Explore the world of Eldritch nightmares, Battle the Great Old Ones

BARCELONA, Spain – Oct. 17, 2024 – RailGods of Hysterra, a cooperative base-building survival action game set in a twisted Lovecraftian dreamscape from developer Troglobytes Games and first-time publisher Digital Vortex Entertainment, will plunge into darkness on PC via Steam and PlayStation 5.   

Enter a ruined world of ghoulish horrors wrought by the Great Old Ones: ancient cosmic beings beyond human comprehension that took over the world. Survive procedurally generated nightmarish environments, face the wrath of eldritch abominations, and forge a bond with the RailGod – a roaming fortress composed of steel and flesh forged through arcane and obscure rituals.

Climb aboard and craft additional custom train cars for storage, loot, and workbenches. Explore ever-changing hellscapes with axes, firearms, and spells, to battle otherworldly creatures and cultists, or take them prisoner to feed the hungry locomotive. Approach the RailGod’s beating heart to cure accumulated madness and unlock powerful GodKeeper skills.

Collect supplies to fashion tools and weapons. Install upgrades from the engine to the caboose while enhancing abilities to unlock perks and character builds. Fine-tune skill sets for distinct playstyles and eventually take on gargantuan foes from the frayed ends of sanity. Conquer cruel and unforgiving environments alone or with up to four friends via online co-op.

“We’re very excited to announce our first-ever collaborative project as a newly established publisher,” said Digital Vortex CEO and Co-Founder Alex Izotov. “RailGods of Hysterra will be one of many upcoming titles in our expanding catalog.”

RailGods of Hysterra is coming to early access on PC via Steam, and PlayStation 5, and will support English, French, German, Russian, Spanish – Spain, Portuguese – Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Turkish languages. Wishlist on Steam and stay up to date by visiting the RailGods of Hysterra official site, follow on X/Twitter and Facebook. Steam Playtests will soon be available for participation, join the official Discord for notifications and to give the developers feedback.

About Digital Vortex Entertainment

Digital Vortex is a new publisher made up of game industry veterans who have worked on titles such as Atomic Heart, Lost Ark, PUBG Battlegrounds, and more, not limiting themselves to specific genres or game formats, and always striving to create games they themselves would like to play.

About Troglobytes Games

Troglobytes Games is a small development studio founded by Luciano Iurino (Art Director), Saverio Caporusso (CEO, Lead Designer), and Matteo Alessandrini (Lead Programmer) in 2015. The team’s main objective is to create games as they were in previous generations, focusing on unconventional gameplay mechanics and aesthetics while utilizing modern technology. They’ve worked on many indie titles including popular hits Hyper Parasyte and Blind Fate: Edo no Yami, with RailGods of Hysterra being the latest title in their portfolio.

Developer and publisher Double Eleven drops unique new futuristic neo-noir shooter that takes place entirely in the dark on to Steam, Epic and Xbox today for $8.99, PlayStation version coming this year

Teesside, UK (October 17, 2024) – Blindfire is the newest and darkest FPS to hit Steam and Xbox as the title was shadow-dropped on the Xbox Partner Preview today from publisher and developer Double Eleven (Rust Console Edition, Rimworld Console Edition). A fast-paced streamlined social shooter, Blindfire is full of fast-action in short bursts – but there’s a big twist: you are enclosed in a pitch-black arena with up to seven other players, armed with only a versatile pistol and eight bullets in your magazine (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2854480/Blindfire, $8.99).

Survive Blindfire’s short rounds of play to be the last one standing in free-for-all or team based matches. Alone in the dark, players must dodge an arena filled with traps and obstacles – including UV lights that activate randomly and security gates and sirens strategically placed to trigger audio and visual alarms that give away your position. 

In Blindfire, players must rely on brief flashes of light and sound cues to locate opponents before they locate you – silence is golden, and in this case, silence is the key to survival. But don’t stay still for too long, Blindfire’s anti-camping mechanic triggers a mask flash which will alert other players to your position. Your muzzle flashes lights you up when you fire, so you might want to rethink any “spray and pray” strategies.

Set in the near-future, Blindfire has emerged as an illicit blood sport on the dark web, where the ultra-wealthy bet on the lives of desperate contestants. Contestants are lured in by the promise of immense wealth. Clad in identical, dehumanizing jumpsuits and full face masks, they fight in pitch-black arenas filled with traps, relying on their heightened senses to survive. 

For spectators, the game offers a voyeuristic thrill, watching every desperate move through cutting-edge night vision technology and the ability to tilt the outcome of a match by triggering traps and alarms. Victory brings a bitter choice: escape with the winnings or risk it all for another round.

Blindfire is available today on Steam Early Access, the Epic Game Store and Xbox Game Preview, with PlayStation versions coming this year (including crossplay). Keep up with Blindfire and Double Eleven at the official website: blindfiregame.com or Twitter @LightThemUpGame. Go dark on the official Discord: https://discord.gg/CVdtttQ62f.  

Now’s the perfect time to grab Focus Entertainment and Hutlihut Games’ co-op space-action roguelite at a special low price

PARIS – Oct. 17, 2024 –Focus Entertainment and Hutlihut Games are excited to announce that the 1.0 version of Void Crew, the chaotic, co-op roguelite for 1-4 players,will officially launch on Steam on November 25, leaving early access after fifteen months of content updates, improvements, bug fixes, and more driven by feedback from the game’s growing community. Watch today’s new release date reveal trailer and join the crew now while Void Crew is on sale for 25% off!

Welcome aboard, Ectypes!

Gather your friends and join the ranks of METEM’s chosen clone warriors, embarking on a Pilgrimage into the unknown. As a crew, you’ll take on the role of Pilot, Gunner, Engineer, or Scavenger to face the threats lurking deep in METEM’s domain. Your mission? Stand against the mysterious HOLLOW, an alien force like no other, to restore order. Try not to panic!

Jump from objective to objective, expand your ship’s loadout on the fly, and survive epic space battles against swarms of enemies and massive bosses. Void Crew challenges you to customize and upgrade your spaceship in the face of relentless foes. Get ready for chaos: in the Void, the only plan is improvisation. Will your teamwork keep the ship together, or will you die trying?

It’s time to find out – the galaxy awaits your Pilgrimage… may METEM Preserve You!

Last chance to grab the game before the price increases! 

This week, Void Crew has its last discount of 25% off, marking the end of early access. Players have the opportunity to enjoy this promotion before the game gets its final price point for the 1.0 launch.

Void Crew is available now on Steam Early Access and will release into 1.0 on November 25.

An All-New Survival Horror Experience from the Acclaimed Developers of Layers of Fear, Observer, The Medium and This Year’s SILENT HILL 2 Remake

KRAKOW, POLAND – Oct. 17, 2024 – Just a few days after the release of SILENT HILL 2, Bloober Team has announced Cronos: The New Dawn – a brand-new sci-fi survival horror game set to be released in 2025. The game is being developed for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Cronos: The New Dawnis Bloober Team’s first original IP in the survival horror genre, marking a significant step forward for the Polish studios’ evolution as the masters of horror, known most recently for the acclaimed SILENT HILL 2 remake. Revealed today during the Xbox Partner Preview, fans can watch the official cinematic reveal trailer with a short tease of the gameplay below:

Cronos: The New Dawn is a twisted time travel story set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic future in 1980s Poland.

Players will take on the role of a Traveler, an agent of the enigmatic Collective with a mission to extract selected people who didn’t survive the apocalypse from the past.

To complete the Collective’s mission, players will need to survive a deadly wasteland created by a cataclysmic event known as the Change, filled with monstrous abominations that will challenge players’ combat abilities.

“Following the success of Silent Hill 2, we are proud to present Cronos, an exciting new IP from Bloober Team,” said Piotr Babieno, CEO of Bloober Team. “Our commitment to redefining the horror genre continues with this survival horror title, which represents a natural progression of our creative vision and our studio’s strategy. By merging the eerie atmosphere of horror with the boundless potential of science fiction, Cronos promises to deliver a fresh survival experience. We can’t wait to share it with the world in 2025.”

Cronos: The New Dawn is available to Wishlist now. Check it out on Steam, the Microsoft Store, and on the PlayStation store. The game is anticipated to have a rating of M for Mature by the ESRB.

For more information about Bloober Team’s projects, please visit the official website and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

About Bloober Team

Founded in 2008, Bloober Team is a game development studio specializing in crafting deeply immersive psychological horror experiences. Based in Krakow, Poland, our team of over 250 creative professionals is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of interactive storytelling, delivering unforgettable, spine-chilling narratives that resonate with players worldwide. Our award-winning portfolio includes titles such as the Layers of Fear franchise, Blair Witch, Observer: System Redux, and The Medium. Recently, Bloober Team partnered with KONAMI on the highly anticipated remake of SILENT HILL 2.

Build creative multi-object obelisks with quirky tools, master clever puzzles, conquer online scoreboards and more!

Antwerp, Belgium – October 17th, 2024 – Independent game developer Cybernetic Walrus, in collaboration with Meta, is proud to announce that their hotly anticipated physic-based tower-building game Does it Stack? is available now on Meta Quest 2 & 3, for £12.99/$14.99/€14.99. Explore new ways to play in mixed reality with innovative gameplay features, local co-op, online leaderboards, daily challenges and more!

“We are thrilled to announce the launch of Does it Stack?, the first game in our expanding Does it…? brand”, said Mike Coeck, CEO of Cybernetic Walrus. “Working in partnership with Meta to create this game has been pertinent in creating a fun and engaging game for VR and MR lovers. We cannot wait to see the colossal creations that the community crafts in Does it Stack?!”

Does It Stack? lets players create ridiculous towers by stacking an assortment of items atop one another. Can you build a tower of toy cars with a bicycle on top? Can you balance a fish on a bowling ball? Maybe this is the moment where you should put the fork in the toaster? But watch out! If two objects of the same color touch each other, they go BOOM! Be careful, or you might get a heart a-stack!

Play in mixed-reality AR Mode. This allows players to start stacking anywhere in the real world. You can even throw virtual objects around your real-world environment, so feel free to make a mess without having to clean up! Turn your living room into a game arena where you can host a game night for your family and friends.

Does It Stack? offers multiplayer support in VR and local co-op in AR, so you can integrate with Meta’s People app and play with your friends using voice chat. Take on the Daily Challenge mode, where players around the world are all given the same objects and tasked with competing on a level playing field! Want a less punishing experience? Then try Sandbox Mode, where you can pick your favorite objects from a robust catalog and get creative in both solo and co-op play! 

Does It Stack? Features include:

• 60 levels, with 3 challenges each, making for 180 challenges;
• 150 unlockable objects;
• Mixed reality AR support;
• Play in local co-op and multiplayer with friends and family;
• Online leaderboards to beat your friends’ height scores;
• Daily challenges for the avid puzzler.

Tools include:

• Recolor – repaint objects in different colors
• Glue – sticks objects together
• Squeezer – stretch and squeeze objects
• Hat Gun – spawns a hat on other props
• Clone Gun – it clones objects
• Stretcher – stretch and pull objects
• …and more tools to discover!

About Cybernetic Walrus

Founded in 2017, Cybernetic Walrus is a Belgian studio that moved from racing blockbusters such as Antigraviator to fun and quirky XR games. Does It Stack is the first game in the Does It series.

Today, Sunblink and Sanrio® are celebrating Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary by releasing a brand new update for Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with new avatar palettes, festive recipes, outfits for you and Hello Kitty & Friends, bubble-rific furniture, iconic HK items and more! The constantly updated life-sim that’s all about friendship and positivity is available now on Apple Arcade and comes to Nintendo Switch, PC, and PlayStation consoles starting early 2025.

It’s time for an extravagant celebration of 50 years of Hello Kitty! Pop Bubbles and find Bows to unlock an unprecedented amount of anniversary-themed goodies, all while learning more about Hello Kitty and her history. 

From now until Nov. 15, join Hello Kitty and her iconic friends in-game to celebrate Hello Kitty bringing smiles and friendship for 50 years. Collect commemorative bows around the island to trade in for Original Style items, like the iconic milk bottle, fish bowl, phone, and coin purse. Find and pop bubbles daily to unlock event-themed recipes at each cooking station, like the “50th Anniversary Cake” and “50th Anniversary Latte.” And don’t miss the glamorous 50th Anniversary Outfit Set and Furniture Set in eye-popping iridescent colors!

New Collectible Cards are scattered all around the in-game world to celebrate the history of Hello Kitty. Every few days, Cinnamoroll will uncover a new set. Venture out and find them all to see nostalgic artwork—one piece for every year of Hello Kitty! The 50th Gala Outfit awaits those who find every card.

Plus, check out a brand-new permanent questline. My Melody wants to throw Hello Kitty a surprise birthday party, but needs to find a venue that Hello Kitty won’t notice! After a few false starts, she lands on the attic of her gift shop—a brand new room in the game perfect for photos. Clean and decorate the attic until it’s just right for Hello Kitty’s surprise party! 

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is now available on Apple Arcade and coming to Nintendo Switch (timed console exclusive) in early 2025, followed by PlayStation and PC.

Check out the Alpha demo today!

Irvine, United States — October 18, 2024 | This October there’s something new afoot. Banish skeletons and zombies, ghosts and ghouls and explore a lush fantasy world where magic and might reign supreme in Legacy: Steel & Sorcery; an all-new multiplayer epic perfect for fantasy fans and competitive gamers alike!

Created by Notorious Studios, a team largely comprised of former World of Warcraft developers, Legacy: Steel & Sorcery is a PvPvE class core battle for fame, fortune and fatalities! Proud to share their brand new trailer, Notorious Studios reveals some of what awaits players in Mithrigarde. From screaming ogres to axe-wielding warriors, there’s plenty of classic friends and foes to discover, just try not to get crushed by clubs or melted by magic along the way.

Players looking to check out all that Mithrigarde has to offer can head over to Steam now and download the Alpha demo, strap on their helmets, grab their swords and dive into the fray! 

To keep up to date with the latest from Notorious Studios, head over to X and join the thousands of players waiting to set foot in Mithrigarde today!

Notorious Studios

Notorious Studios is a venture-backed start-up headquartered in Irvine, California, with a global team of passionate developers. Founded by core developers from Blizzard Entertainment who worked on iconic titles like World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch, the studio is committed to creating immersive and engaging worlds that foster community and creativity. With a team of 30 talented individuals, including remote employees from around the world, Notorious Studios is focused on delivering high-quality gaming experiences built for players not powerpoint. Our current project, Legacy: Steel & Sorcery, exemplifies our dedication to building rich, player-driven narratives within dynamic, ever-evolving gameplay environments.

Watch a pulse-pounding live-action trailer inspired by the deadly upcoming multiplayer mode

NICOSIA, Cyprus – Oct. 17, 2024 – CRITICAL REFLEX and developer Mike Klubnika’s viral sensation Buckshot Roulette will launch its much anticipated multiplayer mode on October 31 as a free update on Steam.Enter the grimy nightclub with up to four players, new items and your life on the line. Check out today’s all-new live-action trailer highlighting the deadly world of Buckshot Roulette.

Two to four players enter – only one will leave.Roll the dice with your life. Good luck.

Grab a seat at the table and press your luck together in Buckshot Roulette’s multiplayer mode. Try out all-new items including the Jammer to skip a player’s turn and the Inverter to reverse the table’s turn order.

Buckshot Roulette is available now on Steam for $2.99|£2.49|€2.99. Want to press your luck early? A closed multiplayer beta will be available for owners of the game soon. For more information, follow CR Channel on Twitter, and join the CR Channel Discord community for the latest news, engaging discussions and more.

About Mike Klubnika

Mike Klubnika is an independent game developer based in Estonia. With a knack for sci-fi horror, Mike has spent the majority of their free time developing horror games that take place in alternate dystopias, attempting to immerse the player in handcrafted industrial environments through detailed mechanics and visual storytelling. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Boards Of Canada and Aphex Twin, Mike has also composed grungy backdrops that are featured in several of their games.

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. Join the Discord here: https://discord.gg/FrzN8srBfy

CYPRUS – Oct. 17, 2024 – Digital Vortex Entertainment, a newly established publishing team composed of industry veterans including the former Chief Publishing Officer of MY.GAMES and Business Development Director of Wargaming, focuses its collective efforts towards elevating indie developers.

With past roles on Atomic Heart, PUBG Battlegrounds, World of Warships, Lost Ark, and many others, Digital Vortex Entertainment’s team will leverage their industry insight encompassing AAA blockbusters, single-developer projects, and everything in between. Thanks to a collaborative open discussion policy, no genre or format is off-limits. 

Digital Vortex Entertainment will spotlight indie titles it finds extraordinarily polished, original, and captivating. With each team member bringing an average of over a decade of experience in marketing and development within the games industry, Digital Vortex Entertainment is committed to helping smaller development teams flourish in an oversaturated market.

“We come up with a bespoke approach for each game, offering tailored strategies and solutions,” said Alex Izotov, CEO and Co-Founder, Digital Vortex Entertainment. “While maintaining a relatively small team, we can afford to be fully immersed in each project.”

Digital Vortex Entertainment also announces its first project in collaboration with Barcelona-based development studio Troglobytes Games: RailGods of Hysterra, a cooperative base-building survival action game set in a twisted Lovecraftian dreamscape. 

“We want to be genuine and authentic with every single title we publish,“ said Stan Semianikhin, Head of Business Development, Digital Vortex Entertainment. “Every game in our portfolio is important, there are no small or big games – only unique stories to tell and experiences to live through.”

For more information, visit Digital Vortex Entertainment’s official website

About Digital Vortex Entertainment

Digital Vortex is a new publisher made up of game industry veterans who have worked on titles such as Atomic Heart, Lost Ark, PUBG Battlegrounds, and more, not limiting themselves to specific genres or game formats, and always striving to create games they themselves would like to play.

About Troglobytes Games

Troglobytes Games is a small development studio founded by Luciano Iurino (Art Director), Saverio Caporusso (CEO, Lead Designer), and Matteo Alessandrini (Lead Programmer) in 2015. The team’s main objective is to create games as they were in previous generations, focusing on unconventional gameplay mechanics and aesthetics while utilizing modern technology. They’ve worked on many indie titles including popular hits Hyper Parasyte and Blind Fate: Edo no Yami, with RailGods of Hysterra being the latest title in their portfolio.

Watch the launch trailer and discover a gripping horror adventure inspired by Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster franchise

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Oct. 17, 2024 – Saber Interactive, Paramount Game Studios and developer Stormind Games are thrilled today to launch A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, the single-player horror game inspired by Paramount Pictures’ critically-acclaimed A Quiet Place franchise. Use your wits, along with whatever tools you can find, to stay silent and survive the deadly creatures stalking your every move. A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is available digitally on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S for $29.99 | £24.99 | €29.99. Physical copies of the game for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are also available now at major retailers.

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead launches today accompanied by a free day-one update introducing the thrilling new “Microphone Noise Detection” feature. When enabled, this mode utilizes a connected microphone to capture any real-life noise, transforming it into in-game sound that the creatures can detect. Experience tension and suspense on an entirely new level as you strive to remain silent in the face of fear—but remember, don’t make a sound!

Capturing the frantic terror, unnerving atmosphere and gripping human drama that made the franchise famous, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is designed for fans of the films, horror games, and story-driven adventures alike. With nothing more than your wits and the simple tools you can scavenge, you’ll have to overcome the many treacherous challenges and obstacles that lie ahead, all while trying to survive the ever-present dangers that lurk around you.

Experience the harrowing journey of Alex, a young college student suffering from asthma and struggling to survive the end of the world. But the nightmarish creatures stalking the land aren’t the only threats you’ll have to contend with as you travel through the ruins of civilization in search of a safe haven for you and your family.

Key Features

• A New Story in the A Quiet Place Universe: Embark on a dramatic new adventure in the world of the blockbuster A Quiet Place saga. Discover an untold tale of fear and courage as a young survivor trying to endure the eerie new nightmare of the apocalypse.
• Feel the Unnerving Terror of Silence: Experience absolute horror as you hide, distract, and sneak past the ultimate predatory creatures. But beware: even a single noise can give you away.
• Survive the End of the World: Forge your own path through the disquieting remains of human civilization, using your wits and ingenuity to observe your environment, leverage whatever tools you can find, and overcome the dangers all around you.
• Experience Full Immersion with Microphone Noise Detection: Amplify the terror of A Quiet Place like never before with the optional “Microphone Noise Detection” feature. By activating your microphone, the game’s deadly creatures can detect every sound you make, bringing the horror right into your room.

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is available today on Steam, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S for $29.99 | £24.99 | €29.99. For more information, visit https://aquietplace.game, and follow along on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube for the latest updates.

About Saber Interactive

Saber Interactive is a worldwide publisher and developer consisting of 13 studios in the Americas and Europe. Creating games for all major platforms based on original and licensed IPs, Saber’s titles include Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, Jurassic Park: Survival, World War Z, SnowRunner, and Expeditions: A MudRunner Game. Founded in 2001, Saber is known for two decades of development partnerships with leading developers and publishers, including producing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Crysis Remastered, and many others. Learn more at https://saber.games.

About Stormind Games

Stormind Games is the Italian, fully independent studio focused on PC/console original IPs and helping AAA IP holders develop their own games. Their titles feature intense stories, profound gameplay and lore-rich universes to develop transmedia franchises, with distinctive visual style for instant recognition. Developers of the critically acclaimed survival horror franchise Remothered; the award-winning story-driven ARPG Batora: Lost Haven; A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, the first-person horror adventure based on the acclaimed Paramount franchise; and other projects not yet announced.

About Paramount Consumer Products

Paramount Consumer Products oversees all licensing and merchandising for Paramount (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by a diverse slate of consumer brands, Paramount Consumer Products’ portfolio is based on content from platforms including Paramount+, CBS (including CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution), cable networks (including MTV, Nickelodeon and Showtime), and Paramount Pictures. Additionally, the division operates Paramount Game Studios. With properties spanning animation, live-action, preschool, youth and adult, Paramount Consumer Products is committed to creating the highest quality product for some of the world’s most beloved, iconic franchises. To view our range of consumer products and Paramount branded apparel, visit ParamountShop.com.