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Thursday23rd Jan 2020
News New Super Lucky's Tale Dev Playful Studios "Significantly" Reduces Full-Time Staff
"we've dared to dream big"
Last year was an exciting and busy time for Playful Studios, with the release of New Super Lucky's Tale on the Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, though, we're sad to report the company has had to lay off a portion of full-time staff, effective immediately. In an open message on the Playful's website, founders Paul Bettner...
Sunday10th Nov 2019
News New Super Lucky's Tale Dev Open To A Sequel, Still Has Some Unused Ideas
A second tale
In the same Nintendo Life interview with the New Super Lucky's Tale development team, the game's creative director Dan Hurd revealed Playful was open to the idea of a sequel and even had some unused ideas he would like to put to use one day: We even had some early prototypes where Lucky had like a companion character, there's...
News Working With Nintendo Re-Energised The New Super Lucky's Tale Development Team
"it has just been the most warm embrace"
Releasing a game on a Nintendo platform is often a career goal for both aspiring and accomplished game developers. For the team over at Playful, it was no different. During an interview with Nintendo Life video producer Zion Grassl, Playful founder Paul Bettner and company president Mark Stanley revealed how...
Thursday7th Nov 2019
Nintendo Download 7th November (North America)
Layton's Mystery Journey, New Super Lucky’s Tale and Disney TSUM TSUM!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Layton's...
Nintendo Download 7th November (Europe)
Mario & Sonic! Layton! Super Lucky's Tale!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Just Dance 2020 (Ubisoft, 5th Nov,...
Sunday27th Oct 2019
News Pre-Purchase New Super Lucky's Tale On Switch eShop And Receive A Bonus Space Suit Costume
Digital file size also revealed
Next month sees the release of the 3D platformer New Super Lucky's Tale on the Nintendo Switch. The title started out as an Oculus Rift exclusive in 2016 and was previously released on the Xbox One and PC in 2017. The slightly newer version on Nintendo's hybrid system promises to offer brand-new thrills, friends and...
Wednesday9th Oct 2019
News New Super Lucky's Tale Will Have The Full Game On Cartridge, No Download Required
Take that, Spyro!
New Super Lucky’s Tale is set to jump, burrow, and explore on a Nintendo Switch near you from 8th November, launching both physically and digitally. As you may have guessed from this article's title, we've just stumbled across a very welcome piece of news for physical collectors. Yes, the whole game will be placed onto a single...
Monday29th Jul 2019
News New Super Lucky's Tale Burrows Onto Nintendo Switch This November
Another Microsoft-published title on Switch
Playful Studios has revealed that New Super Lucky’s Tale will be jumping, burrowing, and exploring on a Nintendo Switch near you from 8th November, when it will receive a worldwide physical and digital release. Taking inspiration from the likes of Super Mario 64 and other N64 greats, the game is said to...
Tuesday11th Jun 2019
Well, that's lucky
Nintendo and Microsoft really are best buds at the moment; we've already had the amazing Cuphead on Switch, as well as Hellblade – both of which are Microsoft-published properties. We've also today had the welcome news that Banjo and Kazooie are coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. However, the blooming
