Stonebot Studio’s Tower Defense Brawler offers the chance to immortalize your dog in a truly limited edition
SAN FRANCISCO – August 31, 2021 | Today, Skystone Games and Stonebot Studio are wagging their tails about the launch of The Last Friend coming to Nintendo Switch and PC on September 30th, 2021. To celebrate the news, a brand new pre-order campaign is underway which will allow a limited number of players to immortalize their own dog inside the world of The Last Friend. A special free demo of the final game –The Last Friend: First Bite – is coming soon to Steam, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch.
In a limited run of just 400 units, the“True Frens” Edition of The Last Friendwill give you the chance to work with Stonebot to bring your dog into the game. Does your pal Rex or Snowball have what it takes to be one of the many faithful four-legged compadres of our hero? The True Frens Edition is available now for just $49.99 on The Last Friend official site.
Additional packages are available in unlimited quantities: Frens Furever and My Buddies will grant the game and a few additional pre-order bonuses such as a digital soundtrack, art book, and more. More details are available at the site.
“The Last Friend has been a labor of love – not just for games, but for our pets,” said Carlos Martinez, Producer at Stonebot Studio. “We feel we’ve made something that can be enjoyed by every lover of dogs, and every fan of great indie games. We can’t wait to finally share it with the world this September.”
About The Last Friend
Seamlessly blending both the arcade action of games like Streets of Rage with the strategical thinking of titles like Plants vs. Zombies, The Last Friend quickly becomes a battle of man and canine standing stalwart against the end of the world. The Last Friend brings in a horde of super-powered dogs to help players drive back the violent mutants and gangs of the apocalypse in a fun, fast-paced hybrid of Brawler and Tower Defense.
You’ll work your way across a vast dystopian, wasteland rescuing doggos who will in turn help you save the world in your roving battle station of conversion van that would make Harry from Dumb and Dumber incredibly jealous.
Main Game Features:
Tower Defense meets Brawler with a seamless blend of genres
Combo-driven combat with special moves and powers galore
Dozens of Dogs to Rescue with powers to upgrade as your progress
Over 50 challenging and replayable levels to master and reap rewards from
Survive the wasteland in an upgradeable roving battle station
And yes… you can pet the doggos.
About Stonebot Studio
We are an Animation and Video game Studio. And we love what we do.
About Skystone Games
Skystone Games aims to be a global leader in video game publishing with a passion for uncovering rich new experiences highlighting incredible talent worldwide. Founded by industry veterans David Brevik (Creator of the Diablo franchise) and Bill Wang (Perfect World & Giant), Skystone Games has multiple development projects. The company’s first five titles, Boundary, Undying, The Last Friend, Underworld Dreams, and Spacelines from the Far Out, will soon launch on various platforms. Skystone is actively seeking more partners. More information can be found at Skystone.Games.
Jam out to the Mars Lifestyle Radio Pack while building your colony
STOCKHOLM – August 31, 2021 – Paradox Interactive and Abstraction announced Below & Beyond, the first premium expansion for Surviving Mars since Green Planet’s launch in May 2019. Surviving Mars: Below & Beyond will launch on September 7 for a suggested retail price of $19.99 USD / €19.99 EUR / £15.49 GBP on Steam, GOG, Epic, Humble, PlayStation™ 4 and Xbox One. Below & Beyond enhances colony management by going below the surface and beyond the horizon to build underground bases, mine asteroids, and gather rare resources.
Below & Beyond pushes the limits of what is possible on the Red Planet. Expand horizons with additional buildings, more resources, and a cavernous world full of mysteries. Players can tunnel beneath the surface and construct subterranean bases below the colony or in nearby underground caves. Enterprising players can attach rocket-propelled buildings to passing asteroids and mine exotic resources, but you’ll need to make it back to the Red Planet’s surface before the asteroid leaves orbit or else you lose your stuff and your colonists.
Key Features
Back to the Bases – Expand your colony into caves and lava tubes under the surface. Players can use existing structures, or underground-specific buildings to build a base for exploration. Expand with caution, potential cave-ins can destroy everything.
Mine Your Own Business – Players can now go below the surface and beyond the red planet for resource mining. Construct special rocket-propelled buildings to mine resources, including exotic minerals and Data Samples, on passing asteroids. Don’t stick around too long or else the Asteroid will drift away with your stuff!
Branching Paths – The Recon and Expansion research tree unlock additional buildings, vehicles, upgrades, and locales. They will also unlock asteroid mining and tunnel colonization.
“When we started planning out what was next for Surviving Mars, we really wanted to dive deep into the parts of the Red Planet we had not already explored. We know we had to come out swinging and Surviving Mars: Below & Beyond expands gameplay in a meaningful way,” says Magnus Lysell, Product Manager for Surviving Mars at Paradox Interactive. ”The possibilities are endless and we’re eager to continue exploring the Red Planet with our players.”
Launching alongside Below & Beyond is the Mars Lifestyle Radio Pack. The pack includes 16 original tracks from four different artists, for 70 minutes of chill roving tunes. The Mars Lifestyle Radio Pack will be available for $3.99 USD / €3.99 EUR / £2.89 GBP on the Steam, GOG, and Microsoft stores, and $4.99 USD / €3.99 EUR / £2.89 GBP on PlayStation.
Fans of Surviving Mars can check out the Surviving Mars OST Vinyl, available for preorder at vinyl.survivingmars.com until September 7.
Paradox Interactive is a leading global publisher of strategy games for PC and console. The company has developed and published a world-renowned catalog stretching back to 1999, with players hailing from all around the world.
The publisher’s steadily-growing portfolio includes firmly established franchises such as the critically acclaimed Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron, and Stellaris series created by Paradox Development Studio, the Age of Wonders series created by Triumph Studios, as well as award-winning titles such as Cities: Skylines, Pillars of Eternity, and more from a network of partner studios. Paradox is the owner of the World of Darkness IPs and is publishing Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Today, over four million people play a Paradox game each month, and the number of registered Paradox users is over twelve million.
Paradox’s head offices are located in Stockholm, Sweden. Our development studios are located in Stockholm, Malmö and Umeå, Sweden, in Delft, The Netherlands, in Seattle, Washington, and in Berkeley, California. We share a passion for gaming and gamers, and our goal is to provide deep and challenging games with hours of gameplay and endless variety to our ever-growing community.
New Ships Aplenty and Huge Robots Comeback to Spice Things Up
AUSTIN, TX (August 31, 2021) – World of Warships: Legends enters a new update – with a ton of new ships, headlined by the ultimate Campaign prize – Pyotr Bagration, a TRANSFORMERS collaboration and three dynamic Arena seasons. Check out the video update below:
Order and Discipline
The Soviet campaign named Order and Discipline consists of traditional 100 milestones spread over five weeks and rewards the heavy cruiser Pyotr Bagration upon its completion with Admiralty Backing obtained. This warship is surprisingly fast, has easy-to-use artillery and a great AA suite, which makes her quite a threat out there.
New TRANSFORMERS characters coming to World of Warships: Legends Following Wargaming’s successful collaboration last year with Hasbro that brought the iconic TRANSFORMERS to World of Warships, fans of the Autobots and Decepticons are in for a new treat.
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the iconic animated film, THE TRANSFOMERS: THE MOVIE, Wargaming will be releasing a slew of new and exclusive in-game content inspired by the legendary franchise.
Four new characters enter the fray in World of Warships: Legends. Beginning September 6th, players will lead Hot Rod, Grimlock, Starscream and Soundwave in the battle on the open seas.
The collaboration includes animated permanent thematic camouflages that will be visible in port, commanders with unique voiceovers as well as patches and flags to display The Matrix of Leadership proudly.
More details are available in the patch notes, HERE.
Soviet destroyers arrive in Early Access
Expanding the ranges of the Red Navy, three Soviet destroyers Soobrazitelny, Boevoi and Kiev, arrive in Early Access. Obtainable from dedicated crates, these ships form a new alternate line of Russian destroyers. This trio provides a twist on the Russian destroyers’ established playstyle and paves the wave for Udaloi at Tier VII coming in red hot in the next update.
For all the courageous captains, three Arena seasons with active Arms Races mechanic are the way to go. The prizes are available to all participants, with better rewards for higher placements on the leaderboard. Speaking of competitive battles, significant balance changes have been implemented. Thirteen ships and 11 traits and skills got either buffed or nerfed, along with a couple of smaller tweaks. A full list of changes is available in the patch notes. Last but not least, three new Premium ships will set sail in World of Warships: Legends. US Navy boosts its ranks with the Charles F. Hughes destroyer at Tier VI, while Japanese fleet gets first-ever Premium aircraft carrier Zuihō at Tier V. Colossal Stalingrad is another first – she is the pioneer of Legendary tier ships available for Global XP.
About World of Warships: Legends Experience epic naval action in World of Warships: Legends, a massively multiplayer online game where you can master the seas in history’s greatest warships! Recruit legendary commanders from maritime history, upgrade your vessels and stake your claim to naval supremacy with or against players around the world in thrilling and immersive battles. World of Warships: Legends brings the online naval action loved by millions to home consoles for the very first time, alongside a host of content and features exclusive to the console experience. Official website: https://wowslegends.com/
About Wargaming Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 5,500 employees and offices spread all over the world. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Their flagship products include the massively popular free-to-play hit World of Tanks and the strategic naval action game World of Warships. Official website: wargaming.com
About TRANSFORMERS TRANSFORMERS is a global blockbuster franchise with millions of fans around the world. Since 1984, the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons has come to life in movies, TV shows, comic books, innovative toys, and digital media, bringing incredible…MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE…experiences to fans. The brand’s enduring connection with fans is made possible by its rich storytelling and characters: the heroic Autobots who seek to protect all life, and the evil Decepticons who seek to conquer the universe. TRANSFORMERS is a Hasbro franchise.
About Hasbro Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to making the world a better place for all children, fans and families. Hasbro delivers immersive brand experiences for global audiences through consumer products, including toys and games; entertainment through eOne, its independent studio; and gaming, led by the team at Wizards of the Coast, an award-winning developer of tabletop and digital games best known for fantasy franchises MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.
The company’s unparalleled portfolio of approximately 1,500 brands includes MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS, as well as premier partner brands.
Season 5: Build & Dispatch kicks off the game’s next year of content on September 9
PARIS – Aug. 31, 2021 — SnowRunner, the ultimate off-road driving experience from Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive, is gearing up for its second year of post-launch content with the Year 2 Pass, featuring a ton of new surprises (plus some free ones for everyone) across four seasons, coming to PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. The beginning of this fresh SnowRunner year is right around the corner with Season 5: Build & Dispatch, launching on September 9.
The Year 2 Pass is packed with new and exciting content spread out over four seasons, including new regions, vehicles and activities. Each planned phase of content will also come with free new features for all SnowRunners, including cosmetics, New Game+, a breathtaking Immersive Mode, and last but not least, crossplay between all platforms. This starts with crossplay on PC across Steam, the Epic Games Store, and theMicrosoft Store when Season 5 drops on September 9, allowing you to play with more friends than ever before.
Season 5: Build & Dispatch, the first of the four scheduled seasons in the Year 2 Pass, introduces two summer maps in a new region: Rostov Oblast. These hill-type maps with mild slopes host one of the industrial strongholds of southern Russia and will be your playground aboard two new TATRA vehicles. Restore and rebuild a TATRA factory to unlock two powerful 8-wheelers, the TATRA FORCE and TATRA PHOENIX, with their signature adaptable axles. Season 5 also brings new skins and stickers to all players across a variety of vehicles.
SnowRunner and the Year 2 Pass are available now on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. You can grab the game and all content from the Year 1 Pass with SnowRunner – Premium Edition. For more information, visit our official store page.
Watch the chronicle’s high-stakes conclusion, with episodes airing Friday nights on the World of Darkness Twitch channel
LOS ANGELES — August 31, 2021 — World of Darkness, the transmedia entertainment brand behind celebrated fantasy horror properties including Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, and more, has officially revealed season five of it’s hit actual-play Vampire: The Masquerade series, LA By Night. Season five concludes this chronicle’s story, wrapping up the dark tale of personal horror and inhuman conspiracy across nine episodes, premiering Friday, September 3 at 7:00 PM Pacific / 10:00 PM Eastern on the World of Darkness Twitch channel. After their Twitch debut, episodes will be uploaded to the World of Darkness YouTube channel for fans who missed the live broadcast.
“One of the first, and longest-running, actual-play shows on Twitch, LA By Night is a fan-favorite for the Vampire: The Masquerade vamily,” Jason Carl, Brand Marketing Manager for World of Darkness and Storyteller for LA By Night, said. “Season five is our most ambitious story yet and the cast roleplays a passionate tale that will resonate in your very blood. While this marks the end of our current chronicle, it is not the end of LA By Night.”
LA By Night is the official actual-play show from World of Darkness using the Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game system. The show follows a coterie, or group of vampires, as they struggle to survive the terrors of the Los Angeles night and uncover the city’s hidden secrets. Jason Carl returns as the show’s signature Storyteller, the Game Master who guides the coterie through their insidious tale of macabre affairs. Things rarely go as planned for the group of vampires; however, as the story weaves into unexpected, and unscripted, places.LA By Night features a celebrity cast of role-players, including Erika Ishii, known for their work as Valkyrie in Apex Legends and Lumu in Halo Infinite, B. Dave Walters who fans may recognize from Black Dice Society, and many more. In addition to the returning cast, season five sees some unexpected new faces who play characters with their own hidden agendas.
The LA By Night cast includes:
Erika Ishii as Annabelle: Erika Ishii (she/they) is an actor known primarily for their voiceover work in video games and animation, including roles in Apex Legends, Halo Infinite, Destiny 2 and more.
Annabelle – An idealistic Brujah, Annabelle uses her vampire powers to agitate for change against the status quo. She refuses to accept the oppressive tyranny and rigid hierarchies of undead society.
B. Dave Walters as Victor Temple: B. Dave Walters is best known as the writer and co-creator of Electropunk and Dungeons & Dragons: A Darkened Wish. He is also the creator and DM of official Dungeons & Dragons actual play shows, including The Black Dice Society.
Victor Temple – Unlike most vampires who try to hide carefully from human attention, Victor adopts the dangerous strategy of hiding in plain sight. A master of strategy, politics, and hype, Victor seized the opportunity to become the leader of a large territory in Los Angeles.
Alexander Ward as Jasper: Alexander Ward is an actor who specializes in monsters and other inhuman characters. His work includes Westworld, American Horror Story, SpongeBob SquarePants, Annabelle Comes Home and Army of the Dead.
Jasper – The reclusive Nosferatu has functioned as the “big stick” for some powerful vampire leaders. Stealthy and dangerous, he has no reservations about punishing other vampires.
Cynthia Marie as Nelli G: Cynthia Marie has appeared as Girasol on Gilding Light’s Sirens, Cora Malphoon for DnDLive 2020, and various guest roles on tabletop RPG streams.
Nelli G – A former member of the Camarilla faction who fled her controlling sire, Nelli joined the Anarch Movement in Los Angeles to pursue her own path. Beautiful, deadly, and unwilling to be subjugated again, this Toreador builds a personal empire in the worlds of fashion and entertainment.
Xander Jeanneret as X: Xander Jeanneret has appeared in many popular tabletop RPG actual play streams, including Renegade’s Power Rangers: Day of Destiny, Shikar, and Relics and Rarities. He also fronts the Library Bards, a nerd parody band.
X – A member of the Malkavian clan, X experiences undeath through his gift of second sight. He sees premonitions, omens, signs and portents everywhere, but his warnings are often difficult to understand. His outlook has grown darker as he seeks revenge on powerful Kindred who have done him wrong.
Josephine McAdam as Eva: Josephine McAdam’s work can be seen in film, TV & web-series. Some of her roles include Tower, (Emmy award winner & Criterion film), The Mortuary Collection, Scare Package, Hard Reset (Lumiere award winner) and HBO’s The Leftovers season 2.
Eva – As complex as she is powerful, this Tremere blood witch defies easy categorization. Eva dislikes most other vampires, yet has no choice but to deal with them frequently as she tries to navigate the various dangers of undead existence.
Special guest appearances, along with their characters, will be revealed throughout the show’s release. Fans who want to stay up-to-date on casting can follow the World of Darkness Twitter where LA By Night updates are posted regularly.
Fans looking to catch up on LA By Night before the new season airs can find seasons 1-3 on Geek & Sundry and season 4 on the World of Darkness YouTube channel.
About World of Darkness World of Darkness is a transmedia entertainment brand encompassing a number of modern fantasy horror franchises, including Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, and more. Through tabletop roleplaying games, video games, board games, literature, comic books, and more, these franchises tell mature stories in a dark supernatural fantasy layered over our modern world. Since 1991, World of Darkness has defined monster-perspective entertainment for a generation of fans. For more information visit www.worldofdarkness.com.
About LA By Night LA by Night is a Vampire: The Masquerade actual-play stream, a dark tale of personal horror and inhuman conspiracy that follows a coterie of vampires doing their best to navigate the macabre affairs and terrifying realities of surviving in the Los Angeles night. The RPG system is Vampire: The Masquerade from World of Darkness and Renegade Game Studios. This original story is developed and hosted by Jason Carl and stars Erika Ishii, B.Dave Walters, Alexander Ward, Josephine McAdam, Cynthia Marie, and Xander Jeanneret. Now entering its fifth season, it streams on Twitch.tv/worldofdarkness. Season 1-4 are available on YouTube.About Paradox Interactive Paradox Interactive is a leading global publisher of strategy games for PC and console. The company has developed and published a world-renowned catalog stretching back to 1999, with players hailing from all around the world.
The publisher’s steadily-growing portfolio includes firmly established franchises such as the critically acclaimed Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron, and Stellaris series created by Paradox Development Studio, the Age of Wonders series created by Triumph Studios, as well as award-winning titles such as Cities: Skylines, Pillars of Eternity, and more from a network of partner studios. Paradox is the owner of the World of Darkness IPs and is publishing Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Today, over four million people play a Paradox game each month, and the number of registered Paradox users is over twelve million.
Paradox’s head offices are located in Stockholm, Sweden. Our development studios are located in Stockholm, Malmö and Umeå, Sweden, in Delft, The Netherlands, in Seattle, Washington, and in Berkeley, California. We share a passion for gaming and gamers, and our goal is to provide deep and challenging games with hours of gameplay and endless variety to our ever-growing community.
Tripwire Interactive Launches Meaty First Downloadable Content for Maneater,the Award-winning, Action-RPG (shARKPG)
ROSWELL, Ga. – Aug. 31, 2021 – Developer and publisher Tripwire Interactive announced today the launch of Maneater: Truth Quest, the firstdownloadable content (DLC)for Maneater, the award-winning Action-RPG (shARkPG) where you play as a shark! Out now for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S console systems, and PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), the Maneater: Truth Quest DLC requires the completed base game, Maneater, to play, and is available for $14.99 / €14.99 / £12.99 MSRP with an ESRB rating of M for Mature, PEGI 18 rating, and USK 16 rating. Players looking for the best bang for their bite, can also look forward to the Maneater Apex Edition, which includes the base game, Maneater,plus the Maneater: Truth Quest DLC, available for $49.99 / €49.99 / £42.99.
Following the dramatic conclusion in Maneater, the titular and evolved bull shark protagonist and journalist/narrator Trip Westhaven return in Maneater: Truth Quest, an all-new adventure that takes players to Plover Island off the coast of Port Clovis – and comes packed with new evolutions, challenges, wildlife, and more! Players will once again take control of the apex predator of the sea to Eat, Explore and Evolve their way to the top of the food chain.
“The long wait is finally over! Over a year ago we launched Maneater, and the community response has been fantastic,” said Sean McBride, Creative Director at Tripwire Interactive. “The team has been hard at work and Truth Quest is finally here! With it, we have tons of new challenges, an entirely new area to explore, lots and lots of new things to eat, and evolutions to unlock. Find out what Scaly Pete was referring to when the locals talked about ‘Gub’ment Experiments’ lurking the waters of Port Clovis. Bring a tin foil hat, because you are about to swim deep down the rabbit hole of conspiracy and military coverups. Trip Westhaven is going to blow this whole thing wide open!”
Maneater: Truth Quest Key Features Include:
New Story
Play through a new full narrative, story-based expansion as Trip Westhaven (voiced by Chris Parnell; SNL, 30 Rock, Rick and Morty) is back to narrate, having now been relegated to the online video streaming platform “ViewTube.”
New Evolutions
New Evolution Set
Maximum level cap increased to 40
Five new organ evolutions with one additional organ slot unlocked at level 35 (requires DLC ownership)
New Wildlife
New “Uber” Apex Predator
Battle fierce wildlife, including evolved hunt creatures as you eat your way up the food chain to regain regional dominance.
New Military Forces for Bounty Hunter System
Nicknamed “Site P,” the Plover Island Military complex hosts land forces will launch attacks from beaches and fortifications
Helicopters will hunt by air
Five new Bounty Bosses
New weapons and vehicles for military Bounty Hunters
New Objective Types
Failure to Communicate:Tail-whip objects to destroy the target objective
Time Trial: Swim through the rings before time runs out!
The originalManeater is a single player, open-world action-RPG (ShARkPG) where YOU are the shark. Starting as a small bull shark pup you are tasked with surviving the harsh world while eating your way up the ecosystem. To do this, you will explore a large and varied open world encountering diverse enemies — both human and wildlife. Find the right resources and you can grow and evolve far beyond what nature intended, allowing the player to tailor the shark to their play style. This is fortunate, because to get revenge on the cruel fisherman that dismembered you will take evolving into a massive shark, an apex predator of legends. Eat. Explore. Evolve.
Maneater: Truth Quest is downloadable content for Maneater; may be sold separately. Maneater is required to play associated downloadable content. Players must have completed the main game in order to access and play the Maneater: Truth Quest DLC.
About Tripwire Interactive
Formed in 2005 as a humble independent developer 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 latest project, 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.
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Fallen City Brawl and Xenocider revealed, demos to be available on Steam during TGS 2021
We are proud to reveal two new projects as part of the online Tokyo Game Show 2021 lineup! Retro arcade-inspired beat ‘em up Fallen City Brawl and 3D rail shooter Xenocider are in the works for 2022 release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Steam.
As a special preview of these projects, demos for both will be available to the public as Online Trial Play on Steam during the Tokyo Game Show event, which runs from Thursday, September 30th through Sunday, October 3rd, 2021.
Fallen City Brawl is developed by Fallen City Studio. Eastasiasoft Limited is porting for consoles and will publish the game on all platforms. As a brutal battle for control of Fallen City’s criminal underworld rages, four strangers join forces to survive and reclaim the streets! With a ferocious wolf at their sides, these unlikely allies will face impossible odds. Along the way, motivations and past lives will collide, further testing their loyalty as well as their fighting skills. Only by binding together can they reach the final showdown that will decide who lives and who falls.
Xenocider is a third-person rail shooter being developed and ported in partnership with Ghost Blade HD studio 2Dream, with Eastasiasoft Limited set to publish all versions worldwide. Take the role of Xara, a cyborg from a remote planet transformed into the ultimate weapon of mass destruction thanks to her superhuman strength, speed and combat prowess. Blast through wild, corrupted worlds and take down menacing bosses to reduce entire civilizations to ash. This updated remaster of Xenocider features low-poly graphics combined with new lighting effects and high-quality textures, making it the definitive way to experience this rockin’ cult hit!
Steal, swindle and smooth-talk for a righteous cause in the new ‘90s cross-country comedy crime adventure from Mighty Yell and Skybound Games
LOS ANGELES — Aug. 31, 2021 — Alright, so, my uncle who works at indie developer Mighty Yell and Skybound Games told me that The Big Con, the ‘90s cross-country adventure game where you can do crimes and stuff, is out T O D A Y on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store for $14.99 / €12.49 / £10.99.
You can totally jump into this comical trip of a game, like, right now, and live out a life of petty theft, sneaking around, and other silly mischief. I mean, would you normally run away from home to pick pockets, steal from a child, bribe a cop, and commit some “light” bank fraud just to save your family’s video store? You sure can try now, get out scot-free and save some precious VHS tapes in the process!
Inspired by classic ‘90s culture, The Big Con is all about Ali, a teenage con artist trying to save her mom’s video store from unscrupulous loan sharks any way she can. In this colorful adventure with punchy puzzles and dialogue, how you make that money is up to you: travel across the country picking pockets and locks, persuading marks, sneaking around in disguises, and even profiting off the latest plushie fad.
The Big Con Features:
An irreverent comic adventure game with open-ended situations, puzzles, and exploration.
Crime is cool now — sneak, pickpocket, wear disguises, and grift and con anyone you can!
Mouth off! Talk your way into deals and out of trouble across the country.
Meet a cast of weird ‘90s characters and rip ‘em off (or don’t, if that’s your deal).
T R I P L E A voice-over featuring the talents of Erika Ishii (Apex Legends, Destiny 2), Dave Fennoy (The Walking Dead), and Melissa Hutchison (The Walking Dead) as Ali, Rad Ghost, and Linda!
Feast your ears on The Big Con’s original theme song, performed by Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? house band Rockapella!
Call home and argue with your mom!
And guess what? Members of the Mighty Yell Discord server can prank call a well-trained Discord bot to gain special access to a bonus quest in The Big Con! Check out Mighty Yell’s Discord for more intel, okay?
About Mighty Yell Studios
The Big Con is the debut game from Mighty Yell, a fully remote team of developers whose individual credits include Jazzpunk, Guacamelee! 2 and Runbow. Mighty Yell is a smart bunch of fun folks from across the Toronto game dev community who like to laugh and play together and support each other in creative endeavours. The studio’s name came from a playlist of punk tunes founder Dave Proctor listens to on repeat, and the team brings that same uplifting energy to everything it does. You can find Mighty Yell on the studio’s website, as well as Facebook, Twitter, and Discord.
About Skybound Games
Skybound Games is a division of Skybound Entertainment with the capabilities to produce, develop, and license video games. The team works closely with creators to expand their unique and exceptional IP to new platforms. The Skybound Games slate houses everything from indie projects to high-budget franchise titles, with recent games including Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Before Your Eyes and The Big Con. The studio can be found on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and www.skybound.com.
Nifty Games’ Series B Round Brings Available Capital Raised-to-Date to $53M
Lafayette, CA – August 31, 2021 – Nifty Games Inc., a videogame developer and publisher focused on quick-session, head-to-head sports games for mobile, has raised $26M in a Series B round of equity funding led by Vulcan Capital. In addition, the company has secured $12M in connected debt financing.
Attracting investors globally, Nifty Games has raised over $50M since the company was founded in 2018 by gaming industry veterans Jon Middleton and Pete Wanat.
The Company’s Series B round is led by current backers Vulcan Capital, and supported by ongoing investors March Gaming, Defy Partners and Courtside Ventures, as well as a strategic group of new investors, including Korea-based funds Woori Capital, K-NET and Yes24. Other new investors include Steve Pagliuca, managing owner of the Boston Celtics, Speedwagon Capital, Brighton Jones, and Gaingels, a global network of LGBT/Ally investors. With this additional funding, Nifty Games is now one of the industry’s most well-funded mobile gaming startups.
Nifty Games is focused on delivering quick-session competitive mobile games with licenses from the National Football League (NFL), National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), National Basketball Association (NBA), and National Basketball Player Association (NBPA). Nifty Games aims to build out a slate of titles with the world’s largest sports licenses to deliver gameplay tailored for mobile first. The company’s premier game NFL Clash, already available in select markets worldwide, launches in the United States this year. The latest round of funding will be used to further grow the Company’s sports games line-up as well as investing in top-tier development staff to deliver state-of-the-art gameplay for global sports fans.
Jon Middleton, CEO of Nifty Games, said “With Nifty Games Series B, we’ve been fortunate to add further investments from partners that are true supporters with each believing in our team and the larger opportunity ahead. We’ve purpose-built Nifty Games to deliver a new slate of sports games for mobile gamers worldwide. We’re proud of the team we’ve assembled, our incredible partnerships with the NFL, NFLPA, NBA, and the NBPA, as well as our family of financial backers committed to seeing Nifty Games win big. We’re excited to grow Nifty Games as NFL Clash and NBA Clash lead the way!”
“We see an incredible commercial opportunity in bringing premium sports games to casual mobile game fans, in which they get to build a roster with favorite pro players and call the shots as their team competes all season long,” said YB Choi, Partner at Vulcan Capital. “Given our early involvement with Nifty Games, we’re excited to step up our support as they head towards making their first games, NFL Clash and NBA Clash, available to sports fans worldwide.”
Stephen Pagliuca, Co-Owner of the Boston Celtics and Co-Chair of Bain Capital, said “Nifty Games sits at the exciting intersection of sports fandoms, mobile gaming, and IP-driven business models. I’ve been impressed with the team’s vision and execution to date, and believe their approach will redefine the mobile sports game sector. And as a fan myself, can’t wait to play their games and see them top the charts!”
About Nifty Games Nifty Games is a mobile-first developer and publisher of quick-session, head-to-head sports games. To date, the company has raised funding from leading sports, video game, and technology focused investors. The company is based in California. Learn more at www.niftygamesinc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @NiftyGames.
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Brand-new trailer reveals the return of a beloved character and teases release window in December 2021
Hamburg/Munich, Germany, August 31st, 2021 – Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer Mimimi Games revealed a first gameplay trailer for Aiko’s Choice, the long-awaited standalone expansion for the acclaimed real-time tactics game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. Aiko’s Choice will be released in December 2021, and once again send players to Edo Japan, where they join the kunoichi adept Aiko and her companions in her quest to quiet the ghosts of her past.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – Aiko´s Choice focuses on one of the main game’s protagonists: the kunoichi adept Aiko. She is a master of camouflage and distracts enemies disguised as a geisha. While Aiko was certain that she left her old life behind, her former sensei, the cunning spymaster Lady Chiyo, reappears from the shadows to challenge her. Together with her friends, a group of deadly assassins, she sets out to hunt down the ghosts of her past.
The expansion features three full-fledged main missions, set in brand-new environments, and three shorter interlude missions.
Like in the main game, you take control of a team of lethal specialists, move in the shadows and sneak past dozens of enemies. Choose your approach wisely when infiltrating hidden forest camps or lively Edo-period towns. Set traps, poison and distract your opponents – or avoid enemy contact altogether. Carefully plan your every move and come up with your own ingenious tactics to vanquish enemies and complete each of the challenging missions to uncover Aiko´s past.
Features:
Return to the beautiful world of Shadow Tactics set in Japan in the early Edo period.
Rejoin your favorite characters for one final adventure set within the story of the main game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Experience a previously untold tale centered around the kunoichi adept Aiko, who has to face a vicious enemy connected to her past.
Explore three full-fledged main missions, located in brand-new environments, and three shorter interlude missions.
The expansion includes all the features of the main game:
Play a team of completely different characters with their own unique skill sets.
Synchronize your team’s actions to strike down your enemies at once with the “Shadow Mode” feature.
Choose between non-lethal or deadly stealth attacks.
Find dozens of ways to take out or sneak past your opponents the way you want.
Choose from three difficulty levels to match your skill.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – Aiko’s Choice is set to release on PC in December 2021. Please visit the official Steam page for more information. A copy of the main game is not required to play this standalone expansion but it is recommended to experience the first missions of the main game before diving into Aiko´s Choice.
Daedalic Entertainment publishes and develops high-quality games for all platforms. The company has a diverse line-up of high-quality titles, including classic adventures, RPGs, and strategy and multiplayer games. With over 50 employees, Daedalic is currently developing a new line-up of innovative games across consoles, PC, and mobile platforms
Based in Hamburg, Germany, Daedalic is one of Europe’s most acclaimed publishers and developers. With a total of 32 awards in the German Developers Award (including multiple accolades for ‘Studio of the Year’) and 12 German Computer Game Awards for genre-defining games such as Deponia, Edna & Harvey, Silence, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, The Long Journey Home, and State of Mind, Daedalic is a record holder for the two most prestigious game awards in Germany. Recent publishing hits include Barotrauma, Unrailed!, Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Partisans 1941 and more.
Daedalic is currently developing the AAA title The Lord of the Rings – Gollum. The action-adventure tells the story of Gollum from a perspective never witnessed before in any storytelling media, all the while staying faithful to the legendary books of J.R.R. Tolkien.
About Mimimi Games (Developer)
Mimimi Games was founded by Dominik Abé and Johannes Roth in 2008. The independent, award-winning development studio consists of about 30 employees and is based in Munich, Germany. As a core game studio Mimimi develops for PC as well as consoles – and revived the real-time tactics genre with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun in 2016. In June 2020 the team releasedDesperados III, the long-awaited prequel to the beloved classic Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, to critical acclaim. Currently, Mimimi Games is working on their first self-published and third real-time tactics game:Codename Süßkartoffel.
