Microïds
unveils its line-up!
Paris, June 8th, 2017 – Microïds is proud to present its
line-up of upcoming releases! Traditionally a publisher of multi-platform
games, Microïds is expanding its catalogue while confirming its support for
French production and its desire to reach out to as many players as possible by
developing most of its titles for the Nintendo Switch as well.
"The Nintendo Switch perfectly reflects Nintendo’s
DNA, and for them innovation and new ways of playing have always been a
priority. We share the same vision as Nintendo, and so naturally we wanted to
offer players the chance to play our titles on this new platform." stated Elliot Grassiano,
Vice-President of Microïds.
Release
date: Q4 2017
Platform:
Nintendo Switch
Developer:
Eden Games
Gear.Club is a racing simulation game in
which players experience what it's like to drive the best cars in the world! In
Gear.Club, they can drive and customise 30 legendary cars from 20 existing
world-renowned car manufacturers. They will drive through breath-taking
environments in over 400 races, including 200 unique tracks! The split
screen mode will let players challenge their friends in league play, events
and unlimited races. In addition to the more than 30 hours of gameplay,
Gear.Club also has an online mode in which players must beat the best
gamers in the world!
Blacksad
Release date: Q4 2018
Platforms: Nintendo Switch,
PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC/Mac
Developers: Pendulo Studios and Ys
Interactive
Pendulo Studios is back with a new, fully-3D,
adventure-mystery game based on the award-winning graphic novel of Juan-Diaz
Canales and Juanjo Guarnido: BLACKSAD. Players experience a brand-new
adventure of the charismatic black cat and private detective, John Blacksad.
It’s the early 50s, and corruption, money and
fame are poisoning the sports world, in particular boxing. The owner of a
boxing club is found dead, and his star boxer, soon to be taking to the ring in
an important bout, has disappeared. To solve the case, John Blacksad must once
again poke through the seedy entrails of New York City…
Syberia 1
Release date: Q3 2017
Plateform: Nintendo Switch
Developer: Koalabs Studio
Already available on
Steam, iOS and Android, the 2 first adventures of Kate Walker will be available
soon on Nintendo Switch!
Kate Walker, a young New York attorney, has been sent to Europe to
deal with the sale of an old automaton factory tucked away the French Alps. She
never once thought that this job, which sounded so straightforward, would
change her life forever. Soon she is embarked on a journey to the farthest
reaches of Eastern Europe, accompanied by a rather particular automaton named
Oscar. Together they discover incredible places, before they finally encounter
Hans Voralberg. The genius inventor, who had set forth in search of the last
mammoths on the legendary island of Syberia.
Syberia 2
Release date: Q4 2017
Plateform: Nintendo Switch
Developer: Koalabs Studio
After completing her assignment - getting Hans Voralberg to sign the papers to conclude the sale of the factory - Kate decides to abandon her perfect life in New York to help the old man realize his childhood dream. Kate, the eccentric Hans, and the automaton, Oscar, make for a most unusual team, but together they set off on a brand-new journey. They are in search of the last legendary mammoths of Syberia, in the heart of a forgotten world.
Syberia 3
Release date: Q1 2018
Plateform: Nintendo Switch
Developer: Koalabs Studio
After its release in
April 2017 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, players will experience Kate
Walker’s new journey on Nintendo Switch!
The story begins when a Youkol caravan discovers a dying Kate Walker
in the middle of Siberia. The nomadic people are accompanying the ancient
migration of the great snow ostriches to the sacred steppes, their mating
ground. Stuck in Valsembor, on the shores of a lake, they decide to take the
ailing Kate to the medical clinic in the town. Feeling
that she owes the Youkols her life, Kate decides to help them continue their
journey.
Flashback –
Remastered Edition
Release date: Q4 2017
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Developer: Paul Cuisset
Originally released in 1992 and
developed by Delphine Software, Paul Cuisset's legendary action-adventure game
– FLASHBACK – is back in a remastered edition this year. Paul Cuisset himself
took the helm to ensure the remastering stays faithful to his original creation,
while adding smooth vintage rendering.
The year is 2142. After fleeing a
space ship, the eminent scientist Conrad B. Hart awakens, having lost his
memory, on Titan, a colonized satellite. His enemies and kidnapers are snapping
at his heels and he has to find a way back to Earth to answer the simple
question: Who am I?
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About
Microïds
Created in 1985, Microïds is an
international publisher of multi-platform video games based in Paris (France).
Today, it represents Anuman Interactive’s video game business in all its forms.
Microïds keeps getting stronger and
continues to widen its large game catalogue with genres as varied as adventure,
management, simulation and action. Through its adaptations of iconic titles
such as "Syberia" or "Amerzone" on new supports or through
its original creations ("Subject 13", "The A.B.C. Murders",
"Yesterday Origins” …), Microïds is developing on PC, Mac, Playstation 4,
Xbox One, Nintendo Swtich as well as iOS and Android. Besides its heroes and
heroines from original creations (Kate Walker from "Syberia», Victoria Mc
Pherson from "Still Life"…), Microïds also creates new titles
including other characters or authors from other media (comic books, cinema,
literature) such as Garfield, Lucky Luke or Agatha Christie.
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or Instagram.
About
Eden Games
Eden Games was
founded in Lyon, France in 1998, to develop one of the most successful game
franchises on PlayStation systems: V-Rally. In 2000, the studio expanded its
racing expertise with the development of Need For Speed: Porsche for EA. Eden
Games experimented in other genres before returning to its roots with Test
Drive Unlimited, the first massive open world racing game franchise. Eden Games
today is an independent game studio managed by two of its original co-founders,
David Nadal and Jean-Yves Geffroy. The studio is composed of both experienced
veterans and highly talented young developers, all driven by the same passion
for cars, high-end design and technology.
About
Pendulo Studios
Pendulo Studios is a
20-year-old developer based in Madrid, Spain. Specialized in narrative games,
we’re better known for the million-selling Runaway saga, the cult game The Next
Big Thing and the IMGA nominee noir adventure Yesterday. We keep on saying that
we make the kind of games that we‘d love to play, which includes a love for
details, gorgeous artwork, rich scenarios and a definite passion for adventure.
About Koalabs Studio
Founded in 2011 and based in
Montreuil, Koalabs is a multiplatform video games and mobile applications
developer. The studio is the historical developer of Home Design 3D published
by Anuman Interactive, and the comic books reader application of the publisher
Izneo. Koalabs was also in charge of ports of the biggest Microïds titles
including Syberia saga, Atlantis saga, Amerzon…). Koalabs is also the lead
studio of Syberia 3, released a few month ago on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox
One.
About
Paul Cuisset
Paul Cuisset is one
of the most prolific French creators of video games in history. Co-founder of
Delphine Software, he has been programmer, game designer and scriptwriter on
famous titles such as "Future Wars", "Operation Stealth",
"Cruise for a Corpse”, "Moto Racer" and "Darkstone".
In 1992, his classic action/adventure game "Flashback" entered the
Guinness Book of World Records as the top-selling French video game in the
world. In 2005, he founded the studio VectorCell, which developed
"Amy" (PS3 and Xbox 360) and the HD remake of "Flashback” (PS3,
Xbox 360 and PC). In 2015, he returned to the adventure genre with
"Subject 13", released on PC/Mac, PS4 and Xbox One.