{"id":214601,"date":"2024-03-18T22:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/youtuber-dunkeys-publishing-company-is-releasing-its-first-game-on-may-9\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:20:25","slug":"youtuber-dunkeys-publishing-company-is-releasing-its-first-game-on-may-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/youtuber-dunkeys-publishing-company-is-releasing-its-first-game-on-may-9\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTuber Dunkey\u2019s publishing company is releasing its first game on May 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>YouTube sensation Dunkey, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@videogamedunkey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:aka videogamedunkey;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">aka videogamedunkey<\/a> or Jason Gastrow, has added game publishing to his resume. He started a company called Big Mode last year, which is <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animalwell.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:releasing its first title on May 9;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">releasing its first title on May 9<\/a>. <em>Animal Well<\/em> is a sidescrolling Metroidvania platformer that will show up on the PS5, the Nintendo Switch and PCs. There\u2019s a trailer that\u2019s absolutely oozing with retro-gaming goodness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"d6d11bd8-4a11-502b-9232-50bc05e6d02a\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qhB6dLh9nn4?si=XZemYw6EeTkJgyXd\"><p><noscript><iframe title=\"ANIMAL WELL - Release Date Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qhB6dLh9nn4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, Dunkey didn\u2019t make this game. Big Mode is a publisher and not a developer. A company called Shared Memory is behind <em>Animal Well<\/em>, which is just a solo dev named Billy Basso. He\u2019s been <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Billy_Basso\/status\/1769527715462348962?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:working on the game for seven years;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">working on the game for seven years<\/a> and his hard work shows from the trailer.<\/p>\n<p><em>Animal Well<\/em> looks to lean a bit into psychedelia. There\u2019s a blistering color palette, a synth-heavy soundtrack and, of course, a giant white cat that takes up the whole screen. There also looks to be tough platforming sections and the kinds of power ups that populate the Metroidvania genre. In any event, this looks like yet another delicious appetizer before <em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em> <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/hollow-knight-silksong-delayed-and-theres-no-updated-release-window-164549946.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:eventually releases in the year 2087;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">eventually releases in the year 2087<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Basso hasn\u2019t released any games on his own yet, the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/person\/618281\/billy-basso\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:developer did work on;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">developer did work on<\/a> <em>Octodad: Deadliest Catch<\/em> and <em>Bugsnax<\/em>, among others. As for Dunkey, he\u2019s a YouTuber, but one with pretty good taste. He knows his stuff and loves trashing bad games. If you\u2019ve ever seen a meme taking the piss out of the beleaguered PlayStation mascot Knack, Dunkey <a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WaOUrCQ9Wc4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:probably had something to do with it;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">probably had something to do with it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Animal Well<\/em> is the first game published by Big Mode, but not the last. The company has major plans for the future, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-fhTVD7fD1w\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:including a bullet hell shooter called;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">including a bullet hell shooter called<\/a> <em>Star of Providence<\/em>. Big Mode is also accepting submissions from developers, though not if the game includes \u201cNFTs, crypto or blockchain.\u201d If only <a data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/it-took-starbucks-a-little-too-long-to-realize-coffee-nfts-arent-it-170132305.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Starbucks had such discerning taste;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Starbucks had such discerning taste<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/youtuber-dunkeys-publishing-company-is-releasing-its-first-game-on-may-9-152519368.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] YouTube sensation Dunkey, aka videogamedunkey or Jason Gastrow, has added game publishing to his resume. 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