Bit.Trip Saga coming to the 3DS eShop this month in North America
Cheaper than the retail version.
Retro rhythm-themed mini-game collection Bit.Trip Saga is coming to the North American 3DS eShop on 20th December for $14.99, Siliconera has reported.
Bit.Trip Saga
Key events
26th March 2012
12th March 2012
Twisted Metal will be sold by GAME this Friday, Sony confirms
16th February 2012
20th January 2012
19th January 2012
14th June 2011
Pixel n' mix.
Mini-game compilation. Two words that can make the blood run cold, tainted as they are with the fetid stench of cheap, cynical shovelware, created solely to bilk a few coins from the purses of gamers too naïve and inexperienced to know what they're doing.
It doesn't have to be that way, of course, as this collected edition of the popular Bit.Trip series proves.
Developed by Californian outfit Gaijin Games and previously released digitally across various formats including PC, WiiWare and iOS, Bit.Trip is something of a standard-bearer for the neo-retro indie movement. The series combines the savage difficulty and chunky visuals of early '80s gaming with pulsing chiptune music and a healthy sprinkling of ironic charm. Bit.Trip Saga collects all the games for the 3DS; a companion edition, Bit.Trip Complete, does the same for Wii [see sidebar, below left].
Twisted Metal will be sold by GAME this Friday, Sony confirms
Fate of Yakuza, Bit.Trip, Konami games unknown.
PlayStation 3 exclusive Twisted Metal will be sold by GAME in the UK, Sony has confirmed.
"I can confirm Twisted Metal will be available to purchase in GAME this Friday," a Sony spokesperson told Eurogamer today.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's continued support of GAME Group, which will see Twisted Metal pre-orders honoured, follows last month's launch of PS Vita at GAME and Gamestation. Sony UK reportedly sold 61,000 unit sales as a result.
Bit.Trip Complete, Bit.Trip Saga release dates revealed
CommanderVideo collection coming in March.
Wii and 3DS Bit.Trip compilations Complete and Saga both launch in the UK on 16th March, publisher Rising Star Games has confirmed.
Bit.Trip Complete on Wii and Bit.Trip Saga on 3DS package up six titles from the retro-themed downloadable series for a retail release.
Bit.Trip Beat, Core, Void, Runner, Fate and Flux are included in both versions of the compilation, although the Wii edition adds a generous portion of extra bits and pieces too.
Play Bit.Trip Complete, Saga before UK release
Nintendisco.
Gamers can play the latest two Bit.Trip releases over a month before their UK release.
VideoBit.Trip Complete/Saga trailer
Lunatic Wii/3DS indie collection out in March.
Rising Star Games announces 2012 release schedule
Harvest Moon, Bit.Trip., Rune Factory receive vague release windows.
Japanese import publisher Rising Star Games has announced a bustling 2012 release schedule for Europe, with an increased emphasis on 3DS games.
Rising Star confirmed it would handle publishing duties for five 3DS titles this year, including retro rhythm title Bit.Trip Saga and the latest Harvest Moon farming sim games.
Rune Factory Oceans, the latest chapter of Harvest Moon's spin-off RPG series, will also arrive. But the PlayStation 3 and Wii game will only launch in Europe on PS3.
Bit.Trip games coming to UK shops on Wii and 3DS
Rising Star picks up Bit.Trip Complete and Bit.Trip Saga.
The Bit.Trip games launch in UK shops early next year on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS.
Bit.Trip Saga/Complete gets US date
No Euro publisher yet for mad indie gem.
Bit.Trip Saga and Bit.Trip Complete launch for 3DS and Wii respectively on 13th September in the US, publisher Aksys has announced.
Bit.Trip Complete announced for Wii
Lavish retail release for brutal indie saga.
The downloadable Bit.Trip games are being rounded up onto a single Wii disc later this Summer, developer Gaijin Games has announced.
Bit.Trip Complete will include all six episodes in Gaijin's genre-hopping revisionist jaunt through the history of game development, and a treasure trove of extras on the side.
Here's the full rundown of additional content promised, as detailed on the developer's blog: