Yacht Club Games News Articles
Saturday23rd Jan 2021
News There Are No Plans Right Now For A Cyber Shadow Physical Release
Dev thinks it would be awesome, but needs some rest
Next week sees the arrival of the new 8-bit ninja platformer Cyber Shadow on the Nintendo Switch eShop. If you were planning on holding out for a physical copy, it seems you might be waiting a while. In an interview with Comicbook.com recently, developer Aarne Hunziker said he was all for a...
Tuesday15th Dec 2020
News Cyber Shadow Slashes Its Way To Switch Early Next Year
Not long to go now
It has been confirmed that Mechanical Head Studios' retro-style ninja title Cyber Shadow is launching on Nintendo Switch on January 26th, 2021. The title – which is being published by Shovel Knight studio Yacht Club Games – is also coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. However, Switch owners will benefit from exclusive...
Friday9th Oct 2020
News Yacht Club's 8-Bit Ninja Game Cyber Shadow Has Been Slightly Delayed
Updated release date will be "ready to share soon"
Yacht Club Games - best known for Shovel Knight - has announced the 8-bit ninja platformer it's helping publish will be slightly delayed. In a post over on its official website, it promised the Cyber Shadow delay would only be a "minor" one - so we shouldn't have to wait much longer. The game was...
Tuesday7th Jul 2020
News Yacht Club Is Seeking A Gameplay Programmer For A New 3D Project
More Shovel Knight, or something else?
Earlier this year, Yacht Club games revealed it would be moving on from Shovel Knight's original outing after six years of development. Although the company hasn't made any official announcements yet, at least one project in the pipeline seems to be 3D. Gamasutra's Job Board has issued a reminder of this -...
Saturday7th Mar 2020
After six years the team wants to do something else
At this year's PAX East, Yacht Club Games said it was "absolutely" considering a direct sequel to Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. Now, in a Reddit AMA on the Nintendo subreddit, the talented indie developer and publisher has added to this previous c
Friday28th Feb 2020
News Yacht Club Games Is "Absolutely" Considering A Shovel Knight Sequel
"it's something we talk about a lot"
Yacht Club Games has made it quite clear that it's not done with Shovel Knight. In fact, at the start of this month, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove artist Sandy Gordon explained how the developer would continue to make games about the popular indie hero forever and ever. Even though Treasure Trove is now...
Thursday27th Feb 2020
News Shovel Knight Dig Won't Arrive Until 2021, Yacht Club Confirms
New digs next year
A small flurry of announcements dropped yesterday courtesy of Yacht Club Games, such as the reveal of Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and an update confirming Shovel Knight amiibo support for Cyber Shadow. If that wasn'
News Cyber Shadow Will Support The Shovel Knight amiibo Line When It Arrives This Fall
Call on a knight
During Yacht Club's latest presentation, it was revealed the 8-bit platformer Cyber Shadow would be released on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC this fall. If you haven't heard about this title before, it's a game that's been developed by Aarne Hunziker from Mechanical Head Studios over the past decade and has...
Thursday20th Feb 2020
News Yacht Club Games Is Broadcasting Its Second Official Video Presentation Next Week
"a boatload of new updates and announcements"
Yacht Club Games recently wrapped up the development of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove after five years. This seemingly ever-expanding game went out on a high note with the release of King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown. So, what's next for the talented developer now that this project is complete?...
Saturday1st Feb 2020
News Yacht Club Happy To Continue Making Shovel Knight Games "Forever And Ever"
He's here to stay
After a five-year development cycle, Yacht Club Games has finally completed Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. That doesn't necessarily mean it's done with the iconic indie character altogether, though. In fact, it already announced Shovel Knight Dig – a joint project with the talented team at Nitrome (known for titles such as Bomb...
Sunday12th Jan 2020
News Yacht Club's New Game Cyber Shadow Will Take About "4 To 10 Hours" To Complete
Long enough?
Now that Shovel Knight Showdown and King of Cards have been released, Yacht Club Games is focused on other projects. One of these games is the 8-bit ninja platformer Cyber Shadow. Aarne Hunziker from Mechanical Head Studios has been developing this title for the past decade and it's now being polished up under the watchful eye of Yacht
Saturday7th Dec 2019
News Yacht Club Delays Shovel Knight Update For 3DS And Wii U Ahead Of Next Week's Release
Switch is all-clear
Update: It appears the delays of some versions in certain regions weren't as bad as Yacht Club expected in the end. Here's the updated list: 3DS – North America – [December 13th, 10 am PST] – Out now! 3DS – Europe – [December 10th] – Out now! Wii U – Europe – [December 10th] – Out now! PS3 – North America...
Tuesday3rd Dec 2019
News Yacht Club Reveals 25% Of Total Shovel Knight Sales Are On Nintendo Switch
Dig on!
Since starting out life on Kickstarter, Shovel Knight has always had close ties with Nintendo systems. Nintendo even acknowledged this by adding Yacht Club's popular indie hero to its all-star fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an assist trophy. This close bond with Nintendo appears to have paid off – with Yacht Club Games' Sean...
Friday29th Nov 2019
News Unlock Everything With Yacht Club's Cheat Codes For Shovel Knight Showdown
Temporary and permanent options
As fun as it is to unlock new stages and characters in fighting games, sometimes you just want to be able to play as your favourite character right away. A feature to unlock everything is also helpful when it comes to the competitive fighting game scene – to ensure tournaments operate smoothly. With this in mind,...
Wednesday13th Nov 2019
News Shovel Knight: King Of Cards And Showdown Launch Next Month
Dig on!
After a number of years in the making and a special presentation earlier this year in August, the talent over at Yacht Club Games is finally ready to launch Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown. Both standalone games/updates will arrive on 10th December 2019. On the same day, the
Thursday26th Sep 2019
News King Of Cards And Showdown "Will Be The End Of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove"
And Switch will remain a key focus for Yacht Club
Shovel Knight's development cycle has been going for five years now, but soon it will come to an end. During an interview with GameIndustry.Biz, Yacht Club Games COO James Chan clarified that once King of Cards and Showdown are made available later this year – that's it for Shovel Knight: Treasure...
Saturday7th Sep 2019
News Yacht Club Games Officially Reveals The Shovel Knight Gold Edition amiibo
The rumours were true
Yacht Club Games has at last confirmed the existence of a gold Shovel Knight amiibo. After a GameStop leak earlier this week, the publisher and developer has now made an official announcement over on its website. This particular version of Shovel Knight is sporting arguably the greatest armour in the game: the Ornate Plate. If...
Wednesday4th Sep 2019
News There's A Gold Shovel Knight amiibo, And Fans Are Already Pre-Ordering It From GameStop
Get it while you can
The standard Shovel Knight amiibo GameStop has seemingly leaked yet another announcement ahead of schedule. If the title wasn't already a dead giveaway, it's a gold Shovel Knight amiibo. Provided you're located in North America, you can walk into your local GameStop right now and pre-order one using the following SKU: 103739...
Thursday29th Aug 2019
News Shovel Knight: King Of Cards Is Complete And "Coming Soon" To Switch
View the final release video
To start out its presentation, Yacht Club Games showed off the final release trailer for Shovel Knight: King of Cards. After two years of in the making, the game is now finally complete and is apparently bigger than any of the previous games the developer has previously worked on. So, when is it going to be released?...
News Mona The Potion Brewing Alchemist Joins The Battle In Shovel Knight Showdown
More reveals are on the way
One of the highlights during the Yacht Club Games presentation was the reveal of the official Shovel Knight Showdown trailer. The development team behind it has put everything into the game, to make sure it is a standout brawler when it is released. If you're like us, though, and have been wondering when this one will...
News You'll Really Dig This New Shovel Knight Game From Yacht Club And Nitrome
Dig in!
During its special video presentation today, Yacht Club Games announced Shovel Knight Dig, a joint development project between itself and the talented UK developer, Nitrome - previously responsible for games like Bomb Chicken. This new title has already been in development for more than a year, but there's still a long road ahead, so there's...
Saturday24th Aug 2019
News Yacht Club Games Broadcasting A Special Video Presentation Next Week
Yacht Club Direct
The face of indie games – Shovel Knight – was oddly missing from Nintendo's Indie World Showcase earlier this week. Thankfully, Yacht Club Games has a "treasure trove" of news to share about him, next week, on 28th August. Yes, it's got so much news to share, it has decided to broadcast its very own video presentation on...
Sunday21st Jul 2019
News Shovel Knight's Board Game Kickstarter Has Been Cancelled, Relaunching Mid August
"We have heard our backers loud and clear"
Not long ago, Shovel Knight celebrated his fifth anniversary. In the same week, we also heard about how the iconic indie character would be receiving his very own board game called Shovel Knight: Dungeon Duels. While the career for Shovel Knight has been up and up for some time now, he's just had a minor...
Thursday4th Jul 2019
News After Five Years, Shovel Knight Has Now Sold More Than 2.5 Million Copies
Across 12 different platforms
Did you know it has been five years since the initial release of Shovel Knight? Since then, the blue burrower has been transformed into a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate assist trophy and made over 25 cameos. His latest career milestone is a rather significant one. Yacht Club Games – the publisher and developer behind the...
Wednesday3rd Jul 2019
News Shovel Knight Digs Up His Own Competitive Board Game On Kickstarter
Get on board
Shovel Knight started out life as a Kickstarter project, so it’s rather fitting his very own board game will be funded the same way. Yes, that’s right; Shovel Knight is being transformed into a competitive side-scrolling miniatures board game for one to four players. The name of this game is Shovel Knight: Dungeon Duels. Players...
Saturday1st Jun 2019
News Shovel Knight Update Coming To Musical Bullet-Hell Game Just Shapes & Beats
Shovel to the beat
Everyone's favourite indie hero Shovel Knight is at it again, this time collaborating with the musical bullet-hell game, Just Shapes & Beats. Yes, Yacht Club's fearless knight will soon appear in his very own update for Berzerk Studio's game, fittingly titled: Just Shovels & Knights. This update was revealed during Nin
Monday29th Apr 2019
News Hit 2D Game Shovel Knight... Is Really Hit 3D Game Shovel Knight
That sneaky third dimension was there all the time
Undoubtedly one of the finest retro-flavoured 2D platformers of recent years (and there has been a lot of them), Shovel Knight has appeared on most platforms and quickly risen through the ranks, from his humble beginnings in Yacht Club Games' Kickstarter which led to his hugely successful debut (and...
Tuesday2nd Apr 2019
News Cyber Shadow's Publishing Deal With Yacht Club Games Didn't Happen Overnight
When persistence pays off
Ninja-themed games have had quite a resurgence in recent times. Most recently, Yacht Club Games announced it would be publishing the 8-bit action platformer Cyber Shadow on multiple platforms, including the Switch. In a recent interview with Destructoid, Yacht Club revealed its partnership with Aarne Hunziker from...
Thursday28th Mar 2019
News Yacht Club Games Reveals Cyber Shadow, A Thrilling New 8-Bit Ninja Platformer
Other ninjas better watch out
After a teaser earlier this month, Yacht Club Games has now revealed it is publishing the 8-bit ninja action platformer Cyber Shadow on multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. The game has been developed over the past decade by Aarne Hunziker from Mechanical Head Studios and has been polished up under the...
Friday15th Mar 2019
News Shovel Knight Developer Yacht Club Games Is Publishing A New Title
All will be revealed at PAX East
Word on the street is Yacht Club Games will be publishing a new title alongside Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown. Better yet, this new game will also be making an appearance later this month at PAX East 2019. So, what is this mysterious title? Right now, there's absolutely no information about...
