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Archive for March, 2019

KASSEL, Germany – March 5, 2019 – She Remembered Caterpillars, the dreamlike, abstract puzzler exploring love and loss with painstakingly hand-drawn art from Ysbryd Games and Jumpsuit Entertainment, will launch on Nintendo Switch on March 28, 2019.

She Remembered Caterpillars, a nominee in the 2017 Independent Games Festival for Excellence in Visual Art, is a somber experience set in a beautiful world. Explore fractured relationships, loss and grief in a scientist’s experiment to save her father. Chapter by chapter, discover the intricacies of this strange dreamscape filled with adorable little creatures called Gammies, while eavesdropping on her heartbreaking tale.

Solve 40 brain-teasing puzzles by leading the charming Gammies, each with a distinct color, through matching gates and to their goals. Difficulty builds in every act with challenging new color-based mechanics ingrained in the living architecture of the world, including bridges and flora that can only be passed by Gammies of certain hues. Designed with accessibility in mind, each Gammie color is associated with a shape so that colorblind players can also enjoy the fun.

Haunting tunes from the composer of Deponia and Galaxy on Fire complement this illusory world. She Remembered Caterpillars provides a relaxing environment through its ethereal aesthetic combined with sounds that soothe the soul and intuitive puzzle designs.

“Our writer, Cassandra Khaw, drew from her personal experience to craft a narrative that really touches the heart,” said Daniel Goffin, CEO of Jumpsuit Entertainment. “We’ve woven a tale through our puzzles that examines bereavement and the devastating aftermath of losing someone close to you.”

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Warsaw, Poland, March 5, 2019 – 11 bit studios is happy to announce that their 80’s cop show inspired indie hit, Beat Cop is available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. For the average price of a dozen donuts ($14.99 / €14.99), you can fill the shoes of disgraced detective Jack Kelly on his road to redemption after being framed for murder.

Patrolling the gritty streets of 1980’s Brooklyn is no cake walk, and when you’re a police officer who has been implicated for a murder you didn’t commit, it’s even harder. Jack Kelly’s on a mission to clear his name in this pixel perfect homage to the cop shows of days gone by, and he can’t do it without your help.

Solve puzzling problems on the roughest of streets, help the local community, deal with dangerous mobsters and gangsters, be the good cop or take the odd bribe on the side, and finally, solve the mystery of a murder you’ve been framed for.

Features:

• Retro pixel art experience with a non-linear story and multiple endings
• The pure essence of ‘80s cop shows
• Mature *ahem* humor
• Laying down the law, one ticket at a time

Originally developed for PC by the indie team at Pixel Crow and published by 11 bit studios, Beat Cop: Console Edition has been brought to life by the sweet, huggable team at Crunching Koalas.

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Gothenburg, Sweden – March 5th – Publisher Rising Star Games and developer Ground Shatter are excited to announce that RICO, the buddy cop shooter inspired by modern action cinema, is set to release on consoles next week. Action fans can join the RICO team on March 12th on PlayStation 4, March 13th on Xbox One, and March 14th on Nintendo Switch and PC.

RICO allows players to step up a member of the elite RICO taskforce, where they have twenty-four hours to solve a case and bring an end to organized crime. Prepare to kick down doors and shoot your way through randomly generated levels that make every case new and unique. Gamers can also team up with a friend to play the role of a pair of loose-cannon police partners and support each other through intense urban shootouts in online or local co-op play.

James Parker, Director at Ground Shatter says, “Games can change people’s lives, inform us about the human condition, and tell epic stories of love, life, and loss… RICO doesn’t do any of those things, it’s a game about kicking doors open and shooting bad guys, often in glorious slow motion.”

RICO is an arcade-style tactical shooter, where players must react in the moment to shootouts as they unfold, breaching doors, moving from room to room, and unlocking new weapons, traits, and equipment as they seek to bring down the crime bosses in the game’s main case mode. They can also compete against one another with a fixed loadout and on the same level on the Leaderboards of the Daily Play mode.

Features

• Compete against the clock to solve a case in 24 hours
• Online Co-op and Offline split-screen play
• “Daily play” with online leaderboards
• Randomly generated cases, operations, and environments
• Unlockable weapons, traits, and equipment

ABOUT GROUND SHATTER

Founded in 2014, Ground Shatter is the culmination of nearly 20 years of games development experience for director and founder, James Parker. The company is dedicated to bringing high quality, arcade-style experiences to PC and console. Ground Shatter now employs four full-time staff and is proudly based at the Bristol Games Hub.

ABOUT RISING STAR GAMES

Rising Star Games is a privately held video games publisher with a global reach. With operating offices in Europe and USA the company publishes video game entertainment across all gaming platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and via Steam. With decades of combined experience and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games is proud of its ever-expanding and enormously diverse catalogue of over 130 titles.

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You read that right – Treasure Stack arrives on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Steam today, offering up an addictive mix of falling blocks, platforming, and good ol’ fashioned grappling that’s primed and ready to fill your local and online party gaming needs!

Regardless of which platform you’re playing on, enjoy cross-play and rotating, ranked seasons full of exclusive cosmetic unlockables, including some extra special Nindies guests from Zarvot, King of the Hat, Joggernauts! Not only that, but Xbox One X owners will also have the chance to experience Treasure Stack in all its 4K, pixely glory.

Treasure Stack launches today on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Steam, retailing for $19.99 USD, in addition to a 10% launch week discount on Steam and the European eShop.

Game Features:

• The age-old “easy to learn, difficult to master” party game formula!
• Cross-platform ranked multiplayer matchmaking with exclusive seasonal rewards!
• Frantic 4-player multiplayer
• Over 100 hero and grapple customization items to unlock and equip, featuring more than a few familiar faces!

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Gothenburg, Sweden – March 1st, 2019 – Thunderful is excited to announce that it’s bringing the incredible voyage of Curious Expedition to consoles later this year. Fans of the adventure/exploration genre will be able to start a new journey on consoles for the first time and experience the roguelike expedition sim that is set during the late 19th century. Explore the most mysterious, unexplored corners of the earth and discover hidden treasures that can lead to achieving great fame and becoming the most recognized explorer of the time!

“People have been asking for a console release of Curious Expedition for a long time now. We’re extremely happy to partner with Thunderful to make this happen, so that we can bring the game to a new audience while also giving the opportunity to existing fans to experience the game on new platforms”, say Riad Djemili and Johannes Kristmann, founders of Maschinen-Mensch.

Curious Expedition Features

• Experience your very own adventure through a procedural story which makes every game you play unique.

• Explore procedurally generated worlds, each with its own distinctive set of challenges for the ambitious explorer.

• Plan and equip your trek! A good explorer is prepared for any eventuality.

• Take it easy or play on the hardest difficulty while seeking an exorbitant amount of treasure and fame!

Thunderful is also excited to announce that Maschinen-Mensch, developer of Curious Expedition, is hard at work on Curious Expedition 2. It will be the follow-up to the award-winning expedition simulation and is scheduled to arrive on Steam Early Access later in 2019. Curious Expedition 2 will set sail with a brand-new art style and enhanced gameplay, along with vastly expanded content over its predecessor. Prepare yourself to join the legendary Explorer Clubs and venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions that have never been explored. It’s time to collect more fame, science and treasure than ever before!

Curious Expedition 2 Features

• Experience a new HD graphic novel art style and behold the most detailed and colorful look into a curious world of wonders.

• Join the legendary Explorer Clubs in their worldwide struggle for fame and glory. Increase your rank and uncover the secret benefits of these powerful societies.

• Enjoy deeper travel and combat mechanics that offer opportunities to express your personal play style.

• Witness the next era of procedural generation that will provide you with unique endless stories and characters, coming alive through their diverse personalities and relationship features.

• For the first time, compete against your friends and the rest of the world with the new multiplayer features.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 1, 2019 – ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!, the fourth entry of the beloved, funkadelic action roguelike series from HumaNature Studios, returns with a new adventure on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, PC and Mac via Steam today.

After crash-landing on Earth and mingling with those wack Earthlings in 1991, ToeJam and Earl are back, in more ways than one. On a joyride in Lamont’s Rapmaster Rocket, the duo takes their crew to see where all the craziness began. One accidental press of the “Black Hole – DO NOT PRESS” button later, both Earth and the Rapmaster Rocket are in pieces. Squad up, find those ship parts, learn to love (and hate) Earthlings all over again, and get back home!

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! re-imagines the original Sega Genesis classic while still serving as a fresh, modern sequel. Seek out ship parts hidden throughout procedurally-generated levels filled with goofy secrets. Scoop up presents that can either help or harm ToeJam and Earl — can’t know ‘til they’re unwrapped! Sometimes they get lucky and find slingshot tomatoes to pop foes or Icarus wings that let the pair soar across dangerous gaps. Other times? Yo. We don’t talk about the other times.

Tired of being called a “Weiner?” Scrounge up some XP to quickly rank up and leave that starting title behind. With each increasing rank, the characters’ stats — speed, health, present skill, search skill, inventory size, luck — improve, and getting back to Funkotron seems more likely. Unlock the full nine-character roster, all with their own stats and abilities, and earn power hats that offer persistent upgrades between runs for endless good times.

More than 50 Earthlings roam, funkin’ up ToeJam and Earl’s plans. Old “friends” like the Insane Dentist and Ice Cream Truck return, but modern times bring modern humans. Internet Trolls chuck weaponized swear words, and the Texting Person stares at their phone and tramples anyone in their path. Not all of ‘em are bad, though — that dude in the carrot suit’s legit.

Everything’s better with a homie, so drop into local or online multiplayer with up to four (online) old pals or new buddies. Rebuild the Rapmaster Rocket with their help, or jump into dope mini-games like the HyperFunk Zone, a side-scrolling track full of presents and cash. Get into dance battles with funky tunes, including classic remixes from the original.

“Our fans have waited a long time for a true sequel to the original Toejam & Earl game,” said Greg Johnson, founder of HumaNature Studios. “We’ve taken elements from Panic on Funkotron as well, and updated it all with fresh graphics, great funkadelic music, and an absolute ton of new features that emphasize replayability and multiplayer fun. I couldn’t be happier with how this game has turned out. I’m hoping our fans will feel like it’s just what they’ve been waiting for!”

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is now available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), and Brazilian Portuguese for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC and Mac via Steam for $19.99 USD.

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