Indie news (Aug. 22) – RIVE: footage, FAST Racing Neo: DLC trailer, SteamWorld Quest
Today’s Indie news: gameplay footage for RIVE, but also…
- FAST Racing Neo: Neo Future Pack (DLC)
- SteamWorld Quest
- Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
- Shakedown Hawaii
RIVE
Here’s some gameplay footage for RIVE, from the official gamescom 2016 livestream:
RIVE (Wii U eShop) should be released before the end of the year, but the Wii U version has been delayed.
FAST Racing Neo: Neo Future Pack
Here’s the trailer for the Neo Future Pack, the upcoming DLC for FAST Racing Neo on Wii U (click here for more details about it!):
The NEO Future Pack for FAST Racing Neo will be released on September 30th in Europe and North America.
SteamWorld Quest
Back in December 2013, Image & Form revealed they were working on three SteamWorld projects. One of them turned out to be SteamWorld Heist, which launched to critical acclaim last year. Could the second one be called SteamWorld Quest? It’s certainly what seems to suggest a document from the Creative Europe program.
Indeed, SteamWorld Quest, by Image & Form, is one of the games selected for funding. It looks like Image & Form will receive a maximum of 150 000€, which is about 27% of the game’s total budget.
But what is SteamWorld Quest exactly? The name seems to suggest a RPG, which wouldn’t be a surprising shift in genre. After all, the first SteamWorld game was a Tower-Defense game, the second one an Action/Platformer/Digging game, and the third one a Strategy/Hat Collect-a-thon/Blubbing game. Unfortunately, there’s no way to know until Image & Form makes a proper announcement…
Source: Creative Europe
Thanks More_Badass for the heads up!
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
Last week, Inti Creates revealed the second trailer for Azure Striker Gunvolt 2. Good news if you don’t understand a word of Japanese: that trailer is now available in English!
Here is the English version of the second trailer for Azure Striker Gunvolt 2:
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (3DS eShop) comes out on August 25th in Japan, and September 30th in Europe and North America. The Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack will be released at retail on the same day in Japan and North America.
Shakedown Hawaii
Here’s another animated gif for Shakedown Hawaii, to be released on Nintendo 3DS:
WIP swamp area and destructible cover shoot outs. #ShakedownHawaii #RetroCityRampagehttps://t.co/eDAmcNcs4P pic.twitter.com/u7joLhJpjw
— Vblank (@RetroCR) August 21, 2016