07 Mar 2023
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Fractured Sanity, a thrilling Horror VR Adventure, is out on Steam and Oculus App Lab this month

March 7, 2023

An intense and fully interactive VR experience will be released on March 28th

São Paulo, Brazil – March 7, 2023 – Brazilian studio, United Games, reveals the release date for their immersive VR game – Fractured Sanity. Designed to be a short but terrifying experience, the survival horror game will launch on Steam and Oculus App Lab this March 28th. 

“When we started this project, we knew it couldn’t be just another jumpscare-infested walking simulator – it had to have mechanics, immersion, atmosphere. That’s how it was with classic horror games we grew up with, so why not bring that to VR?” – Gabriel Marques – the co-creator of Fractured Sanity

Fractured Sanity is a thrilling story surrounding Triton Health Asylum led by a distinguished psychologist, Dr. Matthew Simmons, who has been conducting experiments on how to break someone’s id, ego and superego apart. As a protagonist you wake up in a cell of the psychiatric clinic with no memory of how you got there in the first place. You embark on an intense and heart-wrenching experience to discover what really happened to you and the staff that has been missing. In the game you will have to solve puzzles and fight for your life with ghouls that are chasing you and trying to kill you. The whole VR experience is based on realistic and interactive puzzles and mechanics which fully immerse you in the sinister story with a twist ending.

Gameplay

Explore
Locked up in this facility, you need to find your way out by collecting items, solving puzzles and interacting with everything in a physics-based VR simulation. Keeping a sharp eye for details is very important as the answer might be closer than you think.

Interact
Many secrets are hidden in this facility – you need to find out what’s going on… and how to escape. Realistic interactions make every action immersive. Opening doors, using your flashlight, levers, and more. Every item you find might be useful; read carefully and interact with the environment to solve puzzles.

Survive
Ghouls will be chasing you and trying to kill you. You can survive by shooting them down. From reloading to shooting, the gun interactions are realistic. Mind your ammo – this is not an arcade shooter and ammunition is rare.

Check out Fractured Sanity’s trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya8EDrp6QPQ

Wishlist Fractured Sanity on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1954840/Fractured_Sanity/

Wishlist Fractured Sanity on Oculus App Lab: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/5347273738669610/

About United Games
Started in 2016 as a side project from Gabriel Marques, United Games was a studio focused on making small mobile games, Advergames for other companies and educational videos. Around 2019 United Games started to focus on VR games and when Gustavo Longhi – Gabriel’s longtime friend – joined the team, they started working on Fractured Sanity, an Immersive Survival Horror game. In September, the team participated in VRJam, the biggest game jam dedicated to VR, where they got 2nd place over 100 games with a brand new idea called Cards of Destiny. In October, United Games went to BGS (Brazil Game Show), the biggest game event in Latin America, and got high recognition from the crowd and journalists as the only indie studio presenting VR games. Both games had big lines of people wanting to play and received very positive feedback. Now in 2023, they intend to release both games, and find their place among the greatest VR studios.

Stay tuned and follow United Games on social media: Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and Discord. Fractured Sanity’s official website: https://fracturedsanity.unitedgames.com.br/

02 Mar 2023
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An Animal Bonanza with a Touch of Magic | Everdream Valley Announced for Multiple Platforms

March 2, 2023
The sprawling, cosy, animal paradise farm adventure is coming to PC, PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch in Spring 2023

2 March, 2023, Warsaw Poland | Mooneaters, Untold Tales and VARSAV Games have partnered together on the ambitious, cosy farming adventure, Everdream Valley. 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. 

Trailer: https://youtu.be/lFdU78suUbw
Presskit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12dQ1tNjDJjPFnumvudJ0S6T0hsE-A2z5?usp=share_link
Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1403650/Everdream_Valley/

As a young child spending the summer on your grandparents farm, Everdream Valley is about recapturing the days of childhood adventure and endless imagination. A time where things like work, responsibilities or relationships were the last thing on your mind. Explore the open world with plenty of activities all while you try to get to the bottom of what is giving you these magic dreams at night.
Everdream Valley will be coming to PC, PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch in Spring 2023. A Steam demo is currently available for free.

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 13 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.

01 Mar 2023
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Mainframe Industries reveals Pax Dei

March 1, 2023

MARCH 1st, 2023 – Mainframe Industries, the studio formed by the talent behind some of the most iconic MMO experiences from the past twenty years, is excited to reveal its first title. Pax Dei is an immense, player-driven, social sandbox – an MMO with community and emergent gameplay at its heart.

Begin your journey. Sign up for the Pax Dei Alpha here: www.playPAXDEI.com.

Welcome to the fantastical world of Pax Dei. Inspired by the mythologies of the medieval era, Pax Dei aims to deliver an MMO experience that returns to the roots of the genre with a player-driven and community-focused design, updated and brought into the modern age in stunning visuals created using the Unreal Engine 5.

“With Pax Dei, we’re inviting players to a Dark Age of wonder, where myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is not questioned”, said Reynir Hardarson, Game Director and co-Founder “Pax Dei was created for open-world play in the truest sense, and we can’t wait to see how players engage with our world and watch their stories emerge.”

Open world sandbox
Pax Dei invites players of all types to define their own goals and challenges. Designed to maximize player interactions and allow different play styles to complement each other, Pax Dei opens up a vast, mysterious, and beautiful playground that players can fill with their own stories.
Cooperative village building
In the relative safety of the Heartlands, players will find the perfect plot to raise their home. Here, life is peaceful, and clans can develop and prosper. Players must work together to grow their villages, engaging with extensive character customization and modular house-building systems. Everything in Pax Dei is produced by human labor and skill, and every player has a role to play and a contribution to make.
Challenging PVE adventure & PVP combat
Leaving the safety of home to explore the Wilderness, players will encounter legendary creatures, ancient mysteries, and increasingly difficult challenges. Here, they can also choose to fight other players to assert dominance for their clan. The glory, bounty, and secrets they bring back more than justify the risks. But as players soon discover, the further they journey from home, the stranger and more dangerous things become.
Everyone matters
Skinning a basilisk, choosing between war and peace, picking flowers: it all matters. In a fully player-driven world, all play styles connect and complement each other. Pax Dei welcomes players of every type to join the community and be part of the stories about to take shape.
Bringing a persistent world alive with Unreal Engine 5
Mainframe has fully leveraged ground-breaking advances in Unreal Engine 5, which has enabled the world to come alive in an expansive simulation teeming with life and stunning detail. The next generation Lumen and Nanite systems allow players to see vistas spanning miles with real explorable distant mountains, while being able to examine the tiniest details of objects in the world. Mainframe has augmented the engine with MMO-specific capabilities, enabling a persistent, seamless world that players can explore at a scale supporting thousands of other players.

Pax Dei will be coming soon to Steam for PC gamers and is in development for cloud gaming platforms to become playable on any screen.

Be among the first to test the game: sign-up for the Alpha at www.playPAXDEI.com and wishlist on Steam here. Join the conversation and share your stories in our Discord, where we will soon hold an AMA.

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About Mainframe Industries
Mainframe Industries is an independent, venture-backed game developer. Our team is bringing together veterans from studios like CCP, Remedy, Next Games, Ninja Theory, Blizzard Entertainment, Ubisoft, Rovio, and more. We are set on reimagining an MMO for decades to come: a social sandbox designed with human interaction at its core, offering new ways of playing with friends. It’s the game of a lifetime.

22 Feb 2023
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Molly Medusa release date announced in new revealing trailer

February 22, 2023
Molly Medusa release date announced in new revealing trailer

Göteborg, Sweden – February 22, 2023 – Upcoming indie game Molly Medusa has a brand new trailer, and a release date of 20th April. Burning Planet Digital announced that Neckolt developed gravity-game Molly Medusa will launch on Nintendo Switch on April 20.

Niklas Hallin, the game’s creator, has this to say:

“We glean a galatëan dream, a sculptor’s great ambition, its stone face so unfazed, with tender tendons trapped in time, and garbled marble muscles still as stone. Stone, stone, stone! Poor Molly, all your friends are stone!” 

Solitude and sandy dunes – set sail, you seeker of retribution! Travel through the minotaur’s labyrinthine lair – Bull of Justice; and down the blood-red, undead pomegranate-succulence of the Underworld rivers. Through the owl-haunted halls of Minerva, and past an opulent palace of long fingers and ill-gotten gold. Up is down and down is up. Reality is far behind, on this journey of the mind. Shatter yourself and transcend!

For it is that cruel, cruel curse, that monstrous malady, which coils around your lonely soul, a malefaction of Many-faced Circe, Ulysses’ bane, that makes you a stranger, an untouchable, a queen of spit, toxic to the touch, ill-fitting and spit-dripping in profane profundity,  s-s-s-serpentine yet still divine – that cruel, cruel curse, which the gods call: MEDUSA.

Molly Medusa will be released on the Nintendo Switch April 20th, 2023.
Check the Molly Medusa Release Date Trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IdeV6C0vP-o

Subscribe for future updates:
Niklas Hallin on Twitter: @HallinNiklas
Burningplanetdigital.com

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.

16 Feb 2023
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Wild West Dynasty: Out NOW! Highly Anticipated Genre Mix Is Released Into Early Access

February 16, 2023

Wild West Dynasty: Out NOW! Highly Anticipated Genre Mix Is Released Into Early Access

Get Ready To Get Wild With The Story-Driven Sandbox Survival RPG AND A New Gameplay Trailer

February 16, 2023 – The wait is over. Starting today, development team Moon Punch Studio and publisher Toplitz Productions proudly open the Early Access doors to the hotly anticipated genre-blend Wild West Dynasty. Mixing story-driven action adventure with an open world sandbox, a deep, yet intuitive city builder, resource management and roleplaying game, you are invited to experience the fight for survival in the harsh world of the wild frontier in the American west in the 19th century.

“We are very happy to open our vision of the Wild West to the players”, comments Szymon Żebialowicz, development lead and joint managing director of Moon Punch Studio. “We look forward to the feedback from the community, while we take the next steps on our extensive roadmap. We have already a lot of additional content updates planned, from a new biome to explore, the expansion and continuation of the story or more crafting blueprints all the way up to refining the gameplay mechanics.”

Robin Gibbels, Head of Production at Toplitz, adds: “We are extremely proud to finally invite players into the harsh and vast Wild West. Moon Punch Studio put their heart and soul into the creation of this vast open world, filling it with life and interesting mechanics, while pushing the boundaries of the Dynasty franchise.”

Wild West Dynasty is available now in Early Access on Steam, GOG.com and in the Epic Games Store where players can get their ticket to conquer the Wild West with a special launch discount of 20% on the SRP of 24,99 EUR / 26,99 USD / 22,99 GBP.In addition to the main game there will be three special Editions available: 

  • The “Settler’s Guide to the Wild West”, a collection of three digital books connected to the game (Game Compendium, Cookbook and Wild West Architect).
  • The Digital Supporter Edition with added extras like the Original Soundtrack with 20 atmospheric tracks of the game, Wallpapers and an exclusive Novel.
  • The Ultimate Edition combining The Settler’s Guide and the Digital Supporter Pack.

Regular content updates are planned with the developed roadmap carved out for the next twelve months already. Among the enhancements and additions planned are a playable female character, the opening of the mountain areas as the third huge biome in the vast open world, a continuation of the dramatic story-line, mini games, further gameplay elements as well as additional supported languages.

Features:

Enjoy The Open World
Explore a handcrafted world, travel by foot or on horseback and experience unique environments, each filled with dangers, treasures, secrets and lots of space to realize your city-building dreams.

Survive The Deadly Frontier
Gather, craft, hunt, rear livestock and survive in the unforgiving wilderness. Avoid scorching midday temperatures, stay warm during freezing cold nights, and beware of dangerous wildlife. Bandits lurk at every corner, so you better learn to use weapons and defend yourself, your trading caravans as well as the township.

Build Your Home
From rags to riches: start as a settler, build your own ranch and expand it into a thriving, prosperous town. Create it any way you can imagine and build iconic western locations to realize your vision, from saloons and sheriff offices to blacksmiths and even hotels.

Write Your Own Story
Experience the expansive storyline with dozens of missions, branching dialogues and consequences. Find your own way to survive the Wild West, deal with your history and write your own story by building and expanding your settlement, managing resources, allocating workers and finding vital trade routes to make your settlement grow.

Create your own Dynasty which will last for decades as you shape the Wild West.

Check out new Wild West Dynasty gameplay trailer: https://prnordic.box.com/s/oh5p25f7aii45rmsu7xairw0g7oirr16 
Get Wild West Dynasty on Gog.com: https://www.gog.com/en/game/wild_west_dynasty
Get Wild West Dynasty on Epic Games Store: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wild-west-dynasty

About Toplitz Productions
The German-Austrian publisher, whose name originates from the mysterious Toplitz Lake in the heart of Austria, develops and publishes games with “heart & soul” for all platforms. The company consists of a healthy mix of experienced industry veterans and young talents, all of whom are passionate gamers. They enjoy working with creative developers on many exciting titles, such as those from the “Dynasty” and “Giant” series.
Stay up to date and learn everything worth knowing about Toplitz Productions by following the company on Twitter, Facebook, the official website and Instagram.

About Moon Punch Studio SA
Moon Punch Studio is a Polish developer of computer and video games. The team of about 25 people has over 20 years of experience in the world of entertainment, special effects, animation and VR/AR production. The extensive expertise in programming, graphics, animation and hardware form the basis for high-quality productions. Numerous awards at international competitions and festivals underpin the success of the previous projects of the dedicated and motivated team.
14 Feb 2023
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Gamedev Fund launches to provide funding for indie game developers

February 14, 2023

Gamedev Fund launches to provide funding for indie game developers
Gamedev Fund is an early-stage investment fund aiming to help talented teams in shipping their games

Vilnius, Lithuania – February 14th, 2023 – Gamedev Fund is ready to accept applications for funding from developer teams across EU countries. The early-stage investment fund has come together to contribute to the success of promising premium PC and console games. 

“Gamedev Fund is a result of game industry veterans’ wish to give back to the community. What we’ve noticed is that after many years of experience in the industry you start having this intrinsic drive to share your knowledge and help others to succeed. We can relate to game developers, we understand their needs and how it feels to be in a founder’s shoes. We know how challenging it is to acquire funding for your indie game, that is why we came together and collected the funds to support so many teams out there looking to ship their games” – says Vytautas Dobilas, the co-founder of Gamedev Fund.


Vytautas Dobilas, the co-founder of Gamedev Fund

Besides providing funding for premium indie PC/console games, Gamedev Fund has a growing pool of mentors who are eager to share advice and give directions for successful game development and launch. The team is proactively looking to expand their network of advisors, fellow VCs, and publishers in order to match game developer teams with relevant people in the industry who can help them to succeed.
Game developer teams that have a demo at hand are welcome to apply here: https://gamedevfund.vc/#apply

About Gamedev Fund
Gamedev fund unites a number of professionals with diverse competence in the video games industry. The team consists of game engine developers, business professionals and mentors within various fields. Gamedev Fund originated from the Baltic and Nordic regions and is open for business with game developer teams from all EU countries. The company is in constant growth of its investment fund and its network of mentors and partners around the world.

More information on the Gamedev Fund website: https://gamedevfund.vc/
Follow Gamedev Fund on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

07 Feb 2023
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Win at Game Development World Championship – submit your game now

February 7, 2023

Over 3,500 game developer teams are already participating in Game Development World Championship

Espoo, Finland – February 7th, 2023 – Game Development World Championship (GDWC) is happy to announce that game developers can still submit their games for free until the 28th of February. More than 3,500 developer teams have already submitted their projects and are participating in GDWC.

There are all types of game categories for all types of developers: from students, and small indie teams to larger scale indie games and everyone in between. The developers need to submit a gameplay trailer and provide a playable build, prototype or game keys for testing. It is simple to participate and compete for great prizes, all you need to do is create an account here.

GDWC’s total prize pool is worth over $115,000 including professional software tools, IGDA memberships, a cash prize of $5,000 USD and a trip to Finland. Besides that by participating you can gain visibility for your game. Top 10 Games are picked by audience engagement and votes each month! See the top 10 games of February below.

February Top 10

#10 Spirits of Baciu is an enigmatic puzzle adventure game featuring a mysterious cat-like spirit who suddenly awakens in the dark forest of Hoia Baciu. Join him on a strange journey as you meet the many spirits that inhabit the forest. Watch the trailer and learn more here.

#10 Spirits of Baciu

#9 Selini is a cryptic and alluring journey in the foggy wastelands of this Metroidvania title filled with abandoned machinery and forgotten ruins. Revive the old machines and use them as transportation to interconnect the world. Coming soon to Kickstarter! Watch the trailer and learn more here.

#9 Selini

#8 Each Other is a top down puzzle game where you guide Edwin and Judy as you keep them out of sight of the supervisors in order to escape from their orphanage. The catch… Edwin and Judy move simultaneously. You’ll need to think ahead in order not to be seen. Watch the trailer and learn more here.

#8 Each Other

#7 Two Sisters will have you playing as Bárbara, a photographer who receives an unusual proposal: Photograph a village filled with bizarre secrets. This first-person horror game is set in the 90s armed with nothing but her polaroid camera to help light her surroundings. No flashlight or candles, only her camera flash. Watch the trailer and learn more here.

#7 Two Sisters

#6 Bonding Ambivalence is an asymmetrical co-op first person puzzle game based on a French cyberpunk universe. You and your partner are tasked with investigating a sudden shutdown of a research facility. Communication is key here if you and your partner want to advance in the hostile environment. Watch the trailer and learn more here.

#6 Bonding Ambivalence

#5 BattleReign is a free to play third person shooter that smartly blends in role playing and sci-fi weapons. Dive into Henna’s world and as you take on hoards of monsters while searching for a ring in order to set your people free. Watch the trailer and learn more here.

#5 BattleReign

#4 A World of Little Legends is what happens when you combine Minecraft, Stardew Valley and Zelda into one package. The game’s development is done almost entirely live on Twitch and the fanbase is strong as World of Little Legends has been featured in GDWC’s monthly top 10s many times already! Watch the trailer and learn more here.

#4 A World of Little Legends

#3 Lifespace Traveler is an action-packed, easy to learn but hard to master cyberpunk game. Fight your way and test your reflexes in fast-paced, brutal combat as you reveal the mystery of an unforgiving dystopian world. Watch the trailer and learn more here.

#3 Lifespace Traveler

#2 NERF Superblast is a free to play action shooter for mobile developed in partnership with Hasbro. The game is a fast and fun multiplayer action game that faithfully represents the magic of playing with NERF Blasters. Easy to pick up for gamers of any age with depth that will keep players wanting one more round. Watch the trailer and learn more here.

#2 NERF Superblast

#1 Bob: A Thousand Lives is a dark themed action platformer where you play as the titular Bob. Throughout your adventure, Bob must overcome his biggest challenge, overcoming his past. Do not wait for help or guidance here, you are completely alone. Watch the trailer and learn more here.

#1 Bob: A Thousand Lives

About GDWC
GDWC stands for the Game Development World Championship, which is an annual global online competition for game developers of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds. You’re welcome to submit your game whether you’re a professional developer, a hobbyist, a student, or just interested in game development in general.

For more information please visit: https://thegdwc.com/

01 Feb 2023
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Fractured Sanity – a heart-wrenching VR survival horror experience coming soon on Steam and Oculus App Lab

February 1, 2023

What would you do if you woke up in a psychiatric institution with sinister creatures chasing after you?

São Paulo, Brazil – February 1, 2023 – Imagine you wake up in a cell in the Triton Institute, an experimental asylum led by Dr. Matthew Simmons. Lately, the clinic has been surrounded by rumors of abuse and inhumane working conditions and it seems that most of the staff has gone missing. All you know is that Dr. Simmons has been conducting research into the tripartite psyche on how to break someone’s id, ego and superego apart. How far has he gone? 

Brazilian studio, United Games, invites you to embark on an intense and fully immersive VR adventure. Fractured Sanity is a single-player game developed exclusively for VR where all mechanics and puzzles are realistic and interactive. In this horror survival game, you will engage in a thrilling story and uncover the dark truth about the clinic and how you got there. 

The release date for Fractured Sanity will be announced soon. It’s a dream come true for the developers at United Games to finally be able to share their game with the world. 

Gabriel Marques, co-developer at United Games commented: “Ever since I was 14, when I first read an RPG Maker magazine, I’ve been dreaming of making games for a living. Now, with our first release, I feel like I’ve taken the first big step towards that goal.” United Games co-developer Gustavo Longhi added: “Two years ago I wouldn’t have dreamt of developing games, it always seemed so hard and complex to me. Looking back on this process and releasing our first game might be the biggest accomplishment of my life so far.” 

Check Fractured Sanity’s trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya8EDrp6QPQ

Wishlist Fractured Sanity on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1954840/Fractured_Sanity/

Wishlist Fractured Sanity on Oculus App Lab: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/5347273738669610/

About United Games
Started in 2016 as a side project from Gabriel Marques, United Games was a studio focused on making small mobile games, Advergames for other companies and educational videos. Around 2019 United Games started to focus on VR games and when Gustavo Longhi – Gabriel’s longtime friend – joined the team, they started working on Fractured Sanity, an Immersive Horror Survival game. In September, the team participated in VRJam, the biggest game jam dedicated to VR, where they got 2nd place over 100 games with a brand new idea called Cards of Destiny. In October, United Games went to BGS (Brazil Game Show), the biggest game event in Latin America, and got high recognition from the crowd and journalists as the only indie studio presenting VR games. Both games had big lines of people wanting to play and received very positive feedback. Now in 2023, they intend to release both games, and find their place among the greatest VR studios.

Stay tuned and follow United Games on social media: Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and Discord. Fractured Sanity’s official website: https://fracturedsanity.unitedgames.com.br/

26 Jan 2023
Gaming Peripherals Permalink

Ya ya ya indeed – Turtle Beach, ROCCAT & DrDisRespect strike firm handshake to continue the momentum

January 26, 2023

Best-Selling, Award-Winning Turtle Beach & ROCCAT Gaming Accessories
Continue as the Official Eradicating Gear for the World’s Premier Mustached Streamer

White Plains, NY – January 26, 2023 – Leading gaming accessories maker Turtle Beach Corporation (Nasdaq: HEAR) today announced it has struck another momentously firm handshake with DrDisRespect. The Doc has spoken and is committed to his long-standing relationship with Turtle Beach and ROCCAT in a new multi-year deal that sees him continue wielding both brands’ best-selling and award-winning gaming accessories with enough lethal force to consistently sit atop the leaderboards. Fans will continue seeing Doc using his esteemed Turtle Beach Stealth 700 headset, Vulcan TKL keyboard, Kone Pro mouse, and other gear. The two-time champ will also return to the lab to help design the next round of performance-driven gaming gear, and to the studio to continue creating the content that’s grown his audience to over four million fans on his YouTube channel and made him the perennially nominated Streamer of the Year (2019, 2017) by the Esports Industry Awards.

“In gaming, Doc dominates like no other and we are pleased to continue jumping into battle after battle with him,” said Juergen Stark, Chairman and CEO, Turtle Beach Corporation. “We knew we had something special when we made it official in June 2017, and we’re just as excited to be working together today and in the future as Doc continues creating an indelible mark on the industry.”

DrDisRespect added, “Alongside Turtle Beach, ROCCAT, and the Champions Club we will continue to set the bar as we head toward our next win. Turtle Beach and ROCCAT deliver champion-grade gear that allows us to dominate in every aspect of gaming, and we are excited to continue forward together. Ya ya ya!

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/5q_vlFyy3aA

For more information on the latest Turtle Beach simulation products, controllers, gaming headsets, and other gaming accessories, visit www.turtlebeach.com and be sure to follow Turtle Beach on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

For more information on the latest ROCCAT PC gaming products and accessories, visit ROCCAT.com and be sure to follow ROCCAT on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

About Turtle Beach Corporation
Turtle Beach Corporation (the “Company”) (www.turtlebeachcorp.com) is one of the world’s leading gaming accessory providers. The Company’s namesake Turtle Beach brand (www.turtlebeach.com) is known for designing best-selling gaming headsets, top-rated game controllers, and groundbreaking gaming simulation accessories. Innovation, first-to-market features, a broad range of products for all types of gamers, and top-rated customer support have made Turtle Beach a fan-favorite brand and the market leader in console gaming audio for over a decade. Turtle Beach’s ROCCAT brand (www.ROCCAT.com) combines detail-loving German innovation with a genuine passion for designing the best PC gaming products, including award-winning keyboards, mice, headsets, mousepads, and other peripherals. Turtle Beach’s Neat Microphones brand (www.neatmic.com) creates high-quality USB and analog microphones for gamers, streamers, professionals, and students that embrace cutting-edge technology and design. Turtle Beach’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Exchange under the symbol: HEAR.

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Game Development World Championship announces The Brainwave Award!

January 24, 2023

Welcome to a new category that highlights new technologies for game development and improves player experience!

Espoo, Finland – January 19th 2023 – Game Development World Championship (GDWC) announces a brand new category to its already ongoing World Championship, The Brainwave Award, which highlights new technologies for game development and improves player experience. The category winner is selected by measuring player experience with brainwave scanning technology developed by Brainamics. The Brainwave Award is presented in collaboration with Brainamics and The Game Development World Championship.

The Brainwave Award category is open for all games participating in the GDWC 2022. GDWC will nominate five games to compete for the prize. 

“We are really excited about introducing the Brainwave Award to the GDWC! All competing games will be analyzed using Brainamics‘ proprietary neurotechnology based testing methodology and the game that induces the greatest user experience for the players will receive the first prize.” – Philipp Zent, CEO, Brainamics

Rewards
In Brainwave Award One winner will be picked by Brainamics by using brainwave scans to measure playtesters’ experience playing nominated games. The Brainwave Award Jury Choice will have one Winner. All five nominees will also receive a report for the playtesting brainscan data from their game.Brainamics will Reward the Winning team with:

  • Brainwave scan analysis playtesting session worth 2000 USD. 
  • Report from the game’s brainscan analysis & testing used to determine the winner.

The GDWC will Reward the Winning team with:

  • GDWC 2022 Trophy and Digital Winner Certificate.
  • GDWC Swag!

Nominees
Brainamics will Reward the Runner-ups with a full report from the game’s brainscan analysis & testing used to determine winner

“We’re excited to work with Brainamics and utilize this new technology to measure player experience and find the best game in the Brainwave Award category” – Olli Mäntylä, Director of GDWC

When does GDWC happen?
GDWC is basically constantly running. 2022 season submission period runs from March 7th, 2022 for the whole year, ending on February 28th, 2023. During this period we take submissions for GDWC 2022 and conduct various activities to highlight participating games and developers. GDWC 2022 will culminate in the Awards Show during Spring 2023. Location and date to be announced later.

Where is GDWC taking place?
GDWC is fully Online competition and no travel is required. This is to allow anyone interested from anywhere in the world to join.

How do I participate in the GDWC?
It’s super easy! Just create an account by clicking here, and then submit your game. There’s multiple categories to participate in. Check them out here.

Why is GDWC organized?
To celebrate games and game developers from all over the world! We believe in new game developers and want to offer as many as possible a chance to showcase their games for a larger audience. To ensure everyone can participate in the Championship, the submissions are completely free. Our goal has been to form GDWC into a great opportunity for Game Developers to get visibility for their games and projects, and to motivate themselves to finish their games.

Want to learn more? Read our Championship Rules here and check out our Frequently Asked Questions here.

Presskit
To download the GDWC presskit please use following link: https://thegdwc.com/presskit/

More about Brainamics
Brainamics is a fast growing neurotech startup from the Technical University of Munich. The IP of Brainamics is a unique technology framework that enables the extraction of emotions directly from the human brain. To do that, Brainamics uses Electroencephalograms (EEG) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms.

The commercial starting point is the gaming industry, where game developers use the insights into the psychology and user experience of their gamers to optimize their gameplay. During a playtest Brainamics measures the brain activity of the player and then applies its algorithms to show exactly what the player felt during every single second of the game. With this novel approach to testing games, Brainamics is currently completely revolutionizing the way game studios test, validate and optimize their games.

More about GDWC
GDWC stands for the Game Development World Championship, which is an annual global competition for game developers of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds. You’re welcome to submit your game whether you’re a professional developer, a hobbyist, a student, or just interested in game development in general.
For more information please visit: https://thegdwc.com/