The hit co-op zombie shooter is now available for PC and consoles and will come to Google Stadia this winter

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Oct. 27, 2021 — A free post-launch update for Saber Interactive’s World War Z: Aftermath, the latest release in the ultimate co-op zombie shooter series inspired by Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster film, introduces two new action-packed surprises: the deadly new Booster zombie type and Daily Challenges. You can experience both starting today on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC via the Epic Games Store and Steam, with backwards compatibility on PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X at 4K|60 FPS. World War Z: Aftermath will also launch on Google Stadia this winter, with full cross-platform play supported.

The Free Booster Zombie Update introduces the new Booster zombie type, adding more terror to the battlefield. Armed with concentrated bio samples, it enhances all zombies around it, making them even deadlier. This is one undead enemy you’ll want to keep a close watch for. Also added today are World War Z: Aftermath’s new Daily Challenges, giving the community new opportunities to earn bonus in-game rewards each day.

Finally, today’s update introduces rare Lore Documents that can appear on Daily and Weekly Challenge Maps. Finding all of them on each map unlocks a special passive perk for that level, giving players new discoveries, experiences and rewards when replaying missions through all of the game’s zombie-ravaged locations.

Powered by the next generation of Saber’s dynamic Swarm Engine™, World War Z: Aftermath lets you play on your own with AI squadmates or in co-op for up to four players (with full crossplay between PC and consoles). Take on hordes of ravenous zombies in two totally new story campaign episodes set in the city of Rome (including Vatican City) and Russia’s snowbound Kamchatka peninsula.

Aftermath delivers the definitive World War Z package with all content from World War Z: Game of the Year Edition, including full episodes in New York, Moscow, Marseille, Jerusalem and Tokyo. Experience the heart-pounding immersion of Aftermath’s optional first-person mode, decimate the undead with a new melee system, and level eight unique classes with distinct play styles and customizable loadouts.

The true next-generation edition of World War Z: Aftermath will officially launch on PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2022 with a free upgrade and other enhancements. The new Horde Mode XL is also scheduled to launch next year on next-gen consoles, Stadia and PC. For the latest from World War Z, visit www.WWZgame.com, and follow the series on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

About Saber Interactive

An Embracer Group company headquartered in the U.S., Saber Interactive is a worldwide publisher and developer operating across 19 studios in the Americas and Europe, including Saber development offices in Russia, Spain, Belarus, Sweden and Portugal. Creating games for all major platforms based on both original and licensed IPs, Saber’s titles include World War Z with over 15 million players worldwide (built on the proprietary Swarm Engine™), SnowRunner, the NBA Playgrounds franchise, and the upcoming Evil Dead: The Game. Founded in 2001, Saber is known for two decades of development partnerships with AAA publishers, producing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch and next-gen consoles, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Crysis Remastered, Quake Champions and many others.

About Paramount Pictures Corporation

Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC; VIACA), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.

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Get in the Halloween spirit with this pumpkin-headed 3D platformer now on next-gen consoles

Cologne, Germany – October 27th, 2021 – Pumpkin Jack New-Gen Edition, an enhanced version of the well-received PS4, Xbox One & PC 3D platformer from Thunderful Publishing and Headup Games, has made the leap to next-gen and is now available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Carved from the legacy of old-school 3D platformers like MediEvil and Jak & Daxter, solo developer Nicolas Meyssonnier successfully melds his love of those titles with a modern approach and sets it all in a spookily atmospheric world that finds fun in monsters, ghouls and devilish challenges. Harnessing the power of the PS5 and Xbox One Series X|S, the New-Gen Edition brings enhancements that have the eponymous Jack grinning more vibrantly than ever before.   

On PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, Pumpkin Jack New-Gen Edition has a Performance Mode that targets up to 4K resolution at 60fps. On PS5 and Xbox Series X, a Quality Mode is also available that targets up to 4K resolution at 30fps, adding higher quality effects and shadows with ray-tracing.

Making this Halloween treat just that little bit sweeter is the fact that Pumpkin Jack is cross-buy on both PlayStation and Xbox platforms. So, if you already own Pumpkin Jack on PS4/Xbox One, you’ll automatically get access to the PS5/Xbox Series X|S New-Gen Edition at no extra cost!

Stepping into the shoes of the mythical pumpkin lord, Pumpkin Jack New-Gen Edition sees you set out on an epic quest to help evil triumph over good. 3D platforming challenges in the colourful and diverse Arc En Ciel Kingdom are mixed with fun combat encounters where you can deploy an awesome arsenal of weapons (occasionally with a snarky crow or haughty owl fighting at your side), as well as solve light puzzles and take on various mini-game challenges. 

“I’m delighted to bring Pumpkin Jack to new consoles at this appropriately spooky time of year,” said Pumpkin Jack developer Nicolas Meyssonnier. “The addition of ray-tracing and other enhancements I’ve been able to make over the last-gen version makes this the definitive edition of Pumpkin Jack!”

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Pumpkin Jack
Official site: https://www.pumpkin-jack.com/
Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepumpkinjack

About Headup Games
Headup is a hybrid games publishing and development company providing players worldwide with the best content in the independent gaming sector. Established in 2009, it is active on all major platforms such as consoles, mobile devices and PC, and was awarded as “Best Publisher” at the German Developers Awards in 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2019. With over 80 million customers served on mobile and further several million players on the PC and consoles, Headup is always looking to raise awareness and commercial success for developers thinking outside the box. 

About Nicolas Meyssonnier
Nicolas Meyssonnier started developing Pumpkin Jack as a spare-time project in 2016 while studying at the University. Inspired by old PlayStation platformers he played in his childhood, such as Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank, Nicolas figured that the current market lacked these kinds of inspiring 3D platformers. Attracted by the dark and spooky atmospheres of games like MediEvil, he decided to create his own game, which culminated in Pumpkin Jack!

Thunderful Publishing & Megagon Industries have added a sprinkling of spookiness with Season 9 of the Daily Rides challenges for Lonely Mountains: Downhill. Daily Rides Season 9: Trick Or Trails is a Halloween-themed update adding new outfits, ghoulish accessories and some seasonally appropriate new paint jobs. This latest update is available now on Nintendo Switch™, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®4 and PC (Steam®).

In Season 9, you can get yourself into the Halloween spirit with these cool new cosmetic items: 

• Declare yourself seasonal royalty with the Halloween King outfit
• Show that you are rough and ready with the Rag Doll outfit. 
• Look like you’ve just finished raising the dead with the Mad Scientist outfit. 
• Deck yourself out in the scariest outfit of them all – the Politicians outfit!
• Make safety scary with the Happy Pumpkin, Evil Pumpkin and Pinky Brain helmets.
• Deck your bike out in new Halloween-themed paint jobs, Shadow and Fog. 

Daily Rides is a cross-platform daily leaderboard competition. Each day a trail will be selected randomly, complete with new obstacles and gameplay modifiers. The eight week long season offers up a new theme with unlockable cosmetic rewards for participants. Do you have what it takes to dominate the season? Get riding and see if you can rise to the top of the leaderboard!

Keep an eye out on our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages to stay up-to-date on all the latest straight from the mountain peaks.

Lonely Mountains: Downhill was initially released on October 23rd in 2019. During its first year, the game has been a hit amongst players and critics alike; resulting in more than two million players (2.3 million as of August 2021). The game won awards such as “Best Indie Game” at the German Developer Awards and “Best International Indie Game” at Poznan Game Arena.

For any players wanting more (virtual) outdoor biking action, the Eldfjall Island DLC comes complete with brand-new challenges for each of its four trails. Players will be able to unlock new outfits, paint jobs, and accessories. You can either take your time enjoying the scenery or race down the mountain as quickly as possible to climb up the leaderboards. Additionally, new weather and environmental effects will make the journey even more intense than ever before with thunderstorms and an active volcano!

Lonely Mountains: Downhill and the Eldfjall Island DLC are both available now for Nintendo Switch™, Xbox One, PlayStation®4 and PC (Steam®). A demo for Lonely Mountains: Downhill is available on Nintendo Switch™ and Steam®, so if you are on the fence, download it and head down the first trail of the Sierra Rivera mountain.

For more information about Lonely Mountains: Downhill please visit the official website: https://lonelymountains.com/

Outback Radio Pack added to the Founder’s Edition – now available at a 25% discount on Steam

STOCKHOLM — October 27, 2021 — The end of the world is upon us! Surviving the Aftermath will leave early access and launch November 16 on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch for a suggested retail price of $29.99 USD / £26.99 GBP / €29.99 EUR. The game will be forward compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, allowing players who purchase Surviving the Aftermath for last-gen consoles to experience the game on their new devices. Paradox also announced the Outback Radio Pack has been added to the Early Access Founder’s Edition; anyone who already owns the Founder’s Edition will get the radio pack as a free content update at launch. Steam users who want to participate in Early Access before launch can purchase Surviving the Aftermath at a 25% discount until November 1. 

Surviving the Aftermath leaves Early Access alongside the launch of the Endgame update, adding a rich questline and late-game colony features. Players will uncover the secrets behind the apocalypse and prepare their colony to survive another doomsday event.

Build a thriving colony and restore civilization to a devastated world in Paradox’s second installment in the Surviving series. Take up arms, fortify your gates, and fight against the hazards of the apocalypse –  bandits, natural disasters, disease – all while making the tough choices needed to see your colony through to survival. Send Specialists beyond the colony’s gates to gather resources, meet rival colonies, build outposts, and more, securing the colony’s future. Equip your Specialists with armor and weapons to defend the colony from attacking bandits and rampaging wildlife. 

“After 20 major content updates focused on expanding gameplay mechanics and addressing player feedback, Surviving the Aftermath has evolved greatly from the version of the game that launched into Early Access two years ago,” said Lasse Liljedahl, Game Director for Surviving the Aftermath “I don’t think I’ve ever worked on a game where the community was as integral to development as it has been for Aftermath. Truly, every decision, change, and addition we made stemmed from our community feedback – if we could put them all in the credits we would! They had just as much a part in development as we have.”

Surviving the Aftermath Key Features:

• Build and Manage a Colony: Build and manage a colony of survivors after a world-ending event. Construct more than 130 buildings and survive a harsh world filled with danger. Stay prepared, a natural disaster or environmental catastrophe can doom an ill-equipped settlement.  
• Recruit and Manage Specialists: Recruit over 80 unique specialists, each with their own skills and motivations, to manage your colony’s resources. Outfit your specialists with gear to defend the colony from attacking bandits and rampaging wildlife.
• Explore a Procedurally Generated World: Send your specialists outside your colony and into a procedurally generated world. Meet rival colony leaders and trade resources or compete for survival. Specialists can set up outposts and gather materials, giving your colony an edge.
• Make Tough Choices: Surviving the post-apocalypse means making impossible decisions. The colony’s fate depends on your judgement, every choice can impact your colony’s happiness and affect its future.
• Discover the Truth: Specialists will stumble upon mysteries while exploring the world. Uncover secrets surrounding the apocalypse and prepare your colony for survival if it should happen again.

Surviving the Aftermath debuted first in Early Access on the Epic Games Store and Xbox Game Preview during PDX CON October 2019, and launched into Steam Early Access last October. Throughout early access, Iceflake and Paradox have incorporated player feedback into 20 major content updates, introducing features that expand the World Map and Colony systems, enhance combat, and add endgame content that sheds light on the nexus of the apocalypse. To see all the content added to Surviving the Aftermath since Early Access launch, check out the game’s roadmap. 

For more information on Surviving the Aftermath, Paradox and Iceflake, visit www.survivingtheaftermath.com.

Paradox Interactive is a leading global publisher of strategy games for PC and console. The company has developed and published a world-renowned catalog stretching back to 1999, with players hailing from all around the world.

The publisher’s steadily-growing portfolio includes firmly established franchises such as the critically acclaimed Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron, and Stellaris series created by Paradox Development Studio, the Age of Wonders series created by Triumph Studios, as well as award-winning titles such as Cities: Skylines, Pillars of Eternity, and more from a network of partner studios. Paradox is the owner of the World of Darkness IPs and is publishing Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Today, over four million people play a Paradox game each month, and the number of registered Paradox users is over twelve million.

Paradox’s head offices are located in Stockholm, Sweden. Our development studios are located in Stockholm, Malmö and Umeå, Sweden, in Delft, The Netherlands, in Seattle, Washington, and in Berkeley, California. We share a passion for gaming and gamers, and our goal is to provide deep and challenging games with hours of gameplay and endless variety to our ever-growing community.

For more information, please visit our forums and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Comet sighted!

Persona Composer Shoji Meguro Joins INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021, Set for Nov. 6

TOKYO – October 27, 2021 – INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021 (ILE), the digital showcase connecting indie game fans globally which has highlighted more than 800 titles and gained more than 29 million views across three shows, reveals the hosts and special guests for the fourth show set to feature more than 500 games on Saturday, Nov. 6, 12:00 AM PDT on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Bilibili in English, Japanese, and Chinese languages.

Shoji Meguro, composer known for his work on the Persona series and creative director of the PSP ports of Shin Megami Tensei, will appear as a special guest performer. He will premiere a new, exclusive music composition as part of the Indie WAVES showcases throughout the show.

Two of Japan’s most popular video game music cover artists, drummer Dainashi and shamisen player Shamio, return for ILE Winter 2021, joined by erhu player KiRIKo. Together, they will provide one-of-a-kind arrangements of indie music from games all over the world, set to premiere throughout the broadcast.

The English language broadcast features returning host Kaori “Kaotan” Horiuchi, beloved first generation member of idol group AKIHABARA Backstage pass, an accomplished solo artist, and Twitch streamer. She’s accompanied by veteran bilingual streamer and event host J-mon along with the American-born, Japan-based comedian Atsugiri Jason. 

ILE Winter 2021 will feature INDIE Live Premiere segments featuring announcements of new titles and major updates on previously-announced games, along with INDIE Waves hosting a lightning round of 15-second showcases of games from all around the world. INDIE Studios Around the World returns for a segment highlighting many of the creative developers and wonderful games from Australia.

Finally, the show will reveal the winners of the second annual INDIE Live Expo Awards, as determined by an esteemed panel of jurors from the international gaming media and votes from the public. The public can vote up until the start of the show on Friday, Nov. 5 at 11:59 PM PDT, with the winners to be announced live during the broadcast.

“It’s truly an exciting time as we continue to prepare for INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021, especially with the award voting taking place until the very last moment,” said Ryuta Konuma, Founder, Ryu’s Office. “We can’t wait to showcase all these deserving indie games to the world, and reveal some of the surprises our participants have in store.”

INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021 takes place Saturday, Nov. 6, 12:00 AM PDT / 3:00 AM EDT / 8:00 am CET on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Bilibili in English, Japanese, and Chinese languages.

Further information about INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021 participating guests, show segments, and sponsors will be added to the INDIE Live Expo website in the following days and weeks. For more information, follow @INDIELiveExpoEN on Twitter, and search for #INDIELiveExpo on social media.

About Ryu’s Office

Ryu’s Office offers in-depth marketing solutions for smartphone, console, arcade, and PC games in Japan. They are particularly focused on the planning and production of numerous live broadcasts based out of Japan for the gaming industry.

To learn more, visit the official Ryu’s Office website.

Work together to solve puzzles & uncover the mysteries hidden in the corridors of a grand mansion as you are hunted down by a killer 

New Orleans, USA — October 27, 2021 – FearFX Squared are delighted to unveil their new co-op escape room horror, Nightwell Manor, currently in development for PC. The game offers a unique blend of puzzle solving, multiplayer cooperation and survive-a-killer style horror, all set in the context of a mysterious, story-driven adventure.

Set in the early 1940s, the game locks up to six players together in the eponymous Nightwell Manor, forcing them to work together to find a way out. Escape room style puzzles challenge players across the mansion’s vast grounds, each solution helping them come closer to discovering the mystery behind the manor and the rumours about its unusual owner. Through each of the game’s three acts, players will unlock a new area of the expansive manor, adding more playable space and challenge as you progress. Puzzles are randomised with every playthrough, ensuring that every run keeps players on their toes. 

Adding a horror-inspired twist to the proceedings is the fact that Mr. Nightwell will be hunting you all down during your stay. Players will have to run, hide and stay quiet to avoid the murderous attention of the twisted proprietor stalking the manor’s corridors. You must be careful not to lean on the minimal sense of security the light of your flashlight might provide lest it give you away, while also being mindful of the risk of booby traps lying in wait in the darkness.  

As well as uncovering the story behind Nightwell Manor, players will also find themselves taking on the roles of a cast of fascinating characters, each of which have their own motivation for coming to the manor. You and your cohorts will have to choose how to share the tools you start with, including flashlights, tools that will help you disarm traps, set up barricades to slow down the killer and so on. Additional tools can be found as you explore the manor, increasing your odds of surviving your life-threatening stay and solving those tricky escape rooms under the roof of the watchful Mr Nightwell.   

The multiplayer focus of Nightwell Manor makes community feedback particularly important to the team at FearFX, so players interested in the game should consider joining the Nightwell Manor Discord server, where the team will be sharing info about the game’s development as it progresses and responding to player feedback on how to make the best version of Nightwell Manor possible. 

“We’re delighted to finally reveal Nightwell Manor to the world after working away in secret for the past two years,” said Cory Schiffer, FearFX Squared CEO. “We think the game’s blend of escape room puzzles, co-op multiplier and horror survival offers something unique and we can’t wait to start getting feedback from the community as we continue to work on the game”. 

FearFX Squared
Discord: https://discord.gg/9Dhdx3tuGR
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fearfx2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FearFX2/
Website: https://www.fearfx2.com/

About FearFX Squared
FearFX Squared was started in Louisiana, USA in 2020. A remote team that united during the pandemic, FearFX brings together an assortment of talented creatives, designers and programmers to provide an interactive multiplayer experience in their upcoming debut title, Nightwell Manor.

Keep your wits about you and trust no-one, someone’s trying to kill you!

Oslo, Norway – October 27th, 2021 – Independent developer Games People Play today announced their brand new multiplayer deduction and survival game, Killer in the Cabin, is launching on Steam via Early Access on November 11th with a full launch due early next year. A closed beta is planned for 24 hours on Sunday 31st, during Halloween weekend, to get all who sign up here in the killing mood!

In Killer in the Cabin, play as a member of a group of survivors from a bus crash in the desolate Norwegian mountains, where in order to survive you must work together in order to gather supplies, discover shelter and share food as you wait for help to arrive. Stick together and you’ll make it out alive, but danger looms: there’s a hidden killer in the group, working to sabotage all survival efforts and eliminate the party, one by one. 

If allocated as the killer, use the sandbox environment to get creative as you terminate your fellow survivors. Blunt violence is seldom a good idea, rather stay stealthy to avoid attention and detection. Poison the food, sabotage the survival efforts, strangle someone in their sleep or use your surroundings to pull off a deceptive hit. When the party begins to suspect who the killer is, they can vote and kill the elected suspect, whether they are guilty of the crimes or not.

With 15 minute long game sessions and multiplayer play with up to 8 players, Killer in the Cabin puts players’ communication, deception and truth-telling skills to the ultimate test. Crafty killer or innocent survivor? The voice is the most powerful tool in Killer in the Cabin, as nothing is ever more suspicious as a quiet murderer. Playing Killer in the Cabin requires a microphone, as it is critical to the core social interaction gameplay experience.

For more information about Killer in the Cabin:

Wishlist us on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382190/Killer_in_the_cabin/

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KillerInCabin

Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KillerInTheCabin

Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/gkyEvk9cpa

About Games People Play
Games People Play is a new game studio located in Norway. It was founded by the management from Artplant, responsible for games such as Block N Load and Battlestar Galactica Online. The studio focuses on creating player-focused games together with its communities.

It’s Monster Hunt Season in Chernobylite as the first of many Free Content Updates arrives! Plus, fans can add a Spooky Twist to their combat with the new Autumn Dread Weapon Skins Pack, both Available Now!

Video game publisher All in! Games and development studio The Farm 51 are pleased to present the first of many Free Content Updates for Chernobylite — “Monster Hunt”. This Free Content Update introduces three brand new monsters to the deadly array of challenges in the zone, the toughest you’ll encounter yet. Each comes with its own unique abilities, so you’d better be prepared if you want to survive. Chernobylite is available now with a 20% discount on Steam.

In addition, the new Autumn Dread Pack will add some scary style to your combat with new weapon skins available for all weapon types in the game. Grab the Autumn Dread Weapon Skin Pack for PC (Steam) for just $3.99/€3.29/£2.89. The Autumn Dread Pack will come to other PC platforms as well as consoles later this year.

For more details on the Monster Hunt update, visit Chernobylites official website via www.chernobylgame.com.

All Early Access users will be entitled to claim the Autumn Dread Weapon Skin Pack for Free.  Are you ready to enter the 3D-scanned recreation of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone?

More information about Chernobylite can be found via the official Website, Steam, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Discord.

About Chernobylite
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG, set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned recreation of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone. You’ll take on the role of Igor, a physicist and ex-employee of the Chernobyl Power Plant, returning to Pripyat to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his fiancee, 30 years prior. Compete with a hostile military presence and other stalkers, face supernatural creatures as well as a harsh and unforgiving environment in your search to uncover the truth. Get ready for a thrilling adventure of survival, conspiracy, horror, love, and obsession. Will you survive your fears?

Establishment of Thunderful Investment kickstarted with two funds as funding expertise added to highly successful games publishing and development business 

Gothenburg, Sweden – October 27th, 2021 – Thunderful Games is pleased to announce that it has acquired Robot Teddy as the company expands its offering to add a new investment pillar to its successful games publishing and development businesses. 

With Thunderful welcoming Robot Teddy into the fold, the company will now have three key areas of business: games development, games publishing, and the new games investment pillar, Thunderful Investment, that will be led by Robot Teddy.        

“The acquisition of Robot Teddy supports our strategy to grow our Games segment and the Group as a whole,” said Brjánn Sigurgeirsson, CEO of Thunderful Group. “Robot Teddy and their founder Callum Underwood have established a well-earned reputation for their work in the industry. They are exceptionally well-connected and keep their ears to the ground. Along with everything else they do, they will help us invest in superior games and studios”. 

“From the moment we began thinking about adding an investment pillar to our games publishing and games development businesses, Robot Teddy stood out in our minds as the obvious partner,” said Agostino Simonetta, Chief Strategy & Investment Officer at Thunderful Games. “The proven expertise that Callum and the team at Robot Teddy bring to Thunderful will be invaluable and we are really excited about the work we are going to be doing together.” 

Two New Funds Open Opportunities For Developers 

Thunderful Investment will establish two new funds, which will be managed in collaboration with Robot Teddy to bridge gaps where there is currently a lack of options in the industry. As well as managing these funds, Robot Teddy will continue to offer support to developers who want to self-publish. 

The first of the new Thunderful Investment funds will be targeted at the development of game prototypes and vertical slices. The paucity of prototype funding is a huge problem in a games industry that currently favours those that already have substantial financial reserves. This fund will help redress that balance and unleash the creativity of independent creators. The second fund will support the development of VR games, a booming sector that is rife with opportunity when it comes to self-publishing. VR project funding is sorely under-served, and up until this point has been focused on a small number of publishers, platform funds, or investment.

Robot Teddy brings years of experience and a demonstrable record of success working in self-publishing, funding, scouting and business development. This, combined with its background bringing indie and VR projects to fruition, makes Robot Teddy well-placed to undertake this exciting new work. With the support of Thunderful, Robot Teddy will be able to leverage its talent working in these areas more effectively than ever before. 

Robot Teddy will continue to be headed up by founder Callum Underwood, with Ranjani Natarajan as COO, and continue to work with its clients and partners, which include Among Us developer Innersloth, SUPERHOT, Gang Beasts developer Boneloaf, What The Golf? developer Triband, Bunnyhug and many more. For these clients and others, Robot Teddy manages business development, release management, and strategy.  

“I’m delighted to be joining Thunderful. Having them believe in our vision and goals, and understand the path we want to forge for self-published devs in the industry, is rare and wonderful.” said Robot Teddy founder Callum Underwood. “They’re giving us the support we need to develop and implement long-term plans that just wouldn’t be possible otherwise. We get to manage our own funds, we get to still work with all our clients, and we still get to be Robot Teddy. Hooray!”

For more information about the Robot Teddy acquisition: www.thunderfulgroup.com

About Thunderful Games
Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group AB, the other being Thunderful Distribution. Thunderful Games started as a merger between two Swedish self-publishing indie studios. 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.

About Robot Teddy
Robot Teddy is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with contractors and partners in the Philippines, South Africa, Netherlands, and Canada.

Robot Teddy manages business and strategy for multiple games and studios, including Among Us, Gang Beasts, SUPERHOT, and more. Robot Teddy is also co-developing Viewfinder, a new title from Fern Turtle. 

There’s a mystery to be unraveled at the heart of this lifeless town

October 27, 2021 — The spooky season is here and a new operation, code named Hope, will have World of Tanks players returning to brave the harsh and unsettling conditions of Mirny from October 28^th. A mysterious story lies at the centre of this once-bustling town, and it’s up to players to find out exactly what is happening and, more importantly, why.

Mirny was once a populated oil-producing industrial town. But one day that all changed. A major incident occurred that seemed to be almost supernatural, a state of emergency was declared and a mass evacuation was ordered. This once booming town, full of promise, became desolate. Some brave scouts were ordered to venture into Mirny to find out its secrets, and only few returned.

Now, Recon Squads of up to 5 tankers are being created to go in search of answers to the question: “What really happened in Mirny?” Those who are eager to find out the truth will need to take on AI-controlled vehicles, unlike anything seen on the regular World of Tanks battlefield. The battle is made up of three phases if playing on the lowest difficulty setting, and four if on medium or the hardest level. A monstrous and formidable foe, the Immortal, awaits those rising to the challenge of the higher difficulties and make it to the fourth phase. Defeating this behemoth will take all players’ might and skill, but the rewards will definitely be worth it.

The backstory of how this once invincible beast became vulnerable will feature on this event’s collectibles: Reels. There are eight to be found, each containing some important background information on the Immortal. However, these items have been encrypted and players will be need special keys to decipher them, which can be earned throughout the event, as well as claimed through the Creepin’ It Real Prime Gaming drop. The bravest and unshakable commanders who decode all eight reels and understand this enigmatic locale will be awarded the King Tiger (Captured), a Tier VII Premium American heavy tank, as well as a unique and exclusive Mirny-inspired 3D style, Nox Tenebris.

Players will be able to brave Mirny once again until November 11^th. For more information about the event, visit https://worldoftanks.asia/.

And for mobile tank battle fans, World of Tanks Blitz has prepared a Halloween-themed event that will run until November 4^th. In this event, tankers must win battles or earn Mastery Badges in Tier IV-X vehicles to get Magfilms, this event’s special commodity. These can then be used to unlock levels which will bring great rewards, such as the incredible new Tier V Titan Mk. I and Tier VII Titan H-N tanks (which features experimental armor!), thematic camos, containers with resources and much more. For more information, visit: wotblitz.com

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