Join together with 2-5 friends to relive iconic RuneScape moments in a challenging new game mode

Monday, 28 October 2024, Cambridge, UK. Get ready to experience RuneScape like never before with Group Ironman, a thrilling all-new game mode that lets you relive previous RuneScape adventures and forge your path to glory together as a team.

Available to RuneScape members today, join forces with 2-5 friends to relive iconic RuneScape moments in this challenging new game mode, mastering combat, crafting essential supplies, accessing group storage, and gathering resources to help your team thrive through epic quests and legendary boss fights. 

With no trading outside your group, no Grand Exchange or XP handouts, feel the thrill of working together as a team as you rise to an all-new challenge, using your skills to unlock rich rewards on an unforgettable journey. Whether you’re a seasoned player chasing world firsts or a newcomer, Group Ironman brings a fresh start to the familiar world of RuneScape, breathing new life into the quests and landscapes you know and love, and letting players rediscover the magic of RuneScape from the very beginning.

Join together as one in Regular Group Ironman mode to fight bosses as a group, trade items with each other, and complete Journey Achievements as a team. For those who want to take things a step further, players can take part in Competitive Group Ironman, the ultimate challenge founded on the principle that Group Ironmen should never get help from players outside their own group.

If you’re a group of RuneScape players looking for the ultimate co-op experience, Group Ironman Mode is the only way to play. 

RuneScape is available now on PC, Steam, iOS, and Android, complete with cross-platform progression and play on PC and mobile.

About RuneScape

Celebrating more than twenty years of adventures and acclaimed by PC Gamer as “one of the most endearing and unique MMOs available”, RuneScape is an ever-expanding, community-driven game that’s bursting with activity and life. Today RuneScape is one of the world’s longest-running online games, with over 300 million player accounts. 

Set in a medieval fantasy land, players embark on epic journeys through a vast sandbox world that’s full of gods, warring races, unexplored dungeons, and glittering riches. Propelled by the game’s narrative, choose your own path through enthralling quests, and progress through 29 diverse skills to shape a single character in a classless world. RuneScape is available across PC, iOS and Android devices.
 
Become the hero you were born to be at www.runescape.com.   

About Jagex

A leader in creating deep and engaging forever games that empower our communities across PC, mobile and consoles. Jagex’s flagship MMORPG, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts to its world and is a $1billion + lifetime revenue franchise. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond live operations; our titles are forever games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped.

In 2022, Jagex expanded with the acquisitions of PipeWorks and Gamepires, bringing its expertise in building forever games to SCUM, a multi-million selling open-world survival title in Steam Early Access & other unannounced titles. Jagex employs more than 600 people globally, and is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. 

Next game from HYPERCHARGE: UNBOXED devs Digital Cybercherries hits just in time for Halloween

Manchester, UK – October 28th, 2024  – Digital Cybercherries are pleased to announce that DON’T SCREAM is exiting early access today for its full 1.0 release. This new game from the studio that brought you the colourful action-figure title HYPERCHARGE: UNBOXED takes a sharp tonal turn to deliver a ‘90s found footage-inspired horror game where you explore a mysterious forest for a terrifying 18-minutes (unless you’re too scared to move). The twist is that if you scream, you have to restart.

DON’T SCREAM launched in Early Access in October 2023, quickly becoming a breakout hit. In just its first week, the game sold over 100,000 units, driven in part by its meteoric rise as a streaming sensation.

Time only progresses as you move in DON’T SCREAM and you can’t predict the scares. You must calibrate your microphone in-game so that every whimper, jump, or even a minor squeak is registered as a scream, increasing the challenge. With dozens of dynamic scares, each playthrough offers a unique experience.

The 1.0 release of DON’T SCREAM on October 28th comes with a whole host of improvements, including:

• Improved performance for smoother gameplay
• Enhanced scares with better models, animations, effects, and sounds
• Improved pacing of scares, with a greater focus on tension and buildup
• Tons of new places to explore in the forest and existing areas look much better
• Completely redesigned sound for a more immersive experience
• Hugely improved microphone calibration
• Some enemies can now kill the player
• New environmental dangers
• Steam achievements and relics to find to incentivise replayability
• New battery mechanic to make things more challenging
• Completely overhauled user interface that’s easier to use
• Progress page where players can track their progress
• Improved environmental storytelling
• Game now has much more replayability

These are just the highlights that you can expect when the game hits ahead of Halloween! Those who have already tried the game in Early Access even more changes, with essentially every single aspect of the game enjoying improvements for the 1.0 release.

“The time DON’T SCREAM has spent in Early Access has really helped us define what makes this game tick and that’s all been channeled into a host of massive improvements that we are unleashing today with the 1.0 release,” said Joe Henson, Creative Gameplay and Marketing Director at Digital Cybercherries. “Thanks to everyone for your support and feedback in helping us make the best version of the game yet.”

About Digital Cybercherries

Digital Cybercherries came to life in 2015, nestled in the heart of Manchester, UK. We’re a cozy crew of six indie devs with a big passion for games. Our mission? To make games that entertain, innovate, and stand the test of time. We’ve had our hands in a bunch of cool projects – like New Retro Arcade: Neon, a VR trip down memory lane, and Hypercharge: Unboxed, an action figure adventure that caught the internet by storm. We’ve also spooked the gaming world with hits like DON’T SCREAM and are buzzing about our next big thing, Paranormal Tales. Making games that we and players love is what gets us up in the morning. We’re all about bringing something new and exciting to the table for gamers everywhere! For more information, visit: https://digitalcybercherries.com

Be a good worker and keep the trains running on time while confronting existential dread in this oppressive, low-poly, narrative experience – THRESHOLD joins three more games on the CRITICAL REFLEX publishing lineup, including Arctic Eggs and Lunacid

BORDER POST, ???? – Oct. 28, 2024 – Publisher CRITICAL REFLEX (Buckshot Roulette, Mouthwashing) and developer Julien Eveillé welcome you to your new job at the Border Post in the dread-inducing totalitarian horror game THRESHOLD,launching November 19 and available to wishlist on Steam now. A free prologue to the game is available to play on Steam now! Blow the whistle, ration your air and keep the train running on time. Don’t speak. Don’t run. Don’t look in the train. Just do your job. It’ll all be over soon…

Breathe in.

High in the mountains, an endless train thunders through a decaying station. This is the Border Post. Your job is simple: blow a whistle to keep the train on schedule. But the air is thin up here. Complete tasks, ration your oxygen, and enjoy the company of your fellow worker. Be a good worker.

Breathe out.

Key Features:

• Keep on Schedule: Your job is simple. Blow the whistle, keep the train on time. Just don’t look inside the train.
• Careful Breaths: Air is thin at the border post. Each step, each whistle blow draws the end nearer. Good work is rewarded with air canisters. Be a good worker.
• Maintain the Post: Deliver the reports, clean the water filter, collect wood. Keep busy. Ignore the smell.
• Make Friends: Call for Mo, your fellow worker, for assistance and to answer your questions. Except that one – don’t ask him that question.
• Your Choices Matter: What country are you from? How could it matter? Experience a semi-linear narrative where every moment could be a new branching path. Or not. Such is life.

THRESHOLD caps off a milestone year for CRITICAL REFLEX’s CR Channel publishing label, designed to focus on more terrifying, mysterious, and otherworldly experiences. After the critically acclaimed releases of Buckshot Roulette and Mouthwashing, THRESHOLD joins the CR Channel lineup alongside three additional titles:

• Arctic Eggs: Launched to overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam in May, this surreal egg-flipping simulator is receiving additional language support and also coming to consoles!
• Lunacid: Lunacid launched last year to acclaim on Steam, inviting players to a unique fantasy world inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field. With the announcement of this new partnership, CRITICAL REFLEX can share that Lunacid’s story isn’t over yet…
• SCP: Valravn: SCP: Valravn is an intense, high-octane shooter mixing action and stealth, set in the SCP universe. CRITICAL REFLEX will publish the game on Steam for its planned release in 2026.

For more information on all these titles, follow CRITICAL REFLEX on Twitter and visit www.criticalreflex.com. Follow CR Channel on Twitter and join the CR Channel Discord community for the latest news, engaging discussions and more.

About Julien Eveillé

Julien Eveillé has been developing games for seven years, previously at Arkane Studios and now at Crytek and as an independent developer. He strives to create novel experiences centered on unique mechanics and challenging stories while bringing a message to players.

About CRITICAL REFLEX

CRITICAL REFLEX is an indie game publishing label on a mission: find kick-ass games, make sure they’re at their best upon release, and put them in front of as many gaming fans as possible. Members of our team have worked with a lot of successful indie projects, launched a dozen crowdfunding companies, and now we’ve come together to publish games that we love! www.criticalreflex.com

About CR Channel

CR Channel is the CRITICAL REFLEX publishing label focusing exclusively on indie horror.

Jump into Season One to Experience New Maps, Game Modes, and the First Battle Pass with Bonus Gifts For Ambitious Soldiers of Fortune

OCTOBER 28, 2024 – Global game developer MoreFun Studios announced today that Arena Breakout: Infinite (PC) will begin Early Access Season One this November exclusively on the official website, arenabreakoutinfinite.com.  

Season One of Arena Breakout: Infinite will feature numerous new modes, the new TV Station map, the expanded Armory Map, eight new weapons, female character model, and the first Battle Pass. In addition, all players will be gifted a 1×2 reinforced case and the Season One Free Bonus that includes free gear every week and four weapons skins.

A special Q&A video has been released with Enzo Zhang, head of MoreFun Studios and Producer of Arena Breakout: Infinite, addressing many of the pressing questions and the future roadmap of the game.

The Season One launch for Arena Breakout: Infinite will include several game additions, new features, and most importantly, changes based on the player feedback including cheater compensation, T7 nerf, and performance improvements for minimum requirements PCs. The Morefun Studios team will continue to review all player feedback during the Early Access Season One of Arena Breakout: Infinite to fix future issues, address requested changes, and add compelling new features desired by the community.

Key Features for Arena Breakout: Infinite Season One

• New Maps: TV Station and Expanded Armory Map
• New Game Modes: Fog Event, Storm Event, Farm Assault, Armory Assault
• Female character model
• Eight new weapons including T03, Vector 9/45, and MDR
• Battle Pass, season tasks, cosmetics and skins
• Season One Optimizations: Cheater Compensation, T7 Nerf, Minimum Memory and GPU Memory requirements are further lowered to 12G/2G

Full Season One details and official launch date will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Arena Breakout: Infinite is an immersive tactical extraction shooter. Join a fair and competitive community to shoot, loot, and raid your path to fortune. With realistic visuals and true-to-life audio, push through tough battles where the stakes are high and the rewards even higher. Get in, get rich, and get out…but be prepared to fight for survival.

Arena Breakout: Infinite is free-to-play, no strings attached and will launch Early Access Season One in November on arenabreakoutinfinite.com. For more information and the latest updates, visit us on the game’s official website, join our Discord, and follow us on X / Twitter.

About MoreFun Studios

MoreFun Studios was established in 2010, and has developed a number of projects with world-renowned intellectual property such as Arena Breakout, Naruto and Rock Kingdom. MoreFun has the experience of working on a wide variety of genres including action, shooter, RPG, casual, and more. MoreFun Studios is committed to delivering quality content and experiences to its players across the globe.

Prime members in Australia can now unlock the ultimate anime experience with two Crunchyroll memberships, giving access to the world’s largest dedicated anime library

Sydney, Australia — October 29, 2024 — Prime Video and Crunchyroll, the ultimate brand for anime worldwide, today announced that Crunchyroll is now available to Prime Video customers as an add-on subscription in Australia. Prime Video is a one-stop entertainment destination, offering customers a large collection of premium entertainment in a single application. On Prime Video, customers can find their favourite movies, series and live sports under one roof, be it entertainment produced by Amazon MGM Studios, add-on subscriptions from a wide range of genres and partners, or titles to rent or buy via the Prime Video Store.

Crunchyroll marks the twenty-first add-on subscription available to customers in Australia. Prime members can now select from two Crunchyroll monthly memberships: Fan (AUD $10.99) or Mega Fan (AUD $13.99), both of which allow customers to stream the entire Crunchyroll library ad-free, while enjoying new episodes shortly after the release in Japan. At launch, Mega Fan subscribers will have the added benefit to download titles for offline viewing. Crunchyroll subscribers can enjoy the world’s largest streaming library of anime, with 24,000 hours, 46,000 episodes, and more than 1,300 series and films.

“Anime is hugely popular among Australians, and Prime Video is proud to continue to expand its unparalleled collection of premium entertainment with the introduction of Crunchyroll as an add-on subscription option,” said Daniel Slepak, head of marketplace Prime Video Canada, Australia and New Zealand. “Prime Video obsesses over providing customers with the best possible content offering in one single destination, and we are delighted to welcome Crunchyroll to our growing list of subscriptions in Australia.”

“The expansion of our Prime Video partnership opens the door for even more fans worldwide to dive into the thrilling worlds of anime,” said Terry Li, EVP of Emerging Business, Crunchyroll. “With so many incredible series waiting to be discovered, now is the perfect time to get lost in the endless adventures anime has to offer on Crunchyroll.”

Crunchyroll brings anime to fans in more than 200 countries and territories, offering the world’s largest dedicated anime streaming library. Beyond streaming, Crunchyroll delivers theatrical releases, live events, games, consumer products, and so much more. Subscribers can dive into the massive new anime season featuring over 40 titles, including October highlights such as Dragon Ball DAIMA, BLUE LOCK Season 2, Shangri-La Frontier Season 2, and Re:ZERO – Starting Life in Another World Season 3. 

Dragon Ball DAIMA (Toei Animation)

Due to a conspiracy, Goku and his friends are turned small. What sort of adventure awaits Goku, Supreme Kai, and the new characters Glorio and Panzy in this unknown world, the “Demon Realm”?

• BLUE LOCK Season 2 (8bit)

After making it this far, 35 players stand, but now the Blue Lock program itself faces elimination from Japan’s very own U-20 national team. Vicious rivals will have to team up to defeat the national youth team if any of them want a shot at the striker position. Can they put aside their egos long enough to win together, or will they lose divided?

• Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 (C2C)

Rakuro Hizutome only cares about one thing: beating crappy VR games. He devotes his entire life to these buggy games and could clear them all in his sleep. One day, he decides to challenge himself and play a popular god-tier game called Shangri-La Frontier. But he quickly learns just how difficult it is. Will his expert skills be enough to uncover its hidden secrets?

• Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 (White Fox)

A year has passed since Subaru’s victory at the Sanctuary. He savors a life of fulfillment while Emilia’s camp stands united for the royal selection—until a fateful letter arrives. Anastasia, a royal selection candidate, has invited Emilia to the Watergate City of Priestella. But as the party begins its journey, crisis stirs beneath the surface and Subaru meets a cruel fate once again.

Prime Video offers top global and local premium add-on subscriptions for Prime members. With subscriptions on Prime Video, Prime members can conveniently find all the content they love and manage their go-to streaming subscriptions with a single sign-on. Prime members can subscribe to subscriptions with no extra apps to download beyond Prime Video, and no cable required.

“Spanish Nights” free content released today with a 20% discount

Berlin, Germany — October 28, 2024 | Halloween is not the only season vampires are active, and Little Bat Studios is delighted to show players a whole new side to immortality this December in the brand new Couples Therapy DLC for their critically acclaimed title, Vampire Therapist.    

After learning the ropes from Andromachos, who is as handsome as he is deadly, players will now accompany Sam, his protegee vampire therapist from the Wild West, on his hardest session to date: Couples Therapy. Starring revolutionaries in love but with plenty of differences, players will experience the aftermath of the French and Iranian revolutions, along with broken hearts and power imbalances.

Those ho-ho-hoping for a Christmas miracle won’t have to wait for December, as Vampire Therapist is on sale today! For the first time since launch, this fangtastic title is now 20% off and, if that wasn’t enough, the second free content update for the game exploring the life of Andromachos also unlocks today. Little Bat Games has also reintroduced its demo where players can meet their first two clients and embark on Sam’s journey to therapy for free. 

Vampire Therapist will also be featured as a nominee in the 2024 Indie X Awards today in a Twitch livestream and has also been nominated by Deutscher Entwicklerpreis for Best Game Beyond Entertainment. ‘Tis the season to settle into the cosiest armchair and have a heart-to-heart with the immortal undead! 

Those thirsty to learn more about southern charmer Sam and handsome vampire overlord Andromachos can head over to the Steam page.

About Little Bat Games

Little Bat Games is an indie games studio funded in partnership with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. Helmed by Cyrus Nemati, Little Bat Games aims to create titles with rich stories, engaging characters and innovative mechanics that will resonate with players long after they have finished playing. This is all underpinned by a dedication to sustainable studio practices.

Experience enigmatic mysteries in the game’s first episode, available until the end of the month!

TOKYO, JAPAN – October 28th 2024 – Shueisha Games, one of the leading independent video game publishers, has today announced that the demo for their hotly anticipated psycho-detective game Urban Myth Dissolution Center will be available to play until the end of the month! Following the demo’s successful public debut as part of Steam Next Fest, this week is the last chance to experience this iteration, so head to the Steam page to play it today!

Watch the Episode 1 : Eyes in the Darkness – Preview Trailer:

The Autumn edition of the Steam Next Fest saw Urban Myth Dissolution Center participating with great success, consistently in the Top 30 for Wishlists, Demo Downloads and Trending, out of the 3,000 demos involved in the festival. During the week-long event, Urban Myth Dissolution Center saw a new cohort of budding psycho-detectives who played the game, amounting to the game surpassing 100,000 wishlists!

Urban Myth Dissolution Center is a single-player psycho-detective mystery adventure where you take on the role of Azami Fukurai, tasked with unraveling mysteries as she helps run the day-to-day operation of the titular Dissolution Center. She’s no ordinary rookie, though, possessing the ability to see the memories of places through her glasses. Utilizing her unique gifts and abilities, Azami must navigate cursed relics, dimensional anomalies, and otherworldly creatures in search of answers, delving into the paranormal activity surrounding each case.

In the Urban Myth Dissolution Center Steam Next Fest demo, experience the first episode of the game for around 1.5hrs of gameplay. Play as Azami Fukurai as she becomes introduced to the enigmatic agency and her colleagues: the unenthusiastic but capable colleague Jasmine; and the wheelchair-bound director and psychic Ayumu Meguriya. Can Azami trust who she’s suddenly working with? Can you solve the mysteries surrounding Azami’s first case? 

Urban Myth Dissolution Center is set to launch on February 13, 2025, on PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 5. It will support multiple languages, including English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, and Hindi.

For more information on Urban Myth Dissolution Center:

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2089600/Urban_Myth_Dissolution_Center/
Check out the website: https://umdc.shueisha-games.com/

About Hakababunko

Hakababunko is a talented group of Japanese game creators known for their expertise in crafting mystery and adventure games. They stand out for their distinctive use of pixel art as a unique artistic expression. Their flagship series, MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files, earned the prestigious Shueisha Game Creators CAMP Award at the 2021 Google Play Indie Games Festival. This recognition led to their collaboration with Shueisha Games on the development of Urban Myth Dissolution Center.

About Shueisha Games

Shueisha Games, founded in February 2022 and headquartered in Tokyo, is an enthusiastic and experienced team responsible for the planning, development, and sales of many titles for consoles, PCs, and smartphones.

28 OCTOBER 2024:   Dead Island 2 – the thrilling First-Person Action zombie slaying RPG set in the iconic, gore-drenched streets of Los Angeles – has hit a record ten million players! 

The milestone was reached on the same day that Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition launched, offering a free upgrade to all Gold Edition owners, granting them access to all the content Hell-A has to offer. 

Whether you’re an existing player or brand new to the franchise, this is the ultimate entry ticket to HELL-A. Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition includes the base game, HAUS and SoLA (Dead Island 2’s twisted story expansions) and a bucketload of stylish cosmetics and deadly weapons, including:  

• Golden Weapons Pack  
• Memories of Banoi Pack  
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Weapon Pack  
• Pulp Weapons Pack  
• Red’s Demise Katana  
• All six Slayers’ Premium Skin Packs  

And for anyone who has yet to give Dead Island 2 a try – there will be free playable trial versions on Xbox and PlayStation digital storefronts. This allows you to play a limited session (both single player and co-op) of the game with your save game progress transferring to the full version once you purchase.   

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  
   
ABOUT DAMBUSTER STUDIOS  

Dambuster Studios is a AAA game developer of almost 200 designers, artists, animators and software engineers with a heritage spanning 25 years.  For more information, please visit www.DSDambuster.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.  

The Voices in His Head Won’t Go Away… Embrace the Madness And Do What The Voices Say! 

HAMBURG, GERMANY – OCTOBER 26, 2024 – Indie developer J6 Games announced its linear psychological horror game Tower of Madness is available now on Steam. Reminiscent of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, Tower of Madness follows world-weary cowboy John, who is compelled by an insidious voice inside his head to explore a subterranean inverted floating tower. In this atmospheric, narrative-driven third person title, players will encounter monsters, mystery and a path to redemption as they ascend the ominous tower. Embracing madness may be the only way to maintain your sanity. 

Watch the Tower of Madness launch trailer below

Tower of Madness was featured in Steam Next Fest with many people playing the free demo over the last two weeks, getting players excited for spooky season with a new horror game just in time for Halloween. 

About Tower of Madness

In Tower of Madness play as John, a cowboy who has lived all his life in a small, desert town. One day he starts hearing a voice in his head, preempting the murder of everyone he knows right in front of him. Distraught with no one else to turn to, he follows the ominous voice in his head down into a dry well that opens up into a vast cavern containing a tower that is upside down and floating. The voice directs John to follow his crows up into the tower. Primarily a narrative driven walking simulator with a tense atmosphere, this short form game features voice-acted cutscenes and mind-bending physics defying environments. 

Tower of Madness is now available on Steam for $4.99.