ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – July 1, 2021 – Summer is heating up, and FUSER is about kick off Hot Track Summer with some new DLC coming in the month of July. Add these songs to your crate and show off your latest mix creations on the Diamond Stage. For a full listing of songs in the game or to learn more about FUSER, visit the official website: Fuser.com
DLC Tracks arriving to FUSER in July:
ATB, Topic, A7S “Your Love (9PM)”
Beast Business “Royce Please”*
Katrina and the Waves “Walking On Sunshine”
Lil Nas X “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
The Lingala Sound “Crystal Beach”*
Marlon Kane “This Is How You Left Me”*
Skrewbert “The Game Got You”*
Tiësto “The Business”
* Tracks offered free to all FUSER players
Also coming to players for free in July will be Faint Shadow “Loop Pack 07“ and TK Sun “Loop Pack 11.”
FUSER: Combine vocals, beats and melodies using your own personal style to create one-of-a-kind custom mixes. With a library of more than 100 songs to choose from, plus dozens of instruments and effects and 100+ songs available as DLC, there’s always a new mix to discover. FUSER is the ultimate music playground!
Stellar Commanders: Friend & Foe game update introduces instant matchmaking with friends, three single-player campaigns and fresh content for new and veteran players
Zurich, Switzerland – 1 July 2021. Swiss strategy game developer Blindflug Studios today announced Stellar Commanders: Friend & Foe will launch worldwide on 2 July for Apple Arcade and PC. Stellar Commanders is a launch title for Apple Arcade, now updated with new ways to play and new features to connect with friends around the world.
See the Stellar Commanders: Friend & Foe Trailer here:
Stellar Commanders is a deep and fast-paced multiplayer strategy game where players fight for control over distant planets on a 3D tactical map. Players have just seven minutes to eliminate their opposition using a deep roster of sci-fi troops before the planet explodes. Go to war with missiles, tanks, stealth generators and satellite weapons to strategically dominate the opposition.
The new Friend & Foe update expands Stellar Commanders with:
Friends Assembly – Matchmake with a friend by just sharing a code and play together to unlock new units and rewards.
Explorer’s Path – Play new single-player story campaigns for all three factions with daily missions that provide new challenges. Experience a story for each faction on the way to two new planets, with missions that change the rules and offer new challenges even for veteran players.
New Content – With six new units, players now have 60 playable units to choose from and define their strategy. Friend & Foe also adds 36 new skins and two new maps – Grindill and Forseti.
Stellar Commanders is available now on Apple Arcade and Steam. The Friend & Foe Update hits both platforms on 2 July, and the Steam edition will receive the previously Apple-exclusive Tantalus – The Black Market game update.
About Blindflug Studios: We are an indie game studio founded in 2014 by Jeremy Spillmann and Moritz Zumbühl, based in Zürich, Switzerland and Poznań, Poland. Our mission is simple: We want to create beautiful, imaginative and incredibly fun games that center around real-world dilemmas. We believe that games are an incredible medium for allowing players to experience the most complex of problems while being hugely entertaining too! Our first title First Strike, a nuclear war RTS game, has been played by more than eleven million players so far. It was followed up by the highly critical acclaimed Cloud Chasers that explores the topic of migration, the dieselpunk action game Airheart and the Apple Arcade launch title Stellar Commanders. With over 50 nominations and prizes at international awards and festivals, like the Best GDC Pitch and German Developer Innovation Prize, Blindflug is one of the standout indie game studios in Europe.
New Jersey, USA – July 1st, 2021 – Indie game studio Cloud M1 is happy to announce its 2.5D clown-themed platformer Ayo the Clown now has a July 28th release date; launching on Nintendo Switch and Steam for PC. In preparation for this Clown’s arrival, Cloud M1 have released the ‘World of Ayo’ video showing off some of the wacky sights and crazy conundrums Ayo will experience as he embarks on his fun-filled adventure to get his precious dog back.
“Ayo won’t stop at anything in order to rescue his beloved pooch and as a result is a very well traveled clown. The World of Ayo is a weird but wonderful place filled with more things to see and do than you can shake a balloon stick at!,” said Xiu Liang, Cloud M1 Game Director. “Ayo the Clown is 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.
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.
Watford UK, 1st July, 2021. Video Games Publishing Label Wired Productions and visionary independent developer Tomas Sala are pleased to share never-before-seen screenshots of upcoming DLC for The Falconeer on PC and Xbox; “Edge of the World” is launching alongside and as part of The Falconeer: Warrior Edition for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch on August 5th, 2021. In addition, Wired Productions and award-winning composer Benedict Nichols have unveiled The Falconeer Deluxe Double Vinyl which is available to pre-order later this month and part of a new series of limited record pressings from the label.
The Edge of the World brings a significant new expansion for The Falconeer, with three all-new campaigns for players to experience with its upcoming release on August 5th. The new DLC contains three brand new mini campaigns with nine new missions, exotic locations, two new playable classes with unique mounts, and the Imperial Shocklance weapon.
The brand-new limited print double Vinyl for The Falconeer features the works of award-winning composer Benedict Nichols, with performances by Tegen Hitchens, Mikee Goodman, and Carolina Styles. Benedict Nichols takes listeners on a monumental journey, bringing together an eclectic soundtrack to invoke the dual nature of The Falconeer, featuring razor-edge synthesizers and organs, the sounds of Mongolian throat-singing, Balkan choirs, bagpipes, and cimbalom.
“We are weeks away from the launch of what is Tomas’s greatest work. Edge of The World brings his vision to a whole new audience for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation players, and is the result of close to a year’s worth of additional content for The Falconeer.” Said Neil Broadhead, Head of Marketing and wanna-be-real world Falconeer. “The soundtrack is just as epic as the game; it’s a masterpiece that elevates The Falconeer to new heights, and this Double Vinyl will not only be a celebrations of Tomas and his game, but also kick start a whole new limited run of LPs around Wired’s favourite titles from our catalogue of diverse and award-winning games.”
Tomas Sala, Solo developer added, “The music of the Falconeer is such a huge part of the experience, a masterwork by Benedict Nichols as unusual and fantastic a mix as one can imagine, I’m so looking forward to hearing this on Vinyl.”
The Falconeer: Warrior Edition releasing on August 5th, featuring brand-new content pack Edge of the World is available to pre-order on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch via the Wired Productions website.
The Falconeer Deluxe Double LP will be available exclusively from the Wired Productions store.
Wired Productions is an independent video games publisher based in Watford, UK. Wired has produced and published award-winning titles across all major platforms and its games are curated to deliver on its mantra: ‘Driven by Passion.’ Bringing games to market in both physical and digital media, notable launches to date include The Falconeer, Those Who Remain, Deliver Us The Moon, Close to the Sun, GRIP: Combat Racing, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and The Town of Light.
Recently, Wired Productions announced its upcoming slate of titles during Wired Direct. Upcoming titles include, Lumote, Arcade Paradise, Martha Is Dead, Tin Hearts, Tiny Troopers: Global Ops and The Last Worker.
About Tomas Sala
Bafta Nominated Tomas Sala is an independent game artist and designer as well as the co-founder of game studio Little Chicken Game Company. known to most gamers for his exotic Skyrim Mod series: Moonpath to Elsweyr, Tomas has developed a unique visual style over the years that have helped turn helped turn games such as Rekt! (iOS/Switch), SXPD (iOS) and TrackLab (PSVR) into unique visual and interactive experiences, before creating the critically acclaimed The Falconeer.
ASYMMETRICAL SPY GAME FOR TWO, OPERATION: TANGO MAKES ITS WAY TO XBOX ONE AND XBOX SERIES X/S
MONTREAL: THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2021 – Clever Plays, the Montreal-based independent game studio, today announces that its popular asymmetrical co-op espionage adventure, Operation: Tango, is now available for the Xbox One and Xbox X/S Series.
In Operation: Tango, a player and their partner play as one of two characters, the field agent, Angel, and the hacker, Alistair, working together to save the world. With exotic locations, intricate puzzles, and the task of bringing a cybercriminal to their knees, pairs are presented with a near-future world where they must quickly learn how to communicate with each other or risk failing the mission at hand.
Playing from separate devices, each player enjoys a completely unique perspective on the action. Working together, pairs stay in constant verbal contact, linked within an augmented, fully-connected, and highly-stylized world. The result is an escape room-esque experience that tests teamwork while bonding players in the process.
Clever Plays wanted to ensure that players could partner up with ease, and have enabled cross-platform play across consoles and PCs. Further, the game offers a Friend Pass so players who own Operation: Tango may invite a friend to join them for free via the downloadable demo of the game on their platform of choice. Operation: Tangois available now for $19.99 USD on Xbox One and Xbox X/S Series, as well as Steam, PS5, PS4 and PS5 PlayStation Plus (through July 5th). For additional information, please visit http://www.clever-plays.com/.
About Clever Plays
Founded in 2013 as a husband-and-wife team,Clever Plays is a 10-person indie development studio based in Montreal. Driven by a mission to create innovative games that combine solid gameplay and unique worlds. The studio’s previous title, Leap of Fate – a fast-paced rogue-lite in a magical cyberpunk setting, was well-received, earning a Metacritic score of 80.
Classic FPS action awaits in this atmospheric and visually striking new game from DIRIGO Games
Maine, United States – 1st July, 2021. Indie developer DIRIGO Games is thrilled to announce KINGDOM of the DEAD, an action packed new horror themed First Person Shooter coming to PC via Steam in early 2022.
KINGDOM of the DEAD blends old school FPS action with unique black and white pen and ink style visuals to create a terrifying gameplay world where players wage war in a deadly battle against Death’s ever growing army.
East Coast America, 19th Century.
Agent Chamberlain, a professor turned Army General, now works for a secret government program known as GATEKEEPER. Their primary purpose is to defeat the newly empowered Death and his ever-growing army of the dead.
After the war, Death’s army swelled with new recruits from both sides. His newfound power allowed him to begin an offensive against a weakened overworld. Even now, he stages a covert invasion as he masses his monsters in the shadows of the city. As they prepare to rise up from hell and break through from the deepest wells, pits and crypts, only you, Agent Chamberlain, can find their exits and stop the spawn from entering your world.
Features of KINGDOM of the DEAD:
Unique black & white, hand drawn visuals.
Classic FPS gameplay with different objectives at each difficulty level.
Hunt the undead hordes across remote locations along the US East Coast.
Equip 8 weapons and go toe to toe with over 22 undead enemies and face old school bosses.
Switch up your gameplay experience with a customizable colour palette and cheat code access.
Test your mettle and face off against a never-ending onslaught in the endless gameplay mode.
KINGDOM of the DEAD will be released for PC in early 2022 and fans can wishlist the game now on the official Steam page. For more information join the conversation on social media on Twitter and Reddit.
About DIRIGO Games
DIRIGO Games creates action/adventure games with unique visual style and sound. Known for DEPTHS of FEAR : Knossos (2014), STOWAWAY (2016), and SYSCRUSHER (2018). Located on the cold, inhospitable coast of Downeast Maine.
INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021 Highlights Hundreds More Indie Games Worldwide November 6
TOKYO – July 1, 2021 –INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021, the digital showcase connecting indie game fans globally which has highlighted more than 800 new indie titles and gained more than 29 million views across three shows, spotlights hundreds more indie games from around the world on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, via YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Bilibili in English, Japanese, and Chinese.
INDIE Live Expo’s (ILE) fourth biannual show will feature new game reveals, updates for previously-released games, and spotlights on talented creators and their games, exposing them to ILE’s worldwide audience. The INDIE Live Expo Awards return for 2021, with the nominee voting period open now until Wednesday, September 30 at 7:59 AM PDT. An esteemed panel of judges from the international gaming media will determine the winners.
Winners of the inaugural INDIE Live Expo Awards included Hades receiving the ILE Award Grand Prize and Best “Game Feel” Award, which it split with Lonely Mountains: Downhill. Other winners included Helltaker earning the Best Characters Award; Craftopia with the Most Stream-Friendly Award; 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel taking home the Rules of Play Award for having groundbreaking mechanics or rules, and more.
Independent developers interested in taking part can pre-register for this year’s event, with full registration opening later this summer. Submissions are open to both upcoming games and previously-released titles. Games on any platform are eligible, including PC, consoles, VR, mobile devices, and even retro systems like the MSX.
Along with aiming to raise the bar from last year’s show, the ILE team wants to support developers year-round with a number of initiatives. The first of these is the INDIE Live Expo Letter, a digital magazine that provides developers and publishers with information and opportunities to get the word out about their titles.
“Events are powerful milestones, but we know independent game creators need as much help as possible on a year-round basis,” said Ryuta Konuma, Founder, Ryu’s Office. “It’s our dream that not only can we provide great chances to promote indie games to a worldwide audience, but to give our partners every advantage we can with our connections and great sponsors.”
Developers interested in information about future INDIE Live Expo events and opportunities can sign up for the INDIE Live Expo Letter here.
Media and content creators looking to co-stream INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021 can submit an application here for consideration and promotion. Sponsorship opportunities for companies wishing to support the event, and explore sponsored segments, can register their interest here.
Ryu’s Office offers in-depth marketing solutions for smartphone, console, arcade, and PC games in Japan. They are particularly focused on the planning and production of numerous live broadcasts based out of Japan for the gaming industry.
Experience the first chapter on your Nintendo Switch™
London, United Kingdom – 1st July 2021 – Marvelous Europe Limited are today excited to announce that a playable demo for Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle, an exciting new card battle RPG based upon the anime adaptation of Cygames’ hit strategic multiplayer mobile/PC card battle game Shadowverse, is now available to download from the Nintendo eShop within Europe and Australia.
Marvelous Europe Limited have also confirmed that Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle can be pre-ordered digitally for £44.99 / €49.99 / $79.95 AUD from the Nintendo eShop. Physical pre-orders are also available at participating retailers across Europe with a list available on the Marvelous Games website.
This newly announced playable demo of Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle will allow Shadowverse fans to experience the entirety of the first chapter, in which players begin their journey as part of the Shadowverse club at Tensei Academy, and learn what it takes to become a champion. Save data from this playable demo can also be transferred to the full game, meaning you’ll be able to continue your adventure in the full game when it launches on 13th August 2021 within Europe and Australia.
Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle is a reimagined version of the strategic multiplayer mobile/PC card battle game for the consumer platform. As players progress the game, they can collect new cards to build more powerful decks. The game can be experienced solo, or players can head online for multiplayer matches to test complex new strategies against others.
Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle will be available digitally and physically within Europe as well as digitally in Australia, and all versions will come with a special promo code granting 2 alternate art cards (3 cards each), 10 seer’s globes, and cosmetic items redeemable in the mobile or PC version of Shadowverse.
Developed by Cygames and published by Marvelous Europe Limited in Europe and Australia on the Nintendo Switch, Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle will release on 13th August 2021. Further details can be found on the official Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle website.Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle has been rated PEGI 12, USK 6 and ACB PG.
About Marvelous Europe Founded in April 2012, Marvelous Europe Limited is the European arm of Marvelous Inc. a publicly listed entertainment company based in Tokyo. Marvelous is both a game developer and publisher with our popular PC and console titles including Story of Seasons and Rune Factory, in addition to third-party acquisitions such as Granblue Fantasy Versus and Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin.
Revealed Today with a New Gameplay Preview Trailer, Warframe to Launch New Game Update ‘Sisters of Parvos’ Across All Platforms on July 6th
LONDON, ONTARIO – July 1, 2021 –Warframe to release its next game update Sisters of Parvos on July 6th, 2021 with a simultaneous launch across all platforms. The gameplay preview trailer released today showcases the content included in the update which will introduce a wealth of new experiences designed for both new and existing players. The new Corpus Lich System provides active players with additional boss battles and rewards. The newest Warframe, Yareli will be one of the most accessible Warframes released, offering new players a quick yet fun path to acquire. Digital Extremes will also release an optional Supporter Pack available for purchase on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, PS5, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
The storyline of Vala, recently introduced in the Call of the Tempestarii update, continues with the aggressive Corpus expansion led by Parvos Granum. Parvos has manufactured a new line of adversary – a sisterhood of elite huntresses who live and die by his orders. Tenno must stop these ruthless assassins and their ferocious robotic Hounds at all costs.
True to their high-tech status, the Sisters have been outfitted with the most advanced Weapons in the Corpus arsenal. Players can run-and-gun or hack-and-slash their way through the new Corpus Lich System to unlock additional loot that can further customize and personalize their gameplay experience.
Players will also be called upon to return to the open-world hub ofFortuna to protect the vulnerable Ventkids. Yareli, legendary in Fortuna for her selfless heroism against the smothering Corpus regime, strikes fear into those who oppress by wielding the power of water to create blades of ice, powerful geysers and a battle-ready aqua board. To unlock Yareli’s Blueprint, Tenno will collect comic-book pages for the Ventkids by completing K-Drive challenges in the Orb Vallis.
To keep up with the latest updates, be sure to follow Warframe on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Download Warframe on Steam PC, Epic Games Store, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo™ Switch.
ABOUT DIGITAL EXTREMES Founded in 1993 by James Schmalz, Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world’s top independent video game development studios. Originating with the co-creation of Epic Games’ multi-million unit selling Unreal® franchise including Unreal and Unreal Tournament, Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector®, BioShock® for the PlayStation®3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness® II. The studio has reached its greatest critical and commercial success with the free-to-play action game, Warframe®, boasting a global community of 60+ million registered players on PC, PS5™, PS4™, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™. For more information about Digital Extremes, visit www.digitalextremes.com. To sign up for Warframe, visit www.warframe.com.# # #
The PlayStation Plus July lineup packs in thrilling firefights, wrestling superstars, intense horror and martial arts action. From Tuesday, 6 July, PlayStation Plus members will be able to add Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, and A Plague Tale: Innocence to their console library. In addition, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown is also available to PlayStation Plus members for a second month until Monday, 2 August.
Take a closer look at the games…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | PS4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 delivers a trio of action-packed multiplayer-modes* for first-person shooter fans. First there’s the series’ iconic multiplayer experience pitting players against each other worldwide. Second, is the fan-favourite Zombies experience, letting you and friends battle the undead. Last but not least is Blackout, an intense large-map mode inspired by battle royale. Blackout brings together characters, locations, weapons and gear from across the series in all-out survival combat – all with a unique Black Ops twist.
WWE 2K Battlegrounds | PS4
The world of WWE is your battleground with over-the-top, arcade action as your favourite WWE Superstars and Legends battle in interactive environments around the world. Play through a new story mode while unlocking unique characters and Battlegrounds. Compete using special abilities and power-ups in match types like Steel Cage, Royal Rumble, and more! Compete in Online Tournaments or stake your claim as King of the Battleground against players from around the world!* Plus, battle it out in local multiplayer and dominate your friends.
A Plague Tale: Innocence | PS5 version only**
The critically acclaimed adventure releases on PS5 with 4K native resolution***, targeted 60 FPS, highly improved visuals, and fast loading – and makes its debut onto PlayStation Plus. Follow the tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history. Hunted by Inquisition soldiers and surrounded by unstoppable swarms of rats, Amicia and Hugo will come to know and trust each other. As they struggle to survive against overwhelming odds, they will fight to find purpose in this brutal, unforgiving world.
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown | PS4
Sega’s iconic one-on-one battler gets remade for a new generation by Yakuza and Judgment developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. This console exclusive allows both VF veterans and newcomers to experience the intense martial arts combat, deep strategy, and intricately balanced gameplay of the groundbreaking 3D fighter in stunning HD. New online features* – like custom tournaments supporting up to 16 players and live spectating – join classic modes like Rank Match, Arcade, and VF5’s famously robust Training to deliver the definitive Virtua Fighter experience.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, and A Plague Tale: Innocence will be available to download from Tuesday, 6 July through to Monday, 2 August.
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown is be available to PlayStation Plus members until Monday, 2 August.
And remember, players still have time to download June’s PlayStation Plus games lineup, with Star Wars: Squadrons and Operation Tango available until Monday, 5 July.
To learn more about the PlayStation Plus lineup for July, head to the PlayStation Blog.
