{"id":5009,"date":"2021-10-27T10:53:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T01:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=5009"},"modified":"2021-10-27T10:53:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T01:53:54","slug":"20211027-5009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211027-5009\/","title":{"rendered":"Konami will publish CYGNI, a twin-stick shmup by ex-Pixar animator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211026-180274\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-10-26 20:03 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On October 26, Konami Digital Entertainment has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.konami.com\/games\/eu\/en\/topics\/16149\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> a global publishing agreement for the Scottish studio KeelWorks\u2019s debut title <strong><em>CYGNI: All Guns Blazing<\/em><\/strong>. KeelWorks also acknowledged the new partnership on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cygnigame.com\/post\/konami-partners-with-keelworks-and-signs-a-publishing-deal-for-cygni-all-guns-blazing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CYGNI: All Guns Blazing  - Intro Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ubBLiEOp3Lw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>CYGNI: All Guns Blazing<\/em>, you are the last remaining pilot of the Earth forces, which has been decimated by a surprise attack from an alien race. The Earth forces are trapped within the ruins of a lost civilization on the planet Cygni, and you are their only hope. The game is a twin-stick vertical scrolling shooter, in which the player fights waves of ground and aerial enemies by controlling a ship equipped with weaponry and a shield system. You can upgrade your ship and weapons by collecting energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the founding members of the developer KeelWorks, Nareg Kalenderian, is a former Pixar animator. The game is being developed to set a new standard for cinematic shooters, and their experience is put to use for the game\u2019s cutscenes and overall visual presentation. When <em>CYGNI<\/em> was announced last year, it attracted a lot of attention from the press and gamers. Since then, KeelWorks has been contacted by several publishers and has decided to partner with Konami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211026-180274-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Konami has been actively working with indie games as of recently, publishing Ukuza\u2019s <em>Skelattack<\/em> and the Japanese version of Sumo Digital\u2019s <em>Snake Pass<\/em>. They also released a small-scale title <em>GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon<\/em> as a Steam Early Access title in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the company is currently holding a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.konami.com\/games\/corporate\/ja\/news\/topics\/20210930as\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KONAMI action &amp; shooting game contest<\/a>,\u201d which is for game pitches using Konami IPs. Konami will offer to commercialize the game if they find a worthy submission. It seems like the company is trying to increase its presence in the indie game market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for <em>CYGNI: All Guns Blazing<\/em>, Konami commented, \u201cFrom the first time we played it, we knew it embodied the DNA of classic KONAMI games and one of our production programme goals is to work on games that evoke the spirit of those classics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KeelWorks also commented in their statement: \u201cOf all the publishers we spoke to, our communication with KONAMI was different from the start and it stood out among the rest. With a long and wide-ranging history of work on classic shmups, KONAMI immediately recognized the direction in which CYGNI was heading and decided to bet on its potential outcome. However, what persuaded and encouraged us the most to commit with KONAMI, was its team\u2019s eagerness to invest not just in the game itself, but also in the people behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW | We are excited to announce a partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keel_works?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@keel_works<\/a> for the release of their brand-new shoot &#39;em up CYGNI: All Guns Blazing!<br><br>The twin-stick shooter combines old school gameplay with stunning next-gen visuals. \ud83d\ude0d<br><br>Find out more HERE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zU5mmMbjXA\">https:\/\/t.co\/zU5mmMbjXA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RKbHDdNI3k\">pic.twitter.com\/RKbHDdNI3k<\/a><\/p>&mdash; KONAMI UK (@KONAMIUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KONAMIUK\/status\/1452923174237003783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>CYGNI: All Guns Blazing <\/em>is set to launch in 2023 for PC (via <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1248080\/Cygni_All_Guns_Blazing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konami will publish CYGNI, a twin-stick shmup by ex-Pixar animator. 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