You’ve made a flurry of announcements over the summer. What has been the response like? We pushed the campaign button on all our games and have seen wishlists grow by up to 300 per cent for certain games. It is tough to cut through the noise but thankfully the quality and diversity of the games has helped. Every game has benefited from the team play approach, with multiple games pushing across multiple channels, and thankfully cross promoting each other. This period was needed, even for our team as well as the developers to see tangible results from the promotion machine.
Have you been surprised by the response to any of the games announced? We had very different games drop demos at PAX East and at Steam Next Fest, and all of them saw an immediate increase to wishlists and pre-orders. The Last Worker was loved by the masses especially because of its anti- corporation message - people love a good message! Gori: Cuddly Carnage got the adrenaline pumping for many… a cat on a hoverboard, chopping off evil unicorns’ heads… what’s not to love? Tin Hearts stole the hearts of the classic puzzle gamer who wants multi-layers to their game. Last but not least Arcade Paradise… it is just ridiculously addictive. The line-up won various awards at shows and being in various top five and top ten lists, so the effort of shows and demos can be worthwile.
What excites you most about the games Wired has lined up over the coming months? Ultimately, our line-up is from teams that we really believe in; they are original, diverse and titles that deserve to be played. Each game is very different, each game has a unique point to it, and each developer has a great back story. Our games are like a set of eclectic and talented children, so it is hard to say one game is more exciting than another.
You’ve just released the next gen update of Deliver Us The Moon. Has the game been given a new lease of life on the back of the sequel’s announcement? Deliver Us The Moon has continued to deliver, and we are not stopping. The next gen updates will have just gone live, a Stadia version recently launched, and later in the year there will be a Luna version. The work we are doing will help Frontier and KeokeN for the sequel, and visa-versa. It is always helpful to be on good terms with partners.
“We look to embrace and pivot where it makes sense at all times, but we also hold on to our core beliefs and we sign games based on what we love, not a trend or where we see success in the charts”
It’s great to see Tin Hearts nearing completion - an underrated VR gem coming good at what looks to be an exciting time for VR, perhaps? Tin Hearts has been built for flat as well as VR, but the immersion within VR really is something you have to experience. We first saw the game three years ago and fell in love with it. The developers Rogue Sun have created a masterpiece and their attention to detail and desire to raise the quality bar is something that is evident in every pixel. Wired identified VR
as a great space to play, having dipped our toes in with GRIP two years ago, and this year alone will see us release three VR games. It’s certainly an area Wired will continue to expand in. Watch this space.
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