Prepare to team up, strategise and engage in intense PvP tactical FPS action.

Dhaka, Bangladesh – September 9th, 2024. Game development and publishing AttritoM7 Productions is thrilled to announce that Zero Hour, has left Steam Early Access and officially launched for PC as V1.0. Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based gameplay that takes place in various fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close-quarter combat experience to the game.

Since launching on Early Access, Zero Hour has built a dedicated community of fans and secured over 25,000 ‘Very Positive’ reviews on Steam. Working closely with the gamers, the team has been constantly updating and enhancing the gameplay experience by adding more missions and refining team planning and combat mechanics to deliver an intense team-based tactical shooter. 

Zero Hour presents serious, slow-paced, and methodically intense gameplay. The game offers authentic gunplay and scenarios where quick thinking and strategic execution are essential for victory. Utilize the planning table to overview operations and formulate your approach before taking action. Remember, every move counts, and success demands teamwork, strategy, and precision.

“Since our initial Steam Early Access launch in 2020, we have been closely working with our incredible community to deliver on our promise to create an intense tactical gameplay experience,” Commented Meheraj Maruf, CEO at Attrito M7 Productions. “With their support and the dedication of our talented development team, we are proud to finally leave Early Access and fully release V1.0 of Zero Hour. We can’t wait to see player’s reactions as they team up with friends and embark on the tactical missions we have created for them.” 

To celebrate the launch of Zero Hour, the team has released a gameplay video showcasing some of the team-based action from the game. With commentary from Meheraj, one of the game’s producers, this video will take you through some intense hostage extraction scenarios inspired by real-world police emergencies set in Bangladesh. 

About Zero Hour 

Welcome to Zero Hour, a tactical FPS with online team-based action gameplay set across various locations in Bangladesh with real-life scale and resource management. Join forces with up to 10 players in intense cooperative missions, or go solo with up to 9 AI squad mates. Experience hostage rescue and bomb defusal missions that require calculated strategies in the dynamic 5v5 PvP mode. Shape your route through compelling situations by interacting with story-driven NPCs and engaging with various objectives.

• Intense PvP Action – Intense PvP action – Engage in intense 5v5 PvP battles across various game modes, including bomb defusal, hostage rescue, and deathmatch. Experience competitive gameplay with a comprehensive leaderboard and tier system. Choose your loadout wisely, as limited guns and gadgets add a strategic layer—you’ll lose them upon dying, making every decision critical.
• Innovative Gameplay Elements and Weapon Customization – Explore over 18 diverse maps across various locations in Bangladesh, featuring unique elements like functional elevators, bulletproof glass, and dynamic shutters for strategic advantages. Strategically utilize the breaker switch to control building lights, adding tactical depth to your missions. Choose from over 23 distinct weapons and 18 utilities, emphasizing resource management and team coordination. Fine-tune your arsenal with detailed weapon customization, modifying rails, sights, and foregrips for optimal performance. Immerse yourself in realism by checking magazine bullet counts and repacking magazines for efficiency.
• Dynamic Door Mechanics – Doors are your lifeline and your barrier. Infiltrate with caution as terrorists set traps and alarms. Meanwhile, attackers have an arsenal of over four breach options: kick, door rammer, C2 explosives, and back kick combined with grenades, ensuring a variety of strategies to navigate these vital entry points.
• Dynamic Suspect AI – Face a variety of suspects, each with distinct behaviours. Some even wield suicide bombs, while others utilize sniper tactics in long-range maps. They even have the ability to sense incoming fire and strategically time their advances ensuring maximum safety. The dynamic nature of suspects keeps you on your toes, with no guarantee of their next move.
• Your K9 Companion – The K9 Attack Dog feature brings an immersive and emotional experience to your missions. As the game starts, you’re assigned as a dog handler, initiating your journey with a small, nameable puppy. Initially resting in a cage, the puppy soon becomes interactive and starts playing around, following the player through the training facility. After successfully completing three missions, the canine companion becomes available for mission deployment.

Zero Hour V1.0 is available today for PC via Steam for $18.99USD, €18.99EUR, £15.99GBP. Learn more about AttritoM7 Productions by visiting the company website https://attritom7.com/ 

About AttritoM7 Productions

AttritoM7 Productions is a game development and publishing company based in Bangladesh, specializing in the creation of original video game titles, including Agontuk and Zero Hour.

PARIS — Sept. 9, 2024 — Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive are thrilled to present the official launch trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Years of passion, dedication, and hard work have gone into the creation of this action-packed, guns-blazing, third-person shooter where players will defend the Imperium as one of humanity’s strongest warriors against the horrors of the galaxy. The game is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Across all modes, embody the brutality and superhuman skill of a Space Marine as you fight against the worst the galaxy has to offer. Smash xenos skulls in close combat with incredible strength and a flesh-sundering chainsword. Unleash heavy weaponry with the power to decimate whole battlefields and annihilate the enemies of Mankind. Combine the two in a whirlwind of bloody combat as you bring victory for humanity.

Enjoy the campaign on your own or with friends as every mode is fully co-op-enabled, with customizable characters for PvE missions and PvP battles that can be upgraded as you play. More content is also on the way with new missions, enemies, weapons, and much more now in development for post-launch support!

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and the Epic Games Store. Get the Gold or Ultra Edition today to secure your Season Pass.

Indie Game Area booths to showcase Schildmaid MX plus new projects Maiden Cops and Starlight Legacy!

Today we are thrilled to share that our eastasiasoft team will be in attendance at Tokyo Game Show 2024 and participating in the expo with booths dedicated to side-scrolling brawler Maiden Cops, shoot’em up Schildmaid MX and retro Japanese RPG Starlight Legacy.

This marks the first reveal that eastasiasoft has teamed up with Japanese indie developer Decafesoft to bring Starlight Legacy to consoles and PC, as well as the first official confirmation that we have once again teamed up with Brazilian studio and Wife Quest developer Pippin Games to port and publish Maiden Cops. Schildmaid MX has been shared in a previous video showcase and remains one of the most anticipated shoot’em ups scheduled for release by eastasiasoft, expected in late 2024.

We will be exhibiting in the Indie Game Area at booth number 09-W91. In addition to the three games on display, free giveaway items will be available including stickers, keychains and informational flyers. All attendees are welcome and encouraged to come meet our staff and play demos of Maiden Cops, Schildmaid MX and Starlight Legacy, which are all planned for release in the coming months.

Partnership with Gothalion marks the start of Midwest Games’ growing creator program

Green Bay, WI (September 5, 2024) – Midwest Games—an industry veteran-led publisher whose mission is to support and showcase abundant talent across the Midwest and underrepresented regions—announces today a unique partnership with popular gaming streamer Cory “Gothalion” Michael. 

The collaboration pairs Cory’s knowledge of indie games to benefit the publisher’s growing roster of titles. Midwest Games has enlisted Cory to advise on game development as an asset to their partner developers, weighing in on game priorities, player expectations, and trends. Additionally, Cory offers a marketing channel to introduce Midwest Games titles to his audience of more than 1.6M followers on Gothalion handles, including Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube. 

Midwest Games initiated the partnership acknowledging the expertise streamers can offer in the sourcing, development, and launch processes of a game. The publisher intends to develop this as a program with more creators, offering direct access and marketing support to all incoming developers. 

From Midwest Games CEO, Ben Kvalo, “We wanted to partner with creators earlier than launch. They are experts who know player expectations better than anyone and can only benefit our process in bringing games to market. Beyond his channel success, Cory has a fun, positive, and generous outlook that was an ideal fit for our mission.”

“I’m thrilled to be joining the Midwest team and help turn dream worlds into reality for developers and gamers from all over the world. After 11 years of streaming, it’s going to feel incredible to be able to seek and discover the next gaming gems,” adds Cory Michael. Based in Florida, Gothalion has been a leading voice in gaming for over a decade. His channels rose in popularity from his abilities in shooters like Destiny, but his content has expanded to other games, including Fallout 76, Borderlands, and Once Human, as well as indie titles like Bish Bash Bots, Islands of Insight, and Roboquest.

Cory has already shared his interest in Midwest Games’ action roguelike title, Hive Jump 2: Survivors, and has upcoming plans to stream the game on Twitch. Hive Jump 2: Survivors launches on September 10, 2024 via Steam and GOG.

About Midwest Games 

Based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Midwest Games is a video game publisher focused on creating opportunities for the abundant talent across the Midwest and other underrepresented regions. Led by industry veterans and entertainment enthusiasts, Midwest Games believes that great games can come from anywhere.

Monday, 9 September, 2024, Cambridge, UK. Jagex is thrilled to reveal a lineup of exciting new content, including story quests, skilling updates, and more coming soon to classic MMORPG Old School RuneScape, as well as the reveal of Project Zanaris, a major new Community Servers initiative. 

Watch the Old School RuneScape Summer Summit for a look at the new content and features coming later this year and beyond: https://www.twitch.tv/oldschoolrs 

Old School RuneScape Summer Summit – Key Highlights:

• Leagues V: Raging Echoes – Discover a new and improved Leagues mode with the upcoming launch of Raging Echoes, giving players more reasons than ever to become a Leagues legend. Get to grips with Combat Masteries, a new system that gives greater control of your battle buffs, and take on Echo Boss Variants, enhanced bosses with new mechanics, moves and lucrative loot. Raging Echoes will also introduce a complete overhaul to how Leagues content is refreshed. Rather than rotating content out, the launch of Raging Echoes will see new content introduced that enhances current and future leagues, keeping in the aspects that players love while providing additional new experiences. Discover existing locations Fortis Colosseum, Perilous Moons, and the Hunters Guild while taking your Leagues journey into Varlamore, a new area that offers Leagues access to everything the upcoming Varlamore: The Rising Darkness update has to offer.
• Varlamore: The Rising Darkness – Return to the world of Varlamore for the continuation of OSRS’s main storyline when the next update, Varlamore: The Rising Darkness, arrives on September 25th. Following on from Children of the Sun and Twilight’s Promise, The Rising Darkness sees players digging deeper into the Twilight Emissaries to uncover the truth behind the attempts on Servius’ life. Embark on an adventure through brand new areas, including the snowy mountain peaks of Darkfrost and the luscious Aldarin, while taking on new Story Quests and a new Group Boss: the terrifying and fearsome serpent Hueycoatl. Away from the action, master a new Herblore activity Mixology and test your abilities on the Colossal Wyrm Agility Course for new rewards and a boost to your Agility XP.
• Varlamore: The Final Dawn – Revealed for the first time, the final instalment of the Varlamore trilogy is on the way with Varlamore: The Final Dawn. Round out the epic Varlamore story with a thrilling adventure across three brand new areas: The Auburn Valley, Custodia Pass, and Tlati Rainforest. Featuring new Quests, new Bosses and a Slayer Dungeon, Varlamore: The Final Dawn promises to be a heroic finale.
• Project Zanaris – Jagex is delighted to reveal the first look at Project Zanaris, a major new Community Servers project that allows Old School RuneScape players to set their own rules and create their own adventures for their friends, Clan, or the whole community. Project Zanaris is a place where anyone can create and share a new Old School RuneScape experience – or play in someone else’s – with full control over gameplay modifiers and creating customised experiences. Look out for additional information on Project Zanaris soon.
• Client Updates: HD and API – Coming soon to official OSRS clients (desktop AND mobile), major new updates that bring visual overhauls as well as a suite of gameplay feature helpers as well as a way for community developers to build and distribute their own.
• Ice & Giant Bosses – Get ready to face off against new bosses in Old School RuneScape as Ice and Giant bosses make their way into the game soon. With community feedback at their core, these new boss experiences will be built around players’ responses to future polls – with rewards to match. 
• Wrathmaw – Inspired by the ‘Breaches’ Wilderness boss spawns in the beloved Old School RuneScape Deadman mode, Wrathmaw slithers into the main game. With polls and community influence, Jagex will be inviting players to feedback on ideas and rewards to create a truly frightening foe. 

In addition to the Old School RuneScape Summer Summits highlights above, check out the full Summer Summits VOD on the RuneScape Twitch channel here, or join the conversation on the RuneScape Discord. 

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

About Old School RuneScape

Old School RuneScape is the industry-defining collaboration between the community and developers. Embracing its nostalgic heritage, hundreds of thousands of active players control the direction of the game with an in-game polling system. Featuring adventures for solo play through to 100-player strong raids, Old School RuneScape caters for every brave adventurer. Old School RuneScape continues to innovate, introducing its first ever new skill in 2023 to commemorate its 10th anniversary, arriving later this year.

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.

Terraform the Battlefield and Funnel Your Enemies Into Perfect Killzones

Brooklyn, New York (September 9, 2024) — Onewinter games – an indie solo developer with a lifelong passion for gaming – is thrilled to launch its premier title, Terrorformer TD. Currently available on Windows PC via Steam, Terrorformer TD marries the highly customizable nature of terraforming with the developer’s favorite genre, tower defense roguelites.

In Terrorformer TD, the map erodes and grows as the game progresses. Every round, the player fortifies their defenses to survive against waves of enemies; then cashes in at the shop for new towers, upgrades, and other rewards. Players gain XP and level up to unlock new abilities and components after each run, growing stronger the longer they play.

As the map changes, so does your strategy. Move enemy spawners, raise & lower tiles to redirect enemies into the line of fire, and evolve your tactics with the map as it grows. Unlock new procedurally generated maps, each with unique terraforming opportunities and base-building strategies. Grow along with the dynamic battlefield and design the right defenses for each playthrough’s challenges.

What began as a Master of Fine Arts thesis project quickly transformed into the pride and joy of solo developer TJ Cioffe of onewinter games, as he realized that this was a real opportunity to build upon previous tower defense staples and take the genre in his own direction. In doing so, Terrorformer TD has been carefully crafted to include all of the best elements of tower defense, while adding its own twists such as procedurally generated maps that can be terraformed, roguelike progression, online leaderboards, and weekly challenges.

“From its humble beginnings as a tech demo on itch.io, to a fully-fledged Steam release that saw over 2,000 players playtest it over the past six months, I am immensely proud of my work on Terrorformer TD and honored to share my take on the Tower Defense genre with the world!” says TJ Cioffe, creator of Terrorformer TD.

Key Features of Terrorformer TD:

• Terraform the Battlefield: Unlock new procedurally generated maps, each with unique terraforming opportunities and base-building strategies. Grow along with the dynamic battlefield and design the right defenses for each playthrough’s challenges.
• Assemble a Home Tower: Customize your Home Tower each run from the components you’ve unlocked, giving you access to special abilities, upgrades, and weapons! Earn dozens of permanent perks as you play and level up, increasing your survivability on each run.
• Choose Your Own Adventure: Unlocks, upgrades, and map erosion are randomized every round, so each playthrough is different. Try your hand at a harder difficulty, or see how long you can last using the Weekly Challenge’s loadout!
• Take on Enemy Hordes: Counter enemy abilities like Fortify, Warp, and Disable Tower with 25 unique towers that earn XP and level up, growing stronger as the game goes on. Mix-and-match defenses to find the best combination for each enemy challenge.

Terrorformer TD is out now on Windows PC via Steam.

About onewinter games

onewinter games is an indie game studio specializing in strategy and simulation games based in Brooklyn and run by TJ Cioffe. TJ likes to joke that he learned math by counting rupees in the original NES Zelda; he’s been into game design and programming ever since he got his hands on the original DOOM’s level editor as a kid; and he’s been itching to make a tower defense game since the genre first originated in Warcraft and Starcraft maps. After spending his teens and twenties working in IT, he pivoted to game development in his mid-30s, heading back to school to get his MFA in Game Systems Design. Now, he’s excited to share his first published game with the world!

Achievements and Avatars in OGame: Mega Update Announced for the Space Strategy Classic’s 22nd Anniversary. Gameforge to roll out highly anticipated new features to the free-to-play browser, iOS, and Android MMO

Karlsruhe, Germany (September 9, 2024) — In celebration of OGame’s 22nd birthday this October, Gameforge is rolling out several eagerly awaited features. The substantial “Profile & Achievements” update introduces a slew of exciting new options that allow players to personalize their profiles, enhance motivation, and significantly upgrade the game’s competitive element. The community will be able to jump in and start testing these features as early as September. The team will be collecting player feedback and working diligently to improve the version intended for the anniversary launch in October.

Personalized Profiles, Seasonal Achievements, Global Rankings, Rewards and Much More

The forthcoming update to OGame will enable players to customize their profiles like never before. With the introduction of a new achievement system, players can unlock and use free avatars, titles, and planet skins to proudly display their in-game accomplishments. Achievements earn rewards that are visible across all servers, ensuring that players can be recognized universally with their tailored profiles. Additionally, players will accumulate points through their achievements that feed into a global ranking system. This system, bolstered by additional seasonal achievements, promises more dynamic gameplay and sustained engagement.

“As we prepare to celebrate OGame’s 22nd anniversary, we aimed to give our dedicated community something truly exceptional,” says Martin Liedtke, Director of Products at Gameforge. “This update not only revitalizes the game but also enables our players to showcase their personal achievements and distinctive styles for our very competitive players to showcase their accomplishments.”

Key Features:

• Customizable Player Profiles: Players can now personalize their presence in the game with new avatars, titles, and unique planet skins, enhancing the overall gaming experience. The new profile also shows high score points and other achievements, allowing players to display their progress.  
• Achievement System: The update introduces a robust achievement tracking system where players can earn rewards through gameplay, which are then prominently displayed for bragging rights across all servers. 
• Season Achievements: Seasonal achievements encourage participation in new server launches, offering exclusive rewards that highlight player accomplishments in seasonal events. Every season comes with unique season avatars, titles, and planet skins that can be earned for free. 
• Global Ranking System: A new global ranking system based on achievement points motivates players to compete and achieve more, enhancing both engagement and competitive spirit. Players can select one of their profiles as a “global profile”. This is the one all other players can see and visit in the global high score.  
• Cross-Server Recognition: Achievements and rewards unlocked on one server are recognized across all servers, allowing players to maintain a sense of progression and continuity. 
• Progressive Rewards: By unlocking additional achievements, players will sometimes be able to claim various vanity rewards that can improve with each level of achievement gained.

The extensive update for the space strategy classic is set to launch in October, just in time for the game’s 22nd anniversary. OGame first went online in 2002 and rapidly evolved into a genre-defining classic, captivating millions of players around the world. The game remains highly popular among strategy enthusiasts, largely thanks to frequent updates that breathe new life into the virtual struggle for dominance in the universe.

More information about the update and its PTS: https://board.en.ogame.gameforge.com/index.php?thread/846968-avatar-achievements/

About OGame: 

Developed by Gameforge CEO Alexander Rösner and released on October 3, 2002, OGame is one of the longest-running sci-fi MMOs. Currently, over 100 million players are registered worldwide. It all starts with establishing a small colony on a previously uninhabited planet. Using resources from their new home and their tactical skills, players build an empire, research new technologies, and construct an impressive war fleet. They expand their stellar empire by colonizing planets, forging tactical alliances, or engaging in space battles against other players. There are different lifeforms in the game that all have their own buildings and research. Players can select one of these four races (Humans, Rocktal, Kaelesh and Mech) on each planet. Conquer alien galaxies in an unprecedented campaign and ascend as the most powerful ruler of the universe!

About Gameforge:

Founded in 2003, Gameforge is a leading Western publisher and operator of popular massively multiplayer online (MMO) and browser-based games. Gameforge builds highly active and durable global communities by supporting players through high-quality LiveOps, the delivery of localized content, dedicated community management, and the regular delivery of meaningful updates.

Gameforge’s diverse portfolio of successful game brands offers different worlds with captivating experiences for players from all walks of life: the core MMORPG titles AION Classic, AION, Runes of Magic and Metin2, the popular anime MMOs Elsword and NosTale, strategy-focused browser games such as OGame and Ikariam as well as indie titles such as Trigon: Space Story.

Quality of life improvements coming in hot!

Manchester, United Kingdom – September 9, 2024 | Developer Rainy Games are cooking up a storm in their newest console update. And it’s not just recipes, massive quality-of-life improvements are coming to the town of SunnySide, too!

Following the success of the console launch, the team has been working hard with the wonderful SunnySide community on Steam and Discord to fine-tune the game and implement feedback. With the new console update, food crafting machines are now also fully controller-supported, for an even more delectable cooking experience. Brave adventurers can rejoice now that their caving progress will be saved in its entirety. No more pesky enemy respawns when they re-enter a level, the team has made sure that the caves below SunnySide now accurately reflect each heroic conquest. 

And that isn’t all — hoarders and organisers will be delighted to know that storage access is now global and remote! That’s right, any storage box can now be accessed from anywhere through the global storage access menu. 

Now is the perfect time to become SunnySide’s newest resident, and join its thriving community. From farming, to cooking to adventuring, this modern take on the traditional farming sim has it all!

For more information, check out the latest news on Merge Games’ website, or follow them on Twitter/X. Players looking to keep up to date with the latest from RainyGames, can check out their Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok or join the Discord community and play an active role in improving SunnySide.

About Maximum Entertainment

Maximum Entertainment is a global entertainment company dedicated to crafting indie to AA video game experiences through original content and licensed partnerships. A fully integrated group with a broad portfolio of content, the company emphasizes collaboration and inclusivity in its partnerships to produce the highest level of interactive entertainment. With more than 300 titles in its catalog, Maximum Entertainment has joined forces with talented creators and renowned franchises around the globe to deliver magic to the gamer in everyone. Maximum Entertainment employs experienced professionals across the entire value chain of video games including development, publishing, transmedia, sales, and operations. Visit Maximum Entertainment at www.maximument.com.

About RainyGames

RainyGames is an international indie gaming studio based in the US and UK. With a studio mission to challenge conventional genre norms and create innovative, inclusive video games, RainyGames aims to foster diversity and community through empathetic fiction, self-expression, and harmony. Led by Siavash (Rainy) Shahlaei and Sydney Stockdale, RainyGames always strives to maintain a transparent and honest company that puts the players ahead of profits while always making a point to speak out for those with smaller or quieter voices. At RainyGames, video games are more than just a fun pastime or hobby, but rather are beautiful pieces of art that can and will heavily impact the lives of all those who interact with them. For this reason, every project at RainyGames will always come from the heart. Visit RainyGames at www.rainygames.co.uk.