Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap Retail boxes now available

Lizardcube's classic retro remake features great bonus goodies

19 April 2018 April 19, 2018 - The physical retail box of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap for Nintendo Switch™ and PlayStation®4 is now available in European and Australian/NZ major retail stores - the MSRP is €39.99 / £34.99.



Aside from the game itself, both boxes contain several physical extras:

• a retro-style manual, reminiscent of the SEGA era of gaming
• the original soundtrack on mini CD
• an adorable phone strap featuring the game's main character

Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap is a beautifully hand-drawn and animated remake of the unforgettable Sega Master System game Wonder Boy III. Cursed and turned into a half-human, half-lizard monstrosity by the Meka Dragon, our hero will have to explore the many traps of Monster Land in order to find a cure. The game’s developer, Lizardcube, reverse-engineered the original game in order to faithfully replicate the character movements, item drop logic, secret door locations and much more.

The Switch and PS4™ versions of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap are presented in widescreen HD, with enhanced interface functions, a new playable character (Wonder Girl) and the option to toggle between the all-new hand-drawn visuals and the original graphics and sound.

Bridge Constructor Portal @ The Webby Awards

We need your help!

11 April 2018 Bridge Constructor Portal has been nominated for Best "Puzzle - Game" in the 22nd Annual Webby Awards! Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet.



And again: Bridge Constructor Portal has been nominated! We are very proud of this - and you can now vote for us and show GLaDOS’ new employees some love:
https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2018/games/general/puzzle

You can vote until April 19

Bridge Constructor Stunts smashing onto PlayStation®4 today!

Stuntman and engineer in one? No problem with Bridge Constructor Stunts!

27 March 2018 Headup Games proudly announces today's release of Bridge Constructor Stunts for PlayStation™4, available coming with today's PlayStation®Store update. The wild blend of constructing stunts courses and action-packed stunt driving will be available for 9.99 USD / 9.99 Euro. After the successful launches of Bridge Constructor Portal and the original Bridge Constructor earlier, it's the third game in the franchise for PS4®.

This time, it’s much more about controls as you not only create your own courses -including ramps, loops and explosive barrels- but will also drive the vehicles yourself afterward, leaving a trail of destruction.

Have a look at the official PlayStation™4 Trailer below, for some explosive gameplay. If you like to see more of the game check out some hilarious let's plays from famous influencers on YouTube!

 

About Bridge Constructor Stunts

Stuntman and engineer in one? No problem with Bridge Constructor Stunts! Build imposing ramps and loops to reach your goal in the diverse stages. But building structures alone isn't enough this time: you sit behind the wheel of the vehicles yourself and have to maneuver them skillfully to the goal. Collect stars, complete daredevil jumps, flips and spectacular stunts, leaving behind a trail of destruction!

Improved Construction Mode - Once again you have access to a variety of building materials with different properties. Numerous improvements make building even easier: simply convert a beam you have built into a road, and vice-versa. Additionally, you can now reposition your structures without having to build them from scratch.

Loose Screw! We have hidden some hard-to-reach screws in some of the levels. Find and collect them, and you might be able to put these screws to good use in the future...

The perfect game for let’s plays! Let the world be part of your most outrageous jumps!

Features:

• Improved and simplified Construction Mode
• Build ramps and drive vehicles across them yourself
• Diverse levels with multiple objectives: reach the goals, collect stars, score target
• Delivery vans and dump trucks with cargo that wreaks havoc when coming loose
• Various building materials
• Spectacular stunts and rampages of destruction
• Let the world be part of your most outrageous jumps

RTS meets Tower Defense meets RPG

"Hero Defense" coming to PlayStation®4 and Xbox One in Q2 2018

26 March 2018 Headup Games and Happy Tuesday announce a new publication period for Hero Defense, an innovative genre mix of RTS and tower defense, while various RPG elements provide for enormous depth. It will be released on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One in Q2 2018; an exact release date will be announced soon.

Hero Defense is set in a dark fantasy world populated by monsters like vampires, werewolves and zombies. By its multiple gameplay elements - RTS, tower defense and RPG - it is an interesting challenge for a wide spectrum of players. Join Jack Sanders’ team of monster slayers and defend the world by using individual skills and weapons, combined with runes and powerful spells.

Strategically maneuver your team of upgradeable heroes through various arenas, finding the best spots and using strong auras to destroy hordes of sinister enemies. Hero Defense features enormous depth due to customization possibilities as well as many RPG elements like skill trees, modifiable weapons, runes and magic spells.

If you're at PAX East in Boston, you're welcome to stop by at Booth #14129and have a first hands-on.


About Hero Defense
 
In order to destroy the world’s most powerful vampire, your team of slayers must impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination!

Take charge of five unique heroes that battle their way through various arenas to defeat Count Necrosis.

Hero Defense challenges fans from RTS, RPGs and Tower Defense games to strategically maneuver their upgradeable heroes to destroy hordes of sinister creeps.

 
Features

• Kill creeps fast to punish the enemy in an innovative mix of RTS and Tower Defense
• Liberate your island, assemble your team and enjoy hours of a narrated story 
• Defeat gigantic bosses which challenge you with their special abilities
• Customize your heroes through a deep RPG layer 
• Rebuild your town and unlock new buildings and abilities
• Gain XP to access and level up each hero’s individual skill tree
• Gather loot and equip spells that freeze, burn and poison the undead
• Modify weapons by collecting and socketing powerful runes and customize your builds for devastating combos and skill-synergies 
• Replay procedurally generated enemies and endless mode challenges

''Earth Atlantis'' coming to PlayStation®4 and Xbox One

Explore a post-apocalyptic underwater world with a breathtaking visual style and advanced controls

21 March 2018 Headup Games and Pixel Perfex announce Earth Atlantis for "PS4" and Xbox One. The action-filled shooter is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a climate shift has struck the earth and marked civilization’s downfall. With most of the land now being completely flooded, life is only possible beneath the ocean.

Mankind's main capitals are destroyed and lay at the bottom of the sea, as ruins of steel and stone. The machines have found their place in this new environment and now roam the seas as terrifying hybrids of creatures and machines.
 
The unique visuals of Earth Atlantis feature the style of old sketches, reminiscing a time where sea exploration commenced and the sea was believed to be inhabited by fantastic as well as dangerous creatures. Now, once again, the world has to be discovered. Board one of four individual submarines - each with different advantages and weaponry. Hunt down huge bosses in an intense retro style side-scrolling shooter.
 

In terms of gameplay and features, re-balanced gameplay mechanics make the game more enjoyable even for non-hardcore shooter players, while retro fans will be happy to hear that they can use the d-pad for steering their ship. In addition, the game contains more boss fights than ever before!

Earth Atlantis will hit PlayStation™4 and Xbox One in Q2 2018, the exact release date will be lifted soon.

Rediscover humankind's sunken world!


 

Are you ready to Runbow? Heading for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation®4!

Either digitally on April 24 or wait for the retail "Deluxe Edition", coming June 14, with nice swag included

14 March 2018 Independent video game developer 13AM Games and your friendly neighborhood publisher Headup Games announce the colorful racing chaos of award-winning party game Runbow is coming to PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch worldwide on April 24 digitally.

The game will also be hitting retail a bit later on June 14 as a "Deluxe Edition" including all DLCs and nice physical goodies to be announced at a later stage because... well, just to make it more interesting.

Runbow features an eye-catching color mechanic that has racers brawl amongst each other while objects and platforms appear or disappear based on the continually changing background color. All multiplayer modes can be played by up to 9 players simultaneously online, while it features 8-player local multiplayer madness on Nintendo Switch as well as 4 player local chaos on PlayStation™4. Besides that, the game features a bevy of content in its single-player modes that will test the skills and minds of any seasoned platformer.

Get in line here for your own review code - Runbow is the party platformer you've been waiting for to come to Switch and PS4™!

After initially launching on Wii U, Runbow quickly rose through the ranks to become a highly-ranked Wii U game, and garnered overwhelming praise from both media and players. In addition to frantic, humorous gameplay of its own, Runbow features 19 guest characters from some of the biggest indie titles, including Guacamelee!, Shovel Knight and Steamworld Dig.

“Runbow was a must-have on the Wii U and we think it will also become a favorite among PlayStation™ gamers,” said Alex Rushdy, Co-Founder of 13AM Games. “Thanks to Headup Games we’re able to bring Runbow’s hilarious brawling and racing action to the PlayStation™4, where players can tackle challenges on their own or against friends and others worldwide via local and online multiplayer.”

In Runbow players can sprint against each other in classic “Run” mode, battle to the death in “Arena,” or try a colorful take on the multiplayer classic “King of the Hill.” In addition to these, the game features more than 140 levels in “Adventure,” and “Bowhemoth,” a single, uninterrupted platforming challenge that will test even the best platform gamers.

''Welcome back, testing is available.''

Bridge Constructor Portal is now available on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation®4

07 March 2018 Headup Games proudly announces the release of Bridge Constructor Portal for all major current console systems. Following the release on PC and mobile systems end of last year, the unique puzzle game is now also available for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation®4.

On Xbox One, buyers of the new game will also receive the classical Bridge Constructor game for free in the next two weeks. Well ain't that a treat...

Don't worry, European PlayStation players: In the first two weeks from launch day (March 7), PS Plus members will receive a 15% launch discount on PlayStation®Store. The game's standard price on all consoles is 14.99 € / $14.99. 


Controller-optimized build mode:
In comparison to the original Bridge Constructor game, there are some advantages in regards to its controls. For example, now you see all possible connections indicated as dashed lines. By pressing R3, it is possible to construct all those indicated connections at once, instead of creating every connection one by one. Of course, this also works on Nintendo Switch and Xbox One by pressing down the right stick.

Bridge Constructor Portal blends the laws of structural engineering and technology straight from Aperture Laboratories into an exciting new game experience. 
 

About Bridge Constructor Portal 

Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal™ and Bridge Constructor™ games.

As a new employee in the Aperture Science test lab, it's your job to build bridges, ramps, slides, and other constructions in 60 test chambers and get the Bendies safely across the finish line in their vehicles.

Make use of the many Portal gadgets, like portals, propulsion gel, repulsion gel, aerial faith plates, cubes, and more to bypass the sentry turrets, acid pools and laser barriers, solve switch puzzles, and make it through the test chambers unscathed.

Let Ellen McLain, the original voice of GLaDOS, guide you through the tutorial, and learn all the tips and tricks that make a true Aperture Science employee.

The bridge is a lie!


Features:

• The merging of two worlds: the first Bridge Constructor™ with an official Portal™ license
• Create complex constructions in the Aperture Science labs
• Let GLaDOS accompany you through tricky physics adventures
• Use portals, aerial faith plates, propulsion gel, repulsion gel, and much more to master the complicated tasks
• Evade dangers such as sentry turrets, emancipation grills, laser fields, and acid

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is opening the gates to Hell today!

First-person speedrunning now available on PlayStation®4!

06 March 2018 Hell awaits you, Mortal!

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is now available on PlayStation™4 for $14.99. Slice every last millisecond as you race and blast your way through tricky stages filled with obstacles and traps; think Super Meat Boy + Portal + Quake and you'll get a general idea.

SEUM's console-exclusive bullet-time mode adds a completely fresh layer to the gameplay and lets you conquer the online leaderboards by optimizing your runs to the very last bit. Once started, you can't put down your controller again. Find it on the PlayStation®Store today.
 
Hell Yeah! \m/

About SEUM: Speedrunners From Hell
 
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is the world’s only competitive heavy metal first-person platformer. Like an unholy child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reactions. Race across and jump over platforms and bounce pads while shooting fireballs as you battle to reach an exit portal in the minimum amount of time. Reverse time and gravity. Compete with all players for top times in the online high score ladder. Only the toughest players will receive the Uber Skull medals! 

If mind-blowing speed and adrenaline blasting its way through your body seems too boring for your speed running blitzkrieg, then search for the beer cans hidden in each level. Who knows which secrets can be discovered by finding all of these delicious refreshments?

FEATURES

• Can’t get much more old school than this!
• Over 100 levels, each more devilish than the last, with secrets around every corner.
• Shoot fireballs, reverse gravity, teleport and dodge obstacles to solve challenges.
• Leaderboards in each level so you can see how you fare against your friends (and enemies).
• Original soundtrack that'll have you tearing through the levels with blazing speed.
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