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Drinkbox lobs Mutant Blobs at Xbox 360 and PS3 this week
The amorphous antics of a burgeoning one-eyed blob can no longer be confined to just the PlayStation Vita. Drinkbox, which is now better known for its spirited Wrestlevania game, Guacamelee, has announced a new version of Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this week. The game follows an irritable blob as it squeezes through pipes, wallows through cities and swallows everything in its path, with B-movie style destruction paired with an upbeat soundtrack and Drinkbox's sense of style and speed. Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack will be available on PlayStation 3 in North America today and in Europe tomorrow. The Xbox 360 will get it in America and Europe tomorrow as well, with both versions running $7.99/€6.99/£5.49. Owners of the PlayStation Vita version can purchase a PS3 "upgrade bundle" for $3.99/€2.99/£2.39, additionally gaining the game's soundtrack, some avatars and themes. [Images: Drinkbox Studios]
PSA: Spelunky, Guacamelee, Papers Please available on Steam
A triple-threat of indie games made their way to Steam today, starting with Papers, Please, which is debuting for $9.99. Additionally, Spelunky and Guacamelee Gold Edition are ten percent off (each game priced at $13.49) until August 15. The Gold Edition of Guacamelee includes a free copy of Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack for this week only, which is regularly priced at $7.99 on Steam.
Steam weekly deals: Mutant Blobs Attack, Resonance, Postal 2
Steam's weekly deals may not have official themes, but they each seem to carry an overall vibe, and this week, that vibe is "dead bodies and scary assaults." Each of the following games is up to 75 percent off on Steam through 10 a.m. PT on April 29: Resonance, Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, Postal 2 Complete, Primal Fears, Still Life, Still Life 2, Post Mortem, Perimeter 2: New Earth, Zombie Pirates and a software title, Construct 2.Mutant Blobs Attack, for example, is half off for $4, and it supports Steam's controller-friendly Big Picture mode. Resonance, a deep and innovative point-and-click adventure, is 75 percent off for $2.50, and Postal 2 Complete is 60 percent off, $6. Check out the lineup right here.
Steam absorbs Mutant Blobs Attack today
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, one of the best-received Vita launch games, is now a Steam game, where it'll presumably meet with another warm reception.The new PC version includes Steam achievements, cloud saves, and leaderboards, and several new, more substantial changes. Those include new minigame levels, higher-resolution graphics, and "new hidden references and bad jokes."For its first week on Steam, developer Drinkbox Studios has discounted the game by 10%. You too can be Attacked by Mutant Blobs for just $7.19.%Gallery-162495%
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack coming to Steam August 15
DrinkBox Studios' roly poly platformer Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack was widely recognized as the PS Vita's best early release, and now it's going to get access to an even bigger audience. DrinkBox has announced in the gibberish-ridden teaser trailer above that the game is headed to Steam, with the Vita's touch controls translated right over to the mouse and keyboard.The team is seeking beta testers right now, and the game will be out on August 15. Oh, and if you have a PS Vita and live in the EU but haven't played the game yet, it's on sale right now there as well.
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack moving from Vita to PC [update: 'aiming' for May or June]
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack!, the acclaimed indie platformer for Vita, is about to become the acclaimed indie platformer for PC. During a GDC meeting, developer DrinkBox Studios showed me the PC port of the game, which trades touchscreen support for mouse control with the "telekinesis" ability.DrinkBox is still working on the port, so details of the release plans are uncertain. The developer plans both PC and Mac versions; either the Mac version will hit soon after the Windows release, or they'll appear simultaneously. Mutant Blobs Attack will also support Steam Achievements. Naturally, it'll support features like "absorbing terrified people" and "otherworldly magnet powers."Update: Drinkbox CEO Ryan McLean said the studio is "aiming" for a May or June release.
Portabliss: Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack (Vita)
Did you know that you can download handheld games now? That's amazingly convenient! The only inconvenient part of it is finding the right games to buy -- and that's where we come in, with our Portabliss column. In each installment, we'll tell you about a downloadable game on the iPhone, iPad, Android device, DSi, 3DS, PSP, etc. Today: Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack. I've never seen The Blob, neither the '50s or '80s version, but I was always terrified of the concept as a child. Just imagine it: a sentient, gelatinous mass that grows larger and larger as it absorbs everything around it, eventually becoming so massive it threatens to consume the world itself. It's a horrifying reality to contemplate, but it turns out to be good conceit for a video game.Blobs have feelings too, you see. That's the case made by Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack. As evil scientist probe, prod and experiment upon a group (pack? gaggle?) of interstellar blobs, one decides to rise up against his oppressors. So begins Mutant Blobs Attack, as the green menace seeks revenge for its tortured brethren -- revenge against planet Earth.
Mutant Blobs Attack! dev on finding the right balance with Vita
Ryan MacLean is the CEO of Toronto-based DrinkBox Studios, which is composed of developers who know how to make games for a console launch. Working at Pseudo Interactive, MacLean's team released Cel Damage in time for the original Xbox launch, and Full Auto 2: Battlelines within a month of the PlayStation 3's debut. When Pseudo Interactive shuttered in mid-2008, a number employees established DrinkBox Studios, which has since completed contract work for nearly every system on the market. At a recent Los Angeles event for DrinkBox's latest title, Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack!, MacLean told me that of all the systems he's worked on for launch, the PlayStation Vita was the "easiest" to develop for. DrinkBox was first introduced to the Vita in October 2010 (before it was officially announced to the public), and the studio wanted its first game on the system, Mutant Blobs Attack!, to "take advantage of the Vita's input capabilities." But just like any developer taking on a new set of hardware, they had to focus on controls that worked. %Gallery-147487%
Mutant Blobs Attack PS Vita on February 21
PS Vita owners looking to take a sip of Drinkbox Studios' latest, Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, need only wait until February 21. We recently spoke with Ryan MacLean, CEO of the Toronto-based developer, who walked us through some of the upcoming PS Vita game. You can read all about it here and determine whether it'll be worth your memory card space and $7.99.
