Straight out of PAX East 2014, here's Below, a serene dungeon crawler from Capy, the company behind Clash of Heroes and Sword & Sworcery. It's hard to capture just how pretty this game really is, but we did what we could.
In case you've forgotten all about it since its debut at least year's E3, Below is an upcoming roguelike from some of the guys (Capy, not Superbrothers) who made Sword & Sworcery. This is the game's PAX trailer.
Capy—the indie studio behind Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery—will release their next game, Super Time Force, on both Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The bad news: they're delaying it to next year.
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Super Time Force, the IGF XBLA-Prize-winning game from Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP creators Capybara Games, is looking danged cool.
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I played a ton of games in 2011. More, probably, than any other year of my life. So when it came time to choose the best from among them, I spent a lot of time thinking back, sifting through the triumphs and the frustrations, the unexpected joys and the unfortunate disappointments.
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So, you're a little late to the game in getting the beautiful iPhone and iPad adventure Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP? Worry not! For now you look smart, frugal even, for waiting until Sword & Sworcery went cheap.
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Surely you've heard of Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP by now. We've talked about this exquisite graphical adventure for many moons. But as of right now, thankfully, the point and touch adventure experience, rich in wondrous sights and sounds, is available for a wider audience.
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Already released on the iPad, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP makes the epic journey to the more popular iPhone and iPod touch platforms this week, thanks to a new update that magically transforms the Capy-developed game into a universal app.
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The recently released iPad sensation Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP is more than just a pretty face. If you've played the stylish adventure game, you know it's got a soothing soundtrack to boot. Next week, you can get your hands on it.
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People who are in the know have been waiting for Sword & Sworcery for many, many months.
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It's been nearly a year since we played the gorgeous Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP for "touch-tronic machinery" like the iPhone (and iPad!) at GDC. Is the wait for this captivating adventure almost over?
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Capy, makers of Critter Crunch, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes and Sword & Sworcery, wish you a happy holidays with plenty of presents puked under the Christmas tree.
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One of the best looking iPhone games just happens to be one of the best looking iPad games. The makers of the luscious Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP have given us a fresh look at the pixelated adventure in fetching iPad size.
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What is Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, the mysterious adventure game with a funny name? If you read our GDC coverage of the game, you know. If not...
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Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, the Nintendo DS strategy-RPG that went under-appreciated—and under-purchased—by too many last year, is getting a second chance on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2010. How's it looking?
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I wish I'd seen Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP for the iPhone/iPod Touch at the start of last week's Game Developers Conference, instead of at the end, so that I could better answer the event's most commonly asked question.
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Just as it did with its colorful puzzle game Critter Crunch, Capybara Games' Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes is getting the high-definition once-over, making the jump from Nintendo DS to PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade later this year.
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Personally long awaited puzzler Critter Crunch cutes up the PlayStation Network this Thursday, bringing those precious puke rainbows into your home in HD.
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PlayStation 3 owners can gorge themselves on high-definition puzzle fun with Critter Crunch, officially announced today by Capy as an upcoming PlayStation Network release.
