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Players will be able to get an early glimpse of The Invincible by playing the demo at this year’s gamescom and also see a custom made, game-themed PC made by the magicians at AMD

Warsaw, Poland – August 21st, 2023 — 11 bit studios and Starward Industries are excited for players around the globe to find out what the cosmos has prepared for them on November 6th, 2023 when The Invincible releases on PC and current-gen consoles. A hard sci-fi game with a mind-bending narrative, The Invincible will make players rethink humanity’s urge to conquer space and remind themselves that not everything, everywhere is for us.

The Invincible puts players in the role of Yasna, a sharp-tongued astrobiologist forced to search for her crew and bring them back “dead or alive” as a perilous mission to the eerie planet Regis III takes an awry turn. On the surface, it may seem that Regis III is uninhabited but that doesn’t mean the people who visit here can feel like unopposed rulers. The philosophical nature of the events on Regis III will make Yasna forever question the scale of humankind’s ambitions.

In addition to revealing the launch date, 11 bit studios is happy to reveal The Invincible will be on display during this year’s gamescom festivities. 

From August 23rd thru 27th in Cologne, Germany, players will be able to try the demo version of the game and see a game-themed PC masterfully assembled by AMD, on display at the 11 bit studios booth B028 in hall 10.1.

Based on the bestselling book of the same name by Stanislaw Lem, The Invincible mixes expansive space vistas with retro-futuristic and atompunk design and aesthetics. The Invincible will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on November 6th. The game—developed by Poland-based studio Starward Industries—is proudly published by 11 bit studios.

LYON, France (August 9, 2023)—Today developer Chanko Studios and publisher AMC Games announced that It’s a Wrap! will be arriving later this summer on PC, followed soon after by a touch screen-enhanced version on the Nintendo Switch eShop. The 80s-cinema-inspired puzzle platformer has been selected for Gamescom’s Indie Arena Booth, where the team will exhibit their latest demo from August 23-27.Watch the It’s a Wrap! Nintendo Switch Trailer, showcasing never-before-seen gameplay and Hollywood-esque movie sets filled with a variety of brain-teasing puzzles and platforming problems to solve: 

It’s a Wrap! is part puzzle, part 2D platforming, but one-hundred-and-ten percent 80s nostalgia inducing. Players take up the roles of director and actor, designing the scenes with a unique “timeline editing” mechanic, then jumping into the action as a movie star… to somewhat disastrous consequences. Talk about a double threat! No need to queue up the play-off music—Chanko Studios has perfected the art of acceptance speeches while winning awards from festivals around the globe. The game won the Critic’s Choice Award at Indie Game Fest 2023, Excellence in Design from BitSummit 2022, Most Innovative Newcomer at the Creative Gaming Awards 2022, and the award for Most Fun at Indie X 2022.More details on the game’s release will be revealed during the Future Games Show at Gamescom on August 23, 2023; set a reminder here. For puzzle connoisseurs itching to test their wits with its one-of-a-kind game mechanic, It’s a Wrap! has a playable Steam demo available now. For more information about the game, join the conversation on Discord or Twitter.

Topple buildings, bash enemies, and cause chaos with split-screen co-op and deathmatch modes

STOCKHOLM – August 7, 2023 – Hammer of Virtue, the action game set in a fully destructible futuristic landscape from developer No Pest Productions, comes out swinging on PC via Steam today. A PlayStation 5 version will emerge from the rubble to bring down the house in 2024.

n the game’s narrative, humanity faces a grave threat from the rogue organization Scientific Freedom, which wields an extensive arsenal of force fields and cybernetic creatures. The protagonist, armed with an impressive hammer and virtually impenetrable suit of armor, emerges as Earth’s best hope for freedom. 

Hammer of Virtue immerses players in a vibrant melee-action experience across 20 distinctive stages. It encourages creative gameplay through a physics-based environment, presenting opportunities to leverage elements such as launching trees at enemies, causing homes to crash onto adversaries, or catapulting defeated foes into distant threats.

Clobber club-wielding robots, armored bears, and hulking T-Rexs capable of toppling buildings in a single charge. Lock onto enemies and enter the fray by mastering timed directional attacks, blocking incoming attacks, and performing last-second parries leaving opponents open for crushing strikes that send them flying.

Call in reinforcements with a split-screen co-op featuring 10 additional maps. Bash baddies in chaotic harmony or turn teammates into improvised weapons of mass destruction by launching them into enemies. For those seeking competitive gameplay, head into split-screen deathmatches where each player commands a small army and battles against one another to settle the score.

“Hammer of Virtue combines the kind of action and emergent gameplay opportunities I’ve always appreciated in gaming,” said Jens Kolhammar, programmer and owner of No Pest Productions. “As a solo developer, creating a challenging and rewarding combat system with over-the-top physics interactions has been one of the hardest and best experiences in my career and I’m thrilled to share Hammer of Virtue with players on Steam today!”

Hammer of Virtue is now available on Steam for Windows PC for $19.99 with a launch discount. It features English, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese language support. A PlayStation 5 version will be available in 2024.

For more information, visit the official website and wishlist Hammer of Virtue on Steam today.

Easily on my Best of 2023 list. Granted my bias is to the type of games I personally enjoy, but except for parts where I said “That wasn’t fun”, a huge favorite. I tend to say “I didn’t like that part” with most of my favorite games. Games are designed for many people, inherently part or at least one level will feel so frustrating that there wasn’t fun… it was just get through it to get to what you liked. Dave the Diver tries to be a little bit of everything and by that I mean EVERYTHING. Almost the only thing “missing” is a point and click or word tree puzzle. Also, you can pet the cat. There is no dog, but if there was, you could pet it. For me the chance to appreciate seafood again since my allergies went so strong I can’t even eat a can of tuna, it was an absolute joy.

I wrote this just cause I wanted to say something about the game. I paid for my copy. I attempted a press copy and was denied as the too many outfits put in requests. The game sold many copies. It was super popular. Yet, I also worry it’ll be forgotten and it shouldn’t be, it has lots of life, lots of leg and even once “beaten” infinite playability from the visuals, concepts and I would think even after 100% the desire to maybe do even better then the last time you played.The story itself is strong enough for replays too even with certain frustrating parts… which actually are still forgiving as hell. The only issue is still a lack of accessbility options for some of the “fishing” but if you fixed those you’d need to fix the harder section which just rely on being good at gaming with no physicaly disabilities being a barrier and then it just becomes a different game alltogether. That’s a shame, but a fact.

I could see myself 5 years from now picking up this game and still finding it a pleasure because of its use of simple pixel graphics while being intensely visually stunning. Something about that simple graphic and animation I feel will be forever loved and a style used even 25 years from now.