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9 February, 2018 EMBARGO: Saturday, 10 February, 2018 @ 4: 00 am GMT / 5: 00 am CET SUDA 51’S THE 25 TH WARD: THE SILVER CASE RELEASES IN MARCH 2018! Santa Ana, CA (9 February, 2018) – NIS America announced at their annual press event in San Francisco that The 25 th Ward: The Silver Case for the Play. Station® 4 will release in Europe on 16 March, 2018 and in Australia on 23 March, 2018. The Windows version will be available via Steam® globally on 13 March, 2018. Available for the first time outside Japan, The 25 th Ward: The Silver Case is presented with completely rebuilt HD assets and additional content not found in the original version. About the game: It has been five years since the events of 1999’s The Silver Case set in the new 25 th Ward that arose in the bayside area of Kanto. In a room of the “Bayside Tower Land” apartment complex, a woman is found murdered under mysterious circumstances. This sets off a series of seemingly random events bridging across multiple protagonists including The Silver Case’s Tokio Morishima. With all viewpoints assembled, a truly shocking pattern emerges… About GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. is a video game development studio based in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE was founded in 1998 by CEO Goichi Suda (SUDA 51) who is known around the world for his distinctive style and innovative work as a game designer and scenario writer. Key Features: A SUDA 51 Trip - Set in the “Kill the Past” universe, the series continues its bleak look into a semifuturistic world on the edge of collapse and the misfits and antiheroes that inhabit it. Brave New World - The return of the signature “Film Window” system is brought to The 25 th Ward for the first time! New visuals, sounds, and controls capture the game in a fresh perspective. One Story, Many Sides – Explore this dark take on Tokyo from three different perspectives, “Correctness, ” “Placebo, ” and “Matchmaker. ” About ACTIVE GAMING MEDIA, Incorporated in Tokyo in 2008, AGM connects to the rest of the world through its mission, “Boundless Entertainment. ” Using its four areas of business operation and localization, AGM provides one-stop solutions for entertainment and other content for the world. About NIS America In 2003, NIS America was established as a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. , a company famous for its unique line of strategy RPGs with titles such as Disgaea and Phantom Brave, to bring exciting, one-of-a-kind Japanese culture to North America. NIS America publishes titles developed by Nippon Ichi Software as well as other popular Japanese games including the Danganronpa series, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA, and Grand Kingdom. NIS America, Inc. 4 Hutton Centre Dr. Suite 650 Santa Ana, CA 92707 714 -540 -1122 NISAmerica. com *Screenshots taken from an early PS 4 build For more information, visit www. 25 thward. com PEGI/ACB/USK Release (EU) : 16 March, 2018 Publisher Release (AU) : 23 March, 2018 Developer Release (Steam) : 13 March, 2018 Licensor Platform : PS 4, Windows (Steam) Contact Genre : Visual Novel/Adventure Player(s) : 16/M/12 : NIS America, Inc. : GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE, INC. : ACTIVE GAMING MEDIA, Inc. : pr-eu@nisamerica. com pr-na@nisamerica. com © GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. All Rights Reserved. Licensed to ACTIVE GAMING MEDIA Inc. Sub-Licensed to and published by NIS America, Inc. The “PS” Family logo and “PS 4” are registered trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. © 2018 Valve Corporation. Steam and the Steam logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation in the U. S. and/or other countries.