Indie news (May 22): Shakedown Hawaii / Mutant Mudds artbook

22 May 2017 Lite_Agent Ackk Studios, Chromophore, Flip Wars, Image & Form, Jools Watsham, Mutant Mudds, NBA Playgrounds, Saber Interactive, SteamWorld Dig 2, Team17, Yoku's Island Express

Today’s Indie news: Arcade Challenge Teaser for Shakedown Hawaii, but also…

Mutant Mudds
Chromophore!
SteamWorld Dig 2
Battle Sports Mekuru
Yoku’s Island Express
NBA Playgrounds

Shakedown Hawaii

Last week, VBlank Entertainment shared a new video for Shakedown Hawaii, showcasing one of the Arcade Challenges. This one is called “Pedestrian Target Practice”!

Shakedown Hawaii (Switch – eShop) will be released later this year in Europe and North America.

Mutant Mudds

Last week, Jools Watsham revealed that he was working on a really neat side project: the Mutant Mudds: Official Art and Design Works, that will be released at retail.

Here’s a sneak peek:

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Chromophore!

Remember the port of Two Brothers / Chromophore!, announced by ACKK a looong time ago? Well, it turns out it’s pretty much alive, and not cancelled. But the thing is, the team is currently focusing on YIIK (which was recently announced/confirmed for the Nintendo Switch), and we will only get to hear about it again once that game has been released.

Naturally, it’s unlikely that the Wii U release is in the works, but since YIIK is headed to the Nintendo Switch, it’s quite likely that Two Brothers / Chromophore! also is.

Source: ACKK
Thanks D-e-f- for the heads up!

SteamWorld Dig 2

We already knew that SteamWorld Dig 2 was headed to Japan, but today, Image & Form clarified that it would be sometime this Fall. Naturally, the exact release date will be announced at a later date, most definitely after we have the one for Europe and North America!

Source: Image & Form

Battle Sports Mekuru

Battle Sports Mekuru (originally announced as Project Mekuru) was released last week in Japan, but still doesn’t have a release date in Europe and North America. And yet, we already know that the game will get some post-launch DLC: new maps and areas.

This was revealed in an interview with the developers, to be published soon on Source Gaming.

Mekuru free updates get detailed in an interview with @AllSourceGaming! Full interview will be posted later this week. Follow us to read it! pic.twitter.com/SwAjN88Oiw

— Source Gaming (@AllSourceGaming) May 22, 2017

Yoku’s Island Express

Here’s a couple of screenshots and a short GIF for Yoku’s Island Express, releasing next year on the Nintendo Switch:

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*Yawn*

Hello Monday! pic.twitter.com/j21iuz1VHM

— Yoku's Island Express (@YokuGame) May 22, 2017

Source: official Twitter account

NBA Playgrounds

Yesterday, Saber Interactive revealed another new player for NBA Playgrounds, to be added via free DLC: Dennis Rodman!

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