Vampire Survivors goes Hollywood because of the announcement of an upcoming animated TV adaptation.
Developer poncle has confirmed that it is working with gaming consulting firm Robot Teddy and media firm Story Kitchen to carry the hit arcade bullet hell sport to the small display screen. Story Kitchen is helmed by names comparable to Dmitri Johnson (co-producer of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies), John Wick creator/author Derek Kolstad, and APA agent Mike Goldberg. There’s presently no different particulars about what the sequence will entail, such because the solid or a premiere date.
“The most important thing in Vampire Survivors is the story, so it’s a dream come true to see what started as a little indie game I made on my weekends come to life as an animated TV show! It’s also great to be partnering up with such experienced and talented people to make the show. I do wonder if they’ve realised that there isn’t a single vampire in Vampire Survivors, though,” says Luca Galante, founding father of poncle in a press launch.
If you are tilting your head questioning how a pixelated arcade sport might be translated right into a present, it is price nothing that Vampire Survivors has been delivered to life in animated type earlier than. Its two expansions – Legacy of the Moonspell and the just lately launched Tides of the Foscari – each featured slick animated trailers, so these may very well be reference factors for the way this sequence might probably seem.
Vampire Survivors has been on fairly a roll because it launched to widespread acclaim final yr, scooping up a number of end-of-year awards and strolling away with a few BAFTA trophies this yr, together with successful Best Game. You can learn our evaluation of Vampire Survivors right here.
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