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News Zelda: Cadence Of Hyrule Dev 'Brace Yourself Games' Confirms Layoffs

Up to half of its workforce may be gone

Canadian indie developer Brace Yourself Games (known for the Switch exclusive Cadence of Hyrule) has cut "a portion" of its workforce. Brace Yourself Games shared the following statement with PC Gamer, confirming the "incredibly difficult decision" to lay off employees. In a

• Sat 20th May 2023
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop
• Zelda
• Indies
• Industry

Hands On All Of The Exciting Upcoming Games We Played At PAX West 2022

Indies, Nintendo Switch titles and more!

Recently, we sent our American video producer Zion Grassl to PAX West 2022 to try out the latest and greatest games coming out in the near future. Now that he's completed his assignment, he's put together the above video - where he and his friend, Zach Driscoll, share their impressions about all the games...

• Tue 13th Sep 2022
• Hands On
• Previews
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop
• Upcoming Releases

News Cadence Of Hyrule Dev Brace Yourself Games Announces Publishing Label

"Stay tuned for great new titles"

Brace Yourself Games - known for the rhythm music games such as Cadence of Hyrule and Crypt of the NecroDancer - has announced a new publishing label. Brace Yourself Publishing wants to help smaller indie developers make their own dreams a reality. As the company has grown, it's gained capabilities, resources and...

• Wed 31st Aug 2022
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop
• Industry
• Indie

News Cadence Of Hyrule Dev Shares First Look At Its Brand New Rhythm Game Spinoff

Introducing Rift of the Necrodancer

Following on from an announcement earlier this month, Brace Yourself Games - the developer behind Cadence of Hyrule - has now officially given fans a first look at its brand new rhythm game known as Rift of the Necrodancer. This is apparently a spinoff - with players required to help Cadence navigate the modern...

• Thu 25th Aug 2022
• Upcoming Releases

News Crypt Of The Necrodancer Comes Back From The Dead With Co-Op, New Characters, And A Sequel

Disco ain't dead

The crypt has been silent for five years, reads the trailer for the new Crypt of the Necrodancer DLC. Frankly, we like our crypts silent, but we're not Brace Yourself Games, a studio that presumably needs people to know about their games. Crypt of the Necrodancer, the beloved rhythm-dungeon-crawler that would eventually spin off...

• Thu 4th Aug 2022
• Nintendo Switch
• Upcoming Releases
• DLC

News Cadence Of Hyrule Dev Teases Super-Secret "NecroDancer-Related" Announcement

All will be revealed later this week...

Brace Yourself Games - best known on the Nintendo Switch for its amazing work on Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer - has taken to social media to tease an upcoming announcement. Apparently, it's got "super-secret" news related to the Crypt of the NecroDancer franchise to make. All will be revealed...

• Tue 2nd Aug 2022
• Nintendo Switch
• Industry

News Crypt Of The NecroDancer Appears To Be Getting A Physical Release On Switch

Brace yourself for an official announcement

Brace Yourself Games appears to be releasing a physical copy of Crypt of the Necrodancer (at least in Europe) on the Nintendo Switch. There'll apparently be two different versions available - a standard edition and a collector's edition. According to Nintendeal, the standard copy will be priced at...

• Wed 26th Aug 2020
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop

News The Original Crypt Of The NecroDancer Is 80% Off As Cadence Of Hyrule Arrives On Switch

Worth buying the pair?

Today sees the launch of Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer on the Nintendo Switch eShop, the game which takes characters we know and love from the Legend of Zelda series and throws them into a world of rhythm-based dungeon crawling. With that release no doubt catching the eye of many, the original Crypt of the...

• Thu 13th Jun 2019
• Switch eShop
• Nintendo Switch
• Zelda

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 23rd)

Here are our picks, but what are yours?

Well, what a busy week we've had. There was the Nindies Showcase, which brought with it the Cuphead and Cadence of Hyrule reveals, the

• Sat 23rd Mar 2019
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing
• Features

Video The Unsung Heroes of the Nintendo Switch eShop

Games that deserve more chatter

One of the downsides of the Switch having quite so many lovely games (and a little bit of filler) is that certain games that demand attention get lost at the wayside. Frankly it's a travesty, and so we decided to swing that proverbial spotlight around and onto ten games we feel are worthy of significantly more credit...

• Sun 10th Jun 2018
• Nintendo Switch
• eShop
• Indie