get updates by following Animoca Brands on Facebook or Twitter.
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