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April 18 2019 – Indie publisher Digerati and one-man developer Nerdook (Monster Slayers, Vertical Drop Heroes) are delighted to announce that turn-based strategy RPG Reverse Crawl is coming soon to Nintendo Switch – the game will be available to download from the eShop from May 10th.

The Switch version features an all-new local PvP mode to complement Campaign and Endless modes, while the game’s UI has been specifically modified for Nintendo’s console.

Reverse Crawl inverts the classic dungeon crawling premise, putting players in the claws and armored boots of monsters, undead, and other fantasy enemies in a quest to defeat heroic warriors and their Red Queen.

Includes a brand new local PvP mode, created exclusively for the Nintendo Switch version.

Key features

• Vanquish foes using a deceptively deep tactical turn-based combat system
• Assemble an army of dark dungeon dwellers, including skeletons, zombies, goblins and more
• A dynamic campaign that’s different each time, complete with a branching storyline
• Battle your way through Campaign and Endless modes, and an all-new local PvP mode
• Unlock new minions, traits and powers as you play
• Created by one-man indie machine, Nerdook (Monster Slayers, Vertical Drop Heroes)

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April 17th 2019, Liverpool, United Kingdom – Ripstone Games, in collaboration with Lab42 and World Snooker, have today released Snooker 19 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Snooker 19 is available for purchase on Steam, the PlayStation Store and the Xbox Games Store for $34.99 / €34.99 / £29.99. A Nintendo Switch launch of Snooker 19is due later this Spring.

Snooker 19 features 128 of the world’s top players including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Ding Junhui. Players can choose a seasoned pro or a rising star and progress through the ranks in the single player career mode, playing at meticulously detailed recreations of iconic venues such as The Crucible in Sheffield, The Tempodrom in Berlin and The Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Beijing. As they progress through their career, players will earn trophies to commemorate their victories and gear to customise their avatar.

Players can challenge their friends to matches locally or online, where they can also matchmake against regional and global opponents. For the biggest challenge of all, players can compete in global online tournaments, synced to their real world counterparts. Winning online tournaments will earn players highly stylised cosmetics such as new cues, waistcoats and bow ties, showing anyone competing against them that they are the king of the table. The first online tournament will be the Betfred World Snooker Championship, taking place at the legendary Crucible in Sheffield from April 20th – May 6th.

“Being big fans of snooker, we’re thrilled to finally bring Snooker 19 to the masses,” said Justin Forrest of Lab42, Game Director of Snooker 19. “This has been a big passion project of ours and the chance to work with World Snooker was a dream come true. We’re confident that we have created the definitive snooker experience, and hope you will agree when you try Snooker 19 yourself.”

Leveraging the visual feature set of Unreal Engine 4, Snooker 19 sets a new visual standard for the snooker video game. Lab42 have created a custom advanced physics engine, designed from the ground up to deliver the most true to life snooker experience and an AI engine designed specifically to emulate the way different pro players approach their shots and maneuver the cue ball around the table to continue their break.

“We want Snooker 19 to be the definitive video game snooker experience,” said Hollie Pattison of Ripstone. “Collaborating with World Snooker and the development team at Lab42 has been incredible, we’ve all pushed to create an authentic sports TV-style presentation in the game, completely transporting players into the professional snooker experience.”

About World Snooker

World Snooker is the commercial entity responsible for the commercial exploitation and promotion of professional snooker events across the world and is the custodian of the sport’s commercial rights.

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TOKYO, JAPAN – 15 April 2019 – Gensokyo Defenders, the blistering shoot-em-up tower defense game from Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) publishing label UNTIES and developer Neetpia, will bewitch enemy hordes on Steam on April 25. The Nintendo Switch version will receive a brand new DLC alongside the Steam release.

The Nintendo Switch DLC will be free and include three each of new stages and traps, as well as new playable characters: Yakumo Yukari, who can manipulate boundaries of all kinds; Toyosatomimi no Miko, an immortal Buddhist saint; and Byakuren Hijiri, a magic-wielding nun. The new content will also be available on Steam at the time of release.

Gensokyo Defenders pulls from more than 20 years of shared lore in the Touhou Project to give each of the 20 playable witches and fairies abilities thematic to their personality. Each girl comes with a set of three spell cards such as freezing enemies in place or building barriers to prevent escape from trap zones, as well as bullets to fire using twin-stick controls for extra damage.

Conquer more than 25 stages filled with magical foes by combining spells with an array of traps including spikes for raw damage, plants that slow movement and watchtowers that fire on attackers from a distance. Collect power ups and upgrade abilities to defeat 19 bosses. Join a friend for online co-op to defend the mystical realm of Gensokyo in an adventure blending tower defense with shooting action.

“Gensokyo Defenders is a great mix of Touhou Project shooter gameplay with classic trap-based defense strategy,” said John Davis, G&R Representative, UNTIES. “Neetpia did a great job adapting Touhou characters and their powers into a classic tower defense setting to create a new strategic action experience that will have players begging for more.”

Gensokyo Defenders is a fan-made entry in the Touhou Project, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the “most prolific fan-made shooter series.” It will be available on Steam for $19.99 USD with English text localization and full audio and text available in Japanese. Nintendo Switch owners can get Gensokyo Defenders now for the same price.

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SINGAPORE – April 15, 2019 – Masquerada: Songs and Shadows, the tactical RPG from Ysbryd Games and Witching Hour Studios featuring the voice talents of Matt Mercer, Felicia Day, Jennifer Hale, Dave Fennoy, and Ashly Burch, is coming to Nintendo Switch May 9.

A friend’s disappearance leads Cicero Gavar on a journey through a fantastical world inspired by Renaissance-era Venice and brought to life in a vibrant, hand-drawn art style. Cicero will crush foes in real-time combat with tactical pause, combining his control over the elements with those of his companions on their adventure through a society at war with itself.

Only the wealthy and powerful can lay claim to Mascherines, masks that grant magical powers, though they have grown even more elusive in the five-year civil war that has destroyed many of the precious artifacts. Cicero’s party will unearth how intimately the secrets of their pasts are intertwined with the war, their society, and the history of the Mascherines.

“Masquerada was an incredible experience for me. As a lover of storytelling and character development, the incredible writing of the game drew me in immediately,” said Matt Mercer, voice actor for Cicero Gavar. “Now mix this grand tale with my love of Isometric RPGs of yore, and I’m sold on multiple levels. I’m not just a cast member of the project, but a dedicated fan.”

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows and Mac for $19.99 and can be played in English, French, German, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Turkish languages. It will be available on Nintendo Switch for the same price.

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12 April, 2019 – Digerati Distribution and developer Loren Lemcke are delighted to announce the Nintendo Switch™ release date for Super Blood Hockey has now been confirmed – the game will be available to download from the Nintendo eShop from 26 April (just two weeks away from the start of the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship!), with a 20% launch discount for a limited time.

PS4 and Xbox versions will follow at a soon-to-be-confirmed date sometime in Q2 2019.

Already available on Steam, where it has accrued a powerful 9/10 user rating, the console versions will include an all-new Franchise Mode that puts players in the shoes of a corrupt coach as they recruit players from prison, utilize performance-enhancing drugs, pull the plug on injured teammates, and use other underhanded tactics to succeed.

“Super Blood Hockey is a love letter to the 8-bit and 16-bit ice hockey video games of my childhood, back when high action gameplay reigned supreme,” explains the game’s creator, Loren Lemcke. “Players can expect a modern reinterpretation of the classic arcade sports experience with the blood and violence dialled up to eleven.”

About the game

Arcade sports gaming gets a shot of adrenaline in Super Blood Hockey, a violent homage to classic 8- and 16-bit ice hockey games. Customize your line-up and take to the ice, using fast-paced skills and bone-crunching brutality to dominate.

Prove your hockey prowess in a deadly global tournament or against friends in 4-player local multiplayer. Build and manage your own squad in Franchise Mode – with the right diet and performance enhancing drugs your team can be season champions!

Key Features

• Use superior skating, positioning, strategy and blood-splattering violence
• Take on the world in a global tournament, where failure results in execution
• Varied challenges and scenarios, including Turbo Mode and 12 vs 12 Mega Rumble
• Paint the ice with the blood of your friends in 4-player local multiplayer
• Franchise Mode: Create, recruit and manage your own custom team of inmates in a futuristic world of dystopic blood sports
• Enjoy the retro beats of an original soundtrack by chiptunist Shawn Daley

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San Francisco (April 12th, 2019) – Demons? Heavy armaments? Synthwave? Welcome to hell, which also conveniently doubles as a fast-paced bullet hell platformer! Hell is Other Demons, developed by Cuddle Monster Games and published by Kongregate, officially launches on PC + Mac (via Kartridge), and Nintendo Switch on April 18th, 2019, with a Steam launch following on May 20th. Get ready to put your reflexes and arcade shooting to the test!

The concept here is nice and simple. You’re a demon. You don’t like other demons. Too bad hell is full of them. Grab the closest rocket launcher, sword, or laser gun and fight your way through the hellish masses. All of this is tied together with an instantly-striking aesthetic, mixing chunky pixels with bold color schemes to ensure you always know exactly what you’re dealing with, even if it’s a giant, saw-wielding skeleton bearing down on you.

Hell is Other Demons features an extensive campaign and upgrade system that will test your mettle against hordes of bullet fodder and giant, over-the-top bosses, as well as an endless cycle of demonic invasion in the procedurally generated Arcade Mode. The name of the game here is speed and precision, as you achieve that satisfying, zen-like state of being, air-dodging and weaving through more pixelated bullets than you can shake a floating skull at.

Couple this with a thumping synthwave soundtrack by Rémi Gallego (The Algorithm) and deliciously retro sound design by Magnus Pålsson (VVVVVV), and Hell is Other Demons will transport you into the bowels of hell. But like, with more bleeps and bloops.

Hell is Other Demons launches on April 18, 2019, with availability on PC and Mac (Kartridge), as well as Nintendo Switch. The game will then launch on Steam on May 20, 2019.

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Among Focus Home Interactive’s premier partners, Saber Interactive occupies an important space. Along with MudRunner 2 releasing later this year, Focus Home Interactive is delighted to announce that they are partnering once more with Saber Interactive (Halo The Master Chief Collection, NBA 2K Playgrounds Series, Quake Champions…) for the development of new ambitious projects, but also for the Switch and Mobile port of some important licenses.

“We are very proud and happy to count Saber as a faithful developer partner. Saber Interactive has an excellent vision of the market and the industry, with creative teams able to come up with crazy and spectacular game concepts able to conquer a massive number of players like World War Z or MudRunner. In addition to great creative minds, they also are talented developers, creating high-technologies like both the impressive World War Z “Swarm Engine” or the MudRunner “Advanced Physics Engine” allowing the studio to cook outstanding and unique gaming experiences. We are happy to strengthen our collaboration with this studio for the development of new titles within the years to come.” said John Bert, COO of Focus Home Interactive.

“In our two decades of game development, we have found Focus to be one of the most talented and dedicated publishers.” said Matthew Karch, CEO of Saber Interactive“We are excited to have the opportunity to expand our relationship with such a fantastic team. We can’t wait to share more about what lies ahead.”

Two new titles to be develop within the coming years

The first title developed by Saber and born after extending its partnership with Focus, will be a totally new and ambitious IP, consisting in an amazing coop game that will benefit from all the talent and the experience of the studio in delivering spectacular, fun and entertaining games.

Their second title may be the most ambitious project in the publisher’s history – a AAA-quality experience supported by one of the most important licenses in the Games Workshop universe.

Saber will be bringing some great licenses on Nintendo Switch and Mobile

The studio will also be working on the port of some of the publisher’s flagship licenses onto Switch.

Call of Cthulhu and Vampyr, two great titles respectively developed on consoles and PC by Cyanide Studio and DONTNOD Entertainment will both be produced by Saber for a release on Nintendo Switch later this year. And for the first time in its history, Saber and Focus are delighted to announce that the MudRunner franchise will finally land on iOS and Android in the coming months.

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11 April 2019 – From indie publisher Digerati and Italian developer Fantastico Studio comes the galactic side-scrolling roguelite shoot ‘em up, Black Paradox. The retro-stylish shmup is set to launch on PlayStation 4 on 30 April/1 May (NA/EU respectively), and Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on 3 May. Black Paradox also makes the hyper jump from Steam Early Access into full release on 2 May.

During its time in Early Access, Black Paradox has garnered an 8.5/10 positive rating on Steam, praised by users for its intense boss fights and side-scrolling action, variety of enemies, weapons and upgrades, and stylish 80s-infused aesthetic and powerful retro soundtrack.

“Flying space cars, masked bounty hunters and big bad bosses. All spiced up with pixel art and a synth-wave soundtrack. That’s what we wanted to bring to our game with Black Paradox!” Enthuses Fantastico Studio CEO, Daniele Bianchini. “We think the roguelite shoot ’em up genre hasn’t been explored enough and Black Paradox brings a fresh take on it.”

About the game

Black Paradox is a fast-paced roguelite shoot ’em up. Unleash an arsenal of weapons, power-ups, drones, and other upgrades to survive waves of enemies, against a backdrop of vibrant pixel art and synth-wave soundtrack. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, travel through space and defeat the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy: the Hellraisers and its seven lieutenants.

Enter the cockpit, ready your weapons, and prepare for the ultimate galactic showdown.

Key features

• 20 weapons, 37 powerups, 13 deadly drones, 8 amazing power-up combos, and the ultimate space-bending move: the “Black Paradox”
• 62 different enemies, each with its own attack patterns
• 14 deadly bosses with unique attacks + 1 secret boss
• Upgrade your stats and unlock new powers
• 2 player local co-op
• Amazing pixel art, awesome synth-wave soundtrack
• Extra hardcore boss rush mode to unlock

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SYDNEY, NSW – April 10, 2019 – Whipseey and the Lost Atlas, the whipping and swinging retro platformer from developer Daniel A. Ramirez and publisher Blowfish Studios, leaps onto Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam for Windows PC in Q3 2019.

After discovering a magical book, a young boy named Drew is whisked away to Whipseeyland, where he transforms into Whipseey, the pink, whip-wielding hero of this bright, colorful world. With the help of Princess Alyssa, Whipseey embarks on a quest to recover magical orbs that possess the power to return him home.

Whip or jump on enemies standing in the way and collect the magic gems they leave behind. Find an impassable chasm? Hold down the jump button and use the whip as a helicopter to travel further. Use swing points to fling Whipseey from one far-flung location to another and bounce off enemies to reach impossible heights.

Inspired by classic 2D platformers, Whipseey and the Lost Atlas is a challenging throwback to a golden age filled with picturesque levels, a relaxing soundtrack, memorable boss fights, and vivid pixel art courtesy of Super Crate Box and Luftrausers artist Roy Nathan De Groot.

Fans of indie 2D platformers have been following Whipseey’s development for the past two years through the game’s active Twitter account, providing valuable feedback, seeing the art redesign, and the renaming of the game from Whip Master after a cloning incident.

“Developing my first commercial release has been a wild journey. We’ve battled through it all, from other teams cloning our work to being forced to retrace our steps after months of backup files became corrupted,” said Daniel Ramirez, creator, Whipseey and the Lost Atlas. “But now we’re nearing the end of the tunnel and I’m excited to finally share Whipseey with the world.”

Whipseey and the Lost Atlas releases in Q3 2019 for consoles and PC with English language support.

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Warsaw, Poland – March 9th, 2019 — Digital Sun and 11 bit studios’ Moonlighter was an indie darling in 2018 and today it celebrates a major milestone! The story of Will, whose daily shopkeeping routine keeps his business prosperous and whose adventurous destiny pushes him to explore dungeons and slash monsters has now sold over 500,000 copies across all platforms including PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch!

Launching first on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, the action RPG with roguelite elements took a few more months to finally hit the Nintendo Switch and has been doing fantastic numbers for the indie publisher. Recently hitting the eShop in Japan, Moonlighter debuted in fifth position in its first week helping propel the game to a total of 150,000 copies sold on the platform.

While the mobile version of Moonlighter is currently in development, and numerous free updates have landed in the game on all platforms, the designers are also working on a brand new addition to expand the Moonlighter universe! Planning for a Summer 2019 release and coming to all platforms, Between Dimensions is an all new DLC set to make Moonlighter more exciting than ever!

Between Dimensions DLC Features:

• New Monsters – Expand the main experience by filling current dungeons with new creatures.
• The Interdimensional Dungeon – An all-new dungeon swarming with powerful new mini-bosses.
• New Gear – Adventurers can pick up a plethora of new weapons, armors, shop items, and rings.
• Trick Weapons – Never before seen Trick Weapons will grant players special powers, but they might come with a price! Twisting Moonlighter’s mechanics in new and inventive ways, these new weapons will punish your enemies, but might just be a little err… tricky at the same time.

In celebration of half a million units sold, Moonlighter is on sale right now for 40% off on Steam and 33% off on the Nintendo eShop in North America. The sale price hits the European eShop on April 11th, 2019.

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