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Road of Devastation: New Weapons, New Enemies, New Rules

HELSINKI, FINLAND – September 16, 2011

As Road of Devastation begins, you (and your partner if co-op) escape from a laboratory and find yourself at a crossroads leading to three different roads. Each road has its own perks and dangers lying in wait – with different environments, items and enemies for you to discover. Choose your road, and let the devastation begin…

Housemarque announces Dead Nation DLC Road of Devastation

HELSINKI, FINLAND – September 6, 2011

Independent Finnish developer Housemarque, the critically acclaimed studio behind Super Stardust HD, Outland, Dead Nation and upcoming Furmins, have today announced new DLC content for ‘PlayStation(R) Network exclusive smash hit Dead Nation.

Millions of Dead Nation recruits fighting against the spreading of dreadful zombie virus are now facing new challenges, when they need to travel “Road Of Devastation” in a DLC pack soon available for download exclusively on PSN.

“We’ve been working hard since the launch of Dead Nation to bring exciting new content to the fans of the game” says Housemarque CEO Ilari Kuittinen. “Since the launch of the game, Dead Nation has been a top selling PSN title having fans all around the globe. After being included in Welcome Pack offering has helped the game to reach over 3,8 millions downloads, which is simply mindboggling and unheard of for a PSN game.”

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Super Stardust HD Bomber competition winners!

The Top-5 high score breakers by the end of the competition are:

1. moocows111111 – 15,254,525 points
2. elrimen – 13,654,910 points
3. buckoff74 – 11,376,045 points
4. swiper_tha_fox – 8,332,515 points
5. jaykiller1210 – 6,242,855 points

All five competitors have won our Grand Prize which consists of a 3D crystal Stardust ship, an A1 size SSHD poster and a nice SSHD hoodie.Congratulations to all the winners! You will be contacted by our team via PSN message for your details on the hoodie size and delivery address. Winners need to claim their prizes in two weeks after receiving the PSN message.

Super Stardust HD competition round #1 winners.

Housemarque announces Furmins for iOS

HELSINKI, FINLAND – August 24, 2011 – Independent Finnish developer Housemarque, the critically acclaimed studio behind Super Stardust HD, Outland and Dead Nation, have announced their next title, Furmins, a physics-based action puzzle game releasing on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch later this year.

Making its behind-closed-doors playable debut at Gamescom 2011 in Cologne to the world’s gaming media, Furmins finds players attempting to guide the eponymous and loveable creatures across fiendishly designed levels by rearranging a variety of items as well as using bumpers and conveyor belts in real-time with well coordinated precision. Strategically placed items create pathways and physical chain reactions which guide the Furmins to the basket and level completion.

Releasing in two versions, the Freemium game will be a universal app containing 12 playable levels across one game world. This will then be supported by in-app purchases to enable players to download content. The Premium game will be available in two versions; a universal app, and a less expensive iPhone/iPod version. Both will contain the full game containing over 40 levels across 4 game worlds, as well as supporting in-app purchases for additional downloadable content.

Housemarque announces Furmins for iOS

HELSINKI, FINLAND – August 24, 2011 – Independent Finnish developer Housemarque, the critically acclaimed studio behind Super Stardust HD, Outland and Dead Nation, have announced their next title, Furmins, a physics based action puzzle game releasing on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch later this year.

Super Stardust HD bomber competition!

As promised, after the 4-year Anniversary Competition, it is time for a second contest! Housemarque are proud to present:

Super Stardust HD Bomber DLC Competition

• Play the Bomber DLC in Super Stardust HD
• Top-5 players on August’s PSN high score list for Bomber DLC win the Grand Prize!
• 5 randomly chosen players in Top-2000 on August PSN high score list for the Bomber DLC win a unique Super Stardust HD – Bomber hoodie!

So, if you make it to the August Top-2000 high score list, you automatically take part in this competition! It’s that easy!

Super Stardust HD 4-year Anniversary Competition round #1 winners

The Top-5 high score breakers by the end of the competition are:

1. somini82 – 27 190 010 points
2. er777 – 26 477 415 points
3. zarq2 – 25 224 180 points
4. bridy – 25 134 760 points
5. poly_hedron – 25 047 05 points

All five competitors have won our Grand Prize which consists of a 3D crystal Stardust ship, an A1 size SSHD poster and a nice SSHD hoodie.