September
Outcore will be released during the second half of September. A more specific and final date will be revealed sometime during August
Development news
Chapter 4 is done, which means Outcore is kinda content complete. It's still missing some music and sound effects; otherwise, the game can be played from start to finish.
Cool, now what?
In a couple of days, I'll release chapter 4 to the internal testers. After that, I'll focus on stabilizing chapter 4 and the rest of the game. During whatever time remains I'll try to further polish the game, and put more effort into marketing it.
Tokyo Game Show
Outcore will participate in Tokyo Game Show! This is one of the biggest gaming conventions in the WORLD!
It's an honor to be able to present Outcore at such a big convention. It requires physical presence, so I'll attend TGS in person to showcase the game.
If you ever wanted to play Outcore on my greasy laptop's keyboard or just spit in my face, that's gonna be your only chance. Come say hi!
Another convention
I lied about TGS being your only chance to spit in my face.
Outcore has also been accepted into another physical gaming convention in Japan! I can't tell you what it is though because... Uhm... I was told not to. But that convention will post an announcement of its own in a couple of days. After that, I'll be able to announce Outcore's participation.
I won't bother your Steam feed with another announcement in such a short time, so instead, I'll post it on the game's Twitter page, which you should totally follow for any other small announcements
Pictures of my cats
Have I ever shown you pictures of my cats? No??? Oh sorry about that, let's fix it.
This is Shaul, but nobody calls him that. We usually just call him Shulu. Sometimes, we go even further beyond and call him PATUTU. He's such a good boy, he's scared of his own shadow and loves to eat ropes, laces, strings, and poisonous house plants. Also if you try to lift him you'll quickly learn how it feels to hug an active chainsaw
And now, the next cat... is Jiji
This is not a real cat. It's a 100% lump of fat that is shaped to resemble a cat. He likes suckling on a piece of cloth even though he's over 2 years old (which is about 70 billion in Outcore years). He's afraid of water guns for some reason too!
I love my cats.
Closing words?
Thank you for following the development of Outcore: Desktop Adventure. See you again next month!