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.

26 July 2023, Querétaro City, Mexico – Seashell Studio are thrilled to announce the launch date of Running Fable. An adrenaline-fueled cross-platform multiplayer racing strategy game is set to hit both Xbox and Nintendo Switch platforms on August 9th.

“At Seashell Studio we are thrilled to be just a few days away from launching Running Fable on the Nintendo and Xbox. This will let more players enjoy the experience of racing, trolling, and flimflam their friends across multiple platforms. You know what they say, the more, the merrier!” – comments Daniel Cárdenas from Seashell Studio.

Check out Running Fable new gameplay trailer: https://youtu.be/fQnbLtl4sRg

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!

Running Fable is a family friendly, party game for up to 10 players that is bound to captivate players of all ages and backgrounds. Initially launched on Steam, the game’s release on Xbox and Nintendo Switch will break the platform barriers and enable the racing experience with no limits. Compete with folks around the world and watch your score on global leaderboards with crossplay integration for the ultimate battle.

Running Fable gameplay features:

• Real-time item placement – strategically set items and traps all over the map. The other players won’t be able to see your placements until the race starts! You can choose to place a trap in the land, water, air or even beneath a bush, drastically changing the racetrack.
• Race to the trophy – Run, jump, dodge, fly, and hare your way up to the trophy!
• Trophy Points + Trap Points = Round Score – Build up your total score by reaching the goal as fast as possible, or by placing your traps cunningly. A mix of both is the key to celebrate victoriously!
• Customizable characters –  Up to 40 different customization options. Each player can dress up their characters with a great variety of hats, outfits, and taunt animations, even between each round within the online lobby! 

Be sure to wishlist Running Fable on Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/running-fable-switch/

Be sure to wishlist Running Fable on Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/running-fable/9p9ntcz7hzll

About Seashell Studio
Seashell Studio is an independent game developer studio from Mexico that focuses on providing high-quality videogames and animated products which have already been recognized with outstanding awards. Back in 2020 they released Lunch a Palooza, their first game on Steam. More information about Seashell Studio can be found by visiting their website: https://www.seashellstudio.mx/

Join Seashell Studio on Discord and follow on social media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. 

Untersiggenthal, Switzerland – July 20th, 2023 – Nifty Productions are thrilled to announce their new entry to the world of RTS games that we all grew to play and love with their new title, Smelogs Playground. 

A new easy to pick up, rewarding to master strategy game that offers a vivid experience with multiple new features and quality of life additions to ensure players get a much smoother and fluid experience. 

“We’ve thought for the longest time that the RTS market was starved, strategy games don’t get a lot of attention from players due to their difficult to play nature. We do value RTS games and we wanted to give people what they wanted! A new strategy game that offers unique features that is also easy to pick up and play”  says Simon Füglister, Founder & Game Designer at Nifty Productions. 

Nifty Productions is giving the exclusive chance to all players to gain access to Smelogs Playground by joining the Discord server, just look for Smelogs Playground.

Watch the gameplay trailer on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/aAch-layhRI

Wishlist Smelogs Playground now on Epic Games Store!

Wishlist Smelogs Playground now on Steam!

Smelogs Playground’s key features:

• Volumetric fog of war that adds more dynamism to the gameplay and the aesthetic of the game. 
• Base Editor that helps players determine their strategy before starting the match, giving them enough time to set their units and buildings in a more strategic way. 
• Dynamic Tech Tree provides a wonderful,dynamic way to change and side-grade units. Adapt your playstyle quickly to suit the changes happening within the match!  

Gain access to Smelogs Playground by joining the Discord Server! Also follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitch.

About Nifty Productions
Nifty Productions is an innovative independent Game Studio founded in 2021 and based in Untersiggenthal, Switzerland. Our mission is to craft high-quality, accessible games that resonate with the global market. Collaborating with talented individuals and partners from across the globe, we strive to bring unique experiences to players worldwide.

Bangkok, Thailand – July 19, 2023 – Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the fantastical world of FARSIDERS. With a unique blend of immersive storytelling and captivating gameplay, join us on July 19th, 2023, as GambitGhost Studio releases the Beta version of this experience on Steam!

Watch the latest trailer on youtube: https://youtu.be/I6Tes0YYfmI

Participate in FARSIDERS BETA on Steam: https://bit.ly/3EFymT8 

A Saga in Six Acts
The game is divided into six enthralling acts, each offering its own set of challenges, mysteries, and surprises. The Beta version will launch with Acts 1-5, giving players an extensive taste of the adventure that lies ahead. Act 6, the final act, will be an eagerly awaited addition updated soon.

“While we understand the anticipation for the complete story, this strategic decision ensures that we deliver a polished and stable gaming experience to our players” – GambitGhost Studio Team

Act 6: A Grand Finale
While the Beta version might not include Act 6 initially, the team wants to reassure players that the final act will be worth the wait. The team is committed to delivering a polished and unforgettable conclusion to the saga. Act 6 will be released as an update later.

“By staggering the release of Act 6, we can ensure that the game’s overall stability is maintained, and any potential issues or bugs are resolved. This approach allows us to address player concerns effectively, delivering a gaming experience that exceeds expectations.”
– GambitGhost Studio Team

Other updates: Difficulty, Localization, and Save Slots
After the release of Act 6, the team had plans to add difficulties, localization, and save slot updates to the game. Determined to keep players engaged and exhilarated, the team placed great emphasis on implementing challenging difficulty levels. Thai is going to be the first language for localization, with plans to include additional languages down the line. Moreover, players were eagerly anticipating the introduction of a robust save system, granting them the freedom to explore different gameplay scenarios through an expanded range of save slots.

Experience the thrill of Acts 1-5, and get ready to witness the epic conclusion in Act 6, coming as a free update later. Prepare to embark on an extraordinary quest that will leave a lasting impression on your gaming experience. The countdown begins—will you be ready to answer the call?

Follow FARSIDERS on Twitter: @FarsidersGame & join the official Discord server.

About GambitGhost Studio
GambitGhost Studio is a Thai game development studio founded in 2020. Their head office is currently based in Bangkok, Thailand. The studio aims to produce high quality, story driven video games. Unlike most new indie studios, they put a lot of resources into creating high-end graphics and animation in order to create a new, unique yet beautiful new world/culture to enhance the player’s experience. GambitGhost Studio’s method is to combine game design with data analytic to create a new but truly satisfying experience.

www.gambitghost.com

12 July 2023 – Malmö, Sweden – Today, Happy Juice Games along with the publisher Snapbreak Games, are thrilled to announce the official launch of “Lost in Play on mobile devices. The immersive point-and-click puzzle adventure game is now available for download on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Speaking about the mobile phone port, Kristoffer Nählstedt, CEO & Founder of Snapbreak Games, said: “We wanted to work with talented gaming studios in the puzzle/adventure niche, and the opportunity to publish Happy Juice’s award-winning game Lost in Play for mobile and tablet devices marks a new milestone for our company.”

Download Lost in Play on Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapbreak.lip

Download Lost in Play on Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lost-in-play/id6449434958?platform=iphone

Lost in Play has been highly acclaimed on Steam as well as on Nintendo Switch release. The game won multiple awards and was nominated as “The Family Game of the Year” in the DICE Awards category this year. With the mobile release, now Lost in Play can reach even more families and provide them a feel-good adventure experience.

Lost in Play invites you to a magical, bizarre and nostalgic roller-coaster! Follow the journey of two siblings, Toto and Gal who traverse the surreal realms and form bonds with extraordinary creatures. Lost in their imagination, Toto and Gal must stick together to unravel unique puzzles and navigate their way back home. It is an uplifting and magical journey that will evoke a sense of nostalgia and take you back to the carefree days of youthful adventures.

Lost in Play is a compelling story for everyone. Live and breathe cartoon characters similar to the animated shows of modern-day cartoons kids watch today and the Saturday morning cartoons the rest of us grew up with. The quality of puzzles and vibrant visuals will captivate and provide a good time for the whole family.

Check out the latest Lost in Play trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg2d2p-DU60

Lost in Play features:

• A mysterious animated puzzle adventure with amazing, cartoon-style visuals.
• Magical and magnificent creatures throughout.
• No text or dialogue – everything is communicated visually in an endearingly universal way.
• Inspiration from TV shows such as Gravity Falls, Hilda, and Over the Garden Wall.
• A variety of uniquely creative activities to take part in; play cards with goblins, create a dragon, and teach a sheep how to fly.
• More than 30 unique puzzles and mini-games.

Lost in Play is a freemium game that gives the opportunity to try the game for free before purchasing the full version. The full game costs 6.99 USD by launch day.

About Happy Juice Games
Happy Juice is a newly-formed studio based in Tel Aviv, focusing on quests and adventure games with high-quality graphics, animation, and game design. The studio’s debut title, Lost in Play, is an uplifting epic adventure about a brother and sister trying to find their way home as they traverse through imaginary and surreal landscapes. The studio has previously collaborated with 11Sheep on The Office Quest.

About Snapbreak Games
Snapbreak Games is a Swedish publisher in the adventure/puzzle niche for mobile and PC games. Founded by Kristoffer Nählstedt, Snapbreak Games started as an indie publisher in early 2017 with their first game released – Faraway: Puzzle Escape. The good reception of the game opened up collaborations with more talented studios. Since then a lot has happened and now they have released more than 15 games which accumulated more than 30 million downloads on App Store and Play Store combined.

Malmö, Sweden, July 6, 2023 – The Malmö based studio IO Interactive, independent video game developer and publisher best known for the Hitman and Freedom Fighters franchises, announces today the opening of a new studio in Brighton, United Kingdom. 

Located in the heart of Brighton on the beautiful south coast of England, IOI Brighton is IO Interactive’s fifth studio and joins the existing teams in Malmö, Copenhagen, Barcelona and Istanbul. Together, all five IOI studios make significant contributions to the ambitious development and publishing efforts on all games currently in active development: Project 007, Project Fantasy and HITMAN.  

IOI Brighton is located in the centre of one of the UK’s cultural and artistic hubs. Known for its beautiful beach and iconic pier, Brighton also pairs great food and shopping with incredible night-life and architecture, making it a stand-out choice for relocation within the UK.

The core team at IOI Brighton is already in place and IOI’s development philosophy of working on any project from any studio means that we’re bringing development of Project 007, the first James Bond origin story, to the UK. Our passionate teams across all IOI studios are unleashing their creativity into the iconic James Bond universe and we look forward to continuing to craft this ambitious and exciting game together with the new team at IOI Brighton.
“We are extremely proud and excited to open our next studio in Brighton, where we see enormous potential to expand our incredible team and attract the very best talent from the exciting UK development scene. We’re eager to expand our operations to new shores and believe that IOI Brighton is an extremely appealing destination for developers of all crafts,” said Hakan Abrak, CEO of IO Interactive.

Join the IO Interactive journey today and browse our open jobs on our recently refreshed website: www.ioi.dk/careers

About IO Interactive:
IO Interactive is an independent videogame developer and publisher with studios in Copenhagen, Malmö, Barcelona, Istanbul and Brighton. As the creative force behind some of the most talked-about multiplatform videogames in the last two decades, IOI is dedicated to creating unforgettable characters and experiences using their award-winning proprietary Glacier technology. 

IO Interactive will develop and publish the very first James Bond origin story with the working title Project 007 and is currently developing a new IP under the codename Project Fantasy. For more information, visit: https://ioi.dk.

Göteborg, Sweden – July 6, 2023 – After two months as a Nintendo Switch exclusive, Molly Medusa: Queen of Spit takes the step onto Steam as a PC game later this year. Molly Medusa is a gravity-bending 3D adventure where everyone turns to stone. Five massive temples offer intricately interconnected passages and metroidvania-style level design, where the “local gravity” means any surface can be a floor.

“We started with a Switch version,” says solo game developer Niklas Hallin, “just for the fun of it! Let the game begin its life on consoles, and move it to PC later. In the time between the two launches I’ve seen a lot of people playing the game, on YouTube and so on, and I’ve been taking careful notes” Niklas states and continues:

“That’s why the PC version comes with ‘camera moddability’, that is to say some camera settings (such as how zoomed-in it is and how fast it moves) can be edited by the user, via a little text-file in the game’s directory. Increasing the camera distance to 120% is not bad!”

You can wishlist the game right now on Steam. The price is set at $19.99 USD, with a 15% launch discount on 6th of September!

Watch the fresh Steam release trailer here: https://youtu.be/mztUD8kGPrc 

About Burning Planet
Molly Medusa’s heavy metal soundtrack is provided by Burning Planet. What began as Burning Planet Music in 2015, a music production company for games, has now expanded into an in-your-face, punk driven game publisher – Burning Planet Digital. As a publisher, we approach an indie game as if it was a band. www.burningplanet.se 

• A mysterious animated puzzle adventure with amazing, cartoon-style visuals.
• Magical and magnificent creatures throughout.
• No text or dialogue – everything is communicated visually in an endearingly universal way.
• Inspiration from TV shows such as Gravity Falls, Hilda, and Over the Garden Wall.
• A variety of uniquely creative activities to take part in; play cards with goblins, create a dragon, and teach a sheep how to fly.
• More than 30 unique puzzles and mini-games.

28 June 2023, Querétaro City, Mexico – Prepare for an adrenaline-fueled racing experience like no other. A fresh item placement mechanic in Running Fable enables the players to take the racing experience to new levels, as you can drastically change the racetrack by strategically placing obstacles and traps for your opponents. The game developers from Mexico, Seashell Studio, will soon release their thrilling online/offline multiplayer racing game for cross-platform gameplay.

Running Fable is a family friendly, party game for up to 10 players. Play online against other players, create a private room, or fill the empty spaces with bots  – the more, the merrier. Running Fable was released on Steam on the 4th of November 2022. Now Seashell Studio will soon launch it on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One which will enable cross-platform play and enhance competition and multiplayer experience even further.

“We are delighted to announce that Running Fable has emerged from the children’s fable to become multiplayer that will soon go beyond the online experience by making it cross-platform” – comments Rodrigo Cuadriello from Seashell Studio. “We hope you’ve warmed up because only the fiercest runners will make it to the finish line!”

Running Fable gameplay features:

• Real time item placement – strategically set items and traps all over the map. The other players won’t be able to see your placements until the race starts! You can choose to place a trap in the land, water, air, or even beneath a bush, drastically changing the racetrack.
• Race to the trophy – Run, jump, Dodge, fly, and hare your way up to the trophy!
• Trophy Points + Trap Points = Round Score – Build up your total score by reaching the goal as fast as possible, or by placing your traps cunningly. A mix of both is the key to celebrating victoriously!
• Customizable characters –  Up to 40 different customization options. Each player can dress up their characters with a great variety of hats, outfits, and taunt animations, even between each round within the online lobby! 

About Seashell Studio
Seashell Studio is an independent game developer studio from Mexico that focuses on providing high-quality videogames and animated products which have already been recognized with outstanding awards. Back in 2020, they released Lunch a Palooza, their first game on Steam. More information about Seashell Studio can be found by visiting their website: https://www.seashellstudio.mx/

Join Seashell Studio on Discord and follow on social media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram