After finally overthrowing the remaining members of the invading force, the people of Crossbell begin to celebrate their imminent independence as Lloyd Bannings continues his patrols as the leader of the SSS while Rean returns to his hometown with a few members of Class VII in tow, but something far darker lurks just beyond their celebrations in The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie.
Three different legends are about to unfold! Determine the fates of Rean Schwarzer, Lloyd Bannings, and the mysterious “C” in this climactic chapter of The Legend of Heroes series.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie Developer: Nihon Falcom, PH3 GmbH Publisher: NIS America, Inc. Platform: Windows, PlayStation 4, Switch Release Date: 7th July, 2023 Price: $59.99 USD
Recommended – “Trails into Reverie is an impressive send off to a series that does its best to deliver on fan expectations with characters, though an often generic and slow storyline does drag it down a bit. ”
EVERYWHERE – Aug. 17, 2023 – The Marble Collective is proud to roll out Marble It Up! Ultra today on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, Mac via Steam, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Marble It Up! Ultra is the pinnacle of exhilarating marble platforming from the minds behind Marble It Up! and Marble Blast.
Marble It Up! Ultra takes marble platforming to new heights with over 100 beautifully intricate levels, buttery-smooth controls, dazzling visuals, a full single-player campaign and exhilarating multiplayer mayhem. Whether you’re a seasoned marble pro or a first-time player, Marble It Up! Ultra is the perfect way to bounce into the roll-playing game of the millennium!
“Marble It Up! Ultra is finally rolling out worldwide on all platforms, including as a free upgrade to owners of the original on Switch and PC,” said Ben Garney, Executive Director at The Marble Collective. “Amazing roll-playing games have been our passion for over two decades, and this is our most well-rounded experience yet. Every Marble It Up! Ultra player puts their own spin on the game, and we can’t wait for your clips, world records, and multiplayer moments to start whirling around this pale blue marble we call home.”
“What Ben said,” echoed Mark Frohnmayer, Executive Producer/Instigator of the Marble It Up! franchise. He added, “The point of the exercise (and the name of the game) is a call to continue to level up how we relate with the world and each other and to stay focused on what’s truly important. Sincere kudos to a truly epic team for pulling this off, and a huge shout out to the Quantum Astrophysicists Guild for going above and beyond on the game and console ports. See you all online!”
Key Features
An Energetic Marble Campaign: Take on an extensive single-player campaign of more than 100 levels spanning six primary and four bonus chapters. Roll your way through levels filled with dangerous obstacles, mind-bending paths, shifting gravity, bouncy floors, and potent power-ups.
Exciting Marble Multiplayer: Blast your way to glory with five uniquely competitive and chaotic cross-platform multiplayer modes. Team up to hunt gems, score goals, escape zombies, and prove your marble mettle online!
Magnificent Marbles: Unlock a collection of marbles, trails, and hats as you find hidden trophies, earn medals, and play online.
Marble Mastery: Unleash your skills by hunting achievements and climbing the Global Leaderboards! Weekly Challenges add new modifiers to levels for a fresh new way to compete each week.
Marble It Up! Ultra is available on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, Mac via Steam, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Players who launch Marble It Up! Ultra by Wednesday, August 23, will receive the Mine, All Mine marble, Pickaxehat, and Shardstrail for free. Owners of the original Marble It Up! will receive Marble It Up! Ultra as a free upgrade. For more information, please visit www.MarbleItUp.com.
About The Marble Collective
The Marble Collective is an era-spanning group of passionate developers – who both built and grew up alongside the marble-platformer genre – united to share the subtle joy of rolling with the world.
About The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild was founded in 2011 and received global critical acclaim for their early titles The Bridge and Tumblestone. In 2019, QAG focused on collaborating with other developers, helping games like Cozy Grove, Roundguard, Sail Forth, Freshly Frosted, and many more reach wider audiences.
LOS ANGELES – August 17, 2023 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, announces a new update for the mobile RPG Seven Knights 2. The update features a brand new Legendary+ hero as well as a Divinity Liberation system to further enhance players’ mercenary band.
Comeback King Lukey is a newly-added Legendary+ ranged defense type hero ideal as a ranged tank as well as a support, who uses playing cards to attack his enemies and buff his allies. When combat begins, he grants an unremovable shield on the caster and applies Ultimate Skill Gauge Boost to all allies on the PVP field. He’s able to equally distribute damage that ignores DEF to all hit enemies within range, and additionally applies an unremovable Joker effect for 10 seconds to allies with the highest ATK.
New to this update is the Divinity Liberation system to further enhance players’ merry band of adventurers. Once players achieve Level 10 on all of their Divinity Pages, they can access this new growth system that consists of nodes. Activating a node affects all heroes in Mercenaries.
Several new events to celebrate Lukey’s addition to Seven Knights 2 are now available:
Lukey’s Summer Magic Show! Check-in Event (Aug. 16 – Sept. 13): Checking in each day for 14 days will reward players with the Hero Summon Ticket, Legendary Runes and Magic Card Selection Box, among other rewards.
Summer Magic Show! Lukey’s Card Party (Aug. 16 – Aug. 30): Clearing special missions during this event will award players with the Mythic Upgrade Stone, Lukey’s Heart Card, and Lukey’s Spade.
Summer Magic Show! Rune & Jewel Party (Aug. 16 – Aug. 30): Players who clear special missions during this event will be awarded the Legendary Jewel Summon Voucher, Rune Selection Chest, Rune Temple Entry Ticket.
The official sequel to Seven Knights, a game enjoyed by 60 million players globally, Seven Knights 2 takes place 20 years after the original and introduces beautiful open world gameplay. The story centers on the Daybreak Mercenaries who embark on a journey to find the last member of the Seven Knights, “Rudy,” after a series of events involving a mysterious girl named Phiné. Stunning cinematics and graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4 will immerse players in this epic game story filled with unique characters and powerful bosses. Players can collect and develop their heroes and experience a new combat system with powerful ultimates and suppressors.
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. More information can be found athttp://company.netmarble.com.
Discover a World of Creativity and Adventure in Minicology: New Gameplay Trailer and First Full Demo During Gamescom on Steam
HAARLEM, THE NETHERLANDS, August 17, 2023 — Step into a realm of boundless possibilities as Isaac Denner presents Minicology, a captivating sandbox survival game that invites players to travel through a procedurally-generated universe of tiny planets and build bases, defend against invasions, terraform worlds, and engineer solutions to different challenges.
Minicology encourages creative solutions to everything – from farming to fighting enemies! Created with a passion for imaginative gameplay, Minicology unveils its new gameplay trailer today and will launch its first full demo on Steam during gamescom from August 23rd to 27th. The game, developed by Isaac Denner and published by Iceberg Interactive, is scheduled for a PC release in 2024.
Minicology offers a unique experience where players are empowered to build, explore, and embark on their own epic journey. With a focus on player-driven creativity, the game provides a vast and dynamic world teeming with adventure and opportunities for self-expression. Control the weather and environment of miniature planets in this sandbox survival game – and while you’re at it, construct & defend machines, upgrade your character, fight bosses, and build a mini-empire across the universe! Minicology’s rich gameplay mechanics promise to captivate gamers seeking an immersive and diverse experience.
To give players a taste of the limitless potential that Minicology has to offer, an exhilarating gameplay trailer has been unveiled. The trailer showcases the game’s visually stunning landscapes, intricate world-building tools, and captivating possibilities that players can expect to encounter in their journey through Minicology’s universe.
Check out Minicology new gameplay trailer here:
In addition to the gameplay trailer, the Minicology team is thrilled to announce the launch of the game’s first full demo during Gamescom on Steam. In Minicology’s demo, you’ll learn the ropes of crafting, combat, automation, and terraforming – then blast off and explore a small-scale version of Minicology’s procedural universe, complete with unique objectives for each of your playthroughs of the demo! This is just a glimpse of the adventures awaiting players when Minicology releases in 2024.
Wishlist the game now and be notified when the demo launches from August 23rd to August 27th:
Mark your calendars and prepare to immerse yourself in the world of Minicology, coming to PC in 2024. Stay updated with the latest news and announcements by visiting the official website at [https://www.iceberg-games.com/minicology/]. Join the Minicology community on social media channels, including Instagram (@minicologygame) and Facebook (/minicology), for exclusive updates, developer insights, and more.
About Isaac Denner
Isaac is an independent developer based in Portland, Maine. He aims to build games that get players thinking creatively, whilst sparking a sense of magic, charm, and joy.
About Iceberg Interactive
Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of game industry veterans. Located in Haarlem, The Netherlands, and staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an assembly of game developers around the world, both midsize and indie. Known for many hit franchises including Killing Floor 2, Maneater, and Circle Empires; the company has enjoyed recent success with PC titles such as Strange Horticulture, Blazing Sails, Chivalry 2, Land of the Vikings, Mahokenshi, Lunacy: Saint Rhodes and King of Retail. Iceberg Interactive has many exciting games coming up, including Hellbreach: Vegas (PC), AirportSim (PC), and Minicology (PC).
Befriend monsters in this charming, retro-inspired, RPG adventure and watch the new Switch reveal trailer!
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Aug. 17, 2023 – Publisher Graffiti Games and developer Fervir Games are thrilled to announce that the upcoming monster-taming RPG Creature Keeper is heading to Nintendo Switch. Watch the new Switch reveal trailer, showcasing the game’s colorful creatures and adventurous spirit!
Take on the role of a novice creature keeper as you embark on an epic adventure to restore balance to Thera and stop a sickness from affecting the healthy creatures of the world. But hold on, adventurer – you can’t save the world alone! You’ll need to form a party of diverse creatures to help you on your journey. Strengthen your creatures to take on the corruption by giving them new equipment, finding unlockables, and cooking them delicious food.
Key Features
Befriend a Small Army of Creatures: Assemble your dream team by befriending a variety of unique creatures to fight alongside you.
Grow Your Abilities: Raise your party and fight corrupted creatures to unlock new creature notes, skills, recipes, and more in the Bestiary.
Cook for Your Creatures: Embark on an exciting adventure and uncover recipes along the way, letting you cook delicious meals for your creatures to help them grow.
Craft Equipment for Your Team: Customize your play style by crafting weapons and trinkets with unique effects.
Grow on the Go: Utilize your Pocket Garden, a magic portable farm, to grow ingredients, power-ups, equipment and more on your adventure.
Keep ‘er Stylish: Design and craft fashionable items such as hats, masks and various accessories to give your creatures a touch of style.
Creature Keeper was recently featured in the 2023 OTK Games Expo, a showcase of upcoming titles from across the industry, including an interview with developer Fervir Games.
Creature Keeper is also in development for PC and available to wishlist now on Steam. For more information, visit the Graffiti Games website, and follow the latest updates from the team on Twitter and Discord.
About Fervir Games
Fervir Games is a one-man studio founded in 2021 with a focus on pixel art and animation, currently working on the monster-taming RPG Creature Keeper.
About Graffiti Games
Graffiti Games is a video game publisher comprised of a strong team of games industry veterans. With a powerful, global distribution network encompassing both digital and physical retail partners, Graffiti achieves worldwide reach and maximizes sales potential for its games. Graffiti is known for a portfolio of high-quality games, including the recent best sellers Blue Fire and Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion. To find out more about Graffiti and our portfolio, please visit www.graffitigames.com.
Prepare for a seismic shift in party gaming when September comes around. Team up with your friends or plot against them in this 1 vs 5 strategic party game that lets you destroy humanity as Earth or work together to ensure our survival.
Eindhoven, The Netherlands – August 17, 2023 | Call your friends and ask them to come over for an earth-shattering good time, as Project Planet – Earth Vs Humanity will land next month, developer Fifth Harbour Studios is excited to announce.
The party begins on the 25th of September on Steam and will be priced at $24.99 and will be available with a 20% launch discount for a limited time.
The idea for the debut game from Dutch developer, Fifth Harbour Studios, was conceived during the pandemic and finds a lot of its inspirations in real-world scenarios. Only this time, you get to play a role in how things play out.
Will you try to get the human population down to 0 as Earth with a virus, asteroid impact or other means of destruction? Or will you team up with up to five friends as the World Leaders, Industry, Media, Scientists and Public, and try to survive?
Project Planet – Earth vs Humanity can be played alone, but it’s even more fun with friends! Whether at home on a couch or online through a stream, you can invite up to five friends to join in for FREE. No app or extra controllers necessary! Only one copy needed for your entire party.
Your friends can use any web-enabled device (like a smartphone, tablet or PC) to join the game and play along. Your browser will become your controller. When playing remotely, you can use a video conferencing tool like Zoom, Steam Broadcast, Discord, and more to stream the game. Just don’t forget to enable audio streaming!
Key features
Party up! – Enjoy a 1 vs 5 party game where you unleash Earth’s fury or try to survive a wide range of disasters as Humanity. Only one copy is needed to entertain a group of up to 6 players.
Pick a side – Destroy Humanity with virus outbreaks, asteroid impacts and more as Planet Earth, or play as one of 5 Humanity roles, each with unique gameplay and impossible dilemmas that come close to real-life parallels.
Work together – Use abilities to cooperate with other players, or punish those who don’t act in the group’s (or your own) best interest! But remember to pursue your own goals. In the end, there can only be one winner!
No two games are the same – Branching narratives create limitless ways to experience the disasters.
About Fifth Harbour Studios
Sjors had always dreamed of making games, so when the pandemic presented an opportunity, he seized it. He enlisted his friend and game designer Rik to help, and together they built a team to create a game based on the concept of “Earth vs Humanity”. Project Planet was born.
Bar the gates and step into a ruthless world of primordial gods and eternal darkness inspired by Slavic folklore today on Steam, GoG, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Thursday, 17th August 2023 – Covenant.dev and Team17 Digital have today launched dark fantasy strategy game Gord on Steam, GoG, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S. Adventurers and wanderers can summon a digital or physical standard edition or Deluxe Edition*, the latter of which includes the additional ‘Hold Your Ground’ scenario for the game’s ‘Custom Scenarios’ mode, Gord’s haunting original soundtrack, and an art book exploring Covenant.dev’s journey in realising the game’s mythical and ruthless world.
Created by a team that includes former Frostpunk and The Witcher 3 developers, Gord is a single-player dark fantasy strategy game where, to survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. Complete life-threatening quests in a dark fantasy world while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being can decide the fate of your tribe.
Gord Key Features
Mature dark fantasy adventure: Lead the people of the Tribe of the Dawn and venture deep into forbidden lands in a lore-rich, dark fantasy strategy campaign
Build to survive, conquer to prevail: Grow your gord from humble settlement to formidable fortress while protecting your citizens from invading tribes, gruesome monsters, and mysterious powers that lurk within the surrounding woods
Unique ‘Sanity System’: Keep a close eye on your townsfolk as everything from illness to hunger and the death of kin can have devastating impact on their lives and well-being
Hand-crafted quests: Take on a wide variety of quests and random encounters that will lead you deep into the wilderness to hunt legendary creatures, uncover ancient secrets, and vanquish deadly scourges
Unleash powerful incantations: Unlock a variety of offensive and defensive spells, each with custom animations, to tip combat in your favour
‘Custom Scenarios’ mode with procedurally generated levels: Take on an endless variety of challenges by creating your own scenarios. Customize your playthrough by picking a main objective, choosing your starting party, level size, number of resources, enemy types, raid intensities, and even the severity of the weather.
To keep up to date, like the game on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram, and join the community over on Discord.
*Deluxe Edition availability subject to platform.
About Covenant.dev
Covenant.dev is an independent game dev creative house offering well-executed and fresh gameplay experiences. The company works only on proprietary IPs and champions employee empowerment to help develop these into original, globally recognisable franchises. In 2021, it was also the first game developer to be named the ‘Best Workplace in Poland’. Core team members have experience at notable Polish game development studios, including CD Projekt RED, 11 bit studios, and Flying Wild Hog. Covenant.dev’s first title is the dark fantasy strategy game, Gord, available now on Steam, GoG, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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.
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Pre-register for rewards and get ready to embark on an epic through war-torn Iria.
XD Games, Shanghai — August 17, 2023 | Today XD Games have announced that their upcoming tactical fantasy RPG, Sword of Convallaria, will launch on PC and mobile devices later this year. You can watch the latest trailer here, transporting you to the kingdom of Iria with a fresh look at the game’s combat and characters.
Pre-registrations for Sword of Convallaria are now open on mobile devices via the App Store and Google Play. PC players can also keep up to date by adding Sword of Convallaria to their Steam wishlist.
Boasting a rich fantasy setting, gorgeous pixel graphics, and tense turn-based battles, Sword of Convallaria offers a fresh take on a beloved genre as your choices shape the game’s narrative and determine the fate of characters. Expect console quality graphics and deep, rewarding strategic gameplay, whether on-the-go or playing from your desktop.
Set on the ancient continent of Rodinia, you arrive in Iria, a small nation rich in magical Luxite minerals. Your quest begins as you awaken in a dungeon and escape to Convallaria, a town under threat from Iria’s escalating conflicts. As leader of the Sword of Convallaria Mercenary Group, you navigate through various factions and make difficult decisions to pursue peace for Iria.
Throughout your journey, you will customise your own mercenary group by recruiting companions, teaching skills, forging equipment, researching technology, and accepting missions from different factions. In combat, strategic gameplay is crucial as you deploy powerful allies and navigate terrain elements that can be used to gain an advantage over enemies. Every battle you fight and every choice you make will shape the destiny of Rodinia…
Sword of Convallaria was recently spotlighted by JRPG veteran Yasumi Matsuno, best known for directing and producing all-time classics such as Final Fantasy Tactics and Ogre Tactics.
In an interview between Matsuno and Lei Guo, the developer of Sword of Convallaria, Guo shared some fascinating insights about the upcoming game. Born out of his love for the genre and retro-style pixel art, Sword of Convallaria already features 300 maps and 1,000 stages with multiple endings for players to unlock, based on the choices you make. Guo’s inspirations go far beyond his favourite video games, with elements of the story echoing dramatic moments in history. As for the name itself, “Sword of Convallaria” was chosen as it evokes the beauty and transience of peace, as well as the weapons used to protect it.
XD Games
Founded in 2003, XD Games. is a global video games developer and publisher with extensive experience across development, publishing and operations. As of 2022, XD has 38 free-to-play and paid games with over 50 million monthly active users worldwide. In addition, TapTap — a mobile games community and app store — was launched by XD in 2016 and is estimated to currently have 44 million monthly active users.
XD’s mission is to assemble like-minded talented games industry craftspeople with a common goal of touching the hearts of players around the world. XD produces games of the finest quality with passion, offering a pure gaming experience, and encouraging players of all ages to embrace the unique joy of video gaming.
Hamburg, Germany, August 17th, 2023 – Polaris Convention has ambitious plans: In addition to the exciting three day-program and a fully playable convention, there will be an official world record attempt at the event in collaboration with TikTok as a sponsor. It is planned to assemble the most video game cosplayers in one place ever.
To break the current world record, established 2013 in Finland, more than 492 people in video game costumes have to hang out in the same spot for five minutes. A lofty goal, but not impossible to reach for the con’s gaming and cosplay-loving visitors! It doesn’t matter if the cosplay is hand-made or store-bought.
The official world record attempt is scheduled for Sunday, October 15th, 2023; potential participants can register now via Eventbrite. All participating cosplayers will receive an exclusive shirt as well as a certification of participation to remember the occasion.
“Cosplay and gaming were already two of the big highlights of last year’s Polaris Con. Combining the two this year, for this world record attempt, is a great opportunity that we have worked on with our partner TikTok for months already”, says Wolf Lang, CEO of Super Crowd. “We are looking forward to many registrations, in order for the world record attempt to become an unforgettable experience for all participants.”
Already, organizers Super Crowd and Hamburg Messe und Congress are happy about the great response to the convention: “The ticket sale is going very well, especially the Saturday is popular”, says Wolf Lang.
Polaris Convention takes place 13th to 15th of October 2023 in the Hamburger Messehallen. Exhibitors can sign up here. The ticket shopp is now opened.
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About Polaris Convention:
Polaris Convention is a community event that showcases games, creator and Asian popculture as well cosplay and artists to a broad audience. Organizers Hamburg Messe and Congress together with Super Crowd work together to provide a program on the streaming site Twitch as well as a fitting mobile game in addition to the three-day long community convention.
The last remaining humans have abandoned Earth in search of a new home. Humanity’s future relies on an expedition led by you to scout an uncharted planet. But how welcome will you be in a world that appears to be sentient?
Check out the brand-new announce trailer here:
Montreal, August 17, 2023: Almost two years after the studio first appeared on the scene, Goose Byte is excited to share details today on the development of its debut title: The Signal.
Pitching itself as an approachable, third-person multiplayer Open World Survival Craft game with a key focus on pushing player creativity over violence, The Signal is Goose Byte’s contribution to moving the genre forward.
The Signal – which is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 for console and PC – is built upon the three key pillars of exploration, invention, and (yes, you guessed it) survival. With a focus on user-generated crafting content, the game’s unique recipe sharing system and sustainability theme set it apart from the wealth of quality titles operating in this space.
“We’re really excited about the world we’re building for The Signal,” says Theodor Diea, CEO and founder of Goose Byte. “We want to take players on a journey: as you step out onto this uncharted planet you are faced immediately with an environment that is as mysterious as it is beautiful. This planet is teeming with unknown flora and fauna across multiple, massive biomes. But not everything is as it seems. The planet is fully aware of your actions and, the longer you spend exploring, the more it starts interacting and messing with you.”
In The Signal, you will:
Venture onto an alien planet featuring multiple biomes littered with strange structures and a sentient ecosystem that seems to react to your every move.
Explore, create, and survive as you choose to tame or coexist with your new home.
Scan the rocks, flora, fauna, and alien landmarks as you come to grips with this strange new world.
Invent and share infrastructure, vehicles and equipment that help you and your expedition solve challenges and puzzles.
Master the art of sustainable stewardship of the Planet and its resources as you play the long game.
Play alone or with up to 16 players on player-hosted dedicated servers on this unique expedition through a one-of-a-kind planet.
Touching back on the theme of environmental awareness, Theodor asks: “What if we could re-roll the choices we’ve made here on Earth? Are we, as humans, capable of learning from our past mistakes? The choice is left to you and how you decide to play The Signal.”
The Signal is in development for console and PC. Expect more details in the months ahead.
About Goose Byte
Founded in 2021, Goose Byte is a fully independent game studio located in the vibrant Mile-End neighborhood of Montréal, Canada.
