SAN DIEGO – April 21, 2022 – Psyonix, the San Diego video game developer, announced a brand new in-game event called Knockout Bash that begins in Rocket League on April 27 on all platforms! Knockout Bash will include a new Limited Time Mode (LTM) called Knockout, Event Challenges and Rewards, and Golden Gift Baskets.

The content featured in Knockout Bash is:

• The Debut of Knockout – In the new Knockout LTM, 8 players must knock each other off platforms or into Hazards until one player is left standing. Knockout has no balls or goals, a Rocket League first, and features new mechanics like Attack, Block, Grab, and more to master. Players will compete in 3 new Arenas (Quadron, Carbon, and Calavera) in Knockout and to learn more about the LTM, read the latest blog post HERE. Additionally, a video detailing the creation of Knockout will be released soon as part of a new video series called “Under the Hood.”
• New Event Challenges – Players will be able to complete new Event Challenges to unlock Spring-themed items such as the Florescence Wheels, Monarch Boost, or the animated Flutterby Decal.
• Golden Gift Baskets – Players can earn Golden Gift Baskets that unlock a mix of classic items from the Victory, Accelerator, and Turbo Item Series.

Twitch viewers will also be able to receive the Bob’s Ramen Player Banner Twitch Drop by watching select Rocket League streamers when the event begins. 

ABOUT ROCKET LEAGUE
Winner or nominee of more than 150 “Game of the Year” awards, Rocket League is one of the most critically acclaimed sports games of our generation. Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Available on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on Epic Games Store, Rocket League includes nearly endless customization possibilities, online Ranks and Competitive Tournaments, a fully featured offline season mode, multiple game types, casual and competitive online matches, and special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely.

To learn more about Rocket League, please visit www.RocketLeague.com, “Like” it on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter @RocketLeague for all the latest developer updates and news.

ABOUT PSYONIX™
Based in San Diego, CA, Psyonix is a critically acclaimed video game developer and a leading expert in Unreal Engine technology. For more than 20 years, the studio has been a driving force behind some of the most successful games in the industry, including Gears of War, Mass Effect 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Bulletstorm, Unreal Tournament III, Unreal Tournament 2004, and the award-winning sports-action hit, Rocket League®. Psyonix joined the Epic Games family in 2019. 

© 2015-2022 Psyonix LLC. Rocket League, Psyonix, and all related marks and logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Psyonix LLC. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Relieve yourself on Steam, GOG, and Green Man Gaming

TUCSON, Arizona — April 20, 2022 — POSTAL 4: No Regerts®, the ultimate stress-relieving first-person shooter and next entry in Running With Scissors’ classic franchise enjoyed by millions, leaves Early Access and fully exposes its 1.0 version today on Steam, GOG, and Green Man Gaming.

POSTAL 4’s launch brings loads of new ways for the bathrobed Postal Dude to get into trouble and dozens upon dozens of highly requested features. Iconic series voice actors Rick Hunter and Corey Cruise join Jon St. John as voice options for the titular Postal Dude. Score brand-new achievements and peculiar collectibles like Kunny, Krotchy, and Larry the Crab dolls. Cause complete pandemonium in the town of Edensin with bizarre side errands, improved lighting, textures, and physics systems, new radio stations, and immersive NPC behavior. 

The post-launch party doesn’t stop—new weapons and enemies, more quests, community-driven quality-of-life updates, console versions, and even co-op multiplayer are coming, alongside major expansions. Celebrate the Year of POSTAL, and beyond, with one of the OG developers making exceptionally excessive games just for the hell of it!

With the entire in-game workweek at hand, the reprobate Postal Dude can finally unleash havoc far beyond the constraints of Early Access with the loyal Champ at his side. Far from POSTAL 2’s Paradise, the Postal Dude needs money to get back on his feet, and Edensin’s twisted American dream is happy to oblige.

With a massive amount of objectives to undertake and the freedom to complete them by any means in this open-world sandbox, The Postal Dude is ready for the joys and fulfillment of a calm, no-nonsense 9-to-5 lifestyle. Wield cat grenades, pigeon mines, and even human limbs to take care of business in literally any way possible. Install bidets in every home. Help Americans escape to Mexico. Ride a vagina-themed roller coaster. Unrestrained chaos, drug-induced antics, and even total pacifism are all on the table.

“POSTAL 4’s complete freedom brings the First Amendment to life in gaming. For 25 years, we’ve given you exactly what you want to play.” said Vince Desi, founder of Running With Scissors. “In Edensin, go ahead and act out nearly any fantasy you’ve ever thought of, and some you haven’t! It’s just a game.”

POSTAL 4: No Regerts® is available now on Steam, GOG, and Green Man Gaming for $39.99 USD and the official soundtrack is out now on all major streaming platforms. Supported in-game subtitles include Simplified Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Polish, Italian, and Russian. For more on Running With Scissors’ beloved series, check out the official website, follow the mayhem on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and join the community on Discord.

About Running with Scissors

Founded in 1996, Running With Scissors is one of the oldest indie studios in the game industry. Publisher and Developer RWS focuses on creating socially conscious games.   

RWS develops signature experiences focused more on making people laugh than making sure everyone is comfortable.

To learn more about Running With Scissors please visit the website at gopostal.com.

Harness the power of nature to overgrow dioramas of urban decay in meditative sandbox experience

Gateshead, United Kingdom – April 21st, 2022 – Coatsink and Noio are extremely excited to announce that their chill title about using the power of nature to reclaim beautiful lo-fi scenes of urban decay, Cloud Gardens, is on its way to Nintendo Switch. The game will be released for Switch on 12th May 2022 and priced at £13.99 / $17.99 USD / €14.99 / ¥1840 SRP. 

In this meditative title that embraces your creativity, create small plant-covered dioramas of brutalism and beauty by planting seeds, repurposing hundreds of discarded objects and creating unique structures for nature to reclaim.

Dive into a relaxing sandbox mode with no goals, or take on a multi-chapter campaign where the task is to strike a balance between the natural and the manufactured. Adding objects will encourage lush vegetation to grow, but each object must be covered in foliage in order to proceed.

Cloud Gardens hovers somewhere in between a sandbox toy and a game with challenges. Partly a gardening simulator, partly a dystopian landscape builder, and partly a puzzle game that is both satisfying and without frustration. It is a relaxing experience that takes you from one scene to the next while encouraging creativity and coming up with your own solutions.

About Coatsink
Coatsink formed in 2009 and has grown into a diverse and versatile development studio and indie Publisher which is now part of the Thunderful Group. Coatsink has developed and published fantastic games for all current gen consoles, PC and Virtual Reality, including the recent games Get Packed, Onward, Cake Bash, Transformers: Battlegrounds, PHOGS! and Jurassic World: Aftermath. Coatsink has built its reputation on exciting and innovative titles and a wicked sense of humor.

About Noio
Thomas van den Berg creates games and game-like things with a small studio named ‘Noio’.He loves working on code, art, and the magic that happens when those come together. Noio’s latest title is Cloud Gardens, a sandbox title where you reclaim scenes of urban decay with nature to create beautiful lo-fi dioramas.

Explore mysterious depths and defend your dome against monsters on PC this fall

STOCKHOLM – April 21, 2022 – Gold-digging indie publisher Raw Fury and German dome-engineering developer couple bippinbits are pleased to announce Dome Keeper. This new rogue-lite mining game is based on the successful Ludum Dare Game Jam entry Dome Romantik, improved upon with a new name and enhanced graphics with even more detailed domes and monsters. Dome Keeper is expected to arrive this fall on Windows PC via Steam.

Dome Keeper is a unique rogue-lite mining game in which players battle increasingly powerful waves of shadowy monsters. Between waves, players can mine for resources in the depths beneath to upgrade their dome’s defenses.

“As long-term fans of Raw Fury games, we’re happy to have found the right publisher for Dome Keeper with them,” says bippinbits’ René Habermann. “The team fully understands us, our vision of Dome Keeper, and gives us all the creative freedom and support we need to develop the game.”

“It’s amazing to experience the incredible talent of bippinbits and help them to achieve their visions. The numerous creative Ludum Dare Game Jam submissions speak for themselves and Dome Keeper – for me – marks the pinnacle of creativity from the developer couple so far. We can’t wait to unleash the monsters on players’ domes this autumn,” said Jónas Antonsson, CEO of Raw Fury.

Dome Keeper Features:

• Engaging & Motivating: Easy-to-learn gameplay with many ways to customize your play. Unlock new domes, characters and gadgets as you uncover the mysterious depths beneath your dome.
• Meaningful Upgrades: A straightforward tech tree will challenge you with tough decisions that have a direct impact on your play style and success.
• Deeper & Deeper: Dig down into cave systems between attack waves, searching for valuable resources – but beware, the next wave is on its way!
• Creatively Deadly: Monsters will surprise you with creative tricks to stop your mining operation.

Dome Keeper, the first collaboration between bippinbits and Raw Fury, will be playable in its latest form at PAX East 2022 (Hall B / Booth #15090). For more information, visit https://bippinbits.com.

About bippinbits

bippinbits is a two-person indie games developer based in Dresden, Germany. The developers love the challenges of game jams, and their 2D pixel art games are not limited to any genre.

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.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – April 21, 2022 – Anuchard, the civilization restoration action RPG from developer stellarNull and publisher Freedom Games, resurrects grateful souls on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, as well as Windows PC via Steam and Epic Game Store today.

One by one, beloved community members of the quiet Orchard village are stripped away by a mysterious phenomenon. Desperate for aid, the remaining people call to their ancestors to fulfill the legendary prophecy of a savior known as the Bellwielder. Rise as the rumored hero and set off on a noble mission to piece together a crumbling society. 

Wield the ancient and powerful Audros Bell venturing deep into the treacherous dungeons beneath the town. Unhindered by the snarls echoing within the walls, solve complex puzzles throughout the derelict caves. Leap into action, knocking back fiendish mobs into the environment and each other. Hurl elemental abilities to crush enemies, weaken beastly bosses, and release the crystallized souls of lost townsfolk and forgotten heroes.

Rejoice in the sound of tears and applause as Orchard’s chefs, farmers, herbalists, and others are reunited with their friends and families. Rebuild the village one member at a time and collect pieces of ancient technology, called Spires, to enhance combat skills. Prepare satiating recipes to upgrade stats and build relationships throughout town to uncover the truth behind Orchard’s fall from grace from the Anuchardian continent at large.

“Aunchard’s classic art style should take anyone back to the good old days of waking up on a Saturday morning to forge through PSX-era dungeons,” said Rico Lemba, Designer, stellarNull. “I wanted to create a project combining dynamic combat interactions with a lasting and visible impact on the narrative!.”

Anuchard is available now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, as well as Windows PC via Steam and Epic Game Store for $14.99 with English, French Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified) language support.

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

About stellarNull

StellarNull is a small development team of passionate industry professionals who strive to turn fresh ideas into enjoyable creations, taking inspiration from the NES, SEGA Genesis, SNES, and PSX era. 

To learn more, visit the official stellarNull website.

About Freedom Games

Freedom Games is a publisher dedicated to offering best-in-class services to partners and providing players around the world with unique and memorable experiences. With over 50 years of combined industry experience at the executive level, Freedom! Games seeks to leverage its expertise to facilitate great games and even better publishing experiences.

To learn more, visit the official Freedom Games website.

Free-to-play, age-restricted game aims to reward room creators and designers with credits, tokens and NFTs

Helsinki, FI – April 21st, 2022 – Sulake, part of the digital entertainment and media platform Azerion today announced its intention to expand Habbo with a brand new metaverse-based hotel to launch with full Web 3.0 integration later this year. With a focus on NFTs, play-to-earn and tokenomics, Habbo X is a distinct space where the Habbo community and NFT communities can integrate, mingle, own their rooms and create their own monetized, play-to-earn games. Habbo X will become the tenth Habbo hotel currently in operation and arrives nearly a decade after Habbo’s last hotel launch in 2012, Habbo Turkey, a fully localised version for Turkish-speakers.

“Habbo has always been at the forefront of creating virtual communities for social gamers and creators, and we want to spearhead this with the adoption of the new blockchain technologies,” said Valtteri Karu, CEO of Sulake. “Our goal is to keep Habbo as a social pioneer of the endless possibilities available in the Web 3.0 metaverse.”

“The launch of Habbo X will come as a result of our efforts to introduce new and existing Habbo residents to the innovative features made possible due to Web 3.0 technology,” said Jurriaan van Teunenbroek, Vice President of Games & Content at Azerion. “With this new technology, we can reward our Habbo players and content creators in a way that was not possible before.”

For more information on Habbo and ​​the latest NFT integration efforts and FAQs:
Follow Habbo on Twitter: @Habbo
Follow the Habbo Avatars project on Twitter: @HabboNFT
Join our channel for the latest updates: http://discord.gg/habbo-nft
For more info on Habbo’s work with Offsetra: https://offsetra.com/profile/sulake

About Habbo and Sulake
Sulake is a social entertainment company focused on providing a safe and fun online service for self-expression through its games, Habbo and Hotel Hideaway. Sulake was founded in 2000 by a small team of passionate people and now after 20 years, Habbo is still one of the largest virtual communities in the world, reaching players all over the world each month. With paying customers in over 115 countries and over 850,000 active users a month, Habbo continues to be a hugely popular and globally recognised brand.

Sulake’s mission is to enable its users to meet new people, make friends and give them a place to create and share their user-generated content in fun virtual surroundings. Sulake was acquired in 2020 by Dutch media and technology company Azerion. www.sulake.com

About Azerion
Azerion is a high-growth digital entertainment and media platform. As a content-driven, technology and data company, Azerion serves consumers, digital publishers, advertisers and game creators globally. Azerion’s integrated platform provides technology solutions to automate the purchase and sale of digital advertising for media buyers and sellers, supported by in market sales and campaign management teams. Through our technology, content creators, digital publishers and advertisers work with Azerion to reach the millions of people across the globe that play Azerion’s games and view its distributed entertainment content to increase engagement, loyalty and drive e-commerce.

Founded in 2014 by two Dutch entrepreneurs, Azerion has experienced rapid expansion driven by organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Azerion is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and is a publicly traded company listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information visit: www.azerion.com

The story behind the long-running fighting game series will be revealed in a new book

Osaka, Japan, April 20^th, 2022 – SNK Corporation and Bitmap Books are proud to present THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate History. The KING OF FIGHTERS (KOF) is one of the most important fighting game series of all time, and today it is considered versus fighter royalty. But despite this legacy, the history of this long-running and much beloved gaming series has never been comprehensively told – until now. THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate History will be released this summer.

In the first officially licensed and fully endorsed book of its type, the story of the KOF franchise is revealed in its entirety. THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate History grants access to illustrations and artwork, as well as the key members of the original development team. This official history delivers a comprehensive visual and written history of KOF: It celebrates iconic characters such as Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami, as well as the voice actors who brought them to life. It uncovers never-before-seen details about the mysterious origins of KOF and delves into the sumptuous pixel art and rich story narratives the series is known for. With its wealth of imagery and information, this is the ultimate KOF history.

The ALL-STAR EDITION of THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate History includes not only the book, but also a heavy-board slipcase to house it, five art prints and a postcard featuring exclusive illustrations by Eisuke Ogura. The slipcase includes a series of touch-panels on its fascia, which when pressed, play in-game sound effects for each fighter. This makes the book a perfect collector’s item.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate History will be available this summer for $45.50. The ALL-STAR EDITION will be available for $71.50. More information can be found on www.kof-book.com.

About SNK
Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, SNK develop, publish, and distribute interactive entertainment software on a global scale. Known for such franchises as THE KING OF FIGHTERS, METAL SLUG, and SAMURAI SHODOWN, SNK continues to focus on their rich console game and arcade history.

About Bitmap Books
Founded by graphic designer Sam Dyer, Bitmap Books is an award-winning independent publisher of retro gaming books. The company aims to celebrate the software, hardware, developers, and code shops that laid down the foundations for the billion-dollar industry we know and love today.