The genre blasting SteamWorld Dig, which is described as a platforming mining adventure game that takes place in a Steampunk Westworld with robots has bounced from Nintendo 3DS to PC and has now landing itself pickaxe in hand on the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. The game launches today in North America and on March 19th 2014 in Europe for $9.99/€8.99.
However if you happen to be a PlayStation Plus member you’ll enjoy a 20% discount off the price of SteamWorld Dig for the first week. Developer Image and Form even took it a step further and like all awesome developers have made SteamWorld Dig cross-buy between PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. Be sure to check out the trailer for what should be a great addition to your PS Vita/PS4 library. I know you just clicked through for the Can You Dig It, Sucka reference, didn’t you?
Source Link: YouTube | http://www.steamworldgames.com/dig
PRESS RELEASE
SteamWorld Dig – Can you dig it, Sony?
– Press release – Gothenburg, Sweden. March 18, 2014
Congratulations Vita and PS4 gamers!
Today marks a milestone in the history of Image & Form; The first release ever on a home console! We are proud to announce the release of SteamWorld Dig on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. It will launch TODAY in the Americas and tomorrow (March 19) in Europe at the price of $9.99 in the US and 8.99€ in the EU. The game will be featured in Sony’s Spring Fever promotion on PSN with a 20% discount to PlayStation Plus members for the first week.
SteamWorld Dig will have support for multiple language as well as a cross-buy feature for PS4 and Vita allowing SteamWorld Dig to be played on both consoles. Branded as a “platform mining adventure” in a steampunk/western setting, SteamWorld Dig lets the player take the role of the Eastwood-esque robot protagonist Rusty in order to save a mining town in need. The plot thickens as he digs deeper into an underground full of treasure and terror…
“We are thrilled to present SteamWorld Dig to the PlayStation community,”beams Image & Form CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson. “This is our first release ever on a stationary console, and a long-standing dream of ours. So many PlayStation gamers have asked us to bring the game to their hardware, and we can’t wait to join the community both on PS4 and Vita. We have a fantastic following on 3DS and Steam, and now we will reach a whole new audience. We are really very excited.”
Thanks to SteamWorld Dig’s immersive gameplay, unique mechanics and stunning presentation praise has been unanimous. As a result, Game of the Year nominations and awards have rained over the game.
This is what leading gaming sites say about SteamWorld Dig:
· ”Amazing.” (9.5/10, IGN.com – one of IGN’s highest rated games of 2013)
· “An utterly phenomenal video game.” (10/10, PocketGamer.co.uk)
· “A totally unexpected love letter to bold concepts.” (9/10,NintendoWorldReport.com)
· “Drop everything else, and get SteamWorld Dig.” (10/10, GameZebo)
For more info, visit the SteamWorld Dig website: http://www.steamworldgames.com/dig
Official HD trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe-9OPMUz4w
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About us
Image & Form is a Swedish game developer based in rainy, windy Gothenburg. SteamWorld Dig is the most recent game in the SteamWorld series, and is a nominee and winner of numerous Game of the Year awards. Image & Form’s biggest success prior to SteamWorld Dig is the acclaimed iOS/Android real-time strategy game Anthill.
