Black Forest Games has continued plugging away on Dieselstormers’ development. However, the studio has been keeping quiet regarding the console release.
Black Forest previously said that Dieselstormers would make its way to Wii U. While nothing new has really been shared in this area as of late, the studio has confirmed on Twitter that its game will still head to Nintendo’s console. Black Forest first needs to finish work on the main game for PC.
@GoldMetalSonic Yep, but first we need to finish the PC version. Then we'll talk about other platforms.
— Black Forest Games (@BlackForestTeam) January 30, 2015
Frenchy Bird was among yesterday’s new eShop releases in North America and Europe. Note that you’ll need 163MB for the download. Not too big of a file size I suppose!
Update: A new location has been found for Apex 2015:
Right now #Apex2015 will be slated to move to a new venue, however please no competitors for Friday. There will be no tournament today.
— Team Apex (@apex_series) January 30, 2015
Apex 2015 could be over before having ever been started. A series of unexpected events may have, sadly, lead to the cancellation of the tournament.
Things began when an emergency door was opened at the hotel where Apex 2015 is being hosted. After fire marshals inspected the area, it was determined that event rooms were unsuitable. It’s also been revealed that the parking garage partially collapsed due to a recent storm in New Jersey.
The status of Apex 2015 is unclear at the moment. However, it sounds like we’re due for an official update later in the day.
#Apex2015 is on hold. We are currently working with Fire Marshals and hotel to remedy the situation. Thank you for your understanding
— Team Apex (@apex_series) January 30, 2015
We're going to be making a PSA on http://t.co/d0CcZVfU94 in about 2 hours. We'll have an update during the stream. @VGBootCamp #Apex2015
— Team Apex (@apex_series) January 30, 2015
I want to reiterate, there are NO tournament sets going on right now. NO sets are being run in hotel rooms or anywhere else.
— Team Apex (@apex_series) January 30, 2015
Following a business analysis conducted by the Group Structure Reform Division beginning last May, Sega has decided to move forward with operations to focus on mobile and online PC games.
This decision has led to the offering of early retirement of almost 300 staff members.
In a statement by Sega:
Voluntary retirement will be solicited in the aforementioned businesses to be withdrawn or consolidated and downsized, while at the same time personnel will be repositioned in digital games and growth areas of Group mainly as development personnel, in order to establish a structure which can constantly generate profits.
