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2 CommentsHell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit on sale on XBLA and PSN
By Jenna Pitcher on Apr 18, 2013 04.18.13
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, Arkedo Studio's Metroid-vania platformer, is on sale for 480 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live Arcade until April 21 and for $5.99 on PlayStation Network until May 15, according the Sega blog. Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit launched on PSN on Sept. 25 for $14.99, XBLA on Sept. 26 for 1200 Microsoft Points and Windows PC on Oct. 3 for $14.99. A mobile version of Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, titled Hell Yeah! Pocket Inferno was released on Feb. 21 for iOS. Shortly after, the French independent developer announced that it let go of its staff and no games are currently in production, but it "hasn't closed down and is not bankrupt, going into administration."
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5 CommentsHell Yeah developer Arkedo Studio ending future development, but will continue to exist (update)
By Samit Sarkar on Feb 22, 2013 02.22.13
Arkedo Studio, the French independent developer behind Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, no longer has any employees and won't be making any more games, but isn't closing, co-founder and creative director Aurelien Regard announced today on his blog. (Regard wrote his original post in French, and one of his Twitter followers translated it into English for him.) "Arkedo hasn't closed down and is not bankrupt, going into administration or whatever big word, as it is managed properly," said Regard, explaining the subtlety of the situation. "But no one's employed anymore. No more games are produced either." Regard listed three main reasons for the end of Arkedo. A lack of funds is the "first and most obvious one" — the studio didn't have another project lined up after it completed H...
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22 CommentsMassive Xbox Live countdown to 2013 sale starts Dec. 18
By Emily Gera on Dec 13, 2012 12.13.12
Dozens of Xbox 360 games are scheduled to go on sale starting Dec. 18 as part of Microsoft's Countdown to 2013 event first announced by Major Nelson in a round-up of Xbox Marketplace updates. From Dec. 18 to Dec. 31, sales will be themed around a certain game series, genre or publisher. Sales prices have not been announced as of yet; However, the full list of games set for discount (as spotted by NeoGAF) is available below. Dec. 18 to Dec. 31 sale items: Frogger: Hyper Arcade EditionJoe Danger 2: The MovieZuma's Revenge!The Simpsons Arcade GameWreckateerPlants vs. ZombiesPegglePeggleNights Content PackFire Pro WrestlingSONIC 4 Episode IISonic The Hedgehog 2RAWA World of KeflingsA World of Keflings: Sugar, Spice and Not So NiceA World of Keflings: It Came From Outer SpaceKinect PartyJ...
