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Thunderful Group is divesting one of its distribution businesses, Nordic Game Supply, selling the company to a firm run by its current acting CEO.

2016’s SteamWorld Heist, a turn-based strategy set in the SteamWorld game universe, is getting a sequel and Thunderful Publishing have released a new trailer offering players a deep dive into its gameplay.

Nintendo has broadcast its latest Indie World presentation, giving players a look at 17 upcoming indie games.

Thunderful has entered an agreement to sell Headup for €500,000.

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Planet of Lana will be released for PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch on April 16, publisher Thunderful Games has announced.

Planet of Lana will be arriving on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation consoles next month.

Thunderful Games and Wishfully have announced that acclaimed narrative platformer Planet of Lana is out on April 16th for PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Check out the latest trailer below.

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SteamWorld Build publisher Thunderful said the game «fell slightly short of expectations», as its company restructure is «off to a good start».

Dead by Daylight studio Behaviour Interactive has reportedly made a round of layoffs.

Swedish video game holding company Thunderful Group is to implement a «restructuring programme», which will see around a fifth of its workforce laid off.

Swedish video game holding company Thunderful Group has announced plans to lay off a fifth of its staff.

A round of videogame company layoffs following a period of "unsustainable" spending? It must be a Wednesday. Swedish conglomerate Thunderful Group AB - whose corporate possessions include Somerville developer Jumpship and several teams working on the SteamWorld games - have announced that they will lay off around 20 percent of their staff as part of a restructuring program that "stems primarily from over-investments made in the last few years".

Thunderful Group has announced a restructuring programme to decrease costs, which will include both "significant staff reductions" and potential divestments, the company said.

Thunderful has reshuffled its leadership, with chief games officer Agostino Simonetta leaving the company and four new executives appointed.

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With 2023 having been as packed with excellent new games as it has been, there’s plenty of titles that have sadly been a bit overlooked, and though Wishfully and Thunderful’s sidescrolling puzzle-platformer Planet of Lana is certainly one of those games that have sort of been lost in the crowd, as those who’ve played it will tell you, it’s well worth checking out. And in the relatively near future, more people will be able to.