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Stealth Inc. creeps onto PS4 in comprehensive Ultimate Edition
Those of you who missed charming stealth platformer Stealth Inc. in its prior incarnations have one more excellent chance to experience the pixelated adventure. Stealth Inc. Ultimate Edition, as its name suggests, is a collection that not only includes the new PlayStation 4 version of the titular game, but also its two DLC expansions, The Lost Clones and The Teleporter Chamber. Taken together, these two inclusions add 40 levels to the game's original roster of 80, and, as you'd expect, they add new gimmicks to the game's stealth action not found in earlier stages. Stealth Inc. Ultimate Edition is currently available from the PlayStation Network Store at a price of $15. Unfortunately, there are no discounts for those who already own the earlier PlayStation 3 or Vita incarnations of the game. [Image: Curve Studios]
Stealth Inc: Ultimate Edition tip-toes to PS4 in March
Curve Studios' stealthy platformer Stealth Inc will receive a special Ultimate Edition version on PS4 in early March, the developer announced today. The bundle will include the base version of the game formerly known as Stealth Bastard as well as its two DLC add-ons, The Teleporter Chambers and The Lost Clones. The pieces of downloadable content add 40 levels to the game's already-existing 80. Stealth Inc launched on PSN for Vita and PS3 in July 2013, following its November 2012 launch on PC and April 2013 release on Mac and Linux. While it was Cross-Buy-enabled on PSN then, the developer noted today that the Ultimate Edition will not be free for current Stealth Inc owners to download. Still, it is "looking into ways we can offer a very significant discount to people who already own Stealth Inc," and will reveal as much in the coming weeks. [Image: Curve Studios]
The Brutal Bundle: Pay $5 for 10 Steam games
Bundle Stars is offering up a tempting smorgasbord of Steam games for only $5. The Brutal Bundle is headlined by dictator-em-up Tropico 4, along with Curve Studios' stealthy puzzle platformer, Stealth Bastard Deluxe. The two complement each other quite well – one teaches you how to rule a nation, and other helps you sneak out of the country as soon as the people revolt. The Brutal Bundle also has a few vehicular combat games. Iron Sky: Invasion puts you in the cockpit of a starfighter, while Steel Storm: Complete Edition lets you maneuver an advanced hovertank in an alternate future. Port Royale 3 offers boat-based combat in the Caribbean, circa 17th century, and Naval Warfare tackles modern naval skirmishes. King's Bounty: Legions True Tactician Ultimate Pack and Earth 2150 Trilogy represent the strategy section of The Brutal Bundle, while Day One: Garry's Incident focuses on a man trying to survive in the Amazon jungle. Rounding out the list is Dungeonbowl, a twist on the fantasy football game Blood Bowl. The Brutal Bundle ends in little over 29 days, so walk – don't run! – to the website if you're curious.
Stealth Inc. finds its lost clones on PSN
Curve Studios, the developer behind Stealth Inc. – A Clone in the Dark, has announced some new DLC for the PS3 and PS Vita versions. The "Lost Clones" add-on slaps another 20 levels, including new Trophies and a DLC-specific leaderboard, on top of the base game. "Lost Clones" is available for download today for $3.99 in North America and £2.99 in Europe. In Curve Studios' announcement post, the studio says it currently has no plans to release the DLC for the iOS version, though it hasn't ruled out the possibility. Stealth Inc. – A Clone in the Dark, previously known as Stealth Bastard on other platforms, is a stealth puzzle game where players must stick to the shadows while guiding a clone through a testing facility chock full of traps and robot sentries. The game is both cross-buy and cross-save enabled on PlayStation platforms.
Stealth Inc sneaking to iOS next week
Curve Studios' stealthy platformer Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark will launch on iOS on November 14. The fast-paced puzzle platformer includes 80 levels, Game Center-supported achievements and leaderboards, and a "one off in-app purchase" that unlocks 1,800 community-created levels. Stealth Inc originally launched as Stealth Bastard on Steam in November 2012 before undergoing a name change when it arrived on Vita and PS3 in July. The game will be compatible with iPad 2, iPad Mini and iPhone 4S devices and up. Curve Studios didn't list a price for the game, but will announce it next week.
Stealth Inc bringing its sneaky platforming to iOS
Stealth Inc – A Clone in the Dark (formerly known as Stealth Bastard) is bringing its charming blend of stealth and platforming action to iOS. In a feature over on Pocketgamer, developer Jonathan Biddle said the iOS port is already underway. There is no timing for iOS port right now, though Biddle said it's proving difficult due to the different resolutions for all the iDevices out there. "The different screen resolutions and aspect ratios have meant creating three different versions of each of the game's 80 levels – iPad, widescreen iPhone and 4:3 iPhone," he said. "Testing the iOS version of the game now means playing it through three times every time the levels are changed." Stealth Inc has already found success on Windows PC, Linux, Mac, PS3, PS Vita and Android.
PS Plus Europe gets Assassin's Creed 3, Jak & Daxter Trilogy, more today
Assassin's Creed 3 makes a graceful landing in Europe's PlayStation Plus haystack today, headlining September's round of Instant Game Collection entries for the subscription service. The latest entry in Ubisoft's super-selling historical adventure series is joined on continental PS3s by sneaky platformer Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark and the Jak & Daxter Collection, suffixed Trilogy in Europe and comprising The Precursor Legacy, Jak 2 and Jak 3. Two Vita freebies arrive today too: motorbike puzzle-platformer Urban Trial Freestyle and New Little King's Story, the portable follow-up to the Wii original and Joystiq Top 10 of 2009 entry. If you fancy a detour from the traditional silly season flurry of major new releases, this round is another solid offering from the subscription service. As summer inevitably becomes autumn, so does this round of games see some oldies leaf PS Plus. So long Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Ico & Shadow of the Colossus HD, Demon's Souls, Lego Lord of the Rings, and When Vikings Attack, and fare thee well.
PSN Tuesday: Stealth Inc, Zeno Clash 2, Zone of the Enders
This week's PSN content update is now live, headlined by cross-buy enabled stealth and puzlee platformer Stealth Inc - A Clone in the Dark, now on sale for $10. If you like your conflict a bit more on the direct side, Zeno Clash 2 takes a swing at PSN today for $15. Both remastered Zone of the Enders HD games are also here, available for individual purchase at $10 for the original and $20 for the sequel. PlayStation Plus subscribers can download PSP and PS Vita-compatible Metal Slug XX for free this week and enjoy discounts across Sorcery, Cloudberry Kingdom, Datura, some Thomas Was Alone DLC and more. For the full list of this week's content, hit up the PlayStation Blog.
Stealth Inc, formerly Stealth Bastard, infiltrates PSN July 23
Curve Studios' Stealth Inc – A Clone in the Dark will launch on PS3 and PS Vita in North America on July 23, the developer revealed in an email today. Stealth Inc will launch a day later in Europe, on July 24. Stealth Inc – A Clone in the Dark, a puzzle-platformer with a heavy emphasis on stealth, started out as Stealth Bastard on the PC back in 2011 but was renamed for Sony platforms last April. The PS3 and PS Vita versions of Stealth Inc are cross-buy enabled, so purchasing on one platform guarantees a copy on the other. Curve Studios has made a name for itself on PlayStation platforms, most recently bringing Thomas Was Alone to the PS Vita and PS3. Prior to Thomas' outing, Curve produced Stealth Bastard on the PC and developed the endearing homage to 16-bit Japanese action games, Explodemon.
Steam deals: Stealth Bastard, Closure, Snapshot, more this week
This week, Steam is discounting a dozen different indie games. Stealth Bastard Deluxe, a fast-paced 2D stealth game from Curve Studios, is a tempting $4.99. Closure, the dark platformer from Eyebrow Interactive, is a mere $3.39 – definitely worth the pittance. Snapshot is also $3.39, a puzzle platformer from Kyle Pulver built upon an inventive photography mechanic. Retrovirus is half-off at $10, a shooter where players guide a ship through a computer system to eradicate a virus. Turret-based strategy game Sol Survivor is next on the list, down to $2.49 for the remainder of the sale. Spark Unlimited's Legendary, a shooter based on the Pandora's Box myth, joins the sale soiree for $1.24; Nikopal: Secrets of the Immortals is also $1.24, a 3D adventure game set in France during the year 2023. BC Kings, also $1.24, is s a strategy game set in the stone age. The final three games rounding out the list are: Puzzle Kingdoms for $3.74, a game from the creators of Puzzle Quest in very much the same vein; 4 Elements, a color-matching game from Playrix Entertainment set in a fantasy world, for $2; and Cave Story+ for $4.99, Nicalis' port of Daisuke Amaya's lauded platform-adventure game. All of these games are on sale until May 6 at 10am PT.
Stealth Bastard Deluxe infiltrates Mac and Linux, cheap on Steam this week
Curve Studios' Stealth Bastard Deluxe may have been renamed Stealth Inc. - A Clone in the Dark for its upcoming PSN release, but it's still the same Bastard on Mac and Linux, where it launched this week.To celebrate the new platforms for the stealth platformer, Curve has discounted all available versions 50% on Steam. It's now $4.99 with SteamPlay, with the soundtrack and DLC also half off.
Stealth Bastard gets a new name: Stealth Inc - A Clone in the Dark
Stealth Bastard, Curve Studios' sneaky puzzle platformer, has cleaned up its act and now sports a new name, as suggested by two fans: Stealth Inc – A Clone in the Dark. Curve held a contest to rename Stealth Bastard ahead of its launch on PS3 and Vita, promising the winner a Vita, a copy of the game and his name in the credits. Curve ended up picking two names and mashing them together, giving each person the grand prize."I'd like to express my gratitude to all 3,500+ of you that entered (yes, even those of you who submitted the perverted Stealth Orgasm, the outlandish Ze goggles! Zey do something! and the more classy El Chappo Stealtho)," Curve Lead Designer Sam Robinson writes. "They were all worthy titles, but there could be only one... well, two!"RIP Stealth Bastard, and long live Stealth Inc – A Clone in the Dark, coming to Vita and PS3 this summer.
Stealth Bastard coming to PS3 and Vita, and you can rename it
Curve Studios is working on the port of Thomas Was Alone for PS3 and Vita, but it's also working on a PlayStation version of its own indie game. Stealth Bastard, a side-scrolling stealth platformer, is due on both PS3 and Vita this summer, with the clone-versus-robot sneaking intact, but one very important element missing."We'd like to present our fans with an opportunity to be a part of Stealth B**tard's journey to PlayStation," lead designer Sam Robinson writes on the PlayStation Blog [censorship his]. "We want to rename Stealth B**tard to something less profane... it's just too rude!" Submit the winning title by April 14, and you get a Vita, a copy of the game, and a credit. Plus the lingering guilt of being responsible for the death of a title like "Stealth Bastard."
Stealth Bastard Deluxe sneaks onto Steam today, outed by launch trailer
Stealth Bastard Deluxe is lurking in the shadows - Steam's shadows, to be exact. Curve Studios' reworking of its original freeware prototype arrives on the digital platform at 1PM ET today (10AM Pacific, 6PM in the UK).
Stealth Bastard Deluxe gets legitimate release date of Nov. 28
Stealth Bastard Deluxe slips onto Steam on November 28. Curve Studios' rebuild of its freeware PC prototype is priced at $9.99. The original version remains free-to-download.Deluxe offers 80 side-scrolling levels full of challenging traps and oodles of subsequently spilled blood. The game comes with mechanical additions in its new guise, including teleporters, decoy devices, and intriguing-sounding shadow generators, as well as a revised editor.
Stealth Bastard Deluxe quietly leaps onto Steam in November
Stealth Bastard: Tactical Espionage Arsehole is poised to hit Steam in November with a deluxe edition, Curve Studios design director revealed on Twitter. Stealth Bastard, described as Metal Gear Solid meets Super Meat Boy, has been available since November as freeware via its official site. You might recognize Curve Studios from its previous games, Explodemon and WiiWare's Fluidity.The deluxe edition of Stealth Bastard will feature, at the very least, some new stealth equipment, as pictured in the above image. Below we've snuck in an image of the new greenscreen-monitor menu. There's no word yet what Stealth Bastard Deluxe will cost, if anything.
