Classic Meets Innovation: A Deep Turn-Based Tactical RPG Redefining the Battlefield with Reality-Bending Mechanics Launches In 2026

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PARIS – May 27, 2026 – Independent developer Nextale (formerly Smart Tale) today revealed its new title, Calame, a single-player, isometric, tactical RPG that blends deep, classic strategy with innovative reality-shifting gameplay. The game is set to launch on PC later this year, followed by a console release in 2027. Today’s debut trailer invites players into the world of Westalia, offering a first look at the game’s story, gameplay, and unique mechanics. A playable demo is live on Steam now ahead of the game’s feature in Steam Next Fest this June.

In the shadow of the King of Light, history is written by the survivors

In Westalia, renown is more than just a story – it is a weapon of mass destruction. When belief in a legend grows strong enough, it can physically reshape the battlefield or devour those who wield it. To overthrow the tyrannical King of Light, the Rebellion must learn to harness this divine force without becoming the very monsters they fight. But how do you save a kingdom when you are tearing yourselves apart?

An uneasy alliance forms the core of the Rebellion. On one side, Kenmare fights for the freedom of the people; on the other, the Panthers fight to reclaim the throne. While their alliance is a matter of sheer survival, their visions for the future are utterly irreconcilable – and you are the one chosen to lead them.

A new kind of tactics that rewrites the battlefield itself

In the finest tradition of genre classics, Calame delivers demanding, handcrafted, grid-based combat where positioning, unit facing and class synergies are the keys to survival. Players can customize their army utilizing a diverse roster of melee specialists, ranged fighters, mages and support classes to trigger devastating party combinations.

However, Calame breaks the tactical mold with its groundbreaking “Correction” feature – an innovative new strategy mechanic allowing you to rewrite and manipulate the battlefield mid-combat, turning the terrain itself into a dynamic weapon!

Beyond the battlefield, Calame features deep progression systems including RPG leveling, skill unlocks, and legendary gear collection. Your journey is heavily defined by a reactive choice system. Decisions made at camp and during narrative events directly alter the Rebellion’s political alignment, unlocking powerful passive traits that permanently reshape your squad’s playstyle, faction relationships and the unfolding story.

Key Features

• Deep Hardcrafted Tactics: Master positioning, facing, and intricate class synergies with a diverse roster of heroes.
• The “Correction” Mechanic: Use the power of the Legend to dynamically alter the battlefield terrain mid-fight.
• Impactful Choice & Alignment: Every narrative and strategic decision permanently shapes your army’s stats, relationships, and the story.
• Rich RPG Progression: Unlock powerful skills, level up your squad, and discover legendary gear between battles.
• Command an Impossible Alliance: Lead two rival factions with radically different ideologies and playstyles.

Write the Chronicle and decide what your victory will leave behind.

Play Calame‘s free demo on Steam and wishlist today!

About Nextale Games

Founded in 2016, Nextale Games is an independent game development studio creating experiences where storytelling, strategy, and strong artistic direction come together. Alongside collaboration with major industry partners across PC, consoles, and mobile, the studio is also developing original worlds and narrative-driven projects of its own, including Calame. With a team passionate about creativity, immersion, and meaningful player experiences, Nextale Games focuses on crafting games that leave a lasting impression. https://nextalegames.com

About Radical Theory

Radical Theory is a group that provides fair, transparent, and AAA-quality solutions for solo-devs and independent studios. While you focus on creating amazing games, we handle funding, production, tech. & porting solutions, business strategy, communication, creative marketing, media buying, and PR/influencers. Whether you need a full-service for PC and consoles, a white-label/shadow partner for self-publishing, or tailor-made one-shot services, we’re your single point of contact to turn your game concept into a global bestseller. https://www.radical-theory.com

Fifteen regional storylines, revamped tutorial, enhanced visuals, and more arrive in v1.0

YUNNAN, China – May 26, 2026 – The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome, the open-world sandbox RPG delving into ancient Chinese myths and martial arts from developer ConchShip Games, masters Early Access with more than 3.4 million players and enters 1.0 on PC via Steam on Wednesday, 17 June, 2026.

After seven successful years of Early Access development, The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome prepares to conclude the epic tale. Live an expansive tale inspired by Chinese mythology spanning thousands of years, playable in English for the first time at 1.0.

Explore brand-new storylines, enhanced NPC A.I., an improved lighting system, revamped visuals and UI, as well as fan-requested gameplay enhancements in the full release.

Embark on a generational journey with unprecedented freedom as a mysterious heir of the Taiwu clan. Each playthrough begins in a randomly-generated land rife with opportunity. Master thousands of martial arts techniques across eight distinct sects in 15 different regions of Shenzhou. 

Wield a traditional sword, brass knuckles, or even deadly poison in a creative battle system emphasizing strategic planning and positioning. Cultivate inner power, and pass it along from one bearer to the next across many generations. 

Protect the world from Xiangshu, an ancient evil threatening to unleash thousands of years of chaos and tragedy. Confront Xiangshu’s twelve sinister followers, and transform their demonic power into forbidden material art techniques.  Establish a Taiwu Village and recruit travelers to build a prosperous town across dynamic seasonal weather changes. Receive step-by-step guidance from the newly implemented Sword Hilt tutorial system for essential must-knows and advanced techniques. Navigate complex mechanics effortlessly through Taiwupedia’s one-click glossary, now with expandable introductions offering deeper insight into advanced terminology.    

“We can hardly believe seven years have passed since The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome was first released into Early Access,” said Qie Zi, Founder, ConchShip Games. “We’ve had players grow alongside our game in China, and through their unwavering support, we are proud to share our full vision with long-time supporters and newcomers alike!”

The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome will launch on PC via Steam on Wednesday, 17 June, 2026. The language support includes English and Simplified Chinese. To learn more, visit the official site and join the community on Twitter/X, YouTube, and Discord.

About ConchShip Games

With an RPG Maker demo, Qie Zi created a passionate community around The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome and released its Early Access version in 2018. Although all founding members were new to coding, the team continuously updated the game to share a story that they are eager to create — a story about courage, Chinese mythology, and Wuxia. 

More than 3.4 million players have now experienced that story, and ConchShip Games has inspired numerous Chinese indie developers to follow its path and create their own Chinese indie games. Now the team is dedicated to refining The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome and bringing a grand finale to this long-lasting tale.

For more on ConchShip Games, please visit the official website.

Use the Oscillator to copy the movement and physical traits of the world around you, manipulate the environment and solve inventive challenges!

PARIS – May 26, 2026 –Today Focus Entertainment and developer Mad About Pandas are celebrating the release of their unique puzzle-platforming game Yerba Buena, out now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC for $24.99! Dive into a surreal video game world inspired by ’70s San Francisco and break out from your role as an NPC to save your friends and city.

Manipulate the game world with the incredible Oscillator!

Yerba Buena shines thanks to its unique and groundbreaking “Copy and Paste” mechanic, letting you manipulate the game world to solve ingenious platforming puzzles! Simply copy the desired trait or movement from objects around you, and apply it elsewhere to change the state of matter or move objects throughout the world!

Give a table the bounce of a trampoline, hurl entire buildings across city blocks or turn solid walls into thin air! Combine traits or revert things back to their original state if you wish! Your world is a game, and the rules are meant to be broken.

A unique puzzle-platforming adventure

Play as Barb, a young woman living as an NPC in an abandoned game world, and become the main character you were never meant to be! Your beloved San Francisco is on the verge of being taken over by insidious forces, including a dangerous gang of bikers and a mysterious glitch that’s growing worse by the day. It’s up to you to uncover the truth and save your home!

Yerba Buena’s Steam demo turns into a Free Trial – and progression carries over!

Players who have experienced Yerba Buena’s free Steam demo can now jump into the game with full save compatibility. The Steam demo will remain available as a free trial for anyone looking to jump into 1970s San Francisco and get their hands on the Oscillator!

Yerba Buena is out now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Join the community on our Focus Together platform and our official Discord!

Once A Pawn A King leaves Early Access soon! 

Developer Clover Bite, alongside publishing platform indie.io, are thrilled to announce the full release date of Once A Pawn A King, a turn-based strategy roguelike that reimagines the classic game of chess. Releasing into 1.0 on June 15th, players can immerse themselves in a world where chess meets chaos, challenging them to adapt and strategize on fractured boards.

Once A Pawn A King invites players into a world where the rules of chess are twisted and the board itself is broken. As a player, you will gather a party of chess pieces, each with unique movements and abilities, to battle through an ever-shifting castle. The objective is clear: rescue the beloved Black King from the tyrannical White King. This game combines classic chess strategy with unpredictable roguelike elements, pushing players to experiment and outthink a game that no longer plays by its own rules.

The game sets itself apart with its asymmetric approach, where no prior knowledge of chess theory is required. Instead, Once A Pawn A King focuses on accessibility, allowing players to learn by playing and adapting to unexpected situations. Each run is a unique experience, with randomized boards and endless possibilities for strategic experimentation.

Key features include:

• Dynamic Party Building: Assemble and upgrade a team of chess pieces, each with distinctive skills and movement options.
• Strategic Depth: Engage in turn-based gameplay that emphasizes positioning and decision making over memorization.
• Roguelike Elements: Experience the unpredictability of random boards and permadeath, ensuring no two games are the same.
• Accessible Gameplay: Designed for players of all skill levels, offering a fresh take on chess without the need for extensive prior knowledge.

Players will embark on a journey where every decision matters, and losing the wrong unit can alter the course of a run. The satisfaction comes from mastering the balance between strategic planning and on-the-fly adaptation, delivering a fresh and engaging player experience with every session.

Once A Pawn A King will be available on Steam and the indie.io Store, launching with a 20% discount. It will also be released onto Indie Pass the same day as the full release. Dive into this innovative twist on a timeless classic and discover the endless strategic possibilities that await.

Following the huge successes of Border Pioneer and Stray Path, Yogscast Games and Gamersky Games announce the imminent PC release of their latest co-published title. Heroes can fall. But the gate must stand. 

26th May 2026, Bristol UK. Develop: Star Awards nominees Yogscast Games and their co-publishing partner Gamersky Games have today announced that The Gate Must Stand – a dark fantasy action-strategy game about holding the line against impossible odds – will launch on PC via Steam on June 18th

Following the hugely successful releases of Border Pioneer and Stray Path last year, this release marks the next co-published title between Yogscast Games and Gamersky Games – and like the previous titles, The Gate Must Stand once again blends clever systemic gameplay with a highly replayable run-based structure.

Set during the final defence of the Kingdom of Belrak, players are placed in command of a desperate fortress defence against endless waves of monsters, horrors and things with far too many teeth. Part tower defence, part Survivors-like but all action roguelite, The Gate Must Stand sees players building defences, deploying troops, managing resources, and entering the battlefield themselves in order to keep the kingdom’s final gate intact for just one more night.

Each run allows players to recruit and upgrade heroes, construct defences, unlock powerful abilities and discover increasingly absurd synergies as enemy waves become larger, stranger and significantly more terrifying. Success depends not just on surviving, but on adapting, with players needing to balance short-term survival against longer-term strategy as the battlefield spirals into chaos.

Visually, the game combines a dark, fantasy atmosphere with huge on-screen battles and satisfying, chunky combat feedback, creating a constant sense of escalation as each run pushes players further towards inevitable catastrophe.

Heroes can fall. Entire squads can be wiped out. Carefully laid plans can collapse into panic and fire. But the gate must stand.

The Gate Must Stand absolutely nails that balance of glory in the face of desperation,” says Simon Byron, Managing Director, Yogscast Games. “One minute you’re calmly organising your defences, the next you’re frantically sprinting across the battlefield trying to stop everything collapsing. It’s stressful, chaotic and incredibly satisfying, and we can’t wait for players to experience it.”

Features available in the full game:

• 4 Heroes
• 149 Hero Skills
• 19 base Followers
• 38 Ultimate forms
• 150 Follower Skills
• 3 Stages
• 6 Maps
• 5 Difficulty Levels
• 13 Bosses
• 10 Elite Enemies
• 46 Advanced Skill Options
• 53 Relics

The Gate Must Stand launches June 18th on PC via Steam. 

Play the demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4013710/The_Gate_Must_Stand_Demo/
Wishlist it now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3975750/The_Gate_Must_Stand/

About Yogscast Games

Yogscast Games was established in 2017, with a simple goal: to work with independent teams to develop and publish games that are as fun to watch as they are to play. Responsible for a string of hits such as PlateUp!, which has sold over two million copies on Steam, and Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, which grossed over $1m in its first month on sale, it prides itself in working with tiny teams doing brilliant things.

Leamington Spa, UK – May 26, 2026:  Cosy city builder Town to City 1.0 is out now on PC via Steam. Players can invite their townsfolk to explore a brand-new destination and start shaping their communities for $29.99, €28.99 and £26.99, with a 10% launch discount for the first 12 days.

Town to City 1.0 also brings a major Tourism update that introduces new tourism mechanics, allowing players to plan tour routes between hotels and landmarks and show off everything their idyllic town has to offer.

Players will also be able to build a variety of hotels, from cosy boutique stays to grand luxury resorts. Alongside the new tourism features, the update adds new quests and jobs, a brand-new town, improved townsfolk animations, and plenty of quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.

Town to City launched in Early Access in September 2025 and currently holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam. Since its launch, Town to City has added new features like animals, a first-person ‘Free Walk’ mode, terraforming, bridges and more.

Buy the game on Steam

About Town to City

Break free of the grid in Town to City: a cozy city builder that invites you to create a beautiful and bustling community.

Freely place houses, shops, amenities and natural elements to delight your residents and encourage new families to move in. As your population grows, so can your ambitions: create multiple towns that can grow alone or thrive together, helping the whole region develop and prosper.

In story or sandbox mode, you’re free to build at your own pace, placing each flower bed with pixel precision, or prioritise growing your economy and developing your town into a thriving city.

Shape Your City

Truly grid-less building sets you free to lay out your town however you like. Plan out carefully ordered rows of houses and city districts, or grow outwards organically with residences, amenities, parks and plazas connected by winding streets and alleys. Freely shape the land beneath your feet with terraforming tools for elevation, water, and terrain.

Unleash Your Creativity

Beautify your settlement to your heart’s content with a plethora of customisation options. Set up lighting, plant flowers and wooded parks, and decorate houses and buildings to complement or contrast. Choose pre-made houses and buildings or construct your own out of modular parts. With gorgeous voxel graphics as a base and plenty of tools for fine-tuning, it’s easy to create something beautiful that you’ll want to capture with the in-game photo mode or stroll through in first-person view.

Nurture Your Community

As your town flourishes, you’ll need to meet the needs of your growing population. Provide amenities that will cater for everyone – from workers to artisans and the bourgeoisie – alongside specific requests by individual residents. Get to know each person as they arrive in town, and watch them settle down to form new families in the homes you built for them with pets and livestock by their side.

Grow Your Economy

Assign workers to jobs, research new buildings and decorations, and boost your sleepy settlement into a bustling centre of commerce. As you expand beyond the bounds of your first town, you’ll pursue new developments in farming and tourism by building new towns, all connected by trade and travel routes.

Key Features

• Truly grid-less city building
• Full campaign and sandbox modes
• Land and water terraforming
• Rich customisation, with hundreds of decorations and detailed placement tools
• Photo and first-person modes
• Multiple towns with agriculture and tourism links
• Town and citizen management views
• Research trees for buildings, technology, and decorations
• Pets and livestock
• Beautiful voxel art style
• Relaxing soundtrack by Paul Aubry

About Kwalee

Kwalee is a multi-award-winning games publisher and developer based in Leamington Spa, UK. The company has built a growing catalogue of PC and console titles, including Wildmender, ROBOBEAT, Voidwrought, In Sink, Hordes of Hunger, The Precinct, Town to City, Don’t Stop Girlypop!, Grime II, Modulus: Factory Automation, Ground Zero, Rune Dice, Call of the Elder Gods and Luna Abyss alongside upcoming releases such as Hark the Ghoul, Retro Space, Lost Hellden, BPM Bitcrushed, Shift at Midnight, Welcome to Elderfield, Lily’s World XD, and Steam to Electric, among others.

Founded by games industry icon and Codemasters co-founder David Darling CBE, Kwalee is supported by a global team of games experts, with studios in the UK, India, and remote locations worldwide. The company is actively seeking high-quality games to publish across all platforms and welcomes developers to get in touch.

Officially recognised as “Best Publisher” at the TIGA Awards 2022, Kwalee is also a committed industry advocate, serving as an ambassador for the non-profit organisation Women in Games and regularly supporting charities such as Safe In Our World, GamesAid, and SpecialEffect.

About Galaxy Grove 

Galaxy Grove, a game studio based in Utrecht, Netherlands, was founded by Joost van Dongen, an award-winning veteran of the gaming industry. Joost has an impressive portfolio, having contributed to titles such as Awesomenauts, Swords & Soldiers, Blightbound, Robo Maestro, Proun, Cello Fortress, and De Blob. With a dedicated team of 26, Galaxy Grove focuses on creating games with captivating atmospheres, striking visuals, and innovative, intuitive gameplay. Their previous titles, Station to Station and Town to City, have received widespread acclaim from both critics and players, with Town to City currently sitting at an impressive 97% positive reviews on Steam. The team is currently working on its recently announced title, Steam to Electric.

Restore collapsing ecosystems from nature’s point of view in Megapop and Kasedo Games’ new strategy game 

Leicester, UK – 26th May 2026.  Publisher Kasedo Games and Norwegian development studio Megapop are proud to announce that Life Below is out now on Steam for PC.  

Life Below is a reef-building strategy game where players grow coral ecosystems, attract wildlife, and help life return to an ocean under pressure. Inspired by real marine biology, the game offers a fresh take on the city-builder genre – one seen from nature’s point of view. 

Rather than focusing on endless expansion and extraction, Life Below asks players to nurture living systems where every species plays a role. As reefs grow and biodiversity increases, players must carefully balance fragile ecosystems against invasive species, rising temperatures, devastating hazards and the unpredictable forces of the sea. 

Watch the Life Below launch trailer below

Following a warmly received Steam demo, strong player feedback, and as a winner at the Unity Awards 2025, Life Below launches with a teeming selection of marine species, atmospheric original music by composer Julie Buchanan, and narrative design by acclaimed game writer Rhianna Pratchett. 

“Most city builders are built around endless expansion and consumption,” says Lise Lie, Game Director on Life Below. “With Life Below, we wanted to explore a different kind of growth, one where the goal is to help an ecosystem flourish instead. Seeing players become emotionally invested in coral reefs and marine life has been incredibly meaningful for everyone working on Life Below.” 

Launching alongside the game is a meticulously crafted Special Edition, as well as a Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) Supporter Pack, where all revenue goes directly toward supporting ocean conservation. 

Life Below is available now via Steam and players can join the community on Discord. 

ABOUT KASEDO GAMES

Kasedo Games work closely together with enthusiastic & talented indie developers from around the world to publish ‘Triple I’ titles that players will love.

Through our vast knowledge of producing, PR, marketing and distribution, we always strive for quality games made by quality indie teams and we understand that every game and every studio has different requirements. The support, creative freedom and platform we provide means we can make great games happen without forgetting their roots.

Titles under the Kasedo label include: ‘IXION, ‘Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus I & II’, ‘City of Gangsters’, ‘Filament’, ‘Rise of Industry 1 & 2’, ‘Project Highrise’ and ‘Crowntakers’. www.kasedogames.com

ABOUT MEGAPOP

Megapop is an independent game studio based in Oslo, Norway, and a proud member of Oslo Game Hub. We create premium strategy games for PC and console, built on originality, depth, and the science of fun. With a legacy of globally featured and top-ranking games, we bring a deep current of experience into every new project. We’re currently developing Life Below, a genre-bending city-builder where you shape the fate of a coral reef from nature’s point of view—a true reef builder. 

Paris, France – May, 2026 – The Roland-Garros eSeries by Renault 2026 Finals took place this Saturday, May 23, at the Tenniseum auditorium in the heart of Roland-Garros, in front of a packed crowd gathered for Yannick Noah Day. After several hours of high-level competition on Tennis Clash, Samuel Sanin Ortiz “Sasmis” (COL) successfully defended his title by defeating Eugen Mosdir “AreidY” (GER) (10-6, 10-5, 10-6) at the end of a historic edition. With nearly 11.5 million matches played, the qualification phase brought together more than 561,000 players from 221 territories worldwide between March and April. The event, more than ever, confirms its status as the global benchmark for competitive eTennis.

Already crowned champion in 2025, the Colombian player made history this year by becoming only the second player ever to win back-to-back Roland-Garros eSeries by Renault titles. Consistent throughout the two-day competition, he handled the pressure of an exceptionally stacked field to ultimately triumph in front of the Parisian crowd.

“Coming back as defending champion changes everything mentally. The first time, I was inexperienced; this year, the level of competition was much higher, and winning the title again was a real challenge. But beyond the trophy, the experience we get to live here is simply incredible,” said Samuel Sanin Ortiz “Sasmis”.

The competition officially opened on Saturday, May 23, with words of support for the e-athletes from FFT President Gilles Moretton. Hosting the French broadcast, Laure Valée brought her energy and expertise from the biggest international esports stages. Joined by Quento and Benny “GP365”, former Tennis Clash world No.1, they immersed viewers in every rally while highlighting the tactical depth of the game.

“This final perfectly illustrated the meeting point between esports and tennis. The event brought together talents from all over the world and delivered an incredible show for the community. It’s a great reward for everyone helping Roland-Garros eSeries by Renault grow year after year. I hope to be back next year!” said Laure Valée.

Following the Swiss Stage played the previous day, the eight finalists were split into two teams based on their results and the captains’ selections: Gilles Simon, former world No.6 and winner of 14 ATP titles, and Benoît Paire, former Top 20 ATP player and three-time ATP title winner. Defending champion Samuel Sanin Ortiz “Sasmis” (COL), Anindya Lestari “Anindya” (IDN), Hizir Balkanci “Hizir” (TUR), and Stéphane Dubouloz “SJWFast” (FRA) joined Team Gilles Simon, while Team Benoît Paire featured 2024 champion Alessandro Bianco “ΔLEX” (ITA), Francisca Oisel “Kira” (CHI), Victor Ionescu “puNki” (ROU), and Eugen Mosdir “AreidY” (GER).

“This edition showed just how much eTennis continues to grow. I was impressed by the level of play and the commitment shown by the finalists. Seeing so much passion around Roland-Garros, both on court and behind a controller, is extremely encouraging for the future of the discipline,” said Gilles Simon.

“Honestly, I had an amazing time! There was intensity, entertainment, and a fantastic atmosphere. The players delivered incredible matches. I also really enjoyed facing Gilles!” added Benoît Paire.

The opening team phase lived up to expectations, with players showing incredible chemistry under the cheers of the crowd, their teammates, and their captains. Colombian star Sasmis ultimately secured Team Gilles Simon a spot in the Playoffs Winner Bracket, while Team Benoît Paire had no room for error starting their run in the Loser Bracket.

The individual stage then took center stage with a double-elimination bracket where every loss could prove decisive. The start of the Playoffs saw one of the tournament favorites, 2024 champion ΔLEX, eliminated by Romanian player PuNki in a dominant 2-0 victory. French hopeful SJWFast was unable to overcome the talented Indonesian player Anindya before falling to AreidY in the Loser Bracket.

The intensity inside the Roland-Garros auditorium reached new heights as the competition moved into the semifinals, now played in BO5 format (best-of-five). In the Winner Bracket, the first semifinal featured Sasmis against Anindya in one of the day’s most anticipated clashes, eventually won by the unshakable Colombian. The Loser Bracket semifinal saw AreidY qualify for the ultimate showdown, denying the Indonesian player a final shot at the podium. For the second consecutive year, the German competitor — known for competing on tablet — pulled off the remarkable feat of battling all the way through the Loser Bracket.

In a true rematch of the 2025 edition, the Grand Final once again featured AreidY versus Sasmis. An intense showdown driven by the energy of the crowd. Meeting for the second time that day, one player was determined to defend his crown while the other sought revenge. Sasmis immediately imposed his pace in the rallies, relying on his experience and exceptional composure to stay in control throughout the match. After a final hard-fought set (10-6, 10-5, 10-6), the Colombian star completed an extraordinary run to retain his Roland-Garros eSeries by Renault title without dropping a single set during the Playoffs.

Dropping his game face at last, Samuel Sanin Ortiz “Sasmis” lifted the trophy with the warm smile that defines him, becoming only the second player in history to win two consecutive editions of the competition.

2026 also marked a new milestone in the international development of Roland-Garros eSeries by Renault. For the first time ever, the competition was broadcast live on the France TV Sport digital platform, as well as in English on the official Roland-Garros YouTube channel, and in Brazil on Disney+ and ESPN’s YouTube channel. Brandon Smith handled the English commentary while content creator Tênis Além do Óbvio brought the action to Portuguese-speaking audiences.

With record-breaking participation, an even higher level of gameplay, and unprecedented international coverage, Roland-Garros eSeries by Renault continues its expansion and further establishes its ability to unite the worlds of tennis and gaming in a unique immersive experience. Supported by Renault and Mastercard, the competition keeps writing its story and more than ever stands out as a major event on the global mobile esports calendar.

About Roland-Garros eSeries by Renault

Founded in 2018, Roland-Garros eSeries by Renault is the world’s most important and inclusive eTennis tournament. The competition features three open qualifying tournaments which are free to enter directly via the Tennis Clash app.  The Final Stage brings together eight participants; the 5 players who made it through the Open Qualifiers will face the two best players from the Grand Tour and the defending champion. The initial team stage is returning in 2026, followed by a singles double-elimination bracket. It will take place on Friday, 22 and Saturday, 23 May 2026 in the Roland-Garros Tenniseum Auditorium. Since 2022, the competition has been held on the most popular mobile tennis game, Tennis Clash, developed by Wildlife Studios. With this new format, Roland-Garros eSeries by Renault is consolidating its leadership on the global eTennis scene.

About Tennis Clash

Tennis Clash is an online tennis game developed by Wildlife Studios where players compete in fast-paced, competitive and exciting games. With 180 million downloads and a community of 5 million players connecting every month, the game is a real success. Its eSports development continues to grow along with its recognition in the tennis world thanks to the creation of competitions in partnership with the four Grand Slam tournaments and through its inclusion in the 2023 Olympics Esports Series.  Easy to grasp but tough to master, the game remains faithful to both the physical and tactical aspects of tennis.

Tennis Clash is available at the Google Play Store and the App Store. 

Beehive Studios’ delightful monster collector RPG takes players on a magical adventure of creature collecting and battling.

Tuesday, 26th May 2026, Milan, Italy – Colourful, monster-collecting RPG adventure, LumenTale: Memories of Trey launches on Steam and Nintendo Switch* today, Team17 and developer Beehive Studios have announced. A magical story of exploration, creature collecting (and battling), customising, and crafting, the game follows Trey, a young hero who awakens in the enchanting world of Talea with no memories, and sets out on a journey to uncover the truth.

LumenTale: Memories of Trey’s story of adventure and discovery sees players encounter and capture Animon, magical creatures imbued with Anivis, an powerful energy that gives them the ability to affect the emotions and soul of every living being in Talea. As players recruit more of the 140 Animon types to Trey’s party through capture or turn-based PvE and PvP battles, they’ll leverage their abilities and skills to secure victory from 1v1 duels up to epic 4v4 showdowns.

Each Animon species belongs to one of five attribute groups that relate to a different emotion and can be utilised in battle with different strategies to secure victory. For example, while the pure serenity of the ‘Sereum’ Animon can give a boost to the chance of a critical hit, those with the ‘Horrens’ attribute strike fear into the hearts of opponents, empowering Trey with the potential to defeat them in one swift attack.

Providing a change of pace to Trey’s adventuring is The Anispace, an ‘other realm’ where players can train their collected Animon and create their ideal home by crafting and purchasing a range of furniture from vendors. Spending more time with their new creature friends in The Anispace strengthens the bonds between Trey and the Animon, enabling them to battle foes with increased effectiveness.

Key features

• Travel an expansive world: Journey across the rich and cultural world of Talea, filled with secrets, quests and regions as unique and diverse as the Animon you encounter.
• Collect and train Animon: Discover and capture 140 Animon, each with elemental affinities and assigned one of five different emotional attributes that can offer advantages in battle. 
• Unique art cards: Increase the chances of finding your perfect Animon, or the rare Lost variants, to build the ultimate team. Trade these locally or online through the Animon Trade Station 
• Cooking and crafting: Rest at fountains throughout the world to cook food from found and bought recipes, and craft resources to support your journey.
• The Anispace: Train your Animon in the Anispace, a dedicated area offering a change of pace from adventure. Craft or purchase furniture from local vendors and customise it to make the perfect home for your creatures.

LumenTale: Memories of Trey is available as a Standard Edition, a Deluxe Edition (featuring the base game and deluxe DLC) on both Steam and Nintendo Switch, and the Steam-only Lumen Edition (featuring the base game, deluxe DLC, and both the digital soundtrack and artbook). Players who buy LumenTale: Memories of Trey over the next month will also receive the ‘Early Adopter Offering’ DLC, featuring an in-game furniture set, Anispace cosmetics, and digital tradeable art cards.

*LumenTale: Memories of Trey is backwards compatible on Nintendo Switch 2.

About Beehive Studios
Beehive Studios is an Italian Game Dev company founded in 2021 aspiring to amaze as many people as possible, always trying to innovate and bring our passion to our work. Our mission is to make players have a good time, by telling stories and playing in a way they normally wouldn’t expect.

About Team17 Digital  
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A procedural RPG where no two players will ever explore the same world.

Paris, France – May 26, 2026 – Indie studio Onibi, founded by veterans from Fallguys, Fortnite, Baldur’s Gate 3 and League of Legends, today launched the Kickstarter campaign (link to be included in your publications) for Tomo: Endless Blue alongside the game’s first pre-alpha gameplay trailer. Tomo: Endless Blue is an open-world voxel (short for “volumetric pixel”)  RPG that generates a unique world for every player. Villages, cultures, characters, dialogue, quests, and stories are all procedurally generated and run entirely offline.

The first trailer, a cinematic collaboration with Ai Higuchi (Attack on Titan: The Final Season) and Cécile Corbel (Arrietty, Studio Ghibli), reached 1.8 million views and became one of the most-watched AA indie game trailers of 2025. The second trailer shifts from emotion to action: this is what you actually play.

Backers get early access up to a year before public release, exclusive rewards, and a standalone prequel set 800 years before the main story.

Back the project here

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Not just a procedural world. A procedural RPG.

Most procedurally generated games stop at terrain. Tomo: Endless Blue generates the entire RPG around each player: villages with their own architecture and inhabitants, cultures with distinct beliefs, NPCs with individual personalities and dialogue, quests that emerge from each world’s state, and a narrative arc that adapts to the player’s journey while leading toward a shared ending.

Two players exploring the Endless Blue will discover different islands, meet different people, hear different stories, and uncover different histories. All generation runs locally on the player’s device. No internet connection required.

Tomo and physics at the heart of the gameplay

Tomo companions across every part of the game. Players capture Tomo by studying their behavior, using terrain, bait, traps, or combat. Tomo react intelligently: they act in groups, respond to player actions, and flee when they sense danger. Training and completing bespoke challenges unlocks branching skill trees . Outside combat, Tomo farm, build, gather, terraform, automate crafting, and power machines.

Real-time combat with direct control. Players switch between their character and a Tomo companion, combine abilities, and use the destructible voxel terrain to improvise. Every encounter is a puzzle of positioning, timing, and creativity.

Physics-based voxel building. Players build homes, boats, vehicles, machines, and contraptions from blocks that obey real physics. What you build isn’t decorative: it can move, float, break, transport, and fight. The trailer shows players sailing player-built ships through storms, with every plank responding to the ocean’s physics in real time.

Multiplayer at scale, with networked physics. Every block, vehicle, and contraption is simulated consistently across every connected player. The trailer demonstrates this with a multiplayer naval battle where player-built ships clash in real time. There’s no hard limit on players per server. Players can run their own server or join hosted ones , and the architecture scales with the hardware.

A separate creative mode

Alongside story mode, Tomo: Endless Blue ships with a dedicated creative mode. The same procedural systems that build the game’s world are exposed to players as tools:

• Minecraft and Unity imports. Bring buildings, maps, and Unity objects directly into the game.
• Prompt-based world creation. Describe what you want, from islands and buildings to villages and stories, and the game helps generate a foundation you can shape and edit. 
• No-code minigame tools. Design, build, and share minigames without writing code.
• Modding API. Customize, expand, and reshape the game. The architecture was built for modding from the ground up.

“The first trailer showed a feeling. This one shows a world,” said Benjamin Devienne, CEO of Onibi. “As kids, the games we loved always felt bigger in our imagination than what was actually on screen. With Tomo, we set out to build the world we thought we were playing back then: an ocean of islands, villages, creatures, and stories that no two players will experience in the same way. Every island has its own history, beliefs, tensions, and secrets. That is the game we always wanted to make. This trailer shows it for the first time.”

Tomo: Endless Blue is available to wishlist on Steam!

About Onibi and Mujina:

Onibi is an independent game studio with team members based across San Francisco, London, and Bordeaux. It works in partnership with its French sister studio Mujina, dedicated to the development of Tomo: Endless Blue. The team includes developers and artists who have contributed to World of Warcraft, Baldur’s Gate 3, GTA, Fortnite, League of Legends, Fall Guys, Assassin’s Creed, Warhammer, Dofus, FIFA, Asphalt, and more.

About Tomo: Endless Blue

Tomo: Endless Blue is an open-world voxel RPG where every village, culture, character, quest, and story is procedurally generated and unique to each player. In story mode, players explore a vast ocean of generated civilizations, capture and train Tomo, build with physics-based voxels, and fight in real-time combat. In creative mode, the community can build their own islands, minigames, and mods. Multiplayer features fully networked physics with no hard player limit. All generation runs locally. Developed by Onibi in partnership with Mujina.