The independent developer The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild (QAG) and Nighthawk Interactive have partnered to co-publish Tumblestone, QAG’s original action-puzzle game at retail later this summer on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Nintendo’s Wii U™ system. Delivering a deep and cerebral take on the matching puzzle genre,Tumblestone has already won several accolades leading up to its release, including selection in The PAX 10 at 2015’s PAX Prime, Destructoid’s top 10 games from PAX East, and the 2015 Intel® Level Up award for Best Puzzle Game.
Check out the cinematic trailer of Tumblestone, featuring some block action being delivered:
“Brought to life with beautiful hand-painted artwork, Tumblestone offers several deep and exciting game modes for single-player and competitive multiplayer with a dozen unique characters and environments from which to choose. A story campaign delivers over 40 hours of puzzling action, featuring more than 10 gameplay modifiers, challenging puzzles and boss battles. Go up against friends in local and online multiplayer for up to four players, or take on the world with ranked matchmaking and online leaderboards. There are also multiple arcade modes, including the fast-paced Heartbeat mode, clever Infinipuzzle mode and more relaxing Marathon mode.
Built by a team of industry veterans, Nighthawk Interactive aims to combine their proven experience with the ever-changing needs of modern game development. With a strong focus on publishing, co-publishing, retail distribution and business development support, Nighthawk is about helping developers make the great games we love to play.
The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild was created in 2011 by Ty Taylor. Ty, along with artist Mario Castaneda, released QAG’s first game, The Bridge, in 2013. The Bridge, a black-and-white M. C. Escher inspired puzzler, has been featured in numerous game competitions and festivals around the world. During The Bridge’s development, it was one of the PAX 10 selected games, in addition to receiving the Best Gameplay and Best Art awards at the Indie Game Challenge and being featured in the Independent Games Festival, IndieCade, Dream.Build.Play, A MAZE., and various other international game competitions. After QAG released The Bridge on Steam and Xbox Live Arcade, the game received tremendous critical reception, and it has sold over 500,000 copies to date. Now Ty and Mario, with the new additions of Alex Schearer and Justin Nafziger, are working on a new project:Tumblestone, a fast-paced multiplayer game with maddeningly addictive gameplay coming in 2016.
Tumblestone is expected to launch at retail stores in North America and Europe on Aug. 30 for $24.99 on the PlayStation®4 system and Wii U. This title is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB.”
For more information on Tumblestone, visit its product page.
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