WB Games Boston is an American video game developer. The studio is best known for its massive multiplayer online role-playing games, Asheron's Call, Dungeons & Dragons Online, and The Lord of the Rings Online.
Gold Box is a series of role-playing video games produced by SSI from 1988 to 1992. The company acquired a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc. These games shared a common game engine that came to be known as the "Gold Box Engine" after the gold-colored boxes in which most games of the series were sold.
James Daniel Lowder is an American author, anthologist, and editor, working regularly within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres, and on tabletop role-playing games and critical works exploring popular culture.
Inti Creates Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game development company. Formed by ex-Capcom staff in May 1996, they are best known for developing games in the Mega Man series, namely the Mega Man Zero and Mega Man ZX series, and their flagship Azure Striker Gunvolt and Gal Gun franchises.
Shovel Knight is a platform video game developed and published by Yacht Club Games. Development was crowdfunded and the game was released for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Windows in June 2014. It was ported to OS X and Linux in September 2014, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One in April 2015, Amazon Fire TV in September 2015, and Nintendo Switch in March 2017. Shovel Knight is inspired by gameplay and graphics of platformer games developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Mighty Gunvolt is a platform game developed and published by Inti Creates. The game is a spin-off accompaniment to Inti Creates' Azure Striker Gunvolt game, additionally featuring characters from Gal*Gun and Mighty No. 9. The game was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan and North America in August 2014, and later in PAL regions in April 2015. A port for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, titled Gal Gunvolt, was released in Japan in August 2015. A version of the original Mighty Gunvolt was released for Microsoft Windows, and was available for free to purchasers of Azure Striker Gunvolt within the first month of its release. A sequel, Mighty Gunvolt Burst, was released in June 2017.
Azure Striker Gunvolt, known as Armed Blue: Gunvolt in Japan, is a 2D side-scrolling action-platform game developed and published by Inti Creates. It was first released for Nintendo 3DS via eShop in August 2014. Ports of the game were released for Windows in 2015, for Nintendo Switch in 2017, for PlayStation 4 in 2020, and for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in 2022. In addition to utilizing gameplay similar to Mega Man Zero, Azure Striker Gunvolt also introduced new gameplay elements such as Gunvolt's ability to "tag" enemies and target many at once, adding an additional layer of complexity to the genre.
Runbow is a platform racing video game made for the Wii U and later ported to Microsoft Windows, New Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. Runbow was developed by independent video game developer 13AM Games as their debut title, releasing it on 27 August 2015 in North America, 3 September 2015 in Europe, and 23 October 2015 in Australasia. The game was released in Japan on 25 November 2015.
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, known as Armed Blue: Gunvolt Sou in Japan, is a 2D side-scrolling action-platform video game developed and published by Inti Creates for the Nintendo 3DS. The sequel to Azure Striker Gunvolt, it was released in Japan on August 25, 2016 and worldwide on September 29, 2016. A compilation containing the game and its predecessor, titled Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack, was also available at retail in Japan and North America. Striker Pack was later released for Nintendo Switch on August 31, 2017 and PlayStation 4 on April 23, 2020. The standalone game was ported to Windows on June 22, 2020 and was released for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on July 14, 2022. A sequel, Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 was released in 2022 for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows.
Blaster Master Zero is an action-adventure platform video game developed and published by Inti Creates for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The game is the second reboot of Sunsoft's Blaster Master for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and was released worldwide in March 2017. It was subsequently ported to Windows in June 2019, PlayStation 4 in June 2020 and Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in July 2021.
Megu Sakuragawa is a Japanese singer, voice actress, and drummer from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She is better known as Tsubasa Kira from Love Live! and Ako Udagawa from BanG Dream!, the latter of which involves playing drums for the band Roselia. She is currently affiliated with S.
Blade Strangers is a 2D crossover fighting game developed by Studio Saizensen and published by Nicalis, released on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows via Steam in August 2018, as well as a Japanese arcade release. It features one-on-one combat between several characters from various independent video game franchises.
Cyber Shadow is a side-scrolling action-platform game developed by Finnish indie studio Mechanical Head Studios and published by Yacht Club Games. Using an 8-bit aesthetic, the game follows a cybernetic ninja named Shadow who sets out to rescue his clan in a world overrun by machines.
Yū Sasahara is a Japanese voice actress from Kumamoto Prefecture who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She began her career in 2016, and in 2018 she played her first main role as Akari Amano in the anime television series Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood.
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a dungeon crawler puzzle game developed by Vine and Yacht Club Games, and published by Yacht Club Games. It is a spin-off of Shovel Knight. It was released on December 13, 2021 for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. The story follows protagonist Shovel Knight as he becomes trapped within a magical artifact, the Pocket Dungeon, and is forced to fight his way out while battling other knights who befell the same fate. The game was positively received by critics, who noted its graphics, soundtrack and easy-to-learn yet deep gameplay as strong points.
Mina the Hollower is an upcoming action-adventure game by Yacht Club Games. It is planned for release on Windows, macOS and Linux. The game revolves around Mina, a skilled inventor and "Hollower" who travels to Tenebrous Isle to discover why the Spark Generators she invented to power the island have gone out.
Shovel Knight Dig is a roguelite platform game developed by Nitrome and Yacht Club Games. It is the third game of the Shovel Knight series and a prequel to the original. The game follows protagonist Shovel Knight as he fights enemies and collects treasure while journeying down a hole to recover his stolen treasure bag from a thief named Drill Knight. When the player dies, they lose all obtained upgrades, returning to the surface with a fraction of the treasure they collected while playing. At the surface, they can spend treasure on a variety of items that make gameplay easier.
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a downloadable content (DLC) expansion for the 2014 platform game Shovel Knight, developed and published by Yacht Club Games. The expansion is a prequel to the original game, where the player takes the role of Specter Knight, an undead warrior tasked with recruiting a group of knights for his master, the Enchantress. Specter Knight can run up walls and jump off of them, and slash through enemies and objects with his scythe to move through the air. Gameplay is similar to the original Shovel Knight, but features redesigned levels and altered boss fights.
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows is a downloadable content (DLC) expansion for the 2014 platform game Shovel Knight, developed and published by Yacht Club Games. In the expansion, the player takes control of Plague Knight, an alchemist on a journey to create the ultimate potion, capable of granting any of its user's desires. Gameplay is similar to that of the original Shovel Knight, but features a new story and main protagonist. Plague Knight attacks by throwing alchemical potions that explode, and has the ability to double jump. He can also and can charge up an even higher jump that sends him forward through the air. The expansion received generally positive reviews upon release.
