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Archive for August, 2022

Warsaw, Poland – August 3rd, 2022 — South of the Circle, the latest gem in 11 bit studios’ carefully tailored publishing portfolio, is available today on PC (Steam, GOG), Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4.

Featuring a compelling story revolving around the emotional impact of choices and promises, and brought to life by a stellar cast, South of the Circle represents 11 bit studios’ motto of ‘meaningful entertainment’ to perfection. Taking place amidst the chilling reality of the 1960s Cold War soon after the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, South of the Circle was crafted by the BAFTA-winning team, State of Play.

“I am fascinated by Antarctica’s surreal beauty, particularly in the 60s, because of the low tech that was there at the time,” states Creative Director Luke Whittaker. “We had a family friend who was out there back then and all of his photographs were incredibly inspiring. He told us many stories and some of them even made it into the game. We explored what happens to a person when they are taken away from all the structures they’re around in everyday life. Who are we when we‘re separated from all the political and social constructs? It was a great way to explore someone’s mind because when you’re in a setting like that what else do you have?”

Players will explore the mind of Peter, a Cambridge academic teacher, who ponders on his past as he wanders through a snowy landscape after a catastrophic plane crash. He will come to realize how political powers influenced him and his love-interest Clara’s lives, and how he perceives his path and the promises he made along the way. South of the Circle’s cast includes Anton Lesser (“Game of Thrones”, “Star Wars: Andor”), Gwilym Lee (“Bohemian Rhapsody”), Olivia Vinall (“The Woman in White”), Richard Goulding (“The Crown”), Adrian Rawlins (“Chernobyl”), and Michael Fox (“Downton Abbey”).

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Stuttgart, Germany – 01 August, 2022 – ININ Games announce today that they will bring the legendary Ray-series of vertical shooters to the West, in partnership with TAITO, both digitally and boxed for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 (PS4), with the release planned for 2023.

As one of the most iconic vertical shoot ‘em ups (shmup), the Ray-series is a popular brand of legendary developer TAITO. First introduced in February 1994, with the release of RayForce for the TAITO F3 arcade, the series quickly became one of the most popular arcade games of its time. Also known as Gunlock or Galactic Attack outside of Japan, it was followed by two sequels with RayStorm and RayCrisis, both featuring polygon-based 3D graphics instead of sprite-based ones.

To honour this shoot ‘em up icon’s legacy, there will be not only one, but two special collections heading to the West with pre-orders starting shortly.

The RayStorm x RayCrisis HD Collection was devised by ININ Games, to combine the best the Ray-series has to offer, for shoot ‘em up fans around the world at an affordable price point of 39,99 EUR/USD. RayStorm x RayCrisis HD Collection includes the original RayStorm and RayCrisis and their respective HD versions, known for their exciting gameplay. This exclusive Western compilation will be available as a boxed retail edition and for download.

On top of that, ININ Games is also bringing TAITO’s original Japanese Ray’z Arcade Chronology to the West. This collection further adds the classic game that started it all, RayForce, and will be available to download for 49,99 EUR/USD.

RayStorm x RayCrisis HD Collection (available as boxed edition and for digital download)

• RayStorm
• RayStorm NEO HD
• RayCrisis
• RayCrisis HD

Ray’z Arcade Chronology (available for digital download)

• RayForce
• RayStorm
• RayStorm NEO HD
• RayCrisis
• RayCrisis HD

Once again involved in the porting of the games to modern consoles like for previous TAITO classics, are the masters of remastering at M2! The games will come with HD graphics, a great soundtrack and additional features and gadgets.

A limited Ray-series collection for the biggest fans out there with an exclusive extra never been released on cartridge before!

As a special way of honoring this great series, Strictly Limited Games have created an exclusive Limited and Collector’s Edition for Ray’z Arcade Chronology containing several physical collectibles – a great addition to every collection of video games or for those who love the classic shmup! These editions will also include the previously unreleased prototype “R-Gear”, the original planned successor of RayForce! Pre-orders for these exclusive editions are already live and only at strictlylimitedgames.com!

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Logic Pic is a puzzle game with brain-teasing, easy-to-expert nonogram puzzles. If you’re already familiar with grid puzzles and logic games you’ll quickly get a hang of nonograms. They are a challenge for any sudoku or crosswords fan! Follow the numbers at top rows and leftmost columns to discover hidden pixel art! Should you need any help, let Logi-Pico guide you through the Tutorial Section.

In the game:

• 1000+ puzzles to start with and 800+ within 3 DLCs available to upgrade solo or in bundles
• Puzzles divided into multiple categories such as Flowers, Food, Farm, Space, Sport, Mythology and many others to be found in Collection Mode.
• Even more puzzles available to unlock in the Story Mode
• Wide range of puzzle sizes – from little 5×5 snacks up to a whopping 15×20 giants.
• Singleplayer Mode for you and Co-op Mode for up to 4 players (preferably – your friends)!
• Versus Mode designed for 2-4 true brainiacs.
• Four big brain Power-ups to diversify your gameplay.
• 7 languages
• Adjustable music volume and sounds effects

Additional Content

With Logic Pic: Nonogram Adventure DLC you can update your Logic Pic library with 290 new puzzles to solve:

• Chinese New Year
• Ancient Civilizations
• Famous Paintings
• Halloween
• Thanksgiving
• Greek Mythology and many more…

With Logic Pic: Happy Picross DLC you can update your Logic Pic library with 260 new puzzles to solve:

• Cute Animals
• Valentine’s Day
• April’s Fool Day
• Magicians Day
• World Peace
• And more…

With Logic Pic: Love to Solve by Numbers DLC you can update your Logic Pic library with 260 new puzzles to solve:

• Spy Gadgets
• Wild West
• 20th Century Inventions
• Amusement Park
• And more…

Logic Pic: All DLCs Pack (Bundle):

• Logic Pic: Nonogram Adventure DLC with 290 puzzles
• Logic Pic: Happy Picross DLC with 260 puzzles
• Logic Pic: Love to Solve by Numbers DLC with 260 puzzles

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