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Defense Grid 2 Kicks Off Steam Pre-orders

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The highly anticipated sequel to the definitive tower defense game offers pre-purchase incentives in advance of fall 2014 release

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – July 17, 2014 – Defense Grid 2, the sequel to the hit 2008 tower defense game, today kicked off its Steam pre-order in advance of the game’s September 2014 launch. In addition to receiving ten percent off of the launch price, consumers who pre-purchase Defense Grid 2 now will receive immediate access to the beta (currently only for Windows users). As more people pre-order, additional incentive tiers will be unlocked, including the original Defense Grid digital art book, a free copy of the Containment expansion to Defense Grid: The Awakening*, and much more.

A special edition of Defense Grid 2 will be available for purchase that includes all unlocked pre-order incentive items, an exclusive digital Defense Grid 2 art book and the e-book, The Making of Defense Grid 2: The Complete Story Behind the Game, by Russ Pitts.

Pre-order Defense Grid 2 here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/221540

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Towers… Towers Everywhere: Defense Grid 2 Unleashes Co-op Mode at E3

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Explore stunning landscapes and fight for survival in this hit tower defense sequel

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – June 3, 2014 – Defense Grid 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the hit 2008 tower defense game, is unveiling its highly anticipated co-op mode at E3. After premiering first-player mode to strong praise at PAX East in April, Defense Grid 2 will give a sneak peek of its co-op mode on next-generation consoles.

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Outlast DLC Plans and Halloween Sale Revealed

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Fresh From Scaring Conan O’Brien, Red Barrels’ Survival Horror Game on Sale for 33 Percent Discount With Free Soundtrack, New Downloadable Content Coming Soon

MONTREAL – Oct. 29, 2013 –  Independent game development studio Red Barrels today announced that its hit horror title Outlast has sold well enough that the team has started work on new downloadable content, with more details and a first look coming this Halloween, October 31st. The DLC will feature a new protagonist and storyline through which players can further explore the terrifying secrets that lie at the heart of Mount Massive Asylum. This Halloween also marks a promotion, starting today, through which players can experience Outlast for a 33 percent discount and receive the acclaimed soundtrack for free. The soundtrack is also available as a standalone download. To purchase the game that has terrified players around the world, or to see Conan O’Brien’s recent review of Outlast, visit the Red Barrels website at http://redbarrelsgames.com/.

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Aarklash: Legacy is Now Available!

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Aarklash: Legacy, the original production from Cyanide Studio, is now available on Steam for $20.99

PARIS – Sept. 13, 2013 – This is Aarklash. The war between the Dark Lords of Acheron and the Barons of Alahan rages on. To finance the war, the Barons have gone into serious debt with the Goldmongers guild. Many nobles have fallen behind in their payments, and the Guild has sent their Wheel Swords, expert warriors and masters in the art of collecting debts. A standard Quorr of four Wheel Swords finds itself deep in Lion territories when a new war, of a very different nature, is declared.

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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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MEDIA ADVISORY: Red Barrels, Developers of Outlast, Uncover Shocking Footage from Mount Massive Asylum

MONTREAL – Oct. 31,2012 – Red Barrels, the independent developers of survival-horror PC title Outlast, today revealed shocking direct footage of the happenings within Mount Massive Asylum, a facility owned by the Murkof Corporation.

The footage, sent by an anonymous source, was accompanied by a message from the investigative reporter who captured the video, Miles Upshur. His note has been published in its entirety below, and the footage itself can be viewed here:

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Hell is an Experiment You Can’t Survive in OUTLAST, Coming Next Year from Red Barrels Games

New Independent Survival-Horror Title Coming to PC in 2013, Teaser Trailer Released

MONTREAL & MOUNT MASSIVE, COLORADO – October 17,2012 – In the remote mountains of Colorado, horrors wait inside Mount Massive Asylum. A long-abandoned home for the mentally ill, recently re-opened by the “research and charity” branch of the transnational Murkoff Corporation, has been operating in strict secrecy… until now.

Acting on a tip from an inside source, independent journalist Miles Upshur breaks into the facility, and what he discovers walks a terrifying line being science and religion, nature and something else entirely. Once inside, his only hope of escape lies with the terrible truth at the heart of Mount Massive.

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