New gameplay footage for Daedalic Entertainment’s story-driven adventure shows Gollum using all of his cunning to sneak past enemies and traverse the vertical environments on his journey to reclaim his ‘precious’

Hamburg, Germany, July 7th, 2022 – Daedalic Entertainment and NACON are excited to reveal the first gameplay footage of their story-driven adventure The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – Daedalic’s take on one of the most iconic characters in fantasy history arrives on PC, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S on September 1st. The Nintendo Switch version is planned for later this year.

Gollum is perhaps the most maligned and misunderstood creature in all of Middle-earth, cursed with dueling personalities and a constant compulsion to find his Preciousss. The Lords of the Rings: Gollum takes players on an exceptional journey, sharing a perspective unique to Gollum. Whether creeping through tall grass or swimming in rivers, Gollum must adapt and move in the shadows if he is to evade enemies during his adventure. From the mountains of Mordor, to the Mines of Moria, and passing through Mirkwood Forest, players will explore a variety of diverse environments and experience an enthralling narrative adventure. Beginning  September 1st, explore this original story created by Daedalic Entertainment and officially licensed by Middle-earth Enterprises. 

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is based on the legendary The Lord of the Rings trilogy of books by J.R.R. Tolkien, and tells of Gollum’s experiences from behind-the-scenes in the first chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring. After losing his precious ring to Bilbo Baggins, Gollum decides to leave the Misty Mountains and embark on a perilous journey across Middle-earth, where he encounters well-known characters from the books as well as new potential allies and antagonists. It’s up to the players if they want Gollum to have the upper hand when making important decisions, or allow his Hobbit-self, Sméagol, to take over. To survive the dangers he encounters during his adventures, Gollum must use all of his cunning to distract and sneak past enemies while climbing and platforming across the vertically-designed environments. 

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is developed by Daedalic Entertainment in partnership with Middle-earth Enterprises and co-published by Daedalic Entertainment and NACON. The game will release on PC, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. A physical edition for consoles will also be available.

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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 close to 100 employees, Daedalic is currently developing a new line-up of innovative games across consoles, PC, 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, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, The Long Journey Home, and State of Mind, Daedalic is a record holder for the two most prestigious game awards in Germany. Recent publishing hits include Barotrauma, Unrailed!, Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Partisans 1941 and more.

Daedalic is currently developing The Lord of the Rings – Gollum. The story-driven action-adventure tells the story of Gollum from a perspective never witnessed before in any storytelling media, all the while staying faithful to the legendary books of J.R.R. Tolkien.

About NACON

NACON is a company of the BIGBEN Group founded in 2019 to optimize its know-how through strong synergies in the video game market. By bringing together its 9 development studios, the publishing of AA video games, the design and distribution of premium gaming devices, NACON focuses 20 years of expertise at the service of players. This new unified business unit strengthens NACON’s position in the market and enables it to innovate by creating new unique competitive advantages. https://corporate.nacongaming.com/

About Middle-earth Enterprises

Inspired by a deep appreciation for the fictional world created by J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle-earth Enterprises is dedicated to working with businesses providing quality products in accordance with best green business and sustainability practices, including fair trade, equality in the workplace, and a commitment to protect our earth, its wondrous beauty and the viability of every living creature.

The Saul Zaentz Company dba Middle-earth Enterprises (SZC) has been producing and licensing films, merchandise and stage productions based on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit for more than four decades. 

MARVEL FUTURE FIGHT RELEASES NEW COSMIC GAME CONTENT INSPIRED BY MARVEL STUDIOS’ THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER

LOS ANGELES – July 7, 2022 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, has released a new update for its blockbuster mobile RPG MARVEL Future Fight featuring out of this world content inspired by Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder. Players will have a variety of new game options to experience including Super Heroes uniforms, a Legendary Battle stage, feature updates, and more.

Starting today, players can show off their enthusiasm and celebrate the highly-anticipated film release by equipping new uniforms for Thor, Thor (Jane Foster) and Valkyrie. A new Legendary Battle stage, “The Fate of New Asgard,” featuring the Super Villain, Gorr the God Butcher, has been added as well. In addition, Thor is now upgradable to Tier-4 with a Striker skill while Thor (Jane Foster) has the ability to be upgraded to Tier-3 with an Ultimate skill. Select heroes, including Angela, Skurge and Destroyer, will receive Awaken Skills and Potential Transcend.

As part of this game update, new improvements and features have been implemented to further enhance the user experience. While the S.H.I.E.L.D. Archive will receive new data collected from various items within the game universe, thanks to its updated User Interface, the players can now check out the Content Rewards in a handy manner. Additionally, players will receive rewards based on individual scores with the Multiverse Invasion Ranking System.

MARVEL Future Fight has over 120 million players across the world with the game currently available worldwide in the App Store® and Google Play™.

For more information, please visit http://marvelfuturefight.netmarble.com.

About Netmarble Corporation

Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Seven Knights 2, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, MARVEL Future Revolution, Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and MARVEL Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam and SpinX Games, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.

For more information visit marvel.com. © 2022 MARVEL

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Preorders begin today on Nintendo eShop

TOKYO – July 7, 2022 –  Bright Memory: Infinite, the high-octane, visually stunning first-person shooter made by indie developer FYQD Studio and published by PLAYISM, readies its weapons and sharpens its blades for a Thursday, July 21 release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. 

Special agent Shelia finds herself in the eye of the tornado as she investigates an abnormal weather phenomenon in the sky during Lunar New Year celebrations. Soon, she must master the way of the sword and the bullet as she faces off against a military conspiracy and demons from Chinese mythology summoned from a black hole.

Utilize ranged and melee weapons to rack up combos and use Shelia’s psychic abilities to eliminate crowds of hostile futuristic and fantasy foes. Build her skill tree and unlock speed, power, and more upgrades to defeat ever more dangerous enemies and get to the bottom of this apocalyptic event and the evil figure behind it all.

Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 versions show off the power of the latest gaming hardware, with support for 4K resolution with raytracing, all running at a locked 60 frames per second. Those with capable displays can enable 120 FPS mode, achieving maximum smoothness with minimum input latency, and PlayStation-exclusive DualSense adaptive trigger support. 

Meanwhile, Nintendo Switch players enjoy a native port playable on the go, with gyroscopic aiming support and multi-sampling of TAA anti-aliasing. Pre-orders begin today on the Nintendo eShop. Previous purchasers of Bright Memory on Xbox Series X|S receive a 20% discount on Bright Memory: Infinite. All console versions feature the same content, with all the paid cosmetic DLC from the PC version available with purchase of the game. 

“My partners and I took the time to ensure that Bright Memory Infinite plays great no matter which system you choose,” said Zeng, indie game developer, FYQD Studio. “We know that Bright Memory: Infinite will set a new benchmark for what indies can do on console hardware.”

Bright Memory: Infinite launches for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on Thursday, July 21, 2022. It will support English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese voice and text, and Traditional Chinese, Latin American Spanish, German, French, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, and Korean language text. 

For more information, please visit the PLAYISM website, follow PLAYISM on Facebook and Twitter, and search for #BrightMemoryInfinite on social media.

About FYQD Studio

Based out of Guangxi, China, FYQD Studio is a one-man game studio founded by Zeng, with Bright Memory being its first published title.

To learn more, follow @FYQD_Studio on Twitter.

About PLAYISM

Japan’s oldest indie publisher, PLAYISM is known in the West for supporting popular indie games such as Gnosia, The Good Life, Idol Manager, Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight, Touhou Luna Nights, Fight Crab, Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-, the La-Mulana series, Bright Memory, and DEEEER Simulator among other titles. 

PLAYISM’s motto is “Bringing a Different Breed of Indie Game to the World”.

To learn more, visit the PLAYISM official website and follow @PlayismEN on Twitter. Join the official PLAYISM Discord for news, announcements, and weekly livestreams. 

Not only does Patch 8 for Baldur’s Gate 3 give players the opportunity to be a Gnome Bard, it gives players the opportunity to be a Gnome Bard with fantastic hair

DUBLIN — July 7, 2022 — The eighth major update for Baldur’s Gate 3 was revealed today during the Panel From Hell, featuring a live performance by Hunter – a Belgian metal band led by Larian’s own Head of Production, David Walgrave, an appearance by Neil Newbon*, and commentary by Volothamp Geddarm himself (played by Stephen Hogan).

Larian’s Eurovision-themed live show revealed the addition of the Bard class, playable Gnome race, a major upgrade to the pace of combat, and more. Read the highlights below – the full patch notes will be available on Steam when the patch goes live.

Patch 8: Of Valour and Lore will be available to Baldur’s Gate 3 players later today, July 7. Catch the Panel From Hell VOD on YouTube and Twitch after the livestream.

*No Bards were harmed in the production of this show.

• New Class: Bard
  • Masters of song and speech, dealing out both inspiration and devastation in battle, the long-awaited Bard class is the latest to join the party in Baldur’s Gate 3. Hurl pithy one-liners at your enemies or play songs with your companions by the campfire.
  • Two Subclasses:
    • College of Valour: A combat-focused subclass, Bards of the College of Valour gain proficiencies and skills that make them hardy enough to join the frontlines of battle while still allowing them the ability to buff and inspire allies.
      • Signature Feature: Combat Inspiration
        • Inspire an ally with your valour.
        • They can add a +1d6 bonus to their next Attack Roll, Ability Check, or Saving Throw.
        • They can also choose to add a +1d6 bonus to the damage their next weapon attack deals, or a +4 bonus to their Armour Class for one attack.
    • College of Lore: A subclass focused on spellcasting, Bards of the College of Lore seek to collect knowledge anywhere it lives, using their deft wordplay and magical abilities to confuse and debuff foes while buffing and inspiring allies.
      • Signature Feature: Cutting Words
        • Use your wit to distract a creature and sap its confidence.
        • It receives a 1d6 penalty to Attack Rolls, Ability Checks, and damage dealt until the start of your next turn.
      • We’ve recorded 97 bespoke insults fit for any occasion.
  • ‘Perform’ Ability: Musical instruments can be used by any class with the Performer feat at Level 4. Perform songs anywhere you like, but be prepared for certain NPCs reacting to your performances or even deciding to join in. If they really appreciate your musical abilities, they may reward you for it.
• New Playable Race: Gnomes
  • Play as a Gnome! Adventurous and vibrant, curious and small of stature, Gnomes are the first new playable race to come to Baldur’s Gate 3 since its launch into Early Access.
• Swarm AI
  • Minor enemies (e.g., animals, goblins) are now grouped together in combat. These groups move and attack together, making for a much faster and smoother combat experience during larger battles.
• Killcams
  • Ranged critical hits now utilize combat cameras! Watching arrows and Magic Missiles pierce your enemies has never been cooler.
• Hair Upgrades
  • It’s as if everyone in Faerûn’s using a great new shampoo – all hairstyles have received an upgrade in the form of a new hair-shading model and other general improvements.
  • Highlights and graying have been added to character creation.
• Brazilian Portuguese Localization
  • Baldur’s Gate 3 is now playable with Brazilian Portuguese subtitles – vamo nessa!
• Improved Multiplayer Stability
  • Implemented network compression, meaning that players with slower and less reliable internet connections should hopefully start to see a noticeable improvement in stability and reduction of lag when playing multiplayer with their friends.

About Larian Studios

Larian Studios is an independent RPG developer founded in 1996 in Ghent, Belgium. Over 400 people work between worldwide studios in Ghent, Quebec, Dublin, Guildford, Malaysia and Barcelona. Larian is best known for the Divinity universe, which they introduced to the world with Divine Divinity in 2002.

In 2014, Larian launched Divinity: Original Sin, a classic CRPG that won over 150 awards and nominations. The company released its critically acclaimed sequel Divinity: Original Sin 2 on September 14, 2017, followed by the Definitive Edition in August 2018 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to a 93 Metacritic rating. The Nintendo Switch version released in September 2019 featuring cross-save progression between Nintendo Switch and Steam. Divinity: Original Sin 2 won a BAFTA for Best Multiplayer Game. In October 2020, Larian Studios released the Early Access version of Baldur’s Gate 3.

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Anticipated ‘Golf-Like’ introduces dungeon-like courses, otherworldly ACE CARDS, brilliant bosses
and a roguelite loop to the sport

Golfenburg, Sweden – July 7th, 2022 – Thunderful and Chuhai Labs are thrilled to announce that their heavily anticipated ‘Golf-Like’, Cursed to Golf, will be teeing off on August 18th. In addition to the previously announced PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch versions, Cursed to Golf will also arrive on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on the same day. Featuring on multiple “most anticipated lists” for 2022, including for the likes of Eurogamer and Polygon, Cursed to Golf is a genre-twisting 2D roguelite golfer that features outlandish special abilities, diverse biomes, challenging bosses and a soundtrack that slaps harder than any heard in a golf game before.

In Cursed to Golf, you play as a would-be golf champion who tragically dies just as he’s about to win a tournament. Instead of making it to heaven (or hell), you find yourself in Golf Purgatory. If you can golf your way through the ever-changing 18 hole course spread across four biomes (Purgatory, The Oasis, The Caverns and Hell), you’ll be able to ascend back to life. Prepare for dungeon-like holes, often with multiple paths to the flag, littered with Grave Grabbers, deadly spikes, explosive TNT boxes and all manner of other traps and hazards.

Fear not, cursed golfer. For all the hazards that stand in your path, consider Chuhai Labs your friendly caddy, handing you a host of helpful tools to give you a chance of overcoming them. Shot Idols are a blessing from the golf god, awarding you extra shots for smashing through them, teleporters will take you closer to the flag, even TNT boxes can sometimes hide shortcuts, should you detonate them  properly! On top of that, ACE CARDS offer you awesome single-use abilities that you could never use in real life. Rewind time with a Mulligan, freeze water with the Ice Ball, guide your ball to its target with the Rocket Ball, get out of sticky situations with a Portal and blast your ball into three with the Scattershot. These are just a few of the over 20 power ups you’ll have access to.

In between holes, you’ll be able to drive around the map in your Golf Cart. You might discover some treasure chests, card packs, or come across a totally-not-shady-at-all guy who will meet you at forks in the road and help you choose a path to take. It’s always a good idea to stop by the Eterni-Tee shop to buy card booster packs, switch up your outfit, or store a few special cards in your binder so they can survive in between runs.

“We can’t wait for players to hit our dungeon-like course on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC this August 18th,” said Chuhai Labs’ Game Director Liam Edwards. “The reception to Cursed to Golf from players and media alike has been phenomenal so far and I’m really excited to see them unleashed onto our online leaderboards, good luck beating my scores!”

“If you like golf and you like being cursed, then boy do we have the game for you,” said Mark Lentz, Producer at Chuhai Labs. “In fact, if neither of those two things are up your alley, then Cursed to Golf will still blow your mind. Believe it!”

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About Thunderful
Thunderful Group is a group of companies that develops, publishes and invests in games as well as distributes Nintendo products, games, game accessories and toys. Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group, the other being Thunderful Distribution. Over the last few years Thunderful Games has, organically and via acquisitions, grown into a global organization with eight development studios and over 300 employees. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles and invests in external game projects.

About Chuhai Labs
Chuhai Labs is a Kyoto, Japan indie game studio. Founded in 2020, this international team of industry pros and rising stars are dedicated to making the most fun out of every moment. Precision controls, memorable characters, banging soundtracks, and witty catch phrases galore are just some of the tricks up their sleeves. As demonstrated in their most recent release, Carve Snowboarding for Oculus Quest.

Courts have ruled, Chuhai Labs makes Legally The Best Games.

Captures More Than 100,000 Units in First Three Months on PC

Zevenaar, The Netherlands – July 7, 2022 – Coromon, the modern monster taming RPG from developer TRAGsoft and publisher Freedom Games, chooses Nintendo Switch to join its squad after collecting more than 100,000 unit sales on PC. Cross-save features between PC and console will also become available at launch, on July 21, 2022.

Plant an eager foot into the Velua region and encounter powerful creatures called Coromon. Assume the role of an apprentice Coromon researcher to study and catch these adorable, yet formidable animals as a member of the illustrious Lux Solis organization. Join the Titan Taskforce to foil an evil rival institution’s corrupt plans to harness the fabled Coromon Titans’ powers and rain chaos upon the world.

Explore six beautiful pixel-art biomes including icy terrains, marshy swamps, and dark dungeons, all containing their own distinct Coromon. Encounter more than 120 different species and bring together an A-team of ferocious fighters to battle enemies. Strategize for each encounter with the use of seven element types and custom stats distribution for each Coromon to develop a top-tier roster. 

Cruise through the adventure with a variety of difficulty options ranging from a more casual gameplay experience or test the squad’s limits with the built-in fan-favorite “Nuzlocke” and randomizer options. Craft a personalized trainer and take the Lux Solis personality test to choose the best beginner battling buddy. 

“Coromon is our love letter to a treasured game genre and we cherish this opportunity to finally bring it to Nintendo Switch,” said Jochem Pouwels, Founder, TRAGsoft. “After the overwhelmingly positive response to Coromon’s PC launch, and with how patient everyone has been, we want to thank our community for being so supportive and encouraging. We expect everyone’s creature catching journeys on the go will meet all expectations they have had for us!” 

Coromon comes to Nintendo Switch for $19.99 with English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified) language support.

To learn more, visit Coromon’s official site and join the community on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Discord, and search #Coromon on social media.

About TRAGsoft

TRAGsoft is an independent game studio founded in 2016 by Two Ridiculously Ambitious Guys, Jochem Pouwels and Marcel van der Made. Based in Zevenaar, Netherlands, the developer is passionately devoted to releasing its debut project Coromon to critical acclaim in 2022 selling more than 75,000 copies in its first month. 

For more information, check out the official Coromon 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.

To learn more, visit the official Freedom Games website.

Sea of Stars,the Highly Anticipated Turn-based RPG from Sabotage Studio, Primed for PlayStation Consoles in 2023

Lauded team behind 2018’s The Messenger confirms that its sophomore title will hit PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5 when it launches in 2023

QUEBEC CITY – (July 7, 2022) – Hot on the heels of the Summer Solstice and freshly announced during PlayStation’s event spotlighting new indies, developer Sabotage Studio revealed that its turn-based RPG Sea of Stars will also come to PlayStation consoles when it launches next year. 

Sea of Stars tells the story of two Children of the Solstice, uniting players with Valere and Zale, youths fated to become Solstice Warriors. Combining their Sun and Moon powers to perform Eclipse Magic, they are pledged to fight the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.  Set to a stunning soundtrack with original works by legendary composer Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger) who joins Sabotage Studio’s composer Eric W. Brown, Sea of Stars is poised to be one of 2023’s most anticipated games.

Today’s trailer, revealed during PlayStation’s event, showcased updated footage of the early chapters of the game. Sabotage Studio confirmed that development on Sea of Stars’ PlayStation version has been in production for many months at this point, with all footage from today’s announcement coming from PlayStation consoles. Taking inspiration from classics such as Chrono Trigger and utilizing stunning pixel art visuals, Sea of Stars promises to be well worth the wait until its launch next year. 

Key Features

• Engaging Turn-based Combat: Pressing the action button in sync with the animations increases damage output while reducing incoming damage. Along with timed hits, combat features combo attacks, boosting, and a strategic “locks” system offering options to play with different damage types in order to hinder enemies while they are channeling powerful attacks or spells, all in an immersive take on the genre; no random encounters, no transitions to separate battlefields, and no grinding.

• Unshackled Traversal: Swim, climb, vault, jump off or hoist up ledges as you traverse seamlessly through the world with a navigation system based on platformer expertise that breaks free from the classic bound-to-the-grid tileset movement.

• A Story Rich Adventure: Dozens of original characters and story arcs will take you on a captivating journey. Sometimes epic, sometimes silly, and other times emotional, Sea of Stars does its RPG duty of exploring classic themes of adventure and friendship, while also being chock-full of the unexpected twists and events you’d expect from a Sabotage Studio production.

• All Fun, No Tedium: Enjoy combat without fear of hitting a wall and having to grind for experience or items; in Sea of Stars, defeat requires a change in battle plans, not hours of repetition to better the odds in a rematch.

• A World You Can Touch: There are many ways to hang out in the world of Sea of Stars if you feel inclined to change the pace during your adventures. Sailing, cooking, fishing, stopping by a tavern to listen to a song or play the infamous tabletop game known as “Wheels” … every system has been designed to deliver an experience that pays respect to retro classics, while rethinking in some areas to offer a smooth and modernized experience.

• Radiant Lighting: Dynamic light effects pairs with a world-influencing day/night cycle to make every area feel truly alive, pushing the traditional visual limits of classically-styled 2D pixel-art games; the only way to properly tell the story of heroes conjuring the powers of the Sun and the Moon.

For complete game information, please hit up www.seaofstarsgame.com.

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Home Computers come to Evercade for the first time with the first THEC64 Collection, in partnership with THEC64 Mini creators, Retro Games Ltd.

• Evercade’s first home computer cartridge with more to come
• In partnership with Retro Games Ltd, creators of THEC64 Mini and A500 Mini
• 14 classic games from THEC64 catalogue of titles and more newly released titles
• The first time THEC64 games are available to play on an officially licensed handheld device
• Available October 2022, pre-order from July 29th.

Blaze Entertainment is delighted to announce the first in a new line of cartridges for Evercade systems. Home computer platform games will now be available on Evercade collections, starting with THEC64 Collection 1. The first in a new collection based on THEC64 licensed games from Retro Games Ltd.

This first collection will feature 14 classic games from the 1980s home computer scene. In partnership with Retro Games Ltd, Blaze Entertainment has been able to provide 7 titles based on the popular THEC64 Mini console and 7 more games for the first time.

The full games list is:

• Alleykat
• Battle Valley
• Gateway to Apshai
• Impossible Mission
• Iridis Alpha
• Jumpman
• Lee
• Marauder
• The Movie Monster Game
• Street Sports Baseball
• Stormlord
• Subterranea
• Summer Games
• Winter Games

Many of the games hold a special place in the hearts of THEC64 and Evercade fans, with classics like Lee and Impossible Mission sitting alongside cult classics like The Movie Monster Game and the Summer/Winter Games series.

The new partnership also means that more collections will come in 2023 for THEC64 as well as the potential for other home computer platforms to come to Evercade in future. The release will also differ from our current Evercade line up, being presented in a distinct blue colour scheme to differentiate it between our home console (red) and arcade (purple) line ups.

The new collection, like all Evercade releases, will come on a physical cartridge, compatible with all Evercade systems running the latest available firmware. It will come in a collectible clamshell case with a full colour manual and be numbered 01 for this new range.

As part of Evercade’s mission to bring the classic gaming experience back to users, or to those discovering it for the first time, this new line helps to bring another dimension and another avenue of retro gaming that could be difficult to access for many. The ability to plug an Evercade cartridge into a system and go, with save states and seamless playability means that anyone, new or old, a fan or someone new discovering THEC64, can easily enjoy playing these games.

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Retro Games are exceptionally proud of being able to work with Blaze to bring the ever popular THEC64 to the Evercade. Retro Games co-founder Darren Melbourne said “We have worked diligently with the team at Blaze to bring THEC64 experience to the Evercade fan base. We believe that the games we have chosen reflect a great cross section of the C64 gaming that so many people still love and remember.”

“We are excited to bring this iconic home computer’s games to Evercade,” said Blaze Entertainment Managing Director, Andrew Byatt. “The system and the games have been much requested by Evercade Fans since we launched and now Evercade owners can now play these classic titles both at home and on the go for the first time.”

This new collection will be available to purchase in October 2022, with the pre-order period opening on July 29th 2022. This will start a new cartridge numbering line, beginning at 01 with our new blue-spined home console collection. Following the announcement of the Evercade EXP and new arcade collections, this release will also feature our new box design.

This collection will be Evercade’s 34th cartridge release since launching in 2020 and takes the total games tally before bonuses or unlockable secret games to over 330 by the end of 2022.

The release will be supported for all Evercade systems running their latest firmware. You can update your Evercade handheld via an updater tool available from our website. This includes the Evercade Handheld, Evercade VS and the upcoming Evercade EXP.

This collection is the first THEC64 Collection for Evercade and a first for these games to be available on a handheld device in an officially licensed capacity, with more coming in 2023.

Evercade devices will emulate many gaming systems including 8-Bit, 16-Bit, 32-Bit home and handheld gaming platforms and Arcade machines. THEC64 and home computers are the newest addition to the lineup of playable systems on Evercade.

About Blaze Entertainment

Blaze Entertainment, formed in 2018, is the creator of Evercade – a retro gaming hardware and software ecosystem that uses cartridges to deliver officially licensed curated collections of retro and retro-inspired video games. Launched in 2020, the Evercade line-up has grown to over 300 games and continues to grow, with partnerships including Atari, Bandai Namco, Interplay, Codemasters, Team 17, IREM, Rebellion, Toaplan, and many independent game designers and publishers. Based in the UK, Evercade has found a passionate audience around the world of retro enthusiasts, offering gamers a high quality and low entry retro option providing nostalgia for gamers and a physical range of releases for collectors.

Find out more at www.evercade.co.uk and Facebook or Twitter.