Chances are you already know about Super Meat Boy. The video game was a massive success as a platformer when it first came out in 2010. In fact, the game developed by Team Meat was featured in an indie documentary film which leads towards the games initial release called Indie Game: The Movie. While most of us have already played the game, it’s been nearly ten years since it came out which means you might have the urge to pick it back up and enjoy the game once again. Luckily for those who have a PC, the game won’t actually set you back anything for a limited time.
By now you have already heard about the Epic Games Store, a digital marketplace that is easily bringing in some competition towards Valve’s Steam. Arguably the biggest means of securing sales is by offering developers 88% of the purchase profits compared to Steam’s 70% profit revenue offer. We’re already seeing some games become exclusive to the Epic Games Store such as The Walking Dead: The Final Season. However, there’s still a push to get the marketplace in front of gamers and it looks as if Epic Games is offering free video game titles.
Earlier this month gamers were given out a free copy of Subnautica just for signing up to the free marketplace. Now a new offer is available which will give players Super Meat Boy, a platformer where players take on the role of a person made of meat. Throughout the game, players are forced to maneuver around levels that host dangerous obstacles like circular saw blades. As mentioned, this game was a huge success and you can download a free copy.
This may be a perfect opportunity to get back into the game in preparation for its upcoming sequel. Team Meat has been working on a new installment known as Super Meat Boy Forever that is slated to launch in April of 2019.
[Source: Epic Games Store; GameSpot]
Apr 28, 2011 Behind the Quiet Success of the Video Game Industry How to Hire the Best The video game industry is quietly putting up revenue numbers that rival the movie and music industries. Dec 09, 2018 The Super Meat Boy universe is expanding with a new game called Super Meat Boy Forever now targeting a release in April 2019.Team Meat, the developer behind the series, revealed the release window.
And, despite video games not receiving as much limelight as movies or music, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) reports the industry revenue figures hitting $10.5 billion in 2010, selling 273 million total units, a close second to the film industry, which posted $10.6 million in the U.S. in 2009. (The music industry topped everyone with $11.6 billion in U.S. revenue in 2010.)
The numbers don't lie: Video games are on equal footing with movies and music, in regards to cultural relevance. Games are addictive, pervasive, and nostalgic. Most of us can still remember the first Nintendo system and the first Game Boy. We remember the subsequent generations, the console cycles promising improved graphics and new ways to play the game. We played as different heroes, saving princesses and worlds, and fighting evil magicians and large apes wearing formal attire. We were sucked in.
People will always return to video games, even when consoles experience several down years, sometimes four or five in a row. But customers return because video games, at times, can provide the most compelling, quality products.