update #66.6027 - activate aura api by default - improved 4-1 for Violence + difficulties - nerfed 4-4 for Violence+ difficulties - restored diffficulty button access on world map
update #66.6026 - fixed worldmap navigation for chapter 6
update #66.6025 - 6-2 is now much easier and probably lot more fun especially for extreme players
update #66.6024 - micro fix for aura rog integration
update #66.6023 - fixed translation on tutorial - improved asus aura kit releasing - in arcade levels are now unlocked in all diffs - checked that story unlocks corresponding arcade levels in all diffs - reworked dracula diff in extreme
We also activated asus aura by default for now. Don't hesitate to checkout thei install guide if you have Asus RGB hw : https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?120213-Install-Armoury-Crate-amp-Enable-In-Game-Effects-for-Supported-Games&p=813225#post813225
Minor patches
update #66.6022 - fixed hellgate+chill mode combination not working update #66.6020/6021 - bugfix : better support of noname controllers update #66.6018 - bugfix : when going too far right in arcade menu
METAL FEST UPDATE
What are you waiting for? Metalmas? Hellfest? Download fest?
To celebrate console preorders, we added the final hellgate pack containing super top notch bands HEADLINING GOJIRA JINJER CARPENTER BRUT SIDILARSEN DAN TERMINUS THE ALGORITHM PSYKUP!
No need to wait for covid end, here is your favourite METAL FEST ONLINE just come in the pit and fight!
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Double Kick Heroes Launch News
đ€ The wait is almost over! đ€
We wanted to let you know that Double Kick Heroes will be leaving Early Access on August 13th đ
Itâs time to jump out of the mosh-pit and into your Gundillac, Sheila, and take on the baddest of badasses and survive in this metal moshing and mayhemic post-apocalyptic nightmarish wasteland.
"Man, itâs been a long journey but weâre pumped to be finally sharing Double Kick Heroes with you all" David Elahee - Headbang Club. "We hope that you love our game as much as we do and enjoy the kick-ass soundtrack weâve put together to celebrate all things metal. We canât wait for people to try out air controls for Nintendo Switch which is a heap load of metallic fun, but please drum responsibly".
As well as leaving Early Access, Double Kick Heroes will launch on Nintendo Switch on August 13th, followed by a simultaneous release on Game Pass for Xbox One and PC and the Xbox and Microsoft Store on August 28th!!!
https://youtu.be/rcynIN9i3cw
If you've not been following our road through Early Access, here are some features you can expect on August 13th:
A full story mode thatâs accompanied by 50 kerranging songs, including the OST Volume 2 Update, by top artists such as Ultra Vomit, Volkorx, Gorod, Jinjer, Carpenter Brut and Gojira!
Unique Rhythm shooter mashup with incredibly detailed pixel art
5 difficulty settings to test even the most metal of metal headâs skills
Tons of accessibility options
USB drum and guitar support on PC (and Xbox One)
In addition to this, we have some Nintendo Switch Joy Con Alternative Motion Control Methods prepared for launch including:
Air drumming - Joy Con used as drumsticks, keeping in rhythm of game
Air beat - Can't drum? No Problem! Stomp to the beat with your Joy Con
Want the all out motion controlled experience and really put that double kick pedal to the metal? Then it's time to use two sets of Joy Con, one in your socks and one in your hands and drum and stomp your way through the apocalypse!
We can't wait for you to get your hands on Double Kick Heroes and want to thank everyone for joining us on this journey.
Don't forget to follow us on Twitter for more news and announcements in the build-up to launch.
Announcing NAIRI: Rising Tide đ - coming 2021
The wait is finally over and we're thrilled to finally be able to tell you that Rising Tide đ from HomeBearStudio is in development and aiming for a 2021 release.
The story continues in the second chapter of NAIRI! After the events of NAIRI: Tower of Shirin, Nairi continues on her quest to save her family. While she and her companions try to overcome the many dangers of the corrupt city of Shirin, an apocalyptic prophecy threatens to devour everything.
Announcement Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhyKYhLVO3M
Features:
Lively interconnected overworld, complete with mysterious ruins waiting to be discovered!
Delve into secluded puzzle-dungeons and solve their many challenging brainteasers!
Charming, yet melancholic, story written to captivate players of any age!
Unique, lovingly hand-drawn art style reminiscent of Studio Ghibli and Disney!
Tons of all-new characters ready to charm you⊠and ask for your help!
Brand new quality-of-life features, such as a map and fast-travel system!
A reworked inventory system allows for more creative item combinations!
More interesting rewards and treasures to collect!
More customizable hint system to better tailor your experience!
NAIRI: Rising Tide Demo
Coming on May 21st this year (that's just two weeks away!) we're releasing a free demo of Rising Tide for you to get a sneak peek of gameplay and sets the scene for what will be an exciting second chapter!
Don't forget to wishlist the demo separately to be alerted as soon as it is released đ
The official NAIRI Chapters Discord:
We're also excited to announce that we've recently launched a brand new Discord community, 100% focused on Nairi, Rex and the adventures that await them in both Tower of Shirin and Rising Tide.
https://discord.gg/nairi
Reasons to join:
Be among the first to hear about development news and updates
Invites to testing sessions
Fanart
Developer discussions and AMA sessions
Giveaways, competitions and much, much more as we continue development.
Don't worry if you don't use Discord, we'll still be updating Steam with news as it happens!đ„° Just be sure to wishlist Rising Tide for monthly updates.
Don't forget, NAIRI: Tower of Shirin is just ÂŁ3.99 on Steam or you can grab the Deluxe Edition which includes the NAIRI TOS OST and Artbook!
We released a new update that will make the game friendlier to Spanish, Italian, Russian, German and Portugese players, don't hesitate to come to discord to discuss if you still see some hiccups.
Cheers & be safe!
HyperParasite is out now!
What a journey it has been, but today we are thrilled to announce that HyperParasite has left Early Access and 1.0 is available RIGHT NOW here on Steam!
Weâre also super excited to announce that the game is available globally on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Itâs brand new trailer time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Y7CLiJD60
From everyone here at Hound Picked Games and Troglobytes Games, we want to thank each and every one of you for your support and encouragement throughout development, Early Access and eventual launch.
Weâve been humbled by the critic reviews, the sheer number of streamers and content creators requesting to check out HyperParasite, and the feedback you the players have given us since we launched into EA.
Launch Discounts đ°
HyperParasite has launched with discounts across ALL platforms:
Here on Steam, you can bag yourself a copy of the game with 33% off for a limited time until April 18th.
Our Nintendo Switch publishing partner has set up the following exciting promotions:
EU - 24th March - 18th April 33% discount for all pre-orders and purchases
EU - 24th March - 18th April 50% discount for all QubicGames customers
NA - 24th March - 12th April 33% discount for all pre-orders and purchases
NA - 24th March - 18th April 50% discount for all QubicGames customers
HyperParasite Reviews
Saving Content - This is the definition of a Steam Early Access success. HyperParasite excites and delights every time you play it.
Game Asylum - ...once it gets under your skin it provides an itch thatâs satisfying to scratch
Switchaboo - HyperParasite is simply an absolute pleasure to play. The gameplay is tight, the concept is marvelously unique and you feel rewarded with each playthrough as you unlock more host bodies to control.
Double kick Heroes // Quality of life update 65.6733
Hey!
We are still working a lot on the game, polishing things for steam and console releases, once again thanks to the discord peeps.
update #65.6733 - exotic character names should be ore correct in dialogs and translated( like peons ) - killing pervs should not be laggy anymore - fix empty objectives in safezones - fix prophecy polluting lights - speeding up morton anim a bit - pervs now slowdown with james attacks in 3b1 - 3b1 reduce diff a bit - 6-2 opening has now much less bats - generalized note count of kicks method to snares and cymbals - mobula meteor bounds have been revised - fix for autosteer sometime not cancelling
update #65 - fix for sniper cursor not hiding on cinematics - difficulty menu si gone and retriveved in gp menu - many hidden fixes
update #64 - new guest for gold release - fix some issues with hell map - fix potential issue with hell not being available - the loading bar is now a proper loading bar
Weâre still Paving the Road to Hell
Hey Zombie Killers!
They say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions⊠Well, ours isnât - itâs paved with the gore of the massacred undead and tracks so metal that even Beavis and Butthead are jealous of our licks. Whilst youâve been worrying about the cold, weâre still turning up the heat so you can continue butchering fuckloads of zombies⊠all with the power of METAL⊠and weâve cranked up the POWER!
Are you ready? Itâs update time!
HellGate Pack 4 / GOROD - THE GREAT OLD ONES - PLUG-IN
We've had our metalheads down, implemented some âquality of lifeâ additions to Double Kick Heroes but wait⊠You say that you want more tracks? Thatâs cool, we got your back.
On top of the incredible songs already in the game, weâve added [B]THREE MOOOOORE![/B]
When the Stars Align by the Great Old Ones
Tribute of Blood by Gorod
Earthquake by Plug-In
Check out the DKH HellGate Pack 4 / GOROD - THE GREAT OLD ONES - PLUG-IN trailer below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6RATMjPAe0
Double Kick Heroes is coming to Xbox Games Pass
Did you miss X019? WTF MAN?!?! Double Kick Heroes will be releasing on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC with Xbox Game Pass!!!! Which is damn awesome, so check out the X019 ID@Xbox trailer below which includes other awesome indie titles too!
For those of you hardcore fans, here are the last four updates patch notes including the most recent!
Update #61.6731
Reduced Mobula's health in extreme
Some actions to reduce allocation spikes ( esp on 6b66 )
Use instant time rather than previous frame time for time management of music, this should reduce time offsetting for very large songs on slower machines
Nerf Mobula in extreme
Nerf 6b66 in violence
Remove mem counter in non debug build, because it causes slowdown :facepalm:
Remove red flash for Tetsuo
Update sound cutting when missing note after world 5
Pumped Steredenn volume a bit
Update #60.6730
Rollback added timer on game end
Arcade2 wording is now gone
Resolved a situation where key navigation could have dead holes when number of buttons dynamically changed in a menu.
Credits button is now fully in the navigation no shame anymore
Fixed a few leaks in the sound library
Fixed a few leaks in tween libraries
In Story Mode Satan now has it's correct animation when dying
Fine tune 6-3
Update #60.6729
Improved guest menu UX by adding previews
Added a memory counter
Update #60
UI fixes for score labels dark on dark bg
Credits fixes
Adding Carpenter, Gorod, Plug-In and Great Old Ones
Fixing a constellation of minor bugs
Reduced diff for 4-1 in violence
Better nav for pads
Fix for 6b1 end boss
For for more ok notes hit than actual note count
Reworked Jamesâ attack to reduce allocations
Disabled Jamesâ attack on mobs that should not be "slow down aware" ( ex : plane )
Itâs Gamescom week, Parasites, and this weekâs update is the largest one to date. Weâve got a ton of stuff to get through including new content (did we mention Act 4 is now complete?), whatâs happening at Gamescom, release date news and much more. Shall we begin?
Whatâs NEW in 0.1908.1
Completed Act 4: The Desert.
Completed The Desert level.
Added new themed rooms to The Desert.
Added new secrets to The Desert.
Added Area 81 sublevel with new character classes, themed rooms, traps, secrets etc.
Added a brand new character class (as playable and AI character): the Alien Creature.
Added a brand new character class (as playable and AI character): the Researcher.
Updated & added character descriptions in the Almanac.
FIXED
Fixed quicksand traps.
Fixed Space Huntressâ primary attack.
Fixed Space Huntressâ special attack.
Fixed Pyromaniacâs special attack.
Fixed charactersâ GUI.
Fixed Werewolf Pre Attack (as miniboss).
Fixed miniboss rooms unlocking behavior.
Fixed some Old Sewers rooms.
Fixed Third Boss shop room.
Fixed Fourth Boss shop room.
NEW TRAILER ALERT FOR ACT 4! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhh7Fcds_B4&feature=youtu.be
Gamescom 2019
Weâre here! We made it to Gamescom and Saverio (the boss Parasite here at Troglobytes HQ) is on hand with this brand new build of HyperParasite. Everything above is ready and waiting. We canât wait to show press, influencers and visitors what we have been working on implementing. Come and visit us in Hall 10.1 in the Entertainment Area of the Spanish Pavilion.
Release Date Update + New Price
Since we released HyperParasite on Steam Early Access, the game has received weekly updates including two complete brand new acts, developer and community gameplay streams, a shit ton of new characters, levels, mini-bosses, BIG bosses, gameplay mechanics and quality of life features. As we continue to add more and more to the game, we feel itâs now the right time to increase the price from $10.99 to $12.99. Boss Parasite Saverio released the following statement to the video game press earlier today;
âWith the implementation of Act 4, we feel itâs the right time to increase the price from $10.99 to $12.99, which we feel still offers incredible value for money. If youâre at Gamescom, weâd love to show you how far our game has come along in development since our initial Early Access release!â
In addition to the pricing update, weâre also announcing that our planned full, and final, release for HyperParasite will now be Q1 2020. This gives our team the time required to complete not just the Steam build, but the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch build too. Weâll continue to keep you updated here via the Steam store page and here on Twitter.
Itâs Gamescom week, so things are MAD busy here. Weâll be doing our best to do some live streaming here on Steam, so keep an eye on our Twitter account for live updates.
If youâre a streamer on Mixer, and want to be hosted by Hound Pickedâs new channel, whilst getting hands on with HyperParasite, then let us know hyperparasite@houndpicked.com.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Donât forget about the brand new HyperParasite Wiki, which went live last week, thanks to our friends over at GamePedia. Since launch, itâs been updated with all the character descriptions and weapon info, with more to come in the following weeks.
Are you following us on social media? If not, donât forget you can find the HyperParasite invading host bodies onâŠ