At PAX East,
Yacht Club games showcased the latest standalone expansion to Shovel Knight, Spectre of Torment.
While some files within the game hinted at this, developer
Yacht Club games» tweet today showing off the First4Figure of helmetless Shovel Knight has confirmed that the shovel - wielding hero is a strange frog person.
The team over at
Yacht Club games must be dancing in there office chairs over the success of Shovel Knight, since its release on steam on June 26th 2014 (and they should be!).
Yacht Club games is bringing out a whole DLC expansion for Shovel Knight, to celebrate its launch on the Nintendo Switch.
Couple this with the fact that
Yacht Club games has «interest» in getting the games on PlayStation systems — and have noted they are «buried in Vita requests» — and it appears to only be a matter of «when», and not «if,» we see the little blue fella on a PlayStation device near you.
During tonight's Game Awards ceremony,
Yacht Club games presented the next DLC update to their wildly popular game, Shovel Knight.
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Nintendo and
Yacht Club games have been working closely ever since shovel Knight's Inception.
We're one day away from Nintendo's big Switch event but
Yacht Club games has one Switch game announcement, Shovel Knight.
Yacht Club games said that the Switch version of Shovel Continue Reading →
Yacht Club games said that the Switch version of Shovel Knight sold more units out of the gate than any other version of the 3 year old title.
After various delays,
Yacht Club Game's ode to 8 - bit games Shovel Knight is finally here, bringing classic gameplay and gorgeous old - school visuals to gamers itching for a challenge.
Yacht Club Game's beautifully authentic style bridges the gap between yesterday and today.
Not exact matches
With this year already delivering a broad catalogue of
games for everyone, Nintendo Switch owners can look forward to an increasingly expansive line - up in the coming year, with the launch of Nintendo - published
games like Kirby Star Allies, Bayonetta 2, Dragon Quest Builders and a new
game in the Yoshi franchise, in addition to big third - party
games like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus from Bethesda, Mega Man 11 from Capcom, PROJECT OCTOPATH TRAVELER (working title) from Square Enix, Shovel Knight: King of Cards from
Yacht Club Games and Morphies Law from Cosmoscope.
For Team Meat's part, the developer tweeted that if its next
game, Super Meat Boy Forever, a sequel with six new story chapters and twice as many bosses as the original, continues this trend it might even think of manufacturing its own Amiibo just like
Yacht Club did.
The Shovel Knight franchise from
Yacht Club Games is a retro
gamer's paradise, especially with the latest release in the series and all of the prior
games collected into one «treasure trove.»
If
Yacht Club Games made either a Metroid, a Mega Man, a Mario RPG, or a Contra style
game, I might as well let them take my wallet!
Enjoy a round of golf or work on your putting
game, head to the Beach
Club for a spot of paddle boarding, or charter the resort's
yacht and explore the seas.
Hotel staff can arrange tempting activities — guided tours into surrounding wine country, a cruise on a sailing
yacht, or a
game of golf on adjacent Sandpiper Golf
Club.
Today
Yacht Club has put out the second dev blog on the
game, which you can hit up below.
BHG: Like
Yacht Club Games approached the creation of their great
game Shovel Knight, we decided to discard some unnecessary limitations from the early days.
Platforms: PC, WiiU, 3DS Reviewed On: PC Developer:
Yacht Club Games Publisher:
Yacht Club Games Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No This
game was tested using an AMD Radeon HD 7790 graphics card kindly supplied by AMD.
Kit: We were in early on this whole Shovel Knight thing, and part of what makes the
game so great to us, I think, is that we've been lucky to get to know the folks over at
Yacht Club Games.
This includes
games from publishers like EA, Capcom, Psyonix, Take - Two Interactive, Ubisoft and Bethesda, to popular «Nindies» content, indie
games on Nintendo Switch made by independent publishers, including Stardew Valley from Chucklefish LTD, Overcooked: Special Edition from Team 17 and Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove from
Yacht Club Games.
Yacht Club Games was gracious enough to provide me with a copy of the
game for my eight year old son's 3DS so I could have him give Shovel Knight a whirl.
Yacht Club Games is an independent
game developer started in 2013 by a crew of former WayForward employees.
Yacht Club Games permits you to create, publish, and stream videos, either free or ad - supported, by using captured or streamed video from
games made by
Yacht Club Games.
Whether it be an interview, a panel, or just a long line, I finally got my hands on the first
game by newly formed studio
Yacht Club Games.
Shovel Knight from
Yacht Club Games is an action / adventure
game that stylizes itself after the old - school 8 - bit
games of our youth.
New fans will be able to pick up Specter of Torment as a standalone
game, and
Yacht Club also plans to re-release the original campaign (rechristened Shovel of Hope) and the Plague of Shadows expansions separately as well.
Yacht Club Games had committed to completing the
game in less than a year, so the delay is not surprising, but if you are looking forward to this
game as much as I am, do not be sad.
Yacht Club Games is an independent
game developer started in 2011 by Sean Velasco and a crew from WayForward.
If there is anything the
Yacht Club loves as much as making
games, it's partying hard to celebrate a
game launch.
Followers of the Code of Shovelry have quite a bit to celebrate today as
Yacht Club Games uncovered a massive amount of new information about Shovel Knight on the
game's official site... including confirmation that it'll be released for the Nintendo Switch.
Yacht Club Games claims that the
game is «like... so done!»
I'm loving the excitement oozing from everyone in this kickstarter, if
Yacht Club Games manages to keep this passion throughout the development of the
game I'm sure it will turn out amazing!
Finally,
Yacht Club has begun to think about life after Shovel Knight, and will soon begin work on their «second»
game (depending on how you count the Shovel Knight expansions).
Joymasher isn't the only developer to embrace the style of NES
games, with Vblank Entertainment's Retro City Rampage, Thomas Happ
Games» Axiom Verge, and
Yacht Club Games» Shovel Knight all being prominent examples.
Yacht Club has decided to upgrade the
game for current owners to the Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove on all platforms.
For everyone who has yet to purchase Shovel Knight (or for those who might want to rebuy the
game on a new platform),
Yacht Club has decided to split each of the expansions off into its own standalone
game.
In 2014,
Yacht Club Games released its very first
game, Shovel Knight, a joyful 2D platformer that wears its NES influences on its sleeve.
Based on extensive original interviews with the entire
Yacht Club Games team, writer David L. Craddock unearths the story of five
game developers who worked so well together while at WayForward Games that they decided to start their own studio.
The Team at
Yacht Club Games have been hard at work producing new content to add to their flagship
game Shovel Knight, so much so that they have practically maintain radio silence up until now.
All of the inquiries that
Yacht Club Games fields in regards to Shovel Knight appearing on other platforms get referred to this link, which is a blog post on their website that details the status of the
game post-launch.
A new
game mode will also be accompanying the DLC on release but it is not confirmed on what the new
game mode will be.You can find out more information directly from
Yacht Club Games» Website via this link.
Shovel Knight dev
Yacht Club Games has announced the release date for their
game's upcoming expansion: September 17.
That's fifteen chances to outright deny the
game was PlayStation bound, and not once was there a hint of negation in any of
Yacht Club Games» replies.
There is a ton of interest from
gamers, a seemingly healthy dose of interest from
Yacht Club Games themselves, and assumedly a wealth of interest from Sony, in seeing this
game reach a PS3, PS4, or Vita.
Glad this
game is coming to Nintendo Switch, will gladly double dip for the quality of content
Yacht Club Games keep putting out, unless there were some kind of discount or crossbuy for already owning it on Wii U (I know, slim chance).
by Indie developer
Yacht Club Games, this 2D side - scrolling platform
game released in June 2014 to universal praise and accolades.