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Wantless: Solace at World’s End Out Now in Steam Early Access

The mind is your battlefield in this dynamic turn-based tactical RPG, available for 10% off this week!

PARIS Nov. 8, 2023 – Twin Sails Interactive and Drop Rate Studio have launched the psychological turn-based tactical RPG Wantless: Solace at World’s End on Steam Early Access today for $16.19/€16,19 after a 10% discount available through November 14 ($17.99/€17,99 before discount). Warp inside your patients’ tormented minds to battle their inner demons while trying to preserve their memories, or suffer the consequences. Check out the game’s launch trailer and get ready to walk the fine line of morality in a dying world.

In Wantless: Solace at World’s End, you’ll play as Eiris, one of the world’s last transposers – doctors who delve into the psyches of patients to alleviate their suffering in dynamic turn-based combat. Craft your own abilities with a deep skill-forging system to prevail against the horrors made manifest dwelling within. Each transposition comes with its own randomly generated objectives, biome and rewards – be prepared to lose, gear up for your next victory, and keep your own fear in check!

Key Features:

  • Battle Terrors Inside Your Patients’ Minds: Fight over 70 unique enemies, including 22 challenging bosses, from your patients’ psyches, but be careful not to cause even more instability within their fragile minds. Discover unique patients with their own personalized storylines, personalities and battles to unlock legendary items, special skills and cool outfits!
  • Endless Skill-Crafting Possibilities: Craft your own skills, modifying each ability’s effect, form, range, and more. Forge your own playstyle and improve it after each run, specializing in close-combat combos, ranged firepower, or manipulating the battlefield strategically. Possibilities grow exponentially with each run, providing you with new tactical solutions for the increasingly complex challenges that await!
  • Dynamic Combat System: Mix and match effects to create devastating combos, balance your action points and cooldowns effectively, and utilize buffs and debuffs to outsmart your opponents. The more you act, the more resources your foes gain, so use the environment to your advantage mindfully to even the odds!

And there’s even more to come! New content driven by community feedback will continually be introduced throughout early access, including new storylines, bosses, enemies, biomes, and patients. The development team also plans to add new gameplay mechanics (skills, events, progression systems) and massive features like ship engineering, helping you customize your runs with special buffs, challenges and more. There’s plenty of surprises yet to be announced, but you can check out the detailed early access roadmap on Steam.

For the latest updates on Wantless: Solace at World’s End, follow the game on Twitter and Discord. Players can also submit their early access feedback directly with the developers at wantless.featureupvote.com.

For everything else from Twin Sails Interactive, visit the company’s official website, and follow along on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

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.

Bring Them Home: Historical RTS Last Train Home Gets New Crew Management Trailer

BRNO, Czech Republic & VIENNA, Austria – Nov. 8, 2023 – How does one keep moving forward in a dire situation? You’ll have to answer this question in the grim real-time strategy game Last Train Home. Today THQ Nordic and developer Ashborne Games have released a new trailer that shows you a glimpse of the challenges you’ll face as you try to guide your soldiers home safely.

Play the Demo: thqn.net/lth-steam

Commanding your brothers and sisters of the Czechoslovak Legion is not only about leading them through combat or plotting your train’s course. Ensuring they have sustenance and shelter is just the beginning. It’s also about preserving their mental well-being and kindling the flame of hope. Hope that they’ll eventually return home and weather the hardships ahead. In this challenging journey, you’ll face tough decisions where distinguishing between right and wrong won’t be straightforward.

About Last Train Home

The Great War is over – but the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.

Last Train Home is developed by Ashborne Games in Brno, Czech Republic, and is coming to PC on Nov. 28, 2023. You can add the game to your wishlist here: thqn.net/lth-steam

If you want to learn more about the game, make sure to visit the website, follow us on social media, or discuss with other fans on Discord:

Website: https://lasttrainhome.thqnordic.com

About Ashborne Games

Ashborne Games is a game development studio with roots in Brno, Czech Republic, growing the strategy/RPG genre. The team is currenctly working on its new project, Last Train Home, and was also responsible for helping Comanche to lift off. The studio is a member of the THQ Nordic family.

About THQ Nordic

THQ Nordic’s official boilerplate can be found on our website: https://www.thqnordic.com/company/about

FARMING SIMULATOR KIDS: GIANTS SOFTWARE & JOHN DEERE ANNOUNCE FARMING-FUN FOR CHILDREN

Farming Simulator Kids expands the family-friendly universe: While the acclaimed Farming Simulator series has always been popular among children, publisher and developer GIANTS Software announces a brand-new game to introduce the growing generation to the colorful and fun world of farming and blooming nature. Farming Simulator Kids will be available on Nintendo Switch™ & mobile devices, suited for all ages – coming Spring 2024.

Playful Agriculture & Variety of Mini Games

With cute aesthetics, Farming Simulator Kids invites young players to live a cozy farm life. Educating and entertaining them in a child-friendly environment, the gameplay of Farming Simulator Kids focuses on audiovisual presentation instead of text. Still, virtual neighbors – including some anthropomorphic animal characters – display their needs for help and ask young players to harvest crops or prepare a delicious sandwich.

Education & Entertainment for the Little Ones

Children explore farm locations to grow and harvest healthy crops, or care for adorable farm animals like cows, chickens, or geese in their stables. As big tractors and other vehicles are a must, kids can operate a variety of machines by renowned manufacturer John Deere. All while creating unforgettable and educational farming stories that are rewarded with achievements and can be captured with a video creator mode.

Experiencing the Value of Produce

“We’re thrilled beyond measure to introduce young children to farming in a playful and sheltered way,” says Thomas Frey, Creative Director at GIANTS Software. “With John Deere as our ideal partner for Farming Simulator Kids, we’re creating an educational and unforgettable – even inspiring – farming game for young players, one that may even nurture their general interest in farming.”

“It is a pleasure for us to support such an appealing project, which introduces children to agriculture in a playful way and awakens their interest in food production,” comments Stefan Mügge, Manager Marketing Communication at John Deere.

Aside from mini-games like gardening or sandwich making, there is much more to do: Little farmers visit their own farmers’ market to get a feeling for the value of the fresh produce they grew and cared for. They can trade items at a swap shop, create delicious food items from produce, or simply chill out in their house, and meet lovable characters to interact with.

Feature Highlights

  • Child-Friendly Graphics, Music & Sound Effects
  • Character Creator with Lots of Styles & Possibilities
  • Multiple Locations to Explore: Farm, Barn, Market & More
  • 10+ Crops to Plant & Harvest, 75+ Food Items, 100+ Objects & Other Items
  • Vehicles & Tools by John Deere, the World’s Largest Agricultural Brand
  • Domestic & Wild Animals to Befriend and Care for
  • Loveable Characters and Animals to Meet
  • Activities like Field Tasks, Driving Vehicles, Gardening & Making Sandwiches
  • Achievement System & Video Creator

Farming Simulator Kids will be available for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices in Spring 2024. Further information can be found on the official Farming Simulator website.

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About GIANTS Software
GIANTS Software is an international video game developer and publisher from Switzerland established in 2004 and known worldwide for creating the popular Farming Simulator series. The team with offices in Switzerland (Zurich), Germany (Erlangen), USA (Chicago) and Czech Republic (Brno) is very committed to maintain close contact to the agricultural industry and to engage with the community.

About Farming Simulator
Since 2008, over 30 million units of Farming Simulator have been sold worldwide. The game series has been released on all popular platforms including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs since then. From the start, the team enabled users to create mods with the company’s own GIANTS Engine. With the Farming Simulator League (FSL), the series introduced a competitive esports mode in 2019 – with teams competing in professional tournaments and many acclaimed brands and sponsors on board.

About John Deere

John Deere is a world leader in providing advanced products and services. The company’s innovative technology is key to serve the growing worldwide population. Higher standards are necessary to meet the world’s dramatically increasing need for food, fuel, shelter and infrastructure.

More than 79,000 employees worldwide generate a turnover of 52 billion US-$ with agricultural equipment, as well as lawn and grounds care equipment and construction and forestry equipment. In 2017 the company acquired the Wirtgen Group, the leading manufacturer of road construction equipment.

John Deere runs more than 70 manufacturing facilities in 19 countries and the products are sold in 160 countries worldwide. The company has a strong presence in Europe, CIS, Africa and Near & Middle East. With nearly 19,000 employees John Deere is the largest employer in Europe.

© 2023 Published and developed by GIANTS Software GmbH. Farming Simulator, GIANTS Software and its logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GIANTS Software GmbH. All manufacturers, agricultural machinery, agricultural equipment, names, brands and associated imagery featured in this game in some cases include trademarks and/or copyrighted materials of their respective owners. The agricultural machines and equipment in this game may be different from the actual machines in shapes, colors and performance. Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo. All other names, trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

SECURITY BREACH DETECTED: LEGENDARY WARRIORS ESCAPE TO JOIN CHAMPION SHIFT’S PROLOGUE CHAPTER

The Dominion is strong, but these champions are stronger.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, 7 November 2023 | SRG Studios is thrilled to launch a full preview of their first PC title, Champion Shift, today on Steam. Champion Shift’s Prologue–featuring three playable champions, select battle stages, and co-op compatibility–is free to download for PC.

Sun Wukong has managed to slip past the Dominion’s forces and escape the corporation’s oppressive lab, freeing a few of his companions in the process. Now, they’re on the run and ready to reclaim their powers. Play as the supernatural Sun Wukong, the fabled Athena, or the bold Gilgamesh and lead the fight in this fast-paced action roguelike; experience three unique maps, day and night variations, character-specific abilities, and a thrilling original soundtrack. Begin your journey solo or co-op with friends to maximize your power potential!

As you fight through hordes of enemies in Champion Shift’s Prologue stages, upgrade your character’s abilities to craft a custom kit. Add additional damage-dealing mechanics or invest in your character’s unique skills to reach higher levels and more challenging bosses. Are you ready for a change of pace? Transform any character into their vehicle form, closing the distance between you and your objective in seconds; additional skills are available for your champion’s sleek car! When you’re ready to up the pressure, invite up to three other players to your map and fight alongside each other toward victory.

Features:

  • Unlock globally iconic champions, including Sun Wukong, Athena, and Gilgamesh!
  • Default auto attacks or optional manual aim for a customizable gameplay experience.
  • Challenging enemy encounters to test your playstyle and strategy, including boss battles.
  • Shift between vehicle and champion, each with their own strengths and additional skills.
  • Shift between vehicle and champion, each with their own strengths and additional skills.
  • Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players.
  • Original scores accompany each stage, including day and night variations.

The Champion Shift Prologue is available for download on Steam. Wishlist the title to keep up with the latest Champion Shift news, or visit the official Champion Shift website, X (formerly known as Twitter) and YouTube for more.

About SRG Studios

SRG Studios was founded in 2013 with a focus on developing mobile games. Known for games like Jaws.io, Ink Inc., Heroes Inc., and Sausage Wars, our games have been downloaded over 200 million times. The release of Champion Shift will mark our transition from mobile games developer to developing games for consoles and PC.

Explore the Wild West of Teardown in the Dynamite New “Time Campers” DLC Trailer

Uncover old-timey missions, maps, and tools on PC and consoles Nov. 15

MALMÖ, SwedenNov. 8, 2023 – Saddle up, partner! Tuxedo Labs and Saber Interactive are excited to take Teardown back in time with the “Time Campers” campaign expansion DLC, coming to PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on Nov. 15. The award-winning destructive heist game’s first premium DLC introduces new missions, maps, tools, horses, and more. “Time Campers” will be available as part of Teardown’s new Season Pass for $29.99, or as a standalone purchase for $7.99.

“Time Campers” puts Teardown players in the seats of a time-traveling camper van destined for the old times of the Wild West. When the camper breaks down, you’ll need to use creative problem-solving to find and pilfer old-timey materials in an attempt to get the time machine back into working order. The standalone campaign introduces a new storyline and character, a suite of period-appropriate tools, and two new maps: an old mining town with a gunpowder factory, as well as a map featuring a train station, sheriff’s office and ravine.

The “Time Campers” DLC is just the first of four new content packs coming before the end of 2024. The next DLC, “Folkrace,” is scheduled to come out in the spring, officially bringing destructive racing to the game with new modes, racetracks, and vehicles. Players can get the first two DLC packs by picking up the Deluxe Edition of Teardown, or all four packs by purchasing the game’s Season Pass or the Ultimate Edition of Teardown.

Teardown is available now on PC via Steam and will launch on Nov. 15 for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®5, and PlayStation®Plus Extra/Premium/Deluxe. Xbox players can pre-order the game today to receive early access to bonus content, including the vehicle-based Löckelle Motor Park game map and two heavy-duty monster trucks. For more on Teardown, visit TeardownGame.com, and join the community on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Discord.

About Tuxedo Labs

Tuxedo Labs is a tech-driven game studio in Malmö, Sweden. We are a small team of seasoned game developers creating innovative and unique games based on new technologies. Our mission is to push the limits in both game technology, interactivity and gameplay. To achieve that, we create our own tools and game engines, like it used to be. Our first game, Teardown, is based on groundbreaking voxel technology combined with destruction physics and ray tracing. Tuxedo Labs is a standalone entity under Saber Interactive, an Embracer Group company. www.tuxedolabs.com

About Saber Interactive

An Embracer Group company headquartered in the U.S., Saber Interactive is a worldwide publisher and developer consisting of over 20 studios in the Americas and Europe. Creating games for all major platforms based on original and licensed IPs, Saber’s titles include Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, World War Z, SnowRunner and Evil Dead: The Game. Founded in 2001, Saber is known for two decades of development partnerships with AAA publishers, producing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Crysis Remastered and many others.

RoboCop: Rogue City Review

RoboCop: Rogue City

Developer: Teyon
Publisher: Nacon
Platforms: Xbox Series XXbox OnePlayStation 5PC (Reviewed)
Release Date: 2 Nov 2023
Price: $49.99 USD – Available Here

Overview

There are some names from pop culture and when you say them, people instantly know what you’re talking about regardless of their knowledge of the topic. People who don’t play video games know what Mortal Kombat is, people who don’t listen to a lot of music (or speak English even) know about Michael Jackson and you don’t have to be a big sci-fi or a movie expert to know who RoboCop is.

Movies or TV shows that ingrained themselves in pop culture are always a good choice for video game adaptations but they don’t always end up being good games. So here we have RoboCop: Rogue City trying to break that curse and make a name for itself. I’m already full of assumptions about what to expect; nut shots, iconic movie quotes, badass music, maybe a plethora of references from movies, and who knows what else. Now let’s dig in deeper and try to clean up the streets of Detroit.

Story

The story of the game is set between the events of the second and the third movie. If that tells you pretty much nothing, allow me to refresh your memory. In RoboCop 2, RoboCop battles the gang of Cain, the cartel leader behind a new designer drug – Nuke – and eventually defeats him, but OCP recovers the body of Cain and extracts his brain for a successor model of RoboCop (conveniently named RoboCop 2) that eventually goes rogue due to his Nuke addiction, disrupting OCP’s original plans of its radical urban redevelopment of Detroit (named Delta City) and forcing RoboCop to stop and destroy Cain.

That’s for the movie segment but the story expands on the game where things get a bit more complicated. While rescuing hostages from the Channel 9 studios that were occupied by Soot and the Torch Heads, RoboCop suffers hallucinations of his past life as Alex Murphy when he sees one of the hostages bear an uncanny similar appearance to Murphy’s wife, causing him to hesitate and forcing Lewis to directly intervene. To make things worse, there is a new kingpin in Detroit pulling all the strings for all the major gangs in the city and he is simply called the “New Guy”. Spooky.

Gameplay

RoboCop is armed with his trusty Auto 9 gun that has unlimited ammo but you can also pick up weapons dropped by enemies and the arsenal is quite impressive. You also have explosive barrels, TV sets, PCs, and whatnot that you can use to fling onto your enemies. Can’t find any of that? No worries, just pick up an enemy and throw them into another. Two birds with one stone (or throw), as they say. The Alex Murphy edition of RoboCop: Rogue City also comes with an OCP Shotgun sidearm, damaged RoboCop armor cosmetic taken from the first movie, and a prototype version of your trusty Auto 9 gun.

Since RoboCop has that sturdy metal exterior, he only takes minimal damage from gunfire but then again, the enemies have something that you don’t. Safety in numbers. It’s easy to get overwhelmed if you’re not paying attention and things get more hectic later with new enemy types and so on. So the key is to pick them apart strategically and use the environment to your advantage. There is also a plethora of upgradeable skills that you unlock by earning XP through story missions and side objectives. Speaking of it, the game has an impressive amount of side content, easter eggs, and things to unlock. Detroit never felt so intriguing as it is deserted and on the verge of collapse.

Visuals

This is where things get a bit complicated. The game looks great on high settings, that is if you can afford to run this game on high. It is badly optimized, with occasional stuttering and FPS drops during cutscenes. You could even afford to compromise here and there if your FPS wasn’t tied to aiming speed and precision. Technically it isn’t, but lower FPS causes a slower response in moving the gun, aiming at enemies, zooming in, and so on. Needless to say, the game could definitely use a performance fix or two. All in all, it looks great when you have a sturdy PC to run it.

Audio

Now for something we all want to know when it comes to this game – yes, our RoboCop is voiced by Peter Weller but that’s not all. He is also joined by his movie companions Anne Lewis and Sergeant Warren Reed. There is nothing like hearing Peter Weller saying the iconic lines of “Dead or alive, you’re coming with me” or “Drop it, scum”. The voice acting for the titular and all the other characters is nothing short of impressive. The eerie soundtrack is also a good companion while you’re exploring the streets of Detroit. Sometimes it’s barely there while you go through every alley before kicking in once you stumble on some gang members.

Overall

At the end of the day, this game gives you more than you bargained for. Engaging story, plenty of side content, and great voice acting but there is one splinter here in the form of bad optimization. To get the game to a somewhat playable state you have to make some compromises when it comes to visual settings. Depending on the strength of your rig those compromises can be somewhat tolerable or bordering on unacceptable. Here is to hoping for some game-changing performance fix but so far things aren’t looking too good. If you are lucky to run this game as it was intended, you’ll undoubtedly have a blast. For everyone else, it might finally be time to start thinking about some hardware upgrades thanks to this game.

Capsule Computers review guidelines can be found here.

Third Xbox Transparency Report Shows Evolving Approach to Creating Safer Gaming Experiences

Today, Xbox released its third Transparency Report. This report shares data and insights that detail the efforts taken to create safer experiences, including the combined importance of human oversight with evolving capabilities of artificial intelligence that build on the foundation of our safety work to date.

Preventing toxicity before it reaches players is a crucial part of Xbox’s efforts toward providing a safe and inclusive platform for all. As noted in the report, 87% (17.09M) of total enforcements this period were through Xbox’s proactive moderation efforts.

  • Key highlights in the report, covering Jan-June 2023:
    • Spotlighting the responsible use of AI to prevent toxicity. Including Community Sift, our AI-powered and human insights-driven content moderation platform that classifies and filters billions of human interactions per year, as well as Turing Bletchley v3, the multi-lingual model that scans user-generated imagery to ensure only appropriate content is shown.
    • New insights into blocked content volumes. To better measure success, Xbox includes a dataset called Toxicity Prevented. In this last period, over 4.7M pieces of content were blocked before reaching players, including a 135k increase (+39% from last period) in imagery thanks to investments in utilizing Turing Bletchley v3.
    • Increased emphasis on addressing harassment. Xbox actively works toward identifying and addressing any abusive behavior, including hate speech, bullying, and harassment. With that goal in mind, it made improvements to internal processes to increase proactive enforcement efforts by issuing 84k harassment/bullying proactive enforcements (+95% from the last period).
    • Understanding player behavior after enforcement. Xbox is always taking the opportunity to learn more about how to drive a better understanding of the Community Standards with players. To that end, the team analyzed how players behave after receiving an enforcement. Early insights indicate that the majority of players do not violate the Community Standards after receiving an enforcement and engage positively with the community.

Please find the Xbox Wire blog announcement here, which notes Xbox’s recently introduced safety measures such as the voice reporting feature and enforcement strike system. The Wire also details action taken around the world to invest in safer player experiences, including Minecraft and GamerSafer’s partnership to curate the Official Minecraft Server List; and launch of Xbox Gaming Safety Toolkits for Japan and Singapore. The full Transparency Report is here.

New “Feel it Now on PlayStation 5” spot highlights the emotional thrills that gaming on PS5 inspires

Next week marks the third year since PS5 launched, and Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) wants to take this opportunity to thank the more than 40 million players who’ve joined the global PS5 community. In the first three years, PlayStation Studios and third-party developers have introduced more than 2,500 PS5 games for players to enjoy, including fan-favourite titles in recent months like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2Baldur’s Gate 3, and Final Fantasy XVI

Coming into a holiday season with more console supply than SIE have had since the launch of PS5, this Christmas will truly be a big period for gamers and SIE alike. 

To celebrate this moment, SIE is welcoming gamers around the world to experience the emotional power of immersive play on PS5 with the new spot, ‘Feel it Now on PlayStation 5.’ Through the creative imagination of developers and innovative use of console features like 4K visuals, 3D audio, the ultra high-speed SSD, and the DualSense controller’s haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, gaming on PS5 evokes heightened sensations. The latest spot highlights the breadth of emotions players feel while exploring PS5 worlds, from a snapshot of fear, coming face to face with a Clicker from The Last of Us Part I, to the joy of meeting mooncalves from Hogwarts Legacy and befriending a frost wolf in Final Fantasy XVI

Check out the new spot below!

Expanding the best games lineup in PlayStation history

Since swinging into living rooms last month, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has captivated players with its epic storyline, two playable super heroes, and visually-stunning Marvel’s New York. In the past 12 months, PlayStation Studios and partners have delivered a steady stream of critically-acclaimed hits, including God of War RagnarökAssassin’s Creed MirageDiablo IVHogwarts Legacy, Horizon Call of the Mountain, Mortal Kombat 1, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Street Fighter 6, Humanity, and remakes of Dead Space and Resident Evil 4.

These extraordinary experiences add to the best lineup of games in SIE history, which already includes fan-favourite PlayStation console exclusives like The Last of Us Part I, Final Fantasy XVI, Gran Turismo 7, Returnal, Demon’s Souls, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Meanwhile, the Game Catalogue for PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe members continues to refresh monthly with popular titles like Horizon Forbidden West, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Sea of Stars, and more.

Innovative new products coming this holiday

This holiday, SIE will introduce a range of new hardware products and accessories that unlock new ways to play, including the Pulse Explore wireless earbudsand Access controller for PS5. The PlayStation Portal remote player will also be launching early 2024 in Australia. 

With these new products, alongside PlayStation VR2 and the DualSense Edge wireless controller, gamers can enhance their PS5 experience with more innovative options than ever before in PlayStation console history.

More amazing games on the horizon

While 2023 has been an epic year for gaming, there are even more great games to look forward to next year, including Helldivers 2, Concord, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Tekken 8, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Pacific Drive, and more.

To find out more about the titles available at launch, head to the PlayStation Blog.

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LET’S SING 2024: GET READY TO GET SINGING

Let’s Sing 2024 Is Out Now; VIP Pass Adds More Songs To The Game

(8 November 2023) Sydney, Australia: The wait is over:Let’s Sing 2024 – the latest installment in the long running acclaimed karaoke franchise – is available now on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

It’s time to grab your friends and start an epic karaoke party with Let’s Sing 2024. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a fan of current hits or want to belt out some all-time classics – this year’s tracklist has it all.

If wearing the karaoke crown in your living room isn’t enough, hop onto Let’s Sing Fest, the new online multiplayer mode. A lobby with an endless loop of songs and a global real-time leaderboard awaits. Everyone sings the same song at the same time here, so there’s no slacking off since you never know how high other players might score.

Let’s Sing 2024’s brand new career mode is for players looking for a single player experience. Taking players from musical zero to hero, the career mode takes players from the early days at the musical academy to becoming a fully-fledged musical superstar across seven chapters chronicling your meteoric rise to stardom.

Another new addition to Let’s Sing 2024 is the VIP Pass. The subscription service gives players access to a steadily growing online library of new songs, ranging from international chart breakers to songs you might discover for the first time. Unlock more online multiplayer features and join year-round seasonal events that are part of the new Let’s Sing Music Awards.

What are you waiting for? Grab your microphones and get ready to sing!

Check out the full tracklist as well as the VIP Pass playlist of Let’s Sing 2024 and follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BABo2uD7hPNEJoutv9uyv

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About Let’s Sing 2024

Whether you’re newcomer to karaoke or a Let’s Sing aficionado, Let’s Sing 2024 has everything you need: current smash hits, all time classics and modern chart toppers you can sing along to – by yourself or with friends.

There’s also a plethora of new and exciting features and game modes like the brand new career mode to keep you entertained for hours and hours.

The new online multiplayer mode Let’s Sing Fest is for those keen on flexing their singing muscles in a friendly competition. Join a lobby with an endless loop of songs and try to get to the top of the leaderboard, with everyone singing the same songs at the same time.

The game – developed by Voxler and published by PLAION – will be releasing on 7 November for Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

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.

About Voxler

Voxler is a French developer of music games. The company was created in 2005 and the team focuses its energy on developing great games based on advanced technology. Voxler develops or has developed several games on all platforms (Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One® and Xbox Series X/S®) and on iOS, Android and PC. The team’s key commitment is to give players unforgettable moments in high-quality games. The studio works with leading worldwide publishers and invests continuously in order to exploit the full potential of each platform. More information at http://www.voxler.fr.

Voxler is a PLAION company.

Salt and Sacrifice Now Available on Steam, Nintendo Switch With Free Content Update

Explore “The Traitor’s Tomb” to uncover new, weapons, bosses, and a PvP arena on PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch

SEATTLE – 8 November, 2023 – Salt and Sacrifice, the follow-up to the million-plus selling soulslike platformer Salt and Sanctuary from Ska Studios and Devoured Studios, is now available on Nintendo Switch and Steam for Windows PC and MacOS (Steam Deck Verified). “The Traitor’s Tomb,” a free update adding a new area and PvP arena, is also available for Salt and Sacrifice owners on PlayStation 5|4, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Epic Games Store.

Experience the thrill of the hunt as a Marked Inquisitor conscripted to defeat the Corrupted Mages terrorizing Altarstone Kingdom with their accursed elemental magic. Select from eight starting classes, take up arms, and set out from Pardoner’s Vale to purify the Kingdom by tracking Mages and defeating them to gain new power.

Battle through challenging zones inhabited by terrifying creatures, wicked traps, and platforming hurdles. Gather clues in the environment to progress Mage hunts before facing off against fearsome Pyromancers, Venomancers, and repulsive Corpumancers capable of bending elements to their wicked whims. Put the Mages to rest, destroy their hearts, and claim their bones to craft increasingly powerful weapons and armor before advancing further into the Kingdom.

Call upon fellow Inquisitors for co-op hunts or PvP invasions with crossplay support for all platforms. Utilize the Pardoner’s Vale Cooperation Board to set passwords for friendly sessions, call upon random partners using the Golden Candle, and join numerous factions for PvP and multiplayer features.

Seek the Kingdom’s deepest secrets in the all-new “Traitor’s Tomb” update, now available for free on all platforms. Descend into the mysterious Heart of Altarstone, an expansive new dungeon hiding Marked Inquisition’s darkest secrets. Encounter new NPCs, face multiple new bosses, and uncover fresh weapons and armor. The Traitor’s Tomb also introduces a new arena mode, allowing battle-hungry Inquisitors to face off in 6-player free-for-all PvP matches.

“After a successful launch in 2022, we’re thrilled to bring Salt and Sacrifice to Steam and Nintendo Switch today,” said James Silva, founder, Ska Studios. “As a thanks to all the fans who’ve supported us, we’re pleased to share ‘The Traitor’s Tomb’ update on all platforms. Steel your nerves and prepare to hunt Mages on Steam and Switch today!”

Salt and Sacrifice is now available on Nintendo Switch and Steam for PC and MacOS (Deck Verified) for USD $19.99. The game is also available on PlayStation 5|4 and Epic Games Store in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) and Japanese.

To learn more, please follow @DevouredStudios and @SkaStudios on Twitter, like Ska Studios’ official Facebook page, and check out Ska’s Twitch stream.

About Ska Studios

Largely a one-person show, award-winning game developer James Silva has a talent for art, animation, music, coding, and level design. James always focuses on making games he would want to play first. His other games include Salt and Sanctuary, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, Charlie Murder, and I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!.

To learn more about Ska Studios, please visit the studio’s official website.

About Devoured Studios

Devoured Studios is a new collaboration between James Silva and his longtime friend Shane Lynch. As a former senior platform developer who worked on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, Shane’s netcode skills form the backbone of Salt and Sacrifice’s online play.