GORN 2 – the skull-crushing sequel to VR smash hit GORN – will swing for the fences on April 17. Virtual reality’s most historically accurate gladiator sim since the original GORN is set to lay waste to the competition across multiple platforms, including Meta Quest and SteamVR.
In GORN 2 you will ascend to a heavenly realm where the souls of all the gladiators you slaughtered in the first game now dwell—and kill them again. Expect new weapons, new arenas, new traps, new enemies, and new bosses as you raise Hell in the heavens and prove your battle prowess before an army of terrifying foes.
Key features
Engage in fierce gladiatorial battles powered by an outrageous fully physics-driven combat engine, savagely striking down foes with a bountiful collection of 35 devastating, uniquely violent weapons–including many monstrous new additions to your gladiator’s arsenal
Journey through a series of heavenly realms populated by the fallen heroes of the original game. Here you’ll battle the five sons’ champions: powerful bosses primed to unleash fresh challenges upon even the most seasoned, blood-flecked arena veteran
GORN 2 is everything GORN was but MORE. More weapons, more enemies, more arenas, more traps, more power-ups, and more hilariously over-the-top combat. If you loved the first game, but still feel a raging yearning for more, GORN 2 will sate your blood-thirst
Conquered all five heavenly arenas? Then stand your ground in the relentless non-stop onslaught of Endless Mode, or try creating your own battlefields of destruction in Custom Mode. Get creative and crush your opponents any way you choose, no matter how outlandish
Wishlist GORN 2 on Meta Quest, SteamVR, and PSVR2 RIGHT NOW. GORN 2 will launch for PSVR2 later this year.
After conquering Mahjong, Chinchirorin, and Pachinko, self-titled “genius gambler” Asuha sets her sights on taking down treacherous Texas Hold ‘em tournaments. She prepares to crush competitors, but upon discovering the card sharks in question belong to a coven of witches, Asuha goes all in on the challenge of besting a bevy of swindlers.
Dive into high-stakes duels against cunning witches, where every hand becomes a game of wits, deception, luck, and sleight of hand. Face formidable foes like Ulu, a witch shrouded in mystery with an insatiable sweet tooth, and Yuragi, an enchantress who uses her disarming motherly demeanor to trick opponents into letting their guard down.
Asuha has tricks of her own to even the odds. Sneak a peek at opponents’ hands with X-Ray Vision to know when to hold and when to fold. Engage in some classic misdirection with Sleight of Hand skills to both pocket and play select cards at the perfect time. Egg rivals into impulsive decisions with clever conversational choices.
Explore the gambling district between poker battles. Collect rumors from fellow high rollers to discover each witch’s secret weakness. Study their habits, then expose their unscrupulous ways to the public to shame them out of the district.
Up the ante to unprecedented heights as Poker Royale mode provides progressive difficulty, higher buy-ins, and larger rewards after every victory. Lavishly spend Asuha’s gambling winnings at Club “ALL OUT” to boost her luck for the next match, or purely for indulgence’s sake.
Raise the stakes with the All in Abyss: Judge the Fake Digital Deluxe edition which includes the official soundtrack and a special music player for both PS5 and Switch purchasers.
“Poker is an incredibly deep card game where a combination of skill, luck, and body language analysis makes for a new experience every hand,” says Alliance Arts. “All In Abyss adds a twist of superpowers, expert-level deception capabilities, and a narrative that explores the life of high-stakes gambling. We are very thankful for the support we’ve received thus far, and look forward to players going all-in around the world!”
Founded in October 2019, WSS Playground is a development studio that takes “play” seriously, with notable titles in their portfolio including The Great Villianness: Strategy of Lily, DRAINUS, EDEN.schemata();, Touhou Luna Nights, and NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD.
About ACQUIRE Corp.
ACQUIRE is the game company known for titles such as the Tenchu and Way of the Samurai series, as well as the What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? series, and they are also responsible for developing the Octopath Traveler series.
About Alliance Arts Inc.
Alliance Arts is an indie game publisher dedicated to creating a platform where independent creators can collaborate and bring exciting games to the world.
TOKYO – April 9, 2025 – INDIE Live Expo, the biannual live digital showcase connecting indie game fans all over the world with more than 100 million views since debuting in 2020, gives a sneak peek at this weekend’s showcase with a new teaser trailer. Tune into INDIE Live Expo on Sunday, April 13, starting at 6 PM JST / 10 AM CET / 5 AM EST, streaming live in English on YouTube and Twitch.
Catch a glimpse of this April’s INDIE Live Expo as the all-new teaser spotlights a handful of the 100+ hotly anticipated games participating in the upcoming Springtime show, including:
Enjoy the return of English emcees Kaori Horiuchi, J-mon, and HighGai. Meet the latest additions to the INDIE Live Expo team: Wishlist Addmi Chan, the VTuber-style dynamic duo, indie game wishlisting and review advocate, and narrator for today’s teaser trailer.
Catch INDIE Live Expo’s signature segments during the upcoming showcase: INDIE Waves’ 15-second bite-sized updates, INDIE Spotlight’s deep dives into world premiere and handpicked titles, and the Streamer Show featuring guests going hands-on with games highlighted during the show.
Content creators and media outlets interested in co-streaming INDIE Live Expo 2025 can find out more information here.
The INDIE Live Expo Board also publishes a newsletter called the INDIE Live Expo Letter that aims to provide helpful information about game promotion and development to individual creators, developers, and publishers. Subscribe to the newsletter via the INDIE Live Expo website.
About Ryu’s Office
Ryu’s Office offers in-depth marketing solutions for smartphone, console, arcade, and PC games in Japan. They are particularly focused on the planning and production of numerous live broadcasts based out of Japan for the gaming industry. To learn more, visit the official Ryu’s Office website.
SHANGHAI, China – April. 9, 2025 – Faun Town, a relaxing auto-builder puzzle RPG from developer Youle Fun and publisher 2P Games, grows from the ground up on PC via Wednesday, 16 April 2025.
After crash landing onto a mysterious island with no past memories, explore the land for secrets, hidden messages, and… dark rituals? Work to build a bustling farm and base of operations. Travel through canyons, jungles, and sandy dunes to scavenge for resources. Repair the damaged ship by refining raw materials scattered throughout the island, all while adapting to some of the island’s…stranger…inhabitants.
Chop wood, mine ore, go fishing, and cook hearty meals to power through each day. Grow from a cozy cottage with basic furniture and decorations into a high-tech assembly line by advancing the tech tree. Evolve from simple wood to futuristic warp coils, engage in gene modification, set up automated production, and much more. Take down bats, bears, and even alien creatures in fast-paced combat or through strategic tower defense.
Develop the land further with energy grids, powering tech and robot helpers to maintain the fields, transport crucial materials, and harvest crops. Tame furry friends as pets and foster companionship while expanding the farm. Create worker pods to repair the broken ship and escape the island… before it’s too late.
“We greatly appreciate the community’s patience and are ecstatic to announce the new release date for Faun Town,” said Yang Wei, Producer and Developer, Youle Fun. “Plan to make a coordinated escape off the island and create an unstoppable base in the meantime, when the title makes its way onto PCs this month.”
Faun Town will be available on PC via Steam on Wednesday, 16 April 2025. Language support includes English and Simplified Chinese.
Youle Fan is composed of members with over a decade of combined industry experience, their veteran team is dedicated to delivering fun and unique ideas. Since their founding, they’ve embraced innovation, passion, and excellence to create unforgettable gaming experiences. Over the years, they’ve launched beloved titles across different genres from action and simulation to RPGs and puzzles. Each project reflects their passion towards game development.
About 2P Games
2P Games is a Chinese publisher specializing in simulation, strategy, and Metroidvania games for PC and consoles. Since 2019, they’ve helped bring titles like the million-sold The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, Immortal Life, Dust to the End, The Chrono Jotter, Time Walker, worldwide hit Showa American Story, and others to global audiences.
LOS ANGELES – APRIL 9, 2025 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, has released a new update for its collectible RPG, Tower of God: New World, in collaboration with Japan’s popular VTuber group “hololive.” Starting today, players can experience two hololive members as playable teammates and several limited-time events
SSR+ [hololive] Mori Calliope (Yellow element, Assassin, Scout) and SSR+ [hololive] Tokoyami Towa (Yellow element, Support, Wave Controller) have been added as part of the latest update. [hololive] Mori Calliope is the Grim Reaper’s first apprentice who decided to become a VTuber to harvest souls. [hololive] Tokoyami Towa is a young devil who is visiting human society to gain experience and to develop her skills. These two collab characters offer special skills that will add more fun to the gameplay experience.
Tower of God: New World is rolling out several limited-time events to commemorate the collaboration with hololive, available through April 23:
hololive Collab Story Event “We May Be Reaper & Demon, but We’ll Be Maids!”: This special story event features the two hololive members working at a maid cafe. Players can enjoy their story to receive in-game items, which can be exchanged for valuable growth materials including Tower’s Blessing Break Stones.
hololive Collab Special Summon: Players will receive a higher chance of summoning the hololive collab teammates.
hololive Collab Daily Festa: Clear daily missions to acquire generous gifts, ranging from [hololive] Mori Calliope and [hololive] Tokoyami Towa to hololive Collab Summon Tickets (x100).
hololive, operated by COVER Corporation, is a female VTuber group that has expanded beyond virtual streaming into various fields, including game streaming, music production, and live concerts. Some members have even made it onto the Billboard JAPAN Hot 100 charts, demonstrating their global popularity.
Tower of God: New World is a collectible card game RPG based on “Tower of God,” a popular WEBTOON series that has surpassed 6 billion global views. In Tower of God: New World, players can take control of fan-favorite characters to ascend the Tower. Join Twenty-Fifth Bam – and more than 100 characters – as he fights his way through the Tower in gorgeous 3D animation that will make players feel like they have stepped into an anime world. Players will experience fast-paced battle mechanics while utilizing a unique Slot System that powers up a particular “slot” instead of a specific character.
Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading developer and publisher of top-grossing mobile games worldwide. Through powerful franchises and collaborations with acclaimed IP holders, Netmarble strives to elevate the gaming experience and entertain audiences globally. As a parent company of Kabam and SpinX Games, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling: ARISE, Seven Knights Idle Adventure, Tower of God: New World, Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.
Episode One Featuring Shuhei Yoshida and Bionic Bay Developer, Juhana Myllys, Available Now
LONDON (April 9, 2025) – Video game company and creative studio,Kepler Interactive, today introduced its Creator Series – a new semi-regular YouTube series featuring insightful conversations with creators from the games industry and beyond. The series will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process that brings the art we love into being, exploring the inspirations, stories and perspectives of the creators behind them. From game developers and industry legends, to photographers, fashion designers and documentarians – the series will welcome guests from all cultural and creative spaces.
Watch Kepler Creator Series: Shuhei Yoshida in Conversation with Juhana Myllys [Bionic Bay] below:
In Episode One, industry legend and indie champion, Shuhei Yoshida, sits down with Juhana Myllys – formidable artist and game designer behind the upcoming pixel-platformer and visual masterpiece Bionic Bay.
Bionic Bay is a love letter to classic platformers and action-adventure games, drawing inspiration from NES-era greats like Super Mario Bros., Mega Man and TMNT, as well as ’90s classics like Another World, Oddworld and Tomb Raider. While steeped in nostalgia, it reimagines and modernizes the genre for a new generation.
Future episodes of the Creator Series will be available soon featuring conversations with Sable creative director and Shedworks co-founder Gregorios Kythreotis, Rene Habermann, co-founder of Bippinbits (Dome Keeper, PVKK) and many more.
Finnish solo developer Juhana Myllys is responsible for art and design. Previous projects as an artist and a designer includes indie hits Badland and Badland 2.
About Psychoflow Studio
Taiwanese indie game studio is formed by industry newcomers. This two-man company is formed by programmers who are handling the technical side of Bionic Bay.
About Kepler Interactive
Kepler Interactive is a video game company and creative studio headquartered in London. With games like Pacific Drive, Sifu, Rematch and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Kepler curates its partnerships with developers worldwide to showcase some of the newest and most brilliant ideas in gaming that combine experimental game design with unique art direction.
Alongside its game portfolio, Kepler’s creative studio seeks to bring games to life in areas such as art, fashion, music, architecture and design through development of lifestyle products and collaborations with artists like fashion designer Robyn Lynch. Kepler explores the creative spaces that inspire games and the people who make them – challenging perspectives and elevating the medium to a new level.
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!
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.
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.
