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  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Synth Riders returns to its roots with the “Synthwave Essentials 2” Music Pack headlined by Muse with tracks from their “Simulation Theory” album sitting alongside incredible synthwave classics. This brand new collection is now available on Oculus Quest and Steam featuring 3 free songs, 5 paid DLC songs and a unique visual experience for “Algo...

College Consensus Publishes Aggregate Ranking of the Best Online Bachelors in Game Design for 2021 News provided by Share this article HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published its first ever ranking of the College Consensus Best Online Bachelors in Game Design 2021 The international industry of game design was booming prior to the shelter-in-place orders in respo...

14 January, 2021 ndash; Indie publisher Digerati is delighted to announce Tunnel of Doom ndash; an easy-to-pick-up action rogue-lite that combines re

Educational game developer Kuato Studios has raised £4.5 million ($6.1 million) in funding to launch virtual reality title Panic Room and create f

505 Games parent company Digital Bros has acquired Australian free-to-play studio Infinity Plus Two for an undisclosed fee.

STOCKHOLM ndash; January 14, 2021 ndash; Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven today announced Prison Architect: Going Green, the next expansion for

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] SHANGHAI -- Jan. 14, 2021 -- Rhythm Fighter, the roguelike, beat-based, beat ’em up from Coconut Island Games and developer echo games, is available today on Nintendo Switch for $16.99. Check out this groovy game’s new launch trailer below! Launch Trailer: https://youtu.be/GKKx5zeis6U After Commander Chaos uses dark Beat Energy to turn Earth’s v...

Rec Room inc, the developers behind the social space and game creation platform Rec Room, now says that the game sees around 1 million monthly active users on VR platforms alone. This update comes as part of a chat with Road To VR (found in full here), where the games creators note that already half of its VR players are using the Oculus Quest 2, a relatively new device that only launched a few months ago in mid-October 2020. The 1 million VR MAU milestone comes nearly 5 years into Rec Rooms ...

); } The Entertainment Software Association has announced it is suspending all political contributions from its political action committee after a number of Congressional Republicans supported by the PAC voted to overturn Novembers presidential election in which president-elect Joe Biden was the victor. In a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, a spokesperson stated that "given the events and actions that led to the violence at the U.S. Capitol, we are pausing contributions from the ESA PAC as we re...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Vancouver– Papaya Play, the unified PC gaming platform supporting some of the longest-running MMORPGs in Europe and the Americas, officially launched 4Story on November 18th with multiple of special events, and continuous weekly patches since. Updates have consisted of additional PvP content, shop updates, bug fixes, and in-game events awarding upgrad...