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Shovel Knight Dig, which was first announced in August 2019, has received a status update from Yacht Club Games and we’ve got information about a new Grub Pit area.

According to the company, it’s now “in the final stages of development and nearing completion”. As for Grub Pit, it’s a bug infested area.

The full rundown on Shovel Knight Dig’s Grub Pit is below:

Mina the Hollower

Yacht Club Games, the developer of Shovel Knight, today unveiled Mina the Hollower as one of its latest projects.

What we have here is an action adventure title featuring an 8-bit aesthetic, though it’s been “refined for the modern era.” Yacht Club says that the title “may remind you of classic titles like Castlevania, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, or even Bloodborne.”

Here’s some additional information about Mina the Hollower:

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon update

Yacht Club Games has announced a new update and DLC for Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, which will include the new character Random Knight.

The upcoming update will be comprised of accessibility options, bug fixes, and quality of life improvements. Random Knight will appear in camp after recruiting a few knights, and he’ll randomly become one of your unlocked characters.

Yacht Club Games Presents February 2022 live stream

Today’s Yacht Club Games Presents showcase will be starting soon. The event will kick off at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET / 11 PM in the UK / 12 AM in Europe (despite what the graphic above says).

As previously mentioned, today’s presentation will showcase titles in development from Yacht Club. The developer has even teased a “hair-raisingly exciting mega announcement”. Yacht Club’s Sean Velasco, Alec Faulkner, Nick Wozniak, Sandy Gordon, and Celia Schilling will all be on hand.

Here’s where you can watch the Yacht Club Games Presents February 2022 live stream:

Two updates containing bug fixes and gameplay tweaks have been prepared for Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon. While these have been rolled out on other platforms already, they still aren’t yet applied to the Switch version. Here are the patch notes ahead of their release:

Yacht Club Games has prepared a new launch trailer for Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. The game has just made it to Switch.

For more on Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, check out the following overview:

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon gameplay

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon still has a couple of weeks to go until it’s ready for primetime, but some early gameplay has emerged. A new video that’s come in shows off 14 minutes of footage from the final build.

Here’s some information about Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon:

Yacht Club Games has set a final release date for Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and also confirmed DLC plans for the game.

On Switch and other platforms, it’ll be out on December 13. This follows three years of development and Yacht Club calls it a “passion project”.

Shovel Knight Dig delayed

Shovel Knight Dig is the latest game to have been hit by a delay. While Yacht Club Games and Nitrome were originally targeting a 2021 release, it has now been moved to 2022. A specific window beyond that has not been shared at this time.

Yacht Club said that development on Shovel Knight is going well. However, the team needs “a little more time than our initial projected release window”.

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

During today’s Indie World Showcase, Yacht Club Games officially announced that Shovel Knight Dig is heading to Switch. A release is planned for this holiday.

Shovel Knight amiibo figures can be used to call upon a fairy friend.

Here’s an overview of Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, along with a trailer:


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