Sydney, Australia – August 5th, 2024: The stage lights have dimmed, and the 2024 THQ Nordic Digital Showcase has officially taken its final bow! We’ve had a blast unveiling a treasure trove of game updates, reveals, and surprises. Missed the live show? No worries! You can catch all the action on demand across our official channels:
Official THQ Nordic channels to re-watch the Showcase:
Here’s everything shown in THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase 2024:
The Eternal Life of Goldman
You didn’t see this one coming, even after we shared a few hints. This brand-new IP is developed by Weappy Studio, the creative masterminds behind This Is the Police 1+2, Rebel Cops, or This Is the President. The Eternal Life of Goldman is a breathtaking platformer adventure where you explore a vast hand-drawn Archipelago, inspired by ancient fables and depicted in classic frame-by-frame animation. Your ultimate goal? Defeat a mysterious Deity!
Interplanetary adventure Space for Sale just launched into Early Access on Steam! Go solo or share the exciting space realtor journey with a friend and double your chances of success in two-player co-op. Venture out in your trusty ship to discover the wonders of the solar system! Be smart about your approach, learn how the local lifeforms survive, and use your discoveries to enhance the structures and gadgets you create. Research, gather resources, and construct your base – cause yes, you’ve heard correctly, this space is for sale!
Embark on a magical journey in Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed! Shape your adventure with the stroke of a brush and transform Wasteland as Mickey Mouse in this beautifully recreated 3D platformer.
Watch the latest trailer:
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is available for pre-order and is scheduled for release across PS4™, PS5™, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo® Switch and PC on September 24, 2024.
Wreckfest 2
Ladies and Gentlemen, buckle up and prepare to rev your engines! The ultimate thrill ride is back and more explosive than ever -Wreckfest 2 is set to smash onto PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. This highly anticipated sequel takes the chaos of the racetrack to the next level with a completely overhauled physics engine that delivers unparalleled realism in every bone-crunching collision and metal-twisting crash.
Watch the announcement trailer:
Get ready to dominate the track with fully customisable cars, allowing you to create your own unique wrecking machine and share your designs with fellow players around the world. Whether you’re tuning your ride for maximum destruction or fine-tuning it for a competitive edge, the possibilities are endless. Don’t miss out on the mayhem – wishlist Wreckfest 2 now and be among the first to experience the most destructive racing game ever created.
The legendary Action RPG is back with a bang! The gameplay premiere for Titan Quest II has just aired, giving players a tantalising glimpse of what’s to come. Once again, you’ll be plunged into the mythological world of ancient Greece, braving formidable challenges, hunting for exquisite loot, and crafting powerful, unique character builds by blending different masteries. Are you ready to carve out your heroic legend?
Check out the gameplay reveal trailer:
Forged in the creative crucible of Grimlore Games in Germany, Titan Quest II is currently under development. This epic odyssey is destined for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X, eagerly anticipated to launch when the time comes.
Welcome back to the new and visually stunning Colony: The Gothic 1 Remake unveils gameplay for the first time, taking players back to familiar places – but now in the astonishing splendour of Unreal Engine 5! Dive deeper into the lore, explore combat and magic, and immerse yourself in a living world where fans might discover some hidden new details. Check out Gothic Remake’s first gameplay trailer and enjoy the experience!
The Gothic Remake is currently in full development, and only Innos knows when it will arrive on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X!
Way of the Hunter – Lintukoto Reserve DLC
The Lintukoto Reserve DLC features a diverse array of environments and is home to a rich variety of wildlife, including the elusive Northern Lynx, Mountain Reindeer, Arctic Fox, and the majestic Eurasian Moose. Whether observing from a high vantage point or quietly watching by the river deltas, every moment in Lintukoto Reserve brings a new sight and a deeper connection to nature. It’s available now on PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S!
Watch the trailer here:
And just a brief mention about the two mysterious teaser trailers at the end:
The cute little piglet (No, this is NOT the game title!!)
They’re coming. From the creators of Little Nightmares I & II comes an entirely new vision, unlike anything you’ve seen before. Find out more about Tarsier Studios’ next game at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Tuesday, August 21st, 4:00 AM AEST.
Watch the teaser:
Darksiders Teaser
Be prepared to ride again… Will we reveal anything else at this point in history? No.
For every massive movie that focuses on top of the line special effects or huge names to try and draw in an audience, there are often countless other movies that people watch simply because of how absurd the premise or special effects end up being. These movies are often called B movies and are often full of schlocky fun that, despite the overall quality, makes for a good time. For over two decades the Earth Defense Force franchise has settled itself quite nicely in this niche of action game by pitting players against hordes of oversized insects, aliens that are called random names, kaiju, and all kinds of robots with a fairly simple and absurd premise holding things together. Throughout these years some of these games have seen some highs and lows as well as some spin-offs in-between but now Sandlot has returned with the next main entry. After being Japanese exclusive for two years, Earth Defense Force 6 has finally made its way to the West and is it everything fans could expect?
Story
After the Primers invaded the Earth it was up to the Earth Defense Force to do whatever they could to try and put a stop to the alien invasion that was destroying the world and after a grueling war that saw nearly the entirety of humanity and its infrastructure destroyed, the EDF finally managed to drive the Primers back into space and achieve a pyrrhic victory. Designed as a direct sequel to Earth Defense Force 5, with so few fighters left alive and most of the world destroyed, three years have passed and what is left of the EDF is still spending their time trying to clean up the remaining alien forces that were left behind by the Primers including the monstrous insects that continue to spawn and breed around the world. One one of these standard extermination missions something strange happens however as a new spaceship appears in the sky above the battle and countless other spaceships arrive and fly into the strange device.
While this is certainly strange, the only thing the soldiers can do is continue on with their extermination mission and return back to base once every visible alien invader is slain. The only problem is, the very next mission the world has rapidly changed and the only one that notices anything happens to be the player and one other character in what quickly becomes perhaps one of the more unique takes on storytelling for the franchise yet, time travel. Players will find themselves embroiled in multiple trips through time as they find themselves fighting old battles using the knowledge they have from the future to try and change the outcome of events all while the Primers and an unknown force try to steer things towards humanity’s complete annihilation.
Earth Defense Force 6‘s fun little story hook works to put a new spin on the franchise while also allowing the team to make use of some of the most signature moments from the past entry. Depending on how much of a fan players are of the franchise, this can be seen as either a good or bad thing. It’s not the best because it does mean playing through recycled storylines, but it does provide new twists on events as players can see how events have been twisted thanks to time travel and the meddling of both their own actions and the unknown force’s.
It also happens to fit perfectly with the franchise’s B movie of storytelling, making this new entry feel right at home with the series’ ridiculousness with how mixes together both old and new storyline to tell its own uniquely engaging tale even if it mostly serves as window dressing to slaying thousands of giant insects and all other manners of alien-like beings, kaiju, and much more.
Gameplay
Earth Defense Force 6 features a very bare bones menu system where players can select to either play the game solo, online with up to three other players, or in split-screen couch co-op which is something sorely lacking in many multiplayer games these days. It is worth noting that for the most part the game plays the same solo or online, except should the player die in single player, they instantly fail the mission while in co-op or online an ally can come and revive them. That being said, once players choose what type of game mode they want to tackle the story in they’ll find themselves able to select from one of the total four classes that are returning from the previous game, Ranger, Wing Diver, Air Raider, and Fencer.
Most of these classes still play in similar fashion as they did in Earth Defense Force 5 though some refinements and a few unfortunate debuffs have been made depending on which class someone has as their favorite. The Ranger class is a very straightforward one that uses powerful weaponry with perhaps the most variety of standard weapons available to them and can deal massive amounts of damage despite their low mobility. The Wing Diver has seen some unfortunate modifications as this class still remains the fastest and most maneuverable on the battlefield thanks to her jetpacks and ability to quick-dash out of the way of danger, the default flight and dodge speed is slower than before, requiring players to obtain better gear to make her more viable as Wing Diver’s also have the lowest health pool of the classes. That being said, they also gain some of the strongest and most unusual weapons that generally make use of the Wing Diver’s engine core power to reload, making players balance between zipping around the field and reloading properly.
As for the Air Raider, this also relatively weak at first class makes use of various tools to help dispatch the countless aliens and monsters that players encounter. These tools range from special types of drones that can fly around and deal damage to even calling in special air strikes to eliminate large swathes of enemies. Finally the Fencer is a walking tank of a character that can use two massive weapons and even deploy a shield to mitigate any incoming damage from foes that fire weapons or various long range attacks. Every class can equip both a primary and secondary weapon, a “tool” and a class specific item.
It is a bit unfortunate however that while all weapons are given a description and a rundown of their stats, there is no preview for how they actually work in a fight nor are players given a hint as to what to expect from any given mission. This means players may unlock a number of new weapons and want to try them, only to find out that they are either meant for entirely different types of enemies or cannot keep up the DPS with how many enemies swarm out of the ground compared to what they may have equipped before. This can lead to some annoying losses or fights that take far longer than they should simply because of bad preparation and no heads up.
Once players select the mission they want to take part in they will initially have only a few difficulty levels available with harder levels locked until the player beats the previous one. Fighting on higher difficulties can often reward the player with better equipment and armor drops but not only are enemies stronger, the damage dealt by friendly fire increases immensely for every step above Normal. In fact, even Normal has friendly fire though it is toned down heavily compared to the amount of damage players deal to enemies. As for these enemies and the missions themselves, many of them boil down to simply finding and eliminating every alien, monster, robot, etc. spawning in the current stage or destroying eggs/hives or teleportation devices. Earth Defense Force 6 does mix things up often, either through its aforementioned time travel aspects that often drop players back into battles fought in Earth Defense Force 5 or tasked with completing a specific task or defending a specific item. This helps keep the over one hundred and forty missions, the most in franchise history, from feeling stale even if the premise throughout most fights mostly devolves into seeing who can slaughter the most ants, frog aliens, spiders, and much more, especially since Earth Defense Force 6 introduces a number of new enemy types though we won’t say what.
As players fight against the hordes of monsters, aliens, and robots that come their way, nearly every enemy they defeat will drop something useful as they tear them apart with their weaponry. These range from being small health packs to full healing kits that help restore the player’s health, armor, and even weapons though players will only find out what they actually received once they complete a mission. Many of these drops are spread across classes though it does seem to favor the player’s current class, meaning if they are playing a Wing Diver most weaponry and armor that increases a class’s total health overall, will be obtained but players will also gather equipment and armor for the other three classes as well. It is also a bit unfortunate that players have to be near these item drops to pick them up, as while it might not be an issue for some classes, classes using long range weapons or Wing Divers that have to stay mobile will need to land or run around to gather drops or miss out on equipment entirely since, once a mission ends, anything not picked up is gone.
Audio & Visuals
If there is one thing that Earth Defense Force has always remained fairly consistent with, especially in its mainline games, prioritizing chaos and destruction over actually looking good. These sacrifices to graphical quality does mean that the battle stages, even though varied enough especially in specific levels, and the wide variety of enemies that players will be plowing through look a generation or almost two generations behind presentation wise, it also means that the game can throw hundreds of gigantic ants, hornets, robots, and all mixture of creatures at the player. There’s nothing quite like zipping into a swarm of ants as a Wing Diver and blasting away with a scattering laser and blowing them into hundreds of pieces of thorax and legs without even a dip in frame rate. It is interesting to note that the only time the game does appear to stutter at all is when enemies spawn in, as if the game is pushing itself to the limit for just a brief second before letting chaos reign.
The voice acting… is bad. Like, really bad. Either the voice actors are purposefully hamming it up for that B Level movie type of feeling or something else but don’t expect quality performances here unless players are looking for some comedy. It is also worth noting that the touch pad, which can be used to trigger character barks, requests, and pinging locations, is far too sensitive to the point that even grazing the touchpad while moving or aiming can trigger the character to start singing, asking for help, or chanting EDF! The soundtrack is similarly very basic unfortunately, which is a bit surprising as the game’s main theme song that plays on the PlayStation 5 menu sounds better than what is actually in the game.
Overall
Earth Defense Force 6 remains as true to its roots as with a humorously corny storyline that works well by working in a time travel twist and serving as solid window dressing to plowing through hundreds of giant insects and turning them into mounds of chitin. The EDF experience remains dumb fun even if it might feel a bit repetitive at times. Though it happens to be the best when playing in co-op or online, players should also expect that the series hasn’t grown presentation wise or mechanically much in this latest iteration.
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Embark on the journey of the healer, in search of a ritual to cure his wounded soul.
Manchester, UK – August 2, 2024 | Maximum Entertainment and developer Goodwin Games are excited to reveal that the epic narrative journey Selflosswill be launching on September 12 on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S!
Set in a whale-worshipping world, players take on the role of Kazimir, a healer on a quest to cure the mysterious disease that corrupts his world. Throughout their journey, players will meet memorable characters and use the light of their magic staff to fight the Miasm – the mysterious disease that overran the world.
Travelling by boat or on foot across a stunning landscape rich with lore and secrets to uncover, players will explore a world inspired by Slavic and Icelandic myths as they help others overcome hardships and grief.
Key Features
Wield the power of the magical staff – a tool that is central to the game’s mechanics and story
Control Kazimir and his staff simultaneously and independently to solve complex puzzles and overcome strategic and dynamic combat
Traverse on foot or by boat, discovering Slavic and Icelandic myths along the way as you help others overcome their hardships and grief
Explore a unique sea-worshiping world with whale gods, resembling the vast landscapes of Iceland
Experience an emotive and moving story as you journey to enact the Selfloss ritual as a healer suffering their own soul-wound
Selfloss is developed by Goodwin Games and published by Maximum Entertainment. Coming to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch from 12th September. Fans can wishlist now on Steam and PlayStation 5. Physical versions will also be coming to PS5 & Nintendo Switch from 13th September. Pre-orders are available now at all good retailers including Signature Edition Games!
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 more than 200 professionals across the entire value chain of video games including development, publishing, transmedia, sales, and operations.
About Goodwin Games
Goodwin Games is an independent game studio based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. We are a talented team of 3 creators. Our studio specializes in creating uniquely emotional beautiful games with whimsical mechanics, paying special attention to story, atmosphere, music, and visual design. Our journey began with one person – Alexander Khoroshavin, who created the initial prototype of the game Selfloss. Due to our small team size, we have a unique approach to development. Each member of our team strives to acquire a wide range of skills and thoroughly understand the development process. We are true indies!
LONDON, UK – August 2, 2024 – Fireshine Games is delighted to announce that it has partnered with developer 2D BOY to release a physical edition of gooey, wobbly puzzler World of Goo 2 on the Nintendo Switch™ system on October 29th, 2024. Pre-orders are available now.
Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning follow-up to the multi-award winning World of Goo. Discover new species of Goo, including Jelly Goo, Growing Goo, Shrinking Goo, and more, in a thrilling new story bursting with over 60 levels.
Use the Goo to solve puzzles and watch the world change over a story spanning hundreds of thousands of years, while guiding as many Goo Balls as you can into each level’s exit pipe – but what waits for them on the other side…?
“We’re so excited to be working with 2D BOY to release a physical version of World of Goo 2,” said Brian Foote, Chief Business Development Officer at Fireshine Games. “World of Goo 2 is oozing in personality and fun, and we’re delighted to bring the game to even more Nintendo Switch players looking to add this to their physical collection.”
Pre-orders for the physical edition of World of Goo 2 are available at retailers today. For more information on Fireshine Games, follow @FireshineGames on X and visit fireshinegames.co.uk.
About Fireshine Games Fireshine Games is a global publisher of digital and physical videogames based in London, England. Originally established in 2014, Fireshine Games works with studio giants such as Team 17, Rebellion and Frontier Developments as well as introducing new indie dev studios to the world like Pugstorm, Stonewheat & Sons, Spiral Circus, ColePowered Games and many more – publishing for physical and digital distribution. Fireshine also represents the physical releases for exciting individual digital games such as Lies of P from Neowiz and Balatro from Playstack. Fireshine is also part of the EG7 group of companies.
Promised Land Art Festival, a premiere event for creative industry professionals from around the world, has updated its agenda with more details, including the tracks that attendees can participate in this September 8th–10th. A contest, with a winning prize of a full pass to the festival, is also underway.
Snapshot:
Promised Land Art Festival has updated its agenda to show off some of the festival’s tracks, including 2D and 3D Art, Animation, VFX, Technology, Audio as well as the Out of the Box.
Additional speakers and talk titles were released alongside the update, with more information coming as the event approaches.
A digital art contest, with a top prize of a full pass to the festival, will run until August 11th.
Hosted in EC1 Łódź, a revitalized power plant now home to an artistic, cultural, and educational center in Łodź, Poland, the 6th edition of Promised Land Art Festival boasts a lineup of star artists from gaming, film, and beyond. The festival is organized around several tracks, all of which will offer attendees various perspectives into the creative process. The announced artist’s paths include:
2D and 3D Art, which features speakers such as Associate Art Director Émilie Beauchamp (Batman: Arkham Origins, Mortal Kombat 11), Senior Concept Artist Veera Hokkanen (Returnal), Character Artist John Crossland (Alan Wake 2), Lead Environment Artist Oscar Gonzalez (Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Marvel’s Wolverine), Senior Lighting Artist Anna Roan (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart), Freelance Illustrator Grzegorz Rutkowski (Horizon Forbidden West, Neverwinter, Magic: The Gathering), and Concept Artist Agata Skowronek (The Witcher: Path of Destiny, Cyberpunk 2077: The Board Game)
Animation and VFX, whose speakers include Animator Victor Navone (Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Toy Story 3, Coco, Inside Out), FX And Look Of Picture Supervisor Pav Grochola (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. the Machines), and VFX Supervisor Albert Szostkiewicz (Dune, Man of Steel).
Technology, which will include a presentation from Richard Cowgill and Homam Bahnassi, representatives of the cutting-edge technology company NVIDIA.
Audio, featuring presentations from Engineering Director, Management and Audio Colin Walder (Cyberpunk 2077) and Music Director Marcin Przybyłowicz (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt).
Out of the Box, which contains unique talks that expand beyond traditional tracks, with confirmed speakers including Art Director Remi Nowakowski (GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty) and Director of Art Erol Kentli (Gears Tactics, Grid, XCOM).
Apart from lectures, the festival also offers hands-on workshops in a variety of mediums, like painting, sculpture and drawing, discussion panels, demos, and meet the artist sessions. All currently announced speakers and presentations can be found on the official website, with further details to be released as the event approaches.
Promised Land Art Festival has also announced a ticket contest based around designing a sticker themed after the festival. The top three winners will all receive prizes, with a full pass to the festival for first place, a day pass for second place, and a goodie bag and CD PROJEKT RED merch for third place. All three designs will receive an official print run and be given out to Promised Land attendees during the festival. More information about how to participate in the contest can be found in the official rules.
Promised Land Art Festival is organized by CD PROJEKT RED, and sponsored by Displate and On Lemon. Its partners include AMD, Editions Caurette, Get3D, IT Media, Prusa, SteelSeries, WACOM, Moonshine, and Modliszka studios. The event held under the auspices of Łódź City Council as part of the “Łódź Creates (“Łódź Kreuje”) and “EC1 Łódź – The City of Culture” (“EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury”) promotional programs. Tickets are available.
About Promised Land Art Festival
Promised Land Art Festival brings together professionals working in film, gaming, and other creative industries. Focusing on the exchange of knowledge and experience, the event plays host to dozens of activities: from hands-on workshops, talks, and demos to Q&A and networking sessions. Leading and collaborating in these are speakers from some of the most recognizable brands in the industry. The festival is organized by acclaimed games developer CD PROJEKT RED and held under the auspices of Łódź City Council as part of the “Łódź Creates (“Łódź Kreuje”) and “EC1 Łódź – The City of Culture” (“EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury”) promotional programs.
About CD PROJEKT RED
CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for PCs and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include the futuristic RPG Cyberpunk 2077, its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty, and The Witcher series of games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and its two expansions. In collaboration with Studio Trigger, CD PROJEKT RED also created the award-winning Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, set in the same universe as the game. Other games developed by the studio include Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).
About “EC1 Łódź – City of Culture”
EC1 Łódź is a revitalized complex of a former power plant that has become a dynamic center for science, art, and culture. It offers a variety of attractions, including the Cinema, the Center for Science and Technology, the Planetarium, the Centre of Comics and Interactive Narratives, exhibitions on the creation and history of Polish cinema, and the Elements Street – an educational play area for the youngest visitors. The mission of EC1 is to educate and popularize science while also promoting film and comics art, providing entertainment for its visitors. It is a place where history meets modernity, creating a unique space for all culture and science enthusiasts.
Use your ethereal abilities from the afterlife to guide a community through tragedy in this emotional journey from the award-winning creators of Orwell
LOS ANGELES – Aug. 2, 2024 –Skybound Games, a division of Skybound Entertainment, the creator-led, multi-platform entertainment company behind mega-franchises The Walking Dead, Invincible, Impact Winter, and more, today launches Closer the Distance, the story-driven slice-of-life simulator from award-winning indie developer Osmotic Games. Use ethereal abilities to discover the characters at the heart of a community, unearth its long-kept secrets, and guide your loved ones through unimaginable tragedy in this deeply emotional tale about loss, grief, and hope. Closer the Distance is available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S for $19.99|€19.99|£15.99, with a bonus 10% discount offered on Steam at launch.
Watch the Closer the Distance Launch Trailer:
From the talented team behind the critically acclaimed Orwell, Closer the Distance tells a story about the connections between family and friends in the face of death. When a young woman named Angela dies suddenly in an unfortunate accident, it shakes the tight-knit community of Yesterby to its core. Playing as Angela from beyond the grave, you’ll use your ethereal abilities to explore Yesterby, unearth the many intimate stories and secrets lying beneath its surface, and help uplift and heal those you’ve left behind.
Closer the Distance combines engaging sim gameplay with a gripping narrative for a truly immersive experience. Key residents of Yesterby are fully simulated with their own complex emotions, memories, and relationships that develop over time with or without your input. But ultimately, the choices you make will determine the fate of Yesterby and its people.
Key Features
Embark on a remarkable journey in which you hold the key to helping your community deal with their loss, using your ethereal powers as the catalyst for catharsis, growth, healing, and hope.
Discover the many different characters, relationships, stories, and secrets at the heart of a small community grappling with the fallout of an unthinkable tragedy.
Experience a deeply compelling, emotionally charged narrative featuring themes of love, empathy, friendship, family, grief, and closure.
Engaging gameplay and choice-driven storytelling lets you affect the outcome of the tale, making each playthrough unique.
Closer the Distance is available today on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. For more information, visit www.ClosertheDistance.com.
About Osmotic Studios
Osmotic Studios is an award-winning independent game development company based in Hamburg, Germany. Always striving to test out new ways to convey a convincing narrative, the company focuses on story-centric games with socially relevant and meaningful topics at their hearts. Best-known is Osmotic Studios’ debut game Orwell, released in 2016, putting players in the shoes of a government agent in the eponymous surveillance program, tasked with spying on suspect persons by going through their online documents and files and listening in on their chats and phone calls. Orwell received widespread critical acclaim and recognition from The Game Awards, the Independent Games Festival, and SXSW Gaming.
About Skybound Games
Skybound Entertainment is a creator-first company focused on bringing amazing comics, TV series, audio series, film, and video games to dedicated fans. Skybound Games publishes, produces, and distributes video games across every genre, including the blockbuster The Walking Dead video game series and 2024 Tribeca Games Award-winning Goodnight Universe. In November 2023, we launched our first original game in the Invincible universe, Invincible Presents: Atom Eve, to critical acclaim. In 2024, Skybound will build a cutting-edge in-house gaming production studio, further enhancing our capacity to shape the future of gaming entertainment.
Knights Peak and Primal Game Studio are proud to announce that Mandragora, the dark fantasy Action-RPG side-scroller with Soulslike and Metroidvania roots, will be playable at gamescom 2024 in Hall 10.1, Booth E-021. Visitors to gamescom will have the opportunity to experience the most advanced version of the game and face the challenges of a brutal world that does not accept second place. Plus, they’ll have the opportunity to snap a picture alongside the werewolf Matron Layla, one of the unique bosses, at our booth.
In Mandragora, mankind has surrendered the world to monsters. The people of Faelduum hide behind walls of brick and palisades of ignorance, constructed by their leaders. Players will journey through a world in decline, slowly succumbing to the damaging effects of Entropy. They will fight vicious creatures, challenge nightmarish bosses, meet new allies and enemies, and make harsh moral choices. The game offers many paths worth taking, each with its own unique challenges and rewards.
Features:
Six Character classes with unique talent trees, passive skills and 200+ active skill upgrades
Face off against fearsome foes including 15 brutal Bosses and 19 challenging Mini Bosses
Narrative crafted by Brian Mitsoda including alternate endings forged by the player
Soundtrack composed by Christos Antoniou (Septicflesh) and performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra of Prague.
Mandragora is an action-RPG game where players wield powerful weapons and magic, unravel secrets, battle nightmarish creatures, and shape the fate of their world. Developed by Primal Game Studio, it invites players into a dark medieval-fantasy world where magic and danger collide.
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About Primal Game Studio
Primal Game Studio is an independent video game developer established by industry veterans in 2012. Headquartered in Budapest, they are a global team of over 60 passionate game makers for both PC and consoles aiming to build immersive universes across a broad variety of genres and themes.
About KNIGHTS PEAK INTERACTIVE
Knights Peak Interactive, a division of MY.GAMES, is a game publisher partnering with diverse developers worldwide. Committed to equality, it supports both emerging and established studios in reaching new heights in global markets and brand development. Knights Peak views games as portals to immersive stories, offering players a multitude of adventures in a welcoming environment.
Embark on an adorable adventure in a world of magical stickers
Madrid, Spain – August 2, 2024. Meridiem is pleased to announce the release of the boxed physical edition of A Tiny Sticker Tale, an adventure and puzzle video game with a unique visual style that mimics the appearance of a sticker book.
Developed and digitally published by Ogre Pixel, the physical edition of A Tiny Sticker Tale will be available from October 10, 2024, in specialist stores across Europe for Nintendo Switch.
Meridiem will be responsible for the design and manufacturing of the physical Magic Book Edition of A Tiny Sticker Tale for Nintendo Switch. This special edition includes an art book and a set of stickers.
A Tiny Sticker Tale is an adorable and cozy adventure where you can change the world with the power of stickers. In this game, you can turn anything around you into stickers and use your creativity to place them in different locations, solving puzzles and helping your new friends. In this beautiful little adventure, you will step into the boots of Flynn the donkey to venture across Figori Island, discovering and solving challenges with the help of a very special sticker book.
Watch the Trailer Here
Features:
Unique gameplay: Use your creativity to solve puzzles by picking up and placing stickers in different locations.
Environment modification: Change your surroundings by placing stickers. Customization: Decorate and personalize your island any way you wish!
Attractive art style: Figori Island is the perfect place to relax after a long day of adventures. Exploration and discovery:
Discover and explore a fascinating island full of adventures and mysteries.
The physical release of A Tiny Sticker Tale Magic Book Edition will launch on October 10, 2024 for Nintendo Switch across European specialist stores.
We are Meridiem, a video game publisher and distributor passionate about its culture, which we preserve and pass on. We do this by fostering talent through investment in independent projects with potential, bringing back classic titles, promising indies, and AAA games while continuing to support the physical format.
Early Tip-Off Announced Making NBA 2K25 Available to Play from September 4 for Players on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC who Pre-order Before Worldwide Launch on September 6
New Gen NBA 2K25, Powered by ProPLAY™, on Full Display in First Gameplay Trailer
Today, 2K announced new gameplay enhancements and features bringing authentic on-court action to NBA 2K25 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. ProPLAY™, 2K’s groundbreaking technology that translates authentic movements from actual NBA footage into immersive gameplay, continues to evolve and expand in NBA 2K25 with an increased animation library that delivers 2K’s most true-to-life basketball yet. Updates also include an all-new dribble engine powered by ProPLAY™ and additions like Signature Go-To Shots, Shot Canceling, Shot Timing Profiles as well as a brand new defensive cutoff system, updates to the Contest System and more.
“Realism, customisation and freedom are the key drivers behind this year’s gameplay updates including one of the most impactful updates to our gameplay engine in years,” said Mike Wang, Gameplay Director at Visual Concepts. “Enhancements powered by ProPLAY™ inject a sense of energy, immersion, and, most importantly, authenticity to our game while the gameplay puts an unprecedented level of control in the player’s hands to fully personalise how they dribble and shoot the ball.”
Gameplay innovations featured in NBA 2K25 for PlayStation 5, Xbox X|S & PC include:
Gameplay, Powered by ProPLAY: 9,000 new ProPLAY™ animations have been added to NBA 2K25 pulling from real-world NBA footage to seamlessly translate actual NBA moments into authentic gameplay. Featuring 1,500 dribbling animations, 1,100 signature shot animations from most rostered players from the 2023-24 NBA season, and more than 1,300 new off-the-ball animations, including 150 new signature motion styles, NBA 2K25 delivers the most realistic gameplay to-date.
All-New Dribble Engine: NBA 2K25 features one of the biggest changes to gameplay in years with an all-new dribble engine powered by ProPLAY™. Now, with the power of ProPLAY™, NBA 2K25‘s dribble engine generates dynamic motion from real-world NBA footage to create a new and more authentic feel. This update means players will experience a more lifelike movement that is one-to-one with how NBA players dribble in real life.
Offensive Innovations: Creativity, personalisation, freedom, and accessibility are the cornerstones of NBA 2K25 offensive updates, catering to both newcomers and experts alike.Features like Pro Stick Rhythm Shooting, Custom Visual Cues and Shot Timing Profiles give players the ultimate customisation over how they shoot the ball as they balance the risk-versus-reward of their choices. Other updates include a new Shot Canceling feature that allows players to break out of any advanced shot at any time to transition into other moves. We’ve also taken last year’sDribble Breakdowns a step further with Signature Go-To Shots which features dribble-into-shot combos, directly translated from NBA footage – another feature Powered by ProPLAY™.
Defense Wins Championships: NBA 2K25 features a brand-new defensive cutoff system that empowers defensive-minded players. Dynamically change direction using the right stick to control a player and quickly slide laterally into position to cut off an offensive player’s attack. The Contest System received significant changes and now uses a dynamic weighting system, rather than a fixed one, that evaluates the impact of defense at the start of the shot versus the release and computes the proper coverage impact accordingly.
AI Gameplay: AI gameplay has been improved across all platforms to play a more complementary role with updates to Court Spacing, Offense, Defense, Coaching, and the AI Difficulty to elevate the overall experience.
Learn 2K:NBA 2K25 features a new Learn 2K mode that lets players learn everything from the basic mechanics of 2K all the way through how to execute the most advanced moves. Whether players want to try out the new Rhythm Shooting, learn the hundreds of moves, play mini-games, run drills, or work through practice scenarios, Learn 2K is an educational tool built to make NBA 2K25 more accessible for all.
For full details check out the Courtside Report. NBA 2K25 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch will also come with enhanced gameplay and elevated authenticity including Shot Timing Profiles, Shot Canceling, new AI Gameplay and more. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements in the coming weeks to reveal even more of what’s new in NBA 2K25.
Early Tip-Off Benefit:
NBA 2K25 releases worldwide on September 6 for PS5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC platforms. Fans who purchased before September 6, 2024 can play NBA 2K25 up to two days early on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One and PC*. Players who have already pre-ordered any edition of NBA 2K25 on compatible platforms at participating retailerswill automatically be eligible for the Early Tip-Off benefit. For more information, please visit the Early Tip-Off FAQ.
Developed by Visual Concepts, NBA 2K25 is rated PG.
Visual Concepts is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
Internet connection and online Account (minimum age varies) required to access online features and redeem and use bonus content, including MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, The W Online, and Play Now Online. See www.take2games.com/legal and www.take2games.com/privacy for additional details. Game includes optional in-game purchases and paid random items. Some in-game content may require download and/or online gameplay to unlock. Online console play may require separate paid platform subscription and account registration. Terms apply. ProPLAY, The City, The W, and MyNBA are only available for New-Gen NBA 2K25. Crossplay is only available for New-Gen NBA 2K25 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
* Early Tip-Off for physical copies of NBA 2K25 only available at participating retailers in select territories while stocks last. Pre-order digitally to maximise the early access period.
New Benefactor Vorschlaghammer Slides into the Los Santos Drift Racing Scene – Plus, Double Rewards on Drift Races, 3X GTA$ on Taxi Work, and More
Do you aspire to weave between obstacles and leave your opponents in a cloud of rubber-scented smoke? Upgrade the new Benefactor Vorschlaghammer (Sedan) with Drift Tuning at the LS Car Meet. With its German engineering, optimized handling, and all-wheel drive, it’s a chariot tailor-made for Drift Gods.
Head to Southern San Andreas Super Autos’ in-game website to pick up a Vorschlaghammer or check it out on display at the Luxury Autos showroom. The Drift Tuning upgrade is available for free at the LS Car Meet for GTA+ Members.
2X GTA$ and RP on Drift Races
Stay in control of your vehicle as you slide around corners while smoking the competition in Drift Races for 2X GTA$ and RP. These bonuses are doubled to 4X GTA$ and RP for GTA+ Members through August 7.
Players with an LS Car Meet Membership can get started by speaking with the Race Organizer in the LS Car Meet, or through Quick Join on your iFruit. Fulfil the Weekly Challenge by participating in six Drift Races for a reward of GTA$100,000 and the Rockstar Helmet upon completion. You can see all current Daily and Weekly Challenges in the Player Interaction Menu.
3X GTA$ on Taxi Work and Bonuses on Issi Classic Races
Earn extra money by transporting a gradient of normal to chatty passengers on behalf of the Downtown Cab Co. in Taxi Work to earn 3X GTA$. Visit the Downtown Cab Co. depot on the corner of Tangerine Street and Mirror Park Boulevard in East Vinewood to get started.
Push the British-made pipsqueak past the finish line in Issi Classic Races for 2X GTA$ and RP. To take part, open the Online tab in the Pause Menu, select Stunt Races, and select any of the available Issi Classic Races.
Get Your Pizza This… Tee
After successfully delivering over 30 million pizzas, all GTA Online players can now claim their Pizza This… Tee by logging in to play GTA Online this week.
Premium Deluxe Motorsport Showroom
Pay Simeon a visit in Downtown Los Santos to shop his latest curation of vehicles:
Dewbauchee Seven-70 (Sports)
Benefactor Streiter (Sports)
BF Raptor (Sports)
Declasse Tornado Rat Rod (Sports Classic)
Dinka Enduro (Motorcycle)
Luxury Autos Showroom and More…
Feast your eyes on a duo of fresh vehicles at the Luxury Autos showroom window this week — the Benefactor Vorschlaghammer (Sedan)and Übermacht Niobe (Sports).
Hao has taken the nostalgic Bravado Banshee (Sports) speedster and turned it into the wailing folkloric character that is its namesake for this week’s Premium Test Ride on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Placing Top 5 in the LS Car Meet Series four days in a row will land you this week’s Prize Ride: the Ocelot Ardent (Sports Classic). Pull up to the Test Track inside the LS Car Meet to taste a buffet of different vehicles, each decked out in unique limited-time liveries:
Karin Previon (Coupe) in the Stance Andreas Drift Team Livery
Pfister Growler (Sports) in the Tracked Camo Livery
Pfister Comet S2 (Sports) in the Rock N’ Roll Legends Livery
Spin the Lucky Wheel inside The Diamond Casino & Resort for an opportunity to win a dazzling new Pegassi Zentorno (Super) — a high-tech hypercar that says “I’m better than you” with a single rev of its engine.
August is the last month for GTA+ Members to get an additional GTA$1,000,000 bonus automatically deposited alongside the standard GTA$500,000 into their Maze Bank account. Members can also claim the following through September 4:
Free Benefactor Vorschlaghammer (Sedan)
Free Drift Tuning Upgrade for the Vorschlaghammer at the LS Car Meet
Bonuses on Nightclub Management and Casino Story Missions
Free Cobalt Jackal Racing Jersey and Pants and The Diamond Jackpot Tee
And More…
All this, along with access to a rotating assortment of classic Rockstar Games titles, and much more. Visit the GTA+ website for more information.
