Composer of Acclaimed Scores to Journey, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, ABZU, and Others to Score SWAPMEAT

SEATTLE – Dec. 16, 2024 – SWAPMEAT, a co-op third-person shooter where you swap body parts with the alien weirdos you fight to steal their abilities, today debuted a brand-new trailer on IGN and kicked off its ‘Super Size Meat Lab’ playtest. Developers One More Game also announced that acclaimed composer Austin Wintory will be writing the game’s soundtrack.

Players can sign up to experience the game’s delightfully squishy – and surprisingly deep! – meat swapping gameplay mechanic at playSWAPMEAT.com, and if they invite three friends, their whole squad gets in. The trailer, introduces the outlandish SWAPMEAT universe, where players take on the role of a Meat Scientist for multi-galactic corporation Rangus Meats. They’re tasked with raiding the weirdest worlds in the cosmos, engaging in combat with the unfriendly locals, and harvesting their DNA samples (and the planets’ meat cores, of course). While planetside, players loot body parts that drop from vanquished enemies, appending a wide variety of heads, legs and torsos to their own bodies, gaining game-changing abilities.

“We set out to make the finest sci-fi comedy body horror co-op roguelite third-person shooter with a nostalgic 90s fast food aesthetic the world’s ever seen,” said Jamie Stormbreaker, SWAPMEAT game director and cofounder of One More Game. “With all of those keywords, we’re also super good at SEO.”

“Once I took a half second’s glance at SWAPMEAT I had to be in,” said Austin Wintory, composer of the game’s soundtrack. “Too few games afford the opportunity for something both musically interesting, but also weird and funny! It’s the sort of game which affords something genuinely experimental and anyone who knows me knows I can’t get too much of that!”

The Super Size Meat Lab playtest runs from December 16th at 11 AM PST through December 23rd at 11 AM PST. Players who refer three friends will guarantee access for their entire squad (while supplies last). New to this playtest since the game’s previous run in September:

• Improved art and animation, including the exceptionally juicy depiction of swapping body parts featuring ‘SmartMeat’ tendrils that reach out and grab your newly acquired bits
• New, dramatically different worlds to explore and conquer, including a planet made of mechanical meat and a crater-pocked planetoid with towering structures evocative of of coral reefs
• SWAPMEAT’s first boss fight: Frank’N’Beans, an abhorrent amalgamation of baked beans and hot dogs that open their teeth-filled mouths (?) to shoot you with lasers (??)
• Hunters: very normal big bads that spawn in to really ruin your day if you press your luck too long on a run

About One More Game

Founded by developers behind genre-defining franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, League of Legends and Guild Wars, One More Game is on a mission to help players have more fun. Started in 2019 by Patrick Wyatt and Jamie Stormbreaker, the Seattle-based (but fully remote) studio believes that involving players early in the development process is paramount to creating ground-breaking games. One More Game is currently developing SWAPMEAT, a roguelite third-person shooter where you raid the weirdest worlds and angriest aliens in the universe…for their meat. The title won the ‘Creative Overkill’ award at the 2024 devcom Indie Awards. To learn more, visit www.onemoregame.com.

LISA: Decade of Joy Collection Launches on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch in Spring 2025

Boulder, Colo. (Dec. 16, 2024) – Serenity Forge and Dingaling Productions today celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the cult classic, indie trendsetter LISA: The Painful with the reveal of brand-new physical editions of the game available for the first time across PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. The physical editions’ reveal arrived alongside news that the series has reached 1 million sales across PC and consoles following the Definitive Edition re-release in 2023.

LISA: Definitive Edition Standard and LISA: Decade of Joy Collection are available now for pre-order ahead of their Spring 2025 release on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch for $49.99 and $84.99 respectively: LINK Enter the twisted land of Olathe, where the apocalyptic “White Flash” has wiped out all women, leaving behind a ravaged land governed by warlords, imbeciles and perverts. Embark upon a relentless journey in two parts that forces you to confront yourself through tragedy, comedy and brutality–and do whatever it takes to emerge on the other side with your humanity intact.

LISA: Definitive Edition Standard includes the game on PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch alongside a sticker sheet and a digital soundtrack download card. The Nintendo Switch version also includes a reversible cover.

LISA: Decade of Joy Collection features the above in a collector’s box alongside:

• Brad & Buddy Golden Pins Diorama
• Exclusive Trading Card Set
• Terry Hintz Print
• Cloth Painting

Stay in the loop on all things Serenity Forge by visiting the team’s website, Twitter and Bluesky.

About Dingaling Productions

Hailing from Aurora, Colorado, Dingaling Games consistently strives to innovate and enhance the realm of self-expression through game design. They firmly believe in the artistic, cultural, and educational power of video games, valuing their potential to elicit emotional experiences. Dingaling Games takes pride in their exploration of new and subversive ideas, with the ultimate goal of opening people up to novel perspectives, encouraging self-reflection, and fostering internal exploration.

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.

Watch the breakdown of gameplay features in the new trailer

December 16th, Gliwice, Poland. Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone is a sequel to Chernobylite, the game created thanks to the very successful  2019 Kickstarter campaign. Released in 2021 on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, the original Chernobylite finally reached its last development stage by launching on Nintendo Switch a couple of days ago.

Add the game to your Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2075100/Chernobylite_2_Exclusion_Zone/) wishlist to follow the game’s development.

And now we’re here to bring you the next chapter, which is bigger, better, and more bad**s than the first.

It’s a post-apocalyptic action RPG, blending free exploration of a huge, extremely realistic open world with challenging combat, unique crafting, team and base management, and non-linear storytelling. 

A few months ago, we released the first teaser and trailer for Chernobylite 2. Once again, we received tons of valuable feedback from Chernobylite players and gamers who haven’t experienced the original game. While the overall reception was very positive, many people felt that something was missing—some feature that made the first part such an enjoyable experience for them.  

We’ve listened to your feedback and are here to address that issue. When so many of you, after watching the trailers, expressed concerns that our vision might be heading in a direction that wouldn’t allow you to play the way you truly want, we’re ready to adapt — as we did many times during the Early Access phase of Chernobylite.

Soon, we’ll start a brand new campaign on Kickstarter to join forces together, and if you like to check out what it’s all about, click “Notify me on launch” on our Kickstarter pre-launch page (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thefarm51/chernobylite-2-exclusion-zone-an-open-world-sci-fi-rpg/).

ABOUT CHERNOBYLITE 2: EXCLUSION ZONE

Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone is a post-apo action RPG, mixing free exploration of a huge and extremely realistic open world, challenging combat, unique crafting, and team and base management with non-linear storytelling. You’re a planeswalker who travels through parallel worlds in search of the precious, high-energy material called Chernobylite. Cut off from the world, trapped in the Zone, attacked by hordes of nightmare creatures, you must fight for survival and unite the handful of remaining survivors.

The story told in the game will make you fight to survive in the most dangerous place on Earth. Whether you become the hunted or the hunter depends on how quickly you can evolve, your ability to adapt, and the strategy you follow when exploring the open world of the Chornobyl area. In the daytime, you can see the Zone as an intriguing, exciting, or even beautiful area, but when dusk comes, the absolute terror starts and you have to face it every night.

CHERNOBYLITE 2: EXCLUSION ZONE – MAIN FEATURES

• OPEN WORLD EXPLORATION

Explore the big and realistic open world of the real Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Chernobylite has taken over the zone, transforming many of its elements, and people are trying to defend themselves against it using prototype technologies.

• CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

Create and develop your hero. Attributes and skills will affect combat effectiveness, as well as the conversation style. An arrogant muscle man with a big sword trying to intimidate everyone? Or a smart sniper who always finds the right arguments? The choice is yours.

• DIVERSE COMBAT

Fight for survival with an advanced melee combat system or keep your enemies away with a diverse arsenal of firearms in a third-person perspective – gain complete control over your character. You can also use the stealth approach or ask others for help. When you explore the game world, you can see it from your eyes’ perspective, but whenever it comes to combat, you’ll get the third-person perspective to see all the threats around you more clearly and be able to react more accurately.

The combat system of Chernobylite 2 is a massive expansion of its predecessor. The introduction of advanced melee weapons fight and crafting system gives more diversity to the character build, strategies, and tactics you can create independently. Don’t forget that if you like to play at the pace of the original Chernobylite, you still can!

• PLANEWALKING

Adapt your build and equipment to the situation with plane walking, which allows you to change things on the fly. You’re free to develop more than one character skill set. Are you encountering a situation that your previously prepared heavy melee build will solve better than your current ranged sniper? Planewalk and use another one.

• TEAM BUILDING

Embark on the exciting team-building journey. Each of your mates is a potential teacher, ready to share their knowledge and skills. Assemble your team and discover the unique strengths and abilities they bring. The question is, will you earn their trust and unlock their full potential?

• BASE DEVELOPMENT

Develop your base. There, you can create valuable items and upgrade your weapons every day. Assign your people to tasks, and they will take care of your equipment and supplies.

• FACTIONS

Fight for domination and negotiate with factions. The Exclusion Zone is a battlefield that changes every day and reacts to your every action. Can you help them defeat the army of vicious monsters? And when old conflicts are revived, whose side will you be on?

• COOPERATIVE MISSIONS

Experience online cooperative missions embedded in a single-player campaign allowing players to interact in various ways to achieve the goal.

Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone is being developed by The Farm 51 and will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S in 2025.

About The Farm 51

The company was established in 2005 by three game dev veterans: Kamil Bilczyński, Robert Siejka, and Wojtek Pazdur. Since then, The Farm 51 has expanded significantly and today it hires over 100 employees. Since 2012, the company has been listed on the NewConnect Stock Exchange, which allowed it to develop even further. The Farm 51 has finished many projects so far, creating or co-creating more than 10 games and VR applications. They are also a licensed developer for Microsoft, Sony, and Apple iOS. The Farm 51’s newest projects are: Get Even, World War 3, Chernobyl VR Project, Chernobylite, and Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone. http://www.thefarm51.com

[16th December 2024, LONDON, United Kingdom] – Numskull Games is thrilled to announce a partnership with developer Repixel8 to publish Neon Apex: Beyond the Limit.

Combining the blistering speed of classic arcade racers, with the story and style of games and anime like Persona and Akira, Neon Apex: Beyond the Limit will transport players to the shattered streets of Earth 2124.

Welcome to the Neon Apex 

Open only to the most elite racers, both human and other, prove that you can handle breakneck speeds and perilous racecourses to win it all. 

Choose your Challenger

Humanities finest have gathered to prove that a human mind behind the wheel will always be best. They’ll be up against cybernetically enhanced humans as well as AI driven androids.

Gear up 

Choose from a variety of cars and bikes and tune them up in the garage with your winnings. 

Feel the speed

Get ready to be racing at over 200mph whilst managing your boost, dodging traffic and drifting your way to victory across multiple different modes.

Neon Apex: Beyond the Limit will be coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, PlayStation 5 and PC 2025.  Pre-Orders will be available from a number of retailers  and will begin to go live over the coming weeks, for more information on pre-orders please visit the Numskull Games homepage and Social Media channels.

About Numskull Games

Since 2019, Numskull Games has quickly established itself as a publishing force with a global physical and digital proposition. Launching and curating games from both new and veteran development studios as well as international games publishers, Numskull Games publishes titles across all major gaming platforms. Additionally, by utilising the infrastructure and resources of its sister companies Rubber Road / Numskull Designs, Numskull Games creates unique and compelling Collectors’ Editions for its elite releases.

Dive Into Darkness

Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal — December 16th, 2024 |  Game studio Camel 101 are happy to unveil an intense new gameplay trailer for Beneath, the highly anticipated first-person shooter survival horror game. Trailer was shown at the ZlimBratSki’s Winter FPS Showcase on Saturday. The event celebrates the best in current and upcoming shooters, and Beneath has proven to be a standout.

Camel 101, who has been known for their previous games such as Those Who Remain, Syndrome, Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons and Gemini Wars, originally announced Beneath in February 2023. The game invites players to brave the abyssal depths in a gripping cosmic horror action-adventure. As players confront grotesque creatures, unravel a chilling narrative, and wrestle with their own crumbling sanity, they’ll be drawn into a desperate fight against an ancient, unknowable evil.

The trailer highlights combat sequences, offering a glimpse of the intense action and variety of battles awaiting players. Alongside stunning visuals, the trailer teases cryptic clues to the game’s mysterious story, sparking intrigue and anticipation for its release.

Players can now wishlist Beneath on Steam here. Stay connected for the latest updates by joining the game’s official Discord server.

Don’t miss your chance to experience Beneath – where survival is more than a choice.

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About Camel 101

Camel 101 is an award-winning game development studio dedicated to crafting unforgettable gaming experiences. ​Our visionary team pours passion and creativity into every project, from engaging casual games to challenging tactical wargames and thrilling horror adventures. ​We strive to captivate gamers worldwide by pushing the boundaries of game development and unlocking the full potential of interactive entertainment. ​

At Camel 101, we’re not just creating games; we’re creating lasting memories that stay with players beyond the final credits. ​ Join us in our mission to enhance the gaming landscape—we love playing, making, and discussing games. It’s in our DNA.​

Take an exclusive first-look at the game’s surgery section

London, UK – December 16 2024 – Super Rare Games and developers CH757 and Key have unveiled a new trailer for their upcoming Psychological Horror title Monster DNA – offering an exclusive new look at the surgery section of the game.

The newly-showcased surgery section is an essential area in Monster DNA, where the player ensures every monster is not only visually impressive but also built to last from within – treating and implanting healthy, functional organs to prepare them for their violent futures. To elevate their capabilities, each monster is provided with a custom heart. These unique hearts grant specialized skills or abilities, amplifying their overall brutality.

The trailer was shown off during this year’s The Horror Game Awards. Founded in 2022, The Horror Game Awards celebrates horror as “one of the best genres in video games”, and recognises the year’s greatest horror games alongside the developers who make them. 

Monster DNA is a single-player psychological horror game where you create deadly monsters and abominations for mysterious clients. But beware… your work might be the death of you. In this twisted lab, survival depends on your wits. One wrong move, and you could perish to your own creations.

In this fully immersive single-player experience, each and every playthrough has its own unpredictable tension, as you fight to avoid falling prey to your own creations. To add to the horror, you will be constantly working to meet each client’s unique challenges and motivations – keeping you on your toes at every step of your monster-birthing journey. 

Features:

• Diverse Creations: Discover over 30 unique monsters, each with different combinations of traits and abilities. 
• Extensive Modification: Take control of your creations with body modification options. Alter both their appearance and abilities to make sure your clients are getting what they pay for. 
• Stay Alert: Keep your monsters under control using the safety precautions; or your own creation could be your demise.
• Varied Playthrough: Each session offers different client demands, challenging you to adapt your strategy to satisfy each new request.
• Bigger Than Ever: Monster DNA will be greatly improved over the original itch.io release – including all-new content and game mechanics 

Monster DNA will be launching for PC in 2025. In the meantime, you can download the demo on Steam right now!

About Super Rare Games

Super Rare Games strives to be the indie’s best friend. Defined by that mission, we are both a wholly original publisher as well as a publisher of limited physical content for the Nintendo Switch™. We operate alongside our partners to bring the most exclusive offering of the very best indie games to collectors worldwide. From the packaging of the products to opening the limited edition trading cards, we aim to provide gamers with the purest experience. As we continue to expand our collection of games, we hope you join us and grow yours too. You can find out more on the Super Rare Games website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

About CH757 and Key

CH757 and Key form the creative duo behind Monster DNA. They had previously collaborated together on Fred’s Cereal Company and Billy’s Game Show, both known for their unique, freaky horror style. Monster DNA was born from a simple question: “Where do all those horror game monsters come from?” With a high demand for monsters, they envisioned a company responsible for creating and supplying them. The project began as a 2D game, as creating and merging monsters seemed more possible in that format. However, it eventually evolved into the 3D version known today. The game’s visuals are inspired by Monsters, Inc., That’s Not My Neighbor, and a touch of Rick and Morty, blending dark humor with distinctive freaky monster designs.

London, England – December 16th, 2024 — Indie game developer Spilt Milk Studios is partaking with DRAGO entertainment on a new bundle combining the former’s wholesome shopkeeping game Trash Goblin with the latter’s relaxing management game Gas Station Simulator. Complete the set of quaint shop running sims by snagging this bundle for 10% off from now till the end of January 2025. Both titles are rated Very Positive on Steam, offering great value on these serene store operating games.

Trash Goblin is available as part of a “Complete The Set” bundle alongside Gas Station Simulator – owners of Gas Station Simulator get a total of 10% off Trash Goblin, while Trash Goblin owners enjoy a total of 10% off Gas Station Simulator! Get ready to polish, restore, and cobble together lost trinkets in this tactile take on the cosy shop simulator!

More on Trash Goblin:
Trash Goblin is a wholesome & cosy shopkeeping game where you play as a goblin who uncovers and restores trinkets! Find peculiar knickknacks by chipping away at the dirt and cruft they’re embedded inside. Scrub them up nice and clean with your sponge to get them ready for sale. After all, one goblin’s trash is another goblin’s treasure!

Trash Goblin lets you customise your myriad of already-peculiar goods by combining these trinkets together in almost endless ways, upcycling them into even more strange and wonderful new items to meet the eccentric requests of your colourful customers. Get to know your regulars so you can make custom pieces tailored around their desires – which will fetch you even more money! 

Grow your business! Spend your savings to upgrade your shop, buy new and better tools that offer additional ways to restore your trinkets – making them even more valuable – and expand your space, customising it to your tastes.

Since Trash Goblin’s launch last month it’s introduced a new “Full of Beans” update brining hotly requested changes and additions to the base game, including the anticipated stash upgrades, to help you store more trinkets. Purchase and enhance the Chest to increase your stash slots, and find a few bonus slots through other upgrades scattered around the shop! Start your day with a good cup of joe with the new stove and coffee pot, where drinking coffee gives you 1 bonus timeslot to use every day. Only drink one coffee a day, that’s more than enough for a hardworking Goblin!

Trash Goblin’s Early Access launch features:

• 70 trinkets, accessories & variations to find, clean, repair and upcycle with well over 180 unique (and sometimes questionable) combinations to muck around with
• 3+ tools & upgrades to use across 3 trinket-care minigames
• 13+ NPC characters to get to know and sell to
• Tons of expansion and customisation options to make your shop your own
• 3-5hrs of hand-crafted quests & content
• Endless customers
• Endless gameplay

About Spilt Milk Studios

Spilt Milk Studios is a multi-award-winning independent game developer. We’re focused on delighting players with wholesome games made with a twinkle in our eye, and are dedicated to fostering a diverse community who values curiosity and empathy. We’re making games for a global audience, and are driven by an inexorable moral imperative around how we build our company and the kinds of games we want to make. These pillars guide us as we grow, nurturing people, processes & talent so that we leave the world a better place than how we found it. It’s literally the least we can do.

Get ready for the new ‘Operations’ PvE mode coming in 2025. 

Indie developer EXBO has revealed the action-packed new game mode for their large-scale MMOFPS STALCRAFT: X in a thrilling new teaser trailer during Thursday’s The Game Awards.

‘Operations’ is a new PvE game mode where teams of three players will venture into the mysterious corners of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in a dungeon-crawling format with various objectives, interesting opponents, complicating modifiers, and mini-bosses.

This will be the game’s first concentrated PvE content, and the developers plan to release it in several stages throughout the year. This is the long-awaited STALCRAFT: X update fans have been waiting for, as currently, most in-game activities are related to PvP modes. 

In other news, the EXBO team is launching a major winter event today. During this event, the entire Chernobyl Exclusion Zone will be covered with snow, and thematic activities will take place.

About STALCRAFT: X

Players will spend their time in the open world of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Locations are filled with many kinds of PvP and PvE activities, beloved by fans of Stalker, such as searching for artifacts, mutant hunting, exploration of uncharted locations, doing quests, creating laboratories and participating in faction wars. For those who have less time to play, there are various session modes to experience.

A living open world

The open world of STALCRAFT: X is truly alive, and players create unique situations for each other, forging loyal friendships and relentless enemies along the way. While exploring the game world’s many locations, other factions’ players may shoot you, but you won’t lose all your gear and progress; instead, you’ll only leave part of the resources you’ve collected during that trip. This ensures you retain the thrill of each raid, while setbacks are not overly fatal.

A unigue combination of FPS and RPG

The balance of weapons is not typical for open-world MMOs, and rather resembles session shooters like Counter Strike and Call of Duty. We define the shooter component as fast-paced, tied primarily to reaction and shooting skills. At the same time, you will remain motivated to progress further on as, over the years, the developers have managed to achieve a unique combination of FPS and RPG mechanics.

Progression and open world economy

Don’t let the MMO genre scare you away — there is no levelling mechanic, and you progress through the game by obtaining new equipment. You can aquire it in many ways, including buying it from other players — because STALCRAFT: X has an open economy. You can become a legendary merchant without leaving the base! And by the way, there are no game wipes.

The distribution model

STALCRAFT: X is distributed for free, and there is no catch here — monetization is organized according to the P4T (Pay for time) as well as cosmetics model.

Any items can be obtained through playing the game, however, the soft monetization method allows you to speed up some areas of character levelling.

STALCRAFT: X is available to play for free now via Steam and the EXBO launcher. 

About EXBO

The history of the company began in 2014, when a small team of modmakers launched its first servers, transforming the fan-inspired idea of an online S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game based on Minecraft. By 2024, STALCRAFT: X has become the most popular online shooter in the post-apocalyptic Chernobyl setting, unique in its blend of MMOFPS features with an open world and economy.