Arrowhead Studios revealed today that the games studio will be utilizing the high-end game engine, developed by Bitsquid, for their next game – Helldivers, which will be a Playstation exclusive game for Playstation 3, Playstation 4 and the Playstation Vita.
The critically acclaimed developer studio, creators of the hit indie game, Magicka, and one of Game Developer Magazine’s “Top 30 Developers” as well as Sony Computer Entertainment published studio, chooses engine partnership with Bitsquid for their top-down squad shooter. The engine technology will allow the developer to push the boundary for cross-platform play across the three Playstation devices!
Johan Pilestedt, CEO and Game Director of Arrowhead Game Studios, had this to say,
“I’m glad to announce that we have once again teamed up with the Bitsquid Team. Their passion and enthusiasm to make a great engine and further current and next-gen console technologies provides us with the clear tools to focus on what we do best- develop great games.”
Helldivers is set in a dystopian future, players fight to protect “Super Earth,” where a managed democracy has blurred the lines between military and government rule. The Helldivers are the last line of defense against three invading enemy species.
Johan Strömberg, CEO of Bitsquid, also commented on the power of the technology and what it allows Arrowhead Studios to do,
“We are enjoying the passion and ability that the Arrowhead team has to develop such an ambitious game, targeting several platforms with the Bitsquid engine. It both proves the flexibility and effectiveness of our tech.”
With Arrowhead studios now using the Bitsquid engine, they have the ability and opportunity to do excellent wonders with it allowing for a better and more exciting play experience for the player! The Bitsquid engine can make visually-appealing buildings, terrain and other items with ease! The engine handles all of the design and allows the developers to create high quality surroundings in-game.
The Bitsquid Game Engine is licensable for creating high quality computer games, built from its inception to focus on performance, flexibility and productivity. The engine is multiple platform running on PCs (Windows), consoles (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360) and high end mobile devices (Android, iOS).
What are your thoughts on Arrowhead Studios using the Bitsquid game engine, what do you think they could do to make their games even more exciting by using this ground-breaking engine?
For the latest information on Bitsquid head over to their website and for the latest information on the up-coming Playstation exlusive title – Helldivers, developed by Arrowhead Studios, then head over to their website.
