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American Arcadia will be at Save & Sound!Oct 23, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsWe’re happy to announce that American Arcadia will be at Save & Sound starting November 4th! Save & Sound is an online music festival with sales and demos on Steam. Come celebrate headbanging soundtracks as well as unique implementations of music and audio in games. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/3b5970fe219eda994697bda9946cccc60cb61ebb.png We’ll be participating in the festival with a a sale where you’ll be able to get American Arcadia 35% off from November 4th to 7th, and a livestream on November 5th at 1PM PST/10PM CET to talk a bit about the music in American Arcadia. We’ll discuss how it intertwines with the narrative and you’ll get a peek of what went on behind the scenes of Don’t Be A Fool! With this, we want to highlight how important music is in our games and how we conceive it as something that reinforces the story and the message we want to send. You can watch the showcase on Bedtime Digital Games’ channels: Twitch Youtube We’re excited to share some good music and good times with you. Check out the new trailer for Save & Sound 2024 below! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249040 American Arcadia x A MAZE. / BERLINMay 8, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/9053848b5548fe600e51edea6b3650b9728e12fc.png American Arcadia has been nominated for the A MAZE. / BERLIN Long Feature Award! A MAZE hosts the International Games and Playful Media Festival, held annually in Berlin. And we are really excited because American Arcadia has been nominated for the Long Feature Award! As part of the event, we're taking part in the A MAZE. / BERLIN Steam Festival, alongside all of the other amazing games that have been nominated across all of the different categories. Make sure to give the American Arcadia demo a go, if you haven't already! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2566330/American_Arcadia_Demo/The Vigilante Diaries, from the devs of American Arcadia and Call of the Sea!Apr 16, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsAfter launching both Call of the Sea and American Arcadia, we are excited to announce that we’re working on a new game: The Vigilante Diaries: An Out of the Blue Story. In The Vigilante Diaries, you’ll put yourself in the shoes of a working-class man that returns to his hometown after two tours of duty in the Vietnam War, where he’ll be faced with a city ravaged by crime, corruption and social inequality. In this situation, the only way out for someone like him will be taking justice into his own hands! Be ready to recap his life as a masked vigilante, and to define not only his appearance, but also his rules, methods and red lines. As you go through his Journal, you will be faced with choices in a raw account of the struggles, hardships and pivotal moments that drove him to become a masked vigilante, and the events that took place after. What kind of crimefighter will you become? This is the first story of an anthology we’re working on called An Out Of The Blue Story, and each of the stories in it will focus on different characters in very different settings, but with one thing in common: the question “how far would you go to survive?”. We hope you will like it! You can Wishlist it now, down here, and you can also follow Out Of The Blue on Twitter and Instagram to stay tuned for future updates. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2841600/ Pick Up American Arcadia in the Steam Spring Sale!Mar 14, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/3e7ecbaaa47d2a7f5a1e91990b47470c1316990c.png The Spring Sale is here, and what better way to clean up you Steam Wishlist than to purchase a couple of the games on it? Right now you can save on American Arcadia, the American Arcadia Soundtrack, and the American Arcadia Artbook on discount! If you're really feeling the savings, just note that all these discounts means that the discount on the Deluxe Edition Bundle becomes even better! The following discounts will be active from March 14 @ 10:00 PDT / 13:00 EDT / 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET until March 21st @ 10:00 PDT / 13:00 EDT / 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET: American Arcadia 25%American Arcadia Soundtrack 25%American Arcadia Artbook 25%Make sure you pick up all the pieces of our award-winning puzzle! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249040/American_Arcadia/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2639230/American_Arcadia_Soundtrack/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680540/American_Arcadia_Artbook/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36294/American_Arcadia_Deluxe_Edition/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36295/Out_Of_The_Blue_Bundle/American Arcadia Wins Game of the Year at DreamHack Beyond!Dec 20, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/cf0f3bacc4bacfc28b98cd0793b41febc1d89b46.jpg We're thrilled to annouce that American Arcadia has won Game of the Year at DreamHack Beyond's Indie Showcase! It's a huge honor to receive the award - thank you to Dreamhack and thank you to all of our players for your support!Presenting Don’t Be a Fool Official Music VideoDec 20, 2023 - Community Announcements🎶 The hit song Don’t Be a Fool by Merle Jefferson unveils today its official music clip with the amazing band The Swans. Watch out for this tune because it is a catchy one! Everyone inside and outside Arcadia knows this song, and it is a big pleasure to bring it to life with this music clip. Dive into the groovy sounds of the 70s, performed by the incredible Broadway talent Kyra Da Costa and the vibrant and catchy composition of Eduardo de la Iglesia {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/4b50151c87f8acb7597e5c89559ff659e7ff435d.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/b887898c7bd21c19a1c0b8b2ada2996b667cba49.png{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/189c07045fec6dc97a527895930b1046e5104a99.png{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/0df1658e671bf706d5688f83aadc0479ab6278c1.pngШоу Тревора: Обзор American ArcadiaDec 15, 2023 - Gamemag.ruСтудия Out of the Blue прославилась благодаря увлекательному лавкрафтианскому приключению Call of the Sea. Однако после двухлетнего перерыва она выпустила свой новый проект, который берет совершенное иное направление для развития. American Arcadia - Hotfix #1Dec 5, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAs we mentioned in our last blog, we've got a small update to fix some bugs and improve American Arcadia that were discovered after the game launched. Thanks to everyone for your support and for helping us improve the experience of the game! American Arcadia - Hotfix #1 Changelog Adjusted audio option to prevent high volume in loading videos Fixed missing subtitles in Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese, and Korean Fixed missing or attenuated voices in very few sequences Adjusted the range for interacting with some objects Fixed and adjusted the location of some checkpoints Fixed an infrequent block when using the CCTV lamp device for catching the robot Fixed an infrequent block due to not be able to interact with ZW's phone in cafeteria. Fixed an infrequent crash after exiting during Steganography encryption puzzle Fixed an infrequent crash in Javert chase in Sewers Fixed an infrequent block in button previously to Braintrip Spectrex Added feature of fullscreen Minor adjustments of timing and acting in some sequences Minor additional bug fixes Angela can now boop the cat {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/f129823dceb8f74496b2106971be549c6806477b.gifMixing Gameplays & the Challenges of American ArcadiaNov 30, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/0893cc904001957a661d999e59217be8c29311ff.png Hello there! American Arcadia is out now, and we couldn’t be happier with the reception it is getting, especially now that we hit the Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam! When we were developing American Arcadia we thought it’d be interesting to play with someone escaping but also with someone helping him from the outside. To have two different views of the same story, with completely different gameplay. But two different gameplays meant making two games in one. It was a design challenge as well as a technical challenge. And on top of that, we intertwined both perspectives in a CCTV system view. A system we had to design and develop from scratch. That is the reason why the transitions between both worlds (the side-scrolling and the first-person perspective), are completely seamless. The screens, which have a really important presence in a game like ours, behave like portals where we move from one world to another and, consequently, from one character to another with what appears to be a simple zoom-in or zoom-out, but behind the scenes, it involves a complex system. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/172b3b24d87953eb2168b65dbc2a9c61e4127c69.png But not only that. Trevor’s escape brings a more physical kind of gameplay, despite Trevor not being exactly the kind of action hero you would imagine. Following that principle, Trevor’s escape is full of action, chases, and physical efforts, things that really take him out of his comfort zone. Even Trevor’s puzzles will be more affected by timing and quick thinking. Angela’s gameplay, on the other hand, represents her more chaotic, messy and daring personality therefore the contrast comes from exploring, moving stealthily, hacking devices, and using her deductive skills to solve puzzles. But more than that, our main objective when developing American Arcadia was to constantly surprise the player. Using those three gameplay modes, we tweaked it in different moments to create a thrilling, immersive cinematic playable experience. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/d61587aece38fb892dab4134914bc3e318c91ea2.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/84b836c176ad7e3d941e5d70d8116d2959ca8162.gif Don’t be a Fool and stay tuned because we have one more special thing to share! And this one is going to be quite… catchy! Also, look forward to a patch that we'll have coming soon! There won't be any new content in this patch, but we'll be ironing out a couple bugs that players have found or experienced since launch. We'll have more details about what will be fixed when we release the patch! Out of the Blue The References of American ArcadiaNov 22, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello there! First of all, we want to thank all of you for the AMAZING reception American Arcadia is getting! So a huge thank you from the Out of the Blue Team for the warm reception and the incredible feedback! And this is especially rewarding considering that American Arcadia was a risky bet from the start: a game about an escape, with two different gameplay styles in two perspectives, who delves into how our privacy and daily lives are affected by the involuntary overexposure that corporate greed corrupted companies impose on us. We are huge fans of Walt Disney's original project to build an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT). A metropolis of tomorrow designed to ensure the well-being and comfort of all its citizens. Turning this idyllic arcadia (pun intended) into a place to escape from seemed like a fantastic starting point for our game. But shortly after we began development, we expanded from that original concept. Thus, Walton Pictures and their founders are an amalgamation of different Golden Age Hollywood moguls, such as Loew, Goldwyn and Mayer, the Warner Brothers and of course, Walt and Roy Disney. But have to confess we also took George Lucas’ middle name to give it to the founding father of Arcadia. And for Arpad Kovacs (sorry to all our Hungarian players about the deliberate mispronunciation of his last name, this is a reference to Hollywood actor Ernie Kovacs) we also took some celebrities to create a friendly neighbor hybrid of Steve Wozniak, Fred Rogers and Bill Nye. But that idyllic Walton Pictures has nothing to do with the media company it became. We wanted to represent how a company born from illusion and creativity can easily end up corrupted by making the worst decisions if they are driven only for cash. Corporate greed is not exclusive to a specific company, sadly it’s a common phenomenon nowadays. Diving into the Dystopian Dreams & Nightmares {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/b1320cd6457b1d976427e6d2de635ea718cb608b.jpg Being a game about escape, the most obvious references were cinematic. Whether these dystopias are reasonably kind like "The Truman Show" or much more twisted and cruel, as in "The Island," "Logan’s Run," or "The Prisoner," we were interested in all those elements of seemingly perfect societies with a dark side. But not only that, we were also interested in other classic elements of escape movies. From classics like "North by Northwest," where an ordinary man has to escape from a conspiracy he accidentally confronts, to "The Fugitive," influenced us. In fact, the character of Agent Gerard in "The Fugitive" was the main inspiration for creating the tireless pursuer Chief of the Interceptors, whose surname is a direct and rather on the nose reference to "Les Misérables." Setting American Arcadia apart {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/6d94276bc78c4c3044ef8768f6eb25b2894b18f2.jpg But we didn't just connect to that idyllic dystopia. We also wanted to make a reference to a much closer and much less beauti...Nominate American Arcadia for the Outstanding Story-Rich Category!Nov 21, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsMany of you have already enjoyed the thrilling story of Trevor's escape and its breathtaking plot twists. Now it is your time to tell the world how much you've loved it! Nominate American Arcadia for the Outstanding Story-Rich category at this year's Steam Awards. Voting is open from now until November 28th - don't miss it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249040American Arcadia is Out Now!Nov 15, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAmerican Arcadia is Out Now! Hey everyone, Today is the release day and we are super excited to share American Arcadia with all of you! In Out of the Blue, we always like to develop new experiences, and we're passionate about exploring new stories in every game. That is why people were surprised by how different the game was from our previous title, Call of the Sea. Two ideas were really captivating us: the “escaping from a dystopia” theme, which is a kind of story that we all love in Out of the Blue Games, and the 70’s setting and aesthetic, which we believed is not that exploited in games and we find really appealing. So we can say that in the end, American Arcadia was born after combining both of these concepts. But American Arcadia is much more than a “escape from a 70’s dystopia” game. We wanted to tackle a more contemporary dystopia: the society we currently inhabit. One obsessed with appearance, likes, and instant gratification. A society dominated by exhibitionism, where personal life seems to fade away, and every aspect of our private lives is subject to external scrutiny. The message we would like to share with American Arcadia is that you don't need to share your life to be happy, because in the end, you are not living your life, you are living a display life for others. Just because your life is simple, it doesn’t mean it has to be boring. American Arcadia is also a story about cooperation and friendship. And this game would not have been possible if it wasn't for the passion, craft, and care that each member of the team has put into the development. This game is huge in every sense, compared to Call of the Sea, and teamwork was the key. We genuinely hope you immerse yourself in the world we've created and enjoy this tale about privacy and corporate greed to the fullest! Out of the Blue {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/e883ea3c2a972a2b33e1c5d5aaabe99e718fbd33.pngAmerican Arcadia – What's Available At Launch (Bundles and More!)Nov 14, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAmerican Arcadia is coming out TOMORROW – can you believe it?! As we’re continuing to prepare for launch, we thought that it would be a good idea to let everyone know when you can expect the gates to Arcadia to open and what you'll be able to get at release! Release Time American Arcadia will be available to purchase at 17:00 CET on November 15th, which is: 16:00 on November 15th in London, UK 11:00 on November 15th in New York, USA 08:00 on November 15th in Seattle, USA Make sure to set your alarms! But what will you be able to actually GET on release besides American Arcadia? Purchasable at Release American Arcadia {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/c07b7c05e3797bea0ceae16483dbd6334550bb1e.png American Arcadia will cost $19.99 USD £16.75 GBP €19,50 EUR We will have a 10% launch discount for the first 7 days the game is purchasable – so make sure that you get it while it’s hot! American Arcadia Soundtrack {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/3ca6cb24da8db0b285c0a678f064f7f9ade8192c.png The American Arcadia Soundtrack will contain 34 original songs composed by Eduardo de la Iglesia specifically for American Arcadia. You can look forward to enjoying all the Main Themes for Angela, Trevor, and Vivian as well as the song “Don’t Be A Fool” performed by Broadway singer Kyra Da Costa! The American Arcadia Soundtrack will release at the same time American Arcadia and cost: $5.99 USD £4.99 GBP €5,89 EUR American Arcadia Artbook {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/0b47383d96d24054f020c5c630a51cebeef6905d.png The American Arcadia Artbook contains the vibrant visuals of the retro-futuristic dystopia. Inspired by the 70s, this artbook contains concept art, illustrations, and 3D renders of the environments, characters, and puzzles that can be found while escaping Arcadia. The American Arcadia Artbook will release at the same time American Arcadia and cost: $2.99 USD £2.49 GBP €2,99 EUR American Arcadia – Deluxe Edition (Bundle) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/fab053d395f74ecf7948b36435aae35560a79114.png If you’re finding yourself hyped for not only the release of American Arcadia as well as the Artbook and the Soundtrack – well, we have a deal for you! The American Arcadia Deluxe Edition includes the base game, artbook, and soundtrack, and you’ll save 15% on the bundle! The bundle is dynamic so you can complete it later and still benefit from the discount, and additional discounts such as the launch discount will further reduce the price of the bundle. There is no additional in-game content or cosmetics that are contained in the Deluxe Edition. Out of the Blue Bundle (Bundle) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42313396/5131171b9c345329e7c262a11ed661b736cee6bf.png Bringing together the best of the 20s and the best of the present day, the Out of the Blue Bundle will contain both American Arcadia and Call of the Sea, the critically acclaimed game previously developed by Out of the Blue. Purchasing the games in this bundle will save you 20%! If you already own Call of the Sea, you can still benefit from th...The Voices of Arcadia: Krizia Bajos as Angela SolanoNov 8, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsIt's almost November 15th, and we're getting closer and closer to the release of American Arcadia! In our last video in our Voices of Arcadia Series, where we spotlight the amazing voice actors who have brought life to the characters of American Arcadia, we hear from Krizia Bajos, voice of the vivacious and spicy Angela Solano. Krizia Bajos has voiced characters far and wide across the video game including Cyberpunk 2077, Call of Duty, and Akali from League of Legends. From Krizia Bajos, on Angela: "My character Angela she's really cool she's Puerto Riqueña, you know, which my family was raised in Puerto Rico so I'm Cuban background Caribbean...and I was able to add a couple of fun spicy words." Don't forget to Wishlist American Arcadia on Steam!The Voices of Arcadia: Cissy Jones as Vivian WaltonNov 2, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAmerican Arcadia is coming to Steam November 15th! To celebrate it, we are starting a series of videos to present The Voices of Arcadia: The amazing voice actors who have helped us to breathe life into our characters. Cissy Jones starred in Out of the Blue's critically acclaimed previous game, Call of the Sea, and returns to voice the vivacious Vivian Walton in American Arcadia. Here she discusses her character and her work on American Arcadia. Quote from Cissy Jones: She's kind of the de facto mayor of American Arcadia. She's Larger than Life, she maintains order but she's also a little bit spicy... Arcadia to her is… it's not only where she's built her career, it's where she's building her legacy. The Voices of Arcadia: Yuri Lowenthal as Trevor HillsOct 25, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAmerican Arcadia is coming to Steam in three weeks! To celebrate it, we are happy to present The Voices of Arcadia: A series on the amazing voice actors who have helped us to breathe life into our characters. We start with Yuri Lowenthal, a voice actor with a long career in video games; you may have heard it very recently on Spiderman 2. Listen to him as he discusses his work giving life to Trevor Hills, the main character in American Arcadia: an average man escaping from the world's most popular reality tv show. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249040Come watch us play the American Arcadia demo!Oct 11, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAfter our Q&A session with the Out of the Blue team yesterday, it is time for some action! Join us on Wednesday, October 11st at 4PM CEST, for a demo stream by our Community Manager Karen. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249040Q&A with the Devs – ¡En español!Oct 10, 2023 - Community Announcements¿Dónde Está Santa Claus? (translation: That’s right, it’s a Spanish stream!) (I will need help with an actual translation for this) On October 13th, 16:00 CEST, come join Raw Fury's Karen and Álvaro González Pérez, Design Director at Out of the Blue, as they show some exclusive footage of American Arcadia and discuss the development and design of the game. A Spanish-language stream! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249040Q&A Session with the Devs!Oct 10, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHear it right from the creators! Join Karen, Community Manager at Raw Fury, and Tatiana Delgado, co-founder of Out of the Blue, on Tuesday, October 10, at 19:00 CEST as they talk about the development and design of the game, and give you all the juicy deets about American Arcadia! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249040Play the American Arcadia Demo during Steam NEXT Fest!Oct 10, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHave you ever wanted to experience the perfect life? Well for a short time you can - the demo for American Arcadia is live now! Click here to check out the demo! In this demo you’ll experience a section of one of the first chapters in American Arcadia, where you’ll switch back and forth between Trevor and Angela (and the different ways you play the game!) and see how a utopian metropolis becomes a gilded cage with only a little shift in perspective. This demo will be available during all of Steam Next Fest, so from October 9th to October 16th , so make sure you try it before the end of the event and wishlist it for when the final game is released! If you have any feedback or run into any bugs, feel free to post in the Community Forums or contact our customer support! Ready, set, action! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249040
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