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Montpellier, France, June 25th 2020 – Search forensically for clues and piece the story of The Almost Gone together! The award-winning narrative puzzle game from Happy Volcano is now available on PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android.

Get The Almost Gone on Steam and Nintendo Switch ($14.99/14.99€) or on mobile ($6.99/6.99€).

Get the game discounted with our special launch price until July 2nd (20% off on Steam and Nintendo Switch, 30% off on mobile)!

Poised between life and death, isolated and alone, you must unravel the poignant truths that led to your fate. Dig beneath the beautifully rendered façades and interiors of an ordinary suburban lifestyle to discover a contemporary tale crafted by an award-winning author.

From your own home to eerily deserted streets, beautiful apartment blocks to abandoned hospitals, you must search forensically for clues and the path forwards. Each new revelation takes you one step closer to understanding, and to the people and places that surrounded you, in your all too short life.

The Almost Gone has been created through a unique collaboration between Happy Volcano, Joost Vandecasteele, award-winning author, and sound designer Yves De Mey, who also worked on the Oscar nominated movie Rundskop, recently acquired by Netflix.

Happy Volcano has partnered up with Playdigious to publish their contemporary tale about death, loss and mental health The Almost Gone on PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android!

• Experience an emotional and immersive story written by award-winning author Joost Vandecasteele
• Explore every nook and cranny of each beautifully rendered diorama
• Play through five compelling chapters, with each revealing more secrets and twists that will lead you to the truth
• 8 languages available: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Dutch!
• The Almost Gone is available for $14.99/14.99€ with a 20% off launch price on Steam and the Nintendo eShop!
• The Almost Gone is available for $6.99/6.99€ with a 30% off launch price on the App Store and Google Play!

Source: PR Email

KRAKOW, POLAND, June 25, 2020— Are you ready to get lost in the woods? Bloober Team, the group behind the critically acclaimed Layers of Fear series and award-winning >Observer_, has continued its partnership with global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) to release Blair Witch on Nintendo Switch today.

So far, more than one million players on PC, PS4, and Xbox One including Game Pass have experienced playing as Ellis, an ex-cop with a traumatic and troubled past. Now available on Switch, players can join the search for a missing child in the Black Hills Forest—the same forest featured in the iconic Blair Witch movies. While the forest is the same, this game tells a completely original story, exploring horror and giving players the chance to experience a descent into darkness. While venturing deeper into the woods, players get caught in a terrifying nightmare and experience the curse of the legendary Blair Witch. With multiple alternate endings, choices matter, and how this story ends depends on how the game is played.

Blair Witch for Nintendo Switch includes the “Good Boy Pack” update, starring Bullet, the loyal four-legged friend who is ready to help search the woods. Players can personalize their canine companion’s fur attributes, eye color, and collar, along with additional Bullet animations. The bundle will also contain the “Super Rex” mini-game which Bullet fans cannot resist.

The game will support key features of the Nintendo Switch: HD Rumble, TV Mode, Tabletop Mode, Handheld Mode, and Touch Screen Support in the game menu.

Immerse yourself in the disturbing atmosphere of the Black Hills Forest anywhere and anytime you go! Blair Witch is now available on the Nintendo eShop at the retail price of 29.99 USD/29.99 EUR! + 10% off at launch.

Source: PR Email

Poland – June 25th, 2020 – Poland-based Indie developer Bugbomb Games is happy to announce that it’s single-celled party brawler, Gerrrms, is launching on Nintendo Switch via the eShop on 23rd July for £8.99 / €9.99 / $9.99. Gerrrms invites you and your friends to engage in microscopic brawls of epic proportions!

Gerrrms is a multiplayer party brawler where players take control of minute germs as they fight for dominance within the human body. Choose from 12 quirky germy candidates and start swinging from hooks inside a corporeal arena to move around as you engage in microbial warfare, competing in seven gutsy game modes, either in single-player or local multiplayer up to 4 players. Naturally, you’ll come in contact with rival germs so it’s important to stand your ground. Practice your sick single-celled moves and utilise power-ups: dropping dirty mines, packing a punch,  launching microscopic missiles, getting gooey to slow your opponents down, exploding in size to push your rivals into surrounding hazards, making lightning-fast dashes or tactically using a pseudopod to instantly switch items with someone else – be it a flag or a bomb.

Gerrrms offers seven game modes including: Deathmatch – Swing your germ around and eliminate your foes by bouncing them onto spikes surrounding the arena. Swing for the win to be the last germ standing! Capture the Flag – With only one flag, four germs and countless obstacles, be sure to hold on for the win. Hot Potato – Bombs 101: don’t be holding it when the timer runs out… Makes a good gift for fellow germs though. Synapse Snatch – The goal is simple: grab the ball and bring it to your coloured corner. Like typical cell behaviour, there’ll be copies. Try to stop the others from doing the same! Gobble – A germ’s gotta eat! Make sure you’re first to the feast when food spawns around the arena. Antibody – Avoid ‘Barney the Antibody’ at all costs. He’s big, mean and out to get you so keep him busy by encouraging your opponents to pay him a visit instead.

Gerrrms has been highly anticipated since its debut at the Big Indie Pitch at White Nights Amsterdam 2020, where it was awarded second place from the twenty games on show. With its two-button control scheme and straightforward gameplay mechanics, Gerrrms is the perfect game to jump into with friends regardless of their skill level. Featuring a huge variety of game modes, a bountiful roster of bacterium and intuitive controls, Gerrrms offers a fun and frantic experience for all as they battle to become the germicide master!

“Since gaining second place at the Big Indie Pitch we couldn’t wait to bring Gerrrms to the Nintendo Switch – It’s multiplayer mechanics and accessibility lends perfectly to the console.” said Robert Kujawa, co-founder for Bugbomb Games. “This will be the first time that germs get good press and we’re happy it will be in such an entertaining manner.”

Source: PR Email

Therapist. Voyeur. Friend. All of the above? We’ve got 90 potential characters to interact with in the console version of Night Call, which launched today!

For those new to the game, Night Call puts you behind the wheel of a Parisian taxi cab on the late shift, where a mysterious serial killer is stalking the streets. As a survivor of the killer’s most recent attack, you have seven nights to unravel the mystery of your experience by interacting with a ton of story-driven characters.

You’ll encounter political figures, those going through heartbreak, spiritualists, folks down on their luck, cats looking to escape their normal routine, and….. Santa Clause? Wow, that took a turn. No matter who you encounter in Night Call it’s always one heck of an emotional ride. You can share your Night Call stories by tweeting at us @rawfury  and letting us know who you encounter!

This narrative-driven, neo-noir investigation game is available on the Nintendo eShop and Microsoft Store for $19.99 USD/19,99 €.

And there have been some major updates to the game since it’s launch last year!

• Free Roaming Mode: Cruise the streets and enjoy the conversation. This highly requested fan feature is perfect for drivers looking to relax and fill up their Passidex!
• New Passengers: Discover over a dozen new riders, including a disgraced esports champ, a ghost hunter, and a robot trying to escape from its lab.

Use your limited time each day to interact with dozens of passengers, learn about their lives, and gather clues. Can you identify the culprit and solve the case before the meter runs out?

Source: PR Email

Gothenburg, Sweden – June 24, 2020 – Rising Star Games and Daylight Studios have cooked up a special announcement with Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! arriving today on Nintendo Switch! The whacky hell-themed cooking management sim is now available for purchase on the Nintendo Switch eShop for $14.99.

Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! is a cooking management sim where you take on the role of Sweeny Tots, a chef that’s currently stuck in an Afterlife populated by potatoes! Players are thrown into the kitchen and must adapt to their new job – sorting potato sinners into their rightful stations and cooking up delicious, tantalizing dishes befitting the Gods!

Punish potato sinners by sorting them into your desired cooking stations and wait for them to get mashed, baked, boiled and fried. In your quest to appease the gods and ascend to heaven, you have to cook up mouth-watering, delectable, and appetizing dishes to feed the hungry deities of Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?!

Features

• Sort potato sinners into their rightful cooking stations to create delicious ingredients.
• Use sinful ingredients to cook up delectable potato-based recipes.
• Feed the hungry deities, appease your Pantheon, and level up your Gods.
• Put on your chef’s hat and research new appetizing recipes.
• Manage your stations by upgrading, doing maintenance, and boosting them with hellfire.
• Throw down in Cook-off Showdowns and prove you are the best chef in hell.
• Meet pop-culture sinners such as Mealificent, St Reaper, and Sephiroot and mythological gods such as Loki, Persephone and Osiris while spiraling down the nine circles of hell!

Source: PR Email

Warsaw, Poland – June 24, 2020 — Children of Morta is an action-RPG all about the bonds of the courageous Bergson family, but that doesn’t mean the Bergsons’ home is a place where fellow adventurers aren’t heartily welcomed. 11 bit studios and Dead Mage are proud to present another free update to their indie hit, introducing Apan – a seventh playable character joining the party.

Apan – known as Clan Mother in her homeland – came from the far north of Mount Morta. She is as skilled in providing vital support for companions on the battlefield as she is in wielding a sturdy staff. Her weapon’s reach makes Apan perfect for delivering deadly mid-range strikes, her special Asva Pulse dash ability leaves opponents hindered in the dust, and her spells cover a large area of effect. In defence, all of the Bergsons can take advantage of Apan’s medical knowledge as she also boosts the effects of healing potions, and a new mechanic lets the family gain shields from items, abilities, and Apan’s Rage skill. Simply put, Apan’s presence makes them all stronger, especially in battle.

The exciting new character design was created by one of Children of Morta’s Kickstarter backers and his partner, who both believed in the project since its very early stages. Here’s what these backers – known as AgaRar and GlueBubble – had to say about the idea that inspired the Apan’s creation, “The idea for Apan came from the brainstorming of myself and my partner. We originally made her an orphan, but later changed her to a mother to better compliment the Children of Morta story and family theme. A strong leader of nomadic healers who allies herself with the Bergsons to aid them in their fight against Corruption. We hope that our inspiration, and Dead Mage’s hard work, translates into a character that you all will enjoy for years to come.”.

The Bergsons’ House free update is available on all platforms: Xbox One, PC (Steam, GOG.com, Humble Store), PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The free update contains:

• A brand-new character with a unique skillset designed to play in single-player, but also shine in co-op playthroughs
• Special shielding skills and passive healing mechanics
• 32 new Apan-specific Runes
• 9 new story cutscenes
• A few HUD and UI tweaks
• Additional bug fixes

Source: PR Email

IRVINE, Calif – June 23, 2020 – Catherine: Full Body‘s puzzling action-adventure gameplay is on the go for the Nintendo Switch in the new Puzzling Hearts trailer!

Bachelor Vincent must climb a tower of nightmares in his sleep, while choosing between three different love interests during the day. Can he overcome his puzzling nightmares and the love conflict in his puzzled heart?

Catherine: Full Body releases on July 7 for Nintendo Switch!

Source: PR Email

Vienna, Austria, June 23, 2020 – THQ Nordic today announced that the highly anticipated SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (Rehydrated) is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Are you ready, kids?

The cult-classic has been faithfully remade in all of its spongetastic splendor! In addition to high-end visuals, modern resolutions and carefully polished gameplay, players can look forward to new content that didn’t make the original game release. With Rehydrated, you can experience a co-op multiplayer in SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom for the first time.

Just like the original game, Rehydrated features tons of characters and a lot of the irreverent humor from the TV series and upcoming feature film. Every iconic location in the game has multiple segments, a unique vibe, special puzzles and individual story plots, packing in something for every player! Players can play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy, each with unique skills to traverse certain parts of each level – only SpongeBob can use his underpants to bungee jump and only Sandy has a lasso to swing and glide through the gameworld.

In multiplayer mode, two-players can team up in either local couch or online co-op mode to battle the evil Robo-Squidward and all robots from the main game, wave after wave, across more than twenty islands. Rehydrated’s multiplayer mode also features four additional playable characters: Mr. Krabs, Gary, Squidward and Robo-Plankton, each with their own sets of moves and attacks, straight from the TV series and upcoming movie!

About SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated

Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs. Want to save Bikini Bottom from lots of rampant robots with your mighty bubbles? Of course you do! Want to underpants bungee jump? Why wouldn’t you! Want to join forces in a brand new multiplayer mode? The battle is on!

FEATURES

• Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and use their unique sets of skills
• Thwart Plankton’s evil plan to rule Bikini Bottom with his army of wacky robots
• Meet countless characters from the beloved series

REMAKE FEATURES

• Faithful remake of one of the best SpongeBob games ever created
• High-end visuals, modern resolutions and carefully polished gameplay
• Brand new horde mode multiplayer for up to two players, online and offline
• Restored content that was cut from the original game like the Robo Squidward boss fight and more

Source: PR Email

Stuttgart, Germany – June 23rd 2020 – ININ Games is proud to see the digital release on Sony PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch of Ultracore today. After a very long wait Retro fans are finally able to enjoy and soak up this incredible piece of gaming history. Ultracore is released digitally in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. The run & gun platformer is available in the Nintendo eShop and PlayStation Store for £17.99 / €19.99 / $22.99. A digital release for PS Vita will follow soon.

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Developed by the famous Swedish game developer, Digital Illusions, also known as DICE, Ultracore has seen a truly remarkable transformation of this title that was never released in the 90’s. Now, in collaboration and with expertise from the original team, Ultracore has been morphed onto Nintendo Switch and Sony Playstation 4 (PS Vita to follow) to make this truly addictive platform run and gun come to life.

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Fast gameplay, loads of challenges, explosive action and mean traps. Ultracore is a Eurostyle MetroidVania platformer with extensive levels and heavily armed bosses. Lovers of classic 2D action games will enjoy the vertical side-scrolling levels with intense Shoot’em Up action and an optional soundtrack featuring bands like Scandroid, Mega Drive, 3Force and many others.

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The Little Town Hero Big Idea Edition, available for PS4 and Nintendo Switch, has launched today in North America, and will soon launch on June 26 in Europe and July 3 in Oceania. The Launch Trailer features Axe’s journey in utilizing the power of Ideas to overcome the sudden monster attacks that threaten his home. Join him in this charming adventure from GAME FREAK, directed by Masao Taya, with music from Hitomi Sato and Toby Fox, along with art by Haruko Tochigi. Secure a copy at these participating retailers here!

Source: PR Email