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7 June 20177 June 2017 Lite_Agent 13AM Games, Chucklefish, Circle Ent., Coder Child, Cubit The Hardcore Platformer HD, Drop It!: Block Paradise, Elliot Quest, Flyhigh Works, Four Horses, Hover Heaven, Inti Creates, Ira, Kid Tripp, Kinichi Nishii, LUNAAAX, Mighty Gunvolt, Mr. Shigty, Petite Games, PlayEveryWare, Pygmy Studio, Rayark, Runbow Pocket, Shakedown Hawaii, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Team Shifty, Team17, tinyBuild, VBlank Entertainment, VOEZ, Wargroove, Yacht Club Games, Yoku's Island Express, ZeNfA Productions

Indie news (June 7): Kid Tripp / Mighty Gunvolt / Shakedown Hawaii / LUNAXXX / Cave Story+

Today’s Indie news: Kid Tripp announed for the Nintendo 3DS, some screenshots for Mighty Gunvolt, video for Shakedown Hawaii on Nintendo 3DS, trailer for Runbow Pocket, results of the fanart contest for Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, some screenshots for LUNAXXX, video clip for Cave Story+, a look at the map in Wargroove, latest video clip for Yoku’s Island Express, Mr. Shifty update approved for release, one lone screenshot for Ira, screenshots for the new songs in VOEZ, trailer for Cubit The Hardcore Platformer HD, update available soon for Elliot Quest (Nintendo 3DS), Drop It: Block Paradise! approved for released in Europe, and trailer for Hover Heaven!

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29 May 2017 Lite_Agent Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Yacht Club Games

Shovel Knight: Nintendo Switch version out tomorrow in Japan, 3DS update out on Thursday in Europe

Good news for Japanese and European players: Shovel Knight on Nintendo Switch is out tomorrow in Japan, and the Nintendo 3DS update (with Specter of Torment) is out on Thursday in Europe!

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27 May 2017 Lite_Agent DotEmu, Image & Form, Lizardcube, Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Snipperclips – Cut it out together, Steamworld Ambassador Challenges, SteamWorld Dig 2, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, Yacht Club Games

Indie news (May 27): Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment (EU) / SteamWorld Dig 2

Today’s Indie news: Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment (Nintendo 3DS) approved for release in Europe, SteamWorld Dig 2 challenge, and some interviews (Snipperclips: Cut it out, together!, Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap)!

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19 May 201719 May 2017 Lite_Agent A 5th of BitSummit, Back Slash, BitSummit, Cat Quest, Cave Story, Choice Provisions, Chuudoku Puzzle Levels +, Circle Ent. Skipmore, De Mambo, Drool, Dusty Raging Fist, FAST RMX, Flip Wars, Flyhigh Works, Frozenbyte, Ghost Town Games, GoNNER, Graceful Explosion Machine, Greybox, Has-Been Heroes, Hollow Knight, Image & Form, Inti Creates, Kamiko, Kan-Kikuchu, Kingdom: Two Crowns, L. F. O. -Lost Future Omega-, Little Inferno, Mighty Gunvolt Burst, Mr. Shifty, Nicalis, Nine Parchments, Over Fence, Overcooked: Special Edition, Owlboy, Pikii, Raw Fury, Rime, Runner3, She Remembered Caterpillars, Shin'en Multimedia, Shovel Knight, Snake Pass, SteamWorld Dig 2, Sumo Digital, Team Cherry, Team Shifty, Team17, Tequila Works, Thumper, tinyBuild, Tomorrow Corporation, Vertex Pop, Wargroove, World of Goo, Yacht Club Games

Nindies @ A 5th of BitSummit: several games announced / dated for the Nintendo Switch

A 5th of BitSummit takes place this week-end in Kyoto, Japan, and today, Nintendo finally announced the list of playable game on its booth. Also, various games announced/confirmed for the Nintendo Switch!

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17 May 201719 May 2017 Lite_Agent A 5th of BitSummit, BitSummit, Circle Ent., Dandara, Drancia Saga, Elliot Quest, Flyhigh Works, GoNNER, Kan-Kikuchi, Kingdom: Two Crowns, Napnok Games, NBA Playgrounds, PlayEveryWare, Raw Fury, Saber Interactive, Shovel Knight, Skipmore, Yacht Club Games

Indie news (May 17): Napnok Games / Raw Fury @ BitSummit 5th / GoNNER dated (EU) / Drancia Saga

Today’s Indie news: KnapNok Games becomes Napnok Games, Raw Fury @ BitSummit, (EU) release date for GoNNER, release dates + screens + trailer for Drancia Saga, patch incoming for Elliot Quest, gameplay clip for NBA Playgrounds, and manual for co-op in Shovel Knight!

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10 May 2017 Lite_Agent Chucklefish, NBA Playgrounds, Petite Games, Saber Interactive, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Wargroove, Yacht Club Games

Indie news (May 10): Wargroove / Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Today’s Indie news: latest devblog post for Wargroove, fan art contest for Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, launch trailer for NBA Playgrounds, and latest screensghot for Petite Games’s next game!

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6 May 2017 Lite_Agent Cave Story, Disaster Cake, Grey Box, NBA Playgrounds, Nicalis, Rime, Saber Interactive, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Soul Saga, Tequila Works, Yacht Club Games

Indie news (May 6) – Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment / Soul Saga / Cave Story+

Today’s Indie news: release date for Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment on Wii U in Europe, development update for Soul Saga, sneak peek at the Cave Story+ manual, latest Dev Diary video for RIME, and new 3D model for NBA Playgrounds!

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5 May 2017 Lite_Agent Shovel Knight, Udon Entertainment, Yacht Club Games

Shovel Knight: Official Design Works releasing this August

In August, Udon Entertainment will release the Shovel Knight: Official Design Works, featuring character art, concept-art, interviews, and more.

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26 April 2017 Lite_Agent Circle Ent., Delirium Studios, Flyhigh Works, Kan-Kikuchi, Napnok Games, NBA Playgrounds, Rain Games, Renegade Kid, Saber Interactive, Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Skipmore, Squarehead Studios, Thunder Lotus, Yacht Club Games

Indie news (Apr. 26): Shovel Knight / Kamiko

Today’s Indie news: Specter of Torment update now available for Shovel Knight on Nintendo 3DS, trailer and teaser trailer in English for Kamiko, a Wii U Post-Mortem, and one screenshot for NBA Playgrounds!

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24 April 201723 August 2017 Lite_Agent Blaster Master Zero, FAST RMX, Inti Creates, Shin'en Multimedia, Shovel Knight, Snake Pass, Snipperclips – Cut it out together, Sumo Digital, Tomorrow Corporation, World of Goo, Yacht Club Games

[Europe] eShop highlights (March 2017): Snipperclips, Blaster Master Zero, FAST RMX

Nintendo uploaded its monthly video for the Nintendo eShop highlights today. For March, the company chose to highlight Snipperclips, FAST RMX, and more!

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22 April 2017 Lite_Agent Clever Endeavour Games, Mr. Shifty, NBA Playgrounds, Poisoft, Saber Interactive, Shakedown Hawaii, Shovel Knight, Team Shifty, tinyBuild, Ultimate Chicken Horse, VBlank Entertainment, Vroom in the night, Yacht Club Games

Indie news (Apr. 21): Shakedown Hawaii / Nindies / Shovel Knight / NBA Playgrounds / Mr Shifty

Today’s Indie news: Shakedown Hawaii gets a GPS, Nindies and the Nintendo Switch, some Shovel Knight books, screenshot for NBA Playgrounds, footage for Mr. Shifty, videos for Vroom in the night sky, and development update for Ultimate Chicken Horse!

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19 April 201719 April 2017 Lite_Agent Capcom, Resident Evil 2, Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Tool Assisted Speedrun, Yacht Club Games

Daily Briefs (Apr. 19) – Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment dated in NA / Making Platformer Games

Today’s Daily Briefs: Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment dated in North America, and Making Platformer Games (a blog post about developing a platformer)!

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15 April 2017 Lite_Agent aeiowu, FDG Entertainment, Hot Rod Racer, Lightwood Games, Mr. Shifty, Oceanhorn, Pic-a-Pix Colour, Poisoft, Shovel Knight, Team Shifty, tinyBuild, Tumbleseed, Vroom in the night sky, Yacht Club Games, ZeNfA Productions

Indie news (Apr. 15): Oceanhorn / Mr. Shifty / Tumbleseed / Shovel Knight playing cards

Today’s Indie news: video of Oceanhorn running on the Nintendo Switch, launch trailer for Mr. Shifty, release date and trailer for Tumbleseed, a playing card set for Shovel Knight, more details and screenshots for the upcoming content update for Hot Rod Racer, second tutorial video for Pic-a-Pix Colour, release date for Booty Diver (North America), and latest livestream recording for Vroom in the night sky!

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5 April 201726 April 2017 Lite_Agent Japan, Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Yacht Club Games

Shovel Knight: Ver. 3.0A and Specter of Torment expansion now available in Japan (Wii U / 3DS)

Goods news for Japanese players: the latest update for Shovel Knight (Ver. 3.0A) and the Specter of Torment expansion are now available on Wii U / 3DS!

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31 March 2017 Lite_Agent Playtonic Games, Sean Valesco, Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Yacht Club Games, Yooka-Laylee

Shovel Knight: Sean Valesco on Specter of Torment, Yooka-Laylee, what’s next, more

Earlier this week, NextN published a pretty neat interview with Sean Valesco of Yacht Club Games. Check out this post for some excerpts!

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30 March 2017 Lite_Agent Dex, Dreadlocks, Graceful Explosion Machine, Jake Kaufman, Kickstarter, Lightwood Games, Pic-a-Pix Colour, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Snake Pass, Sumo Digital, Vertex Pop, Yacht Club Games

Indie news (March 30th): Dex (Wii U development halted) / Graceful Explosion Machine

Today’s Indie news: Wii U development halted for Dex, North American release date for Graceful Explosion Machine, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment soundtrack out in Early April, launch trailer for Snake Pass, and Pic-a-Pix Colour getting some DLC!

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22 March 2017 Lite_Agent 2017 Australia & New Zealand Splatoon Cup, ARMS, Australian eSports League, CEO, CEO Dreamland, CEO Dreamland 2017, Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Splatoon, Splatoon 2, Yacht Club Games

Nintendo news (March 22nd): 2017 Australia & New Zealand Splatoon Cup / Shovel Knight (Japan)

Today’s Nintendo news: the 2017 Australia & New Zealand Splatoon Cup announced, release date for Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment on Wii U / 3DS in Japan, and Splatoon 2 + ARMS at CEO Dreamland!

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10 March 201710 March 2017 Lite_Agent 34BigThings, aeiowu, Andrew Parson, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, Blaster Master Zero, Brian Provinciano, Choice Provisions, Dandara, Dant Rambo, David Bellanco, David D'Angelo, Devolver Digital, DotEmu, Flipping Death, Frozenbyte, Game Atelier, GoNNER, Graceful Explosion Machine, Graeme Struthers, Gred Wohlwend, Has-Been Heroes, I am Setsuna, Image & Form, Inti Creates, Kai Tuovinen, Lizardcube, Microids, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, Nicalis, Omar Cornut, PAX East, PAX East 2017, Raw Fury, Redout, Runner3, Shakedown Hawaii, Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Snake Pass, Square-Enix, SteamWorld Dig 2, Stephane Longeard, Sumo Digital, Sunsoft, Syberia 3, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, Tokyo RPG Factory, Tumbleseed, Valerio Di Donator, VBlank Entertainment, Yacht Club Games, Zoink Games

Indie news (March 10): Interviews about the Nintendo Switch / The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

Today’s Indie news: a couple of interviews of indies about the Nintendo Switch, some screenshots for The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, another gameplay clip for Shakedown Hawaii, N++ Ultimate Edition possibly coming to the Nintendo Switch, list of third-party Nintendo Switch games playable at PAX East 2017, wallpapers for Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 and Blaster Master Zero, and the Yooka-Laylee soundtrack now available for pre-order on iTunes!

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2 March 20172 March 2017 Lite_Agent Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Yacht Club Games

Shovel Knight: new amiibo feature for the Treasure Trove version, Body Swap mode detailed

To “replace” co-op (to be available to all players on home consoles), Yacht Club Games are adding a new amiibo feature to Shovel Knight on Nintendo consoles. Also: more details about the upcoming Body Swap feature!