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

23 June, 2023, Warsaw Poland | Mooneaters, Untold Tales and VARSAV Game Studios are thrilled to announce their cozy farming adventure, Everdream Valley is now available on Nintendo Switch.

Everdream Valley is a vast farming adventure with a touch of magic. By day, you’ll restore your special corner of the valley – raise various crops, care for a slew of animals, and help rebuild your grandparent’s farm. At night, magic dreams let you embody various farmland creatures to complete special challenges.

Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2MRBTW8sTo&ab

Game Features:

Bring Life and Charm Back to the Farm
This little homestead needs a lot of attention. A sprawling variety of fruits and veggies to grow and a vast collection of animals to raise. Protect your crops, keep your animals happy, and gather the resources to repair and expand your farm.

Create an Animal Paradise
Everdream Valley has very few people disturbing the peace so animals thrive here. Pigs, cows, chickens, ducks, goats, alpacas… the list goes on. Each creature (wild and domesticated) comes with some unique influence on your farm. Everdream Valley is all about caring for animals, so rest assured you’ll never be turning favourite cow Bessie into a burger patty.

The Best of Fluffy Sidekicks
At your side will always be your trusty doggie companion. Choose from 10 different breeds and train your best bud to help with things like herding, tracking, finding treasure, and more. There’s a cat too. Win him over and maybe he’ll do something for you in return too. Maybe.

The Magic Comes Out at Night
At night the magic of the valley comes out and your dreams let you become one of many animals on the farm through unique mini-games. Each has its own special reward or impact on your farm the next day.

A Relaxed Sandbox of Adventures
Your summer days in the valley aren’t just about looking after the farm. There’s so much more to do! Spend the nights camping, build a treehouse, catch and collect bugs, go fishing, get new clothes, cook, take photos, build furniture, go treasure hunting. Each adventure gives you something back to help you grow your farm even more.

About Mooneaters
Mooneaters is an independent gamedev studio from Olsztyn – in the land of a thousand lakes in northeastern Poland. We specialize in adventure games with beautiful, fairytale-like graphics with an often surprising approach to gameplay. Follow Everdream Valley’s adventures on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

Bergamo, Italy – June 19. 2023 – Today, Cactus Production launches their new demo for An Everyday Story during this week’s Steam Next Fest. This is the studio’s first game, and with the new demo being out they’ve passed another milestone on their journey of developing An Everyday Story.

“Since An Everyday Story was our first game we initially struggled during the early development phase”, said Allesio Oliva, Narrative Lead Designer at Cactus Production, and continues: “But thanks to a lengthy learning process and hard work we pushed through and reached almost the end of development! Of course, we cannot thank our core members enough for their efforts, but we also have to mention the incredible work done by the contractors we worked with; both groups have been amazing despite our lack of experience and the many difficulties”.

“Our most important objective is to establish a connection with the players: we always wanted to tell stories that feel relatable and personal. And in order to do that, we address universal themes like family, loss, love and friendship. After all, the stories that touch us all are the ones that overcome cultural and generational differences, are they not?” said Roberto Vergine, Founder of Cactus Production.

The History
An Everyday Story is a 2.5D Horizontal Story-Driven Platform game. We will explore man’s memories through the point of view of three little trinkets that he holds dear, since they represent the bonds with his loved ones. The story is about an Italian-American man’s life, going from his childhood (’70) until his old age (2020). He loses his father in combat when he’s 7 years old; this will cause him to live all his life with the fear of being abandoned by his dear ones. From a very young age, he became interested in artisanship; therefore he travelled to Italy to discover his roots and learn more about the craft.

Characters:
– Steam Boat, the symbol of love between the protagonist and his wife. The boat can carry and pull the heaviest stuff with its anchor, navigate water and push objects to move them.

– Tin Soldier, the protagonist holds this keepsake because it is the last memory he has of his father. The tin soldier is able to grapple metallic objects and swing, use a parachute and shoot down small objects to reach otherwise inaccessible places.

– Bat Origami, represents the bond between the protagonist and his father. The origami can jump, glide and thin itself to overcome obstacles. Watch out for flames and grasshoppers!

Features:
– An Everyday Story is a 2.5D Horizontal Platform Story-Driven game. Overcome environmental obstacles using unique characters.

– Resolve environmental puzzles and defeat unsettling enemies to reach catharsis and achieve peace.

– Overcome your nightmares and face your fears.

– Explore a variety of unique environments.

– Relive the deepest memories of a man both the highlights and lowlights of his life, from his childhood until his last breath.

– Use your wits to reveal the past in 9 beautiful levels.

– Go through oniric haunting sections and heal sorrowful memories.

– Let yourself be carried away by emotional music.

Your journey begins here, download the demo and remember to wishlist An Everyday Story on Steam right now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2192920/An_Everyday_Story/

Watch the latest trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqTm8XYmk8E

About Cactus Production
Cactus Production is a young international award-winning studio, located in the heart of Bergamo, Italy. Their focus is to create story-driven experiences and aim to craft accessible emotional experiences for all kinds of players.

Bangkok, Thailand – June 6, 2023 – GambitGhost Studio is excited to reveal more information about FARSIDERS through the Alpha Game Preview!

FARSIDERS Alpha preview gives an opportunity to have a look at cutting-edge creations and immersive gameplay that await in the realm of GambitGhost Studio’s latest masterpiece – FARSIDERS. Hold on tight as we take you on a journey through the charming features and fresh gameplay!

In this sneak peek, the studio states that a lot has been added to the 2nd Alpha and gives us a glimpse into the immersive atmosphere of the game’s environments. There are over 20 spell cards available to shop that will leave you spellbound, and with a randomized card system in place, your gaming experience is guaranteed to be as fresh and unpredictable as a wizard’s sneeze.

But wait, there’s more! Brace yourself for a heart-pounding challenge as you face off against not just a few, not even ten, but a whopping 15 formidable bosses. Each one is a true test of your skills, cunning, and perhaps a sprinkle of luck!

Watch the FARSIDERS Alpha Game Preview here: https://youtu.be/aozd_hEEJDw 

FARSIDERS key features:

Engage in Spectacular Combat with Spell Cards
One of the most exhilarating aspects of Alpha 2 is the introduction of Spell Cards. In Farsiders, the game allows Cassie to integrate magic into her arsenal both as skills and weapon enchantments.

The player will have a chance to explore the vast fantasy land, collect Blood Crystals and try their luck with the Death Dealer for some powerful Spell Cards. The game offered a randomized skill card system to promote replayability. The player will be able to acquire different spells and try out new builds using the Talent Tree to create a powerful combo.

Shape Your Talent Tree
Unleash the true potential of Cassie’s combat prowess through the talent tree system, Defeating each boss will reward you with a talent point that can be allocated within the tree. Carefully choose your path as you progress, enhancing elemental powers and unlocking upgrades for your magic spells. Each branch in the talent tree provides unique bonuses, allowing you to craft a playstyle that suits your preferences and unleashes devastating magic.

Discover Powerful Attachment Upgrades
If that’s not enough, there is more for you to customize your loadout. Discover a world where time itself is in flux, and advanced modification crates from different eras intertwine.

In the realm of Tellune, seek out these crates to unlock game-changing “attachments” that enhance Cassie’s weapon abilities. With three distinct types of attachments available for the Sword, Pistol, and Gear, the player will have the freedom to customize your loadout and create a formidable combat strategy.

While FARSIDERS Alpha phase is already an immersive and exciting experience, keep in mind that certain features are still in development and will be added in future updates. Look forward to quest narratives, engaging dialogues, captivating cutscenes, enhanced visual effects on interfaces, and much more as the studio continues to shape and refine the game.

Wishlist FARSIDERS now on Steam: https://bit.ly/3EFymT8 

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