Hop On Over To Australia With Fifth Free Update Introducing Four Playable Arcanists, New Events, Garments, UTTU Flash Gathering, And More

HONG KONG – APRIL 10, 2024 – Bluepoch Games has announced that time-travel strategic RPG Reverse: 1999 will release its free Australia-themed update, “Revival! The Uluru Games,” on April 18. Since its global launch last October, Reverse: 1999 has been downloaded by over 19.99 million players worldwide and remains on top of both the App Store and Google Play charts. The game is also available to play on PC via the official website.

View Reverse: 1999’s new Version 1.5 trailer below:

Version 1.5 will introduce four new playable arcanists including rising boxing star Spathodea. After the young contender discovers in a past life, she was the first priest of the Uluru – the only sports stadium built for arcanists – she embarks on a mission to revive the ancient games with help from the Timekeeper Vertin and her friend Desert Flannel.

“I don’t think any arcanist would say no to witnessing the revival of the once magnificent games,” says Vertin.

The fifth free update will also introduce new events, garments, a wilderness pack, a UTTU Flash Gathering, and more. That’s enough content to make anyone exclaim “crikey!”

Click to view Reverse: 1999’s new Spathodea character trailer below:

Reverse: 1999 is set in an alternate history where the flow of time rewinds itself due to the mysterious “Storm.” Become the Timekeeper and recruit a team of arcanists – those born with eccentric, powerful abilities – from different countries and eras to confront the rebellious Manus Vindictae and restore the natural order of the universe.

Breathtaking cinematics, jaw-dropping Ultimates, consistent new content, and full English acting comprising a unique array of dialects and accents prove Reverse: 1999 is a cut above other anime-stylized RPG games available on mobile devices and PC.

Download and play Reverse: 1999 for free to experience the revival of the Uluru Games later this month. Phase 1 will be available from April 18 to May 8. Phase 2 will be available from May 9 to June 19.

Reverse: 1999 Version 1.5’s features also include:

• Four New Characters:
  • In Phase 1, players will be able to summon the fiery young boxing talent Spathodea, a 6-star Beast-type arcanist, and the talking flame Ulu, a 5-star Mineral-type arcanist.

• In Phase 2, players will be able to summon the pacific researcher Ezra, a 6-star Star-type arcanist, and Desert Flannel, a 5-star Beast-type arcanist.
• Sign-In Rewards:
  • At the beginning of each phase, sign in for seven days to get seven Unilogs. Claim up to 14 pulls in total!
• New Events:
  • In the main event “Revival! The Uluru Games,” complete challenges to obtain the Ancient Flame and exchange it for rewards in the event shop.
  • Phase 1’s events also include:
    • Spathodea’s Character Story “Reunion of Fires”
    • “Harvest Season”
    • “The Game News”
    • “Red Land Trace”
    • “Companion’s Journey”
    • The new Anecdote for Dikke, “The Long Night Singing Its Dirges”
  • Phase 2’s events include:
    • Ezra’s Character Story “As the Driven Snow Falls”
    • “Blazing RPS Arena”
    • “Letter From The Attic”
    • “Mane’s Bulletin – Hypothesis of Exhibition”
    • The new Anecdote for Erick
    • “UTTU Flash Gathering: The Epic of Runners” allows players to claim a free garment for Darley Clatter
• New Garments & New Wilderness Pack:
  • The “On The Red Land” garment series offers new looks for arcanists Tooth Fairy, Pavia, Dikke, and Darley Clatter.
  • The “Leap Over Red Sands” Wilderness Pack will be available for a limited time when Phase 1 begins on April 18.

Download Reverse: 1999 today on the App Store, Google Play, and PC to witness the triumphant return of the Uluru Games on April 18.

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Fight back from the bottom to take down corporations controlled by the mayor of Rockhaven in 3rd person open world simulation

Edinburgh, Scotland – April  9th, 2024 – Firestoke are pleased and also slightly concerned to announce that they’ve entered into a partnership with developer Usual Suspects to publish their outrageously fun 3rd person open world simulation, It’s Only Money. Despite barely being able to tie their own shoelaces, these clowns have somehow managed to make a ruthlessly compelling and colourful 3rd person open world simulation that supports up to 4-player multiplayer.   

In It’s Only Money, you take on the role of an Undercity resident, cast down by the newly elected evil mayor into the sewers and subways. Your goal is to venture to the surface to steal, fight, destroy and, ultimately, take down the corporations owned by the Mayor’s corrupt cohorts. Win back the city block by block as you buy houses, businesses, clothes, cars and whatever else your materialistic heart desires as you become the low-life living the high life. 

Make the city of Rockhaven your playground as you complete missions and activities, go shopping, pickpocket the rich, lockpick cars and steal their contents, or hotwire them and take a joyride. Get into fights with the local police department, or simply tour the city and enjoy the fine dining at a Mayor Mart. Whatever. Do it all with up to 3 other friends (or randoms). Steal together, fight together, complete missions together or just hang out in a club and gamble. If you’re feeling competitive, why not engage in various PvP minigames, such as Prop Hunt, where you disguise yourself as couches, fence posts, garbage cans or whatever you can find in the street. Think of it as hide and seek for your inner shapeshifter.

It’s Only Money is currently in Early Access and there is a big new content drop on the way soon when Chapter 2 releases on April 23rd. The vehicle focused update overhauls handling and AI, and adds purchasable garages, new cars, a personal valet and the ability to customise your rides. The update also adds a redesigned opening to introduce players to the game’s open world aspects, as well as the first ‘Side Hustle’, dubbed ‘Courier’. Then there is the debut of bikes and scooters, new properties and clothing to buy, expanded chest and quest rewards, along with other additions and improvements. 

“It might seem a little strange to publicly insult a development partner in a press release, but trust me, those guys aren’t going to see this – they couldn’t even figure out how to rent office space, so I doubt they’ve even discovered the internet yet.” said Paul Farley, CEO at Firestoke “To be honest the game is pretty damn awesome, so it’ll make us money regardless. In the meantime, we’ve found somewhere suitably low rent for them to work. Sign up to the It’s Only Money Discord server and keep an eye on them for us, who knows what madness they’ll get up to when we’re not looking…” 

“We’re really stoked that some people from “Scotland”, which apparently is a country we’re not entirely convinced exists, took a punt on our game,” said Aaron Alexander, Co-Founder of Usual Suspects. “It means so much to toil away, giving up our blood, sweat and tears for a product, only for it to now be controlled by a corporate entity. Nothing makes us happier as a team knowing that our dream of being game developers has become a living nightmare for the foreseeable future. Thanks Firestoke.”

About Usual Suspects

Usual Suspects was founded in 2020 by Aaron Alexander & Jayde Cohen. They had no ambition to run a real company, but very quickly found investment and other opportunities after they had quickly developed an open world prototype in Unreal Engine. Being mature and wise businessmen, they decided the best thing to spend their money on was hiring multiple friends full time to help flesh out the project into a real game. Against all conventional wisdom and sensible business practices, somehow It’s Only Money was successfully developed and released to the world. Despite an admittedly “rough” exterior, the developers at Usual Suspects have a combined 35 years of experience in the games industry, shipping titles from the indie level all the way up to AAA at various studios.

About Firestoke

Firestoke’s vision is to connect a growing global audience of players with the games they love. They are driven by creative inspiration, but informed by data, enabling them to bring players the best indie games from the brightest development talent. They love games that bring people together, that can be shared with friends and family and which spark joy! Collectively, they have contributed to numerous global hits including some of the industry’s biggest and most loved brands. Their extensive experience in video game development, technology and publishing enables them to offer collaborative partnerships that make a difference.

Open-ended squad-based survival RPG released in 2018 is still going strong with year-on-year sales growth and 95% overwhelmingly positive player reviews

London, UK – 9 April 2024 – Lo-Fi Games is pleased to announce that Kenshi, an open-ended squad-based RPG, today launches on the Epic Games Store for US$29.99 / €26.99 / £22.99. Officially released in December 2018 after 12 years of development, Kenshi continues to record over 39,000 average daily active users and an average daily peak concurrent player of over 8,200 with an overwhelmingly positive review of 95% on Steam.

Kenshi has proven its high replayability value, with the top 10% of players clocking up over 500 hours of gameplay time each, and now has over 14,600 mods in the Steam Workshop. The popularity of Kenshi has grown over the years, with a record number of sales in 2023 and worldwide shipment of 2.3 million units to date. Chris Hunt, Game Director at Lo-Fi Games, commented: “It’s great to see the Kenshi community continue to grow. We warmly welcome new players from the Epic Game Store community and look forward to sharing news about the prequel to Kenshi, currently in active development”.

Kenshi is available on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store.

About Kenshi

Kenshi is a free-roaming squad based RPG focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals.

Research new equipment and craft new gear. Purchase and upgrade your buildings to use as safe fortified havens when things go bad, or use them to start a business. Aid or oppose the various factions in the world while striving for the strength and wealth necessary to simply survive in the harsh desert. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors. Carry your wounded squad mates to safety and get them all home alive.

About Lo-Fi Games

Lo-Fi Games is an independent games studio based in the UK, and the developer of Kenshi. Founded by Chris Hunt in 2006, Kenshi was among the first games selected for Steam’s Greenlight’s Early Access in 2013. After its official release in December 2018, Kenshi became one of the top 100 most-played games on Steam in 2019 and hit the milestone of 2.3 million global sales in 2024. Kenshi 2, a highly anticipated prequel of Kenshi, is currently in development.

• 20+ new items: Selling points, production equipment, storage sheds & more
• Distribution center & markets add new layers of gameplay around supply & demand
• Daily demands reward fast delivery and smart logistical management
• Farmers may wash their crops – and increase the yield!

Virtual farmers can soon ramp up their production in Farming Simulator 22 – and while at it, make their operation more sustainable. Publisher GIANTS Software announces the Farm Production Pack coming to PC and consoles on April 30^th.

Enhanced Economics & Daily Demands

Dynamic prices and daily demands reward fast deliveries, when farmers take on contracts from several new points of sale: A farm store requests agricultural resources, a supermarket requires processed foods, and vending machines along with market stalls demand fresh produce. Meanwhile, a new kind of wind turbine and solar panels (including a remote-controlled cleaning robot) generate passive income.

Washing Crops, Increasing Yield

New farm equipment further increases the yield of harvests and resources: The Lely Sphere, a circular manure-handling system, creates liquid fertilizer from ammonia emissions when placed next to animal sheds and combined with sulfuric acid. VDW’s Cleaner Tiger scrubs and cuts sugar beets after separating them from stones, and a washing drum produces washed crops that can be sold at higher prices.

Managing a Distribution Center

Agricultural entrepreneurs, who don’t stop at selling their harvest and have their eyes on a late-game empire, can own a 4,000-square-meter distribution center equipped with heavy-loading shelves. Safely operating a forklift, they manage the distribution of pallets arriving at unloading bays, and need to apply clever logistics to satisfy dynamic market demands. In addition, several customizable sheds and silos for storing bulk materials, vehicles, and tools, as well as a vehicle repair shop with garage, are available for ownership.

The Farm Production Pack is developed by Design, Modeling & Innovation (DMI) and published by GIANTS Software, scheduled for release on April 30th. Farming Simulator 22 is available for PC, Mac, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.

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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. For more information, please visit giants-software.com

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. More information available at farming-simulator.com

© 2024 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. © 2024 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. “PlayStation”, “PS5” and “PS4”, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, the Xbox Sphere mark, the Series X logo, Series S logo, Series X|S logo, Xbox One and Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X|S are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other names, trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Free playtest launches today for coherence-backed online mode to top-down shooter with RTS twist  

Gothenburg, Sweden – April  9th, 2024 – SkyGoblin are pleased to announce that a free playtest, dubbed ONLINEAGEDDON, for HELLFRONT: HONEYMOON’s new online mode is launching today at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET / 8pm BST / 9pm CEST. The free ONLINEAGEDDON playtest will run until April 18th, when the online mode will be released on Steam in the full game. Online multiplayer has been added using coherence’s revolutionary multiplayer development tech, bringing a new lease of life to the game with minimal development time thanks to the powerful and frictionless tools offered by coherence. 

HELLFRONT: HONEYMOON is an intense top-down shooter with a RTS twist. You must conquer ground, build a base, produce fighters and then issue orders as you fight for victory. With the addition of the new online mode, you can play the game’s campaign in online co-op, as well as being able to play solo, or in local multiplayer. You can also compete against up to three other players in tight-as-hell PvPvPvP combat, offering rapidly-moving, thrilling battles.

“We’re really excited for people to jump into ONLINEAGEDDON today and try out HELLFRONT: HONEYMOON’s new online functionality ahead of its full launch on April 18th,” said SkyGoblin CTO Mathias Johansson. “With Steam’s evergrowing library and older games making up the majority of the platform’s playtime, we think developers being able to tap-into and reinvigorate their back catalogue is more important than ever before. coherence is a great way to do that thanks to how effortlessly it allows you to add multiplayer functionality to your game and I’m sure that’s a trend we are going to see going forward”.  

About SkyGoblin

SkyGoblin is an indie game studio based in Gothenburg, Sweden. It has released games in various genres and on various platforms for almost two decades.

Ambertail Games’ debut title welcomes players to set up shop in Amber Isle, a friendly village packed with residents to befriend, items to craft and sell, and adventures to be had on Steam and Nintendo Switch. 

Tuesday, 9^th April 2024 – Team17 Digital and Northern Irish game developer Ambertail Games, supported by Northern Ireland Screen, have today announced a partnership to publish upcoming dino-centric shop management sim, Amber Isle. Coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch™, Amber Isle welcomes players to the eponymous Amber Isle, a friendly village fit to bursting with an eclectic mix of prehistoric animals (Paleofolk). As the new (and only) shopkeep on Amber Isle, it falls to players to stock their store with everything their Paleo-pals might need. Does the microraptor need a micro-chair? The plesiosaur some water-proof paper? Each customer has their own unique needs and behaviours, so players will need to haggle, pawn, and counter-offer to get the best price possible, making their shop a resounding success and saving Amber Isle from the brink of fossilisation.

Welcome… to Amber Isle!

Whittled down to its last remaining residents, Amber Isle has well and truly seen better days, and a last-ditch effort to save it sees the grumpy iguanodon Mayor Clawsworth cast a keen yet cynical eye over the new venture, hopeful that Amber Isle can return to its glory days. After designing their own Paleo-character, players will adventure out into the world of Amber Isle, spending their days maintaining their shop, befriending the locals, and improving the village enough to convince other Paleofolk to return and take up residence permanently.

Did you know: Tyrannosaurus rex is closer in time to us humans today than it was to Stegosaurus? T.rex lived 66 million years ago, but Stegosaurus lived 80mil+ years before T.rex existed!

Luckily for us, this isn’t how things work on Amber Isle- Our Paleofolk consist of prehistoric animals from a range of different geological eras, all waiting to live happily side by side on your island!

Amber Isle Key Features:

• Open Shop:  Customise, name, and run your shop your way – use the profits to unlock new shop décor, walls, floors, and more, making the space uniquely yours.
• Rebuild the Island: Rebuild, decorate, and unlock new areas to explore on Amber Isle, and with enough improvement, Paleofolk will start to take up residence on the island permanently. 
• Meet the Neighbours: Ambler Isle is home to 48 different Paleofolk to befriend, including Ice Age mammals, Permian amphibians, marine life, invertebrates, and more.
• Paleo-you: Express your penchant for the prehistoric and design your very own Paleofolk – change your clothes, crests, and colours, to create your perfect paleo-persona.

About Ambertail Games

Founded In 2020, Ambertail Games is an independent games studio based in the heart of Belfast, Northern Ireland. They’re rooted in cute, slice-of-life games that reimagine your favourite captivating creatures in kind, compassionate worlds. Ambertail’s debut title, Amber Isle, is currently in development for Steam and Nintendo Switch™.

About Northern Ireland Screen

Northern Ireland Screen is the national screen agency for Northern Ireland. It is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all its activities and projects. The organization supports the development of a dynamic and sustainable screen industry and provides opportunities for all communities to engage with and benefit from screen culture.

About Team17 Digital

Founded in 1990, Team17 Digital is a leading developer, video games label, and creative partner for developers around the world. Part of Team17 Group plc, which floated on AIM in 2018, Team17 Digital has an extensive portfolio of over 120 titles, and fully encapsulates the spirit of independent games. Winner of the ‘Publishing Star’ award at the 2023 Develop: Star Awards, Team17 Digital has assembled a portfolio of multi-award-winning and award-nominated in-house brands include Hell Let Loose, Golf With Your Friends, The Escapists, and the iconic Worms franchise, alongside its games label partner titles, including the award-winning games Blasphemous, Greak: Memories of Azur, DREDGE, and the Overcooked! franchise.

The Splintered Sea takes Besiege from land to sea, introducing new mechanics and maps to the timeless favorite.

London, United Kingdom, April 9, 2024 | Spiderling Studios, the studio behind the acclaimed title Besiege, is thrilled to announce a new expansion to their physics-based builder. Venture into uncharted waters, face new challenges, and unleash aquatic mayhem in The Splintered Sea, a Besiege expansion available on Steam on May 24th. 

Head to the High Seas

Enriching the original game’s experience, Besiege: The Splintered Sea offers a new expansion to the popular physics-based builder. In The Splintered Sea, players battle through a 10-level oceanic campaign, introducing new block types to bring more chaos to the high seas. Using elements of hydrodynamics, this expansion challenges players to explore new builds capable of above-water combat and undersea exploration. Test your creations in the expansion’s new sandbox, which sees players sailing through a vast archipelago, exploring ancient ruins, and putting their engineering to the test on water courses. Using The Splintered Sea’s eight new aquatic blocks, you can spread your destruction across land and sea!

A Fan Favorite

Launched in Ver. 1.0 in 2020, Besiege continues to reign in the builder genre. Using an intuitive building system, players can construct war machines to destroy villages, annihilate armies, and obliterate castles. With over 70 building blocks available, players can achieve success or epic failure through the limitless creativity of their machine designs. Conquer Besiege’s 55 single-player campaign levels, spanning four island nations ripe for conquest. Players can test their builds in an expansive sandbox environment; once you’re ready, enter the Besiege Multiverse, a multiplayer experience that supports head-to-head combat, intricate puzzle solving, and cooperative conquering. 

Gameplay Features:

• Oceanic Campaign Challenges: Dive into ten new water-themed campaign levels, pitting your creations against your enemy’s formidable fleet and treacherous sea creatures.
• Building Aquatic Machines: Harness the power of 8 new blocks specially designed for maritime madness, including floats for buoyancy, a rudder for improved steering, a harpoon launcher for engaging enemies, and more.
• Immersive Water Simulation: Play with hydrodynamics, including shape-dependent drag, density-based buoyancy, and higher-speed impacts, offering a realistic and engaging aquatic building experience.
• Brand New Sandbox: Explore a rugged archipelago, challenge mighty galleons, terrorize local fishermen, and navigate treacherous waters in a sandbox built specifically for The Splintered Sea.
• Multiplayer Madness: Engage in multiplayer combat with friends, create custom levels with the in-game editor, and unleash chaos in Besiege‘s water-filled arenas.

Besiege: The Splintered Sea launches May 24th on Steam. An expansion bundle will be available for new players to purchase, and players who own Besiege can purchase the expansion separately. For more information, visit the Besiege: The Splintered Sea Steam page.

About Spiderling Studios

Spiderling is an independent game developer from the UK. We specialize in physics-based sandbox games and are best known for the castle-smashing, machine-building game, Besiege.

Knights of Salvation facing unfathomable evil that knows no bounds

Amsterdam, The Netherlands — April 9, 2024 | Kakao Games and PixelTribe are proud to reveal a new preview video for their upcoming action-packed 2D side-scrolling RPG Goddess Order, which is currently preparing for global services on mobile in the second half of 2024. 

Arriving on mobile, Goddess Order puts players in a beautiful, pixelated, fairytale-esque world. Brimming with the fantastical, this title provides mobile players with console levels of immersion as alongside an engrossing regional main story, they will also uncover the hidden origins of a knight they cross paths with on their quest. 

Whether wielding a sword, rifle or channelling their inner magic, Goddess Order features a strategic combat style that allows players to use each of three knights. They will learn how to take advantage of their unique skills to devastating effect as they tackle terrifying tormentors and sneak through enemy defences.

But who are these knights? The first is Lisbeth, the Princess with the heart of a lion, who uses her radiant light to spark hope in the hearts of her allies, and players will recruit many more in their epic crusade. 

The new trailer showcases Goddess Order’s breathtaking fantasy world in all its glory, depicting the journey of the knights as they fight to save the future of the world in the wake of destruction. It also offers a sneak peek of the game’s scenario mode, in which players can manipulate their story for maximum immersion. Check out what’s in store below:

From the minds behind Crusaders Quest, a gripping title with more than 25 million downloads, Goddess Order is shaping up to be a truly beautiful game for fans of the RPG genre to dive into.

Information on Goddess Order is being released sequentially on official SNS channels, including the Official Website. Be sure to follow the game in order to keep up to date with the latest unveilings, including the recently shared trailer for Princess of the Prophecy, Lisbeth.

About Goddess Order

Goddess Order is a mobile side-scrolling action RPG built upon 2D-pixel art, offering the tangible sensation of console gaming and heart-pounding action. The story unfolds as the protagonist Lisbeth and her friends strive to save a world on the brink of extinction. Boasting endearing yet stylish pixel characters that bring a JRPG-inspired narrative to life, the game offers depth of strategy through the strategic combination of diverse characters, complemented by simple, straightforward manual control action that heightens expectations not just domestically but also on the global stage.

About Kakao Games

Founded in 2016, Kakao Games is a leading publisher of online and mobile games, responsible for releasing titles including Pearl Abyss’s Black Desert Online (serviced in North America and Europe until early 2021), KRAFTON’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (serviced in Korea), XLGAMES’s ArcheAge (serviced in North America, Europe and Oceania), Nimble Neuron’s Survival MOBA Eternal Return (serviced in North America, Europe and Oceania), Kong Studios’ Guardian Tales (serviced in North America, Europe, Latin America and Oceania), and Nineark’s Eversoul (serviced in North America and Europe).

About PixelTribe

PixelTribe is a new company that has branched off from Loadcomplete, which has achieved significant global success over the past decade by developing more than 15 mobile game titles, including Crusaders Quest and Legend of Slime. PixelTribe is focused on the development of authentic mobile RPG games using pixel art, and the company is currently fully dedicated to its newest title, “Goddess Order.”

Tuesday 9^th April: Xbox ANZ and Cure Cancer, partnering with Dr. Arutha Kulasinghe of The University of Queensland, have unveiled three custom Xbox Series X consoles inspired by Dr. Kulasinghe’s award-winning cancer research. The exclusive consoles will be auctioned off, with all proceeds supporting Cure Cancer to continue their remarkable work.

The distinctive design on the consoles draws inspiration from Dr. Kulasinghe’s spatial tumour mapping approach developed in collaboration with Akoya Biosciences and Nanostring Technologies, a process that allows medical experts and specialists to identify cellular architecture and areas of that are resistant to treatment for the first time. The tumour mapping can be life-changing for those who are undergoing cancer treatment.

Dr. Arutha Kulasinghe commented: “These groundbreaking realisations of how cells organise and communicate have been captured by these images that are now featured on the Xbox Series X consoles. With Xbox and Cure Cancer, we’ve been able to further highlight the transformative leaps we’ve achieved in cancer research.”

From today until 30^th April, the custom-designed consoles will be on display at the Microsoft Experience Centre at Westfield Sydney, while the auction is running.

Nikki Kinloch, Cure Cancer CEO said: “It is truly incredible how this rare moment of scientific breakthrough is beautifully represented through this collaboration with Xbox. It brings much-needed awareness for supporting groundbreaking cancer research to the wider community, which has always been our mission at Cure Cancer.

We are extremely proud of Dr Arutha. Being able to see resistance and sensitivity to current generations of cancer therapies at the time of diagnosis is groundbreaking, and it can be life-changing for those who are going through cancer treatment.“

The auction is live now. For more information, see here. For those looking to support Cure Cancer elsewhere, you can donate with your Microsoft Rewards points and help to bring about real positive change. Head to the Rewards Hub for more details.

About Dr. Arutha Kulasinghe:

Dr Arutha Kulasinghe is a Group Leader at the University of Queensland and the Scientific Director of the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre at the Wesley Research Institute. Dr Kulasinghe has pioneered spatial transcriptomics and proteomics in the Asia-Pacific region, contributing to world-first studies for lung cancer, head and neck cancer, and skin cancer. His research aims to understand the underlying pathobiology by using an integrative multi-omics approach.   

About Cure Cancer:

Cure Cancer is dedicated to backing brave thinking and kick-starting new ideas in cancer research. By funding the top 1% of bright new projects led by the most brilliant minds in science, they contribute to saving millions of lives. Their community of fundraisers, partners, researchers, and institutions work tirelessly to take on every cancer and find the most impactful solutions, working together to bring them to life in record time.

LOS ANGELES – 8 April 2024 – Cowboy 3030, the roguelite third-person shooter from husband-and-wife developer Soy Boy Games, rides into its Early Access debut on PC via Steam 28 May 2024! After multiple demo updates adding weapons, features, characters, and more, Hololasso County calls upon all bounty hunters to hunt down alien outlaws.

Ever since the dreaded Nebularos gang rode up, they’ve enacted a reign of terror across the futuristic Wild West. Step into the boots of the electro-lasso-slinging Calix, or snipe down threats from afar with Keri and her Precision Rifle. Loot new rewards and weapons from fallen outlaws and upgrade arsenals and abilities alike for a showdown against the Nebularos ringleaders!

Early Access builds upon the ever-growing demo. Lay down the law as Teri with his ol’ reliable shotgun. Line up shots with his Spread Projector, yank distant targets into range with the Magnetic Grappler, and stun them with the Electric Shock. New Forest and Snow biomes boast fresh bosses like the Menacing Monk and Maniacal Mobster. Swap out upgrades at shops on any given run’s progression grid, and upgrade Boosters to craft the perfect cowboy (or cowgirl!).

Bounty hunters don’t need to run this operation solo: grab some loyal pardners and show Hololasso County that this town is big enough for all of ya’s in online multiplayer co-op with up to four players. Rescue surviving townsfolk for extra health and discounts from the local merchants. Not everyone has to walk the path of righteousness; prove mettle by inspiring more dread than awe to find interesting deals for the discerning gunslinger… at a price.

Even if defeat comes all too quickly, dust off those leathers and get back in the saddle. After each run, unlock even deadlier weapon options. Experiment with a randomly generated progression grid tailored with distinct perks and abilities for each playable character to master new ways to play. Adapt to the challenges ahead and carve out a legend they’ll tell tall tales about for centuries to come.

“With Cowboy 3030 now officially quick-drawn into Early Access, we look forward to bringing a fresh experience to roguelite shooter fans,” said Soy Boy Games founder George Chiu. “We’re excited for everyone to saddle up and star in their own spaghetti western shootouts.”

Cowboy 3030 hits Early Access on PC via Steam on May 28, 2024. For more information, visit Soy Boy Games’ official website and follow the studio on Twitter and YouTube. Download Cowboy 3030 now on Steam.

About Soy Boy Games

Soy Boy Games was founded by the husband-and-wife team of George Chiu and Vivian Minh to find a fresher way to game. With the market saturated by titles that largely iterate off each other, Soy Boy Games aims to take a quirkier path out to the players.