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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Friday, 12 February: Earlier today during its Numskull Presents virtual event, Numskull Games announced a new title coming in 2021, arcade shooter sequel RICO London. The must-watch online video showcase also included a sneak peek into Battle Axe as creator and veteran pixel artist Henk Nieborg and design director Mike Tucker talked through how each character functions, how the co-op works, how the high resolution pixel art was designed, as well as gameplay of an intense boss battle. Also featured were fast-paced sidescroller
Almost exactly a year ago, Henk Nieborg and developers Bitmap Bureau launched their Kickstarter campaign for Battle Axe, a top-down fantasy action game
Battle Axe, the retro-arcade hack’n’slash inspired by adventure games of yore. Battle Axe creator Henk Nieborg and design director Mike Tucker talked characters, co-op, and the high resolution pixel art, plus showed off one of the game’s boss fights. Battle Axe is coming April 2021 to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. It will be playable on next-gen consoles via backwards compatibility. You can watch the full deep dive presentation below: Iris Fall (February 2021) and Bladed Fury (March 2021) were shown, both coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4. Iris Fall casts players as Iris, who must solve puzzles using light and shadow. It won Best Visual Art and was nominated for Best Narration at the 2019 Taipei Game Show.