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Summer of Arcade 2013: Charlie Murder, TMNT Out of the Shadows, Brothers, Flashback

Posted on June 10, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Microsoft has announced the four games that will make up this year’s Summer of Arcade:

  • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (505 Games)
  • Charlie Murder (Microsoft Studios)
  • Flashback (Ubisoft)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (Activision)

2013 is the sixth straight year that Microsoft has held the Summer of Arcade promotion and this year’s crop of games certainly brings something new to the table (the co-op adventuring of Brothers and the cartoonish mayhem of Charlie Murder) while also bringing back something old (the Flashback remake and the return of the heroes in a half-shell).

The Summer of Arcade begins on August 7, but release dates and prices for this year’s slate will be announced at a later date. A Summer of Arcade 2013 trailer can be found after the break. (more…)

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505 Games to publish next two titles from Starbreeze Studios

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Andrew Rainnie - UK Correspondent

In an example of European partnership, Italian outfit 505 Games, best known for releasing the likes of Naughty Bear and MiCoach, will be publishing the next two titles from Swedish developer Starbreeze Studios. Following up their remake of Syndicate, the developer is currently working on action-adventure game P13 in collaboration with filmmaker and fellow Swede Josef Fares, whose most recent film was the Swedish comedy Farsan.

While it may seem an odd fit, Starbreeze’s CEO Mikael Nermark stated, “When we started to plan the next steps for Starbreeze we wanted to find a partner, not just a traditional publisher, and 505 Games fit that criteria. We feel that this collaboration can grow into a long-term partnership.”

In addition to P13, Starbreeze and 505 Games will produce and publish Payday 2, a sequel to Payday: The Heist, currently in development at Starbreeze’s Overkill Studios. Both games are due to be released as downloadable titles sometime in 2013.

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