February2020
News Rigid Force Redux Will Make The Wait For R-Type Final 2 A Little Bit Easier
Coming to Switch this summer
R-Type Final 2 might be on the horizon, but we've got a while to wait yet – which makes the announcement of Rigid Force Redux all the more appealing. Developed by com8com1 and published by Headup Games, Rigid Force Redux is inspired by Irem's coin-op classic, as well as the likes of Konami's Gradius and Square's Ein
April2019
News Humble Store Expands Digital Switch Selection With More Third-Party Offerings
Capcom, Sega and more
At the beginning of 2019, the Humble Store started to offer digital codes for select Switch and 3DS titles. In March, it followed this up by adding a bunch of third-party Switch titles from publishers such as 2K and Curve Digital. The publishing side of Humble also said it would be adding mor
News Dubious eShop Game Safety First Puts The 'Pee' In Puzzler
How long before it's pulled?
A very strange little game has popped up on the Switch eShop that has us wondering what exactly is going on over at Nintendo's certification department. From the looks of the pictures, it seems like you're controlling Mr Game and Watch's lewd, drunken uncle. No, it's not an April Fools' prank - the game's called Safety...
February2019
News Vambrace: Cold Soul Brings Roguelike Fantasy To Switch This Summer
Single-player adventure coming in 'Q3 2019'
Coming from Devespresso Games, the Korean studio behind The Coma: Recut, their latest game is planned for a summer release on Switch and other consoles following a PC launch in April. Vambrace: Cold Soul is a hand-illustrated 'roguelite' adventure set in the city of Icenaire. The city is populated by a...
News Turned-Based Multiplayer Racer Fromto Is Coming To Switch This Year
The drawing board comes to life
Now this looks interesting. Half racing game, half demented physics puzzler, Fromto is a turn-based racer. Players construct the track in build rounds and then challenge each other with ever trickier designs and alterations. It appears that you all race the same track, so while it's all very adding ridiculous...
News Colt Canyon, A Twin Stick Shootin' Western, Is Coming To Switch in Q3 2019
Rogue dead redemption
For those of you eyeballing the Old West action on other consoles with jealousy, there's a 2D stranger just waltzed into town. Colt Canyon is a retro-flavoured roguelike where you take control of various gunmen and bring justice to the West, pixel-by-pixel. Headup Games has released details describing a handcrafted world with...
April2018
News Runbow Isn't Quite Ready To Dash Onto Switch, Needs A Few More Weeks In Training
"But rest assured - it's just a matter of weeks"
Party game Runbow has been delayed on Switch, it has been revealed. Publisher Headup Games and developer 13AM have released a joint statement apologising for the delay, which has been made "in order to further optimise the game’s performance". The delay impacts both the Switch and PS4...
December2017
News Bridge Constructor Portal Is Coming To Switch In Early 2018
GLaDOS to see it
Headup Games has revealed that it is bringing ClockStone's Bridge Constructor Portal to the Nintendo Switch next year. An update of the smartphone title Bridge Constructor created in conjunction with Portal studio Valve, Bridge Constructor Portal features the "vehicle-based test chambers" of Aperture...
October2017
News Earth Atlantis Gets a Notable Update on Switch
'Pixel Perfex listened to your feedback'
The Switch eShop already has some fascinating and exclusive releases, and one of these is Earth Atlantis. With an eye-catching visual style and solid monster-hunting mechanics it's tempted plenty to dive underwater on the hybrid system. Nevertheless every game can get better, and Pixel Perfex has...
July2017
News Slime-san is Sliding Onto the Switch eShop on 3rd August
Includes plenty of adventuring and unlockable multiplayer 'arcade' games
Earlier this month we shared some details on upcoming Switch eShop projects from publisher Headup Games, including the rather intriguing Slime-san. It was given an 'August' window, and Headup Games has now confirmed that it'll land on the store on 3rd August - it's not far...
News Headup Games Gives Release Details for Three Switch eShop Titles
With one due sooner than you might think
HeadUp Games is a company that became familiar to Nintendo gamers through its Wii U eShop title Typoman, but since then it's been building a substantial library as a publisher. In helping Indies of various sizes release their titles, HeadUp Games has lined up a fair bit of content for Nintendo Switch. We...
April2017
News Headup Games is Bringing The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ to Europe as a Switch Retail Release
The start of a "strategic alliance" with Nicalis
Whenever we cover release details for Nicalis titles, in particular anything going to retail such as The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ and Cave Story+, 'in North America' should be an assumed add-on. The logistical challenges and realities of retail distribution has meant that early efforts from the...
December2016
News Toby: The Secret Mine is Digging Its Way to Wii U in Early 2017
Headup Games steps in with publishing
Headup Games is a publisher that made its Nintendo debut in this Wii U generation with the rather smart Typoman. The company is a prolific publisher on various platforms, and in pleasing news one of its closest new releases will also be coming to Nintendo's system. The work of Lukáš Navrátil, Toby: The...
April2016
News Headup Games Lines Up More Intriguing Titles for the Wii U eShop
Three on the way, and a potential fourth
Headup Games is a prolific publisher across various platforms, and recently brought Brainseed Factory's Wii U exclusive Typoman to the world. It's keen to support Nintendo's store, too, and has confirmed a number of future titles for the system that will also be on show at next week's PAX East in Boston...
November2015
News Typoman For Wii U eShop Will Be Released In North America And Europe On 19th November
The power of letters
Headup Games has announced Brainseed Factory's elegantly crafted platform game, Typoman, will be released on the Wii U eShop in both Europe and North America on 19th November. The Wii U exclusive will be priced at € 13.99 (USD 13.99, GBP 9.99), with individuals who participated in the E3 Nindies@Home program in June eligible...
September2015
News Release Of Wii U Exclusive Typoman Postponed
A bad spell
Publisher Headup Games has gotten in touch to reveal that the release of its Wii U eShop exclusive Typoman has been postponed. No reasons are given for the delay, but the publisher is keen to stress that it's only a minor setback and that the development process is progressing well. The game was due to launch this week in North America...
August2015
"We're very fortunate that Typoman's concept has been well received so far"
There are a number of promising games on the way to the Wii U eShop, though not many are exclusives. Typoman is an exception, then, and has a promising concept. Included in the Nindies@Home demo range earlier in the summer, we all had a chance to see how platforming and word...
August2014
News Typoman Hoping to Get it Right on the Wii U eShop
Not a game about the perils of games writing, sadly
Typos are the curse of any writer, especially those that'll get metaphorically clubbed over the head and told off whenever they slip up in published articles. Thankfully these typos aren't actually important in a life and death sense, which seems to be the premise behind Typoman. Set to come to...
