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Valencia, Calif. – 5/8/2018— WayForward is pleased to announce
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Ultimate Edition (Digital Version)!

Name: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Ultimate Edition
Publisher/Developer: WayForward
Release Date: May 8th 2018
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam for Windows PC.
Players: Single Player
Price: $29.99 USD

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Ultimate Edition includes all of the previously released DLC (all heroes, modes, and costumes) in one incredible package! Also includes a new exclusive Blue Bathing Suit costume, for use in Beach Mode!

About:

A massive collection that’s packed to the gills! Shantae Fans and newcomers alike will treasure this all-inclusive “Ultimate Edition” of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero!

In addition to the bevy of vivid, detailed high-definition graphics that made this newest entry in the Shantae series a fan-favorite, the Ultimate Edition includes even more modes, monsters, and platforming action! ‘Pirate Queen’s Quest’ allows players to take on the role of Shantae’s arch-nemesis, Risky Boots, in a whole new storyline! ‘Friends to the End’ features ethereal new levels and a special boss encounter as Shantae’s pals Sky, Bolo, and Rottytops enter her nightmare to try to save her from certain doom, while ‘Costume Pack’ provides three new arcade-style adventures – harness the power of the Ninja, Beach, and Officer costumes in these brand new side-stories!

Also included are previously unreleased bonuses – the Tinkerbat Transformation, Blue Shantae Costume, and Classic Risky Boots costume!

EXCLUSIVE BONUS COSTUME: Digital and retail copies of Ultimate Edition come with an exclusive extra Beach Mode costume you won’t find anywhere else – Shantae’s signature Blue Bathing Suit!

Game Features:

• Shantae Mode – enjoy the main Shantae storyline, “Half-Genie Hero”
• Hero Mode – get a head start with Shantae’s animal transformations already unlocked
• Hard Core Mode – the tough-as-nails follow up to Shantae Mode for those craving a stiff challenge
• Pirate Queen’s Quest – conquer Sequin Land as the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in an exciting new story!
• Friends to the End – Swap between friends Sky, Bolo, and Rottytops to save Shantae from the Nightmare Realm!
• Costume Pack – Side story modes with brand new gameplay: Wall jump in Ninja Mode, repel sunburn in Beach Mode, and take down Space Hooligans in Officer Mode!
• Extras Gallery – Meet various conditions to unlock artwork in each game mode!
• Hall of Fame – View artwork created by the most die-hard Shantae fans!
• Tinkerbat Dance – Transform into a pirate and slash through foes!
• Includes Blue Shantae Costume and Classic Risky Costume colors
• Exclusive Bonus Costume – Blue Bathing Suit – for use in Beach Mode!

Source: PR Email

Valencia, Calif. – 12/6/2017— WayForward is pleased to announce Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Friends to the End!

Name: Shantae: Friends to the End
Publisher/Developer: WayForward, XSEED
Release Date: Available 12/12/2017 (EU Wii U version will arrive on the following week)
Platforms: Nintendo Switch*, Wii U, PS4, PSVita, Xbox One, and Steam.
Players: Single Player
Price: $7.99 USD

Experience the final piece of the Shantae: Half-Genie Hero storyline as Sky, Bolo, and Rottytops!

About:

When Shantae falls prey to dark magic, it’s up to Shantae’s BFFs Sky, Bolo, and Rottytops to save her from a Nightmare Realm of her own imagining! Conquer remixed locales (and new challenge levels) using Bolo’s grapple claw, Sky’s egg-toss, and Rottytops’ brain-munching to beat bad guys, solve all-new puzzles, and rescue the half-genie hero. It’s all possible with the power of friendship!

Hashtag:

#ShantaeFriendsToTheEnd

Game Features:

• Enter the Nightmare Realm and experience the final piece of the Shantae story!
• Solve puzzles and battle enemies by swapping freely between Sky, Bolo, or Rottytops!
• Glide, toss eggs, and hatch helpful bird buddies as Sky!
• Grapple and swing through the air as Bolo!
• Fling your head and eat brains to regenerate health as Rottytops!
• Level up! Collect Gems to increase each heroes’ potential!
• Unlock different endings by recovering lost Dream Squids
• Enjoy fan-favorite musical selections from Shantae’s past, included with this mode!

Additional Notes:

Future DLC “Ninja, Beach and Officer will arrive in early 2018, and do not continue the current storyline

*Paid DLC content will be included in 2018’s Ultimate Edition

This product was crowd-funded by fans that generously backed multiple tiers of bonus content, including this expanded content! Thank you to all of our Backers!

Source: PR Email

The Mummy Demastered launches on October 24th! Coming to PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch! https://t.co/dWHdVOK20R pic.twitter.com/VrrNBgCcCg

— WayForward (@WayForward) October 9, 2017

Valencia, Calif. – 08/22/2017— WayForward is pleased to announce
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Pirate Queen’s Quest!

Name: Shantae: Pirate Queen’s Quest
Publisher/Developer: WayForward, XSEED
Release Date: Available 8/29/2017
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Wii U, PS4, PSVita, Xbox One, and Steam
Players: Single Player
Price: $9.99 USD

Play the role of the bodacious buccaneer Risky Boots in Shantae: Pirate Queen’s Quest, the first major expansion to the critically acclaimed Shantae: Half-Genie Hero!

About:
Raise anchor and prepare your body for a total re-imagining of the base game’s play style, theme, and storyline. You’ve played the genie-half, now experience the other side of the story!

As the villainous pirate Risky Boots, your quest is to travel the world in search of the components needed to conquer Sequin Land and defeat the Half-Genie brat!

Game Features:
●The fan-favorite control scheme from Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse returns, placing a plethora of pirate skills right at your fingertips!
●Take on any world in any order!
●Slice your foes to ribbons with Risky’s Scimitar, or blast away with her Pistol!
●Collect and master Risky’s Pirate Gear! Bomb Shot, Grappling Hook, Hat Glide, Cannon Jump, and more!
●Deploy your Tinkerbat crewmen to turn the tide of battle!
●Collect Cursed Magic to customize Risky’s abilities any way you like!
●Includes brand new monsters and classic foes, now in HD!
●New puzzles, storylines, and game endings!

NOTE: This product was crowd-funded by fans that generously backed multiple tiers of bonus content, including this expanded content! Thank you to all of our Backers!

Source: PR Email

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero hits the Nintendo Switch eShop on June 8th! Available in NA and EU with all-new HD Rumble features! pic.twitter.com/7ucic2UMh9

— WayForward (@WayForward) June 2, 2017

Here’s our video review of Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut by WayForward for the Nintendo Wii U.

Great news #Shantae fans! #RiskysRevenge is coming to #WiiU NoE AND NoA March 24th! pic.twitter.com/zg6WC0GNWi

— WayForward (@WayForward) March 17, 2016

14 Wii U™ titles presented by 7 studios from 6 countries are on sale on Nintendo eShop!

Independent studios from the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Netherlands have united for an epic sales promotion, on July 9th, 2015 the sale will go live in the eShop in Europe and North America! Fourteen Wii U games are on sale with a discount of 60 %. The only condition: You need to own or buy one of the participating games to qualify for the promotion. The independent game developers behind this promotion want to say thank-you to all of their fans and show all Wii U gamers that great games are made all over the world.

The offer includes some of the greatest indie-titles released on Wii U so far like Trine 2, Guacamelee, Runner 2, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, Toki Tori 2, Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party and Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams.

The Epic Indie Sale will run from July 9th up to July 23rd, 2015.

Here is the full list of participating games:

– BIT.Trip presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Choice Provisions)
– EDGE (Two Tribes)
– Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (Black Forest Games)
– Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (DrinkBox Studios)
– Mighty Switch Force 2 (WayForward)
– Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition (WayForward)
– RUSH (Two Tribes)
– Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (WayForward)
– Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party (KnapNok Games)
– Swords & Soldiers (Two Tribes)
– Toki Tori (Two Tribes)
– Toki Tori 2+ (Two Tribes)
– Trine Enchanted Edition (Frozenbyte)
– Trine 2: Director’s Cut (Frozenbyte)

Wii U is a trademark of Nintendo. © 2012 Nintendo.

About WayForward

WayForward is a premium independent game developer based in Southern California. For 25 years WayForward has partnered with leading software publishers to bring critically acclaimed and commercially successful games to market across multiple platforms.

© 2010 – 2015 WayForward Technologies

Valencia, Calif. – 03/02/2015— Hello friends, fans, and game industry folks! WayForward would like to formally invite you to join us in celebrating 25 years as an independent game developer. Voldi Way founded the company in 1990, (naming it in honor of Sci-Fi writer Douglass Adams) with the goal of building a one-of-a-kind studio where passionate people could create great games together. A quarter century and countless titles later, Voldi’s entrepreneurial spirit still drives WayForward forward. From Fun Pack to Pirate’s Curse, we’ve poured every ounce of our energies into making memorable characters, music and stories while always putting game play first. Throughout 2015 we would like to celebrate with you in a variety of ways, including new titles featuring familiar characters and even a few new faces. And as you might expect we’ll throw the number 25 around now and again, just to get a cheap laugh.

Speaking of cheap, our first (and probably best) way to kick things off is by putting as many of our “fan favorite” titles on sale, with many being reduced to a mere 25% of the original price. A sale like this requires coordination by many of our partners worldwide so prices and dates are subject to change. Check back here for up to the minute details. Our current list of titles participating in the WayForward 25th Celebration:

PSN (3/10-3/17, North America):

• Mighty Flip Champs! DX (PSP, PS3, PSVita) – FREE

iOS (3/12/-3/19, Worldwide):

• Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, Full Version (iOS) – FREE
• Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! (iOS) – 50% off

Steam (3/12/-3/19, Worldwide):

• Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut (Steam) – 75% off

Nintendo 3DS eShop (3/12/-3/19, North America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand):

• Mighty Switch Force! (3DS) – 75% off
• Mighty Switch Force! 2 (3DS) – 75% off
• Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (3DS) – 25% off

Nintendo Wii U eShop (3/12/-3/19, North America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand):

• Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition (Wii U) – 75% off
• Mighty Switch Force! 2 (Wii U) – 75% off
• Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (Wii U) – 25% off

Source: Press Release