Bloodstained to feature orchestrated tracks, early off-screen footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has reached another stretch goal on Kickstarter. When combined with donations received from PayPal, the campaign has exceeded the $3.75 million mark. That means Bloodstained will feature orchestrated tracks.
The latest Kickstarter update reads:
With our Paypal backers included — $118k from more than 1400 backers, as of this morning — you’ve hit the Orchestrated Tracks stretch goal with momentum to burn! It’ll be a while before Yamane and Yamada have all the tracks composed for Bloodstained, but now that you’ve reached this stretch goal they did want to allay one fear a few backers have had: There’s still going to be a ton of variety on this soundtrack.
Hitting the orchestra stretch goal allows them to use live instrumentation where it makes sense, but some tracks just make more sense with electronic arrangements. Songs like Yamada’s “Cursed Orphan”, which already includes violin and electric guitar parts, will be performed by a smaller, rock-oriented ensemble.
In short: You’ve added more options, not taken any away. (And that’s without even going into those 8-bit tracks you unlocked from Yamane, Yamada, and Virt…)
Next up for Bloodstained is an online challenge mode. This will be guaranteed if the Kickstarter hits its $4 million stretch goal.
Last but not least, off-screen footage has been posted to YouTube showing footage from the game. This is intended to show an early animation sample.
You can find today’s full Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstarter update here, which also has news about backer rewards
Mighty No. 9 screenshots
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments
Deep Silver released a few new screenshots from Mighty No. 9. Take a look at them in the gallery below.
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Mighty No. 9 Signature Edition won’t be offered for Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 57 Comments
Yesterday, Mighty No. 9 publisher Deep Silver announced that the title would be receiving a collector’s edition. Gamers can purchase the “Signature Edition“, which comes with a physical copy, new DLC, a foil signature and a posable Beck statue.
I’d been trying to find out if the package would be available on Wii U, but hadn’t received any sort of response. Although we now finally have an answer, it’s unfortunately not good news. Deep Silver has confirmed via Twitter that the Mighty No. 9 Signature Edition is only on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
@Shadow_Enz Can confirm that the US-only Signature Edition is only available for XB1 and PS4.
— Official Deep Silver (@deepsilver) June 3, 2015
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night reaches new Kickstarter stretch goal, will have asynchronous online multiplayer
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has smashed through another stretch goal on Kickstarter. With the campaign having reached $3.25 million in funding, the project will now be including asynchronous online multiplayer.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night’s Kickstarter campaign ends in nine days. You can find the official page here. It’ll be interesting to see if that $3.75 million orchestrated tracks goal ends up being reached!
Mighty No. 9 gameplay trailer
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Deep Silver released the first official trailer for Mighty No. 9 today. View it below.
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Armature planning on building the Wii U version of Bloodstained with Unreal Engine 4
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 19 Comments
Back when Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was announced, it was mentioned that the team plans on making the game with Unreal Engine 4. Interestingly, that isn’t changing with the Wii U version.
Armature Studio, who is handling the Wii U version of Bloodstained, confirmed that it will be making the title for Nintendo’s console with Unreal Engine 4. The studio said:
@SuperiorSatoru that's the plan
— Armature Studio (@ArmatureStudio) May 31, 2015
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night’s Wii U version gets physical disc, feature ideas
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 22 Comments
Now that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has hit its Wii U stretch goal on Kickstarter, the team has opened up its campaign a bit more to Nintendo fans.
First, it’s possible to obtain a physical disc for Bloodstained’s Wii U version. Details can be found here.
Armature Studio, who will be handling the Wii U port, also shared information about the sort of features it hopes to implement. These include Pro Controller support, the ability to have the map on the GamePad while playing on the TV, drawing on/annotating the map, off-TV play, Miiverse integration, and an element in which you can have your Mii featured in the game.
Armature is also seeking feedback from fans. You can share input on the official Kickstarter page here.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night reaches Wii U stretch goal on Kickstarter with combined PayPal donations
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 9 Comments
After combining donations received through PayPal, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has managed to reach its Wii U stretch goal on Kickstarter.
The campaign needed to total $3 million in order to ensure a version for Nintendo’s console. That happened with nearly two weeks before the Kickstarter ends.
Now that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been officially confirmed for Wii U, we can look forward to the game in March 2017. Armature Studio, the team behind Batman: Arkham Origins – Blackgate and a number of ports, will be handling this version for Koji Igarashi and main developer Inti Creates.
You can check out Bloodstained’s Kickstarter here.
Koch Media likely the publisher and owner of the Bloodstained franchise
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments
Deep Silver parent company Koch Media has trademarked Bloodstained, which indicates that the company will be handling publishing duties for the title. It’s also a likely sign of their ownership of the franchise as a whole.
Deep Silver will already be handling the distribution of one Kickstarter project in Mighty No. 9 – another game developed by Inti Creates.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night currently sits at $2.8 million on Kickstarter. A Wii U version will be guaranteed at $3 million, which will almost certainly be reached before the June 12 deadline.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night gets official $3 million Wii U stretch goal on Kickstarter
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 11 Comments
Rumors about the possibility of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night receiving a Wii U stretch goal on Kickstarter surfaced last week. Today, that’s finally been confirmed.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will be coming to Wii U if Kickstarter funds reach $3 million. Given the rate at which the campaign has received funds thus far, that’s a very doable target.
Armature Studio will be handling the Wii U version, assuming the stretch goal is met. The team previously worked on Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, plus the ports of Metal Gear Solid Collection and Injustice: Gods Among Us for PlayStation Vita, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
You can read up on today’s full Kickstarter update regarding a potential Wii U version below. The campaign is located here.
That’s right: You’ve blown our expectations so far out of the water that we’re ready and able to get started on a Wii U version.
During the campaign all of us who’ve been working to make Bloodstained a reality have been really touched by how many of you thanked IGA and the team for keeping stretch goals and tiers realistic. Kickstarters aren’t just a way to sell merchandise and games, after all: They’re a way to fund the development of the game we all want to play.
With that in mind, a lot of you have asked about ports—not just because you want them, but because you want to make sure that making them won’t affect IGA’s vision for the game. We have good news, and really good news.
The good news is, it won’t: IGA and Inti Creates are going to continue developing the game as before, without compromise.
The really good news is how they’re going to ensure it won’t: At our next stretch goal Armature Studio will join the fray to handle the Wii U version.
If you haven’t heard of Armature yet—and don’t worry, you will soon enough—you’ve definitely heard of the work they’ve done: Armature was formed in Austin, Texas by a team of key developers from the Metroid Prime franchise, and since then they’ve worked with companies like EA, Konami, WB Games, Gearbox, and Sony to produce original games and HD remasters.
But we’ll let them speak for themselves:
“When we were approached with the opportunity to assist with Bloodstained on Wii U, we were ecstatic. This style of game is one we are intimately familiar with from our Metroid Prime days, and it’s exciting to once again put our familiarity with Nintendo hardware to good use. We have extensive remastering experience – our remastering projects include the Metal Gear Solid Collection for PS Vita, Injustice for PS Vita, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for PS4/XB1. We look forward to the challenge of making sure that the Wii U edition of Bloodstained stands proudly with its brethren on Unreal Engine 4.”