Toopan Games (@ToopanGames) revealed that Multiverse Designer,' their innovative virtual tabletop and storytelling platform, is slated for a Steam release in 2025. Ahead of the official launch, Kickstarter (@Kickstarter) backers will be granted exclusive early access to the inaugural beta version in 2024. The project has garnered overwhelming support, achieving an impressive 305% of its initial funding target.
Multiverse Designer is a revolutionary tool for game masters and storytellers alike. With a system as intuitive as it is deep and powerful, it puts in your hands everything you’ve ever dreamed of to create amazing stories. You can design 3D setpieces from scratch with an intuitive drag-and-drop UI, and fully customize them to their finest details – from the lighting, to level layout, floor colors and textures, heights… You can then populate the places you create with adventurers, NPCs or monsters.
Create unique stories and experiences to host and play any RPG you wish with friends utilising the immersive systems that Multiverse Designer provides where the players will only see what their character sees thanks to a dynamic light and shadow system. From high fantasy to sci-fi, Multiverse Designer is not limited to the kind of world building you want for your gaming session thanks to the massive library of 3D assets.
Every aspect of the level design is fully customizable, from the lighting, to the level layout, the floor and roof tile colour and textures, or even the height of each environment. Multiverse Designer comes with an asset library, allowing you to create and explore your own creations and share them with other players and DMs. You can even expand your library by importing external 3D assets, resulting in limitless possibilities for your imagination to run wild and create the perfect experience.
Lead your team to glory in F1 Manager 2024. A new Formula 1 season has arrived, packed with 24 races, new cars, new Team Principals and an updated F1 Sprint race format. Start your career at one of 10 official F1 teams or create your own for the very first time.
F1 Manager 2024 features
Create A Team – For the first time in the series, create your own team to challenge the grid and forge a new legacy. Customize every element of your team from your setup and livery design to logo and racing suits. Recruit the right staff and drivers and negotiate with sponsors for placement on your car.
Deeper Management – Keep your drivers and staff motivated using the comprehensive new mentality system and dynamic contract negotiations. Take control of your team’s facilities and focus your driver’s development as you execute your vision. Improved rival team AI, including the new threat of staff and driver poaching, provides an unpredictable and dynamic challenge year-on-year.
F1 Races Brought To Life – Experience the thrills of an F1 race from a new perspective, with improved racing behavior and dynamic new cameras bringing the racing simulation to life. Devise a winning strategy for every race and give your drivers commands to maximize results but be wary of mechanical failures disrupting even the strongest of strategies.
F1 Manager 2024 launches later in 2024 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store).
System Shock is the fully fledged remake of the ground breaking original from 1994, combining cult gameplay with all-new HD visuals, updated controls, an overhauled interface and all-new sounds & music; it even has the original voice actor of SHODAN, one of gaming’s most iconic villains. Witness the rebirth of one of the greatest and most influential games ever created.
Players were trapped aboard Citadel Station as they fought to survive against the cyborgs and mutated crew members corrupted by a maniacal A.I. known as SHODAN, one of the most treacherous antagonists ever conceived. System Shock offered an unparalleled experience that would solidify it as one of the greatest games of all time.
System Shock remastered will be available for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
OPEN, the AAA Multi-IP blockbuster battle royale from Walker Labs and publisher Readyverse Studios has been announced for latest-gen consoles and PC. The game emerges from a creative partnership with Ernest Cline, author of 'Ready Player One'. Get your first look at OPEN with the official trailer!
Enter OPEN’s immersive multiverse filled with nostalgia-infused biomes featuring characters and cultural legends across iconic franchises. Challengers embark on game show-styled, multi-round collaborative, and competitive game modes, but only one hero can emerge victorious. Hone and showcase a vast array of gaming disciplines, where tactical positioning, sly movement, strategic shooting, and driving skills take center stage, as you join forces with worthy allies, plan together for strategic advantages, and engage in intense gameplay sessions.
OPEN derives its name from the principles that The Readyverse will champion including asset interoperability, digital ownership, decentralization, and security. Among additional globally recognized IP, such as Reebok and DeLorean featured in the teaser, OPEN will feature a Ready Player One biome where fans can engage in competitive experiences born from the novel and film itself; including branded environments and skins.
Readyverse Studios recently announced its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to exclusively bring the Ready Player One franchise to the metaverse. Readyverse Studios is a first-of-its-kind studio co-founded by Futureverse Co-Founders Shara Senderoff and Aaron McDonald, as well as Ernest Cline, the best-selling novelist and renowned creator of the groundbreaking franchise Ready Player One and Dan Farah, Ready Player One film producer.
OPEN is in development for current-generation consoles and PC.
Indie publisher Firenut Games announced Chrysolite, a narrative-driven, pixel-art 2D Metroidvania-inspired platformer, coming to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC later this year.
Developed by solo developer José Manuel Conesa Hernández, Chrysolite is a lovingly crafted platformer that engages players with its intriguing narrative and simple, yet challenging gameplay and uses hand-drawn illustrations to advance the narrative.
A brooding knight sits in front of a fire, the darkness surrounding him. His sword plunged into the ground, covered in the dried blood of his enemies. He warns you against going any further, but the intrigue of what lies beyond far surpasses your instinct of self-preservation.
Play as a young thief and explore the dangerous remains of a once-prosperous kingdom. Fight against hordes of terrifying monsters and make your way through challenging platforming sections to uncover the clues to unlock the dark story of the last days of the kingdom.
Chrysolite is participating in the Metroidvania Fusion Steam Event running from 4 -11 March, where fans can download the very first demo for the game for free as well as try out other exciting indie Metroidvana inspired indie games.
Chrysolite will launch for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam) later in 2024.
INDIE Live Expo (@INDIELiveExpoEN), the leading online digital showcase series for indie games in Japan, announces the date for its first 2024 event happening on Saturday, May 25th, 2024. With more than 10 million views during INDIE Live Expo Winter 2023, and 98.7 million views since the series inception in 2020, this May’s upcoming showcase marks the 10th ever INDIE Live event, commemorated by an all-new logo.
Serving as a gateway between indie scenes across the globe, INDIE Live Expo offers English, Japanese, and Chinese broadcasts. Viewers can tune in for the return of the rapid-fire “INDIE Waves” segment showcasing dozens of short-form content updates across a plethora of titles, and witness a deep dive into a new local indie scene with the return of “Indie Studios Around the World”.
“Our favorite time of year is when submissions open!” Said Ryuta Konuma, Founder and CEO, Ryu’s Office. “The possibilities within indie gaming are truly endless, which was the main inspiration behind our new logo. Every year we are wowed by such innovative indies that we could have never imagined. Many thanks to our supporters who make our show possible every year!”
Developers and indie game enthusiasts interested in information about future INDIE Live Expo events and opportunities can sign up for the INDIE Live Expo Letter here.
Fans who cannot wait until May can rewatch DAY1 and DAY2 of INDIE Live Expo Winter 2023 on YouTube.