The Gardens Between Blossoms on Google Play Store for Android Devices with Open Beta Today

MELBOURNE, Australia — 29 May, 2020 — The Gardens Between, the adventure puzzler from The Voxel Agents in which players manipulate time to guide two best friends through a surreal world of mysterious garden islands, plants the seed for an evocative journey on Android today with an open beta globally barring the US. The global launch will include the US later this summer on the Google Play Store while concurrently coming to Google Play Pass.

This award-winning adventure, recipient of a 2019 Apple Design Award, Australian Game Developer Awards’ 2018 Game of the Year, and named one of Polygon’s most anticipated games of 2018, flourishes like never before on Android devices. Beloved by reviewers with a PC Metacritic average of 80, The Gardens Between paints an emotional tale of childhood friendship through an unforgettable, atmospheric narrative and time-bending puzzles.

On a stormy night that will change fate forever, best friends Arina and Frendt awaken in a mysterious world of intricate islands, each peppered with mementos of their childhood together. At the peak of each island, constellations of precious memories erupt in the night sky, compelling the duo to reflect on their friendship and come to terms with what the future holds.

Manipulate time to help Arina and Frendt reach each island’s apex. Reveal the path ahead by moving time forward and back to remove obstacles and change the terrain. Interact with old game consoles, fishing pails, and other mementos from their lives, together painting a picture of their time together. Each island overcome poignantly reminds Arina, Frendt, and the player of youth’s joy, pain, and time’s inevitable passage.

On high-end devices like the Google Pixel 3 and Samsung Galaxy S10, The Gardens Between achieves console-quality effects and animations, with both portrait and landscape orientations painting an artful portrait of love, loss, and facing the future with resolute hope. 

“The joy and love we share with the important people in our lives is a priceless blessing,” said Simon Joslin, co-founder of The Voxel Agents. “The Gardens Between shows how this love shapes us well into the future, even when life has other plans for our bonds. We invite Android players to explore this tale, reflecting on the people and bonds they treasure.”

The Gardens Between requires an Android device running Android 7.0 or newer, 2.5 GB of RAM, and at least 500 MB of storage. For the best experience, The Voxel Agents recommend high-end devices from 2017 onward.

The Gardens Between is available now in these countries for €4,99/$7.99 AU. Tim Shiel’s remarkable soundtrack can be found on Apple Music and Spotify. To explore the world of Arina and Frendt, sail to The Garden Between’s official website and chat up The Voxel Agents on Twitter and Facebook.

About The Voxel Agents

Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, The Voxel Agents was founded in 2009 by Simon Joslin, Matthew Clark, and Tom Killen to create games that kindle curiosity with a passion for highly focused gameplay.

Previous achievements include their hit release Train Conductor, followed by Train Conductor 2 USA and Puzzle Retreat, totaling over 16 million global players for the Train Conductor franchise.

Cast Gesture Based-Spells and Destroy the Enemies of Meliora

May 28th, 2020 —  Creators of the hit VR spellcaster ‘The Wizards – Enhanced Edition’, Carbon Studios, is proud to announce the sequel The Wizards – Dark Times will launch June 4th on Steam, Oculus, and Viveport! 

Decades after the events of The Wizards, a mysterious dark plague has fallen on the realm of Meliora, twisting its inhabitants into beings of hatred and madness. Forbidden powers and rogue wizards are involved, leaving only you to face the apocalypse head-on. Dare to journey through the Forsaken Wood, wade through the poisonous swarms of Meliora, descend into the ruinous Necropolis, and more – with no magical barriers to stop you in place!

The Wizards – Dark Times features a reworked gesture-based spellcasting system, new environment interactions, new challenging enemies, and the ever-witty narrator Aurelius. Put on your VR headset and set off on a brand new perilous journey across the plague-ridden realm of Meliora.

Your body is frail, but your power is immense. Discover and master 11 individually designed spells with distinct abilities and effects. Forget about button combinations, command the arcane forces with nothing but hand gestures – as a true Wizard does!

The Wizards – Dark Times will release for VR via Windows PC for $24.99 on [SteamVR, Oculus Store, Viveport]. There will be a 10% launch discount on selected platforms.

To learn more, visit: https://darktimesgame.com/
The Wizards – Dark Times Twitter: @TheWizardsGame
Developer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carbonvr/
Developer Website: https://www.carbonstudio.pl/

About Carbon Studio
Carbon Studio is an independent studio creating videogames and apps for PC and mobile platforms, exploring the possibilities of Virtual Reality technology. The company was founded in 2015 by Aleksander Caban, Karolina Koszuta, and Błażej Szaflik, veterans from The Farm 51 in Gliwice, Poland. 

Let’s Sing 2020 Out Now on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One

Hit karaoke series launching digitally for consoles today

Larkspur, Calif. (May 28, 2020) – Deep Silver and Voxler happily announce that the latest installment of the celebrated Let’s Sing series, Let’s Sing 2020 is now available for PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch and the Xbox One and Xbox One X.

Enter the virtual stage together with your crew in Let’s Sing 2020 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One starring a ton of the latest chart hits and features like the “Let’s Party mode.” Enjoy fun moments with your crew while singing your way to the top of the Billboard Charts.

Sing as a solo superstar or perform with your friends to rock every party. With Let’s Sing 2020 you can follow in the footsteps of cutting-edge artists and perform songs like Ava Max with “Sweet but Psycho,” Lewis Capaldi with “Someone You Loved,” Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa with “One Kiss,” and Rita Ora with “Let You Love Me.” Grab the mic and party to international bangers like Robbie Williams with “Angels,” or Spice Girls with “Wannabe.” Also, legendary classics like Queen with “The Show Must Go On” are part of a tracklist with 30 international tracks. Let’s Sing 2020 offers a great variety and has hits for everyone.

Artist and Tracklist

• Ava Max – Sweet but Psycho
• Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One Kiss
• Marshmello & Anne-Marie – FRIENDS
• Rita Ora – Let You Love Me
• Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen – These Days
• Robin Schulz ft. Erika Sirola – Speechless
• Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack – Rise
• Dean Lewis – Be Alright
• Mabel – Don’t Call Me Up
• George Ezra – Shotgun
• Imagine Dragons – Natural
• Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
• Lukas Graham – Love Someone
• Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
• Selena Gomez x Marshmello – Wolves
• Tom Walker – Leave a Light On
• Jonas Blue ft. William Singe – Mama
• Alice Merton – No Roots
• James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go
• Kungs vs Cookin’ on 3 Burners – This Girl
• Sean Paul ft. Dua Lipa – No Lie
• Shawn Mendes – Stitches
• OneRepublic – Counting Stars
• Nelly Furtado – Maneater
• Linkin Park – Numb
• Robbie Williams – Angels
• Spice Girls – Wannabe
• Queen – The Show Must Go On
• Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name
• Ofenbach ft. Nick Waterhouse – Katchi

Features

• Strong playlist with 30 international hits and original music videos
• Sing solo or up to four players
• PS4: choose between either a maximum of 4 Smartphones or 2 USB-Mics + 2 headsets or 2 USB-Mics + 2 SingStar-Mics
• Switch or Xbox One: choose between either a maximum of 4 Smartphones, 2 USB-Mics and 1 headset
• Six exciting game modes: Classic, Mixtape 2.0, Feat., Jukebox, World Contest, and Party Mode
• No mic at hand? It doesn’t matter – with the Let’s Sing Microphone-App, you can turn your smartphone into a microphone in no time at all
• Climb the online leaderboard and get more song packs in the online store like Best of ‘90s, Party Classics and more

Game Modes

• Classic: Perform solo or together with your friends. Hit the right notes can score the most points – can you crack the high score?
• Feat. – Find your perfect match. The better you sing together, the higher your “compatibility score” is. Singing with friends and family or also team up with your idol in the single-player mode.
• World Contest: Take on the world. Try to reach the top of the leaderboard or just have fun with your friends – choose a player you want to challenge and try to beat other singers online. The game shows the performance of the other players as if you were singing together.
• Mix Tape 2.0: Mix different song extracts together with this innovative game mode. Each mix is dynamically generated and thus guarantees a playlist that never repeats itself and a lot of fun. Create your own mixtapes with your favourite songs with the mixtape creator.
• Jukebox: Relax after your singing session with a list of songs for the next groovy party.
• Let’s Party: Eight players, two teams, and randomly chosen game modes will bring the Let’s Sing party factor to the next level.

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About Voxler

Voxler is a French developer of music games. The company was created in 2005 and the team focuses its energy on developing great music games based on advanced technology. Voxler develops or has developed several games on all platforms (Wii™, Switch™, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®4, Xbox 360® and Xbox One®) and on iOS, Android and PC. The team’s key commitment is to give players unforgettable moments in high-quality games. The studio works with leading worldwide publishers and invests continuously in order to exploit the full potential of each platform. More information at http://www.voxler.fr.

Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. © 2012 Nintendo.

About Deep Silver

Deep Silver develops and distributes interactive games for all platforms. The Deep Silver label means to captivate all gamers who have a passion for thrilling gameplay in exciting game worlds. Deep Silver works with its partners to achieve a maximum of success while maintaining the highest possible quality, always focusing on what the customer desires.

Deep Silver has published more than 200 games since 2003, including its own brands like the open world extravaganza Saints Row, the zombie action franchise Dead Island, and the grim post-apocalyptic future of the Metro series. Upcoming highlights from Deep Silver include Dead Island 2 and Saints Row V. Deep Silver also owns the development studios Deep Silver Dambuster Studios in Nottingham, UK; Deep Silver Fishlabs in Hamburg, Germany, Deep Silver Volition based in Champaign, IL, USA, and Warhorse Studios based in Prague, Czech Republic. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com.

Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and films). The company’s own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, North America and Australia. The Koch Media group has more than 20 years of experience in the digital media business and has risen to become the number one publishing partner in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Codemasters, Kaspersky Labs, Konami, Koei Tecmo, Milestone, Sega, Square Enix, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarters in Höfen, Austria Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux, Australia, Czech Republic and the United States.

All product titles, publisher names, trademarks, artwork and associated imagery are trademarks, registered trademarks and/or copyright material of the respective owners. All rights reserved.

THE GUERRILLA COLLECTIVE GROWS, ADDING MORE COMPANIES TO ITS STELLAR ONLINE VIDEO GAME SHOWCASE

Over 30 independent game companies join forces for a weekend stacked with news and reveals, airing June 6-8 on Twitch

May 28, 2020 – The Guerrilla Collective, a worldwide coalition of leading independent game companies and partners, has added even more amazing studios and partners to its roster for its inaugural three-day online showcase, running June 6, 7 and 8 on Twitch.

The latest companies to join the Guerrilla Collective include:

• Batterystaple Games (20XX, 30XX)
• Beyond Fun Studio (Aeolis Tournament)
• Interabang Entertainment (Super Combo Man, Jay and Silent Bob Mall Brawl)
• Kitfox Games (Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress)
• MidBoss (Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER, 2064: Read Only Memories)
• New Blood Interactive (DUSK, AMID EVIL)
• Nightdive Studios (System Shock, Turok)
• Ninja Garage 
• Nito Souji (Pull Stay)
• Sam Eng (Skate Story, Thousand Ant)
• SEGA of America
• Serenity Forge (Neversong, Cyanide & Happiness – Freakpocalypse)
• Team Coreupt
• The Molasses Flood (The Flame in the Flood, Drake Hollow)

They will be joining previously announced participants Larian Studios, Paradox Interactive, Raw Fury, Rebellion, and over a dozen additional companies showcasing games during the Guerrilla Collective. This brand-new online press conference is a collaborative effort between games industry peers from all over the globe. Guerrilla Collective is a truly independent endeavor within the games industry, with its activities and resources shared among all partners to bring players everywhere a new celebration of play during these uncertain times.

The Guerrilla Collective is produced by Media Indie Exchange (The MIX) in partnership with the Kinda Funny Games Showcase, hosted by Greg Miller, and is part of IGN’s “Summer of Gaming” and GameSpot’s “Play For All” initiatives.

For a full list of participating companies and the latest Guerrilla Collective news, visit www.GuerrillaCollective.com, and join the Guerrilla Collective on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

The initial funding goal for Bake ‘n Switch on Kickstarter ($30,000) has been reached, opening up stretch goals and securing multiplayer inclusion in the game at launch on PC and Nintendo Switch later this summer. The Bake ‘n Switch stretch goals include new adorable character outfits ($60k), a whole batch of new PvP levels ($90k) and even a full single-player mode ($120k) for players who want to experience a solo adventure.

“We’re filled with gratitude over the support and response that the community has given to the Bake ‘n SwitchKickstarter campaign. It reaffirms that we are still on the right track in giving players what they want,” said Alexander Fernandez, CEO of Streamline Media Group. “We set up this campaign so that we could play apart, together by ensuring Bake ‘n Switch has multiplayer capabilities from the start. Now that we’ve accomplished this we are excited to see how far it can go!”

Bake ‘n Switch is a couch co-op and PvP party brawler for up to 4-players where adorable living dough creatures must be sacrificed to the Guardians of Dough! Work as a team or sabotage each other to merge, punch, and bake these adoughrable Buns before time runs out. The bigger the Buns, the higher the points! Work your way through increasingly challenging levels that are easy to pick up, but hard to master and come face-to-face with a Guardian in the final Boss fight. Hey, it’s a breadful task, but someone’s gotta do it! 

“Bake ‘n Switch has been a dream project for us so far because of the support from players,” said Stefan Baier, COO of Streamline Games. “We started with a rather small idea that has risen and expanded through feedback from our awesome community, and we are really looking forward to seeing what you all think of our efforts in making this game as interactive and fun as it can be.”

About Streamline Games
Streamline Games is Southeast Asia’s largest independent, multi-platform game development studio focused on creating and supporting full-scale video game productions from indie to AAA. Built upon long-term co-development partnerships, past major clients include Square Enix and Sony. Bake ‘n Switch is Streamline Games’ upcoming title launching on PC and console platforms. STREAMLINE GAMES is part of the Streamline Family of companies, which include STREAMLINE STUDIOS and ALL PIXELS. For more information, please visit http://www.streamline-games.com

About Streamline Media Group
Streamline Media Group is a global video game services company and independent publisher present in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Working through its business divisions, Streamline Studios, All Pixels by Streamline, Streamline Games and Streamframe, Streamline Media Group creates original games, technology, and solutions that gamers love and the industry relies upon. For more information, please visit http://www.streamline-mediagroup.com

NEW SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS EXPANSION PACK AVAILABLE NOW

Free Update Version 1.60 Launches Alongside New Paid DLC

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today released its latest expansion pack for SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS. The expansion pack, which includes higher difficulty challenges, a new stage and additional units, characters, quests and group dispatch missions, is available now for $7.99. Free Update Version 1.60 has also launched today, further bolstering the substantial amount of content available in SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS, which already spans more than three decades of Gundam lore.

The brand-new expansion pack comprises of the following contents:

• A new “INFERNO” difficulty mode as well as new modifications and character abilities
• Five new expansion stages
• “G Generation” series original units Halphas Gundam, Halphas Böse, Halphas Böse Halberd and Master Phoenix
• “G-generation” series original characters Aplodia, Code Amelias, Amelias, Code Phoenix
• A new quest and group dispatch mission

Update Version 1.60 delivers SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS its second free update of spring 2020. The update brings an increase in level cap to further strengthen units and characters along with new character appearances and voices being added to the “My Character” feature. It also includes quality-of-life updates like greater search functionality and background music (BGM) customization.

SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS bridges four iconic eras within the MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM universe, spanning MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WING, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00, and MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS, all culminating to deliver the ultimate tactical RPG experience. Leveraging the series’ unique “Development,” “Design” and “Capture” mechanics, tacticians will battle for the principles of hope, freedom, reformation and instinct as they pave the way for a new era of Gundam. The game is available now on STEAM® for PC.

WIREGAMES Publishing and GD Entertainment, today released an all new gameplay trailer for their upcoming tug-of-war multiplayer online battle arena title Primordials of Amyrion. Players can deploy a multitude of strategies using a wide variety of units across multiple armies as they upgrade their buildings, champions, minions, and primordials to turn the fog of war in their favor in this unique 1v1 battle arena.

Watch the Primordials of Amyrion Gameplay trailer here:

Primordials of Amyrion will be featuring an upcoming Alpha playtest date on both the Steam and Epic Games Store.

• Alpha Playtest – June 10, 2020 – June 14, 2020 starting at 8am PDT

Wishlist on Steam and the Epic Games Store today or join our Discord.  Gain access to the Alpha starting June 10th by signing up here: https://primordials.game/6wuhr7enpmtsbxx34bk4wr/ 

Primordials of Amyrion features:

• Lord Over Land – Battle for control of the realm without the tedium of dictation. It’s macro over micro.
• Choose Your Path – Upgrade Primordials, champions, minions and towers to directly counter an opponent’s army.
• Battle of Wit and Will – Test your mettle in 1v1 duels. No teammates can steal glory or bring your great name to shame.
• Bolster Forces – Unleash devastating activatable abilities in support of valiant minions marching into a brutal war of attrition.
• Manage Resources – Spend resources early and go for the killing blow, or build up an economy in an effort to overwhelm the long-game.
   

ABOUT PRIMORDIALS OF AMYRION
Primordials of Amyrion is a tug-of-war multiplayer online battle arena where players rule kingdoms and build armies to war for ever greater power. “One will rise, Many will fall. Compete in 1v1 duels against other Primordials and their armies, simultaneously balancing resource management while choosing upgrade paths for buildings, champions and minions to gain key advantages on the battlefield. While even the greatest Primordial may not control every unit on the battlefield, some have abilities and ultimates that can turn the tide of war.

For more information on Primordials of Amyrion, please visit www.primordials.game, and follow the game on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PlayPrimordials/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/playprimordials.

Stack Souls and Bring the Carnage Shotgun Style with Savage Studios Nostalgic Themed Shooter

Athens, Greece – May 28th 2020. Independent developer Savage Studios today announced episode one of its visceral first-person shooter S.C.A.R. (Simulating Carnage And Rockets) is coming to Steam Early Access on June 25th.

S.C.A.R. is a retro inspired shooter where the relentless hordes of demonic creatures have only one thing on their mind, your untimely demise, shredded to oblivion in the belly of hell. The pace is unforgiving, the task insurmountable as you mete out ballistic justice with the aid of shotguns, grenade launchers and death dealing rocket launchers. Traverse levels with your grappling hook as you look to gain the advantage over your relentless foe. 

S.C.A.R. shamelessly gives an approving nostalgic nod to the epic shooters of yesteryear where many an FPS fan cut their teeth in the hallowed dungeons and doom filled pits armed with nothing more than a boom stick.

“S.C.A.R. brings its own unique version of viscerally charged mayhem and chaos that shooter fans will love, the added grappling hook brings a new dynamic approach to traversing different levels and we’d love to see what players think of episode one” Said Yiannis Kastritis, General Manager of Savage Studios.

S.C.A.R. will launch its initial episode on Early Access in late June with the view to bringing more content, weapons and levels based on player feedback in December 2020.

About Savage Studios

Savage Studios is an in-house (business unit of AVE), Indie Game Development team made up of videogamers who have the ultimate goal of creating games they would like to play themselves.

About AVE

Audio Visual Enterprises S.A. (Audio and Video Enterprises SA), was founded in 1982, as a video distribution company in Greece and Cyprus. Today, it has penetrated the entertainment industry and is a group of companies that covers a range of strategic activities (cinema, video, television, amusement parks) and is growing at an impressive and steady pace.

SLUDGE LIFE Vandalises The Epic Games Store for Free

– Two Buttholes For The Price of None –

AUSTIN (May 28th, 2020) – Cat lovers Terri Vellmann & Doseone (HIGH HELL) and burger enthusiasts Devolver Digital announced today that their freaky artistic expression simulator SLUDGE LIFE has launched exclusively on the Epic Games Store for the quarantine-friendly price of FREE. Fashionistas and fans of high-end boutique collectibles can express their love of capitalism at shopsludgelife.com where they’ll find patches, shirts, ashtrays and pins to satisfy their shopping needs.

Roam a tiny island stuck on a sludge covered planet as upcoming tagger GHOST, a breezy bandit set on staking their claim amongst the graffiti elite. Traverse the corporately branded landscape, link up with other taggers, and steal junk and hearts along the way. Will you become the king of the island and tag every open inch, infiltrate sludge-pumping corporation GLUG, or just take it all down in flames with you?

FEATURES

• Experience the thrills of vandalism from the safety of your computer.
• Curiosity and free will are your only motivators – roll as you please through a tiny open-world.
• Find and download apps to your laptop and waste your life away playing a game within a game.
• Smoke Ciggy Cigs brand cigarettes. Smoke ‘em up real good.
• Take photos of exotic fauna and ambivalent NPCs.
• Dedicated fart button.
• A huge baby, community basketball court, and a cat with two buttholes. [no extra charge]
• Three distinct endings and pretty robust credits.

SLUDGE LIFE will also slide onto Nintendo Switch as soon as it’s physically able to, stay tuned. 

Epic Store —

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/sludge-life

Slink on over to shopsludgelife.com to pick up some muddy threads, slurp on BIG MUD’s Bubble Up and plug Doseone’s psychedelic soundtrack into your brain on Bandcamp, and follow @devolverdigital for Dope Tweets. # # #

Little Chicken Game Company and Kanolio Ventures Ltd announced today that the cannabis-themed RTS Blaze Revolutions receives its first patch in the run up to full commercial launch later this summer, along with a 45% discount for one week. Featuring all new voiceovers, controller support and a brand new soundtrack from rapper and hiphop tekno artist, Bram Wazig (mastered edition currently available for sale price of $1.99), Blaze Revolutions is now available for $9.89 on Steam until June 4th.

Blaze Revolutions is an RTS set in a dystopian future, where the totalitarian SomaCorp surveys all, pollutes the environment and controls citizens through misinformation campaigns. As part of the resistance to corporate rule, you must plant and cultivate cannabis, hack drones, evade SomaCorp surveillance and manage your resources as you turn this grassroots movement into a Revolution!

A thriller with a deep narrative and strong character development, Blaze Revolutions tells a tale about the effects of big business and government corruption on our planet. Our environment is suffering from pollution, small businesses are going under as big corporations grow increasingly stronger, and governments are tightening their chokehold on the common man. The revolution is industrial, as well as social: Blaze Revolutions envisions a future where society rises up and creates idyllic enterprises using the natural resource of hemp!

Add Blaze Revolutions to your Steam Wishlist: 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1187650/Blaze_Revolutions/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlazeRev
Join our Discord: discord.gg/vRpVQJ9
For more information about Blaze Revolutions visit: http://blazerevolutions.com/

About Little Chicken Game Company 
Little Chicken is an Amsterdam (Holland) based game company, specialised in the development of digital entertainment. Since its inception in 2001, Little Chicken has made the forest fire dousing airplane adventure Rescue Wings, the VR DJ-ing sim Track Lab, and the physics-based racer Rekt! It is currently working on the cannabis empire building RTS Blaze Revolutions, coming to Steam in 2020.