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Well, today we’re here just to tell you that The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition will be available on PS4 in a few days and the first reviews are already published:

Smart, yet beautifully designed, “The Talos Principle” is a game we can’t wait to play more of. – Examiner

One of the most intellectually stimulating experiences on PS4, with imaginative puzzles, fantastic atmosphere and a brilliant expansion that builds tremendously on the core game. – 9/10, PlayStation Universe

[The Talos Principle on PS4] is a genre masterpiece that anyone with the slightest interest in puzzles or philosophy should pick up as a matter of priority. – 9.5/10, Gameplanet

(We tweaked that one a little bit. Hope you don’t mind, Gameplanet.)

Croteam’s adventure remains as engaging and whimsical as ever, challenging and stimulating the player’s mind like no other experience out there. – 8.5/10, GamersFTW

The Talos Principle gave me an existential crisis. Midway through the game I had to set the controller down and question my own existence. – 9/10, NewGamerNation

Life will have a meaning on Oct. 13.

Only two more weeks separate PlayStation players from pure bliss, as Talos Principle hits the shelves on October 13th!

In the meantime, very cool looking boxes started appearing on the net… 😉

Jonas and Verena Kyratzes were seen in Croteam’s office last week…. But what could they be doing here, knowing that Talos is out and no sequel is planned for now…?

Voting at this years Geekie Awards is now open so now it’s time to cast your vote for your favorite Video Game of the year: The Talos Principle.

You can vote for one nominee in each category once a day. The site will allow you back in at 12:00 Central Time each morning.

Although the panel of judges will have final word in choosing the winner, public votes, your votes, will be considered as an added value for the nominees. In other words, if you want to show your love for The Talos Principle, vote for us.

Voting ends on August 31st so you don’t have much time to think. Please share this news with your friends and vote if you like the game!

http://vote2015.thegeekieawards.com/category/?cat=video_games

14 years after releasing Serious Sam, it’s deepest secret is finally out! And that is how to beat the Sacred Yards without killing an enemy. Sounds serious, right!?!

Sacred Yards is one of two hidden levels in the original game. Usually you would need to blast hundreds of enemies in order to pass the level but this time CEO and lead designer Roman Ribaric had something else on his mind. The level has a simple layout so he wasn’t sure if it is good enough for the main game but still he and the team decided to kept it as a secret one.

So now, 14 years later, the secret is finally revealed.

You can read the article here http://kotaku.com/player-discovers-serious-sams-deepest-secret-14-years-a-1720938586.

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Members of our team will be presenting The Talos Principle and it’s extension Road to Gehenna on Gamescom next week. Gamescom, the world’s largest computer and video game event will be held in Cologne, Germany from August 5 – 9th in Cologne Exhibition Centre.

Croteam will be presenting as a part of Devolver Digital in hall 2.2, stand D72. You can check out the location here.

If you are in Cologne next week make sure to visit us!

It’s official – The Talos Principle Deluxe Edition will hit PS4 on October 13th! 🙂

This definitive version contains the original puzzler and the ambitious expansion The Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna. Alongside the digital version, introspective PlayStation fans will also get a special boxed release of The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition courtesy of Nighthawk Interactive in North and South America.

We are very happy to share this news with you, as we worked very hard to bring game to PlayStation hardware in all of its glory, and by the looks on the faces of few of you who had a privilege to play it during development, I think we’ve done a good job!

Alen Ladavac, Croteam CTO, will held a lecture at Game Developers Conference (GDC Europe) in Cologne next week. Topic is Fast iteration Tools in the Production of The Talos Principle where Alen will show approaches that were used in creating the tools for The Talos Principle. Lecture is intended for game developers who are working on game content.

GDC Europe is largest professionals – only game industry event in Europe and it is a platform for learning and networking between European game developers. Alen’s lecture is part of Independent Games Summit which is a hub for European indie development, with topics such as business, game design, distribution and much more.

For more information please check the official web page of GDC Europe.

The Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna is getting excellent reviews in foreign press. One of them is Russian site IGN.

“Road to Gehenna – a worthy challenge for the inquisitive mind. Each puzzle solving, each released exile causes pride in your intelligence.”

Olga Ivanova, IGN Russia

You can read the whole review here http://ru.ign.com/the-talos-principle-road-to-gehenna-pc/76030/review/retsenziia-na-the-talos-principle-road-to-gehenna

You are reading this on your own responsibility! Escapist found some awesome Easter eggs on their journey through Gehenna. Here they are:

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The long-awaited expansion to our critically acclaimed The Talos Principle hit the ‘shelves’ today (if that’s the expression still used these days?). Road to Gehenna puts you in the shoes of Uriel, Elohim’s most beloved messenger, tasked with a mission to enter Gehenna and free souls trapped in this mysterious place. Tom Jubert and Jonas Kyratzes once again return as screenwriting duo, keen to show players an entirely different side of Elohim’s world through a journey to Gehenna, hidden part of simulation filled with new characters and a new society with its own history and philosophy.

Road to Gehenna is available on Steam for 10% off the standard price during the first week of launch. To sweeten things up, The Talos Principle is the featured Steam Weekend Deal till 27th with a 66% off discount, which makes this a perfect combo for hot summer days! 😉

Enjoy discovering wonders of Gehenna, and may the words be with you!

While we are waiting for Gehenna, we’ve got some great news for you – The Talos Principle was nominated for 2015 Geekie Awards in video games category. Competition is awesome, with Klei leading the pack with two of their games nominated for the grand prize… This is certainly gonna be a tough one!

The 2015 Geekie Awards will be held on October 15th, 2015 at the Barker Airport Hangar in Santa Monica, CA. Keep your fingers crossed!

You can watch full nominee announcement here!