Tag: Cuphead
News New Cartoon-Like Game Teased By Ex-Cuphead And Rick & Morty Developers
A full reveal will take place later this year
To go out with a bang, the Future Games Show teased a new project by the indie studio Woodrunner Games. This team has developers who worked on games like Cuphead and Rick and Morty, so it's easy to see where some of the inspiration has come from. The brief scene features a frog in a teacup trying to eat...
News Cuphead Gets The Nendoroid Treatment Later This Year, Pre-Orders Closing Soon
A tasty sip
A whole host of game characters have found themselves immortalised in Nendoroid form over the past few years, and some familiar faces from Cuphead are the latest to join this lineup. Both Cuphead and Mugman figures are set to be shipped out to fans of the game later this year, with pre-orders now open on the official Good Smile Company...
Feature Cuphead Creators On The Perfect Physical Edition, Animation, And Working With Netflix
"Partnering with the team at iam8bit was right for us"
It's kind of amazing to think that, before this month, Cuphead had never had a physical launch. This seminal run-and-gun indie, visually inspired by the rubber hose animation from the 1930s and the Jazz age, made a huge splash in 2017 on Xbox and Windows, and with a Switch port finally...
Review Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course (Switch) - Short, Sweet, And Utterly Essential
You'd be a mug to ignore it
There’s a section near the end of one of the new stages in Cuphead’s DLC that made us shout a four-letter word at the screen extremely loudly, and that word wasn’t ‘cups’. Being the level-headed types we are, it’s very rare for a game to make us resort to such outbursts, but there we were, bellowing the sort...
News Listen To The Music Of Cuphead Ahead Of The Launch Of 'Delicious Last Course' DLC
Bold and brassy
Ahead of the release of Cuphead's new DLC, named "The Delicious Last Course", Nintendo and Studio MDHR have given us a little sneak-peek at some of the music. This new track is called "High-Noon Hoopla", and it features fast-paced fiddle, yodelling, and an overall "oh no, the barnyard is on fire" vibe. Even if you favourite genre...
News Netflix's 'The Cuphead Show' Gets A Refill For A Second Season
Just in time for a nice, cold beverage
The Cuphead Show premiered on Netflix just a few weeks ago, but fans won't have to wait much longer for a second sip, as the streaming service has revealed that Season 2 will be out this summer! Based on the extremely popular run-and-gun game from Studio MDHR, the show honours Cuphead by capturing the goofy,...
News There Will Only Ever Be 500 Of This $120 Cuphead Figurine In Existence
They'll be selling like hot cups
The official Cuphead Revealed figurine, made in a collaboration between King Features and toy maker YouTooz, has been... revealed! He's a whole 12 inches (1 foot) tall, with two sides showing both Cuphead and a collage of figures from the game, including the devil himself, and Cuphead in a plane. The boxart has...
News Cuphead Will Have An Awesome Decade-Long 'Animated' Museum Exhibit
Off to Melbourne we go...
Cuphead was quite a boon back in the day when it was unveiled by Xbox as an exclusive, and it was even better news when Microsoft - such buddies with Nintendo - supported what turned out to be an outstanding port to Nintendo Switch. It's one of the defining Indie games of the past few years, and it seems that it's getting...
News Cuphead Is Getting His Very Own PowerA Enhanced Wireless Switch Controller
Now, where is one for Mugman?
We might not be getting Cuphead's 'Delicious Last Course' DLC this year, but that doesn't mean you necessarily have to go without any Cuphead-themed goodness over the holiday season. According to a listing on Amazon, PowerA will be releasing a Nintendo Switch Enhanced Wireless Controller based on StudioMDHR's run and...
News Cuphead Gets His Own Fast Food Toy Line At Arby's Restaurants
Fancy a launcher token?
Cuphead has come a long way since his initial release in 2017. He's got a spirit event and Mii Fighter costume in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and has even signed a deal with Netflix. In an attempt to continue building the character's profile, Cuphead developer Studio MDHR is now teaming up with the US fast-food chain "Arby's"...
News Here's Your Very First Look At The Cuphead Show "Coming Soon" To Netflix
Based on the hit video game
Cuphead has been ported across to the Nintendo Switch and even featured as a Mii Fighter costume in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and now the next step is to transform the run 'n gun platformer into a Netflix series. Yes, in case you didn't already know, last July Netflix announced it would be releasing an animated series...
News Cuphead Celebrates One Year On Nintendo Switch With A Special Anniversary Sale
25% off until April 25th
There's another anniversary taking place and this time it's to celebrate Cuphead on the Nintendo Switch. Yep, believe it or not, but Cuphead and Mugman have now been on the hybrid system for an entire year! One year ago, this news was the headline act of a Nindies broadcast - with Nintendo thanking its friends over at...
News Cuphead Gets A Special Spirit Event In Smash Bros. Ultimate Later This Week
Four new spirits up for grabs
Since its arrival on the Switch, Studio MDHR's run 'n gun platform shooter Cuphead has received a lot of love. Most recently, Cuphead himself was added as a Mii Gunner costume in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. If that wasn't already enough for Cuphead fans, there's now a spirit event taking place later this week on Friday...
News Cuphead Gets A Limited-Time Discount On The Switch eShop
Celebrating the arrival of the Cuphead costume in Smash
One of the most exciting things about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 7.0.0 is the fact it includes new Mii costumes. Cuphead is arguably the highlight of this new batch and takes on the form of a Mii Gunner. If you do end up purchasing the Cuphead Mii Gunner Costume, you'll also get the...
News Cuphead Dev Thanks Sakurai And Nintendo For The "Unbelievable Opportunity"
Indies represent!
One of the highlights of Masahiro Sakurai's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate broadcast yesterday was the reveal of the new Mii Fighter costumes coming to the game. This time around there's a lot of third-party and indie representation. We've got another Mega Man alt, Altair from Assassin's Creed, the Rabbids, and
News God Of War's Art Director Strikes Back With 3D Takes On Cuphead Characters
Cuphead, Mugman and villains, too!
Cuphead may well be one of the most well-received 2D run 'n gun platformers of recent times, but how would its standout aesthetic have looked if everything was in 3D instead? If you've been hoping to find the answer to that very specific question, you're in luck. Raf Grassetti, art director on God of War, has...
News Cuphead Is Getting Its Very Own Netflix Show
A Netflix original
Netflix seems to be gobbling up the rights for more video game-related series than we can keep track of at the moment, as Cuphead becomes the latest to get its very own show on the platform. The news comes directly from Cuphead developer, StudioMDHR's Twitter account: "Coming to you in full color and cine-sound, it's...The...
News Cuphead Developer Dreams Of Making A New Zelda Game
More than a pipe dream?
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer has become an instant success on the Switch eShop. It's already dominating the download charts in multiple regions and has been well received by fans and critics alike. Being an indie-made title, it's obviously got a lot of smaller-sized developers thinking about what they would...
Review Cuphead - The Xbox Masterpiece Becomes An Essential Purchase On Switch
It’s a mug’s game
It’s a well-known fact that teamwork makes a dream work. Console wars are all well and good, but when great games are made available on multiple systems, the ultimate winner is the player. The recent love-in we’ve been seeing between Nintendo and Microsoft started a while back when Minecraft was released on Nintendo...
News Cuphead's Creator Would Be "More Than Pleased" To Let Him Appear In Super Smash Bros.
And Mugman, too
You might think that Cuphead's surprise announcement for Switch would be more than enough good news on its own, but that hasn't stopped fans from dreaming even bigger. We've seen several comments from site readers and social media users hoping that the game's titular character might now appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate since the...
News Cuphead Is Coming To Nintendo Switch, Along With Xbox Achievements
Thanks, Microsoft!
It has been confirmed that the critically-acclaimed 2D platformer Cuphead is coming to Nintendo Switch. The news was the headline of today's Nindies Direct broadcast, which made a point of thanking Microsoft for making the port a possibility. Cuphead was previously a Microsoft exclusive. Studio MDHR Co-Director Chad Moldenhauer...
Rumour French Gaming Website Suggests Cuphead Could Come To Switch
Nintendo and Microsoft collaboration rumours persist
Further to last night's rumours suggesting that Microsoft is planning to bring an Xbox app, Project X Cloud and its Game Pass service to Switch, more details have come to light regarding the possible cross-pollination. French gaming website Jeuxvideo has extra details regarding the potential...
