Sydney, Australia, June 15^th, 2023 – Publisher Microids is thrilled to announce that Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC on October 19^th, 2023, and unveils the Deluxe Edition. Set in 2023, Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express retells this classic story for a modern audience. Faithful to the central plot, additional elements have been added to the story to surprise and delight even the most dedicated fans of the Queen of Crime!

The Deluxe Edition will be available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and will include:

• The video game
• A 48-page artbook
• The digital original soundtrack
• An Orient Express ticket bookmark

Murder on the Orient Express has been developed by Microids Studio Lyon, with artistic direction by Cédric Peyravernay, a French artist who has made significant contributions to the video game industry. He has showcased his talent and expertise as a character designer in major projects such as Diablo IV, Prey, Dishonored 2, Dishonored, and two episodes of the Netflix series Love, Death + Robots. The 48-page artbook, available in the Deluxe Edition, showcases some of the artist’s character design work.

About Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express:

On board the Orient Express, the legendary detective Hercule Poirot tries to solve the murder that has taken place on the prestigious train while surrounded by a cast of intriguing characters with their own secrets and motives. Solving the mystery won’t be easy and through numerous twists and turns, players will have to use their little grey cells as well as detective skills to unravel the truth and bring it to light.

Whether you are a fan of the iconic book or movies, a lover of murder mysteries, or just looking for a thrilling adventure, this new proposal has something for everyone.

Game features:

• Faithful, but augmented: The game is a faithful but augmented adaptation of the original story, with a new character named Joanna Locke added to the mix. With her, you can regularly exit the train environment during playable flashbacks.
• Embody the legendary detective Hercule Poirot: Enter into Hercule Poirot’s head to discover mind maps and make deductions, adding an extra layer of depth to the gameplay. And don’t forget the many puzzles with object manipulations that are scattered throughout each chapter.
• A rich adventure with strong twists: Get ready for major plot twists that will keep you hooked until the very end. Murder On the Express is renowned for having one of the best plot twists in literary history, and this game is no exception. But this time, set in 2023, you will lead your investigation in a whole new light.
• A brilliant detective and mystery game: As you play, you will take on the roles of Poirot and Joanna, solve puzzles and make deductions to uncover the truth behind the murder. In a 3^rd person view, you will inspect the sets and talk to all the protagonists, searching for clues and confronting the suspects.
• Fully voice-over: Fully dubbed in English, German and French.

Murder on the Orient Express will be released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC on October 19^th, 2023.

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Or visit our website: http://www.microids.com/

About Microids

Microids is a French video game publisher. Founded in 1985, Microids’ editorial strategy now focuses on 4 major areas: adventure games, racing games, retro gaming and games inspired by iconic titles. By collaborating with renowned studios and authors (Revolution Software, Sloclap, Oddworld Inhabitants, Pendulo Studios, Eden Studios, Go Nagai, Charles Cecil, Benoît Sokal, Paul Cuisset…), Microids has become a major player in international video games. Taking inspiration from legendary titles, Microids reaches a wide audience and creates original adventures which give gamers the chance to play as some of their most beloved characters.

About Agatha Christie Limited

Agatha Christie Limited (ACL) has been managing the literary and media rights to Agatha Christie’s works around the world since 1955. Collaborating with the very best talents in film, television, publishing, stage and on digital platforms ACL ensures that Christie’s work continues to reach new audiences in innovative ways and to the highest standard.  The company is managed by Christie’s great grandson James Prichard

Industry veterans at WIMO Games collaborate with Hasbro for virtual reality track building and racing.

AUSTIN – June 14, 2023 – Micro Machines: Mini Challenge Mayhem, the toy car racing and track creation game, starts its tiny engines in Q4 2023 on VR platforms, as revealed today at the UploadVR Showcase. Micro Machines come to life in VR thanks to global branded entertainment leader Hasbro in collaboration with WIMO Games’ creative staff of former vice presidents and gaming industry veterans from companies including Electronic Arts, GREE, Zynga, and KingsIsle Entertainment. 

Relive the golden days of adolescence, racing Micro Machines around tracks, but using the power of virtual reality to bring otherwise impossible courses, stunts, and speed to life. Utilize simple controls inspired by slot-car racers, where the analog trigger on VR controllers regulates how fast the car goes. Blaze through circuits as quickly as possible, but maintain proper speed around turns to perform stunts at maximum speed.

Build incredible tracks using an incredibly intuitive, easy-to-use system taking advantage of VR controllers to manipulate, switch, and place pieces. Build impossible courses with moving parts, loop-de-loops, and stretches suspended in mid-air, to achieve speeds no toy car has ever reached. 

Micro Machines: Mini Challenge Mayhem supports building tracks in Mixed Reality at mind-blowing scope and scale. Build courses that will send cars racing over sofas, under beds, and around sleepy pets. Create portals to send a vehicle racing through a wall in the kitchen, and then fly out of another spot in the living room. Send toy monster trucks crashing through elaborate set pieces, all without any mess or cleanup. 

Racing skill and creative course building mesh together in the Campaign mode, where different objectives require choosing the right car and the proper course to get the job done! Some objectives require a fast car and a track built for speed, while others demand a (miniature) monster truck that can rack up destruction points. Modify the circuits and customize cars as necessary to get three stars and earn new vehicles and parts for faster racing and bigger stunts.

“We wanted to craft an experience which brings our most cherished childhood memories to life, taking them from the realm of imagination and into reality, virtual reality,” said Dave Rosen, CEO, WIMO Games. “The fact that we have the official Micro Machines license from Hasbro to lend authenticity to the experience is the cherry on top.”

Micro Machines: Mini Challenge Mayhem releases Q4 2023 on VR platforms to be announced. For more information on Micro Machines: Mini Challenge Mayhem, visit WIMO Games’ official website and follow the studio on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. For more information on Hasbro, visit their official website, and follow them on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

About WIMO Games

WIMO Games is an independent video game developer and publisher formed in 2021 in Austin, Texas. The studio consists of gaming veterans with experience working together and across the industry, with an emphasis on development for VR. The WIMO Games team aims to create titles infused with each member’s own passion, excitement, and dedication to quality, to make players feel like they can take on anything.

About Hasbro

Hasbro is a global leader in play whose mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. Hasbro delivers engaging brand experiences for global audiences through gaming, consumer products and entertainment, with a portfolio of iconic brands including MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, Hasbro Gaming, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH and PEPPA PIG, as well as premier partner brands.

Hasbro is guided by our Purpose to create joy and community for all people around the world, one game, one toy, one story at a time. For more than a decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media, one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute and one of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S. by the Civic 50.

FROM NEXT-GEN VR ACTION, TO IMMERSIVE SIMS AND RELAXING CITY BUILDING, NDREAMS’ LINEUP OF VR BIG HITTERS TAKES CENTRE STAGE

14 June 2023 – nDreams, the award-winning VR publisher, developer, and headline sponsor of the Upload VR Showcase, has given a deeper look at three of its upcoming VR titles at the event.

Action shooter Synapse for PS VR2, PowerWash Simulator VR, and relaxing city builder Little Cities for Meta Quest were all showcased with brand new gameplay trailers that provided further details and insight into what players can expect from this eclectic mix of VR titles in the months ahead.

The Synapse Gameplay Trailer provided a deeper dive into how players will be upgrading and evolving their arsenal and telekinetic abilities, as they fight deep into the mind of an enemy of the state this 4 July.  It also provided some additional narrative context to the game’s setting, including insights into Peter Conrad (voiced by David Hayter) and Clara Sorensen’s (voiced by Jennifer Hale) in-game dynamics.

The PowerWash Simulator VR Gameplay Trailer welcomed players to showcase their play style, from The Perfectionist to The Dirt Destroyer. PowerWash Simulator VR allows the player to express themselves any way they please, adding an extra layer of immersion and interactivity to busting dirt with the power of VR!

Finally, the Little Cities Sandbox Update Trailer focused on the heavily-requested Sandbox Update, the latest addition in the game’s post launch roadmap. Arriving on 29 June, the Sandbox Update features the ability to craft islands from scratch! Fully customise (or randomise) your experience with a landscape editor, fresh Attractions, ruins, and lots more… 

“There are so many exciting games in the works at nDreams, and we’ve been eagerly anticipating this chance to show everyone more of them,” said Patrick O’Luanaigh, CEO of nDreams. “And what better place to do so than at a packed Upload VR Showcase, of which we’re headline sponsors! 

Whether you prefer the explosive, telekinetic thrills of Synapse, bringing back that sparkle in PowerWash Simulator VR, or sculpting idyllic islands with your own hands in Little Cities’ Sandbox Update, this trio of unique titles shows off just how amazing it is to be a VR gamer right now. We’re proud to be driving the next generation of VR creativity across multiple genres.”

Full details on each title can be found on their respective store links, Synapse, PowerWash VR and Little Cities.

Keep up to date with all future nDreams updates by following across social. You can also join the studio’s official Discord server to connect with the team. You can also keep up to date with PowerWash Simulator VR on Twitter and Little Cities on Twitter.

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.  

About FuturLab 
FuturLab® is an award-winning game studio based in Brighton, UK. FuturLab® has developed and published remarkable games on PC and console since 2003. The game studio is best known for Velocity 2X, Tiny Trax, Mini-Mech Mayhem and Peaky Blinders: Mastermind and most recently, the highly acclaimed PowerWash Simulator.

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. 

Hybrid sandbox-roguelike melee brawler featured in UploadVR Showcase 

QUEENSLAND, Australia – June 14, 2023 – Paint the Town Red, the first-person brawler with sandbox combat levels and a massive roguelike mode from South East Games, makes the madcap melee even more personal in VR on Steam, PlayStation VR2, and Meta Quest 2 in early 2024, as announced at the Upload VR Showcase earlier today. 

Following its highly popular 1.0 release in 2021, Paint the Town Red comes out swinging in VR in a violent voxel world made for destruction. Obliterate enemies and obstacles in a crimson splash of blocks through fast paced melee combat. Take prospective brawlers on a bruising trip through punishing arenas above and below ground. Fight hand-to-hand or unpack an arsenal of more than 200 weapons ranging anywhere from pool cues and giant ham legs to futuristic firearms and blades.  

Pick a bar fight for the ages in Scenarios mode, exploring different timelines through high octane sandbox arenas. Start scraps in unexpected locations like a rowdy Biker Bar, a Disco, an old Western Saloon, an early ‘90s Prison, and a Pirate Cove, each with a slew of enemies armed and ready with period accurate weaponry. Fight to the bloody end in the Arena mode, a gauntlet of increasingly difficult waves of combat.

Sink to the depths in Beneath mode, a roguelike dungeon crawling experience where the real monsters come out to play. Infiltrate an underground network infested with undead creatures and unravel spine-tingling mysteries in each procedurally generated run. Solve puzzles, explore caves and ruins, and gain class specific abilities like teleportation and necromancy. Face off against the ultimate evil in the form of four devastating Elder Gods. Choose from one of five classes to customize and upgrade, from the fireball wielding Warlock to the lightning-fast Spectre.

“The first person intuitive gameplay of Paint the Town Red made a VR experience an obvious and natural progression of the game,” said Matthew Carr, South East Games, Co-founder. “Immersion and creativity are at the heart of Paint the Town Red and now the possibilities are massively expanded, offering what we feel is the wildest and most chaotic fun VR experience..”  

Paint the Town Red VR will launch in early 2024 on Quest 2 VR for $19.99, PlayStation VR2 for $19.99 with a discount for existing PlayStation owners of Paint the Town Red, and on Steam VR as a $9.99 add on DLC. The base version of Paint the Town Red is available now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, in addition to Steam for Windows PC, Mac, and Linux.

For more information, please visit Paint the Town Red’s official website, follow South East Games on Twitter, and search #PTTR or #PaintTheTownRed.

About South East Games     

Founded by cousins Matthew and Shane Carr in 2009, working as programmer and artist respectively, the duo worked nights and weekends to release a handful of small iOS games while working at larger companies by day including THQ and The Creative Assembly. Unhappy with working on the smaller aspects of larger titles, they wanted to work on something fresh and new, and achieved that with Paint the Town Red, which debuted on Steam Early Access in 2015 and readies its 1.0 and console debut in 2021.

South East Games has worked with Jeff van Dyck on Paint the Town Red. The two-time BAFTA award winning Composer and Audio Director, known for his emotive scores and immersive audio design in video games over the last two decades such as his work in the Total War series, Alien Isolation, and EA classics like Need for Speed and FIFA.

In its first week, players engaged in over 27,000 matches, completing an astonishing 327,000 rounds of intense 5v5 gameplay

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – June 14, 2023 – Thirdverse, Inc., leading development studio behind the popular VR multiplayer hero shooter game X8, is excited to announce significant updates and remarkable achievements following the game’s successful launch on May 18th. X8 is a VR multiplayer hero shooter game that offers gamers customizable loadouts of weapons, armor, items, and abilities, allowing players to equip their heroes before the battle begins. With new features implemented and outstanding metrics attained in its first week, X8 continues to engage players and define the hero shooter genre.

Players can access X8:
Meta Quest : https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4518172508241377/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763510/X8/

Since its debut, X8 has received an overwhelmingly positive response from the gaming community. In just one week, players engaged in over 27,000 matches, completing an astonishing 327,000 rounds of intense gameplay. Impressively, 3,703 bombs have been defused, demonstrating the skill and dedication of X8’s dedicated player base. Notably, the top three most frequently chosen heroes in this period were Sarai, Jaguar, and Vesper, showcasing their popularity and unique abilities.

To enhance the X8 experience even further, Thirdverse has introduced a range of exciting new features:

• New Indicator above Bomb Sites: A visual indicator has been added to highlight bomb sites, aiding players in navigation and strategic decision-making.
• Ghosting Removal from Purgatory: The issue of ghosting has been addressed, ensuring fair and immersive gameplay for all participants.
• New Buy Phase Wrist Shop: The introduction of the Buy Phase Wrist Shop allows players to conveniently access and purchase items during the buy phase, streamlining the gameplay experience.

In addition to these significant feature updates, Thirdverse has diligently worked on various improvements and fixes to refine the gameplay experience for X8 enthusiasts. The ultimates purchase issue has been resolved, enhancing the overall balance of the game. Weapon and item providers have been reworked to prioritize player comfort, while Jaguar’s turret mechanics have been improved for a more satisfying gameplay experience. Numerous other updates, including party fixes, improved weapon accuracy stats, aim down sights fixes, and abilities rebalancing, have been implemented to ensure X8 remains an exciting and well-polished game.

Product Overview:

• Supported Platforms: Meta Quest App Lab, Steam
• Title: X8
• Genre: VR Multiplayer Hero Shooter
• Price: Free
• Release: May 18, 2023
• Players: 5v5, up to 10 players
• Teaser Website: https://playx8vr.com/

About Thirdverse, Co., Ltd
Founded in 2020, Thirdverse, Co., Ltd is a virtual reality game development, distribution and management company paving the path to the metaverse with two studios in Japan and the United States. In August 2022, the studio launched its next-generation sword-fighting VR title “ALTAIR BREAKER” for Meta Quest 2 and PCVR. In September, Thirdverse announced a new multiplayer VR tactical hero shooter title called “X8” developed by its US Studio, and exhibited the game to the public for the first time at the Tokyo Game Show 2022. In November, they announced that both titles are joining the lineup for PlayStation®VR2. Currently, Thirdverse plans to strengthen the recruitment of VR game creators for the development of new titles, scheduled for release in 2023 and beyond.

Hinwil, 14 June 2023 – Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports will have the nous, experience and talent of one of the foremost esports organisations in the world – and of its Grand Prix-winning CEO – by its side as it announces a partnership with R8G e-Sports Sim Racing Team, the organisation created and led by former Formula One star, Romain Grosjean.

R8G, which boasts a wealth of talent, both in the driving department and in its extensive support team of engineers, coaches and managers, will work with Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports as it goes for the biggest prize of all, the World Championship crown in the F1 Esports Pro Championship.

R8G e-Sports Sim Racing Team is racing across various platforms: with many titles and wins to its name, as well as million impressions on social media, the organisation became a major online racing force in the last three years. R8G won the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual and the ESL Drivers’ World Title, finishing runner-up in Formula E Accelerate, DTM eSports and the SimRacing World Cup. In 2021, they took part in the first ever Olympic Virtual Games, earning a silver medal. They entered the F1 Esports scene in the same year, rising quickly thanks to their team structure and their emphasis on developing young talent.

Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Team Representative: “R8G is the partner we need to help Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports make another step forward. Our strategy is ambitious, both in terms of what we expect from the competitions we take part in, to what we want to deliver to our partners and fans: to achieve this, we need top-tier partners, and R8G fits the bill perfectly. They have a proven track record of success, both in F1 Esports and in the wider world of simracing, and they know how to deliver strong results. In Romain, they have a leader who has competed at the highest levels throughout his career and is translating his expertise into benefits for the whole team. We are excited about the season ahead and the future of our esports team.” 

Romain Grosjean, CEO of R8G e-Sports: “In the three years since I created my esports team, everything has been geared towards detecting young talent and winning titles. We have emerged from zero in just three years, to become one of the best structures in the world. It is obviously an honour to work with Sauber Esports and Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports to play a leading role in F1 Esports. On track and off track. I know most of the people in the team since years all around in F1 paddocks. Our experiences in both the real and virtual world will help us to take the final step. There is a lot of talent in the team and a lot of energy, desire and ambition. I cannot wait for the season to start.”

About Sauber Group of Companies:

The Sauber Group of Companies is composed of two operational entities: Sauber Motorsport AG, which operates and manages its Formula OneTM team; and Sauber Technologies AG, which focuses on third-party business in the areas of advanced engineering, prototype development and additive manufacturing, in addition to full and model-scale testing in the factory’s state-of-the-art wind tunnel and ground-breaking innovation in the field of aerodynamics. The companies collaborate closely and share know-how to apply the expertise of more than 550 dedicated individuals at the headquarter in Hinwil, Switzerland, to all internal and external projects.

The Sauber Group puts sustainability at the heart of its mission; its business, operating under the ISO 14001 environmental management standard, has been carbon neutral since 2011 and the company has achieved the Three-Star level in the FIA Environmental Accreditation Framework.

Since its founding in 1970, the innovative Swiss company has been setting standards in the design, development and construction of race cars for various championship series, such as Formula One, DTM, and WEC. Following its own Formula One debut in 1993, Sauber Motorsport AG has established one of the few traditional and privately held teams in the sport. A member of the exclusive club of teams which competed in more than 500 F1 races, it celebrated 30 years in the sport in 2022 and continues to go from strength to strength on and off the track.

The time is coming for a legend. LEGEND BOWL brings back the glory days of pixel football games, where each game was a complete experience providing 1000s of hours worth of gameplay, stuffed to the brim with features that made you truly feel like the coach, and with endless replayability. With the perfect mix of hybrid arcade-style football and simulation aspects on and off the field, LEGEND BOWL is bringing the gridiron back to glory.

LEGEND BOWL will be brought to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S consoles by Top Hat Studios, Inc. this summer 2023.

Hailed as the “second coming of Tecmo Bowl” [PC Gamer], and the American Football game that’s “the modern ‘Madden’ alternative you’ve been craving” [Inverse], LEGEND BOWL is THE genre defining challenger to the staples of gridiron sports games. After an arduous multi-year long porting process, which involved deep enterprise-level collaboration between Top Hat Studios, Inc., and YoYoGames to make radical core improvements to GMS2, the game’s underlying engine, LEGEND BOWL delivers a smooth, native gameplay experience optimized for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game is also coming to Nintendo Switch and last generation consoles, Xbox One and Playstation 4, thanks to extensive engine optimizations.

Legend Bowl’s flagship mode is a fully fledged FRANCHISE mode, which gives players the feeling of being in the coach’s seat they’ve been craving for. Create your own coach (or choose one from the league), pick one of the 32 unique teams to champion, and then take them through successive, complete, 17 week schedules. Manage your stadium facilities, team rosters and player’s needs, and face the grilling of the press on the news wire. There’s also a complete off season where you’ll take your team through retirements, free agency, player progression, and a full 7 round draft. Legend Bowl puts you into the center of the action, and you’ll need to manage the chemistry of your roster and players to build a legendary team. And as a living, breathing franchise… the actions of other teams will matter, too…

Regardless of mode, player control and customization is key. In LEGEND BOWL, you’ll be able to fully customize players, coaches, and teams to create your very own dream league. Choose from a variety of hairstyles, faces, visors, earrings, hats, headbands, gloves, and more to build as unique of a roster as you can dream up. When it comes to attention to detail, nothing’s spared. Realistic weather, complete with a time cycle lighting system, makes you feel the chill or heat on the field. Clear, cloudy, rain or snow, you’ll have to brave it all. On the field stat overlays, halftime stats, end of game stats, field art, live referees, chain gang, mascots, advertisements, fans and more get you immersed in the game and put you in the stadium!

For more drop-in style play, exhibition mode allows you to simply select any 2 teams, and face them off as either Human vs CPU, Human vs Human, or just watch sparks fly as CPU vs CPU! Play with up to 4 players locally. There’s also bracket style tournaments, where 16 teams try to finish at the top. Momentum and weight makes you feel the impact of every tackle, fumble, or kick, and brings the battle on the gridiron alive. Carefully balanced to have the optimal mix of arcade style fun with realistic/sim gameplay mechanics, speed, agility, acceleration and more all come into play.

About Top Hat Studios, Inc. 

Top Hat Studios is your favorite curator and publisher of fine, indie game delicacies. A proud supporter of games from blockbuster productions all the way to niche and boutique experimentations, anything goes! Whether it be weird and wacky, soothing for the soul, or just a plain good ol’ time – all that matters is the spirit of true indie runs through a game. Top Hat Studios diverse portfolio includes hits such as Frogun, Ova Magica, SONZAI, Labyrinth of the Demon King, and many more. The firm provides a full suite of publishing, business development, creative media, and engineering & porting expertise working with all major codebases and toolkits, to indie developers of all shapes and sizes.

About Super Pixel Games

Super Pixel Games is the alias of Javier Martinez – for who, developing games is the ultimate passion, and building epic sports games is a speciality. Javier aims to bring fun and immersive sports games to gamers all around the world, with the hopes of giving sports gamers truly innovative alternatives on the virtual field!

Marvelous Europe and XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today confirmed that Cuisineer, the upcoming food-focused action roguelite, will be participating in Steam Next Fest, from June 19-26, with a brand-new demo.

On today’s menu: The diverse biomes Pom, Cuisineer’s young adventurer turned restauranteur, will explore and battle through as they gather the ingredients needed to cook up delicious meals. From marshy swamplands to icy caves, Pom will need to scour four diverse biomes on her quest for the finest ingredients in the land. Each adventure will pose unique challenges and rewards, with procedural generation creating new layouts, enemy camps, and ingredients native to the respective biomes for players to explore.

Sneak a peek at Cuisineer’s Smorgasbord of Dungeons in Latest Video

One day, Pom returns to her hometown of Paell to see her parents only to find their restaurant closed for business and deep in debt. Now, she must re-open the restaurant and make it thrive. To collect ingredients from the land Pom pursues adventure in the world outside Paell, wielding her cooking utensils against giant chickens, artillery shrimps, fire-breathing peppers, and other pesky perils, sipping boba tea along the way. Cook up a frenzy and grow the derelict eatery into a sensational restaurant that will make Pom’s parents proud.

Developed by BattleBrew Productions and co-published globally on Windows PC via Steam by Marvelous Europe and XSEED Games, Cuisineer will be released in summer 2023. This title has not been age rated.

For more information regarding Marvelous Europe, please visit the official website, or follow @MarvelousEurope on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube.

More information about XSEED Games’ products can be found at www.xseedgames.com. Fans can also follow XSEED Games on Facebook, Twitter,Instagram, Twitch.

About BattleBrew Productions

BattleBrew Productions is a feisty crew of creators and crafters working on the next generation of games in the sunny island of Singapore. Founded in 2017, they develop and publish the popular BattleSky Brigade series on Google Play for Android and the Apple Store for iPhone and iPad platforms.

About Marvelous Europe

Marvelous Europe is the publisher behind Mandragora, Nova Antarctica and Ninja or Die, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marvelous Inc., developer of the beloved Story of Seasons (known as Harvest Moon prior to 2013) and Rune Factory series.

Established in 2012, Marvelous Europe is passionate about helping games to reach a global audience while nurturing emerging developers and studios. With decades of experience and strong ties to the worldwide indie game dev community, the highly skilled European team is committed to supporting studios worldwide find success, while continuing to publish and distribute select Marvelous Inc. content.

About XSEED Games

XSEED Games is the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Marvelous Inc., which is a publicly traded company listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Formed in 2004 and located in Torrance, California, XSEED Games publishes interactive entertainment content for PC and consoles from the Marvelous portfolio as well as from a variety of third-party partners and independent developers.

The company’s portfolio of published games and series’ include STORY OF SEASONS (Bokujo Monogatari), SENRAN KAGURA, and Rune Factory, No More Heroes, Corpse Party, AKIBA’S TRIP, and Granblue Fantasy: Versus; along with titles from independent developers including Potionomics and Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories. XSEED Games has grown its reputation among global gamers with its critically acclaimed localizations and commitment to fans, remaining ever dedicated to its “indie spirit, player-first” approach for quality games.

The upcoming dark-fantasy narrative deck-builder adventure, gets a new developer gameplay showcase to tease Steam Next Fest demo!

Hamburg, Germany, June 14th, 2023 – Polish developers The Rat Project and publisher Daedalic Entertainment are bringing a new demo of their upcoming dark-fantasy deck-building adventure Magin: The Rat Project Stories to Steam Next Fest, from June 19th to June 26th, 2023. 

The Rat Project invites fans of dark-fantasy and deck-building games to play the upcoming demo when it becomes available at Steam Next Fest. Interested players can see the game in action before the demo arrives with a new gameplay showcase where developers from The Rat Project explain the game’s lore, give interesting insights into the development process and talk about inspirations, as they play through early sections of the game and reveal the world of the Magin!

Watch the new Dev Gameplay Showcase here

Magin: The Rat Project Stories takes place in a dark-fantasy world, where magic – or essence, as it is called in this world – is directly tied to the desires and fears of its inhabitants. You play as Elester, a veteran Magin soldier in an underworld organization, as well as young Tolen, who starts to realize that he is an essence user too, and will provide a fresh perspective on the conflict. Step into a magical world standing on the edge of industrial revolution and utter chaos. Overcome obstacles, play your cards wisely, and find your destiny in this immersive, story-driven adventure. 

Magin: The Rat Project Stories will launch soon in 2023. Wishlist it now on Steam.

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About Daedalic Entertainment

Daedalic Entertainment publishes and develops high-quality games for all platforms. The company has a diverse line-up of high-quality titles, including classic adventures, RPGs, and strategy and multiplayer games. With an international team of around 90 employees, Daedalic is developing a new line-up of innovative games across consoles, PCs, and mobile platforms.

Based in Hamburg, Germany, Daedalic is one of Europe’s most acclaimed publishers and developers. With a total of 32 awards in the German Developers Award (including multiple accolades for ‘Studio of the Year’) and 12 German Computer Game Awards for genre-defining games such as Deponia, Edna & Harvey, Silence, Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, The Long Journey Home, State of Mind and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. Recent publishing hits include Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Barotrauma, Unrailed!, Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Partisans 1941 and Potion Tycoon Inkulinati (both Early Access), and many more.

About The Rat Project

The Rat Project – is a group of twelve indie developers based in Poland dedicated to making quality games with heart. Founded in 2020 by a few gaming hotheads that met on a Discord server, they are now working on Magin: The Rat Project Stories which started as a passion project. After initial funding through a successful Kickstarter campaign and now teaming up with Daedalic as their publisher, The Rat Project can’t wait to bring their first game to gamers around the world later this year.

Don your mask and experience HOOK’s terrifying stealth horror exploration title ahead of the official release.

Milan, Italy – 14th June 2022 – HOOK, the indie label of global video game publisher Digital Bros, and Polish developer Duality Games are thrilled to announce that Unholy, the new first-person psychological horror experience, will launch on 20th July for PC. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X versions will follow later. 

Horror fans have the opportunity to get hands-on with Unholy as a playable demo is now live on Steam. The Unholy demo will also be promoted in the upcoming Steam Next Fest from 19-26 June, opening up the horrors facing the protagonist Dorothea as she traverses two parallel worlds in her search to uncover the truth surrounding the disappearance of her son. 

Check out the release date trailer for Unholy here 

Unholy follows the disappearance of a young child from a run-down, unwelcoming post-soviet town. Using exploration, puzzle solving and intriguing combat mechanics, players will traverse between reality and a twisted Unholy world to unveil the terrifying truth. 

Features of Unholy

• Two parallel worlds to explore. The grey and cold reality of a brutalist post-soviet Eastern European town and the creepy and twisted world of Unholy, a grotesque society ruled by a relentless priest caste.
• An intense psychological horror experience driven by a deep, dark narrative storyline played out with captivating visuals based on the works of reputed dark artist Tomasz Strzałkowski (Duality Games Art director and founder).
• A unique gameplay blend that combines meticulous exploration, intriguing puzzle solving, infiltration and stealth with intriguing shooting dynamics.
• An intriguing combat system. Use four different emotions: anger, shock, sadness and desire to interact with the environment (destroy obstacles, trigger mechanisms, overload circuits, illuminate your way) or to confuse, lure or damage your opponents.
• Masks! Everybody in the unholy world hides behind a mask and it can be the difference between life or death. Build your own mask to get new skills and improve your abilities or wear other masks to infiltrate, confuse your enemies and impersonate your opponents.

Unholy will be published for PC on 20th July with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X versions following later. Players can wishlist the game on Steam now. For more information Follow Unholy on Discord and Facebook. 

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ABOUT HOOK 

HOOK, a Digital Bros’ subsidiary, is a publishing label focused on offering a unique selection of indie games which stand out for concept, visual, genre or themes. 

HOOK provides full-service publishing support (including funding, development support, QA, localization, marketing & PR) to independent development teams with a strong commitment and vision, to help them realize and market their projects globally. 

ABOUT DUALITY GAMES 

Duality Games is a Warsaw based studio founded in January 2018 by Tomasz Strzałkowski. A team of 15 developers who are all professionals in their fields and very passionate about what they do. For all of them, making games is doing what they love.