Skullgirls has been one of those little games to keep an eye on for a while. That is, if you like 2D fighters with handdrawn art from Alex Ahad (who worked on Lava Punch and UDON's Tribute books), mixed with game design from fighting tournament champion Mike "Mike Z" Zaimont.
The game's engine somehow manages to combine the 2D art with real-time lighting, which is pretty cool. Eight characters make up the roster, and players will be able to share their victories by uploading replays and highlights of matches directly to YouTube and Facebook.
Sounds like a promising new entry for the competitive fighting scene, and another game Jesse Cortez can thrash me in.
Skullgirls is scheduled for a 2011 release on "high-definition home consoles," which probably means XBLA and PSN.
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That trailer is new? Could've swore I've seen it before. Also it doesn't include Peacock who was given gameplay footage last week which is strange, I'd expect her in it.
I thought this game looked kind of bad when I first saw it, but playing it at PAX East had me realize its actually pretty fun. Depending on price I might actually get this.
@Michael Wheldon I'm not sure what you're trying to say with all your upper-case letters and lack of punctuation, but I assume you don't want Le3f to use your avatar?
Alex Ahad did not work on Scott Pilgrim. He made it very clear that he does not want to be credited for it. He did one guest-art-piece and that's that. I can see how it's frustrating for him.
Anyway, thanks for providing all this, it's greatly appreciated.
I did not know that, and I don't really read the kind of comics that he was credited for in the press release stuff. I'll remove that reference for his sake :)
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10:55 PM on 06.07.2011 | 
They can have my money.
Everything else is fine...
also surprising that a fight game is being released in this day and age with such a tiny roster. Alas, looks nice overall though.
Anyway, thanks for providing all this, it's greatly appreciated.
I did not know that, and I don't really read the kind of comics that he was credited for in the press release stuff. I'll remove that reference for his sake :)