[XBLA] Skulls of the Shogun (JAN 30)

[david]

Microsoft signs skeleton-filled strategy title Skulls of the Shogun for XBLA
by Randy Nelson on Jul 15th 2011 8:30PM



Microsoft has snapped up exclusive publishing rights to the first game from Haunted Temple Studios, the dev established by former EA Los Angeles staffers Jake Kazdal, Ben Vance and Borut Pfeifer. Under the agreement, the trio's original strategy offering, Skulls of the Shogun (which we first previewed here), will debut on Xbox Live Arcade under the Microsoft Game Studios banner.

Haunted Temple's Kazdal, who worked on EA and Steven Spielburg's canned Project LMNO with his two studio-mates, told Gamasutra that Microsoft "totally got" Skulls of the Shogun and "have been fully behind it" since signing it. "The support we're getting out of them has been seriously as much as I could ever ask for," he added.

The game, which we've made no bones about loving so far, is due out this fall.


OFFICIAL SITE: http://skullsoftheshogun.com/





MS對INDIE GAME DEV O既支持O係今世代實在係功不可沒，又一好GAME可以期待！

[ahleung]

似乎係戰棋 SLG game.

地面無格仔, 可能係計移動力計距離.

[david]

作者: ahleung

似乎係戰棋 SLG game.

地面無格仔, 可能係計移動力計距離.

可能係用類似櫻大戰三O既移動系統吧。

[david]

Skulls of the Shogun starts strategizing this fall

by Jessica Conditt (11 hours ago)

Skulls of the Shogun has been teasing us with cartoonish, captivating strategy since 2010, and as its previous release window of "early 2012" is rapidly passing us by, we can finally take heart in some solid news. Developer Haunted Temple Studios says it's "pretty confident" that Skulls of the Shogun will launch on XBLA in the fall.

Haunted Temple has been busy adding "a couple very cool features" and "a new platform," it says in response to a fan's inquiry on Facebook, and we can expect an official announcement with more information in the coming weeks.

[斷空我]

貌似很不錯~

[ahleung]

轉貼~~~~

作者: 機場美少年

個開發團個名好得意,17-BIT。

Skulls of the Shogun PAX East 2012 Trailer

Skulls of the Shogun hits PAX East! We're proud to show off the latest version of Skulls, which is launching fall 2012 on Xbox Live, the Windows 8 App Store, and Windows Phone. With a 10-hour campaign mode and extensive multiplayer options, it's a feast of turn-based strategy in the Land of the Dead!


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《幕府將軍的顱骨》開發團隊宣布更名為「17-BIT」

西雅圖遊戲開發商 Haunted Temple Studios 近日發布新聞，表示他們將把公司名稱更名為「17-BIT」，並預計在近日推出他們最新的遊戲《幕府將軍的顱骨（暫譯，原文為：Skulls of the Shogun）》。

17-BIT 執行長 Jake Kazdal 在先前的記者會上提到：「17-Bit 代表著 16-bit 在加上一點革新。而這些更新的成果是非常可觀的，復古風格革新，代表的是工作室的理想還有堅持，而之後也期望能在 PAX East 的試運發表會上獲得玩家的關注。」

Kazdal 指出，這個全新的公司名稱代表的不只是革新，也代表著公司的理想！而以前遊玩”16-
BIT'的遊戲經驗，依舊可以套用在”17-BIT'”裡，甚至可以幫助玩家進行更加有趣的遊戲體驗。

Kazdal 表示，公司接下來的這款遊戲《幕府將軍的顱骨》將會在 Xbox Live Arcade 、Windows Phone 以及 Windows8 平台上推出（目前預測將會在 10 月左右推出）。

[ahleung]

[ahleung]

Skulls of the Shogun features cross-platform play between 360, Windows 8

17-Bit has announced Skulls of the Shogun will feature cross-platform between Xbox 360, Windows 8 tablets and Windows 8 PCs. This will allow you to start on playing on one of the formats and finish up on the other. This will also allow you to play with friends on any of the aforementioned platforms in four-player cooperative play. You will also be notified when it’s your turn and when you have been invited to a match, the later of which you can have 10 of at one time. The developer is looking to increase the number of matches that can be active at any given time as well. The only issue with being able to cross-play on your multiple devices is that you will have to purchase the game more than once. Skulls of the Shogun is slated for release this fall. More on Destructoid.

[david]

Feeding on undead armies in Skulls of the Shogun

by Adam Rosenberg on Dec 14th 2012 3:00PM

Here's your high-concept, catch-all elevator pitch for Skulls of the Shogun: samurai zombies meets turn-based strategy, and a dash of Words With Friends thrown in for flavor. 17-BIT's charming top-down strategy title captures the action-flavored flow of the Advance Wars series, though it ditches the grid-based world in favor of more natural radial movement. The whole package comes together around an ambitious multi-platform release that features asynchronous multiplayer match-ups and a meaty, multi-hour campaign.

Don't let the "multi-platform" thing fool you. Skulls is 100 percent a Microsoft exclusive. You'll simply be able to play it on anything that runs Windows or some approximation of it. Xbox Live Arcade, yes, but also Surface tablets, Windows Phone devices, and Windows 8 PCs via the new operating system's app store.

As you might have read in our earlier previews or our recent Joystiq Indie Pitch, the 10-15 hour campaign casts players in the role of a recently deceased samurai lord from feudal Japan. Horrified at being forced to wait in line for half a millennium before being admitted into the afterlife, our General Akamoto takes matters into his own hands. He enlists an army of zombie Ronin to fight by his side and sets out to carve his way into the great beyond.

[david]

Skulls of the Shogun slices off a release date of Jan. 30

by Jessica Conditt (2 days ago)
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Skulls of the Shogun is launching simultaneously on XBLA, Windows 8 on PC, Windows Surface and Windows Phone on January 30. With a launch platform lineup like that, we're not even going to complain that it didn't come out alongside Windows 8 as 17-Bit teased last year.

Skulls of the Shogun will run 1200 MS Points ($15) for XBLA, Windows 8 and Surface, and $7 for Windows Phone via the Windows Phone Marketplace. The game has up to four-player local or online multiplayer, and for the first time on Microsoft platforms, it supports asynchronous, cross-platform gameplay. What's more, it will be localized in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Russian. A little extra time goes a long way, apparently.

For a look at Skulls of the Shogun from the developer's point of view, check out its Joystiq Indie Pitch.

[ahleung]

美賣場出左, 1200msp
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...1d8?nosplash=1

[david]

Permanent bite taken out of Skulls of the Shogun price

by Richard Mitchell (57 minutes ago)
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Skulls of the Shogun, which we rather liked, now has a lower price on Xbox Live Arcade, Windows 8 and Surface. The Xbox Live Arcade version has dropped to $10, while the Windows 8 and Surface versions can be had for $7 apiece. The Windows Phone version, however, is still five bucks.

The savings should help pay for the inevitable dental work associated with eating skulls.