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Assassin's Creed Origins actor Abubakar Salim can't recommend The Last of Us star Troy Baker follow in his footsteps and open a game studio: "It's a ruthless space"

Salim speaks from experience as the founder of Surgent Studios

GamesRadar

The director of Tales of Kenzera: Zau learned his most important game development lesson while working with Ridley Scott: 'That's why we're able to make games faster'

"You have to do the work in order to find that voice, or find that thing that makes you kind of stick out and stand out."

PC Gamer

Abubakar Salim, Surgent Studios founder and Raised by Wolves star, gives us a guided tour of his PC: 'My desktop is so bad that even my wife refuses to look at my screen'

The creator of Tales of Kenzera: Zau discusses playing No Rest for the Wicked, Dave the Diver, and his lifelong love of Solitaire.

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New Pocketpair-published horror game turns Balatro's live-action Jimbo actor into a jester again, devs insist it's "accidental," really: "No one will believe that we genuinely didn't mean to do this"

The devs describe it as "the most incredible happy accident"

GamesRadar

This intriguing indie horror game just added Expedition 33, Baldur’s Gate 3 acting icons to its voice cast

The plot thickens.

Destructoid

Palworld studio is releasing a psychological horror game so terrifying, even Pocketpair's own publishing manager has been "too scared to play it"

"I just watched others play"

GamesRadar

Dead Take is a first-person horror game out to expose 'the darkest secrets' of the entertainment industry: 'I want players to think, I can't believe they actually did this'

The new game from Surgent Studios will be out later this year.

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Palworld publisher and Tales of Kenzera dev team up for a first-person horror game, because why not?

A unique pairing to be sure, but the game's concept is also intriguing.

Destructoid

Xbox Game Pass Just Added One Of The Best Metroidvanias Of The Decade

'Tales Of Kenzera: Zau,' a compelling and fun Metroidvania that masterfully explores the relatable human struggle of grieving a close loved one, joins Xbox Game Pass this week.

Inverse

Palworld dev "secretly" brought a game it's publishing to an event that's "not like anything we've been involved in" and reactions are "very positive"

Pocketpair didn't tell anyone it was involved with the game

GamesRadar

The full list of nominations for the Bafta Games Awards

The 21st edition of the awards take place in April.

Evening Standard

Palworld studio's first move as a publisher is to save a struggling indie dev: 'This is the energy I want to see driving games in 2025'

"Both Surgent and Pocketpair are well-versed in taking risks."

PC Gamer

Two of the Most Promising Game Creators Are Teaming Up For A Horror Game

Palworld developer Pocketpair is getting into the publishing game and will be assisting developer Surgent Studios on its sophomore project.

Inverse

Palworld developer Pocketpair just launched its own publishing business, and its first project is a horror game from Metroidvania dev and Assassin's Creed actor Abubakar Salim

Surgent Studios' horror game is set to release this year

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Palworld creators announce new publishing company—with a horror game as first project

Pocketpair Publishing was just unveiled by the creators of Palworld and Craftopia, with a pledge to help bring us more fun indie games.

Inverse

The Year's Most Heartfelt Game Is Getting an RPG Follow-Up

The game is inspired by 'Planescape: Torment' and is currently looking for funding.

PC Gamer

6 months after release, the studio behind Tales of Kenzera has put its team 'on notice for redundancy' as it scrambles to find funding

Surgent Studios' game division is going on hiatus.

PC Gamer

Just 3 months after launching Tales of Kenzera: Zau, developer Surgent Studios lays off 'just over a dozen' employees

"This hurts deeply. This isn't the news I wanted to share."

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'It's our way of making a statement in the face of targeted harassment': Tales of Kenzera: Zau director lowers the price of the game on Switch

Abubakar Salim speaks out against the harassment that he and his team have faced.

Player One

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is Now Out for PC and Consoles

Experience a coming-of-age story of perseverance with Bantu culture-inspired environments and lore.

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Tales of Kenzera: ZAU review – An epic metroidvania with a hopeful message about loss

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is a thrilling, emotional coming-of-age story through a stunning world rooted in Bantu mythology. From its unique combat mechanics to the spectacular soundtrack and sprawling map, there’s a lot to love about this debut hit from Surgent Studios.

Windows Central

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU review — The universal experience of grief wears the mask of a metroidvania in this emotional tale

Tales of Kenzera: Zau is an emotional tale about the loss of a father that is universally profound, and it joins the ranks of other EA Originals-backed indies with deep storytelling when it launches on Xbox and PC April 23.

TechRadar

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU preview - grappling with death

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU looks to be a fantastic metroidvania that covers a meaningful and thought-provoking topic without compromising fun.

GamesRadar

The Metroidvania genre is on fire right now, and Tales of Kenzera Zau just jumped to the top of my most-anticipated list

Opinion | The debut venture from Surgent Studios enters a genre in great health

Player One

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Invites You to a Thrilling Adventure that's an Ode to a Lost Father

The upcoming title from Surgent Studios is coming out in April 2024. It's going to be available for next-gen consoles, the Switch, and PC.

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