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1-2026 Co-Financed by 5th Planet Games, Invincible VS from Skybound Entertainment, creates a huge impression at 2025 Game Awards
COPENHAGEN – January 19, 2026 – This past December in conjunction with the 2025 Game Awards, Skybound Entertainment and its first in-house game development studio Quarter Up, announced the release date and pre-order launch for Invincible VS™, the upcoming tournament-quality superhero tag fighting game. Co-financier of the game 5th Planet Games A/S (OAX: 5PG) today provides the following update to shareholders on this recent marketing effort.
The Game Awards recognizes and upholds creative and technical excellence in the video game industry and is held in-person in Los Angeles and streamed to millions of viewers annually. As part of the December 11, 2025 show, Skybound Entertainment announced new details about Invincible VS with a Release Date Trailer, which reached millions of potential viewers as The 2025 Game Awards experienced 171 million record-breaking global livestreams across digital networks including YouTube, Twitch, Steam, TikTok Live, X, Kick, Facebook and Instagram Live, and more.
In addition to being included in the show itself, Invincible VS was highlighted in articles about The Game Awards and in Invincible VS-specific news articles by hundreds of media across the globe over the last several weeks. Further, Invincible VS social channels saw significant engagement around The Game Awards announcement, including overwhelmingly positive reception from fans to the reveal of the playable character Ella Mental.
Mark Stanger, CEO of 5th Planet Games commented: “Invincible VS’ participation in The Game Awards and the associated positive reception it has received from press, as well as on social media from the fighting game community and Invincible fans, has been very exciting. This is an incredibly impactful step towards the game’s much anticipated launch this April.”
Invincible VS will launch for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC on April 30, 2026, with pre-orders now live at select global retailers.
Invincible VS is the first major game set in the Invincible™ universe based on the acclaimed comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley. Built from the ground up, the game features fan-favorite characters, iconic locations, bone-breaking combos and tournament-quality brutal superhuman tag fighting gameplay – reflecting Quarter Up’s signature approach to visceral combat, deep respect for the source materials and an unwavering commitment to authenticity.
Physical boxed editions of Invincible VS will be distributed across the Nordic region by 5th Planet Games under its partnership agreements with Nordisk Interactive A/S and across Eastern Europe in partnership with Glomerk SA.
ABOUT 5TH PLANET GAMES 5th Planet Games is a video games financing and publishing company located in Copenhagen, active in games across all global platforms and devices. It has a long and successful history of working with established brands and strong IP. Now, in partnership with Skybound Entertainment, the company has extended access to compelling, global IP such as The Walking Dead, Invincible, and more.
ABOUT SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT Skybound is the leading entertainment company built to create, produce, scale, and sustain world-class IP across comics, television, film, video games, audio, merchandise and collectibles. Co-founded by visionary creator Robert Kirkman and CEO David Alpert, Skybound owns and controls a portfolio of globally recognized franchises and cultural hits including The Walking Dead, Invincible, Impact Winter, Stillwater and others. Through a creator-first model, Skybound has become the go-to launchpad for original stories across all forms of entertainment.
INVINCIBLE, INVINCIBLE VS and THE WALKING DEAD are registered or otherwise protected trademarks of Robert Kirkman, Inc. SKYBOUND and any related logos are registered or otherwise protected trademarks of Skybound, LLC. IMPACT WINTER is a registered or otherwise protected trademark of Shoe Leather Digital, Inc.