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IT’S TIME TO SPLIT THE ATOM – TURTLE BEACH’S DISTINCTIVE TWO-PIECE ATOM CONTROLLER IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR AUSSIE GAMERS ON IPHONE

Sydney, Australia – October 4, 2023 – Best-selling gaming headset and leading gaming accessory maker Turtle Beach Corporation (Nasdaq: HEAR) today announced their acclaimed Turtle Beach Atom™ Mobile Game Controller is now available for Aussie gamers on iPhone. The Atom Controller is the brand’s compact and portable mobile gaming controller with a unique design. The Atom’s two ergonomic grip modules fit every Apple iPhone 14, 13, 12 & 11 model, and adjustable spring-loaded clamps ensure there is no need to remove phone cases. The two Atom modules stay connected wirelessly using Turtle Beach’s proprietary 2.4GHz link to perform as a single unit when gaming, while low-latency Bluetooth® guarantees a lag-free connection with any smartphone when cloud gaming on Apple Arcade, Xbox Game Pass, GeForce Now, Steam Link, and more. When it’s time to stow-and-go, the two Atom modules magnetically combine to effortlessly fit in a pocket or in its included carrying case.

The Atom Controller for iOS comes in a Cobalt Blue colourway and is now available at participating Australian retailers for $189.95 RRP.

CHECK OUT THE ATOM CONTROLLER FOR iOS below:

“Our Atom Controller for iOS ensures mobile gamers on iPhone can enjoy their favourite games while using console-style controls they’re used to,” said Cris Keirn, Interim CEO and SVP of Global Sales, Turtle Beach Corporation. “We’re very proud of what we’ve accomplished with the Atom Controller because its magnetic two-piece design brings something truly unique to the mobile controllers space. It’s an exciting addition to our growing, award-winning controller lineup.”

The Atom Controller brings the familiar console-style controller feel to mobile gamers, with ergonomic handles that keep hands relaxed and comfortable during those hours-long gaming sessions. The Atom Controller comes equipped with full-size thumb sticks, a D-Pad, bumpers, triggers, and ABXY buttons, plus view and menu buttons for precise responsive controls on any cloud streaming title. The Atom Controller’s integrated clamps and included rubber pods fit all iPhone 11 models and newer and will fit most iPhones in form-fitting slim cases as well.

The Atom Controller charges up in just over two hours using the included USB-C cable, and each of the Atom’s two modules is powered by a dedicated battery to deliver a reliable 20-hours total battery life on a single charge. The Atom Controller companion app for iOS and Android lets gamers configure additional features, monitor battery life, install future firmware updates, and search for new compatible games.

For more information on the latest Turtle Beach controllers, gaming headsets, simulation products, and other gaming accessories, visit au.turtlebeach.com

About Turtle Beach Corporation

Turtle Beach Corporation (the “Company”) is one of the world’s leading gaming accessory providers. The Company’s namesake Turtle Beach brand is known for designing best-selling gaming headsets, top-rated game controllers, and groundbreaking gaming simulation accessories. Innovation, first-to-market features, a broad range of products for all types of gamers, and top-rated customer support have made Turtle Beach a fan-favourite brand and the market leader in console gaming audio for over a decade. Turtle Beach’s ROCCAT brand combines detail-loving German innovation with a genuine passion for designing the best PC gaming products, including award-winning keyboards, mice, headsets, mousepads, and other PC accessories. Turtle Beach’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Exchange under the symbol: HEAR.

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Apogee’s Extraction Roguelike “Below the Stone” Tunnels a Path Toward Early Access Nov. 17th

Updated demo available today

DALLAS — 3 Oct 2023 — Below the Stone, a dwarf-themed extraction roguelike by developer Strollart and publisher Apogee Entertainment, digs up an Early Access release on Wednesday 17 November for Steam for PC and GOG ahead of its arrival on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X|S in 2024. Aspiring excavators can check out a new demo today.

Leave no stone unturned in this rocky roguelike where mining dwarves explore the Kingdom of Draggas. A top-three “favorite indie” at OTK Games Expo 2022, and voted top-two favorite indie games at TooManyGames of 2022 and 2023, Below the Stone invites explorers to dive into procedurally generated caves where unknown risks and rewards lie in wait. 

Grab a hardhat, a pickaxe, and answer the Earthmother’s call while clearing pathways through the Kingdom’s increasingly-perilous layers filled with dozens of biomes. Hunt for treasure across stony hollows, magma-spouting volcanic depths and crystal-filled caverns, each with its own characters, local flora and area-specific enemies that call for different equipment and playstyles.

Each expedition requires careful calculation. Venture through naturally occurring pathways to complete mission objectives, or carve through fully destructible rock walls hiding secret dungeons and shortcuts. Be careful not to go too deep, as gear is forever lost in failed runs. Return in one piece by balancing progression, resource management and greed during every odyssey into the unknown, and deposit valuable loot and gear in above-ground banks for future cave dives. 

Befriend the Blacksmith and deposit raw materials to craft upgraded weapons, armor and equipment for future runs. Combine raw materials with rare metals to progress from simple tin pickaxes and crossbows to mighty axes and Blunderbusses, and don material-matching armor sets for added stat bonuses. 

Visit the bar to interact with a peculiar cast of fellow bearded brethren, off-duty dragon slayers and necromancers. Converse over a pint to unlock loot-bearing side quests. Stop by the alchemist to brew healing potions, and be careful not to overpay at the item shop! Excavate to underground tunes with more than an hour of original tracks, coming soon to Apogee Music.

Below the Stone contains a surprising amount of depth, and is equally as charming as it is challenging,” said Scott Miller, founder of Apogee Entertainment. “The demo will give future miners a sneak peak of how compelling of an entry this is for the roguelike genre. Tons of content is on the way, keep an eye out for early access in a few weeks”

Below the Stone arrives on Steam Early Access on Wednesday 17 November. Check out gameplay footage of Below the Stone here. For more information on Strollart’s underground tale of dwarven expedition, check out the official website, and follow their Twitter, and Discord.

For more on Apogee Entertainment, please visit the Apogee website and follow @Apogee_Ent on Twitter.

About Strollart

Founded as a place for a group of friends to come together and express their love of indie games, Stollart looks to break the formula that’s pervasive within the AAA space and build something that can only be found within indie development. Michael Strollart, director, producer, and artist, is joined by Andrew, Karam, Eric, Dean, and Matt in the development of their debut game, Below the Stone, with an eye set on showing what a few friends in a metaphorical basement can build together.

About Apogee Entertainment

Apogee Software’s legendary journey began in 1987, when Scott Miller decided to split his new game, Kingdom of Kroz, into three episodes, with the first episode available as free shareware. The “Apogee model” of distribution would revolutionize PC gaming and catapult Apogee Software to global renown. As a publisher, Apogee (and its later incarnation, 3D Realms) would introduce the world to id Software, Remedy Entertainment, Parallax Software, and other video game superstars in the making. As a developer, Apogee would innovate and inspire in equal measure, creating treasured characters and franchises like Duke Nukem, Shadow Warrior, and Prey en route to earning over a billion dollars in commercial revenue.

The new Apogee Entertainment, with founder Scott Miller at the helm, will empower today’s incredibly talented indie developers, paving the way for their global success with innovative ideas, cutting-edge marketing, and the same fearlessness that changed the industry.

High On Life’s New High On Knife DLC Is Available Today On PC, Xbox, And PlayStation

The new adventure puts Knifey in the spotlight, adding new guns, missions, and a whole lot more

RALEIGH, NC – October 3, 2023 – Squanch Games’ High On Knife DLC is available today, giving High On Life fans an all-new adventure filled with laughs, scares, and a completely fictional story about how the convenience of same-day shipping inevitably normalizes corporate surveillance, reducing entire segments of a sentient population to box-flinging commodities – all for the sake of convenience. Plus, two all-new talking guns!

High On Knife is essentially a big new bonus episode set after the events of High On Life’s campaign. Your bounty-hunting hero comes home from adventuring, only to find a missed-package slip for a delivery meant for your knife companion, Knifey. Knifey convinces you to head to his home planet to pick up this mysterious package, and then a bunch of stuff happens. Funny stuff. And spooky stuff!

High On Knife features (amazing!) all-new performances from a variety of well-known actors and comedians, including:

  • Gabourey Sidibe (American Horror Story, Precious) as Mux, the sinister (and foul-mouthed) head of intergalactic shipping titan Muxxalon
  • Sarah Sherman (Saturday Night Live) as Harper, a chatty ex-military pistol with a dark origin story
  • Alec Robbins (Squanch’s head writer) as BALL, a new pinball-inspired gun operated cooperatively by a trio of gibberish-spewing little guys 
  • Ken Marino (Party Down, The State) as an alien parasite that is going to be a part of your bounty hunter’s mission. Look, it’s going to attach itself to you, OK?
  • Michael Cusack (Smiling Friends, High On Life), reprising his role as Knifey 

High On Life’s High On Knife DLC is now available for $14.99 on PC via Steam, the Xbox app, and Epic Games Store; Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S; and PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Players who don’t own High On Life ($39.99) can purchase a bundle with the base game and High On Knife for $49.99 on PC via Steam and Xbox Game Pass; Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S; and PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Xbox Game Pass subscribers on PC and console can purchase an exclusive Xbox Game Pass Bundle, which includes High On Life and High On Knife for $19.99.

High On Life follows the misadventures of an unmotivated high-school graduate who becomes Earth’s last hope following an alien invasion. These interstellar invaders are on a constant search for their next intoxicating experience, and, unfortunately, they discover that humans provide an exquisite high. The only solution is to become a bounty hunter, tracking down the kingpins in the alien cartel to stop their horrifying harvest. It makes sense in context, OK?!

About Squanch Games

At Squanch Games, we make stuff that people love. Games that we want to play ourselves. Experiences that we would like to enjoy and be totally immersed in hours at a time – as well as shorter, crazier experiences that would be great to play with a group of friends, or possibly with your grandmother who only comes over because she is afraid you’ll starve to death if left to your own devices.

You can find more information on Squanch Games’ official website, which also has info on our other Very Good games including Trover Saves the Universe, Dr. Splorchy Presents: Space Heroes, and Accounting+.

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Kingdom Eighties Rides to Consoles & Mobile on October 16

The award-winning micro-strategy game series returns in this stylish love letter to the wonder days of summer camp, riding bikes and adventure!

STOCKHOLMOct. 3, 2023 – Your summer’s not over yet! Raw Fury has revealed that Kingdom Eighties, the new standalone game in the award-winning micro-strategy series, will launch on Oct. 16, 2023, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as well as Android and iOS. Pre-registrations and pre-orders are open now on Android and iOS!

This single-player love letter to the nostalgic days of camp, riding bikes to the mall, and sitting around the TV in your pajamas on Saturday mornings is the perfect way to get one last dose of summer fun as the Greed prepare their next attack on the camp, just in time for Halloween!

A stylish new spin on the hit Kingdom franchise, Kingdom Eighties is an epic adventure of micro-strategy and base-building wrapped in the neon-retro vibes of the ‘80s. As the Leader, a young camp counselor, you’ll team up with new friends like the Champ, the Tinkerer, and the Wiz to protect the town of Monarch from the relentless attacks of the mysterious Greed.

Recruit neighborhood kids and assign them roles like soldiers and builders, use coins to build and expand your kingdom, and fortify it by raising walls and defensive turrets. But be ready – when night falls, the Greed will attack without mercy. Explore your town, unlock new mounts, discover powerful weapons and tech upgrades, and manage your resources wisely to survive.

Key Features

  • Step into the Kingdom Franchise: Kingdom Eighties builds on the series’ well-known world and mechanics with a new experience perfect for newcomers to learn the ropes and fall in love with the franchise.
  • Befriend Your Trusty Companions: Join forces with three supporting characters who will lend you their aid on your journey: the Champ, the Tinkerer, and the Wiz. Each has different abilities you can combine to progress through the game.
  • Hit the Streets in Style: Explore new urban locations never before seen in a Kingdom game. Find fresh wheels at the skateboard park, visit the shops on Main Street, and free the New Lands Mall from the Greed.
  • Live for the Summer: Kingdom’s iconic, handcrafted, pixel-art magic is back with a distinctively ‘80s neon feel. Vibe to an original synthwave soundtrack from Andreas Hald, and travel back to the wonder days of bike rides and summer camp, when anything seemed possible!
  • Brand-New ‘Survival Mixtapes’ Mode: Press play on the mixtape in the pause menu and get ready for heart-pounding survival gameplay. Try your luck beating endless waves of Greed to earn yourself a crown – how many days will you last?

Kingdom Eighties is currently available on PC and Mac via Steam. For more information, visit the game’s official website.

About Fury Studios

Kingdom Eighties is developed by Fury Studios. Founded in 2019 by Raw Fury, the studio is based in Zagreb, Croatia, and Stockholm, Sweden. Along with the development of the Kingdom franchise, Fury Studios supplies 2D/3D asset production and animations, technical support, multi-platform porting, code optimizations and quality control for Raw Fury’s various partners and titles.

About Raw Fury

Raw Fury is a boutique indie (un)publisher founded in 2015 by Jonas Antonsson, Gordon Van Dyke, and David Martinez. We do not care about genres or mechanics. We care about experiences and emotions. We want to help developers make magic.

Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways – Full Gameplay Walkthrough

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In our run through the Separate Ways DLC, we control Resident Evil fans’ favorite spy, Ada Wong, as she tries to accomplish her mission while avoiding a familiar enemy who seems to always be a step ahead of her.

The Separate Ways campaign wasn’t included in the original GameCube version of Resident Evil 4. It was introduced in the PlayStation 2 port of RE 4 as a way to promote that version. While the original Separate Ways was a nice side campaign, it wasn’t as well-fleshed gameplay-wise as this new iteration. Something that was an interesting addition and, unfortunately, remains exclusive to the PS2 version was a post-game bonus called Ada’s Report; in which Ada shares her thoughts about her mission and the rest of the main game’s cast, fully narrated by her voice actress back then.

Despite that, Separate Ways “Remake” introduces new combat mechanics by making use of Ada’s trademark grappling hook. While many assets from the main campaign of RE 4 Remake are reused here, there are plenty of new things to see, and even areas that were cut from Leon’s campaign were reintroduced in Separate Ways.

Resident Evil 4 – Separate Ways – the missing link in the main story – is a thrilling survival-horror adventure starring Ada Wong. See the other side of the story from her eyes as her mission, and fate, intertwines with Leon Kennedy’s a second time.

Resident Evil 4 – Separate Ways
Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Platform: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Windows
Release Date: 21 September, 2023
Price: $9.99 USD

Available here – https://www.residentevil.com/re4/

Summary:

Recommended – Separate Ways brings Ada Wong’s story into a new light while offering fresh feeling combat and unique encounters that make this expansion a great compliment to an amazing game.”

Check out our review for Resident Evil 4 – Separate Ways here!

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Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX Review

Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX

Developer: MOSS
Publisher: NIS America, Inc.
Platforms: Windows (Reviewed), Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Release Date: 7 September 2023
Price: $29.99 USD / $44.95 AUD – Available Here (Xbox Series X US), Available Here (PC Steam)

Overview

Strictly speaking, Raiden III MIKADO x MANIAX is the same old Raiden III that was available on Steam before. Brought on consoles in the US by Nis America, this new version offers the usual technical improvements seen in the many old game remasters that abound on the market nowadays. It also adds a slew of unlockable variations to its soundtrack which was composed by big names in the Japanese arcade scene.

I remember playing the PlayStation 2 version of Raiden III back in the day, but I almost instantly put it on the back burner due to its simplicity. Back then, I was mostly interested in games that pushed the graphics and audio to the next level such as Gradius V and R-Type Final. Many years later, the excellent and easily accessible Raiden IV Overkill – which also received a Mikado remix – put the series back on my radar. Funnily enough, the first Raiden to receive the Mikado treatment was Raiden IV, with Raiden III following it up just recently.

Story

Humanity forms an alliance to fight back an alien threat known as the “Crystals.” To that end, they use the enemy’s own poison, namely crystals, to build a fighting aircraft and take the fight to enemy territory. Yup, that’s a wrap. This brief summary isn’t even in the game proper, so you have a very good idea of how important the story is.

Gameplay

Raiden III is a difficult vertical-scrolling shoot ’em up with simple and addicting gameplay. Due to your ship’s slow speed, memorizing enemies’ bullet patterns is vital. Three types of shots, with different power and function, can be acquired on the fly. Additionally, a limited stock of bombs is available for use in more dire situations.

In arcade mode, up to two players must face the alien menace throughout seven stages, with the difficulty spiking up after every boss. It’s even possible to control two ships at once by choosing dual mode which provides an interesting challenge that will test players’ hand-eye coordination. Five difficulty settings, ranging from easy to very hard, can be selected. Even players not familiar with the genre can get better at their own pace. The arcade difficulty setting is the middle ground, and it’s relatively manageable after some practice. Boss rush and score attack modes are unlocked after clearing the game, and they add much-needed longevity to Raiden III. Regardless, an extra mode or stage would be a much appreciated addition. In fact, Raiden III veterans won’t find anything new gameplay-wise in MIKADO x MANIAX.

Visuals

MIKADO x MANIAX is a faithful recreation of the arcade version of Raiden III. It’d be fantastic to replay this game with redone visuals, but at this point, that’s just wishful thinking. Even so, MIKADO x MANIAX features locked 60 FPS gameplay while running in a much greater resolution when compared to its older versions. That said, there’s no option to enable VSync in-game, and that’s a problem because the screen-tearing gets pretty bad at times. Forcing VSync through the Nvidia control panel crashes the game. Fortunately, PC players can make use of a variety of tools, such as SpecialK, to enable VSync without any perceptible hit to the game’s performance.

Audio

Some might be wondering what exactly this Mikado crossover with Raiden III entails. As it happens, Mikado is an arcade game center in Japan that specializes in retro games. Thing is, the owner of this arcade is a member of a band called HEAVY METAL RAIDEN that is also the official Raiden band. How cool is that? He, together with other known composers in the shoot ’em up scene, provided remixed tracks for this version of Raiden III while also including new versions of older Raiden tracks. The result is some of the best shoot ‘em up music that I’ve listened to in recent years. Players can assign each stage a variety of heavy metal and techno tracks that are unlocked through gameplay. Overall, the sound in Raiden III was completely remastered to a much higher quality than the original version. All of its sound tracks were brought to the same standard found in the Mikado remixes. This is also true regarding sound effects, which now sound crisper than ever.

Overall

While Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX won’t provide enough new content for Raiden III veterans, it’s still a formidable effort and an excellent entry point for newcomers.

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SPINE TINGLING FLESH-PUZZLER SCORN CREEPS YOU OUT ON PLAYSTATION 5 STARTING TODAY 

Haptic and DualSense features immerse you deeper into the labyrinth

LONDON (Oct. 3, 2023) – Fans of the grotesque and macabre on PlayStation can celebrate today as the smash hit first-person horror adventure game Scorn oozes onto PlayStation 5 today from publisher Kepler Interactive and developer Ebb Software. The atmospheric Scorn claimed more than 2 million players when it launched on PC and Xbox last year, and garnered numerous accolades and nominations across the games industry including The Game Awards, The Golden Joystick Awards and more.  

Check out the PlayStation 5 launch trailer here:

The PlayStation 5’s signature DualSense features, including haptic feedback, are set to aid players as they jump into the disturbing and unforgettable nightmarish realm of Scorn starting today in glorious 4k at 60 frames-per-second. Scorn’s artistic style and unique puzzle-horror blend of gameplay will immerse players in a terrifying, dream-like world where they find themselves isolated and lost.  

Abandoned by its previous inhabitants and left to monstrous creatures, Scorn tasks players with navigating an interconnected bio-labyrinth. Learn the rules of this nightmarish place and piece together its freakish secrets using the organic tools available to you. Acquire new weapons and gadgets and come to understand the logic behind this macabre world in order to survive and escape.   

Scorn is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S (available on Xbox Game Pass) and PC (via Steam, Epic Games Store and GoG). An exclusive physical deluxe edition* for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S is available from select retailers and distributed by Maximum Games. The physical deluxe edition comes with the full game, a limited edition SteelBook® case, the game’s atmospheric original soundtrack and a digital artbook. To purchase, visit: https://scorn-game.com/.

*Soundtrack and artbook are available to download via a code and not physical items. Internet connection required. 

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Website: https://scorn-game.com/

About Kepler Interactive

Kepler Interactive – led by the founders of Kowloon Nights – is a developer and publisher that operates on a co-ownership model. Its studios are given strategic leadership roles, all while continuing to develop their games their way, with no creative limitations. Kepler’s partner studios are as varied as they are talented, including A44 Games in New Zealand, Alpha Channel and Timberline in North America, Awaceb, Ebb Software, and Sloclap in Europe, and Shapefarm in Asia. Kepler Interactive itself is headquartered in London. 

BEARS IN SPACE ANNOUNCED UNDER RAVENSCOURT DURING REALMS DEEP EVENT

A brand new gameplay trailer released at the digital Realms Deep Event unleashes your inner bear, wield unique powers and embrace the absurd fast-paced action

Sydney, Australia 3rd October, 2023 – Broadside Games and Ravenscourt are thrilled to announce that a new Bears in Space Gameplay trailer was released at the Realms Deep Event. The action packed, bullet-hell First Person Shooter Adventure game confirms its partnership under the PLAION label Ravenscourt.

Let the chaos unfold and the bullets fly. It’s Bear Vs. Robot time!

WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: https://youtu.be/g1SINqXV9qc

In Bears in Space you take the role of Maxwell Atoms, a Solar Marine turned extraterrestrial castaway. His DNA gets mixed with a Bear’s and now they’re ready to wreak havoc – literally – in a zany and humorous out of this world adventure. With a vast arsenal of wacky weapons, you’ll have to blast your way across hordes of robot fiends in an attempt to get back home.

Realms Deep 2023 made its return on September 30th for a late-night talk show. This annual digital event is a single-day broadcast highlighted exciting action-packed games – from hardcore shooters to RTS, horror games, and RPGs. It featured updates from 3D Realms’ upcoming slate of projects, as well as news, premieres, interviews, and more from notable publishers and developers around the world.

PLAION is proud to announce Bears In Space will be playable on the PAX Aus show floor in PAX Rising (Booth: 51), from 6th – 8th October. Experience the mayhem and join the Broadside team for a zany and humorous out-of-this-world adventure!

Bears In Space is an action packed, bullet-hell First Person Shooter Adventure, coming soon to PC-Steam.

For more information about Bears in Space, please visit: Broadside Games 

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About Broadside Games

Broadside Games was founded in Brisbane, Australia in 2021 and for a majority of the production, the team was made up of a modest 3 developers, John, Garth and Dan. With the release of Bears in Space they hope to grow their studio even further and become a well-known name in the Australian game development scene. Bears In Space will be Broadside Games’ debut release, although co-owner John Eyre has previous industry experience having worked on Hand of Fate 2 and the award winning The Forgotten City. For the first few years of development, Bears In Space was a passion project being worked on by studio leads Garth and John in their spare time. With the help of an Epic Mega Grant they were able to give the game more time and eventually entered into a partnership with PLAION, allowing Bears In Space to go into full production and expanding the studio by bringing on Dan, the third core member of the studio.

About Ravenscourt

Established in 2014 – and operating from its Munich headquarters in Germany – Ravenscourt’s mission is delivering amazing games to a broad audience from both established studios and industry newcomers. With a diverse portfolio, managing the titles of multiple international studios, Ravenscourt games span everything from adventure and management sims through to city builders and indie gems. The label even boasts a good old sing-along karaoke franchise. Our players delight in engrossing narrative driven adventures, relish the challenge of building new worlds and love solving puzzles.

About PLAION

PLAION is a dynamic and diversified business in the global entertainment sector, masterfully crafting franchises that captivate audiences worldwide. Boasting a vast network of nine game development studios, sixteen regional publishing offices, and PLAION PICTURES as an independent film publisher and distributor, the company extends its influence with merchandise production and expansive distribution capabilities across the globe. 

Founded nearly three decades ago, PLAION has firmly established itself within the entertainment arena. With a diverse range of services and solutions, PLAION stands as the premier publishing partner for console and PC games across both physical and digital channels. Moreover, its strong foothold in the Virtual Reality (VR) domain highlights the company’s commitment to varied gaming experiences. 

PLAION is an Embracer Group company. 

Wizard With A Gun – Gunmancer’s Diary: Exploring The Shatter

It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

The latest entry in Wizard With A Gun’s Gunmancer’s Diary series introduces you to The Shatter; the crumbling remnants of a world destroyed by Chaos, wrought with dangerous creatures and all manner of arcane mysteries.

As you embark on your adventures in Wizard With A Gun you’ll discover and explore many different locations, each filled with its own unique assortment of creatures, characters, and interesting artefacts left over from the before times. Some of the folks you meet will have interesting things to tell you, recipes to share with you, quests to take you on, or even guns to sell.

Beginning in The Imperium, the decrepit remains of the wizard empire, your search for vital components and rival wizards, will fling you to the very edges of the world, including the arcane fungal farmland of The Fell, the unforgiving Frozen Wastes, and the parched and perilous Barren Sea.

When it all becomes too much, The Tower is your home away from The Shatter. To begin with it’s a little run down, sure, but over time you’ll come to appreciate its shabby chic. Return to the Tower between expeditions into The Shatter to discover new spells, build out your research capabilities, store loot or process ingredients.

Wizard With A Gun is coming to PS5, Xbox Series S|X and PC on October 17 (October 18 in ANZ). Pre-order now and receive The Noble Wizard Pack – a collection of cosmetic charms for your Gunmancer, all for the magical sum of $36.50 AUD. For those that still can’t wait that long, Wizard With A Gun’s single-player demo has returned to Steam for a limited time!

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“Ion Fury: Aftershock,” Expansion to Dystopian Retro Shooter “Ion Fury,” Launches on PC October 2

AALBORG, Denmark – Oct. 2, 2023 – Ion Fury: Aftershock, the expansion pack for the acclaimed old-school first-person shooter Ion Fury from developer Voidpoint and publishers 3D Realms and Fulqrum Publishing, continues Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison’s explosive adventure Monday, October 2, on PC via Steam, as revealed during Realms Deep 2023.  

After the events of Ion Fury, no one deserves a drink more than Shelly Harrison. But when explosions interrupt her time at a local bar, Shelly is pissed off and immediately readies up. Within moments, the fiendish Dr. Hesksel returns to attack NEO DC and Shelly, armed with a bag of guns and a Roadripper quad hover bike donning homing cannons, sets out to defeat the doc once and for all. 

A massive expansion featuring more than half of the content included in the original game, Ion Fury: Aftershock doubles down on the old-school FPS action with challenging new bosses, a wealth of powerups and secrets to uncover, and an expanded arsenal introducing three new weapons. 

Test Shelly’s newest guns against variants of familiar Ion Fury foes. Fire the Cluster Shot into charging Kamikaze Mechsects, unleashing bouncing pellets to rip them apart as they explode. Lob Gas Grenades toward Cultists to choke them with noxious fumes before they can fire flaming bullets at Shelly. Seek out game-changing powerups like Agility Surge to slow down time and line up shots as Shelly fights her way across each stage.

Blast through enemies on the streets of NEO DC, rip across the countryside on the Roadripper, and prepare for a showdown on a massive volcano that threatens to erupt in a high-octane campaign, all amped up to an Industrial EDM-inspired soundtrack. 

Aftershock encourages various playstyles, inviting hardcore fans to challenge themselves with the latest ultra hard difficulty level. Arrange Mode offers the opportunity to experience Ion Fury with a new coat of paint, incorporating remixed enemies, weapons and more. Set the world ablaze, and lead Shelly to triumph against Dr. Heskel once more.    

“We’re thrilled to share Shelly’s next adventure with the world, and are thankful for the patience of our dedicated fans,” said Frederik Schreiber, CEO of 3D Realms. “We look forward to witnessing fans dive into this heart-pumping journey and see Shelly’s mission to the end!” 

Ion Fury: Aftershock launches on Monday, October 2, 2023,now on PC via Steam for $14.99 USD. The original Ion Fury is currently available on Steam and GOG for $24.99.

For more information please explore the official websites for 3D Realms, Ion Fury, and Fulqrum Publishing and follow 3D Realms on Twitch, Twitter/X, YouTube, and Steam

About 3D Realms

Founded 30 years ago, 3D Realms was the publisher, developer and creator of many legendary gaming franchises, most still going strong: Wolfenstein 3DDuke NukemShadow WarriorMax Payne and Prey.

To learn more about 3D Realms, please visit the studio’s official website.

About Voidpoint

Voidpoint was founded by veterans of the Build Engine modding scene and consists of worldwide talent with decades of combined development experience. The studio proudly presented Ion Fury as their debut title, and can’t wait to up the ante with Aftershock.

About Fulqrum Publishing

Fulqrum Publishing is a global games publisher with a diverse portfolio of titles, that includes both in-house and independent productions. Fulqrum Publishing has successfully launched over 100 game titles including the critically acclaimed series – King’s Bounty, Men of War and Space Rangers. Recent releases include such games as Ancestors Legacy, Deep Sky Derelicts, Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark, Forgive Me Father, & more.

For more information about Fulqrum Publishing and their games, please visit the official Fulqrum Publishing website.