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31 August 2023, Friedrichshafen, Germany – Indie developer Couch in the Woods is happy to release their retro sci-fi action game GRAVIATORS on Steam. 

GRAVIATORS is an easy to learn and easy to master, team arena sports game, set in space. If you’re looking for a casual friendly esports title, you don’t have to search any further as GRAVIATORS will satisfy your competitive urge.

GRAVIATORS offers you a cosmic playground where you compete in pinball-like arenas while harnessing the power of gravity and employing tactical shield abilities. A blend of high-paced and high-energy competition, strategic and exciting mechanics for creative gameplay makes GRAVIATORS a perfect couch party and casual esports game.

“Even if you face defeat, you’ll cherish remaining in the embrace of gravity, orbiting the ball around you in space. Adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. Empty your mind, be massless. Weightless, like gravity.”

Couch in the Woods, Inspired by the honourable teachings of Bruce Lee

GRAVIATORS gameplay trailer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWphsmTslow

GRAVIATORS on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1958540/GRAVIATORS/

Gameplay
Use your spacepod’s special gravity and shield abilities to control the ball and shoot it into the opponent’s black hole to score points. Bring your friends to your couch to compete against each other or against other teams online. Go solo and play against AI or random people online – the choices and fun are limitless! GRAVIATORS has 3 different game modes:

Versus Arena: Destroy shields around your opponents black hole to get temporary points. Shoot inside the black hole to score goals, and have your points added to the scoreboard!

Planetary Arena: The goals are located on each side of the screen and the playfield is divided by a black hole. Use the black hole to give the ball some extra power! Destroy the shields and score goals to add points to the scoreboard!

Meteor Shower: Protect your planet and survive incoming waves of asteroids! Destroy them quickly to build up a higher multiplier. With further waves, new kinds of asteroids and other dangerous objects will appear.

About Couch in the Woods
Couch in the Woods is a passionate team that is literally playing and developing games on the couch in the woods. Isolated by mountains and trees of the Black Forest, the team founded their small indie game dev studio in 2020 out of the studies. To make their dreams come true, the team drove the research in machine learning for the GRAVIATORS AI to get governmental funding. From the first idea in their student rooms to promoting GRAVIATORS at gaming events, the team is about to launch their first title successfully in cooperation with Bonus Stage Publishing.

London, UK – Monday August 21, 2023 – Tower Studios has confirmed that its much anticipated Sociable Soccer series will launch on all major PC and console platforms within the next few months.

The multi-million dollar title has enjoyed much success over the last few years as a former #1 on Apple Arcade and at last PC and console players will soon be able to experience the thrills of the most exciting multiplayer football game to be launched since Jon Hare’s Sensible Soccer series came out at the end of the last century.

Now as owner and creative director of Sociable Soccer, Hare hopes to take on EA Sports FC and e-football head to head by countering their sumptuous, but predictable, simulation style gameplay with the gritty, 100 miles per hour thrills and spills of gegenpressing, addictive, arcade style online and offline multiplayer matches and a whole world of soccer for single players to immerse themselves in.

All players who bought the Steam Early Access version of Sociable Soccer are to receive the game for free when it launches in November this year. 

Console releases will follow hot on the heels of the PC version with the staggered appearances of Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Playstation 4, XBox Series X and XBox One versions all now lined up and getting ready to leave the dressing room to strut their stuff in front of the crowd.

More details to be released over the coming weeks. 

“Everyone who plays Sociable Soccer will remember how much fun it is to beat your friends and family at a game you love, again and again. We are a fast, exhilarating arcade game set in a real football world, not a predictable, boring simulation. If you prefer your life to be steady, polished and uninspiring then stay where you are. If you are up for something new, stylised, fast and addictive then welcome to our Sociable world of soccer.”

Founder of Tower Studios Jon Hare 

About Tower Studios
Tower Studios is a game developer and publisher originally formed on the banks of the River Thames in 2004 by founders of Sensible Software and the Bitmap Brothers, two classic British teams from the previous century.
The company has developed numerous #1 games to date including Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder, Speedball and Sociable Soccer and is now owned solely by Jon Hare, the most successful and respected football game designer in Europe.

17 August 2023 – This year marks the debut of the Ukraine Pavilion at gamescom, the world’s largest gaming conference. A range of well-known Ukrainian studios, alongside startups and indie developers, will demonstrate their projects and services to the global audience. The goal of the stand is to spotlight remarkable achievements of the Ukrainian gaming industry, showcase cutting-edge innovations, support the reputation of Ukraine and attract targeted foreign investments in the industry.

“With this pavilion, we aim to showcase the remarkable resilience of the Ukrainian games industry. Even amidst the challenges of war, our businesses have not only persevered but have also unleashed unprecedented creativity. Our journey has molded us into a nation uniquely skilled at navigating unexpected challenges, making Ukrainian companies adaptable and reliable business partners. We invite the world to experience this resilience, to recognize the benefits of collaborating with Ukrainian companies, and to emphasize the vital importance of international support for Ukraine” said Elena Lobova, Co-founder @ GDBAY, co-organizer of the Ukrainian pavilion

The Ukraine Pavilion has been organized by the VG Entertainment studio, the Games Gathering conference and the GDBAY platform. With more than 20 game dev companies and services already onboard, the initiative continues to accept participants. If you are an indie developer with an innovative project or a company that works on advanced tech developments in fields like VR/AR, AI or blockchain, which are relevant to the gaming industry, contact the organizers by filling out the participation form.

The booth will be located in an area of 100 m2 in the business zone of hall 3.2 (C-050g, D-051g). You can learn more details and stay updated about this event by visiting the website www.gamesukraine.com and following the initiative on its social media platforms.

Here is the list of game development studios that have already confirmed their participation:

4A Games
This is a multinational game development studio with offices in Malta and Ukraine. The projects include Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, Metro Redux, Arktika. 1, and, the most recent release, Metro Exodus.

Black Snow Games 
This is a digital entertainment studio that obtains patented technology for seamless AR to map visualization. The company is driving to market Black Snow: Battle for Earth — the world’s first fully immersive mobile AR free to play and earn game.

Bini Games
Established in 2012, Bini Games has grown to a team of over 230 developers, designers, teaching methodology experts, artists, animators, and educators. They develop educational mobile games for children.

Frogwares
Created in the year 2000, Frogwares is an independent game development studio, based in Ukraine and Ireland. They are behind the Sherlock Holmes series and a Lovecraftian detective-horror game, The Sinking City.

Frag Lab
Frag Lab is a videogame development studio founded in 2017 and based in Kyiv, Ukraine. They are focused on a next-gen AAA free-to-play FPS Shatterline.

Fishing Planet
Fishing Planet is a highly realistic first-person online multiplayer fishing simulator. The game was founded 8+ years ago in Kyiv and as for now their community has over 17 million players from all over the world and keeps growing.

Farom Studio
In 2011, the studio’s journey commenced with a vision of creating games and connecting with like-minded individuals. The main goal of the company is to make a game that could be fun for every player, single-player and multi-player at the same time.

GSC Game World
Founded in 1995 in Ukraine, GSC Game World is an independent game developer, best known for the original Cossacks series and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise. Today, the studio is focused on developing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Gerillaz OÜ
This game dev studio is developing World of the Abyss, a free-to-play cross-platform Lineage-like MMORPG. They made this game to return the same level of fun people had with classic MMORPGs to players on mobile and other popular platforms. 

GameFi2.0 Lab
GameFi2.0 Lab combines game dev with blockchain and fintech. Their aim is to create a sustainable game economy that is fair and transparent for all participants, as is currently the case in the DeFI sector.

PlayToMax
PlayToMax is an HTML5 game developer with over 11 years of experience in this market. In addition to their expertise in custom game development for web, instant games, and porting games from other platforms to HTML5, they also provide services for crafting playable ads.

Plazma Studio
Plazma Studio is a developer and publisher of mobile games, founded in 2018. Their latest venture, Expansion, marks their foray into virtual reality, establishing a new milestone in their journey of innovative game development. 

Red Beat
This mid-size studio with over 20 years of experience worked on famous titles such as HALO 2, NBA Playgrounds, MX Nitro, Shaq Fu, Cossacks, and many more. Their latest titles are FROSTBORN: Co-Op Survival and METRO: The Outpost.

Room 8 Group
Room 8 Group is a global leader in external art production & game development, uniting seven studios: Room 8 Studio, Dragons Lake, Massive Black, Solid Bash, PUGA Studios, Heroic, and highlight QA. 

Starni Games
This is a Ukrainian game development company based in Kyiv. Among the studio’s projects, there are the Strategic Mind series and non-profit project Ukraine War Stories on Steam. They are now working on Headquarters: World War II together with a publisher.

Tatem Games
Tatem Games is a mobile game developer and publisher. The company has published more than 10 full-featured gaming apps, e.g. Racer, RoboSockets, Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter, Carnivores: Ice Age, Dream Gym and My Gym: Fitness Studio Manager Game.

Twigames
Twigames is a game development studio with a team of 20 people with a main office in Kyiv, Ukraine. The company develops games for mobile, VR/AR, PC and all the main consoles both as internal projects and contract work.

VR Five
Former GSC employees worked on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. projects. The team, oriented on innovative technologies, became become a VR pioneer starting with Oculus DK1 in 2013. Since then, they developed projects for all VR headsets except PS, AR, mobile, PC, Mac.

Here is the list of other companies that have already confirmed their participation:

• Organizers: VG Entertainment, Games Gathering, GDBAY;
• Service companies and platforms: Postmodern.ua, Drope.me, Values Value;
• Communication partner: Games Branding;
• Technical partner: AMD;
• Business networking partner: MeetToMatch.

16 August, 2023, Oslo Norway – The Norwegian Indie game studio Ananki Game Studio is thrilled to reveal that their new game The Fate of Baldr will be launched on Steam soon. Join the Vikings in an epic tower defense adventure! Defend your ship against mythical bosses while mining resources and upgrading skills. Battle solo or team up with friends in online co-op for a journey of strategy, conquest, and victory.

“Working on ‘The Fate of Baldr’ has been an incredible journey for us so far. Inspired by the lore of Norse mythology and old school sci-fi we have created a unique universe where viking warriors take on the gods of the nine worlds. We’ve poured our hearts and souls into this project, and we’re very excited to share our vision with the public.” stated Ananki Game Studio.

Watch the latest Gameplay trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN5DPh3l_Xw

Gameplay features

• Ensure the safety of your Viking ship by repelling waves of creatures and gods inspired by Norse mythology.
• Optimize your defense strategy by placing a wide range of towers in key locations.
• Engage the enemies with both melee and ranged weapons.
• Gather resources to upgrade your ship, towers, weapon and equipment.
• Experience the thrill of battle as a single player or team up with others in online cooperative play, with the choice of four distinct and unique class options.

Begin your journey and wishlist The Fate of Baldr now on Steam.

Join Ananki Game Studio on Discord and follow on social media: Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.

About Ananki Game Studio
Ananki Game Studio is an indie game development studio with 3 full time employees based in Oslo, Norway. The team consists of André (CEO/programmer), Asia (2d artist) and Anders (3d artist/programmer). Each of them have 10+ years of prior experience with programming, 2D art and 3D modeling. They’ve been developing games full time since 2020.

Querétaro City, Mexico, 9 August, 2023 – Ready, Set, Go! Seashell Studio is delighted to announce that Running Fable is now available for Xbox and Nintendo Switch users. So get ready to enjoy this fabulous cross-platform racing experience with your friends and family right away!

“The day is finally upon us! We’ve been dreaming of this day for about 3 years now, and we couldn’t be happier. Go tell your friends, your roommates, your cousins, and even your grandma. “Running Fable” is good fun for everyone, and now with cross-play integration, also everywhere!” – comments Rodrigo Cuadriello from Seashell Studio.

Running Fable presents a new take on the racing genre, combining the adrenaline rush of high-speed racing with the tactics of strategy games. Strategically place items and traps all over the map to transform the racetrack before each rally begins. Trick your opponents and make it to the finish line first!

Watch Nintendo launch trailer on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ij1YT_rnV20

Get the game on Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/running-fable/9p9ntcz7hzll

Get the game on Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/running-fable-switch/

Friedrichshafen, Germany – 2nd of August, 2023 – Couch in the Woods studio is thrilled to share the release date of their amazingly fun, arcade-y and super competitive title, GRAVIATORS. The new casual friendly e-sports title will launch on the 31st of August!

While we’re waiting for the release day, feel free to tune into GRAVIATORS stream on the 3rd of August 7:00PM CEST, where they will go over some gameplay mechanics, battle showcase, a showcase of online highscore system, and more! 

GRAVIATORS is a team arena sports game in space, where you compete in pinball-like arenas and use your spacepods special gravity and shield abilities to control and shoot the ball to score points on the enemy goal. Graviators is a perfect casual friendly eSports title.

Watch trailer on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/vjZqNDTyUW0

Wishlist the game on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1958540/GRAVIATORS/

Gameplay

Use your spacepods special gravity and shield abilities to control the ball and shoot it into the opponent’s black hole to score points. Bring your friends to your couch to compete against each other or other teams online. Go solo and play against AI or random people online – the choice and fun are limitless! GRAVIATORS has 3 different game modes:

Versus Arena: Destroy shields around your opponent’s black hole to get temporary points. Shoot inside the black hole to score goals and add your points to the scoreboard!

Planetary Arena: The goals are located on each side of the screen and the playfield is divided by a black hole. Use it to give the ball some extra power! Destroy the shields and score goals to add points to the scoreboard!

Meteor Shower: Protect your planet and survive incoming waves of asteroids! Destroy them quickly to build up a higher multiplier. With further waves, new kinds of asteroids and other dangerous objects will appear.

Stay tuned for more information and come together to ride the gravity wave.

About Couch in the Woods
Couch in the Woods is a passionate team which is literally playing and developing games on the couch in the woods. Isolated by mountains and trees of the Black Forest, the team founded their small indie game dev studio in 2020 out of the studies. To make their dreams come true, the team drove the research in machine learning for the GRAVIATORS AI to get governmental funding. From the first idea in their student rooms to promoting GRAVIATORS at gaming events, the team is about to launch their first title successfully in cooperation with Bonus Stage Publishing.