When they first announced the XNA Game Development Studio as a free tool for people to create games for the PC and Xbox 360, Michael Fahey at Kotaku assumed that it would just be a haven for tinkerers, creating games like you would find on any flash acrhive on the internet. Speaking with the guys from Torpex Games today shattered that assumption completely.
Far from game hobbyists, Torpex encompasses at least two of the top talents in the industry. Bill Dugan, the company president, has worked on classic games such as Neuromancer, Wastleland, and Battle Chess, while technical director Jamie Fristrom not only worked on the Magic Candle RPG series back in the day, but also is credited with creating the swing system for Spiderman 2, arguably the best part of the game.
Games Asylum: "Well, this is neat. As the name suggests, Wrath of the Mutants is the rarest of things – a genuine arcade conversion. With most modern arcade games being ticket redemption machines, this is something seldom seen. In fact, the last arcade conversion we can recall was Raw Thrill’s own Cruis’n’ Blast on Switch back in 2021. This is also based on an older iteration of TMNT, harking back to the series from 2012-2017. It’s essentially breaking franchise continuity (we’ve had two different iterations of the Turtles since) and could even be considered nostalgic for a select few – those who grew up with 2012’s Turtles are probably in their late teens."
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Starship Troopers: Extermination is continuing its early access period with a class system overhaul that will give players more options when it comes to pushing back the bugs.
It must be frustrating for these devs to see Helldivers 2 absolutely devour their lunch lol
-Oh my God, this game looks like a complete rip-off of Helldivers II!
-At least it gives Xbox players the chance to experience something similar to the PlayStation game!
Jokes aside it does make you wonder why Sony, who owns the IP for both, is continuing with two products when there is such overlap. Should it one day make a new Starship Troopers film or a Helldivers film instead?
