rss feeds
@gamegrep
Facebook
Innovative classic gameplay and a unique art style is what Q-Games have been known for with their PixelJunk series. But with their last two expansions, one has to wonder if the company is running low on creative juices.
"Sony’s online community for the PlayStation3 will soon be getting a big dose of Q-Games love, in the shape of a new Home Space dedicated to the PixelJunk(TM) series. We’re working hard to bring PixelJunk Home."
"Twitter is quickly become the go to place for finding up to the minute (literally) news. Our latest glimpse into the twitterverse shows the founder of Q-Games Dylan Cuthbert tweeting about future projects. Yesterday he tweeted, “non-PJ prototypes are going well.. one project almost finished, another four moving along nicely, hopefully see the light of day eventually.”"
PixelJunk 1-4 was recently announced, you can check out the trailer here. While the trailer is impressive, you might have missed out one some info. Eurogamer got a chance to play the game and they tell you how well it plays, and some more info about the gameplay.
"A recent twitter post by the Dylan Cuthbert, one of the developers, is leading us to believe that the game will be released to the public soon.
“About to go collect an order of MOS burgers for everyone still at Q working on the PixelJunk 1-4 demo”
Now I know what you're thinking and as much as I also want a burger, I want to see this game in action. We have high hopes Q Games, but don't worry, we know you won't let us down."
Some indie developers have spoken out against Q-Games, a quite famous developer among the PSN community. They say that Q-Games are not 'Indie Enough' even though Q-Games proclaim that they are very often and them being involved in the indie gaming scene. What is your take on this? Do you think their success is one thing that Indie devs are jealous of Q-Games success, or are they really not indie enough.
Some interesting news from the first day of GDC. PixelJunk Eden was profitable after its first day releasing. Which is quite an impressive feat, especially for some devs who are looking to make cash. Reason would most likely be that Monsters was also very popular and hat this was one of the first few games to have trophy support. Now lets see how long before they make a profit off Encore
"Sorry about the lack of information as of late, but busy doesn’t even begin to describe my work for the past few months…what with the exciting new project coming along (hint: yes, we’ve heard your requests!), and at the same time implementing some of our most crazy ideas for the new gardens in Eden Encore.
Eden Encore will be coming out very soon in April. Get ready for zero gravity, mirror worlds, all new music from Baiyon, and we’ve added something extra special at the end which is a Big..."
There is some kind of special charm that the PixelJunk games have, the last two have been very popular on PSN, that they will receive ports to the PSP. Now PixelJunk fans won't have to wait long to see the next, which has been confirmed to be revealed at GDC. GDC is currently set for March 26th, and this is one of the two or three new PixelJunk games.
"What can you tell us at this point about the future of the PixelJunk series?
KY: A new team has started in on the next PixelJunk project. We have not yet begun publicizing the game, but it is on schedule to be released in early 2009. Another title in the series is Dungeons, which we announced at back at the Game Developers Conference.
This is a PixelJunk installment, but we are planning to spend more time on the development, so the release will follow after the fourth PixelJunk game in..."
"This is just a short one though, to inform you that at last the patch for PixelJunk Eden will be released on Thursday, January 15. For those of you from the EU, it will be out shortly thereafter, so stay tuned.
Also, I’d like to use this blog entry to announce that we are preparing an “Encore” version of Eden. At some point over the next couple of months, I’ll come back and tell you more about what’s in that! In the meantime get in your practice with this new patch so you are ready for the..."
PixelJunk has become of the highly rated PSN games around, either in reviews or fans of the games. Well Q-games has announced that they will try and release 2 or 3 more PixelJunk games in 2009. No word on what they are, but expect them to be a little quirky and weird. Click on the link to read Q-games happy new year's greeting.
The PixelJunk games are known to be the hardest games on PSN. While Monsters got a patch adding difficulties settings Eden is aswell getting a patch to make things easier. While there are no difficulty settings, this new update will sure make things easier. The new update will add a continue system so you don't have to start all over when you die and gives you a lot more time, plus more.
"In this dark cloud known as the Global Economic Meltdown, it's hard to justify spending 60 bucks on a new video game.
But the best games for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii aren't necessarily those for sale in stores.
Some of the most inventive titles are downloadable games, small chunks of digital fun that cost only $5 to $15 apiece."
The PS3 continues to expand and make a wide variety of games that would be suitable for different ages. Baltimoresun.com has gathered a few reviews that would introduce this new games.
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty tells about the escapade of a lost robot.
PixelJunk Eden starts in garden with a minuscule hero who can swing and jump from leaf to leaf.
Siren: Blood Curse is a story of a college student trapped in a Japanese Village filled with Zombies.
A lot of people don't know which game to play: PixelJunk Eden or Uncharted: Drake's Fortune because both games now have trophies to collect and both games are pretty good. So.. what do you get when you collect all of the Spectra and beat the game? Custom soundtracks!
Check it out here:
It's Thursday, which means it's time for the weekly PSN update! This weekly update features a new downloadable game (PixelJunk Eden), some add-on game content, tons of videos, and a lot more! Hit the source for all of the content that is being released.