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Demo Released for Unity of Command

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:01:03 GMT

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Demo Released for Unity of Command

Strategy hit Unity of Command now has demo versions for both PC and Mac - is it time you give wargames a go?
http://unityofcommand.net/demo

Zagreb, Croatia - May 17, 2012 - Developers 2x2 Games have announced the release of both PC and Mac demos for Unity of Command. Demos include the tutorial, one introductory and one complete single player scenario.

Simultaneous with the release of demos, the game is being updated to version 1.02 with several new features, most importantly the ability to undo individual moves.

To top it all off, Unity of Command will be on 20% discount until May 25th when purchased directly from developers.
http://unityofcommand.net

About the game:
Unity of Command is an operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front. Playable from both the Axis and Soviet perspective, it strives to recreate the strategy, the forces involved and the general tension of that crucial period in World War II.

What others are saying about Unity of Command?

Accessible yet deep, attractive and with an AI which teaches you the core of the game by beating you around the head.
Kieron Gillen, Rock Paper Shotgun

A breath of fresh air, not only in wargaming but strategy gaming in general.
Jon Shafer, Civ V Lead Designer, jonshaferondesign.com

Unity of Command is the intro wargame that Panzer Corps should have been.
Troy Goodfellow, Three Moves Ahead

Wargames this fresh and friendly tend to inspire deep loyalty.
Tim Stone, PC Gamer

About 2x2 Games:
2x2 Games is a 4-strong indie dev team that is not afraid of treading new ground. On a mission to find that perfect balance between fun and historical accuracy in wargames, they just might be onto something.

Contact:
Tomislav Uzelac
web: http://unityofcommand.net/
e-mail: media@unityofcommand.net

vidiludi's Successful iOS Game Highway Run Gets Content Update

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:00:09 GMT

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vidiludi's Successful iOS Game Highway Run Gets Content Update
Highway Run Gets Fresh Missions Including Tanks

Munich, Germany - May 16, 2012 - Indie game developer vidiludi releases it's first content update for the humorous action racing game Highway Run.

After seeing more than 100,000 downloads and some first places in Apple's AppStore in the first few weeks, vidiludi celebrates it's success with a content update.
There are new free missions and new missions for the purchasable Mission Pack which include tanks and lots of explosions.
The tank also got a new optional car, if you want to shoot your way through all missions.

Highway Run offers fast paced, arcade like racing action mixed up with plenty of unique missions, like protecting and destroying other cars, surviving massive traffic, high-speed pursuits and many more.
Get your job done by racing down the highways pursued by plenty of police cars. Can you survive the traffic while the cops are on you and still accomplish your mission?

Features:
o Smart autonomous traffic and reckless cops
o Various humorous missions with different objectives
o Drive different cars (tanks, schoolbus, limousine, convertible etc.)
o Gas stations, repair shops and rest areas to use
o Optimized 3D graphics for HD Retina displays
o Easy and intuitive touch controls
o GameCenter Leaderboards and Achievements
o Presented in English and German
o No ads!

Pricing and Availability:
Highway Run is available for free in the Apple AppStore's Games category. You can purchase additional missions as a pack for $0.99 and additional cars like the racing car for $1.99 or the TANK for $2.99 in the app.
The Highway Run 1.3 content update is out now.

Device Requirements:
o iPad/iPad2/iPad3, iPhone4S/4/3GS, iPod 3rd and 4th Generation
o Requires iOS 4.1 or later

Links:
Studio: http://www.vidiludi.com
Game: http://highwayrun.vidiludi.com
App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/highway-run/id492097046
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpGWenh2Sr4
Screenshots: http://vidiludi.com/highway-run-screenshots
App Icon: http://vidiludi.com/HighwayRun/Icon@2x.png
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/vidiludi

About vidiludi:
vidiludi is an independent game developer based in Munich, Germany which was founded in 2010 by Gabriel Morgenstern.
Gabriel was one of the leading creators of the Lara Award winning adventure game 2weistein for PC & Mac.
vidiludi specializes in challenging and humorous games for mobile platforms, PC and Mac. Highway Run is their commercial debut title.

Contact:
Gabriel Morgenstern, Founder
vidiludi Games & Entertainment
press@vidiludi.com
http://www.vidiludi.com

http://www.gabrielmorgenstern.de
http://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielmorgenstern

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IndieGala adds First-person surreal labyrinth game DeadEnd to the pay-what-you-want bundle

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:01:01 GMT

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IndieGala adds First-person surreal labyrinth game DeadEnd to the pay-what-you-want bundle

Rome, Italy -- May 11, 2012 -- A surreal first-person labyrinth game DeadEnd: Cerebral Vortex now appears in the IndieGala bundle. Latest addition makes the bundle to now contain total of 10 games. The games, secret bonuses are still available for few days at www.indiegala.com

DeadEnd has 20 different levels, unique artistic concept of alternating realities and supports multi-language. "DeadEnd is a surreal game" commented Riccardo Rosapepe, gala coordinator from Indiegala, adding "the kind of unique game we hope our bundle fans want to experience."

IndieGala offers now massive amount of 10 games to play:

* DeadEnd: Cerebral Vortex
* Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
* A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
* Alien Shooter
* Disciples II: Gallean's Return
* Altitude
* Really Big Sky
* Alien Shooter 2
* Wake
* Lunnye Devitsy

Most of these games in the bundle are available at any price player wishes to pay.

More information about the bundle games, secret bonuses and soundtracks are available at the IndieGala website: www.indiegala.com

About IndieGala:

IndieGala organizes bundle sales of indie games, and is open to every developer and artist on every platform.

Contact:

IndieGala
Riccardo Rosapepe
+39 347 1827756
support@indiegala.com
http://www.indiegala.com
Follow on Twitter: @IndieGala -- https://twitter.com/IndieGala
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/IndieGala

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Conclave Enters Open Beta, Reimagines Tabletop RPG Experience For Web

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:01:03 GMT

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Conclave Enters Open Beta
Reimagines the tabletop RPG experience for the Web

Lexington, MA - May 10, 2012 - Indie game studio 10x10 Room is proud to announce the open beta of Conclave, a browser-based game that captures the spirit of tabletop roleplaying with friends without taking over your life.

Parties of players work together in Conclave to battle back the encroaching forces of darkness. Bringing the unique martial, magical, and tactical capabilities of their characters to bear, parties engage in quests to protect the last surviving stronghold of civilization.

Unlike tabletop RPGs or MMORPGs, Conclave adapts to your speed of play: players can take turns while together online or at different times, and the game moves forward at the collective pace of the party members. Because Conclave does not use Flash, it's also playable from iPhones and iPads, as well as desktops and Android phones. And you can take a turn in a matter of a minute. These features make Conclave a multiplayer experience that fits your life, instead of forcing you to fit your life around it.

The first three quests in Conclave can be played for free. For a limited time during the beta, 10x10 Room is offering special prices on additional quests: a pack of three new quests costs $.99, or a bundle containing all of Conclave's current quests can be had for $2.99. Once one player in a party owns a quest, everybody can play; a single license covers the whole party.

"At 10x10 Room, we all miss the days when we could sit around a kitchen table with our friends, roleplaying into the wee hours of the night," says Nick Branstator, co-founder of 10x10 Room. "These days, our friends are spread to the far corners of the globe, and work, school, and family make it very difficult to carve out time for a traditional tabletop RPG. With Conclave, we've brought that experience to the Web so that you can play with anybody, anywhere, anytime."

Other features:
- Tactical combat on varied battlemaps with dangerous terrain
- Critical decision points where all party members vote on a course of action
- Character artwork by noted artist Chris Rahn
- Seamless transitions between synchronous and asynchronous play
- Play solo, or in a party of up to four players
- Five character archetypes to choose from: Beacon, Rogue, Runecaster, True Bow, and Vanguard
- Five character races: the forgeborn, lumyn, mezoar, nix, and trow
- Many unique abilities for each archetype, with additional abilities opening up as characters gain levels
- Up to ten characters (and parties) per account
- Persistent realtime party chat
- Persistent record of your adventure

Player testimonials:

"An asynchronous, browser-based hardcore RPG with my friends... that fits my lifestyle perfectly!"

"Very 'play while at work' friendly, which is dangerous."

"Great writing, art, and style to it. And awesome that it's all in HTML."

"I find myself thinking 'What will happen next' and 'When will it be my turn' [in a way] that�s very reminiscent of old-school in-person D&D.... Awesome!"

"Yes I did play past my self-imposed bed-time and am paying for it today - but it was totally worth it!"

"Amazing. One of its greatest features is that you don't have to continuously play...great opportunity for strategy too!"

"The writing in this game is excellent.... Whoever's hand is at work here is unusually literate and talented for this day and age. I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that he or she earns their living as an author of novels or short stories."

"The possibilities for this game are endless, I'm really enjoying it and can't wait to see what they do with it."

Contact info:
Nick Branstator
Co-Founder, 10x10 Room
press@10x10room.com
http://10x10room.com
305.904.9568

Links:
Game - http://playconclave.com
Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC0fF3DhHtE
Press kit - https://s3.amazonaws.com/conclave/Conclave+Kit.zip
Blog - http://10x10room.com
Guiding principles - http://playconclave.com/principles
Staff - http://playconclave.com/staff
Twitter - http://twitter.com/10x10room
Forums - http://forums.10x10room.com

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GRAVITAZ Recognized By The International Game Developers Association

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 9:00:04 GMT

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GRAVITAZ Recognized By The International Game Developers Association
GRAVITAZ Kickstarter featured alongside the likes of Banner Saga, Wasteland 2, FTL

DENVER, CO (May 9, 2012) � The GRAVITAZ team was honored today by the International Game Developers Association. The GRAVITAZ Kickstarter, set to raise funds for the high-speed combat hover-racing game, is now in the International Game Developer Association�s recommended projects list. GRAVITAZ can be found alongside such previous Kickstarter successes as The Banner Saga, Wasteland 2, FTL, and Auditorium Duet. (www.kickstarter.com/pages/igda)

�The Kickstarter is going to come down to the wire, but there�s still a shot,� says Megan Fox, one of the programmers behind GRAVITAZ. �If even just 2,000 discover the game and plunk down $10 for a copy, we�re there, that�s funded. The Internet is a mighty big place - surely we can find 2,000 more fans of high-speed combat racing.�

Learn more about how to bring futuristic racing into the present at www.GravitazGame.com.

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About Glass Bottom Games LLC:
Glass Bottom Games LLC is a Denver-based independent developer of video games for PC and mobile devices, such as The Savage Garden and GRAVITAZ. Founded by industry veterans in 2011, Glass Bottom Games creates exciting, new player-centric worlds where interactivity, exploration, and choice matter.

Media Contact:
Megan Fox
Glass Bottom Games LLC
megan@glassbottomgames.com

IndieGala indie game bundle just got better with 8 audio gems

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 7:01:09 GMT

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IndieGala indie game bundle just got better with 8 audio gems

Rome, Italy -- May 7, 2012 -- IndieGala adds 8 audio gems to the indie game bundle. All soundtracks are unlocked for those who choose to beat the average bundle price. Audio and full Indiegala lineup of 9 video games are available at www.indiegala.com

"After the success of previous Indiegala we received hundreds of emails praising the music" commented Riccardo Rosapepe, gala coordinator from Indiegala, adding "it was easy choice for us to add more music this time."

Reviewer commented Arboreal track on sputnikmusic website: "Jordan�s ability to create beauty from a chaotic mess of disparate elements has never been this forthright, as he weaves and bends together the many aspects of the music like an artisan."

The eight audio tracks are:

* Giraffage - Comfort
* The Flashbulb - Arboreal
* The Flashbulb - Opus at the end of everything
* Tormishire - soundtrack
* Really Big Sky - soundtrack
* F-777 & kr1z1 - ReMotion Vol. 1
* Giraffage - Pretty Things EP
* Im Cwazy - Dubstep'n'Stuff

Full Indiegala lineup, secret bonuses and soundtracks are available at the Indie Gala website at www.indiegala.com

About IndieGala:

IndieGala organizes bundle sales of indie games, and is open to every developer and artist on every platform.

Contact:

IndieGala
Riccardo Rosapepe
+39 347 1827756
support@indiegala.com
http://www.indiegala.com
Follow on Twitter: @IndieGala -- https://twitter.com/IndieGala
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/IndieGala

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Rce2theWorlds - Gamers vs. Racers

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 4:01:02 GMT

Race 2 the Worlds contest

We�ve released our new simulator �VRC Pro� in September last year, and we�re now launching a grand contest for gamers, which has some similarities with Nissan�s and Sony�s GT5 combined and highly successful Race Academy project you�re probably familiar with. Our campaign is called: �Race 2 the Worlds� (R2tW for short) and it challenges gamers and r/c racers to qualify in the sim for a real R/C World Championship July 2012. The winner flies to the Netherlands, all expenses paid and all materials (car, radio, etc.) provided incl. factory support by one of our industry partners. The R2tW project is officially sanctioned by IFMAR, the world organization governing this sport.

Epic battle: Gamers vs. Racers.
R2tW represents an epic battle between gamers and r/c racers. The main idea is to find out who is best at this game. R/C racers and PC gamers are two entirely different worlds, but they are both good at remote control; one uses a radio and the other a gamepad. Racers have the radio- and r/c racing experience advantage, but gamers are incredibly adaptive and have invested many hours in developing sharp reflexes, extreme concentration and refined remote control skills. So it�s going to be tight!

This whole contest is also going to be a fantastic eye-opener for many gamers who don�t really know r/c and still think r/c is about toy cars. You simply couldn�t be more wrong. R/C racing has matured into a very serious motor sport with local, national and international competition. It involves high tech model cars: small cars that produce great maneuverability, high top speeds and incredible acceleration on very tight tracks. It�s actually notoriously difficult to get into because of the learning curve. Most racers give up in the first year, but gamers with gaming skills probably have a big advantage when taking on this challenging sport. We�d love the gaming community to show us and perhaps even teach those r/c racers a few lessons.

Website: www.race2theworlds.com
R2tW promo video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5F2Im4zGdg
Hot laps by current R2tW provisional TQ Kevin Pignotti (IT): www.youtube.com/watch?v=71oJ6AJi5GA

Special Race 2 the Worlds license
VRC Pro is based on monthly subscription, but for the occasion of R2tW we have introduced a special R2tW license for a one-off �9,95 specially for gamers. This license gives you a whole year access to a basic set of tracks plus the special R2tW car and the R2tW track which hosts the contest. Until June the 17th people can try to qualify for the top-200 at any time. In the following week there are 2 more elimination rounds to reduce these 200 racers to just 20. These 20 racers will then compete against each other in an epic battle for the top spot. The official R2tW rules can be found here: http://www.race2theworlds.com/rules.aspx

Tim Bervoets
Marketing manager
www.vrcpro.com | www.vrcworld.com
www.race2theworlds.com

IndieGala.com launches its fourth pay-what-you-want indie game bundle, supports charities

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 2:00:05 GMT

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IndieGala.com launches its fourth pay-what-you-want indie game bundle, supports charities

Rome, Italy -- May 1st, 2012 -- IndieGala reveals the full lineup of its fourth pay-what-you-want indie game bundle, with nine great new games. Four of them never appeared in any previous bundle. A video sample of all games, and instructions on how to find time to play the games if you have a girlfriend are available at the www.indiegala.com

"This time we wanted to present an action backed bundle where players set the price. Fans of indie games and indie music can save time, developers get their fair share and we all contribute to a good cause at the same. Everybody wins." commented Riccardo Rosapepe, gala coordinator from Indiegala adding "And there's some secret bonuses that we unlock too"

Full Indiegala IV games lineup:

* Steel Storm: Burning retribution
A top down action shooter with old school spirit.

* A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
An action packed side scrolling platformer, in the traditions of retro classic.

* Alien Shooter
The classic arcade shooter at its best, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen.

* Disciples II: Gallean�s Return ($4.99 minimum)
A classic edition that includes the Fantasy Strategy game, Disciples II: Dark Prophecy,
plus the two standalone expansions Disciples II: Guardians of the Light and Disciples II: Servants of the Dark.

* Altitude ($4.99 minimum)
Blast your way across the cartoon skies in this award-winning fast-paced game of aerial combat.

* Wake ($4.99 minimum)
An innovative indie game where an engineer on a fancy cruise ship must escape and reach the safety raft conveniently atop the sinking ship.

* Really Big Sky ($4.99 minimum)
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!

* Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded ($4.99 minimum)
A large-scale sequel to the first part of Alien Shooter.
This is the unique alloy of arcade action and RPG elements which combines well-established world of classical games and unmatched dynamics of the first part.

* Lunnye Devitsy ($4.99 minimum)
Play as a silhouetted creature that has fallen from the moon, and now wants to return by any means necessary.

* And more bonuses will come!
4 music albums ( both in mp3 and FLAC format ) will be added together with the games for everyone who pays more than the average ( starting from $4.99 )

Videos, screenshots and more information about the bundle games, secret bonuses, music are available at the Indie Gala website at www.indiegala.com

About IndieGala:

IndieGala organizes bundle sales of indie games, and is open to every developer and artist on every platform.

Contact:

IndieGala
Riccardo Rosapepe
+39 347 1827756
support@indiegala.com
http://www.indiegala.com
Follow on Twitter: @IndieGala -- https://twitter.com/IndieGala
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/IndieGala

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GRAVITAZ goes to the local raceway

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 1:01:09 GMT

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GRAVITAZ team hits the local raceway for inspiration
Pulse-Pounding Video of Race Released, Lead Designer Addresses Fans With Call-To-Action

DENVER, CO (May 1, 2012) � The team behind GRAVITAZ, a independently-developed high-speed combat hover-racing game, was on location today outside of a local raceway. According to eyewitness accounts, they showed signs of having undergone severe g-forces. They had just concluded a race, undertaken to gain a keener understanding of the forces a real racer undergoes, in which the lead designer�s daughter took home the prize pot of a free round of minigolf. Video of the race and aftermath is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mSmCaUkh2Y

In GRAVITAZ, players fly jet-propelled hover vehicles for fame and glory on the rough-and-tumble courses of the world's first antigravity racing league. Players compete with computer and ghost opponents against time on delicate tracks scaffolded over the faces of skyscrapers and down through city streets with a diverse pool of vehicles, from scratch-built garage projects to high-end sponsored racers. It�s like nothing else on earth - neither go-karts nor Formula 1 can prepare the racers for what they�ll meet on the track.

�Gravitaz is going to take off, it�s just a matter of time,� says Dennis Dryden, cofounder of Glass Bottom Games. �I want to get it to you soon, but I�ll take years if I have to. I want to say thank you to all of the people who have pledged so far - we�re extremely grateful for your support - and with any luck, we�ll hit our goal this week. See you on the other side, pilots!�

Learn more about how to bring futuristic racing into the present at www.GravitazGame.com.

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About Glass Bottom Games LLC:
Glass Bottom Games LLC is a Denver-based independent developer of video games for PC and mobile devices, such as The Savage Garden and GRAVITAZ. Founded by industry veterans in 2011, Glass Bottom Games creates exciting, new player-centric worlds where interactivity, exploration, and choice matter.

Media Contact:
Megan Fox
Glass Bottom Games LLC
megan@glassbottomgames.com

Virtual RC Pro: Serious r/c racing sim for tech heads and car fanatics

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 0:01:04 GMT

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Virtual RC Pro: Serious r/c racing sim for tech heads and car fanatics, by Virtual Racing Industries from the Netherlands.

Heemstede, the Netherlands - April 23rd, 2012 � VRC Pro is a serious r/c racing simulation of radio controlled car racing for PC. The sim features real r/c cars that can be built and tuned to your own liking. A wide choice of world renowned r/c tracks is available to race on. VRC Pro offers 4 on-road classes, 1:10 and 1:12 scale electric cars, and 1:8 and 1:10 scale nitro powered cars. Later this year VRC Pro will be expanded with several off-road classes like short course trucks and buggies, plus a number of exciting off-road tracks.

To measure yourself with other racers and gamers you can do time-trials in all classes on all tracks. VRC Pro organizes on-line championship series and events. VRC Pro features Internet multiplayer racing with qualify and race modes, 10 cars per session.

At the heart of VRC Pro is the physics engine which has been worked on for over 11 year to make the cars behave exactly like their counterparts in the real world. This is particularly important for an r/c racing sim where you control your car from a remote position. The visual experience is essential to the �feel� the racer gets when controlling the car. The state-of-the-art graphics and graphics engine further contribute to the life-like experience. It�s no wonder that VRC Pro is endorsed by over 40 industry leading brands, raced by top racers and already registered for by almost 10.000 real racers. VRC Pro can be controlled with the same transmitter that is used to control his real r/c car in the weekend, using the VRC-3NT USB adaptor to interface between the transmitter and the PC.

VRC Pro Race2theWorlds contest: www.race2theworlds.com
VRC Pro info website: www.vrcpro.com
VRC Pro social network: www.vrcworld.com
Download free trial: www.vrcworld.com/account/register.aspx
VRC Pro YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/VRCPromotion?feature=mhee

About Virtual Racing Industries (VRI)

VRI was founded in 2004 and released its first title Virtual RC Racing in December 2004. This development was started in 1999 as a project to promote r/c racing through a computer game. End of 2005 the development of VRC Pro was kicked off, an effort to build a serious sim racing platform covering all popular classes in r/c racing and using the latest graphical and simulation technology. The 9-man team is headed and funded by founder Pieter Bervoets, a former world renowned r/c car manufacturer producing several world championship winning car since 1980. The game architecture, logic and graphics engine is designed and developed by Marek Straka and his team from Trencin, Slowakia. Todd Wasson from St. Paul (MN) is responsible for all physics and collision system. Tony West from the UK, with a vast experience in the gaming industry, has signed for all the modeling and graphic used in VRC Pro.

Contact:
Tim Bervoets
Virtual Racing Industries bv
www.vrcpro.com
tim@virtualrc.com
+31 6 52301080

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