Apparently, fast food and gaming toys go together like peanut butter and jelly. It just seems to work and kids of all ages love nothing more than getting a little something special with their meals. Last month, we saw McDonald’s and The Pokemon Company teaming up for another collaboration that included a Pokemon-related toy and
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Cyber Shadow was originally teased at PAX East 2019 and now has an officially secured a release date set for the end of this month. In a press release from developer Inti Creates, the studio announced that it would be teaming with Yacht Club Games as well as Mechanical Head Studios to bring the 8-bit
Coming from publisher Yacht Club Games, the upcoming Cyber Shadow is an indie title that many have had their eye on for some time. Thanks to its spot-on visuals inspired by retro games of the past, the upcoming platformer is now gearing up for release early next year, and will also be featuring some special features
Coming off the success of Shovel Knight, the path ahead for developer Yacht Club Games seems especially full of possibility. As one of the most successful games to come out of crowdfunding through Kickstarter, the success of Shovel Knight has led to several spin-offs and new projects set in the game’s world, alongside multiple expansions of
The past week was a big one for developer and publisher Yacht Club Games, most well-known for Shovel Knight, as the company earlier this week shared details on a number of new projects that it has in the works. Among those was the announcement of its upcoming puzzle game Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon that brings its titular
Since they’ve finished Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, and Shovel Knight Showdown, what’s next for Yacht Club Games? So far. the company only has one upcoming title announced, that of Shovel Knight Dig, and even that’s being developed in conjunction with another company. Based on a recent interview with Yacht Club devs on the Nintendo Power podcast, we
With Treasure Trove finished, the future of Shovel Knight is murky. Will the upcoming Shovel Knight Dig be the last of our lil’ blue knight’s adventures? In a recent interview with the Nintendo Power Podcast, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove director Sean Velasco and artist Sandy Gordon emphasized that Shovel Knight isn’t going anywhere. In the interview, host
For the past six years, Yacht Club Games has been working on the same type of game: An NES-inspired platformer with unique characters for the player to control. Each expansion after the initial release of Shovel Knight has been a remix or reimagining of the mechanics to keep the game feeling fresh for each new
It is no real secret that I love Shovel Knight. I’ve bought five copies just for myself and three more as gifts. I’ve got each soundtrack on vinyl, I’ve bought magazines with special interviews with studio, Yacht Club Games. Heck, I even did my own interview with some of the developers back in 2017 and
King of Cards and Showdown will be completing the Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove package next week. Prior to then, DualShockers caught up with Yacht Club Games to reflect on the game’s development and lengthy post-launch support. While you can expect the full interview tomorrow, David D’Angelo from Yacht Club Games did reveal something surprising to
As they move to a new location, Yacht Club Games took to Twitter to announce some news that should make Shovel Knight fans everywhere very happy. Both Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown have finished up development. Many late nights later, on the absolute last day we're allowed in this office (just
As Shovel Knight has been a major success, developer Yacht Club Games has continued to follow through on Kickstarter promises and support the title with a slew of additional content. This includes Plague of Shadows, Specter of Torment and the upcoming King of Cards campaign in December. However, that’s not all that’s on its way
Today, Yacht Club Games, fan favorite developer of Shovel Knight, confirmed their plans for PAX West 2019. The will be bringing Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Shovel Knight: Showdown, Cyber Shadow, and a brand new title to the show and they will all be playable on Nintendo Switch units at Yacht Club Games’ booth. That
Early this month, Yacht Club Games and Panda Cult Games teamed up and revealed what sounded like a dream come true for Shovel Knight fans: a themed board game that would be hitting Kickstarter called Shovel Knight: Dungeon Duels. However, just recently there was an update to the Panda Cult Games Kickstarter page announcing that
Boundary Break is definitely one of my favorite YouTube channels. If you are unaware of the channel, Boundary Break does exactly what it sounds like, break the boundaries of your favorite games to show what is going on behind the scenes. The latest episode dove right into one of my favorite games ever made, Shovel
As soon as I got the green light from the Editorial Team here at DualShockers that I’d be one of the staff writers going to and covering PAX East 2019, there was only one studio that I had to see while I was there—Yacht Club Games. I simply love Shovel Knight and each free expansion
If you had told me a month ago that the first game I’d play at Yacht Club Games’ booth wouldn’t be Shovel Knight: King of Cards, I’d probably would have been very confused. Yacht Club Games is one of my favorite developers in the business. I’ve bought Shovel Knight five times for myself, plus as
Earlier this month, Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games teased that it would be revealing a new game it’s publishing at PAX East. Today, we learned that the title in question is MekaSkull’s Cyber Shadow which will be releasing for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. For those of you who haven’t heard of
Yacht Club Games, the developers behind Shovel Knight and its many expansions, is gearing up to attend PAX East in Boston later this month. While the company will be bringing with it both Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown, the final two expansions in the Shovel Knight saga, it seems it’ll also be unveiling the next
Yacht Club Games (Yacht Club from here on out) has announced via their blog that the final wave of Shovel Knight content has been delayed. The final two expansions, Amiibo, and the physical bundles for Switch and PS4 have been delayed for “several months– at most,” according to Yacht Club’s blog post. The reason for
The developers behind Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games, have revealed that they’ll be bringing physical copies of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove to Nintendo Switch and PS4. Treasure Trove includes the base Shovel Knight game, Plague of Shadows, Spectre of Torment, King of Cards, and finally, Shovel Knight: Shodown. That’s a lot of content to get through, and if you haven’t ever played the title before, now is
It’s 2018 and Yacht Club Games is still pumping out new content for Shovel Knight which originally launched back in 2014 and that’s equal parts awesome and unprecedented. Today, Yacht Club revealed the final piece of the Shovel Knight puzzle and this time around, it’ll bring in a multiplayer component. Shovel Knight Showdown will at long last round out the
I hope we’ll never stop hearing about Shovel Knight, and the developers at Yacht Club Games seem to agree as they’ve just teased an all-new “game” coming to Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. The development team took to Twitter to say this: Knights assemble! Stay tuned to @IGN next week for the first look at an all new game
Yacht Club Games announced a sales milestone for Shovel Knight as well as provides details on how the game sold across multiple platforms. First off the developer reminds fans how 18 months after the original release of Shovel Knight, the retro-style platforms surpasses one million copies sold. Now, 26 months after the release of the game and
It’s been a while since we’ve run a piece on YouTuber Man at Arms — the Baltimore-based blacksmith that delves into non-conventional guerilla advertising by recreating video game weapons. In the past, this has ranged to MOBA League of Legends’ Nameless Blade to Geralt’s double-sword combination in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Now they are taking something a little
Despite the nostalgic inspiration of Shovel Knight, developer Yacht Club Games is well known as a developer always looking to push Nintendo’s newest features. According to a tweet by the indie studio, this will include video capture support for the 2D darling. When asked earlier this week if Shovel Knight for the Nintendo Switch will support video
Shovel Knight has been no stranger to crossovers as characters such as God of War‘s Kratos made an appearance in the PlayStation versions of the hit game, while the Xbox One version’s cameo from the Battletoads is now making its way over to the PC version of the game. In an update on the Steam page
Despite being almost three years old when it hit the platform, Yacht Club Game’s popular retro 2D side-scrolling platformer, Shovel Knight, sold best out of the gate on the Nintendo Switch. As you may know, Shovel Knight first released back in June 2014 for PC, Wii U, and 3DS. Mac and Linux ports followed later that year, before the
Yacht Club Games revealed a new “treasure trove” 3-pack amiibo set featuring characters from their retro 2D action game Shovel Knight. This new set features playable DLC characters, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight, as they join Shovel Knight in amiibo form. Additionally, they wouldn’t be proper amiibos unless they unlocked something: By scanning in
Yacht Club Games revealed a new “treasure trove” 3-pack amiibo set featuring characters from their retro 2D action game Shovel Knight. This new set features playable DLC characters, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight, as they join Shovel Knight in amiibo form. Additionally, they wouldn’t be proper amiibos unless they unlocked something: By scanning in