Shovel Knight had a very successful kickstarter campaign back in 2013, this has quite helped by the fact that Yacht Club Games had an excellent array of stretch goals, but the stretch goals that gathered the most attention were the ones that talked about playable boss characters. After the game released all eyes were set on the announced 3 boss ...
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Yooka Laylee gets physical, follows Shovel Knight’s footsteps
Waiting for Yooka Laylee is a struggle for anyone who grew up with a Nintendo 64, the kickstarted spiritual successor to Rare’s greatest works like Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie and Conker’s Bad Fur Day (you decide if you want to count Donkey Kong 64 in there or not) releases in Q1 2017 and it’s blatantly clear that the developers Playtonic Games are really ...
Read More »5 Indie Games You Can’t Afford to Miss
Independent developers are coming out with some of the most unique and innovative games each year. More and more, we are seeing the spotlight turn away from buggy, triple-A releases and focusing instead of these incredible indie experiences. However, with so many releases, it can often be nearly impossible to keep up with, let alone play every indie game that ...
Read More »Nintendo eShop Update for January 1, 2015
Nintendo eShop Update for January 1, 2015 is up! Happy New Year! To celebrate Nintendo decided to give us practically nothing for the beginning to the new year so don’t expect anything exciting today unless you haven’t already purchased Shovel Knight which you should have. The Nintendo eShop Update is published by Nintendo every Thursday for their Wii U and ...
Read More »Shovel Knight in Road Redemption
Shovel Knight in Road Redemption as a playable character was revealed today. The announcement came from both Darkseas Games and Yacht Club Games. Darkseas is a development studio made up of former staff of various famous developers such as Sega, Sony and EA. They were formed in 2012 and launched a Kickstarter for Road Redemption, a spiritual successor to Road Rash, ...
Read More »Top Five Handheld Games of 2014
Today’s Game of the Year countdown is the Top Five Handheld Games of 2014 – The year of 2014 was a great one for gamers. While it lacked the grandiose releases of a Grand Theft Auto and two new consoles, it was a solid year overall. Gamers around the world hacked into Chicago, tried to survive against impossible odds, joined each ...
Read More »Shovel Knight On the Way for PS3, PS4, and PS Vita
Shovel Knight has been released on a number of platforms since the game’s release. Now the title will be reaching out to more platforms in 2015. In 2015, Shovel Knight will be coming to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita. On the PlayStation Blog, Yacht Club Games gave some of the details. They mention that the game looks beautiful ...
Read More »New Vita Games Coming in 2015
The PlayStation Experience was a great time for PlayStation Vita owners, as the keynote and show floor had ten new Vita games coming in 2015. These new Vita games were announced by Gio Corsi, head of #buildthelist on Twitter, and game developers like Tim Schafer. Suikoden and Suikoden II are both coming to the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 as PlayStation ...
Read More »Shovel Knight Theme Available on 3DS This Week
Shovel Knight is a hit indie game developed by Yacht Club Games. The game was released earlier this year, across several platforms. Now, a new 3DS theme based off of the game will be available to 3DS owners this week, Yacht Club Games has announced. Dubbed the “International Theme,” owners of a 3DS can pick up this Shovel Knight theme ...
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