DECK NINE UNVEILS ILLUMINATING DETAILS OF LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS’ PSYCHIC POWER OF EMPATHY DURING SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS’ E3 SHOW

Psychic Power of Empathy Delivers a Colorful Way for Players to Unravel the Supernatural Mystery in All-New Narrative Adventure

SYDNEY (June 14, 2021) – Today Life is Strange fans across the globe were given a deep dive look at the supernatural power that players will control in the award-winning series’ next major entry, Life is Strange: True Colors. The details were shared in the company’s SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS show, which aired during E3 2021. Developed by Deck Nine Games, the studio behind Life is Strange: Before the Storm, in collaboration with Square Enix External Studios, Life is Strange: True Colors introduces players to Alex Chen, an all-new protagonist who will use her psychic power of empathy to solve a mystery that will make her question everyone and everything she’s come to know in the quaint small town of Haven Springs.

Watch the Life is Strange: True Colors – Power and Consequence video here:

In March, the latest entry in the Life is Strange series was revealed: Life is Strange: True Colors, a small-town supernatural mystery.

Brought to life through full performance capture by rising talent Erika Mori, players will navigate Haven Springs as Alex Chen, a young woman who has long suppressed her ‘curse’: the psychic power of Empathy, a supernatural ability that allows her to experience, absorb and influence the strong emotions of others – which she sees as blazing, colored auras.

When her brother dies, in a suspicious accident, Alex must at last embrace her volatile power to find the truth, and uncover the dark secrets buried by a small town. Alex Chen’s journey, power and future are all fully under the player’s control.

The presentation gave more insight into the visuals, gameplay, and narrative impact of Alex’s psychic power of Empathy, showing how she and the player will make choices and interact with the citizens of Haven Springs, both through use of the power during exploration, and in memorable story-driven moments that present the player with complex decisions only they – using Alex’s power – can resolve.

The psychic power of Empathy affects every interaction and relationship Alex has in the game and is fully under the players control. Use it to reveal the secrets of Haven Springs, the hidden facets of Alex’s past, and the future of her journey to find a place to call home.

Watch the entire Square Enix Presents Summer stream here: http://www.sepresents.com/

Life is Strange: True Colors is slated for release on PlayStation 5®, PlayStation 4®, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC Steam, and Google Stadia on September 10, 2021.

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About Deck Nine Games

Deck Nine Games are an independent videogame developer devoted to bringing together two passions; meaningful storytelling and rich gameplay. Its talented team of developers have won awards for their work in films, TV and videogames. Located at the foot of the Colorado mountains, Deck Nine Games is focused on becoming a premium developer of narrative adventure games for consoles, PC and mobile devices.

For more information on Deck Nine Games visit: www.DeckNineGames.com

About Square Enix External Studios

Square Enix External Studios is a London based development and publishing group that works with top development studios across the world, establishing new intellectual properties and developing new franchises within the umbrella of Square Enix Holdings. Square Enix External Studios have been responsible for multiple games including the Just Cause® and Life is Strange® series, as well as titles such as Batman: Arkham Asylum®, Sleeping Dogs® and RPG Shooter – OUTRIDERS®, a new franchise boasting 3.5m unique players on release.

About Square Enix Ltd.

Square Enix Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal®. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 161 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 82 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 82 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at https://square-enix-games.com

THE FINAL FANTASY PIXEL REMASTER SERIES BRINGS FINAL FANTASY I THROUGH VI TO LIFE ONCE MORE ON STEAM AND MOBILE

SYDNEY (June 14, 2021) – During the SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS summer showcase, SQUARE ENIX® today announced the six original FINAL FANTASY® titles that inspired a generation of RPG Fans are coming to life once more in the FINAL FANTASY pixel remaster series. Fans and newcomers are invited to dive into six masterpieces that bridge the ages with unique tales of epic adventure. The company will release the beloved titles individually, from FINAL FANTASY I through FINAL FANTASY VI, for Steam® and mobile platforms.

View the “FINAL FANTASY Pixel Remaster Series Teaser Trailer”

About FINAL FANTASY
For over 30 years, the FINAL FANTASY series has delighted generations of gamers and millions of players worldwide through beloved Role Playing adventures that are built upon the benchmarks of spectacular visuals, highly imaginative worlds rich stories, memorable characters and technical and gameplay innovation leading the industry and earning the highest accolades from around the world. Each mainline game in the series is a completely new experience, and an ideal entry point to the series. Titles of the series have sold over 161 million units worldwide.

About Square Enix Ltd.

Square Enix Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal®. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 161 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 82 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 82 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at https://square-enix-games.com.

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SQUARE ENIX MONTRÉAL PREMIERES HITMAN SNIPER: THE SHADOWS AT SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS

Makers of the Acclaimed Hitman Sniper Franchise Debut Original Story, New Characters, & Official Title for Their New Mobile Game (formerly “Project Hitman Sniper Assassins”)

MONTRÉAL (June 13, 2021) — Square Enix Montréal™, the award-winning studio behind Hitman Sniper®, and the GO® series, premiered today the announcement trailer and official title of the studio’s new Hitman Sniper mobile game, Hitman Sniper: The Shadows (formerly Project Hitman Sniper Assassins) at SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS E3 showcase.

Watch the trailer below:

Hitman Sniper: The Shadows introduces a wholly original story set in the Hitman Universe. The game focuses on events following the disappearance of Agent 47 and follows the story of The Shadows, a group of highly skilled snipers – Soji, Kiya, Kolzak, Knight, and Stone – within the hidden world of assassination, where a new criminal network threatens global stability. Diana Burwood and the International Contract Agency (ICA) activate Initiative 426, aka The Shadows, to eliminate this threat.

Players must be meticulous, creative, and untraceable. They must strike in secret, manipulate their enemies, and use the environment to their advantage to take down high-level international targets, build their reputation and evolve into their own version of The Shadows.

“While Hitman Sniper: The Shadows builds on the fundamentals of Hitman Sniper, it is not a sequel to that experience and doesn’t share the same fictional universe. Instead, Hitman Sniper: The Shadows takes the franchise to a whole new level and experience, in terms of story, characters, and gameplay,” said Dominic Allaire, executive producer at Square Enix Montréal.

“We were given an amazing opportunity to extend the Hitman universe, not only by delivering a fresh take on the world, but also a cast of new playable characters,” said Fahad Khan, lead game designer at Square Enix Montréal. “Our new protagonistsall have unique backstories and different styles that could turn into player style, amplifying their play experience, creativity and strategic choices when approaching a contract.”

Hitman Sniper: The Shadows is a free-to-play game set to be released in 2021 on iOS and Android. More exciting updates will be revealed later this year.

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About Square Enix Montréal

Founded in 2011, Square Enix Montréal is a multi-award-winning mobile game studio that develops games based on existing franchises and new intellectual properties. Square Enix Montréal is dedicated to the creation of innovative and carefully crafted games that become international benchmarks such as the critically acclaimed titles Hitman Sniper®, Hitman GO®, Lara Croft GO® and Deus Ex GO®. In 2021, Square Enix Montréal announced that it was in development on a newly imagined mobile experience based on Taito’s Space Invaders and the upcoming release of Hitman Sniper: The Shadows. To date, the studio’s games have been downloaded over 130 million times in 175 countries. For more information, please visit square-enix-montreal.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

About Square Enix, Inc.

Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix, Inc. is affiliated with a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal™. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 161 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 82 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 82 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at https://square-enix-games.com.

Play as Star-Lord and Experience an Original Guardians of the Galaxy Story on October 26, 2021

SYDNEY (June 14, 2021) – During the SQUARE ENIX® PRESENTS digital-showcase event, Eidos-Montréal and SQUARE ENIX today unveiled Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, a bold third-person narrative action-adventure game which combines original storytelling with electrifying single-player gameplay. Developed by Eidos-Montréal in collaboration with Marvel Entertainment, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy will release simultaneously on the PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles, and on PC, and streaming via GeForce NOW on October 26, 2021. 

Watch the Official Reveal Trailer

Deep Dive

Gameplay First Look

Fire up Star-Lord’s jet boots for a wild ride across the cosmos in this fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. With the unpredictable Guardians at your side, blast your way from one explosive situation to another, with both original and well-known Marvel characters caught in a struggle for the fate of the universe. You got this. Probably.
 
“The Eidos-Montréal team is honored to have the opportunity to work on such an iconic franchise alongside our trusted collaborators at Marvel Entertainment,” said David Anfossi, Head of Studio at Eidos-Montréal. “Our teams are known for revisiting IPs and bringing their own twists and craft to the stories and the art surrounding them. As you will experience, it’s no different for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.”
 
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is created by the seasoned Eidos-Montréal team, working closely with Marvel Entertainment to provide an original and authentic experience inspired by over 50 years of Guardians of the Galaxy lore. Influenced by the comics, this unique spin on the Guardians of the Galaxy will take players on a riotous journey across the stars as Peter Quill and the Guardians unintentionally become the galaxy’s first and last line of defense.
 
“A distinct mix of sci-fi, family drama, and rock n’ roll attitude with an edgy aesthetic is the foundation for our Guardians franchise”, said Jay Ong, EVP and Head of Marvel Games. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Eidos-Montréal knowing they are the team that can deliver on this core promise. The team’s laser-focused vision for our beloved band of misfits shines in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. We are excited for our fans to play it this October.”
 
Master Star-Lord’s dynamic combat style to obliterate foes with his Element Blasters and call on the unique abilities of each Guardian to defeat a wild variety of interplanetary enemies. Also, as self-proclaimed leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy, players will engage in select player-choice driven dialogue and interactions between Quill and the Guardians that further strengthens the bonds within this dysfunctional family.  
 
Finally, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy wouldn’t be complete without a killer soundtrack to rock out to while soaring through space in the Milano. The game is jam-packed with classic 1980s hits and kicking original tracks.
 
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy will be available on PlayStation®5 console, PlayStation®4 console, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles, and PC digital, and streaming via GeForce NOW on October 26, 2021. For full details on pre-order items and more information on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, please visit the official website and follow us on social networks.
  
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About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media. For more information visit https://www.marvel.com  
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About Eidos-Montréal 
Established in 2007, Eidos-Montréal™ is a premiere developer of interactive entertainment based on new intellectual properties and beloved franchises including the acclaimed Tomb Raider® and Deus Ex® series. Renowned as master storytellers, the studio builds immersive worlds and adventures that create lasting memories for players across the globe. Eidos-Montréal crafts its multiple interactive projects with close-knit teams in a hybrid work environment, keeping their focus on creativity and technological innovation.
Eidos-Montréal and its network of studios, Eidos-Sherbrooke™ and Eidos-Shanghai™, are part of the Square Enix® group of companies.

More information on Eidos-Montréal can be found at https://eidosmontreal.com.
 
About Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix, Inc. is affiliated with a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal™. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 161 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 82 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 82 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at https://www.square-enix-games.com

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EIDOS and EIDOS MONTRÉAL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Square Enix Limited. SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.   
 
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Starfield | Bethesda Game Studios Reveals First In-Game Look at Starfield

Announced at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, Starfield will arrive on Xbox Series X|S and PC on November 11, 2022 and will be available day one with Xbox Game Pass.

Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery. Fans can join Constellation now and be among the first to receive news and updates on Starfield, including developer interviews and behind-the-scenes looks at the game.

Check out the new trailer here:

Redfall – Official Announce Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021

Redfall | Fight Back Against the Vampiric Threat, Summer 2022; Take on Vampires in Co-op and Uncover the Mysteries of Redfall

Redfall is an open-world co-op FPS from Arkane Austin, the award-winning team behind Prey and Dishonored. Continuing Arkane’s legacy of carefully crafted worlds and love of creative game mechanics, Redfall brings the studio’s signature gameplay to the co-operative action and FPS genres.

The quaint island town of Redfall, Mass. is under siege by a legion of vampires who have blocked out the sun and cut the island off from the outside world. Trapped with a handful of survivors against a horde of creatures threatening to bleed the town dry, players will choose from a diverse roster of heroes and group up with others to create the perfect team of vampire slayers.

Redfall blends single- and multiplayer options seamlessly, allowing the player to venture into the darkness alone or to squad-up with up to three friends for four-player co-op. Teammates can try different hero loadouts and combine their strengths to overcome the vampire legion and their brood of maniacal followers.

Check out the new trailer here:

Fallout 76 | Steel Reign Update Arrives for Free July 7; Expeditions: The Pitt Coming 2022

Steel Reign brings the conclusion of the Brotherhood of Steel storyline that launched late last year. You arrive back at Fort Atlas to find the tensions between Paladin Rahmani and Knight Shin have reached a boiling point. After swarms of Super Mutants start to appear and people are reported missing, how will you guide the Brotherhood? Will you take the side of justice or will you remain committed to duty? Free for Fallout 76 Players. Available July 7.

The Steel Reign update includes:

New Questline – Choose what direction the Brotherhood of Steel will take and solve the mysteries behind the appearance of the Super Mutants
New Locations and Gear – Unlock unique gear from the Brotherhood’s arsenal and explore new locations as you uncover what’s been happening in Appalachia
Season 5 Scoreboard – K.D. Inkwell is back in Escape from the 42nd Century! Rank up to unlock new rewards including C.A.M.P. items, cosmetics, and more. Beginning July 7
Legendary Upgrades – Put those Legendary Modules to work and create your own 1, 2, & 3-star legendary items, right from the comfort of your own C.A.M.P.

Watch the new Steel Reign trailer here:

Expeditions: The Pitt

Expeditions: The Pitt is a free update to Fallout 76 that will take you outside Appalachia, coming 2022. Expeditions are repeatable and randomised off-site missions to various exciting locales in the Fallout universe.

You can watch the teaser trailer here:

The Elder Scrolls Online | Console Enhanced Releases June 15 & Blackwood Chapter Out Now

As part of the epic Gates of Oblivion 2021 adventure for The Elder Scrolls Online, Blackwood joins ZeniMax Online Studios’ award-winning online RPG. Long before the Oblivion Crisis, the Longhouse Emperors made a deal with a devil – the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon. That deal unfolds in a saga of murderous deceit and sinister revelations, leading to the nightmare realm known as the Deadlands, where players will fight to stop the prince. The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood is available now with Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, Mac, PS5 and PS4.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Console Enhanced harnesses the power of the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 to dramatically improve The Elder Scrolls Online’s visuals and performance. Improvements like Performance and Fidelity modes, increased draw distance, faster loading times and so much more help the world of Tamriel come alive like never before. These are just some of the many features players can look forward to when the next generation of The Elder Scrolls Online arrives on June 15.

Check out the new trailer here:

DOOM Eternal | Free Next-Gen Update Arrives June 29

DOOM Eternal’s next-gen update arrives for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 June 29. This free update optimises DOOM Eternal for next-gen machines, offering improved visuals, increased performance and support for ray-tracing, or 4K resolution at 60 frames per second, or an optional 120 FPS mode.

The next-gen update is also coming to PC, granting players ray-tracing on compatible machines, and more.

Next-Gen Update Features Breakdown

Xbox Series X

Performance Mode: 1800p – 120 FPS
Balanced Mode: 2160p – 60 FPS
Ray Tracing Mode: 1800p – 60 FPS

Xbox Series S

Performance Mode: 1080p – 120 FPS
Balanced Mode: 1440p – 60 FPS
Ray Tracing Mode: Not Available

PlayStation 5

Performance Mode: 1584p – 120 FPS
Balanced Mode: 2160p – 60 FPS
Ray Tracing Mode: 1800p – 60 FPS

PC

Ray Tracing Mode: Availability and performance depends on a user’s PC hardware. All modes feature dynamic resolution scaling. Balanced & Performance Modes not available with Ray Tracing. Performance Mode requires a 120hz compatible display. Balanced Mode requires a 4K compatible display.

You can catch recaps of all of our featured announcements on Bethesda.net.

Follow Arietta on her journey to unveil the mysteries of the Spirit Realm as Arietta of Spirits comes to consoles and PC in Summer 2021!

Paris, France, June 11, 2021 – French publisher Red Art Games, in partnership with Third Spirit Games, is proud to announce that the charming adventure game Arietta of Spirits will launch digitally on Steam for €14,99 / $14.99 / £12.99 and on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Store, Xbox for €19,99 / $19.99 / £17.99 in Summer 2021.

Arietta of Spirits is a charming adventure game with emotion-filled narrative, no-filler gameplay, and fast paced combat. 

The game tells the story of Arietta and her family, visiting their Grandmother’s cabin for the first time after her passing away a year prior. However, the family trip takes an unexpected turn when Arietta meets a mysterious new friend and gains the ability to see strange spirits that inhabit the island.

• Explore a mysterious island with lush forests, murky caverns and dark secrets
• Beautiful retro-styled pixel graphics and inspiring original soundtrack
• Meet fascinating characters and discover the deep lore
• Fight a wide range of enemies in reaction based combat
• Easy to approach game mechanics, suitable for everyone

Physical editions will be also available for pre-order from the Red Art Games Store on June 12th with a limited quantity of 3,000 copies for €59,99 for the ‘Red Edition” for Nintendo Switch and open pre-orders for €34,99 for the Nintendo Switch standard edition and €34,99 for the PlayStation 4 standard edition!

About Third Spirit Games
Third Spirit Games is a three member game development studio based in Finland, developing retro inspired video games for PC and consoles.

About Red Art Games
Red Art Games is a publishing company offering physical versions of video games only available in digital and in limited edition on Sony PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. This year, Red Art Games has entered the world of digital publishing with its first ever release: Sturmfront – The Mutant War: Übel Edition and now, Arietta of Spirits available this summer 2021 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and Microsoft Store!  Visit www.redartgames.com / Twitter (@REDARTGAMES)

A world-hopping, portal-opening adventure also coming soon to Xbox and PlayStation…

Bucharest, Romania, June 12, 2021 – Alien Pixel Studios will release their highly-anticipated platformer adventure game, Unbound: Worlds Apart, on Steam, the Epic Store, GOG and Nintendo Switch on July 28. PlayStation and Xbox versions published by Digerati are also coming later in 2021.

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and platforming challenges in this new Metroidvania saga. Supported by a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign, Unbound: Worlds Apart is ready to step through a portal into our world – and onto our screens.

Get hands-on with the Unbound: Worlds Apart PC demo on Steam, available now worldwide.

Check out the brand new E3 announcement trailer here:

Live in Europe? Check out the game’s new, Europe-exclusive Switch demo on the Nintendo Store!

Have your wizarding hats at the ready. You play as talented young mage, Soli, on his journey to defeat a ruthless evil that is tearing reality apart. Harness all of Soli’s powers as you delve into the dark, fantasy universe of Unbound: Worlds Apart. Curiosity and exploration will have an impact on the overall atmosphere as, inside certain portals, the physical properties of the character or world elements can change, offering new gameplay possibilities.
 
Game Features 

• Spellbinding Story – Follow Soli, a young and talented mage on a journey to avenge his village after ruthless malevolent entities begin to tear reality apart. Engage with an intricately crafted narrative, expansive lore and atmospheric universe.
• Gravity-Defying Gameplay – It is your job to battle monsters, unravel mysteries and explore new map areas as you unlock up to 10 different portals and powers – from inverse gravity to time manipulation, super strength and more.
• Compelling Characters – Meet a whole host of characters that play a part in Soli’s story. NPCs will aid you in mastering your portal-summoning abilities as you progress and unlock the mysteries of the worlds apart.
• Enchanting Aesthetics – A dark fairytale presented in gorgeous cartoon-animated style, Unbound: Worlds Apart features beautifully hand-drawn characters, scenery and assets developed in Unreal Engine (one of the few 2D games to do so).
• Mystical Music – Alexey Nechaev, sound designer for Inmost, adds to the fantastical atmosphere of Unbound: Worlds Apart with an other-wordly, original soundtrack.

About Alien Pixel Studios
Launched in 2016, indie studio Alien Pixel began as a three-person, part-time team. Today, the company has grown to eight dedicated developers and is backed by thousands of gamers, as they look to release their biggest game to date, Unbound: Worlds Apart. https://unboundthegame.com/

Traffic Jams gets PS VR street date, Unplugged announced for Oculus Quest and PC VR with first major rock hit reveal, and more details shared about After the Fall

Sydney, June 13, 2021 – Vertigo Games, the VR specialist publishing and development arm of the global Koch Media Group, shared updates and brand-new footage today for their 2021 line-up of VR games, including After the Fall,  Unplugged and Traffic Jams PS VR during the Upload E3 VR Showcase. Get a closer look at the development of After the Fall as Vertigo Games talks about their biggest VR action FPS yet, find out when the tongue-in-cheek VR game Traffic Jams will be released on PlayStation VR and learn more about the new gameplay and music featured in the upcoming VR music game Unplugged.

Go behind the scenes of After the Fall development

Scheduled to launch on Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR and PC VR platforms, After the Fall is a co-op VR action FPS that has 4 players team up in cross-platform multiplayer as they take on a hostile, frozen dystopian world in a raging fight for survival.

In today’s video, some of the lead developers at Vertigo Studios (Arizona Sunshine, 2016) sat down to talk about After the Fall in a brand-new video, offering a closer look at the intense cross-platform multiplayer co-op action and dynamic gameplay.

Watch the After the Fall – Closer Look: Replayability & Cross-play video here.

Unplugged is coming to Oculus Quest and PC VR with major rock hits

VR music game Unplugged is officially making its way to Oculus Quest as well as hand-tracking enabled PC VR platforms later this year. Published by Vertigo Games and developed by Anotherway, Unplugged lets you play air guitar and write rock history, fully powered by hand-tracking technology. No musical expertise – just you rocking out hard to some of the biggest and loudest songs by world-famous rock bands.

In today’s video, the studio revealed the first of the game’s major playable rock tracks – “The Kids Aren’t Alright” by The Offspring – that will send players on an incredible rock journey celebrating over 5 decades of classic rock, punk and metal. We’ve made huge progress on the gameplay over the last months,” Ricardo Acosta, co-founder of Anotherway, says in the video. “Now we have several different modes, power ups, minigames, crowd interaction and much more.”

Watch the Unplugged – For the love of Rock Update video here.

Traffic Jams is set to release on PlayStation VR on August 26

Tongue-in-cheek VR game Traffic Jams is set to release on PlayStation VR on August 26, 2021. The wacky traffic controlling simulation recently saw its release on Oculus Quest and major PC VR headsets.

Today Vertigo Games released a new PS VR trailer showcasing the game’s traffic control play while facing outrageous events and flagrant road rage on PlayStation VR. Players guide rude pedestrians and impatient drivers while facing an occasional meteorite before road rage strikes. This wacky VR game is full of monsters, (un)natural disasters, four non-VR players in asymmetrical multiplayer and many more surprising events that will keep aspiring traffic controllers on their toes.

Watch the Traffic Jams – PS VR Release Date Trailer here

For more information and to stay up to date on all of our upcoming VR games, please find us at vertigo-games.com, or follow Vertigo Games on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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About After the Fall

From the creators of Arizona Sunshine comes an epic VR action FPS set in the frozen remains of an alternate 1980s LA with intense 4-player co-op gameplay at its core. After the Fall pits players and their friends across platforms against a hostile, evolving post-apocalyptic VR world in a raging fight for survival. afterthefall-vr.com

About Traffic Jams

In this wacky VR game, control traffic your way in the face of outrageous events and flagrant road rage. Easy? Think again! Traffic Jams throws in monsters, (un)natural disasters, and up to 4 non-VR friends in party mode! trafficjams-vr.com

About Unplugged

VR music game Unplugged allows you to play air guitar and write rock history, fully powered by hand-tracking technology. No controllers or peripherals required – just you rocking out hard to some of the biggest and loudest songs by world-famous rock bands including The Offspring and many more. unplugged-vr.com

About Vertigo Games

Vertigo Games is a multi-platform VR publisher and developer with offices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Los Angeles, California. With teams in the areas of development, publishing and LBE (location-based entertainment) distribution, the company offers a growing portfolio of quality VR games that provide novel, powerful and full-featured gaming experiences both inside of the home, and outside of the home through its leading LBE content provider and management platform SpringboardVR. Current games include Vertigo Studios’ evergreen brand Arizona Sunshine®, critically acclaimed VR titles such as A Fisherman’s Tale, and LBE-exclusive VR experiences like Ghost Patrol VR®. Vertigo Games has five releases in the 2021 publishing pipeline, including Vertigo Studios’ next VR action FPS game After the Fall®, the VR music game Unplugged and the tongue-in-cheek VR sim Traffic Jams. Vertigo Games is a Koch Media Group company. vertigo-games.com

About Koch Media

The Koch Media Group is a global developer, publisher and distributor of video games, VR games, gaming hardware and merchandise.

The group’s publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, America, Australia and Asia. Koch Media has more than 25 years of experience in the digital media business and has risen to become a leading global publishing partner. The Koch Media Group runs a multi-label strategy with fully owned publishing units such as Deep Silver, Milestone, Vertigo Games and Ravenscourt, publishing games for consoles, PC and VR platforms across all physical and digital channels.

Additionally, as global publishing partner Koch Media has formed long-term multi-national publishing collaborations with numerous game publishers including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, CI Games, Giants Software, Kalypso, Koei Tecmo, Konami, Paradox, Sega, SNK, Square Enix, Techland, Tripwire, Warner Bros, and many others.

With its parent company in Höfen, Austria, and the Publishing HQ in Munich, Germany, Koch Media owns local publishing companies in Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, the United States as well as Japan and Hong Kong. 

The Koch Media Group owns nine game development studios: Deep Silver Volition (Champaign, IL / USA), Deep Silver Dambuster Studios (Nottingham / UK), Deep Silver Fishlabs (Hamburg / Germany), Warhorse Studios (Prague / Czech Republic), Milestone (Milan / Italy), Voxler (Paris / France) , Flying Wild Hog (Warsaw, Kraków, Rzeszów  / Poland), Free Radical Design (Nottingham / UK) and Vertigo Games (Rotterdam /The Netherlands). Additionally, the Koch Media Group collaborates with numerous independent development studios around the world.

Part of the Koch Media Group is also Koch Films, a leading European independent film distributor with business primarily in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy as a cinema, TV, online and Home Entertainment distributor. The Koch Media Group also owns Gaya Entertainment, a leading video game merchandise company in Munich, Germany, and the Quality Assurance Facility in Olomouc, Czech Republic.  

Koch Media is an Embracer Group company.

Australian developer Alta brings expansive co-op game A Township Tale to standalone Oculus Quest, untethering players to explore a wide world in a new VR horizon.

SYDNEY — June 12, 2021 — Answering the dreams of fans worldwide, indie developer Alta today debuted a new trailer for the long-awaited Oculus Quest version of virtual RPG A Township Tale, launching July 15, 2021 for $9.99USD.  A Township Tale will be compatible with both Oculus Quest 1 and 2, with players able to buy the game and receive their own server along with 1,000 Talems (in-game currency) to purchase additional cosmetic items for their characters.

“From the moment the Quest was announced, the requests from fans started to roll in for a dedicated version of our game, even though the thought of delivering a world as expansive as A Township Tale to a standalone device seemed crazy,” said Boramy Unn, game director, Alta. “We began the process last year, and now on July 15 we’ll be launching A Township Tale on Oculus Quest, bringing to life a fantasy we’ve had since we were children: To truly embody the RPG characters we play in a fantastical world.”

WATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER HERE

A Township Tale is a dream-come-true for fans of RPGs and survival games, set in a medieval fantasy world where players band together with up to eight friends on a virtual server to take on professions and craft equipment while they explore the dangerous world before them, all in the immersive way that only VR can provide.

A Township Tale allows players to become master professionals in their new town by taking up the mantle of blacksmiths, woodcutters, miners, archers and warriors. Players can explore dangerous areas and recover crafting materials to improve their gear. With specialized weapons, levelling abilities and play-styles, unique parties are formed to delve into the deepest reaches of dark caverns.

Key Features

• Physical Crafting Professions – Adopt roles and operate physical tools and stations, maximizing the spatial range of VR controls.
• Levelling – Level up in specialized professions to unlock abilities in crafting and combat.
• Online Multiplayer – Join each other on the adventure and level up different skills to form a unique party.
• Personal Server – Oculus Quest players can start their own cloud-hosted server with an eight concurrent player limit.  (NOTE: PC and Quest will not yet feature cross-play at launch.)

A Township Tale has built a community of over 63,000 members on Discord and has released more than 70 game updates since its initial PC release.

JOIN DISCORD TO MEET PLAYERS, COMMUNITIES AND DEVELOPERS

http://discord.gg/townshiptale

WISHLIST A TOWNSHIP TALE FOR OCULUS QUEST NOW

https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2913958855307200/

Links

• Quest Store: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2913958855307200/
• Discord: discord.gg/townshiptale
• Twitter: twitter.com/townshiptale
• Website: townshiptale.com

About Alta

Alta was founded in 2016, and is based in Sydney, Australia by Tima Anoshechkin, Joel van de Vorstenbosch and Boramy Unn, created with the following guiding principles:

We are passionate game developers who played and built games all our lives. We founded Alta with the goal of creating a strong studio culture based on respect for our players, professionalism, and ownership of the work we create. We believe that it is impossible to create epic games without great studio structure and intimate communication with our players.

Visit the Alta website and follow A Township Tale on Twitter for more information.

Wired Productions and LKA Lift the Lid on Revolutionary Soundtrack Recorded Underwater

Watford, UK, June 12^th, 2021: ‘The White Lady’, the spirit of a murdered, tortured soul whose one goal is to seek a moment’s relief by dragging others into the water to suffer the same fate…

Video games publisher, Wired Productions and leading Italian studio, LKA, today lift the lid on a brand new trailer for forthcoming first-person psychological thriller Martha Is Dead, titled ‘Tale of The White Lady’.

This story trailer depicts the beautiful relationship between Giulia and her Nanny, and the loving way which the child cajoles the nanny in order to tell the tale of ‘The White Lady’ – a drowned maiden, murdered in a fit of jealousy by her lover who now stalks the shores of the lake where she suffered in her final moments, looking to drag others towards a similar demise.

What makes this trailer even more chilling: This particularly savage story is based on a real-life Italian legend, passed down from one generation to the next in much the same manner as in the trailer.

Serving as the latest reveal ahead of the 2021 launch of Martha Is Dead on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, Wired Productions and LKA also revealed play will be accompanied by a progressive, haunting soundtrack, in part from Danish group Between Music, with music created by performers playing custom made instruments whilst the band is completely submerged underwater – a suitably sodden setting for Martha Is Dead. To sample the sonic delights of a live performance, watch the video online:

It’s a process that delivers a powerful yet dark composition and a truly unique score – one bolstered further by the appearance of talented Italian composer Francesca Messina – AKA Femina Ridens – whose tracks feature a vintage style that compliments Martha Is Dead’s 1940s setting – and Aseptic Void, who also composed for the critically acclaimed The Town of Light.

“We’re excited to be able to reveal more and more of Martha is Dead as we head towards launch, with this latest trailer helping to set the tone for what’s to come,” offers Luca Dalco, Founder & Director, LKA. “The soundtrack is also incredibly important when it comes to supporting play with the right atmosphere, and we can’t wait for gamers to engage all of their senses with play.”

Built in Unreal® Engine 4, Martha is Dead combines real-world locations, working in links to historical events, superstition, folklore, and deep psychological distress.

Martha is Dead will launch in 2021 for PC, PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5 and the Xbox family of devices. Players can add the title to their Steam Wishlist here.

ABOUT WIRED PRODUCTIONS

Wired Productions a video games publisher based in Watford, UK. Wired has produced and published award-winning titles across all major platforms for over a decade. Bringing games to market in both physical and digital media, notable launches to date include The Falconeer, Those Who Remain, Deliver Us The Moon, AVICII Invector, Close to the Sun, GRIP: Combat Racing, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and The Town of Light.

ABOUT LKA

LKA is a leading and award-winning video games studio based in Florence, Italy. Founded more than 20 years ago and specialising in artistic production across media, LKA’s debut video game The Town of Light received critical acclaim, including a Drago D’Oro award for Greatest Artistic Achievement. Martha is Dead, LKA’s upcoming release continues the studio’s signature multi-layered narrative style combined with real world locations, and will release in 2021.Martha is Dead is co-funded by the European Union through the Creative Europe Programme.