TOKYO — October 1, 2024 — The Strongest TOFU, the ultimate condensed soy milk action platformer from developer Zounoashi Games and publisher Phoenixx, launches today onto PC via Steam with a 10%-off sale for $4.49 until Tuesday, October 15th at 10:00 AM PST.

Celebrate Japan’s Tofu Day by hopping from the proverbial frying pan into the fire with the winner of Bandai Namco’s 2022 GYAAR Studio Indie Game Contest Choose from firm, silken, or freeze-dried, each with its distinct strengths and weaknesses, and bounce into an action-packed, tofu-filled adventure created by a real Tofu Meister.

Squish and spring in any direction to attack enemies, clear massive gaps, and solve puzzles across various zany maps where the threat of being cooked, eaten, and crumbled into oblivion looms around every corner. Conquer The Strongest TOFU’s unique jiggle physics with an easy-to-learn, difficult-to-master control scheme and satisfying haptic feedback with every jump. Remember, tofu is delicate, and falling from great heights can cause a cataclysmic crumbling. 

Bounce to the tunes of The Strongest TOFU’s original soundtrack composed by Ryo Nagamatsu of RH Music (Splatoon series Composer). Enjoy key artwork from Hattori-Graphics, one of Japan’s top 100 Graphic Designers of 2024, featuring their signature low-res aesthetic. Pick up morsels of trivia along the way with fun tofu facts courtesy of Head Developer and Tofu MeisterTomozoP. 

“We’re honored to have collaborated with Ryo Nagamatsu, Hattori Graphics, and all of those who helped me earn the title of Tofu Meister,” says TomozoP at Zounoashi Games. “Our goal was to make The Strongest TOFU a simple yet memorable gameplay experience, and we’re proud to have achieved this on Japan’s Tofu Day!”

The Strongest TOFU is now available to PC via Steam for $4.99 USD with a 10%-off sale for $4.49 until Tuesday, October 15th at 10:00 AM PST. It will support Japanese, English, and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) languages. The purchase page for “Sugoi Tsuyoitofu Original Soundtrack” will appear soon on the “Sugoi Tsuyoitofu” Steam Store page. To learn more and stay up to date, follow Phoenixx’s official website, X/Twitter, Youtube, the official GYAAR Studio website, Zounoashi Games official website, X/Twitter, and head developer TomozoP’s X/Twitter.

About TOFU

Tofu is made from soybeans and is one of the most delicious foods in the world. Nutritious enough to be a meat substitute and even dates back to ancient times as a beloved food source. Tofu is extremely versatile, and can change a lot depending on its method of preparation, and particular dish it is used for.

About Phoenixx

Established in 2019 by industry veterans, Phoenixx aims to support innovative and creative developers from Japan and around the world. Its mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one creator, one game, and one community at a time.

The Farm 51 developers are proud to reveal the first gameplay footage of their upcoming post-apocalyptic action RPG – Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone. Immerse yourself in the dark, intense vibe of the video and get ready for the 2025 launch planned simultaneously on PC and consoles.

Add the game to your Steam wishlist to follow the game’s development.

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

Venture forth into the land of Baldur’s Gate 3 modding

DUBLIN – Oct. 1, 2024 – Baldur’s Gate 3’s latest patch is now available on video game consoles and Mac! Today’s update is a hefty one, bringing brand-new Evil Endings, revamped split-screen gameplay, and a curated selection of in-game mods built by the community themselves.

To celebrate the modding season – and the fact that over 15 million mods have been downloaded already – we’ve also whipped up an animation with Mashed, featuring the Baldur’s Gate 3 Origin Characters taking on the tumultuous Wizard of Mod and his army of unfiltered chaos.

Watch the Baldur’s Gate 3: Modding Mayhem Animated Short

Already available on PC, Patch 7 now allows Mac and console players to access callous mutilations, multiplayer updates, and a growing collection of player-made mutations that populate our latest patch.

Highlights include:

• Our Very Own In-Game Mod Manager: Browse, install, and use a curated selection of mods created by the community! Build mods on PC with the Baldur’s Gate 3 Toolkit; an official, accessible way to get into the world of modding.
• New ‘Evil Endings’: Brand-new cinematic endings for your most villainous playthroughs, as well as unique endings if playing an Origin Character.
• Revamped Split-Screen Gameplay: Dynamic split-screen is now available for couch co-op multiplayer! When playing on split-screen and near your fellow party member, the screen will merge into one as you adventure together.

Patch 7: Mods are officially in your hands now. Go wild!

It’s been a couple of weeks since the PC community first got their hands on the Baldur’s Gate 3 Modding Toolkit, and they have been cooking up a bevy of mods. Grease up environments for extra fire-blasted pandemonium, add new options to the user interface for a more personalized experience, or even roam the Sword Coast with 15 more party members. If you’re curious what sort of otherworldly mods are disrupting Faerûn, you’ll do well to read our latest Community Update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940/view/4692277806490147502

New to the world of modding? Feeling overwhelmed, frightened, yet desperate to give Astarion a beard? We’ve also prepped a video walking through some of the best starter mods on the newly launched Larian: Channel from Hell, which promises exclusive behind-the-scenes looks, developer interviews, and more regularly scheduled chaos:

Players who’ve fallen in love with the bizarre land of modding and are curious about trying their own hand at it can find our full modding guidelines here: https://mod.io/g/baldursgate3/r/modding-guidelines

Today’s patch also adds quality-of-life improvements to scripting, writing, animations, and general gameplay. Test your might in Honour Mode – now with added difficulty and customization options, including new Legendary Actions, as well as numerous bug fixes for Origin Character and Dark Urge playthroughs. There may even be a way for a certain Tiefling bard to join the party…for a time. Just don’t get too attached. Full patch notes for Patch 7 can be found here: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-7-now-live_121

Baldur’s Gate 3 is out now with cross-save on PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. More information on Baldur’s Gate 3 is available on the official website.

About Larian Studios

Larian Studios is an independent RPG developer founded in 1996 in Ghent, Belgium. Over 400 people work between worldwide studios in Ghent, Quebec, Dublin, Guildford, Malaysia, Barcelona and Warsaw. Larian is best known for the Divinity universe, which they introduced to the world with Divine Divinity in 2002, and Baldur’s Gate 3. In 2014, Larian launched Divinity: Original Sin, a classic CRPG that won over 150 awards and nominations. The company released its critically acclaimed sequel Divinity: Original Sin 2 on Sept. 14, 2017, followed by the Definitive Edition in August 2018 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to a 93 Metacritic rating. The Nintendo Switch version released in September 2019 featuring cross-save progression between Nintendo Switch and Steam. Divinity: Original Sin 2 won a BAFTA for Best Multiplayer Game. On Aug. 3, 2023, Larian Studios released Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC. On Sept. 6, 2023, Baldur’s Gate 3 was released on PS5. On Dec. 7, 2023, Baldur’s Gate 3 released for Xbox Series X|S. Baldur’s Gate 3 has won over 200 Game of the Year Awards, including the five major trophies from the BAFTA Game Awards, Golden Joysticks, Game Developers Choice, DICE, and The Game Awards.

Herald of Glory Available Today with Three More DLC Coming Soon

STOCKHOLM and DELFT, Netherlands – Oct. 1, 2024 – Paradox Interactive, a developer and publisher of games that age wonderfully, today launched a new Expansion Pass for their award-winning fantasy strategy game, Age of Wonders 4. Available for purchase today on PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S consoles, the new Expansion Pass will include four content releases in a single bundle, with the first DLC “Herald of Glory” available immediately. The remaining three DLC will be available to download upon release over the coming months, and will also be sold separately at a later date. Age of Wonders 4: Expansion Pass 2 is available today for a suggested retail price* of $49.99/£41.99/€49.99.

Prepare for the next evolution of Age of Wonders 4 in the latest trailer:

Available to download and play immediately on purchase of Expansion Pass 2, the new “Herald of Glory” addition to Age of Wonders 4 includes unique items and a new society trait, enabling players to assert their dominion over the Astral Sea in truly regal style.

The next addition coming to Expansion Pass 2 will be “Ways of War,” which will launch on all platforms on November 5, 2024. Ways of War will challenge players to approach conflict in creative new ways with the addition of the Oathsworn Culture, navigate treacherous new Intrigue Events, and wield powerful new tomes of magic. The expansion will be available individually for a suggested retail price* of $14.99/£12.79/€14.99, or will be downloadable at no extra cost for owners of Expansion Pass 2.

Ways of War Features:

• The Oathsworn Culture, based on unique warrior codes that provide rewards to those strong enough to adhere to their ethos. Swear the Oath of Righteousness to focus on annihilating evil, the Oath of Strife to wage war only against the strong and worthy, or the Oath of Harmony to try and avoid war whenever possible.
• Intrigue Events that threaten your empire, focused on dishonorable crises like betrayals and assassinations.
• Two new forms, allowing players to lead empires of strong Simians and lumbering Ogrekin.
• Four New Tomes, granting rulers the arts of Discipline, Shades, Calamity, and Prosperity, each adding new units alongside spells of inner strength, outward destruction, and more.
• So Much More, from new mounts to new music, new ancient creature lines, new realm templates and an interface skin and beyond!

Coming in 2025, two additional expansions will be released as part of Expansion Pass 2:

• Giant Kings: Restore the Elder Giants to their rightful place as masters of the Astral Sea! Delve deep beneath the surface for ancient treasure, wield long-forgotten crystal magic, and discover the powers of a fallen empire. This expansion includes a new Giant ruler type, adds new dwellings and hand-crafted map regions to the game, and will launch in Q2 2025. It will be available separately for a suggested retail price* of $19.99/£16.99/€19.99.
• Archon Prophecy: The forces of light are yours to command in a grand war against the corruption of Urrath. Consult the oracles to shape both your own fate and the fate of the realms through hidden prophecies. Includes a new culture, new prophecy events, and new story content, launching in Q3 2025. It will be available separately for a suggested retail price* of $19.99/£16.99/€19.99.

For more information on Age of Wonders 4 and Expansion Pass 2, visit https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/age-of-wonders-4/about.

* Prices may vary based on regional currency and retailer policy.

About Paradox Interactive

Paradox Interactive is one of the premier developers and publishers of strategy and management games for PC and consoles. The players are located all over the world but some of the biggest markets are North America, Western Europe and Asia.

The game portfolio consists of popular franchises such as Stellaris, Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Prison Architect, the Surviving games, Age of Wonders and Victoria. Paradox Interactive also owns the World of Darkness brand catalog.

A Marquee Event, Sinister Stories, and More Rewards Than You Can Fit in your Sack. No One Does Halloween like Dead by Daylight.

MONTREAL – Oct. 1, 2024 – Halloween isn’t just a holiday in Dead by Daylight, it’s an entire season. A familiar chill is back in the air, and once again gaming’s premiere horror destination is pulling out all the stops with the return of Haunted by Daylight, the arrival of a new Tome, and more new cosmetics than The Entity has claws. Whether players are looking for tricks, treats, or a terrifying twist on Trials, there’s something for everyone throughout the month of October and beyond.

Get Haunted by Daylight

The Void Realm beckons, and those who dare to set foot within may never be the same again. The Haunted by Daylight Event returns from Oct. 17 to Nov. 7 for its third year at the forefront of Dead by Daylight’s Halloween festivities.

The Void is back for this latest iteration of the event and set to play a bigger role than ever. This year not only are there more available portals into the Void Realm, but once opened they can’t be closed. Void Energy must again be collected in order to open these portals, but when inside, it can also be spent to create brand-new role-specific Void Items to help turn the tides of a Trial. Ratcheting up the event’s intensity, Killer Powers are now available to use within the Void Realm itself for the first time ever.

Castlevania, Continued Hot on the heels of the iconic Castlevania making its way into The Entity’s Realm, Tome 21: DOMINUS looks to double down, delivering more stories, Outfits, and rewards from the undying franchise

A celebration of all things Castlevania, with a specific focus on some popular Nintendo DS titles, DOMINUS features memories that delve deeper into Trevor Belmont and Dracula’s histories as they both seek to recruit Alucard to their cause. In a Dead by Daylight first, every single Outfit, Charm, Banner and Badge, available to earn in DOMINUS will either be Castlevania themed or inspired by gothic horror, including the Legendary Soma Cruz Outfit for Trevor, and the Visceral Legendary True Form Outfit for Dracula, complete with its own Mori.

Threads of Dread

Dressing up is half the fun of Halloween, and Dead by Daylight is out to make sure players have everything they could want when it comes to finding the perfect in-game costume for their favorite characters.

Beginning Oct. 17 and lasting for the duration of the Haunted by Daylight event, new additions to The Void Collection show the chilling effects of a brush with oblivion. This year players can pick up Outfits for Kate Denson, Adam Francis, and Zarina Kassir, along with the Collection’s first Killer Outfit for The Plague.

In a nod to the lighter side of the season, the Tricks and Treats Collection introduces a group costume for Sable Ward and Mikaela Reid, both available in store. Sable steps into the role of a spellcasting witch, while Mikaela plays the part of her feline familiar. The Collection also includes Outfits for Yun-Jin and The Trickster, earnable via the Event, that sees them attending a Halloween concert. Both sets of Outfits are time limited.

Also returning is the fan-favorite Hallowed Blight Collection, with new looks available Oct. 7. Grotesque, gruesome, and endlessly oozing, new additions to the Collection include Outfits for The Pig, The Good Guy, The Deathslinger, and more.

Finally, the Alien Collection serves up two all-new outfits with the “Juggernaut Xenomorph”, as well as the iconic “Pressure Suit” for Ellen Ripley. Both new outfits will be available on Nov. 7.

Players can test their nerve in the Haunted by Daylight Event from Oct. 17 to Nov. 7 in Dead by Daylight.

About Dead by Daylight™

Created by Behaviour™ Interactive, Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer action horror game of hide and seek, set in a dark fantasy and drawing from all corners of horror, where each match is a different experience. Dead by Daylight boasts 60 million players both globally and across all platforms. On any given day, up to 2 million players step into The Fog, whether on PC, console, or mobile. Since its release in 2016, the game has become a place where cult classic horror survives and thrives, having welcomed legends from TV, movies, and video games. For more information, please visit deadbydaylight.com. 

About Behaviour™ Interactive

Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,250 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Take-Two, among many others. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK – North and Behaviour UK – South) and the Netherlands (Behaviour Rotterdam). For more information, visit www.bhvr.com.

© 2015-2024 BEHAVIOUR, DEAD BY DAYLIGHT and other related trademarks and logos belong to Behaviour Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. © 2024 20th Century Studios ⓒKonami Digital Entertainment

From the Minds Behind the Danganronpa Series, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam® is Available Now in North America and Europe

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (October 1, 2024) – Spike Chunsoft, Inc. today released it’s lucid-noir detective adventure Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam in North America and Europe. The company also released a new launch trailer for the game.

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus Launch Trailer

In this lucid-noir detective adventure, Yuma Kokohead, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries in a strange city caged by unending rain. Originally released as Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE for Nintendo Switch in June 2023 to high praise, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus includes enhancements and additional features for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.

New “Plus” enhancements and additional features include the following.

1. 4K Compatability
Experience the neon-lit streets of Kanai Ward and the strange atmosphere of the Mystery Labyrinth in stunning detail with upgraded shading, textures, and graphics in 4K resolution.

2. Reduced Loading Times
Loading times have been significantly reduced so you can stay immersed in the story.

3. Includes Five Substories
Includes all previously released DLC from the Nintendo Switch version. Play through all 5 substories featuring different Master Detectives.

Save 10% on Steam
Save 10% on Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus for Steam for a limited time only. Visit the Steam page for details. 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2903950/Master_Detective_Archives_RAIN_CODE_Plus/

Spike Chunsoft Official Store
You can now purchase Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus, and other games directly from Spike Chunsoft. Get our latest and most popular titles directly through the Spike Chunsoft Official Store. Visit the store for your region for details. *Product availability varies by region. Spike Chunsoft Official Stores in the UK and EU are operated by Reef Entertainment. 

Spike Chunsoft Official Store US: https://store.spike-chunsoft.com/
Spike Chunsoft Official Store UK: https://store.spike-chunsofteu.com/
Spike Chunsoft Official Store EU: https://eustore.spike-chunsofteu.com/

About Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus

In this lucid-noir detective adventure, Yuma Kokohead, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries in a strange city caged by unending rain. Originally released as Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE for Nintendo Switch in June 2023 to high praise, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus includes enhancements and additional features for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.

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Back the game now on Kickstarter!

Raleigh, North Carolina, October 1st, 2024 – Indie developer Reverting Castles is proud to unleash a playable demo for its upcoming blistering 2D pixel art action game Demon Crush. Available now on Steam, this demo, “Kenzo’s Fury” lets players try out the first level of Demon Crush, where they must master the art of the tonfa, staff, and kusari-gama as they slice, kick and leap their way through swathes of foes in feudal Japan!

Demon Crush casts you as Kenzo Yagimoto, the guardian warrior and the last hope of Gochima Village. As invading soldiers and demons look to crush the warrior’s spirit for all time, Kenzo must fight beside his allies to drive them back. Battle warlords, beasts, magicians, and demons as you explore an ancient kingdom!

Master using multiple weapons in free-flowing combos. With your paired tonfa, staff, and kusari-gama mapped to different buttons, any move can link into any other, enabling you to create your own combos and personalize your playstyle. Get into the flow and adapt to combat situations as they unfold. Every martial arts technique has its own timing and affects your tactical positioning differently, so stay sharp! 

Like the best retro games, Demon Crush is designed to be replayed with a carefully crafted scoring system to rate your performance in each level. Maximize your score with deadly quickness and stylish combat techniques! Speedrunners and streamers will also get a kick out of Demon Crush’s optional in-game timer and controller status readouts to show off your skills!

If you’d like to support Demon Crush in its development, Reverting Castles has launched a Kickstarter campaign to ensure they have the resources to develop Demon Crush to its full potential on PC and consoles.

“Demon Crush is our love letter to retro classics like Ninja Gaiden and Shinobi, reimagined with modern technology and contemporary ideas,” said Game Director Richard Hinckley. “With this demo we wanted to prove that Demon Crush isn’t just a concept for a Kickstarter, but a playable product with a complex combat system already in place. The extra funding will be to help us hire a level designer and bring Demon Crush to all platforms. We hope you enjoy slashing and grappling your way through the Demon Crush demo, and we’re eager to hear your feedback!”

Demon Crush will be available in 14 languages including: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Arabic, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional).

About Reverting Castles:

Founded in 2023, Reverting Castles is made up of industry veterans from all sectors of the industry, including talent from Epic Games, Ubisoft, Roblox, and WayForward. They’re currently working on their inaugural title Demon Crush, a fast-paced side-scrolling ninja action game.

LONDON, UK – October 1, 2024 – Calling all Dungeon Masters, seasoned heroes, and aspiring adventurers! Video games mental health charity Safe In Our World has partnered with The Multiplayer Group to invite gamers to raise funds while having fun playing an all-new D&D adventure – written exclusively for the charity’s Press Pause 2024 fundraiser.

Gather your friends for an eerie, 80’s inspired D&D one-shot to raise funds for Press Pause 2024, an annual fundraiser that encourages gamers to press pause on life by pressing play in game.

“The Gatekeeper sees players take on the role of a team of ghost hunters hired by the manager of the Press Pause arcade to banish a terrifying ghost that has driven away all the customers,” explains The Gatekeeper co-writer Bridie Daniels. “Explore the derelict building, uncover the secrets of its haunted arcade machines, and keep an eye out for The Gatekeeper – a lost spirit determined to protect its high scores!”

Players are encouraged to set up their very own fundraisers on Tiltify and gather their friends between October 25th and November 3rd for private games or live-streamed playthroughs of The Gatekeeper. Find out more about how to get involved by watching this handy video from Content & Community Manager, Rosie Taylor. Safe In Our World will be supporting fundraising efforts by rewarding players who raise over £100 in funds with custom L’Emporium du Bizarre D&D dice shakers. Over the course of the fundraiser, Safe In Our World will be holding a giveaway for a Legion Go handheld gaming console, generously donated by the Legion Gaming Community. The charity also welcomes players to share their D&D characters with them on social media and on the official Safe In Our World Discord ahead of their playthroughs.

“We really want to make a point that anybody can set up a Tiltify and enjoy the one-shot we have crafted. The Gatekeeper was designed as an entry-level adventure that can easily be built on or customised by more familiar players,” commented Sky Tunley-Stainton, The Gatekeeper co-writer and Partnerships & Training Manager at Safe In Our World. “This includes first-time players, brand-new D&D groups, or even groups of colleagues. We’d love to see our industry peers setup company fundraisers to support the campaign!” 

Safe In Our World will be hosting its very own live playthrough of The Gatekeeper on November 2nd, which will air live on the Safe In Our World Twitch channel. And, while the charity is excited to see its adventure brought to life, the D&D one-shot isn’t the only way to raise funds for Press Pause. Participants are welcome to get creative and come up with their own fundraising ideas, from game-a-thons to marathons! Those who would prefer to donate rather than setting up their own fundraisers can do so directly to Safe In Our World here.

For more information on Safe In Our World, visit safeinourworld.org.

About Safe In Our World

Safe In Our World is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1183344. A team of seasoned gaming veterans passionate about mental health brainstormed for over two years over ways they could make a difference. Launched on World Mental Health Day on October 10th, 2019, its aims are to raise awareness of mental health within the video games industry and to provide resources, signpost help, and drive change for everyone connected with the industry – from developers, publishers, and service providers to content creators and players. Its initial mission is to create an online destination where people can seek help, gain access to resources and information, and discover stories from real people within and surrounding the games industry, with more detailed policies available via the website. Safe In Our World is a worldwide hub accessible for anyone in need.

About The Multiplayer Group

The Multiplayer Group (MPG) specialise in creating the highest standard of mind-blowing multiplayer experiences for their partners, through Co-Dev and Full-Dev projects. With a HQ in Nottingham, UK, MPG is a 300+ strong team spread across 30 countries, helping their partners to build 20+ AAA projects at any one time. Their aims are to be instrumental in the best multiplayer developments around the globe, to help their partners succeed and to add value to these projects that only experience like theirs can. Not only do they help to make awesome games, they’re also pretty passionate about ensuring they do that in the right way. For MPG, this means maintaining a people-first, remote-friendly culture where the team can feel comfortable and secure in their roles. It’s running a business that’s financially sustainable and cares about its impact on the planet. And it’s championing a diversity and inclusion strategy that supports the industry in becoming a more equitable place for everybody.

The Highly Anticipated Adaptation of Simon Stalehag’s Narrative Artbook Takes Players on A Road Trip on the Verge of Reality

Today, Free League Publishing is excited to announce that its highly anticipated tabletop RPG adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s narrative artbook, The Electric State, is now available in the Free League webshop, hobby stores, and digitally on DrivethruRPG.

Learn more about The Electric State Roleplaying Game here.

The Electric State Roleplaying Game includes lavish art by Simon Stålenhag, including pieces created for The Electric State art book project but never published before.

Written by Nils Hintze (Tales From the Loop RPG, Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying) in collaboration with the Free League core team, the rules of the game are based on the acclaimed Year Zero Engine, used in award-winning games such as the ALIEN RPG, the Blade Runner RPG, the Tales From the Loop RPG, and The Walking Dead Universe RPG, but uniquely tailored for The Electric State Roleplaying Game.

The Electric State Roleplaying Game is a standalone book that contains all the tools you need to play and create campaigns in a society on the brink of apocalypse. It also includes a complete short campaign, ready to play out of the book.

Following the discovery of neuronics in the late 1960s, technology diverged from our world. It is now the year 1997, and the world is on the verge of apocalypse. The ever-present Sentre corporation pushes neuronic technology to the population via cheap headsets. Civilization crumbles as something strange spreads through the neuronic net. People fail to turn up for work, basic services cease to function, and the government is rapidly losing control.

The Electric State is coming.

Players will embark on a journey of exploration and relations, conflict between groups and individuals found on the road, and they will discover what they are willing to do when they’re stuck halfway to their goal and bad turns to worse.

© 2024 Simon Stålenhag. This game is published in partnership with Skybound Entertainment. All rights reserved.

In late 1997, a runaway teenager and her yellow toy robot travel west through a strange USA, where the ruins of gigantic battle drones litter the countryside along with the discarded trash of a high-tech consumerist society in decline. As their car nears the edge of the continent, the world outside the window seems to unravel at an ever-faster pace, as if somewhere beyond the horizon, the hollow core of civilization has finally caved in.

The Electric State is soon to be adapted into a major motion picture by the Russo brothers (Avengers: Endgame), starring Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) and Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy).

Simon Stålenhag (b. 1984) is the internationally acclaimed author and artist behind Tales From the Loop, Things From the Flood, The Electric State, and The Labyrinth. His highly imaginative images and stories depicting illusive sci-fi phenomena in mundane, hyper-realistic Scandinavian and American landscapes have made Stålenhag one of the most sought-after visual storytellers in the world.

Tales From the Loop was ranked one of the 10 Best Dystopias by The Guardian, along with such works as Franz Kafka’s The Trial and Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca. The narrative art book was turned into a multiple award-winning tabletop roleplaying game and a board game by Free League. In 2019, his book The Electric State was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Locus Award. His first book, Tales From the Loop, was adapted into a TV show on Amazon Prime in 2020.

Free League Publishing is a game studio and publisher dedicated to speculative fiction based in Stockholm, Sweden. Voted Fan Favorite Publisher at the ENNIES in 2020, 2021 and 2023, Free League has published a wide range of award-winning tabletop roleplaying games and acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.

Our game portfolio includes the official The Walking Dead Universe RPG, the fantasy RPG Dragonbane (ENNIE Award winner 2024), the official Blade Runner RPG (winner of two Gold ENNIE Awards 2023), The One Ring™ (Gold ENNIE Award winner 2022), the official ALIEN RPG (Gold ENNIE for Best Game 2020), the Gothic horror game Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying (winner of three ENNIE Awards 2021), the pitch-black fantasy RPG MÖRK BORG (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2020) and its two spin-offs CY_BORG and PIRATE BORG, the alternate ’80s Tales From the Loop RPG (winner of five ENNIE Awards 2017, including Best Game), the retro-fantasy Forbidden Lands (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2019), the postapocalyptic Mutant: Year Zero (Silver ENNIE for Best Rules 2015), the science fiction games Coriolis – The Third Horizon (Judge’s Spotlight Award 2017) and Death in Space, the dark fantasy game Symbaroum, the weird-fantasy game Into the Odd Remastered, and the new edition of the RPG classic Twilight: 2000 (Judges Award for Best RPG at UK Games Expo 2022).