Super Motherload — XGen Studios

Super Motherload is a digging adventure with a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play. Purchase powerful upgrades and supplies for your mining pod as you progress and prosper. Super Motherload is the sequel to XGen Studios' original hit Motherload, and is currently in development for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Windows & MacOS. For more info: supermotherload.com Rating: The “PS” Family logo is a registered trademark and “PS4” is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

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EXCITING NEWS!! Today, the company I do art for, XGen Studios, released The Low Road on Steam! It’s such a great feeling to finally get to show all of the illustrations I’ve been working on over the past 3 and a half years. It feels a bit strange to not get that immediate feedback that we’re so used to as artists these days, but it’s so rewarding to see it all come together in the final months and weeks. Working with this team of supportive and hardworking creative individuals makes these Long Projects feel short.

If you’re interested in checking out The Low Road, have a look at the Steam page for a full description and game trailers!  Steam Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/603700/The_Low_Road/

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I’ve been working on this point and click adventure called The Low Road with XGen Studios for the last few years now and I’m super proud of the work that the team has been able to put together. We’ve been through a lot. Our founder and CEO, Skye Boyes, passed away suddenly over a year ago in the midst of the production of this game, and I have to say that it’s been an emotional challenge at times to power through without his inspirtation, leadership and friendship to fall back on. We’ve overcome a lot and we still have lots of work to do ahead of us, but it feels great to finally start sharing all the hard work that has been put into this game. 

The Low Road comes out on April 20th, 2017 and you can check out more info on http://thelowroad.com

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You can also add it to your wishlist on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/603700/

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Super Motherload Full PC Release is now live on Steam!

From a successful Greenlight campaign to Early Access just under two months ago, we've steamrolled through to the finish line to make Super Motherload available as a full release on the Steam Store!

Thank you to everyone that has helped bring this game to a reality on the PC. We've had so much help over the past couple of months to get all of the major kinks sorted out and it's because of your dedication and enthusiasm that we are able to release the full game today! So thanks, eh!

Super Motherload is the result of challenging our studio to create a fully polished experience at a scale we’ve never attempted. That level of polish has allowed us to reach platforms we’ve never had the opportunity to publish on before.

Super Motherload on PC has recieved a number of enhancements:

50 new puzzles

Steam Achievements & Trading Cards

Custom key binding

Controller support

Stability and bug fixes

Support for a wider variety of system configurations

It's now available on Steam at a discounted price of $11.99 for one week, a discount of 20% off it’s regular price of $14.99! This latest PC release adds to the growing list of supported platforms, which include PS4™ and PS3™.

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Shaun Hatton and Marissa Roberto of the show Reviews on the Run (http://reviewsontherun.com) give Super Motherload an 8 and an 8.5 out of 10!

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Super Motherload is now available on Steam!

Fans of the original Motherload rejoice! We've brought Super Motherload back to the platform where it all started: the PC. This is an in-development version of the game that we're excited to get into the hands of Motherload fans sooner than later through Steam's Early Access program.

Thanks for your patience and ongoing support. You can pick up your copy of Super Motherload for $13.49 (a 10% discount!) here: Purchase Super Motherload on Steam for your PC

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WEDNESDAY!! THURSDAY!! FRIDAY!! For JUST 3 DAYS Super Motherload will be 50% off! Can you believe the savings?? GET IT BEFORE IT'S GONE! (It'll still be there… just at regular price)

It's hard talking about savings without busting out my Monster Jam announcer voice, so just be thankful this is just a written blog entry and not a vlog.

We're excited to be participating in the PlayStation Flash Sale taking place on January 29th until 6:00 pm (Pacific) on Friday, January 31st. This is a great opportunity to grab Super Motherload at a 50% discount on your PS3™ or PS4™ (CrossBuy) —$7.49 is a steal for those of you that have been curious or just sitting on the fence since our November 15th launch.

Buy Super Motherload here: https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/games/super-motherload/cid=UP2095-CUSA00045_00-SMLPS40000000000

Check out the rest of the deals here: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/29/flash-sale-starts-now-ps4-ps3-and-ps-vita-games-up-to-50-off/

Need some convincing? Check out these reviews of Super Motherload:

4.5/5 Game Revolution: http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/super-motherload

"an awesome blend of obsessive compulsive profiteering and addictive, satisfying gameplay." 

8/10 Destructoid: http://www.destructoid.com/review-super-motherload-266114.phtml

"Super Motherload is simple enough so that anyone can pick it up and play, but complex enough for mining veterans to keep coming back to fully upgrade characters or even risk playing in hardcore mode. The sci-fi ’80s vibe is delightful and the perfect setting for this ridiculously addicting game. I find myself coming back to it at the end of every day, ready for a new adventure underground." 

Kotaku: http://kotaku.com/all-24-of-the-ps4s-launch-games-reviewed-1464421841

"Super Motherload gives the same great gameplay of the original, but looks and sounds fantastic."

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Super Motherload is now available on PS3™!

We are now out on both the PS3™ and PS4™ in North America for $14.99! Super Motherload is participating in the Cross-Buy program, so If you purchase Super Motherload for PS3™ you're entitled to the PS4™ version if you ever choose to upgrade your console. 

These next two weeks are going to be busy with the launch of Super Motherload on the PS4™ in Europe on Friday (November 29th) and the PS3™ in Europe on December 4th. So, in celebration, we are inviting Super Motherload fans to create their own underground puzzles and features and enter them into our Super Motherload puzzle contest. It’s a chance for you to demonstrate your puzzle creation skills to the world by showing your creative take on the explosive-based puzzles in Super Motherload.

We will award prizes for the best puzzles created by the community, and winning puzzles will also appear in a future update to the game. We can’t wait to see what the community comes up with and we anticipate this will add an incredible variety of puzzle styles and unique techniques we may not have thought of if left to our own devices.

Head on over to our forum for more details!

The “PS” Family logo is a registered trademark and “PS3” is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

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Happy Launch Week!  It’s been a week full of great surprises for us.

First off, Super Motherload currently has the highest user score of all PS4 games on Metacritic!  Wow; we're really glad that that you’re enjoying the game so much, and we’re completely blown away by your response.

Probably the week’s biggest surprise was seeing Super Motherload as the subject of the Penny Arcade comic strip today, alongside a mention in the PA blog today by Jerry Holkins (Tycho).  This is pretty much a dream come true for all of us.

“ My co-conspirator Mork Krahalo one hundred percent cannot explain what it is that keeps he and his son affixed to Super Motherload.  He has described it to Kara and I on more than one occasion, with mixed results, to the extent that now we understand what on some level but not why.

It doesn’t need to be understood in order to be fun, necessarily; that is simply my fetish.  You should get it, maybe, and then explain it to me. “

- Tycho Brahe

And on that note, we are today announcing the release date for the PS3 version of Super Motherload!

Super Motherload will be available for PS3 on November 26 in America and November 27th in Europe.  In addition, the PS4 version of Super Motherload will be arriving in Asia alongside the launch of the PS4 on December 17th.

Click here to purchase Super Motherload for PS4

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Super Motherload is out on PS4™ today for just $14.99! Pick up your copy on the Sony Entertainment Network site by clicking here: 

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/games/super-motherload/cid=UP2095-CUSA00045_00-SMLPS40000000000

Not only is the game out, but the sound track released alongside the launch of the game and is available for download on iTunes for $9.99!

https://itunes.apple.com/en/album/super-motherload-ost/id750447471?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Happy Launch Day Everyone!

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The full soundtrack for Super Motherload is now available for pre-order for just $9, and will be available for download at midnight tonight—the same time Super Motherload launches with the PS4! The press has already shown an overwhelming appreciation for the soundtrack, composed by indie electronic artist Eric Cheng, as one of the highlights of the PS4 launch. You can listen to and pre-order the full soundtrack from Bandcamp here: http://supermotherload.bandcamp.com/ 

"Watch the video above and tell me with a straight face that that music isn’t amazing. I dare you." - Gaming Trend

"It’s like XGen Studios blended Dig Dug and PixelJunk Shooter, added a dash of Cargo Commander, baked it all at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, and drizzled a fantastic soundtrack on top before shoving it all in my mouth." - Game Front

"An amazing eighties soundtrack " - Push Square

"It’s shockingly great ." - Hardcore Gamer

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Super Motherload - Live Action Trailer

Here's another "glorious" video to tide you over until the release of Super Motherload on November 15th. Is anyone getting excited for the PS4 console launch yet?? We are! 

(Disclaimer: No Pavels were injured during the filming of this trailer.)

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Press Review Code Requests

We're Just 4 days away from the launch of the PS4™ and Super Motherload and we finally have our review codes which we'll be rolling out today and tomorrow. Let us know if you have a blog, podcast, tech/gaming news site and you'd like to get a hold of a review code! Send your requests over to [email protected]

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We are happy to announce European pricing! Super Motherload on the PlayStation®4 will be available on November 29th in Europe for €13.99 and we are participating in the Cross-Buy program, so one purchase of either the PS3™ or PS4™ version will entitle you to both versions! 

We are Just 10 days away from release in North America and we couldn't be more excited. This has felt like the longest month of my life anticipating the release day as we tie up all of the loose ends in the marketing and submission process. We can't wait for everyone to play Super Motherload on their brand new consoles. Don't forget to pick up a few extra DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controllers for some day 1 couch co-op adventuring. 

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Happy Halloween! Check out these next-gen graphics guys! It’s almost like real life!

Steve, one of the programmers at XGen, loves Assassins Creed. Everyone in the office jumped a bit when he came in the office dressed as Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad. The small park near our office acted as a nice backdrop for Steve to show off his tree climbing skills. No one was assassinated in the process of making these photos.

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Super Motherload will cost just $14.99 (USD)! We are also excited to announce that we will be participating in the Cross-Buy program which entitles you to the PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®4 version with just a single purchase. Super Motherload will be available for PS4™ on the PlayStation®Store in the US on November 15th and in Europe on November 29th.

There are a few special features we'd like to detail about the PS4™ version of Super Motherload. The new touch pad on the DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller gives the player the most efficient way of using bombs on obstacles and puzzles on Mars. Instead of selecting a bomb by cycling through your items with the L1 and R1 buttons, you can get direct access to a specific shaped bomb for the job by swiping: up, down, left or right for the most basic bomb types, or by clicking the touch pad button to use an Electron Bomb. This small addition to the game really streamlined gameplay. Once you've memorized the direction to swipe for the bomb types, it becomes second nature to use. When we were testing out the feature in the office, it was funny to watch coworkers who hadn't yet broken their L1 and R1 button habits face off against those that had already mastered the use of the touch pad. While the button cyclers were doing their thing, the touch pad elite had already busted through the obstacle for the prize.   

Another simple but effective feature is the light bar. It's a pretty modest addition to the controller, but it is really useful when playing co-op with your friends. The color of the light bar changes to match the color of the character's pod that you've selected, making it easy to spot your controller when you've come back to a paused game and which characters your friends are playing.

There's just a few weeks until release! We can't wait for you to try out Super Motherload on the PlayStation®4

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Super Motherload PS4™ Trailer

Super Motherload will be released in just under a month and it was just begging for us to make a new trailer that better represents the game in it's finished state. A lot has changed since the original trailer that we released back in October of 2012. This trailer shows off the variety gameplay found in Super Motherload as well as a few things we've talked about, but haven't yet shown in any footage (hardcore mode perma-death at 0:25, cutscenes, and dialogue choices).

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Super Motherload is making its way into stores along with the PS4 demo kiosk! This is your chance to check out the demo of Super Motherload before the release on November 15th! 

Check out the PlayStation Blog to find the demo kiosk nearest to you: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/16/play-ps4-at-select-retailers-starting-today/