House Marque: Arcade is Dead

Ugh :/

Horrid news.

Really terrible news.

Matterfall was eh, but Next Machina and Resogun are fucking classics this gen what a shame.

I was just playing Super Stardust the other day. :(

Yeah this is a bummer. I played the shit out of resogun

Welp, it was fun while it lasted. It sucks that there's no one near their caliber when it comes to twin stick shooters, they were so good at making modern interpretations of old school arcade games.

It probably didnt help that they released two games so quickly between each other. Also, I think it is time for Housemarque to move on to something else anyway.

I know/knew nothing about Nex Machina from when it launched until now, but I did see some Matterfall clips that made it look pretty interesting.
I never pulled the trigger on that purchase but I've played and enjoyed Super Stardust and Resogun alot so it's sucks that this is the end of arcade for Housemarque, but they have talent that can hopefully be used for something even better.

I don't think arcade games make sense being sold individually anymore. Even going back to the original PlayStation One era, you'd have old school arcade games being packaged by the tens on one single CD, and it was actually a good buy, because back then these games would just be marketed as Greatest Hits and sold at like $20 or $25, forget exactly which, and I picked up the collection that had Time Pilot in it, and we'd have a blast exploring the other games.

But yeah, Housemarque should've read the situation better much earlier and thought of themselves as composing a collection or catalog... not just individual marquee titles... that's the only way arcade games might be able to survive going into the future, as individual tracks on an album.

They put out ex machina and resogun way too close together

By data Go To PostThey put out ex machina and resogun way too close together

I think you mean Nex Machina and Matterfall. Resogun came out in 2013.

OT, this is terrible news. It's a shame that more people aren't into these games. Nex Machina is amazing.

I kept asking in gaming thread why nobody was playing nex machina when it released.

This yall and everybody else's fault tbh

By Smoke Dogg Go To PostI don't think arcade games make sense being sold individually anymore. Even going back to the original PlayStation One era, you'd have old school arcade games being packaged by the tens on one single CD, and it was actually a good buy, because back then these games would just be marketed as Greatest Hits and sold at like $20 or $25, forget exactly which, and I picked up the collection that had Time Pilot in it, and we'd have a blast exploring the other games.
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Package 5+ arcade style game into one release with online support and I would pay full price

It really didn’t make sense they were only doing one gener, hope they find more success with whatever they will be doing next.

I think that there was definitely a contribution to the issue with them releasing two within the span of a few months.

Hopefully they succeed with whatever they make next - though I feel it points out an unfortunate trend (that they name) towards ~games as a service~.

Gotta say, I'm part of the problem there. I loved Super Stardust HD and Resogun, but I haven't picked up any of their other games.
I'm kinda glad they're opting to tackle new genres though, HM are really talented devs and I'm sure whatever they turn their hand to will be high quality.