Devolver Digital News Articles
Tuesday5th Mar 2019
News Devolver Digital Praises Nintendo's "Fantastic" Indie Support During Switch Generation
Driving success
In celebration of the Switch making it to the two-year mark, a number of developers and publishers have been speaking out about their personal experiences with the hybrid platform so far. Indie titles, in particular, have done incredibly well on the system, often surpassing sales on other platforms by a significant margin. During a...
Friday11th Jan 2019
News Facebook Explains Why Devolver Digital's GRIS Advertisement Was Rejected
A bum link
You might recall a story from earlier this week about Facebook rejecting a launch trailer advertisement for the critically-acclaimed indie title, GRIS. According to the game's publisher Devolver Digital, Facebook said the clip contained "sexually suggestive" imagery. This followed with a representative from the video game company...
Tuesday8th Jan 2019
Random Facebook Rejects GRIS Advertisement For Suggestive Scene
Not again!
Last month, we ran a story about the social media platform Facebook rejecting a Super Meat Boy ad depicting Meat Boy and Bandage Girl with their butts on display. At the time, Facebook said the cartoon image was sexually explicit. While it seemed quite hilarious for all the wrong reasons, somehow, the social media giant has managed to...
Friday28th Dec 2018
News Dive Into The Unknown When Mobile Hit Downwell Arrives On Switch In January
TATE mode included
After being announced for the Switch in September, the critically-acclaimed mobile sensation Downwell will make its way to the Switch next year on 31st January. The publisher Devolver Digital reportedly confirmed the date over on its Discord channel. The title is a roguelike, platforming, s
Monday24th Dec 2018
News Nomada Studio “Thrilled” GRIS Is Already Turning A Profit
Another success story
The visually stunning puzzle-platform game GRIS launched earlier this month. We praised it for being an absolute masterpiece and awarded it nine out of ten stars. If it wasn’t already on your radar, it should be, as it’s got to the point where it is now being referenced alongside some of the best indie titles of 2018...
Sunday9th Dec 2018
News The Messenger Is Embarking On A Sunny Holiday In 2019
Free DLC is on the way
During the 'Kinda Funny Video Game Showcase' the developer Sabotage Games and publisher Devolver Digital lifted the lid on the next outing for The Messenger. The 2D side-scroller inspired by the original Ninja Gaiden game will receive an entirely free DLC pack titled 'Picnic Panic' in 2019 that takes players on a trip to...
Saturday17th Nov 2018
News Special Reserve Releasing Physical Editions Of Downwell, The Messenger And Minit On Switch
Coming 2019
Three indie gems will be transformed into physical Nintendo Switch releases in 2019. Video game distributor and producer Special Reserve Games has revealed it is teaming up with Devolver Digital to release hard copies of Downwell, The Messenger and Minit. Below is the official confirmation: As noted in the fine print above, existin
Friday16th Nov 2018
Video Sabotage Showcases Quality Of Life Update For The Messenger
Spoilers ahead
The Messenger by Sabotage has been nominated for "best indie debut game" and "best independent game" at this year's Game Awards, so it's obvious this is a special release. So, how do you make an indie title like this even better? With a free quality of life update, of course. If you missed the
Sunday11th Nov 2018
News The Messenger's Quality Of Life Update Will Be Ready "Sometime" This Month
Adds New Game Plus mode and more
One of the standout indie releases this year has been The Messenger - developed by Sabotage and published by Devolver Digital. Released in August on the Switch eShop, the 2D side-scroller draws inspiration from the original Ninja Gaiden game and enhances the experience with elements of 8-bit and 16-bit time travel...
Thursday8th Nov 2018
Sorry New Zealand
Earlier this week, Devolver Digital announced it was bringing the "super-violent" multiplayer brawler Mother Russia Bleeds to the Switch eShop on 15th November. If you watched the gameplay trailer, you will have no doubt noticed the graphic nature of the title including references to drug use. In an unexpected update, Devolver...
Tuesday6th Nov 2018
News Super-Violent Brawler Mother Russia Bleeds Dukes Its Way To Switch Next Week
It's a Soviet Streets of Rage
Devolver Digital has revealed that La Cartel Studio's scrolling fighter Mother Russia Bleeds is coming to the Switch eShop on the 15th November. Described by its developer as "an unrelenting, ultra-violent Beat ‘Em Up, brimming with hard-hitting action and game-altering psychedelic twists", Mother Russia Bleeds...
Thursday30th Aug 2018
News Special Reserve Games Reveals Enter The Gungeon Physical Switch Release
Enter the dungeon, again
Physical Nintendo Switch releases are all the rage right now. As excellent as the eShop version of Enter the Gungeon was, noticeably it never received the hard copy treatment on release. Devolver Digital and the game's developer Dodge Roll look to be finally sorting this out by teaming up with Special Reserve Games. ...
Tuesday21st Aug 2018
News The Switch Version Of Broforce Is Locked And Loaded For This September
Become an action bro
At the beginning of July, Devolver Digital revealed Free Lives' popular run-and-gun multiplayer platform shooter, Broforce, was "en route" to the Switch following rumours earlier this year it was targeting the system. Well, now it's officially locked in for release on 6th September. The official announcement has been delivered...
Thursday16th Aug 2018
News Become A Ninja Master When The Messenger Arrives On Switch eShop Later This Month
8-bit to 16-bit
A listing on the Switch eShop has revealed The Messenger is estimated to arrive in North America on August 30th for $19.99. Devolver Digital and developer Sabotage originally showed the 2D game earlier this year at the Nindies Showcase. The eShop release channels classic series such as Shinobi, while adding in plenty of...
Friday27th Jul 2018
News Zelda-Inspired Adventure Game Minit Arrives On US Switch eShop Next Month
One minute
Minit was first spotted earlier this year in May when Nintendo of Japan was showing off upcoming eShop titles at their "Indie World" presentation. Published by Devolver Digital, the Zelda-like adventure game incorporating puzzle elements is played sixty seconds at a time. During the original reveal, the title was pegged as a...
Monday9th Jul 2018
News Devolver Digital Has 12 Games Lined Up For Switch This Year
No joke
No, it’s not April Fools; it’s just Devolver Digital making a post on its Twitter account again. Borrowing some hilarious footage from the 1989 film The Wizard, the US-based publisher recently proclaimed it would be releasing over a dozen games on the Switch before the end of this year. Being a publisher, the figure attached to...
Sunday1st Jul 2018
News Devolver Digital’s Broforce Is “En Route” To The Nintendo Switch
Lock & load
Free Lives' popular run-and-gun multiplayer platform shooter, Broforce, appears to be "en route" to the Switch according to a tweet by the game's publisher, Devolver Digital. The affirmation is a surprise considering there was no mention the game was Nintendo-bound during the publisher's E3 video event in June, even though it was...
Monday11th Jun 2018
News My Friend Pedro Will Be Released On The Switch eShop Early Next Year
Bullets and bananas
Devolver Digital’s second ever E3 video event has revealed the banana and bullet-filled game, My Friend Pedro, will arrive on the Switch eShop in the first quarter of 2019. Developed by Deadtoast, My Friend Pedro is a violent side-scroller about one man’s quest to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a...
Friday11th May 2018
News Zelda-Like Adventure Game Minit Heading to the Japanese Switch eShop
60 seconds to go
Nintendo of Japan have been busy showing off some upcoming games recently in their "Indie World" presentation. Whilst most of these are games already available in the West, we did spot Devolver Digital's lovely Zelda-like adventure game Minit on the list. Well, when we say Zelda-Like, what we really mean is imagine playing a...
Monday9th Apr 2018
Video The Delightful Dystopian Platforming of PikuNiku Gets A Colourful New Trailer
Colour us excited
PikuNiku first came to our attention back in August 2017, with its bizarre and beguiling mix of platforming, puzzles and oddball humour. It was pegged with a 2018 release date, and while that vague window hasn't been made any more specific, developer Sectordub and publisher Devolver Digital hope to ease the wait with a brand...
Tuesday20th Mar 2018
News Channel Your Inner Shinobi As The Messenger Brings 8-Bit And 16-Bit Platforming To Switch
Straddle the generations
Devolver Digital and developer Sabotage have teamed up to bring the platforming throwback that is The Messenger to Nintendo Switch. Announced during today's Nindies Showcase, the game is a 2D platformer in the vein of the classic Shinobi series, with lots of tongue-in-cheek humour, skill trees for character progression and...
