Check out the new gameplay teaser for the next entry in the award-winning micro-strategy series, coming later this year to PC and consoles

STOCKHOLM – March 20, 2023 – Raw Fury has announced that Kingdom Eighties, the next standalone game in the award-winning micro-strategy series previously revealed for PC, will also launch later this year on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. The news was unveiled at The MIX Direct Spring 2023 Online Showcase with a new gameplay teaser exploring the levels of Kingdom Eighties, which will take the franchise to urban settings for the first time.

Raw Fury is currently booking press appointments for Kingdom Eighties at this week’s Game Developers Conference. Kingdom franchise creative director Gordon Van Dyke will be on hand to showcase an exclusive overview of the game’s second level.

Kingdom Eighties is a love letter to the nostalgic days of summer camps, riding bikes, and sitting around in your pajamas on a Saturday morning in front of the TV. You play as the Leader, a young camp counselor who must protect the town from the relentless attacks of the mysterious Greed. The neighborhood kids will be at your side, and you’ll also find some new friends along the way: The Champ, the Tinkerer, and the Wiz will lend you their skills and support in battle.

Key Features:

• A Kingdom Game for All: Kingdom Eighties adds a new storytelling approach that builds on the series’ well-known mechanics. Recruit neighborhood kids, assign them roles as builders or soldiers, and expand your territory while uncovering the secrets of your family lineage, the Greed, and the Crown of Creation.
• Stronger Together: You don’t have to ride alone in this story of four unlikely heroes and their friendship. The Champ, the Tinkerer and the Wiz will join your band and offer a variety of strategies to discover with their unique abilities.
• Hit the Streets in Style: Travel to new locations never before seen in a Kingdom game, crafted with the series’ distinctive pixel-art magic. Find fresh wheels at the skateboard park, visit the shops on Main Street, and free the New Lands Mall from the Greed.

Kingdom Eighties is available to wishlist now on Steam. For more information, visit the game’s official website.

About Fury Studios

Fury Studios, founded in 2019 by Raw Fury, is based in Zagreb, Croatia, and Stockholm, Sweden. Almost thirty employees are currently taking care of the development of the Kingdom franchise and West of Dead. In addition, Fury Studios supplies 2D/3D asset production and animations, technical support, multi-platform porting, code optimizations and quality control for Raw Fury’s various partners and titles.

About Raw Fury

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

To celebrate the launch of the next generation of virtual reality gaming, the PlayStation®VR2,  PlayStation Australia teams up with Aussie larrikins, Aunty Donna in a hilarious new skit. In the video, Aunty Donna’s Mark Bonanno is excited to show off the new PlayStation®VR2 to his best mates, Zach and Broden, and have them play Horizon Call of the Mountain… until he realises he has accidentally double booked them and only has one headset!

To avoid awkwardness, Mark creates a makeshift headset to try and replicate the immersive experience only found on PS VR2 including the haptic feedback and adaptive triggers of the Sense controllers, 3D audio, and 4K OLED display.  

See if you can spot which headset is real and which is fake.

In the video, viewers can see the different environments you will encounter in Horizon Call of the Mountain including climbing and swimming as well as encountering some of the deadly machines from the world of Horizon. 

Horizon Call of the Mountain allows you to experience the majestic world of Horizon like never before with PlayStation®VR2. The stunning visuals and innovative features of the new PS VR2 Sense controllers fully immerse you into the world of Horizon for an experience like no other. Ascend the towering peaks of the Carja Sundom as Ryas, a disgraced former soldier, and unravel a new mystery surrounding the machines to redeem yourself and save your people. You will also meet Aloy, other familiar faces, and new characters along the way. To find out more about Horizon Call of the Mountain, head to PlayStation.com.

A media kit featuring the full video and hi-res imagery can be found here. 

Learn more about PlayStation VR2 here and for the latest PlayStation news, follow on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

SHERMAN OAKS, Cali. – Mar. 17, 2023 – Toy Tactics, a family-friendly, physics-based RTS encompassing the history of warfare from developer Kraken Empire and publisher Joystick Ventures, creates a canvas of combat on PCs via Steam Early Access today.

Embrace creativity as both an artist and troop commander. Strategically sketch star, circle, or heart-shaped unit formations to turn the tide of battle, but any shape imaginable is viable.  Relive childlike bliss through tactical planning, toppling tons of mass-produced rival toy armies. Charge into battle with either the Imperium, Pendragon, or Kyoukai armies, each with their own special powers based on their real-world counterparts.

Under the guidance of renowned military general Sun Tzu, follow his words from The Art of War to restore the balance of Erebus, an afterlife for warriors beyond time and space. Fight against eight tough toy types and find ancient Artifacts granting special passive abilities. 

Unleash summoning spells varying from healing units back from the brink of death, to raining down Jenga-like cinder block walls. Watch plastic pieces of each enemy bounce across the sandbox in silly slapstick fashion to reminisce of the good ol’ days on the playground.

“Die-hard RTS fans and first-time families are all welcome to draw toward victory in Toy Tactics,” said Ivan Carrillo, Managing Partner for Joystick Ventures. “Everyone on the team remembers their first RTS game. We’ve created something special for others to easily join in as well, while maintaining a high skill ceiling to keep them coming back. Painting privateers, your time is now!”

Toy Tactics is available now on PCs via Steam Early Access with English and Spanish language support. To learn more, visit Toy Tactics’ official website, join the community on Twitter, TikTok, and Discord, and search #ToyTactics on social media.

About Kraken Empire

Kraken Empire is a Spain-based development studio with more than a decade of experience that focuses on game creation across a multitude of avenues and exploring newfound territory in technology. Previous projects like the free-roaming shooter Kromaia, and educational applications like Hi Score Science (created alongside the third-largest research council in Europe) are proof of these efforts.

About Joystick Ventures

Joystick Ventures is a Sherman Oaks-based investing and publishing company whose main goal is to encourage indie developers to stay honest and promote experimentation to push the limits of game design across all genres, styles, and geographies. They are most known for their 2022 release, Lost in Play, which has sold more than 100,000 copies.

Cottagecore Collect-a-thon Mail Time, High School Brawler Troublemaker Both Receive Release Dates During The MIX @ GDC

Mail Time Delivers Warm Fuzzies on 27 April, Troublemaker Throws Fists on 31 March

SAN FRANCISCO – 17 March 2023 – Game publisher Freedom Games delivered two release dates during The MIX @ GDC. Mail Time, the adorable cottagecore collect-a-thon platforming adventure from solo developer Kela Van Der Deijl, arrives on doorsteps on PCs and Mac via Steam, Epic Game Store, and GOG Thursday, 27 April 2023 with Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4|5 coming this Summer. Troublemaker, the 3D beat-’em-up set in a high school from developer Gamecom Team, rebels against authority on PCs via Steam, Epic Game Store, and GOG starting Friday, 31 March 2023.

Explore the delightful hidden forests of Grumblewood Grove in Mail Time. Meet the cuddly creatures around the Grove, learn their stories, and build fruitful friendships. Help new acquaintances as a Mail Scout, taking on delivery requests. In between mailing letters and looking for collectable bottle caps, personalize the experience with robust customization options. 

Dress up for deliveries with a wide variety of clothing, hat, backpack, and pronoun choices, collectively offering more than 46,000 potential combinations. Take in the sublime sights of the forest without the worries of a timer or threats to avoid, just simply a wealth of opportunities for leisure and laughter.

On the more rebellious side of things, Troublemaker explores the most brutal time of life: high school! Prepare to beat up bullies as a fresh transfer student and battle to the top of the social ladder. Recruit a crew to take part in the school’s annual student fighting tournament, “Raise Your Gang,” destroy foes and friends alike, and maybe get a few A’s and dates along the way.

Master more than 30 iconic fighting moves inspired by modern day beat-’em-up classics. Create special combos by combining Light, Heavy, Advanced, and Sick moves to keep enemies on their toes. Uncover 20 secret collectibles throughout the campus while avoiding arrest or even worse… expulsion.

“Q1 was a smash success for us this year and we are already on the edge of our seat to keep the ball rolling later this month,” said Benjamin Tarsa, Director of Publishing, Freedom Games. “Gain some fighting cred a few weeks from now in Troublemaker, and then take a quick hop, skip, and a jump into Mail Time next month. This is just the beginning of many thrilling announcements our community can look forward to this year!”

Mail Time will be available on PC and Mac via Steam on Thursday, 27 April 2023 (Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5|4 this Summer) for $19.99 USD with English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Portuguese language support. To learn more, visit Mail Time’s official website, join the community on Twitter, TikTok, and Discord, and search #MailTime on social media.

Troublemaker causes a stir on PC via Steam on Friday, 31 March 2023 for $19.99 USD with English and Indonesian language support. For more information on Troublemaker, visit Gamecom Team’s official website, follow the gang on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, search for #RaiseYourGang on social media and join the gang on the official Discord server.

About Kela Van Der Deijl

Kela Van Der Deijl is the 23-year-old Netherlands-based creator of the Mail Time development project. Originally starting out as a solo developed passion project, once Mail Time went viral on TikTok it garnered praise and support for its strong presentation as a first time game. Mail Time’s team now consists of nearly ten people contributing to the project all sharing a similar love of cottagecore aesthetics, cute frogs, and the LGBTQ+ community.

For more information visit Mail Time’s official website.

About Gamecom Team

Gamecom Team is an Indonesia-based game development studio with a staff of around 30 designers, with diversity and equality at its core. With a 50/50 studio required gender split among the staff, the team is on a global mission to elevate Indonesian game development and bring it into the spotlight. After their two previous titles, Troublemaker marks the team’s biggest endeavor yet, more than doubling the studio’s original size of only 12 people.

For more information visit Gamecom Team’s official website.

About Freedom Games

Freedom Games is a publisher dedicated to offering best-in-class services to partners and providing players around the world with unique and memorable experiences. With over 50 years of combined industry experience at the executive level, Freedom Games seeks to leverage its expertise to facilitate great games and even better publishing experiences.

For more information, visit the official Freedom Games website.

London headquartered publisher Kepler Interactive today announces $50 million USD revenue in first full year following its 2021 launch

Company launches new suites of services, including a white-label publishing division and a video game fund

LONDON (March 17, 2023) – Kepler Interactive announced today that its first full year of operation following its 2021 launch has seen revenues exceed $50 million USD, whilst detailing a robust, strategic roadmap for 2023 and beyond with new investment and publishing partnerships.

Kepler is the first global publisher co-owned and run by creators and in 2022 it saw the hugely successful launches from founding studios Ebb Software (Scorn) and Sloclap (Sifu). The multi-award nominated Sifu sold more than 1 million copies in its first three weeks and has since surpassed 2 million global sales ahead of its arrival on Xbox and Steam later this month.

In addition to the strong $50m+ revenue in 2022, Kepler also saw significant cash generation, reaffirming the rationale for building a collective business model that harnesses the creativity and independence of its member studios.

Announcement of multiple new partnerships to drive further growth

Building upon its exceptional performance in 2022, Kepler Interactive today announces a series of new partnerships to drive further growth in new markets and to expand its range of developer-first offerings.

• Kepler Interactive today reveals investment in award-winning Singapore-based studio The Gentlebros, creators of the million-selling Cat Quest franchise across PC, consoles and mobile. Kepler is currently supporting on the Cat Quest back-catalogue and adding valuable expertise in the mobile gaming space. It will also partner with The Gentlebros on future releases.
• Additionally, Kepler Interactive revealed a global publishing partnership with Montpellier-based Sandfall Interactive, a new studio focused on delivering incredible stories in gorgeous fantasy worlds. Sandfall’s debut game, an epic single-player narrative-driven adventure, is currently in development.
• Following the successful launches of Sifu and Scorn in China, Kepler Interactive will deepen its partnership with China-based marketing and PR agency IOI Gamer, which provides valuable boots-on-the-ground support in the market for Kepler’s portfolio of current and future titles.

Launch of a new suite of services to diversify Kepler’s developer-first support offerings

Kepler Interactive is building on its creativity-first approach by launching a new suite of services for a curated set of games and studios.

Today, the company is unveiling a white-label publishing service offering Kepler’s in-house, best-in-class marketing and publishing talent at an industry-leading 15 percent base revenue share. The service empowers developers to remain self-published while building their own brand and community with support.

White-label projects are already underway, including:

• Eternights, set to be self-published by Studio Sai with behind-the-scenes support from the Kepler publishing team,
• The unannounced debut game from Hadoque, the Swedish developer helmed by El Huervo, the renowned artist known for their work on the critically-acclaimed Hotline Miami series.

Kepler Interactive is also today announcing a new partnership with Kowloon Nights. The revered video-game fund will now operate a new division within Kepler Interactive, funding even more exceptional developers across the world and empowering them to create games with complete creative freedom. The division’s first funded project from Seattle-based Aggro Crab will start development later this year.

Commenting on Kepler’s first full year of operation, CEO Alexis Garavaryan said: “We started Kepler with the ambition to offer the best environment for exceptional teams to thrive. Last year’s results have validated this aspiration beyond our wildest expectations.”

“As we look forward to 2023 and beyond, our mission is to continue our growth into a leading entertainment company co-owned and run by creators. Nurturing a vibrant ecosystem around Kepler and beyond, offering total artistic independence, operational support, and cross-pollination between outstanding teams. This exceptional year set us on a trajectory where we can offer those services to a broader group of studios.”  

Headquartered in London, Kepler Interactive has grown to a team of over 300 across the world since its inception, becoming Great Place to Work UK – Certified™   by the global authority on workplace culture. Its slate of releases in partnership with its founding studios for 2023 includes the highly-anticipated open-world tropical adventure, Tchia, coming to PC (via the Epic Games Store), PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on 21 March 2023, and the open-world action-RPG, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn.

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About Kepler Interactive:
Kepler Interactive is the first global publisher co-owned and run by creators. Launched in 2021 and led by the founders of Kowloon Nights, Kepler nurtures creativity through collaboration with each of its founding studio partners having a stake in the business and a leadership role in strategic decision-making, whilst retaining total artistic independence. Following the successful launches of Ebb Software’s, Scorn, and Sloclap’s two million selling and critically acclaimed, Sifu, Kepler’s studio partners are as varied as they are talented, including A44 Games (Ashen, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn) in New Zealand, Alpha Channel and Awaceb (Tchia) in Canada, and Timberline (The Red Lantern) in North America and Shapefarm in Asia. Kepler Interactive is headquartered in London.

Far Cry 5 Free Weekend Announced for March 23 – 27 as Part of Anniversary Celebration

Sydney, Australia — March 17, 2023 — As part of the Far Cry® 5 anniversary celebration, today Ubisoft® announced that one of the most highly requested fan features, Far Cry® 5 in native 60 FPS, is now available on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation® 5 via a free patch.* The 60 FPS boost applies to all Far Cry 5 modes: solo campaign, co-op, Arcade, and all downloadable content.

Under siege and cut off from the rest of the world in rural Hope County, Montana, by a fanatical doomsday cult, players will need to join forces with residents to create a resistance and liberate the community and themselves. Players will take to the skies in dogfights against cultists across Big Sky Country; destroy cult supplies with vehicles, explosives, and more; and recruit Guns for Hire from a large cast of characters including Fangs for Hire, specialized animals like bears and cougars to complement players’ playstyles, whether they’re going in stealthily or forcefully. How players approach each situation and the chaos they create in Far Cry 5 is up to them.

Ubisoft also announced a free weekend** for Far Cry 5 from March 23 – 27 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, as well as Windows PC through the Ubisoft Store and the Epic Games Store. Players can also subscribe to Ubisoft+ on PC and Amazon Luna***. Players will have access to all the main game content throughout the free weekend and can take advantage of up to 85 percent off Far Cry 5 to continue their adventure. For more information, please visit: www.farcry.com/farcry5

For more information about the Far Cry franchise, please visit farcry.com.

For the latest news on Far Cry® 5 and other Ubisoft games, visit news.ubisoft.com.

*In addition to a 60 FPS boost on available consoles, the patch provides a native enhanced resolution on Xbox Series X|S. Players can play Far Cry 5 in 1920X1080 resolution on Xbox Series S, and in 3840X2160/4K resolution on Xbox Series X. On PlayStation 5, the game remains at a dynamic resolution at around 2880X1620.

**Any progression made during the free weekend will carry over when the player upgrades to the full game on the same platform. An online connection might be required to start the game as a free player. On PlayStation®, the game is available to all users regardless of their PlayStation®Plus subscription. On Xbox, players need an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Restart might be required.

***Ubisoft+ on Luna requires account linking and a Multi Access plan. Territorial restrictions apply. 

About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a creator of worlds, committed to enriching players’ lives with original and memorable entertainment experiences. Ubisoft’s global teams create and develop a deep and diverse portfolio of games, featuring brands such as Assassin’s Creed®, Brawlhalla®, For Honor®, Far Cry®, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon®, Just Dance®, Rabbids®, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®, The Crew®, Tom Clancy’s The Division®, and Watch Dogs®. Through Ubisoft Connect, players can enjoy an ecosystem of services to enhance their gaming experience, get rewards and connect with friends across platforms. With Ubisoft+, the subscription service, they can access a growing catalog of more than 100 Ubisoft games and DLC. For the 2021–22 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2,129 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com

© 2023 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Far Cry, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Based on Crytek’s original Far Cry directed by Cevat Yerli.

Los Santos Drug Wars: The Last Dose Out Now – Help the Fooliganz Unravel a Psychedelic Conspiracy, Secure the New Ocelot Virtue Supercar, Tap Into a Massive Rewards Event, and More

The wild trip of Los Santos Drug Wars builds to its explosive finale in The Last Dose, with five new missions leading you, Dax, and the Fooliganz down an action-packed rabbit hole brimming with familiar faces, hired guns, sabotage, kidnapping, and more — all while fighting off the effects of some extremely potent psychedelics.

After unleashing a tide of mind-bending chemicals and calamities on the population of the greater Los Santos area in The First Dose, the troupe are now keen to get to the bottom of a budding pharmaceutical conspiracy in the culmination of this two-part story.

The Last Dose

Since joining up with the Fooliganz in The First Dose, you’ve helped Dax, Luchadora, Labrat, and the rest of this colorful crew wage war on the competition for control of the Southern San Andreas psychedelics trade — squeezing out rival operations through outright theft, eliminating those who would stand in your path, and even enjoying a little time in an altered state.

Now, in The Last Dose, the shadowy opposition is striking back, so it’ll be up to you to assist the Fooliganz in their quest to remain atop the illicit pharmaceutical food chain with five new missions that pick up right where things left off. Look for a call from Dax or visit The Freakshop to get going.

Those who have yet to take the plunge, meet up with Nervous Ron Jakowski at Liquor Ace in Blaine County to kick things off with the initial six missions in The First Dose. Along the way, you’ll gain access to The Freakshop as a base of operations, set up a mobile Acid Lab business, and distribute your product throughout Los Santos while undermining competitors.

As an added bonus, both The First Dose and The Last Dose are awarding 2X GTA$ and RP through March 29 to those ready and willing to get weird across the whole collection of new story missions in Los Santos Drug Wars.

This is an Intervention

Head to the Fooliganz’ annual meet-up to get back into the swing of things. Surely nothing could sour the mood. It’s always a good idea to bring snacks to a party, but you may as well come fully equipped with body armor and automatic weapons too.

Unusual Suspects

Dax isn’t the type to allow the abduction of one of his own slide — let The Lost and their hippie allies know this aggression will not stand and learn what you can about Labrat’s captors along the way. Intimidation is always necessary in this kind of business, but be careful you don’t kill the gang leaders who might be able to give you some answers.

FriedMind

Storm the FriedMind Pharmaceuticals HQ to gather clues, rescue the missing members of the troupe, and return them safely to The Freakshop. The stealthy approach could be the smart way of getting in and out without raising the alarm but keep your head on a swivel and check your corners — it only takes one guard with a shotgun to end you.

Checking In

Pay a visit to the local rehab facility that’s running trials using Labrat’s stolen recipe. Be careful, or you might end up becoming a test subject. Protecting Dax and Luchadora should be your top priority when heading into the maelstrom, so lead the charge and remove as much resistance as you can. The troupe relies on you, Fresh Meat.

BDKD

Add final insult to injury by clearing out your competition’s remaining supply and stomping them out of existence in the process. That’s the Fooliganz way. There’ll be no stopping Dax from attempting to procure every bit of product he can get his hands on. Be ready to keep a lot of heat off his back when the time comes and make use of every bit of cover you can find.

The Doctor Is In

A well-known Los Santos psychotherapist whose troubled client base includes Michael De Santa in Grand Theft Auto V, Dr. Isiah Friedlander is always looking to boost his profile, and his bank account.

Intimately familiar with the efficacy and popularity of psychoactive substances — and no longer content with leaving money on the table — he’s now decided to get in the drug game himself as FriedMind Pharmaceuticals. But while his company carries a lot of name-brand cache, his product just does not compare with the stuff you can get on the street.

Friedlander will stop at nothing to gain the competitive advantage — kidnapping, dosing, hiring mercenaries to do his dirty work. It’s up to you to stop him.

The Brand-New Ocelot Virtue Supercar

Ego meets eco with the all-new Ocelot Virtue (Super), an all-electric hypercar that comes track-steady and city ready, so you can show off your climate awareness and your tax exile status from behind the same wheel.

Intrepid trippers will earn Friedlander’s personal Virtue with a FriedMind livery for free by completing all the new missions in The Last Dose. The Virtue is also eligible for Imani Tech upgrades from the Agency Vehicle Workshop to safeguard it from potential peril.

GTA+ Members can pick up the Ocelot Virtue now at Legendary Motorsport.

The Willard Eudora: Available for a Limited Time

Once upon a time, we had so much hope. We thought humans would live on Mars, and everyone would have a robot best friend. Well, none of that happened, and all our dreams of excellence were dashed … except one.

Introducing the Willard Eudora Muscle Car. The shining hope of the Jet Age. Available from Southern San Andreas Super Autos or Simeon’s Premium Deluxe Motorsport showroom, but only through March 29.

New Cardigans and Wide Designer Jeans

Update your wardrobe by shopping for new Branded Cardigans and Wide Pants, available in the Tops and Designer Jeans sections of retail establishments citywide, respectively.

The Last Dose Rewards

The psychedelic warfare and general drug-related pursuits spanning across Los Santos Drug Wars — and culminating with the launch of The Last Dose — will have lasting effects on the population of San Andreas for generations to come. Some of the more immediate consequences are a collection of rare clothing and accessories for helping Dax solve the mystery haunting all his most intense trips, all in celebration of today’s release of The Last Dose:

Earn The Last Dose rewards now through March 29. Gifts will be delivered within 10 days of completion.

1.5X GTA$ and RP on Fooligan Jobs

Defend the Fooliganz’ honor across Los Santos and reap an extra 50% GTA$ and RP by contacting Dax and sabotaging the troupe’s rivals, committing theft, poisoning the local water supply, and more by completing Fooligan Jobs throughout the week.

Double Supplies on Acid Lab Resupply Missions

The local population’s appetite for psychoactive drugs is ravenous: Keep pace with demand by completing Acid Lab Resupply Missions — you’ll earn double the Supplies over the next seven days.

Meanwhile, Mutt can hear the customers’ screams for more — sometimes literally. As a result, he’ll keep your operation humming along at 1.5X the usual Acid Production Speed. Lining up trick shots when delivering your product is optional, but always encouraged.

Premium Deluxe Motorsport Showroom

Stroll through the Premium Deluxe Motorsport exhibition space to get a closer look at this week’s selections — including the new Willard Eudora (Muscle), available for a limited time only. Take them for a trial run around the block, or buy directly from Simeon.

• Willard Eudora (Muscle)
• Invetero Coquette D10 (Sports)
• Pegassi Toros (SUVs)
• Vapid Bullet (Super)
• Hijak Ruston (Sports, 50% off)

Luxury Autos Showroom
Cross the street from Record A Studios to visit the window of the Luxury Autos Showroom and examine the two Supercars on offer this week: the Överflöd Tyrant (Super, 25% off) and Grotti X80 Proto (Super).

Other Vehicle Offerings This Week
This week’s top prize on the Lucky Wheel is a collector’s item in the Sports Classic class — the Pegassi Infernus Classic.

Prize Ride Challenge: Finish in the Top 3 in the Pursuit Series for three days running to earn this week’s Prize Ride, the Coil Brawler (Off-Road).

On the Test Track: Maibatsu Penumbra FF (Sports), Imponte Beater Dukes (Muscle, 50% off), and Cheval Taipan (Super, 25% off).

Only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S

Premium Test Ride: Principe Deveste Eight (Super)

HSW Time Trial: Textile City — Stab City

2X GTA$ and RP on Sumo (Remix)

Chase a shrinking and moving safe zone while keeping your wits, instincts, and reflexes about you. Sumo (Remix) is dishing out 2X GTA$ and RP to all competitors through March 22.

3X GTA$ and RP on Overtime Rumble
Parachuting to a distant landing zone is only half the battle in Overtime Rumble — the other half is jostling for position and feinting your foes to their watery demise. Win or lose, both sides roll away with 3X GTA$ and RP, all week long.

GTA+
Maintaining an Agency is about so much more than servicing the needs of VIP clients. GTA+ Members can make sure their operation is running smoothly by taking advantage of the following benefits:

• Free Ocelot Virtue (Super) with Jackal and Ocelot Racing liveries
• Agency Vehicle Workshop
• Pink Floral Tech Demon Mask, Gray Yeti Combat Shirt, and Gray Yeti Battle Pants
• 2X GTA$ and RP on Fooligan Jobs (3X GTA$ and RP in total this week)
• 3X GTA$ and RP on Hotring Races

All of this — and more, including a bonus of GTA$500,000 delivered upon billing and deposited automatically into your Maze Bank account — for just $5.99 a month. For full details, visit the GTA+ website.   

DISCOUNTS

Join the troupe by picking up an MTL Brickade 6×6 (Service), complete with complimentary Acid Lab installation, and stock up on all Body Armor and Ammo (including Mk II rounds) — all for 30% off this week. Be sure to peruse all the deals on other vehicles, both below and in showrooms around Los Santos:

• Declasse Weaponized Tampa (Muscle) – 25% off
• Cheval Taipan (Super) – 25% off
• Överflöd Tyrant (Super) – 25% off
• Buckingham Miljet (Plane) – 25% off
• Hijak Ruston (Sports) – 50% off
• Imponte Beater Dukes (Muscle) – 50% off
• Sea Sparrow (Helicopter) – 50% off

Stock up on weapons, ammo, and armor — all at below-market prices — by seeking out the Gun Van. In addition to the usual markdowns, the Heavy Rifle is 25% off, and GTA+ Members can purchase the Marksman Rifle for 45% off.

Prime Gaming Benefits 

Players who connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account with Prime Gaming will receive GTA$125,000 for playing anytime this week. All bonus GTA$ will be deposited into your Maze Bank account within 72 hours at the start of the next weekly event.

To ensure access to future benefits, make sure to visit Prime Gaming and sign up.  

Check Rockstar Support for details and limitation

Free update to most-loved VR city creator brings cosy creations to life 

Welcome the itty-bitty bustle to Little Cities with the Little Citizens Update, available now on Meta Quest and Quest 2! The latest free update for the cosy city creator, developed by Purple Yonder and published by nDreams, brings cities to life – welcoming an all-new tiny population that’s eager to explore every inch of players’ intrepid creations. 

Crafting a place where residents love to live has always been at the very heart of Little Cities and this update empowers players to experience residents enjoying their cosy creations up-close for the very first time. From hot dog chompers to beachside bathers, the Little Citizens’ huge range of intuitive behaviours deliver a new level of immersion. They relax, party and wander around town, growing in number as players’ creations expand – they even wave back! 

With a truly diverse population enjoying everything from yoga sessions in the park to gameday at the stadium, now there’s always something delightful to spot on the streets of Little Cities. 

“We’re delighted to welcome Little Citizens to the game, bringing a genuinely game-changing sense of hustle and bustle to Little Cities,” said James Howard, co-founder of Purple Yonder. “We’ve been working hard to deliver this popular community ask and I really can’t wait to see our fantastic player community discover all the joyful quirks and habits of their new tiny population”. 

Little Cities’ publisher, nDreams has already hinted at more updates to come this year, including bringing Little Cities to new platforms. 

About Little Cities  Little Cities is the debut title from husband-and-wife team Purple Yonder and published by VR veterans nDreams, Little Cities has become the most loved VR city creator since its release on Quest and Quest 2 in May 2022. The game has an average user rating of 4.6 on the Quest Store, making it one of the highest rated games in Quest history, plus a current score of 81 on vrgamecritic, with critics particularly praising the game’s UI, accessibility and VR-first design.  

About Purple Yonder 
Purple Yonder is a new VR studio, based in Cambridgeshire, UK. Founded by husband-and-wife team, James and Kelly Howard, Little Cities is Purple Yonder’s debut game. The studio is committed to creating captivating VR experiences, using their experience of working on AAA and indie titles to deliver compelling gameplay in VR.      

About nDreams  

nDreams is a world-leading VR game developer and publisher headquartered in Farnborough, UK. They are the team behind hit titles Phantom: Covert Ops, Far Cry: Dive Into Insanity and Fracked, as well as publishing innovative VR games developed by the brightest indie talents including the cosy smash hit, Little Cities.  

Fully dedicated to VR games since 2013, no publisher has greater virtual reality experience and specialism. With the recent acquisition of Near Light, nDreams is now comprised of five internal development teams, across four studios: the original nDreams Studio, nDreams Studio Elevation, nDreams Studio Orbital and now Near Light.  

With a $35 million investment from the Aonic Group in March 2022 and several exciting projects in development across our teams – including Synapse and Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord – nDreams has cemented its place at the forefront of VR gaming.  

Pre-orders now available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5 versions arriving same day

VANCOUVER, Canada — March 16, 2023 — Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly, the sequel to the 2020 heart-to-heart talking sim played by millions from developer Toge Productions and publisher Chorus Worldwide, serves up caffeinated comfort as a day one Game Pass launch for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly on Game Pass will support streaming via Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch. Connoisseurs of cappuccinos and conversation can pre-install the game as of today on Xbox systems and Windows PCs. Hibiscus & Butterfly joins the original Coffee Talk on Game Pass for Xbox and PC.

“Xbox Game Pass helped introduce new fans to the first Coffee Talk, and we’re excited that Episode 2 will be on the service from day one,” said Shintaro Kanaoya, founder and CEO of Chorus Worldwide. “With Coffee Talk still on Game Pass, now is the perfect time for Game Pass subscribers to play the original game in time for the release of Episode 2 on 4/20.”

Pre-orders featuring a 10% launch discount are now live on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch, for PlayStation Plus members for PS4 and PS5, and also on the Xbox Marketplace for those who wish to purchase the game. Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly will also be released on Steam for Windows and Mac.

Open the coffee shop doors — and patrons’ hearts — in a present-day, fantastical Seattle where memorable humans, quirky orcs, business-oriented succubi, and other mythological denizens coexist. Customize each requested drink with a mixture of ingredients like tea, ginger, chocolate, mint and more to make a standout latte they won’t soon forget. Become the barista everyone feels comfortable enough to talk to, and lend them a much-needed ear.

Turn strangers into friends and encounter familiar faces while listening to people vent about their real-life problems. Improve customers’ moods by serving them warm drinks complete with personalized latte-art designed with an in-game fluid simulation. Relax in a soothing environment and cozy up for emotional warmth to the tunes of lo-fi chillhop beats. Explore various narrative arcs, concoct recipes with distinct combinations of ingredients, and help heal the souls of city denizens in dire need of conversation.

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly launches on PC and Mac via Steam, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on April 20, 2023 for $14.99 MSRP. Physical editions from Serenity Forge including a Collector’s Edition are now available for pre-order from retailers worldwide.

For more information, follow Toge Productions and Chorus Worldwide on Twitter, and visit the official Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly page on Chorus Worldwide’s website.

About Toge Productions

Developers of the critically acclaimed Coffee Talk, Toge Productions is an Indonesian-based indie game development and publishing studio that helped to foster the success of projects like Mojiken’s A Space For The Unbound. Toge supports a Toge Game Fund Initiative (TGFI), a mentoring and funding program that provides up to $10,000 (USD) to help developers and studios in Southeast Asia make their games a reality.

About Chorus Worldwide

Chorus Worldwide is a global publisher composed of gaming veterans with experience at world-renowned companies including Microsoft, Supermassive Games, and Electronic Arts. Originally created to guide indie developers into the rapidly growing Asian markets, Chorus now works with talented developers across the world, including Argentina, Indonesia, and Malaysia, finding huge success in titles like the acclaimed Coffee Talk, and the Asian releases of The Room and The Room Two.