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Press release:
London, United Kingdom – 24 February, 2022.
Publisher Curve Games and Swedish indie development studio Neon Giant are excited to announce that the popular cyberpunk RPG “The Ascent” is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 platforms on 24th March 2022.

Pre-orders are now open and players will receive an exclusive RPEG 33 energy-type Rocket Launcher with a unique laser sight in the console’s signature blue when pre-ordering The Ascent on PlayStation.

Pre-order here today:

PS4 EU: https://store.playstation.com/product/EP4395-CUSA14650_00-THEASCENTPREBUND
PS5 EU: https://store.playstation.com/product/EP4395-PPSA02592_00-THEASCENTPREBUND

PS4 US: https://store.playstation.com/product/UP4395-CUSA14683_00-THEASCENTPREBUND
PS5 US: https://store.playstation.com/product/UP4395-PPSA02593_00-THEASCENTPREBUND

Co-founder and Creative Director of the studio Arcade Berg said:
“We’ve been blown away by how amazing the response to The Ascent has been so far on Xbox and PC, so we are thrilled to be bringing the game to a new audience of PlayStation players. We started making The Ascent because we love making games and we want to share what we’ve made with as many gamers as possible in the hope that people enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it.”

Tor Frick, Creative Director and fellow co-founder of Neon Giant added:
“Our wonderful community and their feedback is so important to us and helps us shape the game. It’s amazing to look back and see how far we’ve come even since The Ascent first launched in July last year. We have been able to add new features that players want such as Photo Mode, Transmogrification and now New Game+, as well as the DLC packs. We’re super excited to now be able to bring all of this to players on PlayStation and grow our great community.”

Cyber Warrior DLC Pack

Steam players will also be able to get their hands on the exciting new Cyber Warrior DLC pack available today, which includes 2 new weapons, 1 new tactical, 7 pieces of armour and 3 new weapon skins. The Cyber Warrior DLC Pack is available now on Steam for $4.99 / £3.99 / 4.99€.

The Cyber Warrior DLC Trailer!

New Game+

From today, Steam players will be able to jump into The Ascent’s highly anticipated brutal New Game+ mode, free for all players once they have completed their first playthrough of The Ascent, for a more challenging single player and co-op experience. Unlocking when players complete mission 12 of the base game, hardcore fans can battle tougher enemies with extra abilities and enemy projectiles that are much faster and harder to dodge. Levels are increased to 30 and up and weapons can be upgraded past Mk.10.

About The Ascent
A solo and co-op action-shooter RPG set in a sci-fi cyberpunk world, The Ascent is the first title from Neon Giant, a new 12-person studio composed of games industry veterans who were some of the minds behind iconic AAA titles such as the Gears of War, Bulletstorm and Wolfenstein franchises. The Ascent is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles and PC and Xbox Game Pass.

Join The Ascent’s FIRST Discord for here: https://discord.gg/gC5MTgvXxy

Buy today on Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/the-ascent

Buy today on PC: https://store.steampowered.com/app/979690/The_Ascent/

Pre-order today on PlayStation:

EU: https://store.playstation.com/product/EP4395-PPSA02592_00-THEASCENTPREBUND

US: https://store.playstation.com/product/UP4395-PPSA02593_00-THEASCENTPREBUND

The Ascent base game price: £24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99.

Store links

Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1802450/The_Ascent__CyberSec_Pack/

Windows Store link: https://www.microsoft.com/store/r/9msnfxqmxrt8

Related Links

The Ascent Twitter: @AscentTheGame https://twitter.com/AscentTheGame

The Ascent Reddit – https://www.reddit.com/r/theascent/

Curve Games YouTube: @CurveDigital https://www.youtube.com/curvedigital

Curve Games Website:https://curvegames.com/

Neon Giant Twitter: @NeonGiantGames – https://twitter.com/neongiantgames

More information on Neon Giant can be found at http://www.neongiant.se

About Curve Games
Curve Games is an award-winning independent label working with developers across the world to deliver the best in interactive entertainment. With a uniquely diverse games catalogue that includes renowned indie hits such as For the King, Bomber Crew, The Ascent and Lawn Mowing Simulator, and the multi-million selling smash hit Human Fall Flat, Curve Games has taken its place as one of the leading games publishers worldwide.
More information on Curve Games can be found at http://www.curvegames.com

About Neon Giant
Neon Giant is a small team of experienced games industry veterans with a heritage in some of the world’s biggest action game franchises. With our combined know-how, passion and ambition, we’ve set out to create a new type of studio. Our intention is to draw upon our AAA experience and focus on working efficiently, empowering each individual in order to maximise our creativity and push the boundaries of making really fun videogames.
At Neon Giant, every team member is a key player in our bold vision of creating world-class action games that will stand proud and tall with the giants. Small is beautiful, small is Neon Giant.