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Media Alert: New HARDWARE: Shipbreakers Trailer Reveals the Armored Titan Baserunner

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A Legend is Reborn: Dive Into the History of the Baserunner

VANCOUVER, Canada – May 20, 2013 – Blackbird Interactive, a videogame developer specializing in sci-fi real-time strategy games, has released a new trailer for the sci-fi online real-time strategy game HARDWARE: Shipbreakers. The footage introduces the Baserunner, a workhorse armored transport vehicle, the backbone of the prospector’s ground fleet. Versatile, tough and infinitely customizable, the Baserunner’s size and power make it the ultimate vehicle for tearing across the rugged terrain of LM-27.

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Blackbird Interactive Announces Limited Edition Presale Package for HARDWARE: Shipbreakers

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Veteran RTS Game Development Studio Offers Exclusive Companion Content for its Highly-anticipated Title

VANCOUVER, CANADA – April 26, 2013 – Blackbird Interactive, a videogame developer specializing in sci-fi real-time strategy games, today announced the pre-sale of a “VIP PACKAGE” for their upcoming title, HARDWARE: Shipbreakers. This VIP PACKAGE features guaranteed access to the upcoming HARDWARE: Shipbreakers Closed Beta, along with an in-fiction Prospector’s Guide and gameplay guide.

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Papo & Yo Released For PC

Minority’s Award-winning Adventure Game Featuring a Boy and his Monster now Available for $14.99 on Digital Download Platforms

MONTREAL – Apr. 18, 2013 – Minority Media, an independent game development studio, today announced that its acclaimed adventure game Papo & Yo is now available for PC through Steam, Amazon and other direct download platforms. Originally released in 2012 for PlayStation®Network, the game, which was inspired by creator Vander Caballero’s childhood, features a boy, Quico, journeying through a magical world to save his best friend Monster from a terrible danger: himself. Monster is addicted to poisonous frogs, and eating one causes him to fly into a fiery rage from which no one is safe. As Quico, players will confront their conflicting emotions about Monster’s problem in a deeply touching, emotional video game experience.

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Pre-order Papo & Yo Now for PC, Receive 10% Discount and Free Soundtrack

PC Gamers Can Order Papo & Yo Before Launch on April 18 to Receive Discount and Free Soundtrack Download 

MONTREAL – Apr. 5, 2013 – Independent game development studio Minority Media announced today that Papo & Yo, its critically-acclaimed emotional adventure game, is now available internationally for pre-order on Steam, Amazon and other PC-based direct download platforms. Starting today through the PC launch on April 18, 2013, gamers can pre-order the game to receive 10 percent off the $14.99 purchase price and a free copy of the wildly popular Papo & Yo original soundtrack (OST).

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GDC 2013: Megapop Games Announce Trolls vs Vikings, Debut Game from Startup Indie Developer, Founded by Former Funcom and Artplant Veterans

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Groundbreaking tower defense game pits peace-loving Trolls against angry Gods and Vikings of Norse mythology

OSLO, Norway — March 21, 2013 —Look out, here comes yet another stuffy announcement about an indie development studio formed by gaming veterans! Let me guess… they have groundbreaking new features that will turn the industry on its head? Well buckle in… here we go again!

Megapop, a startup studio founded by former Funcom (Age of Conan, The Longest Journey) and Artplant (Battlestar Galactica Online) developers, today unveiled Trolls vs Vikings, their debut game mobile / PC puzzle game, which will be demonstrated at GDC 2013.

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Prepared for a Scare? Outlast Playable at PAX East

Indie Survival-Horror Game Playable for the First Time Ever at the PAX East Indie MEGABOOTH, March 22-24 in Boston

MONTREAL – March 12,2013 – Red Barrels, an independent game development studio based in Montreal, today announced that its first title – PC survival-horror experience, Outlast – will be playable for the first time as part of the PAX East Indie MEGABOOTH in Boston, March 22-24. Attendees will be given a chance to walk the corridors of Mount Massive Asylum in the shoes of investigative reporter Miles Upshur as he tries to escape the evils that roam the complex’s halls. For a preview of what horrors are in store, check out the teaser trailer here:

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Thwacke Partnering with Red Barrels to Build Outlast…with Science!

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Scientific Consulting Firm Collaborating with Indie Developer to Create Authentic Scares, Outlast Playable at PAX

MONTREAL – March 7, 2013 – Thwacke, a group of researchers and scientists providing insights to the gaming industry, and Red Barrels, an independent game developer based in Montreal, today announced a partnership through which Thwacke is contributing real-world data on mental illness and how humans experience terror to create an authentic survival-horror experience in Outlast, set in the Mount Massive Insane Asylum.

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