A deckbuilding sci-fi adventure set during a planetary catastrophe 

Green Bay, WI (August 13, 2024) – Midwest Games—an industry veteran-led publisher whose mission is to support and showcase abundant talent across the Midwest and underrepresented regions—and southwest indie developer Ganymede Games are proud to announce that turn-based sci-fi deck-building RPG Dark Sky is set to release on September 24, 2024 on Windows PC via Steam and GOG.

Dark Sky offers a fresh experience for deckbuilding and RPG players, featuring in-depth character card customization, strategic combat, and clever card synergies to explore. Set on the once peaceful mining planet, Wolf Prime, players will engage in card and grid-based combat, optimize their party’s abilities, study their enemies, and exploit their weaknesses to maximize damage and, ultimately, liberate their home.

Watch the Dark Sky release date trailer here:

Players will take on the role of Squig, a modest shipyard worker who has witnessed a mysterious force pull all spacecraft down from the sky, shrouding the landscape in wreckage, debris, and danger. With the help of Squig and his friend Norton, players will gather a team of survivors for a journey to uncover the mystery behind the sudden cataclysm. As devastation rains from above, players must take matters into their own hands before Wolf Prime is torn apart.

Formerly titled Xenotheria, Dark Sky is Ganymede Games’ first title, and the initial narrative of a much larger universe to come.

Key features of Dark Sky:

• Master Tactical Card Combat: Engage in card and grid-based combat and take turns to plan your party’s actions to optimize their abilities and defeat your enemies. 
• Build Your Deck: Upgrade cards with a branching card upgrade system. Each card has a unique progression tree for you to customize. 
• Assemble Your Party: Build your team from an eclectic roster of six characters, each with their own set of cards and distinct playstyle.  
• Play Your Way: Experiment with builds! Tailor your decks to shape your playstyle with a deckbuilding system where you’re in control. Save multiple decks at a time, re-spec, and be ready for any situation. 
• Explore An Immersive World: Explore striking locations inhabited by a variety of species and enjoy hand-painted artwork and an evocative soundtrack as you hunt for resources, allies, and answers.

Dark Sky launches on September 24, 2024 on Windows PC via Steam and GOG, and features language support for Simplified Chinese, Russian, German, French, and Spanish. Wishlist Dark Sky today. 

About Ganymede Games

Ganymede Games is a remote-first indie studio based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was founded in 2019 by industry veterans Jerry Prochazka and Rob Thompson, whose backgrounds include companies like Riot Games and Wargaming. The mission at Ganymede Games is to craft story-driven role-playing games with strong characters and tactical gameplay. 

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.

Take on a haunting, ritualistic case and become a true detective on August 15th 

Leamington Spa, United Kingdom – 13th August 2024 – Solo indie developer, Midnight Forge is today thrilled to announce that a PC demo for its upcoming detective horror title Nowhere will be available to download via Steam on Thursday, 15th August.

To coincide with the announcement, a brand-new demo trailer has been released offering a glimpse of the terrors that await those brave enough to take on the case later this week.

Nowhere | Nordic Detective Horror Game | Demo Trailer

Nowhere is an upcoming hardcore-detective-horror game, which effortlessly blends immersive investigative gameplay, classic survival horror mechanics and a rich, mysterious narrative together with a highly-atmospheric Nordic locale.

Set deep within the forests of Norway, the game sees players step into the hiking boots of a detective on the hunt for a group of missing tourists. It quickly becomes apparent that there is more to the disappearances than initially meets the eye, as the investigation takes a supernatural twist; plunging players headfirst into a unique and terrifying spin on Norse mythology and will see them piece together the doomed story of the gods after Ragnarök.

The demo features approximately 20-30 minutes of gameplay, serving up just a taste of what will be available in the full game. Players will investigate multiple sites of interest as they begin to piece together the puzzling disappearance of the missing campers and uncover the secrets of an archaic and haunting ritual. It won’t be easy though, as unimaginable horrors lurk within the shadows beneath the pines.

Nowhere Features

• A unique tale of Norse mythology. Uncover the impact and conflicts caused by a new religion during the Viking Age, and find out what happened to the Norse Gods in the final years of their worship.
• The perfect blend of Detective Mystery and Survival Horror. A highly-suspenseful experience, Nowhere utilises a slow build up of tension to instil fear and dread, instead of jumpscares.
• Non-Linear Open World. Explore and investigate multiple creepy locations across the highly-atmospheric scandinavian-forest at your own pace.
• Realistic Investigation Mechanics. Nowhere will make you feel like a true detective. Conduct your own investigation then make your own connections and draw your own conclusions; search for clues while inspecting sites of interest.
• Dynamic Shifting Environment. As the sound of a horn blares in the distance, the forest twists and corrupts around you, transforming into a nightmare version of itself. Draugr stalk you from the shadows, waiting until your back is turned. Run! Hide! Fight! Survive!

Nowhere is now in development for PC and is currently targeting an early 2025 launch. It is available to wishlist now via Steam.

About Midnight Forge Ltd

Midnight Forge is an independent games studio founded and operated solely by game designer Luke Dodds in Leamington Spa, UK. Specialising in Unreal Engine, the studio has a passion for creating engaging, innovative and high-quality titles, and has collaborated with a number of studios in work-for-hire capacity. The studio is now hard at work developing its own IP, the hardcore detective horror game, Nowhere.

Explore an Ancient and Otherworldly Sunken Biome and Deepen the Crafting Experience on Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch

Hamburg, Germany (August 13, 2024) — A major update for console versions of Trove, publisher gamigo’s voxel MMORPG, is now available! Rising Tides brings murky mysteries of the deep, while the gearcrafting of the Gear Up! Date provides new opportunities for powerful loot on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch consoles.

Rising Tides plunges players into a new sunken biome, challenging their grit with just a touch of voxel-themed thalassophobia. Along with a new biome, the update also adds a new Delve level, modified difficulty updates, a new five-star dungeon, new resources, and a new Lovecraftian-inspired enemy faction called The Depths to battle. But never fear, familiar friendly faces have arrived at a new outpost to lend their aid: Saltwater Sam and his crew! Full update notes are available here. 

Discover Gearcrafting in the “Gear Up! Date”. Craft from Uncommon to Crystal with Guillermo Armada in the Hub. This update also introduces Crystal 5 gear to boost Trovians to new heights! Utilize Forge Enhancer Potions for better gear and unlock advanced recipes at the Gearcrafter’s Terminus. Don’t forget the Gearcrafter’s Vault for crafting essentials. Full update notes are available here. 

Select Trove packs are currently on sale for up to 50% off on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, including the Mega Menagerie, Eclipse Pack, Geodian Super Pack, and Dinomighty Miner. The sale ends on August 13 on Xbox One and August 14 on PlayStation 4. 

Trove is an open-world multiplayer sandbox that takes players on a journey through countless realms, tasking them with completing quests and defeating enemies of all shapes and sizes along the way. Roam through colorful, voxel-based realms as a Knight, Gunslinger, Ice Sage, Dracolyte, Pirate-with-a-parrot, or one of many other classes, using unique abilities to destroy environments, one beautiful block at a time.

Trove is available free to play on Windows PC via Steam and the official website, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

About gamigo

The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The group’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as Fiesta Online, Trove and Rift. Counting more than 300 employees, gamigo group is one of the largest players in the gaming industry. Besides its German locations in Hamburg (HQ) and Berlin, the gamigo group also has branches in Austin and Bellevue (US), Sevilla (Spain), and in Seoul (South Korea). In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes companies such as gamigo Inc. operating as “WildTangent”, gamigo US Inc., gamigo Publishing GmbH, gamigo Portals GmbH, KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. and AxesInMotion, S.L. The gamigo group strives to grow organically as well as through acquisitions. 

Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies as well as individual game assets. The gamigo group is part of MGI – Media and Games Invest SE.

Friends & Foes Event Pack Adds More Role-Playing Opportunities

STOCKHOLM – 13 August 2024 – The personal dramas of the medieval court take center stage in Friends & Foes, an event pack for Crusader Kings III on consoles. Manage the competing personalities that surround your seat of power – honor your friends, undermine your rivals, and settle competing claims of lovers and others at your court. Developed by Dragons Lake by Room 8 Group, this event pack will be available to console players on August 26.

Crusader Kings III: Friends & Foes includes events related to:

• Friendship: Develop a legendary friendship, where someone always has your back, but expect that you will have to return a few favors.
• Rivalries: Endure the nuisance of rivals at court, and a lifetime of enmity that may echo through generations.
• Lovers: The course of true love never did run smoothly, but fortune favors the bold and the romantic.
• Courtiers: Poorly treated courtiers may try to enhance their position or undermine yours.
• And more

Crusader Kings III: Friends & Foes will be available for Xbox Series X|S and Playstation 5 consoles on 26 August 2024. Check your relevant local online store for pricing information.

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.

For more information, please visit http://www.paradoxinteractive.com

LONDON, UK – August 13, 2024 – Fireshine Games and Emberstorm Entertainment are thrilled to announce that the eagerly anticipated witchcraft adventure REKA will launch on Steam Early Access on September 12th, 2024.

Fireshine Games is also delighted to announce that award-winning writer Rhianna Pratchett is collaborating with Emberstorm Entertainment as the game’s Lead Writer, lending her talent of storytelling to enrich REKA’s magical tale and tell an unforgettable story of witchcraft and wonder.

REKA’s adventure begins on September 12th, when players can experience the game’s opening chapters and discover their newfound powers of witchcraft to set out on an unforgettable journey with their walking, chicken-legged cottage companion. Additional content and story updates will be introduced throughout the game’s time in Early Access.

Immerse yourself in a cozy cottage-building adventure as a slavic witch travelling the countryside with their walking home. Build, customise and expand your cottage over the course of your adventure, designing and decorating your walking home with complete creative freedom, while taking on quests to unlock new furniture, decorations and keepsakes in an atmospheric third-person exploration and house-building adventure.

Discover animals, spirits and secrets, and take control of your walking home on a journey across an enchanting wilderness. Form an unbreakable bond with your chicken-legged house as you explore mystical forests, swamps and villages together, meeting townsfolk, foraging for ingredients and harnessing the power of nature to become a powerful wielder of magic.

“I’ve never been one to shy away from embracing the weird and wonderful, so helping craft the narrative of REKA with Emberstorm and Fireshine has been an absolute delight,” said Rhianna Pratchett, Lead Writer of REKA.

“With her marvellous writing style and incredible experience in storytelling, Rhianna has been tremendous at helping us bring the world of REKA to life and deliver an adventure that we can’t wait for players to experience,” added Jesco von Puttkamer, Lead Narrative Designer at Emberstorm Entertainment. “Working with Rhianna has been a joy and a privilege, and we are so excited to have her ongoing support to help us enrich the game’s narrative even further throughout Early Access.”

REKA can be added to your Steam Wishlist now. For the latest updates, follow @emberstorm_de on X, @emberstorm_entertainment on TikTok, join the community on Discord, and visit fireshinegames.co.uk. To find out more about Rhianna Pratchett, visit rhiannapratchett.com.

About Emberstorm Entertainment

REKA is the debut title of Berlin-based indie game studio Emberstorm Entertainment. Founded in 2020, the team’s goal is to make unique and immersive games with a focus on atmosphere and artistic craftsmanship. 

About Fireshine Games 

Fireshine Games is a global publisher of digital and physical video games based in London, England, with a focus on finding fun and bringing innovative indie gems to players around the world. Originally established in 2014, Fireshine Games has built a portfolio of digital titles and indie sensations, including award-winning titles Core Keeper and Shadows of Doubt, while partnering with studio giants to bring digital hits to physical release, including Lies of P from Neowiz, Balatro from Playstack, and Planet Zoo: Console Edition from Frontier Developments. Fireshine Games is part of the EG7 group of companies.

The biggest and the most comprehensive update on the game is coming in the Developer Deep Dive video on August 12

Kyiv, Ukraine – 13 August, 2024 – S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will now be launching on November 20, 2024, moving from the previously planned date of September 5, 2024.

“We know you might be tired of waiting, and we truly appreciate your patience. These two additional months will give us the chance to fix more “unexpected anomalies” (or simply “bugs”, as you call them). We are always grateful for your ongoing support and understanding – it means the world to us. We’re just as eager as you are to finally release the game and for you to experience it for yourself.” said Yevhen Grygorovych, Game Director at GSC Game World.

With the launch nearly here, the team has now shared the biggest and the most comprehensive update on the game yet. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Developer Deep Dive which premiered in collaboration with Xbox on the 12th August, 2024, featured a variety of never-before-seen content, including:

• Interviews and behind-the-scenes of the development process;
• Lots of new footage, including world overview, various locations, gameplay and cutscenes;

A full video walkthrough of one of the story quests. Watch the full Deep Dive below.

This Developer Deep Dive is set to give our fans the full understanding of how the game plays and looks. More details will be shared soon.

Since the very start of Russia’s full-fledged war against our country, GSC Game World has been supporting Ukraine in all the ways possible. For those willing to do the same, we recommend following a link to the official charity fund of Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine himself – https://u24.gov.ua/

About S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the latest instalment in the acclaimed series that has captivated millions of players globally. This new entry combines first-person shooter elements with immersive sim mechanics and horror, delivering a uniquely intense experience. Featuring unprecedented scale, advanced graphics, and a rich, atmospheric adventure, it promises to be the ultimate S.T.A.L.K.E.R. journey.

About GSC Game World

GSC Game World, a Ukrainian video game developer, was founded in 1995 and is renowned for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Cossacks series. The studio is committed to delivering top-tier gaming experiences and is currently focused on the upcoming release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

BBG Entertainment is putting together a spectacular package for its appearance in the Retro Area at this year’s gamescom from 21 to 25 August 2024.

Munich, Germany – August 13, 2023 – BBG Entertainment, the Munich-based game developer and publisher, is enriching the popular Retro Area (Hall 10.2) at this year’s gamescom with a spectacular line-up of classics in original and reboot format as well as an innovative quiz game featuring a TV and radio legend.

BOULDER DASH®, one of the most popular video games of all time, is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. To mark this year’s anniversary, BBG Entertainment will be releasing a fascinating reboot of Peter Liepa’s classic. The ancestor of all puzzle games, which was first released for Atari and Commodore home computers in 1984, will be released for Steam, Switch, Xbox and PlayStation 4 in autumn/winter. BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary will celebrate its world premiere at this year’s gamescom in Cologne.

The Munich-based publisher will also be showing the Intellivision® classics ASTROSMASH® and SHARK! SHARK!® for the first time in both the original 1982 and 1981 versions and the current reboots for PlayStation, Switch, Xbox, Steam and Mac. Also on show at the stand will be the multiplayer evergreen DYNABLASTER®, which was currently released for PlayStation.

Last but not least, you can try out “Quiz mit Fritz®”, a unique quiz game by and with TV and radio legend Fritz Egner (BR, ARD, ZDF, SAT.1). Perfect for all music fans with over 2,200 questions from 50 years of music history from 1974 to 2024 – recognise the voices of Mick Jagger, Ed Sheeran, Madonna & Co. in over 300 original interviews, match over 600 photos and documents to the right artists and guess the hits of yesterday and today.

About BBG Entertainment GmbH

BBG Entertainment, based in Munich, Germany, has had two main focuses since it was founded in 2008: In the “Casual Games” area, the publication of new editions of real video game classics, which, thanks to a unique game principle, guarantee gaming fun for the whole family even decades after their initial publication. In the “Education” area, titles that not only have a demonstrably positive effect in the training and learning segments, but are also fun thanks to an entertaining production. In 2016, BBG Entertainment GmbH purchased all rights to the legendary Boulder Dash® brand from the US company First Star Software Inc. In 2023, BBG Entertainment acquired two more IP classics from Intellivision® Entertainment LLC: Shark! Sharks! ® and Astrosmash®. The current portfolio includes classics such as Boulder Dash®, Dynablaster®, Shark! Sharks! ®, Astrosmash® and Einstein™ Brain Trainer for various platforms such as PC (Steam, Windows, Mac), consoles (Switch, Xbox) and mobile (iOS and Android). For more information about all BBG Entertainment products please visit www.bbg-entertainment.com.

Boulder Dash® 40th Anniversary Copyright © 1984-2024 BBG Entertainment GmbH. The original Boulder Dash® was created by Peter Liepa with Chris Gray. Boulder Dash®, Shark! Shark!®, Astrosmash®, Dynablaster® and Quiz with Fritz® are registered trademarks of BBG Entertainment GmbH. All rights reserved. 

Intellivision is a registered trademark of Intellivision Entertainment LLC. 

ALBERT EINSTEIN and/or EINSTEIN are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, represented exclusively by CMG Worldwide and are used with permission. Official licensed merchandise. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Play For Free Now on ArenaBreakoutInfinite.com then Prepare to Shoot and Loot for Fame and Glory on This Year’s Most Exhilarating Tactical Extraction Shooter on PC

AUGUST 13, 2024 – Global game developer MoreFun Studios announced today that Arena Breakout: Infinite (PC) is available now exclusively on the official website, arenabreakoutinfinite.com. Jump into the early access version of Arena Breakout: Infinite for free, no strings attached, and experience an immersive tactical extraction shooter in the war-torn region of Kamona.

The early access launch of Arena Breakout: Infinite debuts a new Armory map, multiple new weapons and gear options, highly requested features such as Kill Cam and Spectate, four new supported languages, lowered hardware requirements down to GTX 960, and a Season system.

To celebrate the early access launch, a six-day Twitch Drops event will be enabled starting at 4:00AM UTC+0 on August 13, where Twitch viewers can earn special codes that unlock random in-game items that may include the Full Modded FAL, AK-74N, Koens, and more. More details to be revealed this week!

During this early access phase, MoreFun Studios will focus on gameplay optimization, introduce new and experimental features, balance monetization systems, and quickly iterate on player feedback to create the most compelling extraction shooter experience on PC. More details on upcoming updates, exciting and innovative new features, and development roadmap plans will be revealed during Gamescom 2024 – follow Arena Breakout: Infinite on X / Twitter for upcoming announcements.

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

Arena Breakout: Infinite is free to play, no strings attached and available now in early access via arenabreakoutinfinite.com. For more information and the latest updates, visit us on the game’s official website, join our Discord, and follow us on X / Twitter.

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About MoreFun Studios

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