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Press release:
Madrid, November 22nd.
Sony Interactive Entertainment España (SIE España), Gammera Nest, and The Not So Great Team today announced with great thrill and joy that their side-scroller/run-and-gun/platformer/adventure game “Aurora’s Journey and the Pitiful Lackey”, is coming to the PS5/PS4 via PSN and PC via Steam.

Furthermore, SIE España, Gammera Nest, and The Not So Great Team today also announced some new details about “Aurora’s Journey and the Pitiful Lackey”.

What if an ancient comet that crashed into Earth was actually an alien ship torn into pieces? That’s what actually happened in 1908 (at least in Aurora’s Journey’s universe) and that event let to the discovery of the robotos: peaceful, robotic and clunky beings. One of them, Lackey, is one Aurora’s oldest companions, and soon will join her in a quest to find her missing father when she receives his journey via mail.

William was one of the scientists behind the discovery of that comet that turned out to be an ancient ship and disappeared four years ago after embarking on an expedition to closely research the remains of the alien ship. Why is his diary appearing now? Is he alive? Who has sent it, if not Aurora’s father?

That’s the starting point of Aurora’s Journey. But she won’t be alone: she will get help from Professor Rachmaninoff, a mad scientist that has taken care of her since her father went missing. Rachmaninoff will give her the Copernicus, an oversized and upgradable gun that will be very helpful against the hordes of rogue robotos that have appeared recently and that feel a strange attraction for attacking Aurora.

Thanks to the Copernicus, Aurora will be able to throw Lackey to any enemy she faces. Lackey is immune, but he has a dignity bar that can’t reach the bottom. If it does, Lackey won’t allow Aurora to keep throwing him. He might be a robot, but he’s also got feelings! And to be able to travel around the world, Aurora will have to earn a living thanks to mini games such as working as a courier or writing novels.

KEY FEATURES
Travel around the world with Aurora and Lackey in a side scroller adventure with shooter and platforming elements
Investigate the whereabouts of Aurora’s father by talking to friends and strangers and unravel the mystery of Eureka
Use devices and gadgets designed by Aurora’s friend, professor Rachmaninoff, that will help her along the way while facing countless enemies and other dangers

ABOUT PLAYSTATION TALENTS
Launched in 2015 by Sony Interactive Entertainment Spain, the PlayStation® Talents program aims to unify all the initiatives put together by the local Spanish branch in order to develop the Spanish creativity. The goal of the PlayStation Talents program is to support the local industry as well as to create video games fully developed in Spain to be sold around the globe. The PlayStation Talents program is formed by:

Two educational areas: PlayStation® Future Talents and PlayStation® First
The PlayStation® Awards, aimed at independent studios.
PlayStation® Games Camp, a business incubator that is present in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia, Málaga, and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
PlayStation® Alliances, where different projects with well-known local studios that have been sold overseas come together.

More information at http://www.playstationtalents.es/

ABOUT SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation® brand and family of products and services. PlayStation has delivered innovation to the market since the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. The PlayStation family of products and services include PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Vita, PlayStation®3, PlayStation™Store, PlayStation®Plus, PlayStation™Video, PlayStation™Music, PlayStation™Now, PlayStation™Vue, and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from SIE Worldwide Studios. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, SIE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation and has global functions in California, London, and Tokyo.