En Masse Entertainment Announces New Battle Arena Mode for Action MMO TERA Coming 2020 on PC

SEATTLE, July 30, 2020 — En Masse Entertainment, a player-focused publisher dedicated to delivering great games and great service, today announced TERA Battle Arena, an all-new team-based battle mode coming 2020 on PC. In TERA Battle Arena, players will control Heroes drawn from the TERA universe with each hero having their own unique skill sets and abilities. Additionally, players will also be able to customize their heroes with runes and cosmetic items. TERA Battle Arena will be available as a free download for PC players with the TERA client. Stay tuned for more information regarding Heroes, maps, abilities, and more.

Watch the new TERA Battle Arena Announcement Trailer here:

For additional information about the new TERA Battle Arena announcement, please visit: https://tera.enmasse.com/news/posts/tera-battle-arena-coming-soon

TERA has entertained and enthralled just under five million players on console in North America, the EU, and Japan since it launched in 2018 and over 9 million players in North America on PC for over 8 years. 

Stay up-to-date on all the latest TERA Battle Arena information by following the game on Twitter, Facebook and Discord, or check out the official TERA website.

ABOUT EN MASSE ENTERTAINMENT
Based in Seattle, Washington, En Masse Entertainment embodies the evolution of modern game publishing. The company’s mission is to publish great games and provide great service. Beginning with its inaugural title, TERA, and continuing with Closers, En Masse Entertainment has built a track record of excellence and innovation. The team at En Masse includes experts in online technology, live service, branding, community, and player support, allowing them to thrive as a publisher in the digital era. For more information, visit enmasse.com.

WHAT: Netflix and Hasbro, Inc., in partnership with Rooster Teeth, today premiered Chapter One – SIEGE – of the highly anticipated TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON TRILOGY. The Series raises the stakes of the Autobot and Decepticon war with Chapter One having six, twenty-two minute episodes, complete with a new animation look and style that presents the TRANSFORMERS bots like you’ve never seen them before. The TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON TRILOGY plunges us deep into events that live at the heart of this legendary franchise, with SIEGE shining a spotlight on a critical timeframe in TRANSFORMERS history on Cybertron.

TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON TRILOGY: SIEGE begins in the final hours of the devastating civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons. The war that has torn apart their home planet of Cybertron is at a tipping point. Two leaders, Optimus Prime and Megatron, both want to save their world and unify their people, but only on their own terms. In an attempt to end the conflict, Megatron is forced to consider using the Allspark, the source of all life and power on Cybertron, to “reformat” the Autobots, thus “unifying” Cybertron. Outnumbered, outgunned, and under SIEGE, the battle-weary Autobots orchestrate a desperate series of counterstrikes on a mission that, if everything somehow goes right, will end with an unthinkable choice: kill their planet in order to save it.

Rooster Teeth (RWBY, gen:LOCK) is producing the original series for Netflix, and Polygon Pictures (Godzilla, Knights of Sidonia) is serving as the animation studio. TRANSFORMERS veteran F.J. DeSanto (Transformers: Titans Return, Transformers: Power of the Primes) is serving as showrunner on the series with several contributing writers, including George Krstic (Megas XLR), Gavin Hignight (Transformers: Cyberverse), and Brandon Easton (Agent Carter, Transformers: Rescue Bots).

The Series voice talent cast includes Jake Foushee (Optimus Prime), Jason Marnocha (Megatron), Linsay Rousseau (Elita-1), Joe Zieja (Bumblebee), Frank Todaro (Starscream), Rafael Goldstein (Ratchet), Keith Silverstein (Jetfire), Todd Haberkorn (Shockwave, Red Alert), Edward Bosco (Ultra Magnus, Soundwave), Bill Rogers (Wheeljack), Sophia Isabella (Arcee), Brook Chalmers (Impactor), Shawn Hawkins (Mirage), Kaiser Johnson (Ironhide), Miles Luna (Teletraan I, Cliffjumper) and Mark Whitten (Sideswipe, Skywarp).

More details regarding Chapter Two TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON TRILOGY: EARTHRISE and Chapter Three TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON TRILOGY: KINGDOM coming soon.

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SFL Interactive and Maximum Games have released a new gameplay trailer showcasing Become the King mode from their upcoming arcade sports game, Street Power Soccer (North America) or Street Power Football (worldwide). Become the King is an adventure mode guided by the Street King himself Sean Garnier, who will lead you through challenges all around the world, as you face off against the best players in the world while perfecting each game mode. Players will be tested on skills from each game mode (trickshot, freestyle, panna and street power match) with each stage becoming a bit more difficult.

Watch Street Power Soccer Become the King mode gameplay trailer

Street Power Soccer will be available globally in digital and retail stores for PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam on August 25. Street Power Soccer combines creative style with high-energy action for an over-the-top soccer and arcade videogame experience. Street Power Soccer features six distinct game modes, tons of customizable options to style your team to your liking, pumped up music, stages and ambassadors from around the world including Searn Garnier, Liv Cooke, Melody Donchet, Andrew Henderson and many more.

Pre-order Street Power Soccer digitally and retail stores today. Stay up to date with all Street Power Soccer news on the website, watch on YouTube, follow on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and “Like” us on Facebook.

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LAY WASTE TO YOUR RIVALS AS MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM EXTREME VS. MAXIBOOST ON LAUNCHES IN THE AMERICAS

Fans Can Take Their 2-on-2 Combat to the Next Level on PlayStation 4

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (July 30, 2020) – Leading anime video game developer and publisher BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. announced today that MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM EXTREME VS. MAXIBOOST ON has officially launched in the Americas on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. The 2-on-2 EXTREME VS. mecha combat game was originally released exclusively for Japanese arcades and is now available in the West for the first time.

Set in the globally iconic GUNDAM universe, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM EXTREME VS. MAXIBOOST ON enables players to take 2-on-2 combat to the next level with Mobile Suits spanning the entire breadth of the franchise’s history. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM EXTREME VS. MAXIBOOST ON features 185 playable units from 36 different GUNDAM iterations, each with unique abilities designed to match any fan’s personal playstyle. Players can choose from three different EX Burst Systems—Fighting Burst, Extend Burst, and Shooting Burst—to coordinate with allies and lay waste to all that stand (or fly) in their way.

“Ever since Japanese audiences were first introduced to MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM EXTREME VS. MAXIBOOST ON in arcades, we have been looking forward to bringing its iconic combat style to gamers in the Americas,” said Abelina Villegas, Associate Brand Manager at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. “We’re so excited for a whole new contingent of fans to finally experience the high-octane arcade-style action of the EXTREME VS series on PlayStation 4.”

For more information about MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM EXTREME VS. MAXIBOOST ON or other titles from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., please visit; https://www.bandainamcoent.com, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS, or join the conversation on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUS 

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About BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., part of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment for all major video game consoles, iOS, Android, and online platforms. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises including PAC-MAN^®, GALAGA^®, TEKKEN^®, SOULCALIBUR^®, and ACE COMBAT^®. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. is the premier publisher in the Western hemisphere for anime based video games including NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, DRAGON BALL Z^®, and ONE PIECE^®. More information about the company and its products can be found at http://www.bandainamcoent.com or www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS.

IGDA-F Holds 8-Hour Fundraiser Benefiting Underrepresented Developers

Hosts, Speakers from Kinda Funny, Rooster Teeth, Shacknews, Microsoft, More

LOS ANGELES – 30 July, 2020 – The IGDA Foundation (IGDA-F) has partnered with companies including Shacknews, Greenlit Content, HyperX, and ReKTGlobal, individuals from organizations like Rooster Teeth and Kinda Funny, and others to organize Play It Forward, an 8-hour streamed fundraiser. 

Starting at 10:00 a.m. PT tomorrow and hosted on the Shacknews Twitch channel, the event will feature Black, disabled, trans, and other underrepresented voices seeking to pull in $10,000 to support efforts to increase diversity in gaming.

During Play It Forward, the IGDA-F will welcome Sarah Bond, vice president of the gaming ecosystem at Microsoft, to give the Jerry A. Lawson Award to Laura Teclemariam. Currently, director of product management at WB Games in San Francisco, Teclemariam demonstrated incredible grit, resilience, and accomplishments in her 17 years of product management, interactive media design, and software engineering at companies including EA and Microsoft.

Hosted by Kahlief Adams of Spawn on Me, a podcast spotlighting people of color in the gaming industry, the fundraiser will feature programming including leaders and CEOs speaking on Black representation in games, a competitive esports team composed of people paralyzed from the neck down called the Quad Gods, and Anita Sarkeesian to talk about the Online Games and Harassment Hotline.

Notable trans gaming community members including Kdin Jenzen from Rooster Teeth will speak on trans acceptance and inclusion in gaming. Greg Miller from Kinda Funny, Elyse Willems from Funhaus, and Steven Spohn of AbleGamers are among those who will discuss allyship and good ways to support members of underrepresented communities in and out of gaming.

In between these important topics, content creators will stream gameplay, celebrating the medium that connects us. They and everyone involved will encourage viewers to help achieve the $10,000 goal, which will fund the IGDA Foundation Online Diversity Program.

“Helping bring so many amazing people together to support Play It Forward has been a real joy,” said Asif Khan, CEO of Shacknews. “The IGDA Foundation’s mission of inclusion and representation in the games industry is an extremely important endeavor, and we couldn’t be more excited to help amplify the voices of its members and serve the goals of the foundation.”

Check out the full schedule at the Play It Forward webpage on the IGDA Foundation website. Donate at the IGDA Foundation Tiltify page. Follow @IGDAFoundation on Twitter and the IGDA Foundation Facebook page for the latest updates

About IGDA Foundation

The IGDA Foundation (IGDA-F) advances a diverse workforce and ecosystem for the video game industry to better reflect the millions of passionate players enjoying video games worldwide. 

The IGDA-F focuses on promoting a game development community representative of, and welcoming and inclusive to, every person who wants to make games. The IGDA-F garners support for diversity and inclusion in the video game industry with initiatives such as its IGDA Scholars, Velocity, and Next Gen Leaders programs, with others in the pipeline.

The IGDA Foundation is a public charity, registered as a 501(c)3 organization in the United States.

To find out more about the IGDA Foundation’s initiatives visit http://igdafoundation.org.

Being a Flight Attendant Has Never Been…Worse! Race Against the Clock to Complete Tasks 30,000 Feet Up Whilst Playing Alongside Completely Unqualified Strangers From Around the Globe 

WIESBADEN, GERMANY (July 30, 2020) — Publisher Assemble Entertainment, best known for point-and-click adventure Leisure Suit Larry – Wet Dreams Don’t Dry, and developer Huu Games today announced Shakes on a Plane for Windows PC and Nintendo Switch. Available this November, Shakes on a Plane is a co-op (or solo) time management game that stirs up every preconceived notion about what life is like for an airline cabin crew. There’s high-flying fun — literally — with elevated humor to match! Take on difficult passengers, troublesome colleagues, and race against the clock to complete tasks amidst total chaos!  

“We are thrilled to add Shakes on a Plane to our expanding roster of truly unique titles,” said Assemble Entertainment CEO Stefan Marcinek. “It’s got the perfect touch of humor common in many of our games, along with a compelling storyline perfect for anyone craving something more offbeat. We’re anxious to get this into the hands of simulation fans and casual players alike!” 

Life as part of an airline cabin crew can be so tiresome…so repetitive…that is, unless it’s a crew of strangers who have been mysteriously abducted from all over the globe and forced to work together 30,000 feet above the ground! Even though it might look like total chaos, the daily grind of a cabin crew is really a fine-tuned and highly organized operation. Before the passengers arrive and screw everything up, that is. What could go wrong? Well, let’s start with para-dropping troublesome passengers out of the plane while cleaning knee-high piles of vomit to get this wacky adventure soaring. 

Watch the official Shakes on a Plane announcement trailer: 

Inspired by acclaimed chaotic co-op titles such as Overcooked and Unrailed, Shakes on a Plane challenges players to work together with the odds stacked against them. While there are plenty of laughs to be had, Shakes on a Plane encourages coordination and teamwork with simple controls and easy-to-learn, difficult-to-master gameplay mechanics. 

Additional Features Include: 

• Dangerously Difficult: No matter how unreasonable and ungrateful the passengers are, or how outlandish their demands may be, the cabin crew must make it work. Every attendant has a job to do, no matter how vile. 
   
• Quirky Co-Workers: Each attendant in the crew has a different outlook on life, and in turn, a unique special ability. Take Mr. Yrman for example — he was fed up with life as a prison guard, so becoming a flight attendant was the natural next step. He’s also a passionate knitter. 
   
• Fine Dining: As everyone knows, airline passengers will only accept the best of the best when it comes to in-flight cuisine. While you may not be boasting a Michelin Star, the crew is counting you to work as a team to produce the very best shakes, burgers, coffee, and more.

Shakes on a Plane will be available for Windows PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch via the eShop this November. At launch, the game will be available in English with optional subtitles, with more languages to come.

For the latest up-to-date news about Shakes on a Plane, follow Assemble Entertainment on Twitter, Instagram, “like” on Facebook, and join the official Assemble Discord server.

About Assemble Entertainment

Based in Wiesbaden, Germany, Assemble Entertainment is an independent games developer and publisher, best known for Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry, the latest installment in the humorously naughty point-and-click adventure saga, and the multi-award-winning Endzone – A World Apart, that challenges players to survive and thrive following an environmental apocalypse. Assemble Entertainment also organizes GermanDevDays, an annual conference that attracts more than 1,100 attendees from across the German-speaking video game development industry. 

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Armor Up and Prepare to Risk Your Character and Your Bloodline

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – JULY 30, 2020 – Independent developer Gavra Games announced today its new comedic turn-based RPG combat game Warriors: Rise to Glory – Online Multiplayer is coming soon to Steam. Enter the arena and step up to be the ultimate gladiator as you honor the legacy of your ancestors in a world where blood and guts decide the fate of men in Warriors: Rise to Glory – Online Multiplayer. Decapitate your enemies, inflict an anime style death touch, or crush skulls as you rise to glory, but be warned – you could be the one begging for your miserable life and all of your riches as your enemy towers above you with a shiv.

Warriors: Rise to Glory Online Gameplay Features:

• High Stakes, Over-the-Top Brutal Combat: Crush other players’ skulls with a mighty axe, pierce their armor with a deadly arrow or kick them onto deadly traps all in the name of glory! Raise the stakes and bet wisely to win great rewards – but if you fail, lose life, glory and all your items!
• Settle Your Beef: Play online with and against your friends to prove once and for all which lineage’s brood really is peak of the pack.
• Form Powerful Alliances: Keep your enemies close and your allies closer! Pick trustworthy and strong allies to execute winning strategy in battle… But trust no one – allies are fragile and can be easily replaced.
• Level Up: Gain experience and level up your warriors with better weapons, armors, stats, and skills to get passed down for generations to come.
• Battle Your Way: In Warriors: Rise to Glory, you can prove your strength in a 1 v 1 battle, team up in a 2 v 2 battle, or take on the world in “Free for All” combat.
• Are You Not Entertained?: Boost your favorite warrior’s lineage, hype up the crowd and rally them to your advantage! Or even line your own pockets by betting on a game of chance at the local tavern.
• Roguelike Gameplay: Enjoy the tile and turn-based graphics exhibited throughout Warriors: Rise to Glory. Once a warrior is dead he is dead, there’s no coming back, however, the house they built will remain solid and upright.
• You Are Judge, Jury, and Executioner: As the all-powerful and superior warrior in a deathmatch, you decide the fate of your fallen foe – to kill or to humiliate? Each decision will have its own reward.
• No Two Lineages Alike: Use Warriors: Rise to Glory’s creation features to make the warriors of your lineage as fearsome or goofy as you want. Prove to everyone that it’s not just being the best, but also the best looking.

In Warriors: Rise to Glory Online Multiplayer, players will receive hype from the crowd as they chuck bananas or toilets from the stands to cheer you on. Earn XP and coins as you defeat other players and their warrior spawns to don killer armor and weaponry. Warriors: Rise to Glory Online Multiplayer is not just about flatulence and stabbing someone until their innards pool at their feet – this game goes deep, real deep. Beyond the farting, stabbing, memes, slicing, and fighting, you’ll discover that positioning, calculated risk, and the knowledge of your surroundings are what line the path to victory.

Warriors: Rise to Glory Online Multiplayer is coming soon to Steam.

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ABOUT GAVRA GAMES
Two cousins obsessed with video games from the time they were old enough to hold a controller decided to follow their lifelong dream of becoming game developers and open their own gaming studio, that is now a team of six developers. As a team of hardcore gamers, we understand the value of creating a fun easy to learn – hard to master experience for gamers removing any surprise mechanics creating pure fun and entertainment. All this while placing our unique sense of humor pretty much everywhere because well, we can!

Duesseldorf/Germany, July 30, 2020 – Drone Swarm, the upcoming sci-fi strategy adventure game for PC will offer space fans not only control over a swarm of 32,000 drones but also an exciting story that will catapult them directly into a gripping fight for mankind’s survival in the vast expanses of an unknown galaxy. Your main mission is to find a New Earth for the remaining human survivors after a catastrophic attack by the swarm you now control has devastated Earth. Now that everything you once knew has been reduced to ashes, you have become humanity’s last hope.

The end of Earth

21st January 2111 – Out of nowhere a gigantic sphere arrived in our orbit and a swarm of alien drones attacked Earth. This was the day life as we knew it came to an end. Families were ripped apart and cities destroyed, but people fought to survive until the very end. Mankind however did not stand a chance. Carter, an ex-soldier, and his brother Ayden tried to save as many helpless inhabitants of their city as possible – but when the military unleashed all available nukes in a last desperate attempt of defense, the fires of apocalypse consumed the planet.

The last of hope of mankind

When Earth laid in ruins and only a few survivors were left to hopelessly fight the swarm, Ayden subconsciously found out that he is the key to end this destruction – but it came with a heavy price: he had to sacrifice his own life. Ayden was able to transfer his soul into a drone and with this gained the ability to control it. Other 32.000 human psionics like Ayden resolved to sacrifice themselves as well to save the remains of humanity. This was how the psionics became mankind’s last hope. Another powerful psionic, Eva, discovered her special connection to the Sphere itself. Through it, she was able to understand its nature and found a way to build the Argo – an interstellar ship built around the Sphere designed for the search of New Earth.

The story in Drone Swarm

With the swarm now under human control you lead this mission as Captain Carter – the swarm is yours to command. But you are not alone, your fellow crew members will help you to accomplish your mission. But be careful, there are risks waiting. You will encounter unknown alien races. The Voohr and the Dashan are the two dominant factions in this region of the galaxy, only it is not predictable whether they are willing to talk or whether it will come to inevitable conflicts.

The team behind the Drone Swarm story

The universe and story of Drone Swarm is the result of a collaboration between 451 Media and stillalive studios. 451 Media, co-founded by star director Michael Bay, will publish Drone Swarm comics that tell the prequel story. Meanwhile, Austrian developer stillalive studios is working with publisher astragon Entertainment on an action-packed strategy adventure game in which you will control 32,000 drones against a wide variety of enemies.

Drone Swarm will be released in fall 2020 on Steam™. It will have voiceovers in English and German. In addition to the two dubbed languages, there will be subtitles in 13 languages. A detailed listing can already be found on the Steam store page.

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Does your tin toy agent have the mettle to save President Roosevelt? 

Seattle, Washington – July 30th, 2020 – Tribetoy and Beep Games, Inc. have released their old timey arcade shooter based on early 20th-century parlour game cabinets, Bartlow’s Dread Machine, on Steam Early Access. The full version will launch this Fall on Xbox One and Steam.

Set entirely within the confines of this titular relic from the dawn of the Electric Age, Bartlow’s Dread Machine casts one to two players as government agents in a series of escapades through New York, San Francisco, and all across the continent as they seek to rescue the kidnapped President Roosevelt from the forces of evil. But beware, sinister forces are at work! 

Bound to the clockwork gizmos running this contraption, agents are mere metal figurines roving around on rails. But these aren’t any ordinary tin toys as they have free rein on how to navigate these forking networks of tracks. Think Pac-Man if he were made of metal, wore a cool peacoat, and was packing some serious heat! Sets made of wood and tin unfold around you in real-time as you navigate this immersive puppet show. Encounter a cast of improbable monsters and historical characters as you traverse the high seas and beyond using trains, ships and even a newfangled automobile!

Your journey begins in New York City with the discovery that President Teddy Roosevelt has been abducted by anarcho-satanists of the worst kind. Track his kidnappers across the Great Plains to the Pacific coast in today’s Early Access release, which contains the first three of six chapters. About once a month the game will be updated to include levels set at sea, deep in the Panamanian jungle, and finally in Washington D.C. as you close in on the culprit to save America from certain doom. 

The final game features a wealth of content with 6 worlds, 52 guns, and all manner of outfits to deck out your gumshoe. Unlock unique spins on historical characters, like Zombie General Custer and Annie Oakley. Plus the drop-in / drop-out couch co-op contains per-player difficulty, allowing each player to set the challenge level to their preference. 

“As much as we love video games, we’re also admirers of old analogue tech, particularly the clockwork precision of early 20th century arcade games, so we wanted to combine the rinky-dink charm of these rustic cabinets with the smooth gameplay of contemporary titles,” said  Matthew Hoseterey Co-Founder and Director of Design of Tribetoy. “Bartlow’s Dread Machine transports us back to this wild time at the dawn of the Electric Age, when technology and entertainment were evolving so fast that the world quickly became almost unrecognizable. Plus everyone wore snazzy hats back then, which is always a plus!”

Available now on Steam Early Access for PC, Bartlow’s Dread Machine is priced at $14.99 USD and will be available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Visit the Bartlow’s Dread Machine website: https://www.dreadmachine.com
Follow Tribetoy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tribetoy?lang=en
Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1228870/Bartlows_Dread_Machine/

About Tribetoy
Founded in 2008, Tribetoy is dedicated to making unique interactive experiences. Its first game, Chu’s Dynasty, brought unprecedented depth, and time manipulation, into a 4-player fighting game with its 2010 XBLIG release. Its second title, Bow to Blood, tasked players with captaining an airship in a multi-stage reality TV show. Its third title, the twin-stick shooter set inside an early 20th-century parlour game, Bartlow’s Dread Machine, is due in 2020 on PC and Xbox One.

About Beep Games, Inc.
Founded in 2003 by industry veteran Clayton Kauzlaric, Beep Games, Inc. developed the cult platformer Voodoo Vince which saw a newly-remastered version in 2017. The company also teamed up with Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert to create the concept for EA’s Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue in 2010 and the mobile puzzler Scurvy Scallywags in 2013. It is now collaborating with Tribetoy on Bartlow’s Dread Machine.

Biggest update yet overhauls campaign, adds NPCs, outposts, and more

HAMBURG, Germany – July 30th, 2020 – Publisher Daedalic, and independent studios FakeFish and Undertow Games, proudly announce “New Frontiers”, the biggest update to the unique Sci-Fi submarine simulation Barotrauma since Steam Early Access started last June. 

“New Frontiers” further enriches the game by adding a campaign-based journey with a mysterious destination in the depths of Europa. Multiple aspects of the game have been improved to create a real sense of progression in the campaign mode, and a work-in-progress ending has been implemented together with an accessible endgame location.

Update:

• Outposts: The crew is now able to physically reach and explore outposts at the start and endpoint of a mission. AI inhabitants and randomized events keep the outposts alive. Players can trade, restock equipment, hire new crewmates and more. 
• Submarines: The crew’s swimming home base will develop throughout the journey. Beginning with a modest sub, players are able to update and modify the hull, different machinery and weaponry as they progress. All available improvements apply to modded ships as well, so the community can seamlessly integrate their own creations into the campaign.
• Crewmates: The heart of the game, the submarine’s crew, is no longer randomized between campaign missions when playing with bots. Every crewmate becomes a valuable part of the mission and can be individually trained, so you should not use them as expendable cannon fodder. The bot AI was also improved.
• In-game economy: Players are able to sell items, prices are balanced and different items are available at different locations in the game. 
• Visuals: The developers visually overhauled the majority of sprites in the game and revised the campaign map.

“New Frontiers” marks the next step towards Barotrauma’s full launch and is available for free. For more information, check out Barotrauma on Steam.

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About Daedalic Entertainment (Publisher)

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 more than 80 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.

Daedalic currently develops the AAA title The Lord of the Rings – Gollum. The action-adventure that 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 FakeFish and Undertow GamesBarotrauma began as an open-development project by Undertow Games, the developer of the free open-source horror game SCP – Containment Breach. In early 2018, the award-winning fellow indie studio FakeFish Ltd. joined the project with their team of industry veterans and fresh talents to launch Barotrauma on Steam. Now the joint studio, based in Turku, Finland, develops survival horror PC titles supporting extensive user-generated content and packed with built-in editors.