One-Hit-Kill sword fighting game moves into next phase of development 

Košice, Slovak Republic – 23rd November, 2020. Publisher Grindstone and developers Triple Hill Interactive and Toko Midori can today announce that upcoming one-hit-kill sword fighting game Die by the Blade successfully reached its funding target via Kickstarter and has now moved into the next phase of development. 

A total of 478 backers pledged over $25k to support the continued development of Die by the Blade securing some exciting rewards along the way. The money raised will be used to expand on the current gameplay experience with higher quality animations using motion capture technology, expand the character roster and add in even more weapons.

“Following the successful Kickstarter campaign we now enter an exciting time for the development of Die by the Blade.” commented Peter Nagy, founder and CEO of publisher Grindstone. “We would like to thank all the backers who supported us during the campaign and welcome the many new fans to the DbtB community. Their feedback and constant support means a great deal and we value their input into the future development of the game”. 

“We are thrilled to have reached our Kickstarter target and humbled by the great support we have received throughout the campaign from our community and fans.” said Peter Adamondy, development lead at Triple Hill Interactive. “It’s time now for us to enter the next exciting development phase and put these additional funds to work to create the truly great gameplay experience we want to deliver to our fans.” 

The team released a pre-alpha gameplay video before the end of the campaign with commentary from Peter Adamondy at Triple Hill Interactive, explaining some of the key gameplay mechanics. You can watch the video on YouTube here along with the playlist of behind the scenes vlogs giving you a closer look at the development of the game.

Drawing inspiration from legendary combat games like Bushido Blade and Way of the Samurai, Die by the Blade is a one-hit-kill sword fighting action game where players must take up their weapons and face off against deadly opponents. Choose your character, select your weapon and engage in 1 vs 1 combat where the slightest mistake could seal your fate. Become a master of your craft and fight to the death with other players in tense, fast paced multiplayer matches or slash through tough AI enemies in the thrilling single player campaign.

Keep up to date with all the latest news by visiting the official Die by the Blade social media channels – Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / Discord 

Die by the Blade is being developed by developers Triple Hill Interactive and Toko Midori published by Grindstone and is scheduled for a 2021 release for PC and consoles. Fans can wishlist the game on Steam by visiting the official page here.

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About Grindstone 

Grindstone is the new age publisher from Slovakia founded by industry veteran Peter Nagy in 2015. Despite starting low profile, projects produced and supported by Grindstone stand out of the crowd with their unique concept, ideas and production quality. Beyond the production of games, Grindstone leads the growth of the regional game development ecosystem, organizes the international game conference, Game Days Kosice, and aims to become a major global publishing and production company.

About Triple Hill Interactive Triple Hill Interactive is a fast growing game development studio from Košice, Slovakia. Founded in 2015 by Peter Adamondy, Triple Hill is dedicated to bringing innovative and high quality projects to PC and consoles. Triple Hill released several mobile games and currently is working on Die by the Blade – innovative one-hit-kill sword combat game inspired by Bushido Blade slated for Q2 2021 release.

GONNER2 Out Now on PlayStation®4!

Lose your head in Raw Fury & Art in Heart’s fast-paced action platformer

STOCKHOLM — Nov. 23, 2020 — Raw Fury and Swedish indie studio Art In Heart have launched GONNER2, the sequel to the IGF award-winning GoNNER, on PlayStation®4 today via the PlayStation®Store. To commemorate the release, active PlayStation®Plus members get a 20% launch discount when purchasing GONNER2, valid for purchases made until Nov. 30, 2020.

GONNER2 is a messy roguelike action platformer that takes players on a wild journey through colorful, procedurally generated worlds. Ikk is back and on a mission to rid a mysterious presence from Death’s lair! Battle ridiculous bosses, lose your head, and pull off flying, jumping and bouncing stunts with new challenges, upgrades, and secrets to discover.

With local co-op for up to four players and a nonlinear level structure that ensures no playthrough is the same, GONNER2 is sure to keep you on your toes!

GONNER2 is also available now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC via the Microsoft Store, Steam and GOG.com, as well as with Xbox Game Pass for console and PC. For more information, visit www.GonnerGame.com.

About Art In Heart

Art in Heart is a studio founded by programmer, game designer, and artist Ditto (Planeter, Hets). The studio’s first project, GoNNER, was released in 2016 and won an IGF award. It was the first commercial release for Ditto after having released several smaller and well-regarded prototypes on itch.io.

Give Raw Fury a shout!

Official site: rawfury.com
Email: [email protected]
Discord: discord.gg/rawfury
Twitter: @RawFury

TOKYO – November 23, 2020 – VR sword-action game SWORDS of GARGANTUA will launch on PlayStation VR starting December 8, 2020. Already a hit title for Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, HTC Vive, HTC VIVE COSMOS and Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR fans will soon be able to engage in fast-paced rogue-lite action and realistic swordplay. Upon release, SWORDS of GARGANTUA for PlayStation VR will be available globally in English and Japanese for $29.99 USD.
 
Check out a preview of the game’s advanced combat tactics and multiplayer battles: https://youtu.be/q4lUuluRPbk
 
Fans can also register for the SWORDS of GARGANTUA Discord channel for updates: https://discord.gg/UcfNVU3
 
Featuring both single-player mode and online co-op with up to 3 other players, SWORDS of GARGANTUA features realistic swordplay in an immersive VR-enabled online environment. Players must level up their weapons and abilities to fight against a horde of enemies, and ultimately face their master, the towering titan named GARGANTUA. A wide variety of weapons are available, allowing you to pursue your own virtual reality action (one and two-handed swords, axes, maces, boomerangs, shields, etc.). While playing, you can use voice chat to communicate with your fellow warriors while taking on the enemies in Tesseract Abyss.
 
Key Features:

• Traverse through the Tesseract Abyss floors with the aim of taking down the giant Gargantua in its deepest layer, Floor 101. Use your weapons and abilities to make your way and conquer the dungeon.
• A wide variety of weapons are available to help you in your adventure, including one and two-handed swords, axes, rapiers, maces, throwing knives, boomerangs, shields and much more.
• While playing, you can use the native voice chat to communicate with your fellow warriors while taking on the enemies in the Tesseract Abyss.

Players can also play SWORDS of GARGANTUA on the following platforms:
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/895200/Swords_of_Gargantua/
Oculus Rift: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/2001971263187898
Oculus Quest: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3064046640291676/
VIVEPORT: https://www.viveport.com/apps/bb242289-9aca-4b5c-8f93-f3a6a51de1b3

Follow SWORDS of GARGANTUA:
Discord: https://discord.gg/UcfNVU3
Official Website: http://www.gargantuavr.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GargantuaVR
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gargantuavr/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GargantuaVR/

About Thirdverse Inc.
Founded in 2020, Thirdverse Inc. (formerly Yomuneco, Inc.) is a virtual reality game development, distribution and management company based out of Tokyo, Japan. In 2019, the studio released the world’s first VR multiplayer sword-fighting action game, SWORDS of GARGANTUA, and in 2020, announced plans to publish the VR game Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds. Thirdverse is also currently promoting the “Thirdverse Plan”, aiming to create a “Third Place” in the virtual metaverse. For more information visit https://www.thirdverse.io/.

Turtle Beach’s Holiday 2020 Lineup Delivers Next-Gen Audio for the Next-Gen Consoles with the Top-selling Stealth 600 & Stealth 700 Gen 2 Wireless Console Gaming Headsets

ROCCAT’s Award-Winning PC Gear Redefines PC Gaming with the All-New Elo Series PC Headsets, New Optical & Compact Vulcan Keyboards, Lightweight Burst Mice & More

San Diego, CA – November 23, 2020 – Leading gaming accessory brand Turtle Beach (Nasdaq: HEAR) and its Hamburg, Germany-based PC peripheral brand, ROCCAT, charge into the 2020 holiday season with their strongest offering of high-quality gaming accessories ever. Highlights from Turtle Beach’s 2020 lineup include the all-new and already best-selling Stealth 600 & 700 Gen 2 wireless console gaming headsets for MSRPs of $99.95 and $149.95. These headsets are designed to unleash immersive next-gen audio on the new Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation®5 and also work great with Xbox One and PS4™. Gamers seeking a great, affordable wired headset need look no further than the best-selling Recon 70 series, which come in a variety of colors and deliver powerful game sound, crystal-clear chat, and lightweight comfort for a MSRP of $39.95. Finally, Turtle Beach’s flagship Elite Pro 2 headset delivers unwavering console gaming audio performance for serious, hardcore, and competitive players, starting at a MSRP of $129.95.

“Our 2020 lineup is the strongest in our history and I couldn’t be prouder of what Turtle Beach and ROCCAT have achieved this year in delivering award-winning, top-selling console and PC gaming accessories,” said Juergen Stark, CEO, Turtle Beach. “Updating legendary headsets like the original Stealth 600 & 700 to meet the next-gen performance of new consoles was no small task, and the new Gen 2s are already exceeding gamers expectations and performing as top-sellers. On PC, we continue expanding ROCCAT’s impressive portfolio to offer an even wider variety PC headsets, mice, keyboards, and more, and not only do the new Elo, Vulcan, and Burst products look and feel absolutely amazing; they’ve set records as our most pre-ordered PC products. We’re collectively over-delivering on performance, precision, comfort, and value, and Turtle Beach and ROCCAT’s latest offerings are the best way gamers can experience immersive gameplay this holiday season.”

ROCCAT’s 2020 lineup elevates PC gaming to new heights with the iconic brand’s impressive assortment of precision PC gear, starting with the all-new Elo series PC headsets. The Eloheadsets combine ROCCAT’s award-winning German design and innovation with Turtle Beach’s gaming audio expertise and exclusive technologies. The Elo X Stereo delivers premium stereo sound and multiplatform connectivity for a MSRP of $49.99. PC gamers can step-up to the Elo 7.1 USB which adds a powered USB connection, immersive surround sound, and AIMO intelligent lighting for a MSRP of $69.99. Finally, the Elo 7.1 Air adds wireless connectivity and Superhuman Hearing® for a $99.99 MSRP. The Vulcan Proand compact Vulcan TKL Proare the latest additions to the ever-popular Vulcan keyboard series, available for $199.99 and $159.99 MSRPs, respectively. The Pro keyboards feature ROCCAT’s ridiculously fast Titan Optical Switch technology that registers keystrokes up to 100 times faster than standard mechanical switches. Additionally, the Vulcan TKL was introduced as the compact version of the brand’s fan-favorite keyboard design featuring Titan Linear (Speed) or Titan Tactile mechanical switches for a MSRP of $129.99. Lastly, the Burst Pro and Burst Core mice also feature Titan Optical Switch tech to register mouse clicks faster than the competition. The Burst mice offer PC gamers an all-new symmetrical, ergonomic shape and extremely lightweight feel at just 68g – available for MSRPs of $59.99 and $29.99, respectively.

”Our philosophy is focused on achieving the highest levels of design and performance, and our Elo headsets, Vulcan keyboards, and Burstmice outperform the competition in every respect of speed and style,” said René Korte, ROCCAT Founder and General Manager for PC Products at Turtle Beach. “Our Titan Optical Switch technology is the result of three years of painstakingly intricate design to take full advantage of the speed, precision, and durability benefits of optical, while retaining that familiar ‘click’ feeling our fans love in our keyboards and mice. And now we also have the power of Turtle Beach’s decades-long expertise in gaming audio in our Elo headsets; all of which combine to make a sleek-looking, beautifully RGB-lit PC gaming battle station that will give gamers a competitive advantage as they play through the holidays.”

For the latest information on Turtle Beach products, accessories, and stories, visit the Turtle Beach website at www.turtlebeach.com and the Turtle Beach Blog at https://blog.turtlebeach.com. Fans can also follow Turtle Beach on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more information on ROCCAT’s lineup of high-quality, German-engineered PC gaming accessories, visit https://roccat.org.

About Turtle Beach Corporation

Turtle Beach Corporation (https://corp.turtlebeach.com) is one of the world’s leading gaming accessory providers. The Turtle Beach brand (www.turtlebeach.com) is known for pioneering first-to-market features and patented innovations in high-quality, comfort-driven headsets for all levels of gamer, making it a fan-favorite brand and the market leader in console gaming audio for the last decade. Turtle Beach’s ROCCAT brand (www.roccat.org) combines detail-loving German innovation with a genuine passion for designing the best PC gaming products. Under the ROCCAT brand, Turtle Beach creates award-winning keyboards, mice, headsets, mousepads, and other PC accessories. Turtle Beach’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Exchange under the symbol: HEAR.

Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive, in partnership with Western Star, are proud to announce the new Western Star 49X has joined the SnowRunner garage! Available to purchase now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC as standalone DLC, SnowRunner owners can take the groundbreaking new truck for a ride before its release in the real world. With this tantalizing reveal trailer and new screenshots, you can see the All-New Western Star 49X in action.

The All-New Western Star 49X: it’s rugged, it’s powerful, it’s now available.

This is a powerful and versatile heavy duty truck; great on the road, and capable in the mud. Its heavy frame and strength makes it perfect for hauling heavy semi-trailers. This next-generation truck has a unique and controllable additional axle that can deal with difficult terrain.

The DLC was made possible by the great partnership between Western Star, Daimler, and Focus Home Interactive, who have been working together since MudRunner: American Wilds. Focus and Saber are excited to bring this robust new truck to SnowRunner fans everywhere.

The All-New Western Star 49X is available now for purchase on PS4, Xbox One, and the Epic Games Store as standalone DLC. The ultimate off-roading experience, SnowRunner, is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC through the Epic Games Store. 

ABOUT SNOWRUNNER

GET READY FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION OFF-ROAD EXPERIENCE!

SnowRunner puts you in the driver’s seat of powerful vehicles as you conquer extreme open environments with the most advanced terrain simulation ever. Drive 40 vehicles from brands such as Ford, Chevrolet, and Freightliner as you leave your mark on an untamed open world.

Overcome mud, torrential waters, snow, and frozen lakes while taking on perilous contracts and missions. Expand and customize your fleet with many upgrades and accessories including an exhaust snorkel for heavy waters or chain tires to battle the snow.

Ride solo or with other players in 4-player co-operative and expand your SnowRunner experience with community-created mods!

KEY FEATURES

• Face extreme environments in a highly advanced physics engine
• 40 unique vehicles to unlock, upgrade, and customize
• Complete dozens of challenging missions across an interconnected world
• Go solo or play with other players in 4-player co-op

About Saber Interactive

Saber Interactive is one of the world’s leading independent developers of interactive games and entertainment, with an unrivaled ability to deliver on a wide range of concepts. Founded in 2001, Saber has grown into one of the largest and longest-standing developers of interactive games in Russia/Eastern Europe and one of the few remaining independent game studios producing AAA content. No matter the genre, platform, or property, we bring AAA skillsets, cutting-edge technologies, and uncompromising inventiveness to everything we do. Our goal is to focus on extremely high quality experiences that rival the best in the industry.

More information on the website: https://saber3d.com

Cereal Games’ Noir Action-RPG will also be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch early next year.

Madrid, November 23rd, 2020. After the recent communication about the arrival of Pecaminosa to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC during the first quarter of 2021, the noir pixel-art, Action-RPG from Cereal Games has just premiered its own page on the Steam platform.

Visit Pecaminosa Steam page and discover new details about the look, mechanics and gameplay of the unique title created by Cereal Games:

Steam Store Page

John Souza, a former cop and newly-appointed local drunk, has an unexpected visitor from the past.
The ghost of Charlie “Two Angels”, a fallen mob boss, appears before Souza with a proposition: help him capture his former associates, so he can redeem himself, and be allowed unto Heaven.
Hell, that sounds easy, right?… Maybe too easy…
Will Souza set his bottle aside and take up the mantle of justice again? Or will he be just as damned as Charlie?

The player will be able to freely explore a typical city of the 1940’s with a stunning level of detail, which is particularly noticeable in the interior of the buildings, decorated with touches of vintage jazz inspired by film noir classics.

Along with being able to explore different playstyles with the LIFE System, everyone that gets to play Pecaminosa will also be able to customize the main protagonist with a significant variety of weapons and apparel, as well as enter casinos and play gamblingmini-games.

Pecaminosa leans on the perspective, mechanics, and objectives from classics like The Legend of Zelda and adds the tension, drama and ambience of the film noir genre, like Citizen Kane and Touch of Evil.

Pecaminosa will be available during the first quarter of 2021 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam.

Nordic Game launches this year’s second major online event, NG20+ on 25-27 November.

Doubling up on NG20, May’s successful digital debut – which pass holders can once again enjoy on Tuesday, 24 November – this week’s conference celebrates twice the Nordic Game knowledge, emotion and business in 2020, as the NG20+ live stream kicks-off at 10:30 CET on Wednesday, 25 November from Slagthuset in Malmö.

Opening the conference with Unboxing NG20+, host and Nordic Game program director Jacob Riis, along with co-hosts and Sharkmob developers Sara Casén and Rasmus Kunstlicher, will guide the live audience through this week’s exciting (and extensive) speaker program, the many activities slated for the Nordic Game Discord channel, the new Chatroulette à la Nordic Game, the highly anticipated NGDC Season IV Grand Finals and much, much more.

But for now, here’s a sneak peek at a few things you won’t want to miss at NG20+ ☺

Speakers galore!
Over 130 speakers are ready to share their knowledge, answer questions and mingle on Discord at NG20+, presented live onstage from Slagthuset as well as in exclusive pre-recorded talks created especially for Nordic Game.

Check out the complete NG20+ online schedule, including the latest live talk just announced from renowned Ubisoft Toronto game design director Richard Carillo, right here.

Join us on Discord!
Featuring a busy week of exclusive activities, giveaways and more, the Nordic Game Discord channel is back this fall for NG20+ and waiting for you!

Take a quick look here, but you’ll need to register for NG20+ to dive deep into everything that’s happening on the Nordic Game Discord channel.

Doing twice the business at NG20+
Hundreds of game companies from around the world to meet via MeetToMatch, this fall’s expanded Publisher Market and Games Capital Summit, and many, many hours of in-depth industry knowledge waiting to be unveiled in the NG20+ online program.

Best business tip of 2020? Buy a pass to NG20+ ☺

New! Chatroulette à la Nordic Game
This exclusive version of Chatroulette will be available to all pass holders each conference day from 20:00-1:00 CET (25-27 November).

Join us every evening this week to make new friends on Chatroulette à la Nordic Game. Who knows whom you’ll meet?

NGDC Season IV concludes at NG20+
After 19 months of pitch battles by talented game developers in Europe, Africa and South America, the Nordic Game Discovery Contest wraps up its fourth season with a bang!

Sixteen finalists are now set to compete live during NG20+ for the coveted NGDC Game of the Year title, while pass holders will chose their favorites on the Nordic Game Discord channel to select the season’s People’s Choice Award winner.Learn more and check out all the NGDC Season IV finalists right here – and welcome to Nordic Game 2020!

About the Nordic Game conference
Nordic Game is the leading games conference in Europe and 2020 marks its seventeenth edition. Gathering thousands of industry professionals in Malmö annually, Nordic Game is the one and only “home turf” meeting place for the highly successful game developers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

This year Nordic Game is organising two events in Malmö, Sweden: NG20 on 27-29 May and NG20+ on 25-27 November. Learn more and register at conf.nordicgame.com.

Follow Nordic Game on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr and Instagram.

The Cayo Perico Heist: Coming December 15 to GTA Online

It’s time to raise the stakes higher than ever before.You’ve broken a convicted spy out of Bolingbroke Penitentiary. You’ve saved the world from an egomaniacal tech billionaire. And you’ve beaten the odds to drain a casino of its cash. This time, you’re taking on an entire island.

Prepare to infiltrate the remote island compound of the world’s most notorious drug dealer in Grand Theft Auto Online’s biggest, most daring, and action-packed addition yet: The Cayo Perico Heist.

It’s up to you to find a way to breach Cayo Perico, one of the most secure private islands in the entire world, evade or neutralize the heavily armed security forces stationed there, and escape with valuable evidence along with as much art, gold and drug money as you can carry.

Choose your tools. Choose your approach. Choose your crew – or even go it entirely alone. Just make it back to Los Santos in one piece.

The Cayo Perico Heist is the biggest GTA Online adventure ever, introducing an all-new exotic Heist location, with a brand-new approach to Heist design that features the ability to play everything solo or with up to three other players. Plus you can acquire new vehicles and tactical weapons, experience new social spaces to dance and party with friends and new world-class DJs, and listen to new radio stations with over 100 new songs. Oh, and a very large, very versatile, and very heavily armed submarine HQ with plenty of other surprises.

Stay tuned for more details as you prepare for The Cayo Perico Heist.

NEW DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE – DEFINITIVE EDITION TRAILER SHOWCASED AT TGS 2020

DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Ships Over 6 Million Copies Worldwide

SYDNEY, 25^th September 2020 – During the SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS at TGS2020 Online, SQUARE ENIX® revealed a new trailer for DRAGON QUEST®XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age^™ – Definitive Edition, giving players a look at the newest features for players to enjoy as they follow the perilous journey of the Luminary: a hunted hero destined to uncover the mystery of his fate, with the help of a charismatic cast of supporting characters. In addition, SQUARE ENIX announced that DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition will be coming to the Epic Games Store on December 4, 2020, alongside its release on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One as an Xbox Play Anywhere title, Windows 10 and PC (Steam®).

The DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition TGS trailer, which showcases the new character side stories, retro 2D mode, Japanese and English audio, 16-bit World of Tickington, and other enhancements, is available here

SQUARE ENIX also announced that DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age and DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition together have surpassed six million copies shipped and downloaded worldwide on the PlayStation®4 system, STEAM®, Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo Switch™.

DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition offers the perfect entry for new adventurers into one of the most revered role-playing game franchise of all time, offering more than 100 hours of content and an array of upgrades and enhancements from the critically acclaimed 2017 release, DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition will be available boxed and digitally for the PlayStation®4 system, and digitally for the Xbox One, Windows 10 and PC (Steam®) and the Epic Games Store on December 4, 2020. For more information visit: www.dq11.com

Related Links:

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