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Get All Nostalgic With PixelJunk SideScroller Next Week

Ben-Dutka 3 Comments

If you're a fan of the great PixelJunk series, you'll be excited to learn about the latest title from Q Games.

All you have to do is check the developer's Twitter account to learn the good news:

"PixelJunk SideScroller comes out next week. For anyone in the US, Oct. 25th is SideScroller day!"

Yep, on October 25, we'll get some old-school side-scrollin' goodness, and we're sure it'll exist in the same smooth, attractive landscape in which all these titles exist. Boasting lasers, homing missiles, and a bevy of other weapons, players will progress through colorful levels, avoiding incoming fire by executing a cool spin move. Other features include a health bar system, so this has all the hallmarks of a great old-fashioned experience with a modern-day twist.

PixelJunk SideScroller will also support local co-op action for a couple players at once. Battlefield 3 comes out on the same day, so wouldn't it be interesting to compare the mechanics of yesteryear to what shooters have become today?

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New PixelJunk Springing To Life Soon

Ben-Dutka 21 Comments

The PixelJunk games are always good fun. In fact, they're some of the most entertaining titles to be found on the PSN.

We've had everything from PixelJunk Eden to PixelJunk Monsters to PixelJunk Shooter and now, Q Games has announced the next installment: PixelJunk Lifelike . Revealed by Famitsu , the new quirky adventure will be compatible with PlayStation Move and "will integrate a blend of both music and movement, tasking the player to respond to gestural prompts on-screen." The game is estimated to cost about 500 yen, which only comes to around $5.99 for American audiences, and that's pretty darn agreeable. The game isn't far off, either; they say PixelJunk Lifelike will be ready to go in Winter 2010, which means we don't have a long wait. You should expect to hear more about the anticipated downloadable game at Sony's TGS 2010 press conference tomorrow, so be sure to tune in if you're a fan. For those who aren't as familiar with PSN software as they should be, they might want to log on and check out one of the many PixelJunk offerings.

They're well-priced and well worth your time, especially if you're looking for something fresh and original.

Related Game(s): PixelJunk Lifelike

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