Delve deeper into Jurassic World Dominion with the immersive Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn Expansion – Out Now

Uncover an authentic and enthralling gameplay experience inspired by the thrilling new film, in theatres now

Cambridge, UK – June 14, 2022 Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV) invites players to discover Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn Expansion, out today on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and Windows Store, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One for a suggested retail price of £15.99/$19.99/€19.99. 

Launching alongside Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s new film Jurassic World Dominion, Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn Expansion features a wealth of new content inspired by the epic cinematic events of the much-loved franchise’s latest instalment.

Additionally, for those Jurassic fans trying their hand at dinosaur park management for the very first time, the new Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn Bundle provides the perfect way to start. Featuring the hugely successful base game, plus the new film-inspired DLC, the bundle is available now on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and Windows Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One for a suggested retail price of £69.99/$79.99/€79.99 and will also be discounted for a limited time in celebration of the launch.

In the gripping new campaign narrative of Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn Expansion that expands the Jurassic World Dominion story, players will team up with a star-studded cast of characters from across the franchise, including Dr. Alan Grant (voiced by Sam Neill), Dr. Ellie Sattler (voiced by Oscar winner Laura Dern), and Claire Dearing (voiced by Bryce Dallas Howard). Aspiring park managers and seasoned players alike will revel in the campaign’s authenticity, as they oversee construction of a high-tech Biosyn Genetics facility in a breathtaking new valley environment, complete with a full range of new Biosyn-inspired buildings  as seen in the new film. They will unearth amber-encased DNA to synthesise authentic new film-inspired feathered species and restore fire-ravaged forests so that dinosaurs can thrive.

Alongside the captivating campaign narrative, franchise fans can experience an exciting ‘what if’ scenario inspired by the epic events of Jurassic World Dominion in Chaos Theory mode. Working with Owen Grady to house escaped dinosaurs at his snowy Sierra Nevada ranch, players can put themselves in the driver’s seat as they use new wrangling mechanics to quickly corral prehistoric herds to safety and fend off rustlers as they attempt to steal dinosaurs by erecting floodlights, building watchtowers and intercepting their vehicles.

No Jurassic World Evolution 2 DLC would be complete without a stellar line-up of highly requested prehistoric species. Arriving in-game for the very first time as part of the Expansion are two fascinating feathered dinosaurs: the ferocious pack-hunter Pyroraptor, and the intimidating Therizinosaurus. In addition to these impressive feathered species, the ancient carnivore Dimetrodon, with its sail-like spine, and the predatory Quetzalcoatlus, a giant among flying reptiles, will prove awe-inspiring inclusions to any park or research facility.

Completing the roster of new arrivals in Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn Expansion are a range of dinosaur variants and skins authentic to their cinematic counterparts: the striking feathered and scarred Tyrannosaurus rex, stunning new skins for Dilophosaurus and Parasaurolophus, plus variants for the immense Dreadnoughtus and formidable Giganotosaurus.

Alongside the PDLC, a free base-game update will provide existing players with a range of new features, including the ability to enjoy playing Chaos Theory maps as Challenge mode levels, dinosaur transport enhancements, and more.  

For full details of the free update, visit https://www.jurassicworldevolution2.com/news/dominion-biosyn-expansion-and-update-3-coming-june-14-2022.

Players can also now experience NVIDIA® Ray-traced ambient occlusion in Jurassic World Evolution 2 for the first time, adding even more depth and realism to dinosaurs and the world around them.

The Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn Expansion requires the Jurassic World Evolution 2 base game to download and play. Jurassic World Evolution 2 is available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, Windows Store, and GeForce Now, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, and Xbox One for a suggested retail price of £49.99/$59.99/€59.99. Jurassic World Evolution 2 is also available to play via Xbox Game Pass.

About Jurassic World Evolution 2
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the critically-acclaimed sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution, building upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation. It introduces a compelling, new narrative campaign, incredible new features and awe-inspiring new dinosaurs brought to life with captivating authenticity. Together with expanded construction and more customisation options, the result is an even bigger, better and authentic Jurassic World game. 

About Frontier
Frontier is a leading independent developer and publisher of videogames founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the iconic Elite game. Based in Cambridge, Frontier uses its proprietary COBRA game development technology to create innovative genre-leading games, primarily for personal computers and videogame consoles. As well as self-publishing internally developed games, Frontier also publishes games developed by carefully selected partner studios under its Frontier Foundry games label.

About Jurassic World Dominion
This summer, experience the epic conclusion to the Jurassic era as two generations unite for the first time. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by Oscar^®-winner Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill in Jurassic World Dominion, a bold, timely and breathtaking new adventure that spans the globe.

From Jurassic World architect and director Colin Trevorrow, Dominion takes place four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed. Dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures.

Jurassic World Dominion, from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, propels the more than $5 billion franchise into daring, uncharted territory, featuring never-seen dinosaurs, breakneck action and astonishing new visual effects.

The film features new cast members DeWanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It), Emmy nominee Mamoudou Athie (Archive 81), Dichen Lachman (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Scott Haze (Minari) and Campbell Scott (The Amazing Spider-Man 2). The film’s returning cast includes BD Wong as Dr. Henry Wu, Justice Smith as Franklin Webb, Daniella Pineda as Dr. Zia Rodriguez and Omar Sy as Barry Sembenè. 

Jurassic World Dominion is directed by Colin Trevorrow, who steered 2015’s Jurassic World to a record-shattering $1.7 billion global box office. The screenplay is by Emily Carmichael (Battle at Big Rock) & Colin Trevorrow from a story by Derek Connolly (Jurassic World) & Trevorrow, based on characters created by Michael Crichton. Jurassic World Dominion is produced by acclaimed franchise producers Frank Marshall p.g.a. and Patrick Crowley p.g.a. and is executive produced by legendary, Oscar^®-winning franchise creator Steven Spielberg, Alexandra Derbyshire and Colin Trevorrow.

Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment present, in association with Perfect World Pictures, a Colin Trevorrow film. jurassicworld.com

About Universal Games and Digital Platforms
Universal’s Games and Digital Platforms group leverages the vast portfolio of IP and characters from NBCUniversal. The Games and Digital Platforms group is a business unit of Universal Brand Development, which is chartered with globally expanding the company’s intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content, and consumer experiences. The company’s extensive portfolio includes properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. Universal Brand Development is part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. www.universalbranddevelopment.com.

Jurassic World Evolution 2 © 2021-2022 Universal City Studios LLC and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.

© 2021-2022 Frontier Developments, plc. All rights reserved. Frontier and the Frontier Developments logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Frontier Developments, plc.

New rewards, quests, and the return of Sir Dapper Duckington highlight Trove’s latest seasonal event!

Hamburg, June 14, 2022 – gamigo is proud to announce the sunny season has returned to its popular voxel-based MMO, Trove, with the launch of its Splendid Summer event that offers brand-new rewards including plenty of pineapple-themed procurements, new mounts, skins, and allies.

Starting today, Trovians can talk to Grand Marshal Qubesly in the colorful Hub to receive a Splendid Summer quest that rewards them with Valor Coins. These coins can then be turned in for summer-themed skins for weapons of each type, two new mounts, two new allies, and a new Dino Tamer Skin. Valor Coins can also be redeemed for returning prideful prizes, including the Beloved Bovine pet, and Valiant Ali Corn mount, and Progressive Pride banners.

The Splendid Summer in-game event begins today and lasts until June 27, 2022.

For more information, please visit the following links:

• Website: https://www.trionworlds.com/trove/en/

About gamigo group

The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The company’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove and Aura Kingdom, as well as the recently launched buy-to-play game ArcheAge: Unchained. Counting more than 400 employees, gamigo is one of the largest German companies in the gaming industry. Besides its 5 german locations in Hamburg (HQ), Berlin, Cologne, Münster, and Darmstadt, the gamigo group also has branches in Warsaw (Poland), Istanbul (Turkey), New York, Redwood City, Austin, Bellevue (US), and Seoul (South Korea). In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes the subsidiaries WildTangent, Aeria Games, Verve, and Mediakraft Networks as well as the brands Infernum, Intenium, Looki, and Poged. The company strives to grow not only organically, but also through acquisitions. Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies as well as individual game assets.

Collaboration announced in new trailer, SOEDESCO to publish Garden Witch Life

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 14 June 2022 – SOEDESCO® announces partnership with German independent studio FreetimeStudio. The upcoming Farm-Life RPG Garden Witch Life, which was first introduced in last year’s Wholesome Snack as A Garden Witch’s Life, will now be published by SOEDESCO. On June 11, 2022, the partnership was announced during the Wholesome Direct 2022, where the trailer showcased a new feature of the game as well as the partnership between SOEDESCO and FreetimeStudio.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240450/Garden_Witch_Life/

It’s all about the balance
In Garden Witch Life, players build their own garden to cultivate crops for their potions and spells, build friendships with the townsfolk, and discover the town’s magical secrets. The new feature and collaboration trailer highlights a new unique feature where players have to keep their plants’ stats in balance to keep them thriving. Plants will have stats, buffs, and debuffs depending on where they are planted and with which companion plants, as well as factors like sun and shade come into play. 

Storytellers on a quest to tell diverse and enchanting stories
FreetimeStudio is a developer in the clouds with a small team of passionate people from around the world. Working on their second title they strive to tell diverse and enchanting stories in beautifully crafted worlds. “We are more than excited to partner up with SOEDESCO’s lovely team for our new game Garden Witch Life! We feel that together we can grow stronger and have the opportunity to really be ourselves while creating what we love!”

About Garden Witch Life
After losing your job you end up in a small town far away from home. As luck would have it you get to stay in a vacant witch’s house and start building your new life. Build your own garden, grow plants for your potions and spells and build friendships with the town’s folk.

Build your garden, improve the house, and pet all the critters
Restore and reinvent an old magical garden. Grow peculiar plants and ingredients for potions and make it home to all manner of critters and spirits. Work towards fixing up an old witching place and clean, repair and upgrade the vacant house and make it your own cozy space.

Mental balance
Be a positive influence on your surroundings and yourself. As you settle into your new life and get to know the people around you, they will gradually open up to you.

Improve skills and tools brew potions & cook
Go about your magic research and brew potion experiments in a cauldron embraced by an ancient tree. Starting out your tools aren’t exactly high quality and there is much to learn. With time and effort, you will become an expert and gather equipment you can be proud of.

Become part of the community and explore a mysterious history
Take part in the festivals and life on the island with the loving residents. Build friendships and support each other through the seasons. The island is full of secrets, hidden passageways and ancient texts. Investigate the past of a broken world.

About SOEDESCO
SOEDESCO is an independent video game developer, publisher and distributor founded in 2002 by Soedesh Chauthi with its headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and offices in Madrid, Spain & Pilsen, Czech Republic. We deliver creative content across multiple genres and platforms for a worldwide audience in physical and digital formats. 

Tripwire Interactive Charts Course for an Underwater Update on June 14, Offering a New Map, Weapons, Cosmetics, and More

ROSWELL, Ga. – June 14, 2022 – Prepare toexplore the unknown depths and discover what lurks below… Developer and publisher Tripwire Interactive is excited to announce that esteemed first-person shooter and co-op action title, Killing Floor 2 is headed out to seaon June 14 for its free Summer 2022 update, Killing Floor 2: Tidal Terror. Releasing on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, and PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), this content update will include a new map, weapons, cosmetic items, quality of life improvements, and more.

The new map, titled “Rig”, is set on a massive oil platform lost amid a vast ocean and can be played with the Survival, Weekly, and Endless game modes. The Tidal Terror update will run from June 14 – July 12, 2022, and will be free for existing Killing Floor 2 players. To celebrate the release of today’s update, Killing Floor 2 will be on sale across all platforms in various digital promotions starting in June and throughout the Summer! Be sure and follow Tripwire Interactive on Twitter for all the latest and greatest sales information as it becomes available!

Killing Floor 2: Tidal Terror Update Highlights:

New Featured Community Map: Rig

• Standard Survival Map set on an oil rig in the middle of the ocean
• Supports Survival, Weekly, and Endless Game Modes

Event Objectives

• 5 New Objectives Tied to Rig Map
• Unique Seasonal Reward for completing objectives

Weekly Game Mode

• Arsenal Ascent: This new cooperative game mode starts as a knife fight but quickly escalates. There are no weapon spawns and all players start with a knife. Enter a race against the competing team to rack up quick kills for weapon upgrades while keeping an eye out for fast-spawning ammo and armor pickups to keep that kill streak going. Victory goes to the survivor of the final wave once the final and most powerful weapon is unlocked.

Weapons

• Reducto Ray for Survivalist Class
• Base texture plus five weapon skin variants
• Sentinel for Commando Class
• Base texture plus five weapon skin variants
• HRG Crossboom for Demolitionist Class
• HRG Head Hunter for Sharpshooter Class

Cosmetics

• Character Outfit: Horzine Deep Sea Exploration Suit
• Weapons Skin Pack: Horzine Deep Sea Weapons
• Weapon Skin Pack (workshop): Neon MK VIII
• Weapon Skin Pack (workshop): Classic Skin Pack
• Weapon Skin Pack (workshop): Chameleon Weapon Skin Bundle Pack

Achievements

• New map difficulty and achievements

Quality of Life Improvements

• Weapon and perk stat tuning based on community feedback
• Fixing reported live bugs and issues

In Killing Floor 2, players descend into continental Europe where the outbreak caused by Horzine Biotech’s failed experiment has quickly spread and gained unstoppable momentum, essentially paralyzing the European Union— Just one month after the events in the original KILLING FLOOR, the specimen clones are everywhere and civilization is in disarray; communications have failed, governments have collapsed, and military forces have been systematically eradicated. The people of Europe know survival and self-preservation too well and lucky survivors have gone into hiding.

Not all have given up hope though… A group of civilians and mercenaries have banded together to combat the outbreak and established privately funded operation bases across Europe. Upon tracking specimen clone outbreaks, players will descend into zed-laden hot zones and exterminate them.

Killing Floor 2 has an MSRP of $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99 and is developed and published by Tripwire Interactive and is published at retail by Deep Silver and Iceberg Interactive for the Xbox One, Xbox One X, PlayStation®4 Pro, PlayStation®4, and PC. This title has been rated M by the ESRB, PEGI 18, USK 18.

Stay up-to-date with the latest Killing Floor 2 news and information on the official website. You can also keep track of Tripwire Interactive by visiting the official website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

About Tripwire Interactive

Formed in 2005 as a humble independent developer founded by gamers who found success in the video game modding community, Tripwire Interactive has developed and self-published multiple critically acclaimed titles in the wildly popular Killing Floor and Rising Storm franchises, which have collectively sold over 20 million units to date. The studio’s latest project, Maneater, breaks new ground in the popular action RPG genre and finds players taking on the role of a deadly shark with the uncanny ability to evolve as it feeds.

Since then, Tripwire Interactive has expanded its business with the publishing division, Tripwire Presents, turning its experience and resources to include publishing titles spanning multiple platforms and genres from other talented independent studios. Tripwire Presents aims to help like-minded independent studios bring their titles to market, including Chivalry 2 developed by Torn Banner Studios, Espire 1: VR Operative developed by Digital Lode, and Road Redemption developed by EQ Games and Pixel Dash Studios.

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The classic real-time tactics combat title is releasing day one with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass in September 2022

Bracknell, UK – (14th June 2022) – Publisher Kalypso Media and developer ­­­Raylight Games today announce the anticipated HD remaster of the pioneering strategy title, Commandos 3. Experience the relentless battlefields of World War II Europe in Commandos 3 – HD Remaster, which features a full high-definition revamp of the third instalment in the acclaimed real-time tactics series. Players can put their strategies to the test in September 2022, when the classic real-time tactics title will be charging its way on day one with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.    

In Commandos 3 – HD Remaster, lead a notorious special forces unit deep behind enemy lines during World War II and utilise the improved controls and user interface to help the Allies to victory in high definition. Reworked 3D models and textures have been incorporated into the unforgiving battles as players fight their way through the deadly trenches of Stalingrad, defeat the enemy in the fanatical heart of the Third Reich in Berlin, and deploy tactical know-how to survive the storming of Normandy on D-Day. 

Commandos 3 – HD Remaster will be released with Xbox Game Pass on Xbox One consoles, and PC Game Pass in September 2022. The title will also be available on other platforms.   

Features

• Remastered in high definition: includes reworked 3D models and textures built from the ground up, improved controls, refined UI and beginner-friendly tutorials and hints 
• Lead 6 daredevil commandos: the special units under your command, from the Green Beret, Sapper, Sniper, Diver, Spy and Thief, are experts in their field and crucial to the success of your mission 
• Relive iconic WWII campaigns: from training camp to 12 daring missions, experience history across 3 major frontlines including Stalingrad, Central Europe and Normandy 

• Story and action-driven missions: follow a crack team of commandos in a time of great peril, Commandos 3 HD – Remaster includes even more detail and action than its predecessors 
• Rally your troops for multiplayer: compete in ‘Deathmatch’ or ‘Collect the Flag’ modes for 2-8 players, all with distinct victory conditions 

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About the Kalypso Media Group

Kalypso Media Group GmbH is an independent publisher, developer and marketer of interactive entertainment software with 170 employees at 10 locations in Germany, England, France, Japan and the USA. Kalypso Media Group includes Kasedo Games, the digital label of Kalypso Media Group, as well as five development studios: Realmforge Studios (Dungeons series), Gaming Minds Studios (Railway Empire, Port Royale), Claymore Game Studios (upcoming Commandos game) since March 2020 and Nine Worlds Studios (Tropico 7) in Munich since 2021. With the acquisition of a majority stake in the French Bulwark Studios by Kasedo Games and the new foundation of Nine Worlds Studios in 2021, Kalypso Media now unites a total of 5 development studios in the group of companies.

Specialising in the development of strategy games for a global audience on all modern platforms, Kalypso Media Group’s IP portfolio includes full rights to the Tropico series, Commandos, Port Royale, Dungeons, Sudden Strike and Railway Empire, among others. Kalypso Media’s most recent releases are Port Royale 4, Tropico 6 – Nintendo Switch™ Edition, Commandos 2 – HD Remaster for Nintendo Switch, Spacebase Startopia and Disciples: Liberation. Recent releases from Kasedo Games include City of Gangsters, Filament and the console and tablet versions of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. More at www.kalypsomedia.com.

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Kwalee Confirms August Release Date for Bullet Hell FPS Scathe 

Unlock the secrets of ancient Dark Magic in action-packed new gameplay trailer

Leamington Spa, UK – 14th June, 2022. Leading UK games publisher Kwalee and three-person developer Damage State are thrilled to announce that their action-packed FPS Scathe will launch on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on 31st August, 2022. The console versions will follow in early 2023. 

Today, Kwalee and Damage State have released a new blood-soaked gameplay trailer showcasing Scathe’s Dark Magic powers and how they can be used in the battle against the evil lurking deep in the pits of hell. Scour the underworld for ancient relics and harness the dark powers of the Fallen Mages. Charge up your arcane energy by crushing your enemies and channel it into potent spells. Heal yourself, summon aid, and wreak havoc on the legions of Hell.

Take a trip deep into the Scathe underworld with the new Dark Magic trailer here 

Watch the Scathe Devlog with Chris here 

Check out the action-packed announcement trailer here 

About Scathe 

Scathe is an adrenaline fueled, classic FPS with big guns and even bigger demons. You play as Scathe, Enforcer of the legions of Hell, forged from the earth by the Divine Creator themself. And you, like your fallen kin before you, must prove your worth by navigating a deviously crafted maze, entangled with demonic evil at every twist and turn. So, grab your Hellhammer, lock’n’load and get ready to unleash your almighty fury!

Key Features

• ESCAPE THE MAZE – Your task is simple; collect the three Hellstones and get to the centre of the maze. Choose your own path by navigating expertly handcrafted zones – each filled with danger around every corner. Collect runes the need to progress, and smite all that stand in your way.
• BULLET HELL – Scathe is not your ordinary FPS… Get ready for bullet-hell where you must dodge countless waves of deadly projectiles. By utilising Scathe’s incredible speed, you can  dash through attacks, leaving you unharmed. Keeping on the move is the key to survival.
• LOCK’N’LOAD – Rip through your enemies with Scathe’s insanely powerful arsenal of weapons, each equipped with a devastating secondary fire. Spew hellfire with the Hot Hatch or slice through endless evil with the buzz saw launcher, Bow Blade.
• DROP IN/DROP OUT ONLINE MULTIPLAYER – Scathe will support full crossplay online multiplayer where players can drop-in and drop-out at any time. Already lost deep within the labyrinth? Call upon up to three friends to join the fight. Choose your kin wisely, because in Scathe, everyone shares the same pool of lives.

Scathe is scheduled to release for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on 31st August, 2022. Consoles will follow in early 2023. Fans can wishlist the game on Steam now.

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About Kwalee

Kwalee is a multi-award-winning games publisher and developer based in Leamington Spa, UK, which boasts well over 850 million installs on mobile platforms and now also publishes a growing catalogue of PC and console titles, including Eternal Hope and upcoming titles Scathe, Die By The Blade, Wildmender and Robobeat.  

Founded by games industry icon and Codemasters co-founder David Darling CBE, who leads a fast-growing team of global gaming experts with studios in the UK, India and China along with remote team members all over the world, Kwalee is on the lookout for high-quality games to publish on all platforms and encourages developers to get in touch.   

Officially recognised as ‘Best Publisher’ (Mobile Games Awards 2022) and ‘Best Large Studio’ (TIGA Awards 2021), Kwalee is also an ambassador of not-for-profit organisation Women in Games and a regular supporter of the charity SpecialEffect.  

About Damage State  Damage State is a video games developer situated in Dundee, Scotland, UK. Formed in 2019 by three ex-AAA industry developers sporting over 40 years combined experience. Their focus is on premium indie titles (III) and a more modern take on game development. SCATHE is Damage State’s debut title and is due for release in 2022.

Inspired by Peter Molyneux’s “The Movies”, Take a Seat in the Director’s Chair and Work Some Movie Magic Where You Control Everything from the Final Cut to the Marketing Posters 

Wiesbaden, Germany – 14th June, 2022 – Lights, cameras, action! Today, revered indie publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer Odyssey Studios announced Moviehouse, a new business management simulation game that puts players in the director’s chair of a popular production studio. Launching autumn 2022 on Steam and GOG, Moviehouse players will take the “leading role” behind the scenes of a budding Hollywood-inspired production house that gets its start in the 1980s golden era. Hire talents, write scripts and shoot award-winning films, all the while balancing the whims of the fans and critics through the decades!

Check out Moviehouse in the announcement trailer:

Set in the 80s and spanning through the decades to the current day, players start with a small yet passionate film crew with rudimentary equipment who have one goal: grow the studio into one of the best in the industry and keep it that way for years to come. With an eye for entertainment, pick from a dozen different and popular film genres and plot the perfect, award-winning storyline. Inspired by the cult classic The Movies by Peter Molyneux, strike the perfect balance between arthouse and Hollywood pop culture to create a true blockbuster cult classic that will leave the critics begging for more.

“Our team is delighted to bring our very first title to life,” said Niklāvs Strads, founder of Odyssey Studios. “We set out to capture the excitement of what goes on both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Beyond all the glitz and glamour, it takes an entire crew of talented writers, producers, and directors to really bring a movie to life, and Moviehouse captures all of that!”

Key Features of Moviehouse: 

• That’s Showbiz, Baby!: Compete in the glamorous Industry Awards showcase, vying for multiple titles, including best feature film, and set your sights on winning the coveted golden clapper
• The Tides of Change: As the decades pass, both your team and your equipment will improve. Starting off with a small amateur cast and rudimentary equipment, the studio and all those a part of it will mature and hone their skills, while new updates in technology and filming techniques grant the ability for better filmmaking!
• Assemble the Dream Team: Hire directors and writers and build up their creative skills, nurturing their creative prowess. A good crew in itself can turn casual viewers into diehard fans!
• Hit the Festival Circuit – Showcase your movie in film festivals to build buzz, gain accolades, and garner critical success
• An Eye for Filmmaking – Make a spy flick, a romantic comedy, or a bloody slasher or something entirely different. You’ve got the film-making tools are your fingertips, so it’s all up to you!

Moviehouse arrives on Windows and Mac OS in autumn 2022 via Steam and GOG. The title will also be showcased during Steam Next Fest, alongside its brand new Steam Demo https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest 

Stay up to date on Moviehouse’s development by following the exciting new movie-magic sim on Twitter,  joining their Discord, and checking out their official website.

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About Assemble Entertainment

Founded in 2016 and based in Wiesbaden, Germany, Assemble Entertainment is an independent games developer best known for the survival city-builder Endzone – A World   Apart, which challenges players to survive and thrive following an environmental apocalypse, and the modernized Leisure Suit Larry series, featuring two new entries in the iconic decades-spanning saga.  Despite the company’s short history, Assemble Entertainment has won the German Developer Award twice — in 2020 and 2021— in the category “Best Publisher”. Assemble Entertainment organizes GermanDevDays, an annual conference held in Frankfurt, Germany since 2016 that attracts more than 1,100 attendees from across the German-speaking video game development industry. The event also includes the GermanDevDays Indie Award, where indie development teams across Germany can participate in varying categories to win a cash prize for their projects. The event is hosted by Stefan Marcinek, CEO and Founder of Assemble Entertainment.

Arthurian Legend Merged With Sci Fi Horror Brings Turn Based Adventure and Compelling Combat To PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

Denver, CO – June 14th, 2022 – Independent developer Room C Games in co-production with Croteam and in partnership with indie publisher Versus Evil are excited to announce that their rogue-lite RPG game The Hand of Merlin has left Steam Early Access today on PC, and is available to play on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The console versions launch with all eight major updates from the PC version included. 

The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend clashes with dark and foreboding sci-fi horror. This unusual merging of genres introduces a wholly unique sci fi element to its storytelling. Utilizing both squad-based and turn-based combat, players can employ tactical cunning to use cover, set up ambushes and coordinate attacks with ranged, melee and spellcasting combat to conquer both human and unworldly abhorrent creatures and other enemy characters they encounter on their quest.

The Hand of Merlin will take players on a journey from Albion to Jerusalem to explore richly-imagined medieval lands on the brink of apocalypse – assaulted by an otherworldly evil from a story crafted by Jonas Kyratzes (The Talos Principle, Serious Sam 4) and Verena Kyratzes (The Lands of Dream, Serious Sam 4). 

The Hand of Merlin is a game where choices are permanent depending on the decisions players make as they carve a path across the lands of Albion, Marca Hispanica and al-Andalus. Adventurers will also need to find a keen balance as they weigh the risk and reward for the paths they choose.

What players take with them on this journey will be essential since combat is inevitable, trading in nearby towns can improve arms and armor, or they can continue to roam and trade with hermit artisans in the wild. Renown is the backbone of progression in The Hand of Merlin and can be used to level up party heroes, and players can choose between a randomized set of new skills or improved attributes to balance out the combat prowess of their party.

Since entering Early Access in May 2021, The Hand of Merlin has had eight major updates on its path to version 1.0, which have added a variety of gameplay options for players, including randomized party creation, new epic questlines, meta progression, passive skills, alternate maps and varied difficulty modes. One of these latest updates includes ‘Endless Mode’, a brand new way to play the game with a new biome, complete with 20 unique new combat maps and an opportunity for players to learn Spells, and for fueling up Hard Mode+ run modifiers. Combined, these eight updates provide a comprehensive set of features designed to enhance the overall player experience for RPG fans. 

“Throughout Early Access we’ve committed a lot of time and energy into community feedback with a series of updates that have really embellished the games features and replayability based upon what the community was telling us, we’re extremely pleased with the results and the work the team has done to make The Hand of Merlin a truly competitive rogue-lite RPG.“ Said Robert Sajko Creative Director at Room C Games.

With a large focus on exploration and encounter, mortality is the consequence of existence in human form, but even in defeat, players retain collected arcane knowledge as they jump from one parallel dimension to the next. No two worlds are ever quite the same, and each journey will be unique. Defeat is not the end in this realm, only a new beginning. For a full list of updates and features added to the game head over to The Hand of Merlin Steam page here.

The Hand of Merlin is available now on PC via Steam, Epic Game Store and GOG. Priced $24.99 / £18.99 / €22.49 for the Standard Edition with a Deluxe Edition priced at $29.99 / £22.49 / €26.99. A soundtrack of the game is also available for $7.99 / £5.99 / €6.99. Console versions are priced $29.99 / €29.99. 

Versus Evil has a 40% launch discount in place for its first week on sale for the PC version on Steam.

About Versus Evil

Founded in 2013, Versus Evil, LLC is the US based video game publisher behind critically acclaimed video games Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and The Banner Saga trilogy. Publishing games on all major PC, Console and mobile platforms, Versus Evil works with independent development studios from around the world. The corporate philosophy is to champion for the independent game developer. For more information visit https://versusevil.com

About Room C Games 

Room-C Games is a spin-off studio started by some of Croteam’s most talented game engineers and core team members (The Talos Principle, Serious Sam). They are a small 9-person dev-team based in Zagreb, Croatia, composed of an (almost) equal number of industry veterans and passionate young blood with a simple, but challenging mission – to enrich players’ lives with memorable gaming experiences.

New trailer showcases action-roguelike’s sci-fi infused vision of the Middle Ages

Berlin, Germany, June 14, 2022 – PRISMATIKA and Spiritus Games are today thrilled to announce that a brand new demo for upcoming action-roguelike Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime is now available as part of Steam Next Fest. The demo offers lightyears of epic intergalactic action – giving players the ability to explore the first and second realm, and get to grips with a brand new agile spaceship: The Manticore.

To coincide with the launch of the demo, PRISMATIKA has unveiled a stunning new explanation trailer that showcases the thrilling melee gameplay and systems players will experience while exploring Fabular’s unique sci-fi infused vision of the Middle Ages. 

New ship, The Manticore is a cunning blade-hunter, offering high mobility and crit damage at the expense of a more fragile hull. Players can choose to equip duelling daggers that have the highest attack speed and critical damage in the game, or glaives that are slower but have increased melee range.  Its special ability is Holo-decoy – a short range dash move which when executed perfectly leaves behind a holographic decoy.

As part of the demo, Fabular’s combat system has also been completely overhauled to make the enemy’s combat behaviour more realistic while a host of new items, events and quality of life updates have been added to the game too. 

Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime sees players take to the stars as the cross blades with space knights in an epic roguelike, as they battle, loot and upgrade their way across the galaxy, defeating rival ships in gripping melee combat on a quest to save a kingdom from destruction.

This vast action-roguelike sees the futuristic and the medieval collide in a procedurally generated universe, brought to life through a combination of epic pixel art and hand-drawn illustrations. It will launch in Early Access later this year.

Download the Steam Next Fest demo here. The fate of the kingdom rests upon your shoulders, and your blade.

About PRISMATIKAPRISMATIKA is a Berlin-based, hands-on boutique game publisher looking to work closely with indie studios and help them bring their uniquely creative games and worlds to full fruition. Prismatika’s founders are two former leaders at Humble Bundle and its publishing division, Humble Games – where they signed and shipped top indie titles. Prismatika prides itself on its hands-on approach, staying closely involved in the progress of every game we sign; and their commitment to long term relationships, with their developer partners, and the amazing games and worlds that they create. https://prismatika.games/ | @PrismatikaGames

About Spiritus Games

Spiritus Games is an independent studio made up of 3 industry-veteran game developers, with an average of 15 years of experience in the A+ games industry. We are a passionate and tight-knit indie team who would like to make something memorable, with everything we’ve got. We believe in artistic intent, creating original content and having high standards. But above all, we believe that if you find someone that you love working with, then special things will happen. We are based in the United Kingdom and Hungary.

Free players and members across RuneScape platforms will be gifted a series of goodies to celebrate a year since the MMO launched on mobile devices

Tuesday, 14 June 2022, Cambridge, UK. Today, Jagex celebrates the first-year anniversary of the full-commercial launch of RuneScape on mobile platforms. To commemorate the occasion, RuneScape players are entitled to a trove of free items to boost XP and unlock hidden treasure.

RuneScape’s expansion onto mobile brought full cross-platform play and progression to the game, enabling players to jump from PC to mobile platforms and back again. It comes complete with all the quests, characters, lore and locations from the living game’s 20-year history. Over 40% of all RuneScape members play on mobile every month.

Both members and free players will be gifted five Treasure Hunter keys which unlock chests rewarding players with a random prize with a varying degree of rarity. As part of the anniversary, players will also receive a small knowledge bomb which is used to receive a 50% XP boost for a limited time as well as the Bullsmith outfit.

Meanwhile, RuneScape was recently updated with the exciting new quest, Twilight of the Gods. This serves as a bridge between the epic conclusion of the Elder God Wars and the biggest boss battle in RuneScape history against Zamorak, the Lord of Chaos, later this summer.

Explore an ever-changing and evolving living world that delivers unprecedented player freedom, with RuneScape on mobile – now available as a free download for iOS from the App Store and Android from the Google Play Store, in English, French, German and Brazilian Portuguese with cross-platform progression.

About RuneScape 
More than twenty years in the making and acclaimed by PC Gamer as “one of the most endearing and unique MMOs available”, RuneScape is an ever-expanding, living game that’s bursting with activity and life. Today RuneScape is one of the world’s longest-running online games, welcomed almost 300 million player accounts, and is at peak popularity with millions of players. 

Set in a medieval fantasy land, begin by creating a character and then embark on epic journeys through a vast sandbox world that’s full of gods, warring races, unexplored dungeons, and glittering riches. Propelled by the game’s narrative, choose your own path through enthralling quests, and progress through 28 diverse skills to shape a single character in a classless world. RuneScape on mobile is now available for iOS and Android devices, featuring cross-platform play between mobile and desktop editions, enabling players to seamlessly jump between devices and take their adventure anywhere. In RuneScape, you get to be the hero you always wanted to be and, with new content added almost every week, there’s always a new and adventurous experience to look forward to.

About Jagex
A leader in creating deep and engaging live games on PC and mobile, Jagex’s flagship MMORPG, RuneScape, has welcomed almost 300 million player accounts to its world and is a $1billion lifetime revenue franchise. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; our titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped. Now we’re expanding and extending our portfolio with fresh franchise titles and new IP to bring life to the living games of the future. Jagex employs more than 450 people at its Cambridge headquarters.