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Steam weekly: They Bleed Pixels, Papo & Yo, Shuggy, Waking Mars
Steam's weekly deals kicked off yesterday, but players in the US were probably too busy lounging poolside with a plate full of hamburgers to notice – and hey, Steam users outside of the US could have been doing the same thing. It's cool; we don't judge. This week's Steam deals last until June 3 at 10 a.m. PT, and it's a big batch: Greed: Black Border, Waking Mars, Papo & Yo, They Bleed Pixels, The Guild 2, Angry Birds Space, The Adventures of Shuggy, Flatout: Complete Pack, Worms: Ultimate Mayhem and Tower Wars. All of these games are up to 75 percent off, clickable here. And again, Steam's news post says these deals last until a day in the past, this time "May 3." Don't tell anyone, and maybe we'll get these super sales for an entire year.
They Bleed Pixels hemorrhages price for Halloween, adds free level
They Bleed Pixels will be on sale on Steam for $3.39 through November 1. It's a gentle suggestion from developer Spooky Squid Games that you should spend your Halloween spilling blood and setting custom checkpoints.Along with the sale, Spooky Squid is adding a totally free new Halloween-themed level in which you earn candy for killing enemies. It'll show up in the "Extras" section of all copies sometime within the sale period.%Gallery-169591%
Snapshot: They Bleed Pixels (PC)
There are so many games out there we couldn't possibly review them all. Welcome to Snapshot, where we highlight games that might fall outside our usual coverage but are still something we think you should know about. Today: They Bleed Pixels for PC. I have a soft spot for difficult, precision platformers. Super Meat Boy was my number 2 game of 2010, edged out only by Alan Wake. I also have a soft spot for character action games. 2004's Ninja Gaiden, for example, is probably my favorite action game of all time. Imagine my delight, then, when I first played They Bleed Pixels, which is both a precision platformer and a character action game.Whenever I'm not contemplating hurling my controller from my second story office window, They Bleed Pixels is an absolute blast.%Gallery-164730%
They Bleed Pixels and you can buy them on Steam today
Spooky Squid Games' action-platformer, They Bleed Pixels, launched on Steam today. The game features level designs from a variety of guest artists and a gameplay system that rewards skillful combat with checkpoints.For the launch week, the price is discounted 20 percent from the normal $10 price point. They might bleed pixels, but you won't hemorrhage much money if you want to try it. There's also a Special Edition that includes a soundtrack by DJ Finish Him, currently at $10.39.
They Bleed Pixels to bloody well hit Steam on August 29
Not enough blood in your life? Worry no more, because They Bleed Pixels will be gushing great big fountains of the stuff all over PC screens when it arrives on Steam on August 29. Spooky Squid Games, the studio behind the blood-fest, also unveiled a new trailer to celebrate the release date announcement. It shows off some of the gratuitous ways you can lead your gothic heroine to her pixilated doom, as well as how the 2D platforming and beat-em-up mix together. Apart from the distinct lo-fi visuals and all that red stuff, it's the game's approach to checkpointing that stands out. The more monsters you kill, and the more "stylishly" you kill them, the quicker your checkpoint meter fills up. Only once it's full can you place a checkpoint. It all sounds simple enough, unless you're a pacifist or severely styleless. Or both.
They Bleed Pixels jumps from XBLIG to Steam
They Bleed Pixels, Spooky Squid Games' intense, lo-fi, collaboratively designed, combo-based platform action game, is moving from Xbox to PC, abandoning its planned XBLIG release in favor of Steam.In the last year, Spooky Squid added more levels than were originally planned, and integrated Steamworks leaderboards, achievements, and cloud saves. There's no release date for the now-PC game. "We're just finishing up sound and squashing a few pesky bugs," said creative director Miguel Sternberg. "It's been a busy year and I think players will really appreciate the additional content and polish."
XBLIG's 'They Bleed Pixels' features exp., Ponycorn crossover levels
Everyone frickin' loves Ponycorns, and Spooky Squid Games is no exception. The developer revealed that its upcoming XBLIG platformer They Bleed Pixels will feature a wonderful, entirely inappropriate crossover level designed by Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure creators Cassie Creighton and her father Ryan. That's not even the least likely crossover. There's a level designed by journalist Mathew Kumar, based on his exp. Magazine, and "featuring black and white photocopy art, an extra rare copy of exp. minus two, and words like orotund, grandiloquent and turgid!" Other guest levels include one based on the unreleased XBLIG game Techno Ninja by Michael Todd, and one based on Golden Gear Games' Starfall. If all this weirdness hasn't convinced you to watch the trailer, there's also a Ponycorns remix song by DJ Finish Him that you should really hear.
'They Bleed Pixels' brings low-res slaughter to XBLIG
"They Bleed Pixels is a fast-paced, gothic lo-fi, platforming beat'em up that drips, gushes and flows," explains the website for Spooky Squid Games' new XBLIG platformer. We'd be hard-pressed to come up with a more accurate, succinct description. Check out the above trailer and you'll immediately see every element of that loaded sentence in motion. They Bleed Pixels combines the tiny protagonist and enclosed, danger-filled platforming challenges of a game like Super Meat Boy or N+, with a one-button combo attack system that rewards skillful execution with checkpoints. They Bleed Pixels will be released this summer on XBLIG, featuring a soundtrack by DJ Finish Him "created using unconventional instruments and gadgets often not meant for musical use." You can find samples of the soundtrack at the official site.
