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9th July 2021 – There’s just one week to go until the console digital release date of 16th July 2021 for this distinguished retro styled stealth action-platformer Within the Blade (WTB) on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch! Raved about on the PC, now console gamers can feast on the challenging action that unfolds…

As players progress in WIB, they will encounter new and unique enemies which forces them to learn new battle tactics, better the quality of equipment and learn new skills – but they will keep an eye on the durability of the weaponry selected. When it breaks, players will be forced to combat enemies hand to hand.

Featuring 25 levels and some unforgettable boss encounters, players can also complete additional tasks to gain more experience and money to help level up their ninja.

Game Features

• Over 100 types of weapon that players can find or craft
• Branching skills to level up and master
• Secrets to unlock, with epic items to find
• Randomly generated levels
• 5 unique acts with 5 levels
• Distinct visual style, with a distinct medieval feel

An Action-Platformer Like no Other! Live in the Shadows, Die by the Sword!

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – July 8, 2021 – Gravity Oddity, the gravity-bending space action roguelike from developer Invincible Cat, fuels up its jetpack for a Summer 2022 launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Steam for PC.

Gravity’s gone! Planets have started to shrink and shatter. Survivors create new colonies on floating rocks in space or live lonely lives in their ships. Fortunately, Rio Grande Corp. anticipated this disaster and created the Gravity Boots, empowering people to walk on any surface and live nearly normal lives. But Rio Grande Corp. may have an evil agenda: they’ve kidnapped the protagonist’s roommate, Gary. With Gary gone, how will our hero pay his rent?

Grab those Gravity Boots and go after Gary on a journey through space. Zip across asteroids and leap from ship-to-ship with a handy jetpack and modular raygun capable of teleporting its user to any surface. Fight on ceilings and walls to take out soldiers and turrets while dodging ship security systems. Master gravity in fast-paced, chaotic shootouts emphasizing verticality, precision shots, and platforming skills.

After blasting bad guys and wrecking ships, loot everything to find money, supplies, or one of 80+ stackable mods. Discover synergistic upgrades to empower the starting sidearm, with improvements like bouncing bullets, homing shots, or even spawning a decoy with each reload. Arm up and defeat the boss in each procedurally-generated stage to travel to the next area. Move with caution, as perma-death means the loss of those precious upgrades.

Customize the colorful, cartoony look of Gravity Oddity’s silly sci-fi journey by tweaking the protagonist’s costume and appearance. Coordinate outfits with both the protagonist’s furry friend Newton and their robot to look sharp while teleporting across the galaxy. Even the music changes to match the gameplay: while songs typically start off with piano, intense action amplifies the soundtrack, adding retro synth elements for the ultimate space experience.

“Designing Gravity Oddity has been creatively fulfilling because I’ve worked directly with my community,” said Tim Verrouil, solo developer and founder, Invincible Cat. “I asked them what they’d want in a game, and we came up with this concept together. It was tricky to make combat work on walls and ceilings but with their help, I think we’ve made it very enjoyable!”

Gravity Oddity will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Steam for PC. It will support English, French, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, South Korean and Japanese.

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Stuttgart, Germany – July 8th 2021 – Strictly Limited Games, together with the talented two person team from 1CC and publisher Chorus worldwide – known for the releases of awesome, innovative indie games – are happy to announce the pre-order start of a duo of very cool, challenging old school style Shoot ‘em Ups!

Star Hunter DX & Space Moth: Lunar Edition will be available as boxed versions for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. A Limited Edition and a Special Limited Edition can be pre-ordered from July 11th, 2021  exclusively at the Strictly Limited Games Shop.

Combining full Shoot ‘Em Up power!

These two games combine a truly outstanding, pixel-art style and a real challenging Bullet Hell experience for newcomers and pros to the genre. Shoot ‘em Up fans will get their money’s worth with this July pre-order!

Star Hunter DX

Star Hunter DX is an old school shooter for the modern times. It perfectly combines the gaming experience of classic arcade Shoot ‘em Ups with a modern pixel-art style and awesome 80s cartoon character designs. Choose from three different pilots and conquer the cosmos by dodging bullets and using “Bullet Time” to stand up to even the strongest enemy. Fans can look forward to a genre representative with a lot of nice features:

• Crisp pixel art
• 3 different pilots (Luna, Edgar, CAT-99) each with an own way of fighting
• 5 worlds and 6 bosses to master
• Over 50 unique enemy types
• Power up your special attack and enter “Bullet Time” to slow down your opponents
• Challenging like original arcade games
• But still beginner-friendly thanks to an extensive practice mode

Space Moth: Lunar Edition

To give fans the ultimate Bullet Hell experience, Space Moth: Lunar Edition is also included in this duo of excellent arcade style Shoot ‘em Ups. As Space Moth, the player has to face a variety of giant and angry laser insects in order to escape the Earth and blast away into space.

• Easy to control
• Free remap of the setup
• A superior electronic soundtrack
• Colorful and bright pixel art

Space Moth: Lunar Edition is the updated Version of 1CC’s vertical arcade shoot ’em up Space Moth DX, which was released for PC back in 2016. The core elements are reworked for a brand new intense gameplay experience – coming for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4!

Exclusive, physical editions

The Limited Edition is available for €29.99, limited to 2.000 copies for Nintendo Switch and 1.000 copies for PlayStation 4 worldwide.

The Special Limited Edition features:

• Special Limited Edition Box
• Star Hunter DX & Space Moth: Lunar Edition for Nintendo Switch or PS4
• Original Soundtrack
• Bubblegum Cards
• Reversible Instruction Poster
• Pin

The Special Limited Edition is available for €49.99, limited to 1,000 copies for Nintendo Switch and 500 copies for PlayStation 4.

An aluminium art card is also available for €9.99 – limited to 199 copies.

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The Silver Case 2425 is available now for North America and will soon release on July 9 for Europe and *Oceania. (*Digital release only.)

Descend into a dystopian world from the mind of SUDA51! Unravel the enigmatic murders as part of the Heinous Crimes Unit in The Silver Case, and unearth new, darker secrets in its sequel, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case. Available for the first time as a 2-in-1 collection for Nintendo Switch!

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Return as renowned adventurer Adol Christin to vanquish the creatures of the night in Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, available now for Nintendo Switch, Steam, GOG and Stadia!

Download the free demo available for Nintendo Switch and Steam.

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Giebelstadt, Germany, July 6th, 2021: Skydrift Infinity is an action-packed arcade game focusing on the experience of flying alone or with others, in a light, quick, fast-paced, air-combat style.

During the various game modes, you can partake in deathmatches and armed races as well as other armed competitions, using modern airplanes, which are tuned to the max, with extreme weapons. Your goal is simple: if you can’t beat them, shoot them!

Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines

Play alone, with your friends, or compete against previously unknown online challengers! For relaxation explore the exotic islands, used as the venues of the races and arena modes, where you can break free of the 2-dimensionality, that binds known racing games! Your possibilities are limited only by your own imagination!

About Skydrift Infinity:

Get closer than ever before to the world of adrenaline-pumping sky-racing where flyboys can test and master their flying and combat skills against the deadliest opponents!

Admire amazingly detailed terrains. Choose state-of-the-art planes, personalize them with unique racing skins, and fight.

Let off a sharp burst and then turn away, roll over, spin ’round to come in behind your opponents – move to their blindsides and fire again!

Features:

• Eight Modern Planes to Fly: Choose from eight modern, state-of-the-art airplanes turned into killing machines, each with four different skins for a total of 32 unique racing skins.
• Six Power-ups: Capture up to two different powers in your plane’s arsenal, then collect upgrades to increase the strength of those existing powers. Strategy becomes key as you must choose which powers to keep, which ones to upgrade, and which ones to convert into Boost energy
• Stunning Visuals: Race through scenic venues like the Grand Canyon, Alaskan Terrain, and the Hawaiian Islands, created with beautiful, vibrant colors.
• 8-person Multiplayer: Take your friends down online in a fast and furious battle.
•  Three Unique Game Modes: Power Race Mode is high-speed racing paired with power-ups; Speed Race Mode where players navigate the course through ring targets that accelerate plane speed and Survival Mode where pilots race against the countdown clock and each other.
• Splitscreen mode: For your local multiplayer action!

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Paris, July 6th 2021 – Microids is pleased to announce The Sisters – Party of the Year is now available. Wendy & Marine would do anything to have the greatest party of the year!

In single player adventure mode, play as Wendy or Marine and discover an open world with numerous challenges to take on. You can also play up to 4 players in local multiplayer mode and choose from a selection of 16 characters from the comics. The Sisters – Party of the Year is ideal to play with friends and family!

About The Sisters – Party of the Year :

Wendy, the grumpy teenager, wants to throw a memorable end-of-the-year house party but before she can ask her parents for their approval, her impich little sister steals her idea and runs with it. Problem: the parents will only allow one party to happen! To decide who’s going to organize the fiesta, the sisters will throw themselves into a series of crazy challenges!

Games modes:

• Adventure mode (single player)

  • Experience a magnificent adventure in a colorful open world that will see you conquer with Marine or Wendy the 24 challenges, 35 quests and find all the collectibles.

• Multiplayer modes (1 to 4 players)

  • Challenges: play the mini-games you want with your friends!

  • Tournament: try to win the tournament by being the best at each round!

  • All or Nothing: play all the mini-games in a raw!

  • Around the world: take turns choosing your favorite mini-game!

The Sisters: Party of the year is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. The game is backward compatible on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

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What would you do if you were friends with the gods, and your influence on them could change the cosmos? Mythic Ocean is an atmospheric and charming adventure where you’ll befriend a pantheon of gods under the sea, help solve their problems, and make choices that shape the birth of a new world.

Features

• Narrative Exploration – through deep conversations with gods, your choices influence the fate of the universe
• Diverse, peaceful underwater environments
• Meet tons of goofy, charming creatures
• No death, no combat, no failure. The challenge is influencing the gods to get the result you want – outcomes range between harmony and pandemonium
• There’s a breakdancing crab

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Madrid, Spain – 30th June, 2021 – The day has arrived! Born as a collaboration between Tesura Games and Souris-Lab, a studio specializing in artistic creations and video games, A Tale of Synapse: The Chaos Theories is now available digitally on Steam and Nintendo Switch. There will also be both standard and collector’s editions of the game for Nintendo Switch coming out physically on the 16th of July.

A Tale Of Synapse: The Chaos Theories is a mix of platformer and puzzle game, melding abstract art and and hard science. Use the fundamental constants of the universe and all the elements that compose it to help the Synapsians become open-minded. Discover an incredible and colorful story with Sci and Néro, two heroes who cooperate to evolve in this dreamlike world based on the rules of mathematical logic. Immerse yourself in the universe of Héméide, as you sink into the strains of the game’s ethereal original soundtrack.

Are you ready to enter this magical land? Play alone or in co-op and find out as you develop your synapses to build your competency, solve puzzles, and fight enemies.

Features:

• Four magical worlds to explore
• Local Multiplayer Mode
• 45 levels of logic based puzzles
• Colorful and unique 2D visuals
• A haunting original soundtrack

A Tale of Synapse: The Chaos Theories is available now on PC (Steam) and Switch (eShop). The physical edition will follow on the 16th of July.

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Hamburg, Germany – June 30th, 2021 — Publisher and developer Daedalic Entertainment is happy to announce the release of their point & click adventure Anna’s Quest on consoles today. The charming fantasy game is now available on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch for $19.99. The PC version launched on Steam in 2015 and offers an engaging story with a dash of dark humor, likeable characters,  funny hijinks, and puzzles.

Anna’s Quest is a hand-drawn point & click adventure with numerous puzzles for players to solve, set in a charming world based on the tales of the Brothers Grimm. The self-ironic fairy tale follows protagonist Anna who tries to help her sick grandfather but instead gets captured by an evil witch. With the help of her newfound telekinetic powers and many familiar fairy tale characters she now tries to escape her prison and find a cure. On her quest, she battles witches, trolls, and dragons, uses medieval torture instruments and modern gadgets, gains the help of a shady fox, and even deals with the devil.

Main features:

• Unlimited inventory with special slots for a baby dragon
• Small-time vandalism
• Discover a unicorn’s inner beauty
• Black magic and telekinesis – this time, not exclusive to villains!
• Executions for the whole family!
• Light-hearted, courageous, bad-ass: Anna
• Classic point & click controls with hotspot-indicator
• Awesome ending (really!)

Anna’s Quest is out now on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch for $19.99.

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