
<table cellspacing="0" id="v1templateContainer" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; width:600px"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table cellspacing="0" id="v1templateHeader" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-bottom:0; border-collapse:collapse; border-top:0; border:undefined; width:600px"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnTextBlock" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; min-width:100%; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table align="left" cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnTextContentContainer" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; float:left; max-width:100%; min-width:100%; padding-top:9px; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <h1 style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:36px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1a1a1a"><span style="background-color:#e6e6e6"><span style="font-family:helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:38px"><strong>Cozy Quest Steam festival brings wholesome entertainment from today</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></h1> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table cellspacing="0" id="v1templateBody" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-bottom:0; border-collapse:collapse; border-top:0; border:undefined; width:600px"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnTextBlock" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; min-width:100%; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table align="left" cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnTextContentContainer" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; float:left; max-width:100%; min-width:100%; padding-top:9px; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <h2 style="font-style:normal; text-align:left"><span style="font-family:helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:22px"><em>Critter Café and its wealth of newly revealed adorable creatures one of the starring games</em></span></span></h2> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnTextBlock" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; min-width:100%; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table align="left" cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnTextContentContainer" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; float:left; max-width:100%; min-width:100%; padding-top:9px; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1a1a1a"><span style="background-color:#e6e6e6"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Leamington Spa, UK – 14 November 2024:</strong> Settle in for a chill weekend: Cozy Quest, the Steam festival hosted by Secret Mode, runs from today until 18 November. Cozy Quest is a major celebration of all things cozy, featuring a heap of comforting games, sales, developer interviews, let's plays, and livestreams.</span></span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1a1a1a"><span style="background-color:#e6e6e6"><span style="font-size:14px">The event begins at 18:00 GMT with a dedicated showcase of cozy highlights (and even some trailer premieres) airing on the Cozy Quest Steam page, available from the Steam homepage or by searching "Cozy Quest" in Steam, and the <a href="https://wearesecretmode.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfbbb37242eb127c524feff7b&id=4758022ada&e=c9b9574932" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; color:#3f8893; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Secret Mode YouTube channel</a>. But if that's too long to wait, a live Cozy Quest preview stream begins at 16:00 GMT on Secret Mode's YouTube and <a href="https://wearesecretmode.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfbbb37242eb127c524feff7b&id=15e8ba4674&e=c9b9574932" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; color:#3f8893; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Twitch</a> channels.</span></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnImageCardBlock" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table align="left" cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnImageCardBottomContent" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; float:left; padding-bottom:9px; padding-left:18px; padding-right:18px; padding-top:9px; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="https://wearesecretmode.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfbbb37242eb127c524feff7b&id=f4b5067760&e=c9b9574932" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; padding-top:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:0; padding-left:0px; background-color:#e6e6e6" target="_blank"><img class="v1mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/cfbbb37242eb127c524feff7b/video_thumbnails_new/fc9281f88ff67261a9b5af2cba009e51.png" style="-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic; border:0; height:auto; max-width:640px; outline:none; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:564px" /> </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#e6e6e6; text-align:center">Cozy Quest Opening Showcase - begins at 16:00 GMT</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnTextBlock" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; min-width:100%; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table align="left" cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnTextContentContainer" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; float:left; max-width:100%; min-width:100%; padding-top:9px; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1a1a1a"><span style="background-color:#e6e6e6"><span style="font-size:14px">One of the headline games is upcoming café management/creature raising game <em><strong>Critter Café</strong></em> from Sumo Newcastle, launching on PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch™ on 26 November. Prospective café owners can jump into a Steam demo right now to start building their own cozy café, and tune into a special stream on 16 November with original creator Eleanor Gregory, who will take viewers through an extended preview of the game.<br /> <br /> Cozy gaming fans can coo over select Critters right now, with a handful of previously unseen creatures shared over on the <a href="https://wearesecretmode.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfbbb37242eb127c524feff7b&id=bd5e415ee4&e=c9b9574932" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; color:#3f8893; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><em>Critter Café</em> social channels</a>. New blogs are being released each week on the game's Steam page, showcasing its <a href="https://wearesecretmode.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfbbb37242eb127c524feff7b&id=d45e96835d&e=c9b9574932" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; color:#3f8893; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">game jam origins</a> and highlighting how you'll <a href="https://wearesecretmode.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfbbb37242eb127c524feff7b&id=6513804211&e=c9b9574932" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; color:#3f8893; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">care for the Critters</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnCaptionBlock" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table align="left" cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnBlockFloatLeft v1mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; float:left; padding:9px"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="A screen shot from Critter Café, with a character and a large Critter jumping through a swirling purple portal" class="v1mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/cfbbb37242eb127c524feff7b/images/565f988b-4a3d-3620-043c-e6596b020aa0.png" style="-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic; -ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border:0; height:auto; max-width:650px; outline:none; padding:0 9px 9px 9px; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:bottom; width:564px" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#e6e6e6; text-align:left"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnTextBlock" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; min-width:100%; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table align="left" cellspacing="0" class="v1mcnTextContentContainer" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; background-color:#e6e6e6; border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined; float:left; max-width:100%; min-width:100%; padding-top:9px; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1a1a1a"><span style="background-color:#e6e6e6"><span style="font-size:14px">Other highlights for Cozy Quest include a special stream by <em><strong>A Little to the Left</strong></em> developers Max Inferno, with co-creators Annie and Lukas providing a developer's commentary as they play through their game. Cozy gaming fans can also expect developer Let's Plays for <em><strong>Minami Lane</strong></em>, <em><strong>Pine Hearts</strong></em>, <em><strong>Tiny Bookshop</strong></em> (featuring exclusive new gameplay!), <em><strong>Grimoire Groves</strong></em> and many more, plus a dedicated Mental Health Panel in conjunction with Safe In Our World, a <em><strong>Lightyear Frontier</strong></em> developer interview, and even some new announcements... Keep an eye on the <a href="https://wearesecretmode.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfbbb37242eb127c524feff7b&id=2a14d81141&e=c9b9574932" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; color:#3f8893; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Secret Mode social channels</a> for a full schedule.<br /> <br /> Cozy Quest runs on Steam from 18:00 GMT today until 18:00 GMT on 18 November, with themed streams taking place every day from 12:00 GMT. 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