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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.] New trailer unveiled     Charlestown, IN –February 11, 2020– Shoot 1UP DX is now available for PS5 and PS4 in the Americas and Europe. Developers Mommys Best Games and Super Soul have taken special care to port their shmup darling to Sony’s consoles.   Shoot 1UP DX is an award-winning twist on the shmup formula: instead of hoarding each 1UP, yo...

Spiritfarer has proven to be Thunder Lotus’ most successful project to date, appearing on best-seller lists on Nintendo Switch™, receiving both critical acclaim and Overwhelmingly Positive reviews from players, and garnering nominations at The Game Awards and The DICE Awards. “We’re tremendously happy with the praise Spiritfarer has received since launch” says Spiritfarer Creative Director Nicolas Guérin. “It’s attracted a very passionate group of fans too, which is great becau...

Designing for a Sense of Mystery and Wonder by Rune Skovbo Johansen on 02/12/21 11:16:00 am     The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.   This post was originally published on the runevision blog. I play games to get to explore intrig...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] 12th February 2021, Tunbridge Wells, UK: The more jealous, murderous and downright macabre side of love through the ages is the inspiration for the new ‘History of Heartbreak’ card range, available now in Cards, The Universe and Everything (CUE Cards). The new card range shines a light on some of history’s most dastardly and despicable acts, comm...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Lesquin, February 12 2021 – NACON, the KT Racing studio and the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA - the International Automobile Federation) are pleased to announce that the new Rally Star DLC for WRC 9, the official video game of the FIA World Rally Championship, is now available. The result of close collaboration with the FIA, th...

Implementing Raytraced Ambient Occlusion in The Riftbreaker by Piotr Bomak on 02/12/21 11:11:00 am     The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.   Welcome back! In our previous article, we described the process of implementing raytraced ...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] A Taste of Sleuthing   Frogwares say the game is planned for release simultaneously on Epic, Steam, GOG and consoles | Full gameplay trailer set for March 2021   February 11th, 2021 – Kyiv, Ukraine | Today during The Epic Games Store Spring Showcase, Frogwares debuted their first gameplay teaser showing Sherlock Holmes Chapter One in action running ...

Lake Shore, MN, February 12th 2021: Indie game developer and publisher AlterVerse Inc. is proud to announce the release of Disruption, the studios E

Game Dev Digest Issue #81 - 2D, Animation, and more by Mike Marrone on 02/12/21 11:17:00 am   The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.   This article was originally published on GameDevDigest.com Lots of varied content this week, with som...

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