Windblown Q&A – Diving Into the Next Roguelite from Dead Cells Devs

Dead Cells was blessed with several excellent animated trailers, each one produced by French animation studio Bobbypills. Now the slick metroidvania is getting a full animated television series from the same folks, and the first trailer is below.

Into the Breach, the acclaimed 2018 turn-based strategy game from Subset Games, is getting some high praise from XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns director Jake Solomon.

Dead by Daylight: Dungeons & Dragons features one of the most iconic characters in the D&D mythos – the archlich Vecna – as well as the original Bard Survivor Aestri Yazar (and her playable counterpart, Baermar Uraz). Also coming is the Forgotten Ruins Map, a dark fantasy-inspired Realm befitting of The Whispered One’s presence.

After rebooting Final Fantasy 7 as the trilogy of Remake, Rebirth and Really, You Went With That? (TBC), Square Enix are now planning to reboot themselves. Among the publishers’ revamped approach to making money - following a recent drop in profits, per their latest financials - is a more “aggressive” approach to bringing their games to more platforms than specific consoles (in other words, PlayStation) as exclusives, with a particular focus on “win[ning] over PC users”.

Plenty of GamesIndustry.biz readers are familiar with the concept of crowdfunding, with well over a decade of Kickstarter campaigns helping to bring many a game to market. Less common, however, is equity crowdfunding.

The Rogue Prince of Persia, a game that is pleasingly candid in choosing its name for a roguelite Prince of Persia spin-off, has been delayed. It turns out that developers Evil Empire - they of very good roguelite platformer Dead Cells - saw the Hades 2 train steaming down the tracks, and decided to sensibly dodge-roll out of its way.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are set to make their MCU debuts in on July 26. The film is among the most anticipated movies arriving in 2024. But when asked about their MCU futures, the actors seemed hesitant to reveal anything major.

13 years after the release of Skyrim, developer Slavic Magic is keeping its janky spirit alive. As one Reddit user discovered, if you walk on fallen logs inside of a burning building in Manor Lords, you'll be propelled into the atmosphere as though an overly protective giant just clubbed you.

Space Gladiators releases on Android later this May! The game kicks you into the center of Tartarus, a far-off extraterrestrial world, which you will need to escape. Here, you fight for supremacy in arenas that test your abilities.

2016’s SteamWorld Heist, a turn-based strategy set in the SteamWorld game universe, is getting a sequel and Thunderful Publishing have released a new trailer offering players a deep dive into its gameplay.

A talented Dead Cells fan has created an incredible colored pencil drawing of The Beheaded. The player then shared this rendition of the Dead Cells cover art with the community, receiving praise for their impressive artistic skills.

Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has revealed thatBaldur’s Gate 3 was originally going to feature entirely different death and resurrection mechanics. The cut features would have taken players on an immersive journey through the afterlife and expanded Baldur’s Gate 3's rich lore and storytelling.