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Dead Cells

Dead Cells is a rogue-lite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer with a sprawling, ever-changing castle. It features souls-lite combat and no checkpoints. It is available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch and mobile.
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Dead Cells gets Legacy update

Dead Cells promotional image shows the protagonist looking at the colourful horizon
Dead Cells players can revisit the nostalgia-fueled previous versions of the game. Given Motion Twin's tireless work over the years, the players will have a lot to choose from, be it the glorious days or the infamous, bread-shaped ones.

Dead Cells breaks new record after selling like hotcakes on Switch

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Dead Cells has sold over 2.4 million copies to date and the number was reached in large part thanks to massive sales on Nintendo Switch, following the August 2019 release.

Dead Cells to get two more years of post-launch content

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Dead Cells is one of those indie games that exploded on Steam and eventually caused the creation of a new studio called Evil Empire that's solely focusing on the game's DLC content that they hinted could go on for another two years.

Motion Twin are porting Dead Cells to iOS and Android apparently

Dead Cells promotional image shows the protagonist looking at the colourful horizon
Motion Twin have announced they will be porting Dead Cells to mobile devices, starting in Summer 2019. The announcement gave rise to a few questions regarding the control scheme on mobile devices as the game is fairly challenging already.

Motion Twin announce Dead Cells Rise of the Giant release date

Player has just obliterated an enemy in Dead Cells
Motion Twin have revealed that The Rise of the Giant free DLC for Dead Cells will be released on 28 March 2019. The update will bring a pile of new assets and mechanics aimed at expanding Dead Cells' endgame, as the devs promised.

Dead Cells' Rise of the Giant free DLC will expand the endgame

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MotionTwin have posted a notice telling players how to opt in to the Alpha build for the upcoming Dead Cells DLC, Rise of the Giant. This came as a necessity due to the need for more people to test out the bugs and balance of the game.

Dead Cells will let players go crazy with the Custom Game mode

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Motion Twin have announced the new mode for Dead Cells will let players customise their runs as it will allow them to start the game with full power, high-end items and tweak other gameplay features. It may not be for everyone, however.

Awesome Games Done Quick 2019 releases full game and run list

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Awesome Games Done Quick is ramping up for another go at charity speed runs and will take place in early January 2018. Just over two months ahead of the event, the organizers have announced the full list of featured games and speed runs.

Discord is launching its own digital distribution store

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Discord is adding a bunch of new features to the beloved VoIP app, such as games for subscribers, its own shop and a proper library. This rather big leap is another testament to Discord's rampant growth over the three years since launch.

Dead Cells offers players choices based on their food palette

Dead Cells promotional image shows the protagonist looking at the colourful horizon
Motion Twin have a history of quirky updates for their popular Metroidvania-like game Dead Cells. Somewhere along the way, they added an option to let players choose the aesthetics of health pick ups based on their diet preferences.