Skully Gameplay Rolls, Bashes and Leaps through Scenic Beachsides, Volcanic Caverns

Walnut Creek, Calif. (June 18, 2020) – Indie publishing label Modus Games with developer Finish Line Games today released extended gameplay from Skully, a charming action-adventure platformer starring a reanimated skull heading to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Steam, and Xbox One on August 4, 2020.

Today’s video showcases the headstrong protagonist’s ability to nimbly cross lush stretches of a sprawling island paradise, hopping across stepping-stone pathways with ease and twisting through perilous caverns pooling with scorching lava. Aided by powerful new forms sculpted from the isle’s pools of magical clay and an endearingly graceless ally named Terry, Skully always finds a way to clear (or crash through) obstacles, be they perplexing puzzles or impassable piles of stone. See Skully’s unyielding agility in action by viewing the full gameplay trailer here:

Skully follows the peculiar journey of a skull brought back to life by an enigmatic deity desperate to save an island from the devastation it faces if Terry doesn’t mend fences with his feuding siblings. Players will leverage clay-boosted powers as they tumble through the island’s seven distinct ecosystems, conquering tricky platforming, encountering colorful locals, and outwitting environmental puzzles to discover the mystery at the heart of the land’s bubbling quarrel. 

To roll up the latest details on Skully, visit the official site (SkullyTheGame.com) and wishlist the game on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249110). For the latest on Modus Games’ full lineup of titles, head over to https://modusgames.com, join the Discord channel (modus.games/discord), and follow @Modus_Games on Twitter.

# # #

About Modus Games

Modus Games is one of the fastest-growing video game publishers in the world. The label prides itself on providing AAA publishing services to talented independent developers across the globe. Modus Studios Brazil is a full-service development studio supporting creators of inspired interactive entertainment. For more information, visit modusgames.com.

About Finish Line Games Finish Line Games is an independent video game studio based in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 2013 by a team of veteran game developers, Finish Line Games’ mission is to create fun and compelling games that appeal to a variety of gamers. Please visit us at finishlinegames.com. 

Mobile in more ways than one, DoomCar is a surprisingly strategic take on dealing death to your fellow drivers. It’s the year 2057: driving licenses are defunct, road tax a thing of the past and, in terms of terrain, pot holes have now been replaced by pot luck. Don’t drive safely

YOOZOO Games, Shanghai | 18.06.20 — DoomCar is a strategy RPG wrapped in a distinctly dystopian world but this doesn’t mean you can’t have lots of fun. Collect and upgrade over 100 vehicles, source new equipment (or simply steal it) from all manner of NPC factions. Take your supercharged war chariots out on the open road and engage in the ultimate battle royale; with rogue-like modes making every road trip a new and maniacally dicey experience. You can tailor war chariot battle formations, individual driver skills, professions, affinities, and progression. 

Create the ultimate team, take on all comers and become the despotic driver of your dreams. A rich variety of single player, cooperative, PvP, and clan vs clan modes will satisfy even the most competitive amongst you. While an advanced matchmaking system provides fair, competitive PvP environments for players of all skill levels and progression.  

Post-Apocalyptic Setting

Conquer the open road in this unique idle strategy game that puts you in the driver’s seat of smoke-spewing hulls of twisted metal. See the remains of a destroyed earth, ride your metal monstrosities, and obliterate your enemies with brutally effective weapons.

Rogue-like Randomness

You can win in DoomCar without complicated operations and strategies. Your vehicles will fight for you while you rest. Explore forbidden zones with procedurally-generated levels and challenges and experience the doomsday war without getting your hands dirty.

Ultimate Strategy RPG

Collect and upgrade 100+ vehicles and equipment. Customise DoomCar’s battle formations and adapt skills, professions, affinities, and driver progression. Manage your team and become a consummate menace to competing survivalists.

Global Competition

Experience the best in single player, cooperative, PvP, and clan vs clan modes. The game’s advanced matchmaking system provides a fair, competitive PvP environment for players of all skill levels and progression. At the upper echelons of its difficulty, DoomCar will require strategy to overcome the greatest odds.

* * * * * * * * * *

Play Doomcar Stay up to date on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube

Athens,Greece – June 18th 2020 – Independent developers Savage Studios today revealed more environments from its visceral over the top shooter S.C.A.R. with its latest flythrough trailer.

Titled Where Demons Fear to Dread – The flythrough teaser video gives players a sneak peek of the foreboding game environments and nightmarish corridors and caverns that await them when episode one of the game launches on Steam on its new release date of July 16th.

With a nostalgic nod to the epic shooters of yesteryear, S.C.A.R. shamelessly relishes its opportunity to bring that visceral fast paced action screaming back to the present day. S.C.A.R. arrives on Steam Early Access for PC next month as a single player single level with further demonic episodes following later this year. To find out more about S.C.A.R. and to wish list the game check out  its Steam page https://store.steampowered.com/app/1050720/SCAR/

Experience blistering kinetic mech battles on the go!

Beijing China, June 18th, 2020 – Global publisher Lightning Games in collaboration with Independent developer RocketPunch Games is happy to announce that its 2D action platformer HARDCORE MECHA will be launching on Nintendo Switch this October. This follows its critically acclaimed launch on PC via Steam in 2019 and on PlayStation 4 in January 2020.

HARDCORE MECHA is a 2D platformer where players select their mecha to embark on a thrilling action-packed adventure filled with shooting, flying and exquisite animations – imagine a mix of Metal Slug and Super Robot Wars! The game features 3 major game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Survival mode.

In Campaign Mode you take control of Tarethur, a mercenary tasked with finding a missing intelligence officer on Mars. Players will be engrossed in a story of conspiracy and insurgency consisting of 8 chapters and 18 stages ranging from deep underwater, out in space or confined in urban environments, all gorgeously realized with seamless animated cutscenes. In several stages, Human pilots can also exit their mechas, giving a greater ability to explore the environment and engage in further platform-based combat.

For players that are looking for a greater challenge beyond the 8 hours single-player campaign, there is a Survival mode, “Simulation Battle”. Here players can handpick from the 40 mechas that appear in-game, as they fight to survive against waves of deadly enemies.

Multiplayer mode allows players to select from a huge roster of customizable mechas and showcase amazing freestyle combo moves and experience the high-speed hardcore competitive PVP battles. HARDCORE MECHA supports online multiplayer and local split-screen for up to four players.

“HARDCORE MECHA is the ultimate mecha experience. From the array of different mechs available, the variety of stunning manoeuvres, on top of the engaging platforming elements, there is so much for players to enjoy,” said Louiky Mu, Producer at RocketPunch. “Now it’s coming to the Nintendo Switch, players will be able to engage in the fast paced competitive action anywhere and everywhere.”

HARDCORE MECHA was first announced back in 2016 and was successfully funded via Kickstarter which saw more than 4,000 backers pledge to the project. Since then, the game has won critical praise for its super slick and fast paced 2D gameplay taking home a clutch of indie awards at the Tokyo Game show, and Developer Award at the PlayStation™Awards 2019. HARDCORE MECHA was on top of PlayStation Japan sales chart for weeks, and remained in the top 3 for over a month after its release.

More information on HARDCORE MECHA
Visit the website here: http://www.rocketpunch.cn/
Like RocketPunch on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rocketpunchgames/
Follow RocketPunch Games on Twitter https://twitter.com/rocketpunchgame

About Lightning Games
Lightning Games is a video game publisher dedicated to delivering quality PC/Console games to players around the world. Lightning Games recently released titles loved by players, including Overdungeon and The Enchanted Cave 2.

About RocketPunch Games
RocketPunch Games is an indie game developer based in Beijing, who pursuits to deliver fun and high-quality video games to players worldwide, onto various gaming platforms. HARDCORE MECHA is the first production of RocketPunch Games, the game was on top of PlayStation Japan sales chart for weeks, and remained in the top 3 for over a month after its release, with the overwhelmingly positive feedback from players and media, the efforts behind HARDCORE MECHA have been recognised.

by Joe Neate, Executive Producer at Rare

Summary

• Haunted Shores is the latest Sea of Thieves monthly update, coming June 17 free for all players across Xbox One, Windows 10, Xbox Game Pass and Steam.
• An all-new enemy type, Ghost Ships, now appears in fleets to unleash spectral weapons and provide a true sailing challenge for players.
• Encounter Ghost Ships led by Captain Flameheart’s very own Burning Blade flagship in an emergent event that continues his story, or as a new way for players to improve their standing with the Order of Souls.

Prepare for a supernatural encounter on the Sea of Thieves this month as that re-emerging tyrant, Captain Flameheart, makes a new bid for control of the waves! June’s free monthly update Haunted Shores is available today for all Sea of Thieves players across Xbox One, Windows 10 PC, Steam and with Xbox Game Pass, bringing with it an armada of spectral surprises.

Ghost Ships Rise to Seek Vengeance

We’re pleased to unleash a whole new type of encounter this month and look forward to seeing how well our players react and adapt. Captain Flameheart’s spirit, recently released from captivity, continues to grow in power and has now found a way to rally supernatural support from the Sea of the Damned! His Ghost Ships are the latest threat to reach these seas, and though their phantom forms may be easier to destroy than earthly ships, they’re fearsomely armed and sure to outnumber living pirates.

Crewed by lost souls, these swift fleets provide a twist on the usual challenges of ship combat as they attack with otherworldly weaponry and drop mines to catch the unwary. As danger lies in all directions and the ships themselves prove perilous to the touch, agility and crew communication will be just as important as combat skill!

Flameheart’s Flagship

The centrepiece of this update is an emergent event featuring Captain Flameheart’s own ship, the Burning Blade. With the arrival of Haunted Shores, Flameheart’s looming skull will now manifest over islands like the clouds that represent Skeleton Forts or Skeleton Ship battles. However, this particular sign means that the Burning Blade and an armada of Ghost Ships has appeared around an island, as if searching the Sea of Thieves for something…

These will prove to be tough encounters, with Flameheart’s floating skull not just acting as a beacon but giving orders to his ships and berating meddlesome pirates. The Phantom and Wraith Cannonballs fired by the Ghost Ships are as unnerving as they are powerful, but supplies can be claimed by players for their own use after defeating the Burning Blade. There are valuable Damned treasures to be looted too, plus unique sails to be unlocked by fearless pirates who send enough of these Ghost Ships back to the Sea of the Damned.

Expanding the Adventure

Ghost Ships won’t be fading away after this month’s big event – they’re a permanent addition to the game, providing a new way for pirates to gain gold and reputation with the Order of Souls alongside their usual Skeleton Bounties. Players can accept these Voyages right now from Order of Souls representatives or from Duke in the nearest tavern.

There’s even more to do this month thanks to a refresh of Daily Bounties and other events, all trackable via the Events Hub. Expect a new playlist of Bounties offering bonus gold and Doubloons for completing in-game tasks, plus special time-limited events such as The Hunter’s Call, that will  boost rewards for deliveries of cooked meat from sharks and Megalodons, so if anyone falls overboard during a battle with the phantom fleets, they might consider pulling their weight in the shark-hunting stakes instead.

The shanty system also gets a boost in Haunted Shores as instrument-wielding pirates can now use the menus to jump straight to a favourite tune. Better yet, the range of shanties has grown with several new songs for you and your crew to belt out on deck, on shore or in the tavern, including fan favourites such as ‘Maiden Voyage’ and ‘We Shall Sail Together’!

Last but not least, the Pirate Emporium enjoys its usual monthly update, ushering in the appropriately undead-themed Blighted Ship Set for fans of State of Decay. You’ll also find some pets that have been transformed into living treasures by the Gold Curse, a range of new outfits for your furry or feathery sidekicks and even animal-themed pirate dance emotes for players who want to laugh in the face of Flameheart’s threats.

Enjoy exploring all these additions alongside this month’s hair-raising headline challenge – one that’s sure to create some surprises between players once they pick up some of those hard-hitting supernatural cannonballs!

Find Out More

For more information on the Haunted Shores update, including full release notes, visit the Sea of Thieves website. The update is available for free to all Sea of Thieves players who have bought the game on Xbox One, on Windows 10 PC or via Steam, or players who have access to it with Xbox Game Pass. Simply download and install the latest Sea of Thieves update to get access.

New to Sea of Thieves? Join the fun with our Maiden Voyage, a narrative-driven tutorial experience separate from Adventure and Arena modes. New Sea of Thieves players will begin their travels within this scenario, which provides guidance and information to fledgling sailors.

Learn more about Sea of Thieves at www.xbox.com/seaofthieves, or join the ongoing adventure at www.seaofthieves.com/ where you can embark on an epic journey with one of gaming’s most welcoming communities!

Exclusive New Skin for Magic Pass and New Rewards Now Available!

LOS ANGELES – JUNE 17, 2020 –Netmarble Corp. released a new update to Magic: ManaStrike, Netmarble’s first-ever game for the Wizards of the Coast franchise Magic: The Gathering. Today’s updateintroduces Domri Rade Season, a new Magic Pass-exclusive Skin for Dinosaur Rider Domri Rade and new Magic Pass rewards.

A new Magic Pass exclusive skin for the Red/Green Planeswalker Dinosaur Rider Domri Rade is now available for players to collect. New Magic Pass Rewards have also been added to the game as part of the update. This includes new Level Boost Vouchers and Skin Selector, along with new Emojis and Player Icons that can be collected by playing the game.

Magic: ManaStrike takes the excitement of Magic: The Gathering’s vast lore in a whole new direction with a fast-paced PVP strategy game. After losing a war with the Planeswalkers, Magic: The Gathering’s most powerful villain Nicol Bolas creates a parallel universe to find the Planeswalkers’ weaknesses. Players enter a contract with Nicol Bolas to provide combat data by controlling Planeswalkers and units in his universe.

Fast-paced and easy to learn, fans can experience dynamic real-time battles with anyone from around the world in three-minute matches. During battle, players will be able to summon units, cast spells, and command powerful Planeswalkers with simple tap and drag gameplay and iconic Magic: The Gathering cards re-envisioned through high-quality 3D. By collecting new cards from Magic’s five unique Mana colors – White, Blue, Black, Red and Green, players will learn to understand each color’s traits, and create unique strategies that lead the way to victory.

Magic: ManaStrike is available to download on the App Store and Google Play and is globally launched, and supports 13 languages including English, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Indonesian, Thai, Russian and Portuguese.

For more information, please visit Magic: ManaStrike’s official website and forum. Also, please follow Magic: ManaStrike on Facebook and Twitter.

# # #

About Netmarble Corporation

Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade&Soul Revolution and MARVEL Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and Big Hit Entertainment, Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com

About Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering’s compelling characters, fantastic worlds, and deep strategic gameplay have entertained and delighted fans for more than 25 years. Fans can experience Magic through the tabletop trading card game, the new digital game Magic: The Gathering Arena, a New York Times bestselling novel, critically acclaimed comic book series, and professional esports league. With over 40 million fans to date, Magic is a worldwide phenomenon published in eleven languages in over 70 countries.

About Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., is an award-winning developer and publisher of tabletop and digital games that ignite a sense of adventure in passionate players around the globe. Best known for publishing groundbreaking fantasy franchises, MAGIC: THE GATHERING® and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®, Wizards is dedicated to bringing together world-class talent to create unforgettable play experiences at its headquarters in Washington and studios in Austin and Montreal. Learn more at www.wizards.com. 

To mark this milestone, Blitz is getting a fresh new look, more tanks, a special event and a time-limited game mode

Don your party hats as World of Tanks Blitz is turning 6 years old! To commemorate this milestone, Update 7.0 releases today, which features graphical improvements, new high-tier British light tanks and in-game festivities. And the birthday party will continue well into July when a brand-new game mode, Skirmish, will make its debut for a limited time only.

An ever-expanding game, World of Tanks Blitz is always striving for the best level of immersion possible. To achieve this, new graphical improvements are being introduced, such as gun recoil, dynamic shadows, vehicles leaving traces on the ground, different damage marks for each shell type and upgraded particle and waterline effects.

“With 137m downloads and over 27,000 different devices to support, it’s imperative that everyone can still enjoy the game after we make significant updates,” states Andrey Ryabovol, World of Tanks Blitz Product Director. “So, we added a graphical customisation menu. This way players are free to choose what is turned on or off, and it gives them a greater control over their Blitz experience. We hope all our players enjoy the birthday celebrations and good luck on the battlefield!”

Also, as part of Update 7.0, three new high-tier British tanks will be rolling out on the battlefield:

·         FV 301, Tier VIII

·         Vickers Cruiser, Tier IX

·         Vickers Light 105, Tier X

The first top-tier light tanks to represent Her Majesty, these Brits will be researchable from the Tier VII medium, the Comet. These nimble scouts are pretty quick and when compared to other light tanks in the game, it’s their relatively good armour which sets them apart.

And finally, the big birthday bash kicks off with a special event where tankers will be tasked with hunting down a unique Tier VI tank, the P.43/06 Anniversario. Additionally, those who complete the event will be rewarded with a unique birthday player profile. The event will run from June 19^th to June 29^th. And there’s even more to come as players will soon get great goodies to celebrate their own anniversaries in World of Tanks Blitz!

The jewel in the crown of the festivities will be the launch of a brand-new time-limited game mode, Skirmish. Scheduled for release on July 9^th, two teams of 5 will battle it out on smaller maps which are perfect for intense and dynamic confrontations. Players will need nerves of steel to be crowned victorious in this mode.

For more information about Update 7.0 and its features, visit wotblitz.com.

###

About World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz is a cross-platform, free-to-play, team-based MMO action game dedicated to fierce tank combat. Available on iOS, macOS, Android, Windows 10, and Steam, the game lets players control over 370 legendary armoured vehicles and boasts more than 137 million downloads worldwide. 

World of Tanks Blitz is a fun, lighthearted approach to the genre that bends the rules of reality, putting an engaging twist on tank combat. Deep mechanics and realistic physical models across both authentic and alternative historical settings combine to create fluid gameplay and tactical diversity.

Official website:

• wotblitz.com

TOKYO – 15 June, 2020 – Fight Crab, the clashing crustacean combat arena brawler from publisher PLAYISM and developer Nussoft, claws its way into the ring on Windows via Steam on Monday, 30 July, 2020, as revealed in the IGN Summer Games Showcase.

When the Crab Nebula reaches its zenith in the night sky, all shellfish fight for glory and the title of ultimate champion. Combat pits crabs in 1v1 or 2v2 co-op and versus battles across more than 10 dynamic stages such as a child’s playroom with a model train that can run over coral combatants, a banquet hall with a chandelier amphibious assailants can pull down on foes’ heads, and a terrifying crab death-factory known as the supermarket.

Battle to the death with nearly 50 deadly weapons and more than 20 cranky crabs, each with different playstyles and characteristics including different weights, arm lengths, and more. The salt-water fresh trailer also showcases new weapons to use against fellow crustaceans like drivable scooters, historically accurate medieval weapons, and devastating pile bunkers.

As battles boil on, giant crabs attack for massive damage to fill a damage percentage meter. Raise an opponent’s battle damage to make it easier to flip them on their pathetic backsides. Keep them there for three seconds to claim victory and send the disgraced loser to the pot for dinner.

“One shall stand, one shall be flipped,” said Masafumi Onuki, founder, Nussoft. “Creating something as hilarious yet sweat-inducing as Fight Crab has been a journey full of joy and tartar sauce. Get ready for kaiju-sized crabs to destroy cities with beam sabers and rocket jets. I don’t think everyone is ready for the chaos I’ve created here.”

Fight Crab will launch on Steam in Japanese, English, and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) for $19.99 USD or €16.79. 

For more information, please visit the Fight Crab official website, follow @crab_fight on Twitter, and search #fightcrab_game on social media.

About Nussoft

Based out of Tokyo, Japan, Nussoft is a one-man game studio helmed by Masafumi Onuki, who has previously worked on well-known SEGA titles like Binary Domain and Yakuza 5.

To learn more, visit the Nussoft official website.

About PLAYISM

Known for bringing popular indie games from Japan including Touhou Luna Nights, La-Mulana 2, and One Way Heroics, PLAYISM was created with the global indie community in mind. The company focuses on helping developers every step of the way, from localization to distribution of their games.

To learn more, visit the PLAYISM official website, Facebook page, and follow @PlayismEN on Twitter.

Alongside the upcoming console digital release of Cloudpunk on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One, Merge Games announce standard retail versions across PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC, as well as a Signature Edition offering on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4!

Manchester, UK <June 17th 2020> Signaled as one of 2020’s best titles so far, the beautiful cyberpunk narrative driven adventure Cloudpunk goes to retail with both standard and Signature Edition versions! Get ready to immerse yourself inside the cyberpunk world of Nivalis later this year on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One!

The Signature Edition will include:

–         Signature Edition box with beautiful new artwork
–         Complete physical game
–         Complete soundtrack
–         Cloudpunk logo and Camus enamel pins
–         Numbered comic art print

Giving console players the opportunity to explore an immense vertical cyberpunk city in your hover car or on foot, Cloudpunk will have you meeting a diverse range of characters, all with their own unique stories to tell when the stunning neon-drenched adventure drops on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One later this year!

You can find out all the latest on Cloudpunk across our Merge Facebook and Merge Discord pages, alongside the titles recent feature in the Future Games Show here!

Check out the retail versions over on our Signature Edition store here. Prices for the Signature Edition versions range from £34,99 / $44,99 / €44,99 on PlayStation 4 and £39,99 / $49,99 / €49,99 on Nintendo Switch.  For standard versions, the price ranges from £19,99 / €24.99 on PC, £29,99 / $34,99 / €34,99 on Nintendo Switch and £24,99 / $29,99 / €29,99 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

About Merge Games Merge is an independent video game publisher and distributor based in Manchester, UK. The company publishes and distributes interactive software worldwide for personal computers and video game consoles. Merge also specializes in publishing collectible games for retail and worldwide digital distribution for independent developers. More information about Merge products can be found at www.mergegames.com.

About ION LANDS ION LANDS is a Berlin-based studio founded in 2015 and is dedicated to creating entertaining and immersive experiences that are as visually appealing as they are engaging, filled with interesting characters and stories. Staffed by former AAA developers and young, passionate new talents, they aim to craft their dream gaming experiences without compromise.