Tag: Ignition Entertainment
News Don't Worry, Dragon's Crown Isn't Cancelled
Illustrator responds to rumours
The Internet was whipped into a frenzy yesterday when Amazon cancelled pre-orders for Vanillaware’s upcoming PlayStation 3 and PS Vita action game Dragon’s Crown. It’s been a while since we heard any new information about the title, leading many anticipant gamers to expect the worst. But illustrator Shigatake...
News Ignition Entertainment Teases New El Shaddai Project
Ascend again
Ignition Entertainment is teasing a new El Shaddai project due for release this year. A teaser website uploaded by the publisher hints at the new venture, and asks: "Who is the ultimate angel who God speaks of?" There are images of five characters included on the page's background. As Andriasang points out, the El Shaddai brand has...
News Ignition Debuts Mercury Hg With First Trailer
Mercury Hg might well have a terrible name, but the game looks like a ton of fun -- as evidenced by its debut trailer embedded after the jump
Brimming with a variety of new levels and mechanics — in addition to SixAxis controller support — Mercury Hg rolls onto the PlayStation Network this week.
News Mercury Hg Launches On PlayStation Network Next Week
The puntastic Mercury Hg is set to release on the PlayStation Store from next week
The HD update of the PSP classic will retail for a lowly £3.99, and features 120 levels, 40 bonus levels and 20 challenge levels. A DLC pack entitled Heavy Elements is planned for release later down the line. We properly loved the Mercury games on PSP, so assuming...
Feature Competition: Win El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron on PlayStation 3!
To celebrate the European release of El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron, we've got five copies of Ignition's Biblical action game to give-away
Oooh, exciting. El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron is a third-person action game with platforming elements. The game is defined by it's imaginitive art-style, and follows the narrative of Enoch — a...
News Konami Snaps Up El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron For Europe
Gorgeous platformer-cross-brawler El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron will make its way to Europe courtesy of Konami, the publisher has announced
The game will release in Europe on September 8th. If you haven't played the game's demo already, you should consider giving it a shot. The game's art-style really is something totally unique, as is the...
News El Shaddai Gets Pushed Into August
Ignition's ambitious (and colourful
) religious brawler, El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron, has been pushed out of its original July release window and into August. Ignition's director Shane Bettenhausen confirmed to Joystiq that the delay was due to "logistical reasons". The game will officially release on August 16th in the US...
E3 2011 Dragon's Crown Announced By VanillaWare, Coming To PlayStation Vita & PlayStation 3
Dragon's Crown was already partially revealed during Sony's PlayStation Vita sizzle reel, but now VanillaWare has officially confirmed the title
The developer — famous for Odin Sphere and Murumasa — confirmed that the title will release on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. UTV Ignition's handling publishing duties. The game's pitched as a...
News El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron Releases In North America Next Month, Europe In September
You may have heard a thing or two about El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron
The biblical-brawler's been getting rave reviews in Japan, and has even prompted a strong import review or two here in the West. After a positive debut in Japan, Ignition's finally confirmed a July 26th release for the action-adventure title in the US, with Europe being...
News Ignition Dates Blacklight: Tango Down For PlayStation 3
Too late
There was a window for Ignition's micro-downloadable first-person shooter Blacklight: Tango Down, and the busy holiday season is not it. The title, which launched on XBOX 360 in the summer, is set to hit the PlayStation Network on October 26th. It'll cost $15. While the game might have filled a void in the barren summer months, we can't see...
News Sony Korea Outs New PlayStation Move Titles
While confirming a September 15th release date for the PlayStation Move, Sony Computer Entertainment Korea has also outed a couple of new PlayStation titles
First-up is a port of the popular iPhone title Flight Control - a casual strategy game from Firemint which is set to hit the PlayStation Network will full Move support. The other title listed by...
News Ignition Entertainment Detail Upcoming PSN Shooter Blacklight: Tango Down
Ignition Entertainment's dropped a few more details on their upcoming PSN shooter, Blacklight: Tango Down
The game, in development at Zombie Studios, is based around a special military unit known as "Blacklight". Duh! The Blacklight team are essentially hand-picked uber-soldiers, and they work directly for the secretary of defence...
News King Of Fighters XII Smashes The UK & Europe This 25th September
Hail To The King
Been waiting for some King Of Fighters XII action on your Playstation 3? Couldn't be bothered to go through the hassle of importing? Well know that SNK Playmore's 2D beat 'em up is due to hit the Playstation 3 in Europe this September 25th courtesy of publisher Ignition Entertainment. The game won a slew of E3 best fighting game...
News Bargain Of The Week: Archer Maclean's Mercury On The Playstation Store For Under ?5
Selling at around a Tenner on eBay, Archer Maclean's Mercury was one of the flagship titles of the early Playstation Portable
Called Hydrium in Japan, and with loose inspiration from the classic Marble Madness, Archer Maclean's Mercury is a simple puzzle game regarding the control of a small blob (called, erm, Mercury) through a series of puzzles...
News SNK Fighting Sticks Headed To Japan
These two new SNK themed fighting sticks are set to tie in with the upcoming King Of Fighters XII
Releasing on July 16th the controllers will retail at ¥6,279 ($65) for the KoFXII controller and ¥5,229 ($54) for the classic styled Neo Geo Stick 2. Of course, the Yen pricing means they're Japanese only we're afraid. You could always import them...
News Vote For The Playstation 3 King Of Fighters XII Boxart
Yay - beat 'em ups are back
Most notably, King Of Fighters is back; for it's, erm, 12th iteration. Which means a new game with a new box! Of which it's up to us to decide on the cover. There are two choices available. If you'd like to vote, head here. We know which one we prefer and it starts with "Option" and ends in "2".
