July2016
News VD-Dev Co-Founder, Fernando Velez, Passes Away
Studio colleagues: "A tremendous loss for all of us"
In some sad news for close followers of the eShop and the broader download gaming scene, studio VD-Dev has announced that its co-founder - Fernando Velez - has passed away as a result of "a cardiac failure". A developer with a number of titles on his CV - as shown in VD-Dev's commemorative banner...
May2016
News IronFall Invasion Studio Is Bringing RISE: Race The Future To Wii U, 3DS And Nintendo NX
Futuristic drift-based racing inspired by Sega Rally? Yes please
IronFall Invasion developer VD-Dev has lifted the lid on its next project, a racing game under the title RISE: Race The Future. An arcade-style racer which draws on Sega Rally for inspiration, RISE is coming to a wide range of systems, including the Wii U, 3DS and (eventually)
October2015
News IRONFALL Invasion Returns to the 3DS eShop Following IRONHAX Issue
Gunning for your SD card
A short while ago the thoroughly decent free-to-play 3DS shooter IRONFALL Invasion was removed from the eShop, a fairly drastic move in consideration of the marketing backing Nintendo had given the game and its position as a rare example of the genre available on the portable. Though never explicitly confirmed by developer...
August2015
News Nintendo Removes Ironfall Invasion From 3DS eShop Ahead Of Ironhax Exploit Release
Beaten to the punch
A short time go we reported on the Ironhax exploit which would allow 3DS users to run homebrew and unsigned code on their consoles. The work of Jordan "Smealum" Rabet, Ironhax was unique in that unlike other methods, it didn't require the user to purchase a physical game in order to make it run - Ironfall Invasion is a...
March2015
News IRONFALL Invasion Hits 300,000 Downloads as Free Update Arrives With Enhancements
Gunning for more players
IRONFALL Invasion, the free-to-play 3DS eShop exclusive from VD-DEV, has achieved an impressive number of downloads since its launch in February. It's been announced that the indie-effort has been downloaded more than 300,000 times worldwide so far; the initial download is free and gives limited access to the single-player...
February2015
Interview IRONFALL Invasion's Developers on Bringing Third-Person Shooting to the 3DS Masses
"We love doing games for Nintendo's handheld consoles"
IRONFALL Invasion was a notable arrival in Europe on 13th February, heavily promoted as the eShop accompaniment for the region's #Nintendo3DSDay social media campaign. Though pitched as a game to show off the New Nintendo 3DS, it supports all versions of Nintendo's portable hardware and breaks...
Think Gears of War X Steel Diver: Sub Wars
Nintendo of Europe is giving plenty of promotion to IronFall: Invasion ahead of its arrival in the region this week, with much being made of the title being a three year project from a three-man studio - VD-Dev. It'll be a rare beast on the 3DS eShop, too, with third-person shooting, 60FPS performance (with...
November2013
Video This IronFall Tech Demo is Rather Impressive
Hopefully the game itself will match up well
Recently we've brought you some coverage of IronFall, a third-person shooter from developer VD-Dev that's making its way to the 3DS eShop. It's a project with plenty of ambition, including a goal of running at a silky smooth 60 frames-per-second. While screens and bold declarations have brought some...
October2013
News VD-Dev Aiming For 60 Frames Per Second For Gears Of War-Style 3DS Shooter IronFall
Third person action title uses a custom game engine
VD-Dev may not have revealed a great deal about its forthcoming 3DS shooter IronFall but the game is already causing quite a stir with Nintendo fans. The indie studio — which was responsible for the technically impressive DS title C.O.P. The Recruit — has been speaking to Nintendo Everything...
News First Screenshot Of 3DS Title IronFall Emerges, And It Looks Very Pretty
Title will "push the 3DS to its limits", according to the developer
C.O.P. The Recruit developer VD-Dev has revealed the first image of its forthcoming 3DS third-person shooter, IronFall. The game has been described by the studio as "pushing the 3DS to its limits". It has been in production for two years and will be the company's first...
