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Press release:
Madrid, May 16th, 2019. Sony Interactive Entertainment Spain (SIE Spain) announces today that the 3D action platformer Effie, by Spanish indie studio Inverge Studios, will be available exclusively for PlayStation®4 at the European and American PlayStation®Store (digitally only) on June 4th for €19,99 / $19,99 and a PEGI 12.

In the colorful region of Oblena, known for its red vegetation and controlled by a powerful dark magic, a young man has been cursed by a witch. Galand, our young hero, now lives trapped in the body of an old man but he still has hope. Thanks to his magic shield he can fight enemies, travel around the map or use it as a guide.

Effie is a 3D action platformer adventure that pays tribute to the classic games of the genre thanks to its exploration, combat, platforming and puzzle mechanics in an open world. Galand will have to use all his abilities in this great adventure in order to recover his youth.

Effie has been developed by Spanish indie studio Inverge Studios in the PlayStation®Talents Games Camp in Valencia. The game has also been backed by the Square Enix Collective, getting a 91% approval from the gamers.

Key features:
– Fight enemies, solve puzzles and explore an open world in this colorful adventure
– Explore the beautiful lands of Oblena, full of dark magic
– Travel with your faithful companion… the shield! It’ll be useful for fighting, guiding you and even travelling
– Relive the classic 3D puzzle platformers titles with this tribute to the classic games of the genre

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, Sevilla, 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.