Lara Croft (Angel of Darkness) Wins the Aspyr Madness Tournament — Celebrate With 35% Off Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered on Nintendo Switch!

Austin, TX — April 9, 2025 — The results are in, and after a thrilling bracket filled with fierce fan-favorite matchups, Lara Croft (Angel of Darkness) has officially claimed the title of Ultimate Aspyr Character in our inaugural Aspyr Madness tournament!

From Jedi to bounty hunters, zombies to vampire wraiths, Lara (AOD) overcame some of the most iconic characters in Aspyr’s roster, including Starkiller, Boba Fett, and even Classic Lara Croft herself in a final showdown of dual pistols and destiny. Fans from around the world voted in droves across Instagram, X, and LinkedIn, making this a true community celebration of our games and their unforgettable heroes.

To commemorate Lara’s hard-fought victory, we’re launching a limited-time sale:

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered is 35% off on Nintendo Switch (NOA only) — now under $20!

Available today only from 11 AM to 11 PM CT

Purchase here: LINK

Thank you to everyone who participated, voted, and rallied behind their favorite characters throughout the tournament. Keep following us on our socials for future game updates, sales, and more ways to celebrate your favorite titles.

Let the adventures continue — Lara would expect nothing less.

About Aspyr

Aspyr is a leading video game publishing and development partner focused on maximizing the potential of games across all platforms for all players. Most recently, the organization launched Legacy of Kain™: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered and STAR WARS: Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles, available now on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Today, the company supports a growing network of partners that includes many of the industry’s leading entertainment IP holders, publishers, developers, and technology providers. Aspyr is an Embracer Group company. Aspyr is based in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.aspyr.com.

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Growing horror looms on the horizon with content updates planned every four to six weeks 

WELLINGTON, NZ – April 9, 2025 – Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, the shelter survival game set in a zombie-infested Texas from PikPok, is now available on PC and MAC via Steam Early Access. Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is the first PC game entry into the acclaimed Into the Dead franchise, which has more than 150 million downloads. The game makes its terrifyingly exciting Steam debut after reaching 50th most wishlisted game on the platform, with content updates planned every four to six weeks throughout Early Access.

Walton, Texas, 1980. Dealing with the sweltering summer heat isn’t easy. When a zombie outbreak erupts in the city, survival takes precedence over staying cool. With each passing day, the undead’s numbers increase, law and order slip away, and Walton’s remaining survivors must do everything possible to stay alive.

Lead a band of survivors driven by desperation and dwindling resources to survive the citywide nightmare and find a way out to safety. Upgrade shelters, seek allies, and sneak past hordes of horrors to find tools, food, and weapons – all while accepting that there’s not enough, there won’t be enough, and good neighbors are in short supply. Not all survivors are willing to negotiate, cooperate, or share. 

Experience a thrilling survival experience blending horror with shelter management as survivors scavenge locations, choose whether to fight or avoid both zombie and human enemies, and investigate tenuous and dangerous escape plans. Overcome dynamic events that can lead to either catastrophe or salvation while balancing the needs of survivors against the backdrop of a deadly world. Only by cautious planning, careful discovery, and accepting the consequences of cruel choices will the city’s living find the luxury of mourning all they’ve lost. 

Early Access will offer frequent content updates, with the first planned for May 2025. To learn more about the future of Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, check out the Early Access Roadmap.

“Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days marks an exciting, immersive evolution of the franchise,” said Mario Wynands, CEO of PikPok. “With its Early Access launch, we welcome players to the city of Walton, and look forward to sharing frequent updates and receiving feedback through the EA period.”

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days launches today on PC and MAC via Steam Early Access for $24.99. A free demo is also available on Steam. The game features English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Russian language support. 

For more information, wishlist the game on Steam, visit the official website, and follow the game on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, and Discord.

About PikPok

PikPok® is a leading developer and publisher of critically acclaimed games across PC, console, and mobile. We give players rich gaming experiences with intuitive gameplay, highly polished art, and immersive audio design. Our 200-person strong team across New Zealand and Colombia has created the Into the Dead® series, the Rival Stars® franchise, the BAFTA-nominated Super Monsters Ate My Condo™, and the critically acclaimed Shatter® and Shatter Remastered Deluxe®, plus many more. 

The match-3 survival-horror comedy RPG Metroidvania releases in full on Steam later this month

El Paso, TX – April 9, 2025 – Developer Strange Scaffold (I Am Your Beast, CLICKOLDING, El Paso, Elsewhere), in partnership with publisher Frosty Pop, are excited to announce that Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 is releasing on Steam for PC on April 22.

Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 Release Date Trailer

This isn’t your typical match-3 game, or your typical game at all. Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 (CRDM3), which recently debuted a playable demo during Steam Next Fest: February Edition, is an unholy cocktail of genres: match-3, survival horror, choice-driven narrative, RPG, and just plain weird. As the hapless J.J. Hardwell, players are sent to investigate a decrepit old mansion plagued by unusual dinosaur activity, only to discover the house — and themselves — are trapped inside a video game.

As a sequel to a game series that doesn’t exist, complete with lore and a fictional development team, CRDM3 “commits to the bit” so hard it hurts. With its razor-sharp game development satire, CRDM3 is a bizarre, side-splitting adventure about the way creations can take on a life of their own — and the bright futures the games industry fails to even try to explore.

Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 is now available on Steam for PC.

About Strange Scaffold

Strange Scaffold is the development label of Xalavier Nelson Jr., known for his work as a leading developer on CLICKOLDING, El Paso, Elsewhere, I Am Your Beast, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, and dozens of other critically acclaimed projects. For more information on Strange Scaffold, visit strangescaffold.com.

About Frosty Pop

Frosty Pop has developed over 30 playful original video games for Netflix Games, Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch, Steam, the App Store, and Google Play. The studio was founded in 2014 by Faisal Sethi in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has been fully remote and distributed since its inception. Visit Frosty Pop for more information.

Three wins including New Intellectual Property and two performer awards

Publisher: Secret Mode | Developer: The Chinese Room | Formats: PC, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S | ETA: Out Now | Players: 1

Brighton, UK – 9 April 2024: Still Wakes the Deep, the narrative horror from genre masters The Chinese Room and independent publisher Secret Mode, has been honoured at the BAFTA Games Awards 2025 ceremony with three awards, the second-highest number of wins for a single game at this year’s ceremony.

The game and its developer received the awards for New Intellectual Property, Performer in a Leading Role for Alec Newman, and Performer in a Supporting Role for Karen Dunbar. Still Wakes the Deep is the second game from The Chinese Room to receive a BAFTA Games Award, following the success of 2015’s Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture (winner of three).

“Thank you to everyone at The Chinese Room and Secret Mode,” said Alec Newman while accepting the award for Performer in a Leading Role, “your attention to detail is phenomenal, and was an inspiration to me from the moment I first read for Caz McLeary.”

“It was a real labour of love,” said Ed Daly, Studio Head for The Chinese Room while accepting the award for New Intellectual Property, while Karen Dunbar thanked Scotland and said “I am completely overwhelmed” while receiving the award for Performer in a Supporting Role.

Still Wakes the Deep received eight nominations in total at the BAFTA Games Awards 2025, the joint second-highest number of nominations at the ceremony. It was nominated for:

• Artistic Achievement
• Audio Achievement
• British Game
• Narrative
• New IP
• Performer in a Leading Role – Alec Newman
• Performer in a Supporting Role – Karen Dunbar
• Performer in a Supporting Role – Michael Abubakar

About Still Wakes the Deep
Still Wakes the Deep is a multi-award-winning return to the first-person narrative horror genre from The Chinese Room, creator of critically acclaimed games such as Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and Dear Esther.

You are an off-shore oil rig worker, fighting for your life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea waters. All lines of communication have been severed. All exits are gone. All that remains is to face the unknowable horror that’s come aboard.

Still Wakes the Deep is available from for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5. It is also available with Game Pass for console and PC. A physical PS5 release is available now from all good retailers.

About Secret Mode

Secret Mode is an independent publisher and the winner of the Ukie Best UK Publisher 2024 award and the Debug Indie Game Best Influencer Marketing 2025 award. Our titles include Still Wakes the Deep, A Little to the Left, Wobbledogs, Loddlenaut, and upcoming indie action RPG Empyreal. We believe that games are for everyone, and that creativity has no limits. We believe quality and fun are everything. 

About The Chinese Room

The Chinese Room is an award-winning game development studio based in Brighton, UK. Since 2012, the studio has built a reputation for innovative first-person gaming. Its titles include the ground-breaking Dear Esther (2012); the cult horror Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2013); the internationally acclaimed Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture (2015), the recent acclaimed Still Wakes the Deep (2024) Still Wakes the Deep (2024) and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (TBA). Since joining the Sumo Digital family in 2018, The Chinese Room has been hard at work building on its reputation for creative excellence in game development. From humble roots in modding and academia to a team of over one hundred game devs and numerous influential titles, the studio is busy with projects that merge TCR storytelling with new directions, new genres and new ambitions.

Melbourne, Australia – Cyber Paradise by DDmeow Games has just wrapped up the exhibition at New Game Plus as an official selection of the London Games Festival (LGF). The team is happy to announce that the game will also be exhibited at Trafalgar Square Games Festival on 11 April for those who missed New Game Plus!

Main Game Overview

Cyber Paradise is a 2D action roguelite adventure game set in the future where reality is exposed as a mere computer simulation. Every aspect of life is pre-determined by algorithms. When people die, their data is deleted, discarded into The Lost Sector.

Amidst the despair, you play as Hayley, a hacker-warrior accompanied by her dog, DDmeow. Your mission is to fight in the Lost Sector, retrieve lost memories, and rebuild them into a digital sanctuary—a cyber paradise.

Your first job comes from Samuel, the owner of Mini’s Cafe. You’re tasked to retrieve the memories of his late dog, Mini. Between battles, you return to Mini’s cafe for a break, where stories from its patrons, alongside fragments of Mini’s memories, slowly unravel the mystery of this dystopian world.

Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2431790/Cyber_Paradise

Cyber Paradise Special Edition Demo – Addition of a Robin Hood’s Medieval England-Themed Area

DDmeow Games exhibited a special edition demo at New Game Plus, adding a bonus “Medieval England Area” last week. This additional content is brought to you with the historically researched background of Red Rebellion, a narrative adventure game set in medieval England where female Robin Hood and Red Riding Hood team up to save their town.

The same demo will be exhibited at Trafalgar Square Games Festival. Experience the intriguing history of medieval England in this cyberpunk simulation. Example scenes like:

• The Turnspit Dog: A dog-powered rotisserie. Witness this giant invention where a dog runs inside a wheel to turn the pit, to cook the meat evenly.
• Table Manners: Medieval women had to follow strict rules, or every gesture could be interpreted in unexpected ways.

More on Red Rebellion: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2114160/Red_Rebellion/

About DDmeow Games

A wife-wife game dev team (Sze & Uly) based in Melbourne, dedicated to making weird, fun, and story-rich games. The pair previously ran an animation business in Hong Kong and Taiwan for over a decade. Their first game, Psycho Bathroom, has received a very positive reception, leading them to their current path – Cyber Paradise development.

Experience Game´s High Octane Combat and Futuristic Parkour Ahead of Its Full Release on May 7

9 APRIL 2025: METAL EDEN, the latest FPS from Reikon Games, the creators of RUINER, launches its free public demo today on all platforms. Published by Deep Silver, the full game is set to release on May 7 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. 

To celebrate, a brand-new trailer has been released, giving fans a closer look at the game’s unique high-octane combat and futuristic parkour elements:

METAL EDEN´s Mission 0 and 1 will be available for free and for an unlimited period from today on Steam, PlayStation Store and Xbox.  

Demo Speedrun Challenge 

In partnership with Speedrun.com, the Metal Eden Demo Speedrun Challenge is dropping today alongside the demo’s release! The fastest demo completion times will take home a cut of the $1,000 USD prize pool. 

Players can add METAL EDEN to their Wishlist on Steam, PlayStation Store, and Xbox to stay updated on the latest news and releases. 

METAL EDEN presents an adrenaline-fueled sci-fi FPS that explores a world where humanity’s consciousness has transcended the flesh, now residing within robots.  

With 8 unique missions and a handcrafted universe setting that embraces the cybernetic dimension of life, the game thrills players into an artificial world, where they’ll dive into in cybernetic warfare, control a powerful hyper unit, and uncover the mysteries of a lost paradise. 

For more information about METAL EDEN, please visit: https://www.Metaleden.com 

About Reikon Games 

Reikon Games is an independent developer of PC and console games, delivering high-energy experiences to a global audience. Based in Warsaw, Reikon was founded in 2014 by industry veterans from CD Projekt Red and Techland. The studio is known for its sharp, fast-paced gameplay, from the cult hit RUINER to the upcoming METAL EDEN. Reikon focuses on original IPs, pushing creative boundaries, and collaborating with industry partners. For more information, please visit reikongames.com. 

About PLAION 

PLAION is a dynamic and diversified business in the global entertainment sector, masterfully crafting franchises that captivate audiences worldwide. Boasting a vast network of eight game development studios, fifteen regional publishing offices, three game publishing labels including Deep Silver, and PLAION PICTURES as an independent film publisher and distributor, the company extends its influence with merchandise production and expansive distribution capabilities across the globe. Founded three decades ago, PLAION has firmly established itself within the entertainment arena. With a diverse range of services and solutions, PLAION stands as the premier publishing partner for console and PC games across both physical and digital channels. Moreover, its strong foothold in the Virtual Reality (VR) domain highlights the company’s commitment to varied gaming experiences. PLAION is an Embracer Group company. 

About Deep Silver 

Deep Silver is PLAION’s flagship publishing label, and the home of captivating gaming worlds from the gripping post-apocalypse of Metro, to the twisted paradises of Dead Island to the authentic Medieval landscapes of Kingdom Come Deliverance. For more information, please visit www.deepsilver.com 

Elden Ring Nightreign has unveiled its latest character, Dutchess, with the release of a trailer.

A blade, unrelenting and unseen, hidden in the night. Her foes are vanquished in the flick of a second hand, their fate unraveled in its echo. Meet Duchess in this latest Elden Ring Nightreign trailer for this standalone cooperative spin-off set in a world parallel to that of 2022’s Elden Ring. Elden Ring Nightreign launches on PS5 (PlayStation 5), PS4 (PlayStation 4), Xbox, and Steam on May 30, 2025.

With pre-orders now available on all digital platforms and at major game retailers, players can pick their version of choice:

Standard Edition (Digital on all platforms, Physical on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S only)

• Includes Base Game

Seekers Edition (Physical on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X only)

• Includes Deluxe Edition
• Steelbook

Collector’s Edition (Physical on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and PC)

• Includes Deluxe Edition
• ~25 cm Wylder Nightfarer statue
• Steelbook
• Hard-cover Artbook
• 8 Nightfarer Cards

Elden Ring Nightreign launches on May 30^th on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.

For more information on ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN and other titles from Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe please visit: https://www.bandainamcoent.eu. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok or join the conversation on X. 

Original soundtrack available at launch featuring 19 tracks

TOKYO — April 8th, 2025 — Omega Crafter, the co-op open-world survival crafting adventure developed by Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN), merges action with automation in a heroic code-infused quest as it launches into 1.0 on PC via Steam Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Can the top engineer on a game design team save the developing virtual world from malicious programs manifesting as in-game monsters? Enter the game solo or form a debugging committee with five additional friends alongside sidekick Grammi, and begin a bespoke journey through five procedurally-generated digital landscapes — filled with distinct enemies, items, and resources — creating new adventures in every instance. 

In 1.0, survive meteor showers amidst futuristic ruins in the all-new fifth biome, The Lost World. Assemble a radar from discovered spare parts to track meteor cycles, and take refuge underneath towers during each shower of rocky rain. Uncover the locations of twenty-five Shrines of Programming dispersed throughout Omega Crafter’s world, where coding acumen can unlock new skills and exclusive items.

Uncover the root cause of Omega Crafter’s mysterious buggy behavior…after learning to survive the digital realm! Learn the basics of shelter, weaponry, and dungeon-diving in the Meadows of New Beginnings, then upgrade gear along the way to best each biome’s boss in battle and advance to the next world. Explore the edges of the Endless Wilds, face the fearsome Halloween Forest, and journey to Japan-inspired Fallen Samurai Isle. 

Cultivate a cozy village, fashion a fully-functioning metropolis, and anything in between with the new Creative Mode featuring 250+ building elements and no resource restrictions. Enjoy additional quality-of-life improvements such as simplified item searching with the new Reverse Item Lookup List, added skills, minigames, items, an improved tutorial, updated background music, and much more.

No journey is too arduous with Grammi’s help! Program behaviors that speed up everyday tasks with both simple and complex automation options: activate simple single-click behaviors like automatic resource-gathering, or program multi-step behaviors with “if/then” sequences, variables, and error detection. With the right commands, Grammi can chop down trees, turn trees into lumber, and place resources into storage bins with a single command! 

Enjoy Omega Crafter’s epic battle themes and relaxing melodies outside of the game with the original soundtrack available for purchase at launch, featuring 19 original tracks. 

Omega Crafter arrives on PC via Steam for $24.99, with language support in Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), German, and French, as well as machine-translated Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Korean, and Russian. For more information, follow Omega Crafter on YouTube, X / Twitter, and join the official Omega Crafter Discord channel.

About Preferred Networks

Preferred Networks (PFN)’s mission is to make the real world computable. PFN develops advanced software and hardware technologies in a vertically integrated approach, covering the entire AI value chain from chips, supercomputers, generative AI foundation models to solutions and products for a range of industries. Founded in 2014 in Tokyo, PFN currently develops MN-Core™ series of highly energy-efficient AI processors, PFCP™ cloud service for AI computing, Japan-made large language model PLaMo™ and more.  https://www.preferred.jp/en/

Will you butter up the right person, or will you wind up on the chopping block?

Boulder, Colo. (April 8, 2025) – Today publisher Serenity Forge (Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!) and developer Deer Dream Studios revealed that they’re bringing their psychological horror dating sim Cooking Companions to Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 on April 29, 2025. Cooking Companion’s debut on consoles is also accompanied by a PlayStation 5 Premium Physical Edition: 

Whisking together cute visuals into a deliciously dark tale, Cooking Companions follows a group of friends that find themselves trapped in a cabin deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. As starvation begins to set in, strange events start to occur and unsavory challenges must be faced. Spend your time wisely by exploring rooms of the cabin, building relationships, and carving your own path in this multi-ending visual novel.

Originally released on Steam, Cooking Companions has become a cult hit on YouTube and Twitch. This upcoming console release introduces 15 fully animated cutscenes, new secrets to be discovered, and is fully localized in English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese. The PC version of Cooking Companions will also receive these languages and animations as a free update on April 29, 2025.

The Cooking Companions Premium Physical Edition is up for pre-order today from the Serenity Forge Store and other retailers. This jam-packed physical release possesses  an illustrated inner coversheet and a sweet collection of goodies: https://store.serenityforge.com/products/cooking-companions-premium-edition

The Premium Edition ($39.99) Includes:

• Physical copy of the game for PlayStation 5
• Illustrated inner coversheet
• A handy (and haunting) lenticular kitchen conversion card
• Cartoon-inspired glitter sticker sheet
• Displayable reversible chipboard standees 

Keep up with Serenity Forge’s latest digital and physical releases by visiting the team’s website, Twitter, and Bluesky pages.

About Deer Dream Studios

Based out of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Deer Dream Studios’ goal is to merge real world history with the best in horror. No tedious exposition dumps or frustrating dead ends; we’re bringing it back to the basics.

About Serenity Forge

Based in Boulder, Colorado, video game development and publishing studio Serenity Forge prides themselves on the care and dedication they put into their work, creating meaningful games that challenge the way you think. Firm believers in the artistic, cultural, and educational power of video games, Serenity Forge aims to craft unique interactive experiences to broaden players’ horizons and expand their perspectives. 

The terrifying 1980s-inspired survival-horror experience filters its way through VHS static and onto Steam.

Reviving the 80s Midnight Madness aesthetic- – Blight Night, the lo-fi, synth-drenched survival-horror game, from solo developer Nick Duttweiler, is launching into full release this 29th of April 2025, on Steam.

Steeped in CRT scanlines and soaked in sinister nostalgia, Blight Night is a love letter to VHS-era horror – complete with twisted creatures, desolate towns, and mysteries that should’ve stayed buried. You play as Sonny Barstow, a lone survivor navigating the haunted ruins of Golden Springs, where light is fleeting, ammo is rare, and the shadows hide something worse than death.

Players can expect terrifying, powerful bosses, puzzles, and expanded areas to further unravel the chilling lore behind Golden Springs. With a demo available to play now, the full game will ramp up the tension, throw new horrors into the mix, and give players even more reasons to return to the fog-soaked streets of the West Texas wasteland.

FACE THE NIGHTMARE – AND ALL THAT COMES NEXT

• Explore, Solve, Survive: Navigate dark, haunted ruins and search every shadow for supplies or secrets.
• Retro Horror, Modern Fear: A third-person survival-horror adventure built to feel like a lost 80s game pulled from your uncle’s attic.
• Fight or Flee: Enemies hit hard and never come alone. You’ll need to pick your battles with a wide selection of weapons… or you can just run like hell.
• The Light is your lifeline: Stay in the dark too long, and your voice will never be heard again.
• Dripping with Dread: From the distorted visuals to the synth-laced soundtrack, everything is designed to unnerve and immerse.

Developed over eight years as a passion project, Blight Night channels the spirit of survival-horror classics with a uniquely eerie aesthetic that sets it apart. This is more than a game – this is what happens when nostalgia turns rotten.

Blight Night is available to wishlist now on Steam. Clock in, light up, and prepare to face the night.