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IGAVANIA (n): A gothic, exploration-focused action platformer, designed by one of the godfathers of the genre!

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

IGAVANIA (n): A gothic, exploration-focused action platformer, designed by one of the godfathers of the genre!
IGAVANIA (n): A gothic, exploration-focused action platformer, designed by one of the godfathers of the genre!
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Koji Igarashi
Koji Igarashi
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July Update: Weapons and animations!

We're back! This month IGA has some animations to show you—and with them, a look into the kinds of weapons and attacks you'll encounter in Bloodstained. Without further ado, here's... Read more

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E3, Anime Expo, Bitsummit, and One More Chance at the Demo

So, play anything fun last month? Everybody on the Bloodstained team has been delighted with the response to the E3 demo so far. (And some of us on the American... Read more

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The Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Demo Is Here!

Now that IGA and company are back from E3, it's time for the moment you've all been waiting for: We're sending out demo keys! In a minute I'll cut to... Read more

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May Update: A Video, A Playable Demo, And A Galleon Named Minerva

Development has come very far since the last time you saw the game in motion. How far? Far enough that I'm going to cut directly to IGA so he can... Read more

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April Update: Meet Some Lesser Demons

Could it be? Is a Bloodstained update actually going to come out in the month it's named for, and not the day after? Development continues apace on the game, and... Read more

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March Update: Miriam—and IGA—in Motion

Hi everyone! Before we go any further, you have my word: None of the updates I'm about to pass along are a prank. (Posting a March Update on April 1... Read more

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February Update: Miriam Turnaround and Donut Aftermath

You may think it's no longer February—it's 85 degrees at Fangamer headquarters, so we're also skeptical—but it's unwise to rule anything out about February during a leap year. 

In any... Read more

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January Update: IGA's Got A Brand New Background

Happy New Year! (I'd have wished you Happy New Year earlier, but I like to keep the teaser updates strictly business.) 2016 is a big year in the Bloodstained... Read more

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Update Teaser: A Look at What the Team's Been Up To

We expected feedback, and we knew it would be useful. (We know you, after all.) But we didn't expect the sheer volume of useful feedback you guys submitted about the... Read more

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November Update: The First Set of Shaders!

When we launched the Bloodstained campaign back in May, we promised backers would have the chance to follow the development process in real time. Inti Creates has been nose-to-monitor since... Read more

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October Update: Podcasts, Planners, and Prognosticating

October: The most tonally appropriate month for any Igavania. Are any of you prepping Bloodstained Halloween costumes? Tag them #igavania on Tumblr (post them on the Bloodstained forums, while you're... Read more

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September Update: PAX Recap, Ask IGA, and Surveys!

This month's update is so dense I could just barely fit this tiny introductory paragraph above it. Here's the big news:

We're sending surveys out even as we speak! They're... Read more

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Watch the Bloodstained PAX Panel live tonight!

The Bloodstained PAX Prime 2015 panel will begin at 6pm Seattle time, which is roughly an hour from now. You can watch it on Twitch here: http://www.twitch.tv/pax2

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August Update: PAX, Surveys, and Samurai

The strange thing about Kickstarter campaigns is that they usually end right as things get interesting—when the game goes into development and the fans start building elaborate theories based... Read more

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July 2015 Update: Surveys, Websites, Interviews, and a Letter from IGA

If you're a backer, this probably looks like the calm before the storm. If you're a developer, this probably looks like the storm before the calm. If you're helping to... Read more

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July's update is on the way, plus a dash of intrigue from Comcept

Army of the Night! Since the end of the Kickstarter we've been working to lock down the next steps in the campaign, and the fruits of that behind-the-scenes labor should... Read more

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Thank You.

This project was a collaboration between dozens of people across a variety of companies, all of whom we'll be thanking soon. However, right now we (and Miriam) would like to thank ... Read more

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Update 25: Ending Stream, $5.5mm ACHIEVED

Click here to watch the Ending Stream, which is currently live! Here's the remaining (rough) stream schedule:

  • Happening now: Art time with Natsume!
  • 5:30 - Gunvolt
  • 6:00 - Special Game Announcement
    • ... Read more
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Update 24: $5mm Achieved, $5.5 Unveiled, Ending Stream, 'Pure' Costume

With our latest Paypal funds totaling $180k from 2200 backers...

You've raised $5,000,000.

Against every expectation, the Army of the Night has unlocked the $5mm Roguelike Dungeon Mode. And... Read more

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Update 23: $4.5mm, Shovel Knight, Podcast

Remember Natsume's Shovel Knight fanart from earlier in the campaign? It's been about a decade, in Kickstarter years, so I'll refresh your memory:

We've got good news: Inti Creates and... Read more

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Update 22: $5mm Goal, Swordwhip Unveiled, and the Final 'Ask IGA'

With $4 million, you've made Bloodstained the second biggest Kickstarter of any videogame ever. It's an honor to be a part of something like this, and with two days to... Read more

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Update 21: $4mm, Armaturity, Ending Stream, New Game Plus

The crew at Armature continues to prove that they're the right studio for the job. We'll let them do the talking:

“Hi Bloodstained backers - Armature here with another update.... Read more

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Update 20: Sword or Whip Results, Boss Reveal, and the Pyrite Coin

As the campaign begins its final week, a crisis grimmer than any we've seen before finally concludes: Pixel IGA has returned to make his final judgment. Sword or Whip voters... Read more

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Update 19: A Development Update, A Stretch Goal, Amano

The final week begins! We've got a pile of bombshells to tell you about before the end, so we'll be updating more frequently down the home stretch. 

It's fun watching... Read more

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Update 18: $3.5mm PS Vita Success, and a Flamethrower Lights up the Dungeon

Adding in the $98k from our 1,175 Paypal backers, the campaign is well past the $3.5mm mark!

The Playstation Vita is a great way to kick off the final week... Read more

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Update 17: Last Week! Ask IGA, Add-ons, Vampire Murderer

The final week is here! To celebrate the end of one long journey—and the beginning of the next one—Inti Creates sent along this image of Johannes, Gebel, and Miriam in... Read more

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Update 16: DRM-Free option with GOG, Miriam's Curse, and Asynchronous Multiplayer Reached!

Over the course of the campaign we've gotten a steady flow of requests from people who were interested in a DRM-free version of Bloodstained. Today we have good news: We're... Read more

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Update 15: Special Attacks, plus Something Familiar

This past weekend has seen more new backers than at any time since the first week of the Kickstarter, which is really exciting and humbling for us. So: Welcome, and... Read more

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Update 14: $3 million! Wii U achieved + 2 New Stretch Goals

With the latest Paypal total -- roughly $62,000from 800 backers -- we've surpassed $3mm. You did it, and we're proud to have been standing nearby with a look of stunned... Read more

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Update 13: Ask IGA, New Challenges, Playism Podcast, and Shovel Armor

May is almost over—as is your quest for $3 million and the second Dungeon Goal, a Wii U port from Armature Studio! 

It's also Friday, which means it's time for... Read more

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Update 12: Languages, Localizations and A Voice From The Past

Bloodstained has been a global project from the beginning, but now that we're into the meat of the campaign we're making some additions that we hope will make it even... Read more

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Update 11: A Boss Reveal, a Comics Challenge, and an AMA

In case you missed it, yesterday we announced something Nintendophiles just might like—a Wii U port handled by the Metroid Prime veterans at Armature Studio. We also confirmed that the... Read more

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Update 10: What U Just Found in the Dungeon

It took a long weekend full of comics, Tumblr notes, clay models, fanart, and sheer sticktoitivness, but you guys unlocked 30 achievements just in time to hit the first Dungeon... Read more

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Update 9: Enemies, Fanart, and a very cool Artist Cameo

Today’s big news is a surprise so late-breaking we’re still pleasantly shocked ourselves. (It all came together last week.) The Alchemist’s Treasure sleeve ($100+ tiers) will feature special cover art... Read more

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Update 8: Ask IGA, Vines, A Podcast, And 11 Messages from David Hayter

We've hit the second Friday of the campaign, which means it's time for another A/V Friday featuring Ask IGA, a new podcast, your videos, and our first new tier. Also... Read more

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Update 7: $2.5mm, 8-bit tracks + Virt, and a peek into the basement...

Here, on the cusp of the next stretch goal, we've got a little surprise for you. IGA's personal accountant just sent a bat-fax with the latest PayPal total, and it's... Read more

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Update 6: Comics, Achievements, and A Really Cool Image of A Castle

You blew by our first Weekly Comics Challenge, so the suspense is over for now—you should still go for that 50-comic overall achievement, of course—but we still get to enjoy... Read more

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Update 5: Fanart, Beta Access, and 20 Backer Achievements

 I am not revealing any trade secrets when I say that a lot of us on the team were even more excited to get to work on this project once... Read more

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Update 4: AV Friday!

 The theme of our first Ask IGA segment was left wide-open, and you delivered some great questions. Here's our first subtitled video, the first part of which is a heartfelt... Read more

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Update 3: $2mm, 25k backers, Diamond Loupe

Another day, another stretch goal obliterated like so many medusa heads! Your efforts have earned you yet another goal: Boss Rush Mode, a one-way trip through every boss in... Read more

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Update 2: Comics Achievement #1

It happened! Again! The Army of the Night has unlocked Speed Run Mode, a catch-all for the features IGA had been hoping to add to Bloodstained to help speedrunners plan... Read more

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FUNDED! THANK YOU! New tiers, new stretch goals, #AskIGA, and new backer achievements!

So: It only took you one day to blow through a Kickstarter's worth of stretch goals! Luckily, we had more waiting in the wings. And now that you’ve unlocked the... Read more

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