Press release:
BALTIMORE, MD – April 29th, 2019 – Stoic, an independent game development company, and Versus Evil, one of the leading independent video game publishers, today announced that “Banner Saga 3“, the third and final instalment in the award winning, BAFTA nominated role-playing strategy indie series the Banner Saga, picked up a Bronze Award in the 2019 DC Web Fest 7 Awards held earlier this month.
Founded in 2013 by DC filmmaker, author, professor, and technologist Otessa Ghadar, the DC Web Fest highlights the intersection of entertainment and technology, featuring the best of the indie spirit in digital content, (Series, Games, VR/AR, Apps, Podcasts, etc.).
Banner Saga 3 is the defining end to an emotionally driven series that began in 2014 and has continued to enthrall its legion of fans with a mature story driven adventure beautifully crafted with its hand painted visuals and challenging, strategic turn based combat.
With a host of new playable characters and customization options as well as new challenges, players navigate a deeper more strategic combat system against a myriad of new enemies.
Banner Saga 3 is available on PC for Steam, Mac, PlayStation 4, XBox One and Nintendo Switch.
About Versus Evil
Founded in 2013, Versus Evil, LLC is the US based video game publisher behind critically acclaimed video games such as Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, The Banner Saga trilogy,
Antihero, Guild of Dungeoneering, and most recently, the BAFTA Games award winner At Sundown: Shots in the Dark. In 2018, Versus Evil became the official publisher for true strategy
card game, Faeria. Publishing games on all major mobile, PC and console platforms, Versus Evil works with independent development studios from around the world. The corporate philosophy
is to champion independent game developers. For more information visit http://versusevil.com
About Stoic
Stoic is an independent game developer based out of Austin, Texas, formed in early 2012 by three veteran game developers. Each is dedicated to making great games that are artful,
independent and unique. Today, the studio is headed by Arnie Jorgensen and John Watson – both industry vets who are now dedicated to continuing as independent game developers.
The Banner Saga™ and The Banner Saga: Factions™ content is used by permission. © Stoic LLC. 2012-2018 All rights reserved.
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
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Tags: DC web Fest, DC web Fest 7, Indie games, Stoic Studio, The Banner Saga, The Banner Saga 3, Versus Evil