New Trailer Showcases the Terrifying Atmosphere, Tension, and Brutality of Black Iron Prison, Features Exclusive New Track “Lost Again” From Kings Elliot

18^th November 2022 – Striking Distance Studios today announced the release of the launch trailer for The Callisto Protocol, a new sci-fi survival horror game shipping for PC and consoles on 2^nd December 2022. The trailer showcases thrilling performances from Transformers star Josh Duhamel as Jacob Lee, The Boys star Karen Fukuhara as Dani Nakamura, and Sam Witwer as Leon Ferris.  The trailer also features the song “Lost Again”, a dramatic new track from Kings Elliot, written exclusively for The Callisto Protocol. 

Set on Jupiter’s dead moon Callisto in the year 2302, The Callisto Protocol challenges players to survive the horrors of Black Iron Prison and uncover the dark secrets of The United Jupiter Company after a mysterious outbreak throws Callisto into chaos.

Today also marks the release of the fifth episode of “The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station” a six-part audio series starring Gwendoline Christie and Michael Ironside.  The podcast is a prequel to the events in The Callisto Protocol, following two skip tracers who face unimaginable horrors while on a lucrative, perilous bounty on the derelict Helix Station in the Jovian system.  Listen to “The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station at  https://the-callisto-protocol-helix-station.simplecast.com/, or wherever podcasts are available.

Fans who missed today’s final installment of the “Engineering Horror” docuseries can also watch all four episodes of the series, featuring icons of horror in movies, TV, games, and comics.  Watch all four episodes of the docuseries at www.youtube.com/strikingdistance.

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About Striking Distance Studios

Striking Distance Studios, Inc. is a AAA development studio committed to crafting thought-provoking immersive experiences, driven by a passion for quality and excellence. Based in San Ramon, CA, in the San Francisco Bay Area, Striking Distance Studios is helmed by “Dead Space” and “Call of Duty” veteran Glen Schofield.

A first love and a terrible curse intertwine in this hand-drawn adventure

OSAKA, Japan — November 17, 2022 — Chorus Worldwide today announces that it will publish Maboroshi Artworks’ award-winning Last Time I Saw You, the fully hand-drawn narrative adventure about a cursed love set in late ‘80s Japan, on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5|4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch in Summer 2024.

Explore the Japanese countryside as Ayumi, a 12-year-old boy on the verge of becoming a teenager. In his dreams, he sees a strange girl who may be responsible for a curse on his town, yet he feels an inexplicable attraction toward her. Unravel the complicated truth on Ayumi’s emotional journey of self-discovery as he marches toward adulthood. Grow and change through the trials and tribulations of a first love.

Embrace a series of existential questions while roaming fantastical hand-drawn environments and socializing with local townsfolk. Step forward into a coming-of-age tale full of forests crawling with helpful creatures, dangerous threats and an unrelenting typhoon. Succumb to a dreamlike mood courtesy of an ethereal ambient lo-fi soundtrack.

“Last Time I Saw You charmed us from the very first time we played the demo,” said Shintaro Kanaoya, founder and CEO of Chorus Worldwide. “This beautiful, haunting, and enjoyably playable adventure will stay in gamers’ hearts for a long time and we’re so excited to work with Juan and the Maboroshi team to bring the game to life.”

“This game was born from a heartbreak that I experienced some years ago,” says Juan Fandiño, creator of Maboroshi Artworks and Last Time I Saw You. “I decided to take all the conflicting emotions I had inside and try to make something useful with them, transforming them into a somewhat healing experience that other people could also enjoy and relate to.”

Last Time I Saw You launches Summer 2024 on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5|4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. For more information on Last Time I Saw You, follow Maboroshi Artworks on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and Discord, check out Chorus Worldwide on Twitter, and visit the official page at Chorus Worldwide’s website.

About Maboroshi Artworks

Founded by Juan Fandiño, the art director of Yume Nikki: Dream Diary, Maboroshi Artworks is a small independent art studio operating out of Osaka, Japan. Their passion for innovative storytelling fuels their creativity as they pursue their mission to create emotional narratives for all to feel and fondly remember. For Maboroshi, telling a unique story is a priority above all else. This approach lead them to work on their first game, Last Time I Saw You, an (already) award-winning narrative adventure set to release in 2024.

About Chorus Worldwide

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

STOCKHOLM – Nov. 17, 2022  – As part of today’s PC Gaming Show, Systemic Reaction revealed a new developer diary trailer for the upcoming open-world action-roguelite Ravenbound. The complete, extended cut of the video is now available, giving an even closer look at the game’s fast-paced melee combat, enemy variety, progression system, and distinct folklore inspiration.

Ravenbound is an action-packed roguelite set in Ávalt, a beautiful but deadly fantasy world inspired by Scandinavian folk tales. You are the Vessel, and within you is the Raven – a powerful weapon forged by the ancient gods to rid the land of darkness. Use skill and wit to defeat ferocious enemies, become stronger and wiser with each run, and save Ávalt from its monsters.

Key Features

• A Beautifully Deadly Open World: Freely explore a unique fantasy world inspired by Scandinavian folklore on foot or on the wings of the Raven. Choose where to go and which challenges to undertake, but beware: this land and its creatures are ever-changing, giving rise to new foes, locations, and trials when you may least expect it!
• Intense Action-Roguelite Combat: Arm yourself with steel imbued with magic and face off against fantastic creatures like trolls, huldras, and the fearsome undead draugr in fast-paced, up-close combat where tactics are everything. Each Vessel has just one life to sacrifice, but the abilities you attain will benefit the next Vessel that rises in your place.
• Play Your Cards Right: Ravenbound’s deck-building feature gives you access to more powerful gear and weapons with each new life. Expand your deck when you die, but pick carefully: these are the cards your next Vessel will draw. Improve your deck to give each Vessel the best chance to survive and bring the Raven closer to victory.

Ravenbound is available to wishlist now on Steam. For more information, visit www.RavenboundGame.com, and keep up with the latest updates by following the team on Twitter, Facebook, Discord and TikTok.

WE ARE SYSTEMIC REACTION

Small but fierce, we started as a group of veterans from within Avalanche Studios Group. Based in Stockholm and Malmö, we focus on crafting new and empowering games with unique settings. Drawing from our experiences within the industry, we want to create games that appeal both to us, and to you — our players. We want to play in a sandbox that lets your creativity thrive.

Our focus is freedom, exploration, and a drive to create games like the ones that kept us up at night as kids. We’ve got Generation Zero launched and Second Extinction on Xbox Game Preview and PC early access — with even more to come, including Ravenbound. Join us in the sandbox!

Celebrate the New Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI Leader Pass with Free DLC on iOS All Weekend Starting Today!

AUSTIN, Texas – Nov. 17, 2022 – Aspyr Media is giving away free DLC for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI on iOS starting today to celebrate the upcoming release of the Leader Pass, a standalone bundle of six future DLC packs. Leader Pass content is scheduled for release* on Nov. 21, 2022, for Windows PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, MacOS via Steam and the Mac App Store, and iOS via the App Store.

The Leader Pass delivers a new roster of 12 leaders and 6 personas to change up your gameplay experience. Each leader has a suite of new or updated abilities to let you break out of your comfort zone with fresh approaches to diplomacy, war and expansion. The first DLC for the Leader Pass – the Great Negotiators Pack – will launch on November 21 and includes Abraham Lincoln (United States), Queen Mbande Nzinga (Kongo), and Sultan Saladin (Arabia). 

To help kick things off, Aspyr is giving away free copies of previously released Civilization Scenario Pack DLCs for Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on iOS throughout this coming weekend. iOS users can claim this content for free directly in-game on the following days:

Thursday & Friday (Nov. 17-18):

• Poland Civilization & Scenario Pack (Normally $4.99)
• Vikings Scenario Pack (Normally $4.99)
• Australia Civilization & Scenario Pack (Normally $4.99)

Saturday & Sunday (Nov. 19-20):

• Persia and Macedon Civilization & Scenario Pack (Normally $8.99)
• Nubia Civilization & Scenario Pack (Normally $4.99)
• Khmer and Indonesia Civilization & Scenario Pack (Normally $8.99)

In addition, larger expansion packs like Rise and Fall (normally $29.99), Gathering Storm (normally $39.99), and the New Frontier Pass (normally $29.99) are 50% off on iOS from now until December 1.

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI originally launched on PC in 2016, with the mobile version arriving in 2017. It’s since come to consoles, including Switch, and enjoyed several DLC releases. Rise and Fall added new golden and dark ages, Gathering Storm introduced climate change and natural disasters, and the New Frontier Pass features eight new civilizations, nine new leaders, and a variety of additional gameplay content, including six bonus game modes. 

*The DLC featured in the Leader Pass will be available as a single, in-app purchase and not sold individually.

The superhero action RPG from Raw Fury and Stitch Heads gets a new trailer ahead of its early access launch

STOCKHOLM – Nov. 17, 2022 – Publisher Raw Fury, who strike fear into the hearts of criminals everywhere, and your friendly neighborhood developer Stitch Heads have announced that their all-action superhero RPG Superfuse will launch into Steam Early Access on Jan. 31, 2023.

Alongside the release date reveal for Superfuse is a brand-new, visceral gameplay trailer highlighting two of the game’s playable characters, called Enforcers – the brutal Berserker and the all-powerful Elementalist. The video also showcases just a fraction of the game’s unique skill-tree system: the fuses, giving players a taste of the sheer depth and complexity that will allow them to create and customize their characters to a staggering degree.

Set against a future backdrop where humanity has abandoned a dying Earth and set up colonies across the solar system, Superfuseis a bold and ambitious comic book-styled action RPG that features dynamic skill trees which let players choose a class and augment abilities to customize their Enforcer, as well as tons of loot to find and equip across procedurally generated levels.

Key Features

• Hyper-Customizable Skill Trees: Pick your class, then apply ‘fuses’ to your powers to create an array of unique skills. Strategically reallocate and redesign your powers any number of times for maximum effectiveness to counter powerful bosses based on their set-up.
• Loot: Optimize your unique, perfect superhero with powerful weapons, hi-tech armor, and boosters. Collect hundreds of different types of loot with randomized stats to make your hero more powerful, or trade or sell them to earn credits for specific items.
• Online Multiplayer: Build a superhero for online four-player PvE drop in/out co-op campaign modes. Mix and match your classes to create the perfect superteam.
• Play Solo: Go lone wolf and play the campaign solo offline.
• Procedurally Generated & Handcrafted Levels: Never fight down the same path twice with levels that reshape themselves every time you play.
• Fully Voiced, Story-Driven Campaign: Player characters and NPCs are vividly brought to life with the voice talents of actors like the award-winning Eli Harris.

Starting December 14, Superfuse will be running a limited multiplayer beta for players. For more information, head to the Superfusecommunity Discord channel at https://discord.com/invite/superfuse, where additional details will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Superfuse is available to wishlist on Steam. For everything else on the game, visit www.superfusegame.com.

About Stitch Heads

Stitch Heads is a game development studio founded in 2015 and based in Breda, the Netherlands. We are a team of around 30 developers with a mission to deliver well-designed, polished and highly enjoyable entertainment experiences with deep worlds and beautiful art. We’re currently working on making Superfuse – our most ambitious project yet – a reality.

About Raw Fury

Raw Fury is a self-proclaimed (un)publisher of games – what we mean by this is that we care about experience and emotions above all. Founded in 2015 by Jonas Antonsson, Gordon Van Dyke, and David Martinez, Raw Fury focuses on helping developers make magic.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Nov. 17, 2022 – From the mind of Gary Vadócz, pinball designer at Zen Studios, comes an original digital table that challenges the truth behind your existence and dares you to escape with your sanity. “Wrath of the Elder Gods” releases today for Pinball FX in early access on the Epic Games Store for 55 in-game tickets, free to download for Pinball Pass subscribers.

The Pinball Show:

Table Goals:

• Acquire Madness by completing main modes, revealing the ultimate truth
• Collect ancient Runes for random yet bizarre rewards
• Shoot the Strange Structure and watch the horror unfold as it bleeds into the table
• Feed the unspeakable monster in MAW Multiball
• Watch the Herald corrupt the ball after a successful shot
• Can you survive long enough to reveal the table’s shocking twist?

Pinball FX is free to download in early access for PC on the Epic Games Store. Keep up with the latest updates, weekly challenges and grand tournaments by visiting www.PinballFX.com and following the team on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

About Zen Studios

Zen Studios is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for all major digital game platforms. Recognized as one of the premier gaming studios in the world, Zen has worked with some of the most iconic entertainment studios, including Lucasfilm, Marvel Entertainment, NBC Universal, Funko and FOX Digital Entertainment.

Zen’s Pinball FX franchise has defined video game pinball excellence since 2007, and critically acclaimed titles like Circus Electrique and Operencia: The Stolen Sun have proven its devotion to creating captivating RPGs. Zen Studios joined Saber Interactive in November 2020. For more information on Zen’s library of titles, visit https://zenstudios.com.

PARIS, FRANCE – November 17, 2022 – Gameloft, a leader in the development and publishing of games, is thrilled to announce a new Japanese faction in the medieval MMO strategy game March of Empires. Now players can choose the Shogun to help them in their battle for world domination in the game’s biggest update of the year!

When March of Empires was released seven years ago, it included three warring factions: Tsars, Sultans, and Kings. Now for the first time in its long and rich history, the team has created a brand new faction, adding a new level of complexity and challenge to the game.

Download March of Empires here.

New players will be able to choose the Shogun as a starting faction while veterans will be able to switch over to benefit from their exclusive in-game bonuses. Players will be able to recruit new Champions and special Ninja and Daimyō faction units who will help pave the way to the throne and victory. There is also tons of new content inspired by the history of medieval Japan, which will immerse players into the turbulent time period.

About Gameloft  Leader in the development and publishing of games, Gameloft® has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, two of which are featured in the “Top 10 iOS Games by All-Time Worldwide Downloads” from App Annie. Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®, Dragon Mania Legends, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including LEGO®, Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel®, Lamborghini® and Ferrari®. Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs 3,600 people worldwide. Every month, 58 million unique users can be reached by advertisers in Gameloft games with Gameloft for brands, a leading B2B offering dedicated to brands and agencies. Gameloft is a Vivendi company.

Explore a multigenerational mystery through the sinking suburbs and swamps of South Louisiana in one of the year’s most acclaimed titles

NORCO, La. – Nov. 17, 2022 – NORCO, the critically lauded Southern Gothic narrative adventure game from developer collective Geography of Robots and published by Raw Fury, launches today on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. It is also free to download with Xbox Game Pass.

One of this year’s must-play experiences, winner of the first-ever Tribeca Games Award and nominated for Best Indie Debut at this year’s The Game Awards, NORCO has players searching for their missing brother in the aftermath of their mother’s death in a gritty, dystopian version of South Louisiana. Team up with a fugitive android, a bayou pirate, a barstool private detective and other eccentrics to solve puzzles and explore the sinking suburbs, dilapidated strip malls, and verdant industrial swamps of Louisiana’s petrochemical hinterlands.

Heavily inspired by the titular town of Norco, Louisiana, Geography of Robots has blended true stories and personal history with inspirations from Southern Gothic literature and pulp fiction to create a uniquely gripping experience. NORCO features richly detailed cinematic pixel art, plus a captivating original soundtrack with music from Gewgawly I and Southern metal band THOU.

NORCO is also available for Windows PC and Mac via Steam, GOG.com, the Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass. For more information, visit http://norcogame.com.

About Geography of Robots

Geography of Robots is a game dev collab that explores the hidden geographies, conspiracies, folklore, and environmental histories of the American South in a collection of games, interactive fiction, and other experiments.

About Raw Fury

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

Pick up Dead Cells, as well as other hit indie titles in a brand-new Steam bundle starting today

Bordeaux, France (Nov. 17, 2022) – Starting today, players can give The Beheaded some fancy, familiar-looking duds alongside new weapons and unique lore rooms. In a massive collaboration, Motion Twin and Evil Empire are bringing the stars of numerous indie hits such as *deep breath* Shovel Knight, Katana ZERO, Slay the Spire, Hotline Miami, Risk of Rain and Terraria into the dungeons on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.

You can also pick up Dead Cells, along with Shovel Knight, Katana Zero, Slay the Spire, and Risk of Rain in a brand-new glorious indie bundle on Steam starting today. Prices may vary as this is a “complete the set” bundle.

Players can unlock outfits for characters from the indie hits you know and love, letting them dash through the dungeon dressed as Hotline Miami’s Jacket or slice enemies in two with a Shovel Knight-inspired costume. That’s slaying with style, baby. 

The outfits don’t just give players the chance to see The Beheaded in new fashion, though. You can also tear up enemies in Dead Cells using the signature weapon of each hero. Move swiftly through each level using Jacket’s infamous baseball bat or the iconic Starfury sword from Terraria and test your mettle against bosses to see which weapon and approach will work best. 

A full list of new outfits and their corresponding weapons can be found below.

• Terraria – The Character – Starfury Sword
• Hotline Miami – Jacket – Baseball Bat
• Shovel Knight – Shovel Knight – King’s Scepter
• Slay The Spire – The Ironclad – Diverse Deck
• Katana Zero – Subject Zero – Throwable Objects
• Risk of Rain – The Commando – Laser Glaive

These weapons also come with their own special traits and abilities. The Diverse Deck lets players cycle through passive effects based on Slay The Spire’s four different characters. Matching the game’s card-based mechanics, switching from one class to another also triggers a separate “discard” ability. For example, drawing a card that matches the Watcher class gives players the Foresight ability, which lets them avoid damage every few seconds as a passive ability. Switching to a different class from Foresight makes players immune to all damage for a few seconds. 

Another instance of this would be Jacket’s Baseball Bat, which lets players frantically attack stunned or rooted enemies for massive damage. Pretty dope. All these weapons can be randomly found in new lore rooms dedicated to each character’s game.

To unlock the character outfits, new riddles have been added to the book of clues in the Prisoner’s Quarters (the opening area). Players just need to figure out these new riddles then complete the challenges and voila! New duds.

With these badass new looks and weapons straight from some of indie gaming’s greatest heroes, you’ll be well on your way to putting the monsters and bosses of Dead Cells in their place. 

For the latest on Dead Cells, be sure to follow @motiontwin on Twitter. 

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About Motion Twin

Motion Twin is an independent game development studio based in France since 2001 and are the creators of the hit roguelike action game Dead Cells, available for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch platforms. Motion Twin is a worker cooperative passionate about creating new game experiences. Learn more at https://motion-twin.com/en/.

About Evil Empire Evil Empire is the evil spawn of a bunch of ex-Motion Twiners. Formed in 2018 in close proximity and partnership with Motion Twin, Evil Empire is focused on producing new original content, both for Dead Cells and new IP. 

The Wild West action-adventure game delivers pure fun and excitement on PC and consoles starting November 22

PARIS – Nov. 17, 2022 – Evil West, the third-person action-adventure game that puts you in the boots of a vampire hunter rescuing a Wild West devoured by darkness, just released a new trailer starring actor Danny Trejo in anticipation of its November 22 launch on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC.

“Welcome to Evil West” Video ft. Danny Trejo:

Evil West is nothing short of a blast, thanks to explosive gameplay that delivers a satisfying rush of adrenaline and a back-to-basics approach to action and fun. Jump into fast-paced, over-the-top carnage in a vampire-infested Wild West. Eradicate bloodthirsty monstrosities in style with an overpowering arsenal of weapons and a lightning-fueled punch, combining brutal melee and ranged combos to dominate a variety of visceral boss fights and encounters.

Evil West is open for pre-order now on all platforms, with exclusive cover art available for physical editions via the Focus Entertainment Store.