➀ The Yooka-Laylee duology is a series of retro platformers reminiscent of the Nintendo 64 and PSOne mascot titles; ➁ Playtonic announced a remake of the first game, Yooka-Replaylee, for current-gen consoles; ➃ The game is set to launch on October 9th, 2025, with upgrades and new content.
Recent #platformer news in the semiconductor industry
➀ LEGO Voyagers is the latest game from Light Brick Studio, the creators of LEGO Builder's Journey; ➁ The game is a 2-player co-op puzzle-platformer where players control LEGO bricks to rescue a spaceship; ➂ The game features a friend pass for free play with friends.
➀ Bandai Namco has announced a full remake of the 2002 classic Pac-Man World 2, titled Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac; ➁ The game is set to launch next month with several new features, including a landing indicator and a new co-op mode; ➂ Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac will be available on multiple platforms including PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
➀ Evil Empire's The Rogue Prince of Persia, a side-scrolling platforming rogue-lite, is leaving Early Access this August; ➁ The game has received consistent updates and improvements since its release; ➂ The final 1.0 release will include new content such as an extra biome, a final boss, and the third act of the story.
➀ Yacht Club Games announced the release of Shovel Knight Dig, a 2D side-scrolling dungeon-crawling roguelite platformer, in 2022, initially available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Apple Arcade. ➁ The game is now coming to PlayStation and Xbox, with the final major update including new bosses, quests, secrets, and game-changing upgrades. ➂ Fans are eagerly waiting for the team's next big title, Mina the Hollower.
➀ The Rogue Prince of Persia receives a major content update, The Unleashed Army Update, ahead of its 1-year anniversary; ➁ The update includes new elite enemies, a rework of 'Awakening', and various performance improvements; ➂ The game's price will increase from $19.99 to $24.99 in May.
➀ The Yooka-Laylee duology is a series of retro platformers reminiscent of the Nintendo 64 and PSOne mascot games. The first entry, originally released on the 8th generation of consoles, is being remastered for PS5, Series X|S, and PC, and will also be available on 'Nintendo' platforms.
➁ The remaster includes updates such as art and animation overhauls, new challenges, new collectible currency, a new world map, new tonics, a new move set, and an orchestral arrangement of the original soundtrack.
➂ The announcement suggests that the game might be one of the first confirmed for the upcoming Switch 2.
➀ Astro Bot, the latest and greatest first-party exclusive from Sony, has become the fastest-selling platformer of the past decade, outpacing many of its contemporaries. ➁ Its launch sales in the UK were 21% better than the latest Ratchet and Clank title. ➂ Christopher Dring of Gamesindustry.biz states that Astro Bot is the fastest selling original platform game outside of Mario from the last 10 years.