wraggster
August 19th, 2011, 00:42
Sony Online Entertainment has dropped release date details for three of its upcoming PSN titles. Two of them have some elements in common: they're both Scandinavian; and they're downloadable games built by teams recovering from AAA failures.
First up is Recoil Games' Rochard (http://www.joystiq.com/game/rochard), the impressive (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/12/rochard-preview/) "action-adventure, side-scrolling puzzle platformer" from Finland, which will be available on September 27 for $9.99. The ex-Remedy devs at Recoil Games were working on the ambitious Earth No More (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/14/report-recoil-slows-earth-no-more-development-for-smaller-pro/), a 3D Realms-published shooter whose cancellation nearly closed the developer.
Next is the promising (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/09/payday-the-heist-preview-everybody-be-cool/) Payday: The Heist, from Overkill Software in Sweden. The debut project from this team of former GRIN developers, Payday: The Heist is a cooperative, squad-based shooter and will be available on October 4 for $19.99. After GRIN's collapse in 2009, co-founder Bo Andersson formed Overkill Software but stayed intentionally "below the radar," the website says.
Lastly, Sideway: New York (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/25/sideway-preview-spray-on-can/) will be available on October 11 for $9.99. This title built by the developers of Madballs in Babo Invasion is produced by a marketing company looking to turn the property into a cartoon.
First up is Recoil Games' Rochard (http://www.joystiq.com/game/rochard), the impressive (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/12/rochard-preview/) "action-adventure, side-scrolling puzzle platformer" from Finland, which will be available on September 27 for $9.99. The ex-Remedy devs at Recoil Games were working on the ambitious Earth No More (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/14/report-recoil-slows-earth-no-more-development-for-smaller-pro/), a 3D Realms-published shooter whose cancellation nearly closed the developer.
Next is the promising (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/09/payday-the-heist-preview-everybody-be-cool/) Payday: The Heist, from Overkill Software in Sweden. The debut project from this team of former GRIN developers, Payday: The Heist is a cooperative, squad-based shooter and will be available on October 4 for $19.99. After GRIN's collapse in 2009, co-founder Bo Andersson formed Overkill Software but stayed intentionally "below the radar," the website says.
Lastly, Sideway: New York (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/25/sideway-preview-spray-on-can/) will be available on October 11 for $9.99. This title built by the developers of Madballs in Babo Invasion is produced by a marketing company looking to turn the property into a cartoon.