Dominate Like the Two-Time Champion with the Only Gaming Accessory Lineup Able to Keep Pace with the Demands and Immense Pressure of the Most Dominant and Best-Looking International Gaming Superstar in the History of the World

White Plains, NY – September 22, 2021 – Leading gaming accessory maker and best-selling gaming headset brand  Turtle Beach (Nasdaq: HEAR), and its award-winning PC peripherals brand ROCCAT, today launched all-new custom, limited-edition gaming gear in collaboration with Dr Disrespect. Turtle Beach, ROCCAT, and the two-time champ are ferociously stepping into The Arena for a limited time with a Champion Grade gaming headset, mouse, keyboard, and mousepad. Doc fans can now dominate like the 6-foot 8-inch specimen with the limited-edition Dr Disrespect Stealth 700™ Gen 2 headset, Vulcan TKL Pro keyboard, Kone Pro mouse, and Sense Immortalmousepad. If you believe yourself to be powerful enough to wield these lethal gaming weapons and capture the essence of Doc, visit www.turtlebeach.com and www.roccat.com to get your limited-edition Dr Disrespect gear today while supplies last.

“We are honored to have worked side by side with the Doc to develop and refine a unique and powerful line of gaming gear worthy of the award-winning, back-to-back champion, gaming lord, and his legion of Champions Club members,” said Juergen Stark, Chairman and CEO, Turtle Beach Corporation. “Firm handshakes all around to our teams at Turtle Beach and ROCCAT who took Doc’s vision and forged these ruthless tools of dominance.”

“Yayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayaya ya ya ya ya ya yeah yeah yeah yeah,” said Dr Disrespect. “Firm handshakes, indeed, Stark, firm handshakes indeed. To my friends at Turtle Beach and ROCCAT, job well-done!”

Dr Disrespect continued, “When I first asked the teams at Turtle Beach and ROCCAT to help elevate Champions Club members’ skills, they knew I meant business because I’ve never allowed any other gaming company to have this level of access into the inner sanctum of The Arena. They clearly understood that the honor of creating gear that passes the VSM demands was not to be toyed with, and the teams did an unbelievable job in producing these high-grade weapons of digital mass destruction.

Dr Disrespect again continued, “I take full responsibility for…no, I revel in…the mayhem, that is about to be unleashed.”

This gear is for Champions. For the ultimate in gaming audio performance, the Turtle Beach® Stealth™ 700 Gen 2 Dr Disrespect wireless gaming headset for PS5™ & PS4™ delivers Champion Grade performance with a wireless connection as strong as the 2X himself, a long-lasting 20-hour battery, Aerofit™ Ear Cushions, and powerful 50mm Nanoclear™ drivers. Its paltry MSRP is $149.95.

When it is time to take aim at the pathetic scrimmers attempting to achieve victory on YOUR map, the ROCCAT Kone Pro Dr Disrespect Mouse helps ensure headshot precision with its Owl-Eye 19k optical gaming sensor and ridiculously fast Titan Optical Switches. The mouse has a mere $89.99 MSRP. Paired with ROCCAT’s acclaimed Vulcan TKL Pro Dr Disrespect Keyboard for $159.99 MSRP and the smoothness of the Sense Immortal Dr Disrespect Mousepad for $49.99 MSRP, PC gamers will have all the essential Dr Disrespect ingredients to create an amount of in-game violence, speed, and momentum that would make the Doc proud.

The Dr Disrespect limited-edition peripherals are available now and can be purchased separately, or as a Dr Disrespect Champion Grade Bundle for the ultimate Champions Club experience for $399.99.

Dr Disrespect was named Streamer of the Year twice (2019, 2017) by the Esports Awards and has over 3.5 million followers with over 150 million total views on his YouTube channel. In 2019, The Walking Dead creators, Skybound Entertainment, entered a television deal with Doc to develop a TV series based on his character. Dr Disrespect’s book Violence. Speed. Momentum. from Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, launched earlier this year.

To experience Dr Disrespect’s unique and entertaining gaming sessions, check out his YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/DrDisRespect.

For more information on the latest ROCCAT PC gaming products and accessories, visit ROCCAT.com and be sure to follow ROCCAT on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

For more information on the latest Turtle Beach products and accessories, visit www.turtlebeach.com and be sure to follow Turtle Beach on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

About Turtle Beach Corporation

Turtle Beach Corporation (www.turtlebeachcorp.com) is one of the world’s leading gaming accessory providers. The Turtle Beach brand (www.turtlebeach.com) is known for pioneering first-to-market features and patented innovations in high-quality, comfort-driven headsets for all levels of gamer, making it a fan-favorite brand and the market leader in console gaming audio for the last decade. Turtle Beach’s ROCCAT brand (www.roccat.com) combines detail-loving German innovation with a genuine passion for designing the best PC gaming products. Under the ROCCAT brand, Turtle Beach creates award-winning keyboards, mice, headsets, mousepads, and other PC accessories. Turtle Beach’s Neat Microphones brand (www.neatmic.com) creates high-quality USB and analog microphones for gamers, streamers, and professionals that embrace cutting-edge technology and design. Turtle Beach’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Exchange under the symbol: HEAR.

Ashley Tisdale Discusses Her Experience as Part of the Cast of The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Ashley Tisdale, who plays Rachel King in House of Ashes, explains what her experience was like on set shooting a video game for the very first time in the first of this exclusive interview.

The first part of the interview is available via YouTube here:

This two-part interview series will offer a glimpse of motion capture sessions with behind-the-scenes footage as well as Ashley Tisdale’s feeling towards the horror genre.

House of Ashes will release on October 22, 2021 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC and is available for pre-order now.

The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games, designed to present a new terrifying experience on a regular basis. Each game is unconnected and will feature a brand-new story, setting and new cast of characters. Experience moments of tension and terror alone in single player mode, with your friends through 2 player online shared story or with up to 5 players in the couch-friendly movie night mode.

House of Ashes is the third game in the The Dark Pictures Anthology series – standalone, cinematic branching horror games where the decisions you make in the game determine the story you receive. For more information about The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes and other titles from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America, please visit our website, follow us on Facebook, or join the conversation on Twitter.

Bring a glimmer of hope to humanity on the brink of extinction. 2Dynamic Games and Star Drifters present a jointly developed subterranean survival shooter, Lumencraft

A top-down shooter blending the elements of survival and tower defense genres, Lumencraft, has a demo slated for October 1, 2021. It is the first production by 2Dynamic Games, a Polish studio which has just started collaborating with Star Drifters, an independent Polish developer and publisher. Early Access is planned in the following months.

Lumencraft is the first production by 2Dynamic Games, a Polish studio based in Cracow. You can find strands of Alien Breed in its DNA, as well as nods to Darkwood, but with a tactical and survival spin to it. The gameplay mechanics allow players to dig through hostile subterranean surroundings and the original game engine facilitates an unprecedented level of environment interaction, along with fully destructible terrain and dynamic lighting system. 

The game is produced in cooperation with Star Drifters, a company responsible for Driftland: The Magic Revival, a highly successful title with over 300,000 copies sold, as well as Danger Scavenger – one of the highest rated games for Atari VCS.

The game’s description:

The year is 2221. The planet’s surface became uninhabitable over a century ago. Today the remains of humanity struggle to survive without electricity and light. Dreams of a better future had withered a long time ago, but a recently discovered mineral brought a spark of hope. Lumen, a crystal of high energy potency, can be the last chance for the struggling civilization. This mineral can drastically increase humanity’s odds of survival. 

A team of Scouts, highly specialized miners, has ventured deep below the ground. It’s almost impossible to survive there. They established a settlement near the estimated deposits of Lumen. Their mission objective is seemingly simple: excavate and collect the precious mineral. However, getting back with it to the surface alive is another story altogether. And no one has lived to tell that tale yet… Impossibly hostile caverns have proven to be a nearly impenetrable barrier so far, but they hold the key to rejuvenate the fading civilization.Watch the teaser trailer for Lumencraft:

What to expect from the game:

• Defending an underground settlement by direct combat and the use of a wide array of turrets. 
• Highly efficient and immensely satisfying digging mechanics.
• Explosive weapons. 
• Dynamic lights and pixel-perfect interaction with the fully destructible terrain.
• Atmosphere of dread created through the impactful sound design and a unique 2Dynamic lighting system.
• Tech tree that gives you a strong feeling of progression.
• Realistic physics simulations (just look at the lava!).

Lumencraft will debut on Steam Next Festival on October 1, 2021 in the form of a playable demo, which will be followed by a Steam Early Access launch in the coming months.

The game will also be displayed on EGX in London between October 7-10, 2021. Lumencraft is set to be released on PC first, but other platforms are also considered.

About Star Drifters:

Star Drifters is an independent game development studio based in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 2014, known for the development and publishing of a real-time 4X strategy game called Driftland: The Magic Revival, and roguelite Danger Scavenger. Star Drifters’ mission is to create engaging, challenging, and highly replayable games that will remain in players’ memories for a long time.

About 2Dynamic Games: 2Dynamic Games is a Poland-based studio founded in 2020 in Cracow. The studio is focusing on developing an innovative, high performance terrain modification engine that allows for creating interactive and fully destructible 2D game worlds. 2Dynamic Games leverages the experience of the founding team that has created multiple games, big and small. Currently the team is working on their flagship game, Lumencraft, that showcases the main features of the Engine.

Insurgency: Sandstorm Releases Heart-Pounding Cinematic Trailer Ahead of Console Release on September 29

PARIS — Sept. 22, 2021 — Focus Entertainment and New World Interactive’s tactical co-op shooter Insurgency: Sandstorm lands on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One on September 29, but you can get a taste of what’s in store for the hit modern warfare FPS’ console debut with today’s new cinematic trailer.

In Insurgency: Sandstorm, players are immersed in close-quarters battlegrounds where the smallest of details can give an edge. With highly realistic audio design, enemy locations can be discovered just by their sounds. Without the crutch of crosshairs, accurate shooting comes by developing your instinct, aim, and proper recoil control.

Choose your faction, then customize your character’s specialization, weapon loadout, and more. Tactical cooperation between classes is essential, and individual choices can have deadly consequences as you and your team adapt to each evolving situation. Battle through intense environments in seven different game modes, from adversarial PvP action to large-scale co-op operations versus enemy AI.

Insurgency: Sandstorm lands September 29 on PlayStation®4 & Xbox One, with enhanced capabilities for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X at 4K resolution and 60 FPS. In 2022, the game will receive further next-gen enhancements, with added support for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S console features.

Pre-order Insurgency: Sandstorm, or the game’s Deluxe Edition or Gold Edition, to receive the Warlord Gear Set and Peacemaker Gear Set. The Deluxe Edition includes Insurgency: Sandstorm and its Year 1 Pass, while the Gold Edition includes the additional Year 2 Pass, releasing throughout the year after launch. Each Year Pass includes 16 cosmetic sets, with an extra four instant rewards for the Year 2 Pass.

Frontier welcomes you to the second developer diary for the much-anticipated Jurassic World Evolution 2.

In this latest instalment, join Game Director Rich Newbold, Executive Producer Adam Woods, Principle Designer Dan Davies, and Dialogue Manager James Stant, as they dive deeper into the process of creating Jurassic World Evolution 2’s original story.

From when and where the game’s narrative picks up, to how the story remains authentic to the Jurassic World franchise, find out more about the exciting events that will unfold. Take a closer look at the diverse locations players can build in, the dangers that they’ll come up against, and the iconic characters reprising their roles.

Learn more about Chaos Theory, an exciting new mode that revisits key moments from the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World films. Explore how the developers put players in control, while maintaining the authenticity of the Jurassic franchise fans know and love.

Watch the latest developer diary from the team behind Jurassic World Evolution 2.

You’ll find some stunning supporting screenshots attached as a .zip file towards the bottom of the email.Jurassic World Evolution 2 launches 9 November 2021 on PC, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One.

Recent update leads to unexpected technical issues

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 22 September 2021 – Today, SOEDESCO has come to the decision to release Truck Driver’s upcoming DLC ‘Heading North’ to a later date. As a result of the recent update v1.33, the game currently faces technical issues. This has resulted to the DLC being moved to a later date so that SOEDESCO can continue to fix the current issues.

As announced in their social media channels, here’s what SOEDESCO has to say about the delay:

“Dear Truckers,

Originally, the DLC ‘Heading North’ was supposed to launch on September 14th. Due to the DLC itself not being fully polished, we postponed its launch to September 30th.

While this date is nearing, another unexpected technical issues due to update v.133 is causing us to postpone it. As soon as these merging issues are resolved, we can set a new date, but since we don’t want to postpone it yet again, we do not have a firm date at the moment.

Once again, we are truly sorry for the inconvenience. We have come to the decision to release the DLC to a later date so we can deliver the best gaming experience to everyone. This was, and always will be, our mission – and we are committed to keeping our word.

We want to truly thank all of you for your patience and constant support. Rest assured, our team will continue to work hard and focus on fixing these issues.

Until then, there will be more Heading North content coming your way, so stay tuned!

About Truck Driver ‘Heading North’ DLC
‍Expand your Truck Driver experience with the ‘Heading North’ DLC! When your uncle challenges you to continue your trucking career overseas in the cold, but captivating green country Mangefjell, you decide to take on the adventure. Drive around beautiful Nordic inspired landscapes as you continue your trucking career and complete numerous jobs for new characters.

Features

• Discover a whole new map depicting the Nordicinspired country Mangefjell 
• Get to know Ólaff,Lars and Katerina as you complete over30 new jobs 
• Drive throughbeautiful verdant landscapes and interesting newplaces  
• Search for a new hidden place thatis not shown on the map 
• Unlock eight new trophies andachievements 

About SOEDESCO®
SOEDESCO is an independent video game developer, publisher and distributor founded in 2002 with its headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. We create interactive entertainment for a large and diverse community to enjoy.

At SOEDESCO we strive to bring fun and engaging gaming experiences to a worldwide audience. Our portfolio consists of titles such as Owlboy, Kaze and the Wild Masks, Monster Crown, Among the Sleep, Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Monstrum. We also have our own IPs including Truck Driver®, Adam’s Venture® and Real Farm.

More information about SOEDESCO® and their products can be found on the company’s website or by following @SOEDESCO on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Hamburg, September 22, 2021 – gamigo is announcing the release of “Patch 35: Ultimate Force” in its MMORPG, Grand Fantasia. The patch introduces new end-game content for level 100 characters, events to celebrate the mid-autumn season, and additional quality-of-life improvements. 

Grand Fantasia’s Patch 35: Ultimate Force includes: 

• Unlimited Power!: Once players reach level 100, they’ll unlock a new Specialization Skill Type. Players that invest a specified amount of specialization points can upgrade the level of specialization skills and gain their full potential. 
• Mid-Autumn Festival – The Demon Tree: A tree demon suddenly crash lands onto Saphael looking for revenge after experiencing tens of thousands of years’ worth of pain. It’s up to players to stop him from destroying everything. Doing so will earn players a handsome reward in addition to saving the world. 
• Mid-Autumn Festival Event: Players will need to complete several quests in order to earn a fortune bag that may contain a new head costume. 
• Quality of Life: Several updates have been implemented in Grand Fantasia that helps streamline players’ experience. For example, new ways to obtain a Quill Crystal in The Old Siwa Island, hyperlinks to help give others coordinates to locate and NPC or monster more easily, an update to the “recruit teammates” interface, and more 

For more information, please visit the Grand Fantasia website.

ABOUT GAMIGO GROUP

The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The company’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove and Aura Kingdom, as well as the recently launched buy-to-play game ArcheAge: Unchained. Counting more than 400 employees, gamigo group is one of the largest players in the gaming industry. Besides its 4 German locations in Hamburg (HQ), Berlin, Cologne, and Darmstadt, the gamigo group also has branches in Istanbul (Turkey), New York, Redwood City, Austin, Bellevue (US), and Seoul (South Korea). In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes the subsidiaries gamigo Inc. and also operates as WildTangent, Aeria Games, Verve Group and Mediakraft Networks and as the brands Infernum, Intenium, Looki, and Poged. The company strives to grow not only organically, but also through acquisitions. Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies as well as individual game assets.

Time for a change of clothes, rubber boots included: With Farming Simulator 22, developer and publisher GIANTS Software introduces a new character creator with all sorts of new clothing items and accessories. With the new crossplay feature allowing players to cooperate with more like-minded farmers than ever before, the extension of the character customization allows farmers to stand out from the crowd. The comprehensive build mode offers even more space for a creative and individual game experience. 

Latest fashion: Boots, beards, and branded outfits
Players choose from male and female character models, their hairstyle, including a beard or mustache, between various clothing items from top to bottom, and even authentic full-body outfits from international agricultural brands. With headgear, gloves, and glasses, there’s also a set of fashionable accessories to put on.

Creating a rough weather-hardened farmer with a big, bushy beard and striking sideburns in a brown leather jacket and firm boots is just as possible as creating a vigorous farmer-girl in protective clothing, rocking both a ponytail and safety glasses when driving the big forestry machines to do some precise wood cutting. If players want to dress up accordingly for each task, changing clothes is always possible by opening the wardrobe at the farmhouse. 

Virtual farmers can wear their favorite brands
On top of the generic clothing options, virtual farmers can also choose from a set of branded outfits. When running a farming operation heavy on John Deere machinery, dressing up in the distinctive green company color adds to the authenticity of agricultural farming operations.

Case IH, CLAAS, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra, and others are also represented with their authentic outfits. Thanks to ELTEN, GIANTS Software’s trusted partner for safety shoes, and Engelbert Strauss, specialized in high-quality workwear, the safety of virtual farmers is guaranteed, too.

More customization for the farm
Customization of the farming experience doesn’t stop with the character: With the new and extensive build mode, players can also individualize their land. Big buildings, production plants, silos, machine halls, and animal pens may give farming operations that impressive size, already visible when multiplayer companions approach the land from afar.

But, details like sheds, fences, lamps and floodlights, as well as trees and plants add to the individual charm of each farm. Revamped and improved landscaping tools to sculpt and change the environment, allow players to even change the environment itself.

Farming Simulator 22 releases November 22^nd for PC, Mac, PlayStation®5 (PS5™), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Stadia. For more information, please visit the official Farming Simulator website

AboutGIANTS Software
GIANTS Software is an international video game developer and publisher from Switzerland established in 2004 and known worldwide for creating the popular Farming Simulator series. The team with offices in Switzerland (Zurich), Germany (Erlangen), USA (Chicago) and Czech Republic (Brno) is very committed to maintain close contact to the agricultural industry and to engage with the community. For more information, please visit giants-software.com

About Farming Simulator
Since 2008, over 25 million versions of Farming Simulator have been sold worldwide. The game series has been released on all popular platforms including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs since 2008. From the start, the team enabled users to create mods with the company’s own GIANTS Engine. With the Farming Simulator League (FSL), the series introduced a competitive eSports mode in 2019 – with teams competing in professional tournaments and many acclaimed brands and sponsors on board. More information available at farming-simulator.com

Starting with 7 samurai art content created by 7 artists, leading blockchain company and animation studio set off to create a new realm of entertainment as NFT meets anime
https://www.samuraicryptos.io/

TOKYO, Japan – September 22, 2021 – double jump.tokyo Inc. today announced the launch of a new partnership with animation studio Gonzo Inc. to create “SAMURAI cryptos” through its business service, “NFTPLUS”. The service will auction the design art of samurai characters by famous artists from Japan and also foster the creation of new anime IP through blockchain technology and NFT (non-fungible token) content. The SAMURAI cryptos project consists of limited availability Art NFTs and Symbol NFTs, and the creation of a new Discord community that starts today, September 22 at 5:00AM UTC, and is available globally for anyone to join and follow the project.
 
Join the Samurai cryptos Discord community here: https://discord.gg/zWEMFPQKEB
 
double jump.tokyo and Gonzo are designating the Discord community as a place for Samurais to interact with each other, and for Samurai cryptos to be fostered here and grown into a new IP. Roles in the discord community are set according to the rarity of the symbol NFT owned. The higher the rarity, the more features and scope of use will be provided.
 
As the starting point of the Samurai cryptos project, seven famous animation artists will create new individual artworks according to the theme of “Legendary Samurai” available at auction as a one-of-a-kind “Art NFT”. Each artist will expand on this theme to create artwork based on the following focal points: “Cypher”, “Decentral”, “Solidarity”.
 
Further, the Samurai cryptos project includes “Symbol NFT” that indicate members of the project. The Symbol NFT will be sold and distributed in conjunction with the seven Legendary Samurai artwork. There will be four rarities: Shogun, Ninja, Soldier, and Stardust. Each rarity has its own number of issues and price. Shogun, Ninja, and Soldier are sold at fixed prices, while Stardust is distributed for free (details through Discord Community).
 
The first artwork of the Samurai cryptos series will go to auction from October 6 at 5:00AM UTC until October 8 at 5:00AM UTC. Details include:

• “Neko Samurai and Oiran Samurai” by Makoto Kobayashi
• Number Of Issues: 1
• Sales Site: OpenSea
• Sales Format: English Auction
• Start Price: 1 ETH (scheduled) 

Kobayashi is an illustrator, modeler, mechanical designer, and manga artist famous within the Japanese culture. In recent years, he has also been involved in animation direction with works for major IPs such as Mobile Suit Gundam, Dragon’s Heaven, Last Exile and Samurai 7.
Following Kobayashi’s art work, the Samurai cryptos project will feature designs from other artists including Michinori Chiba (Basilisk, Sk8 the Infinity) and Hiroya Iijima (Afro Samurai, Mazinger Z: Infinity) throughout time.

Additionally, the NFT variations will also be represented by attributes including “Samu-rights”, which are an index of Samurai rights set on the symbol NFT and may be used in the community, such as voting on project policies. Rights will also apply to “Samurai Loot” where name, attributes like native place and Japanese zodiac are randomly set and will include other hidden attributes as well.

Join the Samurai cryptos Discord community to learn more.
Link: https://discord.gg/zWEMFPQKEB

double jump.tokyo Inc.
double jump.tokyo Inc., was established in April 2018 as a specialised development company of blockchain games. double jump.tokyo is led by a team of experts in the development and operation of numerous games including: mobile social games, PC online games and home games. The team also maintains experience in finance, as well as blockchain technology and crypto assets. For more information, visit https://www.doublejump.tokyo/en.

The double jump.tokyo team are responsible for the creation of the world renowned blockchain games My Crypto Heroes and Brave Frontier Heroes.

Gonzo Inc.
As an animation studio in Japan, Gonzo is well known for its international franchises such as Afro Samurai, Samurai7, LASTEXILE, Gantz and Basilisk, and acclaimed for its cutting-edge style in creating animation content. For more information, visit http://www.gonzo.co.jp/.

Enter a Lovecraftian nightmare and battle billions of monsters in this roguelite action RPG

Gothenburg, Sweden – September 22nd, 2021 – Thunderful Publishing & Carry Castle have revealed that Source of Madness, their new roguelite action RPG, is available to play now on Steam® Early Access for $16.99 / €16.99 / £13.99. With ever-changing landscapes to explore and new monstrosities to face on every run, this Lovecraftian odyssey offers a truly unique spin on the genre.

Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey. Uncover the cosmic secrets of the Loam Lands and The Tower of Madness, the moon’s mysterious Citadel.

The Early Access release for Source of Madness is titled At the Tower Madness and includes the complete first Act of the game. This includes 5 biomes to explore; the Prologue area, the Loam Land, the Cave of Lost Souls, the Forest of Lies and The Moon. Players have 2 classes to choose from; Pyromancer and Generalist. There are also two major boss fights to conquer, which act as key progression milestones in the story.

“There are plenty of roguelites that alter their level design every time you play, but Source of Madness takes things one step further by altering the monsters you encounter,” said Per Fornander, Co-Founder at Carry Castle. “These twisted monstrosities are created by an AI, ensuring that even we are finding new abominations to face off against. The billions of possible monstrous forms feels cosmically overwhelming, which fits the tone of Source of Madness’ Lovecraftian horror.”

“Source of Madness is among the moodiest, most intriguing roguelites we’ve seen,” said Dieter Schoeller, Head of Publishing at Thunderful Publishing. “We instantly fell in love with its gothic art style, endless array of monsters, and unique RPG-inspired character building. It’s already a great time, and we’re sure it will only get better thanks to the feedback by Early Access adopters.”

Carry Castle will be rolling out major updates each month during the Early Access period as it leads up to launch:

September 27th – They Hide in the Shadows:
Geomancer class – Harness the power of the earth to decimate your foes.
Additional monster variations.
Various planned fixes and community-led improvements.

October 11th – Reckoning:
Dungeons of Forgotten Knowledge biome,
Gameplay balance changes, bug fixes and further changes based on community feedback.

October 25th – Update 4: Information on this update to be revealed when it launches, in addition to details on the November updates for Source of Madness.

Embracing community feedback is also a key factor in the Early Access, so any players wanting to experience Source of Madness and contribute to its final guise, please leave feedback in Steam or better still join the official Source of Madness Discord server for direct access to the development team: https://discord.com/invite/xKnJtqU

About Source of Madness
Source of Madness offers endless possibilities every time you play. Fight hordes of nightmarish beasts utilising powerful close-combat magic, explore labyrinthine environments, collect powerful loot and manage your item loadout, then infuse the beasts’ blood at magical altars to be granted permanent unlocks like additional classes, abilities, perks and spells. Decide your Acolyte’s fate in the customisable skill tree for each class, offering a vast swathe of options to create your own unique character.

As your journey progresses, the arcane lore of the Loam Lands unfurls and plunges you deeper into its dark depths. The world and monsters are rendered using a combination of hand-drawn assets, AI visual manipulation and procedural generation. The monsters inhabiting this dark world are animated using a machine learning AI. 

Thunderful Publishing
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Carry Castle
Twitter: https://twitter.com/carrycastle
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarryCastleGames
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/xKnJtqU
Website: https://carrycastle.se/

About Thunderful Publishing
Thunderful Publishing is a games publishing company, founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2017. Part of the Thunderful Group, which also includes development studios Zoink Games and Image & Form, and publisher Rising Star Games, Thunderful Publishing focuses on premium PC and console games for a worldwide audience and is the publisher behind award-winning games such as Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamesh, Lonely Mountains: Downhill and Curious Expedition 2.

About Carry Castle
Carry Castle is a small game company based in Sweden that loves new technology and was born from their great passion for playing and making games. Its titles include musical VR relaxation experience Zen Garden, the action-packed VR physics adventure Everything Must Fall, and its upcoming gothic action-roguelike Source of Madness.