The legendary Wu-Tang Clan rapper and Evil Dead fan creates an original anthem for the multiplayer action game, coming to consoles and PC on May 13

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – May 6, 2022 – Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games have announced the release of “Come Get Some,” an original new song created by legendary recording artist and hardcore Evil Dead fan Method Man and renowned hip-hop producer Statik Selektah. Steeped with lyrical references to the Evil Dead universe, “Come Get Some” features original voice samples from Bruce Campbell as the iconic Ash Williams. The track is available now on major digital streaming platforms and stores. It will also be showcased in the official launch trailer for Evil Dead: The Game when it releases on May 13.

Listen here: https://song.link/i/1622370650

One of the most respected hip-hop producers in the world and a veteran of original soundtracks for franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Midnight Club, Max Payne and more, Statik Selektah built the soundscape for “Come Get Some” around samples taken from The Evil Dead’s original 1981 soundtrack, provided courtesy of renowned composer Joseph LoDuca, who created original music for the game, as well. The song also features guest verses from two members of the next generation of Wu-Tang Clan: Method Man’s son PXWER and U-God’s son iNTeLL.

The debut of “Come Get Some” follows the release of the game’s official theme song earlier this week. Created by long-time Evil Dead collaborator and Emmy Award-winning composer Joseph LoDuca and Saber Music Director Steve Molitz, the track can be heard here.

Inspired by the iconic horror, humor and action of the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead: The Game brings the series’ biggest characters together in a pulse-pounding battle with the forces of darkness. Work as a team of four survivors in co-op PvP|PvE multiplayer to kick Deadite butt and banish the vile Kandarian Demon. Or become the Demon yourself, using its powers of possession to stop the good guys dead and swallow their souls!

Evil Dead: The Game delivers the ultimate Evil Dead action experience. Choose your squad with fan-favorite characters from every era of the franchise, including Ash, Kelly Maxwell, Pablo Simon Bolivar, Annie Knowby, Scotty and Lord Arthur. Battle with more than 25 hard-hitting weapons, like the good ol’ chainsaw and boomstick, and level up a variety of character classes with their own unique abilities to survive the night in multiplayer and bonus single-player missions.

Evil Dead: The Game is available to pre-order now on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC via the Epic Games Store. Pre-ordering any version of the game unlocks two bonus Ash outfits: the Ash Williams S-Mart Employee Outfit and Ash Williams Gallant Knight Outfit. Evil Dead: The Game’s Deluxe Edition includes Season Pass 1, featuring the “Classics Bundle,” full of outfits that take the team back to their roots, as well as three upcoming DLC packs delivering new characters and cosmetics.

Evil Dead: The Game is also in development for future release on Nintendo Switch. The title is officially licensed by Boss Team Games from Renaissance Pictures, STUDIOCANAL, leading entertainment company Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), and global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) to develop the first multi-platform console and PC game based on “The Evil Dead,” “Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn,” and “Army of Darkness” films and the STARZ “Ash vs Evil Dead” television series. The game is developed and published by Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games.

For more information, visit www.EvilDeadtheGame.com, and follow the action on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

About Saber Interactive

An Embracer Group company headquartered in the U.S., Saber Interactive is a worldwide publisher and developer consisting of 22 studios in the Americas and Europe. Creating games for all major platforms based on original and licensed IPs, Saber’s titles include Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, World War Z, SnowRunner, Evil Dead: The Game and A Quiet Place. Founded in 2001, Saber is known for two decades of development partnerships with AAA publishers, producing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Crysis Remastered, and many others.

About Boss Team Games

Boss Team Games, LLC focuses on console, PC, and mobile games based on iconic characters and franchises. In addition to Evil Dead: The Game, the company recently released the hit mobile game Cobra Kai: Card Fighter and is working on other titles adapted from popular film and television franchises. Follow Boss Team Games on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @bossteamgames.

About Renaissance Pictures

Renaissance Pictures was formed in 1979 by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell.

About Creative Licensing

Located in Los Angeles, Calif., Creative Licensing is a full-service independent merchandise licensing agency that specializes in long-term brand development. Founded in 1982, Creative Licensing currently represents a large catalogue of classic films and properties, including STUDIOCANAL for this project.

http://www.creativelicensingcorporation.com

About STUDIOCANAL (a CANAL+ Company)

STUDIOCANAL, a 100% affiliate of CANAL+ Group held by Vivendi, is Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of feature films and series, operating in all four major European markets – France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain – as well as in Australia and New Zealand.  It finances and produces around 30 films per year, distributes around 50 films per year and owns one of the largest film libraries in the world, boasting nearly 6,500 titles from 60 countries. STUDIOCANAL also produces more than 200 hours of TV series each year at an international level, either directly or through its award-winning network of European production companies (TANDEM Productions, RED Production Company, URBAN MYTH FILMS, BAMBÚ PRODUCCIONES, STUDIOCANAL ORIGINAL, SUNNYMARCH TV, SAM Productions).

About Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Metro Goldwyn Mayer is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content across all platforms. The company owns one of the world’s deepest libraries of premium film and television content. In addition, MGM has investments in numerous television channels. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) encompasses world-class motion picture and television studio operations aligned with the STARZ premium global subscription platform to bring a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world. The Company’s film, television, subscription and location-based entertainment businesses are backed by a 17,000-title library and a valuable collection of iconic film and television franchises. A digital age company driven by its entrepreneurial culture and commitment to innovation, the Lionsgate brand is synonymous with bold, original, relatable entertainment for audiences worldwide.

THE EVIL DEAD™ and its related characters are copyrighted trademarks of Renaissance Pictures, LTD. exclusively licensed to Diversion3 Entertainment, LLC. EVIL DEAD is a registered service mark of Renaissance Pictures LTD. All rights reserved. EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN™ is a trademark of STUDIOCANAL S.A.S. All Rights Reserved. © 2022 STUDIOCANAL S.A.S. All Rights Reserved. ARMY OF DARKNESS © 1993 Orion Pictures Corporation. ARMY OF DARKNESS and its related trademarks, logos, characters, and other materials ™ Orion Pictures Corporation & © 1993-2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. ASH VS EVIL DEAD © 2022 STARZ Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved. EVIL DEAD: THE GAME programming and content is © 2022 Evil Dead GameCo, LLC, assigned under license to Boss Team Games, LLC Additional Game Design ™ and © Diversion3 Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Now launching June 2nd on PC, Switch, Xbox and PlayStation

Madrid, Spain, May 6th 2022 – Indie studio Retro Forge, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) are sorry to announce that its upcoming 16-bit inspired action-RPG metroidvania adventure Souldiers has seen a short delay. Originally planned for a May 19th launch on all platforms, the release has been pushed back to June 2nd on Switch, Steam, PlayStation and Xbox platforms. 

“We’re very pleased with how Souldiers is coming along overall, but we still have a few bugs to work out and we want to ensure that when we release the game – and ask consumers to spend their hard earned money on it – that they’re getting a bug-free premium experience,” said Alberto Hernández, creative director at Retro Forge. “We know how much it sucks to have to wait longer, but we assure everyone that it will be worth the wait. We’re a small team, and developing a game of Souldiers’ scale, during a global pandemic no less, saw us overcoming many unforeseen challenges, so we really appreciate your patience as we polish up Souldiers into the refined retro experience you all deserve..”

Souldiers wraps metroidvania exploration, crunchy soulslike combat, RPG customization,and precision platforming into one gorgeous pixelart package. Players take on the role of either scout, caster or archer, battling for freedom in Terragaya, a mystical land on the border between life and death. Each class has its own unique attacks along with different agility, attack, defense, and health stats. Your character can further be customized through branches of unlockable skill trees, offering a huge degree of freedom as you venture through Souldiers’ fantastical realm.

Outwit cunning enemies, solve nefarious puzzles, upgrade your character, and explore every corner of a dazzling, intricate 16-bit world. Souldiers is a handcrafted retro epic for the ages.

Features:

• Choose your class: Unleash the fury of your sword with the scout, summon the wrath of elements with the caster, or rain down arrows on your foes with the archer.
• Gripping combat: Slash, parry and dodge your way through an ever evolving roster of enemies, upgrading your skills and equipment to find a combat style that’s perfect for you.
• An interconnected world: Discover a sprawling handcrafted landscape filled with treasures, tough-as-nails bosses and secrepathways. 
• 16-bit sensation: Terragaya comes to life with vibrant world-class pixel art packed to the brim with details.
• Smart moves: Solve environmental puzzles and leap from place to place using an ever expanding moveset.

For more information on Souldiers:
Visit the website: https://dearvillagers.com/project/souldiers/
Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1419160/Souldiers/
Follow Souliders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/souldiersgame?lang=en-GB
Follow Retro Forge on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetroForgeGames

About Retro Forge
Based in Madrid, Retro Forge is a six person team of veteran gamemakers from across the industry. Their debut title Souldiers is due for release in Spring 2022. 

About Dear Villagers
Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

 To mark National Space Day in the US, KeokeN Interactive and Frontier Foundry take fans behind the scenes of the emotional, thrilling and mysterious new narrative-driven adventure game. 

 Cambridge, UK – 6 May 2022. Frontier Foundry, the games label of Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV), today released the first developer diary for Deliver Us Mars, the cinematic narrative-driven adventure game by KeokeN Interactive coming to Xbox, PlayStation and PC. ‘Episode 1 – Journey to the Red Planet’ gives players an early overview of the game’s story as the team at KeokeN take us deep into their creative process for building an ambitious sequel to 2019’s Deliver Us The Moon.  

‘Journey to the Red Planet’ takes us behind-the-scenes on the narrative design of Deliver Us Mars, diving into the environmental themes that define the game’s setting, the personal stakes of the story and the painstaking effort made by the team to create an authentic-feeling astronaut experience. Players will also get a very early glimpse at the all-new traversal system and puzzle mechanics coming to the game, which become increasingly more complex as the story progresses. 

Deliver Us Mars is set in a future where Earth has been ravaged by climate change, and world-altering floods are a part of our everyday lives. In the game, which is set 10 years after Deliver Us The Moon, players join a group of astronauts on a high-stakes mission to ensure humanity’s future. Their goal is to retrieve the enormous colonisation ships known as the ARKs from the shadowy organisation known as Outward, in order to revitalise planet Earth before it’s too late. Along the way, they’ll uncover the truth behind what happened to Outward’s missing colony.  

This developer diary reveals that the game will depict the complicated relationship between a father and his daughter. While a full story reveal for Deliver Us Mars will arrive in the coming months, observant fans of Deliver Us The Moon may be able to guess the identity of the protagonist in this sequel based on visual clues in this developer diary.  

Unlike Deliver Us The Moon’s main character, this hero is fully voiced. Her personality, motivations, and history will unfold in her own words as she explores the Martian landscape and the game’s multiple other locations. With motion-captured performances by a talented cast, this sequel represents a huge jump in narrative presentation – enabling the developers at KeokeN Interactive to capture the emotional nuances of the characters and heighten the level of drama players will feel throughout the story.   

Deliver Us Mars is coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 as well as PC for Steam and the Epic Games Store. The game can also be wishlisted on Steam, the Epic Games Store and PlayStation now.  

Keep up to date on the game with the links below: 

Website: http://www.deliverusmars.com 

About Frontier 
Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, ‘Frontier’) is a leading independent developer and publisher of videos 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 Frontier Foundry 
Frontier Foundry is the games label of Frontier Developments. By forming partnerships with quality external developers and leveraging the company’s proven publishing expertise, Frontier Foundry is best placed to bring players unique and memorable new games that break boundaries and create legacies. 

About KeokeN Interactive 
KeokeN Interactive is a Dutch independent game developer founded in 2013 by two brothers, Koen and Paul Deetman. Envisioning the games industry as a platform to go beyond traditional gaming and create immersive experiences, KeokeN Interactive aim to develop rich and believable worlds that will make you forget your surroundings and push the boundaries of your reality. KeokeN Interactive’s first game was the well-received and award-winning Deliver Us The Moon. 

Deliver Us Mars and Deliver Us The Moon are trademarks of KeokeN Interactive B.V. 

Deliver Us Mars uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® Engine © 1998-2022, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved. Unreal and its logo are Epic’s trademarks or registered trademarks in the US and elsewhere. 

Release trailer featuring praise from Broken Sword and Monkey Island devs teases mysterious investigation, stunning locations and satisfying puzzles

Check out gameplay here

Gothenburg, Sweden – May 6th, 2022 – Thunderful and Tag Of Joy are thrilled to announce that their mystery adventure game that blends stunning hand-painted scenery with a compelling  investigative story wrapped in secrets, Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit, is out today. Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit is available on Steam, GOG and Epic from 5PM CET for ​$19.99 / €19.99 / £16.99 with a 10% launch discount.

Headed up by the art director from Broken Sword 2.5 and featuring a talented voice cast that have starred in the likes of The Monkey Island series, Day of the Tentacle, the upcoming God of War: Ragnarok, The Wolf Among Us and more, Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit takes you on a thrilling trip across beautifully rendered locations in Eastern Europe imbued with romanticism and conspiratorial intrigue. What begins as a personal story about Milda traveling to the home of her deceased Lithuanian grandfather after receiving a mysterious letter referencing a family secret, soon unfurls into a rich web of enigmatic danger that draws on the rich and underexplored history of the region. Milda’s family secret goes deeper than she ever imagined, leading her to investigate a lost relic, Lithuania’s most legendary royal and the clandestine machinations of the KGB during the Soviet era.

Praised by Broken Sword creator Charles Cecil for its “beautiful graphics” and “fascinating story” and given the “I dig it” stamp of approval by The Curse of Monkey Island artist Bill Tiller, you can get a look at what Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit has to offer in the new trailer:

From enigmatic anonymous messages, to logic-testing conundrums, to classic item puzzles, Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit is packed with a variety of satisfying mysteries and puzzles for you to solve. For some of them you might even have to change Milda’s outfit, from clothes to hairstyle. Of course, you can also just tweak her look for fun! As you explore the game’s rich hand-painted scenes, you’ll meet a host of fun and eccentric characters, all with fully voiced dialogue, further building a rich world that’s a pleasure to inhabit.

The role of Milda is being played by Erin Yvette, who is due to appear in the upcoming God of War: Ragnarok, and also has a long list of impressive credits for roles in The Wolf Among Us, Oxenfree, The Walking Dead and Batman: The Telltale Series. She is jointed by Matthew Curtis, who has appeared in Unforeseen Incidents, The Hand of Glory and Smite, as well as adventure game veteran Denny Delk, who you might recognise as Murray in the new Return To Monkey Island, alongside his other roles in Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max Hit The Road and a host of Star Wars titles.

“We are so happy that Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit is now available to play,” said game director Šarūnas Ledas. “We have a deep love of adventure games and the incredible experiences they have delivered over the years, so it’s long been a dream of ours to create a brand new adventure that draws on the best of the classics we’ve enjoyed. We hope you like it!”

Thunderful Games
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thunderfulgames
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderfulgames
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thunderfulgames

Tag of Joy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tagofjoy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TagOfJoy/
Website: https://www.tagofjoy.lt/

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 Tag of Joy
Tag of Joy is an award-winning, creativity-powered independent development studio focused on innovating games technologically, visually, and gameplay-wise. In 2014, the studio released Monster Buster, the first of its kind AR, location-based, treasure hunting, and monster collecting game for mobile. Currently, the team is aiming to bring novel ideas to narrative games. The studio has received multiple awards throughout the years and was a finalist at the Unity Awards in 2013 and 2015. More information can be found on their official website and Twitter.

Kick Off a Month of Freemode Bonuses, Starting with Triple Rewards for Business Battles this Week
Get 2X GTA$ and RP on Ron Contact Missions, RC Bandito Races and RC Time Trials, Plus Motor Wars Returns

Be on the lookout for special bonuses in Freemode all month long. This week, pay particular attention to Business Battles — which are available to all Motorcycle Clubs and Organizations in Freemode — and paying out Triple Rewards until May 11.

Freemode is at the center of the GTA Online experience — with an endless amount of structured and unstructured activities to enjoy. For instance, between Sell and Resupply Missions, MC Presidents and CEOs can trigger Work and Challenges for their respective Clubs and Organizations or bring their squad into Gang Attacks. You can also challenge fellow thrill seekers to Impromptu Races, compete to cause the most destruction across Southern San Andreas in Criminal Damage, vie for the top score in an assortment of Freemode Challenges, team up with other players to Hunt the Beast, and much more.

Those who successfully deliver Goods may also find the Pink or Green Wireframe Bodysuit among their takings.

Only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S

Hao’s Premium Test Ride: Grotti Brioso R/A

Players on the newest generation of consoles can drop by Hao’s Special Works in the LS Car Meet to scope out this week’s Premium Test Ride: a compact Grotti Brioso R/A bulked up with all the upgrades Hao could shove under the hood.

Hao’s Special Works Time Trial
Gun it between North Chumash and the Palomino Highlands in this week’s new HSW Time Trial.

2X GTA$ and RP on Ron Contact Missions
Noted free-thinker Ron Jakowski isn’t super fond of easily tapped phone lines, but if he deigns to get in touch with you, take him up on his offer — all Ron Contact Missions are paying out 2X GTA$ and RP, all week long.

2X GTA$ and RP on RC Bandito Races and RC Time Trials
This week marks the comeback of miniature mayhem with RC Bandito Races returning to GTA Online, alongside Motor Wars, Truck Off, and Special Vehicle Races.

Shrink yourself down to curb height and reap larger-than-life bonuses this week: the RC Bandito Races and RC Time Trials are both dishing out Double Rewards.

Car Meet Prize Ride: The Progen Itali GTB
LS Car Meet members who win a Street Race five days in a row will roll away with a set of keys belonging to the Progen Itali GTB for their efforts.

Give the Pegassi Infernus, Truffade Adder, and Pegassi Reaper a Trial Run on the Test Track
Give the Pegassi Infernus, Truffade Adder, and the Pegassi Reaper a cursory spin between the columns of the LS Car Meet’s Test Track, see how they fare in a competitive Scramble against your peers, or floor it and race against the clock in Time Trials — all at no personal cost.

On The Diamond Casino Podium: The Pfister Comet Safari
Gently park your car on top of the valet outside of The Diamond Casino & Resort and make your way to the Lucky Wheel in the lobby to spin and potentially win the camouflaged Pfister Comet Safari whirling atop the podium, beckoning to be taken off the beaten path and go mud-running in the hills of Blaine County.

Discounts:

Join the ranks of the nightlife glitterati: Nightclubs and their additional Storage are both 30% off this week, and read on for a list of discounted vehicles, some of which can be stored underneath your club’s bustling dancefloor.

Vehicles:

• JoBuilt P-996 LAZER – 30% off
• Progen GP1 – 30% off
• Mammoth Avenger – 40% off
• HVY Nightshark – 40% off
• Pfister Comet – 40% off
• Pfister Comet Retro Custom – 40% off
• RC Bandito – 40% off
• Festival Bus – 50% off

Prime Gaming Benefits

GTA Online players who successfully connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account with Prime Gaming will get GTA$100K just for playing anytime this week.

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

Check Rockstar Support for details and limitations.

Switch to an environmentally friendly life with My Universe: Green Adventure – Farmer Friends!

Go green on June 30!

Sydney, Australia, May 6^th 2022 – Desperately looking for some fresh air? Answer the call of nature and embrace your inner farmer with the game My Universe: Green Adventure – Farmer Friends, releasing June 30^th on Nintendo Switch and digitally on PlayStation 4 and PC/Mac (Steam).

Prepare your dungarees and wellington boots! You’ve just inherited an old family farm and it’s high time you gave it a new lease of life. Vegetables, fruits, flowers, it’s up to you to find the best way to grow your crops in line with nature. Watch your farm grow as you have fun! Care for your animals and make sure they’re in good health so that they provide you with the very best organic produce.

About the game:

• Become an environmentally friendly farmer! Explore your farm’s surroundings, clear your overgrown fields and find a new way to fertilize your crops. Roll up your sleeves and get ready to dig and water your crops regularly to reap the fruits of your labour. Be sure to follow the complete production cycle of a green farmer! Every day is an adventure thanks to the different quests.
• Make some animal friends! During your adventure, you will be in charge of the entire farmyard, cows, hens, goats, sheep, ducks, and more. You’ll have to renovate various buildings to home your new companions. Care for them, show them plenty of affection and have fun with them thanks to the many mini games.
• Meet the villagers’ needs! The further you progress in your adventure, the larger your choice of seeds will get. Flowers, fruits and vegetables, pay close attention to the villagers’ orders to be sure to meet their needs. With a little creativity you will improve your recipes and create new flavours for your yogurts, jams, etc. It’s up to you to show off your local production and your traditional recipes to the village’s inhabitants!

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Green Adventure – Farmer Friends joins My Baby, School Teacher, Fashion Boutique, Cooking Star Restaurant, Pet Clinic Cats & Dogs, Puppies & Kittens, Interior Designer and Doctors & Nurses already available in the My Universe series. The My Universe series is specifically designed for kids excited to jump into their dreamed adult life. It is also part of the Microids Life label, dedicated in providing gaming experiences for the entire family and all profiles of players.

Find Microids on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin

website: http://www.microids.com/

Find Microids Life on Facebook and Twitter

Or at https://www.microids.com/fr/microids-life-fr/

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About Microids Life
Microids Life label combines gaming experiences accessible for all ages and gamer profiles, hoping to complement each of their life’s milestones.Our goal: unite all gamers around experiences inspired by real life, offering everyone the chance to acquire new knowledge as they play and enrich their daily routine.

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 (Pendulo Studios, Eden Studios, Benoît Sokal, Paul Cuisset, Philippe Dessoly and Pierre Adane), Microids has become a major player in international video games. Taking inspiration from legendary titles, including Asterix & Obelix, and Titeuf, Garfield, Fort Boyard, XIII and Blacksad, Microids reaches a wide audience and creates original adventures which give gamers the chance to play as some of their most beloved characters.

Get your taste of the new turn-based strategy Western from Good Shepherd Entertainment & Ice Code Games

AMSTERDAM — May 5, 2022 — Good Shepherd Entertainment and Ice Code Games have announced that the open beta for Hard West 2, the supernatural sequel to the hit turn-based strategy game experienced by over half a million players, kicks off today on PC via Steam. Running now until June 5, the beta features a small slice of the game’s full campaign and introduces players to some of the special abilities they’ll acquire in their journey through the dark heart of the West.

Play the Hard West 2 Open Beta: Steam

Hard West 2 ups the ante on the original game in every way. The unique new Bravado system delivers a more aggressive approach to tactics and combat, rewarding you for going on the offensive so you can extend your streak and dish out even more damage. Experience shootouts on the move with dynamic levels that play out in changing environments to recreate the action-packed feeling of high-speed horseback chases and nail-biting train showdowns.

Demolish your adversaries with special abilities like Gin’s Shadow Barrage, which ignores cover and can hit several enemies; Flynn’s Shadow Swap, which lets her trade places with friend or foe; Old Man Bill’s Dead Man’s Revenge, which can hit anyone in line of sight and scales based on the amount of damage he’s taken; and Laughing Deer’s Wild Run, which increases in damage the further he is to the target.

Turn dire situations to your advantage by utilizing Luck, which you’ll gain when taking damage or missing shots and can be used to improve your chance to hit. Obtain new abilities and give your posse additional skills or enhance existing ones when you find and equip cards from the Deck of Haunts.

Key Features:

• Conquer the Dark Frontier: When first-class con man Gin Carter raids a legendary “ghost train” in search of gold, he discovers it haunted by the Devil himself! Now Gin must lead a posse of strange outlaws to save his soul in a land claimed by darkness. Explore the frozen wastelands and lawless frontier towns of the Wild West in a desperate battle against the living and undead.
• Unleash Your Bravado: Rack up kills to activate the new Bravado State and replenish your Action Points. Rush out of cover, go on the offensive, and chain together stylish kills to extend your streak as you take down anyone or anything brazen enough to stand in your way.
• Shootouts on the Move: Hard West 2’s turn-based combat is set in dynamically shifting environments, keeping your brain as busy as your trigger. Let your Western imagination run wild, from horseback chases to tense train holdups, as you hone your strategic skills to a fine edge.
• Supercharged Posse: Unearth mysterious playing cards to build your crew’s poker hands. Arm them with guns, explosives, trinkets, or just some beans and whiskey to keep them in top shape.
• Unnatural Leader: Responsibility for your growing posse of gunslinging outlaws, witches and other mysterious beings lands at your boots. Make the right calls to get more Loyalty Points and new skills for those closest to you, but choosing poorly will test their commitment to your cause.
• The Good, the Bad & the Undead: Wild West folk tales and the occult collide in a character-driven story featuring the voice talents of Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series), Darien Sills-Evans (Days Gone) and Adam Gifford (The Colony), plus a score by BAFTA Award winner Jason Graves (Dead Space) and story co-written by Origins Awards winner and New York Times bestseller Matt Forbeck (Deadlands).

Hard West 2 is available to wishlist on Steam. Visit www.HardWestGame.com for more information, and join the community on Facebook, Discord and Reddit.

About Good Shepherd Entertainment

Good Shepherd Entertainment is an award-winning video game publisher dedicated to creating long-term partnerships that create high-caliber, high-quality entertainment. Good Shepherd has established a strong global presence, having developed, published and marketed dozens of hits across multiple platforms, such as Monster Train, the Transport Fever and Hard West series, Phantom Doctrine, and the critically acclaimed John Wick Hex.

Drawing on decades of experience, Good Shepherd offers its know-how and network of award-winning writers, musicians and creative powerhouses, as well as access to pop-culture IPs. www.GoodShepherd.games

About Ice Code Games

Ice Code Games is a Polish indie game development studio based in Warsaw. Since its conception, it has developed and published several games, including a cyberpunk RTS about cults. It recently made its way to the Polish stock market and is working on several tools for game developers. Ice Code Games is made up of a veteran team of professionals with experience producing games ranging from indie to AAA. https://IceCode.games