The update brings a deluge of content, including new quests, trinkets, and tameable animals to Team17’s desert island sandbox adventure.  

Thursday, 15^th July 2021 – Team17 have today launched the Expeditions Update for survival sandbox adventure The Survivalists on Nintendo Switch™, Xbox One, and PlayStation® 4. Already available on Steam, and coming to Apple Arcade soon, the Expeditions Update brings a host of new content to the procedurally generated islands of The Survivalists including new trinkets, quests, pets, and Taskmasters all available to console players from today.

Prepare for the expedition with the new trailer: 

Alongside the introduction of over 40 new trinkets to the game, players now have the ability to equip up to four at a time, bolstering their character with a myriad of effects ranging from burn damage and death bombs, to shields and damage reduction. Four new Taskmasters can also be found lurking around the islands, offering themed tasks that upon completion will grant ever increasing rewards to aid players on their journey. The Expeditions Update offers up a plethora of new content, including five new companion pets, the ability to catalogue animals as well as newly introduced shells and insects in the journal, elite hunts of powerful animals, a new endgame island with more powerful orclings and a miniboss, and much more alongside several bug fixes and quality of life improvements.

A full rundown of the new content now available in The Survivalists, can be found on the Team17 Website. 

Key Features:

• Play together and survive: Up to four players can join forces to explore the world of The Survivalists, helping each other out to stay alive
• Get crafty and be inventive: Various items great and small can be crafted, from weapons to tools and buildings to keep your crew sheltered
• Automate with monkeys: Enlist the help of monkeys for a number of tasks, including protecting your group and gathering resources
• Curiosity is rewarded: Players are encouraged to explore their surroundings, where they’ll encounter dangerous wildlife, mythical enemies, and tantalising secrets

To keep up to date with all the information on The Survivalists please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and join us on Discord.

About Team17 Group plc

Founded in 1990, Team17 Group plc is a leading developer, video games label, and creative partner for developers around the world. Floated on AIM in 2018, Team17, with its extensive portfolio of over 100 titles, embodies the spirit of independent games. In addition to the award-winning Overcooked!, Yoku’s Island Express, and the iconic Worms, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2020, Team17 has helped bring critically acclaimed titles including Hell Let Loose, Moving Out, Golf With Your Friends, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Blasphemous, and The Escapists to gamers everywhere.

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New ships will feather a new type of armament – Airstrike

AUSTIN, TX (July 14, 2021) – World of Warships, the widely popular free to play naval combat game from developer and publisher, Wargaming, has released Update 0.10.6 making available Dutch Cruisers in early access, two seasons of Brawls, and more visual and technical improvements.

Watch the update video HERE.

The main event for Update 0.10.6 is the addition of Dutch Tier IV-IX cruisers in Early Access.  These mighty ships have high caliber firepower, rock solid armor at high tiers and great maneuverability, but a short firing range. 

Starting from Tier VI, they will come equipped with a brand-new type of armament – Airstrike. Based on real world examples of the low altitude bombing principle, it will allow players to call in aircraft and have it bombard the specified area with HE bombs. These explosives are equipped with drogue parachutes to slow their descent, and prevent planes being hit by the shrapnel.

The AI controlled aircraft will have a maximum operating distance of 10–13 km and it won’t be able to spot enemies. It will however be highly effective against low-mobility targets such as battleships and large cruisers. This ability gives players a fresh way to strike enemy ships hiding behind the cover of islands.
To access new Dutch cruisers for free, players will need to complete combat mission groups and earn a new temporary resource – Dutch Tokens. The same resource will be available in free daily bundles, random bundles for doubloons, and in bundles for community tokens.

Besides the ships, players are able to obtain the Kinderdijk Windmill patch, a commemorative flag and themed camouflages.

Finally, to celebrate the event the historical Rotterdam port has been added, which authentically recreates the look of the famous harbor city from the 1950s.

Update 0.10.6 will also feature two seasons of Brawls. All players will be able to participate in 3 vs 3 battles on Tier VI and Tier VII ships.

A number of visual and other enhancements have also been made, including the updated AI that will result in more realistic behavior of bots. In addition, a Hall of Fame tab has been added to Clan Battles, showcasing the winners of previous seasons.

All the details, developer notes can be found HERE,

About World of Warships
World of Warships is a free, historical, online combat PC game from Wargaming. With its massive fleet of most iconic war vessels, including four different ship classes and strategically designed environment, World of Warships provides the ultimate naval warfare gaming experience, suitable for everyone. Thanks to its largest collection of historically accurate ships available to play, World of Warships prides itself as a digital ship museum and a focal point for naval history enthusiasts. New thematic content and innovative game modes are being added on a regular basis, providing a diverse and exciting gameplay to its broad player base. 

One franchise – multiple platforms 
After the successful launch of World of Warships on PC, its unique gameplay and design has been adapted to bring free massive naval battles to other platforms with World of Warships: Legends available on PlayStation and Xbox and World of Warships Blitz on iOS and Android mobile devices.

Official website: https://worldofwarships.com/

About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 4500+ employees and offices spread all over the world. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Their flagship products include the massively popular free-to-play hit World of Tanks and the strategic naval action game World of Warships.

Official website: https://wargaming.com/en/
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Video game publisher All in! Games and development studio The Farm 51, are pleased to present a brand new lore trailer and patch for Chernobylite, the highly anticipated sci-fi survival horror RPG set in the 3D-scanned environment of Chernobyl. The trailer sheds more light on Igor, Chernobylite’s main character, and the patch is the final update before the game’s full PC release (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store) on July 28, 2021.

Watch the Lore Trailer Here:

The trailer delves into Igor’s interactions with the Black Stalker and leaves you with more questions than answers about the mysterious figure. Nothing in the Exclusion Zone is what it seems, not time, possibly not even your own intentions.

In preparation for the game’s full PC release on July 28, Chernobylite received a final patch that resolves numerous bugs, adds additional language options, and significantly improves players’ overall gaming experience. Read the full changelog here. 

Chernobylite will also be coming to Xbox One and PS4 later this summer. More information about Chernobylite can be found via the official Website, Steam, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Discord.

Check out Chernobylite First 45 Minutes of Gameplay here!

About Chernobylite

Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG, set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland 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?

• Non-Linear Storytelling & Strategy – No playthrough is the same. The choices and  story are in your hands. Choose wisely whether to trust your comrades or not, use resources for survival or research, and to face conflicts or avoid them. The future is up to you.
• Stealth, Survival, & Combat – Survival in the Zone is not easy, and each day brings new challenges as your comrades die and supplies diminish.  Avoid detection with stealth takedowns or engage in open armed combat.  Danger lurks around every corner.  
• Base Building & Crafting – Construct a base from which to plan your daily operations and excursions.  Utilize workstations to craft gadgets, traps, and weapons, or modify existing equipment to your needs. 
• Resource & Team Management – Companions are key to your survival and the resolution of your journey.  Each day requires careful planning and assignment of resources and tasks to your comrades.  

About The Farm 51

The Farm 51 is a Polish video game developer known for projects such as Get Even, World War 3, Chernobyl VR Project, and Chernobylite. Established in 2005 by three game dev veterans (Kamil Bilczyński, Robert Siejka, and Wojtek Pazdur), the company has expanded to over 100 talented employees and continues to grow, creating games for PC, consoles, and mobile. For more information, visit: http://www.thefarm51.com

About All in! Games

All in! Games is a publicly traded video game publishing and production house based in Krakow, Poland. Founded in 2018, the team creates and supports local and international games for PC and consoles. All in! Games’ portfolio features titles such as Chernobylite (The Farm 51), Paradise Lost (PolyAmorous), Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms (Gamera Interactive), Tools Up! (The Knights of Unity), and many more. For more information, visit: https://www.allingames.com/

On GOG.COM we’re honoring the late comic book artist and storyteller Benoît Sokal with a special giveaway of his two adventure game masterpieces. 

Go to the front page of GOG.COM to claim your complimentary copies of Syberia and Syberia II before the offer ends on 17th July 2021, at 1 PM UTC.

The giveaway is part of the French Touch Sale celebration of French games, developers, and publishers with discounts up to 90% off for titles like Edge of Eternity (-25%), Dishonored: Complete Collection (-50%), Prey (-50%), GreedFall – Gold Edition (-50%), Little Big Adventure (-50%), Ishar Compilation (-60%), Steel Division 2 (-66%), Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition (-75%), and many more.

The French Touch Sale runs until 19th July 2021, 1 PM UTC.

Global publishing deal will see PC virtual hobby simulator launch in late 2021.

London, UK 14th July, 2021. Green Man Gaming Publishing is thrilled to announce a new publishing deal with Polish development studio Moonlit S.A. for their upcoming PC virtual hobby simulator, Model Builder. This new deal will see Green Man Gaming Publishing bring this exciting new title to a global PC audience via Steam in late 2021.

Model Builder is the next generation of virtual hobby games that brings the joy of scale model building to enthusiasts and novices alike. Cut out, assemble, paint and customize an exciting range of models such as vehicles including tanks, airplanes and cars through to models from pop culture, movies and historical figures, all using a wide range of modelling tools and equipment. Once you have finished, you can display your work in virtual displays or create exciting dioramas with other models you have crafted.

“We would like to welcome the talented team at Moonlit S.A and are looking forward to publishing Model Builder as part of our ever expanding portfolio of exciting new titles for 2021” Said Helen Churchill, SVP of Publishing at Green Man Gaming. “Model Builder is a title we have been excited about since we first saw it. We knew straight away that it represents a growing and exciting genre and is a perfect fit for the Green Man Gaming Publishing division. We are excited to share more news on this great game very soon”.

“We are excited to announce Green Man Gaming as a publisher of Model Builder!”  Commented Michal Gardela, CEO at Moonlit S.A. “This experienced company has a broad portfolio of games and a great reputation amongst the Steam society. Considering this fact and the approach that Green Man Gaming has presented to us, we are sure that our title is in the best hands”.

This publishing deal further builds on Green Man Gaming Publishing’s commitment to creating an exciting and varied portfolio of indie developed games for a global audience.This publishing deal with Moonlit S.A opens a whole new audience of gamers and both publisher and developer will collaborate on delivering long term post launch content with new models and gameplay modes.

Green Man Gaming Publishing will be releasing more product information on Model Builder shortly.

For more information on Green Man Gaming Publishing please visit the website at https://corporate.greenmangaming.com/news/ and for more information on Moonlit S.A please visit their website https://moonlit.games/.

About Green Man Gaming Publishing

Green Man Gaming Publishing works with developers around the world to bring great indie games to market. Green Man Gaming Publishing is a division of Green Man Gaming, the multi-award-winning global video games retailer and technology business.

About Moonlit S.A.

We are an independent game-dev studio with a software house pedigree to create complete and timeless games. We have been developing projects and technologies for major companies in Poland and abroad for over ten years. Our technologies, such as Angular Light and Ultimate Water System, won prizes on GameINN 2017 and GameINN 2020. We are currently focusing on our release plan, including two high-quality productions: Model Builder and Dog Trainer.

Early Access Multiplayer Survival Game from Digital Confectioners Reveals Icy New ‘The Summit’ Map as Players Prepare for a Dangerous Arctic Voyage

CHRISTCHURCH, NZ – July 14, 2021 – Prepare to sail to uncharted lands where human nature can be deadlier than the bitter cold…

Digital Confectioners, an independent PC and console games studio, today announces that Dread Hunger, its multiplayer roleplaying game of survival and betrayal where players undertake a deadly voyage on a doomed sailing ship, will launch on Steam for PC this fall.

The upcoming full release follows the game’s popular Early Access phase. Capturing the attention of early media adopters and game influencers, Dread Hunger’s gameplay videos are amassing millions of views and the game is killing it with an 88% positive user review score. Dread Hunger immerses players in a rich world of 19^th century Arctic exploration where eight player-controlled ‘Explorers’ depend on each other for survival—but two of them are ‘Thralls’ determined to sabotage the mission!

“It has been deeply gratifying to see a loyal community spring up around Dread Hunger and throw themselves into everything from discovering new metas, to just goofing around and pretending to be old timey priests,” said Alex Quick, Creative Director of the Dread Hunger Team.

“We’ve been listening closely to the community’s feedback as we move through Early Access, and I think the game is so much better for it!”

Players use voice chat to role play and give life to their chosen character aboard the ship while completing objectives in an action-adventure game world. The six Explorers must work together to gather resources to power the ship towards its destination while contending with the harsh climate.

Meanwhile, Thralls plot to poison food, massacre crewmembers, detonate explosives in the ship, plunder resources, and invoke dark magic to undermine the mission—all while pretending to be loyal Explorers. Starvation, wolves, cannibal attacks, and other gruesome fates abound, any misplaced trust can quickly lead to a knife in the back. When food is sparse, fellow crewmates appear more and more appetizing.

The full release of Dread Hunger will bring the final version of maps, characters, and gameplay updates to the Unreal® Engine-based title. Progress toward the final game can be seen in today’s video for new ‘The Great Hunt’ update, which brings a new map – The Summit, a new character – The Hunter, her Bow weapon, and a terrifying new enemy – the Polar Bear:

Game Key Features

• Survive the Arctic: Build fires to stay warm, fend off wolves and other predators, and hunt for food to stay alive in the brutal and unforgiving Canadian Arctic.
• Betray Your Friends: Feed them tainted food, lure animals to attack them, hex them with blood magic, or if all else fails… just shoot them in the back.
• Roleplay Your Character: Add flavor and personality to your character by using integrated voice chat and your in-game actions. Play as the Captain, Navigator, Engineer, Cook, Doctor, Chaplain, Royal Marine, or Hunter, all equipped with a unique starting kit and passive ability.
• You Are What You Eat: In the Arctic, you must make grim choices to stay fed; butcher bodies and use the pieces as weapons—or food.
• Captain a Ship: Steer a 19th century warship around (or into) icebergs and find coal for the ever-hungry boiler to keep the ship moving… or blow it up.
• Brave a Perilous World: Plan around a full day and night cycle, contend with unexpected whiteouts, and try to outrun a massive blizzard that looms over the expedition.

Dread Hunger, scheduled for release on PC via Steam this fall, is developed by the Dread Hunger Team and published by Digital Confectioners. The game will first be released on PC, but developers are exploring options to bring the game to other platforms. More information will be revealed in the coming months, including opportunities for media and creators to play with the developers. To stay up to date with development progress, please visit Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

About Digital Confectioners

Digital Confectioners is a New Zealand-based studio creating high quality service-based games for PC and console. Its highly anticipated multiplayer deception adventure, Dread Hunger, is scheduled to launch in fall 2021 on PC via Steam. Dread Hunger has caught the attention of players and streamers during its Early Access campaign, with millions of video views and an 88% user rating. For more information, visit digitalconfectioners.com.

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AI Voice Platform that enables perfectly timed lip-sync to digital humans will be showcased at upcoming Game Developers Conference

BRISBANE, Australia — July 14, 2021 — Replica Studios, an artificial intelligence (AI) voice technology company, today revealed plans to integrate with Unreal Engine’s MetaHuman Creator, allowing developers to give their MetaHumans unique sounding AI voices with matching lip-synch and face animation. Replica’s platform enables game developers, animators, and filmmakers to use AI voices for digital characters. Additionally, they are creating a library of hundreds of AI voice characters with unique sounding voices for developers to tap into for game and animation narratives. Developers can sign up for early access to the Replica Studios and MetaHuman Creator integration at https://replicastudios.com/metahumans

View a preview video showcasing MetaHuman Creator avatars performed by two of Replica Studios’ AI voice actors: 

Quality lip-syncing can make or break visual storytelling in games and digital content, and as developers add a cast of characters to a narrative, the lip-syncing challenge becomes all the more complex. Replica Studios’ integration with Unreal Engine’s MetaHuman Creator provides developers from AAA to indie studios with AI voice-acted characters in addition to accurate lip-synching and face animation, speeding up the animation process and freeing up more time for more creative experimentation with game narrative. Developers can animate digital characters in minutes by capturing their own voice using a recording app, then using the audio to direct the performance of the AI voice, so that it matches with the face mocap and lip movements of the MetaHuman Creator.
 
This video shows how the integration between Replica and MetaHuman Creator works:

Replica Studios will showcase its AI voice technology at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) next week. Developers can attend the GDC session to learn more about its AI voice actors for MetaHuman Creator on Monday, July 19, from 2:00pm – 2:30pm Pacific Time: https://schedule.gdconf.com/session/game-narrative-summit-voice-ai-for-game-developers-optimizing-the-narrative-process/879792

Shreyas Nivas, Co-Founder and CEO of Replica Studios, said: “We’re about to see a major transformation in the way game narratives are created and experienced by audiences. Traditionally, animators manually animate the face and lip movements to match the voiceover, which gets recorded separately, often losing days or weeks to this process over the lifecycle of a project. Replica’s Voice AI platform enables text-to-animation pipelines to render dialogue and narration within minutes. While we’re only letting in early access developers into our AI voices beta program for Unreal Engine MetaHuman Creator, soon millions of game developers and animators with access to the MetaHuman Creator will be able to access our library of AI voice actors to give their MetaHuman Creator avatars a voice. These lower barriers to entry and faster times to market mean that we’ll be seeing a shift to higher quality, more narrative driven, more realistic looking and sounding games sooner than you’d expect.”

Sign up for early access to the Replica Studios & MetaHuman Creator integration at https://replicastudios.com/metahumans

Replica Studios’ AI voices for MetaHuman Creator will feature:

• Unreal Engine MetaHuman Creator voiced by Replica Studios’ AI voice actors, with accurate lip-syncing.
• Replica Studio’s library of 40+ AI voice actors that range from expressive game characters to narrators and storytellers with a diverse range of accents and speaking styles.
• Text to Synthesized Speech. Type what you want your avatar to say and receive the synthesized speech in seconds.
• Fine tune the AI voice actor’s performance with controls to apply moods, emphasis, pitch, sound effects and other characteristics where needed.
• Capture and save multiple takes and access a history of saved dialog lines for future adjustments and iterations

This announcement follows on the heels of their launch of an integration with iClone Character Creator, another highly popular animation and face mocap software trusted by hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide.

Learn more about Replica Studios’ AI voices for Unreal Engine at www.replicastudios.com/unreal.

About Replica Studios
Formed by a group of deep learning engineers, designers, and software developers in Brisbane, Australia, Replica Studios now headquartered in the U.S. has set out to empower creative people globally with its voice AI platform. In 2019, the company launched an AI platform to empower the next generation of creatives to create games, movies and entertainment.

Its growing AI voice marketplace enables creative talent and voice actors to scale and license their voices for use in games, streaming content, advertising and much more. For more information, visit www.replicastudios.com.

Learn more about Ayo’s adventure and quest to find his jiggly dog!

New Jersey, USA – July 14th, 2021 – Indie game studio Cloud M1 has revealed a new video in the run-up to the release of 2.5D clown-themed platformer Ayo the Clown; launching on Nintendo Switch and Steam for PC on July 28th 2021. Where’s the Pup uses the game’s fantastic visuals to explore the main storyline of the game: the kidnapping of Ayo’s jiggly dog, Bo, and his adventure across a variety of wacky worlds. This video also shows off some of the game’s environments, like Candy Land, and new mechanics, such as the Flying Balloon.

“Ayo’s main goal is to find his beloved dog, Bo, so we wanted to show you just how cute this pup is! We’ve also added some new details about the game and its world to whet your appetite as the release date approaches,” said Xiu Liang, Cloud M1 Game Director. “Ayo the Clown will be finally arriving on July 28th and we can’t wait for players to join the fun.”

On this incredible adventure you play as Ayo, your not-so-average clown, in search of his best friend and beloved dog, Bo, who has mysteriously disappeared. This journey will take Ayo across eight regions from the lush Hills, to the wacky Water World and all the way to sickeningly sweet Candy Land in search of clues to Bo’s whereabouts. This world is full of friendly people and interesting creatures that are willing to lend a helping hand but beware of the fiendish foes who are out to cause you harm. 

Pick up a water balloon, balloon sword, toy hammer, dinosaur, helicopter, tank, everything a healthy clown needs to survive in the great outdoors. Since Ayo is not the kind of clown to make the same joke over and over again, you’ll travel across many uniquely themed platforms and come into contact with larger than life bosses and hordes of enemies that will prove that this clown is much tougher than he seems.

More information on Ayo the Clown:
Add Ayo the Clown to your Steam wishlist: 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114900/Ayo_the_Clown/
Visit the Nintendo eShop page: 
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Ayo-the-Clown-2000423.html
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudm1
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cloudm1games
Visit the Ayo the Clown website: https://www.cloudm1.com/games/ayo-the-clown/

About Cloud M1
Cloud M1 started as a studio for 3D animation projects, working on commercials and CG projects for advertising and media. While working on these projects they realised their strengths and decided to enter the mobile app space, publishing games and apps for iOS. As huge gamers and fans of classic gaming they created Ayo the Clown, their most ambitious game to date and the first of many games to come.

As Milestone Launch Nears, Developer +Mpact Reflects on Passion Project’s 14-Year Journey to Remember Those Lost to Cancer

ATLANTA, GA – July 14, 2021 – +Mpact Games, a small team of developers united to make a very personal game, today announced thatHanako: Honor & Blade, its immersive online multiplayer combat experience set in Feudal Japan, will launch onSteam for PC on September 15, 2021. The game, which completed its successful Early Access program this year, will be available for a price of $14.99. To celebrate the upcoming launch, +Mpact today released a new video showing the latest multiplayer map revealing the transformation of Yamai Castle, previously seen only in its dark, diseased form, as a raid of strong warriors culminates in a cleansing victory that removes its evil aura.

“As we put the final touches on Hanako: Honor & Blade we’re reflecting on the bittersweet journey we’ve shared to honor those we have lost,” said Matt Canei, Team Lead at +Mpact Games. “Seeing the transformation of the Yamai Castle map to celebrate a cleansing victory brings home the emotional impact of what our team has accomplished using our own resources.”

Hanako: Honor and Blade is a passion project that has been in development for over a decade. The game’s art and backstory of the game serve as a symbolic tribute to the late mother of team lead, Matt Canei, an industry veteran currently at ILMxLAB. The lore represents an everlasting struggle of life and death, as embodied by the game’s two warrior clans. The Hanako clan represents health and goodness in the spirit of Matt’s mother, and the Yamai clan symbolize the opposition to life inherent in cancer and other diseases. The natural balance of the opposing forces metaphorically represents real-life tragedies while seeking to honor those lost.

Hanako: Honor & Blade takes players online for immersive battles in a beautiful recreation of Feudal Japan between up to 24 players. Players can help decide the future of a nation by playing as one of four distinct warrior classes including the capable swordsman, powerful spearman, eagle-eyed archer, or nimble ninja. Each class has different build/skill options and features directionally driven combat, abilities, and spirit-based skills to get an extra edge. Players will play as one of two clans and seek to defeat opponents through multiple game modes and maps, with each game level presenting unique obstacles and mechanics that will require strategy and teamwork to defeat enemies.

Game Key Features

• Epic online battles set in Feudal Japan with up to 24 players
• A symbolic struggle between the forces of life and death
• Four game modes with unique features, including team deathmatch Battle, Capture the Scroll, Village Siege, and Castle Raid
• Directional-driven combat that encourages strategy and precision
• Four distinct warrior classes with different skill options for multiple playstyles
• Dynamic environment changes

Hanako: Honor & Blade, scheduled for release on PC via Steam on September 15, 2021, is developed and self-published by +Mpact Games. To stay up to date on development progress, please join the Discord at discord.playhanako.com and follow us at @PlayHanako, facebook.com/playhanako, and twitch.tv/hanakogame.

About +Mpact Games

Hanako: Honor & Blade started as an award-winning college project back in 2007 with team co-founders, Matt Canei, Connor McCarthy, and Ajani Thomas. The project originated with Matt’s teenage vow to honor his mother, Janie, following her tragic passing after a five-year battle with breast cancer. Janie was a brilliantly positive and loving mother who raised Matt to always follow his dreams, and Hanako is a passion project that symbolizes the battle between life and destruction, with two samurai clan representing light and darkness. All three co-founders are now experienced developers, with Matt currently at ILMxLAB, and the game has continually evolved as their skills have advanced. Its upcoming full release on Steam on September 15, 2021, 14 years after it was conceived, make it one of the longest independent game launches in history. For more information, visit hanakogame.com.

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Harvest Days – Leave the city behind and start fresh as a farmer in this wholesome life-sim

Oberhaching, Germany, July 14, 2021: Indie studio Family Devs and publisher Toplitz Productions are proud to announce their collaboration on Harvest Days. This charming life simulation takes you away from the urban grind and out to the open plains. Live, work, manage and unwind as you see fit, as you step into your new role as an independent farmer. Take care of your farm, tend to your animals and sow your fields in this lovingly designed world. Pass the time in a multitude of ways; enjoy the beauty of country life, go fishing and enjoy some horseback riding out in the wilds.

Harvest Days walks its own path in the increasingly popular life sim genre, thanks to the efforts of Spanish studio Family Devs, an independent father-and-son duo committed to delivering this ambitiously large yet relaxing sandbox experience in the latter half of 2022.

“We look forward to going into the office every day and pushing our project forward! Every small and major development step brings us one step closer to our goal! With HARVEST DAYS, we want to create a game that will delight many players and provide countless hours of relaxed fun,” explains Pau de La Cruz Aran of Family Devs. “In order to be able to fully concentrate on the development, we were looking for an experienced publisher and found Toplitz Productions. We are looking forward to working with them!”

“We publish games with heart and soul – Harvest Days complements our portfolio perfectly! We are excited about the collaboration with Family Devs and the release of the product next year. Until then, there is still a lot to do, but we are ready and raring to go to support the developers and the product with all our experience and motivation,” explains Stefan Berger, Business Development Manager at Toplitz Productions.

About the game:

A new life in the country is calling! Fulfil your dreams and manage your very own farm in this lovingly designed open-world game. Work hard, manage your business wisely and your little farm might grow into a personal paradise, surrounded by boundless, untouched nature. Kick back, unwind and watch your dreams grow.

All these years you’ve had your nose to the grindstone, working 8 to 5, and all you’ve gotten out of it is a growing sense of emptiness, and a sense that you’re missing something fundamental. Childhood memories of simpler, more carefree times have been growing louder every day, filled with vivid recollections of days spent visiting your grandparents in the countryside. You dream of living surrounded by friendly animals, cheerful neighbors and the fruits of your own labor. Enough is enough – it’s time for a change, and to make that dream a reality! Pack up everything you can carry and head out to the country for that new beginning. Take over a small, forgotten farm and become one with nature. Care for the animals, tend to your garden, then harvest and share your fruits. With hard work, you’ll be rewarded with a farmer’s paradise to call your own.  

• Become a farmer! Grow fruits and veg, look after animals and sell your produce to the locals.
• Get the most out of your free time! Go fishing at the lake, chat with your neighbors or take your horse for a ride through scenic, wild environments. Never forget to put relaxation on the agenda.
• Explore an open game world! Discover natural caves full of minerals, a ruined and mystical temple, a mysterious swamp bubbling with secrets and far more.
• Develop your relationship with the locals! Become part of the village community and make new friends.
• Buy, sell and trade! Sell what your farm provides, invest the profits and watch your paradise grow day by day.
• Gather and build! The world of Harvest Days is rich with resources. Gather wood, stone, minerals, gems and even magic mushrooms to produce tools, meals and mystery items.
• Catch a ride! Don’t wear your legs to the bone, or your horse’s – pick the right vehicle for the job. Harvest just a little too bountiful for one farmer? Invest in some heavy hardware to do the job..
• Every farm is unique! Develop your new home as you see fit, make choices without pressure and focus on what makes you smile.
• Don’t forget about yourself! It’s not just your farm that needs tending to. Eat, drink, get plenty of rest and unwind when you need to. What’s the point of paradise if you don’t slow down to enjoy it?

Steampage: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515320/Harvest_Days/

About Family Devs:

Family Devs is an indie video game studio based in Barcelona, Spain and was founded in 2020. Nomen est Omen – Family Devs is an ambitious indie development studio, a “family business who is currently developing their new video game, Harvest Days. Harvest Days is an open-ended country-life RPG.

https://www.harvestdaysgame.net/

About Toplitz Productions:

The German-Austrian publisher, whose name originates from the mysterious Toplitz Lake in the heart of Austria, develops and publishes games with “heart & soul” for all platforms. The company consists of a healthy mix of experienced industry veterans and young talents, all of whom are passionate gamers. They enjoy working with creative developers on many exciting titles, such as from the “Dynasty” and “Giant” series.

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