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Stoic Releases “Rough Guide to Travel” Trailer for The Banner Saga

Tutorial reveals details on key pillar of gameplay

Austin, Texas – Nov. 21, 2013 – Stoic, an Austin based independent game development company today released a tutorial video entitled “Rough Guide to Travel” for their upcoming single-player game release The Banner Saga. The video summarizes key attributes that a player needs to take into consideration when deciding the travel strategy during their journey in the game.

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FORCED Content Update and Connectivity Patch Released

BetaDwarf Releases New Last Man Standing Mode, Fix For Launch Issues

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Nov. 12, 2013 – BetaDwarf Entertainment, an independent game studio formed by university students, today announced the release of the first content update for its newly-launched co-op action RPG, FORCED. The game, which saw strong early interest from indie gamers with over sixty thousand downloads within the launch window, now features a new survival-based mode, Last Man Standing. Additionally, a patch to fix a number of issues some players encountered at launch, including connectivity problems and other minor bugs, has been released.

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Award-Winning Indie Action RPG FORCED Launches on PC, Mac, and Linux

BetaDwarf’s Co-op Action Title Now Available On Steam After Successful Early Access Period, Players Will Experience Fast-Paced Gladiatorial Combat and Unique Co-Op Features

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Oct. 24, 2013 – Today independent developer BetaDwarf Entertainment releases their brand new, award-winning Action RPG FORCED upon the world. The game, which the team started developing while living together in a university classroom, is now available on Steam for PC, Mac and Linux.

Available for a special launch week price of $11.99 (a 20 percent discount), FORCED has already won several awards, including the Level Up 2013 Intel® award for “Best Game with 3D Graphics.” Action RPG fans and fanatics can sink their blades into the game’s 1-4 player co-op action by visiting the Steam page at http://store.steampowered.com/app/249990/.

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Forced Live on Steam Early Access After Award Win

Indie co-op action game wins Intel Level Up Game Demo Contest “Best Game with 3D Graphics” award, Exhibiting at PAX Prime

COPENHAGEN, Denmark– Aug. 29, 2013 – BetaDwarf Entertainment, an independent game studio formed by students who first worked and lived together in a university classroom, today announced that its co-op action game Forced has won the Intel Level Up Game Demo Contest “Best Game with 3D Graphics” award, and is now available via Steam Early Access. To learn more about Forced, download the free demo, or purchase the game through Early Access for $11.99, please visit: http://store.steampowered.com/app/249990/.

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E3’s Biggest Scare Outlast to be Unleashed on PC this September

MONTREAL – July 24, 2013 – Red Barrels announced today that its darkest brainchild, survival horror experience Outlast will be available on September 4, 2013 for digital download on Steam for $19.99. Outlast received great accolades and awards this past E3, even earning the honor of “Most Likely to Make you Faint.” White-knuckled attendees playing the game for the first time struggled to maintain composure (and consciousness) when faced with the frightening effects of Outlast’s immersive audio design and the shocking truth of what lies inside Mount Massive Asylum. Outlast will keep hearts pumping and palms sweating as players’ fiercest fears are awakened.

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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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AAA Developers Go Indie, Reveal Tiny Brains at PAX East

Tiny Brains

Spearhead Games, founded by developers behind Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Series, EA’s Dead Space 3 and other popular franchises, brings its first title to PAX in booth 1178

MONTREAL— March 13, 2013 — Spearhead Games, a new independent game development studio founded by former EA, Ubisoft® and Eidos® team members, is proud to announce its first game, Tiny Brains. Tiny Brains is a 3D co-op action puzzle game in which up to four players can take the role of tiny (but super-powered!) lab animals. Players must work together using complementary physics-based abilities to tackle the tests of a nefarious mad scientist. Continue reading AAA Developers Go Indie, Reveal Tiny Brains at PAX East

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