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Image & Form aiming to release SteamWorld Heist in December, working on 2 other projects

by rawmeatcowboy
12 October 2015
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A portion of a GamerPros interview with CEO of Image and Form, Brjánn Sigurgeirsson...

GP: So, what’s next for this group of robots and for the franchise as a whole? How do you guys top the success of a previously successful title?

Brjánn: I’m going to backtrack a little bit because this goes back to Steamworld Dig. When we released this title, we had no idea whether or not this title was going to be successful. There wasn’t a great way for us to check on its status and sales back then as sales numbers were surprisingly difficult to come by. There wasn’t a means to see if the title was amazing or mediocre for us, sales wise. And we put a ton of money into the game, which was a bit of a risk because it’s terrifying if a cost-heavy game tanks. There would have been nowhere else for us to go.

Luckily for us, we made a bit more money than we put in due to the success of the title. We did have measures in place in the event that the game did do poorly, and those involved making some smaller titles. We currently have two titles that were being worked on… one of them is probably going to be shelved, but the other one actually has some potential and we might end up releasing that title as part of the Steamworld franchise. Right now though, we want to make a Game of the Year contender and do the process right. Initially, we wanted Heist out in December 2014, but due to constraints and just a feeling of unhappiness we decided to hold back on it because we just want to do things right, and deliver a game our team could be satisfied with. Thankfully, Steamworld Dig sustained itself so it allowed us a bit of time to make things better.

GP: Given that the date was scheduled for Fall 2015, we’re in that season now (even if it’s 37-38 C here in California in October…) and rapidly approaching the holiday season. Any idea on a more concrete release date?

Brjánn: Our goal is to aim for a release in early December… but I won’t make promises.

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