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3 CommentsSkullgirls heading to Japanese arcades with new characters
By Alexa Ray Corriea on May 21, 2013 05.21.13
Indie developer LabZeroGames' 2D fighting title Skullgirls will be released in Japanese arcades according to an image posted online listing the title for arcade launch. Skullgirls, which was released on the Japanese PlayStation Network in February, will be brought to arcades by network system NesicaxLive, a platform used to run video games on arcade machines. LabZeroGames' CEO Peter Bartholow took to NeoGAF to confirm the game would be hitting Japanese arcades and to express his excitement. "We are stupidly excited for this, just because I can't think of a single other non-Japanese dev that can say they have a game out in Japanese arcades," he wrote. Bartholow also confirmed the arcade port is behing handled by a Japanese developer and should include the five new characters funded...
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11 CommentsSkullgirls color DLC available now, adds new costume color choices
By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 15, 2013 05.15.13
Skullgirls' character color packs were released today, adding four new color palettes to the game's character costumes, Lab Zero Games CEO Peter Bartholow announced via the PlayStation Blog. Color packs are available separately for $1 each or as an 8-pack bundle for $5. Those who purchase the bundle will also receive a fifth bonus color. According to Bartholow's post, the color schemes should "seem awfully familiar," as they were created based on fan feedback. Fan feedback has accounted for much of the game's character DLC so far, including the most recent, Eliza. Voting for the game's fourth free downloadable character will be completed later this week. Bartholow also announced that the developer will hold a Skullgirls tournament at Evo 2013 in Las Vegas. Pre-registration is open...
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48 CommentsSkullgirls for Wii U 'isn't looking likely' without increased console sales, dev says
By Dave Tach on May 13, 2013 05.13.13
Skullgirls, Zero Lab Games' downloadable fighting game, could come to Wii U, but only if the console's sales and "digital presence" improve, according to a recent tweet from the game's official Twitter account. The news came in response to a question asking if there were "any chance of a wii u [sic] release with this generation coming to an end." "Right now a Wii-U [sic] release isn't looking likely," the tweet reads. "If sales pick up and they establish a digital presence it's possible, though." Skullgirls is available for consoles through Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, and the developer recently announced Eliza, the game's third downloadable content character. For more on Nintendo's pipeline, be sure to read about Nintendo's "Wii U Software Showcase," which will take...
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5 CommentsSkullgirls fourth DLC character is blood-controlling Eliza
By Jenna Pitcher on Apr 28, 2013 04.28.13
Lab Zero Games' Skullgirls fourth DLC fighter is Eliza, as voted by backers of the game's IndieGoGo campaign. People who backed the project were invited to vote on which fighter, of many, they would like see included on Skullgirls' roster. Eliza may have two fighting modes, for instance when the skeletal Parasite Sekhmet is inside Eliza's body, her attacks are slow, powerful; and when Eliza "anchors herself onto the Staff of Ra," Sekhmet becomes a more mobile, agile character with new abilities. "The ultimate attack-from-disadvantage character," her character concept description reads. "Because of her kinship with her parasite, Eliza can control her own blood. Each time she is hit she bleeds, MK style, and the blood stays on the stage. Certain specials and supers can then use it." H...
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0 CommentsSkullgirls Slightly Different patch 'out soon' for Xbox 360
By Megan Farokhmanesh on Apr 23, 2013 04.23.13
The "Slightly Different" Skullgirls patch will "finally be out soon," Lab Zero CEO Peter Bartholow told XBLAFans. Slightly Different, which drops more than 300 fixes and a new training mode, was released for PlayStation Network in November 2012. The patch is passing through Microsoft certification and will go live as soon as it's approved. "If all goes well, the Skullgirls Xbox 360 patch should finally be out soon," Bartholow said. "We won't know exactly when it goes out — [Microsoft says] it'll take two weeks, but [Microsoft] actually estimated that it would likely only take one." Despite initial problems with the patch's size, Bartholow added that the update is identical to its PSN release. "Nothing was cut," Bartholow said. "The Title Update + Compatibility Pack method of...
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12 CommentsSkullgirls Paypal account temporarily frozen due to chargeback fears
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Apr 23, 2013 04.23.13
Skullgirls developer Lab Zero Games was unable to pay employees over the weekend due to Paypal freezing the company's account, according to posts from CEO Peter Bartholow on NeoGAF. Lab Zero's account was frozen because Paypal anticipated a number of chargeback requests should backers of the company's Indiegogo crowdfunding ampaign not get their favorite characters as DLC, according to Bartholow. "Paypal's freeze on our account is making it so that I can't pay people today," he wrote. "I sent them all the documentation they asked for last night, hoping it would be resolved today, but didn't hear anything back," he added. "I also immediately filed a complaint with the [Consumer Financial Protection Bureau] because this whole thing seems decidedly non-kosher." Bartholow wrote that...
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8 CommentsFighting is Magic gets Skullgirls engine; Skullgirls campaign ends with five DLC fighters
By Jenna Pitcher on Mar 28, 2013 03.28.13
Mane6 will receive a free Skullgirls engine license to use in Fighting is Magic now that Lab Zero Games' Skullgirls IndieGoGo campaign surpassed $725,000. "Give us a bit to get out of our lack-of-words-at-the-awesomess-that-is-you-guys and we'll post something wordier =3 [sic]," Mane6 recently posted on its website. Lab Zero Games announced their intention to donate the engine earlier this month. The Skullgirls campaign ended just hours ago and has received a total of $829,829 in pledges, surpassing their initial goal of $150,000 Skullgirls will now feature five DLC characters thanks to its "Keep Skullgirls Growing Campaign." These characters include Robo-Fortune, Squigly, Big Band, a fighter that backers will get to vote on from a list of Mysterious Characters and a mystery...
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5 CommentsSkullgirls fundraising campaign hits $600,000, will add third DLC fighter
By Jenna Pitcher on Mar 26, 2013 03.26.13
Lab Zero Games' Skullgirls is adding its third DLC fighter and have revealed the three remaining Mysterious Characters DLC, since the developer's Indiegogo fundraiser has surpassed $600,000. People who backed the project are invited to vote on which fighter, of many, they would like see included as the third DLC character. Voting commences "sometime after" the campaign's conclusion on March 27. Backers will receive voting links via email. The third DLC fighter will join the already-funded Squigly and Big Band as a downloadable add-ons for the 2D fighter. At the $625,000 mark, the new character will receive a personal stage and story. Since Polygon last spoke to Lab Zero, the developer's stretch goals successfully hit include Big Band's personal stage and story, Saxploitation"...
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13 CommentsLab Zero Games to donate engine to Fighting is Magic if Skullgirls reaches $725,000
By Jenna Pitcher on Mar 18, 2013 03.18.13
Lab Zero Games will give Mane6 a free Skullgirls engine license to use in Fighting is Magic if the Skullgirls IndieGoGo campaign reaches $725,000, Lab Zero Games' tweeted. Hasbro killed the development of the My Little Pony fan-made fighting game in February and it still refuses to grant Mane6 permission to create a game based on the franchise. The development team announced last month that Lauren Faust, the creator of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, is teaming up with them to help make the game a reality. To skirt the problem, Faust is creating new characters and a new setting for the game. "It means that with Lauren's help, we are going to finish this game, but it will no longer be based on the MLP franchise," a post stated on the Mane6 website. "It will be all new characters...
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11 CommentsSkullgirls fundraising drive tops $375,000, will add Big Band to roster
By Michael McWhertor on Mar 13, 2013 03.13.13
Lab Zero Games' Skullgirls is on its way to adding its first male fighter, Big Band, now that the developer's Indiegogo fundraiser has crossed the $375,000 mark. Big Band will join the already-funded Squigly as a downloadable add-on for the 2D fighter, thanks to community contributions. Lab Zero's efforts were bolstered by a $7,500 contribution today, one of two Divinity-level investment tiers. The developer's next stretch goal in its "Keep Skullgirls Growing" campaign hits at $400,000, when Big Band's personal stage and story would be added, along with a female announcer voice pack. Lab Zero describes Big Band as part man, part machine, and musically-themed. "Big Band's massive mechanical body is heavily armed with pneumatic weapons capable of generating powerful blasts of...
