Raw Fury’s Backbone Available Now on PC & Xbox Game Pass for PC
Explore post-noir dystopian Vancouver as raccoon detective Howard Lotor
STOCKHOLM — June 8, 2021 — It’s time to hit the streets of Vancouver. But even the most hardened raccoon detective couldn’t prepare for what you’ll find in its darkest reaches. Developer EggNut and publisher Raw Fury have launched the post-noir roleplaying detective adventure Backbone on Windows PC via the Microsoft Store, Steam, GOG.com, and the Epic Games Store. The game is also free to download with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
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Backbone puts you in the shoes of raccoon private investigator Howard Lotor in a dystopian Vancouver, British Columbia, beautifully rendered in high-resolution pixel art. After years of small-time cases, lonely evenings, and just barely scraping by, Howard is swept up in a job quite unlike any other. But what starts as a menial case slowly unravels into something much darker, pitting Howard against the oppressive, systemic power hierarchies of the city itself.
Features:
Become a raccoon as you explore the seedy underbelly of an alternate Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Make meaningful connections with a diverse cast of characters in pursuit of the truth in an increasingly tangled mystery.
A modern dystopic tale of a cold and existentialist world, bleak and dreary, but not entirely without hope.
High-resolution 2.5D pixel art creates a breathtaking landscape to explore alongside 3D effects like dynamic lighting, pouring rain, volumetric fog and neon lights.
Original doom jazz soundtrack adds to the cinematic ambience, telling a story with every sound.
Backbone will also launch on consoles later this year. For more information, head to https://eggnut.net.
About EggNut
EggNut is a game studio established in 2017 with a simple goal – make art, make rent, and help others do the same. We’re a fully remote, diverse team of passionate creators based across Canada, Russia, the U.S., and the Netherlands. Our mission is to explore the complexity of the human condition through the joy of interactive experiences. For more information, head to https://eggnut.net.
About Raw Fury
Raw Fury is a boutique indie (un)publisher founded in 2015 by Jonas Antonsson, Gordon Van Dyke, and David Martinez. We don’t care about genres or mechanics. We care about experiences and emotions. We want to help developers make magic.
Nearly 10-minute video premiers with announcements for June/July and beyond
Today we shared a new “Summer Showcase” video that covers a wide variety of titles scheduled for release in 2021 across Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The format for this premier deviates slightly from the structure of previous showcases by first previewing 5 games announced for general release later this year, followed by 5 with expected release dates.
Highlights of this new showcase include the reveal of Crimson Spires for console release, Omen of Sorrow on Xbox One, more news on Softstar partner titles Empire of Angels IV and Xuan Yuan Sword 7, the next game from eastasiasoft’s ongoing partnership with Japanese developer ZOO Corporation and several other indie titles releasing digitally across multiple platforms.
Publisher Tripwire Presents and Developer Torn Banner Studios Open the Gates to the Ultimate Medieval Battlefield with Cross-Play Support
ROSWELL, Ga. – June 8, 2021 – The ultimate medieval battlefield is here! Developer Torn Banner Studios, publisher Tripwire Presents, and global retail publishing partner Deep Silver are excited to open the gates to Chivalry 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the genre-defining first-person slasher Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. Following years of development and extensive play testing with the Chivalry community, Chivalry 2is out now with Cross-Play support for PC (via Epic Games Store), the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 computer entertainment systems, the Xbox One family of devices, and the Xbox Series X|S console systems.Chivalry 2 has an MSRP of $39.99 / €39.99 / £34.99 MSRP for the Standard Edition or $49.99 / €49.99 / £44.99 for the Special Edition, with an ESRB rating of M for Mature and a PEGI 18 rating.
Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first-person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era from clashing swords and storms of flaming arrows to sprawling castle sieges, and more. Dominate massive battlefields while catapults tear the earth apart as players lay siege to castles, set fire to villages, and slaughter filthy peasants in the return of Team Objective maps.
Improving on the original genre-defining Chivalry: Medieval Warfare in every way, Chivalry 2 invites players to master the blade with an all-new and improved combat system that combines real-time strikes and a free-flowing combo system to speed up the action and let players become a whirlwind of steel on the battlefield. Created with the ability to fight multiple foes in mind, Chivalry 2’s combat mixes the best of both FPS and fighting game genres for an unmatched melee experience.
Above: First-look at new Chivalry 2 launch-day maps Escape from Falmire and The Fighting Pit
“With the launch of Chivalry 2, we’re excited to have nailed our vision of creating the ultimate medieval battlefield game,” said Torn Banner Studios CEO & Creative Director Steve Piggott. “It’s all-out insane, epic 64-player online carnage that finally delivers to gamers the intensity of being in your favourite medieval movie battle scenes. Chivalry 2 pulls you right into the action, delivering the satisfaction of an incredibly deep combat system, the cinematic glory of sieging castles, the chaos of a massive wave of knights smashing into each other, and hilarious Monty Python inspired voice overs. We can’t wait to hear our fans roaring their battle cries on the battlefield.”
“When we started this journey two years ago, I knew that Torn Banner Studios would make a great first-person medieval combat game with Chivalry 2,” said Tripwire Interactive CEO John Gibson. “Now that the game is done, however, I am blown away at what they have created. Chivalry 2 will redefine first person melee combat, and it has been a pleasure for Tripwire Presents to support Torn Banner in making this incredible game a reality.”
Players who participated in theChivalry 2 Alpha and Closed and Open Beta programs can look forward to even more features and maps to discover and explore with the game’s full release, including the all-new Team Objective map Escape from Falmire and Team Deathmatch/Free-for-All map The Fighting Pit.
Chivalry 2 full release highlights include:
● Escape from Falmire (New Team Objective Map): Agatha launches a surprise assault on a Mason prison in an attempt to rescue a war hero. Breach the city gates and release the prisoners before a final castle siege and daring rescue mission to free the Agathian Champion.
● The Fighting Pit (New Team Deathmatch/Free-for-All Map): Unproven warriors from both factions fight to the death in this trap-filled local arena made to entertain the local drunks.
● Stunning Cinematic Presentation: Massive improvement in visual quality, with an atmosphere that thrusts players into their favorite moments from epic medieval Hollywood action films. Brought to you on the latest and best game engine, Unreal Engine 4.
● Cross-Play Across All Platforms: Cross-Play smashes the boundaries between PC and console, allowing players to face-off on the battlefield together, regardless of platform.
● Epic Medieval Environments: Sprawling medieval environments ranging from tournament grounds to epic full-scale castle sieges.
● Massive Scale: Experience the chaos of epic medieval battlefields as 64 players clash with an intensity meant to capture the large-scale scope of “The Battle of the Bastards” from Game of Thrones.
● Choose your Fighting Style: Your arsenal expands with the new subclass system that provides more variety than ever before. Four base classes expand to various subclasses, an arsenal of unique weapons each with multiple visual variants, and new support items ranging from oil pots to barricades, supply crates and archer’s stakes.
● Unleash Hell: Own the field with a variety of heavy siege engines including Ballistae, Catapults, Trebuchet, Battering Rams, Mantlets, Spike Traps, Ladders, and more.
● Build your Hero: Become a hero and look the part. A detailed customization system adds huge variety: head type, skin tone, head & facial hair + colors, facial imperfections, face paint, nicknames, heraldry, helmets, armor, weapons, and more for millions of possible combinations.
● Hilarious Roleplay: Expanded Voice Overs and Emotes enable enhanced roleplaying abilities with many new voice characters as well as the return of the original cast and new animated emotes per character to taunt your opponent a second time!
● Refuse to Die: Keep fighting after losing a limb, being knocked down, disarmed, set on fire, filled with arrows, your shield broken, smothered in blood and still throwing punches from your knees. Bandages, revives and the new downed state allow you to support teammates and stay in the action until you’ve bled your last drop.
● Kitchen Sink: Battlefields are littered with dozens of items to interact with. Grab a chicken, set it on fire and throw it; kill a man with his friend’s head; improvise a new fighting style with pitchforks – or tomatoes.
Chivalry 2 will be released for PC exclusively on the Epic Games Store and through selected online retailers via Publisher Iceberg Interactive.
Torn Banner Studios
Torn Banner Studios is an exciting independent video game company located in Toronto, Canada. Passion and innovation are the core elements of everything that we do. We are people that truly love games and are lucky enough to be following our dreams, thanks to the incredible support from our community.
We want to go places other companies are afraid to go, because we believe great games begin with the passion of a small group of diehard fans. Those fans have the deepest understanding and appreciation for the subject they love and a vision for how it should be presented in a game. We want to breathe life into that vision and allow more people to appreciate it. We want to take on the challenging ideas that when done well create truly powerful and unique games that are remembered. You say it can’t be done? We say bring it on.
About Tripwire Interactive
Formed in 2005 as a humble independent developer and founded by gamers who found success in the video game modding community, Tripwire Interactive has developed and self-published multiple critically acclaimed titles in the wildly popular Killing Floor and Rising Storm franchises, which have collectively sold over 20 million units to date. The studio’s most recent hit release, Maneater, breaks new ground in the popular action RPG genre and finds players taking on the role of a deadly shark with the uncanny ability to evolve as it feeds.
Since then, Tripwire Interactive has expanded its business with the publishing division, Tripwire Presents, turning its experience and resources to include publishing titles spanning multiple platforms and genres from other talented independent studios. Tripwire Presents aims to help like-minded independent studios bring their titles to market, including Chivalry 2 developed by Torn Banner Studios, Espire 1: VR Operative developed by Digital Lode, and Road Redemption developed by EQ Games and Pixel Dash Studios.
About Deep Silver
Deep Silver develops and distributes interactive games for all platforms. The Deep Silver label means to captivate all gamers who have a passion for thrilling gameplay in exciting game worlds. Deep Silver works with its partners to achieve a maximum of success while maintaining the highest possible quality, always focusing on what the customer desires.
Deep Silver has published more than 200 games since 2003, including its own brands like the open world extravaganza Saints Row, the zombie action franchise Dead Island, and the grim post-apocalyptic future of the Metro series. Upcoming highlights from Deep Silver include Dead Island 2 and Saints Row V. Deep Silver also owns the development studios Deep Silver Dambuster Studios in Nottingham, UK; Deep Silver Fishlabs in Hamburg, Germany, Deep Silver Volition based in Champaign, IL, USA, and Warhorse Studios based in Prague, Czech Republic. For more information, please visit www.deepsilver.com.
Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and films). The company’s own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, North America and Australia. The Koch Media group has more than 20 years of experience in the digital media business and has risen to become the number one publishing partner in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Codemasters, Kaspersky Labs, Konami, Koei Tecmo, Milestone, Sega, Square Enix, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarters in Höfen, Austria Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux, Australia, Czech Republic and the United States.
All product titles, publisher names, trademarks, artwork and associated imagery are trademarks, registered trademarks and/or copyright material of the respective owners. All rights reserved.
About Iceberg Interactive
Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans. Located in Haarlem, The Netherlands and staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an assembly of game developers around the world, both midsize and indie.
Known for many hit franchises including Circle Empires, Starpoint Gemini and Endless Space; the company has enjoyed recent success with Multiformat titles such as Transient, Shortest Trip to Earth, The Sojourn and Railroad Corporation. Iceberg Interactive has many exciting games coming up, including Blazing Sails, Star Dynasties and Sacred Fire.
Gather Mighty Heroes and Protect the Realm in Newest Installment of the Cult Classic Role-playing Pinball Series that Mixes Platforming, Pinball, and Puzzles!
ST. CATHARINES, CANADA (Tuesday, June 8, 2021) — Today, award-winning developer Phantom Compass is proud to announce Rollers of the Realm: Reunion — the second installment in its beloved “Rollers” series that combines explosive pinball action with rousing fantasy role-playing, challenging physics puzzles, and platforming adventures! Set for release on PC in 2022, Rollers of the Realm: Reunioninvites players to delve into a medieval fantasy world where battling creepy goblins and tentacled beasts means warming up your flipper-fingers and bringing RPG-styled “character” balls to bear to smash through or sneak around your foes, traps, and targets. Rollers of the Realm: Reunion’smagical style of play brings a whole new meaning to “Pinball Wizard.”
Rollers of the Realm: Reunion — sequel to the winner of GDC’s prestigious “Best in Play” award in 2014 — is a medieval-themed RPG featuring a clever spin on pinball where the ball features attributes similar to a traditional RPG character. Play as the Rogue and her faithful hound, as they, in the form of a small and fast ball, sneak and steal their way through and around challenges. Or load up the massive Knight ball and bash those town guards and otherworldly monsters! Players will roll throughout the land alone or with a friend in search of powerful ancient artifacts, sweet gear upgrades, and NPC allies in a quest to save the world from certain doom. This is no turn-based affair, as the storyline and character progression take place across scenic pinball playfields! In order to become a hero of legend, players must flip, dash, and nudge their way through every battle or maze. “Pinheads” better brush up on magical incantations and learn to wield an array of awesome character abilities — there’s more than one realm that needs saving!
Check out the official Rollers of the Realm: Reunion announcement trailer below:
“Keeping Rollers of the Realm: Reunion a secret just might have been the toughest task of my career,” said Tony Walsh, CEO and Creative Director at Phantom Compass. “We are deeply proud of the first game, as mashing-up RPG mechanics with the many intricacies that make pinball so much fun was a fine balancing act. Given the wonderful response from players over the years, I think we nailed it — and Rollers of the Realm: Reunion is taking every successful beat one step further.”
Rollers of the Realm: Reunion features easy-to-learn controls and an adventure-filled game world inspired by classic pinball cabinets. Players will bounce, flip, and dash through physics-based puzzles to progress the story while leveling up a party of misfit heroes on an epic journey to new worlds. Each character is represented by a ball that offers distinct gameplay modifiers, sizes, stats, and “specials,” — making battles and puzzle-solving a tactical affair where hot-swapping heroes is a must. Sending in a knight to do a mage’s job might not be the smartest move!
Key Features of Rollers of the Realm: Reunion:
An Unlikely (but Amazing) Fellowship: Classic flipper-focused pinball, puzzles, and platforming meet role-playing progression in a mashup sure to tickle the fancy of both pinball enthusiasts and RPG fans alike. Befriend NPCs and build out your party to become the ultimate unstoppable force!
Baller Companions: Choose from five different bumper-busting heroes, including the Knight, Mage, Rogue, Healer, and the newly introduced Goblin Prince, each with distinct physics modifiers, special abilities, and upgradeable gear
All-New Quest System: It pays to be a helpful adventurer, and the newly introduced Quest System invites players to put their benevolence to the test AND reap the rewards for their efforts. Finding sausages to feed a trusted furry companion or helping a local farm boy find his lost sheep will fetch bountiful benefits such as equipment unlocks and unique items.
You Got Skills:Rollers of the Realm: Reunion adds all-new skills to the mix, including the ability to hot-swap your character mid-battle. Also, each character has a unique special ability such as time manipulation — which allows you to slow down the pace and execute precision shots.
This is How We Roll: Taking traditional pinball action and amping it up, players can engage in new ways to roll through a variety of gameplay features, including 2D side-scrolling and the super-sneaky top-down Stealth mode. With a variety of puzzling mazes and labyrinths to cruise through, players will be kept on the edge of their seats!
A Treasure Trove of Challenges: Steel your adventuresome self for battle and bumping across 30+ missions and 24 playfields in a thrilling campaign storyline
Two Heads are Better than One: No need to brave the long road ahead alone thanks to two-player cooperative play where each player controls a flipper
Phantom Compass will release Rollers of the Realm: Reunion for Windows PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store in 2022.
About Phantom Compass
Phantom Compass is an award-winning Canadian independent game studio managed by industry veterans. Founded in 2008, Phantom Compass is best known for its acclaimed 2014 pinball role-playing game Rollers of The Realm, a love letter to retro mashups like Devil’s Crush and Pinball Quest.
The studio comprises experienced AAA veterans, up-and-coming developers and a cadre of allies and friends from the freelance world, all with a shared passion for arcade classics, dusty old tabletop rulebooks, and the latest videogames. Learn more about Phantom Compass by visiting their official website: https://www.phantomcompass.com.
Defy death and face new challenges to unlock a new chapter!
Barcelona, Spain – June 8th, 2021 – Grimorio of Games and JanduSoft S.L. are excited to announce a new free DLC for monster summoning action-roguelike Sword of the Necromancer, is coming to Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch on June 24th.
The free Extra Modes DLC for Sword of the Necromancer will introduce 3 new game modes to put your skills to test. You will also face 10 new monsters and 8 new bosses! Complete the Extra modes to unlock the Epilogue, a brand new chapter in the story!
Sword of the Necromancer is a dungeon-crawler action-RPG with roguelike elements where you can revive your defeated enemies to make them fight alongside you. Turn your foes into allies using the forbidden powers of the Sword of the Necromancer and help the rogue Tama reach the dungeon’s depths to gather enough power to bring her beloved priestess Koko back from the dead. Assemble a small army of monsters, equip yourself with weapons and relics, and level up to take on the guardians that stand between you and your goal.
With these new game modes, players can jump back into the world of Sword of the Necromancer to face new foes and dominate the dungeons.
Revisit the base game with a randomized twist. In this new mode you will advance through the five floors of the dungeon as usual, but stay vigilant for new enemies and unexpected encounters!
Colosseum Mode
Test your mettle against hordes of enemies! Starting from level 1 and without any items, defy death as you take on waves of enemies to advance. Chain combos will be key to your survival; the bigger your combo meter, the more XP you will earn and the better the items you will find!
Boss Rush
Fight against 5 bosses with no breaks! Fight against tougher bosses (both old and new) in quick succession, with your current adventuring supplies. Level up and gear up to face them! If you complete this mode, you will unlock one of the original bosses as a summon!
Dungeon Builder
Build and play custom dungeon floors! Create a floor layout, choose the enemies you want to appear and select the boss guarding the exit. You can even choose what items will appear in chests and their properties, so you can set yourself a unique challenge or share a fiendish floor with a friend. Share your creations via a simple text code!
Item Shop
When playing the new modes, you will earn Symbols that you can exchange for items in the Item Shop. The item offer will change daily and is the same for all players each day. This feature can help you unlock all of the weapon and relic types, a useful tool for achievement hunters!
Epilogue
Complete the new Extra modes to unlock a new chapter in the story!
Release history Sword of the Necromancer released in January 2021 after a successful Kickstarter campaign. The game was released on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
A physical copy and collectors edition of Sword of the Necromancer is available for pre-order for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on https://www.ultracollectors.com/ and selected retailers.
About JanduSoft S.L JanduSoft is a Catalonian video game developer and publisher located in Barcelona. Its developed titles include Indiecalypse, Caveman Warriors, and Runemals. Now it also operates as a publisher, with a focus on both ports as well as fresh, new titles for PC and consoles.
About Grimorio of Games Grimorio of Games is a small team based in Barcelona. After developing the hyper-active action platformer Super Hyperactive Ninja, Grimorio of Games launched a Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming roguelike Sword of the Necromancer, which raised over €200K.
About Tesura Games Tesura Games is a Spanish Indie video games Publisher and Distributor whose aim is to bring nice and cool independent games to market. Find us on: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
CD PROJEKT RED announces that Price of Power: Once Upon A Pyre, the latest expansion for GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, is now available for free on PC, Apple M1 Macs, iOS, and Android.
Price of Power is an Expansion Set consisting of three story-related expansions for GWENT, with the main theme of magic and how different factions seek out, fight for, or exploit its power. Once Upon A Pyre is the first expansion of the set. It introduces 26 new cards, bringing fresh strategies to players’ arsenals, and kicks off the storyline behind the Price of Power set. The Once Upon A Pyre expansion is available for free download right now across all supported platforms.
Several time-limited offers tied to the new expansion are now available in GWENT. Among these are the Once Upon a Pyre Faction Packs and the Once Upon A Pyre Combo Pack, both granting access to a selection of premium cards for the latest expansion, as well as bonus items: faction-dedicated avatars and a Once Upon a Pyre-themed game board respectively. Players can also purchase the Price of Power Expansion Pass, featuring an exclusive Coin and instant access to all premium Price of Power cards from each of the set’s expansions as they release. Details regarding the offers can be found in GWENT’s in-game store and on the official expansion website.
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game is available for free on PC via GOG.COM and Steam, Apple M1 Macs running macOS, as well as on Android and iOS. For more information on GWENT, visit playgwent.com.
About GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
In GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, gamers clash with their friends in fast-paced duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse units with special abilities, and use clever tricks to deceive their opponents.
About CD PROJEKT RED
CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for personal computers and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include The Witcher series of games, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game and the futuristic AAA role-playing game — Cyberpunk 2077. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Capital Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).
Prove Yourself as the Greatest Freestyle Motocross Rider in History by Pulling off the Wildest and Most Extreme Tricks Possible on Two Wheels
Warsaw, Poland (June 8, 2021) — Fire up the engine and tighten the straps on your helmet, Urban Trial Tricky™ Deluxe Edition, the wacky Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater-inspired freestyle motocross game from Tate Multimedia, is headed to Windows PC via Steam and GOG.com, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on July 22, 2021! Following a successful run on the Nintendo Switch™ — where the title won Gold prize in Best Nintendo Switch – Casual Game category at the NYX Game Awards — the cruisy, pick-up-and-play FMX title is ready to go “full send” on PC and consoles! Enjoy a buttery-smooth 60FPS freestyle extravaganza and combine freestyle tricks and aerial maneuvers to get the highest score and most ridiculous combos. Players can customize their bike and rider to look as extreme as the stunts they’ll pull off in the game’s 30+ levels across three single-player modes!
“Urban Trial Tricky is the perfect casual but rewarding FMX game, providing an addictive, engaging experience that can be enjoyed by anyone, no matter their skill level,” said Magda Schwarzer, Marketing Manager at Tate Multimedia. “We’re very excited to bring the game to PC and console players, and know they’ll love the lively, endearing visuals and deceptively deep gameplay.”
Urban Trial Tricky™ Deluxe Edition is set in a vibrant cartoon world filled to the brim with ramps and obstacles just screaming, “Hit me super fast and do something sick.” Pull off a wild variety of spins and tricks that may or may not be possible in real life — not that we encourage you to find out! With a huge set of skins and accessories available for the perfect custom character and a highly competitive leaderboard, players can build the perfect avatar to show everyone else why they deserve the top podium spot as the gnarliest FMX rider on the planet!
Key Features of Urban Trial Tricky™ Deluxe Edition:
It’s Tricky Tricky Tricky: It wouldn’t be “Freestyle” motocross without the tricks, and Urban Trial Tricky™ Deluxe Edition features a deep set of stunts, spins, and sick grabs to experiment with
60 Frames of Fun Per Second: A slick and smooth experience awaits players looking to take their freestyle insanity to all new heights
Customize Your Kit: An extensive set of cool accessories and paint jobs provides players with a huge suite of options to make their rider look as good as they rip
Crush the Opposition: Online leaderboards keep the competition strong and will push players to ever more extreme combos and high-scores
Urban Trial Tricky™ Deluxe Edition will release on Windows PC via Steam and GOG.com, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on July 22, 2021.
About Tate Multimedia
Tate Multimedia is a Polish independent developer and a leading game publisher in the area of electronic entertainment. Since 2000, Tate Multimedia has been successfully operating in most European and North American markets, as well as in Japan and China. Owing to games developed by Tate Multimedia and expertise in the gaming market, Tate Multimedia receives numerous accolades and is ranked high among game publishers worldwide with their suite of exciting titles and expertise in the gaming market
VLG publishing’s exciting new release brings modern twist to the classic adventure game genre
Rome, Italy – 8th June 2021. VLG publishing (a label owned by award-winning video game publisher, Leonardo Interactive) and developer imaginarylab, a studio dedicated to raising the bar in interactive storytelling are thrilled to announce that point-and-click side-scrolling adventure game Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town will launch worldwide today via the Nintendo store.
Fans of classic games such as Day of the Tentacle and Monkey Island will soon be able to experience this modern take on these side-scrolling adventures, perfectly suited to the Nintendo Switch. Following the successful launch of the acclaimed PC version, Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town will captivate gamers with its beautifully drawn 3D visuals and contemporary mechanics, making it a must-buy title for all point-and-click enthusiasts.
Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town offers a modern take on point-and-click adventure games by having players collect clues and solve puzzles in a computerized 3D pirate themed world. As Willy uncovers details regarding his father’s mysterious disappearance, fans of all ages are able to enjoy hilarious dialogue, whimsical characters and charming cartoon graphics. Old school fans of the genre can appreciate easter eggs that reference iconic titles they grew up with during the good old days of gaming.
10 years have passed since the mysterious disappearance of Willy’s father, the famous archaeologist Henry Morgan. After Willy receives a strange letter containing a cryptic message he heads on a perilous adventure to Bone Town, an unconventional place full of pirates and shady characters, to once and for all uncover the truth behind what happened to his father.
Key Features:
Non-linear gameplay – Explore without constraint, collect items and solve stimulating puzzles.
Unique graphic style – A fantastical world with a magical atmosphere.
Full HD quality – Cinematographic cutscenes and over 50 locations to see.
A pirate world with a modern twist – Pirates and computers? Why not?!
15 NPCs to interact with – Learn about the story through several hours of interactive dialogues packed with irony and easter eggs.
Original soundtrack – More than two hours of original music.
Leonardo Interactive is an award-winning video games publisher based in Rome, Italy and it has produced and published award-winning titles across all major platforms. Bringing games to market in both physical and digital media, the company has made notable launches to date including the award-winning Dry Drowning and the point and click adventure Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town and will launch Seed of Life, Hell Architect and the survival horror prequel Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle through 2021 and beyond . Leonardo Interactive is also owner of VLG publishing.
About VLG Publishing
VLG – label of Leonardo Interactive – is a publishing service company set up with the goal of working with games that tell strong stories and cast an eye on culture, while bringing truly memorable entertainment to gamers across the spectrum, whether on PC, console or mobile, and wherever in the world they may be playing. VLG provides developers with a structured network of advisors and experts, fostering new talents, trends and ideas to drive the next revolution of interactive storytelling. https://leonardointeractive.com/
About imaginarylab
imaginarylab is a video game studio created in 2015 and based in Italy. Currently working on their first game, Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town, imaginarylab aspires to raise the bar in interactive storytelling by delivering unforgettable narratives and engaging adventures.
Rick Sanchez, from Rick and Morty, intergalactic traveller, is joining Fortnite in Chapter 2 Season 7: Invasion, available now! Superman will also arrive later in the Season for players to unlock.
After repeated sightings, including in Queensland, the truth can no longer be contained: an alien invasion has arrived.
So, hold onto your Ray Guns and prepare to embrace the chaos, because new storylines and advanced weaponry are heading to the Fortnite Island.
With an explosive opening attack, a mysterious alien army is invading the Island. Under the command of Doctor Slone, the Imagined Order (IO) has taken it upon themselves to fight back. Players will battle amidst the chaos, meeting characters who embrace the invasion, oppose it or just want to keep fishing.
Watch a preview of the invasion on YouTube
In addition to new unlockable Pickaxes, Back Blings, Sprays, Emotes and more, this Season’s Battle Pass features characters who will be prepared to fight off the invasion or welcome it; the choice is up to you.
Rick Sanchez: Intergalactic traveler and the Rickest Rick.
Superman: Few better to help save the day. Arriving later in the Season for players to unlock.
Kymera: The customisable extraterrestrial. Make him your own throughout the Season! (Unlocked immediately upon obtaining the Battle Pass.)
Sunny: The rockstar who wants off this rock.
Guggimon: Fashion horror artist. Kind of into the chaos.
NYC-based synthetic celebrity Guggimon is represented by designer toy and entertainment brand Superplastic. Guggimon and his partner Janky are among the top animated celebrities to go viral on social media, with millions of obsessed fans worldwide. He posts regularly on Instagram and TikTok.
Joey: Double agent. Unlock their built-in Emote to switch between Human and Alien.
Zyg: Ferocious battle droid made by the mind-controlling Alien Choppy. Put on Choppy as a Back Bling!
Doctor Slone: The one and only.
Create your own alien: In this Season’s Battle Pass, players immediately unlock the customisable Kymera Outfit — an Alien specimen for you to sculpt. Throughout the Season, collect Alien Artifacts to claim additional styles for Kymera. Mix & match different head shapes, eye colors, skin patterns, and more to create your own look.
Battle Stars return to the Battle Pass: Players can collect Battle Stars as they level up, then use those Stars to claim rewards like Rick Sanchez and Guggimon in the order they want. As you progress, you’ll unlock additional pages of rewards to claim.
Flying Saucers: Shoot down Saucers or hijack them to take control. Fly around with your squad as you fire at your foes, pick up anything that isn’t bolted down, or toss around fleeing vehicles.
Innovations of the IO: The Imagined Order has deployed sophisticated weaponry to combat the Alien invaders. Survey what’s around you with the Recon Scanner, shoot through structures with the Rail Gun, and fight your way forward with the flexible Pulse Rifle. The Aliens have devised unique tech, too, like the Kymera Ray Gun and more to come as the Season progresses.
Remodel on Demand (crafting is updated from Season 6: Primal!): The roving Saucers have made it rain Nuts and Bolts — discovered to be a viable crafting ingredient! With Nuts and Bolts, craft to construct once vaulted weapons. Turn an Assault Rifle into a Burst Assault Rifle, a Submachine Gun into Rapid Fire SMG, or a Shotgun into Lever Action Shotgun.
Skellefteå, Sweden – June 8, 2021 – Swedish developer Grand Pike with support from Arctic Game Lab is proud to announce the release of their game Spelldust, to be launched worldwide for iOS and Android phones in the last half of June. The game experienced a soft launch in a few territories in April which enabled the developers to create an early start for a community that gave a lot of feedback. This feedback will now be honored to a large extent for further improvements when it releases in the rest of the world on June 22.
Spelldust is a real time strategy game with a Wizard Theme. Players engage in intense PVP-duels using preselected spell cards in what can be described as a mix of Hearthstone & Clash Royale. Spelldust use card mechanics and combinations from traditional card games, but is played in a mobile friendly real-time format.
“We are really excited about launching Spelldust and thrilled to show the world what we been working on for the last couple of years.”, says Daniel Öhgren, CEO at Grand Pike, “We have developed Spelldust for gamers, and we want to include our players in helping us improve the game in the future.”
Grand Pike is a mobile games studio in Skellefteå, north of Sweden. Their mission is to develop games with high player value and bring their love for games to their products. They are currently working on their first game called Spelldust while expanding their studio. For more information, visit: https://www.grandpike.com
About Artic Game Lab:
Arctic Game Lab is an organization that is working to create a strategic platform for the game industry in northern Sweden; with business development, investment support, game educations and events to build a strong games community. They are creating an opportunity for studios to grow and give individuals the chance to enter the industry.
Arctic Game Lab is a collaboration between the municipalities Umeå, Skellefteå, Piteå, Luleå and Boden. In this area there are about 70 game companies and studios, about 400 professionals working in this industry and 14 game educations at university and higher vocational educations. Arctic Game Lab is now northern Europe’s fastest growing game cluster. For more information visit arcticgamelab.com
