Tampere, Finland June 14th, 2021: Today indie developer Random Potion is pleased to announce the start of a crowdfunding campaign for their next title, Ignis Universia: Awakening of the Erudite Empress!

Check out the DEMO HERE

Random Potion are seeking a modest goal of £40,000 at Kickstarter, and have released a demo of the game for would-be backers to sample before pledging! The game features a distinct storyline and features unique qualities that’s sure to please RPG and visual novel lovers alike!

“I’m excited to continue the story and have the ability to flesh out the characters from the original game. The battle system also gets an overhaul and a lot of added depth, something I’ve already done with previous games like Rimelands and Trulon, both of which received a lot of praise for their combat mechanics.” Arto Koistinen, Lead Designer.

“Funding the game via Kickstarter gives us a direct line to the players and complete creative freedom, which is useful when dealing with a game as quirky as Ignis Universia. Transparency and communication are important to us and we’ll be in contact with the backers throughout the project.” 

Players will explore, talk to NPCs and solve tricky puzzles – each of the Chosen Sisters possess unique powers that players will utilize, as they progress through the game and its unique and quirky storyline.

Features:

• Straightforward but tactical 100% turn-based battle system
• Lovable, 4th wall breaking cast of characters
• Story that parodies and references the genre, other fiction and music but also has a serious side
• Cute summonable creatures

Ignis Universia: Awakening of the Erudite Empress is a fun and quirky love letter to classic JRPG and Visual Novels. Players take control of the Chosen Sisters and attempt to save the world from a cataclysmic catastrophe at the hands of Wizardess Galgatax and her army of undead unicorns! In this top-down 3D adventure, players explore the world of Ignis Universia, battle enemies, engage in a tongue-in-cheek storyline, and even summon a Cerberus Corgi and other cute summons to aid in battle!

About Random Potion
Random Potion is an indie studio that hails from Tampere, Finland and was founded in 2017. The team specialize in games that feature strong narratives and charming visuals. Having released “The Dark Eye – Book of Heroes”, they are set to release their next commercial title, Ignis Universia on PC and Nintendo Switch.

The company currently employs five developers who have over 25 years of combined game industry experience, complete with several game releases such as Rimelands – Hammer of Thor, Trulon – The Shadow Engine, Trouserheart, Knights of Pen & Paper 2, Urban Empire, Rescue Everyday Heroes 2, and 2013.

Battle Your Friends in the Ultimate Nickelodeon Platform Fighting Video Game — Announcing Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Power-packed with your favorite Nickelodeon ALL-STAR characters and multiplayer action, coming this fall to all major gaming consoles

MINNEAPOLIS — July 14, 2021 — Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, a new platform fighting game featuring fan-favorite Nickelodeon characters, has been announced for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Battle online and via local multiplayer for up to four players this fall!

Developed in conjunction with Ludosity and Fair Play Labs, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is the ultimate Nickelodeon fighting game fans have been waiting for! Choose from an array of the most iconic characters from Nickelodeon’s huge roster of beloved franchises, including SpongeBob SquarePants, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hey Arnold!, Invader Zim, Danny Phantom, The Loud House, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Rugrats, and more.

KEY FEATURES:

• All-Star Cast: Fan-favorite characters from the Nickelodeon cartoon universe are here! Each fighter delivers a unique move-set and playstyle to master as you try to send your foes flying off the level to win.
• 20 Nickelodeon-Themed Levels: Battle across a variety of stages inspired by iconic Nickelodeon universes, including Jellyfish Fields from SpongeBob SquarePants, TMNT’s Technodrome, and more!
• Single-player & Multiplayer Game Modes: Challenge your skills against the AI, or face off in competitive online and local multiplayer for up to four players.
• Discover Bonus Content: Unlock advanced moves unique to each character’s personality and more in the in-game Gallery!

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is published by GameMill Entertainment. For more information, visit www.NickelodeonAllStarBrawl.com.

About GameMill Entertainment

GameMill Entertainment, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a third-party publisher of console and mobile games for passionate fans around the world. Development platforms include PC, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft consoles including the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Sony consoles including the PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4, and mobile devices. With development across the globe, GameMill is a source of entertaining and fun games for all ages. For more information, visit https://gamemill.com, as well as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram.

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, now in its 42^nd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films.

About Ludosity

Ludosity is a creative studio from scenic West Gothia, Sweden. Our team of 13 have been putting out highly acclaimed games on PC and consoles since 2008, such as the Ittle Dew series and Slap City. Our games combine humor with solid mechanics and great character design. For more information, visit www.ludosity.com, or follow us on Twitter.

About Fair Play Labs

Fair Play Labs is a seasoned game development studio founded in 2006, located in Costa Rica. With a creative and skilled team, our focus is creating fun and exciting games that amuse console and PC gamers of all ages. For more information, visit www.fairplaylabs.com

Space Punks, the new free-to-play sci-fi looter-shooter developed by Flying Wild Hog and published by Jagex Partners, is now in Early Access on PC exclusively on Epic Games Store

Cambridge, UK – Wednesday, July 14th 2021, 4pm BST – Space Punks, the bombastic, over-the-top action role-playing game developed by Flying Wild Hog’s Cracow Studio and published by Jagex Partners, has blasted its way into Early Access exclusively on Epic Games Store.

Players can now get into the game, and help co-create the destiny of Space Punks thanks to their ongoing Early Access feedback, by purchasing a Founders Pack at the Epic Games Store here: www.epicgames.com/store/p/space-punks. A Founders Pack guarantees a place in Early Access, and they come in two varieties:

• Swag Pack: The basic pack for any budding misfit provides guaranteed Early Access and unlocks all four main characters. It also features a Season 1 Battle Pass for Open Beta and exclusive backgrounds, four emotes, the Epic Cape and Epic Dash effect. Price: $29.99 / €23.99 / £21.99
• Splendor Pack: The ultimate starter kit for only the hardcore scoundrel features everything in the Swag Pack as well as other additional benefits – four Epic Character Skins, Epic Player Entrance and more. Price: $49.99 / €39.99 / £34.99

Key features of Space Punks:

• Endless Arsenal: Guns, grenades, gadgets and gizmos. Whatever weapon you’re looking for, this galaxy’s got it, and they’re all designed for one thing: instant gratification
• Limitless Power If there’s one thing you want in this universe, it’s MORE. It’s all about the space Benjamins. Get stuff. Get famous. And get more powerful with every run
• Not Heroes: Misfits. Pirates. Scoundrels. Just don’t call them heroes. They might have hearts of gold but they’d happily pawn them for gun money
• Share the Glory: Sure, you’ll need to split your plunder, but nothing beats the shared satisfaction of a successful run with your closest friends in the galaxy
• Brilliant Galaxy: It’s a weird and wonderful universe full of weird and not-so-wonderful things… all ready and waiting to kill you. Better kill them first

Get into the Space Punks Early Access at Epic Games Store here: www.epicgames.com/store/p/space-punks
Sign up to hear more about Space Punks at www.playspacepunks.com     
For more information about Flying Wild Hog go to www.flyingwildhog.com  
For more information about Jagex Partners go to www.jagex.com/partners

Space Punks will be released in Open Beta this winter, with a console release in 2022.

Nitros Oxide is back and ready to battle Crash and Coco in the fourth seasonal update to the hit mobile game, Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! 

This season is not only fast, but fur-ious! King, a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, today announced that Season 4: Survival of the Fastest for Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! will be launching on July 15 at 4am PDT. In the fourth season Nitros Oxide is back, and this time he’s bringing all the Nitros Oxides from throughout the multiverse to challenge Crash and Coco. Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! puts the pedal to the metal with a bunch of new content in its latest season that features updated lands to explore, new minions to defeat, exclusive rewards and themed Sports Day skins to earn, and new bosses to vanquish.

Nitros Oxide, who has been a fan favorite character in the Crash Bandicoot franchise since his first appearance in Crash Team Racing (1999), has taken over three worlds and turned them into his home planet – Gasmoxia. Players will have to leave it all on the track in order to defeat the various multiverse Nitros Oxides and their gangs of henchmen in Season 4: Survival of the Fastest. Players can also complete new weekly missions to earn trophies, compete on the new seasonal leaderboard and complete the Bandicoot Pass to earn exclusive skins and rewards. 

In Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! players run, spin, swipe and smash their way through mysterious lands, defeating the henchmen of Dr. Neo Cortex who has dispatched iconic villains across the multiverse. With the help of his sister Coco, Crash must bash Cortex’s minions back to their own dimensions! The game offers an un-fur-gettable gameplay experience, with a variety of running challenges and exciting features that add depth and progression to the game including time trials, collection runs, base building and crafting. The game will also be updated regularly with new cosmetic items, classic and creative new skins, and much more during regular seasonal updates.

The Wumpa Archipelago is vast and fans of the Crash Bandicootfranchise will immediately recognize memorable regions from previous Crash Bandicoot games, such as Temple Ruins, Turtle Woods, The Lost City, The Lab and more. Classic enemies and bosses, including Scorporilla, Nitrus Brio and Fake Crash will try to thwart Crash’s progress in a brand-new adventure that gamers can play on the go.

Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! is now available to download and play for free on iOS and Android. For more information visit www.CrashOnTheRun.com.

© 2021 King.com Ltd. KING, the King crown logo are trademarks of King.com Ltd and/or related entities.  CRASH BANDICOOT: ON THE RUN!, CRASH BANDICOOT and CRASH are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc.

Evolution: Climate Heats Up Nintendo Switch, Steam Today with Definitive Release of Digital Board Game

Fully Cross Platform, Available in twelve languages

KENSINGTON, MD — July 14, 2021 — Evolution: Climate, the strategy game bundle offering game-changing weather events and mighty temperature shifts, releases today on Nintendo Switch™ and Steam for PC and Mac. The bundle contains the original strategy game of adaptation, Evolution Board Game, and its new Climate expansion. Owners of Evolution Board Game can upgrade to this ultimate edition by purchasing the Climate expansion separately.

Based on the award-winning board game praised by players and tabletop critics alike, Climate ushers in a new era of strategy by introducing harsh weather conditions, Events, and the Climate Track to Evolution, impacting creatures in numerous ways. With temperature variations ranging from Scorching Hot to Ice Ages, influence the Climate Track to benefit your species and catch opponents unprepared.

New Traits tailored around survival in extreme heat and frigid temperatures give species a chance to thrive in Climate’s newly demanding weather conditions. Boost food availability, grant defensive bonuses against fearsome predators, and more, all while weathering dramatic—and potentially catastrophic—weather events like Meteorites, Wildfires, and more.

Every card in Climate is hand-painted in North Star Digital’s gorgeous watercolor style, offering a visually striking, strategically rich expansion for making creatures of near-limitless variety to the base Evolution experience.

“Climate is all about adapting to change in a difficult world,” said Scott Rencher, co-founder of North Star Digital Studios. “With the introduction of weather-based effects into the base Evolution experience, the possibilities for memorable, narrative driven stories of survival have never been greater.”

Key new features for Climate include:

• Adapt species for sweltering heat and blistering cold with 6 new survival Traits
• Influence the Climate Track to swing from Scorching Hot to Ice Ages, creating favorable conditions for your own species and killing off opponents’
• Prepare for randomized events that activate at certain points on the Climate Track, upending gameplay and demanding new strategies

Face off locally or online* against friends and foes with skill-based matchmaking or private games. Cross-play between the Nintendo Switch and Steam versions of Evolution: Climate alongside real-time, asynchronous, and pass-and-play modes offer a wealth of options for playing together.

The Evolution: Climate bundle is now available on Nintendo Switch and Steam for PC and Mac. Purchase it for $24.99 on Nintendo Switch and $19.99 on Steam, or get the Climate expansion standalone for $9.99 on each platform. Owners of Climate or Evolution on Steam or Switch will also receive the respective game free on mobile devices when those versions launch in the future.

Play Climate, and now Evolution, in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Thai, Swedish, Danish, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese or Dutch.

For more news about Evolution: Climate,and other projects from North Star Digital Studios, follow the team on Twitter and Facebook or visit the official website.

* Nintendo Online subscription required for all online features on Nintendo Switch.

About North Star Digital Studios

North Star Digital Studios is a digital board game development house based in Kensington, MD. Founded in 2014 by passionate digital board gamers Scott Rencher and Dominic Crapuchettes, the company is devoted to making digital board games at the level of best-in-class video games.   

Independent developers Once A Bird are excited to share that their narrative adventure game, Outsider: After Life is available now on PC via Steam.

Outsider: After Life PC release trailer:

Outsider: After Life is a thought-provoking adventure game that puts you in the (robotic) shoes of HUD-ini, a unique android who may be humanity’s last hope of survival. Journey with HUD-ini through an emotional story full of awe and wonder, shot in one continuous camera.

This galactic and cosmic adventure is fuelled by mystery, logically-challenging puzzles, beautiful set pieces, and a captivating soundtrack. 

Game features

Story-Focused Puzzles – Every puzzle is embedded into the captivating sci-fi narrative of Outsider: After Life. From restoring HUD-ini to exploring a now barren Earth, solving each puzzle will progress the story.

The End of Humanity Never Looked so Good – From the adorable HUD-ini to the sweeping vistas of an alien planet, Outsider: After Life visuals pop with striking colors and beautiful hand-animated set-pieces.

It Just Makes Sense – Gone are the days of using a rubber chicken as a zip-line. Every puzzle you’ll come across on your galactic journey can be solved with some mind-bending but fair logic.

Interstellar Adventures Need a Soundtrack – A sci-fi adventure needs a ‘stellar’ soundtrack, and Outsider: After Life is no different. The dark and atmospheric tones sweep in to really drive home some key story beats.

Outsider: After Life is available now on PC via Steam, priced at $9.99/8.19€/£7.19 with a 10% launch week price reduction. Accompanying the game release is the stand-alone release of the Outsider: After Life soundtrack.

About Once a Bird
Once a Bird is the studio behind games like Bennu, Attack of the 50ft Verbose Dinosaur, Fold, and Outsider: After Life. The team consists of Ricardo Moura, a programmer, Tiago Lourenço, an illustrator, and Jo Pereira, a musician. Once a Bird strives to create original experiences that evoke emotions not usually explored in video games, such as longing and nostalgia.

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.

Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark or trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

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.