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I really hope Housemarque can manage to make a Battle Royale game that changes the status quo, but I’m just not feeling this yet. Stormdivers is more than just another battle royale game, and we plan to roll out new content regularly in the future to continuously expand the experience.” “We began its development when battle royale was still a niche gameplay mode,” Housemarque CEO Ilari Kuittinen said, “yet despite the number of BR games on the market now, Stormdivers will excite players with its fast-paced gameplay, metagame, classes and various events, all packaged with Housemarque’s trademark high-quality visual effects. It’s out next year, though there’s no publisher attached to it. It seems to focus on character and class abilities, with vehicles and a mix between PvE and PvP elements. I’m a tad heartbroken, because this is the first Housemarque game that hasn’t even given me a semi. At Gamescom, they’ve shown the first real look, and as expected, it’s a goddamned bloody Battle Royale game. They’ve been teasing their first game since the change, with a few trailers for Stormdivers out to pique interest. Sad state of affairs, because Housemarque made the best twin-stick shooters in the business. Or we can’t reach them, and I don’t know how those people can be reached if they haven’t heard about our games. “The core thing is that there’s no paying audience for games like this. They are not active in the market any more. So maybe those people have just moved on. They expect to get them for free,” said CEO Ilari Kuittinen when they announced their plans “Actually, Super Stardust HD sold more for PlayStation 3, when it had a fraction of the owners that PlayStation 4 has now with Nex. “We know from those numbers that quite a lot of people have played those games, but I think it’s more that they don’t want to pay for them. The content is “free” to everyone with the Season Pass, which if purchased now will set you back $7.99/€7.99/£6.49.I’ll not be using the slightest bit of mistruth when I say that I felt heavy-hearted when Super Stardust, Alienation and Resogun developer Housemarque announced that it’d hang up the towel on its twin-stick arcade shooter business. Resogun Developer Reaches for Natural Competition Andrea Castellano Housemarque discuss their competitive yet satisfying vision for Resogun.

You can buy the soundtrack for $7.99/£3.99/€4.99, the Wipeout ships are $1.49€0.99/£0.79 each and the Human Packs cost $0.99 each. Each pack features two different Human types that normally only unlock on specific days of the year.Īll of the content is available now. Last up are the Human packs, of which there are three. By Charlie Hall CharlieLHall Aug 21, 2018, 4:00am EDT After toiling away for years on high-concept arcade titles like Resogun and Nex Machina, developer Housemarque announced that it was turning. “These ships are perfect for fans of Wipeout and Resogun alike, and we’re proud to add the Wipeout Ships to the ever growing roster of Resogun craft.” In many ways, Resogun is the modern day equivalent of Defender, so we're stoked to learn that developer Housemarque has teamed up with the creator of the 1981 arcade classic, Eugene Jarvis, to make. “Each ship has been specifically modelled to represent its Classic Wipeout look and feature custom attribute set ups to reflect their strengths in speed and weaponry,” says the blurb.

Composed by veteran games composer Ari Pulkkinen, the soundtrack “reflects the arcade history of gaming and features modern electronic genres and styles fused with classic gaming themes and sensibilities, creating a lively pulsating soundscape which resonates with the spirit of Resogun’s explosive action.”Īs for the Wipeout-themed ships, you have a choice of Feisar, Piranha, Auricom, AG Sys, and Qirex crafts. The Resogun original soundtrack features all 17 tracks from the game, including the main theme. RESOGUN was in development for a total of about 20 months or so, with an additional 12 months added to develop the two expansions for the game: Heroes and Defenders.The core team was 12 members strong, with frequent support from our R&D and art departments, so in total about 20 people total worked on the original version of the game. Developer XDEV Studio Europe has released a bunch of new Resogun content, including the soundtrack, new Wipeout themed ships and human variants too.