NETHERLANDS – 19 Oct. 2023 –Mail Time, the adorable cottagecore collect-a-thon platforming adventure from solo developer Kela Van Der Deijl and publisher Freedom Games, sends out playful parcels on PlayStation 5|4 and Nintendo Switch today!
Pack up and set out on a grand adventure of the tiniest proportions. As a fresh Mail Scout making their first deliveries, explore the whimsical Grumblewood Grove filled with creatures of all kinds brimming with stories to tell and adventures to enjoy together. Revel in a lighthearted atmosphere, delightful dialogue, and quirky quests without time limits or difficult battles to impede serenity.
Complete cute missions for the citizens of the Grove, from helping a snail confess a secret crush, to assisting a punk rock Woodpecker who loves loud music. Trek through the woods however feels best, whether to feel the satisfaction of making a delivery as quickly as possible, or taking the time to peruse each area, learning what lies around each corner.
Find secret areas and hidden collectibles like soda bottle caps by jumping and gliding from trees to flower petals. Journey in the shoes of a character that feels just right by choosing from over 40,000 potential combinations of skin tones, pronouns, hairstyles, clothing, and mailbags. Create a scout that’s 1-in-a-million, just like you!
“Experience wholesome energy and a sweet escape on consoles in Mail Time, bustling with cuddly critters just waiting to say hello,” said Kela Van Der Deijl, creator of Mail Time. “Send out kindness and appreciate the loving warmth delivered right back from Grumblewood Grove on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation now!”
About Kela Van Der Deijl
Kela Van Der Deijl is the 23-year-old Netherlands-based creator of the Mail Time development project. Originally starting out as a solo developed passion project, once Mail Time went viral on TikTok it garnered praise and support for its strong presentation as a first time game. Mail Time’s team now consists of nearly ten people contributing to the project all sharing a similar love of cottagecore aesthetics, cute frogs, and the LGBTQ+ community.
Freedom Games is a publisher dedicated to offering best-in-class services to partners and providing players around the world with unique and memorable experiences. With over 50 years of combined industry experience at the executive level, Freedom Games seeks to leverage its expertise to facilitate great games like Dreamscaper, Coromon, Dark Deity, Cat Cafe Manager, among other indie hits striving for better publishing experiences.
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CYPRUS – Oct. 19, 2023 – Crank up the volume and kill the lights! Today, at The Indie Horror Showcase, CRITICAL REFLEX turned the spotlight on not one, but four upcoming titles, ranging from the truly terrifying to the curiously gripping.
The publisher’s 3-pronged horror segment began with the surprise release of TELEFORUM, a found footage style horror game from developers Monumental Collab, which is available to play free now on Steam. The news continued with a thematic reveal of the deceptively peaceful Regular Home Renovation Simulator, an all new and expanded horror game from developer Substandard Shrimp. The horror trio closed with a mysterious TV news-style teaser for a new project by Monumental Collab entitled Drowned Lake, with a full announcement to come later this year.
In addition to the horror catalog, the showcase also introduced the hypnotic, hand-painted Flawless Abbey, an immersive grotesque fairytale full of puzzles and intrigue, unfolding before you with every step. More information about all four of these new reveals can be found below.
About TELEFORUM
TELEFORUMis a found footage style horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband’s shocking, public death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
Junji Ito-inspired roguelike unlocks new fears for Halloween
WROCLAW, POLAND – 19 Oct., 2023 –WORLD OF HORROR, the unsettling cosmic horror retro RPG from developer Panstasz and publisher Ysbryd Games, frees Eldritch nightmares from their Early Access bindings into 1.0 release for desktops worldwide via Steam, GOG, itch io, and Microsoft Store today. Japanese audiences can experience 1-bit terror on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4|5 (via backwards compatibility) today, while console versions shall haunt North America and Europe come Thursday, 26 Oct..
Brave what lies underneath the thin veil of serenity over the seaside town of Shiokawa. As madness silently infects every unsuspecting resident, solve grisly mysteries to uncover its true source before it’s too late. Scour every shadowy corner for valuable artifacts and perform cabalistic rituals to delay the inevitable. The Old Gods are watching.
Face gore, death, madness, and more in unforgiving roguelike scenarios replete with unimaginably horrific encounters, ruinous curses, and dark, twisted locations. Choose from 14 playable and unlockable characters and strategize to survive, weighing the stats and perspectives of each and sleuthing to their strengths. With each chilling playthrough, our cast may find more entities from beyond will discover them.
Cling to survival in turn-based combat inspired by genre classics. Wield improvised weapons or attack with fists and kicks to live to see the next investigation. Locate sketchy shopkeepers and canine-run retailers to purchase proper weapons and protective gear. Make decisions in battle and in (relative) peace wisely – each choice advances the paths toward madness, death, and…well, postponed death.
Absorb the spectral scenery of Shiokawa and analyze the palpable fear each handcrafted monster invokes. Twisted imaginations fill in the haunting gaps in 1-bit aesthetic inspired by retro Macintosh graphics and drawn entirely in Microsoft Paint. Inspired by the apocalyptic works of Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft, WORLD OF HORROR ushers the craft of these architects of terror into a playable format.
Endless replayability awaits in 20 mysterious cases filled with procedurally generated encounters. Those who dare to return to Shiokawa on PC can concoct custom cases with a plethora of modding tools and access more mysteries masterminded by the community.
“Reaching the end of development on WORLD OF HORROR has become a massive achievement years in the making, and a journey I do not regret for even a second,” said Pawel Kozminski, founder of Panstasz. “The path, of course, doesn’t end here. I cannot wait to see what new mysteries descend upon Shiokawa through the PC modding community and what journeys I take next.”
WORLD OF HORROR is now available worldwide on PC and macOS for $19.99, and for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4|5 (via backwards compatibility) in Japan at an equivalent price. In North America and Europe, the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4|5 (via backwards compatibility) versions will launch on Thursday, 26 Oct., for the same price. The game offers language support for English, German, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean.
Publisher Ysbryd Games delivers games with stories that have the heart and soul to stay with players for a lifetime, underlined by captivating gameplay and striking aesthetics.
About Panstasz
Panstasz is a one-man studio based in Poland. Founder Pawel Kozminski is always creating, whether it be music, art or video games. WORLD OF HORROR is his first game and has been a passion project over five years in the making.
PARIS — OCT. 19, 2023 — Today SnowRunner, the blockbuster off-roading experience from developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment, launches Season 11: Lights & Cameras, taking players to the wilds of Scandinavia for the very first time. Available for free to all Year 3 Pass and 3-Year Anniversary Edition owners, this new season expands the hit trucking simulation with two new maps, two new vehicles and all-new activities on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. A free update featuring new trailers, new cranes, new flat-beds and a set of 10 new stickers is also available for all players. Look your best as you rove the new Scandinavian landscapes!
Local filmmakers are in need of assistance with action scenes that need some heavy lifting, and your trucks are perfectly suited for the task. Help transport set-dressing, green screens, and actors to contribute to the success of this year’s blockbuster film. When the cameras aren’t rolling, seize the opportunity to support local villages and authorities to help renovate the region and construct new observation posts before the upcoming winter season.
Season 11: Lights & Camerasintroduces the NEO Falcon 2000 and Burlak 6×6, the latest additions to the epic SnowRunner lineup. The Falcon is an ideal option for navigating mountains and general exploring, boasting exceptional ground clearance and a versatile suspension. The Burlak is a robust, powerful vehicle designed for scouting, taking a heavy-duty approach to traverse maps. Its small crane and flatbed options make it a versatile all-rounder, suitable for tasks such as rescues and transportation.
Season 11: Lights & Camera is out now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Benefit from up to 60% off on the base game and up to 50% off on its bundles on Steam.
Save money on all the content released since launch and beyond with the 2-Year and 3-Year Anniversary Editions. Watch today’s Overview Trailer for all the info, and find out more about SnowRunner on the Focus Store.
LOS ANGELES – October 19, 2023 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, released a new game update for its strategy title GRAND CROSS: AGE OF TITANS. This new game update features a new PVP limited-time mode as well as several new events.
Parallel World is a new cross-Kingdom content where at least 4 different kingdoms compete in the map containing World Objects such as the Gate, Shrine, and Royal Castle across a 20-day period. The new content will feature new autumn-themed looks and different battle rules which will require more strategies and tactics. In order to win, an alliance must capture the Royal Castle, after which the triumphant alliance can share the rewards with other alliances within their affiliated Kingdom. Players from Kingdoms at least 60 days old can enter Parallel World from the Event Page.
Starting October 23, players can celebrate the Pumpkin Festival with several limited-time events:
Pumpkin Cookie Bingo Event: Participate in the bingo and obtain rewards such as Advanced Prayer Books, Legendary Star Level Fragments and Legendary Manastones.
Best Witch Event: Achieve a certain rank through troop training, research, construction, etc. can earn various rewards such as the Halloween themed Castle Skin.
Developed by Netmarble F&C, the maker of the popular RPG game Seven Deadly Sins: GRAND CROSS, players will enter a thrilling new strategy game experience at GRAND CROSS: AGE OF TITANS. Large-scale, immersive siege wars engulf the world of Skyna, across land and air, presented in beautiful anime art style graphics. Using a dynamic combat system, players will have the ability to plan and execute their unique strategies to overcome their opponent. Multiple troop-types are at the player’s disposal including Infantry, Archers, Cavalry, and Siege Weapons as well as Ranged Archers and Air Units.
Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading developer and publisher of top-grossing mobile games worldwide. Through powerful franchises and collaborations with acclaimed IP holders, Netmarble strives to elevate the gaming experience and entertain audiences globally. As a parent company of Kabam and SpinX Games, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, The King of Fighters ALLSTAR, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, and forthcoming PC games like Paragon: The Overprime.
It has been nearly three years since CD Projekt Red released the long awaited Cyberpunk 2077 in such a state that many were honestly shocked that the company even thought it was alright to release it in such condition. While our own time with the game was mostly painless it still was hampered through a number of massive issues and over the past few years CD Projekt Red has been working hard to address these problems through various patches, updates, and a proper “next-gen” version of the game. Incremental patches are one thing but now the developer has dropped the full 2.0 update alongside the one and only expansion they have planned for Cyberpunk 2077 in the form of Phantom Liberty. Boasting a fresh coat of paint and refined mechanics alongside tons of new content, is this the Cyberpunk fans have been hoping for for three years?
Story
It is worth noting that CD Projekt Red has offered a few different ways for players to approach Phantom Liberty. They can either choose to start a game from scratch and play from the very beginning with a fresh save, choose to start a fresh game that will immediately skip a good portion of the game’s first act and part of the second act to place them right where they will obtain the mission to kickstart the DLC, or simply by loading up one of their old saves past a certain point in the story and beginning from there. Regardless of how player’s choose to start the DLC, V will receive a call from an incredibly skilled Netrunner by the name of Songbird who is intimately aware of the problem that V is experiencing with the Relic that is slowly killing her. Songbird says she knows of a potential cure for the problem, but V needs to do something for her first and it involves traveling to the militaristic closed off portion of Night City known as Dogtown.
As usual with deals in Night City, not everything is as simple as it seems as V soon finds herself embroiled in a political spy thriller that sees her needing to assist the New United States of America’s president after their ship, Space Force One, is shot down inside of Dogtown. With Songbird only promising to assist should V help the President, things quickly escalate into an all out war involving Dogtown’s leader Kurt Hansen and other factions that come into play in what develops into an engrossing spy thriller that features a wide collection of double-dealings, betrayals, and plenty of tension that even V’s hitchhiker Johnny Silverhand gets to comment on. Combine the stellar celebrity performance of the returning Keanu Reeves with the newly added Idris Elba taking on the role of the former spy master Solomon Reed and Phantom Liberty not only has plenty of star power on offer but also a stellar storyline to match it.
Phantom Liberty‘s storyline will keep players on their toes by offering a number of poignant developments and actual consequences to the actions that they take as the DLC offers two distinct paths that diverge quite harshly from one another depending on the choices made by V. Obviously players can choose to save before making such a choice and experience both routes, and doing so will highlight just how different things can play out between the two. Combine this with the aforementioned character development and performances and players will truly find themselves in for a treat here. Songbird, while not portrayed by a famous actress, is a real highlight in this DLC and stands as one of the best companions throughout Cyberpunk 2077 and her interactions with other characters, especially her longterm history with Reed, make the narrative all the more compelling thanks to the drama involved.
It is worth noting that the game does slow down the pace of the story from time to time by making players take on various “Gigs” in-between missions. The Gigs found in Dogtown are brand new and offer their own enjoyable side-stories as well, including some real standout ones that range from ridiculously humorous to as sad as can be in Night City but it is a bit disappointing, especially for longtime players of Cyberpunk 2077, that the pacing can slow to a crawl at times waiting for the next story mission to trigger through a phone call as players go around doing busywork. That being said, at least Dogtown is full of plenty of new busywork to be had.
Gameplay
Although not particularly tied to the Phantom Liberty DLC, the release of the expansion comes alongside the Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update that saw a significant overhaul to the game’s various RPG elements and mechanics. Not only has this reset the player’s skill points, allowing them to redistribute them as they please, but also seen an upgrade and modification to how cyberware implants work. Previously players would see only minimal improvements by leveling V’s various skill trees but now they have been greatly expanded with a wide array of useful combat abilities that make developing a new and unique V incredibly enjoyable and fairly easy to manage. Melee combat has seen a significant improvement in this new patch and Quickhacks have also seen an improvement through the implementation of the Hack Queue allowing players to burn through enemies using rapid hacks as long as they have RAM to do so. These only are some of the base improvements from the patch itself that has gone a long way in making the game feel like it has truly reached its RPG potential even without touching the DLC.
As for the DLC itself, players will find that Dogtown offers its own unique set of Gigs and little side missions that are fairly plentiful, though perhaps not quite as abundant as the main game. That being said, nearly all of the Gigs are enjoyable and have unique feeling encounters that make them feel like more than simply filler and those looking for random challenges will find the airdrops useful as well. From time to time an airdrop will occur and drop a crate full of useful equipment and items into the city where players will need to fight against others looking to claim the loot. These encounters are random but also perfect ways to improve V’s equipment in various ways as the gear inside is almost always worthwhile.
One new element that has been added into the game’s skill trees in Phantom Liberty is the formerly corrupted Relic tree. While not a massive tree, players will gain access to this upgrade tree with the help of Songbird and, rather than apply skill points to upgrade it, will instead be able to track down items that will unlock points that can be used to upgrade and unlock extra features for V’s already powerful arsenal, especially in the cases of players who like using arm-installed equipment like Mantis Blades.
It is worth noting that even with the 2.0 patch and being DLC, Phantom Liberty is still part of Cyberpunk 2077 as a whole and can still have some bugs randomly appear from time to time. Mostly these issues are negligible physics issues or NPCs behaving strangely but there were still a handful of crashes throughout the lengthy DLC, though considering players can easily sink over twenty five hours into seeing most of what Phantom Liberty has to offer, that isn’t too bad.
Audio & Visuals
With Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty offering a sizable chunk of new content in the form of Dogtown players will find the world is just as detailed as the rest of Night City, with a mixture of dilapidated buildings making the more lively fancier areas seem all the more vibrant. The character designs for the new characters players will meet are impressively modeled and the DLC also features some of the best action sequences of the entire game. It is worth noting that combat also feels far more fluid and dynamic, especially melee combat, though this is likely due to the 2.0 update that accompanied the release of Phantom Liberty.
Once again the voice work is exceptional throughout the DLC, with Idris Elba fitting the character of Reed perfectly but that doesn’t mean that star power is the only factor at play here. The other characters, especially Songbird, are no slouches either when it comes to making sure these characters come to life on the screen, delivering impactful feeling performances that make the story all the more enjoyable. The soundtrack consists of mostly familiar tracks of music carried over from the core game but there are also new pieces of music as well as some great pieces of background music that play through certain fights that really help accent the action.
Overall
Three years is a long time for a video game. Long enough that most people would have moved on but CD Projekt Red chose to take that time and follow through on their promise of delivering an exceptional cyberpunk-styled RPG and they have managed to finally do so. Between the revamped gameplay offered through 2.0 and the amazing quality content provided in Phantom Liberty, this DLC is truly Cyberpunk 2077 at its best and anyone who has been on the fence about the game or concerned whether or not it has redeemed itself will find that Phantom Liberty has done so in spades.
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Another day, another soulslike….clone? No, not gonna say it like that, sounds a bit mean. But interestingly enough, we’re on a recent streak of genuinely good soulslike copies. It’s what I thought about Lies of P that I reviewed recently and truth be told, the first Lords of the Fallen did have that extra something that made it stand out from the rest. A distinct world that didn’t rely too much on bleak colors, terrifying bosses, visual style that was sometimes bordering on horror aesthetic, and so on. But all of these soulslike games tend to stumble on one section where it matters the most – combat. Will this sequel correct the wrongdoings of its predecessor? Let’s find out!
Speaking of which, for some bizarre reason this sequel is also named Lords of The Fallen and the devs just went back and added 2014 in the title of the first game. We already reviewed that one and this is obviously a sequel. Bearing the same name. Yep.
Story
The story continues where it was pretty much left in the previous Lords of the Fallen. Except for this time we are playing as a brand new character so bye bye Harkyr. After an age of the cruelest tyranny, the demon God, Adyr, was finally defeated. But Gods… do not fall forever. Now, eons later, Adyr’s resurrection draws nigh. As one of the fabled Dark Crusaders, journey through both the realms of the living and the dead on your quest to put down Adyr for good. There is also a rumor that following the story in certain ways can reward us with multiple endings and new classes for New Game +. And more bosses, more character classes, and more areas to explore. But does all of that also mean more fun? Let’s find out!
Gameplay
There are some new gimmicks in this sequel and most of them weren’t added for the sake of change but they do add something fresh to the gameplay. With our trusty lantern, we can now shift between umbral world (the spiritual one) and the axiom world (the world of the living). Sometimes when we have certain obstacles in one, we can shift to the other realm to progress further. We now have a lot more starting classes, with some secret unlockable ones through quests and achieving certain endings.
This time the combat feels more fluid, with a bigger arsenal at your disposal, and co-op play feels way more improved. One thing that could use some fine-tuning is the difficulty of certain bosses. I know, I know – this is a soulslike game. But occasionally it feels like someone sprinkled the bosses evenly throughout the game without taking the difficulty curve into account. It all feels very much random. For example, the very second boss in the game is way harder than the rest of the bosses you’ll encounter afterward. Imagine spending an hour trying to beat a boss in the first hour of the game and the next three are so much easier that you beat them on the first try.
Visuals
The sequel also boasts a better engine with way more detailing when it comes to the environment. The umbral realm is as eerie and gothic as the axiom realm is populated, burning, and filled with all sorts of things that are trying to kill you. The character customization in Lords of the Fallen is upgraded as well so you can finely tune the visual of your armor throughout the various sets in the game. All in all, the game looks very good, even in medium settings.
But the optimization is a whole different story, though. The game gets actually playable only after you turn on FidelityFX Super Resolution, and even that only got me above 60 fps. And that worked just fine until the latest update “rewarded” me with stuttering and slowdowns so nasty that even achieving 30 fps after that was a struggle. Not to mention that on high above, the game introduces raytracing which can be quite taxing on your performance – so stick to medium settings or lower. The funny thing is the only place where you can find that out is while lurking on the Steam discussion hub of the game, it’s not even mentioned as a flavor text in visual settings, for example.
Audio
If there is one thing that stands out in this game, it is the voice acting. It is sparse, so don’t get used to it much but when it’s here, you’ll know. It’s a shame that some NPCs aren’t more vocal, since their grimdark voice really complements the game setting. As you mindlessly explore every section in Lords of the Fallen, you’ll never be alone (even as you slaughter all enemies in the area) with random creepy noises, feral screeching in the background, with eerie windy noses keeping you company in both umbral and axiom realms. As expected, the boss themes deserve a special mention, especially the one from a second boss in the game who kindly rewarded me with so many retries.
Overall
All in all, it is not a joyless copypaste of your typical soulslike game, but Lords of the Fallen could use some fine-tuning. As of right now, prepare yourself mentally for some occasional crashes and freezes, enemies clipping through the environment, bosses stun locking you as you lie there helplessly, and most importantly – the overall unfairness when it comes to scaling the bosses’ difficulty and enemies in general. And the deeper you delve into the game, you’ll start to notice less and less variety when it comes to enemies in certain areas. It’s when the game stops being fun and gets dangerously close to being tiresome.
Later on, I just figured it would be best for me to run past everyone instead of spending a minute or two on the same enemies on my way to a boss’s door. That’s the trap of having too many enemies in linear areas, after a while the combat just starts feeling tedious and too boring to be considered challenging. If there is one thing that would make Lords of the Fallen worth your time, it’s the unique visuals and atmosphere, but when it comes to the combat and gameplay this game could definitely use more time on the drawing board.
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Carve your own path through AMC’s The Walking Dead and face the consequences
MINNEAPOLIS – Oct. 19, 2023 – The Walking Dead: Destinies is launching digitally on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on November 17. The release date was revealed in an all-new gameplay trailer, which showcases the game’s adrenaline-pumping action as well as some of the critical moments players will encounter that will allow them to change the course of The Walking Dead history. Will you choose Rick or Shane to lead the group? Will you make an enemy of the Governor, or recruit him to your cause? The choice is yours.
In this third-person action-adventure experience, begin your journey as Rick Grimes, waking alone in a hospital surrounded by the dead. Assemble allies and fight your way through the walker apocalypse across iconic locations from The Walking Dead, including Atlanta, the Greene family farm, the prison, and Woodbury. In crucial choice-driven moments, you’ll forever shape the destiny of your team of characters from the series. Heroes and villains, living and dead – it’s up to you to decide whether to stay the course of history or forge your own path through the world of AMC’s The Walking Dead.
Key Features:
Shatter Fate: Alter the story of AMC’s The Walking Dead by weaving your own path through the series’ events. Save the villain, kill the hero… and live with the consequences.
Slash, Bash & Shoot the Undead: Slay hordes of walkers in third-person action with a variety of melee and ranged weapons, including bats, katanas, revolvers, shotguns, and crossbows.
Build Your Dream Team: Assemble your roster from over twelve iconic characters from AMC’s The Walking Dead, including Rick, Shane, Michonne, Carol, Daryl, and more.
Survive the Apocalypse: Manage limited resources, scavenge for weapons and ammo, and maximize your party’s abilities to stay alive.
Experience the Tension: Defend your camp, rescue survivors, and fight through stealth and all-out combat. Get one last chance at survival in a “broken state” before the walker threat overwhelms you.
The Walking Dead: Destinies launches November 17, 2023 on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam for $49.99. Physical editions of the game are available on December 1, 2023 for PlayStation and Xbox, and January 16, 2024 for Nintendo Switch. The Walking Dead: Destinies is available to preorder now.
The Walking Dead: Destinies is developed by Flux Games and published by GameMill Entertainment. For all the latest updates on the game from now until launch, visit www.TWDDestinies.com.
About AMC
AMC is home to some of the most popular and acclaimed original programs on television. AMC was the first basic cable network to ever win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series with Mad Men in 2008, which then went on to win the coveted award four years in a row, before Breaking Bad won it in 2013 and 2014, and the network’s series The Walking Dead is the highest-rated series in cable television history. AMC’s current original series include Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,Fear the Walking Dead, Dark Winds and the forthcoming series The Walking Dead: Dead City, Lucky Hank, and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, among others. AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand, mobile, and on AMC+, the company’s premium streaming bundle featuring content from across AMC and sister networks BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV as well as streaming services Shudder, Sundance Now and IFC Films Unlimited.
GameMill Entertainment, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a third-party publisher of console and mobile games for passionate fans around the world. Development platforms include PC, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft consoles including the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Sony consoles including the PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4, and mobile devices. With development across the globe, GameMill is a source of entertaining and fun games for all ages. For more information, visit https://gamemill.com, as well as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
Starting today, board and card game enthusiasts worldwide can join in the crowdfunding campaign for The Witcher: Path of Destiny — Go On Board’s latest title set in The Witcher universe, created in close collaboration with CD PROJEKT RED. Details of the campaign and the chance to opt in are available via The Witcher: Path of Destiny game page on Gamefound.
Snapshot:
The Witcher: Path of Destiny is a new board game from Go On Board being created in collaboration with CD PROJEKT RED.
Gameplay combines board game and card game mechanics with rich storytelling of The Witcher and The Witcher series of games.
Players (1-5) embody iconic Witcher-world characters and retell key events from around the Continent while influencing their outcomes.
Go On Board’s crowdfunding campaign for Path of Destiny is now live on Gamefound.
Full article:
The Witcher: Path of Destiny is a brand new board game from Go On Board, creators of The Witcher: Old World and other games. Tailored for 1-5 players, the title will see participants take control of some of the greatest heroes from The Witcher series of games — including Geralt, Ciri, Yennefer, Vesemir, and Dandelion — and relive iconic stories from all around the Continent, with a twist! As players engage in board- and card-based gameplay, they may choose to make different choices and diverge from the original path to explore various “what-ifs”. Combining immersive storytelling in a rich and dark fantasy world with easy-to-learn yet deep mechanics that integrate tableau-building, hand management, and strategic thinking, Path of Destiny will offer a wholly new experience within the The Witcher franchise.
“With The Witcher: Old World, the Go On Board team proved that they not only know what makes The Witcher world tick, but also how to adapt the setting perfectly into a unique and engaging board game experience that wholeheartedly embraces its source material,” said Jan Rosner, VP of Business Development, CD PROJEKT RED. “Our next joint project, Path of Destiny, will be just as unique, if not more so, by letting players interact with the world of The Witcher like never before, with choices having consequences that can lead well known stories toward thrilling new conclusions. Exploring these possibilities is a lot of fun, regardless of board game experience or knowledge of The Witcher universe. I can’t wait for you to check it out — do let us know what you think!”
Participation in the project’s Gamefound campaign is open to anyone wishing to contribute. The Go On Board team has prepared a variety of options for pledging support, as well as numerous stretch goals — when unlocked, they will influence the game’s content. Several pledge options also entail receiving the game prior to its retail release in either a standard or deluxe variant, with the latter including all content featured in the standard edition, as well as everything unlocked during the crowdfunding campaign and exclusive deluxe edition goodies.
Go On Board and CD PROJEKT RED’s prior collaboration has seen The Witcher: Old World funded in record time, raising a total of €8.5M and becoming one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns for a board game ever. Following the campaign, the game was released in retail worldwide in 17 language versions, selling 150K copies of the base game and nearly double that including the game’s expansions.
For more information regarding The Witcher: Path of Destiny, visit the game’s official website. Details regarding the crowdfunding campaign are available on Path of Destiny’s page on Gamefound.
About CD PROJEKT RED
CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for PCs and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include the futuristic RPG Cyberpunk 2077, its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty, and The Witcher series of games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and its two expansions. In collaboration with Studio Trigger, CD PROJEKT RED also created the award-winning Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, set in the same universe as the game. Other games developed by the studio include Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).
About The Witcher franchise
Created by CD PROJEKT RED, The Witcher is a series of fantasy role-playing games following the adventures of professional monster slayer Geralt of Rivia. To date, the series has sold over 75 million copies worldwide and garnered over 1000 awards. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which released in 2015 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and later in 2019 on the Nintendo Switch, won a total of 250 Game of the Year awards and has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. The Witcher games are set in the universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski in his series of books.
All-new trailer shows how you become the last Transposer and free your patients’ tortured minds
PARIS – Oct. 19, 2023 – Twin Sails Interactive and Drop Rate Studio announced today that psychological turn-based tactical RPG, Wantless: Solace at World’s End, launches into Steam Early Access on November 8. This news was revealed in an all-new gameplay trailer showcasing the games tactical combat and tormented minds you’ll enter.
Wantless is a fast-paced tactical RPG that mixes extensive skill-crafting and challenging turn-based combat. Donning the coat of Eiris, you will face horrors made manifest and walk the fine line of morality in a dying world. Warp inside your patients’ tormented minds to deal with their woes while trying to preserve their memories, or suffer the consequences.
Each action undertaken by Eiris will empower every enemy in the room. The more the player acts, the more resources each opponent will have. Mindfully use the environment to your advantage to even the odds within each transposition. From carefully placed explosives to pools of noxious poison, there is no ignoring the terrain in this merciless tactical combat.
To prevail, Eiris will have access to a deep skill-forging system, allowing you to modify each skills’ effect, form, range, and more. Specializing in close-combat combos, raining death from afar, or manipulating the battlefield, forge your own playstyle and improve it after each run. Each transposition you venture into comes with its own randomly generated objectives, biome and rewards – be prepared to lose, gear up for victory and keep your own fear in check!
Twin Sails Interactive and Drop Rate Studio chose to launch the game in early access, allowing us to fine-tune and improve the game based on players’ feedback. Our team is aware that this is just the beginning of a journey, hand in hand with the Wantless community, and not the final product. New content (bosses, enemies, biomes, patients, etc.) and gameplay mechanics (skills, events, progression systems) will be added regularly throughout early access. Updates will include content based on the community’s feedback and we’ll solve bugs as soon as they are discovered to ensure the best experience at launch. The full release will include a complete storyline with additional unique patients, content and features yet to be announced.
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About Twin Sails Interactive
Twin Sails Interactive is an international video game publisher, part of the Asmodee Group, an Embracer company since March 2022. Based in Paris, our team of passionate professionals partners with developers to help drive their titles to success. Originally known as a specialist of digital board-game adaptations under the name Asmodee Digital, Twin Sails expands Asmodee’s reach into original, creative titles aimed at a wide audience on PC and consoles. Following the release of the acclaimed Gloomhaven adaptation and Ember Knights‘ full launch crowning its well-received early access period, Twin Sails is publishing indie gems Survival: Fountain of Youth, Wantless, Innchanted, News Tower,Amberial Dreams and Bloomtown, with more yet to be announced. To learn more: www.twin-sails.com.
About Drop Rate Studio
Drop Rate Studio is a French indie game development studio founded by two former industry producers. Our goal is to create unique worlds where players are free to build their characters however they like, and where these creations are put to the test against unforgiving challenges. We want to create games that reward you for spending time with them.
