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Tim Burgess Twitter listening parties has been unveiled.
The indie legend kicked off the Twitter-based album listening parties in March, just as the first lockdown came into force.
Since then, it s become a bona fide phenomenon, passing the 666th mark on Friday (February 12th).
A Japanese designer has developed a neat 8-Bit game that acts as a homage to Tim s work, while containing an array of cameos.
Featuring everyone from Bowie to Arlo Parks, it s reminiscent of those Alex Kidd or Super Mario scrollers.
Speaking to
NME, Tim Burgess commented: He sent over a couple of ideas for a retro arcade Mario style game based on the albums we’ve had at the listening party and he just sent more levels including a screen for our Iron Maiden listening party tonight. We’re working on the next levels as we speak – Pixel Roisin Murphy is so cool! We might even end up with a playable game.
Cyber Shadow was originally teased at PAX East 2019 and now has an officially secured a release date set for the end of this month. In a press release from developer Inti Creates, the studio announced that it would be teaming with Yacht Club Games as well as Mechanical Head Studios to bring the 8-bit ninja throwback to the Nintendo Switch.
Cyber Shadow will be officially releasing digitally on the Nintendo Switch eShop on January 26th, 2021, for $19.99. With a PS4 and PS5 release to come along shortly after.
The 2D action side-scroller will have players assuming the role of Shadow as he slashes and dashes his way through hordes of synthetic artificial lifeforms, while on a quest to figure out what left Mekacity in ruins. With some major retro vibes that also bring to mind classics like